[Event "Rilton Cup 34th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2005.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hermansson, Emil"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Aagaard,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Emil Hermansson played really well until he was outplayed in round 8 by Nick
de Firmian. As far as I can see this nice manoeuvring game was his best effort
in the tournament.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3
a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Bg5 {This line is in principle considered harmless
these days. However for a single game it can of course be tried.} (9. c4 $1 {
is the theoretical recommendations these days.}) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3
O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O ({
Hermansson's friend Ivanchuk introduced the positional idea we shall see in
this game at top level against Leko in Monaco 2004. Though this game should of
course be taken seriously, it was after all only a rapid game.} 17. Qe2 Bd7 18.
Ra1 Ne7 19. Nxe7 Bxe7 20. O-O Be6 21. Na3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 $5 {This is the idea,
here in a different shape. White rids himself of his weakness on b3 and gains
control over the b5-square. Suddenly Black's defence requires real effort. In
the game Leko was not successful.} f5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Rfd1 Rc8 25. Rd5 Rf6
26. Nc2 Qc7 27. Rdxa5 Qxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Ne3 Rc8 30. Nd5 Re6 31. Ra8 Rg8
32. c4 e4 33. R1a6 Re5 34. Kf1 e3 35. fxe3 h6 36. Ke2 Bf8 37. Rc8 Rf5 38. Raa8
Rf7 39. Nf4 Rf6 40. Rxf8 {1-0.}) 17... f5 ({From the old days I have had great
sympathy for} 17... g6 {followed by ...f5. The difference is that White cannot
really play exf5 then, as after gxf5 Black would have a potentially dangerous
centre.}) 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Be6 20. Qd3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qc7 (
22... Qd7 {with even chances was played in Mahesh Chandran - Sareen, Nagpur
2002. I like this better, but Åkesson's move is not yet a mistake.}) 23. Rd1
Rfd8 24. Ra2 g6 $6 {Åkesson wants to control the f5-square, but this move is
too weakening. After the normal} (24... Ne7 {the disadvantage is very small if
present at all.}) 25. h4 $1 {Of course. White immediately creates the
possibility of attacking this new weakness in the Black position.} Rb3 26. Nd5
$6 {It is not really clear to me what the knight is doing here besides
threatening the Black queen. Later Emil returns the knight to e3, so maybe it
would have been better to keep it there?} (26. Qe4 $5 {is the computers
suggestion here, and it looks awfully strong. One idea is to get the queen to
the kingside to assist with the pressure with h4-h5. But the main idea is to
play Rad2 to put pressure against d6. These two threats combined will give
Black serious headaches. Best is probably something like 26...Rbb8 to start
the defence immediately. Because even relatively sensible moves can quickly
run into trouble:} Ne7 $6 27. Rad2 $1 Rb6 (27... Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. Rxd6 Rc8
30. Rd7 $1 {and White has enough edge to win, based on ideas like Ne3-g4-f6 or
doubling of the rooks at the 7th rank. Oh yeah, and he has won a pawn.}) 28. c5
$1 Qxc5 29. Nc4 Ra6 30. Nxe5 d5 31. Qf4 {and Black jas a very insecure king,
while he clear suffers from the threats of h4-h5 and c3-c4. White is winning.})
26... Qf7 27. Qc2 {The queen is heading for a4.} Rb7 {Defending the 7th rank,
but still a little clumsy. The natural} (27... Rdb8 28. Ne3 Qf4 {looks ok for
Black.}) 28. Qa4 Rc8 29. Rad2 {White has managed to organise his pieces, while
Black is still a little uncoordinated. Therefore White has organised a little
pressure against a5,c6 and d6. Though White did not play the strongest at move
26, he clearly was headed for this position. Black discovered this too late,
and now finds himself slightly passive.} e4 {I am not sure about this. Black
hopes to become active, but his pieces are not well enough coordinated.} 30.
Ne3 Ne5 $2 {This leads to exchanges that favour White as the Black kingside is
openned for the White pieces.} (30... Qf4 {was much stronger. After} 31. g3 Qf3
32. Rxd6 Rf8 {Black would play Nc6-e5-d3 with counterplay. Probably White has
slightly better chances somehow, but it is definitely not going to be easy to
prove.}) 31. Qxa5 (31. c5 $5 {was possibly even stronger. However the text
move is simple and strong so why become too sophisticated?}) 31... Nxc4 {
Black does not want this exchange. Better was the computer's idea} (31... Rbb8
32. Rxd6 Nd3 {when White would have to come up with} 33. Ng4 $1 {followed by
f2-f3 to secure himself a clear edge.}) 32. Nxc4 Qxc4 33. Rxd6 Qxc3 34. Qd5 $1
{I like this best as it avoids unnecessary exchanges.} ({White could also play
the simple} 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Qd5 Rf7 36. Rxc8 Qxc8 37. Qe5+ Kh6 38. Qxe4 {
when we have an endgame on the edge of endgame theory. If Black is successful
in exchanging either major piece he should escape with a draw. However this is
not easy and the Black king's position is a little tender, so White probably
has higher chances to win than Black has to draw.}) 34... Re7 35. Rd8+ Re8 36.
Rd7 $1 {The pressure is clearly increasing. It is not easy being Black here.}
e3 $6 {Now White wins. However the position was not comfortable for Black.} (
36... Qf6 {loses by force to a pretty line.} 37. Rf7 Qc3 38. Qd7 {Already this
is a bad sign.} Kg8 39. Rxh7 Qf6 40. Rh6 Rcd8 41. Qh7+ Kf8 42. Qh8+ Kf7 {
the pawn endgame is of course lost.} 43. Rh7+ Ke6 44. Rd6+ $3 Rxd6 45. Qxe8+
Kd5 46. Re7 {and the Black king will not survive in the middle of the board.
Also e4 is hanging and then there is the pawn White has already won.}) (36...
Rf8 37. Qxe4 Qf6 {was necessary. Again we have this endgame where White's
chances for winning is somewhere around 50-75%.}) 37. Qf7 $1 exf2+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+
39. g3 f1=N+ 40. Rxf1 Rc2+ 41. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Sharjah op"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.11.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Abasov, Nijat Azad"]
[Black "Arab, Adlane"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Abasov,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 {Grivas' variation. I was actually
happy to see this happening on board, cause, before the game instead of
resting, I spent most of my time to prepare against it:)} 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Qe2 $5 {I believe, 7.Qe2 is the most principle line in Grivas' variation} ({
However, White has numerous reasonable alternatives such as} 7. a3 $5 {which
is also worth to try}) 7... Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 ({in our days} 9... Bxc3
10. Bxc3 e5 {is becoming popular}) 10. O-O-O d5 ({The first game I met the
idea of 7.Qe2 was between Anand and Kramnik. This game inspired me to learn
this variation!} 10... d6 11. g4 a6 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. f4 b5 15. Kb1 b4
16. axb4 Nxb4 17. f5 Rb8 18. Bf4 exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Bh3 Re8 21. g6 hxg6 22.
Bxe5 dxe5 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. h5 Bf5 25. hxg6 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 Bg5 27. Ne4 Bf4 28.
Nbc5 {1-0 (28) Anand,V (2790)-Kramnik,V (2795) Mainz 2001}) 11. e5 Ne8 ({
I was more familiar with the move} 11... Nd7 {as I played myself this line a
year earlier} 12. f4 a6 13. Qh5 Qc7 14. Bd3 {and I failed to succeed} g6 15.
Qh6 Re8 16. Ne2 b5 17. Kb1 Rb8 18. h4 Qd8 19. Ned4 {...1-0, Korneev,O - Abasov,
N (Baku, 2013)}) 12. f4 f6 13. exf6 ({relatively the main line is} 13. Be3 Qc7
14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. g3 $36 {and it looks better for White}) 13...
Bxf6 14. g3 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gf1h3,Gh3e6] now we have reached more or less
French type structure, Which certainly should be in favor of White, thanks to
the pawn structure and light squared Bishop} Nd6 15. Kb1 $5 $146 {quite an
interesting novelty over board, the idea of this move is well understandable
in the game text} ({earlier} 15. Bh3 {was tried mostly} Re8 16. Kb1 Nd4 $13 {
but occured position doesn't look much promising for White}) (15. Be3 {
happened in a quite dramatic thriller game between Hamdouchi,H - Korneev,O
which ended with surprising Black's victory in an endgame being Queen down!}
Qc7 16. Qe1 Kh8 17. Kb1 a6 18. Bc5 Bd7 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Nxf6 Qxf6
22. Nc5 Rad8 23. Bh3 Rfe8 24. Rf1 Bc8 25. Nd3 Qh6 26. Bg4 e5 27. Bxc8 e4 28.
Bxb7 exd3 29. Qc3 dxc2+ 30. Qxc2 Ne7 31. Rfe1 Qd6 32. Qa4 d4 33. Bxa6 Rf8 34.
Qb4 Qxa6 35. Rxe7 Qf6 36. Ka1 Rb8 37. Rb7 Rxb7 38. Qxb7 Rd8 39. Qe4 h6 40. Qd3
Qb6 41. Qc4 Qd6 42. Rd3 Kh7 43. f5 Kh8 44. Qe6 Qf8 45. f6 gxf6 46. Qb6 Rd6 47.
Qa7 Qe8 48. Qa5 Qe5 49. Qa8+ Kg7 50. Qb7+ Kg6 51. Qf3 h5 52. h4 Qe1+ 53. Rd1
Qe5 54. g4 hxg4 55. Qxg4+ Kf7 56. Rg1 Rd8 57. Qg6+ Ke6 58. Qb1 d3 59. Re1 d2
60. Rxe5+ fxe5 61. Qd1 e4 62. Kb1 e3 63. Kc2 Rc8+ 64. Kd3 Rc1 65. Ke2 Kf5 66.
h5 Kg5 67. a4 Kf4 68. h6 Ke4 {0-1 (68) Hamdouchi,H (2576)-Korneev,O (2565)
Sort 2007}) 15... Nc4 16. Qe1 $1 {now since I have my Bishop yet undeveloped,
I'm intending to take on c4 and play Be3 followed by Nd4} Nxd2+ ({probably the
strongest was} 16... Rd8 $5 17. Bxc4 ({doesn't look much convincing} 17. Bc1 {
due to} N6a5) 17... dxc4 18. Be3 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Qd8 $1 (19... Qb5 20. Nc5 $14)
20. Nc5 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Rh1]} 21. Bf2 Nd4 22. Ne4 Nf3 23. Ndc3 Nxe1 24. Nxd5 exd5
25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxe1 Kf7 $11 {should be equal}) ({the idea of 15.Kb1 is
that on} 16... N6a5 {I had prepared strong nuance} 17. Nxd5 $1 {and there are
no checks from b3 or b2} exd5 18. Bxa5 $16) 17. Qxd2 {now position more or
less has clarified and White's initiative is clear} Ne7 $6 {Black went too
passive here} ({He couldn't play} 17... Na5 $2 {rightaway, due to the same
tactical nuance} 18. Nxd5 $1 Nxb3 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. cxb3 Qxb3 21. Bg2 $16 {
and Black's position simply collapsed}) ({Black should have prepared Na5 with} 
17... Kh8 $5 {to avoid checks from f6} 18. Bh3 (18. Na4 $5 Qc7 19. Bh3 e5 20.
Bxc8 Raxc8 21. Nc3 exf4 22. Nxd5 Qe5 23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. gxf4 Qxf4 $11) 18... Na5
19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ne4 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 a5 22. Rhe1 Ra6 23. Nf3 Rb6 24. Ne5 {
White surely has some edge} g5 {But Black has their own counter-play}) 18. Bh3
Bd7 $6 ({Black should have start attacking quickly, otherwise their position
strategically is seriously worse} 18... a5 $5 19. a4 $5 {is reasonable answer
but now} Bd7 {wins on power, as at least it targets in some lines the 'a4' pawn
} 20. Rhe1 Rac8 21. Ne4 Bxa4 $5 {and even here White has the initiative} 22.
Qf2 Rc6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. Nec5 Bxb3 25. cxb3 $36) 19. Rhe1 {so far I'm just
improving position of my pieces} Rac8 20. Ne4 $1 $16 {probably my opponent
blundered this nuance playing ...-Bd7, or I don't know} dxe4 $2 $18 (20... Rc4
21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Nd4 $16) 21. Qxd7 Nf5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qxf5 {now White's
position is completely winning} e3 ({no discover attacks are possible} 23...
Bxb2 {due to an intermediate check} 24. Qd5+ $18) 24. Qa5 ({stronger was} 24.
Rd7 $18 {[%cal Gf5d3]}) 24... Qe6 (24... Qxa5 25. Nxa5 b6 26. Nb3 Rce8 {
[%cal Gg7g5]} 27. Rd3 g5 28. Rdxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 gxf4 30. gxf4 Kf7 {[%cal
Gf7g6,Gg6f5] probably should be still winning, but Black is still in the game
here}) 25. Qd5 $18 {now the game is over} ({innaccurate} 25. Qxa7 $2 {is met by
} Rxc2) 25... Rce8 26. c3 h5 27. Nc5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Rf7 (28... Re7 29. Rd7) 29.
Kc2 (29. Rxh5 {was also possible}) 29... g5 30. fxg5 Bg7 31. Nd3 Re4 32. Nf4 {
generally speaking, my opponent didn't make a super blunder, however,
structurally his position was getting worse and worse after each move. He
should have looked for counterplay on the Queenside what he didn't do, and
blundered Ne4 motiff after what Black's position got even worse, and ever
since then my play was much easier} 1-0

[Event "Linares m"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Nxe7 Nxe7 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O Ng6
(14... d5 15. Rad1 $5) 15. c4 h6 $1 $146 (15... b4 16. Nc2 a5 17. f3 h6 18. Be3
$14) 16. Bxf6 (16. Be3 Nxe4) 16... Qxf6 17. cxb5 (17. g3 Qg5 18. Kh1 f5 19. f3
$13) 17... Nf4 18. Qf3 axb5 (18... Nxd3 $5 19. Qxd3 Qg6 20. Rfe1 (20. f3 d5 $44
) 20... f5 (20... d5 21. Qg3 (21. bxa6 $5) 21... Qxg3 22. hxg3 dxe4 (22... d4
23. Nc4 $16) (22... axb5 $5 23. exd5 $5 b4 24. Nc4 $16) 23. bxa6 Rxa6 24. Nc4
$14) 21. f3 (21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. bxa6 Bxe4 23. f3 Rfb8 $15) (21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3
fxe4 $5 (22... Bxe4 23. Nc4 Rf6)) 21... fxe4 22. fxe4 Rf4 $132) 19. Nxb5 Qg6
20. Rfd1 (20. Rfe1 d5 21. Bf1 dxe4 $36) 20... Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Bxe4 22. Qg3 Rfb8
$1 $10 23. Nxd6 Rxb2 24. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 (7. Be3)
(7. a3) 7... Be7 (7... a6) 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 a6 12. Nd4
$5 (12. Kh1 b5 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Qh3 Rad8 $1 $13) (12. g4) 12... Bd7 $6 (12...
Nxd4 $1 13. Bxd4 e5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Qg3 Bc5 $1 $11) 13. Kh1 b5 14. a3 Rab8
15. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 16. Qh3 g6 $2 (16... e5 $1 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qg3 (18. Nd5 $2
Bxd5 19. exd5 e4 $17) 18... Nh5 $1 (18... Kh8 19. Rf5 $1 Nd7 20. Raf1 $16) 19.
Qf3 g6 $13) 17. f5 $1 b4 (17... exf5 18. exf5 b4 19. Ne2 $16) 18. axb4 exf5 19.
b5 $1 (19. exf5 $2 Rxb4 $1 20. Bh6 Nh5 $1 (20... Re8 21. Rae1 $16) 21. fxg6 (
21. Bxf8 Rh4 $40) 21... hxg6 22. Bxg6 Rh4 $1 $13) 19... axb5 (19... fxe4 20.
bxc6 exd3 21. Rxf6 $1 $16) (19... Bxe4 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. bxa6 $1 $16) (19...
Bxb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. exf5 $16) 20. exf5 b4 21. Ne2 $16 Ra8 (21... Rfe8 22.
Ra7 $16) 22. Rxa8 $1 (22. Rae1 Rae8 $1) 22... Bxa8 23. Bd4 $1 Qd8 24. Nf4 (24.
Qh6 Nh5 $1 25. fxg6 fxg6) 24... Bc6 25. Qh6 Qa8 26. Bc4 $1 (26. Bc4 $1 d5 $8
27. Bd3 $18) (26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Ne6 Bxg2+ 30. Kg1)
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-C"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko.  After my loss to Sasikiran the previous day, I was suddenly
facing a real disaster - not even making the knockout stage. Every game was
now critically important.} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {
These days, it's no longer a surprise to see that someone added the Sveshnikov
to their repertoire. Anyway, he had already used it against Hamdouchi in the
first round.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3
Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 {14.c3 is the quieter alternative.} f5 15.
Qf3 {This line has an extremely forcing character. We now follow the main line.
} bxc4 {Rogozenko: 'Starting a long forced line, considered ok for Black until
the present game.'} 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4
21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 {I haven't commented on these moves, since they have
all been played before.} 23. d7 $1 {This is where the game really begins.
White used to play Rad1 here, but this move contains an important detail.
Rogozenko: 'White inevitably used to play first 23.Rad1 here, but Anand's
novelty will probably change the evaluation of the entire line. In this sharp
and complicated variation improvements were always in the air, but one could
hardly guess that a novelty will have such a strong impact - Black seems to be
in troubles already.'} (23. Rad1 f5 24. d7 Rcd8 {Has been doing fine for Black
recently, for example Shirov-Topalov Dortmund 2002}) 23... Rc6 {Kasimdzhanov
was surprised, but found this move by elimination. Rogozenko: 'This logical
continuation is refuted by Anand's concrete play. Other possible moves doesn't
bring much relief either.'} (23... Rcd8 24. Nd6 $1 {The point} Bc6 25. Nxe4
Bxe4 26. Bxe4 $18) (23... Rxc4 24. bxc4 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rd8 26. Ba4 $16) (23...
Rc5 24. Rad1 Bd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Rd1 Bd4 (26... Qa8 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 28. d8=Q
$18) 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qxf4 Rd8 29. Nb6 Qe6 30. Bxe4 Qxb6 31. Rxd4 Qe6 32. Bd3
Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Qh6 $1) (23... Rc7 {Rogozenko} 24. Rad1 Rd8 (24... Bd5 {
Rogozenko} 25. Nd6 $1 (25. Rxd5 {Rogozenko} Qxd5 26. Rd1 Bd4 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28.
Qxf4 Rxd7 29. Bxe4 Bxf2+ $1 30. Kxf2 Qxd1 31. Qf6+ Kg8 {is only a draw for
White}) 25... Rxc2 26. Qf5 $1 Qxf5 27. Nxf5 Rd8 28. Rxd5 {The endgame looks
hopeless for Black, since White has a strong domination on light squares.} Kf8
29. Re1 Rxa2 30. h3 Ra1 31. Rxa1 Bxa1 32. Ra5 $18 {[%csl Rf8]}) 25. Nd6 Rc3 26.
g3 {or 26.f3} fxg3 27. hxg3 $18 {All these lines show that the move played by
Kasimdzanov remains the only attempt for Black. As it failed too, probably
Black must find an improvement earlier. The open question remains when
exactly?  Quite a blow for devotees of the line 10. ... Bg7.}) 24. Bxe4 Rh6 25.
Qf5 {Forced. White needs to nudge the Black queen to gain time to play h3.} (
25. Qf3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Re6 $1 {White can't play Qd4 now.} ({Not} 26... Bxa1 27.
Rxa1 Re6 28. Qd4 $16) 27. Qd3 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Rd8 29. Rd1 Qb5 $1 {Thanks to
White's weak back rank, he will lose the d7 pawn} 30. h3 Re7 31. Qf3 Rdxd7 32.
Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Qxf4 {Black isn't worse here.}) 25... Qh4 (25... Qxf5 {Rogozenko}
26. Bxf5 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 {The pawn on d7 is just too strong.} Rh5 28. Nd6 Bc6 29.
Rc1 $18) 26. h3 Rf6 $2 {Played after a really long think. He had been trying
to evaluate the queen sacrifice line (Qe5 and Qxe6 or even the immediate Qxf6)
I hadn't considered this move at all and now I spent a good 10 minutes on
various tries like 27.Qc5, Qa5 and Qe5.} (26... Rh5 27. Qg4 Bxe4 28. Qxh4 Rxh4
29. Rad1 $1 {Kasimdzhanov and I discussed this briefly. Later, that evening
Kasimdzhanov analysed this very deeply and told me his conclusions at dinner.
Black is in trouble here.} (29. Nd6 {Before the game, I had spent more time on
this move, since it was so study-like, though I was aware that 29.Rad1 was
possible.} Bc6 (29... Bxa1 30. Ne8 Bg7 31. d8=Q Rh6 32. Re1 Bc6 33. Kh2 Re6 34.
Rxe6 fxe6 35. Qd6 Bxe8 36. Qxe6+ Bf7 37. Qxa6 $16) 30. Nf5 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 {
Kasimdzhanov had seen this far, but couldn't see anything better than an
ending a pawn down.} Rxh3 $1 (31... Bxd7 32. Nxh4 $16) 32. Ne7+ Kg7 33. Nxc6
Rd3 34. d8=Q Rdxd8 35. Nxd8 Rxd8 $11) 29... Rd8 30. Rfe1 f5 31. f3 Bc3 (31...
Bc6 32. Rd6 $16) 32. Re2 Bc6 33. Rc2 {This is even simpler.} (33. Rd6 Rxd7 34.
Rxc6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Be1 (35... Bd4 36. g3) 36. Rxe1 Rxe1 37. Rxa6 {
Kasimdzhanov's analyses went even further, but basically White is much better.}
) 33... Bf6 (33... Bg7 34. Nd6 Rxd7 35. Rxc6 Rh6 36. Rd5 $1 Bf8 37. Nxf5 $18)
34. Nb6 Bb7 35. Rc7 Bxf3 36. gxf3 $16) (26... Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Re6 28. Qd5 Bxa1
29. Rxa1 $16 {Now that White has played h3, he can defend the pawn on d7.}) 27.
d8=Q $1 {He hadn't seen this and in fact it took a while before I saw this
move, but what a pleasant surprise it was! I quickly checked it and then
executed it.} (27. Qc5 Bxe4 28. Qxf8+ Bxf8 29. d8=Q Rg6 $1 $19 30. Qxh4 Rxg2+
31. Kh1 Rxf2+ 32. Kg1 Rg2+ 33. Kh1 Rxa2+ 34. Kg1 Bc5+ 35. Qf2 Bxf2+ 36. Rxf2
Rxa1+ 37. Rf1 Rxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Bd3+ $19) (27. Qe5 Re6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Bxb7 Bxa1
30. Rxa1 {White has enough compensation here and in fact Black has to fight
for a draw. However, a clear evaluation is difficult to give.}) (27. Qa5 Bxe4
28. d8=Q f3 {This may be even stronger.} (28... Rg6 {Black has at least a draw
with this move.} 29. Qxh4 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rf2+ {
With a draw}) {and in fact I don't see anything better than} 29. Rfe1 (29. Qxf6
Bxf6 30. g3 Qxh3 31. Ne3 Re8) (29. Rfd1 fxg2 30. f3 Qxh3 $17) 29... fxg2 30. f4
Qxh3 31. Rxe4 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qxa1 33. Kxg2 Rg6+ 34. Qdg5 $15) 27... Rxd8 28. Qa5
{The point, White inverts the order.} Bxe4 (28... Rd7 29. Bxb7 Rxb7 30. Qd8+
Bf8 31. Ne5 $18 (31. Rae1 Qh6 32. Re8 $18)) 29. Qxd8+ Bf8 30. f3 Bf5 {And
resigned before I could execute 31.Nd6} 1-0

[Event "Vojvodina-ch 7th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sredojevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {Cheliabinsk... long time
not seen!} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 $5 ({Ivan does not like} 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {The classical approach} (11.
c4 b4 12. Nc2 {surpasses the text in popularity.}) 11... Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 {
In the 70's, we tried} ({to prevent} 12... O-O 13. a4) 13. a4 $5 (13. Be2 O-O
14. O-O a5 15. Qd3 (15. Na3 b4 $5) 15... Be6 16. Rfd1 b4 $5) 13... bxa4 14.
Ncb4 (14. Nce3 $5) 14... Nxb4 15. cxb4 (15. Nxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6
18. Qd3 Be7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O Qc5 21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 O-O 23. Bb5 Bxb5
24. Rxb5 Qa7 25. Qe3 Qd7 26. Ra5 Rb8 $11 {is worked out till a draw.}) 15...
O-O 16. Qxa4 $6 ({He had a game with} 16. Rxa4 a5 $1 17. b5 (17. h4 Bh6 18. b5
Kh8 19. Be2 Be6) 17... Bd7 18. Nc3 d5 19. Nxd5 Be7 $5 (19... Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Rxb5
$11 {Being dissatisfiedwith the outcome of the opening in that game against
experienced GM V. Kostic, he goes in for another plan possibly without having
analysed it enough.})) 16... Bb7 17. Bc4 (17. Rd1 Qc8 $1 {Ly-Vidit, Gibraltar
2016.}) 17... Qc8 $1 {With Black having threats on the kingside like ...Qg4,
White's job is not easy.} 18. Be2 $2 ({The only way to keep the balance is} 18.
Qb3 $1 Qg4 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxb4 22. Rxa6 Rxb2 23. O-O $11 {
This variation is a good explanation why for almost 35 years I did not touch
this line.}) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Qb7 20. Bc4 $2 {After this it is all over!} ({
The last chance is} 20. O-O $142 $8 Qxd5 (20... Qxb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22. Rfb1 Ra8
23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Bxa6 f5 25. b3 $15) 21. Bxa6 Qe6 $17) 20... Qxb4+ 21. Qxb4
Rxb4 22. b3 Ra8 $19 23. Ke2 a5 24. Ra3 Bd8 25. Rha1 (25. g4 g6) 25... Rab8 26.
Kd3 f5 27. f3 R4b7 28. Re1 g6 29. Re2 Kg7 30. Raa2 Kf6 31. Ra1 Re7 32. Ree1 Bb6
33. Ra4 Bc5 $1 {the little skewer trick allows Black to improve the position.}
34. Raa1 (34. Rxa5 $4 Bb4 $19) 34... Bb4 35. Re2 Rbe8 36. Bb5 e4+ 37. fxe4
fxe4+ 38. Kd4 Rb8 39. Rf1+ Kg7 40. Bc4 e3 $1 {The same strategy but still
effective.} 41. Kd3 (41. Rxe3 $4 Bc5+ $19) 41... Bd2 42. g3 Rb4 43. Ra1 Rc7 44.
Ra2 h5 {Black has to move his king from the 7th rank before} ({going for} 44...
a4 $2 45. Rxa4 Rcxc4 46. Ra7+ $18) 45. Rg2 Kf6 46. Rc2 Ke5 47. Re2 Rcxc4 $1 48.
Rcxd2 $5 ({There are too many pawns for the exchange in the most obvious line.
} 48. Rxc4 Rxb3+ 49. Kc2 Rb4 (49... Ra3 50. Kb2 Kxd5) 50. Rxb4 (50. Rf4 Rxf4
51. gxf4+ Kd4 52. Rg2 Bb4 $19) 50... axb4 $19) 48... Re4 $1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Black "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 "Chile"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21.
Rac1 Bf8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. Be4 Rxd6 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Qxe5+ Bg7
27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rf1 Qe7 29. Bb1 Rd2 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Nc2 Re8 32. Ne3 Rxf2 $6 (
{More ambitious was} 32... Rxb2 33. Nf5 Qg5 {, keeping an edge. After the text
move White gets better chances.}) 33. Rxf2 Qxe3 34. Qf5 Qa7 35. Kf1 Re5 36. Qd3
Qe7 37. Qd2 Re6 38. Qc1 Rd6 39. Bf5 Qd8 40. Bg4 Bh6 41. Qc5 Kg8 42. Qh5 $6 (42.
g3 {/\Kg2 deserved attention here.}) 42... Rf6 43. Bf5 Be3 44. Qg4+ Kf8 45.
Qb4+ Kg7 46. Rf3 $4 ({A serious mistake elegantly refuted by Black. Correct was
} 46. Qg4+ Kf8 47. Qb4+ {, with a draw by perpetual.}) {[%tqu "En","Black is a
pawn down, but the active placement of his pieces is much more important. How
can Black finish the game victoriously?","Eliminate the white bishop to get
access to the key d3-square.","Use your rook for the decisive strike!","f6f5",
"This nice sacrifice breaks White's fragile defensive construction.",5]} 46...
Rxf5 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Gd8,Ge3,Rf1,Rf3,Gf5] A nice move, winning a piece.} 47. Rxf5
(47. Qg4+ {fails to} Rg5) 47... Qd1+ $1 ({Much weaker was} 47... Qd3+ 48. Ke1
Qxf5 49. Qc3+ {, with equality.}) 48. Qe1 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.13"]
[Round "11.8"]
[White "Brendel, Oliver"]
[Black "Loeffler, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hofheim"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be3 Qc7 8.
Bd3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. f4 d6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Qg3 Qe7 14. Nd4 O-O-O
15. Nb5 a6 16. a4 (16. e5 {was a good alternative to the text move. war eine
gute Alternative zum Textzug.}) 16... axb5 17. Bxb6 (17. axb5 {deserved
serious attention here. verdiente hier ernste Aufmerksamkeit.}) 17... bxa4 18.
Rxa4 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qe3 ({Auf} 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Qxg7 {
is strongly met by folgt stark} e3 {, with counterplay. mit Gegenspiel.}) 21...
f5 22. Bc5 $2 ({An appealing move which, however, turns out to be a mistake.
Better was Ein verlockender Zug, der sich allerdings als Fehler entpuppt.
Besser war} 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Bxd8) 22... Qd7 23. Bd6 {[%tqu "En","Black is a
piece up, but White's attack is very dangerous. How can he neutralize White's
threats?","Exploit the shaky position of the a4-rook.","A courageous knight
jump is the best defense in this position.","c6e5","This move parries White's
threats and decides the outcome of the battle in Black's favor.",6,"De",
"Schwarz hat eine Figur mehr, aber der gegnerische Angriff ist sehr gefährlich.
Wie kann der Nachziehende die weißen Drohungen neutralisieren?","Nutzen Sie
die ungedeckte Stellung des Turmes a4 aus.","Ein couragierter Rösselsprung ist
die beste Verteidigung in dieser Stellung.","c6e5","Dieser Zug pariert die
weißen Drohungen und entscheidet den Ausgang des Kampfes zu Gunsten von
Schwarz.",6]} Nxe5 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rd6,Gd7][%cal Gd7a4,Gd7d6] This excellent
move solves all defensive problems and decides the game for Black. Dieser
ausgezeichnete Zug löst sämtliche Verteidigungsprobleme und entscheidet die
Partie für Schwarz.} 24. Qc5+ Qc6 25. fxe5 {[%tqu "En","How would you justify
Black's knight sacrifice two moves ago?","Make use of the shaky position of
White's queen and rook.","Use your d8-rook for the decisive blow!","d8d6",
"This excellent move spells a quick end for White.",4,"De","Wie würden Sie das
schwarze Springeropfer zwei Züge zuvor rechtfertigen?","Schlagen Sie Kapital
aus der unsicheren Stellung von Dame und Turm des Weißen.","Versetzen Sie mit
Ihrem Turm d8 den Entscheidungsschlag!","d8d6","Nach diesem ausgezeichneten
Zug geht es mit Weiß schnell zu Ende.",4]} Rxd6 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rc5,Gc6][%cal
Gc6a4] Winning a piece and the game. Gewinnt eine Figur und die Partie.} 26.
Qe3 ({Or Oder} 26. Qxd6 Qxa4 {, and White's position is hopeless. und die
weiße Stellung ist hoffnungslos.}) 26... Rd5 27. Rfa1 Rhd8 28. Rd4 g5 29. Qxg5
Qxc3 0-1

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 4th"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2002.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2002.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. N1c3 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Bc4 Nb4 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd5 Nc6 14. c3 Bg5 15.
Qe2 Kh8 16. b4 Ne7 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. a5 Rc6 19. Nb6 Nc8 20. Nd5 Ne7 21. g3 Ng8
22. Nb6 Nf6 23. Qd3 Bg4 24. Re1 h5 25. Bb3 Qe7 26. Nac4 Rd8 27. f3 Be6 28. Nd5
Qf8 29. Ncb6 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Rc7 31. Bb3 g6 32. Rad1 Kg7 33. h4 Bh6 34. c4 d5 35.
c5 d4 36. Kg2 Rc6 37. Nc4 Qe7 38. Re2 Rdc8 39. Nb6 Rd8 40. Qc4 g5 41. hxg5 Bxg5
42. Nd5 Nxd5 43. exd5 Rg6 44. d6 Qf6 45. Bc2 Rh6 46. Qd5 Be3 47. Kh3 Rdh8 48.
Rg2 h4 49. g4 Qf4 50. g5 Rh5 51. g6 {[%tqu "En","Both kings are not safe, but
Black can strike first. How?","Try to open the h-file by any means!",
"Sacrifice your queen to bring your rooks into play.","f4g3","This is a
brilliant move! Now the mate is inevitable.",6]} Qg3+ $3 {[%csl Rh3][%cal
Gh8h3,Gh4g3,Ge3f4,Ge3f2] After this terrific blow the White king is doomed.}
52. Rxg3 hxg3+ (52... hxg3+ {, and White resigned in view of inevitable mate:}
53. Kg2 (53. Kg4 Rg5#) (53. Kxg3 Rg5#) 53... Rh2+ 54. Kxg3 (54. Kf1 Rf2+ 55.
Kg1 Rxc2+ 56. Kf1 Rh1#) 54... Bf2+ 55. Kg4 R2h4+ 56. Kf5 R8h5# {A spectacular
game conclusion!}) 0-1

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Kh1 a6 13. Na3 b6 14. a5 Bb7 15.
axb6 Nxb6 16. c4 Nd7 17. Nc2 a5 18. Ra3 Bg5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Rxf4
Re8 22. Rg3 g6 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. h4 Bc8 25. h5 Bd7 26. Bd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Re1+ 28.
Kh2 Qe7 29. Nf3 $1 Re3 30. Qd4 Re8 ({Auf} 30... Be8 {is strongly met by folgt
stark} 31. h6) 31. Ng5 $1 {This energetic move yields White a large advantage.
Dieser energische Zug bringt Weiß großen Vorteil ein.} Rxg3 32. Nxf7 $1 Qe5 33.
Nxe5 dxe5 34. Qa7 $6 ({Much stronger was Viel stärker war} 34. Rf8+ $1 Rxf8 35.
Qa7 $1 {mit ausgezeichneten Gewinnchancen.}) 34... exf4 35. Qxd7 Re2 36. Qc8+
Kg7 $1 ({A terrible mistake, ruthlessly punished by White. Essential was Ein
schrecklicher Fehler, der von Weiß rücksichtslos bestraft wird. Notwendig war} 
36... Kf7 37. Qc7+ Ke8 $1 {, with a draw. mit Remis.}) 37. Qc7+ ({Of course
not Natürlich nicht} 37. Qb7+ $2 Kh6) 37... Kg8 38. Qb8+ Kg7 {[%tqu "En","How
can White conclude the game?","Exploit the shaky position of the black rooks
and watch out for geometrical motifs!","A nice pawn move is the final
culmination of White's combination...","h5h6","That's it! After this elegant
pawn move Black loses a rook.",5,"De","Wie kann Weiß die Partie zum Abschluss
bringen?","Nutzen Sie die unsichere Stellung der schwarzen Türme aus und
achten Sie dabei auf geometrische Motive!","Ein giftiger Bauernzug bildet den
Schlusspunkt der weißen Kombination...","h5h6","Genau so! Nach diesem
eleganten Bauernzug verliert Schwarz einen Turm.",5]} 39. h6+ $1 {[%csl Gb8,
Re2,Rf4,Rg3,Rg7,Gh6] Winning a rook and the game. Gewinnt einen Turm und die
Partie.} Kxh6 (39... Kf7 40. Qxf4+) 40. Qxf4+ Rg5 41. Qf8+ ({Black resigned in
view of: Schwarz gab auf wegen} 41. Qf8+ Kh5 42. Qf3+) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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 "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. Nbc7+ Kd7 14. O-O
Rxe4 15. Qh5 Nd4 16. c3 Ne2+ 17. Kh1 Kc6 18. g3 Kb7 19. Rae1 Rc4 20. Na6 Ka8
21. b3 Rxc3 22. Qxe2 Bb7 23. Kg1 Bxd5 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Qb5 Bb7 26. Qa4 Qb6 27.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Rc1 Kb7 29. Rc7+ Qxc7 30. Nxc7 Kxc7 {White's ultra-aggressive
play resulted in fiasco. The endgame is winning for Black, although he has
still to overcome some diificulities.} 31. Qc4+ Kd8 32. Qxf7 Be7 33. b4 Rf8 34.
Qd5 Kc7 35. Qa5+ Kb8 36. b5 Bb7 37. b6 f4 38. a4 fxg3 39. hxg3 Rf3 40. Qb5 Rc3
41. Kh2 Bd8 42. Qb4 Rc5 43. a5 h5 44. Qa3 Bc6 45. Qb4 Kb7 46. Qd2 Rd5 47. Qc3
Rc5 48. Qd2 Be7 49. Qa2 Ka6 50. Qf7 Bb7 $1 51. Qxe7 $2 ({Allows Black to
conclude the game with a nice combination. After} 51. Qxh5 Rxa5 {White's
position is hopeless anyway.}) 51... Rc1 52. f3 Bxf3 53. g4 {[%tqu "En","How
can Black convert activity of his pieces into a full point?","Go after the
enemy king and try to construct a mate net.","Use your h5-pawn!","h5h4","This
elegant pawn move sets up a mate net and decided the game for Black.",3]} h4 $1
{[%csl Gc1,Re7,Gf3,Rh1,Rh2,Gh4] This impressive pawn move crowns Black attack.
The game is over.} 54. Qa7+ ({Or} 54. Qxh4 Rh1+ 55. Kg3 Rxh4 56. Kxh4 Kxa5 {
, winning.}) 54... Kb5 55. Qd7+ Bc6 (55... Bc6 {To avoid mate, White has to
give away his queen:} 56. Qxc6+ Kxc6 {, winning.} ({Of course, not} 56... Rxc6
$4 57. b7 {, and White wins})) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba-St Petersburg"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1998.03.03"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb5 (5. Nb3) 5... Nf6 6. Be3 Qd8
7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4 (8. Na3 {another way.}) 8... e5 $5 {very interesting
continuation, usually black plays 8...e6 ,or 8...d6.} 9. Nf5 (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10.
Bc4 Bb4 11. Qd3 O-O (11... d5 $2 12. exd5 cxd5 13. O-O-O $1 $36) 12. Rd1 Qe7
13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O Kh8 $13 {Paramos Dominguez,R-Kurajica,B/La
Coruna TH op 1995/1/2-1/2 (54)}) (9. Nde2 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Mokry,K-Vokac,M/CZE-ch
1994} (9... Be7 10. Nd5 Nxe4 11. Ng3 Qa5+ 12. c3 Nf6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. a3 {
1/2-1/2 Dervishi,E-Tzoumbas,A/Balkaniad 1994}) (9... Ng4 $1 10. Ng3 Nxe3 11.
fxe3 Bc5 12. Bc4 O-O $132)) 9... d5 10. Nxd5 (10. exd5 Nb4 $1) 10... Nxd5 (
10... Nxe4 $2 11. Bb6 $1 $18) (10... Bxf5 11. Bb6 $1 (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. exf5
Qxf5 $13 {for example.} 13. Bc4 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Rxd4 16. O-O Bc5 $11)
11... Qd6 ({not enough.} 11... Nxe4 $2 12. Bxd8 (12. Nc7+ $2 Qxc7 13. Bxc7 Bc5
$40) 12... Rxd8 13. Nc7+ $1 Ke7 14. Nd5+ Ke8 15. Bc4 Bc5 16. O-O $18) 12. Nxf6+
(12. Nc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Bxe4 $44) 12... Qxf6 13. exf5 Qxf5 14. Bd3 $16) 11. exd5
(11. Qxd5 $2 Qxd5 12. exd5 Nb4 $19 {[%csl Rc2,Rf5]}) 11... Nb4 $1 {This is the
point of the position.} (11... Bxf5 $143 12. dxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 bxc6 14. Bd3 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc6] with clear advantage for black because of the weaknesses of the
black's queenside.}) 12. g4 $2 {too risky, better was:} (12. a3 Nxd5 (12...
Bxf5 13. axb4 Bxb4+ 14. c3 Bd6 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O Rc8 $11) 13. Qf3 (13. Bc4
$143 Be6 {with idea 14...g6 and 15...Ne3}) 13... Be6 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Bd3 Qc7
{with complicated play ,where black is not worse.}) ({or} 12. Ng3 Nxd5 (12...
Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 Be6 (14... Bc5 15. Ne4) 15. Bc4 $11 Nb4 $140 $2 16.
Bxe6 Nxc2+ 17. Kd1 Nxa1 18. Bf5 $16 {[%csl Ra1]}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bb3 $1 $11 (
14. Qe2 $140 Bb4+ 15. c3 Nxc3 $1 $19)) 12... g6 (12... Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bg2 Nxe3 (14... Be6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Rd3 $36) 15. Nxe3 (15. fxe3 $2 g6)
15... Bc5 16. h3 $11) 13. a3 Nxd5 (13... Qxd5 $2 14. axb4 $1 Qxh1 (14... Bxb4+
15. c3 Qxh1 16. Ng3 $1 $16) 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qe4 17. Bb5+ $1 $18) (13...
gxf5 14. axb4 Bxb4+ (14... f4 $2 15. Bc5 $16) (14... fxg4 15. b5 (15. c3 f5)
15... f5 $13) 15. c3 Bd6 16. Bb5+ Bd7 (16... Ke7 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Bd3 Bg6 19.
Qg4 $1 Qd7 (19... Bxd3 $140 $2 20. Bg5+ f6 21. Qe6+ Kf8 22. Bh6#) 20. Qh4+ f6
21. O-O-O $40 {[%csl Re7]}) 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. gxf5 Qxf5 19. Rg1 O-O-O $11) 14.
Bg2 Be6 15. c4 Nf4 $1 (15... Nxe3 $143 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nxe3 Rd7 18. Bd5 $1
$36) 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Nd4 Qa5+ $1 18. Kf1 (18. b4 $2 Qe5+ 19. Ne2 (19. Kf1 Rd8
) 19... Rd8 20. Qc1 Bxc4 $1 $19) 18... Rd8 (18... O-O-O $1 19. Rc1 (19. Bxb7+
Kxb7 20. Qf3+ Kc7 21. Qc6+ Kb8 22. Qxe6 Rxd4 23. Qf6 Qc5 $1 24. Qxh8 Rd2 $19) (
19. Qb3 Rxd4 20. Qxb7+ Kd8 $19) 19... h5 $1 (19... Bg7 20. Bd5 Kb8 (20... Bxd5
21. cxd5+ Kb8 22. Nf3 $1 Rxd5 23. Qc2) 21. Nb3 Qb6 22. Qf3 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Bxa3
24. Kg2 $44) 20. g5 (20. gxh5 Qe5) (20. Bd5 Bxd5 $1 (20... Bxg4 21. Qb3 Qc7 22.
c5 $132) 21. cxd5+ Kb8 $17) 20... Qe5 $1 (20... Qxg5 21. Qf3 $1 Rxd4 22. Qxb7+
Kd8 23. Qb6+ Ke7 24. Qxd4 f3 25. Qa7+ Kf6 26. Qd4+ Ke7 $11) 21. Bd5 Bh3+ $19)
19. Bxb7 Bg7 (19... Bxc4+ $2 20. Kg2 Bd5+ 21. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 22. Nf3 $16) 20. Bd5
Bxd5 21. cxd5 Qxd5 (21... O-O 22. Nc6 Qxd5 $140 $2 23. Ne7+ $18) 22. Qe2+ Kf8
23. Nf3 h5 24. g5 h4 (24... Qd3 25. Qxd3 Rxd3 26. Kg2 Bxb2 27. Rad1 Rxd1 28.
Rxd1 Bxa3 29. Ra1 $11) (24... Re8 25. Qd1 $1 (25. Rd1 Qf5 $1 26. Qd3 Qh3+ 27.
Kg1 Bxb2 $17) 25... Qc4+ (25... Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bxb2 27. Kg2 {and i don't
believe , that black has any chances to win this position.}) 26. Kg2 Bxb2 27.
Qd6+ Kg7 28. Rab1 Re6 29. Qb4 Qxb4 30. axb4 Re2 31. Rhd1 $11) 25. h3 Rh5 26.
Re1 Bxb2 (26... Rxg5 $4 27. Qe7+ Kg8 28. Qxg5 Qxf3 29. Qxd8+) 27. Kg2 $1 Bxa3 (
27... Rxg5+ 28. Kh2 {[%csl Rb2,Rd8,Rg5][%cal Ge1d1]}) 28. Rd1 Qa8 29. Rxd8+
Qxd8 30. Qxa6 Bc5 (30... Be7 $2 31. Rc1) 31. Rc1 Rxg5+ 32. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 33. Kf1
Qf5 {after this move i offered the draw[,in view of variation 34Qa8+ -Kg7 35
Qf3 with equality],which was accept by my opponent.} (33... f3 $2 34. Qc8+ Kg7
35. Qxc5 Qg2+ 36. Ke1 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2004.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 (10... Qxe7 {is another playable alternative.})
11. Bd3 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4) 11... Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. b4 $5 {[%csl Gc5]} f6
14. Bd2 {During the game I wasn't really familiar with this line, but I felt,
that Black should be ok here. Actually the main point of this position is the
white knight on a3. White's idea is to play c4 with the idea to activate his
knight via c4 or b5-squares, on the other hand Black should try to create his
play in the center.} f5 ({i rejected the natural-looking} 14... O-O {since it
allows White an additional option} 15. O-O (15. c4 f5 16. cxb5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 d5
18. Bc2 Nf5 $44) 15... f5 16. f3 $5 {Later on i found one game in my database,
where White got a serious advantage.} d5 (16... Nc6 $5 {[%cal Gc6d4]}) 17. exd5
Nxd5 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qf6 20. Na5 $1 Bc8 21. Bc4 N7b6 22. Bb3 Kh8 23. Rac1
Bd7 24. Qf2 Bb5 25. Rfe1 Rad8 26. Nb7 Ra8 27. Rc5 $16 {Misailovic-Milijkovic
2003}) 15. c4 (15. f3 $140 fxe4 16. fxe4 O-O {[%csl Ge1]}) (15. exf5 $6 O-O 16.
O-O Nxf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Qd3 Qf6 $15 {0-1 Kutuzovic,B-Nedev,T/Ljubljana 2002/
CBM 88 ext (31)}) 15... fxe4 (15... O-O 16. cxb5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 (17... d5
$5 {deserve serious attention.}) 18. Qxe4 {leads to the game position}) ({
Other possibility} 15... Nf6 {didn't appeal to me during the game, in view of}
16. f3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Nc6 18. Nc2 {[%csl Gd4]} (18. cxb5 $2 Nd4 $36) {but after
the correct} 18... bxc4 19. Bxc4 Ne7 {[%csl Ge4]} 20. Bd3 O-O 21. O-O {we have
a very complicated position}) 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O 18. cxb5 $146 (18. O-O
bxc4 19. Qxc4+ d5 20. Qd3) (18. Qe2 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nf6 20. O-O Nc6 21. Rad1 Nd4
22. Qd3 Nd5 23. Qe4 Nf6 24. Qd3 Nd5 25. Qe4 Nf6 26. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Goetz,
R-Stocker,A/Bayern 2000/EXT 2001 (26)}) 18... axb5 ({After} 18... d5 $143 19.
Qg4 $1 {Black hasn't sufficient compensation.} (19. Qe2 Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d4]}))
19. Nxb5 Qb6 {[%csl Gb5,Gf2]} 20. Qe2 $8 Rfb8 $1 21. Nc3 (21. a4 $2 Qxb5 $19 {
[%csl Ga1]}) 21... Qxb4 22. O-O (22. Nd5 $2 Qb1+ 23. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 24. Bc1 Rxc1+
25. Kd2 Rxa2+ 26. Kxc1 Rxe2 27. Nxe7+ Kf7 $19 {[%csl Gf2]}) 22... Nc5 23. Rab1
({The most critical continuation was:} 23. Rfd1 {but after} Nf5 (23... Qh4 $6
24. Be3 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 24. Qf3 (24. Rab1 Qh4) 24... Rf8 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26.
Rab1 Qd4 $11 {Black is alright}) (23. Nd5 $140 Qb7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11) 23...
Qd4 $1 $11 24. Rfd1 (24. Nb5 Qe4 25. Be3 Nf5 (25... Nd5 $5 {[%csl Gc3]}) 26.
Nc3 Qd3 $11) 24... Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nd5 26. Nb5 {Here my opponent offered me a
draw, which was accepted in view of the following line.} (26. Nb5 Qe4 27. Qxe4
(27. Qd1 {[%csl Gd6]} Rb8 $1 {[%csl Gb1] and White faces some problems}) 27...
Nxe4 28. Be1 Rxa2 29. f3 {[%csl Gd6] with absolutely equal position}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 f5 16. O-O a5 17. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Ga1d1] A very rare,but quite
interesting continuation.White first consolidates position in the centre with
some prophilactical moves,and then will choose the direction of play.} ({
Other possibilities here:} 17. Nf4) (17. Qh5) ({or} 17. Qe2) 17... Rb8 {
It's necessary to remove black rook from h1-a8 diagonal and also very
important to control b6-square in order to move my queen.} 18. Rad1 Qd7 (18...
Kh8 $2 19. Nde3 $16 {[%csl Rd6]}) 19. Rfe1 Kh8 (19... Rfd8 20. Nce3 $6 (20. Qg5
$5) 20... Kh8 21. Qc2 Rf8 {[%cal Gf5f4]} (21... Qf7) 22. f4 Qa7 23. Kh1 Rbc8 {
[%cal Gc8c2]} 24. Rf1 e4 25. Qe2 b4 26. Qh5 bxc3 27. bxc3 Ne7 $1 $15 {[%csl
Rc3] 0-1 Nouro,M-Gavrikov,V/Tampere 1999/EXT 2000 (47)}) (19... e4 $2 20. f3
exf3 21. Bxf3 Ne5 22. Bg2 Nc4 23. Qc1 $16 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc2d4]}) 20. a3 (20.
Nf4 $5 Bxa2 (20... exf4 $140 $2 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Nd4 $1 $16) 21. Nh5 (21. Qxd6
Qxd6 22. Rxd6 exf4 23. Rxc6 fxg3 24. hxg3 b4 $132) 21... Bb3 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23.
Rxd6 Bxc2 24. Bxc6 e4 $11) 20... Rfd8 $146 {[%csl Gd6]} (20... e4 21. Nf4 (21.
f3 $5) 21... Be5 (21... Bb3 $142 $5 22. Qxd6 $140 Qb7 23. Qd2 (23. Rc1 Rbd8 {
[%cal Gd8d2]}) 23... b4 $44) 22. f3 (22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. f4 exf3 24. Bxf3 Ne7 25.
Kh1 $14) 22... b4 23. Nd4 bxc3 24. bxc3 Bb3 25. Nxb3 Rxb3 26. fxe4 Bxc3 27. Qd5
Nd4 28. exf5 Qa7 $1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Voitsekhovsky,S-Smirnov,P/Samara 2000/CBM 78 
(46)}) 21. Qg5 Bxd5 $5 {White queen is very annoying on g5,soon white will
create pressure on f5 pawn.On the hand my play is not so clear,that's why i
decided to change the play sharply.} (21... Qf7 22. Nf4 (22. Nce3 $5) 22... d5
23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Bh3 Rf8 (24... Ne7 25. Nd4 $1 $16) 25. Ne3 Ne7 $11) (21...
Rf8 $5) 22. Bxd5 Ne7 23. Rd2 (23. Ne3 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. c4 b3 $132 {[%csl
Gb2][%cal Ge5e4]}) 23... Rf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8f6] Very good idea,black rook will
be very good-placed on f6:defending d6-pawn and helping to create attacking
chances on the kingside.} (23... Nxd5 $6 24. Rxd5 {[%csl Gc2,Gg7]} Qe6 $140 25.
Rxb5 $1 {[%csl Gd8]}) 24. Qh5 Rf6 25. Bg2 (25. Red1 $143 e4 $1 {[%csl Gd5]
cutting white bishop} (25... Bh6 $5) 26. Ne3 Rbf8 $40) 25... e4 26. Ne3 d5 27.
Red1 Rd6 {[%cal Gb5b4] The position have changed dramatically,black for sure
have got his play now b5-b4 is very unpleasant idea.So white has to react very
quickly.} 28. g4 $1 {Good decision,breaking black pawnstructure in the centre.}
Bh6 {[%csl Gd2,Ge3]} (28... Rf8 29. gxf5 Rff6 30. Qh4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gh4f4]}) (
28... f4 $2 29. Nxd5 f3 30. Nf6 $1 $18) 29. gxf5 Rg8 (29... Bxe3 30. fxe3 Qxf5
31. Qxf5 Nxf5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Nxe3 34. Rg5 $11) 30. Kh1 Bf4 {[%cal
Gd6h6]} (30... Bxe3 $2 31. fxe3 Qxf5 32. Qxf5 Nxf5 33. Bxe4 $1 Nxe3 34. Re1 {
with unpleasant endgame for black}) 31. Qf7 $1 (31. f6 $2 Rxf6 32. Qh4 (32.
Nxd5 $140 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Qg7 $19 {[%csl Gh2][%cal Gf6h6]}) 32... Qd6 $1 33. Nxd5
Nxd5 34. Rxd5 Rh6 35. Rxd6 Rxh4 $19 {[%csl Gd6,Gh2]}) 31... Rg7 32. Qf8+ Rg8
33. Qf7 Rh6 $2 $138 {This is already too much,i simply had understimated white
threats and was lucky to escape.} (33... Rg7 $11) 34. Rxd5 Rxh2+ 35. Kg1 Qc6 (
35... Qc7 36. Qf6+ Rg7 37. Rd8+ Ng8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Rd8+ $18) 36. Qxe7 $2
$138 (36. Rd8 Qh6 37. Rxg8+ Nxg8 38. Qe8 $1 $18 (38. Rd8 $2 Rxg2+ $11)) 36...
Qh6 $1 {[%csl Rg1]} 37. Kf1 (37. Ng4 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rxg4+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Ke2
Qf3+) 37... Rhxg2 $1 $11 38. Nxg2 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Qh5+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2005.02.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2005.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {Sveshnikov Sicilian is
very popular lately, thanks to Kramnik and Leko even in the top-level
tournaments.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 {
This line is one of the critical, Whites are still looking for some edge here.}
18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bc2 ({In the recent game Anand-Leko, Wijk aan
Zee happened} 20. Bxb5 d5 21. Ra6 f4 22. Nc2 Bc8 23. Ra8 Qd6 24. Nb4 Bb7 25.
Ra7 d4 26. Ba6 $2 Bxg2 $1 {and Leko won the game which helped him to take a
victory in the whole tournament.}) 20... Kh8 21. Nd5 $5 {A novelty.} ({Game
Shirov-Kramnik, Linares 2004 continued} 21. Ra6 e4 $5 22. Nd5 $6 (22. Rxd6 $142
Qb8 $44) 22... Ree8 $15 23. Nf4 Bc4 24. Re1 Be5 {and Black overtook the |^.})
21... Ref7 ({Probably better is} 21... Ree8 $5 {as above.}) 22. Re1 $5 {
A clever prophylactic move, now the move Be6-c4 is not with a tempo.} Qg5 {
I spent here a lot of time and I didn't find anything better than this
obligatory move. Black is looking for the <=> on the >> and almost ignores his
<<.} (22... e4 $6 23. Nf4 $1 Bc4 $140 $6 24. b3) 23. Ra6 {The most logical
continuation.} (23. f4 $6 Qh6 (23... Qh4 24. g3 Qh3)) 23... f4 $2 {><e4 A
mistake, this way Black's P pair f5,e5 loses its dynamics and the square e4
becomes weak. But it seemed to me that I would get some <=> after the advance
f4-f3.} (23... Rg8 $142 24. g3 Bf8 $13 {, but I didn't want to change the
position of my R until it's clear that the <->g is better for them than the
<->f.}) 24. Rxd6 $2 {A mistake as well!} ({After} 24. Be4 $142 $1 $16 {White
should prevent any Black's threats against White's K, e.g.} f3 25. g3 Qh5 26.
Qd3) 24... Bh3 $132 25. Qf3 ({Of course not} 25. Be4 $2 Bxg2 $1 26. h4 Qxh4 27.
Kxg2 f3+ $19) ({nor} 25. g3 $2 fxg3 26. fxg3 Qd2 $1 $19) 25... Bg4 26. Qd3 (26.
Qe4 $4 Bf5 27. Qe2 f3 $19) 26... Bf5 (26... e4 $6 {seemed to me too much, after
} 27. Rxe4 (27. Qxe4 $2 Bf5 28. Qe2 f3) 27... Bf5 $14 {White will have two P
for the exchange and the strong Bc2.}) 27. Qd2 $6 ({White continues playing
for a win, but objectively the best was to repeat the moves} 27. Qd1 Bh3 28.
Qf3 Bg4 29. Qd3 $11) 27... Rg8 $6 {I couldn't decide now, both options looked
very well. But finally I chose the worse one.} (27... Bh3 $142 $1 28. f3 (28.
g3 $4 fxg3) (28. Be4 $2 Rg8 29. Kh1 Bf8) 28... Rg8 $40 {with the strong ->.})
28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29. f3 ({Safer was} 29. g3 {, but Black's compensation is
sufficient, e.g.} Bf8 (29... e4 $5 30. Nxf4 Qxf4 31. gxf4 Bxc3+ 32. Kf1 Bxd2
33. Rxd2 Rxf4 $11) 30. Rd8 Bc5 (30... Qg5 $5) 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $44) 29... Bf8 30.
Rc6 Rfg7 31. Nf6 $4 {A big suprise for me, but the pleasant one.} ({I expected
} 31. Kh1 $8 {and I couldn't find any advantage for Black,} Rxg2 32. Qxg2 Rxg2
33. Kxg2 Qd7 34. Rf6 $8 Qxd5 (34... Bg7 35. Rb6 $8) 35. Rxf8+ Kg7 36. Re8 Qd2+
37. Kf1 $11) 31... Rg6 $1 $19 {Now White simply loses a piece.} 32. Nxg8 Rxc6
33. Qd5 Re6 $6 {Inaccuracy, but it's enough for a win.} ({I saw the best} 33...
Rc5 $1 34. Nh6 (34. Qa2 Qg6) 34... Qg6 $19 {, but I was not sure and didn't
want to tangle my pieces in the coming up guillotine.}) 34. Qxb5 Kxg8 35. Qd5
Kg7 36. b4 Rd6 $2 {And this is already the serious mistake, it was not
necessary to give up the Pe5.} (36... Bd6 $142 $17 {with the plan to press
with the Q and the R on g2 and to transfer the B on the /^g1-a7, e.g.} 37. b5
Rg6) 37. Qxe5+ Qxe5 38. Rxe5 $15 {In this _|_ Black has only the small
advantage.} Rd1+ (38... Rd3 $6 39. Re4 Bd6 40. Rd4 $11 {leads immediately to a
draw. White exchanges the R, then he will exchange Black's Pf4 by advance
g2-g3 and there will be a theoretically drawn _|_ K : K,B,P with the Ph and
the bad B.}) 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Re4 Rc2+ $6 ({Last chance was} 40... Bd6 $15 {
, after} 41. Re6 Bb8 42. Re8 {Black has} Ba7+ {with check.}) 41. Kf1 Bd6 {
Without the Pf4 there is no chance to win.} 42. Re6 $1 $11 {Now Black can't
save his Pf4.} Bf8 (42... Bb8 43. Re8 Bd6 (43... Ba7 $4 44. Re7+) 44. Re6) (
42... Rd2 43. Ke1) 43. Re4 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{When deciding to make this interesting chess transaction, that of rook for
minor pieces, the soundness of the whole combination may depend on the
assessment of the arising position. The rough evaluation is easy to make -
just look at how many pawns you get with a rook! I suppose that in this game
White didn't have too many problems, assessing the combination...} 1. e4 {
Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Qf3 Qb6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. g4 Be7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. g5 Nd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Kb1 Bb7
15. Qh3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 O-O 17. Rhg1 Rac8 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. Bd4 Qd7 20. Bf6 $1 {
Threatening 21 Qh6!!} Rfe8 21. Rg3 b4 (21... Nxb3 {Petursson} 22. axb3 Bf8 23.
Rcg1 b4 24. Qh6 $3 bxc3 25. Rh3 {Black wil be mated}) 22. Bxg7 bxc3 (22... Nxb3
{Petursson} 23. axb3 bxc3 24. Bd4 $1) 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. Bd4 Bf8 (24... Rb5 {
Petursson} 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Rh3+ Kg6 27. Rh6#) 25. g6 h5 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 27.
Bxc5 dxc5 28. Qxh5+ Ke7 29. Qxc5+ Qd6 30. Qxc3 Rc8 31. Qd2 Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1 {
Here White can stop calculating and assess the position. In normal
circumstances a rook and four pawns always win vs two minor pieces.} Bh6 33. e5
Qc6 34. Qxc6 Bxc6 35. f5 Bf4 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rg6 Bd5 38. fxe6 Ke7 39. h4 Bxe5
40. h5 Bxe6 41. Kc2 Bf6 42. h6 Bf5 43. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. Be2 O-O
15. b3 Bg5 16. O-O Be6 17. a3 bxa3 18. Rxa3 a5 19. Bg4 Rb7 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Bf3
Qc7 22. Qe2 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Rfb8 24. Rfa1 Bd8 25. Qd1 Qc5 26. Bg4 Bb6 27. R3a2
Qc6 28. Nb5 Bc5 29. Rxa5 Qb6 30. Ra6 Qd8 31. Bf3 Bd7 32. Qd5 Bxb5 33. cxb5 Rxb5
{The quality of the Bishops is so different here and it determines Black's
advantage. His Bishop attacks the vulnerable f2-pawn, while his "colleague" is
passive. Black threatens to play Bxf2+ now.} 34. Qc6 Rxb3 35. Rf1 Rb2 36. Qd5
g6 37. Raa1 Kg7 38. Rac1 Qg5 39. Rcd1 h5 40. Qc4 h4 41. h3 Ra8 42. Rde1 Raa2
43. Re2 Rxe2 44. Bxe2 Qd2 45. Bd1 Rb2 46. Bb3 Qf4 47. Bc2 Qd2 48. Bb3 Bxf2+ 49.
Kh1 d5 50. Qc7 $6 Qe2 51. Qxe5+ Kh7 52. Rd1 Bg3 0-1

[Event "BL2-Nord 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.04.01"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Black "Zezulkin, Jurij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.10.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Isernhagen"]
[BlackTeam "Zehlendorf"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 d5 7. exd5 Bxf5 8.
dxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bg5 e4 11. Qe2 Qe6 (11... Be7 {Die scharfe Stellung
entsteht nach den folgenden Zügen:} 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxe4 O-O 14. Nxf6+ gxf6
15. Qd2 Rfe8+ 16. Kd1 $13) 12. Qa6 {[%mdl 8]} (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxe4 Qxb2 14.
Rd1 (14. Nf6+ Kd8 $19) 14... Be7 $15) (12. Qc4 $6 Be7) (12. O-O-O $5) 12... Bb4
(12... Nd7 $5 13. Bc4 (13. Be3 Bb4) 13... Qg6 14. Be3 Bb4 (14... Qxg2 15. O-O-O
$36) 15. O-O-O (15. O-O $2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bh3) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 O-O $132) 13.
Bc4 Nd5 14. O-O (14. Bxd5 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 cxd5 $11) 14... Bxc3 (14... O-O 15.
Ne2 $5 Qg6 16. Bxd5 cxd5 (16... Qxg5 17. Bxc6 $16) 17. Qxg6 fxg6 (17... hxg6
18. c3 $14) 18. c3 $14) 15. bxc3 O-O 16. Be3 (16. Rab1 Qg6 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18.
Qxg6 Bxg6 19. Be3 (19. Rb7 Rfc8) 19... Rfc8 20. Bd4 Rab8 21. Rb3 $11) 16... Bg4
(16... Qg6 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qxg6 Bxg6 19. Rab1 (19. Rfd1 Rfc8) 19... Rfc8 20.
Bd4 Rab8 $11) 17. h3 (17. Rab1 $5 Qg6 18. Bxd5 Bf3 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. g3 Qg4
21. Rfe1 Rd8 $132) 17... Bxh3 $1 (17... Bh5 18. Rab1 $14) 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19.
Bxd5 Qg4+ (19... cxd5 20. Qd6 Rac8 21. Bd4 Rc6 22. Qxc6 Qg4+ 23. Kh2 Qh4+ $11)
(19... Rae8 {/\Re5-h5} 20. Rfd1 $16) 20. Kh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg2 Qg4+ 22. Kh2 Qh4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Steinitz Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2001.01.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Vokac, Marek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qe2 (8. f4 d6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Be3 Qc7 11. O-O-O a6 12. g4 Nd7 13. g5 Re8 14. h4
b5 15. Kb1 Nb4 16. h5 Bf8 17. g6 fxg6 (17... Nxd3 18. cxd3) 18. hxg6 h6 19. Nd4
Nxd3 20. cxd3 Nf6 {[#]} (20... b4 21. Nce2) 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. fxe5 (22. Qxa8
$6 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bb7) 22... Qxe5 23. Ne4 $1 (23. Qxa8 Qxe3 $132) 23... Bd7 24.
Bg5 $5 (24. Rxh6 $1 Be7 25. Rh7 $18) (24. Bxh6 $5) 24... Be7 (24... Qxd4 25.
Rxh6 $1) 25. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 26. Bxf6 Qc7 27. Be5 Rf8 28. Qh5 {1-0 Kovacevic,A-
Martinovic,S/Belgrade 2000/(28)}) 8... d6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. g4 Nd7 (
11... Nb4 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4) 12. g5 Re8 (12... Nb4 $5 13. Nd4) 13. O-O-O a6 (
13... Nb4 14. Kb1 a6 15. h4 b5 16. h5 Nc5 17. g6) 14. Rdg1 $1 {Ein neuer
Angriffsplan in derartigen Stellungen.} (14. h4 b5 15. h5 b4 $132) 14... b5 {
[#]} (14... Nb4 $1) 15. e5 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Bb7 (15... dxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 (16...
Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. g6 $18) 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxf5 Kg8 (18... Nc5 19. Qh5) 19.
g6 $40) (15... Nf8 16. Ne4 $1 dxe5 (16... d5 $2 17. Nf6+) 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 (17...
gxf6 18. gxf6+ Ng6 19. fxe7 exf4 20. h4 fxe3 21. h5 Ncxe7 22. hxg6 Nxg6 23. Qh5
$18) 18. gxf6 Ng6 (18... g6 19. Qh5 $18) 19. h4 $1 exf4 20. h5 $40) 16. Bxh7+
$1 {[%mdl 512]} Kf8 (16... Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. g6 $1 {Der Schlüsselzug. Der
Bauer auf g7 wird damit stark angegriffen.} fxg6 19. Rxg6 Bf8 20. exd6 (20.
Rhg1 Ncxe5 21. fxe5 Nxe5) 20... Qxd6 21. Rhg1 {/\Rh6;} Nce5 22. fxe5 (22. Rh6
Nf7) 22... Nxe5 23. Rxg7+ Bxg7 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Bh6+ $18) 17. Be4 $1 {/\Qh5}
(17. g6 f5) 17... dxe5 18. Qh5 Bb4 19. f5 $1 Nd4 (19... Na5 20. f6 $18) (19...
exf5 20. Nd5) (19... Bxc3 20. f6 $18) 20. f6 $18 gxf6 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Qh6+ (
22. Bh6+ $1 Ke7 23. Qxf7+ Kd6 (23... Kxf7 24. Rg7+ Kf8 25. Rxc7+ $18) 24. Qxf6
Bxc3 25. Rg7 (25. Bxb7 Bxb2+ 26. Kxb2 Qxc2+ $11) 25... Nxb3+ 26. axb3 Bxe4 27.
Rd1+ Bd5 28. Rxd5+ Kxd5 29. Rxc7) 22... Ke7 23. Bxb7 (23. Qxf6+ $1 Kxf6 24.
Bg5+ Kg7 25. Bd8+ Kf8 26. Bxc7 Ne2+ 27. Nxe2 Bxe4 28. Bxe5 $16) 23... Bxc3 (
23... Qxb7 24. Bg5) 24. Nxd4 Qxb7 (24... exd4 25. Bg5) (24... Bxd4 25. Bxa8)
25. Rf1 (25. Ne2 Bd4 26. Bg5 $18) 25... Nd7 (25... Bxd4 26. Qxf6+ $16) 26.
Rxf7+ $1 $18 Kd8 (26... Kxf7 27. Qh7+ $18) 27. Nf3 Bd4 28. Rd1 Kc8 29. Nxd4
exd4 30. Bxd4 Qc6 31. Bf2 Ne5 32. Rg7 Rf8 33. Bg3 Nf7 34. Qf4 Qb7 35. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Oberliga Nord W 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Black "Kopmann, Rene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Isernhagen"]
[BlackTeam "Hannover Post"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 $6 (11... Bxf6 $142) 12. Bd3 $14 Bb7
$6 (12... Rg8 $5 13. Qh5 Rxg2 14. Qxh7 Be6 15. Bf1 Rg6 16. Bh3 Qa5+ 17. Kf1
Bxh3+ 18. Qxh3 $14) 13. c3 {[%csl Yb4,Yd4] /\Na3-c2-e3} (13. Qg4 $5 {[%csl Rg7]
}) 13... Na5 $6 (13... Rg8 14. Qh5 Rxg2 15. Qxh7 $14) 14. Qg4 $16 {[%csl Rg7]}
Rc8 (14... Kf8 $142 15. Nc2 Rg8 16. Qh3 $16) 15. Qg7 {[%csl Yf6,Rh7,Rh8]} Rf8
16. Qxh7 Nc4 17. Bxc4 $5 (17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bc2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qa5 $16) 17...
bxc4 18. Ne3 $1 {[%csl Yf5,Rc4]} (18. Rd1 $5) (18. O-O-O $5) 18... d5 $8 19.
exd5 Bxa3 20. bxa3 Qa5 21. O-O Bxd5 (21... Qxc3 22. Rab1 Ba8 (22... Rc7 23. Qf5
) 23. Qf5 $18) 22. Qh4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf6]} (22. Qf5 $6 Ke7 23. Ng4 Rc6 $16)
22... Be6 (22... Ke7 23. Ng4 Qb6 24. Rfe1 e4 $8 (24... Rh8 25. Rxe5+) 25. Rad1
Rcd8 26. Ne3 Ba8 27. Nf5+ Ke8 28. Ng7+ Ke7 29. Rxe4+ Bxe4 30. Qxe4+ Qe6 31.
Qb7+ Rd7 32. Qb4+ $18) 23. Qxf6 Qxc3 24. Rad1 Qxa3 25. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 (5... e6 6. Be2 $5 Bb4 (
6... d6 $5) 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bd3 d5 $1 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxe4 dxe4
12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Rd1+ Bd7 14. Rb1 Kc8 $132 {Apicella-Rogozenko/Bucharest/
1993/}) 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 (8... Nb8 $5 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7
11. Be3 (11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f3 Bg5 $132) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 f5 13. f3
Nd7 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 $5) 14... b6 15. O-O g5 16. b4 e4 17. fxe4 f4 18. Bd4 Bf6
$132 {Kuznetsov-Golodaev/SSSR/1991/}) 9. c3 Nf5 $8 (9... Ng6 $6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11.
Qc4 Rc8 12. Qb4 $16) 10. a4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nh4 13. f4 a6 14. Na3 exf4
(14... f5 15. Nc4 Ng6 16. g3 exf4 17. gxf4 Bd7 18. a5 Bb5 19. Nb6 Bxd3 20. Qxd3
Rb8 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. b4 Rbe8 23. Rae1 Rf7 24. c4 $14 {Kuznetsov-Pronitsin/
Russia/1992/}) 15. Bxf4 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nc4 Qc7 $1 $146 (17... Bf5 18.
Re1 Rc8 19. Qb3 Bd3 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. Rad1 Bf5 {Matulovic,M-Nikcevic/Jugoslavija/
1992/} 22. Qb4 $1 $16 {Matulovic,M}) 18. Qb3 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 (19. Rf2 g5 $5 20.
Nb6 (20. Bg3 f5 $1) 20... gxf4 21. Nxa8 Bh4 $36) 19... Qxd5 20. Rad1 Qc6 21.
Nxd6 (21. Bxd6 Be6 $1 22. Bxe7 Bxc4 23. Qc2 Bxf1 24. Bxf8 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Qxa4
$1 $17) 21... Bh3 22. Rd2 (22. Rf2 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rae8 $1 $36) 22... Bxd6 23.
Bxd6 Be6 $6 (23... Bxg2+ 24. Rxg2 Qxd6 25. Qxb7 Rae8 {/\ Re7, Rfe8|^}) 24. Qd1
Rfd8 25. Rd4 (25. Be5 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Qxa4) 25... Rd7 26. Be5 Rad8 27. Rxd7 Rxd7
28. Bd4 Rd5 29. b4 Rg5 30. Rf2 (30. Qd2 $4 Rxg2 $19) 30... Bd5 31. Qd2 (31. Qc2
Be4 32. Qd2 Qxa4) 31... Qxa4 $1 32. Qxg5 $1 $8 Qd1+ 33. Rf1 Qxf1+ 34. Bg1 Qc4
35. Bd4 Qf1+ 36. Bg1 Qd1 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qh4+ Qh5 39. Bf2 f6 40. Kg1 (40.
Qxh5+ gxh5 41. Kg1 Kg6 42. Bd4 Kf5 43. Kf2 Ke4 44. Ke2 h4 {/\ 45...Bc4+ 46.Kd2
Bf1 47.g3 h3; /\ Kf3,g2-+}) 40... Qxh4 (40... Kg8 41. Qxh5 gxh5) 41. Bxh4 g5 $6
(41... b6 $5 42. Bf2 (42. Bg3 $5 a5 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Kf2 a4 45. Bd6) 42... a5
43. Bxb6 a4 44. Be3 a3 45. Bc1 a2 46. Bb2 Bc4 47. Kf2 g5 48. Ke3 f5 49. Kd4 Bf1
50. g3 f4 51. Ke4 Bg2+ $19) 42. Bf2 g4 43. g3 Kg6 44. Bc5 Kf5 45. Bf8 g6 46.
Be7 Ke6 47. Bc5 Bb3 48. Kf2 Kd5 49. Be7 f5 50. Ke3 Kc4 51. Kd2 b6 52. Bd8 Kb5
53. Kd3 a5 54. bxa5 bxa5 55. Kd4 a4 56. Be7 Bc4 57. Ba3 Bf1 58. Be7 $10 g5 59.
c4+ Bxc4 60. Bxg5 Kb4 61. Bf6 Kb3 62. Ke3 Kc2 63. Be7 Kc3 64. Bf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rilton Cup 34th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2004.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hedman, Erik"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {
White chooses an unusual variation.} ({The main variation goes} 7. Bg5) 7...
Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 (8... Ne7 {is also playable, but the move played is supposed
to be a bit better.} {After} 9. c3 {with the threat of Qa4 black faces some
practical problems and is forced to move his knight once again.}) 9. a4 {
White stops black to carry through ...a7-a6 followed by b7-b5 and now he plans
to manoevre his knight to c4 to put some pressure on the black center.} ({
However} 9. c4 {is the more usual continuation.}) 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O
Nd7 12. Kh1 {Prepares f2-f4. After the immediate} (12. f4 {black can answer
with} a6 13. Na3 b5 $1 {with the idea} 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 $4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1
Rxa3 {with a clear advantage to black.}) 12... a6 13. Na3 f5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Nc4
Nb6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Ne3 $1 {An exchange of the knights would favor black and
so white chooses to go away. This also prepares for c2-c4 and possibly a
timely a5.} Bg5 $1 {Black protects his f-pawn and in the same time threatens
to take on e3, winning a pawn.} ({The immediate} 17... f4 {is worse and can be
met with} 18. a5 $1) 18. c4 (18. a5 $2 {loses a pawn after} Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Nxd5
{with a clear advantage to black.}) ({but instead the untried} 18. d6 $5 {
would have been a very interesting possibility.}) 18... a5 $5 $146 {A novelty!
The idea is to stop white from playing a5 and also to get control over the
black squares. Now ...Be7 is threatened followed by ...Bc5 to block the white
queenside pawns.} ({Also possible was} 18... f4 19. a5 Nd7 20. Nc2 e4 {as in
the game Zelcic - Sutovsky, Struga zt 1995, with a good game for black.}) 19.
d6 Be6 20. c5 f4 $1 {A strong and very important move. White has an advantage
after both} (20... Nd7 21. Nd5 {and}) (20... Bxe3 21. Bxe3 Nd5 22. Qb3 $1) 21.
Nc4 $5 ({After} 21. cxb6 fxe3 {white has got problems to get out with his
black squared bishop and in addition both his d- and b-pawns are hanging
loosely.}) 21... Nd7 {Now ...Rc8 is to come, winning the xc5.} ({Black also
wins a pawn after} 21... Nxc4 22. Qb3 Nxd6 23. Qxe6+ Nf7 {but here white has a
strong pair of bishops in comensation.} {After} 24. b3 {it is difficult to
find anything convincing for black. Perhaps would this still give better
winning chances than the game.}) 22. b4 $6 {White was probably feeling a bit
squeezed and wanted to get his pieces out. An interesting move, but not really
nessesary.} ({The natural} 22. Bd2 {looks better. After} Nxc5 23. Bc3 {white
will get back the pawn on e5 because 23...e4?? looses a piece after 24.Qd4
threatening both the mate on g7 and the knight on c5.}) ({Even} 22. b3 {
was possible, but after} Nxc5 23. Bb2 {black can still keep the pawn with} Bf6
{because the b3 pawn will be hanging after all exchanges on e5. However the
active white pieces and the strong passed d-pawn fully compensates for the
pawn loss.}) 22... axb4 23. Rb1 Rc8 ({An interesting alternative was} 23... e4
24. Qd4 Rxa4 {also with a clear plus to black. Nevertheless I wanted to play a
little bit more calm, not allowing any counterplay for white as I was already
getting some time trouble.}) 24. Rxb4 Rxc5 25. Nd2 Rd5 {Now I wanted to get
rid of the nasty d-pawn. Unfortunately you get nothing for free and in return
I needed to give my important pawn on b7.} 26. Qc2 Rxd6 27. Rxb7 Be7 28. Bb2 (
28. Ba3 $2 {is bad because of} Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Bxa3 30. Rd1 Rf7 31. Bb5 f3 $1 32.
Bxd7 f2 33. Qxf2 ({In case of} 33. Bxe6 $2 Qxd2 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Rbb1 Qe2 36.
Bd5 e4 {the black passed pawn will lead him to victory.}) 33... Qxd7 $1 34.
Rdxd7 Rxf2 35. Rxg7+ Kf8 36. Kg1 ({After} 36. h4 {there will follow} Bc8 $1 37.
Ra7 Bc5 38. Rac7 Rf1+ 39. Kh2 Bd6 40. Ra7 e4+ 41. g3 Bc5 42. Rac7 Rf2+ 43. Kh1
Bb6 44. Rce7 e3 {and black is winning.}) 36... Bc5 37. Rgc7 Rf7+ 38. Rxc5 Rxb7
39. Rxe5 Ke7 {Black has got excellent winning chances.}) 28... Rb6 $2 {This
natural move throws away the most of the black advantage. White is controlling
the e4-square which makes it difficult for black to advance with his central
pawns.Moreover the white passed a-pawn is an important powerful factor.Instead}
(28... Qa8 $1 {should have been played.} {After} 29. Bf3 Rc8 {black still
holds a clear advantage.}) 29. Rxb6 Qxb6 30. Bd3 $1 {White activates his
bishop with tempo. This also prevents ...Bf5 and black is forced to weaken his
king position.} h6 31. Nc4 Qc7 $2 {A careless move in the time trouble. Instead
} (31... Qb8 {should be played, but after} 32. Qe2 {white is completely fine
as well.}) 32. Nxe5 $6 {White wins back the pawn and forces a drawn endgame,
but after} (32. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 {and now} 33. Nxe5 Qxc2 34. Bxc2 Nxe5 35. Bxe5 {
black will be facing some difficulties. Still a draw would be the most natural
result, but it´s not yet completely clear. White has still got some winning
chances thanks of his passed a-pawn.}) 32... Qxc2 33. Bxc2 Rc8 34. Bd3 Nc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Masters op 84th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Eames, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Be2 ({Earlier I have
tried the move} 13. g3 {which has got the same strategic idea. White's next
move will be h4 and then Bh3 to challenge the black bishop on c8. An exchange
of those bishop is the dream for White which will give him full controll of
the d5-square for the rest of the game.}) 13... O-O 14. Bg4 Be6 15. Qf3 {
White puts more pressure on the black position and might continue with Qh3
later on in some variations in order to force an exchange of the light squared
bishops.} Bg5 $146 {Black likes to avoid getting a double pawn on the f-file.}
(15... a4 $5 {has been tried before in 2001, but only once and not with very
strong players. However this move is not bad at all. It puts White under
immidiate pressure and having a double pawn on the f-file is not such terrible.
Black now threatens ...b3 to get the d4 square for his knight. The game
continued} 16. O-O Rb8 17. b3 {with an interesting position.}) 16. Rd1 $5 {
During the game I felt that I had to act quickly before Black consolidates
with ...Rb8 and ...Qd7, but my opponents strong reply came as a surprise to me.
I think White had done better playing} (16. O-O {in order to get the king into
safety first. Another important fact is that the rook on a1 plays an important
role in case of a quick ...a4, ...b3 break from Black.}) 16... a4 $1 {Black
makes use of the temporarily bad placement of the white pieces before White
manages to get in control.} 17. Ndxb4 {This is a very risky continuation for
White. However there is no other way for White to prevent the ...b3-break.}
Nxb4 18. Nxb4 a3 $2 {This move looks logical, but it actually makes things
more simple for White. I was much more concerned about} (18... Qa5 19. a3 Bxc4
20. Qc3 Qb5 {when Black is in perfect control with his strong bishop pair.
White is strugling to castle and his backward pawn on b2 might be another
problem later on.}) 19. bxa3 Bxc4 20. Qc3 Bb5 (20... Qc7 {is well met by} 21.
h4 Bh6 22. Nd3 {and then White is ready to castle.}) 21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Kxe2 {
It might seem like Black have succeded by splitting the pawnstructure for
White on the queenside and getting the king stuck in the centre. However it is
rather White that is benefiting from this as now he has finally managed to
exchange the light squared Bishops giving him full control over the d5 square
which will be a perfect place for the knight later on. The only thing that
speaks in Black's favour is the temporarily bad placement of the white king
and so he must act quickly in order to try to make use of this.} Qd7 ({I was
expecting Black to play} 22... Qa5 {with the idea to exchange d6 agianst a3
and Black does have drawing chances.} 23. Rxd6) 23. h4 {This move forces Black
to take an important decision about where he would like to place his bishop.}
Bh6 ({After the intermidiate move} 23... Rfc8 {White should continue} 24. Qd3 (
{My original intension to play} 24. Qh3 {to force a queen exchange fails after}
Qb5+ 25. Qd3 Rc4 $1 {with a very strong initiative for Black. White is in big
trouble and has to give up material. The main point is} 26. hxg5 (26. Kf3 {
is not much better after} Qc5 $1 {threatening ...Rc3 which White has no good
defence against.}) 26... Rxa3 {winning the queen.})) 24. f3 {White takes
control over the g4-square to prevent the queen check. This move also clears
the square f2 for the white king. White is aiming for to play g3 and then hide
his king on g2. in the next few moves White gradually consolidates his
position and it seems hard for Black to create any real counterplay.} Rfc8 25.
Qb3 Qb5+ 26. Rd3 Rc4 27. Rhd1 Rac8 28. Kf2 $1 {Going out of the pin and
threatening to play g3 followed by Kg2 which would bring the king into safety.}
Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Rc1 {Black's position now looks rather active, but he doeesnt 't
have threats. White is slowly taking over.} 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. Rxc1 {A practical
decision in the begining of the time trouble. However this seems to give Black
good counterplay when acting in the correct way. Better was} (31. g3 $1 {
protecting the h4 pawn first before going into action.}) 31... Rxc1+ 32. Rd1
Rc8 $2 {Black decides to keep the rook in hope to disturb the white king later
on. However this is just helping White who know keeps a clear plus and has an
easy game. Much better was} (32... Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Qxh4 {and Black has good
counterplay with chances to get perpetual checks. During the game I had
assessed the position as clearly better after} 34. Qb3 {when White is both
threatening mate and to push the a-pawn. However things are not that simple
after} g6 {threatening ...Qh1+.} 35. Qb8+ (35. a4 $2 {is a mistake in view of}
Qh1+ 36. Kf2 Bd2 $1 {and suddenly the white king is in trouble} 37. g4 Qe1+ 38.
Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kg1 Kg7 $17) 35... Kg7 36. Qxd6 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Qh4+ 38. Ke2 Qg5 {
Now Black is threatening perpetual checks with ...Qd2+ so White's only winning
atempt is to continue with} 39. Kd3 $5 Qd2+ 40. Kc4 Qxa2+ 41. Kb5 {The
position is objectively about equal, but Black still has to prove this with
some accurate defence not allowing White to push the a-pawn forward.}) 33. g3
g5 {This is a clear sign of desperation from Black. White was threatening to
consolidate with Kg2 followed by a rook transfer to the second rank after
which there are no worries left.} 34. h5 $1 {Closing the position and
thretening g4 to destroy the black bishop on h6 completely.} g4 $8 {The only
sensible move for Black, but it does not really crate any real counterplay for
him.} 35. fxg4 Bg5 (35... Qg5 {is easy met by} 36. Kg2 {followed by Kh3 and
the white king is in safety.}) 36. Kg2 Rc5 37. Rf1 Qa8 38. Kh3 {Having
calculated the line 38.Ne7+ for a few minutes I suddenly got short of time and
decided to do a safe move in order to complete the time control.} (38. Rxf7 $1
$18 {is an easy win and also}) (38. Ne7+ {wins after} Kh8 ({or} 38... Bxe7 39.
Qxf7+ Kh8 40. Qxe7 Qxe4+ 41. Kh3 $18) 39. Qxf7 $18 {which was what I
calculated. However I didn't see a stright forward win after} Rc7 {but either
Ng6+ or Qf8+ is quite enough to win the game.}) 38... Qa7 39. a4 {Another safe
move. I was also considering} (39. Rf5 h6 40. Rxg5+ hxg5 41. Qe3 $16 {which
should be winning comfortable as well, but short of time I decided to play
simple.}) 39... Kg7 40. Qf3 Rc2 41. Qf5 h6 42. Nf6 Bxf6 43. Qxf6+ Kg8 44. g5
Qd7+ 45. Rf5 Qe6 46. Qxe6 fxe6 47. Rf6 hxg5 48. Rxe6 Rxa2 49. Kg4 Rxa4 50. Kf5
$1 {Black has managed to reach a rook endgame with equal material for the
moment, but the truth is that all his pawns are weak and he will soon loose at
least two of them.} Ra3 (50... Rd4 51. Kg6 $1 Kf8 52. h6 $18) 51. g4 Rf3+ (
51... Kf7 52. Rxd6 Rf3+ 53. Kxg5 Rf4 54. h6 Rxe4 55. h7 Kg7 56. Rd7+ Kh8 57.
Kh6 Rd4 58. Rxd4 exd4 59. g5 d3 60. g6 d2 61. g7#) 52. Kg6 d5 53. exd5 (53.
Re8+ Rf8 54. Rxf8+ Kxf8 55. h6 Kg8 56. h7+ Kh8 57. exd5 e4 58. d6 e3 59. d7 e2
60. d8=R#) 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 $5 13. exd5
Ne7 14. Nxb5 $5 (14. c4 $5 Bg7 {/\e4} 15. Qd2 e4 16. Be2 bxc4 17. Nxc4 O-O 18.
Rad1 Rb8 19. Qf4 Bxb2 $2 20. f3 $44 {Minasian-Krasenkov,Baku 1979}) (14. Qh5 {
Kuzmin} e4 15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 f4 $13) 14... Bg7 $1 15. Nc3 e4 16.
Bc4 (16. Be2 O-O {/\Qb6}) 16... Ng6 $5 (16... Qc7 17. Bb3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3
19. Re1 O-O 20. Qh5 Kh8 21. Rad1 Qf6 22. f3 Rg8 23. fxe4 Rg5 24. Qh3 Rag8 25.
Rd2 f4 $1 $36 {Ostos-Kouatly,Malta 1980}) 17. Qh5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qf6 19. f4 O-O
20. Bb3 Rfc8 21. g4 fxg4 (21... Rxc3 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 22. gxf5 Nh4 (22... Ne7 $2
23. Qg5+ $16) 23. Qg5+ Qxg5+ 24. fxg5 Re8) 22. Qxg4 Kh8 23. Kh1 a5 (23... Rxc3
{Hansen,Cu}) 24. Rae1 Rg8 (24... a4 {Hansen,Cu} 25. Bxa4 Rxa4 26. Qxc8+) 25.
Rxe4 Nh4 26. Qh3 Nf5 27. Bc4 Rg6 28. Rg1 Rag8 29. Ree1 Rh6 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31.
Qg4+ Rg6 32. Qf3 Nh4 33. Qf2 Kf8 34. Bd3 Rg4 35. Rf1 Ng6 36. Bxg6 hxg6 37. Qd4
Kg7 38. Rf3 Rh4 39. Kg2 Rh5 40. f5 Rh4 41. fxg6 $1 Qxd4 (41... Rxd4 42. Rxf6
Rd2+ 43. Rf2 Rxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Kxg6 45. c4 Kf5 46. c5 $18) 42. cxd4 Kxg6 43. c3 f5
44. Re3 Kg5 45. Re6 Rg4+ 46. Kf3 Rh4 47. Rxd6 Rh3+ 48. Ke2 Rxc3 49. Re6 Rh3 50.
d6 Rxh2+ 51. Kd3 Rh8 52. d7 Rd8 53. Rd6 f4 54. Ke4 Kg4 55. Rg6+ Kh5 56. Rg7 Kh6
57. Re7 Kg6 58. d5 Kf6 59. d6 Kg5 60. a4 1-0

[Event "Athens m"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 (7. a3
d6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. O-O $14) 7... Be7 8. Be3 (8.
O-O a6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 O-O 12. Bd2 b5 13. Rae1 Bb7 14. Qh3 Rad8
15. a4 b4 16. Nd1 $14 {Lobron-Gufeld, Dortmund 1983}) 8... Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. O-O
(10. Qf3 O-O 11. g4 Nb4 (11... Re8 $2 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Nb4 14. h5 Bf8 15.
O-O-O $40) 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b5 $1 $132) 10... a6 (10... O-O 11. g4 d5 $1 12.
e5 Nd7 13. Qf3 a6 14. Rae1 b5 15. Qh3 g6 16. Rf3 f6 17. Qh6 $14 {Geller-Gufeld,
USSR 1969}) 11. Qf3 O-O (11... Bd7 12. Na4 O-O 13. Nb6 Rad8 $10 {Kostro-Gufeld,
Tbilisi 1969}) 12. Rae1 b5 13. g4 (13. Bf2 Bb7 14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 e5 $10) 13...
Bb7 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qh5 $14 Nb4 16. Rf3 $1 Nxd3 (16... g6 17. Qh6 f5 18. exf5
exf5 19. Rh3 Rf7 20. Bd4 Nf8 (20... Qc6 21. Qxg6+ $1 Kf8 22. Bf1 {/\23.Qh1 Kf2}
) 21. Bxf5 $1 $16 {Chandler-Gufeld, Dortmund 1983}) 17. cxd3 Rfe8 18. Ref1 g6
19. Qh6 Bf8 20. Qh4 Bg7 21. Rh3 h5 22. gxh6 Bf6 23. h7+ Kh8 24. Bd4 Bxd4+ 25.
Nxd4 Qb6 26. Nce2 Rac8 27. Qh6 Nf6 28. Qg5 Nd7 29. Kh1 Qd8 30. Qh6 Qf6 31. Kg1
Qg7 32. Qh4 e5 33. Nf3 d5 34. d4 Rc2 35. fxe5 Rxe2 36. Ng5 f6 (36... Rf8 37.
Rhf3 $40 dxe4 38. Nxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rxf7 e3 40. Qd8+ Nf8 41. Rxf8+ Kxh7 42. Qh4+
$18) 37. exf6 Nxf6 38. e5 Nh5 39. Rf7 Qh6 40. Rxb7 Rf8 41. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. g3 $5 fxe4 13. Bg2 Be6 14. Bxe4
Bg7 15. Qh5 Rc8 16. c3 (16. O-O Ne7 $1 17. Rad1 Rc5 $1 18. Ne3 (18. Nb4 $1 Qb6
19. Qg5 Kf8 20. Qe3 h5 $1 {ECO} (20... f5 21. Bg2 e4 22. c3 Kf7 23. Rfe1 Ng6
24. Nd3 Rc6 25. Qe2 a5 26. g4 $1 {-> Lanka-Efimov,USSR 1977}) 21. Nxa6 Bh6 22.
Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxc5 Qxa6 24. Nxb5 Bg7 {Fedorov-Kamenec, USSR 1978}) 18... d5 19.
b4 Rc3 20. Nb1 Rxe3 21. fxe3 Qb6 $1 $44) 16... Ne7 17. Rd1 Rc5 (17... Nxd5 18.
Bxd5 Qd7 {Tischbierek-Chekhov, Warsaw 1990,Rogers-Ardinsyah Thessaloniki(ol)
1988, Zapata-Jakovich, Sanat Clara 1990}) 18. Nb4 Qb6 19. Qg5 $1 Kf8 20. Qe3 $1
{/\21.Na6 Qa6 22.Qc5 dc 23.Rd8#} h5 $5 (20... f5 21. Bg2 e4 22. Nac2 Kf7 23.
Nd4 Bc4 24. b3 a5 25. bxc4 axb4 26. O-O bxc3 27. Nxb5 Rxb5 28. cxb5 Qxe3 29.
fxe3 Ke6 {Feher-Zila, Budapest Spring(op) 1990}) 21. Nd3 (21. Nxa6 $2 Bh6 $1
22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxc5 Qd2+ 24. Kf1 Bh3+ 25. Bg2 Qd1#) (21. O-O Bh6 (21... h4
$5) 22. Qf3 Kg7 23. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qb7 26. Rfd1 Rhc8 27.
Nc2 Rxd5 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Bc1 30. Rxd6 Bxb2 31. Rxa6 Bxc3 32. Ne3 {
+/= _|_}) 21... Rc6 (21... Bh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Rc6 24. Nc2 Qxe3+ 25. Nxe3)
22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. f3 Bh6 24. Qf2 a5 (24... Bxa2 $4 25. Nb4 $18) 25. O-O h4 26.
g4 Nd5 (26... Bxa2 27. Qa7) (26... h3 27. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Rxh8
Kxh8 30. Qh4 Ng8 31. g5 Qb6+ $1 32. Kh1 Qd8 33. Rg1 Qd3 $1) 27. Nc2 h3 28. Nc1
$2 {/\Ne2-g3 ><f5,><e4} (28. Qe2 $142) 28... Bg5 $1 {/\Bd8-b6!!} 29. Ne2 Bd8
30. Kh1 Bb6 31. Qg3 b4 {-><<} 32. Ncd4 {T} exd4 33. Nxd4 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 (34.
cxd4 Ne3 35. Rc1 Nxf1 $19) 34... bxc3 35. bxc3 Ke7 36. g5 $2 {><f5} Ne3 37. Rf2
Nf5 38. Qf4 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Sydney Mercantile"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Solomon, Stephen J"]
[Black "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 b4 $5
(14... bxc4 $142 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qd7 $1 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. Qh4
Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nb4 $1 21. Rd2 f5 22. exf5 d5 {Dvoiris-Gorelov,USSR 1984}) 15.
Nc2 Rb8 16. g3 (16. Rfd1 h6 17. Be2 O-O 18. c5 $1 $14 {
Gaprindashvili-Ciburdanidze,Picunda 1978}) 16... Qd7 17. b3 (17. Qg5 $6 Kf8 18.
Be2 h5 19. gxf4 Bh3 $1 20. f5 Bh6 21. Qg3 Rg8 $1 22. Qxg8+ Kxg8 23. Bg4 (23.
Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxd7 Rg8+ $19) 23... Qd8 24. Bxh3 Qh4 $17 {Kengis-Gaidarov,Riga
1979}) 17... h6 18. f3 Qd8 19. Rfd1 a5 20. Bf1 O-O 21. Bh3 Qd7 22. Bf5 Ne7 23.
g4 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bxf5 25. gxf5 Kh7 26. Kh1 Bf6 27. Rg1 Rg8 28. Rxg8 Rxg8 29.
Rg1 Rg5 30. Rxg5 Bxg5 31. h4 Bd8 32. Kg2 Qe7 33. Ne1 Qf6 34. Nd3 Bb6 35. Qg4
Be3 36. h5 Kh8 37. Kh3 Kh7 38. Kg2 Qe7 39. Kf1 Ba7 40. Nf2 Bxf2 41. Kxf2 Qf6
42. Ke2 Kh8 43. Kd2 Kh7 44. Ke2 a4 45. bxa4 e4 46. Qxf4 Qb2+ 47. Kf1 Qb1+ 48.
Kf2 Qxa2+ 49. Kg3 exf3 50. Kxf3 b3 51. Qxd6 b2 52. Qc7 Qb3+ 53. Kg4 Qd1+ 54.
Kf4 Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Simic, Radoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 (12. Ne3 $5 f5 13. exf5 d5
14. Qg4 Rg8 15. Qh4 Qd6 16. O-O-O e4 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe4 Bxb2+ 19. Kxb2 Qb4+
$10 {Andreev-Shchipkov,USSR 1981}) 12... Qxe7 13. c3 (13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15.
Qe2 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Rb8 17. Rad1 $13 (17. exf5 d5 $15)) 13... f5 14. Nc2 Qg5 15.
Qe2 d5 $6 16. exf5 O-O 17. Ne3 Bb7 18. h4 Qe7 19. Rd1 Rfe8 (19... d4 20. cxd4
exd4 21. Ng4 Qxe2+ 22. Bxe2 Bxg2 $2 23. Rg1 {/\ f6 +-}) 20. Qh5 e4 21. Bc2 b4
22. O-O bxc3 23. bxc3 Rad8 24. Ba4 Rf8 25. Bb3 Qe5 26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Ne3 Qe5 28.
Rd4 Kh8 29. Rfd1 Qf4 30. g3 Qb8 31. Rb4 Bxc3 32. Rb6 {/\ Rh6} Rd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6
34. Bxd5 Qe7 35. Kg2 a5 36. Qh6 Bc8 37. Rc1 Bg7 38. Qf4 Qd8 39. Qc7 $18 Ba6 40.
Qxd8 Rxd8 41. Bxe4 a4 42. Rc7 f6 43. Nd5 a3 44. Nf4 Bh6 45. Ne6 Re8 46. Kf3 Bf1
47. g4 Bd2 48. g5 fxg5 49. f6 g4+ 50. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 (12... Bg7) 13. g3 $1 (
13. f4 Rxg2 (13... Nd4 $5) 14. Ne3 $8 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Rg7 $13 {Huebner-Sax, Rio
de Janeiro 1979}) (13. c3 {><d4} Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. g3 $1 e4 16. Be2 h6 17.
f4 $1 $14) 13... Rg4 (13... h6 14. c3 Bxd5 $6 (14... fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qh4
$1) 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Qd1 $1 e4 17. Be2 Bg7 18. Nc2 Qb6 19. a4 $36 {
Sideif_Zade-Dolmatov, USSR(ch) 1979}) (13... Rg5 $5 14. Qd1 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7
16. c3 Bg7 17. h4 Rg6 18. Nc2 e4 $132 {Siedif_Zade-Yurtaev, Dnepropetrovsk 1980
}) (13... Nd4 14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18. Kf1 {/+/=}
) 14. f4 Nd4 15. c3 Bxd5 16. exd5 (16. cxd4 $2 Qa5+ $40) 16... e4 (16... Nf3+
17. Kf2 e4 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qxg4 Qb6+ 20. Kg2 $18) 17. cxd4 {><f5} exd3 18.
Kd2 $1 $16 (18. Qxf5 $6 Qe7+ $40) 18... Qf6 19. Rhe1+ Kd8 20. Kxd3 Bg7 21. Nc2
Rc8 22. Rac1 Rc4 (22... Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Qxd4+ 24. Ke2 Qe4+ 25. Kd1 $18) 23. Ke2
Rg6 {/\Rh6-h2} 24. Kf1 $1 $18 Rg4 $6 (24... Rh6 25. Qe2 $18 {<->e}) (24... Bf8
25. Qe2 Be7 26. Ne3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 {/\Qc2+-}) 25. Ne3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxd4 27.
Qxf5 {/\28.Rc8+-} 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 (11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
$10) 11... Qd8 12. Nxf6+ (12. Bd3 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 $10) (12. c4 Nxe4 (12...
Nxd5 13. exd5 Nd4 14. cxb5 Be7 15. bxa6 O-O 16. b4 $1 {/\ b5 +/-} Bxa6 17. Bxa6
Rxa6 18. Nc2 Qa8 (18... Nxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Qa8 20. a4 Qxd5 21. O-O $16) 19. Nxd4
exd4 20. a4 Qxd5 21. O-O $16 {Plachetka-Kostic, Austria (chT) 1990}) 13. cxb5
Be6 14. Bc4 (14. Be3 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 axb5 (15... Nd4+ 16. Bxd4 Bxd5 17. Be3 Be6
$13) 16. Bb6 Nd4+ $1 $8 17. Qxd4 $1 $13 {Plachetka-Hanel, Austria (chT) 1990})
14... Ne7 (14... axb5 15. Nxb5 Qh4 16. Be3 $16) 15. Be3 Qa5+ 16. Ke2 Rc8 17.
Rc1 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Qxa3 $1 $16 {Zapata-Ochoa de Echaguyen, Habana
1983}) (12. Bg5 Qa5+ $10) 12... Qxf6 13. Bd3 (13. c4 $6 Qg6 $1 (13... b4 14.
Nc2 Qg6 15. f3 Rb8 16. Ne3 Be7 17. g3 O-O 18. Bg2 Bd8 19. O-O Bb6 20. Kh1 Bc5
21. f4 $14 {Petrushin-Semenyuk USSR 1976}) 14. f3 Be7 15. cxb5 (15. Kf2 $5 O-O
16. cxb5 Nd4 17. Be3 f5 18. Bxd4 fxe4 19. Be3 Bh4+ 20. Ke2 Bb7 $44 {
Georgadze-Klovsky, USSR 1975}) 15... Bh4+ (15... Nd4 16. Be3 O-O 17. Bxd4 exd4
18. Qd2 d5 $1 19. Bd3 Bg5 20. Qe2 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bf5 22. O-O Be3+ 23. Kh1 Bxe4
24. fxe4 Qxe4 25. Rad1 axb5 26. Nxb5 Rxa2 27. Nxd4 {Anand-Hergott,
Thessaloniki (ol) 1984} Ra4 {=/=/+}) 16. g3 Bxg3+ 17. hxg3 Qxg3+ 18. Ke2 Nd4+
19. Ke3 f5 20. Bc3 (20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bc4 axb5 22. Nxb5 Ke7 23. Bd3 $2 Bxd3 24.
Kxd3 Nxf3 25. Be3 Qg6+ $40 {Gunsberg-Manevich, Israel 1976}) 20... fxe4 21.
Bxd4 exd4+ 22. Qxd4 Qxf3+ 23. Kd2 Qxh1 24. Qxg7 $13 {Radulov-Cobo, Habana 1969}
) 13... Be7 (13... d5 14. exd5 Nb4 15. Be4 Qh4 16. Qf3 Bg4 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18.
hxg3 f5 19. c3 fxe4 20. cxb4 Rd8 $44 {Smyslov-Kuzmin, USSR}) (13... Qd8 14. c4
b4 15. Nc2 Rb8 16. Ne3 (16. O-O Be7 17. a3 bxa3 18. b4 $1 O-O 19. Rxa3 Bg5 20.
Be1 Qe7 21. Qa1 g6 22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5 Nd8 24. Nb4 Bd7 25. Ra7 $16 {
Ghinda-Quedro, Thessaloniki (ol) 1984}) 16... Be7 17. Nd5 Bg5 $13 {
Gruenfeld-Garcia, Luzern(ol) 1982}) (13... Qg6 14. O-O Be6 (14... Bh3 15. Qf3)
(14... Nd4 15. Kh1 Bb7 16. c3 $6 (16. f3 {/\c4 +/=}) 16... Ne6 17. f3 d5 $1 18.
exd5 Qxd3 19. dxe6 O-O-O $19) 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. Nb6 $1 Rd8 18. Qa4
Bh3 19. g3 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Bc5 21. exd5 Qd6 22. Nc4 Qxd5 23. Be4 Qxe4 24. Nd6+
$18) 14. c4 Qg6 15. O-O Bg4 {Rodriguez,A} (15... Nd4 16. Kh1 O-O 17. cxb5 d5
18. Re1 Bxa3 19. bxa3 axb5 20. Bc3 $16 {Plachetka}) 16. f3 Bh3 17. Rf2 Bh4 18.
Bf1 $2 (18. Re2 Nd4 19. Kh1 $1 $13) 18... Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 b4 $17 20. Nc2 Bd7 21.
Nxb4 O-O 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Bd3 a5 24. b3 d5 $1 25. cxd5 Bxd5 26. Be3 Bb7 27.
Bc4 Rfd8 28. Qe1 h6 29. Rc1 Kh7 30. Qc3 Qf6 31. Kg3 Rd6 32. a4 Rad8 33. h3 Ra8
34. b4 axb4 35. Qxb4 Bc6 36. a5 Qg6+ 37. Kh2 Rad8 38. a6 f5 39. exf5 Qxf5 40.
Be2 Ba8 41. a7 Rg6 42. Rc7 e4 43. f4 Rd3 $1 44. Bxd3 exd3 $19 45. g4 Qd5 46.
Qd2 Re6 47. Qb2 Qh1+ 48. Kg3 Rxe3+ 0-1

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Nxb5
Bg7 15. Nc3 e4 16. Bc4 Qa5 $5 {16...Qc7,16...Ng6 --> Nunn-Polgar} 17. Ne2 $5
Rc8 18. Bb3 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Be5 20. Qc1 Rg8 21. f3 Nxd5 22. Kh1 Rg6 23. fxe4 fxe4
24. Rf5 Kf8 25. Qf1 Nf6 26. Ng3 e3 27. Ne4 Qd8 28. Qf3 d5 29. Rxe5 dxe4 30.
Rxe4 Qd2 31. Rxe3 Rxg2 32. Rd3 Rxh2+ 33. Kg1 Qe2 34. Rf1 Re8 35. Qxe2 Rexe2 36.
Rxf6 h5 37. Rxf7+ Ke8 38. Rg7 Kf8 39. Rdd7 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 (7. Be3
Qc7 8. f4 d6 9. Bd3 $14 {Solomon-Davidovic,Sydney 1990}) (7. Qe2 $5 d6 8. g4 a6
9. g5 $36 {Gavrilakis-Cabrilo,Kavala 1990}) 7... a6 8. f4 d5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qg4
a5 11. a4 $2 Qb4 $1 {/\d4;Ne5} 12. O-O Ncxe5 13. Qe2 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc5 15. Qg3
Nxb3 16. cxb3 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. f5 exf5 19. Nxd5 Qg4 20. Qc7 Qd4 21. Be3
Qxd5 22. Bxc5 Re8 23. b4 Re2 24. Qg3 Be6 25. Rad1 f4 26. Rxd5 fxg3 27. Rg5 axb4
28. Rxg3 b3 29. Bd4 g6 30. h3 h6 31. Bf6 Rxa4 32. Rd3 g5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rh8+
Kg6 35. Rg8+ Kh5 36. Rd8 g4 37. Rd3 Rae4 38. Kg1 gxh3 39. gxh3 R4e3 40. Rf3
Rxd3 41. Rxd3 Kg6 42. Bc3 Kf5 43. Rd4 b5 44. Kf1 Re3 (44... Re3 45. Kg2 Rxc3)
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 (11. g3 {--> Berg-Hansen CBM23}) (11.
c3 {--> Hector-Hansen CBM23}) 11... Ne7 (11... Be6 {--> Nijboer-Kuijf CBM26})
12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 (13. O-O {--> Thorhalsson-Harestad CBM25}) (13. c3 {
--> Velimirovic-Simic CBM24, Dolmatov-Tseitlin CBM25}) 13... f5 14. O-O O-O 15.
exf5 $6 (15. Qh5 {/^b1-h7,><f5,><h7} f4 {--> Luther-Beshukov CBM21} (15... Rb8
{--> Vukovic-Spasov CBM24}) (15... bxc4 {--> Kunze-Muse CBM24})) (15. Re1 {
><e4,/^e4-a8,/^f1-a6} Qg5 {--> Lau-Muse CBM24}) 15... e4 (15... bxc4 16. Be4
Rb8 17. Nxc4 $16 {[+] /\b3,Qf3,Rd1}) (15... Bb7 16. Re1 b4 (16... e4 $6 17.
Bxe4 $5 Bxe4 18. Qg4 {/\f6,f3} Kh8 (18... Qf6 19. Rxe4 Qxb2 20. Rb1 $40) (18...
Rae8 19. f3 $16) 19. Rxe4 Qf6 $16) 17. Nc2 $16 {><e4,><d5}) 16. f6 (16. Re1
Bxf5 {/\Rfe8, קb2,Na3}) 16... Bxf6 (16... Qxf6 17. Bxe4 Ra7 18. Rb1 $16) 17.
Re1 $8 d5 $1 {/^a3-f8,/^g2-a8} (17... Bf5 {Nunn} 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qg4+ Bg7 20.
Rxe4 f5 21. Rxe7 fxg4 22. Rb1 Rac8 (22... Bd4 23. Re2 Rae8 24. Rd2 $1 (24. Rxe8
Rxe8 25. Nc2 Bb6 26. cxb5 Re2 27. Ne3 axb5 $44) 24... Bc5 25. cxb5 (25. b4 $4
Bxb4 {>< <->1}) 25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 axb5 27. Kf1 $16) 23. b3 (23. Re4 d5 24.
Rxg4 dxc4 25. Nc2 $44) 23... d5 $13 {/\24.cb Bb2; 24.cd Bb2}) (17... Bb7 18.
Bxe4 {--> 17...Bf5}) 18. cxd5 Bxb2 19. Bxe4 {/\Bh7,Re7} (19. d6 Qxd6 20. Bxe4
Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Rb8 $15 {_|_ ^^}) 19... Qxa3 20. Re3 (20. d6 {/^a8-g2,/^a2-g8,/
^a3-f8} Ra7 21. Qh5 (21. Re3 Qc5 $15 {/\f5,קd6}) 21... f5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 $17) (
20. Rb1 f5 21. Bf3 Bd7 $17 {/\Rae8}) 20... Qd6 21. Bxh7+ $5 (21. Rb1 Bg7 $17 {
/\f5} (21... f5 22. Rxb2 fxe4 23. Rxe4 Bf5 24. Rd4 Rae8 25. a4)) 21... Kxh7 22.
Qc2+ Qg6 (22... f5 23. Qxb2 Qf6 (23... f4 {/\/^c8-h3} 24. Re5 {/\Rh5 ->}) 24.
Re5 {/\Rae1 |^}) 23. Qxb2 Rg8 24. Rg3 (24. g3 Bf5 $17 {/\Rd8-d6,Qf6,Bg6}) 24...
Qe4 25. Qf6 $6 (25. Rd1 $142 Rg6 $142 {/\><f6} (25... Bg4 26. Qd4 $1 (26. f3
Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Bh5 (27... Bf5 28. Qf6)) 26... Qxd4 (26... Qe2 $5 $13) 27. Rxd4
Bh5 28. Rh3 Rg5 29. g4 (29. f4 Rf5 30. g4 Rg8 31. g5 Kg6) 29... Rag8 30. Kf1 {
_|_ R+4P:R+3P}) (25... Rxg3 26. hxg3 Bf5 27. Qf6 {/\Rd4-h4-h8 #}) (25... Bf5
26. Qf6) 26. Rxg6 Qxg6 27. Qe5 Bg4 $36) 25... Rxg3 26. hxg3 Qxd5 27. Re1 Bf5 (
27... Bb7 28. f3 $1 (28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Qg4+ Qg5 30. Qd7 Bd5 $19) 28... Qc5+ 29.
Kf1 Bd5 30. Qf5+ Kg7 31. Qg5+ Kh7 32. Qh5+ Kg7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 $10) (
27... Qf5 {קf7, /\_|_ R+4P:R+B+3P}) 28. Re5 $6 (28. g4 Bg6 (28... Bxg4 $2 29.
Re5 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bh5 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. Rxh5 Qxh5 $1 33. Qxh5 Rh8 $10) 29. Re3 {
->>>} Kg8 30. Rh3 Bh7 31. Qh6 Qe4 $17 {/\Qg6,Re8}) 28... Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Bg6 30.
Re4 (30. f4 Rh8 $19) 30... Bxe4 31. Qxf7+ Kh6 (31... Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+
(33. Qg5+ Kh7 {--> main line}) 33... Kf8 $1 $19) 32. Qf4+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ Kf7 34.
Qf4+ Kg8 (34... Ke7 $4 35. Qxe4+ {/\Qa8}) 35. Qg5+ Kh7 36. Qh4+ Kg7 37. Qe7+
Kh6 $1 38. Qxe4 (38. Qf6+ Bg6 39. Qf4+ Kh7 40. Qc7+ Kg8 $19) 38... Qh5+ 39. Kg1
Re8 40. Qf4+ Kh7 41. f3 Qc5+ 42. Kh2 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 (10... Qxe7 11. c4 Nd4 12. Bd3 Qb7 13. f3 Be6
14. O-O b4 15. Nc2 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 Nd7 $10 {Gufeld-Dvoretskij, USSR 1978}) 11.
Bd3 (11. f3 {--> Perovic-Markovic, Wien 1990 CBM21}) (11. Qf3 {-->
Yudasin-Chekhov USSR(ch) 1991 CBM27}) (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qf3 f5 13. exf5 d5 $1
(13... Bxf5 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O O-O 16. c4 f5 17. Rfd1 Kh8 18. Bf1 d5 19. Qe3
Qd6 20. f4 exf4 21. Qd4+ Kg8 22. cxb5 $16 {Lanc-Kouatly, Trnava 1987}) 14. f6 {
Mokry-Kristensen, Gausdal 1989} Ng6 {/\Bb7,Qb6}) 11... Bb7 (11... d5 {-->
Aseev-Vyzmanavin, USSR(ch) 1990 CBM21}) 12. Qe2 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qe2 (13. c4
bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Nd6+ $132 {Smyslov-Sveshnikov, Lvov 1978}) (
13. Qd2 d5 $1 (13... O-O 14. O-O-O Kh8 15. Rhe1 Rg8 16. g3 Qc7 17. Kb1 Rad8 18.
Qh6 Rg6 19. Qc1 Nc6 20. c3 $14 {Ehlvest-Ivanovic, Vrsac 1987}) 14. exd5 Qxd5
15. f3 (15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Qb4 {/\Qg4} Qe6 17. Bxb5 $13 {Kozlov-Kishnev, USSR
1988}) 15... O-O-O 16. Nb1 f5 17. Nc3 Qc5 18. Qf2 $10 {Pavlovic-Kishnev, Pula
(op) 1988}) 13... d5 14. c3 {Mikhalchishin-Sturua, USSR 1979} dxe4 15. Bxe4
Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. O-O-O $14) 12... Ng6 (12... Nd7 13. b4 f6
14. Bd2 f5 (14... O-O 15. c4 f5 16. f3 {Zeziulkin-Ambarcumjan, Podolsk 1990})
15. c4 Nf6 16. f3 fxe4 17. fxe4 $14 {Chiburdanidze-Zaitchik, USSR 1979}) (12...
d5 $5 {Totsky-Mansurov, USSR 1987}) 13. c4 b4 14. Nc2 a5 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 (
15. Bd2 a5) 15... Qxf6 16. Nxb4 Nf4 17. Qf3 Qg6 $13) 15. f3 h6 16. Be3 (16. Bd2
Nd7 17. Ne3 Nf4 18. Qf1 Nc5 $10) 16... Nd7 17. O-O O-O 18. Qd2 Qc7 (18... Nc5)
19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Bf1 Rad8 21. Qf2 (21. Bf2 f5 $10) 21... Ne7 (21... f5 22. exf5
Rxf5 23. Bxc5 $16) 22. g4 Qc6 23. b3 Rb8 (23... h5 {/\gh,f5}) 24. Rd2 $16 {
/\Rad1 <->d} Nxe4 25. fxe4 Qxe4 (25... f5 26. gxf5 Qxe4 (26... Nxf5 27. Bg2 $18
) (26... Rxf5 27. Qg3 {/\Bg2 +-}) 27. Bg2 $18) 26. Qg2 Qh7 (26... Qg6 27. Qg3)
27. Qh3 f5 28. gxf5 Nxf5 29. Bg2 Qg6 30. Kh1 Qf7 31. Bxb7 Qxb7+ 32. Qg2 e4 33.
Rd5 a4 34. Qg4 Qd7 35. Nd4 h5 36. Qh3 g6 37. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 $5 (12... Bg7 13. Qh5)
13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 $5 (14. Qh5 {Kuzmin} e4 15. Be2 Bg7 (15... Rg8 $5 16. f3 $5
Nxd5 17. fxe4 Ne3 18. Rf2 Qb6 19. g3 Rc8 20. c3 d5 $1 21. exd5 Bxa3 22. bxa3
Qf6 23. Re1 Qxc3 24. Bxb5+ $1 $13 {Kozlov-Jurtaev, USSR 1983}) 16. c3 O-O (
16... b4 $6 17. cxb4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 $1 Bxa3 19. Rb3 $36) (16... Qd7 17. Rad1 O-O
18. f4 Rac8 $10 {Chiburdanidze-Staniszewski, Polanica Zdroj 1984}) 17. Nc2 f4
18. Qg5 f5 $1 (18... Ng6 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. a4 $14) 19. Qxf4 Nxd5 $13) 14...
Bg7 15. Qd2 (15. cxb5 $6 e4 16. Be2 Bxb2 17. Nc4 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 O-O $1 $17)
15... bxc4 $5 (15... e4 16. Be2 bxc4 17. Nxc4 O-O 18. Rad1 (18. Rac1 Rb8 19. b3
Rb5 $132 {Huebner-Sax, Tilburg 1979}) 18... Rb8 19. Qf4 $1 Rb5 (19... Bxb2 $6
20. f3 $1 e3 21. Qxe3 Ng6 22. f4 Rc8 23. Qd2 $16 {Minasian-Krasenkov, Baku 1979
}) 20. Ne3 $1 Rxb2 21. Bc4 Qd7 22. Bb3 $14) 16. Nxc4 O-O 17. f4 $6 (17. Rad1
$142 e4 (17... Rb8 18. b3 e4 (18... Rb5 19. Ne3 f4 $8 20. Nf5 $1 Nxf5 21. Bxf5
$16 {^-}) (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Bxf5 Ne7 20. Nxd6 $18) 19. Be2 Rb5 20. Ne3 f4 21.
Ng4 Rxd5 (21... f5 22. Bxb5 fxg4 23. Bxa6 Qe8 24. Rfe1 Qg6 25. Bf1 $18) 22.
Qxf4 f5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Bc4 fxg4 25. Qxe4 $18 {_|_}) 18. Be2 Rb8 {--> 15...e4
}) 17... e4 18. Be2 Rb8 {/\Rb5 ><d5} 19. Rab1 Rb5 20. Ne3 $8 Qb6 $1 $17 21. Kh1
(21. Bxb5 Bd4 $1 22. Rfe1 $8 Nxd5 23. Kh1 $8 Nxe3 24. Be2 d5 {/\Bc5/Bg7,d4-d3-+
}) 21... Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Rd1 Ba3 25. Bxa6 Bc5 {-/+/-+} 26.
Nf1 Rb8 27. Bc4 Rb4 28. Rc1 (28. Bb3 e3 $19) 28... Kg7 29. h3 Kf6 30. g4 Ng6
31. g5+ Kg7 32. Ng3 Nxf4 33. Nxf5+ Kg6 34. Ng3 Nd3 35. Bxd3 exd3 36. Rd1 Rd4
$19 37. a4 Bb4 38. Kg2 Kxg5 39. Kf3 Rf4+ 40. Kg2 (40. Ke3 Bc5+ $19) 40... d2
41. Nf1 Re4 (41... Re4 42. Kf2 Re1 43. Ne3 Bc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund-C"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 (8... Nb8 {/\ Nd7,f5,Nf6}) 9. c4 (9. c3 {><d4} Nf5 10. a4 Be7 11. Bd3
O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Na3 Nh4 14. f4 f5 15. Nc4 Ng6 {Gallagher-Muse,Germany 1990})
9... Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 a6 (12... g6 13. Nc3 Qb6 $5 {
Tal-Kristensen,Saint John 1988}) 13. Nc3 Nh4 (13... Nd4 14. Be3 Bd7 15. a4 Rb8
16. f4 Qc7 17. b4 $14 {Voronova-Fatalibekova,USSR 1977}) 14. f4 f5 15. Qc2 e4
16. Be2 g5 $5 17. fxg5 Bxg5 18. b4 Bf6 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Rad1 Ng6 21. Qd2 Be5 22.
Bg5 Qf8 23. Bh5 Bd7 24. Ne2 b5 25. Nf4 bxc4 26. Qc2 Qc8 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Nxg6
Qe8 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Qc3 f4 31. g3 e3 32. Rde1 Bh3 33. Rg1 Qd7 34. Qxe5 Rf5
35. Qd4 Rxd5 36. Qxc4 Rc8 37. Qb3 Kh7 38. gxf4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Cheliabinsk"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Filipenko, Alexander V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. c4 (9. c3 Ng6 $6 10. Qa4 $1 Bd7 11. Qc4 $1 Bxb5 $8 (11... Rc8 12.
Qb4 $1) 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. a4 $1 a6 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {+/-/+/= ^^}) 9... Ng6 (9...
g6 $4 10. Qa4 $18 {Lysenko-Kostipa, USSR 1976}) (9... a6 $2 10. Qa4 $1 axb5 11.
Qxa8 bxc4 (11... g6 12. c5 $1 f6 13. Bxb5+ Kf7 14. Bc4 $18) 12. Bxc4 $18) (9...
f5 $5 10. Bg5 (10. Qa4 Kf7) (10. c5 Ng6 $13) 10... h6 11. c5 $1 hxg5 $1 12.
Nxd6+ Kd7 13. Qa4+ Kc7 14. Qa5+ b6 15. cxb6+ axb6 16. Qxa8 Qxd6 17. Rc1+ Kd8
$13 {Nagy-Forgacs, Budapest 1980, Kholmov-Donchev, Varna 1986}) (9... Nf5 {><d4
} 10. Bd3 Be7 (10... g6 11. O-O (11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Qb4 Qb8 $13 {
/\a6-b5}) 11... Bg7 {/\Nd4}) (10... a6 $2 11. Qa4 Ke7 $8 12. Nc3 $16) 11. O-O
a6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. b4 Nh4 14. f4 $1 $14 exf4 (14... Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Qxb4 16. Qe1
$1 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. fxe5 Nd4 $5 19. Rb1 Qxc4 20. Rxb7 $16) 15. Bxf4 Ng6
16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. c5 $1 $36 {Nunn-Wockenfuss, Haifa(ol) 1976}) 10. Qa4 (10. h4
a6 (10... Be7 11. h5 Nh4 (11... Nf8 12. c5 $1) 12. c5 Qa5+ $132) 11. h5 (11.
Nc3 Be7 (11... Nxh4 12. c5 {/\Qa4xh4}) 12. g3 O-O 13. h5 Nh8 14. Qb3 f5 $13 {
Tisdall}) 11... axb5 (11... Nh4 12. Bg5 $2 Qxg5 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Nxg2+ $40
) 12. hxg6 fxg6 13. cxb5 Be7 14. Bd3 Bf5 $10) (10. Bd3 Be7 (10... f5 11. Qh5 $5
) 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 f5 $13) 10... Bd7 11. Qb4 {--> 9.c3 Ng6 10.
Qa4! Bd7 11.Qc4!} Qb8 (11... Bf5 12. Be3 $1 b6 (12... Qb8 13. Qa4 $1) (12... a6
13. Nc3 {><b6}) 13. a4 $16) (11... Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. a4 {+/=/=}) 12. a4 (
12. Be3 b6 (12... Be7 $6 13. c5 $1) (12... f5 13. Qa5 Kf7 $1 14. Qc7 (14. Bxa7
Qc8) (14. Nxa7 Be7) 14... Qxc7 15. Nxc7 Rc8 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6+ Kxe6 18.
Bxa7) (12... a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. Na4 {><b6 Panchenko-Kim, USSR 1979}) 13. Be2 Be7
14. O-O O-O 15. a4 {Kholmov-Filipenko, Jurmala 1981} f5 $1) 12... Be7 13. Be2
O-O 14. a5 a6 (14... f5 $132) 15. Nc3 Nh4 $5 {/\->>>} 16. O-O Qc8 17. f4 $5 Re8
(17... exf4 18. Bxf4 $16 {><d6}) 18. Rf2 $5 (18. fxe5 dxe5 19. d6 {/\c5}) 18...
exf4 19. Bxf4 Bf6 $1 20. Rd1 Nf5 21. Bxd6 (21. Kh1 Bd4 22. Rff1 Bxc3 $19) 21...
Bd4 22. Rxd4 Nxd4 23. Bf1 $44 Nf5 24. Bf4 Ne3 25. Bd3 Ng4 26. Rf1 Bf5 27. Be2
$1 (27. Bxf5 Qxf5 {/\Re1 29.Re1 Qf4 -+} 28. Qxb7 Qd3 {/\Qd4+} 29. Bg3 (29. Rd1
$4 Qxd1+ $19) (29. Qb6 Qxc4 $17) 29... f5 {/\Ne3;f4->}) 27... Ne3 28. Rc1 $6 (
28. Bxe3 Rxe3 29. c5 $44) 28... Bg4 $2 (28... Nc2 $1 29. Qb6 (29. Qd6 $2 Nd4
30. Bf1 Nb3 {/\Bc2-+}) 29... Rxe2 $1 30. Nxe2 Qxc4 $17) 29. Bd3 Bh3 $6 (29...
Bf5 $142) 30. Bxe3 (30. gxh3 $2 Qxh3 31. Bf1 (31. Bxe3 Qxe3+ $19) (31. Be4 Rxe4
$19) 31... Qg4+ 32. Bg3 h5 33. Kh1 h4 34. Bc7 (34. Bf2 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Nxf1 36.
Kxf1 h3 $19) 34... Qf3+ 35. Kg1 h3 $19) 30... Rxe3 31. Bf1 Bd7 $6 (31... Bf5
32. c5 $16) 32. c5 $1 Rb8 33. Ne4 Qe8 34. Nd6 Qf8 (34... Qe5 35. c6 $18) 35.
Qf4 Re7 36. c6 $18 bxc6 37. dxc6 Rxb2 (37... Be6 38. c7 Ra8 39. Qb4 $18) 38.
cxd7 Rxd7 39. Rc8 Rd8 40. Qxf7+ (40. Qxf7+ Qxf7 41. Rxd8+ Qf8 42. Bc4+ Kh8 43.
Rxf8#) 1-0

[Event "CHN-CIS"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qb6 6. Nb3 e6 7. Qe2 Qc7 8.
g4 {/\Bg2,g4-g5} h6 9. Bg2 a6 10. f4 d6 11. Bd2 (11. Be3) 11... b5 12. O-O-O
Bb7 13. Bf3 Be7 14. h4 Nd7 15. Nd5 $1 exd5 16. exd5 Nce5 (16... Nd8 17. Rhe1
Nb6 (17... Nb8 18. Ba5 Qd7 19. Nd4 Kf8 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. g5) 18. Ba5) 17. fxe5
Nxe5 18. Be4 Bc8 19. Rdg1 Qc4 20. Qe1 (20. Qxc4 bxc4 21. Nd4 Bxg4) 20... Bb7 (
20... Bxg4 {<->g} 21. Bc3 h5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. d6) 21. g5 Rc8 22. Rh3 {<->3,c}
hxg5 23. Na5 Qc7 (23... Qxa2 24. Ra3 $18) 24. Rc3 Qd7 (24... Qxa5 25. Rxc8+ $18
) 25. Bxg5 Bxg5+ 26. Rxg5 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxh4 {<->1} 28. Qe1 Rh8 (28... Rg4 29.
Rxg4 $18) 29. Rxg7 Kd8 30. Qf2 Qc7 31. Nc6+ Bxc6 32. dxc6 Kc8 33. a4 bxa4 34.
Rg3 Qa5 35. Kb1 Qc7 36. Ra3 Kb8 1-0

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Ne7 14. Nce3
Be6 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 f5 18. O-O a5 19. a4 {N} (19. Qh5 Rb8 20.
Rad1 Qd7 21. f4 Kh8 22. Kh1 e4 $15 {Olafsson-Kuzmin,Reykjavik 1978}) 19... bxa4
20. Qxa4 Rb8 21. Rfb1 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Santa Clara"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Diaz Diaz, Joaquin Carlos"]
[Black "Remon, Adelquis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ (9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Kh8 16. O-O f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nce3 Bg6 19. Bd3 Be8 20.
Rc4 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxf1+ 22. Qxf1 Bd7 23. Qf7 e4 {/\Ne5} 24. Rxe4 Ne5 25. Rxe5
dxe5 26. Qh5 h6 27. Qg6 Kg8 28. Nb6 Ra7 29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Bc4+ Be6 31. Qf5+ Qf6
32. Bxe6+ {1:0 Dahlgruen-Guenther, BL-w 1991}) 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2
Qd8 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bd3 d5 $6 {N} (14... Qg6 {--> CBM25}) 15. exd5 Nb4 (
15... Bxa3 $6 16. bxa3 Ne7 17. c4 $16 e4 $6 18. Bxe4 $1 Qe5 19. O-O $1 Qxe4 20.
Re1 $18) 16. Be4 $16 {פb4} (16. Bxb4 $2 Bxb4+ 17. c3 Bxa3 18. bxa3 e4 $1 $17)
16... Qh4 (16... Bc5 $142 $22 17. O-O (17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. Bxf3 f5 $13) 17... Qh4
18. Qf3 $2 (18. c3 $1 Qxe4 19. cxb4 $16) 18... f5 {-->line 17...Bc5}) 17. Qf3
Bg4 (17... Bc5 $5 {/\Bxf2 -+} 18. c3 $1 (18. O-O $2 f5 $1 19. Bxf5 O-O 20. Qc3
Bd4 21. Qxb4 Rxf5 22. Be3 (22. c3 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qxh2+ $3) 22... Rh5 23. h3 Bxh3
$1 $19) 18... f5 (18... Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 $1 $18) 19. cxb4 $1 fxe4 20. Qg3 $1 $16)
18. Qe3 $1 (18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 f5 20. c3 (20. d6 fxe4 21. Bxb4 Kd7 22. O-O
a5 23. Bc5 Kc6 24. b4 axb4 25. Bxb4 Ra4 26. Rab1 Be6 $13) 20... fxe4 21. cxb4
Rd8 22. Nc2 Rxd5 23. Ne3 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 Bxb4+ 25. Kc2 Be2 $44) 18... f5 19. d6
fxe4 20. Qxe4 Rd8 21. Bxb4 (21. Qxe5+ $4 Kd7 $19) 21... Qg5 (21... Bxd6 22.
Bxd6 Rxd6 23. h3 $18) 22. O-O Bxd6 23. f4 $1 $18 {עe8} Qe7 24. fxe5 Bc5+ 25.
Kh1 Bxb4 26. Qxg4 Bxa3 27. bxa3 Rf8 28. a4 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qxe5 30. axb5 axb5
31. Qf3 Rd5 32. Qf8+ Kd7 33. Rf7+ Kc6 34. Qc8+ Kb6 35. Rb7+ Ka5 36. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Kerteminde"]
[Site "Kerteminde"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Berg, Klaus"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 f5 12. Bg2 (12. exf5 e4 13. c3 Ne5 14.
Qh5 Nf3+ 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bh3 Re8 18. Nc2 Ne5 19. Nce3 Nd3 $13 {
Alzate-Ochoa de Echaguen,Bayamo 1984}) 12... fxe4 13. Bxe4 Be6 14. c3 (14. Nf6+
$2 Bxf6 15. Bxc6+ Ke7 16. c3 Rc8 17. Bg2 d5 18. Nc2 d4 $36) (14. Qh5 Rc8 15.
O-O Ne7 16. Rad1 Rc5 $5 (16... Nxd5 $10) 17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Qe3 {/\Nd3
} h5 $5 20. Nxa6 Bh6 (20... Qxa6 21. Qxc5 $3 dxc5 22. Rd8#) 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 22.
Qxc5 Qxa6 23. Nxb5 $14) 14... Rc8 15. Nc2 O-O 16. O-O f5 17. Bg2 Kh8 18. a4
bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 20. Nce3 Rb8 21. Qh5 Bf7 22. Qe2 Qd7 23. Rh4 Bg6 24. Rd1 Rfd8
25. Nc4 Qf7 26. Nde3 e4 27. Rxd6 Ne7 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. f3 Bf6 30. Rh3 Nd5 31.
fxe4 Nxe3 32. Nxe3 fxe4 $17 {^^} 33. Ng4 Qa7+ 34. Kh1 Bg7 35. Ne3 a4 36. g4 a3
37. bxa3 Qxa3 38. Nf1 Qc1 39. Qe3 Qd1 40. Qg5 Rf8 41. Kg1 Qd6 42. Re3 Be5 43.
Re2 Bxc3 44. Qc1 Qd3 45. Rc2 Bd4+ 46. Kh1 e3 $19 47. Rc8 Rxc8 48. Qxc8+ Kg7 49.
Qd7+ Bf7 50. Ng3 e2 51. Nh5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Kerteminde"]
[Site "Kerteminde"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 {/\Ne7} (10... f5 11. Nxb5 $6 (11.
Bxb5 $5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 $1 (12... Qg5 13. Ndc7+ Kd8 14. Qd5 $1 Bb7 15. Qxf7
Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Bxe7 17. Nxa8 Bxa8 18. exf5 Rf8 (18... Rg8 19. Rg1 Bg5 20. Rd1
Ke7 21. c3 Rd8 22. h4 Bh6 23. f6+ Kxf6 24. Rxd6+ $16 {Tischbierek-Vodicka,
Decin 1979}) 19. O-O-O Kd7 20. c4 $1 $14) 13. c4 Qa5+ 14. b4 Rxb4 15. O-O Rxb5
16. cxb5 Nd4 17. Qh5 Bg7 18. Qg5 O-O 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. exf5 h6 21. Qh5 Qd2 22.
Nxc8 Rxc8 $13) 11... axb5 12. Bxb5 Bb7 (12... Bd7 13. exf5 Bg7 (13... Qg5 14.
g4 Rb8 15. h4 Qd8 16. a4 Qa5+ 17. c3 Kd8 $1 $13 {Shamkovich-Fedorowicz,Lone
Pine 1980}) 14. a4 (14. Qg4 $6 Kf8 15. Qe4 Bxf5 $1 16. Qxf5 Nd4 17. Qd3 e4 18.
Qc4 Qa5+ 19. Nc3 Nxb5) 14... Nd4 (14... O-O 15. Ra3 $1) 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. O-O
(16. Nb6 $6 Qc6 17. Nxa8 Nxc2+ 18. Ke2 Nxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe4+ $1 {/\Qa8}) (16. c3
Qxf5 17. cxd4 Qe4+ 18. Ne3 exd4 19. Qc2 Qxc2 20. Nxc2 d3 21. Ne3 Bxb2 22. Ra2
Bc3+ 23. Kd1 Ra5 $1 $10) 16... Qb7 $10) 13. exf5 (13. Nb4 $2 Qa5) 13... Ra5 14.
a4 Rxb5 $1 15. axb5 Nd4 16. Ne3 Rg8 $36) 11. c3 f5 12. Nxb5 $5 axb5 13. Bxb5
Bd7 14. exf5 Rb8 15. a4 O-O 16. Qf3 (16. Qg4 Kh8 17. O-O Rg8 18. Qe4 Bh6 $132 {
Stertenbrink-Muse,Germany 1986}) 16... f6 (16... Qg5 17. f6 Bh6) (16... e4 $5 {
Hansen,Cu}) 17. O-O Kh8 (17... Ne7 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) 18. b4 Re8 19. Rfd1 Ne7 20.
Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Nxe7 Rxe7 22. Qd5 Qxf5 23. a5 Qc8 24. b5 Rc7 25. b6 Rc6 (25...
Rxc3 26. a6 Rxb6 27. a7 $18) 26. Rdb1 Rc5 27. Qxd6 $18 Bf8 28. Qxf6+ Bg7 29.
Qd6 Rc6 30. Qxb8 $1 Qxb8 31. a6 Rc8 32. b7 Rf8 33. a7 Qd6 34. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 (8... Ne7 {--> CBM24-26}) 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 a6 11. Nc3 f5 12. O-O O-O
13. a3 (13. b4 a5) 13... Nd7 14. b4 e4 (14... Bf6 {/\Be3 f4}) 15. Be3 (15. Bf4
Bf6 $1 {/\ Be5=}) 15... Bf6 16. Bd4 Be5 {><d6, /^b8-h2, Q->} 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 {[+]
} 18. Qd4 Bd7 (18... f4 $5 19. Nxe4 f3 20. gxf3 Qh4) 19. c5 Qf6 {/\Nf3 -+} (
19... Qe7 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Nd1 {/\ Ne3+/-}) 20. Rfd1 Rfc8 21. Rac1 Rc7 22. h3
Qe7 {קc5} 23. Kf1 (23. cxd6 $2 Qxd6 24. Nxe4 $4 fxe4 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. d6 Qc2
$1 $19) 23... Re8 {/\dc5} 24. c6 (24. cxd6 Qxd6 $17) (24. Nb1 Ba4 25. cxd6 (25.
Rd2 Nd7 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. d6) 25... Qxd6 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. d6 Qc6
28. Re1) 24... bxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 (25... Bxc6 26. Qxd6) 26. Nd5 Qf7 27. Rxc6 (
27. Nc7 Rd8 $1 28. Nxa6 f4 $1 $40) 27... Nxc6 (27... Bxc6 28. Bxa6) 28. Qb6 {
><a6} (28. Qc4 {/\Nc7} Ne5 29. Qxa6) (28. Qd2 $5 $13) 28... f4 {->} 29. Bxa6
Qh5 {צd1,Ph3} (29... f3 $5) 30. Rc1 (30. Rc1 $1 f3 31. Nf4 fxg2+ 32. Kg1 Qg5
33. Rxc6 Qxf4 34. Rc3 Qd2 $5 35. Rg3 $4 e3 $1 36. Rxe3 Qc1+ 37. Kxg2 Bc6+ 38.
f3 Rxe3 {0-1 Yudasin,L-Kharlov,A/URS-ch 1991}) 30... f3 {><h3} 31. Nf4 fxg2+
32. Kg1 (32. Nxg2 Qxh3 (32... Ne5 $40) 33. Rxc6 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Bg4+ 35. Ke3 Qxg2
$40) 32... Qg5 33. Rxc6 (33. Ne2 Ne5 $19) 33... Qxf4 34. Rc3 {><e3,Ph3} Qd2 35.
Rg3 e3 36. Rxe3 (36. fxe3 Qc1+ 37. Kxg2 Bc6+ $40) 36... Qc1+ 37. Kxg2 Bc6+ 38.
f3 (38. Kg3 Qg1+ 39. Kh4 Qxf2+ $19) 38... Rxe3 $19 39. Qxe3 $138 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 f5 (10... Bg7 11. Bd3 (11. c3 {-->
Ivanovic-Nikcevic CBM24}) 11... Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qh5
(15. Re1 {--> Lau-Muse}) 15... bxc4 {--> Kunze-Muse} (15... Rb8 {-->
Vukcevic-Spasov})) 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Nb4 (13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd4
15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nc2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 e4 18. Qc6+ Ke7 19. Bxb5 Ra7 20. Qe8+ Kf6
21. g4 Re7 22. Qb8 Ke5 23. f4+ Kxf4 24. Ke2 Ke5 $17 {Ivanovic-Sveshnikov,
SFRJ-USSR 1976}) (13... b4 $2 14. exf5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Nc4 Rg8 17. Ne3
Qd4 18. Rc1 $16 {Ljubojevic-van Riemsdyik, Riga (izt) 1979 --> ChessBase:
Interzonal tourn.}) (13... fxe4 14. Bxe4 Bg7 15. Rc1 (15. Qf3 Nd4 16. Qg3 Kf8
17. Rd1 Qd8 18. Ne3 Rc8 19. Nac2 bxc4 $17 {van Riemsdyik-Adorjan, Riga (izt)
1979}) 15... Rc8 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nf6+ Ke7 18. Nh5 Bh6 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6
Rc8 21. Qf3 Qd2 22. Qf6+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ {1/4:1/4 Makarychev-Razuvaev, USSR(ch)
1978}) 14. exf5 (14. Qe1 {--> Adams-Fedorowicz CBM24}) 14... Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nxd3
16. Qxd3 Rc8 17. Nc2 Bh6 18. Ne3 Qb4 19. Rb1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Rg8 21. Kf2 Qg4 22.
g3 e4 23. Qe2 Qh3 24. Rbf1 Rg5 25. Ke1 Rxf5 26. Qd2 Rf3 27. Rhg1 Rc5 28. Rxf3
exf3 29. g4 Qh6 30. Rg3 Qg6 31. Qd1 Qe4 32. Rxf3 Rc2 $19 33. Rf2 Qh1+ 34. Rf1
Qxh2 35. Qd3 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Martin Gonzalez, Angel"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qh5 (17. Bc2 {/\Bb3}) 17... Qd7 (17... e4 18. Bc2
Ne7 19. Bb3 $1 Kh8 20. Nf4 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qd7 22. Rd1 $14 {Ghinda-Basman,Luzern
1985}) 18. g4 e4 19. Bc2 Bf7 20. Qh3 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 fxg4 22. Qh4 Qf5 23. O-O-O
Kh8 24. h3 Qxf2 25. hxg4 Qxh4 26. Rxh4 Rae8 27. g5 Re5 28. Nf4 Ne7 29. Rxd6
Rxg5 30. Bxe4 Be5 31. Ng6+ Nxg6 32. Rxg6 Rxg6 33. Bxg6 Bf4+ 34. Kc2 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow ZSKS"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Varavin, Viktor"]
[Black "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4
bxc4 (14... b4 15. Nc2 a5 (15... Rb8 16. b3 (16. Rfd1 h6 17. Be2 O-O 18. c5 $1
{Gaprindashvili-Chiburdanidze, Picunda 1978}) (16. g3 Qd7 17. b3 (17. Qg5 $6
Kf8 18. Be2 h5 19. gxf4 Bh3 20. f5 Bh6 21. Qg3 Rg8 {Kengis-Gaidarov, Riga 1979}
22. Qxg8+ Kxg8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 24. Nxd7 Rg8+ 25. Kh1 Bg2+ 26. Kg1 Bf3#) 17...
h6 18. f3 Qd8 19. Rfd1 a5 20. Bf1 O-O 21. Bh3 Qd7 22. Bf5 Ne7 23. g4 {+/-
Solomon-Antonio, Sydney 1991}) 16... h6 17. g3 a5 18. Rad1 Qg5 19. Be2 O-O 20.
Kh1 Qxh5 21. Bxh5 f5 22. Nc7 Bf7 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Nb5 $16 {
Chiburdanidze-Gaprindashvili, Picunda (m/3) 1978}) 16. b3 O-O 17. a3 bxa3 18.
Rxa3 Rb8 19. g3 Ne7 (19... Kh8 20. gxf4 exf4 21. e5 h6 22. Nxf4 Nxe5 23. Be2
$16 {Prandstetter-Timoshenko, Decin 1978}) 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Rb1 Rfc8 22. Rxa5
Bxc4 $6 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. bxc4 Rxb1+ 25. Kg2 Rb7 26. Qe2 f5 27. Rd5 Rb3 $2 28.
gxf4 exf4 29. Rxf5 $18 {Pinkas-Jakob, Bern 1992}) 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17.
b3 Qa5 (17... Qd7 $142 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. Qh4 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nb4 21. Rd2 f5 22.
exf5 d5 {Dvoiris-Gorelov, USSR 1984}) (17... Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nb4 19. Rfd1 Nxa2
20. Rc6 Qe7 21. Nc4 Nb4 (21... Nc3 22. Nxd6 Nxd1 23. Qxd1 Kh8 24. Qg4 {
Klovans-Gurgenidze, USSR 1981}) 22. Rxd6 Nxd5 23. R6xd5 Rxb3 24. Nd6 $40 {
Wolff-Bronstein, Wijk aan Zee 1992}) 18. Nb1 Kh8 19. Rfd1 (19. Nbc3 {Ernst} f5
20. Ne7 $1 Nxe7 21. Bxe6 Rf6 22. exf5 e4 23. Qe2 d5 $16 {Estevez - Timosenko,
Managua 1988. 24.Dd2!.}) 19... Nd4 20. Nbc3 f5 (20... Rb7 {/\f5}) 21. Ne7 Bxc4
22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Ne7+ (23. Nxf8 $2 {Ernst} Bf7 24. Qxh7+ Kxf8 $17) 23... Kh8
24. bxc4 (24. Ng6+ $10) 24... Rf6 25. Nxf5 Nxf5 26. exf5 Rg8 (26... e4 27. Nxe4
Rxf5 28. Qf3 $16) (26... Rbf8 {Ernst} 27. Qf3 Rxf5 28. Rxd6 $16) 27. Ne4 Rh6 (
27... Rff8 28. Nxd6 $18) (27... Rh6 28. Ng5 $18 (28. Nxd6 {Ernst} Rxh5 29. Nf7#
$18)) 1-0

[Event "CHN-CIS"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wang, Zili"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 (1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7.
Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bg3
{N} (13. Bd3 {Hauptvariante} Nxa5 {N; war vielleicht auch hier geplant.} 14.
O-O Nc4 15. Nd4 O-O-O $10) 13... Nxa5 $1 14. Bd3 Nc4 15. O-O Nb2 {Eine
interessante Idee.} 16. Rfb1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 $15 18. Rb3 Rc8 19. Rab1 b5 20.
Rb4 Qc5 21. R1b3 a5 22. Rf4 Qc4 $3 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc3 cxb3 25. Qxb3 Rg4 $17
{קc2, Bg3, Nf3} 26. h4 Rgc4 27. Qd3 (27. Ne1 Rc3) 27... Rxc2 28. h5 R8c4 29.
h6 $6 Nxh6 30. Qh7 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Ng4+ 32. Kh3 Rh1+ 33. Nh2 Rxh2+ $1 {0-1 Wang
Zili-Lputian,S/PRC-CIS Beijing 1991}) 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 (
12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qa5 (17...
Qd7 {--> Solomon-Antonio, Sydney 1991 CBM23}) 18. Bd3 (18. Nb1 Kh8 (18... Qxa2
19. Nbc3 Qa5 20. Ra1 $16) 19. Nbc3 f5 20. Ne7 Nxe7 21. Bxe6 Rf6 22. exf5 e4
$132 {Estevez-Timoschenko, Managua 1988}) (18. Nc2 Qxa2 {Todorovic-Timoschenko,
Pula(op) 1988} 19. Qh4 {/\Nf6} h6 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Bxc4 22. Qxh6 Bxf1 23.
Qg5+ $10) 18... Nb4 19. Nc4 Qxa2 (19... Qd8 20. Nxb4 Rxb4 21. Rfd1 Rb7 22. Be2
Rd7 23. Bg4 f5 24. Bf3 $14 {Horvath,Cs-Koivisto, Haifa 1989}) 20. Nxb4 Rxb4 21.
Ra1 Qxb3 22. Ra3 Bxc4 23. Rxb3 Bxb3 24. Bxa6 d5 25. exd5 Bxd5 {
Rubinchik-Charamat, corr 1991}) 12... Rg8 13. g3 (13. O-O f4 {/\Bg4 ->>>})
13... Rg5 (13... Rc8 14. c3 (14. Qxh7 Rg6 $44) 14... Rg6 {/\fe,Bg4} 15. Qf3
Bxd5 16. exd5 e4 17. Qxf5 Rg5 {Glek-Chekhov, USSR 1988} 18. Qf4 $1 exd3 19.
dxc6 Re5+ 20. Kf1 Qb6 21. Qf3 $14) (13... h6 14. c3 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. O-O
Rg5 17. Qh3 Nxd5 18. Kh1 Qc8 19. f4 $132 {Riemarsma-Kouatly, Wijk II 1988}) (
13... Rg4 $1 {N Kramnik} 14. f3 (14. Qxh7 Nd4 $17) (14. h3 fxe4 15. hxg4 exd3
16. Ne3 d5 $36) (14. Ne3 fxe4 15. Nxg4 exd3 16. cxd3 Nd4 $17 {Shirov}) 14...
Rg6 15. f4 (15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. gxh4 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 $19 {Brustman-Kramnik,
Gronigen(op) 1991}) 15... Rc8 $17) (13... Nd4 14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7
(16. Qh4 Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxh4 18. gxh4 Bxf3 $17) 16... Rg7 17. Qh6 $132 {
Klovans-Taborov, Kostroma 1985}) (13... f4 {Ernst} 14. gxf4 Bg4 15. Qxh7 Rg7
16. Qh8 Nd4 17. Kf1 $1 Rg6 $1 18. h3 $3 Rh6 19. hxg4 Rxh8 20. Rxh8 exf4 21. c3
Ne6 22. Nxb5 $1 $16 {Cs. Horvath - P. Horvath, Ungarn 1989.}) 14. Qxh7 (14. Qd1
{Ernst} Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 Bg7 17. h4 Rg6 18. Nc2 e4 19. Be2 Qc7 20. a4
b4 $1 21. h5 Rh6 22. cxb4 {22.Sxb4 Lxc3!} Qb7 23. b5 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bc3+ 25. Kf1
a5 $132 {Sideif-Zade - Yurtaev, Dnepropetrovsk 1980.}) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7
16. O-O-O (16. Nxb5 e4 17. Be2 Qb6) (16. c3 Nxd5) 16... e4 17. Be2 Qb6 18. Kb1
(18. c3 Rg6) 18... Qxf2 (18... Rg6 $142 19. Qh4 (19. Qh8 {Ernst} b4 20. Nc4
Qxf2 $132) 19... Qxf2) 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Bxb5+ Kd8 21. Qxf7 Kc7 22. c3 (22. Be8
Rg8 23. a4 $36) 22... Rg7 (22... Qc5 23. Be8) 23. Qe6 Rd8 24. a4 Rg6 25. Qf7
Qf3 (25... Qe3 26. Be8 Qh6 27. Rd4 Rf6 28. Qh5 Qxh5 29. Bxh5 Bg7 $15) 26. Be8
e3 27. Rhe1 (27. Qxf8 Qe4+ 28. Kc1 Rg8 $19) 27... Qe4+ 28. Ka1 Bg7 29. Rd3 $1
Bh6 (29... Qxd3 30. Qxe7+ Kc8 31. Bxg6 Bxc3 32. Qxe3 $18) (29... f4 30. gxf4 e2
31. Rd2 Bxc3 32. Rdxe2 Bxb2+ 33. Ka2 Qc4+ 34. Kb1 Qd3+ 35. Rc2+ $18) 30. Rd4
Qe5 31. Rc4+ Kb8 32. Rb4+ Kc7 (32... Kc8 33. Bb5 {/\Ba6 ->K}) (32... Ka7 33.
Bc6 Rg7 34. Qh5 Nxc6 35. dxc6 Qe6 36. Qh4 {->K}) 33. Bc6 Rg7 34. Qh5 Nxc6 35.
dxc6 Qe6 36. Qe2 Rb8 (36... d5 37. Qa6 Qxc6 38. Qa5+ Kc8 39. Rb6 $18) 37. Qa6
Rxb4 38. cxb4 d5 39. b5 Kd8 40. c7+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Bc4 Be7 (9... Rc8 $5) 10. O-O Bxc4 (10... Rc8 $5) 11. Nxc4 Nxe4 12.
Nxe4 d5 13. Qg4 g6 14. Rd1 f5 15. Qg3 fxe4 16. Be3 d4 (16... Bf6 17. Nb6 {
/\Nd5-+}) 17. Nxe5 Bd6 $8 18. Nxc6 Bxg3 $8 (18... bxc6 19. Qg4 dxe3 20. Qe6+
Qe7 21. Rxd6 exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rf8+ 23. Ke3 {_|_}) 19. Nxd8 dxe3 (19... Rxd8 20.
Bxd4 $18) 20. fxg3 (20. hxg3 exf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rd1+ $18 {
_|_}) 20... Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Re1 Kd7 23. Rxe3 Rc8 24. c3 Re8 (24... Rc4
25. b3 Rc6 26. c4 Re6 $16 {_|_}) 25. Kf2 {[+]} Kd6 26. Re1 {/\Ke3-d4} Kc5 {
/\Kc4-b3} 27. b3 Re6 {/\Rb6 קb3} 28. Ke3 Rb6 29. Rb1 (29. b4+ Kc4 $132) 29...
Kd5 (29... Re6 30. g4 Re5 (30... g5 31. Rf1 $18) 31. Rf1 $16) 30. a5 Rc6 31.
Rd1+ (31. c4+ Kc5 32. Kxe4 Re6+ 33. Kf3 Kb4) 31... Ke5 32. c4 {><d5} b5 (32...
Rc5 33. Rd7 Rxa5 34. Rxh7 Ra3 35. Re7+ Kd6 36. Rxb7 Ke5 37. h4 $18) (32... Rc7
33. Rd5+ Ke6 34. Kxe4 $18 {_|_}) 33. Rd5+ Ke6 34. cxb5 Rc1 (34... Kxd5 35. bxc6
Kxc6 36. Kxe4 Kb5 37. Kd5 Kb4 38. Kc6 Kxa5 39. Kc5 h6 (39... g5 40. g4 h6 41.
h3 h5 42. gxh5 g4 43. Kc4 $18) (39... h5 40. h4 g5 41. hxg5 h4 42. Kc4 $18) 40.
g4 g5 (40... h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Kc4 $18) 41. h3 h5 42. gxh5 g4 43. Kc4 $18)
35. Rd2 {/\ab5 Ra2} Re1+ 36. Re2 Ra1 37. Kxe4 (37. bxa6 Rxa5 38. Kxe4 {-->
main line}) 37... Rxa5 38. bxa6 Rxa6 39. b4 Rb6 40. Rb2 Rb5 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. Kc4
Rh5 (42... Kc6 43. Rf2 {/\Rf6 +-}) 43. h3 (43. h4 g5 {/\ ><g3,g2}) 43... Re5
44. b5 Kc7 (44... Re7 45. Rd2+ Kc7 46. Kc5 Re5+ 47. Kb4 $18 (47. Rd5 Re2 48.
b6+ Kc8 49. Kc6 Rc2+ {/\Rg2})) 45. Rf2 h5 (45... Re7) 46. Rf7+ Kc8 47. Rg7 Re6
48. Kd5 Rb6 49. Ke5 (49. Kc5 Re6) 49... Kd8 50. Kf4 Ke8 51. Kg5 Rxb5+ 52. Kxg6
1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Amura, Claudia Noemi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 (7. Bg5
{--> Byrne-Conquest, Adams-Granda Zuniga CBM24}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 (8...
Nb8 {--> Todorovic-Spasov CBM24} 9. c4 (9. Be3 Be7 10. Qd2 a6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12.
f4 f5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 {/\Nc5 =}) (9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f5 12.
a5 a6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Kh1 Kh8 15. f4 $10 {Ivanov,A-Dolmatov, USSR 1979}) (9.
Be2 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. a4 a5 $5 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 {/\f5} exf4 $1 14. Bxf4 Nd7
15. Nb5 g5 16. Bg3 f5 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Kh1 Rf6 19. Be1 f4 $13 {
Kholmov-Gurgenidze, Saratov 1981}) 9... Be7 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12.
Nc3 Nd7 13. Be3 Bg5 $1 (13... f5 14. f3 Bg5 (14... g5 $5) 15. Bf2 $1 {/\b4,Na4,
c4-c5 +/-})) 10... a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f4 Bf6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Kh1
exf4 $1 16. Bxf4 Be5 17. Bd3 g6 18. Rae1 b6 19. Ne2 Qf6 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4
Ne5 22. Qd4 Bd7 $1 $15 {Pablo-Andrianov, Barcelona-Moscow (m) 1982}) 9. c4 (9.
c3 {/\Qa4, ><d6} Nf5 $1 10. a4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nh4 {/\f7-f5} 13. f4 $1
a6 14. Na3 f5 15. Nc4 Ng6 16. a5 $13 {Sveshnikov}) 9... Ng6 (9... g6 $4 10. Qa4
$1 $18) (9... Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. b4 Nh4 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. c5 dxc5 18. d6 Bf6 19. Nd5 cxb4 20. Rc1 {
Nunn-Wockenfuss, Haifa (ol) 1976} Be6 {=/+/=}) 10. Be2 (10. h4 a6 11. h5 axb5
12. hxg6 fxg6 13. cxb5 Be7 14. Bd3 Bf5 $10 {Speelman-Amman, Bern 1977}) (10.
Be3 a6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. f3 O-O 13. Bd3 Bg5 $10) (10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 $6 (
11... Bf5 $10) 12. Be3 a6 (12... b6 13. h4 h5 14. g3 Be7 15. a4 Bg4 16. Bg2 O-O
17. O-O $14 {Westerinen-Barle, Esbjerg 1977}) 13. Nc3 f5 14. Na4 Qd8 15. Bb6
$14) (10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 Bg5 $5 $13 {Sveshnikov}) 10...
Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. b4 Bg5 15. c5 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 Nf4 17.
Kh1 Rf6 18. g3 Rh6 19. c6 $1 Qg5 20. Bf3 e4 21. Bg2 Nd3 22. Rc2 Ne5 23. Kg1 Ng4
24. h3 Ne5 25. h4 $1 Qg6 26. Na4 b5 27. Nb6 Rb8 28. Qd4 Qg4 29. Rc3 g5 30. hxg5
Qxg5 31. Rfc1 Nf3+ 32. Bxf3 exf3 33. Re1 $1 (33. Rxf3 $4 Qh5 $19) 33... Qh5 34.
Qh4 Qxh4 35. gxh4 Kf7 (35... Rxb6 36. Re8+ Kf7 37. Rxc8 $18 {_|_}) (35... Rg6+
36. Kf1 {/\ Nxc8,Rxf3 +- _|_}) 36. Nxc8 Rxc8 37. Rxf3 $18 {_|_} Rxh4 38. Rxf5+
Kg6 39. Rf3 Rg4+ 40. Rg3 Rxg3+ 41. fxg3 Kf5 42. Kg2 h5 43. Kh3 Kg5 44. Re6 Rd8
45. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "New York Reshevsky"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Granda Zuniga} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Nxf6+ (11. Bg5 Qa5+ $10) 11...
Qxf6 12. Bd3 Qg6 13. O-O Be7 14. f4 $6 (14. c3 $142) (14. c3 $1 {Granda Zuniga}
) 14... exf4 15. e5 (15. Bxf4 Ne5 $15) 15... Bf5 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18.
exd6 Bxd6 19. Rae1+ Be7 (19... Ne7 $6 20. Bxf4 (20. Qb7 $5 {/\Qxa6->}) 20...
Bc5+ (20... Bxf4 $6 21. Qxf4 Qc5+ 22. Qe3 Qxe3+ 23. Rxe3 {/\Rfe1+/-}) 21. Kh1 (
21. Be3 $2 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxa3 $1 23. bxa3 O-O $17) 21... O-O 22. Re5 $36) 20.
Qxf4 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 O-O 22. Nb1 $8 Rfd8 23. c3 Rd3 24. Rf3 $2 (24. Nd2 g5 25.
Be3 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Bc5 27. Rfe1 Re8 28. Kf2 Ne5 29. Kf1 $10) 24... Rxf3 25. gxf3
Rd8 26. Kf1 g5 27. Bg3 h5 28. Ke2 h4 29. Bf2 Ne5 $15 30. Rg1 Kh7 31. Be3 Re8
32. Bxg5 $2 (32. Nd2 f5) 32... Bc5 33. Rg2 f6 $1 34. Bc1 (34. Bxf6 Ng4+ $19)
34... h3 35. Rg3 Ng4+ 36. Kd2 (36. Kf1 $4 Nxh2#) (36. Kd3 Nf2+ 37. Kc2 Re2+ 38.
Bd2 Bd6 $19) 36... Nf2 37. c4 (37. Kc2 Re2+ 38. Bd2 Bd6 39. Rg1 Bxh2 40. Re1
Rxe1 41. Bxe1 Bg3 $19) 37... Bd6 $19 38. Rg1 Bxh2 39. Rf1 Bf4+ 40. Kc3 Be5+ {
/\h2-h1Q-+} 0-1

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4
e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 (11... Bg7) 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5
Rg8 (13... Bg7 {--> Varavin-Chernyaev, Moscow 1992, CBM30}) 14. g3 (14. c3 Rxg2
15. Qf3 Rg4 16. exf5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Ne7 18. Qb7 Bh6 19. Nc2 Kf8 {Luther-Shirov,
BL 1991}) 14... Rg4 15. f4 {><e5,g5} (15. f3 Rg5 {/\Nd4}) (15. Qxh7 $2 {Ernst}
Nd4 16. O-O-O Rg6 17. Ne3 Rh6 18. Qg8 f6 $19) 15... Bg7 (15... Rg6 {Ernst} 16.
O-O-O Nd4 17. c3 Rh6 18. Qg5 f6 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. cxd4 exf4 21. Kb1 $1 $16)
16. c3 {><d4} b4 {><d4} 17. Nc2 bxc3 18. Nxc3 (18. bxc3 Qa5 $36) 18... exf4 (
18... fxe4 {Ernst} 19. Bxe4 d5 20. O-O-O $1 $16) 19. exf5 Rg5 20. Qxh7 (20. Qh3
Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Bd5 22. gxf4 Bg2 23. Qxh7 Qe7+ {--> main line}) (20. Qh4 Bxf5
21. Bxf5 Rxf5 $15) 20... Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Bd5 22. gxf4 (22. Rg1 Kd7 $5 {/\Qe7->})
22... Qe7+ 23. Kd1 (23. Kd2 $2 {Ernst} Rg2+ $1 $132) 23... Bf3+ (23... Bxh1 24.
fxg5 (24. Qh8+ Qf8 (24... Kd7 25. Qxa8 Rg1+ 26. Kd2 Rg2+ 27. Kd1 (27. Kc1 Rxc2+
28. Bxc2 (28. Kxc2 Nd4+ $19 {ףa8}) 28... Qe3+ 29. Kb2 Qb6+ 30. Bb3 Qf2+ 31.
Ka3 Qc5+ 32. Kb2 $10) 27... Rg1+ $10) 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. fxg5 $18) 24... Bf3+
25. Kd2 Qxg5+ 26. Ne3 $14) 24. Kc1 Ne5 {/^a8-h1} (24... Bxh1 $6 25. Qh8+ (25.
fxg5 $2 Qxg5+ 26. Kb2 Rb8+ 27. Nb4 (27. Ka3 Qf6 $1 $19) 27... Qd2+ 28. Bc2 Nxb4
29. cxb4 $8 Qd4+ $1 $19) 25... Kd7 26. Qxa8 Rg1+ 27. Kb2 {+/-/+-}) 25. f6 $1 (
25. fxe5 Bxh1) (25. fxg5 Nxd3+ $19) 25... Qxf6 (25... Nxd3+ {Ernst} 26. Qxd3
Qxf6 27. Re1+ $18) 26. fxe5 (26. fxg5 Qxg5+ {/\Bh1 ->}) 26... Qf4+ 27. Kb2 Qd2
$2 (27... Rb8+ 28. Ka3 (28. Nb4 $2 Rxb4+ $1 29. cxb4 Qxb4+ 30. Kc1 $8 (30. Kc2
{Ernst} Rxe5 $40) 30... Qc3+ 31. Kb1 Bxh1 32. Qh8+ Kd7 $19) 28... Kd7 $13 {עa3
} (28... Kd7 {Ernst} 29. Rhe1 $16)) (27... Bxh1 28. Rxh1 $132) 28. Bb5+ $1 axb5
29. Rhf1 Qd5 (29... b4 30. Rxf3 bxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Rb8+ 32. Rb3 $18) (29... Bd5 {
Ernst} 30. e6 fxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32. Qf8+ Kc7 33. Rf7+ Kb6 34. Qxd6+ Ka5 35. a4
$18) 30. Qh8+ Kd7 31. Qf6 $18 b4 (31... Rxe5 32. Rxf3 $18) 32. Qxg5 bxc3+ 33.
Kc1 dxe5 34. Qe3 Bh5 35. Qxc3 Ke7 36. Qd2 Qc4 37. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 (6... Bb4) 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 $6 (9... b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Sveshnikov})
10. Nc4 {/\Ne3-d5} Rc8 11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11... Qxf6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Ncd5 Qd8 14.
c3 {/\Bc4,b4,a4 -><<} Be7 15. Bc4 O-O 16. O-O Bg5 17. a4 Kh8 18. Qe2 $16 {
Karpov-Nunn, France 1982}) 12. Ne3 Bh6 13. Bd3 (13. Ned5 Nd4 $132) 13... Bxe3 (
13... Rg8 14. O-O Ne7 15. Qf3 Ng6 16. g3 Nf4 17. Kh1 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Bxe3 19.
fxe3 Rg6 20. Rac1 b5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rc5 23. b4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd7 25. Rc6
$18 {Kosten-Ammann, Londres 1988}) 14. fxe3 {><d4} Qb6 {/^a7-g1} 15. Qc1 {
קb2,Pe3} (15. O-O $6 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Qg5 {/\Rg8-/+}) 15... Na5 (15... h5 16. O-O
Rh6 {/\Ne7,Kf8-g7}) 16. O-O Ke7 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rxf6 Ke7 $13) 17.
Qe1 $1 {/\Qh4-f6, /^e1-a5} h5 (17... Qxb2 $2 18. Na4 Qa3 19. Nb6 Rc6 20. Nd5+
Bxd5 21. exd5 Rc5 22. Qh4 $18) 18. b3 Qc5 $2 (18... Rxc3 $5 19. Qxc3 Qxe3+ 20.
Kh1 Nc6 21. Rae1 Qc5 $14 22. Qd2 h4) 19. Nd5+ Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 $6 (20... Qc3
$8 21. Qh4 Rh6 $8 22. Rae1 {/\Re2-f2->}) 21. Rd1 Rcg8 (21... Qc5 22. b4) (21...
Qe6 22. Bf5 $18) 22. Qf2 $18 Rh6 (22... Kf8 23. Bc4 Qe4 24. Bd5 Qg6 25. b4 Nc6
26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rxd6 $18) 23. Bg6 (23. Bg6 Qe6 24. Bf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 (8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 $36 {Adams-Chandler, Hastings 1991} (9... b5 10.
Nd5 Bg7 {Rigo-Sakaev, Dortmund 1991})) 8... b5 (8... Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 $6
{Luther-Ikonnikov, Sochi 1990}) 9. Nd5 Qa5+ (9... Be7 10. Nxe7 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bb7 13. Be2 (13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Ne7 {Morris-Hoxie, New
York op 1991}) 13... Bg5 {Tiviakov-Shirov, Oakham 1992}) 10... Nxe7 11. Bd3 {
Wolff-Kuijf, Wijk aan Zee 1992}) 10. Bd2 (10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Nxd5 12. exd5
Ne7 $10) 10... Qd8 11. Nxf6+ (11. Bg5 Qa5+ $10) (11. Bd3 Nxd5 12. exd5 $10)
11... Qxf6 12. c4 (12. Bd3 d5 (12... Be7 13. c4 Qg6 14. O-O Bg4 15. f3 Bh3 16.
Rf2 Bh4 17. Bf1 (17. Re2 $142 Nd4 18. Kh1) 17... Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 b4 $40 {
Byrne-Conquest, London WFW 1991}) (12... Qd8 13. c4 b4 14. Nc2 Rb8 15. Ne3 Be7
{/\Bg5 Ghinda-Quedro, Luzern (ol) 1982}) (12... Qg6 13. O-O Nd4 14. Kh1 Bb7 15.
c3 $6 Ne6 16. f3 d5 $1 $36) 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Be4 (14. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 15. c3 Bxa3
16. bxa3 e4 $36) 14... Qh4 15. Qf3 Bg4 16. Qe3 $36 {Diaz-Remon, Santa Clara
1991} (16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. hxg3 f5 {Smyslov-Kuzmin, USSR})) 12... Qg6 (12... b4
13. Nc2 Qg6 14. f3 Rb8 15. Ne3 Be7 16. g3 O-O 17. Bg2 {+/= Petrushin-Semenyuk,
USSR 1976}) 13. f3 Be7 14. Kf2 (14. cxb5 Bh4+ (14... Nd4 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bxd4
exd4 17. Qd2 d5 18. Bd3 Bg5 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf5 21. O-O Be3+ $36 {
Anand-Hergott, Thessaloniki (ol) 1984}) 15. g3 Bxg3+ 16. hxg3 Qxg3+ 17. Ke2
Nd4+ 18. Ke3 f5 $40 {Radulov-Cobo, Habana 1969, Gunsberg-Manevich, Israel 1974}
) 14... O-O 15. cxb5 Nd4 16. Nc2 (16. Be3 f5 17. Bxd4 fxe4 $1 18. Be3 Bh4+ 19.
Ke2 Bb7 $40 {Georgadze-Klovsky, USSR 1975}) 16... d5 $1 (16... f5 17. Nxd4) 17.
Nxd4 Bc5 18. Be3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Qb6 20. Ke3 (20. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21. Kg3 dxe4 22.
fxe4 Bb7 $40) 20... dxe4 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Qd4 Qe7 (22... Qg5+ $2 23. f4) 23.
Kf2 (23. Qxe4 Qc5+ {/\Bf5,Re8 -+}) (23. fxe4 Qg5+ {/\Rd8 ->}) (23. f4 Rd8 {
/^a7-g1}) 23... exf3 24. Re1 Be6 25. gxf3 Rfd8 26. Qf4 axb5 27. Kg3 Rxa2 $19
28. Bxb5 Rxb2 29. Bc4 Qc5 30. Bxe6 Qf2+ 31. Kh3 fxe6 32. Rhg1 Rd5 33. Qg3 Rh5+
34. Kg4 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morawietz, Dieter"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 h6 (13...
Rg4 {--> Magem Badals-Sion Castro}) 14. c3 b4 (14... fxe4 $2 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16.
Qh4 $1 {><f6,c7 /^a8-h1}) (14... Bxd5 $6 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Qd1 $1 e4 17. Be2 Bg7
18. Nc2 Qb6 19. a4 $1 $36 {Sideif_Zade-Dolmatov, USSR(ch) 1979}) 15. Nc2 (15.
Nc4 {Ernst} bxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. Qd1 $1 Nxd5 19. Bxf5 Nb6 20.
Qf3 $16) 15... bxc3 16. bxc3 (16. Nxc3 Rg5) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. O-O e4
19. Bc4 Rg5 20. Qe2 Bg7 21. Rab1 a5 (21... Bxc3 22. Bxa6 {/\Bc4}) 22. Rb7 Kf8
23. Rfb1 Bxc3 24. Qe3 Be5 25. Nd4 Ng6 (25... Rc8 26. Nc6 Nxc6 27. dxc6 $18) 26.
Nc6 Qf6 27. Ra7 Rxa7 28. Qxa7 f4 29. Nd8 $1 fxg3 30. Ne6+ Kg8 (30... fxe6 $4
31. Rb8+ $18) 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. hxg3 (32. Nxg5+ $2 hxg5 33. hxg3 Bd4 $19) 32...
Rf5 33. Bb3 $2 $138 (33. Rb7 Nh8 (33... Bc3 34. g4 Rf3 35. Be2 Ne5 $13) (33...
h5 $5 34. Be2 $13) 34. Nf8+ Kg7 (34... Kg8 $5 35. Nd7) 35. Ne6+ Kg6 36. Nf8+
Kg7 $10 (36... Kg5 $4 37. Nh7+) (36... Kh5 $2 37. Be2+)) 33... Bxg3 $19 34.
fxg3 Rf1+ 35. Kh2 Qb2+ (35... Qb2+ 36. Kh3 Rh1+ 37. Kg4 Rh4+ $3 38. gxh4 Qg2+ {
/\Qf3#}) 0-1

[Event "Sochi Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 $6 (10. Bxf6 Qxf6 (10... gxf6 11. Bd3 Ne7
12. Ne3 $14 Bh6 13. O-O (13. Ned5 $5) 13... Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qb6 15. Qf3 h5 16.
Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 $13 {Berg,K-Brynell,S Tastrup(3) 1990 -CBM20}) 11. Nb6 Rb8
12. Ncd5 Qd8 13. c3 Be7 14. Bc4 $14 {Karpov - Nunn, London 1982}) 10... Bxd5
11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. exd5 (12. Qxd5 b5 13. Ne3 Ne7 14. Qb7 Qa5+ 15. c3 Rc7 16.
Qa8+ (16. Qb8+ Kd7 $19) 16... Rc8 $10) 12... Ne7 13. c3 f5 14. Qb3 b5 15. Ne3
Bh6 16. a4 Bxe3 $15 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. axb5 Qxe3+ 19. Be2 axb5 20. Qxb5+ Kf8 21.
Rf1 $2 (21. Qd3 Qxd3 (21... Qc5 $15) (21... f4 $17) 22. Bxd3 e4 23. Ba6 Ra8 24.
O-O Nxd5 (24... Kg7 25. Bb7 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Rb8 27. Ra7 $13) 25. Rxf5 Nc7 26.
Rfa5 $10) 21... Rg8 22. g3 (22. Rf2 $17) 22... f4 $1 23. gxf4 e4 $1 $19 24. f5
Rg2 25. f6 Nxd5 26. Qa6 Re8 27. Rd1 Nxc3 28. Rd2 Nxe2 (28... Nxe2 29. Rxe2 Qc1#
) 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. a4 Be6 (6... f5
7. N1c3 a6 8. Bg5 Qxg5 9. Nc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Nf6 11. Nb6 fxe4 12. Nxc8 Kxc8 13.
Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Nd4 15. Qxe4 $16 {Ivanov,I - Makarov UdSSR 1987}) (6... Be7 {
- CBM 9}) 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Rc8 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. c3 Kh8 (14... Ne7 15. Qd3 $14) 15. Qd3 f5 16. Ne3 fxe4 17.
Qxe4 Rf4 18. Qd3 Qg8 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qd5 Qg6 21. Rad1 Rcf8 22. Nac4 e4 23.
Qxd6 b5 24. Qxg6 hxg6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rd5 $1 (26. Nd6 Rxf2 $1 27. Rxf2 Bxe3
28. Nxe4 Rf4 $13) 26... bxc4 27. Rxg5 Rb8 28. g3 Rf6 29. Nxc4 1-0

[Event "URS-sf"]
[Site "Daugavpils"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vitolinsh, Alvis"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qb6 6. Be3 {N 6.Sb3;
6.Sdb5} Ng4 (6... Qxb2 7. Ndb5 $13) 7. Nd5 (7. Qxg4 $2 Qxb2 8. Nb3 Qxc3+ 9. Bd2
Qxc2 $17) 7... Nxe3 8. Nxb6 Nxd1 9. Nxa8 Nxb2 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Ncb5 Nxd4 12.
Nxd4 Na4 $44 13. Bb5 Nc5 14. f3 e6 15. a4 g6 16. Nb3 a6 17. Bd3 b6 18. Ke2 Kc7
19. h4 h5 20. g4 Bb7 21. g5 a5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. f4 d5 24. Kf3 Rd8 25. Rhd1 Bc6
26. e5 $10 Bb4 27. Rdb1 Kb7 28. Rb3 Rc8 29. Ra2 Ka7 30. Ke2 Bb7 31. Rab2 Ba6
32. Bxa6 Kxa6 33. c3 Bc5 34. Kd3 Rc6 35. Rc2 Kb7 36. c4 d4 37. Rcb2 Rc8 38. Rb5
Kc6 39. Re2 Re8 40. Rb1 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes team g/60"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8.
f4 d6 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 b6 11. O-O Be7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. a5 {N} (13. Rae1 Bb7 14.
Qh3 Nb4 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Kh1 Bf8 $10 {Moiseev,V-Schlueter,W Vienna op 1991})
13... bxa5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Qh3 g6 17. Bh6 Ncxe5 $1 (17... Re8 18.
Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. Qxe6+ $3 Kxe6 20. Bc4+ Kxe5 21. Re1+ Kf6 (21... Kf5 22. Be6+
Kf6 23. Nd5#) (21... Kd6 22. Re6#) 22. Nd5+ Kf5 23. Rf1+ $18) 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 $15
19. Ne4 f5 20. Nxa5 $6 (20. Ng5) 20... Rb8 (20... fxe4 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxe4
$13) 21. Ng5 $2 (21. Nf2 $17) 21... Nf6 22. b3 Nfg4 $19 23. Qg3 Bd6 $1 24. h3
Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Bc5+ {Boensch} 0-1

[Event "New York Manhattan"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3
(7. Bd3 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne8 11. Qh5 f6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f4
Ne7 $6 {13...b6; 13...d6} 14. f5 e5 15. c4 $16 {Kindermann - Bönsch, München
1990}) 7... Qc7 8. Bd3 a6 9. f4 d6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. g4 (11. O-O) 11... b5 12.
O-O-O Nd7 13. g5 Nb4 14. Rhg1 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 b4 16. Nb1 a5 $15 17. Nd4 Nc5 18.
Qb5+ Bd7 19. Qc4 Qb7 20. Nd2 O-O (20... Nxe4 21. Nxe6) 21. f5 Rfc8 22. g6 fxg6
23. fxg6 (23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. exd5 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bf5 $19) 23... a4
24. Qf1 b3 25. N2xb3 (25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Bh6 Nd3+ 27. Kb1 bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Qxb2#)
25... axb3 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. Rxg7 Nd3+ $1 (27... Kxg7 28. h8=Q+ $13) 28. Rxd3
bxa2 29. Rg8+ $8 Rxg8 30. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 31. Qg2+ Kf7 32. Qf3+ Bf6 33. Qh5+ Kf8
34. Bh6+ Ke7 35. Bg5 a1=Q+ 36. Kd2 Qa5+ 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7.
Bd3 d6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 a6 10. Qf3 b5 (10... Be7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. O-O-O
Nb6 (13... Bb7 14. Qh3 Nb4 15. Kb1 g6 16. Rhf1 O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 e5
19. f6 Bf8 20. Bf5 d5 21. a3 d4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Nxc2 24. Kxc2 {1-0
Grosar,A-Gostisa,L/Maribor (03) 1990}) 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. h4 Nc4 16. Bc1 O-O 17.
h5 Bd7 18. Qg3 Rfc8 19. f5 N6e5 20. f6 $40 {Tolnai,T-Vragoteris,A Katerini op
1992 1-0 28}) 11. g4 {Weiß entscheidet sich praktisch für die lange Rochade.
Nach 11.0-0 entstehen etwas ruhigere Stellungsbilder, die aber auch nicht
ungefährlich sind.} (11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Kb1 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. g4 O-O-O 15.
g5 Nd7 16. a3 Kb8 17. Qf2 Be7 18. Bd4 e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ba7+ Ka8 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 $16 {King,D-Wirthensohn,H Bern 1988 1-0 36}) (11. O-O Bb7 12. a3
Be7 13. Qh3 Rc8 14. Nd1 e5 15. f5 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. c4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nf6 19.
Rc1 O-O 20. Nf2 e4 $10 {Stefansson,H-Anastasian,A Debrecen EU-chT (2) ARM-ISD
1992 1/2 59}) 11... h6 {Ein bekantes Motiv aus dem Keresangriff. Der Ph6
verhindert vorläufig g5, da derAbtausch auf g5 das schöne N-Feld e5 freigibt,
aber Schwarz kann kaum noch kurz rochieren.} 12. O-O-O (12. h4 $6 {Ftacnik} h5
$1) 12... Rb8 {Ein anderer Plan ist Bb7 und 0-0-0.} 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 (14. Na4
$5 {Ftacnik} Bd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nac5 $13) 14... e5 15. h3 (15. g5 hxg5 (15...
Ng4 $1 {Ftacnik} 16. Bg1 exf4 17. Qxf4 hxg5 18. Qxg5 Be7 19. Qf4 $13) (15...
exf4 16. gxf6 fxe3 17. Nf4 $40) 16. fxg5 Rh3 (16... Nh5 17. g6 $5 fxg6 18. Rhg1
Qf7 19. Qxf7+ Kxf7 20. Bc4+ Be6 21. Bxe6+ Kxe6 22. Rxg6+ Kf7 23. Rg2 $14) 17.
Qg2 Rxe3 18. gxf6 $13) (15. f5 $5 {Ftacnik} Be7 16. Ng3) 15... a5 16. Ng3 a4
17. Nd2 b3 $2 {Schwarz übertreibt das Risiko, für einen direkten Königsangriff
ist er zu schlecht entwickelt.} (17... exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 $13 (18... Be6 {
Ftacnik} 19. Bc4 Bxc4 (19... Ne5 20. Bxe6 fxe6 $132) 20. Nxc4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 dxe5
22. Qf3 a3 23. Bc1 $1 $14)) 18. cxb3 (18. axb3 $6 {Ftacnik} a3 $1) 18... Nb4 (
18... axb3 19. Nxb3 $16) 19. Rc1 $1 Qa5 20. Nc4 Qa8 $6 (20... Qa6 $142 21. Rhd1
$16 (21. Be2 {Ftacnik} axb3 22. a3 Nc2) (21. Nxd6+ $1 Qxd6 22. Bb5+ $1 (22.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Bb5+ Nc6 $13) 22... Bd7 (22... Rxb5 23. Rxc8+ Kd7 24. Rc3 {
/\ Rd1, fe5->}) (22... Nd7 23. Rhd1 Qe6 24. Rxc8+) 23. fxe5 $1 Qxe5 24. Bxd7+
Nxd7 25. Bf4 $16)) 21. Nb6 Rxb6 22. Bxb6 exf4 (22... axb3 {Ftacnik} 23. Bb5+
Bd7 24. Bxd7+ Nxd7 25. Qxb3 $18) (22... Nxd3 {Ftacnik} 23. Qxd3 exf4 24. Nf5
$18) 23. Rxc8+ $1 $18 Qxc8 24. Bb5+ Nd7 25. Rc1 Qb8 (25... Qb7 26. Nf5 g6 27.
Rc7 $18) 26. Nf5 g6 (26... Qxb6 {Ftacnik} 27. Rc8+) 27. Rc7 Qxb6 28. Rc8+ Qd8
29. Qc3 (29. Qc3 gxf5 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Qxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Nun, Jiri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4
bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Nd4 (16... Rb8 17. b3 Qa5 18. Bd3 Nb4 19. Nc4 Qd8
20. Nxb4 Rxb4 21. Rfd1 Rb7 22. Be2 $14 {Horvath,Cs-Nokso-Koivisto Haifa 1989})
17. Nc2 Nxc2 18. Rxc2 Kh8 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. b4 (20. Bxa6 Rxc2 21. Rxc2 Qa5 $15)
20... a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Rb8 23. Bd3 $1 Qd7 24. b5 Qa7 25. b6 Qa5 26. g3
fxg3 27. hxg3 h6 28. g4 $40 Rg8 29. Ne7 Qxb6 30. Nxg8 Rxg8 31. Bc4 $1 (31. Be2
Qd4 32. Bf3 Bf8 $44) 31... Bxg4 32. Qxf7 Rf8 33. Qg6 Bd7 34. Bf7 Qd8 35. Rc7
Qe7 36. Bd5 Rf6 37. Qg2 Qe8 38. R1c3 Bg4 39. Rg3 h5 40. f3 Qb5 41. Kh2 Qb6 42.
Rb7 Qc5 43. Rh3 $1 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Bronznik,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O {Of all three main
continuations (the other two are 12...a5 and 12...Rb8) this is the most
flexible - the a5-square still remains free, so that if circumstances permit
Black can rapidly bring his queen to c5 via a5 whilst he can decide later
where the a8-rook is best placed. Von allen drei Hauptfortsetzungen (die
anderen zwei sind 12...a5 und 12...Rb8) ist es die flexibelste - das Feld a5
bleibt noch frei, somit kann Schwarz unter Umständen seine Dame schnell über
a5 nach c5 bringen, während der Turm a8 später entscheiden kann, wohin er am
besten gehört.} (12... a5) (12... Rb8) 13. h4 $5 {With this move White
prevents his opponent from activating his Bf6 with Bf6-g5, and prepares (of
course in conjunction with g2-g3) the move Bf1-h3 (although Bf1-g2 is not
excluded) and at the same time gains space on the kingside. Damit verbietet
Weiß dem Gegner, den Bf6 mittels Bf6-g5 zu aktivieren, bereitet (natürlich
in Zusammenhang mit g2-g3) den Zug Bf1-h3 vor (obwohl auch Bf1-g2 nicht
ausgeschlossen ist) und gewinnt gleichzeitig Raum am Königsflügel.} ({
It has long been known that after Es ist seit langem bekannt, dass Schwarz nach
} 13. Ncxb4 Nxb4 14. Nxb4 Qb6 {Black has absolutely no problems, e.g.
überhaupt keine Probleme hat, z. B.} 15. Nd5 (15. Nd3 $2 Qd4 $17) (15. Qb3 Bd8
$1 16. Nd5 Qd4 $44 {[%cal Rd4e4,Rd8a5,Rf7f5]}) 15... Qxb2 16. Bd3 Bd8 17. O-O
Be6 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Rfb1 Bxd5 21. cxd5 a5 22. Ra4 Bb6 $11 {
Anand,V (2798)-Radjabov,T (2744)/Bilbao 2008}) ({The most popular option is
Die populärste Option ist} 13. g3 {- White does not yet define whether he
will play h2-h4 and where he will post the Bf1 - that could be either g2, or 
(after h2-h4) the h3-square. - Weiß legt noch nicht fest, ob er h2-h4 spielen
und wohin er den Bf1 bringen wird - es kann sowohl g2, als auch (nach h2-h4)
das Feld h3 sein.} {But in addition Black would also have the extra option
aber außerdem würde Schwarz dann über die zusätzliche Option} Bg5 {(it was
not available to him during the game!), which often links well with the idea
Qd8-a5-c5, e.g. verfügen (in der Partie wurde sie ihm verwehrt!), die sich
oft gut mit der Idee Qd8-a5-c5 verbinden lässt, z.B.} ({In this case In
diesem Fall würde} 13... a5 14. h4 {would lead by transposition of moves to
the main game durch Zugumstellung zur Hauptpartie führen} (14. Bg2 Bg5 15. O-O
{is considered rather harmless nowadays on account of gilt heutzutage wegen}
Ne7 {e.g. als ziemlich harmlos, z.B.} 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Be6 18. Qd3 Qc7
19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. b3 a4 21. Rd2 Nc6 22. Rfd1 axb3 23. axb3 {(Fabri,L (2330)
-Domancich,E (2305)/email 2013)} Ra5 $1 {[%cal Yc7a7]} 24. Nc2 Qa7 $11 {
Kotronias})) ({Another possible move is möglich ist auch} 13... Be6 {after
which Black is prepared, according to circumstances to exchange this bishop on
d5, e.g. , wonach Schwarz bereit ist, unter Umständen diesen Läufer auf d5
abzutauschen, z. B.} 14. Bg2 (14. h4 a5 {- 13.h4 a5 14.g3 Be6}) 14... Bg5 15.
O-O Qa5 $5 (15... a5 16. Qd3 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nb8 18. h4 Bh6 19. a3 Na6 20. axb4
Nxb4 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. Qc4 {Hou,Y (2621) - Ushenina,A (2497)/EU-Cup (Women)
Rhodes 2013 and Henriquez Villagra,C (2511) - Gelfand,B (2741)/FIDE World Cup
Baku 2015; with some pressure for White. mit etwas Druck für Weiß.}) 16. Qd3
Qc5 17. Kh1 (17. a3 a5 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Ncxb4 axb4 20. Qb3 Bxd5 21. cxd5 g6
$11 {Chigaev,M (2519)-Shirov,A (2702)/Riga 2015}) 17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rab8 $11
19. Rad1 $6 (19. b3) 19... b3 20. axb3 Rxb3 $36 {Muzychuk,A (2549)-Fressinet,L
(2702)/Cap d'Adge rapid 2015}) 14. Bg2 (14. h4 Bh6 15. Bh3 Be6 16. Kf1 Qa5 17.
Kg2 Qc5 18. Qd3 (18. b3 {[%cal Rd5c7]} Ra7 19. Qd3 a5 20. Rad1 a4 21. g4 f6 $13
{Andriasian,Z (2585)-Timofeev,A (2681)/Belgorod 2010}) 18... a5 19. Rhf1 Ra7
20. b3 Bxd5 (20... a4 $5 {Palliser}) 21. Qxd5 Rd8 22. Rfd1 Qb6 23. Qb5 Qc7 24.
Qa4 g6 25. Rd3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Qb5 Qc5 28. f4 Bg7 $11 {Popov,I (2605)
-Caruana,F (2767)/Plovdiv 2012}) 14... Qa5 $5 (14... a5 {- 13...a5 14.Bg2 Bg5})
15. O-O Qc5 16. b3 (16. Kh1 a5 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bh6 $13 {Shirov,A (2710)
-Krasenkow,M (2607)/Jurmala rapid 2012}) 16... a5 17. Kh1 a4 $132 {Caruana,F 
(2808)-Mamedov,R (2657)/FIDE World Cup Baku 2015}) ({A very frequently seen
alternative is also Eine sehr verbreitete Alternative ist auch} 13. Be2 {
- with the idea of continuing with 0-0, Be2-g4 or with 0-0, Qd1-d3, Ra(f)d1.
Recently it has been seen less and less often at the very top level, which in
my opinion can be explained by the fact that Black has found quite safe ways
of showing that he has satisfactory counter-chances, e.g. - mit der Idee,
weiter mit 0-0, Be2-g4 bzw. mit 0-0, Qd1-d3, Ra(f)d1 fortzusetzen. In der
letzten Zeit wird sie auf hohem Niveau immer seltener gespielt, was sich m.E.
damit erklären lässt, dass Schwarz dort ganz sichere Wege fand, Ausgleich
bzw. ausreichende Gegenchancen nachzuweisen, z.B.} a5 14. O-O Bg5 15. Qd3 ({
after nach} 15. Bg4 Bb7 16. Qd3 {in his recent book on the Sveshnikov
Variation GM Kotronias recommends empfiehlt GM Kotronias in seinem aktuellen
Buch über die Sveshnikov-Variante} Nb8 {with the main line mit dem
Hauptabspiel} 17. a3 $1 Na6 $1 18. axb4 axb4 19. Ncxb4 Nxb4 20. Nxb4 Qb6 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Qxb2 24. Rd1 g6 25. g3 h5 26. Bd7 Be7 $11 {
, to which I cannot object. , wogegen ich nichts einzuwenden habe}) 15... Be6
16. Rad1 (16. a3 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Rb8 18. b3 Rb7 {[%cal Yf7f5,Yd8d7,Yf8b8,Yd8b8] 
(Kotronias)}) (16. Rfd1 Rb8 17. b3 g6 18. Bf3 Kh8 19. Qe2 {[%cal Yd1d3,Ya1d1]}
Qd7 20. Rd3 Nd8 {[%cal Yd8b7,Yb7c5]} 21. a3 bxa3 22. Nxa3 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxb3
24. Qd1 Rb4 25. Rxd6 Qc7 $11 {Amonatov,F (2608)-Frolyanov,D (2587)/Izhevsk 2010
}) 16... Bxd5 $5 17. exd5 (17. cxd5 Nb8 18. Bg4 Na6 $11 {[%cal Ya6c5] Asrian,K
(2635)-Ni,H (2607)/Taiyuan 2006}) (17. Qxd5 Qb6 18. b3 Rfd8 {[%cal Yb6c5]} 19.
Qb5 Qc7 20. g3 Bf6 $11 {[%cal Yc6d4] Noble,M (2520)-Valenis,J (2501)/email 2012
}) 17... Nb8 18. c5 Na6 (18... dxc5 $6 19. d6 $44 {appears to be rather risky
for Black, which is confirmed by the results in this line scheint für Schwarz
ziemlich riskant zu sein, was auch von seinen Ergebnissen in diesem Abspiel
bestätigt wird}) 19. c6 f5 20. Qh3 Nc5 21. Ne3 g6 22. Nc4 a4 23. g3 b3 24. a3
Ra7 25. Bd3 e4 26. Bb1 Re7 $13 {Wunderlich,H (2655) - Lafarga Santorroman,D 
(2643)/email 2012}) 13... a5 {Not just to overprotect the a5-pawn, but also
intending, by means of a5-a4, to conquer more space on the queenside. Nicht
nur um den Bauern a5 zu überdecken, sondern auch mit der Absicht, mittels
a5-a4 weiteren Raum am Damenflügel zu erobern.} (13... Be6 14. g3 a5 {leads
to the game by transposition of moves. führt durch Zugumstellung zur Partie.})
14. g3 Be6 ({An option worth considering is Eine beachtenswerte Option ist} 
14... a4 {, e.g. , z.B.} 15. Bg2 (15. Ndxb4 $6 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qb6 17. a3 Bd8 18.
Bd3 Qb7 19. O-O Bb6 {[%csl Gb6,Gc8,Rh3][%cal Rb6d4] Sikula,V (2520) - Konnyu,J
(2375)/Hungary 2010; with very good compensation. mit sehr guter Kompensation.}
) (15. Qd2 Be6 16. Nce3 (16. Ncxb4 Nd4 $44) (16. Ndxb4 Qb6 17. a3 Na5 18. Rd1
Qb7 19. Ne3 Nb3 20. Qc3 Nd4 21. Bd3 Bd8 $44 {[%csl Gd8,Ge6,Rh3][%cal Rd8b6]
Iordachescu,V (2583) - Yu,Y (2721)/FIDE World Cup Baku 2015} 22. O-O Bh3) 16...
Qa5 $5 {[%cal Rf6d8]} 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 $13 {[%cal Yc6d4,Yb4b3] Oparin,G (2564) -
Fier,A (2636)/Linares 2015}) (15. Bh3 Be6 {- 14...Be6 16.Bh3 a4!?}) 15... Be6
16. O-O b3 17. axb3 axb3 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. f4 Qc6
22. Kh2 Nc2 $1 23. Nxc2 bxc2 24. Qxc2 Qxc4 25. Qd2 Qd4 26. Qxd4 exd4 27. Rd1
Rb8 28. Rxd4 Rxb2 29. f5 Ba2 30. Rxd6 Bc4 31. Kg1 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Rb2+ 33. Kf3 Kg7
{Dominguez Perez,L (2729) - Gelfand,B (2747)/Tsaghkadzor 2015, , and despite
being a pawn down Black had no problems holding the draw. und trotz seines
Minusbauern hatte Schwarz keine Schwierigkeiten, Remis zu halten.}) 15. Bh3 {
This is the most active post for the bishop: in several variations Bh3-f5 or
Bh3xe6 is now an option; in addition, in the event of Be6xd5 it would deprive
the opposing major pieces of the c8- and d7-squares. Hier steht der Läufer am
aktivsten: in mehreren Varianten kommt nun Bh3-f5 oder Bh3xe6 in Frage,
außerdem würde er im Falle Be6xd5 den gegnerischen Schwerfiguren die Felder
c8 und d7 nehmen.} ({The main alternative is Die Hauptalternative ist} 15. Bg2
{[%cal Ye1g1,Yh1f1] - here the bishop controls the e4- and d5-squares; on the
other hand it is not so active there as on h3. After this Black has several
possibilities available to him, e.g.: - hier kontrolliert der Läufer die
Felder e4 und d5, andererseits ist er da nicht so aktiv, als auf h3. Danach
verfügt Schwarz über mehrere Möglichkeiten, z. B.:} a4 {- 14...a4 15.Bg2 Be6
} (15... Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nb8 17. Ne3 Na6 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Nc4 Nc5 20. O-O Re8 21.
Qe2 Be7 22. Bh3 Ra8 23. Nd2 a4 24. Rc4 Qb6 25. Rfc1 Ra5 26. Kg2 Bf8 27. Nf3 Qb5
28. Qd2 b3 29. a3 Ra7 30. Ne1 g6 31. h5 $14 {Svetushkin,D (2621) - Illescas
Cordoba,M (2609)/Melilla 2011}) (15... g6 {[%cal Yf6g7]} 16. Nxf6+ (16. Qd3 h5
$5 17. O-O Bg7 18. b3 Rb8 19. Rfd1 Qd7 20. Rd2 a4 21. Qf3 Qd8 22. Qe2 Qa5 23.
Rad1 Rfd8 $11 {Hansen,O (2488) - Larsen,L (2451)/email 2012}) (16. h5 $6 Bg5
17. Qd3 a4 18. hxg6 fxg6 $1 19. O-O Ra7 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh6 $36 {[%cal
Ra7f7,Rd8h4] Lundberg,G (2287) - Colin,S (2293)/email 2009}) 16... Qxf6 17. b3
a4 18. O-O Qd8 $5 {[%cal Yd8b6,Yb6c5]} ({I prefer this idea of Palliser's,
whereas after diese Idee von Palliser gefällt mir am besten, während nach} 
18... axb3 19. axb3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qd8 21. Rd1 {Morozevich,A (2788) - Shirov,A 
(2741)(Moscow 2008, White's advantage was an academic one Weiß über einen
akademischen Vorteil verfügte}) 19. h5 Qb6 20. h6 Qc5 21. Qf3 f6 {(Palliser)
- Black has not only a solid position, but also opportunities for counterplay
on the queenside and is certainly not worse. (Palliser) - Schwarz hat nicht
nur eine feste Position, sondern auch Gegenspielmöglichkeiten am Damenflügel
und steht bestimmt nicht schlechter}) (15... Rb8 16. O-O Be7 (16... b3 $5 17.
Nce3 Nd4 18. axb3 Nxb3 19. Ra3 Nd4 $11 {Jensen,K (2181) - Kosic,B (2356)/email
2013}) 17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Rad1 Bd8 19. b3 Qa7 $13 {[%cal Yd8b6,Ya5a4] Kantans,T 
(2496) - Zhigalko,S (2647)/Jurmala rapid 2016}) (15... Nd4 $5 16. Nxd4 (16. O-O
Bxd5 17. cxd5 Rc8 $132 {Palliser}) (16. Nce3 g6 $5 $13 {[%cal Yf6g7]}) 16...
Bxd5 17. cxd5 exd4 18. O-O Rc8 19. Qd2 d3 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Rc6 Rxc6 22. dxc6
Be5 23. Qxd3 Qxc6 24. b3 Rc8 25. f4 Bf6 26. Rd1 Be7 27. Kh2 Qc2 $11 {Gao,R 
(2533) - Xiu,D (2557)/China 2015})) 15... Rb8 {[%cal Rb4b3]} ({The main
continuation here is Die Haupfortsetzung ist hier} 15... a4 {[%cal Rb4b3,Rc6d4]
It would be all the more interesting to know what Caruana would play against
it, as (so far as I know) White's achievements in this position have been
really modest, e.g.: Es wäre desto interessanter zu erfahren, was Caruana
dagegen spielen würde, als es (soviel ich weiß) die weißen bisherigen
Errungenschaften in dieser Stellung recht bescheiden sind, z. B.:} 16. b3 (16.
Bxe6 $6 fxe6 17. Ndxb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Qb6 19. Qd2 Be7 20. a3 Rf3 {[%csl Rc4,Re1,
Re4,Rf2][%cal Ra8f8,Ra8c8]} 21. c5 ({in Nisipeanu, L.-D. (2684) - Shirov,A 
(2740) /Foros 2008 and Kislik,E (2357) - Antal,G (2526)/Budapest 2010 White
decided on in den Partien Nisipeanu, L.-D. (2684) - Shirov,A (2740) /Foros
2008 und Kislik,E (2357) - Antal,G (2526)/Budapest 2010 entschied sich Weiß
für} 21. Rf1 $2 {, after which , worauf} Rc8 $1 {would be very strong, e.g.
sehr stark wäre, z. B.} 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. Qe2 Rb3 $17 {[%cal Rd6d5]}) 21... Qxc5
22. Rc1 Rxf2 23. Rxc5 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 dxc5 25. Nd3 {- my database contains five
games with this position, and in all of them White managed to get a draw, but
he can hardly call that a success for the opening - meine Datenbank zählt
fünf Partien mit dieser Stellung, und in allen ist es dem Anziehenden
gelungen, Remis zu erreichen, aber als einen Eröffnungserfolg darf er das
eher nicht betrachten}) (16. Ncxb4 $6 Nxb4 17. Bxe6 (17. Nxb4 $2 Bxh3 18. Rxh3
Qc8 19. g4 Qxc4 $17 {Jedinger (2185) - Kainz,J (2265)/email 2010}) 17... fxe6
18. Nxb4 {- 16.Bxe6?! fxe6 17.Ndxb4 Nxb4 18.Nxb4}) (16. Nce3 Nd4 17. Kf1 b3 18.
Kg2 Rb8 19. axb3 Rxb3 20. Rxa4 Rxb2 21. Qa1 Qb8 22. Ra2 Rxa2 23. Qxa2 Bd8 24.
h5 Qb7 25. Qa3 Qc6 $11 26. Qa7 Bxd5 {½:½ Krivic,D (2566) - Pirs,M (2550)/
email 2012}) (16. Kf1 b3 17. axb3 (17. Nce3 Nd4 {- 16.Nce3 Nd4 17.Kf1 b3})
17... axb3 18. Nce3 Rxa1 (18... Ra2 $5) (18... Nd4 $5) 19. Qxa1 Nd4 20. Kg2 Qa8
$11 {Rasulov,V (2491) - Mamedov,R (2642)/Baku 2015}) 16... Kh8 (16... Bxd5 17.
cxd5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. O-O Re8 $11 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2632) - Ni,H (2701)/
Sochi 2009}) (16... Nd4 $5 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Rc1 Re8 19. Bg2 axb3 20. axb3 Bxd5
21. cxd5 Rc8 {Van der Bos,H (2435) - Shulman,B (2412)/email 2009; , and Black
is at least no worse. , und Schwarz steht mindestens nicht schlechter.}) 17.
Kf1 Bxd5 18. exd5 (18. cxd5 Nd4 $11 {½:½ Popov,I (2650) - Zhigalko,S (2655)/
Minsk rapid 2015}) 18... Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Kg2 d3 21. Rb1 axb3 22. axb3 Bd4
23. Qxd3 Qf6 24. Qf5 Qxf5 25. Bxf5 Ra2 26. Rhf1 Re8 27. Bd3 g6 $44 {Bodnaruk,A
(2456) - Zhigalko,S (2655)/Minsk rapid 2015}) 16. Qd3 ({In the event of Im
Falle von} 16. b3 {Black has several options at his disposal; I would like to
draw your attention to the following two: verfügt Schwarz über mehrere
Optionen, wobei ich Sie auf zwei folgende Möglichkeiten aufmerksam machen
möchte:} {Bu Black can also act in a similar fashion to the main game:
Schwarz kann aber auch analog der Hauptpartie agieren:} Qd7 $5 {[%cal Yf6d8]} (
{The safest continuation appears to me to be Die sicherste Fortsetzung scheint
mir} 16... Nd4 {, e.g. zu sein, z. B.} 17. Nxd4 (17. Kf1 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nb5 {
[%cal Yb5c3]}) 17... exd4 18. Nxf6+ (18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nf4 d3 20. O-O Bxa1 21.
Nxe6 Qe7 22. Nxf8 Bc3 23. Nxh7 Qxe4 24. Ng5 Qe2 25. Qc1 Re8 26. Qf4 Bf6 27. Qf5
d2 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Nf3 Bc3 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qd5+ Qe6 32. Qg5 Qf7 33. Kg2 Qb7
34. Rd1 Qc6 35. Qg6 Re1 36. Qc2 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Qe4 {½:½ Stephan,J (2489) -
Dos Reis (2477)/email 2007}) (18. Kf1 a4 19. Kg2 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Ra8 $11) 18...
Qxf6 19. Bg2 d3 20. O-O Qd4 21. Re1 f5 22. Qd2 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5
25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 d5 27. Rxd3 dxc4 28. bxc4 Rc8 29. Rc1 Rfc5 30. Rd4 a4 31.
Kf1 b3 32. axb3 axb3 33. Ke2 b2 34. Rb1 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxc4 36. Rxb2 Kf7 {
with an obvious draw. mit offensichtlichem Remis.}) 17. Nxf6+ (17. Bxe6 $6 fxe6
18. Nde3 Bd8 19. O-O Bb6 $36 {Polivanov,A (2391) - Iljin,T (2442)/Donetsk 2008}
) 17... gxf6 18. Bg2 (18. Bf5 {would cost a pawn here, unlike in the game, and
would thus be a mistake. würde hier im Unterschied zur Partie einen Bauern
kosten und wäre somit ein Fehler}) 18... f5 19. Qd2 Kh8 20. O-O-O Rbd8 21. Qh6
f6 22. c5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Rxd4 Qc7 $13) 16... Qd7 $5 {Mamedyarov allows
his opponent to compromise the black pawn structure on the kingside, but in
return White must give up his strong Nd5 for the passive Bf6. If White decides
not to do that, Black plays Bf6-d8 gaining a tempo over the plan Bf6-e7,
Qd8-d7, Be7-d8. The alternatives: Mamedyarov erlaubt dem Gegner, die schwarze
Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel zu kompromittieren, aber dafür muss Weiß
seinen starken Nd5 gegen den passiven Bf6 abtauschen. Entscheidet sich der
Anziehende dagegen, spielt Schwarz Bf6-d8 mit Tempogewinn gegenüber dem Plan
Bf6-e7, Qd8-d7, Be7-d8. Die Alternativen:} (16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 (17. Kf1 $5 {
[%cal Yf1g2]}) 17... exd4 18. Kf1 $5 (18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bg2 Rbc8 20. b3 d5 21.
cxd5 {(Poetsch,H (2346) - Uwira,O (2249)/2012)} Rc3 22. Qd2 Re3+ $1 23. fxe3
dxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxa1+ 25. Kf2 Qxa2+ 26. Qe2 Qxb3 27. dxe6 fxe6+ 28. Bf3 a4 $44)
18... Bxd5 19. cxd5 Qe7 20. Kg2 Rfe8 21. f3 a4 22. Rac1 $14) (16... a4 17. b3
Ra8 $5 (17... Bxd5 18. cxd5 Na5 19. O-O Qe8 20. Ne3 {[%cal Rd3a6]} Bd8 21. Nf5
Rb6 22. Qe3 $36 {[%cal Rf1c1] Caruana,F (2782) - Van Wely,L (2672)/Wijk aan
Zee 2014}) 18. Rd1 axb3 19. axb3 Ra2 20. Kf1 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4
23. Kg2 Qa8 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Qa3 26. Qc2 Qa6 {[%cal Rd4d3]} 27. Rd1 h5 28.
Bd7 Rd8 29. Bc6 Rc8 $11 {Saitou,A (2213) - Piccoli,F (2268)/email 2013}) (16...
Be7 {[%cal Yd8d7,Ye7d8]} 17. b3 (17. Rd1 b3 $1 18. axb3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nb4 20.
Qd2 Nxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Rb4 $11 {Kulon,K (2251) - Savina,A (2382)/Fermo 2009}) 17...
Qd7 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. O-O Rbd8 $11 {Morozov,D (2376) - Stepanov,
K (2356)/email 2014}) 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bf5 $5 $146 (18. Bg2 f5 19. O-O-O $5 {
(Korotylev)} (19. Rd1 Rbd8 20. Qe3 f4 $5 (20... Kh8 $5) 21. gxf4 f5 $44 {
So,W (2577) - Pascua,H (2174)/Manila 2008}) 19... b3 $5 20. axb3 Rfc8 21. Qxd6
$5 (21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxc2 24. Kxc2 Nd4+ 25. Rxd4 exd4 26.
Ra1 Re8 27. Bf1 Re5 $11) 21... Qb7 $5 22. exf5 Bxc4 $1 23. b4 $1 Qb5 {[%cal
Rc6b4]} 24. Qh6 Nxb4 25. f6 Na2+ 26. Kd2 Rd8+ 27. Ke1 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Qd7+ 29.
Ke1 Qg4 30. Qd2 Be6 $44) (18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. O-O-O {(Korotylev)} Rfd8 $13) {
Unlike after 18.Bg2, after the move in the game Black no longer has available
the resource of f6-f5, but in return in many variations the advance d6-d5
becomes possible.  Im Unterschied zu 18.Bg2 steht dem Schwarzen nach dem
Partiezug die Ressource f6-f5 nicht zu Verfügung, dafür aber wird in vielen
Varianten der Vorstoß d6-d5 möglich.} 18... Qb7 {[%cal Rb7h1,Rb4b3,Re6f5]} ({
It was also worth considering Beachtung verdiente auch} 18... Bxf5 $5 19. exf5
a4 {[%cal Rb4b3]} ({after nach} 19... Rfd8 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. O-O $14 {White is
slightly better according to GM Korotylev steht Weiß laut GM Korotylev etwas
besser}) 20. b3 Rfd8 {[%cal Rd6d5] , e.g. , z. B.} 21. Rd1 (21. bxa4 d5 22.
cxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. O-O Ra5 $11) 21... axb3 22. axb3 d5 $1 23. cxd5 (
23. Qxd5 $6 Qxf5 $36) 23... Nd4 $1 24. Nxd4 Qxd5 25. O-O exd4 26. Rd2 Rbc8 27.
Rfd1 Rc3 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxb3 $11) (18... Rfd8 $5 {
[%cal Re6f5,Rd6d5]}) 19. Ne3 {The knight takes control of the d5- and
f5-squares, but in doing so gives up the d4-point. Of course, there are other
continuations too, but none of them promised an advantage, e.g.: Der Springer
nimmt unter Kontrolle die Felder d5 und f5, gibt aber dabei den Punkt d4 auf.
Natürlich gab es auch andere Fortsetzungen, aber keine davon versprach einen
Vorteil, z. B.:} (19. O-O b3 20. Ne3 (20. axb3 Qxb3 21. Qd1 Bxf5 22. exf5 Rfd8
$132 {[%csl Rb2,Rc4][%cal Rd6d5]}) 20... Nd4 21. Qd1 $5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Nxf5 23.
exf5 Rfd8 $1 {[%cal Rd6d5]} (23... bxa2 24. Rxa2 $14 {Korotylev}) 24. axb3 Qxb3
25. Qxb3 Rxb3 26. Rxa5 Rxb2 27. Rd5 Rc2 28. Rfd1 Rc8 29. Rxd6 Kg7 30. Rd7 R2xc4
$11) (19. O-O-O Bxf5 (19... Rfd8 $5 {[%cal Re6f5,Rd6d5] /\20...Bxf5 21.exf5 d5
22.exd5 Nd4 23.Nxd4 Rxd5}) (19... a4 $5) 20. exf5 e4 $5 (20... Rfd8 $5) (20...
a4 $5) 21. Qxd6 (21. Qxe4 $2 b3 22. axb3 Qxb3 23. Kd2 Ne5 $17) (21. Qe3 Ne5 22.
b3 Nd3+ 23. Kb1 d5 24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Ne1 Rfd8 26. f3 Qe5 27. Nxd3 exd3 28. Rxd3
Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Qxg3 $11) 21... b3 22. axb3 Qxb3 23. Qxf6 Nb4 24. Nxb4 Rxb4 25.
Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ $11) (19. Bxe6 $6 fxe6 20. O-O (20. Qxd6 $2 Nd4 $1 {
(Korotylev)} 21. Nxd4 Qxe4+ 22. Kd2 Rbd8 $1 23. f3 $8 Rxd6 24. fxe4 Rxd4+ 25.
Ke3 Rxc4 $17) 20... Rbd8 $36) 19... Nd4 20. O-O (20. Nd5 $6 Nxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5
22. cxd5 Rfc8 $36) 20... b3 (20... Nf3+ $5 21. Kg2 Nd4 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rd4f5,
Rb7g2] (with the king on g2 White can play neither Qd3-d1 nor Ne3-g4) (mit dem
König auf g2 kann Weiß weder Qd3-d1 noch Ne3-g4 spielen)} 22. f3 b3 {- and
with the pawn on f3 White no longer has the resource of Qd3-d1-h5. - und mit
dem Bauern auf f3 Weiß gibt es die Ressource Qd3-d1-h5 nicht mehr.}) ({
A further idea would be Eine weitere Idee wäre} 20... Kh8 $5 21. Qd1 $140 Rg8
22. Qh5 Rg7 23. Qh6 Qe7 $13) 21. a3 ({Korotylev's suggestion of Gefährlicher
sieht der Vorschlag von Korotylev} 21. Qd1 {looks more dangerous - his idea of
bringing the queen to the kingside should not be taken lightly by Black.
However, he can ward off the danger with exact play:  aus - die Idee, die Dame
nach Königsflügel zu bringen, darf Schwarz nicht auf die leichte Schulter
nehmen. Mit genauen Spiel kann er die Gefahr jedoch abwehren:} Bxf5 (21... bxa2
22. Rxa2 Kh8 {[%cal Yf8g8]} 23. Qh5 (23. Rxa5)) 22. Nxf5 Nxf5 23. exf5 Rfd8 24.
axb3 Qxb3 25. Qxb3 Rxb3 26. Rxa5 Rxb2 27. Rd5 Rc2 28. Rfd1 Rc8 29. Rxd6 Kg7 30.
Rd7 R2xc4 $11) 21... Kh8 22. Rac1 Rbc8 23. Rfe1 {Caruana is planning Qd3-d1,
but first employs his king's rook on the defence of the e4-pawn. He is
prepared to sacrifice the exchange to this purpose.  Caruana plant Qd3-d1,
beteiligt aber zuerst seinen Königsturm an der Verteidigung des Bauern e4.
Dabei ist er bereit, die Qualität zu opfern.} (23. Nd5 Kg7 $13 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Rc8c5,Rf8c8]}) 23... Rc5 $5 {Mamedyarov does not aim at winning material
and trusts in active play - after the move in the game White has to reckong
with the doubling of his opponent's rooks in the c-file, and in addition in
the variation with the exhcnage of all the minor pieces on f5 the Rc5 supports
the advance d6-d5. Mamedyarov verzichtet auf Materialgewinn und setzt auf
aktives Spiel - nach dem Partiezug muss Weiß mit der Verdoppelung der
gegnerischen Türme auf der c-Linie rechnen, außerdem unterstützt der Rc5 in
den Variante mit dem Tausch aller Leichtfiguren auf f5 den Vorstoß d6-d5.} (
23... Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nxe1+ 25. Rxe1 {(~/= Korotylev)} Rg8 26. Qd1 a4 27. Qh5 Rg7
28. Qh6 Qe7 29. Nd5 Qd8 30. Nxf6 Bxf5 (30... Qf8 $2 {[%cal Rg7g3]} 31. Kf1 $1 {
[%cal Rf6h7]} Bxf5 32. exf5 Rxc4 33. Nxh7 Rxh4 34. Qxh4 Rxh7 35. Qxa4 $16) 31.
exf5 Rxc4 32. Nh5 Rg8 33. Nf6 Rg7 {with a repetition of moves. mit
Zugwiederholung.}) 24. Qd1 Bxf5 25. Nxf5 Nxf5 26. exf5 Rd8 $5 {[%csl Gd8][%cal
Rd6d5]} (26... d5 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Qf3 Rb8 29. Red1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Kg7 31. Rc3
Qe4 32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 a4 34. Rc3 Rd8 35. Rc4 Rd2 $11) 27. Qh5 Kg7 28. Rc3 (
28. Qg4+ Kf8 (28... Kh8 29. Qh5 {(Korotylev)} Qd7 $5 {[%cal Rd6d5,Gd7f5]} (
29... Kg7 30. Qg4+ {with a repetition of moves mit Zugwiederholung}) 30. Red1
$11) 29. Qh5 Ke7 30. Qxh7 Rdc8 31. Qg7 Rxc4 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. h5 Qc6 34. h6 Rc1
35. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kh2 Qc2 38. Kg2 Qc6+ {mit Remis. mit Remis.})
28... h6 ({The move in the game prevents White from taking on e5 after d6-d5,
as would be the case in the variation with Der Partiezug verhindert, dass
Weiß nach d6-d5 auf e5 nimmt, wie es in der Variante} 28... d5 29. Rxe5 {
Moreover, even then that would not mean anything bad for Black: der Fall wäre.
Übrigens wäre es auch dann für Schwarz noch nichts schlimmes bedeuten:} Rxc4
(29... fxe5 $4 30. Qg5+ $18) 30. Rce3 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Qb5 {[%cal Rb5f1]} 32. Re7
Rf8 33. Re2 Qc4 34. R7e3 Qd4 35. Qf3 Qd1 36. Rxb3 Qg1+ 37. Kh3 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 (
38. Kg4 $4 h5+ 39. Kxh5 Rc4 $19) 38... Qg1+ {with perpetual check. mit
Dauerschach.}) 29. Ree3 $6 {It is hard to understand why Caruana asks his
opponent to play a5-a4 which in any case is useful for Black, and thus
degrades the position of his own rook: now White can neither double his rooks
on the c-file (for the defence of the c4-pawn), nor on the d-file, the advance
d6-d5 being linked to the threat of the fork with d5-d4, and in addition now
the first rank could under certain circumstances tend towards weakness. Es ist
schwer zu verstehen, wozu Caruana den Gegner bittet, a5-a4 zu spielen, was
für den Nachziehenden ohnehin nützlich ist, und dabei die Position seines
eigenen Turmes verschlechtert: nun kann Weiß seine Türme weder auf der
c-Linie (für die Verteidigung des Bauern c4), noch auf der d-Linie verdoppeln,
der Vorstoß d6-d5 wird mit der Gabeldrohung d5-d4 verbunden, und außerdem
kann sich jetzt die erste Reihe unter Umständen als schwach erweisen.} (29.
Qg4+ $142 Kh7 30. Rd1 d5 {(according Korotylev) (so weit Korotylev)} 31. Qf3 a4
32. cxd5 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Qxd5 35. Qb4 {mit Remis. mit Remis.})
29... a4 {Suddenly White finds himself in a very unpleasant situation: the
threats 30...d5 and above all 30...Rc8 are extremely annoying, whils his own
activity on the kingside has run into sand.  Plötzlich ist Weiß in eine sehr
unangenehme Situation geraten: die Drohungen 30...d5 und vor allem 30...Rc8
sind äußerst lästig, während seine eigene Aktivität am Königsflügel im
Sand verlaufen ist.} 30. Qe2 (30. g4 $2 Rh8 {[%csl Rh5]}) (30. Qg4+ $5 Kh7 (
30... Kf8 31. Qh5 Kg7 32. Qg4+) 31. Red3 d5 32. cxd5 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rxd5 34. Qf3
Qd7 35. Rc7 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 e4 $1 37. Qc3 (37. Qh5 $143 $6 Qxc7 38. Qxd1 Qe5)
37... Qxf5 38. Rc5 $1 (38. Rxf7+ $2 Kg6 39. Rf8 Rd3 40. Rg8+ Kh7 41. Qc8 Qxc8
42. Rxc8 Rd2 $19) 38... Qe6 39. Rc6 Qe5 $1 40. Qc4 Kg7 41. Qe2 Qd5 42. Qg4+ Kh7
43. Rc5 $1 Qxc5 44. Qxd1 {with a difficult, but perhaps neverheless tenable
endgame. mit einem schwierigen, aber vielleicht doch haltbaren Endspiel.})
30... d5 (30... Rdc8 $142 $1 {(Korotylev) , e.g. , z.B.} 31. f4 $5 (31. Qd3 Qc6
32. Re4 d5 33. cxd5 Rxc3 34. bxc3 Qxc3 35. Rg4+ Kh7 36. Qxc3 Rxc3 37. Rb4 Rd3
$19) 31... Qd7 32. fxe5 dxe5 33. Qg4+ Kh7 34. Red3 Qc7 {with considerable
winning chances. mit beträchtlichen Gewinnchancen.}) 31. Qf3 $2 (31. cxd5
Rcxd5 (31... Rdxd5 32. Qf3 Qb5 33. Kg2 Rd2 34. Rcd3 $1 $15 {Korotylev}) 32. Qf3
Qd7 $15) 31... Rdc8 $1 {Now things look quite gloomy for White.  Jetzt wird es
für Weiß ganz düster.} 32. cxd5 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rxc3 34. Qxc3 Qxd5 $19 35. Qb4
h5 (35... e4 $1 36. Qxa4 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qc2 38. Qd4 e3 39. Qxe3 Qxb2 40. g4 Qc2
41. g5 b2 42. gxf6+ Kh7 43. Qg3 Qc6+ 44. Kh2 Qxf6 $19) 36. Qxa4 Qd3 $2 {
Although Mamedyarov - unlike his opponent - had sufficient time, he did not
make use of it. As a consequence of that he now makes a mistake and suddenly
gives Caruana a chance to save the game. Obwohl Mamedyarov - im Unterschied
von seinem Gegner - genügend Zeit hatte, machte er davon keinen Gebrauch. Als
Folge davon begeht er jetzt einen Fehler und gibt Caruana plötzlich eine
Chance, die Partie zu retten.} ({The correct move was Richtig war} 36... e4 {
, e.g. , z.B.} 37. Qb4 (37. Qa7 Qe5 38. g4 hxg4 39. h5 Qxb2 40. h6+ Kxh6 41.
Qxf7 Kg5 $19) 37... Qd1+ 38. Kh2 (38. Kg2 e3 39. fxe3 Qe2+ 40. Kh3 Qxb2 $19 {
Korotylev}) 38... e3 39. fxe3 Qc2+ 40. Kg1 Qxb2 $19) 37. g4 $1 Qb1+ 38. Kg2
Qxb2 39. gxh5 Qc2 40. Qg4+ Kh7 41. h6 $2 {In the time trouble phase Caruana
drew a lucky ticket, but right on move 41 he throws it away! In der
Zeitnotphase hat Caruana ein Glücksticket bekommen, aber gerade mit dem 41.
Zug wirft er es weg!} ({The continuation he needed to play was Die "gesuchte
Fortsetzung" war} 41. Qa4 $1 {e.g. z.B.} Qc3 (41... Qd3 42. Qb4 $1 e4 (42...
Kg7 43. h6+ Kh7 44. Qf8 Qe4+ 45. Kf1 Qc4+ 46. Kg2 $11) 43. Qe7 Qf3+ 44. Kf1
Qxh5 45. Ke1 $1 (45. Qxf6 {is weaker on account of ist schwächer wegen} Qd1+
46. Kg2 Qg4+ 47. Kf1 Qg7 48. Qe7 b2 49. Qb4 Qe5 {, even if this position could
perhaps still be held with , auch wenn diese Stellung mit} 50. Kg2 {.
vielleicht noch zu halten ist}) 45... b2 46. Qb4 (46. Qxe4 $4 Qh6 $19 {[%cal
Rh6c1]}) 46... Qxh4 47. Qxb2 {with a draw mit Remis}) (41... Kh6 42. Qe8 Kxh5
43. Kg3 $1 Qc3+ 44. f3 Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Kxh4 46. Qh8+ Kg5 47. Qg7+ Kf4 48. Qg4+ Ke3
49. Qe4+ Kd2 50. Qb4+ Ke2 51. Qc4+ $11) 42. Qe8 Qc4 (42... Kg7 $4 43. h6+ $18)
43. Qb8 {, and Black can make no further progress because his queen cannot
protect the f7-pawn and at the same time support its own passed pawn, e.g. ,
und Schwarz kommt nicht weiter, weil seiner Dame es nicht möglich ist, den
Bauern f7 zu decken und gleichzeitig ihren Freibauern zu unterstützen, z.B.}
Qg4+ (43... Kg7 44. h6+ Kh7 45. Qf8 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qd1+ $11) 44. Kf1 Qh3+ 45. Kg1
Kg7 46. h6+ Kh7 47. Qf8 Qg4+ 48. Kf1 Qd1+ $11) 41... Kxh6 42. Qg8 Qxf5 43. Qf8+
Kh5 $19 44. f3 Kxh4 45. Qb4+ Qf4 46. Qxb3 Qd2+ 47. Kf1 Kg3 48. f4+ Kxf4 49. a4
f5 50. Qb5 Qd1+ 51. Kf2 Qc2+ 52. Kf1 f6 53. Qb4+ e4 54. Qb5 Kg3 55. Qe2 Qxe2+
56. Kxe2 f4 57. a5 f3+ 58. Kf1 e3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Bronznik,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 bxc4 {Dieser Zug wird von
der Theorie nicht besonders hoch geschätzt.} ({Die Hauptfortsetzung ist} 12...
b4) 13. Bxc4 ({Viel öfter kam hier} 13. Nxc4 {vor, aber nach} O-O {scheint
mir die schwarze Stellung absolut in Ordnung zu sein, z. B.} 14. Nxf6+ (14.
Ndb6 $6 Rb8 15. Nxc8 Qxc8 (15... Rxc8 $5 16. Qxd6 $140 (16. Nxd6 $4 Qa5+ $19)
16... Qe8 $44) 16. Rc1 $6 (16. Bd3 Rd8 17. O-O Nd4 $11) (16. Nxd6 $2 Qc7 17.
Nc4 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Bg5 $17) (16. Qxd6 $4 Rd8 17. Qa3 Be7 $19 {[%cal Re7b4]})
16... Nd4 (16... Bg5 $5) 17. Bd3 (17. Nxd6 $2 Qd7 18. Nc4 Bg5 19. Rc3 Qc6 $17)
17... Bg5 $36 {Paehtz,E (2481) - Ushenina,A(2476)/Nalchik 2008}) (14. Bd3 Be6
15. O-O Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 $13 {Morozevich,A (2683) - Paravyan,D (2528)/Sochi 
(blitz) 2016}) 14... gxf6 $5 (14... Qxf6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6 Nb4 17. O-O-O
Nxa2+ 18. Kb1 Be6 19. Bc4 Nb4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. f3 $14 {Papadopoulos,I (2490)
- Abdulov,O (2318)/Gaziantep 2008}) 15. Bd3 {(die Empfehlung von Haba - der
tschechische Großmeister meint, dass Weiß danach etwas besser steht, aber
ich habe große Zweifel an diesem Urteil)} (15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6 Nb4 $44 17.
Rd1 Nxa2 18. Bc4 Be6 19. O-O Rab8 $11 {Wippermann,T (2438) - Ikonnikov,V (2555)
/BL2 2008}) 15... Be6 16. O-O Kh8 17. Ne3 Rg8 $132 {[%cal Yd8f8,Yf8h6]}) 13...
Bg5 ({Grischuk beeilt sich noch nicht mit der Rochade und bringt zuerst seinen
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer auf eine bessere Position. Vielleicht hat ihm nicht
gefallen, dass in Falle von} 13... O-O {Weiß mittels} 14. h4 $5 {dem Bf6 das
Feld g5 verbieten kann.}) 14. h4 $5 $146 {Eine sehr interessante Neuerung.} (
14. O-O O-O 15. Nc2 Kh8 $13 {[%cal Yf7f5] Lintchevski,D (2450) - Korennoi,V 
(2184)/Minsk 2008}) 14... Bh6 (14... Bxh4 $2 15. Rxh4 Qxh4 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17.
Nxa8 Bb7 (17... Qxe4+ 18. Kf1 Nd4 19. Nc7 Bb7 20. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 21. f3 Qh4 22.
Nxd5+ Ke6 23. Ne3 $16) 18. Nc7 Qxe4+ 19. Kf1 Nb4 (19... Nd4 20. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 21.
f3 Qh4 22. Nxd5+ Ke6 23. Ne3 $16) 20. f3 Qe3 21. Bd5 $1 Rc8 22. Nc2 Nxc2 23.
Qxc2 Kd8 24. Bxb7 Rxc7 25. Qe4 $16) 15. g4 $1 {[%cal Rg4g5]} g6 ({Die
"typische" Reaktion} 15... Bf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 {verspricht in diesem konkreten
Fall} {wegen der Antwort} 17. Bd5 $1 {kein ausreichendes Gegenspiel} ({aber
nicht} 17. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 18. Qd5+ Be6 19. Qxc6 Qa5+ (19... Bxg4 $2 20. Nc4 $16)
(19... Re8 $5) 20. Qc3 Qxc3+ 21. bxc3 Rab8 (21... Bxg4 $15) 22. g5 Rb2 {
mit mehr als ausreichender Kompensation für den Bauern}) {, z. B.} 17... Bd7
18. Rc1 Rc8 (18... Ne5 $6 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxd6 Qxe4+ 21. Kd2 f6 22. Rce1 Qc6
23. Rxe5+ fxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qe6 25. Re1 Qxe5 26. Rxe5+ Kf7 27. f3 $16) 19. Nc4 O-O
(19... Qe7 $2 20. Nb6 $18) 20. Nxd6 Rc7 21. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 22. Rh3 $1 (22. Bxc6
Qc8 23. Bxd7 Rfxd7 24. Qb3+ Kh8 $44 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rh3 Qxg4 27. Rc3) 22...
Ne5 23. Bxf7+ (23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc3 Qb8 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Rxb3 Kf8 27. Bxf7
Kxf7) 23... Nxf7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Rc3 Qb7 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. exd5 {, und in
diesem Endspiel muss Schwarz ums Remis kämpfen.}) 16. g5 Bg7 17. h5 $1 {
Konsequent und stark.} (17. Qd3 Bg4 $5 {[%cal Rc6d4]} (17... h6 18. O-O-O hxg5
19. hxg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Qxg5+ 21. Kb1 Qd8 22. Nc2 $44) 18. f3 Bh5 $5 19. O-O-O
O-O 20. Nc2 a5 $13) 17... O-O (17... Be6 $4 18. h6 Bf8 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Nf6+ Ke7
21. Bd5 Rc8 22. Nc4 $18) (17... Bd7 $4 18. h6 Bf8 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Rc1 $18) 18.
hxg6 hxg6 $6 {Zumindest aus praktischer Sicht finde ich diesen Zug zweifelhaft
- die offene h-Linie bietet dem Weißen gefährliche Angriffsmöglichkeiten.} (
{Eine sehr interessante und aus meiner Sicht auch die beste Option war} 18...
Qxg5 $1 {, z. B.} 19. gxf7+ (19. gxh7+ Kh8 $44 {[%cal Rg5g2,Rc6d4,Rf7f5]})
19... Kh8 20. Ne3 (20. Qh5 Qxh5 21. Rxh5 Rb8 22. Ne3 (22. O-O-O $2 Bg4) (22. b3
Rxf7 23. Nb4 Rxb4 24. Bxf7 Rxe4+ 25. Kf1 Ne7 $44) 22... Rxb2 23. Nac2 Nd4 $11)
20... Nd4 21. Bd5 Rb8 22. Nac4 Bb7 23. Nxd6 (23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nxd6 Rxb2 25.
Qh5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 Rb6 {scheint für Schwarz ohne große Mühe haltbar zu sein,
z. B.} 27. Ndf5 Rxf7 28. Rc1 h6 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Nf5 Rb2 31. a3 d3 32. Rd1 Rc7
33. Nxh6 Bxh6 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh3 Rf7 36. f3 Re2+ 37. Kf1 Re3 {mit Remis})
23... Bxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Kf1 (25. Nxe4 Qg6 26. Qd3 Rxb2 27. Nc5 Nf3+ 28. Kf1
Nd2+ 29. Ke1 Nf3+ $11) 25... Nf3 (25... Rxb2 $2 26. Qh5 Qxh5 27. Rxh5 $16) 26.
Nec4 Qf4 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rf3h2] - für zwei geopferte Bauern verfügt Schwarz
über beträchtliche Kompensation.} {nn} 27. Qc2 Rb4 28. Rd1 (28. Qe2 Bd4) (28.
Re1 Nxe1 29. Kxe1) 28... Nh2+ 29. Rxh2 Qxh2 30. Qxe4 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 Rxf7) 19.
Qd2 Bg4 $6 {Danach gerät Schwarz in eine sehr schwierige Lage.} ({Besser
gefällt mir} 19... Nd4 {, auch wenn Weiß nach} {folgt} 20. O-O-O Nf3 21. Qe3
Nxg5 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Kb1 {gute Kompensation für den geopferten
Bauern hat.}) 20. Nc2 Rc8 {Grischuk opfert den Bauern a6 in der Hoffnung,
Initiative an sich zu reißen, aber wie wir gleich sehen werden, sollte es
nicht der Fall sein. Aber die schwarze Stellung war in jedem Fall schwer genug,
z. B:} (20... Re8 {[%cal Yc6d4,Ge8e4]} 21. f3 $1 (21. Z0 {es drohte} Bf3 22.
Rh4 Nd4 {[%cal Rf3e4,Rd4c2,Rd8g5,Rd4e6]}) 21... Be6 (21... Bxf3 $6 22. Rf1 Bxe4
23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. gxf6 {[%cal Rd2h6]} Qa5 $8 25. b4 Nxb4 $8 26. Nxb4 Qa3 27.
Nd5 Qg3+ 28. Rf2 {[%cal Rd2h6]} g5 29. Qe3 Qh4 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Bb3 a5 32.
O-O-O a4 33. Bc2 Bxc2 34. Rxc2 $16 {/+-}) 22. O-O-O Rb8 23. Rh2 Bxd5 24. Bxd5
Qb6 25. Ne3 Nd4 26. Kb1 Nxf3 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qd5+ Re6 29. Nc4 Qc5 30. Qxc5
dxc5 31. Rf2 $16) (20... Bf3 21. Rh4 Re8 (21... Nd4 $2 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Qf4
Bh5 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qa5+ 26. Kf1 Qe5 27. Qh6 Qxf6 28. Rxh5 $18) (21...
Na5 $2 22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 $18) 22. Kf1 $1 (22. Be2 $6 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 Rb8 24.
b3 Nd4+ 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rah1 {[%cal Rd2f4,Rf4h2]} Rb5 27. Kd1 {[%cal Rf2f4,
Rd2h2]} Rxd5 $1 (27... Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxd5 29. f4 $16) 28. exd5 Qa8 29. Re1 Rf8
$1 (29... Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxd5 31. Qe8+ Bf8 32. Rf4 $16) 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4
Re8 {mit guten Remischancen}) (22. Qe3 $5 Bh5 23. Qg3 {[%cal Rd5f6]} Kf8 24.
Kf1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rf8,Rg7]}) 22... Rb8 23. b3 a5 (23... Nd4 $2 24. Nxd4 exd4
25. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qxf6 27. Qf4 $1 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 $18) 24. Qe3 Bh5 25.
Qg3 Kf8 26. Be2 Bxe2+ 27. Kxe2 $16) (20... Nd4 $4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Qf4 $18)
21. Bxa6 Rb8 22. b3 Re8 {[%cal Rc6d4]} (22... Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qf4 Bh5 (
24... Qa5+ $4 25. b4 Qxa6 26. Ne7#) 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qa5+ 27. Qd2 Qc3 (
27... Qxa6 $4 28. Rxh5 $18) 28. Rc1 Qxd2+ 29. Kxd2 $16) 23. Bc4 $2 {Das Glück
war so nah!} ({Nach} 23. Be2 $1 {wäre Weiß mit einem gesunden Mehrbauern und
ausgezeichneten Gewinnchancen verblieben, z. B.} Be6 ({oder} 23... Bxe2 24.
Kxe2 Nd4+ 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. f3 $16 d3+ $140 $2 27. Kxd3 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 $18) 24.
Bc4 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Kf1 $16) (23. Z0 $140 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qf4 Qa5+
26. b4 Qxd5) 23... Bf3 24. Rh4 Nd4 {Jetzt geht die Rechnung von Schwarz
wirklich auf - seine Figuren werden aktiv und gefährlich.} 25. Nxd4 (25. Kf1
$5) 25... exd4 26. Kf1 Bxe4 {Es gab auch andere Fortsetzungen:} (26... Re5 $5 {
[%csl Rg5]} 27. Rc1 (27. Rf4 $4 Qxg5 $19) (27. Qf4 Rxe4 28. Qg3 Rxh4 29. Qxh4
d3 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. gxf6 d2 32. Qg5 {[%cal Rg5g6]} d5 33. Be2 Bxe2+ 34. Kxe2
Qe8+ 35. Kxd2 Qe4 36. Qe3 $11) 27... Rxg5 (27... Qxg5 28. Qxg5 Rxg5 29. Rf4 Rh5
30. Rxf3 Rh1+ 31. Ke2 Rxc1 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33. Rh3+ Bh6 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh7+
Kxf6 36. Rxf7+ Kg5 37. a4 $44) 28. Rf4 Bg2+ 29. Ke2 Rb7 $13) (26... Rxe4 27.
Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Re1 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 $11) (26... Bxe4 27. Re1 Bxd5 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8
29. Bxd5 $11) (26... d3 27. Re1 Re5 $13) 27. Nf6+ $2 {Ein weiterer Fehler.} (
27. Qf4 $142 Bxd5 (27... Bf5 $5 $13) 28. Bxd5 Qd7 29. Rd1 Re5 30. Bc4 Rbe8 31.
Qxd4 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 $11) (27. Re1 $142 Bxd5 28.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Bxd5 Rc8 30. Bc4 Rc5 31. f4 Qe4 32. Qe2 Qc6 33. Kf2 Kf8 $11)
27... Bxf6 28. Qf4 Bf5 $2 {Grischuk revanchiert sich.} ({Richtig war} 28...
Bd3+ $1 29. Kg2 (29. Bxd3 $2 Bxg5 $19) 29... Re4 30. Qxf6 (30. Qg3 $2 Be5 $19)
30... Rxh4 31. Qxd8+ Rxd8 32. Bxd3 Rg4+ 33. Kf3 Rxg5 $17) 29. gxf6 Qxf6 30. Qh6
d5 ({Oder} 30... d3 31. Rd1 Re2 32. Bxd3 Bxd3 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxd3 Rxa2 37. Rxd6+ Kg7 $11) 31. Bxd5 d3 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+
Qxh8 34. Rxh8+ Kg7 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Rd1 Re2 37. a4 Ra2 38. Ke1 Re2+ 39. Kf1
Ra2 40. Ke1 Re2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wuerzburg op 12th"]
[Site "Wuerzburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Klovans, Janis"]
[Black "Schoenau, Werner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg4 14. f4 Bg7
15. O-O-O exf4 16. Nxf4 Rxf4 17. gxf4 Qf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. c3 b4 {
(21..Sb4!)} 21. Rhe1 Qf4+ 22. Kb1 Kf8 23. Rf1 Qe5 24. Nc4 Qc5 25. Rxf5 Bxf5 26.
Qxf5 Qxf5 27. Bxf5 bxc3 28. bxc3 Ne7 (28... Bxc3 29. Be4 Rc8 30. Rc1 Bd4 {
und jetzt kann Schwarz auf Sd6 mit Tb8+ antworten}) 29. Be4 Rb8+ 30. Kc2 f5 $2
31. Bxf5 Nxf5 32. Rf1 Rb5 33. Nd6 Rc5 34. Rxf5+ Rxf5 35. Nxf5 Be5 36. h3 Kf7
37. Kd3 Ke6 38. Nd4+ Kd5 39. Nc2 Kc5 40. a4 Bf6 41. Nb4 a5 42. Nc2 Bg5 43. Nd4
Bf6 44. Nb3+ Kb6 45. c4 Bg7 46. c5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Aghamaliyev, Cemil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Bc4 Rc8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 O-O 13. O-O Bg5 14. c3 Kh8
15. Qc2 f5 16. Rad1 f4 17. Qd3 f3 18. g3 Bh3 19. Rfe1 Qe8 20. Nc2 Qh5 21. Nce3
Ne7 22. Nxe7 Bxe7 23. Bd5 Rf6 24. Nf5 Bg2 25. Qe3 (25. Nxe7 Qxh2+ $1 26. Kxh2
Rh6+ 27. Kg1 Rh1#) 25... Qh3 26. Qg5 (26. Nxe7 Bf1) 26... Rf7 27. Nxe7 Rxe7 (
27... Bf1 28. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 (28... Kg8 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Qf5+ $18) 29. Qh4+
Qxh4 30. gxh4 $18) 28. Qf5 h5 29. Qxh3 Bxh3 30. Rd3 Rf8 31. Ree3 Bg2 32. c4 h4
33. Rd2 Rb8 34. Rb3 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. cxb5 Rc7 37. Rd1 hxg3 38. hxg3 Rc2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Bb3 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 (19. Bxd5 $5 Bxd5
20. Nxd5 a5 21. O-O b4 22. f3 bxc3 23. bxc3 e3 $132) 19... a5 20. Nf4 Bxb3 21.
axb3 Qe7 22. O-O b4 $5 23. cxb4 Qe5 24. Qg5 (24. Nh3 f4 (24... axb4 $2 25. Rxa8
Rxa8 26. Ng5 h6 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Qb7 Qe8 $8 29. Nf7+ Kh7 30. Nxd6 $16) 25. Qxe5
Bxe5 26. bxa5 Rfb8 27. Ng5 e3 $44) 24... axb4 25. Rad1 Ra2 26. Nh5 f4 $10 27.
Qg4 $2 (27. Qxg7+ Qxg7 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 30. Rd4 f3 31. g3 Rxb3 32.
Rxe4 Rb8 $10) 27... Ra7 $1 28. Rc1 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rc4 d5
32. Rxb4 Rc7 $1 33. Rd1 $6 (33. g4 $142 $1 fxg3 (33... Rg5 34. f3 Rc2 35. h4
Rg6 36. g5 h6 37. Rb7+ $10) 34. hxg3 Rc2 35. Rd4 Kf6 36. f3 $1 Ke5 (36... exf3
37. g4 $1 $10) 37. Rfd1 Rxf3 38. Rxd5+ Ke6 39. R5d2 Rxg3+ 40. Kf1 $15) 33...
Rc2 34. Rbd4 Kf6 35. h3 Ke6 36. Rb1 Ke5 37. Rbd1 Ke6 38. Rb1 Kd6 $6 (38... f3
$1 39. gxf3 (39. g4 Rg5 40. b4 h5 $19) 39... Rxf3 40. Rbd1 Rf5 $1 41. R4d2 Rxd2
42. Rxd2 Rf3 43. Kg2 Rxb3 $19) 39. b4 e3 $2 (39... f3 $142) 40. fxe3 fxe3 41.
Rd3 $15 Rff2 42. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 43. Kh1 Rxb2 44. Rd1 Rg5 45. Rd4 Re5 46. Rg3 $1
Re1+ 47. Rg1 Re4 48. Rxe4 dxe4 49. Rg4 Ke5 50. Kg1 Rxb4 51. Rh4 Rb7 52. Kf2 Kd4
53. Ke2 Rb2+ 54. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qh5 Qb7 16. Rfe1 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Bf1 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bg7 20. Nc2 (20. Red1
$142 $1) 20... Qd7 (20... Qb6 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rxb5 Qg6 $13) 21. g3 bxc4 22.
Ne3 f4 23. gxf4 (23. Nxc4 $1 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Bxf5 25. Nd6 Bg6 26. Nxe4 fxg3 27.
hxg3 Rae8 28. Bg2 Re5 $14) 23... c3 24. f5 Qd6 25. Bg2 Re8 26. Kh1 Rb8 27. Rxb8
Qxb8 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. d6 Qxf2 (29... Qxd6 30. Bf1 Qf4 31. Bc4 Rf8 32. Nd5 Qe5
33. f6 $3 Qxh5 34. Ne7+ Kh8 35. fxg7#) 30. Bxe4 (30. Ng4 Qxf5 $3 31. Nh6+ Bxh6
32. Bh3+ Qg6 33. Qxh6 e3 34. d7 $1 Bxd7 35. Bxd7 Re5 36. Bf5 Rxf5 37. Rxg6+
hxg6 38. Qxe3 a5 $10) 30... Rxe4 (30... Qxe3 $2 31. Bd5 Kh8 32. Qxf7 Qe5 33. f6
$18) 31. Qg5 Qf3+ 32. Rg2 Qd1+ $1 33. Rg1 (33. Rg1 Rg4 $2 34. Qd8+ Bf8 35. Rxd1
Bb7+ 36. Rd5 $1 c2 37. Qc7 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 a6 11. O-O-O b5 12. g4 Nd7 13. Kb1 $5 (13. g5) 13...
Bb7 (13... Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. e5 {/\ Be4+/=}) (13... Nb6 $5) 14. g5 Nc5 15.
Qh3 {/\ g6} Na4 16. Ne2 (16. g6 $6 Nxc3+ 17. bxc3 fxg6 18. Qxe6 Qc8 $13) 16...
Qd7 (16... O-O-O $6 17. f5 $16) 17. Rhf1 O-O-O 18. Qg3 Kb8 19. f5 e5 (19... Ne5
20. Bf4 Qc7 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Ned4 $16) (19... Ka8 $5 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rf7
Rhg8 {/\ Ne5}) 20. f6 $1 gxf6 21. gxf6 Bf8 (21... Rdg8 22. Qe1 Bd8 23. c4 $1
$16) 22. Qe1 $1 $16 {/\ Na5} Qc7 23. Ng3 (23. c4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 Nd4 $1 25. Qb4 (
25. Bd3 Nc5 $1 $13) 25... d5 26. Qxa4 Qxc4 $1 (26... dxc4 27. Nbxd4 exd4 28.
Nxd4 Bxe4+ 29. Ka1 $16) 27. Qxc4 dxc4 28. Nbxd4 exd4 29. Nxd4 Bxe4+ 30. Kc1 Kb7
$10) 23... d5 24. exd5 Rxd5 25. Be4 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 h5 $1 (26... Ba3 27. Bc1 $16
) 27. Qf3 Bb4 28. Nf5 Rc8 29. Bc1 Nd8 30. Qe2 $1 Qc4 31. Bd3 Qc7 32. Ng7 $1 {
/\ Ne8+-} Nc6 33. Nxh5 Bc3 34. Ng3 (34. Be4 $2 Nd4 35. Nxd4 Bxd4 {/\} 36. Bxb7
Nc3+ 37. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) 34... Nd4 35. Nxd4 $2 (35. Qf2 $1 {/\} Nxb3 36. axb3
Bd4 37. Qxd4 $1 exd4 38. Bf4 $18) 35... Bxd4 36. Nf5 (36. Ne4 $2 Bxe4 {/\ Nc3-+
}) 36... Bxb2 $1 37. Bxb2 Nxb2 38. Kxb2 Qc3+ 39. Kc1 Qa1+ $2 (39... e4 $1) 40.
Kd2 Qc3+ 41. Kc1 $2 (41. Ke3 $2 Qc5+ 42. Kd2 e4 $1 $17) (41. Kd1 $1 $10) 41...
e4 $1 $17 42. Bxe4 Bxe4 43. Qxe4 Qa1+ 44. Kd2 Qxf1 {Q 9/b} 45. Nd6 (45. Qe5+
Rc7 46. Qe8+ Kb7 47. Qe4+ (47. Nd6+ Kb6) 47... Kb6 $1 48. Qe3+ (48. Qd4+ Ka5)
48... Rc5) 45... Qf2+ 46. Kc1 Rc7 47. Qe8+ Ka7 48. Nc8+ Kb7 49. Nd6+ (49. Qe4+
Kb8 $1 $19) 49... Kb6 50. Qb8+ (50. Nc8+ Ka5 $19) 50... Kc6 51. Ne8 Qg1+ $1 52.
Kb2 Qd4+ 53. c3 Qd2+ 54. Kb3 Rd7 55. Qa8+ Kc5 $1 $19 56. Qe4 (56. Qxa6 Qd1+ 57.
Ka3 Qc1+ 58. Kb3 Qb1+ 59. Ka3 b4+ $1) (56. Qc8+ Kb6 57. Qb8+ Ka5) 56... Qd5+
57. Qxd5+ Rxd5 58. a4 Rd8 59. Ng7 (59. Nc7 Kb6) 59... Rh8 60. axb5 axb5 61. Nf5
Rxh2 62. Ng3 Rg2 63. Nh5 (63. Ne4+ Kd5) 63... Rg6 0-1

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.16"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c3 O-O
15. Rad1 Rb8 16. Nc2 Qd7 (16... a5 17. Ne1 Ne7 18. Nf3 h6 19. Nh4 Bxd5 20. exd5
Nxd5 21. Nf5 Qg5 22. Qf3 Ne7 23. Nxd6 f5 24. Bxb5 e4 25. Qh3 Be5 $17 {
Hartoch-Kouatly, St Jean de Monts, 1976}) 17. Qe2 Kh8 (17... f3 $5) 18. Rfe1 f5
19. Ncb4 Nxb4 20. Nxb4 a5 21. exf5 Bg8 (21... axb4 22. fxe6 Qxe6 23. Qe4 $14) (
21... Bxf5 $13) 22. Nc2 Bxa2 23. Ra1 Bd5 24. Rxa5 f3 25. gxf3 Bh6 26. Ne3 Bc6
27. Ra6 Qb7 (27... Bb7 $5) 28. Rxc6 $1 $15 Qxc6 29. Be4 Qc7 30. Kh1 Bf4 31. Nd5
Qg7 32. Nxf4 exf4 33. Rg1 Qe5 34. Qd2 Rg8 35. Rd1 b4 (35... Rgd8) 36. Qxd6 Qxd6
37. Rxd6 bxc3 38. bxc3 Rbd8 (38... Rbc8 39. Rd3 Rb8 40. Rd7 {/\f6}) 39. Rxd8
Rxd8 40. c4 Rc8 41. Bd5 Kg7 42. Kg2 Kf6 43. Be6 Rc5 44. Kf1 Ra5 45. Kg2 h6 46.
Kf1 Ra3 47. Kg2 Rc3 48. h4 Ke5 49. Kg1 Rxf3 50. Kg2 Rc3 51. Kh2 (51. Kh2 Ke4
52. f6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kapengut, Albert Z"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 (13... Rb8)
14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bb5 (16. Bc4 Rb8 17. Qa1 $14) 16... Bd7 17. O-O Rb8
18. c4 Na7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Rxa5 (20. Qa1 Rxb2 21. Rxa5 $14) 20... Rxb2 21. c5
Rb7 22. Qh5 Bd8 23. Nce3 $5 f6 (23... Bxa5 $1 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Nf5 Qxf5 26.
Qxf5 dxc5 27. Qxf6 Bd8 28. Qxe5 Be7 $15) 24. Ra3 dxc5 25. Nf5 g6 26. Rg3 Qe6
27. Rxg6+ hxg6 28. Qxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schaefer, Markus"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Nc3 Bc5 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. a4 Nc6 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 O-O 12. Be3 b6 13. g4 Nd7 14. g5 Re8 15.
Qh5 g6 16. Qh4 Nb4 17. Rf3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Nc5 19. Nd2 (19. Rh3 $6 h5 $1) 19...
Bb7 (19... Nxd3 $2 20. Bd4 Nc5 $140 21. Qxh7+) 20. Bd4 e5 21. Bf2 (21. fxe5
dxe5 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qxh7+ Ke6 24. Qh3+ Kf7 (24... Kd6 25. Bxe5+ Kxe5 26.
Nc4+ Kd4 27. Qe3#) 25. Qh7+ $10) 21... Ne6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nxf4 24. Ne4
h5 (24... Nxd5 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qxh7+ Ke6 27. Qh3+ $10) 25. Be3 Nxd5 26. Bd2
Qd7 27. h3 Qe6 28. Raf1 Rf8 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Qe4 (30. Nxh5+ $2 gxh5 31. Qxh5
Qg6 $8 (31... Nf4 $2 32. Rxf4 exf4 33. Bc3+ f6 34. Rxf4 Rh8 35. gxf6+ Bxf6 36.
Qg5+ Kh7 37. Rh4#)) 30... Nf4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Qxf4 Qe5 33. Qd2 Qd4+ 34. Kh1
d5 35. Nd7 Qh4 36. Nxf8 Rxf8 37. Qc3+ Kg8 38. Rg1 Bc5 39. Rgf1 Qxg5 40. Qe1 a5
41. d4 Bxd4 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 43. Qe8+ Kh7 (43... Kh7 44. Rxf7+ Bg7 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS05 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Varavin, Viktor"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. Qf3 Be6
15. Rd1 O-O 16. h4 Bh6 17. g4 Bf4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Ne3 Bxa2 21.
Nf5 Rb6 22. Be2 Re8 23. Rd4 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. O-O Qa8 26. Qg5 Ng6 27. Rxd5
Qxd5 28. Nh6+ gxh6 29. Qxd5 Nf4 30. Qd2 Nxe2+ 31. Kh2 Rbe6 32. f3 Re3 33. Re1
R8e6 34. Qd8+ Re8 35. Qd5 R8e5 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Rd1 Re8 38. Qb7 R8e7 39. Qa8
Nf4 40. Rd8 Ng6 41. Rg8+ $1 Kf6 42. Qc6+ $3 (42. Qxa6+ R7e6 43. Qxb5 Ne5 44.
Kg2 Rd6 $1 $132) 42... R7e6 43. Qc5 $1 Ne5 (43... Nxh4 44. g5+ hxg5 45. Qxg5#)
(43... Rxf3 44. g5+ hxg5 45. hxg5#) (43... R3e5 44. Qd4 Nxh4 45. Kg3 {/\ f4 +-}
) 44. g5+ $1 {(44. ... hxg5 45. hxg5 Kf5 46. Qxe3 Ng4+ 47. fxg4+ +-) Varavin,V}
1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd3 $1 d5 13. exd5
Nb4 14. Be4 Qh4 {Smyslov,V-Kuzmin,G/URS-ch/1977/} 15. Qe2 $1 $14) 11... Qa5+
12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bg5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. c4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 fxe4
(14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd4 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nc2 $13) (14... b4 $5) 15. Bxe4 Bg7
16. Rc1 (16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Qxd6 Ne7 18. Bxa8 $13) (16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rc1 Ra6
18. Qd3 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Ne7 20. Qxb5+ $10 {Balashov,Y-Geller,E/URS-ch/1977/})
16... Rc8 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nf6+ Ke7 (18... Bxf6 19. Qxd6 Ne7 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8
21. Qxf6 $16) 19. Nh5 (19. Nd5+) 19... Bh6 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Bxc6 Rc8 22. Qf3
Qd2 $1 $10 23. Qf6+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qf6+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Rb8 (13... Bg5)
14. Be2 (14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 $1 Bd7 (15... Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Bb7 17. Qxa4 $14 {
Banas,J-Novak/CSR-ch/1978/}) 16. Bxa6 a3) 14... Bg5 15. O-O a5 16. b4 Be6 (
16... axb4 17. Ncxb4 Nxb4 {Jansa,V-Sveshnikov,E/Sochi/1976/1/2-1/2/}) 17. a4
bxa4 18. Rxa4 axb4 19. cxb4 Ne7 20. Bc4 $1 $14 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Qc7 22. Ra2 Kh8
23. Qd3 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 f5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Nd4 Rf6 27. Ne6 (27. Nc6 Rbf8 {/\Be3
}) 27... Qf7 28. Ra8 Rg8 29. Rxg8+ Qxg8 30. Nc7 Rf7 31. Nb5 Be7 32. g3 (32.
Nxd6 Rf6 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Ne4 Rb6 $10) (32. Qe6 $1 d5 33. Nd6 Bxd6 34. Qxd6)
32... Rf8 33. Qb7 Qe6 34. Nc7 Qd7 35. b5 d5 36. Qc6 Qxc6 37. bxc6 d4 38. Nb5 d3
39. Rc1 d2 40. Rd1 Bb4 41. Kf1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jamieson, Robert Murray"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ra2 Bg5
15. Bc4 a5 16. Qd3 Be6 17. O-O Kh8 18. Rd1 g6 19. Nde3 Qb6 20. Rb1 Ne7 21. Rxa4
Rfc8 22. b3 Rc5 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. c4 Rcc8 25. Qd2 Bxe3 26. Nxe3 Qd4 27. Qc2 Nc6
28. Rd1 Qc5 29. Qc3 Nd4 30. Qxa5 Qxa5 31. Rxa5 Rxb3 32. Ra6 Rd8 33. Ra7 Rdb8
34. g3 R8b7 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Ra1 Kf7 38. Ra8 h5 39. Rh8 Kf6 40.
Rd8 Ke7 41. Rg8 Kf6 42. Rd8 Rb6 43. h4 Nb3 44. Rf8+ Ke7 45. Rg8 Kf7 46. Rc8 Nc5
47. Rc7+ Kf8 48. Rc8+ Ke7 49. Kf3 Rb2 50. Rc7+ Ke8 51. Rc8+ Kd7 52. Ra8 Nd3 53.
Nd1 Rd2 54. Ra1 Rc2 55. Ra4 Nc5 56. Ra7+ Ke8 57. Ne3 Rd2 58. Nf1 Rc2 59. Ne3
Rb2 60. Ra3 Rd2 61. Ra1 Rd4 62. Ra8+ Ke7 63. Ra7+ Kf8 64. Ra8+ Kg7 65. Ra7+ Kh6
66. g4 g5 67. hxg5+ Kxg5 68. gxh5 Nxe4 69. Rh7 Nd2+ 70. Ke2 Nxc4 71. h6 Nxe3
72. fxe3 Rh4 73. Rd7 d5 74. h7 Kg6 75. Re7 Kf6 76. Rd7 Kg6 77. Re7 Rxh7 78.
Rxe6+ Kf5 79. Ra6 Rh2+ 80. Kf3 Rh3+ 81. Ke2 Ke4 82. Ra4+ d4 83. exd4 exd4 84.
Ra8 Rh2+ 85. Kd1 Ke3 86. Re8+ $2 (86. Rd8) 86... Kd3 87. Kc1 Rh1+ 88. Kb2 Kd2
89. Rg8 d3 90. Rg2+ Ke3 91. Rg3+ Ke2 92. Rg2+ Kf3 93. Rg3+ Ke2 94. Kc3 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 {Avec un classement en juillet 2510, SHORT était dans le top 100 en 1983
(KARPOV était 1er avec 2710) et il était largement favori de ce championnat du
Monde. Il a néanmoins été insupportable pendant tout le tournoi en multipliant
les provocations en déclarant notamment а la presse "que ce qu'il détestait le
plus dans la vie était... la France!"} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5
f5) 10... Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7d5]} (12... O-O) (12... Bg5)
13. Nxf6+ (13. Nc2 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Rb8 {[%cal Gc8b7]} 15. Nb4 $1 Bb7 16. Qd3 O-O
17. Be2 a5 18. Nd5 $14) 13... gxf6 14. Nc2 Bb7 15. Qd3 $6 (15. Bd3 $142 {
Plus courant} d5 $1 16. exd5 (16. Qe2 f5 17. exf5 e4 18. f6 Ng6 19. Qe3 Qxf6
20. Be2) 16... Qxd5 17. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3d5,Ge3g2]} Qe6 18. a4 Rd8 19. Qc2 e4 20.
Be2 f5 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 21. g3) 15... Qb6 $5 {Suivant une idée de Van Der Wiel
jouée dans une partie quelques mois plus tôt.} 16. Ne3 (16. g3 f5 17. Bg2 $14)
16... Rd8 $1 {[%cal Gd6d5] L'activité des pièces noires et l'avance de
développement compensent les faiblesses de structure de P.} 17. Nd5 (17. Be2 d5
$36) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 $11 19. Rd1 Rc8 $1 $15 {[%cal Gc8c5,Gc5d5] La R,
après avoir eu un rôle efficace en "d8" pour pousser "d5" ayant forcé SHORT а
échanger une pièce sur la faiblesse "d5", se recycle maintenant sur la colonne
"c"} 20. g3 O-O (20... Rc5 21. Bg2 Qb7 22. O-O b4 23. cxb4 Qxb4 24. a3 Qb7) 21.
Bg2 (21. Bh3) (21. a3 e4 $1 22. Qd2 Ng6 $6 {[%cal Gg6e5]} 23. Bh3 $1 {[%csl
Rf5]}) 21... b4 $132 22. c4 {[%csl Rc5]} Qa5 23. Qb3 Qc5 24. Bf1 (24. Rc1 {
[%csl Rc4]}) 24... f4 {Peut-être un peu prématuré car la Qc5 peut
difficillement attaquer а l'aile-roi mais les Noirs veulent ouvrir le jeu pour
profiter de la position du Ke1 bloqué au centre.} (24... a5 $1 25. Be2 Ra8 (
25... a4 $5 26. Qxa4 Ra8 27. Qb3 Ra7 $44 {[%csl Ra2,Rb3][%cal Gf8a8]}) 26. O-O
a4 27. Qf3 f6 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Gg8h8] les pièces blanches sont très passives})
25. gxf4 $1 exf4 26. Rg1+ $132 {La poussée f5f4 а donné inutilement du
contre-jeu aux blancs} Ng6 27. Rd2 Rfe8+ 28. Kd1 Re4 29. Bd3 Rd4 30. Qc2 Kf8 {
[%cal Gf8e7,Ge7d7,Gd7c7,Gc7b6,Gb6a5] le début d'un étonnant parcours du K noir
qui va se réfugier en ... a5!} 31. b3 (31. Re1 Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 31... Ne5 $1
32. Bxh7 Ke7 33. Re1 Rh8 (33... Rxd2+ 34. Qxd2 Rh8 35. Bc2 Rxh2 36. Qxf4 Rxf2
$132) 34. Ree2 Kd8 (34... f3 $1 35. Re3 Kf8 36. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 37. Ke1 Qh4 $1 $40 {
[%cal Gh4h7,Gh4h2]}) 35. Qf5 Kc7 36. Kc1 Kb6 37. Rc2 Ka5 {SHORT s'est
peut-être souvenu ce cette montée du K lorsqu'il a joué contre TIMMAN а
Tilburg en 1991. La partie est devenue célèbre avec le zugzwang de TIMMAN qui
ne peut rien contre la montée du K adverse en plein millieu de jeu pour venir
le mater.} 38. Qf6 (38. Rxe5 dxe5 39. Qxf7 e4 40. Qg7 Rf8 $17) 38... Rxh7 39.
Rxe5 $1 dxe5 40. Qd8+ Qb6 41. Qd7 {[%csl Ga4] Avec une menace de mat en a4 qui
force la répétition de coups} Qc5 42. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Byrne/Mednis"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Inf.26/371} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7.
Bd3 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 a6 11. g4 b6 $6 (11... b5) (11... h6 12.
O-O-O b5 13. Rhg1 Nd7 14. Qf2 $16 {Estrin-Kopylov/URS 1973 - Inf.16/307}) 12.
g5 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Kb1 Bd7 15. h4 Qb7 16. Be2 Na7 17. f5 Nb5 18. Bd4 Bc6
19. fxe6 Nxc3+ 20. Bxc3 Nxe6 21. Rhf1 O-O 22. Bd3 b5 23. a3 Nc5 24. Nxc5 dxc5
25. Qf5 Rae8 26. Bxg7 $3 Bd7 (26... Kxg7 27. e5 $18) 27. Qe5 Bd8 28. Qd6 Kxg7
$8 29. Qh6+ Kh8 30. e5 f5 31. exf6 Be6 32. Rde1 $1 $18 c4 (32... Bc4 33. Rxe8
Rxe8 34. f7 $1) 33. Bg6 $1 Rf7 $8 34. Bxf7 Qxf7 (34... Bxf7 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36.
Qf8#) 35. g6 $1 Qxg6 36. f7 $1 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "7200+1605"]
[WhiteClock "1:03:14"]
[BlackClock "0:59:43"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O (11... Ne7 12. Nc2 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Rb8
14. Nb4 Bb7 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Be2 a5 17. Nd5 b4 18. O-O bxc3 19. bxc3 Bg5 20.
Rab1 Qd7 21. Rb3 Bc6 22. Rfb1 Rxb3 23. Rxb3 g6 24. Rb6 Rc8 25. h3 Bxd5 26. Qxd5
Rxc3 27. Rxd6 Qe7 28. Bd1 Rc7 29. g3 Kg7 30. Ba4 Bc1 31. Rc6 {1/2-1/2 (31)
Giri,A (2793)-Carlsen,M (2853) Saint Louis USA 2015}) (11... Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O
13. a4) 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 $6 {wurde hinterher von Carlsen als ungenau
kritisiert - Vachier-Lagrave verwechselte vermutlich die Varianten} (13. Be2) (
{oder das aggressivere} 13. h4 {versprechen Weiß mehr Aussichten}) 13... bxa4
14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bb7 16. Rxa4 Qc8 (16... Bxd5 {wäre vielleicht eine
Möglichkeit gewesen, die Spannung noch weiter aufrecht zu halten} 17. Qxd5 Qd7
18. b3 Rfc8 19. Ra1 (19. Bc4 $2 Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Rc8 $19) 19... Qg4 $1 (19... Rxb4
20. Bxa6 {und hier kann Weiß nicht schlechter stehen}) 20. h3 Qg5 {und Weiß
hat Probleme, den König aus dem Zentrum zu bekommen}) 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bd3
Bc6 19. Rxa6 Rxb4 20. O-O Rd4 21. Qf3 Bxe4 {führt forciert ins Dauerschach,
doch Schwarz hat keine vorteilsversprechenden Fortsetzungen zur Verfügung} 22.
Bxe4 Qxa6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qf5 Rxe4 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28.
Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gvetadze, Sofio"]
[Black "Moser, Eva"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Kh1 f5 14. f4 Bf6 15.
Qc2 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. b4 a5 18. Rab1 Ng6 19. Bg3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 f4 21. Bf2
axb4 22. Rxb4 Rxa2 23. Bf3 Ne5 24. c5 Nxf3 25. Qxf3 Qg5 26. h3 h5 27. cxd6 Bg4
28. Qe4 Re2 29. Qc4 {#} f3 $1 30. hxg4 (30. g3 Bxh3 $19) 30... Qh4+ $3 31. Kg1
(31. Bxh4 fxg2+ 32. Kh2 gxf1=Q+) 31... fxg2 32. Kxg2 Rexf2+ 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 {#} Be6 ({Shirov himself had a
bad experience in this line with Black:} 18... Kh8 19. b4 f5 20. Bc6 Ra7 21.
exf5 Bxf5 22. bxa5 Bd3 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Raf7 25. O-O Qxh4 26. Qe2 {
and White's a-pawn brought him victory in Karjakin,S (2678)-Shirov,A (2715)/
Wijk aan Zee 2007. However, in the past two years the theory of this line
developed a lot and 18...Be6 is considered most precise nowadays.}) 19. Bc6 Rb8
20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4 Kh8 ({The main alternative is} 21... Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qb6)
22. b5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 24. O-O ({In case of} 24. Bc6 {Black has the nice
transfer of the bishop to a better diagonal:} Be3 $1 25. O-O (25. fxe3 Qxe3+
26. Kd1 Qd3+ 27. Ke1 Qe3+ {is a draw}) 25... Bd4 26. Ra2 f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28.
g3 Rbf8 {and thanks to the pressure on f2 Black has nothing to fear, Grischuk,
A (2719) -Illescas Cordoba,M (2604)/Dresden 2008}) 24... Qxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxb5 {#}
26. Ra6 {You'll be surprised, but only this move is new.} ({In Bacrot,E (2705)
-Eljanov, P (2720)/Elista 2008 White took another pawn, but it led to the same
result:} 26. Bxf7 g5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Be6 Rb4 29. Bf5 d5 30. Ra5 dxe4 31. Rxe5
Bf4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Rc8 34. Bf3 Rc1 35. Bd1 Kg7 {and White cannot unpin
the bishop without exchanging the rooks, which leads to a complete drawish
position.}) 26... f6 ({In Shirov's opinion} 26... f5 27. Rxd6 fxe4 28. Bxe4 {
offers White some possibilities to play on thanks to the better pawn structure.
}) 27. Rxd6 Rc5 28. h5 (28. Rd7 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 {looks slightly unpleasant
for Black, but he simply waits and the position is a draw.}) 28... Rc7 29. g3
g6 30. Kg2 Kg7 {With the king on g7 (instead of being cut on h8) Black doesn't
have even the slightest problem to achieve a draw.} 31. Kh3 Bc1 {#} 32. f4 exf4
33. gxf4 g5 34. fxg5 Bxg5 35. e5 Re7 ({There is no point for Black to go for
the variation} 35... fxe5 36. h6+ Bxh6 37. Rg1+ Kh8 38. Rxh6) 36. e6 f5 37. Bc6
Kh6 38. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15.
Bh3 Be6 16. Kf1 Qa5 17. Kg2 Qc5 18. b3 Ra7 19. Qd3 a5 20. Rad1 Rd7 $146 {
Cmilyte tried to improve on a 2010 Andriasian-Timofeev game, but few moves
later gave up the control over the a-file.} (20... a4 21. g4 f6 22. a3 Bxd5 23.
exd5 axb3 24. axb4 Nxb4 25. Nxb4 Qxb4 26. g5 fxg5 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. hxg5 Ra2 29.
Rdf1 Qb6 30. gxh6 Raxf2+ 31. Kh3 g6 32. c5 Qxc5 33. Qxb3 Qd4 34. Bg4 R2f4 35.
Rhg1 g5 36. Qa3 Qxd5 37. Rxf4 gxf4 38. Rd1 Qc6 39. Qxd6 Qxd6 40. Rxd6 f3 41.
Kg3 f2 42. Be2 e4 43. Rd7 e3 44. Bc4 Rg8+ 45. Kf3 f1=Q+ 46. Bxf1 Rg6 47. Rd8+
Rg8 48. Rd4 Rg6 49. Rh4 Rf6+ 50. Ke2 {Andriasian,Z (2585)-Timofeev,A (2681)
Belgorod 2010 1-0}) 21. Qf3 a4 22. Bf5 axb3 23. axb3 Ra7 24. g4 Bxf5 25. exf5
f6 26. Qe4 Ra2 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Bd2 29. Ra6 Na5 30. Qd3 Bc3 31. Nxc3 bxc3
32. Qxc3 {Cmilyte sacrificed a pawn to trade her useless bishop for the
d5-knight, but didn't get enough compensation. All of Kosintseva's pieces were
very dominant and on move 51 she scored her fifth victory of the tournament.}
Nb7 33. Ne3 Qd4 34. Qxd4 exd4 35. Nd5 Nc5 36. Rxd6 Nxb3 37. Ne7+ Kf7 38. Nc6 h5
39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Nxd4 Nxd4 41. Rxd4 hxg4 42. c5 Rc8 43. Rc4 Kf7 44. Kg3 Ke7 45.
Kxg4 Ra8 46. c6 Kd8 47. Kh5 Ra1 48. Rg4 Kc7 49. Kg6 Rf1 50. Kxg7 Rxf2 51. Kxf6
1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2014.10.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ({Viele spielen heute lieber} 3. Bb5 {weil die
Sveshnikov-Variante viel Theorie erfordert und außerdem Weiß kaum Vorteil
nachweisen kann.}) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3
b5 9. Nd5 ({Der andere große Variantenkpmplex entsteht nach} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10.
Nd5) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O ({Oder:} 12... Rb8 13. a4
bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 (15. Nxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be7
19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O Qc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (41) Karjakin,S (2732)-Radjabov,T (2751)
Baku 2008}) 15... O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b5 Bd7 18. Nc3 d5 19. Nxd5 Be7 20. Qb3
Bb4+ 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. Bc4 Bxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24. O-O $11 {0-1 (51) Dominguez
Perez,L (2755)-Grischuk,A (2789) Bilbao 2014}) 13. a4 bxa4 (13... Rb8 14. axb5
axb5 15. Bd3 $14) 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 18. h4 ({
Weniger energisch ist} 18. O-O f5) 18... Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4
Bh4+ 22. Kf1 ({Der Hauptzug hier ist} 22. Kd2 Ne7 23. Kc1 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Be6 25.
Qd4+ (25. Ra2 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qf6 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. cxd4 Bd8 29. Rah2 h5 $15 {
1-0 (50) Mista,A (2559)-Shirov,A (2726) Warsaw 2008}) 25... Kg8 26. Kb1 Bxd5
27. Qxd5 Bf6 28. Kc2 Qb6 29. Rf1 Qe3 30. Qd3 Qc5 $11 {0-1 (53) Jakovenko,D 
(2708) -Shirov,A (2699) Foros 2007}) 22... f5 23. Ra2 fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. Qh5
(25. Ng2 Rb7 26. Nxh4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rg7 28. Qh5 Be6 (28... Bf5 29. Ne3 Bg6 30.
Qd5 Ne5 31. Ke2 Nxc4 32. Qxc4 Qf6 $11 {0-1 (51) Hracek,Z (2595)-Mista,A (2489)
Czechia 2006}) 29. Qxh7+ Rxh7 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. Rh8+ Kg7 32. R8h7+ Kg8 33. Rh8+
Kg7 34. R8h7+ Kg8 35. Rh8+ Kg7 {1/2-1/2 (35) Radulski,J (2552)-Spasov,V (2571)
Panagyurishte 2012}) 25... Rb7 ({Bisher wurde hier nur} 25... Ne5 {probiert:}
26. Ke2 (26. Rxh4 $2 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rb7 28. Be2 Rg7 29. Ke1 Ng6 30. Rh1 Nxf4 31.
Nxf4 Rxf4 32. Qd5 Qg5 33. Qc6 Qc5 34. Qxc5 dxc5 35. Rh5 Rg3 36. Kd2 Rf2 37.
Rxc5 Be6 38. c4 Rh3 39. Nd1 Rxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Bg4+ {0-1 (40) Huschenbeth,N (2518)
-Jordan,J (2212) Lueneburg 2011}) 26... Nxc4 27. fxg5 Rxb3 28. Rxh4 Rb2+ 29.
Ke1 Rb1+ 30. Nd1 $16 {1/2-1/2 (69) Barski,R (2278)-Skliarov,V (2339) Lvov 2013}
) 26. Ke2 Be6 27. Qh6 {Der Lh4 gerät allmählich in Gefahr.} Bg8 28. Rg2 Rbf7
({Nach} 28... Ne5 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Rxh4 (30. Kd1 a4 31. b4 Rd7) 30... gxh4 31.
Qh5 Re8 32. Rg4 a4 {bleibt die Partie unübersichtlich.}) 29. Rxh4 gxh4 30. Nf5
h3 (30... Rxf5 31. Qg7#) 31. Nh4 $1 {Droht Sg6 Matt} Qxh4 32. Rxg8+ (32. Qxh4
$4 hxg2 $19) 32... Rxg8 33. Qxh4 Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rh2 (34... Ne5 35. Qxh3 Rg8 $18)
35. Ne3 Rg7 36. Qf6 (36. Nf5 {gefolgt von} Z0 37. Qf6) 36... Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Rh2+
38. Ke1 Rh1+ 39. Kd2 Rh2+ 40. Kc1 Ne7 41. Nf5 Rhg2 42. Nxg7 Rxg7 43. Qf8+ Ng8
44. Bxg8 Rxg8 45. Qf6+ Rg7 46. Qh4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Haznedaroglu, Kivanc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 ({
I played} 7. Be3 Qc7 8. f4 {against Zhang Pengxiang, but I wasn't happy with
my position after} Bb4 9. Bd3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. O-O b6 12. Qf3 O-O {
, when despite the bishop pair, White has limited attacking possibilities. The
game continued} 13. g4 Bb7 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qh5 Rfe8 16. Rf3 Ne7 17. Rh3 Nf8 18.
c4 Neg6 19. Rf1 e5 $1 $132 20. f5 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. f6 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 $6 ({
White had to try} 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxf4) 23... Rxe4 24. g6 gxf6 25. Qf5 Qe7
26. gxf7+ Kh8 27. Rh6 Kg7 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxe4 Qg6+ 30. Qxg6+ Nxg6 $17 {
, and my attack had been soundly refuted, while I remained a pawn down for
nothing. (Caruana=Zhang Pengxiang,08)}) (7. Qe2 {is another popular move, but
looks artificial to me.}) 7... a6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 {White can also
castle kingside, but I decided on a more aggressive setup.} Be7 11. g4 b5 12.
O-O-O Nd7 13. g5 Nb6 {Aiming to bring the knight to a4.} ({Also possible is} 
13... Bb7 14. Kb1 Nb4 15. Qh3 O-O 16. Rhg1 {White plans to attack with f5, but
Black has counterplay on the queenside. The position is unclear.}) 14. Kb1 Na4
15. Ne2 {A standard reaction.} (15. Bd2 Nxc3+ 16. Bxc3 e5 {has also been
tested in practice.}) 15... Bb7 {The best move for Black. If Black plays Nb4
too early, White will answer with Bd2.} (15... Nb4 16. Bd2 $1 Nxd3 17. cxd3 $14
) (15... Bd7 16. h4 Nb4 17. Bd2 Nxd3 18. cxd3) 16. Qh3 $1 {A strong move,
aiming to play g6 under the right circumstances.} O-O-O {An admission of
defeat, although Black is worse after other moves as well.} (16... Nb4 17. g6
Bf6 (17... fxg6 18. Ned4) 18. Ned4 $36) (16... Rc8 17. g6 Bf6 18. Ned4) ({
The move I had considered as best for Black was} 16... Nc5 $5 {, when I
planned to play} 17. Ned4 {, with the following variations:} Nxd4 (17... O-O
18. f5 (18. g6 $5 hxg6 19. f5 {should also be considered}) 18... exf5 19. Nxf5)
(17... Nxd3 18. cxd3 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. Bxd4) 19... O-O 20. f5 $40) 18. Bxd4
Nxd3 (18... e5 19. Nxc5 exd4 20. Nxb7 (20. Nb3) 20... Qxb7 21. Rhg1) (18...
Nxb3 19. axb3 (19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Qxh7 Rxg7 21. Qxg7 Nc5 22. Rhe1) 19... e5 20.
Bc3 O-O 21. Rhg1 Rfc8 22. f5 Bf8 23. Rg4 d5 24. Rh4 $18) 19. cxd3 O-O (19... e5
20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Be3 (21. Bc3 O-O 22. Rhg1 b4 23. Bd2 a5 24. f5 a4) 21... exf4
22. Bxf4 $16) 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. Na5 $14) 17. f5 Qd7 {The best move, as Black
tries to retain control over d5 for as long as possible.} (17... exf5 18. Qxf5+
Kb8 19. Nf4 ({Not} 19. Qxf7 $2 Nxb2) 19... Ne5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 $16 {
looks terrible for Black.}) 18. Rhf1 exf5 {This is a fundamental decision for
Black: whether to take on f5 or play e5. During the game I was more worried
about 18...e5, and even now I find it difficult to judge which was best for
Black.} (18... e5 19. c3 Kb8 20. Bc2 Qc7 21. f6 gxf6 22. gxf6 Bf8 23. Qh5 {
was a position I considered. White is better, but it is still difficult to
penetrate Black's solid position.}) 19. Qxf5 ({I rejected} 19. exf5 {, but
perhaps unjustifiably so.} Ne5 (19... h6 {is what my opponent said he had
planned.} 20. gxh6 Bf6 21. Ned4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxh6 23. Qg3 $14) 20. Na5 {
, with an excellent position.}) 19... Ne5 20. Na5 g6 $2 {A serious positional
error. Black had to trade queens.} (20... Qxf5 21. Rxf5 g6 (21... Ba8 $2 22. b3
g6 23. Rxe5 dxe5 24. bxa4) 22. Nxb7 Kxb7 23. Rff1 {is better for White, but
Black has counterchances. A possible variation is} Rdf8 24. b3 Nc5 25. Nc3 Ne6
26. h4 h6 27. Nd5 Bd8 28. gxh6 Bxh4) 21. Qf4 $1 {Of course not trading queens!}
Qc7 $6 {Far too compliant.} (21... Ba8 22. b3 Qc7 23. bxa4 Qxa5 24. axb5 axb5
25. Bd4 $16 {gives White an enormous advantage, although his position is not
yet winning.} (25. Nd4 $5)) ({The computer offers a spirited attempt at
counterplay:} 21... h6 $5 22. gxh6 g5 23. Qg3 Rxh6 24. Nxb7 Kxb7 25. Nd4 Rh3
26. Qg1 Rdh8 {, which at least gives Black some freedom, although he is a long
way from equality.}) 22. Nxb7 Kxb7 23. Bd4 {Planning Qe3 and Nf4-d5. Without
his light-squared bishop, Black's position is strategically lost.} Rhf8 {
Trying to break with ...f6, but there isn't enough time.} 24. Qe3 Qc8 (24... f6
25. Nf4 $18) 25. h4 f6 26. Nf4 {Now White is able to place the knight on d5.}
fxg5 27. Nd5 Qd7 28. hxg5 Rxf1 29. Bxf1 $1 {A move I am proud to have found.
The automatic 29.Rxf1 is also winning, but this is even more devastating, and
has a nice tactical justification.} (29. Rxf1 Rf8 {, and White should trade
rooks with} 30. Rd1 {, which is a tempo down compared to the game.}) 29... Rf8
({I had to see how to counter} 29... Qg4 {, and I had calculated a long
variation:} 30. Be2 Qxg5 31. Qb3 (31. Qh3 $5 h5 32. Bxb5 axb5 33. Qb3 Kc6 34.
Qb4 {is also convincing.}) 31... Nc5 32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Bxb5 axb5 34. Qxb5+ Kc8
35. Qa6+ Kd7 36. Rf1 $1 {, with a decisive attack.} (36. Nf6+ Kc7 37. Qa7+ Kc6)
(36. Qb7+ Ke6 37. Rf1 Nf3 $1) 36... Rf8 (36... Ke8 37. Qb5+ Rd7 38. Nc7+ Kd8
39. Qb8#) (36... Rc8 37. Nb6+ $18) (36... Rb8 37. Qa7+ $18) 37. Qb7+ Kd6 (37...
Ke6 38. Nc7+ Kd7 39. Ne6+ Kxe6 40. Qd5#) 38. Rd1 $18) 30. Be2 {There is no
defence against b3 and a4, when Black will be defenceless on the light squares.
} Nc6 31. b3 Nxd4 (31... Nc5 32. a4 bxa4 33. b4 Ne6 34. Bxa6+ Kxa6 35. Qd3+ Kb7
36. Qb5+ $18) 32. Rxd4 Nc5 33. a4 $18 {Breaking up Black's king position.
Black's position is hopeless.} bxa4 34. Rb4+ Ka7 35. Rxa4 Bd8 36. Bxa6 Kb8 (
36... Bb6 37. Qxc5 $18 (37. Bb5+ Nxa4)) 37. Rb4+ Ka8 38. Bb5 Qc8 39. Rc4 Rf1+ (
39... Qb7 40. Rxc5 dxc5 41. Qxc5 $18) 40. Kb2 Qe6 41. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 d5 7. exd5 Bxf5 8.
dxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bc4 $5 (10. Bg5) 10... Be7 11. Bg5 Bxc2 $5 12. Qe2 $2
(12. O-O $142 $44) 12... Qg4 $3 $17 13. Qxc2 (13. Qxg4 Nxg4 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 $17 {
_|_}) (13. Bxf6 Qxe2+ $17 {_|_}) 13... Qxg2 $1 (13... Qxc4 14. O-O-O $15) (
13... Qxg5 14. O-O $15) 14. O-O-O (14. Bxf6 Qxh1+ 15. Ke2 Qxa1 16. Bxg7 Qg1 $1
(16... Rg8 17. Bxe5) 17. Bxh8 Qg4+ {/\ Qc4}) 14... Qxg5+ $17 15. Kb1 O-O 16.
Rhg1 Qh4 17. Bb3 Rad8 18. Rde1 Bc5 $1 19. Rg2 Qf4 20. Reg1 Kh8 21. Rxg7 Bxf2 (
21... Rd2 22. Ne2 $1 Rxc2 23. Nxf4 {/\} Rxf2 24. Nd3) 22. R1g2 Rd2 23. Ne2 Qe3
$19 24. Rxf7 $1 (24. Qf5 Qxe2 25. Rg8+ Nxg8 26. Rxg8+ Rxg8 27. Qf6+ Rg7 $19)
24... Rxf7 25. Qf5 $1 {/\ 26. Qc8+-, 26. Qf6} Qe4+ $2 $138 (25... Rxb2+ $4 26.
Ka1 $3) (25... Qh6 $2 26. Bxf7 Rd1+ 27. Kc2 Qd2+ 28. Kb3) (25... Rd8 $142 $1
26. Bxf7 (26. Rxf2 Rff8 $19) 26... Rd1+ 27. Kc2 Qxe2+ 28. Kb3 Qe3+ $19) 26.
Qxe4 Nxe4 27. Bxf7 h6 28. Bc4 Nd6 $6 29. Ba6 Be3 $6 (29... Kh7) 30. Rg3 $1 Bg5
31. Rc3 e4 32. Rxc6 Nf5 33. a4 Ne3 $2 34. h4 $14 Bd8 35. Ng3 Kg7 36. Nxe4 Rd4
37. Nc5 Kf7 38. Rxh6 Rxh4 39. Rc6 Bb6 40. Bb5 Rh2 41. Nd3 Ke7 42. Rc8 Kd6 43.
Re8 Nd5 44. Bc4 Rh4 45. Bxd5 Kxd5 46. a5 Bc7 $1 (46... Bxa5 47. Re5+ Kd4 48.
Rxa5 Kxd3 49. Ra3+ $1 Kd2 50. Rxa7) 47. Re2 Rh2 48. Re8 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9192"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 (9. Na3 {Dies ist die moderne Zugfolge.} b5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6) 9...
gxf6 10. Na3 f5 $1 {Eine attraktive Alternative zu 10...b5} 11. exf5 Bxf5 12.
Nc4 Nd4 13. Ne3 Be6 14. Bc4 Qg5 15. Ncd5 Rc8 16. Bb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 f5 18. g3 f4
$6 {Ein lohnenswertes Bauernopfer, um Linien für die Läufer zu öffnen.} 19. h4
Qg6 20. gxf4 Bh6 (20... exf4 21. Nxf4 $1 Qe4 22. Nfg2) 21. Ra4 $6 (21. h5 {
/\ 22.Ra4}) 21... Rf8 $1 22. h5 Qg8 $1 23. fxe5 $2 (23. f5 $5) 23... Bxd5 $1
24. Qxd5 (24. Nxd5 $2 Qg2 25. Rf1 Rc5 26. c4 (26. Rd4 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qe4+ $19)
26... Rf5 $1 27. f4 Bxf4 $17) 24... Bxe3 $2 25. Qxg8 $2 (25. Qxb7 $1 {Beide
Spieler übersahen die Möglichkeiten, die hinter diesem Zuge schlummern.} Bxf2+
26. Kd1 Qe6 {Während der Partie schätzten beide Spieler diese Stellung als
hoffnungslos für Weiss ein.} 27. exd6 $1 Rf7 28. Re4 $1 Rxb7 29. Rxe6+ $10)
25... Bxf2+ $1 {Schwarz sackt auf diese Weise einige Bauern ein.} 26. Kf1 Rxg8
27. Kxf2 Rxc2+ 28. Kf3 dxe5 29. Re1 Rg5 30. Rg4 Rxh5 31. Rg7 Rf5+ 32. Ke4 Rf7
33. Rg8+ Kd7 34. Rd1+ Kc7 35. Rg3 Rxb2 36. Rc3+ Kb6 37. Kxe5 Re2+ 38. Kd6 Re8
39. Rh1 Rg7 40. Rh4 a5 41. Rh5 Rd8+ 42. Ke6 Ka6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Black "Tirard, Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 (13. c3 $5)
13... f5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qh5 (15. Re1 $5) 15... Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7
18. f3 bxc4 (18... Bxb2 $5 19. Bxe4 Qf6 20. Nc2 bxc4 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Re4 d5
23. Rh4 h6 $13 {Johansson,U-Markovic,M/Stockholm/1990/0|1/27/}) (18... d5 $5
19. fxe4 dxe4 (19... dxc4 20. Bb1 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 f6 22. Re2 Rbc8 23. Rd2 Rfd8 $36
{Dworakovski,L-Del Rio Salvador,G/Bratislava/1993/0|1/44/}) 20. Kh1 Bxb2 21.
Nc2 Kh8 22. cxb5 Rg8 23. Be2 axb5 $132 {Markovic,I-Kramnik,V/Singapore/1990/0,
5/23/}) 19. Bxe4 $6 (19. Bb1 $5 d5 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Nxc4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Rfe8 23.
b3 e3 24. Re2 Rbd8 $16 {Kuijf,R-Bosch,J/Netherlands/1990/1|0/35/}) 19... Qf6
20. Rd1 (20. Nxc4 $2 d5 $17) (20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Nxc4 Qd4+ 22. Ne3 Re8 $19)
20... Rfc8 21. Nc2 (21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Rxb3 $132) 21... d5 $1
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxb2 24. Ne3 (24. Nd4 c3 $17) 24... Qb6 25. Re1 c3 (
25... Re8 26. Rd7 $1) 26. Rd7 Rf8 27. Qg5 h6 28. Qg4 c2 29. Rb7 (29. Qc4 Rb1
$19) 29... Qxe3+ $1 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mozaliov, Sergey V"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 (11. Bd3 $5) 11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13.
Nc2 Be6 14. g3 (14. Nce3 Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 a5 18. O-O Rb8
$132) 14... O-O 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O Kh8 17. Qh5 (17. Qe2 $5 f5 18. Rad1 Qd7 19.
Rd2 $14) 17... f5 18. Nce3 Qd7 (18... b4 $5) 19. Rad1 b4 20. Rd2 (20. f4 $5)
20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Rf7 $5 (21... Rb5 $5 22. Rfd1 e4 23. c4 Rc5 $22 24. Nb6 Qc7
25. Rxd6 Bf7 26. Rd7 Bxh5 (26... Qxd7 27. Nxd7 Bxh5 28. g4 Bxg4 (28... fxg4 29.
Nxc5 g3 30. Rd6 gxf2+ 31. Kf1 Ne5 32. Nxe4 $13) 29. Nxg4 Rxc4 30. Ne3 Ra4 31.
Nxf8 Bxf8 32. Nxf5 $14) 27. Rxc7 Bxd1 28. Nd7 Be5 29. Rb7 Na5 30. Rb1 Nxc4 31.
Rxd1 $2 (31. Nxc4 Rxc4 32. Nxf8 Bc2 $17) (31. Nxc5 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Be2 33. Nd7
Re8 34. Nxe5 Rxe5 35. Bf1 $10) 31... Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rd8 $19) 22. Nc4 Bf8 23.
Ndb6 Qc7 24. Bd5 Nd8 (24... Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qa7 26. Nce3 $14) 25. Bxe6 Nxe6 26.
Nd5 Qa7 27. Nb4 Qb7 28. Nd5 (28. Nxd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Nf4 $1 30. gxf4 Rg8+ $19)
28... Qa7 29. Nde3 $6 (29. Nb4 $5) 29... f4 30. Nf5 fxg3 31. hxg3 Ng7 $1 32.
Nxg7 Rxg7 33. Nxd6 (33. Kh2 Qc5 $36) 33... Rxg3+ 34. Kh2 Rg6 35. Nf5 $6 (35.
Qxe5+ $5 Bg7 36. Nf7+ (36. Qd5 Rf8 $36 (36... Bxc3 $5)) 36... Kg8 $19) 35...
Qf7 $1 36. Qh3 (36. Rg1 $4 Rg2+ $19) 36... Rf6 37. Nh4 Bh6 38. Rd7 (38. Re2
Bf4+ 39. Kh1 Rh6 $19) 38... Rxf2+ 39. Kg1 (39. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 40. Ng2 (40. Kh1 Rg8
41. Ng2 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Bf4+ $19) 40... Bf4+ 41. Kh1 Qf1#) 39... Rg8+ (39... Rxf1+
40. Qxf1 Qxd7 41. Qf6+ Bg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Isupov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nb6 (12. Nxd6+ $6 Bxd6 13. Qxd6
Rd8 14. Qc5 Qg5 $36) 12... Rb8 13. Ncd5 Qd8 14. c3 Be7 (14... g6 $5 15. h4 $5 (
15. b4 Bh6 16. a4 O-O 17. a5 Kh8 18. Be2 f5)) 15. a4 O-O 16. Bc4 (16. Be2 $5)
16... Bg5 17. O-O g6 18. Qe2 Kh8 19. Kh1 (19. Rad1 $5 Bh6 20. b4 f5 21. Bd3 f4
22. f3 Rf7 23. Bc4 Bf8 24. a5 $36) 19... Bh6 20. Rad1 (20. b4 f5 21. exf5 gxf5
22. f4 Rg8 $5 {/\ Rg6} (22... Bxd5 $6)) 20... f5 21. exf5 (21. Ba2) 21... gxf5
22. f4 (22. Qh5 $5 Bg7 23. f4) 22... Rg8 $5 $146 (22... Bg7 23. Rf3 Bg8 24. Rh3
h6 25. Qd2 Kh7 26. Bd3 Ne7 27. Bc2 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Be6 29. Rf3 $14) 23. g3 Rg6
24. Qf2 Qg8 25. Ne3 $5 (25. Be2 $5) 25... exf4 $6 (25... Re8 $5 26. Rxd6 $140
Bxc4 27. Nbxc4 exf4 28. gxf4 Re4 $44) 26. gxf4 Re8 27. Bd5 $1 (27. Rxd6 Bxc4
28. Nbxc4 Re4 $44) 27... Bxd5+ 28. Nbxd5 Qf7 29. Qf3 Re4 $6 (29... Ne7 $1 30.
Qh3 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 Re4 $132) 30. Qh3 Ne7 31. Nxe7 Qxe7 32. Nxf5 Qd7 33. Rf3 Qxa4
(33... Bxf4 $2 34. Nh4 $1 Rg7 (34... Qxh3 35. Nxg6+ $18) 35. Ng6+ $1 $18) (
33... Rxf4 34. Nh4 Rg7 35. Ng6+ hxg6 36. Qxh6+ $18) 34. Rdf1 Bxf4 35. Nd4 (35.
Ng3 Bxg3 36. Rf8+ Rg8 37. Qxg3 Reg4 $15) 35... Bh6 36. Nf5 (36. Qc8+ $1 Qe8 $1
37. Qxb7 (37. Rf8+ Bxf8 38. Rxf8+ Rg8 $1 39. Rxe8 Rexe8 $19) 37... Re1 38. Qxa6
Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Qe4 40. Ne2 $1 $14 (40. Qd3 $2 Be3 $3 $19)) 36... Bf4 37. Nd4
Bh6 38. Nf5 Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O f5 17. Qh5 (17. Re1 Rc8 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. Rad1 e4 20. f4 b4
21. Nce3 bxc3 22. bxc3 a4 $132 {Svidler,P-Filippov,V/Kazan/1995/0,5/37/}) (17.
Qe2 $5 Rb8 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. Rd2 Qd7 20. Rad1 Qf7 21. b3 $14 {Topalov,V-Leko,P/
Leon/1996/1|0/65/}) 17... b4 18. Nce3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Kh8 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Rd2 (
21. f4 $5 e4 22. Bh3 Qd7 23. Rf2 (23. Kh1 $6 Rb2 24. Nc4 Rxa2 25. Nde3 Bf7 $1
26. Qg5 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 d5 $17 {Topalov,V-Krasenkov,M/Polanica Zdroj/1995/0|1/31/
}) 23... Rb5 24. Rfd2 Rc5 25. Kh1 Qf7 26. Qxf7 Rxf7 27. Nb6 Rxc3 28. Rxd6 Bxa2
29. Nxf5 Bf8 $13 {Sokolov,A-Filippov,V/Elista(RUS-ch)/1996/0,5/49/}) 21... Rb5
22. f4 Ne7 $5 (22... e4 $5 23. Bh3 Qd7 $132) 23. c4 (23. fxe5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5
dxe5 $15) 23... Rc5 24. Rb1 (24. Rfd1 $5 $14) 24... e4 25. Bh3 Bxd5 26. cxd5 (
26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. cxd5 Qf6 $132) 26... Qc8 27. Kf2 a4 28. Qd1 $6
(28. Rb4 $5 Bc3 29. Rxe4 fxe4 (29... Bxd2 30. Rxe7 Bxe3+ 31. Kf3 $18) 30. Bxc8
Bxd2 31. Be6 $13) 28... Rc3 29. Rc2 $2 Nxd5 $1 30. Rbc1 (30. Nxd5 Rxc2+ $19)
30... Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Rostov on Don op"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 $5 d5 7. exd5 Bxf5
8. dxc6 bxc6 (8... Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 bxc6 10. Ne3 Be6 (10... Be4 11. f3 Bg6 $132)
11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Be3 f6 13. O-O-O Bc5 14. Be2 Bxe3+ 15. Nxe3 Ke7 16. Bf3 Rac8
$14 {Genkin,A-Plisetsky,D Moscow 1975/}) 9. Qf3 (9. Qxd8+ Rxd8 10. Be3 Rb8 11.
O-O-O Bb4 12. Bc4 a5 13. f3 O-O 14. Na4 e4 $1 $132 {Shabanov,Y-Kim,A Kemerovo
1979/}) (9. Bd3 $6 e4 10. Be2 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Qc1 g5 14. Bg3 Nd5
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 $15 {Lutikov,A-Sveshnikov,E Rostov 1976/}) 9... Qd7 10. Bg5 (10.
Bc4 $6 Be7 11. Bg5 Bxc2 12. Qe2 $6 Qg4 $1 $15 {Ivanovic,B-Chandler,M Manila
1990/}) 10... e4 11. Qe2 Be7 (11... Bb4 $6 12. Qc4 $1) 12. Rd1 Qe6 $5 $146 (
12... Qb7 13. Qa6 Rb8 14. Qxb7 Rxb7 15. Bc1 O-O 16. Ba6 Rb6 $10 {Goldin,
A-Lipman,A Moscow 1978/}) 13. Qc4 Rb8 14. Qxe6 fxe6 $5 (14... Bxe6 15. Na4) 15.
b3 $5 (15. Na4 $6 e3 $1) 15... Nd5 (15... Bb4 16. Bd2 e3 17. fxe3 Bxc2 18. Rc1
$14) 16. Bxe7 (16. Bd2 $6 Bb4 17. Na4 e3 $1 18. Bxb4 exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nxb4) 16...
Kxe7 (16... Nxc3 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Rd2 Nxa2 19. Bc4 $44) 17. Na4 e3 18. c4 (18.
f3 Bxc2 19. Rc1 Nb4) 18... exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nb4 20. Be2 (20. a3 $6 Nc2 $17) (20.
Rd2 $6 Rhd8) 20... Nxa2 21. Ra1 Nb4 22. Nc5 a6 (22... Ra8 $6 23. Ra4 $1) 23.
Rhd1 (23. Nxa6 Nxa6 24. Rxa6 Rxb3 25. Rxc6 Rb2 $15) 23... Rhd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8
25. Ra4 $1 $10 (25. Ra4 Rb8 26. Nxa6 Nxa6 27. Rxa6 Rxb3 28. Rxc6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brendel, Oliver"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 (8... Ne7 $5) 9. c4 Be7 (9... a6 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Bd3 $6 (11. Be2 $5)
11... Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 (14. f4 $5) 14... Nd7 15. b4 Rc8
16. Rfd1 f5 $15 {Veselovsky,S-Chekhov,V/Moscow/1978/0|1/35/}) 10. Bd3 (10. Be2
$5 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f4 (13. Rb1 Nd7 14. b4 e4 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Bd4
Be5 17. c5 Qf6 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 $6 (18... Qxe5 $5) 19. c6 $1 $36 {Ye,J-Chekhov,V/
Beijing/1991/1|0/48/}) 13... Bf6 14. g3 Nd7 15. Qc2 exf4 16. gxf4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1
Nc5 18. Bf3 Bd7 19. Rb1 b5 20. b4 Ne4 $1 $132 {Yudasin,L-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan
Zee/1994/0,5/31/}) 10... a6 11. Nc3 f5 12. f3 Bg5 13. Qc2 (13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1
Nd7 15. b4 a5 $6 (15... b6 $5) 16. a3 $1 $16 {Kolasinski,M-Chekhov,V/Wisla/
1992/0,5/48/}) 13... Bxc1 14. Rxc1 O-O 15. O-O b6 16. b4 Ra7 17. Rfe1 (17. a4
$5) 17... Rc7 18. a4 Bd7 19. Qa2 (19. a5 bxa5 20. bxa5 Rc5 $17) 19... a5 20.
Nb5 (20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Nb5 Rc5 $22 22. Nxd6 Qb6 23. Nb5 Rxb5+ $19) 20... Bxb5
21. cxb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 axb4 23. Qb1 Qg5 24. Rc7 (24. Qxb4 $4 Qxc1+ $19) (24.
Kh1 Nd7 25. Rc4 Nc5 26. Bc2 e4 $36) 24... e4 25. Be2 (25. fxe4 $2 fxe4 26. Bxe4
Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Qxe4 $19) 25... exf3 26. Bxf3 Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Qd4 (27... b3 $2 28.
Qb2 $1 $36) 28. Qe1 h6 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. Bh5 Qf4+ (30... b3 31. Bg6+ Kh8 32. Qf7
Rg8 $4 (32... Qf6 33. Qxf6 gxf6 34. Bxf5 $16) (32... Qd1+ $10) 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8
34. Rc8#) 31. Kg1 Qg5 32. Bd1 Qd8 33. Qe7 (33. Re7 Qc8 34. Bh5 (34. Qxc8 Rxc8
35. Kf2 Rd8 36. Bc2 Kg8) 34... Qxe6 (34... Qc5+ 35. Kf1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qf4+ 37.
Kg1 Qg5 38. Bd1 Qc1 $17) 35. dxe6 b3 36. Bd1 b2 37. Bc2 Kg6 38. Rc7 (38. Rb7
Kf6 39. Rxb6 Rc8 40. Bd3 Rc3 $19) 38... Kf6 39. Rc4 Kxe6 40. Rb4 Rc8 41. Rxb2
Nd7 $17) (33. Rb7 Qc8 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35. Kf2 $13) 33... Qxe7 34. Rxe7 Rc8 (34...
Rd8 $5) 35. Kf2 Rd8 36. Bc2 Kg8 (36... Kg6 37. g4 Kf6 38. Re6+ Kf7 39. Bxf5 $16
) 37. Re6 $6 (37. Bxf5 $4 Rf8 $19) (37. Ke3 $1 Kf8 (37... Nd7 38. Bxf5 Nc5 39.
Kd4 $132) 38. Rb7 Nd7 (38... g6 39. Rxb6 $16) 39. Bxf5 Nc5 40. Rxb6 Nxa4 41.
Rc6 $132) 37... Rc8 38. Bxf5 $6 (38. Bd1 $5) 38... Rf8 39. g4 b3 40. Kg3 (40.
Ke3 $4 Rxf5 41. gxf5 b2 $19) 40... Nd7 41. Bg6 (41. Rxd6 $2 Rxf5 42. gxf5 b2
$19) 41... Ne5 42. Be4 b2 43. Kg2 (43. Rxd6 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Rf4 45. Bb1 Rxg4+ 46.
Kf2 Rxa4 $19) 43... Rf4 44. Bb1 Rd4 45. a5 (45. Rxd6 Rd1 46. Bf5 Nd3 47. Bg6
Nf4+ $19) 45... Rd1 46. Be4 Nd3 (46... Nd3 47. Bg6 Nf4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 (10... Bg7 $5) 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 (12. O-O $5)
12... Bg7 (12... Rg8 $5 13. g3 Rg4 $132) 13. O-O f4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O
16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qd7 18. Rc3 $6 (18. Rfd1 $5 Kh8 (18... Nd4 $6 19. Nc2 Nxc2
20. Rxc2 Kh8 21. Qh4 f5 22. Ne7 $1 fxe4 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Qg4 $1
$18 {Howell,J-Jelen,I/Bled/1995/1|0/43/}) 19. Qh4 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nb4 (20... Nd4
21. Rc4 f5 22. Nc2 fxe4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Bxe4 Be5 25. Qh5 $1 $16 {Sveshnikov,
E-Vyzmanavin,A/Moscow/1987/1|0/41/}) 21. Rd2 f5 22. Nc4 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 fxe4 24.
Rxd6 Qf5 25. h3 h5 $132 {Renet,O-Korchnoi,V/Lugano/1988/0,5/50/}) 18... Nd4 (
18... Kh8 $5) 19. Nc2 Nxc2 20. Rxc2 Kh8 21. Bxa6 $6 (21. Qh4 $22 f5 22. Ne7 $1)
21... f5 22. Bd3 Bxd5 23. exd5 e4 24. Ba6 Bd4 (24... Be5 25. Rfc1 Rf7 26. Rc8+
$18) 25. Rfc1 Bc5 26. Kh1 (26. Qh6 $5) 26... Qg7 $1 $146 27. Qh3 Rg8 28. Rd1
Rbf8 29. Qc3 (29. a4 Rf6 30. Bf1 Rh6 $6 (30... f3 31. g3 f4 $17) 31. Qc3) 29...
Qxc3 (29... Rf6 30. g3 e3 $36) 30. Rxc3 Ra8 (30... Bxf2 $15) 31. b4 (31. Bc4
Rxa2 32. b4 Bxb4 33. Rb3 Rd2 $17) 31... Bxb4 32. Rc6 Bc5 33. Rb1 (33. Rd2 $5
Rab8 $17) 33... Bxf2 34. Rxd6 f3 35. gxf3 exf3 36. Rc6 Be3 37. h4 f2 38. Kh2
Rg1 39. Rb4 (39. Bf1 Bf4+ 40. Kh3 Rg3+ 41. Kh2 Rag8 $19) 39... Rxa6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 "Uruguay"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 (13... e4 $5
14. c3 Ne5 15. Qh5 Nf3+ 16. Ke2 Bb7 17. Rd1 O-O 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Nc2 Ne5 20.
Nce3 Nd3 $13 {Alsalati,H-Ochoa,E/Baiamo/1984/}) 14. Bg2 Be6 15. c3 (15. Nf6+
Bxf6 16. Bxc6+ Ke7 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 $146) 15... O-O 16. Nc2 a5 17. a3 (17. O-O f5
18. Nce3 Kh8 19. Qh5 {/\Rad1/}) 17... Rb8 (17... Rc8 $5) 18. O-O Kh8 19. Nce3
f5 20. f4 Ne7 21. Rf2 Ng6 (21... e4 22. Rd2 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Qd7) 22. Qh5 Qd7 23.
Rd1 Qa7 $1 24. Bh3 exf4 25. gxf4 b4 (25... Nxf4 26. Nxf4 Qxe3 27. Ng6+) 26.
Bxf5 Bxf5 27. Nxf5 bxc3 28. bxc3 (28. Nxg7 cxb2 $17) 28... Rb2 29. Rdf1 Bxc3 $1
30. Nxc3 Nxf4 31. Qf3 (31. Qg4 Rg8 $19) (31. Qh4 Rxf5 32. Kh1 Rxf2 33. Rxf2
Qb7+ 34. Kg1 Rg5+ $19) 31... Rxf5 32. Kh1 Nd3 $1 33. Qxf5 Nxf2+ 34. Rxf2 (34.
Kg2 Qg7+ 35. Kf3 Qxc3+ $19) 34... Rxf2 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Qc8+ Ke7
38. Nd5+ Kf7 39. Qh3 (39. Qc4 $5) 39... h6 40. Qd3 Kg7 41. Nf4 Qb7+ (41... Rxf4
42. Qg3+) 42. Kg1 Rb2 43. Qg6+ Kf8 44. Qxd6+ (44. Qxh6+ Qg7+ $19) 44... Kg8 45.
Qe6+ Qf7 46. Qe4 (46. Qc8+ Kh7 $19) 46... Qa7+ 47. Kh1 Qb7 48. Nd5 Rb1+ 49. Kg2
Qg7+ 50. Kh3 Rb3+ 51. Ne3 a4 52. Qa8+ (52. Qe8+ Qf8 53. Qe6+ (53. Qg6+ Kh8)
53... Qf7) 52... Qf8 53. Qd5+ Qf7 54. Qd8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Marseille"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sharif, Mershad"]
[Black "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1986.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 (11... Bb7 $5) (11... O-O $5 12. Nc2
Rb8) 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Qb6 (14... f5 15. exf5 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bb7
17. a4 bxa4 18. Ne3 Bc6 19. Bc2 $14 {Berzinsh,R-Kretek,B/Mlada Boleslav/1992/
1|0/31/}) (14... d5 15. exd5 (15. Qe2 $5) 15... Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qe6 17. Qh5 O-O-O
18. Bc2 Kb8 19. Bb3 Nd5 20. O-O-O Nf4 21. Bxe6 Nxh5 22. Bxf7 Nf4 $44 {Zontakh,
A-Manik,M/Hlohovec/1994/0,5/35/}) 15. Ne3 d5 16. Qf3 O-O-O 17. exd5 $5 (17. O-O
d4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nf5 Nxf5 20. Qxf5+ Qe6 21. Qf4 Qe5 22. Qd2 Rhg8 $132 {
Gruenfeld,Y-Kouatly,B/Brussels/1985/1|0/46/}) 17... Nxd5 18. Be4 Nf4 (18...
Nxe3 $5 19. Bxb7+ (19. fxe3 $5) 19... Qxb7 20. Qxb7+ Kxb7 21. fxe3 $14) 19. O-O
Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qb7 (20... Kb8 $5) 21. Qf5+ Rd7 22. Rfd1 (22. Qxf6 $2 Rg8 23. f3
(23. g3 Nh3#) 23... Qa7 24. Qxe5 Nxg2 $19) 22... Rg8 23. g3 Rg6 24. a4 b4 (
24... bxa4 25. Rxa4 Ne6 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Rxa6 $18) (24... Ne6 25. axb5 axb5
26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Rd1+ Ke8 28. Nd5 $16) 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. cxb4 $18 Ne2+ 27. Kf1
Nd4 28. Rc1+ Kd8 29. Qxd7+ Kxd7 30. Rc5 Rg8 31. Ra5 Rb8 32. Rxa6 Rxb4 33. Rxf6
Ke8 34. a5 Rxb2 35. Nc4 Ra2 36. Nxe5 Rxa5 37. Nxf7 Ke7 38. Rf4 Ne6 39. Rf3 Nd4
40. Rd3 Nf5 41. Ng5 h6 42. Nf3 Ra2 43. Kg2 Kf6 44. g4 Ne7 45. Rd6+ Kg7 46. Nd4
1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. a4 $5 $146 Nf5 10. c3 g6 11. Be2 $6 (11. Bd3 $5 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13.
Qb3 Re8 14. Re1 b6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15. a5 a6 16. axb6 Rb8 17. Na3 Rxb6 18. Qa4
$14 {Yudasin,L-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee(m/3)/1994/0,5 (62)/}) 11... Bg7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Qb4 e4 15. Bf4 (15. Kh1 Be5 {/\Qh4|^/}) 15... Be5 16. Bxe5
Rxe5 17. Rad1 Nh4 $1 18. Kh1 (18. Qxd6 $6 Qg5 19. g3 Bh3 20. Rfe1 Rd8 21. Qc7
Qf6 22. Nd4 Rexd5) (18. Nxd6 $6 a5 19. Qa3 Qg5 20. g3 Bg4 $1 21. gxh4 Bf3+ 22.
hxg5 Rxg5#) 18... Qg5 19. Rg1 (19. g3 Bg4 $1 20. gxh4 Bxe2 $1 $19) 19... Bg4
20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Rde1 (21. Qxd6 Nf3 $1 22. Rdf1 (22. Nd4 Nxg1 23. Rxg1 Rh5)
22... Rg5 $17) 21... Qf4 22. Qxd6 (22. Nxd6 Rh5 $1 23. Qxe4 (23. Rxe4 Nf3 $1)
23... Qxd6) 22... Nf5 23. Qc7 (23. Qb4 Qxf2 24. Rxe4 Rae8 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 $36)
23... e3 24. Rxe3 $2 (24. h3 exf2 25. Qxe5 Ng3+ 26. Kh2 Nf1+ 27. Kh1 fxe1=Q 28.
Qxf4 Ng3+ 29. Kh2 Qxg1+ 30. Kxg3 Re8 $1 31. Nd4 Re3+ 32. Nf3 Re2 $17) (24. Nd4
exf2 25. Rxe5 Ng3+ 26. hxg3 Qh6+) 24... Qxe3 $3 $19 25. Nd6 (25. fxe3 Ng3+ 26.
hxg3 Rh5#) 25... Re7 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Qd6 Qe5 28. Qb4 Rae8 29. Qh4 f6 30. h3
Qxd5 0-1

[Event "Candidates FIDE m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f4 Bf6 14. g3 $5 $146
(14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Kh1 (15. Qxf5 $6 exf4 16. Qe6+ Rf7 17. Qxd6 Be5 $1 18. Qa3 Qh4
19. Bf3 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Rf6 21. h3 Ne5 $40) 15... g6 $6 (15... exf4 $1 16. Bxf4
Be5 $1 17. Bd3 g6 18. Rae1 b6 19. Ne2 Qf6 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Ne5 $36 {
Pablo,S-Andrianov,N/Moscow/1982/}) 16. g3 $1 Re8 17. Bd2 b6 18. Rae1 Bg7 19. b3
$14 {Tal,M-Cseshkovsky,V/Riga/1979/}) 14... Nd7 15. Qc2 exf4 16. gxf4 $1 Bd4+
$6 (16... Nc5 $5 17. Bf3 (17. Rb1 Ne4 $5 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Be3 Bh3 20. Rfe1 Qd7
$13) 17... Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Ne4 $5) 17. Kh1 Nc5 18. Bf3 Bd7 19. Rb1 b5 20. b4 (20.
cxb5 $6 axb5 21. b4 Na4) 20... Ne4 (20... Na4 $6 21. Nxa4 bxa4 22. c5 $16) 21.
Nxe4 fxe4 22. Bxe4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 $5 (23. Bxh7+ $6 Kh8 24. Be4 (24. Qd1 Qf6 25.
Qh5 Qh6 26. Qxh6 gxh6 $13) 24... Qf6 25. Bd2 c3 (25... Rae8 26. Rbe1 Bh3 27.
Bg2 Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qh4 $36) 26. Be1 Rae8 27. Bf2 Bh3 $36) 23... Qf6 (23... Bb5
$6 24. Qxd4 Bxf1 25. Bb2 $18) 24. Rd1 Rae8 25. Qxd4 (25. Bxh7+ $6 Kxh7 26. Qxd4
Re1+ 27. Kg2 Qg6+ $19) (25. Rxd4 $6 Bb5 26. Qc3 Rxe4) (25. Bf3 Bb5 26. Qxd4 (
26. Qc2 Be3 $36) 26... Re1+ 27. Kg2 Qg6+ 28. Kf2 Rxd1 $19) 25... Rxe4 $1 26.
Qxe4 Bf5 27. Qd4 (27. Qg2 Bxb1 28. Bb2 Qg6 $44) 27... Bxb1 28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. a3
Be4+ 30. Kg1 Rc8 $10 31. Bb2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 (13. c4 $5)
13... f5 14. Nc2 Qb7 15. f3 (15. Qf3 $5 O-O 16. Ne3 (16. Nb4 $6 a5 17. Nd5 Be6
18. Ne3 f4 $17 {Kuzmin,G-Yakovich,Y/Pardubice/1994/0|1/34/}) 16... f4 17. Nd5
Be6 18. g4 b4 $1 19. c4 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Bf6 21. g5 Bd8 22. Bf1 Kh8 $132 {
Dolmatov,S-Topalov,V/Groningen/1993/0,5/33/}) (15. exf5 Qxg2 16. Rf1 Bb7 17.
Ne3 Qc6 (17... Qxh2 $5) 18. Qg4 Bf6 19. Qb4 O-O $132 {Koch,J-Kouatly,B/
Montpellier/1991/0,5/52/}) 15... f4 16. Nb4 (16. Qe2 $5 O-O 17. g4 Be6 18. Nb4
a5 19. Nd5 b4 20. c4 a4 21. Rd1 a3 22. b3 Bxd5 23. exd5 $36 {Renet,
O-Etchegaray,P/France/1991/1|0/39/}) 16... Bf6 17. g3 (17. g4 h5 $1 18. Nd5 Bd8
$132) 17... Be6 18. Qe2 Rg8 19. O-O-O fxg3 20. hxg3 Rxg3 21. Rxh7 (21. Nxa6
Bg5+ (21... Bxa2 $5 22. Bxb5+ Ke7 $36) 22. Kc2 Rxa6 23. Bxb5+ Rc6 24. Rxd6 Bd7
25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxh7 Ke7 $13) 21... Ke7 22. Bc2 a5 (22... Rag8 23. Bb3 $36)
23. Nd5+ Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rag8 25. Rd1 (25. Rxb5 Bg5+ 26. Kb1 Rg1+ 27. Bd1 Rxd1+
28. Qxd1 Qxb5 $19) (25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 Bg5+ 27. Kd1 Rg1+ 28. Ke2 Rg2+ 29.
Kd3 Rd2+ 30. Kc4 Rxc2 31. Rb7+ Ke6 32. Rhxf7 a4 $17) 25... Qb6 26. Bb3 R8g7 27.
Rxg7 Rxg7 28. Rd5 b4 29. c4 Bg5+ 30. Kb1 Qg1+ (30... Be3 $5) 31. Rd1 Qe3 32.
Qc2 (32. Qxe3 Bxe3 $17) 32... Bf4 33. Qd3 Qc5 34. Qd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rg1+ 36.
Rd1 (36. Kc2 Rg2+ 37. Kb1 Be3 38. Rxa5 Bd4 39. Rb5 Rxb2+ 40. Kc1 Rf2 41. Rxb4
Rxf3 $15) 36... Rg2 37. Rd5 Be3 38. a4 $2 (38. Rxa5 $5 Bd4 39. Rb5 Rxb2+ 40.
Kc1 Rf2 41. Rxb4 Rxf3 $15) 38... Bd4 $19 39. Bd1 (39. Bc2 b3 $19) 39... b3 $1
40. Kc1 Bxb2+ 41. Kb1 Bd4 42. Rb5 Rg1 (42... Rg1 43. Kc1 Be3+ 44. Kb2 Rxd1 $19)
0-1

[Event "Bucharest ENE"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 (9... Be6 $5 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxd5
Nd4 14. Bd3 Qe7 $1 $146 15. b4 Qe6 16. Ne3 Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxc2+ 18. Bxc2 Rxc2
$132 {Belikov,V-Kharlov,A/Moscow/1992/0:1 (35)/}) 10. Nd5 Be7 (10... Qa5+ 11.
Bd2 Qd8 12. c4 Nxe4 13. cxb5 Be6 14. Bc4 Ne7 15. O-O $3 $146 Nxd5 (15... Bxd5
$5 $132 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Ba5 Nb6) 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Ba5 Qxa5 18. Qxd5 Rc8 19.
Qxe4 $16 {Kupreichik,V-Nikcevic,N/Cattolica/1:0 (28) Inf 55/190/}) 11. Nxe7
Nxe7 12. Qf3 Ng6 $5 $146 (12... Nd7 13. b4 $5 f6 14. Bd2 Nb6 15. c4 bxc4 16.
Nxc4 Be6 17. Na5 $1 $14 {Yudasin,L-Chekhov,V/USSR/1991/0,5 (33) Inf 53/159/}) (
12... Bg4 $5 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. Qf3 (15. O-O O-O $6 (15... h6 $1 $10 {
Yudasin/}) 16. c4 $1 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Bxa2 20. Rfc1 $16
{Kupreichik,V-Deev,A/Podolsk/1990/ Inf 53/159/}) 15... O-O 16. c3 h6 17. Bxf6
Qxf6 18. g3 $14 {Yudasin,L-Yagupov,I/Moscow/1992/0,5 (54) Inf 56/177/}) 13. Bd3
O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. c3 (15. c4 $5) 15... d5 16. Nc2 dxe4 $6 (16... h6 $5 17.
Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. g3 $14) 17. Bxe4 Bd5 18. Rfe1 $1 (18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19.
Qxd5 Nxd5 $10) (18. Bxf6 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxf6 $10) 18... Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qb6 (19...
a5 $5 20. a4 Rb8) 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. a4 $16 Nf4 (22... bxa4 23.
Rexa4 Rfb8 24. Nb4) (22... Rab8 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. b4 {/\c4-c5+/-/}) 23. Nb4 $1
(23. g3 $6 Nd3 $13) 23... bxa4 (23... a5 24. Nc6 bxa4 25. Rexa4 $16) 24. g3 a5
(24... Ne6 25. Rxa4 Nc5 26. Rg4+ Kh8 27. Ra5 $16) 25. gxf4 axb4 26. Rxb4 a3 27.
Rxa3 Rxa3 28. bxa3 Rc8 $6 (28... Ra8 $5 29. a4 Kg7 30. c4 Ra5) 29. c4 Kg7 30.
a4 Rc5 31. Kf1 Kg6 32. Ke2 Kf5 33. fxe5 fxe5 34. Kd3 Ra5 35. Kc3 Ke4 36. Kb3 (
36. c5+ Kd5) 36... Ra8 (36... Kf3 $2 37. Rb5 $18) (36... f5 $5) 37. Rb7 f5 38.
c5 Kf3 (38... Kd5 39. Kb4 f4 40. Rd7+ Kc6 41. Rd6+ Kc7 42. Re6 $18) 39. Rxh7 (
39. c6 e4 40. c7 Rc8 41. a5 Kxf2 42. a6 e3 43. a7 e2 44. Rb8 e1=Q) 39... Kxf2
40. Rf7 f4 41. Re7 f3 42. Rxe5 Kg2 43. Rg5+ Kxh2 44. Rf5 Kg2 45. Kb4 f2 $10 46.
c6 Rb8+ 47. Kc5 Rb1 48. c7 f1=Q 49. Rxf1 Rxf1 (49... Rxf1 50. Kb6 Rb1+ 51. Ka7
Rc1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostov on Don op"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O (12... Bb7 $5 13. Nc2 Nb8
14. a4 (14. Nce3 Nd7 15. Nf5 O-O $1 16. Nxd6 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nb6 18. Qd3 g6 $1
$44) 14... bxa4 15. Nce3 Nd7 16. Qxa4 O-O 17. Rd1 Bg5 18. Qc2 Nc5 $132 {
Zapata,A-Shirov,A Manila ol 1992/}) 13. Nc2 Nb8 $5 $146 (13... Rb8 $5) (13...
Bb7 14. Be2 Bg5 15. O-O Nb8 16. Bg4 Ra7 17. Qd3 Nd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Rad1 {
Novik,M-Chekhov,V Leningrad 1991/} g6 $5 {/\Kh8,f5/}) 14. Nxf6+ $1 Qxf6 15. g3
Bb7 16. Bg2 Nd7 17. O-O Nc5 18. Qe2 $14 Rad8 (18... a5 $5 19. Rad1 (19. Qxb5
Ba6) 19... Bc6 {/\Rfd8,Rac8/}) 19. Rad1 Qe6 20. Nb4 Qc4 21. Qe1 $1 (21. Qxc4 $6
bxc4 22. Rfe1 a5 23. Nd5 Nd3) 21... g6 (21... f5 $5) 22. b3 Qe6 23. Qe3 Qg4 $6
(23... Kg7 $5 24. Nd5 f5) 24. Nd5 Kg7 25. f4 $1 exf4 26. Qd4+ (26. Rxf4 Qe6 27.
Qd4+ Qe5) 26... f6 27. Nxf4 (27. Rxf4 Qg5 28. Rdf1 Bxd5) 27... Rde8 28. Qxd6
Nxe4 29. Qb6 Rf7 30. Rd8 (30. Bh3 Qg5 31. Ne6+ Rxe6 $19) 30... Rxd8 (30... Ree7
$5) 31. Ne6+ Qxe6 $8 32. Qxe6 Rd6 33. Qe8 Nxc3 $5 (33... Rf8 34. Qe7+ Rf7 35.
Qe8 Rf8 $10) 34. Bxb7 Rxb7 35. Re1 (35. Qc8 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Re7) 35... Rdd7 36.
Qc8 Rdc7 37. Qa8 Ra7 38. Qf3 b4 (38... Nxa2 39. Re6 Rf7 40. Qf2 Nb4 41. Rxf6)
39. Qf2 Rf7 40. Re6 Rad7 (40... Nd5 41. Rd6) 41. Rxa6 Rd1+ 42. Kg2 Ne4 43. Qe3
Rd2+ 44. Kf1 f5 45. Ra7 Rxa7 46. Qxa7+ Kh6 47. a4 $6 (47. Qe3+ Kg7 (47... g5
48. h4) 48. g4 $16) 47... Rd3 $1 48. a5 Rxb3 49. Qb8 Rb1+ 50. Ke2 b3 51. a6 (
51. a6 b2 52. a7 Ra1 53. Qxb2 Rxa7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kiselev, Maxim"]
[Black "Novik, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Bb7
15. Bc4 (15. Be2 Nb8 {/\Nd7-c5/}) 15... Na5 16. Ba2 Bc6 17. Rb4 $5 $146 (17.
Ra3 Bb5 18. h4 $1 (18. Nce3 Nb7 19. Bc4 Nc5 20. Qc2 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Bxc4 22. Nxc4
d5 $44 {Kuzmin,A-Timoshenko,G/SSSR/1988/0:1 (36) Inf 45/185/}) 18... Bh6 19.
Nce3 (19. g4 $5 Bf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Nd4 $14 {Krasenkov/}) 19... Bxe3 20. Nxe3
Rc8 21. Nf5 {Lanka,Z-Krasenkov,M/Moscow/1989/ Inf 47/216/} Nc4 $1 22. Bxc4 Rxc4
23. Nxd6 Rd4 $1 24. cxd4 Qxd6 25. f3 exd4 $44 {Goldberg,V-Kalinichev,S/Berlin/
1986; 23.f3+/= Gorelov/}) 17... Nb7 18. h4 Bh6 19. g4 Bf4 (19... g6 $6 20. g5
Bg7 21. Nce3 Nc5 22. Ng4 $16) 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. f3 Nc5 22. Rd4 (22. Bd5 Bxd5
23. Qxd5 a5 24. Rd4 Qb6) 22... Qe7 23. Qd2 (23. Rxd6 $2 Nxe4 $19) (23. b4 Na4
24. Qd2 Rfd8) 23... Ba4 (23... Nxe4 24. Qe2 (24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Rh2 Bxc2+ 26.
Re2 Qxh4+) 24... Rfe8 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4+ 28. Kf2 Rae8 (
28... Rb8 $1 $13) 29. Nd4) (23... a5 $5 $13) 24. Na1 (24. b4 Bxc2 $1 25. Qxc2 (
25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Rd7 Qe8) 25... Ne6 26. Rd2 a5 $15) 24... Rab8 25. Rh2 Bb5 (
25... Bb3 26. Nxb3 Nxb3 27. Bxb3 Rxb3 28. Qxf4) (25... Rfd8 26. Qxf4) 26. Nc2 (
26. Rxd6 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bd5 Nd3+ 29. Kd1 Bc4) 26... a5 27. g5 (27.
Rxd6 Rfd8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Bd5 Nd3+ $17) 27... Rfd8 28. Rd5 $1 Bc6 (28... Kh8
29. Nd4 $1 $16) 29. Rf5 d5 30. b4 Nxe4 (30... axb4 31. Nxb4) (30... dxe4 31.
Rxf7) 31. Re2 $1 (31. fxe4 Qxe4+ $19) (31. Qe2 axb4 $1 32. fxe4 (32. Nxb4 Rxb4
$1) 32... b3 33. Bxb3 Rxb3 34. exd5 Qd7 $1) 31... axb4 (31... Nxd2 32. Rxe7
Nxf3+ 33. Kf2 Nxh4 34. Rfxf7) 32. fxe4 b3 33. Bxb3 Rxb3 34. exd5 Rb1+ $6 (34...
Qd7 $5 35. Qxf4 (35. dxc6 $2 Rb1+) (35. Nd4 Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Bxd5) 35... Bxd5 36.
Rd2 Qe7+ 37. Re5 Be6) 35. Kf2 Qd7 (35... Qc5+ 36. Qd4 Qxd4+ 37. Nxd4 Bxd5 38.
Rxd5 $18) 36. Qxf4 Bxd5 37. Rd2 Qc6 38. Ne3 $18 Qxc3 39. Rfxd5 Rxd5 40. Nxd5
Qc5+ 41. Qd4 Qxd4+ 42. Rxd4 h6 43. gxh6 gxh6 44. Rg4+ Kf8 45. Nf6 Rb2+ 46. Kf3
Rb1 47. Ke4 Rf1 48. Ke5 Re1+ 49. Kf5 Rf1+ 50. Rf4 Re1 51. Nd5 Re2 52. Rf3 Rh2
53. Re3 Rf2+ (53... Rxh4 54. Nf6 $18) 54. Nf4 Rh2 55. Rh3 Rf2 56. Ra3 Rf1 57.
Ra2 Kg7 58. Kg4 Rg1+ 59. Rg2 Rf1 60. Nh5+ Kg6 61. Nf4+ Kg7 62. Nd5 Kg6 63. Ne3
Rf6 64. h5+ Kh7 65. Nf5 Ra6 66. Rd2 Ra4+ 67. Rd4 Ra1 68. Rd6 Rg1+ 69. Kf4 Rf1+
70. Ke5 Re1+ 71. Kf6 Rh1 72. Rd7 Rxh5 73. Rxf7+ Kh8 74. Ne7 1-0

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qe2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. f3 bxc4 18. Nxc4 (18. Bxc4 fxe4 19. fxe4 d5 20.
exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Rxd5 23. Qxa6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qf2 25. Nc4 e4 $13)
18... fxe4 19. fxe4 f5 20. Na5 (20. Nb6 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Bxe4 d5 $1 23.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qa7 $3 $19) (20. Ne3 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Bxa6 Ba8 23.
Bc4+ Kh8 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qa7 $10) 20... Ba8 21. Nb3 (21. Bc4+ d5 $1 $19)
(21. Qc2 Rc8 22. Qb3+ d5 $1 $17) 21... fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (22... Qxf8 23. Bxe4
d5 24. Qd3 h6 25. h3 $13) 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qa7+ 25. Kh1 Qf2 26. h3 Qxb2
27. Rxd6 (27. Rd2 $5 Qa3 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 $14) 27... Qxa2
28. Nc5 $1 Qf7 29. Ne6 Re8 30. Ng5 Qf1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Qxf4 exf4 33. Rxa6 Bd4
34. Ra2 Bf6 35. Nf3 Re4 36. Ra7 Re7 37. Ra4 Be5 38. Re4 Bd6 39. Rxe7 Bxe7 40.
Kg1 Kf7 41. Kf2 Ke6 42. Nd4+ Kd5 43. Nf5 Bf6 44. Kf3 Ke5 45. Nh6 Bg5 46. Nf7+
Kf6 47. Kg4 h6 48. Nd6 Kg6 49. Kf3 Be7 50. Nb5 Kg5 51. Ke4 Bc5 52. Nc7 Bd6 53.
Ne6+ Kh4 54. Kf3 h5 55. Nd4 Kg5 56. Ke4 Kf6 57. Nf3 Bc7 58. h4 Bd8 59. Ne5 Kg7
60. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Solomon, Stephen J"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 (10... f5 $5 11. g3 $140 Bg7 $5) 11. g3 f5 12.
Bg2 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Be6 $1 (13... Rb8) 14. Nf6+ $6 (14. Qh5 Rc8 15. c3 Ne7 $140
16. Rd1 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qd7 18. O-O $1 Bg4 19. Qg5 f6 20. Qh4 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 {
P c2-e3}) 14... Bxf6 15. Bxc6+ Ke7 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. f3 $6 (17. Rg1 {P b1-d2;
P c3, c2-e3} h5 (17... e4 18. c3 b4 19. cxb4 $1 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bxa3 21. Qa4 $1)
18. c3 Bg4 19. Qd3 Bf3 20. Nc2 $146) 17... h5 $1 (17... e4 18. c3 b4 19. Nb1 (
19. cxb4 $2 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bxa3 21. Qa4 exf3 $1) 19... Qb7 20. O-O bxc3 21. Nxc3
$13) 18. Qe2 h4 19. O-O-O (19. Kf2 d5 $1 20. Rae1 Qa7+ 21. Kg2 h3+ 22. Kf1 Bg7
$1 23. Nb1 f5 24. Nd2 d4 {P d5-/+}) 19... Qc6 $1 20. Qd2 $6 (20. Nb1 $2 Bg5+
21. Nd2 Bf5 22. c3 b4 23. c4 Qa4 $19) (20. Qe3 $1 Rc8 21. Rd2 b4 $1 22. Nb1
Bxa2 23. b3 $140 $6 d5 24. Kb2 e4+ 25. Kxa2 Qxc2+ 26. Rxc2 Rxc2#) 20... hxg3
21. hxg3 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Qxf3 $17 23. Rd1 (23. Rg1 Qg4 $1 {P g5}) 23... d5 24.
Nb1 (24. Rg1 Qg4 $1 25. Qa5 Bg5+ 26. Kb1 b4 27. Qc7+ Kf6 28. Rh1 bxa3 29. Qd8+
Kf5 $1 30. Rf1+ Ke4 31. Qa5 Qxg3 32. Qxa6 Bf4 $19) 24... Bg4 25. Rg1 d4 26. a4
Ke6 $1 27. Na3 (27. axb5 axb5 28. Na3 b4) 27... b4 28. Nc4 b3 29. Re1 $5 Qxg3
30. Qa5 $132 Bg5+ $1 31. Kb1 bxc2+ 32. Ka2 {[#]} c1=N+ $1 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 34.
Qxa6+ Kf5 35. Nd6+ Kf4 $1 (35... Kg6 36. Ne4+ Be6+ 37. Qxe6+ fxe6 38. Nxg3) 36.
Qf1+ Qf3 37. Qxc1+ Kg3 $19 38. Qe1+ Kg2 39. Qd2+ Qf2 40. Qxf2+ (40. Qg5 f5)
40... Kxf2 41. a5 d3 42. a6 d2 43. Ne4+ (43. a7 Bf3) 43... Ke3 44. a7 d1=Q 45.
a8=Q Be6+ 46. b3 Bxb3+ 0-1

[Event "Oberwart op"]
[Site "Oberwart"]
[Date "1997.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 ({Haeufig gespielt wird auch} 11. Bd3
Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O {usw.}) 11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2
O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 ({Unklar ist} 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5) 15... Ra7 $5 16. Bg2
f5 17. O-O ({Das scharfe} 17. f4 {fuehrt nach} b4 18. O-O bxc3 19. bxc3 {
zu unklaren Verwicklungen mit Chancen fuer beide Seiten.}) 17... f4 $1 18. gxf4
$5 (18. Nc2 $5 {gibt Schwarz nach} Raf7 {einige Initiative}) 18... exf4 19.
Nxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxc6 Be5 $1 ({Zu} 20... Kh8 {hat Schwarz wegen} 21. Ng2 Rg4 22.
Bd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Be5 24. f4 {und Weiss hat Vorteil, keine Zeit.}) 21. Ng2 {[#]
} Rh4 $6 {Attraktiv, jedoch nicht am besten. Geboten war} (21... Qf6 {und nun
scheitert zwar} 22. f3 $1 {waere der Partieausgang alles andere als klar
gewesen. Zu versuchen war daher} (22. Nxf4 $2 {an der Erwiderung} Qxf4 23. Qh5
Bg4 24. Qh4 Rg7 25. Qd8+ Kf7 26. Qe8+ Kf6 27. Qd8+ Kg6 28. Qh4 ({Ebenso
ungenuegend ist} 28. Be8+ Kh6 29. Qh4+ Bh5+) 28... Kf5 {doch nach})) (21... Rg7
22. Kh1 ({Unzureichend fuer Weiss ist} 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Kh1 Rfg4
25. Rg1 Bxh2 26. Kxh2 Qh4+ 27. Nxh4 Rxh4#) 22... Rxg2 23. Bxg2 Qh4 24. Bd5 Kh8
25. Bxe6 Rf3 ({Unklar ist} 25... Rd4 26. f4 Rxd1 27. Raxd1 Bxf4 28. Bh3 Be5 29.
Rd3 Qc4 30. Rdf3 Qxa2) 26. Kg2 Qxh2+ 27. Kxf3 Qf4+ 28. Kg2 ({Nicht aber} 28.
Ke2 $4 Qe4+ 29. Kd2 Bf4#) 28... Qh2+ {mit wahrscheinlicher Punkteteilung.}) 22.
Nxh4 $4 {Der Textzug verliert zwingend. Unbedingt erforderlich war} (22. f4
Qb6+ 23. Rf2 (23. Kh1 {scheitert an} Qxc6 24. fxe5 Bd5 25. Rf2 Rg7) 23... Bxf4
({und nun waere} 23... Rxf4 $2 {wegen} 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25. Bd5 Bxh2+ 26. Kf1 $1
Rf7 27. Rxf7 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Qxd1+ ({Ebenso verliert} 28... Bg4+ 29. Rf3+) 29.
Rxd1 Kxf7 30. Bxe6+ Kxe6 31. Rh1 {und Weiss verbleibt ohne jede Kompensation
fuer die Minusqualitaet. Schwarz spielt daher besser}) (23... Qxc6 $5 24. Nxh4
Rg7+ 25. Rg2 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Bxf4 ({Nicht aber} 26... Bd5 27. fxe5 {und der
schwarze Angriff ist siegreich abgewehrt.}) 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qg1+ Kh6 29.
Qxc5 dxc5 $14) (23... Rg7 24. Bd5 Bxf4 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Qf3 {mit Gewinn.}) 24.
Nxh4 Be3 25. Qe1 (25. Qe2 Bc4 26. Qc2 (26. Qe1 Re7 27. Bf3 Bg5 {und Schwarz
gewinnt}) 26... Qxc6) 25... Rg7+ (25... Re7 26. Bg2 {mit Gewinn}) (25... Rf7
26. Bf3 $1 {das Einzige} Bd5 27. Kh1 Bxf2 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. Bxd5 {mit Gewinn})
26. Bg2 Bh3 27. Kh1 Bxf2 28. Qe8#) 22... Bxh2+ $1 23. Kxh2 ({Ebenso verliert} 
23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24. Kxh2 Qxh4+) 23... Qxh4+ 24. Kg1 Rg7+ 25. Bg2 Qh3 0-1

[Event "Bela Crkva op"]
[Site "Bela Crkva"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Black "Vukic, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1983.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Bd3 $5 Bg5 14. Bc2 $5
Rb8 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rd1 Qd7 17. O-O Rfc8 $1 (17... f5 18. Qg3 Bd8 19. exf5 Bxf5
20. Ne3 Bxc2 21. Naxc2 $14) 18. b4 a5 $11 (18... Qb7 $5) 19. Nxb5 Nxb4 (19...
axb4 $2 20. Nxd6 $1) 20. cxb4 Qxb5 21. Qxb5 Rxb5 22. Bd3 Rbb8 23. bxa5 Bxd5 24.
exd5 Rb4 $2 (24... e4 $1 25. Bxe4 Ra8 $11) 25. a6 Ra4 (25... e4 26. a3 $1 Ra4
27. Bb5 Rxa3 28. Ra1 $18) 26. Bb5 (26. a3 $5) 26... Ra3 $8 27. Bc6 e4 28. Rfe1
e3 $2 (28... f5) 29. fxe3 Bxe3+ 30. Rxe3 $1 Rxe3 31. a4 $1 Re7 32. Bb7 Rd8 33.
Kf2 $6 (33. Rb1 g6 34. a7 Ree8 35. Bc6 Rf8 36. Kf2 $18) 33... Re4 $1 34. Ra1 (
34. Bc6 Re7) 34... Rb4 35. a5 Kf8 36. Bc6 Rbb8 37. Ke3 (37. Rc1 $2 Rb2+ 38. Ke3
Ra2 $11) 37... Ra8 38. Bxa8 Rxa8 39. Kd4 Ke7 40. Kc4 Kd7 41. Kb5 Rb8+ 42. Ka4
$1 Ra8 43. Rb1 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch34"]
[Site "Bjelovar"]
[Date "1979.02.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Matulovic, Milan"]
[Black "Bjelajac, Milan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1979.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 (11. exd5 Ne7 (11... Nb8 12. Be2 Be7
13. O-O O-O 14. a4 Nbd7 $11) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. c3 f5 14. Qh5 Rc5 $11) 11...
gxf6 12. Qxd5 (12. exd5 Ne7 13. c3 (13. b4 {Preventing Rc8-c5} f5) 13... f5 14.
Qh5 Rc5 $11 (14... Bg7 $11)) 12... Nb4 13. Qd2 d5 14. exd5 Nxc2+ 15. Qxc2 Bb4+
16. Kd1 b5 17. Bd3 (17. Qe4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Qb6 (18... Qd6 $5 19. b3 Bc5) 19. Ke2
Bd6 20. b3 f5 $5 (20... Ke7 $14)) 17... O-O (17... bxc4 $2 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Bf5+ $18) (17... Qxd5 $2 18. Nb6 $18) 18. Qe2 (18. Bxh7+ $2 Kg7
$17) 18... bxc4 19. Bxh7+ (19. Bf5 $6 c3 $17) 19... Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT U26 08th"]
[Site "Maringa"]
[Date "1991.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Manninen, Marko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.09.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd3 d5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Be4
Qh4 15. Qf3 Bg4 16. Qb3 {(A) Smyslov - Kuzmin, URS (ch) 1977 (B) Tal (C)
Kaiumov} (16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. hxg3 f5 18. c3 fxe4 19. cxb4 Rd8 20. Nc2 Rxd5 21.
Ne3 Rxd2 22. Kxd2 Bxb4+ {~}) (16. Qe3 f5 (16... Rd8 17. h3 $1 Bh5 18. g4 Bg6
19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. O-O-O $40) 17. d6 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Rd8 19. h3 Qf6 20. hxg4 Qxd6
21. O-O-O {+/-}) 16... Bh5 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qd4 19. d6 e4 20. d7+ Kxd7 21.
Qxf7+ Kc6 22. Qb3 Qd5 23. Bxb4 Qxb3 24. axb3 Bxb4+ 25. c3 Bc5 26. b4 Bb6 27.
Nc2 Rhf8 28. Rf1 Kd5 29. O-O-O+ Ke5 30. Nd4 {+/-} Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rad8 32. Rxd8
Rxd8 33. Re1 Kf4 34. Rd1 Rf8 35. Kd2 Rf6 36. Ke2 Rg6 37. g3+ Kg4 38. Rd4 Kf5
39. Ke3 Re6 40. h3 Rh6 41. h4 Re6 42. b3 1-0

[Event "Winnipeg"]
[Site "Winnipeg"]
[Date "1967.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham"]
[Black "Benko, Pal C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1967.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8.
a3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. f4 Rd8 11. Bd3 d6 12. Qf3 a6 13. g4 d5 $1 14. e5 (14. h4
$5) 14... Nd7 15. g5 b5 16. Qg3 Nf8 17. Ne2 b4 18. a4 d4 $1 19. Nexd4 Nxd4 20.
Nxd4 Bb7 21. Rf1 Bc5 22. Nb3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Bd5 24. Nd2 Ng6 25. Qg3 Qa5 26. b3
Rac8 27. O-O-O Rc6 28. Kb2 Ne7 29. Qf2 Nf5 30. Rfe1 g6 31. h4 Qc7 32. Rc1 a5
33. Red1 Rc8 34. Re1 Rd8 35. Red1 Rc8 36. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 76th"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1989.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. f4 Bf6 15.
fxe5 Bxe5 16. Bf4 b6 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nc5) 17. Rc1 Ra7 18. b4 Qf6 19. Qd2
Rc7 20. Na4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Re8 22. Qf2 g6 23. Rfe1 Bb7 24. Bf1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 b5
26. Re6 $1 (26. cxb5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Ne5 $13) 26... Qf8 27. Nb6 Nf6 28. Qd4 Ne4
29. c5 $1 Qh6 (29... dxc5 30. Qe5 $18) 30. c6 Kf7 31. cxb7 Qc1 (31... Rc1 32.
Kg1 Qf4 33. Re7+ $1 $18) 32. Kg1 Rxb7 33. a4 Rc7 34. Na8 Rc8 35. Qa7+ Kg8 36.
Re7 Qa1 37. Rxh7 Qf6 38. Re7 (38. Nc7 $1) 38... Kf8 39. Re6 Qg5 40. h4 Qxh4 41.
Rxg6 Qh8 42. Nc7 Kf7 43. Re6 Kg8 44. Qe3 bxa4 45. Rg6+ Kf7 46. Rh6 Qc3 47. Qa7
Kg7 48. Nb5+ Rc7 49. Nxc3 (49. Qxc7+ $1) 49... Rxa7 50. Rh3 Rb7 51. Na2 Rc7 52.
Bxa6 Rc2 53. Ra3 Kf6 54. Bf1 Ke5 55. b5 Rb2 56. Rxa4 Ng3 57. Nc1 Rb1 58. Rc4
Kxd5 59. Rc2 f4 60. Kf2 Ke5 61. Bd3 d5 62. Kf3 Rb4 (62... Ne4 63. Rc4 $1) 63.
Rc8 Nh5 64. Bg6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Qf3 Nd7 12. b4 (12. O-O-O) 12... f6 13. Bd2
Nb6 (13... Bb7 $5 14. c4 f5 15. cxb5 Bxe4 16. Qg3 $5 (16. Qb3 $14) 16... O-O
17. bxa6 f4 18. Qb3+ $14) 14. c4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 Be6 16. Na5 (16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17.
Qe3 Qb7 $132) 16... O-O (16... d5 $6 17. Nb7 {/\ Nc5+/-}) 17. Bd3 Qd7 (17... d5
18. Nb7 $14 {|^}) (17... f5 $5) 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Nxc6 (19. Bxa6 $2 Nd4 $40)
19... Qxc6 20. O-O (20. Bxa6 $2 Rxa6 $1 21. Qxa6 Bc4 {/\ Qe4->}) 20... Qb7 21.
Rfc1 f5 (21... d5 22. Rc5 $1 $16) 22. exf5 (22. b5 $6 axb5 $1 23. Bxb5 $5 (23.
exf5 $6 Bc4 $1 $15) 23... Qxe4) (22. a4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Bxe4 d5 25. Bd3
Nc4 26. Bc3 $10) (22. f3 $5 $14) 22... Bxf5 23. Bxf5 (23. b5 $5 axb5 (23...
Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nd5 $1 $14) 24. Bxb5 Be4 25. f3 Bd5 26. a4 $14) 23... Rxf5 24. b5
d5 25. g4 (25. bxa6 Qxa6 26. Qxa6 Rxa6 27. Rc6 Rf6 $15) (25. Rc6 Nc4 $132) (25.
Rc5 Nd7) 25... Rf6 26. bxa6 (26. Qxe5 Nc4 27. bxa6 Rfxa6 $15) 26... Qd7 (26...
Qxa6 27. Qxe5 $16) (26... Rxa6 27. Qxe5 Nc4 28. Qd4 $14) 27. Rc5 (27. h3 Nc4 {
/\ Rfa6|^}) (27. g5 Re6 $15) 27... Nc4 28. Rd1 Rc6 (28... Nxd2 $2 29. Rxd2 $40
{><d5, e5}) (28... Rd6 $2 29. Bb4 $1) (28... Nb2 29. Rb1 Nc4 30. Bb4 $36) 29.
Bb4 Rxc5 30. Bxc5 Qc6 31. Bb4 (31. Qf3 $6 e4 (31... Qxc5 32. Rxd5 Qf8 33. Qb3
Qf3 34. Rc5 Qxg4+ 35. Kf1 Qe6 36. Rxc4 $10 (36. Qb7 Qh3+ $13)) 32. Qf5 Qxc5 33.
Rxd5 Qc8 34. Rd7 Ne5 $1 $17) 31... e4 32. Bc3 Rxa6 (32... Rxa6 33. Rb1 {
/\ Qd1-d4}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6.
Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:16]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. c4 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:15] Muzychuk used an old gambit line in the
Sveshnikov (at least old for the Sveshnikov, an opening who saw its theory
blossom in the early 2000's) that forces an endgame where Black has some
compensation, but White's pawns on the queenside look rather dangerous.
Black's pieces obtained considerable play and Muzychuk obtained one of her
pawns back, but Kosintseva was just in time to perpetually attack Black's rook
and force the draw.} (11... b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 Be6 14. h4 a5 15. Bh3 Rb8 16.
Qd3 a4 17. b3 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Na5 19. O-O Qe8 20. Ne3 Bd8 21. Nf5 Rb6 22. Qe3 g6
23. Qh6 Bf6 24. Rab1 axb3 25. axb3 Qd8 26. Rfc1 Re8 27. Ne3 Bg7 28. Qg5 Rb8 29.
Nc4 Nb7 30. Qe3 Bf8 31. Ra1 Nc5 32. Na5 Ra8 33. Nc6 Qf6 34. Bf1 h5 35. Bc4 Kh7
36. Qe2 Bh6 37. Rf1 g5 38. hxg5 Qxg5 39. Qf3 Kg7 40. Nxb4 Qg4 41. Qxg4+ {
Caruana,F (2782)-Van Wely,L (2672) Wijk aan Zee 2014 1-0 (73)}) 12. cxb5 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 13. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:
41]} 14. Bxb5+ {[%emt 0:02:28]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 15. Bc4 {[%emt 0:03:02]}
Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 17. Qxa5 {
[%emt 0:02:01]} Bxa5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:
41]} 19. f3 {[%emt 0:05:40]} Rc8 $146 {[%emt 0:01:05]} (19... Kf7 20. Nc2 Rhe8
21. b3 Nxc2 22. Kxc2 Bxd5 23. exd5 Bb4 24. a4 Ra5 25. g4 fxg4 26. fxg4 e4 27.
Raf1+ Kg6 28. h4 Rc8 29. Rf5 h6 30. h5+ Kh7 31. Rh3 Rxc4+ 32. bxc4 Rxa4 33. Rb3
{1-0 (33) Kotronias,V (2593)-Nigalidze,G (2486) Rijeka 2010}) 20. b3 {[%emt 0:
05:53]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:27:29]} 21. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 22.
Nc2 {[%emt 0:09:09]} Bg4+ {[%emt 0:06:31]} 23. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Be2 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} 24. Nce3 {[%emt 0:30:35]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:21:57]} 25. Kb2 {
[%emt 0:05:49]} Rhf8 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 26. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:06:24]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:
01:13]} 27. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Rxe2+ {[%emt 0:02:35]} 28. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:
29]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 29. Nc2 {[%emt 0:07:20]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:08:23]} 30. b4
{[%emt 0:04:36]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 31. Rce1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:
02:12]} 32. Reg1 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:05:51]} 33. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:35]}
Rg2 {[%emt 0:10:18]} 34. Rdg1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 36. Rdg1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 37. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Chirila,C"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

{I will not comment on the opening too much, it does not belong to our topic} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {The Schveshnikov, an
opening that has not been in the spotlight recently, even so it still remains
an extremely theoretical and classic opening.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5
9. Nd5 (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 {is the other main option to combat
this opening}) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 (11. c4 {this move seems to have
gotten all the attention recently. I like to think white maintains a nice,
long lasting advantage due to his massive control of the d5 square and the
potential that it offers.} b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 O-O 14. h4 Be6 15. Bh3 $14)
11... Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b5
Bd7 18. Nc3 d5 $5 (18... Qb6 {this is the main line in this position, the game
continuation is clearly something Grischuk had deeply analyzed at home} 19. Bc4
Kh8 20. O-O f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Qe2 Rbc8 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. f3 {was seen in
Dominguez Perez, L- Frolyanov,D 1-0 just a few months ago}) 19. Nxd5 (19. exd5
e4 20. Be2 (20. Rxe4 $5 f5 21. Rd4 Bf6 {black clearly has enough compensation
for the material deficit, Dominguez was clearly not in the mood to check
Sasha's home recipes}) 20... e3 21. f3 Bh4+ 22. g3 Bf6 23. O-O Bxc3 24. bxc3
Bxb5 $11) 19... Be7 20. Qb3 Bb4+ 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. Bc4 Bxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24.
O-O {the position is fairly equal, it is clear that black has a slight
pressure but with good care white should not have trouble maintaining equality}
Qd4 25. Re1 g6 26. g3 Rc8 27. Raa1 Kg7 28. Rad1 Qc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 {the
position is completely equal, Dominguez starts to relax thinking that any move
will maintain the balance.} 30. Rd7 $2 {first innacuracy} (30. Rd2 {it is very
important to firstly take control of the second rank} Rbc5 31. Kf1 h5 32. h4
Kf6 33. Re3 Ke6 34. Ke2 f5 35. exf5+ gxf5 36. Red3 $11) 30... Rc2 31. b3 (31.
Ra1 {already a desperate solution, but probably the best} Rb6 (31... Rxb2 $2
32. Raa7 Kf6 33. Rxf7+ Ke6 34. Rfe7+ Kd6 $11) 32. Raa7 Rf6 33. f4 g5 $1 (33...
exf4 34. e5 Rf5 35. e6 fxg3 36. Rxf7+ Kh6 37. hxg3 Re5 38. Rf2 Rc1+ 39. Kg2
Rxe6 $15) (33... Rxb2 34. fxe5 Rff2 35. e6 $11) 34. fxe5 Rff2 35. e6 Rg2+ 36.
Kf1 Rcf2+ 37. Ke1 Rxb2 38. Kf1 Rxh2 39. Kg1 $11 {white will hold, it is
extremely important to always look for counterplay in such situations. But as
expected, once the character of the position has changed it's extremely hard
to make the proper adjustments to your playing style.}) 31... Rb2 32. Re3 Rb6
$1 33. Rf3 Rf6 34. Rdd3 h5 {black is slowly squizing his opponent, exerting an
enormous pressure} 35. h3 (35. h4 Re2 36. Rxf6 Kxf6 37. Re3 Rb2 {with a
similar position as in the game, with the pawn on h3 white tries to maintain
the flexibility of his structure}) 35... Re2 36. Rxf6 Kxf6 37. Re3 (37. Rd6+ {
white could have tried a more active defense, but black still keeps a strong
advantage} Ke7 38. Rb6 Rxe4 39. h4 f6 40. Kg2 Rd4 41. Kh2 g5 42. hxg5 fxg5 43.
Kh3 h4 44. Kg2 Kd7 45. Kh3 (45. Rg6 hxg3 46. Rxg5 gxf2 47. Kxf2 Kd6 $16) 45...
Kc7 46. Rb5 Kd6 47. f3 Ke6 48. Rb6+ Kd5 49. Rb5+ Kd6 $16) 37... Rb2 38. Rf3+
Ke6 39. g4 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 h4 {its important to fix another possible weakness on
h3} 41. Rd3 (41. g5 Ke7 42. Rd3 (42. Kh2 Rc1 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Re3 Rxe3 45. fxe3
f6 $19) 42... f6 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Kf3 Kg5 $17) 41... f6 42. Kf3 f5 43. exf5+
gxf5 44. gxf5+ Kxf5 45. Ke2 Rb2+ 46. Kf1 Ke4 $19 {position is hopeless, the
passivity of white's pieces is simply too much} 47. Re3+ Kd4 48. Rf3 e4 49. Rf4
(49. Re3 Rd2 50. Ke1 Rd3 51. Ke2 Rxe3+ 52. fxe3+ Kc3 $19) 49... Rxb3 50. Rxh4
Rd3 51. Rh8 b3 {A brutal example of how the most guiltless innacuracies will
be taxed by a motivated opponent that knows his endgame theory. White simply
forgot to defend his second rank with Rd2, which in my opinion was the fatal
mistake in a completely equal position.} 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 59th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 (13. g3 Rb8 14.
Bg2 a5 15. O-O Be6 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Ne7 18. Kh1 Qb6 19. Qe2 b4 20. c4 Nc6
$15 21. f4 Nd4 22. Qd2 f6 23. b3 Rfd8 24. Rac1 a4 25. bxa4 Qa5 26. Nc2 Nc6 27.
Na1 Qxa4 28. Nb3 Qa6 29. Qc2 Ra8 30. Rf2 Qa7 31. Rd2 Na5 32. Qd3 Nb7 33. h3 Qb6
34. Qe2 Rdc8 35. Kh2 Rc6 36. Bf3 Kh8 37. Bg4 Bg8 38. Bd7 Rc7 39. Bb5 Rac8 40.
Rdc2 Nc5 41. f5 h6 42. g4 Qb7 43. Nxc5 Rxc5 44. Kg3 Ra8 45. Rb1 Ra3+ 46. Kh2 d5
47. exd5 Bxd5 48. Rxb4 Bf3 49. Qe1 e4 50. Rb3 Rxb3 51. axb3 Qb8+ 52. Qg3 Re5
53. Rc1 Qd6 54. Re1 Qd2+ 55. Kg1 e3 56. c5 Rxc5 57. Bc4 Rc8 58. Ra1 Bb7 59. Re1
Ra8 60. Be6 {0-1 Hunt,H-Kasparov Gary/Simultan Oakham 1997}) 13... bxa4 14.
Rxa4 a5 (14... Rb8 15. b4 a5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. b5 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. c4) (
14... Kh8 15. Nce3) (14... Bb7 15. Bc4 Na5 16. Ba2 Bc6 17. Ra3 Bb5 18. h4 Bh6
19. Nce3 $14) 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 (16. b3 $142) 16... Kh8 17. O-O (17. Nce3 Ne7
18. O-O (18. Nxe7 $6 Bxe3 $1 19. Nc6 Bxf2+ 20. Kf1 Qc7 $1 21. Bd5 Bb6 22. Nxb8
Qxb8 $132) 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Qe2 $13 {Cheskovsky-Vukic,
Banja Luka 1981}) 17... f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 20. f3 (20. Qa4 Qc8 21.
Rd1 e4 22. b3 Bf7 23. Qa3 Qd7 24. Nf1 Ne5 $5 25. Qxa5 Qg4 26. Nde3 Bxe3 27.
Nxe3 Nf3+ $1 28. Kh1 Qf4 29. gxf3 Qxf3+ 30. Kg1 Bxc4 31. bxc4 Rf6 32. Re1 Rg6+
33. Kf1 Rf8 34. Rd2 h6 35. Qd5 Rf4 36. Qa8+ $2 (36. c5) 36... Kh7 37. Qd8 Qh3+
$19 38. Ke2 Qh5+ 39. Kf1 Qxh2 40. Nd1 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Qf3+ 42. Kf1 Rfg4 {0-1
Socko,B-Krasenkov/Polska (ch) 2000 -78/160}) 20... Bf7 21. Qd3 Bxe3+ 22. Nxe3 (
22. Qxe3 Ne7 23. Rd1 Qc8 24. Qe4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Bg6 27. Qe2 (27.
Qc4 Qe3 $11) 27... e4 $1 28. Bxe4 Rbe8 29. Qd3 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Rf4 $44) 22...
Bxc4 23. Qxc4 (23. Nxc4 d5 24. Ne3 d4) 23... Qb6 24. Re1 Rf4 $1 (24... d5 $2
25. Qxd5 Rbd8 26. Qe4 $1 (26. Qc4 e4 27. Qxe4 Rfe8 28. Qf4 Ne5) 26... Rf4 27.
Qc2 e4 28. Ra4 $1) 25. Qd5 Rbf8 26. Kh1 (26. Qxd6 $2 e4) 26... e4 27. Nc4 (27.
fxe4 $4 Qxe3) 27... Qf2 28. Qd2 Qxd2 (28... Qc5 $2 29. Nxd6 exf3 30. Qxf4 $1
fxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qd5+ 32. Qe4) 29. Nxd2 exf3 30. Nxf3 h6 31. h3 Rb8 32. Kg1 Rf5
33. Rd1 d5 34. Rd2 Rb5 35. Ra1 Kg8 36. Re1 Kf7 $11 37. Kf2 Rf4 (37... g5 $1 $11
) 38. Kg3 Rf5 39. Kg4 g6 40. Kg3 Rf6 41. Red1 Rf5 42. Re2 Rf6 43. Rd3 Ne7 $2 (
43... Rf5) 44. Kh2 Rb7 45. Rde3 Rfb6 46. Ne5+ Kg7 47. Nd3 $16 Ng8 48. Nc5 Rf7
49. Re8 Nf6 50. Ra8 Rb5 51. Ne6+ Kh7 52. Nd4 Rc5 53. Re6 $1 $18 Ne4 54. Ree8
Ng5 55. h4 (55. h4 Ne4 56. Ne6) 1-0

[Event "ESP-chA"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "2004.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1 $5
(14. c3) (14. Qh5) 14... Bg7 15. c3 ({Another interesting plan is} 15. Rb1 {
with the idea c2-c4 (protecting pawn b2 after Black's ...e4).}) 15... O-O 16.
Qh5 (16. Nc2 Re8 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bf1 Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Re5 20. Qh3 Nf4 21. Qg4 Ne6
22. f4 exf3 23. Qxf3 Ng5 24. Qb7 Ne4 25. Nb4 (25. Rxe4 Rb8 26. Qc6 Rb6) 25...
Re7 26. Qc6 d5 {1/2-1/2 Inarkiev,E-Babula,V/Pardubice 2003}) 16... e4 17. Bf1 {
/\ g3- Bh3, Na3-c2-e3 pressing black pawns structure.} Re8 18. Rad1 (18. Nc2
Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Re5 {transposes to the above game Inarkiev-Babula.}) (18. f3 $6
b4) 18... Rc8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18... Qc8 19. g3 $1 (19. Nc2 Ng6 20. Nb4 Ne5
21. Nc2 Ng6 22. Nb4 Ne5 23. h3 Rb8 24. Nc2 Ng6 25. Nb4 Ne5 26. Nc2 Ng6 27. Nb4
{1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2003}) 19... Ng6 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 Ne7
(21... Qc4 $6 22. Ne3 Qxa2 23. Qe2 $1 f4 24. Ra1 Qb3 25. Ra3 Qxa3 26. bxa3 fxe3
27. Qxe3 Ne7 28. Qb6 $1 $16 {Short,N-Krasenkov,M/Fide WCh KO Tripoli 2004}) 22.
Ne3 $14) 19. Nc2 (19. Re3 Rc5 $1 20. Rh3 h6 21. Rg3 f4 $1) 19... Rc5 20. Ne3 (
20. Rd2 Nxd5 21. Qxf5 Re5 22. Qh3 Nf6 (22... Qg5 23. Red1 Bf8 $13) 23. Qg3 Ne8
(23... e3 24. Rxe3 Ne4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxd6 $44) 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. b4 Rc8 26.
a4 Nc7 27. Nf3 Re6 28. Nd4 Re5 29. Be2 Rf8 30. f4 exf3 31. Nxf3 Re6 32. Red1
Qe7 33. Bd3 Kh8 34. Bf5 Rh6 35. Rxd6 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qxc3 37. Rxh6 Bxh6 38. Qh4
Qg7 39. Qe7 Ne8 40. Ne5 Bg5 41. Qc5 Bf4 42. Nd3 Bd6 43. Qc6 bxa4 44. Qxa6 Qh6
45. Ne5 Qf6 46. Nc4 Qxf5 47. Nxd6 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Guerrero,E-Gengler,P/
Izmir TUR 2004}) (20. f3 $2 Nxd5 21. Qxf5 Nxc3 22. Qxc5 Nxd1 23. Qc6 Qc8 $1 24.
Qxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxd1 Rxc2 26. fxe4 Rxb2 $19) (20. Ne3 f4 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. Qxf5
Qf6 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 24. Bd3 $1 e3 $11 (24... Rxd5 25. f3 $1)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I Kostakiev,D} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 (11... fxe4 $2
12. Bxb5 $1 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qg5 14. Nbc7+ Kd8 15. Nxa8 Qxg2 16. Rf1 Ba6 17. Ne3
Qf3 18. Rg1 Bd3 19. Nb6 Bh6 20. Qxf3 exf3 21. Rd1 Be4 22. Nbd5 $16 {A
Rodriguez-Georgadze, 1977}) 12. exf5 {[#] (3) 0.53/1} Bxf5 13. Nc2 (13. Qf3 $6
Be6 (13... Bg6 $2 14. Nxb5 $1 $16 {Rogers}) (13... Bd7 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Bf5 e4
$5 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bc2 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Ne5 19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Rd1 $1 Ng4 21. h3 Nf6
22. Nxf6 Qxf6 $13 {Mokry-Kouatly, Geneve 1988}) 14. Nf4 (14. Rd1 $5 O-O 15. Nc2
f5 16. Be2 e4 17. Qg3 Bxd5 $1 18. Rxd5 f4 19. Qg4 Rf6 20. Rf5 Qf8 $17 {Molnar
Z-Vegh, Kecskemet 1978}) (14. Nf6+ $6 Bxf6 15. Qxc6+ Ke7 16. Be2 d5 $17 {
Mirkov - Kharlov, Bern 1992}) (14. O-O-O O-O 15. Nc2 f5 16. g3 (16. h4 Ne7 17.
Nce3 Kh8 18. h5 Bh6 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Kb1 Rac8 $17 {Tandai-Polak, corr 1979/80}
) 16... e4 17. Qe2 Rb8 18. Qd2 a5 19. Nf4 Bxa2 20. Qxd6 Qb6 21. Nd5 Nd4 $17 {
Gasser-Schrantz, corr 1977/81}) (14. Bd3 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Ne7 16. Qf3 d5 $15 {
Bellon-Lombard, Haifa 1976}) 14... Nd4 $1 (14... exf4 $1 15. Qxc6+ Ke7 16. Nc2
Re8 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Qf3 Kf8+ 19. Kd2 $6 Qh4 $15 {Nicholson-Povah, London 1976})
15. cxd4 exf4 16. Nc2 O-O 17. Bd3 Qg5 $36 {Rogers-Ivanovic, Vrsac 1987}) (13.
Be2 O-O 14. Nc2 Be6 15. O-O Kh8 16. Bf3 $6 (16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 $11) 16...
Rc8 17. Ncb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 a5 19. Nc6 $2 Qc7 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 e4 $17 {
Sveshnikov-Timoshchenko, USSR 1975}) 13... O-O (13... Ne7 $5 14. Bd3 $1 (14.
Nxe7 Bxc2 (14... Qxe7 $4 15. Qf3 $18) 15. Qxc2 Qxe7 (15... Kxe7 $5) 16. Rd1 (
16. Be2 O-O 17. O-O d5 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Qb3 Qc5 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 a5 22. g3
e4 23. Qb5 Bf8 $11 {Adams-Shirov, Chalkidiki 1993}) 16... O-O 17. Qf5 e4 $5 18.
Be2 Qe5 $11 {Holzke-Hardicsay, Budapest 1992}) 14... Nxd5 (14... Be6 15. Be4
Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Rc8 17. O-O O-O 18. Ne3 (18. a4) 18... Kh8 19. a4 f5 20. axb5 f4
21. bxa6 fxe3 22. fxe3 Qb6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 {Dvoirys-Nijboer, Leeuwarden 1994}
24. a7 Nxd5 25. a8=Q Nxe3 26. Qdf3 Ng4+ $11) (14... e4 $6 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16.
Bxb5+ $16) 15. Bxf5 Ne7 16. Qg4 Nxf5 (16... O-O $6 17. Rd1 d5 18. Ne3 d4 19.
Be4 dxe3 20. Rxd8 $14 {Ivanchuk-Kramnik, Novgorod 1994}) 17. Qxf5 Qd7 18. Ne3
Qe6 $1 19. Rd1 Rd8 $11) (13... Be6 $143 {Kostakiev,D}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5
(15... Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qh5 h6 18. Be4 Rac8 19. O-O (19. Nf5 Bxf5 20.
Qxf5 Rfd8 21. Bd5 $14) 19... Rc5 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Bd5 $14 {Garcia
Martinez-Remon, Bayamo 1986}) 16. O-O (16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 (17... Ne5 18.
Rd1 (18. Nf4 Bd7 (18... Bf7 19. Qxf5 Bd5 20. Ne6 $1 $18 {Hardicsay}) 19. O-O
Rf6 $5 $132) (18. O-O $4 f4 19. Bxe4 h6 20. Nf5 Rxf5 $17) (18. Nf4 $14 {
Kostakiev,D 1-0 Forgo,E-Kerek,C/Hungary tt 1995 (36)}) 18... Nc4 (18... Bf7 19.
Qh3 Bg6 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Nf4 $16) 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. O-O Be5 21. Kh1 Ra7 22. f4
$16 {Arnason-Kouatly, Thessaloniki 1988}) 18. Bb3 {[#] (3) 0.47/6} (18. Nxe7+
$6 Qxe7 19. g4 $6 f4 $1 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. O-O-O e3 23. Qd3 Be5 $17
{Yagupov-Minasian, Moscow Tal 1992}) (18. O-O-O $6 Ng6 $5 {[#] (3) -0.28/6} (
18... Nxd5 $5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf6 {[#] (1) -2.56/1} 21. Rhd1 Qh6+ {
[#] (3) -1.63/1} 22. Qxh6 Bxh6+ 23. Kb1 Bf4 $11) 19. f3 {[#] (3) 0.50/3} f4 20.
Ng4 Rf5 21. Nh6+ {[#] (3) -2.91/1} Bxh6 {[#] (3) 0.59/7} 22. Qxh6 {[#] (2) -1.
50/1} Rxd5 {[#] (3) 0.78/8} 23. Bxe4 {[#] (3) -0.13/8} Rxd1+ {[#] (3) 0.16/8}
24. Rxd1 {[#] (3) -0.59/6} Qf8 {[#] (3) 0.06/9} 25. Qh5 {[#] (2) -1.06/1} Bxa2
$1 {[#] (3) 0.66/2} 26. Bxa8 {[#] (3) -0.53/8} Qxa8 {[#] (2) 0.13/1} 27. Rxd6 {
[#] (3) -0.72/6} Qe8 {[#] (3) 0.09/1} 28. Qc5 {[#] (3) -0.94/9} Bb3 {[#] (1)
-0.13/1} 29. Qf2 {[#] (3) -1.16/9} b4 $1 $40 {[#] (3) 1.03/8}) (18. Nf4 Bf7 19.
Qg5 (19. Bb3 d5 20. Qd1 (20. Qh3 Kh8 $8 21. Nexd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rd1 e3
$1 $13 {Enders}) (20. Qg5 d4 $5 21. cxd4 Bxb3 22. axb3 h6 23. Qh4 Qd6 24. O-O
Nc6 $132) 20... d4 $13) 19... Ng6 20. Qxf5 Bc4 21. Ne6 Bxc3+ $1 22. Kd1 Rxf5
23. Nxd8 Rxf2 $17 {Pelling-Emerson, London 1977/78}) (18. Rd1 $6 Nxd5 (18...
Ng6 19. g4 fxg4 20. Bxe4 Qe8 21. O-O Ra7 22. Nxg4 $16 {Honfi-Muse, Budapest
1986}) (18... Rc8 19. O-O Rc5 20. Bb3 Kh8 (20... f4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nd5 Qf7
23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. Rfe1 $14) 21. Nf4 $14) 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf6 $11) 18...
Nxd5 $1 19. Nxd5 (19. Bxd5 $5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 a5 21. O-O b4 22. f3 bxc3 23. bxc3
e3 $132) 19... a5 20. Nf4 (20. Qd1 a4 21. Nf4 Bxb3 22. axb3 a3 $1 23. Qd5+ Kh8
24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Bxc3+ 26. Ke2 Be5 27. Ne6 Qa8 $132 {Escobar-Godoy/
Buenos Aires 1990}) 20... Bxb3 21. axb3 Qe7 22. O-O b4 $11 {Adams-Beliavsky,
Debrecen 1992}) (16. Bc2 f4 $1 (16... b4 $5 {Kostakiev,D 1-0 Topalov,
V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Alcobendas (m/1) 1994/[Topalov,V] (21) N}) 17. Qh5 (17.
Nf1 $5) 17... Rf7 $3 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Bf5 (19. Qg6) 19... Qe8 $1 (19... Rxf5
$2 20. Nxf5 Bxd5 21. Rd1 $1 (21. O-O-O $2 Nd4 $1 {Arnason-Birnboim/ Beer Sheva
1987}) 21... Be6 22. Rxd6 Qc8 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. g3 $18) 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qg4
Qh6 $1 22. Nf5 (22. Nc2 $2 e4 $1 $36) (22. Nb6 Rd8 $1 (22... fxe3 23. Nxa8
exf2+ 24. Ke2 $18) (22... Re8 $6 23. Ned5 e4 24. Nd7+ Kg8 25. N5f6+ Rxf6 26.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qd7 Qe5 28. Qxc6 e3 29. O-O $17) 23. Ned5 e4 24. O-O Ne5 25. Qe2
Qg6 26. Qc2 f3 27. g3 Bh6 28. Rae1 Qf5 $1 29. Rxe4 Qh3 30. Ne3 Ng4 31. Rxg4
Bxe3 32. fxe3 Qxg4 $17) 22... Qe6 23. Nfe3 $11 {Topalov,V-Illescas,M/ Dos
Hermanas 1996}) 16... Ra7 $5 (16... e4 17. Nf4 (17. Bc2 f4 18. Bxe4 fxe3 19.
Qh5 exf2+ 20. Kh1 Rf7 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17) 17... Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19. Nfd5 (19.
Nh3 Kh8 20. f4 (20. Nxf5 Be6 21. Ng3 Bxh3 22. gxh3 d5 $44) 20... Qb6 21. Re1 $2
Bg7 22. Kh1 Ne7 $17 23. g4 $6 d5 $6 (23... b4 $1 24. Nxf5 Nxf5 25. gxf5 bxc3
26. bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rxe4 Qc6 28. Ng5 Bd5 29. Qh5 Ra7 $17) 24. gxf5 b4 25. Ng5 Bg8
26. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 27. fxe6 Qxe6 28. c4 Rxf4 29. cxd5 Qh3 30. Qe2 Raf8 31. Qg2
Qxg2+ 32. Nxg2 Rf2 33. Bxe4 Nc8 $1 $15 {Lutz,C-San Segundo,P/ Pamplona 97-98})
19... Qg5 20. f4 exf3 21. Qxf3 Bh5 22. Qf2 (22. Qh3 $5 f4 23. Nc7 fxe3 $1 24.
Nxa8 Rxf1+ $1 25. Rxf1 e2 26. Re1 Bg4 $3 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Nc7 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Qf2
30. Qh6+ Bg7 31. Qc1 Ne7 $1 32. Bd3 $5 (32. Nxa6 $2 Be5 33. Qh6+ Ke8 34. Qc1
Bf3 $19) 32... Be5 33. Bxe2 Bxe2 34. Qd2 Qh4 35. g3 Bf3+ 36. Kg1 Bxg3 37. Re3
Qg4 38. Rxf3+ Qxf3 39. hxg3 Qxg3+ 40. Qg2 Qe3+ 41. Qf2+ Nf5 42. Nxa6 Qg5+ $132)
22... f4 23. Nc7 $3 (23. h4 $6 Qd8 24. Nf5 Bg6 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Bxc2 27.
dxe5 dxe5 28. Qc5 Rf7 $15 {1/2-1/2, Anand,V-Kramnik,V/ Linares 1998}) 23...
Rac8 (23... fxe3 $2 24. Qxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Ne6+ Ke7 27. Nxg5 $16)
24. Ne6 Qh6 25. Nxf8 fxe3 26. Qf5 $1 (26. Bb3+ Kg7 27. Qf5 $3 (27. Qh4 Rxf8 28.
Rxf8 Kxf8 29. g4 $16) 27... Bxh2+ 28. Kh1 Bg3 29. Qh3 e2 30. Ne6+ Kh8 31. Rf5
Qe3 32. Re1 $1 $18) 26... Bxh2+ (26... Rxf8 27. Bb3+ $18) 27. Kh1 Rxf8 28.
Qxf8+ Qxf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Kxh2 e2 31. Kg3 Ne5 32. Kf2 $18) (16... Ne7 $2
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nxf5 $1 $16) 17. Qh5 (17. a4 $5 $14 {Kostakiev,D}) 17...
Raf7 (17... e4 {Manor,I} 18. Bc2 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. f3 exf3 21. Rxf3 Ne5 22.
Rg3 Rf7 23. Nf4 Nc4 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Nxf5 Nxb2 26. Rf1 Nc4 27. h4 Rg6 28. Rgf3
Nd2 29. Bb3 Nxb3 30. axb3 Rc7 31. h5 Rg5 32. h6 Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Bxh6 34. R1f3 Bg7
35. Rg5 Kh8 36. Kf1 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Bxc3 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/London PCA
rapid 1994/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 18. g4 (18. Bc2 Ne7 (18... b4 {Kostakiev,D} 19. Rfd1
bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne7 21. Nxe7+ $14 {1/2-1/2 Marjanovic,S-Simic,R/It (open) Bela
Crkva (Yugoslavia) 1984}) 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Rfe1 Rf6 22. Nd5 Bxd5
23. Rxd5 Rh6 24. Qf3 Qe6 $13 {Delchev-Lalic/ Abierto de Zadar 1997}) (18. a4
$142 $16 {Kostakiev,D}) 18... e4 19. Bc2 Ne5 $1 {N} (19... fxg4 $6 20. Bxe4 Be5
21. Qh6 $2 (21. h3 $1 gxh3 22. f4 $1 Qe8 23. Kh1 $1 $16) 21... Kh8 $1 22. Kh1 (
22. Qxe6 Qh4 23. Nxg4 Rg7 24. Kh1 Rxg4 25. f4 Qh3 26. Nc7 Bxf4 27. Rf2 Qh4 28.
Raf1 Rf6 $17) 22... Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Ne7 $11 24. Qh4 Nxd5 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxd5
Rf5 27. Rad1 Rdf8 28. Kg2 Rh5 29. Rh1 Rf6 30. Rd3 Rhf5 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,
P-Kramnik,V/ Linares 1998 1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/ Linares 1998}) 20. Nf4
Bd7 (20... Bc4 $5 {Manor,I} 21. Nxc4 (21. Nxf5 Nxg4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 $17) 21...
bxc4 22. Ne6 Qe7 23. Nxf8 (23. Ng5 $4 Qxg5) 23... Qxf8 24. gxf5 Rxf5 25. Qh3
Nf3+ 26. Kh1 d5 $44) 21. Bb3 (21. gxf5 Rxf5 $1 22. Nxf5 Rxf5 $19) 21... fxg4
22. Ne6 (22. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 23. Nfd5 (23. Ned5 Rf5 $19) (23. Nfg2 Rf3 $1 $19)
23... Rf3 $19) 22... Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Kh8 $1 (23... Qf6 $5 {Kostakiev,D}) 24. Bxf7
Rxf7 (24... Nxf7 $6 {Kostakiev,D} 25. Nxg4 $14) 25. Rad1 (25. Nxg4 Rf4 (25...
Qf8 $5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rae1 Rf5 28. Qh3 d5 $44) (25... Nf3+ {Kostakiev,D} 26.
Kh1 Rf4 (26... Qf8 {Manor,I} 27. Rad1 Rf5 28. Qh3 $13) 27. h3 $1 (27. Rfd1 Qc8
$1 28. Rg1 Rf5 $15) (27. Rad1 Qc8 28. Rg1 Rf5 $15) 27... Qc8 (27... Qf8 28. Qd5
Qd8 $40) 28. Qd5 Be5 $1 29. Rae1 Rxg4 $1 30. hxg4 Qf8 $1 31. Rxe4 Qh6+ 32. Kg2
Nh4+ 33. Kh1 $11) 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. h3 Rh4 28. Qf5 Rf4 29. Qh5 Rh4 $11) 25...
Qf8 26. Kh1 {[#]} (26. Nxg4 $2 {Kostakiev,D} Rf5 27. Qh3 Rg5 $19) 26... Rf3 (
26... Nd3 $5 27. Nxg4 (27. Rd2 {Kostakiev,D} Bh6 $17) 27... Nxb2 28. Rde1 Rf5
29. Qh3 Rf3 30. Qh5 Rf5 $11 (30... Rf4 $5)) 27. Nxg4 Rf5 28. Qh3 Rf3 29. Qh5 (
29. Qg2 $6 Nd3 $1 30. Rd2 h5 $1 (30... Nf4 $11) 31. Ne3 Bh6 $15) (29. Qh4 {
Kostakiev,D} Rf4 30. h3 $17) 29... Rf5 (29... Nd3 {Kostakiev,D} 30. Qd5 Nxb2
31. Rde1 $11) 30. Qh3 (30. Qh3 Rf3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Na3 Bg4 $5 {
[%mdl 8]} (7... a6 8. Nc4 (8. Bg5 b5 {B33}) 8... b5 9. Ne3 Ne7 $1 (9... b4 10.
Ncd5) 10. a4 b4 11. Ncd5 Nexd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Be6 14. Qc6+ Bd7 15. Qc4
a5 16. Qd5 Be7 17. Bb5 O-O 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. O-O Qe6 $11) (7... Be7 $5 8. Bg5 (
8. Nc4 Nxe4 $1 9. Nxe4 d5 $11) 8... Nxe4 $1 9. Nxe4 (9. Bxe7 $2 Nxc3 10. Bxd8
Nxd1 11. Rxd1 Kxd8 12. Nb5 Be6 13. Nxd6 Ke7 $15) 9... Bxg5 10. Nxd6+ (10. Nxg5
Qxg5 11. Qxd6 a6 $5 12. Bb5 (12. Nc4 Be6 13. Qc5 O-O-O $1) 12... Bd7 (12...
axb5 13. Nxb5 $13) 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nc4 Bb5 $1 15. Qxe5+ Qxe5+ 16. Nxe5 O-O-O
17. a4 (17. f4 Rd4) 17... Rhe8 18. f4 Rd4 19. axb5 Rxf4 20. bxa6 Rxe5+ 21. Kd1
bxa6 22. Rxa6 Rf2 $44) 10... Ke7 11. Nac4 Be6 12. Qh5 Kf8) (7... Be6 $143 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Nc4 $1 $14) 8. f3 $6 (8. Qd3 $142 Be7 (8... d5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. Ncb5
Bxa3 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxa3 Qxd5 13. f3 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. cxd3 $1 $14) 9.
Bg5 O-O 10. Nc4 Nb4 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. a3 Nc6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qxd6 Nd4 15. Qxd8
Bxd8 16. Ne3 Ba5 17. Kd2 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Be2 19. Rab1 (19. Ned5 Bxd3 20. Kxd3 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Ne6 $44) 19... Bxd3 20. cxd3 Nb3+ 21. Kc2 Nd4+ {1/2-1/2 Bauer,
C-Radjabov,T/It, Enghien les Bains FRA 2003 (21)}) 8... Be6 9. Bg5 (9. Bc4 Be7
10. O-O O-O) 9... Be7 10. Nc4 (10. Bc4 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Bh4+ 13. g3
Bg5 14. c3 Rc8 $11) 10... d5 $5 (10... O-O $5 11. Bxf6 (11. Ne3 $2 Nxe4 $1 12.
Bxe7 Nxc3 13. Bxd8 Nxd1 14. Rxd1 Rfxd8 $17) 11... Bxf6 12. Nxd6 (12. Qxd6 $6
Bh4+ $1 13. g3 Qf6 $1 14. Kf2 (14. gxh4 $2 Qxh4+ 15. Ke2 Rad8 16. Qc5 Nd4+ 17.
Ke3 Nxc2+ $19) 14... Nd4 15. Nxe5 (15. gxh4 Qxf3+ 16. Kg1 Qg4+ 17. Kf2 f5 $1
$19) 15... Rfd8 16. Qc5 Rac8 17. Qxa7 Qxe5 18. gxh4 Qf4 $19) 12... Nd4 13. Ndb5
Bg5 14. Bd3 Be3 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Ne2 Qg5 $44) 11. Bxf6 (11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7
Ndxe7 $1 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Qd2 Nf5 15. Nxf5 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rd8+ 17. Bd3 Bxf5 18.
Rhe1 Bxd3 19. cxd3 h5 $15 {xd3}) 11... dxc4 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Qxd8+ (13. Bh6 Nd4
$44 {/\Qb6}) 13... Rxd8 14. Bh6 Bc5 $44 (14... Nd4 15. O-O-O b5 16. Be3 Bc5 17.
Kb1 a6 $13) 15. Nd1 $2 (15. a3 Rg6 $1 (15... Ke7 16. Na4 $1 (16. Bd2 Bf2+ 17.
Ke2 Bh4 $1 (17... Bb6 $143 18. Re1 $1 Ba5 $1 19. Kd1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 b5 21. Kc1
$13) 18. Be3 (18. Nb5 Rd7 19. g3 Bf6 20. Be3 Nd4+ 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Bf2 d3+ 23.
Kd1 Bxb2 $17) 18... Nd4+ 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nd1 Bg5 21. Nf2 d3+ 22. cxd3 cxd3+
$17)) 16. Bd2 $8 (16. Bc1 $2 Nd4 $19) 16... Bf2+ 17. Ke2 (17. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 18.
Ke3 Rxc2 19. Rb1 f5 20. g3 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Ne7 $1 22. Nc3 Nd5+ 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24.
Be2 Rb6 $1) 17... Bh4 $1 {x Ke2-Pc2} 18. Be3 (18. g3 Nd4+ 19. Kf2 Nxc2 20. Rd1
Be7 $17) 18... Nd4+ 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nd1 (20. Nb5 d3+ 21. cxd3 cxd3+ 22. Ke3 (
22. Kd2 Bg5+ 23. Kc3 Ke7) 22... d2 $1 23. Nc7+ (23. Rd1 Bb3) 23... Ke7 24. Nxe6
d1=Q 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Nc7 Bg5+ 27. Kf2 (27. f4 Bxf4+ 28. Kxf4 Rf6+ 29. Ke5
Rfxf1 $19) 27... Bc1 $19) 20... Be7 $44) 15... Nb4 $17 16. Rc1 Nxa2 17. Ra1 Nb4
18. Rc1 Ke7 (18... f5 $1 19. g3 (19. Nf2 $2 f4 $1) 19... fxe4 20. fxe4 Rg6 21.
Bd2 Bg4 22. Be2 Rgd6 23. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 24. c3 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 Rd2+ 26. Kf3 Bc5 27.
Kg4 Ke7 $19) 19. g4 Rd6 20. h3 Nc6 21. Rh2 b5 22. c3 Na5 23. Rd2 Rc6 $1 24. Re2
Nb3 25. Rcc2 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Rxh6 27. Rh2 Rgg6 28. g5 Rxh2 29. Rxh2 Rxg5 30. Rxh7
Rg3 31. Rh3 Rg1 $19 32. Rh5 f6 33. Rh7+ (33. Nf2 Nd2 34. Kxd2 Rxf1 35. Ng4 Rxf3
$19) 33... Ke6 34. Rb7 Bb6 35. Rh7 Nc1 36. Rh2 Nd3+ 37. Ke2 Nc1+ 38. Ke1 Nd3+
39. Ke2 Nf4+ 40. Ke1 Bc5 41. Nf2 Rg3 42. Be2 Ng2+ 43. Kf1 Ne3+ 44. Ke1 Rg1+ 45.
Kd2 Nf1+ (45... Rb1 $142 $1 46. b4 cxb3 47. Bxb5 (47. Nd3 Nc4# {mate}) 47... b2
48. Bd3 Nf1+ $19) 46. Bxf1 Rxf1 47. Ng4 Rxf3 48. Nh6 Rf2+ 49. Rxf2 Bxf2 50. Nf5
Bc5 51. Ke2 Kf7 52. Nh4 a5 53. Kf3 b4 54. Ke2 bxc3 55. bxc3 a4 56. Kd1 Kg7 57.
Nf3 Kg6 58. Nd2 a3 59. Kc2 Kg5 60. Nxc4 Kf4 61. Nd2 Ke3 62. Nb3 Bf8 63. Nd2 Be7
64. c4 a2 65. Nb3 Ba3 $1 66. c5 Bxc5 67. Kb2 Bb4 68. Kxa2 Kxe4 69. Kb2 Kd3 70.
Kc1 Ke2 71. Kc2 f5 72. Nc1+ Ke3 73. Nd3 Bd6 74. Nb2 Ke2 75. Na4 f4 76. Nc3+ Ke1
77. Nb5 f3 0-1

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Bd7 15. exf5 O-O 16. Qg4 $5 (16. O-O Re8 17. Qf3 e4 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Qxd6 Be5
20. Qh6 Bxf5 21. Nf4 Bd7 22. Rad1 Rc8 23. Rd5 Qc7 24. g3 Rg8 25. Rfd1 Bg4 26.
Be2 Bf5 27. Rc5 f6 28. Bb5 Qb6 29. b4 e3 30. fxe3 Be4 31. Nd5 Qb8 32. Nxf6 Bxg3
33. Nxe4 Bf4+ 34. Ng5 Bxg5 35. Qe6 Bxe3+ 36. Kh1 Bxc5 37. Bxc6 Rg6 38. Qf7
Rcxc6 39. bxc5 Rcf6 40. Qd5 Qc7 {0-1 Karjakin,S-McShane,L/Pamplona 2003}) 16...
Nb8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (16... Kh8 17. Qe4 Rb8 18. a4 f6 (18... Ne7 $2 19. f6 $1
) 19. O-O Ne7 20. Nxe7 (20. Bxd7 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd7 22. b4 Rfc8 23. Qd3 d5 24.
Rfd1 Bf8 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxc3 27. b5 Bc5 $15) 20... Qxe7 21. c4 Rfc8 (
21... d5 $5 22. Qxd5 Bxf5 23. c5 Be6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. cxd6 Rfd8 26. Rfd1 Bf8
27. d7 Kg7 $17) 22. Rfd1 Be8 23. b3 Bf7 24. Rd3 Bf8 25. a5 $2 d5 $1 $19 26.
Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 Rd8 28. Qe6 Kg7 29. a6 Qa7 30. Bc6 Rd6 {0-1 Gómez Esteban,
M-Cifuentes,R/Durango activo (20 min.) 2004}) (16... Ne7 $2 17. Nf6+ $18) 17.
O-O h5 (17... Bxb5 $4 18. f6 $18) 18. Qf3 Qg5 (18... Bxb5 $5 19. f6 Kh7 $8 {'!'
} (19... Bh6 20. Ne7+ Kh7 21. Qf5+ (21. Qxa8) 21... Kh8 22. Qxh5 Kh7 23. Rfd1
Ra6 (23... Nd7 $2 24. Rxd6) 24. g4 Be2 (24... Rg8 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Ng6+ Rxg6
27. Qxg6 Qf8 28. g5 $16) 25. Rd3 $1 Bxg4 (25... Bxd3 26. g5 $18) 26. Qxg4 Rg8
27. Nxg8 Qxg8 28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 29. a4 $16) (19... Bxf1 20. Qg3 $18) (19... Bxf6
20. Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Nxh5+ Kh6 22. Qxa8 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Kxh5 24. Rd1 $16) 20. Qf5+ (
20. Qxh5+ Bh6 21. Qf5+ Kh8 (21... Kg8 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Qh5 Kh7)) 20... Kh6 21.
g4 (21. h4 Rg8) 21... Bxf6 $1 (21... hxg4 $2 22. fxg7 Kxg7 23. Qxg4+ Kh6 24.
Qh3+ Kg6 (24... Kg7 25. Kh1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Qg5 27. Rg1 Qxg1+ 28. Kxg1 $18) 25.
Kh1 $1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 $18) 22. Nxf6 Rh8 23. Qxh5+ Kg7 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Nh7+ Ke8
26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nh7+ $11) 19. a4 (19. Bd3 Ra5 $1 20. f6 Rxd5 21. Qxd5 Bc6 22.
f4 Qxf6 $13) 19... Ra7 $6 (19... Bxb5 $142 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Nd7 22. Qg3
Qxg3 23. hxg3 Rb8 24. Ra6 Rxb5 25. Rxd6 Rb7 26. b4 e4 $132) 20. Qe3 $1 Qxe3 21.
fxe3 Bh6 22. e4 Bg5 23. b4 Bxb5 24. axb5 Rb7 25. f6 (25. Rf3 $5 Kh7 (25... Rxb5
$2 26. Rg3 $18) 26. c4 Rc8 27. Rc3 Nd7 28. Kf2 (28. Ra6 Nf6 29. Nxf6+ Bxf6 30.
Rxd6 Be7 31. Rc6 Bxb4 32. Rxc8 Bxc3 $11) 28... Nf6 29. Nxf6+ Bxf6 30. Raa3 {
/\Ke2-d3} Be7 $1 (30... d5 $6 31. exd5 e4 32. c5 $1 (32. Rc2 Rxb5) 32... Bxc3
33. Rxc3 Rxb5 34. d6 Rxb4 35. d7 Rd8 36. c6 Rd4 37. Ke3 R4xd7 38. cxd7 Rxd7 39.
Kxe4 $16) 31. Ke2 d5 $1) 25... Kh7 26. Ra5 (26. Rf5 Kh6 27. h4 Bxh4 28. g4 Bg5
$1 (28... hxg4 $2 29. Kg2 $1 Kg6 30. Rh1 Bg5 31. Kg3 $1 Re8 32. Kxg4 Bh6 33.
Kf3 Bd2 34. Rh2 Bc1 35. Rg2+ Kh6 36. Rg7 $1 Nd7 37. Rg1 Bf4 38. Ne7 $18)) 26...
Nd7 27. Ra6 Nb6 $5 28. Rd1 (28. Rxb6 Rxb6 29. Rf5 $5 Bd2 30. Rxh5+ Kg6 31. Rf5
Rb7 32. Ne7+ Rxe7 (32... Kh6 $2 33. g4 $1) 33. fxe7 Re8 34. Rf3 Bg5 $1) 28...
Nc4 29. Rc6 Ne3 30. Rd3 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Ra8 32. Ra6 (32. Rcxd6 Kg6 33. Rc6 Ra2
$132) 32... Rc8 33. Rc6 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 1st"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2002.10.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 (16. b3) 16... Kh8 17. Nce3 $6 (17. O-O $142 f5 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Nce3) 17... g6 18. O-O (18. h4 $5 Bxh4 (18... Bh6 19. h5 Kg7) 19. g3
Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+ 22. Kf1 f5 $1 23. b3 $1 fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. Ng2
Rb7 26. Nxh4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rg7 28. Qh5 Bf5 29. Qh6 e3 $1 30. Nxe3 Be4 31. Rg1
Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Qf6 (32... Rf6 $5 33. Qh5 Rg6+ 34. Kh2 Rg7) 33. Qxf6+ Rxf6 $11 {
Stangl,M-Kinderman,S/Altensteig 1987}) 18... f5 19. exf5 (19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Bb5
Nb4 $1 (20... Qc8 $5) 21. Bxd7 Nxa2 22. Bb5 f4 23. Nc4 f3 24. g3 Nc1 25. Nxa5
Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Rf7 $1 $13 {/\Qc8-h3}) 19... gxf5 20. Qh5 (20. f4 $2 exf4 21. Nc2
(21. Nxf4 $2 Qb6) 21... Ne5 22. Qd4 f3 23. gxf3 (23. Rxf3 Bf6 $1) 23... Bf6 24.
Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Bd5 (25. Kh1 $2 Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Be6) 25... Ba6 26. Re1 (26. Rf2
Qg5+ $1) 26... Bc4 $1 $19) (20. Qa4 Bd7 21. Bb5 Qc8 22. f4 exf4 23. Bxc6 (23.
Nxf4 Rxb5 24. Qxb5 Nb4 25. Qxa5 Nxa2 26. Qxa2 Qc5 $19) 23... Bxc6 24. Qd4+ Kg8
25. Nxf4 Re8 26. Ned5 Re5 27. Rxa5 Bxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxb2 $13) 20... e4 21. f4 exf3
22. gxf3 (22. Rxf3 $143 Ne5 23. Rg3 Rg8 $1 (23... Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Be6 (24...
Nxc4 $2 25. Re7) 25. Qe2 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 f4 (26... Ng4 27. Rf3 Re8 28. Qd2 Qb6+
29. Kh1 Re5 30. Bc4 Rbe8 31. Ra1) 27. Rxe5 dxe5 28. Qxe5+ Qf6 29. Qxf6+ Rxf6
30. Kf2 $44) 24. b3 Be6 25. Rf2 (25. h4 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Qb6 28.
Rae2 Rg3 $19) 25... a4 $1) 22... Bxe3+ 23. Nxe3 Ne5 24. Bd5 Ba6 25. Rd1 Bb7 $1
26. Kh1 Qb6 $17 27. Rd4 f4 (27... Bxd5 28. Nxd5 Qb5 29. c4 (29. Ra1 Qxb2 30.
Rg1 Qf2 $1) 29... Qb3 30. Nc3 Qc2) 28. Bxb7 (28. Nc4 Bxd5 29. Nxb6 Bxf3+ 30.
Qxf3 Nxf3 31. Rd3 (31. Rxd6 Rg8 32. Ra1 Rbe8 $19) 31... Ne5 (31... Rxb6 32.
Rxf3 $15) 32. Rxd6 f3 33. Ra1 f2 34. Rf1 Rxb6 35. Rxb6 Nc4 36. Re6 Nd2 37. Kg2
Rg8+ 38. Kxf2 Rf8+ 39. Ke2 Nxf1 40. Re5 Nxh2 41. Rxa5 $17) (28. Ng4 Qb5 29. Ra1
Nxf3 30. Nf6 Rxf6 31. Qxf3 Qxb2 $19) 28... Rxb7 29. Nd5 (29. Ng2 Qb3 30. Ra1
Qxb2 $19) (29. Ng4 Qb5 30. Ra1 Nxf3 31. Qxb5 Rxb5 32. Rxd6 Rxb2 33. Rd3 Nd2)
29... Qb5 $1 $19 30. Ra1 (30. Qh3 Qe2 $19) (30. c4 Qb3 31. Nc3 Qc2 32. Rxd6 Rg7
33. Qh3 Qf2 34. Ra1 Nxf3 $19) 30... Rg7 $2 (30... Qe2 $1 31. Nxf4 (31. Rxf4 Rg8
) 31... Qxf3+ 32. Qxf3 Nxf3 33. Rda4 (33. Re4 d5) 33... Rxb2 34. Ng2 Rg8 35.
Rf4 Rf2 $1 $19) 31. Rxf4 $2 (31. Rd2 $8 $15) 31... Rfg8 32. Ne3 Nd3 $1 33. Qh4
Qxb2 34. Rf1 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 $5 (12... Bg7 $143 13.
O-O f4 14. c4 $1 bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qd7 18. Rfd1 $1 Kh8 $1 (
18... Bg4 19. Qg5 $1) 19. Qh4 $14) 13. g3 $1 Nd4 (13... Rg4) (13... Rg5) 14. c3
(14. O-O-O $143 Rc8 15. Kb1 (15. f4 Rg6) 15... Rg6 $1 16. h4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rh6
18. Qg5 f5 19. Bg2 Qxg5 20. hxg5 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rc5 23. Bg8 b4 24.
Nc4 Be7 25. Rxh7 Kf8 26. Bf7 (26. g6 Kxg8) 26... Bxg5 $36) 14... fxe4 15. Bxe4
Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 (16... Nf3+ $2 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. Qxg8 Bxh1 19. Rd1 $1 (19.
O-O-O $6 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf6 21. Rd2 b4 22. Nc4 Rd8 23. Ne3 bxc3 24. bxc3 d5 $132
) 19... Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf6 21. Nc2 $1 Qf5 22. Rd2 Qe4+ 23. Ne3 Rd8 24. h4 d5 25.
Qg4 $16) 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 $1 (18. Kf1 Rg5 19. Nf6+ Ke7 $1 20. Qh8 Nd2+ 21.
Kg2 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rg6 23. Qh4+ Ke6 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. f3 Bf5 26. Rad1 d5 27. Nb1
Rc8 28. Nf2 b4 $44 {Sokolov,A-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Francia (tt) 2003}) 18...
Ng5+ 19. f3 Nxe4 20. fxg4 Qc8 $1 21. Qe3 $1 (21. Rhf1 Qxg4+ 22. Ke1 Rc8 23. Qe3
Be7 $13) 21... Qxg4+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 f5 24. Nc2 (24. Ne3 Rf7) 24... Kf7
25. Nde3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (25. Nce3 Nf6 $1 (25... Ke6 $2 26. Nxf5 $1 Ng5+ 27.
Kg4 Rf7 28. Rhf1 Ne4 29. Rad1 Raa7 30. Nde3 Rad7 31. Kf3 d5 32. g4 Bc5 33. h4
$16 {Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/Groningen 1993}) 26. a4 (26. Nxf6 Kxf6 27. a4 Rb7 $11
) 26... Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Ke6 28. Rhd1 Raa7 $1 $11 {Acs,P-Van Wely,L/Plovdiv 2003})
25... Ke6 (25... Ng5+ $5 26. Ke2 Ke6 27. Rhf1 (27. a4) 27... Rf7 28. a4 Rc8 $1
29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra5 Ne4 $1 $13 31. Rxb5 (31. Na3 $2 Rh7 $1) 31... Rh7 (31...
Rxc3) 32. Nxf5 Rxh2+ 33. Kd1 Rxc3 $1 $11) 26. Nxf5 $1 Ng5+ (26... Kxf5 27. Ne3+
$16) 27. Kg4 Rg8 (27... Rg6 28. Rhf1 d5 29. Rae1) 28. Rhf1 d5 29. Rae1 Ne4+ 30.
Kh3 Bc5 31. Kg2 Raf8 32. Nfe3 b4 (32... Rxf1 $142 $5 33. Rxf1 a5 (33... b4) 34.
a3 (34. Rd1 Rf8 $1) (34. Re1 Rf8) 34... b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. cxb4 (36. Ra1 $2
b3) 36... Bxe3 $1 37. Nxe3 Rc8 {/\d4} 38. Ra1 (38. Re1 d4 39. Ng4 Rc2+ 40. Kg1
Kd5 41. Ra1 $1 Ng5 $1 42. Ra5+ (42. Nf2 Nf3+ 43. Kg2 Nxh2 $1) 42... Ke4 43.
Rxe5+ Kf3 44. Rc5 d3 (44... Rxb2 45. Ne5+ Ke4 46. b5 d3 47. Nxd3 $11) 45. Ne5+
(45. Nf2 Rxf2 46. Rf5+ Ke3 47. Re5+ Kf3 48. Rf5+ $11 (48. Rxg5 Rxb2)) 45... Ke4
46. Nxd3 Nf3+ $11) 38... d4 39. Ra6+ Nd6 40. Ng4 Rc2+ 41. Nf2 e4 42. Kf1 Kd5
43. Ra5+ Ke6 44. Ra6 $11) 33. Nxd5 $5 (33. cxb4 Ba7 $1 34. Re2 Rxf1 35. Kxf1 d4
36. Nc4 Kd5 37. Nd2 Rf8+ 38. Ke1 $8 (38. Kg2 $2 d3 $1) 38... Ng5 39. Rf2 Rc8 $1
) (33. Nxd5 Rxf1 34. Kxf1 Kxd5 (34... Nxg3+ $143 35. hxg3 Kxd5 36. cxb4 (36.
Nxb4+ Bxb4 37. cxb4 Rxg3 $11) 36... Rf8+ 37. Ke2 Rf2+ 38. Kd3 $1 (38. Kd1 Bd4
39. Kc1 Kc4 $1) 38... Bd4 (38... Ba7) 39. Nxd4 exd4 40. Rg1 $1 Rxb2 41. g4 Rxa2
42. g5 Ra3+ 43. Kc2 Rc3+ 44. Kd2 Rc7 45. g6 Rg7 46. Kd3 Ke5 47. Re1+ $1 Kd5 (
47... Kf5 48. Rf1+ Ke5 49. Rg1) 48. Ra1 $1 $16) 35. c4+ Kxc4 36. Rxe4+ Kd5 (
36... Kd3 37. Rxe5 Kxc2 38. Rxc5+ Kxb2 39. Ra5 $1) 37. Re2 e4 $132) (33. Nxb4
Bxb4 34. cxb4 Rxf1 (34... Rb8 35. a3 a5) 35. Rxf1 Rc8 36. b3 Rc3 37. Re1 Rd3
38. Nf1 Nc3 39. Re3 (39. Ra1 e4) 39... Rxe3 40. Nxe3 Nxa2 $15) (33. c4 d4 34.
Nd5 Rxf1 35. Rxf1 a5 36. Ne1 Bd6 37. Nd3 Rc8 38. b3 (38. Rc1 b3 $1) 38... Rg8
39. Re1 Nc3 40. Nxc3 bxc3 41. Kf3 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. c3 Bg7
14. Nc2 Be6 (14... O-O 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Bc2 f4 18. Qh5 Rf7 19. Bxh7+
Kf8 20. Bf5 Qe8 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Qg4 Qh6 23. Nb6 $13) (14... Ne7 15. Bd3 Be6
16. Be4 $14) 15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 a5 (16... Rb8 17. O-O Qd7 18. a4 $14 {Short,
N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod/1995/ Inf 63/141}) 17. O-O f5 18. Qh5 b4 (18... Rb8 19.
Rad1 Kh8) 19. Rad1 bxc3 20. bxc3 Kh8 21. Nce3 Rb8 22. f4 e4 23. Bh3 $6 (23. g4
$5 fxg4 (23... Bf7 24. Qxf5 Bg6 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. fxg5 $16 (26. fxg5 Ne5 27. h4
$16 {Dolmatov})) (23... Qe8 24. Qxe8 Rbxe8 25. Nc7 $16) (23... Ne7 $1 {Horvath,
T} 24. Nxe7 (24. gxf5 Bxd5 25. f6 (25. Nxd5 Rxf5 26. Qh3 Rxd5 27. Bxe4 Qg8 28.
Bxd5 Nxd5 $17 29. c4 $2 Ne3 $1 30. Qxe3 Bd4+ $19) (25. Rxd5 $2 Qb6 $1 $19)
25... Rxf6 26. Nxd5 Rf5 {=>25.Nxd5}) (24. Kh1 $13) 24... Qxe7 25. gxf5 Bxa2 $17
) 24. Bxe4 h6 25. Nxg4 $16) 23... Qd7 24. Rf2 (24. Kh1 {Topalov-Krasenkov/CBM/
49/878}) (24. Rd2 $5 Rb5 (24... Ne7 $2 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Nxf5 $16 {Dolmatov})
25. Rfd1 $14) 24... Rb5 25. Rfd2 Rc5 26. Kh1 Qf7 27. Qxf7 Rxf7 28. Nb6 $6 (28.
c4 $5 Kg8 29. Kg2 $14) (28. c4 $5) 28... Rxc3 29. Rxd6 Bxa2 $1 (29... Rxe3 30.
Rxe6 Nd4 31. Re8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Rxd4 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36.
Bxf5 Bxb6 37. Rd6 $16) 30. Nxf5 Bf8 31. Na4 (31. R6d2 Bb3 32. Ra1 e3 33. Re2
Rxf5 34. Bxf5 Nd4 35. Bg4 Nxe2 36. Bxe2 Bc5 $17) 31... Rc4 (31... Rc2 $5 32.
Rd7 $132 (32. R6d2 $6 Bb3 $40)) 32. Nb6 Rc5 33. Na4 Bxd6 $6 34. Nxd6 Rc2 35.
Nxf7+ Bxf7 36. Bf5 Ne7 37. Bxe4 Rc4 38. Nc5 Rxc5 39. Rd7 Bd5 40. Rxe7 Rc1+ 41.
Kg2 Re1 42. Rxh7+ (42. Kf3 $2 a4) 42... Kg8 43. Kf2 Rxe4 44. Rh5 Bc4 (44... Rd4
45. Ke3 Rd1 46. Ke2 $10) 45. Rxa5 Re2+ 46. Kf3 Rxh2 47. f5 Kg7 48. Rc5 Be2+ 49.
Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Simic, Radoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 $1 (13. c4)
13... f5 14. Nc2 O-O (14... d5 $6 15. exf5 e4 16. Be2 { e3}) (14... Bb7 15.
Ne3 fxe4 16. Nf5 Qf6 17. Bxe4 (17. Nxd6+ $4 Qxd6 18. Bxb5+ Ke7 $19) 17... d5
18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Qg4 Bxd5 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21. Nh5 $16) 15. O-O Rb8 (15... fxe4 $6
16. Bxe4 Rb8 17. Nb4 $16) (15... d5 16. exf5 e4 17. Be2 $16) (15... f4 16. a4
bxa4 17. Rxa4 $14) 16. exf5 $1 e4 17. Re1 Bxf5 18. Ne3 (18. f3 $4 Qa7+ $19)
18... Bg6 $8 (18... Bd7 19. Nd5 $18) 19. Nd5 Qe5 20. Bc2 f5 21. f4 Qe8 22. Nc7
Qc6 23. Ne6 Rfe8 (23... b4 $5 24. Bb3 $5 $14 (24. Nxf8 $6 Kxf8 $13)) 24. Bb3
Kh8 25. Nxg7 $2 (25. Qd2 $5 { g7} Bf6 26. Rad1 Qb6+ 27. Qf2 $14) 25... Qc5+ $8
26. Kf1 Kxg7 27. h4 (27. Qd2 e3 $1 28. Qd5 Bh5 $13) 27... Rb7 $6 (27... Re7 $5)
28. Qd5 (28. h5 $6 Bf7 29. Bxf7 Rxf7 $13) 28... Qxd5 29. Bxd5 Rb6 $6 (29... Rc7
) 30. Kf2 Bf7 $2 (30... Bh5) 31. Rad1 $14 h5 $2 32. Re3 $16 Bg6 $8 33. a3 $1 a5
34. Rg3 Kf6 35. Ke3 Re7 36. Bb3 Rc7 37. Rg5 Ra6 38. Rd4 Rb6 39. Bd1 b4 $6 (
39... Rh7 40. Be2 $16) 40. cxb4 axb4 41. a4 $18 Bf7 42. a5 Rb5 43. Rxd6+ Ke7
44. Rd4 b3 45. a6 (45. Rxe4+ $6 Kf6 $16) 45... Kf6 46. Bxh5 Bxh5 47. Rxh5 Rc3+
48. bxc3 b2 49. Rd6+ $1 (49. Rd6+ $1 Ke7 50. Rd1 b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Rxb1 52. Rxf5
$18) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 (12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 $14)
12... Bg7 (12... fxe4 $2 13. Bxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qg5 15. Nbc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Qxg2
17. Rf1 Ba6 18. Ne3 $16) 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Be2 (14. Nc2 O-O 15. Nce3 $14) 14...
Ne7 (14... O-O 15. Nc2 Be6 16. O-O Ne7 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. a4 $14) 15. Bf3 e4 16.
Bg4 Bg6 17. Nc2 O-O (17... f5 $2 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. Qd5) 18. h4 $6 (18. Be2 Nxd5
$5 (18... Rc8 19. Nce3 $14) (18... f5 19. f4 Nxd5 20. Qxd5+ Bf7 21. Qxf5 $132)
19. Qxd5 Rc8 20. Rd1 Be5 21. O-O $132) 18... f5 $8 19. Nxe7+ (19. h5 $2 Nxd5
20. hxg6 (20. Qxd5+ Bf7 21. Qxf5 Bb3 $40) 20... Nf4 $40) 19... Qxe7 20. h5 fxg4
(20... Be8 $5 21. Qd5+ Bf7 22. Qxf5 Bb3 23. axb3 Rxf5 $15) 21. hxg6 Qe6 $1 22.
gxh7+ Kh8 $44 23. Qe2 (23. Ne3 $2 b4 $40) 23... g3 $6 (23... Rac8 $5 $40) 24.
fxg3 e3 25. Qxe3 $1 (25. O-O-O Qxa2 26. Qxe3 Rac8 $40) 25... Qd5 (25... Qg4 $2
26. Rh4) (25... Rae8 26. Qxe6 Rxe6+ 27. Kd2 Rf2+ 28. Kd3 Ree2 29. Nd4 Rd2+ 30.
Ke4 $14) 26. Nb4 $1 Qxg2 27. O-O-O Rae8 28. Qg1 Qe4 29. Nd3 (29. Rh4 Qg6 30.
Nd3 Bh6+ 31. Nf4 Re2 32. Qd4+ $16) 29... Rc8 30. Nf4 $2 (30. Rh4 Qf5 31. Kb1
$16) 30... b4 31. Re1 $2 (31. Qg2 $4 Rxf4 $19) (31. Qe1 $1 Qf5 (31... Qxe1 $4
32. Ng6#) (31... Rxf4 32. gxf4 Qxf4+ 33. Qd2 $16) 32. Qe6 Qxe6 33. Nxe6 Rf2 34.
Nxg7 $16) 31... Qf5 32. Re6 Bf6 33. Rh5 Qg4 34. Rh6 (34. Rxf6 Rxf6 35. Qd4 Qg7)
34... Bxc3 35. bxc3 (35. Ng6+ Qxg6 36. Rexg6 Bd4+ $19) 35... Rxf4 36. Qe1 (36.
Reg6 $2 Rxc3+ 37. Kb1 Qf5+ $19) 36... Rff8 (36... Rxc3+ $4 37. Qxc3+ bxc3 38.
Re8+ $18) 37. Reg6 Qf5 38. Rg8+ Rxg8 39. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 40. Qe6+ Qxe6 41. Rxe6
Rxc3+ $10 42. Kb2 Rd3 43. Re7 Rxg3 44. Ra7 Ra3 45. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Qd7 $6 (15... Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Rae1 $14 {Almasi,
Z-Krasenkow,M/HUN/1994/}) 16. Qh5 Rg8 (16... Bg7 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Nc2 Rc5 19.
Ne3 $16 {Dolmatov,S-Chehov,V/GER/1994/}) 17. Rad1 Rg6 18. Bb1 $16 Bg7 19. Nc2
Kf8 20. Kh1 $1 (20. Ne3 e4 21. f4 Qa7 22. Qe2 b4 23. cxb4 Bd4 $132) 20... Kg8
21. Ne3 e4 22. f4 (22. f3 $5 Rh6 23. Qg5 Rg6 24. Qh4 Rh6 (24... Bf6 25. Qh3 $16
) 25. Qf2 Be5 26. g3 $16) 22... Kh8 23. Qe2 h5 $6 (23... Rg8 $5 24. g4 fxg4 25.
f5 $16 Rf6 26. Nxg4 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxe4 Qg5) 24. Qxh5+ $18 Rh6 25. Qe2
Rg8 26. Rg1 (26. g4 fxg4 27. Nxg4 Rh4 $132) 26... Ng6 27. Rdf1 b4 28. cxb4 $5 (
28. g4 Nh4 29. Nxf5 Nxf5 30. gxf5 bxc3 31. bxc3 Bxc3 $16) 28... Ne7 29. Rd1 Rb8
30. a3 a5 31. bxa5 Rxb2 32. Qc4 Rh5 33. Rge1 Qa7 34. Bc2 $1 Qxa5 $2 (34... Rh6
35. Qe2 $18) 35. Qe2 Rh6 36. Nc4 Qc3 37. Nxb2 Qg3 38. h3 Bxb2 39. Qe3 (39. Bxe4
Bc3 40. Bc2 Bxe1 41. Rxe1) 39... Qg7 40. Re2 Ng6 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. f5 Be5 (
42... Ne7 43. Rxb2 Nxf5 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Qxe4 Qg6 46. Qf3 $18) 43. fxg6 Qxg6
44. Rf1 (44. Qxe4 $4 Qg3 $13) 44... Rh4 45. Rc2 Rh5 46. Rc4 f5 47. Rc7 Bg7 48.
Rb1 1-0

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {
Nakamura does not choose the most popular line to avoid Gelfand's quality
preparation for the World Championship in which he played recently.} Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 {By retreating the knight to b8, Black hopes to occupy the c5-outpost
one day.} 9. a4 {Once again, Nakamura avoids playing the main line 9.c4. His
idea to have the a3-square available for the knight, from where it can be
transferred to c4.} Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Kh1 {White has got a pawn
majority on the queenside, while Black has one in the centre. So, Nakamura
will try to develop an initiative on the queenside by pushing his pawns
forward, while Gelfand will be advancing his e- and f-pawns. It is often the
case that White has to stop Black's expansion with f2-f4 or f2-f3, which opens
the g1-a7 diagonal, from where Black can create some tactical threats. That's
why 12.Kh1 is a good prophylactic move. White has also tried:} (12. Be3 a6 13.
Na3 f5 {By playing 12.Be3, White committed to meet f7-f5 with 14.f3, since
otherwise it makes no sense to move the bishop twice.} 14. f3 (14. f4 exf4)
14... f4 15. Bf2 Qe8 {Now Black brings all his forces to the kingside.} 16. Nc4
Qh5 17. Kh1 Rf6 $36 {0-1 Rowson,J (2485)-Adams,M (2670)/London 1998/CBM 065 
(29)}) (12. f4 a6 13. Na3 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bg5 $6 {In general, trading the
dark-squared bishops is a typical idea for this kind of pawn structure, but in
this particular position, White is better prepared for the open fight.} (14...
Ne5 15. Kh1 f5 {leads to the game.}) 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Qd4 Bh3 18.
Rf2 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 $14 {1-0 Kaidanov,G (2596)-Kotronias,V (2611)/Gausdal 2008/
CBM 124 (37)}) 12... f5 13. f4 a6 14. Na3 exf4 {Gelfand is preparing the
e5-outpost for his knight. In fact, Black is consistent with his strategy of
taking control over the dark squares in the centre. The alternatives, which
seem a little slower than the move in the text, are:} (14... Bf6 15. Nc4 Nb6
16. Nxb6 (16. fxe5 $5 dxe5 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. a5 Qc5 19. c4 e4 20. Ra3 (20. Qb3
Bd4 21. Bf4) 20... Be5 21. Be3 Qe7 22. c5 f4 23. Bc4 (23. d6 Qe8 24. Bd4 (24.
Ra4 Bd7 25. Rxe4 Bc6 26. Bc4+ Kh8) 24... Bd7 25. Qb3+ Be6 26. Qb4 $14) 23...
Kh8 24. d6 Qg5 $132 {0-1 Nataf,I (2583)-Antic,D (2512)/Vrnjacka Banja 2005/EXT
2006 (34)}) 16... Qxb6 17. a5 Qc7 18. c3 Bd7 19. Be3 Rae8 {1/2-1/2 Gallagher,J
(2544)-Spasov,V (2551)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109}) (14... b6 $6 {That's exactly
what White was waiting for: a clear target on the queenside.} 15. a5 $1 b5 16.
c4 Qxa5 (16... bxc4 17. Nxc4 e4 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Qd2 $14) 17. Bd2
Qb6 18. Nxb5 Qb8 19. Nc3 exf4 20. Bxf4 Qxb2 21. Nb5 Qb4 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Ne6 $44
{1-0 Gallagher,J (2565)-Cherniaev,A (2503)/Saas Almagell 2005/CBM 107 ext (65)}
) 15. Bxf4 Ne5 ({Black can always further expand on the kingside, but there is
a cost to it: the king become more vulnerable due to potential weakness of the
light squares in the black camp.} 15... g5 $5 16. Bc1 Ne5 17. c4 f4 18. Nc2 Bf5
(18... Bf6 19. Nd4 Qe7 20. Ra3 Bd7 $13) 19. Nd4 Qc8 20. Ra3 a5 21. Rc3 Bf6 22.
c5 $1 dxc5 23. Nxf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sengupta,D (2466)-Reinderman,D (2560)/
Parramatta 2009/CBM 129 Extra (58)}) 16. Qd2 $146 {[%cal Yd2b4] White connects
the rooks and is about to bring the queen to the queenside.} ({In the
preceding game, White got nothing special after} 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bf6 18.
c3 g5 19. Be3 Be5 20. Bd4 Qf6 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. d6+ Be6 23. Qb3 Bxc4 24. Qxc4+
Rf7 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Qd5 e4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gallagher,J (2544)-Parligras,M (2571)/
Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (57)}) 16... Bd7 17. Qb4 {Nakamura is trying to
prevent Black's normal setup of development, an essential part of which would
be ...Bf6. In fact, he had a deeper idea in mind: Black is provoked to move
his pawns on the queenside, which would create some weaknesses in his camp.}
Rb8 $1 {No targets for White's attacks.} (17... a5 $6 18. Qb3 $14 {[%cal Ye2b5,
Ya3b5]} ({But not} 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qa7 Rxb2)) (17... b6 $6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
d6 Bf6 20. Bxa6 $14) (17... Qc7 $4 18. Bxe5 a5 19. Qc3 $18) 18. c4 {White is
trying to carry out the breakthrough on the queenside, but maybe he had to
further build up for it.} (18. a5 $5 Be8 $1 {[%cal Yg7g5]} (18... g5 19. Bxe5
dxe5 20. d6 Bf6 21. Nc4 {[%cal Yc4b6]} e4 22. Nb6 Kh8 23. Rad1 $14) 19. Nc4 Bb5
20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. d6 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Bxe2 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Nxf5 Qf6 $11) 18...
a5 $1 {Now that White's light squared bishop can not get to b5, Gelfand
interrupts Nakamura's plans on the queenside.} 19. Qb3 {The threat of c4-c5 is
now being created.} Ng6 (19... Bf6 $6 20. c5 dxc5 21. Nc4 $14) (19... b6 $5 20.
Bxe5 $140 $6 dxe5 21. d6 Bf6 22. c5+ Kh8 $15) 20. Be3 b6 {Black has managed to
fix the pawn structure on the queenside, which leaves White with no clear plan.
Black, on the other hand, will continue his expansion on the kingside by
occupying the dark squares in the centre.} 21. Nb5 ({I feel that White should
have kept his knight on the board and brought it to the centre:} 21. Nc2 $5 {
[%cal Yc2d4]} Bf6 $11 {[%cal Yg6e5]}) 21... Bxb5 22. axb5 Bg5 23. Bg1 Ne5 $15 {
/=. Black has managed to neutralise White's activity on the queenside and
occupy the dark squares in the centre. Although Black has a more comfortable
game, White is not much worse yet. Nakamura has a pair of bishops, one of
which creates some trouble for Black, namely the dark-squared one. Black's
pawn on b6 is somewhat weak and requires some looking after by other pieces.}
24. Qa3 $6 {It may be the case that Nakamura overlooked next Black's move,
which allowed Gelfand to bring the bishop to c5.} (24. Qc3 {was perhaps better:
} Qc7 (24... Qf6 25. b4) 25. Bd4 (25. b4 axb4 26. Qxb4 Nd7 {[%cal Yd7c5]})
25... g6 $11 (25... Rbe8 26. Qg3 Bd2 $140 $2 27. Qf2 $16)) 24... Bd2 $1 25.
Rad1 Bb4 26. Qh3 Qg5 (26... g6 {might have been slightly more precise.}) 27.
Be3 Qf6 28. Bd4 ({White had to take advantage of his chance and equalise with} 
28. g4 $1 {This forces Black to trade his excellent knight:} Nxg4 (28... g6 $4
29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Bd3 $1 $18) 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30. Rxf6 (30. Qxg4 Qxf1+ 31. Rxf1
Rxf1+ 32. Kg2 Rf6 $13) 30... gxh3 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rf1+ Kg8 {[%cal Yb4c5]}
33. Kg1 Rc8 $11) 28... Bc5 29. Bc3 Qg5 {At this point, Gelfand had little time,
so I can imagine that he was trying to postpone any decisive actions until
after the first time control. Nakamura, on the other hand, felt that it was
his chance to mess things up, so he continued} 30. Bxe5 $6 ({Objectively
speaking,} 30. Bd2 {, following the waiting strategy, was better:} Qf6 31. Bc3
g6 $15 {/=}) 30... dxe5 31. g4 {White has given up on the dark squares, but he
hopes to activate his light-squared bishop.} fxg4 $6 {Under time pressure,
Gelfand decides to keep things simple, even though he was clearly better after}
(31... f4 32. Bd3 g6 33. Be4 Bd4 34. b3 Kg7 $36 {[%cal Yf8h8]}) 32. Qxg4 Qxg4
33. Bxg4 Bd6 34. Be6+ Kh8 {The endgames with opposite coloured bishops have
strong drawish tendencies. Also, Gelfand had just a few seconds to make his
last 6 moves, so, it might be the case that Nakamura felt that he was out of
danger. However, this endgame is tricky, and White has to play carefully to
hold it. First of all, White's queenside pawns are completely useless: while
he has the numerical advantage of 4 vs. 2, he can't create a single passed
pawn. Black, on the other hand, has a pawn majority in the centre-kingside
with 3 vs. 1. It should be obvious that White's best shot is the endgame
without rooks on the board.} 35. Kg2 g6 36. b3 Kg7 37. h3 $6 {Nakamura places
his pawns on the light squares, so that they couldn't be captured by Black's
bishop.} ({However, it was more important to prevent the advance of Black's
pawn in the centre with} 37. Rde1 {and White should hold this endgame.}) 37...
e4 38. Bg4 $6 {At this point, it was absolutely necessary to force Black to
trade ALL the rooks. Instead, Nakamura brings his light-squared bishop to a
very passive position.} (38. Rde1 $1 Rxf1 (38... Bc5 39. Rxe4 Rxf1 40. Kxf1
Rf8+ 41. Ke1 Rf3 42. Kd2 Rxb3 $140 43. d6) 39. Rxf1 (39. Kxf1 Rf8+ 40. Kg2 Rf3)
39... Rf8 40. Rxf8 Bxf8 41. Kf2 Kf6 42. Ke2 Bc5 43. Kd2 Ke5 (43... Kg5 44. d6
Bxd6 45. Ke3) 44. Bg8 $1 h6 45. Bf7 $1 g5 (45... Kd4 46. Bxg6 e3+ 47. Kc2 e2
48. Kd2 e1=B+ 49. Kxe1 Kc3 50. Bf7 Bd6 51. c5 $1 Bxc5 (51... bxc5 52. b6 Kxb3
53. Bh5 Bf4 54. b7 a4 55. Bd1+ Kb4 56. d6 Bxd6 57. Kd2 $11) 52. d6 $1 $11) 46.
Be8 Kd4 (46... Kf4 47. Bh5 Kg3 48. Bg4 h5 (48... Kf2 49. Kd1) 49. Bxh5 Kxh3 50.
Bg6 g4 51. Bxe4 g3 52. Kd3 $1 Kh2 (52... g2 $2 53. Bxg2+ {[%cal Yd3e4]}) 53.
Bf3 Kg1 54. Ke4 Kf2 55. Bh1 $11) 47. Bh5 Bb4+ 48. Kc2 Ke3 49. Bg4 Kf2 50. Kd1
Bc5 51. Kd2 Kg3 52. d6 (52. Ke2 $11) 52... Bxd6 53. Ke3 h5 54. Bd7 g4 55. hxg4
hxg4 56. Kxe4 $11) 38... h5 39. Be2 $2 {It was absolutely crucial to keep
control over the f5-square. After this mistake, White is lost.} (39. Be6 Bb4
40. Rxf8 Rxf8 41. Rf1 Rxf1 42. Kxf1 Kf6 43. Ke2 g5 44. Kd1 (44. Bd7 Ke5 45. Be8
h4 46. Bd7 Kd4) 44... Ke5 45. Ke2 (45. Bf7 g4) 45... Kd4 46. Bf7 Bd6 47. Bxh5
Kc3 48. Ke3 (48. c5 Bxc5 49. d6 Bxd6 50. Bf7 Bc5) 48... Kxb3 49. Kxe4 Kxc4)
39... Rf6 {A time trouble inaccuracy.} (39... Rf5 $1 {was stronger and was
played on the next move.}) 40. Rde1 ({I think that even after} 40. Rxf6 Kxf6
41. Rf1+ Ke5 42. Rf7 Rf8 $19 {[%cal Ye5d4,Yd4c3] Black is winning, since he
gets access to White's b3-pawn.}) 40... Rf5 $1 {How many people in the world
can stay cool when they have seconds to make the last move? Well, Gelfand
definitely has the right genes! White is going to be forced to take on f5, and
with the connected pawns, it's an easy win for the World Championship
runner-up.} 41. Bd1 (41. Rxf5 gxf5 42. Bxh5 Kf6 $19) 41... Rbf8 42. Rxf5 {
White has no better moves to play:} (42. Bc2 Rg5+ 43. Kh1 Rf3 $1 $19) 42...
gxf5 43. Bxh5 Kf6 $19 {White is a pawn up, but completely lost. The quality
overcomes the quantity. Nothing can stop Black's connected pawns and moreover,
even the endgame with the opposite coloured bishops is lost for White.} 44. Rh1
(44. Rg1 Bc5 45. Rf1 Rg8+ 46. Kh1 Ke5 $19) 44... Kg5 45. Bd1 Kh4 46. Rf1 Rg8+
47. Kh1 Rg5 48. Bc2 Kxh3 49. Rf2 Kg3 50. Rh2 Rg4 51. Rg2+ Kf4 52. Rf2+ Kg5 53.
Rd2 Rg3 54. Re2 Rh3+ 55. Kg1 Kf4 56. Kg2 Rh2+ $1 57. Kf1 (57. Kxh2 Kf3+) 57...
Rxe2 58. Kxe2 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Linares 10th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rc8 14. c3 Rg6
15. Nc2 $1 (15. Qf3 $6 Bxd5 16. exd5 e4 17. Qxf5 Rg5 $1 $10 {Glek - Cekhov,
URS 1988.}) 15... Rh6 16. Qe2 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. f3 $14 Bg7 19. Ne3 f4 20.
gxf4 Ng6 21. O-O-O Nxf4 22. Qc2 Qb6 23. Nf5 Rg6 24. Be4 b4 25. c4 Kf8 26. Rd2
Rc5 27. Ng3 Qc7 28. Kb1 Bh6 29. Qb3 (29. Bxg6 hxg6 $14) 29... Rg7 30. Nf5 Rg6
31. Qxb4 Rxc4 32. Qxc4 Qxc4 33. Rc2 $1 $14 {Gewinnt die Dame zurück wegen
Mattdrohung und behält den Vorteil.} Qxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Rf6 35. Ne3 Ne2 36. Ng4
Nd4+ 37. Kd3 Rf4 38. Nxh6 Kg7 39. Nxf7 $1 (39. Ng4 f5 $1 $10) 39... Rxf7 40.
Rf1 Rb7 41. b3 a5 42. f4 Rb4 43. fxe5 dxe5 44. Rc1 Nb5 45. Rc6 Kf7 46. Ke3 Ke7
47. Bxh7 (47. Re6+ Kd7 48. Rxe5 Nc3 $1 $132) 47... Rh4 48. Bd3 Nd6 49. Rc7+ Kd8
50. Rh7 Rd4 51. h4 Rg4 52. h5 Rg3+ 53. Kd2 Rg2+ 54. Ke1 e4 55. Be2 Nf5 56. Rf7
Nd4 57. Bf1 Rh2 58. Rf4 Nc2+ 59. Kd1 Ne3+ 60. Ke1 Nc2+ 61. Kd1 Ne3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nettetal"]
[Site "Nettetal"]
[Date "1992.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.02.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. N1c3 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. Nc2 Qb7
15. Qf3 O-O 16. Ne3 f4 17. Nd5 Be6 18. g4 $1 {Weiß muss unbedingt den
Gegenstoß f7-f5 unterbinden.} Rae8 (18... Rfe8 19. Kf1 Rac8 20. a3 Rc5 21. Rd1
Kf8 22. Bb1 a5 23. g5 $14 {Dolmatov - Mark Cejtlin, Beer-Sheva 1991.}) 19. Kf1
(19. O-O-O $13 {Dolmatov.}) 19... f5 $1 $10 {Trotzdem! Schwarz hat
ausgeglichen.} 20. gxf5 Rxf5 21. Rg1 Rf7 22. Rd1 Qc8 23. Be2 Kh8 24. Kg2 Rg8
25. Kh1 Bf8 26. Qh5 Rxg1+ 27. Rxg1 Rg7 28. Rxg7 Bxg7 29. Qg5 Qf8 30. Bg4 Bxd5
31. exd5 e4 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. Bxf5 e3 34. fxe3 fxe3 35. Kg2 a5 36. Kf3 b4 37.
Kxe3 bxc3 38. bxc3 Bxc3 39. Kd3 Be5 40. Kc4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 bxc4
15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nb4 19. Rfd1 Nxa2 20. Rc6 Qe7
21. Nc4 Nb4 (21... Nc3 22. Nxd6 $1 Nxd1 23. Qxd1 Kh8 24. Qg4 $16 {Klovans -
Gurgenidze, URS 1981}) 22. Rxd6 Nxd5 23. R6xd5 Rxb3 24. Nd6 $1 {Noch stärker
als 24.Sxe5.} h6 25. h4 $1 {Nimmt der Dame das Feld g5.} Rfb8 26. Nf5 Qf8 27.
Qg4 {Mit der Drohung 28.Td8!.} Rb1 28. Nxh6+ Kh7 29. Nf5 Bf6 30. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 31.
Kh2 Rb7 32. Rd6 Bg7 33. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 f5 (17... a5 18. O-O Rb8 19. Qh5 Kh8 20.
Rfd1 b4 21. c4 b3 22. axb3 Rxb3 $13 {Kotronias,V-Nun,Ji/Sochi-A/1989/}) 18. O-O
a5 (18... Rb8 $6 19. Nb4 Rb6 20. Bd5 Qd7 21. a4 $16 {Jansa,V-Schmittdiel,E/
Gausdal PG/1990/}) 19. Qh5 Ra7 (19... Kh8 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Rd2 Bf7 (21... Qd7
22. Rfd1 (22. a3 Rbd8 $10 {Makropoulou,M-Polgar,Zsu/Novi Sad olw/1990/}) 22...
Qf7 (22... Bf7 23. Qh4 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 $16 {Almasi,Z-Racz,Z/HUN-chT/1991/}) 23.
Qh4 $1 e4 24. Nf4 Be5 25. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 $16 {Geller-Fedorowicz/New
York op/1990/}) 22. Qh3 $1 Qd7 23. Rfd1 Rbd8 24. Qh4 Qe6 $10 {Docev-Rogozenko/
Plovdiv/1992/}) 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Rd2 Bf7 22. Qe2 Qb8 23. Rfd1 Bg6 24. f4 b4 25.
c4 b3 26. a3 Rc8 27. Kh1 Rf7 28. Nc3 $16 exf4 29. Nb5 Re8 30. Qf1 d5 (30... Rd8
31. Nxd6 Rfd7 $2 32. Nf7+ Bxf7 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Be6 35. Qxf4 Qxf4 36.
Rd8+ $18) 31. Rxd5 Rfe7 32. Nd6 Rf8 33. gxf4 Bxb2 34. Rb5 Qa7 35. Rxb3 Bg7 36.
Rd5 a4 37. Rbd3 h6 38. c5 Qa5 39. c6 $18 Qe1 40. Rd1 Qe6 41. Rc1 Bb2 42. Rc2
Bxa3 43. Nb5 Bb4 44. c7 Qc8 45. Na7 Rxc7 46. Nxc8 Rxc2 47. Qa1+ Kg8 48. Rd7 Bf7
49. Ne7+ Bxe7 50. Rxe7 Rd8 51. h3 Rd6 52. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 14. c3 fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18. Kf1 Rg5 19. Nf6+ Ke7 (19... Qxf6 $2
20. Bc6+ $1 Ke7 21. Qxf6+ Kxf6 22. Bxa8 $18 {Klovans - Taborov, Kostroma 1985.}
) 20. Qh8 Nd2+ 21. Kg2 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rg6 $14 23. Qh4+ Kd7 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. f3
(25. Nc2 $6 Bf5 26. f3 d5 27. Ne3 Bxe4 28. fxe4 dxe4 $15) 25... Be6 26. Rhd1
Kc7 27. Nc2 f5 28. Nf2 d5 29. a4 f4 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra7+ (31. Nd3 Rg5 32. Re1
$14) 31... Kb6 32. Rda1 Bc8 33. Nd3 Rg5 34. g4 Bd6 35. Rf7 Rg6 36. h3 Rh8 37.
Re1 Rgh6 38. Nf2 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5
14. Nc2 Qb7 (14... Qg5 {Horvath,T} 15. O-O $6 (15. Qe2 $1 O-O 16. exf5 Bxf5 17.
Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Ne3 Qe6 19. g4 $14) 15... Bb7 16. f3 O-O 17. exf5 d5 $1 $44 {
Leko-Magem Badals /Pamplona/1993}) 15. Qf3 (15. exf5 $6 Qxg2 16. Rf1 Bb7 17.
Ne3 Qxh2 $1 (17... Qc6 $2 18. Qg4 Bf6 19. Qb4 $13 {Koch,JR-Kouatly,B/FRA-ch/
1991/}) 18. Qg4 Bh6 19. Be4 O-O-O $17 {Boudre,JP-Kharlov,A/Paris-ch/1991/}) (
15. f3 $5 f4 16. Qe2 O-O 17. g4 Be6 18. Nb4 a5 19. Nd5 $14 {Renet,
O-Etchegarray,P/FRA-chT/1991/}) 15... O-O (15... d5 $6 16. exf5 e4 17. Qg3 Bf6
18. Be2 $16 {Lamoureux,C-Kouatly,B/FRA.chT/1993/}) 16. Ne3 (16. O-O d5 17. exf5
e4 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Be2 Bxf5 20. Rad1 $14 {Polgar,J-San Segundo/Madrid/1993/})
16... f4 17. Nd5 Be6 18. g4 (18. Bc2 $2 Bxd5 19. exd5 f5 $15 {Qi
Jinguan-Vyzmanavin,A/Beijing op/1991/}) 18... b4 $1 $146 (18... Rae8 {Leko,
P-Kuijf,M/Nettetal/1992/} 19. O-O-O $1 $14) (18... Rfe8 19. Kf1 Rac8 20. a3 $1
Rc5 21. Rd1 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Tseitlin,M/Beer-Sheva/1991/}) 19. c4 (19. cxb4 Bxd5
20. exd5 Qxb4+ $17) (19. Nxb4 {Horvath,T} a5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 e4 22. Bxe4
Qxb2 23. O-O Qxc3 24. Qxf4 Qh3 25. Rae1 (25. Bg2 Qh4 26. Rae1 Be5 27. Rxe5 dxe5
28. Qxe5 Qxg4 $15) 25... Be5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. f4 Rg8 28. Qf5 Qxg4+ $10) 19...
Bxd5 20. cxd5 (20. exd5 e4 21. Bxe4 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Be5 23. Qh3 f6 $13) 20... Bf6
21. g5 $1 Bd8 (21... Bxg5 $2 22. Rg1 $18) 22. Bf1 {! Horvath,T} Kh8 23. h4 Rc8
24. Bh3 Rc2 25. Bf5 Bb6 26. Rh2 f6 (26... Rg8 $2 {Horvath,T} 27. Bxh7 $1 Kxh7
28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Qh6#) 27. Kf1 (27. Qh5 Qf7 (27... Qg7 28. Rg2 $1 $36) 28. g6
Qg7 29. Qxh7+ Qxh7 30. gxh7 Rxb2 $13) 27... Bd8 (27... Rxb2 28. Qh5 Qf7 29. g6
Qg7 30. gxh7 $6 (30. Qxh7+ Qxh7 31. gxh7 a5 $13) 30... Rxf2+ $1 31. Rxf2 Bxf2
32. Kxf2 Qg3+ 33. Ke2 (33. Kf1 f3 34. Qg6 Qh2 $17) 33... Qe3+ 34. Kf1 f3 35.
Re1 Qd3+ 36. Kf2 Qd2+ 37. Kxf3 Qxe1 $19) 28. Kg1 Rg8 29. Kh1 Qc7 30. Rg1 Rc1
31. Rhg2 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 fxg5 33. Qh5 g4 (33... gxh4 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Be6+ Kg7
36. Bf5 Kg8 37. Be6+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O a6 9. Kh1 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. Bd2 Nb4 $2 (12... b5 13. Rae1 Bb7
14. Qh3 Rad8 15. a4 b4 16. Nd1 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Ne3 $1 Kh8 19. Ng4 f5 20. exf6
gxf6 21. f5 $1 $16 {Sax-Wirthensohn/Graz/1984/}) 13. Nb5 $1 axb5 14. Bxb4 d5
15. e5 Bxb4 16. exf6 g6 (16... gxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qh5 $18) 17. Qg4 Bd6 18.
Nd4 Bd7 19. f5 exf5 20. Bxf5 Rfe8 $2 (20... Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Be5 (21... Rae8 22.
Qg5 Kh8 23. Rf3) 22. Qg5 Rae8 23. Rf3 Kh8 24. Qh6 $18) 21. Bxd7 1-0

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 14. c3 fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 (17. Kf1 $2 Nd2+ 18. Kg2 Rg7 $19) 17...
Bxf3 18. Qxg8 Bxh1 19. O-O-O (19. Rd1 $1 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf6 21. Nc2 $1 {21.Dg4
Dh6!} Qf5 22. Rd2 Qe4+ 23. Ne3 Rd8 24. h4 d5 25. Qg4 $14) 19... Bxd5 20. Rxd5
Qf6 $1 $132 21. Rd2 b4 22. Nc4 (22. cxb4 Rc8+ 23. Nc2 Qf3 $44) 22... Rd8 23.
Ne3 bxc3 24. bxc3 d5 25. Rxd5 (25. Nxd5 Qc6 $17) 25... Rxd5 26. Nxd5 Qc6 27.
Ne3 Qxc3+ $10 28. Nc2 e4 29. Qg5 Ba3+ 30. Kd1 Bc5 31. Qd2 Qxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Bxf2
33. Nb4 a5 34. Nd5 Bd4 35. g4 Kd7 36. Nc3 Ke6 37. Nxe4 Ke5 38. Kd3 Bb6 39. a4
f5 40. gxf5 Kxf5 41. Nd6+ Kg4 42. Kc4 Bg1 43. h3+ Kxh3 44. Kb5 Kg4 45. Kxa5 Bf2
46. Kb5 Be1 47. Ne4 Kf5 48. Nc5 Kf6 49. Nd3 Bd2 50. Nb4 Ke6 51. a5 Kd7 52. a6
Kc8 53. Nd5 Be1 54. a7 Kb7 55. a8=N Ba5 56. Kxa5 Kxa8 57. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9394 4th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. Nc2 Qg5
15. O-O (15. Qe2 $5 {Velimirovic,D-Simic,R/Vrnjacka Banja/1991/} Qxg2 16. O-O-O
$13) 15... Bb7 16. f3 O-O (16... fxe4 17. fxe4 O-O 18. Rf5 Qe7 19. Ne3 Bc8 20.
Rf3 Be6 21. Bc2 Bh6 22. Nf5 $16 {Leko,P-Naumann,A/Bratislava WchJM-U14/1993/})
17. exf5 d5 18. a4 (18. Qc1 $5) 18... e4 19. Be2 Be5 $1 (19... Qxf5 20. fxe4
Qxe4 21. Bf3 $14) 20. Qe1 b4 $1 (20... Qxf5 21. f4 $14) 21. Nxb4 d4 22. cxd4
Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Bf3 Qf4 $1 27. Qg3+ Qxg3 28.
hxg3 Bxb1 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxb1 Rb8 $17 31. Re1 $1 Bxg3 32. Re3 (32. Nxa6 Rb6
$19) (32. Nc6 Rb6 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nd5 Rh6+ $19) (32. Re4 Bd6 $17) 32... Bf4
33. Re4 Bd6 34. Nd3 Rb1+ 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Nxe1 h5 $17 37. g3 (37. Kg1 Kg7 38.
Kf2 Kf6 $19) 37... Bxg3 38. Nd3 Kg7 (38... Bd6 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Kf3 $17) 39. Nc5
h4 40. Ne4 (40. Nxa6 Bd6 $19) 40... Kh6 41. Kg2 Kh5 42. Kh3 Bc7 43. Nd2 Bf4 44.
Ne4 Bg3 $1 {Black has reached the same position as before, but with white to
move.} 45. f6 Be5 46. a5 Bg3 47. Nc5 Kg5 48. Ne4+ Kf5 49. Nc5 Kxf6 50. Nxa6 Bd6
51. Kxh4 Kf5 52. Kh3 Kf4 53. Kg2 Ke3 54. Kf1 Kf3 55. Ke1 Ke3 56. Kd1 Kd3 57.
Ke1 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Prague International"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1976.09.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Prandstetter, Eduard"]
[Black "Espig, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Espig,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1976.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 1/1977} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 ({Auf gleich} 9. Nd5 {kann} Qa5+ ({auch} 9... Be7 {
ist gut spielbar.}) 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 Qa5+ {folgen.}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 f5
11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 $5 ({Normal wird} 14. c3 {gespielt!})
14... O-O 15. cxb5 Nd4 16. Nc2 $1 Nxc2 17. Bxc2 axb5 18. Rfd1 Ra7 $1 19. h3 $2
({Besser ist} 19. Bb3) 19... Kh8 20. Qe2 Qg5 21. Kh1 Rg8 22. f3 Bf8 23. Bd3 Qh6
$1 24. Rf1 f6 25. Bxb5 Rag7 {Der schwarze Angriff nimmt erschreckende Formen
an.} 26. Rf2 Rg3 27. Bc4 $1 {Weiss verteidigt sich noch sehr geschickt.} R8g5
28. Rc1 Rh5 29. Rc2 Qg5 {Jetzt ist Weiss gegen den Einschlag auf h3 völlig
machtlos. Der Rest ist einfach.} 30. Qd1 Bxh3 31. gxh3 Rgxh3+ 32. Rh2 Qg3 33.
Qg1 Qxf3+ 34. Rcg2 Rxh2+ 35. Qxh2 Qd1+ 36. Rg1 Rxh2+ 37. Kxh2 Qc2+ 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 24th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1996.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Dolmatov Horvath,T Anand} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4
e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 {The main
weak point in the Sveshnikov variation, but black has ways to play very
dynamically and prevent the static fight around weak squares.} Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7
13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O f5 (14... O-O 15. c4 (15. Qh5 f5 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 d5
18. c3 Rd8 19. Bb1 Rd6 20. Nc2 Rh6 21. Qg4 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Voekler,B-Geisler,F/BL
9495/1995/}) (15. Qf3 f5 (15... Qb7 16. c4 f5 17. exf5 Qxf3 18. gxf3 bxc4 19.
Be4 Rb8 20. Nxc4 d5 21. Bxd5 Bxf5 22. Rfe1 Kh8 23. Rad1 Rbd8 24. b3 Bh3 25. Kh1
Bf6 26. Rg1 {Timmerman,G-Lemmers,O/NLD-ch sf Enschede (03)/1993/1-0 (61)}) 16.
exf5 d5 17. Qxd5 Bb7 18. Qb3 e4 19. Rae1 Rfd8 20. Re3 Rd4 21. c4 Rdd8 22. Be2
Rd2 23. Nc2 Be5 24. cxb5 Qc5 25. Bc4 axb5 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 {0-1 Wood,D-Wells,P/
Ostend op (03)/1993/ (41)}) (15. c3 {Dolmatov} f5 16. exf5 $14) 15... b4 16.
Nc2 Rb8 17. Ne3 a5 18. Qh5 Kh8 19. Rae1 Qa7 20. Nd5 b3 21. a3 Qd4 22. Re3 Qxb2
23. Qh4 Qd2 24. Nxf6 h6 25. Nh5 Be6 26. Rg3 Rg8 {0-1 Olivier,P-Rouchouse,S/
FRA-chB Toulouse (01)/1995/ (32)}) 15. exf5 (15. Qh5 Rb8 16. c4 fxe4 17. Bxe4
Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Rad1 O-O 20. Rd5 Rc8 21. Rfd1 bxc4 22. Rxd6 Rxb2 23. Qg4
f5 24. Qxf5 Rf8 25. Qh3 {Wang Pin-Amura,C/Subotica iztW/1991/0.5 (41)}) (15. f3
O-O 16. Kh1 d5 17. c3 Rd8 18. Qe2 dxe4 19. fxe4 f4 20. Nc2 Rd6 21. Rad1 Rh6 22.
Ne1 Bf6 {Enders,P-Kalinichev,S/Budapest FS05 GM/1995/1-0 (40)}) 15... Bb7 (
15... d5 $5 {Dolmatov} 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 Qe5) 16. Re1 (16. Qg4 O-O
17. c3 Kh8 18. Rad1 e4 19. Rfe1 Rg8 20. Qh3 b4 21. cxb4 d5 22. f3 Bxb2 23. fxe4
Bxa3 24. e5 f6 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Re6 {Velicka,P-Ikonnikov,V/Cheliabinsk/1990/
0-1 (36)}) 16... Qg5 (16... d5 $5 17. c3 O-O 18. Qh5 e4 19. Nc2 $16) (16... O-O
{Dolmatov} 17. Qg4 (17. c4 $5 e4) (17. Qh5 e4 18. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 19. f6 Qxf6 20.
Rxe4 Qxb2)) 17. g3 (17. Be4 Bxe4 (17... d5 {Horvath,T} 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. c4 $1
Qxf5 (19... bxc4 $4 20. Qa4+) 20. Qb3 $16) 18. Rxe4 Qxf5 19. Qd5 O-O 20. c4 Qe6
) 17... O-O (17... d5 $6 18. f4 {Anand} Qe7 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. f6 $1 $18) 18. c4
Rae8 (18... bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rad8 20. Rc1 $16) (18... d5 $5 {Dolmatov} 19. cxd5
Bxd5 20. Nc2 Rad8 21. Qe2) (18... Rac8 $5 {Dolmatov} 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Ba8
$132) 19. Be4 $1 (19. cxb5 e4 $132 (19... e4 {Dolmatov} 20. bxa6 Ba8 $132))
19... Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qxf5 21. Qd5 {Anand takes advantage of the d5 weakness
again, the main value of the square is the potential base for the knight
currently on a3.} b4 22. Nc2 a5 23. Rd1 (23. Ne3 Qe6 24. Qxa5 f5 25. Rh4 $16) (
23. Nd4 $5 {Anand} Qxe4 (23... Qg6 {Dolmatov} 24. Nb5 Re6 25. Rd1 $16 Rd8 26.
c5) 24. Qxe4 exd4 25. Qd5 $16) 23... Qg6 24. Ne3 (24. Re2 $16) 24... Kh8 (24...
a4 25. Rg4 Qe6 26. Qxd6 $16) 25. Rg4 Qh5 (25... Qe6 26. Qxe6 (26. Qxd6 $16)
26... Rxe6 27. Nf5 Rg6 28. Rxg6 hxg6 29. Nxd6 $16) 26. Rh4 Qg5 (26... Qe2 27.
Nf5 Re6 28. Nxd6 $16) 27. Qf3 (27. Qxa5 Ra8 (27... f5 28. Qxb4 f4 29. Nd5) 28.
Qxb4 Rxa2 29. b3 $16) 27... f5 28. Rxd6 (28. Rh5 $5 {Dolmatov} e4 29. Rxg5 exf3
30. b3 f4 31. gxf4 Bh6 $132) 28... e4 (28... f4 $2 29. Qe4 h6 30. Rg6 $18) 29.
Qd1 f4 (29... Bxb2 {Dolmatov} 30. Rh5 $16) 30. Rg4 {All white's pieces are
well prepared to deal with black's counterplay.} Qe5 (30... Qe7 31. gxf4 (31.
Rd7 fxe3 32. Rxe7 exf2+ 33. Kf1 Rxe7 $132) 31... Bxb2 32. Rd7 $16) 31. gxf4
Rxf4 (31... Qxb2 {Dolmatov} 32. Rd7 Rg8 33. Nf5 Bf6 34. Nh6 $18) 32. Rd2 Rxg4+
(32... Rg8 33. Rg3 $16) (32... Ref8 $5 {Dolmatov}) 33. Nxg4 Qg5 34. Kh1 h5 $2 (
34... Rg8 35. Rd5 Qh4 36. Qe2 $16) 35. Rd5 $1 Qh4 (35... Qxg4 36. Rxh5+ $18) (
35... Qg6 36. Ne3 Be5 37. Rxa5 $18) 36. Nf6 $1 (36. Nf6 $1 Qxf6 37. Qxh5+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Dolmatov Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 {Modern chess is really
special, in the old days weakness of d5 square and disturbed pawn structure
would hardly attract any black players. Now for a couple of years there is
hardly any event where Sveshnikov variation does not occur.} Bg7 11. c3 (11.
Bd3 {Dolmatov} Ne7 $132) 11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 {Horvath,T Heute zählt
die Variante als Populärste gegen "Sveshnikov".Weiser Plan ist einfach:fest
halten das Feld "d5" und angreiffen gegen schwarzen Damenflügel.} Be6 (13...
O-O $6 {Dolmatov} 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 Rb8 17. Qh5 Qd7 18. g4 $40)
14. g3 (14. Nce3 {Dolmatov} Ne7 $1) 14... O-O (14... Ne7 {Horvath,T} 15. Bg2
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 O-O $5 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. f3 d5 19. O-O d4 $44 {
Nevostrujev-Ivanov/Vladivostok/1995/CBM 46/1109}) 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O Qd7 (
16... a5 17. Qh5 {Short,N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod super/1994/} (17. Re1 $5 Qd7 18.
Qh5 f5 19. Rad1 e4 $5 (19... b4 20. Nce3 bxc3 21. bxc3 e4 $132) 20. Nce3 (20.
f3 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qa7+ 22. Kh1 Qf2 23. fxe4 $5 Qxc2 24. exf5) 20... Ne5 21. Re2
Ng6 $8 22. Red2 Be5 $13 {Short,N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod/1994/0-1 (41)}) (17. Nf4 $2
exf4 18. Bxc6 d5) (17. Qd2 Qd7 (17... Ne7 18. Nce3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20. Qd3
Rfe8 21. Rad1 Rbd8 22. Kg2 Qc5 23. Rd2 Bh6 24. Be4 Bc4 25. Bxh7+ Kg7 26. Qf5
Bxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Bxe3 28. fxe3 Qc4+ 29. Kg1 Qe6 30. Rf2 Qxf5 31. Bxf5 $13 {
Papp,Z-Kocsis,G/HUN-chT2 9394/1994/1-0 (48)}) 18. Rad1 f5 19. f4 e4 20. Nce3
Kh8 21. Kh1 b4 22. g4 bxc3 23. bxc3 fxg4 24. Bxe4 Ne7 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Bg2 Qh4
$132 {Gallagher,J-Maeser,F/SWZ-chT/1994/0.5 (46)}) (17. a3 Qd7 (17... Kh8 18.
Qh5 Ne7 19. Nce3 f5 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Rfd1 e4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Be5 24. Qe2
$10 {Schmaltz,R-Pelletier,Y/Altensteig op/1994/}) 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. Rad1 f5 20.
Rfe1 Rfd8 21. Qg5 (21. Kh1 Qf7 22. Nf4 e4 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Ne3 d5 25. Bh3 Ne7
26. f3 Qg6 27. fxe4 fxe4 28. Rf1 b4 29. axb4 axb4 {Todorcevic,GM-Vukic,M/
JUG-chT(Cetinje)/1993/0.5 (44)}) 21... Qf7 22. Nf4 exf4 23. Bxc6 fxg3 24. hxg3
f4 25. Bd5 fxg3 26. fxg3 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Be5 {Smagin,S-Yakovich,Y/
Palma GMA-op (1)/1989/0.5 (48)}) (17. b4 Qd7 18. bxa5 Nxa5 19. Ncb4 f5 20. a4
e4 21. Na6 Rb7 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Ndc7 Re5 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. f4 Rd5 26. Nc7 Rxd1
27. Nxe6 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Bxc3 29. Rxa5 {0.5/Anand,V-Vyzmanavin,A/Moscow-B/1987/})
17... Qd7 (17... f5 18. Rad1 Kh8 (18... Qd7 19. Rd2 Kh8 20. Rfd1 Bf7 21. Qh4
Bg6 22. Nf4 exf4 23. Rxd6 Qf7 24. Bxc6 fxg3 25. hxg3 f4 26. Bd5 Qf5 27. Nd4
Bxd4 28. Rxd4 fxg3 29. f3 $16 {Anand,V-Nunn,J/Monaco blind (10)/1995/1-0 (44)})
19. Nce3 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. g4 e4 22. gxf5 Bxa2 23. Kh1 Bf7 24. Qg4 b4 25.
Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 bxc3 27. bxc3 Bxc3 28. Rfd1 Be5 29. Rxa5 Rb2 30. Qxe4 Rxf2
$10 {Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares/1995/0.5 (41)}) 18. Rad1 (18. Nce3
f5 19. g4 fxg4 20. Be4 h6 21. Qg6 Rf7 22. f4 gxf3 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Rxf3 Rxf3
25. Bxf3 Bg8 26. Nf6 Qf7 27. Nxg8 Qxg8 28. Qxg8+ {1-0/Dvoirys,S-Iskusnyh,S/
Novgorod op (3)/1995/}) 18... f5 (18... Bg4 $2 19. Qg5 f6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.
Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxg4 $18) 19. Nce3 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rd2 h5 22. Bf3 f4 23.
Nc2 fxg3 24. fxg3 {Ivanchuk,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares (05)/1995/0.5 (35)}) (
16... Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nb4 Rb6 19. f4 (19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Kh8 21. Qe2
a5 22. b4 a4 23. a3 e4 24. Rac1 $16 {Feher,Gy-Schroter,T/Zalaegerszeg (02)/
1993/1-0 (49)}) 19... f5 (19... Re8 20. f5 Bc4 21. Re1 a5 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. b3
Rxc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. bxc4 $16) 20. Bd5 $1 a5 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nd5 Rb7 23.
Qd2 Kh8 24. a3 Qc8 (24... Rc8 25. Rad1 {xf5}) 25. Rad1 Qc4 26. Rf2 {Short,
N-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid (08)/1995/1-0 (42)}) 17. a4 $1 (17. Qh5 f5 18. Rad1
e4 19. f3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Ne7 21. Rd2 d5 22. Bh3 Rb6 23. Kg2 Rh6 24. Qg5 Rg6 25.
Qh5 Rh6 26. Qg5 Rg6 27. Qh5 {0.5/Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow PCA-Intel GP 25'/
1995/}) (17. Qe2 f5 18. Rad1 Kh8 19. Rd2 e4 20. Nce3 Ne5 21. Rfd1 Rbd8 22. a4
Bh6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rd4 Qg7 25. Kh1 Qg6 $132 {Lhagvasuren,C-Nunn,J/Moscow
olm (01) MON-ENG/1994/0-1 (33)}) (17. Ncb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Rb6 19. Nd5 Rbb8 20.
Re1 Kh8 21. Re4 f5 22. Rh4 Bf6 23. Rh6 $13 {Polovodin,I-Maljutin,E/
Voroshilovgrad op/1989/0.5 (38)}) (17. Qd2 $5 {Dolmatov} f5 18. f4 $14) 17...
b4 (17... bxa4 18. Rxa4 (18. Ncb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 a5 $15) 18... a5 (18... Rxb2
19. Rxa6 Bxd5 (19... Ne7 {Horvath,T} 20. Ncb4 $1 (20. Rxd6 $2 Qxd6 21. Nf6+
Bxf6 22. Qxd6 Rxc2 $19) (20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Rxd6 Bc4 $1 (21... Rxc2 $2 22. Rxe6
$16) 22. Ne3 $1 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 $44) (20. Nce3 {Dolmatov} Nxd5 21. Bxd5 $14) (20.
Ndb4 d5 $132) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bh3 (21... Rd8 22. Nc6 $16) 22. Re1 (22. Bg2
$2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qb7+ $19) 22... Qf5 23. Nd3 $16) 20. Bxd5 Ne7 21. Ne3 $14) 19.
Nce3 (19. Rh4 Rxb2 20. Qh5 h6 (20... Bf5 $2 21. Bh3 $1) 21. Nce3 f5 $13) (19.
b4 axb4 20. Ncxb4 Nxb4 21. cxb4 Rb5 $14) 19... Rxb2 20. Rc4 $1 Rc8 21. Qh5 $36)
18. Ncxb4 Nxb4 19. cxb4 (19. Nxb4 a5 20. Nd3 {Horvath,T} (20. Nd5 {Dolmatov}
Rxb2 $10) 20... Bc4 $10 (20... Bb3 $2 21. Nc5 $1 $18)) 19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxb4
21. b3 {[%csl Gd5,Ra6,Rg7] White s strategy is both simple and convincing. Bd5
is a superpower and a6P will be weak forever. Besides, where should black use
his Bg7?} a5 (21... Rd4 22. Qf3 {Horvath,T} Kh8 {/\f5} (22... a5 {Dolmatov} 23.
Rad1 $14)) (21... e4 22. Ra2) 22. Qe2 (22. Qf3 $2 {Dolmatov} e4 23. Bxe4 Bxa1)
22... e4 (22... Bf6 23. Rad1 Bd8 24. Bc4 Qe7 25. f4 Bb6+ 26. Kg2 $40) 23. Rad1
Qe7 (23... Kh8 $5 {Dolmatov} 24. Bxe4 (24. Bc4 f5 25. Rd5) 24... Re8 25. Bf5 (
25. f3 $2 f5 26. Bxf5 Qa7+ 27. Qf2 Bd4 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 $15) 25... Rxe2 26. Bxd7
Rxb3 27. Rxd6 Rbb2 28. Bb5 Red2 $14) 24. Bc4 Kh8 25. Rd5 f5 26. Rfd1 $6 (26. f4
$1 Qc7 27. Rfd1 Rf6 28. Qh5 $40) (26. Rxa5 f4 27. gxf4 Rxf4 28. Ra8+) 26... Be5
27. Rxa5 Rb7 28. Rad5 (28. Bd5 Rc7 29. Ra8 $1 $16) 28... Qf6 29. f4 {[%csl Ye4,
Yf5] Weakening black s pawn structure, even though white s king becomes more
exposed.} exf3 30. Qxf3 Rg7 31. Kh1 Qh6 32. Rg1 Rg6 $6 (32... Rfg8 {Horvath,T}
33. Rxe5 {Dolmatov} dxe5 34. Bxg8 Kxg8 $16) (32... Rg5 {Dolmatov}) 33. Rd3 Rg5
34. a5 Rh5 35. Qf2 f4 (35... Rh3 {Dolmatov} 36. Rf3 f4 37. g4) 36. g4 Rh3 (
36... Rh4 37. g5 Qh5 38. Rxd6 $1 Rxh2+ (38... Bxd6 39. Qd4+) 39. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 40.
Kxh2 Bxd6 41. Rd1 $16) 37. Rf3 Rxf3 38. Qxf3 Bd4 39. Rd1 Be3 40. a6 Qf6 41. Qd5
$2 (41. Qb7 Qh4 $1 42. a7 Qxg4 43. Rf1 Qc8 $1 $10 (43... f3 $2 44. Qxf3 $1 $18)
) (41. Bd5 $18 {Horvath,T}) 41... f3 $1 (41... Bc5 $2 {Dolmatov} 42. b4 Bxb4
43. a7 Qd8 44. Qd4+ $18) 42. Qxd6 Qg7 43. Bd5 (43. Qe6 $2 Qb2 44. Bf1 Bf4 $19)
(43. Bf1 $5) 43... Ba7 44. Qb4 (44. g5 Bb8 45. Qh6 $16) 44... f2 (44... Bb8 45.
Bxf3 $1) 45. Bg2 Re8 46. Rf1 Qe5 {/\Bb8} 47. Bc6 Re7 (47... Bb8 48. Rxf2) (
47... Qe1 {Horvath,T} 48. Qc4 Re2 49. Bg2 $18 (49. Kg2 $2 Qxf1+ 50. Kxf1 Re1+
51. Kg2 Rg1+ $19)) 48. Qd2 Kg7 49. b4 Rf7 50. b5 Bb6 51. Qd5 Qf4 52. Qe4 Qd6
53. Bd5 Re7 $2 (53... Rf4 54. Qe6 Qxe6 55. Bxe6 h5 $1 56. gxh5 Rb4 57. Bd7 Rd4
58. Bc6 Rg4 59. Bg2 Rg5 $10) 54. Qf5 Bc7 $4 (54... Re5 55. Qf7+ Kh6 56. Bg2 $16
) 55. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Rg8 14. g3 Rg5
15. Qd1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. c3 Qb6 18. Nc2 e4 19. Be2 f4 $5 {Very sensible
solution, black is improving his situation with the elimination of the
unpleasant pawn d5.} 20. Qd2 (20. gxf4 Rxd5 21. Qc1 Rc5 22. f3 d5 $11) 20...
Rxd5 21. Qxf4 Re5 (21... Rf5 22. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 23. Kd1 Rd5+ 24. Bd3 f5 25. Qe2
Qxe2+ 26. Kxe2 $14) 22. O-O Bg7 23. Kh1 b4 $2 {[%mdl 32] Strategic mistake,
since after swap of the pawn white squared bishop of Grischuk will become very
active.} (23... d5 24. Rad1 Qg6 $11) 24. c4 $1 (24. Nxb4 a5 25. Bc4 f5 (25...
d5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Qxe4+ Qe6 29. Qxh7 $13) 26. Qg5 Kf8 $15)
24... d5 (24... b3 25. Ne3 (25. axb3 Qxb3 26. Qd2 $14) 25... h5 26. f3 Ng6 27.
Nd5 Qd4 28. Qc1 Rc8 29. Nc3 $14) 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. cxd5 Nxd5 (26... Rdxd5 27.
Qg4 $1 Kf8 28. Ne3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 $16) 27. Qh4 Qg6 (27... b3 28. Qxh7 $5 (28.
axb3 Qg6 29. Ne3 $14) 28... bxc2 29. Qxg7 Qxb2 30. Rc1 Rd6 31. Rxc2 Qxc2 32.
Qxe5+ Re6 33. Qb8+ $16) 28. Ne3 Bf6 29. Qh3 Nxe3 (29... Be7 30. Nc4 Rf5 31. f4
$1 exf3 32. Bxf3 $16) 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (30... Kxd8 31. fxe3 Re6 32. Bc4 Rd6 33.
Bxa6 $1 $16) 31. fxe3 Rc5 32. b3 $1 a5 (32... Rc2 $2 33. Bh5 $18) 33. Bc4 {
In this technical position black has palpable weaknesses and no counterplay,
the defense will be very unpleasant affair.} Bf6 (33... f5 34. Be2 Ke7 35. g4
$1 fxg4 36. Bxg4 $16) 34. Rf4 Ke7 35. Qf1 (35. Qg2 Re5 36. Qd2 $16) 35... Re5
36. Qd1 Rc5 37. Bd5 Bb2 (37... Qg5 38. Bxe4 Be5 39. Rf3 $16) 38. Bxf7 Qd6 (
38... Qc6 39. Bc4 $16) 39. Qe2 (39. Rxe4+ Re5 40. Rxe5+ Qxe5 41. Qf3 $16) 39...
Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Be5 (40... Qd1 41. Qb5 Rc2+ 42. Kh3 Qd7+ 43. Qxd7+ Kxd7 44. Rxe4
$16) 41. Rf5 Bf6 (41... Rc5 42. Bc4 $16) 42. Bd5 Qd7 (42... Rc5 43. Qh5 Kd8 44.
Qxh7 Rc2+ 45. Kh3 $18) 43. Qh5 $1 {White is going for the decisive attack, the
counterplay of black will be refuted in a very ellegant way.} Rc2+ 44. Kf1 (44.
Kh3 Kd8 45. Bxe4 Rxa2 46. Qh6 $18) 44... Rc1+ 45. Ke2 Kd8 (45... Rc2+ 46. Kd1
Rc8 47. Qf7+ $18) 46. Rxf6 Qb5+ 47. Kd2 Qc5 (47... Qd3+ 48. Kxc1 Qxe3+ 49. Kd1
Qd4+ 50. Ke2 Qd3+ 51. Kf2 Qd4+ 52. Kg2 Qxf6 53. Bxe4 $18) (47... Ra1 48. Rf8+
Kc7 49. Qe5+ $18) 48. Rd6+ $1 (48. Rd6+ Qxd6 (48... Ke7 49. Qe5+ Kf8 50. Rd8#)
49. Qg5+ Kc7 50. Kxc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 $6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
f4 d6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qf3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rae1 Rb8 $6 13. Qg3 b5 14. e5 $1
dxe5 15. fxe5 Nh5 (15... Nxe5 16. Bf4 $18) 16. Qf3 g6 17. Bh6 Bb7 (17... Ng7
18. Ne4 Nxe5 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qg3 Bd6 21. Qh3 {/\ 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Qh7}) 18.
Bxf8 Nxe5 19. Qe3 Nxd3 20. Bxe7 Nxe1 21. Qc5 $1 Qxc5+ 22. Nxc5 b4 (22... Nxc2
23. Bd6 Rc8 24. Nxb7 $18) 23. N3a4 Nxg2 24. Bd6 Rc8 25. Nxb7 Ne3 (25... Rxc2
26. Rf2 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Ngf4 28. Bxb4 $16) 26. Rc1 Rc4 27. b3 Rg4+ 28. Kf2 Nf5
29. Rd1 f6 30. c4 bxc3 31. Nxc3 e5 32. Nd5 Rh4 33. Kg1 Rg4+ 34. Kh1 Kg7 35. Bc5
Re4 36. Nc3 Rh4 37. Nd8 Nf4 38. Rd7+ Kh6 39. Ne4 g5 40. Nf7+ Kh5 (40... Kg6 41.
Nh8+ $1 Kh6 (41... Kh5 42. Nxf6+ Kh6 43. Bf8+ Ng7 44. Bxg7#) 42. Bf8+ Kh5 43.
Nxf6#) 41. Nxf6+ Kg6 42. Ne4 (42. Ne4 Ne6 43. Nxe5+ Kh6 44. Nf6 Nxc5 45. Rxh7#)
1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kramnik Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 f5 12. exf5 e4 13.
f6 $2 (13. c3 Ne5 14. Qh5 Bb7 (14... Nf3+ 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bh3 Re8
18. Nc2 Ne5 19. Nce3 Nd3 20. f6 Bxf6 21. Bf5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxb2 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 {
Alzate,D-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/Bayamo/1984/}) 15. Rd1 b4 {Horvath,T: Ein
typischer Zug, der aber jetzt nur den Springer ins Spiel bringt.} 16. Nc4 Nf3+
(16... bxc3 17. bxc3 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 Nd4+ 19. cxd4 Bxd5 20. Ne3 Qa5 21. Bh3 Qb5+
22. Ke1 Bc6 23. Bg4 Qb4+ 24. Kf1 Bxd4 {Vaisser,A-Feher,G/Budapest Perenyi-B/
1989/}) 17. Ke2 bxc3 18. f6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Nxd6+ Kf8 21. bxc3 Rb8 22.
Qc5 Kg8 23. Nxb7 Kg7 24. Rd6 Qe7 25. Rg6+ Kf8 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rb6 Rhd8 28.
Bh3 {Madl,I-Arakhamia,K/Belgrade-W (07)/1994/1-0 (33)}) 13... Bxf6 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. Qd5 (15. c3 {Horvath,T} Ne5 16. Qd5 Rb8 17. O-O-O O-O $17 18. Qxd6 Be6
) 15... O-O $1 {The refutation of white's active idea, b2P is very weak and
white is critically behind in development.} (15... Qxb2 $2 16. Qxc6+ Kd8 17.
Rd1 $18) 16. c3 (16. Qxc6 $2 Qxb2 17. Qxa8 (17. Rd1 Qxa3 18. Qxa8 Qc3+ 19. Rd2
Qa1+ 20. Rd1 Qxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Bg4+ $17) 17... Qc3+ 18. Kd1 Bg4+ $19) (16. O-O-O {
Horvath,T} Bg4 $1 17. Qxc6 (17. Qxd6 Rad8 $19) 17... Bxd1 $19) (16. Bg2 {
Kramnik} Qxb2 17. O-O $10) 16... b4 $1 (16... Bb7 17. Bg2 Rab8 $13) 17. Nc4 (
17. Qxc6 bxa3 18. Rb1 (18. Qxa8 axb2 19. Rb1 Qxc3+ $19) 18... Rb8 $17) 17...
bxc3 18. Qxd6 (18. Qxc6 cxb2 19. Nxb2 (19. Rb1 Qc3+ 20. Kd1 Bg4+ 21. Be2 Bxe2+
22. Kxe2 Qd3+ 23. Ke1 Qxb1+ $19) 19... Qxb2 $19) 18... Be6 $1 (18... Qxd6 19.
Nxd6 Nb4 20. O-O-O Nxa2+ 21. Kb1 Be6 22. Bc4 $13) 19. Qf4 {Ljubojevic
desperately tries to tame down the flames of black's activity.} (19. Qxc6 cxb2
20. Nxb2 Qxb2 $16) 19... Qg7 20. O-O-O (20. Rb1 cxb2 21. Qd2 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Ne5
$16) 20... Nb4 {The K have found no safety on the queenside, black has miriads
of attacking ideas.} 21. Qe5 (21. Qxe4 Qg5+ (21... Rac8 $17) 22. f4 Nxa2+ 23.
Kb1 Bf5 24. fxg5 Bxe4+ 25. Kxa2 Bxh1 $17) 21... Nxa2+ 22. Kb1 (22. Kc2 Qxe5 23.
Nxe5 Rfb8 $19) 22... Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Bb3 (23... Rfb8 $19) 0-1

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 a6 12. Rae1 b5 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7
15. Bf4 b4 16. Nd1 Bb7 17. Qg3 Rfd8 {[%mdl 4] This line will probably become a
dubious name for black, as white's attacking potential is enhanced by the
weakness of c4 and d6 squares.} (17... g6 18. Nf2 Qd8 19. Qh3 h5 20. Re3 Kg7
21. Be4 Rh8 22. Nd3 Qb6 23. Kh1 Nd8 24. Nd2 {1-0 Lutz,C-Smirin,I/Saint Vincent
2000/ (36)}) 18. Ne3 Nf8 (18... Nc5 19. Nc4 (19. Ng4 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Kh8 21. Rc1
Rac8 $11) 19... Rd5 (19... Nxb3 20. axb3 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Nd4 22. Nd6 $16) 20. Nxc5
Bxc5+ 21. Kh1 Bd4 22. Nd6 Bxb2 23. Bc4 $14) (18... Ndxe5 19. Nc4 f6 20. Qh3 g6
21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxe5 fxe5 (22... Nxe5 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Rf7 $18) 23. Rf7 Rxd3
24. cxd3 $18) 19. Nc4 $1 (19. Ng4 Ng6 $13) 19... Ng6 (19... Nd4 20. Nd6 $1 Nxb3
21. Bh6 Ng6 22. Rxf7 Bxd6 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Bxg6 $18) 20. Bxg6 hxg6 (20... fxg6
21. Nd6 Na5 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Bd5 24. Rf7 $16) 21. Nd6 Na5 (21... a5 22.
Nc5 Bc8 23. Nce4 $16) 22. Nxf7 $1 {The tactical blow in the proper moment,
black king now turns into a haunted animal.} Kxf7 (22... Rf8 23. Nxa5 Qxa5 24.
Nd6 $16) 23. Be3+ (23. Bg5+ Kg8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nxa5 Qc5+ 26. Qf2 Qxa5 (26...
Qxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Rab8 28. Nc4 Bd5 29. Nd6 $18) 27. Qf7+ Kh7 28. Qxb7 $16) 23...
Ke8 (23... Kg8 24. Qxg6 Bd5 (24... Qxe5 25. Nxa5 (25. Qf7+ Kh7 26. Nxa5 Qxa5
27. Qxe7 Qd5 28. Rf3 Rd7 29. Qxb4 $18) 25... Qxa5 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qxe7 $18)
25. Rf7 Qxe5 26. Bd2 Qxb2 27. Rxe7 Nc6 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Re3 $18) 24. Qxg6+ (24.
Nc5 Qxc5 (24... Bxc5 25. Qxg6+ Kd7 26. Rf7+ Be7 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. Qxg7+ Ke8
29. Qxc7 $18) 25. Qxg6+ Kd7 26. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Kh1 Bd5 28. a3 bxa3 29. Rf7+ Kc6
30. b3 $18) 24... Kd7 25. Rf7 Re8 (25... Nc6 26. Bc5 Re8 27. Rd1+ Kc8 28. Qxe6+
Kb8 29. Bd6 $18) 26. Nc5+ {There is no peace for the troubled defender even on
the queenside...} Kc6 (26... Kc8 27. Qxe6+ Kb8 28. Nd7+ Kc8 29. Nf6+ $18) 27.
Qe4+ (27. Qe4+ Kb5 (27... Kb6 28. Qxb4+ Ka7 (28... Kc6 29. Qa4+ Kd5 30. Qe4#)
29. Nd7+) 28. a4+ bxa3 29. Qa4+ Kb6 30. Nd7#) 1-0

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2003.10.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2003.10.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3
Bg4 9. f3 Be6 10. Be3 {It may seem very strange, but this most natural move
could well be quite second rate.} (10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Ne3 Nb4 12. Bd3 d5 13. exd5
Nfxd5 14. Ncxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. O-O Bc5+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Qe2 Qe7 19. Bd2
f5 20. Rfe1 Rce8 21. Bc4 Qf7 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Farago,S-Wendt,J/Budapest
2003/ (22)}) 10... Nb4 11. Nc4 (11. Bc4 d5 $1 12. exd5 Nbxd5 $15) 11... d5 12.
Bb6 (12. Nb6 d4 13. Nxa8 Qxa8 $17) 12... Qe7 $1 {An excellent retrea of the
queen, white pieces are located quite unnaturally and the king will become
target in a few moves.} (12... Qb8 13. exd5 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd3 $11)
13. exd5 (13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Bd4 dxe4 $17) 13... Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 (14. Ba5 Rc8 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. b3 e4 $17) 14... Nxd5 15. Bf2 (15. Ba5 Rc8 16. b3 (16. Nxe5 $4
Ne3 $19) 16... e4 $17) 15... Rd8 16. Qd2 {The first independent move, since
there already was a game with a painful end for white.} (16. Qc1 Qc7 17. c3 Bc5
18. b4 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 O-O 20. a5 e4 21. Ne3 exf3 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. g3 Rfe8 24.
Bd3 Bc4 {0-1 Mueller,K-Babula,V/Germany 1998/GER-chT (24)}) 16... Nb4 (16...
Nb6 $5 17. Qc3 (17. Qxd8+ Qxd8 18. Nxb6 Qc7 $19) 17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Rc8 19. b3
Qb4 20. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 21. Kf1 Bxc4+ 22. bxc4 Rxc4 $17) 17. Qc3 (17. Qe2 Qc7 18.
Ne3 Nxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Qxc2+ 21. Nxc2 Rd2+ 22. Ke3 Rxc2 $19) 17... Qg5
(17... Rc8 $5 18. a5 Nxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Qb4+ 20. Qd2 Bxc4 $17) 18. Rd1 (18. Bg3 Bc5
19. Rd1 O-O $17) 18... Nxc2+ $5 {Vallejo is playing the game with a great
phantasy, De Firmian was not enjoying himself in the unpleasant defense of the
shaky position.} (18... Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Nc6 20. Qd2 $15) 19. Qxc2 Bb4+ 20. Nd2 (
20. Ke2 Bxc4+ 21. Qxc4 Rd2+ $19) (20. Rd2 Bxc4 $19) 20... Bf5 21. Qc1 Rc8 22.
Qa1 $2 {[%mdl 256] The queen retreat to the edge of the board makes false
impression, undeveloped pieces will cost white the whole point.} (22. Bc4 $5 b5
(22... Qxg2 23. Ke2 (23. Rg1 Qxf3 $19) 23... Bd3+ 24. Bxd3 (24. Kxd3 Qxf2 $19)
24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bxd2 26. Rhg1 Qh3 27. Rg3 $13) 23. O-O (23. axb5 Bd3 24. b3
Qxg2 25. Rg1 Qxf3 $19) 23... bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qe7 $15) 22... Bc2 (22... Rc2 23.
Be2 Bxd2+ 24. Kf1 O-O $19) 23. h4 (23. Qc1 O-O $19) 23... Qf4 24. g3 (24. Ke2
Rd8 25. Be3 Bd3+ 26. Kf2 Qxe3+ 27. Kxe3 Bc5#) 24... Qxf3 25. Rh2 Qe4+ 26. Be2
Bxd1 27. Qxd1 (27. Kxd1 Qc2+ $19) 27... Rd8 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13.
exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Ne7 (14... O-O 15. Nce3 Be6) (14... Be6 $5 {Horvath,T} 15.
Nce3 Ne7) 15. Bd3 $5 $146 (15. Nxe7 Qxe7) (15. Nce3 Be6) 15... Nxd5 $6 (15...
Be6 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 (16... Kxe7 17. Be4 $1 d5 $2 18. Nb4) 17. Ne3 $14 (17. Be4
$14 {Horvath} d5 {Kortschnoj} 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Bc6+ Kf8 20. Qf3 Bc4 21. Ne3 $16
)) 16. Bxf5 Ne7 17. Qg4 O-O (17... Nxf5 18. Qxf5 O-O 19. Ne3 $14) 18. Rd1 d5 (
18... Nxf5 19. Qxf5 d5 20. Ne3 d4 21. Qg4 $1 $36) 19. Ne3 d4 $6 (19... Ra7) (
19... Qd6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qf3 (21. Be4 Qe6 22. Bf5 Qd6) 21... e4 22. Bxe4
Rfe8 23. O-O Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Rd8 $14) 20. Be4 dxe3 $5 (20... Rb8 21. Nf5 Ng6 22.
h4 $40) (20... f5 {Kortschnoj} 21. Nxf5 Nxf5 22. Bxf5 Qf6 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. O-O
$16) 21. Rxd8 exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Raxd8 23. Qe2 (23. Bxh7+ $5 Kxh7 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25.
Qxe7 Rd2+ 26. Kf3 Rfd8 27. Re1 $16) 23... f5 24. Bb7 $1 (24. Bc2 Ng6 $132)
24... Rd7 (24... Rd6 25. Rd1 $1 Rfd8 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. g4 $1 Rb6 28. Bg2 $16)
25. Bxa6 Rfd8 26. Qxb5 Rd2+ 27. Kg3 e4 (27... f4+ 28. Kh3 $1 $16) (27... R8d3+
$2 28. Qxd3 Rxd3+ 29. Bxd3 e4 30. Bc4+ Kf8 31. Rd1 $18) (27... Ng6 28. Rf1 Nf4
29. Rxf4 exf4+ 30. Kf3 $18) 28. Re1 Ng6 (28... R8d3+ $2 29. Qxd3 exd3 30. Rxe7
h6 (30... Rxb2 $2 31. Bc4+ Kf8 32. Rf7+ Ke8 33. Rxg7 d2 34. Be2 Rb1 35. Rxh7
d1=Q 36. Bxd1 Rxd1 37. Kf4 $18) (30... Kf8 {Kortschnoj} 31. Rd7 $16) 31. Bc4+
Kh7 32. Rd7 Rxb2 33. Bxd3 Kg6 34. Bxf5+ $1 Kxf5 35. Rxg7 $18) 29. Re2 Be5+ 30.
Kf2 Rd1 (30... Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Nf4+ 32. Kf2 Rd2+ 33. Ke1 Rd5 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. g3
$18) 31. Re1 R8d2+ $2 (31... R1d2+ $5 32. Kg1 Kg7 $1 {/\ Kf6, Nf4}) 32. Kf1
Rxe1+ (32... e3 $2 33. Qb3+ Kg7 34. Qxd1 $18) 33. Kxe1 Rxg2 34. Bc8 f4 (34...
Nf4 {Horvath,T} 35. Qe8+ $18) 35. Bf5 $1 (35. Qd5+ Kg7 36. Qxe4 Rxb2 $132)
35... Bf6 (35... f3 36. Bxg6 $18) 36. Bxe4 Rxh2 37. a4 Ne5 38. a5 f3 39. a6
Rh1+ (39... Bh4+ 40. Kd1 Rh1+ 41. Kc2 Rh2+ 42. Kb3 $18) (39... Re2+ $2 40. Qxe2
$1 $18) (39... f2+ 40. Kf1 Ng4 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qd7+ Kf8 43. Qxg4 $18) 40. Kd2
Rh2+ $138 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 (16. O-O Ra7 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bc2 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. f3
exf3 21. Rxf3 Ne5 22. Rg3 Rf7 23. Nf4 Nc4 24. Nxe6 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/
London PCA (3)/1994/0.5 (52)}) (16. Qh5 Qd7 (16... Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nxf5
Qf6 {Vogt,L-Bukacek,E/Lenk op (8)/1991/1-0 (18)} 19. Ne7+ $1 Qxe7 20. Bxh7+ (
20. Qxh7+ Kf7 21. Bg6+ Kf6 22. Qh4+ Kxg6 23. Qxe7 $18) 20... Kh8 21. Bf5+ $1
Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Qg6+ Kg8 24. Bxe6+ $18) (16... e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Bb3 Nxd5
19. Nxd5 a5 20. Nf4 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qe7 22. O-O b4 $5 23. cxb4 Qe5 24. Qg5 {
Adams,M-Beliavsky,A/Debrecen/1992/0.5 (54)}) 17. g4 e4 18. Bc2 Rae8 19. O-O-O
Ne5 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nb6 Bg4 22. Nxd7 Bxh5 23. Nxf8 Bxd1 24. Nxd1 {Vogt,
L-Klundt,K/Bad Woerishofen op (08)/1992/0-1 (42)}) 16... Bh6 {Black have
prepared an agressive plan in order to avoid positional problems with pawn
chain d6-e5-f5.} (16... Ne7 17. Bb3 (17. O-O Ng6 18. f3 Bh6 19. Re1 Ra7 20. b4
Rg7 21. Kh1 Nh4 22. Re2 f4 23. Nf1 {Larduet,C-Ochoa De Echaguen,F/Capablanca
mem-C (12)/1992/0-1 (23)}) 17... Kh8 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. Qh5 h6 20. O-O f4 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rab8 {Jansson,A-Kytoniemi,J/Osterskan op/1994/0.5 (23)}) 17.
O-O Ra7 (17... f4 18. Qh5 Qg5 (18... fxe3 $2 19. Qxh6 exf2+ 20. Rxf2 Rxf2 21.
Bxh7+ Kf7 22. Bg6+ Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Bg8 25. Qh6#) 19. Qxg5+ Bxg5 20.
Nc7 fxe3 21. Nxe6 exf2+ 22. Rxf2 Be3 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Raf1 $14) 18. f4 Qh4 (
18... Raf7) 19. g3 Rg7 $2 {This backfires badly. Black should have noticed,
that in case should his attack fail center was left dangerously unprotected.} (
19... Qh3 20. a4 $14 (20. Nc7 Rxc7 21. Qxd6 Re7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Rff7 24.
Qxc6 exf4 $40) (20. Ng2 Nd4 21. cxd4 Bxd5 $132)) 20. Nc7 $1 {Illescas was
reportedly shocked by this surprising jump, since he must have had the
position on the board at home!} exf4 (20... Rxg3+ 21. hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Ng2 Bc4
23. Qf3 $18) 21. Ng2 Qh3 (21... Qe7 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Bb3 $18) 22. Rxf4 $1 {
Few tactical blows have decided the issue before black had got any chance to
fire a single shot.} (22. Nxe6 fxg3 23. hxg3 Be3+ $1 24. Rf2 (24. Nxe3 Qxg3+
$19) 24... Bxf2+ 25. Kf1 Bxg3 $19) 22... Bxf4 (22... Rxc7 23. Rh4 Qxh4 24. Nxh4
$16) 23. Nxf4 Rxg3+ 24. Kh1 $1 (24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Ng2 Ne5 $1 26. Nxe6 Nf3+ 27.
Qxf3 Qxf3 28. Nxf8 Qe2 29. Bxf5 Kxf8 30. Rf1 Qxb2 31. Bc8+ Kg7 $13) 24... Qh6 (
24... Qh4 25. Ncxe6 $18) (24... Qg4 25. Ncxe6 $18) 25. Qxd6 (25. Qxd6 Nd8 26.
Nfxe6 $18) (25. Ncxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Ncd5 Qg6 $6 $146 (
13... Qd8) 14. Qd3 Be7 15. g3 (15. Nc7+ $5 Kf8 16. Ncd5 $16 {Karpov}) 15... O-O
16. Bg2 Bd8 17. O-O Kh8 18. Nc4 Ne7 19. Qa3 (19. Nce3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 $14) (19.
Nxd6 $2 Bxd5) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Bc7 21. Rad1 $2 (21. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 22. Qxe7
Bd6 23. Qh4 $14) 21... Ng8 22. Na5 f5 23. c4 $6 (23. f4 $10) 23... f4 24. c5 f3
25. Bh1 $2 {x Bh1} (25. Bh3 dxc5 $15) 25... Bxa5 26. Qxa5 e4 27. Rfe1 Nf6 28.
cxd6 Qg4 29. Rd4 Rbe8 30. Qb4 Qh3 31. Rdxe4 $8 (31. d7 Ng4 $19) 31... Nxe4 32.
Rxe4 Qf5 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. h4 Re2 $1 35. d7 (35. Qd4 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Rxh1+ $1 37.
Kxh1 Qh3+ $19) 35... Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 h5 $1 38. Qf8+ (38. d8=Q+ Kh7
39. Qe4+ Qxe4 $19) 38... Kh7 $138 (38... Kh7 39. Bxf3 Qf1+ 40. Bg2 Qxg2#) 0-1

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. a4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Bg4 $1 9. f3 (9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bc5
$10 {Rublevskij-Babula,V/WchJ/1993/}) 9... Be6 10. Bc4 Rc8 11. O-O Nb4 12. Bxe6
(12. Bb3 Be7 13. Be3 O-O $10) 12... fxe6 13. Qe1 Be7 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rd1 Qb6+
$1 (15... Qe8 16. Kh1 $1 (16. Ncb5 $2 Nxc2 17. Nxc2 axb5 $17) 16... Qh5 $6 17.
Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 19. exd5 $14) 16. Be3 Qc6 (16... Qc7 $1 17. Ncb5 (17.
Bg5 d5 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. exd5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Qxb2 23.
Nb1 Rxc2 $17) 17... axb5 18. Qxb4 bxa4 19. Qxa4 d5 $15) 17. Bf2 Rfe8 (17... Qc7
$5 {xe5}) 18. Kh1 Bf8 19. Bh4 Nh5 20. Bg5 $2 (20. Qd2 $1 d5 (20... h6 21. Ncb5
axb5 22. axb5 Qc5 23. Bf2 $1 $16) 21. exd5 exd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5+ Qxd5
24. Rxd5 Bxa3 25. bxa3 Rxc2 $10) 20... d5 $1 21. Qh4 g6 22. g4 Nf4 $1 (22...
Ng7 23. Bf6 $16) 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Rd2 Bg7 25. Nab1 d4 26. Ne2 Nxc2 27. Nxf4
Ne3 28. Rg1 Rf8 $6 (28... Qxa4 29. Nh3 Rc2 $19) 29. Nh3 h6 30. Qg3 g5 31. Nf2
Rf7 (31... Qxa4) 32. Nd3 Rcf8 33. Rf2 Qxa4 34. Ne5 Bxe5 35. Qxe5 Qd7 36. Nd2 (
36. Rd2 $2 Nc4 37. Qxd4 Nxd2 $19) 36... Rd8 37. h4 Qd6 38. Qa5 e5 39. Rh2 Rdf8
(39... Kg7 $1 $19) 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Rh5 Rh7 42. Rg3 Kg7 43. Kg1 (43. Rgh3 Rxh5
44. Rxh5 Rh8 $19) 43... Rxh5 44. gxh5 Kh6 45. b3 b5 46. Kf2 Rc8 47. Rg1 Rc2 48.
Ra1 Rc6 49. Ra2 Qf6 (49... Qf6 50. Ra1 g4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 (9... b5) 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Bxf6 (11. Nd5) (11. Bd3) (11. Ne3)
11... gxf6 (11... Qxf6 $5 12. Nb6 (12. Nxd6+ $5) 12... Rb8 13. Ncd5 Qd8 $14)
12. Bd3 (12. Nd5) (12. Ne3 $1) 12... Ne7 13. Qe2 $5 (13. Ne3 $1) 13... d5 14.
exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3 (16. Nb6 $4 Qa5+) 16... Qc6 17. c3 e4 18. Bc2
f5 19. O-O-O Bg7 20. Bb3 O-O 21. Nd5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T Ernst Chekhov} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6
13. Qh5 Rg8 $5 14. g3 Nd4 (14... Rg4 $5 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Rxf4 $5 17. gxf4
Qa5+ $13 {Timoschenko-Krasenkov/Voskresensk/1992/}) 15. c3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bg4
17. Qxh7 Rg7 18. Qh6 (18. Qh8 $6 {Chekhov} Nf3+ 19. Ke2 Ng5+ 20. f3 Nxe4 21.
fxg4 Qg5 22. Ne3 d5 $36) 18... Nf3+ 19. Ke2 $5 $146 (19. Kf1 Rg5 (19... Rg6 $1
{Chekhov} 20. Qe3 Bh6 21. Qd3 Nd2+ 22. Kg2 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rc8 $36 (23... f5 $2
24. Nc7+)) 20. Nf6+ Ke7 (20... Qxf6 21. Bc6+ (21. Qxf6 Nd2+) 21... Ke7 22.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Bxa8 Nd2+ 24. Ke1 Bh6 25. Nc2 Rg8 26. Bd5 Nc4 27. Ne3 Bxe3 28.
fxe3 Nxe3 29. Bb3 d5 30. a4 Rb8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Kd2 {0,5/Klovans,Y-Taborov/
Kostroma/1985/}) 21. Qh8 Nd2+ 22. Kg2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rg6 24. Qh4+ Kd7 25. Qxd8+
Rxd8 26. f3 Be6 $13 {Magem Badals-Polgar,Zsu/Madrid/1992/}) 19... Ng5+ (19...
Rg6 $6 {Chekhov} 20. Qe3 Bh6 21. Qd3 (21. Qb6 {Ernst} Nd2+ 22. f3 Nxe4 23.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 24. fxg4 Rxg4 25. Rhf1 Ra7 26. Nc2 $14 {Aniukhin,A-Rogozhnikov,A/
URS-sf Voronez/1991/}) 21... Ng5+ 22. f3 Nxe4 23. fxg4) (19... Rh7 {Horvath,T}
20. Qe3 (20. Nf6+ Qxf6 $1 21. Qxf6 Ng5+ 22. Ke3 (22. f3 $2 Nxe4 23. Qh4 Rxh4
24. gxh4 Bh5 $19) 22... Nxe4 23. Kxe4 Be7 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. f4 f5+ 26. Ke3 Kf6
$44) (20. Qxh7 $5 Ng5+ 21. f3 Bxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Nxh7 23. h4 $1 (23. Nc7+ $6 Qxc7
24. Bxa8 d5 $1 $13) 23... Rc8 24. Rhf1 $16) 20... Bh6 21. Qb6 Ng5+ 22. f3 Nxe4
23. fxg4 Qg5 $2 24. Qc6+ Kf8 25. Qxa8+ Kg7 26. Nf4 $1 $18) 20. f3 Nxe4 (20...
Rg6 {Chekhov} 21. Qh4 Nxe4 22. Qxd8+ $1 (22. fxg4 Qc8 $1 $36) 22... Kxd8 23.
fxg4 Rxg4 24. Rhf1 $16) 21. fxg4 Qc8 (21... Rxg4 {Ernst} 22. Qh3 $14 (22. Qh5 {
Horvath,T} Rg5 23. Qf3 f5 24. Rhg1 $1 {/\ h4+/-})) 22. Qe3 $1 (22. Ne3 $6 {
Chekhov} Rxg4 23. Qh3 Rg6 24. Qxc8+ Rxc8 {/\Kd7-e6/}) 22... Qxg4+ (22... Rxg4
23. Qb6 $40) 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 f5 25. Nc2 (25. Ne3 {Chekhov} Ng5+ 26. Kf2
Rf7) 25... Kf7 26. Nce3 Ke6 $2 (26... Nf6 27. Rad1 $14 (27. a4 $1 {Chekhov}
Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Ke6 29. Rhd1 Rb8 30. b4 $1 $16)) (26... Ng5+ {Chekhov} 27. Ke2
Ke6 (27... Kg6 28. a4 $1 $16) 28. Raf1 (28. Rhf1 {Horvath,T} Rf7 29. Rxf5 $1
Rxf5 30. Nc7+ Kd7 31. Nxa8 $16) 28... Rf7 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Nc7+ Kd7 31. Nxa8
$18) 27. Nxf5 $1 (27. a4 $1 {Chekhov} Nd2+ 28. Ke2 Nb3 29. Ra3 bxa4 30. Rxa4 a5
$13) 27... Ng5+ (27... Kxd5 28. Ne3+ Ke6 29. Kxe4 $16) (27... Kxf5 $2 {Chekhov}
28. Ne3+) 28. Kg4 Rf7 (28... Kxd5 29. Nxg7 Bxg7 30. Kxg5 $18) 29. Rhf1 (29.
Kxg5 Rxf5+ 30. Kg4 Ra7) 29... Ne4 (29... Kxd5 30. Kxg5 $16) 30. Rad1 Raa7 $6 (
30... Rd8 31. Nde3 d5 $14) 31. Nde3 Rad7 32. Kf3 $1 d5 (32... Rxf5+ $2 33. Nxf5
Kxf5 34. Ke3+ $18) 33. g4 (33. Nxd5 $2 {Horvath,T} Rxd5 34. Kxe4 Rxd1 $19)
33... Bc5 34. h4 Nf6 35. Rde1 (35. g5 Ne4 36. Kg2 b4 37. cxb4 $16) 35... b4 (
35... Bxe3 36. Rxe3) 36. Re2 $1 bxc3 37. bxc3 Bxe3 (37... Rb7 $5 {Chekhov}) 38.
Rxe3 Ne4 39. Kg2 Rc7 40. Rb1 {! Chekhov} Rb7 (40... Rxc3 41. Rb6+ Kd7 42. Rxc3
Nxc3 43. Rxa6 $16 (43. h5 $16 {Chekhov})) 41. Rb3 Nd2 42. Rxb7 Rxb7 43. Re2 Nb1
(43... Ne4 $2 44. c4 $1 $18) 44. Rc2 Na3 45. Rf2 $1 Nb1 46. g5 (46. h5 Nxc3 47.
h6 Ne4 48. Ng7+ Ke7 49. Rf5 Kd6 50. Rf8 $18) 46... Nxc3 47. g6 Rd7 $2 (47...
Rb8 $1) (47... Ne4 48. g7 Nf6 (48... Kf7 {Chekhov} 49. Nd6+) 49. h5 Ng8) 48. g7
Kf7 49. h5 Kg8 50. h6 Kh7 51. Ne3 (51. Ne3 Rd8 52. Rf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O Ne7 $6 (16... a5 17. Qh5 (17. Re1 $5 Qd7 18. Qh5 f5 19.
Rad1 e4 $5 20. Nce3 Ne5 21. Re2 Ng6 $8 22. Red2 Be5 $13 {Short,N-Kramnik,V/
Novgorod/1994/0-1 (41)}) 17... Qd7 18. Rad1 f5 19. Nce3 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21.
Rd2 h5 22. Bf3 f4 23. Nc2 fxg3 24. fxg3 {Ivanchuk,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares
(05)/1995/0.5 (35)}) (16... Qd7 17. Ncb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Rb6 19. Nd5 Rbb8 20. Re1
Kh8 21. Re4 f5 22. Rh4 Bf6 23. Rh6 $13 {Polovodin,I-Maljutin,E/Voroshilovgrad
op/1989/0.5 (38)}) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nb4 Rb6 19. f4 (19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Kh8
21. Qe2 a5 22. b4 a4 23. a3 e4 24. Rac1 $16 {Feher,Gy-Schroter,T/Zalaegerszeg 
(02)/1993/1-0 (49)}) 19... f5 (19... Re8 20. f5 Bc4 21. Re1 a5 22. Nc6 Qd7 23.
b3 Rxc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. bxc4 $16) 20. Bd5 $1 a5 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nd5 Rb7 (
22... Rc6 $2 23. Ne7+ $1 Qxe7 24. Qd5+ $18) 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. a3 Qc8 (24... Rc8
25. Rad1 {xf5}) 25. Rad1 Qc4 26. Rf2 Bh6 $6 (26... Qc5 $142 $16) 27. Ne3 Qe4 (
27... Qc5 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 exf4 30. gxf4 $16) 28. Qxd6 Qxe3 (28... Bg7
29. Re1 $16) 29. Qxh6 Rg7 (29... Rbf7 30. Qd6 $16) 30. Qd6 Re8 31. fxe5 Qxe5 (
31... Rxe5 $2 32. Qf8+ Rg8 33. Qf6+ Rg7 34. Rd7 $18) 32. Qd5 (32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33.
Rd8+ Rg8 34. Rfd2 $16) 32... Rg5 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Qf3 (34. Qxe5+ Rxe5 35. Re2
Rxe2 36. Kxe2 Rh5 37. h4 f4) 34... Qe4 (34... a4 35. Rd5 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Re5 37.
Rxe5 Qxe5 38. Re2 Qc7 39. Qd5 $18) 35. Rd5 Re5 36. Qxe4 fxe4 (36... Rxe4 37.
Rxb5 $18) 37. Rxe5 Rxe5 38. Ke2 b4 (38... Kg6 39. Ke3 $18) 39. axb4 axb4 40. c4
$1 Rc5 (40... b3 41. Ke3 Rc5 42. Kd4 $18) 41. b3 Ra5 42. Ke3 (42. Ke3 Ra3 43.
Rb2 Kf6 44. Kxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 $5 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 (6. Bd3 $5 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. O-O (8. Bxh7 $5) 8... g6 9. Qf3 (9. Bxg6 $5) 9... Be6 $13) 6...
e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Be3 (8. a4 $5) 8... Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 (10. Qe2 $5) 10... a6
(10... O-O 11. g4 $5) 11. O-O (11. g4 $5 {/\0-0-0!?}) 11... O-O 12. Kh1 (12.
Rae1) 12... b6 (12... b5 $5 13. a4) 13. a3 Rb8 14. Rae1 (14. Qh3) 14... Nd7 15.
Qh3 Re8 16. Nd4 Nf8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qg3 b5 19. Bd4 (19. Bd4 Ng6 $1 $13)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O Rb8 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Qh5 f5 19. Rad1 e4 20. Nce3 (20. f3 $5
exf3 (20... Ne5 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bf5 23. Nd4 $14) 21. Bxf3 Ne5 22. Nd4 (
22. Bg2 Nc4 {/\ Qa7}) 22... Bf7 (22... Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 $16) 23.
Qg5 $5 (23. Qxf5 $2 Qxf5 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nexf5 Nxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Bh5 $17) 23...
Nxf3+ (23... Kh8 24. Bg2) 24. Nxf3 Kh8 25. Re7 Qc6 26. Rc7 $16) 20... Ne5 21.
Re2 Ng6 22. Red2 (22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 f4 $132) 22... Be5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Nc4
Qf7 $1 25. Qg5 (25. Nxa5 $2 Rb5 $19) (25. Nxe5 dxe5 $17) 25... Kh8 26. Kh1 Rg8
27. Qe3 Qg7 28. Bf1 Rbf8 29. Be2 Re8 30. Qb6 $2 (30. Bh5 $1 $13) 30... Nf4 $1
31. Nxf4 $6 (31. Nc7 $5 Re7 $1 (31... Nxe2 32. Nxe8 (32. Nxe6 Qg4 33. Nxe5 dxe5
34. Qe3 Qf3+ 35. Qxf3 exf3 36. Nc5 a3 $17) 32... Qg4 $1 33. Nxe5 dxe5 34. Rxe2
Qxe2 35. Qxe6 Qxd1+ 36. Kg2 $10) 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Nxe5 (33. Ne3 Nxe2 34. Rxe2
f4 $132) 33... dxe5 34. Qxa5 Nxe2 35. Rxe2 Qg4 $15) 31... Bxf4 32. Rd4 (32.
Nxd6 Rb8 33. Qxa5 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 $17) 32... d5 $1 33. Rxd5 (33. Ne3 Be5 34. Rxa4
f4 35. Nxd5 fxg3 36. fxg3 Bxg3 37. hxg3 Qxg3 38. Qd4+ Rg7 $19) 33... Bxd5 34.
Rxd5 Bc7 35. Qc6 f4 36. Nd6 (36. Rd7 Re7 37. Rxe7 Qxe7 $19) 36... Re6 37. Bc4
Qe7 38. Re5 Rxd6 (38... Rxe5 $2 39. Nf7+ Qxf7 (39... Kg7 40. Qh6#) 40. Bxf7 $18
) 39. Rxe7 (39. Qxe4 Rd1+ $19) 39... Rxc6 40. Bxg8 Kxg8 41. Rxe4 a3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 d6 8. g4
{The great hope of Swedish chess does not hesitate to justify his queen move
to e2 by applying the ideas of the Keres attack at a somewhat unusual moment.
Black will not lose his head, rather try to generate counterplay on the
queenside.} a6 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 {It is not so easy to spot but we have reached
an important crossroads for the future development of the game. From the
perspective of classical chess it may seem more natural to advance the f-pawn,
but attack along the h-file has some plusses as well. One of them is certainly
a chance to speedily centralise the rook from h1.} (10. f4 Qc7 11. Be3 (11. a3
b6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Bh3 O-O-O 14. f5 Re8 15. O-O-O Kb8 16. Nd4 Nde5 17. fxe6
fxe6 18. b4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Nd7 20. Rhf1 Be7 21. Kb2 Bxg5 22. Rf7 $14 {1-0 (34)
Perez Candelario,M (2511)-Roeder,M (2400) Campillos 2006}) 11... b5 12. O-O-O
Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Kb1 Be7 15. f5 Nc4 16. Bc1 N6e5 17. Nd4 Na3+ 18. bxa3 Qxc3
19. Rg1 Qc5 20. Rg3 Nc4 $11 {0-1 (82) Vaibhav,S (2448)-Dobrov,V (2496) Moscow
2012}) 10... Qc7 11. h5 b5 12. Rh3 {In a fairly recent game Judit Polgar was
forced to withstand the attack of her opponent with similar ideas of a knight
move to d5.} (12. f4 Nc5 13. Bg2 b4 14. Nd5 exd5 15. exd5+ Ne7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17.
a3 Bb5 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qxb4 Nf5 21. O-O Be7 $15 {1/2 (42)
Kulaots,K (2581)-Polgar,J (2710) Caleta 2012}) 12... Nc5 (12... Nb6 13. a4 b4
14. a5 Nd7 15. Nb1 Nc5 16. Be3 e5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Rg3 Nxa5 19. Nd2 Be7 20.
Bh3 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 c4 22. Nf3 Nb7 $15 {1-0 (53) Hector,J (2525)-Rabiega,R (2475)
Germany 1996}) 13. Bf4 $2 {The young Grandelius is not afraid to to enter the
complications connected with typical Sicilian sacrifices. An objectively
stronger solution was hidden in modest prevention of the counterplay with 13.
a3.} (13. a3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Be7 15. Be3 $11) 13... Nxb3 14. axb3 (14. cxb3 b4
15. O-O-O bxc3 16. Rxc3 Be7 17. Kb1 O-O $17) 14... b4 $1 15. Nd5 {If White
does not find the courage for the central knight move his play would lose
internal logic. What is more - at this precise moment the idea of Black's
knight move ...Nd4 is leaving White no real options.} (15. Na4 Nd4 16. Qc4
Nxc2+ $19) (15. O-O-O bxc3 16. Rxc3 Bb7 $17) 15... exd5 16. exd5+ Ne5 (16...
Ne7 17. Re3 a5 18. Qd2 Kd8 $17) 17. Re3 f6 18. Bg3 {Only after the game did it
become clear, that it was much more dangerous for the defender to logically
undermine the pawn structure on the kingside with 18.h6!? In that case the
defender would have been facing the necessity of finding the best king retreat
18...Kd8.} (18. h6 $5 Kd8 $1 (18... Qe7 19. O-O-O Bd7 20. Kb1 $11) (18... Bf5
19. hxg7 Bxg7 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qf3 Qxc2 23. Re2 e4 24. Qh5+ Bg6
25. Qxg6+ hxg6 26. Rxc2 $11) 19. Bh3 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Rg8 $17) 18... Be7 19. f4 (
19. gxf6 gxf6 20. f4 Ng4 21. Re4 Bf5 22. Rxb4 Kf7 23. Bh3 Rhg8 $19) 19... Ng4
20. Re4 (20. gxf6 Nxe3 21. fxg7 Rg8 22. Qxe3 Rxg7 $19) 20... Bf5 {[%mdl 256]
White was probably hoping, that the unstable location of the Black's knight on
g4 would serve as a form of compensation for the missing material.
Unfortunately his idea was proven to be unnecessarily dangerous.} 21. Bg2 (21.
Rc4 Qb6 22. gxf6 Nxf6 $19) (21. h6 g6 22. O-O-O Bxe4 23. Qxe4 f5 $19) (21. Bh3
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 f5 23. Qxf5 Ne3 $19) 21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qc5 {Movsesian belongs
to the world's top group of players and just like his colleagues he tries to
avoid passive play and choices. It can help to explain, why the most precise
22...Qd7 might have seemed unappealing to him.} (22... Qd7 $5 23. Bd3 O-O $19)
23. Kd2 $1 (23. O-O-O Qe3+ 24. Qxe3 Nxe3 25. Re1 f5 26. Bd3 Nxd5 $19) 23...
Qd4+ 24. Bd3 Ne5 $1 {Black is feeling the pulse of the position and chooses
the right moment for the knight retreat. He will firmly close access to his
king and still remain with spare material with minimal risk.} (24... f5 $2 25.
Qe6 $1 $15) (24... Qxb2 25. Re1 Ne5 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Qg4 $15) 25. fxe5 (25.
gxf6 Bxf6 26. fxe5 Bg5+ 27. Kd1 O-O 28. Qe4 Rf1+ 29. Be1 Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Qg1+
31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Ke1 g6 $19) 25... fxe5 26. c3 {White is hoping to solve the
riddle of the centralised king in order to get some counterplay along the
light squares.} (26. Qe4 Bxg5+ 27. Ke2 Qxe4+ 28. Bxe4 O-O $19) 26... bxc3+ (
26... Bxg5+ 27. Kc2 Qe3 28. Qxe3 Bxe3 29. cxb4 O-O $17) 27. bxc3 Bxg5+ 28. Kc2
Qe3 29. Bb5+ Kd8 30. Qg2 {Objectively speaking the queen retreat is a second
rate solution, but very understandable from a human perspective. The queen
exchange was condemning White to a lingering death against the enemy material
majority.} (30. Qxe3 Bxe3 31. Bc6 Ra7 32. Kd3 Bb6 33. Rf1 Kc7 $17) 30... Rf8
31. Bc6 (31. Bc4 Rf3 32. Be1 e4 33. Kb2 Rb8 34. Qc2 Bf6 $19) 31... Rf3 {
Black does not wait for any invitation to start the real attack. The active
pieces will dominate the board and quickly decide the game.} 32. Be1 (32. Qxf3
Qxf3 33. Bxa8 Qg2+ 34. Kb1 Qxg3 $19) 32... Ra7 33. b4 (33. Kb2 Raf7 $19) 33...
e4 34. Kb3 Bf6 35. Qh2 (35. Qc2 Kc7 36. Bd2 Qd3 $19) 35... Kc7 36. Bd2 Qd4 {
In an original position Black has preferred a slightly exotic square for his
queen. It was very effective to opt also for the simple retreat to the
d3-square.} (36... Qd3 37. Rc1 a5 38. b5 a4+ 39. Ka2 e3 $19) 37. Ka4 (37. Ra3
Qd3 38. Qg1 e3 $19) (37. Qg1 Rxc3+ 38. Ka4 Rxc6 39. Qxd4 Bxd4 $19) (37. Rc1 a5
38. b5 a4+ 39. Ka2 Qc4+ $19) 37... Rf2 (37... Qc4 38. Qg1 e3 39. Bxe3 Bxc3 $19)
38. Qh3 {The end of the game is returning us in spirit to the 19th century.
Grandelius has admitted, that the game is lost and decided to take an original
way out - let his opponent find a beautiful mating pattern.} (38. cxd4 Rxh2 39.
Be3 Rxh5 $19) 38... Qxd2 39. Ka5 (39. Ra3 Qd1+ 40. Ka5 Kb8 $19) (39. Qd7+ Kb6
$19) 39... Kb8 40. Qe6 (40. c4 Qa2+ 41. Qa3 Qxc4 $19) 40... Qa2+ $1 41. Kb6
Bd8# {I can not shake off my impression, that the final part of the game was
conducted in a fairly generous spirit.} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hartoch, Robert G"]
[Black "Jamieson, Robert Murray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. Rad1 (14.
Rfd1) 14... O-O 15. c3 f5 $6 16. exf5 Bxd5 17. f6 Rxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Rxd5
Ne7 20. Qf3 Rh6 21. Be4 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Ra7 23. h3 $1 Qg5 $2 24. g4 $1 Re7 25.
Kg2 Qh4 26. Rh1 Rf6 27. Re1 Qg5 28. Be4 Rd7 29. Rd1 Rh6 30. Nc2 Bf6 31. Nb4 Be7
32. Nd5 Bd8 33. b4 Qg7 34. a4 Ra7 35. Ra1 Qd7 36. Bc2 Kg7 37. Qd3 Bh4 38. Ra3
$1 Qb7 39. c4 bxc4 40. Qxc4 Rh8 41. Qe4 Qf7 42. Rc3 Rh6 43. b5 $5 (43. Rc6)
43... axb5 44. axb5 Bd8 45. b6 Ra5 46. Bb3 Qb7 47. Bc4 Bxb6 $2 (47... Rc5 48.
Rb3 Rc6 49. Ba6 $1) 48. Rb3 {Time} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2001.07.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. a3 Be7 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. Bd6 Ng4 10. Bg3 (10. Qxg4 Bxd6 11. Bd3 Ne5 $11) 10... Nge5 11. f4
Qe3+ (11... Ng6 12. Qd2 d6 13. O-O-O $14) 12. Be2 Ng6 (12... Nc4 $2 13. Bf2 $18
) (12... Ng4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nc4 Qd4 15. Bxg4 Qxc4 16. Be2 $14) 13. Qd3 $1 {
The original opening is followed by the first surprise in the form of transfer
to the endgame. The knight on g6 is not a great asset and Morozevich has to
find a way to complete his development.} Qxd3 14. Bxd3 a6 15. O-O-O f6 $6 (
15... d6 $5) 16. Ne2 b5 17. Bf2 Rb8 18. g3 $1 Nh8 $1 (18... d6 19. Ned4 $14)
19. Rd2 Nf7 20. Rhd1 Re8 (20... d6 21. Ned4 $14) 21. c3 e5 22. c4 $1 {For
Topalov it is not enough to suitably place the pieces, in order to get
advantage he needs the help of his pawns.} b4 (22... bxc4 23. Bxc4 Rb7 24. Bd5
$14) 23. a4 Bf8 (23... d6 24. c5 (24. f5 Bb7 25. Kb1 Ng5) 24... Be6 25. Bc2
Rbd8 $11) 24. c5 $1 exf4 25. gxf4 d6 26. Kb1 h5 $2 {The defender became very
active in the moment, when 26...Ng4!? would probably have solved most problems.
} (26... Bg4 $5 27. Rc1 Rbd8 28. cxd6 Rxd6 29. Bc4 Ncd8 $13) (26... dxc5 27.
Nxc5 $14) 27. Rc1 Bb7 28. Bc4 (28. Ng3 h4 29. Nf5 $16) 28... Rxe4 29. Bd5 Ne7
$1 (29... Ree8 30. cxd6 Ncd8 31. d7 $16) 30. Bxf7+ $6 (30. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 31. Ka1
$16) 30... Kxf7 31. cxd6 Nd5 32. Nc5 Nc3+ $2 {[%mdl 8192] Mere mortals are not
able to understand the irrational moves of this kind, Morozevich must have
made a terrible mistake in his calculations.} (32... Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Bxd6 34. Rd1
$14) 33. bxc3 bxc3 34. Rxc3 Rb4+ (34... Bxd6 35. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 36. Ka2 $18) 35.
Ka2 Be4 36. Ka3 (36. Nxe4 Rxa4+ 37. Ra3 Rxe4 38. Bc5 $18) 36... a5 (36... Bc6
37. Nd4 $18) 37. Nd7 $1 R8b7 38. Nxf8 1-0

[Event "Vladivostok op"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 $5 {Berd, Larsen/} (9... b5) 10. Nc4 $1 Rc8 $1 {Larsen/} 11.
Bxf6 (11. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 12. Bxf6 $1 (12. exd5 Ne7 $1 13. Qd3 $5 Nexd5 14. O-O-O
b5 $1 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Rc5 $10 {Tal/}) 12...
gxf6 13. Qxd5 $13) 11... Qxf6 $5 (11... gxf6 12. Bd3 $5 $14 (12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
Qxd5 $1 $13)) 12. Nxd6+ (12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Ncd5 Qd8 14. c3 Be7 15. Bc4 O-O 16.
O-O Bg5 $13) 12... Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Nd4 (13... Rd8 $5 14. Qc5 Nd4 15. Bd3 Qg5 16.
Kf1 Rc8 $1 (16... h5 17. h4 $5) 17. Qb4 (17. Qd6 $6 h5 $1 $44 {/\ Rh6-g6!/})
17... b5 $44 {Chekhov/}) 14. Bd3 $1 (14. O-O-O $2 Qh6+ $1 15. Rd2 (15. Kb1
Bxa2+ $1 $19) 15... Rd8 $19 {/\ Nb3/}) 14... Qg5 15. h4 $146 (15. Kf1 Rd8 $5
$44 (15... h5 $5 {/\ Rh6-g6/})) (15. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rd8 (16... Nxc2+ 17.
Bxc2 Rxc2 18. O-O $16) (16... Qxg2 17. Qxe5+ Kf8 18. O-O-O $16) 17. h4 $1 Rxd6
(17... Qf4 18. Qc5 $1 $36 {/\ 0-0/}) 18. hxg5 Rxd5 19. Be4 (19. O-O-O $16 {
Vulfson,V-Chekhov,V/Moscow/1979/}) 19... Rd7 20. c3 Nc6 21. g6 $1 $16 {Chekhov/
}) 15... Qxg2 16. O-O-O Qxf2 17. Qxe5 O-O 18. Rhg1 g6 (18... f6 $5 19. Qg3 (19.
Qh5 Qe3+ $5 (19... Rc5 $6 20. e5 $1 $13) (19... b5 20. e5 f5 $13) 20. Kb1 g6
21. Qa5 $8 (21. Rxg6+ $2 hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh5+ Kg7 $19) 21... Nf3 $1 22.
Rh1 Ne5 $15) 19... Qxg3 20. Rxg3 Nc6 $15 {/\ Ne5/}) 19. Qg3 (19. h5 $6 Rc5 $1
$17) 19... Qxg3 20. Rxg3 b5 $2 (20... Nc6 21. h5 Ne5 22. Nd5 Kg7 $15) 21. a4 $1
{>< <</} b4 (21... bxa4 22. Bxa6 $16) 22. Bxa6 $1 bxc3 (22... Rcd8 23. Rgd3 $16
) 23. Rxd4 $8 cxb2+ 24. Kxb2 $16 Rc5 25. Rg5 Rb8+ 26. Bb5 Rc7 27. Rg3 Rc5 28.
Re3 Kg7 (28... f6 $5 $132 {/\ g5/}) 29. e5 h6 30. c3 $2 (30. Rb4 $1 {/\ c3/} g5
(30... Rd5 31. Re2 $16) 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. c3 $16) 30... Bc4 $3 $10 31. Ka3 Bxb5
$1 32. axb5 (32. Kb4 $2 Rc4+ $3 33. Rxc4 Ba6+ $1 34. Kc5 Rc8+ $19) (32. axb5
Rbxb5 (32... Rcxb5 33. Rb4 $10) 33. Rde4 {/\ e6/} (33. e6 $2 fxe6 34. Rxe6
Rxc3+ 35. Ka4 Rf5 $17) 33... Rb8 (33... Rb1 34. Ka4 $10 {/\ Rb4/}) 34. Rb4 Re8
35. Rbe4 Rb5 36. Ka4 Rb6 37. Rb4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Black "Bjelajac, Milan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bc4 (10. Nc4) (10. Nd5) 10... b5 (10... Qb6 $6 11. Nd5
Bxd5 12. Qxd5 O-O-O 13. O-O Rd7 14. Bb3 $16 {Pajak,J-Costigan,R/CAN/1987/1:0/
38/}) (10... Rc8 $5 {Sveshnikov/} 11. O-O b5 $1 (11... Nd4 12. Nd5 $16) (11...
h5 12. Nd5 $16) 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qh5+ Ke7 14. Ne2 Qe8 $13) 11. Bd5 Rc8 12. Qh5
$6 $146 (12. Bxc6+ $5 Rxc6 13. Nd5 $14 {Kaliwoda-Gruenfeld/corr/1947/} f5 14.
exf5 Bxf5 15. Qf3 Qc8 16. Nf6+ Kd8 17. Nd5 Rg8 $14) 12... Qd7 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14.
Nd5 Ne7 15. Nxe7 (15. O-O-O $6 f5 $1 16. Nxe7 $140 Qh6+ $1 17. Qxh6 Bxh6+ 18.
Kb1 Kxe7 $19) 15... Bxe7 16. c3 d5 $1 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qg4 Qe6 19. Qxe6 fxe6
20. Nc2 a5 $15 (20... Rd8 21. a4 $132) 21. Ne3 (21. O-O-O Rg8 22. g3 Bc5 23. f3
Ke7 24. Rhe1 h5 $15) 21... Bc5 (21... f5 22. a4 b4 23. Rc1 Kf7 24. Ke2 bxc3 25.
bxc3 $15) 22. Ke2 Rg8 23. g3 Ke7 24. Rhd1 h5 25. a4 (25. a3 $5 $15) 25... b4
26. cxb4 $6 (26. Rac1 bxc3 27. Rxc3 Bd4 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rb1 {/\ b4/} Bc5 30.
Nc4 Bb4 (30... Bxf2 31. Nxa5 Bd4 32. Kd3 $132 {/\ b4/}) 31. b3 $15) 26... Bxb4
27. Rac1 e4 28. Nc4 Rc5 (28... f5 29. Ne5 $1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Kf6 31. Nc6 $132)
29. Rd4 f5 30. b3 (30. Rcd1 $5 Rc7 31. b3 Bc3 (31... Rb8 $5 $15) 32. Rd6 Rb8
33. Rb6 (33. Ra6 Rxb3 34. Nxa5 Rb2+ $17) 33... Rcc8 $15) 30... Rgc8 31. Rc2 $2
(31. Rcd1 $1 R5c7 32. h3 {/\ g4/} Rb8 33. Rc1 $15) 31... Rd5 $1 $17 32. Ne3 $2
(32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Ne3 Rxc2+ 34. Nxc2 Bc5 35. Ne3 Ke6 $17) (32. Rd1 $8 Rxd1 33.
Kxd1 Rd8+ 34. Ke2 Rd3 35. Rb2 Kf6 $17) 32... Rxd4 33. Rxc8 Rd2+ 34. Kf1 Rd3 35.
Ra8 $6 (35. Rh8 $5) 35... Rxb3 $19 36. Nc4 Rf3 37. Ne5 (37. Ra7+ Kf6 38. Ra6
Bc5 $1 39. Rxa5 Rxf2+ 40. Ke1 (40. Kg1 Bd4 $19) 40... Bd4 $19) 37... Rc3 38.
Ra6 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rc2 40. Ng6+ (40. Nc6+ $5 Kf7 $1 (40... Kd7 41. Ne5+ Kc7 42.
Rxe6 e3 43. Nd3 $17) 41. Nd8+ Kg8 42. Rxe6 Bc5 $19) 40... Kf7 41. Nf4 (41. Ne5+
Kf6 42. Rc6 $8 Ra2 43. Nd7+ Ke7 $19) 41... e3 42. Kf3 e5 43. Ne2 (43. Ra7+ Ke8
44. Ra8+ Kd7 45. Ng6 (45. Ne2 e4+ 46. Kxe3 Bc5+ $19) 45... exf2 46. Nxe5+ Kd6
47. Nf7+ Ke6 48. Nd8+ Ke5 49. Kg2 Bc5 $19) 43... e4+ 44. Kxe3 Bc5+ 45. Nd4 Rc4
46. Rxa5 Bxd4+ 47. Kf4 e3 $1 48. Rxf5+ Ke6 49. fxe3 Be5+ 0-1

[Event "Ankara zt"]
[Site "Ankara"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 (7. Qe2
$5 {/\ g4/}) 7... d6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 a6 10. Qf3 Be7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 (12.
g4 Bb7 (12... Nd7 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. g5 Nc5 15. Qh3 Na4 16. Ne2 Qd7 17. Rhf1 O-O-O
$13 {Kotronias,V-Akopian,V/Debrecen/1992/0:1/63/}) 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qh3 Nb4 $13)
12... Nb4 $1 (12... Bb7 13. g4 Nd7 14. Qf2 $5 O-O 15. g5 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17.
e5 $13) 13. g4 Bb7 (13... d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Rhe1 Nb6 16. f5 $13 {Hjartarson,
J-Agdestein,S/Tilburg/1989/0,5/20/}) 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qh3 (15. Rhf1 O-O 16. h4
Rac8 17. g6 Bf6 18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bd4 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Qh3 Nbxd3 22. cxd3
b4 23. Na4 Bc6 24. Nb6 Rb8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qd7 $15 {Kotronias,V-Grivas,E/
Zouberi (zt)/1993/0:1/62/}) 15... O-O $1 (15... Rc8 16. Nd4 O-O 17. f5 $13) 16.
Rhg1 (16. Nd4 $5 $13 {/\ f5/}) 16... Rfc8 17. Rd2 (17. Nd4 $5 Nxd3 18. cxd3 b4
19. Nce2 a5 20. Rc1 Nc5 $13) 17... Nxd3 18. cxd3 $8 b4 19. Nd1 (19. Ne2 $5 a5
20. Rc1 $13 {/\ Nbd4/}) 19... a5 20. Nf2 a4 21. Nd4 Ra5 $1 22. Ng4 Rc5 23. Rdg2
Ba6 24. Bd2 a3 25. Nh6+ gxh6 26. g6 $5 (26. gxh6+ Kh8 27. Qg3 Bg5 $1 $17 {-><</
}) 26... fxg6 $1 (26... hxg6 $2 27. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 28. Rxg6+ Kf7 $8 29. Qxe6+
Ke8 30. Rg8+ Nf8 31. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 32. Qxh6+ Kf7 33. Qh7+ Ke8 34. Qg6+ Kd7 (
34... Kd8 35. Qg8+ $10) 35. Qe6+ Kd8 (35... Ke8 36. Qg6+ $10) 36. Qg8+ $10) 27.
Rxg6+ $6 (27. Qxe6+ $2 Kh8 28. Qxe7 $2 Bxd3+ 29. Ka1 Rc1+ $19) (27. Nxe6 $5 Rh5
28. Nxc7 (28. Qxh5 $4 Qc2+ $19) 28... Rxh3 29. Nxa6 Rxd3 30. Nxb4 (30. Bxb4 $4
Rc6 $19) 30... Rd4 $15) 27... Kh8 $1 $17 (27... hxg6 $2 28. Rxg6+ $10 {-26...
hg?/}) 28. Nxe6 $6 (28. Rxh6 $5 Nf6 29. Nxe6 Rg5 $3 {/\ Qc2/} 30. Nxc7 (30. Rc1
Qxc1+ $1 31. Bxc1 Rg1 32. bxa3 bxa3 33. Qe3 Bxd3+ $1 $19) 30... Rxg1+ 31. Kc2
Rxc7+ 32. Kb3 axb2 33. Kxb2 Rd1 34. Bxb4 Bxd3 $17) 28... Rh5 $1 $19 29. Rg8+ $8
(29. Qxh5 $4 Qc2+ $19) 29... Rxg8 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qg3+ Rg5 $1 $8 32. fxg5 (
32. Nxc7 Rxg3 33. Nxa6 Rg2 $19) 32... Qb6 33. g6 (33. gxh6+ Kf7 34. Qg7+ Ke8
$19) (33. d4 $5 Kh8 34. g6 Qb5 35. Nf4 Qf1+ 36. Bc1 hxg6 $19) 33... Bf6 34.
gxh7+ Kxh7 35. Qh3 Kg8 36. Qg4+ Kf7 37. Nf4 (37. Qh5+ Ke7 $19) 37... Nf8 38.
Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kh8 40. Qf7 Bg7 41. Qe8 Qg1+ 42. Kc2 axb2 43. Be1 b1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.04"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. c4 $5 (12. Nxf6+ Qxf6
13. Bd3 (13. c4)) 12... Nxe4 13. cxb5 Be6 14. Bc4 Ne7 15. O-O $5 (15. Be3 Rc8
$1 (15... Qa5+ $6 16. Ke2 Rc8 17. Qd3 $1 (17. Bb6 $2 Qxa3 $1 18. bxa3 Rxc4 $44
(18... Bxd5 $5 $36)) (17. Rc1 $2 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Qxa3 $1 20. Bc6+
Bd7 {Zapata,A-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/Habana/1983/0:1/28/} 21. bxa3 Nc3+ 22. Kf3
Nxd1 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rxd1 axb5 $19) 17... Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5
20. Bb3 d5 21. Rhc1 $16 {Kruppa,Y-Vyzmanavin,A/Irkutsk/1986/1:0/38/}) 16. Nb6 (
16. Nxe7 $5) (16. Bb6 $5 {Sveshnikov/}) 16... d5 $1 17. Qa4 $5 (17. Nxc8 Nxc8
18. Bb3 (18. O-O $2 Bxa3 19. bxa3 dxc4 20. Qxd8+ Kxd8 21. bxa6 Kc7 $19 {
Gobet,F-Kasparov,G/Luzern(simult)/1987/0:1/34/}) 18... Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Bxa3 20.
bxa3 O-O $44) 17... dxc4 18. Rd1 Nd5 $8 19. bxa6+ Bd7 $1 20. Nxd7 Bb4+ 21. Kf1
Qxd7 $8 22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Rxd5+ Ke6 24. Rb5 $1 Bxa3 $8 25. bxa3 Nc3 $1 26.
Rb6+ Kd7 $1 27. a7 Nd5 28. Rb7+ Ke6 $10 {Yudasin,L-Vyzmanavin,A/URS(ch I) Lvov/
1987/0,5/28/}) 15... Bxd5 $1 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 18.
Qxd5 Rc8 19. Qxe4 $16 {Kupreichik,V-Nikcevic,N/Cattolica/1992/1:0/28/}) 16.
Bxd5 (16. Ba5 $1 {Horvath,T} Qxa5 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bd3 Ng6 20. Nc2
Be7 21. Qe1 $1 $16 {Fernandez,Garcia-Antunes/Expo/1992}) 16... Nxd5 17. Ba5
Ndc3 $1 (17... Qxa5 $2 18. Qxd5 $16) 18. Bxc3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Be7 $2 (19... d5 $1
20. Nc2 (20. Qa4 {Horvath,T} Bxa3 21. b6+ $1 $16) 20... axb5 21. Ne3 (21. Qe2
Be7 22. Qxe5 O-O $10) 21... Ba3 22. Nxd5 O-O $10) 20. Qb3 $16 Rb8 21. c4 d5 (
21... O-O 22. Rfd1 $16 {>< d5/} (22. Rfd1 {Horvath,T} Qa5 23. Rd5 $1 $16)) 22.
cxd5 O-O 23. Rfd1 Bxa3 24. Qxa3 Rxb5 (24... axb5 25. d6 $16 (25. d6 {Horvath,T}
Qd7 $18)) 25. d6 Qa5 (25... Ra5 26. Qe3 Qd7 27. Qc3 Qd8 28. Rac1 e4 29. Qc4 $16
) 26. Qf3 $1 (26. Qxa5 $6 Rxa5 27. d7 Rd8 28. Rac1 Kf8 {/\ Ke7/}) 26... Rd8 27.
d7 Rc5 28. Rab1 h6 (28... Qxa2 $2 29. Qa8 Qa5 30. Rb8 $18) 29. h3 Rc4 (29...
Qxa2 $2 30. Rb8 $1 Rxb8 (30... Qa5 31. Qa8 $18) 31. d8=Q+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7
33. Qf5+ g6 34. Qf6 $18) (29... Rc7 {Horvath,T} 30. Rb8 Rxb8 (30... Ra7 31.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qc6 $18) 31. d8=Q+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ g6 34. Qf6 $18)
30. Rd5 Qc7 31. Rbd1 Rc1 32. g3 Qc6 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34. Kg2 Qc2 35. a3 Qc6 36.
Qd3 Qb6 37. Kg1 Qe6 38. h4 e4 39. Qd4 Kh7 40. a4 Kg8 41. a5 $1 Kh7 42. Kh2 g6 (
42... Kg8 {Horvath,T} 43. Rd6 Qe7) 43. Rd6 Qf5 44. Rf6 Qxd7 45. Qxe4 {/\ Ra6, /
\ h5/} h5 46. Rxa6 Qd5 47. Qf4 Kg8 48. Rf6 Kg7 (48... Qxa5 49. Rxf7 $18 {
/\ Qf6, /\ Rc7/}) 49. a6 Rd7 50. Qf3 $1 Qc5 (50... Qxf3 51. Rxf3 $18 {/\ Ra3/})
51. Rc6 $1 Qd4 52. Qc3 $18 Qxc3 53. Rxc3 Rd2 54. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Vladivostok op"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Saltaev, Mihail"]
[Black "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 (12... Rb8) (12... Bb7)
13. a4 (13. h4 $5 Bh6 14. g4 Bf4 $1 15. Qf3 Be6 $1 16. Nxf4 Qf6 $1 $13) 13...
bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 $1 Rb8 16. b3 $1 Kh8 (16... Be6 $5 17. O-O Kh8 18. Qa1
$5 $14 {/\ Rd1, b4/} (18. Qe2 g6 $5 19. Rfa1 Bd7 $1 20. Bb5 $5 Rxb5 $1 21. Qxb5
Nd4 22. Qxa5 $1 Nxc2 23. R1a2 Qb8 24. h4 Bxh4 25. Rxc2 Bxa4 26. Qxa4 Qc8 $13 {
Semeniuk,A-Belikov,V/RUS-ch/1992/0:1/44/}) (18. Na3 $5 g6 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. Ndc7
Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rfd8 22. Qd5 Rb6 23. f4 $1 Bxf4 24. g3 Be3+ 25. Kg2 Kg8 26. Rf6
$44 {Petrushin,A-Belikov,V/RUS(team ch)/1992/0,5/52/})) 17. O-O g6 $5 (17... f5
18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 (19. Qe2 Qd7 20. Nce3 Be6 $13) 19... Be6 (19... Bg6 $6
20. Be2 $14 (20. Bd3 $5 $14)) 20. Qd3 $1 (20. Ra1 Qd7 $10) (20. Qc2 Bxe3 $1 $10
) 20... Qd7 $14) (17... Be6 $5 {/\ g6/}) 18. b4 $146 (18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Ra2 f5
20. Rfa1 Bh6 21. b4 axb4 22. Ncxb4 {Ehlvest,J-Fedorowicz,J/Lucerne/1989/0,5/22/
}) (18. Qa1 $5 Be6 (18... Bd7 $5 19. b4 Qc8 {- 18.b4/}) 19. Rd1 (19. b4 $6 axb4
20. cxb4 f5 21. b5 Ne7 22. Ncb4 Rc8 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ba2 $2 Bd7 $1 $17 {
Kinley-Ammann/Winterthur/1976/}) 19... f5 $5 (19... Qd7 $6 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4
f5 22. b5 Bxd5 $8 23. Rxd5 $16 {Karpov,A-Sveshnikov,E/URS-ch/Moscow/1973/0,5/
44/}) 20. exf5 gxf5 21. b4 $14) 18... Bd7 19. Qa1 Qc8 $1 {>< Bc4/} 20. Bd3 (20.
bxa5 Nxa5 $132) 20... axb4 21. cxb4 Nd4 $1 22. Nxd4 (22. Ra2 $6 Nb3 $1 23. Qb2
$8 (23. Qd1 $2 Nc1 $1 $17) 23... Nc5 24. Rd1 Bc6 $15) 22... Bxa4 23. Nf3 (23.
Qxa4 $2 exd4 24. Qa1 Bh6 25. Qxd4+ Bg7 $15) 23... Bb3 24. Nxg5 f6 $1 (24...
Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxb4 26. Ne4 $36) 25. Nf3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxb4 27. Rc1 Qb7 $10 {
>< d5, |^<->b/} 28. Bc4 Rc8 29. Nd2 Qb6 $6 (29... Rb2 $1 30. Ba6 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1
Qb6 $1 {/\ Rd2/} 32. Qc8+ (32. Be2 Qb4 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Qh3+ Kg7
36. Qd7+ $10) 32... Kg7 33. Qd7+ Kh6 34. Qh3+ Kg7 35. Qd7+ $10) 30. Be2 $14
Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 Qd8 $2 (31... Rb2 $1 32. Nc4 (32. h4 Qb4 $132 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34.
Qd7+ Kf8 $1 $10) 32... Rb1 33. Nxb6 Rxc1+ 34. Bf1 Kg7 $14 {/\ f5, e4, Ke5/})
32. g3 Rb8 $2 (32... Kg7 33. Qc3 Ra4 34. Bb5 Qa5 35. Qc6 Ra2 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37.
Nf3 Qa3 $132) 33. Ne4 Qe7 (33... f5 34. Ng5 Rc8 35. Qd2 Kg8 36. Ne6 Qe7 37. h4
$16) 34. Qc6 Rd8 35. h4 $1 $16 Kg7 36. Ba6 h6 37. Bc8 f5 38. Nd2 e4 $6 {Time/}
(38... Kf6 $5 $16) 39. Nc4 Kh8 $6 (39... h5 40. Be6 $16 {/\ Nb6-c8/}) 40. Be6
Kg7 (40... h5 41. Nb6 Qa7 42. Nc8 Qc5 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Bd7 Qxc6 45. dxc6 d5 46.
Ne7 $18) 41. Ne3 $1 Rf8 (41... h5 $2 42. Bxf5 $18) 42. Qc3+ $1 Kh7 (42... Qf6
43. Qc7+ $18) (42... Rf6 43. Bxf5 $18) 43. h5 $1 $18 f4 44. hxg6+ Kxg6 45. gxf4
Rxf4 46. Ng2 Qg5 47. Qe3 Rf8 48. Qxe4+ Kg7 49. Qd4+ Kh7 50. Qd3+ Kh8 51. Qc3+ (
51. Qc3+ Qg7 $8 {+- Time/}) 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Bjelajac, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 (10. Nd5) 10... gxf6 (10... Qxf6 $5) 11. Ne3 (11.
Nd5) (11. Bd3) 11... Bh6 12. Bd3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qb6 14. Qc1 (14. O-O Qxe3+ 15.
Kh1 $13) (14. Qd2 Ne7 15. O-O Qxb2 $13) 14... h5 $1 (14... Na5 15. O-O Ke7 16.
Qe1 h5 (16... Nc4 $6 17. Nd1 h5 18. b3 Na3 19. c4 Qc5 20. Nc3 b5 21. Nd5+ $1
Bxd5 22. cxd5 $16 {>< Na3/Prasad,D-Koshy,V/Madras(zt)/1995/1:0/38/}) 17. b3
Rxc3 $1 (17... Qc5 $2 18. Nd5+ $1 $16 {Georgiev,Kir-Shirov,A/Biel/1992/1:0/23/}
) 18. Qxc3 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. Rae1 Qc5 $1 21. Qd2 Nb8 $1 22. Rf3 Nd7 23.
Ref1 $14 {Kir.Georgiev/}) (14... Nb4 $6 15. O-O $16) 15. O-O Rh6 16. Kh1 (16.
a3 h4 17. Rf2 (17. h3 $5 $14) 17... h3 18. g3 Ne7 19. Qe1 Kf8 20. Rd1 Rc6 21.
Na4 Qc7 22. Qd2 Kg7 $13 {Hjartarson,J-Kharlov,A/Leeuwarden/1995/0,5/39/}) 16...
Ne7 17. a4 $5 $146 (17. a3 $5 h4 18. h3 $1 $14 {Oll/} (18. Qd2 h3 19. g3 {
Oll,L-Sermek,D/Moscow(ol)/1994/1:0/35/} Kf8 $13 {Oll/})) (17. Nd5 $2 Bxd5 $1
18. exd5 Nxd5 $1 19. e4 Nf4 (19... Ne3 {/\ Ng4/}) 20. g3 Nxd3 21. Qxh6 Nf2+ 22.
Kg2 Rxc2 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Rac1 Rxb2 $19) 17... Kf8 $6 (17... Rc5 $1 {Oll/} 18.
Nd5 $6 Bxd5 $1 (18... Nxd5 $2 19. exd5 Bd7 (19... Bxd5 $4 20. e4 $18) 20. e4
$16) 19. exd5 Nxd5 $1 20. e4 Nf4 21. g3 Nxd3 22. Qxh6 Rxc2 $40 {/\ Nf2/}) 18.
a5 $1 Qc7 19. Qd2 $16 Kg7 {/\ d5/} (19... d5 $2 20. exd5 Nxd5 $2 21. Nxd5 Bxd5
22. e4 $18) 20. Na4 {/\ Nb6, c4/} d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 (21... Nxd5 22. c4 Ne7 23.
Nb6 $16) 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 (23... Nxd5 24. Qf2 $16) 24. Qe1 Ng6 (24...
f5 25. e4 $1 $16) 25. b4 Rd8 26. Be4 h4 {/\ h3<=>/} 27. h3 $1 Ne7 (27... Rhh8
28. Qe2 (28. Qf2 Rd6 29. c4 Rhd8 30. c5 $16) 28... Rd6 29. c4 Rhd8 30. Bd5 $16)
28. Qe2 Nd5 $2 (28... Qc8 $1 29. Qf3 f5 $1 30. Bxf5 Nxf5 31. Qxf5 Qxf5 32. Rxf5
Rc6 $16 {<=>/}) 29. Rad1 $1 $18 {>< Rh6/} Nxb4 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.
Rd1 Qb8 (32... Qe8 33. Rd7 Nc6 34. Rc7 $5 Nd8 35. Bxb7 Nxb7 36. Rxb7 $18 {
>< Rh6/}) 33. Rd7 Nc6 34. Bd5 Nd8 (34... Rh7 35. Qf5 $18) 35. Qb4+ $1 Kg7 36.
Qe7 Rh8 37. Rd6 $5 Re8 38. Qxf6+ Kf8 (38... Kg8 39. Rxd8 $1 $18 {/\ Bf7/}) 39.
Rxd8 $1 1-0

[Event "Edmonton 11th"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2016.06.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Ganguly,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {I was expecting a
Sveshnikov in this game. Alexei doesn't mind repeating lines and moreover I
hadn't faced Sveshnikov opening in recent times so this was very much expected.
} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2
Rb8 {Once again my guess turned out to be correct as I had a hunch that he
might opt for this line with ...Bg5-...Rb8 which got revived recently. Earlier
Alexei had only played 0-0 here.} 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 (15. Nxb4
{is another main line.}) 15... O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. h4 {An important
intermediate move in anticipation of the d5-pawn sac which happened in the
game. In order to understand the purpose of this move one should know what
happens after the normal move 17.b5:} (17. b5 {as both 17.bxa5 and 17.Rxa5 run
into an one move tactic 17.b5 is the only other and perhaps the most natural
reaction in the position. For a long time this line used to be considered
slightly worse for Black until Grischuk came up with a brilliant pawn sac idea.
} Bd7 18. Nc3 d5 $1 {A move which I personally know was found by many players
individually but Grischuk had the first opportunity to use it on the board.} (
18... Qb6 {was the old theory}) 19. Nxd5 (19. exd5 e4 $1 20. Rxe4 f5 21. Rd4
Bf6 $44 {gives Black excellent compensation.}) 19... Be7 20. Qb3 Bb4+ 21. Nxb4
axb4 22. Bc4 Bxb5 $11 {0-1 (51) Dominguez Perez,L (2755)-Grischuk,A (2789)
Bilbao 2014, and Black got easy equality in the game.}) 17... Bh6 {It is
important that White includes h4 precisely at the point when the black bishop
must go to h6.} (17... Be7 $2 18. bxa5 $1 Rxb2 {without the bishop on g5 this
rook is not doing much on b2 and also can be kicked out easily:} 19. Qc1 {
and White is close to winning.}) 18. b5 Bd7 19. Nc3 d5 {So we have got the
same positionas in Dominguiz - Grischuk with h4-Bh6 included.} 20. exd5 e4 $146
(20... Kh8 $5 {Grischuk opted for this when Anand came up with the 17.h4 idea:}
21. Be2 f5 22. g3 {½-½ (41) Anand,V (2804)-Grischuk,A (2781) Stavanger 2015,
with unclear play.}) 21. Be2 {And now we see the point of including h4-Bh6.
Here the black bishop on h6 is not only out of play but also it prevents Black
from pushing his central pawns freely.} (21. Rxe4 f5 22. Rd4 Re8+ 23. Be2 Rxb5
{doesn't give White much.}) 21... f5 (21... e3 {would be nice if it works but
here White has...} 22. f4 $1 {and now either the h6-bishop will be dead for a
long time or Black should play ...g6 when White can counter with h5 and the
rook on h1 becomes active too.}) 22. d6 $1 Kh8 (22... Bf4 {Black would love to
free his bishop but this is still not the right moment for it.} 23. g3 Be5 24.
Qd5+ $18) 23. g3 $1 {Now that Black was threatening to play Bf4-Be5 this move
is important.} f4 $6 {Probably the most natural move, but not the best one. I
had this position on my computer before the game and I vividly remember that
the engines were not happy with ...f4. However, while Alexei was pondering
over his 23rd move I also felt ...f4 is a very natural reaction and goes with
the spirit of the Sveshnikov opening. Without the engines running things are
not that easy, specially over the board.} (23... Rf6 24. Rd4 $1 {was the last
bit of my preparation that I could remember.}) 24. Rxe4 {After a reasonable
amount of thinking, but this was easy by the process of elimination.} Bf5 {
Here I had a choice to play very safe and hope for a small advantage by
castling right now and giving up the exchange or biting the bullet with Re5
which I ended up playing simply because it felt stronger.} 25. Re5 (25. O-O $5
Bxe4 26. Nxe4 {is also fine for White and may be if I had this position some
other day I might have opted for this.}) 25... Qf6 (25... Rb6 {was the other
move that I was looking at. Black can try to attack the annoying pawn on d6.}
26. O-O $1 Bh3 (26... Rxd6 27. Rd5 {leads to a very nice endgame specially as
the bishop on h6 (thanks to h4!) is far away from the game.}) 27. Ne4 Bxf1 28.
Bxf1 $16) 26. Qd5 fxg3 (26... f3 $5 {This looked a bit scary at the board. Now,
having the air-conditioning on and engines running, everything looks under
control. During the game facing Shirov in such a wild position things looks a
bit different. I was certain White is better but nevertheless there were many
lines that had to be calculated.} 27. Bc4 $1 (27. Bxf3 Bg4 $1 (27... Bd7 28.
O-O $1 {White sacs the piece and gets very good compensation} Qxf3 29. Qxf3
Rxf3 30. Re7 {in fact White is significantly better here}) 28. Be2 (28. Bxg4
Qxf2+ 29. Kd1 Qxb2 $19 {now the king is totally exposed and Black wins}) 28...
Qxf2+ 29. Kd1 $13 {was messy and I didn't like this at all.}) 27... Rbe8 28.
Rxe8 Rxe8+ 29. Kf1 $16 {It looks weird but the white king is actually very
safe and White is controlling all the key squares.} Rd8 {is an empty threat as
it doesn't really threaten anything.} 30. Kg1 $1 $18 {Black can't even take
the pawn.}) 27. fxg3 Qg6 (27... Bd3 {After the game some people said it was an
easy game and Shirov lost without a fight. I would love to see how they would
react to such a move without computers :-)} 28. Kd1 {I wanted to play this but
the machine points out a stronger move.} (28. Rf1 {is not advisable!} Qxf1+ 29.
Bxf1 Rxf1#) (28. g4 $1 {is the computer suggestion} Qf2+ 29. Kd1 $18 {and
apparently Black is lost}) 28... Rb6 29. Bxd3 Rxd6 30. Qe4 Rxd3+ 31. Qxd3 Qxe5
32. Kc2 $16 {and White will slowly consolidate I believe.}) (27... g6 {is the
computer suggestion and probably the strongest. Somehow both of us felt that
such a slow move can't work as it allows White to consolidate totally by
castling.} 28. O-O Bg7 $1 {finally the bishop comes back into the game!} 29.
Re7 Rbd8 30. Ne4 Qxe7 31. dxe7 Rxd5 32. exf8=Q+ Bxf8 {White gets to exchange
the queens and remains one pawn up, but Black will have decent chances of
making a draw here now that both of his bishops are in the game.}) 28. g4 $1 {
Otherwise Black is totally fine.} Bc8 (28... Bxg4 {Knowing whom I am playing
with I was making sure that I see all sorts of sacrifices. Shirov would be the
last person on earth to shy away from attack!} 29. Rg1 Qc2 30. Rxg4 Qxb2 {
at this point it felt everything should be winning but nevertheless I decided
to go a little deeper just in case.} 31. Qd4 {felt most logical as it defends
the c3-knight and also keeps an eye on g7 for an attack.} (31. Nd1 Bd2+ 32.
Qxd2 Qxe5 33. Qd4 {was also winning but I was looking for a more direct
solution}) 31... Rbc8 {Otherwise there is no time for Black.} 32. Nd1 $1 (32.
d7 $4 {Initially this is the move I saw and felt I had everything under total
control.} Rxc3 33. d8=Q {I checked the position and felt that I am simply
controlling too many squares and there is little Black can do. I was happy
with this until I found Black can mate in 4 :-)} Rc1+ 34. Bd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 (
35. Qxd1 Qf2#) 35... Qc1+ 36. Ke2 Qf1# {Yes, White is still controlling most
of the squares, but that doesn't stop him from being mated!}) 32... Bd2+ 33.
Qxd2 Qxe5 34. Qd4 $18 {and after rechecking this line once more I was
confident that I coulddeal with 28...Bg4.}) 29. Ne4 {At this point I was
absolutely sure it's winning. 28...Bc8 is too good to be true for Black. As
Gelfand says in his book... 'it is not important how quickly you win but its
more important that how safely you win' ... so I was looking for the safest
way possible and finally came to this move which forces a queen exchange.} (29.
Qd4 {the engine says this is one of the fastest routes but I trust Gelfand :)})
(29. g5 $5 Bb7 30. Qd1 {I was initially excited with this absolute crazy
retreat} Bxh1 31. Bh5 Qxh5 (31... Bf3 32. Bxf3 Rbe8 33. Rxe8 Rxe8+ 34. Kf2 Bxg5
35. hxg5 Qxg5 36. Qd4 $18) (31... Rbe8 32. Bxg6 Rxe5+ 33. Kd2 $18) 32. Qxh5 Bf3
33. Qxf3 Rxf3 34. Ke2 $16 {should be good enough for White but then the
position I had after 28...Bc8 looked much worse for Black than the current
position.}) 29... Bb7 (29... Bf4 30. h5 Qh6 31. g5 $18) 30. h5 $1 Qxe4 {
Black has no way to escape the queen exchange.} 31. Qxe4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rfd8 33.
Rd4 {Finally, all complications are over and White is two pawns up. While
calculating 29.Ne4 I had to just make sure that I was not losing my d6-pawn
which is the most vital pawn that restricts Black's activity.} Bc1 34. d7 {
This is once again the safest way as it restricts Black totally.} (34. b3 Ba3
35. d7 Rb7 36. Rh3 {I spend some time on making the opposite coloured bishop
ending win but it was unnecessary and moreover probably not winning either!}
Rbxd7 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. Bxd3 Kg8 $1 (39... h6 40. Bc4 $18 {
[%csl Rh8]}) 40. Kd2 h6 41. Kc3 Kf7 42. Kc4 Ke6 43. b6 Kd7 44. Kb5 Kc8 45. Kxa5
Kb8 $11) 34... Bxb2 35. Rd5 Rb7 36. O-O $1 {Not only for aesthetic effect and
getting the pleasure of castling on move 36 but it actually has a point. If I
could, then I would keep my king closer to Black's a-pawn but unfortunately I
couldn't make 36.Rf1 work.} (36. Rf1 Ba3 37. Rf7 Kg8 {mostly I am winning here
too but I have to give up the d-pawn which I didn't want to.}) 36... g6 (36...
Ba3 37. Rfd1 {The point of castling.... White gets to defend the d-pawn. Next
Re5 or Bc4 is coming and Black will be totally fixed.} Be7 38. g5 h6 39. g6
Rbb8 40. Bc4 $18) 37. h6 Ba3 38. Rf7 a4 39. Re5 $1 {Now both rooks will be
fixed.} Rbb8 40. Bc4 {Now the king.} Bf8 41. Kg2 a3 42. Ba2 {And finally the
pawns.} Bd6 43. Re6 Bf8 44. b6 {Next White will play b7 and then Black will be
able to move nothing but his bishop. Alexei decided not to continue further.}
1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 {Rogozenko: 'Having lost a
principled opening battle against Leko few rounds earlier in the same
tournament, Judit changes the variation and plays a line she used years ago.
This time she was more successful with it, although the opening outcome was
certainly not completely satisfactory for White.'} (11. Bd3 {Rogozenko} Be6 12.
Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 14. Qd1 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 {was met in round 5, Polgar,
J-Leko,P/Budapest 2003.}) 11... Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15.
Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 ({Judit's previous game in this line brought White little
joy:} 16... Kh8 {Rogozenko} 17. Qh5 Bf7 18. Qh3 e4 19. Bc2 Ne5 20. f3 $6 (20.
Rad1 $142) 20... exf3 21. gxf3 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qd2 24. Bb3 Nd3 25.
Qh5 Rae8 $17 {0-1 Polgar,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas 1999 (61).}) (16...
e4 {(Rogozenko) is another possible option.}) 17. f4 {Rogozenko: '17.a4 and 17.
Qh5 are the main options for White, the former being probably stronger.
Although White scored good results in practice after 17.f4, it can hardly set
any problems for Black.'} Ne7 $1 $11 {Rogozenko: 'Gelfand deviates first from
his own game and easily achieves a comfortable position.'} (17... e4 {Rogozenko
} 18. Bc2 Kh8 19. Kh1 a5 20. Qe2 b4 21. Rad1 bxc3 22. bxc3 a4 23. g4 fxg4 24.
Nxg4 Ne7 25. Bxe4 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Bxg4 27. Qxg4 Bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Voitsekhovsky,
S-Gelfand,B/Belgrade 1998 (29)}) (17... Raf7 {Rogozenko} 18. Kh1 (18. a4 $5)
18... Qb8 19. Bc2 b4 20. Ba4 $1 $14 {1-0 Gashimov,V-Skripchenko,A/Dubai 2003 
(41)}) 18. Bc2 (18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bc2 $11 (19. fxe5 $140 Qb6)) 18... Nxd5 19.
Nxd5 a5 (19... Qc8 {Rogozenko} 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Kh1 Qc5 22. Qd3 a5 23. Ne3 e4
24. Qd2 d5 25. a3 Rd7 26. Nc2 Rd6 27. Rad1 Rfd8 28. Qe1 Qb6 29. Qh4 Bc8 30. Qh5
b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Timofeev,A-Batsanin,D/Togliatti 2003.}) 20.
a4 ({Rogozenko: Stronger is} 20. a3 {'~~' Rogozenko.} Qc8 21. Bb3) 20... Qc8 {
'!' Rogozenko. Rogozenko: 'Black has a nice position. It turns out that
White's activity on the queenside started with the move 20.a4 only favours
Black, who will soon create pressure along the open "a" and "b" files.'} (20...
Rb7 $5) 21. Bb3 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 (22. Rf2 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Rb7 $17) 22... Kh8 (22...
Rb7 23. Ne3 $1) 23. axb5 Qxb5 24. Rf2 (24. Nb4 $2 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 axb4) (24. Ra3
a4 (24... Qc5 $5) 25. Nc7 Rxc7 26. Bxe6 e4 27. Rxa4 Qxb2 $11) 24... a4 25. Ba2
$6 (25. Rd2 Rfa8 26. Ba2 a3 27. b4 e4 28. Rc1 $13) 25... a3 {'|^!' Rogozenko.}
26. Nb4 $2 (26. b4 $15) 26... axb2 $2 (26... Qc5 27. Nd3 Qxf2 $3 {[%mdl 512]}
28. Nxf2 axb2 29. Rb1 Rxa2 30. Qd2 (30. Qxd6 Ra1) 30... exf4 $1 (30... e4 31.
Nd1 (31. Rxb2 e3) 31... Bb3 32. Rxb2 (32. Ne3 Rc8) 32... e3 (32... Rxb2 33.
Nxb2 d5 34. Qe3) 33. Qe1 Rxb2 34. Nxb2 $15) (30... Bb3 31. Nd3 (31. Nd1 e4)
31... e4 32. Rxb2 (32. Nxb2 Rc8 $17 (32... e3 33. Qe2)) 32... Ra1+ 33. Nc1 Be6
34. Rb7 Rc8 35. Rxg7 Kxg7 36. h3 Kf7 37. Kh2 $15) 31. Nd1 (31. Nd3 Rb8 32. Qe1
(32. Nb4 Rxb4 33. cxb4 Ra1 34. Qc2 Be5 35. b5 Ba2) 32... Bg8 33. Nxf4 Ra3 $19)
(31. h3 Rc8 (31... Rg8 32. Nd3 (32. Rxb2 Ra1+ 33. Nd1 Be5) (32. Nd1) 32... Bd5
33. Ne1 Be4 34. Rxb2 $15) 32. Nd1 Be5 33. Rxb2 Ra1 $17) 31... Be5 32. Rxb2 (32.
Nxb2 Rb8 $19) 32... Ra1 33. Kg1 f3 $1 34. gxf3 Rg8+ 35. Kf2 (35. Kh1 f4 $19)
35... f4 $1 $19 (35... Bxh2 36. Qh6 Bg3+ 37. Ke2 Bc4+ 38. Kd2 $13) 36. Rb5 Bh3
37. Ke2 Rg2+ 38. Nf2 Rxh2 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Kd3 d5 42. Rb2 Kf5) 27.
Rxb2 Rfa8 {Rogozenko: 'This is somewhat superficial. Black could have tried to
achieve more:'} (27... Rxa2 {Rogozenko} 28. Rbxa2 Bxa2 29. Rxa2 (29. Nxa2 Qb2
$36) 29... Qc4 {[%csl Rc3,Rf4] White still has problems to solve.}) 28. Rab1 $1
{Rogozenko: 'Thanks to this small tactical trick White escaped the pin along
the a-file.'} Bxa2 29. Nxa2 Qe8 $11 (29... Qe8 30. Qxd6 $2 {Rogozenko} (30. Nb4
{Rogozenko} exf4 $5 $11 {/=/+}) (30. Qxd6 $2 Rxa2 31. Rxa2 Rxa2 32. Rb8 Ra1+)
30... Rxa2 31. Rxa2 Rxa2 32. Rb8 Ra1+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1998.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Gelfand/Huzman"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 20. Be2 Bf7 21.
Nc4 e4 $1 $146 {Kramnik,V} (21... Nd4 $6 22. cxd4 Bxd5 23. dxe5 Bxc4 24. Bxc4
dxe5 25. Qe2 $6 (25. Qe1 $5 $14) 25... Qc7 26. Rfa1 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,
Alexei-Kramnik,Vladimir/Amber Rapid Monte Carlo rapid (6) ;EXP 63 1998 (35)})
22. Kh1 (22. f4 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Nxe5 (24. Nxa5 $2 Rb5 $19) 24... dxe5 $15
25. Be4 Bxd5 (25... Rxb3 {Adorian,A} 26. Qxb3 (26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxb3 Qxd5)
26... Bxd5 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qb1) 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. Bxd5 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Qxc3
$17) (22. Ra3 Bg8 23. f4 exf3 24. Bxf3 Ne5) 22... Bg8 (22... Be6 $5 23. Bg4 Bg8
) 23. Ra3 (23. f4 exf3 (23... Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxf4 25. g3 Ne7 26. Qxa5) 24. Rxf3
(24. Bxf3 Ne5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. c4 e4) 24... Re8 (24... Rxf3 25. Bxf3 Ne5 26.
Nxe5 dxe5 27. c4 $11) 25. Rd3 Rb5 $36) 23... Ne7 (23... Rf5 24. Nce3 Bxe3 25.
Nxe3 Rc5 26. c4 Qf6 27. Qd2 $11) (23... Rb7 24. f4 exf3 25. Bxf3 Ne5 26. Nxe5
dxe5 27. c4 $11) 24. Nce3 (24. Nxe7 Qxe7 (24... Bxe7 25. Nxa5 Qc7 26. b4 d5 $44
{Leko,P}) 25. Nxa5 (25. Rxa5 d5 26. Ne3 Qc7 27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Nxd5 Qe5 $15)
25... d5 26. b4 (26. Ra4 Qc5 (26... Rb6 27. c4 $13) 27. Qd4 Qc7 28. c4 Ra8)
26... Rb6 (26... Qc7) 27. Nb3 Rbf6 28. Qe1 Bf4 $44) 24... Nxd5 (24... Bxe3 $5
25. Nxe3 d5 26. Qd4 (26. f3 Qd6 27. Nc2 Nf5 $36) (26. Nc2 Qc7 $15) 26... Nc6
27. Qc5 Qb6 $15) 25. Nxd5 Rf5 26. c4 (26. Bc4 Qf8 27. Ra2 (27. Qd4 e3 $1) 27...
a4 $1 (27... e3) 28. bxa4 Qc8 $19) 26... Bxd5 27. cxd5 Qb6 (27... Qf6 28. Ra4 (
28. f3 $5 Bf4 $140 29. fxe4 Qh4 30. Rxf4) 28... Rxf2 29. Rxe4 $11) 28. f3 $2 (
28. Ra4 Rxf2 29. Rxe4 Rbf8 30. Qe1 $5 $11 (30. Rxf2 Qxf2 $15)) 28... Qc5 29.
Qa1 Bd2 $2 (29... Bf6 30. Qa2 exf3 (30... Qxd5 31. fxe4 (31. Rd1 Bd4 32. Ra4
exf3 33. Raxd4 fxg2+ 34. Kg1 Rf1+ 35. Bxf1 gxf1=Q+ 36. Kxf1 Qh1+ $19) (31. Bc4
Qc5 32. fxe4 Qxc4) 31... Rxf1+ 32. Bxf1 Qxe4 33. Rxa5 Rf8 (33... Be5 34. Qf2) (
33... Bd4 34. Qe2 Rf8 35. Qd1) 34. Qf2 Be7 (34... d5 35. Ra4) 35. Qe2 Qb1 36.
Kg1 Qxb3 $15 37. Rb5 Qc3 (37... Qa4 38. Rb1 $15) 38. Rd5 Qc1 39. g3 Bg5 40. Rd1
$15) 31. Bxf3 Qxd5 32. Qe2 Qc5 $17) 30. Ra4 $2 (30. fxe4 Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Rf8 32.
Ra2 Qe3 $44) 30... e3 $6 (30... exf3 31. Bxf3 Rxb3 $17) 31. Rg4 Rf6 $2 (31...
Re5 $1 32. Bc4 (32. f4 Bc3 $1 $17 (32... Re7 33. f5 Bc3 34. Qd1)) 32... Rbe8
33. Re4 Qb4 $15 (33... h6 $5)) 32. Bc4 Re8 33. Qd1 Qc8 (33... h5 34. Re4 (34.
Rh4 Qxc4 $19)) 34. Qe2 $11 Qf5 35. g3 Rh6 36. Kg2 Rf8 37. h4 Rhf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Gelfand/Huzman"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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"]

{This game was played in the 7th round, when Nakamura was leading after an
impressive series of wins, while I was half a point behind. Diese Partie wurde
in der 7. Runde gespielt, als Nakamura nach einer beeindruckenden Siegesserie
führte, während ich einen halben Punkt zurücklag.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 {
Sveshnikov! Most of my opponents decided on the Rossolimo system by 3.Bb5.
Sveshnikov! Die meisten meiner Gegner entschieden sich mit 3.Bb5 für das
Rossolimo-System} cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c4 {A small surprise. There had been only one game on
the top level with this move. Eine kleine Überraschung. Auf Spitzenebene hatte
es mit diesem Zug nur eine einzige Partie gegeben.} b4 {After a long period of
thought I decided to stick to spirit of the line. Nach langem Nachdenken
beschloss ich, weiter im Geist des Abspiels zu bleiben.} ({Pavel Eljanov had
reacted in a different way, but also got a good game: Pavel Eljanov hatte
anders reagiert, aber ebenfalls gutes Spiel bekommen:} 11... Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+
13. Kxd2 Bh6+ 14. Kd1 O-O 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 Nd4 18. Ne7+ Kg7
19. Nxf5+ Nxf5 20. Bd3 Ne7 21. Nb5 d5 22. Ke2 e4 23. Bc2 Rab8 24. a4 f5 {
1-0 Volokitin,A (2704)-Eljanov,P (2693)/Kiev UKR 2012 (50)}) 12. Nc2 ({The
attempt to win an exchange is too naive, as Black gets impressive pawns in the
centre: Der Versuch, die Qualität zu gewinnen, ist zu naiv, denn Schwarz
bekommt beeindruckende Bauern im Zentrum:} 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Nb5 axb5 14. Qxa8
Qxa8 15. Nc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Nd4 17. Rd1 fxe4 18. cxb5 d5 $17) 12... fxe4 13. g3
Bg7 ({Engines recommend Engines empfehlen} 13... h5 14. Bg2 f5 (14... Bg4 15.
f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 $44) 15. f3 {with a complicated game. mit kompliziertem Spiel.
}) 14. Bg2 O-O 15. Bxe4 {Other moves are not dangerous: Andere Züge sind nicht
gefährlich:} (15. Ncxb4 Nd4 16. Bxe4 Bh3 17. Qh5 f5) (15. Ndxb4 Qa5 16. Qxd6
Nxb4 17. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 18. Nxb4 Rb8 19. a3 a5 20. Nd5 Rxb2) 15... Rb8 16. b3 (16.
g4 Qh4 $5 $36 ({or or} 16... b3 17. axb3 Rxb3)) (16. Nde3 Ne7 17. g4 b3 $132) (
16. O-O f5 17. Bg2 b3 $132) 16... f5 17. Bg2 e4 {Here I had to make a decision
and after a long thought I decided for a risky-looking grab of the a2-pawn.
However I couldn't find anything which refuted this idea. The point is that
after the a2-pawn had been taken, Black wouldn't have problems in almost any
endgame as he'll have counterplay connected with a5-a4. Hier musste ich eine
Entscheidung treffen, und nach langem Nachdenken wählte ich einen riskant
wirkenden Raub des a2-Bauern. Allerdings konnte ich nichts finden, was diese
Idee widerlegte. Der Punkt ist, dass nachdem der a2-Bauer genommen wurde,
Schwarz in praktisch jedem Endspiel keine Probleme hätte, da er Gegenspiel in
Verbindung mit a5-a4 haben wird.} (17... Kh8 18. O-O Be6 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rad1
Qd7 21. Rd2 {would lead to a normal game, typical for this opening. würde zu
einer normalen Partie führen, typisch für diese Eröffnung.}) 18. Rb1 Qa5 $5 ({
The trivial Das triviale} 18... Ne7 19. O-O Nxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Rbd1 Be5 22.
Qd2 Qb6 $132 {was also possible. war ebenfalls möglich.}) 19. O-O Qxa2 20. Nde3
{The most natural move. Der natürlichste Zug.} ({I also considered Ich erwog
auch} 20. Nf4 $5 {when Black has to ignore the d6-pawn and develop his bishop
by ...Bd7 or ...Bb7: , wonach Schwarz den d6-Bauern ignorieren und seinen
Läufer mit  ...Bd7 oder ...Bb7 entwickeln muss:} Bb7 $5 (20... Be5 21. f3 exf3
22. Rxf3 Qa5 23. Rf2 $36) (20... Bd7 $5 21. f3 (21. Qxd6 Be8 22. Qd5+ Rf7 $132)
21... a5 $1 22. fxe4 a4 23. Qxd6 axb3 24. Ne3 Rbd8 $132) 21. f3 e3 $5 (21...
exf3 22. Bxf3 Be5 23. Rf2 Qa5 $13) 22. Re1 Rbe8 23. Re2 (23. Nxe3 Rxe3 $17)
23... Qa5 24. Nd5 Ne7 $5 ({or stylish oder schick} 24... f4 $5 25. Nxf4 Kh8 26.
Nd5 Qc5 27. f4 Bc8 $44 28. Bf3 Bf5 29. Kg2 Bg6 {and the pair of bishops is a
good compensation for the pawn. und das Läuferpaar ist ein guter Ersatz für
den Bauern.}) 25. Nxe7+ (25. Ncxe3 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 f4
{and Black is fine und Schwarz steht gut}) (25. Nf4 Ng6) 25... Rxe7 26. Qxd6
Qd8 $1 27. Rd1 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 f4 $132) ({The most energetic option was Die
energischste Option war} 20. f3 $1 {trying to open the game while the
opponent's queen is far away: im Bestreben, das Spiel zu öffnen, während die
gegnerische Dame weit weg ist:} {the correct reply is Die richtige Antwort
lautet} exf3 (20... Bd7 {is not so precise: ist nicht so genau:} 21. fxe4 $1 (
21. Nde3 exf3 22. Rxf3 Be5 {- ok for black. - okay für Schwarz.}) 21... fxe4
22. Nf4 {White would grab the e4-pawn and have a dangerous attack Weiß würde
den e4-Bauern abholen und hätte gefährlichen Angriff.}) 21. Bxf3 {is more
dangerous ist gefährlicher.} ({after nach} 21. Rxf3 {Black should exploit
dynamic factors: sollte Schwarz dynamische Faktoren ausspielen:} f4 $1 ({
or consolidate by oder Konsolidierung mit} 21... Qa5 22. Kh1 Qc5 23. Rf1 $44)
22. Rxf4 Rxf4 23. Nxf4 Bg4 $1 24. Qd5+ $8 Kh8 25. Rc1 Ne5 26. Qxd6 Re8 $44 {
Black got all his pieces into the game and had at least sufficient
compensation for the pawn Schwarz hat all seine Figuren im Spiel und
mindestens ausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern.}) {Now it is better to
leave one's queen on a2 where it is in safety, while disturbing the opponent's
pieces Nun ist es besser, die eigene Dame auf a2 zu belassen, wo sie in
Sicherheit ist und gleichzeitig die gegnerischen Figuren stört.} 21... Bd7 $5 (
{possible is possible is} 21... Qa5 $5) 22. Ncxb4 (22. Nde3 Ne5 23. Bg2 a5 $132
) 22... Nxb4 23. Nxb4 Rxb4 24. Qxd6 Rxb3 25. Rxb3 Qxb3 26. Qxd7 {and draw is a
likely outcome. und ein Remis ist ein wahrscheinlicher Ausgang.}) 20... Qa5 21.
Qxd6 Rf6 {The most natural reply, but Die natürlichste Erwiderung, aber} ({
another interesting move was ein weiterer interessanter Zug war} 21... Bb7 $5 {
so the Bg7 would control the long diagonal: , damit der Bg7 die lange
Diagonale kontrolliert:} 22. Rbd1 (22. Nd5 Rbd8 23. Qf4 (23. Ne7+ Nxe7 24. Qxe7
Rf7 25. Qxb4 (25. Qg5 Rdf8 $132) 25... Qxb4 26. Nxb4 a5 (26... Bc3 27. Nc2 Rd2
28. Ne3 f4 $44) 27. Nc2 Rd2 28. Ne3 f4 29. gxf4 Rxf4 $44) 23... Qc5 $11) 22...
Qe5 {with a rather balanced position. mit einer recht ausgewogenen Stellung.})
22. Qf4 ({I rather expected Ich erwartete eher} 22. Qd2 Be6 ({but maybe even
simpler is aber einfacher ist vielleicht} 22... Qc5 23. Nd5 (23. Rbd1 a5) 23...
Rf7 24. Qg5 $13 {with a complicated game, where both sides have their chances
mit kompliziertem Spiel, wo beide Seiten ihre Chancen haben.}) 23. Rfd1 (23.
Nd5 Bxd5 24. Ra1 Qb6 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 $11) 23... Rd8 24. Qe2 Rff8 {and Black
shouldn't worry too much. und Schwarz sollte sich nicht allzu sehr sorgen.})
22... Qe5 {A natural response. Eine natürliche Erwiderung.} ({After Nach} 22...
Qc5 23. Rbd1 {Black's position can be dangerous: kann die schwarze Stellung
gefährlich sein:} Be6 24. Rd5 $1 Qf8 25. Rd6 $1) 23. Qxe5 {Black can hardly
have any problems after the queen exchange. Nach dem Damentausch kann Schwarz
kaum irgendwelche Probleme haben.} (23. Nd5 Rf7 24. Qe3 (24. Qd2 a5 $132 (24...
Be6 $2 25. f4 $1 exf3 26. Rfe1)) 24... a5 $5 25. Rfd1 Ba6 {with an unclear
game in both cases. , mit unklarem Spiel in beiden Fällen.}) 23... Nxe5 24. Nd5
$6 {A step in the wrong direction. Ein Schritt in die falsche Richtung.} ({
Better was Besser war} 24. Rfd1 $5 Rf7 {/\f4} (24... Nd3 25. Nd4 Bf8 26. Bf1)
25. Ra1 (25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. Rd5 f4 $132) 25... f4 $5 26. gxf4 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 exf3
{and due to the bishop pair Black's chances are not worse. , und aufgrund des
Läuferpaars sind die schwarzen Chancen nicht schlechter.} (27... Bxa1 28. Bxe4
Rg7+ 29. Kf1 Bc3 {and White has excellent compensation for the exchange. und
Weiß hat ausgezeichnete Kompensation für die Qualität.})) (24. f3 exf3 25. Bxf3
Nxf3+ 26. Rxf3 Rf7 {is ok for Black. ist okay für Schwarz.}) 24... Rf7 25.
Ncxb4 a5 $1 26. Nc2 Rfb7 {White wasted 2 moves to win the b4-pawn and gave
Black strong pressure along the b-file. Weiß hat zwei Züge verschwendet, um
den b4-Bauern zu gewinnen, und Schwarz starken Druck in der b-Linie gegeben.}
27. Nce3 $2 {Now Black is seizing the initiative. Nun ergreift Schwarz die
Initiative.} ({After Nach} 27. Rbd1 $1 Nd3 (27... Kf7 28. Nd4) (27... Rxb3 28.
Ne7+ (28. Nd4 a4) 28... Kf8 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Nd4 a4 31. Nxf5 $11) 28. Nce3 {
Black hardly has more than a repetition of moves: hat Schwarz kaum mehr als
eine Zugwiederholung:} (28. f3 Bf8 $1) 28... Rf7 (28... Be6 29. g4 fxg4 30.
Bxe4 Nc5 31. Nf4) 29. Rb1 Rfb7 $11) ({I had expected Erwartet hatte ich} 27.
Nd4 {and was hesitating between either und schwankte dann zwischen entweder} {
big complications after großen Komplikationen nach} a4 ({or simplifications,
leading to a draw after oder zum Remis führenden Vereinfachungen nach} 27...
Nxc4 28. Nc6 Nd2 $11 29. Nde7+ Kf7 30. Nxb8 Rxb8 31. Nxc8 Nxb1 32. Nd6+ (32.
Rxb1 Rxc8 $11) 32... Ke6 33. Nxf5 Kxf5 34. Rxb1 Bc3 $11) 28. c5 $1 a3 29. c6 $1
Rf7 30. Ra1 {I had the feeling that Black should be fine here, however the
lines are very complicated. Here are few sample lines discovered with the big
help of a computer. Ich hatte das Gefühl, dass Schwarz danach ordentlich
stehen sollte, allerdings sind die Abspiele sehr kompliziert. Hier ein paar
Beispielvarianten, entdeckt mit der großen Hilfe eines Computers.} Nd3 $1 (
30... Nf3+ 31. Nxf3 Bxa1 32. Rxa1 exf3 33. Bf1 $1 (33. Bxf3 Ra7 34. b4 Kg7 $15)
33... Ra7 (33... Be6 34. Bc4) 34. Bc4 Kf8 35. c7 Rbb7 36. Kf1 $11) 31. c7 $1
Rb7 $1 (31... Ra8 32. Nb6 Ra6 33. Nxc8 Rxc7 34. Rxa3 Rxa3 35. Nxf5 $11) 32.
Nxf5 $8 Bxf5 (32... Bxa1 33. Nh6+ (33. Bxe4 Bg7 34. Nfe7+ Kh8 35. Nxc8 Rxf2 36.
Rd1 a2 $17) 33... Kf8 34. Nxf7 Bd4 35. Nd6 $5 (35. Bxe4 Kxf7 36. Bxd3 Ra7 $15)
35... Bxf2+ $1 36. Kh1 e3 37. Bf3 (37. Nxe3 Rxc7 38. Nb5 {should also be
sufficient. sollte ebenfalls ausreichen.}) 37... Rxc7 $1 38. Nxc7 Ne1 $1 39.
Nd5 a2 40. Nxe3 a1=Q 41. Rxf2 Nxf3+ 42. Kg2 Be6 43. Rxf3+ Kg8 44. Ndf5 $11 {
/\g4, '}) 33. Rxa3 Rfxc7 34. Nxc7 Rxc7 35. Ra4 Re7 {and Black is slightly
better. und Schwarz steht leicht besser.}) (27. Ra1 Nc6 $15) 27... Nc6 {
I liked this move, consolidating my position, but even stronger was the direct
Mir gefiel dieser Zug, da er meine Stellung konsolidiert, aber noch stärker
war das direkte} (27... a4 28. b4 Be6 $1 29. Rbd1 $8 (29. c5 a3 $17) 29... a3
30. Bh3 Rf8 $1 $17 {and White is in real trouble. und Weiß steckt in echten
Schwierigkeiten.}) 28. c5 ({I had thought about Nachgedacht hatte ich auch über
} 28. Bh3 a4 29. Bxf5 Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Rxb3 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 $15) ({
Both of us had missed that after the N had left e5 White could break Black's
centre by Wir beide hatten übersehen, dass nachdem der N das Feld e5
verhlassen hat, Weiß das schwarze Zentrum aufhebeln konnte mit} 28. g4 $1 fxg4
(28... a4 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Be5 31. Bxe4 a3 32. b4 a2 33. Ra1 $11 {/= /=})
29. Bxe4 Rxb3 30. Rxb3 Rxb3 31. c5 $132 {and when White's bishop gets into the
game he has equal chances. , und wenn der Läufer von Weiß ins Spiel kommt, hat
er gleiche Chancen.}) 28... Rxb3 29. Nb6 $2 {It was still time to return to
the correct idea: Es war noch immer Zeit, zur richtigen Idee zurückzukehren:} (
29. Rxb3 Rxb3 30. g4 $1 Ba6 (30... fxg4 31. Bxe4 {cf7 cf7}) (30... a4 31. Nxf5
Bxf5 32. gxf5 Bd4 33. Bxe4 a3 34. Nf4) 31. Re1 fxg4 32. Bxe4 $132) 29... Rxb1
30. Rxb1 Be6 ({A more precise way was Ein genauerer Weg war} 30... Bd4 31. Rc1
(31. Rb5 Ba6 $19) 31... Be6 $17 {but it is hard to realise that White's rook
is better placed on b5 than on c1. The difference is that the a5-pawn would be
under attack. , aber es ist schwer zu erkennen, dass der weiße Turm auf b5
besser steht als auf c1 . Der Unterschied ist, dass der a5-Bauer angegriffen
wäre.}) 31. Bf1 Bd4 ({I rejected Ich verwarf} 31... a4 32. Bb5 ({or oder} 32.
Bc4 $5 Bxc4 33. Nexc4 Bd4 34. Rd1 Bxc5 35. Nxa4 Bd4 36. Nab6 $1 Bxb6 37. Rd6
Bxf2+ 38. Kxf2 {with excellent drawing chances. mit ausgezeichneten
Remischancen.}) 32... a3 33. Bxc6 a2 34. Rf1 a1=Q 35. Rxa1 Bxa1 36. Bd5 Kf7 37.
Nxf5 Bxd5 38. Nxd5 {and White should be able to hold. und Weiß sollte sich
halten können.}) 32. Rb5 Kf7 (32... Bxe3 33. fxe3 Rd8 34. g4 fxg4 35. Bg2 {
makes White's task easier and who would voluntarily exchange such a bishop?
erleichtert die weiße Aufgabe, und wer würde freiwillig einen solchen Läufer
abtauschen?}) 33. Nec4 {When I faced this move I panicked first, but it turns
out to be a waste of time. Als ich diesen Zug vorgesetzt bekam, geriet ich
zuerst in Panik, aber er erweist sich als Zeitverschwendung.} ({For some
reason, after Aus irgendeinem Grund ist es nach} 33. Kg2 $5 {it is hard for
Black to achieve anything substantial: für Schwarz schwer, irgendetwas
Substanzielles zu erreichen:} Rd8 (33... Bxe3 34. fxe3 Rd8 35. Nc4) (33... Ke7
34. Nbd5+) (33... Bxc5 34. Rxc5 Rxb6 35. Bc4) 34. Nbc4 a4 35. Rb6 Bd7 36. Nd5
$132 Bxc5 37. Ra6 {and the activity of White's pieces should be enough for a
draw. , und die Aktivität der Figuren von Weiß sollte zum Remis ausreichen.})
33... Kg7 $1 34. Nd6 (34. Nxa5 Na7 {leads to big material losses führt zu
großen Materialverlusten}) (34. Ne3 Bxe3 {Again Black should dare to exchange
his powerful bishop, except with an extra tempo. Hier sollte Schwarz es wagen,
seinen mächtigen Läufer zu tauschen, allerdings mit einem Extraempo.} 35. fxe3
Rd8 $17) 34... Kf6 {Natural and strong Natürlich und stark.} (34... Bxc5 35.
Rxc5 Rxb6 36. Bc4 Kf6 37. g4 $1 a4 38. gxf5 Bxc4 39. Nxe4+ Kg7 40. Rxc4 a3 41.
Nc3 Ra6 42. Na2 {with good drawing chances. mit guten Remischancen.}) ({
The computer also indicates Der Computer zeigt auch} 34... Be5 $5 35. Ndc4 (35.
Nbc4 Bxd6 36. Nxd6 a4 $19) 35... Bc3 $17) 35. Na4 (35. Kg2 $142 Bc3 $17) 35...
e3 $1 {Suddenly a mating attack is started with the limited material remaining
on the board. Plötzlich wird mit dem begrenzten Restmaterial auf dem Brett ein
Mattangriff eingeleitet.} 36. fxe3 Bxe3+ 37. Kg2 (37. Kh1 Bd5+ 38. Bg2 Rxb5 39.
Nxb5 Ke5 $19) 37... Bd5+ 38. Kh3 Rxb5 39. Bxb5 Ne5 40. Nc3 (40. Nb6 {would
require some technique from Black würde Schwarz einige Technik abverlangen.}
Bf3 $1 {Keeping the king in the cage. Lässt den König im Käfig.} ({or oder} 
40... Be6 41. Ne8+ Kg5 42. Nc7 Bb3 43. Na4 f4 44. gxf4+ Kxf4 45. Kg2 Bd4 {
and Black is close to victory, but due to the limited material left, some
difficulties are possible. und Schwarz steht dicht vor dem Sieg, aber aufgrund
des begrenzten Restmaterials sind noch ein paar Schwierigkeiten möglich.}) 41.
Ndc4 Nxc4 (41... Ng4 42. Nxe3 Nxe3 43. g4 Ke5 $1 {is too sophisticated ist zu
hochgestochen} ({while , während} 43... f4 44. Kh4 Bxg4 45. Nd5+ Nxd5 46. Kxg4
Ke5 47. Kf3 Nc3 48. Bd3 h6 49. c6 Kd6 50. Kxf4 a4 51. Ke3 a3 52. Bc4 Kxc6 53.
Kd3 {lets White escape. Weiß entkommen lässt.})) 42. Bxc4 (42. Nxc4 Be2 $19)
42... Kg5 43. Nd7 (43. Na4 Bc6 44. Bb3 Kf6 $19) 43... a4 44. Ne5 Bg4+ $1 45.
Nxg4 fxg4+ 46. Kg2 Bxc5 $19 {leads to victory as White's king has to protect
the weak pawns and cannot run to the queenside. führt zum Sieg, denn der weiße
König muss die schwachen Bauern schützen und kann nicht zum Damenflügel laufen.
}) 40... Bf3 $1 41. Be2 (41. Nc4 Bxc5 $19) 41... Bxe2 42. Nd5+ (42. Nxe2 Bxc5
$19) 42... Kg5 43. Nxe3 Ng4 $1 ({Black had the nice alternative Schwarz hatte
die schöne Alternative} 43... Bf3 $1 {/\Ng4-+}) 44. Kg2 (44. Ndxf5 Bf3 $19 {
An amazing position! A mating attack with just a few pieces on the board. Eine
verblüffende Stellung! Ein Mattangriff mit nur wenigen Figuren auf dem Brett.})
44... Nxe3+ 45. Kf2 Nc4 ({The computer indicates also Der Computer zeigt auch} 
45... a4 $19 46. Kxe3 a3 47. Kxe2 a2 48. c6 a1=Q 49. c7 Qa6+) ({But what could
be simpler than a won pawn ending? Aber was könnte einfacher sein als ein
gewonnenes Bauernendspiel?} 45... Nc4 46. Kxe2 Nxd6 47. cxd6 Kf6 48. Kd3 Ke6
49. Kc4 Kxd6 50. Kb5 Kd5 51. Kxa5 Ke4 52. Kb5 Kf3 53. Kc5 Kg2 54. Kd4 Kxh2 55.
Ke5 Kxg3 56. Kxf5 h5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bucharest ENE"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Rg8 14.
g3 Rg5 (14... Nd4 $5 15. c3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bg4 17. Qxh7 Rg7 18. Qh6 Nf3+ 19. Ke2
$1 Ng5+ 20. f3 Nxe4 21. fxg4 Qc8 22. Qe3 Qxg4+ 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 f5 25.
Nc2 Kf7 26. Nce3 Ke6 27. Nxf5 $1 $36 {Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/Groningen(PCA 4)
1993/1:0 (51)/}) 15. Qxh7 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. O-O-O e4 (17... Qb6 $5 {
Horvath,T} 18. Rhf1 e4 19. Be2 Qc5 $15) 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Qh4 $1 $146 (19. Kb1
Qxf2 $6 (19... Rg6 {Horvath,T} 20. Qh4 Qxf2 $13) 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Bxb5+ Kd8
22. Qxf7 Kc7 23. c3 (23. Be8 $1 Rg8 24. a4 $36) 23... Rg7 24. Qe6 Rd8 25. a4
Rg6 26. Qf7 {Wang,Zili-Chekhov,V/Beijing/1991/1:0 (40)} Qe3 $5 {/\Qh6,Rf6-/+/})
19... Rg6 $1 20. g4 $1 (20. Rhf1 Bg7 {/\Qc5-b4|^/} 21. f4) 20... f4 $6 (20...
Bh6+ $5 21. Kb1 Bg5 (21... f4 $5) 22. Qh8+ (22. Qh5 f4 23. h4 Bf6 $13) 22...
Rg8 23. Qd4 (23. Qh7 {Horvath,T} Qxf2 24. Rhe1 Qh4 $1) 23... Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Bf6
$13) 21. g5 $1 f3 22. Bf1 e3 23. Rd3 $1 (23. fxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kb1 Qxg5 $13) 23...
e2 24. Bh3 Qa5 $6 (24... Bg7 25. Rxf3 Qd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. c3 Bc5 28. Re1 Rxg5
29. Rxe2 Kf8 30. Be6 Rg7 $13) 25. b4 $1 Qa4 26. Rxf3 a5 27. Re1 axb4 (27...
Qxb4 28. Qxb4 axb4 29. Nxb5 Rxa2 30. Rxe2 $18) 28. Qf4 f6 29. Nb1 Qxa2 30. Be6
$18 Qc4 31. Qxd6 Rd8 32. Bf7+ Kxf7 33. Qxd8 Rxg5 34. Rxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Vienna op 13th"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 $5 {
[%cal Gg2g4] /\g4-g5 or Bd2,0-0-0} Bb4 $1 ({Dubious:} 7... Qc7 $6 {because of:}
8. g4 $1 {[%cal Gg4g5]} h6 9. Bd2 a6 10. f4 d6 11. Bg2 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. h4
O-O-O 14. g5 Nd7 15. g6 $36 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,A-Akopian,V/New York 1994/EXP 40 
(37)}) 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 $5 ({Besides,white has two options:} 9. e5 $5) ({and} 
9. O-O-O $5) 9... Be7 (9... Bxc3 $2 10. Bxc3 e5 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 d5 13.
exd5 Bxg4 14. f3 $16 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Karasev,V/Blagoveshchensk 1988/TD 88\01 
(26)}) 10. g4 $6 (10. e5 $5 {-is the main line.} Ne8 $5 (10... Nd5 $5 11. Nxd5
exd5 12. O-O-O d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bc3 (14. Be3 $143 Qc7 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Bc5
Rfd8 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Bf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Gufeld,E/
Dortmund 1983/MCD-r8 (31)}) 14... Be6 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. g3 Be5 17. Bg2 $5 (17.
Bxe5 $143 Qxe5 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Rhe1 Qf6 20. Kb1 Bg4 21. Rc1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Cramling,P-Wirthensohn,H/Zuerich 1984/MCD-op (99)}) 17... Rac8 18. Bxe5 Qxe5
19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 $14 {1-0 Klinger,J-Wirthensohn,H/Graz 1984/MCD-ch (40)})
11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 a6 13. Ne4 d6 14. exd6 Nxd6 15. g3 b5 16. Bg2 Nxe4 17.
Bxe4 Bb7 18. Bc3 {=/=/+1/2-1/2 Spasov,V-Kurajica,B/Moscow 1994/EXP 44 (18)}) ({
Also possibly:} 10. O-O-O d5 $1 11. exd5 (11. e5 $143 Nd7 12. f4 a6 {/\Qc7,
b5-b4}) 11... exd5 {+/=/=}) 10... d5 $1 11. g5 $6 ({Badly:} 11. e5 {in view of:
} Nd7 {[%csl Re5]} 12. f4 $140 Bh4+ 13. Kd1 Be7 $15) ({Can be recommended:} 11.
exd5 $5 Nxd5 (11... exd5 $2 12. g5 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. O-O-O
$11) 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 $1 {/\g6,Bf5;><e6} 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Bd3 $5 ({Badly:} 15. h4 {/\Bd3,h5 because of:} g6 16. h5 Bf5 17. Qh4 Bxc2 $1
18. hxg6 Bxg6 $17) 15... g6 16. O-O-O $5 $146 ({Was checked in the previous
game:} 16. Qg2 Be6 17. h4 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. f3 Rad8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Kalesis,N-Grivas,E/Iraklion 1992/EXT 99 (55)}) 16... Bf5 17. Qh4 $6 (
17. Qg2 $142) 17... Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rfd8 19. Rc3 $6 ({Better is:} 19. Rhd1 $5
Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Rd8 21. Qe4 $5 (21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qg4 {=/+/=}) 21... Rxd3 22.
Qxd3 e4 $5 23. Qxe4 (23. Qb5 $2 Qxh2 24. Qxb7 Bxg5 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Rf2][%cal
Gh2g1]} 25. Qxc6 $140 $2 (25. Bxg5 Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Qxg5+ $17) (25. c4 $142 $17)
25... Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Qxf2+ $19) 23... Qxh2 24. f4 Qe2 25. Kb1 $11) 19... Rd5 $1
$15 {[%cal Gc7d7,Ga8d8]} 20. Qg4 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gg4d7]} Rad8 (20... Qc8 $143
21. Qxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 {=/=/+}) 21. h4 Qd7 22. Qxd7 R8xd7 23.
Nc5 $2 ({Good enough:} 23. Rc4 $5) 23... Nd4 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Rc3,Rc5][%cal Gd4e2]
} 24. Nxd7 $8 (24. Bxd4 $2 exd4 25. Nxd7 $8 dxc3 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. gxf6 cxb2+
28. Kxb2 Rf5 $17) (24. b4 $4 Ne2+ 25. Kb2 Nxc3 26. Nxd7 Nd1+ 27. Kc1 Nxe3 $19)
24... Ne2+ 25. Kb1 Nxc3+ 26. bxc3 Rxd7 27. Bxa7 Bxa3 (27... b6 $2 {this move
is refuted by:} 28. Bb8 (28. Bxb6 $4 Rb7 $19 {[%csl Rb1]}) 28... f6 29. gxf6
Bxf6 30. h5 $11) 28. Re1 $6 ({Strongly:} 28. Bb8 $1 Re7 (28... Bd6 $4 29. Rd1
$18) 29. Re1 e4 30. Ba7 Re6 31. Bd4 Be7 $15 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 28... Bd6 29. Bb6 (
{Worse is:} 29. Rd1 $6 Kf8 $140 30. Bc5 Ke7 31. Rxd6 $2 Rxd6 32. Kb2 Ke6 33.
Bxd6 Kxd6 34. Kb3 f5 $1 35. gxf6 $8 h5 $1 {[%cal Gg6g5]} 36. Kc4 g5 37. hxg5 (
37. Kd3 gxh4 38. Ke4 Ke6 $19) 37... h4 38. g6 Ke6 39. f7 Ke7 $19) 29... f6 $1
30. gxf6 Kf7 31. Re4 Kxf6 $17 32. Be3 (32. f3 $142) 32... Kf5 33. Ra4 Be7 {
[%csl Rh4] Black's plan is:h5,e4(קh4)} 34. c4 $2 $138 {/\c5,Ra7,c6} Bxh4 35.
c5 Bg5 $5 {[%csl Re3]} 36. Bxg5 Kxg5 37. Ra7 h5 38. Kc1 (38. c6 $4 Rd1+) 38...
Rc7 $5 39. Kd2 $140 Rf7 {[%csl Rf2]} 40. Ke3 ({Loses:} 40. c6 {because of:}
Rxf2+ 41. Ke3 Rxc2 42. cxb7 Rb2 $19) 40... Kf6 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 41. c6 $2 ({
Also badly::} 41. Kf3 Ke6+ {[%cal Ge6d5]} 42. Ke4 Rf4+ 43. Ke3 Rb4 $19) ({
Can be recommended:} 41. f3) 41... bxc6 $19 42. Ra6 Rc7 43. Ke4 h4 $1 {with
the idea:h3,Rh7} 44. f4 h3 $1 45. fxe5+ Ke6 46. Kf3 (46. Ra8 Rh7 47. Ra1 (47.
Re8+ $2 Kd7 48. Ra8 Rh4+ $1 49. Ke3 h2 $19) 47... h2 48. Rh1 g5 $19) 46... Rh7
$1 {[%csl Yh1,Gh3][%cal Gh3h1]} 47. Rxc6+ Kxe5 (47... Kxe5 48. Rc5+ Kd6 {
[%csl Gh3][%cal Gh3h2]}) 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2005.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ganor, Dotan"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2338"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.01.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8.
a3 {This move is directed against "Bb4".} (8. Bd3 $5 {It's the main line.You
can see my comments to Shytaj,L-Golod,V/Lido degli Estenci,2003/CBM 96(0-1)(23)
}) 8... a6 {Black in turn prevent "Nb5".} 9. Be2 ({The point is to play this
immediately:} 9. f4 {/\e5 For further information,you can see my annotations
to Blodstein,A-Golod,V/Givatayim,2003/CBM 97(0-1)(31)}) 9... Be7 10. O-O b5 $5
({Before this, I played in this position:} 10... O-O) 11. f4 O-O 12. Bf3 {
With a bit different moves, we got to the same position from my previous move,
where I played: 10...0-0} d6 13. Qe2 Nd7 $5 $146 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd7b6,Gb6c4]
I wanted to immediately prevent any game on my opponent's kingside (g4-g5) and
prepare the knight transfer to a weaker spot in White's camp the - "c4" square.
} ({In my aforementioned game was played:} 13... Bb7 $5 {(this continuation
was quite common for this position)} 14. Qf2 Rac8 15. Bb6 Qb8 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17.
g4 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 $1 $36 {Desbouefs,M-Golod,V/Zuerich,2004(0-1)(28)}) ({
Also this was explored many times:} 13... Rb8) 14. Kh1 Rb8 {I decided to move
my rook from the /^a8-h1 diagonal, and prepare this maneuver "Nb6-c4". I
really didn't want to play the following variation:} (14... Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6
16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 {ץe7,Nc6} Bf6 18. dxc6 Bxb2 $13) 15. Rfe1 {A bit
strange decision,usually this rook isn't supposed to leave the "f" file, but
White does everything in his power to prevent my knight from going to "b6".}
Re8 $5 (15... Nb6 $6 16. Bxb6 Rxb6 17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5 {ץe7,Nc6} Bf6 19.
dxc6 Bxb2 $13) 16. Rad1 $140 Nb6 {I got my way!} 17. Nd4 ({Hardly it was
better:} 17. Nd2 Na5 {/\Nac4}) 17... Nxd4 18. Rxd4 $2 {This is not a good spot
for the white rook. It was necessary to choose a more active continuation:} (
18. Bxd4 $5 Nc4 $140 19. e5 $132 {and at least all of the white pieces get
actively in the game!}) 18... Nc4 $15 19. Bc1 Nxa3 $1 20. Nd5 {Dotan Ganor
probably wrongly hoped for this move, when he played 18.Rxd4?} exd5 21. bxa3
Bh4 $1 {I forced my opponent to play "g3", so that he would weaken the /^
a8-h1 and his king. In the future, i exploited this weakness effectively.} (
21... dxe4 $6 22. Rxe4 Kf8 23. Bb2 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gb2g7]} Bb7 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7
25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Qxe7 Qxe7 27. Rxe7 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rc8 29. Ra7 $15) 22. g3 $140
Bf6 ({Messy:} 22... dxe4 $2 {lead to the loss of a piece:} 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24.
Qxe4 {[%csl Rg8,Rh4][%cal Ge4e8,Gg3h4]}) 23. Rxd5 Bb7 $1 {I need that bishop
to for the /^a8-h1, otherwise, I won't be able to exploit the weakness of the
king.} (23... Be6 $143 24. Rdd1 Rbc8 $15) 24. Rd3 Rbc8 25. Qg2 $6 {If White
knew what was waiting for him, he probably would have chosen a different
alternative:} (25. Bd2 $5 Qxc2 26. Rxd6 Rc4 27. e5 Be7 $36 {=/+/-/+}) 25...
Qxc2 26. Rxd6 $4 {Painful blunder leading to immediate loss.} (26. Qxc2 $5 Rxc2
27. Rxd6 h5 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gf6c3]} (27... Bc3 $5 {Ganor,D} 28. Red1 f5 $17
) 28. Bd2 (28. Kg1 $2 Bc3 29. Red1 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 $19 {[%csl Rg1][%cal
Ge4e2]}) 28... Bc3 $17) {[%tqu "En","White's previous move was a deciding
blunder. Can you find why?","","","c2c1","",10,"b7e4","Fritz 8",0]} 26... Qxc1
$1 (26... Bxe4 $2 {Fritz 8} 27. Bxe4 $140 Qxc1 28. Bxh7+ $1 Kf8 (28... Kh8 $6
29. Rf1 Qxa3 30. Rd3 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gg2h3]}) 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Qg1 Rxg1+ 31.
Kxg1 $15) 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Rd1 $8 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Rxe4 $1 $19 {Just like
that! By the reaction of my opponent, I realized he didn't see this move, even
until I played it. We won that match with an amazing score of 6:0} ({Posle:} 
29... Rxe4 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Rg2,Rh1][%cal Ge4e1] White loses immediately:} 30. Be2
(30. Kg1 Re1+) 30... Re7 $1 (30... b4 $5 $19) 31. Bf3 $140 Re1+) (29... Bxe4 $4
30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 $11) 0-1

[Event "Novy Bydzov op 1st"]
[Site "Novy Bydzov"]
[Date "2002.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kislov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.07.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 {
Besides,white has two principales moves:} (7. Qe2 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4] See
comments to Balinov,I-Golod,V/Vienna,1998/CBM 68(0-1)(Golod,V)(47)}) ({and} 7.
Be3 $5) 7... a6 8. Bf4 {[%cal Ge4e5] Novelty,from the point of view of my
games.Before with me played:8.Be3 or 8.0-0} d6 9. Qd2 ({Now it is not so
logical:} 9. O-O Be7 10. Be3 (10. Na4 Qb4 11. Nc3 Qb6 12. Na4 Qc7 $5 (12... Qb4
$11) 13. c4 Ne5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Nc3 Rc8 $11 {Brooks,M-Peters,J/Los Angeles,
1998(1/2-1/2) (32)}) 10... Qc7 11. Na4 Nd7 12. f4 b5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Kh1 Rb8 {
Mela,B-Diaz Nahuel,N/Torre Blanca,1999(1/2-1/2)(38)}) 9... Qc7 10. O-O-O Be7 $5
{I long considered this move.I also studied the following alternative:} (10...
b5 11. Rhe1 $140 b4 (11... Be7 $5 12. Kb1 $13 (12. Bxb5 $6 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qb6
14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Rxa2 16. Kb1 Ra8 17. Qg5 Rg8 {=/+/-/+})) 12. Nd5 $5 (
12. Ne2 Be7 $11) 12... exd5 13. exd5+ Ne5 (13... Ne7 $143 14. Qxb4 $36) 14.
Bxe5 dxe5 15. Rxe5+ Qxe5 (15... Kd8 $2 16. d6 $1 $40 {[%csl Rd8]}) 16. Re1
Qxe1+ 17. Qxe1+ $13 {[%csl Re8]}) 11. Bg3 $146 ({Were checked in the preceding
game:} 11. Be2 $5 e5 $2 (11... Ne5 $142) 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nb8 16. Qh6 $16 {Yoos,J-Livshits,R/Toronto,1996(1/2-1/2)(47)}) 11...
b5 12. Rhe1 b4 $1 13. Ne2 $140 (13. Na4 $143 Nh5 {[%csl Ra4,Gc8,Rg3][%cal
Gc8d7]}) 13... e5 {[%csl Rd5,Rg3][%cal Gc8e6]} 14. Bh4 $5 {[%csl Rd5] The
contenders conduct struggle for point "d5".} ({Also deserves attention:} 14. f4
O-O 15. fxe5 $6 (15. Kb1 $142) 15... dxe5 $140 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Nh5 $1 {
[%csl Rg3]} (17... Qa5 $2 18. Nc6 {[%csl Ra5,Re7]}) 18. Nf5 Nxg3 $15) 14... O-O
15. Bxf6 {Yes,many moves were made by the white's bishop,before exchange!} Bxf6
16. Bc4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc4d5]} Rd8 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:
} 16... Be7 $5) 17. Kb1 a5 18. Bd5 Rb8 $15 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc6e7]} 19. c4 $5 {
For me this move was unexpected.} ({Weakly:} 19. Bxc6 $6 Qxc6 $140 20. Nxa5 {
because of:} Qxe4 21. Qd5 Qh4 $17 {[%csl Rf2,Rh2][%cal Gc8e6]}) 19... Ne7 20.
Qd3 $6 ({Also dubiously:} 20. c5 {in view of:} Kf8 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Yf8,Rg8]
[%cal Yg8f8]}) ({Can be recommended:} 20. Qe3 {/^a7-g1=/+}) 20... Nxd5 21. cxd5
a4 {^^} ({Also good enough:} 21... Qb6 $5) 22. Nd2 Bg5 $5 {/^c1-h6} ({Again
deserves attention:} 22... Qb6 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gc8a6]} 23. Qg3 (23. Qe3 $6
Qxe3 24. fxe3 Bg5 25. Nc1 Ba6 {[%cal Gd8c8] =/+/-/+}) ({my contender was going
to play:} 23. Nc4 $6 Qxf2 $1 24. Rf1 $140 Qxg2 25. Rxf6 Bg4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd1,
Re2] This intermediate move,we did not see even in the analysis,after game.} (
25... gxf6 $4 26. Rg1 {[%csl Rg2,Rg8]})) 23... Ba6 $36) 23. g3 $2 {This
mistake allows me to carry out a combination,which gives me the big advantage.}
(23. Nf3 $142 Bh6 {[%cal Gc7b6] =/+/-/+}) 23... b3 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb1]} 24. f4
$2 {It is,already a decisive mistake!} ({The main sense of my idea:} 24. a3
$142 Ba6 $1 {[%csl Rb1]} 25. Qxa6 Qc2+ 26. Ka1 Bxd2 {[%csl Gc2,Gd2]} 27. Rf1
Rbc8 $17 28. Qxa4 $140 $4 Ra8 29. Qb5 Rxa3+ 30. bxa3 Qa2#) 24... bxa2+ $1 25.
Kxa2 exf4 26. gxf4 Bf6 {[%csl Ra2,Gc8,Gf6] I managed to open the centre and
also position of the white king. Now my bishops will decide a game very
quickly.} 27. e5 $2 (27. Rb1 $142 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7b5]}) 27... dxe5 28. Ne4 Bh4
$19 (28... Bh4 29. Rg1 $140 Rxd5 $1 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gc8e6]}) 0-1

[Event "Ashdod op"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kaplan, Sasha"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this day there were two rounds,it was second game and I had not time for
preparing for this party.Therefore I have decided to play my favourite variant
(4...Qb6) in sicilian defence.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5.
Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8. f3 {My young opponent have selected the most
harmless continuation for Black. Besides,you can see my annotations to two
another alternatives:} (8. Bd3 $5 {Shytaj,L-Golod,V/Lido degli Estenci,2003/
CBM 96(0-1)(23)}) (8. a3 $5 {(this move is directed against "Bb4") Blodstein,
A-Golod,V/Givatayim,2003/CBM 97(0-1)(31)}) 8... Bb4 $1 {Novelty,from the point
of view of my games.Before I played in this position: 8...a6} 9. Qd2 $140 {
White had no other worthy alternative.} d5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 {[%csl Gc3,Rg7]
} dxe4 12. fxe4 ({It was senselessly:} 12. Bc5 $2 {because of:} b6 $1 {and B
is obliged to leave a /^a3-f8.}) 12... O-O 13. Bd3 Ng4 $1 {I translate the
knight on ideal point "e5".} 14. Bc5 Rd8 {It became already clear,that Black
have decided all opening problems.} 15. O-O-O b6 ({It was obviously,that
impossible to take away the pawn:} 15... Nxh2 $4 16. e5 $18 {[%csl Rh2,Rh7]})
16. h3 Nge5 17. Be3 $6 {The wrong decision,this not too successful place for
black's square bishop.} (17. Bd4 $142 Bb7 $140 18. Bb5 Qe7 {/\Qg5+} 19. Be3 h6
20. Kb1 Rac8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Bc1 $11 {Hamdouchi,H-Milov,V/Cap d'Agde,2002
(1-0)(50)}) 17... Nxd3+ 18. cxd3 $15 ({Hardly it was better:} 18. Rxd3 Ba6 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15) 18... Bb7 $1 $146 {In my opinion,it's best continuation. White
reliably have protected of the pawn "e4",therefore I should begin active
actions on the queen side.} (18... e5 $5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Bb7 $15) ({
Another way of development of this bishop:} 18... Ba6 $5 {was checked 15 years
ago:} 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. d4 $2 (20. Nc1 $142) 20... Qg3 (20... Qb7 $1 {ףc3,Pe4})
21. Bc1 Qg6 $17 {Prie,E-Giffard,N/France,1989(1/2-1/2)(40)}) 19. Kb1 Rac8 {
<->c; ףc3} 20. Rhf1 Qe7 $1 {/\Na5 (ףc3,Nb3) All Black's pieces have occupied
ideal positions and are ready to attack a king of contender.} 21. Qe1 e5 $5 {
[%csl Rd3,Re4][%cal Ge7e6,Gb7a6] I did not want to give to my contender to
play on the following move: "d4", as then he will lose of Pe4.} ({It deserves
serious attention:} 21... Ne5 $17) 22. Rf3 {The rather doubtful decision,but
is very difficult to give good advice.} Ba6 {/^a6-f1; קd3} 23. Bf2 Qe6 24. Nc1
(24. d4 $143 exd4 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bb7 $17 27. Re3 $140 Rd7 {[%csl Rd4,
Re4][%cal Gc8d8]}) 24... Nd4 $1 {The excellent positional decision. After
exchange of white's bishop,I with ease can reach a weak places in camp of my
opponent.} 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 $17 26. Ne2 Rd7 27. Nc3 $2 {This move unexpectedly at
once loses a game. It was necessary:} (27. Rd2 Rdc7 {with strong pressure on
the position of white's pieces.}) 27... Qb3 $1 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Gc8c3] Black's
queen invades into white's camp,where are too many weaknesses.} 28. Kc1 ({
Also not helps for White:} 28. Ka1 Rd4 $1 {[%csl Ra1,Ra3,Gb3,Rd1,Gd4][%cal
Gc8c3]} 29. Na2 (29. Rc1 Bxd3 $19) 29... Rc2 30. Rb1 Rxg2 $19) 28... Bb5 $1 29.
Qd2 Ba4 $19 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Gb3a2,Gb3d1,Gd7c7]} (29... Ba4 {After this move
Sasha Kaplan resigns, because he could not find protection against numerous
threats:} 30. Rdf1 Qa2 {/\Qa1#} 31. Qc2 $8 Bxc2 32. Nxa2 Bxd3+) 0-1

[Event "Lido Estensi op 4th"]
[Site "Lido Estensi"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shytaj, Luca"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2003.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 {
Besides,White has two principales moves:} (7. Qe2 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4] You can see
my annotation to Balinov,I-Golod,V/Vienna,1998/CBM 68 (0-1)(47)}) ({and} 7. Bd3
$5 {You can see my annotation to Kislov,M-Golod,V/Novy Bydzov,2002/CBM 90(0-1)
(28)}) 7... Qc7 8. Bd3 a6 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 b5 11. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Bb7 {
Earlier I considered this move dubious,but after I have won some games,I has
changed the opinion.} (11... h6 $143 {See comments to Horvath,C-Adorjan,A/
Budapest,1995/CBM 46(1-0)(Boensch,U)(29)}) 12. g5 Nd7 13. O-O-O $5 {Novelty,
from the point of view of my games.Before with me played: 13.Qh3.} Nc5 14. Kb1
Nb4 $5 {[%csl Yb4,Yc5] I am sure, it's the "best parking" for my knights.} 15.
Rhe1 $6 $146 ({The games,which have reached this position were continued as
follows:} 15. f5 O-O-O (15... Nbxd3 $5 16. cxd3 Nxb3 17. axb3 $13) 16. fxe6
fxe6 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Be2 $14 {Polgar,S-Plaskett,J/Hastings,1993(1/2-1/2)(43)}
) ({and} 15. Qh3 $6 Nbxd3 $1 16. cxd3 $140 b4 17. Ne2 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Bxe4 19.
Rhd1 Rc8 $36 {[%csl Rb1,Rd3][%cal Gc7c2]} 20. Ka1 Bf5 21. Qf1 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Be7
23. f5 e5 24. f6 $13 {Kindermann,S-Stohl,I/Hamburg,1995(1-0)(47)}) 15... Nbxd3
16. cxd3 b4 $1 {It's important intermediate move.} ({Leads to favourable
complications for White:} 16... Nxb3 17. axb3 d5 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gb5b4]} 18.
Bd4 {[%csl Re8]}) 17. Ne2 (17. Nxc5 $4 {is refuted by:} bxc3 18. Nb3 $140 c2+ {
[%csl Rb1,Rd1]}) 17... Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rb1][%cal Ga5a4] I want
immediately to begin pressure on the queen side.} 19. f5 e5 20. Bd2 {[%csl Yd2]
[%cal Yd2b4]} ({I do not think that it was better:} 20. d4 $6 a4 21. bxa4 $140
Qc4 $1 $40 {[%csl Rb1,Re4][%cal Ga8a4]}) (20. f6 $143 a4 21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. Rf1
g6 $15) (20. Rc1 $2 Qd7 21. Bb6 Qb5 22. Qe3 Ra6 $1 23. Bc7 a4 $17 {[%csl Rb1]})
20... a4 21. Bxb4 $2 ({After:} 21. Nc1 $4 {White immediately loses a game:} Rc8
{[%csl Rb1][%cal Gc7c2]} 22. Bxb4 $140 Qc2+ 23. Ka2 (23. Ka1 axb3 24. Ba3 Ra8
$19 {[%cal Ga8a3]} 25. Qe2 Rxa3+ 26. bxa3 b2+ 27. Ka2 b1=Q#) 23... Ra8 {
[%csl Ra2][%cal Ga4b3]} 24. bxa4 Rxa4+ 25. Ba3 d5 $19 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Ga4a3]})
({Also badly:} 21. Rc1 $2 {because of:} Qa5 22. Kc2 axb3+ (22... d5 $5 $17 {
[%cal Gf8d6]}) 23. Kd1 $8 Qa2 $17 {[%csl Rb2]}) ({Can be recommended:} 21. bxa4
Rxa4 22. b3 (22. Nc1 $5 Qa5 23. Nb3 Qa6 $15) 22... Ra3 23. Kb2 (23. Nc1 $143
Qa5 24. Kb2 Be7 $17 {[%cal Ge7d8,Gd8b6,Ye8g8,Yh8f8]}) 23... Qa5 $1 (23... Ra2+
$143 {Initially I studied only this continuation.} 24. Kxa2 Qc2+ 25. Ka1 Be7 {
/\0-0 (or Kd7) and Ra8#} 26. Be3 (26. Qe3 $2 Kd7 27. Qa7 Ra8 28. Qxa8 Bxa8 29.
Nc1 d5 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra1]}) (26. Bxb4 $5 Qxb3 27. Rb1 $1 (27. Bc3 $2 O-O 28.
Bb2 Qc2 $1 {[%cal Gf8a8]} 29. d4 Ra8+ 30. Ba3 d5 $17 {[%csl Ra3]} 31. Rc1 Qa4
$19) (27. Nc1 $6 Qxb4 $40 {[%csl Ra1]}) 27... Qa4+ 28. Kb2 $8 Qxb4+ 29. Kc2
Qa4+ $13) 26... O-O 27. Ba7 Ra8 (27... Bxg5 $5 {[%cal Yg5c1]}) 28. Qf2 (28. Qe3
$2 Qxb3 $17 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gb3a3]} 29. f6 (29. Rd2 $2 Bxg5 $19 {[%csl Ra1,
Ra7,Ga8,Gb3,Rd2,Ye3][%cal Gg5e3]}) 29... Qa3+ 30. Kb1 Bd8 $1 $17) 28... Bxg5
29. Qb6 Qxb3 30. Qxb7 Qa3+ 31. Kb1 Qb3+ $11) 24. Nc1 Be7 $36 {[%csl Rb2]})
21... axb3 22. Nc3 $4 {[%csl Yb1,Yb4,Yc3][%cal Yb4a3] White wrongly have begun
to build a fortress.It's already decisive mistake.} (22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Ba3 d5 $17
) ({It was necessary:} 22. Bc3 {[%cal Yb1c1,Yc1d2] =/+/-/+}) 22... d5 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rb1] Black perfectly use weakness of the White's king.} ({Leads to
benefit of the contender:} 22... Qb6 $2 23. Ba3 d5 24. Qg3 $1 $132 {[%csl Re5,
Re8][%cal Gg3e5]} (24. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 25. exd5 {[%cal Ge1e5]} Bxa3 26. bxa3 Qd6
$1 $17)) 23. Bxf8 $8 ({Impossibly:} 23. Ba3 {in view of:} Bxa3 24. bxa3 Qxc3)
23... Kxf8 ({After this move my young contender resigns,though he still could
check up my accuracy:} 23... Kxf8 24. exd5 (24. Kc1 $2 d4 {[%csl Rc1][%cal
Gd4c3]}) 24... Qa5 25. Kc1 Qa1+ 26. Nb1 $8 (26. Kd2 Qxb2+ {[%csl Rc3]}) 26...
Rc8+ 27. Kd2 Qxb2+ 28. Ke3 Qd4+ {[%cal Gc8c2]} 29. Ke2 $8 Bxd5 30. Qg3 (30. Qe3
$2 Qg4+ {[%cal Gc8c2,Gg4g2]}) 30... Rc2+ 31. Rd2 Ke7 {[%cal Gh8c8]} 32. Kf1 f6
33. gxf6+ Kxf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Scuol"]
[Date "2001.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.07.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. c3 Bg7 14. Nc2 O-O
({Another popular and deeply studied line here is} 14... Be6) 15. Nce3 Be6 16.
Bd3 f5 17. O-O {First used by Vassily Ivanchuk in his game against Kramnik 
(London, 1994).} Ra7 {The most popular reply.} ({Black can't play} 17... f4 $2
{because of} 18. Qh5 $1 $18) ({and after} 17... e4 {White has} 18. Nf4 $1 {
with good chances, as in Anand-Kramnik, Linares 1998}) (17... Ne7 $2 {doesn't
work here because of} 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxf5 $1 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Rxf5 21. Qd5+
$18) 18. a4 $5 {This move become quite popular recently, after my succesful
game against Nechaev (Donetsk Zt 1998). Earlier 18.a4 occurred in
Lapinskaite-Jurkiewicz, Mureck Ech girls U16 1998. 18...f4 is still
unprofitable for Black because of 19.Qh5 - so why not to disturb him on the
queenside?.} ({Another interesting possibility is} 18. f4 $5 Raf7 19. a4 b4 20.
Bxa6 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qa5 22. Bb5 Qa8 23. Kh1 Nd4 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Nb6 Qb8 26.
Ned5 Rb7 27. Bc4 {1-0 Jenni,F-Jakob,S/ch-SUI, Scuol SUI 2001}) (18. Qh5 Raf7 {
, as in Svidler-Kramnik, Linares 1998, probably offers good prospects for
Black.}) 18... Ne7 $5 {[#] Kramnik's move.} (18... b4 19. Qh5 $5 e4 20. Nf4 Bf7
21. Bc4 $14 Qf6 $2 22. Nfd5 $1 Qe5 23. Qxf5 $18 {Golubev-Nechaev, Donetsk Zt
1998}) (18... bxa4 {should be somewhat better for White as well.}) 19. axb5 $5
$146 {Perhaps this new idea is quite disputable but I'm not one who could
easily avoid possibility to make such a move.} ({The main line currently is} 
19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. axb5 axb5 {, and now:} 21. Bc2 $5 (21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Nxf5
Bxf5 23. Qf3 Qd7 $13 {David-Yakovich, Saint-Vincent Ech 2000}) (21. Bxb5 d5 22.
Nc2 Rb7 23. Bc6 Rxb2 24. Ra8 Qd6 25. Ra6 Qc5 26. Nb4 Qxc3 27. Bxd5 Qxb4 28.
Bxe6+ {, and here draw was agreed in Svidler-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 1999.}) (21.
Ra6 d5 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Nxf5 e4 $13 {Zelcic-Sermek, Belisce 1999}) 21... d5
22. Bb3 (22. Qh5 $143 Qe8 $5 23. Qxe8 Rexe8 24. Rfd1 d4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Golubev-Wiersma, Dieren 1999}) 22... f4 $1 23. Nxd5 Rd7 $1 24. Nb4 $1 Rxd1 25.
Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Raxd1 Qe7 27. Bd5 e4 28. Rfe1 e3 29. Bf3 {, and Black faced
certain troubles in Topalov-Leko, Istanbul Ol (Men) 2000 (+/=)}) ({Deserves
attention also} 19. Bc2 $5 {, as in Wedberg-Von Bahr, Stockholm 2000}) 19... f4
$6 ({Critical is} 19... Nxd5 {and further, e.g.,} 20. Bxf5 ({or} 20. Bc4 Nf4
21. Bxe6+ Nxe6 22. Qd5 Qf6 23. Rxa6 Rd7) 20... Rxf5 21. Nxf5 Nf4 22. Ne3 (22.
Nxd6 $2 Rd7 23. Rxa6 Bf8) (22. Rxa6 $2 Rxa6 23. bxa6 Bxf5 24. a7 Be6) 22... a5
23. c4 (23. b4 d5 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. bxa5 Qxa5 26. g3 Nh3+ 27. Kg2 Qxb5 28. Qh5
Qd7 $1) 23... e4 24. c5) 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Qh5 Bf6 ({After} 21... Rf6 22. Nf5
Ref7 {, White probably could play} 23. Nxg7 Rxg7 24. Rxa6) 22. Nf5 $16 Bxf5 23.
Bxf5 $5 (23. Qxf5 axb5 24. Bxb5 Bg7 {followed by ...e4}) 23... axb5 24. Ra6 Kh8
25. Rd1 d5 26. Rc6 d4 $6 (26... Qa8 27. Qh6 Bg5 28. Qxg5 Rg7 29. Qh6 Rxf5 30.
Qe6 Rf8 31. Qxd5 $16) (26... Qe8 27. Qxe8 (27. Qh6 Bg5 28. Qxg5 Rg7 29. Qh6
Rxf5 $11) 27... Rexe8 28. Rxd5 e4 29. Kf1 $16) 27. Rc8 $18 Qxc8 28. Bxc8 Rxc8
29. cxd4 Rd8 30. Qf5 Bg7 31. d5 Red7 32. h4 h6 33. b4 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35.
Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qc6 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rd2 38. f3 Rd1 39. Qxb5 Bf6 40. h5 Kg7 41. Qb7+
Kg8 42. b5 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 21st"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zaragatski, Ilja"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8.
Bd3 a6 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 b5 11. O-O-O (11. O-O) 11... Bb7 12. g4 (12. Kb1 h5 (
12... Nb4) 13. Rhe1 (13. Rhf1 Be7 14. f5 O-O-O) 13... Be7 14. Bf2) 12... Nb4
13. g5 (13. Kb1) 13... Nxd3+ (13... Nd7 14. Kb1 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Rc8 16. Rd2 Be7
17. h4) 14. Rxd3 (14. cxd3 Nd5) 14... Nd7 15. Re1 (15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 Rc8 17.
Rc1) 15... b4 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Rd2 a5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Nbc1 Be7 20. Nd3 d5 21.
exd5 Bxd5 22. Qf2 O-O 23. Bd4 b3 24. cxb3 axb3 25. a3 Bc4 26. Nc3 Qa5 27. Ne5
Nxe5 28. Bxe5 Bc5 29. Bd4 Be7 30. Be5 Ra8 31. Ne4 Rfc8 32. Nd6 Bxd6 33. Rxd6
Bd5 34. Qe3 Qc7 35. Qd2 Ra5 36. f5 Rc5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Bxc7 Rxd2 39. Bf4 Rf2
0-1

[Event "London m"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.04.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 (10. Be3 {Manor,I} Nd7 11.
Be2 a6 12. Na3 f5 13. Nc4 f4 14. Bd2 a5 15. b4 O-O 16. bxa5 e4 17. Bb4 Bf6 18.
Ra3 Ne5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 $40 {1-0 Malisauskas,V-Ciemniak,R/POL-chT
1991 (41)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Nd7 (11... f5 {Manor,I} 12. a5 a6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14.
Kh1 Kh8 15. f4 Bf6 16. Be3 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Na4 Bxa4 20. Rxa4
Ng6 21. Be3 Be5 22. Bd3 f4 23. Bg1 Nh4 24. g3 Qd7 25. Rb4 Nf5 26. gxf4 $16 {
1-0 Ivanov,A-Dolmatov,S/URS-FL 1979 (39)}) 12. Be3 a6 13. Na3 f5 14. f3 f4 {
At first sight this move looks positionally dubious as black loses control of
e4. However it will take some moves before Na3 is in control of this vital
square. In the meantime black can build up a promising attack} 15. Bf2 Qe8 $1 {
[%csl Ra3,Rh2]} 16. Nc4 Qh5 17. Kh1 Rf6 {[%cal Yf6h6,Ye7h4,Yh4g3]} 18. g4 {
Something has clearly gone wrong for white} fxg3 19. Bxg3 Rg6 {[%cal Rg6g3]} (
19... Qf7 {Manor,I} 20. Qd2 b6 21. Ne3 Bb7 22. c4 a5 23. Ng4 Rf5 24. Ne3 Rf6
25. Ng4 Rf5 26. Ne3 Rf6 27. Ng4 {1/2-1/2 Fercec,N-Andrianov,N/Novi Sad op 1988}
) 20. f4 Qh6 21. Qe1 Nf6 {The game is a little bit similar to some
stonewall-variations where black also builds up with heawy pieces in the h-<->
before completing the developement of the Q-side pieces} 22. fxe5 Ne4 {[%cal
Re4g3]} 23. Ra3 (23. Bf4 $142 Bh3 $1 (23... Qh3 $2 24. Bf3) (23... Bg5 24. Bxg5
(24. Qc1 Ng3+ $1) 24... Qxg5 (24... Rxg5 25. Rg1 Bh3 26. Bf3 $16) 25. Bf3 $16)
24. Bxh6 Bg2+ 25. Kg1 Bf3+ 26. Qg3 Nxg3 27. Rxf3 (27. Bxf3 Nxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxh6
$17) (27. hxg3 Bxe2 $17) 27... Nxe2+ 28. Kf2 (28. Kf1 Nd4 29. Rf4 dxe5 30. Nxe5
Rxh6 31. Rxd4 Rxh2 $17) 28... Nd4 $17 (28... Nd4 {Manor,I} 29. Bf4 Bh4+ 30. Bg3
Nxf3 $17)) (23. Rg1 {Manor,I} Rxg3 $1 24. Rxg3 Bh4 $15) 23... Rxg3 24. Rxg3 Bh4
25. Rgf3 (25. Kg1 $1 {Petursson} Bxg3 (25... b5 $1 26. Nxd6 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Nxd6
28. exd6 Qxd6 $14) 26. hxg3 Qh3 (26... Qg5 27. Kg2 dxe5 28. Bd3 $16) 27. e6 $3
Nxg3 (27... Bxe6 28. Bf3 $1 $16) 28. Rf8+ Kxf8 29. e7+ Ke8 30. Nxd6+ Kxe7 31.
Bg4+ Kxd6 32. Bxh3 $18) (25. Kg1 $1 $13 {Manor,I}) 25... Bg4 (25... Bxe1 $4 {
Petursson} 26. Rf8#) (25... Bh3 $4 {Petursson} 26. Rxh3 $18) 26. R3f2 {This
miserable move equals resignation, but White is already lost:} (26. Qd1 {
Petursson} Bg3 $1 27. R3f2 (27. Rxg3 {Manor,I} Nxg3+ 28. Kg2 Bxe2 $19) 27...
Bh3 $1 $19) (26. Qc1 {Petursson} Bxf3+ 27. Bxf3 Ng3+ 28. Kg1 Bg5 29. Qd1 Nxf1
30. Qxf1 Bf4 31. h3 Bxe5 $19) 26... Nxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Bxf2 28. Qxf2 Rf8 29. Qe1
Qh3 (29... Qh3 {Petursson WHITE RESIGNED, as there is no hope in} 30. Kg1 b5
31. axb5 axb5 32. Bf1 Rxf1+ 33. Qxf1 Qxf1+ 34. Kxf1 bxc4 35. exd6 Kf7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Vejle"]
[Site "Vejle"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bb7 (12... O-O 13. Nc2 Rb8
14. a3 a5 15. h4 Ne7 $1 $146 (15... g6 $6 16. g3 Bg7 17. h5 Ne7 18. hxg6 hxg6
19. Nce3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Be6 21. Bh3 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 $16 {Shirov,A-Illescas,M/
Linares/1994/}) 16. Nce3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. g3 Qd7 $1 19. Bg2 Bd8 $1 20. O-O
Bb6 21. Qd2 $14 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moskva Intel rapid/1994/}) 13. Nc2 Nb8
14. g3 Nd7 15. h4 (15. Nce3 O-O 16. h4 g6 17. Bh3 $5 $146 Bg7 18. h5 Nf6 19.
hxg6 hxg6 20. Qd3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bh6 22. Rd1 Kg7 23. Bg2 Rc8 24. Ne3 Bxe3 25.
Qxe3 Rh8 26. Rxh8 Kxh8 27. Bh3 Rc4 28. f3 $14 {Anand,W-Nunn,J/Monaco Amber
blind/1994/}) 15... O-O 16. Nce3 g6 (16... Nc5 17. Bd3 $1 g6 18. Bc2 a5 19. a3
Bg7 20. h5 Bc8 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Qe2 $16 {Anand,W-Kramnik,V/Monaco Amber blind/
1994/}) 17. Qg4 (17. Bh3 {Anand,W-Nunn,J/Monaco/1994/}) 17... Bg7 18. h5 Nf6 (
18... f5 $6 19. Qh3 $16 {-> Mortensen}) 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Rd1 $14 Rac8 21. Bg2
Rfd8 22. O-O Rc5 23. Rd3 Bh6 24. Rfd1 $5 (24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Ne3 Bh6 $10 {
Mortensen}) 24... Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Bc8 $1 26. Qe2 Be6 27. b3 Rc6 28. Red3 Kg7 (
28... Qg5 29. Bf3 Kf8 $5 $132 {/\ Ke7}) 29. Bf3 Qg5 30. Kg2 $1 a5 $1 31. Rh1 a4
32. Qd1 axb3 33. axb3 Ra6 $1 34. Rh4 Kf6 $2 (34... Kf8 $1 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Bg4
$5 {Mortensen} (36. Rh8+ Kg7 $1 $10 {Mortensen}) 36... Bxg4 (36... f5 $2 37.
Bf3 $16 {>< Kf8}) 37. Rxg4 Qh5 38. c4 $1 (38. Qf3 Ra1 $1 39. Rh4 (39. Rd1 $2
Rxd1 40. Qxd1 Ke7 $17 {/\ Rh8->}) 39... Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Ke7 $15) 38... bxc4 39.
bxc4 Kg7 $1 40. c5 $1 Rh8 41. cxd6 $1 {/\ Rh4} Qh2+ 42. Kf3 Ra2 43. Rd2 (43.
Qf1 $2 Qh5 $1 $17 {>< /^d1-h5}) 43... Rxd2 44. Qxd2 Qh5 $1 45. d7 Rd8 (45... f5
46. exf5 Qxf5+ (46... e4+ 47. Ke3 Qxg4 $2 48. Qd4+ $1 $16) 47. Kg2 Qxg4 48.
d8=Q Qh3+ (48... Qe4+ 49. f3 Rxd8 50. Qxd8 Qe2+ 51. Kg1 Qxf3 52. Qe7+ $10) 49.
Kf3 Qh1+ 50. Ke3 $10) 46. Qd1 $1 {/\ Kg2;f3;Rh4} f5 47. exf5 Qxf5+ 48. Kg2 Rxd7
$10) 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Bg4 $1 $16 {>< Kf6} Ke7 37. Bxe6 Kxe6 38. Rh7 $1 f5 $8
39. c4 $1 fxe4 40. Re3 bxc4 41. bxc4 d5 $8 42. Qb3 $1 Rad6 43. cxd5+ Rxd5 44.
Rc3 $18 {>< Ke6} Qd2 45. Rc6+ Kf5 46. g4+ $1 Kg5 47. Qg3 Qxf2+ $5 48. Qxf2 Rd2
49. Rh3 Rxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Rd2+ 51. Ke1 Rg2 52. Rh8 Rxg4 53. Rg8 Kf5 54. Rf8+ Kg5
55. Re6 1-0

[Event "Helsingor Jubilee"]
[Site "Helsingor"]
[Date "1999.10.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Hansen,SB"]
[PlyCount "222"]
[EventDate "1999.10.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4104]} 1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 h6 {Anderssons pet-line it is offcourse designed to remove the queens at
once! And even though it seems better for white this might not be the case
against Andersson!} 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 9. Nb5 {Hector came prepared.}
Qxd6 10. Nxd6+ Ke7 11. Nf5+ Kd8 12. Be3 $1 $146 d5 13. Nd6 Kc7 14. Nb5+ Kb8 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Bc4 (16. Bc5 b6 17. Bd6+ Kb7 18. g3 $16 {Seems more to the point.
}) 16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 a6 18. Nc3 f6 {Status is white is more active and has
the initiative - black has the superior pawnstructure, what count's for most?}
19. O-O-O Ne7 20. Rd3 $1 Kc7 21. Nd5+ Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Ra7 $6 23. Rc3+ Kb8 24. a4
Rd8 25. Rd1 b5 {Black has to worsen his struture to liberate the rook.} 26.
axb5 axb5 27. Rdd3 {White is clearly better he has a clear objective to attack
the b-pawn.} Rc7 28. Rb3 Rc5 29. e4 Rd7 30. Ra3 Ra7 31. Rxa7 Kxa7 32. Ra3+ Kb6
33. Ra8 Ba6 $6 (33... f5 $1) 34. Rg8 Rc7 35. b4 $16 Ka7 36. Ra8+ Kb6 37. Rd8
Ka7 {Black can only wait and see what white can come up with.} 38. Kd2 Kb6 39.
c3 Ka7 40. Rd6 Bb7 41. Kd3 Ba6 42. Bc6 {Every grandmaster enjoys these
positions where there's no counterplay for the opponent in sight and you can
try different piece setups until he/she get's desperate.} Rc8 43. g4 Rc7 44.
Bd7 Kb7 45. Rd5 Kb6 46. h3 Ra7 47. Be8 Rc7 48. h4 Rc8 $6 (48... Re7 {I think
black should have his rook here to avoid losing the e-pawn. Then he can make
waiting moves with the other pieces.}) 49. Rd6+ Ka7 50. Bc6 Rc7 51. Bd5 Bc8 $6
52. Bc6 Ba6 53. Kd2 Kb6 54. Bd5+ Ka7 55. g5 $1 fxg5 56. hxg5 hxg5 57. Re6 {
White is as good as winning now.} g4 58. Rxe5 g6 59. Rg5 Rg7 60. Be6 $6 {
From a practical viewpoint this is imprecise or in other words every russian
schoolboy knows: activate the king!} (60. Ke3 $1) 60... g3 61. Ke3 g2 62. Kd4
Bb7 63. Rxg2 g5 64. Bd5 g4 65. Kc5 Rg5 66. Rg3 Bxd5 67. exd5 Kb7 68. Kxb5 Rxd5+
69. Kc4 Rg5 {Hecht: '[#] Der von hinten gedeckte schwarze Freibauer bietet
ausreichende Kompensation für die verbundenen weißen Freibauern. Er bindet
entweder den Turm oder den König, so dass das für den Gewinn notwendige
Zusammenspiel von Turm und König nicht stattfindet. '} 70. Kd4 {this
rookending must be winning but it's not that easy.} Rg8 71. c4 Kc6 72. Ke4 Rb8
73. Rb3 g3 74. Kf3 Rg8 75. Rb2 Rg7 76. Re2 Rb7 77. Rb2 Rg7 $1 78. Kg2 Rg4 79.
Rc2 Rg8 80. Rc1 Rg7 81. Rh1 Rg4 82. Rc1 Rg7 83. Rc3 Rg4 84. Rc2 Rg8 85. Kf3 Rg7
86. Ra2 Rg8 87. Re2 Rb8 88. Rb2 Rg8 89. Rc2 Rg7 90. Kg2 Rg4 91. Rc1 Rg8 92. Rc3
Rg4 93. Rc1 Rg8 94. Rc2 Rg7 95. Kf3 Rg8 96. Ra2 Rb8 97. Ra6+ Kd7 98. Ra4 Rg8
99. Ra7+ Kd6 100. Kg2 Rg4 $1 101. c5+ Kc6 102. Ra6+ Kb7 103. Rb6+ Kc7 104. b5
Rg5 105. Rc6+ Kb7 106. Kf1 g2+ 107. Kg1 Kb8 {'!' Hecht. Hecht: 'Der klare
Remisweg.'} ({Interessant für den Analytiker wäre:} 107... Rd5 {Hecht} 108.
Kxg2 Rd2+ {Wird der Angriff auf den Bc5 aufrechterhalten, so wandert der weiße
König gewinnbringend nach a5.} 109. Kf3 Rb2 110. Rb6+ Kc7 111. Ke4 Rb1 112. Kd5
Rd1+ 113. Ke6 Re1+ 114. Kf6 Rf1+ 115. Ke7 Rb1 116. Rc6+ Kb7 117. Kd6 $1 Rd1+ $1
$11 (117... Rxb5 $2 118. Rc7+ Kb8 119. Rh7 Rb1 120. Rh8+ Ka7 121. c6 Rd1+ 122.
Kc7 Rg1 123. Kc8 $1 Kb6 124. c7 Rg7 125. Rh6+ Ka7 126. Rc6 $18 {[%cal Rc8d8]}))
108. b6 Kb7 109. Rc7+ Kb8 110. c6 Rg6 $1 111. Rb7+ Kc8 {Excellent endgame play
by Andersson!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 $5 {This move is an interesting try to
avoid the complications of the 11.c3 line and get a non-theoretical position.}
b4 12. Nc2 O-O (12... a5 {and}) (12... Rb8 {are similar.}) 13. g3 ({It is also
possible to start with} 13. h4 {in order to avoid Bg5.}) 13... Bg5 ({Shirov
won another nice game, but his opponent played} 13... a5 14. Bg2 (14. h4 {
is another line}) 14... Be6 15. h4 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nb8 17. Ne3 Na6 18. Rc1 Rc8
19. O-O Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Nc5 21. Nc4 g6 22. Qe3 Kg7 23. f4 $1 exf4 24. gxf4 Bxh4
25. e5 Be7 26. f5 $40 {Shirov-Mista, Warsaw 2011}) 14. h4 (14. Bg2 {is another
line.}) 14... Bh6 15. Bh3 {The idea of this line is to keep f5 under control.}
Be6 16. Kf1 $1 {The K goes to g2 to castle artificially.} Qa5 {Black places
his Q on c5, which is a very nice square for it.} (16... a5 17. Kg2 Qb8 18. b3
Qa7 19. Qd3 Kh8 20. Rad1 $14 {Delchev-Drenchev, Skopje 2012}) 17. Kg2 Qc5 18.
b3 Ra7 (18... a5 19. Qd3 a4 20. Bf5 $1 $14 {Rasulov-Mista, Plovdiv 2012}) 19.
Qd3 a5 20. Rad1 ({1 year ago Shirov played} 20. Rhf1 {, but after} Bxd5 21.
exd5 Ne7 22. a3 bxa3 (22... Rfa8 23. Ra2 $1 $14 {/\ Rfa1}) 23. Rxa3 (23. Nxa3
$1 $14) 23... g6 24. Rfa1 Rfa8 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. b4 Qc7 27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5
Qxa5 $11 {The position was about equal Shirov-Krasenkow, Jurmala 2013.}) 20...
a4 21. Rhe1 $146 {This is the first novelty in the game. White prepares Re2
with this move, as the rook will be very useful on e2.} (21. g4 f6 22. a3 Bxd5
23. exd5 axb3 24. axb4 Nxb4 25. Nxb4 Qxb4 26. g5 fxg5 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. hxg5 Ra2
29. Rdf1 Qb6 30. gxh6 Raxf2+ 31. Kh3 $13 {with a very complicated position in
Andriasian-Timofeev, Belgorod 2010.}) 21... axb3 ({If Black had waited, White
would have played} 21... Rb7 22. Bf5 $14) 22. axb3 Ra2 23. Re2 {This move is
logical, but it isn't exact.} (23. Ra1 $1 {was better} Rb2 24. Reb1 Rxb1 25.
Rxb1 Kh8 (25... Bxh3+ 26. Kxh3 Qxf2 27. Ncxb4 Nd4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Rf1 Qb2 30.
Nf5 Nxf5 31. Rxf5 $14) 26. Rd1 $14) 23... Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 $6 {But Black
misses it.} (24... Na5 $1 25. Qd3 Nb7 $11) 25. exd5 $6 (25. Rxd5 $14 {was much
more logical, I don't understand how Shirov could have missed it.}) 25... Na5 (
25... Nb8 $1 {followed by Na6 is even slightly better for Black.}) 26. Rb1 Nb7
$6 (26... f5 $1 {restricting the B.}) 27. Kf1 (27. Bg4 {was a bit more exact}
f5 28. Nxb4 Rd2 $1 {It seems like this counterblow finishes the game, but
there is another counterblow} 29. f4 $1 Rxe2+ 30. Bxe2 exf4 31. Nc6 $14) 27...
Nc5 (27... Rfa8 $1 28. Nxb4 Rxe2 29. Kxe2 Nc5 $44) 28. Nxb4 Rxe2 29. Kxe2 Rb8
$6 (29... Ra8 $1 {Not allowing the N to go away from b4.}) 30. Nd3 $6 (30. Nc6
$1 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Nxb3 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nc8 Bd2 34. Nxd6 Bb4 35. Ne4 $14 {
Black has some drawing chances, but with the Ns on the board it isn't a dead
draw.}) 30... Ne4 31. Rb2 Nc3+ 32. Kf1 g6 (32... e4 $1 33. Nf4 g6 $1 {/\ Bg7})
33. b4 f5 $6 {But this is a mistake. The point of 2...g6 wasn't f5, but Bg7.} (
33... e4 $1 34. Nf4 Bg7 $11) 34. Rc2 $6 (34. b5 $1 e4 35. Nb4 $16) 34... e4 35.
Nf4 Bxf4 36. gxf4 Na4 37. c5 (37. b5 Rc8 $44) 37... dxc5 $4 {But this is
losing.} (37... Rxb4 $1 38. cxd6 Kf7 $11 {was equalising.}) 38. bxc5 $18 Rb5
39. c6 Rxd5 40. c7 Nb6 41. Ke1 Kf7 42. Bf1 Ke7 43. c8=Q Nxc8 44. Rxc8 Rd7 45.
h5 Ra7 46. h6 Ra1+ 47. Ke2 Ra3 48. Rc7+ Kf6 49. Rxh7 Rf3 50. Rh8 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c3 O-O
15. Nc2 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Re1 d5 18. Bf1 Qe5 19. a3 Rb6 20. Ne3 Rd8 21. Qg4
Rg6 22. Qh4 Rgd6 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 d4 25. cxd4 Rxd4 26. b3 Rd2 27. Rab1 Ra2
28. Red1 Rdd2 29. Rbc1 Bd7 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Rc7 Be5 32. Ra7 Rd6 33. g4 Kg7 34.
Ra8 h6 35. g3 Bd4 36. Bg2 Bxe3 37. fxe3 Rd3 38. Rxa6 Rxe3 39. Kf2 Rxb3 40. Bxe4
{[#] Plötzlich sieht sich Schwarz einem veritablen Mattangriff gegenüber.} Rb2+
(40... Kf8 41. f6 Be8 42. Ra8 Rc3 43. Bf5 Rc7 44. Ke3 $18 {[%cal Ye3d4,Yd4d5,
Yd5d6]}) (40... f6 41. Ra7 $18) (40... Rc3 41. f6+ Kf8 42. Ra8+ Rc8 43. Rxc8+
Bxc8 44. Bc6 Ba6 45. Ke3 $18) 41. Ke3 Rb3+ 42. Kd4 h5 43. g5 Bxf5 44. Bxf5 Rxg3
45. Bd3 {Der Rest ist Technik} h4 46. Rh6 Rg4+ 47. Kc3 Ra4 48. Kb3 Rg4 49. Bc2
Rg3+ 50. Kb4 Rg4+ 51. Ka5 b4 52. Rh7+ Kg8 53. axb4 Rxg5+ 54. b5 Rc5 55. Be4 f5
56. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O f5 17. Qe2 Rb8 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. b3 e4 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Qd2
a4 22. Nce3 Be5 23. bxa4 bxa4 24. f4 exf3 25. Bxf3 Na5 26. Kh1 a3 27. Rb1 Qa7
28. Rb4 Bxd5 29. Nxd5 Rxb4 30. cxb4 Nb3 31. Qh6 Bg7 32. Qh5 Nd4 33. Bg2 Qf7 34.
Qxf7 Rxf7 35. Rd3 Nb5 36. Re3 Be5 37. Bf1 Rb7 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Bc4 Nc7 40. Rb3
Nb5 41. Ne3 Nd4 42. Rb1 f4 43. gxf4 Bxf4 44. Nd5 Be5 45. b5 Ne6 46. Rb3 Bb2 47.
b6 Nc5 48. Rg3+ Kf8 49. Rf3+ Kg7 50. Rg3+ Kf8 51. Rf3+ Kg7 52. Bb5 Ne6 53. Re3
Kf7 54. Ba6 Rb8 55. Bc4 Nc5 56. Re7+ Kg6 57. Bb5 Bf6 58. Re8 Rxe8 59. Bxe8+ Kf5
60. Bc6 Bd8 61. b7 Na6 62. Ne3+ Ke5 63. Nc4+ Ke6 64. Nxa3 d5 65. Nc2 Nb8 66.
Bb5 Kd6 67. Bd3 Kc7 68. Bxh7 Nc6 69. Ne3 Nb4 70. a3 d4 71. axb4 dxe3 {[#] Once
again, White fails in this ending due to the fact that his bishop doesn't
control the promotion square h8. Black's drawing plan consists in: 1.winning a
b-pawn, and 2.a quick march by the king to h8, while the bishop dies a heroic
death for the other b-pawn. [#] Einmal mehr scheitert Weiß in diesem Endspiel
an der Tatsache, daß sein Läufer nicht das Umwandlungsfeld h8 kontrolliert.
Der schwarze Remisplan sieht 1. die Eroberung eines b-Bauern und 2. den
Eilmarsch des Königs nach h8 vor, während der Läufer den Heldentod gegen den
anderen b-Bauern stirbt.} 72. Be4 (72. Bd3 Kxb7 73. Kf3 Kc6 74. Kg4 Kd6 75. h4
Ke6 {and here too the king reaches the saving corner at h8. auch hier gelangt
der König in die rettende Ecke h8.}) 72... Be7 73. Kf3 (73. b5 Bh4 74. Kf3 (74.
Bf3 e2 75. Bxe2 Kxb7 76. Kf3 Kc7 77. Kg4 Bf2 78. h4 Kd7 79. Kg5 Ke7 80. h5 Kf7
81. h6 Kg8 $11) 74... Bf2 75. Bd3 Kxb7 76. Be2 Be1 77. Kg4 Kc7 78. h4 Kd6 79.
Kg5 Ke7 $11) 73... Bxb4 74. Kxe3 Bd6 75. h4 Kd7 76. h5 Ke7 77. h6 Kf7 78. Bh7
Kf6 {[%cal Rf6g5]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch places"]
[Site "Balatonlelle"]
[Date "2002.06.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Medvegy, Zoltan"]
[Black "Horvath, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2002.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 f5 12. Bg2 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Be6 14. c3 O-O
15. Ne3 Qd7 16. O-O Rad8 17. Bd5 Ne7 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nac2 d5 20. Re1 d4 21.
cxd4 exd4 22. Ng2 Qd6 23. Qd3 Nc6 24. f4 Qd5 25. b3 a5 26. Rad1 Qc5 27. Nh4 f5
28. Nf3 Rfe8 29. Nh4 Rf8 30. Re6 Nb4 31. Nxb4 axb4 32. Re2 Rc8 33. Nf3 Qd5 34.
Ne5 Rcd8 35. Qf3 Qxf3 36. Nxf3 Rf7 37. Red2 Rfd7 38. Kf2 d3 39. Ne5 Bxe5 40.
fxe5 Rd5 41. e6 Kf8 42. Re1 Ke7 43. Re3 R8d6 44. Kf3 Rd4 45. Re5 R6d5 46. Rxd5
Rxd5 47. Ke3 Kxe6 48. Rxd3 Rc5 49. Rd4 Rc2 50. h4 Rxa2 51. Rxb4 Ra5 52. Kf4 Kf6
53. h5 h6 54. Rd4 Ra3 55. Rd6+ Kg7 56. b4 Rb3 57. Kxf5 Rxb4 58. Rd7+ Kg8 59.
Rb7 Rb1 {[#] Weiß möchte 2-1 Freibauern haben, erreicht dies aber nur unter
Verschlechterung seiner Turmstellung.} 60. Kg6 Kf8 61. Rf7+ {Gute Idee aber
zum falschen Zeitpunkt ausgeführt.} (61. g4 $1 Rg1 62. Rf7+ Ke8 (62... Kg8 63.
Rg7+ Kh8 (63... Kf8 64. Kxh6 b4 65. g5 b3 66. Rb7 Rg3 67. g6 $18) 64. Kxh6 b4
65. g5 $18) 63. Rf4 $18 {[%csl Rh6]} Rc1 64. Kxh6 Rc6+ 65. Kg7 Rc7+ 66. Kg8 Rb7
67. Rf8+ $18) 61... Kg8 62. Rf3 Rc1 63. Kxh6 Rc6+ 64. Kg5 b4 65. Rb3 Rb6 66. g4
Kg7 67. Kh4 Rb5 68. g5 Rb8 69. Kg4 Rb5 70. Kf4 Kf7 {Weiß überzieht alsbald
diese Remisposition und verliert sogar noch.} 71. h6 Kg6 72. Rh3 Rb8 73. Re3 b3
74. Re6+ Kf7 75. Rf6+ $2 Ke7 $2 (75... Kg8 $1 76. Rg6+ Kh8 $19) 76. Ke5 $2 (76.
h7 $1 b2 77. h8=Q Rxh8 78. Rb6 $11) 76... b2 (76... Rb5+ 77. Kf4 b2 78. h7 b1=Q
79. h8=Q Rb4+ {und es wird matt.}) 77. Re6+ Kf7 78. g6+ Kg8 79. Kf6 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Paulsen, Dirk"]
[Black "Kaeser, Udo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Be2 O-O 14.
f3 Nd7 15. Nca4 Nxb6 16. Bxb6 Qd7 17. c3 Bd8 18. O-O Bxb6+ 19. Nxb6 Qc7 20. Nc4
Rfd8 21. Kh1 Ne7 22. Ne3 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qc2 Rbd8 26. Rad1
g6 27. a3 Bf5 28. Qc1 Bd3 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Rd1 Qd6 32. Rxd3 Qxd3
33. Kg1 f5 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. h4 Ke6 36. Qe3 Qxe3+ 37. Kxe3 {[#] Wegen seiner
zentralen Bauernmasse hat Schwarz Raumvorteil, der sich jedoch nicht auswirken
sollte. FRITZ6 erkennt recht bald, dass Weiß nichts zu befürchten hat.} Kd5 38.
Kd3 {[%cal Yc3c4]} b5 {Hansen,Cu: 'Black has a clear plan. He wants to block
whites Q-side majority with a6-a5-a4 and then win the game by using his own
P-majority on the K-side.'} 39. b3 {Hansen,Cu: 'Now if whites a-P would have
been on a2 he might have been able to hold the draw by just waiting - moving
his K back and forth on the third rank. But in the game the white squared
weaknesses still exist even after the textmove'} ({RR} 39. g4 $5) 39... a5 {
Hansen,Cu: 'Black now intends to play a5-a4 and thereby securing the square c4
for his K '} ({RR} 39... h5 $5) 40. g4 (40. c4+ {Hansen,Cu} bxc4+ 41. bxc4+ Kc5
42. Kc3 a4 $1 {It is a good idea to push this potential passed P. Black will
eventually force whites K to the center by creating a passed P on the e-<->
and after Kxc4(-b3xa3) it is nice that the a-P is already on a4.}) 40... h5 41.
g5 $2 {Schwere Fehleinschätzung! Die Bauern mussten reduziert werden, denn an
den Pg6 kommt Weiß nicht heran.} (41. gxh5 $1 gxh5 42. c4+ bxc4+ 43. bxc4+ Kc5
44. Kc3 a4 45. Kd3 e4+ 46. fxe4 fxe4+ 47. Kxe4 Kxc4 48. Ke3 Kb3 49. Kd3 $11 {
RR: Es erhebt sich die Frage, ob Schwarz den Zug verhindern konnte (mit 39...
h5) bzw. Weiß schon einen Zug vorher g2-g4 spielen musste.}) 41... Kc5 (41...
a4 $1 {Hansen,Cu: This was the straight way to victory though the textmove
does not spoil anything.} 42. b4 f4 $1 {White is in (.)} 43. Kd2 e4 44. fxe4+
Kxe4 45. Ke2 f3+ 46. Kf2 Kd3 $19) 42. b4+ (42. c4 bxc4+ 43. bxc4 a4 44. Kc3 e4
45. f4 e3 46. Kd3 e2 47. Kxe2 Kxc4 48. Ke3 Kc3 49. Ke2 Kb3 {[%csl Ra3]} (49...
Kd4 $19 {[%csl Rf4]}) 50. Kd3 Kxa3 51. Kc3 Ka2 52. Kc2 a3 53. Kc1 Kb3 $19)
42... axb4 43. cxb4+ Kd5 44. Kc3 e4 45. f4 e3 (45... e3 46. Kd3 e2 47. Kxe2 Ke4
48. Kd2 Kxf4 49. a4 bxa4 50. b5 Ke5 $19 {sieht Schwarz im Quadrat des b-Bauern.
}) 0-1

[Event "Riga zt"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Zapolskis, Antanas J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 8. a4
Nc6 9. O-O d6 10. a5 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Na4 Bd7 13. Nb6 Rad8 14. Nxd7 Rxd7 15.
f4 Re8 16. Qf3 e5 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. c3 Nd8 20. Kh1 Ne6 21. Bc2 Qc4
22. Be3 Red8 23. Rf2 Qb5 24. Qe2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Ng4 26. Bb6 Nf4 27. Ree1 Rd2 28.
Nxd2 Rxd2 29. Bd1 h5 30. Bxg4 hxg4 31. g3 Ne6 32. b4 Rc2 33. Rac1 Rb2 34. Be3
Bg5 35. Rcd1 Rc2 36. Rc1 Rb2 37. Rcd1 Rc2 38. Rd3 g6 39. Kg1 Bxe3+ 40. Rexe3 {
RR<->RN Motive: besseres Zusammenspiel der wT bei beiderseitiger
Freibauernbildung} Ng5 41. Rd7 Nf3+ 42. Kf1 Nxh2+ 43. Ke1 Nf3+ 44. Kd1 Rg2 45.
Rxb7 Rxg3 46. b5 axb5 47. a6 Rg1+ 48. Kc2 Ra1 49. a7 Kg7 50. Kb2 Ra5 51. Rd3 g5
52. Rdd7 Kg6 53. Rxf7 Nd2 54. Rg7+ Kh6 55. Rh7+ Kg6 56. Rbg7+ Kf6 57. Rd7 Kg6
58. Rh8 Nf3 59. Rd6+ Kg7 60. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 14. c3 fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 Ng5+ 19. f3 Nxe4 20. fxg4 Qc8
21. Qe3 Qxg4+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 f5 24. Nc2 Kf7 25. Nce3 Nf6 26. a4 Nxd5
27. Nxd5 Ke6 28. Rhd1 Raa7 29. Nb4 Rgc7 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. h3 Bh6
33. g4 e4+ 34. Kg2 f4 35. Rd4 f3+ 36. Kg3 d5 37. Nxd5 Rf7 38. Nc7+ Ke7 39.
Rxe4+ Kd7 40. Kf2 Kxc7 41. Re5 Kd6 42. Rf5 Rxf5 43. gxf5 Ke5 44. Kxf3 Kxf5 {
Läufer vs zwei Bauern mit Gewinnchancen für Schwarz wegen der aktiven
Königsstellung} 45. h4 Ke5 46. Ke2 Ke4 47. h5 Bg5 48. b3 Be3 49. Kf1 ({
Kritisch ist, aber gerade noch gut zu gehen scheint} 49. Kd1 $6 Kd3 50. c4 b4
51. Ke1 Kc3 (51... Bd4 $144 52. h6 Kc3 53. Ke2 Kxb3 54. Kd3) 52. Ke2 Bd4 53. h6
Kxb3 54. Kd3 Bc3 55. c5 Ka2 56. c6 b3 57. c7 b2 58. c8=Q b1=Q+ $11) 49... Kd3
50. c4 b4 51. Kg2 Kd4 52. Kf3 Bh6 {Die Lavierphase beginnt.....} 53. Kg2 Ke4
54. Kf2 Bf4 55. Kg2 Ke3 56. Kh3 Ke4 57. Kg4 Ke5 58. Kf3 Bh6 59. Kg4 Ke4 60. Kg3
Kf5 61. Kf3 Bc1 62. Kg3 Ke4 63. Kg2 Bf4 64. Kh3 Kf5 65. Kg2 Kg4 {...und endet,
ohne dass der weiße König entscheidend abgedrängt werden konnte.} 66. c5 Kxh5
67. Kf3 Kg5 68. Ke4 Bg3 69. Kd5 Kf6 70. c6 Ke7 71. Kc5 Be1 72. Kb6 Kd8 73. c7+
{Der c-Bauer ist nicht ohne Verlust des Bb4 zu erobern.} (73. Kb5 $144 Kc7 74.
Kc5 $11) 73... Kc8 74. Kc6 Bh4 75. Kc5 Be7+ 76. Kc6 Bf8 77. Kb6 Bd6 78. Kc6
Bxc7 79. Kc5 $1 Ba5 80. Kb5 {...was zu beweisen war} Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2002.01.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7
15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O Qc5
21. c4 Rb3 22. Qe2 O-O 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. cxb5 Bd8 25. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Bb6
27. Qe3 Rb8 28. Qg3 Qd6 29. Ra1 Bd4 30. Rxa4 Qc5 31. h4 Qxb5 32. Rb4 Qxb4 33.
Nxb4 Rxb4 34. Qa3 {[#] Es ist schwer, eine sturmsichere Festung für Schwarz
aufzuspüren.} Rb1+ 35. Kh2 h5 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qa2 Rb7 38. Qd5 Re7 39. f4 g6 (
39... Bf2 40. fxe5 Bxh4 41. g3 Bxg3+ (41... Bg5 42. e6 Rxe6 43. Qxg5 g6 {
Ist das vielleicht eine Festung!? Ich unterbreite einige Vorschläge.} 44. Qd5
Kg7 45. e5 Kg8 46. Kg2 Kg7 47. Kf3 Kg8 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Kd4 Kg8 50. Qd7 Kg7 51.
Kd5 Ra6 (51... Kg8 52. Qxe6 fxe6+ 53. Kxe6 g5 54. Kd7 h4 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. e6
h3 57. e7 h2 58. e8=Q+ $18) (51... Kf8 52. Qxe6 fxe6+ 53. Kxe6 $18) 52. Qd6 Ra1
(52... Rxd6+ 53. exd6 Kf8 54. Kc6 Ke8 55. Kc7 $18) 53. Qf6+ Kg8 54. e6 fxe6+
55. Qxe6+ Kh7 56. Qf7+ Kh6 57. Qg8 ({immerhin ist} 57. Qf4+ Kh7 58. g4 hxg4 59.
Qxg4 Ra5+ 60. Kc6 Rf5 {remis}) 57... Rf1 58. Qh8+ Kg5 59. Ke6 Rf5 {ist genauer
zu prüfen}) 42. Kxg3 g6 (42... Re6 43. Qd7 Kg6 44. Kf4 {[%cal Yf4e3,Ye3d4,
Yd4d5,Yd7d6] sieht nicht nach Festung aus.}) 43. Qd6 Re6 44. Qf8 $18) 40. Qd8
Ra7 41. f5 Bc5 42. f6 Ba3 43. Qe8 Bd6 44. Kh3 Ra3+ 45. g3 Ra7 46. Kg2 Ba3 47.
Kf3 Rc7 48. Ke2 Rc2+ 49. Ke3 Rc3+ 50. Kd2 Rc7 51. Kd3 Bc5 (51... Bd6 52. Qd8
Rc1 53. Qd7 Kg8 54. Qe8+ Bf8 55. Qxe5 $16) (51... Bb2 52. Qf8 $18) 52. Qxe5 Rc6
53. Ke2 Ba3 54. Qa5 Bb2 55. Qb5 Rc2+ 56. Kd3 Rg2 57. e5 Rxg3+ 58. Ke2 Rg2+ 59.
Kf3 Rc2 60. Qe8 Rc7 61. Qf8 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bd3 d5 14. Qe2 d4
15. cxd4 Qxd4 16. O-O-O Qb6 17. Qe3 Qxe3+ 18. fxe3 Rg8 19. Rd2 Bb7 20. Rf1 Rg6
21. Nc2 Nc8 22. Nb4 Nd6 23. Nd5 Rc8+ 24. Kb1 f5 25. exf5 Rh6 26. e4 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Rxh2 28. f6 Kd7 29. Re2 Rg8 30. Bf5+ Nxf5 31. Rxf5 Kd6 32. Rfxe5 Rgxg2 33.
Rxg2 Rh1+ 34. Kc2 Kxe5 35. Re2+ Kxf6 36. d6 Rh5 37. Rd2 Rc5+ 38. Kb3 Rc8 39. d7
Rd8 40. Kb4 Ke6 41. Ka5 Rxd7 42. Re2+ Kf5 43. Kxa6 b4 44. a4 bxa3 45. bxa3 {
Vereinzelte Freibauern jeweils mit Königsunterstützung} h5 46. a4 h4 47. Rf2+ (
{In solchen Situationen pflegte der Berliner Fritze Vogt, ein alter Recke von
Eckbauer, zu sagen: "Freibauern müssen laufen". An diesem Allgemeinplatz ist
hier etwas dran.} 47. a5 h3 48. Kb6 Rd6+ 49. Kb7 Rh6 50. Rf2+ (50. Re1 h2 51.
Rh1 Kg4 52. a6 f5 53. a7 Rh7+ 54. Kb6 Rxa7 55. Kxa7 Kg3 56. Ra1 f4 {Hier
gewinnt Schwarz gerade so.}) 50... Kg4 51. Rxf7 h2 52. Rf1 $11) 47... Kg4 48.
Rg2+ Kh5 {Jetzt steht der König dem f-Bauern nicht mehr im Weg.} 49. Rg7 (49.
a5 h3 50. Ra2 f5 51. Kb6 f4 52. a6 f3 53. a7 Rxa7 54. Kxa7 Kg4 55. Kb6 Kg3 56.
Ra8 h2 57. Rg8+ Kf4 58. Rh8 f2 $19) 49... Rd6+ 50. Kb5 f5 51. a5 h3 52. Rg1 Kh4
53. Rg8 Rh6 54. a6 h2 55. a7 h1=Q 56. a8=Q Qxa8 0-1

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6
15. g3 Be6 16. Bh3 a5 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nde3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 b4 20. O-O a4 21. a3
bxc3 22. bxc3 Qc7 23. Rb1 Nd8 24. Rb4 Nb7 25. Nc4 Ra6 26. Qe2 Nc5 27. Rfb1 Qf7
28. Rb8 Rc6 29. R1b4 Qe7 30. Nb2 h6 31. Qb5 Rxb8 32. Qxb8+ Qf8 33. Qb5 Rc7 34.
Nxa4 Rb7 35. Qc4 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 Nd3 37. Qb6 Qf3 38. Nb2 Ne1 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Ke2
Qxe4+ 41. Qe3 Qb1 42. Nd1 Nc2 43. Qd3 d5 44. Qa6 Kf7 45. Qa7+ Kf6 46. Qa8 Qa2
47. Qf8+ Kg6 48. Kf1 Qc4+ 49. Kg1 Qd3 50. Nb2 Qxc3 51. h5+ Kh7 52. Qf7 Qe1+ 53.
Kh2 Qe4 54. f3 Qf5 55. Qxf5+ exf5 {[#]} 56. Nd3 Nxa3 {Die Aufgabe der
verbundenen Freibauern gegen den hier nicht übermäßig starken Randfreibauern
führt zu rascher weiterer Bauernreduzierung. Aussichtsreicher war:} (56... e4
57. Nb4 Ne3 58. a4 (58. Kg1 d4 59. Kf2 Nc4 60. fxe4 fxe4 61. a4 d3 62. a5 e3+ (
62... d2 63. Ke2 e3 64. Nd5 $11) 63. Kf3 d2 64. Ke2 Nb2 $19) 58... d4 59. fxe4
fxe4 60. a5 d3 61. Na2 Nd5 $19) 57. Nxe5 Kg8 58. g4 fxg4 59. fxg4 Nc4 60. Nf3
Kf7 61. Kg3 Kf6 62. Kf4 Nb2 63. g5+ hxg5+ 64. Nxg5 Nd3+ 65. Kg4 d4 66. Ne4+ Ke5
67. Nd2 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rd2f3,Rf3d4,Rg4g5,Rg5g6]} Kd5 68. Kf5 Ne5 69. Kf4 Nc4
70. Nf3 d3 71. Kf5 Nd6+ 72. Kf4 Nf7 (72... Kc4 $5 73. Kg5 $1 (73. Ne5+ Kc3 74.
Nxd3 Kxd3 75. Kg5 (75. Ke5 Nf7+ 76. Kf5 (76. Ke6 Nh6 77. Ke7 Ke4 78. Kf8 Nf5
$19) 76... Nh8 77. Ke6 Ke4 78. Ke7 Kf5 79. Kf8 Kf6 80. Kg8 Nf7 $19) 75... Ke4
76. Kg6 (76. h6 Nf7+ 77. Kg6 gxh6 $19) 76... Nf5 $19) 73... Kc3 74. Kg6 Nc4 75.
Kxg7 Ne5 76. Nxe5 d2 77. h6 d1=Q 78. h7 $11) 73. Ke3 Kc4 74. Kd2 $22 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 d5 12. exd5 Nfxd5 13. Qh5 Qa5+ 14. c3
Qa4 15. Bxe7 Nf4 16. Qf3 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Kxe7 18. Qd5 Be6 19. Qxe5 Rhd8 20. Qc5+
Ke8 21. O-O Rac8 22. Qh5 h6 23. Qe2 Kf8 24. Rfc1 b4 25. Qe4 Bd5 26. Qh4 Bxg2
27. Qxb4+ Qxb4 28. cxb4 Bd5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 {TS-TL: starker L und gutes
schwarzes Figurenzusammenspiel kompensieren weißen Freibauer} 30. b5 (30. b3
Rb8 31. Nc2 Be4 $15 32. Rc1 $2 Rc8 $19) 30... axb5 31. Nxb5 Rc2 32. Nc3 (32. b3
$5 g5 $140 (32... Ke7 $5) 33. a4 Bxb3 34. Nd4 Rb2 35. Nxb3 Rxb3 36. a5 Rb7 37.
a6 Ra7 38. Kg2 f5 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. Ke3) 32... Be6 33. a4 (33. Rb1 Bf5 34. a4
$140 Rxc3) (33. Nd1 Bxa2 34. Rxa2 Rc1 $10) 33... Rxb2 34. a5 Rc2 35. Nb5 Rc5
36. Nd4 Rg5+ 37. Kh1 (37. Kf1 Bc4+ 38. Ke1 Rg1+ $19) 37... Bd5+ 38. f3 Rg4 $1
39. Rd1 (39. Ra4 $2 Bxf3+ $19) 39... Rg6 40. Rd3 Ra6 41. Ra3 Ke7 42. Kg2 Kd6
43. Kf2 Kc5 44. Ke3 g5 45. Ra1 Ra7 46. Rc1+ Kb4 47. Rb1+ Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surgut Fakel-Surgutgazprom"]
[BlackTeam "Kemerovo SDYuShOR Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. g3 Rb8 14. h4 Bh6
15. Bg2 a5 16. a3 Be6 17. O-O Ne7 18. Nce3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qb6 20. Qd2 Bb3 21.
Rfe1 Rfe8 22. Re2 Rbd8 23. Qd3 Rd7 24. Rd2 Red8 25. Re1 Qc5 26. Nf5 f6 27.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. Rxe3 Rb7 30. Bf3 a4 31. Bg4 Kf8 32. f4 Ke7 33. Kf2
Rc7 34. Bf5 h6 35. Bg6 Be6 36. Red3 Rc5 37. Re3 d5 38. Red3 d4 39. cxd4 Rxd4
40. Rxd4 exd4 {TL-TL: schw B-Schwäche d4, zentraler weißer Bauerndurchbruch,
Taktik} 41. Kf3 Rc4 42. e5 f5 (42... Bd5+) (42... Bd5+ 43. Be4 Ke6 44. exf6
gxf6 45. g4 $14) 43. g4 $1 fxg4+ 44. Kg3 Bd7 45. h5 Rc1 46. Rxd4 Rg1+ 47. Kf2
Rh1 48. f5 Rh2+ 49. Kg3 Rxb2 50. f6+ gxf6 51. exf6+ Kxf6 52. Rxd7 b4 53. axb4
a3 54. Ra7 a2 55. Ra5 Rb3+ 56. Kh4 Rb2 57. Ra6+ Ke5 58. Bf7 Kf5 59. Be6+ Ke5
60. Bxg4 Rxb4 61. Rxa2 Rb6 62. Rf2 Rf6 63. Re2+ Kf4 64. Re8 Rf7 65. Re6 Rg7 66.
Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Prathamesh, Sunil Mokal"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 Ne7 14. Ncb4 O-O
15. a4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 18. Bc4 Bd7 19. Ra2 Qc8 20. Qd3 Qc6 21.
h4 Bd8 22. Ne3 Rc8 23. b3 Be6 24. O-O Bxh4 25. Rxa5 Qb6 26. b4 Qc7 27. Bxe6
fxe6 28. g3 Bg5 29. Ng2 Be7 30. Ra3 Bd8 31. Ra6 Be7 32. Ra3 Qc6 33. b5 Qc5 34.
Rb3 Bd8 35. Qe3 Bb6 36. Qxc5 Rxc5 37. Ne3 d5 38. Rd1 d4 39. cxd4 exd4 40. Ng2
e5 41. Ne1 Rc3 42. Rb2 d3 43. Rxd3 Rc1 44. Re2 Rxe1+ 45. Rxe1 Bxf2+ 46. Kf1
Bxg3+ 47. Ke2 Bxe1 48. Kxe1 Rf4 49. Rb3 Rxe4+ 50. Kd2 Rd4+ 51. Ke3 Kf7 52. b6
Rd8 53. Rc3 Rb8 54. Rc7+ Kf6 55. b7 h5 56. Ke4 h4 57. Kf3 g5 58. Kg4 e4 59. Rh7
Ke5 60. Kxg5 h3 61. Kg4 h2 62. Rxh2 Rxb7 63. Kg3 (63. Ra2 Rg7+ 64. Kh3 e3 $19)
(63. Rh5+ Kd4 64. Ra5 Rf7 65. Ra4+ $11) 63... Rb3+ 64. Kg4 Kd4 65. Rh8 Rb1 66.
Kg3 Ke3 67. Kg2 Ke2 68. Ra8 Rb2 {[#]} 69. Kg1 $2 (69. Ra1 $1 $11 e3 70. Ra3 Kd2
(70... Rd2 71. Ra1 Rd1 72. Ra2+ Ke1 73. Kf3 $11) 71. Ra1 $8 Rc2 72. Kf1 $11) (
69. Ra3 e3 70. Ra1 $11 {Hier ginge auch noch Kg3 aber nicht Kg1}) 69... e3 $2 (
69... Rd2 $1 $19 70. Kg2 Ke1+ 71. Kg1 e3 72. Ra1+ Rd1 73. Ra2 e2 74. Kg2 Rc1
75. Ra8 Kd2 76. Rd8+ Kc2 77. Rc8+ Kb2 78. Rb8+ Ka3 $19) 70. Re8 $2 (70. Kg2 $1
$11 Rd2 71. Ra1 $11) 70... Rb7 $1 {Ab sofort gewinnt der einfache Brückenbau.}
71. Rd8 Rg7+ 72. Kh2 Kf2 73. Rf8+ Ke1 74. Re8 e2 75. Rd8 Rg5 76. Rd7 Kf2 77.
Rf7+ Ke3 78. Re7+ Kf3 79. Re8 Rg4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 01st final play-off"]
[Site "Solingen"]
[Date "1976.05.10"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Dvoretzky, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1976.05.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen SG"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{Sehr vorsichtig opereieren beide Partner in der Pelikanvariante. Man wandelt
auf streng positionellen Pfaden. Das Gleichgewicht ist nie gestört.} 1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9.
Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Nce3 Bg5 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O
Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 03rd"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. Qd3 O-O
15. g3 a5 16. h4 Bh6 17. Rd1 Be6 18. Bh3 b4 19. c4 b3 20. axb3 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Qb6 22. Qxd6 Qxb3 23. Qxc6 Qxc2 24. O-O Be3 25. Rd7 Bd4 26. Qc7 Rb3 27. Kh1 Rf3
28. Bg2 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Kh2 a4 31. Rd8 g6 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {Q+B - Q+B 
(ungleichfarbige B) schwarzer Mattangriff trotz zweier weißer Q} 33. Qb8+ Kg7
34. c5 Qc2 35. Qe8 Bxb2 36. c6 a3 37. Qa8 h5 38. Qa6 Qc3 39. Qa8 Bc1 40. Qb7 a2
41. c7 a1=Q 42. c8=Q {[#]} Qxg3+ $3 43. Kxg3 Bf4+ 44. Kf2 (44. Kh3 Qa3+ $19)
44... Qd4+ 45. Kf1 Qd1+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kf1 Bg3 48. Qxf7+ Kxf7 49. Qc4+ Kg7
50. Kg1 Qe1+ 51. Qf1 Bxh4 $19 52. Qxe1 Bxe1 53. Bf3 Kh6 0-1

[Event "Fujitsu Siemens Giants"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "2000.06.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. a4 b4 17. O-O bxc3 18. bxc3 Kh8 19. Rb1 e4 20. Nf4 Bd7 21.
Bc4 Be5 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Qg5 24. Bd5 Rac8 25. Nc4 Ne7 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. c4
Ng6 28. Kh1 Rcd8 29. Rb6 Rf6 30. a5 Nf4 31. g3 Nxd5 32. cxd5 f4 33. Qe2 Rxd5
34. Qxe4 Rd8 35. h4 Qf5 36. Qxf5 Rxf5 {[#]} 37. g4 Rf7 38. Rxa6 Rd2 (38... e4
39. Re6 Rd4 40. a6 Ra4 {sieht wegen der Möglichkeit e3, falls der Tf1 zieht,
mit Blick auf den Bg4 zäher aus.}) 39. Re6 Re2 40. a6 Ra2 41. Kg2 e4 42. Rxe4
Rxa6 {Jetzt ist die Situation ungleich schlechter, weil der Bf4 zu schwach ist.
} 43. Rd1 Ra3 44. Rdd4 f3+ 45. Kg3 Ra1 46. Rf4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. O-O g6 18. Qe2 Bh6 19. Rd1 f5 20. f3 fxe4 21. Qxe4
Bf5 22. Qe2 Qh4 23. Bd3 Be6 24. Be4 Ne7 25. Nce3 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Rb5 27. Nc7
Bxa2 28. Nxb5 d5 29. Bb1 Bxb1 30. Qxe5+ Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Rxf6 32. Rxb1 Rb6 33. Nd4
(33. Na3 $5) 33... a4 34. Re1 (34. Ra1 $142) 34... Rxb2 $1 35. Ra1 (35. Rxe7 a3
36. Kf1 a2 37. Re1 g5 {[%csl Gb3,Gc2] und es geht nicht nur nicht weiter,
sondern Weiß wird sogar in Zugzwang geraten.}) 35... Kg7 36. Rxa4 g5 $14 {
Der weiße König spielt nicht mit, so dass Weiß kaum gewinnen kann.} 37. Ra7 Kf6
38. Ra6+ Kf7 39. g3 Rd2 40. Rh6 Kg7 41. Re6 Kf7 42. Re3 Ng6 43. f4 gxf4 44.
gxf4 Kf6 45. Re6+ Kf7 46. f5 Nf4 47. Re3 Kf6 48. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 Bh6 12. Ng4 $1 (12. Bd3 Bxe3
13. fxe3 Qb6 14. Qc1 h5 $1 15. O-O Rh6 16. a3 (16. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Ne7 17. Qd2 h4
18. h3 Kd7 19. Rbd1 Rg8 20. Rf3 Rhg6 21. Bf1 Rg3 22. Kh2 {1-0 Borriss,
M-Yakovich,Y/Muenchen op9293 (07) 1992 (42)}) 16... h4 17. Rf2 h3 18. g3 Ne7
19. Qe1 Kf8 20. Rd1 Rc6 $10 {Hjartarson-Kharlov/Leeuwarden/op/1995}) (12. Ned5
{Ftacnik} f5 13. Qh5 Qg5 14. Qxg5 Bxg5 15. h4 Be7 16. f3 Rg8 17. O-O-O Nd4 18.
Rd2 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rg4 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 {0-1 Agopov,M-Steponavicius,S/Bratislava
WchJM-U16 (03) 1993 (29)}) (12. Ncd5 {Ftacnik} Rg8 (12... Bxe3 13. fxe3 Bxd5
14. exd5 Ne7 15. e4 Qb6 16. Bd3 Rg8 17. Qf3 Qb4+ 18. Ke2 Qxb2 19. Rhc1 Qd4 20.
g3 Rg6 {1/2-1/2 Molnar,Z-Hald Jens,E/Kecskemet op (08) 1991}) 13. c3 Rg6 14.
Be2 Ne7 15. Bh5 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Rg7 17. Qf3 Ng6 18. g3 Ke7 19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20. exf5
Nf8 21. Qxb7+ {1-0 Pirisi,G-Petri,W/Dortmund op 1988 (32)}) 12... Bg7 13. Bd3 (
13. h3 {Ftacnik} f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Be2 O-O 17. g4 Ne7 18. g5 d5
19. Ng4 Nf5 20. h4 b5 21. Qd2 b4 22. Nd1 e4 {0-1 Rani Hamid-Hassapis,D/London
Lloyds 1988 (46)}) 13... Qb6 14. Rb1 Nd4 (14... Ne7 {Ftacnik} 15. O-O h5 16.
Ne3 Bh6 17. Re1 Bg5 18. Ned5 Qc6 19. Qf3 Rh6 20. h3 f5 21. Nb4 Qd7 22. exf5
Nxf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 {Gallagher,J-Sermek,D/SWZ-ch (11)/
1994/0.4 (59)}) 15. O-O f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Bxf5 $1 (17. Nd5 {Ftacnik} Bxd5
18. Bxf5 Be6 19. Ne3 O-O $13) 17... Bxf5 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Qh5 Qc6 20. Nf5 $2 (
20. Rbd1 {/\} O-O 21. Ncd5 $16) 20... Bf8 (20... Bxf5 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxf5 $14)
21. Rfd1 (21. Rbd1 $14) 21... Rg8 22. Ne3 Rg6 23. Ned5 (23. Qxh7 $2 Bh6 (23...
Bf5 {Ftacnik} 24. Kf1 Bxc2 25. Nxc2 Qxg2+ 26. Ke2 Qg4+ $13) 24. Ned5 Kd7 25. g3
Rcg8 26. Nf6+ Rxf6 27. Qxg8 Qf3 $19) 23... Bh6 24. Rd3 Kf8 (24... Bxd5 $1 25.
Rxd5 Bd2 $10) 25. Qh4 $2 (25. Rbd1 $1 $14) 25... Kg7 $2 (25... Bxd5 $1 26. Rxd5
Bd2 27. Qe4 (27. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Bxc3 28. bxc3 Kg7 $15) 27... Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxc3
$17) 26. Rbd1 Bg5 27. Qh5 Bd8 (27... Bh6 {Ftacnik} 28. Rg3 $13) 28. Ne3 (28.
Rg3 {Ftacnik} Rxg3 29. hxg3 b5 $13) 28... Rg5 $6 (28... Be7 $5 29. Ncd5 Bg5 $13
) 29. Qe2 Bc4 30. h4 (30. Nxc4 $4 {Ftacnik} Qxg2#) (30. Rxd6 {Ftacnik} Qxd6 (
30... Bxe2 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxd8 Bc4 33. Ne4) 31. Rxd6 Bxe2 32. Nxe2 Bc7 $15)
30... Bxd3 $2 (30... Rg6 $1 $13) 31. Qxd3 Rg6 (31... Rh5 {Ftacnik} 32. Nf5+ Kf8
33. Nxd6 $40) 32. h5 Rg5 (32... Re6 {Ftacnik} 33. Nf5+ Kf8 34. Nxd6 Rc7 35.
Nxf7 $16) 33. Ne4 Rxh5 (33... Kg8 $1 {Ftacnik} 34. Nxg5 Bxg5 35. c3 $14) 34.
Nxd6 $18 Bb6 (34... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 35. Qb3 Bc7 36. Qxf7+ $18) 35. Nef5+ Kf6 (
35... Rxf5 {Ftacnik} 36. Qxf5 Rf8 37. Qxe5+ f6 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Nf5 $18) 36.
Ne4+ $1 Kxf5 (36... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 37. Qb3+ Kxf5 38. Qxf7+ $18) 37. Qf3+ Kg6 (
37... Ke6 38. Qf6#) 38. Qg4+ Kh6 39. Rd6+ Qxd6 40. Nxd6 Rf8 (40... Rc7 {Ftacnik
} 41. Nf5+ Rxf5 42. Qxf5 $18) 41. Nf5+ Rxf5 42. Qxf5 f6 43. Qh3+ (43. Qh3+ {
Ftacnik} Kg6 44. Qg4+ Kf7 45. Qb4 Bd8 46. Qxb7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Nordic-ch VISA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1997.10.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 {Rogozenko: It`s
amasing, but Wnite`s main ideas here is to play next either 13.a4 or13.h4, and
Black only has to decide which pawn move is less dangerous. An unpleasant
choice, one should say.} Rb8 {Rogozenko: Another possibility here is 12. ...
Bg5, after which 13.h4 is harmless because of 13. ... Bh6. But after 12. ...
Bg5 comes 13.a4!.} 13. h4 Ne7 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bd3 {Rogozenko: This proved
to be better than 15.Qd2 ,which was played by Kasparov in his famous game
against Kramnik in Novgorod 1994.} f5 $2 {Rogozenko: 15. ... d5 is another
possibility here, but neither this, nor the game solve Black`s problems.} (
15... d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5 f5 19. O-O-O Qg6 20. Qg5 f6 21.
Qxg6+ hxg6 22. Bc2 $14 {Kasparov}) 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Qh5 $1 {It may seem, that
the idea behind this move is to direct an attack against the black king. This
is not the case, it is designed to force black´s next move, which weakens the
square d4.} e4 18. Be2 $16 {Rogozenko: It`s played in a practical game
automatically, but I don`t see a refutation after 18.Be4.} (18. Bxe4 {Rogozenko
} Re8 (18... Qe7 19. Qg4+ (19. Qe2 $2 Re8 20. Bd3 Qd8 21. Ne3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Ng3
$17) 19... Kh8 (19... Ng7 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Bd3 $16) 20. Qf4 Bb7 21. f3 d5 22.
Qxf5 dxe4 23. O-O-O $16) 19. Qf3 Bb7 (19... Nxh4 20. Qg3+ Ng6 21. O-O-O Rxe4
22. Rxd6 Qe8 23. Rxg6+ fxg6 24. Qxb8 $16) 20. Qxf5 Rxe4+ (20... Bxe4 21. Qg4+)
21. Ne3 Rxh4 22. Rxh4 Qxh4 23. O-O-O $14) 18... Ng7 $146 (18... a5 {Rogozenko}
19. a3 Be6 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. Qg4+ Ng7 22. Qxe4 Bb3 23. Rd2 Rfe8 24. Qd4 Qg6 25.
Ne3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Nf5 28. Rh3 $16 {1-0 Wallace,J-Adnan,F/
WchJM-U20 1995/EXP 48 (38)}) (18... Qe7 {Rogozenko} 19. Qg5+ Kh8 20. O-O-O Rg8
21. Qxe7 Nxe7 22. Ne3 Nf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Rhg1 Rg6 25. Kd2 a5 26. Ke3 b4 27.
c4 a4 28. Rd5 Bc8 29. h5 {1-0 Belotti,B-Leoncini,M/Montecatini Terme op 1995/
EXT 95op}) 19. Qh6 Rb6 20. Qd2 $1 {The queen returns having completed a
successful mission.} f5 21. Ne3 Be6 22. g3 a5 23. a3 {Rogozenko: Big advantage
for White due to his better pawn structure.} b4 $6 {This is rather desperate.
Black however, did not have any creative plan and his forces are very badly
coordinated.} (23... f4 24. gxf4 $16) (23... d5 {Rogozenko} 24. Rd1 Kh8 25.
Nxd5 $140 $2 (25. Nc2 $16) 25... Rd6 26. c4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Qc8 28. b3 Rfd8 29.
Qxa5 Qd7) 24. axb4 axb4 25. cxb4 d5 26. Qd4 $1 {Rogozenko: A pawn up and much
better position gives White a decicive advantage.} Bf7 27. b5 Ne6 (27... Qf6 {
Rogozenko} 28. Rd1 $18) 28. Qe5 (28. Qxd5 Nd4 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Ra6 $16) 28...
Ng7 29. Nxf5 (29. Rd1 $5 $16) 29... Nxf5 30. Qxf5 d4 (30... Be8 31. Qe5 Bxb5
32. Ra7 Qf6 (32... Rf7 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Bxb5 Rxb5 35. O-O Qf6 36. Qc7+ Kg6 37.
Rc1 $18) 33. Qxd5+ Kh8 34. O-O $1 Bxe2 35. Qxe4 $18) 31. O-O {I think this is
a personal record of late castling!} (31. Qxe4 $4 {Rogozenko} Re8 32. Qd3 Rbe6
$19) 31... d3 32. Bh5 $1 Bg6 (32... Bd5 33. Qe5 $1 (33. Qg4+ $2 Kh8 34. Ra7 Bb7
$11) 33... Rxb5 34. Ra7 Rb7 35. Rfa1 Qd7 36. Ra8 $18) 33. Qc5 Bxh5 34. Qxh5 Qd7
35. Qg5+ Rg6 36. Qe3 $18 Qd5 37. Ra4 Re8 38. b6 (38. Rfa1 $1 $18) 38... d2 $2 (
38... Qb7 39. Rd1 Rxb6 (39... Qxb6 40. Rxd3 $18) 40. Rxd3 Rxb2 41. Qg5+ Qg7 42.
Rxe4 (42. Qxg7+ Kxg7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Rda3 h5 45. R3a6+ $18)) 39. Rd4 $138 1-0

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7
15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. cxb4 (16. Nxb4 Qa5 17. Bd3 Rxb4 $1 $17) 16... O-O 17. b3 (17.
O-O Bc6 $1 18. b5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Qe2 Qd7 $13) 17... Ra8 18. Bc4 $2 (18.
b5 $5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qa5+ 20. b4 Qxb5 21. Qe2 $44) 18... axb3 19. Bxb3 Bb5 20.
h4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Bxh4 22. Nc3 $2 (22. Qc3 $142) 22... Qg5 $1 23. g3 (23. Nxb5
Qe3+ $19) 23... Bxg3 24. Kd1 Qg4+ 25. Kc2 Bxf2 26. Qd1 Qg2 27. Nxb5 Bg1+ 28.
Kd3 Qxh1 29. Nxd6 Qh3+ 30. Kc2 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6
15. g3 {In Betracht kommt auch} (15. g4 Bf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. f3 Ne5 18. Be2
Bb7 19. Nb4 d5 $1 {mit schwarzem Gegenspiel.}) 15... Rb8 16. Bh3 $6 {Wenn
Schwarz nehmen muß, bekommt der Anziehende Recht, weil die weißen Felder
schwach bleiben. Es kommt aber:} Be6 17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Bg2 {und Weiß hat ein
Tempo verloren.} a5 19. O-O Ne7 $10 20. Nce3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Rb6 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23.
Rd2 f6 24. Kh2 Rc7 25. Qf1 Qe8 $1 26. Bh3 Bf7 27. Qd1 Rcc6 28. b3 $6 Rxc3 29.
Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Qxd6 Nc6 31. Bd7 Qd8 32. Nf5 (32. Rd1 Nd4 33. Nf5 Rc7 34. Bxb5
Qxd6 35. Nxd6 Rc2 $10) 32... Nd4 33. Bxb5 (33. Nxd4 Rd3 34. Qc5 Qxd7 35. Nxb5
Qg4 {Schwarz steht aktiver, er hat gefährliches Gegenspiel auf den weißen
Feldern.}) 33... Qxd6 34. Nxd6 Rc2 35. Kg1 Kf8 36. Bc4 (36. Nxf7 Kxf7 37. Bc4+
Ke7 $44) 36... Bg6 37. Bd5 $2 Ne2+ 38. Kf1 Nc3 39. a3 Nxd5 40. exd5 Rd2 $17 41.
Rc1 Rxd5 42. Nb7 $2 (42. Nc4 Bd3+ 43. Ke1 Bxc4 44. bxc4 (44. Rxc4 Rd3 45. a4
Rxb3 46. Rc5 Rb2 47. Rxa5 Kf7 $10) 44... Rd3 45. c5 Ke8 46. c6 Kd8 47. Rb1 $1
$10) 42... Rb5 43. Rc8+ Ke7 44. Rc7+ Ke6 45. Nd8+ Kf5 46. Ra7 Rd5 47. Nc6 Ke4
48. Kg2 Bh5 49. g4 Bxg4 50. Rxg7 Bf3+ 51. Kh2 Rd2 52. Nxa5 Rxf2+ 53. Kg1 Ra2
54. Nc4 Kf4 55. Rxh7 f5 56. h5 e4 57. h6 e3 58. Nxe3 Kxe3 59. Re7+ Kf4 60. h7
Rg2+ 61. Kf1 Rh2 62. a4 Kg3 63. Ke1 f4 64. a5 Bg4 65. a6 f3 66. Rf7 Re2+ 67.
Kd1 f2 68. a7 Re8+ 69. Kd2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[BlackTeam "Kemerovo SDYuShOR Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 a5 17. O-O f5 18. Re1 $5 (18. Qh5 {18.a4;
Ndb4=>Topalov-Krasenkov/CBM/49/107,18.Nf4=>Lutz-Horvath,T/BL./1995/96 CBM/50/
108}) 18... Rc8 19. Qd2 Kh8 20. Rad1 e4 21. f4 (21. f3 $6 Bxd5 $1 22. Qxd5 Qb6+
23. Kh1 Ne5 24. Qxd6 Rc6 $17) 21... b4 $1 22. Nce3 (22. cxb4 $6 Bxd5 $1 23.
Qxd5 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Ne7 $1 (24... Nxb4 $10) 25. Qd2 d5 $17) 22... bxc3 23. bxc3
a4 24. g4 fxg4 25. Bxe4 Ne7 26. Qf2 (26. c4 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 $1 (27... Rxf4
28. Be6 Rc5 29. Nxg4 (29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Bd4 $13) 29... Ng6 30. Qxd6 Qxd6
31. Rxd6 Rg5 32. Kh1 Rgxg4 33. Bxg4 Rxg4 34. c5 Rc4 35. Re8+ Nf8 36. c6 Kg8 37.
Re7 $16) 28. Qxd5 Rxf4 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Bd4 $17) 26... Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5
28. Bxd5 Bxc3 29. Re4 a3 30. Kh1 Qf6 31. Qe2 Qh4 32. Rg1 Rb8 33. Rxg4 Qh5 $1
34. Rg5 Qxe2 35. Rxe2 Rxf4 36. Rg3 Be5 37. Rxa3 Rg4 38. Ra8 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. a4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. O-O O-O (10... Bxc4 $6 11. Nxc4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 d5 13. Qg4 g6
14. Rd1 f5 15. Qg3 fxe4 16. Be3 $1 d4 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. Nxc6 Bxg3 19. Nxd8 dxe3
{Rublevsky-Sveschnikov/Moscau/1991 und hier gewinnt nach Rublevsky problemenlos
} 20. hxg3 $1 exf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rd1+) 11. Bg5 Nxe4 12.
Nxe4 Bxc4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxc4 d5 15. Qh5 dxc4 16. Qxe5 Ng6 17. Qf5 Qb6 18.
a5 Qc6 (18... Qxb2 19. Rab1 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxb7 $14) 19. f3 b6 20. Rfd1
bxa5 21. Qxa5 Rab8 22. Rd6 Qb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Ra2 a5 25. Ra6 Rfb8 26. R2xa5
Rxa5 27. Rxa5 f5 28. Nd6 Rxb2 29. Ra8+ Nf8 30. c3 Rc2 31. Nb5 Kf7 32. Ra7+ Kf6
33. Rc7 Ne6 34. Rc6 (34. Rxc4 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 $6 (36. Kf1 $10) 36...
f4+ 37. Kh3 Ng5+ 38. Kh4 $2 (38. Kg4 Rxg2+ 39. Kxf4 Rxh2 $10) 38... Nxf3+ $1
39. gxf3 Rxh2+ 40. Kg4 h5+ 41. Kxf4 Rh4+ $19) 34... Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Ke5 36. Na3
Rxc3 37. Nxc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 {Dieser Zug wird
ziemlich selten gespielt, aber es ist eine spielbare Fortsetzung. Die Idee ist
klar: Es geht um das Feld d5.} 13. Ncb4 (13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. a4 Rb8 $2 (14...
bxa4 $142) 15. axb5 O-O 16. Nb4 $16 {Svatos-Kolin/Praha/1993}) (13. h4 $2 Bxh4
$1 14. Rxh4 Nxd5 15. g3 Nb6 $17 {Suarez-Sato/Espana/1995}) 13... O-O 14. a4
bxa4 15. Rxa4 a5 16. Nxe7+ (16. Bb5 $5 Be6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc6 Rac8 19. Rxa5
Rxc6 $1 20. Nxc6 Qb7 $44) 16... Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Ra2 Be6 19. Bc4 Rfc8 20.
Qd3 Qc6 21. b3 a4 22. O-O axb3 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bxb3 Qa7 25. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kalod, Radek"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O g6 18. Qd3 (18. Kh1 Bh6 19. Nce3 Bg7 20. Qd2 f5
21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 exf4 23. Nxf4 Ne5 24. Bd5 Bh6 25. g3 Bd7 26. Raa1 Rf6 27.
Nc2 Rb5 28. Ne3 Qc7 29. Qd4 Bc6 30. Rab1 Qb7 31. c4 Rb4 32. Bxc6 Qxc6+ {
Erneste,I-Cinar,N/EU-chTW 1997/EXP 57/1-0 (46)}) 18... f5 (18... Bd7 19. Raa1
f5 20. Rfd1 Bh6 21. Nde3 Rf6 22. f3 Ne7 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. b4 a4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26.
Bxd5 Qf8 27. g3 Bg5 28. c4 f4 29. g4 h5 30. gxh5 Qh6 31. b5 Qxh5 32. Rxa4 Bh4
33. Rda1 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind 1995/EXP 46/1-0 (54)}) 19. f3 {
Hält fest das Zentrum,aber die schwarze Felder werden schwach.} Bd7 (19... fxe4
20. fxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Be6 22. Kh1 Rb7 23. Ra1 Rf7 24. Qe2 Qf8 25. Kg1 Qb8 26.
Rf1 Qa7+ 27. Kh1 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Kg7 29. g3 h5 30. h4 Bd8 31. Nce3 Nb8 32. Kg2
Nd7 33. Qf2 Nc5 34. b4 a4 35. bxc5 Qxc5 36. Ba2 a3 37. Qf1 Qa7 38. Qb5 Qf7 39.
Qb8 Bg4 40. Qxd8 {1-0 Sluka,R-Vodicka,V/CZE-chT qual 1995/EXT 95ch}) 20. Raa1
Bh6 21. Rad1 Qh4 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Na3 Nd8 $1 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Ne7 Rf6 26. Nb5
Bxb5 27. Bxb5 Bf4 28. g3 Bxg3 $1 29. hxg3 Rh6 30. Kf2 $8 Qg5 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32.
Rxh1 Qxe7 $15 33. Qd3 Ne6 34. Bc4 Ng5 35. Rh6 Rd8 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Rh4 Rf8 (
37... Qf6 $5 38. Bd5 Rf8 39. Ra4 e4 40. fxe4 fxe4 41. Qd4 (41. Bxe4 $2 Qf2+ $19
) 41... Qxd4 42. cxd4 e3 43. Ra2 $15 (43. Rxa5 $2 Rf2+ 44. Kh1 e2 $19)) 38. Qd5
Qc7 39. f4 Ne4 40. Qe6 Kh8 41. fxe5 dxe5 42. Bd5 Qxc3 43. Bxe4 fxe4 44. Kh3 Qa1
45. Rh5 Qf1+ 46. Kh4 Qh1+ 47. Kg4 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nge7 {9.c4;9.Bg5!?=>B32 Eröffnungsdiskette} 9. Be3 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. c4 Nf5
12. Bd2 Be7 13. cxb5 O-O 14. bxa6 e4 (14... Bxa6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. O-O Qa8 17.
Bc3 Rc8 18. Qd3 g6 $44) 15. Nc2 Bf6 16. Rb1 Nh4 17. b4 Bxa6 (17... Rxa6 $5 18.
Bxa6 Bxa6 {/\Be5;f5;f4} 19. Ne3 Bd3 20. Rb3 Qa8 $44) 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. b5 Rxa2
20. Nb4 Ra3 (20... Rxd2 $5 21. Qxd2 Nxg2+ 22. Kf1 Qc8 23. Kxg2 (23. h3 Nh4 24.
Nc6 Qf5 {/\e3} 25. Rb3 $2 Ra8) 23... Qg4+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 (25. Ke1 $4 Bc3
$19) 25... Qg4+ $10) 21. O-O Qd7 22. Bf4 (22. Nc6 Rf3 $1 23. Kh1 $1 Nxg2 (23...
Qg4 24. Rg1) 24. Kxg2 (24. Rg1 $5) 24... Qh3+ 25. Kh1 Rd3 26. b6 Rxd2 27. Qxd2
Qf3+ $10) 22... Bd8 23. Bg3 Nf5 24. Qc1 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Ra4 26. Qc6 Qa7 27. Nc2
Bb6 28. Ne3 (28. Rb3 Ra2 $17) 28... Bxe3 29. b6 Bxb6 30. Rxb6 e3 31. fxe3 Rg4
32. Kh2 Rg6 33. Qb7 Qxb7 (33... Qa3 $4 34. Qxf7+ $18) 34. Rxb7 f5 35. Rd7 h6
36. Rc1 $6 (36. Rf4 {/\e4=}) 36... Re8 37. Rc3 Re5 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd3 Re4 40.
Rf8 Rg5 41. Rd8 Rg6 42. Rf8 Re5 43. Rd8 h5 44. Rf8 Kh6 45. Rh8+ Kg5 46. Kg1 Rf6
47. Kf2 Kg4 48. Rd1 Kg5 49. Kf3 g6 50. Rh7 Re4 51. Rd2 Ra4 52. Rc2 Ra5 53. Rd2
Rb5 54. Rh8 Rb3 55. Kf2 Rf7 56. Re8 Ra7 57. Re6 Ra6 58. Kf3 Rb5 59. Kf2 Kh6 60.
Re7 Rab6 61. Kf3 Kg5 62. Re6 Rb1 63. Ke2 Rg1 64. Kf2 Rh1 65. Kf3 (65. e4 fxe4
66. Rxe4 Rbb1 67. Re6 Rhf1+ 68. Ke3 Rfe1+ 69. Kf2 Rf1+ (69... Rxe6 70. dxe6 Rb6
71. Re2 Rb8 72. Rd2 $10) 70. Ke3 Rbe1+ 71. Kd4 (71. Re2 Rxe2+ 72. Kxe2 Rf6 73.
Re4 Rf5 74. Rd4 Kf6 {/\Ke5-/+}) 71... Rxe6 72. dxe6 Kf6 73. Kd5 Ke7 $17) 65...
Rf1+ 66. Ke2 Ra1 67. Kf3 Rba6 68. Ke2 Kh6 69. Rc2 $2 (69. Kf2 $142) 69... Rg1
70. Kf3 Rd1 71. Rc6 $2 Ra2 72. g4 $8 (72. e4 Rd3+ 73. Kf4 Rf2#) 72... fxg4+ 73.
Kg3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Felsberger, Alfred"]
[Black "Salai, Ladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[BlackTeam "Bratislava Slovan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Be2 Be6
15. O-O f5 (15... Kh8 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 18. Nce3 Rb8 19. Qd2 f5 $15 {
Salov-Gorelov/Moscau/1980}) 16. a4 Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8
Rxa8 20. Nb4 (20. Bxb5 d5 $44) 20... Qd7 21. Qd3 d5 22. Rd1 (22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23.
Bxb5 d4 $44) 22... d4 23. cxd4 exd4 24. g3 Bc4 25. Qf3 Re8 26. Bd3 Qe7 27. Nd5
(27. Qxf5 Qxb4 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qf5+ Bf7 30. Bxb5 Rd8 $17) 27... Qe5 28. Nf4
Bh6 29. Nh5 $2 (29. Bf1 Kh8 30. b3 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Bxf4 32. gxf4 Qe4 33. Qxe4
Rxe4 34. f3 $1 Rxf4 35. Kf2 d3 $10) 29... Kh8 30. Bxc4 $2 (30. Qxf5 $2 Bxd3)
30... bxc4 31. Qc6 $2 Qe2 $1 32. Qxh6 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Qg4 34. Nf6 Qg6 35. Qxg6 (
35. Qh4 Rf8 $1 $19 36. Nd7 $2 Qc6+) 35... hxg6 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Kravtsov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 bxc4
15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Ne7 $6 {Kampf um "d5" fast immer gut, diese Stellung ist
aber eine Ausnahme!} (16... Rb8 {ist populär und gut.}) 17. Nc7 (17. Rfd1 Rc8
18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rc3 Kh8 20. b3 f5 21. Rh3 h6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Rhd3 Rcd8 24.
Qe2 $16) 17... Qxc7 (17... Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Ra7 19. Rfc1 d5 (19... Qd7 20. Qd1 f5
21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5+ $16) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 (21. Rd1 $2 Nf6 $19) 21...
Qxd5 $13) 18. Bxe6 Qb7 19. Bb3 Rad8 20. Rfd1 d5 21. exd5 Rd6 (21... Nxd5 $4 22.
Qf3 $18) 22. Nc4 Rh6 (22... Rxd5 $2 23. Nd6 $1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 $18) 23. Qg4 Rg6
(23... f5 24. Qe2 $1 $18) 24. Qh3 Rg5 25. Nd6 Qb4 26. Nxf7 Rxf7 27. d6 Nf5 28.
d7 Bf6 29. d8=Q+ Bxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. Bxf7 Qxb2 32. Rcd1 f3 33. Rg8+ Kxf7 34.
Rxg5 1-0

[Event "Alcobendas m"]
[Site "Alcobendas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O (13... Be6
14. Nce3 Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 a5 18. O-O Rb8 (18... f5 19. Qh5
Ra7 $5 {Hellers-Krasenkov/Malmo/1994}) 19. Ne3 $5 Qd7 20. Qh5 f5 21. Bd5 f4 $2
(21... Kh8 $142) 22. Qg4 $1 Rbe8 23. Nf5 Rf6 24. Bc6 $18 {Luther-Arakhamia/
Hastings/1994}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 b4 17. O-O bxc3 18. bxc3 Kh8 $2
(18... Qa5 $1 $13) 19. Qh5 e4 20. f3 Qa5 21. fxe4 Bxc3 (21... Qc5 22. Kh1 $1 (
22. exf5 $2 Bxd5 23. f6 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Bh6 25. Qxd5 Qc5 26. Qe4 Ra7 $17)) 22.
Rab1 Bg7 (22... Qc5 23. Rb7 Bg8 24. Kh1 $1 (24. exf5 $2 Bd4 25. f6 (25. Rf3
Qxd5) 25... Bxe3+ 26. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Ra7 $19 28. Bxh7 (28. f7 Rxf7) 28...
Rxb7) 24... Bd4 25. Rf3 $18) 23. exf5 Bg8 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Rxf6 Rxf6 26. Nxf6
Qxh5 27. Nxh5 Bxa2 28. Rb7 Ra7 29. Rb6 Bf7 30. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Val Thorens A"]
[Site "Val Thorens"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. Nce3 Be6 16. g3 {Heute wissen wir schon, welche ist die besste Aufbau
gegen Bd3=>CBM53} f5 17. Bg2 a5 18. a3 $5 Ra7 $5 {Bekannt ist Rb8} 19. O-O Kh8
20. Qh5 Ne7 21. Rfd1 Ng8 $1 22. a4 $6 (22. f4 $142) 22... f4 $1 23. Nf1 (23.
Be4 Nh6 24. Nf1 Bg4 $19) 23... bxa4 24. Be4 Bh6 25. Rxa4 Rg7 26. f3 $2 (26. Qe2
fxg3 27. hxg3 Bg4 28. f3 Bh3 29. g4 Bf4 $40) 26... Qd7 $1 (26... Rg5 27. Qh4
Qe8 28. Rxa5 Rh5 29. Ra8 $1) 27. Rxa5 Bf7 28. Qh4 (28. Qf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Bxd5
$19) 28... Bg5 29. Qg4 Be6 30. Qh5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 Nf6 0-1

[Event "HUN-chT"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Feher, Gyula"]
[Black "Priehoda, Vitezslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. h4 Ne7
15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qd2 Be6 17. O-O-O Nc6 18. Qh6 $1 (18. Qxd6 $6 Qb6 19. Qd2
Rfd8 $13) 18... Kh8 19. h5 Bxa2 20. Rh3 Rg8 21. Rhd3 b4 22. Rxd6 bxc3 23. b4 $1
Na5 $1 24. Bc4 $1 $18 Qe7 25. Bxa2 1-0

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bb7 (12... O-O 13.
Nc2 Rb8 14. h4 Ne7 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qd2 $40 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Novgorod/
1994/1-0/ CBM 43}) 13. Nc2 Nb8 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 (15. Nce3 {Ftacnik} Nd7 16.
Qxa4 O-O 17. Rd1 (17. Bc4 Bg5 18. O-O Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20. Qc2 Qh4 21. Bd3 f5
$17 {Hoepfl,T-Ankerst,Mil/Dortmund op/1992/0-1 (32)}) 17... Bg5 18. Qc2 Nc5 19.
Nf5 $1 g6 20. b4 $1 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nb7 22. h4 Bf6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Ng4 {Zapata,
A-Shirov,A/Manila/1992/0-1 (47)}) 15... Nd7 (15... O-O $5 16. Nce3 (16. b4 Nd7
17. Nce3 Bg5 $13) 16... Nd7 17. Nc4 (17. Ra3 {Ftacnik} Bg5 18. Nc4 Bxd5 19.
Qxd5 Be7 20. Bd3 Nf6 {0-1/Tatai,S-Iruzubieta,J/Cannes op/0-1 (20)}) 17... Bc6
$1 (17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Rb4 Qc5 21. Bc4 $14) 18. Ra2 Nc5
$13) 16. Rb4 $1 Nc5 (16... Bc6 17. Rc4 Rc8 (17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb6 19. Qc6+
Ke7 20. Rb4 $16) 18. Ncb4 $16) 17. Rxb7 $1 Nxb7 18. b4 Bg5 (18... Qc8 19. Nce3
Bd8 20. Bc4 O-O 21. Qd3 a5 22. O-O Kh8 $14) (18... O-O {Ftacnik} 19. h4 a5 20.
Bc4 $44) 19. Na3 O-O 20. Nc4 a5 21. Bd3 (21. Ncb6 {Ftacnik} Ra7 $13 (21... axb4
22. Nxa8 bxc3 $5 23. Nab6 Bd2+ 24. Ke2 Nc5 25. f3 f5 26. exf5 e4 $40)) 21...
axb4 22. cxb4 Qb8 (22... Rb8 $5 {Ftacnik} 23. h4 Bh6 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. O-O Qc8)
23. h4 Bh6 (23... Bd8 $5 {/\ Bc7,Nd8,Ne6}) (23... Bd8 {Ftacnik} 24. g3 $44) 24.
Ncb6 Ra2 25. O-O (25. Nd7 $6 {Ftacnik} Qa7 26. O-O Ra8 $1) 25... Rd2 (25... Qa7
{Ftacnik} 26. Bc4 Rd2 27. Qf3 Nd8) 26. Qf3 Qa7 (26... Qe8 {Ftacnik} 27. g4 (27.
Ba6 $2 Nd8 28. Nc4 Rd4 29. Nxd6 Qe6 30. Nf5 Qxa6 31. Nxd4 exd4 $19) (27. Nc7
Qe7 28. Nbd5 Qxh4 $17) 27... Bf4 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Nd5 Nd8 30. Nxf4 $10) 27.
Nd7 Nd8 (27... Rd8 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Qxf7 Rxd3 (29... g6 30. Nf6 Bg7 31. Ne8 $18
) 30. Nf8 $18) (27... Qa3 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Nxf8 Rxd3 30. Qxf7 Qb3 31. Ne6 $18)
(27... Ra8 {Ftacnik} 28. Bc4 (28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Qxf7 Rxd3 30. Nf8 Qa2 $1) 28...
Nd8 29. N5b6 $36) (27... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 28. Nxf8 Nxd3 29. Qf5 $1 g6 30. Qd7 Qxd7
(30... Qb8 31. Nxh7 $40) 31. Nxd7 $16) 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. b5 Qa3 (29... Ne6 30.
b6 Qa3 31. b7 Qb3 (31... Rb2 32. Bb5 $1 Qa7 33. Qc3 $18) 32. Rb1 Rb2 33. Rxb2
Qxb2 34. Ba6 Nc5 (34... Nd4 35. Qc3 $18) 35. Qf5 $18) 30. Qf5 $1 Ke8 (30...
Rxd3 {Ftacnik} 31. Qd7 g6 (31... Ne6 32. Qc8+) 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. b6 $18) (30...
Ne6 {Ftacnik} 31. Qxh7 $18) 31. Bc4 Rc2 (31... Qa4 32. Nc7+ Ke7 33. Qc8 $1 Rc2
34. Bxf7 $1 Nxf7 35. Nd5#) 32. Qxh7 $1 Rxc4 (32... Qc5 {Ftacnik} 33. Bb3 Rb2
34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Bd1 $18) 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Nb6+ Ke7 35. Nxc4 Qc5 (35... Qb4 {
Ftacnik} 36. Nb6 Qxb5 37. Nd5+ Kd7 38. Ra1 $18) 36. Ra1 $1 Qd4 (36... Qxc4 {
Ftacnik} 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. Qe8+ Kf6 39. Qxd8+ Kg6 40. Qxd6+ f6 41. Qc6 $18) 37.
Ra3 Bc1 38. Ne3 (38. Ne3 {Ftacnik} Bxa3 39. Nf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Manor, Ilan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. c4 b4 $5 (11... Nxe4 12. cxb5 Be6 13. Bc4
Ne7 14. O-O Bxd5 15. Ba5 $1 (15. Bxd5 {Leko-San Segundo/CBM/45/82}) 15... Qxa5
16. Bxd5 Rc8 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bc2 $1 axb5 19. Nxb5 $16 Rxc2 $2 20. Nd6+ Kd7 21.
Nxf7 $18) 12. Nc2 (12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Bd3 Be7 $13 {De Firmian-San Segundo/CBM/
49/105}) (12. Nxb4 Nxb4 13. Bxb4 Nxe4 14. Qd5 $2 Qb6 $1 15. Qxa8 Qxb4+ 16. Ke2
Qxb2+ 17. Kf3 Qxa3+ 18. Kxe4 f5+ 19. Kd5 Qc5#) 12... a5 13. a3 $6 (13. b3 $142)
13... b3 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Ne3 a4 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Nc3 $2 Bd7 $1
19. Be2 (19. Nxa4 $2 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 $19) 19... Be7 20. Bg4 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Qg4 Kf7 23. O-O h5 $5 24. Qd1 Na5 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. c5 dxc5 27. Nxa4 Qe8 28.
Nb6 Rb8 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. Qxc4 Qb5 31. Qc3 $6 (31. Qxb5 Rxb5 32. Rfc1 $13) 31...
c4 32. f4 Rbd8 33. a4 Qc6 34. Rac1 Qxe4 35. Bb6 Rc8 36. fxe5+ Kg6 37. Qg3+ Qg4
38. Rf3 Rhf8 39. Qxg4+ hxg4 40. Rxf8 Bxf8 41. Bd4 Rd8 $1 42. Bc3 Bc5+ 43. Kf1
Be3 44. Rb1 Kf5 45. a5 Ke4 46. Ke2 Rh8 47. Rh1 Bd4 48. Kd2 Be3+ 49. Ke2 g3 50.
h3 Bd4 51. Bxd4 (51. Kd2 Rf8 $19) 51... Kxd4 52. Rd1+ Kxe5 53. Rd7 Rf8 54. Kd2
Rf2+ 55. Kc3 Rxg2 56. Rxg7 Rc2+ 57. Kb4 Kf4 58. h4 Rxb2 59. Kxc4 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 31st"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bd3 d5 14. Qe2 $1
{Diesen Damenzug haben wir schon in unserem Buch Adorjan/Horvath,T: "Schwarz
ist Super in Sizilianisch Sweschnikow" empfohlen.} (14. exd5 {Leko-Nijboer/CBM/
53/123}) 14... Bb7 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. exd5 Nxd5 $2 (16... Bxd5 $142 17. Be4
O-O-O $14) 17. Be4 O-O-O (17... Nf4 18. Qf3 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Nc2 Rad8 21.
Ne3 $16) 18. Qf3 Qc5 19. Nc2 Kc7 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 (20... Bxd5 21. Qxf6 Bxa2 $2 22.
Nb4 $18) 21. Qxf6 Rhd8 22. Qxf7+ R5d7 23. Qf6 $18 Bxg2 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. Re1
Kb7 26. Rxe5 Qc7 27. Nb4 Rd6 28. Qg5 Rg6 29. Qe3 Rg7 30. Nd3 Bc6 31. Nc5+ Ka8
32. b3 a5 33. h4 a4 34. Rg5 Rxg5 35. hxg5 a3 36. b4 Qf7 37. Qd4 Qe8 38. Kd2 Bf3
39. Qd3 Bc6 40. Qxh7 Qf8 41. Nd3 Qd6 42. Qh8+ Kb7 43. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 (8. Nd5 {Saitzew} Nxd5 9. exd5 exf4 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. Qxf4 Rb8
13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qxb2 15. Rd1 (15. Qxc6+ Bd7 16. Qe4+ Kf8 $19) 15...
Qc3+ 16. Qd2 Qe5+ $1 17. Be2 Be6 $15) 8... a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Nxe7
Nxe7 12. Bd3 d5 (12... Bb7 13. Qe2 Ng6 $1 (13... Nd7 14. b4 $1 $14 {
Tschiburdanidze-Saitschik Baku 1979}) 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 h6 $1 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. cxb5 Nf4 18. Qf3 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qg6 20. Rfd1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Bxe4 22. Qg3 Rfb8
23. Nxd6 Rxb2 24. Nc4 {(1/2:1/2) Anand-Ivantscuk Linares m/4 1992}) 13. exd5
Nfxd5 (13... Qxd5 14. Qd2 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Nxf5 17. c4 O-O 18. O-O {
Aseew-Wishmanawin UdSSR 1990} Rab8 $5 $13) 14. c4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 f6 16. Bd2 O-O
17. O-O Bf5 $1 $13 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Ba5 Qd7 20. Qg4 Ra7 21. Rfd1 Nd4 22. Qxd7
Rxd7 23. Kf1 Kf7 24. Rac1 Rb8 25. Rd3 Ke6 26. Ra3 Rc8 27. Bd2 Rc6 28. Ra5 Nc7
29. Ke1 Rd5 30. b3 Rxa5 31. Bxa5 Nd5 32. Bd2 h5 33. Kd1 h4 34. Ne3 Rxc1+ 35.
Kxc1 Nf4 36. Be1 h3 37. gxh3 Nxh3 38. Nc2 Nc6 39. Kd2 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 31st"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. g3 f5 13. Bg2 (13. exf5 {
Ljubojevic-Kramnik/CBM/51/48}) 13... f4 $5 (13... fxe4 {Prokopp,H-Scholz,F/CBM/
52/1138}) 14. c3 O-O 15. Nc2 Kh8 16. Qd3 Bh6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. O-O
Bd7 20. Raa1 f5 21. Rfd1 fxg3 22. fxg3 f4 23. b4 fxg3 24. b5 gxh2+ 25. Kh1 Ne7
26. b6 Ng6 27. Rf1 Qg5 28. Nce3 Nh4 29. Qe2 a4 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Rf1 Nxg2 32.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Qxg2 Qd8 34. b7 Bc6 35. Nf6 Bg7 36. Nh5 Bf8 37. Nf6 Bg7 (37...
Be7 38. Qg8+ $2 (38. Nh5 Bf8 $10) 38... Qxg8 39. Nxg8 Bxb7 40. Nxe7 Bxe4+ 41.
Kxh2 a3 $19) 38. Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 (13. a3
a5 14. h4 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/PCA Moscow/1994/}) 13... Ne7 (13... Be6 14.
Nce3 a5 15. Qf3 b4 16. Bc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rb2 18. g3 a4 19. O-O Be7 20. Rab1 Qb8
21. Rxb2 Qxb2 22. Qd1 a3 23. Qa4 Rc8 {Yurtaev,L-Holmsten,A/Helsinki op (03)/
1992/ 1-0 / 24}) (13... g6 {Ftacnik} 14. Qd2 Bg7 15. h5 Be6 16. Nce3 Ne7 17. g3
Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rc8 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. Ne3 Rc6 21. b3 Qa8 22. Bh3 $36 {Shmuter,
L-Beshukov,S/Sochi/1993/1-0 (37)}) 14. Nxf6+ (14. Nce3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Be6 (15...
Bb7 {Ftacnik} 16. g3 b4 17. c4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6 19. Rd1 $14 {Smagin,S-Gorelov,
S/URS/1982/0.5 (37)}) 16. g3 $14) 14... gxf6 15. Qd2 (15. Ne3 {Ftacnik} f5)
15... Bb7 (15... f5 $5 16. Qg5+ (16. h5 Kh8 17. O-O-O fxe4 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19.
Rxd6 Nf5 20. Rd2 Be6 $13) (16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ne3 Be6 $10) (16. Bd3 fxe4 17.
Bxe4 d5 18. Qg5+ Ng6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. O-O-O $14) 16... Ng6 17.
exf5 Qxg5 18. hxg5 Bxf5 19. Nb4 $1 $14 (19. Ne3 Be6 20. O-O-O Rfd8 $13)) 16.
Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. O-O-O e4 (18... Qxa2 {Ftacnik} 19. Qh6 e4 20. Be2) 19.
Be2 Qxa2 (19... Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Rfd8 21. Rhd1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Kf8 $14) (19... Qe5
$5 {Ftacnik} 20. Qd6 Nf5 $1) 20. Qh6 Qe6 (20... f5 {Ftacnik} 21. Qg5+ Ng6 22.
h5 $18) (20... Nd5 {Ftacnik} 21. Rh3 $40) 21. Nd4 Qb6 (21... Qe5 22. Rh3 (22.
f4 {Ftacnik} exf3 23. gxf3 (23. Bd3 Ng6 24. Nf5 (24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Rhe1 Qh5)
24... Qf4+ $1) 23... Ng6 24. Rhg1 Kh8 (24... Rfd8 $2 25. h5 Qh2 26. Nf5 Rxd1+
27. Bxd1 $18) 25. Kb1 Rg8 (25... Qf4 $2 26. Rxg6 $18)) 22... Kh8 (22... Ng6)
23. f4 $1 exf3 24. Bd3 Ng6 25. g3 $1 Be4 26. Bxe4 Qxe4 27. h5 Ne5 28. Qxf6+ Kg8
29. Nf5 $18) 22. Rh3 Kh8 23. Bg4 (23. Rg3 {Ftacnik} Rg8) 23... Rg8 24. Ne6 $5
Rg6 (24... fxe6 25. Qxf6+ Rg7 26. Rd7 Re8 (26... Qc5 27. b4 $18 (27. Rg3 $1 Bc6
28. Bxe6 $18)) 27. Bxe6 (27. Rg3 $18 {Ftacnik}) (27. Rxe7 $6 Rexe7 28. Qf8+ Rg8
29. Qxe7 Qxf2) 27... Nf5 28. Rg3 $1 (28. Rxg7 Nxg7 29. Rg3 Qc7 30. Bf7 Qe5 31.
Qxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rxg7 Rf8 $19) 28... Qxf2 (28... Qxe6 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. Rd8+ $18)
29. Rgxg7 Qf1+ 30. Kc2 (30. Rd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Nxg7 32. Bb3 e3 33. h5 $18)
30... Ne3+ 31. Kb3 Bd5+ 32. Bxd5 Qd1+ 33. Kb4 Qa4+ 34. Kc5 Rc8+ 35. Rc7 $18) (
24... Rxg4 $2 25. Ng5 $1 {Ftacnik} Rxg5 (25... fxg5 26. Qxb6) 26. hxg5 Kg8 27.
gxf6 $18) (24... Qxf2 {Ftacnik} 25. Rf3 $1 Rg6 26. Qxg6 Qxb2+ 27. Kxb2 Nxg6 28.
Rxf6 fxe6 29. g3 $16) (24... Ng6 {Ftacnik} 25. h5) 25. Qf4 Re8 $2 (25... Bd5
$142 $1 26. Bh5 (26. Ng5 $1 fxg5 27. Qe5+ Rg7 28. Qxe7 f5 29. Qe5 fxg4 30. Rxd5
gxh3 31. Rd7 Rbg8 32. Rxg7 Rxg7 33. Qe8+ $10) (26. Nd4 {Ftacnik} b4 $1 $40)
26... Bxe6 27. Bxg6 Nxg6 (27... Bxh3 $2 28. Rd6 $1) 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Rg3 b4
$19) (25... Rbg8 {Ftacnik} 26. h5 Rxg4 27. Qxf6+ R4g7 28. h6 Qxe6 29. hxg7+
Rxg7 30. Rd8+ Ng8 31. Rxg8+ $1 Kxg8 32. Qd8+) 26. Rd6 $1 (26. h5 $6 {Ftacnik}
Rxg4 27. Qxf6+ Kg8) 26... Nd5 (26... Qa5 $5 {Ftacnik} 27. h5 (27. Nc5 $5 $40)
27... Qa1+ (27... Rxg4 28. Qxg4 fxe6 29. Qxe6) 28. Kc2 Qa4+ 29. Kb1 Rxg4 30.
Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qxe7 (31. Rg3 e3 32. Rxg4+ Qxg4 33. Qxe7 Bc6 $1 34. Rxc6 $140
Qd1+ (34... Qe4+ $2 35. Kc1 Qxc6 36. Qg5+ $18) 35. Ka2 Qa4+ $10) 31... Bc6 $1
32. Rd8 Qd1+ $1 33. Rxd1 Rxe7) (26... Qa7 {Ftacnik} 27. h5 Rxg4 28. Qxg4 fxe6
29. Rg3 $1 Rg8 (29... Nf5 30. Rxe6 $1) 30. Rd8 $1 $18) 27. h5 $3 (27. Rxb6 {
Ftacnik} Nxf4 28. Nxf4 Rxg4) 27... Nxf4 (27... Qa5 28. hxg6 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Nb4+
30. cxb4 Rc8+ 31. Nc5 $18) (27... Rg7 {Ftacnik} 28. Qh6) (27... Rxg4 {Ftacnik}
28. Qxg4 Rg8 29. Qxg8+ Kxg8 30. Rxb6 Nxb6 31. Rg3+ Kh8 32. Nc5 $18) (27... fxe6
{Ftacnik} 28. hxg6 Nxf4 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Rxb6) (27... Rxe6 {Ftacnik} 28. hxg6
Nxf4 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. gxf7+ Kf8 31. Rh8+ Kxf7 32. Bxe6+ Nxe6 33. Rxb6 $18) (
27... Rgg8 {Ftacnik} 28. Rxd5 $1 Rxe6 29. Bxe6 Qxe6 30. Rd6 $16) 28. hxg6 Qxd6
(28... Nd3+ {Ftacnik} 29. Rhxd3 $1 (29. Kb1 Qxf2 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32.
Rh7+ $10) 29... exd3 (29... Qxf2 30. gxf7 $18) (29... Qa5 30. gxf7 Qa1+ 31. Kd2
Qxb2+ 32. Ke1 Qc1+ 33. Bd1 Rf8 34. Rd8 $1) 30. gxf7) (28... Nxh3 {Ftacnik} 29.
gxf7 $1) 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. gxf7+ Kxh7 31. fxe8=Q Nxe6 32. Bf5+ $1 Kg7 33. Qg6+
Kf8 34. Qxf6+ $18 Ke8 35. Bxe6 Qf8 $2 (35... e3 {Ftacnik} 36. fxe3 Bxg2 37.
Bf7+ Kd7 38. Be8+ Kc7 39. Qg7+ Kd8 40. Bxb5 Bf3 41. Ba4 $18) (35... Qf8 $2 {
Ftacnik} 36. Bd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Be2 O-O 15.
O-O Bg5 16. Qd3 Rb8 (16... Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. b3 Bb7 $10) 17. Rad1 Be6 18.
b3 g6 19. Bf3 Kg7 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. Rd3 Qa7 (21... Bd8 22. Rfd1 Qa7 23. Qe3 Qc5
$13) 22. Rfd1 Nd8 23. Ra1 Qc5 24. a3 bxa3 25. Nxa3 Bd7 26. Qe1 Ne6 27. Nc2 Bd8
28. Qc3 Ng5 29. h4 Ne6 (29... Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Bg4 31. Rd3 (31. Rg3 h5) 31...
Bxh4 32. Nde3 Be6 33. Rxa5 $14) 30. g3 Bc6 31. Bg4 f5 (31... Nd4 32. Nxd4 Bxd5
33. exd5 (33. Nf5+ gxf5 34. Rxd5 Qb4 35. Qxb4 Rxb4 36. Bxf5 (36. Bd1 fxe4 37.
Rxd6 Bb6 $10) 36... Rxb3 37. Rxd6 Bb6 $10) 33... exd4 $10) 32. exf5 gxf5 33.
Bh3 Rb7 34. Rad1 Rbf7 35. b4 axb4 36. Ndxb4 Be7 37. Nxc6 Qxc6 38. Bg2 Qc7 39.
Ne3 Nc5 40. Nd5 Qa7 41. Re3 Bf6 42. Ra1 Qd7 43. Rd1 Qa7 44. Ra1 Qb8 45. Nxf6
Rxf6 46. Ra8 Qb6 47. Rxf8 Rxf8 48. Bd5 f4 49. gxf4 Rxf4 50. Rg3+ Kf6 51. Qc2
Ne6 52. Rf3 Qa7 53. Qd2 Ke7 54. Qb2 Rxh4 55. c5 Rg4+ (55... Qxc5 56. Qb7+ Qc7
$2 (56... Kd8 57. Qb8+ $10) 57. Rf7+ $1 $18) 56. Kh2 Nf4 57. cxd6+ Kxd6 58. Ra3
Rh4+ 59. Kg1 Nh3+ 60. Kg2 Qg7+ (60... Qxf2+ 61. Qxf2 Nxf2 62. Bf3 Ne4 (62...
Nh3 $2 63. Kg3) 63. Ra4 Kd5 64. Kf1 Rf4 65. Ke2 Rxf3 $10) 61. Rg3 Nf4+ 62. Kg1
Qc7 63. Be4 Ke6 (63... Qc1+ 64. Qxc1 Ne2+ 65. Kg2 Nxc1 $15) (63... Ne2+ 64.
Qxe2 Qc1+ 65. Qf1 Qxf1+ 66. Kxf1 Rxe4 67. Rh3 $10) 64. Qa2+ Kf6 65. Qa6+ Ne6
66. Rf3+ Ke7 67. Qa3+ Qc5 68. Bf5 Qxa3 69. Rxa3 Ng5 70. Kg2 Kf6 71. Bc8 Rc4 72.
Ra6+ Kg7 73. Ra7+ Kg6 74. Ra6+ Kh5 75. Bf5 Rf4 76. Bd3 Kg4 77. Rh6 Rf7 78. f3+
Kf4 79. Kf2 Nxf3 80. Rxh7 Rf6 81. Bc4 Ke4 82. Rf7 Rc6 83. Rxf3 Rxc4 84. Ra3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 Bg5 (13... a5 14.
Bg2 b4 15. O-O bxc3 16. bxc3 Bg5 17. Qd3 Ne7 $10 {Bravo-Pacheco/Sao Paulo/1995}
) 14. Bg2 a5 15. O-O Ne7 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Be6 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8
20. b3 (20. Qe2 b4 21. c4 Nc6 22. b3 Nd4 $10 {Prandstetter-Michalek/Cze/ch/1995
}) 20... Rbc8 21. Rac1 Rc6 (21... g6 22. c4 b4 $10) 22. Bf1 Rdc8 $2 23. c4 b4
24. c5 $1 dxc5 $2 (24... Rxc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Nc4 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 {Trotz
Minusbauer steht Weiß besser: Der Läufer ist stark und die schwarzen Bauern am
Damenflügel sind schwach.}) 25. Bb5 $1 {Grundlinie!} g6 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Qd6
Qxd6 28. Rxd6 a4 29. Nc4 axb3 30. axb3 Kg7 31. Nxe5 Bxb3 32. Nd3 c4 33. Nxb4
$18 g5 34. f3 Ng6 35. Nc6 Ra8 36. Nd4 Ne5 37. Rc3 f6 38. h4 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Ra2+
40. Kh3 Ba4 41. hxg5 Bd7+ 42. Rxd7+ Nxd7 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Rxc4 Ne5 45. Rc3
Rd2 46. Nb3 Rf2 47. f4 Nf3 48. Rc6+ Kg7 49. Kg4 Nh2+ 50. Kf5 Nf1 51. Rc3 h5 52.
Nd4 Rg2 53. Ke6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Chekhov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4
a6 8. Na3 Be7 (8... Bg4 $5 {Der Anziehende will mit diesem Zug den "normalen"
weißen Plan durchkreuzen.} 9. f3 (9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. O-O
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bc5 $10 {Rublevsky-Babula/1993/}) 9... Be6 10. Bc4 Rc8 (10... Qb6
$5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Nb4 13. Bb3 d5 $1 14. exd5 Nbxd5 $10 {Tomescu-Vlad/
Romania/1995}) 11. O-O Nb4 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qe1 Be7 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rd1 Qb6+
16. Be3 Qc6 17. Bf2 Rfe8 $13 {Jansa-Votava/Lazne Bohdanec/1995}) (8... Bg4 $5 {
Chekhov}) 9. Bg5 Bg4 {N/} (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxg5 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12. Nac4 $14 (
12. Nxc8+ {Chekhov} Rxc8 13. Bd3 Qa5+ 14. c3 Rhd8 15. O-O Qd5 $10 {Xie,
J-Shumiakina,T/Moscow/1992/1|0/50/}) (12. Nac4 Be6 13. Qf3 $6 Nd4 14. Qxb7+ Qd7
15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $17 {Langier,D-Kramnik,V/BRA/1991/0|1/21/})) (9... Be6 10. Bc4
Nxe4 $1 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 $1 13. Bd3 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+
16. Kxd2 Rhd8+ 17. Ke3 f5 {GluzmanVaiser/Bern/1992}) (9... Be6 $5 {Chekhov})
10. Qd2 (10. f3 {Chekhov} Be6 11. Nc4 Nd4 12. Ne3 (12. Be3 $6 Rc8 $1) 12... O-O
$132) 10... O-O 11. Bc4 (11. Nc4 {Chekhov} Nd4 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14.
Ncd5 Bg5 $10) 11... h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. Qd3 Nd4 (14... Kh8 $5 {
Chekhov} 15. O-O f5 $22 16. f3 (16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 Bxf4 18. Rxf4 Qb6+ $36)
16... fxe4 17. fxe4 Nd4 $13) 15. c3 Ne6 16. h3 Bh5 17. O-O Kh8 18. b4 (18. Nc2
$2 {Chekhov} Nc5 $1 $17) 18... Bg6 19. Rad1 a5 (19... f5 {Chekhov} 20. Ne3 $16)
20. Bb3 axb4 21. cxb4 f5 22. Nb5 (22. Ne3 $6 {Chekhov} fxe4 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24.
Rxd6 Nd4 25. Rxg6 Nxb3 $132) 22... fxe4 23. Qb1 Ra6 (23... Kh7 {Chekhov} 24.
Bc2 $16) 24. f3 Nf4 25. fxe4 Bh5 (25... Nxd5 $5 {Chekhov} 26. Rxd5 (26. Bxd5
Rxa4 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Bxb7 d5 $36) (26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. Rxd5 Be3+ 28. Kh1 Bxe4
$19) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Qf6+ 28. Kg1 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Bxe4 $1 $19) 26. Rde1 Bh4
27. Re3 Qg5 28. Qb2 Raa8 29. Nbc7 Nxg2 30. Rxf8+ (30. Qxg2 {Chekhov} Rxf1+ 31.
Kxf1 Rf8+ 32. Kg1 Bf2+ 33. Kh2 Bxe3 $19) 30... Rxf8 31. Ne6 (31. Qxg2 {Chekhov}
Bf2+ 32. Kh1 Bxe3 $19) 31... Rf1+ 32. Kh2 (32. Kxf1 {Chekhov} Nxe3+ 33. Nxe3
Qxe3 $19 (33... Qxe3 34. Qc2 Qxh3+ $19)) 32... Qg6 (32... Nxe3 33. Nxg5 Nxd5 (
33... Rf2+ {Chekhov} 34. Qxf2 Bxf2 35. Nxe3 Bxe3 36. Nf7+ Bxf7 37. Bxf7 $10)
34. Bxd5 Rf2+ 35. Qxf2 Bxf2 36. Nf7+ $10) (32... Qxe3 {Chekhov} 33. Nxe3 Nxe3
34. Qc3 Rf2+ 35. Kg1 Rf1+ 36. Kh2 Rf2+ $10) 33. Ne7 (33. Qxg2 {Chekhov} Rf2 $19
) 33... Bxe7 34. Rg3 Rh1+ (34... Qf6 $1 {Chekhov} 35. Kxg2 (35. Qxg2 Rf2 $19) (
35. Qc2 Nh4 36. Qc8+ Bf8 $19) 35... Re1 $19) 35. Kxg2 (35. Kxh1 {Chekhov} Qxg3
$19) 35... Rg1+ (35... Qxe4+ {Chekhov} 36. Kf2 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qf1#) 36. Kxg1
Qxg3+ 37. Qg2 Qe3+ (37... Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Bf7 $10) 38. Kh2 Bf6 (38... Bg5 $1 {
Chekhov} 39. Nxg5 (39. Qc2 Bf4+ 40. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 41. Kg1 Qg3+ $19) 39... hxg5 40.
Bd5 $44) 39. Qc2 Qe2+ 40. Qxe2 Bxe2 41. a5 Bh4 42. Bd5 Ba6 (42... Be1 {Chekhov}
43. Bxb7 Bxb4 44. a6 $18) 43. Nc7 Bd8 (43... Be1 {Chekhov} 44. b5 Bxa5 45. bxa6
Bxc7 46. a7 $18) 44. Ne6 {Suddenly White goes for the win!} Bh4 45. Nc7 Bd8 46.
Ne8 Kh7 (46... Be7 {Chekhov} 47. Kg3 g5 48. Nc7 (48. b5 Bxb5 49. Bxb7 d5 (49...
Bxe8 50. a6 $18) 50. Nc7 Bc4 51. exd5 $16) 48... Bd8 49. Nxa6 bxa6 50. Kg4 Kg7
51. Kf5 h5 52. Bc4 d5 53. Bxa6 Be7 54. Be2 Bxb4 55. a6 Bc5 56. exd5 $18) (46...
Bh4 $5 {Chekhov} 47. Nxd6 Be7 48. Nf7+ Kh7 49. b5 Bxb5 50. Bxb7 Bc5 $6 (50...
Bc4 $1 51. a6 (51. Bd5 Ba6 $10) 51... Bc5 52. Nd8 (52. Nxe5 Bxa6 53. Bxa6 Bd6
$10) 52... Bb5 $10) 51. a6 (51. Kg2 $5 $16) 51... g5 $6 (51... Bc4 $5 52. Nd8
Bb5 53. Kg3 Kg6 $10) 52. Kg2 Kg7 53. Nxe5 $16) 47. Kg3 g5 48. Bf7 Be7 49. Nc7
Bd8 50. Nxa6 bxa6 51. Bc4 Kg7 (51... d5 52. exd5 (52. Bxa6 {Chekhov} Be7 53.
Bc8 Bxb4 54. a6 Bc5 55. exd5 $16) 52... Be7 53. b5 axb5 54. a6 Bc5 55. d6 $18)
52. Bxa6 d5 53. exd5 Be7 54. Bc8 Bxb4 55. a6 Bc5 56. Kf3 Kf6 57. d6 h5 58. Ke4
Bd4 59. Kd5 Kf7 60. Bf5 Kf6 61. Kc6 g4 62. hxg4 hxg4 63. Bxg4 (63. Bxg4 {
Chekhov} e4 64. d7 Ke7 65. Kc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Shirov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Bg5 14.
O-O a5 15. Qd3 (15. Na3 $5 b4 16. Nb5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne7 18. c4 Nxd5 19. cxd5
Qb6 20. a4 Bd7 $10 {Petrushin-Yakovich/St.Petersburg/1995}) 15... Ne7 (15...
Be6 16. Rfd1 b4 $5 $13) 16. Nce3 Bxe3 (16... Be6 17. Rfd1 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qd7 19.
Qg3 Bd8 $10 {Kir.Georgiev-Spasov/Sofia/1992}) 17. Nxe3 Qb6 $1 (17... Qc7 $6 {
Kamsky-Ivanchuk/Tilburg/1992}) 18. Rfd1 (18. b4 axb4 19. cxb4 Be6 20. Rfb1 Rfc8
21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Qd4 $1 $10 {Beljavski-Sveshnikov/UdSSR/1980}) 18... Rd8
19. Rd2 h6 20. h3 Qc5 21. Rad1 Be6 {Die Stellung ist vôllig ausgeglichen, den
Punkt "d6" Schwarz kann leicht verteidigen.} 22. Bg4 Bc4 23. Qc2 Rb6 24. b3 Be6
25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. c4 b4 27. Qd3 Nc6 28. Nc2 Nb8 29. Qg3 Nd7 30. Qg6 Nf8 31. Qg4
Re8 32. Rd3 Re7 33. Ne3 Kh7 34. R1d2 Ra6 35. Qd1 Rd7 36. g3 Kg8 37. Kh2 Qc6 38.
Qg4 a4 39. Nc2 Qc5 40. Qe2 axb3 41. axb3 Rf7 42. Kg2 Rb7 43. Ne1 Rf7 44. Qg4
Ra1 45. Nf3 Ra6 46. Nh4 Rf6 47. Qd1 Rf7 48. Nf3 Rd7 49. Ne1 Rf7 50. Re3 Qb6 51.
Nd3 Nd7 52. Qg4 Re7 53. Rf3 Ra8 54. Qg6 Qd4 55. Re2 Ra1 56. Qg4 Nf6 57. Qg6 Rf7
58. Rfe3 Rd1 59. Nb2 Rb1 60. Rd3 Rxb2 $1 61. Rxd4 Rxe2 62. Kf1 (62. Rxd6 Ne8
63. Rd1 $8 (63. Rd8 $4 Rexf2+ $19) 63... Rfxf2+ $10) 62... Rxf2+ 63. Kxf2 exd4
64. Ke2 Ra7 65. c5 $1 Ra5 $1 66. cxd6 Rg5 67. d7 (67. Qxf6 $142 $1 $18 {Shirov}
gxf6 68. d7) 67... Rxg6 68. d8=Q+ Kh7 69. g4 e5 70. Qe7 Rg5 71. Kd3 h5 72. h4
Rxg4 73. Qxe5 Rxe4 74. Qf5+ Kh6 75. Qg5+ Kh7 76. Qf5+ Kh6 77. Qg5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Orel"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Vladimir"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 (9... Be7 $6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc4 Nd4 12. Nd5 Be6 13. Nxf6+
gxf6 14. c3 Bxc4 15. Bxc4 Ne6 16. h4 $1 {Horvath,T-Gladyszew/Zalakaros/1995})
10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Qh5 f4 15. c4 bxc4 16.
Bxc4 Nd4 (16... O-O 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. b3 Qd7 (18... Kh8 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Nb1
Rbe8 $2 (20... Nd4 $5 21. Nbc3 {Vavarin-Tscherniaev/Moskau/1992}) 21. Rd3 $1 f5
22. Rh3 Bg8 (22... h6 23. Qg6 Bg8 24. Rxh6+ Bxh6 25. Qxh6+ Bh7 26. Nf6 $18) 23.
Nf6 $1 Rxf6 24. Bxg8 {1:0 Grabics-Czebe/Zalakaros/1995}) 19. Rfd1 Kh8 20. Qh4
f5 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxc6 fxe4 24. Rcxd6 Qe8 25. Nc4 e3 26. fxe3
fxe3 27. h3 (27. Re1 Qf7 $1 28. Nxe3 Rbe8 29. Nc4 Re4 $1 30. Qg3 Bd4+ 31. Rxd4
$13 {Stanciu-Brkovic/Pernik/1983}) 27... e2 28. Re1 Bc3 29. Rd2 Bxd2 30. Qd4+
Kg8 31. Qxd2 Rd8 32. Qxe2 Qxe2 33. Rxe2 Rf6 {1/2:1/2 Fogarasi-Almasi,I/
Zalakaros/1995}) 17. Rac1 Rc8 (17... f3 $5 18. g3 O-O 19. Nc2 $2 Bxd5 20. exd5
(20. Bxd5 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Nxc1 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Rxc1 Qxe4 24. Ne3 f5 $19) 20...
Nxc2 21. Bd3 f5 22. Bxc2 e4 $17 {Grabics-Csoke/Budapest/1991}) 18. Bxa6 (18. b3
O-O 19. Nb1 f5 20. f3 Bf7 21. Qh3 $13 {Tiypsay,B-Shumiakina/Jakarta/1993}) (18.
Rc3 O-O 19. Rfc1 Rxc4 $5 20. Nxc4 f5 21. Ncb6 Bf7 22. Qd1 fxe4 23. Rc8 Qg5 $44
{Danailov-Oms/Ibercaja/1994}) 18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 O-O 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. Bxb5
Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 (22... f5 23. Ba6 Qf6 24. Rc8 e4 25. Rxf8+ $14) 23. Qf5 Qa5
24. Bf1 Qxa2 25. Qxe4 Qxb2 26. Qxf4 Qe5 27. Qxe5 $14 Bxe5 28. Rc4 Ra8 29. f4
Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Black "Novik, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. c3 Nf5 (9... f5 10. Qa4 Kf7 11. Qb4 Nxd5 $2 (11... Ng6 12. h4 $1
Be7 13. Bg5 $14) 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Qb3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 d5 15. Be2 (15. O-O-O dxc4
16. Rxd8 cxb3 17. Rxa8 bxa2 18. Kc2 exf4 19. b3 $14 {Pripke-Weber Corr. 1986})
15... exf4 16. Nd4 $16 {T,Horvath-Vegh,E Zanka 1978}) 10. a4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O
12. O-O Nh4 13. f4 a6 14. Na3 exf4 (14... f5 15. Nc4 Ng6 16. a5 $13 (16. g3 $1
exf4 17. gxf4 Bd7 18. a5 Bb5 19. Nb6 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rb8 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. b4 Rbe8
23. Rae1 Rf7 24. c4 $16 {Kusnetzow-Pronicin Russia 1992})) 15. Bxf4 Ng6 16.
Bxg6 $1 hxg6 17. Nc4 Qc7 (17... Bf5 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qb3 Bd3 20. Nb6 Rc7 21.
Rad1 Bf5 {Matulovic-Nikzevic Inf. 55/188}) 18. b3 (18. Qb3 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Qxd5
20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Bxd6 Be6 $1 22. Bxe7 Bxc4 23. Qc2 Bxf1 24. Bxf8 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2
Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Kxf8 27. Rd7 Rb8 $15) 18... Bf5 19. a5 Be4 20. Re1 f5 $13 21.
Qd2 Rae8 22. Rad1 Qd8 23. Re2 g5 24. Bg3 g4 25. Bf4 Rf6 26. Qd4 Rg6 27. Rde1
Bf6 28. Qd2 Bh4 29. g3 Be7 30. b4 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bb7 13. Nc2 Ne7 14. Nxf6+
gxf6 15. Bd3 (15. Qd3 $6 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 $6 Qe6 $1 18. Be2 Rd8 19. Qc2
f5 $17 {Zupe-Muse/Heilderberg/1989}) 15... d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5
$5 (18. Qc2 e4 19. Be2 f5 20. g3 Ng6 $13 {Krasenkov}) 18... O-O-O $5 (18... e4
19. Be2 f5 20. g3 O-O 21. O-O Kh8 $13) 19. Bc2 f5 $5 20. Nxf5 Kb8 21. Ne3 Ng6
22. Rd1 Nf4 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Bxf5 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Bxg2 $6 (25... Nxg2 26. Nxg2
Bxg2 27. Rg1 Bd5 28. b3 h6 $10) 26. Nxg2 Nxg2 27. Rg1 Nh4 28. Bc2 Ng6 29. Rg5
$1 Rd8+ 30. Ke1 f6 31. Rg3 Nf4 32. Bxh7 Kc7 33. Rg7+ Kb6 34. Be4 a5 35. Rb7+
Kc5 36. Rc7+ Kd6 37. Rb7 Kc5 38. Rc7+ Kd6 39. Rc6+ Ke7 40. Rb6 b4 41. Bf5 (41.
cxb4 Rd4 42. f3 axb4 43. Rb8 Ng2+ 44. Kf1 f5 $5 (44... Nf4 $5) 45. Kxg2 fxe4
46. fxe4 Rd2+ 47. Kg3 Rxb2 $14) 41... bxc3 42. bxc3 Nd3+ 43. Ke2 Nf4+ 44. Kf3
Rd2 45. Rb7+ Kf8 46. Bb1 Nd5 47. c4 Nc3 48. Bg6 Rd4 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Rxf6 Kg7
51. Ra6 Rxc4 52. Be8 e4+ 53. Kg2 Nxa2 54. Rxa5 Rc2 55. Kg3 Nc3 56. Bh5 Ne2+ 57.
Bxe2 Rxe2 $10 58. Ra3 Rb2 59. Re3 Rb4 60. Re2 Kf6 61. Kf4 e3+ 62. Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O (13... Ne7
14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 Nxd5 {Kotronias-Illescas CBM 32}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 (15.
Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Rd1 Rc8 $5 (18... Ng6 {Kudrin-Kinderman CBM
32}) 19. O-O Rc5 20. Bb3 f4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nd5 $1 Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24.
Rfe1 {Badzarani Inf. 55/198}) 15... b4 $5 16. Bg2 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rc8 (17... Qa5
18. O-O Qc5 $13) 18. O-O f5 19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. Rd2 e4 22. Rfd1 Be5
23. Nf4 Bf7 24. Qh6 Rc6 $1 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. Qxe6 Qe8 27. Nc4 (27. Nxf5 $2 Rxf5
$1 28. Bxe4 d5 $1 $17 {Geller}) 27... Rf6 28. Nxd6 Rxe6 29. Nxe8 Kg8 30. Rd8
Kf7 31. R1d7 Rg6 $2 (31... Rxc3 32. Nd6+ Kg6 33. Bh3 Rc6 $10 {Geller}) 32. Bf1
f4 $2 (32... Rg8 33. Nd6+ Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Rxc3 36. Bxa6 Ng6 37.
Rd7+ Kf6 38. Rxh7 Ne5 $16) 33. Be2 f3 34. Bd1 Rxc3 35. Bb3+ Rxb3 36. axb3 Rb6
37. Nd6+ Bxd6 38. Rxd6 Rxb3 39. Rd1 Nf5 40. R8d2 Ra3 41. Re1 h5 42. Rdd1 Ra4
43. Ra1 Rd4 44. Ra5 Kf6 45. Rxa6+ Nd6 46. h3 Kg5 47. Ra5+ Kg6 48. Re5 Rd2 49.
h4 Rd4 50. Rg5+ Kh6 51. Ra1 Rd2 52. Ra8 Kh7 53. Ra7+ Kh6 54. Re7 1-0

[Event "Jakarta"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lioe, Dede"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Bg7 14. O-O f4
15. c3 O-O 16. Nc2 (16. g4 $5 Ne7 $1 (16... h6 $6 17. Rad1 Rb8 18. Nc2 $14 {
Hazai-Horvath,Cs/Budapest/1992}) 17. Nc2 (17. Kh1) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 $13)
16... f5 17. f3 $6 (17. a4 $2 Bxd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. axb5 e4 $1 $17) (17. Ncb4
Nxb4 18. Nxb4 a5 (18... d5 $5)) 17... Bf7 18. Qh3 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Nb4 a5
(20... Rf6 $5 21. Nc6 $8 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Nxd5 (22... Nxc6 23. dxc6 Raf8 $15) 23.
Bxf5 Rh6 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Bxd5 Rxh3 26. gxh3 $13) 21. Nc6 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Nxd5 23.
Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Qxc6 25. Qe6+ Kf8 26. Rfd1 Ne3 27. Rxd6 Qe8 $17 28. Qxe8+
Kxe8 29. Rb6 b4 $1 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Rc1 Bf8 32. Rb7 Be7 33. h4 Rxa2 34. Rc8+
Kf7 35. Rh8 Ke6 36. Rxh7 Nf5 $19 37. Kh2 Rxb2 38. Rb6+ Kd5 39. Rb5+ Kd4 40. Kh3
Rb1 41. Kg4 Ne3+ 42. Kh5 Bxh4 $1 43. Rd7+ Kc4 44. Rxe5 Bg3 45. Re4+ Kc3 46.
Rc7+ Kd3 47. Rb7 b3 48. Reb4 Kc3 49. Kg5 Nxg2 50. R4b6 Ne1 51. Rc7+ Kb2 52. Kg4
Rd1 53. Re7 Rd3 54. Re2+ Kb1 55. Rh6 Nxf3 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 (10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qxd5 Nd4 13. Bd3 (
13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Rxd4 $1 {Larsen}) 13... Qe7 14. b4 Qe6 15. Ne3 Qxd5 16. Nxd5
Nxc2+ 17. Bxc2 Rxc2 18. O-O Bh6 19. Rfd1 (19. a4 {Belikov-Karlov/CBM33/433})
19... Kd7 20. Rd3 Ke6 21. Rf3 Bg7 22. Rg3 {Leko-Morovic/Leon/1993}) 10... gxf6
11. Bd3 (11. Ne3 Bh6 12. Bd3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qb6 14. Qc1 {Georgiev,Ki-Shirov/
CBM33/139}) 11... Ne7 12. Ne3 Bh6 13. O-O Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qb6 15. Qc1 (15. Qf3 h5
16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rh6 18. Rab1 $14) 15... Ng8 16. Kh1 (16. Nd5 Bxd5 17.
exd5 Qc5 18. c4 $14) 16... Qc5 17. Qd2 h5 18. Rad1 (18. a4 $1 h4 19. h3 Kf8 20.
a5 {/\Na4; Nb6; c4; b4;+/-}) 18... h4 19. h3 Kf8 20. Qe2 Rh6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22.
exd5 Ne7 23. c4 e4 24. Bxe4 Qxc4 25. Qf3 Re8 26. Rd4 Qc5 27. b4 Qc7 28. Bd3 Ng8
29. Rc4 Qb6 30. Re1 Re5 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Bf5 $2 (32. Qf4 $16) 32... Rxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Kemerovo1"]
[Site "Kemerovo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Bc2 f4 $5 (17... b4 $6 {Topalov-Illescas/
Alcobendas/1994}) (17... Ne7 $2 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxf5 $1 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Rxf5
21. Qd5+ $18) 18. Qh5 Rf7 $1 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Bf5 Qe8 (20... Rxf5 $2 21. Nxf5
Bxd5 22. Rd1 $1 $18 {Arnason-Birnboim/Beer Sheva/1987} (22. O-O-O $2 Nd4 $1 $13
)) 21. Bxe6 (21. Bg6 fxe3 22. Nxe3 d5 $17 {Materiell steht Weiß nicht schlecht,
aber die Initiative von Schwarz ist sehr gefährlich.}) 21... Qxe6 22. Qg4 Qh6
23. Nf5 (23. Nc2 e4 $1 {/\Ne5-/+}) 23... Qe6 24. Nfe3 Qh6 {Bis zu diesem Zug
hatte Arnason die Variante in seinen Analysen angegeben!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kemerovo1"]
[Site "Kemerovo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Ne7
15. Bd3 Nxd5 (15... Be6 $5 16. Be4 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc8 18. O-O O-O 19. Ne3 (19.
a4 $5) 19... Kh8 20. a4 f5 21. axb5 f4 22. bxa6 $1 (22. Nc2 $2 Nxd5 23. Qxd5
Rc5 24. Qd3 axb5 $15) 22... fxe3 23. fxe3 Qb6 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $13 {
Dvojris-Nijboer/Leeuwarden/1994}) 16. Bxf5 Ne7 17. Qg4 O-O (17... Kf8 $5 {
/\h5;Rh6}) 18. Rd1 d5 19. O-O {Kramniks Vorschlag} (19. Ne3 {Ivanchuk-Kramnik/
Novgorod/1994/1-0/ ;CBM 43}) 19... Qd6 20. Ne3 Rad8 21. Bc2 (21. Be4 Qe6 (21...
Qc5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Nf5 $18) (21... Qc6 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5
Nxd5 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. Rd1 $18) 22. Nf5 Ng6 $2 (22... Nxf5 23. Bxf5 Qf6 $13 {/\e4
}) 23. Bxd5 $1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxg6 $1 fxg6 26. Ne7+ Kf7 27. Nxd5 Rd8
28. Rd1 $16) 21... Qe6 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. Bxf5 Qf6 24. Bc2 e4 (24... Qe6 $10) 25.
Bb3 Qe5 26. f4 Qe7 27. f5 Kh8 28. Kh1 d4 29. cxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Bd5
Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd3 Be7 (12... d5 $5 13. exd5
Bxa3 (13... Nb4 14. Be4 Qh4 15. Qe2 f5 16. d6 $1 $14 {Zude-Bewersdorf/Hessen/
1990}) 14. bxa3 Ne7 15. O-O O-O 16. Re1 Nxd5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qxe5 $14 {Sokolov,
A-Kjeldsen/Cannes/1995}) (12... Qg6 13. O-O Nd4 $2 14. f4 $1 Bg4 15. Qe1 exf4
16. Rxf4 Ne6 {Petrushin-Maksgutov/Orel/1992} 17. e5 Qh5 18. Qe4 $18) 13. O-O
Qg6 14. c3 O-O 15. Nc2 d5 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. f3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf5 19. a4 Bxe4 20.
fxe4 b4 $1 21. Kh1 (21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22. cxb4 Bxb4 23. Bxb4 Qb6+ $10) 21... b3 22.
Ne1 Qe6 23. Nf3 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 03rd"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
Ne7 (14... O-O 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 b4 (16... Bh6 17. O-O Ra7 18. f4 $1 Qh4 19.
g3 Rg7 20. Nc7 $1 $18 {Topalov-Ilescas/Linares/1995}) 17. O-O bxc3 18. bxc3 {
Topalov-Ilescas CBM45/4 Mein Vorschlag 18...Qa5 ist leider nicht gut wegen} Qa5
19. Ne7+ $1 Nxe7 20. Qxd6 Rf6 21. Qxe7 Qxc3 (21... f4 22. Bb3 $1 fxe3 23. Bxe6+
Kh8 24. fxe3 Qxc3 25. Rxf6 Qxa1+ 26. Rf1 Qc3 27. Qg5 $16) 22. Rac1 Qa5 23. Nxf5
Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Rc7 $18) 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 a5 18. O-O f5
(18... Rb8 19. Qh5 Qd7 20. Qh4 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Kh8 $10 {Short-Lautier/Linares/
1995}) 19. Qh5 b4 $5 (19... Ra7 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Rd2 $14 {Hellers-Krasenkov/
Malmo/1994}) 20. Rad1 bxc3 21. Nxc3 (21. bxc3 Rc8 {/\Rc5}) 21... Rb8 22. b3 (
22. Rd2 e4 23. Rfd1 Be5 $13) 22... e4 23. Nd5 Rb5 24. Nf4 Bf7 25. Qe2 Rc5 26.
f3 d5 27. fxe4 fxe4 28. Kh1 (28. Bxe4 $2 Qb6 $19) 28... Re8 29. Nh5 Bxh5 (29...
Qg5 $5 30. Nxg7 Qxg7 31. Qe3 Rc2 $15) 30. Qxh5 Re5 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Rf5 $1 d4
$2 (32... Rc7 $1 33. Rxd5 $2 (33. Qh5 Rce7 $17) 33... Qxd5 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35.
Rxd5 Rc1+ $19) 33. Bxe4 Rc7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rxe5 Rd7 36. Bd3 Rf7 37. Kg2 Qf6
38. Re2 $10 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 h5 40. Bc4 Rf6 41. Re7+ Kf8 42. Rde1 Qf2+ 43. Kh1 Qf3+
44. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Ne7 (13... O-O
14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Bb3 (18. Rd1 $5 Ng6 19. f4
exf3 20. gxf3 Nh4 21. Bb3 Bf7 22. Nf4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qe8 24. Kf2 $14 {
Kudrin-Kinderman Beer-Sheva 1984}) 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 a5 20. Nf4 Bxb3 21. axb3
Qe7 22. O-O b4 $13 {Adams-Beljavski E.Mannschaftmeisterschaft Debrecen 1992})
14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 (15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Qf3 e4 $1 17. Qxe4 d5 18. Qf3 Rd8 19.
Bd3 d4 20. cxd4 Qb4+ 21. Ke2 Qxb2+ 22. Nc2 Bc4 23. Rhc1 O-O $15 {
Berebora-Vanzak Ungarn 1989 18. ... Rc8!? /\Rxc3}) 15... Nxd5 (15... O-O 16.
Bg2 Rc8 17. O-O f5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5 Kh8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qd5 Qd7 22.
Rad1 $16 {Kuporosow,V-Holmsten,A Helsinki op. (06) 1:0 in 39. Züge}) 16. Nxd5
O-O 17. Bg2 Rb8 18. O-O a5 19. Qh5 (19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Rfe1 f5 22.
Qg5 $14 {Beshukov,S-Manninem Helsinki op. (08) 1:0 in 79. Züge  19. ... Kh8!?
20. Rad1 f5 21. Rfe1 Bf7 /\Bh5 ; f4}) 19... f5 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Rd2 Bf7 22. Qd1
{[#]} (22. Qh3 $5 Qd7 23. Rfd1 Rbd8 24. Qh4 Qe6 25. Nc7 (25. Ne3 Qg6 26. Bh3 f4
27. Bf5 Qh6 28. Qxh6 Bxh6 29. Ng4 Bg5 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 fxg3 32. hxg3 Bxa2
33. Bd3 Bc1 $10) 25... Qxa2 26. Nxb5 d5 27. Qe7 Bh5 $13 {Dotschev-Rogozenko
Plovdiv 1992 Inf. 55}) 22... Qe8 23. a3 $6 (23. f4 $142 Qd7 24. Kh1 Rbd8 $13)
23... e4 $1 24. Nf4 $2 Be5 25. Rxd6 Bc4 $1 26. Re1 Bxd6 27. Qxd6 Qd8 28. Qe5+
Qf6 29. Qc7 Qb6 30. Qe5+ Qf6 31. Qc7 Rfc8 $1 32. Qa7 (32. Qxa5 $2 Ra8 33. Qb4
Ra4 $19) 32... Ra8 33. Qe3 Qd6 $17 34. f3 exf3 35. Bxf3 Re8 36. Qxe8+ Rxe8 37.
Rxe8+ Kg7 38. Be2 Bf7 39. Rc8 a4 40. Kf2 Qd2 41. Rc7 Kf6 42. Rc6+ Ke7 43. Rc7+
Ke8 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. Nd3 Kf6 46. h4 Kg7 47. Kf3 Kg6 48. Kf2 Kh6 49. Kf3 f4 50.
gxf4 Kh5 51. Bf1 Kxh4 52. Be2 Kh5 53. Bf1 Kh6 54. Be2 Kg7 55. f5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Ne7 $5 (12... Bb7 13. Bd3 Nb8
$1 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Bg5 $1 17. O-O O-O 18. Ra2 {
Beljavskij-Shirov/Linares/1994} Nb6 $10) 13. Nxf6+ (13. Nc2 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6
15. Qc6+ Ke7 16. Nb4 Qd7 17. a4 Qxc6 18. Nxc6+ Kd7 19. Nb4 Kc7 $10 {Polgar,
J-Lautier/Las Palmas/1994}) 13... gxf6 14. Nc2 Bb7 15. Bd3 d5 16. Qe2 (16. exd5
Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5 O-O-O 19. Bc2 Kb8 $13 {Zontag-Manik/Hlohovec/1994})
16... dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. a4 Ke7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Kd2 Rhd8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Nxa1 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benasque"]
[Site "Benasque"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Martin Gonzalez, Angel"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
O-O 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 Kh8 17. Qh5 e4 18. Rd1 (18. Nf4 Qf6 (18... Bf7 19. Qxf5
Bg8 20. Qxe4 d5 $1 21. Qf3 Qd6 22. g3 d4 $44 {Belfiore-Escobar/corr.1984}) 19.
Bb3 Bd7 20. Ned5 Qh6 $13 {Filipenko-Uyz/Moscow/1986}) 18... Ne5 19. O-O Bf7 20.
Qh3 Qg5 21. Qg3 $2 (21. f4 $6 exf3 22. Bxf5 Bg8 23. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rae8
25. Qh3 Bh6 $19) (21. Kh1 $5 {/\f4}) 21... Bh6 22. Nb6 $2 (22. Qxg5 Bxg5 23.
Nxf5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxf5 25. Bxe4 Rff8 26. Rxd6 $13) 22... Qh5 $1 23. Qh3 (23.
Nxa8 f4 24. Qh3 Qxh3 25. gxh3 fxe3 26. fxe3 Bxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxa8 28. Bxe4 Rd8 $19
) 23... Qxh3 24. gxh3 Bh5 $17 25. f4 Bxd1 26. Bxd1 Ra7 27. Nbd5 Nd3 $19 28. Bb3
Rg7+ 29. Kh1 a5 30. Nd1 a4 31. Bc2 Nxf4 32. Nxf4 Bxf4 33. Rxf4 Rfg8 34. Rf1 Rg2
35. Ne3 Re2 36. Nxf5 Rxc2 37. Nh6 Rg6 38. Nf5 Rf6 39. Kg1 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "NED-ch50"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.06.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1995.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Qc8 $6 {Kein gutes Feld für die Q,nach der Partiefortsetzung die steht
schlecht auf der "c" Linie.} (15... Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 (16... Qd7 17. Rae1 $5 (17.
Rad1 Rc8 18. Nc2 O-O {Renet-Horvath,T/Paris/1993}) 17... Rc8 18. Bb1 Rc5 19.
Nc2 Qb7 20. Ne3 f4 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. Qxf5 Qxd5 23. Qxf4 Qe6 24. Qe4 Rc4 25. Qd3
h5 $13 {Almasi,I-Gladyszew/Zalakaros/1995}) 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Kh1
Ng6 $1 $13 {Almasi,Z-Krasenkov/Malmo/1994}) 16. c4 e4 17. Be2 Bg7 18. cxb5 O-O
(18... Bxb2 $2 19. Nc4 $18) 19. Rc1 (19. Nc4 $1 Qb7 20. Nxd6 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5
22. Nxf5 Bxb2 (22... Nf4 23. Rae1 $1 Bxb2 24. g3 $16) 23. Rab1 Bf6 24. bxa6 Nc3
25. Rb2 $16) 19... Qb7 20. bxa6 Qxb2 21. Rc7 Qxa3 22. Rxe7 Qxa2 23. Bb5 Qb2 24.
Rb7 (24. Qa4 Qf6 25. Re8 $16) 24... f4 25. Qh5 Qf6 26. Qe2 Qe5 27. Re1 f5 28.
Bc6 Qd4 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. Rd7 Rac8 31. a7 f3 32. gxf3 Qh4 33. f4 Qxf4 34. Qh5 (
34. Kh1 Kh8 35. Qh5 Qxf2 36. Rg1 Rg8 37. a8=Q) 34... Kh8 35. a8=Q Rxa8 (35...
Rxa8 36. Bxa8 Rxa8 37. Rf7 Rf8 38. Rxf8+ Bxf8 39. Qh3 $16) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Tuebingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Qh5 f4
15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd4 $5 17. Rad1 $5 (17. Rac1 Rc8 {=>Gurevich,V-Chekhov/
CBM/48/100}) (17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Rac1 f5 $1 19. Nc7 (19. Rxd4 $5 exd4 20. exf5
Bf7 $13 (20... Rxf5 21. Ne7+ Qxe7 22. Qxf5 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Re8 24. h3 $16)) 19...
Bxc4 20. Rxc4 fxe4 21. Nxa8 Qxa8 $15 {Leko-Siegmund/Nettetal/1991}) 17... O-O
18. Rd2 Kh8 (18... f5 $5) 19. Nc2 Rc8 (19... f5 $5 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Nxf4 $2 (
21. Bd3 Be5 $13) 21... Bxc4 22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Nxf8 Qxf8 24. exf5 Bxa2 $17) 20.
Nxd4 Rxc4 21. Nf5 Rxe4 22. Nde7 $2 (22. f3 $1 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 (23. fxe4 Bxe4 $15)
23... Rc4 24. Rfd1 Qh4 $13) (22. Nxd6 $2 Rd4 $1 $19 (22... Qxd6 $4 23. Nf6 $18)
) 22... d5 23. f3 (23. Rxd5 $2 Bxd5 24. Qg5 Rg8 25. Nxg7 Qf8 $1 (25... Rxg7 $4
26. Ng6+ $18) 26. Nef5 f6 $19) 23... Re3 $1 24. Rc1 $6 (24. h4 $142) 24... Qb6
25. Kh1 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 d4 27. h3 Qg6 28. Qg4 h5 29. Qxg6 fxg6 $17 30. Nd6 Bf6
31. Kg1 Be7 32. Nc4 Rc8 33. Rdd1 (33. b3 Bb4 $19) 33... Rd8 $6 (33... Re2 $1
34. Kf1 d3 35. Rxd3 Rxb2 $17) 34. Kf1 e4 $2 (34... d3 35. Rc3 e4 36. Ne5 Kg7
37. Rc7 Kf6 38. fxe4 (38. Nxg6 $2 Kxg6 39. Rxe7 exf3 $19 40. Rxe3) 38... Kxe5
39. Rxe7+ Kd4 $17) 35. Nxe3 fxe3 36. Ke2 $18 exf3+ 37. gxf3 Bb4 38. Rd3 Bd2 39.
Rc4 Rd5 40. Rdxd4 Rg5 41. Rd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.26"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bb7 12. Nc2 Nb8 13. Nce3 (13. a4 {
Kasparov-Shirov/CBM/43}) 13... Nd7 14. Qf3 (14. g3 O-O 15. h4 g6 16. Qg4 Bg7
17. h5 Nf6 $10 {Stripunsky-Krasenkov/Pardubice/1993}) 14... O-O (14... g6 15.
Rd1 Bg5 $6 (15... Bg7 $142) 16. g3 O-O 17. Bg2 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Nd5 $14 {
Almasi,Z-Kuijf/CBM/44}) 15. h4 Be7 16. Bd3 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rd1 Qb6 19.
Bc2 Rad8 20. Bb3 b4 21. Nf5 d5 22. exd5 e4 23. Qg3 bxc3 24. bxc3 Qa5 25. O-O
Bxd5 $2 (25... Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Bxc3 $13 27. d6 Bb4) 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qxd5
28. Qxg7+ Bxg7 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxd5 Rb8 31. g4 $6 (31. Re1 $1 f5 32. g4 fxg4
33. Rxe4 $16) 31... Rb2 32. Re1 Rxa2 33. Rxe4 h6 34. Rf4 Kg8 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36.
Nf5 Rc2 37. Ra4 h5 38. Rxa6 Kg8 39. g5 (39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. gxh5 Rxc3 (40... Bxc3
$2 41. Rf8 $16) 41. Ra7 Kg8 42. h6 Be5 43. h7+ Kxh7 44. Rxf7+ Kg6 45. Rf8 Bf6
$10) 39... Rxc3 40. Nh6+ Bxh6 41. Rxh6 Kg7 42. Rxh5 (42. Kg2 Rc4 43. Rxh5 f6
44. Kg3 fxg5 45. hxg5 (45. Rxg5+ $14) 45... Kg6 $10) 42... f6 43. Kg2 fxg5 44.
hxg5 Kg6 45. Rh3 Rc4 46. Rg3 Ra4 47. f3 Rf4 48. Kh3 Rf5 49. Kh4 Rf4+ 50. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Tuebingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. c3 Bg7 14. Nc2 Be6
15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 a5 17. O-O f5 18. Nf4 (18. Qh5 {Topalov-Krasenkov/CBM/49/878
}) 18... exf4 19. Bxc6 fxg3 20. hxg3 f4 21. Bd5 (21. Bxa8 Qxa8 22. Qxd6 Bh3 23.
f3 Rf6 $1 24. Qd2 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 fxg3 26. Qd3 $13 (26. Kg2 Rh6 27. Kxg3 Be5+ 28.
f4 Rg6+ 29. Kh2 (29. Kh4 $2 Bf6+ 30. Kh5 Qe8 $19) 29... Rh6+ $10)) 21... Bxd5 (
21... Qf6 $6 22. Re1 Rae8 $2 (22... Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Re6 Qf7 25. Rxd6
Qxd5 26. Rxd5 fxg3 27. fxg3 Rf3 $13) 23. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 24. Qg4 Rfe8 25. Re1 $18)
22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Nd4 fxg3 24. fxg3 Be5 25. Rxf8+ (25. Ne6 $2 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1
Qg8) 25... Qxf8 26. Kg2 Qg8 27. Qxg8+ Rxg8 28. Nf5 b4 29. Rd1 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. Nce3 Ne7 16. g3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 O-O 18. Bg2 a5 19. O-O f5 20. Qd2 (20. Qh5 $6
b4 $1 {Hjartarson-Krasenkov/CBM/48/98}) 20... Rb8 21. Rad1 (21. a4 Kh8 22. b4
bxa4 23. Rxa4 axb4 24. cxb4 Qd7 $13) 21... Kh8 22. a3 Qd7 23. Rfe1 (23. b4 $2
a4 {Rfc8;e4 -/+}) 23... Qa7 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Kh1 e4 26. Qd2 Be5 27. f3 Bxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9596 6th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. a4 Be6 (15... bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Nce3 Be6 18. Bd3 f5 $13 {Mehr über die
Variante CBM/50/230;396;450;801;1018}) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nc7 Qa2
19. Bxb5 (19. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 20. Qxd6 Rd8 21. Qxc6 Qb1+ $19) 19... Qxb2 20. O-O
Bb3 (20... Rc8 21. Qxd6 $2 (21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qg4) 21... Rxc7 22. Bxc6 Rxc6
$17) 21. Qxd6 Qxc3 22. Nd5 Bxd5 (22... Qxc2 23. Bxc6 Kh8 $10) 23. Qxd5 Qxc2 24.
Bxc6 Kh8 $10 25. g3 f5 26. Bd7 Qb2 27. Rd1 Qb6 28. Ra1 Qf6 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30.
Qxa8+ Bf8 31. Qc8 f4 32. Bc6 fxg3 33. hxg3 Qe7 34. Bd5 Qg7 35. Qe6 Bc5 36. Kg2
Be7 37. Kf1 Bf8 38. Kg2 Be7 39. Kf1 Bf8 40. Kg2 Be7 41. Kg1 Bf8 42. Kf1 Be7 43.
Kg2 Bf8 44. Kf3 Bc5 45. Ke2 Be7 46. g4 Bf8 47. Qc8 h6 48. Qe6 Qg5 49. f3 Qg7
50. Qf5 Be7 51. Be4 Kg8 52. Qc8+ Bf8 53. Qe6+ Kh8 54. Qf5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gleisdorf op"]
[Site "Gleisdorf"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Black "Podlesnik, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 bxc4
15. Nxc4 $5 {Die Hauptvariante ist :} (15. Bxc4) 15... O-O 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Bb1
h6 (17... f5 $2 18. Rxd4 $1 exd4 19. exf5 $16) 18. b3 Rc8 19. g3 Bxd5 20. exd5
f5 $2 {Noch immer zu früh! Besser ist:} (20... Rc5) 21. Rxd4 $1 exd4 22. Bxf5
$16 Rc7 (22... Qe8 23. Be6+ Kh7 24. Qxe8 Rcxe8 25. Nxd6 $16) 23. Qg6 Qf6 24.
Qh7+ Kf7 25. Re1 Rh8 26. Be6+ Ke7 27. Qd3 (27. Qe4 fxg3 $2 (27... Rd8 28. Bg4+
Kf8 29. Qh7 fxg3 30. hxg3 Rf7 31. f4 $16 d3) 28. Bg8+ $1 $18) 27... fxg3 28.
hxg3 Rd8 29. f4 h5 30. Bf5+ $1 $18 Kf8 31. Re6 Qf7 32. Bg6 Qd7 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34.
Bh7+ Kh8 35. Qxh5 Bf8 36. Bf5+ Kg8 37. Rg6+ Qg7 38. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O (11... Bb7) 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Bg5 14.
O-O a5 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Qd3 Bxe3 $5 (16... Ne7) 17. Nxe3 $14 Qd7 18. h3 Rfd8
19. Bg4 Ne7 20. Rfd1 {><d6, b5} Rbc8 $6 (20... Qc7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. a4 b4 (
22... bxa4 23. Qc4 $5 Qxc4 24. Nxc4 d5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Nxe5 Rxb2 27. Rxa4 $14
) 23. c4 Qc5 24. Rd2 Nc6 $10) 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qc2 $5 Rb8 $2 (
23... Qb5 24. Rd2 d5 25. Qxa4 Qxa4 26. Rxa4 Rc5 $14) 24. Nc4 $16 Qb5 25. Qxa4 {
><d6, a5, e5} Nc6 26. Rd2 $1 (26. Nxd6 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 Rxb2 $10) (26. Qa2 $5 d5
27. exd5 exd5 28. Nxa5 Nxa5 29. Qxa5 Qxb2 30. Rxd5 Qxa1+ 31. Qxa1 Rxd5 $10)
26... Rd7 (26... d5 $2 27. Nxa5) (26... Qc5 $5 27. Nxa5 Ra8 28. b4 $1 Qxc3 29.
Rc2 {/\ Rc6+-}) 27. Qxb5 Rxb5 28. Nxd6 $18 Rb8 29. Rad1 Kf8 30. Nc4 Rxd2 31.
Rxd2 Ke7 32. h4 $5 (32. Kf1 $142 {/\} Rb5 33. Ke2 Rc5 34. Kd3 {/\ Rd1-a1})
32... Rb5 33. Kf1 Rc5 34. Nb6 $6 Nb8 35. f3 Rc6 36. Na4 Nd7 37. Ke2 Nf6 38. b3
Ne8 39. c4 Nc7 40. Kd3 $6 (40. Ra2 $142 $1 Na6 41. Nb2 Rb6 42. Rxa5 Rxb3 43.
Nd3 Nb4 44. Nxe5 $18) 40... Na6 41. Kc3 {/\ 41...Nc7? 42.c5 /\ Kc4+-} Rc7 42.
Nb2 Nb4 43. Nd3 Nc6 44. Ra2 (44. g3 $5 {/\ f4 ><e5, d4}) 44... h6 $1 $132 45.
Ra4 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. c5 $16 g4 $8 48. fxg4 $1 Kf6 49. b4 $5 axb4+ (49...
Nxb4 $5 50. Rxa5 $8 (50. Nxb4 $4 Rxc5+ $10) 50... Nc6 51. Ra6 $16) 50. Nxb4 Na7
51. Nd3 $18 Nc8 52. Ra6 Rg7 53. Ra8 Rc7 54. Kb4 Kg5 55. Nxe5 Kf4 56. Nc4 $1
Kxg4 57. Nd6 Ne7 58. Kb5 Kf4 59. Ra6 e5 $2 (59... Ke5) 60. Ra3 $1 Ng6 61. Kb6
1-0

[Event "Copenhagen KS"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 {
Die anderen Fortsetsungen sind gefahrlosen:} (14. c4 Bg7 15. Qd2 e4 (15... bxc4
16. Nxc4 O-O 17. f4 $2 e4 18. Be2 Rb8 19. Rab1 Rb5 $1 $15 {
Stefansson-Krasenkov/Gausdal/1991}) 16. Be2 bxc4 17. Nxc4 O-O 18. Rad1 Rb8 19.
Qf4 Rb5 $1 {Novik-Kramnik/UdSSR/1990}) (14. Nxb5 $6 Bg7 15. Nc3 e4 16. Bc4 Ng6
17. Qh5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qf6 19. f4 O-O 20. Bb3 Rfc8 $1 $15 {Nunn-Polgar,Zs/
Munchen/1991}) 14... Bg7 (14... Qc8 $2 15. c4 $1 $16 {Nijboer-Rindeman/CBM/48/
99}) 15. Qh5 (15. Nc2 $6 O-O 16. Nb4 (16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 18. Qh5 e4 19.
Be2 Qd7 20. Rfa1 Nxd5 21. g3 Rae8 $13 {Nepali-Mallahi/Calcutta/1996}) 16... e4
17. Bc2 a5 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. dxc6 d5 $15 {Renet-Shirov/Reykjavik/1992}) 15...
Qd7 (15... e4 16. Bc2 (16. Be2 $6 Qd7 17. Rad1 Ng6 18. g3 O-O 19. Nc2 Rae8 20.
Ne3 Re5 $13 {Anand-Kramnik/Munchen/1994/blitz/}) 16... Qc8 (16... O-O 17. Rae1
Rc8 $6 (17... Qc8 $142) 18. Bb3 $1 Rc5 19. Nc2 Qd7 20. f3 a5 21. a3 exf3 22.
Qxf3 Be5 23. g3 $16 {Kovalev-Palac/Neu Isenburg/1992}) (16... Qa5 $6 17. Rae1
Ra7 18. Kh1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxa3 20. Bb3 Qb2 21. f3 $1 Rg8 22. g3 $16 {Polgar,
Zs-Kramnik/Guarapuava/1991}) 17. Rad1 $5 (17. Rae1 O-O 18. Kh1 Ng6 {Noch der
besste,die anderen Züge bringen Schwarz in den Nachteil:} (18... b4 $6 19. cxb4
Bxb2 20. Re3 $1 f6 21. g4 $1 Bxa3 22. gxf5 Rf7 23. Rg1+ Rg7 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {
Cheskovsky-Krasenkov/Voskresensk/1992} 25. Rg3+ $1 Kh8 26. Qf7 Qf8 27. Qxf8+
Rxf8 28. Rxa3 Nxd5 29. Bxe4 Nxb4 30. Ra4 d5 31. Bf3 Rb8 32. a3 $16) (18... Qc5
19. f3 Rae8 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Ng6 22. Qf5 Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxc3 24. h4 h5 25.
Qf3 {1:0 Thipsay-Jukic/Linares/1996}) (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Bxe4 $18) 19. Bb1 Re8
(19... Be5 $6 20. f4 Nxf4 (20... Bxf4 21. Nc2 $1 $16) 21. Qg5+ Ng6 {
Kovalev-Krasenkov/Alborg/1995} 22. Rxf5 b4 23. cxb4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Re8 25. h4 $16
) 20. f4 exf3 21. Qxf3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 f4 {Almasi,Z-Krasenkov/Malmo/1994} 23.
Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxf4 Be5 $44) 17... O-O (17... b4 $2 18. cxb4 Bxb2 19. Ba4+ Kf8
20. Nc2 $16) 18. Bb1 Ng6 19. Kh1 $1 Re8 20. f4 Qc5 $6 (20... exf3 $142) 21. Nc2
$16 {Almasi,Z-Markowski/Bern/1996}) 16. Rad1 (16. Rae1 Rc8 17. Bb1 Rc5 18. Nc2
Qb7 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nf5 Nxf5 21. Qxf5 Qxd5 22. Qxf4 $14 {Almasi,I-Gladysev/
Zalakaros/1995}) 16... Rc8 17. Nc2 O-O 18. f4 $2 (18. g3 e4 19. Be2 Rc5 20. Ne3
f4 21. gxf4 f5 $13 {Renet-Horvath,T/Paris/1993}) (18. f3 $1 Rc5 $2 (18... Nxd5
19. Bxf5 Qa7+ 20. Kh1 Nf6 21. Qh4 Qc5 (21... d5 $2 22. Rxd5) 22. g4 h6 23. g5
hxg5 24. Qxg5 $16) 19. Ne3 Qa7 20. Kh1 $16) 18... e4 19. Be2 Rc5 20. Ne3 Qa7
21. Kh1 Rxc3 $1 22. bxc3 Qxe3 23. c4 b4 $17 {Bis her wie Cheskovsky-Mahutdinov/
Jugoslavia/1992} 24. Rb1 a5 25. Bd1 Rc8 26. Bb3 Qa7 27. Qd1 Kh8 28. Rc1 Bc3 29.
a4 Qd4 30. Qe2 Qg7 31. g4 Qxg4 32. Qe3 Qg7 33. Rcd1 Ng6 34. Rg1 Qf6 35. Rg5 h6
36. Rg3 Kh7 37. Qa7 Nxf4 38. Rf1 Ng6 39. Qd7 Ne7 40. Rfg1 Rg8 41. c5 Be5 42.
Rg7+ $2 {Der Rest ist wahrscheinlich fals notiert,auch dieser Zug ist
unverständlich.} Kh8 43. c6 Bxh2 44. Kxh2 Qh4+ 45. Kg2 Kxg7 46. Qxd6 Kh7+ 47.
Kf1 Qh3+ 48. Ke1 Qe3+ 49. Kf1 Qf3+ 50. Ke1 Qe3+ 51. Kf1 Qc1+ 52. Ke2 Qxg1 53.
Qxe7 Qg2+ 54. Ke1 Qg3+ 55. Kd2 Qc3+ 56. Ke2 Qd3+ 57. Kf2 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Walsall op"]
[Site "Walsall"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mannion, Stephen R"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qh5 (15. Qf3 d5 (15... bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Rad1
Bxd5 20. Nb6 Be6 21. Nxa8 exd3 22. Nb6 Qb4 23. Rxd3 f4 24. Rb3 Qxb3 25. Qxb3
Bxb3 26. axb3 Rb8 $15 {Egger-Nunn,J Manila (op.) 1992}) 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4
Qd6 18. g4 Bh6 19. Nc2 Kh8 20. Ne3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Bxg4 22. Qf6+ Qxf6 23. Rxf6
Kg7 24. Raf1 {(1/2:1/2) in 56. Züge Holmsten,A-Rotstein,A Helsinki open (05)})
15... Rb8 (15... Qb7 16. Rfe1 (16. cxb5 $5 fxe4 17. bxa6 Qd5 (17... Rxa6 $5 18.
Bxa6 Qxa6 {/\Be6 ; d5~/=}) 18. Bc4 Qd2 19. Rab1 Bxa6 20. Rfd1 Qb4 21. Bxa6 Rxa6
22. Nc2 {/\Ne3 ; Nf5+/-}) 16... d5 $1 17. exd5 e4 18. Bf1 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bg7 20.
Nc2 Qd7 21. g3 bxc4 22. Ne3 f4 $1 23. gxf4 c3 24. f5 Qd6 25. Bg2 Re8 26. Kh1
Rb8 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. d6 Qxf2 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Qg5 Qf3+ 32. Rg2
Qd1+ $1 {(1/2:1/2) Beljawski-Spasov E. Mannschaftmeistershaft Debrecen 1992})
16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 {[#]} (18. f3 d5 19. fxe4 dxe4 (19... dxc4 $1
20. Bb1 (20. e5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 cxd3 22. f6 Bxf6 23. Rxf6 d2 24. Rd1 Rbe8 $17)
20... Qe5 $1 21. Rf3 Rfd8 22. Rh3 h6 23. Rg3 Rd2 $1 24. Qxh6 Rbd8 {/\Qxg3 ;
Rd1-/+ Adorjan, T.Horvath Black is OK Books 1992}) 20. Kh1 Bxb2 {
Soloschenkin-Adrianow UdSSR 1989 21. Nc2! Kh8 22.cxb5 axb5 23. Re3 f6 24. Qh4+/
- Soloschenkin}) 18... Rfe8 19. f3 h5 20. Qg3 (20. Qxh5 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 exf3 22.
gxf3 Qxe1 $13 {Howell-Ivanow Le Touguel 1990}) 20... Qe5 $1 21. fxe4 Qxg3 22.
hxg3 Bxb2 23. Nc2 (23. Nb1 bxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxe4 25. Bxa6 Bd4+ 26. Kh2 Rb2 27. Bc4
$2 Re5 28. Rc1 Bxg2 $1 29. Rfd1 Be3 {Kuif,R-Kouatly/Rotterdam/1991/0-1/}) 23...
bxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxe4 25. Re2 Rbc8 $15 26. Bb3 Re5 27. Rd1 Bxf5 28. Rf2 Bxc2 29.
Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Bxc2 d5 31. Bb3 d4 32. Bc4 a5 33. Rf1 Re7 34. Rf5 a4 35. Kf2 Rc7
36. Bd3 Kg7 37. Rxh5 Rc3 38. Ke2 Ra3 39. Rf5 f6 40. Rb5 Ba1 41. Rb7+ Kf8 42.
Ra7 Rxa2+ 43. Kf3 a3 44. Bc4 Rc2 45. Rxa3 Rxc4 46. Rxa1 Kf7 47. Ke4 Kg6 48. Rd1
f5+ 49. Kf4 Kf6 50. Rd3 Ke6 51. g4 fxg4 52. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Be6
15. Nce3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qb6 (16... Ne7 $10 {/\d5}) 17. Bc2 b4 $1 18. Bb3 bxc3
19. bxc3 Qc5 20. Rb1 Rb5 21. Qd3 Na5 22. Bxe6 (22. Bd5 $5) 22... fxe6 23. Rfd1
Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Qc6 $10 25. Rb4 Rc8 26. g3 h6 27. Qd1 Nb7 28. Qb1 Nc5 29. f3 Qc7
30. Kg2 Kh7 31. c4 $6 Qa5 32. Rb2 Rc7 33. Qc2 Nb7 34. Qd2 Qc5 35. Rb3 Na5 36.
Rd3 Rd7 37. Qc3 Nc6 38. Qa3 Nb4 39. Rd2 a5 40. Rd1 Rb7 41. Rd2 Nc6 42. Qd3 Kg8
43. f4 $2 exf4 44. gxf4 Rf7 45. f5 Qe5 46. Rf2 Nb4 47. Qb1 Qd4 48. fxe6 Rxf2+
49. Kxf2 Qd2+ 50. Kf3 Nd3 51. Qg1 (51. e7 Qf2+ 52. Kg4 Ne5+ 53. Kh3 Qf3+ 54.
Kh4 g5#) 51... Ne5+ 52. Kg3 Qd3 53. Kf4 (53. e7 Kf7 54. Qf2+ Kxe7 $19) (53. Qf2
Nxc4 $2 (53... Qxe4 54. e7 Ng6 $17) 54. e7 Qxe4 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. e8=Q $18)
53... Qe2 54. Qg3 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 (10... f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5
13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 (15. Nc2 O-O 16. Nb4 e4 17. Bc2 a5 18. Nc6 Nxc6
19. dxc6 d5 $15 {Renet-Schirov/Reykjavik/1992}) 15... Qd7 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Nc2
O-O $1 (17... Rc5 18. Ne3 e4 19. Bb1 {Dolmatov-Tschehov/Deutschland/1992}) 18.
g3 (18. Ne3 $6 e4 19. Bb1 f4 20. Ng4 f5 21. Nh6+ Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Ng6 $15) 18...
e4 19. Be2 Rc5 20. Ne3 f4 $1 21. gxf4 f5 22. f3 Qa7 $1 23. Kh1 (23. fxe4 Rc4
24. Bxc4 Qxe3+ 25. Rf2 bxc4 $17) 23... Rc7 24. Nc2 e3 25. Rd3 $2 (25. Bd3 Nxd5
26. Qg5 $13 (26. Bxf5 $2 Nf6 {/\ e2-+})) 25... Ng6 26. Rxe3 Re7 $1 27. Re6 (27.
Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Rf2 Nxf4 $19) 27... Nxf4 $19 {Renet-Horvath,T/Paris/1993}) 11.
Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15. Qf3 (15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4
17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Kh8 $1 (18... Rfe8 19. f3 h5 $13) 19. Bxe4 Rfe8 {
Dvoiris-Nikcevic/Paris/1993} 20. f3 $5 Bxb2 21. Nc2 Bc3 $44) 15... bxc4 16.
Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 (18. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Qc5 (18... Bb7 19. d6 (19. Bc2
Bxd5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Rad1 Rb5 $1 $15 {Vlad,D-Gagarin,V/Turnu
Severin/1992/}) 19... Qe6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Bb3 f3 22. Qd2 a5 23. Ne3 Qh6 24. Rfd1
$13 {Ernst,T-Kharlov,A/Haninge (07)/1992/}) (18... Rb8 19. Bc2 Qc5 20. Rad1 Rd8
21. Bb3 Rb4 22. Rc1 Qb5 23. Qh5 Qd7 24. d6 $14 {Vlad,D-Ezsoel,M/WchJ-Mamaia/
1991/}) 19. Bc2 a5 (19... Bd7 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. b3 Rfe8 22. Qe3 Qf8 23. a4 $13
{Petrov,M-Pantev,V/BLG-ch/1991/}) 20. Rad1 Ba6 21. b3 Rad8 22. Qh5 Bxc4 23.
bxc4 Qxc4 24. Bb3 $10 {Pieri-Chevallier/Paris ch (4)/1992/}) 18... Bb7 19. d6 (
19. Rad1 Bxd5 20. Nb6 Be6 21. Nxa8 exd3 $15 {Egger-Nunn/Manila/ol./1992} (21...
exd3 {Ftacnik} 22. Nb6 Qb4 23. Rxd3 f4 24. Rb3 $10 {Egger,J-Nunn,J/Manila olm/
1992/})) 19... Qf6 (19... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 20. Be2 Rac8 21. Qa7 Bd5 22. Nb6 Rc2
23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Rfd1 Qe6 25. d7 Rd8 26. Qxa6 $16) 20. Bc2 f4 (20... Rac8 {
Ftacnik} 21. Qe2 Qd4 (21... f4 22. Bxe4 Rce8 23. f3 Qd4+ 24. Rf2 f5 25. Rd1)
22. Bb3 $13) 21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 (22... Qxa1 $2 {Ftacnik} 23. Rxa1 Bxa1 24.
Qf5 $16) 23. Rad1 f5 24. b4 (24. d7 Rcd8 25. Na5 Ba8 26. b4 Rf6 $17) 24... Kh8
(24... Rxc4 $2 {Ftacnik} 25. Bb3 $16) 25. Bb3 Bc6 26. d7 Rcd8 27. Rd6 (27. Nb6
{Ftacnik} Qe7 (27... e3 28. Rd6 Bb5 29. Bc4 Qe7 30. Nc8 exf2+ 31. Rxf2 Qe1+ 32.
Rf1 Qxb4 $14) 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd7 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 e3 $13) 27...
Bxd7 28. Rfd1 Qe7 (28... Bb5 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nd6 $1 Be8 31. Qxf5
$14) 29. Nb6 Be6 (29... Bb5 {Ftacnik} 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qxf5 $1
e3 33. fxe3 fxe3 34. Bc2 Qg8 35. Nd5 $13) 30. Rxd8 (30. Rxe6 $2 {Ftacnik} Rxd1+
31. Bxd1 Qxe6 $19) 30... Rxd8 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 (32. Rxd5 {Ftacnik} Rxd5
33. Bxd5 Qxb4 (33... e3 34. Qxf5 e2 35. Qc8+ Qf8 36. Qe6 Qd8 37. Qxe2 Qxd5 38.
Qxa6 Qd1+ 39. Qf1 Qd2 $17) 34. g3 f3 $17) 32... e3 33. fxe3 (33. Qxf5 {Ftacnik}
e2 34. Re1 Bc3 $19) 33... fxe3 34. Qf3 (34. Qxf5 {Ftacnik} e2 35. Re1 Bc3 $19)
34... e2 35. Re1 Qxb4 36. Rxe2 Bd4+ (36... Qd4+ {Ftacnik} 37. Kf1 Qd1+ 38. Re1
Qxd5 39. Re8+ $1) (36... Bd4+ {Ftacnik} 37. Kf1 Qb1+ 38. Re1 Qb5+ 39. Re2 Rxd5
$19) 0-1

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Denmark"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5
14. O-O O-O 15. Nc2 Bb7 16. exf5 d5 (16... Qg5 17. Ne3 (17. f3 $6 d5 18. a4 e4
19. Be2 Be5 $44 {Leko-Magem Badals/Pamplona/1993/94}) 17... h5 18. Bc2 $1 d5
19. Nxd5 Rad8 20. Be4 Rxd5 (20... Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxf5 22. Qb3 $16 {AM.
Rodriguez-Rahal/Terrassa/1995}) 21. Bxd5 Rd8 22. Bxb7 $16) 17. Re1 Qg5 18. Re3
$6 {Auf der dritte Reiche der Anziehende kann nichts erreichen. Besser ist} (
18. g3 e4 19. Bf1 Qxf5 20. a4 $13 {Hansen,Sub-Schandorf/Den-ch./1996}) 18... e4
19. Bf1 Qxf5 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Qe5 22. Qa1 Qd6 $1 23. Re1 Be5 24. h3 (24. g3
f5 25. Bg2 f4 26. Nd4 e3 $17) 24... Kh8 25. Qa3 Qf6 26. Ne3 Bd6 27. Qa2 Rg8 28.
Ra5 Qe5 29. Bxa6 Bc7 $1 30. Ra3 Bc6 31. Nf1 Rxg2+ $1 32. Kxg2 Rg8+ 33. Ng3 (33.
Kh1 {Petursson} e3 {Mate in six!}) 33... Rxg3+ 34. Kf1 (34. fxg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kf1
Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Bb6+ $19) 34... Rxh3 35. c4 (35. Ke2 {Petursson} Qf5 (35... e3 36.
Kd1 d4 37. Qxf7 $16) 36. Kd1 Qxf2 (36... Rh2 $17) 37. Rf1 Rh1 38. Rxh1 Qf3+ 39.
Kc2 Qxh1 $17) 35... Rh1+ 36. Ke2 Qh5+ 37. Kd2 Bf4+ 38. Rae3 d4 39. Qa3 dxe3+
40. Kc2 Kg7 41. Rxh1 Qxh1 42. fxe3 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 (10. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 (11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Nc3
$1 13. bxc3 Rxd8 14. Nc4 d5 15. exd5 Rxd5 $17) 11... Qa5+ 12. c3 Bxe4 (12...
gxf6 13. exd5 Ne7 $15) 13. Nc4 Qc7 (13... Qc5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. b4
Nxb4 17. cxb4 Qxb4+ 18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Nxd2 Bxg2 $14 {Forgo,Eva-Honos/HUN/1993/}
) 14. Bxg7 Bxg7 15. Nxd6+ Ke7 16. Nxe4 $13) 10... Rc8 11. Ne3 (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxd5 Nd4 14. Bd3 {Belikow-Karlow Moscow Alekhine op. 1992}) (11.
Bxf6 gxf6 12. Ne3 Bh6 13. Bd3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qb6 15. Qc1 $5 Na5 $1 16. O-O Ke7
17. Qe1 h5 18. b3 Qc5 $2 19. Nd5+ $1 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Rd1 Rcg8 22. Qf2
Rh6 23. Bg6 $3 {Georgiev,Ki-Shirov/Biel/1992/1-0/23/}) 11... Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6
13. Ncd5 Bg5 14. c3 O-O 15. Be2 g6 16. O-O Kh8 (16... f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Kh1
Ne7 $1 $13) 17. Kh1 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 Bh6 20. Bd3 e4 (20... Ne7 21. Nxe7
Qxe7 22. Qh5 Bxf4 23. Nxf5 Qg5 24. Qxg5 $16) 21. Bc2 Qh4 22. Qe1 $1 Qh5 23. Nb6
Rcd8 24. Bb3 $1 Bxb3 25. axb3 Ne7 26. Ned5 Ng6 27. Qd1 Qh4 28. g3 $16 Qh3 29.
Nc7 Rf7 30. Ne6 Re8 31. Qd4+ Kg8 32. Qd5 Nf8 33. Nd4 Ng6 34. Nc4 Bf8 35. Ne6
Rxe6 36. Qxe6 Kg7 37. Ne3 Rf6 38. Qc8 Nh4 39. Qxb7+ Kh8 40. Rf2 Nf3 41. Qc8 Kg8
42. Qxa6 Rg6 43. Qc4+ Kg7 44. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O f5 17. Qe2 $1 (17. Re1 $5 {Svidler-Filippov/CBM/51/695})
17... Rb8 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. Rd2 Qd7 20. Rad1 Qf7 21. b3 Na7 $6 (21... e4 22. Nf4
Be5 $6 (22... Bxc3 $1 23. Rxd6 Nd8 $13) 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Nd8 25. Nd4 Bd7
26. f3 $1 $16) 22. Kh1 Nc8 23. Na3 Na7 24. f4 $1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 exf4 26. gxf4
Bxc3 27. Qd3 $1 Bb2 28. Nc2 Nc6 29. Rxb5 Nb4 30. Nxb4 axb4 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32.
Qxd6 Qf8 33. Qd7 Qc5 34. Bd5 Rf8 35. Qe6 Bg7 36. Rg1 Qc7 37. Rg3 Qd8 38. Qc6
Qe7 39. Be6 h6 40. Kg2 Rf6 41. Qa8+ Bf8 42. Bd5 Kh7 43. Bg8+ Kh8 44. Kh3 $1 {
Die weisse Konig ist hier unangreiffbar.} Rd6 45. Bc4 Rd8 46. Qa5 Bg7 47. Qxf5
Rf8 48. Qd5 Qf6 49. Qd7 Qf5+ 50. Qxf5 Rxf5 51. Kg4 Ra5 52. Rg2 Bf6 53. Kf3 Bg7
54. Ke4 Kh7 55. h3 Kh8 56. Be6 Kh7 57. Rc2 Bc3 58. Kd3 Kg7 59. f5 Kf6 60. Rg2
Ke5 61. Kc4 Ra7 62. h4 Rc7+ 63. Kd3 Kf4 64. Rg6 Rg7 65. a4 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14.
O-O O-O 15. Qf3 bxc4 (15... d5 $6) (15... Re8 $5) 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18.
Qe3 Bb7 19. Rfd1 (19. d6 Qf6 (19... Qh4 $6 20. g3 Qh3 21. Be2 Bh6 22. Qb3 Rab8
23. Ne3 Kh8 24. d7 $16 {Liss-Kundin/Israel/ch./1994}) 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 (
21... Rad8 $5 22. Rad1 Qg5 $13) 22. Bb3 $1 {Gewinnt ein wichtige Tempo.
Gurevich spielte gegen Illescas} (22. b3 Qg5 23. Rad1 f5 24. b4 Kh8 25. Bb3 Bc6
$13) 22... Rc5 $6 (22... Kh8 $142 23. Rad1 Qg5 {/\f5}) 23. Rad1 Rg5 24. Rd2 Bd5
25. Nb6 Bxb3 26. Nd7 $16) (19. Rad1 {Ernst} Bxd5 20. Nb6 Be6 21. Nxa8 exd3 22.
Nb6 Qb4 23. Rxd3 f4 24. Rb3 Qxb3 25. Qxb3 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rb8 $10 {Egger,J-Nunn,
J/Manila/1992}) 19... Bxd5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1
Qe6 $10 (23... Bxb2 $14 {Ernst}) 24. Bf1 Qxa2 25. b4 Qa4 26. Rd5 (26. Rb1 Qc2
27. Qb3 Qxb3 28. Rxb3 Bd4 $10) 26... Qxb4 27. Rxf5 Qd4 28. Qf4 Re8 29. Qc7 (29.
Rxf7 $142 {Ernst} e3 $14) 29... Bf6 30. Qc6 Re6 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Rf4 Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Loskutov, Oleg"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. e4 {Notkin} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4
e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4
bxa4 15. Nce3 (15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 (17. Ra2 Kh8 18. O-O g6 19. Qe2
Bh6 20. Rd1 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Qh5 Bg7 23. Nce3 $13 {Kudrin,S-Belikov,V/
Moscow/1995/0-1/36/}) 17... Kh8 18. O-O g6 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. Rfa1 Bh6 21. g3 f5
22. exf5 $6 (22. b4 $13 {Kramnik/}) 22... gxf5 23. b4 e4 $1 24. bxa5 $2 (24.
Rxa5 $1 Nxa5 25. Rxa5 $13 {Kramnik/}) 24... Ne5 25. Rb4 Rxb4 26. cxb4 f4 $1 $17
{Lutz,Ch-Kramnik,V/GER/1995/0-1/35/}) 15... Rb8 (15... a5) (15... Bb7 $5 16.
Rxa4 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Ne7 $10) 16. Qxa4 Ne7 (16... Bd7 17. Qa3) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.
Nd5 Qa7 19. Qc2 (19. b4 f5 {><f2/}) 19... Bd8 $2 (19... f5 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. exf5
Bxf5 22. Qe2 Bg4 23. Qc2 (23. f3 $2 Bh4+ 24. Kd1 $8 (24. Kf1 $2 Rxf3+ $1 25.
gxf3 Bh3+ 26. Qg2 Qf2#) 24... Bc8 $17) 23... Bf5 $10) 20. b4 $14 a5 21. Bc4 Kh8
$6 (21... Ba6 22. Qe2 $16) (21... Ra8 $142) 22. O-O Ra8 (22... f5 23. Ra2 fxe4
24. Qxe4 a4 $14) 23. Ne3 (23. Ra2 Bd7 24. Rfa1 (24. bxa5 Qc5) 24... a4 25. Qe2
$16) 23... Qd7 (23... Qb8 24. Bd5 Bb7 (24... Ra7 25. Rfb1 (25. Nc4 axb4 26.
Rxa7 Qxa7 27. Nxd6 Qc7 $10) 25... axb4 26. Rxa7 Qxa7 27. cxb4 $16) 25. Bxb7
Qxb7 26. Rfb1 (26. Nc4 d5 $1) 26... axb4 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. cxb4 $16) 24. Ra2
Bb7 25. Bd5 $16 Bg5 26. Nc4 Bxd5 (26... axb4 27. Rxa8 Bxa8 28. Nb6) 27. exd5
Bd8 (27... Qb5 28. Nxd6 Qxd5 29. Rd1 Qc6 30. Rxa5 $16) 28. Qa4 (28. bxa5 Qb5
29. Nxd6 Qxd5 30. Rd1 Qc6 31. Qb3 $16) (28. Nxa5 Bxa5 29. bxa5 Qb5 30. c4 Qc5
31. a6 Rfc8 32. Rc1 $16) 28... Qc7 29. bxa5 Qc5 30. Qc6 Qxc6 31. dxc6 Bc7 (
31... d5 32. Nxe5 (32. Nb6 Bxb6 33. axb6 Rxa2 34. b7 Raa8 $1 (34... Rb2 $2 35.
Ra1 Rb6 36. g3 $18) 35. Rb1 g6 36. c7 Rab8 37. cxb8=Q Rxb8 $10) 32... Rxa5 (
32... Bxa5 $2 33. Rfa1) 33. Rxa5 Bxa5 34. Rb1 Bc7 (34... Bxc3 35. Nd7 Rc8 36.
Rb8 Rxb8 37. Nxb8 Ba5 38. Na6 $18) 35. Nd3 $16) (31... Ra6 32. Nxd6 Rxc6 33. a6
(33. Rd1 $5) 33... Bb6 34. Nb5 $16) 32. Rb1 Ra6 33. Nb6 $18 Rb8 34. Rb5 g6 (
34... Bxb6 35. Rxb6 Rbxb6 36. axb6 Rxa2 37. g3) 35. g3 Kg7 (35... Bxb6 36. Rxb6
Rbxb6 37. axb6 Rxb6 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. c7) 36. Rab2 Rd8 (36... f5 37. Nd5) 37. c4
Kf8 38. Ra2 Ke8 (38... Bxb6 39. axb6 Rxa2 40. c7) 39. Nd5 $1 Rxc6 (39... Rc8
40. Nb4 {/\a6/}) 40. a6 Ra8 41. a7 Kd7 (41... Kd8 42. Rb7 Rxc4 43. Rab2) 42.
Rb7 Kd8 43. Rab2 Rc8 44. Rb8 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup10"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1997.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ibragimov, Alibek"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 Kh8 18. O-O f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Bg6 {
Nur selten gespielt,besser ist aber als seine Ruf!} 21. Qe2 (21. Be2 e4 (21...
Bf7 22. Bf3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ne7 $10) 22. b4 axb4 23. cxb4 Rb7 $2 (23... Ne5 $13)
24. b5 Ne5 25. Qd4 Qd7 26. b6 h6 27. Ra2 Qe6 28. Rc2 Nd3 29. Rc7 Rf7 30. h3 Nf4
31. Nxf4 Bxf4 32. Bc4 d5 33. Bxd5 Qxb6 34. Qxb6 Rxb6 35. Rxf7 {1-0 Huebner,
R-Adorjan,A/Bad Lauterberg cqf 1980/CAND}) (21. Bd3 $5) 21... e4 22. Rfa1 (22.
Qa2 Rb7 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Ne5 25. Ra7 Rxa7 26. Qxa7 Bh5 27. Ra1 Bxe3 28.
Nxe3 Qf6 29. Nd5 Qh4 30. Bf1 Ng4 31. h3 Nxf2 32. Qe3 h6 33. b5 Nd1 34. Qd4 Qg3
35. Rxd1 Bxd1 36. b6 Qe1 37. Ne3 Be2 38. b7 Bxf1 39. Nf5 Bxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qe2+
41. Kg1 Rxf5 42. b8=Q+ Kh7 {0-1 Kozirev,A-Filippov,V/RUS-Cup3 1996/CBM 57/
[Horvath,T]}) 22... Qc8 $1 {Das Feld "d8" macht frei für den Laufer.} 23. Qg4 {
Weiß spielt sehr vorsichtig!} Qxg4 24. Nxg4 Bd8 25. b4 Be8 26. bxa5 (26. b5 h5
27. bxc6 hxg4 28. c7 Bxc7 29. Nxc7 Bxa4 30. Rxa4 Rb1+ 31. Bf1 e3 32. Ra2 a4 $1
$19) 26... Ne5 27. Nxe5 Bxa4 28. Rxa4 dxe5 29. a6 Rb1+ 30. Bf1 e3 31. Nxe3 Bb6
32. Rb4 Rxf1+ 33. Nxf1 Bxf2+ 34. Kh1 Be1 35. Ng3 (35. Ne3 $2 Bxc3 36. Rb7 Bd4
37. a7 Kg8 $19) 35... Bxc3 36. Rb7 e4 37. a7 Be5 38. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Terres Catalanes"]
[Site "Manresa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxd5 Nd4 14. O-O-O
Qe7 15. c3 Rc5 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Kb1 Ke7 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bd3
b5 $5 (20... Rhc8 {Enders-Sermek/Ptuj/1995/CBM/47}) 21. g3 a5 22. Rc1 Rb8 23.
f4 h5 24. Rxc5 Bxc5 25. Be2 (25. Re1 $1 Bd6 26. e5 fxe5 27. fxe5 Bc7 (27... Bc5
28. Rc1 $1 $14) 28. Re4 Rd8 $1 29. Bxb5 d3 30. Kc1 d2+ 31. Kd1 Rd5 32. Bc4 Rxe5
33. Rd4 $14) 25... h4 26. gxh4 Bd6 27. Rf1 Rg8 28. Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krakops, Maris"]
[Black "Wilson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Liepaja Baltika"]
[BlackTeam "London Barbican"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 Bb7 16. Bc4 Na5 17. Ba2 Bc6 18. Ra3 Bb5 19. b3 (19. Nde3 Rc8 20. b4
Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Qd5 Qc8 25. O-O {[%emt 0:00:
41] 1/2-1/2 Zagrebelny,S-Beshukov,S/Alushta3 1994/CBM}) 19... Kh8 (19... Nb7
20. b4 a5 21. Bb3 (21. c4 $6 Bd7 22. O-O axb4 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Ncxb4 $10 {
Sveshnikov-Iskusnyh/Kemerovo/1995}) 21... Bh6 22. Ra1 Qg5 23. g3 $13 {
Shabalov-Reinderman/Capelle/1995}) 20. c4 Bc6 (20... Bd7 21. O-O f5 $13) 21.
O-O Bb7 22. b4 Nc6 23. Qg4 Bc8 24. Qe2 Ne7 25. c5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Rb8 27. Qc4 (
27. c6 f5 $13) 27... dxc5 28. bxc5 Qc7 29. Nb4 Be7 30. Nd3 Bd7 31. Rc1 $2 (31.
Bxf7 Bb5 32. Qe6 Bxc5 (32... Bxd3 33. Rxd3 Bxc5 34. Rd7 Qa5 $13) 33. Nxe5 h6
34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Nxf8+ Rxf8 36. Bg6+ Kh8 37. Rf3 Bxf1 38. Rxf8+ Bxf8 39. Kxf1
Qc1+ 40. Ke2 Qc2+ 41. Kf3 Qd3+ $10) 31... Bb5 32. Qc2 Bxd3 33. Rxd3 Qxc5 34.
Qxc5 Bxc5 35. Rb3 $15 1-0

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7
14. c3 f5 15. O-O (15. Nc2 Qb7 $5 {Dolmatov-Topalov/Groningen/1993} (15... Qg5
{Leko-Magem Badals/Pamplona/1993}) (15... Bb7 16. Ne3 $5 fxe4 17. Nf5 Qf6 18.
Bxe4 d5 19. Bxd5 Rd8 20. Qg4 Rxd5 $44 {Todorov-Spasov/Bulgaria/1995})) 15...
Bb7 16. exf5 (16. Re1 O-O (16... fxe4 $6 17. Bxe4 d5 $2 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Qg4
$18) 17. exf5 Qg5 (17... b4 $5 18. Nc2 (18. cxb4 d5 $44) 18... bxc3 19. bxc3 d5
$13) 18. g3 d5 19. Nc2 e4 20. Bf1 Qxf5 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Qg6 23. Rb4 $14 {
V.Gurevic-Iskusnyh /Orel/1995}) 16... Qg5 17. g3 (17. f3 $5 Bh6 (17... O-O-O
18. Nc2 Rhg8 19. Rf2 d5 20. a4 e4 21. axb5 $1 exd3 22. bxa6 dxc2 23. axb7+ Kxb7
24. Qxc2 {Gi.Hernandez}) 18. Rf2 Qh5 $2 (18... Qh4 $1 19. Nc2 Rg8 20. Bf1 $13)
19. Bxb5+ $1 Ke7 (19... axb5 20. Qxd6 $18 {Gi.Hernandez-Espinosa/San Salvador/
1995}) 20. f6+ $18) 17... h5 18. h4 Qe7 19. Be2 $2 (19. Nc2 e4 20. Re1 d5 21.
a4 Be5 22. Bf1 Rg8 23. Bg2 {Weis hat ein wichtiges Tempo mehr als in der
partie, das Opfer auf "g3" ist jetz nicht so Stark.}) 19... e4 20. Re1 (20.
Bxh5 Be5 21. Nc2 Rg8 $17) 20... Be5 $1 21. Bf1 Rg8 22. Bg2 Bxg3 $1 23. fxg3
Rxg3 24. Nc2 O-O-O 25. Ne3 Qxh4 26. Qd2 Rdg8 27. Qf2 Qh3 28. Kf1 (28. Re2 $2
Rf3 29. Qe1 Rxe3 $19) 28... Qh2 (28... Rxg2 {Petursson} 29. Nxg2 e3 30. Rxe3
Qh1+ 31. Qg1 Bxg2+ 32. Kf2 Qh4+ 33. Ke2 Bf3+ 34. Rxf3 Rxg1 35. Rxg1 Qh2+ 36.
Kf1 Qxb2 $19) 29. Rad1 h4 30. Rd4 h3 31. Bxe4 Rg1+ 32. Ke2 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rxe1
34. Kxe1 Bxe4 35. Nf1 Rg1 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 {
Baburin: This move is designed not only to take away the g5-square from the
bishop, but also to prepare the following favourable exchange.} g6 {Eine
Alternative ist Ne7,=> Kasparov-Kramnik/CBM/43;Kasparov-LautierCBM/45} 14. g3
Be6 (14... h5 $5) 15. Bh3 {Baburin: The point of the previous play.} Bg7 (15...
Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Ne7 17. Qd3 d5 $14) 16. h5 a5 17. Nce3 Qg5 $6 (17... Ne7 18. hxg6
hxg6 19. Bxe6 $6 (19. Qd3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qd7 $13) (19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd3 $14)
19... fxe6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qg4 Qf6 $13) 18. Nc7 $1 {Baburin: This manoeuvre
forces the exchange of the light-squared bishops, which increases White's
control over the critical d5-square.} Bxh3 19. Rxh3 Rfd8 20. Kf1 $1 b4 21. Ncd5
Rdc8 22. Qa4 $1 bxc3 23. bxc3 Qd8 24. Kg2 $16 Ne7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Rhh1 Nxd5
27. Nxd5 {Baburin: White is strategically winning here, having a glorious
knight on d5 vs an inefficient bishop.} Rc5 28. Rab1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qa8 30. c4
Bf8 31. Qd7 Qc8 32. Qa7 $1 $18 Rxd5 (32... Kg7 33. Rb8 Qe6 34. Qa8 Be7 35. Rh8
$18) (32... Rxc4 33. Rb8 Qe6 34. Qa8 $18) 33. cxd5 Qc2 34. Re1 Qxa2 35. Re3 Qa4
36. Rf3 Qe8 37. Qxa5 Qd7 38. Qa8 Kg7 39. Qc6 Qe7 40. Qc8 Qa7 41. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 15th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wittmann, Walter"]
[Black "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1993.01.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 (10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Qf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Be6 13. Bd3 Ng6
14. Qf3 $5 d5 15. c3 h6 (15... b4 $5 16. cxb4 Qb6 $13) 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6
gxf6 18. g3 $14 {Judasin-Jaguov Moscow 1992 Inf. 56 / 177}) 10... Bxf6 11. c4
b4 12. Nc2 (12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Nxb4 Nd4 14. Qd1 Rb8 15. Qd2 Bg5 16. Qc3 Qb6 17.
Nd3 Qb7 18. f3 Bh4+ 19. g3 $6 Nxf3+ 20. Kf2 Bg5 21. Kxf3 f5 $17 {
Price-Radaskovic Tel-Aviv 1977}) 12... Rb8 (12... a5 13. Qf3 Be6 $1 14. Rd1
Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Ne7 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O Bg5 19. g3 Rad8 20. Qd3 g6
21. Kg2 $10 {Watcza-Horvath,T/Graz/1992/}) 13. g3 b3 $5 14. axb3 Rxb3 15. Ncb4
Nd4 16. Nc6 Bg4 $1 17. Qxg4 (17. Qxb3 Nxb3 18. Nxd8 Nxa1 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Be2
Bxe2 21. Kxe2 Nb3 22. Nc6 Kd7 23. Nb4 Rb8 24. Nd3 Nd4+ 25. Kd2 f5 $15) 17...
Nxc6 18. Bh3 O-O 19. Rxa6 Nb4 20. Nxb4 Rxb4 21. Qe2 {21. ... Qb8 22. Ra2 Qc7=}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 15th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.01.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. c4 (9. c3 f5 10. Qa4 Kf7 11. Qb4 Nxd5 $2 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Qb3 Nf4
14. Bxf4 d5 15. Be2 $1 exf4 16. Nd4 $16 {Horvath,T-Vegh,E Zanka 1977}) 9... Ng6
10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 12. Be3 b6 13. h4 a5 (13... h5 14. g3 f5 15. f3 $2 Be7
16. Bd3 O-O 17. Bf2 e4 $1 18. fxe4 Ne5 19. Bc2 Nf3+ 20. Kf1 f4 $17) 14. Qb3 Be7
15. g3 e4 $2 (15... h5 16. Nc3 O-O $1 17. Bxb6 $2 (17. Qxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxb6 Rfb8)
17... a4 18. Qb4 Ra7 $1 {/\Rb7-+}) 16. Nc3 f5 17. Qxb6 O-O $2 (17... Bf6 18. c5
dxc5 19. Bxc5 Qxb6 20. Bxb6 O-O {/\Rfb8 ; Ne5~/=}) 18. Qxb8 Raxb8 19. O-O-O $16
Ne5 20. Be2 Bf6 21. Kc2 Rfc8 22. b3 a4 23. Rb1 Ra8 24. Rhc1 g6 25. Kd1 Bg7 26.
Nb5 axb3 27. axb3 Nf7 28. Nd4 $18 h6 29. b4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Ne6 Bh6 32. c5
$1 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Nxc5 Rd8 35. b5 f4 36. Bd4 Bxb5 37. Rxb5 f3 38. Bc4
Nd6 39. Rb4 g4 40. Bb3 Rc8 41. Rb6 Bf8 42. Rc6 Rb8 43. Be5 Ra8 44. Nxe4 Nxe4
45. d6+ Kh7 46. Bc2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 {Eine solide
aber gute Idee,die bekannte Beispiele sind} (13... Ne7 {Kasparov-Kramnik/CBM/
43, Kasparov-Lautier/CBM/45}) (13... g6 $6 14. g3 Be6 15. h5 Bg7 16. Bh3 $14 {
Polgar,J-Illescas/Leon/1996}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 Qd7 16. Qf3 Bd8 $1 17. h5 h6
18. Nf5 (18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. O-O Bg5 $10) 18... Bxf5 19. Qxf5 (19.
exf5 $6 e4 $36) 19... Qxf5 20. exf5 Ne7 $10 21. Nxe7+ Bxe7 22. Bg2 Rfc8 23. O-O
Kf8 24. Rfd1 b4 25. cxb4 Rxb4 26. Rac1 Rbc4 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Bf1 Rc2 29. Bxa6
Rxb2 30. Bc4 Rc2 31. Bb3 Rc6 32. Rd5 Bd8 33. Rb5 Rb6 34. Rxb6 Bxb6 35. Kg2 f6
36. f3 d5 37. Bxd5 Ke7 38. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Enders, Peter"]
[Black "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxd5 Nd4 (13... b5
14. Ne3 Bh6 15. Nf5 $1 Nb4 16. Nxd6+ Kd7 17. Qxf7+ (17. Bxb5+ axb5 18. Qxb5+
Rc6 19. Nxf7 Qb6 20. Rd1+ Ke6 21. Qxb6 Nxc2+ 22. Kf1 Rxb6 23. Nxh6 $18 {Simic})
17... Kc6 18. Qb7+ Kc5 19. Rd1 Nxc2+ 20. Ke2 Nd4+ 21. Rxd4 $18 {Smagin-Kharlov/
EU Cup/1991}) (13... Nb4 14. Qd2 d5 15. exd5 Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Bb4+ 17. Kd1 Qxd5+
18. Bd3 O-O 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Ke2 e4 $1 21. fxe4 Qh5+ $44 {Maksimovic-Skoko/
Belgrad/1991}) 14. O-O-O (14. Bd3 Qe7 15. b4 Qe6 16. Ne3 $13 {Leko-Morovic/
Leon/1993}) 14... Qe7 15. Kb1 $1 Rc5 16. Nxd6+ $1 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. c3 $16
Ke7 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bd3 (20. Rxd4 $2 Rhc8 21. Rd1 (21. Bd3 Bf4) 21... Rc2 $17
) 20... Rhc8 21. g3 h6 22. Rhe1 Rh5 (22... Kf8 $142 {/\Kg7}) 23. h4 Rhc5 24.
Re2 R5c7 25. Bc2 Bc5 26. e5 fxe5 27. Rxe5+ Kf8 28. Bd3 Re8 29. Rd5 a5 30. a3 b6
31. Rf5 Kg7 32. Ka2 Re6 33. Kb3 Rf6 34. Rxf6 Kxf6 35. Ka4 Re7 36. Bf1 Re4 37.
Bd3 Re7 38. Rc1 Re6 39. b4 $1 axb4 40. axb4 Be7 41. Rc7 Rd6 (41... Re1 42. Rc6+
Kg7 43. Rxb6 Rd1 44. Rb7 Kf6 45. Be4 d3 46. Rd7 d2 47. Bc2 $18) 42. Kb3 Bd8 43.
Rc8 Ke7 44. Kc4 Rd7 45. Rb8 Rd6 46. Be4 Ke6 47. f4 Bf6 48. Kd3 Bd8 49. b5 Ke7
50. g4 Ke6 51. g5 hxg5 52. hxg5 Rd7 53. Bc6 Rd6 54. Rb7 f5 55. g6 Be7 (55...
Bf6 56. g7 Rd8 57. Kc4 d3 58. Bd5+ Kd6 59. Rxb6+ Ke7 60. Re6+ $1 (60. g8=Q Rxg8
61. Bxg8 $2 d2) 60... Kf7 61. g8=Q+ Rxg8 62. Rd6+ $18) 56. g7 Rd8 57. Rxe7+ 1-0

[Event "Olomouc After GP Mladi"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Berzinsh, Roland"]
[Black "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1997.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O {17...-f5 ist heute schon ein bißchen
altmodisch,aber spielbahr.} g6 18. Qd3 (18. Kh1 Bh6 19. Nce3 Bg7 20. Qd2 f5 21.
exf5 gxf5 22. f4 exf4 23. Nxf4 Ne5 24. Bd5 Bh6 25. g3 Bd7 26. Raa1 Rf6 27. Nc2
Rb5 28. Ne3 Qc7 29. Qd4 Bc6 30. Rab1 Qb7 31. c4 Rb4 32. Bxc6 Qxc6+ {Erneste,
I-Cinar,N/EU-chTW 1997/EXP 57/1-0 (46)}) 18... f5 (18... Bd7 19. Raa1 f5 20.
Rfd1 Bh6 21. Nde3 Rf6 22. f3 Ne7 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. b4 a4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5
Qf8 27. g3 Bg5 28. c4 f4 29. g4 h5 30. gxh5 Qh6 31. b5 Qxh5 32. Rxa4 Bh4 33.
Rda1 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind 1995/EXP 46/1-0 (54)}) 19. Rd1 (19. f3
fxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Be6 22. Kh1 Rb7 23. Ra1 Rf7 24. Qe2 Qf8 25. Kg1
Qb8 26. Rf1 Qa7+ 27. Kh1 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Kg7 29. g3 h5 30. h4 Bd8 31. Nce3 Nb8
32. Kg2 Nd7 33. Qf2 Nc5 34. b4 a4 35. bxc5 Qxc5 36. Ba2 a3 37. Qf1 Qa7 38. Qb5
Qf7 39. Qb8 Bg4 40. Qxd8 {1-0 Sluka,R-Vodicka,V/CZE-chT qual 1995/EXT 95ch})
19... Bh6 20. b4 fxe4 (20... Qh4 $5 21. f3 $13 (21. exf5 $2 Bxf5 22. Qe2 Bxc2
$19)) 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe2 Bxc2 (22... axb4 23. Ncxb4 Nxb4 24. cxb4 $14) 23.
Qxc2 axb4 24. Nxb4 Nxb4 25. cxb4 Qb6 {/\Rf2!} 26. Ra6 Qxb4 27. Be6 $1 (27.
Raxd6 $2 Rbc8 $19) 27... Rb6 28. Ra7 Qb2 29. Ra2 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Rfb8 31. g3 Rb1
32. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 33. Kg2 Bc1 (33... Rb6 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rc7+ $10) 34. Ba2 Ra1
35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Bd5 Ra5 38. Be6 Rc5 39. Rxh7 d5 40. h4 d4 41.
Rf7+ Ke8 42. Rg7 Rc2 43. Bf7+ Kf8 44. Bxg6 Rxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Kxg7 46. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest zt-B"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 (13. c4 f5 14.
O-O O-O 15. Qh5 (15. Qf3 Re8 $5 16. Rfe1 f4 17. cxb5 Qg5 18. h3 d5 $1 19. exd5
f5 $44 {B. Pons-Vallejo Menorca 1993}) 15... Qb7 $5 16. Rfe1 d5 $1 17. exd5 e4
18. Bf1 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bg7 $14 {Beljavskij-Spasov Debrecen 1992 inf. 56 / 179})
13... f5 14. Nc2 (14. exf5 $6 e4 15. O-O Bxf5 16. Qh5 Qe6 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb1
b4 19. cxb4 Bxb2 $17 {Brock-Chow,Albert Chicago 1991}) 14... Bb7 (14... Qb7 15.
Qf3 O-O 16. Ne3 f4 17. Nd5 Be6 18. g4 $1 Rae8 (18... f5 $2 19. gxf5 Rxf5 20.
Ne7+ $18) 19. Kf1 f5 $13 {Leko,P-Kuif Nettetal 1992}) 15. exf5 Qg5 $6 (15...
O-O 16. Qh5 e4 17. Be2 d5 18. O-O Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rd6 $13 {Koschelski-Schipkov
UdSSR 1987}) 16. Ne3 d5 17. O-O O-O (17... h5 18. Qe2 $1 $16 {
Nisipenau-Genescu Romania 1992}) 18. f4 $1 exf4 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. Nxg4 f6 (20...
h5 21. f6 $16 Bh8) 21. Rxf4 Rfe8 22. a4 Bc6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Kf2
h5 26. Ne3 Bf8 27. Nd1 Ra4 28. Rxa4 bxa4 29. Be2 Bc5+ 30. Kg3 {30. ... d4 31.
Bxh5? dxc3 32. Nxc3 Bd4 33. Nd1 Bxb2!-+ ; 31. Bf3 Be8} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 (11. c4 f5 12. cxb5 Nd4 13. Bd3 O-O (
13... Be6 $1 14. Nc2 Nxc2+ 15. Bxc2 fxe4 16. Bxe4 O-O $13) 14. Nc2 $1 Nxc2+ 15.
Qxc2 Bb7 16. O-O Bxd5 17. exd5 $14 {Beljavski-Dolmatow Inf. 55}) 11... Ne7 12.
Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O (14. Qh5 d5 $1 15. cxd5 fxe4 {0:1 Psachis-Waiser
Paris 1990}) 14... O-O 15. Qe2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 $2 (16... Rad8 $1 17. f3 fxe4
18. fxe4 f5 $1 19. Nc2 Kh8 $13 {Brunner-Chandler Bundesliga 1988}) 17. f3 f4 $6
(17... bxc4 18. Nxc4 f4 19. Na5 $14) 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Rxa2 20. Bc4 Raa8
21. Nc3 Qc7 22. Kh1 Qb6 23. Nd5 $16 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Ra5 25. Rfd1 Rxd5 26. Bxd5
Rc8 27. Bc4 Qb4 28. b3 Bf8 29. Qf2 Qc5 30. Qh4 Rc7 31. Rg1 $1 d5 32. Qg5+ Bg7
33. Qd8+ Bf8 34. Qg5+ Bg7 35. exd5 Rd7 36. Qf5 Rd6 37. Ra1 Qf2 38. Bd3 e4 39.
Qc8+ Bf8 40. Bxe4 Qd4 41. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Peptan, Corina Isabela"]
[Black "Jelen, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 f5 12. exf5 e4 13. c3 (13. f6 Bxf6 14.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qd5 O-O 16. c3 b4 17. Nc4 bxc3 18. Qxd6 Be6 19. Qf4 Qg7 20.
O-O-O Nb4 21. Qe5 Nxa2+ 22. Kb1 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Bb3 {0-1 Ljubojevic,L-Kramnik,V/
Belgrade Invest 1995/CBM 51/[Ftacnik]}) 13... Ne5 14. Be2 (14. Qh5 Bb7 15. Rd1
b4 (15... Nf3+ 16. Ke2 O-O $13) 16. Nc4 Nf3+ 17. Ke2 bxc3 18. f6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+
Qxf6 20. Nxd6+ Kf8 21. bxc3 Rb8 22. Qc5 Kg8 23. Nxb7 Kg7 24. Rd6 Qe7 25. Rg6+
Kf8 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rb6 Rhd8 28. Bh3 Rd2+ 29. Ke3 Rxa2 30. Rd1 Rc2 31. Rd7+
Kf8 32. Rc7 Nd2 33. Rf6 {1-0 Madl,I-Arakhamia,K/Belgrade-W 1994/EXT 94}) 14...
Bxf5 15. Nc2 O-O 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rad1 a5 19. b3 Qd7 (19... Ng6 $5
20. Nde3 Be5 21. f4 exf3 22. Bxf3 $13) 20. Nf4 Rfd8 21. Nh5 Bg4 $2 (21... Qe7
22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4 f5 24. f4 exf3 25. Bxf3 Qf6 $13) 22. Nxg7 Bxe2 (22...
Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Bxg4 Qxg4 25. Qxg4 Nxg4 $14 26. Rd4) 23. Qxe2 Nf3+ 24.
Kg2 Qg4 25. Nd4 $1 $16 Kxg7 26. Nxf3 exf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 28. Kxf3 Rbc8 29. Rd3
Rc5 30. Re1 Rdc8 31. Ree3 R8c6 32. Kg2 Kf6 33. Rd4 Kg7 34. Re7 Rf5 35. Rd3 b4
36. c4 Kf6 37. Ra7 Ke6 38. Re3+ Kf6 39. g4 Rg5 40. h3 h5 41. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O {Wenn Schwarz will die Aufbau mit
Bb7 spielen, besser ist hier, ohne Bg5.} 12. Nc2 Bb7 13. Be2 Bg5 14. O-O Nb8
15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd7 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. a4 a5 19. b3 g6 20. Na3 Rc8 21. Nb5
Kh8 22. Rad1 Ne6 (22... f5 $5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ndc3 Be7 (24... Rf6 25. Nxd6
Rxd6 26. Qxe5+ Bf6 27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxc3 29. Rfd1 $14) 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26.
Nb5 Rg8 $2 (26... Qg5 $1 27. f4 $1 exf4 (27... Qxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Bb8
$10) 28. Nxd6 $16) 27. f3 $16) 23. g3 Bh6 24. Ndc3 Qe7 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Ndc3 Qe7
27. Rxd6 Nd4 28. Qd3 f5 29. Nd5 fxe4 30. Nxe7 exd3 31. Nxd4 Rcd8 32. Nb5 e4 33.
Bd5 e3 34. fxe3 Bxe3+ 35. Kg2 d2 36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c3 f5
15. O-O (15. Nc2 Qb7 {Dolmatov,S-Topalov,V/CBM/39}) 15... O-O 16. Nc2 Rb8 $6 (
16... Bb7 $142 17. exf5 Qg5 18. f3 (18. Ne3 h5 $5 19. Be2 d5 20. Bf3 Rad8 21.
Qb3 e4 22. Be2 d4 23. cxd4 Rxd4 $44 {Topalov,V-Vaiser,A/Las Palmas/1992/})
18... d5 19. a4 e4 20. Be2 Be5 $132) 17. exf5 e4 18. Re1 Bxf5 19. Nd4 $1 (19.
Ne3 $5) 19... Bxd4 (19... Bg6 $2 20. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 21. f3 d5 (21... f5 $2 22.
fxe4 fxe4 23. Nc6 $18) 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Qg4 (23. Nc6 $2 Qc5+ $146) 23... Qc5
24. Kh1 Rb6 25. Nf5 Rg6 26. Qxe4 $18) 20. cxd4 d5 21. Qd2 Rb6 22. Qf4 $6 (22.
Bf1 Qh4 23. Re3 Rh6 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. h3 $14 {><a6,c5,d5}) 22... Bg6 (22... Rf6
$2 23. Be2 Be6 24. Qh4 $16) 23. Be2 Qb4 $2 (23... Rc8 $5 24. Rac1 Rbc6 25. Rxc6
Rxc6 26. h4 f6 27. h5 Bf7 28. Bg4 $14 Qb4 $2 29. Re3 Qxd4 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. Rg3
$18) 24. h4 (24. Qe5 $5) 24... f6 25. h5 Bf7 $2 (25... Be8 26. Rad1 Qxb2 27.
Bg4 f5 $1 28. Bxf5 Rbf6 29. g4 (29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. g4 Rxf5 31. gxf5 Rg8 $19)
29... Bxh5 $17) 26. Qg3+ Kh8 27. h6 Rg8 (27... Bg6 28. Qc7 $18) 28. Qc7 Qxd4
29. Rad1 Qe5 30. Qxb6 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Qh4 33. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kozirev, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 Kh8 18. O-O f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Bg6 21.
Qe2 $6 {Eine neue Idee. Bekannt ist:} (21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxe3 23. fxe3
Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Rxb3 25. Rc4 Rb5 26. e4 Rc5 $10 {Sokolov,A-Gurgenidze/UdSSR/1985
}) (21. Be2 Bxe3 (21... Bf7 22. Bf3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ne7 24. Be4 Bxd5 25. Rxf8+
Qxf8 26. Bxd5 Qd8 $10 {Kindermann-Birnboim/München/1987}) (21... e4 $5 22. b4
axb4 23. cxb4 Rb7 $2 {Hübner-Adorjan/Bad Lauterberg/1980} (23... Ne5 $1 $13))
22. Nxe3 (22. fxe3 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Ne7 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxa5 Qc7 $10) 22... Bf7
23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Ne7 $13) 21... e4 $1 22. Qa2 Rb7 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Ne5
25. Ra7 Rxa7 26. Qxa7 Bh5 27. Ra1 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Qf6 29. Nd5 Qh4 30. Bf1 Ng4 31.
h3 Nxf2 32. Qe3 h6 33. b5 Nd1 34. Qd4 Qg3 35. Rxd1 Bxd1 36. b6 Qe1 37. Ne3 Be2
38. b7 (38. Qxd6 Qf2+ $2 (38... Rxf1+ $1 39. Nxf1 Qxf1+ 40. Kh2 Qf7 $1 $19 (
40... Ba6 $2 41. b7 Bxb7 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. Qxb7 Qd3 $17)) 39. Kh2 Bxf1 (39...
Rf7 40. Bxe2 Qxe2 (40... Qxe3 41. Bg4 $13) 41. Qe6 Qf2 42. b7 Qf4+ $2 (42...
Rxb7 43. Qe8+ $1 Kh7 44. Qxe4+ $1 $10) 43. g3 Qf2+ 44. Ng2 Rf8 45. Qd6 $18) 40.
Nxf1 Qxf1 41. b7 e3 42. b8=Q Rxb8 43. Qxb8+ Kh7 44. Qe5 Qd3 (44... e2 45. Qe4+
$10) 45. Kg3 $1 $10) 38... Bxf1 39. Nf5 Bxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qe2+ 41. Kg1 Rxf5 42.
b8=Q+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Vukic, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1997.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Qd7 16. Qh5 Rg8 17. Rad1 Rg6 18. Qe2 (18. Bb1 Bg7 19. Nc2 (19. f4 Rh6
20. Qe2 e4 {Madl,I-Medvegy,N/CBM/59/1225}) 19... Kf8 (19... f4 $142 20. Nb4 Rh6
21. Qe2 Kf8 $13) 20. Kh1 Kg8 21. Ne3 e4 22. f4 Kh8 23. Qe2 h5 24. Qxh5+ Rh6 25.
Qe2 Rg8 26. Rg1 Ng6 27. Rdf1 b4 28. cxb4 Ne7 29. Rd1 Rb8 30. a3 a5 31. bxa5
Rxb2 32. Qc4 Rh5 33. Rge1 Qa7 34. Bc2 Qxa5 35. Qe2 Rh6 36. Nc4 Qc3 37. Nxb2 Qg3
38. h3 Bxb2 39. Qe3 Qg7 40. Re2 Ng6 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. f5 Be5 43. fxg6 Qxg6 44.
Rf1 Rh4 45. Rc2 Rh5 46. Rc4 f5 47. Rc7 Bg7 48. Rb1 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Rogozenko,D/
Erevan olm 1996/CBM 55/[Dolmatov]}) 18... Rb8 (18... e4 19. Bb1 Bg7 20. Nc2 $14
) 19. f4 e4 20. Bb1 b4 21. cxb4 Qa7+ 22. Kh1 Rxb4 23. Nc4 Rb5 24. g4 Rf6 25. g5
Rg6 26. h4 Rxd5 27. Bxe4 $1 Re6 (27... fxe4 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxe4+ Ne7 30. f5
$18) 28. Bxd5 $1 Rxe2 29. Nxd6+ Kd7 30. Bf3 Nd5 31. Nxf5 Rc2 32. Bxd5 $18 Kc7
33. Nd4 Rxb2 34. Rc1+ Kb6 35. Rc6+ Ka5 36. Rd1 Qe7 37. Nb3+ Rxb3 38. axb3 Qe3
39. Bg2 Bc5 40. Rxc5+ Kb4 41. Rc4+ Kxb3 42. Rcd4 Qe7 43. Rd7 Qe2 44. R1d3+ Kb4
45. R3d4+ Kc3 46. Rd3+ Kc4 47. Kh2 Qg4 48. R7d4+ Kc5 49. f5 1-0

[Event "HUN-chT 9697"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cao, Sang"]
[Black "Fusthy, Zsolt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "MTK"]
[BlackTeam "Statisztika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 bxc4
15. Nxc4 $5 O-O 16. Rad1 $1 {Die Verbesserung der Variante! Weiß vorbereitet
eine Qualitätsopfer auf "d4", und erhielt schône Angriffsmôglichkeiten.} (16.
g3 $2 Nd4 $1 17. gxf4 (17. Ncb6 Rb8 18. gxf4 f5 $1 $17 {Adorjan-Portisch,F/
Budapest/1977}) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 $17 {Madl-Horvath,P/Budapest/1995})
16... Nd4 17. Bb1 f5 $6 (17... Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 19. Rxd4 exd4 20. Bxf5 Rf6 21.
Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Be6 Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qf6 24. Nb6 $1 {1:0 Veress-Laszlo,I/Tatabanya/
1997}) (17... h6 $142) 18. Rxd4 exd4 19. exf5 $1 Bf7 20. Qf3 Be5 (20... Kh8 21.
b3 (21. Be4 $1 Ra7 22. Qxf4 $16) 21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Ra7 23. Re1 Qg5 24. Nxd6
Rd7 25. Qe6 Qd8 26. Nc4 d3 27. Rd1 Re8 28. Qc6 d2 29. Be4 Rc7 30. Rxd2 Rxc6 {
0:1 Rigo-Mowsziszian/Velden/1995}) 21. Be4 Kh8 22. g3 Ra7 23. Bd3 Qa8 24. Be4
Qd8 25. Qd3 Qg5 26. Nxe5 $1 Bxd5 (26... dxe5 27. Nxf4 $1) 27. Qxd4 dxe5 28.
Qxe5+ Rg7 29. Qxd5 Rd8 30. Qc6 fxg3 31. hxg3 h5 32. Kg2 Rd2 33. Qe8+ Rg8 34.
Qe5+ Kh7 35. Rh1 Rxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Howell,David"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {Carlsen sticks to his repertoire from the recent World
Championship match.} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {
The first surprise of the game. Van Foreest is a very principled player who
often favours direct openings, especially with White. However it seems
excessively brave to take on Carlsen in this line. While Van Foreest might
have spent several hours preparing this position, it is likely that Carlsen
and his team (assisted by powerful engines) had spent many weeks analysing the
following labyrinthine varitions for the World Championship. In hindsight it
would have been wiser to choose something which would have been less fresh in
Carlsen's memory.} (7. Bg5 {is the main line of the Sveshnikov Sicilian. Play
could then continue:} a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 {leads to many
long complex variations with chances for both sides.}) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c4 ({or} 11. c3) 11... b4 12. Nc2 {with a strategic battle ahead.}) 7...
Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 {This was played twice by Carlsen in his recent match against
Caruana.} (8... Nb8 {also featured in two games from the World Championship
match.}) 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 {Carlsen shows his ambitious
intentions.} (11... Bf5 {featured in Game 12 of the World Championship, but it
allows a repetition of moves:} 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qb4 Bf5 14. Qa4 (14. h4 {
was Caruana's choice in the aforementioned game and was also played by Kramnik
at the 2018 Olympiad.})) 12. h4 h5 {With the inclusion of the h-pawn moves it
appears that neither king will find a safe haven on this side of the board.}
13. Be3 a6 14. Nc3 f5 $5 {Not quite a novelty, but Carlsen displays his
opening expertise by unleashing a rare idea.} (14... a5 {was Carlsen's choice
in one of the decisive tie-break games against Caruana:} 15. Qb3 a4 16. Qd1 Be7
17. g3 Qc8 18. Be2 Bg4 19. Rc1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qf5 {and despite Carlsen's
victory, White holds the upper hand.} 21. c5 (21. O-O $14 {would have left
White with a long-term edge due to his structural superiority on the queenside.
}) 21... O-O $1 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Rfc8 24. Qc4 Bd8 25. Nd5 e4 $2 26. c7 Bxc7
$1 27. Nxc7 Ne5 28. Nd5 $2 Kh7 $1 {0-1, Caruana-Carlsen, London 2018.}) 15.
O-O-O $146 {A natural choice, if somewhat risky.} (15. g3 {looks like a safe
option}) ({while} 15. Be2 {is also playable.}) (15. Na4 $5 {was mentioned by
Van Foreest after the game, and indeed this move would have led to interesting
positions which would have suited his style:} f4 $1 16. Bd3 Nxh4 $1 {
(apparently this was suggested by Carlsen in the post mortem. Further proof of
the depth of his preparation)} 17. Rxh4 fxe3 18. Bg6+ Kd8 {with a very
double-edged position. As usual, the engine eventually assesses this as 0.00
but neither king is safe and fireworks are likely to ensue.}) 15... Be7 16. g3
O-O $5 {An interesting pawn sacrifice, most likely still part of Carlsen's
preparation.} (16... e4 {would have been my first thought. Black intends to
land the knight on e5 as quickly as possible.}) ({Meanwhile the immediate} 
16... b5 $5 {is also worthy of consideration.}) 17. Be2 {Now the h5-pawn is
indefensible.} e4 18. Bd4 $6 {A step in the wrong direction.} ({Snatching the
pawn with} 18. Bxh5 {was of course critical:} Ne5 19. Be2 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 $44
{it is clear that Black has compensation here. There is a simple plan of ...
Rf8-c8 and ...Be7-d8-a5 while the white king is a target. However, the b5-pawn
will soon fall and if an attack fails then White should convert his extra pawn.
} 21. Bg5 $1 {looks like White's most accurate move to nullify the black
initiative.}) ({If White was too afraid to capture on h5, then} 18. f4 {
was another option:} exf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Be2 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bd4 $132 {
and, compared to the game, Black's e5-knight lacks stability.}) 18... Bf6 19.
Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Qb6 $2 {Van Foreest's plan is understandable; he wishes to
prevent Black from opening the queenside. Unfortunately queens are known to be
poor blockaders, and this short-term measure soon fails.} (20. Bxh5 {was now
essential. Play could continue:} Ne5 21. Be2 b5 22. cxb5 Bxb5 $1 {(forcing the
exchange of White's strong knight)} 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. a3 (24. Kb1 $6 Qa7 $15)
24... Rf8 25. Bxb5 Qc7+ 26. Kb1 Rfb8 $44 {with yet another position that is
difficult to evaluate. Objectively chances are still equal, although in
practical terms it feels easier to play Black.}) 20... Ne5 21. Kb1 Be8 $1 $15 {
Black re-routes the bishop and intends to kick the white queen away from b6.}
22. Rd2 Nd7 23. Qd4 Qc7 24. Nd1 {The start of a poor manoeuvre, but it is not
easy to offer any constructive alternatives. White's position is strategically
dubious - it lacks purpose, while Black can slowly prepare the b7-b5 or f5-f4
pawn breaks.} Ne5 {Black's knight is incredibly powerful here. It simply
cannot be challenged.} 25. Ne3 f4 $1 {Simple and strong.} 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Rg1
(27. Ng2 {does not help:} Rf8 28. Qe3 Qf7 29. Rf1 (29. Qxe4 Qxf2 $19) 29... Rc8
$17 {and Black holds an obvious advantage.}) 27... Bg6 28. Ka1 ({It is a sad
situation when the engine suggests jettisoning material with moves such as} 28.
Rxg6 {although Black's conversion task is not so easy:} Nxg6 29. Ng2 Rf5 $17
30. Qxe4 Qf7 31. Bd3 {and the game continues.}) 28... Raf8 29. c5 {Desperation,
but otherwise f2 falls without compensation.} Rxf2 {Black simply gobbles the
pawn.} (29... dxc5 {is also sufficient:} 30. Qc3 Qd6 $17) 30. Qc3 (30. c6 $5 {
would have been my final attempt at creating confusion.}) 30... Qxc5 31. Qxc5
dxc5 32. d6 Kh7 33. d7 Nf3 {Winning material. A brutal victory from Carlsen,
who pounced upon his opponent's indecisiveness to score his first win of the
tournament.} 0-1

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 $5 (12... Bg7) 13. exd5
Ne7 14. c4 (14. Nxb5 Bg7 15. Nc3 e4 16. Be2 {/\17... Tb8=/+, 17... Db6=/+}) (
14. Qh5 {Kuzmin} e4 15. Be2 Bg7 (15... Rg8 $5 16. f3 $5 Nxd5 17. fxe4 Ne3 18.
Rf2 Qb6 19. g3 Rc8 20. c3 d5 $1 21. exd5 Bxa3 22. bxa3 Qf6 23. Re1 Qxc3 24.
Bxb5+ $1 $13 {Kozlov-Jurtaev/USSR/1983}) 16. c3 O-O (16... b4 $6 17. cxb4 Bxb2
18. Rab1 $1 Bxa3 19. Rb3 $36) (16... Qd7 17. Rad1 O-O 18. f4 Rac8 $10 {
Chiburdanidze-Staniszewski/Polanica Zdroj/1984}) 17. Nc2 f4 18. Qg5 f5 $1 (
18... Ng6 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. a4 $14) 19. Qxf4 Nxd5 $13) 14... Bg7 15. Qd2 (15.
cxb5 e4 16. Be2 Bxb2 17. Nc4 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 O-O $17) 15... e4 (15... bxc4 $5 16.
Nxc4 O-O 17. f4 $6 (17. Rad1 Rb8 18. b3 e4 (18... Rb5 19. Ne3 f4 $8 20. Nf5 $1
Nxf5 21. Bxf5 $16 {^-}) (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Bxf5 Ne7 20. Nxd6 $18) 19. Be2 Rb5
20. Ne3 f4 21. Ng4 Rxd5 (21... f5 22. Bxb5 fxg4 23. Bxa6 Qe8 24. Rfe1 Qg6 25.
Bf1 $18) 22. Qxf4 f5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Bc4 fxg4 25. Qxe4 $18 {_|_}) 17... e4
18. Be2 Rb8 {/\Rb5 ><d5} 19. Rab1 Rb5 20. Ne3 $8 Qb6 $1 $17 21. Kh1 (21. Bxb5
Bd4 $1 22. Rfe1 $8 Nxd5 23. Kh1 $8 Nxe3 24. Be2 d5 {/\Lc5/Lg7,d4-d3-+}) 21...
Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Rd1 Ba3 25. Bxa6 Bc5 {-/+/
-+Stefansson-Krasenko/Gausdal/1991}) 16. Be2 bxc4 (16... b4 $2 17. Qxb4 Rb8 18.
Qa4+ Qd7 19. Qxa6 Rxb2 (19... Bxb2 20. Rab1 {/\Sb5+-}) 20. Rab1 Rxe2 21. Rb8+
Nc8 22. c5 Rxa2 23. Rxc8+ Ke7 24. cxd6+ Kf6 25. Rc7 $18) (16... O-O 17. cxb5
axb5 18. Nxb5 {/\19.a4+/-}) 17. Nxc4 O-O 18. Rac1 (18. Rad1 Rb8 (18... Ng6 $6 {
N} 19. f4 $14 {Bryson-Antonov/corr 14.world-ch/1991}) 19. Qf4 $1 Rb5 (19...
Bxb2 $6 20. f3 $1 e3 21. Qxe3 Ng6 22. f4 Rc8 23. Qd2 $16 {Minasian-Krasenkov/
Baku/1979}) (19... Bxb2) 20. Rd2 $1 (20. Ne3 Rxb2 21. Bc4 Qd7 (21... Be5 $1 22.
Qg5+ Kh8 $17 {Novik-Kramnik/USSR/1990}) 22. Bb3 $14) 20... Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxd5
22. Qxd6 (22. Qxf5 $6 Nf6 {/\ d5=/+}) 22... Qa8 $5 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Qg3 $10 {
Kramnik}) 18... Rb8 19. b4 {/\Sa5} (19. a4 Rb3) 19... Rb5 20. Ne3 f4 $1 (20...
Rb8 21. Rc4 (21. f4 Qb6 22. Rc4 Nxd5) 21... Qd7 (21... f4 22. Nc2 $16) 22. Rfc1
$16) 21. Bxb5 fxe3 22. Qxe3 axb5 23. Qxe4 Ng6 $13 24. f4 (24. Rfe1 Ne5 25. f4
Qb6+ 26. Qe3 Qxe3+ (26... Nf3+ $2 27. Kh1) 27. Rxe3 Nc4 28. Re7 Ra8 $17) (24.
Rc6 Ne5 (24... Re8 25. Rxd6 Qb8 26. Rb6 Qd8 $10) 25. Ra6 Re8 {/\26... Sc4=/+})
(24. Qd3 Qb8 (24... Qg5 $5) 25. Qb3 (25. f4 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Qxa2 27. Qxb5 Nh4)
25... Ne5 26. a4 bxa4 27. Qxa4 Qb7 $15) 24... Re8 25. Qd3 Qe7 $5 (25... Qb6+
26. Kh1 Re3 27. Qd2 Qd4 28. Rc8+ Nf8 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Rd8 $16) (25... Qd7 26.
Rc6) 26. Qxb5 (26. Kh1 Qe2 (26... Qe4 $2 27. Qxb5 Ra8 28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4
Rxa2 30. Rb1 $16) 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. f5 Nf8 29. f6 Bh6 30. Rc6 Bf4 $13) 26...
Nxf4 27. Kh1 Bh6 $2 (27... Nxg2 28. Kxg2 Qe4+ 29. Rf3 Qg4+ 30. Rg3 Qe4+ 31. Rf3
(31. Kg1 $2 Kf8 $17) 31... Qg4+ $10) (27... Qe4 $4 28. Rxf4) (27... Qe3) 28.
Rc3 Qe2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Rc6 (30. a4 Nxd5 $13) 30... Rxa2 (30... Bf8 31. a4
Nxd5 32. b5 Ra2 (32... Rb2 33. Ra1 {/\a5}) 33. b6 Rxa4 34. Rb1 $16) (30... Nxd5
31. Rxd6 Ne3 32. Rb1) 31. Rxd6 Bf8 32. Rd8 Rd2 33. h3 (33. g3 Rxd5 (33... Nxd5
34. b5 $18) (33... Ne6 34. Rd7 Nd4 35. Rfxf7 $18) 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. gxf4 (35.
Rxf4 Rd2 $10) 35... Rd4 36. Rb1 Rxf4 37. b5 Ra4 38. b6 Ra8 39. Kg2 Ke7 $10)
33... Ne6 (33... Nxd5 34. Rf5 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Ne3 36. Rg5+ Kh8 37. Rxf8#) (33...
Rxd5 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rxf4 $16) 34. Rd7 Nd4 (34... Ng5 $2 35. Rf4 $18) 35.
Rdxf7 $6 (35. Rfxf7 $5 Ne2 $5 (35... Bd6 36. Rf1 Bxb4 37. Rb1 Bf8 38. Rb8) (
35... Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Bd6+ 37. g3 Rd2+ 38. Kh1 $18) (35... Bxb4 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37.
Rxh7 Kg8 38. Rhg7+ Kh8 39. Rgf7 Kg8 40. Rf4 $18) (35... h5 36. Rh7 Ne2 37. Kh2
Nf4) 36. Rxh7 (36. Rf2 Bxb4 37. Kh2 Bc5) 36... Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Bd6+ 38. Rxd6 (38.
g3 Bxg3+ 39. Kg2 Bd6) 38... Kxh7 39. b5) 35... Bxb4 36. Rb7 Bd6 37. Ra1 Rf2 $8
38. Ra8+ Rf8 39. Rxf8+ Bxf8 40. Kg1 $2 (40. g4 Ne2 41. Rd7 Ng3+ 42. Kg2 Ne4 43.
Kf3 Nf6 44. Rd8 Kf7 45. d6 Bh6 (45... h6 46. Kf4 {/\47.Kf5+-}) 46. h4 Bd2 47.
g5 Nd5 48. Ke4 Ke6 49. Re8+ Kd7 50. Rh8 $18) 40... Ne2+ 41. Kf2 Nc3 42. Rd7
Ne4+ (42... Na4 43. Kf3 Nb6 44. Rd8 Kf7 45. Ke4 (45. d6 Bg7 46. d7 Bf6 47. Rh8
Nxd7 48. Rxh7+ Bg7 $14) 45... Ke7 46. Rc8 Nd7 47. Rc7 Bg7 48. Rc6 Nf6+ 49. Ke5
$16) 43. Ke3 Nf6 44. Rd8 Kf7 45. Kd4 (45. d6 Bh6+ 46. Kd4 Bf4 47. Kc5 (47. d7
Ke7 48. Rf8 Be5+ $1) 47... Ne4+ 48. Kc6 Nxd6 49. Rxd6 Bxd6 50. Kxd6 Kf6 $10 51.
Kd7 Kf7 52. h4 (52. g3 h6 53. Kd6 Kf6 54. Kd5 Kf5 55. Kd4 Kf6 56. Ke4 Ke6 57.
Kf4 Kf6 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. Kh4 h5) 52... Kf6 $1 (52... Kg6 53. Ke6 Kh5 54. g3 Kg4
55. Kf6 Kxg3 56. h5 Kf4 57. h6 $18) 53. Ke8 (53. g4 Kf7) 53... Kf5 54. g3 Kg4
55. Kf7 Kxg3 56. h5 Kg4 57. h6 Kf5 58. Kg7 Ke6 59. Kxh7 Kf7 $10) 45... Be7 46.
Rb8 $6 (46. Ra8 $5) 46... Bd6 47. Rb7+ Kg6 (47... Ke8 $2 48. g4 $16) 48. Kc4 $2
(48. g4 h5 49. gxh5+ Kxh5 50. Rb6 Ne8 51. Rb3 $16) 48... h5 $10 49. Kb5 Bg3 50.
Kc6 Ne4 51. Rb3 Be5 $6 (51... h4 $10) 52. Re3 Kf5 53. Rf3+ Kg5 54. Kd7 Bf4 55.
Ke6 $6 (55. h4+ $5) 55... h4 56. Ra3 Nc5+ 57. Ke7 Ne4 58. Ra5 Bc7 59. Ra7 (59.
Rb5 Kg6 $10) 59... Bg3 60. Ra5 Kg6 61. Rb5 Nc3 62. Rc5 Ne4 63. Ra5 Bd6+ 64. Ke6
Bg3 65. Ra1 Nc5+ 66. Ke7 Ne4 67. Rf1 (67. Ra6+ Kf5 68. d6 Nxd6 69. Rxd6 Bxd6+
70. Kxd6 Kf6) 67... Bd6+ 68. Kd7 Bg3 69. Kc6 Kg5 70. Rf8 Kg6 71. Kb5 (71. Re8
Kf5) 71... Kg5 72. Kc4 Nd6+ 73. Kd4 Nf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[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. e4 {Horvath,T Cifuentes} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7
13. O-O O-O $1 (13... f5 $2 {Horvath,T} 14. exf5 $1 Bb7 15. Re1 Qg5 {
Anand-Lobron/Dortmund/1996} 16. Be4 $1 d5 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. c4 O-O 19. Qb3 $16)
14. c3 f5 15. Nc2 Rb8 (15... fxe4 $6 {Cifuentes} 16. Bxe4 Rb8 17. Nb4 $16) (
15... d5 {Cifuentes} 16. exf5 e4 17. Be2 $16) (15... f4 {Cifuentes} 16. a4 bxa4
17. Rxa4 $14) 16. exf5 ({After} 16. Qh5 {Cifuentes Black has not real problems
after} fxe4 {for example:} 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bd5+ Be6 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. Bxe6 Qxe6
21. Ne3 Rbc8 22. Rd2 f4 23. Nd5 Kh8 24. f3 Rc5 25. Rfd1 e4 $11 {Fernandez
Aguado-Ochoa de Echaguen,Spain (ch) 1989.}) 16... e4 17. Re1 Bxf5 18. Nd4 $5 (
18. Ne3 Bg6 19. Nd5 $11 (19. Nd5 {Cifuentes and now} Qe5 $1 {is the correct
move} (19... Qe8 $6 20. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 21. f3 f5 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Nc7 Qe7 24.
Qd5+ Rf7 25. Ne6 Be5 26. Rf1 $1 $16 {Morovic Fernández-Illescas Córdoba,
Ponferras open 1992}) 20. Bc2 Kh8 21. Qd2 f5 22. f4 Qe8 23. Bb3 Qd7 24. Qf2 a5
{with counterplay according to the game Martin,A-Ochoa de Echaguen, (tch) 1993.
})) 18... Bxd4 $8 ({Inferior is} 18... Bg6 {Cifuentes due to} 19. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4
20. f3 d5 (20... f5 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Nc6 $18) 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Qg4 $1 Qc5 23.
Kh1 Rb6 24. Nf5 $18) 19. cxd4 d5 $5 ({Also interesting was} 19... Kh8 {
Cifuentes (against the threat 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Qg4)} 20. Qd2 Bg6 21. Bf1 f5 22.
Rac1 f4 23. Rc6 e3 $1 24. fxe3 f3 $1 25. gxf3 Rxf3 26. d5 Be4 27. Qc3+ Rf6 28.
Rc8+ Rxc8 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Re2 {and in Sion Castro,M-Ochoa de Echaguen,
Spanish team championship 1994 White escaped with a draw.}) 20. Qd2 Rb6 21.
Rac1 $5 $146 {The opening is over now, and White has achieved nothing.} (21.
Qf4) (21. Qf4 $6 {Cifuentes} Bg6 22. Be2 Rc8 $1 (22... Qb4 $2 23. h4 f6 24. h5
Bf7 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. h6 Rg8 27. Qc7 $1 Qxd4 28. Rad1 $1 $18 {Magem-San Segundo,
Madrid 1994}) 23. Rac1 Rbc6 $11) (21. Qf4 $6 {Horvath,T Magem Badals-San
Segundo/CBM/41}) 21... Rg6 $1 22. Bf1 Qh4 23. Re3 $1 (23. Rc3 Rc8 $11) 23...
Qg5 $1 (23... Rc8 $14) 24. g3 $2 (24. Rc5 Bh3 25. Qc3 Bxg2 26. Rg3 {and now}
Bf3 $1 27. Rxg5 Rxg5+ 28. Bg2 Rxg2+ (28... Bxg2 $2 {Cifuentes} 29. h4 $1) 29.
Kf1 Rxh2 30. Ke1 Rh5 $1 $15 {Ph}) (24. Qe1 $1 $13) 24... h5 $1 $40 25. Rc5 Be6
26. Re2 (26. Qc3 f5 $1 (26... h4 $2 {Cifuentes} 27. Rxe4 $1) 27. f4 Qxf4) 26...
Qf6 $1 (26... Qxd2 27. Rxd2 h4 $11) 27. Rc6 Rc8 $1 28. Rxc8+ (28. Rxa6 Rc4 $15
{and now is impossible} 29. Rxe4 $140 $2 dxe4 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. d5 Qd8 $19)
28... Bxc8 29. Qe3 $1 h4 30. Rc2 Bg4 $1 $17 31. Rc5 Qf5 32. Bg2 Bf3 33. a3 {
This move is necessary for to give freedom to the White rook in the third rank,
avoiding annoing move like b4 for black.} (33. Rc3 b4) 33... Rf6 (33... Kg7 $2
34. Bxf3 exf3 35. Qe5+ $13) 34. Rc3 Kg7 35. Bxf3 (35. b4 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 hxg3 37.
hxg3 Rh6 $19) 35... exf3 36. Qd3 Re6 $1 {[#]} 37. Qd1 Rf6 (37... Re2 $1 38. b4
(38. Re3 Rxe3 (38... Rxb2 39. Rxf3 Rb1 40. Rxf5 Rxd1+ 41. Kg2 Rxd4 $17) 39.
fxe3 f2+ 40. Kg2 (40. Kf1 Qh3+ $19) 40... h3+ 41. Kf1 Qe4 42. Kxf2 Qg2+ $19)
38... Qe4 $17) (37... hxg3 38. Rxf3 $8 gxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Qh5+ 40. Kg2 Rg6+ 41. Kf1
Rg4 $15) 38. Qd3 $8 (38. Re3 hxg3 39. hxg3 Rh6 $19) 38... Qg4 $2 {Missing a
winning chance. Much better was} (38... Re6 39. Qd1 {and now} Re2 $19 (39...
Re2 $1 {Cifuentes} 40. Re3 Rxe3 $1 41. fxe3 f2+ 42. Kg2 (42. Kf1 Qh3+ 43. Kxf2
Qxh2+ 44. Ke1 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qxd1+ 46. Kxd1 h3 $17) 42... h3+ 43. Kf1 Qe4 44.
Kxf2 Qg2+ 45. Ke1 Qg1+ 46. Kd2 Qxh2+ 47. Kd3 Qxg3 $19) (39... hxg3 $6 40. Rxf3
$1 {(only move)} (40. hxg3 $2 Qh3 $1 41. Rxf3 (41. Qxf3 Re1#) 41... Rh6 $19)
40... gxh2+ 41. Kxh2 $1 Qh5+ 42. Kg2 Rg6+ 43. Kf1 $11)) (38... Re6 $10 {
Horvath,T}) 39. Qd1 hxg3 $6 40. hxg3 Qh5 41. Re3 $1 $132 a5 42. Re5 Rf5 (42...
Qh3 {Cifuentes} 43. Qf1 Qxf1+ 44. Kxf1 Rc6 45. Ke1 Rc2 46. b4 $11) 43. Rxf5
Qxf5 44. b4 axb4 (44... a4 $5) 45. axb4 Qe4 $15 46. Qc1 f6 47. Qf1 (47. Qc7+ $5
) 47... Qe2 48. Qc1 Kg6 49. Qb1+ Qe4 50. Qd1 Kf5 51. Qd2 Kg4 52. Kh2 Qh7+ 53.
Kg1 Qb1+ (53... Kh3 54. Qe1 $11) 54. Kh2 Qh7+ 55. Kg1 Qe4 56. Kh2 Kh5 57. Kg1
Qb1+ 58. Kh2 Qe4 59. Kg1 Qe2 60. Qc1 f5 61. Qe3 $1 $11 Kg6 (61... Qxe3 {
Horvath,T} 62. fxe3 Kg5 63. Kf1 Kh5 $10) 62. Kh2 $22 Kh5 63. Kg1 Kg6 64. Kh2
Kh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Jacoby,G"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Be6 8. Nd2
a6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nc4 b5 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nbd5 Nf6 13. a4 $146 (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6
14. Qd2 O-O 15. Bd3 h6 16. O-O Bg5 17. Rfd1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20.
Rd2 Rfd8 21. Bf1 Kf8 22. Rad1 Ke7 {Wahls,M-Ehlvest,J/New York op 1994/EXP 40/
0-1 (50)}) 13... bxa4 (13... b4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Nd5 $14) 14. Bxa6 O-O (14...
Rxb2 $6 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxa4 $1 (16. Bc1 $6 Rxb5 $1 17. Nxb5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb4
$11) 16... Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bg5 18. Qc1 $1 Qa5+ 19. c3 $16) 15. Bb5 Bxd5 (15...
Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Bxa4 $16 (17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Bf6 $132) 17... Bf5 18.
Ra2) (15... Nd4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 $16) 16. exd5 Nd4 (16...
Nb4 17. Bxa4) 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 $16 Nd7 (18... Ne8 19. O-O $16) 19. Qxa4 (
19. Rxa4 Bf6 20. Qb4 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qe7+ 22. Kd1 Qg5 $11) 19... Nc5 20. Qc4 Bf6
21. O-O Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qg5 23. Rfe1 Rb7 24. Re3 Rfb8 25. Qe2 {Es droht Matt} g6
26. c4 Qf6 27. c3 Rf8 28. g3 Rbb8 29. Rf3 Qd8 30. Kg2 Rb7 31. Re3 Qf6 (31... f5
32. Re1 $16) 32. Qd1 Qd8 33. Qe2 $16 (33. Bc6 $16 Re7 34. Ra8 Qc7 35. Rxf8+
Kxf8 36. Qd4 $16) 33... Qf6 34. Ra2 Qd8 (34... Rfb8 35. Bc6 Rb3 36. Ra7 $16)
35. Bc6 Rc7 36. h4 h5 (36... f5 37. Ra8 Rc8 38. Ra7 $18) 37. Ra8 Rc8 38. Ra1
Rc7 39. Re1 Qf6 40. Qd1 Qg7 41. Qd4 Rcc8 42. f4 Rcd8 43. Ra1 (43. Ra1 f6 44.
Rae1 Rb8 45. Be8 Rb7 46. f5 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch Army"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1987.04.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1987.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Bb7
15. Be2 (15. Bc4) 15... Nb8 16. O-O Nd7 17. b4 $146 (17. Ra3 Nc5 18. Bf3 a5 $11
) 17... a5 $2 (17... Nb6 18. Ra3 Nxd5 19. exd5 a5 $15 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 18. Bc4
axb4 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. cxb4 Bd8 21. Nce3 g6 22. Qf3 Kh8 23. Rd1 Qa7 24. Nc2 f5
25. exf5 gxf5 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. Ncxe3 Bg5 $2 (27... f4 28. Nc2 Bh4 {[%cal Gf8c8]
}) 28. Bb5 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6,Rd7]} Nb8 29. Nc4 Rd8 30. Ndb6 Be7 31. Na5 Bc8
32. Rc1 Be6 33. Rc7 Bg5 34. Nb7 Rf8 35. Bc4 $18 Bxc4 36. Rxc4 Kg8 37. b5 Kf7
38. Nxd6+ Ke6 39. Nb7 Be7 40. Kf1 Rg8 41. g3 h5 42. Ke2 Rf8 43. Nc8 Ba3 44. b6
Kd5 45. Na5 Bc5 46. b7 Rf6 47. Rc2 Ra6 48. Rd2+ Ke6 49. Nb3 Bb4 50. Rd8 Ra2+
51. Kf1 Rb2 52. Nb6 Rb1+ 53. Kg2 Bd6 54. Nc4 Rxb3 55. Rxd6+ Ke7 56. Rh6 Nd7 57.
Rxh5 Rxb7 58. Rxf5 Ke6 59. Rh5 Rb4 60. Ne3 Ra4 61. Rh6+ Kf7 62. Rc6 Nf6 63. h4
Ra2 64. Rc2 Ra1 65. Rc7+ Kg6 66. Rc6 Kf7 67. Nc4 e4 68. Ne3 Ra2 69. g4 Nd7 70.
Rc2 Ra8 71. Kg3 Ne5 72. Rd2 Ra4 73. h5 Ke6 74. Rb2 Ra6 75. Rb4 {2.58-2.25} 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS05 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Enders, Peter"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 (11. c3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Nc2 f5 $5
14. exf5 O-O 15. Ne3 Bb7 16. Bd3 $2 d5 17. Qh5 e4 18. Be2 b4 19. O-O bxc3 20.
bxc3 Bxc3 21. Rab1 f6 $1 22. Rb6 Kh8 23. Rfb1 Ra7 24. Re6 Qg7 25. Rb3 $2 d4 26.
Ng4 Bd5 27. Rbb6 Bxe6 28. fxe6 d3 29. Bd1 Qg5 30. Qh3 Qc1 31. Ne3 Bd4 32. Qh6
Rg7 $2 33. e7 $2 (33. Rb7 f5 $19) 33... Rfg8 34. e8=Q Qxd1+ {0-1/Kovalev,A
2545-Kalinitschew,S 2465/Forst 15'1995}) 11... Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14.
f3 $6 O-O 15. Kh1 $6 d5 16. c3 Rd8 17. Qe2 dxe4 18. fxe4 f4 19. Nc2 Rd6 20.
Rad1 Rh6 21. Ne1 Bf6 $1 (21... Qh4 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Bc2 Bg4 24. Rd2 $14) 22. Qd2
$1 Bh4 (22... Be6 23. a3 (23. Be2 Bxa2 24. Ra1 Rd8 $17) 23... Bh4 24. Nf3 (24.
Be2 $2 Bg3 $19) 24... Bg3 25. h3 Qc5) 23. Be2 Be6 (23... Bb7 $1 24. Bf3 Bg3 25.
h3 Bc6 26. Nc2 a5 $15) 24. Qd6 Qf6 $2 (24... Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rd8 26. Rxa6 (26.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Nd3 $1 Bxa2 $5 28. Nxe5 Bc7) 26... Rd2 27. Bxb5 Rxb2 28. a4 Bxe1
29. Rxe1 f3 30. Rg1 Kf8 $11) 25. Nf3 Rh5 26. Ng1 Rh6 27. Qc6 Rc8 $2 28. Qxa6
Kh8 29. Qxb5 Bg3 30. h3 Rg8 31. Bf3 Qg5 $2 (31... Rh4 32. a4 $2 (32. Rd6) 32...
Bc8 $3 33. Qa5 Qh6 34. Rd8 Bxh3 35. Qxe5+ f6 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. Qe8+ $11 {
Bunzmann}) 32. Rd2 Rh4 33. a4 Rg6 34. a5 Kg7 35. Qe8 Be1 $2 $138 36. Rxe1 Qg3
37. Rf1 Bxh3 38. Qxe5+ Kh6 39. gxh3 f6 40. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 11th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1993.08.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Steinbacher, Matthias"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bb7 12. Nc2 Nb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 $6
$146 O-O 15. Qxa4 a5 $1 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qg6 $32 19. h4 f5
$6 (19... h5 20. Rh3 (20. b4 $2 Qe4+) 20... Na6 {[%csl Re1]}) 20. h5 Qh6 21. b4
e4 22. bxa5 e3 (22... Na6 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 {[%csl Re1,Rh5][%cal Gf8a8]}) 23. f4 (
23. Rh3 $5) 23... Nd7 $1 (23... Na6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Qc4 Rfa8 26. Ke2 $16) 24.
Qxd7 $8 Qxf4 25. Ra2 $4 (25. Be2 Qf2+ 26. Kd1 Qxg2 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Rf1 Rae8 $5
(28... f4 29. Rf3 Qh1+ 30. Rf1 Qg2 31. Rf3 Qh1+ $11) 29. Qxd6 Rd8 30. Rxf5 Rfe8
31. Qf4 (31. Qc5 $2 Qh1+) 31... Rxd5+ 32. Rxd5 Qxd5+ 33. Ke1 Qh1+ 34. Qf1 (34.
Bf1 e2 35. Kf2 exf1=Q+ 36. Rxf1 Qxh5 37. Kg1 Qc5+ 38. Kh1 h6 $17) 34... Qh4+
35. Kd1 Qd8+ 36. Bd3 (36. Kc2 Qd2+ 37. Kb3 Rb8+ 38. Bb5 e2 39. Qf5 Qd1+ 40.
Rxd1 exd1=Q+ 41. Kb4 Qd6+ $17) 36... e2+ 37. Qxe2 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 Qe8+ 39. Kd2
Qxh5 40. a6 Qh6+ 41. Kc2 Qh2+ 42. Kb3 Qb8+ 43. Kc2 Qh2+ $11 (43... Qa7 44. Rb1
{[%cal Gb1b7]})) 25... Rxa5 $19 26. h6 Qg3+ 27. Kd1 Rxa2 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. hxg7+
Qxg7 30. Qxe3 Rb8 31. Kc1 Rab2 {1.50-1.23} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14.
g3 Be6 15. a3 a5 $2 {Rogozenko: 'A natural reaction after White's last move:
Black seizes space and prevents Ncb4. However, Black should try to manage
without the advance of the a-pawn yet.'} (15... Qd7 {is probably stronger. ist
vermutlich stärker.} 16. Ncb4 {Rogozenko} Nxb4 (16... Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rb6 18. Bh3
Qb7 19. O-O a5 20. Nc2 $14 {0-1 Lanka,Z (2505)-Van Kooten,L (2236)/Groningen
2002 (59)}) 17. axb4 Ra8 18. Bg2 ({After} 18. Nb6 $2 Qb7 {the knight has to
return to d5}) 18... Bd8 19. O-O Ra7 (19... a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5 Bxa5 22.
Qd3 Qb7 23. Rd1 $14 (23. Ne3 Bc4 24. Nxc4 bxc4 $11) 23... b4 $140 24. Ra1 Bxd5
25. Rxa5 Bc6 26. Qxd6 bxc3 27. bxc3 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Rxe5 $16) (19... Qb7
$5) (19... Qc6 $142 20. Ne3 Bb6 $11 (20... a5 $11)) 20. Qd3 g6 21. Ne3 (21.
Rfd1 f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. c4 e4 24. Qd4 bxc4 25. b5 a5 (25... Qxb5 $2 26. Qxa7
Bxd5 27. Qxa6 Qc5 28. b4 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. Rxd6 $18 {Baramidze,D (2463)
-Uwira,O (2246)/Bad Zwesten 2004}) 26. Qxc4 (26. b6 Rb7 $15) 26... Rb7 27. Bf1
Qg7 $5 $132 {[%cal Gd8h4]}) 21... Kh8 22. Rfd1 Be7 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Ne3 Be7 25.
h5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Baramidze,D (2543)-Noetzel,F (2320)/Germany 2004 (63)}) 16.
Nce3 {Now Black has problems. Rogozenko: 'White's move order is tricky: the
bishop remained on f1 in order to go eventually to b5 at once, the knight came
to e3 so that Black must always consider the further move to f5 and finally
White didn't advance the h-pawn to h5 in order to keep control over the
g5-square and thus prevent ...Bg5. It is already not simple for Black to
achieve a convenient position. On top of all this White has concrete
possibilities to develop the initiative on the queenside.' Nun hat Schwarz
Probleme.} ({Worse is} 16. b4 {Rogozenko} Qd7 17. Nce3 Bd8 18. Bd3 Ne7 19.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rc1 axb4 22. axb4 Qb7 23. O-O Bb6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Alekseev,E (2679)-Khalifman,A (2624)/Kirishi (rapid) 2007 (48)}) 16... Re8 $6 {
This is dubious, but Black is already facing problems. Dies ist zweifelhaft,
doch Schwarz hat es bereits nicht leicht.} ({If Black tries to play the
typical plan Qd7, Bd8, Ne7, Bb6, then White has a strong refutation: Wenn der
Nachziehende versucht, den typischen Plan Qd7, Bd8, Ne7, Bb6 umzusetzen, so
hat Weiß eine starke Widerlegung:} 16... Qd7 17. a4 $1 (17. Bd3 {Rogozenko} Bd8
18. Kf1 Ne7 19. Bc2 Bb6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nd5 Qa7 22. Qe2 f5 $132 {1-0
Hirneise,T (2214)-Behm,S (2229)/Balingen 2006 (52)}) 17... b4 (17... bxa4 18.
Qxa4 Bd8 19. Bb5 $16) 18. Bb5 $14) (16... a4 17. Bd3 Na5 18. Qe2 Nb3 (18... Qd7
19. O-O-O $16 (19. Rd1 {Rogozenko} Bd8 20. O-O Nb3 21. Bc2 Nc5 22. Rd2 $14 {
/+/-, 1-0 Lanka,Z (2488)-Sprenger,J (2431)/Hamburg 2003 (32)})) 19. Rd1 Nc5 20.
Bxb5 Nxe4 21. Bxa4 f5 22. Bc6 {Black has not enough compensation, but it was
the better decision. Schwarz hat keine genügende Kompensation, dennoch war
dies die bessere Entscheidung.}) 17. a4 $1 {Rogozenko: 'The apparent loss of a
tempo (first a2-a3 and then a3-a4) is not significant at all. On the contrary,
White wisely exploits in his favour opponent's extra move (...Re8).'} b4 ({
Also bad was Ebenfalls schlecht war} 17... bxa4 18. Qxa4 Bd7 19. Bb5 Qc8 20.
O-O Qb7 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 (21... Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 $16) 22.
Qxa5 Qxb2 23. Qc7 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 $16) ({Or Rogozenko: Relatively best is Oder} 
17... Na7 {Rogozenko: 'with the idea to transfer the knight to c7, if allowed.
But even in that case White is better:'} 18. axb5 Nxb5 19. Bc4 Nc7 20. b3 $14 {
Rogozenko: '/+/-'}) 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. O-O $16 bxc3 20. bxc3 Bf8 21. Qd3 {Black
has a very bad bishop on f8 without counterplay and White has a very easy play.
Schwarz hat einen ganz schlechten Läufer auf f8 und keinerlei Gegenspiel,
dagegen spielt sich die Stellung des Anziehenden sehr leicht.} Na7 (21... g6
22. Rfd1 Kh8 23. Nc4 $16) 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Qa6 $1 Nc6 24. Rab1 Red8 25. Rb6
Rxb6 26. Nxb6 Qa7 27. Qxa7 Nxa7 28. Nbc4 Rc8 29. Rb1 Rc5 30. Rb8 g6 31. Ra8 (
31. Nb6 Nc6 32. Re8 Ne7 33. Nd7 Rc8 34. Nd5 Rxe8 35. N5f6+ Kg7 36. Nxe8+ Kg8
37. Nxd6 $18 {was winning immediately, but my opponent was in big time trouble
and I played 31.Ra8 without any thinking. gewann sofort, doch mein Gegner war
in großer Zeitnot, und ich spielte 31.Ra8 ohne jegliches Nachdenken.}) 31...
Nc6 (31... Nc8 {was more stubborn, but did not change the evalution of the
position. war hartnäckiger, änderte aber nichts an der Bewertung der Stellung.}
) 32. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O g6 18. Kh1 (18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Raa1 f5
20. Rfd1 Bh6 21. Nde3 Rf6 22. f3 Ne7 23. Kh1 Bf4 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Monaco
blind 1995/EXP 46/1-0 (54)} (23... Bf4 {Baburin} 24. b4 a4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26.
Bxd5 Qf8 27. g3 Bg5 28. c4 f4 29. g4 h5 30. gxh5 Qh6 31. b5 Qxh5 32. Rxa4 Bh4
33. Rda1)) 18... Bh6 19. Qe2 Bd7 {Baburin: With many pieces on the board it's
usually a lot easier for Black to deal with White's knight on d5 in the
Sicilian Defence. That knight is not doing much right now, while Black's
pieces are moving 'around' it.} 20. Raa1 (20. Ra2 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 Bg7 {
1/2-1/2 Dani,P-Kocsis,G/Zalakaros op 1996/EXP 52 (43)}) 20... f5 {Challenging
White's control in the centre.} 21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Rad1 Ne7 24. Nce3
Ng6 25. Qh5 Qe8 26. fxe5 Qxe5 27. Be2 f4 28. Nc4 Qxh5 29. Bxh5 Bb5 {Ich
vermute, daß sich beide Spieler hier schon in Zeitnot befinden. In Zeitnot
entscheiden die besseren Nerven, und die hatte hier Kramnik.} 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31.
Rf3 (31. Ne7 $5 Kh7 32. Rxd6 Bxc4 33. bxc4 g5 34. Rd5) (31. Rxf4 $2 {Baburin}
Rxf4 32. Nxf4 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Bxc3 $19) 31... Be5 (31... Bxc4 $5 32. bxc4 g5) 32.
Nxe5 dxe5 33. c4 Bc6 34. Re1 Rfe8 35. g3 g5 36. gxf4 exf4 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {
[#] Hecht: Hauptmotiv: Fesselung} 38. h4 (38. Kg1 $1 {Hecht}) 38... a4 39. bxa4
$2 {Erst danach kommt Schwarz in Vorteil.} (39. hxg5 $142 a3 {Baburin} 40. Rf2
f3 (40... Rb8 {Hecht} 41. Ra2 Rxb3 42. Ra1 $13) 41. Nb4 Re2 42. Kg1 Rb2 $19)
39... Re4 40. Kg1 (40. Rc3 {Hecht} Rxc4 41. Rxc4 Bxd5+ 42. Kg1 Bxc4 43. hxg5
Kg7 44. Kf2 Bd5 $19) 40... Rxc4 41. Rd3 g4 $19 42. a5 g3 43. Rd1 f3 44. Ne7 f2+
45. Kf1 Bb5 46. Kg2 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Berlin East AdW 3rd"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1986.09.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Goldberg, Alexander"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Kohlmeyer,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1986.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "3"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 11/1986} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2
Bg5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Bb7 $6 ({Üblich} 15... a5) 16. Bc4 $6 (16. b4 $142)
16... Na5 17. Ba2 Bc6 18. Ra3 $6 (18. Rb4) 18... Bb5 19. h4 $6 {Nervöser,
schwächender Zug.} ({Richtig gleich} 19. Nce3) 19... Bh6 20. Nce3 ({Konsequent
} 20. g4) 20... Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Rc8 22. Nf5 ({Besser} 22. b4 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4
24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qd3 {etwa Ausgleich}) 22... Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nxd6 $6 {
Nun folgt eine Überraschung. Mit einem Qualitätsopfer versucht Schwarz, die
unsichere Lage des weissen Königs auszunutzen.} Rd4 $5 25. cxd4 Qxd6 26. Qd2 $2
({Richtig} 26. f3 exd4 27. Qd2) 26... exd4 27. Kd1 $2 ({Immer noch} 27. f3 f5
28. e5 $5 Qxe5+ 29. Kf2) 27... Rc8 $1 {Erst jetzt steht der weisse König
kritisch.} 28. Rhh3 Qc6 29. f3 Qc4 $1 30. Rh1 h6 31. Ra1 {Verlegenheit} Qb3+
32. Ke1 Rc2 33. Ra3 $6 Qxb2 0-1

[Event "Asti op 15th"]
[Site "Asti"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Komarov,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 (11. Nb1 Rb8 12. Nbc3 Bg5 13. b4 O-O 14.
a4 Nd4 15. Bd3 Be6 16. O-O Qd7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxd5 20.
exd5 Bd8 21. f4 f5 $1 $17 {Borgo,G-Komarov,D/Porto/1994/}) 11... Rb8 12. Nc2
Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 (14... Nxb4 15. cxb4 $5 O-O 16. Rxa4 $16) 15. Bxa6
Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qa5 $6 {N/} (16... O-O 17. O-O Rb6) 17. Qxd6 $1 (17. Qd3 Rxb4 18.
cxb4 Qxb4+ $146) 17... Rb6 18. Qd3 Be6 (18... Be7 19. Nd5 $18) 19. O-O O-O (
19... Be7 20. Bc4 Bxb4 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 (21... fxe6 22. cxb4 Qxb4 (22... Rxb4 23.
Qd6 Rb6 24. Rxa4 $1) 23. Qg3 $16) 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Qc2 $16) 20. Bc4 Rd8 21.
Bd5 Be7 22. Qd1 $1 $16 Bxb4 23. Rxa4 Qc5 24. cxb4 Qd6 $8 (24... Rxb4 25. Bxe6
Rxd1 26. Ra8+ Qf8 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxd1 $18) 25. Qb3 Bxd5 26.
exd5 g6 $14 27. Rd1 f5 28. Ra5 (28. Kf1 Rdb8 $1) 28... Rxb4 29. Qa3 Qb6 30. Ra8
Rxa8 31. Qxa8+ Kg7 32. Qe8 Qf6 33. Qc6 $1 Rxb2 34. Qc5 Qb6 35. Qxb6 Rxb6 36. f3
Kf6 37. Kf2 Rb2+ 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. Ra1 Rd2 40. Ra7+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Herne Benefiz 3rd"]
[Site "Herne"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koscielski, Janusch"]
[Black "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Koscielski,J"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. f4 Qc7 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Bd2 b5 13. Rae1 Bb7 14. Qh3 e5 $2 15.
Nd5 Qc8 16. Qg3 Bd8 17. fxe5 Nxd5 18. exd5 (18. Bh6 g6 19. exd5) 18... Nxe5 19.
Bf5 $6 (19. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 20. Bh6 g6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Qxe5) 19... Qc4 $2 20.
Rf4 Qc7 21. Be4 g6 22. Ref1 Qe7 23. h4 h5 24. Nd4 Kh7 25. Ne6 Bb6 26. Nxf8+
Rxf8 27. Rf6 Bd8 28. Qg5 Kg8 29. Bc3 Kg7 30. Rxg6+ fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Rxf8+
Qxf8 33. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 (9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14.
Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O g6 18. Kh1 Bh6 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. Raa1 f5
21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Rad1 Ne7 $11 {Polgar,J-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee
1998/46/0-1/ [Khalifman]}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 (11. c3) 11... Ne7 12.
Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qf3 $5 (14. c3) (14. c4) 14... f5 15. exf5 d5 (15...
Bb7 16. Be4 d5 17. Bxd5 e4 18. f6 Bxf6 19. Qg3+ Bg7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. c3 $14)
16. Qxd5 Bb7 17. Qb3 e4 (17... Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rd4 19. Bf1 Rb4 20. Rd7 $1 $16) (
17... Qg5 18. f3 $16) 18. Be2 Qg5 $8 (18... Qe5 19. Nc4 $1 $16) (18... Qf6 19.
c3 Qxf5 20. Nc2 $16) (18... Rad8 19. Rad1 Qg5 20. Nc4 $1 $16) 19. Rad1 $1 (19.
Nc4 e3 $3 20. Nxe3 (20. f3 $2 Bd5 21. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 22. Nxe3 Bd4 23. Kf2 Rfe8 $19)
20... Rae8 21. h4 (21. g3 Bd4 22. h4 $8 Qh6 23. Rad1 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Rxe3 25. Rd6
Rxe2 (25... Rxb3 $1 26. Rxh6 Rxg3+ 27. Kf2 Rg2+ 28. Ke1 f6 $1 $19 {צh6}) 26.
Rxh6 Rg2+ 27. Kh1 Rf2+ 28. Kg1 Rg2+ $11 {Anand}) 21... Qxh4 22. Rfe1 (22. Rfd1
Bh6 $1) 22... Bd4 $40 (22... Re4 {/\23... Rb4} 23. g3 $2 Qh1+ $3 24. Kxh1 Rh4+
25. Kg1 Rh1#) 23. Bf1 Be5 $1) 19... e3 20. f3 (20. g3 $2 Rae8 21. Nc4 exf2+ 22.
Rxf2 Rxe2 $1 23. Rxe2 Qg4) 20... Be5 (20... Kh8 21. Nc4) (20... Rad8 21. Nc4) (
20... Qxf5 21. c4 $1) 21. Nc4 $1 (21. Qb4 Kh8 $40) 21... Bf4 (21... bxc4 $2 22.
Qxb7 Qh4 23. f4 Bxf4 24. g3 $18) 22. Rd4 $8 (22. Nd6 $2 Qh6) 22... Bd5 {!!?} (
22... Rad8 $142 $1 23. Rfd1 Bd5 $1 24. Rxd5 (24. Rxf4 Qxf4 25. Qxe3 Qxf5 $15)
24... Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Qh4 26. Nxe3 (26. g3 Bxg3 27. Qxe3 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+)
26... Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Qh1+ 28. Kf2 Qh4+ $11 29. g3 $4 Bxg3+ $19) 23. Rxf4 (23.
Rxd5 Qh4 24. g3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kh1 Qh3+ 27. Kg1 Kh8 $5 28. Qc3+ f6 29.
Nxe3 Rg8+ 30. Ng4 Qg3+ 31. Kh1 Qh3+ $11) (23. g3 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Qxc4 e2
$1 $19) 23... Qxf4 (23... Bxc4 $2 24. Qxe3 $1 Rfe8 25. Qc1 $18) 24. Qxe3 Qxf5 (
24... Qxe3+ 25. Nxe3 $16) 25. Bd3 Qf6 (25... Qe6 26. Qg5+ $1 Kh8 27. Qh4 $16 f5
28. Qd4+ Kg8 29. Ne3 $1 Rad8 30. Nxf5 $1) 26. Nb6 Rad8 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Qe4
Qd4+ (28... Rh5 $6) 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Re1 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nc2 Bg5 14.
g3 (14. Bd3 {Horvath,T} Be6 15. Nce3 Ne7 16. Bc2 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 O-O 18. O-O a5
$10 {Besztercsenyi-Horvath,T/Zalaegerszeg/1995}) 14... O-O 15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O
Be6 $146 (16... b4 $5) (16... Ne7 {Horvath,T} 17. f4 Nxd5 18. fxg5 Nc7 $1 19.
h4 b4 20. c4 Ne6 21. b3 $10 {Vasguez-Catropa/Sao Paulo/1993}) 17. Qd3 Ne7 18.
Nce3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 (19. Nxe7+ $6 Qxe7 20. Qxe3 b4) 19... Qb6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 $10
21. a3 (21. Nf5 $6 {Horvath,T} Bxf5 22. exf5 d5 $15) 21... g6 (21... Bb3 $142)
22. b4 Ra8 23. Bf1 Rab8 24. Rab1 axb4 25. axb4 (25. Rxb4 Qa5 26. Rxb5 Rxb5 27.
Qxb5 Qxa3 28. Qb6 Rd7 (28... Rc8 29. Rxd6 Qxc3 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ $18) 29.
Qb8+ (29. Bb5 Nc8 30. Qb8 Ra7 $10) 29... Kg7 30. Bb5 Qb3 $10 31. Rxd6 $140 $2
Rxd6 32. Qxd6 Qxb5 33. Qxe7 Qb1+ $17) 25... d5 (25... f5 $2 {Horvath,T} 26. Bh3
d5 27. exf5 e4 28. Qe2 gxf5 29. Qh5 $16) 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Qe2
Qc7 29. Qe3 Rbd8 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Re1 (31. Ra1 $5 Kg7) 31... e4 32. Rc1 Qe5
33. h4 Rd6 34. Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Dolmatov Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5
13. Nc2 Be6 (13... O-O {Dolmatov} 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 b4 $2 (16...
f4 17. Qh5 Rf7 $13) 17. O-O bxc3 18. bxc3 $16 {Topalov,V-Illeskas Cordoba,M/
Alcobendas/1994/}) (13... Ne7 {Dolmatov} 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Be4 $14) 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 (15... Rb8 {Horvath,T Short-Kramnik/CBM/}) 16. O-O f5 $1 $146 (16...
Rb8) 17. Qh5 {Fritz 3 empfehlt hier als besser für Weiß 17.Nf4.Nach meiner
Meinung ist diese Bewertung ist falsch:} (17. Nf4 exf4 18. Bxc6 fxg3 $13 (18...
fxg3 {Horvath,T} 19. Bxa8 (19. hxg3 f4 $1 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 {Schwarz
hat mindestens genug kompensation für geopferte Qualität.}) 19... gxh2+ 20.
Kxh2 Qxa8)) (17. Re1 Rc8 $5) (17. a4 b4 $1 (17... bxa4 {Horvath,T} 18. Rxa4 Rb8
19. b4 axb4 20. Ncxb4 Nxb4 21. cxb4 Kh8 $13)) (17. Qd2 $5) (17. Ndb4 {Horvath,T
} axb4 (17... Nxb4 18. Bxa8 Nxc2 (18... Qxa8 $5 19. cxb4 (19. Qxd6 $2 Qd5 $19)
19... d5 $44) 19. Bd5 Nd4 $1 20. Bg2 $1 Bc4 $10) 18. Bxc6 bxc3 $6 19. Bxa8 Qxa8
20. Qxd6 Bc4 21. bxc3 Bxf1 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Rxf1 $16) 17... b4 $1 18. Nce3 (18.
cxb4 axb4 19. Ncxb4 Nxb4 20. Nxb4 e4 $15) 18... bxc3 19. bxc3 Kh8 20. Rad1 Rb8
(20... Rc8 $6 21. Bh3) 21. Bh3 (21. f4 $5 {Dolmatov} e4 22. g4 $5 Bf7 (22...
fxg4 $6 23. Bxe4 $16) 23. Qxf5 Bg6 24. Qg5 Qxg5 25. fxg5 Ne5 26. h4 $16) 21...
Qd7 22. f4 e4 23. Kh1 $2 (23. Rd2 $13) (23. Rf2 $13) (23. Rb1 $142 $10 {
Horvath,T}) (23. Rd2 $5 {Dolmatov} Rb5 (23... Ne7 $2 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Nxf5 $16
) 24. Rfd1 $14) 23... Rb2 24. Nc4 $2 (24. a4 $8 Ra2 $15) 24... Rxa2 25. Nde3 (
25. Nxd6 Bd4 $1 (25... Nd4 $1 26. Ne3 (26. cxd4 Bxd5 (26... Bxd5 $1 {Horvath,T}
27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Nxf5 e3+ $19)) 26... Nf3 27. Bg2 Nd2 28. Ndc4
Bxc3 $19 {Topalov}) 26. cxd4 Bxd5 27. Qh6 Qe7 $19) (25. Ndb6 Qc7 26. Rxd6 Bxc4
27. Nxc4 Ne7 28. Re6 Qd7 $1 29. Rd6 (29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Bxf5 Bxc3 31. Rd1 Ra1
32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. Nxa5 e3 $19) 29... Qc8 30. Ne3 Qxc3 31. Bxf5 Nxf5 32. Nxf5
Qc5 33. g4 e3 $19) 25... Bf7 $1 (25... d5 26. Nb6) (25... Bxc4 26. Nxc4 d5 27.
Nb6 Qb7 $140 $2 28. Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 29. Qxf5 Qxb6 30. Qc8+ $18) 26. Qg5 (26. Bxf5
Bxh5 27. Bxd7 Bxd1 28. Rxd1 Ne7 29. Nxd6 Bxc3 30. Nxe4 Re2 31. Nxc3 Rxe3 $19) (
26. Qxf5 $2 {Dolmatov} Qxf5 27. Bxf5 Bxc4 $17) 26... Bxc4 (26... h6 $6 {
Dolmatov} 27. Bxf5 hxg5 28. Bxd7 Nb8 29. Bg4 $14) 27. Nxc4 d5 28. Ne5 (28. Nb6
Qb7) (28. Ne3 Ne7 (28... Ne7 {Horvath,T} 29. Nxd5 (29. g4 {Dolmatov} Bxc3 30.
gxf5 Bf6 31. Qh6 $13) 29... Nxd5 30. c4 Qb7 31. cxd5 Qb2 $19)) 28... Qe6 $1 (
28... Nxe5 $2 {Dolmatov} 29. fxe5 Qb5 30. Rxf5 $1 $40) 29. g4 $4 (29. Rb1 Nxe5
30. fxe5 Qg6 31. Qe7 (31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Qxf5 Qxf5 33. Bxf5 Bxe5 $19) 31... Qh6
32. Rb7 Rg8 33. Bg2 Qd2 34. Rg1 e3 $19) 29... Bxe5 30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. Bg2 f4 (
31... f4 {Dolmatov} 32. Qxe5+ Nxe5 33. Rxd5 f3 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Nikitin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. b4 f6 14.
Bd2 O-O (14... f5 15. c4 O-O $1 {-14...0-0} (15... Nf6 {-Inf.27/368}) (15...
Nf6 $1 {Nikitin} 16. f3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Nc6 18. cxb5 Nd4 19. Qe3 axb5 20. Nxb5
O-O 21. O-O Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Bxe4 23. a4 d5 24. Bc6 d4 $13 {Chiburdanidze,
M-Zaichik,G/Baku/1979/1-0/50/})) 15. c4 f5 $1 16. cxb5 (16. f3 Nc6 $36 (16...
fxe4 {Nikitin} 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qc2 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Qc7 21. Qb3 d5
$13)) 16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bc2 Nf5 $44 {|^[+]} 19. O-O (19. Bxf5 {Nikitin
} Rxf5 20. O-O d4 21. f3 $14 Nf6 $2 22. g4 Nxg4 23. fxg4 Qd5 24. Qc4 $16) 19...
Nd4 20. Qd3 Nxc2 21. Nxc2 axb5 22. Qxb5 Nb6 23. Bg5 (23. Qe2 $142) (23. Rfe1 {
Nikitin} Ba6 24. Qc6 $8 Nc4 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Bc1 Rf6 27. Qh3 Qb6 $44) (23. Qe2
{Nikitin} Nc4 24. Bc3 Rc8 $44) 23... Qd6 $1 24. Be7 Qxe7 25. Qxb6 d4 $1 $17 26.
f3 Rfc8 (26... Qd7 $1 27. Ne1 (27. Rf2 Bd5) 27... Ba6 28. Rf2 Rfc8 29. Rc2 Bc4)
27. Rf2 Qd7 (27... Ba6 28. b5 (28. Re1 Bd3) 28... Rcb8 29. Qc6 Bxb5 30. Qd5+
Kh8 31. Re1 d3 32. Ne3) 28. b5 $8 Rc4 (28... Bd5 29. Nb4 Rcb8 30. Nxd5 Qxd5 31.
Qc6 $10) 29. Rd2 Rf8 30. Re1 Rf6 31. Qa7 (31. Qa5 $5 d3 (31... Rg6 32. Rxe5
Bxf3 33. Ne1 Bb7 34. Rde2) 32. Ne3 Qd4 33. Qa3 Rc3 34. Qb2 e4 35. fxe4 Re6 36.
Rf2 Rxe4 $13) 31... Qc7 32. Na3 Rc1 33. Rdd1 Rxd1 (33... Rc3 34. Nb1) 34. Rxd1
Rg6 35. Qa4 Qc3 $4 $138 (35... Bxf3 36. Qb3+ (36. b6 {Nikitin} Rxg2+ 37. Kf1
Qf7 $19) 36... Qf7 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rd2 (38. Rf1 $2 {Nikitin} Rxg2+ 39. Kh1
Rg3+ $19) 38... Bd5 $17) 36. Qc4+ Qxc4 37. Nxc4 Bxf3 38. Rd2 $4 $138 (38. Nxe5
Rxg2+ (38... Bxd1 39. Nxg6 d3 (39... hxg6 $4 40. b6 $18) 40. Ne5 $18) 39. Kf1
Bxd1 (39... Ba8 {Nikitin} 40. Rxd4 $16) 40. Kxg2 Bc2 41. Kf3 Bb1 42. b6 Bxa2
43. Ke4 $18) 38... e4 $4 (38... Be4 39. Nxe5 Rg5 40. Nc6 Bxc6 (40... Rxb5 41.
Nxd4 $16) 41. bxc6 Rc5 42. Rxd4 Rxc6 43. a4 Rc2 $1 $14) 39. Kf1 e3 40. Rxd4 $4
(40. Nxe3 $1 dxe3 41. Rd8+ Kf7 42. gxf3 Rh6 43. a4 Rxh2 44. b6 Rb2 45. a5 $18)
40... e2+ 41. Ke1 $2 (41. Kf2 $1 $8 Rxg2+ 42. Kxf3 e1=Q 43. Kxg2 $15) 41...
Rxg2 $19 42. Kd2 Rg1 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. Ne5+ Ke7 45. Rd7+ Ke6 46. Nxf3 e1=Q+ 47.
Nxe1 Kxd7 48. Nc2 Rg2+ 49. Kd3 Rxh2 50. a4 h5 51. a5 Rxc2 52. Kxc2 h4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 Be6 14. h4 $1 {
[%mdl 4]} a5 15. Bh3 Rb8 $6 {A natural but second-rate continuation, after
which White keeps a small but clear plus since his control of the d5-square is
not for compensated by the activity of Black's dark-squared bishop, which
comes out to g5-h6 in other lines.} (15... a4 {is more ambitious.}) 16. Qd3 (
16. b3 Rb7 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Na7 18. Bf1 Qd7 19. Ne3 Bd8 20. Bh3 Qb7 21. Rc1
Bb6 22. Nf5 Bc5 23. Qg4 f6 24. Bf1 Kh8 25. h5 $16 {1-0 (43) Swinkels,R (2451)
-Skripchenko,A (2455) Germany 2009}) (16... Kh8 17. Kf1 {(a typical plan)} Qd7
$1 18. Kg2 Bd8 19. Qd3 Qb7 20. Rad1 Bb6 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22. Rd2 Rbd8 23. h5 h6
24. Bf5 Qb7 25. Qf3 Qe7 26. Qg4 Nb8 27. Rhd1 Na6 28. Ne1 Nc5 29. Nf3 Bxf5 30.
Qxf5 a4 $11 {1-0 (60) Korneev,O (2606)-Bokros,A (2465) Austria 2007}) 17. Kf1
Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6 19. Qd3 Qc5 20. Rd1 Nd4 21. Kg2 a4 22. Bf5 g6 23. Nxd4 exd4
24. Qf3 Qe5 25. Bh3 axb3 26. axb3 Ra7 $132 {1/2 (30) Lenic,L (2584)-Nedev,T 
(2518) Plovdiv 2008}) 16... a4 (16... Qd7 {is probably premature:} 17. Nxf6+
gxf6 18. Bg2 f5 19. Rd1 (19. O-O-O $5) 19... Rbd8 20. Qe3 f4 $6 21. gxf4 f5 22.
c5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 {1/2 (39) So,W (2577)-Pascua,H (2174) Manila 2008} 24.
Rxd4 $16) (16... Rb7 17. Rd1 $1) 17. b3 Bxd5 {Opening the c-file is hardly a
good idea since the c8-square is unavailable for Black's rook (and the
c1-square is available for White's). However, it is difficult to find a good
plan.} (17... Be7 18. Rd1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Rd5e7]} Rb7 $1 {may be relatively
better} 19. Bxe6 $140 fxe6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Nd4) 18. cxd5 Na5 (18... Nd4
19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]}) 19. O-O Qe8 {[%cal Ya5b7]} 20. Ne3 Bd8 {
[%cal Yd8b6]} (20... Nb7 21. Rac1 $5 (21. Nc4 $5) 21... Nc5 22. Rxc5 $5 dxc5
23. Nc4 $44 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5]}) (20... g6 21. Qa6 Nb7 22. Rfc1 $36) 21. Nf5 $1 {
White energetically prevents the consolidation of Black's pieces.} Rb6 (21...
Nb7 22. Qa6 $5) 22. Qe3 {[%cal Yf1c1]} g6 23. Qh6 Bf6 24. Rab1 (24. bxa4 $5
Qxa4 25. Rfc1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c8] The text move, after which one of White's
rooks will be tied to his b3-pawn, is less strong but still enough to keep an
edge.}) 24... axb3 25. axb3 Qd8 26. Rfc1 Re8 27. Ne3 Bg7 28. Qg5 Rb8 (28... Bf6
29. Qg4) 29. Nc4 Nb7 (29... Nxc4 30. Rxc4 {[%cal Yb1a1,Yc4c6]}) 30. Qe3 Bf8 31.
Ra1 Nc5 32. Na5 Ra8 33. Nc6 Qf6 (33... Qb6 {makes no sense as the queen will
be very passive there, and the b4-pawn is doomed anyway (say, after Ra1-b1 and
Rc1-c4).}) 34. Bf1 {To win the b4-pawn, White must first protect his b3-pawn.}
(34. Nxb4 $6 Rxa1 35. Rxa1 Rb8) 34... h5 (34... Qg7 $1 {[%cal Yf7f5] was a
better option. Instead, Black plans to open the g-file; however, it is a less
fortunate idea.}) 35. Bc4 Kh7 36. Qe2 Bh6 37. Rf1 g5 38. hxg5 {However, White
misses his best chance:} (38. Rxa8 $1 Rxa8 39. Qxh5 gxh4 40. f4 $1 $16) 38...
Qxg5 39. Qf3 Kg7 40. Nxb4 Qg4 $6 (40... Qg6 $1 {could have solved Black's
problems as White had no good ways to protect his e4-pawn. If} 41. Na6 Nxe4 42.
Nc7 {then} Nd2 $1 {, and Black is not worse.}) 41. Qxg4+ hxg4 42. Na6 $1 Nxa6 (
{Now after} 42... Nxe4 43. Nc7 $1 {White just wins an exchange; therefore,
Black can't regain the pawn.}) 43. Rxa6 Rxa6 44. Bxa6 {[%mdl 4096]} Rb8 45. Rb1
Bd2 46. Be2 Rb4 47. Bc4 {It is still very difficult for White to convert his
material advantage due to opposite-coloured bishops.} f5 {This pawn sac looks
temporary but Black finally fails to recapture it.} (47... Kg6 $5 48. Ra1 Rb8 {
[%cal Yd2b4,Yb4c5]}) 48. exf5 Kf6 49. Ra1 Rb8 (49... e4 $142 $1 50. Ra6 Ke5 51.
f6 Rb7 52. Ra8 Kxf6 53. Re8 Kf5 54. Ba6 Rb4 $1 {, and it is still unclear how
White can make progress.}) 50. Ra6 Bb4 51. Bd3 Bc5 52. Bc2 e4 $6 {Another
unfortunate move, opening a new way for White's rook (e4-e6).} (52... Rh8 $142
53. Kg2 Rc8) 53. Ra4 e3 54. fxe3 Bxe3+ 55. Kf1 Rc8 56. Bd3 Rg8 57. Re4 Bc5 58.
b4 Ba7 59. Re6+ Kf7 60. Rxd6 {White has won a third pawn and easily converts
his advantage:} Bb8 61. Rg6 Bxg3 62. d6 Rxg6 63. fxg6+ Kf6 64. d7 Bc7 65. b5 g3
66. Kg2 Kg7 67. Bf5 Kf6 68. Kf3 Kg7 69. d8=Q Bxd8 70. Kxg3 Kf6 71. Kf4 Bc7+ 72.
Ke4 Bb6 73. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 17th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2019.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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"]

{[%evp 0,87,31,32,54,55,46,32,5,15,36,36,47,43,43,-4,4,-2,15,15,30,13,9,-17,
-12,26,22,34,46,57,27,47,24,33,40,36,63,74,84,76,68,70,70,73,94,104,98,101,145,
146,144,82,10,50,69,33,34,23,119,145,138,144,177,174,167,187,184,185,192,192,
187,194,199,158,215,216,212,214,214,195,214,214,294,224,224,240,283,275,290,
295]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6
8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4
f5 15. Qf3 Qb7 {Not the most popular continuation, however, enough for
equality. Black is threatening 16...d5 17.cxd5 fxe4 followed by 18...d5.} (
15... bxc4) ({and} 15... d5 {are main moves. In the latter case after} 16. cxd5
fxe4 17. Bxe4 {Black should play} Rb8 ({as} 17... f5 $2 {doesn't work due to}
18. d6)) 16. exf5 (16. cxb5 $2 d5 $1) (16. Qe2 d5 $1 17. cxd5 fxe4 18. Bxe4 f5
19. Bc2 e4 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Rad1 Bd7 22. Nc2 Qb6 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Bxb2 $11
{1/2 (49) Kosteniuk,A (2537)-Iljin,T (2279) Sochi 2016}) 16... Qxf3 17. gxf3 e4
$1 18. Bxe4 d5 $1 19. Bxd5 Bxf5 $5 {[%mdl 512] The pointe of Black's idea. He
sacrifices an exchange but White can't keep his material advantage due to
Black's powerful bishop pair.} (19... Rb8 {is probably possible, too. It was
successfully tried in the following GM game:} 20. Rab1 (20. Rad1 Bxb2 21. Nc2
Bxf5 22. Ne3 Bh3 $44) 20... Bxf5 21. Be4 Bh3 22. Rfe1 Kh8 $1 23. cxb5 Bxb2 24.
Rxb2 Rg8+ 25. Kh1 Bg2+ 26. Kg1 Bh3+ 27. Kh1 Bg2+ 28. Kg1 Bh3+ {1/2 (28)
Kokarev,D (2596)-Yakovich,Y (2539) Samara 2011}) 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rae1 (21.
cxb5 Bxb2 22. Nc4 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 axb5 24. Nd6 Bd3 $11 25. Rd1 Ra3 26. Rd2 Kg7
27. Rb2 Ra6 28. Nxb5 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 Rxa2 $11 {1/2 (34) Sarana,A (2613)-Dubov,D 
(2691) Satka 2018}) (21. Rad1 Bxb2 22. Nb1 bxc4 23. Rd5 Be6 24. Rc5 {1/2 (57)
Lyukmanov,V (2380)-Schoen,W ICCF Email 2002} Rd8 $44) 21... Bxb2 (21... Bd3 {
is simpler:} 22. b3 ({White tried} 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Re3 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Bxb2 25.
Nxb5 Rxa2 {several times but couldn't make use of his double pawn:} 26. Re2 (
26. Re4 Ra6 27. Nc7 Rc6 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Rg4+ Rg6 30. Ne7 Rxg4 31. fxg4 Kf6 32.
Nc6 Kg5 {[%cal Yf7f5,Yh7h5] 1/2 (50) Galkin,A (2590)-Saric,I (2469) playchess.
com INT 2007}) 26... Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Bf6 28. Nd6 Kg7 (28... Ra5 29. f4 Rd5 30.
Re8+ Kg7 31. Ne4 Bd4 32. Kf3 f5 33. Ng3 Kf7 34. Rc8 Bf6 35. Rc6 Ra5 {1/2 (74)
Zontakh,A (2543)-Sergeev,V (2377) St Petersburg 2005}) 29. f4 Rd1 30. Ne4 Bd8
31. Ng3 Kg6 32. Kf3 Rd3+ 33. Re3 Rd2 34. Re8 f6 35. f5+ Kf7 36. Re6 Be7 37. Ra6
Rd4 38. Ne4 Rd3+ 39. Kg4 {1/2 (39) Hedlund,T (2520)-Toro Solis de Ovando,G 
(2634) Rochade 5171-Jub15 bd01 2005}) 22... Bf8 23. Nb1 (23. c5 $5 Bxc5 24. Nc2
Kh8 $1 (24... Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Rd8 26. Ne3 Kf8 27. Ke2 Bb4 28. Rd1 $14 {1-0 (55)
Fier,A (2527)-Barbosa,E (2165) Santos 2008}) 25. Ne3 Rg8+ 26. Kh1 (26. Ng2 Bf5
{[%cal Rf5h3]}) 26... Bxf1 27. Rxf1 {1/2 (27) Rizzo,R (2473)-De Oliveira,M 
(2569) Rochade 5171-Jub15 bd02 2005} Rd8 $11) 23... bxc4 24. bxc4 Bxc4 25. Nd2
Bxf1 26. Nxf1 {Here, too, White's extra pawn can hardly be converted:} Rb8 (
26... Rc8 $5 27. Re5 $140 Rc3) 27. Re5 Bd6 28. Ra5 Rb6 29. Kg2 Bc7 30. Rc5 Bd6
31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. a4 Bb8 33. Ne3 Rg6+ 34. Kh1 Be5 35. Rc4 Bb8 36. h3 h6 37. h4
Ba7 38. Nf5+ Kh7 39. Rc7 Rf6 40. Rxa7 Rxf5 41. Rxa6 Rh5 42. Kg2 Rxh4 $11 {
1/2 (45) Kitson,K (2557)-Moucka,J (2525) ICCF 2005}) 22. Re3 b4 23. Nb1 $5 $146
{A double-edged continuation.} (23. Nc2 {leads to a drawish rook ending:} Bxc2
24. Re2 Bd3 25. Rxb2 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 a5 27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Kd3 Rd8+ (28... Ke7 $6
29. c5 Kd7 30. Kc4 $14 {1-0 (47) Nilsson,S (2215)-Jansson,A (2189) Vadso 2008})
29. Ke3 Rd1 $11) 23... a5 24. Nd2 a4 25. c5 (25. Rfe1 $5 Kg7 26. Ne4 (26. Re8 {
is senseless due to} Ra6) {, and Black should play} 26... Be6 $1 (26... b3 $143
27. axb3 a3 28. Nc3 $1 a2 $140 29. Nxa2 Rxa2 30. R3e2 $18 {[%cal Ge2a2]}) 27.
Rb1 a3 28. Rb3 Bxc4 29. Rxb4 Bxa2 30. R1xb2 axb2 31. Rxb2 {with a probable draw
}) 25... Bd4 26. Re7 Be6 ({Here} 26... b3 $5 {was appropriate:} 27. axb3 a3 28.
b4 a2 29. Nb3 Bf6 $44) 27. c6 Rc8 $6 {Wrong!} (27... b3 $1 28. axb3 a3 29. b4 (
29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. b4 Bc3) 29... a2 (29... Bc3 $2 30. Ne4 Bxb4 31. Rb7) 30. Rxe6
fxe6 (30... a1=Q 31. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 32. Kg2 fxe6 33. Nb3 Ra4 34. c7 Ra8 35. Nxd4
Rc8 36. Nxe6 Kf7 {is enough for a draw, too}) 31. Nb3 Be5 32. Re1 Bc7 {with a
probable draw.}) 28. Rb7 $1 Bc3 $2 (28... b3 {was probably a rescue after all
but it required extremely precise play:} 29. axb3 a3 30. c7 Kg7 $1 (30... a2
31. Rb8 {[%cal Rd2c4,Rc4d6]} Kf8 {[%cal Yf8e7]} 32. Re1 $1 a1=Q 33. Rxa1 Bxa1
34. Nc4 Ke7 35. Rxc8 Bxc8 36. Nb6 $18) 31. Ne4 a2 32. Rb4 $1 (32. Nd6 Bh3 $1)
32... Bh3 $3 (32... a1=Q $2 33. Rxa1 Bxa1 34. Nd6 $1 Rf8 35. Rb8 $18) 33. Rd1 (
33. Rxd4 Bxf1 34. Ra4 Rxc7 35. Rxa2 Rc1 $11) 33... a1=Q 34. Rxa1 Bxa1 35. Nd6
Ra8 36. Ra4 $1 (36. Rb8 Ra5 $1 37. c8=Q Rg5+ 38. Qg4 Bxg4 39. fxg4 Be5 $11)
36... Rg8 37. c8=Q Bxc8 38. Nxc8 Rxc8 39. Rxa1 Rb8 40. Rb1 Rb4 {, and Black
should not lose.}) 29. c7 $1 Bxd2 30. Rd1 Bc3 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33.
Rb8 Bh3 34. c8=Q Bxc8 35. Rxc8 $18 {[%mdl 4096] _|_} Kf6 36. Rc5 a3 37. Kf1 Ke6
38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Rc4 Kd5 40. Kd3 Be1 41. Re4 Bc3 42. Kc2 {[%cal Yc2b3,Ye4b4]} f5
43. Rh4 Be5 44. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Aalborg"]
[Site "Aalborg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Kh1 Ng6 20. Bb1 Be5 $6 $146
(20... Re8 {-61/184}) 21. f4 $1 (21. f3 $5 b4 22. cxb4 Bxb2 23. fxe4 $1 (23.
Nc2 Bc3 24. Re3 Qc4 $13) 23... Bxa3 24. exf5 $40) 21... Nxf4 (21... Bxf4 22.
Nc2 $1 $16) 22. Qg5+ Ng6 23. Nc2 $2 (23. Rxf5 b4 24. cxb4 Bxb2 25. Nc2 Re8 26.
h4 $16) 23... f6 $1 24. Qh5 (24. Qxf5 Qxf5 25. Rxf5 Ne7 26. Rff1 f5 $15) 24...
Ne7 $1 (24... Nf4 $6 25. Rxf4 $1 Bxf4 26. Nd4 $44) 25. Ne3 f4 26. Ng4 (26. Bxe4
f5 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Bf3 fxe3 29. Qxe7 Qc4 $1 $36) 26... f5 27. Rxe4 $1 Qe8 $1 (
27... fxe4 28. Bxe4 Ng6 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Bxg6 $44) 28. Qg5+ $1 Qg6 (28... Kh8
$6 29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. d6 $44 Nc8 $140 $6 31. Bxf5 Nxd6 32. Bxh7 $1) 29. Qxe7
fxe4 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. d6 $2 (31. Qb4 {/\32.B><e4~/=} Rfc8 $1 32. Qxe4 (32. Qe7
Qf5 (32... Re8 33. Qb4) 33. g4 (33. Bxe4 Qxe4 34. Qe6+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kg6 36.
Qe6+ Kh5 $19) 33... Qg6 $17) (32. Bxe4 a5 $1 33. Bxg6 axb4 $17) 32... Qxe4 33.
Bxe4 $15) 31... Rae8 32. Qb7 (32. Qc7 Rd8 33. d7 Qe6 34. Rd1 e3) 32... Qxd6 33.
Qxe4 Re7 $19 34. a4 bxa4 35. Qxa4 Qb6 36. Qc4+ $2 (36. Qa3 $142) 36... Kh8 37.
b4 Qb5 38. Bd3 Qxc4 39. Bxc4 Rc8 40. Bxa6 Rxc3 41. Kg1 Rb3 42. b5 Rc7 43. Re1
Rb2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 20th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2019.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 0,75,19,31,72,53,49,32,44,14,47,40,28,45,43,43,43,40,77,19,19,14,39,28,
41,16,5,8,27,29,61,47,51,40,54,28,31,13,24,32,39,14,26,24,19,81,42,32,75,57,64,
30,44,0,0,-15,-15,0,0,0,0,-12,0,-83,-76,-89,-82,-77,-82,-77,-77,-77,-74,-71,
-71,-71,-71,-71]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bd2 {This
move became popular after the recent World Championship match. It was examined
(among others) in my survey in CBM 188.} a6 (12... f5 13. a5 a6 (13... Nf6 14.
Be3 (14. c4 $5) 14... Bd7 15. Nxa7 f4 16. Bb6 {1/2 (26) Huschenbeth,N (2571)
-Hracek,Z (2582) Le Castella 2018} Qb8 17. Nb5 f3 $1 18. gxf3 Bd8 $44) (13...
f4 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Bd3 f3 $6 (15... Ng4 $1 $13) 16. Qxf3 Ng4 17. Qe4 Bf5 18.
Qxf5 Rxf5 19. Bxf5 a6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxg4 Qxd5 22. Bc3 $16 {1-0 (40) So,W 
(2765)-Sadzikowski,D (2534) Caleta 2019}) 14. Na3 e4 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nb6 Rb8
17. f4 exf3 18. Bxf3 f4 {was more accurate} (18... g5 $6 19. c4 f4 20. Bc3 Bf5
21. c5 $1 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 dxc5 23. Rad1 $16 {1/2 (38) Caruana,F (2832)-Carlsen,
M (2835) London 2018 Mega2018 Update 58 [Krasenkow,Michal]}) (18... Bg5 19. c4
Qf6 {1/2 (61) Ter Sahakyan,S (2590)-Gledura,B (2630) Skopje MKD 2019} 20. c5
$36) 19. c4 $140 Bf6 $1 20. Bxf4 (20. Bc3 Bf5) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Bd4+ $1 22.
Kh1 Bxb2 23. Rae1 Be5 $13 24. Qe3 Qf6 {[%cal Gf6f1] S.Grigoriants}) 13. Na3 a5
$5 {Preventing a4-a5.} (13... f5 14. f4 (14. a5 {- 12...f5}) 14... exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ne5 16. Kh1 Bf6 17. c3 g5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Nc4 {1-0 (29) Santos Ruiz,M 
(2505)-Fier,A (2544) Amsterdam 2018} Qf6 $13) 14. f4 (14. Nc4 b6 15. f4 Ba6 (
15... Bb7 $5) 16. Ne3 Bb7 $6 (16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Re8 $13) 17. Bc3 g6 18. Bb5
$14 {1-0 (53) Oparin,G (2602)-Gelfand,B (2697) Moscow 2017}) (14. c3 $5 {
[%cal Yb2b4]} f5 15. f4 Nc5 $6 (15... exf4 $5 16. Bxf4 g5) 16. Be3 exf4 17.
Bxc5 dxc5 18. Rxf4 Bd6 19. Rf3 Qh4 20. Rh3 Qe7 21. Nc4 $14 {1-0 (42) Esipenko,
A (2603)-Gelfand,B (2655) Skopje MKD 2019}) 14... exf4 (14... f5 $5) 15. Bxf4
Nc5 {Black uses the c5 square but e5 was a more important spot.} (15... Ne5 $5
16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bf6) (15... f5 $5 16. Nc4 $140 Nb6) 16. Nb5 {This knight
will be traded here. It was better for White to keep it.} (16. c3 $5 Ne4 (16...
f5 17. Bb5 $5) 17. Nc4 $14) 16... Ne4 $6 (16... f5 $5) 17. Ra3 (17. Bf3 $1 Ng5
(17... f5 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qd4 $16) 18. Kh1 $14) 17... Bd7 18. Kh1 (18. Nd4 $6
Bf6) 18... Bxb5 19. Bxb5 f5 {Still, White keeps initiative due to his bishop
pair.} 20. Raf3 Bf6 21. c3 Qe7 22. g4 $1 Be5 (22... fxg4 $2 23. Re3) 23. Bxe5
dxe5 24. Bd3 Qc5 25. Bxe4 {Too early.} (25. Bc2 Rad8 26. gxf5 Nf6 27. Bb3 $14)
25... fxe4 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Kg2 Qe3 29. Qf1+ Ke7 30. Qf2 Qf4
31. Qxf4 {The pawn endgame is drawish but White has no better alternative.}
exf4 32. c4 Kd6 33. Kf2 Ke5 34. Ke2 h6 35. Kf2 g6 36. Ke2 h5 37. gxh5 gxh5 38.
Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {This move (considered absolutely
harmless by the classical Sveshnikov theory) was picked up in the mid-2000s,
mostly by Russian players (Morozevich, Svidler, Malakhov, later Nepomniachtchi)
as well as Movsesian and other top GMs, and it turned out that it was not
stupid at all. The fact that Black has no better reply than 11...b4 means that
the position stabilizes, many of Black's dynamic possibilities of counterplay 
(existing after 11.c3) now disappear, and his static weaknesses (the d6-pawn
and d5-square) become more essential. The price White pays for that is the
weakness of dark squares in his own camp. Objectively, 11.c4 hardly gives
White a more promising position than other Sveshnikov systems but it leads to
very quiet positional play, which is often quite annoying for Sveshnikov
adherents, mostly active and usually tactical players.} b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 {
This move has two ideas: either to simply play Bf1-g2 strengthening the centre
or to continue more ambitiously: h2-h4, Bf1-h3 (with the idea to exchange the
light-squared bishops, which would be extremely favourable for White), and in
the event of ...Bc8-e6 (the exchange Bh3xe6 f7xe6 is generally satisfactory
for Black) - simply Ke1-f1-g2 keeping pressure. In my opinion, the latter is
White's most principled plan, crucial for the evaluation of the whole 11.c4
system. All other plans (13.Be2, 13.Qf3 etc.) should not be dangerous for
Black.} ({White can btw. start with} 13. h4 {restricting Black's dark-squared
bishop.}) 13... a5 ({More popular is} 13... Bg5 $5 14. h4 Bh6 {activating the
bishop - see previous remark.}) 14. Bg2 {Taken aback by Boris Gelfand's
opening choice, Vishy Anand avoids main theoretical lines.} (14. h4 $1 Be6 15.
Bh3 {is in the centre of theoretical discussions nowadays.}) 14... Bg5 15. O-O
Be6 16. Qd3 {A typical plan. Subsequently, White puts on d1 either his queen's
rook (keeping an option to play f2-f4) or his king's rook (and then plays
a2-a3 if a good opportunity arises). Alternatives:} (16. b3) (16. h4 Bh6 17. b3
) 16... Bxd5 {One of many possible plans.} (16... Bh6 17. Rad1 Ra7 18. f4 exf4
19. gxf4 g6 20. Nde3 Qb6 21. Kh1 Rd8 22. b3 Qc5 $11 23. f5 Ne5 24. Qe2 Bc8 25.
Qe1 Re8 26. Nd5 Bg7 27. Qh4 $14 {0-1 Nakhapetian,P (2418)-Zhigalko,S (2487)/
Herceg Novi 2006/CBM 114 ext (59)}) (16... Ne7 17. Nde3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Qc7 19.
Rad1 Rfd8 20. b3 Nc6 21. Nc2 a4 22. Rd2 axb3 23. axb3 Qb6 24. h4 Ra2 25. Rb1 h6
26. Kh2 Qc5 $11 {1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2706)-Timofeev,A (2690)/Irkutsk 2010/
CBM 138 (54)}) (16... Qb8 17. Rad1 (17. f4 $6 Bd8 18. Kh1 a4 19. b3 h6 20. Rad1
Qb7 21. Nde3 Bb6 22. Nf5 Rfd8 23. Qe2 axb3 24. axb3 Ra2 25. Rd2 Kh7 $15 {
0-1 Borisek,J (2541)-Moiseenko,A (2715)/Porto Carras 2011/EXT 2012 (31)}) 17...
Qa7 $1 (17... g6 $2 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Bh6 20. Qg3 $1 f5 (20... Bg7 21. f5 $5
$40) 21. Nde3 $1 Qc7 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Ne3 Rff8 25. Nd5 $16 {
1/2 Kindermann,S (2542)-McShane,L (2619)/Germany 2004/CBM 100/[Meyer,CD] (56)})
18. b3 Rad8 19. h4 Bh6 20. a3 bxa3 21. Nxa3 Nd4 22. Nb5 Nxb5 23. cxb5 Qb7 24.
Rfe1 Rb8 25. Bf1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Broniek,M (2226)-Noble,M (2414)/Lechenicher
SchachServer 2008/Telechess CBM 137 (53)}) (16... Rb8 17. b3 Qd7 $5) 17. cxd5 (
17. exd5 Nb8 {[%cal Yb8a6,Ya6c5]} (17... Nd4 $5 {S.Shipov}) 18. h4 Bh6 19. a3 (
19. c5 dxc5 {is hardly good for White}) 19... Na6 20. axb4 {1-0 Iljiushenok,I 
(2314)-Dubov,D (2116)/Moscow 2008/EXT 2010 (47)} axb4 21. Rxa6 Rxa6 22. Nxb4
Ra8 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. b4 f5 $132) (17. Qxd5 Qb6 $11) 17... Nb8 {[%cal Yb8a6,
Ya6c5]} 18. a3 {White must urgently develop some activity.} (18. h4 Bh6 {
doesn't change much} (18... Be7 $143 19. a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nd7 21. Rfa1 Nc5 22.
Qc4 Rb8 23. b4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Qb6 25. Nc6 $14 {1-0 Jakubowski,K (2502)-Bobras,P
(2554)/Czechia 2009/CBM 133 Extra (83)})) 18... Na6 (18... bxa3 {may be even
simpler:} 19. Nxa3 Nd7 20. Nc4 Qc7 {[%cal Yf8b8,Yd7c5]} 21. f4 $6 (21. Ra3 $11)
21... Bf6 22. Rac1 Rfb8 23. Qe3 {1/2 Libiszewski,F (2495)-Sebenik,M (2573)/
Sibenik CRO 2012/The Week in Chess 917 (37)} exf4 24. gxf4 Rb4 $36) 19. axb4
Nxb4 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. h4 Bh6 22. Bh3 ({In reply to} 22. Qc4 {Black can even
sacrifice his weak b-pawn:} b3 $1 23. Qxb3 Bd2 {, and White can't make any use
of his own b-pawn, which will be safely blockaded, attacked and eventually
captured (indicated by several commentators).}) 22... Qb6 23. Bd7 (23. Qc4 {
can now be met by} Qc5 ({there is nothing wrong with} 23... Rfb8 24. Qc6 Qd8 {
, of course}) 24. Qxc5 dxc5 {, and Black's c-pawn is as strong as White's
d-pawn.}) 23... b3 24. Bc6 Ra2 $5 25. Rxa2 bxa2 26. Qa3 (26. b3 Rb8 27. Ba4 Rc8
28. Ra1 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 30. Qc2 g5 $5 31. Qxa2 (31. Qxc1 Qd4 32. Qxg5+ $11)
31... gxh4 32. gxh4 Qd8 $11) 26... Rb8 (26... Qd4 $5 27. Qxa2 Qxe4 28. Qa3 Rd8)
27. Qxa2 {It was now Black who could continue fighting:} (27. Qxa2 Qxb2 (27...
Qd4 28. Qa4) 28. Qxb2 Rxb2 29. Ra1 g6 {etc. but this is hardly a serious
attempt against the World Champion.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 {This quiet system is very
popular nowadays.} b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Qf3 {A rare move, which suddenly gained
some popularity after Alexander Morozevich applied it in two blitz games.} (14.
g3 {is more common.}) 14... Be6 {Fighting against the main "enemy" - the d5
knight.} (14... Bg5 {is what White expects:} 15. h4 Bh6 16. g4 f6 ({the typical
} 16... Bf4 17. Nxf4 Qf6 {leads to a pleasant position for White after} 18.
O-O-O Qxf4+ (18... exf4 19. g5 Qe5 20. Rd5 Qe7 21. Qxf4) 19. Qxf4 exf4 20. Rxd6
Ne5 21. Nd4 Bxg4 22. Rd5 f6 23. Rg1) 17. Rg1 ({or} 17. g5 fxg5 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19.
Bh3 g4 20. Bxg4 Qe8 21. Qxe8+ Kxe8 22. f3 Rb8 23. b3 Rf8 24. Ke2 $14 {1-0
Amonatov,F-Zinchenko,Y/Tashkent UZB 2008/The Week in Chess 699 (58)}) 17... O-O
18. Qg3 g6 19. g5 fxg5 (19... Bg7 $142 $14) 20. hxg5 {[%cal Gh1h7]} Bg7 21.
O-O-O a4 22. c5 $1 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Carlsen,M/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (41)})
(14... Be7 $5 15. a3 bxa3 16. Qxa3 O-O 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. O-O Be6 19. Rfd1 Bxd5
20. cxd5 Nb4 21. Nxb4 Rxb4 22. Rd2 Rd4 23. Rdd1 Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,
R-Radjabov,T/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700}) 15. Rd1 Bxd5 (15... Be7
16. c5 O-O 17. Bb5 Na7 18. Ba4 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qc7 20. O-O Rad8 21. Rfd1 Nc6 22.
Qd3 $16 {1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I-Andriasian,Z/Moscow RUS 2008/The Week in Chess
693 (45)}) (15... Bg5 16. c5 O-O 17. cxd6 Rb8 18. h4 Bh6 19. b3 Qd7 20. Be2 f5
21. Nc7 $16 {1-0 Tologontegin,S-Holmirzaev,B/Tashkent UZB 2008/The Week in
Chess 699 (51)}) 16. Rxd5 (16. cxd5 Na7 {is not dangerous for Black. His
knight will come out via b5.} ({or} 16... Nb8 17. Bb5+ Nd7 18. Qg4 Ra7 {, e.g.}
19. Ne3 O-O 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Rc1 Rc7 22. O-O Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bg5 24. Qe2 f5 25.
exf5 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Rxf5 27. g3 Rf8 28. b3 Qf6 29. Rc7 Qf5 30. Kg2 h5 31. h4 {
1-0 Geller,J-Batsanin,D/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 702 (53)} e4 $1 $11)
) 16... Ne7 17. Rd1 (17. Rb5 $5) 17... Qb6 (17... Qc7 18. Ne3 Bg5 19. Nf5 Nxf5
20. exf5 e4 $6 (20... O-O 21. Bd3 $14) 21. Qxe4+ Qe7 22. Bd3 d5 23. cxd5 Rd8
24. Bb5+ Kf8 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. O-O Kd6 27. Rfe1 $16 {1-0 Iuldachev,
S-Timoshenko,G/Tashkent UZB 2008/The Week in Chess 699 (64)}) 18. Be2 ({To} 18.
Ne3 {an intermediate} b3 $1 {is now possible, and after} 19. a3 Bg5 20. Nf5
Nxf5 21. exf5 O-O 22. Bd3 Rac8 {the white bishop can't get to d5}) (18. h4 $5 {
, preventing ...Bg5, needs testing.}) 18... Bg5 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. O-O O-O 21. g3
g6 $11 22. Ne3 {A very aggressive continuation. White is prepared to spoil his
pawn structure in order to obtain the initiative.} (22. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Watzka,
H-Horvath,T/Austria 1993/EXT 1998}) 22... Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc7 ({After} 23... Qxe3
24. fxe3 {Black can't successfully defend his d6 pawn, e.g.} f5 (24... Kg7 25.
Rd2 Rd7 26. Rfd1 Rfd8 27. c5 d5 28. Bb5 Rc7 29. c6 $1 $16) 25. Bf3 {[%cal
Yf1f2,Yf2d2]}) (23... Qc5 {doesn't solve problems either as after} 24. Rd2 Nc6
25. Rd5 $1 {is unpleasant.}) 24. f4 {[%mdl 32] Not a bad move but with a wrong
idea.} (24. Rd2 $5 Nc6 (24... f5 25. Rfd1) 25. Rd5 Nd4 26. Rc1 {and the black
d4 knight is quite bearable.}) 24... exf4 25. gxf4 $6 (25. Qxf4 $142 Nc6 26.
Rd5 $13) 25... f5 26. e5 $2 {This pawn now becomes weak but of course, it was
not easy for White to accept his mistake by playing} (26. Kg2 fxe4 27. Qxe4)
26... dxe5 27. fxe5 (27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. fxe5 Nc6 29. e6 Kg7 $15 {[%csl Re6]})
27... Rxd1 28. Bxd1 (28. Rxd1 f4 29. Qe4 Rf5 30. e6 Qe5 31. Bf3 Qxe4 32. Bxe4
Re5 33. Bd5 Kg7 $15 {[%csl Re6]}) 28... Rc8 $1 {As you see from the previous
notes, the weakness of the e5-pawn becomes obvious in the endgame; therefore,
Black aims for the queen exchange.} 29. Ba4 Qc5 30. Kf2 (30. Rf3 g5 $5 {
[%cal Yf5f4,Yg5g4]} 31. Bd7 $140 f4 $1) (30. Re1 f4) 30... f4 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 32.
Re1 $6 ({It was better to look for counterplay by means of} 32. Rc1 $1 {
Here a possible continuation is:} g5 (32... Rxe5 $6 33. c5) (32... Kg7 33. Kf3
g5 34. Ke4 Ng6 35. Kd4 Rxe5 36. c5 Re2 {leads to the main line} (36... f3 37.
c6 f2 38. c7 Re1 39. c8=Q f1=Q 40. Qd7+ Kh6 41. Rxe1 Qxe1 42. Kc5 {with a
crazy position})) 33. Kf3 Ng6 34. e6 (34. Ke4 Rxe5+ 35. Kd4 f3 $17) 34... Kg7
35. Ke4 Re5+ 36. Kd4 Rxe6 37. c5 Re2 (37... f3 38. Rf1 $1 Ne5 $140 39. Kd5) 38.
c6 f3 39. c7 Ne7 40. c8=Q Nxc8 41. Rxc8 f2 42. Rc1 (42. Rc7+ Kg6 43. Rc6+ Kf5
44. Rc7 Rd2+ 45. Kc5 Rxb2) 42... Re1 43. Rc7+ Kf6 (43... Kh6 $2 44. Bc2 $1) 44.
Bb5 f1=Q 45. Bxf1 Rxf1 46. Rxh7 Ra1 $1 {with good winning chances for Black.})
32... g5 33. Bd7 (33. Kf3 Kg7 {[%cal Rc5c4]} 34. b3 Ng6 35. e6 Kf6 $19) 33...
Kf7 34. b3 h5 (34... Ng6 35. Bf5 Nxe5 36. Bxh7 Ng4+ 37. Kg1 Ne3 {was also
strong but the text move creates an unstoppable pawn avalanche.}) 35. e6+ Kf6
36. Re4 Kf5 37. Rd4 g4 38. Rd2 h4 39. Rd4 Re5 40. Rd2 g3+ 41. Kg2 Kg4 42. h3+
Kg5 43. Rd3 Re2+ 44. Kf1 Rxa2 {There are many roads to Rome:} (44... Rh2) (
44... Rc2 45. Rf3 Rh2 {etc.}) 45. c5 Rc2 46. c6 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 ({Die andere Spielweise gegen
Paulsen ohne Nc6 ist 5.Bd3:} 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nf6 11. c4 $14) 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. O-O {führt zu
sehr komplexen, scharfen Igelstellungen.}) 5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 (7...
Nc6 {Das Problem dieses Zuges ist, dass Weiß nehmen kann:} 8. Nxc6 dxc6 (8...
bxc6 9. Qe2 d5 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 $14) 9. f4 $14) 8. Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 (
10. Qe2 {ist die traditionelle Spielweise, wenn man im Zentrum und am
Königsflügel spielen will.} b5 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rae1 Nbd7 13. Kh1 O-O $132)
10... Nc6 11. a5 (11. Be3 {Damit will Weiß nach 12.a5 das Feld b6 unter
Kontrolle nehmen.} b6 $1 {Schwarz muss a5 verhindern.} (11... O-O 12. a5 Bd7
13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Qe2 $14) 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Rae1 Nb4 14. Qh3 (14. Qg3 h5 15. h3 g6
16. Nd4 h4 17. Qf2 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nc5 19. Rd1 O-O-O $132 {Cubas - Avrukh (Turin,
2006)}) 14... g6 15. Kh1 Rd8 16. Bd4 e5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nd2 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bc8
20. Qf3 Bg4 $132 {Efimenko - Kuzmin (Kramatorsk, 2003)}) 11... b5 $1 {Wieder
soll Schwarz nicht zulassen, dass Weiß die Kontrolle über das Feld b6 bekommt.}
12. axb6 Qxb6+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Qe2 (14. Qf3 Nb4 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd4 Bb7 17. Na5
Rab8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qh3 h6 20. Qg3 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov - Ivanchuk (Sochi,
2006)}) 14... Nb4 {Schwarz greift den Läufer schon mal an, wartet jedoch mit
dem Nehmen so lange es geht. Durch das ständig mögliche Nxd3 verliert ein
weißer Angriff am Königsflügel seine Stärke, so dass Weiß am Damenflügel
spielen muss.} 15. Be3 (15. Na5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Bd7 17. Qe3 Qb4 18. Bd2 Qb8 19.
b4 Rc8 20. Nc4 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Qxe7 dxc4 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. dxe4 c3 25. Bxc3
Rxc3 26. Qxd7 Qxb4 $11 {Delchev - Galego (Andorra la Vella, 2006)}) 15... Qb8 (
15... Qc7 $5 16. Nb5 $1 {Weiß entwickelt eine starke Initiative!} (16. Ra4 Rb8
17. Rfa1 Bd7 $132) 16... Qb8 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Ra5
$36) 16. Na5 Qc7 (16... Bd7 17. Nc4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Nb6
Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Qb7 22. Qxb5 Qxe4 $15 {Panjwani - Arencibia (Kitchener, 2006)})
17. Bf2 {Auf diese Art bereitet Weiß eventuell den Vorstoß e5 vor.} (17. Nc4 d5
18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11) 17... Bd7 18. Bc4 $6 (18. e5 {Momentan
bringt es nichts:} dxe5 19. fxe5 Nfd5 $11) (18. Nc4 $5 d5 19. exd5 Nbxd5 20.
Qe5 $5 {Die taktischen Abwicklungen enden mit einem remislichen Endspiel:} Qxe5
21. fxe5 Ng4 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Nb6 Nxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Bc5 25. Nxd7 Bxf2 26. Nxf8
Kxf8 27. Rxa6 Rxa6 28. Bxa6 Bd4 $11) 18... Bb5 $1 {Schwarz übernimmt die
Initiative!} 19. Rfc1 (19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 (20. Nxb5 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 Nxc2 22.
Nc6 (22. Ra2 Nxe4 $17) 22... Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nxa1 24. Nxe7+ Kh8 25. Nxd6 Nb3 $15)
20... Nxc2 21. Ra4 Rfb8 $36) (19. Nxb5 $4 axb5 20. Bxb5 Rxa5 $19) 19... Bxc4 (
19... d5 $1 {wäre stärker gewesen.} 20. exd5 (20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Qxf4 $15)
20... Nbxd5 21. Nxd5 (21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxb5 Qxf4 $15) 21... Nxd5
22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qxf4 $15 {Die schwarzen Figuren sind besser platziert,
die weißen Bauern kommen nicht zum Rennen.}) 20. Qxc4 Qb8 (20... Qxc4 21. Nxc4
Rfd8 $11) 21. Qe2 Rc8 22. Nc4 (22. f5 $5 exf5 23. exf5 Re8 24. Qf3 d5 $132)
22... Nd7 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. b3 Nc6 25. Bf2 Bf6 26. Qd2 Ne7 (26... d5 $5 27. exd5
Bxc3 28. Qxc3 exd5 29. Na5 Nf6 $11) 27. Rd1 Bxc3 (27... d5 28. e5 $1 dxc4 29.
Qxd7 cxb3 30. exf6 $16) 28. Qxc3 d5 29. exd5 exd5 (29... Nxd5 30. Qf3 g6 (30...
Qxf4 $4 31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Rxd7 $18) 31. Ra5 $14) 30. Qb4 Nf6 31. Bb6 (31. Nb6
Rab8 32. Qa5 (32. Rxa6 $2 Qxc2 $15) 32... Re8 33. Qc5 Qb7 $11) 31... Qxf4 32.
Qxe7 dxc4 33. Rxa6 {Die Stellung war die ganze Zeit ungefähr gleich und sie
bleibt in dem Bereich. Die taktischen Tricks bringen nicht viel.} Rab8 (33...
h5 $5 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. bxc4 Qxc4 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ Qxd3 39.
cxd3 $11) 34. Ba7 (34. Ra7 Rf8 $11) 34... Qg4 35. Rad6 Re8 36. Rd8 Qxd1+ 37.
Rxd1 Rxe7 38. Bxb8 cxb3 39. cxb3 $11 {Der entfernte freie Bauer bedeutet eher
einen symbolischen Vorteil. Schwarz hat genug Zeit, um seinen König ins Spiel
zu bringen.} h6 40. b4 Rb7 41. Bd6 Ne4 42. Bc5 Nxc5 43. bxc5 Kf8 44. Kg1 Rc7
45. Rc1 Ke7 46. Kf2 Ke6 47. Rc3 Kd5 48. Rg3 g6 49. Rd3+ Kxc5 50. h4 Kc6 51. h5
Rd7 52. Rh3 gxh5 53. Rxh5 Kd6 54. g4 Ke7 55. Rxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O Nf6 9. f4 d6 10. a4 (10. Qe2 {ist die traditionelle Spielweise, wenn man
im Zentrum und am Königsflügel spielen will.} b5 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rae1 Nbd7 13.
Kh1 O-O $132) 10... Nc6 11. a5 (11. Be3 {Damit will Weiß nach 12.a5 das Feld
b6 unter Kontrolle nehmen.} b6 $1 {Schwarz muss a5 verhindern.} (11... O-O 12.
a5 Bd7 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Qe2 $14) 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Rae1 Nb4 14. Qh3 (14. Qg3 h5
15. h3 g6 16. Nd4 h4 17. Qf2 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nc5 19. Rd1 O-O-O $132 {Cubas -
Avrukh (Turin, 2006)}) 14... g6 15. Kh1 Rd8 16. Bd4 e5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nd2 exf4
19. Bxf4 Bc8 20. Qf3 Bg4 $132 {Efimenko - Kuzmin (Kramatorsk, 2003)}) 11... b5
$1 {Wieder soll Schwarz nicht zulassen, dass Weiß die Kontrolle über das Feld
b6 bekommt.} 12. axb6 Qxb6+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Qe2 (14. Qf3 Nb4 15. Be3 Qc7 16.
Bd4 Bb7 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qh3 h6 20. Qg3 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov -
Ivanchuk (Sochi, 2006)}) 14... Nb4 {Schwarz greift den Läufer schon mal an,
wartet jedoch mit dem Nehmen solange es geht. Durch das ständig mögliche ...
Nxd3 verliert der weiße Angriff am Königsflügel an Stärke, so dass Weiß am
Damenflügel spielen muss.} 15. Be3 (15. Na5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Bd7 17. Qe3 Qb4 18.
Bd2 Qb8 19. b4 Rc8 20. Nc4 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Qxe7 dxc4 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. dxe4
c3 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Qxd7 Qxb4 $11 {Delchev - Galego (Andorra la Vella, 2006)})
15... Qc7 $5 {Das übliche 15....Qb8 ist eigentlich gut genug.} (15... Qb8 16.
Na5 Bd7 17. Nc4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Nb6 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Qb7 22.
Qxb5 Qxe4 $15 {Panjwani - Arencibia (Kitchener, 2006)}) 16. Nb5 $1 (16. Ra4 Rb8
17. Rfa1 Bd7 $132) 16... Qb8 17. N5d4 {Betrachtung verdient 17.Nxd6.} (17. Nxd6
$5 Bxd6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Ra5 $36) 17... Bd7 {Wie immer ist das
Nehmen auf d3 verdächtig. Jedoch war 17...e5!? durchaus gut spielbar.} (17...
Nxd3 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. cxd3 Bb7 21. Na5 $14) (17... e5 $5 18. Nf3
Ng4 19. f5 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bd7 $132) 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. c4 Nxd3 $1 {Wenn Weiß nicht
mehr auf d3 mit dem Bauern nehmen kann, sollte Schwarz die Chance nutzen, den
weißfeldrigen Läufer zu vernichten.} 20. Qxd3 {Schwarz steht eindeutig besser,
weil er das Läuferpaar besitzt und Weiß dazu einen sehr schlechten Springer
auf d2 hat.} a5 21. b3 Bd8 $6 {Ein komischer Zug.} (21... a4 $5 22. bxa4 Rxa4
23. Rxa4 Bxa4 $15 {mit einem Spiel auf zwei Ergebnisse.}) 22. Bg1 ({
Interessant wäre} 22. Nb5 $5 Bxb5 (22... Bc7 23. Bd4 $36) 23. cxb5 {und Weiß
bekommt das superstarke Feld c4 für seinen Springer.} Bb6 24. Nc4 Bxe3 25. Qxe3
Qxb5 26. Nxd6 Qc5 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. b4 $14) 22... h6 23. Rae1 a4 $2 {Dafür ist
keine Zeit.} (23... e5 $5) 24. e5 $1 Ne8 25. bxa4 Rxa4 26. f5 $1 {Weiß hat
starken Angriff, der kaum zu parieren ist.} dxe5 (26... Bg5 27. fxe6 Bxe6 (
27... fxe6 28. Qg6 Bxd2 29. Rf7 $18) 28. Nxe6 Bxd2 29. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 30. Qd5 Qa8
31. Nd8+ $18) 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Nf5 $1 exf5 (28... Qc7 29. Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Qg6+
Ng7 31. Rf7 $18) 29. Qxd7 Bg5 30. Qxa4 Bxd2 31. Rb1 Qd6 32. Rbd1 Nf6 33. Qa2
1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Livshits, Gaby"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.01.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Ne3 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ncd5 Bg5 13. c3 O-O 14. h4 $6
{A premature aggression. Pawns don't just go back - white will sorry for that
move the entire game.} (14. Bc4 $14) (14. Be2 $14) 14... Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Ne7 $1
16. Qd2 d5 $6 (16... f5 $1 {It was more important to open the f-file than get
rid of the weak d6 pawn. Opening files and using development advantage black
could obtain a strong center.} 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Bd3 Ne7 $15 (18... Nxe3 19.
Qxe3 Qf6 $15)) 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rd1 $11 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 20. a3 f5 21. Be2
Rce8 22. O-O e4 (22... Bd7 23. f4 Bc6 $11 (23... exf4 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. Rxf4
Rxe2 26. Rxd7 Rxb2 27. Rc4 $16)) 23. Rd4 (23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 Qb6+ 25. Rf2 $11
) 23... Bd7 24. Qg5 (24. f4 $11) 24... Bc6 25. Bc4+ $6 {White should've played
f4 and equalize when he had his chances. Now the black pawns are becoming a
real menace to the white king.} (25. f4 $11) 25... Kh8 26. Re1 f4 $36 27. Qg4
$6 Qe5 28. Bd3 e3 29. Re2 Bxg2 $4 $138 {A terrible mistake in a time trouble,
which finishes the game immediately.} (29... Re6 $1 $17 {White has no useful
moves. His pieces are tied protecting the black's central pawns advance.} 30.
Qg5 (30. Qh3 Bxg2 $19) (30. fxe3 fxe3 31. Qg5 Qxg5 32. hxg5 g6 $17) 30... Bxg2
31. fxe3 Bf3 32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33. Rf2 Rxe3 $17) 30. f3 $1 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Rd8 (31...
Qf6 32. Rh2 $18) 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Bxe4 Rde8 34. Bf3 Re7 35. Kf1 g6 36. Rg2 Kg7
37. Ke2 Rff7 38. Rg4 Rd7 39. Rgxf4 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bg2 Be6
15. c3 O-O 16. Nc2 a5 17. O-O Rb8 18. Qd2 f5 19. Nf4 $6 (19. a3) (19. Rad1)
19... exf4 20. Bxc6 fxg3 21. hxg3 f4 $1 $36 22. Bd5 Qd7 (22... Bxd5 $6 23.
Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Nd4 $132) 23. Rae1 Bf7 $1 (23... Bxd5 $6 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Nd4
$132) 24. Re4 $1 Be5 25. Ne1 $2 (25. Rxf4 $1 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Bxd5 27. Qg5+ Qg7 (
27... Kh8 28. Qxd5 Rbe8 29. Ne3 $1 $10) 28. Qxd5+ Qf7 29. Rd1 $1 $10) 25... Kh8
$17 {/\ Bg6} 26. Bxf7 Qxf7 27. Nf3 $8 fxg3 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. f3 (29. Rxe5 $2
Rbd8 $1 (29... gxf2+ $2 30. Rxf2 Qg7+ 31. Qg5 Qa7 32. Qe3 $10) 30. Qe2 (30. Qe3
gxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Rg8+ 33. Kh2 (33. Rg5 Qd5+ $19) 33... Qg7 $19)
30... gxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Rd1+ 32. Qxd1 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Rg8+ $19) 29...
Qh5 30. Qg2 $6 (30. Qe2 Rbe8 (30... Rf5 $6 31. Rg4 $1) 31. Rg4 Rg8 $17) 30...
Rf5 (30... Rf4 $1 31. Rfe1 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Rg8 {/\ Qh6-+}) 31. Rg4 Rxf3 32. Rxf3
Qxg4 33. Qf1 $8 Rg8 34. Rf8 $8 Qh4 35. Qf6+ Qxf6 36. Rxf6 Rd8 $4 (36... Rg5 $1
37. Rb6 h5 (37... Kg7 38. Rxb5 h5 39. Rxa5 h4 40. Ra4 h3 41. Rh4 h2+ 42. Kg2
Kg6 43. Re4 (43. a4 Rh5 44. Rxh5 (44. Rg4+ Kf5 $19) 44... Kxh5 45. a5 e4 46. a6
e3 47. a7 e2 48. a8=Q h1=Q+ 49. Kxh1 e1=Q+ 50. Kg2 Qf2+ 51. Kh3 Qh2#) 43... Rh5
44. Re1 h1=Q+ 45. Rxh1 Rxh1 46. Kxh1 Kf5 47. a4 e4 48. Kg2 Kf4 49. a5 e3 50.
Kf1 Kf3 $19) 38. a4 (38. Rxb5 h4 39. Rb6 Kg7 $19 {/\ h3}) 38... bxa4 39. c4 Kg7
(39... h4 $2 40. Rh6+) (39... e4 $2 40. Rb5 $1 $15) 40. c5 e4 $19) 37. Re6 Rd2
38. Rxe5 Rxb2 39. a4 $1 bxa4 (39... Kg7 40. Rxb5 Rxb5 41. axb5 a4 42. b6 a3 43.
b7 a2 44. b8=Q a1=Q+ 45. Kg2 Qxc3 46. Qxg3+ $10) (39... b4 40. cxb4 axb4 41.
Rb5 b3 42. a5 $10) 40. Rxa5 Ra2 41. c4 Kg7 42. c5 (42. Rg5+ $2 Kf6 43. Rxg3 Rc2
$1 $19) 42... Kf6 43. c6 Ke7 (43... Ke6 $4 44. Rc5 $18) 44. Rd5 $1 Rc2 45. Rd7+
Ke6 46. Ra7 h5 (46... Ra2 47. Rxh7 $10) (46... Rxc6 47. Rxa4 Kf5 48. Kg2 Rc3
49. Rh4 $10) 47. Rxa4 Kf5 48. c7 Kg5 49. c8=Q Rxc8 50. Kg2 h4 51. Kh3 Rh8 (
51... Rc2 52. Rg4+ Kf5 53. Rxh4 g2 54. Kh2 $10 (54. Rg4 $4 Rc3+ 55. Kh4 Rc4 $19
)) 52. Ra5+ $10 Kf4 53. Ra4+ Ke5 54. Ra5+ Kd4 55. Ra4+ Ke3 56. Ra3+ Ke4 57.
Ra4+ Kd3 58. Ra3+ Kd2 59. Ra2+ Kc3 60. Ra1 Kc2 61. Ra2+ Kb1 62. Rd2 Kc1 63. Ra2
Rh7 (63... Rg8 64. Rg2 $1 $10) 64. Ra1+ Kb2 65. Rd1 Rh6 66. Rd2+ Kc3 67. Ra2
Rh5 68. Ra1 Kc4 69. Ra4+ Kb5 70. Ra1 Kb6 {/\ Ra5} 71. Rd1 (71. Rb1+ $2 Rb5)
71... Kc6 72. Ra1 Kd7 73. Ra7+ Kd6 74. Ra6+ Kc7 75. Ra1 Rh6 76. Ra7+ Kc8 77.
Ra1 Kb7 78. Rd1 Kc7 79. Ra1 Rh5 80. Rc1+ Kb6 81. Rd1 Kc6 82. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 a5 17. O-O f5 18. Qe2 Rb8 19. Rfd1 Kh8 20. Na3 b4 $2 (20...
Na7 $8 $13) 21. Nb5 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb5,Rc7,Rd6][%cal Gc3c4] /\ Ndc7} bxc3 22.
bxc3 (22. Ndxc3 {[%csl Rc6,Rd6]} e4 $5 (22... Rb6 23. Na4 $1 $16 (23. Rxd6 $2
Nd4 $17)) (22... Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qxe6 (24. Nb5 Qb6 (24... d3 $6 25. Qxd3
(25. Qxe6 Rxb5 26. Rxd3 Rxb2 27. Rxd6 Qf6 $14) 25... Bxb2 26. Rab1 (26. Nd4 $6
Bd7 27. Rab1 Qf6 $11) 26... Bg7 (26... Qf6 $2 27. Rd2 Be5 28. f4 $16) 27. a4 $1
$16 {[%csl Rd6]} (27. Nxd6 Bxa2 28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. Nxf5 Qb2 30. Be4 (30. Nxg7
Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Kxg7 32. Qc3+ (32. Rf1 Qb2 33. Qd7+ Rf7 34. Qg4+ Kh8 $11) 32...
Qf6 33. Qxa5 $14) 30... Be6 31. Rb1 Qf6 32. Rb6 $36)) 25. Qxe6 (25. a4 $6 Bb3
26. Rd2 Bxa4 $11) 25... Qxb5 26. b3 Qb4 $14) 24... dxc3 25. bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rac1
(26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Bxa1 $14) 26... Be5 {/\ f4} 27. f4 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Rbe8
29. Qd5 (29. Qb3 Qxb3 30. axb3 Bb2 31. Rb1 Ba3 32. Rd5 Bc5 33. Bh3 Re3 34. Bxf5
Rb8 35. Rd3 Re2 $44 {/\ a4}) 29... Bg7 30. Rc2 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5]} (30. Qxd6
$4 Re1+ $19) (30. Bh3 Re2 $132)) 23. Rxd6 Qc8 24. Rad1 (24. Nd5 $2 Be5) 24...
Ne5 $14) 22... Bg8 $8 (22... Rf7 $2 23. Ne3 $18) (22... Ne7 23. Ndc7 Bg8 24.
Rxd6 $16) 23. Ndc7 (23. Ne3 $142 e4 24. Nxd6 (24. Rxd6 Qb6 (24... Qc8 $14 {
/\ Ne5}) 25. a4 Qc5 26. Rad1 Ne5 $132 27. Qh5 $140 Nd3 28. Rd7 $2 f4 $1) 24...
Nd4 $8 25. cxd4 (25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Nexf5 Bxc3 27. Rd1 Qf6 $14) 25... Qxd6 26.
Rac1 $16 {/\ d5} (26. Bh3 Qg6 $132 {/\ f4, /\ Rbd8}) (26. Qh5 Qg6 $132)) 23...
Na7 $8 (23... Rb6 $2 24. Qe3 $1 (24. Rxd6 Nd4 25. cxd4 Rxd6 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27.
Nb5 Qb6 28. dxe5 Re8 $132) 24... Qb8 25. Rxd6 $18) 24. Bd5 $1 (24. Rxd6 Qc8 {
/\ Nb5, Bc4} 25. Bd5 (25. a4 Nxb5 26. Nxb5 Bc4 27. Qd2 Bxb5 28. axb5 Rxb5 $11)
(25. Bf1 Rf7 $1 $132) 25... Nxb5 26. Nxb5 Qc5 27. Bxg8 $8 (27. c4 $2 Rxb5 28.
Rc6 Qd4 $19) 27... Rxb5 (27... Rxg8 $2 28. c4 Rxb5 $2 29. Rd5 $18) 28. Bc4 (28.
Rd5 $2 Qxc3 29. Rad1 (29. Qe1 Qxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rb6 $19) 29... Rb2 $19) 28... Qxd6
29. Bxb5 e4 30. Rd1 Qe5 31. c4 f4 $132) 24... Nxb5 25. Nxb5 Qb6 $8 {[%csl Rd6,
Rf2][%cal Gf8f6,Gb8f8,Rf5f4,Gb6d6,Rb6f2] /\ Rf6, Raf8, >< d6, f5-f4|^} 26. a4
$6 {/\ Ra2-d2} (26. Nxd6 $6 Qxd6 27. Bxg8 Qc5 28. Bd5 (28. Bc4 Rbc8 29. Be6
Rce8 $11) 28... Qxc3 29. Rac1 Qa3 $11) (26. c4 $5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gb5c3,Gc3d5]
} e4 $5 (26... Rf6 27. Rab1 $1 {(Topalov): /\ Nc3} Bxd5 (27... Qc5 28. Nc3 Rxb1
(28... Rb4 $2 29. Bxg8 Kxg8 30. Nd5 $18) 29. Rxb1 Rf8 30. Rb7 (30. Rb5 Qd4 $132
) 30... e4 31. Bxg8 Rxg8 32. Nd5 $16) 28. Rxd5 $16 (28. Nc3 Qa7 (28... Qxb1 29.
Rxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Nxb1 Bc6 31. Nc3 $16) 29. Rxb8+ Qxb8 30. Rxd5 $16 {/\ Nb5})) 27.
Rab1 Be5 28. Bxg8 Rxg8 29. Nc3 (29. Nxd6 $6 Qxb1 (29... Qxd6 $2 30. Rxd6 Rxb1+
31. Rd1 $18) 30. Nf7+ Kg7 31. Nxe5 Qb2 32. Qh5 (32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Qh5 Qxe5 {
- 31.Qh5} (33... Kxe5 $2 34. Rd5+ $18)) 32... Qxe5 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. Qh4+ (34.
Qf7+ Kg5 35. Qxh7 Qh8 $1 $17) (34. Rxh7 Rg7 35. Qh6+ Kf7 $36) 34... Rg5 35.
Qh6+ Rg6 36. Qh4+ $11) 29... Qc5 30. Nd5 $14) (26. Rab1 $1 Qc5 (26... e4 27.
Bxg8 Kxg8 (27... Rxg8 28. Nxd6 Qxb1 $2 29. Nf7#) 28. Nxd6 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Rxb1+
30. Kg2 $16) (26... Rf6 27. c4 $1 {- 26.c4}) 27. c4 $16 (27. Bxg8 Rxg8 28. c4
$16)) 26... Rf6 27. Ra2 (27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. fxe3 f4 $1 (28... Bh6 $2 29. Kf2 f4
30. gxf4 exf4 31. e4 f3 32. Rd3 Bxd5 33. exd5 Re8 34. Nd4 $1 $16) 29. e4 (29.
Bxg8 Rxg8 30. Rxd6 (30. Nxd6 fxg3 31. hxg3 Bh6 32. Ne4 Bxe3+ 33. Kg2 Rf4 $36)
30... fxg3 31. hxg3 Rf3 $11) 29... fxg3 30. hxg3 Bh6 31. Kg2 Rg6 $11 (31... Be3
32. Bxg8 Rxg8 33. Nxd6 Rf2+ 34. Kh3 Rf3 35. Nf5 Bf4 $132)) 27... f4 $1 $132 28.
Rad2 $4 (28. Qe4 fxg3 (28... Rbf8 29. Bxg8 Rxg8 30. Kg2 Bf8 31. Rd3 $14) 29.
hxg3 Rbf8 30. Bxg8 {/\ Qh7} Kxg8 31. Rdd2 Bh6 32. Re2 $11) 28... fxg3 (28...
Bh6 $2 29. Bxg8 fxg3 (29... f3 $2 30. Qe4 {[%csl Rh7]} Rxg8 31. Rxd6 $18) 30.
Rxd6 $1 gxf2+ 31. Kh1 (31. Kf1 $2 Rxg8 $19) 31... Rxd6 32. Nxd6 Qc6+ 33. Bd5
Qxd6 34. Qxf2 $11) 29. hxg3 Bh6 $19 30. Rc2 (30. Rd3 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxf2 $19) (
30. Bxg8 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxg8 32. Kg2 (32. Rd3 Rgf8 $19) 32... Qc6+ 33. Kg1 Rh6
$19) (30. Kg2 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 Bxd5+ 32. Rxd5 Rbf8 $19) 30... Rxf2 31. Qxf2 Be3
32. Kg2 Bxf2 33. Rxf2 Qe3 $1 34. Nxd6 Rb1 $3 (34... Rb1 $3 35. Rxb1 (35. Rdd2
Qh6 $19) (35. Rf8 Rb2+ 36. Kh3 (36. Kf1 Qe2+ $19) 36... Qh6+ $19) (35. Bf3 Rxd1
36. Bxd1 Qd3 $19) 35... Bxd5+ 36. Kg1 Qxg3+ 37. Kf1 Qd3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{For the second time this year, I was facing Anand with Black in the first
round. After having, according to Hort's poetic expression, "dressed up in the
'kamikaze' uniform" and unleashed the Center Counter in Biel, I opted for a
more sober battle-plan this time.} 1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 {Rogozenko: Playing Sveshnikov by this move order helps
Black to avoid several variations. First of all after 2. ... e6 is not
possible 3.Bb5 any more, which can be played after 2. ... Nc6. And second,
lines like 7.a4 or 7.Nd5 in Sveshnikov, are also here not possible. On the
other hand Black should be ready after 2. ... e6 to face 3.c3, and in the
position on the board to be prepared against 6.Nc6, which is the main reason
why most of the players prefer to play the classical move order (2. ... Nc6
and 5. ... e5).} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 {Thus we are back to
familiar Sveshnikov grounds. After a momentary crisis about three years ago,
the gritty beast - I refer to the opening obviously - is back in business. The
slight slump in popularity had been caused by several Kasparov improvements in
his 1994 games against Kramnik, Shirov and myself. Vishy, on the other hand,
has until now never shown to be quite as fluent in this Sicilian as he is in
more classical ones, as witnessed by his game with Kramnik in Dortmund this
year.} 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c4 {A rather offbeat line, with its only
high-level outing dating back to 1992 from a game Beliavsky-Dolmatov in
Yugoslavia. A good fifteen minutes were needed for me to remember my analysis
of four years back. Rogozenko: After this innacurate move Black can
immidiately create counterplay in the centre. 12.c4?! allows Black to avoid
one of the main variations which arises after 12.Bd3 Ne7 13.Ne7 Qe7 14.c4 f5.}
f5 {There is such a rule that should be one of the Sveshnikov's practitioner
ten commandments: if Black can afford it, his best reaction to the c4-push is
to ignore it and sac the b5-P for the "initiative".} 13. cxb5 (13. Bd3 {
Rogozenko Rogozenko: This looks to me more precise than the game. The idea is
to avoid the move 14. ... Be6!, which was played in the game.} O-O 14. exf5 $2
(14. O-O {Rogozenko} bxc4 15. Nxc4 Be6 16. Ndb6 (16. Ncb6 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qc2+ e4 20. Qxc6 Bd4 $44 {Waitzkin-Zamora, New York 1993}) 16...
Rb8 17. exf5 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 d5 19. Ne3 e4 $44 {Werndl-Zakic, Oberwart 1991}) (
14. cxb5 $1 {Rogozenko} axb5 $5 15. Nxb5 $1 {Rogozenko: I don`t see a clear
compensation for Black here.}) 14... e4) 13... Nd4 14. Bd3 (14. bxa6 $6 {
Rogozenko} fxe4 15. Qa4+ Kf8) 14... Be6 $1 {An important improvement over the
above-mentioned game.} (14... O-O 15. Nc2 $1 {allowed White to jugulate
Black's central activity and gain a clear edge in Beliavsky-Dolmatov.} (15. Nc2
{Rogozenko} Nxc2+ (15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8 $13) 16. Qxc2 $14)) 15. O-O (15. Nc2
{would now be clumsy, as Black instantly opens up the game by} Bxd5 16. exd5 e4
{with promising perspectives, since Black will recapture the b2-P and keep the
cherished 'initiative' in view of White's uncastled king.}) 15... O-O 16. Nc2
Nxc2 (16... Bxd5 $6 {once the White king is safely out of the draughts,
trading on d5 does not solve all the problems any more:} 17. exd5 e4 18. Bxe4
fxe4 19. Nxd4 Qf6 20. Nc6 axb5 (20... Qxb2 $2 21. Rb1 Qxa2 22. b6 $18) 21. Qg4
$16) (16... fxe4 {was a serious alternative, although I believed it to be
inadequate because of} 17. Bxe4 (17. Nxd4 $4 Bxd5 $19) 17... Nxc2 (17... f5 $2
18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bf3 $16) 18. Qxc2 (18. Bxc2 axb5 $11 (18... axb5 {Rogozenko}
19. Ne3 f5 20. Bb3 Qd7 21. Bd5 Rac8 22. Qb3 $14 {Buchanan,W-Swan,I/SCO-ch100
1993/TD 93\10/0-1 (58)})) 18... Rc8 {and in my calculations, it appeared to me
that} ({and now} 18... f5 $2 {is refuted by} 19. Nc7 Rc8 20. Nxe6 Rxc2 {
however,} 21. Bxc2 $1 {ensures White a decisive advantage} (21. Nxd8 $2 {
only leads to a draw} fxe4 22. Ne6 Ra8 23. bxa6 (23. b6 Rb8 $11) 23... Rxa6 $11
) 21... Qc8 22. Bb3 {/\ Rac1} axb5 23. Rac1 Qb8 24. Nxf8+ Kxf8 25. Be6 $16) 19.
Bxh7+ $1 {was not only possible, but also very annoying for Black} (19. Qd1 $6
f5 $36) 19... Kh8 20. Qd3 Rc5 {is the only valid reply in this position. I now
have the feeling that my evaluation during the game was a bit pessimistic, as
Black obtains acceptable counter-chances for the pawn.} (20... axb5 $2 21. Bf5
$16) (20... Bxd5 $2 21. Bf5 $1 Bxg2 (21... Qg5 $2 {loses to} 22. Qh3+ Bh6 23.
Bxc8 $18) 22. Kxg2 $16) {For instance, on} 21. Ne3 Rxb5 {looks OK} ({or even} 
21... d5 $5 {is interesting})) 17. Bxc2 ({The point of having exchanged on c2
beforehand would appear clearly after} 17. Qxc2 Rc8 {now that the h7-P is no
longer en prise.} (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 {would bring us back to the preceding
note}) 18. Qb3 (18. Qe2 $2 {is plainly bad in view of} fxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 $17) (
18. Nc3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 axb5 (19... f5 {is hardly possible, due to the
intermediate} 20. Bb7 $1 Rc5 21. bxa6 $16) 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qd3 b4 22. Ne2 Qg5
$36 {and Black has more than sufficient compensation for the pawn, not least
because the retreat of the Bh7 by} (22... Qh4 {lets White relocate his B to a
favourable square} 23. Bf5 $14) 23. Be4 $140 $2 {is met with} d5 24. Bxd5 Rcd8
$19 {and Black wins material}) 18... fxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 axb5 (20... Rc5 {
allows White to get rid of the pin} 21. Bc4 axb5 22. Nf6+ $14) 21. Bxb5 Kh8 $13
) 17... fxe4 {Rogozenko: Although the position is equal, I would prefer Black.}
18. bxa6 (18. Bxe4 $142 {Rogozenko} f5 19. Bc2 axb5 20. Bb3 e4 (20... Kh8 $5)
21. Nf4 Bf7 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bd5) 18... Rxa6 (18... f5 $2 {
It would be silly to let the Pa6 remain on the board, as after} 19. Bb3 Kh8 (
19... Rxa6 $2 20. Nb4 $18) 20. Qe2 {the pawn will only disappear after
promoting into a queen.}) 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 $2 {As usual, Anand advances in
fifth gear through a minefield. This time though, he overlooked a costly detail
} (20. Bc2 {was the correct answer. I considered the following line to be the
sternest test of Black's conception:} Kh8 (20... e4 {Rogozenko} 21. Bb3 Bxb2
22. Nf4 Bf7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Rb1 {Rogozenko: and White is still
OK.}) 21. Bb3 (21. b4 $5 {deserves attention, with the idea of giving up the
exchange by} e4 22. Bb3 {with a complicated and rather dangerous endgame for
Black after} Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxa1 24. Qxa1+ Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Rxf6) 21... e4 22. Qd2
{the best square for the White queen, from which it considerably restricts the
activity of its Black counterpart.} Ra7 $1 (22... Be5 23. Nb4 Bxb3 24. Nxa6 Bc4
25. Nb4 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 {is not satisfactory for Black}) 23. Rac1 Be5 {prepares
counterplay along the g-file} 24. g3 Rg7 {and I believe Black has enough
activity to keep the balance, although White's side is easier to play, an
important factor for the practical assesment of the position.}) 20... Rc6 $1 {
By this simple move which prevents the planned Bc4, Black removes the lock on
his center pawns.} 21. Be2 (21. Qb3 {Holding the N on d5 at all cost is bound
to fail after} Rc5 22. Bc4 Kh8 $36 {followed by Qh4 and Rfc8 with a pressure
on the c4-B and the d5-N that White will not be able to resist for long.}) (21.
Bc2 $2 {Rogozenko} Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Bxd5 $19) 21... Rc5 22. Nc3 (22. Bf3 {offered
slightly better defensive prospects. For instance:} e4 ({Black has no time for
} 22... Kh8 23. b4 Rc4 24. Qb3 Rd4 25. Rad1 $11) 23. Nf4 Qe7 (23... Bc4 24. Be2
) ({and} 23... Bf7 24. Bh5 {are both unconvincing}) 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Be2 d5 {
with an impressive pawn phalanx, but White's chances for survival are quite
real, thanks to the opposite-coloured bishops.} ({or} 25... Bxb2 26. Rb1 Be5))
22... e4 ({I put aside} 22... d5 {because of} 23. Na4 Rc8 24. b4 e4 25. Rc1 {
and the knight jumps to c5 with tempo}) 23. Rc1 (23. f3 $5 {Rogozenko} d5 24.
fxe4 fxe4 25. Rxf8+ Qxf8 26. Bg4 $13) 23... d5 24. Na4 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 d4 26. Nc5
(26. Bc4 {Rogozenko} Bd5 $5 $15) 26... Bd5 27. Bc4 {I could not make up my
mind between 27...Qd6 and 27...Kh8. My first impulse was to prevent the
exchange on e6 of his knight against my bishop on d5 with 27...Qd6, but it
seemed to me that White could throw in quite a resistance if he moved his
queenside pawns forward without any delay. I eventually resolved not to waste
a precious tempo and opted for 27...Kh8, a necessary precaution in many lines.
I still can't tell whether I made the proper choice.} Kh8 (27... Qd6 28. b4 Kh8
(28... d3 29. a4 Bd4 $2 30. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Bxd5 $16 {is a
clear-cut demonstration of the utility of moving my king to h8.}) 29. a4 d3 30.
Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Rd1 Bd4 32. a5 {is the point where I stopped calculating while
pondering over my 27th move. Black is better, but his exposed king seriously
complicates his task of converting into a win.}) 28. Ne6 Bxe6 29. Bxe6 d3 30.
Qc4 Qf6 (30... Bxb2 $2 31. Qb5 $1 Qf6 32. Bxf5 {is one typical Anand "shot"})
31. b3 (31. h3 {Rogozenko} Re8 (31... Qxb2 {Rogozenko} 32. Qd5 Qf6 33. Rc1 {
Rogozenko: activating the pieces.}) 32. Bd5 Rd8 33. g3 Qe5 $15 34. Bb7 Qe7 35.
Bd5 Qe5 36. Bb7 Qe7 37. Bd5 Qd6 (37... Bxb2 {Rogozenko} 38. a4 $2 (38. Be6 Qf6
$17) 38... Qe5 39. Bc6 e3 $1 $19) 38. Bb7 Qb6 39. Qc6 (39. Bd5 {Rogozenko} Qxb2
$17) 39... Qd4 40. Qe6 d2 41. Qxf5 $4 (41. Rd1 {Rogozenko} Qxb2 42. Bd5 Qd4 43.
Bb3 $15) 41... Rf8 $1 {0-1 Anand,V-Lautier,J/Investbanka 1997/CBM 62_05/
[Rogozenko] Rogozenko: following by 42. ... Rf2 -+.}) (31. b4 {Rogozenko} Rd8
$36) 31... Re8 32. Bd5 Rd8 33. g3 $1 {An important defensive measure,
neutralizing the f5-f4 push. The following moves were executed at almost
lightning speed, as I was keeping time-trouble at bay and Vishy was staying
fit.} Qe5 34. Bb7 Qe7 35. Bd5 Qe5 36. Bb7 Qe7 37. Bd5 Qd6 38. Bb7 Qb6 39. Qc6
Qd4 40. Qe6 $4 {As Anand explained to me after the game, he had been looking
for a way to reposition his stranded bishop back to the mythical c4-square,
and believed he had found the solution with the text move, intending to follow
it up with Ba6-c4. For the second time in the game, the same 'idée fixe'
causes White's downfall.} ({Correct was} 40. Qc4 Qa7 $1 (40... Qxc4 41. bxc4
Rb8 42. Bd5 Rb2 43. Be6 $11 {and Black misses a pawn on g6.}) (40... Qb2 41. a4
{and Black has a hard time making progress}) 41. Bc8 {and in all fairness, it
is difficult to come up with a winning plan for Black.} ({this time, the queen
exchange proves fatal to White, since after} 41. Qa6 $2 Qxa6 42. Bxa6 Ra8 43.
Bc4 Rxa2 44. Be6 {Black is able to defend his P from the side.} Ra5 $17)) 40...
d2 41. Qxf5 ({The reason this obvious reply was not played is} 41. Rd1 Qa1 $1
42. Rxa1 Bxa1 {winning, a simple shot that escaped many commentators.}) 41...
Rf8 $1 ({It did not dawn on me right away that my opponent was in fact pulling
his last trick, until I noticed that after} 41... d1=Q $2 {White has the
amazingly cool move} 42. Bxe4 $1 Qxf1+ ({if} 42... Qh5 43. Qxh5 Qxe4 {White
has not much to fear with four pawns for the piece}) 43. Kxf1 Kg8 44. Qxh7+ Kf8
{and with a full five pawns for the rook and queens still on the board, White
can put up a hell of a fight.}) (41... Rf8 $1 {The material losses are now too
heavy after} 42. Qg4 (42. Qd5 Qxd5 43. Bxd5 Rd8 $19) (42. Qxe4 d1=Q $19) 42...
Rxf2 $1 {so White resigned.}) 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15.
Bh3 Bxh3 16. Rxh3 Ne7 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 O-O 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rh2 Rfd8 21.
h5 h6 22. O-O-O Rac8 23. Kb1 Rc5 24. f3 Qc7 25. g4 f6 26. Rhd2 Kf7 27. Qe2 Qb6
28. Rd3 Rc6 29. Qd2 Qc5 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. Qd1 Rc5 32. Rc2 Rc6 33. Rcd2 Qc5 34.
Qa4 Rb8 35. Rc2 Rcb6 36. Nd5 R6b7 37. Nxe7 Kxe7 38. Rd5 Rb6 $2 (38... Qe3 39.
Qb3 Qb6 $14) 39. Qxa5 $2 (39. Rxc5 dxc5 40. Qxa5 $18) 39... b3 $2 (39... Qxa5
40. Rxa5 b3 $16) 40. axb3 $2 (40. Rxc5 bxc2+ 41. Kc1 $18) 40... Qxa5 $16 41.
Rxa5 Rxb3 42. Ra7+ Kf8 43. Rf2 Rc3 44. Rc7 Rb4 45. Rd2 Rbxc4 46. Rxc4 Rxc4 47.
Rxd6 Rc7 48. Rd3 Rb7 49. b3 g6 50. hxg6 Kg7 51. Kb2 Kxg6 52. Rd6 Rf7 $6 (52...
Kg5 53. Rc6 Rb8 $16) 53. b4 $18 h5 54. gxh5+ Kxh5 55. Kb3 Kg5 56. Rd3 f5 57.
exf5 Kxf5 58. b5 e4 59. fxe4+ Kxe4 60. Rd1 Ke5 61. Kb4 Ke6 62. b6 Rd7 63. Rxd7
Kxd7 64. Kc5 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch 12th"]
[Site "Opatija"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
O-O d6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 Be7 11. Qf3 O-O 12. Bd2 b5 13. Rae1 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15.
Nbd4 Ba6 16. e5 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bxd3 19. exf6 Bxf1 20. fxe7 Bxg2+
21. Qxg2 Qxe7 22. Nc6 Qd7 $2 (22... Qb7 23. Bh6 f5 $15) 23. Bh6 $18 f6 24. Rg1
Rfc8 25. Qxg7+ Qxg7 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Ne7 Rf8 28. Kg2 f5 29. Rg3 Rf7 30. Bf4 h5
31. Nc6 Kh7 32. Re3 Rg7+ 33. Kf3 Rg1 34. Rd3 Rf1+ 35. Ke3 Rg8 36. Rd7+ Rg7 37.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. Be5+ Kg6 39. Ke2 Rh1 40. Kf3 Re1 41. Bd4 Re4 42. b3 Kf7 43. c4
bxc3 44. Bxc3 a4 45. b4 Ke8 46. Ne5 Kd8 47. b5 Kc7 48. Ba5+ Kb7 49. Nf7 Kb8 50.
Nd8 a3 $2 (50... e5 51. Bc3 Ka7 $11) 51. b6 $18 Rc4 52. Bb4 $1 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Baron, Tal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 a5 14. h4 Be6 15.
Bg2 Rc8 16. O-O Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Rac1 h6 21. Rc6
Rxc6 22. dxc6 Qc7 23. Rc1 Rb8 24. Bf1 Re8 25. Qd3 Kf8 26. Be2 Rb8 27. Bd1 g5
28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Bg4 Rh8 31. b3 Re8 32. Qf3 Re7 33. Bf5 Re8 34.
Bd7 Rh8 35. Qf5 Rh6 36. Rd1 Kf8 37. Rd3 Ke7 38. Rf3 Qb6 39. Qd5 Qc5 40. Qxc5
dxc5 41. Rf5 Kd6 {[%tqu "En","","","","f5f6","",10]} 42. Rxf6+ $1 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Lobron,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {Eine Runde vor Schluß
musste unbedingt ein Sieg her.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10.
Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3 O-O (14... Ne7 $6 15. g3
Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 {Jetzt verflacht die Stellung zugunsten des
Anziehenden, der in dieser Turniersituation nur allzu gerne eine solide
übersichtliche Partie gehabt hätte.}) 15. g3 $6 {Wie oft will der Anziehende
den Punkt d5 noch überdecken? Nachdem Schwarz im vorigen Zug 14.-Se7
unterlassen hat, hätte der Weiße den Läufer auf d3 postieren können, von wo
aus er in Verbindung mit späterem Dh5, oder gegebenenfalls über c2-b3
unangenehmer auf den schwarzen Königsflügel wirkt.} Rb8 {Ein früher oder
später notwendiger Abwartezug. Sofortiges 15.-f5 ließe 16.Lh3 zu.} 16. Bg2 f5
17. Qh5 Rf7 (17... f4 $2 18. Be4 $18) 18. f4 (18. O-O f4 19. Nc2 Qd7 $40) 18...
e4 {Da haben wir den Schlamassel. Die zeitraubende Fianchettierung des Lg2
führte zwangsweise zur Aussperrung des selbigen mit der Folge das der Punkt d5
ausgehebelt wird.} 19. O-O Ne7 20. Rad1 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qc8 $1 22. Qe2 (22. Kh1
Qc5 23. Nb4 Rb6 24. a3 Bb3 25. Rd2 a5 26. Nc2 Bxc2 27. Rxc2 b4 28. axb4 axb4
29. c4 d5 $19) 22... Qc5+ 23. Qf2 a5 $17 24. a3 (24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. a3 b4 26.
axb4 axb4 27. cxb4 cxb4 28. b3 Rd7 29. Ne3 Bd4 $19) 24... Rc8 25. Ne3 {Der
Weiße überschätzt schon die schwarze Stellung, kein Wunder also daß er seine
"Fudelchancen" durch Damentausch nicht mindern möchte.} (25. Qxc5 dxc5 26. Rd2
Rd7 27. Rfd1 Kf7 $1 28. Ne3 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 b4 30. axb4 cxb4 31. cxb4 a4 32. Bh3
Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rb1 $17) 25... Bb3 $1 26. Rd2 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28. cxb4 Qxb4 {
So ungefähr dürften die Traumblasen in der Nacht über GM Sveshnikovs Haus in
Tscheljabinsk immer noch aussehen. Zwei verbundene Freibauern, unterstützt
durch ein gewaltiges Läuferpaar und den aktiveren Schwerfiguren sollten genug
sein um zwei Partien zu gewinnen.} 29. Bh3 Bd4 30. Kh1 Qb6 31. Rxd4 $8 {
Man muß kein Großmeister sein um zu erkennen daß der Nachziehende "total" auf
Gewinn steht. Aber wie so oft beginnt jetzt erst der schwierige Teil der
Partie, die Verwertung .} Qxd4 32. Bxf5 Ra8 33. Qe2 Kh8 34. Rc1 Rfa7 35. Rc3 $8
Ra1+ 36. Kg2 Qxc3 {Bei herannahender Zeitnot schien mir dies die "sicherste"
Fortestzung zu sein, Alternativen wie 36.-Lf7 37.Sc2 schienen mir dem Weißen
mehr Aktivität zukommen zu lassen als er verdient hätte. Die "sicherste" Wahl
ist aber auch oft die vom Maximum am weitesten entfernteste, jedenfalls was
die positive Skala anbelangt, und so muß ich zugeben mir nach der
Zeitkontrolle meines Sieges nicht mehr ganz sicher gewesen zu sein.} 37. bxc3
R8a2 38. Kf2 Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2 Ra2+ 40. Ke1 d5 41. h4 (41. Be6 Rxh2 42. Nxd5 (42.
Bxd5 Bxd5 43. Nxd5 Rg2 $19) 42... Rh6 43. f5 Rxe6 $19) (41. h3 $5 $17) 41...
Ra1+ 42. Ke2 h5 $1 43. Be6 Ra2+ 44. Ke1 Ra5 $1 45. Ke2 (45. Bf7 Kg7 46. Bxh5 d4
47. Bd1 Bxd1 48. Nxd1 d3 $19) (45. g4 hxg4 46. Bxg4 Kg7 47. h5 Kf6 $19) 45...
Kg7 46. Ke1 Kf6 47. Bg8 Ke7 48. Ke2 Kd6 49. Bf7 Kc5 50. f5 (50. Bxh5 Ra2+ 51.
Ke1 d4 52. cxd4+ Kxd4 $19) 50... Ra2+ 51. Ke1 Ra1+ 52. Kf2 (52. Ke2 d4 $19 53.
Bxb3 {Fritz} dxe3 54. f6 Kd6 55. f7 $14) 52... Rc1 53. f6 Rxc3 54. Bxh5 (54.
Be6 Rxe3 $19) 54... d4 55. Nf5 Rc2+ 56. Ke1 e3 57. f7 Rc1+ 58. Ke2 Bc4+ 59. Kf3
Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Burnett, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 (11... Qxf6 {This is the normal
recapture.} 12. c4 (12. c3) (12. Bd3)) 12. c4 f5 (12... b4 13. Nc2 (13. Bxb4 $2
Nxb4 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qxb4 d5) 13... a5 14. Bd3 $14) 13. Bd3 (13. cxb5 Nd4 14.
Bc3 Bg7 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Bd3 O-O 17. O-O fxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bd3 axb5 20.
Nxb5 Ra6 21. Nxd4 Rh6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. g3 Qg5 26. Bg4
Bg7 27. Rb5 Rd6 28. Bf3 Rfd8 29. Qb3 Bd4 30. Rd1 $18 Qf6 31. Rd2 Bc3 32. Rdxd5
$4 Qxf3 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 $19 {Anand- Ochoa de Echaguen, Thessaloniki olm,1984})
13... Bg7 (13... bxc4 14. Bxc4 (14. Nxc4 $2 fxe4 15. Bxe4 d5) 14... Bg7 (14...
Nd4) 15. O-O O-O (15... fxe4 16. Bd5 Bd7 (16... Bb7 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qa4 Qd7 19.
Nc4 $16) 17. Nc4 Qe7 18. Bb4 $16) 16. Bd5 $14 Bb7 17. exf5) 14. cxb5 Nd4 15.
Bc3 Bb7 (15... O-O 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. O-O $16) (15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 d5 17. Bxd4
(17. Bd3 Qb6 $1) 17... dxe4 18. Be3 Qa5+ (18... Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 axb5 20. Nxb5
Rxa2 21. Bc5 Bd7 22. Nd6+ Kd8 23. Nxf7+ $18) 19. Bd2 (19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Bxd2
O-O $44) 19... Qb6 20. Nc4 Qd4) 16. bxa6 Bxa6 $6 (16... Bxe4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18.
O-O (18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. O-O) 18... O-O $14) 17. exf5 O-O 18. O-O Nc6 (18... Qb6
19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 $16) (18... d5 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nc2 $16) 19. Bxa6
Rxa6 20. Qd3 $16 Ra4 21. Rfd1 Nd4 22. Nb5 e4 23. Qxe4 $18 Re8 24. Qd3 Ne2+ 25.
Kh1 Qh4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nxd6 Re5 28. Qb3 Re7 29. Rd3 Ra6 30. Qb5 Rea7 31. f6+
1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O g6 (17... Bd7 18. Qd3 f5 19. Ra2 g6 20. f3 Bh6
21. Rd1 Qh4 22. Nde3 Rf6 23. Bd5 Rbf8 24. Nf1 $14 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G,
Leon-Match,1998,1-0}) 18. Qd3 (18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Rfa1 Bh6 20. g3 $6 f5 21. exf5
gxf5 22. b4 e4 23. bxa5 Ne5 24. Rb4 Rxb4 25. cxb4 f4 $40 {0-1 Lutz,C-Kramnik,V/
BL9495 1995 (35)}) 18... f5 (18... Bd7 19. Raa1 f5 20. Rfd1 Bh6 21. Nde3 Rf6
22. f3 Ne7 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. b4 a4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Qf8 $13 {1-0 Shirov,
A-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind 1995 (53)}) 19. Raa1 (19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Ra2 Bh6 21. f3
Qh4 22. Nde3 f4 23. Nf1 Rf6 24. b4 g5 25. h3 g4 26. fxg4 axb4 27. Ne1 Rg6 28.
Nf3 $14 {Popov-Beshukov, Novorossijsk,1995,1/2-1/2}) 19... Bh6 20. Rfe1 fxe4
21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe2 e4 23. Nd4 {the position seems complicated with balanced
chances. a likely variation would be N:d4 , C:d4 Bg7, Q-d2 R-a8=} (23. Nce3 Ne5
$13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 (17. Ra2 Kh8 18. Nce3 g6 19. h4 Bxh4 20. g3 Bg5
21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Bh4+ 23. Kf1 f5 24. b3 fxe4 25. Rah2 g5 26. Ng2 $40 {
Maus,S-Birnboim,N, Tel-Aviv,1987, 1-0}) 17... Kh8 18. O-O g6 (18... f5 19. exf5
Bxf5 20. Nce3 Be6 21. Qd3 Qd7 22. Rd1 Qf7 23. Ra2 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Bg4 $11 {
Iordachescu,V-Sveshnikov, E, Novgorod op,1995,1/2-1/2}) 19. Ra1 (19. Qe2 Bd7
20. Ra2 f5 21. Rfa1 Bh6 22. b4 axb4 23. Ncxb4 {Ehlvest,J-Fedorowicz,J, WchT
Luzern, 1989,1/2-1/2}) (19. Qd3 Bd7 20. Raa1 f5 21. Rfd1 Bh6 22. Nde3 Rf6 23.
f3 Ne7 24. Kh1 Bf4 25. b4 a4 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Qf8 $13 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V,
Monaco blind, 1995, 1-0}) (19. Kh1 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nce3 Be6 22. Qd3 Ne7
23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. Rxa5 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Qc7 $11 {Lanka,Z-Nijboer,F,
Arnold Cup,1994,1/2-1/2}) (19. b4 Bd7 20. Qa1 Qc8 21. Bd3 axb4 22. cxb4 Be6 23.
b5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Ne7 25. Nb4 Rb7 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Bf1 Qc5 $13 (27... Qc5 {
1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Lobron,E/BL9596 1996 (67)})) 19... Bh6 20. Qd3 f5 21. f3 Be6
22. Rad1 Ne7 23. Nce3 (23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxe6 (24. Qxd6 $6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bxc4
26. bxc4 Rb2 27. Ne1 (27. Na3 $2 Be3+ 28. Kh1 Bc5 $19) 27... Be3+ 28. Kh1 fxe4
$15) 24... Qxe6 25. c4 $11 (25. Na1 $5)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Grebionkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
Ne7 15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. Qh5 (17. O-O f5 (17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rc5 19. Qd3
Bh6 20. Bxe6 $2 fxe6 21. Ng4 Bg7 $11 {Time! 1-0 Arakhamia,K-Salman,J/Lloyds
Bank op 1994 (37)}) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5 Kh8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qd5 Qd7 22.
Rad1 f4 23. Ng2 Rf6 24. Rd3 Rcf8 25. Qxe5 $16 {1-0 Kuporosov,V-Holmsten,A/
Helsinki op 1992 (38)}) 17... f5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 (19... Qf7 20.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rd1 a5 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 b4 $13) 20. Bxd5+ Kh8
21. O-O e4 22. Qe2 Rc5 $6 (22... Rb8 23. a3 a5 $13) 23. Rad1 Be5 (23... a5 24.
f3 e3 25. Rfe1 Re8 26. f4 $16) (23... Qe5 24. f4 Qe7 $14) 24. Kh1 Qg7 25. f3
exf3 26. Rxf3 $14 {White has a lasting advantage due to his better placed
pieces and the weak pawn on f5. also the black rook on C5 is misplaced.} Qh6
27. Qd3 f4 28. g4 Rc7 29. Rg1 Qh4 (29... Rg7 30. Rh3 Qf6 31. g5 Qg6 32. Be4 Qf7
33. Rg4 $40) 30. g5 $16 Qh5 31. Rh3 Qe8 32. Rg4 Qd7 33. Rgh4 Rf5 34. g6 h5 35.
Qxf5 Qxf5 36. Rxh5+ 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Shchukin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 (2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14.
g3 O-O 15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qh5 (17. Re1 Qd7 18. Qh5 f5 19. Rad1 e4 20.
Nce3 Ne5 21. Re2 Ng6 22. Red2 Be5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Nc4 Qf7 25. Qg5 Kh8 26. Kh1
Rg8 27. Qe3 Qg7 28. Bf1 Rbf8 $40 {0-1 Short,N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod 1994 (41)})
17... Qd7 18. Rad1 f5 19. Nce3 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rd2 $13 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares 1995 (34)}) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3
f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6 15. g3 Ne7 (15... O-O 16. Bg2 a5 17. O-O Rb8 18.
Qh5 f5 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Nce3 Ne7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. g4 e4 23. gxf5 Bxa2 24. Kh1
Bf7 25. Qg4 b4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 bxc3 28. bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rfd1 Be5 30. Rxa5
Rb2 31. Qxe4 Rxf2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares 1995 
(41)}) 16. Bg2 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. Ne3 (18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. f3 $44) 18... Rb8
19. Qd3 $14 Kh8 $2 (19... Bh3 $5) 20. Rd1 b4 21. O-O bxc3 22. bxc3 Bh3 {
A SAD NECESSITY. BLACK HAS PROBLEMS WITH D6.} (22... Rb6 23. Nc4 $16) 23. Bg2
Bxg2 24. Kxg2 $16 {WHITE CONTROLS KEY SQUERES D5,F5 THEREFORE HE HAS A LASTING
ADVANTAGE.} Qa5 25. Nf5 Qxa2 26. Ra1 Qe6 27. Rxa6 e4 28. Nxg7 Qe5 (28... exd3
29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rxd6 Rfd8 31. Rxe6 Rb2 32. Re3 d2 33. Rd1 Rc2 34. Kf1 $18)
29. Qd2 (29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Kxg7 31. Re1 Rfe8 32. Rd4 Rbc8 33. c4 f5 $16)
29... Rbd8 30. Nh5 Qxh5 31. Rxd6 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Rxd6 33. Qxd6 Re8 34. Qd4+ Kg8
35. Re1 Re6 36. c4 h5 37. h4 $18 Kh7 38. c5 Kg6 39. Qc4 Kf6 40. Re3 Qd1+ 41.
Kg2 Qd7 42. Rxe4 Qb7 43. Qd4+ Kg6 44. f3 Rf6 45. Qd3 Kg7 46. Qc3 Kg6 47. Re5
Qc6 48. Qd3+ Kh6 49. Rxh5+ 1-0

[Event "London m"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Manor,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.04.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 (11... f5 12. a5 (12. f4 Bf6 13. Kh1
a6 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. Nd4 Qf6 16. c3 a5 17. Bf4 Nd7 18. Ne6 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 Rf7
20. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Motwani,P-Espinosa Flores,R/Dubai olm 1986 (53)}) 12... a6 13.
Nc3 Nd7 14. Kh1 Kh8 15. f4 Bf6 16. Be3 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Na4
Bxa4 20. Rxa4 Ng6 21. Be3 Be5 22. Bd3 f4 23. Bg1 Nh4 24. g3 Qd7 25. Rb4 Nf5 26.
gxf4 $16 {1-0 Ivanov,A-Dolmatov,S/URS-FL 1979 (39)}) 12. f4 (12. Kh1 f5 13. f4
a6 14. Na3 Bf6 15. c3 (15. Nc4 Nb6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Ne3 Bg5 18. c4 f4 19. a5
Nd7 20. Nc2 e4 21. Qd4 Qe8 22. Bg4 Qg6 23. Qc3 Nc5 24. Be2 e3 25. Nxe3 fxe3 26.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Bxe3 Ne4 28. Qb4+ Kg8 29. Rf1 Ng3+ $1 {0-1 Zelcic,R-Sutovskij,E/
Struga zt 1995}) 15... Qe7 16. Nc4 g6 17. Re1 Re8 18. Be3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20.
Bf3 Qf8 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Qb3 Rb8 23. Qb6 $13 {Garbett,P-Chandler,M/NZD-ch
1978/0-1 (49)}) 12... a6 13. Na3 b5 $1 14. Kh1 (14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 $2 Qb6+
16. Kh1 Rxa3 $17) 14... bxa4 15. Nc4 exf4 16. Bd2 (16. Bxf4 Nc5 17. Be3 Qc7)
16... Ne5 17. Ba5 (17. Rxa4 g5 18. Ba5 Qe8 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. d6 Bf6 $13) 17...
Qe8 $8 18. Nb6 f3 (18... Rb8 19. Rxf4) 19. Bxf3 Rb8 20. Be2 Bd8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8
22. Bb4 $13 (22. Bxd8 $2 Qxd8 23. Bxa6 Rb8 $17) (22. Bc3 Bb6 23. Bxa6 Rxc3 $1
24. bxc3 Bc5 $15) 22... Bc7 (22... Qd7 23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Qe2) 23. Bxa6 Ra8 (
23... Rb8 24. c3) 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. Bc3 f5 26. Rf4 Qf7 27. Qd2 (27. Bxe5 Rfe8 (
27... dxe5 28. d6 $1 $16)) 27... Bb6 28. Be2 Rbe8 29. Rfxa4 Ng4 30. Bxg4 fxg4
$44 31. Qd1 h5 32. Ra6 $2 (32. Bd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 $13) 32... Qf2 $1 33. Rxb6
Qxb6 34. Qd3 Qf2 35. Rg1 Qf5 36. Qd4 Rf7 37. Bb4 Re4 38. Qd2 h4 39. Bxd6 Rd7
40. Ba3 Rxd5 {BLACK`S HEAVY PIECES ARE VERY DOMINANT. THE COMBINED THREAT OF
THE INVASION OF THE BLACK ROOKS AND PAWN TO H3 DECIDES THE GAME. THEREFORE
WHITE DOES NOT HAS MUCH TO PLAY.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 (8... Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. exd5 Ne7 $15 {Larsen
}) 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13.
Nxb5 $5) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (11. c4) 11... O-O {
[%emt 0:01:31]} (11... Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 $14) 12. Nc2 Bg5 (12... Rb8 13.
Be2 a5 14. Qd3 Bg5 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Bxa2 18. Qxd6 {Lanka,Z 
(2490)-Nokso Koivisto,A (2330) Cappelle op 08th 1992 (2) 1-0}) 13. Be2 {
[%emt 0:01:27]} (13. a4 {La grande ligne} bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3
Kh8 (16... Be6 17. Qa1 g6 18. O-O Qd7 {Karpov,A (2660)-Sveshnikov,E URS-ch41
Moscow 1973 (3) 1/2} (18... f5 $2 19. Ndb4) (18... Kh8 19. Rd1)) 17. Nce3 g6
18. h4) 13... Be6 {73 Le français est sorti de sa préparation} (13... Ne7) (
13... Rb8) (13... Kh8 14. O-O f5 (14... g6 15. Nce3 Be6) 15. Bf3 Rb8) 14. O-O {
[%emt 0:01:25]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 15. a4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:
55]} 16. exd5 bxa4 17. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 18. Qd3 $5 {
[%csl Ra5][%cal Gf1a1] 70} (18. Na3 f5 19. Nc4 e4 20. Qa1 Nxd5 21. Rd1 Nf4 22.
Bf1 d5 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. Qxa5 Qb8 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Nd6 Qa7 28.
g3 e3 29. Kg2 f4 30. f3 Qe7 31. Ne4 Bh6 32. g4 g6 {Serper,G (2435)-Chekhov,V 
(2480)/Frunze 1988/TD/1/2-1/2 (44)}) 18... Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 19. Rb1 (19. h4
Bh6 20. Rb1) 19... Qb7 {[%csl Rd5]} (19... f5 20. Na3 e4 $132 {[%cal Gg5f6]})
20. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} (20. Bf3 f5 $132 {[%cal Ge5e4]}) 20... Qxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:27]} 21. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nxd5 22. Nc4 $44 {[%emt 0:00:42][%csl Rd5,
Rd6][%cal Gb1d1]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 23. Raa1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a4 $5 {
[%emt 0:00:22][%cal Gd5c3]} (23... Bd8 {[%cal Gd8a5]} 24. Nxd6) 24. Bf3 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 25. Nxb6 (25. Nxd6 $143 Rfd8 {[%cal Gb6a4]
}) 25... Rxb6 26. Rxa4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c3,Gb6b1]} (26... Bd2 $142 {[%cal Gd2c3,
Gf8b8] Plus souple que Rc8} 27. Rc4 Rb3 28. Bd1 (28. Kf1 Rfb8 $132)) 27. Bd5 {
[%emt 0:00:33][%csl Gd5,Rf7][%cal Ga4a7]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:18] Trop tard!} 28.
c4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rcb8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 29. Ra7 {[%csl Rf7]} (29. b3 $5 {
[%csl Rg8]} g5) 29... g6 (29... Rf8 {Peut-être un moindre mal mais Romain
commençait а être mal au temps}) 30. Rxf7 Kh8 31. h4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxb2 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 32. Rxb2 Rxb2 33. g4 Rb8 34. g5 Rd8 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} h6
$2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (35... Rc8) 36. h5 $1 Rg8 37. Rd7 Rg7 38. Bf7 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6.
Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 11. c3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 12. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:
55]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 14. Ncb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 15. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:42:18]} 16. Bxa6 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:13:05]} 17. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:
13]} 18. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be7 {[%emt 0:08:49]} 19. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:20:26]} 21. c4 {
[%emt 0:08:48]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:11:20]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:
01]} 23. Bb5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 24. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Qxb5 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 25. Qg4 $146 {[%emt 0:18:39] Just a novelty for the
spectators, leading to some sort of a tactical draw.} (25. Qxb5+ {Zawadzka,J 
(2414)-Cmilyte,V (2477) EU-Cup (Women) 14th 2009 (4.2) 1/2 leads to an equal
ending and a draw was immediately agreed in}) 25... O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} 26.
Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} ({At first, it is Black who avoids a draw by perpetual with} 
27... gxf6 $11) 28. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:07][%cal Gg5h6]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29.
Nh5+ {[%emt 0:02:45]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 31. Nh5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Qh6 {
[%emt 0:02:03] But now it is White's turn to refrain from the third time
repetition, forcing the perpetual anyway. The opponents must have been smiling
a lot in this phase.} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 33. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh8 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nce3 $5
{A rare move.} ({The usual continuation is} 14. Ncb4) 14... O-O (14... Rxb2 $6
15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 O-O 17. O-O $36 {would leave White with excellent
attacking chances on the queenside.}) 15. Qxa4 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Ne7 17. O-O-O Bb7
18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Rd2 d5 $5 $146 {A novelty on move 20 in an almost
non-existent line!!} (20... f5 $6 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Qxd6 {Nisipeanu,L (2690)
-Van Wely,L (2676) Fuegen 2006 CBM 115 [Nisipeanu,L] (1-0, 65)}) 21. exd5 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rxd5 Qc4 25. Rhd1 Rfc8 26. R5d3 Rc5 27. R1d2
g6 28. Rf3 Rb3 29. Qa2 Rcb5 30. Kd1 Qf1+ 31. Kc2 Qc4 32. Kd1 Qf1+ 33. Kc2 Qc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {In the early days of the Sveshnikov
System, this resolute move was hardly taken seriously, mainly because White
irrevocably weakens the d4- and c5-squares. Practice of the past years has
shown that it is not that simple for Black to take advantage of his trumps. If
his blocking plan fails, he will find himself in a worse endgame, with just
another pawn (b4) on a dark square.} b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 Be6 {There are
several ways of dealing with the potentially "bad bishop".} ({Some players
prefer activating it at once with} 13... Bg5 {, thus freeing the queen from
the task of defending it.} 14. Bg2 Qa5 15. O-O Qc5 16. b3 Be6 $2 {This kind of
carelessness is typical for blitz chess.} ({Black should have prepared the
bishop's development with} 16... Rb8) 17. h4 $2 ({Missing his chance:} 17. Nc7
Ra7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Raf7 20. Qxe6 Kh8 21. Kh1 $1 $16 Rxf2 $2 22. Rxf2
Qxf2 23. Rf1 $18) 17... Bh6 18. Nde3 $6 {Allowing Black to solve all his
strategic problems.} Bxe3 $1 19. Nxe3 a5 {with excellent play, Balogh,C (2616)
-Wang Yue (2736)/Beijing (blitz) 2008/CBM 126 Extra (0-1, 50)}) 14. Bg2 ({
Alternatively, White can prevent ...Bg5 with:} 14. h4 a5 15. Bg2 Re8 16. Qd3
Rb8 17. Bh3 Be7 {Freeing the queen takes a bit more time than in the previous
example, which compensates for White's tempo spent on h2-h4.} 18. Kf1 Qc8 19.
Kg2 Bd8 20. Rad1 Qb7 21. b3 Bb6 $6 {In this concrete position, exchanging this
bishop does not work out well. White is better mobilised and the pressure
against d6 makes it difficult for Black to maintain the blockade on c5.} ({
Actually, the bishop stands well on d8, controlling the d5-knight and being
prepared to defend d6 if the knight retreats. Therefore, a neutral move such as
} 21... Ra8 $5 {preparing ...a5-a4 deserves attention.}) 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Nxb6
Qxb6 24. Rd2 $14 Rbd8 {A bit passive, since the threat against d6 is not real
yet.} (24... a4 $5 25. Qxd6 $2 Rbd8 $19) 25. Rhd1 Nb8 {Black is still dreaming
of installing the knight on c5, but this is not realistic. The temporary
knight retreat to a passive square allows White to develop his initiative.} (
25... Rd7 $5) 26. Qe3 ({The pawn break} 26. c5 $1 {which Nisipeanu will carry
out later was already possible.} Qxc5 27. Ne3 Nc6 28. Rc2 Qb6 29. Nc4 $16 {
[%cal Gc4d6]}) 26... Qc6 27. Ne1 Rd7 (27... Na6 28. Nd3 $16) 28. Nf3 Qc7 (28...
Red8 29. c5 Qxc5 30. Qxc5 dxc5 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Rc1 Rc7 33. Nxe5 $16) 29. Qg5
Ree7 30. c5 $1 $18 dxc5 (30... Qxc5 31. Rxd6 $1 $18) 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7
Nxd7 33. Qe7 $18 {Nisipeanu,L (2683)-Spasov,V (2621)/Baile Herculane 2010/CBM
138 Extra (1-0, 41)}) 14... Bg5 ({And here is another example from Nisipeanu's
recent practice:} 14... a5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qd3 g6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. b3 Qe7 19.
Rad1 Rfd8 20. h4 {Nisipeanu,L (2672)-Radjabov,T (2740)/Medias 2010/CBM 137/
[Nisipeanu] (1-0, 39)}) 15. O-O Qb8 (15... a5 {Anand,V (2791)-Gelfand,B (2727)/
Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Krasenkow] (1/2, 27)}) 16. b3 a5 {So far, both sides have
manoeuvred in the spirit of existing theory, but now comes a surprise.} 17. f4
$5 $146 {Not only a new move, but also an unusual concept. White gains space
and obstructs the c1-h6 diagonal at the cost of allowing Black to get rid of
one of his pawns placed on a dark square.} (17. Nde3 Rd8 18. Nf5 g6 19. h4 Bf6
20. Nfe3 h5 21. Kh2 Bg7 22. Bh3 Qa7 23. Qe2 Nd4 24. Qd3 Qc5 $11 {Salgado Lopez,
I (2623)-Tregubov,P (2596)/Forni di Sopra 2012 (1/2, 68)}) 17... Bd8 {As we
can see from the next comment, Black does not need to consider exchanging on
f4 yet.} 18. Kh1 (18. f5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Qa7 $1 {is at least fine
for Black.}) 18... Ra7 ({The merits of} 18... exf4 {largely depend on the
final evaluation of the next variation.}) 19. Qh5 (19. f5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nd4 21.
Nxd4 exd4 22. f6 $1 {Otherwise, the bishop would return to f6 with better
chances for Black.} Bxf6 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Be4 f5 25. Bxf5 Qb6 26. Qh5 f6 27.
Re1 d3 $132 {[%cal Gb6d4] White's initiative looks dangerous, but Black is
kicking back.}) 19... f6 $6 {After this "ugly" move, ...exf4 becomes
unappealing, which allows White prepare the kingside attack based on f4-f5 at
his leisure.} ({There seems to be nothing wrong with} 19... exf4 20. gxf4 a4
$132 {Black has started some queenside counterplay already, while the kingside
attack does not look too promising:} 21. f5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. f6 Bxf6 24.
Rxf6 gxf6 25. Nd4 Ng6 26. Nc6 (26. Nf5 Kh8) 26... Qb6 27. Nxa7 Qxa7 $15) ({
Actually, the immediate} 19... a4 {is worth mentioning, since after} 20. f5 {
Black can reduce White's attacking potential with the intermediate} axb3 $1)
20. Rad1 Ne7 {Black relies too much on the solid character of his position and
does not care about starting his counterplay.} (20... a4 $5) 21. Nce3 Bb6 22.
Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Rd3 Qc5 24. Qd1 Rd8 25. f5 $1 Bf7 26. g4 $40 {After thorough
regrouping, White switches to the main plan: a massive kingside attack!
Black's position is critical already.} a4 27. g5 axb3 (27... fxg5 28. Qg4 h6
29. h4 $40) 28. axb3 Kf8 29. Qg4 ({The move order} 29. gxf6 gxf6 30. Qg4 {
was possible, but not necessary (see the next comment)}) 29... Rda8 (29... Ng8
{, hoping to capture on f6 with the knight fails to} 30. g6 $1 hxg6 31. fxg6
Be8 (31... Nh6 32. Qh4 Bxg6 33. Nd5 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Gd3g3]}) 32. Qh5 Bd7 33.
Bh3 $18) 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. Qh4 Ng8 32. Ng4 (32. Bf3 Ra1 33. Bd1 $18 {[%cal
Gf1g1,Gh4g3]}) 32... Ke7 33. Qxh7 $16 {White is a pawn up and the black king
is exposed. besides, the black knight has problems getting back into the game.
Black's control over the dark squares offers him just a feeble consolation.}
Ra1 34. Ne3 Kf8 35. Qh4 R8a2 36. Qg3 Qc6 37. h3 Rxf1+ 38. Nxf1 Ra1 39. Kh2 Ra2
40. Qe1 Bh5 (40... Qc5 41. Ne3 $18 {[%cal Gd3d2,Ge3c2]}) 41. Ng3 Be8 42. Qxb4
Qc5 43. Qe1 Bc6 44. Nf1 Nh6 45. Qh4 Nf7 46. Qe1 Ke7 47. h4 Nh6 48. Rd2 Qa5 49.
Kh3 Ra3 50. Qg3 Nf7 51. Rd3 Qa8 52. Ne3 Qh8 53. c5 Ra2 $6 (53... dxc5 54. Nc2 (
54. Nc4 Ra2 $14) 54... Ra5 (54... Ra2 55. Qf2 Ra5 56. b4 cxb4 57. Qb6 $18) (
54... Ng5+ 55. Kg4 $18) 55. Qe1 Qa8 56. Rg3 $16) 54. cxd6+ Nxd6 55. Nd5+ Bxd5
56. Rxd5 Qc8 57. b4 Rc2 58. Kh2 Qc4 59. Rc5 Qe2 60. Qg8 Nf7 61. Rxc2 Qxc2 62.
Qb8 Qd2 63. Qa7+ Kf8 64. Qc5+ Kg7 65. b5 Nh6 66. Qe7+ Nf7 67. Qa3 Nd6 68. b6
Nxe4 69. Qf3 Nd6 70. b7 Qb4 71. Qh5 Nf7 72. Bd5 Nh8 73. Kh3 Qb1 74. Qg4+ Kh6
75. Qf3 Qb6 76. Qb3 Qf2 77. b8=Q Qxf5+ 78. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Rxb3 24. Rc4 Rb5 25. Nc7 Rb6 26. Nd5 Rb5 27.
e4 Rc5 28. Rxc5 dxc5 29. Qf7 $146 {Believe it or not, only this move is new!
It does not seem to be an improvement, though. In the games played so far, it
was usually Black who had to find a way to simplify to a draw or give
perpetual check. In the current game, the perpetual will be a necessity for
White, who faced the threat of witnessing the birth of a second black queen!} (
29. Qb5 Qd6 30. Kf2 h6 31. Ke2 Kh7 32. Kd3 Ne7 33. Qb6 Qd7 34. Qxc5 Nxd5 35.
exd5 Qf5+ {Nowak,Z (2417)-Milani,O (2125)/IECG email 2003/Corr 2004 (1/2, 43)})
(29. Qa6 Qe8 30. Nc7 Qd7 31. Qa8+ Nd8 32. Nd5 h6 33. Qxa5 Qd6 34. Qb6 Nf7 35.
h4 Qxb6 36. Nxb6 Nd6 37. Nd7 c4 38. Nxe5 Nxe4 {1/2 Sokolov,A (2550)-Gurgenidze,
B (2445)/Riga 1985/URS-ch}) 29... h6 30. Qe6 Qa8 31. Qd7 a4 32. Nb6 Qb8 33.
Qxc6 a3 34. Qxc5 Qa7 35. Na4 Qxa4 36. Qf8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39.
Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qc8+ Kf7 41. Qf5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Bxf6 ({An interesting moment. Exchanging on f6 without inserting the moves} 8.
Na3 b5 {offers Black additional possibilities. Could this have been a
psychologic trap set by Nakamura, aiming to tempt Shirov out of the
theoretical paths? If so, it worked out perfectly well.}) 8... gxf6 9. Na3 f5 {
This is why White usually delays the exchange. Black does not need to weaken
his queenside before launching his counterplay in the centre.} (9... b5 {
would transpose back to the normal lines.}) 10. Nc4 Nd4 {Not the only possible
move.} (10... fxe4) (10... b5 {is not really transposing to anything:} 11. Ne3
b4 12. Ncd5 fxe4) 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Ne3 Bg6 $5 ({The usual retreat in the
Sveshnikov is} 12... Be6) 13. Ncd5 Bh6 14. c3 Ne6 15. Bd3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qb6 17.
O-O Nf4 18. Be2 Rg8 19. Bf3 Nh3+ $6 {Black has not completed his development
yet and should have refrained from such tactical operations.} (19... O-O-O {
would maintain the threat ...Nh3+xf2+ and also ...Qxb2, since Rab1 is
impossible.}) 20. Kh1 Nxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Qxe3 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Re2 Qb6 24. Bd5 $16
{White is better coordinated and the black king faces problems finding a safe
location.} Rg7 25. Qd2 f5 26. Rf1 Kd7 27. b4 f4 28. a4 a5 29. b5 Rd8 30. g3
fxg3 31. hxg3 Kc8 32. c4 Kb8 33. Rf6 Re7 34. Kh2 e4 35. Qc3 Rc8 36. Re3 Ka7 37.
Bc6 Rd8 38. c5 dxc5 39. Bxe4 Rd6 40. Rxd6 Qxd6 41. Qxa5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {This is the continuation
of the theoretical duel between the same players initiated at Sofia 2009.} 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7
13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19.
cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21. b3 Kh8 22. Nc2 Bc3 $5 $146 {The bishop occupies a
dominating position and this will be characteristic for Black's position in
general. Despite his huge material advantage, White will have little breathing
space at his disposal and will find no active plan at all.} ({In the previous
game, Shirov,A (2745)-Carlsen,M (2770)/Sofia 2009/CBM 131/[Rogozenco] (1-0, 30)
,} 22... Be5 {was played. It should be mentioned that in the Sofia game, the
novelty also belonged to Carlsen: 21...Kh8 instead of the previously played 21.
..Bd7.}) 23. Qh3 Qf6 24. Be2 d4 {Black is not interested in trading his active
bishop for the passive white rooks.} 25. Bc4 Rg8 26. g3 Rbe8 27. Rd1 e3 {
All the pieces were placed on the best squares and time has come for pawn
breaks.} 28. fxe3 dxe3 29. Be2 Re4 30. Qg2 Re7 {White has no reasonable way to
avoid the repetition.} 31. Qh3 Re4 32. Qg2 Re7 33. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O (14.
Qd3 Be6 15. O-O Bg5 16. Rad1 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qb6 18. Rd3 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20.
Rf3 Rc7 21. g3 g6 22. h4 Bh6 23. Kg2 Kg7 24. Qb5 Qc5 25. Qa4 Ne7 26. a3 Rb8 27.
Rb3 Rcb7 28. Ne1 {1/2 Karjakin,S (2723)-Timofeev,A (2651)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009}
) 14... Bg5 15. Qd3 Ne7 {A rare move.} (15... Be6 {is by far the most popular
continuation.}) 16. Nde3 Bxe3 $146 (16... Bb7 17. Rad1 Qb8 18. g3 Ra6 19. Bf3
Qa8 20. Bg2 f5 21. exf5 e4 22. Qe2 Nxf5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 {1-0 Adhiban,B 
(2422)-Zhou,Y (2259)/Mersin 2008/CBM 126 Extra}) 17. Nxe3 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Nd4 19.
Nc2 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Qc7 21. Rd3 Be6 22. b3 Ra6 23. Qd2 Rc6 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. h3 $14
f6 26. Bg4 Bf7 27. h4 Kf8 28. Bf5 Kg8 29. h5 h6 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Rg3 Kf8 32.
Rdd3 Rc7 33. Kh2 Ra7 34. Qg4 Bg8 35. Qd1 Rc7 36. Rg4 Be6 37. Bxe6 Qxe6 38. Rd5
Ra7 39. Rg3 Rdd7 40. Qd2 Kf7 41. Kg1 Ke8 42. Rgd3 Ke7 43. Qe3 Ra6 44. Qg3 Kf8
45. Rb5 Ra8 46. Qg6 Kg8 47. Rdd5 Rda7 48. Rb6 Rd8 49. Rxa5 Qe7 50. Rxa7 Qxa7
51. Rxb4 Kh8 52. a4 Qd4 53. Rb7 Rg8 54. g3 Qd2 55. Kg2 Qc3 56. Qf7 Qd3 57. Qg6
Qc3 58. Rb5 Qd2 59. a5 Qa2 60. Qg4 Qc2 61. a6 1-0

[Event "Kilkenny Masters"]
[Site "Kilkenny"]
[Date "1998.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qd2 (17. Qh5) 17... Qd7 {We are out of the opening
and well into the middle game. Black has two bishops and a big pawn centre but
his pawns are liable to become vulnerable as White is very solid.} 18. Rad1 f5
19. Nde3 {Pressurising the weak d6 pawn and making way for favourable
exchanges on d5.} Rbd8 20. Bd5 Ne7 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nd5 f4 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.
Qd5+ Kh8 25. Rfe1 $2 {Trying to stop e4 but weakening the f-file.} (25. Ne1 e4
26. Qxb5 e3 {creating counterplay quickly is unclear.}) (25. Qxb5 {is of
course well met by} Rb8) 25... Qf6 $1 {exploiting the weakness of White's last
move. Now when white defends f2 wih the rook black can later gain a further
tempo with f3.} 26. Re2 Bh6 27. Qxb5 (27. Ne1 b4 $1 28. Qxa5 $2 fxg3 29. hxg3
Be3 $1 30. Nd3 Qf3 31. Rde1 Qxg3+ $19) 27... f3 28. Re4 Rb8 $1 {Perhaps my
opponent missed this rook move to b8. Once I get my rook to the seventh rank
it is really unpleasant.} 29. Qxa5 (29. Qd5 {was less greedy but things are
still bad for White if I carry on as in the game.}) 29... Rxb2 30. Ne3 Re2 31.
Ng4 Qg6 32. Rb4 {[#]} Bf4 $1 {Cutting the rook off from g4 decides the game
quickly. I only realized afterwards how aesthetically pleasing to me this
Black's march up the kingside was to me. Bf8-g7-h6-f4-g3-f2-c5!} 33. h3 Bxg3 $1
34. Qd5 (34. fxg3 f2+ 35. Kf1 Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Qd3+ 37. Re2 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 f1=Q+ {
and mates.}) 34... Bxf2+ 35. Kf1 Bc5 36. Rb7 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Lippstadt 10th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2000.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 $5 {This interesting
sacrifice is all theory, but leads to completely chaotic positions. Rogozenko:
'This piece sacrifice leads to very sharp positions and requires a creative
play from both sides. The number of games played with it is not big, so there
is still plenty of room for investigations. The present game proves it. '} axb5
12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. b4 $5 {13.c4 is another move, giving up a pawn to open the
c-file. It turns out that although this position has been seen several times
before my reply, a natural move, is new.} (13. c4 {is another move, giving up
a pawn to open the c-file.}) (13. Nbc7+ {Rogozenko} Kd7 14. O-O Rxe4 15. Qh5
Qh4 16. Qxf7+ Be7 17. g3 (17. Ne6 {/\ 18.Nb6#.} Nd8 18. Nxd8 Kxd8 19. g3 Rg4
20. Kh1 Qg5 21. f3 (21. f4 Qg7 $19) 21... Rf8 22. Qxh7 Bb7 $17) (17. Qxf5+ Kd8
18. Ne6+ Bxe6 19. Qxe6 Nd4 20. Qxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nxe7 Kxe7 $15) 17... Rg4 18. Nb5
(18. Qxf5+ Kd8 19. Ne6+ Bxe6 20. Qxe6 Nd4 (20... Rhg8 21. Kh1 Qg5 (21... Qh3 $2
22. Nxe7) 22. f4 $36) 21. Qxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nxe7 Kxe7 $13) (18. Kh1 Qh6 19. Qxf5+
Kd8 20. Qd3 Rf8 21. Qb5 $13) 18... f4 19. Rad1 fxg3 20. fxg3 Rxg3+ 21. hxg3
Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ {1/2-1/2 Garcia,G-Di Benedetto,G/Isla del Cerrito 1999})
13... Qh4 $5 $146 {The main idea is to be able to keep the queen's bishop's
diagonal open after Nbc7+ Kd8. Of course, White could have played that the
move before, but it is quite committal - the knights don't always want to be
on those squares.  Rogozenko: 'An important novelty. This logical move was
never played before, as 13. ... Rxb4 was considered forced. Counterplay on the
kingside is typical for Black and the game shows that Black can manage without
13. ... Rxb4. Now e4 is hanging, so the short castle seems a normal reply. '} (
13... Rxb4 14. Nxb4 (14. Nbc7+ {Rogozenko} Kd7 15. O-O Qg5 $13 {0-1 Vitolinsh,
A-Cherniaev,A/Kherson 1990 (43)} (15... Rb7 16. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Shirov,A-Lautier,
J/Monaco MNC 2000 (26)})) 14... Nxb4 {Giving back an exchange, was another
option.}) 14. O-O Rg8 {'!' Rogozenko. Black's counterattack makes White's king
look as vulnerable as his own.} (14... Qxe4 $4 15. Nf6+) 15. c3 (15. f4 $5 {
Blowing the centre open is logical but complex.} Kd8 $1 {is a strong reply,
with unclear play.}) 15... f4 {'!' Rogozenko. Rogozenko: 'The critical
position for evaluation of 13. ... Qh4. White forced a draw in the game, and I
think that he had nothing better than that. '} 16. Qxa4 (16. f3 $2 {Rogozenko}
Bh3 17. Rf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Rxg2+ $19) (16. Ndc7+ {Rogozenko} Kd8 17. Qxa4 $2
Qh3 $19) (16. Kh1 $6 {Rogozenko} Rg6 17. Qxa4 f3 $1 $17 (17... Rh6 18. Nxd6+
Kd7 19. h3 f3 20. Nb6+ Kc7 $13) (17... Rxg2 18. Nf6+ Qxf6 19. Kxg2 $18)) (16.
Nf6+ $5 {Rogozenko} Qxf6 17. Qxa4 Qg6 18. g3 fxg3 19. fxg3 Qxe4 $13) 16...
Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ (17... Qg4+ 18. Kh1 Qf3+ 19. Kg1 Qg4+ {is a perpetual.} ({
Playing to win with} 19... Bh3 {is suicidal:} 20. Qa8+ Nd8 (20... Kd7 21. Qb7+)
21. Nbc7+ Kd7 22. Nb6+ Kxc7 23. Qa7+ Nb7 (23... Kc6 24. b5+ {wins eventually})
24. Nd5+ Kd8 25. Qb8+ Kd7 26. Qc7+ Ke8 (26... Ke6 27. Qc8#) 27. Nf6#)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.06"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15.
Bh3 a5 16. Bxc8 Rxc8 17. b3 Kh8 18. Qe2 Qe8 19. Rd1 {White's grip on the light
squares promises a small advantage.} Qe6 20. Kf1 g6 21. h5 (21. g4 {was also
promising.}) 21... Kg7 22. Rd3 f5 23. hxg6 Qxg6 (23... hxg6 24. exf5 gxf5 25.
g4 $1 {and Black's king is too exposed}) 24. exf5 (24. g4 $5 fxg4 25. Rg1 Kh8
26. Qxg4 Qxg4 27. Rxg4 $16 {but this looked quite unnatural to me, even though
the engine seems to like it.}) 24... Rxf5 25. g4 $1 (25. Rf3 {was tempting, to
exchange the active rook. But after} Rxf3 26. Qxf3 Rf8 (26... Qxc2 $2 27. Qf6+
Kg8 28. Qe6+ $18) 27. Qh5 Qd3+ 28. Qe2 Qg6 $14 {Black's position is quite
viable.}) 25... Rf7 26. Rdh3 Rcf8 27. R1h2 $2 (27. f3 $1 {was significantly
stronger:} Bg5 (27... Qxg4 $2 28. Rg1 $18) (27... e4 28. Rxh6 $18) 28. Rxh7+
Qxh7 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Kg2 $16 {White is an important tempo up on the game.})
27... Bg5 28. Rxh7+ Qxh7 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Kg2 Kg7 (30... Rxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2+
32. Kxf2 e4 33. Nce3 Ne5 34. Nf5 Nd3+ {during the game I thought this was the
critical line, and is what I was aiming for with 25.g4! It seems that Black
can hold with accurate play.} (34... Nxg4+ 35. Ke2 $16) 35. Kg2 (35. Kf1 Nc1
36. Nxd6 e3 $1 37. Nf5 Nxa2 38. c5 a4 $1 39. c6 axb3 40. c7 b2 41. c8=Q b1=Q+
42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kg3 Qe5+ 44. Kh3 e2 {and now White has no more than a
perpetual.}) 35... Kg6 $1 (35... Nc1 36. Nxd6 e3 37. Ne4 $1 $16 {is what I was
looking at during the game (and this is why White put the king on g2, avoiding
a check when the pawn advances to e2.}) 36. Nxd6 Nc5 $1 {a clever resource} 37.
Nb6 $1 {heading for a4} Be3 (37... Bf4 38. Nxe4 $1 $14) 38. Na4 Nxa4 39. bxa4
Kg5 40. c5 Kxg4 41. c6 Bb6 42. Nxe4 Kf5 43. Nc5 Bd8 44. Na6 Ke5 45. c7 Bxc7 46.
Nxc7 Kd4 $11) 31. f3 Nd4 (31... Rxf3 32. Qxf3 Rxf3 33. Kxf3 {gives White a
very pleasant endgame}) (31... Nd8 $5 {I was wondering about this during the
game}) ({Transferring the rooks to the h-file is too slow} 31... Rh8 32. Qe4
Kf8 33. Qg6 Rfh7 34. Qxg5 Rh2+ 35. Kg1 $18 {and Black has no perpetual}) 32.
Nxd4 exd4 33. Qe4 Rxf3 34. Qxd4+ (34. Qxf3 Rxf3 35. Kxf3 d3 {and in fact White
is the one who has to be careful here.}) ({After} 34. Nc7 Re3 $1 35. Qxd4+ Kh6
36. Qxd6+ Rf6 {it is White who has to be careful}) 34... Kh6 35. Qe4 $1 {
not fearing the check on f2.} Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Rxa2 (36... R8f3+ $4 37. Qxf3 Bh4+
38. Kf4 Bg5+ 39. Ke4 $18) (36... Rf1 37. Ne3 $1) 37. Ne7 $1 (37. Qh1+ Kg7 38.
Qh5 {looks clever, but after} Bd2 $1 {White is in serious danger. The only
move that holds the balance is} 39. Qh1 $1) (37. c5 $3 dxc5 38. Qh1+ Kg7 39.
Qh5 {was too deep for me to see. Even with the engine running it's not easy to
understand, but it looks like the possibility of the check on e5 means that
White is picking up an exchange by force.}) (37. Ne3 $2 {plans the same check
on f5, but Black can arrange to take the knight with check} Bf4+ $1 38. Kf3
Bxe3+ 39. Kxe3 Rff2 $11 {and White's king is embarrassed.}) 37... Bxe7 (37...
Bf4+ 38. Kf3 $1 {and Ne7-f5+ will be decisive.}) 38. Qxe7 Raf2 39. Qxd6+ R8f6
40. Qe5 $1 {Natural and strong. It's important that the queen covers h2.} Kg6
$6 {This is very natural and the move I was expecting (since now grabbing on
a5 allows mate in 2). But it seems to be an error.} (40... Kh7) 41. c5 $5 {
With time to reflect after move 40, I decided that if Black grabbed the b-pawn
and placed both rooks on the sixth rank, this would be a draw. Therefore it
seemed critical to get this pawn moving before Black has time to coordinate
the rooks.} (41. Kh4 {is also good.} R2f3 42. Qxa5 Rxb3 43. Qg5+ Kf7 44. c5 Rc3
{I felt that this was quite likely to end in a draw if Black could give up the
b pawn and get both rooks to the sixth rank, but an accurate series of checks
is decisive.} 45. Qd5+ Kg7 46. Qb7+ Kg6 47. Qxb4 Re3 48. c6 $1 Rxc6 49. Qb1+
Kh6 50. g5+ Kg7 51. Qb7+ $18) 41... R2f3+ 42. Kh4 Kf7 {Now Black threatens a
perpetual starting with Rh6+} 43. Qc7+ Kg6 44. Qxa5 Rxb3 45. Qa2 $1 {I was
pleased when I found this idea. The Rf6 is dragged away from the king, and
Black's coordination is broken.} Rff3 (45... Re3 46. Qg8+ Kh6 47. g5# {mate!})
46. Qa6+ Kg7 47. Kg5 {Once the king enters the attack Black's position is
hopeless.} Rbe3 48. Qg6+ Kf8 (48... Kh8 49. c6 Re5+ (49... Rc3 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51.
Qe5+ Kg8 52. c7 Rf8 53. Kg6 Rc6+ 54. Kh5 $18) 50. Kh4 $18) 49. Qd6+ Re7 50. c6
Ke8 (50... Rc3 51. Kf6 $18) 51. c7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14.
c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb1 (18. Kh1 Rb8) 18... Re8 $5 (
18... Qc5 19. Kh1 Qxd5 20. f3 Qe5 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Qxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe4 Rad8 24.
Rd1 f5 25. Bb7 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rf6 {...1/2-1/2 after some pain for Leko in the
game Almasi-Leko, Amber Rapid 2002.}) 19. f3 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 e3 21. f4 Nxd5 22.
Qxf5 (22. Bxf5 Nf6 23. Qh3 e2 24. Rf3 b4 25. Nc2 bxc3 26. Rxc3 Qd5 $13) 22...
Nf6 (22... Kf8 23. Be4 $1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Re4a8]}) (22... e2 23. Qxh7+ (23.
Rf3 Re3 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25. Qxd5 Qf2 26. Qxa8+ (26. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 27. Qe4+ {
[%cal Ye4e2]}) 26... Bf8 27. h3 Qxe1+ 28. Kh2 Qxb1 29. Nxb1 e1=Q 30. Na3 $13)
23... Kf8 24. Rf3 {[%cal Yf3g3]}) 23. Bd3 $5 e2 (23... Qxf5 24. Bxf5 b4 25.
cxb4 Nd5 26. Nc4 Nxb4 (26... Rad8 27. a3 $1 $16) 27. Nxd6 $16 {didn't look
very convincing for me.}) 24. Rxe2 (24. Qxc5 $4 exf1=Q+ $19) 24... Rxe2 25.
Qxc5 dxc5 26. Bxe2 Rd8 27. Rd1 (27. Nb1 $5) 27... Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 {Hecht: '[#]
Schwarz gelingt es, durch eine effektive Sperre, den weißen König immobil zu
machen und dadurch eine heftige Reduzierung der Bauern zu erreichen.'} Nd5 (
28... Ne4 $5) 29. g3 Ne3 (29... b4 30. cxb4 Nxb4 31. Bb3 Nd3 32. Bc4 $1 (32.
Nc4 Nxb2 33. Nd6 Kf8 $1 (33... Bf8 34. Bxf7+ Kg7 35. Nc4 $1 Kxf7 36. Nxb2 Ke6
$132))) 30. Be2 (30. Bf3 $5) 30... b4 31. Nb1 a5 32. Kg1 Nd5 33. cxb4 (33. c4
Bd4+ 34. Kg2 Ne3+ 35. Kf3 a4 $5 $14) 33... axb4 (33... cxb4) 34. Bc4 (34. b3
Nc3 35. Nxc3 Bxc3 $11) 34... Bd4+ 35. Kh1 Ne3 36. b3 Kg7 (36... Bc3 $2 37. a4
$18) 37. a4 (37. Nd2 Nd1) 37... bxa3 38. Nxa3 Bc3 39. Nb5 Be1 {[%csl Ge1,Ge3]}
40. Nd6 f5 (40... f6) 41. Nb7 Bb4 42. Nd8 (42. Kg1 Kf6 43. Kf2 Nxc4 44. bxc4
Ke7 {[%csl Rb7]}) 42... Kf6 43. Kg1 h5 44. Nc6 Bc3 45. Kf2 Ng4+ 46. Kg2 Ne3+
47. Kf3 Nc2 48. Kf2 h4 $1 49. gxh4 Nd4 $1 50. Nb8 {[%csl Rb8]} (50. Ne5 Nxb3 $1
51. Nd7+ (51. Bxb3 Bxe5 52. fxe5+ Kxe5 $11 {[%cal Ye5h8]}) 51... Ke7 52. Nb6
Bd4+ 53. Ke2 Na5 54. Bd5 c4 $11) 50... Ke7 51. h5 Kd6 $4 (51... Bd2 $1 52. Kg3
Be1+ 53. Kh3 Bd2 54. h6 Bxf4 55. h7 Be5 56. Kh4 f4 57. Kg5 f3 58. Na6 Kd6 59.
b4 cxb4 60. Nxb4 f2 $11 {[%cal Yd4f3]}) 52. h6 Kc7 53. h7 $4 (53. Na6+ Kb6 54.
b4 $1 $18 (54. Kg3 $5) 54... cxb4 (54... Ne6 55. Bxe6 Kxa6 (55... cxb4 56. Bc4
(56. Nb8) 56... b3 57. Kg3 b2 58. Bd3 b1=Q 59. Bxb1 Kxa6 60. Kh4 $18 {[%cal
Yh4f7]}) 56. Bc4+ $1 Kb6 57. b5 $18) 55. Nxb4 Kc5 56. Nd3+ $1 {[%cal Yd3e5]})
53... Nxb3 54. Bxb3 Kxb8 {Hecht: '[#] Zwar gewinnt Weiß nun den Bf5, doch
können die nur durch eine Linie getrennten weißen Freibauern von König und
Läufer kontrolliert werden (siehe auch den Endspielartikel CBM#93).'} 55. Kg3
Kc7 $11 {[%cal Yc7e7]} 56. Kh4 Kd6 57. Kg5 Ke7 58. Kxf5 (58. h8=Q) 58... Kf8 {
Hecht: 'Droht Kg7 nebst Opfer des Läufers gegen den f-Bauern.'} (58... Bh8) 59.
Kg6 (59. h8=Q+) 59... Bh8 60. h4 Ke7 61. f5 c4 $5 {Hecht: 'Da der Bauer nicht
gebraucht wird, wird er sofort weggegeben.'} (61... Bd4 {Hecht} 62. h5 Bh8 63.
h6 Kf8 (63... Bd4 $2 {Hecht} 64. h8=Q Bxh8 65. Kh7 Be5 66. Kg8 Kf6 67. Bc2 Kg5
68. h7 $18 {lautet die einzige weiße Gewinnidee}) 64. f6 Ke8 $11) 62. Bxc4 Kf8
63. h5 Ke7 64. Bb3 Kf8 65. f6 Ke8 (65... Ke8 66. Ba4+ Kf8 67. h6 (67. Bc6 {
Hecht} Bxf6 68. Kxf6 {patt lautet die unwiderlegbare Remisidee.}) 67... Bxf6
68. Kxf6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bogner, Sebastian"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 {The Grivas variation of the
Sicilian Defence - the central idea is to avoid main lines and play an
unbalanced attacking position. Black quickly develops his queen to put the
white knight in a more passive position, and as far away as possible from the
black king.} 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 {White has many setups at his diposal,
Bogner chooses a very aggressive one, trying to pose problems for Black
immediately.} 7. Be3 Qc7 8. a3 $5 {Preparing the kingside pawn avalanche,
avoiding ...Bb4 first.} a6 (8... d6 9. f4 Be7 {Naiditsch chose to delay ...Be7;
this game was slightly different. Normally I believe Black should start
pushing a6-b5-Bb7 before anything in these dynamic Sicilians.} 10. Qf3 a6 11.
g4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 14. h5 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. O-O-O Rc8 {threatening
...Na2+} 17. Qf2 $1 (17. Bd3 $6 d5 $1 18. Kb1 Nxd3 19. cxd3 dxe4 20. dxe4 O-O
$36 {0-1 (39) Wang,T (2385)-Zhao,J (2616) China 2017, with great play for
Black, many lines open against the white king, and a5-a4 or Nb6-Nc4 to come.})
17... d5 18. f5 dxe4 19. Kb1 $40 {with a complex position, and good prospects
for White:} Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. c4 Bxc4 22. Rc1 Ne5 (22... Bxb3 23. Rxc7 Rxc7
24. Be2 $16) 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Nc5 $1 Nxe3 25. Nxe6 $18) 9. f4 d6 10. g4 b5 11.
g5 (11. Bg2 Nd7 12. Qe2 Nb6 {already trying to invade on c4} 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5
$2 {getting too excited, Black is able to defend} exd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. O-O-O
Bd7 17. Nc5 Nxa4 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. g5 Qa5 20. Bh3+ Kc7 $19 {0-1 (32) Van Osch,
M (2309)-Bok,B (2596) Germany 2017}) 11... Nd7 12. h4 Bb7 $6 {Natural, but I
think it is the start of Black's problems.} (12... Rb8 $5 {is a playable idea,
trying to play ...b4 to take with the rook in some cases} 13. Qf3 Be7 14. O-O-O
(14. Qf2 $5 {waiting for Black to castle (when the pawn avalanche would be
stronger)} Na5 $5 (14... Nb6 $5)) 14... b4 15. axb4 Rxb4 $132 {and only then
the bishop comes to b7.}) 13. h5 Nb6 (13... Rc8 14. Bh3 (14. Qf3 $6 b4 $1 15.
axb4 Nxb4 16. Rh2 d5 $1 $132) 14... b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. O-O {trying to play
f5 with a deadly attack} d5 {kind of forced to avoid f5 (because of ...Qg3+)}
17. e5 Nc5 18. Nd4 $16 {with a good positional grip.}) 14. Qf3 b4 $2 15. Qf2 $6
(15. axb4 $1 {was even stronger} Nxb4 16. Qf2 {the problem is that ...Nc4
doesn't work properly (without the pawn on b5)} Nd7 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4
18. Na5 Qc8 19. O-O-O $18 {with a devastating initiative on both flanks,
whereas Black's attack is going nowhere}) 17. O-O-O d5 18. f5 $1 $18 {this is
the same position from the Wang - Zhao analysis (Black's 6th move), but here
White has two extra tempi! (in that game, Black already had ...Be7 and ...Rc8
played).}) 15... bxc3 16. Bxb6 Qc8 17. bxc3 {White's position is also good,
but this is trickier than 15.axb4!} Be7 (17... h6 $5 {trying to vacant the
e5-square for the knight} 18. g6 fxg6 19. hxg6 Be7 {followed by 0-0, similar
to the game.}) 18. O-O-O O-O 19. g6 $6 {This helps Black.} (19. Rg1 $1 {
trying to play f5. For example:} a5 20. f5 $1 a4 21. Nd2 d5 22. Nb1 $1 $18 {
with the queenside safe for a few moves, White can go all in on the kingside.})
19... fxg6 20. hxg6 h6 {The f8-rook opens up and White mustn't forget to be
careful on the queenside because of his weakened king.} 21. Bh3 Rb8 (21... a5
$1 $132 {with a strong counterplay, and it is not clear how is White going to
attack} 22. a4 {similar to the game, but Black may try to play Ba6-Bc4 right
away, without ...Rb8.} Ba6 $1) 22. a4 a5 $5 (22... Ne5 $5 {would create
complete madness over the board} 23. Ba7 $1 (23. Nd4 $2 Rf6 24. fxe5 Rxf2 25.
Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Bxc8 Bxe4 $17 {and Black gets the piece back, with attacking
potential}) 23... Ra8 $5 (23... Nxg6 24. Bxb8 Nxf4 25. Bxd6 $1 Nd3+ 26. Rxd3
Rxf2 27. Bxe7 Kf7 28. Bc5 Bxe4 29. Bxf2 Bxd3 30. Nc5 $18 {should be winning
for White, although the kingside pawns may be dangerous}) 24. Nd4 Rf6 25. Bxe6+
Rxe6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. fxe5 dxe5 $44 {who knows what's going on here?}) 23.
Rhe1 Ba6 {Threatening ...Bc4.} 24. e5 Nxe5 (24... dxe5 $5 {looked very
appealing as well; the computer recommends Re4 now (stopping the very strong ..
.Bc4 idea harassing White's knight on b3).} 25. Re4 $13) 25. Bxa5 {Threatening
Qa7! hitting the bishop and the e5-knight.} Kh8 $6 (25... Bg5 $1 {was a superb
tactical resource:} 26. Rd4 Nxg6 $3 27. Bxe6+ Qxe6 28. Rxe6 Nxf4 $1 {a cool
queen sacrifice, now ...Nxe6 followed by ...Nxd4 is unstoppable, again with an
unclear position.} 29. Kb2 Nxe6 30. Qg1 Nxd4 31. Qxd4 Bf4 $13) 26. Qg3 $1 {
[%csl Re5] Now Black is in trouble.} (26. Qa7 $2 Nc6 $1 $19 {now it works,
without ...Kh8 it fails because of Bxe6+ Qxe6 Qxb8! followed by Rxe6.}) 26...
Bc4 27. fxe5 Bg5+ $2 {The final mistake.} (27... Qc6 $5 {was the last change
to fight} 28. Bb4 $1 Bxb3 29. cxb3 Rxb4 30. Bxe6 {the computer says White is
winning, but it doesn't look that simple.}) 28. Kb2 {Now White's king is safe,
and Black is a piece down.} Bf4 29. Qg1 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 $1 $18 {Without much
thought, White has to eliminate the strongest attacker Black has.} dxe5 31. Bb4
Rf3 32. Bg2 Rg3 33. Qh2 Re3 34. Qg1 Rg3 35. Qf2 Rxg6 36. Be4 Rg4 37. Nc5 {
All the pieces are joining the attack, and the black king is very weak on h8.}
Qe8 38. Qe3 Rf4 39. Nd7 Qh5 40. Rh1 Rxb4+ 41. cxb4 {In a lost position, and
having passed the time control on move 40, Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Soto Vega, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[Annotator "Melao,H"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 $5 {a variante Sveshnikov
й uma das mais populares da atualidade, empregada com grande sucesso pelo
campeão mundial Vladimir Kramnik. As Pretas deliberadamente deixam o ponto
'd5' fraco, com o Peão 'd' atrasado, mas em troca conseguem boas
possibilidades em todo o tabuleiro, com os avanços b5 e f5.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 ({as Brancas também podem jogar imediatamente} 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3)
8... b5 9. Bxf6 ({outra boa linha й} 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6) 9... gxf6 10.
Nd5 Bg7 (10... f5 11. c3 Bg7 (11... fxe4 12. Bxb5 $1) 12. Bd3 $1) 11. Bd3 Be6
12. O-O f5 13. Qh5 $1 {evita o roque.} Rg8 ({o melhor parece ser} 13... h6 14.
c3 (14. c4 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rc8 17. Qxf5 O-O 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Qe2 Qc5
20. Bd3 f5 21. Rad1 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 fxe4 23. Rdd1 e3 24. fxe3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 e4
26. Kg1 b4 27. Nb1 Qc2 28. Nd2 Qxb2 29. Qg4 Re8 30. Qg6 Rf8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32.
Qxd6 Qxa2 33. Qxb4 Qxd5 34. Rf1 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qd3+ 36. Kf2 Bc3 37. Qf8+ Kh7
38. Qf5+ Kh8 39. Nxe4 Qc2+ 40. Kg3 Bg7 41. Kh3 Qc7 42. g4 Qa7 43. g5 Qxe3+ 44.
Kg4 Qe2+ 45. Kg3 Qe3+ 46. Kg4 Qe2+ 47. Kg3 Qe3+ 48. Kg4 {1/2-1/2 Pavlovic,
M-Milanovic,D/Belgrade YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 338 (48)}) 14... O-O 15. Nc2
f4 (15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Nf4 exf4 18. Bxc6 Rc8 19. Qf3 Be5 20. Rfd1 Rc7
21. a4 bxa4 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh7 24. Rxa4 Rg7 25. Ne1 Rfg8 26. Rxa6 Qh4
27. Qf3 Rb8 28. Nd3 Rbg8 29. Ne1 Rb8 30. Rd2 {Anguiano,R-Karim,F/Caracas 1976/
EXT 2000/1-0 (41)}) 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 18. Bc4 Rb8 19. b3 Kh7 20. Kh1 f5
21. Nxf4 Bxc4 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Nh5 Rg8 24. Rxc4 Ne7 25. Qe6 fxe4 26. Nxg7 Rxg7
27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rxe4 Ng6 30. Rg4 Kh7 31. g3 Qb6 32. Rg5 Qc6+ 33.
f3 Kh6 34. Qf5 Rgg8 35. Ne3 d5 36. Ng4+ {1-0 Ash,R-Morgan,M/Philadelphia 1992/
TD (36)}) (13... O-O $2 14. exf5 Bxd5 15. f6 h6 16. Qf5 e4 17. fxg7 $18) 14. c4
$1 f4 $2 15. cxb5 $18 {com o Rei no centro й difícil acreditar que as Pretas
consigam alguma compensação por esses Peões...} Nd4 16. Rfc1 ({simplesmente} 
16. bxa6 {com três Peões passados e unidos na ala da Dama, só para ver de onde
as Pretas pretendem tirar compensação.}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 f3 18. g3 Kf8 19.
bxa6 e4 20. Bf1 Ne2+ 21. Bxe2 Bxb2 22. Bb5 Bxa3 23. Rc4 Qf6 24. Rb1 Rg5 25.
Qxh7 e3 26. fxe3 Bc5 27. Bc6 (27. Kf2 $5) 27... Bxe3+ 28. Kf1 Rd8 29. Rh4 Rg8 (
29... Bc5 30. Qh8+ Qxh8 31. Rxh8+ Rg8 32. Rh4 $18 {[%cal Yh4a4]} (32. Rxg8+
Kxg8 33. Rb7 Ra8)) 30. Qe4 Bg5 31. Rh7 Rg6 32. a7 Kg8 33. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{ZEICHEN UND WUNDER} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 {[#]} 11. c4 (11. c3 {
gilt gemäß Y. Yakovich (sowie ECO und NCO) als am besten, um den Na3 rasch via
c2 ins Zentrum zu befördern. Der Textzug verfolgt zwar dieselbe Idee, soll
aber schlechter sein, weil er den weißen Königsläufer einengt. (The Sveshnikov
Sicilian, Gambit 2002)}) 11... b4 ({11...b4 nebst 12...a5 ist die
Hauptfortsetzung, die als völlig okay für Schwarz angesehen wird. Noch
ehrgeiziger indes ist} 11... Nd4 $5 {, um einen anderen, offensichtlichen
Nachteil von c4 aufzuzeigen, nämlich die Schwächung des Feldes d4.} 12. Nc2 $6
(12. cxb5 $13) 12... Bg4 $1 {mit interessantem Spiel.}) 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 $5 {
Die o.a. Quellen halten nur 13.Be2 und 13.Nxf6+ für erwähnenswert. In dieser
Partie bewährt sich das Fianchetto als recht solide.} Bg5 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O {
[#]} Be6 (15... Rb8 {(15...Ne7)} 16. b3 Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qe2 Be6 (18...
f5 $5) 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Rd3 a4 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Ne3 axb3 23. axb3 Ra8 24. h4
Be7 (24... Bxe3 $11) 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 $14 {S. Cigan - E. Jelen, Bled 2000,
1:0/40}) 16. Qd3 (16. f4) 16... Qb8 $6 ({Vorzuziehen war m.E.} 16... Ne7 {
, z.B.} 17. Nce3 (17. f4 Bxd5) 17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nc6 {mit etwa gleichen
Aussichten.}) 17. Rad1 $14 g6 $2 ({Dieser Bauernzug wird sofort als eine
empfindliche Schwächung der Königsstellung markiert. Schwarz steht jetzt etwas
unbequem, vielleicht war er mit} 17... Qa7 $5 {besser beraten, z.B.} 18. Kh1
Rac8 (18... Rad8) (18... Ne7) 19. f4 (19. b3) 19... Bd8) 18. f4 exf4 (18... Bd8
{gibt Weiß nach} 19. f5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Bb6+ 21. Kh1 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. fxg6
hxg6 {die Möglichkeit zu einem ebenso risikolosen wie chancenreichen
Qualitätsopfer:} 24. Rxd4 $1 exd4 25. Rf6 Kh7 26. Rxd6 $36) 19. gxf4 Bh6 {[#]}
(19... Bh4 20. f5) 20. Qg3 $1 ({I} 20. Nf6+ $2 Kg7 21. Qxd6 $2 Bxc4 $1) ({II} 
20. f5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Ne5 22. Qh3 Bg5 23. b3 $14) 20... f5 {Wie die
Alternativen zeigen, ist dieser Aufzug vonnöten.} ({I} 20... Bg7 21. f5 $5 $40
Be5 (21... Qa7+ 22. Kh1 Be5 23. Qh4 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nb8 25. Rd3) (21... Bxd5 22.
exd5 Ne5 23. f6) 22. Qe3 Bxd5 23. exd5 {(Idee f6), z.B.} Nd8 (23... Na7 24. f6
Qd8 25. Qg5) 24. f6 Qa7 25. Nd4 $40 {+/-/+-, und Schwarz wird am Königsflügel
zugrunde gehen.}) ({II} 20... Kh8 $2 21. Qh4 Bg7 22. f5 $18) 21. Nde3 $1 Qc7 (
21... fxe4 $2 22. f5 Bf7 23. Rxd6 $40 {+-}) 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Ne3
Rff8 25. Nd5 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Bg7 (26... Kh8 27. f5 $1 Ne5 (27... gxf5 $4 28. Qxd6)
28. Qh4 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Nf6 $18) 27. f5 $1 $40 {Zuletzt gewinnt Weiß
mit diesem Hebel am Brennpunkt f5 endgültig die Oberhand.} Be5 (27... gxf5 $2
28. Qxd6 Ne5 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxf5 Rac8 31. b3 $18) 28. Qg5 Rae8 (28... Qg7 29.
f6 $18 {und das Motiv Se7+ entscheidet, z.B.} h6 30. Qg4 Qh7 31. Ne7+ Nxe7 32.
fxe7) 29. fxg6 {[#]} hxg6 ({Oder: I} 29... Kh8 30. Nf6 Bxf6 31. Rxf6 Ne5 32.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. c5 $1 $18 (33. Rxd6)) ({II} 29... Qg7 30. Nc7 $1 Qxc7 (30... Rc8
31. Rxf8+ Qxf8 32. Rf1 Qg7 33. Bxc6 $18) 31. Bd5+ Kh8 32. Rf7 Rxf7 33. gxf7 $18
) 30. Nf6+ ({Zuerst} 30. Qxg6+ {erscheint mir geradliniger:} Qg7 (30... Bg7 31.
Nf6+ Rxf6 32. Bd5+ $18) (30... Kh8 31. Nc7 $18 (31. Rf3) 31... Qxc7 32. Qh6+)
31. Nf6+ Bxf6 (31... Rxf6 32. Qxe8+) 32. Rxf6 (32. Bd5+ Kh8 33. Rxf6) 32...
Qxg6 33. Rxg6+ Kh7 34. Rgxd6 $18) 30... Bxf6 31. Rxf6 $2 ({Weiß beginnt, sich
zu verzetteln. Richtig war} 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 32. Rxf6 {(oder Bd5+) usw. wie
vorher gezeigt}) 31... Ne5 $2 {[#]} ({Zäher war} 31... Rxf6 32. Qxf6 Ne5 {
, z.B.} 33. Qxd6 (33. Rxd6) 33... Qf2 34. c5 $16 {/+-} Qxb2 $2 (34... Kg7) 35.
Bc6 Rf8 36. Bd5+ Nf7 (36... Kg7 37. Qe7+) 37. Bxf7+ Rxf7 38. Qxg6+ Qg7 39. Rd8+
{nebst Generalabtausch und c6 +-}) 32. Rdxd6 $2 ({Den Triumph in greifbarer
Nähe gehen Stefan Kindermann offenbar die Nerven durch. Zwei stärkere
Fortsetzungen: I} 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (32... Kxf8 $2 33. Rf1+ Kg7 34. Qf6+ Kh7 35.
Rf4 $18) 33. Rxd6 Qg7 34. Bd5+ Kh7 (34... Kh8 35. Rd8 $1) 35. Be4 $1 Re8 (35...
Kh8 36. Re6) 36. Rb6 {Plan Rb7 +-}) ({II} 32. Rfxd6 Qe7 33. Qg3 Rf6 34. c5 $16
{/+-}) 32... Rxf6 33. Rxf6 Kg7 34. Rf1 Qe7 35. Qxe7+ ({In Anbetracht der
gegnerischen Zeitnot erscheint mir} 35. Qf4 $5 {geschickter, während
Kindermann nach Vereinfachung strebt.}) 35... Rxe7 36. c5 Nd3 37. c6 Nxb2 (
37... Re5 $6 38. Kg1 Rc5 39. Rd1) 38. Rc1 Rc7 39. Rc5 Kf6 40. Rxa5 Nd3 {
[#] Buchstäblich in letzter Sekunde vor der Zeitkontrolle hat sich "lucky"
Luke McShane in dieses zähe Endspiel retten können.} 41. Kg1 Re7 42. Ra8 Nf4
43. Rf8+ Ke5 44. Bf3 Ne6 45. Rb8 Ra7 46. Bg4 (46. Rxb4 Rxa2 47. Rc4 Kd6 {
riecht auch schon nach Remis.}) 46... Kd6 47. Rxb4 Rxa2 48. Bxe6 Kxe6 49. Rg4 (
{Nach} 49. Rc4 Ra8 50. Kg2 Rc8 51. Kg3 Kd5 $11 {fehlt Weiß das berühmte Tempo
zum Sieg.}) 49... Rc2 50. Rxg6+ Kf5 {[#] Das aktive schwarze Übergewicht wiegt
die beiden Minusbauern auf! Weiß kann keinen Fortschritt erzielen. Die Partie
nimmt ein tragikomisches Ende.} 51. Rd6 Kg4 52. Rf6 Kg5 53. Re6 Kf5 54. Rd6 Kg4
55. Kh1 Kh4 56. Kg1 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD/Hracek"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{SHIROV'S ANGRIFFSWIRBEL} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5
6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7
13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O f4 15. Rfd1 {"This move is similar to the main line (>=15.
Rad1, see notes to the game Anand-McShane, Bundesliga 2003, CDM) in that it
prevents 15...f5, but here White intends to play on the queenside (with a4),
making use of the rook still being on a1. However, this plan is not dangerous
for Black, who has several viable options." From "The complete Sveshnikov
Sicilian" by Yuri Yakovich, Gambit 2002.} Rb8 16. Nc2 Qd7 17. h3 {[#]} f5 ({
The rapid game Anand-Kramnik, Cap d'Agde 2003, continued} 17... a5 $6 18. Na3
$1 b4 19. Nb5 bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne7 21. Ndc7 Rbc8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. a4 $36 {
, 1:0/46}) 18. Ndb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 a5 20. exf5 Bxf5 ({Vielleicht verdiente} 
20... Bf7 $5 {den Vorzug, z.B.} 21. Qh4 axb4 22. f6 Bg6 23. fxg7 Qxg7 $1 24.
Bxg6 (24. cxb4 $2 e4 25. Bc2 Qxb2 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Rab1 (27. Rac1 Rbe8 {/\e3->}
(27... f3)) 27... Qg7 $1 {/\} 28. Rxd6 e3 $1 $40) 24... Qxg6 25. cxb4 Rf5 $13)
21. Nc6 $1 Rbe8 22. Bxb5 Qc7 {[#]} 23. Nxa5 $2 {Der Springer driftet doch
merklich ab, und Weiß bekommt Probleme, seine Kräfte am Damenflügel wieder zu
koordinieren.} (23. Qf3 $1 {First of all I saw this strong move, but then I
unfortunately stuck to the silly pawn grub.} Kh8 (23... Be6 24. c4) 24. Qd5 Re6
25. Be2 Rg6 (25... e4 26. Nd4 Re5 27. Qc6 Qd7 28. Qxd7 Bxd7 29. Bg4 $14) 26.
Bh5 Rg5 27. Bg4 $14) 23... Rb8 $1 $36 {Alexei told me during the post mortem
that he had this position already at home on the board! I have to admit that I
calculated only with} (23... Bg6 {, for example} 24. Qg4 Qxa5 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26.
Rxd6 $14) 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. b4 Bg6 26. Qg4 ({Oder} 26. Qh4 {mit ähnlichen
Bildern wie in der Partie:} f3 $5 27. g3 (27. Rac1 fxg2 $40) 27... e4 28. Rac1
e3 $1 29. fxe3 Rbe8 $40) 26... e4 {[#] Das doppelte Bauernopfer beginnt sich
auszuzahlen. Während Weiß noch Zeit braucht, seinen Damenflügel
zusammenzuhalten, nimmt der feindliche Angriff auf der anderen Seite
angesichts der vorpreschenden e- und f-Bauern schnell erschreckende Ausmaße an.
} 27. Rac1 f3 $40 28. Bd5 ({Falls} 28. g3 {so ist der Vorstoß} e3 $1 {wieder
der thematische Aufreißer, z.B.} 29. fxe3 Rbe8 30. Bd5 (30. Be6 d5 $1) 30...
Rxe3 31. Nc4 (31. Rf1 Rxc3 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33. Bxf3 Qe3+ (33... Bd3) 34. Kh2 d5
$1 {drohend Bd3 und Qd2+ usw. -+}) (31. Nc6 Bd3 32. Rd2 Be2 33. Kh2 Bxc3 34.
Rd4 (34. Rdc2 Qb6 $1) 34... f2 35. Rf4 Qg7 $1 $19) 31... Re2 $1 32. Bxf3 (32.
Kh1 Qa7 $1) 32... Qa7+ 33. Kh1 Rxf3 34. Qxf3 Be4 $19) 28... Bh6 {[#] Die
anfällige weiße Königsstellung kann dem Shirovschen Angriffswirbel nun nicht
mehr lange standhalten.} 29. Nc4 ({Oder auch} 29. Nc6 Rbe8 30. Nd4 (30. Ra1 Rf5
$1) 30... e3 $1 {mit sehenswerten Varianten:} 31. fxe3 (31. Ne6 Rxe6 32. Qxe6
exf2+ 33. Kh1 Bxc1 34. Rxc1 Qg7 $1 35. Qg4 (35. Qe3 Be4 $19) 35... Bd3 $19) (
31. Nxf3 exf2+ 32. Kf1 Rf4 33. Qg3 Be4 $1 34. Bb3 (34. Bxe4 Rfxe4 $19) 34...
Rf6 35. Qxf2 Qb7 $19) 31... Bxe3+ 32. Kh2 Rf4 (32... Bxc1 33. Rxc1 f2 $17 {/-+}
) 33. Ne6 (33. Qg3 fxg2) 33... Rxg4 34. Nxc7 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Re7 $17 {/-+} (35...
Re4 $5) 36. Bxf3 (36. Re1 Rg3 37. Kh2 Rg5 $19) 36... Rg3 37. Nd5 Rxf3 38. Nxe7
Be4 $1 $19) 29... fxg2 $5 ({Alternativen: I Überzeugend wirkt das schlichte} 
29... Bxc1 $1 30. Rxc1 {und z.B.} Rb5 $1 31. Ne3 (31. Qe6 $2 Qg7 $1 {Both of
us had missed this strong queen move.} 32. Ne3 Bf7 $19) (31. Bxe4 Qxc4) 31...
Rxb4 32. g3 Ra4 $17) ({II Fragwürdig ist} 29... Rb5 $6 {wegen} 30. Ne3 $1 Bxe3
31. fxe3 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 f2+ 33. Kh2 f1=Q 34. Rxf1 Rxf1 $13) 30. Qh4 $2 ({
Die letzte Rettungschance bestand in} 30. Ne3 {, z.B.} Rf3 (30... Qa7 31. Re1 {
, und nach} Rxf2 $2 32. Kxf2 Bxe3+ 33. Kxg2 Bxc1 34. Rxc1 Qe3 35. Qd1 $1 {
verpufft der Angriff} Rb5 (35... Rc8 36. Be6) 36. Qf1) 31. Re1 (31. Qh4 $2 Bxe3
32. fxe3 Rbf8) (31. Qxg2 $2 Bf7 $1 32. Bxe4 Rxe3 33. fxe3 Rg8) 31... Re8 $5 {
Mittels Re5 soll die 5. Reihe als Sprungbrett für den Nachschub dienen (Rg5,
Rh5, Bh5), während Weiß den wachsenden Druck nicht abschütteln kann:} ({Gegen} 
31... Rbf8 {mag sich Weiß noch behaupten können:} 32. Rc2 Qa7 33. Qxg2 $5 $13 (
33. Kxg2 $5 $13)) 32. Qh4 (32. c4 Re5 $1 {drohend Rxe3} 33. Ra1 (33. Rcd1 Qd8
$1 {drohend Bxe3 nebst Bh5}) (33. Rb1 $2 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 (34. fxe3 Qd8 $1) 34...
Rxd5) 33... Qd8 $1 34. h4 Bg7 {/\35...Bh5 36.Qxg2 Qxh4} 35. Bb7 Qf8 $1 36. Qxg2
$2 Re7) 32... Qg7 33. c4 (33. a4 Re5 34. Qd8+ Be8 35. c4 Rxh3) 33... Re5 34.
Rc2 Qf8 {, und gegen 35...Rh5-+ ist kein Kraut gewachsen.}) 30... Qa7 $5 (30...
Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Rf3 {ist auch nicht von Pappe.}) 31. Kxg2 ({I} 31. Rc2 e3 32. Re2
(32. Nxe3 Bxe3) 32... exf2+ 33. Kxg2 (33. Rxf2 Rf4 34. Qg3 Rbf8 $19 35. Rdd2
R4f5) 33... Qg7 $1 $19 34. Qg4 Rf4 35. Qg3 Bh5) ({II} 31. Rb1 Bg5 32. Qg3 Rf3
33. Qxg2 Bh4 34. Kh1 Bf5 $19 35. Nxd6 Rxh3+ 36. Kg1 Rg3) 31... Bxc1 32. Rxc1
Rf3 33. Ne3 Rbf8 34. Rc2 {[#]} Qg7 $1 {Diesmal realisiert Shirov das variiert
auftauchende Motiv der Dame/Läufer-Batterie.} 35. Qg5 (35. Qg4 Qf6) 35... h6
36. Qg4 (36. Qh4 Bf7+ (36... R8f4) 37. Qg4 (37. Kf1 Rxe3) (37. Kh1 Bxd5 38.
Nxd5 Rg8 39. Qg4 Rxh3+ 40. Qxh3 Qg1#) 37... Qf6 $19 {, und mit dem Bauern f2
fallen die letzten Bastionen:} 38. Bxf7 Rxf7 39. Qxe4 Rxf2+ 40. Kg1 Qg7+ 41.
Qg4 (41. Ng4 Rxc2 42. Qxc2 h5) 41... Rxc2 42. Nxc2 Qxc3) 36... R8f4 37. Qc8+
Kh7 $19 38. Qb7 Bf7+ 39. Ng4 (39. Kh2 Rxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kh1 Qg3 (41...
Qxc3) 42. Bxe4+ Kh8 43. Qa8+ Bg8) 39... Bxd5 40. Qxd5 Rxh3 $1 {Die elegante
Entscheidung im Mattangriff!} (40... Rxh3 41. Kxh3 Qxg4+ 42. Kh2 Rf3 43. Qb7+
Kg6 {Mit 0 Punkten aus drei Partien war das lange Dezember-Wochenende in
Bremen für Zbynek Hracek das schwärzeste seiner 10jährigen Bundesliga-Karriere.
Dagegen glänzte Alexei Shirov (2:0) noch mit einem weiteren Angriffssieg gegen
Etienne Bacrot.}) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD/McShane"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{KAMPFSCHACH PAR EXCELLENCE On the 13th of December I had an early Christmas
present by way of a chance to play against Vishy Anand in the German
Bundesliga. They say giving's important as well, and I gave it all I could,
but it wasn't quite enough...} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12.
Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O f4 {[#] I couldn't help smirking when I glanced
over at the second board of the match, where Zbynek Hracek was playing White
for my team against Alexei Shirov and reached the same position! Zbynek chose
15.Rfd1, but Vishy decided to surprise me.} 15. Nc2 {"?!. After this careless
move Black replies ...f5! with the threat 16...Bxd5 and is already better." (
From "The complete Sveshnikov Sicilian" by Yuri Yakovich, Gambit 2002)} ({
Als besser gilt} 15. Rad1 {"This is currently the main line due to the efforts
of Vishy Anand, who played it several times in 2001. White prepares 16.g3 and
prevents 15...f5." (Yakovich)} Kh8 (15... Rb8 $5 16. g3 Qd7 17. Rd2 Bh3 (17...
f5) 18. Re1 Kh8 19. f3 Be6 20. gxf4 f5 21. Kh1 Bxd5 22. exd5 Ne7 23. fxe5 Bxe5
24. c4 Ng6 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bb1 Nf4 27. Qh4 Rg8 28. Nc2 Qg7 $2 (28... Ng6 $13)
29. Ne3 $16 {H.Krieger-R.Deutschmann, Graz 2002, 1:0/39, CDM}) 16. g3 Rg8 17.
Kh1 Bf8 18. Be2 Rg5 19. Qf3 f5 20. gxf4 exf4 (20... fxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe3
exf4 23. Nxf4 Ne5 24. Nc2 $1 (24. f3 Qf6 25. Nd5 Qg6 26. Rg1 Bh6 27. Rxg5 Bxg5
28. Qd4 Rg8 29. Rg1 Rg7 30. Rg3 Qh5 31. Qb6 Qe8 32. Qd4 {- remis, D.Barua-J.
Sriram, New Delhi 2001}) (24. Nd5 Ng4 $1 {V.Anand-P.Leko, Wijk aan Zee 2001,
remis/34}) 24... Qd7 25. Nd4 Bh6 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Ng6+ Nxg6 28. Qxh6 {mit
weißem Vorteil gem. einer Analyse von P. Leko aus Yakovichs o.a. Werk}) 21.
Nxf4 Bxa2 22. c4 fxe4 (22... Ne5 23. Qe3 Rg8 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 $16 {
Anand/Yakovich; der lästige Fesselungszug 24...Bh6!? muß allerdings noch
geprüft werden, CDM.}) 23. Qxe4 Qe8 24. Bf3 Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Rc8 26. Ne6 Re5 $1 {
"Black maintains the balance in a sharp tactical fight." (Yakovich)} 27. Bxc6
Rxc6 28. Nxf8 b4 $1 $14 {, V.Anand-G.Hernandez, Merida 2001, 1:0/53}) 15... f5
$1 {Detonating the centre and undermining d5. Black's key idea is to break the
blockade and get the pawns rolling, when supported by the bishop pair they can
become very dangerous.} 16. Ncb4 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 a5 $1 18. exf5 Bf7 19. Qh3 {[#]}
Qf6 $5 ({"} 19... Qd7 $1 20. Nc2 d5 21. Rad1 Ra6 $1 22. Qg4 Rh6 {and Black has
a strong initiative, Klovan-Timoshchenko, Odessa 1974." (Yakovich) McShane's
Damenzug hat aber auch seine Vorteile}) ({freilich nicht} 19... axb4 $2 20. f6
Bg6 21. fxg7 $16) 20. Nc2 {The blockade is gone, but at the cost of a useful
pawn on f5.} Rab8 ({Das sofortige} 20... b4 $5 {war auch zu bedenken:} 21. cxb4
(21. c4 Rac8) 21... d5) 21. g3 {Chipping away at the pawns as soon as possible.
} Bh6 {Weitere Möglichkeiten waren 21...b4 oder 21...d5.} 22. a4 b4 $5 ({
Bissiger als} 22... bxa4 {, da die Öffnung des Damenflügels auch dem Gegner
Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten bietet, z.B.} 23. Rxa4 Rxb2 24. Rxa5 Rb3 (24... Rc8
25. Ra3) (24... d5 $2 25. Nb4 Rd8 26. Ra6 Rd6 27. Rfa1 $16) 25. Nb4 Rxc3 26.
Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 {mit etwa gleichen Chancen}) 23. cxb4 d5 $1 {This was my
idea. With the c3 pawn deflected, the central pawns come into their own.} ({
In "Sweschnikow-Manier" unterstreicht Schwarz seine Opferbereitschaft, um die
zentrale Bauernwalze ins Rollen zu bringen. Zögerlich erscheint} 23... axb4 {:}
24. Bb5 b3 25. Nb4 {, und der Schimmel bekommt - ganz im Gegensatz zur Partie
- attraktive Optionen.}) 24. Bb5 Rfc8 $1 {Forcing the knight to a silly square,
as defending from c1 would give the Bh6 plenty to shout about.} 25. Ne1 e4 $5 {
Keeping White's knight passive.} ({Schwarz überläßt den gesamten Damenflügel
seinem Schicksal, überdies war} 25... axb4 $6 {wegen} 26. Nd3 $1 {zumindest
zweifelhaft.}) 26. bxa5 f3 {[#] A remarkable position. Three pawns down the
drain, but three mega pawns in the centre. White's own queenside trio has
potential, but for the moment his pieces are restricted too much. 27.Nxf3 exf3
28.Qg4+ Bg7 29.Qxf3 is interesting but after 29...Qxb2 the position still
looks unclear.} 27. a6 Bg7 28. Rb1 h5 29. b4 Rc7 30. Kh1 Qg5 31. Bd3 $1 {
Giving the piece back to roll the queenside.} ({Eine andere, brachiale
Befreiungsaktion bestand in} 31. g4 {, z.B.} hxg4 (31... h4 $6 32. Nxf3 $1 exf3
33. Qxf3 Rc3 34. Bd3 $16) 32. Qg3 Rbc8 (32... Rcc8 33. Bc6 $1) 33. Rg1 Bh5 $1 {
mit unklarer Stellung (34.h3?! Qxf5!). Das verblüffende Opferangebot des
Inders überrascht den jungen Engländer, der ab jetzt zudem in rasender Zeitnot
ist.}) 31... exd3 ({In fact I could have seriously considered just ignoring it
with} 31... Bc3 {here. Allerdings dürfte Weiß nach dem weiteren} 32. b5 Ba5 33.
Bc2 $1 {am längeren Hebel sitzen.}) 32. b5 $1 {He was pleased with this move,
which keeps me guessing as to which pawn his knight will grab.} d2 $1 ({
Ein Damenrückzug, um die feindlichen Bauern zu stoppen, ist in diesem Moment
unnötig:} 32... Qd8 $2 {/Qf6?!/Qh6?!} 33. Nxd3 $1 (33. b6 $2 Ra7 $1 34. bxa7
Rxb1 35. Nxf3 Rb6 $1) (33. a5 $2 d2 34. Nd3 Ra7)) 33. Nxf3 Qh6 34. Qh4 {[#]} ({
Gegen den sofortigen Vorstoß} 34. a5 {mußte die Ressource} Ra7 $1 {erst einmal
gefunden werden:} (34... d4 $2 35. b6) 35. g4 $5 (35. Qh4 $6 d4 $1 (35... Be8
$5) 36. Qe4 Bc4 $1 (36... Re8 $2 37. Qc2 Bd5 38. Kg1) 37. Rfd1 Qd6 $1) 35...
Qf4 36. gxh5 d4 37. Qg3 Qxg3 38. fxg3 Bd5 $13) 34... Qb6 $2 $138 {Giving up
the trump card to prevent a4-a5. Alternativen:} ({I Klar scheitert} 34... Bc3
$2 {an} 35. b6 $1 Rxb6 36. Qd8+ $18) ({II Jedoch nach} 34... d4 $1 {nebst
Aktivierung des Bf7 (/^a8-f3,/^c4-f1) ist Rettung in Sicht:} 35. Ng5 (35. Kg1
$6 Bc4 $1 {und falls} 36. b6 $2 {so} Bxf1 37. bxc7 Rxb1 38. c8=Q+ Kh7 39. Nxd2
Bxa6+ 40. Nxb1 Bxc8 $19) ({auf} 35. a5 $4 {besetzt} Bd5 {mit durchschlagender
Kraft die vitale, lange Diagonale.}) (35. Qe4 $2 Re8) 35... Qxa6 $1 36. bxa6
Rxb1 37. Rxb1 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Rxb1 39. a7 Bd5+ {[#] Analyse Allem Anschein nach
enden die enormen, am Brett allemal undurchschaubaren Verwicklungen nun
forciert im Remis:} 40. Qe4 (40. Ne4 d1=Q (40... Kf7 $2 41. Qxh5+ Kf8 42. f6 $1
Bxe4+ 43. Kh3 Bxf6 (43... d1=Q 44. fxg7+ Kxg7 45. Qe5+ Kh6 {/Kf8} 46. Qxe4 $18)
44. Qh6+ Ke7 45. a8=Q Bxa8 46. Qh7+ {plus Qxb1+-}) (40... Bxe4+ $4 41. Qxe4 $18
) 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qxd5 Qf1+ 43. Kf3 Qh1+ 44. Kf4 Qc1+ 45. Kf3 Qh1+ $11) 40...
Bxe4+ 41. Nxe4 d1=Q (41... Rg1+) 42. a8=Q+ Bf8 43. Qd5+ $11) 35. Nxd2 $2 ({
Von McShane's dramatischer Zeitnot ebenfalls beeinflußt entgeht Anand in der
Hitze des Gefechts die Vorentscheidung mittels} 35. Qg5 $1 {(drohend 36.f6,
Damentausch auf f6, dann b6 usw.; oder auch 36.a5)} Kh8 (35... Kf8 36. a5 Qd6 (
36... Qxa5 37. f6 Bh8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Ng5 $18) 37. b6 $18) (35... Kh7 36. Qxd2
$18) (35... d4 36. Nxd2 $18) 36. f6 Bf8 (36... Bxf6 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. a5 $18)
37. Nxd2 d4 38. Ne4 $18) 35... Rc2 36. Rbd1 $2 (36. Qg5 $1 $18 {reichte immer
noch.}) 36... Re8 $2 {[#]} (36... Ra2 37. Kg1 $5 (37. Qg5 Rxa4) (37. Nf3 d4 $1
$132) 37... Re8 38. Nf3 Ree2 39. Rd4 $1 Bf6 40. Qf4 $16) 37. f6 $2 {This
totally disorient(at?)ed me.} ({Die kritische Fortsetzung wird nach wie vor
übersehen:} 37. Qg5 $1 Ra2 (37... Kf8 38. Rfe1) (37... d4 38. f3) (37... Re2 $2
38. a5) 38. Rde1 Rxa4 39. Rxe8+ Bxe8 40. Re1 Bf7 41. Kg2 {und Weiß hält seinen
großen Vorteil fest (+/-/+-)} Ra2 (41... d4 42. Ne4 $1) (41... Rg4 42. Qe7 $1 {
drohend Qb7+-}) (41... h4 42. Re7) 42. Re2) 37... Bxf6 $2 (37... Bh6 $1 {
hätte reichlich Sand ins weiße Getriebe gestreut:} 38. Nf3 (38. Qb4 $6 Qxf6 39.
Kg1 (39. f4 Bf8) 39... d4 $1) (38. f4 $4 Qe3 39. Nf3 Rf2) 38... Re4 39. Qh3
Qxf6 40. Nh4 Be6 41. Qg2 Rxa4 42. Rb1 Bf8 43. b6 Rxa6 44. b7 Bd6 45. b8=Q+ Bxb8
46. Rxb8+ Kg7 $13 {/= mit etwa gleichen Aussichten!}) 38. a5 $1 (38. Qf4 $5 Bg7
39. Rfe1 $16) 38... Bxh4 $2 {Der letzte Fehler.} ({I} 38... Qe6 $2 39. Qf4 $1 (
{After} 39. Qa4 Bg6 {the game would still be up for grabs. One barmy line goes}
40. a7 Bd3 41. Rde1 Qxe1 42. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 43. Kg2 Rxd2 44. a8=Q+ Kg7 {and
according to my computer a draw by perpetual check with Bf1+ is likely! LMS})
39... Bc3 40. Nf3 $16 {/+-}) ({II} 38... Qd8 $5 {mag noch relativ am besten
sein:} 39. Qa4 Rb2 (39... Bg6 40. b6 Qa8 41. b7 Qb8 42. Qb3 Kg7 43. Qb6 Rb2 44.
Nb3 Bd8 45. Qb5 Bf6 46. Rc1 $18) 40. b6 Qa8 41. Qf4 $16) 39. axb6 $18 Bd8 40.
b7 Bb6 {I counted on this flimsy blockade, but now} 41. Rc1 $1 Bg6 42. Rce1 $1
{and when I shuffle my rook across, Re1-e6 forks my bishops. Eine ungemein
spannende und hochkomplizierte Kampfpartie.} 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Moldovan, Daniel"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Milu,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 a6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rae1 Nb4 13. a3 (13. g4 Rb8 14. g5
Nd7 15. Qh5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 g6 17. Qh6 Re8 18. Rf3 Bf8 19. Qh4 Bg7 20. Rh3 Nf8
21. e5 b6 22. Ne4 dxe5 23. fxe5 Rd8 24. d4 Rd5 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. gxf6 h5 27.
Qf4 {1-0 Makropoulou,M-Fanouraki,N/GRE-chW 1996/EXT 96ch2}) 13... Nxd3 14. cxd3
b5 $6 (14... Bd7 15. Rc1 Qb8 (15... Qd8 16. Kh1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Ne8 18. f5 Bf6 19.
Rc2 Nc7 20. Rcf2 Qe7 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Qd1 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Nb5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25.
Nxb5 {Lutz,C-Martinovic,S/Groningen op 1995/EXP 50/0-1 (56)}) 16. Na5 Bd8 17.
b4 b6 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Nb1 a5 20. Nd4 axb4 21. axb4 Qb7 22. Nd2 Ra3 23. Bf2 b5
24. Nc2 {Keres,P-Smyslov,V/JUG ct Belgrade 1959/CAND/0-1 (40)}) 15. Rc1 (15. e5
Bb7 16. exf6 Bxf3 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxf3 $14) 15... Qb8 16. Na5 Bd7 17. Na2 $6
(17. b4 $14 {/\Ne2-d4, ><c6}) 17... Bd8 18. Nc6 $6 (18. b4 $142) 18... Bxc6 19.
Rxc6 a5 $15 20. f5 Qb7 21. Rcc1 $6 (21. Rfc1 Ra6) 21... b4 22. a4 Re8 $3 23.
fxe6 Rxe6 24. Kh1 d5 25. exd5 Qxd5 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Bd4 Nb6 28. Bxb6 Bxb6 29.
Rce1 Rc8 $17 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13.
Nc2 Rb8 14. h4 $5 (14. a3 a5 (14... Ne7 15. Ncb4 Bb7 {Karpov,An-Lautier,J (06)/
Ubeda m/1994/1/2-1/2/ ;CBM 45}) 15. h4 Ne7 16. Nce3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. g3
Qd7 19. Bg2 Bd8 $13 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow PCA/1994/1/2-1/2/30/}) 14...
Ne7 (14... g6 {Ftacnik} 15. g3 Bg7 16. h5 $14) (14... Be6 {Horvath,T} 15. Nxf6+
gxf6 (15... Qxf6 $2 16. Qxd6 Rbc8 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Qg5 $16) 16. Ne3 b4 $5 $13 (
16... Ne7 17. Bd3 $16 d5 $2 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Qh5 $16)) 15. Nxf6+ $1 (15. Nce3
Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bb7 17. g3 b4 $1 18. c4 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qb6 $10 {Smagin,S-Gorelov,
S/URS/1982/1/2-1/2/37/}) 15... gxf6 16. Bd3 $1 (16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Bd3 d5 18. exd5
Qxd5 19. O-O-O e4 20. Be2 Qxa2 21. Qh6 Qe6 22. Nd4 Qb6 $13 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,
V/Novgorod/1994/1-0/ CBM 43}) 16... d5 (16... f5 {Ftacnik} 17. exf5 Bxf5 (17...
Nxf5 18. Qh5 (18. Nb4 $1 $16 {Horvath,T}) (18. Nb4 $1 $16 {Horvath,T}) 18... e4
19. Be2 $16) 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Qd3 $16) 17. exd5 Qxd5 (17... f5 {Horvath,T} 18.
Ne3 e4 19. Bc2 f4 20. Ng4 f5 21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Qd4 Bb7 23. O-O-O $16) 18. Ne3 Qe6
19. Qh5 e4 (19... f5 $5 20. O-O-O (20. Nxf5 $4 Nxf5 21. g4 Qh6 $19) (20. g4 $6
Qg6 $1 21. Nxf5 $4 (21. Qg5 Qxg5 22. hxg5 e4 23. Bc2 f4 $13) 21... Bxf5 22.
Bxf5 Qxh5 $19) 20... Qg6 21. Qe2 $36 (21. Qg5 {Ftacnik} f6 22. Qxg6+ hxg6 23.
Bc2 $14)) 20. Bc2 b4 (20... f5 $16 {Ftacnik}) 21. c4 Kh8 (21... f5 {Ftacnik}
22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf4 Rb7 24. h5 $16) (21... Rd8 $5 {Horvath,T}) 22. O-O-O $16 (
22. Qc5 $5 $16 {Ftacnik}) 22... f5 23. Qg5 Rb6 (23... Rg8 24. Qf4 Rb6 25. h5
$16) (23... Qe5 {Ftacnik} 24. Ng4 Qe6 25. Nf6 Ng8 26. Nd5 $18) (23... f6 {
Horvath,T} 24. Qf4 Qe5 25. Qxe5 fxe5 26. Rd6 Bb7 27. Ba4 $1 $16) 24. h5 Rc6 (
24... Qf6 $142 {Ftacnik} 25. Qf4 Qh6 26. g3 Qxf4 27. gxf4 $16) (24... f6 {
Horvath,T} 25. Qf4 Qe5 26. Qxe5 $14) 25. Kb1 (25. h6 $6 Rg8 26. Rd8 Qf6) 25...
Rc5 $2 (25... h6 $142 26. Qf4 $16) (25... Qe5 {Ftacnik} 26. Ng4 Qe6 27. h6) (
25... Qf6 $16 {Horvath,T}) 26. h6 Qe5 (26... Rg8 27. Rd8 $1 Ng6 28. Nd5 $18 (
28. Rxg8+ {Horvath,T} Kxg8 29. Qd8+ Nf8 30. Nd5 f6 31. Rh3 Kf7 32. Rg3 $18)) (
26... Ng6 {Ftacnik} 27. Rd8 $18) 27. Rh5 $1 $18 Rg8 (27... Ng6 28. Rd8 $1 $18 {
/\ 29 Ng4, 29 Rf8 Nf8 30 Qd8} Kg8 29. Ng4 fxg4 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qd8+ Qe8 32.
Qxe8+ Kxe8 33. Rxc5 $18) (27... Nc6 28. Rd5 (28. Ng4 $1 {Ftacnik} fxg4 29. Qg7+
Qxg7 30. hxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxc5 $18) 28... Rxd5 29. cxd5 $18) 28. Ng4 $3 (28. Ng4
$3 Qe6 (28... fxg4 29. Qxe5+ Rxe5 30. Rxe5 $18) (28... Rxg5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 (
29... Rxh5 30. Rd8+ Ng8 31. Nxf7#) 30. Rxg5 Nc6 31. Ba4 $18) 29. Rd8 $1 {
/\ 30 Qg7} Ng6 (29... Qg6 30. Qxe7 fxg4 31. Rxg8+ $18) 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qd8+
Nf8 32. Nf6+ $18 (32. Rg5+ $18)) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akhmadeev, Vadim"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Be3 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. Be2 (15. a4) (15. Nce3) (15. g3) 15... O-O 16. O-O f5 (16... Ne7 $6 17. Bf3
Rc8 18. a4 $14) (16... Kh8 17. Bf3 $6 (17. a4 $142 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 $10 {
Sveshnikov}) 17... Rc8 18. Ncb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 a5 $15 {Sveshnikov,E-Timoschenko,
G/URS/1975/0:1/32/ Inf 20/412/}) 17. f4 $6 (17. a4 $5 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. Bc4
$14) 17... Ne7 $1 (17... e4 $5 18. Nce3 (18. a4 b4 19. Ncxb4 Nxb4 20. Nxb4 Qb6+
21. Kh1 a5 {Sveshnikov}) 18... b4 $1 19. Qa4 Ne7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxb4 Qa7
$44 {Ellenberg-Khoint/1974-1975/}) 18. Nce3 (18. Ncb4 $2 a5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.
Nd5 (20. Nc6 $2 Qc7 21. Bxb5 Qb6+ $19) 20... Qb7 $17) 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rc8
$15 20. Kh1 Rc5 21. Nb4 (21. Ne3 $142 exf4 (21... Qb6 $5) 22. Nc2 (22. Rxf4 Be5
)) 21... a5 22. Nd3 Rd5 $5 23. Qe1 e4 24. Nf2 Rc5 25. Qd2 b4 $1 $17 26. Nd1 (
26. c4 $2 d5 27. cxd5 (27. Rad1 d4 $19) 27... Rxd5 $19) (26. cxb4 $2 axb4 27.
Qxb4 Rc2 $19) 26... bxc3 27. bxc3 d5 28. a4 Qc7 (28... d4 $5 29. cxd4 Qxd4 30.
Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Ra3 Rc2 32. Bb5 Rfc8 $17) 29. Ra3 Rd8 30. Qe1 Qe7 (30... d4 $5)
31. Rb3 d4 32. cxd4 Bxb3 33. dxc5 Qxc5 34. Qh4 Rd2 $1 (34... Rf8 $5 35. Bb5 Qd4
) 35. Qe1 Rd6 36. g4 fxg4 37. Bxg4 Bxa4 38. Ne3 Bc6 39. Qg3 Rd3 40. Be6+ Kh8
41. Rg1 Qe7 42. f5 Rd8 43. h4 Qf6 44. Ng4 e3+ 45. Kh2 Qb2+ 46. Kh3 h5 $1 $19
47. Nxe3 (47. f6 hxg4+ 48. Qxg4 Qxf6 49. Qh5+ Qh6 $19) 47... Be5 48. Rb1 $5
Bxg3 (48... Qxb1 $2 49. Qxe5+ Kh7 50. Qc7+ Kh6 51. Qxc6 $18 (51. Qxd8 $2 Qh1+
$19)) (48... Qc3 $2 49. Qg5) 49. Rxb2 Bf4 50. Rc2 (50. Rb3 Rd2 $19) 50... Be4
51. Rc4 Rd2 52. Rc8+ Kh7 53. Bg8+ Kg7 54. f6+ Kh6 (54... Kxf6 $2 55. Rf8+ $18)
(54... Kg6 $19) 55. Ng4+ hxg4+ 56. Kxg4 Be5 57. Be6 Rg2+ 58. Kh3 Rg3+ 59. Kh2
Rg2+ 60. Kh3 Rg3+ 61. Kh2 Rg6+ 62. Kh3 Bg2# 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kuporosov, Viktor"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bb7 13. Nc2 Nb8 14. g3 (14.
a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nd7 $13 {Kasparov,G-Shirov,A/Zurich/1994/1:0/38/}) 14... Nd7
15. Bg2 (15. Nce3 $5 O-O 16. h4 g6 17. Bh3 Bg7 18. h5 Nf6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qd3
Nxd5 21. Nxd5 $14 {Anand,V-Nunn,J/Monako/1994/0,5/117/}) (15. h4 $5) 15... Nc5
(15... O-O 16. a4 $5) 16. O-O O-O 17. Nce3 g6 18. Nxf6+ (18. Qd2 Bg7) 18...
Qxf6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qe6 $10 21. Qd2 (21. Rfd1 Qxd5 (21... Rfd8 $10) 22.
Rxd5 Na4 23. Rd2 Rfc8 $10) 21... Rac8 22. b3 Rc6 23. Rad1 Rfc8 24. Rfe1 R8c7
25. Re3 Qc8 26. Bf1 Kg7 27. h4 Rb6 28. Kh2 Qb7 29. Qe1 Nd7 30. Red3 Rcc6 31.
Kg1 Nf6 32. Bg2 Qc7 33. Qd2 (33. Qe3 $15) 33... b4 $1 34. c4 (34. cxb4 $2 Rc2
35. Qe3 Rxa2) (34. Rc1 Rc5 {/\ 35...Rbc6}) 34... Nd7 35. f4 Nc5 $17 36. Rd5 Qe7
37. Qb2 (37. fxe5 $5 dxe5 38. Qe3 a5 39. Bh3) 37... f6 38. f5 a5 39. Qd2 a4 40.
Qc2 axb3 41. axb3 Ra6 42. Kh2 Ra3 43. Rb1 Qa7 44. Rb2 Rca6 45. Rd2 Ra1 46. Rf2
Qe7 47. fxg6 hxg6 48. Qd2 Rb6 49. Qe3 Rb8 50. Ra2 (50. Bf3 $5) 50... Rb1 51.
Rab2 Rxb2 52. Rxb2 Ra8 53. Qd2 Qc7 54. Bf3 (54. Qxb4 $2 Nd3) 54... Qb6 55. Qd5
Ra6 56. h5 Qb7 $1 (56... g5 $2 57. h6+ Kxh6 58. Qf7) 57. Qd2 gxh5 58. Qg2 Ne6
59. Qh3 (59. Bxh5 Ng5) 59... Ng5 60. Qf5 (60. Qxh5 Qb6 61. Qg4 Ra1 62. Rg2 Qe3
$19) 60... Qf7 $19 61. Bg2 Qe6 62. Qf1 Qg4 63. c5 Rc6 64. Rd2 dxc5 65. Qb5 Qc8
(65... h4 $1 66. Qb7+ (66. Qxc6 Qxg3+ 67. Kh1 Qe1+ 68. Kh2 Qxd2 $19) 66... Kg6
67. Rd8 (67. Qxc6 Qxg3+ 68. Kh1 Qe1+ 69. Kh2 Qxd2 70. Qe8+ Kg7 71. Qe7+ Nf7 $19
) (67. Rd7 Qxg3+ 68. Kh1 h3 69. Rg7+ Kh6 $19) 67... Qxg3+ (67... hxg3+ $2 68.
Kg1) 68. Kh1 h3 $1 (68... Qe1+ 69. Kh2 Nf3+ 70. Bxf3 Qg3+ 71. Kh1 Qxf3+ 72. Kh2
$10) 69. Rg8+ Kh5 70. Rxg5+ fxg5 $1 (70... Qxg5 $2 71. Qh7+ (71. Bf3+ $2 Kh4
72. Qxc6 Qc1+ 73. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) 71... Qh6 (71... Kg4 $4 72. Qxh3+ Kf4 73. Qf3#)
72. Qf5+ Kh4 73. Qf2+ (73. Qxh3+ $4 Kg5 $19) 73... Kg4 74. Qf3+ $10) (70...
Kxg5 $2 71. Qg7+ Kf4 72. Qh6+ Qg5 73. Qxh3 Qg6 (73... Qg4 74. Qh6+ Kg3 $4 75.
Qh2+ Kf2 76. Bh3+ $18) 74. Qf3+ Kg5 75. Qe3+ $10) 71. Qf7+ Rg6 72. Qh7+ Rh6 73.
Qf7+ Kh4 $19) 66. Qc4 Qc7 67. Rd5 Qe7 68. Qb5 Rc7 69. Qd3 Qf7 70. Qb5 c4 $6 (
70... Ne6 $19) 71. bxc4 Rb7 72. Qa4 b3 73. Rb5 b2 74. Qb3 Rxb5 75. Qxb5 Kg6 76.
Qxb2 (76. c5 Qa2 77. Qe8+ Kg7 78. Qe7+ Nf7 $19) 76... Qxc4 $17 77. Qb7 Qe6 (
77... Qe2 78. Qc8 Nf3+ 79. Kh3) 78. Qa8 Qf7 79. Qc8 Kh7 80. Qd8 Ne6 81. Qc8 Nd4
82. Kh1 $2 (82. Qh3 Qg6 83. g4 $1 Qxg4 84. Qxg4 hxg4 85. Kg3 Nc2 86. Bf1 Ne3
87. Be2 Kg6 88. Kf2 $10) 82... Ne2 (82... Qg6 83. Qd7+ Kh6 84. Qd8 $17) 83. Kh2
Qb3 $2 (83... Qg6 $6 84. Qd7+ Qg7 (84... Kh6 $4 85. Qd2+ $18) 85. Qxg7+ Kxg7
86. Bf3 Nc3 87. Kh3 $10 {/\ 88 g4}) (83... Qg7 84. Qf5+ (84. Qh3 Qg4 $17) 84...
Kh6 85. Qf3 Nd4 $17) 84. Qd7+ $10 Kh6 $4 (84... Kg6 85. Qf5+ $10) 85. Qh3 $4 (
85. Qd2+ $18) 85... Qe3 86. Qh4 Kg7 $1 $19 87. Qxh5 (87. Kh3 Nf4+ 88. Kh2 Qf2
$19) 87... Qxg3+ 88. Kh1 Qe1+ 89. Kh2 Qg1+ (89... Qg1+ 90. Kh3 Nf4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

{Nepomniachtchi (Nepo from now on because I feel too lazy to write down the
whole name!) has been an instrumental figure in Russia's strong comeback to
top team. You know, he has just won all of his games so far!} 1. e4 c5 {} 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 {} cxd4 {} 4. Nxd4 {} Nf6 {} 5. Nc3 {} e5 {Hracek is a
veteran GM with years of experience at the highest level. He always plays
'healthy' openings with good grasp of middlegame nuances. His choice of
opening today is a Sveshnikov!} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 {} 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 {
The favourite move of 12th world champion Anatoly Karpov.} (9. Bxf6 gxf6 {
used to be the main line but it is not so any more!} 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 {
is one of the fun forced draws in this line. This line has been researched by
theoretician for as long as this opening has been in the mainstream of chess
events!} (11. c3 {This, however, is a serious live theoretical discussion.} Bg7
12. Bd3 Be6 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 {Engines give a lot of advantage to White
in this position.} Bd7 15. exf5 Nb8 16. a4 Bxb5 17. axb5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nd7 19.
Qa7 O-O 20. O-O Nf6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. b6 Qd7 23. c4 e4 24. b7 Qc7 25. Nc6 Qxc6
26. b8=Q Rxb8 27. Qxb8+ Ng8 28. Qb5 Qc8 29. b4 Be5 30. Qd5 Qxf5 31. f4 exf3 32.
Qxf3 Qg5 33. Qxf7 Qh4 34. g3 Bxg3 35. hxg3 Qxg3+ {1/2 (37)-1/2 (37) Shankland,
S (2646)-Shirov,A (2682) Edmonton 2016}) 11... axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. b4 Qh4 14.
O-O Rg8 15. c3 f4 16. g3 Kd8 17. Qxa4 fxg3 18. fxg3 Rxg3+ 19. hxg3 Qxg3+ 20.
Kh1 Qh3+ 21. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 (23) Mamedov,R (2666)-Jobava,B (2669) Izmir 2016})
9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {Nepo plays this exclusively against the
Sveshnikov.} b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 Be6 14. h4 a5 15. Bh3 a4 {Nepo himself had
reached this position back in 2009 against Ni Hua.} 16. Qd3 $146 {This move
seems very natural but it is a novelty! We may not be surprised to see a
novelty on move 16 in the Berlin, the Spanish or even the French Defence,
however, it is rare to see a novelty in the Sveshnikov this early!} (16. b3
Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. O-O Re8 20. bxa4 Rxe4 21. Rc1 Re8 22. Rc4
d3 23. Qxd3 Rxa4 24. Rfc1 Ra3 25. Qc2 Bc3 26. Rc8 Qe7 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Bf1 g6
29. Bc4 Ra7 30. Qd3 Re7 {1/2-1/2 (30) Nepomniachtchi,I (2632)-Ni,H (2701)
Sochi 2009}) 16... b3 $1 {This is why nobody plays 16.Qd3. Nepo on the other
hand has a different opinion.} 17. Nce3 $6 {Very very dubious!} (17. axb3 axb3
18. Na3 (18. Rxa8 $4 bxc2 $19) 18... Qa5+ $1 {This is not just a check!} 19.
Kf1 Bd8 $1 {Black re-routes his bishop!} 20. Kg2 Qc5 21. Qxb3 (21. Nb5 Bxd5 22.
cxd5 (22. Rxa8 $4 Nb4 $19) 22... Nb4 23. Qe2 Na2 $1 {[%cal Gd8b6]}) 21... Rb8
22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. Nxe3 Rxb2 $11) 17... bxa2 $2 {A weak reaction from Hracek. He
had to go "all in" in this position. It may not be something he likes but it
is what the position call for.} (17... a3 $1 18. Qxb3 (18. axb3 axb2 19. Rb1
Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Ra1 21. Rh1 Qa5+ (21... Qb8 22. Kd2 Nd4 23. b4 Qa7 24. Nc3 Rb8
25. Ned5 Nb3+ 26. Kc2 Ra3 27. Rhf1 Nd4+ 28. Kxb2 (28. Kd2 Rb3 $19 {[%cal Ga7a3]
}) 28... Rxb4+ 29. Nxb4 Rb3+ 30. Kc1 Rxc3+ 31. Qxc3 Ne2+ 32. Kc2 Nxc3 33. Nc6
Qa2+ 34. Kxc3 g6 35. Ra1 Qe2 36. Rae1 Qf3+ 37. Kb4 g5 $1 {and Black is better
thanks to White's exposed king!}) 22. Kf1 Rxb1+ 23. Qxb1 Qa3 24. Qd1 Rb8 25.
Kg2 Bd8 $17) 18... Nd4 19. Qc3 Qd7 $1 {I think Hracek missed the power of this
move and that is why he did not enter this line.} 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bxe6 (21.
Bg2 axb2 22. Qxb2 Rfb8 23. Qc3 Qa4 24. Kf1 (24. O-O $4 Ne2+ {White loses his
queen.}) 24... Rb3 $19) 21... fxe6 22. b3 (22. b4 Qb7) 22... Qb7 23. Qd3 f5 24.
O-O fxe4 25. Qd1 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Rad8 {and d5-d4 seems unstoppable.}) 18. Rxa2
Qa5+ {} 19. Kf1 Bxd5 $6 (19... Qc5 20. Kg2 Nd4 21. Rha1 Nb3 22. Rd1 Nd4 {
is probably better than Hracek's passive approach in the game.}) 20. Nxd5 Nb4 {
} 21. Nxb4 {} Qxb4 {} 22. Bd7 $1 {} Bd8 $1 {Both players are activating
their bishops.} 23. Bc6 Ra7 {} 24. Qc2 a3 $2 {This is a tactical blunder.
Hracek is not playing active chess today.} (24... Bb6 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 26. Bxa4
Bd4 27. b3 f5 28. exf5 Qb7 29. Rh2 g6 30. g4 (30. h5) (30. fxg6 Bxf2 31. gxh7+
Kh8 {was very dangerous for White.}) 30... Qf3 31. Rg2 Kh8 32. b4 gxf5 33. gxf5
Rg8 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 {and Black's activity should suffice for a draw despite
White's two extra pawns.}) 25. Kg2 {} Qc5 {} 26. Bd5 g6 $2 {This is just a
waste of time.} (26... axb2 27. Rxb2 Qc7 28. Rhb1 Qd7 29. Rb7 Rxb7 30. Rxb7 Bc7
31. Qb3 {and White's attack may or may not be decisive but at least not any
time soon!}) 27. Rb1 $1 {A strong move which assures White's control over the
seventh rank.} axb2 28. Raxb2 Kh8 29. Rb5 {} Qc8 30. Rb8 Qd7 31. Qd2 Kg7 32.
R8b7 Rxb7 33. Rxb7 Qg4 {After the 6th round game between L'Ami-Adhiban this is
the second time I am commenting on opposite coloured bishops in time of attack
and defence! Since White has a strong attack on the f7-square and Black's
dark-squared bishop is helpless in defending f7, it is as if White is a piece
up in his attack.} (33... Bc7 {was a sad necessity. Nevertheless, White's
advantage remains decisive.} 34. h5 h6 35. hxg6 Kxg6 36. Qb2 $18) 34. Qa2 $18 {
White's attack is unstoppable.} Bxh4 {The equivalent of resignation.} 35. Qa7
Kh6 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. Qxf7 Bg5 38. Qf8+ Kh5 39. Qxd6 {} Bf4 40. Qf6 Qg5 41.
Qf7 {Hracek's reaction to Nepo's dubious novelty was slow and not active. Nepo
did all he had to do, activated his bishop, placed his rooks on the right
squares and seized the seventh rank. He simply asked several difficult
questions from Hracek in this game and unfortunately for the Czechs and Hracek,
he failed to answer them.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The world no. 3 and defending champion scored his first victory of the
tournament by essaying a number of strong moves in 'always firey' white side
of the Sicilian Sveshnikov to move to joint second place at the hand of Gata
Kamsky, whose enterprising chess has not paid off so far as he is on -2 after
6 rounds.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 $5 {No more 'Karpov' style of handling Sveshnikov.
Caruana wants blood!} (9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {is of course the most
common way of handling the Sveshnikov.}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 $5 {
Another less common choice by Caruana. He might have caught Gata off-guard as
the development of the game from here is all in Caruana's favor.} Ne7 12. Nxe7
Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. Nc2 f4 {After a long thought, Kamsky chose a rare and
slightly passive move. By pushing this pawn, Black kills all of his active
play in the centre with ...d5 and ...f5 as we will see in the game. Recent
handling of this line by two strong teenagers of the chess world seem to
promise more chances for Black than Kamsky's choice. Although, I am sure
Fabiano might have something there.} (14... Qg5 15. O-O (15. g3 $6 Bb7 16. Qe2
O-O 17. h4 Qf6 18. O-O-O d5 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Kb1 a5 21. Ne3 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23.
Nxf5 Bf8 24. Rc1 b3 25. a3 Rcb8 26. Qe3 Kh8 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Rhe1 Re8 29. g4
Qe6 30. Rc3 Ra5 31. Kc1 Bc5 32. Qh6 Qg6 33. Be4 Be6 34. h5 Qxh6+ 35. Nxh6 Be7
36. Nf5 Bg5+ 37. Ne3 Rd8 38. Kb1 Ra4 39. Rd1 Rad4 40. Rdc1 h6 41. Ka1 Rd2 42.
Rb1 Kg7 43. Nc4 Re2 44. Bf5 Bxf5 45. gxf5 Rc8 46. Rg1 Rc2 47. Rg4 e4 48. Rxb3
R2xc4 49. fxe4 Re8 50. Re3 Re5 51. b3 Rc2 52. b4 Kf6 53. Re1 Re8 54. Rd1 Ra8
55. Rd3 Re2 56. b5 Rc8 57. Rb3 Rc1+ 58. Rb1 Rcc2 59. Rb3 Be3 60. e5+ Kxe5 {
0-1 (60) Firouzja,A (2475)-Aravindh,C (2506) Moscow 2016}) 15... Bb7 16. f3 O-O
17. exf5 d5 {if I were to try my chances I would have chosen this line but
Kamsky might think that it is not a wise decision to opt for the main line
against a player like Caruana.}) 15. Qh5 h6 {Extremely rare.} (15... O-O 16.
O-O-O Be6 17. g3 {1-0 (69) Lafarga Santorroman,D (2639)-Kerr,S (2580) ICCF
email 2007. In fact there are only four games in this line, three of which are
in correspondence chess with two draws and a win for White.}) 16. Nb4 Be6 $4 {
After almost 20 minutes thought, Kamksy blunders a pawn! The game is basically
over after this!} (16... Bb7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rfe1 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. f3 Rab8
21. a4 a5 22. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 (22) Besztercsenyi,T (2270)-Ladanyi,T (2215)
Hungary 1999}) 17. Nxa6 O-O 18. Nb4 f5 {Kamsky tries to complicate matters but
Caruana's technique is flawless in this game.} 19. O-O $1 (19. exf5 Bf7 20. Qe2
(20. Qf3 e4 {with complications}) 20... d5 {is unnecessary}) 19... fxe4 20.
Bxe4 Rac8 21. Rad1 {White is dominating light squares. The game is
strategically over!} Rc4 22. Qg6 Rxe4 {Desparation....} 23. Qxe4 f3 24. Nd5 Qg5
25. g3 Rf7 26. Kh1 Bh3 27. Rfe1 Bf5 28. Qb4 Bf8 29. Qxb5 h5 30. Ne3 {} Bh3 31.
Qc4 Qg6 32. a4 Kh8 33. Qh4 Be6 34. a5 e4 35. Qd8 Kh7 36. a6 Bh6 37. Qb6 h4 38.
g4 Bxg4 39. Rg1 Bxe3 40. Qxe3 {Time control is reached and Gata decides that
he has had 'enough'.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Finek"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. g3 O-O 15.
Bg2 Bg5 16. O-O Ne7 17. Nde3 ({In the first round of the competition I played} 
17. b3 {but after} Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qd3 Qb6 $11 {Black reached
comfortable equality in Movsesian-Tregubov, Russia (tch) 2008.}) 17... Bxe3 18.
Nxe3 Be6 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Nf5 $5 {This move technically taken is not a novelty.
According to the database, White offered a draw (which was accepted) in
Romanenko-Zhigalko,S, BLR (ch) 2008... I decided to try to play a little bit
further...} ({Too slow is} 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. b3 Kh8 22. Rac1 Rcd8 23. Nf5 Nc6
24. Qe3 Qc7 $11 {Fedorov-Radjabov, Kemer 2007}) 20... Bxf5 ({A couple of days
later after our game Black tried} 20... Nc8 21. Rac1 Ra7 22. h4 g6 23. Ne3 Ne7
24. Kh2 Rd7 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 f5 27. Bh3 Kh8 28. Qd2 $13 {Bezgodov-Filippov,
Russia (tch-2) 2008}) 21. exf5 Rac8 22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. b3 $14 {White can be
happy with the results of the opening: Black has just to wait and protect
eternal weakness on d6, also the white bishop is clearly stronger than the
black knight,as the exchange of pieces has been in White´s favour.} Rc5 24. Be4
f6 25. Qf3 a4 {Black doesn't want just to sit back and wait, but opening the
a-file helps White...} 26. Rd3 ({I also considered} 26. Rfe1 $5 axb3 27. axb3
Nc6 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Qh5 $14) 26... axb3 27. axb3 Nc6 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Bxc6
Rxc6 (29... Qxc6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 31. Ra1 $16) 30. Rfd1 Qc7 31. Rd5 Rb8 32. Qd3
Rbb6 33. Ra1 $16 h6 34. Ra8+ Rb8 35. Rda5 Rcb6 36. Qd5 Rxa8 37. Rxa8+ Rb8 38.
Ra6 Rd8 39. Rc6 Qd7 40. g4 $6 ({More accurate was} 40. Rb6 $1 Qxf5 41. c5 Rc8
42. Rxd6 $16) 40... g6 $1 {Black immediately takes the opportunity to release
the pressure.} 41. Qe6 Kg7 42. Rb6 h5 $2 {But this is too much...} (42... gxf5
43. gxf5 Qxe6 44. fxe6 Kf8 $1 ({From some reason I considered only} 44... f5
45. e7 Re8 46. Rxd6 Rxe7 47. Rb6 $16) 45. Rb7 Ra8 {and Black is out of trouble.
}) 43. Qd5 $1 {Now the weakened position of the black king becomes critical.}
Qf7 44. Rb7 Rd7 45. fxg6 Kxg6 46. gxh5+ Kg7 47. h6+ Kg6 48. Qd3+ f5 49. Rxd7
Qxd7 50. c5 $1 d5 51. Qg3+ ({Even stronger was} 51. Qa6+ $1 Kh7 52. Qf6 $18)
51... Kxh6 52. Qxe5 Kh5 53. Qf6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.25"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Kydon Chanion"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 $5 $146 (10... d6 11. g4 a6 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4
Qc7 14. f4 $40 {didn't end up well for black in a game Anand-Kramnik, Mainz 
(blitz) 2001}) 11. Be3 Qc7 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. g4 $5 {[%cal Gg4f5,
Gg4g5]} (14. g3 Be6 15. Bg2 Rfd8 16. Nd4 Bf6 $13) 14... Rd8 (14... Be6 $6 15.
f4 $36) 15. Bg2 Be6 16. Kb1 Rac8 17. f4 (17. h3 $142 $5 $14 {[%cal Yf2f4]})
17... d4 18. Bc1 (18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxf4 $11) 18... d3 $1 {
black immediately takes a chance to change the type of a position} (18... Bf6
$143 19. f5 Bxb3 20. cxb3 $16 {[%cal Yg2e4,Yg4g5]}) 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 Bxg4
21. Be4 g6 22. f5 Qd6 $1 (22... Bf6 23. Rg1 Ne5 24. Qf1 $1 $40 {[%csl Rf6]
[%cal Yh2h3]}) (22... Ne5 23. Qg3 $40) 23. Qc4 gxf5 24. Rg1 $2 (24. Bd5 $142
Rf8 (24... Kh8 25. Bxf7 (25. Bf4 b5 $1) 25... Bf6 $13) 25. Bf4 b5 (25... Ne5 $2
26. Qd4 Bf6 27. Re1 $18) 26. Qxb5 Qxf4 27. Qxc6 $13) 24... Qxh2 25. Rh1 Qc7 $1
$17 (25... Qd6 $2 26. Bd5 Kh8 27. Rh6 $40) 26. Bd5 Ne5 27. Qf4 h5 $1 {with
such a pawn "castle" black has nothing to be worry about} (27... Qxc2+ $2 28.
Ka2 $40) 28. Nd4 Bf6 29. Rg1 Bg7 $138 30. Rg2 Ng6 31. Qd2 a6 $2 (31... Rd8 32.
Nb5 Qe5 33. c4 (33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. Qxd8 Qxb5 $19) 33... a6 $19) 32. Nf3 Ne7 33.
Bb3 Rd8 $4 (33... Bxf3 $1 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qg5+ (36. Bg5 Nd5 $1
37. Bxd5 Qxc2+ 38. Ka1 Qd1+ $19 {and white king is mated instead of his black
opponent}) 36... Kf8 37. Qf6 Ng6 $19) 34. Qf2 Rd1 35. c3 Rd7 $6 (35... Rxc1+ $5
{was probably a last chance to keep an advantage} 36. Kxc1 Qf4+ 37. Nd2 Qxf2
38. Rxf2 h4 $15) 36. Ng5 Nd5 37. Nxf7 $1 $11 Kxf7 38. Rxg4 hxg4 39. Qxf5+ Ke8
40. Bxd5 Qd6 (40... Qe5 41. Qg6+ Kd8 42. Be6 $11) 41. Be6 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bb7 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Nce3 Bg5 16. Nf5 g6 17. h4 Be7 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Qd2 Bc8 20. Rc4 Bd7 21.
Nxe7 Qxe7 22. h5 Rac8 23. Be2 Be6 24. Ra4 g5 25. Nf5+ Bxf5 26. h6+ Kh8 27. exf5
Rfd8 28. Bf3 d5 29. Bxd5 Nd4 30. O-O Nxf5 31. Rxa5 Rd6 32. Rfa1 Nxh6 33. Ra8
Rxa8 34. Rxa8+ Kg7 35. c4 Nf5 36. c5 Rd7 37. c6 Rd6 38. Qa5 Nd4 39. c7 Rxd5 40.
Rg8+ Kf6 41. Qa6+ Rd6 42. c8=Q Rxa6 43. Qxa6+ Ne6 44. Qc6 Qb4 45. Qf3+ Nf4 46.
g3 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 e4 48. Qc3+ Qxc3 49. bxc3 Nd3 50. Kg2 h5 51. Rh8 h4 52. gxh4
gxh4 53. Rxh4 Ke5 54. Rh8 f5 55. Rd8 f4 56. c4 Ke6 57. Re8+ Kf5 58. Re7 f3+ 59.
Kg3 Nc1 60. c5 Ne2+ 61. Kh4 Nd4 62. Re8 Kf4 63. Kh5 Kf5 64. Kh4 Ne6 65. c6 (65.
Rxe6 Kxe6 66. Kg3 Kd5 67. Kf4 Kd4 68. c6 Kd3 69. c7 e3 70. c8=Q exf2 71. Qa6+
$18 {with a banal win. In the game there was a pretty finish. gewann profan.
In der Partie folgt ein hübsches Finale.}) 65... e3 66. c7 $1 e2 (66... Nxc7
67. Rxe3 Kf4 68. Re7 Nd5 69. Rf7+ Ke4 70. Kg4 $18) (66... exf2 67. c8=Q f1=Q
68. Qxe6+ $18) 67. Rxe6 (67. Rxe6 Kxe6 68. c8=Q+ Kd5 69. Qc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "Pilaj, Herwig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. a4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Qxd6 Bxc4 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. Bxc4
Ba5 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rac8 17. Ba2 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bd5 Kf8 20.
Kd2 Ke7 21. Rb1 Na5 22. Kd3 Rd7 23. Rb6 f6 24. c4 Kd8 25. Kc3 Kc7 26. c5 Rd8
27. f3 Ra8 28. Kb4 Nc6+ 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Ka5 Rd8 31. Rxa6 Kb7 32. Rb6+ Kc7 33.
Kb4 Rd2 34. Kc3 Rxg2 35. a5 Rxh2 36. a6 Rh1 37. Kb2 Rd1 38. Rb7+ Kc8 39. Rxg7
Kb8 40. Rb7+ Ka8 41. Rf7 Rf1 42. Rxf6 Ka7 43. Kc3 Kxa6 44. Rxc6+ Kb5 45. Rf6
Kxc5 46. Kd3 h5 47. Ke2 Rc1 48. Re6 Kd4 49. Rd6+ Kc4 50. Rd5 Rxc2+ $2 {[%mdl
16384]} (50... h4 51. Kd2 Rf1 52. Rxe5 Rxf3 53. Rh5 Kd4 $11) 51. Ke3 h4 52.
Rxe5 h3 53. Rh5 h2 54. Kf4 Rg2 55. Kf5 Kd4 56. f4 Ra2 (56... Ke3 57. e5 Kf2 58.
e6 Kg1 (58... Kg3 59. e7 Re2 60. Kf6 Kxf4 61. Rxh2 $18) 59. Kf6 h1=Q 60. Rxh1+
Kxh1 61. e7 Re2 62. f5 Kg2 63. Kf7 Kf3 64. e8=Q $18) 57. e5 Kd5 58. e6 Re2 59.
Kf6+ Kd6 60. f5 Rf2 61. e7 Re2 (61... Kd7 62. Kf7 Re2 63. f6 $18) 62. Rxh2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Bei allen 3 Deutschen Einzel Meisterschaften, die ich bisher gespielt habe,
mußte ich jeweils in der sechsten Runde gegen meinen Vereinskameraden Matthias
Wahls spielen. Die Neuerung bestand dieses Jahr darin, daß ich Schwarz hatte.
Um etwaiiger Vorbereitung aus dem Weg zu gehen, beschloß ich zum ersten Mal in
einer Turnierpartie Schweschnikow zu spielen:} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 {vermeidet 3.
Lb5, was Matthias gegen 2...Sc6 früher gespielt hat (wenn man schon 10 Jahre
zusammen in der Bundesliga gespielt hat, kennt man sich natürlich etwas
genauer...)} (2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 $5 (16. O-O {wurde in letzter Zeit auf hoher Ebene
häufiger gespielt, siehe z.B. P.Svidler-V.Kramnik und V.Anand-V.Kramnik,
Linares 98 [kommentiert von D.Rogozenko in CBM 64].}) 16... e4 17. Bc2 Bxd5 $6
({die Hauptfortsetzungen sind} 17... Ne7 {(z.B.} 18. Nf4 Bf7 19. Bb3 Qd7 20.
O-O Be5 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Nfd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Qe6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,
Z-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/[Kostakiev,D] (23) )}) ({und} 17... Ne5) ({
Ganz schlecht wäre hingegen sofortiges} 17... b4 $2 18. Nf4 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Raxe8
20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Bb3 $18 {1-0 Garbarino,R-Sosa Harrison,J/Buenos Aires 1989/
EXT 89op2 (30)}) 18. Nxd5 Ne5 (18... Qe8 19. Qh3 Ra7 20. O-O Ne5 21. Rad1 Ng6
22. f4 $14 {1-0 Jansa,V-Zelkind,M/Gausdal 1990/TD 90\05 (55)}) (18... Ne7 19.
Bb3 Kh8 20. Nf4 Qe8 (20... Rf6 21. Rd1 Qd7 22. O-O $14 {1-0 Pirttimaki,
T-Jacobsen,J/Nordic-chT Pohja 1985/MCL 04 (38)}) 21. Qxe8 Rfxe8 22. Ne6 Rac8
23. Ng5 Be5 24. Nf7+ Kg7 25. Rd1 Rc6 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Rd7 $14 {/+/- 1-0
Ghinda,M-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/Cienfuegos 1984/Inf 37 (57)}) 19. O-O Kh8 20. f3
Qe8 (20... exf3 $6 21. Bxf5 {1-0 Jansa,V-Nun,J/CSR-ch 1986/MCL 04 (41)}) 21.
Qxe8 Raxe8 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Rd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Marinkovic,
S-Djokic,N/Belgrade 1995/EXP 46 (87)}) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 $5 {diese prinzipielle
Fortsetzung hatte Matthias noch nie zuvor in einer Turnierpartie gespielt, und
daher spielte sie auch in meiner Vorbereitung nur eine Nebenrolle. Matthias
wollte wieder das Überraschungsmoment auf seine Seite bringen, wie er mir
hinterher verriet.} gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 (12... fxe4 $2 13. Bxb5 axb5 14.
Nxb5 $16) 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bc2
Bxd5 $6 {"Out of book" gefallen mir Se7 und Se5 nicht so recht. Daher
beschließe ich, den weißfeldrigen Läufer abzutauschen, obwohl dies positionell
natürlich nicht erstrebenswert ist.} 19. Nxd5 b4 $146 20. O-O $5 ({Eine
Variante wie} 20. cxb4 Nd4 21. Ba4 a5 22. b5 Rc8 {mit für die
Schweschnikowvariante üblichen Gegenspiel schwebte mir bei b4 vor.}) 20... bxc3
21. bxc3 Ne7 22. Bb3 Kh8 23. Nf4 Qe8 24. Qh3 (24. Qd1 Be5 25. Ne6 $6 (25. Qd2
$142) 25... Rg8 26. Nc7 Qg6 27. Bxg8 Rxg8 28. g3 f4 $40) 24... Rc8 (24... Be5
$5 {wurde von Klaus Darga und Claus Dieter Meyer, die die Partie live für die
Zuschauer kommentierten, angeregt.} 25. Ne6 Rf6 26. f4 (26. Nc7 $6 Qf8 27. f4
exf3 28. Nxa8 fxg2 $44) 26... exf3 27. Qxf3 $14) 25. Ne6 Rxc3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
ohne lange nachzudenken (ein schwerwiegender Fehler gegen einen so starken
Gegner !) nahm ich den Turm in die Hand und wollte gerade den Bauern
verspeisen, als mir die Möglichkeit Sxg7 auffiel...Die Stellung war zwar
bereits sehr bedenklich,} ({aber} 25... Rf6 {hätte wohl versucht werden sollen,
z.B.} 26. Nxg7 (26. Qg3 Rg6 27. Qxd6 Bxc3 28. Rac1 $14) 26... Kxg7 27. Qe3 $14)
({Auch Qualitätsopfer mittels} 25... Be5 {(R.Tischbierek in Schach 12/98)} 26.
Nxf8 Qxf8 $14 {/+/-}) ({bzw} 25... Ng6 {kamen in Betracht.}) 26. Nxg7 (26. Nxg7
Rxh3 27. Nxe8 Rxb3 28. axb3 Rxe8 29. Rxa6 d5 30. Rfa1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Be2 a5 15.
O-O Rb8 16. Qd3 Bg5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. b3 Kh8 19. Nde3 g6 20. Bg4 Qc8 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Qxd6 Rd8 23. Qc5 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Qd7 25. Nb2 Be7 26. Qe3 Rd8 27. Qb6 Rb8
28. Qe3 Rd8 29. Ne1 Qa7 30. Qxa7 Nxa7 31. Nf3 Nc6 32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Nxd1 Kg7
34. Nb2 h5 35. Kf1 Kf6 36. h3 Nb8 37. Ke2 Nd7 38. Na4 Bd6 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. g4
hxg4 41. hxg4 Kd8 42. Nh4 g5 43. Nf3 Be7 44. Ke3 Kc7 45. Nb2 Kc6 46. Nd3 Bf6
47. Kd2 Kd6 48. Kc2 Be7 49. Kb1 Bf6 50. Kb2 Nb8 51. a3 Nc6 52. axb4 axb4 53.
Nfe1 Bd8 54. Nc2 Ba5 55. Kc1 Kd7 56. Nc5+ Kd6 57. Nb7+ Kc7 58. Nc5 Kd6 59. Nb7+
Kc7 60. Nxa5 Nxa5 61. Nxb4 Nxb3+ 62. Kc2 Nd4+ 63. Kd2 Kb6 64. Nd3 Nc6 65. Kc3
Kc7 66. Ne1 Nd4 67. Kd3 Kb7 {Breakthrough in a knight ending At first glance,
the barricaded kingside makes any progress for White look problematic. Thus
the plan 68.Ke3? Kc7 69.Nf3? leads straight to a draw. However Inarkiev finds
a possibility to break through the black walls:  Durchbruch im
Springerendspiel Auf den ersten Blick sieht es angesichts des verrammelten
Königsflügels problematisch aus, mit Weiß Fortschritte zu erzielen. So führt
der Plan 68.Ke3? Kc7 69.Nf3? geradewegs ins Remis. Inarkiev findet jedoch eine
Möglichkeit, die schwarzen Wälle zu durchdringen:} 68. f4 $3 (68. Ke3 $2 Kc7
69. Nf3 $2 {leads straight to a draw: führt geradewegs ins Remis:} Nxf3 70.
Kxf3 Kc6 71. Ke3 Kc5 72. Kd3 Kb4 73. f3 Ka5 $1 74. Kc3 Ka4 $11) 68... gxf4 69.
g5 Nb3 {Ivanchuk seeks salvation in a counter-attack. Ivanchuk sucht nach
Rettung im Gegenangriff.} ({The passive Das passive} 69... Nc6 {is not
sufficient either because of the weakness of the black pawns: reicht
angesichts der Schwäche der schwarzen Bauern ebenfalls nicht aus:} 70. Nf3 Kc7
71. g6 Kd6 72. Ng5 Ne7 (72... Kd7 73. g7 Ne7 74. c5 Ng8 75. Kc4 Kc6 76. Nf3 $18
) 73. Nf7+ Kc5 74. Nxe5 $18) 70. Ke2 Nc5 71. Kf3 Nb3 72. g6 Nd2+ 73. Kg4 Nxe4
74. Nd3 Nf6+ 75. Kg5 Ne8 ({The more active Das aktivere} 75... Ne4+ {doesn't
help either, because the white knight turns out to be very nimble: hilft auch
nicht, weil sich der weiße Springer als sehr wendig erweist:} 76. Kh6 f3 77. g7
Nf6 78. Kg6 Ng8 79. Kf7 Nh6+ 80. Kxe6 e4 (80... Ng8 81. Kxe5 Kc6 82. Ke6 Kb7
83. c5 Kc8 84. Nf2 Kc7 85. Ng4 Nh6 86. Nxh6 f2 87. g8=Q f1=Q 88. Qg3+ $18) 81.
Nc5+ Kc6 82. Nxe4 Ng8 83. Nf2 Kc5 84. Ng4 Kxc4 85. Ne5+ $18) 76. Nxe5 Kb6 77.
Kxf4 Kc5 78. Ke4 Ng7 79. Nd3+ (79. Nf7 $5 {was somewhat simpler: war etwas
einfacher:} Kxc4 80. Nd6+ Kc5 81. Ke5 Nh5 82. Ne4+ Kc6 83. Ng3 Ng7 84. Kf6 Ne8+
85. Kxe6 $18) 79... Kxc4 80. Nf4 Kc5 81. Ke5 Kc6 82. Kf6 (82. Nxe6 {also wins:
gewinnt ebenfalls:} Ne8 83. Nd4+ Kc7 (83... Kd7 84. Nf5 $18) 84. Ke6 Ng7+ 85.
Kf6 Nh5+ 86. Ke7 $18) 82... e5 83. Kxe5 Kd7 84. Kf6 Ne8+ 85. Kf7 Nd6+ 86. Kf8
$2 {Inarkiev misses the following liquidation to a draw. Inarkiev lässt die
folgende Remisabwicklung zu.} ({To improve his knight, he should have chosen
Um seinen Springer zu verbessern hätte er zunächst das intuitiv fernliegende} 
86. Kg7 $1 {which intuitively looks all wrong: wählen sollen:} Nf5+ 87. Kf6 Nd6
88. Nd5 Ne8+ 89. Kf7 Nd6+ 90. Kg7 Ke6 91. Kh7 Nf5 ({nach} 91... Kxd5 92. g7 Ne8
{and the pawn queens with check: zieht der Bauer mit Schach ein:} 93. g8=Q+ $18
) 92. Ne3 Ne7 93. g7 {and according to Fine's rule of thumb, White has reached
a winning position because his pawn has reached the seventh rank supported by
its king, e.g.  und Weiß hat gemäß Fines Faustregel eine Gewinnstellung
erreicht, weil sein vom König unterstützter Bauer die 7.Reihe erreicht hat, z.
B.} Ke5 94. Ng2 Nd5 95. Nh4 Nf6+ 96. Kh8 Ke6 97. Ng6 Kf7 98. Nf4 Ng8 99. Ng6
Nf6 100. Ne5+ Ke6 101. Ng4 {and the knight is decisively deflected. und der
Springer wird entscheidend abgelenkt.}) 86... Nf5 87. Kf7 Nh4 88. g7 Nf5 89.
g8=Q (89. g8=N {of course no longer helps. Black could simply sacrifice his
knight with hilft natürlich auch nicht mehr. So könnte Schwarz z.B. seinen
Springer einfach mit} Nh6+ 90. Nxh6 $11 {opfern.}) 89... Nh6+ 90. Kg7 Nxg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Teran Alvarez, Ismael"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O h6
15. Nc2 fxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Nf4 exf4 18. Bxc6 Rc8 19. Qf3 d5 20. Nb4 d4 21.
Rad1 a5 22. Bd5 Re8 23. Bxe6+ Rxe6 24. Nc2 Re4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27.
cxd4 Qxd4 28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Qxb5 Rc5 30. Qb7+ Kg6 31. Re1 Qd6 32. Qa8 Qd5 33.
Qe8+ Qf7 34. Qb8 Kg5 35. Qd8+ Kh5 36. Qd1+ Kg5 37. Qd8+ Kh5 38. Qd4 Rc4 39.
Qd1+ Kg5 40. Qd8+ Kh5 41. b3 Rc5 42. Qd1+ Kg5 43. Qd8+ Kh5 44. Qd4 Qc7 45. Qd1+
Kg5 46. h3 Rc2 47. Qd4 Qc5 48. Qxc5 Rxc5 49. Re2 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 Ra1 51. Rc2 h5
52. g3 f3 53. Rc6 h4 54. gxh4+ Kh5 55. a4 f4 56. Rc3 Kxh4 57. Rxf3 Kg5 58. Kg2
Rb1 59. Rc3 Rd1 60. Kf3 Rd5 61. Ke4 Rd2 62. Rc5+ Kh4 63. f3 Rb2 64. Rb5 Kg3 65.
Rg5+ Kxh3 66. Rxa5 Rxb3 67. Kxf4 Kg2 68. Ke4 Rb4+ 69. Ke3 Rb3+ 70. Kd4 Kxf3 (
70... Rxf3 71. Rg5+ Kf2 72. a5 $18) 71. Rb5 {und der weiße a-Bauer setzt sich
durch, weil der weiße Turm ideal und der schwarze König schlecht steht:} Ra3
72. a5 Kf4 73. Kd5 Kf5 74. Kc6+ Ke6 75. Kb7 Rh3 (75... Rd3 {war etwas zäher:}
76. a6 Rd7+ 77. Kb6 Rd6+ 78. Ka5 Rd7 79. Rc5 Kd6 80. Kb6 Rd8 81. a7 Rh8 82. Ra5
$18) 76. a6 Rh7+ 77. Kb6 Rd7 (77... Kd6 78. a7 Rh8 79. Ra5 Ra8 80. Kb7 $18) 78.
a7 Rd6+ 79. Kb7 (79. Kb7 Rd7+ 80. Ka6 Rd8 81. Rb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "ESP-ch final"]
[Site "Lorca"]
[Date "2005.11.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.11.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bb7 12. Nc2 Nb8 13. g3 Bg5 14. Bg2 O-O
15. h4 Bh6 16. g4 Bf4 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Qd2 Nc6 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Qg3 Qc8 21.
O-O-O Qxg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Rd2 f5 24. f3 Ne5 25. Ne3 fxe4 26. fxe4 Rf2 27.
Rhd1 Raf8 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 29. Rxd6 Re2 30. Nf5 Rxg2 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Nd6+ Ke7 33.
Nxb7 Rh2 34. Rd5 Nc4 35. b3 Ne3 36. Rd3 Ng4 37. Nd6 g6 38. Nc8+ Ke6 39. Rd6+
Ke5 40. Rxa6 Nf2 41. Ra5 Nd3+ 42. Kb1 Kxe4 43. Ra7 Ke3 44. a4 Kd2 45. Rc7 Rh1+
46. Ka2 Kc2 47. axb5 Rb1 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Mattangriff im Endspiel} 48. Re7 Rxb3
(48... Rb2+ {hätte aufgrund der vielen Mattdrohungen auch gewonnen, z.B.} 49.
Ka3 (49. Ka1 $2 Nc1 50. Re2+ Nxe2 51. b6 Nc1 52. b7 Nxb3#) 49... Kb1 {[%cal
Gb2a2]} 50. Re1+ Nxe1 {[%cal Ge1c2,Gb2a2]} 51. Kb4 (51. b6 Kc2 52. b4 Kxc3 $19)
51... Kc2 52. Kc5 Nd3+ $19) 49. Re2+ Kxc3 50. Ka1 Rxb5 51. Nd6 Re5 $5 52. Rxe5
Nxe5 53. h5 (53. Kb1 h5 54. Kc1 Nf3 55. Kd1 Kd3 56. Ne8 Ke3 $19) 53... gxh5 54.
Kb1 h4 55. Kc1 (55. Ne4+ Kd3 56. Nf2+ Ke3 57. Nh3 Kf3 58. Kc2 Kg3 59. Ng1 h3
$19) 55... Kd3 56. Kd1 h3 (56... h3 57. Nf5 h2 58. Ng3 Ke3 59. Nf1+ Kf2 60.
Nxh2 Kg2 $19 {[%cal Ge5g4,Gg2f3,Gg2f1,Gg2h2]}) 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 $5 {Considering the tournament standings, maybe made this a somewhat
surprising move. Magnus was leading the tournament by ½ a point ahead of
Karjakin who then had a further 1 point to the rest of the field. Meaning for
Karjakin this was almost a " must-win" situation as if the game was drawn he
would need not only to score half a point more in the final round, but also to
win a playoff. Even so Magnus stayed loyal to the Sveshnikov which generally
does promise solidity, but as shown in the London WC match does allow one way
for White to get a very complex battle:} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 $5 {Karjakin takes up the gauntlet and follow in
Caruanas footsteps. After London Magnus won with the black pieces against Van
Forest in Wijk aan Zee as well as Navara earlier in Shamkir. Magnus said after
the game that he was indeed exited to see 7.Nd5 on the board as it always
leads to very exiting positions. And that while the engines indeed seems to
give a preference for White, people tend to underestimate the human factor and
that Black's position is easier to play, as he generally tries to aim for the
opponent's king, while White has to balance positional gains on the queenside
with also caring about the security of his own king.} Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 $5 {
The move from game 12 of the match as well as the tiebreaker and vs. Van
Forest. 8...Nb8 is of equal value and was seen in game 8 & 10 as well as vs.
Narvara, meaning for Karjakin it was impossible to know for sure which move to
expect.} 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Bf5 {The move from game 12, later
Magnus preferred 11...Qb8. Anyway this is very much a theoretical debate in
progress where the status very much is unsettled. Actually a rare occurence
these days that suddenly an oasis of almost untouched but very interesting
positions suddenly occurs in a popular opening variation at the highest level.}
12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qb4 Bf5 14. h4 h5 15. Bg5 $5 {Karjakin of course comes
prepared and plays the critical move. Caruana went 15.Be3 but got into trouble
before the game controversially ended in a sudden draw.} Qb8 16. Be2 a6 17. Nc3
Qc7 {In principle only this is the novelty, as 17...Nf4 18 Bf1 Be7 19 Bxe7
Kxe7 20 g3 Ng6 21 Qb6 was played in the game Houdini- Stockfish which Grischuk
pointed out during his interesting live commentary during game 12 of the WC
match. Magnus' idea, however, is very different and much more human. He does
not want to leave his king vulnerable in the centre, on the contrary it will
be hidden safely away before he launches an attack on the enemy king. That the
price is the h5-pawn is of no significance. Black is playing for mate!} (17...
Nf4 18. Bf1 Be7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. g3 Ng6 21. Qb6 {Houdini- Stockfish.}) 18. g3
Be7 19. Be3 e4 $1 {That's the key point. Playing ...Nf8-d7 and covering h5
before castling of course is possible, but this is so much more temptin, as
the knight on e5 touches vital squares at f3 and d3 and starts making the
"aggressive" h4 and g3 by White look like weaknesses.} 20. O-O O-O 21. Bxh5 Ne5
22. Be2 Qd7 {White won a pawn, but Black immediately zooms in on the sore
spots in White's position, immediately threatening 23...Bg4 followed by a
deadly invasion on the f3 square.} 23. Qa4 Qc8 $1 {Obviously not allowing the
exchange of queens, while still upholding the threat of ...Bg4, meaning
Karjakin has to act.} 24. c5 $6 {Too ambitious, and now tipping the game in
Black's favour.} (24. Qd1 $1 {was the right move, controlling g4. Indeed Black
is perfectly fine} Nxc4 {when} 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. Bd4 {leads to an equal
position.}) {That is, however, the best White's position had on offer, as now
things are only to get worse. Much worse.} 24... dxc5 25. Nxe4 c4 $5 {Magnus
was happy with this move after the game. 25...b5 also was possible, forcing
White to "self-pin" with 26 Qc2. But as the computer shows, after 25...c4 26
Qc2! is still the best move, so why "force" White in the right direction?} 26.
Nc3 b5 $1 {Magnus said that he saw 26...Bd3 27.Bxd3 Nf3+ 28.Kg2 Nxh4+ forcing
a draw by perpetual, but that while for the tournament situation this would
indeed be a good result, Black's attacking options are just too tempting to
pass on.} (26... Bd3 27. Bxd3 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nxh4+ $11) 27. Qd1 b4 $1 {Another
forceful move. Sure it does ruin the solidity of Black's pawnstructure, but
much more importantly it forces White's knight basically as far away as
possible from the kingside where the game is going to be decided, as well as
it allows Black's bishop access to the e4 square.} 28. Na4 Be4 29. Qd4 ({If} 
29. f3 {then} Qh3 $1 {decides.}) 29... Qf5 30. f4 $2 {Logical, but leaving
Black with a winning position.} ({The absolutely last chance was} 30. f3 $1 {
when after} Nxf3+ (30... Bxf3 31. Rae1 $1 {and White very much fights on}) 31.
Bxf3 Bxf3 32. Qf4 {White defends.}) {While now with a couple of powerful moves,
Magnus shows his attacking skills.} 30... Qg6 $1 {A great intermezzo. By
attacking g3, Black forces White into unprotecting the f4 pawn.} (30... Nd3 31.
g4 $1 Qh7 32. h5 {is much less clear.}) 31. Bf2 Nd3 32. h5 Qf5 $1 {This is the
big difference, the basic point being that 33.g4 Qxf4 now is possible due to
the bishop on f2 blocking the rook on f1.} (32... Nxf4 {might look tempting,
but after} 33. Rae1 Qf5 34. Bg4 $3 {the tables are completely turned as} Qxg4
35. Rxe4 Ne2+ 36. Kg2 $1 {wins for White.}) 33. Bg4 {Better was 33.Bxd3, still
however leading to a winning position for Black after either recapture.} Qxg4
34. Qxe4 Bd6 {Of course threatening to take on f4, but while that is possible
to prevent, the main theme is that Black's knight on d3 protects the e1-square
meaning that his rooks can penetrate unopposed in the e-file.} 35. Qg2 Rae8 $1
36. Bd4 Qxh5 $1 {Precision to the end.} (36... Re2 37. Qf3 $1 {would force off
the queens, leaving White with some hope in an indeed bad ending.}) {Now,
however, 37...Re2 is a deadly threat as 38.Qf3 would then allow mate on h2.}
37. Qf3 Qg6 $1 {Again seemingly slow, but like in move 34 Black uses the
threat to the f4 pawn to gain time for his real aims.} 38. Kh1 Re4 $1 39. Bf2
Rfe8 {Blacks threats are numerous. 39...Nxf4, 39...Re2 or 39...Nxf2+ followed
by 40...Re3. Karjakin had seen enough and resigned meaning Magnus won the
Shamkir tournament with a round to spare, but also scored his 4th (!) win in a
row vs. 7.Nd5. Similarities to Kasparov's dominance tournament-wise as well as
his Kings Indian come to mind.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4
14. Nce3 $5 {The idea of this move is to capture on a4 with the queen. A
possible drawback could be the early positioning of the c2 knight, which thus
allows Black to arrange his pieces accordingly. Die Idee dieses Zug lautet,
auf a4 mit der Dame zu schlagen. Ein möglicher Nachteil könnte die frühe
Positionierung des Springers c2 sein, welche es Schwarz somit erlaubt, seine
Figuren entsprechend zu arrangieren.} Bxe3 {Quite logical, although other
moves are also possible.  Völlig logisch, obwohl auch andere Züge möglich sind.
} 15. Nxe3 Rb8 16. Qxa4 Ne7 17. O-O-O $5 {Because of the very negative
evaluation of this move given by the chess programs, I had an uneasy feeling
about playing it. But then, at least we have an original position, in which
Black cannot just play his routine moves and equalise.  Aufgrund der sehr
negativen Bewertung dieses Zuges durch Schachprogramme hatte ich bei dessen
Ausführung ein mulmiges Gefühl. Aber zumindest haben wir eine orginelle
Stellung, in der Schwarz nicht einfach seine Routinezüge herunterspulen und
ausgleichen kann.} ({Two rounds later, I played the weaker Zwei Runden später
spielte ich das schwächere} 17. Rd1 {and after the obvious , und nach dem
offensichtlichen} Rxb2 {I had to settle for the completely unpromising musste
ich mich mit dem komplett perspektivarmen} 18. Bxa6 $11 {since the originally
planned begnügen, da das ursprünglich geplante} (18. Nc4 Rb8 19. Nxd6 {runs
into the strong auf das starke} Bg4 $1 20. f3 $8 Be6 {and White is in trouble.
trifft, wonach Weiß in Schwierigkeiten steckt.})) 17... Bb7 {Of course, Black
has many options and deciding over the board, which one to choose is not easy.
The move that Loek choose was not analysed by me before the game, so we were
both on our own here.  Natürlich hat Schwarz viele Optionen, und sich am Brett
für eine zu entscheiden, ist nicht leicht. Den von Loek gewählten Zug hatte
ich vor der Partien nicht analysiert, also waren wir von hier an beide auf uns
allein gestellt.} (17... Be6 18. Bc4 {Rogozenko} Qb6 19. Rd2 (19. Qa3 $2 Bxc4
20. Nxc4 Qxf2 $132) 19... Rfc8 20. Bxe6 (20. Rhd1 $5) 20... Rxc3+ (20... fxe6
21. Nc4 $16) 21. Kd1 fxe6 22. bxc3 Qb1+ 23. Ke2 Qxh1 24. Qd7 $36) (17... Qb6) (
{Rogozenko: Deserves attention not to choose the bishop's diagonal yet. After} 
17... Qc7 {Black achieves sufficient counterplay:} 18. Bc4 (18. Bd3 Be6 {
[%csl Rb3]}) 18... Bb7 19. f3 (19. Rd2 Bxe4 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxe4) 19... Qb6
20. Rhe1 Bxe4 $132 {[%csl Rb2]} ({or} 20... d5 $132)) 18. Bd3 {White plans to
double his rooks on the d-file and to keep Black's pieces busy defending the
d6 pawn. The lack of an alternative plan makes White's play somewhat easier.
Weiß plant, seine Türme in der d-Linie zu verdoppeln und die schwarzen Figuren
mit der Deckung des Bauern d6 beschäftigt zu halten. Der Mangel eines
Alternativplans macht das weiße Spiel etwas einfacher.} (18. Qa3 Bxe4 19. Rxd6
Qc7 20. Be2 Nf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 {is more than ok for Black. ist mehr als okay
für Schwarz.}) 18... Bc6 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Rd2 f5 $6 {Loek told me after the
game that he simply missed my next move. During the game I thought that this
could be a pawn sacrifice aimed at getting the black queen closer to my king.
So I calculated the complications before making my next move. Loek sagte mir
nach der Partie, dass er meinen nächsten Zug einfach übersehen hätte. Während
der Partie dachte ich allerdings, dass dies ein Bauernopfer sein könnte mit
dem Ziel, die schwarze Dame näher an meinen König heranzubringen. Daher
berechnete ich erst die Komplikationen, bevor ich meinen nächsten Zug machte.}
(20... a5 $142 21. Rhd1 a4 22. Bc2 Nc8 $13) 21. Bc4+ (21. exf5 d5 $36) 21...
Kh8 22. Qxd6 Qa5 $1 (22... Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxe4 24. Re1 $18) 23. Nc2 {Here I
considered my position to be winning, a fact also confirmed by my opponent's
body language. Now, after checking the game with the computer, I believe that
White's position is better, but not even close to winning. Hier hielt ich
meine Stellung für gewinnen, eine Tatsache, die sich auch in der Körpersprache
meines Gegners widerspiegelte. Jetzt, nachdem ich die Partie mit dem Computer
gecheckt habe, glaube ich, dass die Stellung von Weiß besser ist, aber nicht
einmal auch nur annähernd gewonnen.} (23. Qa3 $2 Qxa3 24. bxa3 Bxe4) 23... Rbe8
$2 {This is actually the decisive mistake.The funny thing is that I considered
it to be the only move during the game. Dies ist tatsächlich der entscheidende
Fehler. Das Witzige ist, dass ich dies während der Partie für den einzigen Zug
hielt.} (23... Bxe4 $2 24. Qxe7 Bxc2 25. Rd7 $1 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 $1 $18 {was the
line I had calculated when I played 21.Bc4+ war das Abspiel, das ich berechnet
hatte, als ich 21.Bc4+ spielte.}) ({Only Nur} 23... Qb6 $1 24. b4 ({My
originally intended mein ursprünglich beabsichtigtes} 24. Nb4 {would have been
strongly met by hätte die starke Erwiderung} Qa5 {after which White should
play gefunden, wonach Weiß} 25. Nc2 {in order to keep an advantage. spielen
sollte, um einen Vorteil zu bewahren.}) 24... Qb7 25. exf5 Nxf5 (25... a5 $132
{Rogozenko}) 26. Qxe5 Rbe8 27. Qa5 $16 {would have kept Black in the game.
hätte Schwarz im Spiel gelassen.}) 24. exf5 Bxg2 25. b4 $1 Qa4 26. Rg1 (26. Re1
$6 Nxf5 27. Qxa6 Qxa6 28. Bxa6 Nh4 $16) 26... Bc6 27. Kb2 $1 Nxf5 28. Qc5 Be4
29. Ra1 Qc6 30. Qxc6 Bxc6 31. Rxa6 $18 {Here I thought that the game was over
and started to play extremely carelessly, allowing my opponent to get
practical chances to confuse matters. Hier dachte ich, die Partie wäre
gelaufen und begann, extrem sorglos zu spielen, was meinem Gegner erlaubte,
praktische Chancen zu erlangen, um Verwirrung zu stiften.} Be4 32. Re6 $6 {
A very ugly move which gives Black some chances. Ein ganz hässlicher Zug, der
Schwarz einige Chancen gibt.} (32. b5 $18) 32... Rxe6 33. Bxe6 Nh4 34. h3 (34.
Ne1 $1 {would have still be winning, whereas now it is becoming a bit unclear.
hätte noch immer gewonnen, jetzt dagegen wird die Sache ein wenig unklar.})
34... Nf3 35. Rd6 $1 (35. Re2 Bd3 36. Re3 e4 $132) 35... h5 (35... Ng5 36. h4
Nxe6 37. Rxe6 g5 38. Rxe5 Bxc2 39. Kxc2 Rxf2+ 40. Kd3 gxh4 41. Re2 $1 $18) 36.
Bd5 Nd2 (36... Ng5 37. h4 Rxf2 38. hxg5 Bxc2 39. Kc1 $18) 37. Kc1 $1 Bxd5 38.
Rxd5 Ne4 39. Rxe5 Nxc3 40. Kd2 Na4 41. Rxh5+ {The position is still winning,
but the reduced number of pawns has definitely increased Black's chances of
survival. Beside this, I was very frustrated by the fact that the game will
last longer now. Die Stellung ist noch immer gewonnen, doch die reduzierte
Bauernzahl hat die schwarzen Überlebenschancen definitiv erhöht. Außerdem war
ich sehr frustriert von der Tatsache, dass die Partie jetzt länger dauern wird.
} Kg8 42. Ke3 Rc8 (42... Re8+ 43. Kf3 Nc3 44. Ne3 Rf8+ 45. Kg2 Rb8 46. Rc5 Ne4
47. Rc4 $18) 43. Nd4 Rc4 44. b5 Kf7 45. Rf5+ Kg6 46. h4 Nb6 47. h5+ Kh6 48. f4
Rb4 49. Rg5 Kh7 50. Kd3 Na4 51. Rg6 Rb1 52. Rc6 Rd1+ 53. Ke4 Re1+ 54. Kf5 {
After getting into a completely winning position again, I started to mess
things up for the second time in this game. Nachdem ich erneut eine komplette
Gewinnstellung erlangt hatte, begann ich zum zweiten Mal in dieser Partie, den
Faden zu verlieren.} ({More logical is Logischer ist} 54. Kd5 Rh1 $140 55. Nf3
$1 Rxh5+ 56. Ng5+ $18) 54... Rb1 55. h6 $6 {By now it was clear that our team
needed me to win this game in order to win the match, so why not give them a
heart attack? Mittlerweile war klar, dass unser Team für den Gesamtsieg im
Match meinen vollen Punkt brauchte, also wieso ihnen nicht eine kleine
Herzattacke bescheren?} (55. Ke5 Re1+ 56. Kd5 {was the easy way to win. war
der einfache Weg zum Sieg.}) 55... Rb4 56. Ke5 g6 {Now my pawn is always
hanging and with little time on the clock, I needed to play accurately to
secure victory. Jetzt hängt ständig mein Bauer, und mit wenig Zeit auf der Uhr
musste ich genau spielen, um den Sieg einzufahren.} 57. Kd5 Rb1 ({More
problems would have been caused by Mehr Probleme geschaffen hätte} 57... Nb2 $1
58. Rc3 Na4 59. Rh3 Nb6+ 60. Kc5 Rc4+ 61. Kxb6 Rxd4 62. Ka5 Rxf4 63. b6 $18)
58. Kc4 Kxh6 (58... Nb2+ 59. Kb3 Nd1+ 60. Kc2 Rb4 61. Ne6 Ne3+ 62. Kd3 $18) 59.
f5 Rc1+ 60. Kb4 Rxc6 61. bxc6 Nb6 62. Kc5 Nc8 63. f6 $1 Kh7 64. Ne6 Kg8 65. Ng5
{And finally my teammates could relax. Und endlich konnten sich meine
Mannschaftskameraden entspannen.} 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 ({No surprises, allthough Teimour
also plays} 4... e5 {occasionally.}) 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5
9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O {The most precise move order.} (
12... a5 {allows White the extra possibilty of} 13. Qf3 Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15. g4 {
with chances for the initiative.}) 13. g3 (13. Be2 {is a more popular setup.})
13... Be6 $5 {A novelty.} (13... Bg5 14. Bg2 Qa5 {followed by Qc5, as
recomended by Sveshnikov specialist Dorian Rogozenco, is considered to be the
critical test for White's setup.}) 14. Bg2 (14. h4 $5 {might be a better try
for an advantage, but I was not sure about the position after} Bxd5 15. cxd5
Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qd3 (17. Bd3 {is probably the right move, followed by
Kf1-g2 with a slight edge for White}) 17... Rc8 18. Bh3 Rc5 19. O-O Qc7 20.
Qxa6 Rc2 21. Rab1 d3 22. Qxd3 Bxb2 {with enough compensation for the pawn.})
14... a5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qd3 g6 ({Maybe more consistent with Black's play was} 
16... Bxd5 {as indicated by Rogozenco, but I still prefer White after} 17. cxd5
Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bh3 Rc5 20. Rac1 Qc7 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. Bd7 $14) 17. Nxf6+
$1 {This is the only way White can hope for an advantage, but still it took me
a long time to give up the 'good knight' for the 'bad bishop'.} (17. a3 bxa3
18. Qxa3 Bg7 $11) 17... Qxf6 18. b3 $14 {White's position is easier to play,
but no real damage is done for Black yet.} Qe7 19. Rad1 $5 (19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20.
a3 Qb7 {was not convincing and therefore I decided to play on the kingside
first.}) 19... Rfd8 (19... Qa7 20. Kh1 Rcd8 21. f4 {looks promising for White.}
) 20. h4 $5 ({I was not entirely convinced by} 20. f4 f6 21. f5 Bf7 22. fxg6
hxg6 23. Ne3 Be6 (23... Nd4 24. Ng4 Be6 25. Nxf6+ Kg7 {is also not that clear})
24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 e4 26. Qxe4 Ne5 {with compensation for the pawn.}) 20...
Kh8 {The start of a wrong plan.} ({Better was} 20... a4 21. Kh2 Ra8 22. Bh3 {
, but I still prefer White here.}) 21. Kh2 f5 $2 {This is the first real
mistake, but from a practical point of view, it is already the decisive one.} (
21... Ra8 22. Bh3 a4 {was still possible.}) 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Bxc6 $1 {An
excellent decision. After this exchange the difference between the remaining
minor pieces will be marked.} (23. Ne3 e4 24. Qe2 Ne5 {is fine for Black.})
23... Rxc6 24. f4 $16 Rcc8 (24... e4 {was possibly better, but then Black has
to admit positional defeat and this is something that top players simply hate.}
) 25. Qe3 Qg7 26. Rf2 $1 {With time trouble approaching, I tried to prevent
any sort of counterplay, since the d6-pawn is now hopelessly weak.} Rd7 $6 (
26... d5 $1 {was by far the best chance to complicate White's task.} 27. Rfd2 {
I tought that this simple move is winning on the spot, but in fact things are
not so simple after} Re8 $1 28. cxd5 Bxd5 29. Nxb4 Bxb3 30. Qxb3 axb4 31. Qxb4
Rg8 {with some chances to survive for Black.}) 27. Nd4 $1 {Transfering the
knight to b5 by tactical means.} Qg4 28. Rdd2 Re8 29. Nb5 (29. fxe5 Qh3+ $1 {
might be still winning for White, that is if you survive the heart attack
first.}) 29... d5 {Desperation, but Black's position is already lost.} 30. Nd6
$1 $18 Red8 31. Qxe5+ Qg7 32. c5 Qxe5 33. fxe5 Rc7 34. Rc2 d4 35. Rfd2 f4 36.
gxf4 d3 37. Rxd3 Bf5 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Rg2+ 1-0

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O a5 (16... Qd7 17. Qh5 (17. Qd2) (17. Qe2) (17. Ncb4 $5)
17... f5 18. Rad1 e4 19. f3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Ne7 21. Rd2 d5 22. Bh3 Rb6 $15 {
Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow/1995/0,5/27/}) 17. Qh5 (17. b4) (17. Qd2) (17. Re1
Qd7 18. Qh5 f5 19. Rad1 e4 20. Nce3 Ne5 21. Re2 Ng6 22. Red2 Be5 $13 {Short,
N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod super/1994/0:1/41/}) 17... Qd7 (17... f5 18. Rad1 Kh8 19.
Nce3 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. g4 e4 22. gxf5 Bxa2 $13 {Ljubojevic,L-Illescas
Cordoba,M/Linares/1995/0,5/41/}) 18. Nce3 (18. Rad1 f5 19. Nce3 Qf7 20. Qxf7+
Rxf7 21. Rd2 h5 22. Bf3 f4 23. Nc2 fxg3 24. fxg3 Rbf8 $10 {Ivanchuk,V-Illescas
Cordoba,M/Linares/1995/0,5/35/}) 18... f5 19. g4 $1 (19. f4 b4 20. Rad1 bxc3
21. bxc3 Rb2 22. Nc4 Qa7+ (22... Rxa2 $5 23. Ndb6 Qc7 24. Rxd6 Nd8 $13) 23. Kh1
Rxa2 24. Nxd6 e4 $2 25. Nxe4 $1 $16 {Herbrechtsmeier,C-Gaugtitz,G/GER/1994/1:0/
40/}) 19... fxg4 $2 (19... e4 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qg4 $1 $16 {
/\22...Ne5 23.Qf5+-/}) (19... Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Rxf5
23. Ne3 Rg5 24. Rfd1 $14) 20. Be4 h6 (20... Bf6 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Qg5+ Kf7 23.
Nd5 $18) (20... Bh8 21. f4 gxf3 (21... exf4 22. Nxf4) (21... Qf7 22. Qh4) 22.
Kf2 $1 $18) 21. Qg6 Rf7 22. f4 $1 gxf3 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Rxf3 Rxf3 25. Bxf3 Bg8
$2 (25... Ke8 26. Qg6+ (26. Rd1 $1 Kd8 27. Qe4 $16) 26... Kd8 27. Bg4 $2 Bxg4
28. Nxg4 Ne7 29. Nxe7 Qxe7 30. Rf1 Rb7 $15) 26. Nf6 $1 $18 Qf7 (26... Bxh7 27.
Nxd7+ Ke7 28. Bxc6 $18) 27. Nxg8 Qxg8 28. Qxg8+ (28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 29. Bxc6 $18)
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Nxe7 Nxe7 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qe2 d5 $6 (13... O-O
14. O-O Ng6 15. c4 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxb5 Nf4 18. Qf3 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qg6 $44
{Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Linares/1992/0,5/24/}) (13... Nd7 14. b4 f6 15. Bd2 O-O 16.
c4 f5 17. cxb5 fxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bc2 Nf5 $44 {Yemelin,V-Krasenkov,M/Elista/
1995/0:1/52/}) 14. exd5 Nfxd5 (14... Qxd5 15. O-O-O Qe6 16. Rhe1 Nd7 (16... Nc6
17. f4 Nd7 18. Be4 f6 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. fxe5 Ndxe5 21. Be3 $16 {Varga,
Z-Dumitrache,D/Odorheiu Secuiesc/1995/1:0/55}) 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. f4 O-O 19.
fxe5 Nc5 $14 {Womacka,M-Vaisser,A/Munich/1992/0:1/52/}) 15. O-O f6 16. Bd2 O-O
17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ng6 (18... Nc6 19. Qh5 g6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22.
Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bh6 Nce7 (23... Qe7 24. Rad1 Nd4 25. Rd3 $18) 24. Bxf8 $16) (18...
Rf7 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Be3 $16) 19. Rfd1 Qc7 (19... Ndf4 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Bxh7+
Kh8 22. Qc2 $16) (19... Qe7 $142) 20. Bxg6 $1 (20. Qh5 e4) (20. Rac1 Ndf4)
20... hxg6 21. Rac1 Qe7 22. Na5 Rf7 (22... Rac8 23. Qd3 g5 24. Qb3 Ba8 25. a3
$14) 23. Qg4 (23. Qc4 $142) 23... g5 24. g3 Re8 (24... g6 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Qe4
Kg7 27. Ba5 (27. Bxg5 Rd8 28. Bd2 Qxb2 $14) 27... Rd7 28. Rc5 Ne7 29. Qxb7 Rxb7
30. Bc3 $14) 25. Qc4 $6 (25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Rc5 Nc7 $14 {/\Ne6/}) 25... Ba8 $1 (
25... Rc8 26. Qb3 $16) 26. Nc6 (26. Qxa6 Qd7 27. Nc6 (27. Be1 Qg4) 27... Rc8 $1
28. Nb4 Bb7 $44) 26... Qe6 27. Ba5 Rd7 (27... Rc8 28. Ne7+) 28. b4 Rd6 $1 (
28... e4 29. a4 e3 30. Re1 $14) 29. Na7 {גa8-h1/} Kf7 $6 (29... e4 30. a4 e3
31. Re1 exf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qf5+ 33. Kg1 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Kh7 $13) (29... Rd7 30. Nc6
Rd6 $10) 30. a4 Rh8 $2 {[+]/} (30... e4 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 e3 33. Re1 exf2+
34. Kxf2 Qf5+ 35. Kg1 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 $14) 31. f3 Kg6 32. b5 Qh3 33. Qc2+ Kf7
34. Nc6 Ne3 $2 (34... Qe6 35. Qc5 $16 {/\Bb4/}) 35. Qa2+ Re6 (35... Qe6 36.
Nxe5+ $1 fxe5 37. Rc7+ Kg8 (37... Ke8 38. Qxe6+ Rxe6 39. Rc8+ Ke7 40. Rxh8 Nxd1
41. Rxa8 $18) (37... Kg6 38. Rxd6 Qxd6 39. Qf7+ $18) 38. Qxe6+ Rxe6 39. Rd8+
Kh7 40. Rxh8+ Kxh8 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Rxa8 axb5 43. axb5 Nc4 (43... Nd5 44. b6
Nxb6 45. Ra6 $18) 44. Bc7 Rf6 45. Kf2 $16) 36. Rd6 (36. Nd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxd8 Bxf3
38. Rd6 $18) 36... axb5 37. axb5 Bxc6 38. bxc6 Rc8 39. c7 Ke7 (39... g6 40. Bb6
$18) 40. Rxe6+ Qxe6 41. Qa3+ Kf7 42. Qxe3 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7
14. O-O f5 15. c4 O-O 16. Qf3 bxc4 17. Nxc4 d5 18. exd5 e4 19. Qe3 (19. Qe2 Bb7
20. Bc2 (20. d6 Qe6 21. Bc2 f4 22. Bb3 f3 (22... a5 $5) 23. Qd2 $13 {Ernst,
T-Kharlov,A/Haninge/1992/0,5/61/}) 20... Bxd5 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23.
Rad1 Rb5 $1 $15 {Vlad,D-Gagarin,V/Turnu-Severin/1992/0:1/31/}) 19... Bb7 20. d6
(20. Rad1 Bxd5 21. Nb6 Be6 $1 22. Nxa8 exd3 23. Nb6 Qb4 $1 24. Rxd3 f4 25. Rb3
Qxb3 26. Qxb3 Bxb3 27. axb3 Rb8 $15 {Egger,J-Nunn,J/Manila(ol)/1992/0,5/48/}) (
20. Rfd1 Bxd5 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxa6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qe6 $1 $10 {
Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/Haifa/1995/0,5/32/}) 20... Qf6 21. Bc2 f4 22. Qh3 Rac8
23. Bb3 $5 (23. b3 Qg5 24. Rad1 f5 25. b4 (25. d7 Rcd8 26. Rd6 Rf7 27. Rfd1 Bf8
28. Ne5 Re7 $17 {Hendriks,W-Lemmers,O/NED/1994/0:1/45/}) 25... Kh8 26. Bb3 Bc6
27. d7 Rcd8 28. Rd6 Bxd7 29. Rfd1 Qe7 $17 {Gurevich,I-Illescas Cordoba,M/Biel
(izt)/1993/0:1/36/}) 23... Rc5 $1 24. Rad1 $2 (24. Rfd1 $5 $13) 24... Rg5 $1 {
/\e3/} 25. Rd2 Bd5 $2 (25... Qg6 $2 26. d7 Rh5 (26... Bf6 27. Nd6 Rh5 28. Nxf7
$18) 27. Qxh5 Qxh5 28. d8=Q Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Bf8 30. Nd6 Bd5 31. Ne8 $1 $18) (
25... Rd8 $1 26. d7 (26. Rfd1 Qg6 27. Bc2 Rh5 28. Qb3 Qh6 29. h3 (29. Qxb7 Rxh2
30. Kf1 f3 31. gxf3 Qh3+ $19) 29... Rb5 $17) (26. Bc2 Bd5 (26... Qg6 27. f3 $13
) (26... f3 $1 $17) 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Bxe4) 26... Bd5 $1 {/\Be6} (26... Qg6 27.
Nd6 Rh5 28. Nxf7 $18) 27. Na5 (27. Rfd1 Qg6) 27... Bxb3 28. Nxb3 Qg6 {/\Rh5/}
29. Rc1 (29. f3 e3 30. Re2 Qd3 $17) 29... Rh5 30. Rc8 Bf6 $1 31. Qc3 f3 32. g3
Rxh2 $1 33. Rxd8+ (33. Kxh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg1 Qh3 $19) 33... Bxd8 34. Qc8 Qh5 35.
Qxd8+ Kg7 36. Qg8+ Kxg8 37. d8=Q+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ f6 39. Qd7+ (39. Qa7+ Kg6 $19)
39... Kh6 $19) 26. Nb6 Bxb3 (26... Be6 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Re1 f3
30. g3 Rb8 31. d7 Bf6 32. Rd6 (32. Nc4 $6 Rd5 33. Rxe4 $2 Rxb2 $1) 32... Rb5
33. Nc4 Rd5 34. Rxe4 Rxb2 35. h4 $18) (26... Bc6 $5) 27. Nd7 $1 Qg6 $6 (27...
Qe6 28. Qxe6 Bxe6 29. Nxf8 $16) 28. Nxf8 Bxf8 29. axb3 Bxd6 (29... Rh5 30. Qc8
$18) 30. Rc1 $18 Be7 (30... Be5 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rdd8) (30... Bc5 31. b4 $1)
31. Rd7 Qf6 (31... Bf6 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Rcc7) 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Qc3 Qxc3 (33...
Re5 34. Rc6 Qg5 35. h4 $18) 34. bxc3 Ra5 35. Kf1 Bh4 36. Rc4 Ra1+ 37. Ke2 Ra2+
38. Rd2 (38. Rd2 {Kortschnoj} f3+ 39. gxf3 exf3+ 40. Kd3 Rxd2+ 41. Kxd2 Bxf2
42. Rf4 $16 Bg1 $2 43. Rg4+) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Parma, Bruno"]
[Black "Bhend, Edwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Parma,B"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

{Inf.26/388} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. O-O Na5 $6
(13... f4) 14. c3 Ra7 $1 15. Nc2 (15. Rad1 $5) 15... Nc4 16. Ndb4 $1 fxe4 (
16... Nxb2 17. exf5 $16) 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bf5 (18. Rad1 Rd7 $13) 18... Qd7 19.
Bxe6 Qxe6 20. b3 (20. Nd4 $5) 20... Nb6 21. Ne3 $6 (21. Nd4 $5 Qg6 $140 22. Nf5
$14) 21... O-O 22. Nf5 $13 (22. Rad1 $6 f5 $1 23. Nexd5 a5 $44) 22... Kh8 23.
Rae1 f6 24. Re3 Rg8 25. f4 (25. Nxa6 Bf8 $1 $19) 25... Bf8 $2 (25... e4 $13)
26. fxe5 Rg5 27. Nd4 $1 $18 Qg8 (27... Rxh5 28. Nxe6 Bxb4 29. cxb4 fxe5 30.
Rf8#) 28. Qe2 Rag7 (28... fxe5 29. Rxf8 $1 Qxf8 30. Ne6) 29. Rf2 Nd7 30. exf6
Nxf6 31. Ne6 Bxb4 32. cxb4 Ne4 33. Nxg5 Rxg5 34. Qb2+ Rg7 35. Rf4 Qb8 36. Rg4
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Karasev, Vladimir I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Bb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. a3 Be7 12. f4 e5 13. c4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5
15. c5 b6 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Rf5 Qb8 18. e5 Ne8 19. Bc4 Bxc5+ 20. Nxc5 d5 (20...
bxc5 21. Qd5 $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rd5f7,Rf5f7,Rc4f7] x f7}) {[%tqu "En","Can
you find a brilliant winning move for White here?","Black is attacking your
bishop on c4 and your rook on f5. Can use either one of those pieces to break
up his Kings' position?","Use your rook to get him on the light squares",
"f5f7","",20]} 21. Rxf7 $3 Kxf7 (21... Rxf7 22. Qxd5 $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Rc4g8]}) (21... dxc4 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qd5 bxc5 24. Rf1+ Nf6 25. Nd6 Qc7 26.
Qxa8 $18) 22. Qxd5+ Kg6 23. Qc6+ Kh5 24. Be2+ Kg5 25. Ne4+ Kf4 26. Rf1+ Kxe5
27. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Polgar,J"]
[PlyCount "224"]
[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"]

{I got the chance to play in the 2011 World Cup at Khanty-Mansiysk due to
having qualified from the European Championship which was organised in France,
Aix les Bains during Spring. Not only did I qualify but I played very well and
ended up tying for first which left me with the bronze medal. My first visit
to Siberia was in the World Cup in 2009, when the weather was very memorable;
one of the nights we went back to the hotel and it was -38 Celsius! My second
visit was the Olympiad in 2010. I consider it was the best organised Olympiad
so I have played in (I have playedin 8 olympiads in my life so far). This was
my third occasion to play in Khanty-Mansiysk (by this time I had no problems
pronouncing it either:). The playing conditions were excellent, a well
organised event and fantastic live coverage during the event. We played in the
Chess Academy which was built specially to organise chess events. It is very
modern and in different parts of the building you can feel that chess is
respected and is in the center of attention, even the bathrooms have chess
motifs on the tiles:) The live coverage was something which would be fantastic
to have in future events. In the playing hall there were 5 cameras following
the games and the players facial expression s. One could really feel the
tension during the games while watching the transmission live. During the
round, commentaries were in two languages - in Russian and English. The press
room was always ready for a live press conference. Let's move on to the game!
This match was in round 4. I had won my previous matches, the first against
Corrales from Cuba, round 2 against Movsesian. I won my first game in round 3
against Karjakin who was the number 1 seeded player of the World Cup. In game
2 Sergey was not able to equalise the match and I moved on to round 4! Against
Dominguez I had lost my first game with White, which meant that I was in a
must-win situation. I did not prepare much for the game, but was very much
focused on trying to play a long game and keep the game going. Thinking in the
long run I might get some chances. Obviously to win with Black against a very
strong and solid player as Dominguez is almost impossible.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 {I had played this line previously, but it is not my
main weapon.} 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 {I have great memories in this line,
remembering my game against Motylev in Khalkhidiki Club Cup 2003.} 7. Bg5 {
Trying to play similarly to a Rauzer with Qd2. I thought, if I would go ...Be7
and later d6. In this position 7.Bd3 and Be3 are the most played moves. For
some time 7.Qe2 was considered the best reply (as Motylev had played against
me).} a6 {Not deciding yet where to go with my bishop - to b4 or e7.} 8. Qf3 {
I was expecting 8.Qd2.} ({In game 8 of our match it was already the 5 minutes
playoff, White turned to 8.Qd2. We were both very tired in that game, as we
had played 5 games previously and the tension was very high. I would not like
to comment on the quality of this game, but I won, so I was very happy to be
able to move on to the next stage of the event !} 8. Qd2 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f3
Be7 11. Kb1 O-O 12. g4 Ne5 13. Bf4 b4 14. Ne2 Rd8 15. Ned4 Bb7 16. Qe1 Rac8 17.
h4 d5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. h5 Nxf3 20. Qg3 e5 21. Bg2 exf4 22. Qxf3 Rxd4 23. Nxd4
Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nd7 25. Rhe1 Bf6 26. Nc6 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Bxe5 29. Rb1
f6 30. Be4 Qd2 31. Bf5 Bxb2+ {0-1 Dominguez Perez,L-Polgar,J Khanty-Mansiysk
2011}) 8... Be7 9. Qg3 {Of course, it is not easy to play with White against a
sharp Sicilian when the draw is all you need to qualify for the next stage of
the World Cup.} d6 10. O-O-O {It was clear after the queen move, that White
aims to castle long. I was happy for it and was looking forward to a sharp
game! After all I have to win to be able to continue the match!} O-O 11. Kb1 {
I think 11.Be2 was a move to consider and then Bh6 would threat to force my
knight back to e8.} (11. Bxf6 {I was happy to offer a pawn, because Black has
great compensation after} Bxf6 12. Rxd6 Qc7 {- fantastic compensation for the
sacraficed pawn.}) 11... Rd8 12. f4 Qc7 13. Bd3 {Of course by this time it was
clear, that my opponent had not chosen to play solidly, but to play in the
spirit of the Sicilian and make it a sharp game! Nearly 50 minutes had been
used by him.} b5 {I felt very comfortable during the game because I thought
that could not have dreamt of a better game after the opening. I felt that I
would be able to have chances. In this position there are always basic
questions like to play a3 or allow Black to play ...b4 and ...a5 to push the
pawns. Lenier decided to go in the sharp direction, which was very brave, but
actually a good decision as I did not react the best way.} 14. Qh4 {After
making this move White was left with 28 minutes. It shows how a great a player
Lenier is: when needing only a draw to move on to the next stage in the World
Cup, he goes in for a sharp piece sacrifice! He is also not only a very strong
and well prepared player but also has great nerves! White is putting pressure
on the h7-pawn and has two ideas in mind to open the diagonal of the d3-bishop
with e5 or Nd5.} h6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 $2 {I made this move too quickly} (15... Nxe4
$1 {is what I should have played} 16. Qh3 Nxc3+ 17. bxc3 g6 {with a
complicated game. White could continue} (17... gxh6 {to take it gives a forced
draw} 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qg6+ {at least a draw for White}) 18. Qg3 {White has
different ideas in mind, Bxg6 the concrete one, but also h4 or Bg5.} Bf6 19.
Bg5 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Ne5 21. h4 Qxc3 22. Qf4 Bb7 23. h5 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Qe5 25. Qh4)
16. Qxh6 Ne8 {Looking for oportunities to play on, but...} (16... Ng4 {would
lead to a repetition of moves only:} 17. Qh3 Nf6 18. Qh6) 17. e5 {The most
logical continuation.} (17. Nd5 $1 {was the best move, but with great
complications; most likely though it leads to an advantage for White.} exd5 18.
exd5 f5 {this is the way obviously the game would continue because ...Bf6
would lead to a perpetual check immediately, which would mean that I was out
of the World Cup...} 19. dxc6 {with great advantage for White, but still a lot
of work has to be done from the white side to prove it at the board.} Bf6 {
White has the initiative and great attacking chances after} 20. Rhe1 {but it
would be a long and complicated game.}) 17... f5 18. Bxf5 {Fantastic play by
White! Lenier had 9 minutes left after this move until the time control (move
40 plus 30 second per move). It is also interesting in such a situation which
line do you start calculating, because if the first line looks good enough,
you might simply have no time and motivation to look for more. In these kind
of situations intuition plays an important role. I believe Lenier thought that
this was maybe not the very best, but it would be good for a draw at least ...}
(18. Qg6+ {looks very promising, but it's not clear how White will break
through} Ng7 19. g4 {for example when Black can lose the thread immediately by
playing the logical ...Bf8 then the trouble comes after Bxf5 exf5 and Nd5 with
a decisive attack by White} dxe5 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Rhg1 Bf8 {and in the
following lines somehow Black can save.}) (18. g4 Bf8) (18. exf6 {I think this
would be the most promising continuation for White!} Bxf6 19. Ne4 Qg7 20. Nxf6+
Nxf6 21. Qh4 $44 {with good compensation for White.}) 18... exf5 19. Nd5 {
Starts to get really scary from the black side... I really have to watch my
step, if ...Qd7 then Rd3 and it is over, but I found my way to make the game
go on.} (19. Qg6+ Ng7 20. Nd5 {would allow Black to play} Qd7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22.
exf6 Qf7 {and Black is taking over} 23. Qg5 Ra7) 19... Bf8 {Forcing White to
enter an endgame with unbalanced material.} (19... Qa7 20. Rd3 Bf8 21. Rg3+ Bg7
22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nh7+ $11) 20. Nxc7 Bxh6 21. Nxa8 Bxf4 {Now White has a rook
and 2 pawns for the two bishops. This would give a clear advantage to White
under normal circumstances, but the a8-knight gives White difficulties.} 22.
exd6 Bxd6 23. Nb6 {White has to hurry up to get his knight into safety.} Be6
24. Nd5 Kf7 {I was not sure about the exact evaluation during the game, but I
thought that it was pretty balanced and if I could activate my pieces I could
get some practical chances.} 25. Ne3 {White is playing for safety and provokes
me to push my pawn.} (25. h4 {was worth considering, it is always nice to have
a passed pawn.}) 25... Nf6 {I was happy to get some activity and aimed to get
more space if I could reach the e4-square with my knight.} 26. g3 {Due to
Black having very few pawns there are not many chances to win, but if the
battle goes on White might get nervous and then might make unneccesery
mistakes.} Ng4 {This was an unexpected desicion on my part, but I thought that
to change the pawn structure can creat more options and the pawn on g4 will
blockade the pawns on the kingside.} (26... Ne4 27. Rhf1 Kg6 28. Nd2 {would
give White a comfortable game.}) 27. Nxg4 fxg4 28. Nd4 {White is eager to
exchange pieces.} (28. Rhe1 {would be the best move, the 2 rooks in the
central files are always good! Black will not be able to get out from the pin
on the d-file with out exchanging the rooks and then the winning chances for
Black are very slim.}) 28... Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Bc7 {I can not avoid the rook
exchange anyway so I offered it.} 30. Rf1+ Ke7 31. Re4 {A strange decision.} ({
The best choice would have been for White to exchange the rooks} 31. Rxd8 Bxd8
32. c3 {and it is very difficult to imagine that Black would win in this game.}
) 31... Rg8 {With the rooks on the board there can be more opportunities for
Black to create some winning chances, if White makes a mistake.} 32. a4 {
Of course, White is looking to exchange pawns and with each exchange he gets
closer to the draw.} Bd6 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rf5 b4 35. Rh5 Rg6 {Trying to free
my king with ...Kd7-c6.} 36. h3 {This is White made his rook manoeuvre to h5.
I thought that after this it's a draw, but of course I was going to fight on.}
gxh3 37. Rxh3 Kd7 38. Rh7+ (38. Rhh4 {would threaten to get rid of the last
black pawn on b4 and to enter a theoretical drawn endgame.} Rxg3 {now the
simplest draw is} 39. Rh7+ Be7 40. b3) 38... Kc6 39. b3 {White had already
been in serious time trouble for the last 7 moves and there was great tension
due to the match situation... after all the draw for White would mean winning
the match and moving on to the next round!} ({And now finally White could have
forced a theoretical draw by} 39. Rhh4 $1 {and grab the b4-pawn by sacrificing
back an exchange.}) 39... Bd5 {It is always difficult when you have many
options which look all the same as here where to move the rook? The clock is
ticking and ticking and you see that you only have seconds left...} 40. Re3 (
40. Reh4 $1 {This is not an easy move to complete the time control. It would
be still save the game because I can not take the g3-pawn with either of my
pieces in a good way.} Re6 {I could fight on by avoiding the exchange of my
last pawn on the board} (40... Rxg3 {to} 41. R7h6 {is the move and White will
then play Rxd6 and take my pawn on b4 with a drawn game.}) (40... Bxg3 41. Rxb4
)) 40... Bxg3 {And now after the time trouble White still is able to reach the
theoretical draw, but maybe my opponent underestimated my chances. White has
to be quick, otherwise if my bishop can reach the h8-a1 diagonal White will be
in big trouble. So White should have played now c3.} 41. Ra7 {White had to
realise that once I blockade the c2-pawn, it is practically winning for Black!}
(41. c3 $1 {with a worse version than before, but White could still force the
exchange of the pawns and transpose to a rook-bishop against rook and pawn
endgame.} Bf4 42. Rhe7 Bxe3 43. Rxe3) 41... Rg4 42. Ra4 {White is playing of
course for c3, but while looking the best moment to do so he misses the last
moment for it.} (42. c3 $1 Bf2 43. Rae7 {only draws} Bxe3 44. Rxe3) 42... Bf4
43. Re1 (43. Re2 {was giving more difficulties for Black.}) 43... Bd2 {Now
finally I got the winning position. White is very passive and does not have
counterplay, so has to sit and wait, which is really very unpleasant for White.
} 44. Rd1 Bc3 45. Ra6+ Kb7 46. Ra5 Be4 {It is clear that Black's main target
is the c2-pawn and the weekness of the back rank, but I will need the help of
my king.} 47. Ra4 {White's only option to wait to see whether Black can or
cannot break through.} Rg2 48. Ra2 Kb6 49. Rd6+ Kb5 50. Rd1 Bf3 51. Rf1 {
I was kind of nervous already because I felt that the position is winning, but
did not have the patience to figure it all out and think for a while, I was
very excited and played pretty fast.} Kc5 52. Ra7 Be4 53. Rc1 {It was time to
go with my king forward to d4, but I still made some unnecessery moves before
doing so.} Kb6 {White can not leave the a-file with the rook becaue then I
would bring my rook back to g8 and the plan would be ...Ra8 and ...Ra1 mate.}
54. Ra2 Rg3 55. Rf1 Bg7 56. Kc1 Rg2 57. Kb1 Rd2 58. Kc1 Rh2 59. Kb1 Bc3 60. Rd1
{Practically I had not made progress in the last moves so it was all about
time.} Bf3 61. Rf1 Kc5 {Finally I bring in my king, and in endgames the king
is one of the strongest attacking pieces.} 62. Ra7 Be4 63. Rc1 Kd4 64. Rd7+ Ke3
65. Re7 Rh6 66. Ra7 Bd2 67. Rg1 Kf2 68. Rd1 Ke2 69. Rg1 Be3 {By this part of
the game I was really excited about levelling the match!} (69... Rh3 {was also
possible to attack the b3-pawn} 70. Kb2 Rc3) 70. Re7 {White is fighting and
looking for the only moves to fight for a draw, but...} Rh4 {Now White can not
keep his defence on the 1st rank with his rook, it has to move.} 71. Rg8 Bd4
72. Ka2 {trying to escape from the mate on the 1st rank} Kd2 73. Rd7 Bxc2 {
Suddenly the unexpected ...Bb1+ is the threat and then Rh1-Ra1 mate!} 74. Rh8 {
A very good practical try and of course I was surprised by this move.} (74. Rb8
{After the game Zoli said Rb8 is a draw,...but :)} Bb1+ {which unfortunately I
did not see. I was already very tired...} 75. Kxb1 Rh1+ 76. Ka2 Ra1#) 74...
Rxh8 {Yes I could have finish the game by playing ...Kc1 with a study like
mating net after Rxh4 Bb1 mate!! But I thought that I could reach the
theoretical win in the rook, bishop against rook endgame. Actually I was right,
but not exactly the way I did it...} (74... Kc1 $1 {At this point I was so
excited at the thought of winning the game, that did not realise that ...Kc1
would win on the spot!}) 75. Rxd4+ Bd3 76. Rxb4 (76. Kb2 Rb8 {wins}) 76... Kc3
{When I took the h8-rook I was aware that I will reach the winning Philidor
position, but not exactly as I was did it...} 77. Ra4 Rh2+ (77... Rb8 $3 {
This move crossed my mind, but I calculated and rejected it in favour of the
following line:} 78. Ra3 Rb4 79. Ra4 {this is why I did not do this, and at
this point I did not see the ...Rb4 stalemate!!} Rxb3 {It is a theoritical
winning position with this material because of the badly placed king and rook.}
80. Ra3 {I thought this was a draw:((( but ...Bb1+ and wins the rook.}) 78. Ka3
{At this point I realised that I messed it up, but} Rb2 {At this point White
had a minute left, so it was possible to make a mistake but I had realised
already that there would be a beautiful stalemate idea by playing Rb4.} 79. Rg4
$2 (79. Rb4 $3 Rb1 {and} 80. Ka2 Kxb4 {I like these kind of beautiful things,
but not during this game I guess.}) 79... Rxb3+ 80. Ka4 {I knew it exactly
that this is a winning position, but along the way somehow I did get confused.
I do not have to do any hard work to get the win, and had it right there, but
I had also few minutes left only and nerves are also part of the game...} Rb1
81. Ka5 Rb5+ 82. Ka4 Rf5 83. Rg3 Rf4+ $2 (83... Rf1 $1 {wins on the spot! Of
course I am asking myself how is it possible that I did not see it duiring the
game, but...} 84. Ka5 Rf6 {Over.}) 84. Ka3 Rf1 85. Rg2 {Here I started to get
nervous. Knowing that I have a win, how is it possible that I can not do it
when there is so much at stake. Actually this was exactly the reason that my
brain could not think properly... I guess.} Rh1 (85... Rb1 $1 {Zugzwang! This
is the position I got finally after the 106th move.}) 86. Rb2 {This made me
nervous, because I forgot this move:( and here I started to get mad and angry
with myself.} Ra1+ 87. Ra2 Rb1 88. Rg2 Rb3+ 89. Ka4 Rb4+ 90. Ka3 Rb6 (90... Rb1
$22) 91. Rg4 Ra6+ 92. Ra4 Rb6 93. Rg4 Rb7 94. Rh4 Rb1 95. Rh2 Rb6 (95... Bf1
$22) 96. Rh4 Bf1 {I started to get the point but still not the right way.} 97.
Rg4 Rb5 98. Rg3+ Bd3 99. Rg4 Rb1 100. Rg2 Rb3+ 101. Ka4 Rb5 102. Rg4 Rf5 {
I had exactly the same position at move 82, so I really made myself and my
fans very nervous...} 103. Ka3 Rf1 104. Rg2 Rb1 {Finally I got the point, but
could I reach it in time?} 105. Rh2 Bf5 {Immediately when I completed my move
I realised that I had to go to f1.} 106. Rg2 Bd3 107. Rh2 {It is amazing, that
finally when I reached the winning position, White could have stopped the
clock and asked for a draw from the arbiter by the rule of 3 fold repetition!!
The strange thing is that Domingues was checking the scoresheet carefully in
the last 20 moves, probably for a possible repetition, but on the other hand
was not sure exactly which position really occurred 3 times. The reality is
that by making the move Rh2 this was the third time that we had it on the
board in move 95-105 and now... Maybe he was afraid to claim because he was
not sure, if he is not correct the game stops for some minutes and I would
figure things out.... well luck is something you need in chess as well as in
life!} Bf1 {Yessss.....!!!! I did it, when I think already everybody had given
up thinking that I would be able to prove the win...} 108. Rf2 Bc4 109. Rf3+
Bd3 110. Rf2 Rb3+ 111. Ka2 (111. Ka4 Rb6 {[%csl Yf5]}) 111... Rb6 112. Ka1 Rg6
{Oh I was really happy to be able to win this game and equalise the match. I
was only happy and not thinking about the following day, about the playoff.
Just enjoy the victory!} (112... Rg6 113. Rg2 {was the last chance but} Re6)
0-1

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2001.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 132]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 (3... Nd4 $6 4. d3 g6 5. Nxd4 cxd4
6. Ne2 Bg7 7. c3 dxc3 8. Nxc3 d6 9. d4 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Be3 Bd7
13. Rc1 exd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. b4 $1 $16 {Ponomariov-Moiseenko, Kharkov 2001})
4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5
11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2
Ne7 18. Rd1 Ng6 19. f4 exf3 20. gxf3 Qd7 $5 (20... f4 $2 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5
Re8+ 23. Kf2 Re5 24. Rhe1 Qh4+ 25. Qxh4 Nxh4 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Be4
Rf8 29. Rg5 $1 $18 {Ponomariov-Mikhaletz, Donetsk 1998}) 21. O-O $1 (21. f4 $2
Qa7 $1 22. Kd2 b4 $1 $36) 21... Qf7 $146 (21... Rae8 22. Kh1 f4 23. Ng2 Bh3 24.
Rfe1 Bxg2+ $6 25. Kxg2 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Kf2 $16 {
Kudrin-Rikardi, Mendoza 1985}) 22. f4 Rac8 23. Rf3 $1 $40 Rc5 24. Rh3 h6 (24...
Bh8 25. Nxf5 $18) 25. Rg3 Kh7 (25... Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qa7+ 28. Kf1
Nxf4 29. Qxh6 Nxd5 30. Bb3 $18) 26. b4 (26. Rg5 $6 Ne7 27. Nxe7 Qxe7 28. Rxd6
Kh8 $13) 26... Rcc8 27. Rd2 $1 Bxd5 (27... Qe8 28. Re2 $18) (27... Bxc3 28.
Rdg2 Rg8 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Qxf5 32. Bxf5 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Re8+
34. Kd2 Ree1 35. Rxg6 Rcd1+ 36. Kc2 Rc1+ 37. Kb3 Rb1+ 38. Ka3 $18) 28. Bxf5 Kh8
29. Rxg6 Qa7 30. Rxh6+ Bxh6 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Be6+ {0.44-1.18} 1-0

[Event "Ashdod op 1st"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2003.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kaganskiy, Gleb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2003.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 {is also popular nowadays.})
11... O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Kh1 {Relatively rare move in this position.} (13. f4 {
is the main line.}) 13... f4 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Wrong concept. Black does not
get sufficient counterplay for the e4 square.} ({After normal} 13... Nd7 14. f4
{the position transposes to the main line.}) 14. b3 $146 (14. Bg4 Bxg4 (14...
Qc7 $5) 15. Qxg4 Qc8 16. Qe2 Rf6 17. Ne4 Rh6 18. g3 g5 19. Rg1 Kf7 20. b4 Qh3
21. f3 $16 {1-0 Wortel,M-Holmsten,A/Groningen 1999/CBM 73 ext (33)}) (14. Ne4
Bf5 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. b4 Rc8 17. f3 Qe8 18. Bb2 Bg6 19. Rc1 Nf6 20. c5 $14 {
0-1 Blanco,C-Smistik,M/Szeged 1994/TD (39)}) 14... Rf6 $6 {Another step in the
wrong direction.} (14... Nd7 15. Bg4 Nf6 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Qd3 $14) 15. Ne4 Rh6
16. Bg4 $16 {It is recommended for white to exchange light-squared bishops.}
Nd7 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. g3 ({Comes to consideration} 18. Ba3) 18... Nf8 (18... Nc5
19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. gxf4 Bxe6 21. fxe5 $1 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rh6]}) 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20.
g4 Nd7 (20... b5 21. Ba3 bxc4 22. Rc1 $16) 21. f3 Nc5 (21... b5 22. Ba3 {
is in white's favour, but probably this was better practical decision for
black.}) 22. Qe2 Qc7 $2 {This move blunders a pawn.} ({Possible was} 22... Nxe4
23. Qxe4 Qc7 {, although black's position remains unpleasant.}) 23. Nxc5 dxc5 (
23... Qxc5 24. Bxf4 {[%cal Ge2e7] and white is just a pawn up.}) 24. Re1 $18 {
Black can not save the pawn, because of weakness of 8th rank.} Bh4 (24... Bd6
25. Bxf4 $18) 25. Bxf4 ({Much worse is} 25. Qxe5 $2 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Bf6) 25...
Bxe1 26. Bxh6 Bc3 27. Rc1 Bd4 28. Bd2 $6 ({More accurate was} 28. Bg5 {[%csl
Re5][%cal Gg5h4,Gh4g3]}) 28... Rf8 29. Kg2 Qf7 30. Qe4 b5 31. Be3 {Eliminating
black's annoying bishop.} bxc4 32. bxc4 Rb8 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Re1 h6 35. Kg3
Qc7+ ({More stubborn was} 35... Rf8) 36. Qe5 Qb6 ({The rooks endgame after} 
36... Qxe5+ 37. Rxe5 {is hopeless for black.}) 37. d6 $1 {This pawn decides
the game.} Rd8 38. d7 Kh7 39. Qf5+ Qg6 {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for
white.","","","e1e7","",10]} 40. Re7 $1 h5 ({In case of} 40... Qxf5 41. gxf5 {
Black is completely out of moves and also defenseless against f5-f6 advance.})
(40... d3 41. Qxg6+ (41. Kf2 $18) 41... Kxg6 42. Re6+ Kf7 43. Rd6 $18) 41.
Qxh5+ Qxh5 42. gxh5 Kh6 43. Kf4 {The rest of the game is rather pointless.}
Kxh5 44. Rxg7 Kh6 45. Re7 Kg6 46. Ke5 a5 (46... d3 47. Re6+ {[%cal Ge6d6]}) 47.
Kd6 d3 48. Re3 d2 49. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Paris Apsap op 103rd"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Guliyev, Namig"]
[Black "Debray, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2008.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {La variante Sveshnikov a
perdu beaucoup de sa popularité au haut niveau,notamment parce que les blancs
ont trouvé des renforcements dans la ligne 9. Nd5.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3
b5 9. Bxf6 (9. Nd5 {Cette alternative est devenue récemment la ligne
principale et c'est d'ailleurs la ligne préconisée par Khalifman dans sa
monographie 8}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 (10... f5 {plus courant}) 11. c3 (11. Bd3
$5 Be6 (11... Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O (13. c4 f5 $1 14. cxb5 $6 d5 $40) 13...
O-O) 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 (14. c4 f5 15. cxb5 $6 e4 $36 16. Bc4
Bxb2 17. Nc2 $146 axb5 18. Bxb5+ Kf8 19. Rb1 {Galkin,A (2608)-Carlsen,M (2710)
Carlsen-Galkin Match blitz 2007 1/2}) 14... f5 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1
Rc8 $5 {Visiblement CARLSEN voulait tester cette idée en blitz} (17... Qc8 {
la grande ligne}) 18. Bb1 (18. Bb3 $142) 18... Rc5 19. f3 $5 $146 {
Impressionnant, cette partie en blitz va suivre une amélioration proposée par
ROGOZENKO dans une partie qu'il a commentée pour CB magazine} (19. Rd1 Nxd5 {
Pavlov,M (2365)-Rogozenko,D (2531) ROM-chT Eforie Nord 2000 (2) 0-1}) 19...
Rxd5 20. Nc2 (20. Qh3) 20... Re5 $11 {Galkin,A (2608)-Carlsen,M (2710)
Carlsen-Galkin Match blitz 2007 0-1}) 11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 {[%cal
Gc2e3]} O-O (13... Be6 $5) (13... Ne7 $5 14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 {[%cal Gf1g2,
Gg2d5]} Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 a5 18. O-O Rb8 $11 {[%csl Ge6,Gg7]}) 14. Nce3
Bd7 $5 {Une ligne secondaire qui est la spécialité du MI grec TZERMIADIANOS} (
14... Be6 {Plus courant} 15. Bd3 f5 {Topalov,V (2630)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2595)
Linares 13th 1995 (7) 1-0}) 15. a4 (15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 e4 17. Nf4 b4 18. Bb3+
Kh8 19. O-O bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxc3 21. Rc1 Be5 22. Rxc6 Bxc6 23. Ne6 Qh4 24. g3 Qh3
25. Ng5 Qh6 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Bxf7 Rf8 28. Bd5 Bb5 29. Bc4 Bd7 30. Bd5 Qh3 31.
f4 exf3 32. Qxf3 {Maleki,N (2146)-Debray,C (2333)/Paris 2007/CBM 119 ext/0-1 
(34)}) 15... Ne7 $5 $146 {[%cal Ge7d5] Une nouveauté interessante pour lutter
de manière classique pour le contrôle de la case "d5"} (15... bxa4 16. Ra2 a3
17. Rxa3 a5 18. Ra4 Kh8 19. Bc4 f6 20. O-O f5 21. f4 exf4 22. Nxf4 Ne5 23. Be6
Bxa4 24. Qxa4 Ng6 25. Nxf5 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Be5 27. Qf2 Rb8 28. g3 Qe8 29. Bc4 Qc6
30. Bd3 Qb6 {Kolev,A (2550)-Tzermiadianos,A (2465)/Elista 1998/CBM 066 ext/1/
2-1/2 (60)}) (15... Rb8) (15... b4 $5 $146 16. cxb4 (16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. cxb4 e4
{[%cal Gg7b2]} 18. Rb1 Be6 {[%cal Ge6a2]}) 16... e4 $1 {[%cal Gg7b2]} 17. Qd2 (
17. Qb3 Be6 $44 {[%cal Ge6b3]} 18. Bc4 Nd4) (17. Rb1 Nd4 (17... Be5) (17... Rb8
) 18. Bc4 Be6 19. O-O Qg5 $44) 17... Nd4 {[%cal Gd4b3,Gb3d2,Gb3a1]}) 16. axb5
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 $132 {[%cal Ga8d5,Gd7c6]} 19. Nb6 $6 (19. Bd3
$1 Be6 20. Be4 {[%cal Gd5e7,Ge4a8]} Qa4 21. Qxa4 bxa4 22. Kd2 (22. O-O Rb8 $17
{[%csl Rb2]}) 22... Rb8 23. Kc2 Rb5 {[%cal Gb5d5,Ge6d5]} (23... f5 24. Ne7+)
24. Ne7+ (24. Rd1 f5) 24... Kh8 25. Ra1 $11) 19... Qc6 $6 (19... Qe4+ $1 20.
Be2 Be6 21. Qxd6 Qxg2 $40) 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Be2 Rb8 $132 {[%cal Gd6d5] les
noirs ont un îlot de P supplémentaire mais la structure est trés dynamique. La
minorité de P bloque l'aile-dame et le centre est fort.} 22. O-O d5 {Ce coup
naturel est peut-être prématuré car Qb3 va forcer les noirs а pousser d5d4 qui
va éliminer le centre} (22... Qe6 23. Bg4 f5 24. Bh3 b4) (22... b4 $1 23. Qd3
bxc3 24. bxc3 d5 25. Bf3 d4 26. Rd1 Qb5 27. Qxb5 Rxb5 28. cxd4 exd4 29. Kf1 $11
) 23. Qb3 $1 d4 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Bd3 $14 Qa7 26. Qc2 h6 27. Re1 Qa5 28. Qe2 (
28. Kf1) 28... Qb4 29. g3 Kf8 30. Kg2 Qc5 31. Qf3 Re8 32. Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. Qa8+
Ke7 34. Qb7+ Ke6 35. Bxb5 (35. Qa6+ $5 {evite l'échange des Q} Ke7 36. Bxb5)
35... Qd5+ $1 36. Qxd5+ Kxd5 {[%csl Gb5,Gg7]} 37. b3 (37. Bd3 {[%csl Rf5,Rf7]})
37... Ke4 38. Be8 (38. Kf1 d3 {[%cal Gg7c3]}) 38... f5 (38... d3 39. Bxf7 Kd4 {
[%cal Gd4c3]} 40. Kf1 Kc3 41. Ke1 Kc2 42. Bg6 Bc3+ 43. Kf1 Bb4 44. f4 Kc3 45.
Ke1 (45. Be4) 45... Kxb3+) 39. Bg6 {[%cal Gg3g4,Gg6e4]} d3 40. f3+ Ke5 41. Kf2
f4 (41... Kd4 42. Bxf5 {[%csl Gf3][%cal Gf3f8]}) 42. Bxd3 Bf8 43. Kg2 Kf6 $5
44. gxf4 (44. g4 Kg5 45. Kf2 Kh4 {[%cal Gh4h2]}) 44... Bd6 45. Kg3 Bc5 46. Kg4
Be3 $6 (46... Be7) 47. b4 $16 Ke6 48. b5 Kf6 49. h3 Ke6 50. Kh5 $2 (50. f5+ Kf6
51. f4 {[%cal Gg4f3,Gf3e4]} Kg7 52. Kf3 $1 {Exploitant la position exposée du
Be3 pour gagner un tempo important} Bb6 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. Kd5 Ke7 55. Kc6) 50...
Bxf4 51. b6 Kf6 52. b7 Kg7 53. Kg4 Bc7 54. Kf5 Kf7 55. Bc4+ Ke7 56. Kg6 Bf4 57.
Kg7 Kd7 58. Bd5 Ke7 59. Be4 Ke6 60. h4 (60. Kg6 Ke7 61. Kf5 Bd6 62. f4 Bb8 63.
Bd5 Bc7 64. Ke4 Bd6 65. f5 Kf6 66. Be6 Ke7 67. Kd5 {[%cal Gf5f6]} Bf4 68. Kc6
Bg3 69. h4 Be5 70. Bc4 Kf6 71. Bd3 Ke7 72. f6+ $1 Ke6 (72... Kxf6 73. Kd7 {
[%cal Gd7c8,Gb7b8]} Bg3 {La finale doit toujours être nulle même si les noirs
sont obligés de sacrifier le B sur la promotion du P "b" car la case "h8" est
sur la mauvaise couleur pour le B}) 73. f7) 60... Ke7 61. Bf5 Kd8 62. Kf7 Kc7
63. Bc8 Kd8 64. h5 Bg3 65. Be6 Kc7 66. Bd5 Kd7 67. Be4 (67. Kg6 Bf4 68. Kf5 Bd6
69. f4 Bb8 70. Ke4 Ke7 71. f5 Kf6 {[%csl Gf6]} 72. Be6 Bc7 73. Kd5 Bb8 (73...
Kg5 $2 74. Kc6) 74. Kc6 Ke7 {le K blanc manque de cases de pénétration et
malgré l'avantage matériel, les noirs doivent tenir la nulle} (74... Kg5 $2 75.
Kd7 {[%cal Gd7e7,Gf5f6]})) 67... Bf4 68. Kf6 Bd6 69. Bf5+ Kc7 70. Bc8 Kd8 71.
Kf7 (71. Kg7 Bf4) 71... Bg3 72. Ke6 Bb8 73. Bd7 Kc7 $4 $138 {Le GMI finit par
craquer mais en phase KO, les noirs ne peuvent en profiter. Il est toujours
difficile de faire des finales "propres" avec les cadences accélérées.} 74. f4
Kxb7 75. f5 Kc7 76. f6 $4 (76. Ke7 $1 {[%csl Gd8]} Kb7 77. f6 Be5 78. f7 Bg7
79. f8=Q Bxf8+ 80. Kxf8 Kc7 81. Kg7 $18) 76... Kd8 $1 77. Bb5 Ba7 78. Kf7 Bd4
79. Kg6 Bc3 80. Bd3 Bd4 81. Bf1 Bc3 82. Bb5 {[%mdl 4104] Suite illisible et
nulle au 94ème coup} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Avoine op 22nd"]
[Site "Avoine"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Debray, Christopher"]
[Black "Tirard, Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Bg6 15. h4 h6 16. g4 ({RR} 16. Bd3 e4 17. Bc2 b4 18. cxb4 Rb8 19. a3 a5 20. b5
Rxb5 21. Ba4 Rc5 22. Rb1 Ne5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Nd3+ 25. Kf1 Rxd5 26. Nxd5
Qa8 27. Bb3 Rb8 28. h5 Bh7 29. Rh3 Qa7 30. Ne3 Kh8 {Santo Roman,M (2413)
-Tirard,H (2401)/France 2002/EXT 2003/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 16... Be4 ({RR} 16... b4
17. Bg2 bxc3 18. bxc3 e4 19. Nf5 Re8 20. O-O Bxf5 21. gxf5 Qxh4 22. f6 Bf8 23.
Qa4 Ne5 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Rac8 26. f3 Rc5 27. Rab1 Nc4 28. Rf2 Rb5 29. Rb4
Ne5 30. Rg2+ Kh8 31. Rgb2 {Azarov,S (2581)-Moiseenko,A (2657)/Cappelle la
Grande 2006/CBM 110 ext/1-0 (38)}) 17. Rh3 $146 ({RR} 17. f3 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 b4
19. Qa4 Ne7 20. Nxb4 Qb6 21. O-O-O Rfc8 22. Qc2 a5 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 a4 25.
a3 Rab8 26. Be2 e4 27. fxe4 Qe3+ 28. Qd2 Qxe4 29. Rh3 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 31.
Qxc3 Qxd5 {Roger,M (2190)-Tirard,H (2365)/France 1996/EXT 2004/0-1 (33)}) 17...
Bxd5 (17... Ne7 $11) 18. Nxd5 Ne7 19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxg5 22.
Rg3 Qh6 (22... Qf4 $2 23. Qg2 {[%csl Rg7]}) 23. Bg2 (23. Bd3 e4 $1 24. Bxe4
Rae8 25. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1g2]} Re5 26. Qd3 Rfe8 27. Bc6) 23... e4 24. Ke2 Rfe8 25.
Rh1 $36 Qf4 26. Qh5 $6 (26. Rh5 $142 {[%cal Gg3h3]} e3 27. Bf3 $1 exf2+ 28.
Kxf2 Qe3+ $2 29. Kg2) 26... Kf8 27. Rg4 Qf6 28. Qd5 Rac8 29. Rh7 Rc5 30. Qd2 e3
31. fxe3 Rg5 32. Rxg5 Qxg5 33. Bd5 Kg8 34. Rh2 Qg4+ 35. Kd3 Re5 36. e4 Rh5 37.
Rf2 Kh8 38. Kc2 b4 39. Rxf7 bxc3 40. bxc3 Qg1 41. Kb3 Rh2 42. Qd3 Qb6+ 43. Ka4
Qb2 44. Rf3 Rh5 45. e5 Rh4+ 46. c4 Qxa2+ 47. Kb4 Qb2+ 48. Ka5 Qxe5 49. Rh3 Qa1+
50. Kb6 Qd4+ 51. Kxa6 Qxd3 52. Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 18th"]
[Site "Sautron "]
[Date "2018.10.26"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Duboue, Peio"]
[Black "Nikolov, Momchil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:16:33"]
[BlackClock "0:24:16"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb6 $5 {[%emt 0:01:25] La
variante Grivas} 6. Nb3 {[%emt 0:08:09]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:
07:39]} (7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O) (7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11.
O-O-O $13) 7... Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:04:04]} (8. Bd3 $142 a6 9.
f4 d6 10. Qf3 Be7 11. O-O (11. g4) 11... O-O 12. Rae1 $32) 8... a6 {[%emt 0:01:
27]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:13]
Peut-être pas le plus précis} (10. g4 $5 b5 11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 Bb7 13. h5 Nb6
{[%cal Gb6c4]} 14. Qf3 b4 (14... Nc4 $6 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nd2 $16) 15. Qf2 bxc3
16. Bxb6 Qc8 17. bxc3 Be7 18. O-O-O O-O 19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 h6 21. Bh3 Rb8 22.
a4 a5 23. Rhe1 Ba6 24. e5 Nxe5 25. Bxa5 Kh8 26. Qg3 Bc4 27. fxe5 Bg5+ 28. Kb2
Bf4 29. Qg1 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 dxe5 31. Bb4 Rf3 32. Bg2 Rg3 33. Qh2 Re3 34. Qg1 Rg3
35. Qf2 Rxg6 36. Be4 Rg4 37. Nc5 Qe8 38. Qe3 Rf4 39. Nd7 Qh5 {Bogner,S (2599)
-Naiditsch,A (2702) Douglas 2017 1-0}) (10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O {Transposant dans
une Sheveningen} b5 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Qh3 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gd3h7]} b4
$132 {Peters,J (2500)-Fedorowicz,J (2475) USA-ch Berkeley 1984 (1) 1/2}) 10...
Be7 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:22]} b5 {[%emt 0:10:40] Comme
souvent dans une sicilienne ouverte, le K Noir est moins en danger au centre
qu'à l'aile-roi} (11... O-O $143 12. g4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4
16. h5 Bb7 $132 {Berdayes Ason,D (2346)-Villegas,F (2138) Pan American-ch U18
2015 (7) 0-1}) 12. g4 {[%emt 0:10:43]} b4 {[%emt 0:06:12] Une nouveauté dans
cet ordre mais en fait, c'est une simple transposition} (12... Bb7 13. g5 Nd7
14. f5 Nce5 15. Qh3 exf5 16. Qxf5 g6 17. Qf4 O-O) 13. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:20][%csl Gb4] Le Nb4 est bien placé pour soutenir la
poussée libératrice d5 tout en faisant pression sur "c2"} 14. g5 {[%emt 0:02:
46]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:05:40]} 16. h5 {
[%emt 0:02:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:18:47]} (16... O-O $6 17. g6 $1 fxg6 18. hxg6 h6
19. Qh3 $40 {[%csl Re6,Rg8,Rh6][%cal Gf4f5,Ge3h6,Gh3e6]}) 17. Rd2 $6 $146 {
[%emt 0:06:09] Un coup passif} (17. Bd3 d5 18. Kb1 Nxd3 19. cxd3 dxe4 20. dxe4
O-O 21. g6 Nf6 22. Rc1 Qb8 23. Bd4 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Bxe4+ 25. Ka1 Qb5 26. Nc5 Bxh1
27. Rxh1 Rc8 28. Rc1 Ne4 29. gxh7+ Kh8 30. Bxg7+ Kxh7 31. Qc2 Rxc5 32. Qxe4+ f5
33. Rxc5 fxe4 34. Rxb5 axb5 35. Bd4 Kh6 36. Kb1 Kxh5 37. Kc2 Kg4 38. Kd1 Kf3
39. Bc3 Bh4 {0-1 (39) Wang,T (2385)-Zhao,J (2616) China 2017}) (17. Qf2 $142 $1
d5 18. f5 dxe4 19. Kb1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. c4 $1 Bc6 (21... Bxc4 22. Rc1) 22.
fxe6 $36 {[%csl Re8,Rf7]}) 17... d5 $1 $36 {[%emt 0:06:30][%csl Rc2][%cal
Gb7f3,Gb7h1] La poussée libératrice et les Blancs doivent lutter pour garder
l'égalité.} 18. g6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} (18. exd5 $2 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 {[%csl
Rh1]}) 18... dxe4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 19. gxf7+ {[%emt 0:02:30]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 20. Qg3 {[%emt 0:04:15]} Bf6 $1 $40 {[%emt 0:03:41][%csl Gf6][%cal Gf6c3,
Gf6g7] Un fort coup multifonction et la partie a définitivement basculé en
faveur du GMI} 21. Bh3 {[%emt 0:04:26]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 22. Nd4 {[%emt 0:
07:37]} Nf8 $1 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 23. Rhd1 {[%emt 0:07:46]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:14:36]}
24. Nb3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Na2+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 25. Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Qxa2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 26. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rxd4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 27.
Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 0-1

[Event "Syre Memorial op 29th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bernard, Christophe"]
[Black "Calistri, Tristan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2338"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {
Une variante positionnelle conforme au style de l'ancien champion de France} (
7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 {La variante principale}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 {[%cal
Gb8d7,Gd7f6]} (8... Ne7 {moins populaire car le N va se recycler sur des cases
plus naturelles que "d7" et "f6"} 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O) 9. c4 (9.
a4 $5 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f5 12. f4 $1) 9... Be7 (9... a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11.
Be2 O-O 12. O-O f5) 10. Be2 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f4 $1 {La bonne
réaction après f5} (13. f3 Nd7 (13... Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Qc1 Qh4) 14. Be3
Bg5 $1 {les blancs ont perdu un temps de développement avec Be3 en cas
d'échange des B de cases noires.} 15. Bf2 Bf4 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gd8h4]} 16. g3
Qg5 17. Kh1 Be3 18. Bxe3 Qxe3 19. f4) 13... Nd7 14. Kh1 Bf6 15. Qc2 exf4 16.
Bxf4 Ne5 {plus naturel que Be5} (16... Be5 $5 17. Qd2) 17. Rae1 ({RR} 17. Be3
Bd7 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Rae1 Rfc8 $5 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga6a5,Ga5a4]} 20. a4 a5 21.
Bg1 (21. Qxb7 Rcb8) 21... Bh4 22. Rd1 Kh8 23. Nb5 Ng4 24. Bxg4 fxg4 25. c5 dxc5
26. d6 Qe5 27. Nc7 Rab8 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. Bxe3 Bxa4 30. Ra1 Bc6 31. Bxc5 Bf6 {
Apicella,M (2501)-Lautier,J (2666)/Senat 2003/CBM 094 ext/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 17...
g5 18. Bxe5 ({RR} 18. Bc1 f4 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Qb3 Bf5 21. Bd1 Rc8 22. c5 dxc5
23. Bd2 b5 24. d6+ c4 25. Qa3 Nd3 26. Re2 Bxb2 27. Qa5 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Nc5 29.
Qb4 Nxe4 30. d7 {0-1 Fedorov,V (2436)-Gubajdullin,A (2342)/Cheliabinsk 2005/
EXT 2006}) 18... Bxe5 19. Bd3 Qf6 $146 ({RR} 19... Qd7 20. Na4 Bd4 21. Bxf5
Rxf5 22. Rxf5 Qxf5 23. Re8+ Kf7 24. Qxf5+ Bxf5 25. Rxa8 h5 26. Rb8 b6 27. Nxb6
Bxb2 28. c5 dxc5 29. d6 Be5 30. d7 Bxd7 31. Rb7 {1-0 Klimaszewski,D (2000)
-Slezak,R (2121)/Wisla 2000/EXT 2005 (31)}) 20. g4 $1 f4 21. Bxh7+ Kg7 (21...
Kh8) 22. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Ge4,Rf6,Rg5]} Qh6 23. Bf5 Rxf5 $1 {Le joueur de Créteil
va obtenir des bonnes compensations avec la paire de B et un duo f4g4} 24. gxf5
Bxf5 25. Qg2 g4 $1 {[%csl Gf4,Gg4]} 26. c5 Rh8 $1 27. Nxd6 Bxd6 28. cxd6 g3 29.
Qd2 (29. Kg1 Qxh2+ 30. Qxh2 Rxh2 31. Rxf4 Bh3 {[%csl Rg1]} 32. d7 (32. Re3 Rg2+
33. Kf1 Rf2+ 34. Ke1 Rxf4 35. Rxg3+ Kf7 36. Rxh3 Ke8 37. Rh7 {[%csl Re8]})
32... Rg2+ 33. Kf1 Rd2+ 34. Kg1 Rg2+) 29... Qxh2+ 30. Qxh2 Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Bh3 $1
{Avec la menace d'un "tourniquet" sur le K blanc} 32. Re7+ Kg6 33. Rxf4 Rg2+
34. Kh1 Rh2+ (34... Rf2 $1 35. Re6+ Kg5 36. d7 Kxf4 37. Rf6+ $1 (37. d8=Q Rf1#)
37... Ke4 38. d8=Q Rf1+ $1 39. Rxf1 g2+ $1 {joli coup intermédiaire!} 40. Kh2
gxf1=Q 41. Qe7+ Kd3 42. Qa3+ Kd4 43. Qb4+ (43. Qxh3 $2 Qxh3+ 44. Kxh3 Kxd5 $17)
) 35. Kg1 Rg2+ 36. Kh1 Rd2 37. Re6+ Kg5 38. Rfe4 Bg2+ 39. Kg1 Bxe4 40. Rxe4
Rxd5 41. Re7 Rxd6 42. Rxb7 Kg4 43. Rg7+ Kf3 44. Rf7+ Ke3 45. Re7+ Kd2 46. Rc7 {
[%mdl 512]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Milanovic, Danilo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 (9... Qa5+) 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 (11... O-O) 12. Nc2 Ne7
$5 {[%cal Ge7d5]} (12... O-O {la grande ligne et Ne7 se joue beaucoup moins
mais cette ligne secondaire Ne7 est devenue assez populaire récemment
notamment parce que RADJABOV a commencé а l'utiliser régulièrement.}) 13. h4 {
la suite la plus agressive} (13. a4 {Cabrilo,G (2494)-Milanovic,D (2493)
BIH-chT Vogosca 2007 (9) 1/2}) (13. Ncb4 {Smeets,J (2550)-Carlsen,M (2625)
Corus-B Wijk aan Zee 2006 (2) 0-1}) 13... Bh6 14. a4 $1 (14. Ncb4 O-O $11)
14... bxa4 15. Ncb4 {[%cal Gb4d5] L'idée principale de Ne7 étant de contester
le contrôle de la case "d5" et d'échanger le Nd5, les blancs doivent protéger
cette case forte.} O-O 16. Qxa4 $14 Nxd5 (16... a5 17. Bb5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Be6
19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 $14 {Grischuk,A (2733)-Carlsen,M (2776) Linares 26th 2009 
(5) 1/2}) 17. Nxd5 a5 (17... f5 18. Bd3 Be6) 18. Bb5 (18. g3 Rb8 19. Bb5 Bg4
$11) 18... Be6 (18... Kh8 {Karjakin,S (2678)-Shirov,A (2715) Corus Wijk aan
Zee 2007 (6) 1-0}) 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 $1 {[%cal Gb4b5] Les blancs menacent de
se créer un fort P passé soutenu par le Bc6} (20. Ra2 $5 Kh8 21. b4 axb4 22.
cxb4 f5 $132) (20. b3 Kh8 21. g3 Bg4 $11 {Volokitin,A (2645)-Timofeev,A (2662)
ESP-ch final 2006 (1) 0-1}) 20... Bxd5 (20... axb4 21. cxb4 Kh8 22. b5 {
[%csl Gb5]} Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 {Shirov,A (2745)-Radjabov,T (2756) Bazna Kings
3rd 2009 (8) 1/2} (23... f5 $5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. O-O $14)) 21. Bxd5 axb4 22.
cxb4 Qb6 {[%csl Rb4]} 23. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b4] Plusieurs parties de haut niveau
ont préféré sacrifier le Pb4 mais les compensations ne sont pas claires.} (23.
O-O Qxb4 24. Qd7 {[%csl Rf7]} Kh8 25. Ra4 Qb5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Bxf7 {[%csl
Rh8][%cal Ga4a8];Grischuk,A (2733)-Carlsen,M (2776) Linares 26th 2009 (5) 1/2})
23... Qd4 24. O-O Bd2 $132 {[%csl Rb4]} 25. Rfd1 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 $6 {les blancs
n'ont rien après cet échange} (26. Qd7 $1 {[%csl Ga7,Rd6,Rf7,Rf8,Rg8][%cal
Gb1a1,Ga1a7,Ga1a8,Gd7d6]} Qb6 {[%cal Gb6d6,Gb4b1]} 27. Ra1 $36 Bc3 {[%csl Rf2]
[%cal Gc3a1,Gc3d4]} 28. Ra8 {[%csl Rf7]} Rxa8 29. Bxa8 {[%cal Gd7e8]} Qb8 30.
Bd5 Rb1 31. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 32. Kh2 Qb8 33. Bxf7+ {le K noir est plus exposé et les
blancs gardent un petit avantage dans la finale} Kh8 34. Qe7 {[%cal Gf7e8,
Ge7f8]}) 26... Qxb4 27. Qa2 Bc3 28. Bxf7+ $5 $146 (28. Rb1 Qa5 $11 29. Bxf7+
Kh8 30. Qxa5 Bxa5 31. Rb7 g6 32. g3 Be1 33. Rd7 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Kg7 35. Ke3 Rxf7
36. Rxd6 Ra7 37. Re6 Ra3+ 38. Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Ra3+ {1/2-1/2 Felgaer,R (2539)
-Wang Hao (2665)/Gibraltar 2008/CBM 122 Extra (39)}) 28... Rxf7 29. Rb1 {
[%cal Gb1b8]} Bb2 $8 30. Rxb2 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 g6 32. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 (7. Bg5
{la suite plus agressive} a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 (9. Nd5 Be7) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 {
Crouan,S (2207)-Bedouin,X (2342) 7th Rohde Open 2007 (4.16) 0-1}) 7... Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 {[%cal Gb8d7]} (8... Ne7 $143 9. c4 (9. c3)) 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 a6 (
10... O-O {Plus courant} 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 f5) 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 (12...
f5 13. f4 $5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gf4e5] Une bonne réaction pour contrer f5} Nd7
14. Kh1 Bf6 15. Qc2 exf4 {[%cal Gd7e5]} 16. Bxf4 Ne5 $132 {[%csl Ge5]}) 13. Kh1
f5 {Chaque camp essaye de valoriser sa majorité de P} 14. f4 $1 Bf6 (14... e4
$143 $6 15. Be3 {[%csl Gd4]}) 15. Qc2 g6 (15... exf4 $5) 16. Be3 (16. g3 $5)
16... exf4 $5 {[%cal Gd7e5]} (16... Re8 $142 17. Rfe1 b6 18. Bf1 Ra7) 17. Bxf4
Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]} 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. c5 $5 $146 {[%csl Gd5] Un sacrifice
intéressant pour libérer le P passé} ({RR} 19. Nb1 Rc8 20. Nd2 Re8 21. Nf3 Ng4
22. h3 Ne3 23. Bxe3 Rxe3 24. Bd3 Qa5 25. b4 Qa3 26. Ne1 Qxb4 27. Qf2 Qc5 28.
Nc2 Re7 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Kf7 32. Na1 Ra5 33. Nb3 Rxa2 {
Razovsky,V-Magomedov,M (2170)/Dagomys 2004/EXT 2005/0-1 (35)}) 19... dxc5 20.
d6 $44 {[%csl Gc7,Ge7]} c4 $6 {Semble assez risqué} (20... Bc6 21. Na4 $1 {
[%cal Ga4c5]} (21. Nd5 Qxd6 22. Rfe1 (22. Nb6 $2 Bxg2+)) 21... b6 22. Qb3+) (
20... Nc6 $142 $1 21. Qb3+ {[%cal Gb3g8,Gb3b7]}) 21. Rfe1 Kh8 22. Nd5 $1 $36 {
[%csl Gc7,Gd5,Ge7][%cal Gd5e7,Gd5c7]} Bg7 (22... Rc8 23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxe5
Qxe5 25. Bf3 {[%cal Gf3b7,Ge1e7]} Qf6 26. Re7) 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 {la position
noire s'écroule après l'échange de ce défenseur} 24. Qxc4 $40 {[%csl Rc7,Re7]}
Rc8 $6 (24... Qh4) 25. Qb3 Rc5 $2 26. Re7 $36 {[%csl Ge7]} Bc6 27. Nc7 $18 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Gc7e6]} Rf6 28. d7 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. Bd3 (12. Bg5 Qa5+ $10) (12. c4
Nxe4 $5 13. cxb5 Be6 14. Bc4 axb5 15. Nxb5 Qh4 $13) (12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Bd3 (
13. c4 b4 $1 $10) 13... Qg6 $13) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 g6 15. cxb5 (
15. O-O Bg7 16. Qe1 O-O 17. Ba5 Qe8 18. cxb5 Nxd5 19. Be4 Be6 $13 {Sharif,
Me-Kouatly,B/Marseille/1988/}) 15... Bg7 16. bxa6 (16. O-O O-O 17. Bc4 f5 18.
Bg5 $13) 16... O-O 17. Nb5 Bxa6 18. a4 $1 Rc8 19. O-O $5 (19. Qb3 f5 20. O-O)
19... Nxd5 20. Qb3 Nf4 21. Rfd1 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Qh4 (22... d5 $6 23. Bb4 d4 $1
24. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44) 23. Qxd6 Bb7 24. Qb6 Ba8 25. h3 Rc2 26. Qe3 Rxb2 27. Nc7 Bb7
28. a5 f5 (28... Rc8) 29. a6 f4 30. Qc5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 f3+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 $1 (32...
Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Qf4+ (33... Qg5 $2 34. Qd5+ $1 $18) 34. Kh1 Qxd2 35. a7 $18) 33.
Qb6 (33. Qxc2 $2 Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Qg2#) 33... e4 $1 (33... Rxc7 34. Be3 $44) 34.
Be3 $2 (34. a7 $142 $1 {Windows Analyseprogramm} Rxd2 (34... Be5+ 35. Kg1 Qxh3
36. Qe6+ Qxe6 37. Nxe6 Bxa1 38. Nxf8 Ra2 39. Be3 Kxf8 40. Rd8+ $18) (34... Bxa1
35. Rxa1 $1 Rxd2 36. Qb3+ $1 Kg7 37. Qc3+ Qf6 $5 38. Ne6+ $1 Kh6 (38... Kf7 39.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 40. Nxf8 $18) 39. Qxd2+ g5 40. Qd5 $18) 35. Qe6+ (35. Rxd2 $2 Be5+
36. Kg1 Qg5+ 37. Kf1 Qg2+ 38. Ke1 Qh1#) 35... Kh8 36. Rxd2 Qg5 (36... Bxa1 37.
Qd6 $1 Qf6 38. Qxf6+ $16) (36... Qf4+ 37. Kh1 Be5 38. Qxe5+ Qxe5 39. a8=Q Rxa8
40. Rxa8+ $18)) 34... Be5+ $2 (34... Rxf2+ $142 $1 $19 35. Bxf2 {Now the
Bishop doesn t cover the g5 square.} Be5+ 36. Kg1 Qg5+ {The point} 37. Kf1 Qg2+
38. Ke1 Bc3+ 39. Rd2 Qh1+ 40. Bg1 f2+ 41. Qxf2 (41. Ke2 Qf3+ 42. Kf1 Qxh3+ 43.
Ke2 Qg4+ 44. Kf1 fxg1=Q#) 41... Rxf2 $1 (41... Bxd2+ $2 42. Kxd2 $1 Rxf2+ 43.
Bxf2 Qxa1 (43... Qh2 44. a7 Qxf2+ 45. Kc3 Qc5+ 46. Kd2 Qd6+ 47. Ke3 Qd3+ 48.
Kf4 g5+ 49. Kg4 Qf3+ 50. Kxg5 Qg3+ 51. Kf5 Qf3+ 52. Ke5 Qc3+ 53. Kxe4 $10) 44.
a7 $18) 42. Kxf2 Bxd2 $19 43. Ke2 Bc3 44. Bf2 Qf3+ 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qxh3
47. Rd1 Qg4+) 35. Kg1 Bxc7 (35... Bxa1 36. Qe6+ $1 Kg7 (36... Kh8 37. Rxa1 Rxc7
38. a7 $18) 37. Ne8+ $1 Rxe8 38. Rd7+ $18) (35... Qxh3 36. Qe6+ $1 Qxe6 37.
Nxe6 Bxa1 38. Nxf8 Ra2 39. a7 Kxf8 40. Rd8+ $18) 36. Qe6+ Rf7 37. Rd7 Bh2+ 38.
Kh1 1-0

[Event "Plancoet op-A 10th"]
[Site "Plancoet"]
[Date "2013.07.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Bailet, Pierre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 O-O 14. h4 Ne7 (
14... Be6 15. Bg2 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nb8 17. O-O Na6 18. Ne3 Nc5 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Re1
g6 21. Nc4 Qd8 22. Qd2 Bg7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qe3 h4 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Qxc5 Qf6
27. Re3 h3 28. Rf3 Qg6 29. Bxh3 {Sanchez,J (2531)-Bailet,P (2425) Belfort 2012
1/2-1/2 (83)}) 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Rd1 Bg4 $6 {Les Blancs ont
déjà un avantage "statique" et il me parait plus intéressant de jouer de
manière "dynamique" pour les Noirs} (17... Bb7 18. Bg2 f5 $5 {Un sacrifice
qui donne des bonnes compensations aux Noirs} (18... Ra6 19. Ne3 $16 {[%csl
Gd5,Gf5]}) 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rfd8 21. Rb6 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Ne3 Rab8
$44) 18. Be2 Bxe2 {Echange le mauvais B des blancs mais il s'agissait aussi de
la seconde ronde de la journée et la fatigue commençait à se faire sentir.}
19. Qxe2 $14 {[%cal Gc2e3,Ge3d5,Ge3f5,Ge3c4]} Rc8 (19... f5 20. c5 {[%cal
Gd1d8]}) 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Gf5] Pierre n'a toujours pas
égalisé} Qe6 22. b3 Rg8 23. O-O Rcd8 24. Kh2 Nc6 $6 {[%cal Gc6d4]} 25. Nf5 $1
Ne7 26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. Rd5 Ra8 28. Rfd1 Rgd8 29. Qd3 {[%cal Gc4c5]} a4 30. c5
axb3 31. axb3 Ra2 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 $18 Qa7 34. Rxd6 Rc8 35. Qh6 Qxc5 36.
Qxf6+ Kg8 37. Rd7 {Une partie à dégouter de jouer la B33!} 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chojnacki, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Katowice Szopienice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Kh8 (17... Ne5 18. O-O-O a5 19. g4 Nd3+ 20.
Bxd3 exd3 21. gxf5 Bf7 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qg2 Kh7 24. Rxd3 Bh6 25. Kb1 b4 26. c4
Qh4 27. Nc7 Rac8 28. Ne6 Bxe6 29. Qg6+ {1-0 (30) Kosteniuk,A (2527)-Muzychuk,M
(2524) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) 18. Nf4 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Raxe8 20. Bb3 Bxb3 21. axb3
a5 $132 (21... b4 22. Kd2 Rc8 23. Ne6 bxc3+ 24. bxc3 Bxc3+ 25. Kxc3 Nd8+ 26.
Nc4 Nxe6 27. Rxa6 Nc7 28. Ra5 d5 29. Nb6 Rcd8 30. Rc1 Rd6 31. Kb2 Rf7 32. Ra7
Rxb6 33. Rcxc7 Rxc7 34. Rxc7 d4 35. Rd7 d3 36. Kc3 h6 37. Kd4 Rb7 38. Rd6 Kg7
39. Ke5 Rb5+ {1/2-1/2 (39) Kukk,R (2496)-Sender,C (2628) ICCF email 2000}) 22.
O-O b4 23. Rfd1 Be5 24. Nfd5 Rb8 25. Rab1 Rf7 26. f4 exf3 27. gxf3 f4 28. Nc4
bxc3 29. bxc3 Rfb7 30. b4 {Conduit à une simplification qui va entrainer une
nulle rapide} axb4 31. cxb4 Nxb4 32. Rxb4 Rxb4 33. Nxb4 Rxb4 34. Nxd6 Bxd6 35.
Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. a3 (9. O-O-O d5 $132) 9... Bxc3 (9... Be7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. g3 Rd8 15. Bg2 Bf5 16. Rxd5 Rxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc8 18.
Bf4 Qb6 19. Re1 h6 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Bxc6 Bxc2 22. Kxc2 Rxc6+ 23. Kb1 Qd5 24. Nd4
Qe4+ 25. Ka1 Ra6 26. Qc2 {1-0 (26) Rodshtein,M (2664)-Landa,K (2640) Germany
2013}) 10. Bxc3 e5 11. O-O-O a5 (11... Rd8 12. Rd6 $14) (11... Re8 12. g4 d5
13. exd5 Bxg4 14. f3 Nd4 $13 {Amonatov,F (2557)-Arzumanian,G (2416) Tula
Efremenkov Memorial 2004 (11) 1/2}) 12. f4 (12. g4 d6 13. g5 Ne8 14. Nd2 Be6
15. Rg1 Nc7 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qxf2 18. Be2 Ne6 19. Bg4 Ned4 20. Bxd4 Nxd4
21. Kb1 Qf4 22. Qd3 Qxg5 23. c3 Nc6 24. Bd7 Qf4 25. Rdf1 Qh6 26. Qc4 Rad8 27.
Bg4 Qh4 28. Rg2 Ne7 29. Qc7 h5 30. Bf3 g6 31. Qxb7 d5 32. exd5 e4 33. Bxh5 Qxh5
34. Qxe7 Qxd5 35. Rf6 Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Qd5+ 37. Kb1 Qd1+ 38. Ka2 Qd5+ 39. Kb1 Qd3+
40. Ka2 e3 41. Rgxg6+ fxg6 {Madl,I (2347)-Shvayger,Y (2275) Tromso 2014 0-1})
12... Re8 (12... a4) 13. Kb1 a4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 (15. Nd2 $142 {Plus
simple car Nd4 mène à une position peu claire ou les Blancs doivent faire de
l'équilibrisme pour ne pas perdre de matériel} d5 16. exd5 Bg4 17. Qb5 Qxb5
18. Bxb5 Bxd1 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. Rxd1 Nxd5 $11) 15... d5 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. exd5
Bd7 18. d6 (18. Qb4 Nxd5 19. Nb5 {[%cal Gd1d5]} Bxb5 20. Rxd5 Bc6 21. Rd1 {
[%cal Gf1b5]}) 18... Qc8 19. Qe2 Bg4 20. Qe1 Bxd1 21. Qxd1 Ne4 22. Nb5 Nf2 23.
Qd5 Qc6 (23... Nxh1 24. Nc7) 24. Qxc6 Nxc6 (24... bxc6 $5 25. Nc7 Nxh1 26. Nxa8
Nd7 (26... Rxa8 27. Bxe5) 27. Nc7 Rd8 {[%csl Rd6,Gd8] Et la R sera forte en
finale dans cette position ouverte}) 25. Rg1 Rad8 26. Bc4 Ne4 27. Rd1 Rd7 28.
Bd5 Kf8 29. Rf1 Nxc3+ 30. bxc3 Re5 31. c4 h5 32. Kb2 (32. Rf2 {[%cal Gb1b2,
Gb2c3]}) 32... f5 33. Rd1 Ke8 34. c5 Rd8 35. Rd3 Kd7 36. Nc3 Ra8 37. Rg3 Ra5
38. Rxg7+ Kd8 39. Rxb7 Rxc5 40. Rc7 Re3 41. Bxc6 Rexc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 42.
Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc8 43. Rc7+ Kd8 (43... Kb8 $2 44. Rb7+ Kc8 45. d7+ Kd8
46. Rb8+) 44. Rd7+ Kc8 45. Rc7+ Kd8 46. Rd7+ Kc8 47. Rc7+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM6 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 {So one more Svesh game in our Black dominated match! Also noch eine
Sveshnikov-Partie in unserem von Schwarz dominierten Match!} a6 8. Na3 b5 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 {The crowd was excited once again... Well, I
consider this game as one of the rare examples of perfect play by one of the
sides. Die Zuschauer waren wieder in heller Aufregung... Nun, ich betrachte
diese Partie als eines der seltenen Beispiele für perfektes Spiel von einer
der Seiten.} Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O {Rogozenko: 'This is the main move,
which lately is usually connected with c2-c4. In the match Anand intended to
play variations with c2-c3. In that case a worthy alternative is to start with
13.c3 and leave the kings in the center for a while. It is worth noticing that
Anand played both plans, with c2-c4 and c2-c3, preferring the latter in rapid
games.'} (13. c3 {Rogozenko} f5 14. Nc2 {and here Black cannot achieve the
variation from the game. Instead he must choose between 14...Bb7, 14...Qb7 and
14...Qg5, trying to use the fact that pawn g2 is not protected. However, in my
opinion after all these moves White has more possibilities to fight for
advantage than in the variation from the game. Anand already had experience in
this line as well:} Bb7 (14... O-O 15. Qh5 $14) (14... Rb8 $6 {This is dubious
here because of} 15. Ne3 {Without castle short Black cannot take on e4 and
continue ...f5, since the rook is absent from f8 to support the f-pawn.} fxe4
16. Bxe4 O-O 17. Qh5 $16) 15. Ne3 fxe4 16. Nf5 Qf6 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19.
Qg4 Rxd5 20. Qxg7 Qxg7 21. Nxg7+ Ke7 22. Nf5+ Ke6 23. Ne3 Rd7 {This is a
well-known, once popular variation, where Black's compensation is enough for a
draw.} 24. Ke2 f5 25. f3 f4 26. Nc2 Rg8 27. Rhg1 Bd5 28. Kf2 Bxa2 29. Nd4+ exd4
30. Rxa2 dxc3 31. bxc3 Rd6 32. Rga1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2715)-Kramnik,V 
(2710)/Moscow (rapid) 1994 (57)}) 13... O-O 14. c3 {Rogozenko: 'By not wishing
to play the most principled and sharp 14.c4 Anand practically agrees that he
couldn't prepare anything serious against Sveshnikov for this match. In the
system with c2-c3 White believes he will be able to fight for advantage in a
positional manner, without tactical complications. The course of the match
showed that Black has little to fear and is doing okay from the strategical
point of view.'} ({In his long career of fighting against Sveshnikov Sicilian
the Indian GM tried various lines, sometimes very rare. Here is one example:} 
14. Qf3 {Rogozenko} f5 $1 15. exf5 d5 16. Qxd5 Bb7 17. Qb3 e4 18. Be2 Qg5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2770)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Wijk aan Zee 1998 (30)}) 14... f5 15.
Nc2 Rb8 ({The ambitious} 15... f4 {(Rogozenko) is a very committing move,
requiring long and precise analysis, since after the advance of the f-pawn
Black's hopes are usually connected only with the kingside attack.}) 16. exf5 {
Another try after Re1 which didn't bring any sucess in the previous Sveshnikov
encounter. Ein neuer Versuch nach Te1, dem in der vorigen Sveshnikov-Begegnung
kein Erfolg beschieden war.} ({The fourth game of the match went} 16. Re1 {
Rogozenko} fxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 (17... a5 $6 18. Nd4 $1 Bd7 19. Qh5 h6 20. Nf5 $16
{1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2755)-Khalifman,A (2690)/Moscow (rapid) 2002 (45)}) 18. Bd5+
Kh8 19. Nb4 Qc7 20. Bb3 a5 21. Nd5 Qb7 22. a3 Be6 23. Ne3 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 f4 25.
Nd5 Rbc8 26. Rad1 Rc5 27. Rd3 f3 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2779)-Radjabov,T (2728)/
Mainz (rapid) 2006 (50). with initiative for Black.}) 16... e4 17. Re1 Bxf5 18.
Ne3 Bg6 19. Nd5 Qe5 20. Bc2 {All is theory. Nothing to comment on yet. Alles
Theorie. Noch nichts zu kommentieren.} a5 $5 21. f4 {Now Black's bishops don't
look so exciting, but soon they will be back into the play. Nun wirken die
schwarzen Läufer nicht sonderlich berauschend, doch bald werden sie wieder ins
Spiel eingreifen.} Qe6 $5 22. Qd2 Kh8 $5 23. a3 {Rogozenko: 'A novelty, which
in fact represents computer's suggestion. With the bishop pair, stable center
and possibilities for queenside activity it is clear that Black has a healthy
position and can be optimistic about the future.  After the match Anand said:
"I am surprised to see how difficult it was for White to equalize in
Sveshnikov Sicilian".'} (23. Rad1 {Rogozenko} f5 24. Qe2 (24. Qf2 Rb7 25. a3
Qc8 26. Bb1 Qc5 27. Ne3 b4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Lanc,A (2570)-Ruefenacht,M (2493)/ICCF
Email 2001 (30)}) 24... Qf7 25. Rd2 Rfc8 26. a3 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28. Nxb4 d5
29. Nxd5 Rxb2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V (2655)-Nedev,T (2514)/Panormo 2001 (35)})
23... f5 24. Bb3 Qc8 $1 {After this move Black has in fact some edge.
Rogozenko: 'The computer still "believes" that White is somewhat better, which
is completely wrong. Anand: ""two moves after opening theory, I was
struggling".' Nach diesem Zug hat Schwarz tatsächlich ein kleines Plus.} 25.
Qf2 ({After} 25. Ne3 {Rogozenko} Qc5 26. Bd5 {White had more chances to avoid
troubles.}) 25... Qc5 $5 (25... Bf7 $5 {Transposing into the same position
almost. Führt praktisch zu derselben Stellung.}) 26. Rad1 Bf7 $1 {Now Anand
was not sure what to do. To keep the bishop under such an unpleasant pin on b3
was not to his liking. And then he decided to go for Bc2. Rogozenko: 'It is
amazing how after producing a novelty prepared at home and then without making
any visible mistakes White got in a very unpleasant situation. The knight is
pinned, Black has a clear play connected with ...b5-b4. On top of all White
cannot organize any counterplay.' Jetzt war Anand nicht sicher, was er tun
sollte. Den Läufer auf b3 in einer so unangenehmen Fesselung zu behalten,
sagte ihm nicht zu, und dann entschied er sich für Bc2.} 27. Bc2 {Here after
the games ...b4 was suggested by Mr Poldauf, but as we both pointed out with
humor, does Black need a second way to win the game!? Nach den Partien wurde
an dieser Stelle von Dirk Poldauf ...b4 vorgeschlagen, doch wie wir beide
humorvoll feststellten, braucht Schwarz etwa einen zweiten Weg, die Partie zu
gewinnen?} ({The computer-like move} 27. Re3 {Rogozenko is not really an
option for a human, especially since Black keeps all pluses of the position.
He can choose the right moment for ...b5-b4 and White will be left with the
usual problems to neutralize Black's increasing initiative.}) (27. g4 $6 {
Rogozenko} b4 $17 {[%csl Rb3]}) 27... Bxd5 $5 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. Rxd5 b4 $1 30.
Rxc5 {Rogozenko: 'Unfortunately for White, due to the position of his rook on
e1, he is not able to exchange all queenside pawns.'} (30. axb4 {Rogozenko}
cxb4 (30... axb4 31. Rxc5 $11) 31. cxb4 (31. Rxa5 bxc3 $17 32. bxc3 Bxc3 $19 {
[%csl Ra5,Re1]}) 31... axb4 32. b3 Rbc8 33. Re2 {was a good way for White
offering decent chances to hold a draw.}) 30... bxc3 $1 31. bxc3 Rbc8 $1 {
Rogozenko: 'Using the fact that White cannot take on a5.'} 32. Rxc8 (32. Rxa5
$2 {Rogozenko} Bxc3 $19) 32... Rxc8 33. Rd1 Bf8 $3 {A super important move
that probably won the game. After this Black gets the a3 and c3 pawns by force,
and it's hard to defend with White. Ein superwichtiger Zug, der die Partie
wahrscheinlich entschied. Danach gewinnt Schwarz forciert den a- und c-Bauern,
und die Stellung ist mit Weiß kaum zu verteidigen.} 34. Kf1 (34. Bb3 Bxa3 35.
Be6 Rxc3 36. Bxf5 a4 (36... e3 {Rogozenko} 37. Kf1 Bc5 {'-/+' Rogozenko.
Rogozenko: 'is the same as 36.Bxf5'} 38. Ke2 a4 39. g4 a3 40. g5 Kg7 $1 (40...
Rb3 $2 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Be6 $132 {[%cal Gd8g8]}) 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43.
Ra8 Rb3 $17) 37. Rd7 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 a3 39. Rxh7+ Kg8 40. Rd7 e3 $17) ({The most
precise way is} 34. Rd5 {Rogozenko} Rxc3 35. Bd1 Rxa3 36. Rxf5 Bb4 37. Kf2 {
and Black cannot create anything dangerous:} Ra1 38. Ke2 a4 39. Re5 a3 40. Rxe4
Rb1 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Ra8 Rb2+ 43. Kf3 a2 44. Ra7+ Kf6 45. Ra6+ Ke7 46. Ke4 Bc3
47. Kd3 Bf6 48. Bc2 h5 49. g3 {and White waits with the rook on the a-file.
Winning a piece with} Rxc2 50. Kxc2 a1=Q 51. Rxa1 Bxa1 {brings Black nothing
either, due to the "wrong" square h1.}) 34... Rxc3 {It's hard to defend this
position with White. But in fact I think practically Black is already winning.
Still, he needs to make some strong and exact moves though. Diese Stellung ist
mit Weiß schwer zu halten. Tstsächlich glaube ich aber, dass Schwarz praktisch
bereits gewinnt. Allerdings muss er noch ein paar starke und genaue Züge
machen.} 35. Ba4 Rxa3 36. Bd7 Ra2 37. Re1 (37. Bxf5 {Rogozenko} e3 38. Rd8 ({or
} 38. Bd3 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 a4 $19) 38... Kg7 39. Bg4 Rf2+ 40. Ke1 a4 $19) 37... Bb4
38. Re2 Bd2 $3 {'-+!' Rogozenko. A fantastic resource - Black is winning now.
Rogozenko: 'The advance of the a-pawn will decide easily now.' Eine
phantastische Ressource - jetzt gewinnt Schwarz.} 39. Kf2 a4 40. Bxf5 e3+ 41.
Kf3 a3 {The a-pawn is simply unstoppable. Der a-Bauer ist einfach unaufhaltsam.
} 42. g3 Rb2 43. Be6 Kg7 44. Rg2 a2 45. Bxa2 Rxa2 46. Rg1 Bb4 $1 {The last
finesse Die letzte Feinheit.} 0-1

[Event "Belgrade RAD 30"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.01.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Radulov, Ivan"]
[Black "Portisch, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Radulov,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1977.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Bc4 Rc8 10. O-O Bxc4 $146 (10... Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5
Bg5 14. c3 Kh8 15. Qe2 Ne7 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. c4 Rd7
20. Rd3 Rcd8 21. Rfd1 Qf7 22. Nb1 Be7 23. Nc3 Rc7 24. b3 Rcc8 25. Qg4 Rf8 26.
Rf3 Qg8 27. Rdd3 Rxf3 28. Rxf3 Bf6 29. h4 Rf8 30. g3 Qf7 31. h5 Qe7 32. Kg2 Kg8
33. Nd1 Bg5 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Nb2 Bf6 36. Nd3 Kf7 37. Qf3 Qc7 38. Qe3 b6 39.
Nb4 Qb7 40. Qf3 {Hennings,A-Pavlov,M Bucharest 1971 1-0}) 11. Nxc4 Nd4 12. Qd3
Nxc2 13. Qxc2 Rxc4 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Qb3 Qc8 16. Rac1 Rc6 17. Rcd1 O-O 18. Rd3 h6
19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Rf3 Re8 22. h3 Re6 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Qb4 Rg6 25.
Kh2 Rc2 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qc4 28. Qb4 Qxb4 29. Nxb4 d5 30. Nxd5 Rc6 31. Rb3
b6 32. Rd3 Bf6 (32... Rc4 $142 33. Nc3 Rd4 {Inf 23/369}) 33. b3 a5 34. Kg3 Kf8
35. Ne3 Be7 36. Nc4 Rg6+ 37. Kh2 Re6 38. Rd5 Bc5 39. f3 g5 40. Nxa5 Bd4 41. Nc4
h5 42. Rd6 Ke7 43. Rxe6+ Kxe6 44. b4 f5 45. b5 h4 46. g3 Bf2 47. g4 1-0

[Event "Belgrade RAD 30"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.01.20"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Matulovic, Milan"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Rajkovic,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1977.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bd3 e4 14. Qe2 Nd4
15. Qe3 Bg7 16. f3 Qh4+ (16... O-O 17. fxe4 Be6 18. O-O Nc6 19. c3 Ne5 20. Nc2
Kh8 21. Nd4 Ng4 22. Qh3 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Rg8 24. Qf3 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qg5 26. Rae1
Qg7 27. Qe4 Rae8 28. Qxe8 Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kg7 31. Be2 Nf2+ 32.
Rxf2 Qxf2 33. h3 Qd4 {0-1 (32) Honfi,K (2460)-Tatai,S (2465) Budapest 1976})
17. g3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 exf3 19. gxh4 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Bxb2 21. Rd1 $146 (21. Rb1
Bxa3 22. Nc7+ Kd7 23. Nxa8 Bc5 24. Kd2 Rxa8 25. Kc3 Be3 26. d4 f5 27. Kd3 Re8
28. Rhe1 f4 29. Rf1 f2 30. a4 Kc6 31. axb5+ axb5 32. Ra1 Kb6 33. Ra2 d5 34.
Rfa1 f1=Q+ 35. Rxf1 Re4 36. Ra8 Rxd4+ 37. Kc3 Rc4+ 38. Kb3 d4 39. Rfa1 d3 40.
Rb8+ Kc5 41. Ra7 d2 42. Rc7+ Kd6 {0-1 (41) Bischoff,K-Bauer,E Germany 1976})
21... Bxa3 22. Nc7+ Kd7 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. O-O (24. Kf2 Rc8 25. Rd2 Bc1 $15 {
Inf 23/381}) 24... Rg8+ 25. Kh1 Rg2 26. Ra1 Bb2 27. Rxf3 Rd2 28. Raf1 Bd4 29.
Rf4 Rxd3 30. Rxf7+ Ke6 31. R7f3 Rd2 32. Ra3 Be5 33. Rxa6 Rxh2+ 34. Kg1 Rxh4 35.
Rb1 b4 36. a3 Rg4+ 37. Kh1 bxa3 38. Rxa3 h5 39. Rg1 Rh4+ 40. Kg2 Rh2+ 41. Kf1
Bd4 42. Rg6+ Kd5 43. Rd3 Rf2+ 44. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 O-O 14. b3 g6 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bg2 Qe7 17. O-O a5 18. Qd3 Bb7 19. Rfd1 Rbd8 20. a3 bxa3 21.
Nxa3 f5 22. Nb5 Nb4 23. Qe2 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 {[%tqu "En","How can
Black loosen White's grip on the position?","Black has a freeing pawn push
which uproots the Nb5 and exploits the weakness of f2.","","d6d5","Putting a
pawn on a three-times controlled square!",10,"De","Wie kann Schwarz den
gegnerischen Griff lockern?","Schwarz hat einen befreienden Bauernvorstoß, mit
dem er den Sb5 entwurzelt und die Schwäche von f2 ausnutzt.","","d6d5","Stellt
einen Bauern auf einen dreimal kontrolliertes Feld!",10]} d5 $1 {Freeing
Black's position. Befreit die schwarze Stellung.} 26. Qe2 (26. cxd5 Qc5 27. Qe2
Nxd5 {with equality - mit Ausgleich -} 28. Rxa5 $2 {[%tqu "En","","","","d5c3",
"winning an exchange.",10]} Nc3 $1 {winning an exchange. mit Qualitätsgewinn.})
26... Qc5 $5 {Very ambitious - Black puts his hope on his central pawns. Sehr
ehrgeizig - Schwarz setzt seine Hoffnungen auf seine Zentralbauern.} (26...
dxc4 27. Qxc4+ Kg7 {would have equalized the chances, since hätte die Chancen
ausgeglichen, denn} 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxa5 $2 {is risky due to ist riskant
wegen} Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Qb7+ 31. Kh3 {[%tqu "En","Black is a pawn down, his Nb4 is
hanging and White threatens Ra7 winning the queen. What do you do?","Black can
exploit the exposed postion of the white king to equalize the chances...
setting a devilish trap on the way!","","b4d3","Ingeniously played!  Add
yourself the full number of points - if you have already seen how Black wins
if White now replies 32.Rc7!",20,"b4c6","This defends against both 32.Qxb4 and
32.Ra7, yet Black has a more forceful continuation.",0,"De","Schwarz hat einen
Bauern weniger, sein Sb4 hängt und Weiß droht Damengewinn. Was ist zu tun?",
"Schwarz kann die exponierte Stellung des weißen König nutzen, um die Chancen
auszugleichen... und dabei eine teuflische Falle stellen!","","b4d3","Genial
gespielt!  Schreiben Sie sich die volle Punktzahl gut - wenn Sie hier schon
gesehen haben, wie Schwarz jetzt nach der weißen Erwiderung 32.Tc7 gewinnt!",
20,"b4c6","Dies pariert sowohl 32.Dxb4 als auch 32.Ta7, doch Schwarz hat eine
kräftigere Fortsetzung.",0]} Nd3 $1 {e.g. , z.B.} 32. Ra7 $4 (32. Qc7+ Qxc7 33.
Nxc7 Nxf2+ $11) 32... Nxf2+ 33. Kh4 {[%tqu "En","Black to play and win!",
"Catch the white king in a mating net!","Kings to the fore!","g7h6","Marvelous
- now the threat 34...g5 mate wins for Black!",15,"De","Schwarz zieht und
gewinnt!","Fangen Sie den weißen König in einem Mattnetz!","König an die
Front!","g7h6","Prächtig - die Drohung 34...g5 Matt gewinnt für Schwarz!",15]}
Kh6 $3 {and Black wins, e.g. und Schwarz gewinnt, z.B.} 34. Qg4 (34. Rxb7 g5#)
34... Qe4 $1) 27. Rxa5 d4 28. Ra7 d3 29. Qd2 Rf3 (29... e4 $1 {was interesting,
e.g. war interessant, z.B.} 30. Rc7 (30. Qb2 Rf7) 30... Qf5 {with unclear play.
mit unklarem Spiel.}) 30. Rc7 Qb6 31. Rf1 Na6 32. Ra7 Nc5 33. b4 Nd7 34. Qa2
Kh8 {[%tqu "En","White can win material here. How?","White can win a piece
with a skewer.","The rook on f3 is unprotected.","a7d7","Distracting the rook
from the back rank, enabling the white queen to give a very profitable check
on a8!",10,"De","Weiß kann hier Material gewinnen. Wie?","Weiß kann eine Figur
aufgabeln.","Der Turm auf f3 ist ungedeckt.","a7d7","Lenkt den Turm von der
Grundreihe ab und ermöglicht ein sehr einträgliches Damenschach auf a8!",10]}
35. Rxd7 $1 {Distracting the rook from the back rank, enabling the white queen
to give a very profitable check on a8! Lenkt den Turm von der Grundreihe ab
und ermöglicht ein sehr einträgliches Damenschach auf a8!} Rxg3+ (35... Rxd7
36. Qa8+ {and the rook f3 falls. und der Tf3 fällt.}) 36. hxg3 Rxd7 37. Qa8+
Kg7 38. Qe8 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 {Wenn Schwarz diese Variante
vermeiden möchte, kann er nach 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 und 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
spielen. Dort ist 5.Nb5 weniger gefährlich für Schwarz als in unserer
Partiestellung. Ribli.} d6 6. Bf4 (6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 {Diese Variante
führt in die sogenannte Igelstellung. Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum, aber
Schwarz verfügt über eine solide Stellung mit vielen taktischen Reserven.})
6... e5 7. Be3 Nf6 (7... a6 {Meiner Meinung nach bietet dieser Zug Schwarz die
besten Chancen.} 8. N5c3 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nc4 Nd4 12. Bd3 Rc8 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 $13 {Almasi,Z-P.Cramling/Pamalona/1997}) 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 (9. Nd2
Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Qxd6 Qc8 13. Qc7 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd4 15. Bd3
Nxb5 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. Bxb5 Rxc2 18. b3 Rd8 $15 {Wahls,M-Ribli,Z/BL9596 1996/
1/2-1/2 (54)}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd2 a6 (10... d5 $6 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Bc4 $1 $14 (
12. Nc4 Be6 13. Ncd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. Nxd6+ Ke7 16. O-O-O Rhd8 17. Nb5
Nb4 18. Nc3 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Bf5 20. a3 Nxc2 21. g4 Rd8+ 22. Kc1 Bg6 23. Bg2 Nd4
{0-1 Rodin,M-Milov,L/Komercni Banka op 1996/EXP 55 (41)}) 12... a6 13. Bxd5
axb5 14. Bb3 {[%csl Gb3,Rb5,Rb7,Rf6,Rf7]} Nd4 15. O-O Nxb3 16. axb3 $1 Rxa1 17.
Qxa1 Be7 18. Qd1 O-O 19. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Ge4] Leko,P-Portisch,L/HUN-ch+ 1997/
1-0 (52)}) (10... Rc8 11. Nc4 d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Ne3 Qa5+ 14. c3 Be6 15. Nc4
Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd4 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Ke7 19. Nxd4 Rxc3 20. O-O Rd3 21.
Rad1 {1-0 Geenen,M-Jadoul,M/OHRA op 1987 (29)}) 11. Nc3 f5 $5 {Wir haben nun
eine ähnliche Stellung wie in der Sweschnikov-Variante (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 - aus der
Sizilianischen Verteidigung) auf dem Brett. Schwarz benutzt seine Doppelbauern
auf der f-Linie und zieht zweimal f7-f5.} (11... Qb6) (11... Rc8) (11... Bh6 $5
) (11... Bg7 12. Nc4 Nd4 13. Bd3 $5 O-O (13... f5 14. exf5 Bxc4 (14... Bxf5 15.
Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Qg4 {[%csl Rf5,Rg7]} Qd7 17. Qxf5 Qxf5 18. Nxd6+ $18 {[%cal
Rd6f5,Rd6e8]}) (14... Nxf5 15. Bxf5 Bxc4 (15... Bxf5 16. Nxd6+ $18) 16. Qg4 {
[%cal Rg4c4,Rg4g7]}) 15. Bxc4 Qg5 16. Bd5 {[%csl Gd5]} O-O (16... Qxf5 17. Ne4)
17. Ne4 Qxf5 18. c3 Ne6 19. Nxd6 Qg6 20. Be4 Qg5 (20... f5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. g4
{[%cal Re4g6]} Rd8 23. Qb3 $18) 21. h4 Qf6 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 Nc5 24. O-O-O
$16) 14. Ne3 $14) 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ne3 {[%csl Yd5] In dieser
Stellung spielt der Punkt d5 eine gewichtige Rolle. Wenn Weiß die
weißfeldrigen Läufer tauschen kann, steht er strategisch auf Gewinn. Schwarz
hat jedoch dank seines Läuferpaares immer gute taktische Gegenchancen.} Bh6 $5
{[%cal Gh6c1] Diese Läuferentwicklung ist aktiver als die Alternative 14...Bg7.
} 15. Ned5 (15. Ncd5 O-O (15... f5 $2 16. Qh5+ $18 {[%cal Rh5h6,Rh5e8]}) 16. g3
f5 {[%csl Re3] Und Schwarz kommt schnell zu 17...f4. Der Springer steht
schlecht auf e3.}) 15... O-O 16. g3 f5 17. Bg2 Kh8 $11 {Schwarz hat eine
dauerhafte Schwäche auf d5, aber sein mächtiges Bauernzentrum kompensiert
diesen positionellen Nachteil.} 18. O-O Rc8 {Meiner Meinung nach ist die
schwarze Stellung besser als in der Sweschnikov-Variante, weil der b-Bauer auf
b7 besser steht als auf b5.} 19. Kh1 (19. f4 Bg7 $11 {Jetzt, da die Diagonale
h6-c1 geschlossen ist, kommt der Läufer auf der großen Diagonalen besser zur
Geltung.} (19... Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]}) (19... e4 $5 {[%cal Gh6g7,Gg7a1]} 20. Ne2
Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qb6+ $17 {[%cal Rb6b2,Rb6g1]})) 19... Nd4 20. f4 Bg7 21. Rf2 {
[%cal Gf2c2] Weiß verteidigt seinen Pc2 und bereitet den eventuellen Turmzug
22.Rd2 vor.} Qa5 22. Rd2 Qc5 (22... b5 $6 23. a3) 23. Na4 (23. a4 Bxd5 24. Nxd5
(24. Bxd5 e4 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 25. Bxb7 Rb8 26. Bxa6 Rxb2 $36) 24... e4 $15 {
[%cal Gg7a1]}) {[#]} 23... Qxd5 $1 {Nach diesem schönen Damenopfer für zwei
Leichtfiguren bekommt Schwarz lebendiges Figurenspiel und Angriff.} (23... Qa7
24. c3 (24. Nab6 Rc5 25. c3 $14 {[%cal Gd1d6]}) 24... Nc6 25. Nab6 $14 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 24. Bxd5 Bxd5+ $44 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Rh1]} 25. Kg1 Bf3 $5 (25... Nf3+
26. Kf2 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Bc6 28. Nc3 $11 {Schwarz spielt mit zwei starken Läufern
gegen die weiße Dame und den Springer.}) 26. Qf1 Bc6 {[%cal Rc6a4,Rd4f3,Rf3d2,
Rf3g1]} 27. Rxd4 $8 (27. Qd1 Nf3+ 28. Kf2 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 Bxa4 $19 {Schwarz hat
R+B+B für die Q.}) 27... exd4 28. Nb6 Rc7 29. Qc4 {[%cal Gc4c7]} (29. Nc4 Bb5
30. b3 d5 31. a4 Bxc4 32. bxc4 dxc4 $17 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Gg7]}) 29... Re7 30. a4
{Weiß verteidigt sich gegen die Drohung 30...Bb5.} (30. Rf1 Bb5 {[%cal Rb5f1]})
(30. Nd5 Re4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Und Schwarz droht mit 30...d3 31.Qxd3 Rd4.Ribli.})
30... Rfe8 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 31. Rf1 Re2 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Re2g2]} 32. Rf2 Re1+ (
32... Rxf2 33. Kxf2 $14) 33. Rf1 R1e2 $11 (33... R8e2 34. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Kf2
Rh1 36. Qf7 Rxh2+ 37. Ke1 h6 38. Qxf5 $16 {Weiß hat mindestens Dauerschach mit
Qc8-Qf5.}) 34. Rf2 Re1+ 35. Rf1 {Und wegen Zugwiederholung wurde remis gegeben.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Paunovic, Dragan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 {Die andere
Möglichkeit ist 6.c4.Ribli.} e5 7. Be3 {Ich möchte anmerken, daß dieselbe
Stellung auch aus der Zugfolge 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6
6.Be3 entsteht.Ribli.} a6 (7... Nf6 $5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nd2 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11.
Nc4 O-O 12. Qxd6 Qc8 $44 {Wahls,M-Ribli,Z/BL 9596/}) 8. N5c3 {Schwarz hat in
seiner Stellung eine positionelle Schwäche auf d5. In einigen Endspielen ist
das unangenehm, z.B. wenn Weiß einen Springer auf d5 und Schwarz einen
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer hat. Ribli.} Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Nd4 (
11... b5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd6 Be6 $44) (11... Be6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6
14. Nxd6 b5 $44 {Leko-Topalov,Wijk aan Zee 1996,mit späterem Remis.Ribli.}) 12.
Ne3 $5 $146 Be6 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. O-O h6 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Bxe7 Nxc3 16. bxc3
$18 {Das kostet eine Figure.Ribli.}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ncd5 Bg5 17. c3 Nc6 18.
Bc2 {[#] Der weiße Plan ist klar: er bereitet den Zug 19.Bb3 vor mit
eventuellem Läufertausch. Ich möchte anmerken, daß der weißfeldrige Läufer der
gute Läufer des Schwarzen, und der andere der "schlechte" ist.Ribli.} Bxe3 19.
Nxe3 Na5 $2 (19... Qb6 20. Bb3) 20. Bb3 $14 {Weiß hat leichte, aber dauerhafte
Initiative. Die Frage ist, ob Schwarz Remis halten kann oder nicht.Ribli.} Nxb3
21. axb3 Qb6 (21... a5 $2 22. Nd5 Bxd5 (22... Rc5 23. b4 axb4 24. Nxb4) 23.
Qxd5 {Und Schwarz hat viele Bauernschwächen.Ribli.}) 22. b4 (22. Nd5 Bxd5 23.
exd5 $6 (23. Qxd5 Rc5 24. Qd1) 23... f5) 22... Qc6 23. Qd3 (23. Qc2 $5) 23...
Bc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Rfd1 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Rfd8 {Weiß hat einen kleinen, aber
klaren Vorteil. Aber die einzige schwarze Schwäche ist verteidigungsfähig.
Ribli.} 27. Rad1 Rc6 28. g3 f6 29. Kg2 Kf7 30. f4 $5 {Weiß mobilisiert seine
Reserven.Ribli.} (30. Kf3 Ke6 31. Ke3 f5 $11) 30... exf4 31. gxf4 Rc4 32. Kf3 (
32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxe4 34. Rd7+ Re7 $11) 32... Re8 33. Rd4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4
Ke7 35. f5 (35. h4 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. Kg4 (38. Rd5 Rf8+ 39. Rf5
$2 (39. Ke3 g4) 39... Rxf5+ 40. exf5 Kf6 41. Kg4 d5 42. b3 b5 $19) 38... Rf8
$11) 35... Rg8 36. Rd5 Kd7 37. h4 g5 38. fxg6 Rxg6 39. b5 Rg1 40. Rh5 (40. bxa6
bxa6 41. Rh5 Rb1 42. Rxh6 Rxb2 43. Rxf6 Rb3 $11) 40... Rb1 41. Rxh6 axb5 (41...
Rxb2 $5 42. Rh7+ Ke6 43. Rxb7 axb5) 42. Rh7+ Ke6 43. b4 Rc1 44. Rc7 Rh1 45. Kg3
b6 46. Rc6 Re1 47. Kf4 Rh1 $11 48. Rxb6 Rxh4+ 49. Ke3 Rh5 {Weiß hat einen
mikroskopischen Vorteil, aber das ist etwas wenig Konkretes.Ribili.} 50. Kd4
Re5 51. Rb8 Ke7 52. Rb7+ Ke6 53. c4 bxc4 54. Rc7 Rb5 55. Kxc4 (55. Rxc4 f5 $11
(55... d5 56. Rc6+ Kd7 57. exd5 Rxb4+ $11)) 55... Re5 56. Kd4 Rb5 {Ribli}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sonnevanck 3rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Armas, Julius"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Be3 a6 8.
Na3 Rb8 (8... b5 $5) 9. f3 (9. Nd5 b5 $5 10. c4 (10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. c4 b4 12.
Nb1 a5 $13 {Szalanczy,E-Dokhoian,Y/Cattolica/1993/}) 10... b4 11. Nc2 Nxe4 $15
{Polgar,J-Vaiser,A/Oviedo/1993/EXP38/}) 9... Be6 10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12.
Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Bc4 $6 (14. O-O-O Bxa2 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Be7
17. Bb6 Bd8 18. Bc5 Be7 19. Bb6 $10) (14. Nc4 $5) 14... Bxa3 15. Bxd5 Bxb2 16.
Rb1 Bc3+ 17. Kf2 Ke7 18. Bc5+ Kf6 19. Rb3 Bd4+ 20. Bxd4 Nxd4 21. Rb6+ Ne6 22.
Rhb1 Rhc8 23. c4 $44 Rc5 24. R1b2 Ra5 25. Ke3 Ra3+ 26. Kf2 Ra5 27. h4 h6 28. h5
Ke7 $5 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rxb7+ Rxb7 31. Rxb7+ Kf6 32. Rb2 e4 $1 33. Rc2 exf3
34. c5 Ke7 35. Kxf3 Kd7 36. Ke4 Ra4+ 37. Ke5 (37. Ke5 Rh4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liga Gallega-chT"]
[Site "Orense"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Guimaraes, Jorge"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c3 f5
15. Nc2 Bb7 16. exf5 d5 $5 $146 (16... Qg5 $6 {64/172}) 17. a3 $5 (17. Qh5 e4
18. Be2 (18. Rfe1 $5) 18... b4 $1 19. Nxb4 d4 $132) 17... Rfd8 18. Qh5 Rd6 $5 (
18... e4 19. Be2 $16) 19. Ne3 (19. f6 Rxf6 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Ne3 e4 22. Bc2 Qe6
$44 {/\Rg6}) 19... Rh6 $6 (19... e4 $142 20. Bc2 d4 21. cxd4 Bxd4 22. Rab1 Rad8
$14) 20. Qe2 Kh8 21. Rfe1 Rd6 (21... Re8 22. Rad1) 22. f6 $3 Qxf6 (22... Rxf6
23. Nf5 Qf8 24. Qxe5 d4 25. Qe7 $18) (22... Bxf6 23. Nf5 Qd7 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25.
Qh5 $1 e4 26. Qxf7 $18) 23. Ng4 Qe7 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 (24... Re6 $2 25. Nxf7+) 25.
Qxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 $18 d4 $8 27. cxd4 (27. c4 $5 Rg8 28. g3 bxc4 29. Bxc4 d3
30. Rd1 d2 31. Re3) 27... Rxd4 28. Bf1 (28. Bf5 $5) 28... Bd5 $1 29. Rae1 $6 (
29. Rc1 $142) 29... Be6 30. g3 $138 (30. h3 Rc8 31. Kh2 Rc2 32. R5e2 Rdd2) (30.
f3 Rad8 31. Kf2 Rd2+ 32. R1e2 {/\} Bc4 33. Re8+) 30... Rc8 31. f4 Kg7 32. R5e2
(32. Kf2 $142 Rc2+ (32... Rd2+ 33. R5e2 Rxe2+ 34. Rxe2) 33. R5e2 Rdd2 (33...
Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2) 34. Ke3) 32... h5 33. Rf2 (33. h3 h4) 33... Kf6 34. Be2 $6 (34.
h3 Rcd8 35. Kh2 Rd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 37. Re2 Rd6) (34. Re5 $5 h4 35. gxh4) 34...
Bg4 35. Bxg4 $2 hxg4 36. Kg2 (36. Rfe2) 36... Rcd8 37. Rc1 (37. Rfe2 b4) 37...
R8d6 38. h3 gxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Kg7 40. Rc3 b4 $1 41. axb4 Rxb4 $14 42. b3 a5 43.
Ra2 Rd5 44. Kg4 Rdb5 45. Ra3 a4 46. bxa4 Ra5 47. Rc6 Rbxa4 48. Rxa4 Rxa4 49.
Kg5 Ra5+ 50. f5 Rb5 51. g4 Ra5 52. Rb6 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9091"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1990.12.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 {By a transposition of moves, the
players have reached the main line of the Pelikan variation of the Sicilian
Defence.} Bg7 ({Chandler's move is the 90s method of avoiding the
over-analysed lines which ensue after} 11... f5) 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14.
O-O O-O 15. c4 f5 $1 {Rather than allow White's knight into the game via c4,
Black is always prepared to sacrifice his b pawn in this line if it means he
can obtain a central pawn roller.} 16. Re1 $6 ({Only} 16. Qf3 $1 {really puts
Black's opening plan to the test.}) 16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. cxb5 axb5 19.
Qd3 f5 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Nxb5 e4 22. Qb3 {So White has won a pawn. However as
the next few moves show, Black is well placed to exploit the presence of
White's army on the queenside by launching a kingside attack.} Be5 23. a4 Bd7
24. Rac1 Qe8 25. Bc4 (25. Rc2 $5 {Boensch}) 25... Qh5 26. h3 Qg6 27. Bd5 {
Only one problem remains for Black - how to exploit the half-open g file.
Chandler finds the answer with another sacrifice.} Rg8 $3 28. g3 ({Since} 28.
Bxg8 Rxg8 29. g3 f4 $1 {would allow Black to crash through immediately, Kosten
keeps his bishop and prepares to meet 28...f4? with 29.Bxe4. Now, however,
Chandler can preserve his rook when his force pointed at the White king is
overwhelming.}) 28... Rg7 29. Rc7 Qh5 30. Rec1 Qxh3 31. R1c3 f4 32. Rxd7 fxg3
$1 ({Far stronger than} 32... Rxd7 33. gxf4 Rg7+ 34. Rg3 {keeping White in the
game.}) 33. Rf7 Qh1+ $3 ({White was desperately hoping to run away after} 33...
gxf2+ 34. Kxf2 {but Chandler has spotted a pretty finish.}) 34. Kxh1 g2+ 35.
Kg1 Bh2+ $1 ({White is mated after} 35... Bh2+ $1 36. Kxh2 g1=Q+ 37. Kh3 Qh1# {
An impressive attacking game and a fine advertisement for the Pelikan opening.}
) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {As usual, Morozevich is trying to
bring new life in rather harmless theoretical lines.} (11. c3) 11... b4 12. Nc2
Rb8 (12... a5) 13. b3 Bg5 14. g3 O-O 15. h4 $146 {White's major strategic task
in such positions is to keep opponent's dark squared bishop out of business.
One can look at it the following way: the knight on c2 protects "the hole d4" 
(which, by the way, is a direct consequense of 11.c4), "neutralizing" the
knight on c6. White will soon play Bh3, trying to swap light-squared bishops.
The relation of the remaining two minor pieces - the knight on d5 versus dark
squared bishop - obviously favors White. That's why for White it is important
to prevent any Black's possibility to solve the problem of the dark squared
bishop (trade or transfer to the diagonal a7-g1). With his last move
Morozevich sends the bishop to h6, keeping it away from the road to the
queenside (Bg5-d8-b6). On the other hand in this pawn formation it is
difficult for White to make progress.} (15. Bg2 Be6 $11) 15... Bh6 16. Bh3 Be6
{A typical answer. Black agrees to trade the bishops (which would favor White),
but ... on square e6 (which would favor Black, solving the problem of square
d5).} 17. Kf1 a5 18. Kg2 Rb7 {Leko demonstrates the resources of Black's
position. It will become clear soon that besides preparing the transfer of the
rook to the kingside, the last move also prepares a maneuver for the knight.} (
18... Kh8 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Bf5 g6 21. Bh3 Bxh3+ 22. Rxh3 f5 23. f3 fxe4 24. Qxe4
Qf5 25. Re1 Rb7 26. g4 Qxe4 27. Rxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Marcetic,M (2258)-Maksimovic,
S (2267)/Vrnjacka Banja 2005 (33)}) (18... Ne7 $5) 19. Bf5 {A curious case
when both sides are trying to trade a piece and at the same time create
double-pawns in their own pawn structure.} Kh8 20. Qd3 Nb8 $1 {The knight goes
to c5.} 21. Rad1 Na6 22. Qf3 {A provokative move. Morozevich believes that as
long as his pieces are on the light squares, there is little danger for White.}
g6 23. Bh3 f5 24. h5 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Nc5 26. Qe2 Bxd5+ 27. Rxd5 Rbf7 {White
succeeded to implement his "light-squared strategy", but he obviously
underestimated Black's dynamic resources.} 28. Rf1 gxh5 29. Qxh5 Qf6 30. Bg4
Ne4 $1 {Provoking the advance of the f-pawn, which will create another target
- pawn g3. Notice that Black can find targets for attack only on the dark
squares and from this point of view Morozevich was right. The problem is that
Black's active pieces are too strong and inevitably cooperate much better.
This dynamic factor always secures Black enough counterplay.} 31. f3 Qg7 32.
Rdd1 Nf6 {Not bad, but Black had much more perspective ideas.} ({Interesting
was} 32... Nxg3 $5 33. Kxg3 Rf6 {followed by Bf4 and Rh6.}) ({The simplest way
to achieve a big advantage was} 32... Nd2 33. Rf2 Rf6 {This move, which
practically wins the game, escaped Leko's attention. Black threatens 34...Ne4
35.Rf1 Nxg3 36.Kxg3 Bf4+ followed by ...Rh6 - which would have been the
complete failure of Morozevich's strategical concept.} ({Leko saw} 33... Ne4 {
which makes a draw, but he correctly was seeking for more.})) 33. Qh3 Nxg4 34.
Qxg4 Qf6 ({The endgame after} 34... Qxg4 35. fxg4 Rxf1 36. Rxf1 Rxf1 37. Kxf1
Kg7 38. Ke2 e4 {is probably a draw:} 39. Nd4 Kf6 {and White cannot win pawn a5:
} 40. Nc6 Ke6 41. Nxa5 $2 Kd7 42. c5 d5 $1 $19) 35. Qe4 Bf4 {Finally Leko can
use his bishop for attack. The Hungarian must have been fascinated by this
idea and he lost too much time making it work.} 36. Kf2 $1 (36. gxf4 Qh4 $1 37.
Rf2 Rxf4 {followed by 38...e4 secures Black a strong attack.}) 36... Qh6 37.
gxf4 Rxf4 38. Rh1 Qg7 39. Qd5 e4 $2 {The fatal mistake in time trouble.} ({
Black makes a draw with} 39... Rxf3+ 40. Qxf3 e4 $1 41. Qxf8+ Qxf8+ 42. Ke1 ({
or} 42. Ke3 Qf3+ 43. Kd2 Qf4+) 42... Qf3 $11) 40. Rdg1 $1 Rxf3+ 41. Ke2 Rf2+
42. Kd1 {The knight on c2 turns out to be a great defender.} Qe5 (42... Qc3 43.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 44. Qh5#) 43. Rh5 $18 Rf1+ 44. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 45. Ke2 Qf4 46. Qd4+ Kg8
47. Rg5+ Qxg5 48. Kxf1 Qc1+ 49. Ne1 Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qg5+ 51. Ng2 Qc1+ 52. Kh2 Qh6+
53. Kg3 Qg5+ 54. Kf2 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15.
Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. f3 (18. exf5 {is much more popular, but
probably equal anyway.}) 18... fxe4 {The most direct way to use the relative
weakness of White's back rank.} (18... Bd7 19. Ra1 g6 20. Qd3 Bh6 21. Rad1 Qh4
$13 {1/2-1/2 Hari,V-Churun,P/Oropesa del Mar 2000/ (35)}) 19. fxe4 Rxf1+ 20.
Qxf1 Be6 {The position is about equal. As usual White has a better control
over d5-square, but Black has many other ressources, such as the bishop pair,
active pieces, a slight weakness of white king. In this rather open position
all this factors should not be underestimated.} 21. b4 {White's only hope to
fight for advantage is to create a passed pawn on the queenside. However, this
idea only brings nothing here because Black can get quick activity on the
kingside. Next part White must play careful in order to keep the balance.} (21.
Qd3 Ne7 $11 22. Nxe7 $140 $2 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qxb3 $1) 21... axb4 22.
Ndxb4 (22. cxb4 Bxd5 (22... Ne7 $5) 23. Bxd5 Ne7 24. Bb3 d5 $11) (22. Ncxb4 Ne7
$11) 22... Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Nxb4 24. Nxb4 (24. cxb4 Rc8 25. Qe2 d5 $5 26. exd5
Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qd4 $5 $44 {[%cal Gd4b2]}) 24... Be3+ 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. Qe2 (26. Ra1
Bf4 27. g3 Bxg3 $17) 26... Qxe4 27. Ra1 {As it is often the case in such
positions, even when Black wins a pawn and White consolidates, the game is
drawn.} d5 28. Qb5 $1 (28. Re1 d4 $17) 28... Qb1+ 29. Rxb1 Rxb5 30. Rd1 d4 31.
Nc2 {reaching a drawish rook endgame.} Kg8 32. g3 Rc5 33. Nxe3 dxe3 34. Rd3 e2
35. Re3 Rxc3 36. Rxe2 Rc5 37. Rf2 $11 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Re1 39. Rf5 g6 40. Rg5 Re2+
(40... Kg7 41. Kf2 Re4 42. Kf3 Re1 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Rxg6+ Kxg6 45. Kxe1 $11) 41.
Kf3 Rxh2 42. Rxe5 Kg7 43. g4 Kf6 44. Ra5 h6 45. Kg3 Re2 46. Ra3 Re1 47. Ra5 Re6
48. Ra3 Re5 49. Ra6+ Kg5 50. Ra3 Rb5 51. Rc3 Ra5 52. Rb3 h5 53. gxh5 Kxh5 54.
Rc3 g5 55. Rb3 Ra4 56. Rc3 Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Rg1 58. Kh2 Re1 59. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 g6 (16... Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 18. h4 $1 Bxh4 19. g3 {has been
in center of discussions lately. White sacrifices a pawn; next he will remove
the b- and f-pawns from the second rank, clearing for his rook from a2 the way
to the h-file. Leko's move is designed to avoid this variation.}) 17. O-O ({
Now after} 17. h4 {Black simply takes the pawn} Bxh4 {and comparing to the
previous variation the king on g8 instead of h8, as well as White's knight
still on c2 instead of e3 considerably slows down White's attacking potential.}
) (17. Nce3 Kg7 $5 18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+ 22. Kf1 Rh8
$5 23. b3 h5 24. Rg2 Kf8 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. Rg2 Kf8 27. Rd2 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Berescu,
A (2439)-Khairullin,I (2517)/Warsaw POL 2005}) 17... Kh8 18. b4 {A logical
continuation, creating a passed pawn on the b-file.} (18. Nce3 f5 $11) (18. Qe2
Bh6 19. Rd1 f5 $13) 18... axb4 ({On the next day Leko played} 18... Bd7 {
but also failed to equalize completely:} 19. Qe2 axb4 20. Ncxb4 (20. cxb4 f5
$14) 20... Na5 21. Rfa1 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Rc8 23. Qe2 Rc5 24. Ra7 Be6 25. h3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)-Leko,P (2763)/San Luis 2005 (43)}) 19. cxb4 Be6 {
This natural move is nicely refuted by Anand.} (19... f5 $142 {was necessary:}
20. exf5 (20. f3 Ne7 $13) (20. Qe2 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe1 (22. Qe2 Bxc2 23.
Qxc2 Nxb4 24. Nxb4 Rxb4 $15) 22... Be6 $13) 20... Bxf5 21. b5 Ne7 22. Ncb4 Qc8
$1 23. Qb3 (23. Be2 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Qc5 $132 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf5e4]}) (23. Nxe7
Qxc4) 23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Qc5 $13) 20. b5 Bxd5 (20... Ne7 21. Ncb4 Bxd5 (21...
f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Ra7 $36) 22. Nxd5 $14 {1-0 Korte,M (2220)-Siegmund,R 
(2130)/Arco 1998 (37)}) (20... Na5 21. Be2 f5 22. f3 Nb3 23. Ncb4 Bxd5 24. Nxd5
$16 (24. exd5 Nc1 25. Ra6 Be3+ 26. Kh1 Qh4 27. Nd3 Nxd3 28. g3 (28. Bxd3 Bf4
29. g3 Bxg3 30. Qe2 e4 $36) 28... Nf2+ 29. Rxf2 Qh6 $15) (24. Qxd5 Nc1 $40 {
1/2-1/2 Heymann,A-Siegmund,R (2142)/Leutersdorf 2000 (36)})) 21. exd5 $1 {
Very concrete approach. White gives up square d5, but secures square c6 for
his pieces. Taking with the piece on d5 would have offered Black more chances
for counterplay.} (21. Bxd5 Ne7 22. Qd3 Qb6 23. Rb1 f5 $132) (21. Qxd5 Ne7 22.
Qd3 f5 $132) 21... Na5 (21... Ne7 22. Nb4 Ra8 (22... Qc7 23. Nc6 Rb7 24. Qd3
Nc8 25. Ra8 Kg7 26. Rfa1 Nb6 27. R8a7 $16) 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Qa1 $5 $16) 22.
Be2 {Thanks to his passed pawn and especially because Black cannot organize
counterplay, White has a much easier game.} Ra8 (22... Qb6 23. Nb4 f5 24. Nc6
Nxc6 25. dxc6 $18) 23. Nb4 Nb7 24. Ra6 $1 {Now on c6 goes the rook.} ({After} 
24. Nc6 Qc7 (24... Rxa2 25. Nxd8 Bxd8 $16) (24... Qb6 25. Ra6 $16) 25. Qa1 Rxa2
26. Qxa2 Nc5 27. Ra1 f5 28. Qa7 Bd8 {it is still not easy to win.}) 24... Nc5 (
24... Rxa6 25. bxa6 Nc5 26. Nc6 Qb6 27. a7 $18) 25. Rc6 Ra4 26. Qb1 Qa5 27. Na6
{Anand takes maximul advantage of his passed pawn. The knight cannot be taken 
(that would create a very strong passed pawn on a6), which means that with his
last move Anand chases away the very important defencive piece from c5.
Moreover, from a6 the knight nicely supports the advance of the b-pawn.} Ne4
28. b6 $1 Qxd5 29. Qb5 $1 Qd4 (29... Qxb5 30. Bxb5 Ra5 31. Bd3 Nc5 32. Nxc5
Rxc5 (32... dxc5 33. b7 $18) 33. Rxd6 Rb8 34. Rb1 $16) 30. Rc4 {The Indian
Grandmaster rightly feels that White should trade queens (in order to minimize
Black's counterplay), but unfortunately for White, Black is just in time to
escape.} (30. b7 {Incredibly, but this natural advance does not win:} Nxf2 $1
31. Qb6 (31. Rxf2 $2 Ra1+ 32. Bf1 Ra2 33. Qb6 Qxb6 34. Rxb6 Be3 35. b8=Q Rxb8
36. Rxb8+ Kg7 37. Kh1 Rxf2 38. Rb1 d5 $17) 31... Qxb6 32. Rxb6 Be3 33. b8=Q
Rxb8 34. Rxb8+ Kg7 {and White cannot win:} 35. g3 (35. Rxf2 Ra1+ 36. Bf1 Ra2
$17) (35. Rbb1 Ra2 36. Bc4 (36. Rbe1 $2 Nd3+ 37. Kh1 Nxe1 38. Rxe1 Bf2 $19)
36... Ne4+ (36... Rd2 $5) 37. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 35... Ra2 $1 36. Kg2 Ne4 (36...
Rxe2 37. Kf3 Ra2 38. Nb4 (38. Kxe3 $2 Ng4+ $19) 38... Rb2 39. Kxe3 Ng4+ 40. Kd3
$16) 37. Kf3 Ba7 38. Kxe4 f5+ $1 (38... Bxb8 39. Rxf7+ $1 Kg8 (39... Kxf7 40.
Bc4+ $18) 40. Rf2 $18) 39. Kd3 e4+ 40. Kc3 Bxb8 41. Bc4 Rxh2 42. Nxb8 Rg2 {
is probably a draw}) ({Correct was to try trading queens with} 30. Qd3 $1 Qb2
$8 (30... Qxd3 31. Bxd3 Nc5 32. Nxc5 dxc5 33. b7 Rb4 34. Rb1 $18) 31. Qc2 (31.
Rb1 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 33. Bf1 f5 $13 34. b7 $140 $2 Qb2 $19 {[%csl Gb7,Gf2]})
(31. g3 $16 f5 $140 32. Qb5 Qd4 33. b7 {and} Nxf2 {doesn't work because of the
simple} 34. b8=Q $18) 31... Qd4 $1 (31... Ra2 32. Qxe4 Qxe2 33. Qxe2 Rxe2 34.
Rb1 $18) 32. Qd1 $1 $16) 30... Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Nc3 $1 (31... Qxc4 32. Bxc4 Nc5
33. Rb1 Nxa6 34. Bxa6 Rb8 35. b7 $16 d5 36. Rb5) 32. Bd3 Qxc4 33. Bxc4 d5 34.
Bxd5 (34. Bd3 $2 e4 35. Bc2 d4 $132) (34. Bb3 e4 35. b7 Bf4 36. Ra1 Kg7 37. Nb4
d4 $1 (37... Rb8 38. Bxd5 $16) 38. Ra8 d3 $13) 34... Nxd5 35. b7 e4 $1 36. b8=Q
(36. Rb1 $2 Bf4) 36... Rxb8 37. Nxb8 e3 38. fxe3 Bxe3+ 39. Kh1 Kg7 $11 40. Nc6
h5 41. Rd1 Nf6 42. Rb1 Ng4 43. g3 Bg5 44. Kg2 Bf6 45. Re1 Nh6 46. Kf3 Nf5 47.
Rd1 Nh6 48. h3 Nf5 49. Rd7 Kf8 50. Na5 Nd4+ 51. Kg2 Nf5 52. Nc4 Kg7 53. g4 hxg4
54. hxg4 Ne7 55. Nd6 Be5 56. Ne4 Ng8 57. g5 Kf8 58. Rb7 f6 59. Nc5 Ke8 60. Nd3
Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Tolstikh, Nikolay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 f5 16. O-O a5 17. Nf4 {The present game doesn't change the evaluation
of this move as harmless for Black.} (17. Qe2 $142) (17. Qh5 $142) 17... exf4
18. Bxc6 fxg3 19. hxg3 f4 20. Nd4 (20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Rfe1 (22. Nd4
fxg3 23. fxg3 Be5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Horvath,T/ BL 95-96 1995 (30)}) 22... Qc8
23. Nd4 fxg3 24. fxg3 Qg4 (24... Qh3 25. Qg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 b4 $15) 25. Kg2
Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rf1 Bxd4 28. Qxd4+ Qxd4 29. cxd4 Re4 30. Rf5 Re2+ 31.
Rf2 Re4 32. Rf5 Re2+ {1/2-1/2 Van der Wiel,J-De Vreugt,D/Amsterdam 1996}) 20...
fxg3 $146 (20... Bc4 21. Re1 (21. Bxa8 $5 Qxa8 (21... Bxf1 $2 22. Bd5+ $18) 22.
Re1 fxg3 23. fxg3 {Maybe this was White's idea when playing 17.Nf4.}) 21...
fxg3 22. fxg3 Qg5 $40 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Aguilera,R-Serra Olives,T/Zamora 1996
(65)}) 21. Nxe6 Qh4 $11 22. fxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Bg2 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 Qh6+ 25. Kg1 Qe3+
26. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O {Usually Black protects
the pawn with 12...Rb8 or 12...a5. Although Radjabov's move has also been
played on the GM level, judging from Anand's reply it must have came as a
surprise to the Indian.} 13. Ncxb4 {This principled reply is not the strongest
continuation, since Black will regain the pawn and the simplification of the
position will lead to a quick draw.} ({Both} 13. g3) ({and} 13. Be2 {lead to
usual positions of the 11.c4-system. Black will have to protect Pb4 soon
anyway.}) 13... Nxb4 14. Nxb4 Qb6 15. Nd5 $146 {The best move under the
circumstances.} (15. Qd2 Rb8 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Qxb2 Rxb2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Torres
Samper,R (2119)-Nunez,A (2205)/Benidorm 2003 (35)}) (15. Nd3 $6 {doesn't keep
the extra pawn due to} Qd4 $17) 15... Qxb2 16. Bd3 ({After} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17.
Bd3 {Black has an important check} Qc3+ {with good play. For instance} 18. Ke2
Rb8 19. Rb1 Be6 $132) 16... Bd8 {As usual when Black manages to transfer the
dark-squared bishop to the queenside he has no problems at all.} 17. O-O Be6
18. Qb3 (18. Bc2 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Bb6 20. Rab1 Qxc2 ({or} 20... Qd4 $11) 21. Rxb6
Rac8 $11) (18. Qa4 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Bb6 20. Rab1 (20. Qc6 $2 Bxf2+ $17 21. Rxf2 $2
Qxa1+ $19) 20... Qd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 $11) 18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Rfb1 Bxd5
21. cxd5 a5 {Strictly speaking the game is over. The remaining moves can be
explained by the fact that in Bilbao players were not allowed to offer a draw.}
22. Ra4 Bb6 23. b4 (23. Rc1 Bc5 {brings White nowhere either.}) 23... axb4 24.
Raxb4 Ba7 25. Rxb8 (25. Rb7 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Ra8 $11 {[%cal Ga7c5]}) 25... Rxb8
26. Rxb8+ Bxb8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. g3 Ba7 30. h4 Bd4 31. Kf3 Ba7 32.
Ke2 Bd4 33. Kf3 Ba7 34. Ke2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 14. Qd1 Bxd5
15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 e4 (16... Qc7 17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 f4 19. Qd2 Re5 20. Qxf4 (
20. gxf4 Bh6 $132) 20... Nxd5 21. Qd2 $14) (16... Qb6 $5 {This looks better
than the game.}) 17. f4 $1 (17. Be2 Qb6 18. f4 exf3 19. Bxf3 f4 $132) 17... Rg6
(17... Rg8 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Nc2 Bg7 20. Qd2 Bf6 21. a3 Kf8 $13 {1-0 Bezgodov,
A-Tolstikh,N/Samara 2000 (80)}) 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Qd2 (19. Nc2 $14) 19... b4 {
Using the temporary discomfort of white pieces, Black starts a concrete play
and gets some activity. However, this will be a temporary activity and after
consolidation White will keep his advantage.} (19... Qc5 $142 20. Rd1 Bg7 21.
Nc2 a5 22. a3 Rb8 $13 {/+/=.}) 20. cxb4 e3 21. Qc2 (21. Qc3 Nxd5 22. Nc4 Qc6
23. Bf3 Rc8 $13 24. Qb3 $140 Qxc4 25. Bxd5 Qxb3 26. axb3 Rc2 $1 $132) 21...
Qxb4+ (21... Nxd5 $2 22. Bf3 Qxb4+ 23. Ke2 $18) 22. Kf1 $14 {[%csl Rg6]} Bg7 (
22... Qe4 $6 23. Qxe4 fxe4 24. Rd1 (24. Bc4 Bg7 25. Rb1 Bd4 26. Nc2 Bb6 27. Ke2
Nf5 $11) 24... Bg7 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. b3 $16) (22... Nxd5 $4 23. Qc6+ $18) (22...
Rc8 23. Nc4 (23. Qb3 $2 Qe4 24. Rg1 Nxd5 25. Qb7 Rc5 26. Qxa6 $2 Nxf4 $1 $19)
23... Bg7 24. Rd1 {-game}) 23. Nc4 Rc8 (23... Bd4 24. Rd1 Ba7 25. a3 $16) 24.
Rd1 Kf8 25. Qd3 {White wins e3 and the awkward position of the Rook on g6 will
play a major role after a while: is easier for White to bring his forces into
play.} Rc5 26. Nxe3 Bxb2 27. Bf3 $6 (27. Kf2 Rc3 28. Qd4 $1 (28. Qxa6 $2 Rxe3
$1 29. Qa8+ (29. Kxe3 Nxd5+ $1 $17) 29... Kg7 30. Kxe3 Qe4+ $36) 28... Qxd4 29.
Rxd4 $16) (27. Rb1 $2 Rc3 28. Qd2 Qe4 $1 29. Kf2 Rxe3 $17) 27... Rc3 $13 28.
Qe2 Qa3 29. Kf2 Bc1 {Suddenly White is forced to give away the exchange, but
even after that the position remains unclear.} 30. Rxc1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qxc1 32.
Qxa6 $44 Qd2+ 33. Qe2 Qd4 34. Qc4 Qa7 35. Qb3 Rg8 36. Kg2 Qd4 37. Nd1 Ng6 38.
Kf1 Nxf4 39. gxf4 Rg1+ 40. Ke2 Qxf4 41. Ne3 Qxh2+ 42. Kd3 Qf4 43. Qb8+ Kg7 44.
Qb2+ Kg6 45. Qf2 Rg3 46. Ke2 Qe5 47. Kf1 h5 48. Ng2 Kg5 49. a4 h4 50. Ne1 Qf4
51. a5 Qc1 52. a6 f4 53. Qe2 Kf6 54. a7 Qa1 55. Qe4 Qa6+ 56. Be2 Qxa7 57. Qxf4+
Kg7 58. Nf3 Qa1+ 59. Kf2 Qh1 60. Bf1 Rg6 61. Nxh4 Qg1+ 62. Ke1 Rg4 63. Nf5+ Kf6
64. Qf3 Ke5 65. Ne3 Rf4 66. Qe2 Qg3+ 67. Kd2 Kf6 68. Qd3 Qh4 69. Kc2 Rf2+ 70.
Be2 Kg5 71. Kd1 f5 72. Qc3 Qh7 73. Nf1 f4 74. Ke1 Rg2 75. Qf3 Qb1+ 76. Kd2 Qb2+
77. Kd1 Qd4+ 78. Ke1 Qg1 79. Qh5+ Kf6 80. Qh8+ Rg7 81. Qh6+ Ke5 82. Qe6+ Kd4
83. Qxd6 Qg5 84. Nd2 Qh4+ 85. Kd1 Rg1+ 86. Nf1 Qg5 87. Qb6+ Kxd5 88. Qb5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. Re1 $146 {Ivanchuk succeeds to come with
a new move in a position that has been played hundreds of times.} ({Earlier
same this year he made another novelty:} 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qe2 (19. Nce3 Bg6
20. Be2 {or 20.Bd3 is the most common continuation.}) 19... Bg6 20. Rd1 $146
Qc8 21. Nce3 e4 22. Bb5 Ne5 23. Rxa5 Nd3 24. Rf1 Bd8 25. Ba6 Qc6 26. Ra3 $16 {
1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2711)-Kramnik,V (2754)/Monaco (rapid) 2005 (55)}) 18... fxe4
19. Rxe4 Bf5 20. Re2 Qd7 $6 {This allows White to implement his idea smoothly,
without making any pawn weaknesses on the kingside. Instead, two other moves
deserved attention and were stronger.} (20... Bg6 21. Qe1 (21. Nce3 $2 Bh5 22.
f3 e4 $17) 21... Bh5 22. f3 Ne7 $13) (20... Bg4 21. f3 Bh5 $13 22. Nce3 $140 $2
e4 $17) 21. Nce3 Bg6 22. Rea2 e4 23. Bf1 {This is a new concept in the present
theoretical line: the bishop goes to f1, the rook to the a-file and the queen
remains on d1 to protect pawn b3! White can combine targeting a5 (by means of
Nc4) with the creation of the passed pawn on the b-file.} Bd8 {This is
designed to free the knight from c6, but with the next move White makes it
look useless.} 24. b4 $1 (24. h3 Ne5 $14) (24. Nc4 Bf7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd7e6]}
) 24... axb4 25. cxb4 Ne5 26. Qd4 Qe6 27. b5 Bf6 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. h3 {White
is better: Black's pawns are well blockaded, while the b-pawn is always a
potential danger. f2 is well protected and the other rook can always become
very active. Black must try to combine some attacking ideas with defence on
the queenside (it is important to prevent the advance of White's b-pawn.} (29.
Ra7 $4 Nf3+ $18) (29. Rd2 Qg5 30. Kh1 Nd3 {[%csl Rb5]} 31. Bxd3 exd3 32. b6 Qc5
$132) 29... Qe6 {It is difficult to find a clear plan for Black, but this only
allows White to activate his rook.} ({The ugly} 29... Bf7 30. Rd2 d5 $14 {
came into consideratiomn, since the bishop was doing nothing on the diagonal
b1-h7, while from e6 the bishop protects d5 and Black can also use it for the
attack (...Bxh3 ideas). White still needs to work before converting his edge
into a real advantage. He can't take the pawn yet:} 31. Nxd5 $2 (31. Ra6 Qg5
32. Kh1 $14) 31... Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Rfd8 33. Qa2 Nf3+ $1 34. gxf3 Qg5+ $19) 30.
Ra7 Qf6 31. Qd2 Nd3 32. b6 {Ivanchuk uses the first chance to advance his pawn.
} Qd4 $2 (32... Bf7 33. R2a5 $1 {and the b-pawn cannot be taken again:} Rxb6 $2
({Correct is} 33... Nc5 {although after} 34. Rb5 {White's advantage is obvious.
}) 34. Rf5 Qe6 35. Rfxf7 Rxf7 36. Ra8+) (32... Rxb6 $2 33. Nd5 $18) 33. b7 Qb6
34. Bxd3 exd3 35. Qb2 $16 Qc5 $2 (35... Qc7 $8 36. R2a4 $1 {Taking control
over square e4 and preparing Rc4.} d2 (36... Rfe8 37. Rc4 Qd7 (37... Qf7 38.
Rc8 Qf8 39. Rc7 $16) 38. Rc8 $1 h6 (38... d2 39. Rxb8 Rxb8 40. Qxd2 Be4 (40...
Rxb7 41. Ra8+ Be8 42. Nc4 $18) 41. Nc4 Bxb7 42. Nxd6 Rd8 43. Rxb7 (43. Nf7+ Kg8
$1) 43... Qxb7 44. Nf7+ Qxf7 45. Qxd8+ Qg8 46. Qxg8+ Kxg8 47. f4 $18) 39. Rxb8
Rxb8 40. Ra8 Qc7 41. Qb5 d2 42. Rxb8+ Qxb8 43. Qd7 $18) (36... Be8 37. Rc4 Bc6
38. Qc3 Qf7 39. Nd1 $1 (39. f3 Qe8 $1 $14 {[%csl Re3]} (39... Rxb7 40. Rxb7
Bxb7 41. Rc7 $18) (39... Bxb7 40. Rc7 $18) (39... Bxf3 40. Rc7 $1 Qg6 41. Rc8
$18)) 39... Bxg2 (39... Rxb7 40. Rxb7 Bxb7 41. Rc7 $18) 40. Kxg2 (40. Rc7 $2
Qg6) 40... Qf3+ (40... Rxb7) 41. Kh2 Qxd1 42. Rc8 {and White wins due to the
threats on the seventh rank.} Qf3 43. Qd4 d2 (43... Qf5 44. Rxb8 Rxb8 45. Ra8
$18) (43... Qf7 44. Ra8 $18) 44. Ra8 d1=Q 45. Qxd1 Qxf2+ 46. Kh1 $18) (36...
Qf7 37. Rc4 d2 38. Qxd2 Rxb7 39. Rxb7 Qxb7 40. Qxd6 $16) 37. Qxd2 Rxb7 38. Rxb7
Qxb7 39. Qxd6 $16 {With accurate and long defence Black should hold the
position.}) 36. Ra8 Be4 $2 (36... d2 37. Rxb8 Rxb8 38. Ra8 $18) (36... Qc7 37.
Rxb8 Rxb8 38. Ra8 h6 39. Qb5 $18) ({The most stubborn defence wouldn't have
changed the result:} 36... Qc6 37. R2a6 Qe4 38. Rxb8 Rxb8 39. Rxd6 Qe7 40. Qd4
$1 (40. Rb6 $2 Be4 $16) 40... Rxb7 41. Rd8+ Be8 42. Nf5 Qe6 43. Qd6 $18) 37.
Rxb8 Rxb8 38. Ra8 Qc7 39. Qb6 1-0

[Event "Merida 2nd"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 O-O (13... b4 $5)
14. O-O f4 15. Rad1 {For information about this line look in CBM81, game 1/2-1/
2 Anand,V-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee 2001} Kh8 (15... Rb8 {with the idea Qd7 is a
worthy alternative.}) 16. g3 Rg8 17. Kh1 Bf8 18. Be2 Rg5 19. Qf3 f5 20. gxf4
exf4 (20... fxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe3 exf4 23. Nxf4 Ne5 24. Nd5 (24. f3 $5 Qf6
25. Nd5 Qg6 26. Rg1 Bh6 27. Rxg5 Bxg5 28. Qd4 Rg8 29. Rg1 Rg7 30. Rg3 Qh5 31.
Qb6 Qe8 32. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Barua,D-Sriram,J/New Delhi IND 2001}) (24. Nc2 $5)
24... Ng4 $1 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee 2001 (34)}) 21. Nxf4 Bxa2 22.
c4 $1 $146 {Anand improves on his game against Topalov. I suspect 11.c3, 12.
Bd3, 13.Qh5-line will become more popular in the near future if Anand keeps on
playing it so insistent. The position is very complicated and requires
additional analysis. A lot of pieces and pawns are "hanging", kings are
insecure. Impossible to give a final evaluation, but I feel that White is
better thanks to his more active rook on d1, and pressure along d-file.} (22.
exf5 Rxf5 23. Qe4 Rf7 24. Bh5 Rf6 25. c4 Ne5 26. c5 $6 Rc8 27. cxd6 Bxd6 $17
28. Be2 Qf8 29. Nh5 Rxf2 30. Nc2 Nd3 {0-1 Anand,V-Topalov,V/Monaco 2001}) 22...
fxe4 $6 {Of course Black had a lot of options and very difficult to choose the
best one, but this move helps White to activate quicker his pieces. However,
the advantage of this move is that Black trades queens and in endgame Black
has better chances to escape.} (22... Qe8 23. exf5 $140 Rxf5 24. cxb5 axb5 25.
Bxb5 Rc8 $13) (22... bxc4 $2 23. Ne6 $18) (22... Ne5 23. Qe3 (23. Qc3 Rg8 24.
Ne6 (24. exf5 Qg5 $13) (24. cxb5 fxe4 $13) (24. Rg1 Rxg1+ 25. Rxg1 Qh4) 24...
Qf6) 23... Rg8 $13 24. Rg1 $5 Rxg1+ 25. Rxg1 $13) 23. Qxe4 Qe8 24. Bf3 Qxe4 25.
Bxe4 Rc8 26. Ne6 Re5 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Nxf8 (28. cxb5 axb5 29. Nxf8 b4 30. Nb1
Rf5 31. Nd7 Rf7 32. Nb8 Rb6 $11) 28... b4 $1 {While the knight is on f8 Black
has time to grab some material.} 29. Nc2 (29. Nd7 Re7 30. Nc2 Bxc4 (30... Rxd7
$4 31. Nxb4) 31. Nxb4 Be2 $3 (31... Rxd7 32. Nxc6 $18) (31... Rc7 32. Nf6 Bxf1
33. Rxf1 $16) 32. Nxc6 $140 $4 (32. f4 Rc4 $11) 32... Bf3+ 33. Kg1 Rg7#) 29...
Bxc4 30. Nd4 (30. Nxb4 Rb6 31. Nd7 Rxb4 32. Nxe5 Bxf1 $11) 30... Rc8 31. Nd7
Bxf1 32. Rxf1 Re4 33. Nf5 {After more or less forced play a complicated game
arised. White's task is to find stable squares for his knights and prevent
Black's counterplay.} Rf4 (33... Re2 $142 34. Nxd6 Rcc2) 34. Ne3 Rd8 $6 (34...
Re8) 35. Nd5 Rf3 36. N7b6 a5 37. Ne3 Re8 $6 {This looks like a loss of time.} (
37... Rb8 $5 {Black must create some counterplay.} 38. Nbc4 a4 39. Nxd6 a3) 38.
Kg2 Rf6 39. Rd1 Rg8+ {The rook moves 34. ... Rd8, 37. ... Re8 and 39. ... Rg8
are definetely not the best way. Probably Hernandez was in time trouble after
a very complicated tactical play.} 40. Kf1 Rgf8 41. Rd2 Rh6 42. Nec4 $16 {
Now White stabilized the position and has a big advantage.} Rxh2 43. Nxa5 Rh1+
44. Kg2 Rh5 45. Nac4 Rg8+ 46. Kf1 Rh1+ 47. Ke2 h5 48. Rxd6 h4 {h-pawn is not
dangerous and the whole Black's idea in endgame was wrong.} 49. Ne3 $18 Rg5 (
49... h3 50. Rh6+ Kg7 51. Nf5+ Kf7 52. Nc4 $18) 50. Nbc4 h3 51. Rh6+ Kg7 52.
Rh4 Kg6 53. f4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 {
A move which gained some popularity lately thanks to Leko's games. But as
usual in Sveshnikov Sicilian when White picks up an old variation it may work
out in few games, until Black finds most accurate way to neutralize White's
ideas.} Bg7 {This is somewhat more flexible than the immediate 14...e4.} 15.
Qd2 bxc4 $5 16. Nxc4 O-O {Black delays the advance e5-e4, waiting first to see
White's intentions. This approach was first used by Krasenkow.} 17. a4 $6 {
White's idea might have been something like a5, then Nb6 and after that push
the b-pawn. But of course he'll have no time for that slow plan, being forced
to play more in the center and on the kingside, where Black will organize
counterplay. Another idea of 17.a4 might be to prevent the typical maneuver
Ra8-b8-b5, but as mentioned above, Black has lots of resources without it as
well.} (17. Rad1 $142) 17... e4 {Time to start creating initiative on the
kingside.} 18. Be2 Ng6 19. f4 (19. Kh1 f4 $36) 19... exf3 20. Rxf3 f4 21. Kh1
Qc7 22. Raf1 {White obviously connects his hopes with the f-file. As we'll see,
this plan has a major drawback, since Black can keep the f-file closed even if
White will play g2-g3 later.} (22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Rff1 $13) 22... Rae8 23. Bd3 (
23. a5 Re4 24. Nb6 Bd4 $5 {[%cal Gd4e3,Gf7f5,Yg6e5]}) 23... f5 $1 {This leads
to a more complicated battle than 23...Qc5, which would have given White the
possibility to enter an endgame. The game continuation is logical - it keeps
the diagonal b1-h7 closed and thus it forces White to justify the plan with
Rf3 and Raf1 by playing the doubtful g2-g3.} (23... Qc5 24. Qa5 (24. b4 Qxd5
25. Bxg6 Qxd2 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Nxd2 Re2 $15) (24. Bxg6 $5 fxg6 25. b3 Rf5 $13
) 24... Qxa5 25. Nxa5 Ne5 26. Rh3 Nxd3 27. Rxd3 Bxb2 28. Rdf3 $11 Be5 $140 29.
Nc6 $44) 24. g3 $6 {A logical follow-up of White's previous play, but in fact
it only weakens White's kingside and the diagonal a8-h1. The point is that
Black is not forced to take on g3 and open the f-file for white rooks, but
instead can combine attack on pawn d5 with activity on e- and g-files.} (24. b4
Rf6 $13 {[%cal Gg6e5] Better than the immediate 24...Ne5.} (24... Re4 {is less
convincing due to} 25. Na5 $1 ({but not} 25. Bxe4 $2 fxe4 $19 {[%csl Rc4,Rf3]})
) (24... Ne5 25. Nxe5 (25. Rxf4 Bh6) 25... dxe5 26. Bxa6 Rf6 $44)) (24. Qb4 Rf6
$13 (24... Re4 $5 {Interesting, although not necessary} 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Rb3
e3 $5 $44)) 24... Qc5 (24... fxg3 25. hxg3 {[%csl Rf5] would obviously make
White happy - all his pieces suddenly got a job.}) 25. Qf2 {Probably White
expected 25...Qxd5, hoping to neutralize Black's pressure by sacrificing a
pawn.} (25. gxf4 $2 Nh4 26. Rg3 Qxd5+ 27. Kg1 Kh8 $19 {/\ 28...Bd4}) (25. Qg2
$5) 25... Bd4 $5 {pointing out the drawback of 25.Qf2.} (25... Qxd5 {wins a
pawn, but it would have allowed White to activate his pieces, especially
annoying would be the transfer of the bishop to d5:} 26. Nb6 Qb7 27. Bc4+ Kh8
28. Bd5 fxg3 29. Rxg3 $5 (29. hxg3 Qc7 30. a5 Re5) 29... Qe7 {Black is also
better here, but apparently Ivanchuk didn't want to give up the initiative
even temporary.}) 26. Qg2 ({After} 26. Qc2 {Black plays the same} Kh8 {
threatening ...Qxd5. White is in trouble to find an useful move at all.}) 26...
Kh8 27. h4 {Forced. White needs square h2 for the king.} (27. gxf4 Nh4 $19)
27... Rg8 28. Qh3 Ref8 29. gxf4 $2 ({White had more chances to survive after} 
29. h5 {For instance:} Ne5 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Bxf5 fxg3 32. Rxg3 Qxd5+ 33. Qg2
Qf7 34. Rxg8+ Rxg8 35. Qf3 {and with accurate play White must be able to make
a draw.}) 29... Qxd5 30. Kh2 (30. h5 Nxf4 $19) 30... Bf6 31. Qxf5 {The desire
to swap queens is understandable, but White loses material.} (31. h5 Nh4 32.
R3f2 Rb8 $17 {[%cal Gb8b3] the position is practically impossible to defend in
a practical game.}) 31... Qxf5 32. Bxf5 Nxh4 33. Be6 Nxf3+ 34. Rxf3 Rg7 $19 35.
b4 (35. Nxd6 Bxb2 $19) 35... Be5 36. fxe5 {White's hopes to create any
counterplay with the passed d-pawn are unrealistic because of the king. Black
wins easily using mating motifs.} (36. Nxe5 dxe5 37. f5 Rf6 {is hopeless as
well, of course.}) 36... Rxf3 37. exd6 Rf2+ 38. Kh1 ({or} 38. Kh3 Rf6 39. Bg4
Rh6+ 40. Kg3 Rhg6 41. Ne5 Rxd6 $19) 38... Rf4 {[%cal Gf4h4]} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Bg7 {Nowadays there are new
developments in 12...Rg8, mainly ideas for White. As a result the old 12...Bg7
comes back into practice more and more often.} 13. O-O f4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4
O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qd7 ({The continuation} 17... Qa5 {was seriously
questioned by the game Lutz-Babula, in which White missed a forced win:} 18.
Nc2 Qxa2 19. Ncb4 Nxb4 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 (21... Rb7 22. Bf5 h6 23.
Ng6+ fxg6 24. Qxg6 Kg8 25. Rc3 Qa5 26. Rfc1 Na2 27. Rc8 Nxc1 28. Be6+ {1-0
Khruschiov,A-Yagupov,I/Tula 2001}) 22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Rc7 Kh8 {
1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Babula,V/Germany 1999 (31). Here, as rightly pointed out by
Babula, White could win after 25.Qg4!}) 18. Rfd1 $1 {Ignoring "the threat" 18..
.Bg4.} (18. h3 {is less precise, since usually White can manage without
spending time for it.} Kh8 19. Rfd1 Nd4 20. Nc2 Nxc2 21. Rxc2 f5 $132) 18...
Nd4 (18... Kh8 19. Qh4 $1 $16) 19. Nc2 {again the most logical, trading off
Black's most active piece.} Nxc2 20. Rxc2 Kh8 (20... f5 $2 21. exf5 Bxd5 (21...
Rxf5 22. Ne7+ Qxe7 23. Qxf5 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rd8 25. Rdc1 Qf6 26. Qxf6 Bxf6 27.
Rc8 {1-0 Gilles,R-Dicks,S/IECG Email 1999)}) 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Be6 Qa7 24. Rxd6
$18 {1-0 Justnes,A-Jelen,I/Sas van Gent 1990}) 21. Bxa6 $6 {This forces a draw.
Instead White could have played a better position with minimum risks.} (21. Qh4
$1 Bxd5 {other continuations are worse} (21... f5 22. Ne7 fxe4 (22... Bxc4 23.
Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 $16 {/+-}) 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Qg4 $1 Re8 26.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 27. Rdc1 $18) (21... Bg4 $2 22. Nf6 $18) 22. Bxd5 $16 {and due to
the difference between the bishops Black will have to fight hard for a draw.})
(21. Rd3 Bg4 22. Qh4 f5 23. f3 fxe4 24. fxe4 {is just slightly better for
White.}) 21... Bg4 22. Qh4 Bxd1 23. Nf6 Bxf6 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 {The
sharpest continuation, which amazingly, often leads to an equal endgame, like
in the present game.} 14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18.
Ke2 (18. Kf1 Rg5 (18... Rg6 $5) 19. Nf6+ Ke7 $1 {the practice confirmed that
Black's chances are not worse in this messy position.}) 18... Ng5+ 19. f3 (19.
Kd3 $2 Nxe4 20. Kxe4 Bf5+ $1 21. Kxf5 (21. Ke3 Rxg3+ 22. hxg3 Bxh6+ 23. Rxh6
Qg5+ $19) 21... Qc8+ 22. Ke4 Rg4+ $19 {[%cal Gf8h6]}) 19... Nxe4 20. fxg4 Qc8
21. Qe3 Qxg4+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 f5 24. Nc2 {White must bring the knight
into the game quick. The arising endgame is about equal. For the moment White
has a better control over square d5 and he intends to start activity on the
queenside with the help of a2-a4. His king is active, rooks can quickly join
the battle as well. But with those central pawns, Black's position contains
some hidden potential and although he still needs to be precise in order to
avoid troubles, Black can be optimistic about the future.} Kf7 25. Nce3 Nf6 $1
(25... Ke6 $2 {run into} 26. Nxf5 $1 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/Groningen
1993 (51)}) 26. Nxf6 (26. a4 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Ke6 28. Rhd1 Raa7 29. b4 Rgb7 30.
Ra2 {1/2-1/2 Tommasi,P-Panicali,F/SEMI email 1999}) 26... Kxf6 27. a4 (27. g4
$2 fxg4+ 28. Nxg4+ Ke6 $17 {[%csl Rf3]}) 27... Rb7 (27... bxa4 28. Rxa4 Rb7 29.
b4 Rc8 $13) 28. b4 {Attractive move, but it weakens the c-pawn. In spite of
theory's evaluation that White is slightly better, I would prefer Black here.
The point is that White's passed h-pawn plays absolutely no role yet and with
rooks on the board can very easy be rather a weakness. In the center Black is
potentially much stronger and any concrete play on the wings can quickly end
up in Black's favour, who at the right moment will use his central majority.}
Ke6 29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Ra4 Rc8 31. c4 {[%csl Ra6,Rb4,Rc4][%cal Gf8h6]} Rb6 {
As the game shows, White does not have any advantage on the queenside. On the
contrary, he has two weaks pawns, while Black has only one.} 32. Rha1 Rcc6 33.
Ke2 (33. Nd5 Rb8 {[%csl Rc4]} 34. Ne3 Bh6 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Rxa6 Rxb4 $19)
33... Bh6 $17 34. c5 dxc5 35. Nc4 Rxb4 36. Rxa6 Rxa6 37. Rxa6+ Kd5 38. Nxe5
Rb2+ 39. Kd3 Rd2+ 40. Kc3 Rxh2 41. Nc4 {The limited material offers White good
chances to escape into a rook versus rook + bishop endgame.} Rh3 42. Rd6+ Ke4
43. Re6+ Kf3 44. Rg6 Bf8 45. Kc2 Be7 46. Rg7 Bf6 47. Rg6 Bd4 48. Rg5 Rxg3 49.
Rxf5+ Ke2 50. Nd6 Rc3+ 51. Kb1 c4 52. Rh5 (52. Nxc4 {The first moment to enter
into a theoretical draw. White must have hoped to avoid such an endgame, in
which Black's practical chances to win are similar with White's chances to
draw, unless White would know very precise how to hold a draw. From personal
experience I can say that remembering concrete variations and positions in
such endgames is a difficult task for anybody.}) 52... Kd3 53. Nf5 Rb3+ 54. Kc1
Bb2+ 55. Kd1 Ba3 56. Rh3+ Ke4 57. Ng3+ Kd5 58. Rh5+ Kc6 59. Ne4 Rb2 60. Rf5 Bb4
61. Rf2 Rb3 62. Nd2 Rd3 63. Kc2 Kb5 64. Rf5+ Ka4 65. Nxc4 Rc3+ 66. Kd1 Rxc4 {
The inevitable happened.} 67. Ke2 Kb3 68. Rd5 Kc2 69. Rd8 Re4+ 70. Kf3 Re7 71.
Rd5 Kc3 72. Rd8 Bc5 73. Rd1 Bd4 74. Kf4 Re3 75. Kf5 Kc4 76. Kf4 Kd5 77. Rd2 Re8
78. Ra2 Rf8+ 79. Kg3 Ke4 80. Ra4 Rg8+ 81. Kh2 Ke3 82. Ra5 Kf3 83. Rf5+ Ke4 {
Black succeeded something, but even here the position is draw. Both 84.Rf1 and
84.Rf7 make draw. However, under tournament circumstances with limited time
and without clear knowledge of the position here I would say that Black's
chances to win are more than 90%.} 84. Ra5 $2 {Now Black's final execution
will be perfect:} (84. Rf7 Be5+ 85. Kh3 Bf4 86. Kh4 Kf3 87. Rh7 Rg5 (87... Rg1
88. Kh5 $11) 88. Rf7 Ra5 (88... Rg6 89. Rh7) 89. Rg7 Ra6 90. Rh7 $11) (84. Rf1
$11) 84... Be3 $19 85. Rh5 Bf4+ 86. Kh1 Kf3 87. Rh3+ Bg3 88. Rh7 Re8 89. Rf7+
Bf4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 {The theory of variation 11.
Bd3 Be6 can be devided in two big parts. One is 12.0-0 and another one is the
game continuation 12.Qh5. The arising positions differ a lot. There are
periods of time when the positional 12.0-0 can be seen in almost every game of
Sveshnikov Sicilian, but after Dortmund 2002, when Leko found some nice ideas
for Black in that direction, more and more White players return to the "old
and good" continuation 12.Qh5. While 12.0-0 still can be considered the main
line of the last years, the game continuation is gaining a lot of popularity
as well. Obviously, many new ideas were found here too, the present game is
just a confirmation how far some players analyze the opening theory.} Rg8 {
The main reason why 12.Qh5 started to lose popularity more than 20 years ago.}
(12... Bg7 {is a more quiet move, leading to slightly passive positions for
Black.}) 13. g3 {The best. Although it offers Black a lot of options, White is
ready to face all of them. Of course such an approach requires a very good
theoretical knowledge.} Rg4 {After this move introduced by Kramnik back in
1991 (and at that time accompanied with a "!!" mark), the theory of the
variation developed quite a lot in spite of not being the main field of
discussions in Sveshnikov Sicilian. Nowadays any of the exclamation marks can
be replaced with a question mark, because White found precise ways to counter
the rook sortie.} (13... Rg5) (13... Nd4) 14. f4 {This continuation, together
with the next few moves were proved to be the best for either side after 13...
Rg4. Although I am slightly reticent about using such words like "were proved
to be the best" - these days most players use computers and as a result
discover a lot of hidden possibilities in variations where the moves were
considered to be more or less forced - here 14.f4 is clearly strongest.} exf4
15. Nxf4 Rxf4 {Also considered best. With the help of this exchange sacrifice
Black gains time to develop the initiative (besides exf5 White threatened also
Nxe6).} (15... Qa5+ 16. Kd1 O-O-O 17. exf5 Rxf4 18. gxf4 Bd5 19. Rf1 Qb4 20. f6
{[%cal Gh5d5]} Qd4 (20... Ne5 $5) 21. Qf5+ Be6 22. Qe4 Bg4+ 23. Kc1 Qxe4 24.
Bxe4 d5 25. Bd3 Bh6 26. c3 Rd6 27. Kc2 Rxf6 28. Bxh7 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Bxf4 30. Rf1
Bxh2 31. Rxf7 $18 {1-0 Comp Mephisto PC Bord A-De Waard,J/The Hague 1995 (39)})
16. gxf4 Qa5+ 17. Kd1 $1 {Undoubtly Motylev analyzed this position deeply,
since the next part looks very convincing, especially impressive is his 22nd
move. I don't exclude the possibility that Black is in trouble after this move,
which makes the whole variation 13...Rg4 doubtful (unless the direct 15...Qa5
will turn out to be stronger).} (17. c3 b4 $13) ({After} 17. Kf1 Qb4 {unlike
in the game White cannot take on f5 because of ...Qxf4 check, when Black is
very okay.}) 17... Qb4 (17... fxe4 {is another critical continuation:} 18. Bxe4
d5 19. Bd3 (19. Bf5 Qb4 20. Bxe6 Qd4+ 21. Kc1 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 Qxe6 $44 {0-1
Goyvaerts,P-Grasso,G/Latin Am-Cup5 sf09 corr 1995(42)}) 19... Qb4 20. f5 Bd7 $5
(20... Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxa3 22. fxe6 O-O-O 23. exf7 Qxa2 24. Ke2 Kb7 25. Kf2 Qa4
26. Kg2 Qd4 27. Rhf1 Rd6 28. Rbe1 Rh6 29. Qg5 Nb4 30. Qe7+ $1 {1-0 Aagaard,
J-Dub,Z/Budapest 2003}) 21. Qe2+ (21. Re1+ Be7 $13 22. f6 $4 Bg4+ $19) (21. Rb1
O-O-O $44) 21... Be7 (21... Qe7 $6 22. f6 $16) 22. c3 {this messy position
requires deeper analysis. White is an exchange up and probably with a very
precise play has a better position, although Black might have reasonable
compensation.}) 18. exf5 Bd5 19. Re1+ Kd7 (19... Be7 20. f6 $18) 20. f6 Ne5
$146 {In fact only this move is a novelty. However, the position has been
practically unexpored, not counting two little-known correspondence games.} (
20... Qxb2 21. Qxd5 (21. Rb1 Qd4) 21... Qxa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxf6 23. Be4 Qxf4+ 24.
Kd1 Rb8 {what else?} (24... Rc8 25. Qf5+ Qxf5 26. Bxf5+ Kd8 27. Bxc8 Kxc8 28.
Re8+ $18) (24... Re8 25. Qxc6+ Kd8 26. Qb6+ $18) (24... Ne5 25. Qb7+ Ke6 26.
Qxa8 Bh6 27. Qc8+ Kf6 28. Nb1 $1 $16 {1-0 Horvat,M-Gouat,Y/ICCF Email 1998 (32)
}) 25. Qxc6+ Kd8 26. Bf3 $16 {/+-}) (20... Qd4 21. Nb1 $5 Nb4 22. Nd2 Nxd3 23.
cxd3 Rc8 24. Qf5+ Be6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qxh7+ Kd8 27. Qf7 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Qxh2+
29. Ke3 Qh6 30. Nf3 e5 31. Ng5 exf4+ 32. Kd4 {1-0 Zerfass,H-Mattheus,I/corr
1998}) 21. fxe5 Qxb2 22. Rc1 $1 {This is very deep. Although 22.Rb1 or even 22.
Ke2 are possible, White foresaw that the rook will be active soon on c1.} Qxa3
23. e6+ $1 {White's play is very impressive. This is the quickest way to
create a strong attack.} fxe6 ({After} 23... Bxe6 {White has a pleasant choice:
} 24. Rxe6 {Probably this move would have been played.} (24. Bf5 Bxf5 25. Qxf5+
Kc6 26. c4 Kb6 27. Rc2 $16) 24... fxe6 25. Qf7+ Kc6 26. Be4+ d5 27. Qxe6+ Kc7
28. Bxd5 $16 {/+-}) 24. Qxh7+ Kc6 25. c4 $1 $18 {Now the idea of 22.Rc1
becomes clear. White's attack is decisive.} Bf3+ (25... bxc4 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27.
Rxc4+ Kb5 28. Rc2 $18) 26. Kd2 Ra7 {Desperation in a hopeless position.} (26...
b4 27. Re3 $18 {[%cal Gd3e4]} ({even} 27. Ke3 {wins} Bg2 28. Kf2 {[%cal Gd3e4]}
)) (26... Kb6 27. c5+ dxc5 28. Rxe6+ Bc6 29. Rxc6+ Kxc6 30. Be4+ $18) 27. Qxa7
Bh6+ 28. Re3 Qa5+ 29. Rc3 {White has enough extra material to defend.} b4 (
29... Qxa2+ 30. Bc2 $18) 30. Rb3 Bg2 31. Qa8+ Kc7 32. Qxg2 Qe5 33. Qf2 {
No more pieces to sacrifice, so Black gave up.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Volkmann, Friedrich Karl"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Wulkaprodersdorf"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. cxb5
O-O 15. Bd3 (15. bxa6 Bxa6 $11) 15... e4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty
enables Black to fight for advantage.} (15... Nh4 16. Be4 (16. g3 $2 Qa5+ 17.
Kf1 Bh3+ 18. Kg1 Qe1+ $1 {0-1 Wittenberg,R-Hilgendorff,J/Germany 1993}) 16...
Rb8 17. O-O axb5 18. Nc2 $11) 16. Bxe4 ({More cautious is} 16. Be2 {although
after} d5 (16... Nh4 $5 17. O-O (17. g3 $2 Ng2+ 18. Kf1 Bh3 19. Kg1 Nf4 $17 20.
gxf4 $140 Kh8 21. Qd4+ f6 22. f3 e3 23. Qxe3 Re8 $19) 17... d5 $44) 17. O-O d4
{Black has a wonderful compensation for the pawn.}) 16... Qe7 17. f3 (17. Qe2
$2 Re8 18. f3 d5 $19) (17. Qd5 Re8 18. f3 (18. Qxa8 $2 Bb7 19. Qxe8+ Qxe8 $19)
18... Be6 19. Qd2 d5 20. Bxf5 Bxf5+ 21. Kf1 (21. Kf2 $2 Qc5+ $40) 21... Qf6 $44
) 17... d5 $1 18. Qxd5 Rd8 19. Qxd8+ (19. Qxa8 Qb4+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kf2 Rd2+ $19)
20... Ne3+ 21. Kg1 Qd4 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Qe4 Qd2) 23. Qe4+ Qxe4
24. fxe4 Rd2 {with inevitable mate.}) 19... Qxd8 20. Bxa8 Qe7+ {The queen is
stronger here than the rooks and in spite of White's material advantage
Black's prospects are preferable. Together with the knight the queen will
always create unpleasant threats and harass the white king.} 21. Be4 (21. Kd1
Ne3+ (21... axb5 $15) 22. Kd2 Qg5 $36) 21... Qb4+ 22. Ke2 Qxb2+ 23. Nc2 Nd4+
24. Kd2 Nxb5 25. a4 Qc3+ ({After} 25... Nc3 $1 {White is paralyzed:} 26. Bd3 (
26. Rhe1 Be6 27. a5 Bb3 28. Bd3 Nd5 $19) 26... Be6 27. a5 Bb3 28. Rac1 Na2 {
and White is unable to defend}) 26. Ke2 Nd6 27. Ra3 Qb2 28. Rd1 $1 {A very
strong move, most likely missed by Black. White consolidates with tempo.} (28.
Bd3 Nf5 $17) 28... Nxe4 (28... Qe5 29. Ne3 Qb2+ 30. Nc2 $11) 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30.
Rxc8 Nd6 31. Rc5 Nb7 32. Rc8 $2 {A dangerous desire to repeat the position.
White should have better placed the rool on a protected square.} (32. Rcc3 $1
$14 {Here all white pieces protect each other and White has nothing to fear.})
32... Qe5+ 33. Ne3 (33. Kf1 $142 Nc5 34. Ne1 $11) 33... Nc5 $1 (33... Qxh2 $2
34. Rb3 Na5 35. Rb6 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rg7][%cal Ge3f5]}) 34. Kd2 Qd6+ {Probably
due to the time trouble Nedev decided to repeat the position.} ({Black could
try to use the lack of coordination between white pieces with} 34... Qb2+ 35.
Nc2 Nb3+ 36. Kd3 (36. Kd1 $2 Qc1+ 37. Ke2 Nd4+ 38. Nxd4 Qxc8 $17) 36... Qe5 $1
{[%cal Ge5f5] and White still had to play for the draw.} 37. Rc4 (37. Rc3 $2
Qd6+ 38. Ke4 (38. Ke3 Qd2+ $19) 38... f5+ 39. Kxf5 Qf6+ $19) (37. Rxb3 Qf5+ 38.
Ke2 Qxc8 $15) 37... Nc1+ 38. Kd2 Qe2+ 39. Kc3 Qd3+ 40. Kb4 a5+ 41. Kc5 ({or} 
41. Kb5 Nb3 42. Rxb3 Qxb3+ 43. Kc5) 41... Nb3+ 42. Rxb3 Qxb3 43. Nd4 Qb2 44. g4
Qxh2 $15) 35. Ke2 Qe5 36. Kd2 Qd6+ 37. Ke2 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smikovski, Ivan"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Kh1 {Best move which prepares 19.f3.
The position is more dangerous for Black as it may look at the first glance.
See the game Van Blitterswijk,S-De Vreugt,D/Arnhem 1996 after 18.f3. White's
attack on the kingside should not be underestimated and the fact that
Shariyazdanov (who plays this line constantly) lost so quick only shows the
necessity for Sveshnikov players to analyse the position deeper.} (18. f3 b4 $1
19. cxb4 (19. fxe4 bxa3 20. exf5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nxd5 22. Qh3 Rae8 23. Rd1 Nf6 24.
b4 Qe3 25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. Rxd6 Rxc3 27. Bb3 Ne4 28. Rd7 Rxb3 {0-1 Bromann,
T-Nielsen,M/Ringsted 1998}) 19... Bxb2 20. fxe4 Bxa3 21. Re3 (21. exf5 Qxc2 22.
Rxe7 (22. f6 Nxd5 $19) 22... Bb2 $19) 21... Bb2 (21... Qxc2 $142) 22. Rh3 Rd8
23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Bb3 $44 Bd4+ (24... Ng8 $6 25. Rhf3 (25. Rg3 Nf6 26. Qh6+ Ke7
27. exf5 Be5 $17) 25... Nf6 26. Qh4 Ke7 27. e5 $1 Bxe5 28. Rxf5 $18 {[%csl Re5,
Rf6][%cal Gf5e5]}) 25. Kh1 Ng8 $6 26. Rd3 $1 Be5 27. Rxf5 Nf6 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29.
Rdf3 {[%csl Re5,Rf6][%cal Gf5e5]} Ra7 30. Rxe5+ dxe5 31. Qxf6+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7
33. d6+ {1-0 Van Blitterswijk,S-De Vreugt,D/Arnhem 1996}) (18. g4 b4 19. cxb4
Bxb2 20. Qg5+ Ng6 21. gxf5 Bxa3 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Bxe4 Rf7 24. Bd3 Qc3 25. Re3
Qxb4 26. Rg3 Bb2 27. Rg4 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Jelen,I/Medulin 1997}) (18. Bb1 Ng6 19.
f3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Qxa3 22. Qxf5 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Anka,E/HUN 1999})
18... Re8 {Although Black was doing fine after this move, the present game
will change the evaluation of it.} (18... Ng6 {Krasenkow's move is definetely
the best way for Black in this complicated position.} 19. Bb1 b4 20. cxb4 Bxb2
21. Nc2 Bc3 22. Re2 (22. Rc1 Bb2 23. Rce1 Bc3 24. Rc1 Bb2 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,
A-Krasenkow,M/Saint Vincent ITA 2000}) 22... Bg7 23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 f4 25.
Ne1 Qc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Krasenkow,M/Batumi 1999 (74)}) 19. f3 $1 (19. Bb3
Ng6 {1/2-1/2 Palac,M-Shariyazdanov,A/Zadar 1998}) 19... b4 20. cxb4 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 8]} (20. Nb1 bxc3 21. Nxc3 Ng6 22. fxe4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxc3 24. Rc1 f4 25.
Ba4 Qe5 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Reinderman,D-Wiersma,E/Hengelo NED 2000 (44)
}) 20... Bxb2 21. fxe4 (21. Ba4 Bxa3 22. fxe4 {-game.}) 21... Bxa3 22. Ba4 $1
$18 {This strong move prepares exf5. After the opening of the e-file will be
clear that White is winning.} Bxb4 (22... f4 23. Rxf4 Ng6 24. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 25.
Qxh7+ Kf6 26. Rf1+ Ke5 27. Qg7+ Kxe4 28. Qxg6+ Kd4 29. Rf4+ Ke3 30. Qg3+ {
and the outcome of this trip is not difficult to guess.}) 23. Rc1 Bc5 (23...
Qb7 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rb1 $18 {wins material.}) 24. exf5 (24. Rc3 $18) 24...
Kh8 (24... f6 25. Rce1 $1 $18 {[%cal Re1e4,Re4h4] and there is no defence
against the coming attack.} (25. Rc3 Nxd5 26. Bb3 Ra7 27. Bxd5+ Kh8 28. Rg3 $16
)) 25. Qxf7 Ng8 26. f6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Tolstikh, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 14. Qd1 {
This retreat is better than taking the pawn on h7, after which Black has a
very reach play due to uncomfortable position of the Queen on h7. Here is one
of the last examples:} (14. Qxh7 Rc8 15. c3 Rg6 16. Qh5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bg4 18.
Qh4 Qxh4 19. gxh4 Rh6 20. Nc2 Be6 21. Nce3 Rxh4 22. f3 Bh6 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24.
Bxf5 Rb8 25. Be4 Kd7 26. Bf5+ Kd8 27. Rd1 Ne7 28. Be4 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Ke7 $17 {
0-1 Santo Roman Marc (FRA)-Handke Florian (GER)/Montpellier/1999 (40)}) 14...
Bxd5 (14... Rc8 15. c3 $14) (14... Rg4 $6 15. f3 Rg8 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. c3 h5 18.
Nc2 h4 19. a4 Na5 20. Qe2 Bh6 21. axb5 Kf8 22. bxa6 $18 {1-0 Vallejo Pons,
F-Moreno,J/Cala Galdana 1999 (36)}) 15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 e4 (16... Bg7 17. h4
Rg6 18. h5 $14) (16... Qb6 $5) 17. f4 Rg8 {Probably better than Rg6 although
the difference should not change the evaluation of the position as slightly
better for White.} (17... Rg6 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Qd2 b4 20. cxb4 e3 21. Qc2 Qxb4+
22. Kf1 Bg7 23. Nc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bezgodov,A-Smirnov,P/Samara 2000 (88)}) 18.
Be2 Qb6 19. Nc2 Bg7 20. Qd2 Bf6 21. a3 Kf8 22. Kf1 $14 {White has a slight,
but lasting advantage. While Black is limited in his possibilities for active
play, it is easier for White to maneuver, giving the fact that he has more
active possibilities: g4 on the kingside and several on the queenside (a4 and
c4, or even first b4, then a4 or c4).} Kg7 23. Kg2 Rgc8 24. Rhg1 a5 25. Kh1 Rg8
26. Bh5 Qc5 27. Rad1 Kf8 28. Rg2 Rb8 29. h3 Ng6 30. Qe1 Qc8 31. Qg1 Bd8 32. Be2
Qb7 33. Qd4 Qd7 34. b4 Bb6 35. Qd2 Ne7 36. Nd4 Ba7 37. bxa5 Bc5 38. Nb3 Ba7 39.
c4 bxc4 40. Bxc4 Qa4 41. Qc3 Qxa3 42. a6 Qb4 43. Rc2 Qxc3 44. Rxc3 Kg7 45. Na5
Rb2 46. Rb3 Rxb3 47. Bxb3 Kf6 48. Kg2 Rc8 49. Nb7 Rc3 50. Rb1 Nc8 51. Na5 Bc5
52. Nc6 Rd3 53. Bc4 Rd2+ 54. Kf1 Rc2 55. Be2 Ra2 56. Nb8 Bd4 57. Nd7+ Ke7 58.
Nb8 Kf6 59. g4 Nb6 60. Rxb6 Ra1+ 61. Kg2 Ra2 62. Rxd6+ Kg7 63. Nc6 Bc5 64. Rd8
Rxe2+ 65. Kf1 Rf2+ 66. Ke1 Ra2 67. d6 Ra1+ 68. Kd2 Ra2+ 69. Kd1 Ra1+ 70. Kc2
Rxa6 71. d7 Rxc6 72. Rc8 Rd6 73. d8=Q Rxd8 74. Rxd8 fxg4 75. hxg4 Be3 76. f5
Bg5 77. Re8 e3 78. Kd3 h6 79. Ke2 Kf6 80. Ra8 Ke5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a3 (13. a4 {is the
main and probably strongest move in the position.}) 13... a5 14. Bd3 (14. Be2
O-O $11) 14... Ne7 15. Nce3 $6 {After this move Black faces no opening
problems at all. 15.Nxe7 followed by 16.Qe2 was the logical continuation.} (15.
Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. O-O Bd7 18. b4 axb4 19. Nxb4 Rfc8 20. c4 bxc4 21.
Bxc4 Be6 22. Bd5 Qd7 23. Qa6 Rc3 24. Rfd1 Bg4 25. Rdb1 Rbc8 26. a4 h5 27. a5
Bh4 28. Qb7 R3c7 29. a6 Bh3 30. gxh3 Qxh3 31. Qb6 Bg5 32. Nd3 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+
34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt 2000}) 15...
Bxe3 {Typical. Black trades the Bishop for the Knight which is on his way to
d5.} 16. Nxe3 O-O 17. O-O Be6 $11 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. Rfd1 g6 {A possible plan,
but not a necessary one. Black didn't play f5 in the game, so it's not clear
why she played g6. Playing on the queenside is a good alternative.} (19... Rfd8
20. Rd2 b4 $5 {fighting for d4 square.} 21. axb4 (21. cxb4 axb4 22. a4 (22. Bc4
bxa3 23. bxa3 Nc6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 22... Nc6 {[%cal Gc6d4]}) (21. Bc4 bxc3
22. bxc3 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qa6 24. Rad1 Ng6 $5 $13 25. g3 Rbc8 $132) 21... axb4 22.
Ra6 Qc5 $11) 20. Rd2 Kh8 21. Rad1 Qc5 22. h3 Rb6 (22... f5 23. Bc2 f4 $11) 23.
Bb1 Kg7 24. Qf3 f6 {Black decided to wait, and it seems that the position is
equal even after that. The weakness on d6 is defended and White can do nothing
real.} 25. b4 $6 {At the first sight a good move, but after the excellent
Black's answer it is clear that White should've restrained from making it at
this point.} Qc7 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3]} (25... axb4 26. cxb4 Qc7 {is also
possible, but the game move is stronger.}) (25... Qxc3 $4 26. Nf5+ $18) 26.
bxa5 Rc6 27. Qe2 Rb8 28. Rb2 Qxa5 $132 29. a4 (29. Ba2 Bxa2 30. Rxa2 Qxc3 $17
31. Rc2 $2 Qxa3 $19) 29... Qxa4 30. Ba2 Bg8 (30... Bxa2 $2 31. Rxa2 Qxe4 32.
Ra7 Kf8 $4 (32... Re8 33. Qxb5 $16) 33. Rxe7 Kxe7 34. Nd5+ $18) 31. Bxg8 Nxg8
32. Ra2 Qxe4 33. Ra7+ Kh8 34. Qa2 {White found an interesting way to create
active play, but also a risky one if Black manages to defend. On the other
hand the pieces activity seem to guarantee White enough compensation in any
case.} Rcb6 35. Qe6 R6b7 36. Qxd6 Rxa7 37. Qxb8 Qb7 38. Qe8 Ra8 39. Qe6 Ra6 40.
Qe8 {White's activity is enough to mentain the balance.} Ra8 41. Qe6 Ra6 42.
Qb3 Ra8 43. Rd6 (43. c4 b4 44. Nd5 $13) 43... Ra1+ 44. Kh2 Qe4 45. Nd5 (45. Qb2
Qf4+ 46. g3 Qa4 $17) 45... Qa4 (45... Qh4 46. Qb2 (46. g3 $4 Qe4 $19) 46... Qa4
47. Nxf6 Ra2 48. Rd8 Kg7 49. Rxg8+ Kxf6 {is also a draw after the soon
exchange of Queens.}) 46. Qxa4 bxa4 47. Nxf6 Nxf6 48. Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qh5 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O (16... Qc8 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Nc2 Ng6 19. f4 $14 {1-0
Grischuk,A-Sprenger,J/Cologne 2003 (38)}) 17. Nc2 f4 18. Qg5 {White wins a
pawn with this move, but it was always considered that Black gets a good
compensation. However, in our computer era such lines are often re-evaluated. 
18.Qg5 was used by Grischuk versus Krasenkow in the beginning of 2003, but
Polish specialist of Sveshnikov Sicilian wasn't surprised and reacted in the
best way, by sacrificing even more material for the initiative. That game
ended in a draw after an interesting battle. At some moment though, White was
two pawns up and I suspect that certain players after analyzing it with the
help of computer consider that White can defend and keep the extra material.
In my opinion Black gets full compensation in this line and no computers will
change this evaluation. The more White will investigate and improve his
defensive methods, the more Black will find ways to increase the initiative
and prove compensation for slight material deficit.} f5 19. Rfd1 f3 20. gxf3
Kh8 21. Kh1 Be5 $146 {Black is the first one to deviate. It only demonstrates
that there are lots of options for Black to treat the position.} ({Krasenkow
played} 21... Rg8 22. Qe3 Ng6 23. Nd4 Be5 24. Nxf5 exf3 25. Qxf3 (25. Bxf3 {
is a possible improvement, but I believe Black has enough compensation here as
well.}) 25... Qf6 26. Bd3 Nh4 27. Qh5 Rg2 28. f4 Bxf4 29. Ng3 Qh6 30. Qxh6 Bxh6
31. a4 Rxb2 32. axb5 Rf8 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Bxf1 axb5 35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Ra7+ Kg8
37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Kg8 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra7+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A-Krasenkow,M/Luebeck 2003}) 22. f4 (22. Qe3 $6 {With the idea to transpose
into Grischuk's game after 22...Rg8.23.Nd4 Ng6. But stronger is the immediate
22...Ng6.} Ng6 $1 $36 {Black doesn't need here the move Rg8 and has a very
strong initiative.}) 22... Rg8 23. Qh4 Bg7 $44 {[%csl Rh4]} 24. Bh5 (24. Nd4 $2
Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Ng6 26. Qxd8 (26. Qg3 Nh4 27. Qh3 Qf6 $44 {/-/+} 28. Rdd1) 26...
Raxd8 $17) (24. f3 $13) 24... Qf8 25. Ne3 (25. Nd4 $6 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Qg7 27. Qh3
Qh6 $5 $44) 25... Bf6 26. Qh3 Qh6 27. Nxf5 {Leads to draw almost by force.} (
27. Bg4 Qxf4 28. Bxf5 Rg7 $44) 27... Nxf5 28. Qxf5 Raf8 29. Rg1 Rxg1+ 30. Rxg1
Bxc3 31. Qxe4 Bxb2 {After a series of forced moves the arising position is
equal.} 32. Rg5 Qf6 33. Rg4 Bc1 34. Qe6 Bb2 35. f5 a5 36. Qxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gicev, Blagoja"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Nxe7 Nxe7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. c4 {An
interesting sideline, which is rarely played nowardays.} Qa5+ {The resulting
endgame is about equal.} (13... f5 $6) ({More ambitious, but also more risky is
} 13... Bb7 14. cxb5 Bxe4 15. Qa4 d5 16. bxa6+ Kf8) 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 b4
16. Nc2 Rb8 17. Ne3 f5 18. exf5 (18. f3 $6 Rg8 19. g3 Bb7 20. exf5 Bxf3 21. Rg1
Nc6 22. Bg2 Nd4 $11 {/=/+ 0-1 Bojkovic,N-Maksimovic,S/Belgrade 1993 (36)})
18... Nxf5 19. Nxf5 (19. Bd3 Nd4 20. Nd5 f5 21. f4 e4 22. Ke3 Ne6 23. Be2 Nc5
24. b3 Kf7 25. Rhd1 h5 26. Kf2 h4 27. Ne3 Rb6 28. Rd2 a5 29. Rad1 Rh6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Chudnovsky,J-Yedidia,J/Chicago 1997 (41)}) 19... Bxf5 20. Bd3 Be6 ({
Objectively better was} 20... Bxd3 {but that would have meant to make a draw
after} 21. Kxd3 Rg8 22. g3 Rg4 23. b3 $11) 21. Rhe1 (21. b3) 21... Ke7 22. Rac1
$6 (22. b3 {/\a3 and White is slightly better.}) 22... Rhc8 23. c5 a5 24. cxd6+
Kxd6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. a3 $1 $11 {This precise move should make a draw without
any problems.} Rb8 27. Rc1 (27. axb4 $142 Rxb4 28. Kc3 $11 Rh4 29. h3 f5 30.
Ra1 a4 {should be draw of course.}) 27... f5 28. g3 e4 29. Be2 Bd7 30. axb4
Rxb4 31. Kc3 Kc5 32. Ra1 a4 33. Rd1 Rb3+ 34. Kc2 Rb7 35. Kc3 Bb5 {The only
chance to make progress is to trade bishops.} 36. Bxb5 Rxb5 37. Rd8 Rb3+ 38.
Kc2 Rf3 39. Rd2 Kc4 40. Kc1 h5 {Black could hardly achieve more than this. But
even so White has good chances to hold, all he must do is to wait by playing
Kc2 and Re2-d2. Black would push the pawn to h3, then advance e3 at one moment,
although I believe White must be able to hold a draw.} 41. Rc2+ Kb3 42. Re2 {
threatening 43.Re3+} Kc4 43. Rc2+ Kd5 44. Kd1 $2 h4 45. Ke1 h3 46. Rc8 Rb3 47.
Ra8 Rb4 $1 48. Ra5+ Kc4 49. Rxf5 Rxb2 (49... Rxb2 50. Ra5 Kb4 51. Ra8 a3 $19)
0-1

[Event "Monarch Assurance 15th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2006.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Devereaux, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 {Due to multiple forced lines in this
variation, lately Black players were mainly trying to find other systems.
However, objectively Black is doing okay in all these complications and the
present game shows that with a good theoretical knowledge the variation can be
played even against much more experienced opponents.} 18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5
20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+ 22. Kd2 (22. Kf1 f5 $13) 22... Ne7 ({After} 22... f5
{critical is} 23. exf5 (23. Bd3 Ne7 24. Rxh4 Nxd5 25. Qh1 Nf6 $13 {1/2-1/2
Ponomariov,R (2721)-Van Wely,L (2675)/San Sebastian 2006  (31)}) 23... Bxf5 24.
Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Kc1) (22... Bf6 $6 23. Kc1 (23. Rh2 $5 {[%cal Gd1h1]}) 23... Bg7
24. Ra2 h6 25. Rah2 $40) 23. Kc1 (23. Kc2 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Be6 25. Ra1 (25. Qd4+
Kg8 26. Rha1 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 Bg3 28. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Leskur,D (2477)-Vukic,M (2506)/
Zlatibor 2006}) 25... Bf6 26. Rh2 Bg7 27. Qd2 a4 $1 28. Rah1 (28. Rxa4 Ra8 $132
) 28... axb3+ 29. Bxb3 Bxd5 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. Bxd5 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O 
(2638)-Solak,D (2564)/Vrsac 2006 (39)}) 23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Be6 (24... f5 $2
25. Rxh4 Qxh4 26. Qd4+ $18) (24... Bf6 $2 25. Ra2 Bg7 26. Rah2 h6 27. Qg1 Kg8 (
27... Be6 28. Rxh6+ Bxh6 29. Qh2 $18) 28. Rxh6 Bxh6 29. Qh2 $18) 25. Qd4+ (25.
Ra2 Bxd5 (25... Rg8 26. Rah2 g5 27. Qd4+ Rg7 28. Nf6 $36 {[%cal Gf6h5]}) 26.
Qxd5 Qf6 27. Qd2 Bg3 28. Rf1 d5 $1 29. exd5 (29. Bxd5 g5) 29... Rfe8 $13) 25...
Kg8 26. Ra2 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 (27. Bxd5 Bf6 28. Qd3 Qc7 $15) 27... Qf6 28. Qd2 Bg3
29. Rf1 d5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An excellent knowledge of theory. This move was
recommended in CBM 106 as improvement over Leko's 29...h5.} (29... h5 30. Rxa5
Ra8 31. e5 $1 $36 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2757)-Leko,P (2749)/Linares 2005 (57)
White overtakes the initiative.}) (29... Rfe8 30. e5 $5 dxe5 $140 31. fxe5 {
[%csl Rf7]}) ({The immediate} 29... g5 $2 {is not possible because the rook on
f1 is protected} 30. fxg5 $18) 30. Bxd5 (30. exd5 Rfe8 {[%cal Ge8e4]} (30... h5
$5 31. Rxa5 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 $44) 31. Rf3 (31. d6 Rbd8 $1) (31. Rxa5 $6 Re1+
$1 32. Rxe1 Bxf4 33. Re3 Qb6 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35. Qxf4 Qxa5 $17) 31... Qh4 32. d6
Re4 33. Ra4 $1 Kg7 $13) 30... g5 {Now Black uses the pin along the f-file to
establish control over dark-squares. The analysis in CBM 106 stopped here,
with the evaluation that Black is doing fine. This is confirmed in the present
game.} 31. Kb2 (31. f5 Rfc8 32. Kc2 Bf4 33. Qd3 Rc5 $15) (31. e5 $2 Qxf4 $17)
31... Bxf4 32. Rxa5 Rbc8 ({There is no point for Black to enter the endgame
with} 32... Bxd2 33. Rxf6 {[%csl Rf7] since with the queens on the board
White's king feels less comfortable. Besides, here White activates his rook as
well. On the other hand it must be mentioned that even this endgame is close
to equal.}) 33. Qd3 (33. Qd4 Qxd4 34. cxd4 h5 $132) 33... Kh8 {This is a
rather strange move. The position is always about equal and of course there
are different ways to play it. In the next part White will try to advance his
passed pawns, while Black will be doing almost nothing. Even so it will turn
out that White's activity can always be risky.} (33... Rc7 $142 34. b4 $140 (
34. Ra6 $2 Rxc3 $1) 34... Rfc8 35. Ra3 h5 $132) 34. b4 Rc7 35. Kb3 Rb8 36. Ra6
{With the king on h8 this move became possible, since after 36...Rxc3+? 37.
Qxc3 the queen is pinned and cannot take on a6.} Qg7 37. c4 Be5 38. Ra8 (38. b5
g4 $13) 38... Rxa8 39. Bxa8 Rc8 40. Bd5 Rd8 41. c5 g4 $1 {Finally Black starts
his own counterplay. This is enough to keep the position balanced, even after
wasting so much time. Few more moves of doing nothing could have been fatal
for Black.} 42. Qe2 f6 43. Rc1 (43. b5 g3 44. b6 Bd4 $132) 43... Qh6 $1 44. Rc2
Qh3+ (44... Qh1 $142 $1 $36) 45. Ka4 Rb8 46. b5 g3 47. b6 Qh1 48. Ra2 (48. b7
Rd8 $5 49. c6 $140 Qa1+ 50. Ra2 Qd4+ 51. Kb5 Rxd5+ 52. exd5 Qxd5+ 53. Kb6 (53.
Kb4 Bd6+) (53. Ka6 Qxc6+) 53... Bd4+ 54. Kc7 Be5+ 55. Kb6 $11) 48... Qg1 49.
Kb5 Qb1+ 50. Ka6 (50. Kc6 $142 Qb4 $13) 50... Qb4 51. Qb5 Qc3 52. Qa5 Qf3 53.
Qd2 Qf1+ 54. Ka5 Qg1 {The last moves must have been made in mutual time
trouble.} (54... g2 {wins at once:} 55. Qxg2 Bc3+ 56. Ka4 Qb1 {[%cal Gb1b4]}
57. Bb3 Ra8+ 58. Kb5 Qxb3+ $19) 55. Kb5 Qf1+ 56. Kc6 Bf4 57. Qe2 Rc8+ 58. Kd7
Qxe2 59. Rxe2 ({After} 59. Rxe2 Rxc5 60. b7 Kg7 61. Rb2 Bb8 {White still must
fight before achieving the draw.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch55"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "2000.05.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Kh8
{This move doesn't occur often in the practice. Black is doing well after 14. .
.. a5, maybe that is the reason. However, after the game move White is
slightly better.} (14... a5) 15. Nce3 (15. Be2 Bb7 16. O-O Ne7 17. Bc4 f5 18.
exf5 Rxf5 19. Rb4 Bc6 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Bd5 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Yurtaev,L/URS
1979}) 15... Bxe3 16. Nxe3 a5 17. Bc4 Ne7 18. O-O f5 (18... Bb7 19. Qd3 $14)
19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Rd6]} Nxe3 21. fxe3 $5 {With the remaining
pieces Black cannot use the weakness of e3-pawn. On the other hand this pawn
helps White to prevent Black's counterplay in the center.} Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Bb7 (
22... d5 23. b4 Be6 $5) 23. b4 {In this simple position Black still has to be
carefull and it is much easier to play with White, which has a clear plan of
advancing his b-pawn.} axb4 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. cxb4 $14 {/+/-.} Qb6 26. b5 g6
27. Qc3 Kg7 28. Kf2 Bb7 29. Be2 {White's idea is to swap Bishops, after which
the Queen endgame with a passed b-pawn might be winning.} h5 30. Qb4 {[%cal
Ge2f3]} Qc7 31. h4 Qf7+ 32. Kg3 Qc7 33. b6 Qc1 34. Kf2 Qc6 35. Bf3 Qc2+ 36. Kg3
Bxf3 $2 (36... e4 37. Qd4+ Kf7 38. Bd1 $16 {/+-.}) 37. Kxf3 $18 Qd1+ (37...
Qf5+ 38. Kg3 Qc8 39. b7 Qb8 40. Qb5 $18 {[%cal Gb5c6,Gc6c8]}) 38. Kg3 Qe2 39.
b7 Qxe3+ 40. Kh2 e4 41. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 {This most active move in the position is Ruslan
Ponomariov's favourite way to fight against Sveshnikov Sicilian.} Qd7 {A
relatively quiet continuation aiming to trade queens. The arising endgames are
slightly better for White.} (16... e4 {is a more principled reply.} 17. Bc2 Ne7
18. Rd1 b4 $5 (18... Ng6 19. f4 exf3 20. gxf3 Qd7 (20... f4 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22.
Bxf5 Re8+ 23. Kf2 Re5 24. Rhe1 $16 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Mikhaletz,L/Donetsk 1998 
(49)}) 21. O-O Qf7 22. f4 Rac8 23. Rf3 Rc5 24. Rh3 h6 25. Rg3 Kh7 26. b4 Rcc8
27. Rd2 $16 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Eljanov,P/Kharkov 2001 (32)}) 19. O-O bxc3 20.
bxc3 Kh8 21. g3 Rc8 22. Bb3 Bf7 23. Qe2 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 a5 26. c4
Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Leko,P/Yerevan 2001}) (16... Ra7 $5) 17. Bc2 ({
The tactical background of 16. ... Qd7 is that} 17. Nb6 {brings nothing in
view of} Qe8 $11) ({Main attempt is} 17. g4 {when after} e4 18. Bc2 {Black has
several options:} Rae8 (18... Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Rae8 20. O-O-O fxg4 21. Rhg1 Re5
22. Qxg4 Qxg4 23. Rxg4 Rxf2 24. Rdg1 Rf7 25. Bb3 $36 {0-1 Horvath,J-Muse,M/
Budapest 1986 (60)}) (18... Bf7 19. Qxf5 Qxf5 20. gxf5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxf5 $14)
19. O-O-O Ne5 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nb6 Bg4 22. Nxd7 Bxh5 23. Nxf8 Bxd1 24. Nxd1
Rxf8 25. Bxe4 Rf4 26. Bd5+ Kf8 $44 {0-1 Vogt,L-Klundt,K/Bad Woerishofen 1992 
(42)}) 17... Qf7 (17... e4 18. Nf4 $14 (18. g4 {see 17.g4.})) 18. Qh4 (18.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 19. O-O-O Re8 20. Kb1 Na5 21. Nb4 f4 22. Ned5 $14 {1-0 Moldovan,
D-Gilbert,C/Bucharest 1993 (49)}) 18... Bf6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6 Rxf6 21.
O-O-O {After simplifications, which are characteristic for 16. ... Qd7
variation, White got a slightly better endgame.} Rd8 22. Nd5 (22. Bb3 Bxb3 23.
axb3 Ne7 $11) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Ne7 24. Rd2 Kf8 (24... d5 25. Re1 $14) 25.
Rhd1 Nc8 26. Rd5 (26. f4 e4 27. g4 e3 28. Re2 fxg4 29. Rxe3 Rxf4 30. Bxh7 Re8
$11) (26. a4 $5 Ke7 $140 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rd5) 26... Ke7 27. f4 e4 28. g4 {
Leads to further simplifications and a draw.} fxg4 29. Bxe4 Rxf4 30. Bxh7 Nb6
31. Rf5 Rf8 32. Re1+ Kd7 33. Rxf8 Rxf8 34. Bd3 Nd5 35. Re4 Nf4 36. Bc2 d5 37.
Re5 (37. Re5 Rh8 38. Rg5 (38. Rf5 Ne2+ 39. Kd1 Rxh2 40. Rxd5+ Kc7 $15 {[%cal
Gg4g3]}) 38... Rxh2 39. Rxg4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Be6
15. Qd3 Bxd5 $6 {A strange decision for a Sveshnikov player. After it White
gets a slight, but long lasting advantage. Of course the usual 15...a5 or even
15...Qd7 are much stronger.} 16. Qxd5 Qb6 ({Now it makes some sense to play
for a quick advance d6-d5:} 16... Ne7 17. Qb3 d5 18. Rad1 (18. exd5 Qxd5 $11)
18... Qd6 19. exd5 Rfd8 {although after the simple} 20. g3 {White is better:}
f5 (20... e4 21. f3 $16) 21. Nb4) 17. Rfd1 b4 $6 (17... Rfd8 $142 $14) 18. cxb4
Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 20. Bxa6 {White plays simple, in accordance with the
opening line: he has a stable advantage thanks to the passed pawn on the
a-file and also because of superiority of his bishop (it can be quicker
transferred to the diagonal a2-g8 than black bishop to diagonal a7-g1).} Qxb2
21. a4 Rb4 22. a5 Rd4 {It looks like Black took the wrong decision to make a
draw by trading as many pieces as possible. Unfortunately for him, this won't
solve Black's problems.} 23. Rxd4 Qxa1+ 24. Rd1 Qa4 25. Bc4 Bd8 26. a6 Bb6 27.
g3 {A classical position with two weaknesses in Black's camp:  1.White's
passed pawn can be considered one weakness for Black - he must keep his pieces
to control the further advance of that pawn; 2.Black's own pawn on f7. All
White must do is to combine his play in those two directions and Black will
not be able to defend.} g6 28. Kg2 Kg7 (28... Qc2 29. Rd2 Qb1 30. Rd3 Bc5 31.
Rf3 $18) 29. Rb1 Bxf2 (29... Bc5 30. Rb7 $18) 30. Rf1 (30. Kxf2 $2 Qc2+) 30...
Bc5 31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qxf7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ (33. Qf8+ Kg5 34. h4+ Kh5 35. Be2#)
1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pavlov, Mircea Sergiu"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2000.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Victoria Techirghiol"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest RAT"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Rc8 $5 {The maneuver Qc8-c5 became so popular,
that the similar maneuver with the Rook is rather an exeption in this position.
} (17... Qc8 18. Kh1 Ng6 19. Bb1 b4 20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. Nc2 Bc3 22. Rc1 Bb2 23.
Rce1 Bc3 24. Rc1 Bb2 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Krasenkow,M/Saint Vincent 2000}) 18. Bb1
$2 (18. Bb3 Qb6 (18... Rc5 $5) (18... Qd7 $5) 19. Nc2 Qa7 20. Kh1 Rce8 21. g3
a5 22. a3 Qd7 23. Ne3 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. cxb4 Rb8 26. f3 Rxb4 27. Bc2 f4 28.
Ng2 Rxb2 29. Bxe4 f5 30. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Waitzkin,J-Garber,S/New York 1992/ (59)})
(18. f3 $5) 18... Rc5 19. Rd1 $2 (19. f3 Rxd5 20. Qh3 $1 $44) 19... Nxd5 20.
Rxd5 {The only chance, trying to escape in a position with an exchange down.} (
20. Bxe4 $4 Nf6 $19) (20. b4 $4 Nf4 $19) 20... Rxd5 21. Bxe4 Re5 22. Bxf5 h6
23. Nc2 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. g4 (25. Ne3 $142 $15) 25... Rd5 $17 26. Re1 Rd2
27. Kf1 d5 (27... Be5 $5 $17) 28. Re2 Rd1+ 29. Kg2 d4 30. cxd4 $1 (30. Nxd4
Bxd4 31. Bc2 Ra1 (31... Rc1 $2 32. cxd4 Rd8 33. Rd2) 32. cxd4 Rd8 $17) 30...
Bxd4 31. Nb4 {Suddenly White has good chances to escape. My play in the coming
time trouble was probably not the most convincing one.} Bg7 (31... Bb6 32. Nxa6
Rfd8 33. Re5 R8d2 {was better.}) 32. Nxa6 Rfd8 33. Nc7 b4 34. a3 b3 $6 (34...
R1d2 {It is always difficult to swap pieces in such positions. But this move
which trades a Rook pair and the b-pawn was probably the right decision. Here
Black still has good chances to win.} 35. Rxd2 Rxd2 36. axb4 Bd4 $17) 35. Re3
Bd4 36. Rxb3 Rd2 37. Rf3 Rxb2 {When I went to this position, I did not see the
defencive maneuver Na6-b4-d3. Now, while waiting for my opponent's answer, I
tried desperately to find something, but I failed..} 38. Be4 $4 (38. Na6 $1 Bb6
39. Nb4 Rdd2 40. Nd3 Ra2 41. Be4 Rxa3 42. Bf5 {And although White has not so
many moves to play, it is enough to hold the position!}) 38... Re2 $1 $19 {
Now I could relax - the rest is easy.} 39. Bd3 (39. Bc6 Rc8 40. Nb5 Rxf2+ 41.
Rxf2 Bxf2 $19) 39... Rxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Bxf2 41. Bb5 Rd2 42. Kf3 Bb6 43. Ne8 Rxh2
44. Ke4 Rf2 45. a4 Kf8 46. Nd6 Rf4+ 47. Kd5 Rxg4 48. Nc4 Bf2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B (Women)"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Pin"]
[Black "Amura, Claudia Noemi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qe2 (17. Qh5) (17. Qd2) 17... f5 (17... Ne7 18. Rad1
f5 19. Nce3 (19. Rd2) 19... Kh8 20. a3 Qd7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Nd5 Qf7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Linares 2000/ (41)}) (17... Qd7 $5 {would be another
typical move, with the idea Kh8, f5, Qf7, or with the idea Bg4.}) 18. Nf4 $5 {
using the fact that the Knight on c6 is not protected, White swaps
light-squares Bishops. Usually that would be in White's favour, although the
position remains very close to equal anyway.} Bc4 $8 19. Bd5+ Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Qd7
21. a3 a4 $5 {[%cal Rc6a5,Ra5c4] Black starts a highly unusual plan of
bringing the Knight to c4 via a5. A standart plan would be to play for b5-b4
instead.} 22. Rad1 Kh8 (22... e4 {is less consequent.} 23. f3 exf3 24. Qxf3 Be5
25. Nce3 $16 {[%csl Rf5]}) 23. f4 Na5 24. Nce3 Nc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Rd2 $14 {
White is slightly better. He has a good control in the center and his weak
pawn on b2 is well defended.} Qc6 27. Rfd1 Rbe8 28. Qf2 exf4 29. Nxf4 (29. Qxf4
$5 Re4 30. Qg5) 29... Be5 30. Rf1 Rg8 31. Qf3 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Bxf4 {With this
trade Black admits that he is lost the strategical battle and hopes to defend
an inferior position.} 33. Qxf4 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4,Rd6,Rf5]} Re5 34. Qf2 ({More
active would be} 34. Qh6 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} Rd5 35. Qf6+ Rg7 36. Rdf2 $16) 34...
Qc6+ 35. Kg1 Rg4 36. Rfd1 d5 37. Rd4 h5 {Very risky pawn moves are
characteristic for Black in this game.} (37... Rge4 {looks more natural.}) 38.
Rf4 (38. Qf3 $5 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rf5,Rh5] /+/-.}) 38... Qe6 39. Rf1 Rxf4 40. Qxf4
Kh7 41. Qg5 Qh6 42. Qxh6+ Kxh6 {With only one pair of Rooks Black holds easily.
} 43. Kf2 Kg5 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Rd1 Ke6 46. Rd2 Re4 47. Re2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. a4 {
This never proved to be a problem for Black. Curiously, if Anand chooses such
lines to combat Sveshnikov variation, isn't it a good reason to think that
Black is OK in the main lines?} Ne7 (14... bxa4 15. Nce3 Bd7 {~}) (14... Be6
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc7 Qa2 $132 {Ljubojevic-Illescas, Pamplona 96}
) 15. Bd3 (15. Ncb4 $2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qd1 Qb6 18. a5 Qb7 19. Qxd6 Qe4+
20. Be2 Bc4 {-/+ Marin Corresa - Perdiguero Duenas, Esp. 92}) 15... Be6 16. Be4
{Only this move is a novelty. However, it doesn't seem to put big problems for
Black.} (16. Qh5 f5 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. axb5 e4 19. Be2 f4 $36 {Santo Roman -
San Segundo, Moscow olm. 94}) 16... Rc8 (16... Rb8 $5 {Deserves serious
attention.} 17. Ncb4 (17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nb4 Qh4 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 (20.
Qxd5 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rb5 $36) 20... Qe4+ 21. Ne3 Bh6 22. Qg4+ Qxg4 (22... Qg6 23.
Nf5 {+=}) 23. Nxg4 Bg7 {=}) 17... Bxd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Bxd5 a5) 18... bxa4 {=})
17. O-O $2 {It seems that Anand just overlooked Black's answer.} (17. axb5 f5 (
17... axb5 18. O-O) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5 axb5 20. O-O {+=}) 17... Rc4 $1 {
Suddenly White faces serious problems. Anand decides to sacrifice a pawn,
trying to hold some initiative.} 18. Nxe7+ (18. Qd3 f5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bd5
e4 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Qe2 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 bxa4 24. Qxa6 Qb3 25. Ne3 Qxb2 26. Qxd6
Kh8 {-/+}) 18... Qxe7 19. Bd5 (19. Bd3 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 bxa4 21. Bxa6 {=+}) 19...
Rxa4 20. Ne3 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Bc8 22. Qb1 Qg5 23. Qd3 Qg6 24. Rd1 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 {
=+ Despite Black's extra pawn, White shouldn't have big difficulties to hold
the position thanks to bad pawn structure for Black.} Bh6 (25... Rd8 26. c4 {=+
}) 26. c4 Bxe3 27. fxe3 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Rd8 29. Ra3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik zt 1.3"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.09.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.09.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 (11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Bg7 13. Bxe4 Be6 (
13... O-O $6 14. Ne3 $16) 14. Qh5 {keeping black King in the center for a
while.}) 11... Bg7 12. g3 {This is not a very precise move order. Better is 12.
exf5. If White wanted to play the system with an early g3, then he should've
done it one move earlier. Look the previous comment.} (12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2
Be6 14. g3 O-O 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O a5) 12... fxe4 13. Bg2 O-O 14. Bxe4 Rb8 (
14... f5 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O Be6 (16... Kh8 17. Nc2 a5 $11) 17. Nc2 a5 18. Kh1
Qd7 19. f4 e4 20. Nce3 Ne7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. g4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Spasov,V/
Groningen 1989/ (37)}) 15. Nc2 f5 16. Bg2 a5 $11 17. O-O {If we compare this
position with similar ones from another line, White is a tempo down, due to
waste of time by playing Bg2-e4-g2. (Look at the given variation 12.exf5; the
difference is that here we have f5 instead of Be6, but Black is to move).} Kh8
18. f4 e4 19. Nce3 b4 $132 {White's play is connected with g3-g4 at one moment.
At the same time he should keep a good control over d5-square. Black's plan is
to create counterplay on the queenside.} 20. Qh5 (20. Qe2 {It was more
cautious to keep an eye on b2.}) 20... Ne7 21. Rad1 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxd5 23. Nxd5
Be6 24. g4 (24. Rd2 Qc8 $1 {[%cal Rc8c5]}) 24... Rb2 $1 $17 {The right move.
Activity must be the most important thing in such dynamic positions.} (24...
fxg4 $2 25. Bxe4 $16) 25. Kh1 (25. a4 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 e3 $19 {
[%cal Re3e2,Rg7c3]}) 25... Rxa2 26. Ne3 (26. gxf5 Rxf5 $19) 26... Qe7 (26...
Bxc3) 27. gxf5 Bg8 28. Ng4 (28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. f6 $1 {Using this tactical trick
White could bring his Queen into the center and hope to survive, although
Black is better anyway.} Bxf6 30. Qxd5 {[%csl Ra2]} Re2 (30... Rxg2 31. Kxg2 e3
32. Rde1 Bxc3 33. Re2 Bd2 $15) 31. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Bxc3 33. Rxe4 Qf6 $17)
28... e3 29. Rfe1 Rxg2 $1 ({Even more precise than} 29... e2 30. Rc1 Bxc3 {
with big advantage.}) 30. Kxg2 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Rxf5 32. Qh3 e2 33. Rd2 Rxf4 $19
34. Nf2 Qg6+ 35. Qg3 Bxc3 36. Rexe2 Bxd2 37. Rxd2 Qxg3+ 38. hxg3 Rf6 39. Ne4
Rg6 40. Rxd6 Rxd6 41. Nxd6 a4 42. Nb5 Kg7 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Kf3 (44. Ke3 $142 Kf5
(44... Ke5 45. Kd3 {This was the only chance - the King goes to a-pawn and the
Knight tries to take h-pawn.} h5 46. Kc3 (46. Na3 Bh7+ 47. Kc3 (47. Ke3 Kd5 $19
) 47... Ke4 48. Nc4 Kf3 $19) 46... Ke4 47. Nd6+ Kf3 48. Nf5 a3 49. Ng7 Kg4 50.
Nxh5 Kxh5 51. Kc2 Ba2 52. Kc3 $11) 45. Na3 (45. Kf3 Ke5 46. Ke3 Bc4 47. Na3 Kd5
{-game.}) 45... Ke5 46. Kd3 h5 47. Nb5 Bh7+ $19 {-see 44. ... Ke5 45.Kd3 h5 46.
Na3 Bh7.}) 44... Ke5 45. Ke3 Bc4 $1 46. Na3 Kd5 47. Nb1 (47. Nc2 Bb3 48. Na3
Kc5 $19) (47. Kd2 Kd4 48. Nc2+ Ke4 49. Kc3 Bg8 50. Nd4 a3 51. Ne2 Kf3 52. Nf4
Bf7 53. Nh3 h6 $19) 47... Kc5 48. Kd2 Kb4 49. Kc2 a3 50. Nd2 Bd3+ 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 {A relatively new idea. It seems that after
the "old" move 17.Qh5 Black has good attacking prospects.} (17. Qh5 Raf7 18. g4
(18. f4 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Kh1 e4 21. Bc2 b4 22. g4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Kh8 24.
gxf5 Bxf5 25. Rab1 Qa7 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Qe2 Rxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Bxe4 Qe7
30. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Asrian,K-Rogozenko,D/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (30)}) 18... e4
19. Bc2 Ne5 20. Nf4 Bd7 21. Bb3 fxg4 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Qf6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7
25. h3 Qe6 26. hxg4 Rf6 27. Kg2 Nd3 28. Qh4 Nf4+ 29. Kg1 h5 30. g5 Nh3+ 31. Kh1
Rf3 32. Qxh5 Nxf2+ 33. Kg2 Rh3 34. Qe2 Qe5 35. Rg1 Rh2+ 36. Kf1 Nh3 37. Qg4
Nxg1 38. Kxg1 Rxb2 $19 {0-1 Svidler,P-Kasparov,G/ICC m1 1998/CBM 64 ext (50)})
17... Ne7 (17... bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 $14) (17... b4 $6 18. Qh5 (18. cxb4 $5) 18...
e4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Bc4 $14 {Golubev - Nechaev, Donetzk (zt.) 98}) 18. Nxe7+
Rxe7 (18... Qxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa7 Qxa7 21. Bxb5 Qc5 22. Ba4 $16) 19. axb5
axb5 20. Bxb5 d5 21. Nc2 $6 {After this move Black is OK.} (21. Ra6 $1 {
White should´ve tried this. In my opinion Black still has to prove the
equality.} f4 $140 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 {/\25.Bc4.} Kh8 25. f3
{and White has better chances.}) 21... Rb7 22. Bc6 (22. Na3 $6 Qc7 $5 $44 {
/\ 23. ... Rfb8.}) 22... Rxb2 23. Ra8 Qd6 24. Ra6 Qc5 25. Nb4 Qxc3 (25... Rd8
$5 26. Nd3 Qc4 27. Ra4 Qxc6 28. Nxb2 Qxc3 $13) 26. Bxd5 Qxb4 27. Bxe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Bokros, Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Kirchheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O
O-O 15. c3 (15. c4 {is sharper}) 15... f5 16. Nc2 Rb8 (16... f4 {leads to a
more complicated play}) 17. exf5 e4 18. Re1 Bxf5 19. Ne3 (19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4
d5 $11) (19. Nb4 {can transpose to the game:} a5 20. Nd5 (20. Nc6 $2 Qb7 21.
Nxb8 exd3 $19) 20... Qe5 21. Bc2 Bg6 {and we have the game position after move
21}) 19... Bg6 20. Nd5 Qe5 21. Bc2 a5 22. f4 Qe8 $5 {The common move is 22...
Qe6, in order to keep pawn d6 protected and eventually control better square
f5 (to defend against f4-f5 after Ne3), but the present game shows that the
retreat to e8 deserves attention as well.} 23. Ne3 $146 {The most logical:
White attacks pawn d6 and threatens the advance of the f-pawn} (23. Qd2 Kh8 (
23... f5 24. Bb3 Kh8 25. Nc7 Qc6 26. Ne6 $14 {1-0 Goloshchapov,A (2574)
-Popadic,D (2261)/Budva 2003 (45)}) 24. a4 bxa4 25. Bxa4 Qc8 26. Kh1 Qb7 27. b3
f5 28. Rac1 Bf7 29. c4 Bxd5 30. cxd5 Qb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Palac,M (2545)-Ochoa de
Echaguen,F (2440)/France 1998 (36)}) ({Besides the game continuation, another
attempt to use the difference between 22...Qe6 and 22...Qe8 is} 23. f5 Bxf5 24.
Qb1 {although the position after} b4 ({or} 24... Qe5 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4
Qxe4 (26... b4 27. Qd3 $1 $16) 27. Rxe4 b4) 25. cxb4 Qe5 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4
Qxe4 28. Rxe4 axb4 {must be just a draw}) 23... f5 (23... Qe6 $2 24. g4 $1 $18)
24. Qxd6 (24. g4 fxg4 ({or} 24... b4 $11) 25. f5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Bxe4
Re5 28. Qxg4 Kh8 $11) 24... b4 $44 25. cxb4 ({Another possibility was to
return the extra pawn:} 25. Rac1 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxc3 27. Bb3+ Rxb3 28. axb3 Bxe1
29. Rxe1 {The knight is better than the bishop, but White's king is exposed
and therefore Black should have sufficient resources to hold the position after
} Qb5) 25... Rxb4 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Rad1 Qb8 $1 ({After} 27... Bxb2 28. Nc4 Bg7
(28... Bc3 29. Re3) 29. Nxa5 {Black will have a long fight for the draw}) 28.
Qxb8 Rfxb8 29. g4 {This spoils White's pawn structure and leaves no chances at
all to play for a win.} ({Some hopes for a full point would have left} 29. Be6
Bxb2 (29... Rxb2 30. Nxf5 (30. Bxf5 $2 Bc3 31. Rf1 Bxf5 32. Nxf5 Bd2 $132)
30... Bxf5 31. Bxf5 Rxa2 32. Rxe4 $14 {and Black stll has to work for the draw,
since the advance the a-pawn loses it:} a4 33. Be6 Ra3 34. Bd7) 30. Bxf5 (30.
Nxf5 $2 Bc3 31. Re3 (31. Re2 Bh5) (31. Rf1 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 e3 33. Bd3 Rb2 $19)
31... Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Bd4 $17) 30... Bd4 31. Bxg6 hxg6 {although here too Black
must be able to draw.}) 29... Bd4 ({Also possible was} 29... fxg4 30. f5 a4 $1
(30... Bh5 $6 31. Nd5 $36) 31. Be6 Bh5 32. Nc4 (32. Nd5 $2 Rxb2 33. Nf4 Be8 34.
Rxe4 Bc6 $17) 32... g3 33. Rd7 gxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Bf3 $11) 30. Kg2 Bxe3 31. Rxe3
fxg4 $11 32. Kg3 Bf5 33. Rd2 a4 34. Bd1 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. a3 h5 37. Bxa4
h4+ 38. Kxh4 Rxh2+ 39. Kg5 Rh3 40. Re1 Rxa3 41. Kxf5 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 53rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2010.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {These days many players have switched
to 11.c4, which requires a minimum theoretical knowledge and usually leads to
a quiet positional play. Nevertheless the "classical" 11.c3 is certainly a
more flexible approach.} O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Bg5 14. O-O Be6 (14... a5 {
has established itself as the main and most reliable continuation.} 15. Qd3 Ne7
$1 {and White's edge is insignificant.}) 15. Ncb4 $5 ({White has scored well
in practice with} 15. Qd3 {but after} a5 16. Rfd1 Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 {Black
has good chances to equalise.}) (15. Ndb4 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qb6 $14 {/=}) 15... Qc8
$5 {An interesting and rare idea: Black protects the a5-pawn 6 and in the
event of c3xb4 later one can penetrate with the queen to c2. On the other hand
on c8 the queen in misplaced and will soon have to find another square. For
instance, in spite of having available square d8 now for the bishop, Black
still cannot transfer it to b6 (Bd8-b6) in view of the fork on e7.} ({The
point of 15.Ncb4 is that after} 15... Nxb4 {White can consider to take back
with the pawn:} 16. cxb4 $5 (16. Nxb4 Qb6 $14 {/=})) 16. Qd3 $146 {A good new
move in this rare variation.} (16. Nxc6 Qxc6 $11 {has been played before.})
16... Nxb4 17. Nxb4 (17. cxb4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qc2 $1 $11) 17... a5 18. Nd5 Qd7 {
So Black has lost a tempo (Qd8-c8-d7), but avoided c3xb4. As usual in such
positions, White retains some strategic pressure.} (18... Qc5 19. b4 $5 axb4
20. cxb4 Qa7 21. Bd1 $1 Rfc8 22. Bb3 $14) (18... Bd8 19. Rfd1 $14) 19. Rad1
Rfc8 20. Qg3 $1 Qd8 {Black starts to play inaccurately and ends up in a
passive position. The main drawback of his last move is that it allows White
to play Be2-g4 without the preparatory h2-h3.} ({Although after} 20... h6 21.
h4 Bd8 22. Rd2 {Black hasn't equalised completely (White's play is easier), it
often makes sense to provoke the advance of the white h-pawn, which slightly
limits White's possibilities later on.}) 21. a3 h6 {The idea behind this move
is simple - to free the queen from protecting the bishop. Still it allows
White to implement all major strategic plans without making any concessions.} (
21... Rc5 $142 22. b4 {(otherwise Black exchanges the knight for either of his
bishops)} (22. Bg4 Bxd5 $11) (22. Ne3 Bxe3 $11) 22... Rcc8 $13 23. bxa5 $140
Bh4 $1 {In such slightly inferior positions it is very important to fully
exploitf the available tactics in order to solve the strategic problems. It
turns out that thanks to this tactical trick Black can free the queen from
protecting the bishop.} 24. Qd3 Qxa5 $11) 22. Bg4 $1 {A smart way to use the
fact that the black queen has left the diagonal c8-h3. And as we'll see, it is
especially effective after Black's h7-h6.} Rc5 23. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Ne3 {
This position requires a more detailed examination. The advantages of the
black doubled pawns on the e-file are often overestimated. True, Black
controls the d5-square now, but he has a lot of other weaknesses. Black would
certainly prefer to have his pawn on h7, but alas, now he must deal with the
weakness on g6 as well. As long as the queens are on the board with other
pieces, White will always keep pressure in the centre and on the kingside. It
is very important that White hasn't advanced the pawn from h2 yet, which keeps
his pawn structure on the kingside very flexible. In my opinion Black should
avoid such static positions in the Sveshnikov Sicilian, although there are
strong players who consider them equal (but I've also seen them losing such
"equal" positions when playing passively). The present game is one more proof
that it is highly unpleasant to sit and wait in a position full of weaknesses,
even if the opponent has no direct way of exploiting them. I believe that
Black should try some sort of counterplay on the queenside instead of waiting
passively for White to start the assault on the kingside.} Qe7 ({Now was a
good moment to start activity with} 24... b4 $1 25. cxb4 (25. axb4 axb4 26. c4
{loses the pawn:} Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Rxc4) 25... axb4 26. a4 b3 $1 $132) 25. Rd3 Rf8
$6 26. f3 Bh4 $2 {Completely losing the thread. Potentially White's knight is
much stronger than the bishop and therefore the bishop had to be exchanged on
e3, even if it didn't mean the end of suffering for Black.} (26... Bxe3+ 27.
Rxe3 $14) 27. Qg6 Rf6 28. Qh5 Rf8 29. Rfd1 $16 {Now White has a stable
positional advantage and the next part is very instructive.} Rc6 30. g3 Bg5 31.
Nc2 $1 {Due to Black's strategic mistakes White has achieved a perfect
position: he has kept the knight and prevented the counterplay with b5-b4. The
next stage is to advance the kingside pawns while keeping up the pressure on
d6.} Qd7 32. h4 Bd8 33. Kg2 Qe7 34. Qg4 Bb6 {In this position the transfer of
the bishop to the queenside only helps White, but is difficult to organise a
defence anyway.} (34... Qd7) 35. h5 $1 {[%csl Rg6]} Kh8 $6 36. Kh3 $1 {[%cal
Gc2e1,Ge1g2,Gg2h4]} Rf7 37. Ne1 a4 $2 38. Ng2 Bc7 (38... Kg8 39. f4 exf4 40.
Nxf4 {changes nothing - Black cannot keep material equality.}) 39. f4 $1 $18
Rc4 40. Nh4 Kh7 41. fxe5 dxe5 42. Rd7 Qe8 (42... Qxd7 43. Rxd7 Rxd7 44. Qg6+
$18) 43. Qg6+ Kg8 44. R1d3 {White wins easily thanks to his light-square
domination.} Rc6 45. Rxf7 Qxf7 46. Qxf7+ Kxf7 47. Rd7+ Kf6 (47... Kg8 48. Ng6
Bd6 49. Rb7 Rc5 50. Rb6 $18) 48. Ng6 Bd6 49. Kg4 Rb6 50. Nh8 {Besides his
miserable structure Black is having problems with the king, which even in
endgame finds itself in a mating net.} Be7 51. Rd3 Bc5 52. Rf3+ Ke7 53. Rf7+
Ke8 54. Rxg7 Be3 (54... Rd6 55. Rg8+ Kd7 56. Nf7 Rd2 57. Rd8+ $18) 55. Rg8+ Ke7
56. Ng6+ Kf6 57. Rf8+ Kg7 58. Rf3 Bc1 59. Rf2 Rd6 60. Rc2 Rd1 61. Nxe5 Re1 62.
Nc6 Rxe4+ 63. Kf3 Re1 64. Nd4 e5 65. Nxb5 e4+ 66. Kg4 e3 67. c4 Bd2 68. c5 Rd1
69. Nd4 Ba5 70. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "Griesheim GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2002.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Jakubiec, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2002.01.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. b4 Rxb4 14. Nbc7+
Kd7 15. O-O Qxc7 16. c3 {This amazing-looking move was played by Alexey Shirov
versus Topalov and won the first prize of the best novelties of the Informant
81.} ({The below given game, played by Shirov's second Mikhail Rytschagov,
will help to understand better the idea behind 16.c3.} 16. Nxc7 Kxc7 17. Qh5
Rxe4 18. Qxf7+ Be7 {Remember this position and read the annotation after 19. ..
. Be7 in the game.} 19. Rfb1 Rf8 20. Qb3 Rb4 21. Qd5 Rxb1+ 22. Rxb1 Bd7 23. a4
Ra8 {Black is not worse, Rytshagov,M-Ripari,M/Saint Vincent 2001.}) 16... Rxe4
17. Qh5 {Now it becomes clear: the king on d7 closes the diagonal of
light-squared bishop and this is more important than taking the queen on move
16.} Kd8 18. Nxc7 Kxc7 19. Qxf7+ Be7 {Compare this position with the one from
the Rytschagov-Ripari game. See the difference? Yes, here the pawn is on c3
instead of c2 and this is of course very important because Black doesn't have
squares b4 and d4 for his pieces.} 20. Rab1 Ba6 21. Rfd1 Rf8 22. Qb3 Rb8 23.
Qe6 Bc4 $1 $146 {or 23. ... Rxb1 24.Rxb1 Bc4. This novelty was recommended in
the annotations of Shirov-Topalov.} (23... Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Bd3 25. Rd1 f4 $2 26.
Qd5 Bc2 27. Rc1 Re2 28. a4 $16 {/+-, 1-0 Shirov,A-Topalov,V/Leon 2001 (44).})
24. Qxf5 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Bd3 26. Rf1 d5 27. Qe6 ({In the annotations to the
above-mentioned game I evaluated the position after} 27. Qxh7 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 {
as slightly better for White. In opposite to the game here White can at least
try to push the h-pawn, although after the following moves} Rh4 29. Qd3 Kd6 {
is is clear that pushing the h-pawn is not so easy. Still I think 27.Qxh7 was
a better try (though more risky - White can lose later c3-pawn), because in
the game was an easy draw.} (29... d4 $6 30. h3 $14 {/+/-})) 27... Bxf1 28.
Kxf1 d4 29. cxd4 (29. Qf5 $2 Rf4 (29... Rh4 30. cxd4 exd4 {[%cal Gh4h6,Gh6d6]})
30. Qxh7 dxc3 31. Qd3 Bb4 $132) 29... Rxd4 30. g3 Rd6 31. Qc4 h6 $11 {Black's
pieces are well defended and in order to improve the position White must
advance his pawns, but Black controls all important squares, so soon it will
become obvious that White cannot achieve anything.} 32. Qc3 Rd4 33. h4 Bb4 34.
Qc2 Kb6 35. Kg2 Bc5 36. h5 Be7 37. Qb3+ Kc7 38. Qf7 Rd7 39. a4 Bg5 40. Qf5 Bd2
41. Qe6 (41. f4 exf4 42. gxf4 Rd6 43. Qe4 $11) 41... Re7 42. Qd5 Bc3 43. Qc4
Bd2 44. Qd5 Rd7 45. Qe6 Rd6 46. Qf7+ Kb6 47. Qb3+ Bb4 48. Qc4 Rf6 49. Qh4 Rf8
50. Qe4 Rf6 51. Qh4 Rd6 52. Qc4 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Golombek Memorial"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Kh1 {This useful move became the main
continuation lately. Now White is better prepared for both g2-g4 or f2-f3 
(f2-f4).} Ng6 ({The following game played recently shows the potential of
White's attack.} 18... Re8 19. f3 b4 20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. fxe4 Bxa3 22. Ba4 Bxb4
23. Rc1 Bc5 24. exf5 Kh8 25. Qxf7 Ng8 26. f6 {1-0 Smikovski,I-Shariyazdanov,A/
Samara 2000}) 19. Bb1 Re8 (19... b4 20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. Nc2 Bc3 22. Re2 Bg7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Krasenkow,M/Batumi 1999/(74)}) (19... Be5 $6 20. f4 $1 {0-1
Kovalev,A-Krasenkow,M/Alborg 1995/ (43)}) 20. f3 (20. f4 b4 21. cxb4 Bxb2 22.
Nc2 $13) 20... b4 (20... exf3 21. Qxf3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 $14 {1-0 Almasi,
Z-Krasenkow,M/Malmo 1994/(44)}) 21. cxb4 Bxb2 22. fxe4 $5 {Such piece
sacrifice may prove to be very dangerous for Black. The Rooks and Bishop from
b1 are ready to support White's attack. And Black has only one piece to
protect the King. Look to above mentioned game Smikovski,I-Shariyazdanov,A/
Samara 2000, in which Black was not able to defend in a similar position. On
the other hand Black should play active, trying to create counterplay (first
rank!) and often being ready to return his extra material.} (22. Nc2 {is the
main alternative. Future practice will show which one from Black's options is
the best reply.} Bc3 (22... exf3) (22... Re5) (22... Bg7 $6 {clear weaker than
the alternatives.} 23. Ne3 $1 $16) 23. Re2 $13) 22... Bxa3 {forced.} 23. exf5
Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qc3 (24... Ne5 25. Qg5+ (25. f6 Ng6) 25... Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 (
26... Kg8 $2 27. f6 $18) 27. f6+ Ke8 28. Qxh7 $44) 25. Rf1 Qc4 (25... Nf8 26.
Qg5+ (26. f6 $2 Qd2 $1) 26... Qg7 27. Qf4 Qe5 {Looks possible as well, but
with the game move Black tries to get an advantage. However, the position
remains equal.}) (25... Ne5 $2 26. f6 Ng6 27. Qh6 $18) 26. Rd1 Rf8 $5 27. Qf3 (
27. fxg6 $4 fxg6 {[%cal Rf8f1]}) (27. Bd3 Qxb4 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30.
Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+ $11) 27... Bxb4 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Bxd3 $11 a5 (
30... Rf2 31. Bxa6 Rxa2 32. Bc8 $11) 31. Rf1 Re8 32. a4 Kg7 33. g3 Re5 34. Bc4
Bc5 35. Kg2 Re4 36. Rf4 Re1 37. Rf1 Rxf1 38. Bxf1 Kf6 39. Bb5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Be6 13. Bxe4 Rc8 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 Ne7 16. Rd1 Nxd5 (16... Rc5 {is another main possibility}) 17. Bxd5 O-O
{This natural move allows White to transfer conveniently the knight to e3.} ({
Stronger is} 17... Qd7 18. O-O (18. Nc2 Bg4 19. Qg5 (19. Bxf7+ $2 Kf8 $19)
19... Bxd1 20. Qxg7 Bxc2 21. Qxh8+ Ke7 22. Qg7 Qf5 23. O-O Qg6 $11) 18... Rc5 (
18... Bg4 $6 19. Qg5 Bxd1 $140 $2 (19... O-O 20. Rd2 $14) 20. Qxg7 $18) (18...
O-O 19. Rd2 Rc5 20. Qd1 $13)) 18. Nc2 $1 (18. O-O Rc5) 18... Qd7 (18... Bxd5
19. Rxd5 Rc5 20. Rd2 (20. Ne3 $5 Qa8 21. Qd1 f5 (21... Bh6 22. b4 Rxd5 23. Nxd5
Kh8 24. O-O f5 25. Qd3 $14) 22. O-O f4 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Qd5+ Qxd5 25. Nxd5 Rd8
26. Rd1 $14) 20... e4 21. Qe2 (21. Qd1 Be5 22. O-O Qg5 23. Ne3 f5 24. f4 exf3
25. Qxf3 $14 {1-0 Tischbierek,R (2440)-Roesler,M (2265)/Bad Blankenburg 1990 
(53)}) 21... f5 22. O-O Kh8 23. Rfd1 Be5 24. Nb4 a5 25. Nd5 Qb8 26. a3 Qb7 27.
f4 exf3 28. Qxf3 Rc4 29. Rf2 Qg7 30. Kh1 Rg4 31. Rdf1 Rg5 32. Qd3 Qb7 33. Qf3
Qg7 34. Qd3 Qb7 35. Qf3 Qg7 {1/2-1/2 Berg,E (2495)-Moiseenko,A (2623)/Moscow
2004}) 19. Ne3 Kh8 20. O-O $14 {This is a typical position with advantage for
White. After the trade of light squared bishops, White's knight on d5 will be
better than Black's dark squared bishop.} f5 21. Rd2 (21. f4 {would be a
standard continuation, but White delays it for the moment, since Black cannot
advance ...f4 yet.}) 21... Bxd5 (21... f4 $2 22. Be4 $1 Bg8 23. Nf5 Rf6 (23...
d5 24. Nh4 Rc6 25. Rxd5 $18) 24. Rfd1 {winning the d-pawn.}) 22. Nxd5 {With
the light squared bishops on (for instance white bishop on g2 and black on e6)
the position would have been balanced. The absence of those bishops favours
White.} Rce8 23. f4 Qa7+ 24. Kg2 Qb7 25. Qf3 {As long as White keeps control
over square d5 (and here this is a simple task), Black has big difficulties to
create any real threats.} Bh6 26. Rfd1 Qg7 27. Rf2 Re6 28. Re2 {The loss of
time is no problem for White: there is little Black can do.} Qf7 29. Rde1 {
Finding the target: pawn e5.} Rfe8 30. Nb4 a5 (30... Qa7 31. fxe5 $18 {[%csl
Rf5]}) 31. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Ra5] While the knight attacks opponent's weaknesses,
the bishop on h6 is doing nothing.} e4 32. Qe3 Rg6 (32... a4 33. Qb6 $16) 33.
Nxa5 (33. a3 $2 d5 $1 34. Nxa5 Qc7 $132 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gh6f4]}) 33... Qxa2
34. Nc6 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6,Rf5]} Bg7 (34... d5 35. Nd4 {[%csl Rb5,Rf5]}) 35. Rd2
Qb3 36. Nb4 d5 {Black gives up a pawn in hope to create some counterplay, but
White defends everything and remains with a winning position.} (36... Qf7 37.
Rd5 $16) 37. Nxd5 Rd6 38. Nb4 Red8 39. Ree2 h6 ({He should have tried at least
to fight for the d-file:} 39... Qe6 $16 {[%cal Ge6d7]}) 40. Rxd6 Rxd6 41. Rd2
$18 Rxd2+ (41... Qe6 42. h3 Qd7 43. Rxd6 Qxd6 44. g4 Qd7 45. Kg3 $18 {[%cal
Gb4c2,Gc2d4]}) 42. Qxd2 Bf8 43. Qd4+ Kh7 44. Qd7+ Kh8 45. Nd5 Qxb2+ 46. Kh3 Qd2
47. Qxf5 Bg7 48. Qxe4 Bxc3 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 38th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2003.05.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 {Black is facing serious troubles in this opening line. However, Black
players don't give up and are looking for resources in worse endgames. In my
opinion this is not a perspective thing to do here and the whole line is
suspicious for Black.} bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20.
Bc2 f4 (20... Rac8 $5 {Jakovenko succeeded to hold against Svidler by not
pushing f5-f4 at all. In principle this is a more realistic approach, trying
just to equalize an worse position rather than hold difficult endgames.} 21. b3
Bd5 22. Rad1 (22. d7 $5 {and apparently Black still must fight for a draw.} Rc7
23. Rad1 {White keeps}) 22... Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Bb3 Rc3 25. Qa7 Rd8 26.
Rd5 Bf8 27. d7 Qc6 28. Qd4 Rd3 29. Qc4 Qxc4 30. Bxc4 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Rxd7 {
1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Jakovenko,D/Togliatti 2003 (39)}) 21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 (
22... Qg6 {This attempt to improve fails to Grischuk's brilliant 25.Qf3:} 23.
Rad1 Rc5 24. d7 Rh5 25. Qf3 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Jakovenko,D/Moscow 2003
(97)}) 23. d7 $1 Rc6 24. Bxe4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qh4 26. h3 Rh5 (26... Rf6 27. d8=Q
Rxd8 28. Qa5 Bxe4 29. Qxd8+ Bf8 30. f3 Bf5 {1-0 Anand,V-Kasimdzhanov,R/
Hyderabad 2002.}) 27. Qg4 Bxe4 28. Qxh4 Rxh4 29. Nd6 (29. Rad1 $1 {The right
move, indicated by Anand.} Rd8 30. Rfe1 Bc6 31. Na5 (31. Rd6 $1 $16) 31... Bb5
32. a4 Rxd7 33. axb5 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 axb5 35. Rd8+ Bf8 36. Rd5 b4 37. Rg5+ Kh8
38. Nc6 f6 39. Rb5 f3 40. Rf5 fxg2 41. Rxf6 Kg7 42. Rf3 Rh5 43. Nd4 Re5 44.
Kxg2 Bc5 45. Rf4 Kg6 {and Black succeeded to hold in Yagupov,I-Ataman,A/
Istanbul 2003.}) 29... Bc6 30. Nf5 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 Rxh3 32. Ne7+ Kg7 33. Nxc6 Rd3
34. d8=Q Rfxd8 35. Nxd8 Rxd8 {It is amazing that all this was analysed by
Anand, who rightly gave it as equal. The present game just confirms this
evaluation.} 36. Rc1 {With White to move, he could have achjieved advantage
with Rc6 or Rc4-a4, but unfortunately for him Black activates the rook and
easily achieves a draw.} Rd2 37. a4 Rb2 38. Rc6 (38. Rc3 a5 $11) 38... Rxb3 39.
f3 a5 40. Rc5 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Ra1 42. Rxa5 Kg6 43. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {Thanks to Morozevich's efforts this
system has lately become one of the most fashionable ways to meet the
Sveshnikov Sicilian.} b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 ({One year ago in the World Blitz
Championship the game between the same opponents continued} 13. Qf3 Bg5 (13...
Be7 $142) 14. h4 Bh6 15. g4 f6 16. g5 ({The next day Morozevich improved:} 16.
Rg1 O-O 17. Qg3 g6 18. g5 fxg5 19. hxg5 Bg7 20. O-O-O a4 21. c5 $16 {1-0
Morozevich,A (2755)-Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow (blitz) 2007 (41)}) 16... fxg5 17.
hxg5 Qxg5 18. Rxh6 gxh6 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Nxa8 Bg4 21. Qd3 Rxa8 22. Qd5 Rc8 {
0-1 Morozevich,A (2755)-Shirov,A (2739)/Moscow (blitz) 2007 (46): with good
play for Black:}) ({The other way to develop pieces} 13. Be2 {followed by 0-0
and Qd3 is preferred by Kamsky.}) 13... O-O 14. h4 Be6 15. Bg2 $146 {
Previously in this system h2-h4 has always been followed by Bh3. However, the
idea to place the bishop on g2 after having played h2-h4 is a rather common
plan in the systems with the pawn on c3 instead of c4 (11.c3). The pawn on h4
prevents Bf6-g5 and is a useful move in most cases anyway.} ({A few months
prior to the present game, after the standard} 15. Bh3 {Shirov found a way to
exploit his development advantage with the new idea} a4 $1 {using the fact
that White cannot quickly find a safe place for his king. Black obtained
promising play after} 16. Ncxb4 (16. Kf1 b3 $36) 16... Nxb4 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18.
Nxb4 Qb6 19. Qd2 Be7 20. a3 Rf3 21. Rf1 Raf8 $44 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2684)
-Shirov,A (2740)/Foros 2008 (36).}) 15... g6 $5 {Having some lead in
development Shirov is not afraid of a possible attack on the h-file.} (15... a4
{is still an option, although with the bishop on g2 it's less attractive since
White would simply castle} 16. O-O {and Black still has some problems to solve:
his bishop can't go to g5, while the queenside pawns need protection. A
possible follow-up is} (16. Ncxb4 $6 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Qa5 18. a3 Bxc4 {again
leaves White with the king in the center}) 16... b3 17. axb3 (17. Nce3 $5)
17... axb3 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. f4 $5 $36) 16. Nxf6+ {
Otherwise the bishop will retreat to g7.} ({After} 16. h5 Bg5 {White doesn't
have direct ways to develop an attack, since} 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bh4+ 19. Kf1
g5 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 20. f5 Ne5 $132 {[%csl Gf1] is hardly the position White is
aiming for}) (16. O-O Bg7 $11) 16... Qxf6 17. b3 (17. Qxd6 $2 Rac8 18. Ne3 Rfd8
19. Qc5 Nd4 20. Qb6 Qe7 {and White is in trouble: apart from the complete lack
of coordination between his pieces, the queen on b6 can easily be trapped:} 21.
O-O Rb8 22. Qxa5 Ra8 23. Qxe5 ({or} 23. Qb6 Rdb8 $19) 23... f6 24. Qf4 Ne2+) (
17. Ne3 {releases control over the d4-square, allowing} Nd4) (17. Qd3 Rfc8 18.
O-O $140 $2 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Nd4 $17) 17... a4 {Black must try to create activity
on the a-file if he wishes to avoid a passive position. Shirov rightly decided
that there is no point in delaying the advance of the a-pawn, although it
should be added that such a decision has certain drawbacks, since the advance
of the a-pawn always weakens the pawn on b4.} 18. O-O (18. Qxd6 $2 {loses
again:} axb3 19. axb3 (19. Qxc6 bxc2 $19) 19... Nd4 $1 20. Rc1 Nxc2+ 21. Rxc2
Ra1+ 22. Ke2 Bg4+ {followed by 23...Qxd6}) 18... axb3 {An understandable
desire to release the tension and distract the queen from the d-file (and thus
not have to worry about the d-pawn).} ({The alternative} 18... Qe7 19. Qd2 Qb7
20. h5 (20. Qxd6 Rfd8 21. Qc5 Rd2 22. Rfc1 (22. Rac1 axb3 23. axb3 Ra2 $17)
22... axb3 23. axb3 Rxa1 24. Nxa1 Nd4 $44) 20... Ra7 $1 {leads to a
complicated middlegame: White has possibilities to develop an initiative on
the kingside, but Black keeps sufficient chances for counterplay. E.g.} 21. f4
$5 (21. Kh2 Rfa8 22. f4 axb3 23. axb3 Rxa1 24. Nxa1 Qe7 25. f5 Bd7 26. Nc2 Ra2
$13) 21... Qb6+ 22. Kh2 exf4 23. gxf4 Qc5 24. f5 Qe5+ 25. Kg1 axb3 26. axb3
Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Bxc4 28. bxc4 b3 $132 {[%csl Rg1]}) 19. axb3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qd8 (
20... Qe7 21. Rd1 Qc7 22. Rd3 $5 Rd8 (22... Bg4 23. Bf3 $14) 23. h5 $14) 21.
Rd1 ({A direct assault on the a-file brings nothing:} 21. Qa6 Qc7 22. Ra1 Rb8 {
[%cal Gb8b6]}) 21... Qa5 {This interesting manoeuvre by Black's queen seems to
keep the balance, since neither taking on d6, nor exchanging queens on a5
promise White anything. However, White still has a formal edge thanks to the
weak pawns on d6 and b4, but he needs to find more resources to keep up the
pressure.} 22. h5 $1 {Morozevich skillfully creates problems by playing on
both wings. Now Black faces a rather unpleasant choice: to go for a
dangerous-looking endgame by handing White the control over the a-file, or
playing a middlegame, where White has different ways to fight for the
initiative on the entire board. In fact both options are playable, but from
the practical point of view White has a (psychological) initiative.} (22. Rxd6
Qxa1+ 23. Nxa1 Nd4 {[%cal Gf8a8]} 24. Ra6 Rd8 $44 {[%csl Ra1]}) ({In the event
of} 22. Qb2 Qc5 (22... Ra8 23. Rxd6 $16) 23. Ra1 {the strong queen on c5
limits White's active options.} (23. h5 Ra8 $11) 23... Bg4 $5 24. Ne3 Be6 {
[%csl Rd4]}) (22. Qxa5 Nxa5 23. Nxb4 Nxb3 24. Rxd6 Bxc4 $11) 22... Qxa1 (22...
Ra8 $2 {allows} 23. Qxa5 Nxa5 (23... Rxa5 {just loses a pawn} 24. Rxd6) 24. Ra1
$1 {and the pin is highly unpleasant for Black}) ({As mentioned, keeping the
queens was a reasonable alternative:} 22... Rd8 23. h6 (23. Qb2 Qc5 $14 {/~~})
23... Bg4 $13 (23... f6 24. Qb2 $13 {[%cal Gd1a1] /+/=})) (22... Qc5 $5) 23.
Rxa1 {The endgame is better for White due to the control over the a-file and
the weakness of the b4-pawn. Nevertheless Shirov had a very concrete approach
and discovered that Black has resources for counterplay.} gxh5 $1 {In order to
save the endgame Black must play very precisely. The white pawn on h6 would
have increased White's advantage considerably.} (23... Rb8 $6 24. Ra6 Bd7 25.
h6 {is already difficult for Black. For instance} f6 {loses a pawn after} 26.
Bh3 $1) 24. Ra6 Rc8 25. Kh2 $5 {This slightly unexpected move prepares Bh3.} ({
It turns out that winning the pawn b4 immediately allows Black great activity:
} 25. Rb6 Kg7 26. Nxb4 Nd4 27. Nd3 (27. Rxd6 Nxb3 $11) (27. Nd5 Bg4 $1 {
[%cal Gc8a8,Gd4f3]} 28. Ne3 Ra8 29. Nxg4 hxg4 $132) 27... Ra8 $132) 25... Kf8
26. Bh3 (26. Rb6 Ke7 27. Nxb4 Nxb4 (27... Nd4 28. Nd5+ Bxd5 29. exd5 $13 Ra8
$140 30. c5 $36 dxc5 $2 31. d6+ $18) 28. Rxb4 Ra8 $13) 26... Ke7 27. Rb6 Kd7 {
Active defence! Shirov follows the same concrete strategy: due to positional
threats 28...Kc7 and/or 28...Ra8 White cannot delay taking the b4-pawn anymore.
} 28. Nxb4 {Notice that both sides want to exchange bishops in their own ways:
White would be happy if Black takes on h3, which would hande White control
over the d5-square, while Black would like to exchange bishops on e6 and then
take back with the pawn, which would solve Black's problem of the d5-square.}
Nxb4 $1 {Again the right reaction. Leaving the knights on the board was too
dangerous, since thanks to the pin on Black's bishop White could install a
mighty knight on d5, which would have cooperated very well with the rook on b6.
} ({Black's task is more difficult after} 28... Nd4 29. Nd5 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Ne1+
31. Kf1 Nf3 (31... Bxh3+ 32. Kxe1 $16) 32. Bf5 $1) 29. Rxb4 Kc6 {Intending the
activate the king via c5 and d4.} 30. Rb5 $1 {Apart from preventing Kc5, the
rook is very active on the fifth rank and Morozevich connects it with the
advance f2-f4. However, in spite of White's subtle play Black's position is
defendable and Shirov succeeds in drawing without apparent difficulties.} Ra8
31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. f4 ({Another plan is} 32. Kg2 Ra2 33. Kf3 $14 {with the idea
Ke3 and then f2-f4.}) 32... Ra2+ 33. Kh3 exf4 34. gxf4 Re2 $1 35. e5 d5 {
Right in time to create a passed pawn.} ({Most likely} 35... dxe5 {is
sufficient to save half a point as well, but In mutual time trouble
calculating the resulting pawn endgame was too risky. A possible variation is}
36. Rxe5 (36. fxe5 h6 37. Kh4 Rh2+ 38. Kg3 Rh1 39. Ra5 Rg1+ 40. Kf2 Rg5 41.
Ra6+ Kd7) 36... Rxe5 37. fxe5 Kc5 38. Kh4 Kd4 39. Kxh5 Kxe5 40. b4 Kd4 41. b5
Kc5 42. Kg4 h5+ 43. Kxh5 e5 44. Kg4 e4 45. Kg3 e3 46. Kf3 Kxc4 47. b6 Kd3 $11)
36. Rb8 (36. Kh4 {leads to a draw as well:} Re4 (36... d4 $5) 37. Kg5 dxc4 ({
Less accurate is} 37... h6+ 38. Kf6 dxc4 39. bxc4 Rxf4+ 40. Kxe6 h4 41. Rb3
Rxc4 42. Rf3) 38. bxc4 Rxc4 39. Rb8 Kd5 $1 $11) 36... d4 $1 37. Rd8 Kc5 38. Rd6
Re4 39. Kg3 h4+ 40. Kxh4 ({After} 40. Kg4 $6 {apart from} h3 {forcing to a
similar variation from the game:} 41. Kxh3 (41. Rxe6 $2 d3 42. Kxh3 d2 43. Rd6
Rd4 $19) 41... Rxf4 42. Kg3 {Black has an additional resource 40...h5+ and it
is White who must play accurately to get a draw.} (42. Rxe6 d3 43. Rd6 Rd4 $11)
) (40. Kf3 Re3+ (40... h3 $2 {doesn't work:} 41. Kxe4 h2 42. b4+ $1 Kxb4 43.
Rb6+ $18) 41. Kf2 (41. Kg4 $2 h3 $19) 41... Re4 42. Kf3 $11) 40... Rxf4+ 41.
Kg3 Re4 42. Rxe6 Re3+ 43. Kf4 Rxb3 44. Re7 (44. Re7 Kxc4 45. Rxh7 Re3 46. Kf5
d3 47. e6 d2 48. Rd7 Kc3 49. Rxd2 Kxd2 50. Kf6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Sharbaf, Mohsen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 bxc4 (15... d5 {is the main line nowadays}) 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18.
Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qh4 $5 {A very rare move, which is not better than the usual 19.
..Qf6, but at least it brings some fresh ideas in what has been considered a
difficult variation for Black.} ({The main variation goes:} 19... Qf6 20. Bc2
f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 23. d7 {Anand's novelty from 2002 closed the
discussions in the line 15...bxc4 - the conclusion was that White is clearly
better. However, it is interesting that the French correspondence player
Robert Serradimigni showed that with a patient defence Black can achieve a
draw:} Rc6 24. Bxe4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qxf5 $1 (25... Qh4 26. h3 $16 {
Anand-Kasimdzhanov, Hyderabad 2002}) 26. Bxf5 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Rd8 $1 (27... Rf6
28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Bg4 f3 30. g3 $16) 28. Na5 (28. Re1 Kf8 29. g3 fxg3 30. fxg3
Rf6 31. g4 Bd5 32. g5 Rxf5 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 35. Nd6+ Kd7 36. Nxf5
Ke6 37. Ne3 Be4 38. Kf2 f6 39. gxf6 Kxf6 40. Nc4 Ke6 41. Ke3 Bb1 42. a3 Kd5 43.
Kd2 Kd4 44. Ne3 Be4 45. Nc2+ Ke5 46. Nb4 Bb7 47. Ke3 h5 48. Nd3+ Kf5 49. Nc5
Bc8 50. b4 h4 51. Nd3 Bd7 52. Nc5 Bc8 53. Ne4 Kg4 54. Kf2 Kh3 55. Kg1 Kg4 56.
Nc3 Kf3 57. b5 {1/2-1/2 Karasalo (SWE),J (2436)-Serradimigni (FRA),R (2423)/
WC27SF10 Corr 2003}) (28. g4 fxg3 29. fxg3 Bd5 30. Ne3 Bc6 31. Rd1 Kf8 32. Nc4
Rf6 33. g4 h5 34. Ne5 hxg4 35. Bxg4 Bb7 36. h3 Rb6 37. Rf1 Bd5 38. Kh2 Ke7 39.
Re1 Kd6 40. Kg3 Rb4 41. h4 Rg8 42. h5 f5 43. d8=Q+ {1/2-1/2 Ciucurel R (2337)
-Campian,C (2225)/ICCF corr 2005}) (28. Rd1 Rh5 29. Nd6 Bc6 $11) 28... Ba8 (
28... Bd5 $2 29. Rd1 Re6 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Nc4 Rxd7 32. f3 $16 {Ceteras}) 29.
f3 Kf8 30. Rc1 Rd6 $1 31. Nc4 Rd5 32. Be4 Rc5 33. Bxa8 Rxa8 34. Rd1 Rd8 35. Rd4
Ke7 36. Rxf4 Rxd7 {1/2-1/2 Ceteras,M-Serradimigni,R/Coppa Latina VI B1 corr
2003}) 20. g3 (20. Na5 f4 21. Qh3 Qxh3 22. gxh3 exd3 23. Nxb7 Rfb8 (23... Rab8
$5 24. Nc5 Rfd8) 24. Nc5 Rxb2 25. Rab1 Rd8 26. Rxb2 Bxb2 27. Nxd3 Bd4 28. Nxf4
Rxd6 $11 {1-0 Fogarasi,T (2500)-Wagner,C (2405)/Paris 1995 (73)}) 20... Qh3 21.
Be2 (21. Bc2 Rac8 $44) 21... Bh6 22. Qb6 (22. Qb3 Rab8 (22... Bd5 $5) 23. Ne3
Kh8 $2 (23... Bg7 $142) 24. d7 Rg8 25. Qxf7 $18 {1-0 Liss,E (2480)-Kundin,A 
(2295)/Tel Aviv 1994 (29)}) 22... Rab8 $146 (22... Bd5 23. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Maki,
V (2376)-Holmsten,A (2420)/Finland 2002 (65)}) 23. Ne3 (23. Qd4 f4 $40) 23...
Bd5 (23... f4 $2 24. Bg4 $1) 24. Qd4 {Square d4 is only apparently active for
queen. In reality Black wins an important tempo later on with ...Bg7.} (24.
Qxa6 $5 Be6 25. Rfd1) 24... Be6 {In this complicated position the chances seem
to be about equal. White must search for improvements earlier.} 25. Ng2 (25. b3
$6 f4 $1 $40) (25. f4 $6 Bg7 $36) (25. Nc4 $5 Rfd8 (25... Bg7 26. Ne5 $13) 26.
Rfd1 (26. Ne5 Bf8 $1) 26... Bg7 27. Ne5 Qh6 $13 {[%cal Gg7f6,Yh6g7]}) 25... Bg7
26. Qa4 (26. Qe3 Rxb2 27. Rad1 Qh6 $1 (27... Rxa2 $2 28. Nf4 Qh6 29. d7 Rd8 30.
Qb6 Qf6 (30... Rxd7 $2 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Qd8+ $18) 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Bc4 $18) (
27... Rd8 28. Qg5 $1 Rd7 29. Rb1 $36) 28. Nf4 Rd8 $13) 26... Rxb2 27. Bc4 (27.
Nf4 Qh6 {[%cal Gg7e5]} 28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Qxa6 f4 $5 (29... Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Bxa1
31. Rxa1 Qxd6 32. a4 $14) 30. gxf4 e3 31. Rad1 Rd8 $44) 27... e3 $1 (27... Bxc4
28. Qxc4 Rd8 29. Rad1 (29. Qc7 Bf6 $13) 29... Qh6 30. Ne3 $14) 28. Nxe3 f4 29.
gxf4 (29. Ng2 fxg3 30. hxg3 Bd7 31. Qd1 Bc6 32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. Qxd5 Rb5 34. Qe4
Rh5 35. Nh4 Bf6 $1 $40) (29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. gxf4 Rb5 $1 $40) 29... Bd7 30. Qa5
Bd4 31. Qd5 (31. Rad1 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Bxe3 33. Qg5+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. Qg5+ $11
) 31... Rxf2 $11 (31... Rd2 32. Rad1 Bxe3 $11) 32. Rxf2 Qxe3 33. Raf1 Kh8 34.
Kh1 Be6 35. Qc6 Qc3 36. Bd5 Bxd5+ 37. Qxd5 Bxf2 38. Rxf2 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Rg8+ 40.
Kh3 Qxf2 41. Qe5+ Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2002.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.07.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Kh1 Rb8 $1 $146 {The idea
of this novelty is obvious - Black wants to create a quick counterplay on the
queenside.} (18... Ng6) 19. f3 (19. g4 {was played six days later by Topalov,
but Black got a good play anyway:} b4 20. cxb4 Nxd5 21. gxf5 Kh8 {and White
has no advantage, Topalov,V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2002}) 19... b4 20. Nb1 {'?!'
Ftacnik.} (20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. fxe4 {is a typical piece sacrifice. With black
rooks on e8 and a8 this works out, but here it has less chances for success.}
Bxa3 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 22. Re3 (22. Bb1 f6 {stops the attack, keeping an extra
piece.}) 22... Qxc2 23. Rg3+ (23. Rxa3 Qxe4 $19) 23... Ng6 24. Rh3 Rfc8 25.
exf5 Ne5 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 {and the king escapes}) (20. fxe4 $5 {Ftacnik} bxa3 (
20... f4 {Ftacnik} 21. cxb4 Rxb4 22. b3 Qc3 23. Bb1 $16) 21. exf5 Bf6 $1 (21...
axb2 {Ftacnik} 22. f6 Ng6 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Re3 $40) (21... Rxb2 {Ftacnik} 22.
f6 Rxc2 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxe7 $18) 22. Rxe7 Qc4 23. Rfe1 axb2 24. R7e3 Qh4 25.
Qf3 $14) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 {'!?' Ftacnik. very concrete. Black will
defend the king with the knight and queen, which will replace the bishop on
the long diagonal. Ftacnik: 'Leko plays with a clear strategy of domination on
the dark squares, white's c3 pawn was the last defender of the dark complex.'}
22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. fxe4 f4 $1 {A well-known motif: to keep the diagonal b1-h7
closed.} (23... Qxc2 24. exf5 {is unclear}) 24. Bb3 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (24. Bb1 $5
{Ftacnik} Ng6 25. e5 dxe5 26. d6 (26. Bxg6 {Ftacnik} hxg6 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28.
Rxe5 Rb2 29. h4 Rxa2 30. Rxf4 $11) 26... Rfd8 27. Rd1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxd6 $13)
24... Ng6 25. Rc1 Qf6 {There is little White can do against opponent's
domination on the black squares. In the next part of the game Shirov failed to
create anything, while Leko successfully overtook the initiative and created
decisive threats.} 26. Qf5 Qe7 27. Rc4 a5 $1 28. h3 {This weakens square g3,
which will play the decisive role later. On the other hand it is difficult to
find a sensitive plan for White.} Rb4 29. Rxb4 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Shirov
is helping black to activate his pieces, white king will fall under strong
attack.'} (29. Rfc1 {Ftacnik} Rxc4 30. Rxc4 Qh4 31. Rc1 Qg3 $15) 29... axb4 30.
Bd1 {'?!' Ftacnik. The bishop is desperately looking for a job.} Ra8 31. Rf2
Qa7 32. Rc2 Kg7 33. Kh2 (33. Bh5 b3 $1 34. axb3 Qe3 {[%cal Ga8a1] with
inevitable mate.}) 33... Qe3 34. Bf3 Qe1 {The inevitable penetration finally
happened. White cannot hold the position.} 35. Rc7 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Ne5 37. Bh5
Rxa2 38. Rxf7+ Nxf7 39. Qxf7+ Kh6 40. Qf6+ Kxh5 41. Qf5+ Kh6 42. Qf6+ Qg6 43.
Qh4+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ Qf7 45. Qg5+ Kf8 46. Qd8+ Qe8 47. Qf6+ Kg8 ({There is no
perpetual check. For instance:} 47... Kg8 48. Qg5+ Kf7 49. Qf5+ Ke7 50. Qe6+
Kd8 51. Qxd6+ Kc8 52. Qc5+ Kb7 53. Qxb4+ Ka8) 0-1

[Event "Lvov Cup of Galychina"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2001.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2001.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 {White chooses a
simple set-up. It is not the most ambitious one (if considering fight for
opening advantage), but a possible way to avoid a principled opening battle
and try to outplay the opponent in middlegame or even in endgame.} Be6 (13...
Bg5 14. h4 Bh6 15. Bg2 (15. Bh3 Be6 $11 (15... Bxh3 16. Rxh3 Qd7 17. g4 $1 (17.
Rh2 f5 $36) 17... Bf4 18. Rd3 Qe6 19. Qf3 $14)) 15... a5 16. a3 Ne7 17. Nce3
Bxe3 18. Nxe3 b4 19. axb4 (19. cxb4 $2 axb4 20. a4 b3 (20... Ba6 $5) 21. O-O
Nc6 $15 {[%csl Rd4]}) 19... axb4 20. O-O bxc3 21. bxc3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,
S-Rogozenko,D/BL9900 Plauen-Magdeburg 2000}) 14. Bg2 Bg5 15. O-O Bh6 $6 {
A serious innacuracy. There was no need to remove the bishop from g5.
Sometimes it might return to d8 and b6 (the diagonal a7-g1 is best for black
dark-squared bishop). Often White even plays h2-h4 himself in order to force
the answer Bh6 and to assure that the bishop won't return to e7 or d8. Black
doesn't have to fear the advance f2-f4, which opens the position and gives
Black counterchances as well. Finally, the move 15. ... Bh6 is a waste of
precious time.} (15... a5 16. Qd3 Ne7 17. Nce3 Bxe3 {Another example to
underline the dawbacks of Bg5-h6: Black is happy to trade his bishop for the
knight, which means that after the game move 15. ... Bh6 this will be achieved
with a loss of tempo (Bg5-h6xe3).} 18. Nxe3 Qb6 $11 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rd2 b4
21. h3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Qc5 $17 {0-1 Westerinen,H-Schandorff,L/Reykjavik 1997 (48)
}) 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 a5 {The position is close to equal, but Black already
starts to feel uncomfortable - his bishop on h6 is out of play. The problem is
that Black cannot fight for square d5 yet with Ne7, because White has Nxe7 and
Qxd6. With the bishop on g5 this would have been possible, thanks to the
possibility Bg5xe7.} 18. a3 {Too slow. It weakens square b3 unnecessarily and
Black finds a way to use it.} (18. b4 $142) 18... a4 $5 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gc6a5,
Ga5c4] An interesting decision. Black prevents the advance b2-b4 and prepares
the maneuver Na5-c4.} (18... Rfd8 19. b4 $14) (18... f5 $5 19. b4 Qf7 $1 $132 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf7f2]}) 19. Ndb4 (19. Nce3 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Rfd8 $11) 19... Rfd8
20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Nb4 Qb7 22. Nd5 Rbc8 (22... Bxd5 $2 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 $2 24. Rxd5
$16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6,Rh6][%cal Gg2f1]}) 23. Qf3 Rc5 24. Nf6+ Kh8 (24... gxf6 $4
25. Qxf6 $18 {[%csl Rd8,Rh6]}) 25. Ng4 Bg5 26. h4 Qc8 27. Ne3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 {
White's knight maneuvers brought him nothing.} Bb3 29. Rd2 h6 $11 30. Bf3 Qb8
31. Kh2 Rc7 32. Bd1 Bc4 33. Bc2 Qa7 {Black was probably sure that arising
endgame is drawish. This might well be true, but only White has chances to
play for a win without any risks in endgame. I wouldt have kept the queens.
Sooner or later White will have to open up the position somehow and with
queens on the board Black will be able to create counterchances.} 34. Qxa7 Rxa7
$14 35. Rad1 Ra6 36. Kg2 Kg8 37. f4 (37. Rb1 {brings nothing:} Ba2) 37... f6
38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Bd3 Rb6 (40... Bb3 $142 41. Bxb5 $140 $2 Rb6) 41.
Bxc4 bxc4 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Rf1 Rf8 44. Rxf8 Kxf8 45. Kf3 Ke7 46. Kg4 g6 47. h5
Kf6 48. Rd5 gxh5+ 49. Kxh5 Ke7 50. Rd2 Rb8 51. g4 Rf8 52. Kxh6 Rf4 53. g5 Rh4+
54. Kg7 Rxe4 55. Rh2 Rg4 56. g6 e4 57. Kh7 Kf6 58. Rf2+ Ke5 $4 (58... Ke7 59.
g7 e3 60. Rf3 (60. Re2 Kf7) 60... e2 61. Re3+ Kf7 62. Rf3+ $11) 59. g7 e3 60.
Rf8 Ke4 61. g8=Q Rxg8 62. Kxg8 e2 63. Re8+ Kf3 64. Kf7 d5 65. Re5 Kf2 66. Ke6
1-0

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.10"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Montpellier"]
[BlackTeam "Monaco"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 fxe4 $2 {It is surprising to see these
days a well-known opening mistake made again and again. It is even more
surprising when it is played by a respectful Grandmaster. What is it? A black
spot in the memory? A new idea somewhere in complicated variations, trying to
bring a (very) bad opening line back to life? Robert Fischer invented the
Fischer Random Chess for the simple reason that the classical chess came to an
end, is exhausted, everything is known here. He surely omitted the fact that
for humans the classical chess will never come to an end. We make mistakes and
the time shows that, paradoxically, we always make more mistakes. The more we
learn, the more we forget. And as a result repeat the mistakes from the past.
That's very unfortunate, but that seems to be the truth.} 12. Bxb5 {This was
one of the first opening traps I learned as a child. I can remember that for
me it was far from clear why according to the theory the resulting positions
are so bad for Black. After some deeper study I realised that indeed, Black
keeps some chances and might be able to create some counterplay against white
king, but in order to do that he must jump over his head and create initiative
out of nothing. White will have material advantage and enjoy a pleasant play
in a better position, while for Black the game can easily turn out to be a
real nightmare (just count the number of black pawns in the present game after
34 moves, it won't take long).} axb5 13. Nxb5 Be6 14. Nbc7+ Kd7 15. Nxa8 Bxd5
16. Qxd5 Qxa8 {After 12.Bxb5 all these are best moves for Black. The
alternatives lead to a quicker disaster.} 17. Qxf7+ {Now let's evaluate the
positon. The material is slightly in White's favour, but close to balanced.
Other main factors are: - the position of the kings - disastrous for Black,
who must practically protect the king for the rest of the game; - the pawn
structure - White has no weaknesses, while Black has only weaknesses (quite a
difference!); - the activity of the pieces - balanced, since White has a more
active queen, but his rooks didn't enter the play yet (they's do it soon
though). The concusion comes naturally: White is much better. With two pieces
for the rook Black keeps practical chances, but it is extremely difficult to
create an initiative because of the above-mentioned factors: an exposed king
on d7 and a broken pawn structure.} (17. Qxe4 {is no fun for Black either.
Even E.Sveshnikov (otherwise a big optimist) evaluates in his book the
position after 17.Qxe4 as difficult for Black.}) 17... Ne7 (17... Be7 18. Qf5+
Kc7 19. Qxe4 {One pawn less.} Qb7 (19... Na5 20. Qa4 Nc6 21. Qc4 Qg8 22. Qxg8
Rxg8 23. O-O d5 24. Rfd1 Kd6 25. Rd3 e4 26. Rh3 Rg7 27. Rh6+ Kc7 28. Rd1 Rg5
29. Rxh7 {Another soldier fell down.} Kb6 30. h4 {1-0 Nikolaidis,
K-Papastavropoulos,A/Ano Liosia 1996 (49)}) 20. b4 Nd8 21. Qxb7+ Kxb7 22. Ke2
Ne6 23. g3 Rc8 24. Rhc1 d5 25. Rd1 d4 26. cxd4 Nxd4+ 27. Kd3 Bf6 28. Ke4 Rc4
29. Rac1 Rxb4 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1+ Kc6 32. a4 {1-0 Polzin,R-Lindner,A/
Germany 2001.}) 18. O-O-O (18. O-O {was played in Ioseliani,N-Matveeva,S/Tuzla
1987, which also ended with a victory for White, but on the other hand why
placing the king on the side where black rook will be acive?}) 18... Rg8 {
This is Black's novelty. As we'll see, it changes little in the evaluation of
the position - White remains better, but Black keeps some chances to
complicate matters. However, the question remains the same - why playing an
opening variation when from the beginning one gets an objectively worse
position?} (18... Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Qf8 (19... e3 20. Qf6 $18 {was immediately over
in Vrublevskaya-Frantsuzova, Moscow 2000.}) 20. Rxd6+ {Nice, although not
necessary.} ({The simple} 20. Qc4 Qxf2 21. Rhf1 {followed by 22.Rf6 is
decisive too.}) 20... Kxd6 21. Rd1+ Kc7 22. Qe6 Nc6 23. Rd7+ Kb6 24. Qb3+ Nb4
25. cxb4 $18 {1-0 Fercec,N-Jelen,I/Tucepi 1996 (31)}) (18... h5 19. Rxd6+ {
Here this works without much calculation.} Kxd6 20. Qf6+ Kd7 21. Qxh8 Qxa2 22.
Rd1+ Nd5 23. Qxf8 Qa1+ 24. Kc2 Qa4+ 25. Kd2 Nf4 26. Qb4 Qc6 27. Ke3+ Ke6 28.
Rd8 Nd5+ 29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxe4 Qc5+ 31. Kf3 Kf6 32. g3 {1-0 Butunoi,A-Czimer,
J/Savaria 2002.}) 19. g3 e3 (19... Kc7 20. Rhe1 $16) 20. Rhe1 Rg7 (20... exf2
21. Rxe5 $18) 21. Qf6 Rg6 22. Qxe5 exf2 23. Re2 Qf3 {Around here Black should
look for improvements, although his chances are worse in all variations:} (
23... Kc7 24. Qd4 Qxa2 25. Rxf2 Bg7 26. Qd3 Bh6+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ 28. Kb1 $16) (
23... Qxa2 24. Qb5+ Kc7 25. Rxf2 Bh6+ 26. Kc2 $14 {/+/-}) (23... Qa4 24. Qd4 $5
Qxd4 25. cxd4 Rf6 26. Rf1 Bg7 27. Kc2 Nc6 28. Rexf2 Nxd4+ 29. Kd3 Rxf2 30. Rxf2
Ke6 {and Black keeps chances for draw thanks to the passed "d"-pawn.}) 24. Qb5+
Kc7 25. Rf1 Rg5 26. Qc4+ Rc5 27. Qe4 Qh5 28. Rexf2 Bh6+ 29. Kb1 Re5 30. Qxh7 {
The material advantage is too big now, but the pawn on d6 is still there, so I
guess Black had some hopes left.} Kc6 31. Qf7 Qh3 32. Qc4+ Kb6 33. Rf6 Nc6 34.
Rxd6 {But in this position it is difficult to say what was Black hoping for.}
Rc5 35. Qe2 Bg7 36. a3 Be5 37. Rg6 Qd7 38. Qc2 Qd5 39. Rd1 Qf7 40. Rh6 Bxc3 41.
bxc3 Rb5+ 42. Ka1 Qf8 43. Rdd6 Ka5 44. Rhf6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mulyar, Michael A"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 {First played in the game Movsesian,S-Grivas,E/
Panormo 2001, this move was recommended by V.Golod back in 1998. In the
present game White decided to go for a quick kingside attack, which seems to
be most ambitious plan.} (10... d6 11. g4 a6 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. f4 b5
15. Kb1 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. f5 $40 {1-0 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Mainz 2001 (28)})
11. e5 (11. Be3 Qc7 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. g4 $5 {White's chanses
look slightly better, but Black eventually hold in the following game:} Rd8 15.
Bg2 Be6 16. Kb1 Rac8 17. f4 d4 18. Bc1 d3 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 Bxg4 21. Be4
g6 22. f5 Qd6 {and Black was soon better in Movsesian,S-Grivas,E/Panormo 2001})
11... Nd7 12. f4 a6 13. Qh5 (13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qh5 {deserved attention, since
now Black cannot trade pieces with Nd4 or Nc5.}) 13... f5 (13... Qc7 $2 14. Bd3
f5 15. g4 $40) 14. Bd3 (14. g4 $5 d4 15. Na2 $13) 14... Nd4 {Otherwise after
g2-g4 Black will find himself under a strong attack. The idea behind 14. ...
Nd4 is to trade the knight on b3 which controls square c5, thus preparing
Nd7-c5 next.} 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rhe1 (16. g4 Nc5 17. Be2 Ne4 $5 18. Nxe4 fxe4
$13) (16. Qh3 $5 Qb6 (16... Nc5 $2 17. Be3 $18) 17. Be3 (17. Nxd5 $2 exd5 18.
Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Qxf5 Nc5 20. Qh5 Be6 21. f5 $140 $2 (21. Bb4 Na4 $5 $40) 21...
Na4 $19) 17... Bc5 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Kb1 Bd7 20. g4 $1 $40) 16... Qb6 17. Re3 (
17. g4 Nc5 $13 18. Bxf5 $140 $2 exf5 19. Nxd5 Nd3+ $1 (19... Qe6 20. Bb4 $36)
20. cxd3 Qc6+ 21. Nc3 fxg4 $17) 17... g6 18. Qh6 Nc5 19. Rh3 (19. g4 $2 d4 20.
Rh3 Nxd3+ 21. cxd3 Rf7) 19... Nxd3+ 20. Rxd3 Rf7 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Darmstadt Integrata 1st"]
[Site "Darmstadt"]
[Date "2001.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ginsburg, Gennadij"]
[Black "Jakubiec, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 (14.
Nce3 Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 $11) 14... O-O (14... Ne7 15. Bg2 Nxd5 16. Bxd5
$14) 15. Bg2 f5 16. O-O a5 17. Nf4 {This tempting move leads only to
simplifications and equal position.} exf4 18. Bxc6 fxg3 19. hxg3 f4 (19... Rc8
20. Bd5 Qd7 21. a3 f4 $2 22. Re1 $2 (22. Qg4 $3 Rce8 23. Nd4 Rf6 24. Nxe6 Rexe6
25. Rae1 Kf7 26. Rxe6 $18) 22... Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Qe6 Qxe6 25. Rxe6 fxg3
26. fxg3 Be5 $17 {0-1 Borchardt,A-Dzjuba,V/Bydgoszcz 2000/ (49)}) 20. Bd5 (20.
Nd4 fxg3 21. Nxe6 Qh4 22. fxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Bg2 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 Qh6+ 25. Kg1 Qe3+ 26.
Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Voitsekhovsky,S-Tolstikh,N/Samara 2000}) (20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Qxd6
Bh3 22. f3 Rf6 $44) 20... Bxd5 (20... Qd7 $2 {A typical mistake, see the above
mentioned game Borchardt,A-Dzjuba,V/Bydgoszcz 2000.} 21. Qg4) 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22.
Nd4 (22. Rfe1 Qc8 (22... fxg3 23. fxg3 Be5 {and Black has a very comfortable
position.}) 23. Nd4 fxg3 24. fxg3 Qg4 25. Kg2 Rae8 (25... Be5 26. Rxe5 dxe5 27.
Qxe5+ Kg8 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Qe5+ $11) 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rf1 Bxd4 28. Qxd4+ Qxd4
29. cxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van der Wiel,J-De Vreugt,D/Amsterdam 1996/ (32)}) 22...
Be5 $4 (22... fxg3 23. fxg3 Be5 $11 {I guess this was Black's intention, but
for strange reason he started with the wrong move.} (23... Qb6 24. Kg2 (24.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rd1 Be5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf8g8]}) 24... Bxd4 25. cxd4 $14)) 23.
Ne6 {just winning the exchange.} Qf6 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Rad1 Rg8 26. Rd3 Qg6 27.
Kg2 fxg3 28. fxg3 Bxg3 29. Qf5 Qg7 30. Qf7 Qg4 31. Qf6+ Rg7 32. Qf8+ Rg8 33.
Qf6+ Rg7 34. Qf3 $18 Be5+ (34... Qg6 35. Qf5 {and Black cannot avoid trading
Queens anyway.}) 35. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 36. Kh3 Rc4 {There are some difficulties, but
White should win in the end. Two Rooks create many threats in an open position
and Black cannot swap the Rook, as after it White wins much easier.} 37. Rd5 b4
38. Rxa5 bxc3 39. bxc3 Rxc3+ 40. Kg4 Kg7 41. Kf5 Bd4 42. Ra4 Bc5 43. Rg4+ Kf7
44. Rh4 Kg8 45. Kf6 Rg3 46. Rfh1 Rf3+ 47. Ke6 Re3+ 48. Kd5 Rd3+ 49. Kc6 Ra3 50.
R1h2 Ra6+ 51. Kd5 Ra3 (51... Ra7 52. Rg2+ Kh8 (52... Kf8 53. Rf4+ Rf7 54. Rxf7+
Kxf7 55. a4 $18) 53. a4 $18) 52. Rg2+ Kh8 53. Rhg4 Ra8 54. a4 Ba3 55. Ke6 Bc1
56. Rc2 Be3 57. Rc7 h5 58. Rh4 Ra5 59. Rb7 Rg5 60. Kf6 Re5 61. Rb5 Bc5 62. a5
Kg8 63. a6 Re8 64. Rxh5 Bd4+ 65. Kg6 Ra8 66. Rb7 d5 67. a7 Rf8 68. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nc2 O-O (13... Be6
14. g3 O-O 15. Bg2 f5 16. O-O Rc8 {and now the move 17.Nce3 is weaker than for
instance 17.a4. But in the game we reached this position with 17.Nce3, that's
why 15.g3 is a possible, but not best option.}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 (15. Bd3 {
is the main move.}) 15... f5 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. O-O Kh8 (17... f4 {main
disadvantage of the early Nce3 is because of Black's advance f5-f4. Already
now this was possible.} 18. Nc2 Bf5 $5 (18... fxg3 19. hxg3 Ne7 $13) 19. a4 $4
f3 $1 20. Bh1 Bxc2 {0-1 Farkas-Shankar, Szeged 1998.} 21. Qxc2 Nd4 {[%cal
Gd4e2]}) 18. Qh5 (18. a4 b4 $1 {another drawback of the knight on e3 - less
control over b4-square.}) 18... Bf7 (18... f4 19. Be4 $1) 19. Qe2 f4 20. Nc2 (
20. gxf4 $2 exf4 21. Nxf4 Qh4 (21... Ne5 22. Nfd5 (22. Ned5 Qh4 $44) 22... Bg6
(22... Qh4 23. f4 Bh5 24. Qc2) 23. f4 $1 Bd3 24. Qh5) 22. Nfd5 Bh5 {followed
by Bf3, when Black has a very strong attack.}) 20... Ne7 21. Ncb4 Nxd5 (21...
Ng6 $5 22. Nxa6 Be6 23. Nab4 Qg5 $44) 22. Bxd5 Qb6 (22... Bxd5 $5 23. Nxd5 f3
24. Qd3 Qd7 $13) 23. Be4 (23. Bxf7 Rxf7 24. Nd5 Qc5 25. Rad1 $11 (25. Qe4 fxg3
26. hxg3 Rcf8 $36)) 23... a5 24. Nd5 Qc5 25. Rad1 {White managed to keep
control over central squares, and Black must play accurately in order to keep
the balance. Fortunately, he has enough counterchances.} (25. b4 Qc4) 25... b4
$11 26. Qg4 Qc4 27. f3 (27. Nb6 Qxe4 28. Nxc8 Bd5 29. f3 (29. Rxd5 Qxd5 $15)
29... Qe3+ 30. Kh1 (30. Rf2 fxg3 $19) 30... Bc4 $17 31. Rfe1 Be2) 27... Bxd5
28. Rxd5 (28. Bxd5 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 bxc3) 28... Rf6 29. Rxa5 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rg8 31.
Bd5 Qxc3 32. Bxg8 Qxa5 33. Bb3 fxg3 34. hxg3 Qd2 35. Rf2 (35. Qc4 Rf8) 35...
Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Rh6 37. Rf1 Qd2+ 38. Rf2 Qc1 39. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 ({The main move is} 17... g6 {which
requires very good home preparation due to the wild complications arising after
} 18. h4 (18. Qe2 $5 $13 {1-0 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Linares 2008 (56)}) 18... Bxh4
19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 $13 {/=}) 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O {Both players went for this
position, but either each of them evaluated it slightly differently, or
Radjabov had no problem with the fact that White is slightly better. The
position is perfectly suited to Leko's style: White can play for a win without
any risk of losing. His chances are slightly preferable, since White can
attack weaknesses on a5 and d6 more easily than Black can create pressure on
the b3-pawn.} f5 ({Or} 19... Bb7 20. Qc2 {with a slight edge}) 20. exf5 Bxf5 (
20... Nxf5 {will very likely lose a pawn after} 21. Nxf5 {followed by Qd5 and
then either Rfa1, or Rd1.}) 21. Ra2 $5 {The rook goes to d2.} ({Black has an
easier defence after} 21. Nxf5 Rxf5) 21... Be4 22. Rd2 Rb6 23. Re1 Qb8 24. Qa1
$1 $14 {White can try various setups to put pressure on Black's weaknesses.
Now the queen will go to a3 and the rooks will be doubled on the d-file.} Qc7
25. Red1 h6 $146 (25... Rc6 26. Kh1 Qb6 27. Qa3 Nf5 28. Nxf5 Rxf5 29. Re2 Rf4
30. f3 Bg6 31. Red2 Rf6 32. Rd5 {and White won a pawn in 1-0 Buczinski,H-Surin,
M/ICCF Email 2000 (48)}) 26. h3 Bb7 27. Qa3 Rd8 28. Be6 {Black is under
pressure and must decide in which position he will have the best chances to
escape. This is not a simple task, since nowhere does Black have a clear draw.}
Qxc3 ({The alternative was} 28... d5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5
32. Rxd5 Qxc3 {after which White should not exchange queens, allowing Black to
achieve a theoretical draw with a pawn down, but instead he must continue the
attack:} 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Rg6 35. g3 (35. Rd6 $2 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ {
is a draw}) 35... Qc1+ 36. Kh2 $16) 29. Rxd6 Rbxd6 30. Rxd6 $16 Qe1+ $2 ({
Necessary was} 30... Qc7 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {although White has obvious pressure
after} 32. Qc5) 31. Kh2 {Now the queen is away and Black doesn't have time to
defend everything.} Re8 (31... Rxd6 32. Qxd6 Qb4 (32... Qxf2 33. Qxe7 {loses
at once}) 33. Qxe5 {is also difficult for Black, since besides an extra pawn
White also has a strong attack. For instance} a4 {loses due to} 34. Nf5 Nxf5
35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qg8+ Kg6 37. Qf7+ {with mate}) 32. Rd7 {White wins a piece.}
Nc6 (32... Qxf2 {also loses:} 33. Rxe7 Qf4+ 34. Kh1) 33. Bf7 Ra8 (33... Rb8 34.
Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Qg8#) 34. Rxb7 Qxf2 35. Bd5 Rc8 (35... Rc8 36. Rf7
Qxe3 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 {A fashionable
move in the past, this line became popular recently. The present game
certainly played its role for that.} Rg8 (12... Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 {is
another main direction in Sveshnikov Sicilian.  However, 12...Rg8 leads to
more dynamic and sharp positions.}) 13. g3 Rg5 (13... Rg4 14. f4 $1) 14. Qd1 (
14. Qxh7 {taking the pawn gives Black good counterplay after both 14...Nd4 and
14...Bxd5.}) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 (16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Na3 Qxb2 18. Nc4
Qc3+ 19. Kf1 Rd8 20. Rb1 e4 21. Be2 f4 $1 {0-1 Polgar,J-Leko,P/Budapest 2003 
(44)}) 16... Bh6 $146 (16... Qb6 17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 f4 19. Qd2 $5 Rxd5 20. Qxf4
Re5 21. O-O Bg7 22. Kh1 b4 23. c4 d5 24. Rad1 $1 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/
Wijk aan Zee 2003 (48)}) (16... e4 17. f4 $1 {was met earlier, with a slight
plus for White.}) 17. Be2 {A good move, anticipating 17...e4.} (17. Nc2 e4 {
followed by 18...f4, with counterplay.}) 17... Qb6 (17... Rc8 18. c4 f4 19.
cxb5 e4 20. gxf4 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Rxd5 22. Qe1 Qc7 23. bxa6 Qd7 24. Rg1 Qh3+ 25.
Rg2 Bxf4 26. Qb4 Bxh2 27. Bg4 Qd3+ 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bg4 Qd3+ 30. Ke1 $16 {
1-0 Polgar,J-Lautier,J/Enghien les Bains 2003 (38)}) (17... e4 18. Qd4 $5 {Acs}
(18. Nc2 f4 $1) 18... Bg7 19. Qd2 $14) 18. Nc2 Kf8 {'?!' Ftacnik. This natural
and useful retreat is somewhat too slow, allowing White to start first his
active actions on the queenside.  Ftacnik: 'Leko must have been pleased by the
success against Polgar and and it surely influenced his trust for the black's
setup.'} (18... Qb7 $142 $13 {'!?' Ftacnik.} 19. f4 {Ftacnik} exf4 20. gxf4 Rg6
21. a4 Bxf4 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8+ Qxa8 24. Bxb5+ Kd8 $13) (18... e4 {Ftacnik}
19. f4 exf3 20. Bxf3 f4 21. Qd3 $14) 19. a4 $1 $36 bxa4 20. Nb4 f4 (20... a5
21. Qxa4 $14) 21. Qxa4 f3 22. Bd3 (22. Bxf3 $2 Rf5 {[%csl Rf2]} 23. Ke2 e4 $19)
(22. Bxa6 $2 e4 $132) 22... Rg4 (22... f5 $142) 23. O-O (23. Qa5 {allows Black
an unexpected check on d2:} Bd2+ $1 24. Kf1 $1 (24. Kxd2 Qxf2+ 25. Kc1 e4 $17)
24... Qxa5 {Now with the king on f1 Black will have tactical motifs even in
endgame.} 25. Rxa5 Rc8 26. Nc2 (26. Ra1 Bxc3 $1 27. bxc3 Rxc3 $19) 26... Rb8
27. Nb4 Rc8 $11) 23... f5 24. Qd7 {[%cal Ga1a6,Gd3f5] Black's problem is the
lack of co-ordination between pieces, while White already starts to create
concrete threats.  Ftacnik: 'Acs has achieved a great feat, since his king
sits in the safety and white is positionaly winning on the queenside.
Penetration of the active white queen to the enemy camp must have been very
unpleasant for the defender.'} Rxb4 {Desperation in a bad position. Tactical
tricks are probably the only thing left for Black anyway.} (24... Rd8 25. Rxa6
$1 $16) (24... a5 $2 25. Nc6 Nxc6 26. Qxf5+ $18) 25. cxb4 e4 26. Bb5 $1 {
Most precise. The bishop goes to c6.} Rb8 27. Bc6 Qxb4 28. Ra4 (28. Rxa6 Be3 $1
29. fxe3 $140 $4 Qxb2 $19) 28... Qxb2 29. Qxd6 Be3 {Nice, but White has a
defence. He should have kept the bishop closer to his own king with 29...Bg7.}
30. h4 $1 (30. Ra2 Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Qb1+ 32. Rf1 Qxa2 33. Qxb8+ Kg7 34. Qe5+ Kf8
35. Qf6+ Kg8 $11 {(Acs)}) 30... Ba7 31. Rxa6 Qe2 32. Raa1 e3 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34.
Bd7 {White wins by mating attack.} exf2+ 35. Kh2 Rb6 36. Be6+ Rxe6 37. dxe6 1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 14.
Qd1 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Nxb5 $6 {This is a doubtful novelty. Later Polgar
switched to the more logical 16.c3. The problem with taking with the knight on
b5 in Sveshnikov Sicilian is that even when it wins a pawn, Black often gets
good compensation.  However, in this game Leko doesn't even sacrifice the pawn.
} (16. c3 Bh6 17. Be2 Rc8 18. c4 f4 19. cxb5 e4 20. gxf4 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Rxd5 22.
Qe1 Qc7 23. bxa6 Qd7 24. Rg1 Qh3+ 25. Rg2 Bxf4 26. Qb4 Bxh2 27. Bg4 Qd3+ 28.
Be2 Qh3 29. Bg4 Qd3+ 30. Ke1 Nc6 31. Qb7 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 Qd3+ 33. Be2 Qh3 34. Rc1
Rg5 35. Bg4 Qd3+ 36. Ke1 e3 37. Bd7+ Ke7 38. Bf5+ {1-0 Polgar,J-Lautier,J/
Enghien les Bains 2003.}) 16... Qb6 (16... e4 17. Be2 Qa5+ 18. Nc3 Bg7 $44) (
16... Bg7 $44) 17. Na3 (17. Qc1 Bh6 $1 $36 (17... Rg6 {Ftacnik} 18. Nc3 Bh6 19.
Qb1 (19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 Rg1+ $17) 19... e4 20. Be2 Bg7 $11)) 17... Qxb2 18.
Nc4 Qc3+ 19. Kf1 Rd8 {Ftacnik: 'The modern chess is first of all tough fight
with quite a few questionable moments. It is hard to guess why black refrained
from the promissing 19...Nxd5!? '} (19... e4 20. Be2 (20. f4 Rg6 21. Be2 Rc8 {
is much better for Black, if comparing with 21.f4 instead of 21.Be2 from the
game.}) 20... Bg7 21. Rb1 Kf8 $13 22. Nxd6 Rd8 $36 {[%csl Rd5]}) (19... Rg6 $5)
(19... Nxd5 $5 20. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Qd4 21. Be2 Qc5 $15) 20. Rb1 e4 (20... Nxd5 {
Ftacnik} 21. Be2 Nf6 22. Rb3 Qd4 23. Qxd4 exd4 24. Rb6 $14) 21. Be2 $6 ({
The typical} 21. f4 {was necessary. Now Black will find a job for the rook on
the fifth rank.} Rg6 (21... exf3 22. Qxf3 Bg7 23. Kg2 {is in White's favour.})
22. Be2 $13 {[%cal Gf1g2]}) (21. Rb3 {Ftacnik} Qf6 (21... Qd4 $2 22. Nxd6+ Rxd6
23. Bb5+ $18) 22. f4 Rg6 (22... exf3 23. Nb6 Ng6 24. Qxf3 $16) 23. Be2 Bg7 24.
Kg2 $14) 21... f4 $1 {[%cal Gg5d5]} 22. Rb3 Qf6 23. gxf4 {'?' Ftacnik. White
had little choice, since protecting the d-pawn by moves like 23.Nb6 (which is
probably best) would hardly cross anyone's mind.  Ftacnik: 'This solution is
most likely second rate, Leko will get a chance to build up the massive
initiative on the kingside. '} (23. Nb6 {Ftacnik} fxg3 (23... f3 24. Bxa6 Nxd5
25. h4 Qh6 26. Kg1 (26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Qe1 $11) 26... Rxg3+ 27. fxg3 Nxb6 28.
Qd4 $16) 24. hxg3 Nf5 25. Kg2 Bg7 26. Bxa6 $14) 23... Qxf4 {Now White's
previous move is fully justified.} (23... Rxd5 $1 24. Qc1 (24. Qb1 {Ftacnik}
Qxf4 25. Ne3 Ra5 $17) 24... Bh6 $17 (24... Rc5 {Ftacnik} 25. Nb6 Nf5 $17)) 24.
Ne3 Bg7 (24... Bh6 $5 25. Bxa6 Ra8 26. Bb5+ Kf8 $44) 25. Bxa6 {White's extra
pawn plays insignificant role for the moment. Black will organise an
initiative in the center and on the kingside, using the fact that White has an
worse co-oprdination: not easy to connect rooks, bad position of the king and
no possibilities for active play.} Nf5 $44 26. Ng2 (26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Qe2 Bd4
$17) 26... Qe5 27. h4 Rg6 28. Rhh3 {So she achieved the connection between
rooks. The position is double-edged.} Kf8 29. Qb1 {White is trying to create
her own play. However, the king on f1 will need soon more pieces to defend him
and White's main task was rather to prevent Black's active possibilities. Also
pawn d5 remains unprotected now.} (29. c3 $13 {[%cal Gd1e2] would have been
better, preventing Nd4. However, psychologically it's a difficult move to make
after just having reached the connection between rooks on the third rank.}) ({
or} 29. h5 {followed by 30.c3.}) 29... Bf6 30. h5 Rg8 31. Be2 {'?' Ftacnik.
Ftacnik: 'Much more promissing was to change a pair of rooks with the help of
31.Rb8!?, even though black would still be better.'} (31. c4 $6 {protects pawn
d5, but leaves the bishop out of play on a6. Black is clearly better, after say
} Nd4 32. Rbe3 {and now even} (32. Rb8 Qg5 33. Rg3 Qxh5) 32... Nf3 $5 33. Rhxf3
exf3 34. Rxe5 fxg2+ 35. Kg1 Bxe5 $17) (31. Rb8 $5 {Ftacnik} Qxd5 (31... Rxb8
32. Qxb8+ Kg7 33. Qb1 Qxd5 34. c4 $11) 32. c4 Qd4 $15) 31... Nd4 (31... Qxd5
32. Rb5 Qe6 {was possible too.}) 32. Rbe3 Bg5 ({Black has a decisive attack
after the following forced line:} 32... Nxe2 33. Rxe2 Qg5 34. Rg3 Qxh5 35.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 36. Re1 Kh8 37. Ne3 Bc3 38. Rd1 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Qf3+ 40. Kf1 f5 $19 {
But the game continuation is also strong enough to win.}) 33. Qb6 Re8 34. Reg3
f5 35. Nh4 (35. Bb5 Re7 {changes little - White is unable to stop the advance
of f-pawn.}) 35... Nxe2 36. Kxe2 f4 $19 37. Rb3 f3+ 38. Kf1 Qxd5 39. Nxf3 Qc4+
40. Rd3 exd3 41. Qxd6+ Be7 42. Qh6+ Rg7 43. Rg3 dxc2+ 44. Kg2 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nolte, Rolando"]
[Black "Mallahi, Amir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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"]

{I must say from the very beginning that if I wouldn't have known the names of
the players I would think the game was played by two super GMs at their best
days. Asia might have a "bright future", if little known players produce such
computer-like games in Asian Championship.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11.
Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6
Nf3+ 18. Ke2 {Another example of how far the theory can go nowardays. Playing
18.Ke2 looks at least suspicious comparing with 18.Kf1, but in the game
Beliavsky-Shirov, Groningen 1993 White achieved a convincing win with it.
Although many games were played with both 18.Kf1 and 18.Ke2, there are only
few on the high level, so there is a lot of room for improvements.} (18. Kf1
Rg5 19. Nf6+ Ke7 $1 20. Qh8 Nd2+ 21. Kg2 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rg6 $13 {0-1 Galkin,
A-Filippov,V/Elista 1997 (45)}) 18... Ng5+ (18... Rg6 19. Qe3 Bh6 20. Qb6 (20.
Qd3 f5 $1 21. Bxf5 $140 $2 Nd4+ $19) 20... Nd2+ 21. f3 Nxe4 (21... Nxe4) 22.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 23. fxg4 Rxg4 24. Rhf1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anjuhin,A-Rogoznikov,A/Voronezh
1991 (40)}) 19. f3 Nxe4 20. fxg4 Qc8 (20... Rxg4 21. Qh3 (21. Qe3 f5 22. Qf3
Rg5 $13) 21... Rg6 (21... Qg5 $5 {[%csl Rh3]}) 22. Qg2 (22. Qf5) 22... f5 23.
Nc2 Ra7 24. Nce3 Qc8 25. Rhf1 Rf7 $13 {0-1 Zastrow,H-Bussmeyer,H/corr 1988 (50)
}) 21. Qe3 Qxg4+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 f5 24. Nc2 Raa7 {[%cal Ga7f7] Actually
only this move is a novelty. I wonder if the players new all the theory of
this complicated variation (which is remarkable) or they invented the moves
over the board (which is even more incredible). The move played by Black is a
computer suggestion and to come up over the board with this idea is difficult
even for very strong GMs.} (24... Kf7 {This more human move was made by Shirov,
but after:} 25. Nce3 Ke6 $2 (25... Nf6 $14) 26. Nxf5 $2 {Black got a difficult
position in Beliavsky-Shirov, Groningen 1993.}) 25. Nce3 (25. a4 Rgb7 $5 {
it looks nice - black rooks are moving depending of the opponent's play. Still
I have a feeling that White should be better.} 26. b4 $5 (26. Ncb4 bxa4 27.
Rxa4 a5 28. Rha1 Rb5 $13 {[%cal Ge4c5,Ga5a4]})) 25... Raf7 {Now Black is ready
to push his pawns.} 26. a4 {Also logical - White must start his own play.} Ng5+
27. Ke2 f4 28. gxf4 (28. axb5 fxe3 29. bxa6 Rf2+ 30. Kxe3 Rgf7 $13) 28... exf4
29. Nc2 (29. axb5 $5 fxe3 30. bxa6 {with the simple idea to push the b-pawn.
Black is facing real problems here and must find a clear way to create quick
counterplay, which is not at all a simple task.}) 29... Rf5 30. Ndb4 (30. Ncb4
$2 a5) 30... f3+ 31. Kd3 f2 32. Nd4 Re5 {I must repeat that I have strange
feelings about the game. Both players make computer moves and in the end White
draws simply because it seems the player with White didn't study yet how to
win with 2 knights versus pawn. Everything else seems he knows already...} 33.
axb5 axb5 34. Nbc6 Rc5 35. h4 Nh7 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Rf1 Rg2 38. Ke2 {With a
very precise play White reached everything he could. Also Black did the best,
so not so bad for players with an average rating less than 2400.} Rh5 39. Rxf2+
(39. Nf3 {Of course there was no point to give up the h-pawn, but a computer
would not see a big difference.}) 39... Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Rxh4 41. Kg3 Rh5 42. Rb8
Nf6 43. Rxb5 Ne4+ 44. Kf3 Rxb5 45. Nxb5 Nc5 46. b4 Na4 47. Ke4 $2 {It allows
the above-mentioned endgame.} Nxc3+ 48. Nxc3 d5+ 49. Kd4 Bxb4 50. Nxb4 Kg6 {
White wins this position in 65 moves, I am very disappointed that he didn't
know how to do it, because up to this point he knew everything.} 51. Nd3 Kf5
52. Nb5 Kg6 53. Ke3 (53. Ke5 $1 {and only 37 moves left till mate!}) 53... d4+
54. Ke4 Kf6 55. Nc7 Ke7 56. Kd5 Kf6 57. Ne6 Kf5 58. Kd6 Kf6 59. Nef4 Kf5 60.
Kd5 Kf6 61. Ke4 Ke7 62. Nd5+ Kd7 63. Ke5 {Still White is winning in 62 moves.
Somehow I have the feeling that if White would have played the best moves,
Black would have answered with best replies as well... So the game could last
for another 62 moves. For some strange reason White decided to call it a day -
he was probably tired after making so many precise moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 18. axb5 $5 {Golubev's novelty shows
once more how many unexplored ways are hidden in Sveshnikov Sicilian. In fact
the interesting battle just begins:} (18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bc2 d5
21. Bb3 f4 22. Nxd5 Rd7 23. Nb4 Rxd1 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Raxd1 $14 {/=. 1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Leko,P/Istanbul 2000/ (87)}) 18... Nxd5 (18... f4 $6 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7
20. Qh5 $16 {1-0 Golubev,M-Horvath,T/ch-SUI, Scuol 2001(42)}) 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 $1
(19... Bxf5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Rxa6 {favours White.}) 20. Nxf5 a5
(20... Nf4 {This forces White to play the variation 22.Ne3 - see the comment
after White's 22 move. However, it seems that in the game Black provoked White
to win more material.} 21. Ne3 (21. Nxd6 $2 Rd7 22. Rxa6 Bd5 $19) 21... a5 22.
c4 e4) 21. c4 Nf4 22. Nxd6 {A tempting move of course, but from d6 the knight
won't be able to defend the kingside.} (22. Ne3 e4 23. c5 $13 {Golubev}) 22...
Bf8 ({also interesting looks} 22... Rd7 23. c5 Bf8 24. Qe1 $140 Rg7 $36 25. g3
Bxd6 26. cxd6 Qa8 27. f3 Qa7+ 28. Kh1 Bh3 $1 29. Rg1 $140 Nd3 $19) 23. c5 $6 {
Loses control over important square d5 (in Sveshnikov Sicilian one must never
forget about square d5!).} (23. Ne4 Qb6 (23... Qxd1 $6 24. Rfxd1 Bxc4 25. Nf6+
Kg7 (25... Kh8 26. Rd7 $1 $16) 26. b6 Rf7 27. Nd7 $16) 24. b3 Rg7 $13) 23...
Rg7 $1 24. Kh1 $6 (24. g3 Qh4 $1 25. Qc2 $1 {Protecting the second rank. Now
Black can force a draw, which seems to be the most likely outcome:} (25. Qd2 $1
{looks similar to 25.Qc2.}) (25. Kh1 $2 Qh3 26. Rg1 Bd5+ 27. f3 Rg6 $19 {
[%cal Gg6h6]}) 25... Bd5 26. f3 Rxg3+ 27. hxg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 (29.
Qh2 $4 Bxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kg1 Ne2+ $19) 29... Qg3+ $11) 24... Rxg2 (24...
Bd5 $1 {This leads to a similar position like in the game with the difference
that here Black has time to take on d6:} 25. f3 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Rxg2 27. Rg1 Rg6
$17 {Compare this position to the one after Black's 26th move from the game.})
25. Rg1 Rg6 (25... Rxg1+ $5 26. Qxg1+ Kh8 $36) 26. f3 Bd5 (26... Bxd6 27. Qxd6
$1) 27. Ne4 $1 {Things are unclear now - the knight plays an important
defencive role.} Qh4 28. c6 Qh3 29. Rxg6+ hxg6 30. Qf1 Qf5 31. Nc3 (31. Re1 $5)
31... e4 32. Rd1 $2 (32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. fxe4 Qxe4+ 34. Qg2 {White solved here
all defencive problems and thanks to his advanced pawns will take over the
initiative. Also if Black avoidstrading queens, then king on g8 might feel
uncomfortable soon - White will combine the advance of his queenside pawns
with creating threats versus black king.}) 32... Nd3 $2 (32... e3 $1 $36) 33.
Nxd5 Qxd5 34. c7 $2 (34. fxe4 Qxe4+ 35. Qg2 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Nxd1
38. c7 $18) 34... Nf2+ 35. Qxf2 (35. Kg1 Nxd1 36. c8=Q exf3 $19) 35... Qxd1+
36. Kg2 $2 {Seems incredible, but even after so many mistakes White could
force a draw here:} (36. Qg1 $1 Qxf3+ 37. Qg2 Qf5 (37... Qd1+ 38. Qg1 Qc2 $2
39. Qxg6+) 38. b6 e3 39. b7 {and Black must force perpetual:} Qb1+ 40. Qg1 Qe4+
41. Qg2 Qb1+ $11) 36... exf3+ 37. Qxf3 Qc2+ 38. Kf1 Qxc7 $19 {Finally
everything became clear. Black is a piece up and took also the c-pawn.} 39.
Qd5+ Qf7+ 40. Qxf7+ Kxf7 41. b6 Ke6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 ({During the last two years the line} 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 {has grown in popularity mainly thanks to the efforts of
Morozevich, who used a new plan in his World Championship game versus Leko in
2005. In the present game, Morozevich achieves a similar pawn structure from
another opening line, which he had actually used before several times as well.}
) 10... Nxe7 11. Bd3 (11. Qd3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O-O d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2679)-Smirin,I (2656)/Biel 2003 (55)}) ({A few years
ago Anand gave the impulse for development of another plan:} 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12.
c4 {but Morozevich's concept in this game is different: he prefers to limit as
much as possible Black's counterplay.}) 11... Bb7 ({An year ago Morozevich
played a somewhat similar game: slowly he put Black under pressure, but also
failed to find anything decisive:} 11... Nd7 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Ne3 f6
15. Bh4 O-O 16. O-O Nc5 17. f3 Be6 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Bf1 Kh8 20. Re2 Rc8 21. Rd2
Ra6 22. Rc1 Rac6 23. Bf2 Bf7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 R6c7 26. Rdc2 $14 Be8 27. b3
Bd7 28. g4 Kg8 29. Qe2 Nb7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Qa6 Nc5 33. Qa8+ Kf7
34. h4 h6 35. Bc4 Be8 36. Be3 Ke7 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Kf7 {In spite of
Black's good defence, White made progress and could set more problems here.}
39. g6+ $1 (39. Kg2 Ke7 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Kg4 Ke7 42. Kh4 Kf7 43. Kh3 Ke7 44. Kg2
Kf7 45. Bd2 Qb6 46. Be3 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2747)-Carlsen,M (2698)/
Moscow 2006}) 39... Ke7 (39... Kxg6 $2 40. Qxe8+ $18) (39... Kf8 40. Bb5 $36)
40. Bb5 $1 Bxg6 (40... Bxb5 $2 41. Qg8 $18) 41. Qg8 $40) ({Black can change
the character of the position with} 11... d5 $5) 12. Qe2 Nd7 (12... Ng6 $5 13.
c4 h6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. O-O Rb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K (2660)-Eljanov,P (2686)/
Sochi 2007 (44)}) 13. c4 (13. b4 f6 14. Bd2 f5 $13 {/=}) 13... b4 14. Nc2 a5
15. O-O {The position is close to equal, but in such a pawn structure Black
needs permanent patience since he has limited possibilities for activity.
Notice that the other line mentioned on move 10 leads to a similar pawn
structure, but in that case with the knight on d5 instead of the dark-squared
bishop White has more resources to fight for advantage. Nevertheless
Morozevich skillfully increases the pressure here too.} Nc5 16. f3 Qc7 (16...
O-O 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. b3 Nc6 19. Rab1 a4 20. Qe1 axb3 21. axb3 Qb6 22. Be3 Ra2
23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Bf1 Qa5 25. Qd1 Qc7 26. Bf2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Timofeev,A (2657)
-Eljanov,P (2651)/Montreal 2006 (97)}) 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Ne3 {Unlike in the game
Timofeev-Eljanov (see 16...0-0). Morozevich refrains from playing b2-b3, which
would allow Black possibilities to play on the a-file with ...a4.} b3 {A
standard way to gain more space and eventually create a potential weakness on
b2 in different kinds of endgames.} 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Bh4 a4 (20... bxa2 21. Rxa2
Nb3 22. Qc3 Nd4 23. Nd5 $14) 21. a3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rfd8 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Qd2
Ba6 {The evaluation hasn't changed: White is only marginally better. However,
this tendency to defend permanently must be quite unpleasant for Black.} 25.
Bf2 h6 26. h4 Kh7 27. Qb4 Qc6 28. Rd3 Rb8 29. Qd2 Rbc8 30. h5 Kh8 31. g4 {
By gaining space on the kingside White would like first of all to keep this
part of the board closed for the moment.} Kh7 32. Kg2 (32. Rd1 Bxc4 33. Rxd6
Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Rxd6 Rc7 $11) 32... Rd7 {An understandable move - Black
would like to have the possibility to protect the pawn on d6 with the other
rook as well. But for that purpose, it was better to play 32...Rc7 in order to
keep the d7-square available for the queen's retreat after an eventual
exchange of knights on d5.} (32... Kh8 33. Qb4 (33. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 34. exd5 Qd7
$132 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gf6f5]}) 33... Rc7 34. Rcd1 Rcd7 $14 {/=}) (32... Rc7 $14
{/=}) 33. Qb4 $1 (33. Nd5 {is too early:} Nxd5 34. exd5 Qb7 {and White
achieves nothing.}) 33... Kh8 {Another careless move, allowing White to
achieve a material advantage.} ({After} 33... Bb7 34. Rcd1 Rcd8 35. Nd5 Nxd5 (
35... Nc8 36. Nc3 Ba6 37. Nb5 $16) 36. cxd5 (36. exd5 $6 Qa6) 36... Qa6 37. Rc3
{White is clearly better, but it remains an open question if he can convert
his advantage.}) (33... Rdd8 34. Rcd1 $36 {[%csl Rd6]}) 34. Rcd1 {Missing the
rather unexpected chance.} ({After} 34. Nd5 $1 {Black loses material, since
the queen won't be able to retreat while keeping pawn on a4 protected:} Nxd5 (
34... Rcd8 35. Nb6 Rc7 (35... Rb7 36. Qa5 $18 {[%csl Ra6]}) 36. Qa5 Bb7 37.
Qxa4 $18) 35. exd5 {[%csl Ra4] and although Black will try to use the
opposite-coloured bishops to create counterplay, this was White's only real
attempt to play for a win.}) 34... Rcd8 35. Rc3 Rb7 36. Qa5 Ra8 37. Rcd3 Rd7
38. Qb4 Rad8 39. Kg3 (39. Nd5 {isn't working any longer due to the weakness of
the c4-pawn.} Nxd5 40. exd5 ({after} 40. cxd5 Qa8 41. R3d2 (41. Rc3 Rb8 {
[%csl Rb4]} 42. Qa5 $140 $2 Bf1+ $19) 41... Rb7 42. Qc3 Rc8 {Black takes
control over the c-file.}) 40... Qxc4) 39... Kh7 40. Rc3 (40. Rc1 Rc7 41. Qa5 (
41. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 42. exd5 Qd7 {[%csl Rc4]}) 41... Ra8 $11) 40... Rb7 41. Qa5 Ra8
$1 {Radjabov doesn't offer White the second chance for a convenient Ne3-d5.} (
41... Rbd7 $2 42. Nd5 Nxd5 43. exd5 $16 {[%csl Ra4]}) 42. c5 {Morozevich gives
up his attempts to increase the pressure and goes for simplifications, which
will lead to a draw.} dxc5 43. Rxc5 Qe8 44. Qc3 {White's edge is insignificant:
Black can easily protect the a4-pawn.} Rd8 45. Rxd8 Qxd8 46. Qa5 Qxa5 47. Rxa5
Bb5 48. Nd1 Nc6 49. Ra8 Rb8 50. Rxb8 Nxb8 $11 51. Nc3 Bc6 52. Ba7 Nd7 53. Kf2
Nf8 54. Ke2 g6 55. hxg6+ Kxg6 56. Kd3 Ne6 57. Be3 (57. Kc4 Ng5 $132) 57... h5
58. gxh5+ Kxh5 59. Kc4 Kh4 60. Nd5 Kg3 61. Nxf6 Kxf3 62. Bd2 Bxe4 63. Bc3 Bc6
64. Bxe5 Ke3 65. Ng8 Kd2 66. Ne7 Be8 67. Nd5 Kc2 68. Bf6 Bd7 69. Nb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bb7 {The idea to
transfer the knight to d7 appeared more than 20 years ago, but became popular
about a decade ago mainly thanks to Shirov´s efforts. Later Black switched to
other set-ups, since in the present system White has several ways to achieve a
slight edge. In the present game White demonstrates very well the strategic
advantages of the entire 9.Nd5 line - superiority on the light squares and
Black´s problems to make use of his dark-squared bishop.} 13. Nc2 ({The
following encounter is important to understand better the main game.} 13. Bd3
Nb8 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Bg5 17. O-O O-O 18. Ra2 a5 $6 {This move
is inaccurate, since it allows White to establish control over square d5.} ({
Correct is} 18... Nb6 19. Ncb4 a5 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 f5 $11)
19. Bc4 {Compare this position with the one from the main game after Black´s
18th move.} Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qd3 {Now White has succeeded to re-arrange
his pieces and has a comfortable edge.} Rac8 22. Rd1 (22. Rfa1 $14) 22... Rfd8
23. b3 g6 $1 24. Rda1 Rc5 25. Ne3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Bxe4 $1 {and Black succeeded
to overtake the initiative in 1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A (2650)-Shirov,A (2715)/
Linares 1994 (56), although the position is still about equal.}) 13... Nb8 14.
a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nd7 16. Ra2 ({In the famous game Kasparov-Shirov, Horgen 1994
White played} 16. Rb4 Nc5 (16... Rb8 $1) 17. Rxb7 Nxb7 18. b4 Bg5 19. Na3 O-O
20. Nc4 {[%csl Rb7,Rg5] with a very good positional compensation for the
exchange}) (16. b4 Nb6 $11) (16. Bc4 $5 Nc5 $140 (16... O-O 17. Ra2 {
transposes to the game} (17. O-O Nc5 18. Ra2 Nxe4 19. Qf3 Nd2 $17)) 17. Ra2 (
17. Ra3 $5 Nxe4 18. Qf3 Nc5 19. b4 e4 20. Qe2 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 Bxd5 22. Bxe4 $14)
17... Nxe4 18. Qf3 Nc5 19. b4 e4 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qf5 $44) 16... O-O (16...
Nc5 17. f3 (17. Bc4 $142 {- see 16.Bc4}) 17... O-O 18. Bc4 Bg5 19. O-O a5 {
Here at least Black succeeded to provoke the move f2-f3, which can give him
later some additional counterplay ideas.}) 17. Bc4 $1 {Of course now the
bishop goes to c4 at once. Compare with Beliavsky-Shirov mentioned above (see
13.Bd3).} Bg5 (17... Nc5 18. Qe2 $14) 18. O-O a5 $14 {Now we have the position
from the above-mentioned game Beliavsky-Shirov (where Black didn´t fully
equalize either), only that it is White´s turn to move.} ({After} 18... Nb6 19.
Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Bd5 a5 {the knight cannot go to d5, but it has another good
square - c4.} 21. Na3 $1 $16) 19. Qe2 {[%csl Rg5] White intends to play in the
center and on the queenside, where Black´s dark-squared bishop is useless.
Basically White has an extra piece on the light squares, while the dark
squares controlled by the bishop from g5 are not relevant at all in the
upcoming play. Later, after having achieved a stable advantage in the center
and on the queenside, White can choose the right moment for a direct assault.}
Nb6 (19... Nc5 20. b4 $14 {/+/-}) 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Rd1 (21. Rfa1 $14) 21...
Kh8 (21... Rac8 22. Ra3 $5 Qxb2 23. Rb3 Qa2 24. Ra1 Ba6 25. Rxa2 Bxc4 26. Qg4
Bxb3 27. Rb2 Bxc2 28. Rxc2 h6 29. h4 $14) 22. Ra3 {A very interesting idea to
exchange some pieces in order to limit Blac´s counterplay. In the game it
worked out perfectly.} Rab8 ({Black should have tried to open the second front
and create some counterplay on the kingside:} 22... f5 $142 23. Rb3 Qc7 24. Bd5
Bxd5 25. Rxd5 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Qf7 27. f3 Qa7+ 28. Kf1 (28. Kh1 Qf2 $132) 28...
Rf4 29. Qe2 (29. Qd3 e4 $132) 29... a4 30. Ra3 {it is unclear if Black´s
activity and somewhat exposed position of White´s king on f1 secures Black
comfortable play, but this was the right way to continue. In the game Black
ended up in a very passive position.} (30. Rb4 Rxb4 31. Nxb4 (31. cxb4 Qc7 32.
Na3 Rc8 $36) 31... a3 32. bxa3 Qxa3 $11) 30... Qb7 31. Rb5 $13) (22... Qxb2 $2
23. Rb3 $18) 23. Rb3 Qc7 24. Na3 $1 Bc6 25. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 26. Rxb5 Rxb5 27. Bxb5
{White achieved a kind of position where his bishop is considerably more
useful than Black´s. With the bishop on c5 Black would have little problems,
but here White can combine different plans, while Black must defend passively.}
Rb8 $6 (27... g6 $142 28. Qd3 Be7 29. Bc4 f5 $14 {Under the circumstances this
is the only available active plan. I think Black should hold the position
without major difficulties, although a long and precise play is still required,
of course.}) ({Black has no time to regroup his bishop to the a7-g1 diagonal:} 
27... Bd8 28. Qd3 $16) 28. g3 $1 g6 $2 {A very chaotic play. With the previous
move Black showed that he does not intend to prepare ...f5 and the move 28...
g6 must have had the purpose to prepare ...Kg7 and "consolidate the kingside".
In reality it only brings Black problems, since it offers White additional
possibilities for active play.} (28... Qb6 29. Rd5 $16) 29. Bc4 $1 Kg7 30. b3
$1 Rb6 $2 {Continuing the wrong plan.} 31. h4 Bd8 32. Ra1 {[%csl Ra5,Rd6,Rg7]
A high class move. Before starting the direct assault, White reminds his
opponent about the weaknesses on the queenside. Black has no active play and
three weaknesses to take care of. Besides, his dark-squared bishop still has
no job. In practice it is rather impossible to defend such a position
successfully.} (32. h5 $16) 32... Rc6 (32... h5 {also had its drawbacks. White
can play g3-g4 later on and Black will find himself under attack anyway.} 33.
Kg2 $16) 33. h5 $16 {/+-} Bg5 34. Kg2 {Black has no targets for attack and
must wait for his own execution.} Rc5 35. Qf3 Qe7 36. Bd5 Qc7 37. Qg4 Bd2 (
37... h6 38. hxg6 fxg6 39. Qe6 Qe7 40. Qg8+ Kf6 41. b4 {and white rook enters
the game, deciding immediately the outcome.}) 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Rh1 {A very
instructive play from White. Black´s pieces are stuck on the queenside and
they are not able to protect the king.} Qc8 (39... Rxc3 40. Qh4 $18) 40. Qh4
Rc7 41. Qh7+ Kf6 42. Rd1 $18 Bf4 (42... Bg5 43. Rd3 $18) (42... Bxc3 43. Rd3
$18) 43. Rd3 Qg4 44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. Qg8 Rd7 46. Qxf7+ Kd8 47. Qg8+ Ke7 48. Be6 {
I suspect in reality 48.Bc6 was played.} Qe2 (48... Qxe6 $16) 49. Bxd7 (49.
Qf7+ Kd8 50. Qxd7#) 49... Qxe4+ 50. Rf3 Kxd7 51. Qf7+ Kc6 52. gxf4 1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "2002.07.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Ahlander, Bjorn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2002.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rad1 (17. Rae1 {was the main subject of discussions
lately.}) 17... O-O (17... Qc5 {This is more precise and is a logical
follow-up of 16...Qc8. Black threatens ...Bxc3 and also prepares ...b4 or ...
a5 (the latter in case of 18.Bb3 for instance).} 18. Bb1 b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 {
[%csl Rb2]}) 18. Bb1 $1 Ng6 (18... b4 19. cxb4 Bxb2 20. Nc2 Re8 21. f3 Ng6 22.
fxe4 fxe4 23. Ne3 Ra7 24. Nf5 Re5 25. Kh1 Rc7 26. Rde1 Bc3 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28.
Bxe4 Bxb4 29. h4 Rc1 30. Ne7+ {1-0 Holzke-De Vreugt, Groningen 1997}) 19. Nc2
Re8 (19... f4 {is more logical. The point is that for a second the pawn e4 is
not under attack and Black is in time to advance both f-pawns:} 20. Nd4 Bxd4
21. Rxd4 f5 $13) 20. Nd4 $5 (20. f4 $5) 20... Bxd4 (20... f4 $5 21. Nf5 $140
Re5 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Nxd6 Re5 $1 24. Qxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 $14) (20... Re5
21. Nc6 $16) 21. Rxd4 Ra7 22. f3 Rae7 23. Qg5 $5 {[%csl Re4,Rf5][%cal Gh2h4,
Gh4h5] White has an easier play.} Re5 24. f4 R5e7 25. h4 $1 {Suddenly Black
must give up a pawn.} f6 (25... Kh8 $2 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. h5 $18) 26. Qxf6 Qd7
27. h5 Nh8 28. g4 $6 Rg7 29. g5 Rf7 30. Qh6 {Black has some hopes thanks to
his strong passed pawn on e4 and to the fact that White can hardly find a good
job for his bishop. Also square h6 is double-edged for white queen. In fact
here Black has a direct way to use the bad position of White's queen.} Qe7 $6 {
"Allowing" 31.Qe6 for White, which is bad for the moment, but soon will be
possible.} (30... Rff8 $1 {[%cal Gh8f7]} 31. g6 $8 (31. Rd2 Nf7 32. Qf6 Ne5 33.
fxe5 Rxf6 34. exf6 Kf7 $17 {/-+}) (31. Kf2 Nf7 32. Qf6 Ne5 33. fxe5 dxe5 $5)
31... hxg6 32. Kf2 Qg7 33. Qg5 gxh5 34. Qxh5 Re7 {preparing ...Qh7 and I would
certainly prefer Black.} 35. Rg1 $4 {doesn't work:} e3+ 36. Kf1 e2+ 37. Qxe2 (
37. Kf2 Qxg1+ 38. Kxg1 e1=Q+ $19) 37... Qxg1+ 38. Kxg1 Rxe2 $19) 31. Rd2 {
[%cal Gd2g2,Gg5g6]} (31. Qe6 $2 Qf8 $1 32. Qh6 Qxh6 33. gxh6 Rf6 $17) 31... Rg7
$2 (31... Qd8 {Black should have avoid the trade of queens, after which White
has a clear advantage in endgame with a pawn up.}) 32. Qe6+ $1 Nf7 (32... Qxe6
33. dxe6 Rxe6 34. Rd5 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5][%cal Ga2a4,Gb1a2]}) 33. Qxe7 (33.
Qxf5 {wins easily:} Nxg5 34. fxg5 Rxg5+ 35. Rg2 $18) 33... Rxe7 34. Re1 $16 Kf8
35. Kf2 h6 36. g6 Nd8 37. b4 {This is possible, but maybe even better was to
keep square b4 for the rook:} (37. Rd4 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd4b4,Ga2a4]}) 37...
Ra7 38. Bc2 Rgc7 39. Re3 Ra8 40. Bd1 a5 $6 {Brings nothing and only weakens b5.
As a consequence makes White's task easier.} 41. Be2 Rb7 42. Bf1 Kg7 43. Rb2
Rb6 44. Ke1 Kf6 45. Kd1 Nb7 46. Kc2 Nd8 47. a3 Ra7 48. Re1 Rb8 49. Kd2 axb4 50.
axb4 Ra3 51. Rc2 Rb7 52. Ke3 Rb6 53. Be2 Nb7 54. Bf1 Nd8 55. Rec1 Nb7 56. Be2
Ra4 57. Rb2 Ra3 58. Kd2 Nd8 59. Rcc2 Rba6 60. Bxb5 Rb6 61. Bc4 Ra1 62. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Kramatorsk"]
[Site "Kramatorsk"]
[Date "2003.08.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Arzumanian, Georgy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 (4... Qb6 {is more precise if Black
wishes to play with an early ...Qb6. Thus he would avoid the variation from
the game.}) 5. Nc3 Qb6 $6 6. Be3 $1 Ng4 $6 (6... a6 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Nd5 Qe5 9.
Nb6 Rb8 10. Bd3 $16 d5 11. f4 Qxb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ 13. Bd2 Qb2 14. Bc1 Qc3+ 15.
Bd2 Qb2 16. exd5 Bg4 17. Nc4 Qxb3 18. axb3 Bxd1 19. dxc6 Bg4 20. cxb7 Rxb7 21.
Rxa6 $18 {1-0 Hansen,M-Olesen,M/Copenhagen 1990 (60)}) (6... Qxb2 7. Ncb5 (7.
Ndb5 Qb4 $1 8. Rb1 Qa5 9. Bd2 (9. Qd2 $5) 9... Qd8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 a6 12.
Na3 Ne5 13. f4 e6 14. Rb3 Bxa3 15. Rxa3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Schroeder,C-Deisz,A/
NED-ch20 corr 1990 (29)}) 7... Qb4+ (7... Kd8 8. Rb1 (8. a3 $5 {[%csl Rb2]})
8... Qxa2 9. Ra1 Qb2 10. Nxc6+ bxc6 11. Bd4 Qxa1 12. Qxa1 cxb5 13. Qa5+ $18) 8.
Bd2 Qa4 9. Nc7+ Kd8 10. Nxc6+ (10. Nxa8 $1 Qxd4 11. Ba5+ b6 12. Qxd4 Nxd4 13.
Nxb6 Nxc2+ 14. Kd2 axb6 (14... Nxa1 15. Nxc8+ Kxc8 16. Ba6+ Kb8 17. Rb1+ Ka8
18. Bc7 $18) 15. Bxb6+ Ke8 16. Kxc2 Nxe4 17. a4 $16 {/+-}) 10... Kxc7 11. Nd4
Kd8 12. Bb5 Qa3 13. e5 Ne4 14. e6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Votava,J-Voloshin,L/CZE 1999 
(23)}) 7. Nd5 (7. Qxg4 $2 Qxb2) 7... Nxe3 8. fxe3 $1 (8. Nxb6 Nxd1 9. Nxa8 Nxb2
10. Nc7+ (10. Nxc6 $5 dxc6 11. a4 g6 $140 12. c3 Bg7 13. Kd2 O-O 14. Kc2 Bd7
15. Nc7 Rc8 16. Na6 $16) (10. Nb5 $2 Na4) 10... Kd8 11. Ncb5 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Na4
$44 {1/2-1/2 Vitolinsh,A-Akopian,V/Daugavpils 1989 (40)}) 8... Qa5+ (8... Qd8
9. Nb5 $18) (8... Qxb2 9. Nc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Qc3+ 11. Kf2 $18) 9. b4 $1 Nxb4 10.
Nb3 Qa3 (10... Nxc2+ 11. Kf2 $18) 11. Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 $18 g6 $146 (12... Nc6
13. Qd2 g6 14. Bb5 Bg7 15. c3 d6 16. O-O Rf8 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. c4 Kc8 19. c5 $18
{1-0 Zaitsev,I-Torbin,K/Moscow 2000 (27)}) 13. c3 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bg7 15. O-O {
Black still has to win the knight. Meanwhile White will easily create decisive
threats. Black's only chance is to exchange queens and get a difficult endgame,
trying to escape. With queens on the board there are no chances at all, due to
the bad king on d8.} Ne5 16. Kh1 {Not a necessary move, although White can
afford it. The idea is to prepare Qd4.} (16. Qd5 e6 (16... Qd6 17. Qxd6 exd6
18. Rad1 $18) 17. Qd2 b6 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. Qd4 $18) 16... b6 17. Qd4 Qd6 (17...
Bb7 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Qxb6+ $18) 18. Rad1 (18. Na5 $1 bxa5 (18... Qxd4 19. exd4
bxa5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Rad1 f6 22. c4 $18) 19. Qxa7 $18) 18... Qb8 19. Qa4 (19.
Rxf7 Bf6 20. Rxf6 exf6 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rf8 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 19... Qxa8 20.
Nd4 Ke8 21. Nf3 Qb7 22. Rd5 (22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Rd5 f6 24. Rfd1 $16) 22... Ng4
23. Rg5 h5 {White complicated matters, allowing Black to win the knight
without creating real threats. But he still has a strong initiative because of
the same factor - bad king and luck of coordination between black pieces.} (
23... Nxe3 24. Re1 $16) 24. e5 Nxe3 25. Re1 Nd5 $2 (25... a6) 26. e6 $1 fxe6
27. Qe4 Bf6 $2 (27... Kd8 $142 {avoiding the immediate loss.}) 28. Qxe6 Bxg5
29. Nxg5 a6 (29... Rf8 30. c4 $18) 30. Qxg6+ Kd8 31. Nf7+ Kc7 32. Qg3+ (32.
Qg3+ d6 33. Rxe7+ Nxe7 34. Qxd6#) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. c3 (15. Rb1 {is another plan - to play for c2-c4. Rb1 is needed tp
protect pawn b2 after Black's ...e4.}) 15... O-O 16. Qh5 (16. Nc2 Re8 (16... e4
17. Bf1 Ng6 18. Qh5 Qd7 19. Rad1 Rae8 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Re5 22. Qh3 Qe7 23.
c4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 Kh8 25. Qc3 Rg8 26. Re3 Rg7 27. Rh3 f4 $36 {0-1 Djingarova,
E-Vijayalakshmi,S/Szeged 1994 (35)}) 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bf1 Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Re5 20.
Qh3 Nf4 21. Qg4 Ne6 22. f4 exf3 23. Qxf3 Ng5 24. Qb7 Ne4 25. Nb4 (25. Rxe4 Rb8
26. Qc6 Rb6) 25... Re7 26. Qc6 d5 {1/2-1/2 Inarkiev,E-Babula,V/Pardubice 2003})
16... e4 17. Bf1 $146 {This is the main difference to the main lines and the
idea behind 14.Re1. Ideally the bishop is better placed on the diagonal b1-h7,
but on the other hand on square c2 it stays on knight's way.} Re8 18. Rad1 (18.
Nc2 Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Re5 {transposes to the above-given Inarkiev-Babula}) 18...
Qc8 19. Nc2 Ng6 20. Nb4 (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Re5 $13) 20... Ne5 (20... f4 $5
{[%cal Gf7f5]}) 21. Nc2 Ng6 22. Nb4 Ne5 23. h3 Rb8 24. Nc2 Ng6 {The position
is totally new and neither of the opponents wanted to take any risk to be the
first explorers...} 25. Nb4 Ne5 (25... f4 26. Nc6 Rb7 {[%cal Gf7f5,Yb7f7]} 27.
a4 $36) 26. Nc2 Ng6 27. Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 {A critical line against 10...Bg7. Since Anand's novelty against
Kasymdzhanov from 2002 Black is facing big problems here.} d5 {Just like that.
Black sacrifices a weak pawn in order to use later either square d6 or the
sixth rank for his pieces. It is amazing that a similar idea, although in a
latter situation was used by Kramnik in his game versus Shirov.} (15... Re8 16.
Rfe1 b4 17. Nc2 f4 18. Be2 Rb8 19. b3 Kh8 20. Qh5 d5 21. cxd5 Rb6 22. Rad1 a5
23. d6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rd1 Qg6 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Bc4 Be6 28. Bxe6 Rxe6
29. Rd5 Rc6 30. Ne1 Rc1 31. Kf1 f5 32. f3 Bf6 33. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,
A-Kramnik,V/Linares 2000}) (15... f4 16. cxb5 d5 17. exd5 f5 {would be nice
too, but White has} 18. d6 $1) 16. cxd5 f4 $146 (16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Qd6 (17...
Ra7 18. Qd3 (18. g4 Qg5 19. Bf5 e4 $1) 18... f5 19. d6 Qf6 $44 {1-0 Egger,
J-Enhbat,T/Manila 1992 (57)} (19... fxe4 20. dxe7 exd3 21. exf8=R+ Kxf8)) (
17... f5 18. d6) 18. g4 Bh6 (18... f5 19. gxf5 Qf6 20. Nc2 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qxf5
22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Ne3 Rf4 24. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Bakre,T-Ortiz,W/Roque Saenz Pena
1997 (61)}) (18... h5 19. h3 Bh6 20. Nc2 hxg4 21. hxg4 f5 22. gxf5 Ra7 23. Kh1
Rh7 24. Rg1+ Bg7+ (24... Kh8 25. Rg6 {[%cal Gh1g2]}) 25. Kg2 Rh4 26. Kf1 Rf7
27. Rg4 $18 {1-0 Vukovic,Z-Parezanin,D/Herceg Novi 1999 (43)}) 19. Nc2 Kh8 20.
Kh1 Bf4 21. Ne3 Qh6 22. h3 $16 {1-0 Sprenger,J-Sclacmender,J/Cappelle la
Grande 2002 (36)}) 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. Nc2 Bd7 {Both sides are improving their
pieces and in the end it turned out that White achieves more.} (18... Rg8 $5
19. Be2 Bf8 20. Ne1 Qd8 $5 {[%cal Gf8d6]} (20... Qh4 21. Qh5 Qe7) 21. Qh5 (21.
Nd3 Bd6) 21... f5 $5 {[%cal Gf8d6,Ya8a7,Ya7g7]}) 19. Ne1 Rg8 20. Be2 Bf8 21.
Nd3 $1 {[%cal Gg1f3,Gf3d4,Gd4b5,Gb5a3,Ga3c2,Gc2e1,Ge1d3] One third of all
White's moves were made by this knight. With his last move White in fact also
offers a queen "sacrifice".} Re8 (21... Bg4 22. Qxg4 Rxg4 23. Bxg4 $16 {
White has a huge advantage. The control over light squares and open c-file
must be enough for a relatively easy win.}) 22. Rc7 $16 Qd8 23. Rac1 Rg6 (23...
Bg4 24. Qxg4 Rxg4 25. Bxg4 $16) 24. Qh5 Bd6 25. Ra7 Qe7 26. h3 $18 {[%cal
Ge2g4]} f5 (26... Reg8 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. Qxg6 Rxg6 29. Rxe7 Bxh3 (29... Bxe7 30.
hxg4 $18) 30. Rxf7 $18) 27. exf5 Rf6 28. Nc5 Rc8 (28... Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30.
Rxd7 Re7 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Qg8#) 29. Rxd7 Rxc5 30. Rxe7 Rxc1+ 31.
Kh2 (31. Kh2 Bxe7 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. d6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Qh5 {Few days later Anand played differently
against Kramnik, but only to repeat a well-known variation and agree to a
quick draw. Sveshnikov Sicilian is a tough nut to crack...} (17. a4 Ne7 18.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bc2 d5 21. Bb3 f4 22. Nxd5 Rd7 23. Nb4 Rxd1 24.
Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Raxd1 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2003. It might appear
that players consumed a lot of energy and agreed to a draw due to lack of time.
In fact things are simpler. They repeated the variation from the game
Topalov-Leko, Istanbul Olympiad 2000, which reached the same position and
continued until move ...87. Topalov was trying to win, but in vain. However,
in Anand's situation it must be said that fighting for another 50 moves,
trying to convert a very slight advantage isn't exactly someone's wish after
two loses in a row in previous rounds of Dortmund. Possibly this is the reason
of choosing the variation.}) 17... Raf7 18. Rad1 {In this particular position
White normally plays 18.Bc2. But it makes no difference, since soon they reach
same positions.} (18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rad1 {is the position from
the game after 20.Bc2.}) 18... Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bc2 e4 $146 {A novelty,
the usual move is first 20...Kh8. However, all these positions are very
similar and equal.} (20... Kh8 21. Rfe1 Rf6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rh6 24. Qf3
Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Delchev,A-Lalic,B/Zadar 1997.}) (20... Rf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5
Rh6 23. Qf3 e4 24. Qe3 Qh4 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. hxg3 Be5 27. Rfd1 Rb8 28. R1d2 {
1/2-1/2 Coleman,P-Gullaksen,E/North Sea tt 1st Br04 corr 1998}) 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Kh8 23. f4 (23. a3 Be5 24. f4 exf3 25. Rxf3 (25. Qxf3 Qg5 $11) 25...
Rg7 $1 26. Rxf5 (26. Bxf5 $2 Rg5 27. Qh3 Rgxf5 28. Rxf5 Bd4+ {[%cal Ge7e1]} 29.
Kf1 Re8 $19) 26... Rxf5 27. Qxf5 Qh4 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Qxe5 Qe7 $11) 23... b4
24. cxb4 Bxb2 25. Bb3 Ba3 {The position is absolutely equal. Anand tried to
prove that pawn f5 is a weakness, but it's too late here to fight for real
advantage.} 26. Qd1 Qa7+ 27. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 28. Rxd4 Re7 29. Kf2 (29. Rxd6 e3 $132
(29... a5 $11)) 29... a5 (29... Rf6 $5) 30. Rxd6 (30. bxa5 $2 Bc5 $17) 30...
Bxb4 31. Rd5 Kg7 32. Ke2 Rf6 33. Rc1 Rg6 (33... h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 34. h4 Kh7
{[%cal Ge7g7]}) 34. g3 Rh6 35. h4 Rg6 36. Rxf5 {Now pawn e4 will be lost
sooner or later, but in the game with little material left Black achieved a
draw without major efforts. Still it is quite impressive that White could
achieve this and in fact force Black to play precisely later on.} Rxg3 37. Rg5+
Rxg5 38. hxg5 h6 (38... e3 $2 39. f5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc1c8]}) 39. gxh6+ Kxh6
40. Rc6+ Kh7 41. Ke3 Rg7 (41... Kg7 42. f5 $36) 42. Be6 Rg3+ 43. Kxe4 Rc3 44.
Bc4 Rh3 45. Ra6 $6 (45. f5 {Unclear why Anand didn't play this natural advance.
The only chance for White to set problems was to advance the f-pawn.}) 45...
Rh6 46. Be6 Rh4 47. Ra7+ Kg6 48. Bf7+ Kf6 {No more problems for Black with the
king on f6.} 49. Bb3 Bd6 50. Rf7+ Kg6 51. Rf5 Rh1 52. Rd5 Re1+ 53. Kf3 Bb4 54.
Bc4 Kf6 55. Rb5 Rd1 56. Rb6+ Rd6 57. Rb7 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.03"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. b4 {An old
variation. In the present game Mikhaltchishin has an improvement in mind,
recommended long ago by A.Nikitin.} (13. c4 b4 14. Nc2 a5 $11) (13. c3 Nc5 14.
Bc2 h6 15. Bh4 Qd7 16. Rd1 O-O 17. O-O Ng6 18. Bg3 Rad8 $11 {0-1 Diamantakis,
I-Spasov,V (2570)/Kavala 1996 (67)}) 13... O-O ({After} 13... f6 14. Bd2 O-O (
14... f5 15. c4 O-O {leads to the same position from the main game} ({also
possible is} 15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O $11)) 15. O-O f5 {
independent role has only the following variation:} 16. f3 ({In case of} 16.
exf5 {both} d5 {and 16...Nxf5 lead to comfortable play for Black}) 16... Nc6 (
16... d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. c4 $36 {1-0 Misailovic,N (2335)-Miljkovic,M (2414)/
Budva 2003 (43)}) 17. c4 Nd4 18. Qe3 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qb6 21. Kh1
Bc6 22. Bc3 Ne6 23. Bd2 Qxe3 24. Bxe3 Nf6 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Nxb5 Bxe4 27. Rxf6
Bxd3 28. Rxe6 Bxb5 29. Rxd6 Ra3 30. Bc5 Rxa2 31. Kg1 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Rosch,H 
(2276)-Rawlings,A (2072)/IECG email 1998}) 14. c4 f6 15. Bd2 f5 (15... bxc4 $2
16. Nxc4 Nb6 17. Na5 Bc8 18. O-O $16 {0-1 Womacka,M (2469)-Hossain,E (2353)/
Hamburg 2001 (42)}) 16. cxb5 (16. f3 $6 fxe4 17. fxe4 (17. Bxe4 d5 (17... Bxe4
18. Qxe4 bxc4 19. Qxc4+ d5 $17) 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. O-O N7f6 20. Bc2 Nxb4 $1 $17
{0-1 Lawson,A-Adriano,M/Corr 1994 (23)}) 17... Nc6 18. Nc2 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4
20. cxb5 Ne5 21. bxa6 Nxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Bxe4 23. Qe2 d3 24. Qe3 Qf6 25. Rc1 Bxg2
26. Bc3 {0-1 Zezulkin,J (2360)-Ambarcumjan,A (2355)/Podolsk 1990}) (16. O-O
fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 bxc4 19. Qxc4+ d5 {Thanks to his pawn center and
the position of White`s knight on a3 Black has a very comfortable play:} 20.
Qb3 (20. Qe2 Qb6 21. Rab1 Rf7 22. b5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Rxa2 24. Nc3 Qa6 $1 $17 {
0-1 Skrodelis,U (2345)-Mokrys,C (2420)/ICCF corr 1996 (36)}) 20... Nf6 21. Bc3
Qd6 22. Rae1 Ng6 23. Nc2 Kh8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Oe,O (2365)-Kilpi,T (2405)/Sweden
1996 (50)}) 16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 ({Black could also play} 17... Bxe4 18. Qxe4
{when we reach by transposition the game Alekseev-Avrukh, Biel 2004, which
continued:} axb5 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20. Qe2 Rfb8 21. Nc3 (21. a4 $2 {runs into} Qxb5
$19) 21... Qxb4 22. O-O Nc5 23. Rab1 (23. Rfd1 Nf5 24. Rab1 Qd4 $5 25. Be1 Qf4
$11) (23. Nd5 Qb7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Be3 Ra4 $5 $11 {[%cal Gb8a8]}) 23... Qd4
24. Rfd1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nd5 26. Nb5 {and the draw was agreed.}) 18. Bc2 Nf5 (
18... e4 $5 19. bxa6 Rxa6 $1 20. Nb5 Rg6 21. O-O Ne5 {Black has a powerful
attack for the pawn} 22. Bc3 (22. Kh1 Nf5 23. a4 Qh4 24. Ra3 d4 25. Rh3 d3 $1
$19) (22. Nd4 Nf3+ $19) 22... Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Rxg2 $1 24. Kxg2 Ng6 25. Rg1 (25.
Kh1 Qh4 $19) 25... Qh4 $19 {0-1 Hesse-Manso Gil,A/ICCF corr 1995 (28)}) 19.
Bxf5 $146 {This move was recommended by A. Nikitin about 10 years ago, as an
improvement for White over the existing theory. The former coach of G.
Kasparov considered White`s prospects to be slightly preferable. On the other
hand it looks like Black has little to complain about - he has the pawn center
and active play, while opponent`s knight is still on a3. All this should
secure enough counterchances for the second player.} (19. O-O Nd4 20. Qd3 Nxc2
21. Nxc2 (21. Qxc2 Qb6 22. bxa6 Bxa6 23. b5 {1/2-1/2 Van der Hoeven,J (2225)
-Anderson,A/ICCF Email 2001. The position is about equal after either 23...
Bxb5, or 23...Bb7.}) 21... axb5 22. Qxb5 Nb6 $44 {0-1 Yemelin,V (2500)
-Krasenkow,M (2590)/Elista 1995 (52)}) 19... Rxf5 20. O-O d4 {An
understandable decision to open the long diagonal for the bishop. Its drawback
is that it gives up square c4 and white knight comes into play.} (20... Qb6 $5)
21. Nc4 (21. f3 Qb6 22. Nc4 (22. Kh1 axb5 23. Qxb5 Rxa3 24. Qxd7 Raxf3 $1 25.
gxf3 $140 $2 Rxf3 $19 26. Rxf3 Bxf3+ 27. Kg1 Qg6+) (22. bxa6 d3+ 23. Qe3 Qxa6 {
[%csl Ra3]} 24. Nb1 e4 $44) 22... Qxb5 (22... Qg6 $5 23. Na5 Bd5 $44) 23. a4
Qd5 24. Na5 Re8 $5 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 $13 {with a complicated, double-edged play}) (
21. bxa6 Rxa6 $44 {[%cal Ga6g6]}) 21... Bd5 (21... axb5 $2 22. Nd6 $18) 22. Nd6
(22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. f3 Qa8 $44 (23... Rg6 $5 $40)) 22... Rf8 23. bxa6 Qb6 24.
Ne4 Qxa6 (24... Qxa6 25. Rfe1 (25. b5 Qg6 $5 (25... Qa4 $44) 26. f3 Ra3 $36)
25... Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Rxa2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 {
[%mdl 4] In this position White's main plan is first to arrange well his
pieces (usually Qh5, Rad1 or Rae1, Bb1, Nc2-e3) and then to attack Black's
central pawns. It is a long, but powerful plan.  It is not easy for Black to
create counterplay.He usually plays e4, then places the Queen on c5 and while
keeping an eye to the pawn d5 tries to create counterplay on the queenside by
playing b5-b4. I myself prefered to play with Black first Qd7 and keep the
g-file open for a while (thus with the king on e8 and bishop on f8), trying to
organize attack against white king. Nijboer prefers another plan, which he
played before as well.} Bg7 15. Qh5 Qd7 16. Rad1 Rc8 {The rook goes to c5.} 17.
Nc2 O-O 18. f3 (18. g3 e4 19. Be2 f4 20. f3 $1 {is another serious attempt to
meet Black's plan. 1-0 Palac,M-Verdier,P/Montpellier 1998 (33)} ({weaker is} 
20. gxf4 f5 $44 {0-1 Kotronias,V-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 1995 (73)})) ({similar
to the game is} 18. f4 e4 19. Be2 Rc5 20. Ne3 Qa7 {but notice the difference -
black pawn is on h7, while in the game it is on h6. See below about this
subtlety.}) 18... h6 {Just removing the pawn from h7, where it was hanging and
Black could not advance his f-pawn. Now he wants f5-f4 and then f7-f5.} 19. f4
(19. Kh1 f4 20. g3 fxg3 21. Rg1 gxh2 22. Qxh2 f5 23. Qxh6 Rf7 24. Ne3 f4 25.
Rg5 Kf8 26. Rxg7 Rxg7 27. Rg1 Ng8 28. Rxg7 Qxg7 29. Qxd6+ Qe7 30. Qxa6 Rb8 31.
Nf5 Qc5 32. Kg2 $14 {0-1 Franzen,J-Hamarat,T/W-ch14 corr9499 (57)}) 19... e4
20. Be2 Rc5 21. Ne3 Qa7 22. Kh1 Rxc3 {All this is well-known (with the black
pawn on h7, which at the first sight doesn't seem to make such a big
difference anyway). The line was considered to be fine for Black.} 23. Nxf5 {
The new idea. White does not take the exchange and goes for the position with
opposite colours bishops, trying to organise an attack against black king. In
that case the pawn on h6 helps White a lot and here is the big difference
about all this (it turns out that pawn on h7 is better placed than on h6), see
White's 27 move.} (23. bxc3 Qxe3 24. c4 b4 {Black has good compensation for
the pawn, which was proved in the game Hansen,S-Schandorff,L/Copenhagen 1996 
(I repeat, Black's pawn was on h7 instead of h6).}) 23... Nxf5 24. Qxf5 Re3 25.
Qh5 Qe7 (25... Bxb2 {In such positions (opposite coloured bishops) the
initiative is often more important than material.} 26. f5 (26. Qxh6 $4 Rxe2) (
26. Bg4 $5) 26... Kg7 (26... Qe7 $2 27. Qxh6 $1 Rxe2 28. f6 Bxf6 29. Rxf6 $18)
27. Qg4+ (27. f6+ $5) (27. Rf4 $5) 27... Kh7 28. f6 Rg8 29. Qf5+ Kh8 {looks
dangerous for Black, but not easy for White to attack. For instance the
following variation leads only to draw:} 30. Rf4 Rxe2 31. Qh5 Rgxg2 32. Qxh6+
Kg8 33. Rh4 Rxh2+ 34. Rxh2 Rxh2+ 35. Qxh2 Bxf6 36. Rg1+ Bg7 37. Qxd6 Qf2 $11)
26. Rd2 (26. f5 $2 Qg5 $15) 26... Rc8 27. g4 $1 $36 {Quite an unpleasant
position to play with Black. There is no counterplay, while White has much
easier ways to develop the initiative.} b4 (27... Rc7 28. g5 hxg5 29. fxg5 Qe5
{but still unclear what next to play with Black.}) 28. g5 hxg5 $8 29. fxg5 b3 {
Looks like Black is just in time and succeeded to create some threats, but...}
30. axb3 Rxb3 (30... Rb8 31. Bg4 $1) 31. Bg4 $1 e3 (31... Rc7 32. g6 {makes no
difference. White is winning.}) 32. g6 $3 $18 {A very good example about
attacking with the opposite-coloured bishops. Black is hopeless.} Qe4+ (32...
f6 33. Be6+ Kf8 34. Qh7 Ke8 35. Re2 $18) 33. Rg2 fxg6 34. Qh3 $1 Re8 35. Be6+
Rxe6 36. Qxe6+ (36. dxe6 $4 e2 $19) 36... Qxe6 37. dxe6 {All this was forced
and the endgame is easy winning for White - the passed pawn on e6 decides the
game.} Rb5 (37... Rb7 38. Rxg6 (38. Re1 Bh6 39. Rd1 $18) 38... d5 39. Rg3 d4
40. Rf4 $18) 38. Rxg6 Kh7 39. Rfg1 Bh6 40. Rf6 Re5 41. Rf7+ {A good
achievement by Lutz, who played a very strong game.} (41. Rf7+ Kh8 42. e7 e2
43. Rf8+ Kh7 44. e8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2001.09.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2001.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Kh8 {The alternatives look also okay for Black.} (16...
e4) (16... Ra7) (16... Ne7 {Only this is well-known mistake in view of:} 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qd5+ {[%csl Ra8,Rg8]}) 17. f4 (17.
Qh5 Bf7 18. Qh3 e4 19. Bc2 Ne5 20. f3 exf3 21. gxf3 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qg5+ 23. Kh1
Qd2 {and Black was fine in Polgar,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas 1999 
(61moves, 0-1)}) (17. Bc2 Ra7 {Looks similar to 16. ... Ra7, with some
considerable differences though, which can be underlined if White plays 17.a4.}
(17... a5 $5) (17... Ne7 $5) 18. f4 (18. a4 $5 {If comparing this position to
the one after 16. ... Ra7 17.a4, then here black king is on h8 and white
bishop on c2. It may seem that now the advance a2-a4 (best after 16. ... Ra7)
is less dangerous because the bishop left the diagonal a6-f1 and does not
attack the pawn b5 any longer. But on the other hand the move 18. ... Ne7 
(best with the bishop on d3) makes little sense - the white queen protects the
knight on d5. So the advance 18.a4 is also here a critical continuation.} bxa4
(18... f4 19. Qh5 $1 Bg8 20. Nf5 Bxd5 21. Ne7 $1 $16 {/+-.}) (18... Ne7 19.
axb5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5) 19. Rxa4 a5 $14) 18... e4 19. Kh1 b4 20. Rc1 bxc3 21. bxc3
Qa5 22. g4 fxg4 (22... Bxd5 $5) 23. Bxe4 Ne7 24. f5 Bxd5 $11 {1-0 Bojkovic,
N-Radovanovic,D/Kragujevac YUG 2000/ (38)}) 17... Ne7 $1 18. Bc2 Nxd5 $146 (
18... Ng6 $2 19. fxe5 Qg5 20. Rf3 Rf7 21. Rg3 Qd8 22. Qh5 Nxe5 23. Nf4 Qd7 24.
Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Nxf5 $18 {1-0 David,A-Abou el Zein,E/Pardubice 1999 (35)}) 19.
Nxd5 a5 $11 20. Kh1 Rc8 {A typical maneuver - the rook goes to c5 to attack
knight d5 once more.} 21. a3 Rc5 22. Ne3 (22. Bb3 $5) 22... e4 23. Bb3 d5 $11
24. Nc2 (24. Qd2 Qd6 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Nc2 $11) 24... Qe7 25. Qd2 Rb8 26. Rfd1 (
26. Nd4 $142 $11) 26... Qf6 27. Qe3 Rbc8 28. Nd4 Bf7 29. Ba2 b4 $1 30. axb4
axb4 31. Ne2 (31. cxb4 R5c7 $44 {With more than enough compensation for the
pawn.} (31... Rc4 {does not work:} 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Ra8+ Bg8 34. Ne2 d4 35.
Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Qxd4 37. Qb3 $18)) 31... bxc3 32. bxc3 Qc6 $17 {Now Black
is clear better - his pawn on d5 is well protected, while White has problems
with the weakness on c3.} 33. Qh3 Bg6 34. Nd4 Qd7 35. Rac1 Qa7 36. Bb1 Qb8 {
Very difficult, if possible at all for White to hold the position.} 37. Ne2 (
37. Nxf5 Rxc3 38. Rxc3 Rxc3 39. Ng3 Qc7 $1 (39... Qxf4 $2 40. Ne2 Rxh3 41. Nxf4
{with good chances to escape.}) 40. Qg4 (40. f5 Rc1 41. Qg4 Qc8 $17) 40... Rc1
$17 {/-+.}) 37... Qb2 ({even stronger is} 37... Qb5 38. Qe3 (38. Nd4 Bxd4 39.
Rxd4 Rxc3 $19) (38. Re1 d4 $19) 38... Bh5 39. Re1 Bxe2 40. Qxe2 Qxe2 41. Rxe2
d4 $19) 38. Rc2 Qb3 39. Rcd2 Ra5 40. Nd4 (40. Qh4 Ra1 41. Qe1 e3 42. Rd3 Rb8
$19) (40. Bc2 Qc4 41. Bb1 Ra1 $19) 40... Bxd4 41. Rxd4 Qxc3 42. Qxc3 Rxc3 $19 {
White cannot blockade black pawns for too long because of the very bad bishop
on b1. Black will attack the bishop, forcing whit rook from d4 to retreat.} 43.
h3 Bh5 44. Rg1 (44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Rxd5 Rc1+ 46. Kh2 Rxb1 $19) 44... Be2 45. Kh2
h5 46. Rb4 Rb5 47. Ra4 Bc4 48. Ba2 Bxa2 49. Rxa2 d4 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Rga1 Rc7
52. g4 d3 53. Rd8 h4 54. gxf5 Rb2+ 55. Kg1 d2 56. Rd1 e3 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bd7 {Better than the usual 16. ... Be6. Apparently this
move (16. ... Bd7) is enough for Black to hold equal position.} (16... Be6 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc6 Ra7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 21. Qa1 $1 {[%cal Rb2b4]
Black is in seriuos trouble here. In fact White wins a pawn after the
inevitable b2-b4. 1-0 Calzetta,M-Holmsten,A/Linares 2000/ (35).} (21. Qc2 Qd7
22. O-O Bd8 23. b3 Bb6 $14 {Tiviakov-Iskusnikh/St.Petersburg 1998})) 17. Nxe7+
Bxe7 18. Bxd7 (18. Nc6 {Slightly better than the game, but should lead to
equal positions as well.} Qe8 $1 (18... Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Ra2 Qb6 21. Bd5
g6 (21... Qc5 22. O-O Bd8) 22. h4 Kg7 23. h5 f5 24. Qd2 g5 25. g3 Kh6 26. exf5
Rxf5 27. O-O $14 {1-0 Motylev,A-Agamaliev,G/Bydgoszcz 1999 (42)}) 19. Qd5 (19.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. O-O {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Cifuentes Parada,R/Essent
2000}) 19... Be6 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Rc4 (21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11) 21... Rc8 $11) 18...
axb4 $1 (18... Qxd7 $2 19. Nd5 $16) 19. Bc6 Rxa4 20. Qxa4 bxc3 21. bxc3 $11 Qb8
22. O-O Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2000.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.08.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Be6 (19... Bg6) 20.
Qd3 {Although the position is very close to equal, Black still has some
problems to solve, due to his weak pawn structure and the absence of an active
play.} Bxe3 {This is a simple plan in which Black plays obviously for a draw.
The other plan with Qd7-f7 leads to a more complicated position.} (20... Qd7
21. Rd1 Qf7 (21... Bf7 22. Nf1 Bg6 23. Qe2 Bh4 24. Ng3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Bf7 26.
Ra2 $14 {1-0 Bologan,V-Zjukin,S/Tallin 1998/(40)}) 22. Ra2 Bd8 23. Qe4 Rc8 $13
{1/2-1/2 Ciemniak,R-Sopur,L/Bielsko-Biala 1991/ (62)}) 21. Nxe3 (21. fxe3 Rxf1+
22. Qxf1 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Ne7 24. Qf3 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Qb6 26. Kf2 Qxb3 27. Qxb3 Rxb3
28. Rxa5 h6 {1/2-1/2 Roberts,D-Delaney,A/IRL 1995/}) (21. Qxe3 $142 Bxd5 (21...
Ne7 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 (22... Bxc4 $2 23. Nc6 Qc7 24. Rxc4 $18) 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. c4
{[%csl Ra5] and Black has serious problems defending a5.} d5 25. Rxa5 dxc4 26.
Rxe5 Qg8 27. bxc4 Qxc4 $16) 22. Bxd5 Ne7 23. Be4 d5 (23... Rxb3 24. Bxh7 $1 Nd5
(24... Kxh7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ $18) 25. Qh3 Nf4 (25... Rxc3 26. Bd3+ Kg8 27.
Qe6+ $18) 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 27. g4 $1 $36) 24. Bc2 e4 25. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Piza,
V-Novacek,K/Plzen 1998/(40)}) 21... Bxc4 22. Qxc4 (22. Rxc4 Ne7 $11) 22... Ne7
23. Raa1 (23. Rfa1 Rf4 $11) 23... Rf4 24. Qa6 Rxb3 25. c4 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.03"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g4 $6 {The idea behind this rare move is
clear - to prevent the advance ...f5, but White is not prepared for such
ambitious strategy. First of all 11.g4 creates lots of weaknesses and in the
absence of white dark-squared bishop they are difficult to protect. Secondly
Black can always attack White´s advanced g-pawn by means of ...h5, which would
immediately activate the rook h8. Thirdly, the knight on a3 is still out of
play and cannot take part in any kingside play. Furthermore, even if Black
will not succeed to prepare ...f5, his dark-squared bishop can always be
activated via h6. All this make 11.g4 to be a dubious continuation, not even
worth to surprise the opponent, since Black´s play is very easy.} ({Main
continuations are} 11. Bd3) ({and} 11. c3) 11... Ne7 $1 {Trading White´s most
powerful piece is certainly a good reaction to White´s wing strategy.} (11...
h5 $5 12. gxh5 f5 13. Rg1 (13. Bd3 Ne7 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. c3 Bb7 16. Qf3 Qg5 $17
{0-1 Johnsen,K-Royset,J (2249)/Tromsoe 1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) 13... Kf8 (13...
Bh6 $142 $44) 14. exf5 (14. Nb6 $5 Rb8 (14... Qxb6 $2 15. Qxd6+ Kg8 16. h6 Rh7
17. Qf6 $18) 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Bh3 Nd4 17. c3 Qh4 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. exf5 $13)
14... Bxf5 15. c3 b4 (15... Qh4 $6 16. Ne3 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5] 0-1 Turner,
J-Fletcher,J/Chepstow 1999 (31)}) 16. cxb4 (16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. cxb4 d5 $44) (16.
Nc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 e4 18. Nce3 Be6 $44) 16... Nd4 $44 {[%csl Ra3]}) 12. Be2 $146
(12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bg2 (13. f3 $2 h5 14. h3 hxg4 15. fxg4 f5 16. exf5 (16. gxf5
Qh4+ $19) 16... Qh4+ 17. Ke2 Bb7 18. Rg1 d5 $19) (13. c3 h5 14. gxh5 f5 15. Rg1
Bh6 16. Bg2 Bb7 17. exf5 d5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. f6 Qxf6 20. Bxb7 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Bf8 22. Nc2 Bc5 $17 {0-1 Verduga,D (2405)-Yakovich,Y (2470)/Santa Clara 1990 
(56)}) 13... h5 14. h3 (14. gxh5 f5 15. exf5 e4 16. c3 Bb7 (16... Bxf5 $2 17.
Qd5 $18) (16... Qe5 $5 17. Nc2 Bxf5 (17... d5 18. a4 $13) 18. a4 Rc8 19. axb5
Qxb5 $13) 17. Nc2 d5 $44 18. a4 $140 b4 $17) 14... d5 $5 (14... Be6 15. c3 Qd7
$36) 15. Qxd5 (15. exd5 Qb4+ 16. c3 Qxb2 17. Qc1 Qxc1+ 18. Rxc1 hxg4 $19) 15...
Bb7 16. Qb3 Rd8 $44) (12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Bg2 (13. Qd3 d5 $17 {0-1 Holemar,K-Hjort,
J/Prague 1996 (21)}) 13... O-O 14. O-O Kh8 15. c3 Rg8 16. Qd3 Ng6 17. Nd5 Qd7
18. Bf3 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nf4 20. Qf5 Qxf5 21. gxf5 Bh6+ 22. Kh1 Rg5 23. h4 Rg7 24.
c4 e4 25. Bd1 Rag8 26. Nc2 Nd3 $19 {0-1 Song,P (2225)-Rohwer,P/Philadelphia
1992 (28)}) 12... Nxd5 13. Qxd5 (13. exd5 f5 $17) 13... Be6 14. Qc6+ (14. Qd2
d5 $17) (14. Qb7 Qa5+ $5 (14... Qc8 15. Qxc8+ Rxc8 $17) 15. c3 Rc8 $17) 14...
Ke7 15. Qb7+ {Trading queens is White´s best solution, even if in the arising
endgame he must fight for equality.} (15. O-O-O Qb8 $1 {[%cal Gh8c8]} 16. Qc3
b4 $19) 15... Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Bxd7 17. c4 $6 {White must have tried to keep the
position closed.} (17. h3 h5 18. O-O-O Bc6 19. Bf3 (19. f3 hxg4 20. hxg4 Rxh1
21. Rxh1 d5 $15) 19... Bh6+ 20. Kb1 Bf4 $15) 17... h5 $1 18. cxb5 (18. f3 hxg4
19. fxg4 Rh4 20. h3 Bc6 21. Bf3 f5 22. gxf5 Bxe4 $17) (18. gxh5) 18... hxg4 19.
bxa6 {In spite of being a pawn up, White´s position is worse. As usual, in
Sveshnikov Sicilian winning Black´s queenside pawns means for White to abandon
the center, which often leads to disaster. Here Black also has a very active
rook on h8, which adds additional ideas for the second player.} Bc6 ({Stronger
is} 19... f5 $1 20. exf5 (20. Bd3 fxe4 21. Bxe4 d5 22. Bxd5 Rxa6 23. Nc4 e4 $17
24. Bxe4 $140 $2 Re6 $19) 20... e4 21. Nc2 (21. O-O-O Bxf5 $17) (21. Nc4 Rxa6
22. Bxg4 d5 23. Ne3 Bc6 $17) 21... Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bc3+ 23. Kf1 Bxf5 24. Ne3 Be6
25. Rb7+ Kf6 26. Rg1) 20. Rc1 {The right idea to activate the rook, but White
starts with the wrong move order. In such situations every mistake often has
drastic consequences.} ({Correct was} 20. Rg1 $1 Rxh2 ({After} 20... Bxe4 $2
21. Rxg4 Bg6 22. Rc1 {[%cal Gg4b4] Whte brings conveniently his forces into
play:} Rxh2 23. Rc7+ Kf8 (23... Kd8 24. Rxg6 $19) 24. Rg1 $5 {[%csl Ga6][%cal
Ga6a7]}) 21. Rc1 $1 (21. Rxg4 $2 Rh1+ 22. Bf1 Bh6 $17) 21... Bxe4 22. Rc7+ Ke6
23. a7 (23. Bxg4+ $1 f5 24. Bxf5+ Bxf5 25. Rxg7 Rxa6 26. Rgxf7 Be4 $11) 23...
f5 24. Nc4 Bf6 25. Nb6 {This complicated position is double-edged. For
instance:} Bh4 26. Rf1 $8 (26. Nxa8 $2 Bxf2+ 27. Kf1 (27. Kd1 Bxg1 $19) 27...
Bxg1 28. Kxg1 g3 $19) 26... g3 (26... Rxa7 27. Rxa7 Bg2 28. Bc4+ Kf6 29. Rxf7+
Kg6 $13) 27. fxg3 Bxg3+ 28. Kd1 Rd8 29. Bc4+ d5 30. Rc6+ (30. Bb3 Rxb2 31. Rc6+
(31. a8=Q Rxa8 32. Nxa8 Bd3 $17) 31... Ke7 32. Rc7+ Kf6 $17) 30... Ke7 31. Rc7+
Ke6 32. Rc6+ $11) 20... Bxe4 21. Rc7+ Ke6 22. Rg1 f5 $1 $17 23. f3 $2 {The
last mistake in a sharp, but rather difficult position.} (23. Nb5 Bf6 (23...
Rxh2 $5) 24. Nc3 Bd8 25. Bc4+ d5 26. Rc6+ Ke7 ({or} 26... Kd7 27. Bb5 Bd3 $5
28. Ba4 Ke7 29. Nxd5+ Kf8 30. Nc7 Bxc7 31. Rxc7 Rxa6 $17) 27. Nxd5+ Kd7 28. Rc5
Kd6 29. b4 Rxh2 $17) (23. a7 Bf6 24. Nb5 Bd8 $17 25. Bc4+ $140 $2 d5 26. Rc6+
Ke7 $19) 23... gxf3 $19 24. Bc4+ (24. Rxg7 fxe2 25. Rcxf7 Bd3 $19) 24... d5 25.
Rxg7 (25. Bxd5+ Kxd5 26. Rxg7 Rxh2 $19) 25... dxc4 26. Rgxf7 (26. Nxc4 Rxh2 $19
) 26... Rxh2 27. Rce7+ Kd5 28. Rd7+ Kc5 29. Rc7+ Kd4 30. Rfd7+ Ke3 31. Nxc4+
Kf4 32. a7 Rah8 33. Rg7 (33. Rg7 Re2+ 34. Kf1 (34. Kd1 Rh1+) 34... Bd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a3 (13. a4 $142)
13... Ne7 14. Ncb4 Be6 (14... Bb7) 15. Qd3 f5 $36 16. h4 Bh6 17. Rd1 fxe4 18.
Qxe4 a5 (18... Nxd5 $6 19. Nxd5 Bf5 20. Qe2) 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nd5 Qa7 21. f3
{Black has a very promising position, but is not easy to create dangerous
threats. White has good control over the central squares and in order to open
the central files Leko sacrifises a pawn.} (21. Qe2 Qc5 $17 22. b4 axb4 23.
axb4 Qa7 $19 {[%csl Rc3,Re1]}) 21... Bf4 (21... Bf5 22. Qe2 {brings nothing,
as White threatens g4-g5.}) 22. Bd3 (22. Nxf4 $6 Rxf4 23. Qc6 e4 $36) 22... Bf5
23. Qe2 e4 $5 (23... Bg3+ 24. Kd2 Be6 (24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Qf2+ 26. Qe2) 25.
Qe4 g6 26. h5 $13) 24. Bxb5 $1 {A computer-like move. It's amazing that this
risky move is probably the best decision.} (24. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 25. Nxf4 (25. fxe4
Bg3+ $19) 25... Rxf4 26. fxe4 Re8 $19) (24. fxe4 Bxe4 $1 (24... Bg3+ 25. Kd2
Rae8 26. Rdf1 $16) 25. Nxf4 (25. Bxe4 Bg3+ 26. Kd2 Rf2 $19) 25... Bxd3 26. Rxd3
Rxf4 $36 {[%csl Re1]}) (24. Nxf4 $6 exd3 25. Qf2 Rae8+ 26. Kf1 Qf7 $17) 24...
exf3 (24... Bg3+ 25. Kd2 (25. Kf1 $2 Bg4 $19) 25... exf3 26. gxf3 $13 (26. Qxf3
Be5 $13)) (24... exf3 25. Qxf3 Be5 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. Nce3 Bg6 {The move that became an interesting alternative to 15. ... Be6.}
16. h4 Be4 17. a4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] During the game I thought that my opponent
is improvising, but as he told me later, he prepared and analyzed this novelty
at home. It is amazing that in Sveshnikov Sicilian White often fights for
advantage by pushing his marginal pawns.} Bxd5 $5 (17... Ne7 {Objectively I
think this is a better reaction. However, I wanted to create an active play
and open the position, that's why I was ready to sac a pawn.}) (17... b4 18.
Bc4 $5) 18. Nxd5 (18. Qxd5 Ne7 19. Qb3 (19. Qf3 d5 $1 (19... f5 20. axb5) 20.
Nf5 e4 21. Nxe7+ (21. Qg4 Nxf5 22. Qxf5 b4 $17) 21... Qxe7 $17) 19... d5 20.
axb5 d4 $13 (20... axb5 $5)) 18... b4 19. cxb4 (19. Nxb4 $6 Nxb4 20. cxb4 d5
$44 (20... Qb6 $44)) 19... Kh8 20. Rc1 $1 (20. Bd3 e4 $1 (20... f5 21. Rc1 $1
$16) 21. Bc2 f5 $44) 20... Ne7 21. Bc4 (21. Nc7 Rc8 22. Nxa6 e4 (22... Rxc1 $5
23. Qxc1 Qa8 $44) 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Qd2 d5 $44) 21... f5 22. Rh3 (22. Qd2 Rc8
$5 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxa6 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 e4 $5 $44) 22... e4 23. Qd2 (23. Nf4
Qb6 $44 (23... Qb8 $5)) 23... Be5 24. Qg5 $5 {White played very precisely
avoiding any risks, so he immediately uses the opportunity to trade Queens and
get a better endgame.} Nxd5 $2 {From my side, I was quite disappointed that I
couldn't really create counterplay and now I thought "ok, let's make a draw in
a slightly worse endgame". But here it was a decissive moment, Black needs to
play very exactly to avoid troubles.} (24... Bxb2 $1 {The right move order.}
25. Rc2 Nxd5 26. Qxd8 Raxd8 (26... Rfxd8 $2 27. Bxd5 $18) 27. Rxb2 (27. Bxd5
Be5 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Rb8 $14 {/=.}) 27... Nf4 (27... Nb6 28. Be2 Nxa4 29.
Ra2 Nb6 30. Rxa6 Rb8 $13) 28. Rg3 Ra8 $1 29. Rd2 Rfd8 30. Rg5 d5 $13) 25. Qxd8
Raxd8 (25... Rfxd8 $5 26. Bxd5 Rac8 $14) 26. Bxd5 Bxb2 27. Rc6 $1 Rc8 28. Rb3 (
28. b5 $142 $1 {I was afraid of this move. I might admit that Black holds, but
it is extremely unpleasant.} axb5 29. axb5 Bd4 30. Rb3 $1 Ra8 31. b6 (31. Ra6
$1 $16) 31... Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Ra2+ 33. Rc2 (33. Kc1 $2 Ra1+ 34. Rb1 Rxb1+ 35. Kxb1
Rb8 $15) 33... Rxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Bxf2 35. b7 Ba7 36. Rc3 Kg7 37. Rc8 e3 38. Kd3 f4
$16 {Maybe Black isn't losing here, but the position is extremely ugly.}) 28...
Rxc6 29. Bxc6 Bd4 30. Bb7 (30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Bb6 $11) 30... Rb8 31. Bxa6
Rxb4 $1 32. Rxb4 Bc3+ 33. Ke2 Bxb4 {We both went to this endgame. I was sure
it is a draw, while my opponent thought the opposite. However, the ending
seems more complicated than I thought, but it is probably drawn.} 34. Bc8 f4
35. Bb7 f3+ (35... e3 $2 36. fxe3 fxe3 37. Kxe3 {This looks worse than the
game and is probably lost.}) 36. gxf3 exf3+ 37. Kxf3 Kg7 38. Kg4 Kf6 39. f4 Bd2
40. h5 h6 41. Kf3 (41. Bd5 $142 {Better, but Black holds anyway.} Ba5 42. Kf3
Kf5 $8 (42... Bd2 $2 43. Ke4 {Surprisingly, here White is winning, or at least
this is how I understand the position. The following variation shows White's
plan.} Ba5 44. Bc4 Bd2 45. Bb3 (45. Bd3 d5+ $1 $11) 45... Ba5 (45... Ke7 46.
Bc2 d5+ (46... Ke6 47. f5+ Kf6 48. Kd3 Ba5 49. Kc4 Kg5 50. Kb5 Bc3 51. a5 Kxh5
52. a6 Bd4 53. f6 $18) 47. Ke5 d4 48. f5 $18) 46. Bc2 Bd2 47. f5 Kg5 48. Kd3 $1
Ba5 49. Kc4 Kxh5 50. f6 d5+ 51. Kxd5 Bb4 52. f7 Kg5 53. a5 Kf6 54. a6 $18) 43.
Be4+ Ke6 $1 (43... Kf6 44. Bb7 Kf5 45. Bc8+ Kf6 46. Ke4 Bd2 47. Bb7 Ke6 48.
Bd5+ Kf6 49. Bc4 {/\Bd3 +-.}) 44. Bh7 (44. Bb7 d5 $11) 44... Bd2 $1 (44... d5
$2 45. Bg8+ Kd6 46. Kg4 Bd2 47. Kf5 $22 $18 Kc5 48. Ke5 Bc3+ 49. Ke6 Kb4 50. f5
d4 51. f6 Kxa4 (51... d3 52. Bh7 d2 53. Bc2 $18) 52. Bh7 Kb3 53. f7 Bb4 54. Kd7
Kc3 55. Ke8 d3 56. Bf5 d2 57. Bg4 $18) 45. Kg4 (45. Ke4 d5+ $11) (45. Bg8+ Kf5)
45... Kf6 46. Bg8 Kg7 47. Bb3 Kf6 48. Kf3 Kf5 $11) 41... Kf5 42. Bc8+ Kf6 43.
Ke4 d5+ $1 $11 {After this important advance, it is much easier to hold.} 44.
Kf3 Ba5 45. Kg4 Bd2 46. Ba6 Ba5 47. Bd3 Bc7 48. Bc2 Ba5 49. Kf3 Bb6 50. Bh7 Kg7
$1 {White can never play Bg8, and this proves to be the decisive factor.} (
50... Ba5 $2 51. Bg8 d4 52. Bh7 {[%cal Rh7d3,Gf3d5,Yf4f5] The Bishop comes to
d3, and then Ke4, f5 and Kd5 follows.}) (50... Ke6 $2 51. Bg8+ Kd6 52. Kg4 Ba5
53. Kf5 Bd2 54. Bf7 {and Black finds himself in Zugzwang.} Bc1 (54... Kc5 55.
Ke5 d4 56. f5 d3 57. Ke4 $18) 55. Be8 {First improving the Bishop's position.}
Bd2 56. Bb5 Bc1 57. Bf1 Bd2 58. Bd3 Bc1 59. a5 Kc5 60. Ke5 $18) 51. Bf5 Kf6 52.
Bc8 Ba5 53. Ke3 Bb6+ 54. Kd3 Bc7 55. f5 Ke5 56. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hyderabad WIPRO"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2000.07.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Prasad, Devaki V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 $5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. Nbc7+ Kd7 14.
O-O (14. b4 {is fashionable these days. White succeeded to win several games
with it recently.}) 14... Rxe4 15. Qh5 Ne7 (15... Qh4 $5 {bringing the Queen
to kingside and hoping to create threats against white King.} 16. Qxf7+ Be7 17.
g3 (17. Ne6 {/\ 18.Nb6#.} Nd8 18. Nxd8 Kxd8 19. g3 Rg4 20. Kh1 Qg5 21. f3 (21.
f4 Qg7 $19) 21... Rf8 22. Qxh7 Bb7 $132) 17... Rg4 18. Nb5 (18. Qxf5+ Kd8 19.
Ne6+ Bxe6 20. Qxe6 Nd4 21. Qxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nxe7 Kxe7 $15) (18. Kh1 Qh6 $13)
18... f4 19. Rad1 fxg3 20. fxg3 Rxg3+ 21. hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ {1/2-1/2
Garcia,G-Di Benedetto,G/Isla del Cerrito 1999}) 16. Qxf7 Kc6 17. c4 Qd7 (17...
Rg8 {was played several times. However, the whole line needs further practical
tests.}) 18. Na8 {Placing the Knight in the corner is a frequent idea in 11.
Bxb5 line.} (18. Rfc1 Ng6 $2 (18... Nxd5 19. cxd5+ Kb7 20. Qh5 $13) 19. Ne6 Nh4
$2 (19... Qxf7 20. Nd8+ Kd7 21. Nxf7 Bg7 22. Nxh8 Bxh8 23. Nb6+ Kc7 24. Nxc8
Kxc8 $16) (19... Bh6 20. Qxf5 Rh4 21. Qc2 $1 $18) 20. Qf6 Rg8 21. Nd8+ {
1-0 Ellison,D-Koshy,V/Isle of Man 1993}) 18... Qe6 (18... Ng6 19. Nb4+ Kb7 20.
Qd5+ Kb8 21. Nc6+ Kxa8 22. Qb5 Qb7 23. Qa5+ Qa6 24. Qc7 Qb7 25. Qa5+ Qa6 26.
Qc7 Qb7 27. Qa5+ Qa6 28. Qc7 Qb7 {1/2-1/2 Minciotti,F-Marchand,E/Pau 1989/EXT
97 (28)}) 19. Qe8+ Qd7 (19... Bd7 $2 20. Qb8 $18) 20. Nxe7+ Bxe7 21. Qxh8 Kb7 {
White has material advantage, but he has to play active. The Bishops are
potentially dangerous, that's why is important to create more threats against
black King so that Black would not be able to create counterplay.} 22. Rfd1 {
The next several moves are very important for the evaluation of the position.
Every waste of time may play a decisive role.} (22. Rfc1 Kxa8 23. Qxh7 {
[%csl Ra8][%cal Gh7h3,Gh3b3,Gh3a3]} (23. Rc3 $5)) 22... Qe6 (22... Rxc4 $5 23.
Rac1 $140 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bd8 $1) 23. Rac1 Kxa8 24. Qe8 (24. Rc3 Rxc4) (24. Qxh7
$5 Rh4 25. Qg7 Rg4 26. Qh8) 24... Rd4 $1 25. b4 (25. Rxd4 $6 exd4 {and the
passed pawn is more important than the broken pawn structure. However, White
should not be worse here, thanks to exposed black King and many pawn
weaknesses.}) 25... Ka7 26. Qa4+ (26. Rxd4 exd4 27. Qh8 Bf6 28. Qxh7+ Bb7 $13)
(26. b5 $6 Bd7) 26... Kb8 27. Rxd4 $6 (27. Qb3 $13 {and pushing a- and b-pawns
looks better to me.}) 27... exd4 $132 28. c5 $2 (28. Qb5+ Bb7 29. Qe8+ Kc7 {
and I would prefer Black.}) 28... dxc5 29. bxc5 (29. Qb5+ Bb7 30. bxc5 Qc6 31.
Qxc6 Bxc6 $17) 29... Bxc5 $17 30. h3 Bb6 31. Rc6 $2 {A blunder, but White's
position was difficult to play in any case.} Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Bc7+ $19 33. Rxc7
Qe5+ 34. g3 Kxc7 35. Qc4+ Kb8 36. Qb4+ Bb7 37. Qf8+ Kc7 38. Qf7+ Kb6 39. Qb3+
Qb5 40. Qe6+ Qc6 41. Qb3+ Kc5 42. Qa3+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 {These days
13...Nd4 seems to be Black's most promising continuation.} 14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4
Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 (18. Kf1 Rg5 19. Nf6+ Ke7 {is okay for
Black}) 18... Ng5+ 19. f3 Nxe4 20. fxg4 Qc8 21. Qe3 Qxg4+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23.
Kxf3 f5 24. Nc2 {For more information on this variation see Kulaots-Smirnov,
CBM96.} Kf7 25. a4 {A novelty without the desired effect. The common 25.Nce3
at least prevents the natural 25...Ke6.} (25. Nce3 Nf6 (25... Ke6 $2 26. Nxf5
$1 Ng5+ 27. Kg4 Rf7 28. Rhf1 Ne4 29. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/
Groningen 1993 (51)}) 26. Nxf6 Kxf6 27. a4 Rb7 28. b4 Ke6 $11 {0-1 Kulaots,
K-Smirnov,P/Istanbul 2003 (89)}) 25... Ke6 26. Nce3 Rb8 $1 {The endgame is
more complicated for White than it may appear. The problem for White is that
he cannot achieve anything concrete on the wings and can easily lose control
in the center.} 27. Nb4 (27. Nxf5 {Here this is not very dangerous for Black,
although still it might have been the best decision for White:} Nd2+ ({or} 
27... Kxf5 28. Ne3+ Ke6 29. Kxe4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Rxb2 31. Rxa6 Rc7 32. c4 Rd2
$132 {[%cal Gf8h6]}) 28. Ke2 Kxf5 29. Kxd2 bxa4 30. Kc2 Ke6 31. c4 Rf7 $13) (
27. axb5 Rxb5 28. Nxf5 Nd2+ 29. Ke2 Kxf5 30. Ne3+ Ke6 31. Kxd2 Rxb2+ 32. Kd3
Ra7 $15) 27... Nc5 28. a5 Rf7 $15 {/-/+} 29. Ned5 Bh6 {As a result of White's
strategy, the queenside is closed and Black remained with all his pawn in the
center. White is trying to hold the blockade on d5, but Black can advance
other two pawns, which will increase his advantage.} 30. Rhe1 Rg8 31. Rad1 f4
32. g4 Bg5 $17 {[%cal Gg8h8,Gf7h7]} ({A big positional mistake would be} 32...
e4+ $4 33. Rxe4+ Nxe4 34. Re1 $1 $44 (34. Kxe4 $2 f3 $19)) 33. Nc6 Rh8 34. b4
$1 {White is forced to enter complications, even if they would eventually
favour Black.} (34. Re2 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 f3+ 36. Kxh3 fxe2 37. Re1 Kxd5 $19) (34.
Rd2 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 Rd3 $19) 34... Na4 35. Nd4+ Kxd5 36. Nf5+ ({More chances to
escape would have been after} 36. Nxb5+ Kc6 37. Rxd6+ Kxb5 38. Rxe5+ Kc4 39.
Rxg5 (39. Rc6+ Kb3 40. Rxg5 Rh3+ 41. Kg2 f3+ 42. Kxh3 f2 $19) 39... Rh3+ (39...
Nxc3 40. Rf5 {[%csl Ra6,Rf4]}) 40. Kg2 Rxc3 41. Rf5 $1 {For instance:} Rxf5 42.
gxf5 Kxb4 43. f6 Kxa5 44. Rd5+ $1 Kb4 (44... Kb6 45. Rd6+ Kb5 46. Rd5+) 45.
Rd4+ Kb3 46. Rxf4 Rc8 47. f7 Rf8 48. h4 $11) 36... Kc6 37. Rxd6+ Kb7 38. Rg6
Rfh7 39. h4 $2 (39. Rxg5 Rh3+ (39... Rxh2 $4 40. Rg7+ Ka8 41. Rxe5 $18) 40. Kf2
(40. Ng3) 40... Rxh2+ 41. Kf3 R2h3+ 42. Kg2 (42. Kf2 Nb2 $1 43. Rg7+ Kb8 $19)
42... Nxc3 43. Rh5 $1 R3xh5 44. gxh5 Rxh5 (44... e4 45. Nd6+ Kc6 46. Nxe4 $11)
45. Rxe5 Rh7 46. Kf3 {and White should escape.}) 39... Bxh4 40. Rxe5 Bd8 41.
Nd6+ Ka8 42. Ne8 {A nice idea to create some threats against Black's king by
attacking pawn a6, but it doesn't work concretely.} Rh3+ $1 43. Kxf4 (43. Kf2
Bh4+ 44. Kg2 Rxc3 45. Rxa6+ Kb7 $19 {[%cal Gf4f3]}) 43... Rf8+ 44. Ke4 Nxc3+
45. Kd4 Rf4+ 46. Kc5 Rc4+ 47. Kd6 Rd3+ 48. Ke6 Rc6+ 49. Kf7 (49. Kf5 Rf3#)
49... Rd7+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c3 f5
15. Nc2 {One of the main lines in 10. ... Bg7 variation.} Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17.
Re1 Bxf5 18. Nb4 Rbe8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty in a higly
important theoretical position. Black abandons his queenside and goes for a
direct attack against white king.} (18... a5 19. Nd5 (19. Nc6 $2 Qb7 20. Nxb8
exd3 $19) 19... Qe5 20. Bc2 Bg6 21. f4 Qe6 $14 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Nedev,T/
Panormo 2001 (35)}) (18... Qb7 {This move is considered obligatory by many
players, but I doubt its value.} 19. Bc2 a5 20. Nd5 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Bg6 22. Rad1
b4 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Bb3 Rec8 25. h4 Kh8 26. Qg5 Rc5 27. h5 h6 28. Qg4 Bh7 29.
Qf4 Rd8 30. Rd2 $16 {1-0 Motylev,A-Yagupov,I/St Petersburg 2000 (41)}) 19. Bf1
{The evaluation of the present position in Chess Informant 70 is +/-. Lautier
must have had his own opinion about it.} Qg5 20. Nc6 (20. Qxd6 {Looks
dangerous, but if White doesn't take material, then he accepts that the
novelty 18. ... Rbe8 leads to a fine game for Black.} Re6 ({After} 20... Be5 {
White might even consider to take the pawn:} 21. Qxa6 (21. Qc5) 21... Re6 22.
Qb7 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Rh6 25. f3 Qh2+ (25... exf3 26. Qxf3 $18) 26.
Kf2 Qh4+ 27. g3 Qh2+ 28. Bg2 Rg6 29. g4 Bxg4 30. fxg4 Rf6+ 31. Ke3 Qxg2 $40)
21. Qc5 Be5 (21... Rh6 $5) 22. Nd5 $13 {This position must be tested in the
practice. Black has very active pieces, but a direct attempt to attck fails:} (
22. Nxa6 $2 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Rh6 25. f3 exf3 $19) (22. g3 $5) 22...
Bg4 (22... Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Rh6 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Ng6+ hxg6 27. Qxf8+
Kh7 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. f3 $18) 23. g3 Bf3 24. Bg2 {and White defends.}) ({
Another principled move is} 20. Nxa6 Re6 $44 (20... Be5 21. g3)) 20... Re6 21.
Qc1 (21. a4 Bg4 22. Qc1 Qh5 $40 23. h3 $6 Bxh3 24. gxh3 d5 $1 (24... Rg6+ 25.
Bg2 {[%cal Gc6e7]}) 25. axb5 axb5 $44 26. Nd4 $140 Rg6+ $19) 21... Qh5 (21...
Qh4 $5) 22. Qd1 Qg5 23. Qc1 Qh5 24. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Tiayuan"]
[Date "2005.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Re1 O-O 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bf1 Re8 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Nc2 (19. g3 Qc5 ({White is
better after} 19... Ng6 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2) 20. Nc2 Nxd5 $11) 19... Ng6 (19...
Qc5 20. Nd4 $16) 20. Nb4 {White goes with the knight to c6 without allowing
Black to trade his bishop for it (like in case of 20.Nd4). This move was
played for the first time by Bologan versus Kramnik in 2003.} (20. g3 f4 $1 {
Right in time to avoid the pin of the f-pawn} (20... Re5 $6 21. Bh3) 21. Nd4
Re5 22. Qh3 Qxh3 23. Bxh3 Rh5 24. Bg2 f5 $13) (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 ({
Gagunashvili's} 21. cxd4 {still requires practical tests, although I think
that the doubled pawns should offer Black sufficient counterplay in the
upcoming complications after either} Kh8 ({or} 21... f4 22. Rc1 Qd8 {[%cal
Gd8f6,Gd8a5]}) 22. g3 f4) 21... Re5 22. Qh6 {And here Black has few
possibilities to keep the position balanced:} Qe8 ({or} 22... Qf8) ({Deserves
attention also} 22... Rb8 $5 {1/2-1/2 Vuckovic,B (2529)-Pavlovic,M (2475)/
Kopaonik 2005 (44)})) (20. Qh3 Re5 21. Nb4 Qc5 22. Qe3 Ne7 23. g3 Qxe3 24. fxe3
a5 25. Nc6 Nxc6 26. dxc6 Rc8 27. Rxd6 Bf8 28. Rd7 Rxc6 29. Red1 b4 30. c4 Bc5
31. Kf2 Kg7 32. b3 Rce6 33. R1d5 Kf6 34. Rc7 Bb6 35. Rb7 Bc5 36. Rb5 Rc6 37.
Rxa5 Rxd5 38. cxd5 Rc7 39. Bc4 Ke5 40. Ke2 Kd6 41. Ra6+ Ke5 42. Rc6 Bd6 43. Kd1
Ra7 44. Ra6 Rxa6 45. Bxa6 Bc5 46. Kd2 Kxd5 47. Bc4+ Ke5 48. Bxf7 Bd6 49. Bg8 h6
50. Bh7 Bc5 51. Bg8 {1/2-1/2 Efimenko,Z (2620)-Smirnov,P (2624)/Sochi RUS 2005/
D-The Week in Chess 546}) 20... h6 $6 $146 ({Black has at his disposal a good
way to simplify the position:} 20... a5 $5 21. Nc6 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Nxb4
Qc5 24. Na6 (24. a3 $6 Bxb2) (24. Nc6 Rxa2 25. Qxf5 Rxb2 $11) 24... Qb6 25.
Qxf5 Rxa6 26. Bxa6 Qxa6 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxb2 29. a4 Kg7 30. Rb1 Bf6 31.
g3 Ne5 32. Kg2 Qa5 33. Rb4 h5 34. Rb3 Qd2 35. Re3 Qa2 36. Re2 Qa1 37. Re1 {
1/2-1/2 Delchev,A (2597)-Spasov,V (2543)/La Roda 2005}) (20... Ne5 21. h3 (21.
Nc6 Nxc6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Qxf5 Re5 24. Qf4 d5 $11 {Kulaots-Van Wely, Liepaya 
(rapid) 2004}) 21... Rb8 (21... Qd7 $142 {Bologan}) 22. Nc2 Ng6 23. Nb4 Ne5 24.
Nc2 (24. a4 $1 $14 {Bologan}) 24... Ng6 25. Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V (2650)
-Kramnik,V (2785)/Dortmund 2003/CBM 097}) (20... f4 21. Nc6 f5 22. g3 fxg3 (
22... Ne7 $2 23. Bh3 {with large advantage}) 23. hxg3 f4 24. gxf4 (24. Bh3 $16)
24... Nxf4 25. Qg5 Nh3+ 26. Bxh3 Qxh3 27. Re3 Qd7 28. Rde1 Kh8 29. Kf1 Rg8 30.
Qh5 (30. Qe7 $142 Qf5 31. Qxe4 Qh5 32. Qe6) 30... Raf8 $44 {0-1 Hodgson,J 
(2225)-Tippleston,C (2203)/Douglas 2005 (44)}) 21. g3 $14 Ne5 22. Bg2 Ra7 (
22... a5 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Qe6 25. Bh3 $16) 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Qxc6 ({
With the rook on a7 (controlling the important 7th rank) Black could consider} 
24... Qe6 {[%cal Gd6d5] keeping some counterplay possibilities.} 25. Re2 (25.
Bh3 Qxa2)) 25. Qxf5 Rae7 (25... Re5 26. Bxe4 $16) 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 $16 {
A long fight for the draw is expecting Black. His pawns are weak and therefore
he must find a way to play with a pawn down and create some activity in order
to save the game.} b4 {The correct decision, although the position remains
difficult anyway.} (27... e3 $6 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. Kf2 (30. Rxd6
Re2 $132) 30... Re6 31. Bh3 Rf6+ 32. Ke2 $16 {[%cal Gh3c8] /+-}) (27... Re6 28.
Bh3 Rf6 29. Bf5 $16) 28. cxb4 Bxb2 (28... Rb7 29. a3 Bxb2 30. Ra5 $16) 29. Rb1
Bc3 30. Bf1 Rb8 31. a3 Rb6 32. Ra5 e3 $1 ({Alternative was passive play:} 32...
Ra7 33. Kg2 (33. Bg2 Re7) (33. Bc4 Kg7 34. Bd5 f5 35. Be6 f4 36. gxf4 Kf6)
33... Kg7 $16) 33. fxe3 Rxe3 34. Kg2 Bd4 35. Rd1 (35. Bxa6 $16) 35... Bb2 36.
Rd3 Rxd3 37. Bxd3 Rc6 $1 {In spite of apparent desperate situation, the
opposite-coloured bishops and square h8 ("wrong" square for White) give Black
good chances to escape.} 38. Bxa6 Rc3 39. a4 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Bc3 41. Rb5 Ra2 42.
a5 Ra4 43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. Bc4 {White has several attractive options, but there
is no clear win.} ({Black also seems to escape after} 44. Bb5 Rxb4 45. a6 Bd4
46. Rb7 Kf6 47. Ke4 Bc5+ 48. Kd5 Rb2 49. h4 ({or} 49. Be8 Rxh2 50. Rxf7+ Kg5)
49... Rd2+ 50. Kc6 Rg2 51. Bc4 Rxg3 52. Rxf7+ Ke5) (44. b5 $5 $16) 44... Rxb4 (
44... Bxb4 $2 45. Bb3 $18) 45. Rxb4 Bxb4 46. a6 Bc5 47. Ke4 Kf6 48. h4 ({
Square h8-rule saves Black also after} 48. Kd5 Kg5 49. Be2 (49. Kc6 Kg4 50.
Bxf7 Kh3 51. Kb7 Kxh2 52. g4 Kg3 53. Bh5 Kf4 54. a7 Bxa7 55. Kxa7 d5 $11) 49...
Kf5 (49... h5 50. h4+ $18) (49... f5 50. Ke6 $1 Kg6 (50... f4 51. h4+ $18) 51.
Bd3 Kg5 52. Bxf5 h5 53. h4+ Kh6 54. Kd5 $18) 50. h4 (50. Kc6 Ke4 51. Kb7 Ke3
52. Bc4 f6 53. a7 Bxa7 54. Kxa7 Kf2 $11) 50... f6 (50... Bg1 51. Kxd6 Ke4 52.
Kc7 f5 53. Kd6 $1 (53. Kb7 Bd4 54. a7 Bxa7 55. Kxa7 Ke3 56. Bd1 Kf2 $11) 53...
Bd4 54. Ke6 Ba7 55. Kf6 Be3 56. Kg6 Ke5 57. Bd3 $18) 51. Bf3 Bf2 $1 52. Bd1 Bc5
53. Bf3 Bf2 54. Kc6 Ke5 55. Kb7 f5 56. a7 Bxa7 57. Kxa7 Kd4 $11) 48... Ke7 49.
g4 Bf2 50. Bb3 Bc5 51. Kd5 (51. Ba4 Ke6 52. Bc6 Bg1 53. Bd5+ Ke7 54. Kd3 Bc5
55. Kc4 f6 56. Kd3 Kd7 57. Ke4 Kc7 58. Kf5 Kb6 59. Bb7 Bf2 $11) 51... Kd7 52.
Ke4 Ke7 53. Bd5 Kf6 54. Kd3 Kg6 55. Ke4 (55. Kc4 f5 $11) (55. Be4+ Kf6 56. Kc4
Ke5 57. g5 (57. Bf5 h5 $11) (57. Bf3 f5 58. g5 hxg5 59. hxg5 f4 60. Bg4 (60.
Bh5 f3 61. Kd3 f2 62. Ke2 Kf5 63. g6 Kf6 $11) 60... f3 $11) 57... hxg5 58. h5
Kf6 59. h6 g4 $11) 55... Kf6 56. Bb7 Ke6 57. Bc8+ Ke7 58. g5 hxg5 59. hxg5 Kd8
60. Bg4 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2000.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Bator, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Rg8
{In my opinion this move is better to make when white Queen is placed on h5.
In that case Black has additional possibilities to win time later, for
instance with Rg6-h6 or Ng6-f4. And also now that short castle is no longer
possible for Black, the plan with a2-a4 is very unpleasant, because there is
no connection between black Rooks and the King is stucked in the center.} (
14... Bg7) (14... Qd7) 15. Re1 {Logical move. The Bishop goes to f1, defending
the King and supporting a2-a4.} (15. Nxb5 Nxd5 16. Qf3 (16. Qa4 $1) 16... e4
17. Qxf5 exd3 18. Qxd5 axb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qxd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld,
Y-Birnboim,N/Rishon Le Ziyon 1992 (37)}) 15... e4 16. Bf1 Bg7 17. Nc2 Be5 18.
a4 Ng6 (18... bxa4 $142 $14) 19. axb5 $16 Nh4 20. Re3 axb5 (20... Nf3+ 21. Rxf3
exf3 22. Qxf3 $16) 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. g3 (22. Rh3 $16) (22. Bxb5+ Ke7 23. g3)
22... Qa4 23. Kh1 f4 (23... Nf3 24. Qe2 Ke7 25. Bg2 $16) 24. gxf4 Nf3 25. Bg2
Bxf4 26. b3 $1 (26. Bxf3 $2 Bxe3) 26... Rxg2 (26... Qxb3 27. Rxe4+ Be5 28. Bxf3
$18) 27. Kxg2 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 {has been more
popular lately}) 11... Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qh5 {A very rare move, played
only once before.} (13. Qe2 d5 {is about equal.}) 13... d5 ({The alternative is
} 13... Ng6) 14. O-O-O $5 {One should pay credit to the German GM, who found a
new idea. However, in spite of White's quick win, this set-up will hardly find
many followers, since Black has sufficient resources to achieve good play.} ({
The present position was reached in the following game after a slightly
different move order. White quickly went down:} 14. c3 $2 dxe4 15. Bc2 Ng6 16.
Rd1 Qe7 $17 {0-1 De la Fuente Mayan,A-Garcia Melgar,J (2310)/Nigran 1993 (36)})
14... d4 ({More natural is} 14... Qb6 15. exd5 Bxd5 $1 {[%csl Ra3] but
Sutovsky's plan is interesting too. He closes the center and considers that
Black's queenside attack is quick enough.} (15... Nxd5 16. Be4 Nf4 17. Qf3 $14)
) (14... b4 $2 15. Nc4 $1 dxc4 $140 16. Bxc4 $18) 15. Nb1 Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra2]}
16. a3 (16. Qh6 Ng6 (16... Qxa2 17. Qxf6 Ng6 $13)) 16... b4 17. Qh6 Ng6 18. g3
{Maybe this is the right moment to search for improvements for White.} (18. h4
$5) 18... Rb8 (18... Rc8 19. axb4 (19. f4 b3 $132) 19... Qxb4 20. f4 Qf8 $5 21.
Qh3 ({Black has little to fear in endgame:} 21. Qxf8+ Kxf8 22. Rhf1 (22. Rdf1
exf4 23. gxf4 f5 $1 24. Nd2 Re8 $17) 22... h5 $5 $11) 21... exf4 $13) (18... b3
$5 $13) 19. f4 b3 $2 {The wrong follow-up. If Black wanted to play this
advance he would have better done so on the previous move. Now he had to open
the b-file instead of closing it.} (19... bxa3 20. Nxa3 Qb4 {was correct.
Black's chances are by no means worse:} 21. Rhe1 (21. fxe5 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxb2+
23. Kd2 Qxa3 24. exf6 (24. Bc6+ Kd8 {is bad for White}) 24... Qa5+ 25. Ke2 Rb6
$36) (21. Nc4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxc4 23. f5 (23. Qg7 Qa2 $40) 23... Ke7 $1 $36 {
[%cal Gh8c8]} (23... Rxb2 24. Kxb2 Qb4+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+ 26. Kd2 Nf4 $1 $11)) 21...
Bc8 $5 (21... Bxe4 22. Bb5+ $1 Rxb5 (22... axb5 23. Rxe4 f5 24. Ree1 $13 {
[%csl Re8]}) 23. Nxb5 Bf3 24. fxe5 (24. Nc7+ Kd7 {[%cal Gh8b8]} 25. Nxa6 Qa5
$17) 24... Bxd1 25. Nd6+ Ke7 $13 {is a total mess.}) 22. Nc4 Be6 23. b3 Qc3 24.
f5 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 d3 (25... Nf4 26. gxf4 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qc3+ $11) 26. Rxd3 $1 (26.
Bxd3 Rxb3 27. fxg6 Ra3 $19) 26... Qxe1+ 27. Rd1 Qc3 ({Bad is} 27... Qxe4 28.
Qg7 Rf8 29. Qxf6 {[%csl Re8]}) 28. Qg7 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qd4+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) 20.
c4 dxc3 21. Nxc3 Rc8 22. f5 {Now after the loss of important tempo it turns
out that White is quicker to create threats.} Ne7 $2 ({Black had to start with
} 22... Rxc3+ 23. bxc3 (23. Kb1 $2 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Bxe4 $19) 23... Qxa3+ (23...
Qxc3+ $2 24. Kb1 Ne7 25. Qxf6 O-O 26. Qxe7 $18) 24. Kd2 {and only now} Ne7 {
However, White is better after} 25. Ke2 ({or} 25. Qxf6 O-O 26. Rb1)) 23. Qxf6
Rxc3+ 24. Kb1 $1 $18 (24. bxc3 Qxa3+ 25. Kd2 O-O $16) 24... Rg8 (24... O-O 25.
Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qxe7 Rcc8 27. Qxb7 $18) 25. bxc3 Qxa3 26. Qb6 Qa2+ 27. Kc1 Kf8 28.
f6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "211"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. a3 ({
S.Karjakin achieved few important wins with} 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Qf3 {[%cal Ga1d1,
Yf1d3,Yd3c2,Yc2b3]}) 14... Be6 {The mnost precise answer, not fearing Ncb4.} (
14... Kh8 15. g3 $14 (15. Bd3 $14) (15. Ncb4 Bb7 $11)) (14... a5 15. Nce3 $14)
15. Ncb4 (15. g3 Qd7 16. Bg2 a5 $11) 15... Nxb4 16. axb4 Ra8 17. g3 (17. Bd3 $6
Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 $15) 17... Qd7 ({Better than} 17... a5 {since White retains
some winning chances in the endgame thanks to the passed b-pawn:} 18. Bxb5 Bxd5
(18... axb4 $2 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Nxe7+ $18) 19. Qxd5 axb4 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21.
Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Kd2 bxc3+ 23. Kxc3 $14) 18. Bg2 ({After} 18. Nb6 $2 Qb7 {White
must return with the knight, since} 19. Nxa8 $2 {loses due to} Qxe4+) 18... Bd8
19. O-O Qc6 ({White is marginally better after} 19... a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5
Bxa5 22. Qd3 (22. h5 h6) 22... Qb7 23. Rd1 $1 $11 {[%cal Gg2f1] /+/=} (23. Ne3
Bc4 24. Nxc4 bxc4 $11) (23. Ra1 Bb6 $1 (23... Ra8 $2 24. b4 Bd8 25. Rxa8 Qxa8
26. Qxb5 $18) 24. Nb4 (24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 b4 $11) 24... Bc5)) 20. Ne3 a5 ({
Also possible was} 20... Bb6 21. Qd2 (21. Qd3 Bc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qd2 a5 $11)
21... Rfd8 22. Rfd1 (22. Nf5 $6 Bxf5 23. exf5 d5 24. Rfd1 e4 $132) 22... Bb3
23. Nd5 Ra7 $1 $11) 21. bxa5 Bxa5 22. Nf5 (22. Qd3 Bc4 $11) 22... Qd7 (22...
Bxf5 23. exf5 e4 24. f6 $36) 23. Qd2 Bc7 24. Ne3 (24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Qg5+ Kh8
26. Qf6+ Kg8 $11) 24... Qc6 25. Nf5 Qd7 26. Qg5 f6 27. Qd2 d5 {Black
successfully solved all problems and equalized. Possibly Leko relaxed around
here and Topalov slowly outplayed him. Nevertheless Black still must play
accurately to achieve a draw.} 28. Ne3 d4 29. cxd4 Qxd4 (29... exd4 30. Nd5 $14
) 30. Qc2 Rxa1 (30... Bb6 $2 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Qc6 $18) 31. Rxa1 Bb6 32. Rd1
Qc5 (32... Qb4 33. Nd5 Qa5 $11 {[%cal Gb6d4]}) 33. Qe2 Bb3 34. Rd3 Bc4 {
Leaving on the board opposite-coloured bishops unexpectedly offers White an
easier play on the kingside.} (34... Qc1+ 35. Kh2 (35. Bf1 Be6 (35... Bxe3 36.
Rxb3 $1 $16) 36. Rd1 Qc5 37. h5 (37. Qxb5 Qxb5 38. Bxb5 Bxe3 39. fxe3 Rb8)
37... b4 $11) 35... Bf7 36. Rc3 Qb1 37. Qxb5 Bd4 $11) 35. Nxc4 Qxc4 36. b3 Qb4
(36... Qc7 37. Bh3 Bd4 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Kg2 Qc6 40. Bd5 Qd6 41. Rd2 b4 42. Ra2
Rd8 43. h5 $14) 37. Bh3 (37. Rd5 Qxb3 38. Rxb5 Qe6 $11) 37... Bd4 (37... Rd8 $2
38. Rxd8+ Bxd8 39. Qd3 Be7 40. Qd5+ Kh8 41. Qf7 $36) 38. Kg2 g6 {Not really
necessary, although White's chances are better anyway.} (38... Qe7 $142 39. Rd2
b4 40. Qc4+ Kh8 41. h5 g6 $14 {[%cal Gf6f5]} (41... Qf7 $2 42. Qxb4)) 39. Be6+
Kh8 40. h5 Qe7 41. Qg4 Re8 42. Bd5 (42. Bd7 $2 f5 $19) 42... f5 (42... Kg7 43.
Rd1 $14 {[%cal Gd1h1]}) 43. Qh3 (43. exf5 gxf5 44. Qxf5 Rf8 $132) 43... fxe4 (
43... Kg7 44. exf5 gxf5 45. Qxf5 Rf8 46. Qg4+ Kh8 47. Rf3 $16) 44. Bxe4 gxh5
45. Qxh5 Rf8 46. Rd2 Qf7 47. Qh6 Qg7 48. Qc6 b4 49. Qd6 Bc3 50. Ra2 Qf6 51. Qc5
Kg7 52. Ra7+ Rf7 53. Bd5 Rxa7 54. Qxa7+ Kf8 $2 ({Correct was} 54... Kh8 55. Be4
Qg7 56. Qb8+ Qg8 57. Qd6 Qg4 {and White cannot create serious threats. For
instance:} 58. Bd5 Kg7 59. Qe7+ Kh6 60. Bf7 (60. Qf6+ Qg6) 60... e4 $1 {
[%cal Gg4f3]}) 55. Qxh7 $16 Bd4 56. Qc2 Bc3 57. Qa2 Qd8 58. Bc4 Ke7 59. Qa7+
Qd7 60. Qa8 Kd6 61. Bd5 Kc5 62. Bf3 Kd6 63. Qb8+ Ke7 64. Qa8 Qd8 65. Qe4 Qd7
66. Qh4+ Kd6 67. Qf6+ Qe6 68. Qd8+ Kc5 69. Qa5+ Kd4 70. Qa7+ Kd3 71. Qa2 Kd4
72. Kf1 e4 73. Qa7+ Ke5 74. Qc7+ Kd4 75. Qa7+ Ke5 76. Qe3 Qxb3 77. Qxe4+ Kf6
78. Kg2 Qe6 79. Qd3 Qe5 80. Bd5 Qf5 81. Be4 Qc5 82. Bd5 Ke5 83. Qe4+ Kd6 84.
Qe6+ Kc7 85. f4 Qd6 86. Qe4 Qd7 87. Kf3 Kd6 88. g4 Qb5 89. Qe6+ Kc5 90. Ke4
Qe2+ 91. Kf5 Qd3+ 92. Be4 Qd8 93. g5 Qf8+ 94. Kg4 Qd6 95. Qxd6+ Kxd6 96. Bc2
Ke7 97. Kh5 Kf7 98. Kh6 Kg8 99. f5 Kh8 100. Kg6 Bd4 101. f6 Be3 102. Kf5 Kg8
103. Bb3+ Kh8 104. g6 Bh6 105. Ke6 Bg7 106. fxg7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. Nce3 Be6
15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Rd1 Bd8 17. Be2 {This is White's latest trend against the 13...
Be7 variation. In case of 13.Bd3 followed by Bc2 Black can achieve counterplay
thanks to the quick ...b4.} (17. Bd3 Ne7 18. Bc2 b4 $1 19. Nxb4 (19. cxb4 Bxd5
(19... Bb6 $44) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxb4 22. Bb3 (22. Qd3 Rxb2 23. Bb3 Qc6
24. O-O Bxh4 25. g3 (25. Rxd6 $2 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 $2 Qc5 $19) 25... Be7 $11) (22.
b3 Bb6 $11) 22... a5 $11) 19... a5 20. Nd3 (20. Nbd5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22.
Rxd5 Rxb2 $17 {0-1 Muhren,B (2241)-Arakhamia Grant,K (2426)/Kusadasi 2006 (49)}
) 20... Qc6 21. Bb1 (21. h5 f5 22. Qh3 Bb6 $44) (21. O-O Bxa2) 21... f5 22.
exf5 e4 23. Qg4 Nxf5 $17 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2635)-Eljanov,P (2641)/Warsaw 2005 
(51)}) (17. h5 {is a bit too early, allowing the bishop to come to g5.} Kh8 (
17... h6) 18. Be2 Bg5 19. Nf5 a5 20. Qg4 h6 21. g3 b4 22. c4 $2 Nd4 $132 {
0-1 Erdogdu,M (2383)-Oleksienko,M (2530)/Lviv 2006 (97)}) 17... Ne7 18. h5 h6 (
18... Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 $14 f5 $2 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Rxd6 $16 {
1-0 Morawietz,D (2385)-Hoffmann,A (2424)/Germany 2006 (46)}) 19. O-O Qc8 $1
$146 {An important novelty in the most critical position of this opening
variation. Earlier it was considered that Black solves all the problems with
19...Bb6, but recently new resources for White have been found. The move made
by Yakovich is flexible: first of all Black keeps the possibility to come with
the bishop to g5. Secondly, at this moment it is important to have control
over the f5-square. And finally, Black makes available the d7-square for the
bishop, thus being ready to take with the knight on d5 and not fearing the
answer exd5.} (19... Bb6 20. Nf5 $1 {This move allows White to achieve a
favourable transformation of the pawn structure.} Nxd5 (20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 $1
Nxd5 $2 22. Qg4 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 Nf6 24. Rd1 $18 {1-0 Korneev,O (2671)-Khairullin,
I (2544)/Sochi 2006 (48)}) 21. Rxd5 $1 Bxf5 (21... Bxd5 $2 22. Qg4) 22. exf5
Qe7 23. Bd3 Rfd8 24. Rd1 Rbc8 25. Be4 {His opponent's control over the light
squares makes Black's position highly unpleasant, 1-0 Kudrin,S (2551)-Eljanov,
P (2663)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005 (51)}) 20. Nxe7+ ({Now after} 20. Nf5 $2 {
Black simply takes the pawn:} Nxf5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Ne3 Be6 23. Rxd6 Bc7 24.
Rd2 f5 $17) (20. Rd3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 (21. exd5 Bd7 $132 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 21... Bg5
22. Rfd1 ({After} 22. Bd1 Kh8 {White cannot play} 23. Bb3 $2 {in view of} Bg4 {
(here we see that keeping good control over diagonal h3-c8 might offer Black
some additional advantages)}) 22... a5 {is about equal.}) 20... Bxe7 21. Nf5 {
This is no longer so dangerous for Black, who is not forced to take on f5 now.}
Qc7 22. Bd3 (22. a3 Rfd8 $11) 22... Bg5 23. Bc2 b4 $1 {Black has achieved good
play and White should think about how to keep the balance.} 24. Nxd6 $6 (24.
Bb3 $142 bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qxc3 26. bxc3 Bxb3 27. axb3 Rxb3 28. Rd3 $1 (28. Ra1 Ra8
) (28. Rxd6 Ra8 29. Ra1 a5 30. Ra4 Rxc3 31. Rd5 Bd8 $17) 28... Ra8 29. Ra1 a5
30. Ra4 {and the draw is most likely}) 24... Rfd8 25. Nf5 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxa2
27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Ra1 {If White wasn't going to take on a6, this move makes
little sense} Be6 $5 (28... Bc4 $15) 29. Rd1 {Leaving the a-pawn alive leads
to a difficult position.} (29. Rxa6 Rd2 {is risky for White, but was a better
try to escape:} 30. Bd3 (30. Bd1 $6 Bxf5 31. exf5 e4 32. Qg4 e3 33. fxe3 Qxc3
$36) 30... Qxc3 31. Bf1 Qxf3 (31... Qc1 32. Qa3 $1 {exchanging queens due to
the threat Ra8+ followed by Qf8.}) 32. gxf3 Rd1 33. Kg2 {and White will
probably hold it.}) 29... Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 a5 $17 {The a-pawn secures Black a
large advantage.} 31. Qd3 Qc6 32. Ne3 Bxe3 $1 {Exchanging the right bishop for
the knight.} 33. Qxe3 Qc4 34. Qd2 Qa2 35. Qd8+ (35. Qxa2 Bxa2 {must be lost
for White, who besides fighting against the a-pawn has the second problem on
the kingside: all his pawns are blockaded on the light squares.}) 35... Kh7 36.
f4 {Desperation.} Qb1 37. Kh2 Qxe4 38. fxe5 Qxe5+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41.
Kh1 Qxc3 {With two extra pawns the win is just a matter of time.} 42. Bf3 Qe1+
43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kh1 a4 45. Qa8 Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Qh4+ 47. Kg1 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qe5+ 49.
Kh1 Bb3 50. Qa7 f5 51. Qb6 Bf7 52. Qa7 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Qh4+ 54. Kg1 Qe1+ 55. Kh2
Qh4+ 56. Kg1 Bxh5 57. Bxh5 Qe1+ 58. Kh2 Qh4+ 59. Kg1 Qxh5 60. Qxa4 Qg4 61. Qd7
h5 62. Qe6 Qf4 63. Qe8 Qg4 64. Qe6 h4 65. Kh2 Qf4+ 66. Kg1 h3 67. gxh3 Qg3+ 68.
Kh1 Qxh3+ 69. Kg1 Qg4+ 70. Kf2 Qd4+ 71. Kf1 Qe4 72. Qf7 Kh6 73. Qf8 Qe5 74.
Qh8+ Kg5 75. Qh3 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Tiayuan"]
[Date "2005.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. c4 Rg8 $1 (13...
bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17. O-O-O $13 {/+/=}) 14. cxb5 {
The most principled continuation} (14. O-O bxc4 15. Nxc4 d5 $15) (14. Rg1 bxc4
15. Nxc4 d5 $11) 14... Rxg2 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nc4 $146 (17. Qd3
Rc6 (17... Qb6 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rf2]} 18. Qb5+ (18. O-O-O $2 Qxf2 $17) 18... Qxb5
19. Nxb5 Kd7 $13 {[%cal Gf6f5]}) 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Ne3 Rg8 20. a4 Kd7 21. b4 $36
{1-0 Kharlov,A (2593)-Khairullin,I (2481)/Tomsk 2004 (43)}) 17... f5 18. exf5
Nxf5 19. Qd5 ({or} 19. Qf3 Qa8) 19... Qa8 20. Qxa8+ Rxa8 {The sharp endgame is
double-edged. Both sides have advantages and drawbacks. Black can quicker
advance the pawns in the center, on the other hand WHite's passed pawns are
potentially very dangerous too.} 21. Kf1 (21. a4 Rg4 22. b3 d5 23. Ne3 (23.
Nxe5 Re4+ $19) 23... Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rb4 25. Ra3 Rab8 26. Ke2 Rxb3 27. Rxb3 Rxb3
28. Rd1 $11 (28. Ra1 Kd7 29. a5 Rb7 30. a6 Ra7 31. Ra5 Kc6 32. Kd3 f5 33. h4 h5
34. Kc3 Kd6 $11)) 21... Rg4 22. Rg1 (22. b3 Ke7 $15) (22. Ne3 $2 Nxe3+ 23. fxe3
Rb4 24. Rg1 Ke7 25. Rg2 Rb3 $17) 22... Rxg1+ 23. Kxg1 Ra4 (23... Ke7 $5 24. a4
Ke6 25. a5 Ra6 26. b4 Nd4 $13) 24. b3 Rb4 25. Rd1 (25. Ne3 Nd4 $132 {[%cal
Gf7f5,Gf5f4]}) 25... Ke7 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27. fxe3 f5 28. Rd3 $1 (28. Rb1 d5 29. a3
Re4 30. Kf2 f4 31. exf4 Rxf4+ $17) 28... Ke6 (28... Kd7 $5 29. a3 Rb8 30. b4
Kc6 $11) 29. a3 Rb7 30. b4 e4 $6 ({Correct was} 30... d5 31. Rb3 d4 32. Kf2 ({
After} 32. exd4 exd4 33. b5 Kd5 {only Black can play for a win - the d-pawn is
stronger than White's pair on the queenside.}) 32... Kd5 33. Rb1 Kc4 34. exd4
exd4 $13) 31. Rb3 f4 {This attractive idea has a drawback - white king will be
in time to stop the pawns in the center. It is important that now with the
passed f-pawn White can often sac a pawn on the kingside in order to trade
rooks (the pawn endgame is often winning for White).} (31... Kd5 $142 $13) 32.
exf4 d5 33. Kf2 $16 d4 34. b5 $1 Kf5 (34... Kd5 35. b6 Kc4 (35... Kc5 36. a4
Rxb6 37. Rxb6 Kxb6 38. f5 $18 {See the previous comment}) 36. Rb4+ Kc3 37. Ke2
(37. f5 $2 e3+ 38. Ke2 d3+ 39. Kxe3 d2) 37... e3 (37... d3+ 38. Ke3 d2 39. Rd4
$18) 38. Rb5 d3+ 39. Kxe3 d2 40. Rc5+ $18) 35. b6 Kxf4 36. Rb4 (36. a4 e3+ 37.
Ke2 Ke4 (37... d3+ 38. Kxd3 Kf3 39. a5 e2 40. Kc4+ Kf2 41. Rb1 $18) 38. a5 Rg7
39. b7 d3+ (39... Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 $18) 40. Rxd3 Rxb7 41. Rxe3+ $16)
36... Ke5 37. a4 d3 $2 (37... Kd5 38. a5 Kc5 39. Rb1 Kc6 40. Ke2 Rb8 41. Kd2
Kb7 42. Rb4 Rd8 $11) 38. Ke3 Kd5 39. a5 Kc6 40. Rb1 Rb8 41. Kxe4 d2 42. Ke3 Rd8
43. Ke2 Kb7 44. Kd1 Ra8 45. Rb5 Ka6 46. Rd5 Rg8 47. h4 Rg2 48. Rd8 h5 49. Rd5
1-0

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Re8 (17... Qc8 {is the common move, offering
Black equal chances.}) 18. f3 $1 $146 {The right continuation recommended by
Vl.Gurevich gives White the advantage.} (18. Bb3 Ng6 19. f4 exf3 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8
21. Qxf3 f4 $11 {1-0 Gurevich,V-Timoshenko,G/Enakievo 1997 (55)}) (18. g4 Nxd5
19. Bb3 Nf6 20. Qxf5 Re5 21. Qf4 Qe7 $11 {1-0 Garbisu de Goni,U-Valles Moreno,
I/Los Barrios 1995 (47)}) 18... Nxd5 19. fxe4 (19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Qxd5 Re5 $11)
19... Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Ne3 $2 (20... Nf6 21. Qxf5 Re5 22. Qf4 Rae8 23. Rd1 $14) 21.
Rf3 Nxc2 22. Nxc2 fxe4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rg3 $1 ({The recommended by Vl.
Gurevuch} 24. Rh3 {is slightly less precise, but also possible.}) 24... Rg8 25.
Rh3 $16 Qa7 26. Qf5 Be5 27. Qxe4 Qg7 28. Nd4 Rae8 (28... Bxd4 {would leave
Black with more chances to escape.}) 29. Nf5 Qg6 30. Rh6 Qf7 31. Rf1 Rgf8 (
31... Bg7 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7 33. Ne7+ $18) (31... Re6 $142 32. Rf3 Rxh6 33. Nxh6
Qg6 34. Nf7+ Kg7 $16) 32. Qd3 Qc4 $2 33. Qxc4 bxc4 34. g4 $1 {Black missed the
chance to trade the knight on d4, now it is obvious that this knight is very
strong.} Rb8 35. Rf2 Rb6 36. Re6 Rfb8 37. h4 a5 38. a4 h5 $2 {Loses by force,
but Black's position was difficult already.} 39. Rh6+ Kg8 40. Ne7+ Kg7 41. Rg6+
Kh8 42. Rf5 1-0

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 (14... Bg6 {The move played by Leko succefully last year. In this
encounter the hungarian GM goes for the more principled main line.} 15. h4 Be4
{Thanks to this maneuver 14. ... Bg6 gained back some popularity.} 16. a4 Bxd5
17. Nxd5 b4 18. cxb4 Kh8 19. Rc1 Ne7 20. Bc4 f5 21. Rh3 $1 {and although Black
has some compensation, it is probably not enough and White has better chances,
1/2-1/2 Ponomariov-Rogozenko/Istanbul (ol) 2000/ (56)}) 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4
17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Rd1 {Ponomariov's pet line.} b4 $5 {I found this move only in
one game, where Black solved successfully his opening problems.} (18... Ng6 19.
f4 (19. g4 $5) 19... exf3 20. gxf3 Qd7 21. O-O Qf7 22. f4 Rac8 23. Rf3 $1 $36 {
1-0 Ponomariov,R-Eljanov,P/Kharkov RUS 2001 (32)}) (18... Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c5]})
19. O-O {If White's reaction to the advance b5-b4 is short castle, then
Black's position chould be okay.} (19. cxb4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxb2 21. O-O Be5 22.
Kh1 Kh8 23. f3 Rc8 24. Bb1 Bf7 25. Qh6 exf3 26. gxf3 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rc4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Volzhin,A/Moscow 1999 (38)}) (19. Nxb4 {Most principled
answer, which needs practical tests. A possible line would be:} a5 (19... d5 $2
20. Bb3) (19... Rb8 $5) 20. Nbd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rb8 22. Bb3 a4 (22... Qd7 23.
Rd2) 23. Bxa4 Rxb2 24. Bb3 Bxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. O-O Bxc3 27. Be6 Rb5 28. Rb1
$1 Rxb1 (28... Re5 $4 29. Rb7 $18) (28... Qb6 $4 29. Bxf5) 29. Rxb1 $14) 19...
bxc3 20. bxc3 Kh8 (20... Rc8 $11) 21. g3 (21. f4 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rc8 $132) (21.
f3 $5) 21... Rc8 22. Bb3 Bf7 23. Qe2 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 a5 26. c4 Rb8
$11 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.16"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Bb3 {A solid move, which
defends pawn d5 and prepares Nc2. On the other hand the bishop is more useful
on the diagonal b1-h7, since White's main idea in this system is to play f2-f3
(or f4 and g4).} ({More flexible is} 19. Kh1) 19... Ng6 (19... a5 20. Qg5 (20.
Nxb5 a4 21. Bd1 Qc5 22. Nd4 Qxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nunn,J-McShane,L/Hastings 1998 
(37)}) 20... Ng6 21. Nxb5 a4 22. Bd1 Qc5 23. c4 Qxc4 24. Nxd6 Qxa2 25. Re2 Qxd5
26. Nxf5 $14 {1-0 Bruzon,L-Handke,F/Oropesa del Mar 1999/ (53)}) 20. Nc2 $1 ({
Less logical is to start activity with the knight on a3:} 20. f4 exf3 21. Rxf3
f4 22. Rh3 h6 23. Nc2 Re8 $132 {0-1 Sznapik,A-Krasenkow,M/Slupsk 1992 (33)})
20... Nf4 {The knight goes to d3, which looks active. But the present game
casts doubts on Black's play - knight maneuver (e7-g6-f4-d3) takes too much
time and White can organize an attack against black pawns f5 and e4.} (20...
Re8 21. f4 (21. Ne3 Re5 22. f4 exf3 23. Qxf3 Qc5 24. Kh1 f4 25. Nc2 a5 $13)
21... exf3 22. Qxf3 f4 23. Nb4 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Re3 25. Rxe3 Qxe3 26. Qd1 $13 {
1-0 Van den Doel,E-De Vreugt,D/Antwerp 1998 (39)}) (20... a5 $6 21. Ne3 $16)
21. Qg5 Nd3 22. Ne3 $5 {An interesting idea to sac the exchange. White will
have good compensation, thanks to many pawn weaknesses in Black's camp.} (22.
Re3 h6 23. Qh5 Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Pavlovic,M-Ramesh,R/Biel SUI 2001}) 22... h6 (22...
Nxe1 $2 23. Nxf5 $18) 23. Qxf5 (23. Qh5 $5 Nxe1 $140 24. Nxf5 $1) 23... Nxe1
24. Rxe1 Re8 (24... Qxf5 $2 25. Nxf5 $16) 25. Qf4 (25. Qxc8 $5 Raxc8 26. Nf5
$36) 25... Re5 26. g4 {A typical move to prevent the advance f7-f5. White has
a domination on the light squares. Black succeeded to escape in this game, but
the general impresion is that White has no risks at all and his play can
eventually be improved.} Qd8 27. Nf5 Qf6 28. Rxe4 Rae8 29. Bc2 a5 30. Rxe5 (30.
h4 $5 h5 $140 31. gxh5) (30. a3 $5) 30... Rxe5 31. Be4 b4 32. f3 (32. cxb4 axb4
33. a4 b3 $1 {[%csl Rb2]}) 32... bxc3 33. bxc3 a4 34. Kf1 a3 {Now Black is out
of danger. The far advanced pawn on a3 gives him good chances for counterplay
in all complications.} 35. Qc1 Rxf5 $1 {forcing the draw} 36. Bxf5 Qxc3 37.
Qxc3 Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Black "Mieles Palau, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 b4 $6
{Old move in old variation. It is rightly considered that Black has
difficulties to get counterplay with it. The problem is that after closing the
position (and handing White absolute control of d5), it is more difficult for
Black to do something about his "bad" bishop on g7, while White keeps
possibilities to play active with a3 or g3.} (14... bxc4 $14) 15. Nc2 Rb8 (
15... a5 {changes little. White has a pleasant choice between 16.b3, 16.g3 or
even the more aggressive 16.c5, with idea 16...dxc5 17.Bb5 with strong
initiative.}) 16. b3 O-O 17. a3 {A well-known plan. Another possibility was to
start increasing control on the kingsde (square f5).} (17. Ne1 $5 {[%csl Rf5]
[%cal Ge1f3,Gf3h4]} Nd4 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 $16 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ga2a3,
Gc4c5]}) 17... bxa3 18. b4 $1 $16 (18. Rxa3 a5 $14) 18... h6 {Black needs to
waste time for this move if he wants to take on d5.} (18... Qd7 19. Rxa3 h6 20.
Rb1 (20. Rxa6 Bxd5 21. b5 $5 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 $16) 20... Qc8 21. Qd1 Kh8 22. Qd2
f5 23. Rba1 $16 {/+- 1-0 Shamkovich,L-Bletz,H/Gausdal 1982/ (46)}) 19. Rxa3 (
19. Rfb1 $142 $16) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxb4 21. Nxb4 Rxb4 22. Rxa6 {White is
still clear better because of the difference in bishop's value. As long as
there are heavy pieces on the board, the opposite-coloured bishops don't
increase Black's chances for a draw. However, stronger for White was to keep
the b-pawn (see the previous comment).} Rb6 (22... Qd7 23. Bf5 Qe7 24. c5 $5
dxc5 25. Rxh6 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 f6 27. Be6+ Rf7 28. Ra1 Rb8 29. h4 $16 c4 30. Ra4
c3 31. Rc4 $18) 23. Qf5 Re8 24. Rxb6 Qxb6 25. Rb1 Qa7 26. g3 fxg3 27. hxg3 {
[%csl Gd3,Rg7]} Rb8 28. Rb5 $1 Rxb5 $2 {A very bad move, leading to a position
close to technically lost. Now with a passed pawn in most variations White can
trade queens.} (28... Qc7) (28... Ra8) 29. cxb5 Qd4 (29... Qb7 30. Qg4 {
[%cal Gg4c4,Gc4c6]} (30. Be2 $5)) (29... Qc7 30. Be2 $1 {[%csl Yb5][%cal Ge2h5,
Gf5f7]} Qc1+ (30... e4 $142 31. Qxe4 $16 {/+-}) (30... Kf8 31. Bh5 e4 32. b6
Qb7 33. Bxf7 $1 $18 (33. Qxf7+ Qxf7 34. Bxf7 Bd4 35. b7 Ba7)) 31. Kh2 Qc5 32.
Bh5 Qxd5 33. b6 $18) 30. Qc8+ Bf8 31. Bc2 Qc5 $2 (31... h5 $16) (31... e4 32.
Qf5 Bg7 33. Bxe4 $16) 32. Qc6 $1 $18 (32. Qxc5 $4 dxc5 33. b6 Bd6 34. b7 Kf8
35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. Kf5 Bb8 39. Kg4 Kf6 40. Kh5 Kg7 $11)
32... Qb4 33. b6 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 e4 35. Qe8 (35. Qe8 Qb4 36. Qxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 6th"]
[Site "Cebu"]
[Date "2007.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.09.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 {Zhang Pengxiang remains true to his beloved
variation against the Sveshnikov Sicilian.} Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 Bb7 13.
Bd3 Rg8 {This has proved to be a reliable way for Black against White's set-up.
} (13... bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17. O-O-O Qc5 18. f3 Kg7
19. Qa5 Rac8 20. Kb1 Rhd8 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Ne3 $14 {/= 1/2-1/2 Zhang
Pengxiang (2519)-Shirov,A (2726)/Bastia (rapid) 2004 (54)}) 14. Rg1 (14. cxb5
Rxg2 15. bxa6 Bxa6 $13 {/=}) 14... bxc4 15. Nxc4 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Nd6+ $5
$146 (17. Qa4+ Kf8 {was good for Black in 1/2-1/2 Motylev,A (2651)-Shirov,A 
(2726)/Bastia (rapid) 2004 (38)}) 17... Kf8 18. Bxh7 Rh8 ({The alternative} 
18... Rxg2 19. Rxg2 Qxg2 20. Qh5 Bd5 21. Be4 $1 {looks risky for Black, but it
seems that he can defend:} Qg1+ 22. Ke2 Qg7 (22... Qg5 23. Qh8+ Qg8 24. Qxf6
$16) (22... Qxa1 $2 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Nxf7+ Bxf7 26. Bg6+ $18) 23.
Rg1 Qxg1 24. Bxd5 Ng6 $1 {The only move, enough to hold the position.} 25. Qh6+
Ke7 26. Nf5+ (26. Bxa8 $2 Nf4+ $19) 26... Kd7 27. Qd2 Nf4+ 28. Ke3 Rb8 {
and my computer believes that this messy position is equal!}) 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 20.
Be4 Rd8 21. Bxd5 Rxd6 (21... Nxd5 22. Nf5 Rxh2 23. Rd1 $14) 22. Bc4 Rxh2 23.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 a5 25. Kd2 $14 {/= White has a better pawn structure and
the bishop is slightly stronger than the knight. Nevertheless due to little
material left Black should be able to achieve a draw rather easily.} Nf5 26.
Kc3 Nd6 (26... Nh4 $6 27. Bd5 $14) 27. Bd3 Ke7 28. a3 e4 ({The easiest is} 
28... f5 29. b4 axb4+ 30. axb4 f4 {[%cal Gf4f3]} 31. f3 (31. b5 f3 32. gxf3
Rxf2 $11) 31... f5 {[%cal Ge5e4] and Black has nothing to fear}) 29. Ba6 Rh5
30. b4 axb4+ 31. axb4 Rf5 $6 {Black loses the thread. He must advance his
pawns instead, trying to exchange them.} (31... Rd5 $1 32. Rb1 f5 $11 33. b5
Rd3+ 34. Kb4 (34. Kc2 Ra3 $1 {[%csl Ra6]}) 34... Rd4+ {and White goes nowhere}
(34... Rd2 {is also enough})) 32. Rf1 Kd7 $6 33. Kd4 $1 Kc6 $2 34. Ke3 Re5 35.
g4 $16 f5 $6 36. g5 {Being wrongly worried only about the opponent's passed
pawn Black completely misplayed the position. Now his kingside will collapse.}
Re8 $2 ({More stubborn was} 36... Kd7 $1 {(a difficult move after the previous
play)} 37. Rb1 $140 f4+ $1 38. Kxf4 Rf5+ $11) 37. Rc1+ $1 Kb6 $6 38. Be2 Rh8
39. b5 Kb7 (39... Rc8 40. Rxc8 Nxc8 41. Kf4 Nd6 42. Ke5 Kc5 43. Bf1 $18) 40.
Rc6 Ne8 41. Rh6 $18 Rf8 (41... Rg8 42. Kf4 $18) 42. Bc4 f6 (42... Nc7 43. Kf4
$18) 43. g6 Kb6 44. Rh7 Kc5 45. Be6 Kxb5 46. g7 1-0

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bh3 $5 {[#] Very nice-looking move. Black was able to
keep equality rather easy even without such measures, but it looks possible to
play this too.} (16... Bd7 {Most precise way to equalize.} 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18.
Bxd7 axb4 19. Bc6 Rxa4 20. Qxa4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qb8 22. O-O Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,
P-Ivanchuk,V/Polanica Zdroj 2000}) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 (18. Bc6 Rac8 (18...
Rab8 $2 19. Nd5) 19. Rxa5 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bh3 21. Qh5 Bh4 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Qh6 g6 {
brings White nothing concrete.}) (18. gxh3 axb4 19. Rxb4 Bf4 $44 (19... Qe6 $44
)) 18... Qb7 19. Bc4 Bd7 (19... Bxg2 $2 20. Rg1 $18) 20. Ra2 Kh8 (20... a4 $5)
21. O-O f5 (21... g6 22. f4 $14) 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Ne3 Qd7 (23... Bxe3 $5 24.
Bd5 $140 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qb6 26. Bxa8 Bb1 $1) (23... Qd7 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Qg4
$36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 14. Qd1 Bxd5
15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 (16. Nxb5 Qb6 $1 $132 {0-1 Polgar,J-Leko,P/Budapest 2003 
(44)}) 16... Bh6 {Leko's move quickly gained popularity.} 17. Nc2 $146 {
A logical novelty, connected with an interesting idea to retreat the bishop
back to f1.} (17. Be2 Rc8 (17... Qb6 18. Nc2 Kf8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nb4 f4 21.
Qxa4 f3 22. Bd3 Rg4 23. O-O $16 {1-0 Acs,P-Leko,P/Budapest 2003 (37)}) 18. c4
f4 19. cxb5 e4 $13 {1-0 Polgar,J-Lautier,J/Enghien les Bains 2003 (38)}) 17...
e4 18. Bf1 $5 {An amazing decision. It has two obvious advantages - keeping
the diagonal d1-h5 free for the queen and having the possibility to develop
the bishop on the more active positions on g2 or h3.} (18. Be2 f4 19. Nb4 $13)
18... f4 19. gxf4 Rxd5 20. Qg4 Rf5 $2 {This natural move has the drawback that
the rook can be attacked with Bh3.} (20... Rc5 $13 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) 21. Qh4 (21.
Nd4 Rxf4 22. Qh5 Rf6 (22... Bg7 $2 23. Ne6) 23. Qh4 $13) 21... Bxf4 $4 {
[%mdl 8192]} (21... Ng8 22. Qh3 Rxf4 (22... Rf6 23. Ne3 $14 {/+/-}) 23. Rg1 Kf8
24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Qxh6 $16) (21... Bg7 22. Bh3 Rf6 23. Qxh7 Rg6 24. f5 Rg5 25.
Qh4 Nxf5 26. Qxe4+ $16) 22. Bh3 (22. Bh3 Bg5 23. Qxh7 $18 {[%cal Gh7h8]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. c3 O-O 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bf1 Qd7 {A very continuation. Black must connect
it with similar ideas as after 17...Qc8. There are few small differences
between the position of the queen on c8 and d7. The more natural square d7 has
the advantage that the rooks are connected. In case of need the queen can
attack pawn d5 from b7. However from c8 the queen can go in some variations to
active square c5 (sometimes also to c4), which can be very important. In the
present game Shariyazdanov connected 17...Qc8 with the wrong plan.} (17... Qc8
18. Rad1 Re8 $1 (18... Ng6 19. g3 Re8 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 $14) 19. Nc2 ({After
} 19. g3 {Black must attack pawn d5 at once} Qc5 $1 $11) 19... Ng6 (19... Qc5
$6 20. Nd4 $16) 20. g3 f4 $1 {+/=/=}) (17... Re8 {is another main move}) 18.
Rad1 Ng6 $2 {White´s idea in this system is to play against Black´s pawn chain
e4-f5. For that purpose the main plan is g3, Bh3, Nc2-e3, after which White´s
advance of the f-pawn will be most unpleasant for the opponent. Black must try
to prevent that. When White plays g3, it would be good to play ...f4 in order
to avoid the pawn f5 getting pinned. Black can play ...f4 only if the pawn on
e4 is protected, therefore he needs a rook on e8. That´s why correct was to
put a rook on e8.} (18... Rfe8 19. Nc2 (19. g3 Qb7 $1 20. Nc2 Nxd5 21. Qxf5 Re5
$11) 19... Ng6 (19... Qb7 20. Nd4 $1 $16) 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Re5 $13 {/=}) (
18... Rae8 19. Nc2 (19. g3 Qb7 $1 (19... Ng6 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 $14 {/+/-}))
19... Ng6 (19... Qb7 20. Nd4 $16) 20. Nb4 $14) 19. g3 $16 ({Better than} 19.
Nc2 Rfe8 (19... Rae8 20. Nb4 $14) 20. g3 f4 $14) 19... b4 $6 ({Objectively
preferable is} 19... Rfe8 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 Ne7 22. Ne3 {White´s advantage
is out of question here, but Black can try to escape in some sort of endgame
with a pawn down later on (White will advance at some moment the f-pawn,
trading it for opponent´s e-pawn and opening the f-file, after which the pawn
on f5 will fall). The game Yagupov-Yudin, Tomsk 2004 reached this position
with White to move (Black played ...Qc8-d7), but an extra tempo does not
change much in the evaluation.}) 20. cxb4 ({Possibly Motylev didn´t want to
allow the exchange sac:} 20. Nc4 bxc3 (20... Rab8 21. cxb4 Rxb4 22. b3 $16) 21.
Nb6 Qb7 22. Nxa8 c2 23. Rc1 Ne5 24. Re2 (24. Bg2 Nd3) (24. Be2 Nd3) 24... Qxa8
25. Rexc2 Qxd5 {which might have allowed Black to complicate matters.}) 20...
Rab8 (20... Ne5 21. Bh3 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 h6 23. Bxf5 Qa4 24. Rf1 Qxb4 (24... Rfe8
25. Nc4 Qxb4 26. b3 $16) 25. Nc2 Qxb2 26. Bxe4 Ng5 27. Bf5 Qxa2 28. Ne3 $16)
21. Nc4 Rfe8 ({Or} 21... Rxb4 22. b3 {with huge advantage for White.}) 22. Bh3
{White is a pawn up in a better position.} Qc7 23. b3 $18 f4 24. a3 $5 (24. Bf5
Rxb4 25. Bxe4 $18) 24... e3 25. fxe3 fxe3 26. Bf5 Re7 27. Kg2 Rbe8 28. Re2 {
Black will lose also the pawn on e3.} Kh8 {A complete disaster for Black.} 29.
Rd3 Kg8 30. Kh3 (30. Rdxe3 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Nxe3 {allows some
counterplay:} Qc3) 30... Bh8 31. Qf3 Ne5 32. Qh5 Ng6 33. Qg5 (33. Qg5 Bg7 34.
Rdxe3 Rxe3 (34... h6 35. Rxe7 $18) 35. Rxe3 Rxe3 36. Qxe3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1998.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a3 {Lanka´s idea.
This in many positions useful move prepares Ncb4, in some lines it prevents
Black´s advance b5-b4. However, the practice has shown that Black is able to
solve the opening problems.} (13. h4 Be7 $5 14. a3 Kh8 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Ncb4
Nxb4 17. axb4 Ra8 18. Bc2 Ra7 19. g3 Qd7 20. O-O Bd8 $11 {Nisipeanu -
Rogozenko, Hamburg 98}) 13... Bg5 (13... a5 14. h4 (14. Bd3 $5) 14... Ne7 15.
Nce3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Be6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Bg2 Bd8 $11 {Kasparov-Kramnik, Moskow
PCA rapid 94}) 14. Ncb4 {Now Black is definetely OK. With the Bishop on c8
this move is pointless, because of the answer Bb7. But it seems that Black has
a very pleasant position anyway.} (14. h4 Bh6 15. Bd3 Be6 (15... Ne7 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Bc2 $14) 16. Ncb4 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 (17. axb4 Bxd5 18. exd5
$13) 17... Qb6 18. Bc2 $13) 14... Bb7 $11 15. g3 $6 (15. Bd3 Na5 $5 $13 (15...
a5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. O-O Bd8 $11)) (15. Be2 a5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17.
O-O Qd7 $11 (17... b4 $11)) 15... a5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. h4 Bh6 18. Bh3 b4 $1 $36
{White´s Bishop looks totally misplaced on h3, naturally Black creates
counterplay on queenside.} 19. axb4 axb4 20. c4 (20. O-O bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb2 $15)
20... Ra8 21. O-O Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Qb6 $15 {Despite the
oposite-coloured Bishops Black has better prospects due to weak e4 and b2
pawns.} 24. Re1 $6 (24. b3) (24. Rd1) 24... Qd4 25. Qb1 b3 26. Rd1 Bd2 $1 27.
Bf1 $1 Rc8 28. Bd3 (28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Bxd3 Bc1 (29... Rc2 30. Rb1) 30. Kg2 g6
31. Kf3 Bxb2 32. Rb1 Rc2 $19) 28... Qb4 29. Qa1 g6 30. Qa6 {White decided not
to wait any more. A passive play can become dangerous, for example:} (30. Qb1
Ra8 31. Kg2 Ra2 32. Kg1 Bh6 33. Bf1 (33. Kg2 Qd4) 33... Qc5 34. Kg2 Qc2 $19) (
30. Kg2 Rc2 31. Qb1 Qc5 $17) 30... Rc7 31. Ra1 Bc1 32. Qa8+ (32. Qa3 Qxa3 33.
Rxa3 Rb7 34. Bc4 Rb4 35. Bxb3 Bxb2 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Bc2 Bd4 38. Ra2 $15) 32...
Kg7 33. Qd8 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Rc2 $1 {Using the last chance.} 35. Bxc2 bxc2 36. Ra8
(36. Qxd6 Qxe4+ 37. f3 Qe2+ 38. Kh3 Bxb2 39. Ra8 Ba3 40. Qxa3 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 c1=Q
42. Qf8+ Kf6 43. Qd6+ $11) 36... Qxe4+ 37. Kh2 $4 (37. f3 Qe2+ 38. Kh3 Qf1+ 39.
Kh2 Qf2+ 40. Kh3 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 {It seems Black should force a draw by perpetual
here.} Qxf3 42. Qf8+ Kf6 43. Qxd6+) 37... Kh6 $1 $19 {This nice move saves
Black from perpetual.} 38. Rc8 (38. Qf8+ Kh5 39. Qxf7 Bh6 $19) 38... Bd2 39.
Qf8+ Kh5 40. Qxf7 c1=Q 41. Qxh7+ Kg4 {Black not only runs away from perpetual,
he creates his own threats!} 42. Rxc1 Bxc1 43. h5 Qe2 44. Qxg6+ Kf3 45. Qf7+
Bf4 $1 46. Qa7 Bxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Ne7 {One of the
possibilities here. The main idea behind it, is to fight immidiately for d5
square. The broken pawn structure after 13.Nf6 gf6, is typical for Sveshnikov
variation, so Black can hardly complain about that. Another important aspect,
a rather psychological one of 12. ... Ne7, is that choosing 10.Nd5 line, White
is hoping for a slight, long lasting advantage thanks to the strong Knight on
d5. After the text move White should "forget" about the dominating Knight.} 13.
Nxf6+ {The only way to fight for an advantage.} (13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Be2 Bb7 15.
Bf3 Rd8 16. O-O O-O 17. Qd3 $6 Bg5 18. Rfe1 d5 $1 $17 {Meijers-De Vreugt,
Dieren 97}) (13. Nc2 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qc6+ Ke7 16. Nb4 Qd7 17. a4 Qxc6 18.
Nxc6+ Kd7 19. Nb4 Kc7 $11 {Polgar Ju.-Lautier, Las Palmas 94}) 13... gxf6 14.
Be2 (14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. f3 Qc5 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2
O-O-O 20. Rhd1 Rd7 $11 {Kharitonov S.-Shariyazdanov, St.Petersburg 97}) (14.
Qf3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bd3 Be6 17. O-O O-O 18. Nc2 f5 19. Rfe1 Kh8 20. Bf1
Rg8 $13 {Zagrebelny-Sermek, Bled 94}) 14... Bb7 (14... f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. O-O
O-O 17. Qd2 Be6 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nf5 20. Bd3 $14 {Oll-Krasenkov, Vilnius 97
}) 15. Bf3 Qb6 $5 $146 {Curious enough, but this obvious move is a novelty.
Black brings his Rook on d8 in order to support d6-d5. It seems that even such
an "anti d6-d5" plan ( as Be2-f3) cannot stop this pawn advance.} (15... f5 16.
exf5 d5 17. g3 Nxf5 18. Nc2 O-O 19. O-O a5 20. Bg2 $14 {Lanka-Muse, BL93-94})
16. Nc2 d5 17. exd5 Rd8 18. Qe2 (18. Ne3 f5 $36) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20.
Ne3 Be4 $1 (20... Be6 21. Qh5 $14) 21. Qg4 Bd3 22. O-O-O Qe6 23. Qg7 Rf8 24. b3
$13 {After a couple of more or less forced moves a complicated position
appeared. While White has a better pawn structure, Black´s got a strong Bishop
on d3 and a good dynamic. Both Kings are rather insecure. The game shows that
White´s King can be even more exposed to attack.} e4 25. Kb2 $6 (25. Qxh7 $2
Qe5 (25... b4 $5 26. Nf5 (26. cxb4 Qe5 $17) 26... Qe5 27. Ng7+ Ke7 28. Nf5+ Kd7
$40) 26. Kb2 b4 27. Rc1 Rc8 $40 28. Nd1 $2 Qf4 $19) (25. Qg4 Qe5 26. Kb2 b4 27.
Rc1 $13) 25... h5 (25... b4 $5 {Trying to exploit the fact that White Queen is
too far from the King.} 26. cxb4 $2 Qe5+ 27. Ka3 a5 $40) 26. Qh6 Qe5 27. f4 (
27. Rhe1 b4 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Nd1 Ke7 $15) 27... exf3 28. gxf3 b4 29. Rc1 Rg8 $36
{White´s Queen is bad placed, that´s why Black can create more threats, while
his own King on e8 is for the moment out of real danger.} 30. Rhe1 Rg6 31. Qh8+
Kd7 32. Qh7 Rf8 33. Ka1 $8 bxc3 34. Nc2 $8 (34. Nc4 Qd4 $19) 34... Be2 (34...
Qxh2 $2 35. Red1 Qe2 36. Qxh5 Rg5 37. Qh6 $16) 35. h4 Kc8 36. Kb1 Kb8 37. f4
Qe4 38. f5 Rgg8 39. Qh6 Qe5 40. Nb4 (40. Qe3 Qxe3 41. Nxe3 Bd3+ 42. Ka1 Rc8 $17
) 40... Qxf5+ 41. Ka1 Qf2 42. Nd5 Bg4 $2 (42... Bd1 $1 43. Qf4+ Qxf4 44. Nxf4
c2 $19) 43. Nxc3 Rc8 44. Rf1 Rg6 45. Rxf2 Rxh6 46. Kb2 {Black is still better,
but Whitw has certain drawish chances. However, in the game White achieved his
goal easily.} f5 47. Nd5 Rxc1 48. Kxc1 Rd6 (48... Rc6+ $5 49. Kb2 Rd6 50. Ne3
Re6 51. Nxg4 (51. Nxf5 $2 Rf6 $19) 51... fxg4 52. Rxf7 (52. Rf5 $2 g3 $19)
52... Re2+ 53. Kc3 Rh2 $17) 49. Ne3 Rd4 (49... Re6 50. Kd2) 50. Nxf5 Bxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. Bd3 (14.
g3 Be6 15. Bg2 Qd7 16. O-O Bd8 17. Qd3 a5 $11) (14. a3 Be6 15. Ncb4 Nxb4 16.
axb4 Ra8 17. g3 Qd7 18. Bg2 (18. Nb6 $2 Qb7) 18... Bd8 19. O-O Qc6 $11 {
Topalov-Leko, Dortmund 2005}) (14. Nce3 Be6 15. a4 Qd7 $1 (15... bxa4 16. Qxa4
$14) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd3 Bd8 18. Ra6 (18. Nf5 Ne7 $1 $11) (18. Bc2 b4 $11) (
18. h5 h6 $11) 18... Qc8 $1 (18... b4 $2 19. Qa4 $16) (18... Ne7 19. Bc2 $14 {
/=}) 19. Qa1 Ne7 $11) 14... Be6 15. Nce3 Qd7 16. Qf3 Bd8 17. Rd1 {Karjakin was
successful with this set-up on the White side in two games of the latest
European Championship. However, in the second encounter Black came well
prepared and even got advantage after the opening. Yemelin makes an attempt to
improve, but he does not achieve anything sensible and calls it a day.} Ne7 18.
Bc2 b4 {This pawn sac was prepared by Eljanov against Karjakin. It is probably
the most precise way for Black.} (18... a5 19. h5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5
b4 22. O-O (22. h6 g6 23. Qd3 $14) (22. Qd3 $14) 22... bxc3 23. Qxc3 (23. bxc3
$14) 23... Bb6 24. Qxe5 dxe5 25. Rxd7 Rfd8 26. Re7 Re8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Stefan,B 
(2155)-Jianu,V (2300)/Romania 2001}) (18... Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 b4 21.
Qd3 bxc3 22. bxc3 $14 Rb6 23. Bb3 a5 24. g3 Qc7 25. O-O Be7 26. Re1 Rc6 27. Re3
Kh8 28. Rf3 g6 29. Rb5 Rc5 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. Qd5 Qd6 32. Qc4 f6 33. Rd3 Qc7 34.
h5 $16 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2635)-Moiseenko,A (2665)/Warsaw 2005 (72)}) 19. Bb3
$146 (19. Nxb4 a5 20. Nd3 Qc6 21. Bb1 (21. h5 Bxa2 $13 (21... f5 22. Qh3 (22.
exf5 e4 $19) 22... Bb6 $44)) (21. O-O Bxa2 $15) 21... f5 22. exf5 (22. Qh3 Bc8
(22... Qxe4 $2 23. Nc5 $18) 23. exf5 e4 24. Nf4 Rxb2 25. O-O Nxf5 $17) 22... e4
23. Qg4 Nxf5 24. Nf4 {Here Eljanov missed the best moves twice in a row. Later
he made more mistakes and lost this important play-off rapid game.} Bc8 (24...
Rxb2 $1 {[%cal Gc6c3]} 25. O-O Bc8 $17) 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 (25... Rxf5 {[%csl Rb2]}
26. Rd2 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Qxc3+ 28. Rd2 Rxf4 {(the point)} 29. Qg3 (29. Qxf4 Qc1+
30. Ke2 Ba6+ 31. Ke3 Bb6+ 32. Kxe4 Qxh1 $17) 29... Bf6 $17 {[%cal Gf6e5]}) 26.
Qe2 $13 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2635)-Eljanov,P (2641)/Warsaw 2005 (51)}) (19. cxb4
Bxd5 (19... Bb6 20. Nxb6 Rxb6 21. a3 a5 $44) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxb4 22.
Bb3 a5 $11) 19... bxc3 20. bxc3 Bb6 ({If} 20... Qc8 {(keeping an eye on pawn
h4 for the moment)} 21. Nxe7+ (21. O-O Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxh4 $15) ({After} 21. h5
$2 Nxd5 $17 {White must either allow ...Bg4, or lose pawn c3 with check.})
21... Bxe7 22. Nd5 (22. Bxe6 $2 Qxc3+ 23. Kf1 fxe6 $19) 22... Bd8 {[%cal Ge6g4]
} 23. Qd3 {White can claim an edge thanks to his control of square d5.}) 21.
Nxe7+ (21. O-O Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Nxd5 (22... a5 23. Rd2 a4 $2 24. Bxa4 Qxa4 25.
Nxe7+ $16) 23. Bxd5 Rfc8 $11) 21... Qxe7 22. Nf5 (22. Nd5 {With his
dark-squared bishop on the diagonal a7-g1, Black can abandon square d5 and
trade his light-squared bishop:} Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Bc5 $11) 22... Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Bc5
{The position is equal. However, such games as Topalov-Leko, Dortmund 2005 and
Volokitin-Van Wely, Merida 2005 showed that even in equal positions (with
opposite coloured bishops) of the 9.Nd5 line in Sveshnikov Sicilian Black
should not relax too early. Here too, the position is completely equal, but it
is rather Black who will probably spend a bit more time finding the right
moves and plans.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 $5 {A quiet, but rather tricky
continuation in order to avoid current theoretical discussions in the main
lines after 11.Bd3 Ne7. The idea behind 11.g3 is to get a certain type of
positions and limit Black's choice. By the way, although 11.g3 is played quite
often, some of the theoretical publications fail to mention this move at all.}
({The following variation will help understand better 11.g3.} 11. c3 f5 12.
exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 {this continuation is perfectly playable, but it is less
attractive for many Black players than 13...0-0.} (13... O-O {currently one of
the most fashionable lines.} 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 $11) 14. g3 O-O 15. Bg2 {
Playing this position is a matter of taste. Generally, this was the main
reason why Black players switched again to 13...0-0 instead of 13...Be6,
because not everybody liked the position after 15.Bg2 with Black.}) 11... Ne7 {
Black is making most natural moves and soon will end up in a typical position
for Sveshnikov Sicilian, which is close to equal.} ({The most principled
continuation is considered} 11... f5 {although White has his arguments here
too:} 12. exf5 Bxf5 (12... e4 13. c3 Ne5 14. Be2 {is a different variation,
which scores very well for White in the practice.}) 13. Bg2 {[%cal Gd5e3]} Be6
14. c3 O-O 15. Nc2 {Now we have the same position from the previous comment 
(11.c3) in which White avoided 13...0-0.}) 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O ({
The immediate 14.c3 has its logic - to bring the knight into play before
castling:} 14. c3 Rb8 (14... f5 15. exf5 e4 16. Nc2 Bxf5 17. O-O Rac8 18. Re1
Rfe8 19. a4 Qd7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne3 Bg6 22. Nd5 Rc5 23. Ra6 f5 24. f3 $36 {
1-0 Tolnai,T-Simon,S/Budapest 1990 (31)}) 15. Qh5 (15. Nc2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17.
Nb4 $14) 15... b4 16. Nc2 bxc3 17. bxc3 d5 $6 (17... Qc7 18. O-O Qxc3 19. Ne3
$44 {[%cal Gg2h3]}) 18. exd5 f5 19. O-O e4 20. Rad1 Bxc3 21. d6 Qe6 22. Ne3 Bd7
23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Bh3 Rb5 25. Nd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qe7 Kg7 28. Qxd7 Be5
29. Qxf5 Qxd6 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Bf5 Bg7 32. Qh4 h6 33. Qxe4 $16 {1-0 Szieberth,
A-Atakisi,U/Budapest 2000(37)}) 14... Rb8 15. c3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nc2 a5 {
Black is in time to prevent Nc4 now.} 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Qd3 f5 20. Rad1 (20. Rfd1
$5) 20... b4 (20... Bxa2 $2 21. Nxf5 $16) (20... Rb6 21. Bd5 $14) 21. Bd5 Kh8
22. Bxe6 Qxe6 {White might be slightly better, but not more than that.} 23. Nc4
$5 (23. Qxd6 Qxd6 $1 (23... Qxa2 24. Nxf5 $1 Bf6 (24... Rxf5 25. Qxb8+ $18) (
24... Qxb2 $2 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qxe5+ Kg8 27. Rd7 $18) 25. cxb4 axb4 26. Ra1
Qxb2 27. Ra7 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd6d7]} Qb3 {[%cal Gb3g8]} 28. Rc1 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gc1c7]}) 24. Rxd6 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rb2 $44) 23... f4 $6 {This weakens too
much light squares, especially square e4. Black relies on the attack which
will never happen.} (23... e4 {it looks more logical to open the diagonal for
the bishop and although White keeps an edge in endgame after} 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25.
Rxd5 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rc1 $1 Bb4 {Black must be able to hold different
kind of possible rook endgames.}) 24. Nxd6 bxc3 $2 (24... f3 $2 25. Rfe1 Qh3 (
25... Rf6 $2 26. Ne4 Rf5 27. Qd7 $18) 26. Qf1 $16) (24... Qxa2 {was necessary:}
25. c4 (25. Rd2 a4) 25... Qxb2 26. Qd5 $44) 25. bxc3 Qxa2 26. c4 $16 Bf6 (26...
Rb2 27. Qd5 $16) 27. Qd5 Qe2 28. c5 {The c-pawn supported by the knight and
queen will soon decide.} (28. Qxa5 Rb2 29. Qd5 $16) (28. Nf7+ $5 Kg7 29. Rde1
$16 {[%csl Re5]}) 28... Rb2 29. Ne4 {Black failed to create any counterplay
and is lost now.} fxg3 (29... Rd8 30. Qf7 Rxd1 31. Qf8#) 30. hxg3 Kg7 31. Qc6 (
31. c6 Rd8 32. Nd6 $18) 31... Qf3 32. Rd7+ Kg6 33. Qd6 Rbb8 (33... Qxe4 34.
Qxf8 $18) 34. Qd5 h5 35. Rd6 Kg7 (35... h4 36. Nxf6 $18) 36. Nxf6 Rxf6 37. Qxe5
$18 Qf5 38. Qe7+ Rf7 39. Qe3 Kg8 40. c6 Rbf8 41. Qd4 Qg5 42. Qc4 Kg7 43. Rd5
Rf5 44. Rd7+ Kh6 45. c7 Rc5 46. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 (13... Rg4)
14. Qd1 {One of the newest attempts to fight against Sveshnikov Sicilian,
although 14.Qd1 was first played back in 1980. If one needs new ideas, the
simplest way to discover them is to look at old games... The arising positions
are extremely sharp and strategically complicated.} (14. Qxh7 $6 {Here Black
has a lot of attractive continuations, the most energetic being 14...Nd4,
which points best the isolated position of white queen on h7.}) 14... Bxd5 (
14... Rg4 $6 {Here this move makes practically no sense if comparing with 13...
Rg4, where it has the main idea to cut White's queen off on h5.} 15. f3 Rg8 16.
Qd2 Rc8 17. c3 h5 18. Nc2 $16 {1-0 Vallejo Pons,F-Moreno Carnero,J/Cala
Galdana 1999 (36)}) 15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 {White's point of the maneuver
Qd1-h5-d1 is that black rook on g5 is too exposed and it is not easy at all
for Black to coordinate his pieces.} (16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Na3 Qxb2 18. Nc4 Qc3+ {
and Black was doing fine, although mutual innacuracies followed in Polgar,
J-Leko,P/Budapest 2003.}) 16... Bh6 {Leko's move. After other continuations
Black couldn't show a clear route to equality yet, although I believe that
after both 16...Bg7 and 16...Qb6 Black has enough resources.} (16... Bg7 17. h4
(17. Be2 Rc8 18. Nc2 Rc5 19. a4 Nxd5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nb4 $44 {/=, 1/2-1/2
Medvedev,V-Klovans,J/URS-chT1 corr 1988 (42)}) 17... Rg6 18. Nc2 e4 19. Be2 Qc7
20. a4 b4 $1 21. h5 Rh6 22. cxb4 Qb7 23. b5 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bc3+ 25. Kf1 a5 $13 {
1-0 Sideif Sade,F-Yurtaev,L/Dnepropetrovsk 1980 (42). This was the first game
which saw the retreat 14.Qd1.}) (16... e4 17. f4 Rg6 (17... Rg8 18. Be2 Qb6 19.
Nc2 Bg7 20. Qd2 Bf6 21. a3 $14 {1-0 Bezgodov,A-Tolstikh,N/Samara 2000/CBM 78 
(80)}) 18. Be2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bezgodov,A-Smirnov,P/Samara 2000 (88)}) (16... Qb6
17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 f4 19. Qd2 Rxd5 20. Qxf4 Re5 21. O-O Bg7 22. Kh1 $13 {
1-0 Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/Wijk aan Zee 2003 (48)}) 17. Be2 ({The point of 16..
.Bh6 can be seen after} 17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 f4 {when White does not have the
typical Qd2, see for instance Grischuk-Krasenkow (16...Qb6).}) 17... Rc8 $146 (
17... Qb6 18. Nc2 Kf8 19. a4 $36 {1-0 Acs,P-Leko,P/Budapest 2003 (37)}) 18. c4
(18. Nc2 Rc5 19. Nb4 (19. a4 Rxd5 20. Qb1 {is an interesting idea, pointed out
by Acs, when White has compensation for the pawn.}) 19... Qa8 (19... Kf8 $5) (
19... a5 20. f4 (20. Na6 Rxd5 21. Bxb5+ Kf8 $17 (21... Rxb5 $2 22. Qa4 Qd7 23.
Qxb5 Qxb5 24. Nc7+ $18)) 20... Rg6 21. Nc6 Qa8 22. Bf3 e4 $132) 20. f4 Rg8 (
20... Rg6 $5) 21. fxe5 dxe5 $13) 18... f4 {"Cleaning" the fifth rank to
justify the rook on g5.} (18... Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Kf8 (19... b4 20. Nc2 Qc5 {
or 20...Qb6, looks also good for Black.}) 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rc5 22. Nc3
Nxd5 $13 {Of course all these unbalanced positions are impossible to evaluate
precisely, but it looks like everywhere Black's chances are not worse.}) (18...
b4 $2 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Qxb4) 19. cxb5 e4 20. gxf4 Qa5+ (20... Rxd5 $5 21. Qa4
Bg7 (21... axb5 22. Nxb5 Kf8 23. Nc3 Ra5 24. Qxe4 Bg7 {with some compensation
as well}) 22. bxa6+ Kf8 23. Nc4 Ng6 $44) 21. Kf1 Rxd5 22. Qe1 Qc7 {The plan to
transfer the queen on h3 turned out to be wrong. White will place the rook on
g2 and Black won't have enough time to use the pin. In fact the position is
still unclear and even in endgame Black has compensation for minimal material
disadvantage. 22...Qc7 is not bad at all, but it was connected with the wrong
idea.} (22... Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 axb5 24. Bxb5+ Kf8 25. Rxe4 Rb8 $44 ({or} 25...
Ng6)) (22... Qd2 $5 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. bxa6 d5 $5 $44) 23. bxa6 Qd7 $2 {This is
the real mistake.} ({Black had to play} 23... Bxf4 24. Qb4 (24. Bb5+ Kf8 25.
Qxe4 Bc1 $1 {and suddenly Black has counterplay. Besides the threat Bxb2,
which by the way isn't at all easy to parry, Black also has additional idea
Rd1+.} 26. Rb1 (26. Rg1 $2 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Bxb2) (26. Qxh7 $2 Rxb5
27. Nxb5 Qc4+ 28. Kg2 Qd5+ 29. Kg1 Qg5+ 30. Kf1 Qxb5+ $19) 26... Bxb2 $1 $13)
24... f5 25. f3 {with a total mess.}) 24. Rg1 $1 Qh3+ 25. Rg2 $16 Bxf4 26. Qb4
$1 {[%csl Re4] As usual, the losing side fails by just one tempo to create
enough counterthreats.} (26. Bg4 Qd3+ 27. Kg1 $16 {was also possible, but 26.
Qb4 is even stronger.}) 26... Bxh2 (26... Rg5 27. Qxe4 d5 28. Qf3 $18) (26...
f5 {The drawback of this advance is that Rd5-g5 won't be possible anymore.} 27.
a7 $18) 27. Bg4 Qd3+ 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bg4 Qd3+ 30. Ke1 $18 Nc6 (30... e3 31.
Bxc8 Nxc8 (31... exf2+ 32. Kxf2 $18) 32. f3 {[%cal Gb4e4]}) (30... f5 31. Bh5+
Kd7 32. Rxh2 $18) 31. Qb7 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 Qd3+ 33. Be2 Qh3 34. Rc1 Rg5 35. Bg4 {
The final subtlety. Even tactical motifs work out for White...} Qd3+ 36. Ke1 e3
37. Bd7+ Ke7 38. Bf5+ 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Rd1 b4 $1 19. Nxb4 {The latest
developments (including the present game) clearly show that after this most
principled move White has absolutely no advantage, which means that the move
18...b4 neutralizes completely 18.Rd1.} (19. cxb4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxb2 $11) (19.
O-O bxc3 20. bxc3 Kh8 $11) 19... a5 20. Nbd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rb8 {Black has a
good play.} 22. Bb3 a4 23. Bxa4 Rxb2 24. Bb3 Kh8 $5 $146 {An ambitious move,
which shows that Black can even hope for more than a draw.} (24... Bxd5 {
Practically leads to a draw by force:} 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. O-O Bxc3 27. Be6 Qe8
$1 $11 {The precise move.} 28. Qxe8 Rxe8 29. Bxf5 Re5 30. Rc1 Rxf5 31. Rxc3
Rxa2 32. f3 exf3 33. Rcxf3 {1/2-1/2 Van der Wiel,J-Cmilyte,V/Wijk aan Zee 2003}
) 25. O-O f4 $44 {White must be very careful here, since Black has more than
enough compensation for the pawn. Together with the rook on b2, Black's
central pawns present a real danger for White.} 26. Rfe1 $2 (26. c4 Rf5 $44) (
26. Rb1 $1 {White had to change this active rook.}) 26... Rf5 27. Qg4 e3 $1 $19
{[%cal Gb2g2,Gf5g5] Cleaning the second rank.} 28. Rxe3 {Desperation. Black
wins easily.} (28. fxe3 Rg5 29. Qxe6 (29. Qf3 Bg4 30. Qe4 f3 $5 $19) 29...
Rgxg2+ {and mate}) 28... fxe3 29. Nxe3 h5 $1 (29... Bxb3 $2 30. Nxf5 {[%csl
Rg7]}) 30. Qg6 (30. Qh3 Bxb3 31. Nxf5 Bxd1 $19) 30... Rf6 31. Qxh5+ Rh6 32. Qf3
Qh4 0-1

[Event "Fujitsu Siemens Giants"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "2000.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a3 {It's amazing
that Kasparov is not going for the main line 13.a4. That might be a sign that
Black is doing fine there. In this case the system with early 12. ... Bg5 and
13. ... Rb8 is not worse than more popular Black's set-ups in 9.Nd5 line.} a5 (
13... O-O {I always thought this move is more precise, but it may be a
subjective approach. Interesting what Kasparov had here in mind, as the
earlier practice couldn't show anything for White.} 14. h4 {This can be the
move to emphasise the drawback of 13. ... 0-0. The future practice will give
an answer.} (14. Ncb4 Bb7 15. h4 Bh6 16. g4 Bf4 $13) 14... Bh6 15. g4 Bf4 16.
Qf3 Be6 17. Nxf4 Qf6 18. Nb4 Nxb4 19. axb4 exf4 $13) 14. Bd3 Ne7 15. Nxe7 Qxe7
16. Qe2 {This set-up (Bd3 and Qe2) is the most logical after Black's 13. ...
a5.} O-O {Interesting novelty. Black hopes to get initiative after Bxb5.} (
16... Bd7 17. b4 a4 (17... axb4 18. Nxb4 O-O 19. Nd5 Qe6 20. O-O $14) 18. Ne3
Bxe3 19. Qxe3 O-O 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Rfc8 22. Rc1 Be6 23. Bxe6 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1
Qxe6 25. O-O Rc8 26. Qd2 Qb3 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 h5 29. h4 g6 30. f3 Kg7 31.
Kf2 Qa2+ 32. Kf1 Qb3 33. Ke2 Qa2+ 34. Kf1 Qb3 35. Ke2 Qa2+ 36. Kf1 {1/2-1/2
Korneev,O-Illescas Cordoba,M/Cala Galdana 1999}) (16... Qb7 17. O-O O-O 18. b4
a4 19. c4 $14 {1-0 De Firmian,N-Sutovskij,E/Essen 1999 (42)}) 17. O-O (17. Bxb5
f5 18. Bc4+ (18. a4 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Bb7 (19... Bf5 20. Qe2 $13) 20. Qc4+ Kh8 (
20... d5 21. Qe2 $13) 21. O-O Rf4 22. Qe2 Rbf8 $44 {Black has enough
compensation, as White cannot easily use his extra pawn and Black is ready for
an active play.}) 18... Kh8 19. b4 fxe4 20. O-O Bb7 21. Rad1 $13 {Black's
position looks promising, although a creative play is required.}) 17... Bd7 18.
b4 {Fixing the weakness on b5. I would say that White is slightly better, as
his play is easier, but Black's position is quite solid.} axb4 (18... a4 19. c4
bxc4 20. Bxc4 $14) 19. Nxb4 Rfc8 20. c4 {White must play it anyway soonet or
later. His plan is to advance a-pawn and try to use the fact that black Bishop
on g5 cannot defend the queenside.} bxc4 21. Bxc4 Be6 22. Bd5 Qd7 23. Qa6 (23.
Rfb1 $142 Bg4 (23... Rc3 24. a4) (23... Qa4 $2 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qg4) 24. Qa6
$14) 23... Rc3 24. Rfd1 (24. Rfb1) 24... Bg4 25. Rdb1 Rbc8 {Black succeeded to
neutralize White's positional factors by getting very good dynamic. The
position remains very unclear, but one can say that Black improved the
position of all pieces, while White didn't advance his a-pawn yet.} 26. a4 (26.
Bb7 $5 {Here or on the next move White could've tried to bring the Knight into
play.} Rb8 27. Nd5) 26... h5 {Naturally Black is looking for counterplay on
the kingside. 26. ... h5 is also a defending move: Black needs "Luft" for his
King anyway.} 27. a5 (27. Bb7) 27... Bh4 28. Qb7 {understandable desire to
swap Queens.} (28. f3 Rxf3 (28... Bxf3 29. gxf3 Rxf3 30. Ra2) 29. gxf3 (29. Bb7
Rcc3 30. Nd5 Rc2 {is just winning for Black}) 29... Bxf3 {and Black has at
least perpetual, although probably not more than that.} 30. Rb2 Qg4+ 31. Kf1
Qh3+ 32. Kg1) 28... R3c7 (28... R8c7 {this is probably more precise than the
game (see comments to 31.Nc6).} 29. a6 Bh3 30. gxh3 Qxh3 31. Qb6 R7c5 $1) 29.
a6 (29. Qa6) 29... Bh3 $1 {threatening first of all Qg4.} 30. gxh3 (30. f3 $13)
30... Qxh3 31. Qb6 $2 (31. Nc6 $1 {last chance to defend was to keep away
black Rooks. By the way, that's why on the move 28 was better to leave one
Rook on c3.} Qg4+ (31... Bxf2+ $2 {loses, as the King walks to the queenside}
32. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 33. Ke3 Qg3+ 34. Kd2 Qf2+ 35. Kc3 Qe3+ 36. Kb4 Qc5+ 37. Ka4) 32.
Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Ke2 (33. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 33... Qg4+ 34. Kd2 Qf4+ 35. Kc3 Bxf2 $13)
31... Bg5 $2 (31... Rc5 $1 {Very strong move, which cuts white Queen from
defending f2. The threat Bxf2 followed by Rc2 looks decisive.} 32. Nd3 (32. a7
Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rc2+ 34. Nxc2 Rxc2+ 35. Ke1 Qc3+ 36. Kf1 Qf3+ {and mate.}) (32.
Qb7 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rc2+ $19) (32. Rf1 {doesn't help either} Bxf2+ $1 $19) (32.
Bc6 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Qf3 $19) 32... Qxd3 33. Rf1 Qf3 34. Ra2 Rc1 {with a very
strong attack.} 35. Ra1 Qg4+ $1 (35... R8c5 {strange enough, but this seem to
achieve nothing as the pawn on c5 is in Wj\hite's favour:} 36. Qxc5 $1 Qg4+ 37.
Kh1 Rxa1 38. Rxa1 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 dxc5 40. Ra2 {the Rook is well placed on a2,
and the difference with the other line is that the pawn on c5 stands bad,
because the Queen doesn't control the square a7 after Qe3:} Qg4+ 41. Kf1 Qh3+
42. Kg1 Bxf2+ 43. Rxf2 $11 Qe3 44. a7) 36. Kh1 Rxa1 37. Rxa1 Qf3+ 38. Kg1 Rc2
39. Rf1 Bxf2+ 40. Qxf2 Rxf2 41. Rxf2 Qe3 42. Kg2 (42. Bxf7+ Kh7 43. Bd5 h4 $19)
42... Kh7 $1 43. Ra2 Qa7 {and Black must be winning.}) 32. Nd3 (32. a7 Bf4 33.
a8=Q Bxh2+ 34. Kh1 $11) 32... Qg4+ ({There was no point to complicate things
with} 32... Qxd3 $2 33. a7 Qh3 34. Qb3 $1 $18 (34. Qxc7 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ 36.
Ke1 Rxc7 37. a8=Q+ Kh7 {and although White is a Rook up, Black has some
chances.})) 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Pool B"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2001.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bb7 (11... Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nc2 Bb7 {
- transposition to the game.}) 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5
Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qe6 17. a4 $5 {Played first by an unknown player in the Moscow
Olympiad (the game is given below), this move is a serious alternative to the
main 17.Qh5.} (17. Qh5 O-O-O 18. Bc2 Kb8 (18... f5 $5 19. Nxf5 (19. Rd1 f4 $11
{Shabalov-Sermek/Nova Gorica/1999}) 19... Kb8 $44 {Leko-Nijboer/Ter Apel/1996})
19. Bb3 Qb6 20. Rd1 (20. Qxf7 Ng6 21. Bd5 Bc8 22. O-O Nf4 $6 (22... Rd7 23. Qe6
Rd6 24. Qf7 Rd7 $11) 23. Qg7 Rhe8 24. Rfd1 Rd7 25. Qh6 Red8 26. Bf3 Bb7 27.
Bxb7 Kxb7 28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rd1 Rf7 30. g3 Ng6 31. Nf5 $18 {1-0 Holmsten,
A-Nataf,I/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2001 (42)}) 20... Ng6 21. O-O Nf4 22. Qxf7 {
1/2-1/2 Ye Jiangchuan-Krasenkow,M/Shenyang 1999}) 17... f5 {This novelty gives
up material for the initiative. However, Black's king will be not very safe
and the whole action is rather dubious.} (17... Rd8 18. Qc2 e4 (18... b4 $6 19.
Bc4 Qb6 20. a5 Qc6 21. Qb3 O-O 22. Qxb4 Ng6 23. O-O Nf4 24. f3 Rd2 25. Rfd1 $2
(25. Rad1 $18) 25... Qd7 $2 (25... Rxg2+ $1) 26. Qb6 $18 {1-0 Shabalov,
A-Gamboa,N/New York 2000 (29)}) 19. Be2 O-O (19... f5 {was played in the
practice with acceptable results.} 20. axb5 f4 21. bxa6 Bc6 22. Nd1 O-O 23. Qc1
f3 24. Bf1) 20. axb5 axb5 21. O-O (21. Bxb5) 21... f5 22. g3 Ng6 23. Rfd1 f4
24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Nd3 27. Bf1 Kh8 28. Bg2 f5 29. c4 b4 30. c5
f4 31. Nc4 Rg8 32. Kh1 e3 {0-1 Abdu,T-Lhagvasuren,C/Moscow 1994}) 18. axb5 f4
19. bxa6 Bc6 {The pawn on a6 is not dangerous yet, but every material trading
will bring White closer to victory - the endgames are hopeless for Black.} 20.
Bc4 (20. Nc4 Bxg2 21. Rg1 (21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. Rg1 Bd5 $16 (22... Bc6 23. Bc4 Bd5
24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Ne4 $18)) 21... Bd5 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Nd6+ $18) 20... Qg6 21.
Ng4 {From practical point of view probably the easiest way to win. White
destroyes the opponent's pawn center.} f6 22. Qe2 h5 (22... Bxg2 23. Rg1 Bc6
24. O-O-O $18) 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Qxe5 $18 {Four pawns for the piece and an
attack makes the position winning for White.} Qe4+ (24... Rh7 25. O-O-O $18)
25. Qxe4 Bxe4 26. O-O {The rest is easy - Black will never be able to give a
piece for White's three passed pawns on the queenside. His only hope is to
create counterplay along the g-file, but White is much quicker on the opposite
side.} Rh7 27. Rfe1 Bc6 28. b4 Rg7 29. g3 Rg5 30. Rab1 Bb5 31. Bxb5+ Rxb5 32.
c4 Rbb8 33. b5 Kf7 34. Rbd1 Ra7 35. Re5 h4 36. gxf4 Rc7 37. Kg2 Ng6 38. Re4 Ne7
39. Kf3 Nc8 40. Rd8 Rb6 41. Rh8 Kg7 42. Rh5 h3 43. Ke3 Rb8 44. f5 Ne7 45. Re6
1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Hossain, Enamul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Bb3 {White defends d5 and prepares
Nc2-e3. On the other hand the bishop belongs to b1-h7 diagonal, so 18.Bb3 can
hardly create serious problems.} a5 (18... Ng6 {is the old Krasenkow's move,
which also gives Black enough chances.} 19. f4 (19. Nc2 $11) 19... exf3 20.
Rxf3 f4 (20... Re8 21. Ref1 f4 22. Rh3 h6 23. Nc2 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 a5 25. a3 Re4
26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. cxd4 Qxd4 28. Bc2 Re5 29. Qxh6 Qf2 30. Bd3 Re1 31. Qh7+ Kf8
32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Qh7+ {1/2-1/2 Van Blitterswijk,S-De Vreugt,D/Amsterdam 1996 
(33)}) 21. Rh3 h6 22. Nc2 Re8 23. Re6 a5 24. a3 b4 25. a4 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb8 27.
Nd4 Qc5 28. Rxg6 $2 fxg6 29. Qxg6 Re1+ 30. Kf2 Rbe8 $19 {0-1 Sznapik,
A-Krasenkow,M/Slupsk 1992/ (33)}) 19. Nxb5 (19. Qg5 Ng6 (19... Qb7 $5) 20. Nxb5
a4 21. Bd1 Qc5 22. c4 Qxc4 23. Nxd6 Qxa2 24. Re2 $1 (24. Nxf5 Qxb2 25. Rxe4 a3
$132) 24... Qxd5 25. Nxf5 Ra5 26. g4 $16 {1-0 Bruzon,L-Handke,F/Oropesa del
Mar 1999 (53)} (26. Qxg6 $2 hxg6 27. Ne7+ Kh7 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxe4 Bxb2 30.
Bxa4 Kg7 $11)) 19... a4 20. Bd1 Qc5 21. c4 (21. Nd4 Qxd5 22. Qg5 Qe5 23. f4 Qf6
24. g4 d5 25. a3 Rfb8 26. Re2 Qxg5 27. fxg5 fxg4 28. Ref2 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Nc6 30.
Bxg4 Ra7 31. Bh5 Nxd4 32. Bxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rxf7 Nf3+ 34. R1xf3 exf3 35. Rxf3 Rxb2
36. Rf4 Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Rb2+ {1/2-1/2 Nunn,J-McShane,L/Hastings 1998/CBM 63 (37)})
(21. Be2 f4 (21... Nxd5 22. Qxf5 Nxc3 23. Qxc5 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 dxc5 25. Rxe4
Bxb2 26. Rg4+ Kh8 27. Rc4 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Rc5][%cal Gb5d6,Gd6f5]}) 22. b4 axb3
23. axb3 f5 24. b4 Qb6 25. c4 Ng6 26. c5 dxc5 27. bxc5 Qxc5 28. Rc1 Qb4 29. d6
f3 30. Bc4+ Kh8 31. Nc7 Rac8 (31... Nf4 $5) 32. g3 e3 33. Qxf3 Qxd6 34. Ne6
exf2+ 35. Qxf2 $2 (35. Kg2 Rxc4 36. Nxf8) 35... Rxc4 36. Rxc4 (36. Nxf8 Rxc1
$19 {[%cal Gg7d4]}) 36... Qxe6 $17 {0-1 Pilgaard,K-Bokros,A/Budapest 1999 (44)}
) 21... Qxc4 22. Be2 Qxa2 23. Qg5 Ng6 24. Nxd6 Qxb2 25. Nxf5 Bf6 (25... Bc3 26.
Rc1 (26. Qc1 a3 $17) 26... Bd2 (26... a3 $5) 27. Rc2 Bxg5 28. Rxb2 a3 $15 {
/-/+ o^a.}) 26. Rb1 $6 Qe5 (26... Bxg5 {and we reach position from the
previous line:} 27. Rxb2 a3 28. Ra2 Ne7 $5 {When only Black can play for a win.
}) 27. Qg4 a3 28. Bc4 Qf4 ({Why not 28. ... a2?} 28... a2 29. Ra1 Qc7 (29...
Qxa1 30. Rxa1 Bxa1 {Also looks winning for Black.}) 30. Qxe4 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 Qe5
32. Qxe5 Nxe5 33. Bxa2 Rfb8 $19) 29. Qh5 $2 a2 30. Bxa2 Rxa2 31. d6 {The
d-pawn is not worth a piece of course.} Bg5 (31... Ne5 $5) (31... Qg5 {The
safest way was to trade queens, when Black should be winning.}) 32. Rb5 $1 Qd2
$2 (32... Rfa8 $19) 33. Ng3 f5 $2 {This weakens 7th rank} 34. Rb7 Rf7 35. Rxf7
Kxf7 36. h4 (36. Qxh7+ Kf6 37. Nh5+ Ke5 38. Qg7+ $1 (38. Qxg6 $4 Qxf2+ 39. Rxf2
Ra1+ 40. Rf1 Be3+ 41. Kh1 Rxf1#) 38... Kd5 39. d7 {suddenly White was very
close to win in this line.}) 36... Bxh4 37. Qxf5+ Kg7 38. Nxe4 Qf4 39. Qxf4 (
39. Qxf4 Nxf4 40. g3 Ne2+ 41. Kg2 Bd8 {will probably end up in a draw, so
players agreed it immediately. Still Black has no risks, so why not to play on?
}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. c3 h6 14. g3 fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qh4 {Once considered good by theory, now this position and
the entire variation is no longer attractive for White. In the present game
Lopez Martinez makes an attempt to improve for White over the existing theory,
but it will turn out that Black has a good position anyway.} Qxh4 $1 {This
move involves a positional exchange sacrifice} (16... Be7 17. Qxh6 Kd7 18. h4
f5 19. Bg2 $16 {1-0 Charbonneau,P-Mikhalevski,V/Internet rapid 2001 (29)}) 17.
gxh4 O-O-O 18. Nf6 $146 {In CBM 98 I wrote that 18.Nf6 needs practical tests
in order to evaluate precisely how strong is Black's compensation. Now we have
it - Black will achieve great play.} (18. Rg1 f5 $1 $15 {0-1 Mastrovasilis,D 
(2493)-Gagunashvili,M (2577)/Athens 2003 (35)}) 18... d5 19. Bg2 ({Not better
is} 19. Nxg8 dxe4 20. Rg1 (20. Nc2 Bf3 (20... h5 $5 $44) 21. Rg1 Kd7 22. Ne3
Ke6 $17) (20. Nf6 $6 Bf3 21. Rg1 Be7 $19) 20... Bf3 {with very strong
compensation} (20... Bxa3 21. bxa3 Rxg8 22. h3)) 19... Bxa3 $1 20. bxa3 Be6 21.
Nxg8 Rxg8 22. Rg1 (22. Bf3 Kc7 {doesn't change the essence of the position too
much: Black has wonderful compensation.}) 22... Kc7 23. O-O-O Kd6 {White has
terrible pawns, which I can hardly even name as a "structure". His major
problem is the lack of any activity.} 24. Bf3 (24. a4 b4 $1 ({After} 24... bxa4
25. Bf3 Rc8 26. Kd2 Na5 27. Rb1 Nc4+ 28. Ke1 {at least White's both rooks are
on the open files.}) 25. cxb4 Nxb4 $17) 24... Rc8 {Black must obviously avoid
the exchange of rooks.} (24... Rxg1 $2 25. Rxg1 {changes completely the
evaluation; White is not worse now. The reason is simple: without his rook
Black cannot attack his opponent's weaknesses.}) 25. Kb2 Na5 $17 26. Rg7 (26.
Be2 Nc4+ 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17 {Here it is very clear why Black needs his rook.})
26... Nc4+ 27. Ka1 Nxa3 28. Bh5 {Searcing for at least some activity, but it's
much too late. Besides, this "activity" will bring White new problems.} Rxc3
29. Bxf7 (29. Rdg1 Ke7 $18) 29... Rc7 $1 30. Bxe6 Rxg7 31. Bxd5 Nc2+ 32. Kb1
Nd4 33. Bb3 Rg2 {The rest is simple: Black will have a material and a
positional advantage.} 34. h3 Rxf2 35. Rg1 Nxb3 36. axb3 Kc5 37. Rg6 a5 38.
Rxh6 Kb4 39. Rb6 Rf3 40. Kc2 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Holmsten, Aleksei"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Ne7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Bd3
Bb7 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. O-O-O (16. Nc2 d5 (16... f5 17. f3 f4 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19.
Kxf2 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Rhe1 f6 22. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,D-Moreno
Javier /France tt 2000/ (44)}) 17. f4 $2 f5 $1 18. exf5 e4 19. Nd4 exd3 20.
Qxd3 O-O-O $17 {0-1 Pavlov M.-Malakhatko V. Alushta 2001 (31)}) 16... O-O-O (
16... d5 {From a different move order this position was met in the game Heim,
S-Holmsten,A/Bergen NOR 2001. Black got a comfortable position after} 17. f4 (
17. Nc2 O-O-O {with a transposition to our main game is better, what Holmsten
did with white pieces.}) 17... O-O-O 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. Be4 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Qh6+ 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Bxb7+ Kxb7) 17. Nc2 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Be4 $11
{/+/=. White is slightly better thanks to the pawn structure.} Kb8 (19... Nf4
$5 20. Qf3 Kc7 21. g3 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nh3 {[%csl Rf2]}) 20. g3 Qe6 (20... Ne3 $5)
21. Rhe1 Rd6 22. Qh5 Rhd8 {For this system (12. ... Ne7 and then 0-0-0) is
quite typical to sac a pawn for the initiative. Black is more or less forced
to do so, otherwise White will take total control over black weaknesses and
will blockade central pawns. Look for instance the games Ye-Krasenkow 1999, or
Shmuter-Tsesarsky 1999.} 23. Qxh7 f5 {Immediately giving up the second pawn.
Of course two pawns are quite a lot and the compensation can hardly be enough.
Stll, Black has some ideas after that.} 24. Bxd5 (24. Bxf5 Qf6 {[%cal Gd8h8]})
(24. Qxf5 $2 Qh6+ 25. f4 (25. Kb1 Nxc3+ $19) 25... exf4 26. gxf4 Bc8 $1 27.
Qxf7 Be6 28. Qh7 Qxf4+ $19) 24... Bxd5 (24... Rxd5 25. Ne3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+
27. Nxd1 Be4 $44) 25. Nd4 Qf6 26. Nxf5 R6d7 27. Ne3 Bf3 {Black's point is that
his bishop is much stronger than white knight and now Black has a better
control over light squares.} 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qc2 Qc6 30. h4 a5 {White is
better thanks to his material advantage, but it is difficult to do something.
Black controls the d-file and the bishop on f3 holds the further advance of
White's kingside pawns.} 31. a4 $6 {There was no need to give back one pawn.
Black also will have some a4-a3 ideas after that.} (31. g4 $5) (31. a3 a4 $140
$2 32. Qf5 f6 33. Nc2 $16 {/+-.}) 31... bxa4 32. Qf5 f6 {[%mdl 8192]} 33. Kb1
$4 (33. Kb1 $4 Be4+ $19) (33. Nc4 $5 {[%cal Gc4a5,Gc4d2]}) 0-1

[Event "North Sea Cup 18th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. f3 b4 20. fxe4 (20. Nb1 $6
bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. fxe4 f4 24. Bb3 Ng6 $15 {0-1 Shirov,
A-Leko,P/Dortmund 2002 (47)}) 20... bxa3 21. exf5 Rxb2 (21... Bf6 {is also
enough for equality:} 22. Rxe7 Qc4 {this is slightly more precise than taking
immediately on b2, although both 22...axb2 and 22...Rxb2 must be no problem
for Black as well.} (22... Rxb2 23. Re3 Qc4 24. Bd3 Qh4 25. Qxh4 Bxh4 26. f6
Rxa2 27. Rh3 $140 $2 Bxf6 28. Rxf6 Ra1+ 29. Bf1 a2 $19) (22... axb2 23. Re3 Qc4
$44) (22... Bxe7 $4 23. f6 $18) 23. Rfe1 axb2 24. R7e3 Qh4 {and in spite of
being a pawn down, Black shouldn't have problems.}) 22. f6 Ng6 23. fxg7 Kxg7
24. Bd3 (24. Bb1 Qxc3 25. Qf5 Rxg2 $1 $17 {0-1 Zenklusen,R-Arizmendi Martinez,
J/Biel 2003 (31)}) 24... Qxc3 25. Re3 Kg8 $1 $146 (25... Rf2 $2 26. Rh3 Rxf1+
27. Bxf1 Qc1 28. Qxh7+ Kf6 29. Rf3+ Ke7 30. Qg7 Ne5 31. Qf6+ Kd7 32. Rb3 $36 {
1-0 Abreu,A-Handke,F/Havana 2003 (66)}) 26. Bxg6 (26. Rh3 Qg7 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gg7g2] No more attack for White. Besides threatening simply to take on a2,
Black also creates pressure on g2.}) 26... hxg6 27. Rxc3 gxh5 {The endgame is
equal.} 28. Rxa3 (28. Rg3+ {Looks logical to start with this check and send
the black monarch on h-file, but as a result it also opens the g-file for
Black:} Kh7 ({or} 28... Kh8) 29. Rxa3 Rg8 30. g3 Re8 $11) 28... Re8 29. Rxa6
Ree2 30. Rxd6 Rxg2 31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Rxa2 33. Rh6 Kg7 34. Rxh5 Rd2 35.
Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2001.12.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bakre, Tejas"]
[Black "Czebe, Attila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 Ne7 $6 {Sooner or later Black must play a6-a5 anyway, so why not to
do it immediately? However, it seems that in the present game Black would
rather give up a pawn than to play a5. A misterious approach, to say the least.
} (15... a5) 16. Bc4 (16. Ncb4 a5 17. Bb5 $5 {leads by transposition to the
line 15. ... a5 16.Bb5 Ne7 17.Ncb4.}) 16... Be6 17. O-O ({White could take the
pawn immediately, but with opponent's help in the game he got a much better
version.} 17. Rxa6 Rxa6 18. Bxa6 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qb6 20. Nb4) 17... Kh8 18. Nce3
(18. Rxa6) 18... Bxe3 (18... a5 19. Qe2 $14) 19. Nxe3 Qd7 $2 (19... a5 20. Qd2
{[%cal Gf1a1]}) 20. Rxa6 {A pawn for nothing. Black achieved his goal - he got
rid of the nasty pawn. Very soon Black will make the second step - he will
resign.} Rxa6 21. Bxa6 Qc6 22. Bd3 $16 {/+-.} g6 23. Qd2 Ra8 24. Rd1 Qb7 25.
Bc4 Rd8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Nc4 Kg8 28. Qg5 Qc7 29. b3 Kg7 30. Rxd6 $1 {Putting
an end to this strange game.} Rf8 (30... Rxd6 31. Qxe5+ $18) 31. Qxe5+ {
Did Black miss this answer?} 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt 1.4"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Blehm, Pawel"]
[Black "Mrva, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.06.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. g3 f5 14. Bg2 Bb7
15. Qe2 Qb6 16. O-O-O Rc8 $5 (16... O-O-O $14) 17. f4 $1 {Black's main concern
in this line is his King. He cannot castle queenside any more and short castle
is often dangerous too. So Black plays with his King in the center and White
opens the position.} (17. Kb1 $5) 17... exf4 $2 {Opening e-file is in White's
favour, of course.} (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 (18. fxe5 dxe5 (18... d5 $6 19. Nc2 b4
20. cxb4 Qxb4 21. Kb1 $14) 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qe6 $13 {[%csl Ra3]}) 18...
Bxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qd3 $13) 18. exf5 (18. Rhe1 $5) 18... Bxg2 19. Qxg2 b4 {
Looks strong, but white King is safe.} 20. Nc2 bxc3 21. b3 Qa5 22. Kb1 O-O $2 (
22... Qxf5 23. Rhe1 (23. gxf4 $44) 23... f3 24. Qf2 $44) 23. gxf4+ Kh8 24. Rhe1
Rg8 (24... Nxf5 25. Rd5 Nh4 26. Qg5 f6 27. Qh5 $18) 25. Qe4 Rc7 $2 (25... Nc6
26. Rxd6 $16 {/+-.}) 26. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "NED-ch57"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2002.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 {The major drawback of this useful bishop retreat is
that Black can practically force a draw in case of wish. The only way to fight
for advantage in this line remains 16.Qh5. Another option is 16.0-0.} f4 (16...
Ne7 $2 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 Rxf5 20. Qd5+ $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) (
16... Ra7 $6 17. Qh5 Raf7 18. g4 $40) (16... Kh8 $5) 17. Qh5 Rf7 18. Bxh7+ Kf8
19. Bf5 Qe8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qg4 Qe8 $4 {A very strange decision, all the
more that Dimitri has a good experience in Sveshnikov Sicilian. I can't even
find an explanation, since both logical guesses fail to convince: either Black
simply forgot the line, but in that case it is easy to find the right move
over the board. The second guess is that Dimitri wanted badly to win the game
and that's why he avoided the draw. But this is even less credible, since
Black immediately gets a lost position without any chances. In fact I believe
that Black simply made quickly the move without thinking and only after
White's reply realised the blunder.} (21... Qh6 22. Nf5 (22. Nc2 $6 e4 {
gives Black a good compensation. ...Ne5 follows with a strong initiative. In
the practice nobody with White felt ready to suffer for a pawn.}) (22. Nb6 $6
Rd8 23. Ned5 e4 $44) 22... Qe6 23. Nfe3 Qh6 {is the well-known path to share
the point.}) 22. Nc2 $18 {Now the difference between the queen's position is
obvious. From h6 it would have protected pawn f4 and Black would have been
able to push 22...e4. Here 22...e4 is not possible because of 23.Nxf4.} Qc8 23.
Qg6 {[%cal Gd5b6,Gg6d6]} (23. Qxc8+ {is also good enough, but Van der Wiel's
move is more convincing. White's queen is very strong and there is no point
yet to trade it.}) 23... Qd8 24. O-O Ne7 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Rfd1 Rf6 27. Qe4 {
A pawn up and domination on the light squares. The game is over.} Re8 28. a4 f3
29. g3 Qe6 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra7 b4 (31... Qh3 32. Ne3 Bh6 33. Qh7) 32. Ne3
bxc3 33. bxc3 Rb8 34. Qh7 Rg6 35. Nf5 Qd5 (35... Qxf5 36. Rxg7 $18) 36. Raa1 {
The elementary accuracy is always required.} Qf7 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Nxd6 Qe6 39.
Ra7 Qxd6 40. Qxg7+ Ke8 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mieles Palau, Daniel"]
[Black "Echavarria, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. Re1 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bf1 Re8 19. Rad1 ({An important
alternative is} 19. Nc2 Nxd5 20. Qxf5 Re5 21. Qg4 (21. Qh3 Nf4 {
Inarkiev-Babula, Pardubice 2003 (22)}) 21... f5 (21... h5 22. Qd1 Qg5 23. a4 b4
(23... Rae8 $5 24. axb5 axb5 $13 25. Bxb5 $4 Nf4 $19) 24. cxb4 (24. Nxb4 Nxb4
25. cxb4 d5 $44 {[%cal Ge5e6,Gd5d4]}) 24... e3 25. fxe3 Nxe3 26. Nxe3 {and
here unexpectedly the draw was agreed in Hracek,Z (2591)-Krasenkow,M (2663)/
Saint Vincent 2005} (26. Qf3 Rae8 27. Nxe3 $14) (26. Nxe3 Rxe3 27. Qxd6 $14)) (
21... Kh8 $5 22. a4 b4) 22. Qd1 Kh8 (22... Qb6 23. a4 $14) 23. a4 bxa4 (23...
b4 $142 24. cxb4 (24. Nxb4 Nxb4 25. cxb4 d5 $44) 24... Nf4 $44 (24... f4 $5))
24. Rxa4 $14) 19... Ng6 {Krasenkow´s idea. Black sacrifices a pawn in order to
bring quickly his pieces into play and get some initiative in center and on
the kingside. The Polish GM considers it to be strong, while I am not sure
that Black is in need for such extreme measures.} ({So far Black didn´t have
problems after} 19... Rc8 20. Nc2 Rc5 21. Ne3 f4 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. Qxf5 Qf6) ({
To very complicated play leads} 19... Qc8 20. Nc2 Ng6) 20. Qxf5 Re5 21. Qh3 (
21. Qg4 f5 22. Qh3 (22. Qe2 Nf4 23. Qc2 Kh8 24. Qb3 Qg5 $44 {0-1 Delchev,A 
(2614)-Kolev,A (2524)/Brena Baja 2005 (50)}) 22... Kh8 (22... Nf4 $5) 23. Nc2
Nf4 (23... Qf6 24. Nb4 Rg8 25. g3 Bf8 26. Kh1 f4 27. Nc6 Re8 28. Rd4 e3 29. Bd3
fxg3 30. fxg3 Qf3+ 31. Qg2 $16 {1-0 Gouliev,N (2509)-Maze,S (2464)/Paris 2004 
(51)}) 24. Qg3 Bh6 25. c4 bxc4 26. Ne3 Nd3 $13 {0-1 Horvath,A (2528)-Krasenkow,
M (2632)/Budapest 2004 (55)}) 21... Nf4 22. Qg3 (22. Qg4 Nxd5 23. f4 Nf6 24.
Qe2 Rc5 25. Nc2 Qb6 26. Kh1 h5 27. Ne3 Re8 28. g3 d5 29. Bh3 b4 30. c4 dxc4 31.
Nxc4 Qc7 32. Nd6 Rd8 33. Nxe4 Rxd1 34. Nxf6+ Bxf6 35. Rxd1 Rc1 36. Rxc1 {
1/2-1/2 Lutz,C (2596)-Krasenkow,M (2676)/Mallorca 2004}) 22... Qf6 23. c4 $146
({In Alekseev,E (2597)-Tregubov,P (2612)/Sochi 2005 Black was doing fine after
} 23. Nc2 Kh8 24. Kh1 Rae8 25. Qe3 Nxd5 26. Qd2 Rd8 27. g3 Nb6 28. Ne3 d5 $11)
23... Kh8 {A plausible, though standard reaction: Black gives up the queenside
in order to bring all his forces to attack enemy´s king.} (23... Rg5 24. Qe3 (
24. Qb3 Nxg2 $1 25. Bxg2 Qf3 $17) 24... bxc4 (24... Nxg2 $2 25. Bxg2 Qf3 26.
Qxg5 $18) (24... Qf5 {Threatening a check on h3} 25. g3 $1 (25. Rd2 Bd4 26.
Qxd4 Nxg2 27. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11) (25. Kh1 Bxb2 $13) 25... Bxb2 26.
cxb5 Nxd5 27. Qb3 Bg7 (27... Bxa3 28. Qxa3 $16) 28. bxa6 $16) 25. Nxc4 Re8 26.
f3 $14) (23... bxc4 24. Nxc4 Rg5 25. Qa3 $16) (23... b4 24. Nc2 a5 25. Nd4 $14)
24. cxb5 Rg8 (24... axb5 25. Nxb5 $16 Rxa2 $140 26. Nc3 Rxb2 27. Nxe4 Qh6 28.
Nxd6 Qxd6 29. Qxf4 $18) 25. Kh1 (25. bxa6 Rg5 26. Qe3 (26. Qb3 Nxg2 27. Bxg2
Qg6 $40 (27... Qf3 28. Qxf3 exf3 29. Nc4 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 $18)) 26... Nxg2 27.
Bxg2 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bh6+ 29. Qg3 Qf3+ 30. Kh3 (30. Kf1 $2 Rxg3 31. hxg3 e3 $19)
(30. Kg1 $2 e3 $19) 30... Qh5+ $11) (25. Qe3 Bh6 $40) (25. Nc4 $6 Rg5 26. Qe3
axb5 $17) ({The critical continuation is} 25. Qb3 {and Black still has to find
a convincing way for his attack. Direct attempts fail:} Qh6 $140 (25... Rh5 26.
Rxe4) 26. g3 Nh3+ (26... Rh5 $2 27. Rxe4 Rxh2 28. Qf3 $18) 27. Bxh3 (27. Kg2 $2
Nxf2 $1 28. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 29. Ke3 (29. Bg2 Rf5+ $19) 29... Bh6+ 30. Kd4 Qf2+ 31.
Kc3 Rxg3+ $19) 27... Qxh3 28. f4 $16) 25... axb5 $2 {Wrong move order.} (25...
Qh6 $1 {With ideas ...Rg5 or ...Rh5 followed by ...Be5.} 26. Nc4 {It is
important for White to take control over square e5. After other moves Black
has a big advantage.} (26. bxa6 Rg5 $1 27. Qe3 (27. Qxf4 Be5) 27... Nxg2 $1 28.
Bxg2 Be5 29. Qh3 Rh5 30. Re3 f5 $5 $17 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) (26. Qe3 Rh5 27. h3 Be5
$1 28. Nc4 (28. bxa6 Rhg5 29. a7 Nxh3 $19) (28. Qxe4 Rxh3+ 29. gxh3 Nxh3 $19)
28... Qg7 $1 (28... Nxh3 29. Qxh6 Nxf2+ 30. Kg1 Nh3+ $11) 29. Nxe5 Rxh3+ $19) (
26. h3 Nxh3 $1 27. gxh3 (27. Qxh3 Rh5) 27... Rg5 28. Rxe4 (28. Qe3 Be5 29. Bc4
Rg2 $19 {[%cal Gg2h2]}) 28... Rxg3 29. fxg3 axb5 30. Nxb5 Be5 $17) 26... Rh5
27. h3 {Now Black can make a draw or play for more:} (27. Rxe4 Be5 $19) 27...
Bd4 (27... axb5 28. Rxe4 Nxh3 29. gxh3 bxc4 $44) 28. Qxg8+ (28. Rxd4 Rxg3 29.
fxg3 Nxh3 30. gxh3 Rxh3+ 31. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Qf4+ 34. Kg2 Qg5+
35. Kh2 (35. Kf2 Qf6+ 36. Ke3 Qf3+ 37. Kd2 Qf2+ $19) 35... Qh6+ 36. Kg2 Qg7+
$19) 28... Kxg8 29. Rxd4 Nxh3 (29... axb5 $5) 30. gxh3 Rxh3+ 31. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 32.
Kg1 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Ke2 Qf3+ 35. Kf1 $11) 26. Nxb5 {Now the knight comes
into play and Black has no time to create an attack.} Qh6 $2 (26... Bf8 27. Qb3
$16) 27. Nxd6 $1 {[%csl Rf7]} Qxd6 28. Qxf4 $18 Bh6 29. Qh4 f5 ({Black keeps
some practical chances with} 29... Bg5 30. Qh3 Rxd5 {although White is of
course winning after:} 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. Qc3+ Rg7 33. Bc4) 30. Qh3 Rg6 31. Qc3
Kg8 (31... Bg7 32. Qc8+ Bf8 33. f4 $18) 32. b4 {Three extra pawns and a better
position...} Bf8 33. a4 Rh6 34. h3 f4 35. Qd4 Qe7 36. a5 e3 37. Qxf4 Rf6 38.
Qg3+ Rg6 39. d6 Qxd6 40. Bc4+ Kg7 41. Rxd6 Rxg3 42. Rd7+ Kh6 43. fxg3 Bxb4 44.
Re2 Bxa5 45. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Nechaev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 e6 (3... e5 $5) 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5
14. Nc2 Be6 15. Nce3 (15. g3 {In my opinion this move is more precise here.}
Ne7 (15... O-O $5) 16. Bg2 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $14) 15... O-O (15... Ne7 {Practicaly
forcing White to play the variation with 16.g3. After taking on d5, White must
take back with the Knight unlike the previous remark (after 15.g3), which is
more convenient for Black.}) 16. Bd3 f5 {Nowadays a very fashionable line.
White has several possibilities in this position, but neither of them proved
to be a clear advantage. The more interesting is to watch this game, in which
White won convincingly.} 17. O-O (17. Qh5) (17. Bc2) 17... Ra7 $6 {It always
looked a bit artificial to me. This move can be good only if White starts to
play on the Kingside.} (17... Rb8 18. Qh5 Qd7 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Bc2 b4 $13 {
David,A-Manor,I/Czerniak-mem Bikurei Haitim 1997}) (17... e4 18. Nf4 Bf7 19.
Bc2 Be5 {Black had good practical results here so far.}) 18. a4 $1 {Although
technically speaking this is not a novelty, on the high level it was never met
before. I think this move can put serious problems to the whole line with 17. .
.. Ra7.} (18. Qh5 Raf7 19. f4 (19. g4 e4 20. Bc2 Ne5 $132 {Svidler-San Segundo/
Madrid 1998}) (19. a4 $5) 19... Ne7 $11 {Asrian-Rogozenko/Elista(ol.) 1998})
18... b4 (18... f4 19. Qh5 Bh8 20. Bxh7+ Rxh7 21. Qg6+ $18) (18... e4 19. Nf4 (
19. axb5 exd3 20. bxc6 f4 $13) 19... Bf7 20. axb5 $16) (18... Ne7 19. Nxe7+
Qxe7 (19... Rxe7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxb5 d5 22. Ra6 $16) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa7
Qxa7 22. Bxb5 Qc5 23. Ba4 $16) (18... bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 {I don´t see anything
better than this for Black. However, White´s chances look better here.}) 19.
Qh5 (19. cxb4 {Maybe there is no need to take the pawn, but I don´t see a
clear compensation here.} e4 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Bc4 $16) 19... e4 20. Nf4 Bf7 21.
Bc4 {That´s the difference. Now White can use the c4 square for his pieces.}
Qf6 $2 (21... Bxc4 22. Nxc4 bxc3 {It was necessary to try something like this.}
23. bxc3 Bxc3 24. Rad1 $14) 22. Nfd5 {Now White wins a pawn and there is no
compensation.} Qe5 23. Qxf5 Na5 24. Qxe5 Bxe5 25. Rad1 bxc3 26. bxc3 Nxc4 27.
Nxc4 Bxc3 28. Nxd6 (28. Nxc3 $143 Bxc4 29. Rfe1 $16) 28... Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Re7
30. Nf5 {The endgame is easy won for White. Black has many weak pawns, the
King is very bad and there is no counterplay at all.} Rb7 31. Rc1 Bf6 32. g4
Bg5 (32... Rb4 33. Rc7 Rxa4 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Rdd7 $18) 33. Re1 Rb4 34. a5 Ra4
35. h3 Bf4 36. Rb1 Ra3 37. Rb4 Rxh3 38. Rxe4 Bc7 39. Re7 Bd8 40. Ra7 Ra3 41.
Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Enders, Peter"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 {This is of course more
principial than 10.Nd5. In my opinion White should look for opening advantage
only in connection with the game move.} gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 (11... f5 12. Bd3 Be6
{is another complicate line.}) 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c3 f5 15. Nc2 Bb7
(15... Qb7 16. f3 (16. Qf3) 16... f4 17. O-O O-O 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Nb4 Be6 20.
Qe2 Rab8 21. Rfd1 a5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 f5 $13 {Enders-Rogozenko, BL 1998})
16. exf5 h5 $6 {In this line (15. ... Bb7) g4 square plays a very important
role. Black usually cannot organize a proper attack with the Queen on g5
because White can always put his Queen on g4 (with the Knight on e3, of course)
. In this game Black tries to solve the problems radically, by playing
immidiately 16. ...h5. As the game shows, it doesn´t reach the aim.} (16... Qg5
17. Ne3 d5 18. O-O h5 19. Qe2 O-O 20. f6 $1 Bxf6 21. f4 exf4 22. Nf5 $40 {
Nisipeanu-Genescu/Rom-chT 1992}) 17. a4 $1 {Of course! Black starts to face
concrete problems.} (17. Ne3 $6 d5 $36) 17... b4 {Trying to keep the qeenside
as close as possible. Black has no return anymore.} (17... bxa4 18. Ne3 $16)
18. Nxb4 Qh4 19. Qe2 $1 {With big advatage for White. He prepares long castle,
where the King will be very safe. There is no safe place on the board for the
Black King.} Bxg2 20. Rg1 Qxh2 21. O-O-O $18 Qf4+ {'?' Ftacnik.} (21... h4 22.
Qg4 Bh6+ 23. Kb1 h3 24. Be4 Qf4 25. Rxg2 hxg2 26. Qxf4 Bxf4 27. Bxa8 $18) (
21... a5 {Ftacnik} 22. Nc2 (22. Na6 $6 Kf8) 22... Kf8 23. Kb1 Bc6 24. Be4 Bxe4
25. Qxe4 Rd8 26. Ne3 $1 Bf6 (26... Qxf2 27. Rgf1 Qg3 28. f6 Bh6 29. Nf5 Qg6 30.
Qxe5 $16) 27. Rg2 Qh4 28. Qxh4 Bxh4 29. Rh1 $14) 22. Qd2 {'!' Ftacnik.} (22.
Kb1 $2 Bf3) 22... Bh6 23. Rxg2 Qf3 {Defending the Rook on a8.} (23... Qh4 24.
Qxh6 Rxh6 25. Rg8+ Kd7 26. Rxa8 $18 {White has material advantage and a
decisive attack.}) 24. Rg5 f6 25. Be2 {'!' Ftacnik.} Qb7 (25... Qe4 26. Bxh5+
Kd7 27. Qxd6+ Kc8 28. Qd7+ Kb8 29. Nc6+ $18) 26. Rg8+ (26. Bxh5+ Kf8 27. Bf3 $1
$18 (27. Qxd6+ Qe7 28. Qxe7+ Kxe7 29. f4 Bxg5 30. fxg5 Rxh5 31. Nd5+ Kf8 32.
Nxf6 $18)) 26... Ke7 (26... Kf7 27. Bc4+ d5 28. Rxh8 Bxd2+ 29. Rxd2 Kg7 30.
Bxd5 $18) 27. Qxh6 Raxg8 (27... Rxh6 28. Rg6 $18) 28. Qd2 Rd8 29. Bxa6 Qg2 30.
Bb5 Kf8 31. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament Gp1"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2002.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Nowadays nobody can deny the importance of theoretical knowledge. The present
game is a prove that even on the highest level one must keep one's knowledge
and analysis up-to-date.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7
13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c4 f5 15. O-O O-O 16. Qf3 bxc4 17. Nxc4 d5 18. exd5 e4 19.
Qe3 Bb7 20. d6 Qf6 21. Bc2 f4 22. Qh3 Rac8 23. b3 Qg5 24. Rad1 f5 25. d7 Rcd8
26. Nd6 Ba8 $1 {For more information about the subtleties of the present line
look in CBM 89, game Morovic Fernandez-Nataf.} 27. f3 {Apparently Alexey
didn't know the above mentioned game (which, by the way, was played two months
before the present one) and as a consequence gets in trouble very quickly.} (
27. b4 {is the right move, although Black seems to have no particular problems
here, according to the following game:} Kh8 (27... Rxd7 {fails into} 28. Bb3+
Kh8 29. Nxe4 $1) 28. Bb3 e3 $1 29. fxe3 fxe3 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. Nxf5 e2 32. Re1
Bxg2 33. Qxg2 Qxf5 34. Qxe2 Qxd7 35. Qe4 Qd4+ {with a soon draw,
Kulaots-Yakovich, Bergen 2002.}) 27... Rxd7 28. fxe4 f3 $1 {Nataf's brilliant
idea.} 29. Qg3 {In fact only this move is a novelty and I can hardly believe
it was Shirov's home preparation, because Black is obviously doing fine. One
must pay credit to Alexey Shirov, who in spite of the "hole" in the opening
preparation found the safest way and saved half a point.} (29. Rxf3 Rxd6 $1 30.
Rxd6 Qc1+) (29. Qxf3 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 fxe4 {threatening ...Qc5+}) (29. Nxf5 Rxd1 {
was winning for Black in Morovic Fernandez-Nataf, Havana 2002.}) 29... Qe3+ 30.
Qf2 {Rightly realising the change of the situation, White is looking for
escape in endgame.} (30. Kh1 fxe4 $17) 30... Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 fxg2 (31... fxe4 $5
) 32. Kxg2 Rfd8 33. Nc4 $1 {Takes important square d2 under control and allows
White to avoid the trade of his rook.} (33. Nxf5 Bxe4+ ({After} 33... Rxd1 {
White has the intermezzo} 34. Ne7+ $1) 34. Bxe4 Rxd1 $17) 33... Bxe4+ 34. Bxe4
Rxd1 35. Rxf5 Re1 {A pawn for the exchange and active pieces secure White a
draw. Probably Black could still play on for a while without much risk. All
the more that Veselin might have made only 2-3 moves on the board on his own.
In the end I would like to point out several things, some of them mentioned
above: 1. the modern opening theory can be very deep and one must accept it no
matter if one likes it or not; 2. the memory plays a higher role than, say
10-15 years ago. It is not enough to see variations, one must be able to
remember them and in critical moments to reproduce them; 3. Alexey Shirov
proved again to be an excellent player (did I say something new?). Even with a
careless opening preparation he succeeded to save half a point from an
inferior position against one of the toughest players in the world.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Cordova, Emilio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O ({In order
to avoid the variation from the game White can delay castle short for a while:
} 13. c3 f5 14. Nc2 O-O (14... f4 15. a4 $14) 15. Qh5 $14 {In this case Black
has two possibilities to use in his favour the delay of White`s castle: by
playing 14...Qg5, or 14...Qb7. In both cases the positions are highly
complicated.}) 13... O-O 14. c3 f5 15. Nc2 f4 {After Kasparov has used 15...f4
in his famous game versus Polgar in 2002, this advance became Black`s most
popular move.} (15... Rb8 {is another main continuation}) 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4
Bb7 $5 {In this position White`s plan is to develop an initiative on the
queenside, first of all by developing the pressure on the a-file, while Black
usually starts a quick kingside attack (...Qg5, ...Kh8, ...Bf6, ...Rg8 etc).
The play is usually very sharp and every single tempo often decides the
outcome.  However, in the present game Black shows a different approach. He
keeps the queen for defensive purposes and rather unexpectedly White fails to
find any sensible way to develop the initiative.} (17... a5 {is another rare,
but possible continuation, which leads to double-edged play}) ({The main move
is} 17... Qg5 {However, after} 18. Qe2 {Black must think about his queenside
as well.} (18. f3 Bf6 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf6d8,Gd8b6]}) 18... a5 19. Ne1 (19. Bb5
Kh8 20. f3 f5 21. Kh1 fxe4 22. fxe4 Bg4 23. Qd2 Qh5 24. Ne1 f3 $1 (24... Rf6 $6
25. Nf3 Rh6 26. b4 $132 {1-0 Mongontuul,B (2375)-Mihevc,N (2114)/Bled 2002 (49)
}) 25. gxf3 (25. g3 $6 Bh6 $17 26. Qxd6 $140 Rad8 $19 {[%cal Gd8d2]}) 25...
Rxf3 26. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 27. Rxf3 (27. Kg1 $2 Bh6 $19 {[%cal Ga8g8]}) 27... Qxf3+
28. Qg2 (28. Kg1 Bh6 $19) 28... Qd1+ 29. Qf1 Qc2 $40) (19. Rfa1 Bd7 $1) 19...
Bb7 20. Nf3 Qd8 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Ra2 Rb8 23. Rd1 a4 $13 {0-1 Goloshchapov,A 
(2519)-Jakovenko,D (2627)/Saint Vincent 2005 (38)}) 18. Re1 {A novelty. For
White it is important to have e4 well protected, but for that purpose 18.Qe2
looks somewhat more appropriate, since the rook might be needed more on the
a-file.} (18. f3 Kh8 (18... d5 $5) (18... a5 $5) 19. Bc4 Bc6 20. Ra2 a5 21. Bd5
Qb7 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qd3 f5 24. Kh1 Rfd8 25. Rd1 Rab8 26. exf5 Bf6 27. Qd5 $16
{1-0 Mithrakanth,P (2460)-El Assiouti,S (2285)/Moscow 1994 (39)}) (18. Qe2 f5
$5 (18... a5 19. f3 (19. Rfa1 $5 Qc7 20. Na3 f5 21. Nb5 Qb6 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23.
Bd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rfb8 25. c4 e4 26. R1a2 Rg8 27. b4 Bd4 (27... Be5) 28. Qd1
Be5 29. bxa5 Qc5 30. Kh1 Rg6 31. f3 Ra6 32. Qe2 e3 33. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Palac,M 
(2505)-Popovic,I (2195)/Zadar 1994 (44)}) 19... f5 {White protected very well
e4 and I believe instead of ...f5 Black should rather take prophylactic
measures on the queenside, for instance with a move like 19...Rfb8.} 20. c4 $5
{White takes control over square d5 in order to be able to take on e4 with the
bishop} (20. exf5 d5 $44) 20... fxe4 21. Bxe4 d5 22. cxd5 Qc5+ 23. Qf2 Qb5 24.
Raa1 Bxd5 25. Na3 Qb7 26. Nc4 Bxe4 27. Nd6 Qa7 28. Nxe4 Qxf2+ ({Better is
immediately} 28... Rfb8 {although White is still better thanks to the
superiority of his knight over bishop}) 29. Rxf2 Rfb8 30. Rc2 $16 {1-0 Kolev,A
(2582)-Prat Llables,J/Barcelona 2000 (46)}) 19. f3 (19. exf5 $142 $13 Qd7 20.
Rfa1 Rae8 21. Bxa6 Bc6 22. Bc4+ d5 23. Ra7 Qxf5 24. Nb4 dxc4 25. Qxc4+ Kh8 26.
Nxc6 f3 $132 27. g3 Rc8 28. R7a6 e4 29. R1a5 Qd7 (29... Rxc6 $19) 30. Rd5 Qe8
31. Qc5 $2 Qe6 32. Rh5 Rf6 33. Nb4 Rxc5 34. Rxe6 Rxh5 $19 {0-1 Albert,K (2171)
-Muzychuk,A (2363)/Budapest 2005 (38)}) (19. c4 fxe4 20. Bxe4 f3 $5 21. gxf3
Kh8 $44) 19... fxe4 $1 20. fxe4 (20. Bxe4 d5 $36) 20... a5 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Ne1
Qe8 23. Ra1 Bf6 24. Nf3 Qg6 25. Rad1 Bd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Frhat,A (2306)-Abou el
Zein,E (2330)/Cairo 2001 (48)}) (18. Qh5 Bc6 19. Ra2 (19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6
Bxe4 $17) 19... a5 $11 20. g3 $6 (20. Rfa1 $142 $13) 20... Kh8 21. Rfa1 (21.
gxf4 f5 $132) 21... Qb7 22. Qf5 Bd7 23. Qh5 f5 $17 {0-1 Casella,M (2320)
-Sevillano,E (2499)/Los Angeles 2003 (27)}) 18... a5 ({After 18.Re1 the advance
} 18... f5 {doesn`t look so attractive, nevertheless it is quite interesting:}
19. exf5 (19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Bd5 fxe4 21. Raxe4 a5 $13) 19... Qf7 $44 {[%cal
Gd6d5]} (19... d5 $2 20. Rxf4 $16)) 19. Na3 (19. Bc4 {[%cal Gc4d5]} Bc6 20. Ra2
Qb7 21. Qd3 $13) 19... Qc7 20. Bc4 {[%csl Ra4] Ideally for White is to play
Bc4-d5 and then either Nc4, or Nb5 and c4, but he has no time for it.} (20. Nb5
Qb6 $13) 20... Bc6 21. Bb5 ({Deserves attention a positional exchange
sacrifice:} 21. Bd5 Bxa4 22. Qxa4 {although Black can create counterplay
thanks to the advance ...f3:} Rab8 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. c4 f3 $1 $132 (24... Kh8 $6
25. f3 $44)) 21... Bb7 22. Bc4 (22. Qd3 Qb6 {followed by ...f5 or first ...Kh8
and then ...f5 leads to double-edged position, where Black`s chances are not
worse.} (22... f5 23. Bc4+ (23. Qc4+ Qxc4 24. Bxc4+ Kh8 $14) 23... Kh8 24. Bd5
$14)) 22... Bc6 23. Bb5 Bb7 24. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "Tovillas, Daniel R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. a4 {
An old system, which lost its attractiveness already in 1970-es. Few years ago
Anand tried to implement it, but he abandoned quickly the idea.} Bxc2 {This is
not bad, but Black has at his disposal better moves. At the beginning Black
played 14...bxa4. Then Jussupow found the most precise reply - 14...Ne7, which
enables Black to equalize even more comfortably. Also enough to keep the game
level is 14...Be6, although Black needs very accurate play in that case.} (
14... bxa4 $14 {/=}) (14... Ne7 $1 15. Bd3 ({The very first game with 14...Ne7
went:} 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nb4 Be4 17. f3 Bb7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20.
Bxb5 $6 d5 $17 21. Be2 Qc5 22. Qd2 e4 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Bd1 e3 25. Qd3 Qg5 26.
Nc2 Bxg2 27. Rg1 Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Qf2# {0-1 Van der Wiel,J-Jussupow,A/telex 1978})
15... e4 (15... Be6 16. Be4 Rc8 17. O-O $6 Rc4 $1 $132 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5
Rxa4 20. Ne3 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Bc8 22. Qb1 Qg5 23. Qd3 Qg6 24. Rd1 Qxd3 25. Rxd3
Bh6 26. c4 Bxe3 27. fxe3 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Rd8 29. Ra3 d5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2784)
-Khalifman,A (2616)/Belgrade 1999}) 16. Be2 Be6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. O-O Bb3 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 b4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Bc4 bxc3 (23... Ra5 $5 24.
cxb4 Rh5 25. Be2 Rh6 26. Qc8+ Bf8 27. Qf5 Kh8 28. Bc4 Rf6 29. Qd5 e3 30. fxe3
Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Rxf1+ 32. Bxf1 Qf2 33. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Wittmann,W (2386)-Hoang
Thanh Trang (2470)/Budapest 2005}) 24. bxc3 Rc8 25. Bd5 Rxc3 26. Qxe4 (26. Qa4
e3 27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Rc7 29. Qa8+ Bf8 30. Qa2 Bh6 (30... Rc1 $2 31. Bxf7+
Kg7 32. Qb2+ Rc3 33. Bd5 $36) 31. Bxf7+ Kg7 $11) 26... Qxe4 27. Bxe4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kudrin,S (2557)-Hamdouchi,H (2544)/Tripoli 2004 (32)}) (14... Rb8 15.
Ncb4 (15. axb5 $14) 15... Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qb6 17. axb5 axb5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Razmyslov,A (2311)-Parligras,M (2559)/Seville 2005 (55)}) (14... Be6 {This
position usually arises after a slightly different move order: 13...Be6 14.a4
0-0.} 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3 (17. Nc7 Qa2 18. Bxb5 Qxb2 19. O-O
Bb3 20. Qxd6 Qxc3 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxc2 23. Bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,
L (2600)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2620)/Pamplona 1996 (53)}) 17... Nd4 $5 $13 {/=} (
{After} 17... Qb7 {Kasparov introduced} 18. g4 {with an interesting
strategical battle, requiring very accurate play from Black})) 15. Qxc2 b4 $2 {
Now White can conveniently establish control over light squares} (15... Ne7
$142 16. Nxe7+ (16. Qe4 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 e4 18. Be2 b4 $11 {0-1 Matthey,H (2294)
-Richter,M (2396)/Germany 2002 (34)}) 16... Qxe7 17. Qe4 bxa4 (17... f5 $6 18.
Qd5+ Kh8 19. axb5 $16) 18. Rxa4 d5 19. Qxd5 Rfd8 $44 {[%csl Re1]}) ({After} 
15... f5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxb5 {it is not clear if Black has
sufficient compensation for the pawn} Qa1+ $2 19. Qd1 $18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 16. Bd3
$1 h6 17. O-O bxc3 18. bxc3 $16 {Apparently Black achieved something - he
broke opponent´s pawn formation and created a weakness on c3. But more
important is that he remained with a passive bishop on g7 and cannot advance
his e- and f-pawns. Besides, the move ...h6 is also a serious commitment and
his a-pawn will always need protection.} (18. Nxc3 $2 Nd4 19. Qd1 d5 $17) 18...
Ne7 19. Be4 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Ra7 {[%csl Gd5,Rg7] The question is only whether
White will succeed to win or not. Practically White has an extra piece in the
play on the queenside, since Black´s bishop is completely out of play on that
part of the board.} 21. Rab1 Kh8 22. Qf5 $1 (22. c4 f5 $14) 22... Qg5 23. Qxg5
$1 hxg5 24. Rb6 Rc8 25. c4 Bf8 26. g4 {White blockades the queenside pawns on
the dark squares, since he has a path for his king to enter to f5 later on.}
Kg7 27. Rfb1 Kf6 (27... Rcc7 28. R1b3 Kg6 29. Rb8 Kg7 30. Kg2 $16 {[%cal Gg2f3,
Gf3e4,Ge4f5] /+-}) 28. R1b3 Rc5 29. Rb8 Kg7 30. R3b7 Rc7 $2 ({More stubborn
was to keep the a-pawn:} 30... Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Kg6 32. Bxf7+ Kf6 33. Bd5 Kg6 $16
{[%cal Gc5a5]}) 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Ra8 $18 Be7 33. Rxa6 1-0

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milman, Lev"]
[Black "Echavarria, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. Nxb5 {This system has been tried in the past by Short, Anand and Nunn (in
the chronological order of playing it) and recently by Ehlvest. However, they
all must have drawn the conclusion that Black gets sufficient compensation for
the pawn, since they never repeated 14.Nxb5 in their practice again. On the
other hand recently some young Israelis started to implement it, namely
Erenburg and Postny. The theory developed and White found more resources to
fight for advantage.} Bg7 16. Nc3 e4 17. Bc4 {White keeps the diagonal d1-h5
open for the queen.} ({The alternative is} 17. Be2 O-O 18. Qd2 Ng6 $44) 17...
Ng6 (17... Qc7 18. Qe2 (18. Bb3 Bxc3 19. Ba4+ Kf8 20. bxc3 Qxc3 $11) 18... O-O
$44) (17... Qa5 18. Qd2 $14) (17... O-O 18. Qh5 $14) ({If Black starts with} 
17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ng6 {the interesting is} 19. f3 $5 (19. Qh5 {transposes to
the main game})) 18. Qh5 (18. Qd2 O-O 19. Rae1 (19. Kh1 Qh4 20. g3 Qh3 $44 {
0-1 Manninen,M (2310)-Sammalvuo,T/Jyvaskyla 1991 (23)}) 19... Qh4 $44) (18. Ne2
Bxb2 (18... f4 $44) 19. Rb1 Be5 $11 20. Ng3 Qg5 21. Qh5 Qxh5 22. Nxh5 O-O 23.
Be2 Rfc8 24. c4 Rab8 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. axb3 Rb8 27. Bd1 f4 28. g4 Nh4 29. Re1
Nf3+ 30. Bxf3 exf3 31. c5 Kf8 32. cxd6 Bxd6 33. h4 Rxb3 34. Nf6 h6 {1/2-1/2
Lorentzen,O (2509)-Sandstroem,B (2443)/ICCF Email 2002}) 18... Bxc3 (18... Qc8
19. Bb3 O-O 20. Rae1 Re8 21. f4 Bxc3 22. bxc3 e3 23. Ba4 Re4 24. Bc6 $16 {
1-0 Erenburg,S (2533)-Al Sayed,M (2443)/Andorra 2004 (42)}) 19. bxc3 Qf6 20.
Qh6 (20. f4 O-O 21. Bb3 Rfc8 $44) (20. Rfe1 Nf4 21. Qd1 Qxc3 22. Bf1 Nh3+ $1
23. gxh3 Rg8+ 24. Kh1 Qg7 25. Bb5+ axb5 26. Rg1 Qxg1+ 27. Qxg1 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1
Ke7 $19 {0-1 Astengo,C (2172)-Pavlovic,M (2560)/Saint Vincent 2003 (39)}) (20.
Rae1 Rg8 21. f4 Kf8 22. Re3 Rc8 23. Bb3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Qxc3 25. g3 a5 $17 {
0-1 Ehlvest,J (2602)-Van Wely,L (2617)/Moscow 2004 (46)}) 20... Qxc3 ({Another
possibility is} 20... Rg8 {after which White is just marginally better:} 21.
Rab1 $5 ({For} 21. Rae1 Qxc3 22. Bb3 {see 20...Qxc3 21.Bb3 Rg8 22.Rae1.}) 21...
Qxc3 22. Bxa6 Qg7 23. Qxg7 Rxg7 24. Rb6 Nf4 25. g3 Nxd5 (25... Ke7 26. Rd1 $16
{Winckelmann (2521)- Grosso (ARG) (2430 corr 2002}) 26. Rxd6 Nc3 27. a4 Rg6 $1
(27... Ke7 28. Rc6 Nxa4 29. Ra1 Nb2 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Bc4 $1 (31. c4 Rgg8 32. c5
Rgd8 33. Kf1 Rd2 34. Rb6 Ra8 35. Rb7+ Kf8 36. R7xb2 Rxb2 37. Rxb2 Rxa6 38. Ke2
Ra3 39. Rc2 Ke7 40. h4 Kd8 41. Rd2+ Ke7 42. Rd5 Ke6 43. Rd6+ Ke5 44. Rd7 Ke6
45. Rd8 Rc3 46. Re8+ Kf6 {1/2-1/2 Koch,C (2324)-Mauro,L (2300)/IECG email 2000}
) 31... Rb4 32. Bb3 Na4 33. Ra1 $16) 28. Bb5+ Nxb5 29. Rxg6 fxg6 30. axb5 Rc8
31. Rc1 Rc3 32. b6 Kd7 33. Rb1 Kc8 34. b7+ Kb8 35. Rb2 Rc7 36. f3 {1/2-1/2
Turati,P (2385)-Djoudi,A (2174), IECC TH-M email 2003} exf3 37. Kf2 Rc3 $11)
21. Bb3 f4 $5 {A double-edged decision. Black has problems with his king in
the center and such an active play can easily backfire.} (21... Ke7 22. f3 (22.
Rae1 a5 23. a4 Rag8 24. Kh1 Qf6 25. Qe3 Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27. Qd2 Nh4 28. Rg1
Rg6 29. f3 Rhg8 30. fxe4 Rxg2 31. exf5+ Kf8 32. Rxg2 Rxg2 33. Qf4 Rg5 34. Rg1
Rxf5 35. Qg4 Nf3 36. Rf1 h6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Windhorst,W-Del Rio,R/corr 1998 (77)})
22... exf3 23. Rae1+ Kf6 24. Re3 Qd4 25. c3 Qh4 26. Qxh4+ Nxh4 27. g3 Rhg8 28.
Bd1 f4 29. Re4 Ng6 30. Rxf3 Rge8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Postny,E (2559)-Fluvia Poyatos,J
(2458)/Andorra la Vella 2005 (39)}) (21... Rg8 22. Rae1 (22. Ba4+ Ke7 23. Rab1
Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Qg5+ Qf6 26. Qe3 Kf8 $13) 22... Qg7 (22... Ke7 23. Kh1
Qf6 24. f3 Nh4 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. fxe4 Rxg2 27. Rxf5+ Nxf5 28. Kxg2 $14 {
1-0 Winckelmann (2521)-Bastos (2488)/ corr 2002 (45)}) 23. Qxg7 Rxg7 24. f3 Kf8
25. fxe4 f4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S (2595)-Rogers,I (2569)/Amsterdam 2005 (43)}
) (21... a5 $5 22. Ba4+ Ke7 23. Rae1 (23. Rab1 Rab8 $13) 23... Rag8 24. Kh1 Qg7
25. Qxg7 $6 Rxg7 26. f3 Rb8 27. fxe4 f4 $44 {0-1 Postny,E (2563)-Nguyen,N 
(2466)/Budapest 2004 (56)}) 22. Rfe1 Qe5 ({Weakening the seventh rank looks
dangerous:} 22... f5 {[%cal Ge8f7]} 23. Ba4+ $1 (23. Rab1 Kf7 24. Ba4 Ra7 $13)
23... Ke7 (23... Kf7 $2 24. Bd7 $1 {[%csl Rf5]}) 24. Rab1 Rab8 25. h4 $36) 23.
c4 (23. Rab1 Ke7 $1 ({After} 23... Rb8 24. c4 $1 {Black must alwas consider
the sacrifice c4-c5.}) 24. Bc4 Rab8 25. Bxa6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Ra8 27. Bc4 Qd4 $44)
23... Rc8 $1 (23... Rb8 {allows a strong pawn sacrifice:} 24. c5 $1 dxc5 25.
Rac1 {and Black´s position becomes very dangerous}) 24. Rab1 Ke7 25. Qh3 f5 $5
{Continuing the same risky strategy. The price of any mistale becomes higher
and higher.} ({More cautious is} 25... Kf6 $13 {[%cal Gf6g7]}) 26. Ba4 $6 ({
White had to start with} 26. Qh6 Kf6 {after which the position remains very
sharp and complicated, with mutual chances} (26... Kf7 27. Bd1 $1 $36 {[%cal
Gb1b7]})) 26... Rxc4 $1 (26... Rc7 27. Bc6 Kf7 $14) 27. Rb7+ ({Deserves
attention to cut off the way back for the rook c4 with} 27. Bc6 $5) 27... Kf6
28. Qh6 (28. Bb3 Qc3 $1 $17) 28... Qc3 $1 (28... Rxa4 {is not necessary,
although Black holds:} 29. h4 (29. Qg7+ $2 Kg5 30. h4+ Kh5 $19) 29... Qxd5 30.
Qg7+ Ke6 31. h5 (31. Qf7+ Ke5 32. Qg7+ $11) 31... Qd2 (31... Qxb7 32. Qxb7 Ne5
33. Qg7 $16) 32. Rf1 (32. Reb1 e3 33. hxg6 Qxf2+ $11) 32... e3 $1 33. hxg6 e2
34. Re7+ Kd5 35. Rxe2 Qxe2 36. Qxh8 hxg6 $13) 29. Rd1 Rc7 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 $17 {
Black achieved a lot: he took the c-pawn and succeeded to trade White´s active
rook. Now Black´s prospects are much better, since his king is secure.} 31. h4
Qg7 ({Strong is also} 31... Qe7 32. h5 $140 Qf8 $1 33. Qxf8+ Nxf8 34. Rb1 h6 {
[%cal Gf8h7]} 35. Rb6 (35. Rb8 Ke5 36. Bc6 Ng6 $19) 35... Ke5 36. Rxa6 Nh7 $17)
32. Qg5+ ({The endgame after} 32. Qxg7+ $2 Kxg7 {is lost for White. With the
king on e5 the difference between the kings will be too big.}) 32... Ke5 33. g3
(33. h5 Qe7 34. Qh6 Nh4 $1 $17 (34... Qf8 35. Qg5 $11)) 33... Qf6 34. Qh6 (34.
gxf4+ Nxf4 $19) 34... fxg3 $2 {The drawback of this move is that it releases
White´s queen. The final part was probably played in the mutual time-trouble.}
({Black could win easily after} 34... Rg8 $1 35. Kh2 (35. h5 Qf8 36. Qxh7 Ne7
$19 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg8h8]}) 35... fxg3+ 36. fxg3 f4 {and with the king on e5
Black creates the decisive attack (White´s bishop is out of play)}) 35. fxg3 f4
({Now} 35... Rg8 {is not possible:} 36. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3d4]} f4 37. Qd4+ Kf5 38.
Bd7+ {with mate}) 36. Bd7 (36. h5 Rg8 $1 (36... fxg3 37. Rf1 $1) 37. hxg6 Rxg6
38. Qh2 {[%cal Gh2b2]} Rxg3+ 39. Kh1 Qf7 $17) 36... e3 37. Qh5+ (37. Bg4 $142
Ke4 38. Be2 $1 $13) 37... Ke4 38. Qe2 Qc3 $1 39. Qg2+ $2 f3 $19 40. Qh3 f2+ 41.
Kh2 Qf6 42. Qg4+ (42. Bg4 Rb8 43. Qg2+ Ke5 $19) (42. Qg2+ Ke5 $19) 42... Nf4
43. Rb1 {The result is unclear, since Black wins by force.} (43. Rb1 f1=Q 44.
Rxf1 (44. Bf5+ Kxd5 45. Rxf1 Qb2+ $18) (44. Qf5+ Qxf5 45. Bxf5+ Kxf5 46. Rxf1
e2 47. Rxf4+ Ke5 $19) 44... Qb2+ {and White gets mated}) 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.07.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Li, Shilong"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 {In this variation a profound
theoretical knowledge together with concrete home analysis is more important
than the ability to calculate variations over the board.} axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13.
b4 Qh4 {Introduced by McShane and then successfully played by Kasparov, this
move is relatively little studied. In order to use itin practice one must
analyze it very well.  In the present game White came better prepared and
showed that Black's task is far from simple after 13...Qh4.} ({The best way is
} 13... Rxb4 14. Nbc7+ Kd7 15. O-O Rg8 $1 {and practice proved that Black is
fine here. The latest example goes:} 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. c3 Qxc7 18. cxb4 Ke7 $15
{0-1 Onischuk,A (2237)-Voiska,M (2387)/Germany 2004 (31)}) 14. O-O Rg8 15. f4 (
{Many games ended in a draw after} 15. c3 f4 16. Qxa4 Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11)
15... Kd8 16. Nb6 $1 (16. c3 $6 Ra6 17. a4 $6 fxe4 18. f5 $6 Bb7 $17 {0-1
Shirov,A (2715)-Kasparov,G (2838)/Linares 2002 (28)}) 16... Rxb4 (16... Ra6 $2
17. Nxd6 $18) 17. Nxc8 Kxc8 18. Qd5 Nd4 $6 {Considering that the exchange on
d4 favours Black, this active move looks good - it attacks b5 and creates the
threat of checks on e2 and g3. Alas, White can defend everything and create a
strong attack himself.} (18... Kd7 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Qc5 Be7 (20... Rxe4 21. Qb6
$40) (20... Qg6 21. g3 Rxe4 22. Qb6 Nd4 (22... exf4 23. Qc7+ $18) 23. Qb7+ Ke6
24. Nc7+ Kf6 25. Ne8+ Ke6 26. Qc8+ Ke7 27. Rb1 $40) 21. Na7 $1 Nxa7 (21... d5
$142 22. Rxd5+ Kc7 23. Nb5+ Rxb5 24. Qxb5 fxe4 $13) 22. Qxb4 Rc8 23. fxe5 Qxe5
24. Rxf5 Qc3 25. Qa4+ Nc6 26. Rxf7 $16 {0-1 Isaev,J (2416)-Elliott,W (2262)/
Turin 2006 (83)}) (18... Nd8 $5 $13) 19. Qa8+ ({After} 19. Nxd4 $2 Rxd4 {
White must give perpetual:} 20. Qc6+ Kd8 21. Qb6+ (21. Rab1 $4 Rxg2+ 22. Kxg2
Rd2+ $19) 21... Ke7 22. Qc7+ Ke8 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qc7+ Ke8 $11 (24... Kf6 $4
25. Qd8+ $18) (24... Ke6 $4 25. exf5+ Kxf5 (25... Kd5 26. Qxf7+ $18) 26. Qxf7+
$18)) 19... Kd7 20. Qb7+ Ke8 (20... Kd8 21. Qc7+ Ke8 22. Qc8+ Ke7 23. Nc3 {
lead to the same position from the game.}) 21. Qc8+ Ke7 22. Nc3 $1 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gc3d5] The eternal problem - square d5 - is fatal for Black. White's
attack will soon lead to material advantage.} f6 (22... Rb5 23. Rf2 $1 (23.
Nxb5 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Ng3+ 25. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 23... Rc5 (23... exf4 24. Qc7+ Ke8 25.
Nxb5 Nxb5 26. Qb8+ $18) 24. Nd5+ Rxd5 25. exd5 $16) 23. Rf2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
A strong defensive move, after which Black must give up an exchange and
struggle for the draw in a much inferior position.} ({Previously White played} 
23. Nd5+ Kf7 24. Qd7+ (24. Rf2 $1) 24... Kg6 25. Nxb4 (25. Rf2 Rb8 $1 $13)
25... Ne2+ {and due to the repetition the draw was agreed in Sigfusson,S (2340)
-Asgeirsson,H (2115)/Island (ch) 2005}) 23... Kf7 (23... fxe4 24. Nd5+ Kf7 25.
Qd7+ (25. Nxb4 $2 e3) 25... Kg6 26. g3 $1 (26. Nxb4 $2 e3 $19) 26... Qh5 (26...
Kh6 27. Qf7 e3 28. Qxg8 exf2+ 29. Kh1 $18) 27. Qe8+ Kh6 28. Qxh5+ Kxh5 29. Nxb4
exf4 30. Nd5 $16) 24. Nd5 Rb2 {In order to save itself the rook went to the
only available square, but now White wins with a direct attack on the kingside.
} (24... fxe4 $142 25. Qd7+ {which is the same as 23...fxe4.}) (24... Rb5 25.
Qd7+ Kg6 26. c3 fxe4 ({After} 26... Rxd5 27. exd5 {Black loses the knight too.}
) 27. cxd4 Rxd5 28. fxe5 $18 {with the decisive attack.}) 25. Qd7+ Kg6 26.
exf5+ Kh6 (26... Nxf5 27. fxe5 $18) 27. Qf7 {Black loses too much material. He
still could set a trap, though.} (27. Qf7 Rxa2 $1 (27... Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Nf3+ (
28... Nxc2 29. Qxg8 $18) 29. Kf1 Nxh2+ 30. Ke2 Rxg2+ 31. Kd3 $18) 28. Rd1 (28.
Rxa2 $2 {allows a draw:} Rxg2+ $1 29. Kxg2 (29. Rxg2 $4 Qe1#) 29... Qg4+ 30.
Kh1 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) (28. Raf1 $2 {is bad too:} Nf3+ $1 29. Rxf3 Rxg2+
30. Kxg2 Rxc2+ 31. R1f2 Rxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Qg4+ $11) ({but} 28. Rc1 $18 {is also
enough for a win.}) 28... Rxc2 (28... Rh8 29. g3 $18 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 29. Rxc2
Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Nxh2+ 31. Ke2 Rxg2+ 32. Kd3 Qh3+ 33. Ne3 $18) 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 {In 2005 many GMs switched to this continuation, probably having
realized that a small advantage in simple positions is better than no
advantage in sharp variations (arising usually after 9.Bxf6).} Be7 10. Bxf6
Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qa5
17. Qxd6 Rb6 {This is one of the possible set-ups for Black against 9.Nd5 line.
It leads to positions very close to a draw. For more information about it see
the annotations to Leko-Illescas, Madrid 1998 and Motylev-Timofeev, Moscow
2004.} 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O (20. Nxe7 Kxe7 $11) 20... Qc5 (20...
Bd8 21. Ne3 Rb3 22. Rfd1 Qc7 {0-1 Zinchenko,Y (2493)-Chasovnikova,E (2299)/
Pardubice 2005} 23. Nd5 Qa7 24. Nb4 Be7 25. Bb5 $18) 21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 O-O
23. Bb5 Bxb5 $146 (23... Be8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rb7 ({Knowing what position
Volokitin won in this game, one can suspect that he wanted to play for a win
in the following variation:} 25. Qa6 a3 26. Rb5 Qd6 27. Nxe7+ (27. Rb6 $5)
27... Qxe7 28. Rb3 Rd8 29. g3 h6 {Oortwijn,R (2280)-Kiefhaber,H (2250)/IECG
email 1999 continued} 30. Qxa3 Qd7 31. Rb1 Qd3 32. Re1 Rc8 33. Re3 Qd1+ 34. Kg2
Rb8 35. Qa6 Rb1 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Kh3 Qf1+ 39. Kg4 g6 40. Qf6 Qd1+
41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Kg4 {and the draw was agreed}) (25. Qd1 a3 26. Qa4 Rc8 27.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Rb3 Qd6 29. Rxa3 Qd3 30. h3 g6 31. Qa6 Qxa6 32. Rxa6 Rxc3 33.
Ra5 f6 34. Ra7 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Bley,M (2328)-Clowes,M (2305)/ICCF Email 2002})
25... Bd6 $1 (25... Bg5 26. Qg3 (26. Qd1 $1 $16) 26... Qa3 27. h4 Qc1+ 28. Kh2
Bf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2670)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2600)/Madrid 1998 (34)}) 26.
Qa6 a3 {1/2-1/2 Motylev-Timofeev, Moscow 2004}) 24. Rxb5 Qa7 25. Qe3 Qd7 ({
Of course, not} 25... Qxe3 $4 26. Nxe7+ $18) 26. Ra5 Rb8 27. Nxe7+ {An
unexpected decision. I think that many players would agree to a draw here, but
Volokitin shows that White still has some resources if Black is playing
inaccurate.} ({After} 27. g3 Bf8 {followed by ...a3 the position is about
equal as well.}) 27... Qxe7 28. g3 {It seems incredibly that Loek could lose
such a position. In Dortmund 2005 Leko has equalized completely in the 9.Nd5
line versus Topalov, but he also lost. Apparently one should play carefully
until the very end in such positions, since even in equal situations White
keeps some potential for an initiative.  Black needs a precise play, since
opponent´s rook attacks both e5 and a4 and besides Black still needs to waste
a tempo in order to solve his back rank problem. All this means that it is
very likely that White will win a pawn. Black´s task is to give up the pawn in
the most convenient way, in order to obtain counterplay.} Qd6 $2 {Unexpectedly,
this turns out to be bad. Black tries to keep everything protected, but due to
the weakness of his backrank this defense is not stable. Van Wely had at his
disposal at least two better ways to hold the position: 28...Qa3, and 28...Qd8.
} (28... a3 $6 29. Qa7 Qxa7 30. Rxa7 f5 (30... Kf8 31. Rxa3 $16) 31. exf5 (31.
Rxa3 fxe4 32. Ra5 (32. Kf1 Rb2) 32... Rc8 33. Rxe5 Rxc3 34. Rxe4 Kf7 {is an
easy draw}) 31... Rb3 32. c4 Rc3 33. Kg2 $16) (28... Qe8 $6 29. Qa7 Rc8 30. Qb7
$1 Rb8 31. Qa6 $16 {White wins a pawn with no compensation for Black}) (28...
Qa3 29. Rxe5 (29. Qa7 Rc8 $11) {is double-edged, because Black's a-pawn
becomes quite dangerous. He can continue} 29... Ra8 30. Qd4 Qf8 $1 {The
perfect arrangement for Black: the rook supports the a-pawn, while the queen
keeps everything protected. This should be sufficient to hold the balance.}) (
28... Qd8 29. Qc5 (29. Rxe5 $6 a3 $132) (29. Rxa4 $4 Qd1+ $19) (29. Qa7 g6 30.
Rd5 Qe8 $11 {[%cal Gb8a8] This is the difference to the game. From d6 the
queen couldn´t find a good square on the backrank when attacked by the rook.} (
30... Qc8 $11)) 29... g6 30. Qxe5 Ra8 31. Rd5 (31. Rxa8 $2 Qxa8 $19) 31... Qe8
{This is not the only move, of course} (31... Qf8 32. Rd2 a3 33. Ra2 $14) (
31... Qb6 32. Rb5 Qa6 $44 (32... Qe6 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. Rb2 a3 35. Ra2 Kf7 $44))
32. Qxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rd4 (33. e5 Ra8 34. Rd2 a3 35. Ra2 f6 36. exf6 Kf7 $11) (33.
f3 Rc8 34. Ra5 Rxc3 35. Rxa4 Rxf3 $11) 33... Ra8 34. Rd2 a3 35. Ra2 Kf8 36. Kf1
Ke7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Kd3 Kc5 {is a draw}) 29. Qa7 $1 $16 (29. Kg2 Qc6 {[%csl
Re4][%cal Gb8a8]} 30. Qd3 h6 $11 (30... Ra8 31. Qc4 $1)) 29... g6 (29... h6 {
also does not solve the problems:} 30. Rd5 (30. Kg2 Rc8 31. Qb7 Qc7 $11 (31...
Rxc3 $2 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Qxf7 Rc7 34. Qg8+ Kg6 35. Qe8+ $16)) (30. Rxa4 Rb1+
31. Kg2 Qd1 $11) 30... Rb1+ 31. Kg2 Qc6 32. Rd8+ $1 (32. Rxe5 Rc1 $11) 32...
Kh7 33. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 34. f3 Qc2+ 35. Kh3 Rb6 36. Qg8+ Kg6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qxe5
$16) 30. Rd5 Rb1+ (30... Qb6 31. Qxa4 Qc7 32. c4 $16) 31. Kg2 Qc6 (31... Qf6
32. Qxa4 Rb2 33. Qa7 $16) 32. Rxe5 (32. Qe7 Rb8 {[%cal Gb8a8]} 33. Qxe5 Ra8 34.
Rd6 (34. Ra5 $2 a3 $19) 34... Qc4 {and again the passed a-pawn supported by
the rook compensates the slight material deficiency.}) 32... Qxc3 $2 {After
this mistake Black loses by force.} (32... Rb6 {[%cal Gb6a6]} 33. Re7 (33. h4
h5 $1) 33... h5 $1 {This leaves Black with chances to survive:} (33... Ra6 34.
Qb8+ Kg7 35. Re8 Kh6 (35... h5 36. Rg8+ Kh7 37. Rh8+ Kg7 38. Qf8+ Kf6 39. Qb4
$40 {[%cal Gb4d4]}) 36. h4 $1 (36. Qf4+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Qf6 38. Qc5 Qd6 39. Qxd6
Rxd6 40. Ra8 Rc6 41. Rxa4 Rxc3 $16 {is drawn, although certainly Black will
have to suffer until reaching it.}) 36... a3 (36... Ra5 37. Qd8 a3 38. Qe7 a2
39. Qf8+ Kh5 40. Qg7 h6 41. Qxf7 $18 {[%cal Gf7f3]}) 37. Qf4+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Qf6
39. Qc5 Qd6 40. Qxd6 Rxd6 41. Ra8 Re6 42. Kf3 $18) 34. h4 (34. Rxf7 $2 Qxe4+) (
{or} 34. h3 Ra6 {similar to 34.h4}) 34... Ra6 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Re8 a3 {and it
is not clear how White breaks through. For instance:} 37. Rg8+ (37. Qe5+ Qf6
38. Qc5 Kh7 $1) 37... Kh7 38. Qf8 Qxe4+ 39. Kh2 (39. Kg1 Qe1+) 39... Qe5 40.
Qxf7+ Kh6 41. Re8 Qf6 42. Qa2 Qxc3 43. Re7 (43. Qd5 Qf6 44. Qd2+ Kg7 45. Qd7+
Kh6 $11) 43... Rf6 44. Qg8 Rxf2+ 45. Kh3 Rh2+ 46. Kxh2 Qc2+ 47. Kh3 Qf5+ 48.
Kg2 Qc2+ 49. Kf1 Qf5+ 50. Ke1 Qb1+ {with perpetual}) 33. Re8+ Kg7 34. Qe7 h5 ({
Or} 34... Qb4 35. Qe5+ f6 (35... Kh6 36. Rg8 Qb2 37. Qf4+ {and mate}) 36. Re7+
$18) 35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Re7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 {This interesting
move was never very popular, but nevertheless there were players who kept
trying it. In the last years it gained some popularity and from the strong
players who included it in their reperoire I can name the german GM Karsten
Mueller.  Although in my opinion Black should face no opening problems after
it, it is clear that his task is more difficult than the evaluation of the
"official theory", which always refered to 6.Nf5 as to a totally harmless move.
} d5 {Certainly the most energetic answer.} (6... d6 {A possible move, but by
playing it Black is ready to play a slightly worse position and admits that 6.
Nf5 is at least not worse than 6.Ndb5.}) 7. exd5 Bxf5 8. dxc6 bxc6 (8... Qxd1+
9. Nxd1 bxc6 {is a playable alternative, although White maintains a very
slight edge in the endgame.} 10. Ne3 Be4 $5 (10... Bg6) 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. O-O-O
O-O 13. f3 Bg6 14. Ba6 $11 {/+/=.1-0 Mueller,K-Abel,E/Forchheim GER 2000(40)})
9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bg5 Bb4 {Now White gets a very comfortable position with no
risks at all.} (10... e4 11. Qe2 Be7 (11... Qe6) (11... Bb4) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13.
Nxe4 O-O 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qd2 Rfe8+ 16. Kd1 Qb7 (16... Rad8 17. Qxd7 Rxd7+
18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Rxd3+ 20. Kc2 Rd5 21. Rae1 Rc5+ 22. Kb1 $16) (16... Qc7
17. Bd3 Rad8 18. Kc1 Qe5 $44 {/\19. ... c5}) 17. b3 {1-0 Mueller,K-McShane,L/
Lippstadt 1999(41)} (17. Kc1 $5 Rad8 18. Qc3 Qb6 19. Bc4 $1 Qxf2 20. Rf1 Qd4 (
20... Qh4 21. b3) (20... Qe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. b3 {Komarov}) 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22.
b3 $16 {Camilleri,H-Komarov,D/Qawra 1998})) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bd3 $14 (12. Rd1
Qe6 (12... Bg4 $1 13. Rxd7 Bxf3 $11) 13. Rd2 O-O 14. a3 $14 {1-0 Pereira,
J-Rodrigues,N/Lisbon 1996 (33)}) 12... Bxd3 13. cxd3 (13. Qxf6 $6 O-O (13...
Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qf5 $2 (14... O-O) 15. Qxc6+ Ke7 16. cxd3 $18) 14. cxd3 Qxd3 15.
Qg5+ $11) 13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qe6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfe1 (16. Rae1 $142 $1 {
This keeps the possibility of f2-f4.} Kh8 (16... Rfe8 17. Qg3+ Kh8 18. f4 $36)
17. Re4 (17. Qe4 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 17... f5 18. Rh4 Rad8 19. Qh3 Qg6 20. f4
f6 21. Rf3 $2 (21. Rh6 Rxd3 (21... Qg7 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. Rxc6 $18) 22. Qxd3
Qxh6 23. Qxf5 $16) 21... Rb8 22. Rf1 Rb2 $13 {0-1 Sax,G-Fedorowicz,J/Dubai
1986 (33)}) 16... Rfe8 $14 17. d4 e4 18. Qf4 c5 19. Rad1 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Rad8 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. h3 Re8 23. Re3 (23. Rd1 $14 {/=.}) 23... Qe5 24. Qh6 f5 25. g3 $6
(25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. f4 exf3 $8 27. Rxf3 {[%csl Rf5,Rf7]} Qe1+ 28. Kh2 (28. Rf1
Qxc3 29. Rxf5 $14) 28... Qe5+ 29. Qf4 $14 {/=.}) 25... Re6 26. Qf4 $6 (26. Qg5+
Rg6 27. Qd8+ $11) 26... Qxf4 27. gxf4 Rc6 $15 28. c4 Rxc4 29. Ra3 Kg7 (29...
Rc7 30. Ra5 Kg7 31. Rxf5 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc2 33. Ra5 e3 34. Rxa7 $11 (34. Kf3 $2
e2 35. Re5 Rxa2 $19)) 30. Kg2 Rc2 31. Rxa7 e3 32. Re7 Rxf2+ 33. Kg3 Rxa2 34.
Rxe3 Kg6 35. Rb3 Kh5 36. Rb6 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Be2 O-O 17. Nc2 Rc8 {A reliable plan for Black. There are many
other options, which lead to complicated, double-edged play.} (17... f4 $13 {
/+/=}) (17... Qc8 18. Rad1 $14) (17... Re8 $13) 18. f3 (18. Rad1 Rc5 (18... Qd7
19. f3 $14) 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nf5 Re8 $11) (18. Ne3 f4 19. Nf5 Re8 $13 (19... Ng6
20. f3 (20. a4 $5) 20... e3 21. g3 (21. Rfe1 $5) 21... b4 $1 $132 {0-1
Sadvakasov,D (2523)-Eljanov,P (2571)/Kharkov 2003 (36)})) 18... b4 (18... Rc5
19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Ne3 Qb6 21. Kh1 Rxc3 $1 22. Nf5 (22. bxc3 Qxe3 $44) 22...
Nxf5 23. bxc3 Ne3 24. Rf4 $13 {/= 1-0 Areshchenko,A (2546)-Eljanov,P (2567)/
Ukraine 2004 (46)}) 19. Nxb4 a5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Qxb2 23.
fxe4 fxe4 $6 {Black takes the wrong pawn. Although he still keeps good chances
to make a draw, it was better to take the far advanced c-pawn and also avoid
the weakness of the kingside.} ({After} 23... Rxc6 24. exf5 {the draw was
agreed in the game Flor Trejo,R (2274)-Sakic,R (2194)/IECC email 2003. It
could continue:} ({An attempt to improve can be:} 24. Bd3 {trying to get an
open b1-h7 diagonal for the bishop. But Black holds rather easily. He has few
options at his disposal.} Qxc3 (24... Rxc3 25. Rad1 Rc5 26. Rxf5 Rxf5 27. Qxf5
Qe5 $1 $11) ({or} 24... Rc5 25. e5 $5 Rxe5 26. Bxf5 h6 $11 {and although White
achieved his goal, he cannot regroup the pieces in order to create real threats
}) 25. Rad1 Rc5) 24... Qxc3 25. f6 (25. Rad1 Qf6 26. Rd5 Rc5 $11) 25... Bxf6
26. Rad1 {with the idea 27.Bd3} Rc5 27. Qg4+ Rg5 28. Qf4 Rg6 29. Qxd6 (29. Bd3
Be5 30. Qf5 Rg7 $15) (29. Rxd6 Be5 30. Rxg6+ hxg6 $11) 29... Rd8 $11) 24. Bc4
$1 (24. Bg4 $2 Rxc6 25. Bf5 h6 26. Bxe4 Rc5 27. Bd5 Qxc3 $11 28. Bxf7+ $140 $6
Kh8) 24... Qxc3 {Pretty sad: Black loses both e- and f-pawns and is forced to
play ...h6. Other moves wouldn´t have helped much in that respect either.} (
24... Rxc6 {loses by force:} 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Bg6 h6 27. Rxf8+ Bxf8 28. Rf1
Bg7 29. Bxe4 Rc8 30. Qf5 $18) (24... Rc7 25. Qxa5 Rxc6 26. Rxf7 ({Weaker is} 
26. Bxf7+ Kh8) 26... Qxa1+ (26... Rxf7 27. Qa8+ Bf8 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rf1+ $18
) 27. Rf1+ Rxc4 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Rxa1 $16) (24... Kh8 25. Bxf7 e3 (25... Qxc3
26. Bg6 {transposes to the game}) (25... Rxc6 26. Bg6 $18 {see 24...Rxc6}) 26.
Bg6 h6 27. Bd3 {[%cal Gh5g6]} (27. Be4 $4 e2 28. Rfe1 Qxa1 29. Rxa1 Rf1+) 27...
e2 28. Bxe2 Qxc3 29. Ba6 $1 $18 Rxc6 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Rf1 $18) 25. Bxf7+ Kh8
26. Bg6 h6 27. Bxe4 Qc4 28. Bf5 (28. Rfe1 Rce8 29. Bf5 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qc3 (
30... Qxc6 $2 31. Qg6 $18) 31. Rf1 Qc4 32. Qf3 d5 $1 $14) 28... Rxc6 29. Qg6
Rxf5 $2 ({After the ugly-looking} 29... Qg8 {Black has good chances to survive:
} 30. Be4 (30. Rab1 Rf6 $1 31. Qh5 Rc5 $14) (30. Be6 d5 $1 (30... Qh7 31. Rxf8+
Bxf8 32. Qe8 $18) ({or} 30... Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 d5 (31... Qh7 32. Qe8+ $18)) 31.
Bxg8 Rxg6 32. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rd6 {and Black should escape easily}) 30...
Rc7 31. Rab1 (31. Qxd6 Rcf7 $14) 31... Re7 32. Bd3 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Re6 $14) 30.
Qxf5 Bxa1 31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Rf7+ Qxf7 (32... Kg6 $2 33. Qg8+ Kh5 34. Rf5+ Kh4
35. Qg3#) 33. Qxf7+ Bg7 34. h4 {I doubt that Black can save this position. In
order to protect against White´s plan of advancing the pawns Black needs the
rook on the 6th rank, but then he will lose the a-pawn.} Rc5 35. g4 Re5 36. Kg2
d5 37. g5 $6 ({I think that White shouldn´t have given up the a-pawn. He can
play first} 37. Kf3 {and only after that to advance the g-pawn.}) 37... hxg5
38. h5 Re2+ (38... Kh8 39. Qa7 Kh7 40. Qxa5 $18) 39. Kf3 Rxa2 40. Qxd5 Ra3+ ({
The only reasonable defensive plan is} 40... Rh2 41. Qxg5 a4 42. Kg3 Rb2 43.
Qg6+ Kh8 44. h6 Be5+ 45. Kf3 Rb8 {[%cal Gb8g8] Black keeps the rook on g8 and
the bishop on the long diagonal. White will come with the king to f7 and at
some point will advance the pawn to h7, but it is not clear if he will succeed
to create a double-attack.}) 41. Kg2 Rc3 $2 {After this mistake White wins the
bishop by force.} (41... Re3 $142 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43. Qg6 (43. Qxg5 Re6 $11) 43...
g4 (43... a4 44. h6 Bd4 (44... Bc3 45. Qc6 a3 46. Qa8+ Kh7 47. Qa7+ $18) 45.
Qd6 $18) 44. h6 (44. Qxg4 Re8 {[%cal Ge8g8]}) 44... Ba1 45. Kf2 Rf3+ 46. Ke2
Rf8 {building a similar defense explained above.}) 42. Qe4+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kh7 (
43... Kh8 44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Qg6+ $18) (43... Kf8 44. h6 Bh8 45. h7 $18 {[%cal
Ge6g8]}) 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. h6 $18 Rc7 (45... Bd4 46. Qe8+ Kh7 47. Qe4+ $18) 46.
hxg7+ Rxg7 47. Qh5+ Kg8 48. Kg3 g4 49. Qxa5 Kf8 50. Qf5+ Ke7 51. Qe5+ Kf7 52.
Qd6 Kg8 53. Qf6 Kh7 54. Qf8 Rg8 55. Qf5+ Kh6 56. Kh4 Rg6 57. Qf8+ Rg7 58. Qh8+
Kg6 59. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "NED-GER m"]
[Site "Venlo"]
[Date "2000.08.27"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 (12... Qa5+ 13. c3
Qa4) (12... Ra7) 13. b4 (13. Nbc7+ {Maybe slightly more precise would be
giving the check on c7 first.} Kd7 14. b4) 13... Rxb4 (13... Nxb4 $5 {Nobody
ever tried this. Taking with the Rook has been considered to be forced by the
theory. However, maybe this natural move deserves attention as well.} 14. Nbc7+
Kd7 15. c3 Nxd5 16. Qxa4+ Kxc7 17. exd5 Bb7 $13) (13... Qh4 $5 14. O-O (14.
Nbc7+ Kd8 {Now the difference is that King goes to d8, where it is better
placed than on d7.}) 14... Rg8 15. c3 f4 16. Qxa4 Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ {1/2-1/2
Luther,T-McShane,L/Lippstadt 2000}) 14. Nbc7+ Kd7 15. O-O Qg5 (15... Rb7 $6 16.
Qh5 $1 Ne7 17. Qxf7 $16 {1-0 Shirov,A-Lautier,J/Monaco 2000/ (26)}) 16. Nxb4
Nxb4 17. c3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (17. Qb1 Rg8 18. g3 Kxc7 19. Qxb4 Kd7 (19...
fxe4 $1) 20. c4 $13 {0-1 Vitolinsh,A-Cherniaev,A/Kherson 1990 (43)}) 17... Kxc7
(17... Nc6 18. Nd5 fxe4 19. Qa4 $16) 18. cxb4 fxe4 19. Qa4 Bh3 $2 {Loses by
force. The price for every mistake in such a position is very high.} (19... Kd8
{Last chance to hold. Although White seems to have strong attack, there is no
direct win.} 20. Rac1 Rg8 21. g3 Bd7 22. Qa8+ Ke7 23. Rc7 {Comparing to the
game, Black won an important tempo.} Qg4 24. Qb7 (24. Rfc1 $2 Bh6 $19) 24...
Bh6 $13) ({or} 19... Rg8 20. Rac1+ Kd8) 20. Rac1+ $18 Kd8 (20... Kb8 21. Qb5+
Ka8 22. Qa5+ Kb8 23. Qb6+ Ka8 24. g3 $18) 21. Qa8+ Ke7 22. Rc7+ {Black
obviously underestimated this check.} Bd7 (22... Kf6 23. Qd8+) 23. Qb7 Qf5 24.
Rfc1 {There is no defence against Rxd7 followed by Rc7.} Rg8 25. Rxd7+ Ke6 26.
Qc8 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Ke1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 (17... bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5) (17... b4 18.
Qh5 (18. cxb4 $5) 18... e4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Bc4 $14 {Golubev - Nechaev, Donetzk
(zt.) 98}) 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 (18... Qxe7 $6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa7 Qxa7 21. Bxb5
Qc5 22. Ba4 $16) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxf5 $5 (20. Bxb5 d5 21. Nc2 (21. Ra6 $5 f4
$140 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 {/\25.Bc4.} Kh8 25. f3 $14) 21... Rb7
{1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999 (27)}) (20. Ra6 d5 21. Rxe6 $5
Rxe6 22. Nxf5 e4 $6 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Bxb5 $14 {1-0 Zelcic,R-Sermek,D/Belisce
1999 (34)}) 20... Rxf5 (20... Bxf5 $2 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qd5+ Ref7 23. Ra8 $18)
21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qf3 Qd7 (22... Bc8 $2 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Ra8 $16) 23. Ra8+ Bf8
24. Rfa1 Rf7 $13 25. R1a7 $6 (25. Rb8 $5 Be6 (25... Bg6 26. Qd5 Qf5 27. f3 $14)
26. Qg3+ Rg7 27. Qf3 Rf7 28. Qg3+ $11) (25. Qe3 Qe6 26. Rb8 Qd5 27. Qg5+ Bg6
28. h4 Qc5 29. Qg3 $13 {1-0 Zelcic,R-Zelenika,S/Pula 1999 (48)}) 25... Qxa7 26.
Rxa7 Rxa7 27. Qd5+ Kg7 28. f4 Kf6 29. fxe5+ dxe5 $15 {/-/+.} 30. Qd8+ Kf7 31.
Qd5+ Be6 32. Qxe5 Bc4 33. h3 Re7 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Qg5+ Rg7 36. Qe5 h6 37. g4
Re7 38. Qf5 Kg7 39. b3 Bxb3 40. Qxb5 Bf7 41. Kf2 Re6 42. Qd3 Bc5+ 43. Kg2 Re3
44. Qd2 Re5 45. Qd8 Rd5 46. Qc7 Bd6 47. Qd7 Be5 48. Qe7 Bxc3 49. Qe4 Bf6 50.
Qe3 Rb5 51. Qa7 Rb2+ 52. Kh1 Rb3 53. Kg2 Rb2+ 54. Kh1 Re2 55. Qc5 Rd2 56. Qc7
Kg6 57. Qa5 Bd5+ 58. Kg1 Rd1+ 59. Kf2 Bh4+ 60. Ke2 Re1+ 61. Kd2 Re5 62. Qc7
Bg5+ 63. Kd3 Re6 64. Qa5 Be4+ 65. Kd4 Kf7 66. Qa3 Bg6 67. Qa7+ Re7 68. Qa2+ Kg7
69. Kc5 Re3 70. Qh2 Bf6 71. Qc7+ Bf7 72. Qh2 Rc3+ 73. Kd6 Rd3+ 74. Kc5 Be7+ 75.
Kc6 Be8+ 76. Kb6 Rb3+ 77. Kc7 Rc3+ 78. Kb8 Bf6 79. Qe2 Bf7 80. Qh2 Rc5 81. Qf2
Rc3 82. Qh2 Bd5 83. Qd6 Bb3 84. Qf4 Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Qf3 $5 {The idea of this
rare move is to free the d1-square for the rook in order to create quick
pressure in the centre with the help of the advance c4-c5.} Be6 (13... Bg5 14.
h4 Bh6 (14... Bxh4 15. Rxh4 Qxh4 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Nxa8 Bg4 18. Ne3 $1 Bxf3 19.
Nf5+ Kf6 20. Nxh4 Bxe4 21. Nb6 $16) 15. g4 f6 16. Rg1 (16. g5 fxg5 17. hxg5
Qxg5 18. Rxh6 gxh6 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Nxa8 Bg4 21. Qd3 Rxa8 22. Qd5 Rc8 23. c5
$13 {0-1 Morozevich,A-Shirov,A/Moscow (blitz) 2007 (46)}) 16... O-O 17. Qg3 g6
18. g5 fxg5 19. hxg5 Bg7 20. O-O-O a4 21. c5 b3 22. axb3 axb3 23. Qxb3 Be6 24.
Bh3 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Carlsen,M/Moscow (blitz)2007 (40)}) (13... Be7 14.
Rd1 O-O 15. c5 dxc5 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 20.
Bd5 $14 {1-0 Wittmann,W-Kreisl,R/Hartberg 2004 (51)}) (13... Rb8 14. Rd1 Bg5
15. h4 Bxh4 16. c5 h5 17. Be2 Rh6 18. cxd6 Rxd6 19. Qxh5 Rh6 20. Qf3 Qd6 21.
Bc4 Qg6 22. Nc7+ Kf8 23. Rd6 $1 Bf6 24. Rxh6 Qxh6 25. Rxc6 $18 {1/2-1/2 Kreisl,
R-Moser,E/Baden 2007 (45)}) 14. Rd1 Be7 {Here this move makes sense mainly if
after White's advance c4-c5 Black is ready to take on c5 and exchange the
queen for rook, knight and pawn. As we'll see later, the Armenian GM wasn't
prepared to do that.} (14... Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Ne7 16. Rd1 (16. Rb5 $5) 16... Qb6
17. Be2 (17. Qd3 Rd8 18. h4 O-O 19. g3 $14 {/=}) 17... O-O 18. O-O Bg5 19. g3
Rad8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Watzka,H-Horvath,T/Austria 1993}) 15. c5 $1 {
Not only opening the d-file, but also the diagonal a6-f1 for the light-squared
bishop.} O-O ({In the event of} 15... dxc5 {White can choose between} 16. Bb5 (
{or} 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Ne3 $14) 16... Bd7 17. Nce3
Nd4 (17... O-O 18. Nf5 $36) 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. Qg3 {with compensation, since
the natural} O-O $2 {loses at once due to} 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Nf5 $18) 16. Bb5
Na7 (16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 ({White can also consider some positional pawn
sacrifices after} 17. exd5 $5 Na7 18. Bc4 ({or} 18. Bc6)) 17... Qc7 18. cxd6
Bxd6 19. O-O Ne7 20. Rd2 $14) 17. Ba4 Bxd5 $6 (17... dxc5 {was called for, and
if} 18. Nf6+ (18. Nce3 $142 $44 {[%cal Ge3c4]}) 18... Bxf6 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 {
then Black has good compensation for the queen.}) 18. Rxd5 Qc7 19. O-O Rad8 (
19... dxc5 $2 20. Rd7 $18) 20. Rfd1 Nc6 $6 (20... dxc5 $2 21. Rd7 $18) ({
Better was} 20... Nc8 {protecting the bishop and preparing to take on c5.
Nevertheless after} 21. Ne3 dxc5 22. Rd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qb6 24. Nc4 {White has
a pleasant advantage thanks to his domination on the light squares.}) 21. Qd3
$1 $16 Nd4 (21... dxc5 $2 22. Bxc6 c4 (22... Qxc6 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Qxd8 $18)
23. Qd2 c3 24. bxc3 bxc3 25. Qd3 Qxc6 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Qxd8 Qxe4 28. Qd3 $18)
22. Nxd4 exd4 23. c6 {The passed pawn on c6 guarantees White a stable
advantage. Black has no counterplay and must keep the queen on c7 to blockade
the pawn. Besides, black queenside is very weak.} Bf6 24. Rc1 (24. Qa6 Ra8 25.
Qb7 {secures a large advantage in endgame.}) 24... Ra8 25. g3 g6 26. Rb5 Rab8
27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Bb3 $1 Kg7 29. Kg2 h5 30. h4 Rc8 31. Bd5 Qa7 32. Rc2 {
The Russian GM has sufficient time to find the most optimal arrangement of
pieces: Black can do nothing anyway.} Qc7 33. Qa6 Rb8 34. Rd2 Rb6 35. Qc4 Rb8
36. Rd3 $1 {Finally White has improved the position of all his pieces. Now
apart from controlling the queenside, Black must always watch out on the
opposite side. From the practical point of view Black's position is next to
hopeless.} Rf8 (36... Qa7 {was the last chance, hoping for} 37. Rb3 ({correct
is} 37. Rf3 Qc5 $140 38. Qxc5 dxc5 39. e5 $1 Bxe5 40. Rxf7+ Kh6 41. f4 Bd6 42.
Rd7 $18) 37... Qc5 $1 38. Bxf7 Rc8 $1 {and White suddenly loses the pawn c6:}
39. Qxc5 dxc5 40. Bd5 c4 $132) 37. Rb3 $1 $18 {Nepomniachtchi finds a hidden
resource: a2-a3 followed by the penetration of the rook to b7.} Qb6 (37... Rb8
{doesn't help:} 38. a3 $1 bxa3 39. Rb7 Rxb7 40. cxb7 Qb8 41. Qc8 $18) 38. a3
Qc5 (38... Rb8 39. Bxf7 $18) 39. axb4 axb4 40. Qxb4 Qxb4 41. Rxb4 d3 42. Kf3 $1
g5 43. hxg5 Bxg5 44. c7 f5 (44... Rc8 45. Rc4 d2 46. Ke2 $18) 45. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 {Played by Anand once long ago (well,
the Indian GM tried virtually everything against Sveshnikov Sicilian), this
variation gained popularity lately among several young and strong GMs. I can
mention Naiditsch, Timofeev and Areshchenko.} Nd7 {Carlsen has his own view on
the position. Usually Black starts with 11...Bb7. Another option is 11...d5.}
12. c4 $146 {Morozevich goes a new way already. In this variation White
usually first blockades opponent's pawn on b5 (with b2-b4) and only then plays
c2-c4.} ({Although Carlsen's previous experience had a happy end, his position
in that game was highly suspicious, to say the least:} 12. O-O Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3
14. Qxd3 f6 15. Be3 d5 16. Bc5 dxe4 (16... d4 17. f4 O-O 18. fxe5 fxe5 19.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Qg3 $16) (16... Be6 17. f4 $5 exf4 18. Rae1 d4 19. e5 $36) 17.
Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qe2 $1 (18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 $14) 18... Bb7 (18... Ng6 19. f4 $1
$16) 19. f3 Ng6 20. Rfd1 Nf4 21. Qf1 Qe6 22. c4 Kf7 (22... bxc4 $2 23. Nxc4 $18
) 23. Rd6 Qf5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Kg6 (25... Ba6 26. Qc4+ Kg6 27. a4 $16)
26. Rd2 Rhd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nd6 Rxd6 (28... Qd7 29. a4 $18) 29. Bxd6 Qg5 30.
Kh1 h5 31. Bc5 $2 (31. a4 h4 32. h3 Qg3 33. Ra3 $18) 31... e4 32. Be3 $4 ({
After} 32. a4 {[%cal Ga1a3] with the idea Ra3. White still should be winning.})
32... exf3 33. gxf3 Qg4 $1 {0-1 Naiditsch,A (2657)-Carlsen,M (2625)/Wijk aan
Zee 2006}) (12. b4 $5 h6 (12... O-O 13. O-O Nb6 14. c4 f6 15. Be3 Nxc4 16. Nxc4
bxc4 17. Bxc4+ Kh8 18. f3 $16 {1-0 Varga,Z (2540)-Pal,P (2285)/Zalakaros 1996 
(32)}) 13. Be3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Qf3 N7f6 (15... Bb7 $142 $13) 16. Bc5 Bg4
17. Qg3 Nf4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Nxb5 $1 Nxd3+ 20. cxd3 axb5 21. Qxe5+ Kd7 22. Qd6+
Kc8 23. Qc6+ Qc7 24. Qxa8+ Kd7 25. Qa7 $18 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,I (2495)-Vaisser,
A (2565)/London 1991 (58)}) 12... b4 13. Nc2 a5 {A similar pawn structure
arises in the variation 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 a5, which was actually
played by Morozevich before as well (versus Leko in San Luis 2005). The
difference is that here White has the dark-squared bishop instead of the
knight on d5 and Black has a knight instead of the dark-squared bishop. This
is not a problem for Black, since in the mentioned variation he is often happy
to exchange his bishop for one of the opponent's knights. On the other hand
White has the bishop pair here and Morozevich shows that this is an important
factor. Black should play accurately in order to keep the equality.} 14. Ne3 f6
15. Bh4 O-O 16. O-O Nc5 17. f3 Be6 18. Re1 Qb8 {The pawn formation is of such
a nature that it is difficult for either side to make real progress without
creating severe weaknesses in their own positions.} 19. Bf1 Kh8 20. Re2 Rc8 21.
Rd2 Ra6 {The only weakness on d6 is well protected. Morozevich finds a way to
put some more pressure on Black's position, though.} 22. Rc1 Rac6 23. Bf2 Bf7
24. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 (24... Qb7 {allows White to activate his pieces:} 25. Bxc5 $5
dxc5 (25... Rxc5 26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. Rxd6 $16) 26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. Rd7 {and
although after} Qe8 {this might be not so dangerous for Black, it looks pretty
scary to play like that.}) 25. cxd5 ({After} 25. exd5 $6 R6c7 {Black has
blockaded opponent's queenside pawn majority and later he can concentrate on
making progress on the other side. It is White here who must hold the balance.}
) 25... R6c7 26. Rdc2 $14 Be8 27. b3 Bd7 28. g4 $5 {With the open c-file
White's actions on the kingside can hardly create serious problems for Black
now, but nevertheless this is the only attempt to make some progress. Later
White can choose the right moment to combine plans on both wings.} Kg8 29. Qe2
{Now Black will have to reckon always with the exchange on c5 followed by Qa6.}
({Deserved attention also} 29. Bc4 {trying to avoid exchanges on the c-file
for the moment.}) 29... Nb7 {This is a somewhat unexpected decision, allowing
White to penetrate with the queen. However, Carlsen shows a very concrete
approach - the Norwegian considers that Black will have everything well
protected and White won't be ableto achieve anything even after the activation
of his queen.} (29... Qb7 $142 $14 {[%csl Ra6] /=}) 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 Qxc7
32. Qa6 Nc5 33. Qa8+ Kf7 34. h4 h6 35. Bc4 ({After} 35. Qh8 a4 36. bxa4 Nxa4
37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Qh5+ Kf8 40. Qxg5 (40. Qh8+ Kf7 41. Qh5+ $11)
40... Nc3 {Black creates counterplay on the queenside.}) 35... Be8 {Locking
the queen on a8. White cannot release it easily, because the exchange on c5
obviously favours Black. However, Morozevich still has resources to fight.} 36.
Be3 Ke7 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Kf7 39. Kg2 {This position will soon occur in the
game again.} Ke7 40. Kg3 {The march of the king forwards brings nothing.} Kf7
41. Kg4 Ke7 42. Kh4 Kf7 43. Kh3 Ke7 44. Kg2 Kf7 {Second time, only that now it
is White to move.} 45. Bd2 ({White had to try} 45. g6+ Ke7 $8 46. Bb5 (46. Bf1
Bxg6 47. Qg8 Bf7 48. Qxg7 Qc8 49. Bc4 Nd7 $11 {[%cal Gc8g8]} (49... Qg8 $2 50.
Qxg8 Bxg8 51. Bxc5 dxc5 52. d6+ $18)) 46... Bxg6 (46... Bxb5 47. Qg8 Be8 48.
Qxg7+ Kd8 49. Qh8 $18 {[%cal Gg6g7]}) 47. Qg8 Bf7 48. Qxg7 Qc8 (48... Qb8 $2
49. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 (49... Qxb5 50. Bxd6+ Kxd6 51. Qxf6+ $18) 50. Bc4 Qd6 51. Kf2
{and Black is close to zugzwang:} Ke8 52. Bb5+ Ke7 53. Ke1 Qd8 54. d6+ Qxd6 55.
Bc4 $18) 49. Kf2 Qg8 50. Qh6 {and Black still must work before reaching the
draw. Possibly Morozevich wanted to postpone his decision to complicate the
position, eventually to bring the king on f2 first. But an unexpected thing
happened...}) 45... Qb6 46. Be3 Qc7 {and Carlsen claimed the threefold
repetition, wrongly accepted by the chief arbiter Geurt Gijssen. Morozevich
signed the scoresheets and left the playing area. Soon it was discovered that
the arbiter shouldn't have accepted Carlsen's claim, since in the first case 
(after 39.Kg2) it was Black's turn to move. Carlsen agreed to continue the
game. However, Morozevich wasn't there anymore and later didn't want to resume
the game... It is clear that the normal course of the battle was broken, even
if the result would have been a draw anyway.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 (14... Bg6 {is another option which Leko played before.}) 15. Bd3 f5 16.
O-O Ra7 17. a4 {This pawn advance played first in 1998 by GM Mikhail Golubev
became the most serious attempt to play for advantage.} (17. Qh5 Raf7 18. g4 e4
19. Bc2 Ne5 (19... fxg4 {0,5 Svidler-Kramnik/Linares 1998 (30)}) 20. Nf4 Bd7
21. Bb3 fxg4 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Qf6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. h3 Qe6 26. hxg4 Rf6
27. Kg2 Nd3 28. Qh4 Nf4+ 29. Kg1 h5 30. g5 Nh3+ 31. Kh1 Rf3 32. Qxh5 Nxf2+ 33.
Kg2 Rh3 34. Qe2 Qe5 35. Rg1 Rh2+ 36. Kf1 Nh3 37. Qg4 Nxg1 38. Kxg1 Rxb2 $19 {
0-1 Svidler,P-Kasparov,G/ICC m1 1998}) 17... Ne7 (17... bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 $14) (
17... b4 18. Qh5 (18. cxb4 $5) 18... e4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Bc4 $14 {Golubev -
Nechaev, Donetzk (zt.) 98}) 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 (18... Qxe7 $2 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Rxa7 Qxa7 21. Bxb5 Qc5 22. Ba4 d5 (22... f4 23. Bb3 $1 $16) 23. b4 Qd6 24. Bb3
$16) 19. axb5 axb5 {This is one of the main positions in Sveshnikov Sicilian
these days. White tried different ways here, but it is rather unclear which
one is the best, because altogether the practical results for Black were good.
Topalov tries a new plan and gets a slight edge, but I wouldn't say that Leko
had real problems in holding the position.} 20. Bc2 (20. Bxb5 d5 $44 21. Ra6 $5
) (20. Bxf5 $5) (20. Ra6 $5) 20... d5 21. Bb3 $146 {[%mdl 8] This is the new
move. Probably Topalov analyzed the Queen sacrifice and came to the conclusion
that White has no risks at all. The question remains how big the winning
chances are?} (21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Rexe8 23. Rfd1 d4 {1/2-1/2 Golubev,
M-Wiersma,E/Dieren 1999}) 21... f4 (21... d4 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Qb3 $14) 22.
Nxd5 Rd7 23. Nb4 Rxd1 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Raxd1 $14 {White has enough material
compensation for the Queen. Also he has a better control over the white
squares and the pawn b5 is a potential target. He would be much better if the
Bishop would stay on e4, blockading black center. But Black has time to
advance his pawn to e3 and open the position, which is very important for the
side having the Queen.} Qe7 26. Bd5 e4 $1 27. Rfe1 e3 {Even if Black is going
to lose that pawn, more important is to activate the pieces and get
counterplay.} 28. Bf3 Be5 29. Nc6 Qf6 30. Nxe5 Qxe5 {In the next part White
tries to convert his slight material advantage, but black Queen is strong
enough to keep the balance. Maybe White's play can be improved a bit, but I
think Black is out of real danger anyway.} 31. fxe3 fxe3 32. Rd4 Re8 33. Re4
Qb8 34. R1xe3 Rxe4 35. Bxe4 Qf4 36. Re2 Qc1+ 37. Kf2 b4 38. cxb4 Qf4+ 39. Bf3
Qxh2 40. Re4 Qc7 41. Ke3 Qc1+ 42. Kd4 Qxb2+ 43. Kc4 Qa2+ 44. Kb5 Qd5+ 45. Kb6
Qd8+ 46. Kc6 Qa8+ 47. Kc5 Qa7+ 48. Kb5 Qb7+ 49. Kc4 Qc6+ 50. Kb3 Qb5 51. Rd4
Kg7 52. Rd5 Qb6 53. b5 Kf6 54. Kc4 Ke7 55. Rd3 Qa7 56. Kb4 Qf2 57. Rd1 h5 58.
Bc6 Qb6 59. Rd7+ Ke6 60. Rh7 Kd6 61. Bf3 Qd4+ 62. Ka5 h4 63. Bc6 Qf2 64. Ka6
Kc5 65. Kb7 Qf6 66. Rd7 Qh6 67. Rd5+ Kb4 68. b6 h3 69. gxh3 Qxh3 70. Ka7 Qa3+
71. Kb7 Qh3 72. Rb5+ Kc4 73. Ka6 Qa3+ 74. Ra5 Qd6 75. Bd5+ Kb4 76. Rb5+ Kc3 77.
Ba2 Qc6 78. Bd5 Qd6 79. Bf3 Qf6 80. Ka5 Qf8 81. b7 Qa3+ 82. Kb6 Qd6+ 83. Bc6
Qd4+ 84. Kc7 (84. Rc5+ Kb4 85. b8=Q Qxc5+ 86. Kc7+ Kc3) 84... Qf4+ 85. Kd7 Qf7+
86. Kd6 Qf6+ 87. Kc7 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.13"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Holzke, Frank"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c4 O-O (11... f5 12. cxb5 Nd4 13. Bd3 Be6
$1 {is somewhat more precise, as in Anand-Lautier, Belgrade, 1997.}) 12. cxb5
Nd4 13. Bd3 f5 14. Nc2 fxe4 (14... Nxc2+ 15. Qxc2 Bb7 16. O-O Bxd5 17. exd5 e4
18. Bc4 Qb6 {Black has some compensation, which, however, in not sufficient,
Beliavsky-Dolmatov, Cetinje, 1992.}) 15. Bxe4 Rb8 {In this strange-looking
position Black's chances shouldn't be underestimated.} 16. O-O (16. b6 Qh4 $1
$36) (16. Nxd4 exd4 17. O-O Rxb5 18. b4 (18. Rc1 $5 $13) 18... Bb7 19. Qb3 Re8
20. Bf3 Qg5 21. h4 (21. Nc7 Rxb4 $1 22. Qxb4 Bxf3 23. g3 Qf5 $40) 21... Qxh4
22. Rae1 Re5 $1 $40 {0-1 Dekic,J-Agamaliev,D/Szekszard 1994 (47)}) 16... Rxb5
17. b3 Nxc2 {Not bad, but connected with the wrong idea.} (17... Bb7 $142) 18.
Qxc2 f5 $2 (18... Rc5 19. Bxh7+ $140 Kh8 20. Qd3 Rxd5 (20... Qh4 {is also good}
) 21. Qxd5 Kxh7) 19. Qxc8 $1 {Black must have missed this. Now he will be
forced to fight for a draw with a pawn down and no chances to win at all.} Qxc8
20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxf5 Rf8 23. Bd3 (23. Be6 d5 24. a4 (24. Rfd1 e4
25. Rac1 d4) 24... Rxb3 25. Bxd5 {is quite similar to the game}) (23. g4 $5 d5
24. Rac1) 23... Ra5 24. Bc4 d5 25. b4 Ra4 26. Bxd5 Rxb4 27. Rac1 Rd8 28. Rc5 (
28. Bb3 $142 $16) 28... Bf8 29. Ra5 Rb5 30. Rxb5 axb5 31. Bb3 Ba3 $1 {
Preventing Rc1. Black's pieces will soon be too active and White cannot avoid
draw.} (31... Rd2 32. Rc1) 32. g3 Rd2 (32... Rc8 33. Kg2 Rc1 {was obviously
draw as well.}) 33. Re1 Bb2 34. Re3 Bd4 35. Rf3 Kg7 36. Kf1 e4 37. Rf5 (37. Rf4
e3 $11) 37... b4 38. Rf4 e3 39. fxe3 Bxe3 40. Rxb4 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 Rxh2 42. Re4
Bf2+ 43. Kf1 h5 44. Re7+ Kh6 45. Re6+ Kg5 46. Re5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bb5 {V.Smyslov's idea which became very popular lately.} (16.
Bc4) 16... Bb7 {In my opinion the best answer.} (16... Ne7 17. Ncb4 $1 Be6 18.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bc6 Ra7 (19... Rab8 20. Rxa5 Qc7 21. Qa4 $1 $16 {
Perunovic-Zakic/Serbia-ch/2000}) 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rb8 22. Qa1 $1 $16 {
/\ b2-b4. Calzetta-Holmsten/Linares open/2000}) 17. O-O Ne7 18. Nce3 (18. Bc4
$5) 18... Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qb6 {This is the most precise move order.} (19... Rb8
20. Qd3 Qb6 21. Bc4 {and White mentained a slight edge in Kasparov-Van Wely/
Wijk aan Zee/1999}) 20. Qd3 Rfd8 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Ra2 Qb7 $1 $11 23. Nd5 (23. f3
d5 $11) 23... Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 (25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. exd5 Kf8 27. f4
Ke7 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. c4 Rdb8 30. Rfa1 Rb4 31. b3 Rxb3 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Rxa5
e4 34. Kf2 Kd6 35. Ra7 f5 36. Rxg7 f4 37. Rf7 Ke5 38. d6 Rb2+ 39. Ke1 Kxd6 40.
Rxf4 Ke5 41. Rh4 Kd4 42. Rh3 Rxg2 43. Rxh7 Kd3 44. Re7 Rxh2 45. c5 Rc2 46. Re8
Rxc5 47. Re7 Rc2 48. Re8 Ke3 {1/2-1/2 Li Qun-Filippov,V/Shenyang 1999}) 25...
g6 26. Rfa1 Rdc8 $11 {/=/+.} 27. h3 (27. g3 $142) (27. h4 $142) 27... Rab8 (
27... Rc5 28. b4 Rxd5 (28... Qxd5 $2 29. Qxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxa5 Rdxa5 31. bxa5 Ra6
32. c4 $16) 29. Qe3 $13) 28. Qd2 (28. Rxa5 Qxb2 $15) 28... Kg7 (28... Rc5 29.
Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Qxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 32. Ra6 Rc2 33. Rc6 Kf8 34. Rc7 h5 $11)
29. f4 $6 (29. Rxa5 $142 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31. R1a3 (31. Ra6 Rxc3 32. Rxd6
Rcc2 33. Rf1 Rd2 $17) 31... Rd2 32. Rb5 Rc7 $1 $15) (29. g3 a4 $140 {/\Rc5} (
29... Rc5 30. Rxa5) 30. Rxa4 Qxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 32. Rb4 Rc2 33. c4 R8xc4 34.
Rxc4 Rxc4 35. Ra6 Rd4 36. Rxd6 Kf8 37. h4 Ke7 38. Ra6 Rxd5 39. Kg2) 29... Rc5
30. fxe5 (30. Rxa5 $4 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Qb6+ $19 {[%csl Ra5,Rg1]}) 30... Rxd5 31.
Qf2 Rxe5 32. Qd4 Qb6 33. Rxa5 Qxd4+ 34. cxd4 Re2 35. R5a2 (35. R1a2 Kf6 $17 (
35... Rc8 36. b4)) (35. Rb1 Rc8 $17) 35... Rb3 36. Kh2 f5 37. Ra7+ Kh6 38. R7a6
Rbxb2 39. Rg1 Re6 40. d5 Rf6 41. Re1 f4 $19 42. Re6 Rf5 43. Kh1 (43. Raxd6 Rg5
$19) 43... Rg5 44. Rf6 Rbxg2 45. h4 Rg1+ 46. Kh2 R5g2+ 47. Kh3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The battle of two best specialists of Sveshnikov Variation was expected with
great interest.} 1. e4 {Cifuentes. Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {Leko chooses a continuation, which apparently
he never played before.} ({In the previous encounter between same players,
Leko went for the main line:} 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11.
Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1
Qc8 18. Kh1 Ng6 (18... Rb8 $1 {Leko's novelty, which brought him two extremely
important wins in Dortmund Candidates tournament, July 2002 (in less than two
months after the present game).}) 19. Bb1 b4 20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. Nc2 Bc3 22. Re2
Bg7 23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 f4 $14 {/= 0,5 Leko,P-Krasenkow,M/Batumi 1999 (74).
Maybe Peter just didn't want to check Krasenkow's analysis. What if Michal
prepared the same 18...Rb8? I guess we'll never find out. However, Leko takes
no risk whatsoever. It would have been a real disaster to "spoil" such a
novelty before Dortmund, even if the probability was very small that Krasenkow
found exactly same idea as Leko did. And why not showing his concurents from
Dortmund that he is not interested anymore in the main line? All these
thoughts are of course speculations. But pshychologically Leko's decision
proved to be perfect. He won this game after employing a novelty and won in
Dortmund too, also using a brand new idea. It gets no better than that.}) 7...
Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 {This retreat is the best move. The knight comes to d7, where
he can choose later which direction to go: c5, e5, or f6.} 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 (
10. Be2 {is more popular} a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Be3 (13. Kh1 {
Cifuentes} f5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Qc2 exf4 $1 16. Bxf4 Be5 17. Rad1 Bxf4 18. Rxf4
Ne5 19. b4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 Bd7 22. Qd2 (22. c5 {Cifuentes} dxc5 23.
bxc5 Qa5) 22... Qb6 23. Rb1 Rfe8 24. h3 Kh8 25. Bf1 Ra3 $36 {Spraggett,
K-Yakovich,Y/San Antonio 2001}) 13... f5 14. f3 Bg5 15. Bf2 (15. Qc1 $6 {
Cifuentes} Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 a5 $15 {Ermenkov-Popchev, Bulgaria 1992}) 15... Rf6
16. b4 Rh6 17. c5 Bf4 18. g3 Qg5 19. Kg2 (19. cxd6 {Cifuentes} Qh5 20. h4 Rg6
21. Kg2 Bxg3 $1 (21... Qxh4 {Cifuentes} 22. Qe1 Bxg3 23. Bxg3 f4 24. Ne4 fxg3
25. Rh1 Qf4 26. Bd3 Nf8 27. Rc1 $13) 22. Bxg3 f4 23. Ne4 Nf6 $1 24. Ng5 Rxg5
$19) 19... Nf6 20. Rh1 e4 21. Kf1 (21. fxe4 {Cifuentes} Be5 22. Rc1 f4 $40)
21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Be5) 10... a6 (10... O-O {Cifuentes} 11. O-O Nd7 $6 (11...
f5 $6 {Cifuentes} 12. c5 $1) (11... a6 $1 {Cifuentes}) 12. Qc2 g6 13. Bh6 Re8
14. f4 $1 a6 $2 15. f5 $1 axb5 16. fxg6 f6 17. g7 $18 {Chandler-Cramling D,
Innsbruck 1977}) 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f3 (13. f4 {Cifuentes} Nd7 14. Kh1
g6 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Rc1 exf4 17. Bxf4 Be5 $13) 13... Bg5 (13... Nd7 14. Kh1 (14.
Be3 Bg5) 14... g5 $5 15. Be3 $140 (15. b4 a5) 15... e4 16. fxe4 f4 {with
typical compensation.}) 14. Kh1 Nd7 15. b4 {Both sides make "their" moves.
White traditionally seizes space on the queenside, while Black is trying to
create something in center and on the kingside.} a5 16. a3 (16. Nb5 $5) 16...
axb4 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe3 (19... e4 $5 {Cifuentes} 20. fxe4
Ne5 21. Be2 f4 22. Qc1 (22. c5 {Cifuentes} Bg4 23. cxd6 Qh6 24. Qc1 Qxd6 25.
Rxf4 Bxe2 26. Nxe2 Nd3 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qb1 Qf2 $1 29. d6 Qxe2 30. d7 Nf2+
31. Kg1 Nh3+ $1 32. gxh3 Qe3+ $11) 22... b6 $5 (22... Bg4 {Cifuentes} 23. c5 $1
Qh5 24. Qd1 (24. Bxg4 {Cifuentes} Nxg4 25. h3 f3 26. Qd2 fxg2+ 27. Qxg2 Rxf1+
28. Qxf1 Ne3) 24... f3 25. gxf3 Rxf3 26. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 27. Rxf3 Nxf3 28. Qe2 Qg4
29. Qg2 Qf4 30. Ne2 (30. Qh3 {Cifuentes} Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qd2+ 32. Kxf3 Qxc3+ $11)
30... Qxe4 $8 31. Ng1 Qxb4 32. Qxf3 Qxc5 $16 33. Qe4 h6 34. Kg2 b5 35. Nf3 b4
36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qc6 Kg6 38. Qe8+ $2 (38. Ne5+ $1 {Cifuentes} Kf5 39. Nc4 Qd4 (
39... Qxc6 {Cifuentes} 40. dxc6 Ke6 41. Nb6 $1) 40. Nxd6+ Kg5 41. Nf7+ Kh5 42.
Qe6 $19) 38... Kh7 39. Qe4+ Kg8 40. Qd3 Qc1 41. Nd2 Qd1 42. Qe3 b3 43. Nxb3
Qxd5+ 44. Kg1 g5 45. Nd4 Kg7 46. Kf2 Kf6 47. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 48. Kxf3 d5 {1/2-1/2
Kolasinski-Chekhov/Wisla 1992}) 23. Na4 $6 Bg4 24. Qd1 (24. Bxg4 {Cifuentes}
Nxg4 25. h3 Ne3 26. Rf2 Qe5 27. Nxb6 Qxe4 $44) 24... Qh5 $44) 20. Be2 $146 {
This simple move prepares 21.Qc1, using the fact that endgame favours White.
The queen will have to retreat from e3, but in that case Black will have
little chances to create any activity.} (20. Qb1 $2 e4 21. fxe4 Ne5 22. Rd1
fxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxc3 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 $19 {0-1 Bartel,M-Machaj,B/Polanczyk 2000 (28)
}) (20. Bc2 {Ftacnik} Qf4 21. Bb3 Rf6 22. Qc1 Qh4 $11) 20... e4 {Typically for
Krasenkow. He is not willing to play a passive position and is looking for
immediate activity. Leko's 20.Be2 underlined White's positional advantage and
it is rather difficult to be on the Black side over the board, suddenly being
forced to take tough decisions. Objectively Black should have agreed to play
an inferior endgame, hoping to hold it. But practically Krasenkow's choice is
understandable - he needs the queen in order to keep the possibility for
counterplay.} (20... Nf6 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Bd7 23. c5 $5 (23. Ra1 Rc8 24.
Ra7 b5 $13) 23... dxc5 24. bxc5 Rc8 25. Nb5 $36) (20... f4 {Ftacnik} 21. Qc1
Qb6 22. Nb5 $14) 21. Qc1 $1 Qb6 $1 (21... Qxc1 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxc1 Nf6 (22... e3
$2 {Ftacnik} 23. Nb5 Rf6 24. f4 $16) (22... exf3 23. gxf3 $1) 23. c5 (23. Nb5 {
Ftacnik} Rd8 24. Kg1 $14) 23... dxc5 24. bxc5 $14) 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Nxf8
24. Nb5 $1 $16 Ng6 (24... Qf2 25. Qf1 $1 {[%csl Gd6]}) 25. c5 {'!' Ftacnik.}
dxc5 26. bxc5 (26. Qxc5 $5 Qd8 $16 (26... Qxc5 27. bxc5 Nf4 28. Bc4 e3 29. Kg1
$18)) 26... Qf6 27. Nd6 (27. Qf1 $5 {Cifuentes} Qxf1+ (27... Nf4 {Cifuentes}
28. Bc4 e3 29. g3 Ng6 (29... e2 {Cifuentes} 30. Bxe2 Nxd5 31. Qxf6 Nxf6 32. Bf3
) 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. Kg2 Ne5 32. Be2 Bf5 33. Nd6 Bc2 34. Kf1 Bb3 35. Nf5 $16)
28. Bxf1 e3 29. Kg1 Bg4 30. Bc4 Nf4 31. Nd4 Kf7 32. h3 Bd1 33. Nf5 $1 e2 34.
Kf2 Nxg2 (34... Kf6 {Cifuentes} 35. Nd4 Nxg2 36. Bxe2 Bxe2 37. Nxe2 Nh4 38. Ke3
Ke5 39. d6 Nf5+ 40. Kd3 Ke6 41. Ke4 g6 42. Nf4+ Kd7 43. Nd5 Kc6 44. Ke5 $18)
35. d6+ Ke8 36. Nxg7+ Kd8 37. Bxe2 Bxe2 38. Kxg2 Kd7 $16) 27... Nf4 {'!'
Cifuentes. Finally Black has some activity.} 28. Nxe4 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'This "hungry" move is losing a great part of white's advantage. It was much
wiser to wait with consumation for one move as the Nd6 was attacking the Bc8
and that would have won a tempo.'} (28. Bc4 $5 {Ftacnik} Bg4 (28... Nd3 $1 {
Cifuentes} 29. Qb1 $8 (29. Bxd3 $2 {Cifuentes} exd3 30. Nxc8 (30. Nc4 {
Cifuentes} Qd4 31. Qe3 Qa1+ 32. Qg1 Qc3 $1 33. Qe3 Bd7 34. c6 d2 $1) 30... d2
31. Qg1 Qe5 $19) 29... Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Qd4 31. Nxc8 Nd1+ (31... Nd3+ {Cifuentes}
32. Kh1 Qxc4 33. c6 bxc6 34. Nd6 Qb4 35. Qxb4 Nxb4 36. dxc6 $11) 32. Kh1 Nf2+
$11) 29. Nxe4 Qe5 30. d6+ Kf8 31. Ng3 $16) 28... Qe5 29. Bf3 Nxd5 30. Nd6 Be6
31. Nxb7 Nf4 {'©' Cifuentes. Cifuentes: 'xNb7'} (31... Nb4 {Ftacnik} 32. Qd2
Qa1+ 33. Qd1 Qxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Bd5 35. Bf3 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Kf7 $14) 32. c6 {White
won a pawn, but for the moment the knight is far from the king and Black has
real hopes to create counterplay.} (32. Qb1 {Cifuentes} Nd3 $1) (32. Nd6 {
Cifuentes} Nd3 33. Qb1 h5 $1) 32... Nd3 33. Qf1 Ne1 $1 (33... Qe3 {Ftacnik} 34.
h3 Nf2+ 35. Kh2 Ne4 (35... Qf4+ {Cifuentes} 36. Kg1 Ne4 37. Qe1 Ng5 38. Kh1 $1)
36. Bxe4 Qxe4 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. gxf3 Kf8 $14) 34. Be2 Nc2 $2 {Missing the
chance to escape. Ftacnik: 'Krasenkow is retreating without using a great shot
34..Nxg2!! that would most likely have given him a draw.'} (34... Nxg2 $3 35.
Kxg2 Bd5+ 36. Bf3 Qg5+ 37. Kf2 Bxf3 38. Kxf3 Qf5+ {with perpetual check:} 39.
Ke2 Qe5+ 40. Kd2 Qb2+ 41. Ke3 Qe5+ $11) 35. Bc4 $18 Ne3 36. Bxe6+ Qxe6 37. Qf4
h6 38. Nc5 Qe8 39. Nd3 Kh7 40. c7 Qe6 41. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Boskovic Memorial"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 Ne7 (11... f5 $142) 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13.
Nc2 Be6 {A rather dubious line. After Ne3, Bd3 and Qf3 it is impossible for
Black to advance d5 or f5.} 14. Bd3 (14. Ne3 $16) 14... O-O 15. O-O {With the
Bishop on b7 Black would have something like f5 exf5 d5, but here he has no
play at all.} Kh8 $6 (15... Rab8 16. Qf3 Bh6 17. Ne3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 $16) (15...
Rfc8 $142 16. Qf3 Rc5 17. Ne3 Qd7 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Bc2 a5 {If there is no
chance for an active plan, a passive play is required. Of course there is no
fun playing such a position, but Black had just to wait, there was nothing
better anyway.} 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 $16) 16. Qf3 Rab8 17. Ne3 Qb7 18. Bc2 f5
$2 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 $18 {Now White has a pawn up in a strategically
winning position. The difference between Bishops and pawn structures is
obvious.} b4 21. cxb4 Qxb4 22. Rad1 Qxb2 23. Bb3 a5 24. Rxd6 a4 25. Bxf7 Rb7
26. Rd7 Qb5 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Bd5 Qa7 29. Qe6 Qd4 30. g3 a3 31. Qe7 Qb2 32. Qc5
Rb8 33. Rc1 Bf8 34. Qe3 Qd4 35. Qg5 Bg7 36. Rc7 Bh6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb3 a5 19. Qg5 Ng6 (19... Qb7) 20. Nxb5
a4 21. Bd1 Qc5 22. Nd4 $6 (22. c4 {The vulnerability of pawns d6 and f5 make
this advance possible. It is unclear why didn't White just repeat the game
Bruzon-Handke?} Qxc4 23. Nxd6 Qxa2 24. Re2 Qxd5 25. Nxf5 Ra5 26. g4 Kh8 27. Qe3
Ne5 28. Rd2 Qc6 29. Be2 Rg8 30. Rd6 Qc7 31. Rc1 Qb8 {Due to White's weakened
kingside the position remains double-edged, Bruzon-Handke, Oropesa del Mar,
1999. White managed to outplay the opponent later on.}) 22... Bxd4 23. cxd4
Qxd4 24. h4 (24. Qxf5 Rfe8 $13 {[%cal Ge8e5]}) 24... Qe5 $1 25. h5 $6 (25. f3
$142 $13) 25... f6 26. Qg3 (26. Qd2 Nf4 $17) 26... Qxg3 27. fxg3 Ne7 {Exchange
of queens is an achievement for Black.} 28. b3 Nxd5 29. bxa4 Ne7 30. g4 d5 {
Sooner or later Black's central pawns will play major role. White is already
clear worse.} 31. gxf5 Kg7 $1 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Gg7h6,Gh6g5]} 32. Bb3 Kh6 33.
Rc1 (33. Rd1 Ra5 34. Rd4 Kxh5 35. Rfd1 {with some chances to escape, although
rooks endgames will be difficult for White anyway.}) 33... Rfc8 34. Rcd1 Ra5
35. Rd4 Kxh5 36. Rb4 (36. Rfd1 Rcc5) 36... Kg5 37. Rb7 Nxf5 38. Rxh7 Rac5 39.
Rd7 d4 {once these pawns start to roll, usually nothing can stop them.} 40. Be6
d3 41. Bxf5 $4 ({Much more stubborn was} 41. Rxf5+ Rxf5 42. Rg7+ Kf4 43. g3+ (
43. Bxc8 d2 44. Rd7 Rc5 (44... e3 45. Ba6) 45. Rxd2 Rxc8 46. Rb2 (46. a5 Rc1+
47. Kh2 Rc5 48. a6 Ra5 49. Rd6 f5 50. Re6 Rxa2 51. Kg1 Ke3 52. Kh2 Ke2 53. Kg3
e3 54. Rf6 Kd1 55. Rb6 e2 56. Rb1+ Kd2) (46. Kf1 Rc1+ 47. Ke2 Rg1 {winning
g-pawn}) 46... Ke3 47. Rb3+ Kd4 $17 (47... Kd2 48. Kf2)) 43... Ke3 44. Bxf5 d2
45. Bg4 f5 46. Bh5 Rc1+ 47. Kg2 d1=Q 48. Bxd1 Rxd1 $17) 41... Rxf5 $19 42. Rg7+
Kh6 43. Rxf5 Kxg7 44. Rd5 e3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Sr"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Rb8 13. Nc2 O-O 14. h4 Be6 $5
{Same idea as 14...Be7 - Black simply ignores White's h2-h4 and prepares to
transfer the bishop to b6.} 15. Nce3 (15. Nxf6+ {Only this move can underline
drawback of 14...Be6 (comparing to 14...Be7), but it is too dangerous for
White to take pawn d6 and remain undeveloped.} Qxf6 16. Qxd6 Rbc8 $44) 15...
Be7 16. g3 Qd7 $11 17. Bd3 Bd8 18. Bc2 Kh8 (18... Bb6 19. Qd3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Ne7
$11) 19. Qd3 Bb6 20. Rd1 Bxe3 (20... Rfd8 21. O-O Ne7 22. Bb3 Bc5 $11) 21. Nxe3
Rbd8 22. Bb3 Ne7 23. Rd2 (23. O-O {might change nothing, but is a move of
first necessity.}) 23... Bxb3 (23... f5 $5) 24. axb3 f5 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Nxf5
Rxf5 27. O-O d5 28. Rfd1 Qf7 (28... e4 $2 29. Qxe4 $16) 29. Qe4 $5 d4 (29...
Rf8 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxf2 $11) 30. cxd4 exd4 31. Rxd4 Rf8 {The
counterplay on the f-file secures Black easy draw.} 32. Rd7 (32. f4 Qxb3 {
[%csl Rg3]}) 32... Qxb3 33. R1d2 R5f6 (33... a5 34. Ra7 {with idea 35.Rxa5 or
35.Qxf5. However, Black can hold here too:} h6 $1 (34... a4 $4 35. Qxf5 Rxf5
36. Rd8+ Qg8 37. Raa8 $18) 35. Rxa5 Rxf2 36. Rxf2 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2
Qd2+ 39. Kf3 Qxa5) 34. Qe7 Qg8 {Looks like White achieved something, but
Black's pieces can create counterplay even from the backrank!} 35. R7d6 (35. b4
Re8 36. Qxe8 Qxe8 37. Rd8 Qg8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $11) (35. Rd8 Rxf2 $1) 35... Re8
36. Qd7 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Qa8 38. Qd8+ (38. Qd8+ Re8 (38... Rf8 $2 39. Qxa8 Rxa8 40.
Rxa6 $1) 39. Qxa8 Rxa8 40. Rxf6 (40. Rd8+ Rf8 41. Rxa8 Rxa8 42. b4 Kg8 43. Ra2
Rc8 44. Rxa6 Rc4 $11) 40... gxf6 41. Rd7 Rc8 42. Rd6 (42. h5 Rc2 43. h6 Kg8 $11
) 42... Rc2 43. Kg2 Kg7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Site "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Date "2006.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Maze, Sebastien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 Nf6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 f4 {A rather
doubtful move.} (13... O-O $142 $13) (13... b4 14. cxb4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxb4 16.
Qxf5 $14) 14. g3 $1 (14. O-O $13) (14. O-O-O $6 b4 $1 15. cxb4 Bxd5 16. exd5
Nxb4 17. Kb1 Nxd3 (17... Rb8 18. Rhe1 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 O-O 20. Nc4 Rb4 21. b3 Qb8
22. Na5 Qb5 23. Rh3 Re8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Nc6 e4 26. Qf5 f3 27. Rxf3 f6 28.
Rfe3 Rc4 29. Rxe4 Rcxe4 {0-1 Jurcak,M-Manik,M (2455)/Bratislava 1997/EXT 98})
18. Rxd3 O-O 19. Rh3 h6 20. Qh4 (20. Qf5 Qb6 $17) 20... Qb6 21. Rb3 Qd4 22. g4
Qe4+ {0-1 Tlhaleroc,I-Low,S/Guarapuava 1995}) 14... Ne7 (14... O-O 15. Rg1 $14
(15. O-O-O $14) (15. gxf4 exf4 $13)) (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Qg5 (16. Be4
$14 {1-0 Bielczyk,J (2410)-Remon,A (2375)/Cienfuegos 1983 (45)}) 16... Ng6 17.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nc2 O-O 19. g4 e4 20. Bxe4 Rfe8 21. f3 Ne5 22. Kf2 Nc4 (22...
Nxg4+ 23. fxg4 Rxe4 24. Rhe1 $16) 23. Rab1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lukashok,A (2276)
-Pridorozhni,A (2348)/St Petersburg 2000 (61)}) (14... fxg3 15. hxg3 $16) (
14... b4 15. Nxb4 Nxb4 16. cxb4 Qb6 17. Nc2 Bf6 18. Qe2 Rg8 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20.
Qxc4 $16 {1-0 Fusco,L (2278)-Granara Barreto,S (2223)/Vicente Lopez 2005 (52)})
15. Nxe7 {The best.} Qxe7 16. Nc2 (16. gxf4 $6 {allows Black to open the long
diagonal with} b4 $1 17. cxb4 exf4 {[%csl Gg7] with advantage}) 16... Rc8 $146
{A novelty which cannot change anything: White is much better thanks to his
superior pawn structure and the "dead" bishop on g7.  Other moves that have
been tried in practice are:} (16... O-O 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. O-O-O Be5
20. Nb4 Rg8 21. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Martin Gonzalez,A (2340)-Piasetski,L (2395)/
Alicante 1977 (61)}) (16... Rb8 17. Nb4 (17. gxf4 $5 exf4 18. Nb4 Qb7 19. O-O-O
a5 20. Nd5 $16) 17... Qb7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 $16 {1-0 Freyse,H-Matthey,H/
Rostock 1982 (31)}) (16... Qf6 17. Nb4 Ke7 18. a4 Bh6 19. axb5 axb5 20. O-O $16
{1-0 Jacobs-Schulz/Corr 1985 (32)}) (16... d5 17. gxf4 exf4 18. O-O-O (18. O-O
Bxc3 $1 19. bxc3 Rg8+ 20. Kh1 Bg4 $19) 18... O-O-O 19. Nb4 $16) (16... Qb7 17.
Rg1 Bf6 18. gxf4 exf4 19. Nd4 Qe7 20. a4 b4 21. Bxa6 $18 {1-0 Groszpeter,A 
(2520)-Szuk,B (2335)/Hungary 1995 (40)}) 17. a4 O-O 18. axb5 axb5 19. O-O Bc4
20. Nb4 Qe6 ({After} 20... Bxd3 21. Nxd3 {the knight will return to b4 anyway})
21. Rfd1 Ra8 (21... Bxd3 22. Rxd3 f5 23. exf5 Qxf5 (23... Rxf5 24. Rxd6 $16)
24. Qxf5 Rxf5 25. Rd5 $16 (25. Rxd6 Bf8 $14)) 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nd5 $1 {
Unless achieving some concrete benefits, it obviously makes no sense for White
to exchange pawns on f4 and open the long diagonal for black bishop.} (23. gxf4
$6 exf4 24. Qf3 Be5 $14) 23... Bxd3 (23... Bxd5 24. exd5 Qh6 25. Qxh6 Bxh6 26.
Bxb5 $16) 24. Rxd3 Ra2 25. b4 Kh8 26. Kg2 h6 27. h3 {The difference between
the minor pieces is enormous, strategically White is completely winning.
Black's only hope is to keep his rook active and try to prevent White from
making progress.} Ra1 28. Rd1 Ra2 29. Rd3 Ra1 30. Qe2 (30. Qg4 Rc1 31. Qxe6 (
31. gxf4 Qxg4+ (31... exf4 32. Qxf4 $18) 32. hxg4 exf4 33. Nxf4 Rxc3 (33...
Bxc3 34. Ne2 $18) 34. Rxc3 Bxc3 35. Nd5 Bd4 36. f4 Kg7 37. f5 $16) 31... fxe6
32. Nc7 d5 33. Nxe6 dxe4 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. gxf4 (35. Rd7 $2 f3+ 36. Kh2 Kg6 37.
Nxg7 e3 $19) 35... Bf6 (35... exf4 36. Rd7 $18) 36. Rd7+ Kg6 37. Rd5 exf4 38.
Nxf4+ Kf7 39. Rf5 $16) 30... Qg6 (30... f5 31. g4 (31. gxf4 exf4 32. Nxf4 Qxe4+
33. Qxe4 fxe4 34. Rxd6 Bxc3 $16 {Due to the little number of remaining pawns
this leaves Black with chances to draw.}) 31... fxe4 32. Qxe4 $16) 31. g4 h5
32. Ne7 (32. Nc7 $16) 32... Qg5 $2 (32... Qe6 33. Nd5 (33. Nf5 Qb3 $132 {
[%cal Gb3b1]}) 33... Qg6 34. Nc7 $16) 33. Nf5 $18 f3+ (33... Bf8 34. Rd5 $18)
34. Qxf3 Qc1 35. Kg3 Bf6 36. h4 ({It's never too late to lose a winning
position:} 36. gxh5 $2 Qg5+ $1 37. Qg4 Rg1+ $19) 36... hxg4 37. Kxg4 Kh7 38.
Rxd6 Qg1+ 39. Ng3 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Arzumanian, Georgy"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.10.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3
Bg4 {The idea to provoke f2-f3 and weaken the diagonal a7-g1 was played first
by Pelikan in 1956...} (8... Be6) 9. Be2 {Probably better than 9.f3, which
fully justifies 8...Bg4.} (9. f3 Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 10. Bc4 Rc8 11. O-O Nb4 $11
{[%csl Rd5] secures Black good control over key square d5.}) 9... Bxe2 10. Qxe2
d5 11. Bg5 $1 {As usual fighting for d5 square in Sveshnikov is best White can
do.} (11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 (12. Nc4 Bb4 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxb4
Nxb4 $11 {1-0 Magem Badals,J-Simonet Pons,M/Andorra 2001 (40)}) 12... Qxd5 13.
O-O Nd4 14. Qd3 Rd8 {is at least equal for Black, 0-1 Adhami,V-Solomon,K/
Istanbul 2000 (39)}) 11... d4 (11... Nd4 12. Qd3 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Bxf6
gxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. c3 {followed by Nd6+}) 15. O-O Qc7 16. c3 Ne6 17. Qf3
O-O-O $13 {1/2-1/2 Felgaer,R-Halkias,S/Yerevan 2000 (35)}) 12. Nd5 Qa5+ (12...
Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc4 Rb8 15. a5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. O-O Ng6 18. g3 $14
{/+/- 1-0 Timofeev,A-Ni Hua/Goa IND 2002 (37)}) 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Bg5 Be7 (14...
Qa5+ $11 {is objectively the right decision.}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc4 $14 a5
$146 {Otherwise White will fix it with a4-a5, see the above-given Timofeev-Ni
Hua. Black needs more air on the queenside, 16...a5 secures important square
a6 for the rook.} 17. O-O O-O 18. Ncb6 (18. Ra3 $142 $1 Nb4 (18... Bg5 19. Rb3
$14 {/+/-}) (18... Ra6 19. Rb3) 19. Rb3 $5 Nxd5 $140 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Nb6 $16)
18... Ra6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 (19... Qxf6 $2 20. Nd7 $18) 20. Ra3 $2 {The desired
attack doesn't work and Black remains with an extra knight.} (20. Nd5 f5 21. f3
$14) (20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Nd5 Ne7 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. f4 $5 $36) 20... Rxb6 $19 (
20... Qxb6 $4 21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Qg4 $18) 21. Qh5 (21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Qg4 Rg8 $19)
(21. Rh3 Re8 22. Qg4+ Kf8 23. Rxh7 Ke7 24. f4 d3 $19) (21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rh3 Rg8
23. Qh4 Rg7 $19) 21... Re8 $8 {The only move, but enough to win...} 22. f4 (22.
Qh6 Ne7 23. Rh3 Ng6 $19) (22. Rh3 Kf8 $19) 22... Kf8 23. Raf3 Re6 24. Qxh7 exf4
25. Rxf4 Ne5 {Everything is protected, the king will be safe on e7, the knight
is great on e5. White can resign.} 26. h4 Ke7 27. h5 Qf8 28. h6 Rbc6 29. Rh4
Rc8 30. Qf5 b6 31. Qh3 Ng6 32. Rg4 Qh8 33. Rf5 Qh7 34. Rh5 Rxc2 35. Qa3+ Ke8
36. Qd3 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rc5 38. Rh3 Ne5 39. Rg7 Qxh6 40. Rg8+ Ke7 41. Qa6 Qf4+ 42.
Rhg3 Nd7 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "205"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {Shirov and Karjakin already played
this position twice and both times the Ukrainian emerged victorious.} Bg5 (
11... O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. g3 Be6 15. a3 a5 16. Nce3 Re8 17. a4 $1 b4
18. Bb5 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2694)-Shirov,A (2739)/Crete 2007 (32). with a very
unpleasant position for Black.}) 12. Nc2 O-O {This time Shirov goes for the
main lines.} (12... Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17.
Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 Kh8 19. b4 f5 20. Bc6 Ra7 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. bxa5 Bd3 23. Bb5
Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Raf7 25. O-O Qxh4 26. Qe2 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2678)-Shirov,A (2715)/
Wijk aan Zee 2007 (41). and again it turned out that Black is in troubles.})
13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 {The plan to delay
castle short became popular after the game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Wijk-aan-Zee
2005. Since then its theory developed a lot. White's idea is to wait for the
answer ...g7-g6 and then sacrifice the h-pawn in order to create an attack on
the h-file.} (17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 20. Be2 Bf7 21. Nc4 Nd4 22.
cxd4 Bxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2710)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Monte Carlo (rapid)
1998 (35)}) 17... g6 18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. Qe2 {A new move. Usually White
was trying to use the second rank for the transfer of his rook to the h-file.
Karjakin keeps the possibility to transfer the queen on h2.} ({The main
theoretical variation continues} 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+ 22. Kd2 (22. Kf1 f5
$132) 22... Ne7 {with wild complications, where Black seems to have enough
resources to keep the balance. Recently Shirov had a pleasant experience in
this line:} 23. Kc1 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Be6 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Kb1 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 Bf6
28. Kc2 Qb6 29. Rf1 Qe3 30. Qd3 Qc5 31. Rd1 Rb6 32. Qg3 Ra8 33. Rd5 Qc7 34. Rf5
Qd8 35. Rd5 Qc7 36. Qh3 $2 {Wrongly avoiding the repetition} Ra7 37. Qe3 Rb8
38. Qd3 Rd8 39. Qd2 Kg7 40. Rd3 h5 41. e5 dxe5 42. fxe5 Be7 $17 {0-1 Jakovenko,
D-Shirov,A/Foros 2007 (53) and Black went on to win.}) 20... f5 21. f4 exf4 22.
gxf4 Bh4+ 23. Kd1 Rb7 {An important position for the evaluation of 20.Qe2} 24.
Qh2 ({The critical variation to fight for advantage is} 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Nxf5
Rxf5 26. Qg4 $1 (26. Rxh4 {leads to a draw:} Qxh4 27. Qe8+ Kg7 28. Qxc6 Qh1+
29. Kc2 Qg2+ 30. Kd1 (30. Kb1 $2 Rh5 31. Qxb7+ Kh6) 30... Qh1+ $11 ({After} 
30... Rh5 $6 31. Qxb7+ Kh6 32. Qe7 Rh1+ 33. Qe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kxe1 {only White can
try to play for a win})) 26... Rh5 27. Ra2) 24... g5 25. Ba6 $6 {This
practically forces Shirov to sacrifice the exchange for a strong attack.} ({
After} 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Qh3 {the position is double-edged})
25... Rxb3 26. Kc2 {The idea of the previous move, but Black will have
counterplay against the exposed king on b3.} ({No time for} 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 (
26... Rb1+ 27. Kc2 Rxh1 28. Qxh1 Qxc8 29. Nxf5 $14) 27. Kc2 {due to} Qb7 $19)
26... Bxa6 ({Worse is} 26... Rb8 27. Bxc8 Qxc8 28. fxg5) 27. Kxb3 fxe4 28. fxg5
({A move like} 28. Ka3 {would have been more cautious. Black has a good
compensation for the exchange, but the position is still highly unclear.})
28... Qb8+ 29. Rb4 $2 (29. Kc2 $2 Bd3+ 30. Kd2 Qb2+ 31. Kd1 Rf2 $19) (29. Ka3
$2 Rf2 $19) ({Correct was} 29. Nb4 $1 {and after some wild complications White
is able to make a draw:} Nxb4 ({Or} 29... axb4 30. Qxh4 bxc3+ 31. Kxc3 Qb7 (
31... Qc7 32. Nd5 Qg7+ 33. Nf6 $18) 32. Qxe4 $13 {/=}) 30. Qxh4 Nd3+ 31. Rb4 $1
Qa7 32. g6 $1 axb4 ({similar is} 32... Nc5+ 33. Kb2) 33. Qxh7+ Qxh7 34. Rxh7+
Kg8 35. Ng4 $1 {White escapes thanks to this resource. Black can't remove the
rook with check and is forced to repeat the position.} Nc5+ 36. Kb2 $1 (36.
Kxb4 $2 Rb8+ 37. Ka3 Rb7 38. Nh6+ Kf8 39. g7+ Rxg7 40. Rh8+ Ke7 41. Nf5+ Kf6
42. Nxg7 Kxg7 $19) 36... Nd3+ 37. Kb3 $11) 29... axb4 (29... Nxb4 $2 30. cxb4 {
[%csl Rh4]}) 30. Qxh4 (30. cxb4 Na5+ $19) 30... bxc3+ 31. Kxc3 Qa7 32. Qxe4 (
32. g6 $2 Qd4+ 33. Kc2 Bd3+ $19) 32... Ne5 33. g6 Bd3 34. Rxh7+ Qxh7 35. Qxe5+
dxe5 36. gxh7 Bxh7 {The endgame is winning for Black, curiously, even without
the e-pawn. However, in a practical game White's chances to achieve a draw are
higher than Black's chances to win.} 37. Ng4 Rc8+ 38. Kb4 e4 ({Black can't
keep the pawn on e5:} 38... Re8 39. Nc7 Re7 40. Nd5) 39. Ngf6 Bf5 (39... Kg7 $2
40. Nxh7 Kxh7 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Nxe4 $11) 40. Nh5 Bg4 41. Ng3 Bf3 42. Nf5 Rc1
43. Nc3 Kh7 44. Kc4 {The king approaches and White inevitably wins the pawn.}
Rc2 (44... Kg6 45. Ng3 e3 46. Kd3 Re1 47. Nce2 {changes nothing}) 45. Kd4 Kg6
46. Ne3 Rd2+ 47. Ke5 Rd3 48. Ned5 Rd2 49. Nxe4 {Thanks to the tablebases the
evaluation of this position is clear: Black can win in ...208 moves! However,
the best play for both sides is incomprehensible for a human logic and
therefore I see no sense to analyze such an endgame here at all.  Moreover,
things are even more complicated: according to the existing FIDE rules the
weaker side can claim a draw if for 50 (or for some positions 100) consecutive
moves there is no piece capture or pawn moves. So basically in the next part
Black can win only if White makes bad mistakes. Karjakin defended well and
thus Shirov had to agree to a draw in the end.} Ra2 50. Nf4+ Kh6 51. Ne6 Ra5+
52. Kf4 Bd1 53. Nd4 Kg6 54. Nc3 Bh5 55. Ne4 Rd5 56. Ke3 Rd8 57. Nc6 Re8 58. Kd4
Ra8 59. Ne5+ Kg7 60. Nd6 Kf6 61. Ne4+ Ke6 62. Nc5+ Kf5 63. Nc6 Re8 64. Nb4 Rd8+
65. Ke3 Be8 66. Nbd3 Bb5 67. Nb4 Rh8 68. Nbd3 Rh3+ 69. Kd4 Rh4+ 70. Ke3 Rc4 71.
Nb3 Re4+ 72. Kd2 Rh4 73. Kc3 Ke4 74. Nd2+ Kd5 75. Nb4+ Kd6 76. Nc2 Rh3+ 77. Kb2
Kd5 78. Na3 Ba4 79. Nc2 Kc5 80. Kc1 Rd3 81. Ne1 Rc3+ 82. Kb2 Kb4 83. Nb1 Rb3+
84. Kc1 Rh3 85. Nc2+ Kc4 86. Ne1 Rh1 87. Kd2 Rh2+ 88. Ke3 Bd1 89. Nd2+ Kd5 90.
Nef3 Re2+ 91. Kf4 Re8 92. Kg3 Rf8 93. Kg2 Bxf3+ 94. Nxf3 Ke4 95. Nd2+ Kd3 96.
Nf1 Rf6 97. Ng3 Rf4 98. Nh5 Rf8 99. Ng3 Ke3 100. Nf1+ Ke2 101. Ng3+ Ke1 102.
Ne4 Rf7 103. Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2006.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Bd7 15. exf5 O-O (15... Nb8 {is probably not sufficient in view of} 16. a4 $1
Bxb5 17. axb5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 O-O 19. Qa3 ({Also strong is Winckelmann's
suggestion} 19. O-O Nd7 20. Qa7 $1) ({But not} 19. Qa4 $2 Nd7 20. O-O Nf6 21.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Rd1 d5 23. c4 d4 $17 {0-1 Murariu,A (2475)-Rogozenko,D (2517)/
Timisoara 2005 (43)})) 16. O-O Rb8 17. a4 Re8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Qe4 f6 20. b4 Ne7
21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 $146 {The theory of this theoretical line is very
new. In the only existing game Black equalized easily, but White's play could
be improved. Therefore the Chinese GM makes an attempt to change something
earlier, but Almasi shows the drawback of Black's idea.} (22... Rxe7 23. Rfd1
Qc7 ({Serious attention deserves} 23... Qc8 {[%cal Ge7c7]}) 24. Rd3 ({Correct
is} 24. Ra3 $1 Bf8 25. a5 {with advantage for White.}) 24... d5 $1 25. Rxd5 (
25. Qxd5 e4 26. Re3 Rd8 27. Qb3 Bh6 $13) 25... Qxc3 26. Rad1 Ree8 27. b5 Bf8
28. Qh4 Be7 29. g3 {1/2-1/2 Parligras,M (2564)-Nguyen,N (2466)/Budapest 2004})
23. a5 ({Stronger than} 23. Rfd1 Qc7 24. Ra3 Bf8 {when} 25. a5 {runs into} d5
$1 {(in opposite to the game Parligras-Nguyen - see there 24.Ra3! - here the
rook on e8 instead of e7 makes the difference in Black's favour)} 26. Qxd5 (26.
Rxd5 Bxb4 $19) 26... Rbd8 27. Qf3 (27. Qb3 Qxc3 $1) 27... e4 28. Qe2 e3 $1 $132
) (23. Qd5 Rec8 24. Ra3 Qd7 {is also okay for Black.}) 23... Rec8 24. Rfb1 $1 {
A new and powerful concept for these positions: White sacrifices the c-pawn
and shows that if Black is not well coordinated he has big difficulties to
stop White's pawns.} Qd7 $2 (24... Rxc3 {looks very risky, even if things are
far from clear:} 25. b5 Qa7 (25... Rc7 26. b6 Rcb7 27. a6 Rxb6 28. Rxb6 Rxb6
29. a7 $18) (25... d5 26. Qxd5 Rc5 27. Qe6 Qxe6 (27... Qd8 28. b6 $18) 28. fxe6
Rcxb5 29. Rxb5 Rxb5 30. a6 Rb8 31. a7 Ra8 32. e7 Kg8 33. Rb1 $18) 26. Qe2 {
[%cal Gb5b6]} ({Better is} 26. Qd5 {and only White can play for a win.}) 26...
Qa8 (26... Qd4 27. b6 Rc6 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Bh6 30. Rb3 d5 31. Kf1 (31. a6
$4 Rcxb6 32. Rxb6 Bxe3+ $19) 31... d4 32. a6 $18) 27. b6 Rc6 28. Qb5 Rc5 $1 (
28... Bf8 29. Rc1 $18) (28... Bh6 29. a6 Rcxb6 30. Qxb6 Rxb6 31. Rxb6 Qa7 32.
Rb7 Qd4 33. Rab1 $18) 29. Qa4 Qa6 {and Black blockades the pawns.}) ({The
critical move is} 24... Qf7 $1 {preparing the advance ...d5 and at the same
time preventing 25.c4. Black's main idea is to bring the bishop to c5:} 25. b5
(25. Rd1 $2 Rxc3) 25... d5 26. Qd3 (26. Qe2 Bf8 27. b6 Bc5 28. Rb5 Qd7 {
[%cal Gd7c6]} (28... d4 29. c4 e4 $13)) 26... Bf8 27. b6 Bc5 28. Rb5 d4 29. c4
e4 $1 30. Qxe4 (30. Qb3 e3 $13) 30... Qxc4 31. Rbb1 Bb4 $13 {This position is
very likely to end in some sort of draw.}) 25. c4 d5 $8 (25... Bf8 26. Qd5 (26.
b5 d5 $1) 26... Qxf5 27. b5 Rc5 (27... Qd7 28. a6 $18) 28. Qf7 Rbc8 (28... Qc8
29. a6 $18) 29. b6 Rxc4 30. Rf1 $1 (30. b7 $4 Qxb1+ 31. Rxb1 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1
Rxc1#) 30... Rg4 31. g3 $1 (31. b7 $2 Rxg2+ $11) 31... Rg7 32. Qd5 $18) 26.
cxd5 ({Black has good chances to escape after} 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. cxd5 Bf8 28.
b5 Rc2 29. b6 Bc5 {For instance:} 30. b7 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Ba7 32. a6 Rd2 33. Rc1
Rxd5 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. h3 Rb5 36. Rxb8 Bxb8 37. a7 Bxa7 38. Rxa7 Kh6 $11 39. Ra6
Kg5 $1) 26... Bf8 27. h3 $16 {With four pawns for the piece and no active
counterplay for Black, the evaluation is clear: Black has a tough fight for
the draw.} Rb5 28. a6 Qd6 29. a7 Ra8 30. Qc4 Rb6 31. Rc1 Qd7 32. Ra6 $5 ({
Another possibility to play for a win was to exchange queens:} 32. Qc7 Qxc7 (
32... Rb7 33. d6 Bxd6 34. Qxd7 Rxd7 35. Rd1 Raxa7 36. Rxa7 Rxa7 37. Rxd6 $18)
33. Rxc7 Rxb4 (33... Bxb4 34. Rac1 Bf8 35. R1c6 $16) 34. Ra6 Rd4 35. Rxf6 Rxd5
36. g4 $16) 32... Rxb4 (32... Rxa6 33. Qxa6 Qxa7 34. Qxf6+ Qg7 35. Qe6 Bxb4 36.
Rc4 $16) 33. Qc6 Rxa7 34. Rxa7 Qxa7 35. Qxf6+ Qg7 36. Qe6 Rb8 37. Rc4 e4 38.
Rxe4 Qc7 39. g3 Rb6 40. Qe8 Rb8 (40... Rf6 $142 41. g4 Kg7 42. Kg2 $16) 41. Qc6
Qd8 42. Kg2 Qa5 43. d6 $1 $18 Qxf5 44. d7 Rd8 45. Re8 Rxd7 46. Rxf8+ Qxf8 47.
Qxd7 Qa8+ 48. Kh2 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "2001.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Gongora Reyes, Maikel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 (13. a4 $142 $14
{/=.}) 13... O-O 14. Bg2 (14. h4 Bh6 15. Bh3 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nde3 Bxe3
18. Nxe3 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Vokarev,S-Yagupov,I/Linares 2000/ (54)}) 14... a5 15. a3
(15. O-O Ne7 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Be6 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Malakhov,V-Kharlov,A/Saint Vincent 2000/ (49)}) 15... Ne7 16. Nce3 {It is
known for long time that in such a way is impossible to get any advantage out
of the opening. Black is happy to trade his dark-squared bishop for any of the
white knights.} Bxe3 17. Nxe3 b4 18. axb4 (18. cxb4 {This would lose control
over d4-square.} axb4 19. O-O bxa3 (19... b3 $5 {[%cal Re7c6,Rc6d4]} 20. Rc1
$14 (20. Nd5 Nc6)) 20. bxa3 Nc6 $11) 18... axb4 19. O-O Be6 20. Qd3 (20. c4 b3
(20... Nc6 21. b3 Nd4 22. Qd3 Ra8 23. Nc2 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 Qb6 $11) 21. Ra6 $1 (
21. Qd3 Nc6 $132) 21... Qc8 22. Rxd6 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Qd2 $11) 20... bxc3
21. bxc3 Qc7 {The position is absolutely equal.} 22. Rfd1 Rb6 23. h4 Rc8 24.
Ra3 h6 25. Rda1 Qc5 26. Ra6 Rxa6 27. Rxa6 Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.15"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[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 "Emsdetten Turm"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 {The old good
move. In the last decade almost everyone switched to the fashionable 13.h4. 13.
Be2 was proved to give Black enough chances to reach equality, and that's how
the more ambitious 13.h4 practically replaced it in the practice. But in fact
the thing is, that after 13.Be2 in arising equal positions there is still
quite a lot of room for White to outplay less experienced opponent, and that's
exactly what happened in this game.  As we'll see in examples below, often
even very strong GMs with Black can succumb to the pressure, if White
skillfully arranges the pieces.} Bg5 14. Qd3 (14. O-O a5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Nce3
Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qd7 (17... Qc7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bg4 Ne7 20. Qe2 d5 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Qg4 Rb6 23. Qg3 Rc6 24. Qg5 d4 25. Ng4 Ng6 26. h4 {and White won after a
long battle, Kamsky-Ivanchuk, Tilburg (rapid) 1992.}) (17... Qb6 $5) 18. h3
Rfd8 19. Bg4 Ne7 20. Rfd1 Rbc8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qc2 Rb8 24. Nc4
Qb5 25. Qxa4 $16 {1-0 Kamsky,G-Lputian,S/Biel 1993 (61)}) 14... a5 (14... Ne7
15. Ncb4) 15. Rd1 {An interesting move order, discovered by Zigurds Lanka. It
considerably limits Black's options.} Be6 (15... Ne7 16. Nce3 $5 (16. O-O Nxd5
17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bxa2 $11 20. Ra6 Bb3 21. Na1 (21. Na3 b4)
21... Bc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rxa5 Rfe8 $44 {[%csl Ra1]}) (16. Nxe7+ Bxe7 17. Ne3
Be6 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. O-O (19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Bxa2 $13) 19...
Bd8 $11) 16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Be6 {due to White's move order, Black does not
have time for the typical Qb6 and Rd8 - pawn d6 is attacked.} 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19.
Rxd6 Bxa2 {This position needs practical tests. I suspect Black didn't solve
all problems yet. In the game Lanka-Nikso Koivisto, Cappelle la Grande 1992 
(which reached this position after a slightly different move order) Black
quickly found himself in troubles after} 20. O-O b4 21. Ra6 $1 $16) 16. O-O Ne7
{In principle Black is doing everything correctly - he uses the fact that
White left pawn a2 without protection for a moment and attacks knight d5 once
again. Another plan is to play g6 with idea Kh8 and f5.} 17. Nce3 Bxe3 {
In this particular position this typical trade doesn't fully solve all
problems due to White's pressure on the d-file.} (17... Qd7 $5 18. h3 {[%cal
Ge2g4]} (18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. Nd5 Bd8 $11) 18... Rfd8 19. Bg4 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Qe8
21. Bxe6 fxe6 $13 {The position is approximately equal, but accuracy from
Black is required.}) 18. Nxe3 Rb6 (18... Bxa2 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 a4 $5 21.
Ra6 $14 (21. Rd7 Ng6 22. g3 Be6 23. Rd6 b4 $132)) 19. Rd2 $1 b4 $6 (19... Bxa2
$6 20. Ra1 (20. b4 $5)) (19... Qc8 $142 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. h3 Ng6 22. Bg4 Nf4 $14
) 20. c4 $1 Qc7 $6 (20... Qc8 $142 {Black will not be able to avoid Bg4 later,
but provoking h3 can only favour Black - the pawn on h2 will take away an
important square from White's pieces.}) (20... b3 {doesn't work, White has two
pleasant options - either to take and protect it with Bd1, or play directly 21.
c5. A move like b4-b3 is justified mostly when it forces White to answer a2-a3,
which makes Black happy - the pawn b2 becomes a potential weakness after that.}
) 21. b3 g6 $6 {It is not clear why did Black need this move, if he didn't
intend f7-f5.} (21... Nc6 $2 22. Qxd6) (21... Qc8 22. Rfd1 Ng6 $5 $16) (21...
f6 22. Bg4 Bf7 23. Rfd1 $16) 22. Bg4 $1 Qc5 $2 {The queen will be needed to
protect the weak pawn on e6.} (22... f5 23. Bh3 $14 {/+/-}) 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24.
Nd1 {[%csl Re6] Time for Black to find a very exact plan to defend his pawn
weaknesses. In the game he quickly collapsed. However, Black's position is
already difficult, White will press on d6 and connect it with c4-c5, which
together with knight on d3 will lead to loss of e5-pawn.} Rd8 $6 25. Nb2 Rbb8
$2 26. Qh3 $18 Qc8 27. Rfd1 {Black loses material. The game is over.} Nc6 28.
Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Nd4 30. Nd3 {Next part is easy for White - there are still
many weaknesses left in Black's camp. The game is a good example of how a
careless play easy leads to Black's disaster in this system.} Qc7 31. c5 Rd8
32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qg4 Qc7 34. h4 Kg7 35. h5 Kf6 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Qh4+ Kg7 38.
Qg5 Nc6 39. g3 Qd7 40. Nxe5 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Bf3 {
White prevents d6-d5.} Qb6 $1 {Played first by Sermek, then by Krasenkow, this
idea is the best reply. It turns out that Black pushes d5 anyway.} 15. Nc2 d5
16. Qe2 {Novelty. White decides to keep the pressure in the center.} (16. exd5
Rd8 17. Qe2 (17. O-O Rg8 $13 {Forster-Sermek/SWZ-ch/1994.}) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5
Bxd5 19. Ne3 Be4 $132 {Illescas Cordoba-Krasenkow/Pamplona/1998}) 16... Rd8 17.
O-O h5 {Such ideas are quite typical for 11. ... Ne7 line (the idea of not
castling). Black King is rather safer in the center than elsewhere. But
Black's last move is a risky one. It's a kind of provocative move, asking
White to take the pawn, when the h-file will be open to attack the white King.
The concrete idea is to take the square g4 under control, preparing f5.} (17...
f5 18. exf5 e4 19. Bg4 $16) (17... dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Ne3 Qe6
$13) 18. Rfd1 (18. Bxh5 $2 dxe4 $17) 18... f5 19. exf5 e4 20. Bxh5 Qh6 21. g4
Qg5 {White is temporarily two pawns up, but can hardly keep them.} 22. Kh1 (22.
f6 $5 Ng8 $1 (22... Qxf6 23. a4 $36) 23. f4 Qh6 $1 24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Nxf6
$132) 22... Nxf5 23. Nd4 Ng7 {Taking back the pawn. But White mantains a
slight advantage, thanks to his strong Knight and the weaken dark squares. On
the other hand Black has enough counterplay on the kingside.} (23... Nxd4 24.
Rxd4 $14 (24. cxd4 Rc8 $13)) 24. Qe3 Qxe3 (24... Qf6 $5) 25. fxe3 Nxh5 26. gxh5
Rxh5 27. Rg1 Ke7 28. Raf1 Rdh8 29. Rf2 Bc8 $11 30. Rg7 Rf8 31. Kg1 Rh3 32. Rg3
Rh7 33. Ne2 Rh5 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14.
c4 (14. c3 {is the alternative. The game move begins a direct attack on
Black's queenside.}) 14... f5 15. Qf3 {This move exerts a big pressure on the
Black's position. The main threat is 16.exf5.} Re8 {'!?' King. This is
probably the only playable alternative to the main 15. ... bxc4.} (15... bxc4
16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 $1 (19. Rfd1 Bxd5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21.
Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa6 {leads only to a draw.}) 19... Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8
22. Bb3 (22. b3 {In the practice Black had good results after it, but the
evaluation of this wild position remains very unclear.}) 22... Rc5 23. Rad1 Rg5
24. d7 $2 (24. Rd2 $1 {[%cal Rd2g2] defending on g2!} Rd8 $1 $13 {and only
future practice can help to understand this extremely complicated position.} (
24... Bd5 $2 25. Nb6 Bxb3 26. Nd7 Qe6 27. Qxe6 Bxe6 28. Nxf8 Bxf8 29. d7 $18) (
24... Qg6 25. d7 $16)) 24... e3 $1 $132 {[%csl Rg2] 0-1 Moraru,M-Rogozenko,D/
Bucharest Fest EM 1998/ (42)}) 16. Rfe1 b4 (16... f4 17. Qh5 (17. cxb5 Qg5 18.
h3 (18. Qe2 Re6 $1 19. bxa6 Rg6 20. g3 h5 $44 {Ochoa de Echaguen,F}) 18... d5
$1 19. exd5 f5 $44 {Pons,B-Vallejo/Menorca 1993/}) 17... b4 18. Nc2 Rb8 19. b3
Rb6 20. h3 Kh8 21. a3 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Rg8 23. Kf1 Bf8 24. b4 Rg5 25. Qf3 d5 26.
exd5 Rh6 27. c5 Rxg2 28. Kxg2 Qg5+ 29. Kh2 Bxh3 30. Qxh3 Rxh3+ 31. Kxh3 Qh5+
32. Kg2 f3+ 33. Kg3 Bh6 34. Re4 f5 35. Rh4 Qg5+ 36. Kxf3 Qxh4 37. Ke2 Qg4+ 38.
Ke1 Qf4 39. d6 Qc1+ 40. Ke2 e4 {0-1 Egger,J-Sosa Macho,J/Rancagua 1993/Juniors
(40)}) 17. Nc2 f4 {King: 'Before forcing the knight back to c2, Kramnik
cleverly threw in ...Re8 to drag White's rook to e1. Why? Because the knight
might want to re-route via e1 in some positions, and now it takes a move
longer.'} 18. Be2 ({I wonder why White decided to decline the pawn sac} 18.
Nxb4 {If} Qb7 (18... Qg5 {(King) threatening ...Bg4} 19. h3 (19. Qe2 Re6 20.
Kh1 Rh6 $40) 19... h5 ({If that fails Black can always play more modestly by
recovering the pawn:} 19... Rb8) 20. Nd5 Bg4 21. hxg4 hxg4 22. Qe2 Re6 $40) 19.
Nd5 $16 (19. Nd5 Qxb2 20. Nc7)) 18... Rb8 19. b3 Kh8 20. Qh5 {King: 'Black
could easily slip into a passive position if he isn't careful. The next move
is brilliant:'} d5 {[%cal Rb8b6,Rb6h6,Re8g8,Gh6h2,Gg8g2] This positional pawn
sacrifice cleans the 3rd rank for the Rook. '!' King.} 21. cxd5 Rb6 {King:
'The third rank has been cleared for the rook to swing across to attack the
king. The pawn sacrifice has transformed Black's position.'} 22. Rad1 a5 (22...
Rh6 23. d6 $5 (23. d6 $1 {King} Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rd1 $16 {Compare this
with the game - here the b-pawn is unprotected.})) 23. d6 {White decides to
return the extra pawn, opening the d-file and exchanging one Rook pair.
Otherwise Black has an easy play on h- and g-files, while despite his extra
pawn is more difficult for White to create counterplay. King: 'Shirov takes no
chances and simplifies to an equal ending.'} Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rd1 (25.
Qxf7 Rf8 (25... Rd8 26. Qa7 Qd2 27. Qxa5 {[%cal Ra5d8]}) 26. Qa7 (26. Qd5 Qb6 {
[%cal Rc8b7]} 27. Qb5 $140 Qxb5 28. Bxb5 Rd8 $44) (26. Qc4 {King} Be6 27. Qd3
Qxd3 28. Bxd3 Rc8 $44 {White's knight is still very poorly placed - it lacks
solid protection.}) 26... Qd2 $44) 25... Qg6 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Bc4 Be6 28. Bxe6
Rxe6 29. Rd5 Rc6 $132 30. Ne1 Rc1 31. Kf1 f5 32. f3 Bf6 $1 33. Kf2 (33. Rxa5 $4
Bh4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 ({Two years ago in Linares they played another
Sveshnikov line:} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5
14. c4 O-O 15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 (18. Rfd1 {
Topalov-Radjabov, Linares 2004 (4)}) 18... Rb6 (18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qc3 (
20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Qe3 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 {Lutz-Radjabov, Plovdiv
Echt 2003 (1/2-1/2, 76)}) 20... Rxd6 21. Bf5 Qc6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxb5 axb5
24. Bxc8 {Bacrot-Yakovich, Aeroflot Open 2004 (1-0, 72)}) 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3 (
20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qe3 Rh6) 20... f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24.
Nc2 Bg7 25. Nb4 Qd6 26. Nc6 Bd7 27. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2722)-Radjabov,T 
(2656)/Linares 2004}) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 ({Another popular direction of play is} 16. Ra2
Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 (17... g6 18. h4 $1 $40) 18. Nxe3 Ne7 {and Black equalizes})
16... Kh8 17. Nce3 Be6 (17... g6 {allows again the perspective sacrifice of
the h-pawn:} 18. h4 $1 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 $36) (17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19.
O-O f5 (19... Bb7 20. Qc2 $14) 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qd5 $14) 18. h4
$5 {In this particular situation the advance of this pawn is very rare. Leko
will succeed soon to make it very profitable for White.} (18. O-O g6 19. Qd3 (
19. Qf3 $5 f5 20. Rd1 Qd7 21. h3 Bh4 22. Rd2 f4 23. Ng4 Qf7 24. Nh2 Bd8 25. Qd1
h5 26. Nf3 Rg8 (26... g5 27. Nxf4 $1) 27. Nxf4 $1 exf4 28. Rxd6 Bxc4 29. Rxc4
Ne7 30. Ng5 Qf8 31. Qd4+ Qg7 32. Nf7+ Kh7 33. Nxd8 $18 {1-0 Radulski,J (2521)
-Nataf,I (2564)/Vrnjacka Banja 2005 (51)}) 19... Qd7 (19... f5) 20. Bb5 Qb7 21.
Bxc6 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2679)-Radjabov,T (2682)/Gothenburg 2005}) 18... Bf4
$2 {A mistake, cleverly exploited by Leko.} ({A standard reaction is} 18...
Bxe3 19. Nxe3 {and now Black has a choice:} Bxc4 (19... Qb6 20. O-O Bxc4 21.
Rxc4 (21. Nxc4 Qxb3 22. Nxd6 $14) 21... Ne7 22. h5 f5 $13 {0-1 Barrientos,S 
(2432)-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2478)/Badalona 2005 (34)}) 20. Nxc4 f5 {It is obvious
that Peter Leko has analyzed very well this position and he must have come to
the conclusion that in spite of the pawn on h4 it is far from easy for Black
to get a clear equality.}) 19. Nf5 $1 {This unusual continuation is deep and
strong. With 18...Bf4 Black has tried to provoke the answer g2-g3, while in
replay White provokes the move g7-g6. With the pawn on h4 that makes perfect
sense for White.} ({The game continuation is stronger than} 19. g3 {which was
Black's idea. Then} Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 f5 {and the pawn on g3 offers
Black some additional attacking ideas connected with the advance f5-f4. For
instance} 22. O-O f4 23. Qxd6 (23. Nxd6 fxg3 24. fxg3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qf6+ $19)
23... Qc8 $1 $132 {[%cal Gc8h3]}) 19... g6 20. Nfe3 {With the pawn on g6 the
evaluation is clear - White is better. To make things worse, Black must spend
time removing the king from h8.} Kg7 ({As usual} 20... h5 {does not stop
White's attack:} 21. g4 (21. g3 Bxe3 (21... Bh6 $2 22. g4 $16) 22. Nxe3 Qd7 23.
O-O {is a more quiet way to achieve advantage.}) 21... hxg4 22. h5 Kg7 23. hxg6
fxg6 24. Nxg4 Rh8 25. Rg1 $16) (20... Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne7 23. h5
$14 {/+/-}) 21. g3 (21. h5 $16) 21... Bh6 {Radjabov shows a rather strange
attachment for the dark-squared bishop. Again Black should have taken on e3.} (
21... Bxe3 22. Nxe3 h5 23. O-O {although White has a stable advantage. The
inclusion of h4/h5 favours White, since the advance f7-f5 becomes a problem
for Black.}) 22. Ng4 (22. h5 f5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. exf5 gxf5 {must have
appeared double-edged for Leko.}) 22... f5 (22... Bxg4 23. Qxg4 f5 24. exf5
Rxf5 25. h5 $16) 23. Nxh6 Kxh6 24. h5 $16 g5 {This ugly move is the result of
the previous play. Black is left with plenty of weaknesses and a potentially
very weak king.} (24... Kg7 25. hxg6 hxg6 {leaves White with a pleasant choice
between} 26. exf5 ({or} 26. Ne3 fxe4 27. Bxe6 Qf6 28. Bf5 gxf5 29. g4 {
(Golubev)} Ne7 30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Rg1+ $40) 26... Bxf5 27. Bf1 $5 $16 {[%cal
Ga4h4] mentioned by GM Korotylev.}) 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Ne3 Bc8 ({Also after} 
26... Be4 27. O-O Bf3 (27... Ne7 28. Ng4+ Kg7 29. h6+ $16) 28. Be2 Bxe2 29.
Qxe2 $16 {Black is strategically lost.} Rxb3 $140 $2 30. Qc4 Rb6 31. Nd5 $18)
27. Ra2 $1 {Now Black will also have to reckon with Ra2-d2.} Ne7 28. O-O Rf6
29. Qe2 Qb6 30. Rfa1 (30. Rd1 $16) 30... Qc6 31. Rxa5 Bb7 {Black's counterplay
does not work because White closes the long diagonal on d5. With so many
weaknesses any opening of the position would be fatal for Black.} 32. Bd5 (32.
Nd5 $2 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rbf8 $132) 32... Nxd5 33. Rxd5 $1 {[%cal Ge3g4] White
needs the knight on the kingside.} ({Better than} 33. Nxd5 Rbf8) 33... Qxc3 34.
Ng4+ (34. Ra7 $16 {contained a nice trap:} Bc8 {apparently a logical retreat,
covering weak light squares on the kingside, but there follows} 35. Qf3 $3 Rxf3
36. Rxd6+ Kxh5 37. Rxh7#) 34... Kg7 35. Ra7 Re6 (35... Qc1+ {doesn't help in
view of} 36. Kh2 $1 (36. Rd1 Qc6 37. Rxb7+ Rxb7 38. Nxf6 Kxf6 39. Rxd6+ Qxd6
40. Qf3+ Ke6 41. Qxb7 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qxh5 43. Qc6+ Ke7 {would have left Black
with good chances to survive}) 36... Rf7 (36... Qc6 37. Nxf6 Kxf6 38. Qf3+ Ke6
39. Rxb7 Qxb7 40. Qg4+ $1 $18) 37. Rxb7 Rfxb7 38. Rxd6 Qc3 (38... Qc5 39. Qd2
$18) 39. h6+ Kh8 40. Qd1 Rf8 41. Rd8 Qc5 42. Qf3 $1 Rxd8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qxd8+
Kf7 45. Qxg5 $18) 36. Qc4 $1 $18 Qe1+ ({The endgame after} 36... Qxc4 37. bxc4
{is hopeless for Black. For instance:} Kf7 38. f3 Ke8 39. Rb5 Re7 40. Nf6+ Kd8
41. Ne4 Kc7 42. Nxg5 $18) 37. Kg2 Re7 38. Rxb7 $1 Rexb7 39. Rxd6 {The
inevitable happened: finally Black pays the price for the kingside weaknesses.
White's attack is decisive.} Rf8 40. h6+ (40. Qd5 {wins at once} Rbb8 41. Rd7+
Kh8 42. Qd3 e4 43. Qd4+) 40... Kh8 41. Qd5 Rbb8 42. Qd3 Qb4 43. Rd7 e4 44. Qd5
Rb5 45. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2000.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. Be3 a6 10. Na3 Nd7 {The precise move order, which forces White to
lose another tempo with Qd2.} (10... Be7 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 O-O 13. Be2) 11.
Qd2 (11. Nc4 $6 b5 $15) 11... Be7 12. Nc4 O-O (12... a5 {was met in the
practice before, which has its logic too - it secures c5-square for the Knight
and prevents White from gaining space on the quennside.}) 13. a4 f5 14. f4 (14.
g3 $13) 14... exf4 15. Bxf4 Nc5 $1 16. Be2 Bf6 17. Ra2 $146 (17. Qb4 Ne4 18.
Bf3 $6 (18. c3 $13) 18... Bd4 19. Bxe4 Bc5 20. Qd2 Re8 21. O-O-O Rxe4 $17 {
Naiditsch-Hamdouchi/ Pulvermuele 2000}) 17... Ne4 18. Qd3 (18. Qb4 $2 Bd4 $17)
18... Bd7 $1 {Now Black's development advantage may become decisive and White
needs a careful play to avoid a quick loss.} 19. Be3 $8 (19. O-O $2 Bxa4 $1 $17
20. Rxa4 Nc5 21. Qa3 Nxa4 22. Qxa4 b5 23. Qb4 bxc4 24. Bxd6 a5 25. Qa3 Bxb2 $19
) (19. Nxd6 $2 Qb6 (19... g5 $5 20. Bg3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qc7 22. Nc4 b5 $36) 20.
Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qb3 (21. Qxe4 Rae8 $19) 21... Bh4+ 22. Bg3 Bxg3+ 23. hxg3 (23.
Qxg3 Qd4 $17) 23... Qf2+ $17) (19. Bxd6 $2 b5 20. Bxf8 bxc4 $17) 19... Nc5 20.
Bxc5 dxc5 21. a5 (21. O-O b5 $17) 21... Bb5 $15 {Black reached a very
comfortable position, but it costed me a bit too long and now I was forced to
take my decisions quicker.} 22. O-O Bxc4 $6 (22... Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Qh4 $5 $36) 23.
Qxc4 Qd6 $15 24. c3 Be5 25. h3 Rae8 26. Bd3 g6 27. Ra3 Kh8 28. Rb3 Qe7 $138 {
Playing for mate looks very attractive, but White is out of real danger and is
able to hold the position.} (28... Qc7 $142 29. Rb6 Bd6 30. b4 Re3 $15) 29. Rf2
$8 (29. Rb6 Bd6 $17 {/\ 30. ... Qe5.}) 29... Bb8 30. Re2 Qc7 31. Re6 (31. d6
Qxd6 32. Rxb7 Bc7 $13) 31... Rxe6 32. dxe6 Rd8 33. Qh4 $2 $138 {The mutual
time trouble plays its role.} (33. Be2 Qe5 34. Rxb7 Qe3+ $11) 33... Rxd3 34. e7
Qh2+ $2 {This mistake in the time trouble is based on a miscalculation.} (34...
Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Qe5 $19 {The simplest way to win. Now White recovers the material,
but his King is just too exposed and gets mated in all variations.} 36. Qf6+
Qxf6 37. e8=Q+ Kg7 38. Rxb7+ Kh6 39. Qxb8 f4 $19 40. Kf3 (40. Rb6 Qh4+ 41. Kf3
Qg3+ 42. Ke4 Qe3#) 40... Rd3+ 41. Kf2 Rd2+ 42. Kf3 Qc6+ 43. Kxf4 Qf6+ 44. Ke3
Qf2+ 45. Ke4 Qf5+ 46. Ke3 Qd3+ 47. Kf4 Rf2+ 48. Ke5 Re2+ 49. Kf4 Re4#) 35. Kf1
Qh1+ $2 (35... Qe5 36. Qf6+ Qxf6 37. e8=Q+ Kg7 38. Rxb7+ Kh6 39. Qxb8 (39. Rxb8
$2 Qg5 40. Qf8+ Kh5 $19) 39... Rd1+ 40. Ke2 Rd6 $13) 36. Kf2 Rd2+ (36... Kg7
37. e8=N+ $1 $18) 37. Ke3 Bf4+ $2 (37... f4+ 38. Kxd2 Qxg2+ 39. Kd3 Qf3+ $11)
38. Kxf4 $18 Qf1+ 39. Kg5 Qe2 40. Rxb7 $1 (40. Kh6 $2 g5 $1 $19) 40... Qe3+ 41.
Qf4 h6+ 42. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.02.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Black "Markos, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O f5 12. f3 (12. f4 a6 13. Nc3 Nd7 $11)
12... a6 13. Nc3 Nd7 ({The main continuation is} 13... Bg5 {Then} 14. Bxg5 Qxg5
15. f4 exf4 16. Qe2 Qh6 {leads to a complicated position, with approximately
equal chances.}) 14. Be3 ({Better is} 14. Kh1 {even if in the variation} Bg5
15. b4 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe3 20. Be2 {
Fillipov's} Nb8 {offer Black good prospects.}) 14... Bg5 15. Bf2 {The main
drawback of this set-up (Bd3 with f3 and Be3-f2) is that it often allows a
perspective positional pawn sacrifice, as it happened soon in the game.} Qf6 ({
The immediate} 15... e4 {is also possible. White must reply} 16. fxe4 f4 17. c5
$1 {(after other moves Black has great compensation)} dxc5 (17... Nxc5 18. Bxc5
dxc5 19. e5 $16) (17... f3 $142 $5 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Bg3 Bf4 $44) 18. d6 Kh8 (
18... Ne5 $5) 19. Be2 b6 20. e5 $1 Nxe5 21. Qd5 f3 22. Qxa8 fxe2 23. Nxe2 Qxd6
24. Bg3 Bf6 25. Qe4 Re8 26. Rae1 Bd7 27. Nc3 Bc6 28. Qf5 $16 {1-0 Kurnosov,I 
(2523)-Poobesh Anand,S (2397)/Instanbul 2005 (36)}) 16. Bc2 $146 {It makes
sense to remove the bishop from tempis like ...Nc5 or ...e4. Nevertheless
Black can still implement his idea.} ({So far in practice White tried the
following moves:} 16. Qc2 Nc5 17. Be2 (17. Bxc5 $6 dxc5 18. Rae1 Bd7 $17 {
0-1 Gomez,G (1916)-Matsuura,E (2474)/Belo Horizonte 2004 (33)}) 17... a5 18.
Na4 (18. a3 $2 a4 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Nxa4 Qh6 $17) 18... Nxa4 19. Qxa4 e4 20.
Qa3 Bf4 21. fxe4 Be5 22. Rab1 Qh6 23. g3 fxe4 24. Be3 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qg6 26.
Bf4 Bh3 27. Rf2 Bd4 28. Be3 Be5 29. Bf4 Bd4 30. Be3 Be5 {1/2-1/2 Smeets,J 
(2505)-Pavlovic,M (2548)/Wijk aan Zee 2004}) (16. Na4 b6 17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. Bxb6
Rb8 19. Ba5 Be3+ 20. Kh1 Rxb2 21. Bc3 Rf2 22. Rxf2 Bxf2 23. f4 Bc5 24. Rb1 Qe7
25. fxe5 dxe5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Matulovic,M (2428)-Milanovic,D (2427)/Belgrade 2002
(44)}) (16. Qe2 e4 17. fxe4 f4 18. Kh1 Ne5 19. Bd4 Qe7 20. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Milos,
G (2594)-Matsuura,E (2460)/Sao Paulo 2004}) 16... Qh6 17. Qe2 e4 $1 18. fxe4 f4
19. Bd4 ({Now} 19. c5 {is less effective. Black has at least} dxc5 20. e5 f3
21. gxf3 Bf4 22. Bg3 Nxe5 $15) 19... Bf6 {Thanks to his control over square e5
and the pawn majority on the f-h files Black has very good compensation.} 20.
Qd2 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rf2 g5 23. Raf1 Qg7 24. Kh1 Bd4 (24... g4 $6 25. Ne2
$1) 25. Rf3 Be3 (25... Bg4 26. Rd3 Be3 $17) 26. Rxe3 {A forced exchange
sacrifice.} fxe3 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qxe3 Qf1+ 29. Qg1 Qxc4 $15 {Black would
have had large advantage if not the open position of his king. Here White has
good chances to escape.} 30. Qc1 Kh8 (30... h6 31. h4 $15) 31. Bb3 Qd4 32. Qxg5
Bh3 $1 33. Qf4 (33. gxh3 Rg8 $19) 33... Rg8 34. g3 b5 35. a3 Re8 36. Bd1 Qe5
37. Qxe5+ Rxe5 38. Be2 Kg7 39. Kg1 Kf6 40. Kf2 Re8 41. Ke3 Ke5 $6 (41... Rc8
$142) 42. Nd1 Kf6 43. Kd4 Bd7 44. Nc3 h6 45. Bd3 Rc8 46. Na2 h5 47. Nc3 (47.
Nb4 $142 a5 48. Na2 h4 49. gxh4 Rh8 50. b4 {[%csl Rb5]}) 47... h4 48. gxh4 Rh8
49. e5+ $5 dxe5+ 50. Kc5 Rxh4 51. d6 Rxh2 52. Ne4+ Kf7 53. Kb6 Rxb2 54. Nc5 Bg4
55. d7 Ke7 56. Kc7 Bxd7 57. Nxd7 Rb3 58. Nxe5 Ke6 59. Ng6 (59. Bxb5 $1 {
is a nice way to draw:} axb5 (59... Rxb5 60. Nd3 $1 a5 (60... Ra5 61. Kb6 Rxa3
62. Nc5+ $11) 61. Kc6 Rb1 62. Nc5+ Ke5 63. Nb7 a4 64. Nc5 $11) 60. Nc6 Kd5 (
60... Rc3 61. Kb6 Kd5 62. Na7 Kc4 63. Nxb5 Rb3 64. a4 $11) 61. Kb6 Rb1 62. Na7
Kc4 63. Nc8 $11) 59... Kd5 60. Kb6 Rxa3 61. Bf1 b4 62. Ne7+ Kd6 (62... Ke6 63.
Nc6 b3 64. Nd4+ Kd5 65. Nxb3 $11) 63. Nf5+ $2 (63. Nc6 {makes an easy draw:} b3
64. Na5 $1 $11 {and Black cannot save his pawns.}) 63... Ke5 64. Ne7 b3 65. Bd3
b2 66. Bh7 Rg3 67. Nc6+ $2 (67. Kxa6 Rg7 68. Nc6+ Kd5 69. Nb4+ Kd4 (69... Kc4
70. Nd3 $1 $11) 70. Nc6+ Kc3 71. Be4 Rg2 72. Bb1 Rg1 73. Be4 Rc1 74. Na7 $1 {
This resource saves White:} Rc2 75. Nb5+ Kd2 76. Bxc2 Kxc2 77. Na3+ Kb3 78. Nb1
$11) 67... Kf6 $2 (67... Kd5 68. Na5 Kd4 {[%cal Gg3d3]} 69. Bb1 Rg1 70. Bh7 Rd1
{[%cal Gd1d3]} 71. Nb3+ Kc4 72. Na5+ Kc3 73. Kxa6 Rd3 $19) 68. Kxa6 $2 ({
Even here White could make a draw with} 68. Bb1 Rg1 69. Bd3 Rd1 (69... Rc1 70.
Na5 Ke5 71. Kxa6 Kd4 72. Bh7 Rd1 73. Nc6+ Kc3 74. Na7 Kc4 75. Bc2 Rc1 76. Bh7
$11) 70. Bh7 Ra1 71. Na5 $11) 68... Rg6 $1 $19 69. Bxg6 Kxg6 70. Ne7+ Kf7 71.
Nd5 b1=Q 72. Nb6 Ke6 73. Kb7 Kd6 74. Ka7 Kc6 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.03.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Na3 b5 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. Nce3 Ne7 16. Nxe7 {With this sideline White can hardly pretend to get an
advantage out of the opening. More than that, he must by carefull not to allow
black central pawns to advance.} (16. g3) 16... Qxe7 17. Bd3 $6 {A rather
doubtful line, although played quite often.} ({Better is} 17. Qf3 {taking both
f5 and d5 under cotrol.} O-O 18. Bd3 Rad8 19. Qh5 h6 20. O-O d5 21. Nf5 Qf6 $1
22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. a4 e4 24. Be2 d4 $1 $15 {0-1 Fedorchuk,S-Filippov,V/
Bydgoszcz 1999 (45)}) 17... d5 18. O-O Rd8 (18... Qg5 19. a4 e4 20. Bc2 b4 21.
f4 exf3 22. Rxf3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Bxc3 24. Rb1 (24. Nf5 {Rados Bakic} Bxa1 25.
Qxa1 Kd7) 24... Be5 25. Nf5 Qh5 26. h3 Qg5 27. Qe2 Rg8 28. Rb4 Rg6 29. Rg4 Qc1+
30. Rf1 Qb2 31. Rb1 Qc3 32. Kh1 Kf8 33. Bd3 Bc7 34. Rf1 Re8 35. Rxg6 hxg6 36.
Nh6 f5 {0-1 Knezevic,B-Vukic,M/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) (18... O-O
19. Qh5 e4 20. Bc2 f5 21. Bb3 Rad8 22. Rad1 Qc5 23. Rd2 Kh8 24. Rfd1 f4 25.
Nxd5 e3 $132 {0-1 Malashenko,A-Strutinskaya,G/Elista 1997 (40)}) 19. Qh5 e4 20.
Bc2 Qf6 ({There is no point to swap a Bishop for the Knight after} 20... O-O
21. Nf5 $13) 21. Rad1 Qg6 $1 {Thanks to this little trick Black manage to keep
everything defended and has a better position.} (21... Qe5 $2 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23.
Bb3 {[%csl Rd5]}) 22. Qe2 $2 (22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Bb3 {was necessary.} Rh5 24.
Rd2 b4 25. cxb4 Ke7 26. Rc1 d4 27. Bxe6 Kxe6 $44) 22... f5 $17 23. f3 O-O 24.
fxe4 (24. Bb3 d4 $17) 24... fxe4 25. Bb3 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Kh8 27. g3 Bh3 (27...
d4 $17) 28. Ng2 (28. Rd1 d4 29. cxd4 Bxd4 30. Kh1 Qg5 $17) 28... d4 $19 29. Rf4
Qb6 30. Kh1 dxc3 31. bxc3 e3 32. Qh5 (32. Nxe3 Re8 (32... Qc6+ $17) 33. Qh5
Rxe3 34. Qxh3 Qc6+ 35. Kg1 Re1+ 36. Rf1 Bf8 $1 $19 37. Rxe1 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 Qf3#)
32... Qc6 33. Qxh3 e2 34. Kg1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O a6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 b5 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rae1 $14 O-O {A very
risky move. Black should probably delay castle short.} (13... b4 $142 14. Nd1
a5 $14) 14. Rf3 $1 {White starts a strong attack.} b4 $6 {Helps White to
transfer the knight to the kingside (this knight will play the decisive role
in the attack, actually).} (14... e5 {runs into} 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 $18) ({
Black could try to complicate matters with} 14... Nb4 15. Nxb5 (15. Rh3 e5 16.
a3 Nxd3 17. cxd3 $14) 15... axb5 16. Bxb4 Rxa2 17. Rh3 (17. e5 Bxf3) 17... e5
$1) 15. Nd1 g6 $146 (15... e5 16. Rh3 exf4 17. Bxf4 Bc8 18. Rg3 Ne5 19. Ne3 Re8
20. Rf1 Kh8 21. Bg5 Qd8 22. Nd4 Ng8 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Qh5 g6 25. Qh6 Ng8 26.
Qf4 $16 {1-0 Thipsay,B (2247)-Safira,S (2136)/Mumbai 2000 (34)}) (15... a5 {
loses by force:} 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Rh3+ Kg8 19. f5 $1 ({After} 19.
Qh5 f5 {it is unlikely that White has more than a draw.} (19... f6 20. f5 $1
$18) 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ $11) 19... g6 20. Qe3 Ncxe5 21. Qh6
Bxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Qc6+ 23. Kf1 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Qg2+ 25. Nf2 $18) 16. Rh3 Rfd8 (16...
a5 $142 {and White does not have time to play similar as in the game:} 17. Nf2
(17. c3 $1 $40 {>>}) 17... a4 18. Nc1 a3 19. b3 Nd4 $132) 17. Nf2 a5 (17... e5
$8 18. f5 $16 (18. Ng4 $16)) 18. e5 Nd7 19. Ng4 Nf8 20. Qf2 a4 {[%mdl 64]} 21.
f5 $1 exf5 ({Nothing changes} 21... gxf5 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Nxf5+ $18) (21...
axb3 22. Nh6+ Kh8 (22... Kg7 23. f6+ $18) 23. Nxf7+ Kg7 24. Nxd8 $18) 22. Nh6+
Kg7 23. Nxf5+ $1 gxf5 (23... Kh8 24. exd6 Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Bf4 Qd5 27.
Nc5 $18 {[%cal Gd3e4]}) 24. Qxf5 (24. Qxf5 Ng6 (24... Nxe5 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 (25...
Nxh7 26. Qxh7+ Kf6 27. Qh6+ Ng6 28. Bg5#) 26. Rxe5 $18) 25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26.
Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Bxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {This variations started to gain
popularity lately. It was even used on the highest level by Kamsky, Svidler
and Morozevich.} b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 {Kamsky developed the bishop on e2.} (13.
b3 Bg5 14. g3 O-O 15. h4 Bh6 16. Bh3 Be6 $11) 13... O-O 14. Bg2 (14. h4 Be6 15.
Bh3 Nd4 $5 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Kf1 Rc5 19. Kg2 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rc7 21.
Rhe1 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P (2765)-Eljanov,P (2655)/Bundesliga 2006}) 14... Be6 (
14... g6 $6 15. Nxf6+ (15. h4 $5) 15... Qxf6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Qd3 Qe7 18. Rfd1
Rad8 19. a3 $1 $14 {1-0 Balogh,C (2567)-Zezulkin,J (2494)/Warsaw 2005 (35)}) (
14... Bg5 $142 {with the intention to challenge the knight d5 with Nc6-e7.} 15.
O-O Ne7 {is about equal.}) 15. O-O {In order to keep the balance Black must
play very accurately. White can combine plans on the queenside (a2-a3), in the
center (by doubling on the d-file) and on the kingside (f2-f4). Black must be
ready to meet all these plans.} Bxd5 $6 {Trying to solve everything at once
doesn't work well.} (15... Rb8 16. Qd3 (16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxd6 Rbc8 $44) 16...
Bg5 17. Rad1 Bh6 $13) ({Black could try to implement the plan from the game
after} 15... Bg5 16. Qd3 {but even here} (16. f4 Bf6 $13 (16... exf4 17. gxf4
Bh6 $13)) 16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nb8 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5]} 18. a3 {is some edge
for White.}) 16. cxd5 $14 ({Stronger than} 16. Qxd5 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nd4 $11 (17...
Be7 18. Ne3 Nd4 19. Nf5 Nxf5 20. exf5 Rac8 21. b3 $14 {1-0 Renault,F (2039)
-Harestad,T (2212)/Norway 2002 (48)})) 16... Nb8 $146 (16... Na7 17. h4 Qb8 18.
Bh3 Bd8 19. Ne3 Bb6 20. Nc4 Bd4 21. Rc1 Nc8 22. Qe2 a4 23. Kg2 b3 24. a3 Ne7 (
24... Nb6 $5) 25. Ne3 g6 26. h5 Ra7 27. Rh1 $36 {1-0 Fedorov,A (2608)-Zhigalko,
S (2496)/Minsk 2006 (60)}) 17. Ne3 Nd7 18. h4 (18. Rc1 Bg5 19. f4 $14 (19. Qe2
Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc5 $11)) 18... g6 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Rxc5 $1 {A good positional
exchange sacrifice.} dxc5 21. Nc4 {White's plan is d6, Qd5 and f4, with a
total domination.} Qc7 {Black brings the queen to c6 in order to control
square d5} 22. d6 Qc6 23. Qd3 ({Interesting was starting the advance of
kingside pawns with} 23. f4 Rfe8 24. g4 $5 Bg7 25. f5 $36 {followed by g5 and
h5.}) 23... Rfd8 $2 {A surprising mistake. White will obviously play f2-f4 and
the removal of the rook from the kingside does not look particularly wise.} ({
Obligatory was} 23... Rad8 24. f4 (24. Rd1 $5 Bg7 25. h5 $44) 24... Rfe8 {
and although White has a good compensation, it is not easy to make progress.} (
24... exf4 $2 25. e5 $18) 25. f5 {is met by} (25. Rd1 $5) (25. b3 $5) 25... g5)
(23... Rfe8 24. Rd1 $1 Rad8 (24... a4 25. Qd5 $1 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 b3 27. a3 Rad8
28. Bh3 $16) 25. Qd5 (25. Nxa5 Qa8 $13) 25... Qa4 (25... Qxd5 26. Rxd5 $16) 26.
Ne3 (26. f4 $2 exf4 27. e5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxd1+ $19) (26. Rd3 Qxa2
27. Rf3 Re6 28. Qxc5 $11 (28. Bh3 $2 Rexd6 29. Nxd6 Qxd5 30. exd5 Rxd6 $19))
26... Bg7 27. d7 Re7 (27... Rf8 28. h5 $16) 28. Bh3 Bf8 (28... Bh6 29. Rd2 Bxe3
30. fxe3 Qb5 31. Qd6 Kf8 32. Qc7 $18) 29. h5 $16) 24. f4 $16 {Now Black has a
very difficult position.} Re8 ({Relatively best was} 24... Qe8 {although after}
25. Qd5 (25. Bh3 $2 exf4 26. Rxf4 Bd4+) 25... exf4 26. e5 Bg7 27. gxf4 {
White has a large advantage.}) 25. d7 Red8 26. fxe5 Rxd7 (26... Bg7 27. Bh3 Ra7
$140 28. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 29. Nd6+ Ke7 (29... Kf8 30. Qf1+ Kg8 31. Qc4+ $18) 30.
Nc8+ $18) (26... Be7 27. Bh3 Rf8 28. Qd5 Ra6 (28... Qxd5 29. exd5 $18) 29. h5
$16) 27. Rxf6 $18 Rxd3 28. Rxc6 {The rest is an easy technical win for White.}
a4 29. Rd6 (29. e6 fxe6 30. Bh3 $18) 29... Rxg3 30. Kh2 Rg4 31. Kh3 h5 32. Ne3
a3 33. b3 c4 34. bxc4 $6 {It made no sense to give Black counterplay.} ({
Much simpler is} 34. Nxc4 $18) 34... b3 35. Rd1 b2 36. Nxg4 hxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Rb8
38. Rb1 Rb3 $1 39. Bf1 $2 {This unexpectedly offers Black chances.} (39. axb3
$4 a2 40. Rxb2 a1=Q $11) ({Still an easy win was} 39. e6 $1 f6 (39... fxe6 40.
e5 Rc3 41. Bf1 Kg7 42. Kf4 $18) 40. h5 gxh5+ (40... Rc3 41. hxg6 Rc1 42. e7 $18
) 41. Kf5 Rc3 42. e5 Rc1 43. e7 Kf7 44. exf6 Rxb1 45. Bd5+ Ke8 46. Bc6+ Kf7 47.
e8=Q#) 39... Rc3 40. Kf4 $2 (40. e6 f6 41. h5 gxh5+ 42. Kf5 Rf3+ (42... Kg7 43.
Be2 $18) 43. Kg6 Kf8 44. Bg2 Rf2 (44... Rg3+ 45. Kxf6 Rxg2 46. e7+ Ke8 47. Rd1
Rf2+ 48. Ke6 $18) (44... Rc3 45. Kxf6 Rc1 46. e7+ Ke8 47. e5 $18) 45. Bh3 Ke7
46. Rd1 Rc2 47. e5 fxe5 48. Rd7+ Ke8 49. Rb7 $18) 40... Kf8 41. e6 f6 (41...
fxe6 42. e5 $18 {[%cal Gf4e4,Gf1d3]}) 42. e5 f5 43. h5 gxh5 44. Kxf5 Rc1 $2 ({
After} 44... Ke7 $1 {it is not clear how White can win. For instance:} 45. c5 (
45. Kg5 Kxe6 46. Kxh5 Kxe5) ({White can even lose after} 45. Ke4 $2 Rc1 46. Bd3
h4 $19) 45... Rxc5 46. Bd3 Rc1 47. Kf4 Kxe6 48. Bf5+ Kd5 $1 (48... Ke7 49. Kg5)
49. Be4+ Ke6 $11) 45. Kf6 Rxb1 46. e7+ Ke8 47. Bg2 (47. Bg2 Rf1+ 48. Ke6 $1)
1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 {An old line, rightly considered
not particularly dangerous for Black. On the other hand other moves bring
White no advantage either.} (18. cxb5 d5 $44) (18. Nc2 bxc4 19. Bxc4 d5 20. f6
Qxf6 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxb2 $11) (18. f3 d5 $1 19. fxe4 dxc4 $15) (18. b3
bxc4 19. bxc4 Rfe8 $11) 18... Rfe8 ({A good alternative is} 18... Kh8 19. Bxe4
Bxb2 $13 {/=}) 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21. a7 ({Another try is} 21. f3 h5 ({
Deserves attention} 21... Rxb2 $5 22. fxe4 Kh8 $13 {[%cal Ge8g8]}) 22. Qg3 Qe5
23. Qxe5 Bxe5 24. fxe4 dxe4 25. Be2 (25. Bc4 $14 {Avrukh}) 25... Rxb2 26. Nc4
Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Rc2 28. Nd6 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kotronias,V (2602)-Avrukh,B (2557)/
Kavala 2003 (37)}) 21... Rxb2 22. Rc1 Bd7 $2 ({The wild position after} 22...
exd3 23. Rxc6 Qe2 24. Qa4 Ra8 {is about equal:} (24... Rxa2 $2 25. g3 (25. Rb6
Bf8 26. Qxe8 Qxe8 27. Rb8 Rxa3 28. Rxe8 Rxa7 29. Rd1 $18) 25... Bd4 26. Qxd4
Rxa3 27. Rd6 d2 28. Rxd5 {1-0 Kotronias,V (2570)-Mastrokoukos,G (2425)/
Karditsa 1995}) 25. Rcc1 (25. g3 $142 {and now a possible variation that leads
to a theoretically drawish rook endgame is:} d2 (25... Rb7 26. Nb5 d2 27. Qc2 (
27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. a8=Q Rbb8 $1 29. Q8a7 Rc1 30. Qxb8+ Bf8 31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32.
Qa3+ Qe7 33. Qa8+ Qe8 34. Qa3+ Qe7 35. Qa8+ $11) 27... d1=Q 28. Rxd1 Qxc2 29.
Rxc2 Rxb5 30. Rdc1 Rxa7 31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. f6 $1 $16 {/\Rxf8}) 26. Qd1 Qxd1 27.
Rxd1 Rxa7 28. Nc2 Raxa2 29. Rc8+ Bf8 30. Rxd2 Kg7 31. Re2 d4 32. f6+ Kxf6 33.
Nxd4 Rxe2 34. Nxe2 Rxe2 35. Rxf8 {All this is not forced, but quite typical -
the sharp position with mutual chances often ends up in a draw.}) 25... Rb7 26.
Nb5 d2 27. Rb1 Raxa7 28. Qb3 (28. Nxa7 $4 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qe1+) 28... Ra5 ({
After the correct} 28... Qc4 $1 {it is White who must play carefully to
maintain the balance.}) 29. a4 Qc4 30. Qg3 Ra6 31. Rbd1 Qxa4 32. Nd6 $2 ({
White is a pawn up with a certain winning chances after} 32. Nc7 Rb3 33. Qg5
Rd6 34. f6 Rxf6 35. Nxd5) 32... Rb3 33. f3 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qe5 $19 {0-1 Pavlovic,
M (2500)-Dujkovic,S (2398)/Herceg Novi 2001 (41)}) (22... h5 $5 23. Qg3 (23.
Qxh5 $2 exd3 24. Rxc6 Rxf2 $1 25. Rxf2 Qe1+ 26. Rf1 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qxf1#) 23...
h4 24. Qg4 exd3 25. Rxc6 Qe2 26. Qa4 Ra8 27. f6 (27. Rcc1 d2 28. Rcd1 h3 $132)
27... Bf8 28. Qxh4 d2 29. Qg5+ Kh8 $11) 23. Bb5 h5 ({After} 23... Bxb5 {
White wins immediately thanks to} 24. f6 $1 Qxf6 25. Nxb5 Rxb5 ({or} 25... Qd8
26. Nc7 Rxa2 27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. Rc8 $18) 26. Rc8 $18) 24. Qd1 $1 {This
recommended in several theoretical sources continuation is the reason why 22...
Bd7 is not satisfactory for Black. White is close to winning.} ({The only game
with the present position continued} 24. f6 $2 hxg4 25. fxe7 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Rxb5
27. Rc7 f5 28. Rfc1 Kf7 29. a8=Q Rxa8 30. e8=Q+ Kxe8 31. Rxg7 Rab8 32. h4 Rb1
33. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 34. Kh2 d4 {and Black won soon, Bosboom,M (2355)-Van der Wiel,J
(2555)/Hilversum 1988}) 24... Qxa3 (24... Bxb5 25. Nxb5 Rxb5 26. Qa4 $16 {/+-})
(24... Ra8 25. Rc7 Qxa3 26. Bxd7 Qd6 27. Qc1 Rxa2 28. Rc8+ Rxc8 29. Qxc8+ Qf8
30. Qb8 {Threatening 31.Bc6} Bd4 31. f6 $1 Rxa7 32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Qg5 Qg8 34.
Qxh5+ Qh7 35. Qxd5 Bxf6 36. Bf5 $16 {/+-}) 25. Bxd7 Rd8 (25... Ra8 26. Bc6 Rxa7
27. Bxd5 e3 28. Qxh5 exf2+ 29. Kh1 $18) 26. Ba4 d4 (26... Rxa2 27. Qxd5 $1 $18)
27. Rc7 $18 Qd6 28. Qc1 Rb1 29. Qc4 $1 ({Stronger than} 29. Qxb1 Qxc7 30. Qxe4
Qxa7) 29... Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qf8 (30... Rf8 31. Rxf7 $18) 31. Bb3 Kh8 32. Qxf7
1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2000.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vukovic, Zdravko"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 {
[%csl Rb5] Nowardays much more popular is 14.c3. The move made by White proved
to be not enough for advantage and Black faced no problems after it. However,
the things are not so simple.} e4 (14... Bg7 $5 {This is an interesting
alternative, trying to delay the advance e5-e4.}) 15. Be2 Bg7 16. Qd2 bxc4 17.
Nxc4 O-O 18. Rad1 Rb8 19. Qf4 Qd7 $5 $146 (19... Rb5 {is considered enough to
keep the balance.} 20. Rd2 (20. b3 $6 Rxd5 $15) (20. f3 $5 Nxd5 (20... Rxd5 $2
21. fxe4 $16) 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Rxb2 23. Rxd5 Rxe2 24. Nxf5 e3 $1 $13) (
20. Ne3 Rxb2 21. Bc4 Be5 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Bb3 Rg8 24. Qh5 Ng6 $40 {0-1 Novik,
M-Kramnik,V/Sochi 1990/(42)}) 20... Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd6 {I didn't feel
like playing this position with almost no chances to win at all. Odjectively,
White is probably slightly better, so this position is not the dream of a
Sveshnikov player.}) 20. b3 (20. f3 Ng6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Rxb2 $36) 20...
Rfd8 (20... Rbd8 21. f3 $1 Ng6 22. Qe3 Rfe8 23. f4 $5 {The evaluation of this
position is important for the whole line with 19. ... Qd7. I think White might
be slightly better, but the position remains complicated.}) 21. g4 (21. Ne3 Kh8
$13) (21. f3 $5 Ng6 22. Qe3 (22. Qg5 Re8 23. fxe4 fxe4 $13) 22... Re8 23. fxe4
(23. f4 Ne7 {the chances are probably equal here.}) 23... fxe4 $13 24. Qg3 Rbd8
(24... Be5 $5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 $13)) 21... Ng6 $1 (21... fxg4 22. Bxg4 f5 23. Bh3
$16) 22. Qxf5 Qxf5 23. gxf5 Nf4 24. Rd2 $13 {White is a pawn up, but Black has
good compensation first of all due to his strong Knight on f4.} (24. Bg4 $2 h5)
(24. Rfe1 $6 Bc3 25. Nd2 Kh8 $5 26. Bxa6 Rg8+ 27. Kf1 Ra8 28. Rxe4 Nh3 $44)
24... Bh6 (24... Bc3 {achieves nothing:} 25. Rc2) 25. Ne3 {A complicated
prosition which is not easy to evaluate exactly. I think White must be a bit
better, but the position requires additional analysis.} Kh8 (25... a5 $142 $44)
26. h4 $2 (26. Bxa6 {White should have taken the pawn. The following variation
shows that he can defend after that.} Rg8+ 27. Kh1 Rg7 (27... Nh3 28. Rc2 $1)
28. Rg1 Rxg1+ (28... Rbg8 29. Rg3 $1 (29. Rxg7)) 29. Kxg1 Rg8+ 30. Kf1 Nh3 31.
Ke1 $1 Rg1+ 32. Bf1 Nf4 33. Rc2 Nd3+ {and although Black still has some
initiative, it is hard to prove compensation for two pawns.}) 26... Rg8+ 27.
Kh2 (27. Kh1 $142) 27... Ng2 28. Rd4 (28. Bxa6 Nxh4 29. Be2 Nxf5 $17) 28...
Bxe3 29. fxe3 Nxe3 30. Rg1 Rxg1 (30... Rge8 $5 $13) 31. Kxg1 Nxf5 32. Ra4 $6 (
32. Rxe4 Ng3 33. Re7 Nxe2+ 34. Rxe2 Rb5 $15) 32... Rc8 33. Bc4 Kg7 (33... Nxh4
34. Rxa6 Nf5 35. a4 $13) 34. Rxa6 Kf6 35. Ra7 Ne3 $1 36. Rd7 Nxc4 37. bxc4 Rxc4
38. Kf2 Ke5 39. Rxf7 Kxd5 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shetty, Rahul"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 {This set-up
became quite popular lately. Black has an easy play and quite good chances to
equalize.} 14. a3 {As it is often the case in sucn positions, this move is
almost always universal and is good in almost all cases. It prepares Ncb4 and
it makes more difficult for Black to advance b5-b4 later. The obvious drawback
though, is refusing to play for a2-a4.} (14. Nce3 Be6 15. a3 Qd7 16. g4 $5 Bd8
17. g5 Ne7 18. Rg1 Bb6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qb7 22. Rd1 Qxd5
23. Rxd5 f5 $14 {/=. 1/2-1/2 Borriss,M-Rogozenko,D/Magdeburg 1999/ (44)}) (14.
g3 Be6 15. Bg2 Qd7 16. Nce3 Bd8 17. O-O Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11 19. Nf5 Qd7 20.
Qd2 $6 d5 $1 $36 {0-1 Mueller,K-Khalifman,A/Bundesliga 99/00 2000/ (63)}) (14.
Bd3 Be6 15. Nce3 Qd7 16. a4 Bd8 17. axb5 axb5 18. h5 Kh8 (18... Bg5 19. Qf3 h6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H-Keatinge Clay,A/Budapest 2000 (60)}) 19. Qf3 (19. Ra6
$142) 19... Bg5 20. Qg3 h6 21. O-O b4 22. Rfd1 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ne7 24. Bf1 Bxe3
25. Nxe3 f5 26. exf5 Nxf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 {1/2-1/2 Kengis,E-Schandorff,L/Aarhus
1997}) 14... a5 (14... Kh8 15. Bd3 (15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. g3 Bd8 18. Qh5
Ne7 19. O-O-O Bb6 20. Nxb6 Rxb6 21. f4 f6 22. fxe5 $6 dxe5 23. Bc4 $6 Qc6 24.
Bxe6 $2 Qxe4 $1 $17 {0-1 Cioara,A-Jianu,V/Bucharest2000/ (35)}) 15... Be6 16.
Ncb4 Nxb4 17. axb4 Ra8 18. Bc2 Ra7 19. g3 Qd7 $14 {/=. 1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,
L-Rogozenko,D/Hamburg 1998/ (29)}) 15. g3 (15. Bd3 $142 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd1e2]
the best reaction to 15. ... a5 is often Bd3, followed by Qe2. In this
particular position nobody played it earlier, but there is not much theory in
this relatively new line 13. ... Be7.}) 15... Be6 16. Bg2 Qd7 17. O-O Bd8 18.
Nce3 Bb6 {Black finished his plan started with 13. ... Be7. The position is
equal.} (18... Ne7 $11 {See the above mentioned game Mueller-Khalifman,
Bundesliga 2000.}) 19. Nf5 {This move is a logical continuation of the set-up
with g2-g3. White opens the diagonal for his Bishop.} Bxf5 20. exf5 Ne7 21. f6
Nxd5 22. fxg7 Kxg7 23. Qxd5 $11 b4 {Also typical. The main goal of this move
is to secure square d4 for the Bishop.} 24. axb4 (24. cxb4 axb4 25. a4 Bd4 $11)
24... axb4 25. Rfd1 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rfd8 27. Rd3 (27. Rab1 $2 Bxf2+ $1 28. Kxf2
Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qf5+ $19) 27... Bc5 28. Rad1 Qe6 29. Be4 Rb2 30. Rf3 Qxd5 31.
Bxd5 Rd7 32. Kg2 Ra7 33. g4 f6 34. g5 fxg5 35. hxg5 Re7 36. Kg3 e4 37. Re1 $2 (
37. Rf4 Re5 38. Rxe4 Rxg5+ 39. Kf4 $11) 37... Re5 38. Bxe4 Rxg5+ 39. Kf4 h6 40.
Rb1 Rxf2 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. Rxf2 Bxf2 {Black won a pawn, but the position is
drawish anyway.} 43. Rh7 Bg3+ 44. Kf3 h5 45. Rh6+ Kg7 (45... Ke5 46. Rg6 {
is draw immediately.}) 46. Rh7+ Kg8 47. Rh6 Kf7 48. Rh7+ Kf6 49. Rh6+ Kf7 50.
Rh8 Ke7 51. Rh7+ Kd8 52. c4 Be5 53. Bd5 (53. Rh6 {/\54.Rg6=} Rg3+ 54. Kf2 Rg4
55. Bf3 Rxc4 56. Rxh5 $11) 53... Bf6 54. Kf4 Re5 55. Kf3 h4 56. Kf4 Be7 57. Kf3
Kc7 58. Rh6 Kb6 59. Kg2 Rg5+ {I don't know, maybe White lost on time. Anyway
it is clear that Black has more chances to win now than he has earlier,
although White should be able to keep the position.} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.31"]
[Round "15.4"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Be6 (12... Bf5 $2 13. f3 $1
$16) (12... f5 $4 13. Qh5+ $18) 13. Bxe4 Bg7 14. Qh5 {This ambitious opening
variation isn't dangerous for Black because White remains vulnerable in the
center and Black can exploit this fact by bringing his rook to c5.} (14. Nf6+
$6 Bxf6 15. Bxc6+ Ke7 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 14... Rc8 15. c3 Ne7 16. Rd1 Rc5 {
Most logical - to create pressure on d5.} (16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qd7 {is the
alternative, also leading to equal positions.}) 17. Qg5 $6 {A strange decision,
all the more that Berg already played this line. 17.Qg5 leads to a pleasant
endgame for Black.} (17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Qe3 h5 (19... f5 20. Bg2 e4
$13) 20. O-O (20. Nxa6 $2 Bh6 $1 $19 (20... Qxa6 $4 21. Qxc5 dxc5 22. Rd8#))
20... f5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Rd1 $13 {
1-0 Berg,E-Hellers,F/Sweden 2000 (38)}) 17... Nxd5 18. Qxg7 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6
20. Bb7 $6 (20. Bg2 Ke7 $15) 20... Ke7 $1 21. Bxa6 $6 Rb8 {Black has a big
advantage, since the bishop is trapped on a6. The interesting part is that all
this is well-known to be bad for White and the present game only confirms this
evaluation.} 22. O-O $146 (22. Bxb5 Rcxb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. b3 Ra5 25. c4 Rxa2
26. O-O Ra3 $19 {0-1 Andreescu,N-Zatonskih,A/Baile Herculane 1994 (59)}) 22...
Bd7 $17 23. Nc2 Nd5 24. Rd2 Rb6 25. f4 f6 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Rfd1 Be6 28. Bxb5
Rbxb5 29. c4 Rxc4 30. Na3 Rcc5 31. Nxb5 Rxb5 32. Rc1 f5 33. Rc4 e4 34. a4 Ra5
35. b3 Kd6 36. Rdc2 Ne3 37. Rc6+ Kd5 38. R2c3 Kd4 39. Rxe3 Kxe3 40. Rxe6 Kf3
41. Rc6 Rd5 42. Rc1 e3 43. b4 f4 44. b5 e2 45. Rc3+ Rd3 46. Rxd3+ Ke4 47. Rb3
e1=Q+ 48. Kg2 Qe2+ 49. Kh3 Qh5+ 50. Kg2 f3+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O ({Two months
previous to this game Grischuk chose another line against same opponent:} 13.
Qh5 Rg8 (13... Bg7 14. O-O $14) 14. g3 Rg5 15. Qd1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. c3 Qb6
18. Nc2 {Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/Wijk aan Zee 2003 and won. However, the
outcome in Wijk aan Zee had nothing to do with the position after the opening
- Black was doing fine.}) 13... Bxd5 (13... Bg7 {allows White a favourable
transposition:} 14. Qh5 $14 {see the previous comment.}) 14. exd5 Ne7 15. Qh5 {
White usually plays it after c2-c3, in order to keep the bishop on the
diagonal b1-h7.} (15. Nxb5 {wins a pawn, but handles Black the initiative:} Bg7
16. Nc3 e4 17. Bc4 Ng6 $44) (15. c3 Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 {in the main subject of
discussions in Sveshnikov Sicilian lately.}) 15... e4 16. Be2 Bg7 17. c3 O-O
18. Nc2 f4 {A position well-known to Krasenkow, who many years ago played it
with both colours.} 19. Qg5 (19. a4 f5 (19... Ng6 20. Kh1 Re8 21. Nb4 Re5 22.
Qh3 f3 23. gxf3 Nf4 24. Qg4 Qf6 25. fxe4 Rg5 26. Qf3 Rh5 27. Nd3 Rxh2+ 28. Kxh2
Qh4+ {1/2-1/2 Sadvakasov,D-Janssen,R/Amsterdam 2002.}) 20. Rfe1 (20. axb5 f3 $1
$36 {Krasenkow-Gorelov, Moscow 1982}) 20... f3 $1 21. gxf3 Nxd5 22. fxe4 Nf4
23. Qf3 fxe4 $17 {Yurtaev-Krasenkow, Tashkent 1987}) (19. f3 f5 20. fxe4 fxe4
21. Bg4 Kh8 22. Rae1 Be5 23. Rxe4 Nxd5 $13 24. Re2 $2 f3 $1 $36 {
Sadvakasov-Babula, Bled 2002}) 19... f5 {Best moves from Black.} 20. Rfd1 (20.
Qxf4 Nxd5 21. Qd2 Nb6 {followed by ...d5 gives Black a good play.}) 20... f3 {
Black's play is typical for such positions - he sacrifices a pawn, sometimes
even two in order to open files and get squares for his pieces on the kingside.
} 21. gxf3 Kh8 $146 (21... Rf6 22. Kh1 Rg6 $13 {Charpentier-Leconte. corr 1992}
) 22. Kh1 Rg8 23. Qe3 Ng6 $44 24. Nd4 (24. fxe4 Be5 25. Nd4 {- 25.fxe4.}) 24...
Be5 25. Nxf5 (25. fxe4 fxe4 $5 26. Qxe4 Qf6 $44) 25... exf3 26. Qxf3 (26. Bxf3
Qf6 (26... Nh4 $5) 27. Be4 Rae8 28. Rg1 Rgf8 $44) 26... Qf6 $1 {White is two
pawns up, but Black has a good compensation. For a Sveshnikov Sicilian player
such a position is certainly enjoyable with Black - material doesn't matter
for the moment, while he has good possibilities to develop an attack on the
dark squares.} 27. Bd3 Nh4 28. Qh5 Rg2 29. f4 (29. Qxh4 Qxh4 ({weaker is} 29...
Rxh2+ 30. Qxh2 Bxh2 31. Kxh2 Rg8 32. Rg1 Qe5+ 33. Rg3 Rf8 34. Rag1) 30. Nxh4
Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Rxh4 $11) (29. Ng3 $2 Rxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 31. Kh3 Qxg3#) 29...
Bxf4 30. Ng3 Qh6 (30... h6 $6 31. Rg1 Rd2 $140 32. Rae1 $1 Rxd3 33. Re8+ Rxe8
34. Qxe8+ Kh7 35. Nh5 $18) 31. Qxh6 Bxh6 32. a4 Rxb2 33. axb5 Rf8 34. Rf1 (34.
bxa6 $2 Rff2 35. Nf1 (35. Be2 Rbxe2 36. Nxe2 Nf3 {and mate next}) 35... Nf3 $19
) (34. Rxa6 Rff2 35. Be2 (35. Ra8+ $142 Kg7 36. Nh5+ Kf7 37. Ra7+ Kf8 38. Ra8+
Kf7 $11) 35... Nf3 $1 (35... Rbxe2 36. Nxe2 Nf3 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rg1+ $1 Nxg1
39. Nxg1 Bf4 40. Nh3 $1 Rxh2+ 41. Kg1 Rxh3 42. b6) 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Bxf3 Rxh2+
38. Kg1 Be3+ 39. Kf1 Rhf2+ 40. Ke1 Rxf3 $19) 34... Rxf1+ 35. Bxf1 (35. Rxf1
axb5 36. Ne4 b4 $5 37. cxb4 Rxb4 38. Nxd6 Rd4 {with an easy draw:} 39. Rg1 (39.
Nf7+ Kg7) (39. Be4 Bf4 $1) 39... Ng6 40. Bxg6 hxg6 41. Rxg6 Bf4 $11 ({but not} 
41... Kh7 $4 42. Rxh6+ Kxh6 43. Nf5+ $18)) (35. Nxf1 axb5 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Ra7+
Kf6 38. Rxh7 Bg5 {and again the draw is most likely}) 35... axb5 36. Ra8+ Kg7
37. Ra7+ Kg8 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Ra7+ Kg8 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 7th"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Qd7
15. Nc2 (15. Qh5 Rg8 $1 {White's play on the queenside is slower now and also
the exposed queen on h5 gives Black additional possibilities for attack (Rg5,
or Rg6-h6, or Ng6-f4).}) 15... Bg7 {This novelty is the right way. Starting an
attack with 15. ... Rg8 is probably wrong, as White can create threats on the
queenside very quick:} (15... Rg8 16. Re1 (16. a4 e4 17. Be2 f4 18. Kh1 (18. f3
$5 Qh3 19. Ne1 {and I don't see how can Black continue the attack.}) 18... Rg5
19. Nb4 (19. axb5 $5) 19... Bg7 20. Rg1 Be5 21. Bf1 (21. Nxa6) 21... Nf5 22. g3
f3 23. Bh3 Rh5 24. Bg4 Rg5 25. Bh3 Rh5 26. Bg4 Rg5 27. Bh3 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,
V-Medvegy,N/Koszalin 1999}) 16... Bh6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nb4 Kf8 19. Qxa4 Qd8 20.
Qa5 Qd7 21. Bb5 Qc8 22. Bxa6 Qc5 23. Qxc5 dxc5 24. Nd3 Nxd5 25. Nxe5 $18 {
1-0 Koglin,A-Lomineishvili,M/Dresden 1999/ (39)}) 16. a4 e4 17. Be2 O-O 18.
axb5 axb5 {Frankly speaking when I introduced the move 14. ... Qd7 in the
practice back in 1996, I considered this position unpleasant for Black. White
has opened the a-file and created a weakness on b5. Also important is that he
got square b4 for his knight.  Black must play very imaginative and combine
kingside attack with the advance b5-b4. In many cases he must be ready to sac
pawn b5.} 19. Qd2 (19. Nb4 Qb7 (19... Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qb7 21. Qa6 $1)) 19... Qb7
20. Nb4 Ng6 21. Qe3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rd1 (23. Rxa8+ Qxa8 24. Bxb5 $2 Qa1+
25. Bf1 Qxb2 $17) 23... Kh8 $1 24. Bf1 (24. f3 $5) 24... Ne5 25. h3 Rg8 26. Qf4
(26. Ra1 Bf6 27. Qa7 Qc8 28. Nc6 f4 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Qxf7 f3 31. g3 b4 $1 $44
(31... Qc5 $2 32. Ra7 $1 Rxg3+ 33. Kh1 $18) (31... e3 32. Qxf3 exf2+ 33. Qxf2
Rxg3+ 34. Bg2 b4 $44)) 26... Qc8 27. Kh1 (27. Bxb5 {Taking the pawn is the
most principled move.} Bf6 (27... Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Be5 29. Qe3 f4 (29... Nh4 30.
Rg1 {tactics don't work now:} f4 31. Qxe4 Rxg2 32. Rxg2 Qxh3+ 33. Rh2 {and
square f1 is protected by the bishop from b5.}) 30. Qxe4 Nh4 31. Rg1) (27...
Qc5 28. Be2 $1) 28. Qe3 Qf8 29. Kh1 {same position like in the game if White
would have taken 29.Bxb5.}) 27... Bf6 {/\Bg5} 28. Qe3 Qf8 29. Nc6 (29. Bxb5 Qg7
30. Bf1 Bg5 31. Qe2 $1 (31. Qb6 $2 f4 32. Qxd6 f3 33. g3 Bf4 $40) (31. Qd4 Bf6
32. Qb6 $140 Nc4 $1) 31... Qg6 {Black has compensation, but difficult to
evaluate exactly the position.}) 29... Qg7 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. f4 exf3 32. Qxf3
Rb8 33. Ra1 (33. Qxf5 Qg3 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kh1 Qg3 $11) 33... Qg5 34. Bd3 b4
35. Bxf5 bxc3 36. bxc3 Qg3 {The endgame is drawish.} 37. Qxg3 Bxg3 38. Kg1 Re8
39. Bg4 Re1+ 40. Rxe1 Bxe1 41. c4 Bb4 42. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Garma, Chito"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Be2 $6 {Never played
before and unlikely it will be played in the future.} (19. Rfd1 Bxd5 20. Nb6
Rad8 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxb2 24. Rd5 Qf6 25. Bc4 Rd8 26.
Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Tilburg 1997}) ({The main and strongest
attempt to play for advantage is:} 19. d6 $1 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 22.
Bb3 (22. b3 {leads to complicated positions as well.}) 22... Rc5 23. Rad1 Rg5
24. Rd2 Bd5 $2 (24... Rd8 $1 $13) 25. Nb6 Bxb3 26. Nd7 $1 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,
A-Lautier,J/Linares 1995/ (38)}) 19... Rad8 $2 {The d-pawn is White's main
trump and leaving it free willing on the board is madness.} (19... Bxd5 20. Nb6
Rad8 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa6 Bxb2 23. Rad1 {it is interesting to compare this
position with the one from the above mentioned game Svidler-Kramnik, Tilburg
1997. Comparing with that game Black is a tempi up and has a very pleasant
position, although it is probably close to equal anyway.} (23. Rab1 $11)) 20.
d6 Qf6 21. Qa7 (21. Rad1 f4 22. Qa7 Ba8 (22... f3 23. Bxf3 $1 exf3 24. Qxb7
fxg2 25. Qxg2 $18) 23. f3 {with a very big advantage for White.}) 21... Ba8 $2
{Incredible. Black clearly overestimated his position. The problem is that as
long as White has a well defended and advanced d-pawn, Black will never be
able to create his own threats, because he has to defend against further
advance of the d-pawn.} (21... Bd5 {Of course this move was necessary.} 22.
Qxa6 (22. d7 $2 Qe6 $1 $15 23. Nb6 $4 Bd4 $19) 22... Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxd6 24. b4
$16) 22. Qe7 (22. Rfd1 $142 f4 23. Bf1 $18) 22... Qh6 23. d7 (23. Rad1) (23.
Rfd1) 23... Qe6 $2 {Strange play by Black. Up to this moment his only goal
seemed to be creating an attack and now he goes for a lost endgame.
Objectively the position could have been lost anyway, but without Queens there
are no chances at all to create counterplay.} (23... Bc6 {Again he should've
tried to attack the d-pawn.}) 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Nb6 Bb7 26. Rfd1 Kf7 (26...
Bxb2 27. Rab1 Bf6 (27... Be5 $2 28. Nc4 $18) 28. Bc4 Kf7 29. Rd6 $18) 27. Rac1
$18 Be5 28. Bh5+ Ke7 29. Be8 {[#]} Rg8 (29... Rdxe8 30. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Rd7+
$18) 30. g3 f4 {As I mentioned earlier, with the pawn on d7 there are no
chances at all for Black to create real threats, especially after trading
Queens.} 31. Rc5 Bb8 32. Nc8+ Kf6 33. Nd6 Bd5 34. Rc8 e3 35. Rxd8 Bxd6 36. Rc8
Be7 37. fxe3 fxg3 38. hxg3 Rxg3+ 39. Kf2 Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Rxb2 41. Rd4 Rxa2 {
There was no need to continue playing this position.} 42. e4 Bb3 43. Rb8 Ke5
44. Rdb4 Bc2 45. d8=Q Bxd8 46. Rxd8 a5 47. Rb5+ Kf4 48. Bc6 a4 49. Rd2 a3 50.
Ra5 Ra1+ 51. Kf2 Bb3 52. Ba4 Bc4 53. Bb5 Bb3 54. Rd3 Rb1 55. Rxa3 Bc2 56. Rf3+
Kxe4 57. Bd3+ Bxd3 58. Raxd3 e5 59. Rfe3+ Kf4 60. Rd5 Rb2+ 61. Re2 Rxe2+ 62.
Kxe2 h5 63. Rd8 h4 64. Rh8 Kg3 65. Ke3 h3 66. Rg8+ Kh2 67. Ke4 Kh1 68. Kf3 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch 56th"]
[Site "Szekesfehervar"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Cao, Sang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 {Almasi simply
goes for an equal position, hoping to outplay his opponent later on. After
White's move Black can even save time and not play ...Rb8.} (13. a4 {is the
main continuation}) 13... Be6 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nce3 Rb8 (15... Bxe3 $1 16. Nxe3
d5 {forces White to go for further exchanges.} 17. exd5 (17. Qd3 d4 {[%cal
Ge6c4]} 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 (20... Bxd5 21. Qxd4 Qg5 $15)
21. Bf3 Qc4 $17) 17... Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 20. a4 Bc4 $11) 16. Qd3
Bxe3 17. Nxe3 d5 (17... Qc7 $11) 18. Rfd1 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. Qb4 Rfc8 (20...
Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. a4 $14 a5 $140 23. Qa3 $1 (23. Qxb5 Rb8 $132)) ({
Black could achieve equality with} 20... a5 $1 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 b4 $11 {
Then} 23. cxb4 (23. c4 Rfc8 $11) 23... Rxb4 ({After} 23... axb4 24. a4 bxa3 25.
bxa3 Ra8 26. a4 Ra5 27. Bb5 {White can claim some edge}) 24. b3 a4 $11) ({
A playable option was} 20... Rb6 {although White is slightly better after
taking control of the d-file with} 21. Rd2) 21. Qd6 $1 {The only way to create
some problems.} (21. Rd2 a5 $132) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 a5 23. a3 g6 (23... b4
24. cxb4 axb4 25. a4 $14) 24. h3 (24. Ra6 $1) 24... h5 $2 {Not feeling the
danger.} ({It was still possible to solve successfully the problems with} 24...
b4 25. cxb4 axb4 26. a4 Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d4]} 27. Nxf5 gxf5 $5 $14 {/=}) ({
Also good enough was} 24... Rc5 {with the idea} 25. Ra6 b4 26. cxb4 axb4 27. a4
Nc6 $132 {[%cal Gc6d4]}) 25. Ra6 $1 b4 (25... a4 26. Rd1 $16) 26. Rxa5 bxc3 27.
bxc3 Rxc3 28. Rxe5 $16 {Almasi succeeded to win a pawn in a position that
looked completely equal. Now Black is in troubles.} Nc6 29. Rb5 Ra8 30. Bf3 Ra4
31. Nd1 Rc2 32. Nb2 Rd4 $2 {This is a square for the knight, while the rook
must have stayed on the a-file.} (32... Ra6 33. Nd3 ({or} 33. a4 Nd4) 33... Nd4
$16 {would have kept chances to save the game.}) 33. a4 Nb4 $6 {Only helps
White to improve the knight.} 34. Nd1 $18 Bd7 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. a5 Bc6 (36...
Na6 37. Rb6 $18) 37. Ne3 Bxf3 38. Rxb4 Rxb4 39. Nxc2 Rb2 40. gxf3 Rxc2 41. a6
Rc8 42. a7 Ra8 43. Kg2 Kf6 44. Kg3 Ke5 (44... g5 45. f4 $18) 45. f4+ Ke4 46.
Ra4+ Kd3 47. Kh4 Ke2 48. Kg5 Kxf2 49. Ra3 h4 50. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. c3 Rxg2 14. Qf3 Rg5
$5 {Although this move was played once before, at the high level it is a
novelty. It was considered that move 14. ... Rg4 is more or less forced.} (
14... Rg4 15. exf5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Ne7 17. Qb7 Bh6 18. f6 Ng8 (18... Ng6 $6 19.
Rd1 Nh4 20. Be2 Rg6 21. Qc6+ Kf8 22. Rxd6 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Kxe8 24. Bd3 Rg4 25.
Rxa6 Rd8 26. Ke2 Ng2 27. Bxb5+ Kf8 28. Rd1 e4 29. Rxd8# {1-0 Van der Wiel,
J-Reinderman,D/Brussels 1993}) 19. Qc6+ Kf8 20. Rd1 Rf4 21. Bxh7 Rxf6 22. Bxg8
Kxg8 23. Rg1+ Kf8 24. Rg3 $11 {/+/=. 1-0 Nijboer,F-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee
2000 (53)}) 15. exf5 (15. h4 Rg4 {and the inclusion of h4 is in Black's favour,
if comparing with the lines after 14. ... Rg4.}) 15... Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Ne7 17.
Qb7 {After this Black is probably okay. The evaluation of 14. ... Rg5 depends
mostly on the position after 17.Qf3.} (17. Qf3 $142 Bh6 $6 (17... d5 $13 18.
Nxb5 $140 $2 Qb8 $17) 18. h4 Rg8 19. f6 Ng6 20. h5 Nf4 21. Bxh7 Rg2 22. Rd1 Rc8
23. Qb7 Rc7 24. Qb6 Rd7 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26. Be4 Rg5 27. Bb7 e4 28. Bxa6 Kd7 29.
Bxb5+ Ke6 30. Nc4 $4 (30. Nc2 $1 $18) 30... Rxb5 $19 {0-1 Stark,I-Dimitrijeski,
B/Spree 1997 (52)}) 17... Qc8 $1 18. Qf3 (18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. f6 Ng6 $15 {
[%cal Rd6d5]} 20. Nc2 e4 $5 $36) 18... d5 {Probably Dimitri Reinderman, who
played this variation before, considered 18. ... d5 not possible, otherwise it
cannot be explained why he included the moves Qb7 Qc8. On c8 black Queen is
more active than on d8.} (18... Qc6 19. Qxc6+ Nxc6 20. Be4 Rc8 21. Nc2 $14) 19.
f6 (19. Nxb5 Qb8 $1 $17 (19... axb5 $2 20. Bxb5+ Kd8 21. f6 $16) 20. f6 e4 21.
Qe3 Re5) 19... Ng6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Nc2 {White cannot take on d5, so he must
go for a clear inferiour position instead.} (21. Qxd5 $2 Bxa3 $19) 21... e4 22.
Qe3 Rh5 $17 23. a4 $6 Bc5 24. Qe2 Rf5 25. Rf1 bxa4 26. f3 (26. Rxa4 Rxf6 $17 {
/-+.}) 26... a3 27. O-O-O (27. Nxa3 Rxf6 28. fxe4 Re6 29. e5 Qc7 $19) 27...
axb2+ 28. Kb1 e3 $19 29. Rd3 Qe6 30. Nxe3 Kf8 31. Qd2 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Qxf6 33.
Rd3 Re8 34. Rf2 Rfe5 35. Rd4 Re1+ 36. Kxb2 Qb6+ 37. Rb4 Qa5 38. Kc2 Qa2+ 39.
Kd3 Rd1 40. Qxd1 Qxf2 41. Qd2 Qxf3+ 42. Kd4 Qf6+ 43. Kd3 Qf5+ 44. Kd4 Re4+ 45.
Kc5 Qc8+ 46. Kb6 Qb8+ 47. Kxa6 Re6+ 48. Ka5 Qa8+ 49. Kb5 Qc6+ 0-1

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Varavin, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c4 f5
15. O-O O-O 16. Qf3 Ra7 $2 (16... bxc4) (16... Re8) 17. exf5 bxc4 18. Nxc4 d5 (
18... Bb7 19. Be4 d5 20. Bxd5 e4 21. f6 Bxf6 (21... Qxf6 22. Qxe4 Bxd5 23. Qxd5
$18) (21... exf3 22. fxe7 Re8 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nd6 $18) 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Rad1
$18) 19. Qxd5 Rd7 20. Qe4 {Thanks to the possibility f5-f6 White has nothing
to fear. His material advantage is enough for win.} Rfd8 (20... Rd4 21. f6 $18)
21. f6 Qxf6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Be4 $18 Rd4 24. Ne3 Qg5 25. Rac1 Qf4 26. Bd5 e4
27. Rxc8 (27. Rfd1 {wins as well, of course.}) 27... Rxc8 28. Nf5 Qe5 29. Bxf7
$1 Kxf7 30. Nxd4 Rc5 (30... Qxd4 31. Qf5+ {[%csl Rc8,Rf7]}) 31. Ne2 Rc2 32. Ng3
Rxb2 33. Nxe4 Rxa2 34. h4 Re2 35. Ng5+ Ke7 36. Nf3 Qf6 37. Rb1 Kf8 38. Qd3 Re8
39. Ng5 Kg8 40. g3 Rc8 41. Re1 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 59th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2002.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c3 f5
15. Nc2 Rb8 {After Kasparov's recent win in a rapid game versus Judith Polgat,
the alternative 15. ... f4 might become more popular than the text in the near
future.} (15... f4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Qg5 18. f3 Bf6 19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Rf2 Be7
21. Nb4 d5 $1 22. Bxd5 Bc5 $40 {0-1 Polgar,J-Kasparov,G/Prague 2002 (45)}) 16.
exf5 e4 17. Re1 Bxf5 18. Ne3 (18. Nb4 a5 (18... Rbe8 $5 {Lautier's move needs
more practical tests.}) 19. Nd5 (19. Nc6 $2 Qb7 20. Nxb8 exd3 {and the knight
is trapped on b8.}) 19... Qe5 20. Bc2 Bg6 {and we reach the game position as
in the game, if instead of 20. ... f5 Black plays 20. ... a5.}) (18. Nd4 Bxd4
19. cxd4 $14 {/=.}) 18... Bg6 19. Nd5 Qe5 20. Bc2 {A tricky position. White is
slightly better thanks to the control over d-file and especially over square
d5. Black has good chances to equalize though, but he needs to play precisely.
His plan is usually connected with the advance b5-b4. Also he must avoid
trading minor pieces (unless he achieves other advantages in return). Another
important thing for Black is to keep the queen closer to the center, from
where she can both protect the weaknesses and be active.} f5 {This is already
a slight innacuracy. Back in 1988 Dolmatov showed that once white knight comes
to e6, Black starts to feel uncomfortable.} (20... a5 21. f4 Qe8 22. Qd2 Kh8
23. a4 bxa4 24. Bxa4 Qc8 25. Kh1 Qb7 26. b3 f5 27. Rac1 Bf7 28. c4 Bxd5 29.
cxd5 Qb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Palac,M-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/FRA 1998 (35)}) (20... Kh8 $5
) 21. f4 Qe8 22. Bb3 {One way or another the knight comes to e6. After that
White trades it for the bishop, which leads to an unpleasant position for
Black, where he must patiently fight for a draw.} (22. Nc7 Qc6 (22... Qe7 23.
Bb3+ Bf7 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Nd5 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 a5 27. a3 Rc8 28. Qd2 Qb7 29. Rad1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,A-Guimaraes,J/Aceimar 1995 (73)}) 23. Ne6 Rfe8 24. Bb3
Kh8 25. Nxg7 {The position is similar to the one from the main game, only that
there black rook was better placed on c8 instead of e8 (for the advance b5-b4).
} (25. Qd2 $142 $14 {Dolmatov}) 25... Qc5+ 26. Kf1 Kxg7 27. h4 Rb7 28. Qd5 Qxd5
29. Bxd5 Rb6 30. Kf2 Bf7 (30... Bh5 $1 {Dolmatov}) 31. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Dolmatov,
S-Simic,R/Beograd 1988 (49)}) 22... Kh8 23. Nc7 Qc6 24. Ne6 Rfc8 25. Nxg7 (25.
Qd2 Qb6+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 b4 $11) 25... Qc5+ {A typical zwischenzug.} (
25... Kxg7 $2 26. Qd4+) 26. Kh1 Kxg7 27. a3 (27. Qd2 Rf8 28. Rad1 Rf6 29. Qe2
a5 30. Bd5 Bf7 31. Bxf7 Kxf7 32. Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Solana Suarez,E-Ochoa de
Echaguen,F/ESP 1993. White is slightly better and could have played on without
major risks.}) 27... a5 28. Qd2 b4 $2 {A serious mistake. White creates a
passed pawn after it, which means that Black will have problems on queenside
as well (his kingside and center are already weak).} (28... Rf8 29. Rad1 Rf6
$14) 29. cxb4 axb4 30. a4 $16 Bf7 $2 {Decisively weakens the king.} (30... Ra8
$16 31. Red1 Bh5 {The position is difficult, but Black can try to hold on for
a while.}) 31. Bxf7 Kxf7 32. Rec1 e3 {Several bad mistakes in row, although
the position is very difficult already. The last move loses material.} (32...
Qb6 33. Qd5+ Kf6 34. a5 Qa6 35. g4 {is hopeless as well.}) 33. Qd1 e2 34. Qb3+
1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1"]
[Site "Lugo"]
[Date "2007.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Czarnota, Pawel"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.06.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. Rb1 {More popular is 15.c3. With 15.Rb1 White protects the b2-pawn and
plans a queenside play with c2-c4.  In this variation Black often sacrifices a
pawn on the queenside in order to create an attack against the white king.} e4
16. Bf1 O-O 17. c4 Ng6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Bxb2 $5 $146 {An important
novelty. Instead of playing for compensation, Black restores material equality.
The drawback of winning back the pawn is obvious: White gains time to bring
his knight into play and advance the a-pawn. On the other hand a pawn is a
pawn and taking on b2 is very natural. 19...Bxb2 has been recommended before,
but needed some practical games for a more clear evaluation.} (19... Qg5 20.
Re3 (20. Qc1 Qxc1 21. Rexc1 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 Rxa3 23. Rcc2 Ne5 24. Be2 Rfa8 25.
Kf1 R8a5 $15 {0-1 Kalashnikov,K (2384)-Oleksienko,M (2541)/Moscow RUS 2007 (34)
}) 20... Nh4 21. Rg3 Qh6 22. Rh3 Kh8 23. Bf1 f4 24. Nb5 Rad8 25. Nd4 Qg5 26. g3
fxg3 27. hxg3 Qxd5 28. Rxh4 {1/2-1/2 Asrian,K (2611)-Volokitin,A (2671)/
Ermioni Argolidas 2005}) (19... Kh8 20. Bc6 Ra7 21. Nc4 Nf4 22. a4 Qg5 23. g3
Qg6 24. Qd2 Nd3 25. Re3 f4 26. Rxd3 exd3 27. Re1 Bh6 28. Qc3+ f6 29. Qd4 Rg7
30. a5 f3 31. Ba4 Qh5 32. Qxd3 f5 33. Nxd6 f4 34. Be8 Qg4 35. Re4 Rc7 {White
has played well and in in spite of Black's efforts to create an attack, White
has succeeded in achieving a large advantage. But now he blunders:} 36. Rc4 $4
(36. Bc6 $16) 36... Qh3 37. Qxf3 Rxc4 38. Nxc4 Rxe8 {0-1 Czarnota,P (2529)
-Moiseenko,A (2662)/Turin 2006}) 20. Nc4 $1 {The only way to fight for the
advantage. White should avoid for the moment exchanging his knight for the
bishop.} (20. Rxb2 Rxa3 $11) 20... Be5 (20... Ba3 $5 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. Rb3 Bc5
$13) 21. a4 {White has a strong passed pawn on the a-file, which can quickly
advance to a6. Black must find the optimal attacking plan on the kingside,
otherwise his chances will be worse. He needs to be flexible too and be ready
to fight against White's intentions as well. For instance with the white
bishop will be on c6 Black can consider ...Ne7, trying to create some play in
the center as well.} Kh8 (21... Qg5 {threatening ...Nh4 is another plan.} 22.
g3 Nh4) ({Also worth attention is} 21... Qf6 {with the idea to transfer the
bishop to c5 at some moment. Then} 22. Nb6 Ra7 23. Nd7 {leads to approximate
equality:} Qg5 24. Nxf8 Nh4 25. g3 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 (26. Kh1 Qh5 27. h4 Qg4 $40)
26... Nxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Kxf8 28. a5 Bd4 $14 {/=}) 22. g3 Rg8 23. Bc6 Ra7 24. Rb3 {
This move takes control over the important third rank (and first of all the
square c3) and in the future it will be easier for White to double rooks on
the b-file. Black played logically so far, but now comes a strange mistake.} (
24. Qh5 {brings nothing:} Qf6 {[%cal Gg6f4]} 25. Qh6 Bf4 26. Qh3 (26. gxf4 $2
Nxf4+ {[%cal Gf6h6]}) 26... Ne7 {with the intention ...Nxc6 and ...d5. The
queen is rather out of play on h3.}) 24... Bf6 $2 {This just cannot be good.
Apart from the fact that its idea remains a mystery (in an internet game I
would have thought of a mouse-slip), 24...Bf6 allows White to activate the
queen and win more time for bringing his other rook to the queenside.} ({
Transferring the knight to d3} 24... Nf4 25. Kh1 Nd3 {always allows White} 26.
Rxd3 $1 exd3 27. Qxd3 {with an excellent compensation for the exchange.}) ({
Bringing the queen to the kingside} 24... Qf6 {seems necessary. Again Black
will have ...Bd4 as an additional option. Ideas ...Nf4-d3, or ...Nh4-f3 are
kept as later possibilities, eventually when white queen won't protect squares
d3 or f3 anymore.} {Few possible variations are:} 25. Kh1 (25. a5 Bc3 26. Rf1
$1 (26. Re2 $2 Bxa5 27. Ra2 Bb6 $17) 26... Nh4 $5 (26... Bxa5 $2 27. Qa1 $1
Qxa1 28. Rxa1 Bb6 29. Rxa7 Bxa7 30. Nxd6 $16) 27. Nxd6 (27. Kh1 Nf3 $132) 27...
Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Qxd6 (28... Qh6 $5) 29. Rxc3 Rxa5 30. Rxf3 exf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rc5 $11)
25... Ne7 {(indirectly attacking the a4-pawn). Then} 26. a5 Bd4 27. Qd2 (27.
Nxd6 $2 Nxc6 $19) 27... Rc7 28. Rd1 Bc5 29. Bb7 Ng6 30. a6 f4 $132) 25. Qh5 $1
Ne7 26. Reb1 $16 {/+- The result of the mistake on the 24th move is disastrous
for Black: instead of creating attack on the kingside, he has only weaknesses
there, requiring protection due to the active queen on h5. On the queenside
White is dominating too.} Bd4 (26... Nxc6 27. dxc6 d5 28. Rb7 Rxb7 29. cxb7 $18
) 27. Rb8 $1 (27. Qxf7 $2 Nxc6 $19) 27... Qxb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Nxd6 $18 {
[%csl Rf5,Rf7,Rh8] The rest is easy for White: with the queen and knight
against the lonely king he has a winning attack.} Rb1+ (29... Nxc6 30. dxc6 $18
) 30. Kg2 Rb2 31. Nxf7+ Kg7 32. Ng5 Rxf2+ 33. Kh3 Nxc6 34. dxc6 Re7 35. c7 Rc2
(35... Rxc7 36. Ne6+ $18) 36. Qxh7+ Kf6 37. Qh6+ Ke5 38. Qh8+ Kd6 39. Qd8+ (39.
Qd8+ Rd7 40. c8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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"]

{Games between Anand and Radjabov always represent a highly interesting fight.
Teimour is a very principled player, fearlessly defending his openings
preferences, while Anand is one of the best theoreticians in the world,
especially dangerous versus such principled opponents.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 {In August
2006 they played a rapid match in Mainz, where Sveshnikov Sicilian served
ideally to Radjabov, who achieved two draws and won one game with it. In my
comments to their fifth encounter from that match I wrote that "without a
consistent home preparation against Sveshnikov Sicilian it is wiser for White
to choose 9.Nd5 rather than 9.Bxf6, where a mistake could be much more costly
for the first player". By choosing 9.Nd5 White does not pretend to achieve any
substantial advantage out of the opening. Instead he hopes to outplay Black in
a quiet strategical battle, with basically no risk of losing. At the moment
when this game was played, Anand was still under the shock of his painful loss
versus Kramnik in the previous round. Thus 9.Nd5 suited perfectly for his
psychological state of mind, which could be described as "ok, White tries
something, but if things go wrong, then it will be a draw".} Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Bd7 {This move became
Radjabov's trademark.} 16. O-O Rb8 17. Ra2 Kh8 18. Nce3 {A pretty harmless
attempt to improve over Karjakin-Radjabov, 2006. It leads to standard
positions, where Black has little to complain about.} (18. Qe2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5
20. Nce3 Be6 $11) (18. Nde3 Qc7 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Rd1 Bc6 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5
Bb5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2672)-Radjabov,T (2729)/Cap d'Agde (rapid) 2006 
(42)}) 18... g6 {This typical move is a novelty. The plan ...g6 followed by ...
f5 is a common way to react to the position of White's knights on d5 and e3.} (
18... f5 19. exf5 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qd5 Qc7 23. b3 $14 {
0-1 Novacek,K (2095)-Kalik,J/Svetla nad Sazavou 1998 (37)}) 19. Qd3 f5 20. b3 {
In the theory there is a similar situation with White's rook on a4 and Black's
bishop on c8. That position is rightly considered to be equal. The slight
difference here formally favours White, but it does not change much in the
assessment of the position.} Bh6 21. Rd1 Qh4 22. f3 Qg5 {For the moment
Radjabov prefers to wait. Black could also consider the exchange on e4:} (22...
fxe4 $5 23. Qxe4 (23. fxe4 Be6 $132 {[%cal Gb8b7,Gb7f7]}) 23... Qxe4 24. fxe4
Be6 25. Nf1 Kg7 {The endgame is equal. For instance:} 26. Ra3 (26. Nde3 Bxe3+
27. Nxe3 Bxc4 28. bxc4 (28. Nxc4 Rxb3) 28... Rb3 $11) 26... Bg5 {[%cal Gg5d8]}
27. Nde3 Bc8 $5 $11 ({Or the simple} 27... Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Rf4 29. Nxd6 Be7 $132)
28. Rxd6 $140 $2 Be7 $17) (22... Be6 $11) 23. Nf1 {The evaluation of this
position is a matter of taste. Statistically speaking, White has an edge
thanks to the somewhat better pawn structure - weaknesses on a5 and b3
compensate each other and Black is left with one more weakness on d6. However,
due to the opponent's bishop pair and the central tension it is difficult for
White to make progress, therefore most "Sveshnikov" players would assess the
position as equal. Nevertheless White has ideas to improve. With his last move
Anand is trying to create Radjabov some problems. He frees square e3 for the
other knight, reminding Black of the necessity to protect pawn d6.} Qd8 24. Kh1
$1 {Unexpectedly after this good prophylactic move Radjabov goes wrong.} ({
The immediate} 24. Nde3 {does not reach its goal due to} Qb6 25. Kh1 Rbd8 $11 (
25... fxe4 26. Qxe4 $1 $14 (26. fxe4 Rbd8 $11))) 24... f4 $6 {Teimour hopes
for a King's Indian type of counterplay on the kingside (the advance of the
g-pawn), but now White can quicker develop his play in the center and on the
queenside. Black's main problem will be his poor dark-squared bishop. The
Azerbaijani GM should have continued to keep the tension and wait, since White
cannot create any concrete threats.} (24... Be6 $5 $13 25. Nde3 (25. Bb5 $6 Ne7
$132) 25... Bxc4 26. Qxc4 Qb6 27. Rxd6 Bxe3 28. Rxc6 Qxb3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3 $11) (
24... Qh4 25. Nde3 fxe4 26. Qxe4 $1 (26. fxe4 Rf6 $11) 26... Qxe4 27. fxe4 Rf6
28. Rad2 Bf8 29. Nd5 $14) 25. Nd2 $1 {The knight immediately joins the action.}
Bg5 ({There is simply no time for the advance of kingside pawns:} 25... g5 26.
Bb5 Rg8 (26... g4 {runs into the simple} 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. fxg4 $16) (26... Nb4
27. Nxb4 Bxb5 28. c4 Bd7 (28... axb4 29. cxb5 $16 {[%csl Gd2,Rh6]} Qb6 30. Nc4
Qxb5 31. Qxd6 Bg7 32. Ra5 $18) 29. Nd5 g4 30. fxg4 Bxg4 31. Rda1 Ra8 32. b4 $16
{and White already wins a pawn, while Black is unable to start a dangerous
attack.}) 27. Nc4 $1 Rg6 (27... Rxb5 28. Nxd6 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd6f7]} Rxd5 29.
exd5 $18) 28. Bxc6 Bxc6 29. Nxa5 $16) 26. Bb5 $1 (26. Rda1 {with advantage is
not bad either, but Anand's move looks more convincing.}) 26... Nb4 {Forced.
At least Black keeps material equality by exchanging the queenside pawns.
However, this will only partially solve his problems.} (26... Bh4 {goes
nowhere:} 27. Ba4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd2c4]} (27. Nc4 $4 Rxb5) 27... Bg3 $2 28. hxg3
fxg3 29. Kg1 Qh4 30. Nf1 $18) (26... Ne7 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxa5 $18) 27. Nxb4 {
Again Anand's choice seems the most energetic.} ({After} 27. cxb4 Bxb5 28. Nc4
axb4 29. Ra7 Bh4 $5 {Black still has some ideas.}) 27... Bxb5 28. c4 Bxc4 (
28... Be8 29. Nd5 (29. Na6 $6 Ra8 30. c5 dxc5 $13) 29... Bh4 30. c5 $5 dxc5 (
30... Bf2 31. cxd6 Bc5 32. Nc4 Bxd6 33. Qc3 {and Black's position collapses.})
31. Qc3 $16) (28... Bd7 29. Na6 Ra8 (29... Rb6 30. Rxa5 $16) 30. Qxd6 Bc8 31.
Qxd8 Rxd8 32. Nc7 $18) 29. Nxc4 Rxb4 30. Qd5 $16 {The better pieces and
multiple weaknesses in Black's position define White's obvious advantage.} Qc7
(30... Rxb3 $2 31. Nxe5 $18) 31. Nxd6 Bf6 32. Rxa5 Rxb3 33. Rc5 Qb8 (33... Qb6
34. Rcc1 $18 {is even worse. Black is unable to coordinate his forces.}) 34.
Rcc1 $1 ({In the endgame after} 34. Nf7+ Kg7 35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Bxe5 37.
Rxe5 Rd8 $1 {Black keeps good chances to survive.}) 34... Rb2 35. Qe6 Qb3 $1
36. Qd7 $2 {The mistake which spoiled a good game.} (36. Nc4 {leads to a very
difficult position for Black:} Re2 (36... Rf2 37. Rb1 Rd2 (37... Qa2 38. Rb8 $1
Rxb8 39. Qxf6+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ $18) (37... Qc3 38. Qd6 Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kh8 40. Qc5
$18 {[%csl Rf2,Rf8]}) (37... Qc2 38. Rdc1 Qe2 39. Rg1 $18 {[%csl Re5]}) 38. Rg1
Qa2 39. Ra1 Qb3 40. Ra3 Qb4 41. Ra7 $18) (36... Ra2 37. Rb1 Qc2 38. Rg1 $16)
37. Rb1 Qc3 (37... Qa2 38. Rb8 Rxb8 39. Qxf6+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ $18) 38. Qd6 Kg8 39.
Rbc1 Qb3 ({or} 39... Rc2 40. Rxc2 Qxc2 41. Nxe5 Bxe5 42. Qe6+ $1) 40. Nxe5 Bxe5
41. Qxe5 $16) 36... Rc2 $1 {Thanks to this trade of rooks and White's back
rank problems Black succeeds to hold.} 37. Ne8 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Qa3 $1 (38... Qf7
$2 39. Nxf6 Qxf6 40. Rc7 $18) 39. Rb1 ({or} 39. Rd1 Qe7 {and Black defends})
39... Qa2 $1 ({Again} 39... Qe7 $2 {loses:} 40. Nxf6 Qxf6 41. Rb7 $18) 40. Rd1
Qf7 41. Nxf6 Qxf6 {The triumph of defense: Black kept material equality and
succeeded to exchange all queenside pawns, his bad bishop and a pair of rooks.
Besides, he also brought the queen to protect his king. Things couldn't go any
better than that for Radjabov.} 42. Qc7 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 {Fashionable line nowadays, first of
all thanks to M. Krasenkow.} 12. Nc2 (12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nc2 Bb7 {is
considered to be the main attempt to play for an opening advantage.}) 12...
Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Rb8 {M.Krasenkow himself considers this position to be equal.} (
13... Be6) 14. Nb4 Bb7 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Be2 Bg5 (16... Qd7 $5 17. O-O Bd8 18.
Rfd1 Bb6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Bc5 21. Rd7 f5 $44 {0-1 Dutreeuw,M-Gershon,A/
Antwerp BEL 1999 (83)}) 17. Rd1 a5 18. Nd5 Bc6 19. O-O g6 {As usual in such
positions White has a very slight edge thanks to the strong Knight on d5. But
with careful play Black has no real problems to hold.} 20. a3 Kh8 21. g3 Bh6
22. b4 (22. f4 exf4 (22... f5 $2 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Rxf5 $16) 23.
gxf4 f5 {and the opening of the position should favor Black.}) 22... f5 23. c4
{Interesting, this leads almost forced to a draw.} axb4 24. axb4 bxc4 25. Qxc4
Bxd5 26. Rxd5 (26. exd5 $2 Qb6 $17) 26... Qb6 27. b5 fxe4 28. Qxe4 Rxf2 $5 (
28... Rf6 29. Kg2 Rbf8 30. f3 Be3 31. Ra1 Bd4 32. Ra6 Qc7 33. Rc6 Qb8 $11) 29.
Rxf2 Rf8 30. Rd4 (30. Bf3 $2 Be3 31. Kg2 Bxf2 $17) 30... Qxd4 31. Qxd4 exd4 32.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. b6 (33. b6 d5 34. b7 Bd6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Reykjavik Hellir"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Cifuentes,R} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 {Valerij Vilippov has an impressive score with Black
in this line.} 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 (19. Qe2 $6 {
Cifuentes,R} Qd7 20. Nce3 Be6 21. Rd1 Bd8 22. Ra2 Qf7 23. Qd3 Qh5 24. Nf1 e4 $5
$13 {Geller-Sveshnikov, USSR 1978}) 19... Bg6 20. Be2 {[%cal Ge2f3]} (20. Bd3 {
Cifuentes,R} Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Rxb3 24. Rc4 Rb5 $1 25.
e4 Rc5 $11 26. Rxc5 dxc5 27. Qa6 Qe8 28. Nc7 Qd7 29. Qa8+ Nd8 30. Nd5 h6 31.
Qxa5 Qd6 32. Qb6 Nf7 33. h4 Qxb6 34. Nxb6 Nd6 35. Nd7 c4 36. Nxe5 Nxe4 {
1/2-1/2 Sokolov,A-Gurgenidze,B/Riga 1985/URS-ch (36)}) (20. Qe2 {Cifuentes,R}
e4 $1 21. Bb5 (21. Rfa1 {Cifuentes,R} Qc8 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. Nxg4 Bd8 $13) 21...
Ne5 22. Rfa1 Bxe3 23. Nxe3 Bh5 24. Qf1 $6 (24. Qxh5 $1 {Cifuentes,R} Rxb5 25.
Qd1 Nd3 $1 26. Rxe4 Nxf2 27. Qe2 Nxe4 28. Qxb5 Nxc3 29. Qc4 d5 30. Qxc3 d4 31.
Qd3 dxe3 32. Qxe3 $11) 24... Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Qg5+ 26. Qg2 Qxb5 27. Rxa5 Qe8 28.
Ra7 $1 Bg6 29. fxe4 Rxb3 30. Nf5 Qe5 31. Qg3 $11 Rxc3 32. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Jelmer,
J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Hoogeveen open 1999 (32)}) (20. f3 {Cifuentes,R} Bxe3+ (
20... Bf7 {Cifuentes,R} 21. Kh1 Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 d5 24. Nd2 Qb6 $11)
21. Nxe3 Qb6 22. Qd2 (22. Qe2 {Cifuentes,R} Bf7 23. Kh1 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Ne7 25.
Qd3 Qxb3 26. Rh4 h6 27. Qxd6 Qxc3 28. Re4) 22... Bf7 23. Kh1 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Ne7
$11 {Yakovich}) 20... Bf7 {White would like to increase pressure in the center
with moves like Nc4 and Bf3. Black can allow the both, but also he can use the
drawback of each of them by reacting very concrete.} 21. Bf3 (21. Nc4 e4 $132 {
stops Bf3.}) 21... Bxe3 {Forcing White to take back with the pawn. But Black
can also allow Nc4, when by transposition we reach following game:} (21... Bg8
22. Nc4 (22. Be4 $5) 22... Rb5 23. Be4 Ne7 $1 $11 24. Nxe7 Bxe7 25. Bc2 Rc5 26.
Re1 e4 $5 $132 {[%cal Gd6d5] Rodriguez-San Segundo, Espana 1999.}) 22. fxe3 Bg8
(22... Ne7 23. Be4 Bxd5 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Bxd5 Qd8 26. Qd3 Qb6 27. Bf7 g6 28.
h3 Nf5 29. Re4 Rf8 30. Be6 Ng3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,S-Birnboim,N/Munich
1987 (49)}) 23. Re1 $6 {A rather strange move.} (23. c4 {The knight on d5 is
in fact pinned and this logical move solves that problem.} Bxd5 $140 (23... Nb4
{Cifuentes,R} 24. Nxb4 Rxb4 25. Rxb4 axb4 26. Qd2 Qb6 27. Rd1 h6 28. Be4 Bh7
29. Bxh7 Kxh7 30. Qd3+ g6 $11) (23... h6 {Cifuentes,R}) 24. Qxd5) (23. Be4 {
Cifuentes,R} Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qg5 $1 25. g3 $8 Rf8+ 26. Kg2 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 (27.
Qxd5 $2 {Cifuentes,R} Qxe3 $1 28. Qxc6 Rf2+ 29. Kh3 Qh6+ 30. Kg4 Qe6+ $19)
27... Ne7 $11) 23... Ne7 $1 24. c4 (24. Nxe7 $2 Bxb3 $19) 24... Nf5 $1 25. Ra2
$6 {After this innacuracy Black is better.} (25. Qd3 $5 {[%cal Ge1a1]} Bxd5 26.
Bxd5 Qb6 27. Be4 g6 28. Ra3 $11 {/=/+.}) 25... Qh4 $1 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gb8b3]
Unexpected move. Square h4 seemd to be for the knight, but in this moment the
queen is very active there. Suddenly White is faced with concrete threats,
which are far from easy to parry.} (25... Nh4 {brings nothing:} 26. Be4) 26.
Rae2 $2 (26. Ree2 e4 27. g3 Qg5 28. Bxe4 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxe3 $36) (26. Qb1 $2
Rxb3 27. Qxb3 Qxe1#) (26. Rxa5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 e4 28. g3 Nxg3 29. hxg3 Qxg3+ 30.
Bg2 Rf2 $19) (26. g3 {The only move which keeps the balance. It is difficult
to take such a decision of weakening the kingside, all the more than Black can
choose between two different kind of continuations, a sharp one and a quiet
one, in both cases having the initiative:} Nxg3 $5 (26... Qh6 $13) 27. hxg3
Qxg3+ 28. Bg2 Rxb3 $1 $13) 26... a4 $1 $17 27. bxa4 Qxc4 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gf5h4]}
28. Rd2 Nh4 29. e4 (29. Rf1 Rf7 $5 (29... Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Qc5 $36) 30. Be2 (30.
a5 Ra7 $5 $17) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Qe4 $17 {[%cal Gb8b1]}) 29... Bxd5 (29...
Rb3 $1 30. Re3 (30. Ne3 Qc5 $17) 30... Rxe3 31. Nxe3 Qc5 32. Kf2 d5 $1 33. exd5
e4 $19) 30. Rxd5 Rb2 31. Rb5 $1 Ra2 (31... Rxb5 32. axb5 Nxf3+ 33. gxf3 Rf6 34.
Qd5) 32. Qxd6 Qf7 33. Rf1 $2 ({White missed a good chance to save the game,
based on Black's weak backrank:} 33. Kh1 $3 {setting a nice trap:} Rf2 $1 (
33... Nxf3 34. Rb8 {and Black is forced to trade queens, leading to drawish
endgame.}) 34. Rb7 $1 Qf4 35. Qd7 {and amazingly enough, White holds:} Qh6 (
35... Rg8 36. Qh3 Nxf3 37. gxf3 Rxf3 38. Qf5 $11) 36. Qh3 Qa6 37. Kg1 Nxf3+ 38.
gxf3 Qxb7 39. Kxf2 $11) 33... Nxf3+ 34. gxf3 Qf4 {All over now.} 35. Rf2 Rxf2
36. Kxf2 Qxf3+ 37. Ke1 Qe3+ (37... Qe3+ 38. Kd1 Rf1+ 39. Kc2 Rc1+ 40. Kb2 Qc3+
41. Ka2 Ra1#) 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 59th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blehm, Pawel"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. h4 Bh6 14. g4 {
An aggressive plan, successfuly used lately by the young Andrei Volokitin.} Bf4
15. Qf3 Be6 16. Bd3 Rb8 (16... Re8 17. g5 (17. Nce3 $6 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 b4 19. Kf1
bxc3 20. bxc3 Qa5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Menendez Solar,J-Olaso,R/ESP 1990 (37)}) (17.
Nxf4 $6 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Be2 Bxg4 $15) 17... Bxd5 (17... Rb8 {- 16. ...
Rb8}) 18. exd5 e4 {A logical follow up of 16. ... Re8, but White looks better
after complications:} (18... Ne7 $13) 19. Qxf4 (19. Bxe4 Ne5 $44) 19... exd3+
20. Ne3 Ne5 21. O-O-O a5 (21... Qb6 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. cxd4 Ng6 24. Rxd3 $14) 22.
Qd4 $1 b4 23. f4 d2+ 24. Qxd2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Nd7 26. Qd4 $16 {1-0 Volokitin,
A-Jelen,I/Ljubljana 2002 (39)}) 17. g5 Re8 {The right decision - Black
sacrifices a pawn for the initiative. Multiple weaknesses in White's camp give
Black sufficient compensation.} (17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. Qe4 g6 $13) (17...
a5 18. a3 (18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 b4 20. cxb4 Nxb4 21. Nxb4 Rxb4 $44) 18...
Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Qe4 g6 21. Ne3 (21. Qg2 Kg7 22. Ne3 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24.
c4 Qb6 25. Qe4 Ra8 26. Ke2 h6 $6 27. gxh6+ Bxh6 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. h5 f5 30. Qh4
g5 31. Qh3 $36 {1-0 Volokitin,A-Eljanov,P/Ordzhonikidze 2001 (71)}) 21... h5
22. Ng2 (22. gxh6 f5 23. Qg2 e4 $13) 22... Qd7 23. Rd1 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. c4
Rbe8 26. Kf1 Qa4 27. Rb1 b3 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Qd4 Nf5 30. Qxf4 (30. Bxf5 gxf5 {
[%cal Ge8e4]} 31. f3 Re5 (31... Rc8 32. Rc1 Rc5 33. Rg1 Rfc8 34. g6) 32. Kf2 (
32. Qxf4 Rxd5) 32... Rfe8 33. Rhe1 Re3 $1 34. Qxf4 $140 $2 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Rxe1
36. Kxe1 Qa1+ $19) 30... Re5 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Qd4 f6 33. Rg1 fxg5 34. Rxg5
Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Qe8 36. Qxf2 Rxf2 37. Kxf2 Qe4 38. Rxg6+ {1/2-1/2 Volokitin,
A-Pavlovic,M/Valle d'Aosta 2002}) 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 b4 20. O-O (20. cxb4
$6 Nxb4 21. Nxb4 Rxb4 $44 22. Qd2 (22. b3 d5 23. O-O dxe4 (23... Rd4 $5) 24.
Bxe4 Bd5 25. f3 Qb6+ $5 26. Kh2 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Qb7 $11 {/=/+}) 22... Qb6 23. b3
d5 $36) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Qa5 {Unfortunately for Black his compensation is
enough only for equality. He is not able to win White's weak pawns on a2 and
c3 without giving his own pawn on a6.} (21... a5 $6 22. Nd4 $1 (22. Ne3 Ne5 $44
)) 22. Ne3 (22. Nb4 $6 Nxb4 23. cxb4 Rxb4 24. Qxd6 Rd8 25. Qxa6 Qxa6 26. Bxa6
Rxe4 27. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Kf8 $15) 22... Ne5 {Most logical - Black
increases the initiative.} (22... Qxc3 23. Bxa6) 23. Rfd1 (23. Be2 $2 Rb2 $17)
23... Rb2 (23... Qxc3 $6 24. Bxa6) 24. Bf1 Qxc3 (24... Qa3 $6 25. h5 Rxa2 26.
Rxa2 Bxa2 27. h6 $16) 25. Bxa6 Bxa2 $11 26. Bf1 (26. Nf5 $2 Qh3 $1 $19 {
[%cal Ge5f3]}) (26. Rxd6 $6 Rxf2 $15) 26... Bb3 27. Rdb1 Be6 28. Rc1 Qd4 29.
Rd1 Rd2 30. Rxd2 Qxd2 31. Rd1 Qb4 32. h5 f6 $5 33. Bg2 (33. gxf6 Rf8) 33...
fxg5 34. Qxg5 Nf7 35. Qh4 Qc5 36. Kh2 g5 37. Qg3 Kf8 38. Nd5 Qc2 39. Ne3 Qc5
40. Rd3 Ne5 41. Rd2 h6 42. Bh3 Qb4 43. Rd1 Qxe4 44. Bg2 Qb4 45. f4 Nf7 46. Rf1
Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS02 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.02.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Fogarasi, Tibor"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rad1 Qc5 (17... O-O {this natural move is
considered premature here.} 18. Bb1 b4 (18... Ng6 19. Kh1 Re8 20. f4 Qc5 21.
Nc2 e3 22. Qe2 a5 23. Rf3 Re4 24. Nxe3 Re7 25. Qf2 $18 {1-0 Amasi,Z-Markowski,
T/Bern 1996/ (32)}) 19. cxb4 Bxb2 20. Nc2 Re8 21. f3 Ng6 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Ne3
Ra7 24. Nf5 Re5 25. Kh1 Rc7 26. Rde1 Bc3 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxb4 29. h4 Rc1
30. Ne7+ {1-0 Holzke,F-De Vreugt,D/Groningen 1997/}) 18. Bb1 (18. Bb3 a5 $132)
18... b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc2 Qxb2 21. Ne3 Qf6 22. f3 Bh6 (22... Qg6 23. Qh3
Rc8 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Rf4 Rc3 26. Rxe4 Qg5 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Nxf5 Be5 29. Ra4
Nxf5 30. Bxf5 O-O 31. Rxa6 Rb8 32. Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Hoffmann,M-Czebe,A/Budapest
1999/}) 23. Rfe1 (23. Nxf5 $2 Nxf5 24. fxe4 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Ng7 $17) (23. f4 $2
Rb8 $17) 23... Bxe3+ (23... Qg6 24. Qh3 $16) 24. Rxe3 Ng6 25. fxe4 (25. Qh6 Ke7
26. Rf1 (26. fxe4 f4 27. Rb3 Rab8 $44) (26. g3 Rab8 27. fxe4 f4 28. gxf4 Qxf4
29. Qxf4 Nxf4 $44) 26... Rab8 27. g3 (27. fxe4 f4 $44) 27... Rb2 (27... Ne5 $5
28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. fxe4 Rb2 30. Rb3 (30. Ra3 Rhb8 $1 $36) 30... Rxb3 31. axb3
Rc8 $44) 28. fxe4 Rhb8 29. e5 (29. Bd3 Rxa2 30. Rxf5 Qd4 31. Qg5+ Ke8 $17) (29.
exf5+ Ne5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $44) 29... Nxe5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bxf5 Kg7 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Krasenkow,M/Pula 1997}) 25... f4 26. Rb3 Ne5 (26... O-O 27.
Rh3 (27. Qf5 Qe7 28. Bd3 Rab8 $132 {Shariyazdanov}) 27... Qg7 28. e5 dxe5 29.
d6 $5 Rab8 30. Qe2 a5 31. d7 Rfd8 32. Bf5 Qf6 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Rc3 Qg5 35. Bh3
Nf8 36. Rc8 Qe7 37. Rxb8 Rxb8 38. Qc8 Nxd7 39. Qxd7 $18 {1-0 Bakre,T-Hossain,E/
Vung Tau City 1999 (44)}) 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. exf5 Ke7 29. Rd4 f3 30. gxf3 Rhb8
31. Be4 Rxb3 32. axb3 a5 33. Ra4 Rb8 34. Rxa5 Rxb3 35. Kf2 Kf6 {Interesting
that only this move is a novelty!} (35... h6 36. Kg3 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,
S-Shariyazdanov,A/Moscow 1998 (61)} (36... Nd3 $11 {Dolmatov})) 36. Kg3 Nd3 37.
Ra7 Nc5 38. Kf4 Nd3+ 39. Kg3 Nc5 40. Kf4 Nd3+ 41. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 {An important
move in White's strategy. The bishop is chased away from the diagonal d8-h4.} (
{In case of the immediate} 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 O-O 15. Qxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 {
Black continues} Bd7 {with good chances to equalize. One should notice that
here the bishop can return to d8. For instance:} 17. Qa5 Qb8 $1 18. b4 Bd8 19.
Qa2 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Berg,E (2586)-Carlsen,M (2690)/Faaborg 2007 (60)}) 13...
Bh6 (13... Bxh4 $2 14. Rxh4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qb7 $1 Rb8 17. Qc6+ Bd7 18.
Qxd6 $18) 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 O-O ({Karjakin already had a pleasant
experience with the present opening line:} 15... Bd7 16. Rxa4 $1 Nxd5 (16... a5
17. Nxe7 (17. Ra2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 O-O 19. Bc4 Kh8 $11) 17... axb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8
19. Nd5 O-O 20. cxb4 {and White keeps better prospects.}) 17. Nxd5 Bxa4 18.
Qxa4+ Kf8 19. b4 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2635)-Radjabov,T (2673)/Warsaw 2005 (41)
with great compensation for the exchange.}) 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 ({After} 16... a5 {
White's best continuation is} 17. Bb5 {anyway} ({After} 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5
Qb7 {the queen is more active on b7}) {Then Black has nothing better than}
17... Nxd5 (17... Bb7 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxc6 Rab8 21. Ra2 Rfc8
22. Bd5 Rc5 23. g3 Kh8 24. O-O f5 25. b4 Rxc3 26. bxa5 $16 {[%csl Rh6]} f4 27.
a6 Qa7 28. Kg2 (28. Rb2 $1 $18) 28... fxg3 29. Rb2 Rf8 30. fxg3 $18 {1-0
Pushkarev,D (2337)-Gladyszev,O (2430)/Sochi 2006 (49)}) ({For} 17... Be6 18.
Nc6 Nxc6 19. Bxc6 {see 18...Be6 in the main game.}) 18. Nxd5 {which leads to
the main game.}) (16... f5 $6 17. Qa5 $1 $16 {Here again White can use the
absence of the bishop from g5.}) 17. Nxd5 a5 ({In case of} 17... Bd7 18. Qa5
Qb8 19. b4 {Black does not have the counterplay with ...Bd8 and ...a5, like in
the line 13.a4, see above.}) 18. Bb5 (18. b4 Bb7 (18... Bd7 $5) 19. bxa5 Bxd5
20. exd5 e4 21. Be2 (21. Bb5 $5) 21... e3 22. f3 f5 23. g3 g6 24. f4 Bg7 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Saric,I (2284)-Brener,I (2316)/Herceg Novi 2005 (36)}) 18... Kh8 $5
$146 {Shirov deviates first, not waiting for Karjakin's improvement over the
existing games.} (18... Be6 {has been played in two games. In spite of Black's
good results, things are not that simple for the second player:} 19. Bc6 Rb8
20. b3 ({Stronger is} 20. b4 $1 {and White's chances are preferable:} axb4 21.
cxb4 f5 22. exf5 ({Or} 22. b5 $14) 22... Bxf5 ({After} 22... Rxf5 {Black must
reckon with} 23. g4 {followed by 24.g5.}) 23. b5 $14 {[%csl Gb5]}) 20... Kh8
21. Qxa5 (21. g3 Bg4 22. O-O Bf3 23. Rfe1 Qc8 24. Bd7 Qb7 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4
f5 $132 {0-1 Volokitin,A (2645)-Timofeev,A (2662)/Lugo 2006 (49)}) 21... Qxa5
22. Rxa5 Rxb3 23. O-O Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxc3 {1/2-1/2 Zinchenko,Y (2485)-Zhao Jun 
(2533)/Internet 2006}) 19. b4 (19. g3 $6 Bg4 20. O-O Bf3 $132) 19... f5 20. Bc6
Ra7 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. bxa5 {An important position for the evaluation of
Shirov's idea.} Bd3 {The game proved that this natural move is not sufficient.}
({Critical is} 22... Raf7 $1 {and the following variations show that Black can
hope to develop a strong initiative:} 23. Qc4 (23. g4 $6 Bd3 24. g5 Rxf2 $40) (
23. Ra2 Bb1 $1 24. Rb2 Bd3 25. a6 (25. Bb5 Qb8 $132) 25... Ra7 26. Bb5 Qb8 27.
Qb4 (27. Rb4 Qa8 $11) 27... Bxb5 28. Qxb5 Qxb5 29. Rxb5 Rxa6 30. O-O $14 {/=})
(23. a6 Bd3 24. f3 (24. a7 $2 Rxf2 25. a8=Q Rf1+ 26. Rxf1 Rxf1#) (24. Bb5 $2
Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxf2 26. a7 Qa8 $19) 24... Qc8 $1 $36 25. a7 $140 ({In case of} 
25. Nb4 {Black can consider the spectacular} Qg4 $5 26. Nxd3 Qxg2 27. Nf2 Rxf3
28. Bxf3 Qxf3 $44) 25... Rxa7 26. Qxa7 Qxc6 $44) (23. O-O Bd3 24. Rfd1 (24. a6
$6 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Qb8 $17 {[%cal Gb8a7]}) 24... Be2 25. Re1 Rxf2 26. a6 Bxa6 $1
27. Qxa6 Qxh4 28. Rf1 (28. Qa8 $2 Qg3 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 $19) 28... Qg3 29. Rxf2
Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qf2+ $11) 23... Bc2 $5 24. O-O e4 {[%cal Gc2d3]} 25.
Nb4 (25. Qd4 Bd3 26. a6 (26. Rfe1 Rxf2 $40) 26... Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Qa5 $13) 25...
Qxh4 {[%cal Gh6f4]} ({Also deserves attention} 25... e3 $44) 26. Qe6 {[%cal
Ge6h3]} (26. g3 Qg4 27. Nxc2 Rxf2 $1 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 e3+ $19 {[%cal
Gg4c4]}) 26... Bb3 $1 (26... Rxf2 27. Nxc2 Bf4 28. Rxf2 Bh2+ 29. Kh1 Bg3+ 30.
Qh3 $18) 27. Qxe4 (27. Qh3 Qf4 $132 28. a6 $140 (28. Qg3 $2 Qxg3 29. fxg3 Rxf1+
30. Rxf1 Be3+ $19) 28... Bc4 $17) (27. Qxb3 $2 Bf4 $19) 27... Rf4 28. Qe1 Bc4
29. a6 Rg4 30. g3 Rxg3+ 31. fxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 Be3+ 33. Kg2 Bxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Qe7
35. Re1 g6 $13 {The outcome is most likely to be a draw, since Black controls
square a7 and White cannot use the pin on the e-file.} 36. Kf3 $140 $2 Qf6+ 37.
Kxe3 Qxc3+ $132) 23. Bb5 Bxb5 (23... e4 24. Bxd3 exd3 25. O-O $16) 24. Qxb5
Raf7 25. O-O Qxh4 26. Qe2 {It turns out that Black is unable to create quickly
any dangerous threats. Therefore White has a large advantage thanks to the
passed a-pawn.} Bf4 (26... Rf5 27. g3 Qh3 28. Qe4 Rh5 29. Qg2 $18) (26... Ra7
27. a6 {is hopeless for Black.}) 27. g3 Bxg3 {Shirov decides to sacrifice his
passive bishop, but unfortunately for him this is not sufficient either. White
defends from all checks and remains with an extra piece.} (27... Qg5 28. Qe4
$18 ({After} 28. a6 $2 Bxg3 29. fxg3 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxg3+ 31. Qg2 Rxf1+ 32.
Kxf1 Qd3+ {Black wins the a-pawn.})) 28. fxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Qg2 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1
Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qd3+ 32. Kg1 e4 (32... Qb5 33. Qf1 $18) 33. Qf2 $1 {Using the
tactical motif of the back rank weakness. The endgame is an easy win for White
thanks to his passed pawn.} Qd1+ 34. Qf1 Qg4+ 35. Kf2 h5 36. Ke1 Qg5 37. Qc4 h4
38. a6 Qg3+ 39. Kd2 h3 40. a7 Qf2+ 41. Kc1 (41. Kc1 Qxa7 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qxh3+
Kg8 44. Qe6+ Kh7 45. Qxe4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O (12... Ne7 {becomes more
and more popular nowadays, which doesn't necessary mean that there is
something wrong with the main line.}) 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 a5 16.
Bc4 (16. Bb5) 16... Rb8 17. b3 Kh8 18. h4 {Strictly speaking this is not a
novelty, although it wasn't played at a high level before.} Bh6 19. Nce3 (19.
g4 Bf4 {and Black is fine.}) 19... Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Ne7 (20... Be6 21. h5 h6 22.
O-O $14) 21. O-O (21. h5 h6 22. O-O f5 23. exf5 Nxf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 $11) 21...
f5 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 $11 {As usual White has a formal edge here, but
practicaly Black has no real difficulties to hold the position. So it won't be
wrong to say that the position is equal.} 24. Qd5 Bg6 25. g3 (25. Rxa5 $4 Bf7
$19) 25... Be8 26. Raa1 Bf7 $5 (26... a4 27. bxa4 Rc8 $44 {is another way to
sac temporarily a pawn. The game continuation is even more ambitious - White
should be careful against Black's central pawns.}) 27. Qxa5 d5 {in Sveshnikov
variation if Black succeeds to push the d-pawn, he is usualy out of danger (to
say the least).} 28. Bb5 Qf6 {Black has strong pawns in the center and good
attacking possibilities on the kingside. In addition White needs some time to
bring back his pieces. As a result of this Black has good compensation for the
pawn, but it is not enough for an advantage.} 29. c4 d4 30. Qd2 Bh5 (30... Qf3
31. Qd1 {brings Black nothing.}) 31. Qg5 {thanks to this manoeuvre, White is
able to exchange Queens. Otherwise, if Black would succed to play h7-h6,
White's position could become dangerous. Now draw is the most expected result.}
(31. b4 Bf3 (31... e4 32. Rfe1 (32. Ra7 $2 e3 $19) 32... Bf3 33. Ra7 d3 $44)
32. Ra7 Qf5 33. Qg5 (33. Kh2 d3) (33. Bd7 Qf7 $17 34. c5 $2 Rbd8 35. c6 Bxc6
$19) 33... Qxg5 34. hxg5 Rf5 $11) (31. Ra6 Qf5 $44) 31... Qxg5 32. hxg5 Bf3 $15
{Black is slightly better, but with accurate play White probably achieves the
draw.} 33. Rfe1 Rf5 (33... d3 $5 {The only real attempt to play for a win is
connected with this advance. In the game Black tries to play very safe, but
this is not enough and White achieves easily the draw.}) 34. Bd7 $1 Rxg5 35.
Bh3 Rxb3 (35... d3 {Again this advance was called for.} 36. Bg2 d2 37. Reb1 Be2
$1 38. Bf1 Bh5 39. b4 $140 Rd8 $17) 36. Bg2 h5 (36... Bxg2 37. Kxg2 h6 38. Ra5
Rc3 39. Raxe5 Rxe5 40. Rxe5 Rxc4 41. Rd5 {is an easy draw.}) 37. Ra5 h4 38.
Raxe5 Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Bg6 $5 15. h4 Be4 16. h5 Qg5 17. Be2 (17. Rh3 Kh8 18. Rg3 Qh6 $13 {0,5
Timman-Leko/Sarajevo 1999 (45)}) 17... Ra7 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 (19. gxf3 $5 {
This unusual idea to complicate things looks quite interesting here.} Ne7 (
19... Rd7 20. Qd3 $14) (19... f5 20. Nb6 $16) 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Qxd6 Re6 22.
Qc5 Qf4 $44 (22... Rd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 $14)) 19... f5 $132 20. h6 Bxh6
21. Rh5 Qg6 22. Rxf5 Raf7 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Qg4 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 Qxg4 26. Nxg4 Kf8
$11 27. Ke2 b4 28. Rh1 (28. cxb4 Nd4+ 29. Kf1 Rf4 30. f3 (30. Ne3 $2 Rh4 $1 31.
Kg1 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Ng3+ $19) 30... e4 $36) 28... bxc3 29. bxc3 Rf4 30. Ne3 Ra4
31. Rxh7 Rxa2+ 32. Kf3 Ne7 33. c4 a5 34. Rh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O {One could consider this line to be the main in
Sveshnikov variation. White's plan was introduced into practice by S.Dolmatov,
and then regulary played between other GMs by Z.Almasi. With Black the biggest
specialist is definitely M.Krasenkow. In my opinion this position is extremely
complicated (first of all from the strategical point of view), and although
the practical results are not bad for Black, I think that Black's moves
require a very subtle play.} (16... Qc8) 17. Rae1 (17. Rad1 {is another
possibility. But with such move order (16 ... 0-0), Black has an additional
possibility here (comparing with the usual Qc8-c5) - Rc8-c5! bringing the Rook
on c5, not the Queen.} Rc8 $5 $13) 17... Qc8 18. Kh1 (18. Bb1 {could be a
little bit more precise move order.}) (18. f3 $6 b4 $1 19. Nb1 bxc3 20. bxc3
Nxd5 21. fxe4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 $17 {0-1 Joecks,C-Hansen,S/Hamburg GER 1999 (44)
}) 18... Ng6 (18... b4 19. cxb4 $1 Bxb2 20. Re3 f6 21. g4 Bxa3 22. gxf5 Rf7 23.
Rg1+ $16 {1/2-1/2 Tseshkovsky,V-Krasenkow,M/Voskresensk 1992/(35)}) 19. Bb1 b4
$146 {This is probably a novelty here. It's not easy to say if it is a real
improvement of Krasenkow over his own game against Almasi, Malmo 1995.} (19...
Re8 20. f4 exf3 21. Qxf3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 f4 $14 {Almasi Z.-Krasenkow/Malmo/1995})
20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. Nc2 (21. Re3 Bg7 $13 22. f3 $140 (22. Rh3 h6) 22... Nf4)
21... Bc3 22. Re2 (22. Re3 Bg7 23. Rd1 a5 24. b5 Nf4 25. Qg5 Ng6 26. Nd4 Bxd4
$19) 22... Bg7 23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 f4 25. Ne1 Qc4 26. Qe4 (26. Nd3 $5 a5 (
26... Rfc8 27. Re4 Qc3 28. Nxf4 Qxf3 29. gxf3 {and White is clear better.}) 27.
Rc1 Qd4 28. Qe4 axb4 29. Nxb4 $14 {it seems that Black still has to face real
problems here. The Knight on c6 is very strong.} Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Rfc8 31. Rxc8+
Rxc8 32. Nc6 $16 {and White is very active.}) 26... Rfc8 27. Nd3 a5 $132 28.
bxa5 (28. Rc1 Qxe4 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxe4 Ne5 31. Kg1 (31. Rxf4 $2 Rc3 $1 $19)
31... Rc3 32. Nxe5 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 dxe5 $132) (28. a3 $5) (28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. b5
Rb8 $11) 28... Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxa5 30. Nxf4 Be5 {Black succeeded to place all
the pieces very active and White cannot hold his extra pawn. But thanks to his
passed a-pawn, which is always potentialy dangerous, White can still try to
play for a win, although Black should reach the draw without major
difficulties.} 31. Nd3 Bc3 32. Nf4 Be5 33. Nd3 (33. Nxg6 $6 hxg6 34. Rd1 $2
Rxd5 $15) 33... Bc3 34. Re3 Rxd5 35. Bc2 $14 Bd2 36. Bb3 Bxe3 37. Bxd5 Rc7 38.
Bb3 (38. a4 Ne5 $11) 38... Ne5 39. Nb4 Rc1 40. Rxc1 Bxc1 41. a4 Bd2 42. Nd5 Kf8
43. Kg1 {White is much better, of course, but the question is whether the
position is winning or not. Black´s King goes to the Queenside to stop the
a-pawn and White´s chance is to do something on the oposite side. In my
opinion Black should be able to hold the position.} Nd3 44. Bc2 Nc5 45. Kf2 h6
46. Ke2 (46. Kf3 {/\Kg4-h5.} Ke8 47. Kg4 Ne6 {White didn´achieve much.}) 46...
Bg5 47. g3 (47. a5 Ke8 (47... Bd8 $2 {Black needs d8 square for the King.} 48.
Nb6 Ke7 49. Kf3 $1 Bxb6 50. axb6 Kd7 51. Kg4 Kc6 52. Kh5 d5 53. Kxh6 d4 54. Kg7
{looks very dangerous for Black.}) 48. Bd3 Kd7 49. a6 Kc8 (49... Kc6 50. Bb5+
$1 $18) 50. Bb5 Kb8 {the King came just in time. Although White remains clear
better, I don´t see a forced win, e.g.} 51. Nb4 Ka7 52. Nc6+ Kb6 53. a7 Kb7 54.
Bc4 Ne6 55. Ba6+ Ka8) 47... Ke8 48. h4 Bc1 49. a5 Kd7 50. Bd3 Kc6 51. Nb4+ (51.
a6 $2 Nxa6) 51... Kb7 52. g4 Bb2 53. Nd5 Nd7 (53... Nxd3 $2 54. Kxd3 Ka6 55.
Ne3 Bf6 56. Nf5 d5 57. h5 Bg5 58. Kd4 Kxa5 59. Nd6 f6 60. Kxd5 Kb6 61. Ne4 $18)
54. a6+ Kb8 55. Ne7 Ne5 56. Be4 Ka7 57. Bb7 d5 (57... Nxg4 $2 58. Nc6+ Kb6 59.
Bc8 $18) 58. Nc8+ Kb8 59. Bxd5 Bd4 $11 {Just in time!} 60. Ne7 Bc5 61. Nf5 Nxg4
62. Bf3 h5 63. Bxg4 hxg4 64. h5 Bf8 65. Kf2 Ka7 66. Kg3 Kxa6 67. Kxg4 f6 68.
Nd4 Kb6 69. Kf5 Bh6 70. Kxf6 Kc7 71. Kg6 Bc1 72. Ne6+ Kd6 73. Ng5 Bxg5 74. Kxg5
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 37th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2002.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Cifuentes Parada} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13.
c4 f5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qf3 {One of the sharpest lines in Sveshnikov Sicilian.}
bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 {
Up to this moment last several moves were more or less forced. Now White has
to choose between two continuations.} 22. b3 (22. Bb3 {Is the alternative.
Black seems to be fine here. A recent examples which shows Black's potential:}
Rc5 23. Rad1 Rg5 (23... Rd8 $5 {Cifuentes Parada} 24. d7 Bd5 25. Qh5 Rxd7 26.
Nb6 Qxb6 27. Rxd5 Rcxd5 28. Bxd5 Qb5 $15) 24. Rd2 {'!' Cifuentes Parada.
Cifuentes Parada: 'defending on g2!'} (24. d7 $6 {Cifuentes Parada} e3 $1 25.
fxe3 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 f3 $1 $40 30. Kf2
Rd8 31. Rg1 Qh4+ 32. Rg3 Qxh2+ 33. Kxf3 Kf8 34. Rdg1 Qh5+ 35. Kf2 Bf6 $17 36.
Rg8+ Ke7 37. Rxd8 Bh4+ 38. Kg2 Kxd8 39. Ba4 Kc7 40. Rc1 Qg4+ 41. Kh2 Qg3+ 42.
Kh1 Qf3+ {0-1 Moraru,M-Rogozenko,D/Bucarest 1998}) 24... Rd8 $1 (24... Bd5 $2 {
Cifuentes Parada} 25. Nb6 Bxb3 26. Nd7 Qe6 27. Qxe6 Bxe6 28. Nxf8 Bxf8 29. d7
$18) 25. d7 (25. Re1 {Cifuentes Parada} Qg6 $1 26. g3 e3 27. fxe3 fxg3 $17)
25... Bd5 26. Na5 {'!' Cifuentes Parada.} (26. Rfd1 $2 {Cifuentes Parada} Be6
$1 27. Qc3 Qg6 $19) 26... Bxb3 27. Nxb3 Qg6 28. g3 (28. Rc1 $1 {Cifuentes
Parada} Rh5 (28... f3 {Cifuentes Parada} 29. g3 Rh5 30. Rc8 Bf6 31. Qf1 Qg4 32.
Rd6 Be7 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8 34. Nd2 $16) 29. Rc8 Bf6 30. Qc3 Qg5 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $13)
28... Rh5 29. Qg2 f3 30. Qh1 a5 $19 {0-1 Galkin,A-Volzhin,A/Dubai UAE 2002 (49)
} 31. Rfd1 a4 32. Rd6 Qg4 33. Nd2 Rh6 34. Nc4 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Qg5 $19 {0-1
Galkin,A-Volzhin,A/Dubai open 2002 (49)}) 22... Qg5 (22... Qg6 $5 23. Rad1 f5
$2 (23... Rc5 {leads to unclear positions. In my opinion Black is okay. Here
is an example of wrong evaluation:} 24. d7 Rh5 25. Qxh5 Qxh5 26. d8=Q Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Bf8 28. Nd6 $2 {+/- Illescas. In fact White is much worse after} f3 $1)
24. d7 Rcd8 25. Rd6 Rf6 26. Rfd1 Qg5 27. b4 f3 28. Bb3 Kf8 29. Ne3 {1-0 Senff,
M-Halkias,S/Yerevan 2000}) (22... Rc5 23. f3 $1) 23. Rad1 f5 24. d7 (24. b4 Kh8
25. Bb3 Bc6 26. d7 Rcd8 $13 {0-1 Gurevich,I-Illescas Cordoba,M/Biel (izt) 1993
(36)}) 24... Rcd8 25. Nd6 (25. Rd6 {+/=, Illescas} Rf7 (25... f3 26. g3) 26.
Rfd1 Bf8 27. Ne5 Re7 $13 {(=/+ Cifuentes Parada)} (27... Rg7 28. Rb6 $16))
25... Ba8 {'!' Cifuentes Parada. An interesting idea, which worked out very
well in this game.} (25... Bc6 {Looks more logical to attack pawn d7, but the
bishop on c6 is more exposed.} 26. f3 {'!' Cifuentes Parada.} e3 {'?'
Cifuentes Parada.} (26... Rxd7 27. fxe4 f3 28. Qxf3 Rxd6 (28... fxe4 {
Cifuentes Parada} 29. Nxe4 $1 $16) 29. Rxd6 fxe4 30. Qxf8+ Bxf8 31. Rxc6 {
This is the difference with the bishop on c6.} Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Qe2 33. Rcf6 Bc5
$16 (33... Qxc2 34. Rxf8+ Kg7 35. R8f7+ Kg8 36. Re7 $16) (33... Bb4 34. R6f2
Qe3 35. Rf4 $18)) (26... exf3 $142 {Cifuentes Parada} 27. Bxf5 Qxg2+ 28. Qxg2
fxg2 29. Rxf4 Kh8 (29... Be5 {Cifuentes Parada} 30. Rc4 Bxd7 31. Nb7 Rxf5 32.
Nxd8 Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 gxf1=Q+ 34. Kxf1 Bb5 35. h3 Bxc4+ 36. bxc4 $16) 30. Rc4 Bxd7
31. Nb7 Rb8 32. Rxd7 Rxf5 33. Nd6 Rf1+ 34. Kxg2 Rbf8 35. Ne4 $14) 27. Bxf5 Rxf5
28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Nxf5 Bf8 (29... Bb5 {Cifuentes Parada} 30. a4 $18) 30. Nd4
Bc5 31. Ne2 Bb5 32. Rd5 Bb6 33. Re1 Ba5 34. Rc1 {1-0 Shirov,A-Arizmendi
Martinez,J/Cala Galdana 2001}) (25... Rxd7 $2 {Cifuentes Parada} 26. Bxe4 $1)
26. f3 $2 {Following Shirov's example from the above mentioned game. Only that
here the bishop is on a8 instead of c6, which makes an important difference.} (
26. b4 $1 {The critical move. Nataf probably had something prepared. However,
it is not easy for Black to find a way. For instance:} Kh8 (26... Rxd7 27. Bb3+
(27. Nxe4 $2 Bxe4 28. Rxd7 Bxc2) 27... Kh8 28. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 29. Rxd7 {Black's
compensation is not enough.}) 27. Bb3 e3 {Cifuentes Parada} (27... Qg6 28. Ne8
Be5 29. Rd6 $1 (29. Qh4 e3 30. f3 e2 31. Qxd8 Rg8 32. Bxg8 Bxf3 $3 $19) 29...
Bxd6 30. Qc3+ Rf6 31. Nxd6 {again looks problematic for Black.}) 28. fxe3 fxe3
29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Nxf5 e2 31. Re1 Bxg2 (31... Rf8 $5 {Cifuentes Parada Fritz7})
32. Qxg2 Qxf5 33. Kh1 Rxd7 34. Rxe2 Qb1+ 35. Qg1 Qxg1+ 36. Kxg1 Bc3 37. a3 Rd2
$11) 26... Rxd7 27. fxe4 f3 $1 {Very nice idea. Black opens the diagonal c1-h6,
in some lines the fifth rank and the f-file. Suddenly White is in big trouble.}
28. Nxf5 (28. Qxf3 Rxd6 $1 (28... fxe4 $2 29. Nxe4 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Qg6 31. Qe2)
29. Rxd6 fxe4 {[%cal Gg5c5] abd White doesn't have 30.Qxf8 followed by 31.Rxc6.
}) (28. Rxf3 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Qc1+ 30. Rf1 (30. Bd1 Qc5+ $19) 30... Qxc2 $17)
28... Rxd1 $19 29. Bxd1 (29. Rxd1 Rxf5 30. exf5 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 fxg2+ $19) 29...
fxg2 30. Rf2 Bxe4 31. Ng3 Rxf2 32. Qe6+ (32. Kxf2 Bd4+) 32... Kh8 33. Qxe4 Qc5
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Kh1 Ng6 {The right move order.} ({
Immediate} 18... Re8 {proved to be wrong:} 19. f3 b4 20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. fxe4
Bxa3 22. Ba4 $1 $18 {1-0 Smikovski,I-Shariyazdanov,A/Samara 2000 (26)}) 19. Bb1
Re8 20. f3 (20. Nc2 $5 $146 {is White's newest attempt to fight for advantage.}
f4 21. Nb4 Re5 22. Qd1 Qc4 23. b3 $1 Qxc3 24. Nc6 $16 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Czebe,A/
Ohrid 2001 (41)}) 20... b4 21. cxb4 Bxb2 22. Nc2 (22. fxe4 Bxa3 23. exf5 Rxe1
24. Rxe1 Qc3 25. Rf1 Qc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van der Weide,K-Nunn,J/Paignton 2000 (39)
}) 22... Bc3 23. Re2 Qc4 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25. Ref2 Re5 26. Qh3 f4 27. Na3 Qxb4 28.
Bxg6 fxg6 29. Nc2 Qb2 30. Qd3 Rae8 $146 {Amazing that only this move is a
novelty. Motylev repeated a game of his teammate V.Bologan played one month
before present game in the Russian Team Championship. Maybe he had a novelty
in store, but Reinderman was the first one to deviate.} (30... Ba5 31. Nd4 Qc3
32. Qxc3 Bxc3 33. Ne6 h5 34. Rxf4 Rb8 35. R4f3 $14 {/=. 1/2-1/2 Bologan,
V-Filippov,V/Tomsk RUS 2001 (57)}) 31. Qxa6 Bd4 $1 {Black' centralized pieces
guarantee compensation for pawn.} 32. Nxd4 (32. Rxf4 $5 Qxc2 (32... Bc5 33. Qd3
Qxa2 34. Qf3 Qa8 $11) 33. Rxd4 Rf5 $44) 32... Qxd4 33. Rxf4 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. c3 Rxg2 (13... Bxd5
14. exd5 Rg5 15. Qxh7 Ne7 16. g3 {After this move, the position transposes to
another line - 13.g3 Rg5 14. Qh7 Bd5 15.ed5 Ne7.} (16. Nc2 $5) 16... Nxd5 17.
Nc2 $13 {0-1 Bosch,J-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 1999/ (40)}) 14. Qf3 Rg4 15. exf5
Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Ne7 17. Qb7 {This interesting line is not very well developed
yet, but both players must have been well prepared, because each of them had
this position in their own practice before. The position is not easy to
evaluate (there are different opinions about it, e.g. Tiviakov thinks Black is
much better, while Rodriguez says the opposite), but it's clear that every
mistake can have unpleasant consequences. In my opinion the position is
balanced and close to equal.} Bh6 (17... Qb8 18. Nxb5 $1 Qxb7 19. Nxd6+ Kd7 20.
Nxb7 Nc6 21. b4 {and the question is whether Black is able to get suficient
counterplay to save the game or not, Rodriguez,A-Cherniaev,A/Manresa 1997.}) (
17... Qc8 $5 {Cherniaev,A}) 18. f6 Ng8 (18... Ng6 $6 19. Rd1 Nh4 20. Be2 Rg6
21. Qc6+ Kf8 22. Rxd6 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Kxe8 24. Bd3 Rg4 25. Rxa6 Rd8 26. Ke2 Ng2
27. Bxb5+ Kf8 28. Rd1 e4 29. Rxd8# {1-0 Van der Wiel,J-Reinderman,D/Brussels
1993 (29)}) 19. Qc6+ Kf8 20. Rd1 Rf4 {All this was recommended by Amador
Rodriguez in his comments to the own game (White) against Timoshenko Geo/Ubeda,
1998.} (20... Nxf6 $2 21. Bf5 Rf4 22. Rxd6 Qb8 23. Rxf6 Bg5 24. Rg1 Bxf6 25.
Qxf6 b4 26. Nc4 bxc3 27. Nxe5 Qb7 28. Qd6+ {1-0 Rosen,W-Maugg,L/Germany 1999 
(28)}) 21. Bxh7 $1 {This is stronger, but still I believe Black has no real
prblems.} (21. Be4 {The move recommended by Rodriguez.} Nxf6 22. Bg2 Ra7 {
Black is OK.} 23. Rxd6 (23. Qxd6+ Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Ke7 $15) 23... Rd7 24. Rxd7
Qxd7 25. Qc5+ (25. Qxa6 $2 Ra4 $19) (25. Qxd7 Nxd7 $15) 25... Kg8 {and Black
has a good position} (25... Qe7 26. Qc8+ Kg7 $13) 26. Qxe5 $2 Rxf2 $1 27. Qg3+
Ng4 $19) 21... Rxf6 22. Bxg8 (22. Be4 Ra7 {/\23. ...Ne7} 23. Bg2 Ne7 24. Qe4 d5
25. Qh7 Bg7 {and White is the one who might have problems here.}) 22... Kxg8
23. Rg1+ (23. c4 b4 24. Nc2 a5 $13) 23... Kf8 24. Rg3 Qc8 25. Qxc8+ Rxc8 26.
Nc2 Rc4 (26... Bf4 27. Rh3 Rc4 28. Nb4 Rg6 $13) 27. Nb4 Rh4 28. Nd5 Rf5 (28...
Rg6 29. Rxg6 fxg6 30. Nc7 Ke7 31. Nxa6 Kd7 $1 $13) 29. Rg8+ $1 {After this
nice blow, the resulting position is in White's favour.} Kxg8 30. Ne7+ Kh7 31.
Nxf5 Rxh2 32. Rxd6 Bc1 33. b3 Rh3 (33... Rh5 34. Ng3 $5 (34. Rf6 Kg8 35. Kd1
$14) 34... Rh6 35. Rxh6+ (35. Rd7 $14) 35... Kxh6 36. Kd1 (36. c4 $2 bxc4 37.
bxc4 Ba3 38. Ne4 f5 $11) 36... Bf4 37. Ne4 $16) 34. Rxa6 Rxc3 35. Nd6 $16 Bb2
36. Nxf7 Rc2 37. Ng5+ Kg7 38. Ne4 b4 39. Kd1 Rc1+ 40. Ke2 Ba3 41. Rd6 $18 Bb2
42. Kf3 Bd4 43. Kg4 Kf7 44. Kf5 Ke7 45. Rd5 Rf1 46. Rb5 Bxf2 47. Rb7+ Kd8 48.
Ke6 Bh4 49. Rh7 Rf4 50. Nd6 Rf6+ 51. Kxe5 Bg3+ 52. Kxf6 Be5+ 53. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 {Kasparov used to play 9.Nd5 here.} gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 {Two rounds before, Leko played 13. ... 0-0 14.Nce3
Bg6 !? with Judith Polgar. Although he reached a rather comfortable draw in
that game, against Kasparov he decided to go for a main line.} 14. a4 {This
move was never popular. Last year Anand tried it in two games (once in this
position against Lautier, Monte Carlo, 1999 and once in a slightly different
one against Khalifman, Beograd, 1999), but haven't got anything out of the
opening. Kasparov has an interesting idea in his mind, but it seems that Black
is OK even after that.} O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3 (17. Nc7 Qa2 {
[%csl Gb2]}) (17. Bxb5 Nd4 {[%cal Gb7g2] and the practice has shown that in
both cases Black faces no problems at all.}) 17... Qb7 18. g4 $5 {[%csl Gd5,
Ge4,Gf5] This is what Kasparov prepared for this game. White prevents f7-f5
and tries to use his extra piece on the white squares.} (18. Bd3 f5 19. O-O Kh8
$11 {0,5 Anand-Lautier/Monte Carlo 1999 (23).}) 18... Ne7 $1 19. Bg2 Nxd5 20.
Bxd5 (20. Nxd5 {This is not in the spirit of the position. White needs the
Knight on e3 for controlling the f5-square.} Qd7 21. g5 f5 $132) 20... Qe7 21.
h4 {Well, this is more a prophylactic move than an attacking one. White covers
the weaknesses of the black squares. On the other hand making so many pawn
moves is quite risky, and if Black will succeed to open the position, White
can find himself in trouble.} (21. Bxe6 $2 fxe6 $17 {[%cal Gf8f2]}) (21. Be4 $5
) 21... Rc8 {Right plan - fighting for d5 square and looking for counterplay
in the center.} 22. g5 (22. Be4 Rc5) 22... Rc5 {/\23. ... Bd5 and 24. ... Qb7.}
23. Be4 {White cannot blockade the d-pawn anymore.} d5 $1 24. Nxd5 (24. Bxd5 $2
Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qb7 $19) 24... Bxd5 25. Bxd5 e4 $132 26. Ke2 (26. Qb3 e3 27. O-O
Qd7 $36) 26... Qe5 27. Bb3 Qc7 28. Qg1 $5 {Unusual move, trying to open the
position of the Black's King.} (28. Qd2 Rf5 29. Rd1 Qh2 $40) 28... b4 {Black
has enough counterplay.} 29. g6 hxg6 30. Qxg6 Kf8 31. Qg3 {White should go for
a draw. Playing for an attack is simply too risky, due to bad position of the
King on e2.} (31. Qg4 $2 bxc3 32. Rg1 (32. bxc3 Rxc3 (32... Rb5 $5 33. Rg1 f5 (
33... Qxc3 34. Rg3 Qb2+ 35. Kf1 Rxb3 36. Qc8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Ke8 38. Qc6+ $11)
34. Qg5 Rxb3 35. Qxf5+ Kg8 36. Qd5+ Qf7 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rg4 $17) 33. Rg1 Qe5
34. Qd7 Qf6 $17 {and Black defends everything.}) 32... f5 33. Qg6 cxb2 34. Rd1
Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Rxf2+ $1 36. Kxf2 Qh2+ 37. Ke3 Qh3+ 38. Kf2 Bd4+ 39. Rxd4 Qf3+ $19
) 31... Qxg3 (31... Be5 $2 32. Qg4 bxc3 33. Rg1 $40) 32. fxg3 bxc3 33. bxc3
Rxc3 34. Bd5 Rxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cutro 07th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "2001.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aleksic, Nenad"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2001.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 f5 12. Bg2 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Be6 14. Qh5 {
Keeping black king in the center for a while.} Rc8 15. c3 Ne7 16. Rd1 {About
15 years ago GM Zigurds Lanka and later GM Alonso Zapata used to play this
line for White in several games, but with no particular success. Black must
play accurate in order to neutralize White's pressure on the d-file.} Nxd5 (
16... Rc5 17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Qe3 {is another option for Black worth
considering.} f5 20. Bg2 e4 $11) 17. Bxd5 Qd7 (17... O-O 18. O-O Rc5 $11) 18.
O-O (18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nc2 O-O 20. O-O f5 21. Qh3 d5 22. Rfe1 a5 23. Ne3 Rcd8
24. Rd2 b4 25. Red1 d4 26. cxd4 exd4 27. Ng2 Qxa2 28. Nf4 a4 $17 {0-1 Lanka,
Z-Vyzhmanavin,A/Sverdlovsk 1987 (59)}) 18... O-O {Now the threat is Bg4, so no
time for Nc2.} (18... Rc5 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Nc2 O-O 21. Qe2 (21. Ne3 f5 22. Qh3
d5 23. a3 Qf7 24. Rd2 f4 $132 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Nc2 f3 27. Kh1 Rc6 28. Ne3 Bh6
$2 29. Rxd5 $1 Bxe3 30. Rd7 Qf5 31. Rg1+ {1-0 Smirin,I-Palac,M/Cap d'Agde 1994}
) 21... f5 22. f4 Kh8 23. a4 Rc4 $11 {0-1 Zapata,A-Yakovich,Y/Santa Clara 1990
(46)}) (18... Bg4 {interesting that nobody ever played this. However, White
gets good positional compensation for the exchange.} 19. Qg5 (19. Bxf7+ Ke7 $1)
19... f6 20. Qh4 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 h5 22. Nc2 $44) 19. Rd2 Rc5 {Thanks to this
maneuver (Ra8-c8-c5) Black starts immediately the fight for square d5 and
White has no time to bring the knight a2 into play.} 20. Qd1 Rd8 (20... Bh3 21.
Re1 Rd8 22. Nc2 Bg4 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qe6 25. Nd4 Qd5 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 27. Nb3
Rxd2 28. Nxd2 d5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Zapata,A-Gamboa,N/Bogota 1992 (46)}) (20... Bxd5
$6 21. Rxd5 Qe6 $6 (21... Rd8 22. Nc2 $14) 22. Rxd6 Qxa2 23. Qb1 (23. Qa1 Qb3
24. Rxa6) 23... Qxb1 24. Rxb1 Ra8 25. Ra1 $16 {1-0 Zapata,A-Adla,D/Sao Paulo
1992 (39)}) 21. Nc2 Bh6 22. Ne3 (22. Rd3 Bf5 $17) 22... Kg7 23. Qf3 (23. Bxe6
fxe6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 $13) 23... Rxd5 (23... Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rxd5 26.
Qxd5 Qe6 {- 23. ... Rxd5.}) 24. Rxd5 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qe6 27. Rd1 $6
(27. Qf3 $142 $11) 27... Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Kf6 {Suddenly it turns out that Black
is simply better in the endgame. His king is more active and he has several
ideas of improving the position, the simplest one is just pushing the
queenside pawns.} 29. e4 (29. g4 $5 Ke6 30. Rd2 $17) 29... Ke6 30. Kf2 (30. a4
bxa4 31. Ra5 Rb8 32. Rxa6 Rxb2 33. Rxa4 h5 $17) (30. g4 $2 Rg8 31. h3 h5 $19)
30... f5 31. Ke3 Rc8 32. Rd2 fxe4 33. Kxe4 a5 34. Kd3 (34. a3 $142 d5+ $17)
34... d5 35. Rf2 b4 36. Rf1 Rc4 37. Rf8 (37. cxb4 e4+ 38. Kd2 Rxb4 $19) 37...
bxc3 38. bxc3 e4+ 39. Kd2 Ra4 $19 40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Re5 Rxa2+ 42. Ke3 Kd6 43.
Rh5 Rc2 44. Rxh7 Rxc3+ 45. Kd2 d4 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O (12... Ne7 13. h4 Bh6
14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 (16... a5 17. Bb5 $14) (16... f5 17. Qa5
$1 $16) 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 Kh8 $146 (18... Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 axb4 21.
cxb4 $14) 19. b4 f5 20. Bc6 Ra7 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. bxa5 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2678)
-Shirov,A (2715)/Wijk aan Zee 2007 (41)}) 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8
16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 {In my opinion the only difficulty to play this entire
variation with Black is connected with a large amount of new theory. However,
unlike in the last Corus tournament, where against Karjakin Shirov went for a
less principled line (see above), this time Alexey came well prepared for the
real theoretical battle.} ({Worse is} 17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 (19...
Bb7 20. Qc2 $14) 20. exf5 Bxf5 (20... Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qd5 $16) 21. Nxf5
Rxf5 22. Bd3 Rf6 23. Bc2 d5 24. Qe2 Qc7 25. c4 Rd8 26. cxd5 Rxd5 27. Rh4 g6 28.
Rc4 Rc5 29. Bd3 Rxc4 30. Bxc4 Qc5 31. Rd1 Rd6 32. Re1 $14 Nc6 $2 33. Qf3 $18 {
1-0 Lahno,K (2468)-Llaneza Vega,P (2276)/Turin 2006 (35)}) 18. h4 {The
ambitious pawn sacrifice leads to sharp and complicated variations. As I
pointed out with many occasions before, in the arising double-edged positions
Black has sufficient resources and his chances are not worse.} (18. O-O f5 19.
exf5 gxf5 $13 {/=}) 18... Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 (19... Bf6 20. Ra2 {transposes to
the well-known game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Corus 2005, where after} Bg7 21. f4
exf4 22. gxf4 {White developed a strong attack. That game set the fashion for
the plan h2-h4 with the idea Ra2 and f2-f4, hoping to transfer quickly the
queen's rook to the kingside.}) 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+ 22. Kd2 {White's
king is looking for safety on the queenside.} ({After} 22. Kf1 {Black has a
good play by opening the f-file:} f5 23. Ra2 (23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 {
[%csl Rf1]} 25. Qg4 Bg5 $15 26. Kg2 $2 Bxf4 $1 27. Nxf4 Rg5 $19 {0-1 Delchev,A
(2661)-Kotanjian,T (2471)/Kusadasi 2006 (28)}) 23... fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. Ng2
Rb7 26. Nxh4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rg7 28. Qh5 Bf5 $11 {/=/+}) 22... Ne7 ({Now it
makes less sense to open the kingside:} 22... f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Rxf5
25. Kc1 $14) 23. Kc1 {In the game White won't use the second rank for the rook
transfer, therefore from that point of view more logical seems to place the
king on c2 at once.} (23. Kc2 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Be6 {offers mutual chances. I
believe this is the right direction for White, if he is willing to search for
an edge in the whole variation.} 25. Ra1 (25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Rha1 Bxd5 27. Qxd5
Bg3 28. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Leskur,D (2477)-Vukic,M (2506)/Zlatibor 2006}) 25... Bf6
26. Rh2 Bg7 27. Qd2 a4 $1 28. Rah1 (28. Rxa4 Ra8 $132) 28... axb3+ 29. Bxb3
Bxd5 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. Bxd5 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O (2638)-Solak,D (2564)/
Vrsac 2006 (39)}) 23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Be6 (24... Bf6 $2 25. Ra2 $40 {[%cal
Ga2h2]}) 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Kb1 {The king is still looking for a safe position.}
({After the planned} 26. Ra2 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 (27. Bxd5 Bf6 28. Qd3 Qc7 $15) 27...
Qf6 {[%csl Rf4] Black is in time for counterplay:} 28. Qd2 (28. Rah2 Qxf4+ 29.
Kb1 g5 $17) 28... Bg3 29. Rf1 d5 $1 (29... h5 30. Rxa5 Ra8 31. e5 $1 $36 {
1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2757)-Leko,P (2749)/Linares 2005 (57)}) 30. Bxd5 (30. exd5
Rfe8 {[%cal Ge8e4]} (30... h5 $5 31. Rxa5 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 $44) 31. Rf3 (31.
d6 Rbd8 $1) (31. Rxa5 $6 Re1+ $1 32. Rxe1 Bxf4 33. Re3 Qb6 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35.
Qxf4 Qxa5 $17) 31... Qh4 32. d6 Re4 33. Ra4 $1 Kg7 $13) 30... g5 31. Kb2 (31.
f5 Rfc8 32. Kc2 Bf4 33. Qd3 Rc5 $15) (31. e5 $2 Qxf4 $17) 31... Bxf4 32. Rxa5
Rbc8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O (2638)-Devereaux,M (2377)/Port Erin 2006 (59)})
26... Bxd5 27. Qxd5 Bf6 28. Kc2 $146 {This novelty is indeed better than the
previously played 28.Rxa5. Nevertheless making another move with the king only
shows that White does not pretend to having achieved an advantage. Generally I
believe that in this game Jakovenko's opening preparation was rather
superficial: White didn't find anything forced in the lines starting with 26.
Ra2 and instead decided simply to play a position where Black has no reasons
to be unhappy.} ({In the following game White won after} 28. Rxa5 Qc7 $6 (28...
Bxc3 29. Ra6 (29. Ra7 Qf6 30. Rh3 Bd4 $15) 29... Ra8 $5 (29... Rb6 30. Ra7 Qf6
31. Rh3 Bd4 $13 {is still a possible alternative}) 30. Rxd6 (30. Rxa8 Qxa8 31.
Qxa8 Rxa8 $17) 30... Qb8 $1 $15 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gb8b4,Gb8f4] and White's king
is more vulnerable.}) 29. Kc2 Qb6 30. Rf1 Rbd8 31. Ra6 Qe3 32. Qd3 Qc5 33. Qd5
Qe3 34. Qd3 Qc5 35. b4 Qc7 36. Qd5 Bg7 37. f5 $36 {1-0 Lahno,K (2468)-Voiska,M
(2314)/Turin 2006 (51). But Black's play was rather poor. The first moment to
improve was simply to take on c3, as shown in analysis.}) 28... Qb6 {Notice
that Black is a pawn up and giving it back in order to activate pieces is not
even a real sacrifice.} 29. Rf1 (29. Rxa5 Qf2+ (29... Qe3 30. Qd3 Qxf4 31. Qh3
h5 $13) 30. Qd2 Qf3 31. Re1 Ra8 $11) 29... Qe3 30. Qd3 Qc5 {Possibly Shirov
wanted to repeat moves once, or maybe he just thought that Black has more
chances with queens on the board. However, Jakovenko avoids playing 31.Qd5.} ({
After the objectively strongest} 30... Qxd3+ 31. Kxd3 Bd8 $15 {only Black can
play for a win in endgame.}) 31. Rd1 Rb6 32. Qg3 Ra8 33. Rd5 {Now White
activated the pieces, which helps him to hold the balance.} Qc7 34. Rf5 Qd8 (
34... Kg7 35. e5 dxe5 36. fxe5 Bh4 37. Qg4 f6 {looks risky for Black, even if
the position is anything but clear}) 35. Rd5 ({Now} 35. e5 $6 {is met by} d5
$17) 35... Qc7 36. Qh3 $2 {White is wrongly playing for a win. Indeed Black's
extra pawn doesn't play a role now, but on the other hand White has no
objective reasons to avoid the repetition.} Ra7 37. Qe3 Rb8 38. Qd3 Rd8 39. Qd2
Kg7 {Now Black consolidated and it becomes clear that White is struggling to
survive.} 40. Rd3 h5 $17 41. e5 {This leaves Black with two connected passed
pawns, but it is not easy for White to wait.} (41. Ra1 a4 $17 {[%csl Rc4]})
41... dxe5 42. fxe5 Be7 43. Qf4 Rxd3 $1 44. Qxf7+ Kh6 45. Bxd3 (45. Kxd3 Qxe5
$17) ({The tricky} 45. Qf4+ g5 46. Qf5 {is refuted by} Rxc3+ $1 ({not} 46...
Rd8 47. Qe6+ Kg7 48. Qf7+ Kh8 49. Qxh5+ Kg7 50. Qf7+ $11) 47. Kxc3 Qd7 $1 48.
Qxd7 Bb4+ $19 {[%cal Ga7d7]}) 45... Qxc3+ $1 46. Kxc3 Bb4+ 47. Kd4 Rxf7 48. e6
Rg7 {Square e7 is well controlled and the connected passed pawns will sooner
or later decide the game in Black's favour. In fact they advance very quickly.}
49. Ra1 ({Trying to promote the e-pawn is hopeless:} 49. Kd5 g5 50. Rxb4 axb4
51. Kd6 g4 52. e7 Rxe7 ({or} 52... Rg8 53. Kd7 h4 54. e8=Q Rxe8 55. Kxe8 h3 56.
Bf1 Kg5 $19) 53. Kxe7 Kg5 $19) 49... g5 50. Rf1 g4 51. Ke4 ({The endgame is
also lost after the exchange of rooks:} 51. Rf7 Rxf7 52. exf7 Kg5 53. Ke3 h4
$19 54. Bb5 (54. Be4 h3 55. Bb7 Bc5+ 56. Ke2 g3 $19 {[%cal Gg3g2]}) 54... h3
55. Bd7 Kh4 $19 {[%cal Gg4g3,Gg3g2]}) ({More resistant was} 51. Rf6+ Kg5 52.
Rf5+ {but it wouldn't have changed the result after} Kh4 $19) 51... Be7 52. Be2
h4 53. Rf5 (53. Rg1 h3 $19 (53... g3 $2 54. Kf3 $17)) 53... g3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[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 "India"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 (16. Ra2 Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 20. exf5
Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qd5 Rc8 $1 $11 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gc8c5]}) 16... Kh8 17.
Nce3 g6 ({Two days before this game, Spasov played} 17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 {
which is not enough for equality here. Then after} 19. O-O f5 (19... Bb7 {
is evaluated by Yakovich as equal. However, White has an edge after} 20. Qc2 $5
Bc6 21. Ra2 $14) 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qd5 {Black already has
serious difficulties. Compare it with the mentioned above variation after 16.
Ra2 to notice the difference. The game continued} Bc2 (22... Ra8 23. Rfa1 Qf6
24. Qd2 $16) 23. Ra2 Bg6 24. Qxa5 Be4 25. Qxd8 Rfxd8 26. f3 d5 27. fxe4 dxc4
28. b4 Rd3 29. Rf3 {1-0 Berg,E (2539)-Spasov,V (2578)/Turin 2006 (42) and
White won easily this endgame.}) 18. h4 Bxh4 {Thanks to the game
Ponomariov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2005, this kind of positions became White's
main attempt to fight against Sveshnikov Sicilian in the last two years. The
main difficulty for playing this position today is that besides knowing a lot
of theoretical variations and feel many subtle differences connected with the
move order, one should also have one's own analysis and try to come up with
new ideas. In the present game the Indian GM came up with an interesting
novelty and succeeded to put pressure on his opponent.} 19. Ra2 {Usually White
starts with 19.g3, but there is no difference.} Bg5 (19... Bf6 20. g3 {
transposes to the game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2005, which showed
Black's difficulties in defending the king.}) 20. g3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Be6 ({
Another possibility for Black is} 21... f5 {with a lot of complications,
requiring from both sides very imaginative play. Objectively the position is
about equal...} 22. Rd2 (22. f4 exf4 23. Rah2 Rb7 24. gxf4 $13) 22... f4 23.
gxf4 (23. Rxd6 Qg5 $5 (23... Qc7 24. gxf4 exf4 {- 23.gxf4}) 24. Qf3 Ne7 $44)
23... exf4 24. Rxd6 Qc7 $8 (24... Qe8 25. Qd5 Ne5 (25... fxe3 26. Rxc6 exf2+
27. Kf1 $18) 26. Qd4 fxe3 27. f4 $1 Rb7 (27... Rxf4 28. Re6 $18) 28. fxe5 Rg7
29. Rf6 $16) 25. Nf5 $5 (25. Ng2 Bg4 26. Rxc6 (26. Qd5 $2 Rbd8) 26... Qxc6 27.
Qxg4 Qxe4+ 28. Kd2 a4 $13) 25... gxf5 26. Rdh6 Rb7 27. Rxh7+ Qxh7 28. Rxh7+
Rxh7 29. Qd6 Ne7 30. Qe5+ Rg7 31. Qxf4 Ng8 32. Qh2+ Rh7 33. Qe5+ Rg7 34. Qh2+
Rh7 35. Qe5+ Rg7 36. Qh2+ {1/2-1/2 Amonatov,F (2588)-Van Wely,L (2679)/Moscow
2005} (36. Qxa5 fxe4)) 22. Qd2 $5 $146 {[%cal Gd2h6,Ye3f5] An unexpected new
idea. Usually White uses the second rank to transfer his queen's rook to the
h-file. With 22.Qd2 White combines play in the center with the threats to
include the queen into the attack.} ({Previously was played} 22. Rd2 Qe7 23.
Rxd6 Nd4 {This is the drawback of having the rook in front of queen.} 24. Rd5
Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Baramidze,D (2543)-Jakovenko,D (2596)/Izmir 2004}) (22. f4 $5 {
can lead to wild complications. Amazingly, with the best play from both sides
the position remains balanced. For instance:} Qb6 23. Qc1 Bxc4 (23... exf4 24.
Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rah2 h5 26. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 27. Rxh5+ Kg7 28. Qxf4 $18) 24. Rah2 $1
Qxb3 $1 (24... h5 25. f5 $1 $40 Kg7 (25... Qxb3 26. Rxh5+ gxh5 27. Nd1 $1 $18)
26. Nxc4 Qxb3 27. Rxh5 Qb1 28. f6+ $1 Kxf6 29. O-O+ $1 Ke7 30. Qg5+ $16) 25.
Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Nf5 gxf5 27. Rh8+ Kg7 28. fxe5 f4 29. R1h7+ Kg6 30. Rh6+ $11)
22... Rg8 (22... Bxc4 23. Nf5 $1 {[%cal Gd2h6]} g5 24. Qd1 Rb7 25. bxc4 $16) (
22... Qd7 23. Nf5 $1 $16) 23. Ra1 $5 {The rook goes to d1, increasing pressure
on d6.} Bxc4 (23... Qc7 24. Nd5 (24. Rd1 $5) 24... Bxd5 25. Bxd5 $44) 24. Nxc4
(24. bxc4 $5 $44) 24... Rg7 $6 {This idea to protect with the rook pawn h7 has
been used before in such positions. The priority here was to create
counterplay rather than take prophylactic measures.} ({Concrete variations
show that Black can take the pawn:} 24... Rxb3 25. Qd5 (25. Nxd6 Qf6 ({Black
also miraculously holds after} 25... Qe7 26. Qd5 Rgb8 $1 (26... Rb6 27. Nxf7+
Kg7 28. Nd6 $16 Rd8 29. Qc5 $16) 27. Qxc6 R3b6 ({or} 27... Rb1+ 28. Ke2 R1b2+ (
28... R8b2+ $2 29. Kd3 $18) 29. Kf1 R2b6 30. Nc8 Qe6) 28. Nc8 Qe6 $1 $11) 26.
Qd5 Rgb8 $1 {After this precise move Black's chances are not worse:} (26... Rb2
27. O-O $44) (26... Rxc3 27. Nxf7+ Kg7 28. Qd2 $1 {and besides attacking the
rook, White also threatens 29.Rxh7+ Kxh7 30.Qh6 mate.}) 27. Rd1 Rxc3 28. Nxf7+
Kg7 29. Qd7 Ne7 (29... Qe7 30. Nxe5 $1) 30. Nd6 Kh8 31. O-O {White has
compensation for the pawn, but not more than that.}) 25... Ne7 (25... Rxc3 $2
26. Qxc6 $18) (25... Qc7 $2 26. Nxd6 $18) 26. Qxf7 Rg7 27. Qf6 (27. Qe6 Qc8 $5
$11) 27... Nc6 $1 ({Not} 27... Qc7 28. Nxd6 $1 Qxc3+ 29. Kf1 Qxa1+ 30. Kg2 {
and Black is struggling after} Rxg3+ 31. fxg3 Qa2+ 32. Kh3 $16 {[%cal Gd6e8]}
Kg8 $140 33. Rf1 $18) 28. Qxd8+ Nxd8 29. Kd2 Rf7 $132) 25. Qd5 {Impressive
play with the queen - each move with White's strongest piece creates concrete
problems for Black.} Qc7 26. Nxd6 Rd8 27. Rd1 f6 (27... Nd4 28. cxd4 Qxd6 (
28... Rxd6 29. Qxe5 $16) 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. dxe5 {and the fianchetto rook on g7
is obviously misplaced for the endgame. Maybe Black can save half a point,
maybe not...}) 28. c4 Nd4 29. c5 $16 Rgd7 30. O-O Rxd6 {The powerful knight on
d6 was limiting Black's heavy pieces and therefore Spasov didn't really have a
choice.} (30... h5) 31. cxd6 Rxd6 (31... Qxd6 32. Qxa5 $16) 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33.
Kg2 {Black has a pawn and a strong knight for the exchange, which should be
enough to to achieve a draw. However, under practical conditions with limited
time, especially with the FIDE time control Black's task is very difficult,
since every single mistake can be fatal.} Rd8 34. Qa6 h5 35. Rc1 Qd7 36. Qb6
Rc8 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. Qa7+ Kh6 39. Qxa5 Qc2 $1 (39... Nxb3 40. Qb6 Qc4 41. Qxf6
Qxe4+ 42. f3 $40 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 40. Re1 Nxb3 $2 (40... Qxb3 $14) 41. Qb6 Kg7
42. Qa7+ $2 ({White could win a pawn with} 42. Qe6 g5 43. Qe7+ Kg6 44. Qe8+ Kg7
(44... Kh6 45. Qf7 $18) 45. Qxh5 $18) 42... Kh6 43. Qe3+ Kg7 44. Re2 Qc4 45.
Ra2 g5 46. Qa7+ Kg6 47. Qa4 Qxa4 48. Rxa4 {Normally Black must be able to hold
such an endgame.} g4 49. Kf1 Nd4 50. Ke1 Nf3+ 51. Ke2 Ng5 ({This was the right
moment for exchanging pawns:} 51... h4 52. gxh4 Nxh4 {and Black achieves a
draw rather easy.}) 52. Kd3 Kg7 53. Rb4 Kf7 $2 {A bad idea to come with the
king in the center and leave the h-pawn unprotected.} 54. Rb2 Ke6 $2 55. Re2 $2
(55. Rb7 {see 56...Ng5 57.Rb7}) 55... Nf3 $2 ({Black still had} 55... Kf7 56.
Kc4 Nf3 57. Kd5 h4 58. gxh4 Nxh4 59. Re3 Nf3) 56. Rb2 h4 (56... Ng5 57. Rb7 Nf7
58. Ra7 Ng5 59. Rg7 $1 Nh3 (59... Kd6 60. Rg6 Ke7 61. Rh6 $18) 60. Ke2 $1 Ng5
61. Ke3 {Zugzwang. Black loses the h-pawn.} Kd6 62. Rg6 {[%cal Gg6h6]}) 57.
gxh4 Nxh4 58. Rb7 $1 Nf3 (58... Ng6 59. Ke3 (59. Rg7 Nf4+ 60. Ke3 f5) 59... Nh4
60. Rh7 Nf3 (60... Ng2+ 61. Kd2 Nf4 62. Rh4 f5 63. Rh6+ $18) 61. Kd3 $18 Kd6
62. Rg7 Ng5 63. Rg6 Ke6 64. Rxg5 fxg5 65. Kc4 $18) 59. Rg7 Nh2 (59... Ng5 60.
Rxg5 fxg5 61. Kc4 Kd6 62. Kb5 $18) 60. Kc3 Kd6 61. Kc4 Ke6 62. Kc5 Nf3 63. Rxg4
Nd4 64. Rh4 (64. f4 $1 f5 65. Rg6+ Kf7 66. Ra6 fxe4 67. fxe5 $18) 64... Ne2 65.
Kc4 Nf4 66. Rh7 Ng6 67. Ra7 Nf4 68. Rg7 $6 f5 69. exf5+ $2 ({Correct is} 69. f3
fxe4 70. fxe4 {and Black cannot organize a proper defense:} Kd6 71. Rh7 $18 {
[%cal Gh7h6]} Ke6 72. Kc5 Nd3+ 73. Kc6 Nb4+ 74. Kc7 Na6+ 75. Kb6 Nb4 76. Rh6+
Kd7 77. Kc5 $18) 69... Kxf5 70. Rg3 Nh5 71. Re3 Kf4 72. Kd3 (72. Kd5 Nf6+ 73.
Ke6 Ng4 $11) 72... Nf6 73. Rg3 Nh5 74. Rh3 Nf6 75. Ke2 e4 {I do not have
tablebases for this position, but to my knowledge it is a draw. White's only
plan to approach the pawn with the king should not work. Below I describe the
easiest defensive method as I see it: When White's king is on e2 or d2, Black
must control the square e3 with the knight, thus his knight is best placed on
d5. When White goes with the king via g2 to g3, Black must transfer the knight
to d3 in order to control the square f4 and keep the pawn f2 under attack.
With the knight on d3 and White's king on g3, Black must be able to protect
the knight with the king (Kd4 is correct and after a check from d8 the king
must go to c4 or c3, not to e5). With White's rook on d8, his king on g3 and
Black's king on e5 (instead of c4), White can win by advancing the f-pawn,
using the fact that black pawn e4 must protect the knight and cannot take on
f3.} 76. Ra3 Nd5 77. Rb3 Ke5 78. Rb8 Kd4 79. Re8 Nf4+ 80. Kf1 Nd5 (80... Kd5 {
seems more appropriate from the point of defense described above. To put it
simple: when White's king goes to g3, Black must have the knight on d3 and the
king on d4, d5, c4 or c3. When White's king goes to e2 (threatening to
approach the pawn from e3), Black must have the knight on d5 and king on d4 or
e5. There are other defensive methods, but this appears to me as the clearest
one.} 81. Ke1 Kd4 {[%cal Gf4d5]} 82. Rd8+ Nd5 83. Kf1 ({The march with the
king from the queenside should not be dangerous at all:} 83. Kd2 Ke5 (83... Kc4
84. Kc2 Nb4+ $11) 84. Kc2 Kd4 85. Kb3 (85. Rd7 Ke5) 85... Kc5 86. Rc8+ Kd4 {
[%csl Rb3,Gc4] and Black keeps the square c4 under control.}) 83... Kc4 84. Kg2
Nf4+ 85. Kg3 Nd3 {[%csl Rf2]} 86. Rd7 Kc3 87. Kg2 (87. Rf7 Kd4 88. Rf8 Kd5 89.
Kg4 Kd4 90. Rd8+ Kc3 $11) 87... Nf4+ 88. Kf1 Kc4 {[%cal Gf4d5]} 89. Rf7 Nd5 90.
Kg2 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 91. Rf4 Kd5 92. Rf8 Nd3 ({or} 92... Kd4 93. Rd8+ Kc4)
93. Rd8+ Kc4 94. Kf1 Nf4 95. Rf8 Nd5 96. Kg2 Nb4 $11 {[%cal Gb4d3]}) 81. Rd8
Ke5 {Again, according to the method described above Black had to go to c4, in
order to have the knight on d3 protected later by the king:} (81... Kc4 82. Kg2
(82. Ke2 Kd4 83. Rd7 Ke5 $11) 82... Nf4+ 83. Kg3 Nd3 {and White cannot make
progress:} 84. Rd7 Kc3 85. Re7 Kd4 86. Re8 Kd5 87. Rf8 (87. Kg2 Kd4 88. Kf1 Nf4
$11) 87... Kd4 88. Kg4 Kd5 89. Rd8+ Kc4 90. Kg3 Kc3 {(keeping the knight
protected and thus defending against the advance of White's f-pawn)} 91. Kg2
Kc4 92. Kf1 Nf4 93. Rf8 Nd5 94. Kg2 Nb4 $11) 82. Kg2 $1 Nf4+ (82... e3 83. f3
Nf4+ 84. Kf1 $18) 83. Kg3 Nd5 (83... Nd3 84. f3 $18) 84. Kg4 Nf6+ (84... e3 85.
f3 {must be winning for White:} Kd4 86. Kg3 Kc4 87. Kg2 Nf4+ 88. Kf1 e2+ 89.
Kf2 Ne6 90. Re8 Nd4 91. f4 Kd3 (91... Kd5 92. Ke1 Kc4 93. Kd2 Kd5 94. Ra8 Ke4
95. Ra4 Kd5 96. Ke1 Ke4 97. f5 Ke5 98. Rxd4 $18) 92. Re7 Kc4 (92... Kd2 93. Re3
Kd1 94. Rd3+ $18) 93. Rd7 Kc5 (93... Kd3 94. f5 $18) 94. Ke1 $18) 85. Kg5 Nh7+
(85... Nd5 86. Re8+ Kd4 87. Kf5 $18 {(see the game position after move 91.Kf5)}
) 86. Kg6 Nf6 87. Rf8 Nd5 ({Possibly Black can also achieve a draw by using
the fact that White's king went too far from the pawn, but for a human it's
difficult to find all the precise moves in such a situation.} 87... Nd7 $5 88.
Re8+ $140 Kf4 89. Re7 Nc5 90. Rf7+ Kg4 91. Kf6 (91. Rf8 Nd3 {and White cannot
make progress.}) 91... Nd3 92. Ke6 Nxf2 $1 93. Rxf2 e3 $11) 88. Kg5 Kd4 ({
Insufficient is} 88... e3 89. Re8+ (89. f4+ $2 Ke4 $11) 89... Kd4 90. f4 Kd3 (
90... Nc3 91. Kg4 Ne4 92. Kf3 Nd2+ 93. Ke2 Ne4 94. Rd8+ $18) 91. Re5 Nc3 (91...
Kd4 92. Kg4 $18) (91... Nb6 92. Kg4 $18) 92. f5 e2 93. Kf4 $18) 89. Rd8 Ke5 90.
Re8+ Kd4 91. Kf5 {Although this looks winning for White, Black can still
achieve a draw.} e3 (91... Nc3 $2 92. Rd8+ Kc4 93. Rc8+ Kd4 94. Rxc3 Kxc3 95.
Kxe4 $18) 92. f4 Kd3 93. Rd8 (93. Re5 Nc3 94. Kg4 Ne4 95. Kf3 Nd2+ 96. Kg2 Ne4
(96... e2 $2 97. Kf2 $18) 97. Rd5+ (97. Kf1 Nd2+ 98. Ke1 Nf3+ 99. Kd1 Nd4 100.
f5 e2+ $11) 97... Kc4 98. Rd1 e2 99. Ra1 Nc5 $11 100. f5 Kd5 101. Kf2 Ne4+ 102.
Ke1 Ke5 103. Ra5+ Kf6 $11) 93... Kc4 $4 {In fact only this blunder loses.} ({
The Bulgarian GM must have missed that after} 93... Kd4 94. Ke6 {Black has the
fantastic resource} (94. Re8 Kd3 95. Ke5 Nc7 96. Re7 e2 97. Kd6 Nb5+ 98. Kc5
Nc3 $11) 94... Ke4 $3 {and the position is a draw:} 95. Rxd5 (95. f5 Nf4+ 96.
Kf6 e2 97. Re8+ Kf3 98. Kg7 Kf2 $11) 95... Kxf4 96. Re5 Kf3 $11 {and White is
a tempo too short to win.}) 94. Ke4 $18 {Now it is all over.} e2 95. Rc8+ Kb3
96. Rc1 Nf6+ {all retreats of the king will win, so Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 14. Nce3 Be6
15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Rd1 Bd8 17. Be2 Ne7 18. h5 h6 19. O-O Qc8 {The latest fashion.
The black queen leaves the d-file and keeps control over square f5, preventing
Ne3-f5.} (19... Bb6 20. Nf5 Nxd5 (20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 $2 22. Qg4 Qxf5
23. Qxf5 Nf6 24. Rd1 $18 {1-0 Korneev,O (2671)-Khairullin,I (2544)/Sochi 2006 
(48)}) 21. Rxd5 $1 Bxf5 (21... Bxd5 $2 22. Qg4) 22. exf5 Qe7 23. Bd3 Rfd8 24.
Rd1 Rbc8 25. Be4 $14 {1-0 Kudrin,S (2551)-Eljanov,P (2663)/Khanty Mansiysk
2005 (51)}) 20. Nxe7+ (20. Nf5 $2 Nxf5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Ne3 Be6 23. Rxd6 Bc7
24. Rd2 f5 $17) (20. Rd3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 (21. exd5 Bd7 $132 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 21...
Bg5 22. Rfd1 Rd8 $11 (22... a5 $11)) 20... Bxe7 21. b3 $5 $146 {An improvement
over a game of Karjakin, played several weeks before. White not only protects
pawn a2, but also new he always is ready to meet opponent's advance ...b4 with
c4. Moreover, he can even consider to play c4 with the black pawn on b5. On
the other hands the main drawback is obvious too: now the pawn c3 lacks
protection.} (21. Nf5 Qc7 22. Bd3 (22. a3 Rfd8 $11) 22... Bg5 23. Bc2 b4 $1 24.
Nxd6 (24. Bb3 $142 $11) 24... Rfd8 25. Nf5 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxa2 $15 {0-1
Karjakin,S (2686)-Yakovich,Y (2600)/Dagomys 2007/ (75)}) (21. Nd5 Bd8 22. a3 a5
$11) 21... Bg5 {Ivanchuk forces the matters, exploiting immediately the
weakness on c3.} (21... Qc5 22. Nf5 Rfe8 (22... Bxf5 23. exf5 Rfc8 24. c4 $14 (
24. Rd3 $14)) 23. Rd2 $13) (21... Qxc3 $2 22. Nd5 Qxf3 23. Nxe7+ $18) (21...
Rd8 22. Nd5 Bg5 23. Rd3 Qc5 {[%cal Gc5a3]} 24. b4 $5 Qc8 25. Bd1 $13 {/+/=})
22. Rxd6 ({Instead of taking the sacrificed pawn White had an interesting,
although rather risky alternative to produce himself a positional sacrifice:} 
22. Nf5 $5 d5 {This is not forced, but quite tempting.} (22... Bxf5 23. exf5
Qc5 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gc5a3]}) 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Qh3 $44 (25. Qxe4
$2 Re8 26. Qd3 Rxe2 $19 27. Qxe2 Qxf5 $19)) (22. Nd5 Rd8 $11) 22... Qxc3 23.
Rxa6 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 (24. fxe3 Rfd8 $44) 24... Qxe3 25. fxe3 Rfc8 {In return for
the sacrificed pawn Black destroyed opponent's pawn formation and activated
his pieces. This should be enough and Ivanchuk convincingly achieves a draw.} (
{Worse is} 25... Ra8 26. Bxb5 Rxa6 27. Bxa6 Ra8 {since now White has an
additional possibility} 28. Bb7 (28. Bb5 Rxa2 29. Rb1 {leads to the game})
28... Rxa2 29. Rb1 {[%cal Gb7d5]}) 26. Ra5 ({Black also has compensation after
} 26. Rd1 Rc2 {For instance:} 27. Kf1 Rb2 28. Ra5 (28. Ke1 Rc8 29. Rd2 Rc1+ 30.
Bd1 Rbb1 $44 31. Rd8+ $140 Kh7 32. Raa8 g6 33. hxg6+ Kxg6) 28... Rc8 29. Rxb5
Rcc2 30. Bf3 Rxa2 $44) 26... Ra8 {It seems that already here Ivanchuk figured
out that he will be able to transpose into a drawish bishops endgame.} ({
Otherwise Black could also play} 26... b4 27. Rxe5 Ra8 $11) 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28.
Bxb5 Rxa2 29. Rb1 (29. Ba4 Rb2 30. Rf2 Rb1+ 31. Rf1 Rb2 $11) 29... Ra3 $1 30.
b4 (30. Ba4 Kf8 $44 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3]}) 30... Kf8 {King's activity is more
important than taking the pawn on e3, which plays no role at all.} ({After} 
30... Rxe3 $2 31. Bc6 {Black is in troubles:} Rb3 (31... Kf8 32. b5 Rd3 33. b6
Rd8 34. b7 Rb8 35. Ra1 $18) 32. Rxb3 Bxb3 33. b5 Ba4 34. Bd7 Bc2 35. b6 Bxe4
36. Bc8 {and taking into consideration that White has a light-squared bishop,
perhaps Black will be able to make a draw with a piece down. But perhaps not.
Of course there is no point to calculate all this. Ivanchuk's decision is much
more simple.}) 31. Bc6 Rb3 $1 32. Rxb3 Bxb3 $11 33. Bd5 (33. b5 Ba4 {with
inevitable ...Kf8-e7-c5.}) 33... Ba4 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Bc4 {White can't break
through. His kingside pawns are extremely poorly blockaded on the light
squares.} ({After} 35. Ke2 f6 36. Kd3 Be8 37. Kc4 Kd6 {white king goes nowhere.
Then} 38. b5 (38. g4 Bd7) 38... Bxh5 39. b6 Be2+ 40. Kb4 h5 {can be bad only
for White}) 35... Bc2 36. Kf3 f6 37. g3 Kd6 38. Ke2 (38. Bd5 $6 Bd1+ {[%csl
Rh5]}) 38... Bxe4 39. Bd3 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kritz} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 (10. Nxe7 $5 {(Kritz) looks logical at first
glance, in order to acquire the advantage of the bishop pair. But does not
give him an opening advantage. sieht auf den ersten Blick logisch aus, um den
Vorteil des Läuferpaars zu sichern. Bringt aber doch keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.}
Nxe7 (10... Qxe7 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 $14 h6 $2 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxb4 Nxb4 15.
Qa4+ $16) 11. Bd3 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bd3 Bb7 $132 {If the white knight were
"in play", White would have a slight advantage with his better pawn structure.
This is compensated for here by the "offside" position of the knight. Wäre der
weiße Springer "im Spiel" gewesen, so hätte Weiß kleinen Vorteil durch die
bessere Bauernstruktur. Diese wird hier jedoch durch die Abseitsstellung des
Springers kompensiert.}) 11... Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 b4 15. Nc2 a5
$132 {Thanks to the c5-square, Black has sufficient counterplay. Dank dem Feld
c5 verfügt Schwarz über ausreichendes Gegenspiel.}) 10... Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 (
11... Ne7 {Kritz} 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3
$14 {With sharp play, probably better for White. Mit scharfem, aber vermutlich
doch etwas besseren Spiel für Weiß.}) (11... O-O {Kritz} 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 $1
{An important move to prevent Black putting his bishop on the c1-h6 diagonal.
Wichtiger Zug, der Schwarz daran hindert, seinen Läufer auf die Diagonale
c1-h6 zu postieren.} Be7 (13... Bxh4 $4 14. Qh5 $18 {xh7}) 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Qf3
Qd7 16. Rd1 $14 {White achieves the best possible setup, but it is not enough
for a +/=, since Black's position is very compact. Weiß erreicht hier die
bestmögliche Aufstellung, doch reicht es nicht mehr als für +/= aus, da die
schwarze Stellung sehr kompakt ist.}) (11... Rb8 {Kritz} 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4
bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 15. Bxa6 $14 {Long ter, White's position is better, because
as well as the weakness on d6 Black now has the a4-pawn to protect. Auf lange
Sicht ist die weiße Stellung besser, denn Schwarz hat nun neben der
d6-Schwäche auch noch den a4 Bauern, den er verteidigen muss.}) 12. Nc2 O-O 13.
a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 (15. Bb5 {Kritz} Ne7 (15... Na7 16. Bc4 $14 {
the knight is much worse on a7 than on c6. der Springer steht auf a7 viel
schlechter als auf c6.}) 16. Ncb4 Nxd5 (16... Bh3 $5 {is an interesting
attempt ist ein interessanter Versuch, einen schnellen Konter zu starten:} 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. c4 $1 Be6 (19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bxe4 21. Rxg5 $16) 20.
O-O f5 $132 {And Black has managed to hem in the white bishop with the c4-pawn
so that it cannot return to the kingside. Damit hat Schwarz erreicht, dass der
weiße Läufer durch den c4-Bauern begrenzt wird und nicht zurück zum
Königsflügel kehren kann.}) 17. Nxd5 Be6 $11) 15... Bd7 $5 {A very rare move,
introduced in 1970 by the Dutch player Alexander Jongsma. Until the present
game it was never met in the high level practice. Black's idea is to keep the
option to develop the rook on the c-file, which can be important if White
advances the b-pawn. In that case Black can try to use the newly weakness on
c3. Kritz: 'An extremely rare but interesting move! The usual move is:' Kritz:
'Ein äußerst seltener, aber interessanter Zug! Üblich ist:'} (15... Rb8 16. b3
{Kritz} Kh8 17. O-O (17. Nce3 g6 18. O-O f5 $132) 17... f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19.
Nce3 Bg6 $132) 16. O-O (16. b3 Ne7 17. Ra3 Rc8 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20.
O-O Kh8 21. c4 Qc5 22. Raa1 Rb8 23. Qc3 Bd8 $11 {1-0 Janosevic,D-Jongsma,A/
Amsterdam 1970 (55)}) (16. Ra2 Rc8 17. Qd3 $13) (16. Ra3 Ne7 17. O-O Rc8 18.
Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 (19... Kh8 $5 20. Rfa1 (20. Qa6 Rb8 $11 {[%csl Rb2][%cal
Gd7b5]}) 20... a4 $13) 20. Rfa1 a4 (20... Qxb2 $4 21. Rb3 $18) 21. Nb4 Kh8 22.
Qa6 Qxa6 (22... Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Scholl,E-Jongsma,A/Leeuwarden 1970 (42)} 23. Rxa4
$1 $16) 23. Nxa6 f5 $14) 16... Nb4 $5 $146 {An impressive-looking "fork" to
opponent's knights.} (16... Qb8 {was met in some correspondence games, but
looks rather dubious.} 17. b3 $14) (16... Ne7 {looks like a playable
alternative:} 17. Ra2 Rc8 (17... Bc6 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20. Rfa1 Rab8
21. Na3 $1 $16 {1-0 Schussler,H (2360)-Kouatly,B (2340)/Groningen 1976 (41)})
18. Qe2 Rc5 19. b4 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 axb4 21. cxb4 Bb5 22. Qd1 Rc3 {1/2-1/2 Mihok,
O (1913)-Giesler,J (1243)/Willingen 2003}) ({Another way to exploit the
unprotected rook on a4 is} 16... Nd4 {although this challenges only the less
active knight.} 17. Ra2 Ne6 18. Nce3 Kh8 19. Nf5 $36 {0-1 Fatalieva,U (1599)
-Aflalo,S (1599)/Belfort 2005 (31)}) 17. Ra3 ({White has at his disposal two
attractive ways of positional exchange sacrifice:} 17. Rxb4 axb4 18. Ncxb4 Kh8
$13) ({and} 17. Ncxb4 $5 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 axb4 19. Qxb4 $13) 17... Rc8 18. cxb4 {
This change of the pawn structure looks favourable for Black, who now has good
chances to solve his problems.} (18. b3 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qd3 Bxc4 21. bxc4
Rc5 $11) (18. Bb3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 (19... a4 $11 {Kritz Leads to a position
of dynamic equilibrium. führt zu einer Stellung mit dynamischen Gleichgewicht.}
) 20. Qd3 (20. Rb3 Qc5 $11) 20... Bb5 $1 (20... Qxb2 21. Rb3 Qa2 22. Rb7 $18) (
20... Qc5 21. Rfa1 Bd8 22. b4 $14) 21. c4 Bd7 22. Rfa1 a4 $11) 18... axb4 {
'=' Kritz. At first glance White has a great advantage after 19.Ra6. This game
allows me to affirm that Black can reach equality in a few moves. Kritz: 'Auf
den ersten Blick steht Weiß nach 19.Ra6 mit großem Vorteil da. Als Zeuge der
Analyse dieser Partie kann ich jedoch behaupten, dass Schwarz in allen
Abwicklungen mit einzigen Zügen zum Ausgleich kommt.'} (18... Rxc4 19. bxa5 $16
) 19. Ra6 $1 (19. Ncxb4 Rxc4 20. Qe2 Rd4 $132 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd4d2,Gd8b8,
Gf7f5]}) 19... Rxc4 20. Rxd6 (20. Qd3 $2 Bb5 $17) 20... b3 (20... Rxe4 $4 21.
Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxd7 $18) 21. Nce3 (21. Ncb4 Rc1 22. Qd3 (22. Qxb3
$4 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Bb5+ 24. Kg1 Qxd6 $19) 22... Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Qc8 $132) 21...
Rd4 (21... Rxe4 $4 22. Rxd7 $18) 22. Qxb3 Qc8 $5 {Black gave up two pawns and
took only one, but both pawns on a5 and d6 were weak, while in return Radjabov
eliminated the important pawn on c3. Besides, pawns on e4 and b2 can be easier
attacked now. Black also activated the rook and can choose the right moment to
exchange one of opponent's knights. However, White is very stable with his
central knights, which create a sort of "cobweb" for the rook d4. With
accurate play from White Black still had to prove compensation.} (22... Rxe4 {
hands over the initiative to White:} 23. Nf5 Qe8 (23... Bxf5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25.
Qb7 $16 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 24. Qf3 Ra4 (24... Rc4 $2 25. Qd3 {[%csl Rd7][%cal
Gd3d7,Gd5f6,Yd6d7]}) 25. b4 $14) 23. Qc2 (23. Nb6 Be6 $1 24. Qb5 Qc7 25. Rxd4
exd4 26. Qxg5 Qxb6 27. Nf5 $11) 23... Be6 (23... Bxe3 $4 24. Ne7+ $18) 24. Rc6
$1 (24. Qxc8 Rxc8 $15) 24... Qb8 25. Rb1 {This allows Black to equalize by
force.} ({White had to remove the rook from c6 in order to be able to
recapture on e3 with the pawn, without fearing ...Bxd5 after that (which would
not attack the rook c6 anymore). More problems sets} 25. Rc7 {although Black
should be able to hold:} Bxd5 $1 (25... Bxe3 $2 26. fxe3 $18) (25... f5 $2 26.
Qc6) (25... Kh8 26. b4 f5 $140 27. Qc6 Bxd5 28. exd5 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Rxd5 30.
Rxg7 $1 $16) (25... Rd8 26. b4 $14 {[%csl Rd4]}) 26. Nxd5 (26. exd5 Bxe3 27.
fxe3 Rxd5 28. Rfxf7 Rxf7 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 $11) 26... Rd2 27. Qc3 Qxb2
28. Qg3 h6 29. h4 Bd8 $14) (25. b4 $6 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rxd5 $11)
25... Bxe3 $1 {A timely exchange, forcing White to remove the powerful knight
from d5.} 26. Nxe3 (26. fxe3 Bxd5 $11 {[%csl Rc6]}) 26... Rfd8 $1 {Now Black
activated all his pieces and has several possibilities to increase the
pressure on opponent's position. White's main concern is pawn e4, which cannot
be supported with the f-pawn. A move like f2-f3 will weaken both the second
rank and the diagonal a7-g1.} ({Weaker is} 26... Bb3 27. Qc5 Rxe4 28. Rb6 Qa7
29. Nf5 $1 {with nasty initiative. After} Rd8 {White can make a solid move like
} 30. Rf1 $5 {which can turn out to be highly unpleasant for Black, who remain
with many "hanging" pieces:} (30. Rd6 Qa8 31. f3 Re2 32. Qa3 h6 $1 33. Qxb3
Rxd6 34. Nxd6 Qa7+ 35. Kh1 Qf2 36. Qxf7+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Rg1 Re1 39. Qf7+
Kh7 $11) 30... Kh8 (30... Ra4 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Nc6 $18) (30... Be6 31. Ne7+ Kh8
32. Nc6 Rc4 33. Qb5 $18) (30... h6 31. Ne7+ $18) 31. Rd6 $1 Qb8 (31... Qa8 32.
Qa3 Bc2 (32... Be6 33. Rfd1 $18) 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Nd6 Rf4 35. Rc1 $18) 32.
Qb5 $36) 27. b3 (27. Rc5 Bb3 {[%csl Re4]} 28. Qc3 Rxe4 $11) 27... Qb4 28. Nc4
Qb7 29. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
{is the critical line of the past decade.}) 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 $1 bxc4 15. Bxc4
O-O 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. Nxf4 $5 {A very rare move, which is condemned by the
theory almost 30 years ago based on a single game. Needless to say, there is
practically no theory here at all.} (17. b3 $14) 17... Bxc4 (17... exf4 18.
Bxe6 Ne7 ({or} 18... fxe6 19. Rxc6 $36) 19. Bc4 $5 (19. Bf5 Nxf5 20. exf5 Bxb2
21. Rb1 Bxa3 22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Perez Garcia,J-Chamorro Areses,A/
Corr 1991}) 19... Bxb2 20. Rcd1 Bxa3 $140 21. Rd3 $16 {[%cal Gd3h3]}) 18. Rxc4
Ne7 19. Nd3 f5 ({After} 19... d5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qe2 {in the correspondence
game Lensky,I-Tyulin,E/ 1994 Black couldn't prove compensation for the pawn:}
Nc6 22. b3 Nd4 23. Qe3 Rfd8 24. Rc5 Qe6 25. Nc4 Rb5 26. Rxe5 $1 Rxe5 (26...
Bxe5 27. Qg5+ $18) 27. Ndxe5 Nf5 28. Qe1 Nd4 29. Kh1 f6 30. Nf3 Qxe1 31. Rxe1
Nxf3 32. gxf3 $18) 20. Rd1 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Ng6 22. Nc4 $1 $146 ({The old theory
is based on the following game:} 22. g3 d5 23. Rg4 Qf6 24. Rd2 Kh8 25. Nc5 Rbc8
26. Rxg6 Qxg6 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. Rxd5 e4 29. Nc4 Rf5 30. Rxf5 gxf5 $17 {0-1
Sibarevic,M (2355)-Adorjan,A (2525)/Banja Luka 1979 (38) Volokitin's move to
bring the knight into game immediately is more logical.}) 22... Qc7 ({The
tactical justification of 22.Nc4 is that after} 22... d5 23. Ndxe5 {
complications favour White:} Nxe5 24. Nxe5 (24. Rh4 $5) 24... Rxb2 (24... Qe8
25. Qxe8 Rfxe8 26. Rxd5 Rxb2 27. f4 $16) 25. Rh4 (25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Re8 27.
f4 $14) 25... h6 26. Nf3 Rxa2 27. Rg4 $36) 23. Rc1 {The rook on the c-file
will later offer Black additional tactical possibilities.} ({Strong looks} 23.
Rg4 {and it is not easy for Black to create counterplay. Perhaps he should
prepare the advance of the central pawns:} Rbd8 $5 {(protecting the d-pawn and
preparing ...Qf7)} (23... d5 $6 24. Ncxe5 $16) (23... Qf7 $2 24. Nxd6) (23...
e4 24. Qd5+ (24. Rxe4 $2 Rb5 {followed by ...d5}) 24... Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26.
Nc1 Rbf8 27. Rxe4 Rxf2 28. Nd3 R2f6 29. Nb4 $16) 24. h3 Qf7 25. Qg5 (25. b3 e4
$1 26. Rxe4 d5 27. Nce5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Qf6 $14 {/=}) 25... Kh8 $1
{with some compensation} (25... e4 26. Rxe4 d5 27. Nce5 $16)) 23... Qf7 ({After
} 23... d5 {Black again has good chances to achieve a draw, but it is
unpleasant to struggle in the arising endgames:} 24. Ncxe5 Qxc1+ 25. Nxc1 dxe4
26. Nxg6 hxg6 27. Qxg6 Rxb2 28. Qe6+ ({or} 28. Qxe4 Rfxf2 29. Nd3 (29. Qc4+ Kh7
30. Qh4+ Bh6 {[%csl Rc1]}) 29... Rxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 $16) 28... Rf7 (
28... Kh8 29. Qxe4 Rbxf2 $140 $2 30. Qh4+ $18) 29. h4 Rbxf2 30. Kh2 $5 R2f4
$140 $6 31. Kh3 $16 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gg2g3,Gc1e2]}) 24. Re3 (24. Rce1 $142 d5
25. Ncxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5 $14 {/=} (27. Rxe5 Qxh5 28. Rxh5 $14)) (
24. Nxd6 $2 Qd5 $17) 24... Rbc8 $1 {Now Black has sufficient counterplay} 25.
Rh3 Bf6 (25... h6 $5 26. Rf3 $140 (26. Rg3 $2 e4 $132) 26... Nf4 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7
28. Nxf4 exf4 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 29. Rfc3 (29. Rd3 Bxb2 $1) 29... Bxc3 30. Nxd6 Rd7
31. Nxc8 Bxb2 $44) 26. Nxd6 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Qc7 28. Qd1 (28. Nc4 Nf4 (28... Qxc4
$4 29. Qxh7#) 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Rc3 Rg8 $132) 28... Rd8 29. Rd3 Nf4 30. Rd2 (30.
Ne4 Nxd3 31. Nxf6+ Kh8 $1 (31... Kg7 32. Nxd3 Qd6 33. Nh5+ $16 {[%csl Rg7]})
32. Nxd3 Qd6 {will most likely end in a draw}) 30... Qc6 $2 {Removing the
queen from the seventh rank turns out to be the decisive mistake.} ({After} 
30... Bg5 {it is White who must look for escape:} 31. Nb3 (31. Qg4 Kh8 $17) (
31. Qb3+ Kg7 {[%csl Rc1,Rd6]} 32. Qc4 (32. Nf5+ Kg6 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 $19 {[%csl
Rc1,Rf5]}) 32... Qxc4 33. Nxc4 Nh3+ 34. gxh3 Bxd2 $17) 31... Nh3+ $1 32. gxh3
Bxd2 {with advantage for Black}) 31. f3 {Now Black is in troubles} Bg5 32. Qb3+
$1 {[%csl Rf7]} Kg7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Nb3 $18 Ng6 (34... Rxd6 35. Qf8#) (34...
Ne2+ 35. Rxe2 Qxd6 36. Qc4 $18) 35. Qe6 Qb6+ 36. Kf1 Rxd6 37. Qxd6 Qb5+ 38. Qd3
1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {McShane} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nc2 Be6 {
Designed to prevent White's set-up with Nce3 and Bd3.} (13... O-O 14. Nce3 Be6
15. Bd3 {is another main line.}) 14. Nce3 Ne7 15. Nxe7 {'?!' McShane.} (15. g3
$142 {McShane}) 15... Qxe7 16. a4 {As usual this pawn advance brings nothing
when made in the moment when White didn't finish development yet.} b4 {'?!'
McShane.} (16... O-O 17. axb5 axb5 {[%cal Ge7b7] is enough for equality. The
game continuation is more ambitious.} 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Bxb5 Qb7 $1 (19... d5 {
McShane} 20. Bc6 $1 Rd8 21. Bxd5 {when White is better.}) 20. c4 $140 d5 $1 $17
{[%csl Rb5,Gd5,Re3,Ge5][%cal Yd5d4]}) 17. Bc4 (17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Nxb4 O-O 19. a5
d5 20. Qa4 d4 21. Qc6 Qxc6 22. Nxc6 dxc3 23. bxc3 Rfe8 24. Rc1 Rac8 25. Nb4 e4
$36 {1/2-1/2 Kosten,A-Fries Nielsen,J/Naestved 1988/EXT 2000 (41)}) (17. c4 O-O
18. g4 $2 e4 19. Qc2 $2 (19. Qd2 $15) 19... b3 $1 20. Qd2 Bh6 21. Be2 Qh4 22.
O-O-O Bf4 23. Rdf1 Rac8 24. Qd4 Be5 25. Qxe4 f5 26. Qg2 f4 27. Nd1 f3 28. Bxf3
Bxc4 $19 {0-1 Galje,H-Kummerow,H/Dortmund 1993/TD (31)}) (17. cxb4 d5 (17...
O-O) 18. Nxd5 Qb7 (18... Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxb4+ 20. Qd2 Qe4+ 21. Qe3 Qb4+ 22. Qc3
Qe4+ $11) 19. Nc3 Qxb4 20. Qc2 f5 21. Be2 O-O 22. O-O e4 $44 {1-0 Lorin,F-De
Saint Germain,G/FRA-ch62 corr 1997/ 47)}) 17... bxc3 18. bxc3 O-O 19. O-O (19.
Bd5 {McShane} Rac8 20. c4 f5 21. O-O Kh8 $36 {[%cal Yf5f4]} (21... f4 {McShane}
22. Qg4)) 19... Rac8 $1 (19... Rfc8 20. Bd5 $11) 20. Bxa6 (20. Bd5 $2 Rxc3 $17)
20... Rxc3 21. Nd5 {'[]' McShane.} Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rc5 23. Qb7 (23. Qd2 d5 $15)
23... Qxb7 (23... Qe6 {McShane} 24. Bb5 $13 (24. Rac1 {McShane} e4 25. Rxc5
dxc5 $13 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Yg7d4]})) 24. Bxb7 Rb8 {'!' McShane.} 25. Rfb1 $2 {
'??' McShane.} (25. Ba6 $15) (25. Be4 {McShane} d5 26. Bf5 e4 $15) (25. Rab1 {
McShane} d5 26. Rfd1 (26. Rb3 {McShane} d4 27. Rfb1 d3 $1 {[%csl Gd3]}) 26...
Kf8 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]}) 25... e4 {'!' McShane.} 26. Bxe4 $2 (26. Ba6 Ra8 27.
Ra3 $1 d5 $15 {/-/+} (27... Rxa6 $4 28. Rb8+ Bf8 29. Rg3+)) (26. Ra2 {McShane}
Rxb7 $19) 26... Rbc8 $1 $19 {After several mistakes of his opponent, Black
wins an exchange, reaching a technically winning endgame.} 27. g3 (27. Bb7 {
McShane} R8c7 28. a5 Bxa1 29. a6 Ra5 $19) (27. f3 {McShane} Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Rc1+
29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kf2 Rc4 31. a5 Ra4 $19) (27. Ra2 {McShane} Rc1+ 28. Rxc1
Rxc1# {[%csl Rg1]}) 27... Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc4 31. Kf3
Rxa4 32. Ke3 Kg7 33. Bd5 f5 34. h3 f4+ 35. Kf3 fxg3 36. fxg3 Kf6 37. h4 Kf5 38.
Bg8 Ra3+ 39. Kg2 h6 40. Kh3 Re3 41. Bh7+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 {One can't help admiring Thomas
courage to sac a piece against one of the strongest theoreticians in the world.
White's decision seems like an experiment: probably Thomas was willing to
check Leko's analysis in this sharpest line of Sveshnikov Sicilian. Well,
Peter confirmed his status once again...} axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. b4 {After
Shirov's loss against Kasparov earlier this year I thought 13.b4 will take a
rest for a while. On the other hand this was based rather on subjective
thinking, since the result of that game wasn't necessary a direct consequence
of the opening outcome.} Rxb4 {Luther must have had an improvement over
Shirov-Kasparov. Unless he was willing to force a draw, which frankly speaking,
I doubt.} (13... Qh4 14. O-O Rg8 15. f4 (15. c3 f4 16. Qxa4 Rxg2+ {was a draw
in Luther-McShane, Lippstadt 2000. I guess Thomas would have rather go for 15
f4, trying to improve Shirov's play.}) 15... Kd8 16. c3 (16. Nb6 $5 {The most
serious attempt to improve on Shirov's play.} Rxb4 17. Nxc8 Kxc8 18. Qd5 $13)
16... Ra6 17. a4 $6 fxe4 18. f5 $6 {After this Black is certainly much better.
However, it makes sense to give the whole game, as in the end the cause for
White's loss was same as in our main game: the diagonal a8-h1.} (18. Ndc7 {
and the fight is far from being over yet.} Qh3 19. Qc2 Rb6 20. Kh1 $1 Qh4 (
20... Qd3 21. Qa2 $1) (20... Qg4 21. Nd5 {[%cal Gd5f6]}) 21. a5 Rb7 22. a6 Rxc7
23. Nxc7 Kxc7 24. a7 Bb7 25. a8=Q Bxa8 26. Rxa8 $13) 18... Bb7 19. Ra2 e3 20.
Nxe3 Qe4 21. Re1 Nxb4 22. cxb4 Bh6 23. Kh1 Bxe3 24. Qe2 Rc6 25. a5 Qxb4 26.
Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Qxe3 Qd4 28. Qc1 Qd5 {0-1 Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/Linares 2002}) 14.
Nbc7+ Kd7 15. O-O Rg8 $1 {A strong flexible continuation, which is not a
novelty though.  ...Rg8 can be considered an universal move in 11.Bxb5 line.
As we'll see, Black would better keep the queen on d8 for a while (unlike in
Luther-Reinderman).} (15... Qg5 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. c3 {The absence of the queen
from the queenside make Black's king vulnerable.} Kxc7 18. cxb4 fxe4 19. Qa4 {
with attack, Luther,T-Reinderman,D/Venlo 2000. Note that white queen went to
the side opposite to Black's queen.}) (15... Rb7 16. Qh5 $1 {Again black queen
is not able to take countermeasures against her white colleague.} Ne7 17. Qxf7
Kc6 18. Rab1 fxe4 19. Rxb7 Kxb7 20. Rb1+ Kc6 21. Rb6+ Kc5 22. Rb3 {and White
won, Shirov,A-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 2000.}) 16. g3 (16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Nd5 (17.
c3 {comparing to Luther-Reinderman, this fails to impress with black queen on
d8.} Qxc7 18. cxb4 fxe4 {is also good for Black.}) 17... Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Ke7 19.
Rab1 Be6 20. Qb7+ Kf6 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. f4 e4 23. Qd5 Qc8 24. Rb5 Qe6 25. Qd4+
Kg6 26. Qe3 (26. g4 Kh6 $1) 26... h6 $17 {Baer,H-Berriot,B/Latin Am-Cup4 corr
1987}) (16. Qh5 Qg5 $1) 16... Rb7 $1 {Now Black plays like in the game
Shirov-Lautier. The inclusion of the moves g3 and ...Rg8 favours Black.} 17.
Qh5 Qg5 $1 {That's the difference to Shirov-Lautier. The queen gets out. The
next part of the game proves that White is unable to create anything real.} 18.
Qxf7+ Be7 19. Nxe7 Nxe7 20. Ne6 ({After} 20. Nd5 {Black has a pleasant choice
between 20...Kd8 or 20...Qg7, in both cases with a position close to winning
for Black.}) 20... Qg6 21. Nf8+ Rxf8 22. Qxf8 fxe4 23. Rfb1 Rc7 $19 24. a4 e3
25. fxe3 Qe4 {Just like in Shirov-Kasparov, the weakness of the long diagonal
is fatal for White. Another serious blow in this variation.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1 $5
{An interesting treatment of the position. The move 14.Re1 was first used by
Attila Czebe back in 1997, although he connected it with a different plan 
(c2-c3 later instead of c2-c4.). In this game White makes square f1 available
for the bishop (in case of ...e5-e4) and prepares the move c2-c4.} (14. c4 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 {is a theoretical line, leading to about equal position. In the
game White wants to have the bishop on f1 and rook on e1, which will make
f2-f3 more powerful later on.}) 14... Bg7 (14... e4 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. c3 (16. Rb1
$5 {[%cal Gc2c4] similar to the main game.}) 16... O-O 17. Nc2 Rc8 18. g3 Rc5
19. Ne3 f4 $5 20. gxf4 f5 21. a4 Ng6 $44 {Czebe,A-Starostits,I/Budapest 1997})
15. Rb1 O-O 16. c4 e4 (16... bxc4 17. Nxc4 a5 18. Qh5 e4 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. Ne3 f4
$6 (20... Qd7 $5 21. g3 f4 22. gxf4 f5 $44) 21. Nf5 {[%csl Re4]} e3 22. Bd3 {
was much better for White in Yurtaev,L-Grebionkin,V/Samara 2002}) 17. Bf1 Qb6
$5 (17... bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ng6 19. b4 Ne5 20. a4 Qh4 21. g3 Qg5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23.
Kh1 $14 {Van den Doel,E-Al Sayed,M/Bled (Ol.) 2002}) 18. Qh5 {Allows ...Qd4
later.} (18. cxb5 axb5 {is good for Black, who gets a good play on the
queenside.} 19. Bxb5 (19. Nxb5 Rxa2 $15) 19... Rfb8 $5 $44 (19... Bxb2 $5 20.
Rxb2 Rxa3 $13)) (18. b4 $5 {This move, which prevents Black's b5-b4 would have
been the logical continuation of the plan started with 15.Rb1.} Bc3 $5 (18...
Bd4 $6 19. Qd2) (18... Rfc8 $5) 19. Re3 Bd4 20. Rg3+ Kh8 $13 (20... Ng6 $5 $13)
) (18. Qd2 $5 {keeping control over central squares was interesting too.})
18... Rfc8 19. b4 (19. Qg5 Kf8 $13) 19... Qd4 20. Rb3 $5 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Rxc4 22.
Rd1 Rac8 (22... Rc2 $142 $1 {The right way to sac the queen.} 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24.
Qg5+ (24. Be2 Rxa2 $36 {[%cal Ga8c8]}) 24... Kf8 25. Qh6+ Ke8 $13) (22... Rxb4
23. Rxd4 Rxb3 24. axb3 Bxd4 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke8 27. Qxd6 $18) 23. Rxd4
Rxd4 24. Rb1 Rc2 25. b5 axb5 26. Bxb5 $5 {[%cal Gb5e8]} Rxd5 {Black must give
up an exchange now and hope to save the endgame with two minor pieces versus
queen.} 27. Ba4 (27. Be8 Ng6) 27... Rxa2 28. Bb3 Raa5 (28... Ra8 {According to
Van Wely Black is only slightly worse after} 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxf5 Nc3 31. Re1
d5) 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rb8+ Bf8 31. Qg5+ Ng6 32. h4 h5 33. Qxh5 {besides the
material advantage White has an initiative on the kingside, threatening to
push the h-pawn. However, after several innacuracies White failed to win.} Kg7
34. g4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 fxg4 36. Qxg4 Rd2 37. Kg1 $2 (37. h5 {This wins easily:}
Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 Rf4 39. Qc8 $18 {Van Wely}) 37... Be7 38. h5 Rd5 $1 {The trick,
which enables Black to save the piece.} 39. Kf1 Rg5 40. Qxe4 (40. Qe2 Ne5)
40... Rxh5 41. Qa8 Rg5 42. Rb3 (42. Rg8+ Kf6 $16 (42... Kh7 $2 43. Qe8 Rf5 44.
Rxg6 $18)) 42... Bf6 43. Rf3 Rc5 44. Qb7 Rc1+ 45. Ke2 Rc2+ 46. Kd1 Rc5 47. Qd7
Rd5+ 48. Kc2 Rc5+ 49. Kb3 Rd5 50. Ka3 Ra5+ 51. Kb4 Re5 52. Ka4 Be7 53. Rg3 Bh4
54. Rg2 Rd5 55. Kb3 Bg5 56. Qc6 Rd3+ 57. Ka4 Bf6 58. Rg4 d5 59. Qc2 Rf3 60. Qe2
Rf5 61. Rg3 d4 62. Kb3 Re5 63. Qd3 (63. Qg4 Rc5 64. f4 Kf8 $16 {Van Wely})
63... Bh4 64. Rg2 Bxf2 {Killing the last pawn by using the same motif as
earlier - pinning of the white queen.} 65. Rxf2 Re3 66. Kc2 Rxd3 67. Kxd3 Kf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.04.08"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 O-O 13. h4 {After the
famous game Kasparov-Lautier, Moscow ol.1994 this pawn advance became the main
continuation in the position.} Be7 {It's remarkable that the World Champion
chooses 13. ... Be7. Until this game none of the top players tried it.} 14. g3
{White proved to be not very well prepared. After this harmless move the
position is equal.} (14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 {-14.Bd3}) (14. Bd3 Be6 (14... f5 $5)
15. Nce3 Qd7 (15... a5 $5) 16. a4 $1 Bd8 17. axb5 axb5 18. h5 (18. b4 Ne7 $1
$11) 18... Kh8 (18... h6 $5) 19. Qf3 (19. Ra6 $1 Bg5 (19... Ne7 20. Bc2 $14)
20. Qe2 Ne7 21. Nb4 $14) (19. Bc2 Bg5 20. Bb3 b4 $11) (19. h6 g6 $13) 19... Bg5
20. Qg3 h6 21. O-O b4 22. Rfd1 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ne7 24. Bf1 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 f5 26.
exf5 Nxf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 {1/2-1/2 Kengis,E-Schandorff,L/Aarhus 1997}) 14... Be6
15. Bg2 Qd7 16. Nce3 Bd8 17. O-O (17. Qd3 Kh8 18. Rd1 a5 19. Rd2 b4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Vokarev,S-Richter,M/Polanica Zdroj 1999/(48)}) 17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ (18.
Qd3 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 a5 $11) 18... Qxe7 (18... Bxe7 $11) 19. Nf5 {The Knight goes
to the wrong square and looses control over d5-square.} Qd7 $1 {This probably
came as a total surprise for White. Now if White takes on d6, after g7-g6 he
will have to push f2-f4 to save the Knight from d6. The advance f4 looks ugly
in combination with the pawn on h4, but I believe 20.Nxd6 was the best chance
for White.} (19... Bxf5 20. exf5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] White has an absolute control
over the light squares in the center and has nothing to fear. The position is
equal or even slightly better for White.}) 20. Qd2 $6 (20. Qxd6 Qxd6 (20...
Bxf5 $2 21. Qxb8 $18) 21. Nxd6 g6 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} 22. Rfd1 (22. a4 $2 Rb6 23.
Rfd1 Bc7 $19) (22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxh4 $15) 22... Rb6 23. Rd2 Bc7 $1 (23...
Be7 24. Rad1 Bxa2 25. Bh3 Bb3 (25... f5 26. exf5 Bb3 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Ra1 $16)
26. Nc8 $11) 24. Rad1 Bxa2 25. Bh3 f5 26. exf5 Bb3 $17) (20. Nxd6 g6 21. f4 $8
exf4 22. Rxf4 Bb6+ 23. Kh2 f6 $15) 20... d5 $36 {[%csl Rf5]} 21. Rad1 Qa7 22.
Rfe1 b4 $5 23. cxb4 d4 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2,Rb4,Rf5,Rg2][%cal Gb8b2,Ga6a5]} 24. a3 (
24. b3 a5 $36) 24... a5 $44 25. bxa5 $2 {This move looses material and White
fails to get any sort of compensation for the exchange.} (25. Bf1 axb4 26. axb4
{[%cal Gb4b5,Gd1a1] Black has good compensation for the pawn but there is
still a lot of play ahead and White can put a lot of resistance.}) 25... Bb3 $1
26. Bf1 Bxa5 27. Qg5 f6 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. h5 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Be6 $19 31. Qe2 Rb3
32. Rd1 Rfb8 33. Rd2 Qb6 34. h6 g6 35. Ne7 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Qxb2 37. Qa6 {The
only hope for White remains the enemy King. However, with an accurate play
Black wins easily.} Qb6 38. Qa4 Qc7 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. exd5 Rd8 41. Qa6 Rd6 42.
Qa4 Qb8 (42... Rxd5 $4 43. Qe8#) 43. Bc4 Kg8 44. Qc2 Kf8 45. a4 Qc7 46. Qa2 Qa5
47. Qa3 Ke7 48. Kg2 e4 49. Qb2 Qb6 50. Qe2 e3 {This move required an exact
evaluation of the arising endgame.} (50... f5 51. Qd2 Qc5 52. Qg5+ Rf6 $19) 51.
fxe3 dxe3 52. Kf3 Qd4 53. Qxe3+ Qxe3+ 54. Kxe3 Rb6 55. Bb5 (55. a5 Rb1 56. a6
Kd6 57. Kd4 f5 $19) 55... Kd6 56. Kd4 f5 57. Kc4 g5 58. a5 Rb8 59. Bc6 g4 60.
a6 f4 61. a7 Rf8 62. a8=Q Rxa8 63. Bxa8 fxg3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Sulypa, Oleksandr"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Karpaty"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 {Radjabov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 {This move is a sharper
alternative to the quiet 11...Bg5 or 11...0-0 and is made often when Black
wants more than fighting for equality.} 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Nc2 d5
15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qe6 17. Qh5 O-O-O 18. Bc2 Kb8 {This theoretical position
is good for Black. White can win pawn f7, but it allows Black to develop a
strong initiative thanks to the lead in development and possibility to push
the f-pawn, increasing the initiative.} 19. Bb3 Qc6 $5 (19... Qb6 {is another
reaction. However, lately 19...Qb6 lost its popularity in favour of 19...Qc6,
which is apparently even more promising.} 20. Rd1 (20. Qxf7 Ng6 21. Bd5 Bc8 22.
O-O Nf4 $6 (22... Rd7 23. Qe6 Rd6 $11) 23. Qg7 Rhe8 24. Rfd1 Rd7 25. Qh6 Red8
26. Bf3 Bb7 27. Bxb7 Kxb7 28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rd1 Rf7 30. g3 Ng6 31. Nf5 $18 {
Holmsten,A-Nataf,I/Cappelle la Grande 2001.}) 20... Ng6 21. Rxd8+ (21. O-O Nf4
22. Qxf7 {0,5-0,5 Ye Jiangchuan-Krasenkow,M/Shenyang 1999. The analysis proved
later that draw was objectively the correct result.}) 21... Rxd8 22. Qxh7 Nf4
23. O-O Rd2 24. Qg8+ Ka7 {Magomedov,M-Isaev,J/Dushanbe 2000. Here according to
Magomedov White would have gained advantage after the active 25.h4. Such an
evaluation needs practical tests.}) 20. Bxf7 {'N' Radjabov. It is hard to
believe that White can allow himself taking this pawn, since now Black will
quickly develop the initiative.} (20. Qxf7 {Some recent examples show that
Black has a good compensation after this capture as well.} Ng6 21. Rd1 (21. O-O
Nf4 22. Qg7 h5 23. Rfd1 h4 24. Qe7 Qb6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 h3
28. g3 Qc6 29. f3 Qb6 30. Qf8+ Ka7 31. Kf2 Nd3+ 32. Ke2 Nxb2 33. Bc2 Na4 34.
Bxa4 bxa4 35. Qb4 Qc6 36. Kd2 Qd7+ 37. Ke2 Qc6 38. Kd2 Qd7+ 39. Ke2 Qc6 {
1/2-1/2 Haba,P-Zezulkin,J/CZE 2001}) 21... Nf4 22. Qg7 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 (23. Bxd1
Nd3+ 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Qe7 Re8 26. Qa3 Nf4 27. Rg1 Rd8 $17 {Zozulia,A-Zezulkin,J/
Polanica Zdroj 2000}) 23... Rd8+ 24. Kc1 b4 $1 25. c4 Nd3+ 26. Kb1 Nxf2 27. Re1
Qb6 {'!?' Radjabov.} 28. Bc2 Nd3 {'!' Radjabov.} 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Nd5 {
'?!' Radjabov.} (30. Qf8+ {Radjabov} Ka7 $17) 30... Qd4 {'-+!' Radjabov.} 31.
Qc7+ Ka7 32. Nxb4 Rd1+ 33. Kc2 Rd2+ 34. Kb3 Rxb2+ 35. Ka4 Rxb4+ 36. Kxb4 Qb2+
37. Ka4 Qxa2+ 38. Kb4 Qd2+ 39. Kc5 Qf2+ 40. Kd6 Qxe1 41. Qc5+ Kb8 42. Ke6 Qd2 {
0-1 De Vreugt,D-Van Wely,L/Amsterdam 2002}) 20... f5 21. Rd1 $6 {A typical
move for this variation - White trades a pair of rooks in order to diminish
Black's initiative. But the problem remains the same - White's king cannot
find a safe place.} (21. O-O $142 {White must castle short quickly, since
Black has nothing concrete:} Rd2 $44 (21... f4 {doesn't work:} 22. Qxe5+ Ka8
23. Qxf4 Rhf8 (23... Rdf8 24. Qe5) 24. Rad1) (21... Ka7 {Stepping with the
king on the a-file has its drawbacks too:} 22. a4 $1 (22. c4 f4 23. cxb5 (23.
Nd5 $2 bxc4) 23... axb5 24. a4 $132 Qe4 $140 25. axb5+ Kb8 26. Ra4 $1 Qxa4 27.
Qxe5+ Ka8 28. Nc4 $40) 22... f4 $140 23. axb5) ({or} 21... Ka8 22. a4 {is
similar to 21...Ka7.})) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 {If White is forced to take on d1
with the king, it is clear that Black has more than enough compensation.} (22.
Nxd1 Qxg2 $17) (22. Qxd1 f4 $17) 22... b4 $1 $17 23. Qg5 (23. Qh4 $1 {Radjabov}
Qd6+ (23... Ng6 {Radjabov} 24. Qxb4 f4 25. Bd5 Rd8 26. Kc1 Rxd5 27. Nxd5 Qxd5
28. Rd1 $14) (23... bxc3 $2 {Radjabov} 24. Qxe7 Ka8 25. b3 $18) (23... Rd8+ {
Radjabov} 24. Kc1 bxc3 25. Qxe7 cxb2+ 26. Kb1 Qe4+ 27. Nc2 Rc8 28. Bb3 Qxg2 29.
Qxe5+ $18) 24. Ke2 (24. Kc1 {Radjabov} bxc3 (24... f4 {Radjabov} 25. Nc4 $13)
25. Rd1 cxb2+ (25... Qc7 {Radjabov} 26. Qf6 $11) 26. Kxb2 Qc7 27. Qf6 $1 Rc8 (
27... Rf8 {Radjabov} 28. Qe6 Bc6 29. Nc4 Bd5 30. Qb6+ Qxb6+ 31. Nxb6 Bc6 32.
Bb3 Kc7 33. Nc4 $11) 28. Nc4 Rf8 $5 29. Nxe5 Nd5 30. Qxf5 Qc3+ 31. Kb1 Ka7 (
31... Qb4+ {Radjabov} 32. Ka1 Qc3+ $11) 32. Qc2 $1 $16) 24... f4 $17) 23... Qc7
{'!' Radjabov.} 24. Ke2 {'?' Radjabov.} (24. cxb4 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 f4 26. Nc4 Nc6
$19 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gf4f3]}) (24. Kc2 {doesn't solve the king problem:} Be4+) (24.
Re1 {Radjabov} Rd8+ 25. Kc1 bxc3 $15) 24... Rf8 $1 25. Bb3 (25. Qg7 Ng6 $1 $19)
25... f4 {White is in big trouble.} 26. Qg7 f3+ $19 {'!' Radjabov.} 27. gxf3 {
'??' Radjabov.} (27. Kf1 Rd8 28. h4 (28. gxf3 Bxf3 {'!' Radjabov.} 29. Rg1 bxc3
{'!' Radjabov.} 30. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) 28... bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) 27... Bxf3+
28. Kf1 Rd8 29. Rg1 (29. Kg1 {Radjabov} Ng6 $19) 29... bxc3 30. Rg3 cxb2 31.
Bc2 b1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 {More popular is 16.b3. By retreating the rook on a2 White
doesn't define yet the pawn structure on the queenside. He keeps the
possibility to play either b3 or b4 later. Also the rook from a2 can be
quickly transfered to the center after the push of b-pawn.  In principle both
16.b3 and 16.Ra2 are about same value - White keeps a slight edge, thanks to
the better pawn structure (good control over weak square d5). On the other
hand the position is very close to equal (it is even considered equal by the
theory, actually) - Black has enough play after the advance f7-f5.} Kh8 17. O-O
f5 (17... g6 {is another possibility. However, the practice proved that Black
equalizes after the immediate f7-f5 in these kind of positions.}) 18. exf5 Bxf5
19. Nce3 Bg6 20. f3 {Aseev's novelty is better than the old 20.Qa4. The point
is that White is fighting for square e4 as well, trying to prevent the typical
Black's plan e5-e4 followed by ...Ne5.} (20. Qa4 Qc8 {and after both 21.Bb5?!
Be8 or 21.Rd1 e4 Black has good play.}) 20... Qd7 (20... e4 $2 21. f4 {is the
idea of 20.f3.}) (20... Bf7 $11 {/+/=}) 21. Ng4 $5 {With the intention after
Ng4-f2 to control very well both important squares - d5 and e4. 21.Ng4 is a
logical follow-up of the previous White's move.} (21. b3 Qa7 (21... Bxe3+ 22.
Nxe3 Qa7 23. Qd2 Bf7 24. Kh1 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 (25. bxc4 Qc5 26. Rd1 $13) 25... Qc5
26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Nxd6 Rxb3 $11) 22. Qe1 Bf7 23. Qf2 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 25.
Nxe3 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rb3 27. Rc1 Kg8 28. Nf1 $1 Kf7 29. Nd2 Rb6 30. Ne4 Ke7 31.
Rd1 Rd8 32. Rad2 $14 {1-0 Aseev,K-Eljanov,P/St Petersburg 2000 (79)}) 21... Ne7
{White removed a piece which controls d5 and Black immediately uses this.} 22.
Nf2 (22. Rxa5 $2 Rxb2 $17) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 {White plans Nf2-e4 and Black
will probably have to trade that knight anyway. In the game he decided to
exchange the dark-squared bishop. In either case White retains the slight plus
(weakness on b2 against weaknesses on d6 and a5), which plays little role
though - the game will end in a draw one way or another. The most White can
reach is a drawish rook endgame with a pawn up.} Be3 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Rxf2 Qb5
26. Ra1 e4 {Each exchange of pawns brings the game closer to draw.} 27. Re2
exf3 28. Bxf3 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Rb2,Rd6] /=} Bh5 29. Bxh5 Qxh5 30. h3 h6 31. Qd2
Rf6 32. Ra4 Rbf8 33. Rd4 Qc5 34. Kh2 Qb6 35. Qd3 Rf5 $5 {[%cal Gf5b5]} 36. Rxd6
Qb8 37. Rd2 (37. c4 a4 (37... R8f6 38. Re8+ (38. Rd2 $5 Rc5 39. Qg3 $1 (39. b3
Rc6)) 38... Qxe8 39. Rd8 Qxd8 40. Qxd8+ $14 {/=}) 38. Rd2 Qc7 39. g3 Qc5 $44) (
37. g3 Qa7 $44 (37... Rf3 38. Qd4)) 37... Rb5 $11 38. Qd4 Rf6 39. c4 Rxd6 40.
Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Czebe, Attila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Bg7 16. Qh5 {Nijboer plays this position with both colours and has a
big experience in Sveshnikov Sicilian in general. That's why his novelty later
in this game presents a big interest.} e4 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Rae1 O-O 19. Kh1 Ng6
20. Bb1 Re8 (20... b4) 21. Nc2 $5 $146 {Nobody ever tried this. The advance of
the f-pawn to f3 or f4 was considered obligatory.} (21. f4 exf3 22. Qxf3 Rxe1
23. Rxe1 f4 24. Nc2 a5 25. Rd1 Qc5 26. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Krasenkow,M/Malmo
1994 (43)}) 21... f4 ({Another critical continuation is} 21... Nf4 22. Qg5 Nxd5
(22... Nd3 {This move wins an exchange, but White has good compensation thanks
to weaknesses in Black's pawn structure.} 23. Ne3 (23. Re3 $6) 23... h6 (23...
Nxe1 $4 24. Nxf5 $18) (23... f6 24. Qxf5 (24. Qh5 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Re5 26. f4 exf3
27. Qxf3 $13) 24... Nxe1 25. Rxe1 $44) 24. Qxf5 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 $44) 23. Nd4 (23.
Ne3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Re5) 23... Ne7 (23... Re5 $2 24. f4 exf3 25. Nxf5 $18) 24. f3
d5 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Qh5 Rf8 27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. Rxf5 Qe6 29. Rxd5 f5 $13) 22. Nb4
Re5 (22... f5 23. Nc6 $16 {/\24.f3}) 23. Qd1 Qc4 (23... f5 24. Nc6 $16) 24. b3
$1 (24. Nc6 $2 Rxd5) 24... Qxc3 25. Nc6 $16 f3 (25... f5 26. Nxe5 (26. f3 $2
exf3 27. Nxe5 fxg2+ 28. Kxg2 dxe5 $17) 26... Nxe5 (26... Qxe5 27. f3 e3 28. Qd3
Ne7 29. g3 Bh6 30. g4 $16) 27. f3 $1) (25... Ree8 26. Bxe4 $16) 26. Nxe5 fxg2+
27. Kxg2 Bxe5 28. Rxe4 f5 29. Re3 $18 Qb4 30. Kh1 Qh4 31. f4 $1 {By
sacrificing a pawn White opens his rook on f1.} Bxf4 (31... Nxf4 32. Bxf5 $18)
32. Re2 {[%csl Rf5]} Rf8 33. Rg2 Qh6 34. Qe2 Kh8 35. Rgf2 Qh4 36. Rf3 Qg5 37.
Rxf4 $1 Nxf4 38. Qb2+ Rf6 (38... Kg8 39. Rg1 $18) 39. Rxf4 Qxf4 40. Qxf6+ Kg8
41. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Wells} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3
e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 (10... d6 {is more "sicilian".
On the other hand after 10...d6 White can easier organise the kingside attack,
since the center is not open yet.} 11. g4 a6 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. f4 b5
15. Kb1 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. f5 Rb8 18. Bf4 exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Bh3 Re8 21.
g6 $1 $36 {Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Mainz 2001 (blitz)}) 11. exd5 (11. Be3 Qc7 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. g4 Ne5 15. h3 Nc4 16. Bd4 Be6 17. Bg2 Rfc8 18. Rhe1
Bf8 $13 {Konguvel,P-Sherbakov,R/Calcutta 2002}) (11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 a6 13. Qh5
f5 14. Bd3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rhe1 Qb6 17. Re3 g6 18. Qh6 Nc5 19. Rh3 Nxd3+
20. Rxd3 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 Mulyar,M-Yermolinsky,A/Seattle 2002}) 11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5
exd5 13. Bc3 (13. Be3 Qc7 {transposes into 11.Be3.}) (13. Qf3 Bf6 14. Be3 d4
15. Bf4 Be6 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Kb1 $13 {Gofshtein-Grivas, Panormo 2001 (rapid)})
13... Be6 14. Qf3 Rac8 15. Qg3 g6 16. h4 {Here and on the next move I would
rather prefer to block the d-pawn with Nd4.} (16. Nd4 {Wells} Bf6 $1 {also
leads nowhere fast for white.}) 16... Rfd8 17. h5 {Looks like White has a
strong attack, but in fact after the next move Black is the one who creates
threats quicker.} d4 $1 {Wells: 'Most obviously this enhances the
light-squared bishop, but there are tactical elements to consider here, and
Judit is really setting herself up a very pleasing exchange sacrifice which is
really much more about the dark squares.'} 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nxd4 (19. Bd2 Bxb3
20. Qh3 (20. cxb3 Na5+ 21. Kb1 Qxb3 $17) 20... Bf6 21. cxb3 d3 $1 (21... Na5+
22. Kb1 Qxb3 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bb4+) 22. Bc3 Ne5 {and White's position looks
critical anyway.}) 19... Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxc3 $1 {[%mdl 896] Wells: 'The point.
It is not too hard to see, especially when the long-diagonal combines with the
open h-file that this is the absolute key piece in the position. Still, the
way in which the necessary defensive aspects of this sacrifice combine with
very potent attacking resources too is a delight to watch. '} (20... Rxd4 21.
Qe5 Bg5+ $8 22. Qxg5 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Qd8 $14 (23... Rd5 {Wells} 24. Qh6 {with
some advantage to white.} (24. Qf6 $2 {Wells} Rd1+ $1))) 21. bxc3 {Wells:
'Regrettably forced from white's standpoint. There is a rather better hidden
tactical point underlying black's sacrifice namely that'} (21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.
Qxc3 Bg5+ $19) (21. Qe5 {(Wells) fails to} Bf6 $1 22. Qxf6 Rxc2+ $1 23. Kxc2
Bb3+) 21... Rxd4 (21... Bxa3+ {Wells} 22. Kd2 Rxd4+ {is also possible, but the
text has a very unhurried feel about it which emphasises black's utter
confidence that her dark-square domination will carry the day.}) 22. cxd4 Qxd4
{Black is objectively better and from the practical point of view White has
almost no chances to survive against Black's strong attack.} 23. c3 (23. Qb8+
Bf8 $17) 23... Qc5 (23... Bxa3+ 24. Kc2 Qb6 25. Qe5 $1 {for another pawn White
trades queens, which keeps him out of danger.} Qxf2+ 26. Be2 Qf5+ 27. Qxf5
Bxf5+ 28. Bd3 {and the draw is most likely result.}) 24. Kd2 ({preferable is} 
24. Be2 Qxa3+ 25. Kd2 Qb2+ 26. Ke1 {although Black is better here too.}) 24...
Bg5+ (24... Bf6 $5) 25. Kc2 (25. Ke1 {again he had to run to e1.} Bf6 26. Be2
$15 {[%cal Ge1f1] /-/+}) 25... Kg7 {'!' Wells. Wells: 'The patience that comes
from such a qualitative superiority of force. I'm sure Judit didn't feel as if
she was material down here. Her pieces have an enduring superiority which
belies the simple number-crunching of relative material values.'} 26. Bd3 (26.
Be2 Qd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5a2]}) 26... Bf6 27. Rb1 (27. Be2 Qxa3 $19) 27... Qxc3+ 28.
Kd1 Bg5 29. Ke2 Bg4+ $1 30. Kf1 Bf4 $1 {The triumph of black bishops.} (30...
Bf4 31. Qxf4 Qxd3+) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Maki, Veijo"]
[Black "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Taraus"]
[BlackTeam "Istanbul Teknik Uni"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 Re8 $5 {Since Black is having problems in the main 15...bxc4 line
after the game Anand-Kasimdzhanov, switching to 15...Re8 is one of the very
few playable alternatives for the moment. The idea of 15...Re8 is to protect
against 16...exf5, after which Black will have 16...e4. Placing a rook to e8
is somewhat committal, the rook might often be useful on the f-file (after the
advance f7-f5 later), but one cannot have everything...} (15... bxc4 16. Nxc4
d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 23. d7
$1 Rc6 24. Bxe4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qh4 26. h3 Rf6 27. d8=Q Rxd8 28. Qa5 Bxe4 29. Qxd8+
Bf8 30. f3 Bf5 {1-0 Anand,V-Kasimdzhanov,R/Hyderabad (rapid) 2002.}) (15... f4
$5 {This rare move is also interesting. Black is hoping for a quick kingside
attack.}) 16. Rfe1 (16. Rad1 $5) 16... b4 (16... f4 $6 17. cxb5 Qg5 18. Bc4 Be6
(18... Bg4 19. Qb3 {[%csl Rf7] In opposite to immediate 15...f4, here pawn f7
is attacked.} Qg6 20. f3 Bh3 21. Re2 $16) 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. bxa6 (20. Red1 $142
$16) 20... d5 21. Nb5 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Rexa6 23. Nc3 Rb8 24. b3 Kh8 {with some
compensation, 0-1 Reinaldo Castineira,R-Cheparinov,I/Mondariz ESP 2002 (43)})
17. Nc2 f4 18. Nxb4 {Most critical.} (18. Be2 Rb8 19. b3 Kh8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Linares 2000 (33)}) 18... Rb8 (18... Qg5 $5 19. h3 Rb8 20.
Nd5 Rxb2 21. Reb1 Rd2 22. Rd1 Rb2 23. Rdb1 Rd2 24. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Pilgaard,
K-Horvath,P/Budapest 2002}) 19. Nc6 Qg5 20. Nxb8 Bg4 21. Qxg4 Qxg4 22. Nxa6 {
The position is evaluated by Kramnik as unclear. Black must create something
quick on the kingside, otherwise White will just push the queenside pawns. In
my opinion White should be better with an accurate play.} f3 (22... Re6 23. Be2
$16 {[%cal Ge2f3]}) 23. g3 Re6 24. Bf1 Rh6 25. Re3 Qh5 26. h3 f5 27. exf5 (27.
Nb4 $142 {White must bring the knight into play. He can parry Black's
attacking attempts:} Rg6 (27... fxe4 28. Nd5 $16) (27... f4 28. g4 Qg6 (28...
Rg6 29. Rxf3 Qh4 30. Bg2 ({or} 30. Ra3 f3 31. Rxf3 h5 32. Rg3) 30... h5 31.
gxh5 Qxh5 32. Kh1) 29. Rxf3 Qxe4 (29... Rh4 30. Rb3 h5 31. Nd5 $18 {[%cal
Gf2f3,Gd5e7]}) 30. Rb3 f3 31. Nd5 Rh4 (31... Re6 32. Bd3 Qd4 33. Bf5 $18) 32.
Bd3 Rxg4+ 33. Kf1 $18) 28. exf5 Qxf5 29. Nd5 $16) 27... Qxf5 28. Rae1 $2 (28.
Nb4 {again this was called for.} e4 29. Nd5 Re6 $13) 28... Rg6 $1 {Black has
good counterplay now.} 29. Kh2 (29. Nb4 Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 f2+ 31. Kg2 fxe1=Q 32.
Rxe1 e4 $132 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gf5f3]}) 29... Qc2 30. Rxf3 Rf6 31. Rxf6 Bxf6 32.
Kg1 e4 33. Nb4 Qd2 34. Nd5 $1 {Buiding up a fortress. Black will not be able
to break through.} Qxe1 (34... Bd4 $2 35. Re2) 35. Nxf6+ Kf7 36. Nd5 Ke6 (36...
Qd2 37. b4 (37. Nc3 e3 $17) 37... Qxa2 38. b5 Ke6 39. h4 $11) 37. b4 e3 (37...
Qa1 38. b5 Qxa2 $11) 38. Nxe3 Qxb4 39. Nd5 Qa3 40. Ne3 Qxa2 41. Bd3 h6 42. Be4
Ke5 43. Bd5 $11 Qd2 44. Kg2 Kd4 45. Nf5+ Kc5 46. h4 Qc1 47. Kf3 Qd1+ 48. Kg2
Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 {A popular position in the last years
thanks to Radjabov's efforts.} 18. Rfd1 ({The young Russian Ildar Khairullin
already had a bad experience in the present opening line:} 18. Rad1 Rb6 (18...
Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qc3 Rxd6 21. Bf5 $1) 19. Qd3 Rh6 ({As demonstrated more
than once by Radjabov, after the correct} 19... Qd7 $1 $44 {Black is doing
okay.}) 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 e4 22. Rd2 Qh4 23. h3 Rh5 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4
Rh4 26. Nc2 Rxg4 27. Ne3 Rg5 28. d6 $16 {Smirnov-Khairullin, Tomsk 2004}) 18...
Qd7 (18... f5 19. d6 $36) (18... Rb6 19. Rac1 $14 f5 $140 $2 20. Rxc8 $18) 19.
d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1 Bf8 22. Rc7 (22. Rxc8 $2 Rxc8 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. Be4
Rxd6 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Qxe5+ Bg7 $17 {0-1 Vasquez,R (2546)-Atakisi,U (2304)/
Mallorca 2004 (48)}) (22. Qg3+ Bg7 23. Qh4 Rxd6 24. Bxh7+ Kf8 25. Qb4 Bb7 26.
Nc2 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Vallejo Pons,F (2663)-Radjabov,T (2656)/Linares 2004 (60)})
22... Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ $146 {This is the only remaining practically unexplored
attempt for White to achieve advantage in the 15.Qf3-line. Everything else
proved to be not dangerous for Black.} (23. dxc7 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Rd6 $1 $15 25.
Rg3+ Bg7 26. Kf1 Rd7 27. Nc2 Rxc7 28. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,G (2530)-Vera,R 
(2444)/Cullera 2004/CBM 101 ext}) 23... Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Rc6 ({
Another possibility to fight for a draw is} 25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 Rc6) 26. Nc2 {
When commenting about this position in annotations to the above-mentioned game
Vallejo-Radjabov, 2004, I wrote "Black's pair of bishops secures some
compensation for the pawn. But I don't see reasons for White to avoid such an
endgame". The problem for Black is that in spite of his bishop pair White has
no weaknesses and therefore Black cannot organize any activity. With an
accurate play the second player should be able to achieve a draw, but after
the present game this line will become less attractive for Black, since in the
whole variation he is basically fighting only for a draw.} f5 ({Probably
better chances for a draw would have offered the recommendation from CBM 110} 
26... Rxc7 27. Ne3 Be6 {For instance:} 28. Kf1 Bc5 (28... Rd7 29. Ke2 $14) 29.
Rc1 (29. Ke2 Bd4 30. b3 $14) 29... Bxa2 30. Ra1 Be6 31. Rxa6 b4 $14) 27. Ne3 e4
28. Bb1 Rxc7 29. g4 $1 {A very strong move. It may seem that the exchange of
pawns does not favour White, but after 29...fxg4 Black's pawn on g4 will be
weak, while White's minor pieces will coordinate very well.} fxg4 ({After} 
29... f4 30. Nd5 Rf7 {White must keep the tension with} 31. h3 $1 ({Weaker is} 
31. Bxe4 Bxg4 32. Rc1 Be6 33. Rc6 (33. Nc7 Bxa2 34. Nxa6 Bc4 {is also not
particularly dangerous for Black}) 33... Bxd5 34. Bxd5 Rd7 {and Black must
achieve a draw.})) 30. Bxe4 Be6 31. Bf5 $1 $16 (31. a3 Kh6 $1 (31... Kf6 32.
Bf5 $1 Bxf5 $140 $2 33. Nd5+ $18) 32. Bf5 (32. Kg2 Kg5 33. Kg3 Bg7 $14) 32...
Bxf5 33. Nxf5+ Kg5 $132) 31... Bf7 (31... Bxa2 32. Ra1 $16) 32. Bxg4 ({The
game move is even stronger than} 32. a3 Be7 33. Bxg4 Bf6 34. Rd2 Rc1+ 35. Kg2
Rb1 $16) 32... Bxa2 33. Ra1 Bf7 34. Rxa6 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Rb1 36. h4 $1 {The pawn
goes to h6, which will create many tactical ideas for White against enemy's
king.} Rxb2 37. h5 Ra2 38. h6+ Kg8 39. Rf6 Ra7 (39... Bc5 40. Kf3 (40. h7+ Kh8
41. Rxf7 $2 Bxe3 $11) 40... Bxe3 41. fxe3 $18) 40. Bf5 b4 41. Rb6 Re7 $18 {
With the rook behind the pawn and the bishop on the diagonal b1-h7, Black's
passed pawn does not represent any danger for White. Black cannot prevent
opponent's play on the kingside.} 42. Ng4 Kh8 43. Kg3 b3 (43... Bh5 44. Nf6 Bd1
(44... Rf7 45. f4 b3 46. Bd3 Bd1 47. Bg6 $18) 45. Nd7 Rf7 46. Be6 Rf3+ 47. Kg2
Bxh6 48. Bg4 $18) 44. f4 Bh5 45. Ne5 $18 Be8 46. Rf6 Kg8 47. h7+ Rxh7 48. Bxh7+
Kxh7 49. Rb6 Ba4 50. Nd3 Kg7 51. Nb2 Be8 52. Rxb3 Bf7 53. Rb6 Be7 54. Nd3 Bg6
55. Ne5 Bf5 56. Ng4 Bd8 57. Ra6 Be4 58. Ne3 Bf6 59. Kg4 Bd3 60. Rd6 Kf8 {
An impressive win by Alexander Galkin.} 1-0

[Event "Chalapathi GM"]
[Site "Guntur"]
[Date "2000.04.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 $6
(14. Ncb4) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 {As it is often the case, after exd5 Black has
a pleasant position.} (15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qd1 Qb6 $11 {/=/+.}) 15... O-O $11 {
/=/+.} 16. Bc4 a5 17. O-O Bd7 18. Ra2 Qc8 (18... f5 $15) 19. Be2 Qc5 20. Qd3
Rac8 21. b4 axb4 (21... Qxc3 $6 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. bxa5 Rfc8 24. Nb4 $132) 22.
cxb4 Qc7 23. b5 Rb8 24. Rb1 Rb6 25. Na3 Rfb8 26. Rc2 (26. Qb3 $15) 26... Qa7
27. Rcb2 g6 28. Qc3 Bd8 29. Bd3 R6b7 30. Qb4 Bb6 $17 {Now that Black succeeded
to bring his Bishop on the g1-a7 diagonal, the evaluation is clear: Black has
a big positional advantage.} 31. Qb3 (31. Qxd6 Bc5 32. Qxe5 Qxa3 $19) 31... Bc5
32. Ra2 Ra8 33. Rba1 Qb8 34. h3 Kg7 35. Kh2 Qd8 36. Nb1 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Qh4 38.
Qb2 Bd4 39. Qe2 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qf4+ (41... Bxb5 42. Bxb5 Qxb1 $19 {
is also winning, but Black probably didn't want to swap the poor placed Knight
on b1.}) 42. Kg1 f5 43. Nd2 e4 44. Bc4 Bxb5 45. Bxb5 Rxb5 46. Nf1 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Chalapathi GM"]
[Site "Guntur"]
[Date "2000.04.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 {Shariyazdanov's
speciality. An interesting move order, which shows how many possibilities are
at Black's disposal.} (12... O-O {seem to lead to equal positions.}) 13. h4 (
13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Rxa4 Bb7 16. Bd3 O-O 17. O-O $11 {1/2-1/2
Ivanovic,B-Shariyazdanov,A/Budapest 1999/(52)}) (13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bd7 17. Qa5 Qb8 18. Qb6 Be6 19. Bc4 Bxd5 20. Qxb8 Raxb8 21.
Bxd5 Rxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Prasad,D-Shariyazdanov,A/Biel 1999/(29)}) 13... Bh6 14.
Ncb4 (14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Nb4 Qb7 16. Qd5 Qxd5 (16... O-O 17. Rd1 (17. Be2 a5 18.
Nc6 Be6 19. Qxd6 Rfe8 $44)) 17. Nxd5 Rb8 18. Be2 Bb7 19. Rd1 Rc8 20. Rh3 Rc5
21. Rhd3 $14 {1-0 Goloshchapov,A-Shariyazdanov,A/Swidnica rapid 1997(46)})
14... O-O 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 Qb7 $11 17. g4 Bf4 {A typical reaction after
White's g2-g4.} 18. Bg2 Be6 19. Nxf4 exf4 20. Qxd6 f3 $1 21. Bxf3 Bxg4 22. Bg2
(22. Bxg4 $2 Qxe4+ $19) 22... Rad8 23. Qf4 Be6 24. O-O Rd3 $44 {White is a
pawn up, but he's got many weaknesses and Black controls the d-file. The
position is balanced, with equal chances.} 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. a3
h6 28. Bf1 Rd8 29. Be2 {[%cal Ga1d1]} Bb3 {[%csl Rd1]} 30. Kh2 Qd7 31. Rg1 Qd2
32. Qf3 (32. Qf6 g6 33. e5 {and the things will probably end with a perpetual
after the sac on g6 somewhere.}) 32... Kh8 33. c4 Qxb2 {taking the pawn,
defending the Bishop and the pawn on g7!} 34. Qxf7 bxc4 35. Rg6 Qe5+ 36. f4 c3
$1 37. Qxb3 Qxf4+ 38. Kg1 $4 {This blunder was probably made in a time trouble.
Pity, the game was interesting and both players played creatively.} (38. Kh3
Qe3+ 39. Rg3 Qxe2 40. Qxc3 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 $11) 38... Qe3+ 39. Kf1 Rf8+ (39...
Rf8+ 40. Kg2 (40. Ke1 Qd2#) 40... Rf2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2002.07.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2002.07.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Kh1 Rb8 $1 {Lately Black
was facing problems in this line and Leko's novelty might change its
evaluation. Black goes for a quick ...b4.} 19. g4 {Ftacnik: 'Topalov is brave
in his desire to refute Leko's successfull idea from his match game against
Shirov.'} (19. f3 {is another principled move, played by Shirov:} b4 20. Nb1
bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. fxe4 f4 (23... Qxc2 24. exf5 $40) 24. Bb3
Ng6 {Usually if Black can achieve such a domination on the dark squares, he
has no opening problems, to say the least.} 25. Rc1 Qf6 26. Qf5 Qe7 27. Rc4 a5
28. h3 Rb4 29. Rxb4 axb4 30. Bd1 Ra8 31. Rf2 Qa7 32. Rc2 Kg7 33. Kh2 Qe3 $17 {
0-1 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund 2002 (47)}) 19... b4 20. cxb4 Nxd5 {I have no
doubts both sides analyzed this position very well, Leko having the advantage
of doing it before the tournament though, in opposite to Topalov, who must
have analyzed it only after the game Shirov-Leko, played a few days before the
present game.} (20... Bxb2 $2 21. gxf5 Bxa3 $2 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Rxe4 $18 {
is a demonstration of White's potential. Black's main task is to defend
kingside, because usually he has enough possibilities to create counterplay on
the queenside later on.}) 21. gxf5 Kh8 22. Rg1 (22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Qf3 Rxb4 24.
b3 Rxe4 $5 25. Rxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Qc5 27. b4 Qc3 28. Nb1 Qb2 $44) 22... Bxb2 {
White's problem is that he cannot open the diagonal b1-h7 for his bishop.} 23.
Qh6 (23. Bxe4 Nf6 24. Qh6 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qxf5 $15) 23... Qc3 $1 {White must
play carefully, since at one moment Black might just take the piece on a3.} 24.
Rxe4 Qf6 {Ftacnik: 'Black is applying the same sound strategy of domination on
the dark squares, white Na3 makes a sorry picture.'} 25. Qh3 Rg8 $1 26. Rf1 {
After this move is clear that Black won the theoretical battle. Topalov was in
a must-win situation and it influenced him from taking objective decisions.} (
26. Qb3 Rxg1+ 27. Kxg1 Bxa3 28. Qxd5 (28. Qxa3 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Rg8+ 30. Kf3 Qh1+
31. Ke2 Rc8 32. Qb2+ Nc3+ 33. Kd2 Qxh2 {is just bad for White}) 28... Bxb4 {
with a high probability of draw was the logical outcome.}) 26... Bxa3 27. Qxa3
Rbc8 {Now Black is better in spite of being a pawn down. All his pieces are
active, while White has no co-ordination at all.} 28. Bd1 Nc3 29. Re3 d5 {
Black has a strong initiative.} 30. Rg3 d4 31. Bf3 d3 32. Qb2 Qd4 33. Rd1 $6 (
33. Qd2 $15) 33... Rxg3 34. hxg3 Rc4 {'!' Ftacnik.} 35. Rf1 d2 36. f6 $5 {
'?' Ftacnik. An interesting practical chance, which almost worked out.} (36.
Qb3 {Ftacnik} Kg7 $1 37. a3 Ne4 $17) 36... Qxf6 (36... Ne4 {is a simple win
for Black:} 37. Qxd4 Rxd4 38. Kg2 Nc3 39. Bd1 Rxb4 $19 40. Kf3 Rb1 41. Ke3 Rxd1
42. Rxd1 Nxd1+ 43. Kxd2 Nxf2) 37. Kg2 Qd4 38. Qc2 {Now Topalov is back in the
game. As it often happens, the pawn on f5 only disturbed white pieces from
creating threats against black king.} Rc7 {'!' Ftacnik.} 39. Qf5 f6 40. Rh1
d1=Q 41. Bxd1 Nxd1 {Black won a piece, but amazingly White has good chances to
escape, since for the moment the knight on d1 is out of play and black king
needs permanent protection (weaknesses on h7 and f6, easy to attack).} 42. Rh4
Qd8 43. Rh6 Rf7 44. Qe6 Rf8 45. Qe4 (45. Qf5 Qe7 (45... Rf7 46. Qe6 Qf8 47. Rh4
$44) 46. Qd3 Qb7+ 47. f3 (47. Kh2 Nxf2 $19) (47. Kg1 Nb2 48. Qc2 $140 Rd8 $19)
47... Nb2 48. Qc2 Qg7 49. Rh1 Rg8 50. g4 f5 51. Qxf5 Nc4 52. Rxh7+ Qxh7 53.
Qf6+ {is an amazing drawish line.}) 45... Qd7 46. Qf3 Kg7 47. Rh5 Nb2 (47...
Rd8 $1 {Ftacnik} 48. Qe4 h6 $17) 48. Rd5 Qe6 49. Rd4 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} Rc8 50.
Re4 Qc6 51. Kh2 Kf8 52. Qf4 {'!' Ftacnik.} Kf7 53. Qf5 Rg8 54. Qxh7+ Rg7 55.
Qh5+ Kf8 56. Qf5 $2 {Overestimating the position. After a skillful play from
Topalov, who being a piece down succeeded to keep the knight out of play and
even win pawn h7, he finally collapses. Probably inspired by the last part of
the game, he decides to continue, missing that Black's extra piece will come
back and only Black has winning chances after that.} (56. Qh8+ Kf7 57. Qh5+ {
would have forced a draw.}) 56... Nc4 $17 {/-+} 57. Re2 (57. Re6 Rh7+ {maybe
being tired Veselin missed this move, which is the only one, but enough for a
win.} 58. Qxh7 Qxe6 $19) 57... Rg5 58. Qh7 Ne5 59. Qh6+ Kg8 {The game is over.
White cannot defend against Black's threats.} 60. Qxg5+ fxg5 61. Rxe5 Qf6 62.
Re2 Qf3 63. Rd2 Kf7 64. a4 Qb3 65. Rd6 Qxa4 66. Rb6 Qa2 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Berthelot, Yannick"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sautron"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Nxb5 {This
positional piece sacrifice leads to an interesting play. For more information
about the line, see the game Koch,J-Philippe,C/Bischwiller 2003 from ChessBase
Magazine 94.} axb5 14. Bxb5 Bd7 15. exf5 O-O 16. O-O Rb8 17. a4 Re8 $146 {
A novelty, preparing the move Nc6-e7, which was impossible immediately because
of 18.f6. Black must do something against the strong knight on d5, that's why
the intention to trade it with Ne7 is called for.} (17... Qg5 18. Ne3 Rfd8 19.
Qxd6 Bf8 20. Qd5 Nb4 21. Qf3 Bxb5 22. axb5 Nd3 23. Ra4 $1 $36 {1-0 Koch,
J-Philippe,C/Bischwiller FRA 2003 (44)}) (17... Ne7 $2 18. f6 Nxd5 19. fxg7 $18
{[%csl Rf8]}) 18. Qg4 (18. Re1 $2 Ne7 $15) 18... Kh8 19. Qh5 e4 (19... Ne7 20.
Qxf7 Nxd5 21. Qxd7 (21. Bxd7 Rf8 22. Qxd5 Qxd7) 21... Nc7 $1 $13) 20. Rad1 (20.
Qxf7 $2 Rf8 $17) (20. f4 $5) (20. f3 $5) 20... Ne5 21. c4 (21. f6 $2 Bxf6 22.
Bxd7 Nxd7) 21... Rg8 {Understandable desire to search for counterplay on the
g-file. However, objectively White is better after it.} (21... Bxb5 22. cxb5
Nd3 (22... Rb7 23. Rfe1 $1 Nd3 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Qf5 Bxb2 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4
$14) 23. b3 $13 {For the moment White's pawns on the queenside aren't
dangerous, but they certainly have a potential.  I think Black is doing okay
and the position remains playable with both colours.}) 22. Rfe1 $1 Bf8 (22...
Bxb5 23. cxb5 Nd3 24. Rxe4 Nxb2 25. Rh4 h6 26. f6 Bf8 27. Qxh6+ Bxh6 28. Rxh6#)
23. Rxe4 Rg5 24. Qe2 $1 Bxf5 (24... Rxf5 25. Ne3 (25. f4 Bxb5 26. cxb5 Nd7 $13
27. g4 $140 $6 Rxd5 $1 28. Rxd5 Nf6) 25... Qf6 (25... Rf6 26. Rxe5 $1) 26. Bxd7
Nxd7 27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Re8 $16) 25. f4 $1 Bg4 26. Qc2 Bxd1 27. Qxd1 Rg8 (27...
f5 {changes little:} 28. Re1 {and Black must give back a piece anyway.}) 28.
fxe5 Qg5 29. Qf1 $16 {Thanks to his material advantage, White is better now,
but Black has practical chances, because White's bishop on b5 might find
itself out of play and unable to defend the king.} Bg7 (29... dxe5 30. Qf6+
Qxf6 31. Nxf6 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 $16) 30. Nf6 (30. exd6 Qg6 31. Rh4 Bxb2 (31... Qxd6
32. b4 $16) 32. d7 $16) 30... dxe5 31. Nxg8 Rxg8 {Black puts all his hopes for
an attack. The presence of opposite-coloured bishops favours Black, of course,
but White must be able to prevent Black's initiative.} 32. h4 (32. c5 f5 33.
Rc4 e4 34. c6 Be5 {with enough counterplay. For instance:} 35. c7 Qh4 36. h3
Rxg2+ 37. Qxg2 Qe1+ 38. Qf1 Qg3+ 39. Qg2 Qe1+ $11) 32... Qg6 33. Qe2 Qd6 (33...
f5 $2 34. Rxe5 Bxe5 35. Qxe5+ Rg7 36. Qe2 $18) 34. Qf3 Qe6 35. Re2 f5 36. Qd5
Qf6 37. c5 e4 38. c6 (38. Bd7 $1 Qxh4 39. Bxf5 (39. c6 Qf4 40. Bxf5 Be5 $132)
39... Rd8 (39... Qf4 40. Rxe4 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qh6+ 42. Bh3 $18) (39... Bxb2 40. c6
Rd8 41. Bd7 Qf4 42. Rxb2 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Qxb2 44. c7 $18) 40. Bd7 Qf4 41. Rxe4
Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qh6+ 43. Kg3 $18) 38... Rd8 (38... Qxh4 39. c7 $18) 39. Qb3 Qxh4 {
Now Black has a dangerous attack. The concrete threat is Bd4+ followed by Qh1.}
40. g3 Qh3 41. Rh2 Qg4 42. c7 Rd1+ 43. Bf1 Bd4+ 44. Kg2 Rc1 45. Rh4 (45. Rh6
Be5 46. Re6 Rc2+ 47. Qxc2 Qxg3+ 48. Kh1 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Bd4+ 50. Kg2 Qg4+ 51. Kh2
Qg1+ 52. Kh3 Qg4+ $11) 45... Qg8 46. Qb7 $2 (46. Qxg8+ Kxg8 47. b3 Rxc7 ({
or first} 47... Rc2+) 48. Bc4+ {is still of course easy draw for White.}) 46...
Rc2+ 47. Kh1 Be5 48. Qb8 Qxb8 49. cxb8=Q+ Bxb8 50. Rh5 (50. Rh2 Rc1 51. Rf2 e3
$19) 50... Rf2 51. Bh3 $2 ({More stubborn was} 51. Bc4 {setting a trap:} Kg7 (
51... e3 $2 52. Rg5 $1 {the point of previous move.}) 52. a5 {although after}
Kg6 {it is not clear if White can achieve a draw.} (52... e3 53. Rh2 $1)) 51...
e3 52. Kg1 Ba7 $1 $19 53. Bf1 e2 54. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 55. Kf1 Rf2+ 56. Ke1 Kg7 57. b4
Kg6 58. Rh3 Ra2 59. a5 Bb8 60. Kd1 Be5 0-1

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. b4 {Up to the
present game the piece sac in connection with this pawn advance brought Shirov
two nice victories. Actually the move 13.b4 was lately the reason for
popularity of the whole bishop sacrifice line. Probably it is time to have a
closer look to 13.b4. White obviously wants to open files on the queenside and
it also defends pawn e4 in a very original and active manner. The move is not
new at all and was first played in 1979, but never considered dangerous
because of the answer 13. ... Rxb4. However, the things proved far from clear
after 14.Nbc7 Kd7 15.0-0, when Black must play very precise in order to avoid
a quick disaster. Black tried several different ways after that, but it became
more or less obvious that White has a good compensation for the piece. In the
former Soviet Union the inventor of the b4 idea was considered Latvian Master
Alvis Vitolinsh. It is not possible to say now if he played it before the
first officially recorded game with 13.b4 ( Tringov,G-Cvetkovic,S/Vrnjacka
Banja 1979), because in chess databases many Soviet tournaments are absent.
Interesting is another factor. Certain is that after two decades another
originally Latvian player contributed to its revival - Alexey Shirov. Maybe we
should name the move 13.b4 the Latvian Variation?  However, the present game
is a serious blow against "Latvian Variation". The psychological effect of
this game might be so strong that we won't see 13.b4 soon in the practice
again, that's why I thought it is better to give this short historical
background now.} (13. Nbc7+ Kd7 14. b4 {would avoid Black's option 13. ... Qh4,
since now 14...Qh4 makes less sense (because the king went on d7 already, see
next comment). Maybe in this case Black can consider taking on b4 with the
knight, although it wasn't played it in the practice yet.} Rxb4 (14... Nxb4 $5
15. c3 Nxd5 16. Qxa4+ Kxc7 17. exd5 Bb7 $13 {White will soon double rooks on
the b-file, while Black should be trying to trade queens. It's difficult to
give a precise evaluation of the position without practical games played with
it.}) 15. O-O $13) 13... Qh4 {Repeating McShane's idea. Strange that nobody
played it after the game Luther,T-McShane,L/Lippstadt 2000. 13... Qh4 has
several ideas. First of all the counterplay on the kingside is typical for
Black in 11.Bxb5 line. Secondly (and most important) Black makes available
square d8 for his king, thus keeping open the diagonal c8-h3 for the bishop.
And finally the queen attacks pawn e4.} (13... Nxb4 $2 {This doesn't work now
because White wins a piece:} 14. Ndc7+ {That's the difference. White gives
check with another knight.} Kd7 15. c3 $16) (13... Rxb4) 14. O-O Rg8 15. f4 {
A slightly dubious novelty. Or let put it this way - the move was already
recommended in the annotations to McShane's game and one would expect that
Shirov had analyzed the arising complications, but the game proved the
opposite.} ({After} 15. c3 f4 {White forced a draw in the above-mentioned game:
} 16. Qxa4 Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-McShane,L/Lippstadt 2000.
Probably this is the logical outcome, unless Black can invent something
instead of 15...f4 to play for more than a draw, but I doubt that.}) 15... Kd8
{Shirov failed to find a way and collapsed in a few moves. I accept that there
are ways for White to improve, but on the other hand Black has always enough
counterplay, at least for a draw by perpetual in most of the cases.} 16. c3 (
16. Nb6 $5 Rxb4 17. Nxc8 (17. Nxd6 Rd4 $19) 17... Kxc8 18. Qd5 (18. Nxd6+ Bxd6
19. Qxd6 Rc4 $1 $19)) 16... Ra6 17. a4 {Makes possible the move Ra1-a2 later.}
(17. Ndc7 Rb6 18. a4 fxe4 {see 18.Nbc7}) 17... fxe4 18. f5 $6 (18. Ndc7 {
This was certainly more stubborn. Now in the following variations White is
still struggling:} Rb6 (18... Bh3 19. Ra2) (18... exf4 19. Nxa6 f3 20. Ra2 Bxa6
21. Qd5 $1 Qh3 22. g3 Bxb5 23. axb5 Ne5 24. b6 {and probably Black has nothing
more than a draw with Rxg3 at one point.}) 19. a5 Rb7 20. a6 Rxc7 21. Nxc7 Kxc7
22. a7 Bb7 23. a8=Q Bxa8 24. Rxa8) 18... Bb7 {The diagonal c8-h3 was closed by
18.f5, so the bishop finds a better one - the long diagonal, which will prove
fatal for White. By the way, one can say that the long diagonal is also full
of pieces. Well, watch this:} 19. Ra2 e3 $1 20. Nxe3 Qe4 21. Re1 Nxb4 $1 $19 {
The decisive combination - White cannot hold g2. Who said that the long
diagonal is full of pieces?} 22. cxb4 Bh6 {Attacking the defender - a
well-known and effective motif.} 23. Kh1 Bxe3 24. Qe2 {The rest doesn't need
comments - Black is absolutely winning.} (24. Rxe3 Qxg2+ 25. Rxg2 Bxg2+ 26. Kg1
Bf3+ 27. Kf2 Bxd1 {with a rook up.}) 24... Rc6 25. a5 Qxb4 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27.
Qxe3 Qd4 28. Qc1 Qd5 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.01.31"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Koch, Jean Rene"]
[Black "Philippe, Christophe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mulhouse"]
[BlackTeam "Nancy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 ({The following line is important for
understanding later transpositions.} 11. Nxb5 {The theory considers this
sacrifice to be doubtful.} axb5 12. Bxb5 Bd7 (12... Bb7 $1 {A stronger move,
pointed out many years ago by E. Sveshnikov. Black plans to give back some
material (after ...Ra5xb5, then ...Nd4), and develop a strong initiative. In
that case the bishop will play an important role on the long diagonal.}) 13.
exf5 Bg7 {Instead of this Black also has moves like 13...Qg5 or 13...Rb8, in
both cases with unclear play.} 14. c3 {This position appeared in the present
game later. According to the theory Black is doing okay, but it is surely not
a trivial task for Black to find a good, active plan. By the way, according to
statistics, in the practice White has a slight positive score here. That's why
earlier deviations such as 13...Qg5 and 13...Rb8 deserve serious attention,
but especially 12...Bb7 is to be prefered.}) 11... Be6 12. c3 Bg7 ({After} 
12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 {White can win a pawn with} 14. Nxb5 (14. O-O {is
stronger, transposing to the main line of Sveshnikov Sicilian.}) 14... Bg7 15.
Na3 {but Black has good compensation. White needed two important tempis for
taking the pawn, which is enough to give Black the initiative. The position is
double-edged, with chances for both sides.}) 13. Nxb5 $5 {An interesting piece
sacrifice, the speciality of G.Kuzmin. White us trying to take advantage of
his slightly tricky move order (12.c3).} axb5 {This natural move transposes to
the position mentioned in the comment to White's 11th move, but here Black
cannot make use of improvements mentioned there (12..Bb7 for instance). It
means that the knight sacrifice on 13th move (13.Nxb5) is clearly stronger
than the doubtful 11.Nxb5. On the other hand here Black is not forced to
accept the sacrifice.} ({Probably a better alternative is} 13... Bxd5 14. exd5
Ne7 {see 12...Bxd5.}) 14. Bxb5 Bd7 15. exf5 O-O 16. O-O $13 Rb8 (16... Qg5 $6
17. Nb6) ({With a slightly different move order this position appeared in
Kuzmin,G-Malakhatko,V/Alushta 1999, which continued:} 16... e4 {Most logical
continuation.} 17. Re1 Re8 18. a4 Rc8 (18... Re5 $5) 19. a5 $1 Bxf5 $6 20. Qa4
$1 Ne5 $2 (20... Bd7 21. Nb6 Rc7 $16) 21. Bxe8 Qg5 22. Re3 $18) (16... Kh8 17.
a4 Rg8 18. Qh5 $36) 17. a4 Qg5 {A tempting move, which prevents the move
Qd1-g4. But after White's answer Black will suddenly have problems with pawn
d6. As I mentioned above, Black has problems to find a good plan and from the
practical point of view in my opinion White's chances are better.} (17... Ne7
$2 18. f6 $18) (17... f6 18. Ne3 $14 {/+/-}) (17... Na7 $2 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. f6
Bh6 (19... Bh8 20. Ne7+) 20. Qh5 Bd2 21. Rad1 Rxb2 22. Rxd2 Rxd2 23. Qg5+) (
17... Kh8 $5 {The plan with Kh8 and Rg8 might be best option. For instance:}
18. b4 (18. Qh5 $6 Ne7 $1 19. f6 Nxd5 20. fxg7+ Kxg7) 18... Rg8 $13 19. Qh5 Ne7
20. Qxf7 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxf5 $13) 18. Ne3 (18. f4 $5 exf4 19. Rxf4 {[%cal Gf4g4]
}) 18... Rfd8 {An interesting idea to sacrifice a pawn in order to open files
for pieces.} (18... Qf6 19. Nc4 $5 ({White can repeat the position of course
with} 19. Nd5) 19... Qxf5 20. Qxd6 $13) 19. Qxd6 Bf8 (19... Be8 $142 $13) 20.
Qd5 Nb4 21. Qf3 (21. Qxe5 Bxb5 22. axb5 Nd3 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Nxb2 25. c4
Bc5 {[%cal Gd8d2] is okay for Black}) (21. cxb4 $2 Bxb5 $19) 21... Bxb5 22.
axb5 Nd3 23. Ra4 $1 h5 ({After} 23... Kh8 24. Rg4 Qh6 {White is also better.})
24. h4 $1 Qh6 25. Ra6 $1 {Having an extra piece Black lacks co-ordination and
must make more concessions in fight against White's initiative.} e4 (25... Bd6
26. Nc4 Nc5 27. Qg3+ Kh7 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Qxe5 $16 {/+-}) (25... Rd6 26. Rxd6
(26. Nc4 $18) 26... Bxd6 (26... Qxd6 27. Nc4 Qd8 28. Rd1 $18) 27. Nc4 Nc5 28.
Qc6 Bf8 29. Nxe5 $18) (25... Qg7 26. c4 $14 (26. Qxh5 Nf4 27. Qg5 Qxg5 28. hxg5
Rxb5 {with hopes to survive for Black.})) 26. Qe2 (26. Qxe4 Nc5 (26... Qf4 $6
$16) 27. Rxh6 Nxe4 28. Rxh5 Rxb5 $14 {And Black should be able to make a draw
without major problems.}) 26... Rd6 (26... Qf4 27. Qxh5 $16) (26... Nf4 27. Qc4
Bd6 28. Qxe4 $16 (28. g3 Nd3 {with idea ...Qg7, when Black finally manages to
co-ordinate his pieces.} 29. Qxe4 $2 Nc5)) 27. Nc4 $2 {The knight had to go to
d5, where besides supposrting pawn advances on the queenside, it also controls
the very important square f4.} (27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Nd5 $14 {/+/-} Bc5 $140 (
28... Bh2+ 29. Kh1 $1 $16 (29. Kxh2 Qd6+ 30. Kg1 Qxd5 31. Qxh5 $14)) (28...
Rxb5 29. Qxe4 $16) 29. b4 Ba7 30. Qxe4 Nxf2 31. Qe7 $1 $18 Ra8 32. Qb7 {
[%cal Gb5b6]}) 27... Rxa6 28. bxa6 Bc5 $1 29. b4 Ba7 30. b5 {Setting a trap.} (
30. Qxe4 $2 Nxf2 $1 31. Rxf2 (31. Qe7 Qxa6) 31... Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Bxf2 $19) 30...
Rxb5 $2 {Black falls into the trap and loses immediately.} (30... Qf4 31. b6
Bxb6 32. Nxb6 Rxb6 33. Ra1 Rb8 34. f3 $13 {/=}) ({He could finally exploit the
power of his pieces:} 30... Nxf2 $1 31. b6 (31. Rxf2 $2 Rxb5 $36) 31... Rxb6 $1
(31... Bxb6 32. Nxb6 Ng4 33. Nd5 $16) 32. Nxb6 Ng4 $1 $13 (32... Qxb6 33. Rxf2
$18)) 31. Qxe4 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Rb5,Rd3][%cal Ge4e8,Ge4a8]} Nxf2 32. Qa8+ (32.
Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qxb5) 32... Bb8 33. a7 {All over now.} Qf4 34. axb8=R+ Rxb8 35.
Qd5 Re8 36. Nd6 Re7 37. Nxf7 Rxf7 38. Rxf2 Qxh4 39. f6 Qg3 40. Qf3 Qe5 41. c4
Ra7 42. Qd5+ Qxd5 43. cxd5 Kf7 44. Kh2 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mullon, Jean Baptiste"]
[Black "Tirard, Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2313"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sautron"]
[BlackTeam "Noyon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {This move has similar ideas with the main
11.c3 - to bring quickly the knight a3 into play via c2. However, the main
drawback is obvious - square d4 cannot be protected by the pawn anymore.} Nd4
$5 {Immediately using the drawback of White's previous move.} (11... b4 12. Nc2
a5 {[%csl Rf1] is the main continuation after 11.c4, giving Black a good
position. White's bishop is considerably limited in actions by his own pawns
on c4 and e4.}) 12. Nc2 $6 {This natural move allows an unexpected answer.} (
12. cxb5 Bb7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bd3 Bg5 $44 {0-1 Borisek,J-Rodriguez,A/San
Agustin 1998 (26)}) 12... Bg4 $1 {Suddenly White must play very precise to
avoid troubles.} 13. Nxf6+ (13. f3 Bh4+ $17) 13... Qxf6 14. Qd2 (14. f3 $2
Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxf3 16. Qd2 Bxh1 $19) 14... O-O 15. Nxd4 (15. Ne3 $2 Be6 {
leaves Black with the strong knight on d4 and clear advantage.}) 15... exd4 16.
f3 $6 (16. Bd3 {was necessary, with good chances to solve opening problems.})
16... Be6 $17 {Black has finished development and is ready to open the
position. White's main task is to find a good shelter for the king as quick as
possible.} 17. O-O-O $6 {Wrong side. With so many open files on the queenside
white king will sooner or later be under attack.} (17. cxb5 {This leads often
to endgames with a pawn up for Black, but was the best chance for White anyway.
} d5 $1 18. exd5 (18. e5 Qxe5+ 19. Be2 d3 20. Qxd3 Qxb2 21. O-O axb5) 18...
Bxd5 19. Be2 (19. bxa6) 19... axb5 20. O-O) 17... bxc4 18. Qxd4 Qg5+ 19. Kb1
Rfc8 {Black has a big advantage. He simply wants to attack on the queenside,
while White's task to defend such a position is very difficult in a practical
game.} 20. Qc3 (20. Qxd6 $2 Rd8 $19) (20. Be2 c3 21. bxc3 Rab8+ 22. Ka1 Bxa2
$19) 20... Rc6 21. Be2 Rb8 22. g3 Qe7 {Starting an interesting attacking plan,
which worked out smoothly in the game.} (22... Rcb6 23. Rd2 a5 (23... Qe5 24.
Qxe5 dxe5 25. Rc1) 24. Rhd1 Qc5 $17) 23. Rd2 a5 24. Rhd1 a4 25. Ka1 Qc7 ({
Too early for} 25... Rb3 $2 26. axb3 axb3 27. Qa5) 26. Rc1 Rb3 $1 27. axb3 $2 (
27. Qd4 $8 Rb5 $5 {[%cal Gf7f5,Ga4a3,Gc4c3]} (27... Rb4 28. Rc3 a3 29. bxa3 (
29. Rxa3 c3 30. Qxb4 c2 31. Ra8+ Bc8 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Bd3 Rc1+ 34. Bb1 Qc2 35.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 36. Qxd6 $13) 29... Rb8 30. Rb2 Rxb2 31. Kxb2 Rb6+ 32. Kc1 h6 $44) (
27... c3 $5 28. axb3 cxd2 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qxd2 axb3 31. Kb1 $15)) 27... axb3
$19 28. Qb4 (28. Kb1 Qa7 $19) 28... Ra6+ 29. Kb1 Qa7 30. Qa3 Rxa3 31. bxa3 Qe3
$19 32. Rxd6 h5 33. Bxc4 Qf2 34. Bxb3 Bxb3 {The rest is easy.} 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36.
Rdc6 Qa2+ 37. Kc1 Qxa3+ 38. Kd2 Be6 39. R8c7 Qxf3 40. Rc2 Qxe4 41. R2c5 Qh1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. f3 (18. Kh1 Rb8 19. f3 b4 20. Nb1 bxc3
21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. fxe4 f4 24. Bb3 $2 (24. Bb1 Ng6 25. e5 $1 $11)
24... Ng6 $15 {Shirov-Leko, Dortmund 2002}) 18... b4 19. Nb1 (19. cxb4 Bxb2 20.
fxe4 Bxa3 21. Re3 Qxc2 22. Rg3+ Ng6 23. Rh3 Rfd8 $1 {is most likely to lead to
drawish variations, see comments to 1/2-1/2 Nataf,I (2565)-Spasov,V (2534)/
Mallorca 2004 (30)}) (19. fxe4 bxa3 20. exf5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nxd5 $19 {0-1
Bromann,T (2251)-Nielsen,M (2158)/Ringsted 1998 (28)}) 19... bxc3 20. Nxc3 $146
{This novelty is indeed better than the previously played moves, but on the
other hand it can hardly set any serious problems for Black.} (20. bxc3 Nxd5
21. fxe4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 $17) (20. fxe4 cxb2 $17) 20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc3 {
As usual in such positions, when the queen controls the long diagonal Black
has no problems.} 22. Bb1 Ng6 $11 {An approved safe method. Black will meet 23.
fxe4 with the advance ...f4.} 23. Qxf5 (23. fxe4 f4 24. e5 (24. Kh1 Rfc8 $5 {
is also good for Black} (24... Rab8)) 24... dxe5 25. Kh1 Rab8 {transposes to
24.Bb1 from Shirov-Leko, see 18.Kh1 above.}) 23... exf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. Rxf3
Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Kf2 Rb8 28. Rb3 Rxb3 29. axb3 {The players got
practically by force an equal endgame.} Ne7 30. Be4 a5 31. Ke3 Nc8 32. g4 (32.
Kd4 Nb6 33. g4 h6 34. h4 Kg7 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 f6 37. g6 Kf8 $11) 32... h6
33. Kf4 Kg7 34. h4 Kf6 35. Bf5 Nb6 36. Ke4 a4 37. bxa4 Nxa4 38. Kd4 Nc5 39. Bc2
Na6 40. Ke4 Nb4 41. Bd1 Na6 42. Kf4 Nb4 43. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1999.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Black "El Kher, Henrik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 {Move order is
essential in this line. White´s reaction must be very concrete to every
Black´s move, otherwise Black can easy reach relatively confortable position.}
(12... O-O 13. h4) 13. a4 $1 {Other moves are weaker.} (13. Be2 O-O $11) (13.
a3 O-O 14. h4 Bh6 15. Be2 (15. Ncb4 Bb7 $11) (15. Bd3 Be6 (15... a5 $6 16. Qe2
$1 Na7 17. g4 $1 Bf4 18. Qf3 $16 {Nisipeanu-Rogozenko/Bucharest/1995}) (15...
Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Bc2 $14) 16. Ncb4 Nxb4 17. axb4 (17. Nxb4
Qb6 18. Bc2 Qb7 $11) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Ra8 19. Ra5 (19. g3 a5 $11) 19... f5
$13) 15... a5 $11) 13... bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 (14... Nxb4 15. Nxb4 Bd7 (15... Bb7
$2 16. Qxa4+ Qd7 17. Qc2 $16 {Bologan-Bonnet/Bourbon Lancy/1998}) (15... Rxb4
$2 16. cxb4 Qb6 {was met in Esplana-Crosa Coll/WchJ U26,ARG/1997. Although
Black managed to win that game, it can´t be recommended. White can definetely
defend the position and remain with material advantage.}) 16. Bxa6 {with the
same position from the game.} (16. Qxd6 $6 Be7 17. Qxe5 O-O $36)) 15. Bxa6 (15.
h4 $2 Nxb4 (15... Bxh4 $5) 16. Nxb4 Be7 17. Bxa6 O-O 18. O-O Rb6 $15 {>< h4,
Moraru-Rogozenko/Brasov/1998}) 15... Nxb4 (15... O-O $2 16. Rxa4 f5 17. exf5 e4
18. h4 Bh6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Rc4 Ba8 21. Rc8 Qa5 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Bc4 Rxb2 24.
O-O $16 {Sorokin-Gutman/URS/1978}) 16. cxb4 {White can hardly hope to get
advantage after this.} (16. Nxb4 {Even if Black is able to hold the position
with precise play, this is the strongest move.} Qa5 {The most agressive
continuation.} (16... O-O 17. O-O Be7 18. Qe2 $14 {Chandler-Simic/Beograd/1982}
) 17. Qxd6 (17. Qd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 O-O 19. O-O e4 $11 {Wallace-Rogozenko/
Budapest/1995}) 17... Rb6 18. Qd3 {with a slightly inferior position for Black.
} (18. Qc7 $143 Rxa6 19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. Qxe5+ Be7 21. Qxg7 Bf6 22. Qg3 Qc4 $132
{Ipavec-Medvegy/Bled/1997})) 16... O-O 17. O-O (17. b3 Ra8 18. Bc4 $2 (18. b5
Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qa5+ 20. b4 Qxb5 21. Qe2 $44) 18... axb3 19. Bxb3 Bb5 $1 $17 {
Shmuter-Sutovskij/Rishon le Zion/1994}) 17... Bc6 $11 18. b5 {White must
sacrifice something in order to keep his dominating Knight on d5.} (18. Rxa4
Bxa4 19. Qxa4 g6 20. Qc6 Bd2 21. b5 Ba5 22. Bb7 f6 23. b4 Bb6 24. Nxb6 Rf7 $11
{Barua-Lalic/Ubeda/1998}) 18... Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Qc2 (20. Qe2 Qd7 21.
Rfb1 Rfb8) 20... Qb8 21. Rfb1 Rc8 22. Qe2 Rbc5 23. h4 (23. Nc3 g6 $5 (23... Qb3
$5) 24. Nxa4 Rc2 25. Qf3 Qb4 {and although White re-established material
equality, Black´s pieces are very active. The position probably remains equal.}
) 23... Rc1+ $1 {The safest decision.} (23... Bxh4 24. g3 Bd8 25. Rxa4 $13 {
This shouldn´t be bad for Black, but at least White managed to keep his b-pawn.
} Rc2 (25... f5 $5) 26. Qf3 Rxb2 $4 27. Rxb2 Qxb2 28. Ra7 f6 29. Qg4 $18) 24.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Bxc1 26. Qc2 Bxb2 27. Qxa4 Qd8 28. h5 h6 {This is
dead-draw, of course.} 29. g3 Bd4 30. Kg2 Kh7 31. Qa6 Bc5 (31... Qd7 {looks
more natural.}) 32. Qb7 Qe8 33. f3 Qe6 34. Qa8 f6 35. Qd8 Qf7 36. g4 Ba3 {
Black didn´t play the best moves, but even so it seems that he has no problemd
at all.} 37. Qc8 (37. Ne7 Qc4 $11) (37. Kg3 Bc5 38. Ne7 $4 Qa2 39. Kh3 Bg1 $19)
37... Bc5 38. Qf5+ Kh8 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Kg3 Ba3 41. Qa8 Bc5 42. Qd8 Qa7 43. Qe7
Qxe7 44. Nxe7 d5 45. Nxd5 Kg8 46. Kg2 Kf7 47. f4 exf4 48. Nxf4 Bd6 49. Ng6 Bc7
50. Kf3 Bd6 51. Ke3 Bb8 52. Kd4 Bg3 53. Kd5 Bh2 54. Nh4 Bg3 55. Nf5 Bf4 56. Nh4
Bg3 57. Ng6 Bh2 58. Nh8+ Kg8 59. Ng6 Kf7 60. Kc6 Ke6 61. Kc5 Bg1+ 62. Kc4 Bh2
63. Kd3 Bd6 64. Nh4 Be5 65. Nf5 Kf7 66. Nh4 Bd6 67. Kd4 Ke6 68. Nf5 Bf8 69. Ke3
Ke5 70. Kf3 Ke6 71. Kf4 Kf7 72. Ke3 Bc5+ 73. Kd3 Bb4 74. Kc4 Ba3 75. Kd5 Bf8
76. Nd4 Bb4 77. Kc6 Bc3 78. Nf5 Ke6 79. Nxg7+ Ke5 80. Nf5 Bd2 81. Kd7 (81. Nd6
Kf4 $11) 81... Kxe4 82. Ke6 Kf3 83. Kxf6 Kxg4 84. Kg6 Kf4 85. Nxh6 Ke5 86. Nf7+
Ke6 87. Ng5+ Bxg5 88. Kxg5 Kf7 89. h6 Kg8 90. Kg6 Kh8 91. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski 1st"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1999.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a3 (13. a4 {is the
main continuation here.}) 13... a5 {As long as White didn´t place his Bishop
on e2, this logical move has a serious drawback - the pawn on b5 becomes weak
and White has the oportunity to win a tempo later on.} (13... O-O 14. Bd3 (14.
Be2 a5 $11) (14. g3 Ne7 (14... a5 15. Bg2 Ne7 $11) 15. Ncb4 Bb7 16. Bg2 a5 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qe6 $11) 14... Bb7 $5 (14... Be6 15. Ncb4 Qc8 $5 16. Bc2 Bd8
$13) 15. a4 (15. h4 Bh6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 a5 $13) 15... bxa4 16. Rxa4 Ne7
$11) 14. Bd3 $1 Ne7 (14... O-O 15. Qe2 Na7 16. h4 $1 Bh6 17. g4 Bf4 18. Qf3 $16
{was played in Nisipeanu-Rogozenko/Bucharest/1995, and it´s not possible to
play the typical 18. ... Be6 with the idea 19. ... Qf6 because of the bad
position of the Knight on a7.} Be6 19. Nxf4 Qf6 $4 20. Qe3 $18) 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 (
15... Bxe7 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Bc2 $5 (17. O-O Bg5 18. Qe2 Qd7 $11) 17... O-O 18.
Bb3 b4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. a4 $14) 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. O-O O-O 18. b4 $1 $14 a4 $6 {
Black overestimated his position. The idea to fix White´s pawn on a3 with the
hope to exploit it in the future seems to me no realistic at all.} (18... axb4
19. axb4 (19. Nxb4 Be6 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rfc8 23. Qe2 $14)
19... Qc6 20. Ra3 $14) 19. c4 Be6 {Giving up material Black finds himself in a
lost position.} (19... bxc4 20. Bxc4 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rfd1 (22. Rad1 $16)
22... Rbd8 (22... Bd8 23. Rxd6 Bb6 24. Rf1 Rf4 25. Rxe6 Rxe4 26. Qf3 $16) 23.
f3 $16) 20. cxb5 Rfc8 21. Ne3 g6 (21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Bc4 23. Rfd1 $18) 22. Nc4
Bxc4 23. Bxc4 $18 Qb6 24. Ra2 $1 Rc7 25. g3 h5 (25... Rbc8 26. Bd5 $18) 26. Kh1
{Black has no play at all and White can slowly improve the position of his
pieces.} Kg7 27. h4 Bh6 (27... Bd8 {Looks a bit more stubborn. Of course
Black´s position is extremely passive, which in conection with less material
makes it technically winning for White. With the Bishop on d8 Black could hope
at least to come once on b6.}) 28. Kg2 Rbc8 {The last try for counterplay, but
of course it doesn´t work.} (28... Qb7 29. Kh2 Qb6 30. Rfa1 $5 Qb7 31. Rc2 Rbc8
32. Raa2 Qb6 33. Bd5 Rxc2 34. Rxc2 Rxc2 35. Qxc2 Qxb5 36. Qc7 Qe8 37. b5 $18)
29. Bd5 Rc3 30. Rd1 $1 Bc1 31. Rd3 Rxd3 (31... Qxb5 32. Rxc3 Qxe2 33. Rxc8 Qd1
34. Ra1 $18) 32. Qxd3 Qd4 33. Qxd4 exd4 34. b6 {The march of b-pawn decides
immediately the game.} d3 35. b7 Rb8 36. Kf1 f5 {The whole game Black was
trying to get some activity, but it always only helped White, as it helps here
too.} (36... Kf8 37. Ke1 Ke7 38. Kd1 Bh6 39. f4 $18) 37. Ke1 fxe4 38. Kd1 Bh6
39. Bxe4 g5 40. hxg5 Bxg5 41. f4 Bh6 42. Rh2 1-0

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. Be2 {
This is considered harmless. The only attempt for an opening advantage is 14.
a4. However, Black´s results in the recent practice are good even after 14.a4.}
(14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 Kh8 18. O-O f5 (18... g6 19. Qd3 f5
20. Rd1 Bh6 21. Nde3 Rf6 22. f3 Ne7 $11 {Bologan-Degraeve,Belfort 1998}) 19.
exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Bg6 21. Ra2 e4 22. Be2 Bf7 23. Nc4 Bg8 24. Ra3 Rb5 25. Nce3
Rb8 26. Nc4 Rb5 {Socko-Volzhin, Cappelle la Grande 1999}) 14... Rb8 15. O-O Kh8
(15... a5 16. Qd3 Ne7 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. Ne3 Qd7 20. Nd5 Bd8 21.
Rd2 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Qb3 Bb6 $11 {Zagrebelny-Rogozenko, Calcutta 1999}) 16.
Bg4 (16. a4 bxa4 17. Ncb4 $14) 16... Be6 17. Ncb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Rb6 19. Bxe6 $6
{This looks dubious first of all because now White will have no good squares
for his Knight.} fxe6 20. a4 a5 21. Nd3 Qc8 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Qa4 Qb7 $11 24.
Rad1 Rb6 25. Rfe1 (25. Qxa5 $4 Ra8 $19) 25... h6 26. Qa2 Re8 27. Ra1 Rb5 28. h3
(28. f3 $5) 28... Bf6 29. c4 $6 {Another mistake, after which Black can
disturb the Knight even on d3.} (29. Re2 $11 d5 $6 30. f3 $14) 29... Rb3 30.
Re3 $6 {Now White will have problems due to bad positions of all his pieces.} (
30. Qb1 $142) (30. Qa4 $142 Rc8 31. Rad1) 30... Rb8 31. Qxa5 $2 {This is just
very bad.} (31. Qb1 {Looks ugly, but seems to be necessary for keeping e4 pawn.
} Bg5 32. Re1 {and White still can defend everything.} (32. Re2 $2 Rc3 $1 33.
Rxa5 Rxc4 $17)) 31... Bg5 32. Rf3 Qxe4 $19 33. Qc7 Qd4 34. h4 (34. Ra6 R3b7 $1
(34... Rd8 $2 35. Ra7 e4 $2 36. Ne5 $3 $18) 35. Qxd6 Qxd6 36. Rxd6 e4 $19)
34... e4 35. Rh3 Bd8 36. Qd7 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Bb1 b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc2 Qxb2 21.
Ne3 Qe5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Novelty in a well-known position. After the game
Almasi,Z-Krasenkow,M/Pula 1997 in which Black got a good position everyone
automatically played 21. ... Qf6. The game move has the idea to stop White's
plan with f2-f3.} (21... Qf6 22. f3 (22. f4 $6 {Interesting that Dolmatov
considers it a possible option for White, evaluating that White has
compensation after it. Comparing with our main game Black is a tempi up, so I
personally doubt the evaluation.}) 22... Bh6 23. Rfe1 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Ng6 25.
fxe4 f4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S-Shariyazdanov,A/Moscow 1998/ (61)}) 22. f4 (22.
f3 $2 f4 23. Qxe5 Bxe5 24. Nc4 e3 $17) 22... Qf6 23. g4 (23. Kh1 $2 Qg6 24. Qe2
h5 $5) 23... Qg6 (23... Qg6 24. Nxf5 Nxf5 25. Qxf5 Qxf5 26. gxf5 Bc3 27. Bxe4
Ke7 $11 {[%cal Ge7f6,Gc3b4,Gb4c5]}) (23... Rb8 $5 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-10"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 a5 $6 ({The main continuation is} 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7 {after
which White is slightly better. One of the latest examples:} (16... Be6 17. Bc4
Qb8 18. O-O Rc8 19. Bxa6 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rc7 21. Qb5 $16 {0-1 Krakops,M (2440)
-Shariyazdanov,A (2470)/Siofok 1996 (42)}) 17. Qd1 (17. Qa2) (17. Qa3) (17. Qc2
) (17. Qa5) 17... a5 18. Be2 a4 19. O-O Rb8 20. Nb4 Qb6 21. Bd3 $1 Ra8 22. Bc2
Bb5 23. Re1 a3 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Bh4 26. g3 Bd8 27. Qd5 Ba6 28. Rd1 $16 {
1-0 Baramidze,D (2554)-Brener,I (2323)/Osterburg 2006 (48)}) 16. Bb5 $1 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 $1 ({Shariyazdanov and Lisenko recommended} 17. exd5 {with the idea
Nc6, evaluation the position as clear better for White. But Black can always
sacrifice the pawn on a5 and achieve good compensation:} f5 (17... Qf6 $5 18.
O-O Qg6 $13) 18. Nc6 Qf6 (18... Qb6 $5) (18... Qe8 $5) 19. O-O (19. b4 f4 $36)
(19. Nxa5 f4 20. f3 (20. O-O f3 $40) 20... Bh4+ $44) 19... f4 20. f3 Bf5 $5 21.
Nxa5 Qg6 $44 {[%cal Gg5d8,Gd8b6]}) 17... Be6 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Ra2 Qc8 20. O-O
Bd8 21. b4 $1 {White's pieces are perfectly placed for the advance of the
b-pawn, while Black didn't even start any counterplay yet.} Kh8 (21... f5 $2
22. exf5 Bxf5 23. bxa5 $18 Bxa5 24. Ne7+) 22. Rd2 (22. bxa5 $2 Bxa5 $1) 22...
Qa6 $2 ({Good or bad, Black had to go for} 22... f5) 23. b5 Qa7 24. Qa3 $16 {
Now Böack's position is very difficult.} Bxd5 {No wonder that Carlsen starts
to miss simple tactics. The position is extremely unpleasant.} (24... Qc5 $8
$16) 25. Qxd6 $1 Be7 26. Qxd5 Rfd8 27. Qa2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 a4 29. Qa2 a3 (29...
Kg8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Bd5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3f3]}) 30. Qxf7 Rf8 31. b6 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Qh5 {
Becomes more and more popular, first of all thanks to Anand, who played
several games with this line.} b4 $5 {An old idea of Gennady Timoshenko first
met in the game Beliavsky,A-Sveshnikov,E/Minsk 1976. Black sacrifices a pawn
and starts immediately an active play.} 15. Nxb4 (15. cxb4 $142 {Most certain
better than the game.} Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxb4 17. Qxf5 Nxd5 18. Nc4 Ne7 19. Qh5 Rc8
(19... d5 $2 20. Nxe5 Qa5+ (20... Ng6 $142 21. Nxg6 (21. Nf3 Bxb2) 21... hxg6
22. Qe2+ Kf8 $14 {/+/-.}) 21. Kf1 $16 {/+-. 1-0 Beliavsky,A-Sveshnikov,E/Minsk
1976 (40)}) 20. Rd1 Rc6 21. O-O e4 22. Qg4 Kf8 23. Qxe4 d5 24. Qe2 $2 (24. Qf4
$1 dxc4 (24... Rf6 25. Qd4) 25. Bxc4 Qe8 26. Rd8 $18) 24... dxc4 25. Bxc4 Qc7
$17 {0-1 Ciesielski,J-Przybyla,W/Sponsorow Cup corr 1995 (47)}) 15... Nxb4 16.
cxb4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bf5 (18. Rd1 $6 Qb6 $1 19. Bxd5 Qxb4+ 20. Kf1 Bxd5
21. Rxd5 Qxb2) 18... Qd7 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. O-O O-O $44 {A typical position for
Sveshnikov Sicilian. White is a pawn up, but Black has a strong pawn center
and also the knight on a3 is poor placed. The position might be balanced, with
chances for both sides, but Black can be happy with the position - it is much
easier to play it with Black. And objectively Black is perobably better as
well.} 21. Rad1 f5 22. Rfe1 Rad8 23. Nc2 (23. b5 d4 24. b3 e4 $17) 23... Qc8
24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Qe2 $2 (25. Red1 $142) 25... d4 $17 26. Qxa6 (26. Qc4+ Kh8 27.
f3 d3 $19 {[%cal Rd3d2]}) 26... e4 27. Red1 Kh8 28. Ne3 f4 29. Nf1 d3 30. Rd2
$2 e3 31. fxe3 fxe3 32. Nxe3 Qd4 $19 33. Re1 Rfe8 34. Kf2 Rxe3 (34... Qh4+ $19)
35. Rxe3 Rf8+ 0-1

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 11th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.09.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Ne7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. c4 f5
(14... Qa5+ $142 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 b4 17. Nc2 Rb8) 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. cxb5
Rg8 17. Bc4 Bb7 18. Bd5 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Ke7 21. Rc1 axb5 22. g3 b4
23. Nb5 Rgc8 24. Kg2 (24. Qb7+ Kd8 25. Kg2 $16) 24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxa2 26.
Rc7+ Kf6 27. Qf3 (27. Rxf7+ $2 Kg6 28. Qxa2 Rxa2 $17) 27... Ke6 28. b3 (28. Rb7
$1 $40 {[%cal Rb5c7]}) 28... Rg8 29. Rc4 $13 h5 30. Nc7+ Kf6 31. Nd5+ Ke6 32.
Nc7+ Kf6 33. Nd5+ Ke6 34. Nxb4 Qa8 35. Nc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (35. Qxa8 Rxa8 $15
{/-/+.}) 35... d5 $19 36. Qe2 (36. Rc5 Nh4+) 36... dxc4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 d5 {Less than a month previously to
the present game, the same opponents met in another highly important team
competition. That game ended in a draw, but it was a long fight and Radjabov
was under pressure all the time. Therefore now he has decided to change the
pawn structure at an early stage.} (11... Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. c4 b4 14. Nc2 a5
15. O-O Nc5 16. f3 Qc7 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Ne3 b3 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Bh4 a4 21. a3
Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rfd8 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2755)
-Radjabov,T (2742)/Kemer 2007 (69)}) 12. exd5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 {leads to
double-edged positions}) 12... Qxd5 13. Qd2 (13. Bxf6 $2 Qxg2 $19) 13... Ne4 {
The evaluation of this move as offering White a slight advantage was based on
some annotations of Vyzmanavin. In fact Black achieves completely reasonable
play.} (13... Bf5 14. Bxf5 Qxd2+ 15. Bxd2 Nxf5 16. c4 (16. O-O O-O-O 17. Ba5
Rd4 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bc3 Re4 20. f3 Re2 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Nd7 23. Bxe5
Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Nd6 25. Nxc4 Nxc4 26. Rc5+ Kd7 27. Rxc4 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,D 
(2527)-Shariyazdanov,A (2592)/Sibenik 2005 (62)}) 16... O-O 17. O-O Rfb8 18.
Rae1 Re8 19. Bc3 $14 {0-1 Aseev,K (2575)-Vyzmanavin,A (2585)/Leningrad 1990 
(32)}) 14. Qe3 Nxg5 15. Qxg5 {(+/= - Vyzmanavin, 1990)} Qc5 $1 {The idea is
simple: to protect the knight on e7 and prepare kingside castling. Due to the
threat ...Qb4+ White has no time to take the pawn on g7.} (15... h6 16. Qxg7
Rg8 17. Qh7 Rb8 18. O-O-O Qxa2 19. Be4 Qe6 20. Bd5 Qg6 21. Bxf7+ {1-0 Sparic,N
(2220)-Pavlovic,S (2275)/Tivat 1995}) (15... Bb7 16. O-O-O Qxg2 17. Qxe5 f6 18.
Qd6 $36 {1-0 Sumkin,A-Teichmeister,S/ICCF corr 1983 (26)}) 16. O-O-O $146 {
A novelty in the spirit of the variation. However, Black is well developed and
experiences no problems at all. Moreover, the knight on a3 indicates that it
is rather White who should maintain the balance.} (16. Qxg7 $2 Rg8 17. Qxh7
Qb4+ 18. c3 Qxb2 {is bad for White}) (16. O-O O-O 17. Rad1 (17. c4 h6 18. Qg3
b4 19. Nc2 f5 $11) 17... f5 18. Rfe1 Ng6 19. c4 b4 20. Nc2 Nf4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Misailovic,N (2349)-Nataf,I (2553)/Budva 2004 (133)}) 16... O-O 17. Rhe1 f6 18.
Qe3 (18. Qh4 $6 Bf5 $17 {[%csl Ra3]}) 18... Qxe3+ 19. Rxe3 Be6 {Black has
achieved a pleasant endgame. Nevertheless he does not have any real advantage:
White will bring his knight from a3 into the centre and the position will
become completely equal. Possibly Radjabov overestimated his chances or maybe
he was forced to push too hard due to the extremely unfavourable development
of the match Russia-Azerbaijan, where two of his teammates were clearly doing
badly.} 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. b3 {A rather forced way to protect the
pawn a2.} (22. c3 $2 Bxa2 $17) 22... Kf7 (22... b4 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Kf7 (
24... Rc8 25. Bd3 Nc6 26. Kb2 Na5 27. Re2 Nxc4+ 28. Kb3 $14) 25. c3 Rc8 26. Bd3
bxc3 27. Kc2 $11) 23. Rd3 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 f5 25. c4 b4 26. Nc2 e4 27. Be2 a5 $11
{I suspect that many players would agree to a draw around here. Fortunately
this game continued.} 28. f4 exf3 (28... Kf6 29. Kd2 (29. h4 Bd7 30. Kd2 Ke6
$11) 29... g5 $11) (28... Bd7 29. c5 (29. Nd4 Nc6 30. Nb5 Ke6 31. Kd2 Ne7 32.
Nd4+ Kd6 $11) 29... Kf6 30. Kd2 g5 $11) 29. Bxf3 g5 (29... Kf6 30. Kd2 Ke5 $11)
30. Kd2 Kf6 31. Nd4 $1 {Starting with this moment Black always had to solve
some small problems. Although the position remains equal, Morozevich manages
to outplay his strong opponent.} Bc8 (31... Ke5 32. Nxe6 Kxe6 33. Kd3 Ke5 34.
c5 $14 {[%cal Gd3c4]}) ({Possible is} 31... Bd7 $5 {and if White continues
similar to the game} 32. Ba8 (32. c5 Ke5 33. Kd3 Bc8 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 32... h6
33. Kd3 f4 34. Ke4 {then Black has} Be8 $132 {[%cal Ge8g6,Gg6b1]}) 32. Ba8 {
Designed to free the f3-square for the knight and thus prevent for the moment .
..Ke5.} h6 (32... Ke5 33. Nf3+ {[%csl Rg5]} Kf6 (33... Kf4 34. Kd3 {[%cal
Gc4c5] looks dangerous for Black. Advancing the g-pawn is taboo due to the
amazing mate in one:} g4 $4 35. g3#) 34. Kd3 $14) 33. Kd3 f4 (33... Ke5 34.
Nf3+ Kd6 35. Kd4 $14) 34. Ke4 {Something went wrong for Black: White has
centralised the king and has the plan to advance the c-pawn, while Black
hasn't been able to achieve anything so far. At this moment Radjabov must have
regretted his decisions on moves 28 and 29.} h5 $1 {Rightly creating his own
counterplay.} 35. c5 $1 (35. h4 gxh4 36. Kxf4 h3 $11) 35... h4 ({In the event
of the immediate} 35... Ba6 {White can already consider} 36. h4 gxh4 37. Kxf4
$14) 36. h3 Ba6 37. Nc6 $1 {Even if objectively it's a draw, the resulting
bishop endgame is extremely dangerous for Black in practice.} Bf1 38. Kf3 Nxc6
39. Bxc6 Ke5 40. Kg4 Kd4 ({The passive} 40... Kf6 {must also be sufficient for
a draw:} 41. Be4 (41. Bf3 Bd3 {is the same}) 41... Be2+ 42. Bf3 Bd3 43. Kh5 (
43. c6 Kg6 44. Bd5 Be2+ 45. Bf3 Bd3 $11) 43... Bb1 44. c6 Ke7 45. Kxg5 Bxa2 46.
Bd1 a4 47. bxa4 b3 48. c7 Kd7 (48... b2 49. c8=Q b1=Q 50. Qc7+) 49. Bg4+ Kxc7
50. Be6 Kd6 51. Bg8 Kc5 52. Kxh4 Kb4 53. Kg5 $18 Kxa4 54. Kxf4 Bb1 55. Bxb3+
Kxb3 $11 {In order to be precise for the assessment of such positions I used
the tablebases in all 5 and 6 pieces positions.}) 41. Kxg5 Kxc5 42. Bf3 a4 (
42... Bd3 {is probably a draw as well:} 43. Kxh4 Bb1 44. Kg5 Bxa2 45. Bd1 Kd4 (
45... a4 46. bxa4 b3 47. h4 $1 (47. Kxf4 b2 48. Bc2 Bb3 49. Bb1 Kd4 $1 50. a5
Bc4 51. h4 Bd3 52. Ba2 Bc4 $11) (47. Bxb3 Bxb3 48. Kxf4 (48. a5 Bd5 49. Kxf4
Bxg2 50. h4 Bd5 $11) 48... Bxa4 49. Ke5 Bd7 50. g4 Kc6 51. Kf6 Kd6 $11) 47...
b2 48. Bc2 Kd4 (48... Bb3 49. Bb1 $18) 49. h5 Kc3 50. Bg6 Bf7 (50... Bg8 51. h6
$18) (50... Bb3 51. h6 Bc2 52. h7 b1=Q 53. h8=Q+ $18) 51. Bb1 Kd2 52. h6 Kc1
53. h7 Kxb1 54. h8=Q Ka2 55. Qh7 b1=Q 56. Qxb1+ (56. Qxf7+ $18) 56... Kxb1 57.
Kxf4 $18) 46. h4 Kc3 $1 (46... Ke3 47. h5 (47. Bc2 Kd2 48. h5 Kxc2 49. h6 a4
$11) 47... Bb1 48. h6 Bd3 49. Bh5 a4 50. bxa4 b3 51. Bf7 b2 52. Ba2 Kd2 53.
Kxf4 Bc4 54. Bb1 Kc1 55. h7 $18) 47. h5 Bb1 48. h6 Bh7 49. Kf6 ({After} 49.
Kxf4 Kd2 50. Bf3 a4 51. bxa4 b3 52. Bd5 b2 53. Ba2 Kc1 {[%cal Gh7g8] it is
White who must escape}) (49. Bh5 $2 a4 50. Bg6 a3 $19) 49... f3 $1 {A nice
trick which saves the game:} 50. Bxf3 (50. gxf3 $4 Kd2 {[%csl Rd1]}) 50... Kxb3
51. g4 (51. Bh5 $2 a4 52. Bg6 a3 53. Bxh7 Ka4 54. Bg8 b3 $19) 51... Kc4 52. g5
a4 53. Kg7 Bd3 54. h7 Bxh7 55. Kxh7 a3 56. g6 a2 57. g7 a1=Q 58. g8=Q+ Kd3 $11
{Long analysis of such sharp bishop endgames can always contain mistakes, but
I believe that with precise play Black has enough resources to make a draw.})
43. bxa4 Bc4 44. a5 Bxa2 45. a6 Kb6 46. Kxh4 Kxa6 (46... Bc4 47. Kg5 b3 48. Be4
Bxa6 (48... b2 49. Kxf4 Bd5 50. Bb1 Bxg2 51. h4 Bd5 52. h5 Bg8 53. h6 Kxa6 54.
Ke5 $18) 49. Kxf4 Bb7 50. Bb1 Bxg2 (50... Kc5 51. g4 (51. Ke5 $2 Bxg2 52. h4
Bf3) 51... Kd6 52. h4 Ke7 {Black would achieve a draw if he could succeed in
giving up his bishop for White's g-pawn, but he can't achieve that.} 53. h5 Bd5
(53... Kf6 54. g5+ Kg7 55. h6+ Kh8 56. Ke5 $18 {[%cal Ge5f6,Gg5g6,Gg6g7]}) 54.
g5 Bf7 55. h6 (55. g6 $2 Kf6 $1 $11) 55... Kf8 (55... Bg8 56. h7 $18) 56. Ke5
Kg8 {and now White goes for the b-pawn:} 57. Kd4 Kh8 58. Kc3 Kg8 59. Bd3 Kh8
60. Be2 Kh7 61. Bd1 Kh8 62. Bxb3 Be8 63. Kd4 Bh5 64. Ke5 Be8 65. Kf6 Bh5 66.
Bf7 $18) 51. h4 Kc7 52. h5 Bd5 53. h6 Bg8 54. Ke5 Kd7 55. Kf6 Ke8 56. Kg7 $18)
(46... Be6 47. Kg5 b3 48. Kxf4 $1 (48. Be4 $2 f3 $1 (48... b2 49. Kxf4 $18 {
see 46...Bc4}) 49. Bxf3 b2 50. Be4 Bd5 51. Bb1 Bxg2 52. h4 Bf3 $1 53. Kf4 Bh5
54. Bd3 (54. Ke3 Kxa6 $11) 54... Be2 $11) 48... b2 49. Be4 Kxa6 50. h4 $18) 47.
Kg5 Kb6 $4 {Only this is the final mistake.} ({A draw was still possible with} 
47... Kb5 48. Kxf4 (48. h4 b3 49. Bd5 Kb4 50. h5 Bb1 51. Bxb3 Kxb3 52. Kxf4 Kc4
{This is also a draw. For example:} 53. Ke5 (53. g4 Kd5 $11) 53... Kd3 $1 54.
g4 Ke3 55. g5 Kf3 $11) 48... b3 49. Bd5 (49. Be4 b2 50. Ke5 b1=Q 51. Bxb1 Bxb1
$11) 49... Kb4 {This is the difference to the game. Black plans ...Bb1 next.}
50. h4 Bb1 51. Bxb3 (51. h5 $4 b2 52. h6 Bh7 53. Ba2 Ka3 $19) 51... Kxb3 $11)
48. Kxf4 Kc5 {There is no more escape for Black.} (48... b3 49. Bd5 Kc5 50. Ke5
$1 $18 {The extra tempo compared to the variation mentioned after 47...Kb5
makes a huge difference, White wins:} Kb4 51. h4 Bb1 52. Bxb3 Kxb3 53. h5 Kc3
54. g4 Kd3 55. g5 Ke3 56. g6 Kf3 57. Kf6 {and the Black king is one tempo too
slow}) (48... Kc7 49. Ke5 Kd7 (49... Kd8 50. Kf6 Ke8 51. h4 Bb1 52. Bd5 Bc2 53.
h5 b3 54. Bxb3 Bxb3 55. h6 Bc2 56. Kg7 $18) 50. Kf6 Kd6 (50... b3 51. Bd5 $18)
51. g4 (51. h4 $2 Bd5 $1 52. Bd1 Bxg2 53. h5 Be4 $11) 51... Bb3 {Setting a trap
} (51... b3 52. Be4 $18) 52. Be4 $1 $18 (52. g5 $2 Bc2 53. Bh5 (53. g6 $142 b3
54. g7 b2 55. g8=Q b1=Q 56. Qf8+ $16) 53... b3 54. Bf7 b2 55. Ba2 Kc5 56. g6
Kb4 57. g7 Bh7 58. h4 Ka3 59. Bb1 Bxb1 60. g8=Q Bc2 $11)) 49. Ke5 $1 {The most
technical move, of course.} Bb1 (49... b3 50. Bd5 (50. Be4 b2 51. h4 b1=Q 52.
Bxb1 Bxb1 53. h5 {also wins}) 50... Kb4 51. h4 Bb1 52. Bxb3 ({It's never too
late to lose:} 52. h5 $4 b2 53. h6 Bd3 54. Ba2 Ka3 $19) 52... Kxb3 53. h5 $18)
(49... Bc4 50. g4 b3 51. Be4 (51. h4 $4 Bd3 52. Bd5 b2 53. Ba2 Kb4 $19) 51...
Kb4 52. g5 Kc3 53. g6 Bd3 54. Bxd3 Kxd3 55. g7 b2 56. g8=Q b1=Q 57. Qg6+ $18)
50. Bd5 Bc2 51. h4 Bd1 52. Bf7 (52. Bf7 b3 53. Bxb3 Bxb3 54. h5 Bc2 55. h6 Kc6
56. Kf6 Kd7 57. g4 Ke8 58. Kg7 $18 {[%cal Gg4g5,Gg5g6]}) 1-0

[Event "FRA-CHN m"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qh5 O-O (13... f4 14.
g3 $14) 14. Ne3 {A rare continuation. Christian Bauer connects it with a new
sharp move.} (14. O-O {is the main move.}) (14. exf5 Bxd5 15. f6 {leads to
forced variations, which end with equality.}) 14... f4 15. Nf5 ({Curiously,
sometimes in practice White produces} 15. Nd5 $2 {which does not require many
comments.} f5 $17) 15... Bxf5 (15... Qf6 16. g4 $1 $13) 16. Qxf5 (16. exf5 $6
e4 17. Bxe4 Re8 18. f3 b4 $36) 16... Ne7 (16... b4 {seem to lead to equal
positions:} 17. cxb4 (17. Nc4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne7 19. Qh3 {[%cal Gh3c3]} (19. Qh5
$2 d5 20. exd5 e4 {[%csl Rc3]} 21. Bxe4 f5 $17) 19... Rc8 20. O-O Rc6 21. Rfb1
Qc7 22. Rb4 a5 23. Ra4 Ra8 24. Qg4 Rc5 $15 {0-1 Borowski,J-Stechnij,A/Corr
1992 (43)}) 17... Nd4 18. Qh5 Qb6 (18... Rb8 $11) 19. O-O Qxb4 20. Nc2 $11) 17.
Qh5 d5 18. exd5 f5 19. O-O-O $5 $146 {An interesting novelty, which worked out
perfectly in the game. The problem is that white king does not feel safe
neither in the center, nor on the kingside and the French GM decides to hide
it on the queenside. Of course there Black can also organize an attack, but
White hopes that his own attack against black king justifies such a decision.}
(19. Rd1 e4 20. Bc2 (20. d6 $2 exd3) 20... Qd6 21. Bb3 Ng6 22. Nc2 Rae8 23. O-O
f3 24. g3 f4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Hartoch,R (2365)-Ligterink,G (2400)/Leeuwarden 1976 
(45)}) 19... e4 20. Bc2 (20. d6 $2 Ng6 21. Bc2 f3 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg6f4]}
22. g3 b4 23. cxb4 Qf6 24. Bb3+ Kh8 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Nc4 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 $17)
20... Ng6 $2 {Allowing White to start first the attack. Instead Black had two
playable options:} ({The quiet one is} 20... Qd6 21. Kb1 (21. g4 Rac8 22. gxf5
b4 $17) (21. Bb3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qxa3+ 23. Kb1 Qd6 $132 {[%cal Ga6a5,Ga5a4]})
21... Kh8 (21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qxa3 23. d6 $1 ({After} 23. Qg5+ Ng6 24. g4 b4
25. c4 b3 26. Bxb3 Rab8 27. Rd2 Rxb3+ 28. axb3 Qxb3+ 29. Rb2 Qxc4 30. gxf5 (30.
Rd1 $2 e3 31. fxe3 Qe4+ $19) 30... Qd3+ 31. Ka1 Qxd5 {Black is at least not
worse}) 23... Ng6 24. Rd5 Rad8 25. Bb3 Kg7 26. Rhd1 $36) 22. f3 (22. g4 Nxd5
$17) (22. Bb3 Rac8 23. Nc2 a5 {with sufficient counterplay for Black.}) 22...
e3 23. g4 Rac8 24. gxf5 Bf6 {[%cal Gb5b4] with good compensation for the
sacrificed two pawns.}) (20... b4 $1 {This looks even stronger. Starting the
attack offers Black a lot of hidden tactical resources. For instance:} 21. cxb4
(21. Nc4 bxc3 22. b3 Nc8 23. d6 Nb6 $40) 21... f3 $5 22. gxf3 (22. g4 $2 Ng6
23. gxf5 Qf6 24. Nc4 Nf4 25. Qg4 Rac8 $19) (22. g3 Qb6 $17) 22... Ng6 23. fxe4
(23. Nc4 $2 Nf4 $19) 23... Qf6 24. Nc4 Ne5 {and White must try to escape in
variations like} 25. f4 (25. Ne3 Ng4 $1 $19) 25... Nxc4 26. e5 Nxe5 27. Qxf5
Qxf5 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. fxe5 Bxe5 $17) 21. g4 $1 b4 ({After} 21... fxg4 22. Bxe4
b4 23. Nc2 bxc3 24. b3 Qd6 25. Rhg1 {White is clearly better as well.}) 22.
gxf5 $1 {This is the point. With the black knight on g6 White can allow
himself not to react to opponent's actions on the queenside.} Ne5 (22... bxa3
23. fxg6 axb2+ 24. Kb1 h6 25. d6 Kh8 26. Qd5 Bxc3 (26... Rc8 27. c4 $18) 27.
g7+ Kxg7 28. Qxe4 $18) 23. Bxe4 Qf6 (23... bxa3 24. f6 Rxf6 25. Qxe5 axb2+ 26.
Kb1 {followed by the advance of central pawns doesn't look good for Black
either.}) 24. Nc2 Nc4 (24... bxc3 $142 25. b3 $16) 25. Rd4 $1 {After this
precise move the game is over. White simply remains with a lot of extra pawns.}
Rac8 26. Qe2 Nxb2 {Desperation in a lost position.} (26... Nd6 27. Rxb4 $19)
27. Kxb2 Rxc3 (27... bxc3+ 28. Ka1 Rb8 29. Rg1 Rb2 30. Ra4 Rfb8 31. Rxa6 Qg5
32. Qe1 $18) 28. Rhd1 $18 {Everything is well protected and Black cannot make
use of the open files or diagonals.} Qb6 29. d6 Rc5 30. f6 Bxf6 31. Qg4+ Kh8
32. Qh3 h5 33. Kb1 b3 34. axb3 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Rb5 36. b4 Qd8 37. Qe6 Qg5 38. d7
1-0

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Be6 13. Bxe4 Bg7 14. Qh5 Rc8
15. Rd1 Ne7 16. c3 Rc5 17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Qe3 f5 20. Bg2 e4 21. Nac2
a5 (21... Kf7 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rd8 24. f3 $5 a5 25. Nc2 Nc6 26. Qd2 (26.
Qe3 exf3 27. Qxf3 Re5+ 28. Kd2 Ne7 29. a3 $13) 26... Re5 (26... d5 27. Qh6 $36)
27. fxe4 fxe4 28. Qh6 Kg8 29. Ne3 $36) 22. Nd4 Bc4 $1 (22... Bf7 23. Nbc2 b4 (
23... Qc7 24. a3 h5 25. O-O h4 26. f3 $36 {1-0 Szieberth,A (2390)-Amrein,R 
(2235)/Budapest 1998 (41)}) 24. cxb4 axb4 25. O-O d5 26. Nb3 Rc6 27. Ncd4 Bh6
28. f4 Bg7 29. Bh3 Bg6 30. g4 fxg4 31. Bxg4 Bf7 32. Kh1 h5 33. Bd7 Rd6 34. f5
Bh6 35. Qh3 Rxd7 36. f6 $16 {1-0 Ni Hua (2603)-Zhao Jun (2500)/Hyderabad 2005 
(45)}) 23. Nbc2 (23. b3 Bf7 (23... Kf7 24. bxc4 axb4 25. cxb4 Rxc4 26. Nxf5
Bc3+ 27. Kf1 Qxe3 28. Nxd6+ Kg7 29. fxe3 Rf8+ 30. Kg1 Rxb4 31. Nxe4 $16 {
1-0 Ris,R-Van Kerkhof,D/Schagen 2003 (71)}) 24. Nbc2 Nd5 $1 (24... b4 {
transposes to Rogers-Glavina Rossi, 1994, see below}) 25. Qg5 Nxc3 $17) 23...
Kf7 $146 (23... b4 24. b3 Bf7 25. cxb4 axb4 26. O-O h6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Rogers,I 
(2565)-Glavina Rossi,P (2395)/Cala Galdana 1994 (59)}) 24. Nb3 (24. b3 $6 Bd3 {
[%csl Rc3]}) (24. Bh3 $5) 24... Bxb3 (24... Rc6 25. Ncd4 $1 $14) 25. axb3 b4 {
Black is in time to create counterplay.} 26. c4 {The right decision to
sacrifice a pawn. Otherwise White is worse.} (26. cxb4 axb4 27. O-O Rb8 28. Nd4
Rd5 $15) 26... Bxb2 27. O-O Rb8 28. Qf4 (28. f3 d5 29. fxe4 dxc4 30. exf5 $140
Re5 $1 31. Qxb6 Rxb6 $17) 28... Ng6 $1 (28... d5 29. Ne3 d4 30. Nd5 $36 {
[%csl Rb2,Rf7]}) (28... Rd8 $2 29. Bxe4) 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 a4 $1 31. bxa4
Rxc4 (31... b3 $1 32. Ne3 Bf6 $44 {[%cal Gb3b2] with such a strong b-pawn
Black has more than enough compensation.}) 32. Ne3 Rc5 33. Rb1 Bc3 34. Bh3 Ne7
35. Bf1 {Right in time to stop the b-pawn. Now the position is equal.} Rbc8 (
35... b3 $2 36. Bc4+) 36. Bb5 R8c7 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Kf1 Be5 39. Rdd1 Bc3 40. Rd6
Be5 41. Rdd1 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch 4th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2003.02.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Hossain, Enamul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Be2 (16. Bc2 {is the main continuation, with very complex
strategical positions and lots of theory.}) 16... O-O 17. Nc2 f4 18. f3 {
This is probably best, since White must stop the further advance of f-pawn.} (
18. Qg5 f5 $1) (18. a4 f5 19. axb5 f3 $1 {is known to be good for Black}) 18...
b4 $6 $146 (18... f5 {Most logical.} 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Be5 22.
Rxe4 Nxd5 23. Re2 $2 f3 $1 {Sadvakasov-Babula, Bled 2002}) (18... e3 $6 {
Now Black's pawn center loses its flexibility, that's why he must avoid the
blockade of his central pawns.} 19. Nb4 Re8 20. a4 $14 {1-0 Stefansson,
H-Zezulkin,J/Cappelle la Grande 1998 (53)}) 19. Nxb4 (19. cxb4 $2 Rc8 {[%csl
Rc2]}) 19... a5 20. Nc6 $1 (20. Nc2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qxb2) 20... Nxc6 21. dxc6 Qb6+
22. Kh1 Qxb2 (22... Qxc6 23. fxe4 $16) 23. fxe4 {White keeps his strong pawn
on c6, which secures a clear advantage.} Rac8 24. Qb5 Qxb5 (24... Qxc3 25. Rac1
Qd2 26. Bg4 $18) 25. Bxb5 Bxc3 26. Rac1 Be5 27. Bc4 $1 $16 {Although the
material is equal, the presence of opposite-coloured bishops only makes
Black's position more difficult. Pawn on c6 is worth almost a piece.} d5 {
Black is rather forced to give away a pawn in order to control with the bishop
the crucial square c7.} 28. Bxd5 (28. exd5 Rb8 29. Ba6 Bc7 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31.
Rxb1 Rb8 32. Bb7 Kf8 33. Re1 Re8 {leaves Black with some hopes - White has
problems to break through.}) 28... Rb8 (28... Kg7 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Rb7 $18) 29.
g3 $1 fxg3 30. Rf5 g2+ (30... Bc7 31. Rcf1 g2+ 32. Kxg2 Rb2+ 33. Kf3 Rxh2 34.
Ke3 $18) 31. Kxg2 Rb2+ 32. Kf3 Bc7 33. Rg1+ Kh8 34. Rxf7 $18 Rxf7+ 35. Bxf7 Rb8
36. Be6 Rf8+ 37. Bf5 Rf6 38. Rc1 Kg7 39. h3 Kf8 40. Kg4 h6 41. e5 Rf7 (41...
Bxe5 42. c7) 42. e6 Rg7+ 43. Kf3 Ke7 44. Rd1 Bd6 45. Ke4 Bc7 46. a4 Kf6 47. Bg4
Bh2 48. Rf1+ Ke7 49. Rf5 Bc7 50. Kd5 Bb6 51. Rf7+ Rxf7 52. exf7 Bc7 (52... Kxf7
53. Kd6) 53. Bh5 {The king comes to b7 and White wins the bishop.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 e4
(14... Bg7 {usually leads to transposition after} 15. Qd2 e4 ({Another
approach with Black is to delay e5-e4:} 15... bxc4 16. Nxc4 O-O)) 15. Be2 Bg7
16. Qd2 b4 $5 {A rare move, which brought Black good results in the practice,
though. Its logic is clear - instead of taking on c4 and helping the opponent
to bring his a3-knight into play, Black is preparing a "dark-square" strategy.}
(16... bxc4 17. Nxc4 O-O {is equal according to theory. Undoubtly Leko had an
improvement in mind, but Kramnik deviates first.}) 17. Qxb4 Rb8 ({The next
game is an example of a typical attack. Black doesn't care about the
sacrificed pawn, but starts an initiative on the kingside, since White will
need quite a lot of time to bring his pieces into play:} 17... O-O 18. Rab1 f4
19. Qd2 Ng6 20. f3 (20. Nc2 f3 $1 21. gxf3 Qh4 $40) 20... e3 21. Qe1 Qg5 22.
Kh1 {The king will slowly, but firmly run out of air on h1.} Kh8 23. Nc2 Be5
24. Bd3 f5 25. Qe2 Rf6 26. Rg1 Rg8 27. b4 Nh4 28. b5 Rh6 29. h3 axb5 30. cxb5
Qh5 31. Rbf1 Rg3 32. Nxe3 fxe3 (32... Nxg2 {was a direct win:} 33. Rxg2 Rxh3+
34. Kg1 Rh1+ 35. Kf2 Qh4+) 33. f4 Nxg2 34. Qxh5 Rxh5 35. Bxf5 e2 36. Rc1 Rxf5
37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. b6 e1=Q 39. Rxe1 Nxe1 40. b7 Nf3 41. Rc7+ Kh6 42. Rc1 Rh5 {
0-1 Koch,J-Horvath,C/Bischwiller 1999}) 18. Qa4+ Kf8 {White cannot protect
pawn b2, so Black will soon restore material equality.} 19. Rab1 (19. c5 {
is understandable for White - opening files and getting square c4. However,
Black is doing fine.} Nxd5 (19... dxc5 20. Bxa6 Rb4 21. Qc2 Qd6 22. Bc4 Be5 23.
g3 Rxb2 {1/2-1/2 Dabrowska,K-Zezulkin,J/Polanica Zdroj 1997 (52)}) 20. Bc4 dxc5
21. Rad1 Bd4 22. Nc2 Nb6 23. Qxa6 Kg7 24. b4 Qf6 25. bxc5 Bxc5 26. Bb3 f4 27.
Qa5 Rbc8 {1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk,A-Mikhalevski,V/Biel 2002 (46)}) 19... Bxb2 (19...
Rg8 20. Qc2 Ng6 {This is somewhat similar to the game Koch-Horvath, given
above - Black relies on his kingside attack. On the other hand having no
connection between rooks is a substantial difference. The king is surely
better off on h8 than on f8.} 21. c5 $2 (21. Kh1 $13) 21... Bd4 $1 {and Black
was better in Rodriguez Cespedes,A-Moreno Carnero,J/Cala Galdana 1999.}) 20.
Nc2 $5 $146 {A logical novelty - the knight goes to c6.} (20. Qc2 $13 {1/2-1/2
Nijboer,F-Kuijf,M/NED 1991/ (50)}) 20... Ng6 (20... a5 {prevents White's idea
Nb4, but Black can hardly allow himself such moves - White has a development
advantage and can start the play in the center with} 21. f3 $36) 21. Nb4 Qf6
22. Nc6 (22. Nxa6 Rc8 {White's extra pawn doesn't play a significant role for
the moment. More important is that the knight will need two more moves to come
to c6, meanwhile Black will increase the pressure on the kingside.}) 22... Re8
23. f4 {Otherwise Black can choose between ...f4 or ...Nf4.} Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Kg7
25. Bh5 Bc5 {It's a pity they agreed to draw here. The position is full of
possibilities. Both sides have strong pieces - White, the knight on c6, Black,
the bishop on c5. Difficult to say who is better, in my opinion Black's
position contains a big potential thanks to the control over dark squares, a
passed pawn on e4 and chances to attack White's king.} (25... Bc5 26. Rb7 $13)
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gutov, Andrey"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bb5 Bb7 {Filippov played this position so many times and with
good results, that I wonder why should White repeat it without any improvement.
} 17. Nce3 ({better is} 17. O-O Ne7 18. Bc4) 17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Qb6 19. Qd3
Ne7 20. O-O Rfd8 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Ra3 {This must be the improvement, but Black
is very okay anyway.} (22. Ra2 Qb7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 (23... Nxd5 24. exd5 Bd7 25. b3
Rdc8 26. f4 {1/2-1/2 Berndt,S-Ankerst,M/Bled SLO 2000}) 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5
g6 26. Rfa1 Rdc8 27. h3 Rab8 28. Qd2 Kg7 29. f4 Rc5 $15 {0-1 Xie Jun-Filippov,
V/Shanghai CHN 2000/(47)}) 22... a4 {better than} (22... Qb7 23. Rb3 Qc7 24.
Nd5) 23. b4 axb3 24. Rxb3 Qc5 25. Rfb1 (25. Rd1 $2 Ba4 $19) 25... g6 26. Bb5 (
26. Ng4 {brings nothing:} Kg7 27. Qd2 Ng8) 26... d5 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. exd5 Nxd5
29. Rd1 (29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Qe2 Rad8 $15) 29... Kg7 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Qf1 Ra2
$17 32. Rxd5 Qxd5 33. Rb5 Qe4 34. Rb1 (34. Rb4 Qc6 $17 35. Rc4 Qa8 $1 $19)
34... Qf4 35. Rc1 $2 (35. g3 Qf3 36. c4 $140 e4 37. Re1 Rc2 38. Rc1 Re2 39. Re1
) 35... Rxf2 36. Qd1 Qe3 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Bd7 {Instead of the most principled continuation 15...Rb8 Topalov
chooses a rare line advocated by Radjabov.} 16. O-O Ne7 (16... Nd4 17. Ra2 Ne6
18. Qe2 a4 19. Ncb4 Nc5 20. Nd3 Ne6 21. Rfa1 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Radjabov,T/Monte
Carlo (rapid) 2007 (44)}) (16... Nb4 17. Ra3 (17. Ncxb4 $5 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 axb4
19. Qxb4 $44) 17... Rc8 18. cxb4 axb4 19. Ra6 Rxc4 20. Rxd6 b3 21. Nce3 Rd4 22.
Qxb3 Qc8 23. Qc2 Be6 24. Rc6 Qb8 $14 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Volokitin,A-Radjabov,T/Biel
2006 (28)}) 17. Ra3 {Usually the rook goes to a2 in order to keep the b2-pawn
protected, but Shirov's plan is to advance the b-pawn, justifying the position
of the rook on a3.} (17. Ra2 Rc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5 Rc5 20. b3 Rxc3 21.
Rxa5 Be6 {gave Black a quick draw in the rapid game Anand,V (2779)-Radjabov,T 
(2728)/Mainz 2006}) 17... Nxd5 $146 (17... Rc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qd3 Rc5 20.
Rd1 {was marginally better for White in 1/2-1/2 Smeets,J-Khairullin,I/
Hoogeveen 2006 (104)}) 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. b4 axb4 20. Nxb4 ({In case of} 20. cxb4
{the position is equal: the knight can't come to d5, while the passed b-pawn
will be easily blockaded.}) 20... Qb6 21. Qe2 (21. Ra6 Qc7 22. Rxd6 Kh8 $1 (
22... Qxd6 $4 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxd6 $18) 23. Bb3 Bb5 $44) 21... Bb5 22. Bc4
Rfc8 23. Bxb5 Qxb5 24. Qxb5 ({After} 24. Qg4 {Black continues} Bd8 (24... h6 $2
{is a mistake in view of} 25. Na6 $1 {[%csl Rc8]} Ra8 26. Nc7 $1 $18)) 24...
Rxb5 {The simplifications didn't change much: White keeps a symbolic edge
thanks to the knight which will soon come to d5. On the other hand the only
weakness in Black's position - the pawn on d6 - is compensated for by the
weakness on c3 and normally Black should achieve a draw without major problems.
} 25. Rd1 g6 26. g3 (26. Rxd6 $4 Rxb4 27. cxb4 Rc1+) 26... Kg7 27. Nd5 (27.
Rxd6 Be7 28. Rd5 Bxb4 29. cxb4 Rxb4 30. Rxe5 Kf6 {is an immediate draw}) 27...
Rc4 ({More precise is} 27... Rb2 {after which White should continue} 28. Rd3
$11 {/+/=} (28. Ra6 {leads to a draw:} Bd2 29. Rxd6 Bxc3 30. Rc1 Rb3 (30... Bb4
31. Rxg6+ hxg6 32. Rxc8 Be1 {is a slightly more complicated draw}) 31. Rd7 Rc5
$11 {followed by Bd4.})) (27... Bd8 28. Ra6 $14) 28. Ra7 $1 {The only way to
keep some pressure.} Bd8 ({After} 28... Rxe4 29. Nc7 {White suddenly develops
a strong initiative}) 29. Rd7 Ba5 30. Re1 (30. Rxd6 Rxe4 $11) ({A human with
little time has no chance to find a variation like} 30. Rd3 Rxe4 31. Rf3 Rxd5
32. Rfxf7+ Kh6 (32... Kg8 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 Kg8 35. Rdg7+ Kf8 36. Ra7 Kg8
37. Rhd7 $18) 33. Kg2 $1 {Objectively it would have offered White certain
winning chances.} (33. h4 $2 Kh5 34. Rxh7+ Kg4 35. Kg2 Rd2 36. Rhg7 Kf5 $19))
30... Bb6 31. Nxb6 $1 (31. Rxd6 $2 Bc5 32. Rf6 (32. Rc6 $4 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rxc6
$19) 32... Rb2 33. Kf1 Rd2 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gd2d5]} 34. Rf3 f5 $1 $36) 31...
Rxb6 32. Re3 {It turns out that this endgame is not so trivial. White brings
the rook to f3 and Black must wait in complete passivity.} Rc8 33. Rf3 Rf8 34.
Kf1 {One of the black rooks protects the d6-pawn, the other - the f7-pawn. He
can't do much with the rooks.  The safest way to defend for Black is to
improve the kingside pawn structure (with the move ...h7-h5) and then wait,
eventually trying to prevent the march of the white king to d5. Topalov's
desire to clarify the situation as soon as possible backfired.} g5 {The idea
is to free the g6-square for the king.} (34... h5 35. Ke2 Rc6 {is enough for a
draw and White can't make much progress:} ({or} 35... Rb2+ 36. Kd3 Rb1 37. Kc4
Rc8+ 38. Kd3 Rf8 39. Kc2 Rb6) 36. Rd3 (36. Kd3 Rb6 37. Rc7 Rb2 38. Kc4 Rd2 39.
h4 Kg8 40. Rf6 Kg7 {this is the difference compared to the game: Black can
wait with the king} 41. Rf3 Kg8 $11) 36... Rfc8 37. Kd2 Rb6 38. R7xd6 (38. Rf3
Rf8) 38... Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rc2 $11) 35. h4 $5 ({Nothing is achieved by} 35. Ke2
Rc6 ({not} 35... Kg6 $2 36. Rd3) 36. Kd3 Kg6) 35... g4 ({More stubborn is} 
35... gxh4 36. gxh4 ({After} 36. g4 Kg6 {(with the idea h5)} 37. Rf5 f6 38. Rh5
h6 39. Rxh4 Rc8 40. Rh3 Rc4 41. Re3 Ra6 {the draw is obvious}) 36... Kg6 {
For instance:} 37. Rd3 Kh5 38. R7xd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Kxh4 40. Rh6+ Kg5 41. Rxh7
Kf4 42. Rh4+ Kf3 $11) 36. Rf5 h6 37. Ke2 {The g6-square is not available for
the black king due to a possible check by h4-h5; so with the last moves Black
has only worsened his situation on the kingside. Now the only chance is to
prevent White from activating his king.} Rc6 38. Kd2 Kg6 39. h5+ Kg7 40. Kd3
Rb6 41. Rc7 $1 (41. Kc4 Rc8+ {and the king can't go to d5 due to the mate on
c5:} 42. Kd5 $4 Rc5#) 41... Rb1 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Kg8 $2 {This only offers
White an additional resource: the f6-square for the rook.} ({In spite of
coming with the king to the queenside, it is not clear if White can win after} 
43... Rc1 44. Kb6 Rb8+ 45. Ka7 Rf8 46. Kb7 Rc2 {For example:} 47. c4 ({or} 47.
Rc4 f6 48. Kc7 Rd2 49. Kd7 Kf7 50. Rc6 Ra8 51. Rc7 Rd3) 47... Rc3 48. Rc6 Re8
49. Kc7 Re6 50. Kd7 Ra3 $1) 44. Rf6 $1 Rd2 (44... Kg7 {loses the pawn g4:} 45.
Rg6+ Kh7 46. Rxg4 $18) 45. Kc6 {Now White should be winning.} Kg7 (45... Rd3
46. c4 Rd4 47. Kd7 Rxe4 48. Kxd6 {and the c-pawn will decide the outcome.}) 46.
Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rxg4 Rxf2 48. Kxd6 $18 Re8 49. c4 Rd2+ 50. Kc6 Rf8 51. c5 Rd4 52.
Rb7 Kh8 53. Kb5 Rd1 54. c6 Rc1 55. Kb6 Rc8 56. c7 Re8 57. Ra7 Rb1+ 58. Kc5 Rc1+
59. Kd5 Rc2 60. Ra6 Kh7 61. Rc6 Rd2+ 62. Kc5 Ra8 63. Rh4 {Via h1 and b1 the
rook goes to b8, so Topalov resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {Playing the Sveshnikov
Sicilian against Kamsky without special preparation is at least questionable.
The point is that Kamsky plays a very solid system, which suits his style
perfectly.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 ({
Kamsky has also scored many wins with the move 11.c3, including a game against
Ivanchuk 18 years ago...} 11. c3 O-O 12. Be2 Bg5 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. O-O a5 15. Qd3
Be6 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bg4 Ne7 20. Qe2 d5 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Qg4 Rb6 23. Qg3 Rc6 24. Qg5 d4 25. Ng4 Ng6 26. h4 Rc5 27. Rac1 Nf4 28.
Kh2 d3 29. Rd2 b4 30. Rcd1 bxc3 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. g3 Ng6 33. h5 $16 {1-0
Kamsky,G (2655)-Ivanchuk,V (2720)/Tilburg (rapid) 1992 (70)}) 11... b4 12. Nc2
a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bg5 15. Qd3 Rb8 {A common way of development, but
combining moves a6-a5 with Rb8 somehow doesn't look like the most optimal
set-up.} ({The position (or rather the pawn structure) is of such nature that
Black lacks active ideas. Possibly the best for Black is to eliminate quickly
the Nd5, eventually changing the pawn structure as well:} 15... Be6 16. Rad1
Bxd5 17. cxd5 (17. Qxd5 Qb6 $13) 17... Nb8 $13 {and the knight goes via d7 or
a6 to c5.}) 16. Rad1 g6 17. b3 Be6 18. Bf3 Rb7 $146 {This novelty prepares the
transfer of the knight to c5. The question remains if Black really needed a
move like Ra8-b8 then.} (18... Kg7) ({and} 18... Qd7 {were met before. White
keeps a slight plus in both cases.}) 19. Qe2 {Typical play for White in this
system. The queen's retreat to e2 has several purposes. First of all White
frees the d3-square and is ready to double rooks on the d-file. Secondly, 19.
Qe2 prepares the transfer of his bishop to the diagonal c8-h3. Finally, the
queen runs away in case Black transfers the knight to c5.} Ne7 $6 {This is a
rather strange decision, most likely dictated by the fact that Ivanchuk didn't
feel comfortable with Black's position (but then the opening choice was a
clear mistake!).} ({A logical follow-up of the previous move would be} 19...
Nb8 {followed by Na6-c5 and White is only marginally better.}) 20. Nxe7+ ({
Kamsky decided that it's too early to start concrete play with} 20. c5 {
although it looks promising:} dxc5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qa6 {
favours White. Perhaps Black must try 20...Qb8!? instead of taking on c5.})
20... Qxe7 21. Rd3 {Simple chess: White has clear plans to increase the
pressure in the centre.} h5 $6 {Another nervous move, designed to prevent
Bf3-g4. The weaknesses created by this advance will make Black's life harder,
though.} ({After} 21... Rb6 22. Rfd1 Ra8 {White still had a hard job to break
through.}) 22. Rfd1 $16 Rd8 {No choice for Black, even if placing the rook on
the d-file (instead of protecting Pd6 from the 6th rank) means that he must
always watch out for the advance c4-c5.} ({With the kingside weaknesses a
defence like} 22... Rb6 23. Ne3 Ra6 24. Nd5 Qa7 {is out of question. White can
even consider the direct refutation} 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 {with a strong
attack.}) 23. Ne3 $1 (23. c5 {is premature due to the simple} Rbd7 {and the
position opens up in Black's favor.}) 23... Bxe3 {The collapse of Black's
strategy. He is not able to deal with all his weaknesses.} (23... Qc7 {is
strongly met by} 24. Nf5 $1 gxf5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 ({or} 26... Bxd3
27. Rxd3 Qxb7 28. Rg3 f6 29. h4 $16) 27. Qxh5 ({Even better than} 27. Rg3 Bg4
28. Rxg4 hxg4 29. Qxg4 f6 30. h4 $16) 27... f6 28. Rg3 Qg7 (28... Qh7 29. Rxg5+
$18) 29. h4 Bg6 30. Qg4 Bf4 31. Qxg6 Bxg3 32. Qxg3 {and the endgame should be
winning for White.}) 24. Qxe3 {A dream position for White in this system.
Black has no counterplay, while his structure is full of weaknesses.} Rdd7 ({
After} 24... Rbd7 {the pawn a5 falls:} 25. Qb6 $18) 25. Qh6 $1 ({After} 25. Qd2
{Black protects pawn d6 with the amazing} Qd8 {and White cannot take the pawn
yet:} (25... Rb6 26. c5 $18) 26. Rxd6 $4 Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Rd7 $19) 25... Qf8 {
Ivanchuk tries his last chance: to build a kind of fortress in the endgame.
However, the unfortunate pawn on h5 will prove to be the decisive factor in
the evaluation of resulting positions.} 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rxd6 Rbc7 28. h4 $1
$16 {/+-} Ke7 29. Ra6 Rc5 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Kd7 32. Ra7+ Kc6 33. Ke2 Kb6
34. Re7 Rc7 (34... Rc8) ({or} 34... a4 {would have kept some chances to make
White's task more difficult.}) 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. g3 Kd6 37. Ke3 f6 {The final
part of endgame is very instructive: White needs to break through on the
kingside and Kamsky achieves it in just three moves.} 38. f4 Bf7 ({After} 38...
exf4+ 39. gxf4 Kc5 (39... Bf7 40. Kd4 $18 {[%cal Gc4c5]}) 40. e5 (40. f5 Bf7 $1
(40... gxf5 41. Bxh5 $18)) 40... f5 41. Bf3 {White wins by threatening to
bring the bishop to b5 (via b7 and a6), after which Black will be in zugzwang.
Black can prevent it only by advancing the a-pawn and create threats to sac
the bishop on c4. However, as soon as Black plays a5-a4 (thus weakening the
Pb4), White wins the pawn endgame arising after Bd5:} a4 ({Or} 41... Bf7 42.
Bb7 a4 (42... Be6 43. Ba6 Bd7 (43... a4 44. bxa4 $18) (43... Bf7 44. Bb5 Be6
45. Be8 $18) 44. Kd3 Kb6 (44... Be6 45. Bb5 $18) (44... a4 45. Bb5 $18) 45. Bb5
Bxb5 46. cxb5 Kxb5 47. Kd4 Kc6 48. Kc4 $18) 43. Bd5 Bxd5 44. cxd5 axb3 45. axb3
Kxd5 46. Kd3 Kc5 47. e6 Kd6 48. Kc4 Kxe6 49. Kc5 $18 {similar to 41...a4}) 42.
Bd5 axb3 43. axb3 Bxd5 44. cxd5 Kxd5 45. Kd3 Kc5 46. e6 Kd6 47. Kc4 Kxe6 48.
Kc5 $1 ({Not} 48. Kxb4 $2 Kd5 49. Kc3 Ke4 50. b4 Kxf4 51. Kd4 (51. b5 $4 {
even loses after} Ke5) 51... Kg3 52. b5 f4 53. b6 f3 54. b7 f2 55. b8=Q+ Kg2
$11) 48... g5 (48... Kf7 49. Kxb4 $18) 49. fxg5 f4 (49... Ke5 50. Kxb4 f4 51.
Kc3 $18) 50. Kc4 $1 ({Avoiding} 50. Kd4 $2 Kf5 51. Kd3 Ke5 52. Ke2 Ke6 53. Kf3
Kf5) 50... Ke5 (50... Kf5 51. Kd4 $18) 51. Kd3 Kd5 (51... Kf5 52. Kd4 $18) 52.
g6 Ke6 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. Kxf4 Kxg6 55. Ke5 $18) 39. f5 $1 g5 40. g4 $1 hxg4 41.
hxg5 fxg5 42. Bxg4 a4 43. f6 a3 44. Bf5 Kc5 (44... Bxc4 45. bxc4 b3 46. c5+ Kc7
(46... Kxc5 47. f7 bxa2 48. f8=Q+ $18) 47. f7 bxa2 48. f8=Q a1=Q 49. Qc8#) 45.
Kf3 Bh5+ 46. Kg3 Kd6 47. Bc8 {As often happens in such situations, things end
up in a zugzwang for Black, who cannot keep control over all the important
squares: e6 (against Be6), c5 (against the advance of the c-pawn), f7 (against
the advance of the f-pawn and g4 (against Kg4). Therefore Ivanchuk resigned.} (
47. Bc8 Bd1 (47... Kc7 48. Be6 Kd6 49. f7 Ke7 50. c5 $18) 48. c5+ Kxc5 49. f7
$18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. c3 Bg7 14. Qh5 O-O
15. O-O f4 {This typical position for Sveshnikov Sicilian was not very popular
on the high level lately. Comparing with the line 12.Qh5 Bg7 13.0-0 0-0, White
played 14.c3 instead of the strongest 14.c4. On the other hand it is a complex
system for White which was played often in the past. Black must play
energically in order to create counterplay.} 16. Rad1 {Mainly against f5.
White abandons the plan on the queenside connected with Nc2 and a4 and
prepares for the plan with g3.} (16. Nc2 f5 {is okay for Black.}) (16. Rfd1 {
is the main alternative to the game move. White prepares Nc2 and a4.} Rb8 17.
Nc2 Qd7 18. Qe2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Nb4 a5 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. Qh5 h6 23. Bf5
Qc7 24. dxc6 Qxc6 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Parma,B/Bled 1979}) 16... Kh8 (16... Rb8 {
Worth consideration. Black prepares Qd7.} 17. Nc2 Qd7 18. Qe2 Bxd5 (18... Kh8
19. Rfe1 f5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Byrne,R-Timman,J/Bugojno 1978/MCL/ (51)}) 19. exd5 Ne7
{with a complicated position, difficult for evaluation. I would prefer Black,
but it might be a subjective approach. 0-1 Vadla,Z-Podlesnik,B/Pula 1998 (52)})
(16... f5 $6 17. exf5 Bxd5 18. f6 Rxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Rxd5 Ne7 21. Qf3 Nxd5
22. Qxd5 Ra7 23. h3 $16 {1-0 Hartoch,R-Jamieson,R/Wijk aan Zee 1977/ (48)}) 17.
g3 $1 $146 {This direct approach looks more logical than the slow 17.Nc2.} (17.
Nc2 Rg8 $13) 17... Rg8 18. Kh1 Bf8 19. Be2 $1 Rg5 20. Qf3 (20. Qh4 Rc8 {
[%cal Rf7f5]} (20... f5 $140 $2 21. Nc7 $1)) 20... f5 $5 {Going for an active
play.} (20... fxg3 21. fxg3 {which helps White to open the f-file, leads to a
rather passive, but playable position for Black.}) 21. gxf4 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Bf5
23. Qe3 exf4 24. Nxf4 Ne5 {[%csl Ra3] So Black is a pawn down, hoping to
compensate it with the active pieces and the bad placed Knight on a3.} 25. Nd5
(25. Nc2 {deserved attention, bringing the Knight into play as soon as
possible.} Bxc2 $2 26. Ne6 {is in White's favour who remains a pawn up and no
compensation at all.}) 25... Ng4 26. Bxg4 Rxg4 27. Rg1 (27. f3 $5) 27... Bg7
28. f3 Rxg1+ 29. Rxg1 Qf8 $44 {[%cal Ga8e8] The Knight is still on a3 and with
his Bishop pair Black has good compensation for the pawn.} 30. Qe7 {The right
decision to go for a draw.} (30. Nc7 $2 Rc8 31. Nxa6 Re8 {And Black's
compensation is very strong.} 32. Qf2 (32. Qa7 Bg4 $3) 32... Bd3 $17 {[%csl
Ra3,Ra6,Rf3,Rh1][%cal Ge8e2]}) (30. Re1 {was a possible alternative, but there
is no sense to keep Queens on the board.} Qf7 $44) 30... Qxe7 31. Nxe7 Be6 32.
Rd1 Bxa2 33. Nc6 (33. Rxd6 $2 Bf8 34. Rd7 Re8 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. Rxd5 Re1+ 37.
Kg2 Re2+ 38. Kg3 Rxb2 {[%csl Ra3] and the poor Knight dies on a3!}) 33... Bf8 (
33... Be5 34. Nxe5 dxe5 35. Rd6 Bb3 (35... Rg8 36. Nc2 $11) 36. Kg2 $11) 34.
Nc2 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Berescu, Alin Mile"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game is memorable to me first of all because of its Rook ending.} 1. e4
c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5
9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 {Hoping to complicate things a little bit.
Although I never played it before, this move is very interesting and became
very popular lately.} 12. Nxf6+ {Strongest.} (12. Nc2 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 $11) 12...
gxf6 13. Qd2 Bb7 (13... f5 $5 {Deserves serious atention.} 14. O-O-O fxe4 15.
Nxb5 d5 $132 16. Qg5 $2 Rg8 $1 17. Qxe5 axb5 18. Bxb5+ Kf8 19. Bc4 Be6 $19 {
1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Lisko,F/Bad Wiesse 1998 (47)}) 14. O-O-O (14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5
Qxd5 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Qh6 Qe6 18. f3 Nd5 19. g4 Kb8 {and Black has a very
comfortable position, Onischuk-Krasenkow/ Bundesliga 1998-99,1:0 (57)}) 14...
Bxe4 (14... d5 {Probably better than the game.} 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qh6 Qc6 17.
Nc2 Qe6 18. f4 Ng6 19. fxe5 fxe5 $13 20. h4 {1/2-1/2 Zozulia,A-Maksimovic,S/
Nova Gorica 1999 (44)}) 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 f5 {This novelty doesn't change
the evaluation - White is slightly better.} (16... Rg8 $5 17. f3 Bd5 18. Rxf6 (
18. Kb1 $5 f5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxg2 22. Rf6 $36) 18... Bxa2
$11 {0,5 Sziebert-Boros/Hun-chT/1995 (38)}) 17. f3 Bc6 18. c4 (18. Be2) 18...
O-O 19. Nc2 Rfc8 $1 20. b3 Kg7 21. Ne3 $6 (21. Be2 $11) 21... f4 22. Nc2 Nf5
23. Rd2 Ne3 24. Nxe3 fxe3 25. Rd3 bxc4 26. Rxe3 (26. bxc4 Bb5 27. Rxe3 Bxc4 28.
Bxc4 Rxc4+ 29. Kb1 Rb8+ (29... Rac8 30. Rxe5 Rb4+ 31. Ka1 Rc2 32. Rg5+ $11) 30.
Rb3 Rbc8 31. Rb2 $15) 26... cxb3 27. axb3 Bxf3+ (27... Kf6 28. Bc4 Bb5 29. Rc3
$11) 28. Kb2 Bd5 29. Rxe5 Be6 30. Be2 $11 Rab8 31. Re3 a5 32. Ra1 Rc5 33. Rg3+
Kf8 34. Ra4 Re5 35. Bg4 $6 (35. Bc4 $11) 35... f5 36. Bd1 Rd8 $40 37. Bh5 Rd2+
38. Kc3 Rf2 39. Kd4 $2 (39. b4 $8 f4 40. Rf3) 39... Rb5 40. Ke3 Rb2 (40... f4+
$1 {with several seconds on the clock I missed this move, but the game
continuation wins anyway.} 41. Kxf2 fxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Rxh5 43. b4 axb4 44. Rxb4
$19 {There are some technical problems, but the position is winning.}) 41. Kf4
R2xb3 42. Rxb3 Bxb3 43. Ra1 (43. Ra3 a4 44. Be2 Rd5 45. Bf3 Rc5 $19) 43... a4
44. Be2 Ra5 $2 {After this mistake it turns out that White has good chances to
save the game.} (44... Rd5 45. Ke3 Ke7 {and Black must be winning without
major difficulties. The difference from the game is the positions of the
Bishops.}) 45. Bd3 $1 Be6 (45... a3 $6 46. Bxf5 a2 $2 (46... h5 $17) 47. Bxh7
Rd5 48. Bc2 $1 (48. Bb1) 48... Bxc2 49. Rxa2 $11 {was not exactly what I
wanted.}) 46. Ra3 Bd7 $17 47. Ke3 Ke7 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Bc2 h5 50. Kc3 (50. g3
$17) 50... Kc5 51. Bd1 h4 52. Kb2 Rb5+ 53. Ka2 $1 (53. Ka1 Rb4 54. Rh3 (54.
Rc3+ Kd4 55. Rh3 Ke5 56. Ka2 Bc6 $19) 54... Rd4 $19) 53... Be6+ $5 {I decided
to go for a Rook endgame, feeling that I lost the right way with the Bishops
on the board. The Rook endgame is drawish, but my opponent had about 5 minutes
left and still had to make some precise moves.} (53... Rb4 {Probably stronger,
but I had enough with Bishops on the board.} 54. Rc3+ Kd4 (54... Rc4 $2 55.
Rxc4+ Kxc4 56. g3 {with an easy draw.}) 55. Rc7 $17 (55. Rh3 Ke5 56. Ka3 Rd4
57. Bc2 Rd2 $19) (55. Rf3 Ke5 56. Bc2 f4 $17)) 54. Ka1 Bb3 55. Bxb3 axb3 56.
Ra4 {This is what I meant. The obvious Rook's move is losing. My opponent told
me after the game that he was convinced this is a draw. But it looks like
Black is winning in all variations.} (56. Kb2 $1 {[%csl Gc2,Gc3] this move is
probably the only one to make a draw. It turns out that it is very important
to take away the squares c2 and c3 from Black's King.} h3 (56... f4 57. Ra4 (
57. h3 $2 Kd4 $19) 57... Rb4 58. Ra5+ Kd4 59. Rh5 $11 Ke3 60. Rxh4 Rd4 61. Kxb3
Rd2 62. Rg4 $11) 57. g3 $8 Kd4 58. Ra4+ (58. Ra8 Re5 59. Rd8+ Kc4 60. Rc8+ Kd3
61. Rd8+ Ke2 62. Rh8 Re3 $19) 58... Ke3 59. Rh4 $11 (59. Rf4 $2 Rd5 60. Kxb3
Rd3+ 61. Kc4 Rd2 $19)) (56. Ra8 Kd4 $1 {and Black is probably winning - look
the variations on the next move.}) 56... h3 $1 (56... Rb4 {brings nothing} 57.
Ra5+ Rb5 $8 {Black must repeat the position anyway.} (57... Kd4 58. Rxf5 $11)
58. Ra8 (58. Ra4 h3 {and we have the same position - 56. ... h3.}) 58... Kd4 {
an important position for the whole endgame. I think Black wins here.} 59. Rh8
(59. Kb2 f4 60. Rh8 (60. Rg8 h3 $19) 60... Rg5 61. Rxh4 Rxg2+ 62. Kxb3 Ke3 {
and wins}) (59. Ra4+ Kc3 60. Ra8 f4 (60... Kd3 $19) 61. Rh8 Rg5 $19) 59... Kc3
60. Rc8+ (60. Rxh4 Rd5 61. Rh3+ Kc2 $19) (60. Kb1 Re5 61. Rc8+ Kd3 62. Rd8+ Ke3
63. Rh8 (63. Rg8 h3 64. g3 Kf2 $19) 63... Kf2 64. Rg8 Re4 65. Rg5 Rg4 66. Rxf5+
Kxg2 $19) 60... Kd3 61. Kb2 (61. Rh8 f4 62. Rg8 (62. Kb1 Rg5 63. Rxh4 Ke3 64.
Rh3+ Ke4 65. Rxb3 Rxg2 66. Kc1 f3 67. Rb4+ Ke5 68. Rb5+ Kd4 69. Rf5 (69. Rb4+
Kc3) 69... Ke4 70. Rf8 Ke3 71. Re8+ Kf2 $19) 62... h3 $19) 61... f4 62. Rc3+ (
62. Rg8 h3) 62... Ke2 63. Rf3 Rb4 64. h3 Ke1 {and White is in zugzwang -
Black's King reaches the pawns.} 65. Rd3 Kf1 66. Rd2 Re4 $19) 57. g3 (57. Rf4
hxg2 58. Rxf5+ Kb4 59. Rf4+ Ka3 60. Rg4 Rf5 $19) (57. gxh3 Kd5 58. h4 (58. Kb2
Ke5 59. h4 f4 60. h5 Rb6) 58... Ke5 59. h5 f4 (59... Rb6 60. Rh4 Rh6 61. Kb2 f4
62. Rh3 Ke4 63. Rxb3 f3 $19 {also wins}) 60. h6 Rb7 61. Kb2 (61. Ra8 Rf7 62.
Rg8 f3 63. Rg7 Kf6 $19) 61... f3 62. Ra8 Rf7 $19) 57... Rb4 58. Ra5+ Kd4 59.
Rxf5 Ra4+ 60. Kb2 (60. Kb1 Ra2 $19) 60... Ra2+ 61. Kxb3 Rxh2 62. Rh5 {Without
the pawn on g3, White would've achieved a theoretical draw after 62.Rf3. But
here this is pointless.} (62. g4 Rg2 63. Rh5 h2 64. g5 Ke3 65. g6 Kf2 66. g7
Kg1 {just in time.}) (62. Rf3 Re2 $19) 62... Ke4 63. g4 Rh1 (63... Kf4 64. g5
Kg4 65. Rh8 Kxg5 $19) 64. g5 (64. Rh8 Kf4 65. Rc8 h2 66. Rc4+ Kg5 67. Rc5+ Kxg4
68. Rc4+ Kf5 $19) 64... Kf5 65. g6+ (65. Kb2 Kg6 66. Rh8 Kxg5 67. Rc8 Rh2+ 68.
Kb3 Rg2 $19) 65... Kxg6 66. Rh8 Kf5 67. Kc2 Kg4 68. Rg8+ Kf3 69. Rf8+ Kg2 70.
Rg8+ Kh2 71. Kd2 Rg1 72. Rf8 Kg2 73. Rg8+ Kh1 74. Rh8 Rg3 75. Ke2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 {After many years of experience with
Sveshnikov Sicilian I tend to think that most difficult part of this opening
is to handle possible transpositions.} (11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 (12... Bxd5
$142 13. exd5 Ne7) 13. Qh5 $1 f4 14. c4 $14) 11... Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 (13.
O-O {We reach the position from the previous annotation when White played 13.
c3 instead of the strongest 13.Qh5 followed by 14.c4.} O-O {Black doesn't
necessary need to take on d5.} (13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. Qh5 e4 {leads to a
very fashionable direction of Sveshnikov Sicilian for last several years.}) 14.
Qh5 f4 {is a transposition to the line which Anand used to play last year, see
14.0-0 instead of 14.exf5 from the game.}) 13... O-O (13... f4 {looks dubious
because of 14.g3.}) (13... b4 $5 {is an interesting alternative. The position
after} 14. cxb4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxb4 16. Qxf5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Ne7 18. Qh5 {needs
more practical tests.}) 14. exf5 {A new try from Anand to fight against
Sveshnikov Sicilian, although it is probably the oldest line of this opening.
In the years 1975-1978 this variation was White's main attempt to play against
5. ... e5 and the final verdict was that Black is okay, so White started to
look for different ways. But as usual in such cases at one point after many
years one discovers that there is still a lot of unexplored territory and the
assessment of a certain line can be reconsidered. It is amazing that most
often after the second wave of popularity, which can last for several years,
the previous evaluation proves to be more or less correct, even if many new
ideas are found.  In the last two decades there were almost no games played on
the high level with this particular line. I've already mentioned with other
occasions that things seem to be far from clear in this line and there is
finally a game from the world top Grandmasters.} (14. O-O f4 15. Rad1 Kh8 16.
g3 {Anand's novelty, which sets Black new problems. On the other hand Black's
position proved to have sufficient resources even after this:} Rg8 17. Kh1 Bf8
18. Be2 Rg5 19. Qf3 f5 20. gxf4 exf4 (20... fxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe3 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee 2001 (34)}) 21. Nxf4 Bxa2 22. c4 (22. exf5
Rxf5 23. Qe4 Rf7 24. Bh5 Rf6 25. c4 Ne5 26. c5 Rc8 27. cxd6 Bxd6 $17 {0-1
Anand,V-Topalov,V/Monte Carlo 2001 (30)}) 22... fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qe8 24. Bf3 Qxe4
25. Bxe4 Rc8 26. Ne6 Re5 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Nxf8 b4 29. Nc2 Bxc4 $13 {/= 1-0
Anand,V-Hernandez,G/Merida 2001 (53)}) 14... Bxd5 15. f6 h6 $5 {It is amazing
that this natural move wasn't played in the GM practice before.} (15... e4 16.
fxg7 Re8 17. Be2 Re5 18. Qh6 {is the main line and we can only guess what had
Anand in mind here.}) 16. fxg7 (16. Qf5 {This move can transposes to the main
line from the previous comment, with the insignificant factor that black pawn
is on h6 instead of h7. What is more important, is that White doesn't have the
move Qh6 after being attacked with Re5:} e4 17. fxg7 Re8 18. Be2 Re5 19. Qf4 (
19. Qh3 Qg5 $15) 19... Qg5 20. Qxg5 Rxg5 (20... hxg5 $5) 21. Nc2 {The endgame 
(which can arise after 15. ... e4 as well) is slightly better for White.} Be6
22. Ne3 d5 23. f4 exf3 24. Bxf3 Ne5 25. O-O Rd8 26. Rad1 d4 27. cxd4 Nxf3+ 28.
Rxf3 Bxa2 {1/2-1/2 Diaz,J-Bletz,H/Germany 1995}) 16... Kxg7 17. Nc2 (17. Qf5 $6
Qg5 $1 {ignoring the 'threat"} 18. Qxg5+ (18. Qh7+ $2 Kf6 {it turns out that
White achieves nothing witpushing the king to f6. More than that, now White
queen is in trouble on h7.}) 18... hxg5 19. Nc2 Be6 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 a5 22.
Kd2 f5 23. Rha1 Rab8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Tokmachev,M-Samojlov,A/Serpukhov 1999 (39)})
(17. h4 $5 {This is a serious alternative to the text. White takes away square
g5 from black queen and prepares Rh3-g3.} Be6 18. g4 Rh8 19. Nc2 Qd7 20. g5 Ne7
21. gxh6+ Rxh6 22. Rg1+ Ng6 23. Qg5 Rah8 24. O-O-O Rh5 25. Qg3 R8h6 26. f4 $1
$40 {1-0 Gunnlaugsson,G-Stoere,T/Nordic-chT5 corr 1993 (34)}) 17... Be6 18. Ne3
(18. a4 {This is an option to be considered, since in the game Black was more
than okay.} f5 $5 $13 (18... bxa4 $6 19. Rxa4 a5 20. Ne3 $36)) 18... d5 19. h4
(19. Bf5 Qg5) 19... Qf6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5+ Kh7 22. Rd1 (22. Rh3 Qg6) 22...
Rad8 23. Rh3 Qg6 24. Qxg6+ fxg6 25. Ne3 d4 $15 {White's opening strategy
failed and he ended up in a slightly inferior endgame, which Anand hold rather
easy.} 26. Nc2 Rf4 27. Rd2 h5 28. b3 Rd5 ({Deserved attention the following
plan:} 28... Kg7 29. Kd1 a5 30. Ke1 b4 31. cxd4 exd4 32. Kd1 Ne5 33. Ne1 Kf6 (
33... Rc8 34. Nd3 Nxd3 35. Rhxd3 Rxh4 36. Rxd4 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 $11) 34. Ke2 Rc8
$15 {/-/+} 35. Nd3 $140 $2 Re4+ 36. Kd1 Rc3 {with a big advantage.}) 29. Kd1
Kg7 30. Ke1 a5 31. Kd1 Kf6 32. Ke1 Rc5 33. cxd4 exd4 34. Kd1 Rd5 35. Ne1 Ne5
36. Ke2 Re4+ 37. Kd1 Rf4 38. Ke2 Re4+ (38... Rc5 39. Nd3 Re4+ 40. Re3 $1 $11 (
40. Kd1 Rc3) 40... dxe3 41. Nxc5 Rxh4 $11) 39. Kd1 a4 (39... Rc5 40. Nc2 Rd5
41. Ne1) 40. Nd3 axb3 41. axb3 Nxd3 42. Rdxd3 Ke5 43. Rdg3 Rg4 44. Kd2 Rc5 45.
f3 Rxg3 46. Rxg3 Kf6 47. Kd3 Rc3+ 48. Kxd4 Rxb3 49. Rg5 Rb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3
Rac8 22. b3 Qg6 (22... Qg5 {bites the dust for the moment in view of 23.d7!,
Anand-Kasimdzhanov, Hyderabad 2002.}) 23. Rad1 (23. d7 Rc5 24. Rad1 {is a
transposition to the game.}) 23... Rc5 $146 (23... f5 24. d7 Rcd8 25. Rd6 Rf6
26. Rfd1 Qg5 27. b4 f3 28. Bb3 Kf8 29. Ne3 {1-0 Senff,M-Halkias,S/Yerevan 2000.
}) 24. d7 $1 (24. f3 $6 Rh5 25. Qd7 Bc8 26. Qa7 Qh6 $5 (26... Bh3 27. Rf2 Rg5
28. Rdd2 Bc3 29. Bxe4 Qg7 {also shows Black's potential.}) 27. d7 Rxh2 28. d8=Q
(28. dxc8=Q Rxc8 29. Qb7 Re8 30. Nd6 (30. Bxe4 $2 Qh4 $19) 30... Rh1+ 31. Kf2
Qh4+ 32. Ke2 exf3+ 33. Kd2 (33. Kd3 Qf6 $19) 33... Re2+ (33... Qf6 34. Nxe8
Qc3+ 35. Kc1 Qb2+ 36. Kd2 $11) 34. Kc1 Rxf1 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Rxf1 fxg2 37. Rd1
Re1 $17) 28... e3 29. Nxe3 fxe3 {and in spite of having two queens on the
board, White must look for a way to escape.}) 24... Rh5 25. Qf3 $5 {An amazing
move, which requires quite an imagination!} (25. Qxh5 Qxh5 26. d8=Q Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Bf8 {is rather dangerous for White - the queen supported by central
pawns and bishop on the long diagonal can create dangerous threats against the
king.}) 25... exf3 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. d8=Q fxg2 28. Rfe1 {Keeping the queen on
the board probably wasn't White's intention in this game. Still, not easy for
Black to find a way if White runs away with his strongest piece:} (28. Qc7
gxf1=Q+ 29. Kxf1 Bf3 (29... Bc8 30. Qxf4 {or 30.Rd8} Bh3+ 31. Ke2 Re8+ 32. Ne3)
30. Rd3 $8 Be4 31. Rd8 Rxh2 (31... Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kh7 33. Qc7 f3 34. Qxf7 Rxh2
35. Ke1 $16) 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Qxf4 {There is a lot of play ahead, but
White's chances are preferable.}) 28... Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 30. Re7 Bd5 31. Rc7
{Again White goes for the safest way - he returns the exchange and destroys
Black's advanced pawns. On the other hand Black is not in danger of losing
after it as well.} (31. Red7 {This is better, attacking the bishop that cannot
be both on the long diagonal and protect pawn f7 at the same time.} Be6 32. Ra7
f3 (32... Bd5 33. Nb6 $1 Bf3 34. Rd3 (34. Rxf7 $4 Re5 $19) 34... Be4 35. Rdd7)
33. Rd3 $1 Bd5 34. Rxa6 Be4 35. Re3 {and although Black kept his strong
kingside pawns, White defends against immediate threats and can start pushing
his own pawns, or give back the exchange later, in return for pawns f3 and g2.}
) 31... f3 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Ne3 Rd2 ({Black cannot keep his kingside pawns:} 
33... Rd6 $2 34. Rxf7 Rf6 $2 35. Rxf6 Bxf6 36. Ng4 Bd4 37. h3 {[%cal Gg4h2]
and Black loses both pawns on f3 and g2.}) 34. Rxf7 Rxa2 35. Rxf3 a5 36. Kxg2
a4 37. bxa4 Rxa4 {The endgame is drawish. White's attempts to convert the
extra pawn are not successful.} 38. Rf7 Kg8 39. Rb7 Rf4 40. h3 Rf7 41. Rb4 Bc3
42. Re4 Kg7 43. Kg3 Ra7 44. Nd5 Bb2 45. Re6 Kf7 46. Rc6 Ra5 47. Ne3 Ra7 48. Nc4
Bd4 49. Nd6+ Kg7 50. Ne4 Re7 51. Ng5 Bf6 52. Nf3 Ra7 53. Kg2 Rd7 54. Nh2 Ra7
55. Ng4 Bd4 56. Rd6 Bb2 57. Kg3 Ra3+ 58. f3 Ra7 59. f4 Rf7 60. h4 Bc1 61. Rd4
Rf5 62. Rc4 Bd2 63. Nh2 g5 64. fxg5 Bxg5 65. hxg5 Rxg5+ 66. Kf4 Rg1 67. Kf5 Kf7
68. Rc7+ Ke8 69. Nf3 Rf1 70. Ke6 Kd8 71. Rd7+ Kc8 72. Ne5 Re1 73. Rh7 Kd8 74.
Rh3 Re2 75. Rc3 Re1 76. Rc2 Re4 77. Rc5 Re1 78. Rc4 Re2 79. Rc3 Re1 80. Kd6
Rd1+ 81. Nd3 Rd2 82. Rb3 Ke8 83. Ke6 Re2+ 84. Kf6 Kd8 85. Nf4 Rf2 86. Ke5 Rf1
87. Rd3+ Ke8 88. Rd4 Re1+ 89. Kf5 Rf1 90. Kf6 Rf3 91. Ke6 Re3+ 92. Kd6 Re1 93.
Ne6 Kf7 94. Rf4+ Kg6 95. Ke7 Ra1 96. Rf6+ Kh5 97. Nc5 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Reinaldo Castineira, Roi"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 Bg7 12. Bg2 (12. exf5 e4 13. c3 Ne5 $13)
12... O-O (12... fxe4 {is the main move.}) 13. exf5 e4 (13... Bxf5 {This
exchange sac looks the most appropriate choice in this position.} 14. Ne3 Ne7
$1 15. Nxf5 (15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O Be6 17. c3 d5 18. Qh5 d4 19. Ng4 dxc3 20.
bxc3 Qe4 21. Ne3 Nd5 22. Rae1 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Qa4 24. Nb1 {1/2-1/2 Kotronias,
V-Prasad,D/Gausdal 1991}) 15... Nxf5 16. O-O (16. Bxa8 Qxa8 (16... Qxa8 17. O-O
Nd4 18. f3 e4 19. fxe4 Qxe4 20. c3 b4 $1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Kotz,H-Gerhold,M/AUT
1999/ (28)}) 17. O-O Nd4 18. f3 e4) 16... Ra7 17. c3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vehi
Bach,V-Cherniaev,A/Biel 1992/ (27)}) 14. c3 Bxf5 15. O-O Ne5 16. Ne3 {After
that a draw by repetition is the best for either side.} (16. f3 $142 exf3 17.
Bxf3 Be6 (17... Bh3 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Kh8 20. Nc2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kundin,
A-Pridorozhni,A/Litohoto 1999/ (41)}) 18. Nc2 Qg5 19. Nf4 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qc5+
21. Rf2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Papp,J-Cmilyte,V/Oropesa del Mar 1999/ (45)}) 16... Bg6
17. Qd5 (17. f4 $2 exf3 18. Bxf3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rae8 $19 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gg7h6]})
17... Rc8 18. Bxe4 Rc5 19. Qb7 Rc7 20. Qd5 Rc5 21. Qb7 Rc7 22. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Lillafured"]
[Date "1999.02.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 {This move was first introduced by Krasenkov. The idea
is to come as quick as possible to the best position - c5 square.} 17. Rae1 (
17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Bb3 (18. Bb1 b4 (18... Bxc3 $2 19. Rc1) 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc2
Qxb2 21. Ne3 Qf6 22. f3 (22. f4 $44 {Dolmatov,S}) 22... Bh6 $1 23. Rfe1 (23.
Nxf5 $2 Nxf5 24. fxe4 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Ng7) (23. f4 $6) 23... Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Ng6
25. Qh6 (25. fxe4 f4 $11) 25... Ke7 26. Rf1 Rab8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,
Z-Krasenkow,M/Pula 1997}) 18... O-O 19. Nc2 f4 20. Nd4 Rae8 21. a4 b4 22. Nf5
Nxf5 23. Qxf5 bxc3 24. bxc3 Qxc3 25. Ba2 Qe5 26. Qxe5 Bxe5 27. Bc4 a5 28. Bb5
Rc8 29. Rc1 Bc3 30. Rc2 Rc5 31. Rfc1 Bd4 $17 {0-1 Salmensuu,O-Horvath,C/
Budapest HUN 1999 (44)}) 17... O-O 18. g4 {First played by Nunn in 1995. Many
other moves were tried here, but it seems that Black has no major problems.} (
18. Kh1 Re8 19. Bb3 Ng6 {1/2-1/2 Palac-Shariyazdanov/Zadar1998}) (18. Bb3 a5
19. Nxb5 a4 20. Bd1 (20. Nxd6 $2 Qd7) 20... Qc5 21. Nd4 Qxd5 22. Qg5 Qe5 23. f4
Qf6 24. g4 d5 25. a3 $11 {Nunn,J-McShane,L/Hastings 1997}) (18. Bb1 Re8 19. f3
Qc5+ 20. Kh1 e3 21. Re2 $14 {Almasi,Z-McShane,L/1998} (21. Bxf5 $2 Nxf5 22.
Qxf5 e2 23. Rg1 $8 Re5 $17 {o^e, פa3})) 18... b4 19. cxb4 Nxd5 {Interesting
what Sax had in mind after 19. ...Bb2.} (19... Bxb2 20. Qg5+ Ng6 21. gxf5 Bxa3
22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Bxe4 Rf7 24. Bd3 Qc3 25. Re3 Qxb4 26. Rg3 Bb2 27. Rg4 {
1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Jelen,I/Medulin 1997/EXT 99 (27)}) 20. Qxf5 {Trying to improve
Nunn´s game. The position looks drawish anyway.} (20. gxf5 Nf6 21. Qh3 d5 22.
Kh1 Kh8 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Bb3 Qb7 25. Nc2 Rad8 26. Nd4 Nd7 27. Qe3 Ne5 $11 {
Nunn-Reindermann, Leeuwarden 1995}) 20... Qxf5 21. gxf5 Nxb4 22. Rxe4 Rab8 $44
23. Kh1 $6 (23. Bb3 {Looks more realistic.} Bxb2 (23... d5 24. Re2 $14) (23...
Nd3 $5) 24. Rg4+ Kh8 25. Nc4 $14) 23... Rfc8 {Black wants to come with the
King on f8. Frankly speaking I don´t see what´s wrong with 21...Bb2?} (23...
Bxb2 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. f6 (25. Rh4 f6 $19 (25... Bxa3 $2 26. f6 Nxc2 27. Rg7
Rb1+ 28. Kg2 Ne1+ 29. Kh3 $18)) 25... Nxc2 26. Nxc2 Bxf6 $17) 24. Rg4 Kf8 25.
f6 Bxf6 26. Bxh7 d5 27. Re1 Bg7 {><Na3.} 28. b3 a5 {Although White is a pawn
up, the only attempt to play for a win is to create an attack agaist Black´s
King.} 29. Reg1 Be5 30. Nb5 Ke7 31. Re1 Kf6 32. f4 Bb2 33. Nd6 {Finally White
brought the Knight into the game. But this took a long time and by exchanging
one pair of Rooks Black has little to fear.} Rc1 34. Rxc1 Bxc1 35. a4 Nc6 $132
36. Nb5 Re8 37. Rg5 Rh8 $1 38. Rxd5 (38. Bb1 $2 Rxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Bxf4+ $19) 38...
Rxh7 39. Rd6+ Kf5 40. Rxc6 Bxf4 41. Rc2 Ke4 42. Rc4+ Ke5 43. Rc2 Ke4 {Typical
for the entire game - Black´s activity compensates easily White´s material
advantage.} 44. Kg1 Be3+ 45. Kf1 f5 46. Nd6+ (46. Nd6+ Kd3 {/\46...f4~/=})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c3 (
14. c4 {is a sharper alternative.}) 14... f5 15. Nc2 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 {One of
the main positions in the 10. ... Bg7-line. White has a better structure, but
as usual Black tries to use the dynamiv factor and fight for activity.} 17. Be2
{This is rather passive. On the other hand after the main 17.Re1 Black has
good chances to equalize as well:} (17. Re1 Bxf5 18. Nb4 a5 (18... Qb7 $143 19.
Bc2 a5 20. Nd5 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Bg6 22. Rad1 b4 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Bb3 $14 {1-0
Motylev,A-Yagupov,I/St Petersburg 2000 (41)}) 19. Nd5 (19. Nc6 $2 Qb7 $17)
19... Qe5 (19... Qe8 $5) 20. Bc2 Bg6 21. f4 (21. Qd2 $5) 21... Qe6 22. Ne3 b4
23. g4 bxc3 24. b4 Rxb4 25. f5 Qe5 26. Qd5 Rd4 27. Qxe5 Bxe5 $13 {1/2-1/2
Vavra,J-Glaser,H/W-ch18 sf04 corr8994 (56)}) 17... Bxf5 18. Nb4 Qg5 $1 19. Kh1
(19. Qxd6 Rbd8 20. Qg3 (20. Qxa6 Bh3 21. g3 Bxf1 22. Bxf1 Qd2 $17) 20... Qd2
$132) 19... Be5 $1 20. a4 a5 $5 {Very nice play by Kramnik.} 21. Nc6 bxa4 22.
f4 (22. Nxb8 Rxb8 {Black's activity compensate the slight loss of material.}
23. Qc2 a3 (23... e3 24. Qxa4 Rxb2 25. f4 Qg6 26. Bf3 Bxc3 27. Qe8+ Kg7 28.
Qxe3 $14 {/+/-}) 24. bxa3 (24. Rxa3 e3 25. f4 (25. Qa4 Rxb2 26. f4 Bxf4 27.
Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxe2 29. Kg1 (29. Ra1 Bd7 $17) 29... Be4 $17) 25... Bxf4 26.
Qa4 Rxb2 $17) 24... Rc8 $44 25. Qc1 Qh4 26. g3 Qf6 27. Kg2 Rxc3 28. Qd2 Rf3 $36
) 22... exf3 23. Rxf3 Be4 24. Nxb8 Rxb8 $36 {Black achieved maximum activity
and had a better position.} 25. Rxa4 d5 {He would rather keep the Bishop than
taking on f3!} 26. b4 Qh4 $2 {That's a pity - it spoils a very nice game by
this loss of time.} (26... Qh6 $1 27. g3 (27. Qg1 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 (28. gxf3+ $142
Kh8 $17) 28... Re8 $19) 27... Bxc3 $17 (27... Bxg3 28. Qg1 Kh8 29. Qxg3 Rg8 30.
Qe1 Qe3 31. Qf1 Bxf3+ 32. Bxf3 Rg1+ 33. Qxg1 Qxf3+ 34. Qg2 Qd1+ 35. Qg1 Qf3+
$11)) 27. g3 $1 (27. Qg1 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Bxc3 $17 {[%cal Gb8e8,Ge8e1] /-+.} (
28... Re8 29. g3) 29. g3 Qf6) 27... Qh6 (27... Bxg3 $2 28. Qg1 $1 {Probably
Kramnik missed this, otherwise I cannot explain his 26th move.}) 28. Bd3 Bxf3+
(28... Bxg3 29. Ra2 {[%cal Ga2g2]}) 29. Qxf3 {White consolidated and is out of
danger.} Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Qd2+ 31. Qe2 Qxc3 32. Rxa5 Rxb4 33. Ra2 {A pawn up does
not really matter, so Black decided to call it a day.} Rb2 34. Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 {The main line of the Sveshnikov Sicilian
in the past few years.} 18. Qe2 $146 {A novelty in a position that has been
played about hundred times in practice. The main continuations are 18.0-0 and
lately 18.h4. 18.Qe2 is an attempt to improve on Karjakin's idea from the game
versus Shirov a few months ago at the World Cup. In that game the Ukrainian
intended to transfer the queen to the h-file. Anand keeps the possibility to
advance the h-pawn in a situation where the capture on h4 would be
unfavourable for Black.} (18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. Qe2 $146 (20. f4) 20... f5
21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Bh4+ 23. Kd1 Rb7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Shirov,A/
Khanty-Mansiysk 2007 (102)}) 18... f5 {The most principled answer.} (18... Be6
19. h4 Bxh4 20. g3 Bg5 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Bh4+ 23. Kd1 $44) 19. h4 $1 Bxe3 ({
Taking on h4 clearly favours White:} 19... Bxh4 20. exf5 Bxf5 (20... gxf5 $4
21. Qh5 $18) 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. g3 Bg5 (22... Be7 23. Bb5 $1 $16) 23. Bd3 Rxb3 (
23... Rf8 $2 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qh7#) (23... Rf7 24.
Bxg6 Rg7 25. Be4 $16 Rxb3 $140 26. Bxh7 Rxh7 27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qc2+ $18) 24.
Bxf5 gxf5 25. Qc2 Qb8 (25... Rb5 26. Qxf5 $18) 26. O-O $16 {Black doesn't have
sufficient compensation for the exchange, since apart from threatening to take
on f5, White also threatens 27.Nb4.}) 20. Qxe3 fxe4 (20... f4 $5) 21. h5 ({
Nothing is achieved by} 21. Qxe4 Ne7 22. h5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 {in view of} Rf4 24.
Qd3 Rxa4 25. bxa4 Qg5 26. O-O (26. hxg6 $2 Qc1+ $19) 26... gxh5 {[%cal Gh5h4,
Gh4h3]} 27. Be4 Qe7 28. Rd1 Rb6 29. Qd5 Bg4 30. f3 Be6 31. Qxa5 Rb2 $132) 21...
g5 (21... gxh5 22. Rxh5 Bf5 23. Qh6 $36) 22. Qxe4 Bb7 ({Black could also seek
compensation in variations like} 22... Ne7 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. Rxa5 {For
instance:} Rf4 $5 ({After} 24... Bb7 25. Qe3 Qc7 (25... Bxg2 26. Rg1 Bc6 27.
Qxg5 $16) 26. Ra7 Qc6 27. f3 g4 28. Be2 {White keeps the extra pawn, although
the position remains rather sharp.}) 25. Qe2 (25. Qe3 $4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Rb1+ $19
) 25... Qc7 26. Ra2 (26. Ra1 Rxb3 $1) (26. Ra3 Bb7 $44) 26... Rxc4 (26... Bb7
$5 $44) 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. bxc4 Rb1+ 29. Ke2 Rxh1 30. Ra8 Rxh5 31. Rxc8+ Kg7 $11
) 23. Qe3 e4 {Played after long thought. Black must look for dynamic play and
Shirov sacrifices a pawn in order to free the e5-square for the knight.} ({
Again} 23... Ne7 {is possible and can lead to some of the previously mentioned
variations.}) 24. O-O Ne5 25. Rfa1 (25. Qxe4 {also gives Black resources for
counterplay:} Bc6 (25... Rf4 26. Qe3 Rh4 27. f4 Nxc4 28. Rxc4 $1 Bxd5 29. Qd4+
$16) 26. Raa1 (26. Ra2 a4 (26... Rf4 27. Qe3 Rh4 28. f4 gxf4 29. Nxf4 $16) 27.
Qd4 axb3 28. Rb2 Qe8 $132) 26... a4 $5 (26... Rf4 27. Qe3 Rh4 28. f4 gxf4 29.
Nxf4 a4 30. Rad1 $16) 27. Qd4 axb3 28. Rfb1 Qe8 $132) 25... Qe8 $1 ({The
alternative} 25... Nxc4 26. bxc4 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Rb2 {offers certain chances to
survive, although Black's task would have been unpleasant after} 28. Rxa5 {E.g.
} Qf6 ({or} 28... Rbxf2 29. R5a4) 29. Rf1 Qf5 30. Ra4 $16) 26. Rxa5 Qxh5 27.
Qxe4 Rbe8 {Shirov has activated all his pieces and achieved some compensation
for the pawn.} 28. Be2 Qh4 $2 {Pity. This very strange decision can be
explained only by the fact that Alexey was having problems with the time on
the clock.} ({After the correct} 28... g4 {(threatening check on f3)} 29. Qd4
Qg5 $1 {Black prepares the advance of the g-pawn, with sufficient play for the
pawn. For instance:} (29... Re6 $2 30. Nf4) 30. g3 (30. Ra7 $2 Bxd5 31. Qxd5 g3
$40) (30. b4 g3 31. fxg3 (31. f4 Qh4 $19) 31... Qxg3 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1
Bxd5 34. Rxd5 (34. Qxd5 Qf4+ 35. Kg1 Ng4 $19) 34... Kg8 $44 {[%cal Ge8f8]} (
34... Rf8+ 35. Bf3 Kg8 36. Qf2 Qf4 $44 {/=})) 30... Re6 {and White's extra
pawn is of little importance for the moment, since the main battlefield is on
the kingside.}) 29. Qxh4 gxh4 {In the endgame which arises, with a pawn down
and doubled h-pawns Black obviously has a tough struggle for a draw.} 30. Ne3
h3 {The best practical chance.} 31. gxh3 Nf3+ 32. Bxf3 Rxf3 33. Rh5 Rg8+ (33...
Ref8 34. Ra2 $16) 34. Kf1 Rgf8 35. Nd1 $1 (35. Ra2 $4 Rxe3 $19) ({Weaker is} 
35. Ra7 Be4) 35... Rd3 36. Rh4 $1 Bf3 37. Rd4 {Unfortunately for Shirov, White
is right in time to protect everything.} Rxd4 38. cxd4 Rf4 (38... Bxd1 39. Rxd1
Rf3 40. Rb1 Rxh3 41. Ke2 Rh5 42. b4 Rb5 43. d5 h5 44. Kd3 Rxd5+ 45. Kc4 $18)
39. Ne3 Rxd4 40. Ra4 $1 {Powerful play by Anand, who skilfully neutralizes
Black's activity.} Rd3 (40... Rxa4 41. bxa4 $18) 41. Rf4 Bh5 42. b4 d5 43. Kg2
Bg6 44. Nf5 $1 Kg8 (44... Bxf5 45. Rxf5 Rb3 {Wouldn't have changed the result:}
46. Rf4 Kg7 47. h4 Kg6 48. Kf1 Rb2 49. Ke1 {and Black is paralyzed, while the
white king will soon chase away the opponent's rook from the b-file.}) (44...
Rb3 45. Ne7 Be4+ 46. f3 $18) 45. Ne7+ Kg7 46. Nxg6 Kxg6 47. Rf3 $1 {The
quickest win.} Rd1 48. Rb3 d4 49. Kf3 d3 50. Ke3 Rh1 51. b5 Rxh3+ 52. f3 Rh1
53. b6 Re1+ 54. Kxd3 Re8 55. b7 Rb8 56. Ke4 h5 57. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1999.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 h6 {A very rare
move, which Romanian Grandmaster Florin Gheorghiu used to play from time to
time in the past. However Andersson also played it before.} 7. Nd6+ (7. Nd5 {
Winants-Andersson/Tilburg/1993}) 7... Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. b3 (
10. Be3 {is the alternative here, which looks somehow more sicilian, if I can
to say so.} d6 11. f3 a6 (11... Be6 12. O-O-O Rhd8 13. g4 Rac8 14. h4 Ne8 15.
g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 $14 {Stein-Myagmarsuren/Sousse izt/1967}) 12. O-O-O b5 13. g4
Be6 14. h4 Na5 15. b3 $14 {Mednis,E-Lombardy,W/New York 1969}) 10... d6 (10...
Nb4 11. Ba3 a5 12. O-O-O d6 13. f3 Bd7 14. Bb2 Rhc8 15. a3 Na6 16. Nb5 Ne8 17.
Kb1 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nec7 19. Be2 b5 20. Rd2 $14 {Sokolov,A-Gurgenidze,B/URS 1984}
) 11. Ba3 a6 (11... Be6 12. O-O-O Rhd8 13. f3 a6 14. Nd5+ Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd4 16.
c4 b5 17. Bd3 Rdc8 18. Rhe1 $14 {Mueller,K-Glienke,M/Dudweiler 1996}) 12. O-O-O
(12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O b5 14. Nd1 Rhb8 15. Ne3 a5 $132 {Lutikov,A-Vasiukov,E/URS
1968}) 12... Rd8 13. Bc4 $6 (13. Nd5+ Nxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. c3 Nb5 16. Bb2 Bf5
17. c4 Rac8 $14) 13... Be6 14. Bd5 $6 {After this second inaccuracy White will
soon be forced to exchange his Bishop for the Knight on c6, after which Black
achieves a comfortable endgame.} (14. Nd5+ $142 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. exd5 Na5 16.
Be2 b5 $13) 15... Rac8 $11) 14... Rac8 15. Kb2 b5 16. Bxc6 (16. Bxe6 $2 fxe6
17. b4 a5 18. Kb3 Nd4+ 19. Kb2 Rc4 $19) 16... Rxc6 17. Rd3 Rb8 (17... a5 18.
Nxb5 Nxe4 19. Rf1 $11) 18. Nd5+ Bxd5 19. exd5 Rcc8 20. Bb4 Ra8 21. Ba5 g5 $1 {
Black has an easier play, since the Bishop on a5 is misplaced and the pawn on
d5 is weak.} (21... Rc5 22. Rhd1 Ne4 (22... Ng4 23. Rg3 Nxf2 24. Rf1 Ne4 25.
Rxg7 Nf6 26. Be1 $1 $132) 23. Rf1 {doesn´t bring much.}) 22. Re1 Nd7 23. h4 $6
(23. Rh3 Rh8 24. Rc3 $1 $11) 23... g4 24. f4 $6 gxf3 25. gxf3 Rg8 $17 {Now
White´s position is difficult. Actually is only a technical problem for
Andersson, since the pawns d5, f3,h4 are very weak and Black is more active.}
26. f4 (26. h5 Rg5 27. Rh1 f5 28. Bd2 f4 $17) (26. Bd2 h5 $17) 26... Rac8 27.
fxe5 Nxe5 28. Bc3 f6 29. Re4 $6 (29. Bxe5 {Better to do it now, because later
White will be foerced to take on e5 under worse circumstances.} dxe5 (29...
fxe5 $17 30. Rd2 Rg4 31. Rf1 Rxh4 $2 (31... Rf8 $17) 32. Rdf2 $132) 30. d6+ Ke6
31. d7 Rcd8 32. Red1 Ke7 33. Rd6 {creating some counterplay, although Black
must be winning anyway.}) 29... h5 30. Rd2 Rg4 31. Rde2 Rc5 $19 32. Bxe5 dxe5
33. c4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Bb3 Rb8 $6 {Black cannot afford loss
of tempis. The immediate 18...a5 was possible without protecting b5 first.} (
18... a5 {when Black should not fear the temporary loss of b-pawn:} 19. Nxb5
$140 a4 20. Bd1 Qc5 {is known as good for Black since Nunn-McShane, Hastings
97/98.}) 19. Qg5 ({More logical is to bring the knight into play} 19. Nc2 $14)
19... Ng6 20. Nc2 Re8 21. Nd4 (21. f4 exf3 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Rxf3 f4 $13) (21.
Nb4 h6 $5) 21... h6 {The desire to exchange queens is understandable, but the
price of a pawn might be too high.} (21... Bxd4 22. cxd4 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Ge1c1,Gc1c6]} f4 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Rc6 a5 $13) 22. Qxf5 Bxd4 23. Qxc8 Rbxc8 24.
cxd4 Nf4 (24... a5 25. a4 b4 26. g3 $16) 25. Re3 f5 (25... Nd3 26. f3 $16) 26.
g3 (26. f3 $5) 26... Nh3+ $2 {Bad or good, the knight had to go to d3. Now it
will be completely out of play.} (26... Nd3 27. f3 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Nxb2 28. fxe4
fxe4 29. Rf6 (29. Re2 Nc4 30. Rf6 Kg7 31. Re6 Rxe6 32. dxe6 d5) 29... Rc1+ 30.
Kg2 Nc4 $132) 27. Kg2 Ng5 28. Bd1 $1 Kg7 29. h4 Nh7 30. Ra3 Ra8 31. Rc3 Rec8 $6
(31... Nf6 32. Rc7+ $1 $16 (32. Rc6 Red8 33. Bb3 a5 34. a3 a4 35. Ba2 b4 36.
axb4 Rab8 $132) 32... Kg6 $140 33. h5+ $1 Nxh5 34. Bxh5+ Kxh5 35. Rg7 {[%cal
Gf1h1] and mate next}) 32. Rc6 Rxc6 $2 33. dxc6 Rc8 34. d5 Kf6 35. f3 e3 36. f4
{[%csl Rh7]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Czebe, Attila"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Qc8 18. Rad1 Qc5 19. Bb1 b4 20. cxb4 Qxb4 21. Nc2
{White sacs a pawn in order to win time to regroup the pieces.} Qxb2 22. Ne3
Qf6 23. f3 Bh6 24. Rfe1 Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Ng6 26. Qh6 Rb8 $146 {Another novelty
in the late middlegame.} ({Black was okay after} 26... Ke7 {for example:} 27.
Rf1 Rab8 28. g3 Rb2 29. fxe4 Rhb8 30. e5 Nxe5 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Bxf5 Kg7 {
1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Krasenkow,M/Pula 1997 (37)}) 27. Re2 (27. fxe4 $5 f4 28. e5
dxe5 29. Re2 $13) 27... Ke7 28. fxe4 f4 29. e5 {Again White is ready to give
up material, this time in order to open the e-file and the diagonal b1-h7.} (
29. Rf2 Ne5 $5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Rxf4+ Ke7 $44) 29... Nxe5 30. Qh3 Rhg8 {
Black must rather start playing on the queenside.} (30... Rb4 $5) 31. Be4 Kf8 (
31... h6 32. Rf1 $14) 32. Rf1 Rg4 (32... h6 $14) 33. Qxh7 Re8 34. g3 Rg7 35.
Rxf4 Qg5 $2 (35... Qxf4 36. Qh8+ Rg8 37. Qxg8+ Kxg8 38. gxf4 Ng6 $11) 36. Qh4
Qxh4 37. Rxh4 Kg8 {[%mdl 8192]} 38. Kg2 $4 {Very painful blunder. White has of
course technical difficulties to win (strong knight on d5), but with an
accurate play it should be not such a big problem. After 38.Kg2 White is
pinned along e- and g-file.} (38. Rf4 $16) 38... Ng6 $1 $19 {Suddenly White is
lost. His problem is that after losing the exchange he must trade rooks as
well.} 39. Rg4 (39. Rh6 Nf4+ $19) (39. Bxg6 Rxe2+ 40. Kf3 Rxa2 {is hopeless as
well - the bishop has no good square. Still with rooks there are at least some
practical chances to escape.}) 39... f5 $1 40. Rxg6 Rxg6 41. Bd3 Rxe2+ 42. Bxe2
a5 43. a4 (43. Bd3 Rg4 44. Bxf5 Ra4 45. Bb1 Rb4 $19) 43... Kg7 44. Bb5 Kf6 45.
Kf3 Rg4 46. h4 Rb4 47. Bd7 Rd4 48. Bc6 Ke5 49. Ke3 f4+ 50. gxf4+ Rxf4 51. h5
Rh4 52. Kd3 Kf6 53. Be8 Ke7 54. Bc6 Kd8 55. Kc3 Kc7 56. Be8 Kb6 57. Kd3 Kc5 58.
Kc3 Kxd5 59. Kd3 Ke5 60. Ke3 Rf4 61. Bb5 Kf5 62. h6 Re4+ 63. Kf3 Rh4 64. h7 Kf6
65. Bd3 Kg7 66. Be4 Rh3+ 67. Ke2 Rh2+ 68. Ke1 Kf6 69. Bd3 Ke5 70. Bg6 Kf4 71.
Kf1 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Kh1 Ng6 19. Bb1 {This line
became lately White's main weapon against Sveshnikov Sicilian and in principle
Black was trying to survive, not more than that. It must be said that thanks
to the efforts of Michal Krasenkow Black succeeded to hold, but the position
has always been under a cloud of suspicion and finally White seems to have
found the right keys.} b4 (19... Re8 {After this main alternative to the text
Black also seems to have serious problems:} 20. Nc2 {Nijboer's novelty might
close the subject - White has a very strong initiative. Here is a recent
example:} Nf4 (20... f4 {is probably better, when after Nb4-c6 White has a
small, but stable advantage.}) 21. Qg5 Nxd5 22. Nd4 Ne7 23. f3 d5 24. g4 $1 $16
{Opens up the position and Black is in big trouble after it. In the game
Nijboer,F-Krasenkow,M/Wijk aan Zee 2002 (57) Black was very lucky to escape
later in a very exciting battle, but the opening outcome was clear - White is
close to winning after 24.g4.}) 20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. Nc2 Bc3 22. Re3 $1 $146 (22.
Re2 Bg7 23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Krasenkow,M/Batumi 1999 
(74)}) 22... Bg7 (22... Re8 23. Rh3 Nf8 24. Ne3 $18) 23. Rh3 h6 (23... Re8 24.
Ne3 (24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. f4 {is also possible, but 24.Ne3 is stronger.}) 24...
Re5 25. f4 $18) 24. f4 {Black has a difficult position. His pawn formation was
weak even without playing h6, but after that move all White has to do is to
play g4 in order to get a decisive attack.} Ra7 25. g4 fxg4 26. Rg3 {I don't
see an escape for Black.} Ne7 (26... Rc7 27. f5 Ne5 28. f6 Bh8 29. Qxh6 Rxc2
30. Bxc2 Qxc2 31. Rfg1 Qe2 32. Rh3 $18) 27. f5 Nxd5 28. Qxg4 f6 29. Qxe4 {
Black is lost. All his pawns are weak, the B on g7 is "dead" and White has the
g-file for attack. On top of that white knight is ready to come to e6.} Nc3 30.
Qg2 Nxb1 31. Nd4 Nc3 32. Nc6 $1 Ne2 (32... Rc7 33. Rxc3 Re8 34. Rg1 $16 {/+-.})
33. Re3 $18 Nf4 34. Rxf4 Kh8 35. Nxa7 Qc1+ 36. Qg1 Qc7 37. Rg3 Qb7+ 38. Rg2 Rf7
39. Rc4 Qxa7 40. Qxa7 Rxa7 41. Rd2 Bf8 42. Rc8 Kg8 43. Rg2+ Kf7 44. Rgc2 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]
[Black "Al Sayed, Mohammed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Kh1 Ng6 19. Bb1 Re8 20. Nc2 $1 f4 21.
Nb4 Re5 22. Qd1 Qc4 23. b3 Qxc3 24. Nc6 Ree8 $146 (24... f3 $2 25. Nxe5 fxg2+
26. Kxg2 Bxe5 27. Rxe4 $18 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Czebe,A/Ohrid 2001 (41)}) 25. Bxe4 a5
$1 {/\ 26. ... a4<=>} 26. a4 bxa4 27. bxa4 Qa3 {As the game shows, White is
better, but not easy to win, since without queenside pawns in almost any kind
of endgames Black has good chances to escape, even being a pawn down. A rather
typical development for the present line - Black is worse, but he escaped in
the end.} 28. Qc2 (28. Bd3 $5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gd3b5]}) 28... Qc3 29. Qb1 Qc4
30. Bxg6 $5 {A decision to get a safe advantage, playing for two results - win
for White or draw. I think chances are something like fifty-fifty. The next
moves look forced - White wins a pawn in the end, but as mentioned before, the
absence of queenside pawns increase Black's chances to escape.} hxg6 31. Qb5
Re4 32. f3 $1 Qxa4 33. Qb7 Ree8 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qd7 Kf8 36. Qxd6+ Kg8 37.
Qc5 Bf8 (37... Ra8 38. d6 {looks dangerous for Black, but it is far from clear.
For instance:} Qb3 {/\ Qd3} 39. Qc1 {[%cal Gf1d1]} a4 $132 40. d7 Bf6 41. Re1 (
41. Qxf4 Kg7) 41... Kg7 42. Re8 Ra6 $13) 38. Qxa5 Qc4 39. Ra1 Qd3 40. h3 Bd6
41. Kh2 Kg7 42. Ra2 Qf1 43. Qc3+ Kg8 44. Qd4 Qe1 45. Qf2 Qd1 46. Qd2 Re1 47.
Qxd1 Rxd1 48. Ra5 Kg7 49. Rb5 Kf6 50. Nd8 Bc7 51. Nc6 Kg7 52. Rb7 Bd6 53. Nd8
Kg8 54. Nxf7 (54. Rd7 Bc5 (54... Rxd5 55. Nxf7 $18) 55. h4 f5 (55... Bf2 56.
Nxf7 Bxh4 57. Ne5 $18) 56. g3 $16) 54... Bc5 55. h4 Rxd5 56. Nh6+ $2 (56. Ng5
$16) 56... Kf8 57. Kh3 (57. Ng4 Rh5 58. g3 fxg3+ 59. Kxg3 Be7 $11) (57. Rf7+
Ke8 58. Rh7 Rh5 59. Ng8 (59. Ng4 Be7) 59... Bd4 $1 ({worse is} 59... Rxh7 60.
Nf6+ Kf7 61. Nxh7 {when White has more possibilities thanks to the fact that
square g4 might be available for white king.}) 60. Rxh5 gxh5 {is similar to
the game.}) 57... Rh5 58. Rb5 Kg7 59. Ng4 Be7 60. Rxh5 gxh5 $11 61. Nf2 Kg6 62.
Ne4 Bd8 63. g3 fxg3 64. Kxg3 Bc7+ 65. Kg2 Bd8 66. Kh3 Bc7 67. Nc3 Kf5 68. Nd5
Ba5 69. Kh2 Ke5 70. Ne7 Be1 71. Kg2 Ke6 72. Ng6 Kf5 73. Ne7+ Ke6 74. Ng6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0203 78th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2003.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. Qd2 bxc4 17. Nxc4 O-O 18. Rac1 {A rare move, met several times
before. Kosteniuk connects it with a new, but rather doubtful idea, which
worked out well in the present game.} (18. Rad1 {is the main continuation,
leading to equal endgames.}) 18... Rb8 19. b4 (19. b3 Rb5 {is pretty similar
to the game.}) 19... Rb5 20. Ne3 f4 {All this was met in the game Huebner-Sax,
Tilburg 1979. That interesting game ended with a draw after a complicated
battle.} 21. Nc2 $6 $146 {White relies on her queenside pawns - a dangerous
strategy, since Black has counterplay both in the center and on the kingside.}
(21. Bxb5 fxe3 22. Qxe3 axb5 23. Qxe4 Ng6 $13 {Huebner-Sax, Tilburg 1979.})
21... Rxd5 22. Qxf4 Re5 23. Bxa6 d5 {A logical continuation. However, in the
latter game Nijboer was victorious with the more direct 23...Nd5.} (23... Nd5
24. Qd2 Qh4 25. Ne3 Rh5 26. h3 Nf4 27. Bc8 Rg5 28. Ng4 Be5 29. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 30.
Kh1 dxe5 31. Qe3 f5 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Qc3 Nxh3 34. Qxe5+ Rg7 35. Qh2 e3 36. Bxf5
Rg1+ 37. Rxg1 Nxf2+ 38. Kg2 Rg8+ {0-1 Kosteniuk,A-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 2003.}
) 24. Rcd1 f5 (24... Ng6 $5 25. Qd2 Qh4 $44) 25. Bc4 Kh8 26. Rfe1 Qc8 ({
The correct move order was} 26... Ng6 $1 27. Qd2 (27. Qc1 f4 $44) 27... Qc8 (
27... f4 28. Bxd5) 28. Bb3 (28. Bxd5 $2 Rd8) 28... f4 $44) 27. Bb3 Ng6 28. Qc1
f4 {Black finally goes for direct attack, but he didn't need to give up his
central pawn for that.} (28... Qd7 $142) 29. Rxd5 Nh4 30. Qd1 f3 $2 {Giving
away another central pawn proves to be the decisive mistake this time.} (30...
Qf5 {After this move White still needs to be accurate. The present game shows
in fact that Black has a potentially very strong position after White's 21.Nc2,
if after so many mistakes there are still some real chances. Now a possible
line is:} 31. Kh1 (31. Rxe5 Qg6 $1 32. g3 Bxe5 {with a strong attack.}) 31...
e3 (31... Qg6 32. Rg1) 32. Rxe5 (32. fxe3 f3 33. gxf3 Nxf3 34. Rxe5 Bxe5 35.
Rf1 Qe4 36. Bd5 Ne1+ 37. Rf3 Rxf3 38. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 39. Bxf3 Nxc2 40. b5 Bc7 $17)
32... Bxe5 33. f3 $1 Qg5 34. Re2 Rd8 35. Qe1 {and White's extra material
should play its role, although Black's activity makes White's task far from
easy.}) 31. Rxe5 Bxe5 32. Rxe4 {The bishop and knight are hanging and Black
has no time to create quick threats. Also his king on h8 is much more
vulnerable now.} Rd8 33. Nd4 Bf6 34. g3 Nf5 35. Qxf3 {Too many pawns were
given away for nothing. Time to resign.} Rxd4 {[%csl Rf5,Rf6]} 36. Re6 $1 {
Finishes immediately.} ({If not the game move, then White had also} 36. Rxd4
Bxd4 37. Qe4 {[%cal Gb3c2] winning back the piece and remaining with lots of
extra pawns.}) 36... Rd2 37. Rxf6 Nd4 38. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Nd7 (11... Bb7 $142) 12. O-O Nc5 13. b4
Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f6 15. Be3 d5 16. Bc5 dxe4 (16... d4 17. f4 O-O 18. fxe5 fxe5 19.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Qg3 $16) (16... Be6 17. f4 $5 exf4 18. Rae1 d4 19. e5 $36) 17.
Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qe2 $1 (18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 $14) 18... Bb7 (18... Ng6 19. f4 $1
$16 {[%csl Re8]}) 19. f3 Ng6 20. Rfd1 Nf4 21. Qf1 Qe6 22. c4 {With his king
somewhere on h8 Black could have hopes to create counterplay, but here he must
waste too much time to find a relatively safe position for the king. Therefore
Black's compensation will not be enough.} Kf7 (22... bxc4 $2 23. Nxc4 $18) 23.
Rd6 Qf5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Kg6 (25... Ba6 26. Qc4+ Kg6 27. a4 $16) 26. Rd2
Rhd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nd6 Rxd6 {The only way to create some practical chances.
} (28... Qd7 29. a4 $18) 29. Bxd6 Qg5 30. Kh1 h5 {White is of course winning.
He still must watch out for some tricks, but it is not very complicated.} 31.
Bc5 $2 ({A clear win is} 31. a4 h4 32. h3 Qg3 33. Ra3 Bd5 {[%cal Gd5c4]} (33...
Nh5 34. b5 Qf4 35. Qd3+ Kf7 (35... Kh6 36. Qe3 $18) (35... f5 36. Qe3 Ng3+ 37.
Kg1 Qc4 38. Ra1 $18) 36. Qb3+ Kg6 37. Qc2+ Kf7 38. Bc5 Ng3+ 39. Kg1 e4 40. Bb6
$18) 34. Bc5 e4 (34... Bc4 35. Qf2 Qg5 36. Be3 $18) 35. a5 exf3 36. Rxf3 {
The safest} Bxf3 37. gxf3 {[%cal Gf1g1,Gg1g7]} Kh7 38. a6 $18) 31... e4 32. Be3
$4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Again he should have played} 32. a4 {[%cal Ga1a3] with the
idea Ra3. White still should be winning.}) 32... exf3 33. gxf3 Qg4 $1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. a4 ({
The main continuation} 14. g3 {leads to double-edged positions.}) 14... O-O 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3 {This variation is one of the attempts for
White to achieve a safe plus against Sveshnikov Sicilian. In the present game
Black made a very interesting novelty and convincingly achieved a draw
practically by force.} Nd4 ({After another main continuation} 17... Qb7 {
Kasparov's move} 18. g4 $1 {sets some problems for Black:} Ne7 (18... b4 19.
Bg2 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qb5 21. Be4 Nd4 (21... Rb8 22. g5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qc4 24. Qe2
Qxe2+ 25. Kxe2 $14 {1-0 Kudrin,S (2554)-Ishhanov,T (2342)/Minneapolis 2005 (39)
}) 22. g5 $1 (22. f3 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Ne6 24. Kf2 Nf4 25. Nxf4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P 
(2713)-Lautier,J (2687)/Dubai 2002}) 22... Rb8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxh7 d5 25. Nf6
Qe2+ 26. Qxe2 Nxe2 27. Nfxd5 {and Black has a tough fight for a draw}) 19. Bg2
Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qd7 (20... Qe7 21. h4 Qf6 (21... Rc8 22. Qd3 $14 {Leko} (22. g5
Rc5 23. Be4 d5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 e4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G (2851)-Leko,P
(2725)/Wijk aan Zee 2000 (34)})) 22. Qd3 Qf4 23. Qxb5 Bxg4 (23... e4 $5) 24. h5
Kh8 25. Qc6 e4 26. Bxe4 Rc8 27. Qb7 Re8 $2 28. Rh4 $1 f5 29. h6 $18 {1-0
Azarov,S (2520)-McShane,L (2546)/Bled 2002 (33)}) 21. g5 $5 (21. h3 Kh8 22. Rg1
Rc8 23. Ke2 Rc5 24. Qd3 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qe6 26. Rd1 e4 27. Qd2 $11 {1/2-1/2
Dominguez,L (2612)-Zambrana,O (2472)/Havana 2004 (31)})) 18. Nc7 Qa2 19. Nxe6
fxe6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Until now such a move didn't cross anyone's mind. Black
sacrifices the centralize knight using his lead in development.} ({After} 19...
Nxe6 20. Bd3 {White can claim a slight plus thanks to his better control over
the light squares. Nevertheless with precise play Black must keep the balance.}
Qxb2 (20... Nf4 21. O-O Nxd3 (21... d5 22. g3 $14 {Zontajh,A (2535)-Maletin,P 
(2479)/Vladimir 2005}) (21... Qxb2 22. g3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 $44) 22. Qxd3 Qxb2 23.
Rb1 (23. Nf5 $5) (23. Nd5 $5 $44) 23... e4 $1 24. Qxe4 Qxc3 25. g3 Qc5 {
Kulaots,K (2513)-Eljanov,P (2571)/Kharkov 2003. and the draw was agreed.}) 21.
O-O Nc5 ({Better is} 21... Nf4 {transposing to 20...Nf4.}) (21... Qxc3 22.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Bh6 (23... Kg8 24. Nd5 $18 {[%csl Rc3,Re7]}) 24. Ng4 Qd2
25. f4 $40) 22. Bf5 e4 23. Nd5 Re8 24. Qg4 Kf8 25. Bxh7 Re5 26. Nc7 $1 (26.
Qc8+ Re8 27. Qc6 Be5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2743)-Grischuk,A (2712)/Wijk aan
Zee 2003 (66)}) 26... Ne6 27. f4 $1 exf3 28. Qxf3 Nd8 29. Qa8 Ke7 30. Bg8 {
[%cal Gg8f7] with a decisive attack}) 20. cxd4 Qxb2 ({Weaker is} 20... exd4 21.
Nc2 e5 22. Bd3 e4 23. Bxe4 Re8 24. f3 d5 25. Nb4 Qa5 26. Qb3 Kh8 27. O-O dxe4
28. fxe4 Rxe4 29. Nd3 {with advantage for White}) 21. Qd2 (21. Qc2 Qb4+ 22. Qd2
Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 {is the same}) 21... Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rxf2+ (22... exd4 $2 23. Nd1
$16) 23. Ke1 (23. Be2 $6 exd4 $15 {[%csl Rg2]}) 23... Ra2 24. dxe5 (24. d5 Bh6
25. Nd1 (25. Ng4 Bd2+ 26. Kd1 exd5 27. Nf6+ Kf7 28. Nxd5 Ba5 $44 (28... b4 $2
29. Nxb4 $1 Bxb4 30. Bc4+ $18)) 25... exd5 26. Bxb5 Rxg2 27. Bc6 Rd2 $11) 24...
Bxe5 {Active pieces and White's development problems secure Black enough play
for a draw.} 25. Be2 (25. Bxb5 $2 Bc3+ 26. Kd1 Ra1+ 27. Kc2 Rxh1 28. Kxc3 Rxh2
$17) ({A better try could be} 25. Nd1 {although after} b4 (25... d5 26. Bxb5
Rxg2 27. h3 $11) 26. Bc4 Rxg2 27. Bxe6+ Kg7 28. h3 Kf6 $44 {the position is
drawn. For instance:} 29. Bb3 (29. Bd5 Bg3+ 30. Kf1 Rd2 31. Bb3 Kg5 {[%cal
Gg5h4]} 32. Rg1 Kh4 33. Rg2 Rd4 {[%csl Rh3]}) (29. Bc4 Bg3+ 30. Kf1 Rd2 31. Bb3
Kg5 $11) 29... Bd4 30. Rf1+ Ke5 31. Rf7 (31. Nf2 Bxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rxf2 33. Kxf2
Kf6 $11) 31... Rg3 $11) 25... Ra1+ 26. Bd1 (26. Nd1 b4 27. Bg4 Kf7 28. Rf1+ Ke7
$44 {[%csl Gb4]}) 26... b4 27. Rf1 d5 28. Kd2 Ra2+ 29. Kd3 Ra3+ 30. Ke2 Ra2+
31. Kd3 (31. Kf3 Ra3 $11) 31... Ra3+ 32. Ke2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kiev Spring"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2000.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bb5 Bb7 17. O-O Ne7 18. Bc4 {Such move order is probably the
best attempt to fight for an opening advantage.} Bc6 (18... Kh8 19. Nxe7 Bxe7 (
19... Qxe7 $142 20. Bd5 $14) 20. Bd5 Qd7 21. Ne3 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Rab8 23. b4 axb4
24. cxb4 $16 {Mork-Roos/Aalborg 1987}) (18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20. b4 $14) 19.
Ra2 Rb8 $146 (19... Kh8 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Bd5 Qb7 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qd3 $14 {
Dgebuadze-Nooijen/Utrecht 1999}) (19... Qb8 20. Nce3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qb7 22. b3
Kh8 23. Qd3 $14 {1-0 Brumm,C-Hoyer,T/Germany 1988/ (42)}) 20. Qd3 (20. b4 axb4
21. Ncxb4 (21. cxb4 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bb5 23. Re1 Qd7 $11 {[%cal Gg5d8,Gd8b6]})
21... Bxd5 $11) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bb5 22. Bc4 (22. c4 $6 Bd7 {[%csl Rb2]
[%cal Gb8b2,Ga5a4]}) 22... Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qb6 24. b4 axb4 25. Nxb4 (25. cxb4
Rfc8 26. Qd3 $13) 25... Rfc8 26. Qd3 Ra8 27. Nd5 Qd8 $14 {White has a strong
Knight, but he cannot achieve anything real. Sveshnikov himself considers such
positions equal.} 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. g3 Rb8 30. Ra1 Qd7 31. Ra6 Bd8 32. Kg2 h5
33. h3 h4 34. g4 g6 35. Qc4 Bg5 36. Qc6 Qxc6 37. Rxc6 Rd8 38. Kf3 Kf8 39. Rc7
Ke8 40. Rb7 Rc8 41. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 5th"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "1999.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 {Thanks to the
efforts of M.Krasenkov, this line becomes more and more popular. Interesting
fact - after 10.Ne7 Ne7 11.Bf6 gf6 we reach the same position, but White's
pawn is still on c2, which only shows that move 10.Ne7 is doubtful.} 13. Nc2 (
13. Qd2 {is another main direction here.}) 13... Bb7 14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5
16. Ne3 Qe6 17. Qh5 O-O-O {Long castle, which is quite unusual for Sveshnikov
variation, is typical for 11. ... Ne7 line.} 18. Bc2 Kb8 (18... f5 $5 19. Nxf5
(19. Rd1 f4 $11 {Shabalov-Sermek/Nova Gorica/1999}) 19... Kb8 $44 {is another
interesting pawn sac, Leko-Nijboer/Ter Apel/1996}) 19. Bb3 Qb6 {Black's idea
in this line is to fight as quick as possible for the initiative. That's why
the sacrificion of a pawn (on f5 or f7) is normall here. It seems that
Krasenkow analized very consistent this opening.} 20. Rd1 (20. Bxf7 f5 $1 {
This looks even stronger than 20. ... Ng6.} (20... Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxg6
Rdg8 $5 (22... Rhg8 23. Qf5 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Rxg2 $13) 23. Qf7 Bxg2 24. Rg1 Rf8
25. Qe7 Re8 $14) 21. Nxf5 (21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 (22. Kxd1 {is better, with
the idea Kc2, but Black should have good compensation for the pawn.}) 22...
Bxg2 23. Rg1 Be4 24. Rg7 Qd6 25. Bb3 Ng6 $17 {S-B.Hansen-Koc, Koszalin,98})
21... Nxf5 (21... Ng6 $2 22. Ne3 $16) (21... Bxg2 22. Rg1 Ng6 $13 {is another
interesting possibility.} 23. Rxg2 $140 $2 Nf4 24. Qf3 Nxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Qf6 $17)
22. Qxf5 Rhf8 $1 23. Qe6 (23. Qxe5+ Ka8 24. Qe7 (24. Qh5 Bxg2 (24... Qf6 $19)
25. Rg1 Rde8+ $1 $19) 24... Bxg2 25. Rg1 Bc6 $19 {/\26. ...Re8.}) (23. Qh5 $2
Qf6 $19) 23... Qc7 24. Bh5 Bxg2 (24... Qc5 25. O-O Rd2 26. Bf7 $13 Qc7 $140 $2
27. Qh6 $16) 25. Rg1 Rd6 26. Qb3 Bd5 27. Qc2 Rdf6 $44 {with a very good play
for Black.}) (20. Qxf7 Ng6 21. Bd5 {This looks to me the best way for White.} (
21. Nd5 $2 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rhf8 23. Qxh7 Nf4 24. Be4 f5 25. Bxf5 (25. g3 fxe4 26.
gxf4 Rxf4 27. O-O Qf6 $19) 25... Nd3+ 26. Bxd3 Qxf2+ 27. Kd1 Qxg2 28. Re1 Rf3
$19) (21. Bc2 $6 Nf4 $44) 21... Bc8 {Trying to exploit the position of the
Queen on f7.} (21... Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qd6 23. O-O-O {and suddenly White wins.})
22. Bf3 (22. Be4 Rhf8 (22... f5 23. Bxf5 Rhf8 24. Bxg6 Rxf7 25. Bxf7 $13 {
White seems to have a very solid position here and in my opinion his chances
are slightly better.}) 23. Qxh7 f5 24. Bc2 Qf6 {looks like suddenly White's
Queen is in big danger.}) 22... f5 {Black probably has compensation for the
pawn, but the position needs further practical tests.}) 20... Ng6 21. O-O Nf4
22. Qxf7 {With an unnexpected draw. Difficult to give an evaluation of this
position without concrete variations. I'll try to look to the most forced
moves.} (22. Qxf7 Rxd1 (22... Nxg2 $2 23. Nxg2 Qc6 24. f3 $18) (22... Bxg2 23.
Rxd8+ (23. Nxg2 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Nxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxf2 27. h3 Qf1+ 28.
Kh2 Qxd1 29. Qxf6 Qd8 30. Qxa6 $15) 23... Rxd8 24. Nxg2 Nh3+ 25. Kh1 Nxf2+ 26.
Rxf2 Qxf2 27. h3 {and draw is the most likely result.}) 23. Rxd1 Bxg2 24. Qe7 (
24. Nxg2 $2 Nh3+ $19) 24... Qb7 25. Qxb7+ Bxb7 26. Rd6 Rf8 27. Ng4 f5 28. Nf6
$13 {Black should be OK here, although the position remains very concrete.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. a4 {A rare move, which allows Black an immediate
counterplay.} (17. Qh5) (17. Bc2) (17. O-O) 17... b4 $1 {Thanks to this
energetic move Black solves easily opening problems and even hopes to take
over the initiative.} 18. O-O (18. cxb4 $6 e4 19. Bc4 (19. Nf4 Bf7 (19... Nxb4
$5) 20. Bc4 Bxb2) 19... f4 20. Nxf4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 Nxb4 (21... Rxf4 22. Qd5+ Kh8
23. Qxc6) 22. Qb3 d5 23. Qxb4 Rxf4 $44) (18. Nxb4 $2 Nxb4 19. cxb4 e4 20. Bc4
Bxc4 21. Nxc4 d5 $17) 18... Kh8 $5 $146 (18... bxc3 19. bxc3 Kh8 20. Rb1 e4 21.
Nf4 Bd7 22. Bc4 Be5 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Bxe6 Qg5 25. Bd5 Rac8 $11 {1-0 Leko,
P-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt 2000 (46)}) 19. Bc2 (19. cxb4 e4 (19... f4 $2 20. Qh5)
20. Nf4 (20. Bc2 Bxb2 (20... f4 21. Nc4 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nxb4 23. Qxe4 Nxc2 24.
Qxc2 f3 $44)) (20. Bc4 f4 $36) 20... Bd7 (20... Bf7 21. Bc4) 21. Bc4 Bxb2 $13 {
/\ 22. ... Be5}) (19. Nxb4 $6 Nxb4 20. cxb4 d5 $44) (19. Bc4 $2 bxc3 20. bxc3
f4 $17) 19... bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne7 {The opening result is favourable for Black,
who has a very comfortable position. White's task is to keep control over
square d5 at any price, otherwise Black will be much better.} 21. Rb1 (21. Bb3
$2 f4 {A typical move after which the bishop left the diagonal b1-h7.}) 21...
Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rc8 23. Rb7 Rc5 24. Bb3 Qa8 25. Nc7 Qxb7 26. Nxe6 Rxc3 27. Bd5 (
27. Nxf8 $2 Qxb3 28. Qxd6 Qa3 29. Qxa3 Rxa3 30. Ne6 Rxa4 31. Rb1 Kg8 32. h3 Bf6
$17) 27... Qe7 28. Nxf8 Qxf8 29. Qh5 Rc5 30. Rd1 {White's strong bishop on d5
secures good drawing chances.} e4 {Otherwise is difficult to achieve anything,
but this advance fixes the pawns on the light squares. After the trade of
queens the arising endgame is just drawish.} 31. g3 a5 (31... Be5 32. Be6) 32.
Qf7 Qxf7 (32... Qc8 33. Be6) 33. Bxf7 Be5 34. Be6 $1 (34. Rb1 Kg7 $17) 34... f4
35. gxf4 Bxf4 36. Rd5 $11 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rc2 (37... Ra1 38. Rxa5) 38. Rd4 Be3 39.
Rxe4 Bxf2 40. Rg4 Bd4+ 41. Kf3 Rc3+ 42. Kg2 Bg7 43. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mario Covas 1st"]
[Site "Santos"]
[Date "2001.02.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. g3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 (12... e4 13. c3 (13.
f6 $6 Bxf6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qd5 O-O $1 $36 {0-1 Ljubojevic,L-Kramnik,V/
Belgrade 1995/ (23)}) 13... Ne5 14. Be2 Bxf5 15. Nc2 O-O 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qd2
Be6 18. Rad1 a5 19. b3 Qd7 (19... Ng6) 20. Nf4 Rfd8 21. Nh5 Bg4 22. Nxg7 Bxe2
$2 23. Qxe2 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Qg4 25. Nd4 $1 $16 {1-0 Peptan,C-Jelen,I/Ljubljana
1997/ (41)}) 13. Bg2 e4 (13... O-O 14. c3 e4 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nc2 Bg4 17. Qd2 f5
18. Nd4 Nc4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Feher,G-Nikcevic,N/Budapest 1990/ (41)}) 14. c3 Ne5
15. O-O Bg4 16. Qc2 {A novelty in this position. The whole variation has a
reputation to be enough for Black to reach good play and this move can hardly
change the evaluation.} (16. Qb3 Nf3+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Qd1 b4 20.
Nac2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Bxf3 exf3 23. Qxf3 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Rc8 $19 {0-1
Teran Alvarez,I-Ikonnikov,V/Portugal POR 2000/ (37)}) (16. Qd2 Bf3 17. Nc2 O-O
18. Ne1 (18. Nd4) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Re8 (19... f5 $132) 20. Qe2 Rc8 21. Rd1 (
21. Qxe4 $1) 21... Nc4 22. f3 e3 23. Rd3 Rc5 24. Nc2 Qa8 25. Rfd1 $2 Nxb2 26.
Ncxe3 Nxd1 27. Qxd1 Qd8 $19 {0-1 Herb P.-Rainfray A./France 2000 (41)}) 16...
Bf3 (16... f5 17. Ne3 $1 (17. Qb3 Bh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5f7]}) 17... O-O 18. Nxg4
Nxg4 19. Rad1 $14) 17. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Kg2 O-O 19. Rad1 (19. Qxe4 $5 Nd2 20. Qf5
Nxf1 21. Rxf1 {White has good positional compensation for the exchange thanks
to much better pawn structure and a strong Knight on d5.}) 19... f5 20. Qc1 (
20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Nc2 Qg5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rg5h5]}) 20... Ra7 (20... Qe8 $5 {
with the same idea - to bring the Queen to h5 - was worth consideration.} 21.
Nc7 $6 Qh5 22. h3 Ra7 23. Ne6 Bh6 24. Qc2 Rf6 $36 25. Rxd6 $140 $2 Bf8 26. Rc6
$2 Qxh3+ $1 27. Kxh3 Rh6+ 28. Kg2 Rh2#) 21. Nc2 f4 $1 {The right move. Black
must open the position of the opponent's King, using the fact that he's got a
very strong Knight on f3 and with its help is possible to create dangerous
threats.} 22. Nd4 (22. Ne1 Nxh2 $1 23. Kxh2 (23. Rh1 fxg3 24. fxg3 Ng4 $19)
23... fxg3+ 24. Kxg3 (24. Kg2 gxf2 25. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qh4+ 27. Kg1 (27.
Ke2 Rf7 $19) 27... Be5 28. Rd2 Rg7+ 29. Rg2 Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Bg3+ 31. Ke2 Qh5+ 32.
Kf1 Qxd5 $19) 24... Be5+ $19) (22. Nxf4 $142 Bh6 $40) 22... Nxd4 $1 23. cxd4
Qa8 24. Nxf4 e3+ 25. d5 (25. f3 Rxf4 26. Qxe3 Rff7 $19) 25... Rxf4 26. Qxe3
Rff7 {Of course Black is winning, although there are still certain technical
problems.} 27. Rd2 Rac7 $6 {Black cannot control both e- and c-file and he
decided to take the c-file. It seems to be the wrong choice. Suddenly White
gets some activity thanks to e6-square.} (27... Rae7 28. Qb6) (27... Qd8 28.
Rc1 Rae7 29. Qa3 a5 $19 30. Rc6 b4 31. Qa4 Re1 32. Rdc2 Qf6 $19 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Rf6d4,Rd4d1,Gf6f3]}) 28. Re1 Bf8 (28... Rce7 $2 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Rxe7
$13) 29. Rd4 Bg7 30. Rd2 Qa7 31. Qg5 Rce7 32. Re6 h6 $2 {All this was played
probably in time trouble, otherwise it cannot be explained how Black succeded
to lose the game.} 33. Rxh6 Re5 34. Qg4 Ref5 $2 (34... Qc5 {[%csl Rd5]}) 35. f4
Qc5 36. Rg6 R5f6 (36... Rxd5 $2 37. Rxg7+ Rxg7 38. Qe6+ $18) 37. Rg5 Re7 38. h4
Qe3 39. Rf2 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 Qd4 41. Rg2 {Now White is out of danger and maybe is
even slightly better. His King is well protected, while the material is
approximately equal - three pawns for the Bishop. On the other hand black King
is more exposed and Black must be careful.} Qd3 42. h5 Kh7 43. Qc8 Re2 $2 {
Pity. After playing very good the first half of the game, Black even loses by
blundering in the end.} (43... a5 $11) 44. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca"]
[Date "2006.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. c3 O-O ({The immediate} 15... e4 {restricts a bit Black's options,
since after} 16. Bf1 O-O 17. Nc2 {Black does not have the advance of the
f-pawn, which would have been possible in the game, see 16...f4 later. Then}
Qd7 18. a4 {leads to the game.}) 16. Nc2 ({The main continuation is} 16. Qh5
$14 {/=}) 16... Qd7 ({In this situation an attractive alternative is} 16... f4
{For instance:} 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 {[%csl Rc2]} 19. Na3 (19. Kh1 f5 20. f3
Kh8 21. Bf1 Qb6 22. b4 axb4 23. Nxb4 e4 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 $17 {0-1 Redmon,M-De
Vreugt,D (2265)/Glenalmond 1996 (27)}) 19... Rc8 20. Nb5 Rc5 21. c4 f5 22. Qd2
Ng6 23. f3 Nh4 24. Rxa5 e4 25. b4 $2 (25. fxe4 f3 $36) 25... Qg5 $1 26. Rf1
Rxb5 27. cxb5 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Be3 29. Qb2 exd3 $19 {0-1 Mazi,L (2417)-Nedev,T 
(2489)/Antalya 2004 (35)}) (16... Rc8 17. a4 e4 18. Bf1 Rc5 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nc2
Rxd5 21. Qc1 $14 {/~~, 1-0 Reschke,H (2469)-Gilbert,C/Corr 1998 (36)}) (16...
Re8 17. a4 (17. Qh5 e4 $1 18. Bf1 Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Re5 20. Qh3 Nf4 21. Qg4 Ne6 22.
f4 exf3 23. Qxf3 Ng5 24. Qb7 Ne4 25. Nb4 Re7 26. Qc6 d5 {1/2-1/2 Inarkiev,E 
(2582)-Babula,V (2550)/Pardubice 2003}) 17... Qb6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nb4 Rxa1
20. Qxa1 e4 21. Bf1 Qc5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Negi,P (2349)-Alekseev,E (2597)/Kirishi
2005 (59)}) 17. a4 (17. Nb4 e4 18. Bf1 Qb7 $132 {[%cal Ga6a5]}) 17... e4 18.
Bf1 bxa4 19. Nb4 ({Better is} 19. Ne3 Qb7 (19... Rfb8 $5 20. Nc4 Qc7 $13) 20.
Nc4 {and we have a transposition to the game Kramnik-Leko, where the queen
came to b7 from c8. White's chances are slightly preferable. The game
continued:} Qxd5 (20... Rfd8 21. Qh5 $14) 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Red1 Nc7 23. Rxd6
$14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2777)-Leko,P (2722)/Monaco 2004 (63)}) 19... a5 (19...
Qb7 $1 20. Qxa4 a5 21. Nc6 Nxd5 (21... Nxc6 $5) 22. Rad1 Ne7 23. Bb5 Nc8 24.
Nd4 Nb6 25. Qc2 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 d5 27. Qd2 f6 28. Qf4 Qe7 29. Qxf5 Qe5 30. Qg4+
Kh8 31. g3 Rg8 32. Qe2 f5 33. Qh5 Raf8 $36 {0-1 Magomedov,M (2475)-Sermek,D 
(2465)/Ljubljana 1992 (45)}) 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Bb5 $1 {White keeps an edge
thanks to this resourse, using the position of the queen on d7.} (21. dxc6 $2
Qxc6 $17) 21... Qb7 $5 {An interesting decision. Black sacrifices the exchange,
but activates his bishop and takes White's queenside pawns.} (21... Rab8 22.
Bxc6 $14 {[%csl Ra4,Ra5,Re4,Rf5]}) 22. Bxc6 Qxb2 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Qxa4 Qxc3 {
White is obviously better, but Black has very good chances to escape with a
draw. The problem for the first player is that a move like f2-f3 (otherwise
it's difficult to make progress) would seriously weaken the dark squares
around the king.} 25. Rac1 Qe5 26. Qc6 Rf8 27. Qb5 $1 ({For instance} 27. f3 $2
{handles Black the advantage after} Qf4 $1 {and if} 28. fxe4 {then} Bd4+ 29.
Kh1 Be5 30. g3 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Bd4+ {with mate}) 27... Qb2 $1 28. Qd7 $1 (28. Qxa5
$2 Bd4 29. Rf1 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 e3 {and only White can lose}) (28. Qxb2 Bxb2 29.
Rc6 (29. Rc4 Ra8 30. Ra4 Bc3 $11) 29... a4 30. Ra6 (30. Rxd6 $2 Ra8 $19) 30...
a3 $11) 28... Qe5 29. Rc6 (29. Rc8 $2 Qxd5 $17) 29... Qf4 ({Also possible was} 
29... Qxd5 30. Rxd6 Qe5 31. Rd5 Qe6 $1) 30. Qxd6 (30. g3 Qf3 31. Qxd6 Bd4 32.
Rc2 e3 $132) 30... Be5 31. g3 ({Probably some chances would have left the
endgame after} 31. Qh6 Qxh6 32. Rxh6 {although} f6 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} 33. Rh3 Rd8
34. Rd1 Bd6 {[%cal Ga5a4,Ga4a3]} 35. Rc3 a4 36. Rc6 a3 37. Ra6 f4 {[%cal Gf6f5,
Gg8g7] should enable Black to hold.}) 31... Qd2 32. Qxe5 Qxe1+ 33. Kg2 e3 $1 {
Felgaer finds the only move to escape.} 34. Qxf5 (34. Qxe3 Qxe3 35. fxe3 Ra8
36. d6 Kf8 37. d7 Rd8 38. Ra6 Rxd7 39. Rxa5 Rd2+ $11) (34. fxe3 Qe2+ $11) 34...
e2 35. Qg5+ ({A good try was} 35. Rh6 {and Black had to find} Qf1+ 36. Kf3
e1=N+ $3 ({Another spectacular way fails to achieve the task:} 36... Qh1+ 37.
Kg4 (37. Kxe2 Re8+) (37. Kf4 Qc1+ $19) 37... Qe4+ $3 38. Qxe4 f5+ 39. Kf3 fxe4+
40. Kxe2 $16) 37. Kg4 Qd3 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Qg5+ $11) 35... Kh8 36.
Rc1 Qd1 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 77th"]
[Site "Osterburg"]
[Date "2006.02.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Brener, Ilja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 {A variation constantly
used by GM Shariyazdanov.} 13. Ncb4 (13. Nce3 $6 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Bb7 $11) 13...
O-O 14. a4 (14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Nd5 Qb7 $11) 14... bxa4 15. Qxa4 (15. Rxa4 a5
16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Nd5 Qe6 19. Ra1 Qg6 $13) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7
17. Qd1 (17. Qa5 Qb8 18. b4 $5 (18. Qb6 Be6 19. Bc4 Bxd5 20. Qxb8 Raxb8 21.
Bxd5 Rxb2 22. O-O Rb6 23. Rfb1 Rfb8 24. Rxb6 Rxb6 25. Bc4 h5 26. g3 Rc6 27. Bd5
Rb6 28. Bc4 Bd2 29. Rxa6 Rxa6 {1/2-1/2 Prasad,D (2432)-Shariyazdanov,A (2588)/
Biel 1999}) 18... Bd8 19. Qa2 a5 20. Bc4 $13) (17. Qa2 a5 $11) (17. Qc2 a5 18.
Bc4 Qb8 19. O-O Rc8 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. b3 Be6 22. Ra2 Bd8 23. Rfa1 Kf8 24. h3 Qc6
25. Bb5 Qb7 26. Bc4 Qc6 27. Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A (2423)-Shariyazdanov,A (2594)/
St Petersburg 2001/CBM 082 ext}) 17... a5 18. Be2 (18. Bc4 Kh8 19. O-O f5 20.
exf5 Bxf5 21. Qe2 Qb8 22. Ra3 Bd8 23. Rfa1 Be6 24. b3 $14 (24. b4 $2 Qb7 25.
Qa2 Rc8 26. Bb3 axb4 27. cxb4 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Qxb4 $17 {0-1 Zelcic,R (2521)
-Shariyazdanov,A (2572)/Rabac 2004 (45)})) 18... a4 {Such an advance can
easily turn out to be a mistake. Although the pawn looks strong, in fact it
may become a serious weakness after the plan Bd3-c2. White can neutralize
opponent's pressure against pawn b2 by comfortably placing the knight on b4 
(which is the main drawback of Black's move)..} ({The usual plan is} 18... f5 {
with a marginal advantage for White}) 19. O-O Rb8 $6 {Now Black will not be
able to organize a proper defense of pawn a4.} ({Black achieves reasonable
chances with} 19... Qb8 $1 20. Nb4 Bd8 21. Bc4 (21. Bg4 Bb5 22. Re1 Ba5 23. Nd5
Qb7 $11) 21... Ba5 22. Bd5 Ra7 23. Nd3 Bb6 $13) 20. Nb4 Qb6 $2 (20... Be7 $142
21. Bd3 $140 d5 $1) 21. Bd3 $1 $16 {White is almost winning. He'll be a pawn
up with no compensation for Black.} Ra8 22. Bc2 Bb5 23. Re1 a3 {The only way
to make White's task more difficult.} 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Bh4 26. g3 Bd8 27.
Qd5 Ba6 28. Rd1 Bc7 29. Nxa6 Qxa6 30. a4 g6 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Rb1 {Besides being
a pawn up, White has also much better pieces. The pressure on f7 enables White
to include the rook with the decisive effect. Typically for such positions the
opposite-coloured bishops only make things worse for Black.} Qa5 (32... Rb8 33.
Rxb8 Bxb8 34. Bb3 Qa7 35. a5 $18) 33. Qc4 Bb6 34. Rb5 Qa7 35. Qd5 Bxf2 36. Qxd6
Be1 $2 {This allows an unusual catch of the bishop in White's camp.} ({He
could have put up resistance with} 36... Re8 37. Bb3 Bg1 38. Qd2 Re7) 37. Qxe5+
Kg8 38. Qd4 $18 Qc7 39. Rc5 Qb6 40. Kf1 $1 Qb2 41. Qd3 Qa1 42. Bd1 Qa2 43. Kxe1
Qxh2 44. Rd5 Qg1+ 45. Kd2 Qg2+ 46. Be2 Kg7 47. Qd4+ f6 48. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Kazan/Shenyang"]
[Date "1999.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.07.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 {Taking by
surprise (Galliamova never played Sveshnikov variation before this match), Xie
Jun chooses a harmless set-up. Possibly Black is OK even after the strongest
13.a4, however that is the only way for White to fight for opening advantage.}
Ne7 14. Ncb4 (14. h4 Bh6 15. Bh3 $11 Bb7 $5) 14... Be6 (14... a5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7
16. Nd5 Qb7 17. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Yakovich,Y/Beijing 1997}) 15. Bg2 a5
16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qb7 {Black is already better.} 18. O-O (18. a3 b4 19.
axb4 Bxd5 20. exd5 axb4 $15) 18... b4 19. c4 {Xie Jun probably didn't realize
how dangerous White's position is when she played g3 and Bg2. The problem is
that White has to wait - any active play is impossible. The difference between
Bishops (the swap on d5 is inevitable) is huge. Black can combine plans on
Queenside with the play on Kingside.} (19. cxb4 axb4 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bxd5
22. exd5 Bf6 $17) (19. h4 $142 {This was necessary. It is important to force
Black's Bishop to choose a diagonal.}) 19... Rfc8 20. Qd3 a4 21. Rfd1 $6 {
White makes a few innacurate moves and finds herself in a difficult position.}
(21. h4 Bd8 (21... Bh6 22. Rfd1 (22. Rad1 Bxd5 23. cxd5 (23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5
Rxc4 25. Rxd6 Rc2 26. Rb1 g6 $17) 23... b3 $17) 22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 Rc5 (23...
b3 24. axb3 axb3 25. Bh3 $11) 24. Bh3 g6 $15) 22. Rac1 Bxd5 23. cxd5 (23. Qxd5
Qxd5 24. cxd5 (24. exd5 $2 b3 25. a3 Bb6 26. Rfd1 Bd4 27. Rd2 Ra5 $19) 24...
Bb6 $15) 23... Bb6 24. Bh3 {and White holds.}) 21... Bxd5 22. exd5 (22. Qxd5
Qxd5 23. Rxd5 (23. cxd5 Rc2 (23... b3 24. axb3 axb3 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd3 $11)
24. b3 Bd2 25. Bf1 Bc3 26. Bd3 Rb2 $17) 23... Rxc4 24. Rxd6 Rc2 25. Rb1 Be7 26.
Rd5 Bc5 27. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 28. Kh1 Bd4 29. Rb5 Bxb2 30. Rxb4 Be5 $17) 22... g6 $17
23. Re1 Qa7 24. Rad1 Rc7 25. Qe2 Rac8 26. Bf1 Rc5 27. Kg2 $6 Qc7 28. f3 f5 {
White is strategically lost. The win for Black is a matter of technique, which
Galliamova demonstrates.} 29. Qc2 $6 (29. Ra1 {preparing to open a-file after
Black plays b4-b3, but it doesn't really help. Black has a big space advantage
and can play b3 after placing the pieces optimally. However, 29.Ra1 was a more
stubborn defence.} Rb8 30. Qf2 Bf6 (30... Qd7 $2 31. Rxe5) 31. Kh1 Qd7 (31...
b3 $6 32. axb3) 32. Bd3 b3 33. axb3 Rxb3 $17) 29... Qd7 30. Bd3 Rb8 31. Qf2 Bf6
(31... b3 32. axb3 Rxb3 33. Rxe5 dxe5 34. Qxc5 Rxb2+ 35. Kh1 {Black is clear
better anyway, but there is no need for such complications.}) 32. Kh1 b3 $1 {
Fixing the pawn on b2.} 33. a3 Qg7 34. Rb1 Rf8 35. Qd2 Bd8 36. Rf1 Ba5 37. Qg2
Rc7 38. g4 $2 {Decissive mistake in a difficult position.} Bb6 39. gxf5 gxf5
$19 40. Qd2 {With or without Queens doesn't matter anymore.} Kh8 41. Rbe1 Rg8
42. Qe2 Qg6 43. h3 Rcg7 44. Qh2 Qh5 45. Be2 Qh4 46. Bd3 e4 47. Bxe4 (47. fxe4
Rg3 $19) 47... fxe4 48. Rxe4 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 {Thomas played twice 11.Bxb5!? last
year scoring 1,5 points. In this game his opponent must have been well
prepared for the piece sac. Still it would have been very interesting to see
another high level game in that line.} Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. c3 h6 $5 {Black
does not wish to enter the forced lines after 13. ... Rxg2 14.Qf3. The game
move is a rare guest in the practice, but Black scored very well with it. The
main threat is fxe4 and Bg4, because Qxh7 is not longer possible after that.
It also prepares 14. ...Nxd5 15.exd5 Ne7, as 16.Bxf5 will be not possible in
view of 16. ... Rg5.} (13... Rxg2 14. Qf3 Rg4 15. exf5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Ne7 17.
Qb7 Bh6 18. f6 Ng8 19. Qc6+ Kf8 20. Rd1 Rf4 21. Bxh7 Rxf6 22. Bxg8 Kxg8 $14 {
/=. 1-0 Nijboer,F-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee 2000/ (53)}) 14. g3 (14. h3 $6 Bxd5
15. exd5 Ne7 16. O-O Nxd5 $17 {[%cal Gd5f4]} 17. f4 $2 Ne3 $19 18. Bxf5 Qb6 (
18... Rxg2+ 19. Kh1 Rxb2) 19. fxe5 Nxf5+ 20. Kh2 Qe3 {0-1 Bruzon,L-Eljanov,P/
Ubeda/ 2001}) (14. Nc2 {maybe not so bad, although it is connected with a
Queen sac for Rook and Knight.} fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Nf6+ Qxf6 17. Bxc6+ Kd8
18. Qxg4 Rxg4 19. Bxa8 $13) 14... b4 {This pawn advance has its drawbacks. The
main is that it helps the Knight from a3 to come quick into play.} (14... fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qh4 Qxh4 17. gxh4 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd5f6]} O-O-O 18. Nf6 d5
19. Nxg8 dxe4 $44) 15. Nc4 (15. cxb4 $6 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 $44) 15... bxc3 16.
bxc3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. O-O Rg5 19. Qe2 $14 {White is better. There is no
way to avoid opening of the position and white pieces are better prepared for
an attack against black King.} Bg7 (19... e4 20. Bc2 Nxd5 (20... Bg7 21. f3
Nxd5 22. fxe4 Nxc3 23. Qd2 Nb5 24. Rad1 $36) 21. Qd2 Nb6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Qd5
$36) 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Kf8 22. Raf1 (22. Qf3 $5) 22... Nxd5 23. Rxf5 Rxf5
24. Bxf5 (24. Rxf5 Nxc3 25. Qf2 Qc7 $13) 24... Nxc3 25. Qd3 d5 26. Be6 Ra7 27.
Qg6 Kg8 (27... f6 $2 28. Qh7 $18) 28. Rxf7 {I don't see the point in swaping
Rooks.} (28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Ne5 $1 Qg5 30. Qb6 Ra8 31. Ng6+ Kh7 32. Nf4 $16 {
white King is safer and Black still must be very careful.}) 28... Rxf7 29.
Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Nd2 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Kg2 Qf8 $11 33. Qxf8+ Bxf8 34. Bd5 e3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Bb3 {The move 18.Bb3 was in fact
White's first attempt to treat this position. What can be more natural than
protecting pawn d5 and preparing Na3-c2? In the first game with 18.Bb3
Sznapik-Krasenkow, Slupsk 1992, Black won quite easy and 18.Bb3 lost
popularity to 18.Kh1. That quiet king move turned out to keep all options open
and as a consequence always more players started to use 18.Kh1. I can also
mention that in Chess Informant 71 Bogdan Lalic even considered the move 18.
Lb3 to be doubtful, probably being very impressed by the reply 18...a5.
However, after Dortmund 2002, when Leko impressed everyone with 18...Rb8 after
18.Kh1, it became clear that White players will try to find again alternatives
to 18.Kh1. When after Dortmund 2002 Ponomariov won against Anand by using 18.
Bb3, one could guess that this line will soon become the main one.} a5 {
This is stronger than 18...Ng6, when after 19.Nc2! White's position is
preferable. Such an evaluation was proved in games Acs-Malakhatko, Yerevan
2001 and Ponomariov-Anand, Mainz 2002.} 19. Qg5 Qb7 {A good novelty,
recommended by the way in comments of Kunte-Hossain, in ChessBase Magazine 85.
The tactical background is that 20.Nxb5 doesn't work well for White and leads
to equality in the best case for him. From b7 the queen protects e7 and b5,
keeps an eye on d5 and supports further advances of queenside pawns.
Connecting rooks is another advantage of queen's move.} (19... Ng6 20. Nxb5 a4
21. Bd1 Qc5 22. c4 $1 {In this complicated position White's chances are
preferable, Bruzon-Handke, Oropesa der Mar 1999.}) 20. f3 {Undoubtly most
principled reply. According to White's plan in this line, he breaks the
opponent's pawn center.} (20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. Qxe7 a4 22. c4 ({both} 22. Bd1 Qxd5
{or}) (22. Bc2 Qxb2 {lead to advantage for Black.}) 22... Qe8 $5 23. Qxe8 Rfxe8
24. Bc2 Bxb2 {is equal. Black's next move might be Rec8.}) 20... h6 $1 {
Such apparently non-important moves play a big role, since it forces White to
choose now best square for the queen. This is not an easy task, since all
queen's moves have advantages and drawbacks, as we'll see.} 21. Qg3 {Three
rounds later in the same tournament Shirov opted for 21.Df4.} (21. Qh5 {
From h5 the queen doesn't attack d6, which is very important, of course, but
on the other hand h5 is traditionally a good square for the queen. And it also
keeps pawn f5 under attack.} a4 22. Bc2 b4 23. Nc4 bxc3 ({less clear is} 23...
Qxd5 24. Ne3 Qe5 25. fxe4) 24. fxe4 (24. bxc3 Bxc3 25. fxe4 Bxe1 26. exf5 (26.
Rxe1 Qb4) 26... Qa7+ 27. Kh1 Qd4 28. Qxh6 Qh4 $19) 24... fxe4 25. bxc3 (25.
Rxe4 cxb2 26. Rg4 Qxd5 27. Qxh6 Ng6 $1) 25... f5 26. Ne3 Qb2 $1 {indirectly
protecting pawn f5 as well. Now White must find something, since the natural
moves doesn't bring anything and even can end up badly, for instance:} 27. Re2
$6 (27. Qh4 Rf7) 27... Qxc3 28. Nxf5 $2 Nxf5 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Qxf5 Bd4+ 31.
Kh1 Qa1+) 21... a4 (21... Nxd5 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Rf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5a5,Gf5h5] is
much better for White, who controls both the f-file and the 5th rank.} ({
possible, but weaker is} 23. Rd1 Ne7 24. Rxd6 a4 25. Bc2 b4 26. Nc4 bxc3 27.
bxc3 Rac8 28. Ne5 f5)) 22. Bc2 b4 {Black logically advances his pawns and now
Shirov comes with a highly interesting piece sacrifice.} ({Either here or at
the previous move Black had an alternative - a typical positional pawn
sacrifice:} 22... Ng6 23. fxe4 f4 {trying to create a blockade on the dark
squares.}) 23. Nc4 $5 ({After} 23. cxb4 {Black can choose between} Qxb4 ({or} 
23... Nxd5 24. fxe4 f4 25. Qh4 Nxb4 26. Bb1 Nc6) 24. fxe4 f4 $1 25. Rxf4 Ng6
26. Rff1 Bxb2 {in both cases with approximately equal chances.}) ({The direct} 
23. fxe4 {doesn't work because of the intermediate} f4 $1 24. Rxf4 {and take
the knight only now:} bxa3 $19) 23... Qxd5 24. fxe4 ({The more natural} 24.
Nxd6 {gives Black a lot of options:} Rfd8 (24... bxc3 $5 25. fxe4 (25. bxc3
Rfd8 26. Rd1 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Qxc3 $17) 25... Qc5+ ({better is} 25... Qd4+ 26. Kh1
f4 27. Qxf4 Ng6 28. bxc3 Qc5) 26. Kh1 f4 27. Qd3 $1 (27. Qxf4 $2 Ng6 28. Qg3
Be5 $19) 27... Be5 28. Nf5 {and White still has hopes to continue the attack.}
(28. Nc4 cxb2 29. g3 f3 $5 $17)) ({bad is} 24... Qxa2 $2 25. fxe4 Qxb2 26. exf5
Qxc2 27. f6 $18) 25. Rd1 Qxa2 26. fxe4 Qxb2 27. exf5 Qxc3 (27... Qxc2 28. f6
Ng6 29. fxg7 Qxc3 30. Qf2 Qxg7 31. Nf5 {and White still has the attack.}) 28.
f6 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Nc8 $1 {Thanks to his queenside pawns Black is better in
endgame even being a piece down:} 30. Be4 Ra6 31. Nxc8 Bxf6 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {
Black is certainly not worse, to say the least. Besides those powerful pawns
on the queenside, the knight c8 is completely out of play.}) (24. Ne3 Qxa2 25.
fxe4 f4 $1 {keeping the diagonal b1-h7 closed.}) 24... Qxc4 25. exf5 Nd5 (25...
Nxf5 {The computer likes to take on f5, without understanding that} 26. Rxf5
Qxa2 27. Qd3 {gives White a dangerous attack, thanks to the presence of
opposite-coloured bishops. Only after} (27. Rf4 Qxb2 28. Qd3 f5 {gives Black
better chances to defend.}) 27... Rfe8 28. Ref1 $16 {the machine is having a
second-thought... White is clearly having a strong initiative.}) 26. f6 Nxf6 {
Actually after taking the knight on c4 (24...Qxc4), Black couldn't keep the
extra piece and had to return it one way or another by force. So in fact that
wasn't a real piece sacrifice, but only a way to get a slight, but stable
advantage. In the arising positions Black should be able to hold a draw with a
precise play, but as the game showed, some inaccuracies might easily spoil it
and lead to a loss.} 27. Rxf6 Rae8 ({White keeps same slight plus after} 27...
Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Qg5 29. Qd3 Rfe8 30. Rff1 (30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rf1 bxc3 32. bxc3
$14) 30... Rxe1 31. Rxe1 bxc3 32. bxc3 $14) 28. Ref1 Re2 $6 ({Better was} 28...
bxc3 29. Rxh6 (29. bxc3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Re3 (30... Qg5 $4 31. Qd3) 31. R6f3 (31.
Qf4 Qe5 {and Black should easily escape in endgame.} (31... Bxf6 $4 32. Qxh6))
31... Qc4 {and Black succeeds to use tactical ideas in order to annihilate
White's initiative.} (31... Rxc3 32. Bxa4 Qc4 $14)) 29... Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qe3 31.
Bh7+ (31. Qxe3 Rxe3 $11 32. Rxd6 $6 cxb2 33. Bxa4 $2 Rc8 34. Rdd1 Rec3 $1 $19)
31... Kh8 {is a draw}) 29. Bd3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Re3 31. R6f3 Rxf3 32. Qxf3 {
In spite of material equality, Black's position is in fact very unpleasant due
to the presence of opposite-coloured bishops and White's attack (weak diagonal
b1-h7 and pawn f7). On top of that all Black's pawns are weak and he has no
counterplay at all.} bxc3 33. bxc3 Qe5 (33... Qxc3 $2 34. Qf5 $18) (33... Bxc3
34. Qe4 f5 35. Qxa4 $16) 34. c4 Kh8 {This is a very strange move, since now
the presence of queen and bishop on the diagonal b1-h7 will be even more
dangerous. Kramnik obviously was in time-trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have
succeeded to lose so quickly. The position is of course clear worse, but not
lost yet.} (34... f5 35. Bxf5 Qb2 36. a3 Qc3 $16) 35. Bc2 Qa5 $2 {this is just
bad.} (35... Qe6 $8 36. Bxa4 (36. Qd3 Qg6) 36... Qxc4 $16) 36. Qd3 f5 37. Qxd6
$18 {Now the c-pawn will play the decisive role.} Qc3 38. Bd3 Qd2 39. c5 Qxa2
40. c6 Rg8 41. Qg6 Rf8 42. c7 Qg8 43. Qc6 Rc8 44. Ba6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 {In the main
lines of Sveshnikov Sicilian one should be very well prepared. But even so the
evaluation of those lines is often far from clear. That's why from time to
time we see on the high level how White players are looking for new ideas in
less popular variations. The present line was often met in the practice long
time ago and used lately by Anand, although without particular success.
White's point after 13...0-0 is to play 14 exf5 (14 0-0=) Bxd5 15 f6.  In
spite of the constantly raising popularity of Sveshnikov Sicilian there are a
lot of unexplored territories and often we witness the following scenario:
White is having an idea in a particular variation, but the opponent steps into
a different direction before White is able to implement his initial idea. I
suppose this was the case of the present game.} Rb8 {A rare move. After the
common 13...e4 Black was successfully solving all opening problems, so it
remains unclear where exactly White prepared an improvement.} (13... O-O {
The main and probably strongest move.} 14. exf5 Bxd5 15. f6 h6 $5 {Again Black
is the one to avoid the main continuation 15...e4, which leads to unclear
positions.} 16. fxg7 Kxg7 17. Nc2 Be6 18. Ne3 d5 {was fine for Black in Anand,
V-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 2002.}) 14. Nc2 f4 15. g3 {White is doing everything
correctly. As soon as Black plays ...f4, the move g2-g3 is traditionally best
reply.} fxg3 16. fxg3 {The recapture with h-pawn seems more natural, although
the game continuation is an interesting decision too.} (16. hxg3 a5 17. Nce3 b4
18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 {looks better for White.}) 16... O-O {White has pressure
on the f-file, but at least Black could castle.} 17. Nce3 (17. O-O a5) 17... b4
18. O-O bxc3 19. bxc3 a5 ({No time for} 19... Rb2 {since White can take the
pawn} 20. Bxa6) 20. Rf2 {covering square b2 and preparing to double rooks on
the f-file.} Ne7 21. Raf1 Kh8 22. Bc4 $14 {White can be content with the
position. His pieces are active, while Black has no clear counterplay.} Rc8 23.
Nf6 (23. Bb3 $5 {keeping the pressure.}) 23... Bxf6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rxf6 Rxf6
26. Rxf6 Qb6 {Now Black has counterplay and White makes the first mistake.} 27.
Qg5 $2 (27. Qh6 $4 Ng8) (27. Kf2 $1 {was the right move, when the threats
against black king should not be underestimated.}) 27... Rg8 28. Qh6 Rg6 $1 {
Forcing the trade of White's active rook, Black has good chances to overtake
the initiative. It is rather typical for Sveshnikov Sicilian - a mistake is
enough to change the evaluation from a better position into an worse one,
although here it is probably unclear whether Black is already better.} 29. Rxg6
Nxg6 30. h4 Kg8 31. Kh2 $2 {Second mistake makes White's position very
critical.} (31. h5 $2 Nf4 $1 $19) (31. Qg5 $5) (31. Kf2 $5 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 Qxa2
33. h5 (33. Qg5 $5) 33... Nf8 34. Qg5+ Kf7 35. Qd8 $132) 31... Qb2+ 32. Ng2 (
32. Kh3 Qxa2 (32... Qb1 $5 {[%csl Re4,Rh1]}) 33. h5 Qb1 $1 34. Qg5 Qh1+ 35. Kg4
Qxe4+ 36. Kh3 Qh1+ 37. Kg4 Kf7 38. hxg6+ hxg6 $17 {/-+}) 32... Qxa2 33. h5 Nf8
34. Kh3 $2 {h3 is a bad square for the king and it will soon have to step back.
} (34. Qg5+ Kf7 35. Qd8 $17) 34... Qe2 $1 $19 35. Ne3 Qf3 36. Qg5+ Kf7 37. Kh2
Qf6 38. Qg4 Qf2+ 39. Ng2 a4 {Kharlov skillfully used opponent's mistakes and
reached an winning position.} 40. Qd1 a3 41. Qxd6 Qa7 42. Qd1 a2 43. Qa1 Qf2
44. c4 Nd7 45. c5 Nxc5 46. Qxe5 Nxe4 47. Qc7+ Kf6 48. Qd8+ Kf5 49. Qf8+ Kg4 50.
Qg7+ Kf3 51. Qf8+ Ke2 52. Qa8 Kd1 53. Qa4+ Kc1 54. Qa3+ Qb2 55. Qe3+ Nd2 56.
Qg1+ Kc2 57. Ne1+ Kb1 (57... Kb1 58. Nd3+ Nf1+ {A nice double-check, at the
same time protecting the own king.} 59. Kh3 Qh2+) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a3 {Not a bad move,
but with precise play Black is able to neutralize White's slight initiative
after it.} (13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 {is the only way to fight for advantage})
13... Ne7 (13... a5 14. Bd3 Ne7 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. O-O Bd7 18. b4
axb4 19. Nxb4 Rfc8 20. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt (rapid)
2000 (35)}) (13... O-O {must be enough for equality as well.}) 14. Nxe7 (14.
Ncb4 {was an interesting alternative:} Nxd5 15. Nxd5 (15. Qxd5 $5 Bb7 $140 16.
Qd3 O-O 17. Be2 f5 18. Bf3) (15. exd5 Qb6 16. a4 O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. g3 e4
19. Bg2 Bd7 20. O-O (20. h4 $5) 20... e3 21. fxe3 Bxe3+ 22. Kh1 f5 23. Nc6 Rbe8
24. Bf3 g5 25. b4 g4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Jelen,I/Ljubljana 1994 (31)}) 15...
O-O 16. Bd3 $5 Be6 17. Bc2) 14... Qxe7 $1 (14... Bxe7 {is also possible,
although so many moves with a single piece - Bf8-e7xf6-g5-e7 - is not
attractive.} 15. Nb4 Qb6 16. a4 $36 (16. Nd5 Qb7 17. a4 Bd8 18. axb5 axb5 $11)
16... Qb7 17. Qd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 $36 (18. Nxd5 bxa4 {[%csl Rb2]})) 15. Nb4 (15.
a4 Qb7) 15... Qd7 $5 {A safe way to avoid unnecessary complications.} (15...
Qb7 16. Qxd6 $5 {The queen on d6 and knight b4 look very powerful against
Black's king. However, things are far from clear. For instance:} Qxe4+ 17. Be2
Qxg2 (17... Rb7 18. f3 $1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gd6c6]}) 18. Rf1 Rb7 19. Nxa6 $140
Rd7 $1 20. Bxb5 Qe4+ $13) (15... Bb7 16. Nd5 $11 {/+/=}) 16. Bd3 (16. a4 $6 a5
17. Nd5 (17. Bxb5 Rxb5 18. axb5 axb4 $17) 17... bxa4 18. Qc2 (18. Qxa4 Qxa4 19.
Rxa4 Rxb2 20. Rxa5 Rb1+ $17) 18... O-O $17) 16... O-O 17. O-O Qb7 18. a4 (18.
Bc2 $11) 18... a5 19. Nd5 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Be6 21. Bc4 (21. Qxa5 Bxd5 22. exd5
Qxb2 {like in the game, this is slightly better for Black, but not enough to
convert into a full pawn.}) 21... Qxb2 22. Ra2 Qb7 23. Qxa5 Qc6 24. Ra4 Ra8 25.
Qb5 Qxb5 26. Bxb5 Rxa4 27. Bxa4 Bxd5 28. exd5 Ra8 29. Rb1 g6 30. Bc6 Ra3 31. c4
Rc3 32. g3 (32. Bb5 Bd8 $15) 32... Rxc4 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Rb7 Rc3 {In the next
part of the game Kramnik tried hardly to convert the extra pawn. Although it
might appear that at some stage he was close to do so, in fact Polgar never
had real problems to hold. The very end of the game is a study-like position.}
35. Be8 Rf3 36. Ba4 Ra3 37. Be8 Rf3 38. Ba4 e4 39. Kg2 Ra3 40. Be8 Rf3 41. Ba4
Bd2 42. Rb3 Rf5 43. Bc6 Be1 44. Rb2 Bc3 45. Re2 Bd4 46. Bd7 Re5 47. Bc6 Re7 48.
Ra2 Bc5 49. Re2 h5 50. h4 Kf6 51. Ra2 Re5 52. Re2 Kg7 53. f4 Re7 54. Ra2 Kf6
55. Kf1 Kf5 56. Kg2 Kg4 {It might seem that Black achieved something by coming
with the king on g4, but White easily drives it back (the path on the light
squares might prove dangerous for Black, imagine a check from c8 now, when
after a forces ...f5 White mates with Ba6-e2).} 57. Ba4 Rb7 58. Bd1+ Kf5 59.
Re2 e3 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Rc2 Rb4 62. Be2 Kg7 63. Rc1 Rb2 64. Rd1 Kf6 65. Rd3 Ke7
66. Rd1 Kd8 67. Ra1 Kd7 68. Rd1 Ra2 69. Bb5+ Kc7 70. Be2 f5 71. Rd3 Rd2 72.
Rxd2 exd2 73. Bd1 Kb6 74. Ke2 Ka5 75. Bc2 Bg1 76. Kxd2 Bh2 77. g4 Bxf4+ 78. Ke2
hxg4 79. h5 gxh5 80. Bxf5 Kb4 81. Bg6 h4 82. Bf5 g3 83. Kf3 Kc4 84. Bh3 Be5 85.
Ke4 Bf6 86. Bf1+ Kc3 87. Bg2 Kc4 88. Bf1+ Kc5 89. Bg2 Be7 90. Bf1 Bd8 91. Bg2
Kc4 92. Bf1+ Kc3 93. Bg2 Kd2 94. Kf3 Kd3 95. Kg4 Ke3 96. Kh3 Bf6 97. Bh1 {
White bishop has enough squares on the "long" diagonal, so there is no
zugzwang.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 Bg7
15. Qd2 e4 16. Be2 bxc4 17. Nxc4 O-O 18. Rac1 Rb8 19. b4 Rb5 20. Ne3 f4 21. Nc2
{This worked out well in the first game when Kosteniuk used it, but even in
that game against McShane things were far from clear. Nijboer finds an even
more convincing plan to attack the king.} (21. Bxb5 {The move played by
Huebner in 1979 against Sax must be prefered.}) 21... Rxd5 22. Qxf4 Re5 23.
Bxa6 Nd5 $146 (23... d5 24. Rcd1 f5 (24... Ng6 $5) 25. Bc4 Kh8 26. Rfe1 Qc8 $6
(26... Ng6 $44) 27. Bb3 Ng6 28. Qc1 f4 29. Rxd5 Nh4 30. Qd1 f3 $2 31. Rxe5 Bxe5
32. Rxe4 Rd8 33. Nd4 Bf6 34. g3 Nf5 35. Qxf3 Rxd4 36. Re6 Rd2 37. Rxf6 Nd4 38.
Rf8+ {1-0 Kosteniuk,A-McShane,L/Hastings 2003}) 24. Qd2 Qh4 {Black has an easy
attack. White's extra pawn plays no importance at all for the moment.} 25. Ne3
Rh5 26. h3 Nf4 27. Bc8 (27. Be2 Rg5 {changes little}) 27... Rg5 28. Ng4 (28.
Bg4 Be5 {[%cal Gf7f5]} (28... f5 29. g3 Nxh3+ 30. Kh2 Qh6 31. Bxh3 Rh5 32. Kg2
Rxh3 33. Rh1) 29. g3 (29. Nd5 Nxd5 $19) 29... Nxh3+ 30. Bxh3 (30. Kg2 Nf4+ 31.
gxf4 Rxg4+ 32. Nxg4 Qxg4+ 33. Kh1 Qh4+ 34. Kg2 Bxf4 $19) 30... Qxh3 $19 {
[%cal Gg5h5]}) 28... Be5 29. Nxe5 (29. Kh1 {This paradoxical move was White's
only chance.} Nxh3 (29... f5 30. Nxe5 Rxg2 31. Qc3 $1 $132 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gc8e6]}) 30. Nf6+ $1 (30. Nh6+ Qxh6 31. Bxh3 Kh8 $17 {[%cal Gf8g8]}) 30... Bxf6
31. Bxh3 d5 {Black is much better here too, but there is still a lot of play
ahead.}) 29... Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 dxe5 31. Qe3 (31. Rc3 Qg5 $19 {[%cal Gg2h2,Yg5g2]}
) (31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Rxg1+ Kh8 33. Qc3 Nd3 $17 {/-+}) 31... f5 32. Be6+ (32.
Rg1 Rxg1+ 33. Rxg1+ Kh8 $19) 32... Kh8 $19 33. Qc3 Nxh3 34. Qxe5+ Rg7 35. Qh2
e3 (35... Qh5 {is a forced mate:} 36. f4 (36. Rc3 Nxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qd1+) 36...
Rg1+ 37. Rxg1 Nf2+ 38. Kg2 Qf3+ 39. Kf1 Nd3+ 40. Qf2 Qxf2#) 36. Bxf5 (36. fxe3
Qe4+) (36. f4 e2 $19) 36... Rg1+ 37. Rxg1 Nxf2+ 38. Kg2 Rg8+ {White loses the
queen and a quick mate will soon follow anyway.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Nxb5 {This is less dangerous
than another piece sac - 12.Bxb5.} axb5 13. Bxb5 Bb7 {Sveshnikov himself
considered Bb7 to be the strongest answer.} (13... Bd7) 14. exf5 Ra5 15. Qd3 (
15. a4 Rxb5 16. axb5 Nd4 $36) 15... Bg7 16. Qc4 Rxb5 (16... O-O $2 17. Bxc6 Rc5
18. Qg4 $16) 17. Qxb5 Ba8 (17... Qa5+ 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 $13 {Sveshnikov}) 18. Qb6
$2 {This is just a big mistake which loses material.} (18. c3 $13 {White has
material advantage, but the potential power of black bishops must not be
underestimated.}) 18... Nd4 {[%csl Rc2,Rd5,Rf5]} 19. Qxd8+ (19. Nc7+ Kd7 20.
Nxa8 Qxa8 $19) 19... Kxd8 20. Ne3 Bh6 $17 {/-+.} 21. O-O-O (21. c4 Bxe3 22.
fxe3 Nc2+ 23. Kf2 Nxa1 (23... Rg8 24. Rag1 Nb4 $36) 24. Rxa1 Rg8 25. g3 Rg5 $19
) 21... Bxg2 22. Rhe1 Be4 23. c3 Kd7 $1 24. b4 (24. cxd4 Rc8+ 25. Kd2 Rc2#)
24... Nc2 25. Re2 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bf3 27. Rdd2 Bxe2 28. Rxe2 Rc8 29. Kc2 d5 30.
Kb3 Rc4 31. a4 Re4 32. a5 Kc6 33. a6 Bxe3 34. Rg2 Kb6 35. Rg7 Kxa6 36. Rxf7 Rf4
37. f6 Rf5 38. c4 dxc4+ 39. Kxc4 Bg5 40. Rxh7 Rxf6 41. Kd5 Bf4 42. h4 Kb5 43.
Rb7+ Ka4 44. b5 Kb4 45. Rh7 Kxb5 46. h5 Kb4 47. h6 $2 (47. Ke4 Kc3 48. h6 (48.
Rh8 Kd2 49. Rh7 Ke2 50. Rh8 Ra6 51. Rh7 Ra4+ 52. Kf5 Kf3 $19) 48... Kd2 49. Rh8
Ke2 50. h7 Rh6 $19) 47... Rb6 48. Rh8 Bxh6 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Rd1 {In this line, once Ponomariov's
choice against Sveshnikov SIcilian, White is usually trying to get a slight,
but stable advantage. Meanwhile in the practice Black players found clear ways
for equality. The present game is another example in that aspect.} b4 $5 19.
Nxb4 {Finally White takes the pawn with the knight. In the previous encounters
White either played 19.cxb4, or 19.0-0, in either case Black had a pleasant
position. However, the present game demonstrates that here too Black is out of
problems.} a5 {Another playable move is 19...Rb8, but 19...a5 leads to a draw
by force.} 20. Nbd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rb8 22. Bb3 (22. b3 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxc3+)
22... a4 23. Bxa4 Rxb2 24. Bb3 Bxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. O-O Bxc3 27. Be6 Qe8 $1 {
Thanks to this precise move Black is completely okay.} (27... Rb5 28. Rb1 $14)
28. Qxe8 Rxe8 29. Bxf5 Re5 $1 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 30. Rc1 (30. Bd7 d5 31. a4 d4 {
with obvious compensation for the pawn.}) 30... Rxf5 31. Rxc3 Rxa2 32. f3 exf3
33. Rcxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bennett, Allan"]
[Black "Ippolito, Dean"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 a5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. b3 Kh8 18. O-O f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Bg6 21.
Bd3 (21. Be2) 21... Bxd3 (21... Bf7 {Is another, more complicated alternative.
The game move is enough for equality.}) 22. Qxd3 Bxe3 23. Nxe3 $2 (23. fxe3
Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 h6 {proved by Tregubov as the safest way for Black.} (24... Rxb3
25. Rc4 Rb5 26. e4 $44 {Sokolov A.-Gurgenidze, Riga 1985.}) 25. h3 (25. Qc4
$142) 25... Rxb3 26. Qa6 Ne7 {and two games by Tregubov soon ended with a draw
from this position.}) 23... Rxb3 {Now White won't have compensation for the
pawn.} 24. g3 $2 {This second mistake loses at once.} (24. Qc4 Qb6 $17 (24...
Rb6 $2 25. Nd5 $18)) 24... Nd4 $1 {The threat is Rxc3 followed by Ne2+} 25. Nd5
(25. Ra2 Qa8 26. Rfa1 Qc6 $1 (26... Nf3+ 27. Kh1 {with idea Qd5 next.}) 27.
Rxa5 Rxc3 $19 {[%csl Rg1]}) 25... Qa8 $1 26. Qe4 Nf3+ (26... Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nd2
$19) 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 (14.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Nd5 Qb7 $11 {[%cal Gc8e6,Yg5d8,Yd8b6]}) 14... bxa4 15. Rxa4 (15.
Qxa4 a5 (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd7) 16. Bb5 $5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 $14 {1-0 Kamsky,G 
(2690)-Carlsen,M (2570)/Khanty Mansyisk 2005 (31)}) (15. h4 $5 Bh6 16. Rxa4)
15... a5 16. Nxe7+ (16. Bb5 Bd7 $11 (16... Bh3 $5 $13)) 16... Qxe7 (16... Bxe7
$5) 17. Bc4 (17. Nd5 Qb7 $11) 17... Bd7 (17... Be6 18. Nd5 Qb7 {1/2-1/2 Nunn,J
(2515)-Adorjan,A (2550)/Vienna 1980}) 18. Nd5 Qe8 19. Ra2 (19. Nc7 $2 Bxa4 $19)
19... Bd8 (19... a4 $5 20. Nc7 $140 $2 Qc8 21. Nxa8 Qxc4 $19) (19... Rc8 $2 20.
Nb6 Rc7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 (21... Rxc4 22. Qd5) 22. b3 $16) 20. O-O Rc8 $1 21. Bb3 (
21. b3 a4 $11) 21... Rb8 $1 22. Qc2 Kh8 23. Rfa1 $2 {Too optimistical. Pawn a5
is well protected and the rook is clearly misplaced on a1. In fact with the
bishop on b3 and queen on c2 White lacks coordination and must have found a
plan to keep the balance.} (23. Ne3 {[%csl Ra5,Rd6][%cal Ge3c4]} Be6 24. Bd5 (
24. Nc4 $2 Qb5 $19) (24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Nc4 d5 $5 26. Nxa5 (26. Nxe5 Bc7 27. Nf3
Rxf3 28. gxf3 Qg6+ 29. Kh1 Qh5 $40) 26... Rf4 27. exd5 exd5 $44) 24... Bb6 25.
Nf5 $11 (25. Nc4 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qb5 $132)) (23. Ba4 $2 Bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rxb2 25.
Qxb2 Qxa4 $17) 23... f5 $132 24. Ba4 {The idea of the previous move, but now
Black quickly creates counterplay.} (24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Qd1 Qg6 $36) (24. f3
fxe4 25. fxe4 Qg6 $36) 24... Bxa4 25. Rxa4 fxe4 26. R4a2 (26. Rxe4 Qb5 {
[%csl Rb2,Rd5]}) 26... Qf7 {The start of an amazing maneuver: who could guess
that the rook from b8 will be on f3 in just 3 moves!} 27. c4 Rb3 $1 {A typical
play for Carlsen to discover unexpected tactical resources. The rook finds its
quickes way to the kingside.} 28. Re1 Bh4 29. g3 $2 ({White had to play} 29.
Re2 {and although Black has several attractive continuations, White also has
resources to defend.} e3 $5 (29... Rd3 30. Ra1 Rd4) 30. f3 $8 Bf2+ 31. Kh1 Rfb8
) 29... Rf3 $1 30. b3 Bd8 31. Rxe4 h5 $1 32. Re2 (32. h4 g5 $1 33. hxg5 Bxg5
34. Qe2 (34. Rxa5 Rxf2 $19) (34. Kg2 h4 35. gxh4 Qe6 $19) 34... h4 35. gxh4 Qh5
36. hxg5 Qxg5+ (36... Rg8 $4 37. Rh4 $1 $18) 37. Kf1 Qh6 38. Rg4 (38. Ke1 Rxf2
39. Qxf2 Qh1+ 40. Ke2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Qh2+ $19) 38... Qh3+ 39. Rg2 Rg3 $19)
32... h4 33. Rb2 g6 34. Kg2 $2 {Loses by force.} ({Correct was something like} 
34. Qd2 Kg7 35. Re3 {and Black has nothing concrete yet. Generally with
precise moves White should be able to defend, but in a practical game it is
very difficult to hold such a position.}) 34... hxg3 35. hxg3 Rxg3+ $1 36. Kf1
(36. Kxg3 Qf3+ 37. Kh2 Kg7 {[%cal Gf8h8] and mate}) (36. fxg3 Qf1+ 37. Kh2 Kg7
38. Re4 Rh8+ 39. Rh4 Bxh4 40. gxh4 Rxh4+ 41. Kg3 Rh3+ 42. Kg4 Qf3+ 43. Kg5 Rh5#
) 36... Qf3 37. Qe4 Qh5 38. Ne3 Bg5 39. Ke1 Rgf3 {Black is a pawn up and has a
deadly attack.} 40. Nf1 Bc1 41. Ra2 (41. Rb1 Ba3 $1 {[%cal Ga3b4]}) 41... Rxb3
42. Ng3 Qh6 43. Qg4 (43. Kd1 Bf4 $19) 43... Rxg3 44. Qxg3 (44. fxg3 Qh1#) 44...
Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 57th"]
[Site "Banja Koviljaca"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 O-O
15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Rd1 {Other moves are 19.Bb3,
19.Nxe7 and 19.Nf4. After 19.Rd1 White's next plan is to attack Black's pawn
center with either f3 or g4. Also possible is to play f4 and then either
double rooks on the d-file, or to play for g2-g4. From all White's choices one
can say that 19.Rd1 is in a way the most flexible and logical - it brings the
rook into play increasing the pressure along the d-file, and it keeps other
possibilities open. White rightly considers that the mission of his bishop on
the diagonal b1-h7 isn't finished yet and it might be useful there in case of
the advance g2-g4. In the practice White won approximately twice as many games
as Black, which of course is a good argument in favour of 18.Rd1.On the other
hand there were not so many games played on the top level, so there is plenty
of room for one's own investigations.} b4 {The newest attempt to solve all
Black's problems immediately. Although in the previous two games Black
achieved very comfortable positions, White should be able to put more serious
problems. Black has many other ways after 19.Rd1, the most popular being 19. ..
. Ng6.} (19... Ng6 {A logical looking move, that's why it is met more often
than other alternatives. Transferring the knight to kingside is a typical
maneuver in Sveshnikov Sicilian. It also creates the positional threat f5-f4,
which wasn't impossible immediately due to 19.Bxe4, attacking h7. But there
are drawbacks as well. Black releases too early pressure from square d5 and it
gives White a choice from two pleasant options: the aggressive 19.g4 and the
more positional 19.f4, which is used by Ponomariov. In both cases Black has
problems to find a clear way to equality.}) (19... Rc8 {Together with another
rook move - 19. ... Ra7 - I consider it to offer Black best chances to solve
opening problems after 19.Rd1.}) 20. O-O (20. cxb4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxb2 22. O-O
Be5 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. f3 Rc8 25. Bb1 Bf7 26. Qh6 exf3 27. gxf3 {Black is
slightly better, 1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Volzhin,A/Moscow 1999 (38).} (27. Rxf3
$2 Bxd5)) (20. Nxb4 {Most critical move, otherwise 19. ... b4 easily equalizes.
} Rb8 (20... a5 {I analyzed it in CBM86, considering that Black must fight for
a draw in an inferior position, so here I will look to 20. ... Rb8 (which was
only mentioned as possible in CBM86).}) 21. Bb3 ({After} 21. O-O a5 22. Nbd5
Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxb2 24. Bb3 Kh8 {Black is at least equal.}) 21... Bxb3 22. axb3
a5 (22... Rxb4 $5 23. cxb4 d5 {A very attractive exchange sac. Only practical
games can show if Black has enough counterchances.}) 23. Nbd5 Rxb3 24. Nxe7+
Qxe7 25. Nxf5 Qf6 26. Rd5 (26. g4 $6) 26... Rxb2 27. O-O a4 {Looks like thanks
to his a-pawn Black has enough play. For instance:} 28. Qg4 {threatening 29.
Nxg7 and 30.Rg5} Kh8 29. Qxe4 a3 {followed by a2.}) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Kh8 22.
Bb3 {A novelty which doesn't change the evaluation of the position - Black has
comfortable play.} (22. g3 Rc8 23. Bb3 Bf7 24. Qe2 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5
a5 27. c4 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Leko,P/Yerevan 2001.}) 22... Ng6 23. f4 Rc8
24. Kh1 Bxd5 (24... a5 $11) 25. Bxd5 (25. Nxd5 a5 $11) 25... Qh4 (25... Rxc3 $5
$132 26. Nxf5 $140 e3 27. Rde1 e2 $1 28. Rf2 (28. Rxe2 $2 Nxf4 $19) 28... Rc5
$36) 26. Qxh4 Nxh4 27. c4 Rb8 28. Rf2 (28. g3 Nf3 29. Nxf5 $140 Rb2 $1) 28...
a5 29. Bc6 (29. g3 Nf3 (29... Ng6 30. Be6 Ne7 31. Rxd6 Bb2 32. Rd7 Ba3 $14) 30.
Nxf5 Rxf5 31. Bxe4 Nd4 32. Bxf5 Nxf5 $13) 29... Rb4 30. Bb5 (30. g3 Nf3 31.
Nxf5 Rxf5 32. Bxe4 Nd4 33. Bxf5 Nxf5 $13) 30... Rb2 31. Kg1 {For some reasons
White didn't take the pawn. Black has some compenstation thanks to his active
minor pieces, but still White looks better.} (31. Rxb2 Bxb2 32. Rxd6 Bc1 $140
33. Nd5) 31... Bc3 32. Rxd6 (32. Rxb2 Bxb2 33. Rxd6 Ba3 $5 34. Rc6 (34. Rd5 Bc1
) 34... Rd8 35. Nd5 {and again Black cannot create counterchances because the
rook cannot penetrate into White's camp.}) 32... Rb1+ 33. Rf1 Rb2 34. Rf2 Rb1+
35. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona-A 16th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2006.12.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 {The Smyslov variation is out of fashion these days. Black has found
clear ways to achieve a good play.} Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bh3 {Adorjan's idea to
protect Ra8 with tempo was implemented for the first time in practice by Leko
in 2001. It represents one of the continuations which offers Black sufficient
counterplay.} (16... Bd7 $11) 17. Nxe7+ ({As indicated by Leko, in case of} 17.
gxh3 axb4 18. Nxb4 {Black achieves wonderful compensation for the pawn with}
Rxa4 19. Bxa4 f5 $44) 17... Qxe7 18. Bc6 {The present game shows that
ambitious play brings White only troubles.} (18. Nd5 $142 Qb7 19. Bc4 (19. c4
Be6 $11) 19... Bd7 (19... Be6 20. b3 $14) 20. Ra2 $11) (18. gxh3 axb4 19. Rxb4
Bf4 $44 (19... Qe6 $44)) 18... Rac8 (18... Bxg2 19. Rg1 Rac8 20. Rxa5 Bh3 {
is the same as 18...Rac8.}) 19. Rxa5 ({Perhaps White should consider} 19. Nd5
Qd8 20. gxh3 Rxc6 21. Qg4 $13 {when the strong knight on d5 compensates for
the poor pawn structure on the kingside. The king will go to g2. Comparing to
the game it is more important for White here to exchange the light-squared
bishops than to take the pawn on a5.}) 19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bh3 21. Qh5 (21. Ra6
Qf6 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf6h6]} 22. Qh5 $140 Bh4 $17) (21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Ra6 g6 (22...
Bh4 $5 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 23. b4 f5 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. c4 Bg4 26. b5 Bh4 27. Ra2 Qg5
28. Qc3 Qh5 29. h3 Bf3 (29... Bxh3 $2 30. Nf4 $18 {1-0 Zinchenko,Y (2352)
-Viliavin,R/Alushta 2004 (40)}) 30. Nf4 Qh6 31. Qxf3 (31. Ne6 $2 fxe4 $1 32.
Nxf8 Rxf8 $44 33. Ra8 $140 Rxa8 34. Bxa8 Bd8 $19 {[%cal Gd8a5,Gh6c1]}) 31...
fxe4 32. Qe3 Rxf4 33. Rg4 $13 {/=}) 21... Bh4 22. Qh6 (22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Qh6 g6
24. Ra6 Be6 $15) 22... g6 23. Qe3 {Although played several times before, this
is a rather strange retreat. On h6 the queen was at least exerting some
pressure on Black's position. The maneuver Qd1-h5-h6-e3 turns out to be a
waste of time now.} (23. Ra6 $142 Be6 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Ke2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Moeller,
R-Gross,K/DESC email 2001 (40)}) 23... Be6 24. Ra7 Qf6 $1 $146 {After this
novelty it becomes clear that White is worse due to the difficulty to find a
safe place for his king.} ({Previously Black played} 24... Rc7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26.
Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Bxd5 {which is about equal.}) 25. Bd5 ({After} 25. Nd5 Qd8 {
White's pieces lack coordination, while Black can choose the right moment for
active play with ...f5.}) 25... Rb8 26. Ra6 (26. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 26... Rfc8 27.
Rc6 (27. Bxe6 fxe6 $17 28. Rxd6 $140 Rxb4 29. cxb4 Bxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rc1+ $19)
27... Rxc6 28. Bxc6 h5 $17 {Gaining more space on the kingside (square g4).
White's position is difficult: with the bishop pair, active pieces and plenty
of targets for attack in opponent's weak pawn structure secures Black a very
easy play.} 29. Bd5 (29. h3 {runs into} Bxh3 ({it is also not clear what to do
after a move like} 29... Kh7 $17) 30. Nd5 (30. Qxh3 Qxf2+ $19) 30... Qe6) 29...
Bg4 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Ke1 {The rest is a massacre.} Bg5 $19 32. Qg3 (32. Qd3 Qf4
$19) 32... Bf4 33. Qd3 Bxh2 34. Rh1 Qg5 ({The direct} 34... Bf4 {is of course
completely winning too.}) 35. Kf1 Bf4 36. f3 Bd7 37. Qc2 Rxb4 {Ending White's
nightmare.} 38. cxb4 Qg3 39. Qe2 Be3 {Threatening 40...Bb5 followed by the
mate on f2.} 40. b3 Bh3+ (40... Bh3+ 41. Rxh3 Qg1#) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 (16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 ({Here after} 17...
Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 (19... Bb7 20. Qc2 $5 $14) 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5
Bxf5 22. Qd5 {White keeps an edge}) 18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 $13) 16... Kh8 17. Nce3
Bxe3 {The simplest way to equalize.} (17... g6 18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 {leads to a
much more complicated play. It is important for White here that he can play
b2-b4 (in opposite to a similar position after 16.b3, see above).}) 18. Nxe3
Ne7 19. b3 $5 $146 {Interesting novelty, which, however, can hardly change
much. White's edge is insignificant.} (19. O-O f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nd5 (21.
Nxf5 Bxf5 $11) (21. Bd5 Qc7 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Qd2 Rb5 24. Re1 Rfb8 25. h3 a4
26. g4 Bd7 27. c4 Rb4 28. Re3 Bc6 29. Rc3 Qc8 {1/2-1/2 Heyn,U-Fritsche,F (1975)
/DESC email 2001}) 21... Ne7 $11) 19... f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nd5 Bb7 ({The
idea of 19.b3 is that Black cannot exchange the knights at once:} 21... Ne7 {
in view of} 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. Rxa5 {winning a pawn.}) 22. O-O Rc8 {A good idea,
keeping the pressure. The rook can often go to a good square c5.} 23. Qd3 Nh4
24. Rd1 h6 {Time to evaluate the position. Thanks to the tricky 19.b3 White
succeeded to avoid a quick simplification of the position. On the other hand
Black has little to complain about - his pieces are active, which should be
enough to compensate a slightly inferior pawn structure.} (24... Qg5 {brings
nothing in view of} 25. Qg3) 25. Qg3 (25. Rad2 {allows} a4 $1 {with the idea}
26. bxa4 Qg5 {and Black takes over the initiative. 27.Qg3 is not possible
because the queen must protect the bishop on c4.}) 25... Nf5 26. Qg4 Rc5 27.
Rad2 {White also nicely centralized his pieces, but on the other hand now he
will have to keep bishop c4 under queen protection in order to prevent ...a4.}
Bc8 28. Qe4 (28. Qe2 Qg5 $36) 28... Bb7 ({After} 28... Qg5 {White has} 29. f4
$1 exf4 30. Rf2 $1 {and the position opens in White's favour} (30. Nxf4 $2 Re5)
) 29. h3 $6 (29. Qg4 $142 $11) 29... Nh4 30. Bd3 $6 {White overestimates his
position. Black is not worse and attempts to play for a win are not justified.
Karjakin should have tried to wait and hold the balance.} Rf5 $1 31. Bb1 $2 {
This is already a blunder.} (31. Bc4 $142) (31. c4 Bxd5 32. cxd5 Kg8 $15) 31...
Rxc3 $1 32. Qg4 h5 33. Qe2 (33. Qa4 $8 Bc6 (33... Qg5 $2 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Bxf5+
$18) 34. Nxc3 Bxa4 35. Bxf5 Nxf5 36. bxa4 $17) 33... Qg5 $19 34. f4 (34. Be4
Rcf3 $1 35. Bxf3 Rxf3 36. g3 Rxb3 $19) 34... Rxf4 35. Kh1 Nxg2 36. Qxg2 ({After
} 36. Nxc3 {many moves win. The strongest is} Qh4 37. Kh2 Ne3 38. Qxe3 Rf3 39.
Qxf3 Bxf3 $19) 36... Rg3 ({Again} 36... Qh4 {is the quickest win.}) 37. Nxf4
Bxg2+ (37... exf4 $4 38. Qxb7 Rxh3+ 39. Rh2 $18) 38. Nxg2 Rxh3+ 39. Kg1 Rg3 40.
Rf2 Kg8 41. Rxd6 ({After} 41. Kh2 {Black has the interesting possibility} Rh3+
42. Kxh3 Qg4+ 43. Kh2 Qxd1 44. Be4 Qxb3 {and with so many pawns the position
should be winning rather easy.}) 41... h4 {White is helpless against the
further advance of the h-pawn.} 42. Rc6 Qg4 {Accuracy is required, of course.}
(42... h3 $4 43. Rc8+ $18) 43. Bf5 (43. Rd6 e4 44. Rd4 h3 45. Bxe4 Qg5 46. Rd5
Qe7 47. Re2 Qa7+ 48. Kh2 hxg2 49. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 50. Kxg2 Qe3 $19) 43... Rxg2+ $1
44. Rxg2 Qxf5 45. Rcg6 Qf7 46. R6g4 Qf6 47. Kh2 Kf7 48. Kh3 e4 49. Rg5 e3 50.
Kxh4 g6 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O {This move is relatively new. It was first met in the
game Ivanchuk-Kramnik/London PCA rapid/1994 and now 16.0-0 became one of the
main continuations here. The alternatives are 16.Bc2 and 16.Qh5.} Kh8 $5 $146 {
Since the above mentioned game a lot of other games were played, but nobody
played this.} (16... e4 17. Nf4 (17. Bc2 $2 f4) 17... Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19. Nfd5
Qg5 $5 $13 {Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Linares/1998}) (16... Ra7 17. Qh5 Raf7 18. f4
$146 (18. g4 {is probably dubious, as it allows Black to create a strong
attack, e.g.} e4 19. Bc2 Ne5 20. Nf4 Bd7 21. Bb3 fxg4 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Qf6
24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. h3 Qe6 26. hxg4 Rf6 27. Kg2 Nd3 28. Qh4 Nf4+ 29. Kg1 h5 30.
g5 Nh3+ 31. Kh1 Rf3 32. Qxh5 Nxf2+ 33. Kg2 Rh3 34. Qe2 Qe5 35. Rg1 Rh2+ 36. Kf1
Nh3 37. Qg4 Nxg1 38. Kxg1 Rxb2 39. Qc8+ Bf8 40. Qh3 Qxg5+ 41. Kh1 Qh6 $19 {
Svidler,P-Kasparov,G/ICC blitz/1998}) 18... Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Kh1 (20.
fxe5 Qa7 21. Rae1 dxe5 22. Kh1 e4 23. Bb1 $13) 20... e4 21. Bc2 b4 $5 $13 {
Asrian,K-Rogozenko,D/Elista (ol)/1998} (21... d5 22. Bb3 Qc5 23. Qe2 a5 $15))
17. Qh5 (17. Bc2 {also comes into consideration.}) 17... Bf7 18. Qh3 e4 19. Bc2
Ne5 20. f3 $6 {Now after a forced line Black achieves better prospects.} (20.
Rad1 {was necessary. Only the practice can give a more or less precise
evaluation to this complicated position.}) 20... exf3 21. gxf3 Bxd5 22. Nxd5
Qg5+ 23. Kh1 (23. Qg2 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 $11) 23... Qd2 24. Bb3 $6 (24. Nb4 a5 25.
Rad1 Qe2 26. Rde1 Qd2 $11) 24... Nd3 $1 (24... Qxb2 {was also possible, but
the game move looks stronger.}) 25. Qh5 $2 (25. Qh4 Qxb2 $17) 25... Rae8 26.
Qh4 Qxb2 $19 27. Rad1 Qe2 28. Nf4 {What else? The Knight on d3 must be
exchanged, but Black has enough material to win the game.} Nxf4 29. Qxf4 Bxc3
30. Qg3 Be5 31. Qh3 Qe3 32. Rg1 Rf6 33. Rde1 (33. Rg2 Ref8 {/\34. ... Rh6 -+.})
33... Rh6 34. Rxe3 Rxh3 35. Re2 (35. Rg2 Rc8 $19) 35... Rxf3 36. Reg2 Rxb3 $6 {
This was not necessary. Now White has some hopes to save the game.} (36... h6
37. Rg8+ (37. Rg6 Rh3 38. R1g2 a5 $19) 37... Rxg8 38. Rxg8+ Kh7 39. Ra8 Rf2 {
is winning, of course.}) 37. axb3 a5 38. Rc1 $6 (38. Ra2 Ra8 39. Rc1 $17) (38.
Rd1 a4 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Ra2 Ra8 41. Rd3 $17) 38... a4 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Ra2 a3
41. Rf1 Bb2 42. Rxf5 Kg7 43. Rd5 (43. Kg2 Rf8 $1) 43... Re6 44. Kg2 Rf6 $1 {
Very good move, cutting the King.} 45. Rd3 Kf7 46. Kg3 {Sooner or later White
will have to take on a3 and it seems that there is no real difference if doing
it now or later, as in the game.} (46. Raxa3 Bxa3 47. Rxa3 Ke6 48. Ra7 h6 $19)
(46. Rf3 Rxf3 47. Kxf3 d5 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. h4 h5 $19) 46... Ke6 47. Kg4 Ke5 48.
Re3+ (48. Kg5 h6+ 49. Kh5 d5 $19) 48... Kd4 49. Rexa3 Bxa3 50. Rxa3 d5 $19 {
Black is too active, so the position is easy winning.} 51. Ra7 h6 52. h4 Ke5
53. Re7+ Kd6 54. Ra7 Ke5 55. Re7+ Re6 56. Rf7 d4 57. Kf3 Kd5 58. Rd7+ Kc4 59.
Rc7+ Kb3 60. Rd7 Kc3 61. Rc7+ Kd2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Boksit Milici"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nc2 Be6
15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 a5 17. O-O f5 18. Qh5 b4 19. Rad1 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rb8 21. Nce3
Kh8 22. Rd2 (22. f4 e4 23. g4 (23. Bh3 Qd7 24. Rf2 (24. Kh1 $6 Rb2 $36 {
0-1 Topalov,V-Krasenkow,M/Polanica Zdroj 1995 (31)}) 24... Rb5 25. Rfd2 Rc5 26.
Kh1 Qf7 27. Qxf7 Rxf7 28. Nb6 Rxc3 29. Rxd6 Bxa2 30. Nxf5 Bf8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Sokolov,A-Filippov,V/Elista 1995 (49)}) 23... Ne7 $1 $13) 22... Rb5 23. Rfd1 (
23. f4 Ne7 24. c4 Rc5 25. Rb1 e4 26. Bh3 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Qc8 $13 {0-1 Vorobiov,
E-Belikov,V/Moscow 1996 (30)}) 23... Rc5 24. f4 e4 25. Kh1 {It seems that in
this line White just has no enough time for all prophylactical moves.} Ne7 {
[%csl Rc3,Rd5]} 26. c4 (26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. c4 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxd6 Rc2
$17) 26... Nxd5 27. cxd5 (27. Nxd5 Rxc4 $19) 27... Bd7 $17 {White lost the
strategical battle. His Rooks are doubled on the d-file behind his own pawn.}
28. g4 Be8 29. Qh3 fxg4 30. Qxg4 Bd7 31. f5 Rc3 (31... Bh6 32. Re2 Bxe3 33.
Rxe3 Bxf5 $17) 32. Re2 Qb6 33. Qg5 Bb5 34. Ree1 Bf6 35. Qh6 (35. Qf4 $142)
35... Qd8 $1 {[%cal Rf6h4]} 36. Qh5 (36. Ng4 Bg5 37. Qe6 e3 $17) 36... Bh4 37.
Bxe4 Bxe1 38. Rxe1 Qc7 39. Qh6 Qg7 40. Qf4 Qd4 $19 41. Ng4 Bd3 42. Nf2 Bxe4+
43. Nxe4 Qxd5 44. f6 Rc2 45. a4 Qe6 46. Rf1 Rc4 47. Re1 d5 48. Qd6 Qf7 49. Nd2
Rc2 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7
15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. cxb4 {This move has been known for some time to offer White
sufficient compensation for the exchange, but up to this game it has been
considered that Black should have no problems to hold the position.} ({The main
} 16. Nxb4 {is analyzed very deeply. The verdict is that with accurate defence
Black achieves a draw:} Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O Qc5
21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 O-O 23. Bb5 Be8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rb7 Bd6 26. Qa6 a3 {
1/2-1/2 Motylev,A (2651)-Timofeev,A (2611)/Moscow 2004}) 16... O-O 17. O-O Bc6
18. Rxa4 Bxa4 19. Qxa4 Qe8 $146 {The endgame turns out to be in White's favour,
therefore critical remain other moves: 19...f5, 19...g6 and 19...Kh8.} (19...
f5 20. exf5 (20. b5 Kh8 21. exf5 Qd7 22. Qc4 $2 Qxf5 23. f3 Bd8 24. Rc1 (24.
Qc6 Qd3 $132) 24... Qd7 25. b4 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Qf2 27. Qd3 Bb6 28. Rf1 Qh4 29. Rd1
Bd4 $19 {0-1 Norgaard,J (2315)-Horvath,T (2440)/Copenhagen 1984 (38)}) 20...
Rxf5 21. Bd3 (21. b5 $5) 21... Rf8 22. b5 Qd7 23. Qe4 g6 24. g3 Bd8 25. f4 Bb6+
26. Nxb6 Rxb6 27. fxe5 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 dxe5 29. Qxe5 h6 30. h4 h5 {1/2-1/2
L'Ami,E (2353)-Moser,E (2339)/Augsburg 2002}) (19... g6 20. Qc6 Bd2 21. b5 Ba5
22. Bb7 f6 $1 {[%cal Gf8f7]} 23. b4 Bb6 24. Nxb6 Rf7 25. Rd1 (25. Nd5 Rfxb7 26.
b6 Rxb6 27. Nxb6 Qxb6 $11) 25... Rfxb7 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Rxb6 28. Qd5+ Kf8
29. h4 R8b7 30. g4 Rxb5 31. Qd6+ Kg7 32. g5 fxg5 33. hxg5 h6 34. Qf6+ Kh7 35.
gxh6 Rxb4 36. Qxe5 Rf7 37. Kg2 Rb6 38. Qd4 Rbf6 39. e5 Rxf2+ 40. Qxf2 Rxf2+ {
1/2-1/2 Barua,D (2520)-Lalic,B (2545)/Ubeda 1998}) (19... Kh8 $13) 20. Qxe8 (
20. b5 Bd8 (20... f5 $5) (20... Kh8 $5) 21. Rc1 Bb6 22. Rc6 Bd4 $13) 20...
Rfxe8 ({Deserves attention} 20... Rbxe8 21. b5 f5 {but this looks much too
artificial.}) 21. b5 {Everything is simple - the pawn goes to b7 and it is
clear that Black has a difficult defence. Maybe he can hold, but only White
can play for a win.} f5 (21... Bd8 22. Rc1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c6]}) 22. b6 $1 (22.
exf5 e4 23. b6 Re5 24. Bc4 Kf8 {leaves Black with more chances to escape.}) (
22. h4 Bxh4 $1) 22... fxe4 23. h4 $6 {Anand demonstrates resources of White's
position, but this unexpectedly offers Black concrete possibilities for
counterplay. The general idea is to distract the bishop either from c1 or from
e7 (the knight can sometimes come to c6 via e7.} (23. Re1 $5 {[%cal Ge1e4,
Ge4c4,Ye1e2,Ye2c2,Rb6b7,Rc2c8]}) ({The most precise move order seems to be} 23.
b7 $1 Kf7 24. h4 $1 Bxh4 25. Rc1 {transposing into 23.h4 Bxh4 24.Rc1 Kf7 25.b7,
see below.}) 23... Bd2 $2 {Understandable desire to control square c1. However,
instead of this Black should have tried to create counterplay, since after the
game move White's rook can be transferred on the c-file anyway.} (23... Bxh4 {
was the only chance:} 24. Rc1 Rf8 $1 (24... Kf7 $2 {is not enough:} 25. b7 Rf8
(25... Ke6 26. Nc7+ Ke7 27. Nxe8 Rxe8 28. Rc8 $18) 26. g3 (26. Rc8 Ke6 27. Nb4
Bxf2+ 28. Kh2 d5 29. Nc6 Rfxc8 30. bxc8=Q+ Rxc8 31. Bxc8+ Kd6 $17) 26... Bg5
27. Rc8 Ke6 (27... Bd2 28. Nb6 Ke7 29. Rxf8 Rxf8 30. Nc8+ $18) 28. Nb6 (28. Nb4
e3 29. fxe3 Bxe3+ 30. Kg2 d5 31. Nc6 Rxb7 32. Bxb7 Rf2+ 33. Kh3 Rxb2 $11) 28...
Rd8 (28... e3 29. Rxf8 $18) 29. Bc4+ Kf5 30. Bd5 e3 31. Kf1 exf2 (31... e4 32.
fxe3 Bxe3 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Nc8 $18) 32. Kxf2 e4 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Nd7 $18) (
24... Bg5 $5 25. Rc7 e3 $132) 25. g3 Bg5 26. Rc6 (26. Rc7 e3 27. fxe3 Rxb6 $1)
26... Kf7 (26... Rfd8 27. b7 Kf7 28. Rc7+ Ke6 29. Bc4 $16) 27. Rxd6 (27. b7 Ke6
28. Nb6 Bd8 $13 (28... Rfd8 $5)) 27... Rfd8 28. Rc6 e3 29. fxe3 Rxd5 30. Bc4
Bxe3+ 31. Kg2 Rxb6 32. Bxd5+ Ke7 $11) 24. b7 Kf7 25. Rd1 Bh6 26. Nb4 Ke7 27.
Nd5+ Kf7 28. g4 Bf4 29. Re1 g5 (29... Red8 $142 30. Rxe4 g5 (30... Rd7 31. Rb4
$1)) 30. Re2 $1 {[%cal Ge2c2] If not from c1, then from c2!} ({Taking pawn e4
means in some variations to help Black including his bishop into defence:} 30.
Rxe4 Red8 31. Nb4 d5 32. Re2 gxh4 33. Rc2 e4 $13 {[%cal Gf4b8]}) (30. h5 {
looks also strong to me, preventing Black's 30...gxh4, possible in the game.})
30... Red8 ({There is no clear win for White after} 30... gxh4 31. Rc2 ({
White can play} 31. Kg2 {of course, but then it is clear that Black had to
insert 30...gxh4.}) 31... h3 32. Rc7+ ({or} 32. Rc8 Bd2) 32... Kg6 33. Ne7+ Kg5
34. Nc6 e3 35. fxe3 Bxe3+ 36. Kh2 Kxg4) 31. Nb4 $1 (31. Rc2 Rd7 $1) 31... d5 (
31... gxh4 32. Nc6 h3 33. Nxd8+ Rxd8 34. Rc2 $18) ({The idea of the previous
move is:} 31... Rd7 32. Nc6 Rdxb7 33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Nd8+ $18) 32. Nc6 Rg8 33.
Nxb8 Rxb8 34. h5 $1 {Black cannot keep his h-pawn alive, which means that
White will create the second passed pawn. Meaning he wins easily.} Ke7 35. Kf1
d4 36. Rc2 e3 37. fxe3 dxe3 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Rxh7 e4 40. Bc4 Rd8 41. Rf7+ Ke5
42. Rd7 {In the present game Black missed several possibilities for
counterplay, but White also could have played more accurate. Only the future
practice will show if the endgame after 20.Qxe8 is defensible for Black.} 1-0

[Event "Osasco Franca Garcia Memorial 20th"]
[Site "Osasco"]
[Date "2004.07.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2004.07.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O f4
15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. Nc2 Qd7 17. h3 a5 (17... f5 18. Ncb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 a5 20. exf5
Bf7 21. Qh4 axb4 22. f6 $14 {/=}) 18. Na3 {Anand's novelty gave a new impulse
for the theory of this opening line.} Na7 ({Better than} 18... b4 19. Nb5 bxc3
20. bxc3 Ne7 21. Ndc7 Rbc8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. a4 Kh8 24. Bc2 $16 {1-0 Anand,
V-Kramnik,V/Cap d'Agde 2003 (46)}) 19. Bc2 (19. Be2 $6 f5 $132 {0-1 Zambrana,
O-Madeira,W/Osasco 2004 (38)}) (19. c4 b4 (19... f5 $5 20. exf5 $140 $6 Bxd5
21. cxd5 e4 22. Bxe4 Bxb2) 20. Nc2 Nc6 $13) (19. Rd2 Bxd5 (19... f5 20. Bc2 $14
(20. exf5 $2 Bxd5 21. f6 Bxf6)) 20. exd5 f5 $132) 19... Rfc8 (19... Nc6 20. c4
$14 (20. Rd2 Ne7 21. Bb3 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 f5 $132 {Anand})) (19...
b4 $6 20. cxb4 axb4 21. Nc4 $16) 20. Bb3 (20. Rd2 b4 $1) 20... Rc5 ({Anand
indicated the correct way for Black to regroup the pieces:} 20... a4 21. Bc2
Nc6 22. Rd2 Ne7 $1 $132) 21. Rd2 $1 Nc6 (21... a4 22. Bc2 Bxd5 (22... Nc6 23.
Rad1 $14) 23. Rxd5 Qc7 ({Black does not equalize also after} 23... b4 24. cxb4
Rxb4 25. Rad1 Rxd5 26. exd5 h6 27. b3 $14 axb3 28. axb3 e4 29. Qh4 {[%csl Rf4]}
) 24. Rad1 Nc8 $6 25. Qe2 b4 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Rd5 Qc6 28. Rb5 $16 {1-0
Ganguly,S-Ramesh,R/Calicut 2003 (44)}) 22. Rad1 {This position is better for
White, since he achieved his aim - kept good control over square d5 and
doubled the rooks on the d-file.  Next he will try to use the awkward position
of the rook on c5.} Qd8 (22... Qa7 $142 23. Qe2 $140 (23. Qh4 $5) 23... a4 24.
Bc2 b4 $132) (22... h6 $5 23. Nxf4 (23. Bc2 Qa7 24. Qe2 $14) 23... exf4 24.
Qxc5 dxc5 25. Rxd7 c4 26. Bc2 b4 $44) 23. Bc2 {White prepares the advance b4.}
(23. Nb1 $5 h6 24. Rd3 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2f3]}) 23... h6 (23... b4 24. Nb1 (24.
cxb4 $2 axb4 25. Nb1 Nd4 $132) 24... h6 25. Bb3 $14 Ra8 26. Rd3 $5) 24. b4 axb4
25. cxb4 Nxb4 {No choice for Black} 26. Nxb4 Qa5 27. Rxd6 $6 (27. Nxb5 $1 Qxb5
(27... Qxb4 28. Nxd6 $16) 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 $16 Qc4 31. Bb3
Qxe4 32. Rxd6 $16) (27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Qxa3 30. Bb3 $14) 27...
Qxb4 28. Bb3 Rc1 $6 (28... Bxb3 29. Rd8+ (29. axb3 Rf8 $1 {[%csl Ra3]}) 29...
Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Bf8 31. Qg4+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Qg4+ $11) 29. Bxe6 (29. Rxc1
Qxd6 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 $11) 29... Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 fxe6 31. Rd7 Qf8 32. Qg4 Rb6 {
It is amazing that White does not have a clear win here. Black's position
looks horrible, but White's problem is that his knight is too far from the
kingside.} 33. Kh2 ({I don't understand why not bruinging the knight into play:
} 33. Nc2 Qf6 ({maybe Black should consider} 33... f3) 34. Ne1 Qg5 35. Qe2 $16)
33... Qf6 34. h4 {This defends against ...Qg5, but creates a weakness.} (34.
Nc2 Qg5 35. Qe2 {is still a clear advantage.}) 34... Kh8 $1 35. Nb1 Rb8 36. a3
$1 {This strange-looking move takes control over square b4 and protects
against a possible invasion of the black queen.} (36. Rd6 Qe7 37. Rxe6 (37.
Qxe6 Qxh4+ 38. Kg1 f3 $132) 37... Qb4 $132) 36... Rg8 37. Qh5 $6 {This allows
unexpected counterplay.} (37. Nc3 $5) (37. Rd6 $1 b4 (37... Bf8 38. Rxe6 Rxg4
39. Rxf6 $16) (37... Qe7 38. Rxe6 Qc5 39. Qe2 $16) (37... Re8 38. Rb6 $16) 38.
axb4 Qe7 39. Qxe6 Qxh4+ 40. Qh3 Qxh3+ 41. Kxh3 Rb8 42. Nd2 Rxb4 43. Kg4 $16)
37... Qf8 $1 38. Rb7 Qa8 $1 39. Qf7 (39. Rxb5 Qxe4) 39... Qd8 $1 {It turns out
that White also has multiple weaknesses: a3, e4, h4, not to mention that the
knight still didn't come into the game.} 40. Nc3 {Finally the knight is doing
something, but thanks to his active queen Black gets sufficient counterplay.}
Qd2 41. Nxb5 Qxf2 42. Qg6 {White must agree to a draw in order to avoid
obvious problems.} (42. Qh5 $2 Qg3+ 43. Kh1 Bf8 $19) 42... Qxh4+ 43. Kg1 Qe1+
44. Kh2 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 f3 (45... Qg5 46. Qxg5 hxg5 47. a4 $13) 46. gxf3 Qe1+ 47.
Kh2 Qf2+ 48. Qg2 Qh4+ 49. Qh3 Qf2+ 50. Qg2 Qh4+ 51. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O {A precise move,
restricting White's options.} (12... a5 13. g3 $13 {/+/=} (13. Be2 {is still
possible, of course})) 13. Be2 {The best reaction from White, designed to
prevent the plan Qa5-c5.} ({In the event of} 13. g3 Bg5 14. Bg2 {the plan} Qa5
15. O-O Qc5 {seems to solve quickly Black's opening problems.} 16. b3 a5 $11) (
13. Ncxb4 Nxb4 14. Nxb4 Qb6 $11) 13... a5 ({When the Be2 protects Pc4 the
aforementioned plan Qa5-c5 doesn't look so attractive for Black anymore:} 13...
Bg5 14. O-O Qa5 15. b3 Qc5 16. a3 bxa3 17. b4 $1 Qa7 18. Rxa3 $14 {0-1 Fedorov,
A (2584)-Markos,J (2557)/Dresden 2008 (72)}) 14. O-O Bg5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rfd1
$5 {Usually by leaving the rook on a1 White connects his plan with the advance
a2-a3. However, there is an additional possibility to use the rook on the
queenside, demonstrated in this game.} ({More often White plays} 16. Rad1 {
(the rook from f1 will support later the advance of the f-pawn). Then taking
on d5 is a common way to fight for equality:} Bxd5 17. cxd5 (17. Qxd5 $11 {/+/=
}) 17... Nb8 18. Bg4 Na6 19. g3 Nc5 20. Qf3 Na4 21. Qb3 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Asrian,K (2635)-Ni Hua (2607)/Taiyuan 2006 (36)}) 16... Bxd5 (16... Rb8) (16...
g6) 17. cxd5 $1 $146 (17. Qxd5 Qb6 18. Rd3 Rfd8 19. Rf3 {An interesting, but
rather harmless plan.} Ra7 20. g3 a4 21. h4 Bf6 22. b3 Nd4 $1 $132 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Ga7a5] 1/2-1/2 Pinter,E (2389)-Markos,J (2565)/Slovakia 2008 (69)}) 17...
Nb8 18. Ne3 $1 Nd7 (18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nd7 20. Rac1 {transposes to the game})
19. Rac1 Nc5 (19... Ra7 20. Rc6 Nc5 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22. Nc4 $44) 20. Rxc5 $1 {
Such a positional exchange sacrifice was demonstrated first by Predojevic in
2006. White achieves a powerful compensation thanks to his strong d-pawn.} Bxe3
(20... dxc5 21. Nc4 $44 {/+/-}) 21. Qxe3 dxc5 22. d6 Qb6 23. Bc4 Rad8 24. Qd3 (
24. d7 $1) 24... Kh8 $6 (24... Rd7 25. f4 $13 (25. Bb5 c4 26. Qd5 Rxd6 27. Qxd6
Qxb5 $17)) 25. h4 ({More precise is} 25. d7 g6 26. Qd5 {[%csl Re5]} Qc7 27. b3
$44 {/+/-} f5 $140 $2 28. Qe6 $18 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd1d6]}) 25... Rd7 $1 (25...
g6 26. Qd5 $16 (26. h5 $44 {/+/-})) 26. Bb5 c4 $1 (26... Rdd8 27. d7 g6 28. Qc4
$16 {[%cal Gd1d5]} (28. h5 $44)) 27. Qd5 (27. Qxc4 $2 Rxd6 $19) (27. Bxc4 $2
Rfd8 $17) 27... Rdd8 28. Qxe5 (28. Bxc4 f6 (28... f5 $5) 29. d7 $16) 28... c3
29. bxc3 f6 $2 (29... bxc3 30. d7 c2 31. Rc1 a4 $1 32. Bxa4 (32. Rxc2 Rxd7 $1
33. Bxa4 $11) (32. Kh2 $2 f6 33. Qd5 Qxf2 $19) 32... Qb1 33. Qf4 Qb4 34. Bxc2
Rxd7 35. h5 $13 {/=}) 30. Qd5 $16 bxc3 31. d7 a4 (31... c2 32. Rc1 a4 33. Rxc2
$18) 32. Bxa4 Qb2 33. Qc4 Rb8 34. g3 Rfd8 35. Bb3 $18 Ra8 36. h5 h6 37. Kg2 Rf8
38. Rd3 Rad8 39. Qc5 Qe2 40. Qxf8+ Rxf8 41. d8=Q Qxe4+ 42. Kh2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f3 Bg5 14. Kh1 Nd7 15.
b4 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe3 20. Be2 {Leko's
move, which requires precise play from Black.} b5 $1 {This forces matters and
helps Black to finish development very quick, at the same time preparing a
future target for attack - pawn d5. Formally, White retains better chances,
but the position is probably just very close to draw. In the present game
Kasimdzhanov tried to improve, but ended up in a dead-draw position.} (20... e4
21. Qc1 Qb6 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Nxf8 24. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Krasenkow,M/
Essen 2002 (41)}) 21. Qc1 (21. Nxb5 $2 Qxe2) (21. cxb5 $6 Bb7 22. Rd1 Rc8 23.
Rd3 Qf2 $44) 21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 bxc4 23. Nb5 Bb7 ({Also possible is:} 23...
Nb6 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Nxc4 (25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. d6 $1 $11) 25... Nxd5 26. b5 Nf4
27. Rd1 (27. Bf1 e4 $11) 27... Rd4 28. Rxd4 exd4 29. Bf1 Nd5 30. Kg1 (30. Nd6
Nb6 (30... Bd7 $4 31. Bc4)) 30... Kf8 31. Nd6 Bd7 32. Bc4 Nb6 33. Bd3 g6 34. f4
Ke7 35. Nb7 Be6 36. Nc5 Bc4 37. Bxc4 Nxc4 38. Kf2 Kd6 39. Nb3 d3 40. g3 Kc7 41.
Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Guerrero,E-Alsina Leal,D/Andorra 2003 (41)}) 24. Bxc4
$146 ({The earlier try} 24. Nxd6 {also brought White only a draw:} Bxd5 25.
Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 e4 27. fxe4 fxe4 (27... Ne5 28. Rd4 Nc6 29. Rd1 fxe4 30.
Nxe4 Nxb4 {1/2-1/2 Kovacevic,A-Espinosa Flores,R/Bled 2002}) 28. Kg1 e3 29. Re4
Nf6 30. Rxe3 Nd5 (30... Rd8 31. Re6 Rb8 32. Re7 Rxb4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kramnik,V/
Monte Carlo 2003}) 31. Re4 Rd8 32. Nf5 Rb8 33. b5 Nc3 34. Re7 g6 35. Nh6+ Kh8
36. Nf7+ Kg8 37. Ng5 Rxb5 38. h4 Rf5 39. Nxh7 Rf7 40. Rxf7 Kxf7 41. Ng5+ Kf6
42. Kf2 Nd5 43. Kf3 Ne7 44. Ne4+ Kg7 45. Kg4 {1/2-1/2 Neelotpal,D-Ramesh,R/
Mumbai 2003}) 24... Rf6 25. Nc7 (25. Bb3 {brings nothing:} Nb6 {[%csl Rd5]} 26.
Nc7 Rf8 {[%cal Gf8c8]}) 25... Nb6 26. Bb5 Rf7 27. Ne8 Bxd5 28. Nxd6 Rf8 29. Re1
Rf6 30. Ne8 Rh6 31. Bd3 (31. Rxe5 Rh4 {and the best White can possibly achieve
is three versus two pawns on the same wing kind of endgames, all of them
theoretical draw.}) (31. Nc7 Bf7 ({or} 31... Rh4) 32. Rxe5 Rh4 33. Na6 Nd5 34.
Rxf5 Rd4 35. Kg1 Nxb4 {and same story again - White is better, but is a draw.})
31... e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Bxe4 Bxe4 34. Rxe4 Nd5 35. h3 (35. b5 Rb6 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. O-O (
14. Nc2 $5 O-O $140 15. Qh5 $14) 14... O-O 15. Nc2 f4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Qg5
18. Qe2 {After this precise move Black must not abandon his queenside, like in
the game. Instead he should combine kingside play with prophylactic measures
on the queenside.} ({Worse is} 18. f3 Bf6 $36 {[%cal Gf6d8,Gd8b6]}) 18... Kh8
$146 (18... Bb7 19. f3 a5 20. Rfa1 Qd8 21. Na3 f5 22. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Ulibin,M 
(2495)-Serper,G (2420)/Tunja 1989(60)}) (18... Bf6 $5 19. Rfa1 Bd8 20. Ne1 (20.
Bxa6 f3 $1) 20... a5 21. b4 Bb6 22. bxa5 Bc5 $44) ({I like most} 18... a5 19.
Bb5 (19. Rfa1 Bd7 20. R4a3 (20. Rxa5 f3 $1 21. Qf1 (21. Qxf3 $2 Rxa5 22. Rxa5
Qc1+ 23. Bf1 Qxc2 $19) 21... Rxa5 22. Rxa5 fxg2 (22... Bh3 $5) 23. Qe1 (23.
Qxg2 Qc1+ 24. Qf1 Qxb2 $13) 23... f5 $36) 20... Rab8 $13) (19. b4 Bh3 20. f3
axb4 $11) 19... Kh8 20. f3 f5 $36 {1-0 Mongontuul,B (2375)-Mihevc,N (2114)/
Bled 2002 (49)}) (18... Bh3 19. f3 $14) 19. Rfa1 Rg8 {The present game shows
that Black's direct kingside attack when White's pawn is still on f2 offers
White additional defensive options due to the possibility to use square f3 for
the pieces.} (19... Bg4 $6 20. f3 $16) (19... f5 $5) 20. Ne1 $1 (20. Bxa6 $2 f3
$1 $17 {[%cal Gg5c1,Gc8a6]}) (20. f3 $6 Bf6 $40) 20... Bf6 (20... Bh3 21. Bc4
Bf6 22. Qf3 Bg4 23. Qd3 $16) 21. Bxa6 $16 Bh3 (21... f3 22. Qxf3 Bg4 23. Qd3
$18) (21... Bd7 22. Bb5 Rxa4 23. Bxa4 Ra8 24. Qd1 $16) 22. Qf3 $1 (22. f3 Qg6
$132 {[%cal Gf6h4]}) 22... Bd7 23. Bb5 $1 Bg4 (23... Bxb5 24. Rxa8 $18) 24. Qd3
Rab8 25. b4 d5 26. Bc6 {A safe decision.} (26. exd5 $2 e4 $36) (26. Qxd5 Be6
27. Qd3 f3 28. g3 $16) 26... dxe4 27. Bxe4 Rgd8 28. Qc2 Bg7 29. Ra8 f5 30. Rxb8
Rxb8 31. Ra8 Rxa8 32. Bxa8 e4 {Black succeeded to get some compensation for
the pawn. Unfortunately the absence of the rooks doesn't allow him to create
anything real.} 33. f3 (33. Qd2 $16) 33... Qd8 (33... Qh4 $142 34. Qf2 Qd8 35.
fxg4 Qxa8 36. Qxf4 (36. gxf5 Bxc3 $1) 36... Bxc3 37. Nc2 $16) (33... Bh5 34.
fxe4 Qd8 35. Bd5 $18) (33... exf3 34. Bxf3 $18) 34. fxg4 Qxa8 35. gxf5 Qd5 (
35... Qc6 36. c4 $18) 36. c4 Bd4+ 37. Kf1 Qxf5 38. Nf3 $1 Bf6 39. Nd2 f3 40.
Nxe4 (40. Qxe4 fxg2+ 41. Kg1 $18 (41. Kxg2 $2 Qg5+ {[%cal Gg5d2,Gg5g2]})) 40...
fxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Bd4 43. Ke2 $18 Be5 44. c5 Bxh2 45. Qd3 h5 46. b5
Kg7 47. Qd4+ Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. Kd3 Qg4 50. Qd8+ Kf7 51. Qf6+ Ke8 52. c6 Bf4
53. Nc3 Qf3+ 54. Kc4 Qg4 55. Qh8+ Kf7 56. Qh7+ Kf8 57. Qe4 Kf7 58. b6 Qe6+ 59.
Qxe6+ Kxe6 60. Kb5 Kd6 61. c7 Kd7 62. Nd5 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1998.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gross, David"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 {The practice has shown that Black has good chances
to equalize after this move. Still, due to White´s two Bishops and better pawn
structure, a carefull play is necessary with Black. White´s main problem in
this variation is the bad-placed Knight on a3, which is not so easy to bring
quickly into play.} Nxe7 11. Qf3 (11. Bd3 d5 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. f3 Bf5 14. Bxf5
Nxf5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. O-O-O Nc7 17. Rhe1 f6 18. Bd2 O-O-O 19. c4 Rhe8 $11 {
Yemelin,V-Yakovich,Y/RUS-ch 1994/0-1 (58)}) (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qf3 f5 13. exf5
Bxf5 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O d5 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qf6 O-O-O 18. Rfe1 Nc6 19. Re3 e4
20. Be2 Qe5 $17 {0-1 McDonald,N-Chandler,M/BCF-ch 1989 (31)}) 11... Bg4 (11...
Nd7 {The alternative, which seems to offer comfortably play as well.} 12. c4 (
12. b4 f6 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. c4 f5 15. cxb5 fxe4 16. Qg4 O-O 17. Nc4 Nf5 18. Na5
Bd5 19. bxa6 Qb6 $13 {0-1 Santo Roman,M-Cherniaev,A/Cannes op18th 1997 (36)})
12... b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Bd3 O-O 15. O-O Nc5 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne3
g6 $11 {1-0 Santo Roman,M-Wagner,C/Cannes op18th 1997 (35)}) 12. Qg3 Be6 13.
Bd3 Ng6 14. O-O (14. Qf3 $6 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. O-O O-O 17. c3 d5 18. exd5
Bxd5 19. Qh3 Be6 20. Qf3 e4 21. Bxe4 Bg4 22. Qe3 Rae8 $36 {0-1 Pierrot,
F-Shariyazdanov,A/WCh-Team U-26, Roque Saenz Pena ARG 1997 (31)}) 14... h6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. c4 b4 (16... O-O $6 {Why should Black sacrifice a pawn here?} 17.
cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Nf4 19. a4 d5 20. Rfe1 Rfc8 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bf1 Rc2 23. a5
$16 {1-0 Hracek,Z-Salai,L/Pardubice op 1992 (49)}) 17. Nc2 O-O 18. Rfd1 a5 (
18... Rab8 $5 19. Bf1 $140 Qe7 20. a3 b3 21. Ne3 Qc7 $11 {/\Ne7-c6-d4.}) 19.
Bf1 Qe7 20. a3 $1 bxa3 21. Qxa3 Qb7 (21... Rfd8 22. b4 axb4 (22... a4 $2 23. b5
Qc7 24. Nb4 $16) 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxa8+ Kh7 25. Rb8 $14 (25. Nxb4 $2 Qb7 26.
Ra4 Bd7 $19)) 22. Rxd6 Qxe4 {Looks good for Black, but now c-pawn becomes
dangerous.} 23. Ne3 Nf4 (23... Ne7 $4 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe7 $18) 24. c5 $14
Rab8 (24... Rfc8 25. Ba6 $1) (24... a4 25. Bb5 $16) 25. c6 Rfc8 26. Qxa5 Rxc6 (
26... Rxb2 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Qa8 $16) 27. Rxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxe5 Rb4
29. Nf5 $6 {I wouldn´t go for this exchange. The Knight on e3 looks very well
placed, and now Black gets a good square for his Knight - e6.} (29. g3 $5) (29.
Rd1 $16) 29... Bxf5 30. Qxf5 Ne6 {Now Black has good chances to save the game,
thanks to good position of his pieces.} 31. Ra7 Rf4 (31... Rb7 32. Ra8+ Nf8 33.
Rc8 $16) 32. Qe5 Qc2 33. Qe2 (33. Qb8+ Kh7 34. Qb6 Nc5 35. f3 Qc1 $44) 33...
Qxe2 34. Bxe2 Rb4 35. Ra2 g6 36. Kf1 h5 $1 (36... Kg7 $2 37. g3 h5 (37... g5
$142) 38. h4 $16) 37. Bd1 $6 (37. Ke1 {White must try to bring his King to c3,
there is no other way to improve the position.} Nf4 38. g3 (38. Bf1 $5) (38.
Bf3 $2 Rxb2 $11) 38... Nxe2 39. Kxe2 Kg7 40. Kd2 Rb7 $16) 37... Rd4 38. Bf3 Rb4
39. g3 h4 40. Bd5 (40. Ke1 $16) 40... Nc7 41. Bc6 Ne6 42. Ra4 $2 Rb6 $11 43.
Bd5 hxg3 44. hxg3 Rxb2 45. Ra7 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Gamboa, Nelson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14.
g3 O-O 15. Bg2 f5 16. O-O Rc8 {A rare move because it allows White to take the
initiative on the queenside after 17.a4. After 16. ... Rc8 Black tries as
quickly as possible to fight for d5 square.} (16... a5 17. Qe2 (17. Qh5) 17...
Rb8 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. f4 e4 20. Nce3 Ne7 21. Rd2 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qf7 23. Rfd1 Rfc8
24. g4 fxg4 25. Bxe4 Kh8 $13 {Gruenfeld-Sutovskij/Israel/1996}) 17. a4 (17. Qh5
Ne7 $5 $13) (17. f4 Ne7 18. Kh1 Rc5 19. Nce3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 a5 $11 {
Thesing-Goetz/Germany/1992}) 17... Kh8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Rfd1 Rc5
21. Ncb4 e4 22. Nf4 Bb3 23. Rd2 Ng6 24. Nxg6+ hxg6 $13 25. Ra6 Rf6 26. f3 (26.
f4 d5 $15) 26... Bh6 27. fxe4 $6 (27. f4 g5 $5 28. fxg5 Bxg5 29. Qh5+ Rh6 30.
Raxd6 Qxd6 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. h4 $13) 27... Bc4 (27... Bxd2 28.
Qxd2 $44) 28. Nd3 (28. Qd1 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Bxd2 30. Qxd2 Qf8 $17) 28... fxe4 29.
Bxe4 Re5 $17 30. Nxe5 (30. Rd1 d5 31. Rxf6 Qxf6 $19) 30... Bxe2 31. Rxe2 Qe7
32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Nc6 Qe6 34. Ra7+ Kh8 35. Nd4 (35. Ra8+ $142 Bf8 36. Nd4 $15)
35... Qc4 36. Kg2 Be3 $1 37. Bf3 (37. Rxe3 Qf1#) 37... Qd3 38. Re1 Qd2+ (38...
Bxd4 $4 39. Re8+) 39. Re2 Qc1 $19 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. h4 Qg1+ 42. Kh3 Rxf3 43.
Nxf3 Qf1+ 44. Rg2 Qxf3 {[#] Hecht: Materieller Vorteil für Schwarz sowie
fehlende Zusammnenarbeit der Türme ergeben einen leichten schwarzen Sieg,
nachdem der Läufer auf sein Idealfeld gebracht werden kann. Taktik!} 45. Rb8
Bf4 46. Kh2 (46. Rf8 {Hecht} g5 {[%cal Rg5g4,Rf4g3]} 47. Rb8 (47. hxg5 Qh5#)
47... gxh4 $19) (46. Rxb5 {Hecht} Bxg3 47. Rxg3 Qf1+ $19 {[%csl Rb5]}) 46...
Be5 47. Rxb5 Bxg3+ 48. Rxg3 Qe2+ 49. Rg2 Qxb5 50. Kg3 Kh6 51. Kh3 Qf1 52. Kh2
Kh5 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 {This line used
to be popular some years ago. Nowadays it`s not so popular any more first of
all due to the Black`s Rook manoeuvres.} Rg8 14. g3 Rg5 $1 {Together with 14. .
.. Rg4!? this move tries to emphasise the negative sides of the Queen`s
position on h5.} 15. Qxh7 (15. Qd1 {In my opinion this is not weaker than 15.
Qh7. The idea behind 15.Qd1 is to make useless the manoeuvre Rh8-g8-g5.} Bxd5
16. exd5 Ne7 17. c3 Bg7 18. h4 Rg6 19. Nc2 e4 20. Be2 Qc7 21. a4 $13 {
Sideif-Zade - Yurtaev, Dnepropetrovsk 1980.}) 15... Rc8 $5 {Interesting
novelty in this well-known position. It shows one more time that Black has a
lot of hidden possibilities trying to exploit the Queen on h7. 15. ... Rc8
defends the Knight on c6 and prepares in many variations the exchange on e4,
after which White`s Bishop on e4 will be less dangerous.} (15... Bxd5 16. exd5
Ne7 17. O-O-O (17. h4 Rg6 18. Qh5 Qa5+ 19. c3 b4 20. Nc4 Qxd5 21. O-O-O bxc3
22. b3 e4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Rhe1 Bh6+ 25. f4 Qg2 26. Qxf5 Qxg3 27. Re4 Kf8 28.
Qd7 Bxf4+ {0-1 Savko-Rogozenko, EUchJM U20 1993}) 17... e4 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Rhf1
(19. Qh4 Rg6 20. g4 f4 21. g5 f3 22. Bf1 e3 23. Rd3 e2 24. Bh3 Qa5 25. b4 $16 {
Timoshenko,Geo-Rogozenko, Bucharest ENE 1993}) 19... Rc8 20. Qh8 Rg7 21. Qh3
Rg6 22. Kb1 Bg7 23. c3 Qc5 24. Nc2 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Ne3 Qc5 27. Qxf5 Qxf5
28. Nxf5 Rc5 29. g4 Be5 30. h4 {Timmerman,G-Hendriks,R/Dieren op 1997/EXT 97/1/
2-1/2 (47)}) 16. c3 (16. Ne3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Qa5+ $13) (16. Rd1 $2 Rg6 $17) 16...
Rg6 17. Qh5 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bg4 19. Qh8 $2 (19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. gxh4 Rh6 $5 21. Nb6
Rc7 22. Nd5 $11) 19... Rh6 20. Qg8 Be6 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch 55th"]
[Site "Kazincbarcika"]
[Date "2005.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Horvath, Adam"]
[Black "Cao, Sang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. Nce3 {A fashionable variation nowadays.} f5 $6 {
This is a bad positional mistake. In such structures more important for Black
is to trade his dark-squared bishop for the knight and keep the light-squared
on the board. In the game Black does the opposite.} (17... g6 18. h4 $1 Bxh4
19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 $13) (17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 {
is a playable alternative}) 18. Nxf5 $1 (18. exf5 Bxe3 (18... Ne7 $5 19. Nxe7
$140 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Qxe7 21. O-O Bxf5 22. b3 Be4 $11) 19. Nxe3 Bxf5 20. Nxf5
Rxf5 21. O-O Ne7 22. Bd3 Rf6 23. Qe2 Qb6 $11 {0-1 Lindeman,S (2255)-Couso,L/
Stockholm 1993 (40)}) 18... Bxf5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qg4 $1 {The idea of this
move is to prevent the trade of knights on e7, which would increase Black's
chances to escape with a draw.} (20. O-O e4 21. Qg4 Re5 22. b3 Ne7 $1 23. Qd1
Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Qb6 25. Re2 Rbe8 26. g3 Qc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morris,P (2370)-De
Lagontrie,J/Le Touquet 1992 (43)}) 20... Qf8 $2 {This loses material.} (20...
Rf8 21. O-O $14 {/+/- White has a small, but stable advantage thanks to the
superior pawn structure and better control over light squares (especially
square d5).}) 21. Bd3 $1 e4 {Black is unable to exploit his development
advantage because of White's firm control over light squares.} 22. Bxe4 Rxf2 (
22... Re5 23. O-O $16) 23. Qxg5 Re8 24. Qe3 Ne5 25. h3 $18 (25. Qxf2 $4 Nd3+
$19) 25... Qf7 (25... Nc4 26. Qxf2 Rxe4+ 27. Kf1 $18) 26. Rxa5 Rf8 (26... Rxb2
27. Rf1 Qh5 28. g4 Qh4+ 29. Kd1 Nc4 30. Qf4 $18) 27. Ra7 Rf1+ 28. Ke2 Rf2+ (
28... Qh5+ 29. g4 Nxg4 30. hxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Kd3 Qd1+ 32. Kc4 Rc8+ 33. Rc7 Qa4+
34. b4 Qa2+ 35. Kd4 $18) 29. Ke1 Rf1+ 30. Ke2 Rf2+ 31. Kd1 Qh5+ 32. g4 Qh4 33.
b3 g6 34. Kc1 Rb8 35. g5 Rxb3 36. Nf6 Rxf6 37. gxf6 Qxf6 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. Rg8+
({Or} 39. Bd5 Nd3+ 40. Kd1 Nf2+ 41. Kd2 Rb2+ 42. Kc1 {and mate on g8}) 39...
Kxg8 40. Bd5+ Kg7 41. Bxb3 1-0

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 (16. Ra2 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 18. h4 {is another version of the
same idea. Thanks to Ponomariov this set-up is considered nowadays one of the
most perspective variations against Sveshnikov Sicilian.}) 16... Kh8 17. Nce3
g6 (17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O $14) 18. h4 {There are some subtle
differences with 16.Ra2 (see above), but most likely there will be a
transposition.} Bxh4 (18... Bxe3 19. Nxe3 h5 20. g4) 19. g3 Bg5 (19... Bf6 20.
Ra2 {transposes to the game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2005}) 20. f4 {
Technically speaking this is a novelty, but there have been games with this
move when the rook is on a2 and pawn on b2. The real new idea comes later.} (
20. Ra2 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 f5 {Amonatov-Van Wely, Moscow 2005}) 20... exf4 21. gxf4
Bh4+ 22. Kd2 $5 {An interesting new idea to run with the king to the queenside.
Most amazing is that it doesn't change the evaluation of the whole line - in
spite of the fact that the position is extremely sharp with a lot of
possibilities for both sides, the chances are about equal!} (22. Kf1 f5 23. Ra2
fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. Ng2 Rb7 26. Nxh4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Rg7 {was no problem for
Black in Stangl,M-Kindermann,S/Altensteig 1987}) 22... Ne7 {The correct
decision. This is the only way the knight from c6 can help Black to reduce
from White's attacking potential.} (22... Bf6 $6 23. Kc1 (23. Rh2 $5 {[%cal
Gd1h1]}) 23... Bg7 24. Ra2 h6 25. Rah2 $40) (22... f5 {is no longer attractive,
since after} 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Kc1 {White's king is safer on c1
than on f1. Black will find himself under attack after Ra2-h2.}) 23. Kc1 Nxd5
24. Nxd5 Be6 {Time to swap the second knight.} (24... f5 $2 25. Rxh4 Qxh4 26.
Qd4+ $18) (24... Bf6 $2 25. Ra2 Bg7 26. Rah2 h6 27. Qg1 Kg8 (27... Be6 28.
Rxh6+ Bxh6 29. Qh2 $18) 28. Rxh6 Bxh6 29. Qh2 $18) 25. Qd4+ (25. Ra2 Bxd5 (
25... Rg8 26. Rah2 g5 27. Qd4+ Rg7 28. Nf6 $36 {[%cal Gf6h5]}) 26. Qxd5 Qf6 27.
Qd2 Bg3 28. Rf1 d5 $1 29. exd5 (29. Bxd5 g5) 29... Rfe8 $13) 25... Kg8 26. Ra2
Bxd5 27. Qxd5 ({After} 27. Bxd5 Bf6 (27... Qf6 $5) 28. Qd3 Qc7 29. Rh3 (29. Bc4
$2 d5 $132) (29. c4 Qb6 $132) 29... Rfc8 {White has no time to transfer his
rook from a2 to the h-file.}) 27... Qf6 (27... Bg3 28. Qd2 Qf6 (28... h5 29. f5
$1 Kg7 30. Qe3 h4 31. Rg2 $40 g5 $4 32. Rxg3 hxg3 33. Qd4+ f6 34. Qa7+ $18) 29.
Rf1 {transposes to the game}) 28. Qd2 Bg3 29. Rf1 h5 {In a position with
opposite coloured bishops and mutual attack the time factor and piece activity
are the most important things. Black could fight for the initiative with a
pawn sacrifice.} (29... d5 $1 {This is designed to either deflect White's
bishop from protecting the rook f1, or close for a while the diagonal a2-g8.}
30. exd5 (30. Bxd5 g5 $1 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gf6f1]}) 30... Rfe8 {[%cal Ge8e4]} (
30... h5 $5 31. Rxa5 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 $44) 31. Rf3 (31. d6 Rbd8 $1) (31. Rxa5
$6 Re1+ $1 32. Rxe1 Bxf4 33. Re3 Qb6 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35. Qxf4 Qxa5 $17) 31... Qh4
32. d6 Re4 33. Ra4 $1 Kg7 $13) (29... Rfe8 30. e5 $5 dxe5 $140 31. fxe5 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 30. Rxa5 Ra8 31. e5 $1 {White overtakes the initiative.} Qf5 $1 (
31... dxe5 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. fxe5 Qe7 34. Rxf7 Ra1+ 35. Kc2 $1 (35. Kb2 $4 Qa3+
) 35... Ra2+ 36. Kb1 $1 Rxd2 37. Rxe7+ Kf8 38. Rf7+ Ke8 39. e6 Bh4 40. b4 $16)
32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Kb2 h4 34. Qxd6 (34. exd6 Rd8 $5 $44) 34... Re8 $2 ({After} 
34... Bxf4 $1 35. Qe7 ({Black holds after} 35. Qd4 g5 36. e6 fxe6 37. Re1 Re8
38. Qd7 Kf8 39. Bxe6 $140 $6 Qf6) 35... h3 36. e6 Kg7 37. exf7 Rf8 {the
position would have been completely unclear}) 35. Bb5 Rf8 36. Bd3 $1 Qe6 37.
Qd4 $16 {With few precise moves the Bulgarian GM succeeded to achieve a big
advantage.} Qe7 38. Bc4 Kh7 39. b4 h3 $2 {This loses, but what to do?} 40. Qd3
{[%csl Rg3,Rh3]} Qh4 41. f5 $1 Bf4 42. e6 $1 fxe6 43. Qd7+ Kh6 44. fxe6 $2 (44.
fxg6 Kxg6 45. Bd3+ Kf6 46. Qd6 $18) 44... Bc1+ {This unexpected check confused
Topalov completely. He goes for a variation and misses something (see the
comments to 47.Ra1). That's a pity, because White played a really great game.}
45. Rxc1 $2 (45. Kxc1 Qxc4 (45... Rxf1+ 46. Bxf1 h2 (46... Qe1+ 47. Kc2 Qxf1
48. e7 $18) 47. Bg2 $18) 46. Rxf8 Qxc3+ 47. Kd1 h2 48. Qd2+ $18 Qxd2+ 49. Kxd2
h1=Q 50. Rh8+) (45. Kb3 {should win as well:} Rxf1 46. Bxf1 Bg5 (46... h2 47.
e7 h1=Q 48. e8=Q {and White's king is safer}) 47. e7 Bxe7 48. Qxh3 $18) 45...
Qxc4 46. e7 Ra8 $1 47. Qxh3+ ({Topalov's intention was} 47. Ra1 {but then} Qe2+
{and it is Black who wins!} (47... Rxa1 $2 48. Qxh3+ $18)) 47... Kg7 48. e8=N+
(48. Rc2 Ra2+ 49. Kc1 Ra1+ 50. Kd2 Qf4+ $11) 48... Kg8 $1 (48... Rxe8 49. Qd7+
Kf8 50. Rd1 $16) 49. Nf6+ Kf7 50. Qd7+ Kxf6 51. Qd4+ (51. Rf1+ Qxf1 52. Qc6+ {
followed by 53.Qxa8 would have offered some winning chances}) 51... Qxd4 52.
cxd4 g5 $11 53. Rc6+ Kf5 54. b5 g4 55. Kb3 g3 56. Rc1 Ke4 57. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.02.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 18. O-O (18. h4) 18... f5 19. Qa4 $5 {
The idea of Sankt Petersburg GM M.Novik. White uses the fact that he hasn't
played b2-b3 yet.} Bd7 20. Bb5 Rxb5 $6 (20... Qc8 21. Nc4 $5 (21. exf5 gxf5 22.
f4 exf4 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Nxf4 $14)) (20... Nb4 $1 {Indicated
first by Cifuentes} 21. Bxd7 Nxa2 {The concrete variations show that Black is
doing okay here. Probably it's about equal:} 22. Bb5 (22. exf5 Rxb2 23. Nc4
Nxc3 24. Nxc3 Rb4 25. Qc6 Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxd7 27. fxg6 hxg6) 22... Bxe3 (22...
fxe4 23. Bc4 (23. Ra1 $2 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qh4 25. g3 Qh5 $17) 23... Bxe3 (23...
Rxb2 24. Nd1 Rd2 25. Bxa2 $14 {[%csl Rg5]}) 24. Nxe3 Rxb2 {is the same as 22...
Bxe3}) (22... f4 23. Nc4 f3 24. g3 Nc1 25. Nxa5 Ne2+ 26. Bxe2 (26. Kh1 Rf7 $1 {
[%cal Gd8c8,Gc8h3] Cifuentes}) 26... fxe2 27. Re1 Rxb2 28. Nc4 Rb8 29. Qa6 Be7
30. Rxe2 Qc8 31. Qxc8 Rfxc8 32. Nb2 $1 $44 {[%cal Gb2d3,Gd3b4]}) 23. Nxe3 (23.
fxe3 Qh4 $36) 23... fxe4 $1 (23... f4 24. Nd5 f3 25. g3 Qg5 26. Ne3 $16 {
[%csl Ra2]}) 24. Bc4 Rxb2 25. Bxa2 Qf6 26. Nd1 (26. f3 $2 Qf4 27. Nd1 Rxg2+ 28.
Kxg2 exf3+ $19) (26. Bd5 Rxf2 $19) 26... Rd2 {followed by ...d5, with
initiative for Black} 27. h3 (27. Qxa5 $2 Rxd1 $19) 27... d5 28. Qxa5 Qd8 $5
$11 (28... e3 29. Nxe3 Rxf2 30. Re1 $1 (30. Rd1 $2 Qf4 $19) 30... d4 31. cxd4
exd4 32. Ng4 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Qf3+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ $11)) 21. Qxb5 Nb4 22. Qxa5 Nxa2
23. Qxa2 fxe4 (23... f4 24. Nc2 f3 25. g3 Bc6 26. Rd1 Qd7 27. Ne1 h5 28. Qa3
Bh6 29. c4 $16 {1-0 Novik,M-Filippov,V/Sankt_Peterburg 1994 (48)}) 24. b4 {
It is amazing that all this was known since 1994, when G.Nesis and M.Novik
evaluated the position with advantage for White. They were right: the first
player has plans to advance the b-pawn or/and attack pawn e4, while for Black
it is difficult to create counterplay.} Be6 25. c4 Qc8 26. Qb3 (26. Qc2 {
looks very attractive, but it remains unclear if White can win the following
endgame:} Bxe3 {Forced} 27. Nxe3 d5 (27... Bf5 28. Rd1 $16) 28. cxd5 Qxc2 29.
Nxc2 Bxd5 30. Ne3 Be6 $1 {[%csl Re3]} (30... Bc6 31. Rc1 $16) 31. Rb1 (31. b5
Rb8 32. Rb1 Rb6 33. Nd1 Bc4 34. Nc3 Bd3 35. Rb2 Kg7 $11) (31. Rc1 Rb8) 31...
Rb8 32. Kf1 Kg7) (26. Rd1 $142 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ga2c2,Gd1d5]} Rf7 (26... Kg7
27. Qc2 Qa8 28. Nc7 $16) 27. Qc2 Qa8 28. b5 $16 (28. Qxe4 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Bxd5
30. cxd5 Qa4 $132)) (26. Qb1 $2 Bxd5 {[%csl Gc4]}) (26. b5 Qc5) 26... Kg7 27.
Rb1 (27. Rd1 $142) (27. b5 $5 Qc5 28. b6) 27... Rf7 28. Rd1 {Anand obviously
cannot make up his mind: either to advance the b-pawn, or prepare Qc2.} (28. b5
Qc5 $14) 28... h5 29. Qc2 Qa8 30. h3 $6 (30. Qxe4 $6 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Bxd5 32.
cxd5 Qa4 33. Rb1 Qa2 $132) (30. b5 Bh4 31. g3 $16) 30... Bh4 $1 {Using the
weaknesses created by White's previous move.} 31. Rf1 (31. Rd2 Bxd5 32. Nxd5
Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe1 $132) (31. g3 $5 Bg5 {[%csl Rh3]} 32. h4) 31... Qf8 32. b5 Bc8
33. Nc3 Bb7 34. Ned5 Qc8 35. Qe2 {Threatening 31.Nxe4} (35. Qxe4 Rf4 $1 36. Qe2
Rd4 37. Ra1 Qc5 $44) 35... Bxd5 36. Nxd5 Qc5 37. b6 $2 (37. Nc3 {would have
kept good winning chances. For instance:} Rc7 38. b6 (38. Nxe4 Qxc4 39. Qxc4
Rxc4 40. Nxd6 Rc2 $132) (38. Rb1 $5) 38... Rf7 39. b7 $5 Rxb7 40. Qxe4 Rb3 41.
Qxh4 Rxc3 42. Qe7+ Kh6 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Ra1 Ra3 (44... Qc7 45. Qa8 $18) 45. Rb1
Qc7 46. Rb8 Qg7 47. Qxd6) 37... Qd4 38. Qc2 (38. Kh2 Rxf2 39. Rxf2 Bxf2 40. b7
Bg1+ 41. Kg3 (41. Kh1 $2 Qa1) 41... Bf2+ 42. Qxf2 h4+ 43. Kh2 Qxf2 44. b8=Q
Qg3+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+ $11) 38... Kh7 (38... Bg3 {is also good enough}) 39. Kh2 Rxf2
40. Rxf2 Bxf2 41. Qc1 (41. b7 Bg1+ 42. Kg3 Bf2+ $11) 41... e3 42. b7 Qa7 43.
Qb1 e2 44. Ne7 Bg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{In order to confirm once more several rather well-known things, a small
introduction to the present encounter is needed. When I first briefly saw the
text of the game, I had some doubts whether the record of all moves is
entirely correct (just for information - the computer recording of the games
are usually made by a human from the scoresheets of the players). I had a
similar feeling in the past a couple of times with other games and each time I
was right - it turned out that in reality some moves where played differently
than in the recorded computer notation, although in the end often same
positions would arise.  In this game, at some point Ivanchuk sacrificed an
exchange apparently out of the blue, offering Black a choice to take either
the exchange or a pawn. For some reasons Black didn't take material. I doubted
that this really happened in the game, so I contacted Loek Van Wely, who said
"yes, Ivanchuk simply ignored my threat. I should have taken the exchange". To
my question "what about the pawn then?", he replied "yes, the guy tricked me
twice...", although he admitted that "a pawn is just a pawn, but I should have
taken the exchange!" Thus, I convinced myself once again that: 1.Ivanchuk is a
brilliant chess player and for a mere mortals like me occasionally is far from
easy to understand quickly this guy's way of thinking.  2.Trust ChessBase!
Sometimes is impossible to descipher certain individuals' handwriting on the
scoresheet, and there is little to do about that. However, the notation
provided by ChessBase is in 99,99% cases correct. 3."If you prepare a threat
and have a chance to execute it, don't hesitate!", concluded Loek Van Wely,
who in the end of our discussion sent his friendly greetings to all ChessBase
users.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 {An idea of Latvian players,
introduced first by Janis Klovans in 1975 and then used by Zigurds Lanka. The
bishop aims for the long diagonal, and later from e4 it will exert pressure on
both flangs.} fxe4 12. Bg2 Bg7 {Often Black plays 12...Be6 first, but Van Wely
had something different in mind.} (12... Bf5 {Protecting the pawn is
considered wrong by the theory, although it is not entirely clear. Van Wely
played it as well.} 13. f3 $1 (13. O-O Bg7 14. Re1 O-O 15. c3 Ne7 16. Nc2 Rc8
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Van Wely,L/Tilburg 1998 (36)}) 13... e3 14.
f4 (14. Nxe3 Be6 15. f4 Rc8 $13) 14... Rc8 15. O-O (15. c3 exf4 16. O-O Bh6 17.
gxf4 Rg8 18. Qf3 Qh4 19. Kh1 Kf8 20. Nxe3 Bd3 21. Nac2 (21. Rf2 Be4 $1) 21...
Ne7 22. Nd4 Rc5 23. Qa8+ Kg7 24. Qb7 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Rh5 $17 {0-1 Movsesian,
S-Babula,V/Czechia 2001 (33)}) 15... Nd4 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe3 Bg6 18. c3 Ne6
19. Nd5 Bg7 20. Qe2 O-O 21. Rad1 $13 {1-0 Suarez Real,A-Stross,F/EU-ch
Internet qual 2003 (31)}) (12... Be6 13. Bxe4 Bg7 14. Qh5 $1 (14. Nf6+ $2 Bxf6
15. Bxc6+ Ke7 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44 {[%csl Ra3,Ge6,Gf6][%cal Ga8h1,Gh7h5,Gh5h4]})
14... Rc8 15. c3 ({or} 15. O-O Ne7 16. Rad1 Nxd5 ({also possible is} 16... Rc5
17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Qe3) 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. c3 Qd7 ({The immediate} 18...
Rc5 $11 {is more precise.}) 19. Rd2 Rc5 20. Qd1 Rd8 21. Nc2 Bg4 22. Bf3 Be6 23.
Bd5 (23. Nb4 $5) 23... Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Jussupow,A/Baku 1979}) 15... Ne7
16. Rd1 Rc5 17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Qe3 {is the main position of the 11.
g3-variation.}) 13. Bxe4 Rb8 $5 {Black avoids the main line, starting with 13..
.Be6.} (13... Ra7 14. Qh5 Ne7 15. O-O (15. Nxe7 $5) (15. Rd1 $5) 15... Nxd5 16.
Bxd5 O-O 17. c4 $14 {1-0 Liss,E-Tsesarsky,I/Israel 1998 (55)}) (13... Be6 {
Transfers to 12...Be6 13.Bxe4 Bg7.}) 14. Qh5 {An important move in White's
plan - to prevent Black from castling.} (14. c3 O-O 15. Nc2 f5 16. Bg2 a5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Shamkovich,L-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/New York 1987 (44)}) 14... Ne7 (14...
h6 $6 15. Rd1 O-O 16. g4 $5 Nd4 17. Rg1 f6 18. Qg6 Rf7 19. c3 Ne6 20. Nc2 Kf8
21. Nce3 Nf4 22. Nxf4 exf4 23. Nd5 Bb7 24. Qf5 $16 {1-0 Zapata,A-Espinosa
Flores,R/Cali 1990 (44)}) (14... Be6 15. Rd1 Ne7 16. c3 ({Better is} 16. Nxe7
Qxe7 17. c3 {which leads to the main game}) 16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O (17... Qd7
$5 $11) 18. Nc2 $11 {comparing to our game, here Black avoided the move h7-h6,
Stolz,M-Kalinitschew,S/Germany 1992.}) 15. Nxe7 $1 {This is a novelty. Usually
White tries to keep a piece on d5, but Ivanchuk's main idea was to prevent
Black from castle, so he wanted to keep the bishop on the diagonal b1-h7.} (15.
Rd1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 O-O $11) 15... Qxe7 16. c3 {To understand better what
happened next, it's important to realise the following: - as long as Black is
not able to advance d6-d5, White has a better pawn structure. If Black
succeeds to play d6-d5, then usually he immediately solves all problems; -
Black's weakest squares are d5 and f5, that's why the black light-squared
bishop is extremely important. With its disappearance, White will have huge
positional advantage because of the absolut control of those squares; - for
the moment Black has problems to castle short. Apparently he can easily solve
it by playing h7-h6, but such a move will have negative consequences later, as
explained below.} ({After} 16. O-O Be6 17. Rfd1 b4 {White must retreat the
knight to b1.} 18. Nb1 Qd7 $5 $11) 16... Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5] Threatening 17...d5.
} 17. Rd1 {Preventing the threat, but what about pawn a2?} (17. O-O d5 {
is obviously fine for Black.}) 17... Qd7 {[%cal Ge6g4]} (17... Bxa2 $6 {
After this move White gets a great compensation for the pawn:} 18. Nc2 (18. O-O
Bb3 19. Rd2 (19. Nc2 $6 d5) 19... Rd8 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 20. Bc6+ (20. Nc2 $6 d5)
20... Kf8 21. Nc2 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 d5 23. Ra1 $5) 18... Bb3 (18... Rd8 19. Ne3 $44
) 19. Rd2 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 {[%csl Rd5,Rf5] To remind Loek's wise words - "A pawn
is just a pawn", which here means that for a slight material advantage Black
will have to suffer during the whole game. The presence of opposite-coloured
bishops only makes Black's life harder, since on the light squares White has
an extra piece, while the dark-squares are of no importance. Black has
probably reasonable chances to achieve a draw, which in fact is the most
likely outcome, but life without any perspectives is worth little.} (20. Bxc2
$5 $44 e4 21. Bxe4 Qe5 $16 {/+/=})) 18. O-O $5 {An amazing move, completely
ignoring Black's threat Bg4. Ivanchuk is ready to give up the exchange in
order to take control over the light squares.} (18. h3 {is a concession, since
it wastes time and weakens the pawn structure.}) 18... h6 $2 {This move is bad
for several reasons. The main one is of a general nature - if you have a plan,
go for it. White ignored 18...Bg4, but by refusing to play this, Black
psychologically lost the battle. Secondly, Black's main idea in such a pawn
formation is to push f7-f5 (d6-d5 would be nice too, but less realistic).
After pushing the pawn on f5, the weak square g6 can play a role in all sorts
of tactical complications. And last but not least, the square h6 cannot be
used anymore by Black's pieces.} (18... Bg4 {Black had to play this. Only in
such a way Ivanchuk's positional exchange sacrifice could be tested.} 19. Qh4 (
19. Qg5 O-O (19... f6 20. Qh4 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 $44) 20. Qh4 h6 (20... f5 21. Bd5+
Kh8 22. f3 Bf6 23. Qh6 Bg7 24. Qh4 (24. Qe3 Bh3 {ahould be fine for Black})
24... Bf6 $11) 21. Rd2 $14) 19... Bxd1 20. Rxd1 {White hopes to have total
control of squares d5 and f5 as the compensation for the exchange. With the
knight on e3, Black would have serious problems to find any sensible
counterplay, while with the knight on a3 Black is able to get a normal
position.} h5 $1 {[%cal Gh8h6,Gd7g4,Gg7f6] As pointed out by Van Wely, Black
is okay after this move. White still keeps positional compensation (many
weaknesses in Black's pawn formation), but it will not be sufficient for
advantage. For instance:} 21. h3 (21. Qg5 Qg4 (21... Kf8 $5) 22. Qxg4 hxg4 23.
Bf5 Rd8 24. Rd5 Bh6 $5 {[%cal Gh6c1]}) 21... Rh6 22. Bg2 Bf6 23. Qb4 Rd8 {
[%cal Ge8f8,Gf8g7]}) (18... d5 $2 19. Nc2 Bg4 20. Qg5 f6 21. Qh4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1
$16) 19. Nc2 O-O (19... Bg4 {Here this is already less attractive. White gets
a clear compensation:} 20. Qh4 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 O-O 22. Ne3 $44 {[%csl Rd5,Rf5,
Rg7,Rg8]} f5 23. Qh3 $16) 20. Ne3 f5 {[%csl Rg6]} 21. Bd5 $14 {/+/-} Kh8 22.
Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Nd5 {With the pawn on h7 the position would be between equal and
slightly better for White. With the pawn on h6 the position is between
slightly better and clear better for White. Concretely: Black does not have
moves like 23...e4 because of 24.Nf4-g6+. Also not possible is to play ...Qg6.}
f4 24. Rd2 {Easy play for White, while Black must create something, otherwise
he will be slowly in dire straits.} Rf5 25. Qe2 fxg3 ({Maybe it made sense to
try further advance, since there are plenty of tricks connected with Qh3 and
Rf4. However, with precise play White maintain a safe advantage.} 25... f3 26.
Qe4 Rbf8 27. Ne3 $1 (27. Rfd1 Rh5 28. h4 Qh3 29. Ne3 Rf4 30. gxf4 Rxh4 31. Qa8+
Kh7 32. Qe4+ Kg8 33. Qd5+ $11) (27. h4 {[%cal Gg1h2]} Rf4 $1 $132) (27. Rd3
R5f7 (27... Rf4 $2 28. Nxf4 Rxf4 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Rxf3 $18) 28. Rfd1 Qh3 29.
Ne3 Rf4 {Even here this is possible, although White is not forced to take.} 30.
Qg6 (30. gxf4 exf4 $40 {[%cal Gg7e5]}) 30... R8f6 31. Qe8+ Rf8 32. Qe7 Re4 $13)
27... Rh5 (27... Rg5 28. h4 Rg6 29. Rfd1 $16) 28. Qg4 $16) 26. hxg3 (26. fxg3
$5) 26... e4 $6 (26... Rbf8 {would have kept more chances.} 27. Qe4 $14 (27. f3
$6) (27. f4 $5) (27. Kg2 $5)) 27. Rfd1 Rbf8 $6 (27... Rg5 $142) 28. f4 $1 $16
Qg6 $2 (28... R5f7 29. Ne3 $16 {[%cal Ge2g4]}) 29. Qxe4 $1 Qxg3+ 30. Rg2 Qh3 (
30... Qh4 31. Ne7 $18) 31. Ne7 $18 {The weakness of square g6 finally plays
the decisive role.} Rh5 32. Ng6+ Kg8 33. Nxf8 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Qxd1 35. Qh7+ {
White has a forced mate} Kxf8 36. Qxg7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Rg7+ Kc6 39. Qa8+
Kb6 40. Qb7+ (40. Qb7+ Ka5 (40... Kc5 41. Rc7#) 41. b4+ Ka4 42. Qxa6#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk Siberian Athens-Neftekhim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 (
14. Qh5 e4 15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 {is another move order to reach the
game position.}) 14... Bg7 15. Qh5 (15. Re1 {[%cal Gd3f1] prepares the retreat
of the bishop to f1, but of course it costs a tempo.}) 15... e4 16. Be2 (16.
Bc2 {has been for the long time White's only way to fight for advantage.
Nowadays the verdict of 16.Bc2 is that Black can reach reasonable chances in
all lines.}) 16... O-O (16... b4 17. cxb4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bxa3 19. Rb3 $14) ({
An interesting alternative is} 16... Qd7 17. Rad1 Ng6 {which was tried in the
blitz game Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Munich 1994.}) 17. Nc2 f4 ({Another plan starts
with} 17... Rc8) 18. Qg5 {The greedy move...} (18. f3 {offers White in my
opinion more chances than 18.Qg5.}) 18... f5 $1 {The principled answer. Black
shouldn't be afraid to sac a pawn in such situations.} (18... Ng6 19. Qxd8
Raxd8 20. a4 f3 $1 21. gxf3 Nf4 22. Bd1 ({Better looks} 22. Rfe1 $5 Nxe2+ 23.
Rxe2 exf3 24. Re3) 22... f5 {lead to unclear endgame in the correspondence
Helmreich,R-Von Fehrn,A 1990.}) 19. Rfd1 (19. Qxf4 Nxd5) 19... f3 $1 20. gxf3
Kh8 (20... Rf6 21. Kh1 Rg6 22. Qe3 Bh6 23. f4 (23. Qd4 $1 Bf4 24. Rg1 Qf8 25.
Rxg6+ Nxg6 26. Rg1 Qh6 27. Rg2 Re8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Avrukh,B/Plovdiv
2003 (34)}) 23... Qf8 24. f3 {A.Nikitin}) 21. Kh1 Rg8 (21... Be5 22. f4 Rg8 23.
Qh4 Bg7 24. Bh5 ({A.Nikitin rightly considers that} 24. Ne3 {followed by 25.
Rg1 secures White advantage.}) 24... Qf8 25. Ne3 Bf6 26. Qh3 Qh6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Smirnov,P-Nijboer,F/Istanbul 2003 (36)}) 22. Qe3 Ng6 23. Nd4 Be5 24. Nc6 $146 {
A novelty, setting some new problems for the second player. In principle all
these positions are very close to draw in spite of their complexity. White's
extra pawn on the queenside doesn't play a big role for the moment, since the
main battlefield is kingside, where Black has the initiative. Nowadays such an
interesting opening like Sveshnikov Sicilian is extremely well-studied, where
people analyze positions beginning with move 25 or so. There is always less
room left for one's own imagination during the game, that's why after reaching
its peak in years 2000-2004, I believe Sveshnikov Sicilian is becoming less
attractive for the majority of Black players. It's simply very difficult to be
prepared against the multitude of White's options.} (24. Nxf5 exf3 25. Qxf3 Qf6
$44 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/Germany 2003 (41)}) 24... Qh4 25. Nxe5 Nxe5
(25... dxe5 $5 {Leaving White with a strong passed pawn on d5 looks dubious,
but the idea is to take control over square f4 and use later the f-file for
active actions:} 26. fxe4 Raf8 27. Rg1 (27. d6 $2 fxe4 28. f3 Rf6 $36 {[%cal
Gg6f4]}) 27... fxe4 28. Rg3 (28. Rg4 Qxf2 29. Qxe4 Rf4 $44 30. Rf1 $2 Rxe4 31.
Rxf2 Nf4 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $15) 28... Rf4 $44) 26. f4 {An interesting decision,
keeping the e-file closed.} (26. Rg1 exf3 27. Bxf3 Rae8 (27... Nc4 $5 28. Qe2
Qf4) 28. Rae1 Qh3 29. Be2 Rxg1+ 30. Rxg1 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Nc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4 {
is an example of a drawish rook endgame.}) (26. fxe4 $4 f4 27. Qd4 Qh3 28. Rg1
f3 $19) 26... Ng6 27. Rg1 Rg7 {Pawn f4 is taboo for the moment.} (27... Qxf4 $4
28. Rxg6 Qxe3 29. Rxg8+) (27... Nxf4 $4 28. Qd4+ $18) 28. a4 Rag8 $5 29. Qg3 $2
(29. axb5 $1 {The only move justifying White's previous strategy.} axb5 (29...
Nxf4 30. bxa6 {The king on h8 is often exposed to checks either on the 8th
rank, or on the big diagonal, that's why Black is not able to create quick
threats against White's king.} (30. Rxg7 Rxg7 31. Rxa6 (31. bxa6 Nh3 $40 {
[%cal Gf5f4]}) 31... h6 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Ra7 Rxa7 34. Qxa7+ Kg6 $44) 30... Nh3
31. Rg3 Nxf2+ (31... f4 32. Rxh3 fxe3 33. Rxh4 exf2 34. Rg4 $1 $16) 32. Qxf2 e3
(32... Rxg3 33. a7 $18) 33. Rxg7 (33. Qxe3 Rxg3 34. Qd4+ Qxd4 35. cxd4 Rb3 $17)
33... exf2 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Kg2 $1 {Black will start giving checks and
probably White can escape somehow. This is hardly an acceptable variation for
Black.} (35. a7 $4 Qe4+) 35... Qg5+ 36. Kxf2 Qf4+ {and it is unclear whether
White escapes from perpetual check.}) 30. Bxb5 h6 {An ugly move, but the king
needs some space.} 31. Ra7 Rxa7 (31... Ne7 32. Rg3 $1 Nxd5 33. Qd4 Nf6 34.
Raxg7 Rxg7 35. Be2 $16) 32. Qxa7 Qxf4 33. Qe3 $14) 29... Qxf4 (29... Qh6 30.
Qg5) 30. Qxf4 Nxf4 31. Rxg7 Rxg7 32. Bf1 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Rb7 34. b4 Nxd5 35. Bxa6
(35. Rxa6 Nxc3 36. Rxd6 Rxb4 $17) 35... Nxc3 {This leads to a draw by force.} (
35... Rb6 {required from White a longer defence until he would reach a draw.})
36. Bxb7 Nxa4 37. Bc8 $1 f4 38. Bb7 $1 e3 39. fxe3 fxe3 40. Kg2 Nc3 41. Bc6 d5
42. b5 Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Asker"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb3 {This move was long time
underestimated, and in some theoretical sources considered even dubious, based
on the game Nunn-McShane, 1998. In reality 18.Bb3 is a natural move and it
leads to a very solid line, requiring accuracy from Black. Nevertheless it has
certain drawish tendencies, which constitutes its main drawback.} a5 {A
temporary pawn sacrifice, introduced by McShane in the above-mentioned game.} (
18... Ng6 19. Nc2 Re8 20. f4 $14) 19. Nxb5 (19. Qg5 Qd7 ({Also} 19... Qb7 {
is enough for Black to keep the balance.}) 20. f3 Ng6 21. fxe4 f4 $44 22. Nb1
b4 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Nd2 Bxb2 25. Nc4 Bc3 26. Re2 Rac8 {was good for Black in
another game of McShane: Lindberg,B-McShane,L/Malmo 2003.}) 19... a4 20. Bd1 ({
After} 20. Bc2 Qc5 {White cannot play 21.Nd4 anymore, because of 21...Bxd4 22.
cxd4 Qxc2. Also to protect the knight by the bishop is not possible, so the
only move remaining is 21.Na3, which gives Black excellent play (with either
21...Qxd5 or 21...Rfb8 first).}) 20... Qc5 21. Nd4 {The strongest continuation.
} (21. Be2 {is artificial - too many moves by the bishop (Bf1-d3-c2-b3-d1-e2),
only to end up on inconvenient square e2.} Nxd5 (21... f4 $5) 22. Qg5 (22. Qxf5
Nxc3 23. Qxc5 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 dxc5 25. Rxe4 $11) 22... Rab8 23. Nd4 h6 {and
Black has a good play, since} 24. Qxf5 Rxb2 {points out the clumsy position of
White's pieces (rooks and bishop).}) 21... Qxd5 22. Re3 (22. Qg5 Qe5 23. f4 (
23. f3 f4 24. Qh4 f5 25. g4 Ng6 26. Qh3 fxg4 27. Qxg4 e3 $13 {1-0 Van den Doel,
E-Bade,J/Germany 2002 (56)}) 23... Qf6 24. g4 d5 25. a3 Rfb8 26. Re2 {was
absolutely equal in Nunn,J-McShane,L/Hastings 1998, which soon ended in a draw.
}) 22... Qe5 (22... Rfb8 23. Rh3 (23. b3 f4 $5) 23... h6 (23... Rxb2 $5 24.
Qxh7+ Kf8) 24. b3 a3 $13 {1-0 Vallejo Pons,F-Van Wely,L/Bled 2002 (49)}) (22...
f4 $2 23. Rxe4 $1 ({Even better than} 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxe4 Rfb8) 23... Qxe4
24. Bc2 $18) 23. Rh3 $146 (23. Rg3 Qf6 $6 24. f3 $14 {1-0 Spoelman,W-Ris,R/
Enschede 2003 (69)}) 23... h6 24. f4 Qf6 {The position has the drawish
tendencies I was talking before. Soon White will attack and destroy opponent's
pawn chain with the help on g2-g4. That would lead to some exchange of pawns.
On the queenside Black has open files for counterplay. Most likely there will
be more exchanges (either White plays b2-b3, or Black pushes a4-a3). However,
as long as queens are on the board, there are plenty of fighting resources.
Unfortunately the queens will disappear soon from the board.} 25. Kh1 (25. g4
Qg6 (25... fxg4 $5 {/\ 26...Qg6=}) 26. Qxg6 $140 fxg6 27. Ne6 Rfb8) 25... Kh7
26. g4 Qg6 $11 27. Nxf5 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. gxf5 Bf6 30. b3 (30. Re1 d5 31.
c4 dxc4 $1 (31... Rfd8 $11) 32. Rxe4 Rfc8 {with some hopes for Black, although
it's still a draw.}) 30... d5 31. bxa4 Rfc8 32. Bb3 Ra5 33. Rd1 Rxc3 (33...
Bxc3 $2 34. Rxd5 $16) 34. Rxc3 Bxc3 35. Bxd5 e3 36. Bxf7 Rxf5 (36... e2 37.
Bg6+ Kg7 38. Rd7+ Kf8 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. Rd7+ Kg8 41. Rd8+ $11) 37. Rd7 Kh8 38.
Bc4 Rxf4 39. Bd3 Rf2 40. Re7 Rxa2 41. Rxe3 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mario Covas 4th"]
[Site "Santos"]
[Date "2004.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O (12. Qh5 Bg7 (12... Rg8 $1)
13. O-O O-O 14. c4 $14) 12... Bg7 {Now White transposes to the favourable
variation mentioned above, where he avoided 12...Rg8.} (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
{is much more popular nowadays, with a very big amount of fresh theory.}) 13.
Qh5 f4 (13... O-O $2 14. exf5 Bxd5 15. f6 $18) 14. c4 O-O (14... bxc4 {is the
main continuation.} 15. Bxc4 $14) 15. cxb5 Nd4 16. Nc2 $14 {/+/-} (16. bxa6
Bxd5 17. exd5 f5 $44) 16... Nxb5 (16... Nxc2 17. Bxc2 axb5 18. Bb3 Kh8 (18...
Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rc8 20. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Hooykaas,G-Hodenius,F/NED-ch H corr 1992 
(37)}) (18... f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qh3 Kh8 21. Bc2 $16) 19. Rac1 $16) 17. a4 (
17. Ncb4 Nd4 18. Rac1 a5 19. Nc6 Nxc6 20. Rxc6 Ra7 21. Rfc1 $16 {Cobo Arteaga,
E-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/Cienfuegos 27/(377) 1979/D Inf 27 (21)}) 17... Na7 (17...
Nc7 18. Ncb4 Bd7 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. b4 $16 {1-0 Prandstetter,
E-Neckar,L/Ostrava 1976 (47)}) 18. Rfd1 $146 ({White also keeps advantage
after the old} 18. a5 {which secures square b6 for the knight and blockades
the weakness on a6.} Nc6 (18... Rb8 19. Nb6 $1 Nc6 20. b4 Ne7 21. Rfd1 $16 {
1-0 Von Buelow,G-Reis,G/Binz 1994 (29)}) 19. b4 f5 20. Nb6 Ra7 21. Qe2 $14 {
1-0 Makarichev,S-Sveshnikov,E/Tbilisi 1978 URS-ch (44)}) 18... Rb8 19. b4 Qd7
20. Bc4 (20. Bxa6 Bg4 21. Qh4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Qxa4 23. Bd3 $44 (23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24.
Qxf6 $11) 23... Qe8 24. Nd4 $1 $16 (24. Nf6+ $2 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qe6 $17) (24.
Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nf5 Qe6)) (20. Qh4 Bxd5 21. exd5 f5 22. Bxa6 Rf6 $44) (20. Qe2 $5
Bxd5 21. exd5 f5 22. Bxa6 e4 23. Ra3 {it is unclear if Black can prove any
real compensation here}) 20... Kh8 (20... Bg4 21. Qg5 Kh8 22. f3 $16) 21. Rd3
Rfc8 (21... f5 22. Rh3 h6 23. Qg6 $36) 22. Bb3 Rc6 23. Ne1 Rbc8 24. Nf3 Rc1+
25. Rd1 Rxd1+ (25... Rxa1 26. Rxa1 $16) 26. Rxd1 $16 Rf8 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Rd1
Rf8 29. h3 Nc6 30. Rc1 (30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Na5 (31... Ne7 $2 32. Ng5 h6 33.
Nf6 Qc8 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Nf7+ $18) 32. Ba2 $16 Nb7 (32... Qxb5 33. Ng5 h6 34.
Nc7 $18) 33. Nb6 $5 Qxb5 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nxe6 $16 Qxb6 $2 37. Qg6
Rg8 38. Ng5 hxg5 39. Qh5+ Bh6 40. Qxh6#) 30... h6 31. Nf6 $6 (31. b5 $1 axb5 (
31... Na5 32. Rc7 Qd8 33. Bc2 $16 Bxd5 $140 34. exd5 Qxc7 35. Qf5 $18) 32. axb5
Na5 33. Ba4 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bxd5 34. exd5 {and it is not clear how can Black
prevent his opponent from taking full control over light squares by means of
Bc2 and Nh4:} Nb7 (34... e4 35. Nh4 $16) (34... f5 35. Ng5 $1 $16) 35. Bc2 Nc5
(35... Rc8 36. Nh4 e4 37. Nf5 Kh7 38. f3 $16) 36. Nh4 Qxb5 37. Qf5 $16) (31.
Rb1 Rb8 $1) 31... Bxf6 $11 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qxf6 Bxb3 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qh5+
Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Qd3 {A very rare continuation.} (11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. c4 {has been the main field of research lately in the variation 10.
Nxe7.}) (11. Qf3 Nd7 12. b4 (12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 $11) 12... f6 13. Bd2 Bb7 14.
c4 f5 $132) (11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd7 $11) 11... d5 12. exd5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
O-O-O d4 14. c3 Qc7 15. Nc2 dxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kupreichik,V-Gorelov,S/Minsk 1985 (62)}) 12... Bf5 13. Qb3 Qxd5 {Usually all
this kind of endgames are equal. White's bishops pair is not enough for
advantage because of the poor knight on a3 and good centralisation of Black's
pieces.} (13... Nfxd5 14. Rd1 f6 15. Be3 Be6 16. Be2 (16. c4 $5) 16... Qc7 17.
Bh5+ $2 g6 18. Bf3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 (19. Qxe6 $142) 19... Rb8 20. b4 O-O $17 {
0-1 Hamer,F-Avrum,F/IECC email 2001 (33)}) 14. Qxd5 Nexd5 (14... Nfxd5 $5 15.
c4 b4 16. cxd5 bxa3 17. b3 Nxd5 18. Bc4 Nb4 19. O-O f6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ruiz
Gonzalez,G-Fluvia Poyatos,J/Lloret del Mar 1997 (28)}) 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 (
16. Nxc4 O-O (16... Ne4 $5) 17. Be2 (17. Rd1 Rfd8 18. Be2 h6 19. Bc1 Nf4 $5 20.
Rxd8+ $140 Rxd8 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. O-O Re8 $1 {[%csl Re2]}) 17... Ne4 $11) 16...
O-O 17. O-O Nb4 $5 {[%csl Ra3]} 18. Rfe1 ({A better attempt seems to be} 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 19. f4 {although the position is close to equal anyway after} Bd3 (
19... Bg6 $2 20. f5 Bh5 21. h3 $18)) 18... Rfe8 (18... Ne4 $2 19. Be7 Rfb8 20.
f3 $16) 19. Rad1 Ne4 20. Be3 Rac8 $11 21. f3 Nf6 22. Re2 Be6 23. b3 e4 24. Rdd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5
14. Nc2 Be6 {Nowadays more popular is 14. ... 0-0.} 15. g3 ({After} 15. Nce3
Ne7 16. g3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 {probably Black has more chances to equalise.}) 15...
O-O (15... Bxd5 {A rare move, but a possible one.} 16. Qxd5 Ne7 {Black fights
for a draw in a slightly inferior engame.} 17. Qb7 Qb8 18. Qxb8+ Rxb8 19. Nb4
Rb6 20. O-O-O a5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 b4 23. Bb5+ Ke7 24. c4 $14 {
Hracek-Zezulkin/Cze Ch-Team 1998}) 16. Bg2 a5 (16... Rb8 17. O-O Qd7 {Black
tries to save time by not playing a6-a5. As usual this has as a consequence
White´s move a2-a4.} (17... a5 {Manor,I} 18. b4 $6 Qd7 19. bxa5 Nxa5 20. Ncb4
f5 $15 {Anand-Vyzmanavin,Moscow-B,1987,1/2-1/2}) (17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.
Nb4 Rb6 20. f4 f5 21. Bd5 a5 22. Bxe6+ Qxe6 23. Nd5 Rb7 24. Qd2 Kh8 25. a3 $14
{Short-Illescas Cordoba, Madrid,1995,1-0}) 18. a4 $1 bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 (19...
Rxb2 20. Rxa6 $16) 20. Rc4 Rfc8 21. Qa1 Kh8 22. Nce3 f5 23. f4 $14 {
Dvoirys-Kotsur/ Russia Cup 1997}) 17. O-O f5 (17... Rb8 {Manor,I} 18. Qh5 (18.
Re1 Qd7 19. Qh5 f5 20. Rad1 e4 21. Nce3 Ne5 22. Re2 Ng6 23. Red2 Be5 24. a4
bxa4 25. Nc4 Qf7 26. Qg5 Kh8 27. Kh1 Rg8 28. Qe3 Qg7 29. Bf1 Rbf8 30. Be2 Re8
31. Qb6 Nf4 32. Nxf4 Bxf4 $40 {Short-Kramnik, Novgorod,1994, 0-1}) 18... Qd7 (
18... f5 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Nce3 Ne7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. g4 $6 e4 23. gxf5 Bxa2 24.
Kh1 Bf7 25. Qg4 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares 1995 
(41)}) 19. Rad1 f5 20. Nce3 Qf7 21. Qxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rd2 $11 {Ivanchuk-Illescas
Cordoba, Linares,1995,1/2-1/2}) 18. a3 {Typical in these positions. Still, I
think that such move should be played only if necessary.} (18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd2
e4 (19... Kh8 {Manor,I} 20. Rad1 e4 21. f4 b4 22. Nce3 bxc3 23. bxc3 a4 24. g4
$6 fxg4 25. Bxe4 Ne7 26. Qf2 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxc3 $15 {1/2-1/2
Svidler,P-Filippov,V/RUS-chT 1995 (37)}) 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Ne3 Ne7 22. Bh3 Rc5
23. Rad1 $14 Bxa2 $4 24. b4 {1-0 David,A-Filippov,V/Open Bourbon Lancy FRA 1997
}) (18. Qe2 Rb8 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Na3 Na7 21. Rd2 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Nc2 Qa5
24. b3 e4 $13 {Dvoirys,S-Filippov,V/Russia Cup 1997 (26)}) (18. Qh5 b4 19. Nce3
Kh8 20. Rad1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb8 22. g4 $14 {Kindermann-Krasenkov/BL 1998}) 18...
Kh8 19. Qh5 Rb8 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. Rd2 $6 (21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Bd5 (22. Ne3 $2 e4
23. Kh1 b4 $15)) 21... Ng6 $1 {By bringing the Knight to g6 Black increased
his attacking potential.} 22. Nce3 Qd7 (22... f4 23. Be4 $1) 23. f4 (23. Kh1 e4
24. f4 $13) 23... Qa7 (23... e4 {Manor,I} 24. Kh1 Qf7 25. Rfd1 $14) 24. Kh1 b4
$1 $132 (24... e4 25. Re1 $14) 25. axb4 axb4 26. cxb4 (26. fxe5 bxc3 27. bxc3
dxe5 $13 28. Nxf5 $4 Bxf5 29. Rxf5 Rb1+ $19) 26... exf4 27. gxf4 Bd4 28. Nc4 (
28. Rc2 Bxe3 $1 29. Rc7 Qxc7 30. Nxc7 Bc4 $13) (28. Qe2 {Manor,I} Bxe3 29. Qxe3
Qxe3 30. Nxe3 Rxb4 31. Rxd6 Ba2 32. Rd2 Nxf4 $11) (28. Qh3 $1 {Manor,I} Qg7 29.
b3 Bc3 30. Rd3 (30. Nxf5 $2 Bxd2) 30... Bxb4 31. Nxb4 Rxb4 32. Rxd6 $16) 28...
Bxd5 (28... Rb5 $1 {Manor,I} 29. Re1 Bxd5 30. Nxd6 Rb6 $19) 29. Bxd5 Rxb4 $15
30. Qd1 (30. Nxd6 $2 Qd7 $17) 30... Be3 31. Nxe3 Qxe3 32. Rd3 Qe7 33. Qd2 (33.
Bg2 {Manor,I} Rfb8 (33... Nxf4 $2 34. Rd4) 34. Rd4 Rxb2 35. Rxd6 $11) 33...
Rxf4 $1 34. Re1 {The draw agreement looks a bit premature to me. 34. ... Ne5
deserves atention. Manor: Black is better due to his extra pawn.} (34. Re1 {
Manor,I} Ne5 35. Bg2 Rf2 36. Qxf2 Nxd3 37. Qd4+ Ne5 38. Rf1 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a3 ({After} 13. a4 {
very precise play from Black is required in order to achieve equality.}) 13...
O-O 14. Nce3 {Black has many mothods to achieve comfortable play after White's
harmless set-up.} ({The last chance to fight for advantage is connected with} 
14. h4 Bh6 15. g4 $13) (14. Ncb4 Bb7 $11) 14... Ne7 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Bc2 Kh8 {
Black goes for a more complicated battle.} ({AN approved mothod to equalize
completely is} 16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3 a5 $11) 17. O-O Nxd5 (17... g6 $5) 18. Nxd5
g6 19. Qd3 $6 {White implements a standard plan, but there is a little
difference - usually his bishop is on e2. Here Black can use the absence of
the bishop from the kingside. Instead of this White should have started
playing on the queenside right away.} (19. b4 $142 f5 20. a4 $11) (19. Bb3 a5 (
19... f5 20. Nb4 $14) 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 f5 $13) 19... f5 20. Rad1 (20. b4
fxe4 21. Qxe4 Rc8 $132 {The bishop on c2 disturbs only White.}) 20... a5 21. b4
f4 $1 {A powerful attacking plan: Black provokes the answer f2-f3 and then
comes with the bishop to g3. Besides using the absence of the bisho on e2,
Black also takes advantage of the awkward position of WHite's rooks, which are
on d1 and f1 instead of d1 and a1.} 22. f3 ({After} 22. Qf3 Qc8 23. h3 {
the simplest is} a4 $17 {followed by either ...h5, ...Kg7, ...Rh8 and ...Bg4,
or combining other plans, such as ...Qc4, ...Rfc8, or ...Bd8-b6.}) (22. Bb3 f3
23. g3 Qd7 24. Rfe1 a4 25. Ba2 h5 $17) 22... Bh4 23. Bb3 (23. c4 axb4 24. axb4
bxc4 25. Qxc4 {offers Black a pleasant choice between} Bxd5 ({or} 25... Bg3 $5
$36) 26. Rxd5 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Rfc8 28. Qb3 Bf2 $5 $17) 23... g5 {Before placing
the bishop on g3 Black wisely advances the pawn to g4 first, in order to rule
out knight jumps on e7 or f6 after h2xg3, see the immediate 23...Bg3.} (23...
Bg3 24. hxg3 fxg3 25. Ne7 $1 Bxb3 (25... Qxe7 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 (26... Qh4 $2 {
doesn't work here because the bishop returns to h3:} 27. Bh3 $19) 27. Qxd6 Qxd6
28. Rxd6 Rfc8 $11) 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxd6 $13) 24. c4 {White's play comes too
slow.} (24. Rd2 g4 25. fxg4 Bxg4 26. g3 fxg3 (26... Rg8 $2 27. Nxf4 $1 exf4 28.
Bxg8 $18) (26... a4 $5) 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. hxg3 Qg7 29. bxa5 Be6 30. Rg2 Bd8
31. a6 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Bb6+ 33. Kh1 Qh6+ 34. Rh2 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Rf8 $40) (24. h3
Bg3 25. Rd2 h5 $17 ({White defends after} 25... g4 26. fxg4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Qh4
28. Rb1 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qxg2+ 31. Kd1) (25... Rg8 $5)) 24... g4 25.
c5 ({Nothing is changed by} 25. cxb5 Bg3 26. fxg4 Qh4 27. h3 Bxg4 28. Rd2 f3
$19) 25... Bg3 26. fxg4 (26. Ne7 Bxb3 (26... Qxe7 27. Bxe6 Qh4 28. h3) 27. Qxd6
Qxd6 28. Rxd6 axb4 29. axb4 Bh4 $19) (26. hxg3 fxg3 27. Ne7 Qxe7 28. Bxe6 Qh4
$19) (26. Nxf4 {is refuted by} Bc4 $1 ({Less clear is} 26... Bxb3 27. hxg3 Bxd1
(27... Bc4 28. Qc3 $1) 28. Ne6) 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Qxc4 Bxf4 $19) 26... Qh4 ({
It's never too late to go wrong:} 26... Bxg4 $2 27. hxg3 $18) 27. h3 Bxg4 {
Black is winning. White must give up material, which, however, doesn't stop
the attack.} 28. Rf3 (28. Rd2 f3 $19) 28... Rg8 29. Qf1 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 dxc5 31.
bxc5 Rg6 (31... Be1 32. c6 (32. Rd3 Rg3 33. Qe2 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Bf2+ 35. Kf1 Bxc5
$19) 32... Rg3 33. Qf1 f3 {wins immediately}) 32. Kf1 Bh2 33. Rd3 Rc8 34. Rc3
Rg3 35. Qf2 Qh5 36. Nxf4 Qh6 37. Ne2 Rxc3 38. Nxc3 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. cxb5 $6 (15. Qh5) (15. Qf3) 15... d5 16. exd5 e4 17. Qe2 Rb8 ({Black
achieves good play with} 17... Qb4 18. Bc4 Qxb2 19. Nc2 axb5 20. Rab1 Qf6 21.
Rxb5 f4 $44) 18. Rab1 Rb6 $146 (18... Qe5 19. Bc4 axb5 20. Nxb5 Bd7 21. Rfd1
Rb6 22. Nc3 Re8 23. d6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. Nd5 (26. Rxd7 Qxd7
27. Bb5 Qe6 28. Bxe8 Qxe8 29. Qd2 $16) 26... Qb7 27. b4 Be6 28. b5 Rd8 {
0-1 Hennigan,R-Juergens,V/Aarhus 1990 (38)} 29. a4 Bxd5 (29... Rxd5 30. Bxd5
Bxd5 31. Qd2 Be6 32. Qd8+ Bf8 33. Qg5+ Kh8 34. Rd8 $18) 30. Qd2 $16) 19. Qe3
Rg6 20. Bc2 (20. bxa6 Qh4 21. a7 Bb7 22. Bc4 Bd4 (22... Be5 23. g3 Qh3 24. f4
Bc7 $44) 23. Qxd4 Rxg2+ $11) 20... Qh4 $44 21. b6 (21. f4 $2 exf3 22. Qxf3 (22.
Rxf3 $4 Bd4 $19) 22... Be5 23. h3 Rg3 $40) 21... Kh8 $5 (21... Bd4 22. Qxd4
Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11) 22. Nc4 Rg8 23. g3 Qh3 24. Rfd1 (24. Qd2 f4 $1 (24...
Rh6 25. f3 f4 26. g4 $13) 25. Bxe4 (25. Qxf4 Rh6 $19) 25... Rh6 $19) 24... Rh6
25. Qf4 Bf6 (25... a5 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 26. d6 Bf6 27. d7 Ba6 28. b3 Rh4 $13)
26. Ne5 $2 (26. b7 $1 Bxb7 27. Nd6 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Rg7 (28... Rh4 29. Qxf5) 29.
Qxf5 (29. Nxf5 $5 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qh5+ 31. Ke1 Rg4 32. Qxh6 Qxf5 33. d6) 29... Bd8
30. Nxe4 $13) (26. Nd6 $2 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Rh4 $5 28. Nxf7+ Kg7 29. Qc7 Qh1+ 30.
Ke2 Qf3+ 31. Kd2 Qxf2+ 32. Kc1 Qe3+ 33. Rd2 Rh2 34. Nd6+ Kh6 $19) 26... Bxe5
27. Qxe5+ f6 28. Qf4 Rg4 29. Qc7 Rg8 30. Re1 $2 (30. Qf4 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7b5]} ({
Or} 30... Rh4 31. Qd6 Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qf3+ 34. Kd2 Qxf2+ 35. Kc3 Rh6
$17) 31. a4 Rh4 32. Qd6 Qxh2+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qf3+ 35. Kd2 Qxf2+ 36. Kc3
Rhg4 $5 (36... Rc8+ 37. Kb4 Qxc2 38. Qxd7 $1 Rg4 $13 {/=} (38... Rc4+ $2 39.
Ka3 $18)) 37. Qxf6+ R4g7 $17 {[%cal Gg8b8,Gg8c8]}) 30... Qxh2+ 31. Kf1 Qh1+ 32.
Ke2 Qf3+ 33. Kd2 Qxf2+ 34. Kd1 f4 $19 35. Qc3 fxg3 36. Bxe4 Bg4+ 37. Kc1 Rc8
0-1

[Event "Santiago Entel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "2005.03.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Llorens Sepulveda, Marcelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2005.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. c4 Nxe4 12. cxb5 Be6 13. Bc4 Ne7 14. Be3 $1
{This sharp opening line requires very good theoretical knowledge.} (14. O-O
Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 17. Qxd5 Rc8 18. Qxe4 Be7 19.
Qb7 $16 {1-0 Kupreichik,V-Nikcevic,N/Cattolica 1992 (28)}) 15. Bxd5 (15. Ba5
Qxa5 16. Bxd5 Rd8 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bc2 Ng6 $13 {1-0 Womacka,M-Souleidis,G/
Berlin 1998 (55)}) 15... Nxd5 16. Ba5 Ndc3 $1 17. Bxc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 d5 19.
bxa6 (19. Qb3 Bxa3 20. Qxa3 axb5 21. Qc5 Rc8 22. Qxb5+ Qd7 23. Qb4 f6 $11)
19... Bxa3 20. Qa4+ Ke7 21. Qxa3+ Qd6 22. Qb3 Rhb8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Feygin,
M-Reinderman,D/Germany 2000 (29)}) 14... Rc8 {Kasparov's move, who introduced
it back in 1987 in a simul game.} ({After} 14... Qa5+ {both 15.Ke2 and 15.Kf1
lead to wild complications:} 15. Kf1 $5 (15. Ke2 Rb8 $1 {Aagaard} (15... Rc8
16. Nb6 $16) 16. Rc1 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Nf6 18. Bc6+ $13) 15... Rb8 (15... Rc8 16.
Kg1 $5) 16. Rc1 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Nf6 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Ba7 (19. Nc4 $5 Qc7 20. Nxe5
$1 dxe5 21. bxa6 $18) 19... Rc8 $2 (19... Rd8 $1) 20. b6 (20. Nc4 $1 Qc7 21.
Nb6 $1 $18) 20... Rxc6 $2 (20... Qb4 $1) 21. Rxc6 $18 {1-0 Nevednichy,
V-Croenne,O/La Fere 2003 (28)}) 15. Nb6 {This is one of the three
possibilities.} (15. Nxe7 Bxe7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. O-O Nf6 (17... axb5 $5 $13)
18. bxa6 O-O 19. b4 Nd5 (19... d5 $5) 20. Qd2 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bg5 22. Qb3 d5 23.
Rab1 Qb6 24. b5 Rc7 $13 {1-0 Toth,A-Ladanyi,T/Hungary 1995 (35)}) ({The best is
} 15. Bb6 $1 Qd7 16. bxa6 {Then the main line goes} Rxc4 17. a7 Bxd5 18. Nxc4
Ba8 19. f3 d5 20. Nxe5 Qe6 21. Bc7 Nc5 22. Rc1 $5 (22. O-O Qa6 23. Bb8 f6 $13 {
Zurita,M-Da Costa Junior,L/corr 2003}) (22. Qe2 $14 {Da Costa Junior})) 15...
d5 $1 16. Nxc8 (16. Qa4 dxc4 17. Rd1 Nd5 18. bxa6+ Bd7 19. Nxd7 Bb4+ 20. Kf1
Qxd7 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Rxd5+ Ke6 23. Rb5 Bxa3 24. bxa3 {was checked in a few
games: Black has at least equal chances.}) ({Worse is} 16. bxa6 $6 dxc4 17.
Qxd8+ (17. Nxc8 Qxc8 18. Qa4+ Nc6) 17... Rxd8 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Isajevsky,A/
St Petersburg 2001 (66)}) 16... Nxc8 17. Bd3 (17. O-O $2 Bxa3 18. bxa3 dxc4 19.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 20. bxa6 Kc7 $19 {0-1 Gobet,F-Kasparov,G/Zurich (simul) 1987 (34)})
17... Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Bxa3 19. bxa3 O-O (19... Ncd6 20. f3 Nc3 21. Bd2 d4 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Seger,G-Vahtera,A/Corr (38)}) 20. Qb3 (20. bxa6 f5 21. f3 d4 22. Bg1
Ned6 23. Be2 Nc4 $44 {0-1 Erneste,I-Sorokina,A/Mallorca 2004 (30)}) (20. Bxe4
dxe4 21. a4 Rd8 $44) 20... axb5 21. Qxb5 Qc3 $2 ({Correct was} 21... Qxb5 22.
Bxb5 d4 23. Bc1 Ncd6 $44 {with good compensation, thanks to the fact that
White needs time to bring his rooks into play. For instance after} 24. Bd3 Bc4
$5 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 $36 {[%csl Rf1,Rh1][%cal Ge4c3,Yd4d3] Black even has the
advantage.}) 22. Rc1 Qxa3 23. Bxe4 dxe4 (23... Nd6 24. Qd3 $18) 24. Qxe5 $16
Rd8 $2 {Giving up the second central pawn is the fatal mistake.} (24... Qd3+
25. Kg1 Nd6 26. h3 Nc4 27. Qd4 Rd8 $5 28. Qxd3 exd3 29. Kh2 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Bxa2
(30... d2 31. Rhd1 $18) 31. Rhd1 Be6 32. g4 (32. Rc3 Bf5) 32... h5 $1 {with
chances to escape} 33. Kg3 $140 hxg4 34. hxg4 Bb3 35. Rd2 Kh7 {[%cal Gb3c2]})
25. Qxe4 $18 {Still some work to do for White, but the position is technically
won.} Qxa2 26. h3 Bd5 27. Qg4 Ne7 28. Kg1 Be6 29. Qb4 Nf5 30. Bc5 Qd5 31. Bb6
Re8 32. Qc5 Qb3 33. Kh2 h6 34. Rb1 Qa4 35. Qb5 Qa8 36. Rhd1 Kh7 37. Qd3 g6 38.
Bc7 Qa4 39. Re1 Qh4 (39... Qa7 $142) 40. Qd2 Nd4 41. Qf4 (41. Rb4 $2 Qxh3+ $1
42. gxh3 Nf3+ $16) ({The easiest was to use the dark-squared weaknesses with
the queens on the board:} 41. Rbd1 Nf5 42. Be5 {[%cal Ge5a1,Yd2b2]}) 41...
Qxf4+ 42. Bxf4 g5 43. Be5 Nf5 44. Rb8 Rxb8 45. Bxb8 Kg6 46. Be5 Nh4 47. f3 Nf5
48. Bc3 h5 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Ne7 51. Re5 Nc6 52. Rc5 Nb8 53. Bd2 f6 54. Kg3
Nd7 55. Rc6 Kf7 56. Bc3 Nf8 57. Rc7+ Nd7 58. Bd4 Ke7 59. Ra7 Kf7 60. Kf2 Ke7
61. Ke3 Kf7 62. Ke4 Ke7 63. Be3 Kf7 64. Kd4 Ke7 65. Ra5 Kf7 66. Bd2 Ke7 67.
Bb4+ Kf7 68. Bd6 Kg6 69. Bc7 Kf7 70. Kc3 Ke7 71. Kb4 Kf7 72. Kb5 Bd5 73. Ra3
Nf8 (73... Ke6 74. Ra6+ Kf7 75. Rd6 Be6 76. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Gb5c6]}) 74. Kc5 Bb7
75. Kd6 Ng6 76. Bd8 Ne5 77. Ra7 Nxf3 78. Rxb7+ Kg6 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bc2 (20.
Bxb5 d5 21. Nc2 (21. Ra6 Kh8 $1) 21... Rb7 22. Bc6 Rxb2 23. Ra8 Qd6 24. Ra6 Qc5
25. Nb4 Qxc3 26. Bxd5 Qxb4 27. Bxe6+ {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee
1999}) 20... Kh8 $146 {Kramnik improves on a line which was considered
harmless for Black anyway. On the other hand with 20...Kh8 Black keeps more
fighting options, since after 20...d5 there are practically no possibilities
to play for a win.} (20... d5 21. Bb3 f4 22. Nxd5 Rd7 23. Nb4 Rxd1 24. Bxe6+
Kh8 25. Raxd1 {(1/2-1/2 Anand-Kramnik, Dortmund 2003)} Qe7 26. Bd5 e4 27. Rfe1
e3 28. Bf3 Qc5 $11 {Golubev-Rogozenko, Germany 2003.}) 21. Ra6 (21. Bb3 f4 22.
Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Nd5 f3 $1 $132) (21. Nd5 Ref7 (21... Bxd5 $5 22. Qxd5 e4 23. Qxb5
Be5 $44)) 21... e4 $5 {Sacrificing the d6-pawn. In Linares-2004 Vladimir could
claim a patent on this idea, since he did a similar sacrifice against Leko.
Kramnik certainly analyzed the present position and Shirov understandible
avoids the principled continuation. But if not taking on d6, then 21.Ra6 plays
in Black's favour and now White quickly funds himself under pressure.} 22. Nd5
(22. Rxd6 Qb8 $5 $44 {[%cal Gg7e5]}) 22... Ree8 $15 23. Nf4 (23. f4 $2 Qc8 $1 {
[%csl Ra6][%cal Gc8c5]}) (23. Qd2 f4 $1 24. Nxf4 (24. Bxe4 Bc8 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Ge8e4]}) 24... Qg5 25. g3 Be5 26. Kh1 Bg4 $17) (23. Re1 Be5 $15 {[%cal
Gf8g8]}) (23. Bb3 f4 $15) (23. Ra7 Qb8 $1 $15) 23... Bc4 24. Re1 Be5 25. g3 Qg5
(25... Bxf4 26. gxf4 Rg8+ 27. Kh1 Rg6 $13) 26. Ng2 f4 $5 (26... Re7 $15) 27.
Bxe4 fxg3 28. fxg3 Qf6 29. Ra1 b4 (29... d5 {leads to unnecessary
complications:} 30. Bxh7 $1 (30. Bd3 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxb2 $15) 30... Kxh7 31. Ra7+
Kh6 (31... Rf7 32. Rxf7+ Qxf7 33. b3 {[%csl Rc4]} Rf8 $13) 32. Qd2+ Qg5 33.
Ra6+ $1 (33. Rh7+ $2 Kg6 $1) 33... Bf6 34. Rxf6+ Rxf6 35. Qxg5+ Kxg5 36. h4+ $1
(36. Rxe8 $4 Rf1#) 36... Kg4 37. Rxe8) ({Also not very attractive is} 29...
Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxb2 31. Qh5 Re7 32. Nh4 $132) 30. Bd5 Qf2+ ({Kramnik missed} 
30... Bxd5 $1 31. Qxd5 Bxc3 $1 32. Rxe8 ({not} 32. bxc3 $2 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Qf2+
34. Kh1 Qf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 32... Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Rxe8 {White loses pawn b2.
Even if there are chances to escape, this was clearly a better continuation
for Black than the game.}) 31. Kh1 Bxd5 32. Qxd5 bxc3 (32... bxc3 33. bxc3 Bxc3
34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Qc6 Bxa1 36. Qxe8+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Santiago Entel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "2005.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Nce3 {A rare move. As a consequence of the latest developments White
started to play more flexible, combine different ideas in order to fight for
opening advantage.} (15. Bc4) 15... Bxe3 (15... Rb8 16. Ra2 ({or} 16. b3 Kh8
17. Bc4 g6 18. h4 $1) 16... Kh8 17. Bc4 g6 18. h4 $1 {leads to a fashionable
position these days.}) 16. Nxe3 Rb8 17. Ra2 (17. Nc4 $6 Be6) (17. b3 $5 Ne7 (
17... Be6 18. Bc4 Ne7 19. O-O $14 {}) 18. Bc4 Bb7 (18... Kh8 19. O-O $14) 19.
Qd3 Kh8 20. O-O f5 21. Rd1 $1 (21. Nxf5 Nxf5 22. exf5 Bc6 (22... d5 23. Bb5)
23. Ra3 d5 $44) 21... Bxe4 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nc8 $140 24. Re6 Nb6 25. Rxa5
Nxc4 26. Nxc4 Rxb3 27. f3 Rxc3 28. Nxe5 $36 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ga5a7,Ge6e7] and
Black still must fight to achieve a draw.}) 17... Qh4 $2 {Waste of precious
time. Black must have missed opponent's answer.} (17... Be6 18. Bc4 Qc7 {
is 2-3 tempis up for Black comparing to the game.} 19. Qd3 (19. O-O Bxc4 20.
Nxc4 Nb4 $1 21. cxb4 Qxc4) 19... Ne7 20. O-O Ng6 $5 {[%cal Gg6f4]}) ({
Perfectly playable is} 17... Ne7 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. O-O f5 {with just a symbolic
edge for White.}) 18. Bc4 $1 (18. Bd3 Be6 $132) 18... Be6 (18... Qxe4 $2 {
runs into} 19. Bd5 $18) 19. Qd3 Qe7 20. O-O Rfd8 21. Rd1 $14 {/+/-. The first
player arranged well his pieces and kept control over square d5. He has an
advantage thanks to the better pawn structure: White has just one weakness on
b2, while Black has two weak pawns: on a5 and d6.} Qb7 $6 (21... Qc7 $142 {
[%csl Ra5]} 22. Bxe6 (22. Rd2 Ne7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. Nxc4 Rdc8 26.
Nxd6 Rxc3 27. g3 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Nc6 $14 {/=}) 22... fxe6 23. Qc4 Kf7 24. Qe2 Kg8
$14 25. Qg4 Qf7) 22. Rd2 Qb6 {The queen goes to far from the kingside and
White can use this factor.} 23. Bxe6 $1 {Correct decision. With the bishop on
e6 there is always danger for Black that White can take and then organize a
kingside initiative.} fxe6 24. Qc4 Kf7 25. Qe2 Kg8 26. Qg4 Kf7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28.
Qh3 $1 Re8 29. Ra1 (29. Rxd6 $6 Qb3 $1 30. Ra1 Qxb2) 29... Qc5 (29... Qc7 30.
Rad1 Rbd8 31. Nc4 $16) 30. Rad1 Rbd8 31. Rd3 $1 {Black has a difficult
position. He needs to be very precise in order to organize a defense.} Kh8 $6 (
31... a4 32. Qg4 (32. Qh4 Rf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8f4]} 33. Qg4 Rf6) 32... Na5 $5 33.
Nc2 Nc4 34. Rg3 Re7 35. Qh4 Rdd7) 32. Qh4 d5 $2 {Understandable desire to
change the situation, which for some reasons worked out.} (32... Ne7 $16 {
[%cal Ge7g6,Gg6f4]}) 33. R1d2 $2 {After this move Black can at least advance
the pawn to d4, which is certainly an achievement.} ({I don't know what is
wrong after simply taking the pawn.} 33. exd5 exd5 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Qb6
36. Qc4 $18) 33... d4 34. Nc2 Rb8 35. Rh3 (35. cxd4 $2 exd4 $13) 35... h6 36.
Qh5 Red8 37. Na3 Rb7 {As the result of White's strange play (allowing ...
d6-d5-d4 and then bringing the knight to a3) Black has achieved again a more
or less acceptable position.} 38. Qg4 Rdb8 39. Rg3 Re7 40. h3 Rf8 41. Rc2 Qd6
42. Nb5 Qb8 ({Why not} 42... Qc5 43. Qe2 Rb7 {? White is just marginally
better. For example:} 44. Na3 a4 45. Nc4 Na5 46. Nxa5 Qxa5 47. Qc4 $14) 43. Qe2
Rb7 44. Na3 dxc3 $2 (44... a4 $14 45. Qc4 $140 Rxb2 $1 46. Qxc6 Rxc2 47. Nxc2
Qb1+ 48. Kh2 Qxc2 49. Qd7 Rg8 $11) 45. bxc3 Rb3 $2 46. Nc4 Rb1+ (46... a4 $142
$16) 47. Kh2 Qa7 48. Rd2 Rb7 49. Qg4 (49. Qg4 Re7 (49... Rxf2 $2 50. Rxf2 Qxf2
51. Qxe6 $18) 50. Rd6 Qc7 51. Rxe6 Rxe6 52. Qxe6 Rxf2 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qg6+ Kh8
55. Ne3 $18) 1-0

[Event "GRE-GEO"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.09.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 $1 13. g3 h6 {In most
theoretical sources this is considered to give White easy advantage. In the
present game Black had a very interesting idea in mind and the whole variation
is very unclear and needs more practical tests on the high level.} (13... Nd4
14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 {is the most perspective continuation for Black.}) 14.
c3 fxe4 $5 (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Qd1 e4 17. Be2 Bg7 18. Nc2 Qb6 19. a4
$36 {gave White a better position in Sideif Sade,F-Dolmatov,S/Frunze 1979.
Because of this game the move 13...h6 was always considered to be dubious.
Also 14...Rc8 doesn't solve all problems for Black. But as the present game
shows, 14...fxe4 is certainly better than its reputation.}) 15. Bxe4 Bg4 16.
Qh4 {The present position was evaluated as being with big advantage for White
by Sideif Sade in his comments to the above-mentioned game. This evaluation
was rather superficially taken by most other commentators and authors of
theoretical sources, without making any further investigations. However, the
young Georgian player demonstrates that Black has real hopes for counterplay.
Thus, the present game has a certain important theoretical value.} Qxh4 (16...
Be7 17. Qxh6 Kd7 18. h4 f5 19. Bg2 $16 {1-0 Charbonneau,P-Mikhalevski,V/
Internet rapid 2001 (29)}) 17. gxh4 O-O-O 18. Rg1 ({Stronger is} 18. Nf6 {After
} d5 19. Nxg8 dxe4 20. Nc2 (20. Rg1 h5 $5 (20... Bxa3 21. bxa3 Rxg8 22. h3) 21.
Nc2 {is same as 20.Nc2.}) (20. Nf6 $6 Bf3 21. Rg1 Be7) 20... h5 $5 (20... Bg7
$2 21. Rg1 f5 22. h3 h5 23. hxg4 hxg4 (23... fxg4 24. Rd1 Rxg8 25. Rd6 $18) 24.
Ne3 $18) 21. Rg1 {Black cannot regain material and he must find a way to prove
his compensation. Interesting is} (21. Ne3 $2 Bg7 {[%csl Rg8]}) (21. Nf6 Bf3
22. Rg1 Be7 $13) 21... Bc5 $5 {with idea 22...Bxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Rd2+. Only future
analysis and practice will show if Black has sufficient compensation.}) 18...
f5 $1 19. Rxg4 {White is fighting for a draw after this.} (19. Bxf5+ Bxf5 20.
Rxg8 Be6 {is Black's idea. Now White cannot keep his extra material.} 21. Nb6+
(21. Rxf8 Rxf8 22. Rd1 {does not promise full equality for White either. Black
has many possibilities, the easiest one is:} Kd7 23. Nc2 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rf4 $15)
21... Kc7 22. Rg6 Bf7 23. Rf6 Bg8 24. Rg6 Be7 $5 (24... Bf7 $11) 25. Rxg8 Rxg8
26. Nd5+ Kd7 {and Black is by no means worse.}) (19. Nf6 Rg6 $13) 19... fxg4
20. Nf6 d5 21. Bf5+ (21. Nxg8 dxe4 22. Nf6 Be7 (22... Bxa3 23. bxa3 Rf8 $15 (
23... Rd3 $5)) (22... e3 $5 23. fxe3 Be7 24. Ne4 (24. Nxg4 $2 Rg8 $19) 24...
Bxh4+ 25. Ke2 $15) 23. Nxe4 Bxh4 $15) 21... Kc7 22. Nxg8 Bxa3 23. bxa3 Rxg8 24.
Be6 Rd8 25. Rd1 Ne7 26. Bxg4 Kd6 {In spite of being a pawn up, White must
fight for a draw. All his pawns are weak and Black has plenty of ways to
attack them.} 27. Ke2 (27. a4 $5 {Trying to change the character of the
position.} bxa4 (27... Kc5 $5 28. axb5 axb5 $17) 28. c4 d4 29. f4 $15) 27...
Rf8 $17 {[%cal Gf8f4,Gf4a4,Gf4h4]} 28. Rb1 Kc5 29. f3 Rf4 30. Kd3 Ra4 31. Rb3 {
Hopeless, but difficult to find any counterplay.} h5 $1 32. Bxh5 Rxh4 33. Be8
Rh8 34. Bd7 Rxh2 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ge7g6,Gg6f4]} 35. Be8 Rxa2 {White is close
to zugzwang. He cannot avoid further material losses.} (35... Rxa2 36. Bh5 Nc6
$19 {[%cal Gc6a5]}) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. Rb1 (15. c3 {is the main continuation}) 15... O-O 16. c4 f4 $6 (16...
bxc4 17. Nxc4 $14) (16... b4 17. Nc2 a5 $14 {/=}) (16... e4 17. Bf1 Qb6 (17...
Ng6 $5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Bxb2 $11 (19... Qg5 $44)) 18. Qh5 (18. Qd2 Rfc8
19. Kh1 Qd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Ramirez Alvarez,A/Santo Domingo 2003 (30)})
18... Rfc8 19. b4 Qd4 20. Rb3 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Rxc4 22. Rd1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Luther,
T-Van Wely,L/Chalkidiki 2002 (67)}) 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 f5 19. Nc4 $1 e4 (
19... Rxa2 20. Na3 $18 {[%csl Ra2]}) 20. a4 f3 (20... Ng6 21. f3 $16) 21. gxf3
Ng6 22. fxe4 Qh4 23. Qf3 fxe4 24. Qg3 Qh6 25. Rxe4 {Three pawns up and
everything well protected. Normally White should be able to consolidate easily,
but Anand failed to achieve that task.} Nf4 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Rbe1 Rf6 28. Be8 (
28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Bf8 30. Ne3 $18) (28. Ne3 $18) 28... Ra7 29. Nb6 {
White's last two moves look a bit strange, but the worst is yet to come.} Rf5
30. Qg4 $2 {[%csl Rf2]} ({White had to take away first square f8 from black
rook:} 30. Nd7 Nh3 (30... Nxd5 31. Rh4 $18) 31. f4 Nxf4 32. Qg4 $18) 30... Rf8
$1 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf4h3,Gf4d3] All of a sudden things are unclear. White
managed to lose all coordination between pieces. Now pawn f2 in not longer
protected. Besides, the minor pieces are completely misplaced.} 31. Rf1 (31.
Nd7 Nh3 $13) ({A picturesque position arises after} 31. Rd1 {[%csl Gd3]} Nh3 {
[%csl Rd1,Re4,Rg4,Rh1][%cal Gh3f2] A knight on the edge is certainly not
always a bad piece.  White is lost. He did everything here to arrange the
pieces "conveniently" for opponent's knight. To complete the picture White
should have played Bd3 instead of Be8.}) 31... Be5 $1 (31... Nh3 $2 32. f4 $18)
32. Bd7 $8 Nxd5 {Who could guess five moves ago that Black would create a
mating threat in one? Realizing that he can be even worse must have felt like
a real nightmare for Anand.} 33. Rxe5 $8 dxe5 34. Nxd5 $8 Qd6 35. Be6 {With a
serie of only moves Anand succeeds to save the game.} Re8 36. Rc1 Qxe6 37. Qxe6
Rxe6 38. b3 Rf7 39. Kg2 Rg6+ 40. Kf1 Rh6 41. Kg2 Rg6+ 42. Kf1 Rh6 {A curious
encounter, which probably costed the Indian GM the first place in Wijk aan Zee
this year.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2003.09.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2003.09.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Rc1 {Interesting, but hardly pretending to reach an opening advantage.
White prepares to retreat the bishop on b1 at once. Comparing with a similar
line, starting with 15.Qh5, White wins a tempo because the bishop doesn't have
to retreat on c2 first. On the other hand white rook on c1 is of little use
for the future fight in the center.} (15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 (17. Rad1
Qc5 $11 (17... O-O {is possible too, as seen bellow at comments to 18.Rcd1
instead of f3 in the main game.})) 17... O-O 18. Bb1 {+/=/=. Black is to move
here. In the game White had a rook on c1 and was his turn to move.}) 15... O-O
16. Qh5 (16. Bb1 e4 (16... Bh6 17. Rc2 Ng6 $13 {0-1 Esmaili,A-Khakpoor,A/Fajr
1993 (41)}) 17. Nc2 Ng6 18. Ne3 Qg5 $132 {0-1 Witt,A-Wissemann,A/Wiesbaden
1998 (25)}) 16... Qc8 17. Bb1 e4 $146 {A provokative novelty, underlining that
the rook on c1 is of little use.} 18. f3 {Although White is formally a tempo
up comparing to the line starting with 15...Qh5, Black can use the absence of
the rook from d1 or e1.} (18. Rce1 {see 15.Qh5.}) ({or} 18. Rcd1 {Here White
avoided Black's possibility to play Qc5 before castling, but it is still not
enough for advantage.} Qc5 $1 19. Kh1 Rae8 $11) 18... Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nxd5 20.
Qxf5 Ne3 $1 {With the rook on e1 this would have been impossible.} 21. Qxc5
dxc5 22. Bxe4 (22. Rfe1 b4 $5 (22... exf3 23. gxf3 (23. Rxe3 $2 Bh6 {is risky
for White.}) 23... Bh6 $11)) 22... Nxf1 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxf1 Re8 $11 25. Kg1
Re2 26. Rf2 Re1+ 27. Rf1 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2003.09.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.09.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg4 {Apparently
this move attributed to Kramnik will soon come out of fashion.} (13... Nd4 {
is the best.} 14. c3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4 {with a lot of complications, often
leading even to endgames. Black has reasonable chances here.}) 14. f4 $1 exf4
15. Nxf4 Qa5+ 16. Kd1 {For more information about this line, see
Motylev-Tzermiadianos from CBM 96.} Rxf4 17. gxf4 O-O-O (17... Qb4 18. exf5 Bd5
19. Re1+ Kd7 20. f6 $16) 18. exf5 Bd5 (18... b4 19. Nc4 Qc5 20. Nd2 Nd4 21. Ne4
Qd5 22. Ng3 $18 {1-0 Novotny,P-Nigrin,J/CZE-chT 2B corr 1999 (56)}) 19. Rf1 Qb4
20. f6 Be6 {Amazingly, only this move is a novelty. Black has a difficult
position anyway.} (20... Qd4 21. Qf5+ Be6 22. Qe4 Bg4+ 23. Kc1 Qxe4 24. Bxe4 d5
25. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Comp Mephisto PC Bord A-De Waard,J/The Hague 1995 (39)}) (
20... Ne5 21. Kc1 $16) 21. Kc1 Qd4 {Black is an exchange and a pawn down and
hopes for compensation because of White's temporary lack of coordination
between pieces. On the other hand Black's own pieces has difficulties to
create any real threats, while his own king can easily become a target for
attack as well. By returning a part of material, White will solve development
problems and remain with considerable advantage.} 22. Qf3 d5 23. c3 $1 {
The quickest way to bring the knight into play.} Qxf6 24. Nc2 Kb7 25. f5 Bc8
26. a4 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga1a8] White's extra exchange must bring the victory
sooner or later. All other factors are about the same.} b4 27. Nxb4 Nxb4 (27...
Bxb4 28. cxb4 Nxb4 {keeping a knight would have given more practical chances.})
28. cxb4 Bxb4 29. Kc2 Ka8 (29... Rd6 $142 $16 {with the idea to develop the
bishop on d7 in case of 30.Rac1.} 30. Rfc1 $5 (30. Bc4 $5)) 30. Rac1 Bb7 31.
Kb1 $18 {The rest is a technical matter.} Bd6 32. Qf2 Be5 33. Rc2 Qd6 34. f6 h6
35. a5 Re8 36. Re2 Rc8 37. h3 Rc6 38. Qe3 Bxf6 39. Qxh6 Qd8 40. Qd2 Re6 41.
Rxe6 fxe6 42. Qh6 Be7 43. Qxe6 Bc8 44. Qc6+ Bb7 45. Qb6 Qc8 46. Rc1 Qxh3 47.
Bxa6 Qf5+ 48. Ka1 Qd7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qh5 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 f4 18. Qg5 {A line which became pretty
fashionable lately. Attempts to find improvements in such lines with the help
of computer always remind me of a GM from an older generation, who said once
with nostalgia that in the past they were CREATING the game of chess right
there on the stage, in front of spectators. These days chess changed
dramatically. For instance this line was long time (rightly!) considered to
give Black sufficient counterplay and compensation, because at the cost of
just a pawn Black breaks opponent's pawn shield in front of the king and will
conduct an attack with opposite-coloured bishops, which must give him enough
attacking chances. In the past Black's compensation would have been out of
question, while today, younger players are trying to find mini-improvements in
their home laboratories (recognizing only the power of silicon monsters).
However, I am convinced that a compensation based on logical, classical rules,
remains a compensation and no computer will change such evaluation (unless
there are tactical mistakes, or when the position requires pure calculation,
of course), at least not in the battle between two humans.  In spite of
already several tries to prove an advantage here with White, each time Black
deviated and still achieved a draw without major efforts. "The computer
generation" will hardly stop and probably in the future we'll witness more
home preparation attempts to improve for White. Who would believe that Black
is okay if the computer shows that White has a plus thanks to his extra pawn??}
(18. f3 {Blockading Black's pawns looks more attractive "from a human point of
view", which in my opinion means that this is just stronger "for us". Let
computers play like computers and humans play like humans.}) 18... f5 19. Rfd1
(19. Qxf4 Nxd5 20. Qd2 Nb6 {no questions here for White researches. The
material is equal, so Black should be fine.}) 19... f3 $1 20. gxf3 {I suspect
that Black has compensation here in more than one way.} Rf6 $5 {Amazingly,
this was recommended back in 1988 by E. Sveshnikov, in his excellent book
about 5...e5 Sicilian. The evaluation was a very general one, but right to the
point - Black has compensation. The today's "computer generation" wouldn't
trust any general evaluation until checking it all with the help of computer.
It's nice to witness that the human was right in our case. Of course, nowadays
it would be unwise and even impossible to ignore the help of computer in one's
opening preparation. But analyzing same variation over and over again, trying
to find some mini-improvements in a position with extra pawn, in spite of the
fact that the compensation is obvious for a human, is not the most creative
process. The computers will always prefer White here, I suppose, since he is a
pawn up. On the other hand for creative and strong chessplayers it would be no
problem to play this position with Black either. Most of them would even enjoy
it.} ({Nijboer played this line himself with Black and probably didn't like
something. So most likely he prepared an improvement over his own game.} 20...
Kh8 {This still looks pretty good to me.} 21. Kh1 Be5 (21... Rg8 22. Qe3 Ng6
23. Nd4 Be5 24. Nxf5 exf3 25. Qxf3 Qf6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/
Germany 2003 (41)}) 22. f4 Rg8 23. Qh4 Bg7 24. Bh5 Qf8 25. Ne3 Bf6 26. Qh3 Qh6
27. Nxf5 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 Raf8 29. Rg1 Rxg1+ 30. Rxg1 Bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Smirnov,
P-Nijboer,F/Istanbul 2003 (36)}) 21. Kh1 Rg6 22. Qe3 $146 (22. Qd2 Bh6 23. Ne3
Bf4 24. Rg1 Qf8 25. Qd1 Qh6 $44 {1-0 Charpentier,D-Leconte,J/FRA AJEC/1214
corr 1992 (62)}) 22... Bh6 (22... Qf8 23. fxe4) 23. Qd4 (23. f4 Qf8 $5 {
[%cal Gf8f6,Gf6h4]} (23... Rg7 {/\Ng6} 24. Nd4) 24. f3 (24. Nd4 $2 Nxd5) 24...
Qf6 25. fxe4 Qh4 26. Rf1 $13 (26. Bd3 Bxf4 27. Qe2 Kh8 28. Nd4 Rg3 $5 $36 (
28... Rag8 29. Nf3 $13) 29. Qf2 $140 $2 (29. Nf3 $2 Rxf3) (29. Rg1 Rxd3 $19)
29... Rag8 $19 {[%cal Gg3g1]})) 23... Bf4 {Black has an easy play. White's
extra pawn on the queenside cannot be converted as long as Black will have
counterplay on the kingside. And Black always will, since he has better
control over dark-squares.} (23... Bg7 $5 24. Qd2 Bh6 25. f4 Qf8 $13 {[%cal
Gf8f6,Gf6h4]}) 24. Rg1 (24. fxe4 $4 Nc6 $1 25. dxc6 Qh4 $19) 24... Qf8 25.
Rxg6+ Nxg6 (25... hxg6 $5 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gg8f7,Rf8h6,Ya8h8,Yh8h2]}) 26. Rg1 {
Forced.} Qh6 27. Rg2 Re8 28. fxe4 Rxe4 29. Qd1 (29. Qd3 $5 {A possible
improvement for the next try. Although if Black will not be entirely happy
with his compensation here, then there are plenty of possibilities earlier as
well.} Be5 (29... Kf8 {here this doesn't work so well:} 30. Nd4 Nh4 $2 31. Nxf5
$1 $18) 30. Ne3 Rh4 31. Nf1) 29... Kf8 30. Bf3 (30. Nd4 Nh4 31. Rg1 $140 Bxh2
$1 32. Ne6+ Rxe6 33. dxe6 Be5 {with a winning attack.}) 30... Re5 31. Bh5 Nh4
32. Rg1 Ng6 33. Rg2 (33. Nd4 Bxh2 34. Kxh2 f4 {[%cal Ge5h5]} (34... Nf4 $2 35.
Ne6+)) 33... Nh4 34. Rg1 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 {Radjabov has played
this line before and Karjakin came well prepared.} 13. h4 $5 (13. a4 bxa4 14.
Ncb4 (14. Rxa4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 $15) 14... O-O ({Also possible is} 14... Bd7 {
which is more justified now, since the exchange sac doesn't work out so well
for White:} 15. h4 (15. Rxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxa4 17. Qxa4+ Kf8 {In opposite to
the game here the bishop will return to e7 or d8 instead of going to h6.})
15... Nxd5 $1 16. Qxd5 Be7 $13) 15. h4 Bh6 $5 (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Be7 17. Rxa4
(17. Qxa4 Bxh4) 17... a5 $140 18. b4 $1 $14) 16. Rxa4 a5 $14 {/=} 17. Nxe7+
Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. b3 Kh8 20. Bc4 f5 $11) (13. Ncb4 O-O 14. a4 (14. h4 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Be7 {Another example that if White wants to play h2-h4, then it makes
sense to do it when the bishop cannot retreat to e7.} 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Ne3 Rb8
18. a3 g6 19. g3 {1/2-1/2 Kotsur,P (2500)-Shariyazdanov,A (2465)/Roque Saenz
Pena 1997/EXT 98}) 14... bxa4 15. h4 ({or} 15. Rxa4 a5) (15. Qxa4 Nxd5 (15...
a5 16. Bb5 $1 Nxd5 17. exd5 {/\ Nc6+/-}) 16. Nxd5 Bd7 (16... Be6 17. Bc4 g6 $14
) 17. Qa5 Qb8 18. Qb6 Be6 19. Qxb8 (19. Bc4 Bxd5 20. Qxb8 Raxb8 21. Bxd5 Rxb2
$11 {1/2-1/2 Prasad,D-Shariyazdanov,A/Biel 1999/(29)} 22. O-O Rb6 23. Rfb1 Rfb8
24. Rxb6 Rxb6 25. Bc4 h5 26. g3 Rc6 27. Bd5 Rb6 28. Bc4 Bd2 29. Rxa6 Rxa6 {
1/2-1/2 Prasad,D (2432)-Shariyazdanov,A (2588)/Biel 1999/EXT 2000}) 19... Rfxb8
20. Nc7 Ra7 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. b4 Rc7 23. h4 Bf6 24. Rh3 d5 25. Rxa6 d4 26. Kd2
dxc3+ 27. Rxc3 Rd7+ {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y (2534)-Cherniaev,A (2432)/Moscow 1999})
15... Bh6 16. Rxa4 a5 {is same as 13.a4}) (13. Be2 O-O $11) 13... Bh6 (13...
Bxh4 $2 14. Rxh4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qb7 $1 (16. Qc6+ Bd7) 16... Rb8 17. Qc6+
Bd7 18. Qxd6 $18) (13... Nxd5 $2 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qc6+ Bd7 16. Qxd6 $16) 14. a4
(14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Nb4 O-O (15... Qb7 16. Qd5 $1 $11 {/+/=}) 16. Nd5 (16. Be2
Be6 $11) 16... Qb7 $11) 14... bxa4 15. Ncb4 $146 (15. Rxa4 $6 Nxd5 $1 16. exd5
(16. Qxd5 Be6 $32) 16... O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Rjabzev,K (2316)-Starikov,P (2219)/
Toliatti 2000 (37)}) 15... Bd7 {This move is designed to protect pawn a4, but..
.} (15... O-O $142) 16. Rxa4 $1 {A nice positional exchange sacrifice, using
the fact that the bishop on h6 is out of play.} Nxd5 (16... a5 17. Ra1 (17.
Nxe7 axb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nd5 O-O 20. cxb4 f5 $132 (20... Rc8 $5 21. Ne7+ Kh8
22. Nxc8 Qxe4+ 23. Be2 Qxb4+ 24. Kf1 Bxc8 $44)) (17. Ra2 $5 Rb8 18. Na6 (18.
Nxe7 axb4 19. Nd5 (19. Qxd6 $2 bxc3 $19) 19... bxc3 20. bxc3 O-O $11) 18... Rb7
19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Rxa5 O-O 21. Nb4 Rxb4 22. cxb4 d5 23. Rc5 $1) 17... Nxd5 (
17... Rb8 18. Nxe7 axb4 (18... Qxe7 19. Rxa5 $16) 19. Qxd6 bxc3 20. bxc3 Be6
21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Bc4 Rd8 25. Ra7 O-O 26. Rh3 $14)
(17... O-O 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qd8 {is 17..a5 from the next comment}) 18.
Nxd5 (18. Qxd5 $6 O-O) 18... Rb8 (18... O-O {see next comment 17...a5}) 19. g4
(19. b3 O-O 20. Bc4 $14 {/=}) 19... Bf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Qxd6 Rxb2 22. Qe5+
Be6 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. O-O $36) 17. Nxd5 Bxa4 ({It makes sense to reject the
sacrifice with} 17... a5 18. Ra1 (18. Ra2 O-O 19. g4 $140 Bf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21.
Qxd6 Bxg4 22. Qxf4 Be6 $44) 18... O-O 19. g4 (19. Bc4 $142 $14 {/~~}) 19... Bf4
20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Qxd6 Qb8 $1 $44 ({or} 21... Bxg4)) 18. Qxa4+ Kf8 19. b4 $1 {
[%csl Gd5,Rh6] White has a very good compensation. Such approach (exchange sac
in order to dominate opponent's pieces) was demonstrated in the famous game
Kasparov-Shirov, Horgen 1994.} a5 ({Possibly Black should have searched for
counterplay with} 19... g6 20. Bxa6 f5 21. b5 Kg7) 20. b5 Rb8 ({Now} 20... g6
21. b6 Kg7 {is not enough:} 22. g3 f5 23. Nc7 $1 Qe7 24. Nxa8 Rxa8 25. Qc6 Rb8
26. Ba6 {and b7 or Qc7, with big advantage.}) 21. g3 $1 g6 22. Bh3 Kg7 23. O-O
Rf8 24. Ra1 Kh8 {Too slow. Good or bad Black had to try to play actively.} (
24... f5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Bxf5 (26. Qxa5 $14) 26... Qe8 $1 {using the
tactical idea that pawn f2 is not protected.} (26... Rxf5 $2 27. Qg4+) 27. Be4
$1 (27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. c4 Qf7 $132) (27. Bd3 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5,Rf2]}) 27... Qxb5 28.
Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Nc7 Rfb8 $1 {and Black holds:} 30. Nxb5 Rxb5 31. Rd1 (31. c4 Rc5
32. Bd5 Bd2 $1 33. Rb1 Bb4) 31... Rb6 32. Rd5 Ra6 33. Bd3 Ra7 34. Rxd6 a4 $132)
25. Qxa5 $16 Qe8 26. c4 f5 (26... Rb7 $16) 27. Qc7 Qf7 ({White is winning after
} 27... Rc8 28. Qxd6 Rxc4 29. exf5 {For example:} Qxb5 30. Ra7 $18) (27... Rf7
28. Qxd6 Bf8 29. Qc6 (29. Qa6 $6 Bc5 $132) 29... Qxc6 30. bxc6 $16) 28. exf5 $1
(28. Qxd6 fxe4 29. Rf1 $16 (29. Ra2 Ra8 $1 $132)) 28... Qxc7 29. Nxc7 gxf5 30.
Ra6 Rf7 31. Nd5 $18 Bf8 32. Rc6 f4 $2 {A mistake in a very difficult position.
Black should have tried to keep the bishop h3 out of play.} (32... Kg7 33. b6
Kg6 $16 {/+-}) 33. Be6 Rg7 34. g4 $18 {The triumph of White's strategy.
Black's bishop remained passive, while White's pieces dominate on light
squares.} Re8 35. Bf5 Be7 36. h5 Bg5 37. b6 e4 38. Rc8 Rxc8 $2 {Loses at once.}
({On the other hand also after} 38... Rd8 39. Kf1 {Black is helpless}) 39. Bxc8
e3 40. fxe3 fxe3 41. b7 (41. b7 e2 42. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ (16. Ncb4 Bd7 (16... Be6 $6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc6 $16 {
This position is clearly in White's favour.}) (16... Bh3 {Adorjan's nice idea,
played first by Leko in 2001 also gives Black equality.}) 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 $1 18.
Nc6 (18. Bxd7 axb4 $1 $11) 18... Qe8 $11) 16... Qxe7 (16... Bxe7 17. Ne3 Rb8 (
17... Bb7 $5) 18. Qe2 (18. c4 Bb7 19. Qd3 Bg5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qb6 22. O-O
Bd8 23. Rd1 Bc7 24. Ra3 Qb7 25. Qxb7 {1/2-1/2 Spraggett,K-Tyomkin,D/Winnipeg
2003}) 18... Qb6 19. c4 Be6 20. O-O $14 {/= 1-0 Shirov,A-Van Wely,L/Monte
Carlo 2003 (43)}) 17. Nb4 (17. O-O {Is known to be harmless since the very
first game with 15.Bb5:} Qb7 18. Qd3 Be6 19. c4 Bd8 20. Qxd6 (20. Ne3 Bb6 21.
Qxd6 $140 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Qxe4) 20... Qxe4 21. Ne3 Qd4 22. Qa3 Bb6 23. Rd1 Bc5
24. Rxd4 Bxa3 25. Rd2 Bb4 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Raa1 Rd4 28. Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov,
V-Sveshnikov,E/Leningrad 1977. However, 17.Nb4 brings White no advantage
either.}) 17... Be6 $2 {Now we have the transposition to a favourable line for
White, see 16.Ncb4. Black has lots of better options than 17...Be6.} (17... Bh3
{Transposes to 16.Ncb4 Bh3 17.Nxe7 Qxe7, which gives Black enough chances for
counterplay. The latest example is:} 18. Bc6 Rac8 19. Rxa5 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bh3 21.
Ra6 Be6 22. Bd5 Bh6 23. Qd3 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Qh4 25. Rxd6 Ra8 $132 {1/2-1/2
Zapata,A-Ramirez,A/Santo Domingo 2003 (41)}) (17... Bg4 $1 {In this situation
a similar idea with Adorjan's 16...Bh3 looks like solving immediately all
Black's problems.} 18. Nd5 Bxd1 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. Kxd1 Rab8 21. c4 Bd8 22. Ke2
f5 (22... Bb6 $11) 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Rd1 Bb6 25. f3 Rf6 26. Rd2 Bc5 27. Bc6 Bb4
28. Rc2 Rh6 29. h3 Kf8 30. Be4 Rf6 31. Kd3 g6 32. Re2 Ke7 33. Kc2 Kd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Van den Doel,E-Nedev,T/Plovdiv 2003 (63)}) (17... Bb7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19.
Qxd5 Qe6 20. Bc4 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 Rab8 22. b3 Bd8 {and Black achieved a draw
without major difficulties in Schneider,D-Czebe,A/Budapest 2003.}) (17... axb4
$2 {Only this move is worse than Smirin's 17...Be6.} 18. Rxa8 Qb7 19. Qd5 $18 {
1-0 Del Rio Angelis,S-Picazo Lopez,J/Albacete 2002 (30)}) 18. Bc6 Rac8 (18...
Rab8 19. Rxa5 Qc7 20. Rb5 $16) (18... Ra7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 21. Qa1 $1
$16) 19. Rxa5 Rxc6 20. Nxc6 Qc7 {The more popular 20...Qb7 is also bad:} (20...
Qb7 21. h4 $16 Bf6 (21... Qxc6 22. hxg5 Qxe4+ 23. Kf1 f6 24. Ra4 Qb7 25. Qd3
$18 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Aagaard,J/Breda 1998 (34)}) 22. Qxd6 Rc8 23. Ra6 Kh8 (23...
Qxb2 24. O-O Bc4 25. Rb6 Qe2 26. Rfb1 h5 27. Ne7+ Bxe7 28. Qxe7 Qxe4 29. Rb8
$18 {1-0 Stojanovic,D-Vukic,M/Novi Sad 2000 (34)}) 24. Ra1 Qxc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6
26. Ra8+ Bc8 27. b4 $1 {the endgame is in White's favour, since 27...Rxc3 is
not possible because of 28.Kd2 followed by 29.Rc1. Compare it with a similar
endgame arising in the end of the line starting with 22...Rd8 (instead of 22...
Bc4 from the main game).}) 21. Ra6 Qb7 (21... Bc4 22. Qa4 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 $16)
22. Qxd6 (22. Qd3 Rc8 23. Na5 Qxb2 24. O-O Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Rxd6 {
White is clearly better, but it far from easy to convert the extra exchange.})
22... Bc4 $2 {A tactical blunder, which ends the game immediately.} (22... Rd8
23. Rb6 Rxd6 24. Rxb7 Rxc6 25. Rb8+ Bc8 {was played in Vaculik,M-Klima,L/
Olomouc 2002 (33), which was soon a draw by repetition after 26.Ke2. Instead,
White must play either 27.h4, or even 27.b4 immediately. Comparing this
endgame with a similar one after 20...Qb7, then in spite of certain
differences, it is still difficult for Black. The king is better on g8 than on
h8 and after h2-h4 Black can choose where to retreat the bishop, but on the
other hand White can choose whether to play h4 immediately. Another factor in
White's favour is that the rook is well placed on b8 instead of a8 (comparing
with the above-mentioned endgame), since it supports the advance of b-pawn.
The endgame needs a separate investigation, but the general feeling is that
Black is in big troubles.} 26. h4 ({After} 26. b4 {a sample variation where
Black holds is:} Rxc3 27. h4 Bh6 28. b5 g6 29. b6 Kg7 30. O-O Ba6 31. Rb1 Bd3
32. b7 Bxb1 33. Rg8+ Kxg8 34. b8=Q+ Bf8 35. Qxb1 h5 $14) 26... Bd8 $140 27. b4
$1 $16) 23. Rb6 $1 {A well-known motif.} (23. Ra7 Bd2+ (23... Qxb2 24. Qxf8+
Kxf8 25. Ra8+) 24. Qxd2 Qxc6 {would have lasted a bit longer, since Black can
play on for a while.}) 23... Qa8 (23... Qxb6 24. Ne7+ Bxe7 25. Qxb6 $18) 24.
Qxf8+ $1 (24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Rb8+ Qxb8 26. Nxb8 Bb5 {and now everything wins,
the easiest is 27.b3, followed by 28.c4.}) 1-0

[Event "Zalaegerszeg"]
[Site "Zalaegerszeg"]
[Date "2004.05.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O
O-O 15. c4 f5 16. Qf3 d5 {Thanks to Radjabov's efforts, this sacrifice
annihilates for the moment White's most dangerous plan against 10...Bg7 (here
11...Bg7): c4 and Qf3.} 17. cxd5 fxe4 (17... f4 {Radajabov's first attempt to
get counterplay against Kramnik in Dortmund 2003 proved to offer less chances
than 17...fxe4.}) 18. Bxe4 Rb8 19. Bf5 $146 {A new try, which, however, does
not bring advantage either. So far White players tried 19.Rfd1 and 19.Rad1.}
Qf6 $1 20. Bxc8 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rfxc8 22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 b4 $2 {A strange
move, especially because Black had lots of other attractive options.} (23...
Rd8 24. Rd1 Rc8 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gg8f8,Gf8e8]} 25. Nb1 f5 {[%cal Gg8f7] The
knight still cannot find a good square.} 26. Nc3 Kf7 $44) (23... e4 {The
forced way to equalize. White cannot exploit the extra pawn. Because of his
poor knight he can even lose if trying too hard:} 24. Nc2 (24. Rc6 Bxb2 25.
Rxa6 exf3 26. Nc2 Kf8 $11 {[%cal Gb8c8]} (26... Rc8 27. Rc6)) (24. Rd1 Bxb2 25.
Nc2 exf3 $15 26. Nb4 Ba3 $1 27. Nxa6 $2 Rc8 {[%csl Ra6,Gf3,Rg1][%cal Ga3d6]})
24... exf3 (24... Rc8 25. d6 (25. fxe4 $4 Bxb2 $19) 25... Kf8 $1 (25... Bxb2
26. d7 Rd8 27. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Gc2b4]} Bc3 28. fxe4 $16 {[%cal Gc2e3]}) (25...
Bf6 26. fxe4 Kf8 (26... Bg5 27. f4 $1 Bxf4 28. d7 Rd8 29. Rd1) (26... Rc6 27.
d7 Rd6 28. Ne3 $16) 27. d7 Rd8 28. Rd1 Ke7 29. e5 $5 Bxe5 $140 $2 30. Nb4 $18)
26. d7 (26. fxe4 $6 Ke8 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c1]}) 26... Rd8 27. fxe4 $1 (27.
Rd1 Ke7 28. fxe4 (28. Nb4 Rxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 30. Nxa6 exf3) 28... Bxb2 $1 29.
Nb4 $140 Rxd7 $1 30. Rxd7+ Kxd7 $17 31. Nxa6 $2 Ba3 $1 $19) 27... Rxd7 (27...
Bxb2 {[%cal Gf8e7]} 28. Rb1 (28. Rd1 Ke7 29. Nb4 Rxd7 30. Rxd7+ Kxd7 31. Nxa6
$2 Ba3) 28... Bf6 29. Nb4 (29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Nb4 Rxd7 31. Rxd7+ Kxd7 32. Nxa6 $2
Be7) 29... Rxd7 30. Nxa6 Rd2 31. Rxb5 Rxa2 32. Nc7 Bd4 33. Rf5 $16) 28. Ne3
Bxb2 29. Rc8+ $14) 25. Rd1 Bxb2 $13 {/=} 26. Ne1 (26. Nb4 Ba3 27. Nxa6 (27. Nc6
Re8 $17 {[%cal Ga3d6]}) 27... Rc8 $17 {[%cal Ga3d6]}) 26... Kf8 27. Nxf3 Ke7
$15) (23... Bf8 $5) 24. Nc2 $2 {This is just a disastrous move from all points
of view.} (24. Nc4 {is of course the normal answer.} Rc8 (24... Rd8 25. Rd1 $16
) 25. b3 $16 ({or} 25. d6 f6 26. b3 Rc5 27. Rd1 $16)) 24... Rc8 25. d6 Bf6 {
Because of the pin along the c-file White must force a draw:} (25... Bh6 $2 26.
d7 Rd8 27. Rd1 $16) (25... Bf6 26. d7 Rc7 27. Rd1 Rxc2 28. d8=Q+ Bxd8 29. Rxd8+
Kg7 30. Ra8 Rxb2 31. Rxa6 f6 32. a4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch59"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2004.07.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 Ne7 $1 16. Nxe7+ (16. Ncb4 Bd7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 $11) 16... Qxe7 17. Nb4
Bg4 18. Qa1 Qc7 (18... Qb7 19. Bc6 Qb6 20. Bxa8 Qb5 $11) 19. O-O $146 {Van der
Wiel has played this variation before with Black and produced a great novelty.
But then he miscalculated something and lost quickly. The story repeats itself
in a way - he produces a novelty but very soon will blunder.} (19. Nd5 Qb7 20.
c4 Be6 21. Qa3 (21. O-O Bxd5 22. exd5 Qb6 23. b4 Bd2 24. Bc6 Ra7 25. Rb1 (25.
c5 dxc5 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27. Qxe5 Bb4 $11) 25... Rb8 $11) 21... Bxd5 22. exd5 Qc7
23. O-O (23. h4 Bd8 24. Qe3 Qb6 25. Qd2 f5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Makarczuk,J-Fischer,R/
IECC email 2000 (31)}) 23... Bd2 $11) 19... Be6 20. Bc6 $4 {Difficult to
explain what went wrong in White's calculations.} (20. Nd5 Qc5 (20... Bxd5 21.
exd5 Qb6 22. Bc6 Rab8 23. Rb1 $14 (23. Rxa5 Qxb2) 23... Bd8 $140 24. b4) 21.
Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Qxa5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qxd5 $11) (20. Nc6 $6 Qb7 (20... Bd7 $5) 21.
c4 Rac8 22. Nxa5 Qxe4 $132) 20... Rab8 $19 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gb8b4,Ga5b4] White
loses material.} ({Van der Wiel must have hoped for something like} 20... Ra7
21. Bd5 $14) 21. Na6 (21. Rxa5 Rxb4 22. cxb4 Qxc6 $19) 21... Qxc6 22. Nxb8 Rxb8
23. Rxa5 Qxe4 24. Re1 Qb7 25. Ra7 Qc8 26. Qa3 Qd8 27. Rd1 d5 28. Ra1 g6 29. Ra8
Rxa8 30. Qxa8 Qxa8 31. Rxa8+ Kg7 32. Ra4 Kf6 33. Kf1 Bc1 34. Rb4 Ke7 35. Ke2
Kd6 36. Kd1 Bg5 37. Rb5 Bf6 38. Kd2 d4 39. cxd4 exd4 40. f4 h5 41. Ra5 Bd8 42.
Ra8 Bb6 43. g3 Bf5 44. b4 Kc6 45. Rf8 Bc7 46. Rxf7 Bd6 47. Rf6 Kd5 48. b5 Bb4+
49. Kc1 d3 50. h3 d2+ 51. Kd1 Be4 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 {Besides the obvious idea to transfer the rook to
the kingside and support active actions there, 16...Ra7 also prepares ...Ne7.}
(16... Ne7 $2 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qd5+ $18 {[%csl
Ra8]}) 17. a4 (17. f4 Ne7 $1 {offers Black excellent prospects.}) (17. Qh5 Raf7
$13) 17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ ({The piece sacrifice} 18. axb5 Nxd5 19. Bc4 Nf4 20.
Bxe6+ Nxe6 21. Qd5 {leads to unclear play, where Black's chances shouldn't be
worse:} Qf6 22. Rxa6 Rd7 23. Rxd6 (23. Qc4 Qf7 {looks good for Black.}) 23...
Rxd6 24. Qxd6 Rd8 25. Qc6 $13) 18... Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 (20. Bc2 Kh8
$5 (20... d5 21. Bb3 f4 22. Nxd5 Rd7 23. Nb4 Rxd1 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Raxd1 Qe7
26. Bd5 e4 27. Rfe1 e3 28. Bf3 Qc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Golubev,M-Rogozenko,D/Germany
2003 (33)}) 21. Ra6 (21. Bb3 $5) 21... e4 22. Nd5 Ree8 23. Nf4 Bc4 24. Re1 Be5
$15 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Linares 2004 (32)}) 20... d5 21. Ra6 Kh8 $1 (
21... f4 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Qxd5 $14) 22. Qa4 (22. Nc2 Qb8 23. Qe2 f4 24. f3 Bc8
25. Ra2 e4 26. Nb4 Bb7 $44 {Cerqueira Filho,R-Dias,S correspondence game 2000.}
) (22. Qh5 f4 23. Ng4 Qb8 24. Be2 Qxb2 $17 {Hodova,L-Priborsky,J/Plzen 2003.})
(22. f4 d4 23. cxd4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Bc8 25. Ra3 Bh6 26. Rf3 f4 27. Nc2 Bg4 $13 {
0-1 Hector,J-Rogozenko,D/Gothenburg 2004 (56)}) (22. Nc2 Qb8 23. Qe2 f4 24. f3
Bc8 25. Ra2 e4 26. Nb4 Bb7 $44 {Cerqueira Filho,R-Dias,S correspondence game
2000.}) (22. Qh5 f4 23. Ng4 Qb8 24. Be2 Qxb2 $17 {Hodova,L-Priborsky,J/Plzen
2003.}) (22. Qa4 f4 23. Nc2 Bc8 24. Ra8 Re6 25. Ra1 Rh6 26. Qb4 Qh4 27. h3 Rg6
28. Bd7 Bxd7 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Qxf8+ Rg8 31. Qd6 Rxg2+ {0,5-0,5
Teichmann-Marotta, 15 e-mail OL 2003}) 22... f4 23. Nc2 Rg8 $146 ({A more
convincing plan was demonstrated in the following little known game:} 23... Bc8
24. Ra8 Re6 $1 {Black is going to attack first h2, not g2.} 25. Ra1 Rh6 26. Qb4
Qh4 27. h3 Rg6 28. Bd7 Bxd7 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Qxf8+ Rg8 31. Qd6 Rxg2+ {
0,5-0,5 Teichmann-Marotta, 15 e-mail OL 2003}) 24. Ra1 Bc8 25. Ra8 Bf8 (25...
f3 26. g3) 26. Bf1 Reg7 27. Qc6 $1 Rc7 28. Qb5 Bc5 $5 29. b4 Bxf2+ {Unexpected
decision, which suddenly requires from White a very precise defence.} 30. Kxf2
Rxc3 31. Ne1 (31. Qe2 $1 {[%csl Re5]} e4 32. Kg1 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ge2d2,Gd2d4]
and White defends against direct threats. Black keeps the initiative though,
thanks to his strong central pawns.}) 31... f3 $1 {A very nice sacrifice,
winning time for bringing more pieces into attack.} 32. Nxf3 (32. gxf3 $2 Qh4+
33. Ke2 Qd4 $19) ({The cool} 32. Kg1 $5 {was a better alternative} Qf6 (32...
fxg2 33. Bxg2 e4 $44 34. Rd1 $5) 33. Kh1 $13) 32... e4 33. Ne1 (33. Qe2 $2 Qb6+
(33... exf3 $4 34. Qe5+ $18) 34. Ke1 Re3) 33... Qf6+ 34. Kg1 Rf8 35. R8a2 Ra3
$1 36. Qe2 (36. Rxa3 $4 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qxf1+ 38. Qxf1 Rxf1#) 36... Qb6+ 37. Kh1
Qf6 38. Kg1 Qd4+ ({Without any risk, Black could play on with} 38... Qd4+ 39.
Kh1 Bg4 $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.03.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 d5 {This move became Radjabov's specialty. He is constantly trying to
prove that Black has good play for a pawn in this variation. In Linares he was
successful, scoring 2 points out of 3 (although his positions looked rather
like White should have made 2 points).} 16. cxd5 fxe4 ({In Dortmund, half an
year before Linares, Radjabov failed with} 16... f4 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. Nc2 Bd7
19. Ne1 Rg8 20. Be2 Bf8 21. Nd3 Re8 22. Rc7 Qd8 23. Rac1 Rg6 24. Qh5 $16 {
1-0 Kramnik,V-Radjabov,T/Dortmund 2003 (31)}) 17. Bxe4 Rb8 ({Less precise is} 
17... Qd7 18. d6 Rb8 19. Rad1 $1 Rb6 20. Qc3 $1 (20. Bd5 $2 Rxd6 21. Bb3 Kh8
$15 {0-1 Carlsen,M-Zhigalko,S/Chalkidiki 2003 (33)}) 20... Rxd6 (20... Rd8 21.
Bf5 $1 Qxf5 22. Qc7) (20... f5 $2 21. Qc5 $16 {/+-}) 21. Bf5 {transposing to
Bacrot,E-Yakovich,Y/Moscow 2004, given below.}) 18. Rfd1 (18. Rad1 Rb6 $1 (
18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qc3 $1 Rxd6 21. Bf5 $1 $14 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Yakovich,Y/
Moscow 2004 (72)}) 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3 f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 (27)}) 18... Qd7 ({Radjabov acheved a draw against
Topalov few rounds earlier with} 18... Qh4 {but his position was highly
suspicious:} 19. g3 Qg5 20. Qb3 Bg4 21. Bf3 f5 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. d6+ Kh8 24.
Qd5 f4 25. Nc2 Qg6 $6 26. Nb4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 
(39)}) (18... Rb6 19. Rac1 f5 20. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 21. Qxf5 $16) (18... f5 19. d6
$16) 19. d6 (19. Rac1 f5 $44) 19... Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 {A similar position
happened in the game Lutz-Bacrot, Plovdiv 2003, only that Lutz had the rook on
f1 instead of a1.  In the present game White has additional ideas on the
c-file, nevertheless Radjabov seems to have analyzed the position very deep
and proves that Black can neutralize White's activity on the c-file.} 21. Rac1
Bf8 22. Qg3+ (22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ $1 Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Rc6 ({
Maybe better is} 25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 Rc6 $44) 26. Nc2 Rxc7 27. Ne3 Be6 $44 {
Black's pair of bishops secures some compensation for the pawn. But I don't
see reasons for White to avoid such an endgame.}) 22... Bg7 23. Qd3 (23. Rc7 $2
Qxc7) 23... Bf8 24. Qg3+ Bg7 25. Qh4 {Unfortunate decision. White should have
agreed to repetition or enter the mentioned endgame with Rc7.} Rxd6 26. Bxh7+
Kf8 27. Qb4 Bb7 {[%csl Ra3] White's activity is only seeming. Black has very
good compensation for the pawn.} 28. Nc2 (28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Qxd6+ Rxd6 30. Bc2
{[%cal Gc1d1]} e4 $17) 28... Qe7 $1 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 ({Black is not content with
the endgame after} 29... Qxd6 30. Qxd6+ Rxd6 31. Ne3 {[%csl Rb7] the bishop
would have been better placed on e6, controling square f5 and at the same time
attacking a2.}) 30. Qg4 Rh6 31. Bf5 Rh4 32. Qd1 Bh6 $1 33. Ne3 (33. Ra1 Bf4 $44
{[%cal Ge7g5]}) 33... Bxe3 34. fxe3 Bxg2 $1 (34... Qg5 $2 35. Qd6+ Kg8 36. Qb8+
{[%csl Re5] taking with check pawn e5.}) 35. Rc8+ (35. Kxg2 Qg5+ 36. Kh1 Qxf5
$15) 35... Kg7 36. Qe1 Qg5 37. Qg3 {White is slightly worse in the arising
endgame, but he should be able to hold.} Kf6 38. Qxg5+ Kxg5 39. Bd3 Bd5 40.
Rg8+ Kf6 41. a3 Rh3 42. Rg3 Rh8 43. e4 Be6 $15 44. Kg2 Rd8 45. Rf3+ Ke7 46. b4
$2 {A terrible oversight. It is even more surprising, since the advance b2-b4
is hardly justified strategically (makes square c3 available for black rook).}
(46. Kf2 $15) 46... f5 $1 $17 {Using a small tactical trick (pin of the rook
on the long diagonal) Radjabov improves his pawn formation, overpassing the
square f5.} 47. Rh3 (47. exf5 Bd5) 47... f4 48. Rh7+ Bf7 49. Be2 Rd2 50. Kf1
Kf6 51. h4 Bg6 52. Ra7 Bxe4 $19 53. Bg4 (53. Rxa6+ Kf5 54. Bxb5 f3 {[%cal
Gf5f4] Black wins easily. The quality matters, not the quantity. In a way this
is a triumph of Radjabov's opening strategy - Black is a pawn down, but his
central pawns are worth more than White's marginal pawns.}) 53... f3 54. Rxa6+
Kg7 55. Ra7+ Kf8 56. Rd7 Bd3+ 57. Ke1 f2+ 58. Kxd2 f1=Q 59. Rd8+ Ke7 60. Rd7+
Ke8 61. Rxd3 Qf4+ 62. Re3 Qd4+ {An important last check, in order to avoid a
long game after losing pawn e5.} (62... Qxg4 63. Rxe5+ Kd7 {Black is winning
here too, but still a long way.}) (62... Qd4+ 63. Rd3 Qxg4 {is elementary win.}
) 0-1

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.03.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qh5 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 Rc8 $146 {In this concrete situation this move is a novelty.
Kramnik transfers the rook to c5 before castling.} (16... O-O 17. Nc2 Rc8 (
17... f4 18. Qg5 {is the main line, where White keeps a slight plus}) 18. Ne3 (
18. Rad1 Rc5 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nf5 Ng6 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. f3 e3 23. Bd3 $14 {
/= 1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Grischuk,A/Cap d'Agde 2003 (47).}) 18... f4 19. Nf5 Ng6 (
19... Rc5 {would transpose to the Leko-Kramnik game!}) 20. f3 e3 21. g3 b4 {
and Black had good play in Sadvakasov,D-Eljanov,P/Kharkov 2003.}) (16... b4 {
is an old move first played by Sveshnikov in 1982 and then rediscovered by
Leko in 2003. There are just two games available with it.}) 17. Nc2 Rc5 18. Ne3
(18. Rad1 $2 Nxd5) (18. f3 {The plan with f3 is less impressive when the
bishop left the diagonal b1-h7.} O-O 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Ne3 Qb6 21. Kh1 Rxc3 22.
bxc3 Qxe3 $13) 18... f4 19. Nf5 O-O (19... Nxf5 $2 20. Qxf5 $16) 20. a4 $14 (
20. Rad1 Ng6 {transposes to Shirov-Grischuk, given above.}) 20... Nxf5 (20...
b4 21. cxb4 Rc2 22. Bxa6 $16) (20... Nxd5 {this is risky, but not entirely
clear:} 21. b4 (21. axb5 Qf6 $1 $13 {[%cal Gf4f3]}) 21... Rxc3 22. Nxg7 f3 23.
Nf5 Qf6 $44) 21. Qxf5 Qe7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxf4 Rxd5 24. Rfd1 {White is
better thanks to weaknesses in Black's pawn structure. Even if the position
has drawish tendencies, Blac's task might be unpleasant. The only chance for
Black to avoid a long suffering is to create some counterplay on the kingside.}
Re5 (24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 b4 26. cxb4 $14 Be5 27. Qf5 Bxb2 28. b5 $16) 25. Qe3
{After a long thought Leko comes with an interesting plan. He allows Black to
have the initiative on the kingside, but considers that it won't fully
compensate the loss of a pawn.} (25. Ra6 $5) 25... f5 26. Qb6 {The logical
follow-up of the previous move.} f4 27. Qxd6 Qg5 28. f3 e3 29. Ra7 Kh8 30. Qd7
$2 {The completely wrong plan, missing some counterplay ideas.} (30. Rd7 $1 {
[%csl Rh7][%cal Ge2d3,Gd7h7]} Rg8 31. Bd3 {It is not easy for Black to create
counterplay as long as White keeps pressure on pawn h7. Besides, White is very
well centralized and keeps everything under control. Everywhere the position
is close to draw, but the same thing - Black faces unpleasant defence. However,
according to Kramnik Black always had a good position in the game.} e2 (31...
Qh4 $2 32. Rxg7 $18 {[%csl Re5]}) 32. Re1 Qh4 33. Rxe2 Rxe2 34. Bxe2 Qe1+ 35.
Bf1 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qf2 37. Qd3 Qxb2 38. Rc7 $16) 30... Rg8 31. Qh3 $2 {A
terrible mistake, which unexpectedly completely changes the evaluation from
slightly better to almost lost.} (31. Kh1 {was necessary. Then the postion is
unclear:} Qg6 32. Bd3 Qh5 $13 {[%cal Ge3e2]}) 31... Qg6 $1 {[%cal Gg6c2] Now
suddenly Black obtains a strong initiative. It turns out that the queen on h3
is not stable (Black has ...Rh5), while the weaknesses of the light squares on
the queenside can be exploited by Black.} 32. Rad7 {Black wins by force after
this, but the position was difficult anyway.} (32. Bd3 e2 $19) (32. Rd3 Rh5 33.
Qg4 Rg5 34. Qh3 Bf8 $19) (32. Kh1 Qc2 (32... Rh5 33. Qg4 Rg5 34. Qh3 Bf8 35.
Bd3) 33. Re1 Rd5 $17 {[%cal Gd5d2]}) (32. Raa1 Rh5 (32... Qc2 33. Bd3 Qf2+ 34.
Kh1 h6 35. Ra6 h5 36. Bf5 h4 37. Qg4 $18) 33. Rd6 Bf6 34. Rxf6 Rxh3 35. Rxg6
Rxg6 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Ra7+ Kf8 (37... Kh6 38. Bd3 Rxf3 $140 39. Bxg6 e2 40. Ra1
) 38. Ra8+ Ke7 39. Ra7+ Kd8 $17) (32. Rc1 Rh5 33. Ra6 Bf6 34. Rxf6 Rxh3 35.
Rxg6 Rxg6 $17) (32. Re1 Rh5 33. Ra6 Bf6 34. Rxf6 Rxh3 35. Rxg6 Rxg6 36. Bxb5
Rxf3 $17) 32... Rh5 $19 33. R7d6 (33. Qg4 Rg5 34. Qh3 Bf8 35. Bf1 e2 $19) 33...
Bf6 34. Rxf6 Qc2 $1 35. Qxh5 Qxe2 36. g4 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 d5 {Radjabov remains true to his beloved variation.} 16. cxd5 fxe4 17.
Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 f5 {A very rare move, played only twice in 2006.} ({However,
the main} 18... Qd7 {still remains a reasonable option for Black, since his
chances to draw are very high. For example:} 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1
Bf8 22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxa3 ({worse is} 25...
Rc6 26. Nc2 f5 27. Ne3 e4 28. Bb1 Rxc7 29. g4 $1 {1-0 Galkin,A (2616)
-Khairullin,I (2533)/Moscow 2006 (60)}) 26. bxa3 Rc6 27. Be4 Rxc7 28. Bd5 Rc3
29. h4 Bf5 (29... Rxa3 $5) 30. Bb3 a5 31. a4 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A (2628)
-Khairullin,I (2554)/Plovdiv 2008} (31. a4 bxa4 32. Bxa4 Rc4 $11)) 19. d6 Qf6
20. Bc6 Be6 21. Bd5 Rbd8 22. Qb3 Bf7 (22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Kh8 24. Rad1 {
secured White a large advantage in Vehi Bach,V (2385)-Kosintseva,T (2479)/
Kusadasi 2006.}) 23. Nc2 Rxd6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Ne3 f4 (26...
Qg6 27. a4 $1 bxa4 28. Qxa4 $14) 27. Rd1 Qg6 28. Nd5 Bf8 $146 {In order to
achieve an advantage White must blockade his opponent's central pawns (by
taking control over the square in front of the black e-pawn). Bringing the
bishop to d4 looks like a good idea, but only if Black succeeds in avoiding
some static positions without counterplay.} ({In the game Bobras,P (2535)
-Yakovich,Y (2583)/Port Erin 2006 Black won after having been lost on the way:
} 28... Kh8 29. Nc3 (29. f3 e4 $132) 29... f3 (29... e4 $2 30. Nxe4 $16 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 30. g3 Qf5 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Nd1 Kg7 33. Ne3 Qg6 34. Qc3 {White
has a clear advantage.} Qb1+ 35. Rd1 Qe4 36. Rd5 Be7 37. h4 Bf6 38. Kh2 h5 39.
Qc8 Be7 40. Qxa6 Bxh4 41. gxh4 $4 (41. Qe6 Bf6 42. Nf5+ Kg6 43. Nd6 $18) 41...
Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Kh7 43. Nf5 Rg7+ 44. Nxg7 Qg5+ {and White got mated.}) 29. f3 Kh8
{A natural move, but Radjabov connects it with the wrong idea to double on the
g-file.} (29... Bc5+ 30. Kf1 Kg7 {was more precise, with good chances to
equalize. For instance:} 31. Nc3 Bd4 32. Ne4 Rc7 {and Black solves his
problems.}) 30. Nc3 Rg7 $2 {This will turn out to be the decisive waste of
time.} (30... Bc5+ 31. Kf1 Bd4 {was necessary, and if White continues
similarly to the game} 32. Ne4 {then} Rc7 {and again Black controls the c-file
and should have no problems to hold the balance.}) 31. Rd2 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 Bd4 33.
Ne4 Rc7 34. Rc2 $1 {This move is possible due to Radjabov's mistake 30...Rg7.
Now Black doesn't have any activity and cannot exploit the centralized
position of his bishop. After the inevitable exchange of rooks at some moment
White's Q+N will be much stronger than Black's Q+B.} Rc6 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. b3 h6
37. g4 $1 {Black's position is more difficult than it appears. White prepares
the attack on the kingside and there is nothing Black can do to prevent it.}
fxg3 (37... Qe6 38. h4 Qd7 (38... Qc8 39. Nd6 $16) 39. h5 $16 Qc7 $140 40. Ng5
$1 hxg5 41. Qg6+ Rxg6 42. Rxc7+ $18) 38. hxg3 Qe6 39. Kg2 Qc8 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41.
Qd2 $16 Qe6 ({After} 41... h5 42. Qg5+ Qg6 43. Qe7+ Qf7 44. Qd6 Qg6 45. Qd7+
Qf7 46. Qc6 Qg6 47. Nd6 {White wins material.}) 42. g4 Qc6 {The centralized
bishop on d4 is completely out of play and Black has nothing better than to
wait.} 43. Ng3 Kh7 44. Nf5 Bb6 45. Qd3 Kh8 46. Qe2 Bc7 47. Qd2 Kh7 (47... e4 {
runs into mate after} 48. Qd4+) 48. Ne7 Qc5 ({After} 48... Qd6 49. Qc2+ Kh8 50.
Nf5 Qb6 {White must be careful to avoid} 51. Nxh6 $2 Qxh6 52. Qxc7 Qd2+ {
with a draw, but 51.Qe4 instead keeps the position winning.}) 49. Qd3+ Kh8 50.
Qd7 {The final stage of attack: White penetrates with both pieces, creating
decisive threats.} e4 51. Qe8+ Kg7 52. Nf5+ Kf6 53. Qxe4 Bb6 54. Kh3 h5 55. g5+
$1 Kxg5 56. Ne7 Kf6 57. Nd5+ Kg7 58. Qe5+ Kh6 59. Qf6+ Kh7 60. Qf7+ Kh6 61. Ne7
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Chekhov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 (13.
Be2 $5 {Chekhov}) 13... bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 (16. cxb4 {
Chekhov} O-O 17. Rxa4 $6 (17. O-O Bc6 $132) 17... Bxa4 18. Qxa4 f5 19. exf5
Rxf5 20. O-O e4 21. Qb3 Kh8 22. b5 Qg8 $1 23. Rd1 Rbf8 $17 {Wahls,M-Schulte,O/
Hamburg/1986/0|1/33/}) 16... Qa5 (16... O-O $5 {Chekhov} 17. O-O Be7 18. Qe2
Kh8 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rad1 Qe8 21. Rd5 f5 $13 {Chandler,M-Simic,R/Belgrade/1982/
0|1/61/}) 17. Qxd6 $1 {The only way to fight for advantage in this system.
After other moves Black has no problems. N/} (17. Bd3 $2 Rxb4 18. cxb4 Qxb4+
19. Ke2 d5 $1 20. Qc2 dxe4 21. Bxe4 O-O $17 {Novikov-Efimov/Sochi/80.}) (17.
Qd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 O-O 19. O-O e4 $10 {Wallace-Rogozenko/Budapest/95.}) 17...
Rb6 18. Qd3 (18. Qd5 Rxa6 19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. Qxe5+ Be7 21. Qxg7 Bf6 22. Qg3 $13)
(18. Qc7 Bd8 (18... Rxa6 19. Qb8+ Bd8 20. Nxa6 Qxa6 21. Qxe5+ Qe6 $15) 19. Qc4
O-O $44 (19... Be6 {Chekhov} 20. Qd3 Rxb4 21. cxb4 Qxb4+ 22. Kf1 O-O $146))
18... Rxb4 (18... Be7 19. Nd5 Rxb2 (19... Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Qxa6 21. Nc7+ $18) 20.
O-O $1 $16 (20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. O-O-O Rhb8 22. Qxd7+ Kf8 $40) (20. Qg3 $5)) 19.
cxb4 Qxb4+ 20. Kf1 Bc6 (20... Qxb2 $2 {Chekhov} 21. Rb1 $18) 21. h4 $16 (21. f3
{Chekhov} O-O $44) 21... Bh6 (21... Bxe4 22. Qb5+ $18) (21... Be7 {Chekhov} 22.
Qc4 Qb6 23. Rh3 O-O 24. Rc1 Bd7 25. Rd3 $16) 22. Qc2 $1 (22. Qc4 $5 {Chekhov})
22... Qb6 (22... Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxa4 $18) 23. Bc4 O-O 24. Rh3 Kh8 25.
Bd5 Bd7 (25... Bxd5 {Chekhov} 26. exd5 Qb5+ 27. Kg1 Qxd5 28. Rxa4 $18) 26. Rf3
Bf4 27. g3 Bg4 28. Rc3 (28. Rc3 {Chekhov} Bh6 29. Rxa4 $18) 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. Rb1 {Yurtaev's move. White protects pawn b2 and prepares the advance
of the c-pawn.} ({More popular is} 15. c3) 15... e4 16. Bf1 Qb6 {Sutovsky
demonstrates a new method for Black - he leaves the rook on h8 instead of
castling short. The king will be safe on f8.} (16... O-O 17. c4 Ng6 $5 $36 {>>}
) 17. c4 b4 (17... O-O {would have still transpose to well-known path.} 18. Qh5
(18. cxb5 axb5 $11) (18. Qd2 Rfc8 $13) 18... Rfc8 19. b4 Qd4 $13 {Luther-Van
Wely, Chalkidiki 2002}) 18. Nc2 h5 $5 (18... O-O 19. Qh5 $14) 19. Qd2 Bh6 (
19... a5 20. Qg5 Kf8 21. Ne3 Bh6 22. Qh4 (22. Qxh5 Bg7 {is similar to the game.
}) (22. Qf6 {brings nothing in view of} Bg7) 22... Re8 $13) 20. Qe2 (20. Qxb4
$5 Qxb4 21. Nxb4 Bd2 22. Nc2 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 a5 24. f3 $44) 20... Kf8 21. Qxh5
Re8 22. g3 Bg7 23. Qe2 Ng6 {White's extra pawn doesn't count for the moment.
Black is trying to build up initiative in the center and on the kingside.} 24.
Qe3 Qd8 25. f4 $1 (25. Nd4 $6 f4 $1 26. gxf4 Qh4 $17) (25. f3 f4 26. gxf4 Qh4
$36) (25. Nxb4 $6 f4 $44) 25... exf3 $8 26. Qxe8+ Qxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kxe8 {Thanks
to the superiority of his minor pieces Black's prospects are at least equal.}
28. Re1+ (28. Nxb4 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Ne5 30. h3 Nxc4 $11 (30... Ng4 $5 $44)) 28...
Kd7 29. Re3 Ne5 (29... a5 30. Rxf3 Bxb2 31. Rxf5 Ne5 $44 {[%csl Rc2,Rc4,Rf1]
[%cal Gh8c8,Gb2c3,Ga5a4]}) 30. h3 Bh6 31. Rb3 a5 32. a3 f4 {With his f-pawns
and active pieces Black still has a strong attack against White's king.} 33. g4
(33. gxf4 Bxf4 34. axb4 Rg8+ 35. Kf2 axb4 36. Rxb4 Bh2 37. Rb7+ Kc8 38. Rb3
Bg1+ 39. Ke1 Bc5 40. Rc3 Rg2 $1 $36 41. b4 $140 $2 Bf2+ 42. Kd1 Rg1 $19) 33...
f5 34. axb4 axb4 35. Nd4 fxg4 36. hxg4 Bg7 37. Rxb4 (37. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 38. Rxf3
Bxb2 $15 {[%csl Gb4,Rf1]}) 37... Bf6 38. Rb3 f2+ $1 39. Kg2 (39. Kxf2 Nxg4+ $17
) 39... Nxg4 $17 40. Ne6 Rh2+ 41. Kf3 Rh1 ({Black could play for a win also
with} 41... Ne3 42. Rxe3 fxe3 43. Kxe3 Bxb2 44. Kf3 Bf6 45. Kg3 Be5+ 46. Kf3
Ke7 47. Bg2 Rh4 48. Kxf2 Rxc4) 42. c5 $5 {A very interesting idea to create
counterplay against Black's king.} (42. Kxg4 $2 Rxf1 43. Kf3 Bh4 $19) (42. Be2
Rh3+ 43. Kxg4 Rxb3 44. c5 Bxb2 (44... Rxb2 45. c6+ Ke7 46. Kf3 Bh4 47. Nxf4 $11
) 45. c6+ Ke7 {and it is not clear if White can escape - pawn f2 remains alive.
}) 42... Rxf1 43. c6+ Ke8 44. Kxg4 Rh1 ({Black seems to be winning after} 44...
Rg1+ 45. Kf5 Kf7) ({or} 44... Rc1 45. Kf5 Bh4 46. Rf3 f1=Q 47. Rxf1 Rxf1 $19)
45. Kf5 Bd8 {This enables White to build a very nice drawish mechanism.} (45...
f1=Q 46. Kxf6 Rh6+ 47. Kg7 Qg2+ (47... Rxe6 48. Rb8+ Ke7 49. Rb7+ Kd8 50. dxe6
Qe2 51. Rd7+ Kc8 52. e7 {and Black has nothing better than perpetual.}) 48.
Kxh6 Kf7 49. Nxf4 Qg7+ 50. Kh5 Kf6 51. Nh3 $11) ({I don't see a draw after} 
45... Kf7 {For instance:} 46. Rb7+ Be7 47. Ng5+ Kf8 48. Ne6+ (48. c7 $2 Rc1 49.
Rb8+ Kg7 50. Ne6+ Kh7 51. c8=Q Rxc8 52. Rxc8 f1=Q $19) (48. Rb8+ Kg7 49. Ne6+
Kf7 50. Ng5+ Bxg5 51. Kxg5 f1=Q 52. Rb7+ Ke8 53. Rb8+ Ke7 54. Rb7+ Kd8 $19)
48... Ke8 $1 ({Black even loses after} 48... Kg8 $2 49. c7 Rc1 50. Kg6 $1 Rg1+
51. Ng5 $1 Rxg5+ 52. Kh6 Bf8+ 53. Kxg5 f1=Q 54. c8=Q $18) (48... Kf7 49. Ng5+
Kf8 50. Ne6+ $11) 49. c7 Rc1 50. Rb8+ Kf7 51. Rh8 f1=Q 52. Rh7+ Kg8 53. Rg7+
Kh8 54. Rxe7 Qh3+ 55. Kg6 (55. Kf6 Qh6+ 56. Kf7 Qh5+ 57. Kf6 f3 $19) 55... Rg1+
56. Ng5 Qc8 57. Rh7+ Kg8 58. Rg7+ Kf8 59. Rf7+ Ke8 60. Rg7 Qb7 61. Rg8+ Kd7 62.
c8=Q+ Qxc8 63. Rxc8 Kxc8 $19) 46. Rb8 $11 f1=Q 47. Rxd8+ Kf7 48. Rd7+ Kg8 49.
Rd8+ Kh7 50. Ng5+ Kg7 51. Rd7+ Kf8 52. Ne6+ Kg8 53. Rd8+ Kh7 54. Ng5+ Kg7 55.
Rd7+ Kf8 56. Ne6+ Kg8 57. Rd8+ Kh7 58. Ng5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {
A somewhat surprising choice from Kramnik's second. Peter has never played
this move before. Possibly his choice is also based on the fact that St.
Petersburg Grandmaster has never won a single tournament game against
Sveshnikov Sicilian (according to MEGA 2005 database) and he just wanted to
try new type of positions. However, it will turn out that this was an
unispired decision.} Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 {The most popular move, traditionally
considered the best by the theory. But these days E.Sveshnikov himself
considers the alternative 8...Ne7 to be at least not worse.} 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3
Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f3 Bg5 14. Kh1 Nd7 15. b4 a5 (15... b6 {is a
reasonable alternative (without taking on c1 first).}) 16. a3 axb4 17. Bxg5
Qxg5 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe3 20. Be2 {This variation gained some popularity
after Leko's win against Krasenkow in 2002. Later black players found ways to
achieve the draw in a slightly worse endgame. Kramnik himself played such an
endgame in 2003 versus Leko and achieved an easy draw. My impression is that
the value of 20.Be2 was overestimated, partially because both Leko and
Krasenkow considered it to be a very strong move.} Nb8 {Filippov's
continuation is more ambitious than 20...b5.} (20... e4 21. Qc1 $1 $14 {
/+/- 1-0 Leko,P-Krasenkow,M/Essen 2002 (41)}) ({Svidler must have found an
improvement somwhere after 20...b5. Here is the game between Leko and Kramnik
in this variation:} 20... b5 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 bxc4 23. Nb5 Bb7 24. Nxd6
Bxd5 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 e4 27. fxe4 fxe4 28. Kg1 e3 29. Re4 Nf6 30. Rxe3
Rd8 31. Re6 Rb8 32. Re7 Rxb4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 2003}) 21.
Qb2 $146 {This novelty hardly changes anything. White is unable to make
progress on the queenside anyway. Svidler soon reaches a very similar position
from Belozerov-Filippov, with an additional possibility to play Nc3-d1 at some
point, but as the game proved, that was a very doubtful achievement.} (21. Qc1
Qb6 22. Qa3 (22. Nb5 Na6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. c5 Qd8 25. Qc3 Qh4 26. f4 exf4 27.
b5 Qe7 $19 {0-1 Salgado Lopez,I-Khairullin,I/Heraklio 2004 (43)}) 22... Na6 23.
Rb1 Qf2 24. Qb2 Bd7 {Compare this position to the one after move 22...Bd7 from
the main game.} 25. Bf1 (25. Nd1 $4 Qe1+) 25... Qd4 $15 {0-1 Belozerov,
A-Filippov,V/Tomsk 2004 (35)}) 21... Na6 22. Rb1 (22. Ra1 Bd7 23. Nd1 Qd4 (
23... Qb6 24. b5 Nc5 {is also completely okay for Black.}) 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. b5
Nc5 26. Kg1 Re8 27. Kf2 $13) (22. c5 $2 {just loses a pawn:} dxc5 23. Bxa6 bxa6
24. bxc5 Qxc5 $19) 22... Bd7 {In Belozerov-Filippov black queen was on f2 and
White could not play Nd1 because of the mate on e1.} 23. Nd1 Qd4 ({I don't see
any clear advantages of having the knight on d1 after, say} 23... Qb6) 24. Qxd4
exd4 25. Kg1 ({No time for} 25. c5 {due to} Re8 $19 ({but not} 25... dxc5 $2
26. Bxa6 bxa6 27. bxc5 $36)) 25... Rb8 $1 {An amazing prophylactic move
against the advance c4-c5. At the same time Black wants to play ...b5.} (25...
Re8 26. Kf2 (26. Kf1)) (25... Rc8 26. Nf2 $13) (25... Kf7 $6 26. c5 dxc5 27.
Bxa6 bxa6 28. bxc5 $16) 26. b5 (26. Nf2 b5 27. cxb5 Bxb5 28. Bd3 g6 $15 (28...
Bxd3 29. Nxd3 Rb5 30. Rc1 $13 Kf7)) (26. c5 $2 dxc5 27. Bxa6 bxa6 $19 {and the
b-pawn is pinned.}) 26... Nc5 $15 27. Nf2 {Svidler wants to attack the pawn d4,
but Black has a very nice idea to counter that.} (27. Ra1 $142 {at least
preventing Black from taking control of the a-file.}) 27... Ra8 $1 28. Rd1 Ra4
$1 29. Nh3 (29. Rxd4 Bxb5 $17) 29... h6 $1 {White has troubles to find any
good moves.} (29... d3 30. Bxd3 Nxd3 31. Rxd3 Rxc4 32. b6 Rb4 33. Rc3 $132) 30.
Rxd4 (30. Nf4 g5 $17) 30... Bxb5 31. g4 {This looks like a sort of desperation.
Black has considerable positional advantage thanks to his better pieces.} Bd7
$17 32. Rd2 (32. Nf2 b5 {is no fun either.}) 32... fxg4 33. fxg4 Nb3 34. Rb2
Nd4 35. Bf1 (35. Bd1 Ra1 36. Nf2 Ba4 37. Kg2 Bxd1 38. Rd2 Bf3+ 39. Kg3 Rg1+ 40.
Kf4 Bxg4 $17) 35... Bxg4 36. Nf2 Bf3 37. Nh3 Bg4 38. Nf2 Bf3 39. Nh3 g5 $17 {
/-+} 40. Kf2 Bg4 41. Ke3 Nf5+ 42. Kd2 Ra1 43. Bg2 Rd1+ 44. Kc3 Rc1+ 45. Kd3 Re1
46. Nf2 Re3+ 47. Kd2 Re2+ 48. Kc3 Rxb2 49. Kxb2 Ne3 50. Kc3 Bf5 ({also
possible is} 50... Bd7 {or 50...Bc8.}) 51. Be4 Bd7 (51... Kf7 $5) (51... Bxe4
52. Nxe4 Nf5 53. c5 dxc5 54. Kc4 Kf7 55. Kxc5 $132) 52. Kd4 Nf5+ 53. Bxf5 Bxf5
54. c5 dxc5+ 55. Kxc5 Kf7 56. Kb6 (56. Kd6 h5 57. Kc7 b5 58. d6 b4 59. Ne4 g4
60. Ng3 Be6 61. Ne4 Kf8 $19) 56... Ke7 57. Kc7 (57. Kxb7 Kd6 $19) 57... b5 $19
58. d6+ Ke8 59. Nd3 (59. Ne4 b4 60. Nf6+ Kf7 61. Ne4 b3 62. d7 Bxd7 63. Kxd7 b2
64. Nc3 g4 65. Kd6 Kf6 (65... h5 $4 66. Ke5 h4 67. Kf4 g3 68. hxg3 h3 69. Kf3
$11) 66. Kd5 Kf5 67. Kd4 Kf4 68. Kd3 Kf3 69. Kd2 h5 70. Ke1 Kg2 $19) 59... h5
60. Ne1 g4 61. Ng2 b4 62. Ne3 Be6 63. Nc2 h4 0-1

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2003.12.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Bd7 15. exf5 {This piece sacrifice regained some popularity later and I
suspect it will become even more popular (although I must say that it does not
represent a real threat for Sveshnikov Sicilian). It leads to interesting
double-edged positions, which might be pleasant for many players with White,
who has a certain initiative. But in order to have chances to succeed White
players must keep in mind that one day those queenside pawns must start
rolling forward.} O-O 16. O-O Re8 (16... Rb8 {Black often includes this move,
which for instance enables him to sac an exchange in case of need. However, it
remains pretty unclear if he really needs this inclusion (Rb8/a4) and who
benefits from it in the end.} 17. a4 Re8 {[%cal Gc6e7]}) 17. Qf3 $146 (17. Qg4
Kh8 18. Qe4 {This looks more logical for White than the game.} (18. Qh5 $5)
18... Rb8 19. a4 f6 20. b4 Qc8 21. g4 Ne7 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Nxe7 Rxe7 24. Rfd1
Bh6 25. a5 {White's chances seem preferable, although the draw is the most
likely outcome, Brodhuhn,R-Gauglitz,G/Germany 1991}) 17... e4 $1 {Black is
rather forced to enter the complications in order to get activity.} (17... f6
$6 $14) (17... Nd4 $2 18. cxd4 Bxb5 19. f6 {looks dangerous for Black.}) 18.
Qg3 Kh8 19. Qxd6 Be5 20. Qh6 Bxf5 $1 {Black has an extra piece, so this is not
even a real sacrifice.} 21. Nf4 ({White will end up under a mating attack if
he takes the knight:} 21. Qxc6 Re6 22. Qc4 Rc8 23. Qb3 Qh4 $40) 21... Bd7 22.
Rad1 (22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Bxf4 $17) 22... Rc8 23. Rd5 Qc7 24. g3 Rg8 25.
Rfd1 Bg4 26. Be2 {So far a logical and "clean" play from both young players.
Nevertheless, due to the high tension of the game and upcoming time pressure
many mistakes will follow.} Bf5 {Missing tactics.} ({Correct was} 26... Bxe2
27. Nxe2 {which would have kept the position balanced.}) 27. Rc5 {White misses
it as well.} (27. Rxe5 {unexpected blow, winning two pieces for the rook. This
is easy to find with the help of a computer, of course.} Qxe5 (27... Nxe5 28.
Qf6+ $18) 28. Rd5 Qe7 29. Rxf5 e3 30. Qf6+ Qxf6 31. Rxf6 exf2+ 32. Kxf2 $16 {
/+-}) 27... f6 {Now again Black has practical advantage. White's queenside
pawns are worth little on their initial positions.} 28. Bb5 Qb6 {The problem
with the queen on b6 is that Black won't be able to remove the knight from c6
because of Rxe5 (the pawn f6 will be pinned).} (28... Qb7 $142 $15) 29. b4 $1
$13 {Finally White starts to push those pawns.} e3 $5 {The correct decision
from the practical point of view. With all black pieces active, White can
easily step wrong somewhere.} 30. fxe3 Be4 (30... Qa7 $5 {[%csl Re3][%cal
Ga7e3]} 31. a4 (31. Bxc6 Rxc6 $1) 31... Ne7 32. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 33. Qf6+ Rg7 34.
Qxe5) (30... Ne7 $2 31. Rxe5 $18 {[%cal Gh6b6]}) 31. Nd5 $1 {Impressive play
from White so far. Karjakin sharpens the position at maximum. But the bad part
of making such strong sharp moves with little time is that for some strange
reasons the probability to blunder always becomes higher...} Qb8 32. Nxf6 Bxg3
33. Nxe4 $2 {White collapses under pressure. Of course with computer help
after the game is easy to find that White wins, had he taken the rook on g8.
However, during the game it is almost impossible to assess quickly that 33.
Nxg8 is correct.} (33. Nxg8 {[%cal Gh6f6]} Bxh2+ (33... Rxg8 34. Qf6+ Rg7 35.
Bxc6 Bxh2+ (35... Bh4+ 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Bxe4 $18) 36. Kf1 $18) 34. Kf1 $18) (
33. Bxc6 Bf4+ $19) 33... Bf4+ 34. Ng5 Bxg5 {This is it. Karjakin must have
missed that taking on g5 wouldn't save the queen anyway.} 35. Qe6 (35. Rxg5
Rxg5+ 36. Qxg5 Rg8 $19) 35... Bxe3+ 36. Kh1 Bxc5 37. Bxc6 Rg6 38. Qf7 Rcxc6 39.
bxc5 Rcf6 40. Qd5 Qc7 {A hard-fought game, with many mistakes, which is quite
normal for such interesting battles. Of course, it is not exactly "a soccer
game between France and Italy that ends 0:0". Thanks God! "A second division
game which ends 7:6" is without doubts often more attractive for football fans
(Kramnik's one-sided comparison of chess with soccer is quite amusing. Besides,
between lines one can notice a rather contemptuous attitude towards the
"second division"). I don't know many people who'd be happy to watch the
replay of a 0:0 soccer match. Moreover, who said that a score of 2:1 is not
good enough? Or that a 3:2 score cannot represent a result of a very
high-class match? And of course one doesn't need necessarily to bring examples
from the second division in order to find combative spirits. To finish these
general considerations, I'll add that being selective and choose only
conventient parts from a (complex) whole in order to prove a point of view
represents a wrong attitude, to put it mildly. If comparing chess with soccer,
why not going a bit further? At least in matters that concern those people who
talk about such comparisons. Top teams in soccer, including (true) World
Champions won't even think to consider themselves above others by not
accepting to play in the final tournament of the Soccer World Championship 
(from the very first stage, by the way). In chess unfortunately this is just
one caprice of those who behave like they'd have life-time priorities. I
apologize if being a bit off the point. But both Sergey and Luke can be happy
with producing such a game like the present one - an interesting opening
variation, extremely high tension, fearlessly taking risks, not making draw in
the middle of the fight etc. This style of playing IS interesting for chess
funs and organisers. On the other hand it will always remain a matter of
personal taste which style to prefer. Attempts to prove superiority of one's
own taste always risk to sound ridiculous, that's why all discussions in the
media about a "good" or "bad", "correct" or "wrong" style don't make much
sense.} 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Burnett, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 (16. O-O) 16... e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Nf4 (18. Rd1 b4 $1
$11) (18. Bb3 Kh8 $11 (18... f4 $5) (18... Ng6 $5)) 18... Bf7 (18... Qd7 {
is perfectly playable too:} 19. O-O Bf7 20. Bb3 {see 20.0-0.}) 19. Bb3 (19. Qg5
Ng6 20. Qxd8 (20. Qxf5 Bc4 21. Ne6 Bxc3+ $1 22. Kd1 (22. bxc3 Qa5 23. Nxf8
Qxc3+ $19 24. Kd1 Qxa1+) 22... Rxf5 23. Nxd8 Bxb2 $19) 20... Raxd8 21. Nh5 Ne7
(21... Be6 $5 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Bb3 d5 24. O-O Ne5 $15 {0-1 Schulz Dobrick,
M-Konik,M/Wiesbaden 1999 (30)}) 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. f4 d5 24. O-O-O b4 25. Bb3
bxc3 26. bxc3 Rc8 27. Kb2 Rc5 28. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Yagupov,I/St
Petersburg 1998}) (19. Qh3 b4 $1 $132) 19... Qd7 (19... d5 20. Qg5 Ng6 21. Qxd8
Raxd8 (21... Rfxd8 22. Nexd5 a5 (22... Nxf4 $6 23. Nxf4 b4 24. Ne6 bxc3 25.
Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 cxb2 28. Kc2 $16) 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. O-O-O a4
25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Bxf7 Kxf7 27. Nc6 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Ke6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Zontakh,
A-Horvath,C/Zalakaros 1999 (40)}) 22. Nexd5 (22. Nfxd5 $2 f4 $19) 22... Nxf4
23. Nxf4 b4 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. Bxe6+ {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt 2000})
20. Rd1 (20. O-O Be5 (20... d5 $6 21. Qg5) 21. Bxf7+ $146 Rxf7 22. Nfd5 Nxd5
23. Nxd5 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Almasi-Kramnik, Dortmund 1998.} 24. Rad1 f4 25. Rfe1 (25.
f3 e3 26. Rfe1 Kh8 27. Re2 Rg8 $132) 25... f3 26. Qh4 Re8 27. Rxe4 (27. g3 Bg7
$11) 27... Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Qxe4 29. Nf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6 fxg2 $11 {Boros-Stranz,
Balatonlelle 2003.}) 20... Be5 21. g3 $146 (21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Nfd5 $6 Nxd5 23.
Nxd5 Rg8 24. Qe3 Rae8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk,A-Skripchenko,A/Moscow 2001 (45)})
(21. Nh3 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qe8 $15 {[%csl Rh3]}) 21... Kg7 $6 ({Black is doing
great after the simple} 21... Bxb3 22. axb3 Bxf4 23. gxf4 Qe6 24. b4 Kh8) 22.
Bxf7 Rxf7 23. Nh3 $1 (23. f3 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qe6 25. O-O Raf8 $13) 23... Kg8 24.
O-O Rg7 25. f4 exf3 $2 (25... Bf6 $13) 26. Qxf3 Rf8 27. Nf4 $16 {White has a
better pawn structure and well-placed pieces, which prevent any possible
counterplay from Black.} Kh8 28. Kh1 Ng6 29. Neg2 $5 Bxf4 $6 {With the bishop
on e5 Black at least didn't have problems with the pawn d6.} 30. Nxf4 Nxf4 31.
Qxf4 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5] In spite of many exchanges of pieces, the best Black can
hope is a rook endgame with a pawn down.} Rf6 32. Rd5 $1 Qc6 $2 (32... Rg4 $1 {
Correct was to prevent White from playing Qd4.} 33. Qf3 Re4) 33. Qd4 {Now
Black's position is difficult.} f4 $2 (33... Qc4 $8 {[%csl Rf1] was the last
chance.}) 34. Kg1 $18 Qc4 35. Qxf6 Qxd5 36. Rxf4 Qxa2 37. Qxd6 h5 38. Rf8+ (38.
Rf8+ Kh7 39. Qd3+ Rg6 40. Qd7+ Rg7 41. Qf5+ Rg6 42. Rf7+ Kh6 43. Qf4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch 77th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Klimov, Sergey"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Nc2 (13. Qh5 $142) (
13. O-O) 13... Bxd5 {A reasonable choice in reply to White's slightly unusual
move order.} (13... O-O {is also perfectly playable:} 14. Nce3 (14. O-O $6 Rc8
$1 $15) 14... fxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bc2 f4 17. Qh5 {is a well-known draw:} Rf7
18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Bf5 Qe8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qg4 Qh6 22. Nf5 (22. Nc2 $6 e4 $44)
22... Qe6 23. Nfe3 Qh6 $11) (13... fxe4 $6 14. Bxe4 O-O (14... f5 15. Qh5+ Bf7
16. Qf3) 15. Nde3 $1 (15. Qh5 $2 f5 16. Nf4 exf4 17. Bxc6 Rc8 {is advantage
for Black.}) 15... Rc8 16. Qd3 $16) 14. exd5 Ne7 15. O-O ({Nothing brings} 15.
a4 O-O 16. axb5 e4 17. Be2 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nb4 Qb7 20. Qd2 (20. O-O f4)
20... Ng6) ({nor} 15. Ne3 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8) 15... e4 16. Be2 O-O 17. Qd2 Rc8 18.
f4 (18. a4 bxa4 (18... Rc5 $142) 19. Bxa6 Rc5 20. Nb4 Ra5 21. Bb7 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kutuzovic,B-Sebenik,M/Zadar 2003}) 18... b4 (18... Rc5 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Kh1 Rfc8
21. g4 $2 Rxc3 $1 $17 {0-1 Klovans,J-Timoshenko,G/Cappelle la Grande 2000 (46)}
) 19. Nxb4 Qb6+ (19... a5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Rxc6 22. Rad1 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Rd8
$11 {/=/+ 1/2-1/2 Klovans,J-Eljanov,P/Cappelle la Grande 2003 (48)}) 20. Kh1 a5
21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. dxc6 Rxc6 {Black has reached a comfortable equality.} 23. a4
$1 {Prevents Black's ...a4 and secures a good square for the bishop on b5.} (
23. Rad1 a4 $15 24. Qd5 Qc5 25. Qxc5 dxc5 {[%csl Rb2]} 26. Rd5 Rb8 $15) 23...
Rd8 24. Bb5 Rcc8 25. Rad1 (25. Qd5 Rc5) 25... d5 26. Qe2 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adamson, Robby"]
[Black "Sevillano, Enrico"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Qf6 ({The usual move order is} 
18... Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 {with the same position from the game
after move 21}) 19. Bc2 Bb7 20. d6 ({White could try to exploit opponent's
inaccurate move order with} 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. d6 f4 22. Qb6 Ba8 23. Rfe1 Qe6
24. Qxa6 $16 {1-0 Slizhevsky,A (2277)-Batsanin,D (2415)/Novokuznetsk 2001 (31)}
) 20... f4 21. Qh3 Qg5 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. d7 f3 (23... f5 24. Nd6 Ba8 25. Bb3+
Kh8 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Bxf7 e3 28. Rfe1 Qf6 29. Bd5 $19 {1-0 Rewitz,P (2325)
-Kjeldsen,J (2410)/Arhus 1995 (33)}) 24. g3 $6 (24. Qg3 Qc5 25. Nd6 Rxd7 (25...
Ba8 26. Bxe4 $18) (25... fxg2 26. Qxg2) 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 (26... Qxc2 27. Nf6+ Kh8
28. Rxd7 Bc6 29. Rc7 $18) 27. Bxe4 fxg2 $14) 24... f5 {[%csl Rg1]} (24... Bc6
$5 25. Rfe1 f5 $44) 25. Nd6 Bc6 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Nf7+ Rxf7 28. Bxf7 e3 {
White's position became very dangerous. Each mistake is now fatal.} 29. Rfe1 $2
(29. Bd5 Bxd5 $1 (29... e2 $2 30. Bxc6 $18) 30. Rxd5 e2 31. Re1 Bxb2 {[%cal
Gb2c3]} 32. Rd3 Qc1 $1 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 $19) ({The only correct way was} 29. Rc1
$1 Bxd7 $1 (29... Bb7 30. Be6 e2 31. Rfe1 $16) (29... Bb5 30. fxe3 (30. Rc8 e2
31. Re1 Bxd7 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Bg6 h6 $19) 30... Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Bxf1 32. Qxf1
f2 33. Bd5 $13) (29... e2 30. Rxc6 Rxd7 31. Rc8+ Rd8 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Bc4
exf1=Q+ 34. Bxf1 $14) 30. fxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 f4 $5 (31... Bb5 32. Bc4 $13) 32.
Qh4 Rf8 33. Bg6 (33. Bd5 Bb5 34. Bxf3 Bxf1 35. Rxf1 fxg3 36. Qxg3 Bxb2 $11)
33... h6 $44 {and Black has enough compensation to keep equal chances.}) (29.
Be6 $2 e2 30. Bxf5 h6 $19) (29. Rd6 Bb5 30. Re1 (30. Rfd1 e2 31. Re1 Rxd7 $19)
(30. fxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Bxf1 32. Qxf1 Qe7 $19) 30... Rxd7 $19) (29. fxe3 Qxe3+
30. Rf2 Rxd7 $1 (30... Bd4 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Be6 $13 (32. Bg6 $2 Qd1+ 33. Qf1 (
33. Rf1 f2+ 34. Kxf2 Qd4+ $19) 33... Qxf1+ 34. Rxf1 hxg6 $19)) 31. Rxd7 Bxd7
$19 {[%cal Gg7d4]}) 29... e2 {White loses now because of the back rank
problems.} (29... Rxd7 30. Rxd7 exf2+ 31. Kxf2 Bxd7 {[%cal Gg5d2]} 32. Rd1 Qe7
$19 {[%cal Ge7e2,Ge7f7]}) 30. Rd6 (30. Be6 exd1=Q 31. Rxd1 Be4 $19) 30... Rxd7
31. Bg6 (31. Rxd7 Bxd7 {[%cal Gg5d2]} 32. Qh4 Qxh4 33. gxh4 Bxb2 34. Bd5 Bc3
$19) 31... Qxg6 {the nice solution} (31... h6 $19) 32. Rxd7 (32. Rxg6 Rd1 33.
Rxd1 exd1=Q+ 34. Qf1 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 hxg6 $19) 32... Bxd7 33. Qh4 Be6 34. Qd8+
Bg8 35. Qd3 Qg4 36. a3 Bxb2 37. h3 Qe4 38. Qd2 Qe5 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 $5 axb5 ({
Already here Black can think of rejecting the piece sac and instead choose to
play actively with a pawn down:} 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. Na3 O-O $44) 14.
Bxb5 Rc8 (14... Bd7 15. exf5 $13 {is the main variation}) 15. Qa4 O-O $5 {
Black prefers to sacrifice back the piece and take the central pawn e4 rather
than give up pawn f5. An interesting approach - usually in this variation
Black must suffer passively for his extra piece.} (15... Bd7 16. exf5 O-O 17.
O-O $14) 16. Bxc6 fxe4 17. O-O-O $5 {On the queenside the king will be well
protected. In spite of open a- and b-files Black will have serious
difficulties to create an attack due to White's better control on the d-file
and a powerful knight on b4 later on. Besides, it is not easy for Black to
open the long diagonal for his dark-squared bishop.} (17. O-O Kh8 (17... f5 $5
$44) 18. Nb4 Qg5 (18... f5) (18... d5 $5) 19. Bxe4 Rc4 20. Qc2 f5 21. f4 $2 ({
After} 21. Bd5 {it is not easy to prove compensation. Black can try an attack
with opposite coloured bishops:} Rxb4 22. Bxe6 Rh4 23. Bd5 e4 {but White's
a-pawn can advance very quick.}) 21... Qh6 22. Bd3 $2 (22. Bd5) 22... Rxf4 23.
Rxf4 Qxf4 24. Qf2 Qh6 25. a4 e4 26. Bc2 Be5 27. h3 Rg8 $40 {0-1 Mullon,J (2367)
-Coursaget,N (2358)/Saint Lo 2005(43)}) 17... Kh8 (17... f5 18. Kb1 (18. Nb4
Rf7 $5 19. Kb1 Qb6 20. Rxd6 (20. f3 Ra7 $1 $132) 20... Bc4 $44 {[%cal Gb6f2,
Yg7f8]} 21. Rhd1 (21. f3 Bf8 $1) 21... Qxf2 $132) (18. f3 $5) 18... Rf7 $140 (
18... f4 19. f3) 19. f3 $36) ({Interesting looks the attempt to keep the king
on c1 for a while:} 17... Bf5 $5 18. Ne3 (18. Rhe1 Bg6 19. Ne3 f5 $132) 18...
Bh6 19. Kb1 (19. Bxe4 Qh4 20. g4 Qxf2 $132) 19... Bxe3 20. fxe3 Qb6 21. Bxe4 (
21. Rxd6 Rb8 22. b3 Qxe3 $13) 21... Rb8 22. b3 $8 Ra8 23. Qc4 Rfc8 24. Qd3 Bxe4
25. Qxe4 Qa5 26. Rd2 Rxc3 $13) 18. Kb1 f5 (18... Qg5 19. Ne3 f5 20. Rxd6 $16)
19. Nb4 (19. Rhe1 Qh4 $5) 19... Qb6 20. f3 (20. Rxd6 Bc4 21. f3 e3 $44) (20.
Rhf1 $2 Bc4) 20... e3 ({More chances to compilcate matters would have offered} 
20... exf3 21. gxf3 Rfd8 {with the idea ...Rc7-a7.}) 21. Bd5 Bxd5 ({The fight
for square d5 is also not sufficient:} 21... e2 22. Rde1 (22. Bxe6 $5 exd1=Q+
23. Rxd1 $44 {with good compensation}) 22... Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qc5 24. Qb3 ({After
} 24. Nb4 d5 25. Rxe2 e4 {Black at least opens the long diagonal, although two
extra pawns guarantee White an advantage.}) 24... Rb8 25. Nb4 Rb5 26. Rxe2 d5
27. Rd1 d4 28. cxd4 exd4 29. a3 $16) 22. Nxd5 Qb7 23. Qb3 Qa6 (23... Qxb3 24.
axb3 f4 25. Kc2 $16) 24. Qb6 Qa4 25. Qb3 Qa6 26. Qb6 Qa4 27. b3 Qa3 28. Qxe3
$16 e4 (28... Rb8 29. Qc1 Qc5 30. Rhe1 $16) 29. fxe4 Rb8 30. Qc1 Qc5 31. Rhe1
Rfe8 32. Qe3 Qc4 33. Qe2 Qc5 (33... Rxb3+ 34. axb3 Qxb3+ 35. Qb2 $18) 34. Qd3
Re5 35. Ne3 Rxe4 36. Nxf5 Ra4 37. Nxg7 Rxa2 38. Kxa2 Ra8+ 39. Kb1 (39. Kb1 Qa3
40. Qd5 $18 (40. Qc4 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Maribor Pirc Memorial"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Simic, Dragan"]
[Black "Podlesnik, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 Rb8 {This
interesting move order allows Black to avoid unpleasant lines with h2-h4,which
are possible after Black's castle.} 14. Be2 {The only way to fight for
advatage here is 14.a4 ba4 15.Ncb4!.} O-O 15. O-O Be6 {More usual is 15. ...
a5.In this game Black tries to avoid pushing a-pawn. It's an interesting
approach,because comparing with usual positions,Black doesn't have the weak
pawn on b5.} 16. Nce3 (16. Qd3 $5 {/\17.Rad1}) (16. Ncb4 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Qb6 18.
a4 (18. Nd5 Qb7) 18... a5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 b4 $13) (16. a4 bxa4 17. Ncb4
Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Bb3) 16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Ne7 {The most important thing in such
positions is to controle d5-square.} 18. Bg4 Qd7 19. h3 g6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 $5 (
20... Qxe6 21. Qd3 f5 22. Rfd1 Rb6 23. a4 $14) 21. Qd3 Qc6 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23.
Rd2 Kg7 24. Rad1 Ng8 25. f3 Rb7 26. Kh2 Rbd7 27. c4 Nf6 28. Qb3 Kf7 29. Rc2 Rb8
$14 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 {Other versions of the knight move to b1 are:} (9. Nab1 Be7 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 O-O $11) (9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nb1 Rb8 $5
$11) 9... gxf6 10. Nab1 {The fifth move with the knight brings it to another
initial square...} f5 (10... Bg7 11. g3 (11. Qh5 f5 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. O-O-O $11
Qb6 $2 14. Bc4 (14. Qg5 $1 Bf8 (14... Rg8 $2 15. Qxe7+ $18) 15. Qf6 Rg8 16. Bc4
$1 Rg7 $16) 14... O-O 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bd5 Ra7 $1 18. Kb1 {
1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Rogozenko,D/Germany 2002} (18. exf5 e4 $1 $132)) 11... O-O 12.
Bg2 Ne7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qd2 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/
Mallorca 2004 (55)}) 11. g3 (11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Bg7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Bc4 Kh8 15.
Qh5 (15. O-O fxe4 16. Nxe4 f5 $15) 15... Nd4 16. O-O-O fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18.
Rde1 Bg6 19. Qd1 Rc8 20. b3 f5 21. Nd2 Bf7 $19 {0-1 Motylev,A-Grebionkin,V/
Internet 2004/ (49)}) (11. Nd2 Bg7 12. g3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Nd4 14. O-O O-O 15. Nb3
Re8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nxb3 18. axb3 e4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gufeld,E-Sveshnikov,E/
Moscow 1973 (42)}) 11... Bg7 (11... Nd4 $5) 12. Bg2 Ne7 (12... Nd4 13. Ne2 Nxe2
14. Qxe2 fxe4 15. Nc3 f5 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. g4 b4 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Rd1 Qa5 20. Ne3
b3+ 21. c3 f4 22. Bxe4 fxe3 23. Bxa8 Ke7 $44 24. Qh4+ Bf6 25. g5 Bg7 26. Bf3
Rf8 27. g6+ Kd7 28. Qxh7 Rxf3 29. Qxg7+ Kc6 30. Qe7 Bd5 31. axb3 (31. Qe8+ Kc7
32. axb3 exf2+ 33. Kf1 Bxb3 34. g7 (34. Qe7+ Kc8 35. Qxd6 Qb5+ 36. Kg2 Bxd1 37.
Qe6+ Kb7 38. Qe7+ $11) 34... Bc4+ 35. Kg2 Bd5 36. Rxd5 Qxd5 37. Qe7+ Kc6 38.
Qe8+ Kc7 39. Qe7+ $11) 31... exf2+ 32. Ke2 Qb6 33. Qe8+ Kc7 34. Rxd5 $4 (34.
Kf1 Bxb3 $11) 34... Qe3+ 35. Kd1 f1=Q+ 36. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kc2 Rc1# {0-1
Yemelin,V-Yagupov,I/Tula 1999/EXT 2000 (38)}) 13. O-O (13. exf5 Bxf5 $1 14. O-O
(14. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 14... Rc8 $15) 13... O-O 14. Qh5 $6 {Difficult to give a
good advice after such an opening play, but this active move loses control in
the center and is completely unjustified.} (14. exf5 Bxf5 $5 ({Black is
certainly doing great also after} 14... Rb8) 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 14... b4 15.
Nd1 (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 e4 17. c3 Rb8 $17) 15... Rb8 $1 16. a3 (16. Nd2 fxe4
17. Nxe4 d5 $17) 16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bg2 b3 $1 19. c3 d5 20. Nd2 e4 21.
Ne3 Be6 {Due to Black's pawn on b3 White cannot arrange well his knights 
(square c2 is not available).} 22. Rfd1 Qb6 23. Ndf1 {I'll remind that this is
the same knight that started out from g1 and was on b5 and b1.} Kh8 24. Rd2
Rbd8 25. Rad1 Bf7 26. Qg5 Qe6 27. Bh3 h6 28. Qh4 Ng6 29. Qh5 Nf4 30. Qh4 Ng6
31. Qh5 Ne5 32. Qxf5 Qe8 $1 $19 33. Qf4 Be6 (33... Bh5 34. Bf5 Nf3+ 35. Kh1
Nxd2 36. Rxd2 Bf3+ 37. Kg1 Qc6 38. Qh4 d4 {is an easier win}) 34. Bf5 Nf3+ 35.
Kg2 Qh5 36. g4 Qh4 37. Rxd5 Bxd5 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Nxd5 Ne1+ 40. Kg1 Nf3+ 41.
Kg2 Ne1+ 42. Kg1 Qh3 43. Nde3 (43. Qxe4 Nf3+ $19) 43... Nf3+ 44. Kh1 Qh4 45.
Kg2 Ne1+ 46. Kg1 Nd3 47. Ng2 Nxf4 48. Nxh4 Bf6 49. Ng6+ Nxg6 50. Bxg6 Rg8 51.
Bf5 (51. Bf7 Rxg4+ 52. Ng3 Bxc3 53. bxc3 b2 54. Ba2 e3 55. fxe3 Ra4 $19) 51...
Bxc3 52. Be6 Rg6 53. Bxb3 Rxg4+ 54. Ng3 Bxb2 55. a4 Bd4 56. Be6 Rf4 57. Nh1 {
[%csl Gg1,Rh1][%cal Gg1f3,Gf3d4,Gd4b5,Gb5a3,Ga3b1,Gb1d2,Gd2f1,Gf1g3,Gg3h1] Any
comments are unnecessary. The poor piece should have rather be traded off on
c6 on move 5 or 6 rather than ending up like this. It is amazing that this
knight will be the only piece remaining at the moment when White finally will
resign - a clear sign that Black successfully implemented a clever strategy to
trade everything except this knight.} e3 {White could have saved some time by
resigning here.} 58. Bc4 (58. fxe3 Bxe3+ 59. Kg2 Rxa4 $19) 58... exf2+ 59. Kg2
a5 60. Ng3 Ba7 61. Bb5 Rb4 62. Bc6 Rb1 63. Nf1 Kg7 64. Be4 Ra1 65. Bc6 Kf6 66.
Bb5 Kg5 67. Kf3 Ra3+ 68. Kg2 Kf4 69. Nd2 Ra1 70. Nf1 Bb6 71. Be8 h5 72. Bb5 h4
73. Kh3 Kg5 74. Kg2 Ra3 75. h3 Kf4 76. Bd7 Ba7 77. Be8 Rc3 78. Bf7 Rc7 79. Be6
Ke5 80. Bg4 Rc1 81. Be2 Rc2 82. Kf3 Ra2 83. Bb5 Kd4 84. Kg4 Rb2 85. Bc6 Kd3 86.
Kf3 Kc2 87. Ke2 Kb3+ 88. Kd3 Kb4 89. Bb5 Rb3+ 90. Ke2 Rxh3 91. Bd7 Ra3 92. Bb5
Rxa4 93. Bxa4 Kxa4 94. Kd3 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2004.01.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 {A new move order for my encounters with Jonny. We
used to get the position with 3.Nf3 before. Once I played 3...e5, the second
time 3...g6, aiming for the sharp Dragon. Both those games were played in
Hamburg (in 2002 and 2003) and ended in a draw.} Nf6 {Clearly showing
intentions that this time I'd rather play Sveshnikov SIcilian and not Dragon.}
4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5
11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 {All this was pretty confusing for me - Jonny
didn't use to play these main lines of the Sveshnikov before. So I suspected
he'll "catch" me somewhere, but this is rather a normal fate for devotees of a
certain system in Sicilian with Black.} O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O {
Only around here I started to guess correctly what line he is aiming for.} Ra7
17. a4 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 (20. Bc2 d5 21. Bb3 f4 22.
Nxd5 Rd7 23. Nb4 Rxd1 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Raxd1 Qe7 26. Bd5 e4 27. Rfe1 e3 28.
Bf3 Qc5 $1 {More precise than 28...Be5, what Leko played against Topalov in
2000.} 29. Re2 exf2+ 30. Kf1 Bf6 31. Nd3 Qg5 32. Nxf2 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Golubev,
M-Rogozenko,D, Bundesliga 2003-2004. Black is at least not worse, but neither
is White...}) 20... d5 21. Ra6 {During the game I suddenly remembered that I
myself recommended this move to the comments of Svidler-Kramnik, 1999. I
sincerely thought that White has chances to get some small advantage here
after 21...f4 22.Rxe6, although Black should be able to reach a draw without
big difficulties.} (21. Nc2 Rb7 22. Bc6 Rxb2 23. Ra8 Qd6 24. Ra6 Qc5 25. Nb4
Qxc3 26. Bxd5 Qxb4 27. Bxe6+ {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999})
21... Kh8 $1 {After some 20 minutes of thought, I decided that this is just
better than 21...f4. To my surprise, I had to find out after the game that
formally this move is not even a novelty, although the names of the players
from the below given two games say nothing to me.} (21... f4 $6 22. Rxe6 Rxe6
23. Qxd5 $14) 22. f4 {This seems to be the most logical move, even if Black
wins an exchange by force after that. Nevertheless, the position remains
complicated.} (22. Nc2 Qb8 23. Qe2 f4 24. f3 Bc8 25. Ra2 e4 26. Nb4 Bb7 $44 {
Cerqueira Filho,R-Dias,S correspondence game 2000.}) (22. Qh5 f4 23. Ng4 Qb8
24. Be2 Qxb2 $17 {Hodova,L-Priborsky,J/Plzen 2003.}) 22... d4 23. cxd4 exf4 24.
Rxf4 Bc8 {It took me a lot of time to realise that Black has nothing better
than the game continuation. With so many unprotected white pieces, that wasn't
so easy to figure out.} (24... Qb8 {[%cal Gb8b5,Gb8f4]} 25. Qf1 {The only move,
but enough to protect everything. This is valid for the next few moves as well.
} Bc8 {[%cal Ge7e3,Gc8a6]} 26. Ra3 {again he protects them all.} Re4 {[%cal
Gg7d4,Ge4f4]} 27. Rxe4 fxe4 {[%cal Gg7d4,Gf8f1]} 28. Qc4 $16) 25. Ra3 Bh6 26.
Rf3 f4 27. Nc2 Bg4 {The position is difficult to evaluate. White will have two
pawns for the exchange, so my task should be to create some initiative in
order to prevent White from advancing his passed pawns. I think chances are
about equal. However, my main concern was the time on the clock, since I have
spent a lot of it already.} 28. b4 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Qb6 30. Qd3 Bg7 31. h3 Qd6 {
At this point I had less than 15 minutes left, so I offered a draw. My feeling
was that Black is at least not worse, but playing with little time in such a
position does not make me happy these days (eh.., la jeunesse, la jeunesse...).
While I was thinking whether I did the right thing or not (with more time I
would have certainly preferred to play on), Jonny suddenly replied very
quickly.} 32. d5 {His plan is to play Bc6 and push the b-pawn.} Ra7 33. Kh2 $2
{He obvioulsy misses Black's counterplay. Having considerably more time, he
should have rather reconsider the evaluation of the position and try to find a
constructive plan.} (33. Bc4 {was the correct move, after which Black is only
slightly better. I intended to continue 33...Rc8.}) 33... Ra2 $1 $17 {Starting
with this moment the game developed into one direction - Black constantly
improved his position, while White was not able to stop it.} 34. Qe4 Qe5 35.
Bd3 Qxe4 36. Bxe4 Re8 37. Bd3 Rd8 38. Be4 Re8 39. Bd3 Rb2 {Probably with very
accurate play White can still achieve a draw somehow, but of course there was
no point for me to repeat moves here. The time control was practically over,
so I could quietly continue the game. In the final part it's difficult to
suggest considerable improvements for White. Everywhere there are risks of
losing.} 40. Kg1 (40. h4 {I would have played this with White.}) 40... Be5 41.
Rf2 Bc7 $1 42. Rf1 Rc8 $1 43. Kf2 $2 Bd6 {Now Black is winning.} 44. Kf3 Rcxc2
45. Bxc2 Rxc2 46. Ra1 Rd2 47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Ke4 Rxg2 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Ra6 Re2+
51. Kd3 Re3+ 52. Kd4 Ke7 53. Ra7+ Ke8 54. Rxh7 Be5+ 55. Kc5 f3 56. d6 Bxd6+ 0-1

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2004.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.01.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. g3 {An interesting system
against Sveshnikov, which Berg uses frequently. Black is doing okay in the
main lines, but I wanted to play something different in order to avoid all
those forced variations.} fxe4 13. Bg2 Bg7 (13... Bf5 14. f3 {This is
considered to be advantageous for White, although I am not completely sure
about that evaluation after 14...e3!}) 14. Bxe4 Rb8 $5 {A rare move, not even
mentioned in many theoretical sources.} (14... Be6 15. Qh5 Rc8 {is the main
line, with a lot of long variations.}) (14... O-O $2 15. Ne3 {followed by c3
and Qd3 or Qh5 is big positional advantage for White.}) 15. Qh5 {Forced,
otherwise Black simply castles and plays f5 with advantage. White's main idea
in this system is to delay Black's castle.} (15. c3 $2 O-O 16. Ne3 Ne7 {
followed by 17...f5.}) 15... Ne7 {The point of previous move. Black can keep
the bishop on c8 for a while and challenge the knight on d5 right away.} 16. c3
{A natural continuation, which probably 9 players out of 10 would make.
However, White has another very interesting idea, which was demonstrated by
Ivanchuk few months ago.} (16. Nxe7 $5 Qxe7 {Black's plan in such positions is
to prepare pushing either f5 or d5. Ivanchuk prevents it in a highly original
manner:} 17. Rd1 Be6 18. c3 Qd7 {Threatening Bg4.} 19. O-O $1 {A strong move,
which probably secures White a positional advantage. Black can take the
exchange, but White will have excellent positional compensation. For more
information see Ivanchuk-Van Wely, Rethymon 2003, CBM 98.}) 16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5
O-O {I was pretty happy about castling in this line. Doing it on move 17 is
indeed pretty quick here..} 18. Nc2 (18. O-O {More precise is to castle first,
in order to force Black to protect pawn f7 before playing Kh8. In that case
the position is slightly better for White, although very close to equal anyway.
}) 18... Kh8 $1 {Using little tactics, Black is able to play this move at once.
Now the position is equal.} 19. O-O (19. Bxf7 $2 Qf6 {and White loses. Here
the difference between 18.Nc2 and 18.0-0 is clearly seen.}) 19... f5 20. Rad1 (
{The move} 20. Nb4 {looks attractive, but defining knight's position at such
an early stage has its drawbacks as well. It is unclear whether White needs to
hurry with placing the knight on d5, since the bishop is also well placed
there.} Qc7 $11) 20... Rf6 {But now Black threatens to advance the f-pawn, so
Emanuel correctly prevented it.} (20... f4 $2 {It would be nice to play such a
move, but it is impossible for the moment:} 21. Be4 $1 {and amazingly (and
rather typically for such situations) White wins immediately.}) 21. f4 $1 {
The arising position represents a certain difficulty to play with both colours.
My initial plan to play Qf8 and eventually Rh6 brings nothing, that's why I
had to reconsider it.  Basically, both sides can do little if they play just
regroup the pieces and wait. On the other hand any active (and usually little
justified) plan would offer good counterchances for the opponent.} (21. Rd2 f4
{with good attacking chances.}) 21... Bd7 {Not a typical move for Sveshnikov
Sicilian, but in my opinion the most optimal plan for Black here.} 22. Qe2 Qc7
{From c7 the queen protects the queenside (from an eventual invasion of
White's queen in the future), frees the way for rook b8 to the kingside and
keeps an eye on the important square c5. The possibility to play Bc6 at some
moment (with white king on h1) might also prove important for Black.} 23. Qf2 (
23. Rd2 $11 {I expected more this one, but placing the queen on the diagonal
a7-g1 also looks natural. Emanuel obviously didn't want to play a move like
Kh1 without being forced to do that.}) 23... a5 24. a3 Rg6 {An important
consideration in such positions is that White should usually take on f4 with
the pawn (obviously in reply to e5xf4). Taking with a piece would give Black a
nice square e5 for the bishop.} (24... exf4 $2 25. gxf4 $16) 25. Kh1 (25. Bf7 {
brings White nothing:} Rh6 {followed by Rf8.}) (25. Rd2 $6 exf4 $1 26. Qxf4 Be5
$15) 25... Rf8 {Here I finally discovered an attractive plan to complicate
things: to push the h-pawn. But first I need to bring all my pieces to the
kingside.} 26. Bg2 {This move confused me, because it suddenly offered new
tactical possibilities, which were not easy to calculate in the approaching
time-trouble.} ({After the most natural} 26. Ne3 {I planned:} h5 27. Bf3 {
probably the position is still about equal, but Black has some initiative.
However, White shouldn't have any troubles:} Rh6 (27... h4 28. gxh4 $1) (27...
Bc6 $5) 28. Nd5 Qd8 29. Qb6 $1 $11) 26... exf4 {Very tempting, because taking
back with the pawn now looks risky for White.} (26... h5 $5 {Maybe I should
have played my original plan, since it could lead to a more complicated battle.
Objectively the game continuation is better, though.}) 27. Qxf4 (27. gxf4 Rxg2
$1 28. Qxg2 (28. Kxg2 Bc6+ 29. Kh3 Rf6 $19) 28... Bc6 29. Rf3 (29. Rd5 Qb7 30.
Rfd1 Bh6 $17) 29... Qb7 30. Rdd3 Re8 {Maybe White can hold it, but it's
certainly not his dream to calculate such a position.}) 27... Be5 28. Qd2 f4 {
This move took me some more precious minutes.} 29. Nd4 $1 {Emanuel choses the
safest way, which in simportant in time trouble (he had some 5 minutes left,
while I had about 6, I believe).} (29. Ne3 fxe3 $1 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 $19) (29. gxf4
Rxg2 {again the same idea. Another proof in Sveshnikov Sicilian White can
never feel very safe.} 30. Qxg2 Bc6 31. Rd5 ({or} 31. Rf3 Rxf4) 31... Qb7 {
and again White will need a lot of time before feeling safe again.}) 29... Rgf6
(29... Rfg8 30. Rxf4 $5 Bxf4 31. Qxf4 $44) 30. Nf3 Bg4 (30... fxg3 31. Nxe5
Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 dxe5 34. hxg3 $11) 31. Rde1 $1 Bxf3 32. Rxf3 fxg3
{My hopes vanished after his next move.} 33. Ref1 $1 {Only here everything
suddenly became clear to me - I can win some pawns, but he will trade both
rooks and soon the queens after that. My extra pawns will be worth absolutely
nothing with opposite coloured bishops (the absence of rooks will be the main
problem for Black). White's possibility to trade both rooks without worsening
the position somehow came as a surprise.} (33. Rxf6 {is wrong:} Rxf6 34. hxg3
Qg7 {and the position is unpleasant for White to defend, although objectively
he must be able to do so.}) 33... Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Bxf3 gxh2 {Maybe I
had better tries than taking such a pawn, but without rooks White achieves a
draw in all variations.} 36. Qd5 Qc5 37. Qxc5 dxc5 38. Bc6 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40.
cxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bd3 (11. Nxf6+) (11. c4) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5
Ne7 13. c4 g6 (13... bxc4 $2 14. Nxc4 $16) 14. cxb5 Bg7 15. O-O {A better pawn
structure and open files for his pieces provide Black with sufficient
compensation for the pawn.} (15. bxa6 O-O 16. Nb5 Bxa6 (16... Nxd5 17. O-O (17.
Be4 Bxa6 $1 18. Bxd5 Bxb5 19. a4 Ba6 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 17... Bxa6 18. Qb3 Nf4
19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Rfd1 Rb8 21. a4 Be5 $13 (21... f3 22. g3) (21... Qf6 22. Rab1
h5 23. Qa3 Bb7 24. Nxd6 Ba8 $16 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Huschenbeth,N/Hamburg 2005 (33)}))
17. a4 Rc8 18. O-O Nxd5 19. Qb3 Nf4 20. Rfd1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qh4 22. Qxd6 Bb7 23.
Qb6 Ba8 24. h3 Rc2 25. Qe3 Rxb2 26. Nc7 Bb7 27. a5 f5 28. a6 f4 29. Qc5 Bxg2
30. Kxg2 f3+ 31. Kh2 Rc2 32. Qb6 e4 33. Be3 Rxf2+ $1 (33... Be5+ $2 34. Kg1
Bxc7 $2 35. Qe6+ Rf7 36. Rd7 $18 {1-0 Polgar,J-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Madrid
1994 (38)}) 34. Bxf2 Be5+ 35. Kg1 Qg5+ 36. Kf1 Qg2+ 37. Ke1 Bc3+ 38. Rd2 Qh1+
39. Bg1 f2+ 40. Qxf2 Rxf2 $19) 15... O-O 16. Bb4 $146 {Ivanchuk correctly
wants to organize pressure on d6. White must not let Black to develop freely
his initiative.} (16. Bc4 $6 f5 (16... e4 $5) 17. Qe2 (17. Bg5 h6) 17... f4 18.
f3 Nf5 19. Nc2 $2 Ng3 $1 20. hxg3 fxg3 $19 {Korneev-Sriram/Ubeda 2001}) 16...
a5 (16... f5 $2 17. Nc4 Nxd5 18. Nxd6 $1 (18. Bxd6 Re8 $13) 18... Be6 (18...
Nxb4 $2 19. Bc4+ $18) 19. Bc4 Nf4 20. Bxe6+ Nxe6 21. Qd5 $16) ({Serious
attention deserved} 16... Nxd5 17. Be4 Nxb4 18. Bxa8 d5 $44 {[%csl Ra8][%cal
Gc8e6]}) 17. Bc3 Nxd5 ({According to M.Notkin correct was} 17... f5 {"though
with the bishops on c3 and d3 White is much better equipped to meet the plan
carried out by Sriram (see 16.Bc4 - DR) since f5-f4 gives the e4 square to the
light-squared bishop while after e5-e4 the dark squares in the Black's camp
would be weakened. Nevertheless Black has useful moves at his disposal (Bb7,
Rf7, Rc8) and the central advance can wait until an opportune moment as White
needs time to regroup for active operations" (M. Notkin) Everything is right,
only that I believe that 17...Nxd5 also offers Black enough possibilities for
counterplay.}) 18. Qf3 (18. Be4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 $13) 18... Nb6 $2 {Black
wants to advance the d-pawn, but unfortunately for him the concrete play
favors White.} (18... Be6 19. Be4 Nxc3 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 (20... Nxa2 $5 21. Bd5
Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nb4 $44) 21. Qxc3 (21. Qxa8 $4 Ne2+) 21... d5 $44) (18... Bb7 $5
19. Be4 Nxc3 20. Bxb7 e4 21. Qe3 (21. Bxe4 $2 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxb2 $19) 21... Rb8
22. bxc3 Rxb7 23. Qxe4 (23. Rad1 Re8 $1 ({Better than} 23... d5 24. c4 Rd7 25.
c5 $16 {(M.Notkin)}) 24. c4 Qc7 $13 {[%csl Ra3]} 25. Rd5 f5 26. Rfd1 Be5 $44)
23... d5 24. Qf3 Qe7 (24... Qd6 25. Nc4 $1) (24... Rc7 $5 25. Rac1 Qd6 26. Nb1
Rb8 27. a4 Rc4 28. Rfd1 Rd8 $132) 25. Qxd5 (25. Nc2 Rxb5) 25... Rfb8 $44 {
[%cal Gg7f8]}) 19. Nc4 $1 (19. Be4 $2 d5 $17) 19... Be6 (19... Nxc4 20. Qxa8
$18) 20. Bxa5 $1 (20. Nxb6 $2 Qxb6 $17) 20... Bxc4 ({Probably Black should
have tried his chances in the following variation:} 20... Rxa5 21. Nxa5 d5 {
although after} 22. Nc6 {White has good pieces and Black's compensation is not
sufficient.}) (20... e4 $5 21. Bxe4 $1 (21. Bxb6 exf3 22. Bxd8 Rfxd8 {with
some compensation}) (21. Qxe4 $2 Bxc4 22. Bxb6 Bxd3 $19) 21... Bxc4 22. Bxb6 (
22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Bxb6 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Rb8 (25... Bxb2 26. Bc7 $18)
26. Bc7 Rxb5 27. b3 $16)) 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Bxc4 {A pawn up and a better
bishop secures White a huge advantage. Ivanchuk easily converts it into a full
point.} Rac8 23. Qb3 e4 24. a4 Bd4 (24... Qa5 25. b6 $140 $2 (25. Bd5 $1 $18)
25... Rc6 $1) 25. a5 Qc5 26. Bd5 $18 Rce8 27. Qc4 Qxc4 28. Bxc4 Re5 29. b6 Rc5
30. Ra4 d5 31. Be2 Be5 32. a6 Rc2 33. a7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 {One of the methods to
fight against 9.Nd5: Black goes for a slightly inferior, but drawish position.
These days the evaluation "it's a draw" seems to be more to the point than
"White is slightly better".} 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7 15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. Nxb4
Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 (18. Qc7 Rxa6 19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. Qxe5+ Be7 21. Qxg7 Bf6
22. Qg3 Qc4 23. Qf3 (23. Qb8+ Ke7 24. Qb7 Rc8 25. Rd1 Rc7 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5
Rb7 28. Rd2 a3 $1 $19 {0-1 Hermida Gonzalez,P-Sanchez Repullo,D/Asturias 1999 
(54)}) 23... Bb5 24. O-O-O Bg7 25. Rd5 a3 $40 {0-1 Groselj,P-Medvegy,N/Bled
1997/EXT 99 (34)}) 18... Be7 (18... Be6 19. O-O $16) (18... Rxb4 19. cxb4 Qxb4+
20. Kf1 $16 {1-0 Aseev,K-Volzhin,A/Elista 1996/CBM 56 (28)}) 19. Nd5 (19. Rd1
Be6 20. O-O O-O 21. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Yakovich,Y/Gausdal 2000}) 19...
Rxb2 20. O-O (20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. O-O (21. O-O-O $2 Rhb8 22. Qd6+ Ke8 23. Rd3 Bg4
24. Qc6+ Kf8 25. Rd5 Qb6 {0-1 Gabrielian,A-Smirnov,P/Russia 2000}) 21... Rd8
$11 {0-1 Esplana,C-Medvegy,Z/Rio de Janeiro 1998 (31)}) 20... Qc5 (20... Bc5
21. Qg3 Kf8 22. Bc4 $14) 21. Rab1 (21. Qg3 O-O 22. Qxe5 Bd6 23. Qd4 Ra8 24. Bc4
a3 $44 {0-1 Sharapov,E-Yagupov,I/Alushta 2000 (39)}) (21. Rad1 $5 Bc6 ({
dubious is} 21... Be6 22. Nxe7 Kxe7 23. Qg3 Kf6) (21... Bg4 $6 22. Rb1 Be2 $2
23. Qg3 $1 {1-0 Wodniczak,A-Martin,J/IECG 2001/D Corr 2002 (23)} (23. Qg3 Bxf1
24. Rxb2 Bxa6 25. Rb8+ Bc8 26. Qxg7 Rf8 27. Qxe5 $18)) 22. Qg3 (22. Nc7+ Kf8
$13) 22... O-O 23. Qxe5 Bd6 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Bxe4 $44) (21.
c4 O-O $5 (21... Rb3 22. Qe2 O-O 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. cxb5 Bd8 25. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 26.
Rxb1 Bb6 27. Qe3 $5 $14 {1-0 Socko,B-Krush,I/Bermuda 2002 (61)}) 22. Qc3 $140 (
22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxd7 a3) (22. Bb5 $142 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Bd8 24. Rab1 a3 $13)
22... Rb3 23. Qxe5 Bd6 24. Qh5 f5 $44) 21... Rxb1 22. Rxb1 O-O 23. Bb5 Be8 24.
Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rb7 ({After} 25. Qa6 a3 26. Rb5 Qd6 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Rb3 {
even if White wins a pawn, thge position is drawish. For instance:} Rd8 29. g3
h6 30. Qxa3 Qd7 31. Rb1 Qd3 32. Re1 Rc8 33. Re3 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Rb8 35. Qa6 Rb1
36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Kh3 Qf1+ 39. Kg4 g6 40. Qf6 Qd1+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42.
Kg4 {1/2-1/2 Oortwijn,R-Kiefhaber,H/IECG email 1999 (42)}) 25... Bd6 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Black is the first one to produce a novelty in a position that was
rather wrongly considered harmless for Black anyway.} (25... Bg5 {The
recommended move in theoretical sources, based on the game Leko-Illescas is
clear weaker.} 26. Qd1 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gd1a4,Gd1h5] This might be the
improvement prepared by Motylev.} (26. Qg3 Qa3 27. h4 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Bf4 29. Nxf4
exf4 30. Qd3 Qe1 31. Qd5 Rf8 32. Qd4 Qe2 33. Ra7 Qg4 34. Qxa4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid 1998}) (26. Qf3 Rf8 27. Qf5 $14) 26... Qa3 (26...
a3 27. Qh5 $18) (26... Ra8 27. Qh5) 27. Ra7 $16 (27. h4 $5 Bxh4 $2 28. Qh5 $18)
) (25... Bf8 $2 26. Qf3 $1 $16) 26. Qa6 (26. Qf3 Rf8 $11) (26. Qd1 {is
pointless now.} a3 $11 (26... Qc4 $5)) 26... a3 $11 {"It's a draw"} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2004.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 {White tried various ways here, but the
recent practice shows that everywhere Black has compensation for the pawn. He
needs to play very precise, though.} 18. Rac1 $146 {Short tries a new move,
exploiting a well-known idea of exchange sacrifice in order to take control of
the light squares.} (18. Rad1 Rb6 $1 (18... f5 19. d6) (18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6
20. Qc3 Rxd6 21. Bf5 $1 $14)) (18. Bf5 Qf6 $1) (18. Rfd1 Qd7 $1 (18... Rb6 19.
Rac1 $14)) 18... Qd7 (18... Rb6 $6 19. Bxh7+ $1 (19. Rc6 Rxc6 20. dxc6 f5 21.
Bd5+ Kh8 $44) 19... Kxh7 (19... Kh8 20. Bb1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c6]}) 20. Rxc8 Rxc8
21. Qh3+ Rh6 22. Qxc8 $16) ({Deserved attention} 18... f5 19. Rxc8 Rbxc8 20.
Bxf5 Qg5 (20... Kh8 $2 21. Qh3 $16) 21. Be6+ Kh8 $13 {with the knight in the
center White would have had clear advantage, but with the knight on a3 the
situation is not entirely clear.}) 19. Rxc8 {The intention behind 18.Rac1.} (
19. Rfd1 f5 {is okay for Black.}) 19... Qxc8 (19... Rbxc8 20. Bf5 Qb7 (20...
Qd6 $2 21. Qh3 $18) 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 (21... Qxc8 22. Qb3 $14) 22. Rd1 $14) 20. Bf5
Qc5 21. Nc2 {White has good positional compensation for the exchange. If he
will consolidate (Ne3, Be4), this compensation will secure advantage.} e4 $5 {
Rightly seeking counterplay and avoiding a blockade on the light squares.} 22.
Qxe4 (22. Bxe4 Rfe8 $13 (22... f5 $6 23. Bxf5)) 22... Rfe8 23. Bxh7+ Kf8 (23...
Kh8 $5 {[%cal Gb8b6]}) 24. Qf3 $13 {/+/=} Bxb2 {White needs to retreat the
bishop from h7, to put the knight on f5 and then play d6. But there is no time
to achieve it all.} 25. Ne3 Qd4 (25... Rbd8 26. Qg4 Bg7 27. Nf5 Qc3 28. h4 (28.
d6 Re1) 28... Rxd5 29. h5 Rxf5 $11) 26. Nf5 Qh8 27. Qh3 Rbd8 28. d6 {[%csl Rh7]
} Re6 29. g3 Bg7 30. Qh4 Bf6 31. Qh5 Bg7 32. Qh4 ({Short could try to play on
with} 32. Rc1 $5 Bh6 33. Qh4 Qf6 34. Qxf6 Rxf6 35. Rc6 {and White's pieces are
quite stable, in spite of fact that the bishop is rather strangely placed on
h7.}) 32... Bf6 33. Qh5 {I suspect that other White players will be willing to
try 18.Rac1 as well.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Bd7 15. exf5 Nb8 16. a4 Bxb5 17. axb5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nd7 (18... O-O 19. Qa4 $2
Nd7 20. O-O Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Rd1 d5 23. c4 d4 24. Qc2 Qa5 $17 {0-1
Murariu,A (2435)-Rogozenco,D (2517)/Timisoara 2005 (43)}) 19. Qa7 O-O 20. O-O {
More details about this sharp variation can be found in the comments to the
game Almasi-Ni Hua, 2009 (CBM 128).} e4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A strong novelty,
recommended in the annotations to the above-mentioned game.} (20... Nf6 21.
Ne7+ Kh8 22. b6 d5 23. b7 $1 (23. Qc7 $2 d4 24. cxd4 $2 exd4 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26.
Nc6 Rd6 27. b7 Nd7 28. b8=Q+ Nxb8 29. Nxb8 d3 $17 {0-1 Crouan,S (2207)-Bedouin,
X (2342)/Sautron 2007 (91)}) 23... Qc7 (23... d4 24. Nc6 $18) 24. Ra1 $1 (24.
Nc6 Qxc6 25. b8=Q Rxb8 26. Qxb8+ Qe8 (26... Ng8 27. Ra1 Qh6 28. g3 Bf6 (28...
Qd2 29. h3 $18) 29. Ra8 Qg7 30. Qb7 d4 31. c4 d3 32. c5 d2 33. Qd7 $18) 27.
Qxe8+ Nxe8 $16) 24... h5 (24... d4 25. Nc6 $18) 25. Ra6 e4 26. g3 $18) 21. Re1
({In CBM 128 the conclusion of the variation starting with} 21. b6 Be5 22. Ra1
Nf6 {was that in spite of White's initiative on the queenside it is difficult
for him to make progress.}) 21... Be5 $1 22. b6 ({Another principled move is} 
22. Rxe4 {Then after} Nf6 23. Nxf6+ (23. Ne7+ Kg7 24. Rc4 Qe8 25. Rc6 (25. b6
Qb5 $132) 25... Nd7 26. Nd5 $140 Bxc3 $1) 23... Qxf6 24. Qe3 Qxf5 25. b6 Rb8
26. g3 $13 {it seems to me that it is rather White who must play carefully to
hold the balance.}) 22... Nf6 23. Ne7+ (23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rxe4 Qxf5 $15) 23...
Kg7 24. Qc7 $6 ({After the correct} 24. Nc6 Qe8 (24... Qc8 $5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 $13
) 25. Qc7 Nd5 26. Qb7 {the position is probably about equal.} Nf6 {[%cal Gd6d5]
} 27. Qc7 Nd5 $11) 24... Qd7 $1 $15 25. Qxd7 (25. g4 $2 Qb5 $1 26. g5 (26. b7
Qxb2 $19) (26. b4 Qd3 27. b7 Qh3 $19) 26... Ng4 27. f6+ Kh8 $19) 25... Nxd7 26.
Nd5 Nf6 (26... Rb8 27. Rxe4 Nxb6 28. Nb4 (28. Rb4 $2 Ra8 $1) 28... Na4 29. f4
Nc5 (29... Bf6 30. Na6 Nc5 31. Nxb8 Nxe4 32. g4 $5 $15) 30. Rc4 Bf6 $15) 27.
Nxf6 Kxf6 28. g4 $2 ({Necessary was} 28. Rxe4 Kxf5 29. Rb4 {and White retains
better chances to escape than in the game:} d5 30. Kf1 Rb8 31. Ke2 Ke6 32. Kd3
Kd7 (32... f6 33. g3) 33. Rh4 Rxb6 34. Rxh7 Ke6 (34... Rxb2 $2 35. Rxf7+ Ke6
36. Rf3 $11) 35. Kc2 $15) 28... d5 $17 {/-+. Now in order to win black central
pawns White must give up his own queenside pawns.} 29. c4 (29. Ra1 Rb8 30. Ra6
Kg5 31. h3 Kf4 32. Kg2 d4 $19) 29... dxc4 30. Rxe4 Rb8 31. Rxc4 Rxb6 32. b4 Bd6
33. Kg2 Ke5 34. h3 h5 $5 35. f3 (35. gxh5 Rxb4 36. Rxb4 Bxb4 37. h6 Kxf5 38. h7
Bc3 $19) 35... Kd5 36. Re4 Bxb4 37. g5 (37. gxh5 Bd6 38. h6 Rb2+ 39. Kf1 Rb8 (
39... Rh2 $2 40. h4) 40. h7 Rh8 41. Rh4 Ke5 42. Rh5 Be7 (42... Kf6 43. Rh6+)
43. Kf2 Kf6 $19) 37... Bd6 38. Re2 h4 39. Re4 Bg3 40. Re7 Bf4 41. Rxf7 Bxg5 $19
{Without rooks the position would have been a draw. The presence of the rooks
changes the evaluation.} 42. f4 (42. Rg7 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 Bf6 44. Rg2 Rb1+ $19)
42... Bxf4 43. Kf3 Bg5 44. Kg4 Bf6 45. Kh5 Ke5 46. Kg6 Rd6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.12"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Brueggemann, Joachim"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb3 {One of the lines which ran out of
fashion in years 2003-2004. In such positions besides good theoretical
knowledge, also good strategical understanding is required.} Re8 (18... Ng6 19.
Nc2 Re8 20. f4 exf3 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qxf3 f4 23. Re1 Qd7 24. Nb4 $1 {[%csl
Ra6]} a5 25. Nc6 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Rb5] Ponomariov-Anand, Mainz (rapid) 2002}) 19.
Nc2 a5 20. a3 Ng6 21. f4 exf3 22. Qxf3 f4 23. Re4 $6 {This attempt to fight
for the e-file only helps Black, who has a more stable square (e5) for his
rook.} (23. Rxe8+ $142 Qxe8 24. Re1 Qd7 $14 {/=}) 23... Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Re5 $1 25.
Ne1 (25. Rfe1 Rae8 26. Rxe5 (26. Nd4 $2 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxd4 29.
Qxd4 Qxd4 30. cxd4 Ne7 $17) 26... Rxe5 27. Rxe5 dxe5 $5 $132 {[%cal Gg6e7,
Ge7c8,Gc8d6]}) 25... Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qe3 $1 27. Bc2 (27. Qxe3 fxe3 $15) 27... b4
$5 {An interesting idea for counterplay, which after White's precise defense
leads to a draw.} (27... Re8 {is good enough. White must take on e3, since
after any retreat of the queen Black takes on e1.}) 28. axb4 axb4 29. Qxb4 Ra1
30. Qe4 Ne5 31. Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Qh4 (32. Qe4 Ng4 33. Qxe3 fxe3 34. g3 e2 35. Rg1
Bh6 $17 {[%cal Gh6e3]}) (32. Bb1 $6 Qc1 $1 (32... Qe2 33. Rg1 (33. Kg1 Ng6 (
33... Qxb2 $17) 34. Nd3 Rxb1 35. Rxb1 Qxd3 $17) 33... Qxb2 (33... Ng6 $2 34.
Nf3 $1) 34. Nf3 Ng4 $44) 33. Qh4 $8 Ke8 34. Bf5 Qxb2 $36 35. Qxf4 $140 $2 Qe2
$19) 32... Bf6 {Black had to see this resource before playing 27...b4, since
White's moves were more or less forced.} 33. Qxf6 Qxe1 (33... Rxe1 $4 34. Qh8+
Ke7 35. Qh4+ $18 {[%cal Gh4e1,Gh4e7]}) 34. Qxd6+ Kg8 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qxe5+ $8
Qxe5 37. Rxa1 Qe2 38. Kg1 $2 (38. Bf5 $2 f3 $1 $19) (38. Ba4 $1 {The only move,
which enables White to hold the position.} f3 (38... Qxb2 39. Rf1) 39. gxf3
Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 $11) 38... Qxc2 39. Rf1 Qd2 40. h3 {In spite of the fact that
White's position looks solid, it is probably lost rather easy. Queenside pawns
don't play any importance.} Kf8 41. Rf3 Ke7 42. b4 Kd6 43. Kh2 Ke5 44. h4 {
Sooner or later White will have to give up his pawns because of the numerous
zugzwang positions.} (44. Kg1 Ke4 45. Kh2 Qxd5 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qe1 {
and he must advance one of the pawns anyway.}) 44... Kf5 45. h5 Kg5 46. Rh3 Kh6
47. Kg1 Qxd5 48. Kh2 Qd6 49. Kg1 Qd1+ 50. Kf2 Qc1 51. Rf3 Kxh5 52. Rh3+ Kg6 53.
Rf3 Kg5 54. Rh3 Kf5 55. Rf3 Ke4 56. Rh3 Kd5 57. Rf3 (57. c4+ {does not save
either. For instance:} Qxc4 58. Rf3 Qxb4 59. Rh3 Ke4 60. Rf3 Qd2+ 61. Kf1 Qd1+
62. Kf2 Qxf3+ 63. gxf3+ Kd3 $19) 57... Kc4 58. Rh3 Kb3 {Without queenside
pawns Black wins by entering a pawn endgame (see the previous comment). But
the presence of the pawns allow Black to enter with the king.} 59. b5 Kc2 (
59... Kc4 {wins too. Black takes the b-pawn and then returns to the plan of
entering with the king via b3.}) 60. b6 Kd2 61. b7 Qe1+ 62. Kf3 Qf1+ 63. Ke4
Qxg2+ 64. Rf3 Ke2 (64... Qg6+ 65. Kxf4 Qb6 $19) 65. b8=Q Qxf3+ 66. Kf5 Qh3+ 67.
Ke4 Qe3+ 68. Kf5 (68. Kf5 f3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 (12... Rb8 13.
h4 g6 14. h5 Bg5 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Qf3 a5 17. g3 b4 18. Bc4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne7
20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qg4 $1 Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rf7 24. O-O $16 {
Korneev-Filippov/Ekaterinburg/1997}) 13. Be2 {Horvath: Nach meiner Meinung
kann Weiß nur mit 13.a4 um Eröffnungsvorteil kämpfen.} (13. a4 {More ambitious
than 13. Be2.} bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 g6 18. O-O f5
19. exf5 gxf5 20. Qh5 Bd7 21. Kh1 $6 Be8 22. Qh3 f4 23. Bd3 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Bxd7
25. Nc4 f3 {0,5:0,5 Hamdouchi-Cherniaev/Cannes/1997}) 13... Ne7 14. Ncb4 (14.
Nce3 {Horvath,T ist auch gefahrlos.}) 14... a5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 Qb7 17.
Qd3 (17. O-O Be6 $11) 17... b4 18. cxb4 axb4 19. Qb3 (19. O-O Be6 20. Rfd1 Ra5
21. Qb3 Bxd5 $11 {Meyers-Kalinitschew/Muenster/1991}) (19. Qg3 {Horvath,T} Bd8
20. O-O Bb6 21. a3 bxa3 22. bxa3 Be6 $10 {Kamsky-Lautier/CBM/47}) 19... Be6 20.
Bc4 (20. O-O $6 {Horvath,T} Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. exd5 $15) 20... Rac8 21. O-O
(21. Qd3 Qc6 22. b3 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxd5 Bd8 $11) (21. h4 $6 Bd8 $15)
21... Qc6 22. Rac1 Bxd5 (22... Bxc1 $2 23. Ne7+ $18) 23. exd5 Qc5 24. Rc2 g6
$15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O f4
15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 {[%cal Ga3c2,Ga2a4] is a different story.}) 15... Kh8 (15...
f5 16. exf5 Bxd5 17. f6 {is known to be unpleasant for Black.}) 16. g3 Rg8 17.
Kh1 Bf8 18. Be2 Rg5 19. Qf3 f5 {This position was played three times by Anand
in 2001. These days following the Indian GM seems to be the easiest and at the
same time a very optimal approach of working on one's opening repertoire.} 20.
exf5 $146 (20. gxf4 {In all games Anand took on f4 with a complicated position,
which would most likely end up into a difficult to asses endgame. Here is the
latest game from that series of Anand:} exf4 21. Nxf4 Bxa2 22. c4 fxe4 23. Qxe4
Qe8 24. Bf3 Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Rc8 26. Ne6 Re5 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Nxf8 b4 29. Nc2
Bxc4 30. Nd4 Rc8 31. Nd7 Bxf1 32. Rxf1 Re4 $11 {Of course evaluating this
endgame as equal sounds strange and rather wrong. Still, it means first of all
that both sides have equal chances in this highly complicated and unclear
endgame. There have been plenty of mistakes later in the game, but in the end
White won, Anand,V-Hernandez,G/Merida 2001 (53)}) 20... Bxf5 (20... Rxf5 21.
Qe4 $14 (21. Nxf4 Qd7 $1)) 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. Qxc6 Rc8 23. Qf3 (23. Qg2 $6 {
[%csl Rg2] The fianchettoed queen doesn't impress much.}) 23... fxg3 24. fxg3
d5 $1 {[%cal Gf8a3,Gf5e4]} 25. Qg2 (25. Rxd5 Be4 $1) 25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 (26.
Rxd5 Bd7 27. Rxg5 Qxg5 28. bxa3 Rxc3 29. Bf3 {is a similar situation - White
is better but Black's chances to draw are much higher.} Kg7 $5) 26... Qe7 {
Black neutralized quite easy opponent's opening preparation. Although White
still formally tries to win, Black should be able to draw without problems -
too many weak pawns in White's camp.} 27. Bf3 (27. Rxd5 $2 Be4) 27... Be4 28.
Qd2 Qg7 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qe3 Re5 31. Kg1 $14 Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Qd4 (33.
Rd7 $5) 33... Qe7 34. Kf2 (34. Rf1 Kg8 {[%cal Ge4e3]} (34... Kg7 $4 35. Rf5))
34... Qf6+ 35. Ke2 Qf3+ 36. Kd2 e3+ 37. Kc1 Qf6 38. Qd8+ Qxd8 39. Rxd8+ Kg7 40.
Kd1 Rf5 41. Ra8 Rf2 42. h4 Rd2+ 43. Ke1 Rxa2 44. Rxa6 Rc2 45. Rc6 h5 (45... Ra2
46. h5 h6 47. Rg6+ Kh7 48. Ra6 Rc2 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. Rc7 Ra2 $11) 46. Rc5 Kg6 (
46... Kg6 47. Rg5+ Kh6 48. Rxb5 Rxc3 49. Rb6+ Kg7 50. a4 Ra3 51. Ra6 Ra2 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Bd7 15. exf5 O-O (15... Nb8 $5 16. Qg4 Kf8 $1 {1-0 Messa,R-Pangrazzi,M/Rome
1982 (34)}) 16. O-O Kh8 (16... e4 17. Re1 (17. a4 $5) 17... Re8 (17... Ne5 $5)
18. a4 Rc8 19. a5 Bxf5 20. Qa4 $1 $36 {1-0 Kuzmin,G-Malakhatko,V/Alushta 1999 
(34)}) (16... Re8 17. Qf3 (17. Qg4 $5) 17... e4 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Qxd6 Be5 {
was good for Black in Karjakin-McShane, Pamplona 2003}) (16... Rb8 17. a4 Re8)
17. a4 f6 $5 $146 {The radical way to prevent White's advance f5-f6.} (17...
Rb8 18. Qf3 (18. b4 f6 19. Qd3 {is the same as 17...f6}) 18... f6 (18... Rg8
19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. Qe4 Qg5 21. Ne3 Rb6 22. b4 $16 {1-0 Lupulescu,C-Milanovic,D/
Korinthos 2004 (29)}) 19. b4 Ne7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Qd5 Rfc8 23.
Ra3 Qd7 $13 {0-1 Nataf,I-Cherniaev,A/Moscow 2004 (58)}) 18. b4 Rb8 (18... Ne7
$2 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nb6 $16) 19. Qd3 (19. Qf3 {transposes to the game
Nataf-Cherniaev, see 17...Rb8.}) 19... Re8 ({A good alternative is} 19... Ne7 {
For instance:} 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Rfd1 Rfc8 (22... Rfd8 23. Qd5
$14) 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rxc3 25. b5 Rb3 $11) 20. Rfd1 $1 (20. Qe4 Ne7 $11)
20... e4 21. Qe2 Qc8 (21... Ne7 $5 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Qxe4 Qc6 $1 $13) 22. Ba6
Qd8 23. Bb5 Qc8 24. Ba6 ({Critical is} 24. a5 $5 {[%cal Gd5b6]}) 24... Qd8 25.
Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6
14. Nce3 Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 Rb8 18. O-O a5 19. Qh5 Qd7 {
Horvath: Eine andere Möglichkeit ist :} (19... Kh8 {Horvath,T} 20. Rad1 f5 $13
{nicht aber} (20... Qd7 $4 21. Nf6 $1 $18)) 20. Qh4 (20. f4 f5 (20... Bxd5 {
Horvath,T} 21. Bxd5 b4 $10) 21. Rad1 e4 22. Rd2 $14 {Horvath P.-Rogozenko/
Budapest/1995} (22. a3 $2 Qb7 23. Ne3 Qa7 24. Rfe1 b4 $17 {Fogarasi-Horvath Cs.
/Budapest/1992})) 20... Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Kh8 (21... b4 $2 22. c4 Kh8 23. Rad1 f5
24. c5 $1 $16 {Czebe-Nemeth/Budapest/1993}) 22. g4 $146 {Trying to prevent
f7-f5.} (22. Rad1 f5 23. Qh3 Qe7 24. Rfe1 e4 25. Re2 Be5 26. f4 exf3 27. Bxf3
Qg5 $11 {Short-Lautier/Linares/1995}) 22... f5 $1 {Otherwise after 23.Be4
White has a huge advantage.} 23. gxf5 (23. g5 {Horvath,T} e4 24. Rae1 Be5 $13 {
Beshukov-Chernyaev/Orel/1992}) 23... Qxf5 24. Be4 Bf6 {Thanks to this tactical
trick Black can hold the balance.} 25. Bxf5 Bxh4 26. Be4 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 37th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 {This line became the
main alternative for Black to the classical 12...0-0 and 12...Rb8. Its theory
has developed very quickly in the past 4-5 years. Carlsen and even Jakovenko
with the black pieces have used it already.} 13. Ncb4 ({Another possibility is
to include the moves h4/Bh6, which has advantages and drawbacks for White.
Here is the most recent example:} 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 (18. Bc4 {offers Black counterplay due to the
weaknesses created on the kingside by the move 13.h4:} Kh8 19. g3 f5 20. exf5
Bxf5 21. O-O Be4 $132) 18... Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4 Kh8 ({
The main alternative is} 21... Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qb6) 22. b5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 24.
O-O ({In the event of} 24. Bc6 {Black has the nice transfer of the bishop to a
better diagonal:} Be3 $1 25. O-O (25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kd1 Qd3+ 27. Ke1 Qe3+ {
is a draw}) 25... Bd4 26. Ra2 f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28. g3 Rbf8 {and thanks to the
pressure on f2 Black has nothing to fear, Grischuk,A (2719)-Illescas Cordoba,M
(2604)/Dresden 2008}) 24... Qxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxb5 26. Ra6 $146 ({In Bacrot,E 
(2705)-Eljanov,P (2720)/Elista 2008 White took another pawn, but it led to the
same result:} 26. Bxf7 g5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Be6 Rb4 29. Bf5 d5 30. Ra5 dxe4 31.
Rxe5 Bf4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Rc8 34. Bf3 Rc1 35. Bd1 Kg7 {and White cannot
unpin the bishop without exchanging the rooks, which leads to a completely
drawish position.}) 26... f6 27. Rxd6 Rc5 28. h5 (28. Rd7 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 {
looks slightly unpleasant for Black, but he simply waits and the position is a
draw.}) 28... Rc7 29. g3 g6 30. Kg2 Kg7 {With the king on g7 (instead of being
cut on h8) Black doesn't have even the slightest problem to achieve a draw.}
31. Kh3 Bc1 32. f4 exf4 33. gxf4 g5 34. fxg5 Bxg5 35. e5 Re7 36. e6 f5 37. Bc6
Kh6 38. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Radjabov,T/Bazna 2009}) 13... O-O 14. a4 bxa4 15.
Qxa4 (15. Rxa4 a5 16. Nxe7+ (16. Bb5 {is a different story here and if Black
wishes, he can force complete equality:} Bd7 17. Nxe7+ (17. Bxd7 axb4 $1) 17...
Bxe7 18. Nc6 (18. Bxd7 axb4 $11) 18... Qe8 19. Qd5 Be6 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Nxe7+
Qxe7 $11) 16... Qxe7 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Nd5 Qe8 19. Ra2 Bd8 20. O-O Rc8 21. Bb3
Rb8 $11 {0-1 Smeets,J (2550)-Carlsen,M (2625)/Wijk aan Zee 2006 (44)}) 15...
Nxd5 (15... a5 16. Bb5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Ra2 Qc8 20. O-O Bd8
21. b4 Kh8 22. Rd2 Qa6 23. b5 $16 {1-0 Kamsky,G (2690)-Carlsen,M (2570)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2005 (31)}) 16. Nxd5 Bd7 (16... a5 17. Bb5 {leads to the above
mentioned game Kamsky-Carlsen, see 15...a5.}) 17. Qc2 {Keeping the queen in
the centre looks like the optimal decision.} (17. Qa2 a5 18. Bd3 (18. Bc4 a4
19. O-O Rb8 20. Rfd1 Kh8 $14 {/=}) 18... Bc6 19. O-O Qb8 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. b3 f5
22. exf5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2799)-Carlsen,M (2733)/Linares 2008}) (17. Qa5 Qb8
18. b4 Bd8 19. Qa2 a5 20. Bc4 Bc6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Berg,E (2586)-Carlsen,M (2690)/
Faaborg 2007 (60)}) 17... a5 18. Bc4 {I believe this is the critical position
of the line 12...Ne7. Although it is very close to equal, in fact White has a
small plus, since he can play on without any major risk. His plan is to
combine pressure on the d-file with play on the queenside (b2-b4, or pressure
on the a-file first). In each case Black still must find a way to arrange
optimally all his pieces (and first of all to find a job for his dark-squared
bishop, which, being on the diagonal c1-h6, can easily be out of any queenside
action).} Rc8 $146 (18... a4 19. O-O Qa5 20. Nb4 (20. Qe2 Qc5 21. Ra3 Kh8 22.
Rfa1 Rac8 23. Rxa4 $5 Bxa4 24. Rxa4 f5 25. Bd3 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. g3 $44 {
1-0 Sjugirov,S (2395)-Gladyszev,O (2485)/Lipetsk 2007 (62)}) 20... Qc5 21. Bd5
Ra7 22. Nd3 Qb6 23. Rfd1 Kh8 24. c4 Qb8 25. Qc3 Rc8 26. c5 $5 (26. Bxf7 Bg4 27.
Bd5 Bxd1 28. Rxd1 $13) 26... Bb5 27. c6 $13 {0-1 Korneev,O (2657)-Jakovenko,D 
(2671)/Pamplona 2006 (67)}) (18... Kh8 19. O-O f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bd3 $14) (
18... Qb8 19. O-O Rc8 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. b3 Be6 22. Ra2 Bd8 23. Rfa1 Kf8 24. h3
Qc6 25. Bb5 Qb7 26. Bc4 Qc6 27. Bb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A (2423)-Shariyazdanov,
A (2594)/St Petersburg 2001}) (18... Bc6 19. O-O Qb8 20. Ra3 Qb7 21. Rfa1 (21.
b3 $5) 21... a4 22. Re1 Ra5 23. Qe2 Bd8 24. Raa1 g6 25. Kh1 Kg7 26. Rad1 a3 27.
b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O (2613)-Cherniaev,A (2504)/Catalan Bay 2003 (45)}) (
18... Rb8 19. Qe2 a4 20. O-O Qc8 21. Nb4 Bd8 22. Rfd1 Bb6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nxb6
Rxb6 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M (2598)-San Segundo Carrillo,P (2536)/Ayamonte
2007}) 19. Qe2 Kh8 20. O-O f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Bd3 $1 Be6 (22... e4 $2 23.
Bxe4 Re8 24. f3 $16) 23. Be4 Rb8 24. Qc2 Bg8 ({Perhaps Black must accept an
inferior position by playing immediately} 24... Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Qb6 26. b3 Qc5
$14 {since now after} 27. Be4 {he has} d5 $1 28. Bxh7 e4 29. Bg6 Rb6 30. Bh5
Bf6 $44 {But instead of 27.Be4 better is 27.Rad1, with advantage for White.})
25. b3 $1 $14 {Jakovenko shows that although Carlsen completed his plan (f7-f5)
, he is still far from complete equality. White is slowly improving, while
Black doesn't have any counterplay. Exchanging on d5 would lose completely
Black's control over the light squares and protecting h7 will involve creating
further weaknesses.} (25. Rfd1 Bxd5 $1 26. Rxd5 ({or} 26. Bxd5 Qb6 $11) 26...
Qb6 $11 {[%csl Rb2,Rf2][%cal Gf8f2,Gg5e3] and Black equalizes in view of the
double attack (Rxf2 followed by Ae3 is also a threat).}) 25... Rb5 26. c4 Rb8
27. Nc3 $2 {Letting it slip away. Jakovenko plans 28.Bd5, but he misses that
Black can avoid the exchange of light-squared bishops.} ({After the correct} 
27. Rfd1 {Black starts to have real problems, since it is not clear what to do.
The queen from d8 cannot move because it must protect the pawn on a5, the
bishop on g8 must protect h7. The rooks and the bishop on g5 don't have any
meaningful moves either. White can play next Rd3 and then either double on the
d-file or play Rh3 or Qc3. In any case after 27.Rfd1 Carlsen's position would
have been quite unpleasant. For instance} Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Qb6 {loses a pawn after
} 29. Rb5 Qd4 30. Rd1) 27... Qb6 $1 {Immediately exploiting the drawback of
White's previous move.} 28. Rab1 h6 $1 29. Bd5 Bh7 {The point. White cannot
exchange the bishops. As the result of 27.Nc3 Black has succeeded in
relocating his queen.} 30. Be4 Bg8 31. g3 (31. Nd5 Qc5 {is a different story
now. The queen is much better placed on c5 than on d8. Additionally, Black has
the plan Bd8-b6, equalizing completely.}) 31... Qc5 32. Kg2 Bd8 {Now the
position is equal.} 33. Rbd1 Qb4 34. Rb1 Bb6 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. Bxd5 Bd4 {
White's only chance to set at least some problems is to place the queen on e4
and the bishop on c2 or d3, but he doesn't have time to achieve a good version
of such a rearrangement.} 37. Be4 Qc3 {Black understandably wants to force the
exchange of queens, but Jakovenko finds a way to avoid it.} (37... Rf6 $11) 38.
Qe2 $1 (38. Qxc3 Bxc3 $11) 38... Rf6 $1 (38... Rxb3 {requres from Black after}
39. Qg4 Rxb1 40. Qg6 {to find some computer-study-like ways to save himself,
which is of course completely unnecessary for him.}) 39. Bd3 Qb4 $1 {A clever
decision. Carlsen realized that the plan with Qc3 led Black nowhere and he
rightly brings the queen back.} (39... Rxb3 $2 40. Rxb3 Qxb3 41. Qe4 g6 42. Rb1
$36) 40. h4 (40. Qe4 Qb7 $11) (40. f3 Qb7 $11) 40... Qb7+ 41. Be4 Qf7 $11 42.
Bd5 Qg6 43. Be4 (43. h5 Qg5 $132 {[%csl Rf2,Rh5][%cal Gb8f8]}) 43... Qf7 44.
Bd5 Qg6 45. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.09"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 {Anand is a perfect guide
for the younger generation. After his win against Van Wely earlier this year,
Motylev, Volokitin and Socko included this line in their repertoire. In my
opinion it represents just a temporary fashion, since Black's position has a
great potential first of all because in this line White is usually losing his
control in the center.} Bb7 (12... f5) (12... O-O) 13. Bd3 (13. cxb5 Bxe4 14.
bxa6 O-O $44) 13... f5 (13... bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17.
O-O-O $13 {Anand-Van Wely, Monaco rapid 2004}) (13... Rg8 $5 {V. Chekhov's
move is rather typical for Sveshnikov Sicilian, where Black is trying to make
full use of the g-file.} 14. Rg1 (14. O-O bxc4 15. Nxc4 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. f3
Rd8 18. Rf2 e4 $1 $17 {0-1 Kupreichik,V-Chekhov,V/Minsk 1976 (37)}) (14. cxb5
Rxg2 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Kf1 (16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Rc6 $13 {1-0 Kharlov,
A-Khairullin,I/Tomsk 2004 (43)}) 16... Rg6 17. Qa4+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {
1/2-1/2 Kozirev,A-Zezulkin,J/Podolsk 1990}) 14... bxc4 15. Nxc4 d5 16. exd5
Qxd5 17. Qa4+ Kf8 {was good for Black in Motylev,A-Shirov,A/Bastia 2004. The
inclusion of moves Rg8 and Rg1 favours Black.}) 14. exf5 Rg8 (14... e4 $6 15.
Bxe4 (15. Be2) (15. Bc2) 15... Bxe4 16. Qd4 Qa5+ 17. Ke2 Bxg2 18. Qxh8+ Kd7 19.
Qf6 Bxh1 20. Rxh1 Qb4 21. Rb1 $16) 15. Rg1 (15. cxb5 Rxg2 16. bxa6 Qb6 $1 17.
Qd2 Bxa6 18. Nc4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Rg4 $17 {0-1 Volokitin,A-Shomoev,A/Sochi 2004 
(50)}) 15... e4 16. Bc2 (16. Be2 $2 Nxf5 17. cxb5 $2 e3 $17 18. fxe3 Qh4+ 19.
Kd2 Qb4+ $19) 16... b4 (16... Nxf5 17. Qd2 $1 (17. cxb5 Qh4 $5 $36 {[%cal
Ge4e3]} ({or} 17... Qa5+ 18. Qd2 axb5)) 17... bxc4 (17... Nh4 18. O-O-O $14)
18. Nxc4 Rc8 $13 (18... d5 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. O-O-O $13)) 17. Ba4+ Kf8 18. Nc2 Qa5
{'?'} (18... a5 19. Qh5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf5f6,Gh5h6]}) (18... Nxf5 19. Qd2 (19.
Nxb4 $2 Qh4 $36) 19... a5 20. O-O-O $14 {/+/-} (20. Nd4 $14)) 19. Qxd6 Qxa4 {
'?'} (19... b3+ $8 20. Qb4 (20. Nb4 Rd8 21. Qh6+ Rg7 22. f6 Qxb4+ 23. Kf1 Qxc4+
24. Ke1 Qb4+ 25. Kf1 $11) 20... Qxb4+ 21. Nxb4 $16) (19... Rd8 20. Qh6+ Rg7 21.
f6 $18) 20. f6 {'+-'} Re8 21. fxe7+ Rxe7 22. O-O-O e3 23. Nxe3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.08"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 f5 (12... O-O $5 13. cxb5
f5 $44) 13. exf5 (13. cxb5 $6 fxe4 14. Nc4 (14. Qa4 O-O 15. Qxe4 Qa5+ $17 {
0-1 Hoffman,P-Jakovenko,D/playchess.com Internet 2004 (38)}) 14... Nf5 15. Qd5
Be6 16. Qc6+ Kf8 17. Qxe4 Nd4 18. Bd3 f5 $17 {/-+ 0-1 Vieten,S-Sutovsky,E/
Groningen 1993 (28)}) (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nxf5 (13... bxc4 14. f6 Nf5 15. Nxc4
Qxf6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxa6 Rb8 19. O-O Nd4 $13 {0-1 Zak,
U-Sutovsky,E/Groningen 1994 (38)}) 14. cxb5 (14. Bd3 Nd4 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5
Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Nxb5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. b4 Ra3 20. Bxb5+ Bd7 $44 {0-1 Digesh,
S-Deepan Chakkravarthy,J/Chennai 2004 (48)}) 14... O-O (14... Nd4 15. Rc1 O-O
16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 Qxa6 19. Nc2 $13 Ne6 20. Nb4 Qb5 21. a3
Rac8 22. Rd1 Nf4 23. f3 Rfd8 24. g3 Ne6 25. Kf2 d5 26. Rhe1 e4 27. Qe2 Qc5+ 28.
Qe3 f5 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. g4 $16 {1-0 Socko,B-Parligras,M/Mallorca 2004 (67)})
15. bxa6 (15. Bd3 Nh4 16. g3 $4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Bh3+ 18. Kg1 Qe1+ $1 {0-1
Wittenberg,R-Hilgendorff,J/Germany 1993}) 15... Bxa6 16. Bxa6 (16. Bc4 Bxc4 17.
Nxc4 d5 18. Qg4+ Ng7 19. Rd1 f5 (19... Rxa2 20. O-O f5 (20... Ra4 21. b3 Rb4
22. Rd3 f6 23. Rfd1 d4 24. f4 $36) 21. Qg3 $13) 20. Qf3 (20. Qg3 Qc7 21. Nxe5
f4 $17) 20... e4 21. Qb3 (21. Qf4 Rxa2 22. O-O d4 $17) 21... Rb8 22. Qa3 f4 $44
) (16. Nc2 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 d5 $5 $44) (16. Qg4+ Ng7 17. Nc2 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 d5 $44)
16... Qa5+ 17. Qd2 (17. Kf1 Qxa6+ 18. Kg1 Nd4 19. h4 Rfb8 $5 20. Rb1 Qc6 21.
Rh3 Kh8 $44) 17... Qxa6 18. h4 (18. Nc2 Kh8 $5 $44) 18... Kh8 19. Qg5 Nd4 (
19... Ng7 $5 20. Rh3 Rg8 21. Qf6 $13) 20. Qf6+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15.
Bb5 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nb4 Bg4 ({A reasonable alternative is} 17... Bh3)
18. Qa1 ({The endgame after} 18. Nd5 Bxd1 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. Kxd1 Rab8 21. c4
Bd8 {is equal, Van den Doel,E-Nedev,T/Plovdiv 2003.}) 18... Qb7 $5 $146 {
Van der Wiel is trying to use the fact that White didn't castle yet. The idea
is correct, but he fails to find the right continuation later.} (18... Qc7 19.
Nd5 (19. O-O $5 Be6 $1 20. Bd3 $13) 19... Qb7 20. Bc4 $1 (20. c4 {is not a
problem for Black:} Be6 21. Qa3 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qc7 23. h4 Bd8 24. Qe3 Qb6 25.
Qd2 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Makarczuk,J-Fischer,R/IECC email 2000 (31)}) 20... Bd7 (
20... Rfb8 21. b3 Bd7 22. Ra3 $14 {/~~}) 21. Ra2 Rfc8 22. b3 a4 $132) (18...
Rfc8 $5 19. Nd5 Qb7 20. c4 Be6 21. Qa3 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qc7 23. h4 (23. O-O Bd2)
23... Bd8 $13) 19. Bc6 Qb6 20. Bxa8 Bd2+ $2 {This was the idea of 18...Qb7.
Unfortunately for Black, White has a simple refutation.} (20... Qb5 $1 $11) 21.
Kf1 $1 (21. Kxd2 $2 Qxf2+ 22. Kc1 axb4 $44 {[%csl Rc1,Rh1][%cal Gf2g2] Here
Black has compensation thanks to lack of coordonation between white pieces.})
21... Qb5+ (21... Rxa8 22. Nd5 Qb5+ 23. Kg1 {- 21...Qb5+.}) 22. Kg1 Rxa8 23.
Nd5 $16 {[%cal Gd5c7] Black is not able to create anything, since White
quickly hides the king on h2. Moreover, for the moment Black must defend
against 24.Nc7.} Bd7 24. Ra2 Qb3 25. h3 a4 (25... Be6 26. Rxa5) 26. Kh2 Rb8 27.
Rd1 Bg5 28. Kg1 h5 29. Nb4 $18 {The game is practically over.} Rb6 30. Qb1 Bb5
31. Ra3 Qc4 32. Nd5 Rc6 33. b3 axb3 34. Rxb3 Ba6 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Nb4 Rc8 37.
Nxa6 Qxa6 38. Rxc8 Qxc8 39. Qd3 Be7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c3 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Nc2 f4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Qg5 18. f3 Bf6 (18... Re8 {[%cal Ge8e6]} 19.
Bc4 $1 Bf8 20. Bd5 Ra7 21. Nb4 $16 {1-0 Prediger,R-Muharemagic,A/Bayern 1997 
(63)}) 19. Nb4 (19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Rf2 (20. Qxd6 $142 {after which Kasparov gives
the following variations:} Rg8 21. Ne1 Bh3 22. Qd2 Rad8 23. Qf2 $1 (23. Qe2 $2
Rd1 $1 24. Bxf7 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxg2 26. Qf2 Rg7 27. Be6 Bxf3+ 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29.
Qxg2 Bxg2+ 30. Ke2 f3+ $19) 23... Rd1 24. Kh1 $1 $13 (24. Rxa6 $6 Rxe1 25. Rxe1
Bxg2 26. h4 Qh5 27. Qxg2 Qxf3 28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $40 29. Rxf6 $6 Qg3+ 30. Kf1 f3
31. Re3 Qh3+ 32. Kf2 Qxh4+ $17)) 20... Be7 21. Nb4 d5 $1 22. Bxd5 Bc5 23. Bxa8
Rg8 $1 $19 {0-1 Polgar,J-Kasparov,G/Praha (rapid-m/1) 2002 (45)}) 19... Kh8 {
'N!' Another natural move proves to be a strong novelty. I believe White's
position is not that bad, but the problem is that every mistake can be fatal
for him. Just like J.Polgar, Goloshchapov makes a step in the wrong direction
very quick.} (19... a5 20. Nd5 (20. Nc6 Bd7 21. Bb5 Rab8 $1 22. Qe2 Rb6 23.
Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Bxd7 Rfb8 25. Ra2 Bd8 $11) 20... Bd8 21. b4 Kh8 (21... Be6 22.
Bc4 Kh8 23. Qd2 Rg8 24. Rfa1 Rc8 {Lekic,D-Antic,D/Ikaria 2002} 25. Ba6 $1 Rc6
26. Bf1 axb4 27. cxb4 $14 {Antic D.}) 22. bxa5 Rg8 $40 23. Rf2 Be6 24. Qa1 Qh5
25. Qd1 Rg6 26. Bf1 Rxa5 27. Rxa5 Bxa5 28. Ra2 Bb6+ 29. Nxb6 Bxa2 30. c4 Qg5 $2
31. Qa4 f5 32. Qxa2 fxe4 33. Qa8+ Rg8 34. Qxe4 h5 35. c5 $18 {1-0 Sprenger,
J-Kley,T/Germany 1999 (41)}) 20. Bxa6 ({Possibly already here White should
think about safety and abandon his ambitious materialistic intentions.} 20. Nd5
Rg8 21. Rf2 $13) 20... Rg8 21. Rf2 Bd8 22. Bxc8 (22. Kh1 $8 Bb6 23. Re2 $1 {
White must keep control over square e1 in order to free the queen (thus
unpinning the bishop a6) after Black's Qh4. This far from obvious defensive
plan represents the only way to hold the position for White.  After 23.Re2
Black does not have a quick way to achieve advantage, but he has lots of
attractive continuations to get a nice compensation and keep all attacking
prospects.  From the opening point of view the conclusion is that White must
be looking for imporovements before taking the pawn on a6.} (23. Rd2 Qh4 $1 (
23... Bh3 24. Bf1 Rxa4 25. Qxa4 Qh4 26. Nd3 Be3 $44) 24. Ra1 (24. Bb5 Rxa4 25.
Bxa4 Rg6 $19) 24... Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Nxa6 Rg6 {threatening ...Qxh2+
followed by Qh6 mate} 27. h3 d5 $1 28. exd5 (28. Rxd5 Rxg2 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30.
Kxg2 Qg3+ 31. Kf1 Qf2#) 28... e4 $1 (28... Be3 $19) 29. fxe4 f3 $19) (23. Rc2
Qh4 $1 24. Ra1 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Nxa6 Rg6 27. h3 d5 28. exd5 e4 $19) 23...
Bh3 (23... Qh4 $6 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. Qe1 Qh5 26. Nd5 Bc5 27. b4) (23... Rg6 $6
24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Nd5) (23... Be6 $5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Qh5 $44 {[%cal
Gh5f3]}) 24. Qf1 Be6 $5 (24... Rg6 25. Nd5 Rag8 26. Nxb6 Bxg2+ 27. Rxg2 Qxg2+
28. Qxg2 Rxg2 29. Ra1 Rxb2 30. Nc4 (30. Nd5 Rgg2 31. Bf1 Rxh2+ 32. Kg1 Rhf2 $36
) 30... Rc2 31. Nxd6 Rgg2 32. Bf1 Rxh2+ 33. Kg1 Rh5 $13) 25. Nd5 (25. Ra1 Rg6
$40) (25. Bb5 Rxa4 26. Bxa4 Bc4 $17) 25... Bxd5 26. exd5 Rg6 (26... Qh5 $5 27.
Bb5 Rxa4 28. Bxa4 f5 $44) 27. Bb5 (27. b3 $2 Qh5 28. h3 Rag8 29. Ra1 (29. Bb5
Rxg2 $19) 29... f5 30. Bd3 Rg3 $19) 27... Rag8 (27... Rxa4 28. Bxa4 Be3 $44) (
27... Rd8 $5 $44 {[%csl Rd7]}) 28. Bd7 Be3 $44) 22... Bb6 23. Bg4 (23. Bh3 Rxa4
24. Qxa4 Qh4 25. Qc2 Ra8 26. Kf1 Ra1+ $19) (23. Kh1 Rxa4 24. Qxa4 Bxf2 25. Bh3
f5 $5 26. exf5 e4 27. Qd1 (27. fxe4 f3 $19) 27... e3 $19) 23... Rxa4 24. Qxa4
h5 25. h3 (25. Qd7 hxg4 26. Qxg4 Qh6 $5 (26... Qxg4 27. fxg4 Rxg4 $17) 27. Qf5
Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qh4+ 29. Kf1 Qxh2 30. Qh3+ Qxh3 31. gxh3 Rg3 $19) 25... hxg4 26.
hxg4 Bxf2+ (26... Qh4 27. Nd3 Kg7 28. Kf1 (28. Qc6 Rh8 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qb1
31. Qxb6 Qc2+ 32. Ke1 Qxd3 33. Rf1 Ra8 34. Kf2 Ra6 $19 {[%cal Gd3e3]}) 28...
Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Bxf2 30. Kxf2 Qb1 $19 {[%cal Gg8h8,Gh8h1]}) 27. Kxf2 Qh4+ 28. Kf1
Kg7 (28... f5 29. exf5 e4 $19) 29. Qa7 {'-/+'} Rh8 (29... Qh1+ 30. Qg1 $17) 30.
Nd3 Qg3 31. Kg1 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Qg1 Kf6 34. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 35. Ke2 Rb1 36. c4
Ke6 37. g5 {'?!'} (37. Kd2 $17 Rg1 38. Ne1 $17) 37... Rh1 {'-+'} 38. b4 Rh5 39.
Kf2 Rxg5 40. Nc1 Rg8 41. Nd3 Ra8 42. c5 Ra2+ 43. Kf1 Rd2 44. Nf2 dxc5 45. bxc5
f6 46. Ng4 Rc2 47. Nh6 Rxc5 48. Kf2 Rc2+ 49. Kg1 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 Rc7 51. Kg1 Rh7
52. Nf5 Kd7 53. g3 Kc6 54. gxf4 exf4 55. Nd4+ Kd6 56. Kg2 Rh5 57. Ne2 Ke5 58.
Kg1 Rh8 59. Kg2 Rc8 60. Kf2 Rc4 61. Kf1 f5 62. exf5 Kxf5 63. Kg2 Kg5 64. Kh3
Kh5 65. Ng1 Rc3 66. Kg2 Kh4 67. Kf2 Rc2+ 1-0

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "Ishkanov, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. a4 O-O
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3 (17. Bxb5 $2 Nd4 $17) (17. Nc7 Qa2 18.
Bxb5 Qxb2 19. O-O Bb3 20. Qxd6 $11) 17... Qb7 (17... Nd4 $11) 18. g4 $1 {
The only way to set some problems for Black, implemented by G.Kasparov in year
2000.} b4 ({Safer is the main continuation} 18... Ne7 {For instance:} 19. Bg2
Nxd5 20. Bxd5 (20. Nxd5 $2 Qd7 21. Ne3 Bh6 $15 {0-1 Valent,P (2089)-Horvath,P 
(2431)/St Veit 2000 (56)}) 20... Qd7 (20... Qe7 21. h4 Rc8 22. g5 Rc5 23. Be4
d5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 e4 26. Ke2 (26. Qd2 {(!, Leko)} Qe5 (26... b4 27. c4
Ra5 28. O-O Ra2 29. Qf4 Rxb2 30. Ra1 $36 {1-0 Sakai,K (1910)-Fricot,F (1939)/
IECG email 2001 (39)}) 27. Bb3 Qc7 28. O-O Rf5 {(+/=, Leko)} 29. Ra1 Bf8 30.
Ra8 Rf4 31. h5 Rh4 32. Kf1 Rxh5 33. Re8 b4 34. Rxe4 bxc3 35. bxc3 Rh3 36. Re3
Rxe3 37. Qxe3 Qc5 38. Qf4 Qb5+ 39. Bc4 Qb1+ 40. Kg2 Qg6 {1/2-1/2 Sakai,
K-Sergel,C (2511)/ICCF Email 2001}) 26... Qe5 27. Bb3 Qc7 28. Qg1 b4 29. g6
hxg6 30. Qxg6 Kf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G (2851)-Leko,P (2725)/Wijk aan Zee
2000 (34)}) 21. h3 (21. Rg1 Rc8 22. Qd3 Rc5 23. Be4 d5 24. Bxh7+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2
Gill,D (2450)-Valeinis,J/Corr 2000 (25)}) 21... Kh8 22. Rg1 Rc8 23. Ke2 Rc5 24.
Qd3 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dominguez,L (2612)-Zambrana,O (2472)/Havana
2004 (31)}) 19. Bg2 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qb5 (20... Ra8 21. O-O Qb8 22. g5 Kh8 23. Be4
$16 {1-0 Makarczuk,J (2135)-Necula,I (2198)/IECC email 2001 (33)}) ({Knowing
the fate of dark-squared bishop from the present game one can recommend to sac
the pawn at once} 20... e4 {even if after} 21. Bxe4 {Black does not have
sufficient compensation.}) 21. Be4 Rb8 ({Although Black achieved a draw with
the sharp} 21... Nd4 {such a move requires a lot of analysis and home
preparation:} 22. f3 ({A possible improvement for White is} 22. g5 $5 Bxd5 $140
$2 (22... Rb8 23. h4 {and White has a clear plan - to push the h-pawn to h6
with many attacking ideas} (23. Nf6+ $5)) 23. Nxd5 Ne6 24. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 25.
Qh5+ Kg8 26. Ne7#) (22. cxd4 exd4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 $44) 22... Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Ne6 24.
Kf2 Nf4 25. Nxf4 {1/2-1/2 Leko-Lautier, Dubai 2002}) 22. g5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qc4
24. Qe2 $1 Qxe2+ $2 {This is just bad. Ok, White enters a better endgame, but
why help him to improve his king's position?} (24... Na5 25. Qxc4 Nxc4 26. Ke2
Rb2+ 27. Kd3 Nb6 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29. Ra1 Rb2 $16) 25. Kxe2 Rb2+ 26. Ke3 $16 {/+-}
Na5 (26... h6 27. h4 hxg5 28. hxg5 $16 Na5 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nf5 $18 {[%cal
Gh1h7]}) 27. Ra1 Rb5 28. Ra4 $1 {[%csl Rg7] Black's position is difficult due
to the fact that his bishop is completely out of play.} Bf8 29. Rb4 $1 $18 Rc5
(29... Rxb4 30. cxb4 $18 {The b-pawn easily decides}) 30. Rb8 Kg7 31. h4 {
An amazing triumph of White's opening strategy in endgame. Black is helpless.}
Nc6 32. Re8 Na7 33. Ra8 {White obviously wants to keep his active rook.} ({
However, it is curious that even without rooks Black's position looks very bad:
} 33. h5 Rc8 34. h6+ Kh8 (34... Kg8 35. Ne7+) 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. f4 exf4+ 37.
Kxf4 Ne7 (37... Be7 38. Bf5 $18) 38. Nf6 Ng8 39. Ne8 Be7 40. Kf5 {and White
wins.}) 33... Nc8 34. Kd3 Ne7 35. Nf6 d5 36. Bh1 (36. Bxh7 $18 {[%cal Gh4h5,
Gh5h6]}) 36... e4+ 37. Kd2 Nc8 38. Bg2 Bd6 $2 {Loses at once} ({More stubborn
was} 38... Nb6 {although after} 39. Rd8 {followed by the march of the h-pawn
White is winning anyway.}) 39. Bh3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Ne7 {Lately
Black players preferred to avoid the arising dangerous positions after this
move, although with a good theoretical preparation they are quite playable.}
14. Nxf6+ {Kasparov's novelty is the only way for White to create problems for
Black.} (14. Nce3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Be7 $5 $11 {[%cal Gc8e6,Yd8d7,Re7d8]}) 14...
gxf6 15. Qd2 (15. Bd3 {is another main continuation:} d5 (15... f5 16. exf5 $14
) 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5 f5 (18... e4 19. Bc2 b4 20. c4 $16 {
Kasparov-Lautier, Moscow 1994})) 15... f5 (15... Bb7 16. Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5
18. O-O-O e4 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Qh6 Qe6 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rh3 (22. g4 $1 Kh8 23.
Nf5 Nxf5 24. gxf5 Rfd8 $1 25. Bh5 e3 26. Rhg1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8
29. Qxe3 $14 {Kasparov}) 22... Kh8 23. Bg4 Rg8 $13 {Kasparov-Kramnik, Novgorod
1994}) 16. Qg5+ Kh8 (16... Ng6 17. exf5 Qxg5 18. hxg5 Bxf5 19. Nb4 $16) 17.
Qf6+ Kg8 18. O-O-O (18. Rd1 Rb6 19. h5 fxe4 20. Rh4 d5 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qxe5+
f6 23. Qh2 {1-0 Grazinys,V-Lukin,V/IECG email 1999 (42)} b4 $1 $132 24. cxb4
Qe8 25. a3 Nf5 26. Rf4 Qe5 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re1]}) 18... Be6 (18... Ng6 $6 19.
Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 fxe4 21. Nb4 $16) 19. Bd3 Nc6 20. Qh6 (20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.
exf5 Bxa2 $132 {[%cal Gd6d5,Gb5b4]}) 20... f4 (20... Bxa2 $2 21. Ne3 $16) 21.
g3 (21. f3 Kh8 $1 22. g3 $140 $2 (22. Bxb5 $1 Rxb5 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qf6+ Kg8
25. Qg5+ Kh8 $11) 22... fxg3 23. Rhg1 Rg8) 21... f3 22. Qg5+ (22. Ne3 $5) (22.
Ne1 $5 b4 $140 (22... f6 $1 $13) (22... Bxa2 23. Bb1 {[%cal Gd1d6]}) 23. Nxf3
f6 (23... bxc3 24. Ng5 cxb2+ 25. Kd2 $8 Qa5+ 26. Ke3 Qc5+ 27. Kf3 Nd4+ 28. Kg2
Rfc8 29. Nxh7 $18) 24. Ng5 $1 Qe7 (24... fxg5 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. hxg5 Qxg5+ 27.
f4 exf4 28. e5 fxg3+ 29. Kb1 h5 30. Rdg1 Rf3 31. Be4 $18) 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. b3
$36 {[%cal Gd3c4]}) 22... Kh8 (22... Qxg5+ $2 23. hxg5 Bxa2 24. Rh6 $16) 23.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. b3 a5 25. Kb2 b4 26. c4 Kg7 27. Bf1 (27. Rde1 a4 28. Re3 Bg4 $11
) 27... a4 28. Bh3 Ra8 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rd3 Ra6 31. Rxf3 (31. Rhd1 Rda8 32.
Rxd6 axb3 33. axb3 Ra2+ 34. Kc1 Nd4 $132) 31... Rda8 32. Ra1 axb3 33. axb3 Rxa1
34. Nxa1 Nd4 35. Rd3 Kf6 36. Nc2 (36. Rd2 $2 {(preparing Nc2) runs into} Rxa1
37. Kxa1 ({or} 37. Rxd4 exd4 38. Kxa1 Ke5 39. f3 d3 40. Kb2 Kd4 $19) 37...
Nxb3+ $19) (36. h5 Ke7 37. f4 Rf8 $11) 36... Nxc2 37. Rf3+ Ke7 38. Kxc2 Ra2+
39. Kd1 Ra1+ 40. Ke2 Ra2+ 41. Kf1 h5 $1 $11 42. Rd3 (42. Kg2 Rc2 43. Re3 Rc3 (
43... Rd2 $5) 44. Kf3 Rc2 45. Rd3 Rc1 46. Ke2 Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Rc1 48. Kd2 Rf1 49.
Ke2 Rc1 $11) 42... Rc2 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Re3 Rc2 45. Kf3 Rd2 (45... Rc1 46. Ke2 (
46. Rd3 Re1 $11) 46... Rc2+ 47. Ke1 Rc1+ 48. Kd2 Ra1 49. Re2 Ra3 50. Kc2 Ra2+
51. Kd3 Ra3 52. Rb2 Ra1 53. Ke2 Rc1 $11) 46. Kg2 Rc2 47. Rd3 Rc3 48. Rf3 Rc1
49. Kh2 Rf1 50. Kg2 Rc1 51. Re3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zilberstein, Dmitry"]
[Black "Lakdawala, Cyrus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 h6 7. Nd6+ (7. Nd5
Nxd5 8. exd5 a6 9. dxc6 axb5 10. cxd7+ Bxd7 11. Bd3 Bc6 12. O-O Qd5 13. Qg4 h5
$14 {/=}) (7. Bc4 $5 {This is not a bad alternative to the main game.} a6 (7...
d6 $6 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 $16) 8. Nd6+ Bxd6 9. Qxd6 Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. O-O
d6 12. Nd5+ Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb8 $6 14. f4 Nd7 15. a4 f6 16. Ra3 $16 {1-0
Khachian,M-Lakdawala,C/Costa Mesa 2003 (29)}) 7... Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 9. Nb5 (9.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. Be3 d6 11. f3 Be6 12. O-O-O $14) 9... Rb8 $1 (9... Qxd6 10.
Nxd6+ Ke7 11. Nf5+ Kd8 12. Be3 $1 $16) 10. Qxe7+ (10. Be3 Nxe4 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7
12. f3 a6 13. fxe4 axb5 14. Bxb5 d6 {also doesn't bring White anything special.
}) 10... Kxe7 11. b3 Nxe4 $1 (11... d6 12. Ba3 Rd8 (12... Nxe4) 13. O-O-O Ne8
$2 (13... Nxe4 $142) 14. c4 Be6 15. Bd3 Rbc8 16. Kb2 a6 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Rhe1
Nd7 19. Nd5+ Bxd5 20. exd5 Ncb8 21. f4 $16 {1-0 Schmaltz,R-Gunnarsson,J/
Reykjavik 2004 (41)}) 12. Ba3+ (12. f3 Nc5 13. Ba3 b6 $1) 12... d6 13. O-O-O (
13. f3 a6 (13... Nc5 14. O-O-O) 14. fxe4 axb5 15. Bxb5 Ra8 $11) 13... Rd8 14.
f3 a6 {The only move, but enough to hold the balance.} (14... Nc5 $4 15. Rxd6
$18) 15. fxe4 axb5 16. Bxb5 Ra8 17. Kb2 Bg4 18. Rd2 Ra5 19. c4 (19. Rd5 Nd4 20.
Bc4 $13) 19... Nd4 20. Bb4 Raa8 21. a4 b6 22. Bc3 Ne6 (22... Nxb5 23. axb5 Bh5
$11) 23. h3 {White should have refrained from this advance, since such an
inclusion (h3 Bh5) favors rather Black, who can later attack pawn e4 with the
bishop from g6.} Bh5 24. b4 $2 ({White's main problems is his weak e4-pawn,
therefore it made sense to transfer the bishop to d5:} 24. Bc6 Rac8 25. Bb7 $5
Rc7 26. Bd5 $14 {[%cal Ga4a5] /=}) 24... f6 (24... Ng5 $2 25. Bc6 Ra7 26. Kb3
Bg6 27. Re1 $16) 25. Kb3 (25. a5 bxa5 26. bxa5 Nc5 27. Re1 Bg6 $17) 25... Rac8
$1 {[%csl Rb5] Black prevents the maneuver Bc6-d5, which would have secures
White from any problems.} 26. Bb2 $6 (26. Re1) 26... Rc7 27. Re1 Bf7 28. Re3 h5
29. Ka3 $2 (29. h4 {was necessary. Even the ugly-looking 29.g3 is better than
the game continuation.}) 29... h4 {[%cal Gg7g6,Gf6f5]} 30. a5 {This late
attempt for activity only creates new weaknesses, but White already lacks a
constructuve defensive plan anyway.} bxa5 31. bxa5 Nc5 32. Bc3 Ra8 33. Bb4 Be6
$17 {[%csl Ra5,Rc4,Re4,Rg2,Rh3,Gh4] A complete strategical disaster for White.}
34. Kb2 Rb8 35. Ka3 Bd7 36. Bxd7 Kxd7 37. Rd5 Ra7 38. Re1 Ra6 39. Re3 Ke6 40.
Re1 g6 41. Re2 f5 42. exf5+ gxf5 $19 43. Rb2 f4 44. Be1 Rg8 45. Re2 Ra7 46. Ka2
Rc8 47. Rd4 Nb7 48. Rxf4 Nxa5 49. Bf2 Rb7 50. Rxh4 Ra8 51. Rh6+ Kf5 52. g4+ Kf4
53. Ka1 Kf3 54. Rc2 (54. Ra2 Nb3+ 55. Kb2 Nd2+ $19) 54... Nxc4+ 55. Ra2 Rxa2+
56. Kxa2 Kxf2 57. g5 e4 58. Rf6+ Kg3 59. g6 Rg7 60. Kb3 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]
[Black "Deepan Chakkravarthy, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qh5 {
Thanks to Anand's efforts this line became one of the most popular weapons for
White players against Sveshnikov Sicilian.} f4 15. Rfd1 (15. Nc2 f5) 15... Rb8
16. Nc2 Qd7 17. h3 ({Another very new attempt to fight for advantage is} 17.
Qh4 f5 18. Ncb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Bf6 20. Qh5 a5 21. exf5 Bf7 22. Qh6 Bg7 23. Qh4
axb4 24. f6 Bg6 25. fxg7 Qxg7 (25... Kxg7 26. cxb4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Van
Wely,L/Monte Carlo 2004 (48)}) 26. Bxg6 Qxg6 27. cxb4 Rb7 28. f3 Rg7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 2004 (40)}) 17... f5 (17... a5
18. Na3 $1 b4 (18... Na7 19. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Ganguly,S-Ramesh,R/Calicut 2003 (44)}
) 19. Nb5 bxc3 20. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Cap d'Agde 2003 (46)}) 18.
Ncb4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 a5 20. exf5 Bxf5 {Shirov's move is somewhat
overoptimistical, as Alexey himself recognized in comments to his game versus
Hracek.} (20... Bf7 21. Qh4 axb4 22. f6 Bg6 23. fxg7 Qxg7 {is very similar to
the game Vallejo Pons-Van Wely, Monte Carlo 2004, mentioned above. The
difference is that White has here the pawn on h3 instead of h2. In both cases
it seems that Black has reasonable chances. In fact, apparently all this was
played in a correspondence game many years ago!} 24. Bxg6 Qxg6 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26.
hxg4 bxc3 27. Rxd6 cxb2 28. Rb1 Rfd8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxb2 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd5
32. f3 {1/2-1/2 Hawley,M-Kolenbrander,J/EU-chT1 corr7281 (32)}) 21. Nc6 Rbe8
22. Bxb5 Qc7 23. Qf3 $1 {After this improvement Black has difficulties to
prove complete compensation for the pawn.} (23. Nxa5 Rb8 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. b4
Bg6 26. Qg4 e4 27. Rac1 f3 $36 {0-1 Hracek,Z-Shirov,A/Bremen 2003 (40)}) 23...
Kh8 24. Qd5 Re6 25. Bd3 $1 $146 {In fact only this move is a novelty. Earlier
this year another Indian GM, Surya Ganguly was the first one who played 23.Qf3,
but he went wrong here.} (25. Be2 Rg6 26. Bh5 Rh6 27. Bf3 e4 $1 28. Nd4 (28.
Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 d5 {[%csl Rc6]}) 28... exf3 29. Nxf5 Rh5 30. Qxd6 Qf7 31. g4
fxg3 32. Nxg3 Be5 33. Qd7 Bxg3 34. Qxf7 Rxf7 35. fxg3 Rxh3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Ganguly,S-Harika,D/Mumbai 2004 (49)}) 25... e4 (25... Bxd3 $2 26. Qxe6 $18) (
25... Rg6 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Nxa5 $16) 26. Bc2 $14 {[%csl Rd6,Re4][%cal Gc6d4]}
Qd7 $6 {White's main task is to exchange pieces. Best of all would be to trade
off the queens and this happened in the game. Black keeps some chances to save
the game, but it is only White who plays for a win in endgame. For these
reasons I believe 26...Qd7 is a mistake.} (26... Ree8 27. Nd4 (27. Re1 Qb7 $132
) 27... Re5 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Nxc6 Rb5 {is similar to the game}) ({Black should
have tried to look for complications in variations like} 26... f3 $1 27. Nd4 (
27. g4 Rg6 $1 $40 28. Bxe4 $140 $2 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 d5 {[%csl Rc6]}) (27. gxf3
Bxh3 28. Bxe4 Be5 $19 {[%cal Gc7g7]}) 27... Re5 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Nxc6 Rb5 {
and Black has an extra tempo comparing to the game.}) 27. Nd4 Re5 28. Qc6 Qxc6
29. Nxc6 Rb5 30. Rab1 $16 f3 (30... e3 31. Bxf5 Rfxf5 32. Kf1 $16) 31. Nd4 Bxd4
32. Rxd4 Rg8 33. g3 e3 {The only chance is to try a rook endgame. White must
be accurate with opponent's pawn on e2.} 34. Bxf5 Rxf5 35. g4 (35. Rxd6 $4 e2
36. Kh2 (36. Re1 Rxg3+ $1 $19) 36... Rff8 $132 {[%cal Gf8c8]} (36... Rgg5 37.
c4)) (35. Kf1 $5) 35... e2 36. Kh2 Rb5 37. b3 a4 38. b4 $1 (38. Rxa4 $4 Rd5 39.
Rd4 Rxd4 40. cxd4 Re8 41. Re1 Re3 $1 $19 {[%cal Ge3d3,Gd3d1]}) 38... Re5 39.
Re1 Re3 (39... Re6 40. Rf4 $19) (39... Rf8 40. Rd3 $1 (40. Kg3 Re3 $1) (40.
Rxd6 Re3 $1) 40... Re6 41. Kg3 Ref6 42. c4 $18 {[%cal Gc4c5]}) 40. fxe3 $1 f2
41. Rdd1 $1 $18 exd1=Q 42. Rxd1 Re8 43. Kg2 Rxe3 44. Rxd6 Rxc3 45. b5 Rc1 (
45... Rc2 46. b6 Rb2 47. a3 Kg7 48. g5 Kf7 49. h4 Kg7 50. h5 Kf7 51. Rc6 $18)
46. Kxf2 Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Rxa2 48. Kd3 Ra3+ 49. Kc4 Rxh3 50. Kb4 a3 51. b6 Rg3 52.
b7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.04"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Fernandez Romero, Ernesto"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tiendas"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Rg5 14. Qd1 Bxd5
15. exd5 Ne7 16. c3 Bh6 {It was Peter Leko who first realized that taking
control over diagonal c1-h6 is probably even more important for Black than the
control on the long diagonal. By placing his bishop on h6 instead of g7 Black
prevents the move Qd1-d2, which is often very important for White.} (16... Bg7
17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 f4 19. Qd2 $1) 17. Bf1 (17. Be2 Rc8 {I believe Lautier's
plan is the best in this position.} 18. c4 (18. Nc2 Rc5 19. Nb4 (19. a4 Rxd5
20. Qb1 {is an interesting idea, pointed out by Acs, when White has
compensation for the pawn.}) 19... a5 20. f4 (20. Na6 Rxd5 21. Bxb5+ Kf8 (21...
Rxb5 $2 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. Qxb5 Qxb5 24. Nc7+ $18) 22. Qb3 Rg4 $17) 20... Rg6 21.
Nc6 Qa8 22. Bf3 e4 $132) 18... Qa5+ $5 (18... f4 19. cxb5 e4 $13 {1-0 Polgar,
J-Lautier,J/Enghien les Bains 2003 (38)}) 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5
Rc5 22. Nc3 Nxd5 $15) (17. Nc2 e4 18. Be2 f4 $132 {[%cal Gg5d5]}) 17... f4 ({
In my opinion better is} 17... e4 18. Nc2 (18. f4 exf3 19. Qxf3 f4 $1 $132) (
18. Qd4 Bg7 19. Qd2 f4 $132) 18... f4 19. Nb4 (19. gxf4 Rxd5 20. Qg4 Rf5 21.
Qh4 Ng8 22. Qh3 Rf6 23. Rg1 Rg6 $11) 19... Qb6 $5 $13 {[%cal Ga6a5,Ge4e3]}) 18.
h4 Rg8 19. g4 Rc8 (19... Qc8 20. g5 Bg7 21. Bd3 e4 $140 22. Bxe4 Bxc3+ 23. bxc3
Qxc3+ 24. Kf1 Qxa3 25. Qd4 $5 $36 (25. Bxh7 $14)) 20. Bd3 (20. Bg2 f5 $5 21.
gxf5 (21. g5 Bg7 22. Qd2 $140 e4 $1 23. Qxf4 b4 $17) 21... Rxg2 22. Qh5+ Kd7
23. Qxh6 b4 24. Qe6+ Ke8 25. f6 (25. cxb4 $2 Qb6 $19) 25... bxa3 $17) 20... Rc5
(20... Nxd5 21. g5 (21. Bxh7 Rh8 22. Qxd5 Rxh7 23. g5 $16) 21... Bg7 22. Bxh7
Rh8 23. Qxd5 Rxh7 24. g6 $18) 21. Be4 {The control on the light squares and
blockade in the center secure White a positional advantage.} Qc8 22. g5 Bf8 23.
Nc2 h6 24. Qh5 {'!'} hxg5 25. hxg5 Nxd5 26. O-O-O Qe6 (26... Nc7 27. Nb4 Qe6
28. Rhe1) 27. Rhe1 ({White missed a tactical win:} 27. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 28. b4 $1 {
and there is no defence against Qf3, winning the rook and remaining with a
piece up.} Rc5 29. bxc5 d5 30. Bh7 $1 (30. Bg2 Bxc5 $44) 30... Rg7 31. Qf3 Bxc5
(31... Rxg5 32. Nb4 Bxc5 33. Nxd5 $18) 32. Bf5 Qxf5 33. Qxd5 $18) 27... Ne7 28.
Kb1 (28. Nb4 $5 a5 (28... d5 29. Nd3) 29. Nd3 Rc7 30. Kb1 $14 d5 $140 $2 31.
Bh7 $18) 28... d5 29. Nd4 {'=' '!'} (29. Bh1 $2 Qf5 $17 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Ge5e4]
}) 29... Qd6 (29... exd4 $2 30. Bh7 $18) 30. Nf5 Nxf5 31. Bxf5 Be7 {'=' The
rest must have happened in the mutual time trouble.} 32. Qe2 (32. Rg1) 32...
Rxg5 33. Qxe5 Qxe5 34. Rxe5 d4 {'?'} (34... f6 $19 35. Rxe7+ (35. Rdxd5 fxe5) (
35. Rexd5 Rxf5) 35... Kxe7 36. Bh3 Kd6 $19) 35. Rxc5 Bxc5 36. cxd4 Rxf5 37.
dxc5 Rxc5 38. Rd4 Rf5 39. Kc2 Ke7 40. a4 Ke6 41. axb5 axb5 42. f3 Kf6 43. Kd3
Kg5 44. Ke2 Re5+ 45. Kf2 Rc5 46. Rb4 Kf5 47. Kg2 Kg5 48. Kf2 f5 49. Kg2 Kf6 50.
Kh3 Ke5 51. Kh4 Kf6 52. Rxf4 Rc8 53. Rb4 Rb8 54. Kg3 Ke5 55. Kf2 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 {A harmless variation,
requiring some knowledge from Black, though.} Qa5+ $6 {This natural-looking
check is in fact already a mistake.} ({Black equalizes after} 11... b4 12. Nc2
a5 13. Be2 (13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $11) 13... O-O 14. O-O Bg5 $11) 12. Qd2 b4 (12...
Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Bg5+ 14. Kd1 $16 (14. Ke1)) 13. Nc2 Rb8 {Comparing to 11...b4
Black must waste a lot of time here. Besides, the absense of the queen from
the kingside offers White additional possibilities for developing an
initiative there. The present game is a good example that a better pawn
structure is a very important factor in evaluating a position.} 14. b3 Qc5 {
The consequence of the previous play. Black must lose more time, since White
threatened a2-a3. However, now he will develop an initiative on the kingside.}
(14... Bd8 15. a3 bxa3 16. b4 $16 {1-0 Rudd,J-Morris,G/West Bromwich 2002 (32)}
) 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. g3 $5 $146 (16. Qh6 $16) (16. Rd1 {has been played before.
}) 16... a5 $6 {A clear sign of not seizing the danger.} (16... h5 {was called
for:} 17. Bg2 (17. h4 Bg4 18. Bg2 a5) 17... h4) 17. Bg2 Be6 18. Rd1 Ke7 19. O-O
a4 (19... h5 $142) 20. Qh6 $1 $16 {[%csl Re7,Rf6][%cal Gg2h3,Yd1d3,Yd3f3]
Black's position is more difficult than it may appear. White has easy play,
with several plans to increase the pressure.} Ra8 21. Rd3 axb3 22. axb3 Rhg8 (
22... Ra2 23. Rf3 $18) 23. Bh3 Rg6 24. Qxh7 $18 Rag8 25. Bxe6 (25. Rfd1 $1 {
This is even more precise, not allowing Black to take control over squares d5
and f5. Black can resign, since he is losing by force:} R6g7 (25... Rd8 26.
Bxe6 $18) 26. Qh4 Rd8 27. Rf3 Rg6 28. Bxe6 Kxe6 (28... fxe6 29. Qh7+) 29. Ne3
Nd4 30. Qh3+ Ke7 31. Rxd4 exd4 (31... Qxd4 32. Nf5+) 32. Nd5+ Ke8 33. Qh7 d3
34. Nxf6+ Rxf6 35. Rxf6 {and White either mates, or wins both pawns f7 and d3.}
) 25... R6g7 26. Qh6 fxe6 27. Rfd1 Rg6 28. Qh3 {Black cannot defend against
Rxd6, with a technically winning position. A good game by Rainer Polzin, who
after 20.Qh6 didn't give any chance to his much more experienced opponent.}
R6g7 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Kxd6 31. Qh6 Ke7 32. Qe3 Rb8 33. Qc5+ Kd7 34. Kg2
Rgg8 35. h4 Rgc8 36. Qe3 Ke7 37. g4 Rd8 38. Qc5+ Rd6 39. h5 Kd7 40. h6 Rd3 41.
h7 Rxb3 42. Qb5 Rd8 43. c5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Markos, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O {Given the fact that
taking the b4-pawn leads White nowhere, 12...0-0 is the most flexible
continuation. It also offers Black an additional possibility to use the
a5-square and implement the plan ...Qa5-c5.} 13. Be2 (13. Ncxb4 Nxb4 14. Nxb4
Qb6 15. Nd5 (15. Qd2 Rb8 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Qxb2 Rxb2 $15 {Torres Samper,R (2119)
-Nunez,A (2205)/Benidorm 2003}) (15. Nd3 $6 Qd4 $17) (15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Nd5 Qxb3
17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. axb3 Rxb3 19. O-O-O Rb6 $11 {Zaragatski,I (2419)-Koch,M 
(2273)/Nuernberg 2008}) 15... Qxb2 16. Bd3 (16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bd3 Qc3+ 18. Ke2
Rb8 19. Rb1 Be6 $132) 16... Bd8 17. O-O Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2798)
-Radjabov,T (2744)/Bilbao 2008 (34)}) (13. g3 Bg5 14. Bg2 (14. h4 $5 Bh6 15.
Bh3) 14... Qa5 $1 {In this situation the plan to bring the queen to c5 is the
quickest way to equality.} 15. O-O Qc5 $11 16. Qd3 (16. b3 Be6 17. h4 Bh6 18.
Nde3 (18. Qd3 a5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11) 18... Bxe3 (18... g6 19. Qd3 a5 20. Rad1
Rfd8 21. Kh2 a4 22. Bh3 axb3 23. axb3 Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Ra2 $132 {0-1 Balogh,C 
(2616)-Wang Yue (2736)/Beijing (blitz) 2008}) 19. Nxe3 a5 $11 {0-1 Balogh,C 
(2616)-Wang Yue (2736)/Beijing (blitz) 2008 (50)}) 16... a5 17. b3 Ra7 18. Rad1
Bg4 19. Bf3 Bh3 20. Bg2 Bg4 21. Bf3 Bh3 (21... Be6 $5) 22. Bg2 {1/2-1/2
Womacka,M (2429)-Rogozenco,D (2543) Germany 2008}) (13. h4 Be6 14. g3 a5 ({
In case of} 14... Bxd5 15. cxd5 Ne7 {White should already take the pawn} 16.
Nxb4 {and after} Qb6 {continue} 17. Qd2 $1 ({but not} 17. Nd3 $2 Nxd5 $1 18.
exd5 e4 19. Nf4 Qxb2 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 $19 {Wang Li (2392)-So,W (2577)
/Manila 2008})) 15. Bh3 {transposes to one of the main positions of the 11.
c4-variation, where in the summer 2008 Shirov introduced an important novelty:}
a4 {with sufficient counterplay for Black. For instance:} 16. Ncxb4 (16. b3 Nd4
$5 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Kf1 (18. Rc1 Re8 $11) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 d3 20. Rc1 (20.
Rb1 axb3 21. axb3 Ra2 22. Qxd3 Qb6 23. Rh2 Re8 $44) 20... axb3 21. axb3 Bb2 22.
Rb1 Ra2 23. Qxd3 Bc3 24. Kg2 Re8 $44) (16. Kf1 b3 17. axb3 axb3 18. Na3 Nd4 19.
Kg2 Ra5 $11) 16... Nxb4 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxb4 Qb6 19. Qd2 (19. a3 $2 Bxh4)
19... Be7 (19... a3 20. b3 Be7 21. Nc2 (21. Nd3 Qd4 22. O-O Rf3 $17) 21... Rf3
22. O-O-O (22. Ne3 d5 23. O-O (23. exd5 $2 Bb4 $19) 23... Bc5 24. Nxd5 Qb7 $44)
22... Rxf2 23. Qd3 $14) 20. a3 Rf3 $5 (20... Qb7 21. Qd3 d5 22. exd5 Bxb4+ 23.
axb4 Qxb4+ 24. Qc3 $11) 21. Rf1 (21. Nd5 $2 exd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qxa8+ Rf8
$19) (21. c5 $142 dxc5 (21... Qxc5 22. Rc1 Rxf2 (22... Qb6 23. Nd5 $14) 23.
Rxc5 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 dxc5 25. Nd3 (25. Nc6 Bd6 $17) 25... Rf8 26. Ke2 c4 27. Nxe5
Rc8 28. Rc1 c3 $13 {/=}) 22. Nd5 Qd6 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. O-O c4 (24... Rd8 25.
Qa5 g5 $2 26. h5 Rdd3 27. Rac1 Qb7 28. Qxc5 {1-0 Korneev,O (2631)-Salvador,R 
(2443)/Bratto 2008}) 25. Rac1 Qc5 26. Kg2 Raf8 27. Rc2 Qc6 $13 {/=}) 21... Raf8
22. O-O-O Rb3 (22... Rxf2 23. Rxf2 Rxf2 24. Qd3 Rh2 25. Rf1 (25. Rd2 Rh3 $17)
25... h6 $13) (22... Qc5 23. Kb1 (23. Qe2 Rxf2) 23... Qxc4 $15) 23. Qc2 d5 24.
exd5 Bxb4 25. axb4 Qxb4 $6 (25... Rxb4 $1 26. dxe6 (26. c5) 26... Qxe6 $15) 26.
dxe6 $11 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2684)-Shirov,A (2740)/Foros 2008 (36)}) 13... Bg5
14. O-O Qa5 $146 {Markos follows the same plan shown in comments to 13.g3 (see
above). But Fedorov finds the drawback of the queen on c5: with the bishop on
the diagonal a6-f1 the pawn c4 is protected and White can play for a quick a3
followed by b4.} (14... Rb8) (14... a5) 15. b3 Qc5 (15... Be6 16. a3 (16. Qd3
Qc5 17. a3 a5) 16... bxa3 17. Rxa3 Qd8 18. b4 Qb8 19. Ra4 Qb7 20. Qd3 $14) 16.
a3 $1 bxa3 17. b4 Qa7 18. Rxa3 $14 Ne7 19. Nde3 Bxe3 (19... Qc7 20. Qd3 $14)
20. Rxe3 ({Stronger is} 20. Nxe3 {with better prospects for White. For
instance:} Qb6 (20... Bb7 $2 21. Qxd6 Bxe4 22. b5 (22. Qxe5)) (20... Rd8 21.
Rd3 $16) 21. Qd2 Rb8 (21... Rd8 22. Rd1 Nc6 $140 23. Nd5 Qb7 24. Rg3 $40) 22.
Rb1 (22. Rd3 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 Rxb4 24. Rxd6 a5 25. Ra1 a4 26. Bd1 Bb7 27. f3 Bc6
28. Nd5 $14) 22... Nc6 23. Nd5 $14) 20... Qc7 21. Qd2 (21. Rd3 $142 Qxc4 22.
Rxd6 Qc7 23. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 21... Bb7 22. f3 f5 $1 $132 23. Rd1 ({
Black also gets sufficient counterplay after} 23. exf5 Nxf5) 23... fxe4 24.
fxe4 {[%csl Re4] The position is still about equal, but now it is Black who
has an easier game.} Rad8 25. Bd3 Ng6 26. g3 Qb6 27. Kg2 Kh8 28. Re2 Ne7 $1 {
The knight goes to f6.} 29. Rf2 Ng8 30. Rdf1 Rxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Qc7 32. Qg5 Re8 33.
Ne3 Nf6 34. Qh4 (34. Rxf6 gxf6 35. Qxf6+ Qg7 (35... Kg8 $2 36. Nf5 $18) 36.
Qxd6 $13) 34... Qd8 $1 35. Nd5 Bxd5 $1 36. cxd5 (36. exd5 e4 37. Be2 $13 {/=/+}
) 36... Rf8 37. g4 a5 38. bxa5 Qxa5 39. g5 Nd7 40. Be2 (40. Rxf8+ Nxf8 41. Qg4
Qc3 $15) 40... Qd8 $15 {With the Q+N versus Q+B Black can play for a win for a
long time without any risk.} 41. Bg4 Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Qf8+ 43. Bf3 Qf4 44. Qg3 (
44. Qxf4 exf4 45. Bg4 Ne5 46. Be6 g6 {is not good for White either: Black
continues Kg7, then exchanges a pawn with h7-h6 (or maybe he can play h7-h5)
and then goes to the king to the queenside, coming to d4. White seems to be
lost.} (46... h6 {allows White to escape with the king:} 47. g6 $1 Nxg6 48. Kf3
$11)) 44... Qd2+ 45. Kg1 Nc5 46. Qg4 Qc1+ 47. Kg2 Nd3 48. h4 Nf4+ 49. Kf2 Qc5+
50. Kf1 Qc7 51. Qf5 $1 Kg8 52. Kf2 Qd8 53. Bg4 {Fedorov finds the correct
arrangement of pieces. The queen stays on f5 until it provokes the move ...g6
and then after the exchange of queens White will always have counterplay by
attacking the black kingside pawns on the light squares.} Qb6+ 54. Ke1 Qb1+ 55.
Kd2 Qb2+ 56. Kd1 Qb3+ 57. Kd2 Qb7 58. Kc3 ({Even if} 58. Qc8+ {is also
sufficient for a draw, it makes no sense to remove the queen before Black
plays ...g7-g6.}) 58... Qc7+ 59. Kb3 Qd8 (59... Qb8+ 60. Kc4 Ng2 61. Qe6+ Kh8
62. h5 $11) 60. h5 $2 {Unfortunately for Fedorov this is the worst moment to
exchange queens, since the king on b3 is just too far away.} (60. Kc4 {is a
draw. E.g.} g6 (60... Ng2 61. Qe6+ Kh8 62. Kb5 $132) 61. Qd7 Qxd7 62. Bxd7 Kf8
63. Kb5 Ke7 64. Kc6 Ng2 65. Be6 Nxh4 66. Bg8 $11) 60... g6 $1 61. hxg6 hxg6 62.
Qc8 $2 (62. Qd7 {would have still offered chances to escape:} Qxd7 63. Bxd7 Nd3
(63... Kf8 64. Kc4 $11) 64. Be8 ({or} 64. Kc4) 64... Nc5+ 65. Kc4 Nxe4 (65...
Kg7 66. Kb5 Nxe4 67. Kc6 Nc3 68. Kxd6 e4 69. Bd7 e3 70. Bg4 $11) 66. Bxg6 Nxg5
$17) 62... Qxc8 63. Bxc8 Nd3 $1 $19 64. Kc4 Nc5 65. Kb5 Kf7 66. Bf5 (66. Kc6
Ke7 $19 ({also} 66... Nxe4 67. Kd7 Kf8 {wins since White is in zugzwang and
must allow the black king to come to e7.})) 66... gxf5 67. exf5 e4 68. Kc4 e3
69. g6+ Kf6 70. Kc3 Ne4+ 71. Kd3 Ng3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Nxb5
$6 {This wins a pawn, but thanks to the open files Black has good play on both
wings.  Besides, White often remains with a "bad" bishop versus a knight. The
present game illustrates it perfectly.} Bg7 (14... axb5 $4 15. Bxb5+ $18) 15.
Nc3 (15. Na3 $2 e4 $17) 15... e4 16. Bc4 Ng6 (16... Bxc3 {in my opinion this
is slightly more precise, reducing from White's possibilities.} 17. bxc3 Ng6
$44 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Rc4,Rd5][%cal Gd8f6,Yg6e5,Yg6f4]}) 17. Qh5 $6 (17. Qd2 $5) (
17. Ne2 f4 18. f3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 e3 20. Rb1 O-O 21. Bb3 Kh8 22. Ba4 Ra7 23. c4
Be5 $44 {0-1 Kuijf,M-Van den Doel,E/Haarlem 1994 (45)}) 17... Bxc3 $1 18. bxc3
Qf6 19. Rae1 (19. f4 O-O 20. Bb3 (20. Rae1 Rfc8 21. Bb3 Rxc3 22. Kh1 Kh8 23.
Qg5 Kg7 $15 {0-1 Manion,J-Shaked,T/USA 1992 (37)}) 20... Rfc8 21. g4 {1-0 Nunn,
J-Polgar,Z/Munich 1991 (60)} Rxc3 22. gxf5 (22. Qxf5 Qxf5 23. gxf5 Nh4 24. f6
Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Kh8 $17 {[%cal Ga8g8,Gg8g4]}) 22... Nh4 $17) (19. Rfe1 Nf4 20. Qd1
Qxc3 21. Bf1 Nh3+ $1 22. gxh3 Rg8+ 23. Kh1 Qg7 24. Bb5+ axb5 25. Rg1 Qxg1+ 26.
Qxg1 Rxg1+ 27. Kxg1 Ke7 $19 {[%cal Ge7f6,Gf6e5] 0-1 Astengo,C-Pavlovic,M/Saint
Vincent 2003 (39)}) 19... Rg8 20. f4 Kf8 21. Re3 Rc8 22. Bb3 (22. Bxa6 Rxc3 23.
Rxc3 Qxc3 $15 24. Qxf5 Nh4 $17 25. Qd7 (25. Qxe4 Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 Qh3 $19) 25...
Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 Kg7 $19) 22... Rxc3 $15 {[%csl Rb3] /-/+} 23. Rxc3 Qxc3 24. g3 (
24. Qxf5 Nh4 $19) 24... a5 25. a4 Qf6 26. Kh1 Kg7 27. Qe2 Rc8 28. Rd1 Qc3 29.
Rf1 h5 30. Qg2 (30. Qxh5 Rh8 {followed by 31...Qxg3 is totally winning.}) 30...
Qe3 31. Rf2 Nf8 {Black practically plays with an extra piece. All he needs to
do is to find the most optimal square for the knight. Unfortunately for White,
there are no perspectives at all for his bishop, so basically White is forced
to watch his opponent improving the position.} 32. Qf1 Nd7 33. Rg2 Qc3 34. Qa6
Qc5 35. Qf1 Nf6 36. Rd2 Qe3 37. Re2 Qc3 38. Kg1 Ng4 $19 39. Qe1 Qd4+ 40. Kg2
Rc3 41. h3 (41. Qd2 Qc5 42. Qe1 h4 43. gxh4 Rf3 $19) 41... Nf6 {[%csl Rg3]} 42.
Kh2 Rf3 43. Rg2 Qc3 44. Qg1 h4 {A picturesque position.} 45. gxh4+ (45. gxh4+ {
Black can choose between many wins. Two of them are:} Kf8 (45... Ng4+ 46. Rxg4+
fxg4 47. Qxg4+ Kf8) 46. Rg3 Qd2+ 47. Kh1 Rxg3 48. Qxg3 e3) 0-1

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 14. c4 O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 Rb7 $4 {This blunder needs a
small explanation. Khalifman obviously wanted to play the best theoretical
move 18...Rb6, which leads to good prospects for Black after 19.Qd2 Qd7. The
present game was played on the Internet and unfortunately for the ex-World
Champion due to a silly mouse slip he dropped the rook on b7. This turned out
to lose right away...} 19. d6 ({Black can't even get away with an exchange
down, since after} 19. d6 Qd7 {White wins a whole rook with} 20. Bc6 $1) 1-0

[Event "ARM-ROW m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.06.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 (20.
Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qf3 Qd7 23. Ra8+ Bf8 24. Rfa1 Rf7 {is okay for
Black}) (20. Bxb5 d5 21. Ra6 Kh8 (21... f4 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Qxd5 $14) 22. Qa4
(22. f4 d4 23. cxd4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Bc8 25. Ra3 Bh6 26. Rf3 f4 $15 {0-1 Hector,
J-Rogozenko,D/Goteborg 2004 (56)}) 22... f4 23. Nc2 Bc8 24. Ra8 Re6 $44) 20...
d5 21. Nc2 $146 (21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Nxf5 e4 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Bxb5 $13 {1-0
Zelcic,R-Sermek,D/Belisce 1999 (34)}) (21. Bxb5 {transposes to 20.Bxb5 d5 21.
Ra6, see above.}) (21. Qh5 e4 (21... Qd7 $5) 22. Bxb5 f4 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxd5
Qxd5 25. Nxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nilsson,J-Binelli,R/SSKK 60 jub corr 1998 (35)})
21... Bc8 (21... f4 22. Bxb5 (22. Qh5 e4 $36) 22... Bc8 23. Ra8 {and Black
still must prove his compensation.}) 22. Ra8 Qd7 (22... Qb6 23. Nb4 Be6 24. Ra6
Qb7 25. Bc2 $14) 23. Nb4 e4 24. Be2 (24. Bc2 d4 $11) 24... Bb7 (24... d4 $5 25.
cxd4 Bxd4 26. Qb3+ (26. Bxb5 Bxf2+ $1) 26... Qe6 (26... Kg7 27. Rd1) 27. Nd5
$13) 25. Ra5 ({Black is doing great after} 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 25... d4 26. cxd4 (
26. cxd4 Qxd4 (26... Bxd4 27. Bxb5) 27. Rxb5 (27. Qxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxb5 Bxb2 $11)
27... f4 $5 $44 (27... Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Bxb2 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rdxd5 Bc3 31. Rxf5
Rxf5 32. Rxf5 $16)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Val d'Isere"]
[Date "2004.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.08.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Nxb5 $6 {Andrei Sokolov chooses
a doubtful variation without any improvement in mind. He might have mixed
something with the move order.} ({If White is willing to play this sharp and
controversial line of Sveshnikov Sicilian, then the indicated move order is} 
12. Bd3 Be6 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Bd7 {(no possibility for Black to play Bb7
here)} 15. exf5 $13) 12... axb5 13. Bxb5 Bb7 $1 {The well-known difference -
black bishop is considerably better placed on b7 than on d7. Black already has
better chances.} (13... Bd7 14. exf5 {leads to the above-mentioned line.}) 14.
Nb4 (14. exf5 Kf8 $5 (14... Qg5) (14... O-O) 15. O-O Ne7 $17) 14... Qd7 (14...
Rc8 15. Qa4 {is less clear, since Black won't have the possibility to disturb/
attack white bishop later.}) 15. exf5 Kf8 $1 {Avoiding the trap. Black mustn't
fear a move like Kf8 in such positions - the rook will be excellently placed
on g8 and all black pieces will coordinate very well.} (15... O-O $2 16. f6 $1
(16. Qh5 $2 {0-1 Grobelsek,A-Jelen,I/Nova Gorica 2004 (37)}) 16... Bxf6 17. Qf3
Nxb4 18. Qg3+ $18) 16. O-O (16. a4 Qc7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bc4 e4 19. O-O Ne5 20.
Ne3 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 d5 $17 {1-0 Van Kempen,H-Binelli,R/CAPA email 1999 (41)}) (
16. f6 Bxf6 17. Qf3 Nxb4 18. Qxf6 Nc2+ 19. Kd2 Qxb5 $19) 16... Rg8 17. g3 Ra5
$1 18. Bxc6 {White is in real troubles if he must make such sad decisions,
accepting that he totally lost the battle for initiative.} (18. a4 Rxb5 19.
axb5 Nxb4 20. cxb4 $17 Bf6 $5 {[%cal Gf8g7]}) 18... Bxc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 {
Obviously three pawns don't represent enough compensation for the bishop here.
White pawns are not advanced and only represent targets for attack for
opponent's active pieces.} 20. Re1 {A tricky move in a bad position -
Sokolov's only practical chance is to set up some traps.} Bf6 {Black simply
brings all pieces into play, at the same time avoiding another trap.} (20... e4
$2 21. Rxe4 $1 Qxe4 $140 $2 22. Qxd6+ Qe7 (22... Ke8 23. Qb8+) 23. Qb8+ Qe8 24.
Qb4+) 21. a4 (21. b4 Ra3 22. Qc1 Rxc3 23. Qh6+ Ke7 $19 (23... Bg7 $2 24. Qh4 $1
f6 25. a4 $17 Rc4 $6 26. b5 Rxh4 $2 27. bxc6 Rc4 28. Reb1 $1 $132)) 21... e4
22. Qd2 Kg7 $19 (22... Rxa4 $2 {would offer White hopes for resistance:} 23.
Rxa4 Qxa4 24. Qh6+ $5 (24. Qxd6+ Kg7 25. Qf4 $17) 24... Ke7 25. f3 $17) 23. Ra3
Rga8 $1 {The most precise.} (23... Rxa4 24. Rxa4 Qxa4 25. Qxd6 $19) 24. Rea1
Rxa4 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Qxa4 27. Qxd6 Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Qxb2 29. Qf4 Qe2 {
Andrei should have accepted the defeat here. Playing further is simply
pointless.} 30. h4 h6 (30... Bxc3 $4 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qd8+ $19) 31. Kh3 Bxc3
32. g4 Bf6 33. g5 (33. Kg3 Qe1 $19) 33... hxg5 34. hxg5 Qh5+ 35. Qh4 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. c3 O-O 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bf1 Qc8 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Nc2 Ng6 20. Qh3 $146 {
This is a new approach, just trying to keep tension of the position and avoid
in many cases the unpleasant ...Re5, attacking the queen on the fifth rank.
Previously White tried more direct plans.} (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 {Taking with
the pawn was suggested by the Georgiam GM M. Gagunashvili. WHite takes away
square d5 from opponent's pieces and at the same time is ready to use the open
c-file, where he has a good square c6 for his rook.} (21. Rxd4 Re5 22. Qh6 Qe8
$11 (22... Qf8 $11)) 21... f4 (21... Qd7 22. g3 $14) (21... Kh8 $5 22. g3 (22.
Qg5 Kg7 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. g3 f4 $1 $132) 22... f4 23. Bh3 Qc4 $132) 22. Rc1 Qd8
$5 (22... Qd7 23. Rc6 f5 24. Rec1 Ra7 25. g3 (25. a4 bxa4 26. Bxa6 e3 $13)
25... fxg3 (25... e3 26. fxe3 fxg3 27. hxg3 Rxe3 28. Qh6 $5 $36) 26. hxg3 Rf8
27. Bh3 Ne7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qh6 Rd8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. f3 $5 $36 Nxc6 $140 $2
32. dxc6 Qe7 33. Qxe7 Rxe7 34. Bxf5 Rc7 35. fxe4 $18) 23. Qf5 $1 (23. Rc6 Qf6
$132 {[%csl Rd4]}) 23... e3 24. fxe3 Rxe3 (24... fxe3 25. g3 $14 {[%cal Gf1d3,
Gh2h4,Gh4h5]}) 25. Rxe3 fxe3 26. g3 Qa5 $1 $132) (20. Nb4 Ne5 (20... a5 21. Nc6
b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Nxb4 Qc5 24. Na6 Qb6 25. Qxf5 Rxa6 26. Bxa6 Qxa6 27. Rxe4
Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Delchev,A (2597)-Spasov,V (2543)/La Roda 2005 
(37)}) 21. Nc6 (21. h3 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V (2650)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Dortmund
2003 (25)} Qd7 $13 {(Bologan)}) 21... Nxc6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Qxf5 Re5 24. Qf4
d5 25. f3 f5 $11 {1-0 Kulaots,K (2593)-Van Wely,L (2680)/Liepaya (rapid) 2004 
(36)}) (20. g3 f4 (20... Re5 21. Bh3 Qc4 22. Ne3 Qxa2 23. Qe2 $16) 21. Nd4 (21.
gxf4 Nxf4 22. Qg5 Ng6 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Re5 25. Qg3 f5 26. Bh3 Qf8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Konguvel,P (2403)-Harika,D (2391)/Visakhapatnam 2004 (55)}) 21... Re5
22. Qh3 Qxh3 23. Bxh3 Rh5 24. Bg2 f5 $13 {/=} (24... Bxd4 25. Rxd4 f5 $13)) (
20. Ne3 $6 Re5 $15 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 20... Re5 {Anyway. Black protects pawn f5
and prepares to attack d5.} (20... Qc5 $2 21. Qxf5 Re5 22. Qd7 $1 Bf8 (22...
Rxd5 23. Qb7 $18) 23. Rd4 Ra7 (23... Rxd5 24. b4 $18) 24. Qd8 Rxd5 25. Rdxe4
$18 {1-0 Gaponenko,I (2482)-Maksimovic,S (2231) Tusnad 2005 (43)}) 21. Nb4 (21.
g3 Qc5 22. Ne3 Ne7 $15) 21... Qc5 {Right in time to prevent Nc6.} 22. Qe3 {
Otherwise Black plays ...a5 and then takes pawn d5.} Ne7 23. g3 Qxe3 (23... Bf8
$2 {(with the idea to protect pawn d6 and prepare the advance ...a5 rund into}
24. f4 $18 {and the rook is trapped on e5.}) 24. fxe3 (24. Rxe3 a5 25. Nc6 Nxc6
26. dxc6 Rc8 27. Rxd6 Bf8 28. Rd7 Rxc6 $11) 24... a5 (24... Rc8 25. Nxa6 Nxd5
26. a3 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6,Rf5]}) 25. Nc6 Nxc6 26. dxc6 Rc8 27. Rxd6 Bf8 28. Rd7
Rxc6 29. Red1 $14 {/=  After the forced operation Black the game entered a
drawish endgame. White's slight advantage thanks to the control over d-file is
not enough to set any serious problems for Black.} b4 30. c4 Bc5 31. Kf2 Kg7
32. b3 (32. Rb7 Kf6 33. Rdd7 Re7 $11) 32... Rce6 33. R1d5 Kf6 34. Rc7 Bb6 35.
Rb7 Bc5 ({After} 35... Rxd5 36. cxd5 Rd6 37. Bb5 $1 Bd8 38. Bc6 Be7 39. Ra7 Bd8
40. Ke2 {White has some sort of domination, but even this is easy draw, after
for instance} Bb6 ({or} 40... Kg7 41. Be8 Rxd5) 41. Ra6 Bd8 $11) 36. Rb5 {
White wins a pawn, but b4 is well protected and it neutralizes White's pawn
majority.} Rc6 37. Rxa5 Rxd5 38. cxd5 Rc7 39. Bc4 Ke5 40. Ke2 Kd6 41. Ra6+ Ke5
42. Rc6 Bd6 {Black holds easily, since White cannot make use of his extra pawn
on the queenside.} 43. Kd1 Ra7 44. Ra6 Rxa6 45. Bxa6 Bc5 46. Kd2 Kxd5 47. Bc4+
Ke5 48. Bxf7 Bd6 49. Bg8 h6 50. Bh7 Bc5 51. Bg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 Yunilain"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c3 {As we'll see, this flexible move can transpose later to other lines.} (
{Other main directions are:} 15. Qh5 e4 16. Be2 Bg7 17. c3 O-O 18. Nc2) (15.
Re1 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2) 15... Bg7 16. Nc2 $5 {White plans a2-a4. This is a
safe set-up, that requires some accuracy from Black in order to achieve
complete equality.} ({More popular is} 16. Qh5) 16... O-O ({Interesting is} 
16... e4 17. Be2 f4 $5 $13) 17. a4 (17. Qh5 e4 18. Be2 {transposes to the line
15.Qh5}) ({transposes to 15.Re1} 17. Re1) 17... e4 18. Be2 bxa4 ({Also
possible is} 18... Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 Ng6 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 $14 {/=}) (18...
Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 $14) (18... f4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 $1 $14) 19. Rxa4
(19. Ne3 Rb8 (19... f4 20. Nc4 Ng6 21. Rxa4 Qg5 22. Kh1 Nh4 23. Rg1 $14 {
1-0 Willumsen,N-Rosenkilde,A (1989)/Copenhagen 2004 (29)}) 20. Nc4 Rb5 21. Rxa4
Rxd5 22. Qc1 a5 $13 {0-1 Offenborn,H (2384)-Cerqueira Filho,R (2374)/ICCF
Email 2001 (53)}) 19... Qb6 (19... a5 20. Qd2 $14) (19... Ng6 20. Rxa6 Rxa6 21.
Bxa6 Qg5 22. Qc1 f4 $44 {0-1 Ivekovic,Z-Kanmazalp,O (2213)/Heraklio 2004 (38)})
20. Rb4 (20. Ra2 f4 $132) 20... Qc5 $11 21. Ne3 Rab8 (21... Rfb8 $5 $11) (21...
f4 $2 22. Rxe4 $1) 22. Qb3 (22. Rc4 Qb6 (22... Qa5 23. Ra4 Qc5 24. Qd2 f4 25.
Nd1 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Re4,Rf4]}) 23. Rb4 Qc5 $11) 22... Rxb4 23. cxb4 Qc8 24. g3 (
24. Ra1 f4 25. Bxa6 Qa8 26. Nc2 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Nxd5 28. Rd1 $11) 24... Ng6 (
24... f4 $5 25. gxf4 Ng6 26. Qc4 $140 Nxf4 $15) 25. Qc4 $1 f4 (25... Qd7 $6 26.
Qc6 $14) 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. gxf4 Rb8 (27... Nxf4 28. Bxa6 Rb8 29. b5) 28. Bxa6 (
28. Bxa6 Rxb4 29. f5 Nf4 30. Nc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Yunilain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. c3 O-O 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bf1 Re8 (17... Qc8 18. Rad1 $14 {/= is another
main line}) 18. Rad1 (18. Nc2 Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Re5 $11) 18... Ng6 {Krasenkow's
idea to sac the pawn scores well in the practice.} ({Also possible is the safe
} 18... Rc8 19. Nc2 Rc5 20. Ne3 f4 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. Qxf5 Qf6 $1 $11) 19. Qxf5
Re5 20. Qh3 (20. Qg4 f5 21. Qh3 Nf4 $5 (21... Kh8 {0-1 Horvath,A (2528)
-Krasenkow,M (2632)/Budapest 2004 (54)}) 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qe3 f4 $44) 20... Nf4
21. Qg3 $146 {The idea of this novelty can be seen after the reply 21...Nxd5.
But Black has enough resources to keep the balance.} (21. Qg4 Nxd5 (21... Qf6
$6 22. g3 Nxd5 23. Rxe4 $16) 22. f4 Nf6 $1 23. Qe2 Rc5 24. Nc2 Qb6 25. Kh1 h5
26. Ne3 $14 {/= 1/2-1/2 Lutz,C (2596)-Krasenkow,M (2676)/Mallorca 2004 (35)})
21... Qf6 $1 (21... Nh5 22. Qe3 (22. Qg4 $5 Nf6 23. Qh4 Nxd5 $140 24. Rxe4 $16)
22... f5 $140 23. f4 $16) (21... Nxd5 22. f4 $1 {Comparing to the game
Lutz-Krasenkow mentioned above Black does not have 22...Nf6 attacking the
queen and therefore he is forced to take on f3.} exf3 (22... Rf5 23. Rxe4 $16)
23. Qxf3 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 {White has better prospects thanks to his superior pawn
formation and good control over light squares. His task is to bring the knight
from a3 into play, which will secure a real advantage.}) 22. Nc2 Kh8 {Black
decides to postpone taking on d5. The position is equal anyway.} (22... Nxd5
23. Ne3 Nxe3 $11) 23. Kh1 (23. Ne3 Rg5 24. Qh4 (24. Ng4 Qf5 25. f3 Be5 $17 26.
Nh6 $2 Nh3+ 27. Kh1 Bxg3 28. Nxf5 Bxe1 $19) 24... Re8 $44 {[%cal Gf4g6]}) 23...
Rae8 (23... Rg8 $5 $44) 24. Qe3 (24. Ne3 h5 $1 $44 (24... Rg5 25. Ng4 Qf5 26.
f3 h5 (26... Be5 $2 27. Nh6) 27. Ne3 Qf6 28. Qf2 exf3 29. Qxf3 Rge5 $44)) 24...
Nxd5 25. Qd2 {White's opening strategy failed and now he must play accurate to
keep the balance.} Rd8 26. g3 (26. f3 Bh6 27. Qd4 exf3 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Qe4
fxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Nf4 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qxe5+ f6 33. Qd4 $11) 26... Nb6 27. Ne3
d5 28. Bg2 Ree8 29. Qe2 Qe6 (29... b4 $5 30. Qxa6 (30. cxb4 d4 31. Nf1 (31. Nc4
$2 d3 $19) 31... Qg6 $44 {[%cal Gf7f5]})) 30. Nc2 Nc4 31. Nd4 Qd7 32. h4 Ne5
33. Kh2 Ng4+ ({Black could try to play for more than a draw with} 33... f5 $1 {
For instance:} 34. Bh3 Qf7 $1 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 35. Bxf5 (35. Nxf5 Nf3+ $17) (35.
f4 exf3 36. Nxf3 Ng4+ $19) 35... Nd3 $17) 34. Kg1 Ne5 35. Kh2 Ng4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Oleksienko, Mikhailo"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 {A very
fashionable move in 1990es, which has its explanation. First of all the usual
move 13.Be2 didn't promise White any opening advantage. Secondly the move 13.
h4 was successfully used by Kasparov. In 1994 he won brilliantly against
Kramnik and then against Lautier. Finally, this is a kind of continuation that
quickly conquers many people, especially after Kasparov's wins. The obvious
idea behind the advance of the h-pawn is to prevent Black from activating his
bishop, which suddenly raises new problems for Black, since the move Ne7
becomes less attractive because White can break opponent's pawn structure by
taking on f6. It is worth mentioning that the move 13.h4 was used for the
first time in 1979 by the present World Champion in Solving Chess problems,
John Nunn.} Be7 {This plan was played in several little-known games before
1997, when it started to gain popularity. It represents the main reason why
some players returned to the old 13.Be2 instead of 13.h4. After 13...Be7 Black
has an easy play, following the plan Be6, Qd7, Bd8, Ne7. Such a set-up has
multiple advantages for Black: 1. it fights for square d5; 2. it transfers the
bishop to a better diagonal a7-g1; 3. white pawn on h4 will look awkward, to
say the least.} 14. Bd3 {So far in the practice other moves promised no
advantage either.} Be6 ({The first over-the-board game in this line went:} 
14... f5 $6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ncb4 $2 (17. Qg4 $14) 17... Nxb4
18. Nxb4 Qb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Dussart,F-Ottosson,S/Spain 1995 (60)}) 15. Nce3 Qd7
16. g3 {The sad consequence of the move 13.h4. Obviously this cannot even
pretend to fight for any opening advantage. Let's see other possibilities:} (
16. a4 {The most consistent continuation.} Bd8 17. axb5 axb5 18. h5 (18. Qf3
Ne7 $11) 18... h6 {White's plus is rather insignificant.}) (16. Nf5 Kh8 17. a4
Bd8 18. axb5 axb5 19. g4 b4 20. Qa4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Na5 22. Qxd7 Bxd7 23. Ra2 Nb7
24. Kd2 g6 25. Nfe3 Nc5 26. Bc2 Kg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Alves,L-Kovacs,L/ICCF Email
1998 (37)}) (16. Qf3 Kh8 (16... a5 17. Nf5 Kh8 18. Qg3 Rg8 19. h5 h6 20. O-O
Bg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Colovic,A-Parligras,M/Subotica 2003 (47)}) (16... Bd8 17. Bc2
(17. g4 a5 18. g5 Kh8 19. Rg1 b4 20. h5 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qa7 22. h6 g6 23. a4 Qc5
$17 {0-1 Middelburg,T-Rogozenko,D/Netherlands 2000 (42)}) 17... Ne7 18. Bb3 Bb6
(18... b4 19. Nxb4 (19. cxb4 Bb6 $44) 19... a5 20. Nd3 Bxb3 21. axb3 Rxb3 22.
h5 h6 23. O-O $14) (18... a5 $142 19. h5 h6 $11) 19. Nxb6 Rxb6 20. h5 Bxb3 $6 (
20... h6 21. Rd1 a5 (21... b4 $5)) 21. axb3 Qe6 22. g4 f6 23. b4 Qb3 $6 24. Qe2
Qf7 $6 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 $14 {/+/-, Korneev,O-Sprenger,J/
Madrid 2002}) 17. a3 Bd8 18. g4 a5 19. b4 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Iordachescu,
V-Skripchenko,A/Port Erin 2004 (47)}) (16. Qe2 Bd8 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. Bc2 a5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Socko,B-Dziuba,M/Pardubice 2003 (29)}) 16... Bd8 17. O-O (17. Qf3 Ne7
18. g4 {Playing first g3 and then g4 does not impress. Black is better after}
b4 $1 {0-1 Babaev,R-Eljanov,P/Polanica Zdroj 2001 (45)}) (17. Qe2 Ne7 18. Nxe7+
Qxe7 19. a4 Bb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. O-O g6 22. Kh2 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Qh5 e4
25. Bb1 b4 $17 {0-1 Zawadzka,J-Ris,R/Aghia Pelagia 2004 (60)}) (17. Bc2 Kh8 18.
Qd3 Bb6 19. Rd1 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Rbd8 21. Bb3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Paehtz,
T-Schmittdiel,E/Germany 2003 (38)}) 17... a5 (17... Ne7 18. Bc2 a5 {is the
same as the game.} (18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bb6 20. a4 b4 $5 21. Nxb4 (21. cxb4 Bd4
$15) 21... Ba5 $44)) 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Bb3 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 (20. Nxd5 a4 21. Bc2 Bb6
$11 {/=/+}) 20... Bb6 {Black reached a pleasant position. The bishop on
diagonal a7-g1 is particularly strong because of the weaknesses created on
White's kingside after the advance of h-pawn. On the other hand it is
difficult to break through White's defence.} 21. Re1 Bc5 22. a3 b4 (22... Kh8 {
Playing for f5 was another plan, although it wouldn't have brought anything
real:} 23. b4 (23. Qd2 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 f5 25. exf5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxf5 27. Rf1 $11
) 23... Bb6 $11) 23. axb4 axb4 24. Qd3 g6 25. Ra5 (25. c4 $6 Bd4 $15) 25...
bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb2 27. Re2 Rfb8 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Rxb2 {After so many exchanges
of pieces and pawns the draw becomes more evident. But suddenly White starts
to play carelessly.} Bxd5 30. Qxd5 (30. Nxd5 $4 Qh3 $19) 30... Ra7 (30... Ra1+
31. Kg2 {brings Black nothing: he must retreat the rook for defending the 7th
rank.}) 31. Rb8+ (31. Qd2 $142) 31... Kg7 32. Qd2 h6 (32... Qe6 $5 33. Kg2 (33.
Nd5 $2 Qh3 $19) 33... Ra2 {with some initiative.}) 33. Kg2 Qe6 34. Nd5 f5 $1
35. exf5 Qxf5 $15 36. Qe2 Qf7 37. c4 Bd4 38. f3 $2 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Ga2h2] A
terrible move, after which White is starting to walk on the edge.} ({Black
wins a pawn after} 38. Qf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Rf7+ $17) ({but a simple move with
the rook on the b-file would have been enough to hold the position.} 38. Rb3
$15 {/=}) 38... Ra1 $17 39. Rc8 $2 Qf5 $19 40. Rc7+ Kf8 41. Nf4 {This is
desperation, since Black had lots of threats.} ({For instance:} 41. Rb7 Rg1+
42. Kh2 Rh1+ 43. Kxh1 Qh3+ 44. Qh2 Qf1+) 41... Rb1 $2 ({Black could win easily:
} 41... Rg1+ 42. Kh2 Qb1 43. Rc8+ (43. Ne6+ Kg8 44. Rg7+ Kh8 $19) 43... Kf7 44.
Rc7+ Ke8 $19 45. Nh3 Rc1) ({The computer finds another convincing win starting
with a pretty weird} 41... Ke8 {and White is not able to protect against the
winning attack.}) ({In the line} 41... Rc1 42. Qe4 Rc2+ 43. Kh1 Qxe4 {White
saves himself with an intermezzo:} 44. Ne6+ $1 {That's why the mashine wants
to start with 41...Ke8.}) 42. Qe4 {No more win for Black: his king became
vulnerable too.} Rb2+ 43. Kh1 Rb1+ 44. Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 {Two young and
talented Ukrainians are playing one of the sharpest lines of Sveshnikov
Sicilian. One would expect a great deal of imagination and over-the-board
improvisation.  No way! In our computer era the theory knowledge dominates. 
Home preparation and analysis played the decisive role even in this game.} axb5
14. Bxb5 Bd7 15. exf5 O-O 16. O-O ({The immediate} 16. Qg4 {offers Black
additional possibility: besides the standard reaction 16...Kh8, there is 16...
Nb8!?}) 16... Rb8 {In order to understand what happened next, it is important
to know the following game given below.} (16... Re8 17. Qf3 e4 18. Qg3 Kh8 19.
Qxd6 Be5 20. Qh6 Bxf5 21. Nf4 $1 Bd7 22. Rad1 Rc8 23. Rd5 Qc7 24. g3 Rg8 25.
Rfd1 Bg4 26. Be2 {This extremely unclear position arose in the game Karjakin,
S-McShane,L/Pamplona 2003 . Both sides played very well up to this moment, but
in the future mutual mistakes were made and finally Black won.}) (16... Nb8 $2
17. f6 $1 $16 Bxf6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Qg4+ $18) 17. a4 Re8 18.
Qf3 {The patent of Sergey Karjakin.} (18. Qg4 {is another critical move.} Kh8
$13) 18... e4 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Qxd6 Be5 {In this particular line (14.Bxb5)
Black must know the theory extremely well. Yuriy Kuzubov is clearly prepared,
following McShane's steps of the above-mentioned game. The inclusion of 16...
Rb8 shows that he has analyzed the position rather deep.} 21. Qc5 $6 {
Unexpectedly Karjakin fails to stand the pressure and collapses,
psychologically admitting opponent's victory in home analysis. He refuses to
follow his own play, probably because the probability that in many lines the
inclusion of moves 16...Rb8 17.a4 would favour Black is very high.
Nevertheless 21.Qh6 was the only principled way Karjakin could test opponent's
play, because in the game White's position quickly goes downhill.} (21. Qh6 {
It is not very clear how can Black take advantage of his rook on b8.} Bxf5 22.
Nf4 $1 (22. Qxc6 $2 Re6 23. Qc4 Rc8 (23... Qh4 24. f4 $3 {the pawn e4 is
pinned and White wins.}) 24. Qa2 {Amazingly, the queen will soon protect h2,
but even this won't help.} Qh4 25. g3 Rg8 $1 (25... Rh6 {can lead to a
spectacular draw:} 26. gxh4 Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 Rxh4 28. Nf6 Bb8+ 29. Kg1 (29. Kg2 $2
Bh3+) 29... Rg8+ 30. Nxg8 Rg4+ $11) 26. b4 (26. Kh1 Qh3 27. b4 (27. Rg1 Qxh2+
28. Kxh2 Rh6+ 29. Kg2 Bh3+ 30. Kh2 Bf1#) 27... Rh6 28. f4 e3 $19) 26... Rh6 27.
f4 exf3 28. Rxf3 Bxg3 $1 $19 29. hxg3 Rxg3+ 30. Rxg3 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Rh2+ 32. Ke3
Qe4#) (22. Rfd1 $2 Re6 $17) 22... Rb6 {Trying to use the rook on the b-file.} (
{In the endgame arising after} 22... Qd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Bxc6 Rec8 25. Ne2
Rxc6 26. Nd4 Rc5 27. b4 {White's pawns look powerful.}) 23. Rfd1 Nd4 $5 (23...
Qb8 24. Nd5 Rxb5 25. axb5 Qxb5 {Although this might appear to favour Black, in
reality White has the initiative because of the safer king and good
coordination of pieces.} 26. Nf6 $36) 24. Qh5 $8 Rxb5 25. axb5 Bxf4 26. Rxd4
Qf6 $13 {In this complicated position it is also White who seems to be able to
use Black's temporary lack of coordination after} 27. g3 Qe6 $5 (27... Be5 28.
Ra6 Be6 29. Rxe4 $16) (27... Qe5 $2 28. Qxf7 e3 29. Rxf4 $18) 28. Ra6 (28. gxf4
$2 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 e3 $1 $40) 28... Qe5 29. Qh4 $1 (29. Qxf7 e3 $36) 29... e3 30.
Qxf4 e2 31. Qxe5+ Rxe5 32. Ra1 e1=Q+ 33. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kg2 {Black seems to
fight for a draw here.}) 21... Rc8 {Now Black has the initiative.} 22. Qe3 {
A natural desire to retreat the queen from a dangerous position. However, in
this sharp opening line any piece retreat must be made only if there are no
alternatives.} (22. Nb6 Nd4 23. Nxc8 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Nf3+ 26. gxf3
Rg8#) (22. Rfd1 $142 {This dangerous-looking move was in the spirit of the
position and represented a good possibility to keep the tension of the game.}
Qh4 (22... Nd4 23. cxd4 Rxc5 24. dxc5 $13) 23. g3 $13) 22... Bxf5 23. Rad1 $2 (
23. Nb6 {was obligatory. Then after} Rc7 24. Rfd1 Qh4 25. g3 {the position
still remains unclear. Black retains the initiative with} Rg8 $5) 23... Re6 $1
$17 {Not fearing ghosts. Black is preparing the decisive attack.} 24. g3 $2 {
Overlooking an unexpected idea.} (24. Nb6 Qh4 (24... Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qh4+ 26.
Kg1 Ne5 $19) 25. g3 Rg8 $19) (24. Nb4 Bxh2+ $1 25. Kxh2 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Ne5 27. f4
Rg6 28. Rd2 Nf3+ 29. Rxf3 exf3 $19 30. Qxf3 Qe1+) (24. f4 $8 exf3 25. Qxf3 Bc2
$17) 24... Rd6 $19 {All over now. Suddenly White loses because of the pin
along the d-file. Black wins a crucial pawn and simply remains with a piece up.
} 25. c4 (25. Bc4 Nb4 $5 $19) 25... Bxb2 26. Rd2 {Only helps Black to
consolidate, but of course the position is already lost anyway.} (26. f3 exf3
27. Qxf3 Bg6 $19 (27... Bd4+ $2 28. Kg2)) 26... Bg7 27. f3 exf3 28. Qxf3 Bg6
29. Qf4 Ne5 30. Re2 Re6 31. Rfe1 Nd3 32. Rxe6 fxe6 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1998.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Black "Manor, Ilan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I Kostakiev,D Fritz 5.00 (5s)} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5
5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. g3 {
Not a very pretensious move. Black must play accurate to equalize, though.} (
11. c3 {Kostakiev,D} O-O (11... Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid
1998/CBM 65_03 (33)}) 12. Nc2 Bg5 (12... Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Vuckovic,B-Simic,R/
Serbian-ch 1998/CBM 65_03 (25)}) (12... Rb8 13. h4 Ne7 (13... Be7 14. g3 Be6 {
1/2-1/2 Vuckovic,B-Simic,R/Serbian-ch 1998/CBM 65_03 (25)}) 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15.
Qd2 {+/- Nikolov,Yordan -Vasilev,P/cor fin Cup Bg (37)}) 13. a4 (13. h4 {
Stanec,N-Jelen,I/Zonal 1.1 1998/CBM 65_03/1-0 (85)}) 13... bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15.
Bc4 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Borge,N-Hansen,S/DEN-ch 1998/CBM 65_03}) 11... Bg5 12. Bg2 O-O
13. O-O Ne7 (13... Be6 {Looks more precise.} 14. c3 Rb8 15. Qd3 Ne7 (15... Qd7
$5 16. Rad1 Bd8 $11) 16. f4 Bxd5 17. fxg5 Be6 18. Qe3 b4 19. cxb4 Rxb4 20. b3
Qa5 $13 {Andreev,V-Iskusnyh,S/RUS-Cup5/1997}) 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 (14... Bxe7 $5 15.
c4 $6 b4 16. Nc2 a5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Nd5 (18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Rad1 $1 (19. Rfd1 Bg5
20. Nd5 Rab8 $11) 19... a4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 $14) 18... Rb8 $1 19. Qd3 Qd7
20. Rfd1 Bd8 $11) 15. h4 $1 {The idea behind this move is to remove the Bishop
from queenside. In such positions Black has two possibilities to solve the
problem with his Bishop from g5: either to exchange it on e3, or to bring it
via d8 on b6. As long as Black cannot realise one of these two possibilities,
White is slightly better.} (15. c3 Rb8 16. Nc2 a5 17. Re1 (17. f4 {Kostakiev,D
0-1 Vallejo Pons Francisco-Solana Ernesto/Ch Spain (team) 1994 (29)}) (17. f4
exf4 18. gxf4 Bf6 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. Qd3 Qb6 21. Rad1 b4 22. c4 b3 23. axb3 Bxd4+
24. Qxd4 Qxb3 25. Qxd6 Bg4 26. Rd5 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxb2 28. f5 Rxg2 29. f6 Rg1+ {
0-1 Vallejo Pons,F-Solana,E/ESP-chT 1994}) 17... Be6 18. Ne3 $6 Bxe3 19. Rxe3
Rfc8 $11 {Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares m/1993} (19... Rfc8 {Manor,I}
20. Qd2 Rb6 21. Bf1 h6 22. a4 Bc4 23. axb5 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Rxb5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares m 1993 (32)})) 15... Bh6 16. c4 $1 {
The drawback of this move is usually the weakness of d4 square. Here it
doesn´t matter - Black has no Knights and the Bishop is far away.} (16. c3 {
Manor,I} Be6 17. Nc2 a5 $11) 16... b4 (16... Be6 {Manor,I} 17. Qd3 (17. cxb5
axb5 18. Nxb5 Bc4) 17... bxc4 (17... Rfc8 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qe2
$14) 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 a5 $14) (16... Rb8 {Manor,I} 17. Qd3 bxc4 18. Nxc4
Be6 19. b3 (19. Nxd6 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rd7 21. Qxa6 Rbd8 $17) 19... Rfd8 20. Rfd1
$14) 17. Nc2 a5 (17... Rb8 {Kostakiev,D}) 18. Qd3 $14 Be6 19. b3 (19. Rfd1 {
Kostakiev,D}) 19... Qc7 20. Rad1 (20. Rfd1 {Manor,I} Rfd8 (20... Ra6 21. c5 $1)
21. a3 bxa3 22. Nxa3 $1 (22. Rxa3 Ra7 23. Rda1 Rda8 $13) 22... Ra6 (22... a4
23. Nb5 Qc5 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25. bxa4 Bxc4 26. Qc3 $16) 23. Nb5 Qc5 24. Qc3 Rda8
25. Ra2 g6 26. Rda1 Qb6 $14) 20... Rad8 (20... Ra6 $2 21. c5) (20... Rfd8 $142
{/\Qc5, a5-a4 with some counterplay on the queenside.}) 21. Qe2 Qc5 22. Rd3 g6
$6 (22... Rd7 23. Rfd1 Ra8 24. Ne3 $140 $6 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 a4 27.
Red3 axb3 28. axb3 Ra3 $132 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 g6) (22... a4 {Kostakiev,D}
23. Ne3 (23. bxa4 $143 Bxc4 $17) 23... Bxe3 24. Qxe3 $11) 23. Rfd1 Rd7 (23...
Kh8 $1 {Manor,I} 24. Ne3 f5 $13) 24. Kh2 (24. Ne3 {Kostakiev,D} a4 $11) 24...
Kh8 (24... f5 $5 {Kostakiev,D}) 25. Bh3 f5 $2 {In an inferior position Black
makes the decisive mistake. He should have tried to defend passively, although
it´s not easy to find usefull moves.} (25... Kg7 {Manor,I} 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27.
Qxe3 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Rfd8 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. c5 d5 31. c6 Rc7 32. exd5 exd5 33.
Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxc6 35. Rxa5 Kf6 $16) 26. exf5 gxf5 $2 (26... Bxf5 27. Rd5
(27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. f3 Rf6 29. Rd5 $14) 27... Qa7 (27... Qc7 $14 {Kostakiev,D})
28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. f3 $16) 27. Nd4 $18 Bg8 (27... exd4 28. Qxe6 $18) (27... Re7
{Manor,I} 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 $16) 28. Nxf5 (28. Bxf5 $143 {Kostakiev,D} Rc7 29. Nb5
Rxf5 $19) 28... Rdf7 (28... Be6 {Kostakiev,D}) 29. Rd5 Qa7 30. Qc2 Rxf5 31.
Bxf5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 {Despite the opposite colours Bishops, Black is lost. It´s
impossible to defend all weaknesses - the King, pawns a5 and d6.} (32. cxd5 $6
{Kostakiev,D} e4 (32... Qf7 33. g4 Qf6 34. Kh3 Bg7 35. Rc1 $16) 33. g4 e3 34.
fxe3 Qxe3 $16) 32... Qf7 33. g4 Bf4+ 34. Kh3 {[#]} h5 (34... Qc7 35. c5 dxc5 (
35... Qb7 {Kostakiev,D} 36. Qd1 dxc5 37. Rd7 $18) 36. Rd7 $18) (34... Qb7 {
Kostakiev,D} 35. Be4 h5 36. Rxd6 (36. gxh5 $6) 36... hxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Qg7+ 38.
Rg6 Qd7+ 39. Bf5 $18) 35. Rxd6 hxg4+ (35... Qb7 {Kostakiev,D} 36. Rd5 $18) 36.
Bxg4 Rg8 37. Rd7 Qg6 38. Qxg6 Rxg6 39. Bf3 Rg1 (39... Rg7 40. Rxg7 Kxg7 41. Be4
$18) 40. c5 Rc1 41. c6 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit Men 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.08.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 {Having serious problems finding
anything convincing in the main lines of Sveshnikov Sicilian, White players
are trying to analyze and eventually re-evaluate old lines. The Latvian
Variation is one of them. However, after 10...f5 the move 11.g3 has more
drawbacks than in case of 10...Bg7 11.g3.} fxe4 {Black replies in the most
principled way.} 12. Bg2 Be6 13. Bxe4 Bg7 14. Qh5 Rc8 15. c3 Ne7 16. Rd1 Rc5 {
The main line of the Latvian Variation. Both sides are fighting for square d5
at a very early stage.} 17. Nb4 (17. Qg5 $2 Nxd5 18. Qxg7 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 $17
) 17... Qb6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Nac2 $5 $146 {This natural move is a novelty.} (19.
Qe3 f5 (19... h5 $5) 20. Bg2 e4 21. Nac2 Kf7 22. Nd4 Bc4 (22... Bxd4 $5 23.
Qxd4 Rd8 $13 {Sax-Shariyazdanov,1999}) 23. b3 a5 24. bxc4 axb4 25. O-O (25.
cxb4 $142 Rxc4 26. Nxf5 Qxe3+ 27. Nxe3 Rxb4 $13) 25... bxc3 $15 {0-1 Feher,
G-Zila,L/Budapest 1990 (40)}) 19... h6 {This looks dubious to me, although
Black got enough counterplay soon.} ({Critical for the evaluation of 19.Nac2 is
} 19... f5 20. Bg2 a5 21. Nd3 Rc7 {In my opinion here Black has very good
chances to overtake the initiative.}) 20. Qd2 ({Deserves attention} 20. Qe3 {
when Black can try to take some advantage of the knight on c2 by sacrificing
an exchange:} a5 $5 (20... f5 21. Bg2 $14) 21. Nd3 Rc6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. f3 b4
{[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc6c2]} 24. O-O bxc3 {but it remains an open question whether
Black has enough compensation.}) 20... d5 ({No time for} 20... a5 {because of}
21. Qxd6 $1 (21. Nd3 $2 Rc8 $17 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 {[%cal
Gd6d8]}) 21. Qe3 $1 (21. Bg2 $2 a5 22. Nd3 Rc8 $17) (21. Ne3 d4 $15) 21... Qd6
(21... dxe4 $2 22. Qxc5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d8] the backrank motif is an important
factor in this opening line. Both sides are fighting for their strategical
goals using tactical motifs.}) 22. Nxa6 Rc4 23. Nab4 d4 {White won a pawn, but
Black succeeded to advance his pawn to d4 and thus create counterplay. He
would have had good compensation if the rook wouldn't have been stuck on h8.
With that rook out of play Whit is the side fighting for advantage.} 24. Qe2 (
24. cxd4 Rxb4 25. dxe5 Rxe4 $1 26. Qxe4 $13) 24... Bh3 25. Qh5 {White has
plenty of other options. Although everywhere Black has some compensation,
White's position look quite solid.} (25. g4 $5 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge2f3]} h5 (
25... Qe6 26. Ne3 $1) 26. g5 f5 27. gxf6 Bxf6 $13) (25. Na3 $5 Rc8 (25... Rxb4
$5 26. cxb4 Qxb4+ 27. Qd2 Qa4 $44) 26. Nxb5 Qb6 $44) 25... Qe6 26. Ne3 (26. f3
$5 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 26... Bf6 (26... Rc8 27. g4 dxe3 28. Qxh3 exf2+ 29. Kxf2 h5
$1) (26... Kg8 $5 {is an interesting way to solve the acute backrank problem.
The idea after} 27. Nxc4 $2 {is} (27. g4 $2 dxe3 $19) (27. Bg2 $142 Bxg2 28.
Nxg2 Kh7 $15) 27... Bg4 28. Qh4 Bf6 {catching the queen.}) 27. Bg2 $6 (27. Nxc4
$2 Bg4) (27. f3 $1 Rc8 28. Ned5 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Bf5 29. cxd4 exd4 30. O-O $16)
27... Bxg2 28. Nxg2 Kg7 {Finally Black arranged the king. Moreover, White
cannot keep his extra pawn.} 29. O-O dxc3 $11 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Ne3 Bg5 32.
Ned5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 (33. Nxd5 Rc5 34. Nb4 Rhc8 $15) 33... e4 $5 {Sacrificing a
pawn once again.} (33... Rb8 34. Rfd1 Rb6 $14 {/=}) 34. Rxb5 Rf3 {Amazing idea,
trying to keep the queen out of play on h5.} (34... Rhc8 $44) 35. Re1 Re8 (
35... Rc8 $5) 36. h4 ({The only way to fight for advantage was} 36. Qxf3 exf3
37. Rxe6 {For instance:} Rxe6 (37... fxe6 38. h4 Bf6 39. Nd3 Rd8 (39... Ra8 40.
Ne1 Ra3 41. Rb3 $16) 40. Rb3 e5 41. Nc5 $16) 38. h4 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Be7 40. Nd5
$16) 36... Qh3 $1 $11 {[%cal Gf3g3]} 37. Rxg5+ (37. Nc2 Rxg3+ 38. fxg3 Qxg3+
39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Kg1 $11) 37... hxg5 38. Qxg5+ Kh7 39. Qh5+ Kg7 40. Qg5+ Kh7
41. Qh5+ Kg7 42. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O O-O
15. Nc2 Bb7 16. Qh5 $2 ({The real move order might have been} 16. exf5 {
(the best move in the position)} d5 (16... Qg5) 17. Qh5 Qf6 $6 (17... e4) 18.
Ne3 e4 {although here Black's moves look also a bit strange, particularly 17...
Qf6. I must add that the present game was played with the following rapid time
control: 15 minutes for the entire game each, plus 10 seconds increment per
move.}) 16... Qf6 $2 {Something definitely is strange around here.} (16... fxe4
$19) 17. exf5 d5 18. Ne3 $16 e4 19. Ng4 Qd6 20. Bc2 ({After} 20. f6 Bxf6 21.
Nh6+ Kh8 (21... Kg7 22. Nf5+ $18) 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Bc6 24. Be2 {Black
keeps only some practical chances to complicate matters.}) 20... Kh8 21. Rad1
Qe7 22. Bb3 $16 Rad8 23. f6 Bxf6 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qxd5 Rd8 27.
Qc6 Rd6 28. Qa8+ Kg7 29. Ne3 Qe6 30. Re1 Bg5 31. Nf1 f5 32. g4 f4 33. Qxe4
Qxg4+ 34. Kh1 Qd7 35. Qg2 Rg6 36. Qf3 Qf5 37. Ng3 Qf7 38. Ne4 Be7 39. b3 Re6
40. Rg1+ Rg6 41. Rg4 {Finally White consolidated and has an easy technical win.
} Rxg4 42. Qxg4+ Kh6 43. Kg2 Qd5 44. Qxf4+ Kg7 45. f3 a5 46. Qc7 Kf7 47. Qxa5
Qd3 48. Qa7 Qc2+ 49. Qf2 Qb1 50. Qd2 Ke8 51. c4 bxc4 52. bxc4 Qb6 53. a4 Qa6
54. Qc2 Qg6+ 55. Kh1 Bc5 56. Qb1 Ba7 57. Qb5+ Kf8 58. Qg5 Qe8 59. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 (12... Be6) 13. Nxe7 Qxe7
14. O-O O-O 15. Nc2 Bb7 {The practice proved that this natural move does not
reach full equality. The main move is 15...Rb8 . Kasparov was successful with
15...f4, which prepares a kinsiude attack and leads to complicated strategical
battle. These both continuations are in my opinion better than the text.} (
15... Rb8 $142) (15... f4 $142) 16. exf5 Qg5 (16... d5 17. a4 $16 (17. Qh5))
17. Ne3 d5 18. f4 {The best continuation, discovered in 1992. However, Black's
position still contains some potential for activity and therefore White must
continue to play accurately even after this.} ({Black immediately reaches
comfortable play after} 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19. Nxg4 h5 20. Ne3 e4 21. Be2 b4 {
1/2-1/2 Sion Castro,M-Guimaraes,J/Mondariz 1995 (31)}) (18. a4 bxa4 $6 (18...
b4 $142) 19. Rxa4 d4 $6 20. cxd4 exd4 21. f4 $16 {1-0 Klovans,J-Villing,D/
Saint Vincent 2002 (33)}) 18... exf4 (18... Qh6 19. f6 $1 $16) 19. Qg4 Bf6 {
Neutralizing the standard advance f5-f6. After other moves Black is fighting
for a draw.} (19... Qxg4 20. Nxg4 h5 (20... f6 21. Rxf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,
V-Spasov,V/Budapest 1993 (30)}) 21. f6 hxg4 22. fxg7 $14) (19... h6 20. Qxf4
Rfe8 21. Ng4 Qxf4 22. Rxf4 h5 23. f6 $14 {1-0 Vuckovic,B-Jeremic,V/Subotica
2000 (29)}) 20. Rxf4 $6 {I believe Black is doing more than fine after this.} (
{Critical is} 20. Qxf4 d4 (20... Qxf4 21. Rxf4 Bg5 $1 22. Rg4 $18) 21. cxd4
Qxf4 22. Rxf4 Rfd8 23. Nc2 Rac8 {Black has great pieces, but two pawns are two
pawns... And for the moment White protects everything very well.}) ({Also
interesting is the positional plan} 20. Qxg5+ $5 Bxg5 21. Nc2 {I would rather
be White here.}) 20... Kh8 21. Nc2 $1 {The correct strategical plan to
transfer the knight to d4.} (21. Raf1 Rg8 (21... d4 22. cxd4 Rg8 $44) (21...
Rad8 22. Nc2 Qh6 $13) 22. Qh3 d4 23. cxd4 Rad8 $44) (21. Qxg5 $6 Bxg5 22. Rf3
$2 d4 $19) 21... Qh6 $1 22. Nd4 {A good positional exchange sacrifice. White
realised that his task now is to hold the position.} (22. Rf3 Rg8 23. Qf4 Qxf4
24. Rxf4 d4 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 dxc3 27. bxc3 Bxc3 28. Rd1 Rae8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8
30. Kf2 Re4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Upton,T-Stamenkov,V/Panormo 2001 (69)}) (22. Rf2 $2 d4
$1 (22... Rg8 23. Qf3 $1) 23. cxd4 {White must control square e5 in order to
avoid an immediate disaster} (23. Nxd4 Rg8 24. Qe2 Rae8 25. Qc2 Be5 $19) 23...
Rg8 24. Qd1 (24. Qe2 Rae8 25. Qf1 Be7 $19) 24... Be7 $1 {Black's attack is
extremely strong.}) 22... Rg8 23. Qf3 Be5 24. Rf1 Rae8 25. a3 Bxf4 (25... Qg5
26. g3) 26. Qxf4 Qf6 27. g3 h5 $15 {The passivity of his light-squared bishop
is a serious problem for Black. White's powerful knight on d4 secures good
compensation for the sacrificed exchange.} 28. h3 (28. Kh1 Rg4 29. Qf3 Qg5 30.
f6 $13) 28... Rxg3+ {Looks very attractive. Black can hardly hope to get more
than this. However, in the end it turns out that White holds easily.} 29. Qxg3
Rg8 30. Rf3 h4 31. Qxg8+ Kxg8 32. Kf2 {White's pieces protect each other and
there is nothing Black can do to break through.} Qg5 33. Re3 Qf4+ (33... Kf8
34. Bc2 $11) 34. Ke2 Qh2+ 35. Kd1 Kg7 ({The apparently logical continuation} 
35... Qxb2 {enables White to get a big activity:} 36. f6 Kf8 37. Bf5 Qf2 38.
Re7 Bc6 39. Ra7 $132) 36. Be2 $11 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Qb1 38. b4 Qb2+ 39. Kd3 Qb1+ (
39... Qxa3 $6 40. Re7 $132) (39... Kf6 40. Re8 {[%csl Rb7] and Black will have
to give checks anyway.}) 40. Kd2 Qb2+ 41. Kd3 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.09.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 {Current practice shows
that Black has a normal game after this move.} (12... Rb8 {Defending against
a2-a4, but allowding another pawn move on the other side.} 13. h4 Be7 $5 {
This relatively new idea looks very interesting. Black doesn´t want to spoil
his pawn structure and prepares after Be6, Qd7, Bd8-b6 a new diagonal for the
Bishop.}) 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 (19... Be6) 20. Be2 (20. Qe2 e4 21. Qa2 Rb7 22. b4 axb4 23.
cxb4 Ne5 $132 {Kozirev-Filppov/Omsk 1996}) 20... Bf7 21. Re4 $146 {A strange
novelty. It is not easy to understand the idea behind this move.} (21. Nc4 e4
22. Kh1 Bg8 23. Ra3 Ne7 24. Nce3 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Rf5 26. c4 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Qb6 $15
{Leko,P-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj 1998}) 21... Ne7 22. Bf3 Be6 (22... Bg6 $6 23.
Rc4) 23. Bg4 Bg8 (23... Bxe3 $6 24. Bxe6 $14) 24. c4 (24. b4 $6 Bxe3 25. Nxe3
axb4 26. cxb4 Nc6 $17) 24... Nc6 25. Nf5 g6 26. Ng3 {As a result of the
previous play White´s position became quite unconfortable. All Black´s pieces
are well placed.} Nd4 27. Rxd4 {If this was the idea of White´s 21st move,
then it´s not a sound one. White will have some compensation for the exchange,
but I would prefer Black´s side.} (27. f4 Bh6 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Nxb3 $17)
27... exd4 28. Ne4 (28. Qxd4+ Bf6 29. Nxf6 Qxf6 30. Qd3 Rb6 $17) 28... Bh6 29.
Qxd4+ Bg7 30. Qd3 Rb7 $5 {The beginning of an interesting idea - to fight for
d5 square with the rook from e5.} 31. Re1 {White´s problem is the weak pawn on
b3 and Black´s Bishop pair.} Re8 {With a positional treat, which White didn´t
discover.} 32. g3 $2 {Now White loses control over d5 square and find himself
in a lost position.} (32. Re3 $1 $15 Bxd5 33. Qxd5) 32... Bxd5 33. Qxd5 (33.
cxd5 Rb4 $17) 33... Rbe7 (33... Rxb3 $2 34. c5 $132) 34. Bf3 Re5 $1 35. Qd3 d5
36. Rd1 Qe7 37. Nd2 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Rxd1 39. Bxd1 dxc4 40. Nxc4 Rd8 $19 {There
are still technical difficulties, but on the long run White is lost due to his
weak pawn on b3, weak black squares and no coordination of the pieces.} 41. Qc2
Qb4 42. Bf3 Qc3 43. Qe2 Rf8 44. Qe3 Bd4 45. Qxc3 Bxc3 46. Be4 Rb8 47. Bc2 Rd8
48. Kf3 Re8 49. Be4 Be1 50. Bd5 Rf8+ 51. Ke2 Bxf2 52. Nxa5 Bg1 53. Nc6 (53. h3
Rf5) 53... Bxh2 54. g4 Kg7 55. b4 Bg1 56. b5 Kf6 57. Bf3 Bc5 58. Kd3 Ke6 59.
Bd1 Kd6 60. Be2 Bb6 61. Kc4 Re8 62. Bf3 Re3 63. Bd1 Re1 64. Bf3 Rc1+ 65. Kd3
Rc5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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 "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 {Krasenkow} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
14. c3 Qd7 (14... Bg7) 15. Qh5 {I believe after this move Black`s position is
okay. White should try to play quick on the queenside: 15.Nc2 /\16.a4 dfQ} Rg8
16. Kh1 (16. Rae1 Rg6 17. f4 e4 $11 {Gross - Rogozenko/Berlin 1996}) (16. Rad1
Rg6 17. Bb1 Bg7 18. Nc2 f4 $1 $132 {Hoffman M.-Rogozenko/Germany 1996}) 16...
Rg6 17. Rad1 Bg7 18. Bb1 (18. f4 Rh6 $11) 18... Kf8 (18... Rh6 {Krasenkow} 19.
Qg5 Rg6 20. Qd2 {/\21.f4}) 19. f4 (19. Nc2 f4 $1 $132) 19... Rh6 20. Qg5 (20.
Qe2 $2 exf4 $17 {/\Be5}) 20... Rg6 21. Qh5 (21. Qh4 {Krasenkow} Rh6 22. Qf2 (
22. Qg3 Ng6) 22... Ng6 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. g3 f4 $1 25. Bxg6 fxg3 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7
27. Bxf7 Rxh2+ 28. Kg1 Rxb2 $44) 21... Rh6 22. Qg5 (22. Qf3 $5 {Krasenkow} Ng6
$140 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. g3 f4 25. Bxg6 hxg6 (25... fxg3 $2 26. Bh5) 26. gxf4 Bg7
27. Nc2 $14) 22... Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 34th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
14. Qh5 e4 15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 Rc8 {Shirov must have liked this
plan for Black, since half an year previous to this game he faced it himself
on the White side against Grischuk.} (17... f4 {is the main, more aggressive
variation. However, the plan with 17...Rc8 introduced by young Ukrainian GMs
Eljanov and then Moiseenko looks like a good alternative.}) (17... Re8 {
is the move preferred by Van Wely in this position.}) 18. Ne3 ({Shirov with
White played} 18. Rad1 {and achieved better chances, but Black's play can be
improved:} Rc5 (18... Qd7 19. Kh1 a5 20. a3 Rc5 21. f3 Nxd5 22. fxe4 Nf6 23.
Qh3 fxe4 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Rxd6 Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sadvakasov,D-Moiseenko,A/
Kharkov 2003 (35)}) 19. Ne3 f4 (19... Qd7 $5) 20. Nf5 Ng6 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. f3
e3 23. Bd3 Re5 24. Be4 Ne7 25. Qg5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Grischuk,A/Cap d'Agde
(rapid) 2003 (47)}) 18... f4 19. Nf5 Re8 {By not playing ...Ng6 yet, Black is
keeping White under pressure, who must consider and be prepared for both ...
Nxf5 and ...Ng6.} (19... Ng6 $5 $13 {0-1 Sadvakasov,D-Eljanov,P/Kharkov 2003 
(36)}) 20. Bg4 (20. a4 $5 Ng6 $5 (20... Nxf5 21. Qxf5 f3 22. gxf3 Re5 23. Qh3
exf3 24. Qxf3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gg1h1]} (24. Bxf3 Rc4 $44))) (20. Nxg7 $6 {Taking
on g7 is a dangerous decision. The superiority of Black's knight over White's
bishop was proved in several important games.} Kxg7 {[%cal Ge7g6] Black's
chances are probably preferable here.}) 20... Rc5 ({If Black would badly want
to avoid a draw, he could consider a positional exchange sacrifice:} 20... Ng6
21. Nxg7 (21. Nh6+ Bxh6 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 23. Qxh6 f3 $5 $44) 21... Kxg7 22. Bxc8
Qxc8 $44) 21. Nxe7+ {After the trade of knights Black can hardly create
counterplay. On the other hand White's slightly better chances are not enough
to get any substantial advantage, that's why Short's decision to take on e7 is
practically accepting a draw.} (21. Rad1 Nxf5 22. Bxf5 h6 23. Rfe1 Rc4 $14 {/=}
) (21. Rfe1 Ng6 $5 (21... Nxd5 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. b4 $1 Rxc3 23. Nxg7 Nf6 24. Qg5
h6 25. Qxh6 Nxg4 26. Qxf4 $16) 22. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Qa8 23. Bc2 Qxd5 24. Nxg7 Kxg7
25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxe4 Ree5 $11) 21... Qxe7 22. Rae1 Qe5 $14 {'?' Ftacnik. /=
Ftacnik: 'The defender is very restless and it will cause him lot of troubles.
The modest 22...h6 was most likely enough for the equality. '} (22... h6 {
Ftacnik} 23. Bf5 e3 24. fxe3 fxe3 25. Rf3 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Rfxe3 Rxe3 28.
Rxe3 Rxd5 $11) 23. Bf5 {'!' Ftacnik.} Qxd5 24. Rxe4 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (24. Qxh7+
$5 {Ftacnik} Kf8 25. Bxe4 Qe6 (25... Qe5 26. Re2 Qh5 27. Qxh5 Rxh5 28. Rfe1 $16
) 26. f3 d5 27. Bd3 Qxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Re6 30. Qh4 Be5 31. Qd8+ $16)
24... Rxe4 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Bxe4 Qxa2 27. Qh4 Be5 28. g3 Qe6 (28... Qxb2 $4
29. gxf4 Bxc3 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Kh1 $18) 29. Bf3 (29. gxf4 Bxc3 30. bxc3 (30.
Qd8+ Kg7) 30... Qxe4) 29... fxg3 30. fxg3 {White opened f-file, hoping for
attack, but soon the draw becomes obvious.} Bf6 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Kg2 b4 $1 33.
Bb7 Rf5 34. Rxf5 Qxf5 35. cxb4 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 51st"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] The present game was played in the penultimate round of the 51st
Reggio Emilia tournament and had a crucial importance in the fight for the
first place. The Chinese Grandmaster Ni Hua was leading with 5.5 points out of
7, Almasi was in the second position with half a point less. Thus the
Hungarian needed to win this game in order to take the lead and very likely
win the tournament. Alas, the pressure must have been very high and Almasi
lost the game practically in just one move.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11.
Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 {This interesting piece sac represents a topical
variation of the modern theory of the Sveshnikov Sicilian. Almasi has played
it before and Ni Hua came well prepared.} axb5 14. Bxb5 Bd7 15. exf5 Nb8 {
A relatively rare move, advocated in the past by yours truly.} ({The latest
results of the much more popular} 15... O-O {are not particularly encouraging
for Black. Here are two recent examples from GM Kotronias:} 16. O-O ({Castling
is stronger than} 16. Qg4 {after which Black can choose between} Nb8 {and 16...
Kh8}) 16... Re8 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. a4 e4 19. Rad1 Re5 20. Ne3 d5 (20... Qf6 21.
Qh5 Ra7 22. f4 Re8 23. Kh1 Ne7 24. g4 $16 {1-0 Kotronias,V (2587)-Papadopoulos,
I (2452)/Rhodes 2008 (32)}) 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Nxd5 Ne5 23. Qxe4 Bxf5 24. Qxf5
Qxd5 25. Re1 $16 {1-0 Kotronias,V (2587)-Parligras,M (2611)/Dresden 2008 (60)})
16. Qg4 (16. f6 Bxf6 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Nc7+ Qxc7 19. Bxd7+ Nxd7 20. Qxa8+ Ke7 21.
Qd5 Rb8 $132) (16. Bd3 Na6 (16... Ra5 $5) 17. O-O (17. Qf3 Nc5 18. Nc7+ $140 $6
Qxc7 19. Qxa8+ Ke7 20. Qf3 Rb8 $36) 17... Nc7 18. Be4 Nxd5 (18... Rb8 19. b4
Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Ba4 $5 $13) 19. Qxd5 Ra6 20. a4 (20. b4 O-O 21. b5 Ra4 (21... Rb6
$2 22. a4 $16) (21... Ra3 $5 22. Qxd6 Ra4 23. Rad1 Rxe4 24. Qxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7
Rb8 $13) 22. Bc2 Ra3 $1 $132) 20... O-O 21. a5 Bc6 22. Qc4 (22. Qd3 Qa8 $15)
22... Qc8 (22... Qa8 23. Bd3 Ra7 24. Qg4 f6 25. b4 Rb8 26. Rab1 d5 27. b5 Be8
28. a6 Rb6 29. c4 $16 {1-0 Edouard,R (2404)-Terrieux,K (2343)/Besancon 2006 
(36)}) 23. Rfd1 (23. Bd3 Ra8 $13) 23... Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc7 25. Rd5 Rfa8 26. Rb5
Bf6 27. Qd5 Bd8 28. g3 Rxa5 (28... Kg7 29. Kg2 Rxa5) (28... Qd7 $5) 29. Raxa5
Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Qxa5 31. Qxd6 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Lupulescu,C (2546)-Rogozenco,D (2529)/
Galati 2005}) ({I believe the critical test for 15...Nb8 is the move} 16. a4 {
Then} Bxb5 (16... Kf8 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. O-O Nf6 19. b4 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Ke7 21. a5
$16 {1-0 Pavlidis,A (2280)-Klokas,K (2160)/Plovdiv 2008 (44)}) 17. axb5 Rxa1
18. Qxa1 O-O (18... Nd7 19. Qa7 $1) 19. O-O ({Not} 19. Qa4 $6 Nd7 20. O-O Nf6
21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Rd1 d5 23. c4 d4 24. Qc2 Qa5 {gave Black the advantage in
0-1 Murariu,A (2435)-Rogozenco,D (2517)/Timisoara 2005 (43)}) 19... Nd7 20. Qa7
$1 {This move was mentioned to me by the correspondence player Thomas
Winckelmann, who is a specialist of the Sveshnikov Sicilian. Thomas believes
that White has a large advantage after it. However, things are not trivial.
Black can continue} e4 (20... Nf6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. b6 Qb8 23. Ra1 $18) 21. b6
Be5 22. Ra1 Nf6 {and White still has to find a way to make progress. For
instance in the event of} 23. Ne7+ ({or} 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. b7 d5) 23... Kg7
24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Nxe5 (25. Qc7 $6 Nd5) 25... Qxe5 26. b7 Nd7 {Black stops the
passed pawn and has good chances to defend successfully.  Undoubtedly for the
final evaluation of 16.a4 more practical material is needed.}) 16... O-O {
A new move in this particular position. Actually the game is quite remarkable
due to the fact that Ni Hua manages to produce two novelties in one single
game!} (16... Kf8 17. Bc4 h5 18. Qf3 Bc6 19. f6 Bh6 20. O-O Nd7 21. Rfd1 Ra7
22. Qd3 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxf6 24. Qxd6+ Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Ke7 26. Rad1 Nf6 27. Rc6 e4
28. g3 Rb8 29. b4 Bg7 30. a4 Nd7 31. Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A (2633)-Felgaer,
R (2591)/Dresden 2008}) 17. O-O {White has nothing better than this, but now
the game transposes into Vallejo-Topalov, Linares 2004, which reached the
present position with the move order 15...0-0 16.Qg4 (better is 16.0-0, see
above) 16...Nb8 17.0-0.} h5 (17... Bxb5 $2 18. f6 $18) 18. Qf3 (18. Qxh5 $2
Bxb5 19. f6 Bxf6 $19) (18. Qe2 Bxf5 19. Qxh5 Be4 20. Rfd1 Nd7 $15) 18... e4 $1
$146 {The second novelty in this game. Black sacrifices a pawn in order to
activate his pieces (the e-file for the rook, the long diagonal for the bishop
and free square e5).} (18... Qg5 19. a4 Ra7 20. Qe3 (20. f6 $5 Bh6 21. Rfd1)
20... Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bh6 22. e4 Bg5 23. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F (2663)
-Topalov,V (2735)/Linares 2004 (33)}) (18... Bxb5 19. f6 $36) 19. Qxe4 Re8 (
19... Bxb5 {is bad:} 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Bh6 (21... Be2 22. f6 Bh6 23. Rfe1
Bg4 24. h3 Qd7 25. Re4 $18) 22. Qxh5 Kh7 (22... Qxe7 23. Qxh6+ Kg8 24. f6 $18)
(22... Kg7 23. f6+ Kxf6 24. Rae1 {[%cal Gh5h6]} Rh8 (24... Bd2 25. f4 {[%cal
Gh5g5]} Bxe1 26. Qg5+ Ke6 27. Qf5+ Kxe7 28. Rxe1+) 25. Qg4 {[%cal Ge7d5]} d5
26. Qd4+ Kg5 27. Qe5+ $18) 23. Rfe1 {Creating the threat 24.Re6!} Rg8 (23...
Be8 24. Re3 f6 25. Qh4 Rh8 26. Nd5 $18) 24. f6 $18) 20. Qd3 Bxb5 21. Qxb5 Nd7 {
White has four pawns for the bishop, but he can't easily advance them due to
the activity of Black's pieces. Therefore I think that the chances for both
sides are about equal.  Now White must do something against the threat 22...
Rab8 followed by 23...Rxb2.} 22. Rfd1 $2 {Maintaining good control in the
centre is a part of White's strategy in this system, but this move is a result
of a miscalculation.  It was necessary to keep the b-pawn alive. Almost any
move would have been better than the game one, although both} (22. Qc6 Ne5) ({
and} 22. b4 {allow Black to achieve counterplay:} Nf6 {[%csl Rc3]} 23. Rfc1 (
23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rfc1 Bh6 25. Rc2 Rab8 26. Qa4 (26. Qd3 Rxb4 $17) 26... Qxf5
$17) 23... Re5 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qd3 Rxf5 {[%csl Rf2]}) ({After the normal} 
22. Qd3 Nf6 (22... Nc5 $2 23. Qf3 $16) 23. Nxf6+ (23. Nb4 $5) 23... Qxf6 24. a4
Re5 25. b4 Qxf5 (25... Rxf5 26. a5 Rg5 27. Rfc1 $13 {/+/=}) 26. Qxf5 Rxf5 27.
Rfc1 Kf8 {the draw looks like the most likely result.}) ({The position
remained double-edged also after} 22. Nb4 $13) 22... Rb8 23. Qa6 Rxb2 24. Rab1
{A sad necessity.} ({Probably, when choosing 22.Rfd1, Almasi missed that now} 
24. Qxd6 {loses by force, since after} Be5 25. Qc6 {Black has a tactical blow}
(25. Qxd7 Qxd7 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Rxd7 Ree2 $19) (25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxd7 Re1+
$19) 25... Bxh2+ $1 {and White gets mated:} ({but not} 25... Qh4 $2 26. g3 $18)
26. Kxh2 ({or} 26. Kh1 Qh4 $19) 26... Qh4+ 27. Kg1 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Qxg2#) 24...
Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nf6 $19 {Without the b-pawn the situation is changed
dramatically: from a potential power-house, White's queenside pawns represent
only weaknesses now. Nominally White still has three pawns for the piece, but
in reality the four pawns on the kingside are worth nothing, while the other
two are weaknesses.} 26. Qd3 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 Re5 $1 (27... Bxc3 $2 28. Qf3 $17 {
[%csl Rc3,Rh5]}) 28. Qd3 Qf6 {The rest is quite elementary. White is helpless.}
29. g3 (29. a4 Qxf5 $19) 29... Qxf5 30. Qxf5 Rxf5 31. Rd1 Bf8 32. c4 Ra5 33.
Rd5 (33. Rd2 Ra4 34. Rc2 Kg7 $19) 33... Rxd5 34. cxd5 Be7 35. a4 Bd8 36. f4 f5
37. h3 Kf7 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Ke2 h4 40. g4 fxg4 41. hxg4 Ba5 (41... Ba5 42. Kf3
Bd2 43. Ke4 (43. f5+ Kg5 44. Ke2 Ba5 45. Kf3 Bc3 $19) 43... h3 44. Kf3 Bxf4 45.
a5 h2 46. Kg2 Kg5 47. a6 Be3 48. Kxh2 Kxg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Basse"]
[Site "Le Port Marly"]
[Date "2009.05.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.05.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Bd7 15. exf5 e4 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Re8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Rad1 Rc8 $146 {An
important novelty for the theory of the variation. In this line Kotronias has
experience with the White pieces, therefore his improvement on the Black side
is most likely a result of careful analysis of the position. Black doesn't
expose his rook on e5 yet (he might need this square for other pieces as well)
and instead makes a useful move with the other rook, which wasn't doing much
on a8 anyway.} (19... Rb8 20. Rfe1 Qc8 21. Ne3 Ne5 22. Qxe4 Bxb5 23. axb5 Rxb5
24. Nd5 Rxb2 25. f6 Bf8 26. f4 Rb5 27. c4 Rc5 28. fxe5 Rxc4 29. Qe3 dxe5 30.
Kh1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sebag,M (2530)-Ushenina,A (2476)/Krasnoturinsk 2008 (48)}) (
19... Re5 20. Ne3 d5 (20... Qf6 21. Qh5 Ra7 22. f4 Re8 23. Kh1 Ne7 24. g4 $16 {
1-0 Kotronias,V (2587)-Papadopoulos,I (2452)/Rhodes 2008 (32)}) 21. Rxd5 Rxd5
22. Nxd5 Ne5 23. Qxe4 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Qxd5 25. Re1 $16 {1-0 Kotronias,V (2587)
-Parligras,M (2611)/Dresden 2008 (60)}) 20. Rfe1 (20. Ne3 {leaves Black with a
pleasant choice:} Ne5 ({or simply} 20... Be5 21. Rfe1 Qf6) 21. Qxe4 Nc4 {
and in both cases Black is at least not worse.}) 20... Re5 21. Ne3 Qf6 22. Qh5
{Delchev plays similarly to the aforementioned game Kotronias-Papadopoulos,
but the inclusion of moves Re1/Rc8 favour Black, who now has the knight
protected and can take on f5.} (22. Qe2 $142 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. Rxd6 Nb8
25. Red1 Bf6 $13) 22... Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Qh3 Ne5 25. Rxe4 Rg8 26. Rf1 (
26. Re2 $142 Qg6 27. Bd3 Nxd3 28. Qxd3 Ra5 29. Qxd6 Qg4 $15) 26... Qg6 27. Re3
$2 (27. Be2 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qxe4 $17) 27... Rh5 $19 {Suddenly White loses
because he cannot find a safe place for his queen.} 28. Qg3 Qh6 29. Re4 Rxh2 (
29... Bf6 $1 30. Qf4 Rxh2 31. Qxh6 Nf3#) (29... Rxh2 30. Qxh2 Nf3+ 31. gxf3
Be5+ 32. Qg3 Bxg3 33. fxg3 Rxg3+ 34. Kf2 Qh2+ 35. Ke3 Qxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1 {
This plan against Sveshnikov Sicilian was very popular in Calvia. Spasov is
well prepared and improves on an early game of Van Wely.} Bg7 15. c3 e4 16. Bf1
O-O 17. Qh5 Qc8 (17... Re8 18. Rad1 Ng6 $5 {Krasenkow's positional pawn
sacrifice is the latest idea for Black in the variation 14.Re1.} ({Black has
very good chances to equalize after} 18... Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c5]})) 18. Rad1 Re8 (
18... Ng6 $6 19. g3 $1 (19. Nc2 Re8 {transposes to the main game.}) 19... Re8
20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 {is clearly better for White, which was demonstarted in
several games.}) 19. Nc2 Ng6 20. Nd4 ({Alternatives are:} 20. Nb4) ({and} 20.
g3) 20... Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Re5 22. Qh6 Qe8 $146 (22... Qc5 23. h4 $1 $36 {1-0
Dominguez,L-Van Wely,L/Mallorca 2004 (90)}) 23. h4 (23. a4 bxa4 24. Qd2 (24.
Ra1 f4 $132) 24... a3 $5 $13) 23... Qf8 $1 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. g3 (25. h5 Nf4 (
25... Ne7 $11) 26. h6 Rxd5 (26... Ke7 27. g3 $13) 27. Rxd5 Nxd5 28. Rd1 Nc7 29.
Rxd6 Ke7 30. Rb6 $13 (30. Rc6 Ne6)) 25... Ne7 26. Red1 Rc8 $11 27. a4 Rc5 28.
axb5 axb5 29. c4 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Nc8 31. Ra1 Nb6 32. b3 Nxd5 33. Ra7 h5 34. Rb7
e3 35. fxe3 Nxe3 36. Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c4 f5
15. O-O O-O 16. Qf3 d5 17. cxd5 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Rb8 19. Rad1 (19. Rfd1 Qd7 20. d6
Rb6 21. Qd3 (21. Qc3 $2 Rxd6 {and Bf5 idea doesn't work any longer because
Black takes on d1 with check.}) 21... Rd8 22. Rac1 Bf8 $1 {and Black has good
chances to equalize, Vallejo Pons,F-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004.}) 19... Qd7 (19...
Rb6 $1 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. g3 f5 22. Bg2 Rh6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Radjabov,T/
Linares 2004 (27)}) 20. d6 Rb6 21. Qc3 $1 {A great move. Thanks to multiple
tactical tricks White keeps the advantage.} (21. Bd5 $2 Rxd6 22. Bb3 Kh8 23.
Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qg6 25. Qd5 f5 $17 {0-1 Carlsen,M-Zhigalko,S/Chalkidiki 2003
(33)}) (21. Qd3 Rd8 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Qe3 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Bb1 f5 $44 {
[%csl Ra3] 1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Radjabov,T/Plovdiv 2003 (76)}) 21... Rxd6 (21... Rd8
22. Bf5 $1 {Anyway!} Qxf5 23. Qc7 $16) 22. Bf5 $1 Qc6 ({Interesting was} 22...
Rxd1 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 {although White's chances should be slightly preferable,
after} 24. Nc2 $14 {The knight comes into play and will coordinate well with
the queen. Besides, White has no weaknesses at all, his king is safe. So in
spite of two bishops and temporary initiative I think that Black must be happy
with a draw here.}) (22... Qxf5 $6 23. Rxd6 e4 24. Qd2 $16) 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24.
Nxb5 $1 ({Weaker is} 24. Bxc8 b4 25. Qc4 (25. Qh3 bxa3 26. Bf5 h6) 25... bxa3
26. bxa3 a5 $14 {/=}) 24... axb5 25. Bxc8 {Black's chances to draw this
position are higher than White's chances to win.} f5 (25... e4 26. Qh3 $14 Bxb2
$6 27. Bf5 h6 28. Bxe4 $16) 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27. Rd1 Qc5 28. Bd7 b4 29. a3 bxa3 30.
Qxa3 Qc2 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 e4 ({An interesting way to force matters is:} 
32... Rd8 $5 33. b4 (33. Bxf5 {As far as I can make out, this leads to
theoretical draw:} Rxd3 34. Bxd3 e4 $1 35. Bxe4 Bxb2 36. Bxh7 (36. f4 h6 37. g4
Kg7 38. Kg2 Bf6 39. Kg3 Bd8 40. h4 Be7 41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 Bd8 43. Kg4 Be7 44.
f5 Bd8 $11) 36... Kxh7 {This is a draw, according to my knowledge.}) 33... e4
34. Rd5 f4 (34... Bc3 35. b5 Ba5 36. g3 Kg7 37. Kf1 Bb6 38. Ke2 Ba7 39. f4 Bb6
40. h3 h5 {is also unclear how White can win this.}) 35. b5 Ra8 $132 {[%cal
Ga8a1,Ga1b1]}) 33. Rb3 f4 34. Kf1 Rd8 35. Bf5 e3 36. fxe3 fxe3 37. Ke1 Be5 38.
h3 Ra8 (38... Rb8 39. Rxb8+ (39. Rxe3 Bxb2 40. Re7 Bg7) 39... Bxb8 40. Ke2 Ba7
41. b4 Kg7 42. g4 h6 {this looks like a draw to me as well.}) 39. Rb5 Bd4 40.
Rb7 h6 41. Rh7+ Kg8 42. Rxh6 Bxb2 43. Ke2 Bd4 44. Rc6 Ra1 45. Bd3 Ra2+ 46. Bc2
{This is already difficult to hold.} Ra5 47. Rc4 Bb6 48. Kf3 Rc5 49. Rb4 $1 Ba7
50. Bb3+ Kh8 51. Re4 Rc7 52. g4 Rc3 53. Bc4 Bc5 54. h4 Rc2 55. g5 Rf2+ 56. Kg4
Kg7 57. Kh5 Rc2 58. Ba6 Rf2 59. Re5 Bd6 60. Rxe3 Rf4 61. Rd3 Be7 62. Rd7 Re4
63. Bd3 Re1 64. Rc7 Re3 65. Bc2 Re2 66. Rb7 Re1 67. Rb6 Bf8 68. Rg6+ Kh8 69.
Rf6 Kg7 70. Bb3 Re7 71. Rg6+ Kh7 72. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 f5 11. Nxb5 $6 (11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Nxb5 {
is the correct move order, if White wishes to sacrifice the knight on b5.} axb5
14. Bxb5 Bd7) 11... axb5 12. Bxb5 Bb7 $1 {The old recommendation of E.
Sveshnikov practically made the line 11.Nxb5 disappear from the practice.} (
12... Bd7 13. exf5 Bg7 14. c3 $44) 13. exf5 Bg7 ({E. Sveshnikov recommended} 
13... Ra5 14. a4 Rxb5 15. axb5 Nd4 $36) 14. O-O $2 (14. f6 $1 {is the only
principled move, which can eventually underline drawbacks of 13...Bg7.} Bxf6
15. Qf3 Kf8 $5 (15... Bg7 16. Nb4 $1 O-O 17. Bxc6 (17. Nxc6 Qc7 $17) 17... e4
18. Qb3 $1 {and not clear if Black has sufficient compensation for two pawns.})
16. Bxc6 (16. Qxf6 Qxf6 17. Nxf6 Nd4 $17) (16. Nxf6 Qa5+ $17) 16... Bxc6 17.
Qxf6 Qxf6 18. Nxf6 Ke7 19. Ng4 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Be4 $44) 14... O-O 15. Bc4 Qg5 $17
16. a4 Kh8 (16... Qxf5 $17) 17. Ra3 (17. b4 $2 Nxb4 $19) (17. c3 Qxf5 $17 (
17... Rg8 18. Ne3 Ne7 $15)) (17. Ne3 Nd4 $17) 17... Qxf5 18. Ne3 Qg6 $19 {
White has just two pawns for the bishop, which is certainly not enough.} 19.
Bd5 Rab8 ({Black could prevent the march of the a-pawn with} 19... Rfb8 {
[%cal Gc6e7]} 20. Qf3 Nd4 $19) 20. a5 f5 21. a6 Ba8 22. a7 Rb5 (22... Rxb2 23.
Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qa1 Rxc2 25. a8=Q f4 $5 $36) 23. c4 Rb6 24. b4 Rxb4 (24... Nxb4
25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qf3 Nc6 $19) 25. Ra6 (25. Qd2 Rb6 $19) (25. Bxc6 $1 {This
could offer White some chances to complicate matters:} Bxc6 26. Qd2 Rb6 (26...
Rxc4 27. Qa2 Rg4 28. f3) 27. Qa5 Rb2 28. a8=Q Bxa8 29. Qxa8 f4 $5 30. Nd1 Rd2
31. Qa5 Qc2 32. Qa4 e4 $17 {[%cal Gg7d4]}) 25... Nd4 26. c5 f4 27. Rxd6 Qg5 28.
Nc2 f3 29. Ne1 (29. g3 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Rh4 $19 {[%cal Gh4h2]}) 29... e4 30. Bxa8
Rxa8 31. Rb6 Rxb6 32. cxb6 fxg2 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 {
Nowdays more popular is 13.0-0} Rg8 {Vielen,von sveshnikov spezialisten
spielen die Hauptvariante 13...f4 nicht gern...} 14. g3 Nd4 {Spielbar ist auch
14...-Rg4, besser für Weiß ist aber:} (14... Rg5 15. Qxh7 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17.
O-O-O Qb6 $44 {Wang Zili - Chehov/Beijing 1991}) (14... Bxd5 $5 15. exd5 Rg5
16. Qh4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Rg4 18. Qxh7 Nd4 19. c4 (19. Bxf5 Rg7 20. Qh3 b4 21. Nc4
Qxd5 $17) 19... Qd2 20. Bxf5 Qe2+ 21. Kg1 Rg5 22. Bd3 Qxb2 $19 {Shehodanov -
Zezulkin/Minsk 1994}) (14... f4 $6 {Horvath,T} 15. gxf4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17.
Qh8 Nd4 18. Kf1 Rg6 19. h3 $1 Rh6 20. hxg4 Rxh8 21. Rxh8 $16 {Horvath,
Cs-Horvath,P/Budapest/1989}) 15. c3 (15. Ne3 Rg5 16. Qxh7 fxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 $132
{Sobolevsky - Dvoirys/Barnaul 1988}) 15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bg4 17. Qxh7 Rg7 18.
Qh6 Nf3+ 19. Kf1 (19. Ke2 Rg6 20. Qe3 Bh6 21. Qb6 Nd2+ 22. f3 Nxe4 23. Qxd8+
Kxd8 24. fxg4 Rxg4 25. Rhf1 Ra7 26. Nc2 Nc5 27. Rf6 Rg6 28. Rxg6 $6 fxg6 $11 {
Aniukhin - Rogozhnikov/Voronez 1991}) (19. Ke2 $5 {Horvath,T Beliavsky-Shirov/
CBM/39}) 19... Rg5 20. Nf6+ Ke7 (20... Qxf6 {Horvath,T} 21. Bc6+ $1 $16) 21.
Qh8 Nd2+ 22. Kg2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rg6 24. Rhe1 (24. Qh4+ Kd7 (24... Ke6 {Horvath,T
} 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 {Nach vielen Beispielen Schwarz hat mindestens genug
Kompensation für geopferten Bauern.}) 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26. f3 Be6 27. Rhd1 Ke7
28. Nc2 f5 29. Nf2 d5 30. a4 f4 31. axb5 axb5 $11 {Magem Badals - Polgar Zsu./
Madrid 1992}) 24... Qd7 25. f3 $2 (25. Qh4+ f6 26. Qh7+ (26. f3 Be6 27. Qh7+
Bf7 $44) 26... Rg7 27. Qh6 Qf5 28. Qe3 $13) 25... Bxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Qf5+ 27. Kg2
Rh6 28. Qg8 Qh3+ 29. Kf3 Rg6 30. Qxg6 fxg6 $19 31. Nf2 Qf5+ 32. Kg2 d5 33. Rf1
Ke6 34. b4 Rc8 35. Rae1 Rxc3 36. Nh3 Rxa3 (36... Qg4 37. Rxf8 Rxa3 38. Re8+ Kd6
39. R8xe5 Rxa2+ 40. Nf2 Qxb4 $19) 37. Rxf5 gxf5 38. Ng5+ Ke7 39. Rxe5+ Kf6 40.
Nf3 Rxa2+ (40... Rxf3 $2 41. Re8 Kf7 42. Rxf8+ $18) 41. Kf1 Bxb4 42. Rxd5 Bc3
43. Rd6+ Ke7 44. Rb6 b4 45. h4 Kd7 0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.02.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O
14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O (16. Qh5 {Manor,I} Ne7 (16... e4) (16... Qd7))
(16. Bc2 {Manor,I} f4 17. Qh5 Rf7) 16... Ra7 $6 {In my opinion Black has two
plans in this sharp position. One is to concentrate his pieces and play on the
kingside and the other one (less popular nowdays), is to push the pawns on the
queenside, starting with 16. ... Rb8!?. With the move 16. ... Ra7 Black shows
his intention for the first plan, but in that case a vital question is who
will bring first his queen on the kingside. 16. ... Ra7 allows White to play
17.Qh5. Later in his game against Anand from the same tournament Kramnik found
a way to place his Queen on g5 first.} (16... e4 17. Nf4 Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19.
Nfd5 Qg5 $13 {Anand-Kramnik, Linares, 1998}) 17. Qh5 (17. a4 {Manor,I} f4 (
17... e4 18. Nf4 Bf7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Ne7 $16) 18. Qh5 h6 (
18... Bh8 19. Bxh7+ Rxh7 20. Qg6+ $18) (18... Bf6 19. Bf5 $16) 19. Qg6 Re8 20.
Nf6+ $18) 17... Raf7 (17... e4 18. Bc2 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. f3 exf3 21. Rxf3
$14 {Ivanchuk-Kramnik, London PCA rapid, 1994}) 18. g4 e4 19. Bc2 (19. Nf4 Bd7
20. Bc2 fxg4 21. Bxe4 Be5) 19... fxg4 (19... Ne5 {Manor,I} 20. Nf4 $16) (19...
Ne7 {Manor,I} 20. Nf4 Qd7 21. gxf5 Nxf5 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Bb3 $18) (19... Bxd5
{Manor,I} 20. Nxd5 Ne5 21. Nf4 $14 Qd7) 20. Bxe4 Be5 21. Qh6 $2 (21. h3 $142 $5
gxh3 22. f4 Qe8 $5 23. Kh1 $16) 21... Kh8 22. Kh1 (22. Qxe6 Qh4 23. Nxg4 (23.
f4 {Manor,I} gxf3 24. Ng4 Rg7 $19) 23... Rg7 $40) 22... Bxd5 23. Nxd5 (23. Bxd5
Bf4 $1 24. Qh5 (24. Qe6 Qh4 $19) 24... Rf6 25. Nxg4 Rf5 $19) 23... Ne7 24. Qh4
$8 (24. Nxe7 Qxe7 $17) 24... Nxd5 (24... Qd7 $5 $13) 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxd5 Rf5
(26... Rf6 {Manor,I} 27. Kg2 Rdf8 28. f3 gxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. Bxf3 Bxh2 31.
Bb7 $11) 27. Rad1 Rdf8 (27... Rh5 28. f4 gxf3 29. Rf2 (29. Rd2 Bxh2 $15) 29...
Rf8 30. Rd3 Rxh2+ 31. Rxh2 Bxh2 32. Kxh2 f2 33. Bg2 f1=Q 34. Bxf1 Rxf1 35. Rxd6
Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. Rxa6 $11) 28. Kg2 Rh5 29. Rh1 Rf6 30. Rd3 Rhf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Joachim, Sven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3
Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Nf4 (18. Rd1 b4 $11) (18. Bb3 Kh8 $11
) 18... Qd7 {This is not weaker than the main 18...Bf7.} (18... Bf7) 19. Nxe6 {
Not clear what should White do, but after this he loses control over central
squares and will not be able to blockade Black's pawns. Black will have a
long-term initiative.} (19. g4 Bf7 (19... d5 $5 {0-1 Deutschmann,M-Darnstaedt,
F/Germany 1998 (28)}) 20. Qh4 Rad8 21. Rg1 Kh8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Krivec,J-Medvegy,N/
Porec 1998 (42)}) (19. O-O Bf7 20. Bb3 Be5 21. Qh4 Kh8 22. Rad1 Ng6 23. Nxg6+
Bxg6 24. f4 exf3 25. Rxf3 f4 26. Ng4 Qd8 27. Rh3 Qxh4 28. Rxh4 Rad8 29. Rd2 Kg7
$15 {[%csl Rh4] 0-1 Melnikov,D-Chistyakov,A/St Petersburg 2001 (50)}) 19...
Qxe6 20. Bb3 d5 21. g4 (21. Rd1 Rad8 22. O-O Kh8 23. Rd2 b4 24. cxb4 Qe5 25. f4
Qe6 26. Kh1 Qc6 27. Qg5 Qb7 28. Rfd1 d4 $17 {0-1 Medvegy,N-Fercec,N/Portoroz
1997 (31)}) 21... Kh8 $1 22. gxf5 (22. Nxf5 Nxf5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 $17) 22... Qe5
23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Rg1 (24. O-O b4 $1 (24... Nxf5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Bxd5 $11))
24... b4 $36 25. cxb4 (25. Rd4 bxc3 26. bxc3 Qc7 $17 27. Rxg7 Qxc3+ 28. Ke2
Kxg7 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. f6 Qb2+ 31. Kf1 Rf7 $19) 25... d4 26. Nc4 Qxf5 27. Qxf5
Nxf5 28. Rg4 Rfe8 29. Rf4 Nd6 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. Ba4 Re7 $44 32. Rc1 Bh6 33.
Rc8+ Kg7 34. Rg4+ (34. Rff8 $142 $11 {[%cal Gf8e8]}) 34... Kf6 35. Rc5 (35. Rc6
Rxc6 36. Bxc6 Kf5 $44) 35... d3 36. Rh4 Bg5 37. Rg4 Bh6 38. Kd1 e3 39. fxe3
Bxe3 40. Rcc4 (40. Rc6 Rxc6 41. Bxc6 Rc7 42. Re4 Bh6 (42... Bg5 43. Rc4) 43.
Rh4 (43. Rc4 Rg7 $1) 43... Kg7 44. Rc4 Rf7 45. Rg4+ Kf8 $17) 40... Kf5 41. h3
h5 42. Rh4 $4 {Unexpectedly this allows Black to penetrate with the rook.} (42.
Rg8 {and the position is about equal. With some accuracy White defends against
opponent's threats.}) 42... Rf6 $1 $19 {[%cal Gf5g5,Gf6f1]} 43. Rhd4 (43. Rc6
Rxc6 44. Bxc6 Rg7 $19) 43... Bxd4 44. Rxd4 Re2 45. Rxd3 Rxb2 46. Bc2 Ke5 47.
Kc1 Rxb4 48. Bb3 Rh4 49. Kb2 Rd4 50. Rc3 Kf4 51. Rc5 h4 52. Kc3 Re4 53. Kb2 Re3
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 (13. a4 {
is the most popular move. On the other hand in the line 9.Nd5 the positions
are almost everywhere about equal. The main thing that matters in such pawn
structures is players' understanding.}) 13... Ne7 14. Ncb4 (14. Nce3 Bxe3 15.
Nxe3 Bb7 {and Black enjoys a pleasant equality}) 14... a5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.
Nd5 Qb7 17. Qd3 (17. O-O Be6 $11) 17... Rb8 (17... b4 {is a good alternative.}
18. cxb4 axb4 19. Qb3 Be6 20. Bc4 Rac8 21. O-O (21. Qd3 Qc6 22. b3 Bxd5 23.
Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxd5 Bd8 $11) (21. h4 $6 Bd8 $15) 21... Qc6 22. Rac1 Bxd5 (22...
Bxc1 $2 23. Ne7+ $18) 23. exd5 Qc5 24. Rc2 g6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/
Dortmund 1997}) 18. O-O Be6 19. Rfd1 (19. Rad1 h6 20. a3 Rfc8 21. g3 Rc5 22. h4
Bd8 23. Ne3 Be7 24. b4 Rc7 25. Rc1 Qa8 26. Rfd1 Bb3 27. Nd5 Ra7 28. Rd2 $14 {
/= 1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 2003 (57)}) 19... Rfc8 20. a3 (20.
Qg3 h6 21. b3 $6 Rc5 22. c4 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. cxd5 Rc8 $15 {1/2-1/2
Tiviakov,S-Van Wely,L/Leeuwarden 2003 (78)}) 20... h6 21. g3 Bd8 22. h4 {
This is an improvement over the below mentioned game. At this moment Zoltan
had already spent about one and a half hours. I fail to find any explanation
for this excesive time consumption, especially that besides the fact that the
position is rather simple, Almasi already played it before. As usually in this
variation, White is slightly better, but nothing real. Nevertheless, Almasi
succeeded to set some problems for his opponent.} (22. Rd2 Qa7 23. Kg2 Rc5 24.
Ne3 Bg5 $1 25. h4 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Qc7 27. Rad1 Rc6 28. Kh2 Bb3 29. Rg1 Bc4 30.
Rgd1 Bxe2 31. Qxe2 b4 $11 {/=/+, 0-1 Almasi,Z-Topalov,V/Monte Carlo 2001 (65)})
22... Rc5 {Threatening to take on d5.} 23. b4 (23. Ne3 Bb3 24. Rd2 Bb6 25. Qxd6
Rd8 26. Qxc5 Rxd2 27. Qxb5 Qa7 $44) (23. Bf3 Bxd5 24. exd5 $11 Qd7 $5) 23...
Rc6 (23... axb4 $6 24. axb4 $14) 24. Rac1 (24. a4 $5 bxa4 25. Rxa4 axb4 26.
cxb4 $14) 24... Kh8 25. Kg2 $14 Kg8 {Almasi was in serious time trouble
already and Nielsen simply makes some moves in order to let his opponent to
consume the remaining time for finding a plan. Not too deep from Black, but
very practical and effective approach. White should have better been more
practical as well, and repeate the position at least once each time he had the
opportunity for that.  Instead, White is trying to improve without "wasting"
moves at all. Zoltan is a very high class player and he had good reasons to
believe in his direct approach, but practical aspects must not be ignored
either.} 26. Bf3 Qc8 $5 27. bxa5 (27. Qe3 Rb7 $11) 27... Bxd5 (27... Bxa5 $4
28. Ne7+) 28. Qxd5 Bxa5 29. Bh5 Rb7 30. c4 {The position is becoming more
complicated and although White gets some advantage, the time factor will be
decisive.} Rbc7 31. Qxb5 Bb6 32. Qd5 {Same strategy to complicate matters. It
was more realistic to make a draw.} (32. Rb1 Bd4 33. Qb8 Rxc4 34. Qxc8+ Rxc8
35. Rb7 g6 36. Bg4 $11 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3f3]}) 32... Bd4 $44 33. Rd3 g6 (33...
Rc5 $2 34. Qxd6 R5c6 (34... R7c6 $2 35. Qe7 Rc7 36. Bxf7+ Kh8 37. Qe6 $18) 35.
Qb4 Rxc4 36. Rxc4 Rxc4 37. Qb5 $16) 34. Bxg6 Rc5 35. Bf5 Qa6 36. Rxd4 exd4 $2 (
36... Rxd5 37. Rxd5 Qxa3 38. Rcd1 $11 {and a soon draw would have been the
logical outcome of the game. But Nielsen plays against Almasi's few remaining
seconds.}) 37. Qxd4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Rxc4 39. Qf6 (39. Qd2 {and only White can
play for a win, although Black should be able to hold the position.}) 39... Rc1
40. Qb2 $4 {The last move before time limit throws away a good game.} (40. Bh7+
Kxh7 (40... Kf8 $2 41. Qxh6+ $18 {[%cal Gh6c1]}) 41. Qxf7+ $11) 40... Qf1+ 41.
Kf3 Qd1+ 42. Kf4 Rc2 43. Qb6 Rc3 {A victory of rude practical approach. Black
did little in this game, he only used opponent's mistakes resulting from a
severe time-trouble, which Almasi could easily avoid.} (43... Rc3 44. Bg4 Qd2+
45. Kf5 Rc5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 {Krasenkow Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5
13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 (15... Qd7 16. Rad1 (16. Rae1 {Horvath,T}
O-O 17. Bb1 e4 18. Nc2 Nxd5 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. g4 $1 fxg4 21. Bxe4 f5 22. Bxa8
Rxa8 23. Nxg4 $1 fxg4 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qd5+ $18) 16... Rc8 17. Nc2 Rc5 18. Ne3
e4 19. Bb1 $14 {Dolmatov - Chekhov/Germany 1992}) 16. Bc2 Qc8 (16... O-O 17.
Rae1 Rc8 18. Bb3 Rc5 19. Nc2 Qd7 20. f3 $16 {Kovalev - Palac/Neu Isenburg 1992}
) (16... Qd7 {Horvath,T} 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Bb3 Rac8 19. Nc2 $14 {Sax-Seres/
Balatonbereny/1997}) 17. Rad1 Qc5 $5 {/\19...Bxc3 With the idea to create
counterplay on the queenside till White`s Knight is out of play on a3.} (17...
O-O 18. Bb1 Ng6 19. Kh1 Re8 20. f4 $16 {Almasi Z. - Markowski/Bern 1996}) 18.
Bb1 (18. Bb3 $6 {Horvath,T} a5) 18... b4 (18... Bxc3 {Krasenkow} 19. Rc1) 19.
cxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc2 (20. f3 Bxb2 21. Nc2 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 e3 $17) 20... Qxb2 21. Ne3
Qf6 22. f3 (22. g4 $5 {Horvath,T} f4 (22... Qg6 23. Nxf5 Nxf5 24. Qxf5 Qxf5 25.
gxf5 $10) 23. Nc4 $44 (23. Bxe4 $6 fxe3 24. fxe3 Qe5 25. Qxf7+ Kd8 26. Rd4 Rc8
$17)) 22... Bh6 (22... Qh6 $2 {Horvath,T} 23. Nxf5 $1 $16 (23. Qxh6 {Krasenkow}
Bxh6 24. Nc4)) 23. Rfe1 (23. Nxf5 $2 {Krasenkow} Nxf5 24. fxe4 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Ng7
) (23. f4 $6 {Krasenkow}) 23... Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Ng6 25. Qh6 (25. fxe4 f4 {
Schwarz kontrolliert die wichtigen schwarzen Felder.} 26. Rf3 $13 (26. Rb3 {
Horvath,T} O-O $13)) 25... Ke7 26. Rf1 (26. fxe4 f4 27. Rf3 $13) (26. g3 $5 {
/\27.fe4}) 26... Rab8 27. g3 (27. fxe4 $6 f4 $17) 27... Rb2 (27... Ne5 {
Krasenkow} 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. fxe4 Rb2 30. Ra3 Rhb8 31. Rxf5+ Ke7 32. Bd3 {
/\33.Bxa6} Rd2 (32... Nxd3 33. Rxd3 Rxa2 34. Rf2 $11) 33. Bf1 Rbb2 34. h3 Rxa2
35. Rxa6 $11) 28. fxe4 Rhb8 29. e5 (29. Bd3 Rxa2 30. Rxf5 Qb2 $132 (30... Qd4
$17 {Krasenkow})) (29. exf5+ Ne5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $44 (30... Kxf6 {Horvath,T} 31.
Be4 Rxa2 $17)) 29... Nxe5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bxf5 Kg7 $15 32. Ra3 {/\33.Rf2} a5
(32... R8b6) (32... Nc4 $5) (32... Rd2 {Horvath,T} 33. Rf2 $1) 33. Rxa5 (33.
Rf2 {Krasenkow} Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Rb5 $15) 33... Nc4 34. Ra7 $11 Ne3 35. Rf3 Rg2+
36. Kh1 Re2 37. Kg1 Rg2+ (37... Rbb2 {Krasenkow} 38. Bh3 Rb1+ 39. Bf1 Rxf1+ $11
(39... Rg2+ $2 40. Kh1)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.02.14"]
[Round "8.6"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Joachim, Sven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Be6 13. Bxe4 Bg7 14. Qh5 Rc8
15. Rd1 (15. c3 Ne7 16. Rd1 Rc5 17. Qg5 $2 (17. Nb4) 17... Nxd5 18. Qxg7 Qf6
19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Bb7 Ke7 21. Bxa6 Rb8 $17 {0-1 Berg,E-McShane,L/Germany 2003 
(50)}) 15... Ne7 16. Qg5 $2 {This is a well-known mistaken maneuver, which
happened already in many games (see for instance the game given above). White
cannot afford entering an endgame with his knight still on a3. Basically White
trades two of opponent's passive pieces (queen and bishop g7) with two of his
active pieces (queen and knight d5). So the idea is wrong from all points of
view.} (16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. O-O (17. c3 Rc5 $1) 17... Rc5 18. b4 Rc7 (18... Rc3
$5) 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nc2 $44 {1-0 Bokros,A-Bensdorp,M/Hengelo 2003/CBM 95 ext 
(51)}) (16. c3 $142 Rc5 17. Nb4 {with transposition to the main line, where
White can claim a slight plus.}) 16... Nxd5 17. Qxg7 (17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Bxd5
Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b4 $19) 17... Qf6 {A small tactical trick. No time for White to
take on d5.} 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 {[%csl Ra3,Rc2][%cal Gb5b4]} 19. Bb7 {White must
have mixed up something. All this happened before and it was known as bad for
White.} (19. Bg2 b4 20. Nb1 Rxc2 21. Rxd6 Rxb2 $19) 19... Rc7 (19... Rc5 20.
Rxd6 b4 21. Nb1 Rxc2 $17 {0-1 Papp,G-Kiss,G/Hungary 1998 (27)}) 20. Bxa6 b4 21.
Nb5 Rxc2 22. O-O Ke7 $19 {The material is equal, but White is lost. His both
queenside pawns are under attack and both minor pieces lost their way.} 23.
Rxd6 (23. Nxd6 Rc6 $19) (23. a4 Rb8 {[%cal Gb8b6]} 24. Nxd6 (24. Rxd6 Ne8 25.
Rdd1 Rb6 $19) 24... Rc6 $19) 23... Rb8 24. Re1 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Elgoibar 13th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "2003.12.08"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Saldano Dayer, Horacio"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.11.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Cifuentes,R} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5
14. Nc2 O-O (14... Be6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 {[%cal Gc2b4] Here the knight on c2
forces Black to play ...a5 at some moment.} a5 $13) 15. Nce3 Be6 16. g3 {
'?!' Cifuentes,R. In this concrete situation, when the knight is already on e3,
this arrangement of pieces in not the most optimal for White.} (16. Bd3 $142)
16... b4 {'!' Cifuentes,R. Black can manage without ...a5 here, which means
gaining an important tempo.} (16... f5 17. Bg2 Rc8 ({or} 17... Rb8 18. Qh5 b4)
18. Qh5 $1 (18. O-O $6 f4) 18... b4 (18... f4 $2 19. Be4) 19. O-O bxc3 20. bxc3
{transposes to the game}) 17. Bg2 (17. cxb4 {Cifuentes,R} Rb8 $1 18. a3 f5 19.
Bh3 (19. Bxa6 f4 20. Nc2 Nd4 $44) 19... a5 20. Rc1 Nd4 21. O-O axb4 22. Nxb4 (
22. axb4 Rf7 $44) 22... Qg5 (22... Bb3 23. Qh5 Bf7 $11) 23. Bg2 f4 24. Nec2
fxg3 25. Nxd4 $8 (25. fxg3 Bg4) (25. hxg3 $2 Qxc1) 25... gxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxf2
27. Kxf2 exd4 $17) (17. Nxb4 {Cifuentes,R} Nxb4 18. cxb4 d5 19. Qh5 f5 20. Bh3
Qf6 $44) 17... bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 (18... Rb8 {is also good. The b-file is
important for Black.} 19. O-O f5 20. Qh5 Kh8 $11) (18... Qa5 {Cifuentes,R} 19.
O-O Qc5 $13) 19. Qh5 f5 20. O-O {Cifuentes,R: 'see game'} Ne7 (20... f4 $2 21.
Be4) 21. Rad1 Rc5 {'=!' Cifuentes,R. Possible, although this move is not the
main priority yet.} (21... Kh8 22. Rd2 e4 23. Rfd1 Be5 $11 24. Nf4 {Cifuentes,R
} Bf7 25. Qh6 Rc6 $1 26. Ne6 (26. c4 $5 d5 27. Qh3 $1) 26... Bxe6 27. Qxe6 Qe8
28. Nc4 (28. Nxf5 $2 Rxf5 $1 29. Bxe4 d5 $1 $17 {Geller}) 28... Rf6 29. Nxd6
Rxe6 30. Nxe8 Kg8 31. Rd8 Kf7 32. R1d7 Rg6 $2 (32... Rxc3 33. Nd6+ Kg6 34. Bh3
Rc6 $10 {Geller}) 33. Bf1 f4 $2 (33... Rg8 34. Nd6+ Bxd6 35. Rxd6 Rxd8 36. Rxd8
Rxc3 37. Bxa6 Ng6 38. Rd7+ Kf6 39. Rxh7 Ne5 $16) 34. Be2 f3 35. Bd1 Rxc3 36.
Bb3+ Rxb3 37. axb3 Rb6 38. Nd6+ Bxd6 39. Rxd6 Rxb3 40. Rd1 Nf5 41. R8d2 Ra3 42.
Re1 h5 43. Rdd1 Ra4 44. Ra1 Rd4 45. Ra5 Kf6 46. Rxa6+ Nd6 47. h3 Kg5 48. Ra5+
Kg6 49. Re5 Rd2 50. h4 Rd4 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Ra1 Rd2 53. Ra8 Kh7 54. Ra7+ Kh6
55. Re7 {1-0 Geller,E-Arakhamia Grant,K/Aruba 1992}) (21... e4 {Cifuentes,R}
22. g4 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rc5 24. c4 Rxc4 25. Ne3 Rc5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27. Rd2 Bg6 28.
Qd1 Qh4 29. Re1 Bc3 30. Ree2 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 Qf6 32. Nd5 Qe5 33. h3 Rfc8 34. Bf1
Qg5+ 35. Kh2 Rc1 36. Qb3 Bf7 37. Qg3 Qxg3+ 38. fxg3 R8c2 {0-1 Kosztolanczi,
G-Pridorozhni,A/Zalakaros 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 22. Rd2 e4 23. Rfd1 Nxd5 (23...
Be5 $11) 24. Nxd5 Qe8 (24... Be5 25. Qh6 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 $11) 25. Qg5 {
'?!' Cifuentes,R.} (25. Qxe8 $142 {Cifuentes,R} Rxe8 26. Nf4 Be5 27. Nxe6 Rxe6
28. f4 Bxc3 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kf7 $11) 25... Kh8 {'?' Cifuentes,R.} (25...
Qd8) (25... Qf7 $1 {Cifuentes,R} 26. Ne7+ (26. Nf4 d5 27. Ne2 Kh8 $15) 26...
Kh8 27. Rxd6 Bxa2 $15) 26. Nf4 $1 {White finally prevents taking on d5
followed by Be5.} d5 $6 (26... Be5 27. Rxd6 $5 (27. Nxe6 Qxe6 $15) 27... Bxd6
28. Rxd6 Bf7 $1 $13 {and Black holds.} (28... Bxa2 29. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 30. Qh6+
Kg8 31. Rxg6+ $18)) (26... Rxc3 {Cifuentes,R} 27. Rxd6 Bxa2 28. Rxa6 Qf7 $11)
27. Nxd5 Qf7 {'(+)' Cifuentes,R.} 28. Nf4 Bxa2 (28... Rxc3 {Cifuentes,R} 29.
Nxe6 Qxe6 30. Rd7 Qg6 31. Qf4 $14) (28... Bxc3 {Cifuentes,R} 29. Rd8 Rc8 30.
Nxe6 Qxe6 31. Bh3 $14) 29. Rxa2 (29. Bxe4 $1 {'!?' Cifuentes,R.} Bf6 $140 $2 (
29... Bxc3 30. Rd7 Qf6 $14) (29... Bb3 {Cifuentes,R} 30. Bd5) (29... h6 $1 {
Cifuentes,R} 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ Kh8 (31... Kh7 $2 32. Bxf5+ $1 Kh8 33. Ng6+
Kg8 34. Qe3 $1 Rxc3 35. Qe4 $19) 32. Ng6+ $11) 30. Qh6 fxe4 31. Ng6+ $18) 29...
Qxa2 30. Rd7 Rf7 31. Rd8+ Bf8 $4 (31... Rf8 $11 32. Rxf8+ (32. Rd7 Rf7) 32...
Bxf8 33. Qf6+ Bg7 34. Qd8+ Qg8 35. Ng6+ hxg6 36. Qh4+ Qh7 37. Qd8+ Qg8 $11) 32.
Qh6 $18 Kg8 33. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 (18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. g3
f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Bg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 (27)}) 18... Qh4 ({Later in the same tournament
Radjabov played differently:} 18... Qd7 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1 Bf8 22.
Qg3+ Bg7 $13 {0-1 Vallejo Pons,F-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004 (62)}) 19. g3 Qg5 20.
Qb3 Bg4 21. Bf3 f5 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Qd5 {The queen is very strong
in the center. Black's only hope to create any real counterplay is connected
with the poor position of the knight on a3.} f4 (24... e4 25. Rd2 Rbd8 26. Rc1
{[%cal Gc1c7]} Qh3 27. Rc7 $16 f4 28. Qg5) 25. Nc2 Qg6 $6 26. Nb4 $16 Qg4 27.
Nc6 (27. Qe4 $1 {This seems most precise, not allowing ...f3 yet.} Qh3 28. Qg2
$16) (27. Nxa6 f3 28. Nxb8 Qh3 29. Qxf3 Rxf3 30. d7 Bf6 31. d8=Q+ Bxd8 32.
Rxd8+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ Rf7 $11) 27... f3 28. Nxe5 Qh5 29. Nxf3 $2 (29. Re1 Rbd8 30.
d7 Bxe5 {Black has chances to escape in the rook endgame, but White is clearly
better.}) 29... Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rd2 (32. Rac1 Bxb2 33. Rc8
Rff8 34. Rc6 $11) 32... Kg8 33. Kg2 Rf5 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. f4 b4 (35... Rf6 36.
Kf3 Ke7 37. Rcd1 Rc6 38. Re2+ Re6 39. Red2 {and Black cannot improve.}) 36. Rc4
Rb5 37. Kf3 b3 38. Ra4 bxa2 39. Rxa6 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch VISA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1997.10.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 {13.h4 is much
stronger. After the text move Black is OK.} Be6 14. Bg2 Bg5 15. O-O a5 16. Qd3
Ne7 (16... Qd7 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 a4 20. Nd5 Ne7 21. Nb4 Nc6
{1/2-1/2 Westerinen,H-Harestad,T/Stavanger op 1989/EXT 89op}) 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18.
Nxe3 Qb6 (18... Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rd2 Qc5 21. Rad1 g6 22. Qb1 b4 23. cxb4
Qxb4 24. b3 Nc6 25. Nc2 Qc5 26. Qc1 Rbc8 27. Qb2 Rb8 28. Qa3 Qc3 29. Qc1 Rdc8
30. Rd3 Qc5 31. Qd2 a4 32. Rc3 Qb5 33. Bf1 Qb7 34. bxa4 Bxa2 35. Bb5 {1/2-1/2
Torok,J-Thallinger,G/Gyor opJ 1992/EXT 92op}) 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rd2 (20. a3 Bb3
21. Rd2 h6 $15) 20... b4 21. h3 $2 (21. c4 Nc6 22. Rad1 a4 $15) 21... bxc3 22.
bxc3 (22. Qxc3 $142 a4 $15) 22... Qc5 $17 23. Rad1 h6 24. Kh2 (24. Qc2 Qa3 $17)
24... a4 25. Qa6 Ra8 26. Qb7 Ra7 27. Qb4 Rc8 $1 28. Rxd6 $2 (28. Qxc5 Rxc5 29.
c4 Bxc4 (29... Nc8 $15) 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxd6 Rc2 32. R1d2 Rac7 $15) 28...
Bxa2 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Rxc8 (30. R8d7 $142 Qxb4 31. cxb4 Rcc7 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33.
Nd5 Rb7 $17) 30... Qxb4 31. cxb4 Nxc8 32. Bf1 (32. Nd5 a3 $19) 32... Bb3 33.
Ra1 Nd6 34. Bd3 Rb7 35. Nc2 g6 36. f3 Nc4 37. Kg2 (37. Bxc4 Bxc4 $19) 37... Nb2
(37... Bxc2 38. Bxc4 Bb3 $19) 38. Ba6 Rb6 39. Rb1 Bxc2 40. Rxb2 Bb3 41. b5 Be6
42. Kf2 (42. Rb4 a3 43. Ra4 a2 44. Kf2 Rd6 45. Ke2 Bc4+ 46. Ke1 Bb3 $19) 42...
a3 43. Rb1 a2 44. Ra1 Bb3 45. Ke2 Rd6 46. Bb7 Bc4+ 47. Ke1 Rd3 48. Bd5 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O
14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ra7 17. a4 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Bxb5 d5 21. Ra6 f4 (21... Kh8 22. Be2 $5 d4 23. cxd4 exd4 24. Nc2 Bd5 25. Nb4
Bb7 26. Ra1 {E.Sveshnikov considers this to be slightly better for White, but
after} Be5 $1 27. f4 Rg8 {Black is obviously completely okay}) 22. Nc2 $5 {
An ambitious, but risky strategy, requiring a careful follow-up, since Black
keeps good attacking possibilities.} ({In the endgame arising after} 22. Rxe6
Rxe6 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 {only White can play for a win, although after} e4
{Black should be able to achieve a draw}) 22... Bc8 $146 (22... Rb7 $5 23. Rxe6
Rxb5 24. Nb4 f3 25. gxf3 $1 $13 (25. g3 $140 $2 Qd7 $19)) (22... f3 23. g3 Rb7
24. Na3 Rb6 25. Ra7 Qb8 $44 {1-0 Pecotic,K-Berkley,S/IECC email 2000 (50)}) 23.
Ra8 Qd6 24. Nb4 (24. Bc4 Bb7 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Nb4 Rd7 27. Bb3 {- see 25.Rxf8}
) 24... Bb7 25. Ra7 $6 (25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 (25... Kxf8 $5 26. Qh5 Qg6 $44) 26. Bc4
Rd7 (26... Kh8 27. Bxd5 Rd7 28. Bb3 (28. Bf3 Qe7 $44) 28... Qg6 29. Nd5 Rg7 30.
g3) 27. Bb3 Kh8 28. Qh5 $13 {/+/=} Rg7 29. Qe8 d4 30. f3 $14) 25... d4 26. Ba6
$2 (26. Qa4 Kh8 $44) (26. Qh5 $5 Bf3 $140 27. Qxf3 Rxa7 28. Bd3 $11) (26. Bc6
Bxc6 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Nxc6 Qe6 29. Nb4 f3 30. gxf3 Qh3 $11) 26... Bxg2 $1 $19
27. Bc4+ (27. Kxg2 f3+ 28. Kh1 Rxa7 $19) (27. Rxe7 Qg6 $19) 27... Kh8 28. Ra6 (
28. Rxe7 Qg6 29. Re6 Bf6 $19) 28... Qc5 29. Kxg2 f3+ 30. Kh1 Qxc4 31. Rc6 Qb5
32. Rd6 e4 33. Rxd4 {The only way to protect against the advance ...e3.
However, Black is technically winning in the arising endgame, even if White
has practical chances for a draw.} Bxd4 (33... Qh5 $5 34. Rd5 Be5 35. Rxe5 Rxe5
36. Qd4 Qg5 37. Rg1 Rd8 38. Rxg5 Rxd4 39. cxd4 Rxg5 $19) 34. Qxd4+ Qe5 35.
Qxe5+ Rxe5 {White's main problem is his king. Because of that he cannot create
any counterplay without losing material.} 36. Nc2 Rb8 37. Ne3 Rc5 38. h3 (38.
Nd1 Rd5 39. h3 Rd2 $19) 38... Rxb2 39. c4 Rg5 40. Kh2 Kg8 41. h4 Rg6 42. Kh3
Kf7 43. Nf5 Rc2 44. Ne3 Rd2 45. c5 (45. Nd5 h6 46. Ne3 Ke6 47. Nd5 Ke5 48. Ne3
h5 $19) 45... Ke6 46. c6 Rg8 47. c7 Rc8 48. Kg3 Rxc7 49. Kf4 (49. Ra1 Ke5 50.
Ra5+ Kd4 51. Ra4+ Kd3 $19) 49... Rd4 50. Ra1 Rf7+ 51. Kg3 Rd8 52. Ra6+ Ke5 53.
Ng4+ Kd5 54. Nf6+ Rxf6 55. Rxf6 Ke5 56. Rh6 Rg8+ 57. Kh3 e3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuljasevic, Davorin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3
Bg4 (8... Be6 $11) 9. f3 Be6 10. Nc4 Rc8 (10... d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5
13. Be3 Be6 $11) (10... Nb4 11. Bg5 $13) 11. Be3 ({Black is doing fine after} 
11. Ne3 Nb4) 11... Nb4 12. Nb6 Rc6 (12... d5 {is a good alternative}) 13. Nbd5
(13. a5 d5 $11) 13... Nfxd5 14. exd5 Rxc3 $1 15. bxc3 Nxd5 16. Bd2 Nb6 ({
Black has a wonderful compensation after} 16... Qc7 $1 17. c4 ({or} 17. Qc1 Nb6
(17... Nxc3 18. Qb2 Nd5 19. Rb1 {is less clear}) 18. Bd3 Nc4 19. O-O Be7) 17...
Nb6 18. Ba5 Qc5 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Rb1 (20. Bd3 d5 $5) 20... Qc5 $1 21. Rxb7 Be7
22. Bd3 (22. Qd2 Bd8 23. Qf2 $2 Ba5+ $19) 22... Bd8 $44 {[%cal Gd8b6]}) 17. Bd3
d5 (17... Nc4 $142 18. Bc1 (18. O-O Nxd2 19. Qxd2 d5 20. Rab1 Qc7 21. f4 $13)
18... d5 19. O-O (19. Bxc4 Qh4+ $1 $17) 19... Qc7 $13) 18. O-O Bc5+ {Another
inaccurate move, that handles White a clear advantage.} (18... Qc7 19. Qe2 (19.
a5 Nc4) 19... Bd6 20. a5 Nd7 $13) 19. Kh1 O-O 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. a5 $1 Nd7 (21...
Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Be3 $16) 22. c4 {White achieved a lot: he succeeded to
fix pawn b7 and now comfortably attacks opponent's pawn center.} Bd4 $2 (22...
d4 23. f4 $16) ({Black should have played} 22... e4 23. fxe4 d4 {although after
} 24. e5 $1 Nxe5 25. Bf4 f6 26. Rfe1 {White is better anyway.}) (22... dxc4 23.
Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 $16) 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. c3 Ba7 25. Bxh7+ $1 {After this
small trick White wins a pawn and the rest is a matter of technique.} Kxh7 26.
Qd3+ Kg8 27. Qxd5 $18 Nf6 28. Qd3 Bb8 29. g3 (29. Qf5 e4 (29... Rd8 30. Bg5 $18
) (29... Re8 30. Rfe1 e4 31. Qh3 $18) 30. g3 {[%cal Gd2f4]} (30. Qh3 {is also
good}) 30... Qc6 (30... Re8 31. Bf4 $18) 31. Bg5 exf3 32. Qxf3 $18) 29... Qc6
30. Rae1 Bc7 31. Bg5 Nh7 (31... Bxa5 32. Rxe5 $18) 32. Be7 Re8 33. Bb4 Nf6 34.
c4 Rd8 35. Qe2 Rd4 36. Bd2 $1 (36. Rc1 e4 37. f4 $16) 36... e4 (36... Rxc4 37.
Rc1 $16 {/+-}) 37. Bc3 $1 exf3 (37... Rxc4 38. Bxf6 gxf6 39. fxe4 $18) 38. Qxf3
Rxc4 39. Qxc6 Rxc6 40. Bd2 Rc2 41. Rc1 Rxd2 42. Rxc7 $18 Ra2 43. Rf5 Rb2 44.
Kg1 Kh7 45. Rf2 Rb5 46. Rxf7 Kg8 47. Re7 Nd5 48. Re8+ Kh7 49. Re5 Rxa5 50. Kg2
b6 51. Rd2 Nb4 52. Rxa5 bxa5 53. Rd4 Kg6 54. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 {This variation gained
some popularity after Anand's win against Van Wely at the beginning of 2004.
White's approach is very materialistic - he is ready to give up the control in
the center in order to win 1-2 pawns. In a sense the present game is typical -
the representative of the young generation takes everything he can and just
like a computer believes in the defensive resources of his position.} O-O ({
The main continuation is} 12... Bb7 13. Bd3 bxc4 (13... f5 14. exf5) (13... Rg8
14. cxb5 (14. Rg1 $5 {1/2-1/2 Motylev,A-Shirov,A/Bastia 2004 (38)}) 14... Rxg2
15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Rc6 $13 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Khairullin,I/Tomsk
2004 (43)}) 14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ {Anand's novelty} (16. Nd6+ Kf8
17. Be4 Qa5+ {is known to be equal:} 18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Rd8 20. Bxb7 Rxd6+
21. Kc3 (21. Kc2 Rb6 22. Bf3 (22. Be4 Kg7 23. Rad1 f5 24. Bd3 a5 25. Rd2 Kf6
26. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Tseshkovsky,V/Riga 1979}) 22... Kg7 23. Rad1 Rhb8
24. b3 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov,V-Sveshnikov,E/Lvov 1978 (41)}) 21... Nf5 22. Rad1
Nd4 23. b3 Ke7 24. Kb2 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,A-Van Wely,L/Koelln 2004 (43)})
16... Kf8 17. O-O-O Qc5 (17... Qxg2 18. Rhg1 Qc6 (18... Qxf2 19. Qb4 Bf3 $2 20.
Rgf1 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 2004 (36)}) 19. Qa3 Rc8 20. Kb1
Qc5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Nb6 Ke8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Timofeev,A-Haznedaroglu,K/Abu Dhabi
2004 (50)}) 18. f3 Kg7 19. Qa5 Rac8 20. Kb1 Rhd8 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Ne3 Rd7 23.
Be2 Rdc7 24. Rc1 $14 {/= 1/2-1/2 Zhang Pengxiang-Shirov,A/Bastia 2004 (54)}) (
12... f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. cxb5 O-O {leads to the game position after move 14.}
) (12... Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b4 15. Nc2 Rb8 16. Bd3 $11 {/+/=}) 13.
cxb5 (13. Bd3 $5) 13... f5 14. exf5 (14. Bd3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 d5 $44) 14... Nxf5 {
By transposition they achieved the position from Socko-Radjabov, which was
played just two weeks previous to the present game. There Black started with
12...f5 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.cxb5 0-0.} 15. bxa6 (15. Bd3 Nh4 16. g3 $4 (16. Be4 Rb8
17. O-O axb5 18. Qd3 Ng6 $11) (16. O-O Bb7 $44) 16... Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Bh3+ 18. Kg1
Qe1+ $1 {0-1 Wittenberg,R-Hilgendorff,J/Germany 1993}) 15... Qh4 $146 ({
In the above-mentioned game Black achieved an easy draw after} 15... Bxa6 16.
Bxa6 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qxa6 18. h4 Kh8 19. Qg5 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Socko,B-Radjabov,T/
Izmir 2004}) 16. Nc2 d5 (16... Bxa6 $4 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Ra6,
Rf5]}) 17. Qxd5 {White has little choice and must continue with the
computer-like appetite. Otherwise Black will have a strong initiative thanks
to his central pawns.} (17. a4 d4 18. Bd3 (18. g3 $2 Qe4+) (18. Bb5 e4 19. O-O
d3 20. Ne3 Nd4 $44) 18... e4 19. g3 Qf6 20. Bxe4 Re8) (17. Be2 Rd8 18. O-O Rd6
$36 (18... Bxa6 $44)) 17... Be6 18. Qxe5 {Continuing the same provokative
style of playing. Few years ago I would have thought that taking the pawn on
the e-file with the queen in such a position can hardly be a decision of a
human, but chess is changing and more (young) people act like computers these
days. Quo vadis, chess?} (18. Qf3 e4 {is also a clear compensation for Black.})
18... Rad8 (18... Rfe8 19. O-O-O $13) (18... Rac8 $2 19. Bd3 $16 (19. O-O-O
Rxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Rc8+ 21. Kb1 Qa4 (21... Bxa2+ 22. Ka1 Qa4 23. Bb5 Qa5 24. b4
Qxb4 25. Rc1 {and White defends}) 22. Bc4)) 19. Bb5 {That's the eternal
difference between humans and computers: things which look very logical are
not always the best decisions. And hopefully the humans will always tend to
think logically. Who needs a perfection without logic anyway? By playing 19.
Bb5 White takes away square e8 from black rooks, but after Black's unexpected
reply White is suddenly on the edge of losing. On the other hand with all his
previous play Volokitin had taken such a responsability of walking on the edge
long ago.} (19. g3 $8 {This appears to be the only move and White probably
escapes with perpetual. For instance:} Qa4 ({Maybe Black can play for more
than a draw with} 19... Qh6 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Qf6 22. Be2 (22. Bg2 Bc4 $17)
22... Bh3 {and White still must suffer for his extra material.}) 20. Ne3 Nd4
21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Be2 Qb4+ 24. Kf1 Qxb2 25. Re1 Bh3+ 26. Ng2 Rfe8
27. Qg5+ $11) (19. Be2 Rd5 20. Qc7 (20. Qc3 Rc8 21. Qf3 Rxc2 22. a7 Qb4+ 23.
Kf1 Qa5 $19) 20... Rc8 21. Qb7 Rxc2 22. O-O Nd4 23. Bd1 (23. Bd3 Rh5 24. Qb8+
Kg7 25. a7 Bd5 $19) (23. a7 Nxe2+ 24. Kh1 Qxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Rh5#) (23. Qb8+ Rd8
24. a7 Nxe2+ 25. Kh1 Bd5 $19) 23... Rc8 24. a7 Qd8 $17) (19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3
Rfe8 $19) 19... Bc4 $1 {Very strong, since White cannot take the knight.} (
19... Rd5 20. Qe2 Qf4 {also looks good, but the game continuation should win
for Black.}) 20. Bc6 $2 {This is already a bad mistake. White crosses the line
too much by leaving black bishop on diagonal a6-f1 with the king on e1. Now
Black is winning.} (20. a4 Rd5 21. Qc3 Qe7+ 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qh4+ 24. g3
Qe4 25. Qxc4 Qxh1+ 26. Qf1 Qxh2 (26... Qe4 27. Qf4) 27. Qf2 Qh1+ 28. Qf1 {
and White keeps chances to escape.}) (20. Bxc4 {Giving up the queen for rook
and bishop seems to be the best.} Rfe8 21. Qe2 $1 (21. Qxe8+ Rxe8+ 22. Be2 Qc4
23. Ne3 Qb4+ 24. Kf1 Qxb2 $17) 21... Rxe2+ (21... Qxc4 22. Ne3 Qb4+ (22... Nxe3
23. fxe3 Qb4+ 24. Kf1 {- 22...Qb4+}) 23. Kf1 Nxe3+ (23... Rd2 $2 24. Qg4+) 24.
fxe3 Rd2 25. Qf3 Qxb2 26. Re1 Qxa2 27. h4 Qxa6+ 28. Kg1 {and draw is the most
Black can hope for.}) 22. Bxe2 Qe4 23. Rd1 Rc8 (23... Re8 24. Rd2) 24. Ne3 Nxe3
25. fxe3 Qxe3 26. Rf1 Rc2 27. Rf2 Rxb2 28. Kf1 Rxa2 $11) (20. Qxf5 $2 Qe7+ 21.
Ne3 Qb4#) 20... Qh6 $2 {That's a pity indeed. Now White will make no more
mistakes and he succeeds to save the game.} ({After the simple} 20... Bxa6 {
White is in big troubles:} 21. Bb5 (21. b4 Bd3 22. Rc1 Qc4 {must be an easy
win - the king remains in the center and Black wins a piece.} (22... Bxc2 23.
O-O $17)) (21. Ne3 Qb4+ 22. Qc3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qh4+ 24. g3 Qh5 25. Qc2 Rc8 $19)
(21. Rd1 Qc4 $19) (21. b3 Qh6 $19 {[%csl Rc6,Rd2]}) (21. Qxf5 Rfe8+ (21... Qe7+
22. Be4) 22. Bxe8 Qe7+ 23. Ne3 Qb4#) 21... Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rfe8+ 23. Kf1 Nd6 24.
Qc6 Ne4 25. g3 Qh5 {[%cal Gh5f3]} (25... Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Nxf2 {is also not bad:}
27. Kxf2 $140 Qf5+ 28. Kg1 Re2 $19) 26. Kg2 Re6 27. Qc7 Rd2 28. Rhf1 Rf6 $19)
21. Ne3 $1 Nxe3 22. Qg3+ $1 Kh8 23. Qe5+ Kg8 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Qe5+ f6 {After
this the bishop on c6 is no longer under attack and White can take the knight.}
26. Qxe3 Qh5 27. a7 $1 Qa5+ ({After} 27... Rfe8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. a8=Q Rxa8 {
Black still has good compensation, but with only few pieces left it is not
clear if he's able to create decisive threats. And White is an exchange and 3
pawns up...  However, in an individual competition possibly Shabalov would
have played on, since even here Black's initiative is dangerous.} 30. Rc1 $5
Rd8 $1 $44 (30... Ba6 31. Rc5 Qg6 32. Qd4 {[%cal Ge1d2]}) (30... Qa5+ 31. Rc3
Qxa2 32. Qc1) (30... Re8 31. Rxc4 Rxe3+ 32. fxe3 $16)) 28. Qc3 Rfe8+ {Forcing
the draw.} 29. Bxe8 Rxe8+ 30. Kd1 Be2+ 31. Kc2 Qf5+ 32. Kb3 Qb5+ 33. Qb4 Qd3+
34. Qc3 Qb5+ 35. Kc2 (35. Ka3 Qa6+ $11) 35... Qf5+ 36. Kb3 Qb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "245"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 (13. h4) 13...
bxa4 14. Nce3 $146 (14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. Nxb4 Bb7 $132) 14... Ne7 (14... Rxb2 15.
Qxa4 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bxa6 $14 {/~~}) (14... Bg5 15. Qxa4 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 (
{Black is better after} 16. Qxc6 $2 Ba7 (16... Bxf2+ $5 17. Kxf2 Rxb2+ $36))
16... Ne7 17. b4 d5 $11) 15. Rxa4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxb2 17. Bxa6 Bg4 {Later Black
exchanged the bishop for the knight on d5 anyway, so this "activity" wasn't
really necessary.} (17... Be6 18. O-O Bg5 19. Bc4 (19. Qa1 Qd7 20. Bc4 (20.
Qxb2 Qxa4 $11) 20... Rfb8 21. Rb4 R2xb4 22. cxb4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxb4 24. Qa8+
Qd8 $11) 19... Qd7 20. Rb4 Rb8 $11 {[%cal Gg5d8]} (20... Rxb4 21. cxb4 Bd8 $14)
) 18. Qa1 (18. Qxg4 $2 Rb1+) 18... Rb8 19. O-O Bg5 20. Qa3 Bd7 {Black makes
many inaccuracies and will soon end up in a very passive position.} (20... Be6
$142 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Rd1 (22. Ra6 Qc8 23. Qa4 Bxd5 $11) 22... f5 $132) 21. Rb4
Bc6 (21... f5 $142 $14 {/=}) 22. Qb3 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 $14 {In spite of apparent
draw, such positions still offer White possibilities to play for a win. The
difference is that White can organize pressure on f7, while Black is unable to
attack f2. With the bishop on c5 instead of g5 it would have been a
"dead-draw".} Ra8 (23... Rxb4 $6 24. cxb4 $16 {[%cal Gb4b5]}) (23... Rb6 24.
Bc4 Qb8 25. Rfb1 Bd8 26. g3 Rxb4 (26... Qa7 27. Kg2 $16) 27. cxb4 Bb6 $14 {/+/-
}) 24. Bc4 Rc8 25. Rfb1 Rc5 26. Qd3 Qc8 27. g3 Be7 28. R1b3 Rc7 29. Bd5 Qd7 30.
Kg2 $16 {White has enough ideas to harass the opponent.} g6 31. Qf3 Kg7 32. Rb7
Bd8 33. Qe3 Re8 34. h4 h5 35. c4 Re7 36. Rb8 Rc8 37. R8b5 Qa7 38. Qf3 Qd7 39.
Ra3 Rc7 40. Rb8 Rc8 41. Rb5 Rc7 42. Rb8 Rc8 43. Rb4 Bc7 $2 (43... Rc7 $142 {
[%cal Gc7a7]}) 44. Ra6 Qg4 $2 {This is already a mistake, after which Black's
position becomes very dangerous} ({Black had to trade a pair of rooks:} 44...
Rb8) 45. Qb3 Qd7 46. Rb7 Qd8 47. Rc6 Rd7 48. Qb5 Qe7 49. Qa6 Rcd8 50. Qb5 Rc8
51. Qb2 Rf8 52. c5 $1 dxc5 (52... Rfd8 53. Qc3 dxc5 54. Be6 $1 fxe6 55. Rbxc7
Qf6 56. Rxc5 Rxc7 57. Rxc7+ Kg8 $16) (52... Re8 53. Qc3 dxc5 54. Be6 Ba5 $5 55.
Qxe5+ f6 56. Rxd7 fxe5 57. Rxc5 Bb6 58. Rxe7+ Rxe7 59. Rc6 $16) 53. Be6 $1 Rd6
({Another possibility was to defend the rook endgame arising after} 53... fxe6
54. Rcxc7 Rxc7 55. Qxe5+ Qf6 56. Rxc7+ Rf7 57. Qxf6+ Kxf6 58. e5+ $5 (58. Rxc5
Ra7) 58... Kg7 59. Rxc5 Ra7 $16) 54. Qxe5+ Qf6 55. Qxf6+ Kxf6 56. Rxd6 Bxd6 57.
Bd5 $18 {White is winning. Black cannot prevent the plan from the game.} c4 {
The c-pawn disturbs the bishop and plays absolutely no role, so Eljanov
decides to give it up at once.} 58. Bxc4 Kg7 59. Bb3 Bc5 60. e5 Kg8 61. f4 Bd4
62. Kf3 Bc5 63. g4 hxg4+ 64. Kxg4 Kg7 65. Kg5 Bd4 66. Rd7 Bc3 67. Bc2 Kg8 68.
Bb3 Kg7 69. Bd5 Bb2 70. e6 Bf6+ 71. Kg4 Kg8 72. exf7+ Kg7 73. Rb7 Bd8 74. h5
gxh5+ 75. Kxh5 Bf6 76. Bb3 {White is winning, but the future European Champion
needed some time before executing the right plan.} (76. Rb3 Be7 77. Rg3+ Kf6
78. Rg8 Ba3 79. Kh6 Ke7 (79... Bb4 80. Rg6+ Ke7 81. Re6+ Kd7 82. Re8 $18) 80.
Rg2 Rd8 81. Kg7 Kd7 82. Re2 Bf8+ 83. Kh7 Kc7 84. Re8 Rb8 85. Rxf8 $18) 76...
Bd4 77. Kg5 Rd8 78. Kh5 Bc5 79. Rc7 Bb4 80. Rc1 Kf8 81. Rg1 Ke7 82. Rg8 Rf8 83.
Rg6 Rd8 84. Rb6 Bc5 85. Rc6 Bb4 86. Kg6 Kf8 87. Be6 Be7 88. f5 Rd1 89. Rc8+ Rd8
90. Rc7 Rd1 91. Rc8+ Rd8 92. Rc1 Rd2 93. Kh5 Rh2+ 94. Kg4 Rd2 95. Kf3 Bf6 96.
Rb1 Rd8 97. Rb5 Rd3+ 98. Ke4 Rd4+ 99. Ke3 Rd8 100. Bd5 Rc8 101. Ke4 Rd8 102.
Rb6 Kg7 103. Ra6 Rb8 104. Kf3 Rd8 105. Bc4 Rc8 106. Ba2 Rd8 107. Bc4 Rc8 108.
Bd5 Rd8 109. Ra5 Rb8 110. Rc5 Rd8 111. Rb5 Rc8 112. Rb1 Kf8 113. Rg1 Ke7 114.
Kg4 Rd8 115. Ba2 Bc3 116. Rg3 Bb2 117. Kg5 Ba1 118. Bb3 Bb2 119. Rg2 Bg7 120.
Re2+ Kd7 121. Re8 Bf8 122. Kg6 Kc7 123. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... e6 {Manor,I} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3
Rb8 13. Nc2 Bg5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Qa5 18. Qd5
Qxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. O-O e4 21. Ra2 Rb6 22. Be2 f5 23. Bd1 Bb5 24. Rxa4 Bxa4
25. Bxa4 Ra8 26. Bc6 Ra7 27. g3 {Wallace,J-Rogozenko,D/Budapest FS05 GM 1995/
0-1 (61)}) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9.
Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 {With such move order Black tries
to avoid both h2-h4 and a2-a4. However, the practice has shown that 13.a4 here
is the strongest move anyway.} 13. a4 {The only way to fight for advantage.} (
13. a3 a5 $6 (13... O-O 14. h4 (14. Ncb4 Bb7 $11 {/\a5.}) (14. Bd3 Be6 (14...
Ne7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nb4 Bb7 17. Bc2 $1 $14)) 14... Bh6 15. g3 a5 16. Bg2 (
16. Bh3 Be6) (16. b4 Ne7) (16. Bd3 Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qe2 f5 $5 19. exf5 d5
$13) 16... Ne7 $11) 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {Nisipeanu-Rogozenko/Bucharest/1995
}) (13. Qf3 $5 Be6 14. Rd1 O-O (14... a5 $11) 15. h4 Bh6 16. g4 Bf4 17. Nxf4
exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 $44 19. Ne3 Bxa2 (19... b4 $1 20. c4 b3 21. a3 Qa5+ 22. Rd2
Rfc8 $36) 20. Nf5 Rb6 21. Be2 Re8 22. Rd4 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 $2 (23... Bc4 $1 $13
) 24. O-O Qa8 25. Qg5 $1 $16 {Varavin-Rogozenko/Budapest/1995}) 13... bxa4 14.
Ncb4 Nxb4 15. Nxb4 (15. cxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 O-O 17. O-O (17. b3 Ra8 $1 $15 {
Schmuter-Sutovskij/ Rishon le Zion/1994} (17... Ra8 {Manor,I} 18. Bc4 axb3 19.
Bxb3 Bb5 20. h4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Bxh4 22. Nc3 Qg5 23. g3 Bxg3 24. Kd1 Qg4+ 25. Kc2
Bxf2 26. Qd1 Qg2 27. Nxb5 Bg1+ 28. Kd3 Qxh1 29. Nxd6 Qh3+ 30. Kc2 Bd4 {0-1
Shmuter,L-Sutovskij,E/Rishon le Zion 1994})) 17... Bc6 18. Rxa4 $1 Bxa4 19.
Qxa4 g6 20. Qc6 Bd2 21. b5 Ba5 $13 {Barua-Lalic/Ubeda/1998}) 15... Bd7 (15...
Bb7 $2 16. Qxa4+ Qd7 17. f3 Qxa4 18. Rxa4 O-O 19. Bxa6 Bxa6 20. Rxa6 Bc1 21.
Kd1 $1 Be3 22. Kc2 $18 {Ahn,M-Jelen,I/EU-chJM U18/1992}) (15... O-O {Manor,I}
16. Nc6 Qb6 17. Nxb8 Qxb2 18. Be2 Qxc3+ 19. Kf1 Be6 20. h4 Bh6 21. Nxa6 a3 22.
g3 a2 23. Kg2 Bd2 24. Qa4 Qb2 25. Nc7 Bb3 26. Qb5 Bc3 27. Bc4 Bd4 28. Rhf1 {
1-0 Nunn,J-Borik,O/Dortmund 1979}) 16. Bxa6 Qa5 (16... O-O 17. O-O Be7 $14 (
17... Be7 {Manor,I} 18. Qe2 Kh8 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rad1 Qe8 21. Rd5 (21. Qe3 f5 22.
exf5 gxf5 23. f4 Bc6 24. Bc4 Be4 25. Bd5 exf4 26. Qxf4 Qg6 27. Qg3 Qxg3 28.
hxg3 Rf6 29. Rfe1 Rh6+ 30. Kg1 Bd8 31. Bxe4 Bb6+ 32. Kf1 fxe4 33. Rxe4 $14 {
1-0 Jansa,V-Milicevic,P/Kragujevac 1984 (58)}) 21... f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4
exf4 24. Qf2 Bc6 25. Rd2 Be4 $15 {0-1 Chandler,M-Simic,R/Rakovica 1982 (45)}))
17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be7 $5 {An important novelty. I analysed this move
several years ago and I thought it´s not enough for equality. In my comments I
evaluated the position after 20.0-0 as better for White. Well, this game shows
that the position must be very close to equal.} (18... Rxb4 $2 19. cxb4 Qxb4+
20. Kf1 Bc6 21. h4 $16 {Aseev-Volzhin/RUS-ch/Elista/96} (21. h4 {Manor,I} Bh6
22. Qc2 Qb6 23. Bc4 O-O 24. Rh3 $18 {1-0 Aseev,K-Volzhin,A/RUS-ch 1996 (27)}))
(18... Be6 19. O-O O-O 20. Bc4 Rd8 21. Bd5 (21. Nd5 Rxb2 $11) 21... Be7 22. Qd1
$1 $16 {Belotti-Komarov/Asti/94} (22. Qc2 Bxb4 23. Rxa4 Qc5 $11)) 19. Nd5 Rxb2
(19... Rxa6 $4 20. Qxa6 Qxa6 21. Nc7+ $18 (21. Nc7+ {Manor,I} Kd8 22. Nxa6 Bb5
23. Nb4 $18)) 20. O-O (20. Nxe7 $143 Kxe7 21. O-O-O Rhb8 $1 22. Qxd7+ Kf8 23.
Qd6+ Kg8 $40) 20... Qc5 (20... Bc5 $2 {Manor,I} 21. Qg3 $16) (20... Bg5 $5 {
Manor,I} 21. Qg3 f6 22. h4 Bh6) (20... Bd8 $5 {Manor,I} 21. Rab1 Rxb1 (21... a3
22. Rxb2 axb2 23. Rb1 Qa1 24. Bb5 $1) 22. Rxb1 O-O $13) 21. Rab1 (21. Qg3 {
Important move for evaluation of the whole line.} O-O 22. Qxe5 Bd6 23. Qd4 (23.
Qg5 $2 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qd6+ 25. Kg1 Qxa6) (23. Qh5 f5 $44 24. Bd3 $2 Rxf2 25.
Rxf2 fxe4 $132) 23... Re8 $5 24. Bd3 Bc6 {Black has compensation for the pawn,
which is probably enough for draw.}) 21... Rxb1 (21... a3 {Manor,I} 22. Rxb2
axb2 23. Rb1 Qa3 24. Bb5) 22. Rxb1 O-O 23. Bb5 (23. Rb7 Rd8 24. Bb5 Bxb5 25.
Rxb5 (25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 Bf8 27. Ra5 a3 $11) 25... Qa7 $15) (23. Qg3 Bc6 $5
24. Qxe5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Bf6 26. Qe4 a3 $36) 23... Be8 {Unusual and interesting
move. Instead of taking on b5 and improving position of White´s pieses, Black
exchanges the Bishops on e8 and improves the position of his own Rook.} (23...
Be6 {Manor,I} 24. Bxa4 (24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Bxa4 $14) 24... Bxd5 25. exd5 $14) (
23... Bxb5 {Manor,I} 24. Rxb5 Qa3 (24... Qa7 25. Qe3 Qd7 (25... Ra8 26. Qxa7
Rxa7 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Rb8+) 26. Ra5 Rb8 27. g3 Bf8 28. Kg2 a3 $13) 25. g3 (
25. Ra5 Rb8 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxa4 Qd7 $1) 25... Ra8 26. Qc4 Bf8 27. Rb7 $40)
24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rb7 Bg5 (25... Bf8 $5 26. Qg3 Re6) 26. Qg3 Qa3 27. h4 Qc1+
28. Kh2 Bf4 29. Nxf4 exf4 (29... Qxf4 $2 30. Qxf4 exf4 31. Ra7 $16) 30. Qd3 Qe1
31. Qd5 Rf8 32. Qd4 Qe2 33. Ra7 Qg4 34. Qxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f3 Bg5 14. Kh1 Nd7 15.
b4 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe3 20. Be2 {Leko's
move played for the first time in 2002 was regarded as a very strong novelty,
setting big problems for Black. However, later Black players found a forced
way to neutralize it.} Nb8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An impressive novelty, keeping
the tension of the game. The alternative 20...b5 is considered enough for
Black to equalize, but on the other hand it leads only to a draw. Filippov's
move heads for more than that. The knight will be perfectly placed on a6.} (
20... b5 {This leads to draw almost by force:} 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 bxc4 23.
Nb5 Bb7 (23... Nb6 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Nxc4 Nxd5 26. b5 Nf4 {is also possible})
24. Bxc4 (24. Nxd6 Bxd5 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 e4 $11) 24... Rf6 25. Nc7 Nb6
26. Bb5 Rf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasimdzhanov,R-Smirnov,P/Rethymnon 2003 (35)}) (20...
e4 $6 21. Qc1 Qb6 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Nxf8 24. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Leko,
P-Krasenkow,M/Essen 2002 (41)}) 21. Qc1 ({No time for} 21. Qa3 Na6 22. c5 dxc5
23. Bxa6 {because of the obvious intermezzo} cxb4 (23... bxa6 $2 24. bxc5 $16))
21... Qb6 (21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Na6 23. Nb5 Rd8 24. c5 $1 $36) 22. Qa3 Na6 23.
Rb1 (23. b5 Nc5 $17) 23... Qf2 24. Qb2 Bd7 25. Bf1 ({Again} 25. c5 $2 {does
not work:} dxc5 26. Bxa6 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 cxb4 {[%csl Ra6,Rc3]}) 25... Qd4 {
Black's position already looks preferable.} 26. Rd1 Qb6 27. Rb1 e4 $1 28. f4 (
28. fxe4 fxe4 {[%cal Gf8f2]} 29. Nxe4 Bf5 $44) 28... Qe3 29. Ne2 (29. g3 $15)
29... Rc8 30. Ng3 (30. Qd4 Qd3 $1 $17) 30... g6 (30... Qxf4 31. Qxg7+ (31. Qd4
$5 g6 32. Qb6 $44) 31... Kxg7 32. Nh5+ Kf7 33. Nxf4 Kf6 $15) 31. Qf6 Qxf4 32.
Qe7 $2 (32. c5 $1 {was White's only chance to create counterplay.} Rf8 $5 (
32... dxc5 $2 33. Bxa6 bxa6 34. bxc5 $16) 33. Qe7 Nb8 $13) 32... Nb8 $1 33. c5
Re8 34. Qf6 (34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. cxd6 Kf7 $17 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 34... Qe5 35. Qh4
$2 (35. Qxe5 Rxe5 36. Ra1 $44) 35... f4 (35... f4 36. Ne2 g5 {Being a pawn up,
Black also has a large positional advantage.}) 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Manor, Ilan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5
14. Nc2 O-O (14... Be6 15. Nce3 Ne7) 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. O-O {Die
Topalov's Zug Bc2, oder die altmodische Qh5 sind besser.} (17. Qh5 {Horvath,T}
e4 (17... Qd7 $5 18. Nb6 $6 Qe8) 18. Bc2 Ne5 (18... Ne7 19. Bb3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5
a5 21. Nf4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qe7 $10 {Adams-Beljavskij /Debrecen/1992}) 19. Nf4 Qd7
$1 20. O-O Rab8 $13) 17... Rb8 $146 {A new approach in this position. Instead
of fighting for d5-square, which is consedered the most importand thing in
such positions, Black tries first to create counterplay on the queenside.
Considering the fact that White usually has better chances to keep control
over d5-square, such an approach seems resonable.} (17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7
19. Bc2 Rac8 20. Bb3 $14 {Lutz-Salai/Yerevan/olm/1996/}) 18. Qh5 Qd7 19. Rad1
Kh8 20. Bc2 b4 21. Nc4 {Probably not the best way. White loses for a while the
control over d5-square and Black has the possibility to advance his central
points.} (21. Bb3 $6 bxc3 22. bxc3 Na5 $15 (22... f4 $2 23. Bc2 Bf6 24. Nxf6
Rxf6 25. Nd5 $16)) (21. Ba4 $5 bxc3 22. bxc3 Qb7 $13) 21... bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxd5
23. Rxd5 Qe6 24. Ne3 Ne7 25. Rd2 e4 (25... d5 26. Rfd1 d4 27. cxd4 exd4 $13)
26. Bb3 Rxb3 27. axb3 Bxc3 28. Rc2 Bg7 $44 29. Rd1 d5 30. g4 d4 (30... f4 31.
Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 e3 $13 (32... e3 {Horvath,T} 33. fxe3 fxe3 (33... Qxe3+ $5
34. Rf2 Bd4 $15) 34. Re2 Qe4 $36)) 31. Nxf5 Nxf5 (31... d3 {Horvath,T} 32. Rc5
Qxb3 33. Ne3 Qb2 $44) 32. gxf5 Rxf5 33. Rc6 (33. Qg4 h6 $44) 33... Qd7 34. Qg4
Qxc6 (34... h6 $2 35. Rg6 $16) 35. Qxf5 d3 36. Qf4 Bh6 37. Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Ra2 (16. b3) 16... Kh8 17. Nce3 {This move has been always
concidered harmless, but in this impressive game Ponomariov shows that White
has plenty of hidden ideas.} (17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 $11) (17. h4 Bh6 18.
Nce3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Ne7 $11 20. b3 f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. O-O Be4
24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxh4 26. Rxa5 Qf6 27. Ra6 e4 28. Rxd6 Qxc3 29. Qxe4 Qxb3
{1/2-1/2 Asrian,K-Khalifman,A/Bled 2002}) 17... g6 ({In order to avoid the
game continuation Black can play} 17... Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 $14 {/=})
18. h4 $1 {White takes full advantage of the rook on h1.} (18. O-O f5 $11)
18... Bxh4 (18... Bh6 $6 19. h5 $16) (18... Bxe3 $6 19. Nxe3 $16) 19. g3 Bf6 ({
Better is} 19... Bg5 {with complicated position:} 20. f4 (20. b3 {[#]} Bxe3 21.
Nxe3 Be6 (21... f5)) (20. b4 $5) 20... exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+ 22. Kf1 f5 $13 23. b3
(23. b4 fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. b5 Ne5 26. Qd4 Rb7 $13 {0-1 Holmsten,A-Filippov,V/
Polanica Zdroj 1999 (36)}) 23... fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. Ng2 Rb7 26. Nxh4 gxh4 27.
Rxh4 Rg7 (27... Qe8 28. Bb5 Bf5 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. Qd4+ Rg7 31. Ne7 Qb5+ 32. Ke1
e3 33. Rh5 $18 {1-0 Maus,S-Birnboim,N/Tel Aviv 1987 (54)}) 28. Qh5 Bf5 29. Qh6
e3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Kindermann,S/Altensteig 1987 (53)}) 20. b3 $1 Bg7 21.
f4 {[%cal Ga2h2]} exf4 22. gxf4 Re8 (22... Ne7 $2 23. Rah2 h6 $2 24. Rxh6+ Bxh6
25. Qd4+ f6 26. Nxf6 Nc6 27. Rxh6+ {1-0 Saheli,N-Raghavi,N/Bikaner 2004}) (
22... f5 23. Rah2 h6 24. Qf3 fxe4 25. Qg2 $18) 23. Qf3 (23. Rah2 $5 h6 (23...
h5 $2 24. Rxh5+ gxh5 25. Qxh5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rg1 $18) (23... Rxe4 24.
Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Qc2 $18) 24. Qf3 Kg8 25. Qg2 $40) 23... Kg8 (23... h6 24. Rah2
Ne7 $2 25. Rxh6+ Bxh6 26. Rxh6+ Kg7 27. Qh1 $1 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Qxh8 29. Qxh8+ Kxh8
30. Nxe7 $18 {1-0 Maki,V-Holmsten,A/Vammala 1999/EXT 2000 (58)}) 24. Rah2 h5
25. Rxh5 $5 ({After the simple} 25. Qg2 $1 {planning f4-f5 White has a strong
attack.}) 25... gxh5 26. Qxh5 Re6 {The analysis below shows that this
complicated poition is equal. Most likely it must end with perpetual check.}
27. Qh7+ (27. Rg1 Kf8 28. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 29. Nf5+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kg7 (30... Rxh6 $2
31. Qxh6 $18) 31. Nf5+ $11 {(Kramnik)}) (27. Nf5 Rxe4+ 28. Kd1 Bxf5 29. Qxf5
Re6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rg1 Rg6 32. Rxg6 fxg6 33. Nc7 Qxc7 34. Qg8+ Ke7 35. Qxg7+
Kd8 36. Qg8+ Ke7 37. Qf7+ $11 {(Shipov)}) 27... Kf8 28. Rg1 (28. Kf2 Rg6 29.
Nf5 Ne5 $1 (29... Rb7 $2 30. Nxg7 Rxg7 31. Qh8+ Rg8 32. Qh6+ Ke8 33. Nf6+ Ke7
34. Nxg8+ Qxg8 35. Rg1 Qd8 36. Rg7 $18) 30. fxe5 Qg5 31. Nf6 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 Qf4+
33. Ke1 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qc2+ 35. Kf1 {is also a draw}) 28... Rg6 29. Rxg6 fxg6 30.
f5 (30. Nc7 d5 $1 (30... Ne7 31. Ned5 $1 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 Qxc7 33. Qg8+ Ke7 34.
Qxg7+ Kd8 35. Qg8+ $11) 31. Nexd5 Ne7 32. e5 $1 ({Black wins after} 32. f5 $2
gxf5 33. Nxe7 Bxc3+ $1 34. Ke2 Qd2+ $19) 32... Bg4 33. f5 $1 Bxf5 34. Nxe7 Qxc7
35. Qg8+ Kxe7 36. Qxg7+ Kd8 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qd5+ {and again Black cannot
avoid the draw:} Kc8 39. Ba6+ Rb7 40. Qg8+ Kd7 41. Qd5+ Ke7 42. Qxb7 Qxb7 43.
Bxb7 Ke6 $11) 30... Qg5 (30... Rb7 31. Ne7 Kxe7 (31... Nxe7 32. f6 Nd5 $1 33.
fxg7+ Rxg7 34. Qh8+ Rg8 35. Qh6+ Ke8 36. Bxd5 Rf8 37. Qxg6+ Kd7 $11) 32. Qxg7+
Ke8 33. Qxg6+ Kd7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 $11) 31. Nf4 $8 $11 Ne7 (31... Qxf4 $4 32. Qg8+
Ke7 33. Nd5+) (31... Bxc3+ 32. Ke2 Nd4+ $2 (32... Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qe6+ Kc7
35. Nfd5+ Kb7) 33. Kd3 $18) 32. Nxg6+ Ke8 (32... Nxg6 $2 33. Qg8+ Ke7 34. Nd5+
$18) 33. Nd5 Qg1+ 34. Kd2 Qg5+ 35. Ke1 Bf6 36. Ngxe7 Bxe7 (36... Qh4+ 37. Kf1
Bxe7 (37... Qxh7 38. Nxf6+ $1 Kxe7 39. Nxh7 $16) 38. Qg6+ Kd8 39. Qg8+ Kd7 40.
Qe6+ Kd8 41. Qg8+ $11) 37. Qh8+ Kd7 (37... Bf8 38. Nf6+ Ke7 39. Nd5+ Ke8 40.
Nf6+ $11) 38. f6 Qg3+ (38... Bd8 $2 39. Bb5+ $1 (39. Qg7+ Qxg7 40. fxg7 Bb7 41.
Ke2 Bg5 42. Kf3 $11) 39... Rxb5 40. Qg7+ Qxg7 41. fxg7 $18 {(Ponomariov)}) 39.
Ke2 Qg2+ 40. Ke3 Qg3+ 41. Ke2 Qg4+ 42. Kf2 {In spite of players combativity
the draw is inevitable.} Bd8 43. Bf1 (43. Be2 Qxe4 44. Bf3 Qg6 {is a draw as
well.}) 43... Kc6 44. Qxd8 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 ({White loses after} 45. Ke3 $2 Qe1+
46. Be2 Qxe2+ $1 {This wins, everything else loses.} 47. Kxe2 Bg4+) 45... Qg3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O fxe4
$5 (14... f4 $13) 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Nf4 exf4 17. Bxc6 Rc8 18. Qe2 (18. Qf3 b4 $5)
(18. Bb7 Rb8 $1) 18... Be5 (18... Qf6 19. Bb7 Rce8 20. Qf3 (20. Qd3 $5) 20...
b4 21. cxb4 Qxb2 22. Rab1 Qxa2 $13 {0-1 Ramaswamy,A-Haznedaroglu,K/Abu Dhabi
2004 (30)}) 19. Qf3 (19. Bb7 Rc5 $5) 19... b4 $1 $146 {A recommendation from
CBM 103. It simplifies and opens up even more the position, which should be
enough to hold the balance.} ({Previously Black failed to solve the problems
after} 19... Kh8 20. Nc2 {For instance:} Qh4 (20... Rc7 21. Rfd1 Rg7 22. Bd5
Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rfg8 24. Ne1 Qc7 25. Rd3 Qc4 26. a3 a5 27. Rad1 Qe4 28. Kf1 Qc4
29. Qd5 Qe4 30. R1d2 Qc4 31. Qxc4 bxc4 32. Rd5 $16 {1-0 Balinov,I-Bhend,E/
Zuerich 2003 (48)}) (20... Rg8) 21. Nd4 Bf7 22. Bd5 b4 23. Rac1 bxc3 24. bxc3
Bh5 25. Qd3 Rc5 26. Bf3 Bf7 27. Rfd1 Bc4 28. Qb1 Qg5 29. a4 Rc7 30. Rc2 Rg7 31.
Rb2 Rfg8 32. Kh1 Rg6 33. Rb8 Qh4 34. Rxg8+ Bxg8 35. Kg1 Rh6 36. h3 $16 {
1-0 Hort,V-Muse,M/Bad Neuenahr 1987 (47)}) 20. cxb4 (20. Nc2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qb6
22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Bd5 Rfe8 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qd5 Bxf2+ $1 26. Rxf2 Qe3 $11)
20... Bxb2 21. Bd5 (21. Rad1 Bxa3 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxb4 24. Qb3 Qe7 25.
Qxb4 f3 $11) 21... Qf6 (21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Bxa3 24. Qb3 f3 $14 {
/=}) 22. Rad1 Rc3 23. Rd3 Bxd5 (23... Rfc8 24. Nb1 Rc1 25. Rdd1 $5) 24. Qxd5+
Qf7 25. Qf3 Rfc8 26. Nb1 Rc1 27. Nd2 {White solved the problem of his knight
only partially, since it still will be very passive on f1.} (27. Rdd1 Qxa2)
27... Rxf1+ (27... Be5 $5 28. Ra3 R1c2 29. Qd3 $14 {[%cal Gd2f3]}) 28. Nxf1 Be5
(28... Qxa2 29. Rd2 $5 $36) 29. Ra3 (29. a3 Qc4 {[%cal Gc4e4]} ({Black does
not have compensation after} 29... Rc1 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qxa6) 30. Rd1 Qc3 31.
Qh5 Rf8 $1 $11) 29... Qc4 {Black's activity compensates the inferior pawn
structure. That is enough for Black to keep the balance.} 30. Qh5 Qf7 (30...
Qxb4 31. Qxf5 Qxa3 32. Qxc8+ Kg7 33. Qe6 Qd3 $14 {/=}) 31. Qf3 Qc4 32. Qb7 Rc7
33. Qa8+ Rc8 34. Qxa6 Qxa6 35. Rxa6 Rc2 $11 36. Ra3 (36. g3 Bd4 37. Rxd6 Bxf2+
38. Kh1 fxg3 39. hxg3 Rxa2 40. Rd5 Rb2 41. Rxf5 Kg7 42. b5 Kg6 43. Rd5 h5 $11)
36... Rb2 37. Rb3 Rxa2 38. g3 fxg3 39. hxg3 Bd4 40. Ne3 Kf7 (40... Bxe3 41.
fxe3 Ra6 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. b5 Rb6 44. Kf3 d5 45. Kf4 Ke6 46. Rb1 Kf6 $11) 41. b5
Bb6 42. Kf1 Ke6 43. Nc4 Bxf2 44. b6 d5 45. b7 Ba7 46. Rb6+ Kd7 47. Rd6+ Kc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 $11 20. Re1 $5 {
Introduced by IM Savanovic, with the previously known idea for such positions
Nf1-g3.} (20. Qe2 e4 $11) (20. Be2 Bf7 $11) (20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Bxe3 22.
fxe3 (22. Nxe3 $2 Rxb3 23. Qc4 Qb6 $17) 22... Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Rxb3 24. Rc4 Rb5
$11) 20... Rb7 (20... Bxe3 21. Nxe3 $14) (20... Qd7 {with the idea ...Bd8 is
also a playable alternative}) (20... e4 $5 21. Nf1 Ne5 22. Ng3 Bh4 23. Nxe4
Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 25. Kh1 Qg5 26. Be2 Bc5 27. Rf4 Ng6 (27... Rxf4 28. Rxf4
Re8 29. b4 axb4 30. cxb4 Ng6 31. Rf1 Ba7 32. b5 Bc5 (32... Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Qxd5
34. Qe8+ Qg8 35. Qxg8+ Kxg8 36. Ra1 Bc5 37. Ra6 Ne5 38. b6 Nd7 39. b7 $16) 33.
Bf3 Nh4 34. Nc7 Re5 35. Be4 g6 36. Qa1 $18 {1-0 Wiersma,E-Sill,T/Bad Wiessee
2003 (38)}) 28. Rf3 Rbe8 (28... Nh4 29. Rg3 $16) 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxa5 Nh4
31. Bf3 $2 (31. g3 Nf5 $44 {Black has sufficient compensation for a draw. For
instance:} 32. Ra2 Nxg3+ 33. hxg3 Qxg3 34. Bg4 Bf2 35. Qf1 Qxg4 36. Rxf2 Qh4+ {
and White can't escape perpetual:} 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kh2 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Qg5+ 40.
Qg2 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qh6+ 42. Kg3 Qg5+ 43. Kh2 Qh6+ 44. Kg1 Qc1+ 45. Rf1 Rxf1+ 46.
Qxf1 Qg5+ 47. Qg2 Qc1+ $11) 31... h6 $17 (31... Nxf3 $2 32. gxf3 h6 33. Ra1 $16
{1-0 Dominguez,L-Ramirez Alvarez,A/Buenos Aires 2003 (44)}) (31... h5 $5) 32.
Ra2 (32. Ra1 $2 Rxf3 $19) 32... Nxf3 33. gxf3 Rxf3 $17) 21. Bd3 $146 {A
novelty that fails to impress, since it leads to a forced draw.} (21. Nf1 Rbf7
22. Ra2 Bh4 23. Ng3 e4 $5 $132 {[%cal Gc6e5] 1/2-1/2 Wiersma,E-Ris,R/Dieren
2003 (27)}) 21... Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxe3 (22... Rxb3 23. Qc4 Bxe3 24. fxe3 {
is the same as the game}) 23. fxe3 (23. Qxe3 Rxb3) 23... Rxb3 24. Qc4 Rb2 25.
Qxc6 Qg5 26. Nf4 {The only move, which means that after 21.Bd3 everything is
forced.} (26. g3 $2 Qh5 27. Rh4 Qf3 $19) 26... exf4 27. Rxf4 (27. exf4 Qg4 $11)
27... Rfb8 {It looks like all moves were known by both opponents from their
home preparation. Here is probably where the preparation ended, so why playing
any further? Typical case for the modern chess.} (27... Rfb8 28. Ref1 Rb1 29.
Qxd6 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Qe8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qf3 d5 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Qd3 Qd7 $1 (19... Rh6
20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 e4 22. Rd2 Qh4 23. h3 Rh5 $6 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rh4
26. Nc2 Rxg4 27. Ne3 Rg5 28. d6 $16 {1-0 Smirnov,P-Khairullin,I/Tomsk 2004 (37)
}) 20. Bxh7+ $146 {A rather strange novelty in a very important game. Radjabov
constantly plays this system with Black, and Smirnov, who has experience of
playing Sveshnikov Sicilian with both colours should have analyzed deeper than
that.} (20. g3 f5 21. Bg2 Rh6 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bxb2 24. Nc2 Bg7 {Leko,
P-Radjabov,T/Linares 2004. Black has reached a comfortable equality.}) 20...
Kh8 21. Qe3 Rh6 22. Bc2 (22. Bb1 Qd6 23. Nc2 e4 24. g3 Bh3 25. Rfe1 f5 $44)
22... Qd6 (22... f5 $5 $44) 23. g3 (23. f4 $2 exf4 $17 {[%cal Gg7e5]}) 23...
Bh3 24. Rfe1 f5 {Black has compensation for two pawns, but White certainly can
put up more resistance than he did in the game.} 25. f4 $4 (25. Nb1 f4 (25...
e4 $5) (25... Bg4 $5) 26. Qe2 Bg2 $5 27. Kxg2 f3+ 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. Kxf3 Rxh2
30. Rh1 $15) 25... exf4 $19 26. Qe7 (26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Bxb2 28. Nb1 Rg8+
29. Kf2 Rg2+ $19) (26. gxf4 Rg8 $19) 26... Qb6+ (26... Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qf2 $19)
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 Nf6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 h6 {A rare
variation, which, however, requires good knowledge from White.} 14. c3 Bxd5 (
14... fxe4 $5 $13) 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Nc2 (16. Qd1 $142 e4 (16... Qb6 17. Nc2 Qc5
18. a4 Nxd5 19. axb5 a5 20. Bxf5 Nc7 21. Qd3 Nxb5 22. Be4 Ra7 23. O-O $18 {
1-0 Karkuth,S-Firnhaber,I/Germany 1994 (32)}) 17. Be2 Bg7 18. Nc2 Qb6 19. a4
$14 {0-1 Sideif_Sade,F-Dolmatov,S/USSR 1979 (43)}) (16. O-O $5) 16... e4 17.
Be2 {Another natural-looking move (after 16.Nc2) allows Black to drive away
White's queen to h3.} (17. Bf1 $5 Nxd5 (17... Rg5 $6 18. Qd1 $16) 18. a4 $44 (
18. Qxf5 $2 Rg5 $36)) 17... Rg5 $1 18. Qh3 Bg7 $13 {As a result of having the
queen on h3, now instead of bothering Black on the queenside by means of a2-a4,
White should think of bringing back the queen into play.} 19. f4 (19. a4 bxa4
20. Rxa4 Rb8 $132 {[%csl Rh3]}) 19... exf3 ({Another playable option was} 19...
Rg6 20. Qf1 Qb6 (20... Nxd5 21. Bxb5+ $1) 21. O-O-O Rc8 22. Kb1 Kf8 $13) 20.
Bxf3 Qb6 21. Qf1 Kf8 22. O-O-O ({More cautious is} 22. Qf2 {with mutual
chances. For instance the following variation is bad for Black:} Qxf2+ $2 23.
Kxf2 f4 $2 24. gxf4 Rf5 25. Kg3 Ng6 26. Be4 Rxf4 27. Bxg6 Be5 28. Bh5 $18)
22... a5 23. Kb1 {In this complicated position Black's chances look slightly
preferable thanks to the possibilities to attack opponent's king.} (23. Qg1 Qb7
24. Nd4 b4 25. c4 f4 $13) 23... Ng6 (23... b4 $5) 24. Be2 {The bishop goes to
help the king. But then White will start having problems protecting his
kingside.} (24. Nd4 b4 25. h4 bxc3 26. Rh2 Rxg3 27. Nxf5 Rc8 $5 {Black has an
obvious attack. For example:} 28. Rc2 (28. Nxg3 c2+ 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Kxc2
Qxb2+ 31. Kd3 Qc3+ 32. Ke2 (32. Ke4 Qe5+ 33. Kd3 Nf4+ 34. Kc4 Qe8 $19) 32...
Nf4+ 33. Kf2 Qc5+ 34. Ke1 Bc3+ 35. Rd2 Qe3+ $19) 28... Ne5 29. Be2 ({Black
wins after} 29. Nxg3 Nc4) 29... Rg6 $15) 24... b4 25. cxb4 ({White is also
worse after} 25. c4 b3 26. axb3 Qxb3 27. Nd4 Bxd4 (27... Qb6 $6 28. Nb5 $13) (
27... Qb4 $5 28. Qe1 Qxe1 29. Rhxe1 f4 30. Nf3 Rb8 31. Nxg5 Rxb2+ 32. Kc1 hxg5
33. Rd2 Rb3 34. Ra2 fxg3 35. hxg3 Rxg3 36. Rxa5 Bd4 $44) 28. Rxd4 Rb8 $40)
25... axb4 26. Bc4 f4 $1 27. gxf4 Rf5 {Now all black pieces work out perfectly.
} 28. Bb3 Rxf4 29. Qg1 Qd8 $1 {The queen will attack the king from f6.} ({After
} 29... Qxg1 30. Rhxg1 Be5 {in spite of Black's advantage White would have had
an easier defence.}) 30. Rd2 Qf6 31. Ne3 Ne5 $17 32. Qc1 Re8 (32... h5 33. Rc2
$1 {and Rc8+}) 33. Ba4 Rd8 34. Rf1 (34. Rc2 Nd3 $17) 34... h5 {[%cal Gg7h6]}
35. Rc2 $2 (35. Rxf4 $142 Qxf4 36. Re2 $15 {/-/+}) 35... Nd3 $1 36. Rxf4 Qxf4
37. Qd2 Nc5 38. Bb5 b3 $1 (38... Bh6 39. Nf1 $1 Qxf1+ 40. Bxf1 Bxd2 41. Rxd2
Re8 42. Kc2 $15) 39. axb3 Nxb3 40. Qf2 ({Somewhat more stubborn was} 40. Qd3
Nd4 41. Rc4 {although Black has a clear advantage after} Qe5 42. Ba4 Rb8) 40...
Qe4 $19 {White is helpless against multiple threats, such as ...Nd4, ...Bd4
and ...Ra8.} 41. Bc6 Bd4 42. Ka2 Bxe3 43. Qf6 Qxc2 44. Qxd8+ Kg7 45. Qxd6 Nc1+
46. Ka1 Nd3 47. Qg3+ Kh7 48. Qb8 Bd4 49. Ka2 Nc1+ (49... Nc1+ 50. Ka1 Nb3+ 51.
Ka2 Qxb2#) 0-1

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2004.09.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 Bg7 (11... fxe4) 12. Bg2 f4 $5 {A highly
curious possibility to avoid main lines connected with f5xe4. Usually such an
advance is not a good idea for Black (since it releases the tension in the
center and thus offers White free hand to play on the queenside by means of c3,
Nc2,a4), especially here, after White's g2-g3, but on the other hand with
white bishop on g2 it makes sense to keep the diagonal a8-h1 closed. Moreover,
White's fianchettoed bishop does not support the standard play with a2-a4.} (
12... fxe4 13. Bxe4 Be6 14. Qh5 {is the main line.}) 13. c3 (13. Qh5 O-O (13...
Be6 14. c3 Rb8 15. Nc2 a5 16. a3 O-O 17. Rd1 Qd7 18. Bf3 f5 19. gxf4 exf4 20.
Rg1 Rbe8 21. Qg5 Ne5 22. Bh5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Re7 $13 {1-0 Sapa,W-Galicki,R/
Jurajski mem1 corr9092 (39)}) 14. O-O Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Deutschmann,M-Muse,M/
Germany 1983 (61)}) (13. O-O h5 $5 {Black intends to "attack" pawn g3 from
both sides!} 14. h4 Rh6 15. c3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Ne7 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Nc2 Be6 19.
Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Kotronias,V-Conquest,S/Corfu 1991}) 13... O-O 14. O-O (14. Qh5 $5
) (14. Nc2 Kh8 (14... Be6 15. O-O a5 16. gxf4 exf4 17. Nxf4 b4 $44 {1/2-1/2
Tischbierek,R-Muse,M/Badenweiler 1990 (40)}) 15. Qd3 Bh6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4
a5 18. O-O Bd7 19. Raa1 f5 20. Rfd1 fxg3 21. fxg3 f4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Zapata,
A-Conquest,S/Cienfuegos 1996 (38)}) 14... Ne7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. gxf4 $6 {
A serious inaccuracy. It opens the long diagonal for black bishop, offers
opponent excellent square e5, and besides, the opening of the g-file also
favours Black, who can later double rooks using square g6.} (16. Nc2 $142 $11
a5 (16... Kh8 17. Nb4) 17. Qd3 (17. gxf4 {This is not obligatory, but much
better than the main game.} exf4 18. Nd4 {[%csl Rb5]}) (17. Re1 $5) (17. Qh5
$13) 17... Rd8 18. Rfd1 Rb8 19. gxf4 exf4 20. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Lakos,N-Gara,A/
Budapest 2000}) 16... exf4 17. Nc2 (17. e5 $2 Qg5 (17... Bb7 18. Bxb7 (18. exd6
Qg5 19. f3 Rad8 $17) 18... Qxb7 19. exd6 Rad8 20. Nc2 $15) 18. Kh1 (18. exd6
Bb7 19. f3 Rad8 $17) 18... Bg4 19. Bf3 (19. Qxd6 $2 f3 $19) (19. f3 $6 Be6 20.
exd6 Rad8 $17) 19... Bxf3+ 20. Qxf3 dxe5 $17) 17... Be5 $15 18. Nd4 (18. Kh1
Kh8 19. Rg1 Qh4 $36 (19... f3 $5 20. Qxf3 Qh4 21. h3 f5 $44)) 18... Kh8 19. Kh1
Rg8 20. Rg1 (20. a4 $2 b4 $5 (20... f3 21. Nxf3 $8 (21. Qxf3 $4 Qh4 $19) (21.
Bxf3 $4 Qh4 $19)) (20... bxa4 $5 $15 {[%cal Gc8d7]}) 21. cxb4 Qf6 22. Nf3 Bb7
$44) 20... Bd7 21. Qd3 (21. Bf3 Rg6 $5 (21... Rxg1+ 22. Qxg1 Rg8 23. Qf1 $15)
22. Bh5 $2 Rxg1+ 23. Qxg1 Rg8 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge5d4]} 24. Qe1 f3 {[%cal Ge7h4]
} 25. Nxf3 Bh3 $19) 21... Rg6 22. Nf5 Qf6 $1 (22... Bxf5 23. exf5 Qh4 24. h3 f3
25. Qxf3 $13) 23. Bf3 Rag8 24. Rad1 (24. Bh5 $2 Rxg1+ 25. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 26. Kxg1
Qg5+ $19) 24... Be6 25. Rxg6 (25. Nxd6 $2 Rxg1+ 26. Rxg1 Rd8 $19) (25. a3 $142
$15) 25... hxg6 $17 26. Nh6 (26. Nxd6 Qh4 $5 {[%cal Gh8g7,Yg8h8]} (26... Rd8 $2
27. Nxf7+ $18) (26... Kh7 {is also good for Black. The threat is ...Rd8.} 27.
Nb7 (27. Qe2 Qe7 $19) 27... g5 $17)) 26... Rg7 27. Ng4 Qh4 $19 28. Nxe5 Rh7 $1
(28... dxe5 $2 29. Qd8+ Qxd8 30. Rxd8+ Rg8 31. Rd6 $15) 29. Ng4 {Black wins by
force, transposing into a pawn endgame.} Bxg4 30. Kg1 Qxh2+ 31. Kf1 Bxf3 32.
Qxf3 Rh3 33. Qg2 (33. Qg4 f3 (33... Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qxe4+ $19) 34. Rxd6 Qh1+ 35.
Qg1 Rh4 36. Rd3 Qh3+ 37. Ke1 Qg2 $19) 33... Qh1+ 34. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 35. Ke2 Rxd1
36. Kxd1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Kf6 38. Kd3 Ke5 39. b3 g5 40. f3 f5 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Qe2 $5 {(V.Iordachescu)} (17. h4 Bh6 18. Qe2 Be6 $11
) 17... f5 (17... g6 18. h4 $5 Bxh4 19. g3 $44) (17... Bd7 18. Ra1 Ne7 19. Nxe7
Bxe7 20. O-O Be6 21. Na3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 $1 f5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Rfd1 Rc8 25. Rd5
Rf6 26. Nc2 $16 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Leko,P/Monaco 2004 (40)}) 18. h4 {This was the
idea behind delaying castle short with 17.Qe2. The bishop is chased from the
diagonal c1-h6.} Bf6 (18... Be7 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Be6 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. Qe4
$14 {/= Iordachescu,V-Malakhatko,V/Ohrid 2001 (59)}) (18... Bh6 19. exf5 Bxf5
20. g4 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Bf4 22. Qe4 $16 {[%cal Gc4d3]}) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce3 Bd7
(20... Be6 {0-1 Arzumanian,G-Kuznetsov,V/Pardubice 2004 (36)} 21. Qc2 $1 $14 {
/=}) 21. Bd3 (21. Qc2 e4 $5 (21... Ne7 22. Ra2 Bc6 23. Qe4 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5
25. Bxd5 Qc7 26. Bc4 Bd8 27. g3 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Volzhin,A/Dubai 2002}) 22.
Qxe4 Ne5 (22... Re8 $5 {Nisipeanu; Stoica}) 23. Ra1 (23. Ra3 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,
V-Shirov,A/Izmir 2004 (66)} Re8 $44) 23... Re8 24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Qd4 Bc6 26.
Bd5 Rb4 27. Qd2 Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Rxb3 (28... Nf3+ $2 29. Ke2 Qxc3 30. Kxf3 $18 {
1/2-1/2 Charbonneau,P-Radjabov,T/Mallorca 2004 (70)}) 29. O-O (29. Qxb3 $2 Nd3+
$19) 29... Rxc3 $11) (21. Ra2 e4 $132) 21... Ne7 22. Nxe7 (22. Ra3 Qe8 (22...
Be6 $5) 23. Be4 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bd8 25. g3 {1/2-1/2 Arzumanian,G-Oleksienko,M/
Alushta 2004}) 22... Qxe7 23. Nd5 (23. Rxa5 $4 e4 $18 {[%cal Gf6c3]}) 23... Qf7
24. Rxa5 (24. Qe4 g6 25. h5 Bg5 $1 $132 {[%csl Rf2]}) 24... Bd8 25. Ra7 Qxd5
26. Rxd7 Rxb3 27. Qg4 $11 Bf6 28. Qf5 Qg8 29. O-O Rxc3 30. Rxd6 (30. h5 $6 Bh4)
30... Bxh4 31. Qxe5 Bxf2+ $5 32. Rxf2 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 (33. Bf1 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Qf8+
35. Kg3 Rxf1 $15) 33... Rxf2 34. Rh6 Rcf1 35. Rxh7+ Qxh7+ 36. Bxh7 Kxh7 {
Black cannot make progress because of the exposed position of his king.} 37.
Qh5+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ Rf8 39. Qe6+ R1f7 40. Kg3 Rd8 41. Kg4 Kf8 42. Kg5 Rf6 43. Qb3
Rdd6 44. Qb8+ Kf7 45. Qb3+ Rde6 46. g4 Kg8 47. Kh4 Kh7 48. Qd3+ Rg6 49. Qf5
Ref6 50. Qe4 Rc6 51. Kg3 Rc3+ 52. Kh4 Rc5 53. Kg3 Rh5 54. Qb1 Ra5 55. Qe4 Ra1
56. Qf5 Rg1+ 57. Kf2 Rh1 58. Kg3 Rg1+ 59. Kf2 R1xg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7
15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. f3 {This move leads to a forced play
and requires very precise play from Black. In the past few years 18.f3 was
analyzed by several Dutch players, but it has never been used on the high
level. The present game is important for the theory.} b4 $1 (18... Nxd5 19.
fxe4 Qc5+ 20. Rf2 Ne3 21. exf5 $1 Rae8 22. Ree2 b4 (22... Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxa3
24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. h3 $16) 23. cxb4 Qd5 24. Bb3 Qd4 25. Nc2 Nxc2 26.
Rxe8 {1-0 De la Villa Garcia,J-Gomez,J/Spain 1993}) (18... Ng6 $5 19. fxe4 f4 {
with some typical compensation for the pawn, 1-0 Bujdak,P-Burmako,E/IECG Email
2000 (39).}) 19. cxb4 (19. Nb1 bxc3 20. bxc3 (20. fxe4 cxb2 21. exf5 Nxd5 22.
Bb3 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Rae8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Gomez Anadon,D-Fluvia Poyatos,J/Mondariz
Balneario 2002 (61)}) 20... Nxd5 21. fxe4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 23. Rf2 (23. Rxe3
Qxe3 24. Qxf5 Qh6 25. Bb3 Be5 $19 {0-1 Joecks,C-Hansen,S/Hamburg 1999 (44)})
23... Nxc2 24. Rxc2 fxe4 25. Qxc5 dxc5 26. Rxe4 Rfd8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Mohr,
G-Ankerst,M/Ljubljana 1997 (46)}) (19. fxe4 bxa3 20. exf5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nxd5 $19
{0-1 Bromann,T-Nielsen,M/Ringsted 1998 (28)}) 19... Bxb2 20. fxe4 Bxa3 21. Re3
Qxc2 (21... Bb2 22. Rh3 Rd8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Bb3 Bd4+ (24... Qb7 25. exf5 {
[%cal Gf5f6]} Qb6+ (25... Bf6 26. Rg3 {[%cal Gh7h6]} Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qd4 28. Bd1
$1 $40) 26. Kh1 Qb5 27. Rhf3 Bf6 (27... f6 28. Re1 $18) 28. g4 $5 $18) 25. Kh1
Ng8 26. Rd3 Be5 27. Rxf5 Nf6 $2 ({After} 27... f6 {the position remains
double-edged.}) 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Rdf3 $18 {1-0 Van Blitterswijk,S-De Vreugt,D/
Arnhem 1996 (33)}) 22. Rg3+ Ng6 23. Rh3 {This is the key position for the
entire variation. Now it is very important for Black where to place the rook
from f8.} Rfd8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Finally the correct move mentioned by
Yakovich in year 2002 is played in the practice, after which a draw is the
most White can hope for. I believe this novelty will close the issue of 18.f3.}
(23... Rfc8 $2 {The wrong square:} 24. exf5 Ne5 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 Ke8 27.
Qg8+ Kd7 28. Rxf7+ Nxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kd8 30. Re1 {1-0 L'Ami,E-Malakhatko,V/Kavala
2003}) (23... Rfe8 $2 24. exf5 Re2 (24... Ne5 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 $18) 25.
Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ (26. f6 $4 Rxg2+ 27. Kh1 Rg4 $3 {The winning move.} (27...
Qe4 $2 28. Qh6+ $1 Ke8 29. Re3 $18 {1-0 Timmermans,I-Gabrielsen,T/Port Erin
2003 (33)}) 28. Qg7+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Qxf7+ Kd8 (30... Kc8 $2 31. Qe6+ $18)
) (26. fxg6 $18) 26... Ke8 27. fxg6 Rxg2+ 28. Kh1 $18) (23... Rfb8 $6 {leaves
White with a larger choice than in the game.} 24. exf5 ({also interesting is} 
24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Rh5 f4 (25... Ne5 $2 26. Rhxf5 Ra7 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxb8 $18)
(25... Nf4 26. Rxf4 Rxb4 (26... Qd1+ $2 27. Rf1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 f4 29. e5 $18) (
26... Bxb4 27. Rhxf5 Bc5+ 28. Kh1 Rb1+ 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Ra7 $13) 27.
Rhxf5 Rb1+ 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Ra7 {and the draw is the most optimal
decision for White, although he can try to play on with a piece down for the
long-lasting initiative.} 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qh4+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qf6+ Ke8
$11) 26. Rf5 Ne5 27. R1xf4 (27. R5xf4 Qc7 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ Ke8 30. Qh8+
Ke7 31. Qh4+ $11) 27... Qd1+ (27... Qc7 28. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 29. d6 Qc1+ 30. Rf1
Qxf1+ 31. Kxf1 f6 32. Ke2 Bxb4 33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Qxf6 $16) 28. Rf1 Qxf1+ 29.
Kxf1 Bxb4 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Rxe5+ $5 dxe5 32. Qxe5+ {and again White can decide
whether to have a draw or play on.}) 24... Nf4 (24... Ne5 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Rxh7
Ke8 27. Re1 $5 $40) 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Qxf4 Bxb4 $8 (26... Bb2 27. Qxd6+ Kg8 28.
Qg3+ Kf8 29. f6 $18) 27. Kh1 $1 {and White has a very good compensation for
the bishop.}) 24. Qxh7+ ({The idea} 24. exf5 Ne5 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 {
does not work now because black has square c8 available for the king, in
opposite to L'Ami-Malakhatko.} Ke8 27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Rxf7+ Nxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kc8
$19) 24... Kf8 25. Rh5 (25. exf5 Ne5) 25... Ne5 {Offering White the chance to
give perpetual.} (25... Nf4 $2 26. Rxf4 Ra7 (26... Bxb4 27. Rhxf5 $18) (26...
Qd1+ 27. Rf1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 f4 29. e5 $18) 27. Rhxf5 $18) (25... f4 $5 {This
move deserved serious attention, since it is not trivial for White to find a
convincing continuation for attack. For instance:} 26. Rf5 Ne5 (26... Ra7 $5
27. Qxg6 Bc1 28. Kh1 Qc4 $13) 27. R5xf4 Ra7 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ Kd7 30. Qh3+
Kc7 31. Qxa3 Kb8 $15 {The powerful knight on e5 should be worth more than
three pawns.}) (25... Ra7 26. Rhxf5 Ne5 {is the same as 25...Ne5}) 26. Rhxf5
Ra7 27. Rxe5 {The correct decision to force the draw.} ({There is no point for
White to play} 27. Rg5 Nf3+ $1 {closing the f-file} (27... Bxb4 28. Rg8+ Ke7
29. Qh4+ $18) 28. gxf3 (28. Rxf3 $2 Qc1+ 29. Rf1 Qxg5 $19) 28... Bb2 {and
Black's chances are at least not worse}) 27... dxe5 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxe5+ Kf8
30. Qh8+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Paragua, Mark"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. g3 Nd4 14. c3 fxe4
15. Bxe4 Bg4 16. Qxh7 Rg7 17. Qh6 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 Ng5+ 19. f3 Nxe4 20. fxg4 Qc8
21. Qe3 Qxg4+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 f5 24. Nc2 Kf7 25. Nde3 {Asrian's novelty
represents White's latest attempt to fight against the line starting with 13...
Nd4. The idea behind 25.Nde3 is that often the apparently strong knight on d5
needs protection and therefore White retreats it at once. Next he will exert
pressure on Black's central pawns, using various tactical motifs.} (25. Nce3
Nf6 $1 $11) (25. a4 Ke6 $11) 25... Ng5+ $146 {If I am not mistaken, Cifuentes
was the first one to suggest this check as a possible improvement over
Asrian-Van Wely given below.} (25... Ke6 26. Nxf5 Ng5+ 27. Kg4 Rg8 28. Rhf1 d5
29. Rae1 Ne4+ 30. Kh3 Bc5 31. Kg2 Raf8 32. Nfe3 b4 {This pawn sac is probably
not necessary yet.} 33. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Asrian,K-Van Wely,L/Moscow 2004. The
final position is slightly better for White.}) 26. Kg2 $1 ({Cifuentes analyzed
only} 26. Ke2 Ke6 27. Rhf1 ({After} 27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Rh7 {Black gets
sufficient counterplay.}) 27... Rf7 28. a4 Rc8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra5 Ne4 $1 $13
) 26... Ke6 $6 {Black probably didn't realize the difference between the king
on g2 and king on e2. Now Paragua builds up a strong pressure on the open
central files.} (26... f4 $1 {was called for, using the drawback of the king's
position on g2.} 27. gxf4 (27. Rhf1 Ne4 28. Kh1 $140 Rh7 $1) 27... Ne6+ 28. Kf3
Nxf4 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Rh7 $11) 27. Rhf1 Rf7 28. Rae1 $1 {After this strong
move there is no acceptable defence against the threat 29.Nxf5 Rxf5 30.Nd4+.}
f4 $2 {Black is trying to save the pawn, but he will lose it anyway and under
much worse circumstances.} ({Black does not seem to have sufficient
compensation for the pawn after} 28... Ne4 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxe4 Rxf1 31. Kxf1
d5 32. Rg4 {although this was better that the game, since Black keeps
reasonable chances to survive.}) 29. gxf4 Rxf4 (29... exf4 30. Nd4+ Kd7 31. Nd5
{is no fun either.}) 30. Rxf4 exf4 31. Nd4+ Kf7 (31... Kd7 32. Nd5 $18) 32. Nd5
Bg7 33. Re7+ Kf8 34. h4 Nf7 (34... f3+ 35. Nxf3 Nxf3 36. Kxf3 $18) (34... Bxd4
35. hxg5 Be5 36. g6 $18) 35. Ne6+ Kg8 36. Nexf4 $18 a5 37. a3 b4 38. Rb7 bxa3
39. bxa3 Be5 40. Ng6 Kg7 41. h5 a4 42. Nh4 Rf8 43. Nf5+ Kh8 44. Nde7 Re8 45. c4
Bf6 46. Ng6+ Kg8 47. Rxf7 Kxf7 48. Nxd6+ Ke6 49. Nxe8 Bb2 50. c5 Kd7 51. h6
Kxe8 52. h7 Kd7 53. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Black "Simic, Radoslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Be7 {Looks a bit
strange, but Black has a very clear idea. He wants to regroup his pieces with
Be6, Qd7, Bd8-b6, Ne7. In the practice White couldn´t prove any advantage up
to this moment.} (13... Ne7 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bd3 $14 {Kasparov-Lautier/
Moskow olm/1994}) (13... g6 14. g3 Be6 15. h5 Bg7 16. Bh3 $14 {Polgar,
J-Illescas/Leon/1996}) 14. g3 (14. Nce3 Be6 15. g3 Qd7 16. Qf3 Bd8 $1 17. h5 h6
18. Nf5 (18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. O-O Bg5 $10) 18... Bxf5 19. Qxf5 (19.
exf5 $6 e4 $36) 19... Qxf5 20. exf5 Ne7 $10 {Tiviakov,S-Yakovich,Y/Elista
RUS-ch/1997}) (14. Bd3 f5 (14... Be6 15. Nce3 Qd7 16. a4 Bd8 17. axb5 axb5 18.
h5 Kh8 19. Qf3 Bg5 20. Qg3 h6 $11 {Kengis,E-Schandorff,L/Skolernes Skakklub/
1997}) 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ncb4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 Qb6 $36 {Dussart,
F-Ottosson,S/Canaries olJ-U16/1995}) 14... Be6 15. Qd3 (15. Bh3 Qd7 16. Bxe6
fxe6 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 $11) 15... Qd7 16. Rd1 Bd8 17. Nce3 Ne7 {Black finished
easily his plan. The position is equal.} 18. Bg2 (18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. Nd5 Bd8
20. Bg2 Bb6 21. O-O a5 $11) 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 b4 $5 (19... Bb6 20. O-O a5 $11
) 20. cxb4 (20. Nxb4 $2 a5 $132) 20... a5 21. a3 axb4 22. Nxb4 (22. axb4 $6
Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxb4 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxb2 26. O-O Bb6 $17) 22... Ba5 23.
O-O Bxb4 24. axb4 Rfd8 25. Rd2 Rxb4 26. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wittmann, Walter"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[BlackTeam "Alchevsk Garant-Donbass"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 {A rather harmless
system.The weakness of d4-square is often used by Black. This game is not
exception.} b4 13. Nc2 (13. Qa4 $6 Bd7 14. Nxb4 Nd4 15. Qd1 Rb8 {Schwarz
erh�lt starken Anriff: Price-Radaskovic/Tel Aviv/1977} 16. Qd2 Bg5 17. Qc3
Qb6 {Price-Radaskovic/Tel Aviv/77}) 13... a5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O
Bb7 (16... Rd8 17. Qd2 (17. Bg4 Bb7) 17... Be6 18. b3 {Frolov-Yakovich/Moscau/
1991} Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 $10 {Frolov A.-Yakovich, URS-ch58, 91}) 17. Bf3 Nb8 18.
a3 $2 {Till this moment the game was balanced,but this move makes White's
position very dangerous-the fixed pawn on b2 will create a real headache for
White in all possible complications.Aslo the c4-pawn became weak.} (18. b3 $10)
18... b3 19. Ne3 a4 20. Qd2 (20. Qd3 $142 Nc6 $140 21. Be2 Nd4 22. f3 $15)
20... Nc6 $1 $17 {Now Black is ready to play Nd4 even if he will have to
double his pawns (e5:d4).The key of the position is the pawn on b2 - if Black
will succeed to open lines for his queen and rooks, the game is over.} 21. Nf5
Rfd8 22. Rfd1 g6 23. Qh6 $6 (23. Nxd6 $2 {Horvath,T} Nd4 $1 $19) 23... Bc8 {
White's position is very difficult (bad pawn structure and no coordination),
but next move will weaken the kingside as well, after which the position
becomes total hopeless.} 24. g4 $2 (24. Ne3 $8 Nd4 25. Bg4 Nc2 (25... Bb7 26.
f3) 26. Bxc8 Nxa1 27. Bb7 Ra7 (27... Rab8 28. Bc6 Nc2 29. Bxa4) 28. Bd5 Nc2 29.
Nxc2 bxc2 30. Rc1) 24... Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rd3 (26. Be2 {Horvath,T} d3 $1
$17) 26... Be6 $19 27. Qd2 Rac8 28. g5 Qe5 29. Rxd4 Bxc4 30. Rc1 Be6 31. Rxc8
Rxc8 32. Bd1 (32. Rxa4 Rc2 $17) 32... Rc1 33. Rxd6 (33. Qxc1 Qxd4 34. Bf3 Qd3 {
/\ 35. ... Qc2}) 33... Rb1 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. h4 Bg4 36. Qe1 Qxb2 37. Kg2 Rxd1
38. Qb4 (38. Rxd1 {Horvath,T} Bxd1 39. Qxd1 Qxa3 40. Qd4+ Kg8 41. e5 Qe7 42.
Qxa4 Qb7+ $19) 38... Rxd8 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qh5 Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21.
Rc1 {After Shirov's success in this variation versus Carlsen (Sofia 2009),
Topalov decides to try a rare continuation too. But the Norwegian came well
prepared and shows how to neutralize White's last move.} (21. b3 Kh8 $146 22.
Nc2 Be5 23. Be2 d4 24. Bc4 Rg8 25. Qh3 Rg7 26. g3 Rbg8 27. Qh6 Qc7 $2 (27...
Ba8 $44) 28. Nb4 Ba8 29. Nd5 $18 {1-0 Shirov,A (2745)-Carlsen,M (2770)/Sofia
2009 (30)}) 21... exd3 $1 $146 {This novelty practically leads to a draw by
force.} (21... Ba8 $2 {allows} 22. Rc7 {with a large advantage for White in
all variations:} Qe5 (22... Qxc7 $2 23. f6 {with mate}) 23. Bb5 Rf8 (23... Re7
24. f6 Qxf6 25. Rc8+ Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Bf8 27. Qxa8 Qxb2 28. Qxd5 Qxa3 29. Qg5+
Kh8 30. Rd1 $18) (23... Red8 24. a7 Rb6 25. Rc8 $1 Rbd6 (25... Rxc8 26. f6 Qxf6
27. Qxc8+ Bf8 28. Qxa8 $18) 26. Rfc1 $18) (23... Rec8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. f6 $18
) 24. Rfc1 Qxb2 (24... d4 25. R1c5 Qf6 26. a7 Rbd8 27. Bc6 $18) 25. a7 Rbd8 26.
R7c2 Qf6 27. Bc6 $16 {/+-}) (21... Bd7 22. Be2 Rxb2 23. Rc7 Qd6 {1-0 Koeller,O
(2290)-Schelle,A (2150)/Aschach 1998 (28)} 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Bb5 Rxb5 26. Nxb5
d4 27. Nc7 Rc8 28. Nd5 $18) 22. Rxc6 {[%cal Gf5f6]} Qe2 (22... Kh8 23. Qf3 $5 (
23. b3 $2 Qxa3) 23... Bxb2 24. Nb1 Qe4 (24... Qd7 25. Rc5 Rb5 26. Rxb5 Qxb5 27.
Nd2 $16) (24... Qe2 25. Qxd5 Rbd8 26. Rd6 $18) 25. Qxe4 dxe4 26. Nd2 $16) 23.
h3 (23. f3 $4 d2 $19) (23. Qg3 $4 d2 $19) (23. Qxe2 $2 dxe2 24. Re1 Rxb2 $17)
23... Rxb2 24. f6 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rxa2 (25... Bf8 26. Nb1 Rxa2 {is the same as
the game}) 26. Nb1 (26. Nb5 $2 d2 $19 {[%cal Ge8e1]}) (26. fxg7 Rxa3 $11) 26...
Bf8 27. Rc3 (27. Rd1 {makes little sense, since White does not threaten to
take the pawn due to the check on e1. Therefore Black can continue with the
simple} h6 {and after for instance} 28. g3 {-} Rc2 $11 {[%cal Gf8c5]}) 27...
Rxa6 ({Also possible is} 27... d2 28. Rd3 Bb4 29. Rxd5 Rxa6 30. Nxd2 Bxd2 31.
Rxd2 Rxf6 $14) 28. Rxd3 Rxf6 {After more or less forced sequence of moves the
players have achieved a position, which with elementary accuracy from Black is
a draw.} 29. Rxd5 ({Or} 29. Nc3 Bc5 $11 {with the idea to take on f2 followed
by a check on e1.}) 29... Bb4 $1 {The most White can achieve now is 4-rooks
endgame 3 versus 2 on the kingside. All Black has to do is to be ready to
exchange the minor pieces as soon as the white knight moves from b1.} 30. g3
Re2 31. Kg2 Be1 32. Rf5 Rxf5 33. gxf5 Bb4 34. Rc1 h5 35. Rc4 ({Also after} 35.
Kf3 Rb2 36. Ke3 Kg7 {Black is completely out of danger.}) 35... Rb2 36. Nc3
Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rb5 38. Rf3 Kg7 39. Kh3 Kh6 40. Kh4 Rb1 41. Kh3 Rb5 42. Kh4 Rb1
43. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. c4 f5
14. O-O O-O 15. Qh5 {This used to be the main variation in the line 10...Bg7.
However, in the past decade 15.Qh5 has been almost completely overshadowed by
15.Qf3.} Rb8 16. exf5 e4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rfe8 19. cxb5 d5 20. bxa6 Bc6 21.
b3 {A rare move, which after this game might bring new life into the entire 15.
Qh5 variation. Shirov is not afraid to give his opponent attacking
possibilities. Such a materialistic approach needs to be supported by deep
home analysis.} (21. f3 {is considered to lead to equality after} h5) (21. a7
Rxb2 {is also not problematic for Black.}) 21... Kh8 $146 {Although this plan
didn't work in the present game, it is difficult to believe that White's
queenside pawns are worth more than Black's attacking prospects on the
kingside and the strong pawn centre.} (21... h5 22. Qg3 Kf8 23. Nb1 $6 Be5 24.
f4 Bf6 25. Qf2 $6 Qb4 $1 26. a3 Qd4 $17 {0-1 Koch,J (2453)-San Emeterio
Cabanes,J (2392)/Le Port Marly 2009 (38)}) (21... Bd7 22. a7 Rb7 23. Nc4 $1 Rd8
24. Ne3 exd3 25. Nxd5 Qd6 26. Qg5 $2 (26. Qh4 Bxf5 (26... Bb5 27. f6 $18) 27.
Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Qxe7 $14) 26... f6 27. Qg4 Bc6 $17 {0-1 Fier,A (2526)-Cordova,E 
(2477)/Buenos Aires 2007 (43)}) (21... Qxa3 $2 22. f6 Qf8 23. Be2 $18) 22. Nc2
Be5 23. Be2 d4 ({Not} 23... Rg8 24. Qh5 Rg5 25. Qh6 f6 26. Rd1 {[%cal Gc2d4,
Gc2e3]} Qc5 27. Ne3 Rbg8 28. Rc1 Qb6 29. g3 $16 {/+-}) 24. Bc4 Rg8 25. Qh3 (25.
Qh5 {can lead to the same position as in the game:} Rg7 ({Besides, Black has
an additional possibility} 25... e3 26. g3 Qd6 27. Qh4 Ba8 $44) 26. g3 Rbg8 27.
Qh6 (27. a3 e3 28. Nxe3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Qf6 $13)) 25... Rg7 ({A reasonable
alternative is} 25... e3 {Then after} 26. g3 Qd6 (26... Qc5 27. Qh4 $16) {
the strongest for White is} 27. Rd1 $1 (27. Bxf7 Rg7 28. Bc4 exf2+ 29. Kxf2 d3
$36) (27. Nxe3 dxe3 28. Rxe3 Bd4 $13) 27... exf2+ 28. Kxf2 Be4 29. Ne1 $1 {
Black has compensation, but it is not clear whether it's enough.}) 26. g3 Rbg8
27. Qh6 {The critical position for the evaluation of 21...Kh8.} Qc7 $2 {
Up till now Carlsen played all logical moves, but now he goes wrong. The point
is that the sacrifices on g3 don't work out for Black and therefore 27...Qc7
is useless. Now Shirov can transfer the knight to d5 with tempo, decisively
improving White's position.} ({After} 27... Ba8 {Black has visible
compensation, especially from the "human" point of view. Nevertheless with
accurate "computer" moves White can defend and remain with slightly better
prospects.} 28. Rd1 (28. a3 {[%cal Gc2b4]} Rg5 $5 (28... e3 29. Nxe3 $1 dxe3
30. Qxe3 Re8 31. f4 Bf6 32. Qxe7 Rxe7 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. b4 $18) (28... Qc5 $44)
29. Rd1 (29. Qh3 e3 $40 30. f4 $140 Rg4 31. fxe5 Rh4 $1 $19) (29. f4 exf3 30.
Rf2 (30. Kf2 $2 Rxg3 $19) 30... Qc7 31. Kf1 (31. Kh1 $2 Bxg3 32. Re8 Bf4 33.
Qf6+ R5g7 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qxd4 Rg2 $19) 31... Bxg3 32. Re8 Rxe8 (32... Bf4
33. Qf6+ R5g7 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qxd4 $16) 33. Qxg5 Bxf2 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. Qg5+
$11) 29... e3 $40) 28... Qc5 $5 (28... e3 29. Nxe3 $1 dxe3 30. f6 $1 (30. Qxe3
Bxg3 31. hxg3 Rxg3+ 32. Qxg3 Qh4 33. Bd5 $11) 30... Bxf6 31. Qxe3 Qc7 32. Bd5
Qa5 33. Bb7 Bxb7 34. axb7 Qc7 35. Qe4 Rb8 36. Qf5 Rg6 37. Rd7 Qc6 38. Rxf7 Rxb7
39. Rxb7 Qxb7 $14) 29. Rfe1 ({Worse is} 29. Rc1 e3 30. Ne1 Bd6 $44 {[%cal
Gc5f5]}) 29... e3 30. Kf1 $1 {The best defence against the sacrifice on g3.} (
30. Nxe3 dxe3 31. Qxe3 Bxg3 $1 32. Qxc5 Bd6+ 33. Kf1 Bxc5 $15) 30... Rg5 (30...
Bxg3 31. hxg3 Rxg3 32. fxg3 Qxf5+ {doesn't work in view of} 33. Qf4 $18) 31.
Nxe3 dxe3 32. Rd8 $1 e2+ 33. Rxe2 Rxd8 34. Qxg5 Rd1+ 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 Qd4
37. Qe3 $14) 28. Nb4 {Immediately exploiting the fact that the b4-square is no
longer controlled by the opponent's queen. As the result Black loses the
e4-pawn and the long diagonal remains closed. Suddenly White is easily winning.
} Ba8 (28... Bxg3 {is answered by the cool} 29. fxg3 Rxg3+ 30. Kh1 {and it's
over for Black.}) 29. Nd5 Qd8 (29... Qd7 30. Rxe4 Qxf5 31. Qh4 d3 32. Re3 $18)
(29... Bxd5 30. Bxd5 e3 {creates no threats at all, since the control over
diagonal a8-h1 secures White's defence against any threats on the g-file.} 31.
Qc6 $18) 30. Rxe4 (30. Rxe4 f6 31. Rxe5 fxe5 32. Nf6 Rf8 33. Nh5 Ra7 34. f6 $18
{[%cal Gh6g7]}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 (10... f5 11. g3 fxe4 $1) 11. g3 O-O (11... f5
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bg2 Be6 14. c3 O-O 15. Nc2 $13 {/+/=}) (11... Ne7 12. Nxe7
Qxe7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. c3 $13 {/+/=}) 12. Bg2 f5 13. exf5 e4 14. f6 (14. c3 Bxf5
15. O-O Ne5 $11) (14. Qh5 Re8 15. O-O-O $13) 14... Bxf6 15. c3 (15. Nxf6+ Qxf6
16. O-O Qe5 (16... Re8 17. c3 Bb7 18. Nc2 Ne5 19. Qd4 Qg6 20. Ne3 f5 21. Nd5
Bxd5 $1 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 $14 {/= 0-1 Rodriguez Vinuesa,A-Collins,S/Copenhagen
2002 (58)}) 17. c3 f5 18. Qh5 (18. Nc2 f4 $1 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd5 21. f3
e3 $17 {1-0 Muntslag,A-De Vreugt,D/Nijmegen 1993 (36)}) 18... Be6 19. Nc2 b4
$132 {1-0 Brikov,I-Tokarev,I/Tula 2002 (32)}) 15... Bg7 16. O-O f5 17. f3 exf3
18. Qxf3 $14 Rb8 (18... Ne5 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Qxa8 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Ng4 22. Qd5+
Rf7 23. Qc6 Qb8 24. Rae1 Ne5 25. Qd5 $18 {1-0 Mikhaletz,L-Czebe,A/Budapest
1998 (41)}) 19. Nc2 Kh8 20. Rae1 $146 (20. Rad1 a5 21. a3 Be6 22. Kh1 Ne5 23.
Qe2 $2 f4 $1 24. gxf4 Bg4 {0-1 Fogarasi,T-Ni Hua/Budapest 2000 (48)}) 20... a5
21. Qh5 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 (22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 Bg7 24. b5 $16) 23. b3 Bd7 24. Kh1
Qa5 25. Nce3 Rbe8 26. Nc4 $1 {Great play from White. Unfortunately Alexander
will soon spoil it all.} Qxa2 27. Nf4 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rf6 {[%mdl 8192]} 29. Nb6
$4 {[%csl Rb6,Re1] Just blundering a piece - a very rare case in Motylev's
practice.} (29. Qd1 $1 {White's chances are better. All his pieces are
extremely active, which represents here more than enough compensation for the
pawn. Black completely lacks coordination. Besides, all his pawns are weak.}) (
29. Nxd6 $6 Ne5 $1 (29... Rxd6 $4 30. Re8+ $18) 30. Qd1 Ng4 $1 31. Qd5 Nf2+ 32.
Kg1 Rxd6 $1 (32... Qa7 33. Qa8+ Qxa8 34. Bxa8 Rxd6 35. Kxf2 $11) 33. Qxd6 Qa7
$40) 29... Qf2 $1 $19 {Game over.} 30. Ra1 Qxb6 31. Ra8+ Nb8 32. h4 Qd8 33. Qd1
Rf8 34. Qxd6 Bc6 35. Qxd8 Rxd8 36. Ra5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rd2 38. Kh3 Bh6 39. Bxc6
Bxf4 40. Bf3 Bd6 41. Rxf5 Rd3 42. h5 Kg7 43. Bd5 h6 44. Bc4 Rxg3+ 45. Kh4 Re3
46. Rf7+ Kh8 47. Rb7 Nc6 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "244"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1 {
This continuation, making square f1 available for the bishop became one of the
main directions of research for White players against Sveshnikov Sicilian. As
the present game shows, Black's task is not trivial.} e4 (14... Bg7 15. c3 Qc8
{A subtle move order, designed against White's plan with Qh5. Nevertheless in
the following game it did not solve entirely Black's problems either:} 16. Nc2
(16. Qh5 $2 e4 17. Bf1 Nxd5) 16... O-O 17. a4 e4 18. Bf1 bxa4 19. Ne3 Qb7 20.
Nc4 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Red1 Nc7 23. Rxd6 a3 24. Nxa3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Leko,P/Monte Carlo (blind) 2004 (63)}) 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Qh5 (17.
Nc2 Rc8 18. g3 Rc5 19. Ne3 f4 $5 20. gxf4 f5 21. a4 Ng6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Czebe,
A-Starostits,I/Budapest 1997 (43)}) 17... Qc8 (17... b4 18. cxb4 Bxb2 (18...
Nxd5 19. Qxf5 Nf6 20. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,V-Goncharov,O/Alushta 2004 (26)})
19. Rab1 Bg7 20. Nc4 Nxd5 21. Rbd1 Nf6 22. Qg5 d5 23. Ne3 h6 24. Qf4 Qb8 25.
Qxf5 Qxb4 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 $16 {1-0 Kulaots,K-Zozulia,A/Cappelle la
Grande 2004 (34)}) (17... Qd7 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. g3 Ng6 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 $14
{1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Zambrana,O/Santos 2004 (54)}) (17... Re8 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Nc2
Ng6 20. Nb4 Ne5 21. Nc2 (21. Nc6 {transposes to Kulaots-Van Wely, see below 19.
Nc2}) 21... Ng6 22. Nb4 Ne5 23. h3 Rb8 24. Nc2 Ng6 25. Nb4 Ne5 26. Nc2 Ng6 27.
Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2003.}) 18. Rad1 Ng6 19. g3 $1 (19.
Nc2 Re8 20. Nb4 (20. g3 f4 $13) 20... Ne5 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Qxf5
Re5 24. Qf4 d5 25. f3 f5 26. fxe4 fxe4 {Kulaots,K-Van Wely,L/Liepaya (rapid)
2004. is okay for Black.}) 19... Re8 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2 $14 {[%csl Rf5]} Qc4 {
This novelty does not change the evaluation - White's chances are preferable.}
(21... Ne7 22. Ne3 Qd7 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Rf1 h6 25. f4 exf3 26. Qxf3 Rxe3 27.
Qxe3 Nxd5 28. Qf3 Ne3 29. Bxf5 Qd8 30. Be4 Nxd1 31. Rxd1 Qe7 32. Bd5 Rf8 33.
Rf1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Yagupov,I-Yudin,S/Tomsk 2004 (58)}) 22. Ne3 Qxa2 23. Qe2 {
[%csl Ra2]} f4 $5 {Saves the pawn, but sacs the queen.} (23... b4 24. cxb4 f4
25. Nc4 $16) 24. Ra1 Qb3 25. Ra3 Qxa3 26. bxa3 fxe3 27. Qxe3 Ne7 28. Qb6 Nxd5
29. Qc6 $16 (29. Qxd6 Nxc3 30. Qc6 Ree8 31. Re3 $16 {[%csl Rc8] /+-}) 29...
Rae8 30. f4 {In connection with the next move this is an undestandable
practical decision to get a safe endgame. However, White's technical problems
will turn out to be bigger than Short has expected.} ({Objectively stronger is
} 30. Bf1 $16 {[%cal Ge1d1] /+-}) (30. Rd1 {allows some counterplay because of}
e3 $1 31. Rxd5 $140 $4 e2 $19) 30... exf3 31. Qxe8+ (31. Rxe5 $5 Rxe5 32. Bg4
$16) 31... Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Bf8 33. Rc8 Nb6 $1 34. Rc6 d5 $1 35. Bg4 (35. Kf2
$142 Bxa3 36. Kxf3 Nc4 37. Ke2 $1 {Short}) 35... Nc4 36. Rxa6 Bc5+ 37. Kh1 f2
38. Be2 Bxa3 39. Rf6 Bb2 40. Rxf2 Bxc3 41. Rf5 Ne5 42. Bxb5 $16 Kg7 43. h3 f6
44. Kg2 Bd2 45. Rf2 Be3 46. Rc2 h6 47. Rc7+ Kg6 48. Re7 Bc5 49. Re8 Be3 50. Kf1
d4 51. Re7 Kf5 52. Ke2 Bg5 53. Re8 Kg6 54. Rd8 Be3 55. Ba4 Kf7 56. Bc2 Ke7 57.
Ra8 Kf7 58. Bf5 Ke7 59. h4 Bc1 60. Ra7+ Kd6 61. Ra6+ Ke7 62. Ra1 Be3 63. Rb1
Kd6 64. Rb6+ Ke7 65. Re6+ Kf7 66. Ra6 Ke7 67. Be4 Kf7 68. Ra7+ Ke6 69. Ra8 Kf7
70. Bd5+ Kg6 71. Be6 Kg7 72. Bf5 Kf7 73. Ra7+ Kf8 74. Rc7 Ke8 75. Rh7 Kf8 76.
Rb7 Ke8 77. Rh7 Kf8 78. Rc7 Ke8 79. g4 Kf8 80. Rh7 Kg8 81. Re7 Kf8 82. Re6 Kf7
83. Rd6 Ke7 84. Rd5 Kf7 85. h5 Ke7 86. g5 Bxg5 87. Rxd4 Bc1 88. Kd1 Bg5 89. Kc2
Be3 90. Rd1 Kf7 91. Kc3 Kf8 92. Rd6 Ke7 93. Re6+ Kf7 94. Kb4 Bf2 95. Ra6 Ke7
96. Kb5 Be3 97. Re6+ Kf7 98. Ka6 Bc5 99. Kb7 Be7 100. Kc7 Kf8 101. Ra6 Kf7 102.
Be6+ Kg7 103. Ra2 Nf3 104. Kd7 Bc5 105. Rg2+ Ng5 106. Bf5 Bf8 107. Ke8 Bd6 108.
Rd2 Bc5 109. Rd7+ Kg8 110. Rc7 Bb4 111. Kd7 Kf7 112. Bg6+ Kg8 113. Kc6 Ba3 114.
Rb7 Kf8 115. Kd5 Kg8 116. Ra7 Bb4 117. Rc7 Ba3 118. Rc6 Kg7 119. Kd4 Bb2+ 120.
Ke3 Be5 121. Re6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] The consequence of the FIDE time-control.
From a certain point, one finds oneself under time pressure for the entire
game. Then everything becomes possible, even such incredible blunders.} (121.
Ra6 {The right plan was indicated by Short himself - to bring the rook on g6:}
Kf8 122. Ra8+ Kg7 123. Re8 Bd6 124. Bc2 Be5 125. Bb3 Bd6 126. Rg8+ Kh7 127. Rg6
Be5 128. Bc2 $18) 121... Nxe6 122. Bf5 Nd4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. c4 {As it is often the case,
when in main lines of an opening White has problems to find advantage, players
are looking for new ideas in sidelines. The present variation was never very
popular, since it was considered that Black can sacrifice a pawn and get
strong compensation. This is probably correct, but the whole line needs more
practical tests, which most likely will follow in the near future.} Bb7 (12...
Qa5+ {is not worse, although less ambitious.}) 13. cxb5 ({The alternative} 13.
Bd3 {was recently preferred by Anand:} bxc4 (13... Rg8 14. cxb5 Rxg2 15. bxa6
Bxa6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Rc6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Ne3 Rg8 20. a4 $13 {1-0 Kharlov,
A-Khairullin,I/Tomsk 2004 (43)}) 14. Nxc4 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ Kf8 (16...
Bc6 17. Qa3) 17. O-O-O $1 Qxg2 18. Rhg1 Qxf2 19. Qb4 Bf3 $6 20. Rgf1 Qg2 21.
Ne3 Qh3 22. Bf5 Qh5 23. Rd7 Re8 24. Bc2 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Monte
Carlo (rapid) 2004 (36)}) 13... Bxe4 14. bxa6 (14. Qa4 $5) 14... O-O 15. Be2 d5
(15... Kh8 16. O-O Rg8 {was Nunn's choice in 1/2-1/2 Balzar,A-Nunn,J/Germany
2001 (52)}) 16. O-O Kh8 {Black obviously has lots of possibilities for active
play. His chances are at least not worse, although it is not trivial to create
concrete threats.} (16... Nc6 17. Nb5 d4 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Na4 Qd6
21. Bg4 Bg6 22. f4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Hennigan,M-Nunn,J/London 1993 (33)}) 17. Kh1 d4
18. Bd3 Bg6 (18... Bxd3 $5 19. Qxd3 Qb6) 19. Rc1 Rg8 (19... e4 20. Bc4 f5 $13)
(19... Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qb6 21. f4 {handles White the initiative.}) 20. Bc4 Nd5
21. Qb3 Nf4 22. g3 Qd7 $4 {A miscalculation. White takes the piece and defends
everything.} (22... Ne6 $1 {[%cal Ge6c5] Black has very good compensation for
the pawn. For instance:} 23. Qb4 ({After} 23. Nc2 {Black has at least} Nc5 24.
Qa3 Nxa6 25. Bxa6 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 Qb6) (23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6 {[%csl Rf3,Rg2,
Rh3]} Bd3 $5 {[%cal Ga8a6]}) 23... e4 $44 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gg6h5,Gh5f3,Ye6g5]}
(23... Nc7 $5)) 23. gxf4 $18 Be4+ 24. f3 Qh3 25. Rf2 {The only moves by White,
but they are just enough to win.} (25. Rc2 $4 d3 $19) 25... d3 26. fxe4 Qe3 27.
Qxd3 {The easiest way for a human - White returns partially the material and
reaches a technical win.} (27. Rcf1 Qxe4+ 28. Rf3) 27... Qxf2 28. Qe2 Qxf4 29.
Rf1 Qh4 30. Bd5 Rxa6 31. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Yagupov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Be2 {
White simply wants to play an equal middlegame position. From the opening
point of view this variation is not ambitious at all. On the other hand
ambitious play against Sveshnikov Sicilian requires very hard preparation.} Be6
15. Qd2 Bxd5 $5 ({More natural is} 15... Rb8 16. Rd1 Qd7 17. O-O f5 18. f4 Kh8
19. Kh1 a5 $11 {0-1 Dvoirys,S-Jakovenko,D/Tomsk 2004 (40)}) 16. Qxd5 Ne7 17.
Qd2 d5 18. O-O f5 $6 (18... Rb8 $5 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ga6a5,Gb8b2] Black must
combine active play with preventing opponent's intentions. It is more logical
to prevent a2-a4.}) 19. a4 $1 bxa4 20. Rxa4 a5 21. Kh1 (21. Rfa1 f4 $5 (21...
Rb8 22. Ne3 $14) (21... Qc7 22. b4 Rac8 $11) 22. b4 e4 $13) 21... Rc8 $6 {
The rook belongs to the b-file.} (21... Rb8 $142 22. Ne3 Kh8 {[%cal Gf5f4]} (
22... f4 23. Nxd5 $1) 23. f4 Qb6 {[%csl Rb2]} 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxb2 26.
Ra2 Qxc3 27. fxe5 $11) 22. f4 e4 (22... Bh6 23. g3 {[%csl Rh6]}) 23. Rfa1 Rc5
24. Nd4 $14 {/+/-} Qb6 25. b4 $1 axb4 26. Rxb4 Qf6 27. Ra6 Qh4 $2 {Too
optimistical, although the position is already unpleasant for Black.} (27...
Qf7 28. Rb7 Rfc8 29. Raa7 Bf8 30. g4 $1 $16) 28. g3 $18 Qh3 29. Rb7 Rfc8 (29...
Re8 30. Ne6 $18 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge6g5]}) 30. Rxe7 Rxc3 31. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 32.
Ne6+ Kg8 33. Qxc3 $1 (33. Qxc3 Rxc3 34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Ng5+) 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 (11... fxe4 $2 {Manor,I}
12. Bxb5 $1 axb5 13. Nxb5 $16) 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O (13... Be6 14. g3 $1 (
14. Nce3 Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O $11) 14... O-O 15. Bg2 $14) 14. Nce3 Be6
15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O (16. Bc2 Kh8 (16... Ne7 $2 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxf5 $1) 17.
Qh5 e4 18. Rd1 Ne5 19. O-O Bf7 20. Qh3 Qg5 $13 {Martin Gonzales - Komarov,
Benasque, 1995}) 16... e4 (16... Rb8 $5 17. Qh5 Qd7 $13 {David-Manor, Bikurei
Haitim, 1997}) (16... Ra7 {Manor,I} 17. Qh5 Raf7 (17... e4 18. Bc2 Qe8 19. Qxe8
Rxe8 20. f3 exf3 21. Rxf3 Ne5 22. Rg3 Rf7 23. Nf4 Nc4 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Nxf5
Nxb2 26. Rf1 Nc4 27. h4 Rg6 28. Rgf3 Nd2 29. Bb3 Nxb3 30. axb3 Rc7 31. h5 Rg5
32. h6 Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Bxh6 34. R1f3 Bg7 35. Rg5 Kh8 36. Kf1 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Bxc3
$11 {Ivanchuk-Kramnik, London, PCA,1994}) 18. g4 e4 19. Bc2 fxg4 20. Bxe4 Be5
21. Qh6 Kh8 22. Kh1 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Ne7 $11 {Svidler ,P- Kramnik, Linares, 1998})
(16... Ne7 {Manor,I} 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc2 Rac8 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21.
Qb3 Qg6 22. Nd5 Rc4 23. f4 Bh6 24. Qc2 exf4 25. Rf2 Re8 26. Raf1 Rce4 27. Qd3
R8e5 28. Nxf4 {Lutz-Salai, Erevan olm, 1996}) 17. Nf4 (17. Bc2 $2 f4 18. Bxe4
fxe3 19. Qh5 exf2+ 20. Kh1 (20. Rxf2 {Manor,I} Rxf2 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Kxf2 Ra7
23. Kg1 Rf7 $17) 20... Rf7 $19 {Bestagno-Kuntz, Cagnes, 1989}) 17... Bf7 18.
Bc2 Be5 19. Nfd5 Qg5 (19... f4 {Manor,I} 20. Qg4+ (20. Nf5 $2 Bg6) 20... Bg6
21. Bxe4 fxe3 22. Bxg6 exf2+ (22... hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. fxe3 $13 (24. Nxe3
$13) (24. Qe6+ $13)) 23. Rxf2 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Bg7 25. Raf1 $13) 20. f4 exf3 21.
Qxf3 Bh5 22. Qf2 (22. Qh3 f4 23. Nc7 $1 {Kramnik} (23. Qd7 Ra7 24. Qxc6 fxe3
25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qb6 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Qf2+ $11) 23... fxe3 24.
Nxa8 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 $16) 22... f4 23. h4 Qd8 24. Nf5 Bg6 25. Nd4 (25. Nh6+ {
Manor,I} Kg7 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Ng4 $13) 25... Nxd4 (25... Bxc2 {Manor,I} 26.
Nxc2 (26. Ne6 Qc8 27. Nxf8 Bf5 (27... Be4 $2 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf4 Qxf8 30.
Qxe4 Rc8 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Rxf6 $18) 28. Nxh7 Bxh7 29. Nxf4 Qg4 $17) 26... Ne7
27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $13 28. Nd4) 26. cxd4 $6 (26. Bxg6 Ne6 (26... Nf5 27. Bxf5 Rxf5
$14) 27. Be4 $14) 26... Bxc2 (26... Bxd4 $2 {Manor,I} 27. Qxd4 Bxc2 28. Rxf4
$16) 27. dxe5 dxe5 28. Qc5 Rf7 $15 (28... Rc8 $2 {Manor,I} 29. Ne7+) (28... Bg6
$2 {Manor,I} 29. Ne7+) (28... Rf7 {Manor,I} 29. Nb4 (29. Nxf4 exf4 30. Qxc2
Qxh4 $15) 29... Bg6 30. Qxe5 (30. Nc6 Qc7 $1 31. Rac1 Re8 $17) 30... Qxh4 31.
Nd5 Raf8 32. Rae1 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Mamaia"]
[Date "2016.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bulmaga, Irina"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 Nd4 $5 ({Die viel gespielte
Hauptvariante ist} 12... b4 13. Nc2 a5) 13. cxb5 Bb7 {Im Stile des
Wolgagambits.} ({früher spielte man} 13... O-O 14. bxa6 Bg5) 14. b6 {Diesen
Zug kennt man auch aus dem Wolgagambit, hier macht das aber weniger Sinn.} (14.
bxa6 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Qxd5 17. Bb5+ $2 (17. Nc2 $11) 17... Ke7 {
ist gut für Schwarz.} 18. O-O $4 Nf3+) (14. Bc4 axb5 15. Bxb5+ Kf8 16. Bc4
Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Bd8 18. Qxa5 Bxa5+ 19. Kd1 f5 20. f3 g6 21. Nb5 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Kg7
23. Ke2 Rhf8 24. Bc4 Rac8 25. Rhc1 fxe4 26. fxe4 Rf7 27. a4 h5 28. Rab1 Bd8 29.
Rc3 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxc3 31. bxc3 Ra7 32. Rb8 Bc7 33. Rg8+ Kh6 34. Rc8 Bb6 35.
Rb8 Bg1 36. h4 Rxa4 37. Rh8+ Kg7 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Ra8 Rxa8 {1/2-1/2 (38)
Nisipeanu,L (2681)-Muzychuk,A (2523) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) (14. Nc3 $5 O-O 15.
bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nc4 Bg5 17. Ne3 Rb6 18. b3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Ne6 20. Bc4 Qh4+ 21. g3
Qh3 22. Qd3 Nc5 23. Qf1 Qh6 24. Qf3 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 d5 26. Nc5 Qd6 27. Nxb7 Qb4+
28. Ke2 dxc4 29. Qe4 Rxb7 30. Qxc4 Qa3 31. Rhc1 Rb6 32. Rc2 Rf6 33. Rf1 Rxf1
34. Kxf1 Qa8 35. Qc6 Qd8 36. Kg2 Qd3 37. e4 h5 38. Qc4 Qd7 39. Qd5 Qe7 40. Qc5
Qe6 41. Qd5 Qe7 42. Rf2 h4 43. a4 Qg5 44. Qd2 Qg4 45. Qe2 h3+ 46. Kg1 Qe6 47.
Qc4 Qg4 48. Qe2 Qe6 49. Qc4 Qg4 {1/2-1/2 (48) Paehtz,E (2471)-Lujan,M (2366)
Dresden 2008}) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Qxb6 16. Qa4+ (16. Bd3 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qxd5 18.
O-O O-O 19. Qe3 Qe6 20. Rae1 d5 21. f3 g6 22. Nb1 Rab8 23. b3 Rfc8 24. Rf2 Bg7
25. h4 Rc6 26. Qd2 Rbc8 27. Qa5 Bh6 28. Kf1 Bf4 {0-1 (27) Paikidze,N (2310)
-Elliott,W (2265) Bridgetown 2009}) 16... Ke7 {Schwarz hat einigen
Entwicklungsvorsprung.} 17. Bd3 {[#]} Rhb8 ({In Betracht kam} 17... Qxb2 $5 18.
O-O Qc3) ({Ein starker (Computer)-Zug ist} 17... e4 $1 {denn nach} 18. Bxe4 $2
(18. Bc4 a5 19. O-O Qb4 $17) 18... Qxb2 19. O-O Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nc3 21. Qa5 Rhc8 (
21... Nxe4 22. Rae1 $11) {gefolgt von} 22. Z0 Kf8 {kommt die weiße Da5 in
Schwierigkeiten. Es droht Tc5.}) 18. O-O Qb4 (18... Qxb2 19. Rfb1 Qc3 20. Bf1
a5 $15) 19. Qxb4 Rxb4 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. b3 a5 22. Nc2 Nxc2 23. Rxc2 Rd4 24. Be2
a4 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Bc4 axb3 27. axb3 Bd8 28. Ra1 Bb6 {Schwarz hat das bessere
Endspiel. Der weiße Lc4 deckt zwar die beiden Bauern, wird dadruch aber
selber zum Bauern.} 29. g3 g5 30. Kf1 Bc5 31. Ke2 Kg7 32. Rd2 {Weiß gibt
einen Bauern und hofft auf den Faktor "ungleiche Läufer".} Rxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Bxf2
34. g4 Bc5 35. Ra4 {[#]} f5 $1 36. gxf5 Kf6 37. Bd3 Rxb3 38. Kc2 Rb8 39. h3 h5
40. Ra1 {Gibt die 4. Reihe auf, aber das Endspiel ist schwer zu verteidigen.
Schwarz verwertet seinen Vorteil nun auf technisch überzeugende Weise.} (40.
Rc4 Bd4 $19) 40... Rb4 41. Ra8 e4 42. Be2 Kxf5 43. Bxh5 Ke5 44. Bf7 Bd4 45. Ra2
Rc4+ 46. Kd2 Rc3 47. Be6 Rg3 48. Rc2 Kf4 49. Bg4 Bc5 50. Ke2 Re3+ 51. Kf1 Rd3
52. Be6 Rf3+ 53. Ke2 Rg3 54. Bg4 Ke5 55. Be6 Be3 56. Kf1 Kd4 57. Rg2 Rf3+ 58.
Ke2 Bf4 59. Rg1 Re3+ 60. Kf2 Rd3 61. Ra1 Rd2+ 62. Kf1 e3 63. Bg4 {Idee Td1.}
Rf2+ 64. Ke1 Kxd5 65. Ra5+ Kd4 66. Ra4+ Ke5 67. Ra5+ d5 68. Be2 Rh2 69. Bf3 {
[#]} Bg3+ 70. Kd1 Rd2+ 71. Kc1 e2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 15th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2014.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2014.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 ({Genauer ist} 4... Qb6 {weil hier
Le3 keine Option ist.}) 5. Nc3 Qb6 {Wie so viele Ideen im Sizilianer stammt
auch diese von Louis Paulsen. Sie geriet dann aber in Vergessenheit und wurde
in den 1960er Jahren von Istvan Polgar, auch in dieser Zugfolge, wieder
aufgegriffen. Anfang der 1990 hat Efstratios die Variante, allerdings schon
mit 4...Db6 populär gemacht. Hin und wieder spielt auch Judit Polgar so.} 6.
Nb3 ({Die kritische Fortsetzung bei der von Schwarz gewählten Zugfolge ist} 6.
Be3 {und nun ist wohl} a6 {am besten.} (6... Ng4 7. Nd5 Nxe3 8. fxe3 Qa5+ 9. b4
Nxb4 10. Nb3 Qa3 11. Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Nc6 13. Qd2 $18) (6... Qxb2 7. Ndb5 Qb4
8. Bd2 Rb8 9. Rb1 Qa5 10. e5 Nxe5 11. Qe2 d6 12. f4 $18) 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Nd5 Nxd5
9. exd5 Ne5 10. Qd4 $14) 6... e6 7. Bd3 (7. Be3 Qc7 8. Bd3 {ist Zugumstellung.}
) 7... Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 O-O ({Vorsichtiger ist} 10... a6 11.
O-O-O b5 {um mit dem König erst einmal im Zentrum zu bleiben.} 12. g4 Nd7 13.
g5 Bb7 14. Kb1 Nb4) 11. g4 ({Nach dem hier zumeist gespielten} 11. O-O {
hat Schwarz keine besonderen Schwierigkeiten.}) 11... Nb4 12. g5 Nd7 13. O-O-O
b6 (13... Nxd3+ 14. Rxd3 b6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Ndb5 Qc6 17. Bd4 Nc5 18. Re3 Nxe4
19. Rxe4 a6 20. Qh5 axb5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f5 exf5 23. Qh6+ Kh8 24. g6 Bg5+ 25.
Qxg5 fxg6 26. Ree1 Qxh1 27. Rxh1 Bxh1 28. Qg1 Bc6 29. Qxb6 Rac8 30. Qd4+ Kg8
31. Ne2 Rfe8 32. Nf4 Rcd8 33. a4 Re4 34. Qf6 Rde8 35. Qxd6 Re1+ 36. Kd2 Bf3 37.
Qf6 bxa4 38. h4 R1e7 39. Qd6 Rf7 40. c4 Rb7 41. Qf6 Rc7 42. Qd4 Rec8 43. Ne6
Re7 44. Qd6 Rce8 {1/2-1/2 (44) Olszewski,M (2526)-Shishkin,V (2485) Police 2012
}) ({Besser scheint} 13... a6 $5 14. Kb1 b5 15. Nd4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 b4 $11) 14.
Kb1 Bb7 15. Nd4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Rfe8 17. h4 Bf8 18. h5 {Die beiden weißen
Flügelbauern erweisen sich als sehr schnell, während der schwarze
Gegenangriff noch in den Kinderschuhen steckt.} Rac8 19. Ncb5 Qd8 20. g6 {
Touchdown!} f5 {Ihrem Naturell entsprechend verteidigt sich die Ungarin
offensiv, aber Weiß hat schon heftigen Angriff.} (20... a6 21. h6 hxg6 (21...
fxg6 22. hxg7 Bxg7 23. Nxd6 $18) 22. hxg7 Bxg7 23. Nxd6 Nc5 24. Nxe8 Qxe8 25.
Qh3 Nxe4 $5 26. f5 $1 (26. dxe4 Bxe4+ 27. Ka1 Bxh1 28. Rxh1 $13) {mit der Idee}
26... exf5 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bh6 $18) 21. h6 Nf6 22. gxh7+ ({Sehr stark war} 22.
Rhg1 $1) 22... Kh8 ({Nach} 22... Nxh7 {bricht Schwarz im Nu zusamnmen:} 23.
hxg7 ({oder} 23. Rdg1) 23... Bxg7 24. Rdg1 Nf6 25. Qg3 Ng4 26. exf5 $18) 23.
hxg7+ ({Stark war} 23. Rdg1 Qd7 (23... Ng4 24. Rxg4 fxg4 25. Qxg4 $18) 24.
hxg7+ Bxg7 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Rg1 Qe7 27. Qg3 {droht u.a. Sxe6} fxe4 28. Nxd6
$18) ({Oder auch} 23. Rhg1) 23... Bxg7 24. Qg3 ({Einfacher war} 24. Rdg1 Qd7 (
24... Ng4 25. Rxg4 $18) 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Rg1 $18) 24... Ng4 {Das ist der
Unterschied. Mit einem Turm auf der g-Linie könnte man den Springer
rausschlagen.} 25. Rhg1 $5 (25. exf5 Nxe3 26. Rhg1 Qf6 27. Qxe3 exf5 28. Qf2 {
ist nicht mehr so klar.}) ({Aber} 25. Nf3 {mit der Idee Sh4-g6, gewann immer
noch, z.B.:} Bf6 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Nbxd4 Qf6 28. Nb5 Rcd8 29. Nxd6 Rxd6 30. e5)
25... Qd7 {Nun hat Schwarz die Stellung wieder unter Kontrolle.} 26. Nc3 Ba6
27. Qh3 Rc7 28. Rxg4 $6 {Weiß hat nun die richtige Idee gefunden, doch zum
Gewinn reicht das nicht mehr.} fxg4 29. Qxg4 Bxd4 30. Bxd4+ $1 {Erzwingt
Damentausch.} e5 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Be3 exf4 33. Bxf4 ({Nach Rückgewinn der
Qualität} 33. Bd4+ Kxh7 34. Nd5 Rf8 35. Nf6+ Rxf6 36. Bxf6 Kg6 37. Bc3 d5 $15
{behält Schwarz das etwas schlechtere Endspiel. Trotzdem war diese
Fortsetzung besser.}) 33... Rf8 34. Be3 (34. Ne2 $5) 34... Rf3 ({Schwarz
verpasst} 34... Rf1 $1 35. Bd4+ Kxh7 36. Kc2 Rxd1 37. Nxd1 d5 $17) 35. Bd4+
Kxh7 36. Kc2 Rg3 37. b4 {Mit einem Bauern für die Qualität und Bauern an
einem Flügel hält Weiß hier ohne große Mühe remis.} Rc7 38. a4 Kg6 39. b5
Bc8 40. Rf1 Rg2+ 41. Rf2 Rxf2+ 42. Bxf2 Kf6 43. a5 bxa5 44. b6 axb6 45. Bxb6
Rh7 46. Nd5+ Ke6 47. Bxa5 Bb7 48. Ne3 Rh3 49. Bb6 Ba6 50. Kc3 Kd7 51. Bd4 Kc6
52. Ba7 Bb5 53. Bd4 Rf3 54. Ba7 Rf8 55. Bd4 Ra8 56. Nc2 Kd7 57. Be3 Ra2 58. Kb3
Ra8 59. Kc3 Rc8+ 60. Kd2 Rh8 61. Bd4 Rh2+ 62. Kc3 Ba4 63. Ne3 Re2 64. Kb4 Bc6
65. Kc3 Bb5 66. Nd5 Ra2 67. Nf4 Kc6 68. Be3 Ra4 69. Kd2 Ra3 70. Bd4 Ra2+ 71.
Ke3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Shankland,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The 10th game of the World Championship match was the most back and forth
affair of any game thus far. There were plenty of games where one side did not
make the most of their chances, but this has been the only one where I thought
both players at some point had very real winning chances.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
{Magnus stays true to his Rossolimo/Sveshnikov repertoire for the 5th time in
a row. Starting from game 5, I have expected him to pivot every single game,
and been wrong every single time. Perhaps he will just play this the whole way
through?} 3. d4 {Caruana eschews Bb5, which he chose in his first 3 White
games.} cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {I was a bit surprised to
see Caruana enter the same line as game 8. Even though he got an excellent
position in that game, he had to figure Magnus would have come with
improvements, and the line is supposed to be okay for Black.} (7. Bg5 {Leads
to the mainline Sveshnikov.}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11.
O-O Nd7 12. b4 $5 {The first major deviation. Caruana chose Bd2 in the
previous game. Still, the move does not look too impressive to me.} (12. Bd2 {
Carlsen misplayed the position and quickly ended up worse.}) 12... a6 13. Na3
a5 $5 {A very commital decision, but not a bad one. Magnus forces the
queenside open right away, a fearless decision against a prepared opponent,
but he had other options.} (13... b6 {Appeals the most to me. Black tries to
keep the queenside closed and will look for his own counterplay with f7-f5. In
fact, I actually prefer Black in a practical game here.}) 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Nc4
Ra8 16. Be3 {Caruana was still playing very fast. He probably was in his
preparation.} f5 $1 {Black absolutely needs counterplay, and f5-f4 is coming.
However, unlike game 8, here White cannot comfortabll play f2-f4 himself to
keep his kingside secure.} 17. a5 (17. f4 {Black is absolutely fine after} exf4
18. Bxf4 Nb6 (18... g5 $5 {If Black is in a feisty mood})) 17... f4 $1 18. Bb6
Qe8 {The battle lines are drawn. White clearly has an edge on the queenside,
Black's pieces (particularly the c8-bishop and d7-knight) look a little clumsy,
and the b6 square could prove to be a problem. But Black's kingside pawn mass
promises him decent counterplay.} 19. Ra3 {A not so mysterious rook move. It
looks pointless now but Black's plan is clearly to launch a kingside attack,
and the rook will be a good defender laterally along the third rank.} (19. Re1
{This is the computer's recommendation by a wide margin, but I don't really
understand the move? I guess it just serves as some vague prophylaxis against
e5-e4. It claims white is better but I am unconvinced because after} Rf6 $1 {
Black is ready to challenge the b6-bishop via Be7-d8.}) 19... Qg6 20. Bc7 e4 $1
{Carlsen is in burn the bridges mode. His pawns are vulnerable and could
quickly fall if the center were to open at an inopportune moment, but he is
looking for direct counterplay against White's king, truly in the style of the
Sveshnikov.} (20... Ra6 {A quiet defensive move like this one was surely fine,
but I think the World Champion was right to go for it.}) (20... b5 $5 {It was
also possible to play in the same manner as the game, only without committing
to e5-e4. This could make some sense as the central pawns proved weak.} 21. Nb6
(21. axb6 $2 {It's possible this move annoyed Magnus since e5-e4 no longer
works, but it is also insufficient.} Rxa3 22. Nxa3 {The problem is here Black
needs a new attacking plan since e5-e4 fails to bring its desired returns.} Nc5
$1 {The b-pawn is well under control, and most importantly, White's pieces are
totally unprepared to defend his king. How will the c7-bishop ever contribute
to a proper defense? Rf6-h6 is coming and Black should win.} (22... e4 23. Bh5
$1 Qg5 24. Qg4 $1 {White is doing well. Getting his queen to g4 will really
lesse any attacking chances Black can hope for})) 21... Nxb6 22. Bxb6 {This
leads to a similar position to the game, but Black does not need to play e5-e4
if he so desires. For instance, he seems to have a good position after} b4 23.
Rb3 Bf5 $1 {When it is clear there are reasons the pawn is good on e5 as well.}
) 21. Kh1 b5 $5 {A very commital move, but not a bad one.} (21... Qh6 {The
machines prefer a slower buildup with something like this. Black certainly
will have attacking chances by lifting the f8-rook, but I don't mind Magnus's
decision either.}) 22. Nb6 $1 (22. axb6 $2 {This would be asking for trouble.
I find it unlikely White will survive after the energetic} Rxa3 23. Nxa3 f3 $1
24. gxf3 Ne5 $1 {Black's attack looks devastating.}) 22... Nxb6 23. Bxb6 Qg5 $6
{Technically, this move loses the game against best play, but it comes with a
very nasty idea of playing Rf6-h6 and delivering mate on the h-file. A machine
with its nerves of steel would have no trouble grabbing h5, but for a human,
it looks absurdly dangerous.} 24. g3 {Caruana's move makes a lot of sense.
Taking on f4 and bringing the rook to g3 should dispel any mating dreams.} (24.
Bxb5 $1 {White could have gotten away with this.} Rf6 {Extreme precision is
needed to beat back the attack, but it is possible.} 25. Re1 $1 {An important
move. White hits the e4-pawn while simultaneously clearing f1 for the bishop.}
Bf5 (25... Rh6 26. Rxe4) (25... Rg6 26. Bf1 Bf5 (26... Ba6 27. Rxe4 $1 $18) 27.
a6 Rh6 28. a7 Qh4 29. h3 f3 {This loks absolutely terrifying for a human, but
apparently White wins with another only move:} 30. Qd4 $1 $18 {The point is to
defend against the threat of Bxh3 followed by Qg4.} Bxh3 31. gxh3 Qg4 32. Rxf3
$1 {No more exf3 thanks to the pin exerted by the queen being on d4. After}
Qxf3+ 33. Bg2 {The a-pawn will carry the day. One certainly cannot fault
Caruana for not seeing all of this.}) 26. f3 $1 e3 27. a6 Rh6 28. Re2 $3 {
An incredibly difficult only move that would have to have been prepared in
advance. White is ready to play Qg1 and hold the position together. Even then,
the variation continues.} Qh5 29. Qg1 Bh4 30. g4 $1 fxg3 31. Raxe3 $1 {White
wins. But this is really just a machine line, and outside of human capability.}
) 24... b4 25. Rb3 (25. gxf4 {I would have been tempted to clear the 3rd rank
for defensive purposes, and this probably is an easier route to equality.
Still, while Caruana's choice gives him some only moves to find, he did find
the moves and he objectively was not worse.}) 25... Bh3 26. Rg1 $1 {The rook
is needed for defensive purposes.} (26. Re1 Bf6 $1 {Moves like Bc3 or Be5
could come next. White is in trouble.}) 26... f3 {White is under a lot of
pressure. Around here I thought Caruana might crack and give Magnus the first
decisive result, but he defended very well.} 27. Bf1 $1 {This is a tough move.
I would have been tempted to just let the bishop stay on h3, since White can
always sacrifice an exchange on g2 very happily and otherwise it's not clear
what active role the bishop plays. But it was absolutely critical to play Bf1.}
(27. Bb5 $2 {A move like this looks sensible...} Rf6 $1 {Until you realize
White will simply be mated on the h-file! Rh6 and Qh5 is coming, and there is
nothing to be done.}) 27... Bxf1 $1 (27... Qh5 {Caveman play does not work
here since White is in better shape to keep the h-file under control. The
queen coming to f1 is very important, for instance after} 28. Rxb4 Rf6 29. Bxh3
Qxh3 30. Be3 $1 {Black will not get Rh6 very easily, and e4 is hanging to boot.
White should win.}) 28. Qxf1 $1 {Another important decision. White cannot
allow a disaster on the h-file. His position looks awful with the queen and
the rook so passively placed and the d5-pawn falling, but he remains solid and
can rely on the a5-pawn for counterplay.} (28. Rxf1 $2 {Keeping active pieces
comes at a heavy price. After} Qg4 $1 29. Rxb4 Rf5 $1 {White will promptly be
mated by Rh5 and Qh3.}) 28... Qxd5 29. Rxb4 Qe6 30. Rb5 $11 {The position is
dynamically balanced, but White has to be more careful than Black. He managed
without a ton of trouble.} Bd8 31. Qe1 $1 {The queen returns to life.} Bxb6 32.
axb6 Rab8 33. Qe3 Qc4 34. Rb2 Rb7 35. Rd1 Qe2 $1 {Setting a devilish trap,
though it is not enough to claim an advantage.} 36. Re1 $1 {Far from the only
holding move, but I am awarding an exclamation point for not falling for
Black's idea.} (36. Qb3+ $2 Kh8 37. c4 {Looks like it traps Black's queen. But
the nasty response} Rxb6 $1 $19 {Would promptly turn the tables!}) 36... Qxe3
37. Rxe3 d5 {The position is balanced as neither side can easily mobilize
their pawn majority. Black's center looks impressive, but he can't do anything
with it so long as he is left with a passive rook on b7.} 38. h4 Rc8 39. Ra3
Kf7 40. Kh2 Ke6 41. g4 Rc6 42. Ra6 Ke5 43. Kg3 h6 44. h5 {The position is some
kind of mutual stalemate where neither side can do anything. Magnus tried to
make something happen with} Kd4 $2 {But only made trouble for himself after
the strong response} 45. Rb5 $1 {When Black has to be somewhat accurate to not
get into trouble. Still, he has more than one route to a draw, and Magnus
found a very easy one.} Rd6 $1 {Overprotecting the d5-pawn White was planning
to harass with Raa5.} 46. Ra4+ Ke5 47. Rab4 Ke6 {Nice and easy. White has no
good way to challenge Black's central pawn mass without allowing liquidation.}
48. c4 dxc4 49. Rxc4 Rdxb6 50. Rxe4+ Kf7 51. Rf5+ Rf6 {Black loses a pawn but
simplifies into an easily drawn 3 vs 2 on the kingside. Caruana did not even
bother trying. His winning chances are approximately zero.} 52. Rxf6+ Kxf6 53.
Kxf3 Kf7 54. Kg3 {With only 2 games to go, each player has only one game to
try with White. Carlsen gets to go first, and I'll be interested to see what
first move he chooses, as well as if we will see a 6th 2.Nf3 Nc6 Sicilian in
the final game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Chekhov Ftacnik Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6
6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O (11... Bb7
{Chekhov} 12. Bd3 $6 $146 (12. Nc2) 12... Nb8 13. Nc2 Nd7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4
Bg5 16. O-O O-O 17. Ra2 a5 18. Bc4 Nb6 $1 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/Linares(1)/
1994/0,5 (56)/}) 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a3 $5 (13. h4 {Ftacnik} g6 (13... Ne7 14. Nce3
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bb7 16. g3 b4 17. c4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6 19. Rd1 Bd8 20. Qxd6 b3
21. a3 Qa7 22. Rd5 Be7 23. Qxe5 Bf6 $13 {Smagin,S-Gorelov,S/URS/1982/}) 14. Qd2
Bg7 15. h5 Be6 16. Nce3 Ne7 17. g3 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rc8 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. Ne3 Rc6
21. b3 Qa8 22. Bh3 {Shmuter,L-Beshukov,S/Sochi/1993/}) 13... a5 (13... Ne7 $5 {
Horvath,T} 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Ne3 f5 $13) (13... Be6 {Chekhov} 14. Ncb4 $1 Nxb4
15. axb4 $16) 14. h4 $1 g6 (14... Ne7 15. Nce3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Be6 (16... Bb7 $2
17. Bxb5) 17. g3 (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 $44) 17... Qd7 18. Bg2 Bd8 19.
O-O Bb6 $10 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow PCA 25'/1994/ (0,5)}) (14... Be6 {
Chekhov} 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qxd6) (14... Kh8 $5 {Chekhov}) 15. g3 (15. Nce3 {
Chekhov} b4 $5) (15. h5 {Chekhov} Bg5) 15... Bg7 (15... h5 $5 16. Bh3 Be6 (
16... Bxh3 17. Rxh3 Bg7 18. g4 $1 $14) 17. Nce3 Bg7 18. g4 $1 Qxh4 19. gxh5
Bxd5 (19... Qxe4 $6 20. Bg2 Qa4 21. b3 $18) (19... Bxh3 20. Qf3) 20. Bg2 Qg5
21. Qxd5 Ne7 22. Qd1 $40) 16. h5 Ne7 (16... Be6 {Horvath,T} 17. hxg6 hxg6 18.
Nce3 b4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. a4 Nd4 21. Bc4 $14) (16... Qg5 {Ftacnik} 17. Bh3 Be6
18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nce3 Rb7 20. Qd3 Rfb8 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Qf1 f5 $10 {Borm,
F-King,D/Amsterdam/1982/}) 17. hxg6 hxg6 (17... fxg6 18. Bh3 $16 (18. Nce3 {
Chekhov} Kh8 19. Bh3 Bb7)) 18. Nce3 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Be6 20. Bh3 Bxd5 $2 (20...
Qd7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Ne3 Qf7 (22... Rbd8 {Chekhov} 23. Qg4 Qf7) 23. Qe2 d5 24.
Rd1 dxe4 $140 25. Rh4 $1 $16) (20... Qg5 $5 {Ftacnik}) (20... f5 {Chekhov} 21.
exf5 gxf5 22. Bg2 {/\Qh5|^/}) 21. Qxd5 Qc7 (21... Qb6 $5) 22. O-O Rfd8 23. Rfd1
Bh6 (23... Kf8 $16) (23... Qc5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bf1 $1 {xb5}) (23... Bf8 {Chekhov}
24. Bf1 Qb6) 24. Bf1 Qb7 $2 (24... Qd7 25. b4 $1 axb4 26. axb4 $16) (24... Qb6
25. Qb3 a4 26. Qc2 {/\ Rd5+/-}) (24... Qc5 25. Rd3 $16) 25. Qxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd5
b4 (26... Rdb8 {Ftacnik} 27. Rxd6 $16) 27. cxb4 axb4 28. a4 Kf8 29. a5 Bg5 $6 (
29... Ke7 {Chekhov} 30. a6 Ra7 31. Rb5 Bd2 32. Rd1 $18) 30. a6 Rb6 (30... Ra7 {
Ftacnik} 31. Ra4 b3 32. Rb4 $18) 31. Rb5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 "Sindelfingen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Rg8 14. c3 Rxg2
$5 15. Qf3 Rg4 16. exf5 (16. h3 Rh4 17. exf5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Ne7 19. Qg2 Bh6 $13)
16... Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Ne7 18. Qb7 $1 (18. Qf3 $2 Rf4 $17) 18... Bh6 19. Nc2 Kf8 {
/\ 20...Rb8 21.Qa6? Ra4} (19... Rb8 20. Qxa6 Qd7 21. Nb4) 20. Rd1 (20. Ne3 $1
Bxe3 21. fxe3 Ng8 22. f6 $1 Nxf6 23. Rf1 Rb8 (23... Kg8 $6 24. Bf5 $1 Rc4 25.
Be6 Rc7 26. Qg2+ Kh8 27. Rxf6 fxe6 28. O-O-O $1 Rg7 29. Qf3 $16) 24. Qf3 e4 25.
Qxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxf6 exd3 27. O-O-O $10) 20... Rb8 (20... Bg5 $2 21. Be2 {/\ Rd6}
) 21. Qf3 Rf4 22. Qh3 Bg5 23. Ne3 (23. Rg1 Bh4 24. Rg4 Nd5 $1) 23... e4 24. Qg3
$2 (24. Be2 d5 25. Rg1 (25. O-O $6 Rb6 $17) 25... Bh4 26. Rg3 $1 (26. Rg2 Qb6
$1 27. Kf1 (27. Rd4 Rd8 $1 {/\ ...Rd8-d6-/+}) 27... Nxf5 $1 28. Nxf5 Rxf2+ 29.
Ke1 (29. Kg1 $2 Rf3+ $19) 29... Rxg2+ 30. Qxh4 b4 $1 $40) 26... Qb6 27. Bg4 $1
(27. Rd4 Rd8) 27... Qf6 $1 28. Ng2 Bxg3 29. hxg3 Rxg4 30. Qxg4 b4 31. Qf4 $15)
24... Nxf5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxe4 Qe7 $19 27. O-O (27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Re8
29. Rd4 Rf4 30. f3 f5 31. Rd5 Bh4+ $19) (27. Rd4 Bh4 $19) 27... Qxe4 28. Qxd6+
Kg7 29. Qxb8 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bb7 (12... Ne7 13. Nc2 (13.
Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Nc2 Bb7 15. Bd3 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5 O-O-O $5 (
18... e4 19. Bc2 f5 20. g3 $16) 19. Bc2 Kb8 20. Bb3 Nd5 21. O-O-O Nf4 22. Bxe6
Nxh5 23. Bxf7 Nf4 24. f3 e4 $44 {Sonntag-Manik/Hlohovec/1994/})) (12... O-O 13.
Nc2 Rb8 14. a3 a5 15. h4 $1 {Shirov,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares/1994/}) 13.
Bd3 Nb8 $1 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. a4 $5 (15. Nce3) 15... bxa4 16. Rxa4 Bg5 $1 (16...
Rb8 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (17... Qxf6 $6 18. Bxa6 $16 {/\} Bc6 $2 19. Rc4 Nc5 20. b4
$1 Nxe4 21. Qf3 $18) 18. O-O $14) 17. O-O O-O 18. Ra2 a5 $6 (18... Nc5 $6 19.
b4 $1 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 $14 {><a6}) (18... Nb6 $10) 19. Bc4 $1 Nb6 (
19... Nc5 20. Qe2 $14) 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qd3 Rac8 22. Rd1 (22. Rfa1 $142 Rc5
23. b3 $1 {/\ Ne3} (23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Rc7 $13)) 22... Rfd8 23. b3 g6 $1 24.
Rda1 $6 (24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Kg7 $13) 24... Rc5 25. Ne3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Bxe4 $3
$15 27. Bxf7+ $1 (27. Rxa5 $2 Rxa5 28. Qxb6 Rxa1+ 29. Bf1 Rd7 $17) (27. Qxe4 $6
d5 28. Bxd5 Rcxd5 29. Qc2 e4 $1 $17) 27... Kxf7 28. Qxe4 Qxb3 29. Qh4 $1 Rh8
30. Qh3 Rd5 $6 (30... Qb5 $142 $15 {Beliavsky,A}) 31. Qf3+ Kg7 32. Ra3 $1 Qb5
33. Rxa5 $6 (33. c4 $142 $5 Qxc4 34. Rc3 Qd4 35. Rc7+ Kh6 $13) 33... Qxa5 34.
Rxa5 Rxa5 35. Qb7+ Kf6 (35... Kh6 36. h4 $1 {/\} Rf8 $2 37. f3 $1 {/\ g4+-})
36. h4 Rc5 $6 (36... h5 $142 $13) 37. Qd7 $1 Rd5 $8 38. g4 h6 $8 39. c4 $6 (39.
Kg2 $142 Rd3 $1 (39... Rf8 $6 40. Qh7 $1) 40. c4 Rd4 41. f3 Ra8 $1 $10) 39...
Rd4 40. Kg2 Rf8 41. f3 $1 $10 Rf7 42. g5+ hxg5 43. hxg5+ Kg7 44. Qh3 Rd2+ 45.
Kg1 Rf5 46. Qh6+ Kf7 47. Qh7+ Kf8 48. Qxg6 $1 Rxf3 49. Qh6+ Ke7 50. g6 $1 Rg3+
51. Kf1 Rd1+ 52. Kf2 Rdg1 53. Qg7+ (53. Qh4+ $5 Ke6 54. Qxg3 Rxg3 55. Kxg3 Kf6
56. Kf3 Kxg6 57. Ke4 Kf6 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. c5 dxc5 60. Kxe5 $10) 53... Kd8 54.
Qf8+ Kc7 55. Qe7+ Kc6 56. Qe8+ Kc7 (56... Kc7 57. Qe7+ $10) (56... Kc5 $4 57.
Qb5+ Kd4 58. Qd5+ Kc3 59. c5 $1 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand Blatny,P} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 (10. Nxe7 {Blatny,P} Nxe7 {-->
Wolff,P-Kuijf,M/Wijk/1992/ ->CBM 28}) 10... Bxf6 11. c3 O-O (11... Bg5 {
Blatny,P} 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 {--> Morris-Hoxie, New York op 1991
CBM}) 12. Nc2 Bb7 (12... Rb8 {Blatny,P Sveshnikov}) (12... Nb8 {Blatny,P} 13.
a4 bxa4 14. Nce3 Nd7 15. Qxa4 Bg5 16. Qc2 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Nf6 $10 {
Geller-Gurgenidze, USSR ch 1985}) 13. Be2 (13. a4) (13. a4 {Blatny,P} bxa4 14.
Rxa4 Nb8 15. Bc4 (15. Be2 Nd7 16. Bg4 Nc5 17. Rc4 a5 $19) 15... Nd7 16. Ra2 Bg5
17. O-O a5 18. Qe2 g6 {/\Kg7,f5}) 13... Bg5 (13... Nb8 {Blatny,P} 14. Qd3 Nd7
15. Rd1 Nc5 16. Qf3 Bg5 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rc8 19. Bg4 Rb8 20. O-O {
+/=/= Cseshkovsky-Gurgenidze/URS-ch/1982}) 14. O-O (14. a4 $142 {better}) 14...
Nb8 $1 15. Qd3 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Nd7 17. b4 Nb6 $15) (15. Bg4 $5) (15. Bg4
{Blatny,P} Ra7 (15... Nd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Nb6 Qc6 18. Nxa8 Qxe4 19. f3 Qc6
$44) 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Rad1 a5 19. Qg3 Qd8 $13 {Novik-Chekhov,
Leningrad 1991}) 15... Nd7 16. Rfd1 Nc5 17. Qf3 g6 18. Nce3 Kh8 (18... f5 $2
19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 e4 $2 21. Nde7+ $1 (21. Qg4 $2 Rxf5 $1 22. Qxf5 Bc8 23.
Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qd5+ Be6 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Kf7 $17) 21... Bxe7 22. Qg4+ Kf7
(22... Bg5 23. Rxd6 $18) 23. Qg7+ Ke8 (23... Ke6 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Bg4+ $18)
24. Bh5+ Kd7 25. Rxd6+ $18) (18... Bxe3 {Blatny,P} 19. Qxe3 f5 20. exf5 gxf5
21. f4) 19. Bf1 Ra7 $5 (19... f5 $6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Nxf5 Bc8 22. g4 $14) 20.
b4 (20. g3 f5 $3 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nxf5 e4 23. Qg4 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Bc8 $19) 20...
Ne6 $6 (20... Na4 $142 {Tiviakov} 21. c4 Nb2 22. Re1 $8 (22. Rd2 Nxc4 23. Nxc4
bxc4 24. Rdd1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc7 $17) (22. Rdc1 f5 $1 23. cxb5 fxe4 24. Qxe4
axb5 25. Bxb5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Raf7 $17) (22. Rdb1 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 (23. Nxc4 Bxd5
24. exd5 (24. Nxd6 $5 Qxd6 25. Rd1 $17) 24... bxc4 25. Bxc4 e4 $1 $17) 23...
bxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxd5 25. exd5 e4 26. Qxe4 Bf6 27. Nb2 Re8 $17) 22... Nxc4 23.
Bxc4 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxd5 25. exd5 f5 26. Na5 e4 $13) 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 f5 23.
Ra5 $5 (23. Bc4 $5) (23. Rda1 Bf4 24. exf5 gxf5 $13 25. Bxa6 $2 Rxa6 26. Rxa6
Bxe3 27. fxe3 Ng5 28. Qd1 Nh3+ $3 29. Kf1 (29. gxh3 Rg8+ 30. Kh1 $2 (30. Kf1
Qh4 $19 {= 29.Kf1}) 30... Qg5 31. Qf3 Qxe3 $3 $19) 29... Qh4 30. gxh3 (30. R6a2
Ba6+ $3 $19) (30. Qd2 Bxd5 $19) 30... Rg8 $1 31. R6a2 (31. Qf3 Bxa6+ 32. Rxa6
Qc4+ 33. Qe2 Qxd5 $19) 31... Qe4 $1 $19) (23. exf5 {Blatny,P} gxf5 24. Nxf5 Nf4
$19 (24... Nf4 $1 {Anand} 25. Qe3 Ra8 (25... Bxd5 26. Qxa7 Rxf5 27. Rxa6) 26.
Nxf4 Rxf5 $19)) (23. Rda1 $5 {Blatny,P /\Ba6}) 23... Bh4 $1 24. exf5 gxf5 25.
Nxf5 (25. Rd2 {Blatny,P} Ng5 26. Qd1 Ne4 $36) (25. Rda1 {Blatny,P} Ng5 26. Qd1
Ne4 $36) (25. g3 {Anand} f4 $40) 25... Nf4 {[#]} 26. Nxh4 $2 (26. Qe3 $1 Rxf5
27. Qxa7 Nh3+ $1 (27... Bxd5 $2 28. g3 $1 $18) 28. gxh3 Qg8+ (28... Bxf2+ $2
29. Qxf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 $18) 29. Bg2 (29. Kh1 $2 Bxf2) 29... Rg5 30. Qxb7 Rxg2+
31. Kh1 Bxf2 32. Qb8 $8 Qxb8 33. Kxg2 Bh4 $13) (26. Qe3 $142 {Blatny,P}) 26...
Nxd5 $1 27. Qh5 (27. Qg3 Nf4 {/\ ...Rg8} (27... Rg8 {Blatny,P}) (27... Rg8 {
Anand} 28. Qd3 Nf4 (28... Qxh4 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 $44) 29. Qxd6 (29. Qe3
Qxh4 30. Qxa7 Bxg2 $19) 29... Nh3+ (29... Qxh4 30. Qxe5+ Rg7 31. g3 $1) 30. Kh1
Nxf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd1 32. Qxe5+ Rg7 33. Nf5 Ba8 34. Nxg7 Rxg7 $17)) (27. Ng6+ $5 {
Anand} hxg6 28. Qh3+ Kg7 (28... Kg8 29. Bc4) 29. Rdxd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Raf7 31.
Rd2 Qb6 $15) (27. Nf5 {Anand} Qg5 (27... Nxb4 28. Qe3 Nc6 29. Rxe5 (29. Rad5
Rxf5 30. Rxd6 Qb8 31. Bd3 $40) 29... Nxe5 30. Qxa7 $16) 28. Raxd5 (28. g4 Nxc3
$19) 28... Rxf5 29. Qd3 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 $44) 27... Nf4 28. Qh6 Rf6 29. Qg5 Bxg2
$1 $19 30. Bxg2 Rg7 31. Qxg7+ (31. Qxe5 Nh3+ 32. Kf1 (32. Kh1 Nxf2+ 33. Kg1
Nxd1 $19) 32... Rxf2+ 33. Ke1 Qxh4 $19) 31... Kxg7 32. Rxe5 Qc8 $1 33. Re7+ $8
(33. Rg5+ Kh6 34. Nf3 (34. Rg3 {Anand} Ne2+ $19) 34... Qxc3 $19) 33... Rf7 34.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Bd5+ (35. Rxd6 Qg4 36. Rxa6 Nh3+ $19) (35. h3 Qxc3 (35... Nxh3+
36. Bxh3 Qxh3 37. Ng2) 36. Rxd6 Ne2+ (36... Qe1+ $17 {Anand}) 37. Kf1 Qa1+ 38.
Kxe2 Qe5+ $19) 35... Kf8 36. Ng2 (36. Bf3 {Anand} Qxc3) 36... Qg4 37. Rd2 Qg5
0-1

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "So,Wesley"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The last game, where so much is at stake. If Fabiano wins he'll become the
17th world champion. All his tournaments, all the work of his life has been
aimed at reaching this point. After accomplishing everything necessary to
reach the goal of playing for the World Championship, Fabiano has survived
eleven tough rounds to get to this last game. I cannot think of any game where
there's so much to play for. Will we see Fabiano win the biggest game of his
life? Or will we see Carlsen defend his title once again?} 1. e4 $1 {In the
last few months and in tournaments before this one, Fabiano had been
experimenting with 1.d4 or 1.c4. Although he had great results with White in
some games in the Catalan or the Nimzo, that was just a distraction for Magnus
to ponder. In this match of all matches, Fabiano will stick to his main
opening 1.e4!} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 {Shelving 3.Bb5, which has been played
three times in this tournament.} cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 {
As predicted by many people including myself, we see the Sveshnikov Sicilian
for the last game. I'm sure many people were pleased to see such a sharp
opening for the final game of the match. Magnus has strongh nerves. In order
to be able to play such a sharp opening you have to come very well prepared;
there are many pitfalls and traps that Black can easily fall into in the
Sveshnikov. You have to have complete trust in your ability to calculate and
assess the arising positions. Part of me wonders what would happen if Magnus
employed 1...e5 in a game in this match.} 7. Nd5 (7. Bg5 {is the main move
here by far. Fabiano has played this many times before, his most recent being
a big win against Gata Kamsky in the 2017 US Championships.} a6 8. Na3 b5 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 {Now Black can play both 10...f5 or 10...Bg7. This complex
variation used to be very popular. Just a few years ago Boris Gelfand and
Teimour Radjabov were staunch defenders of this line. These days we'll
probably see 7.Nd5 grow into popularity since everyone copies the top player's
games.}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 {While annotating game 8 for ChessBase, I
wondered what would happen if Magnus chose 8...Ne7. Today we'll see exactly
that.} ({The usual move} 8... Nb8 {was played in games 8 and 10.}) 9. c4 ({
Many years ago while reading Rogozenco's The Sveshnikov Reloaded book, I
remember that 9.c3 was considered White's best. It gives White some extra
options on the queenside.} 9. c3 {Now Black should probably play 9...Nf5 to
keep d6 defended. If he tries} Ng6 $2 {it's a mistake since} (9... f5 $5 10.
Qa4 Kf7 {is playable too, though White might be a bit better after} 11. Qb4)
10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qc4 {is unpleasant. Especially after} Rc8 12. Qb4 {hitting the
d6 and a7 pawns.}) 9... Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 {is a quick way to decide the last
round game and head for the rapid playoffs. But if this happens we might see
protesters and rioters in London, and the fans who paid tickets would
definitely want a full refund. Playing top level chess is not easy, but
fortunately Fabiano comes well prepared and ready to fight for an advantage.}
11. Qb4 Bf5 {The best move, I'm sure Magnus is still following his prep.} ({
The most natural move is} 11... Qb8 {It has been played 13 times in the past
according to the ChessBase Live Book. Still it doesn't seem to equalize. White
just has too much space.} 12. h4 h5 13. Be2 a6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. g3 $14 {for
example here. I still like White, after making natural moves for both sides.
It seems to me that White has an easier game and the knight on g6 is misplaced.
}) ({Needless to say} 11... Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 {has to be avoided. No one
should give up the bishop pair without getting someting concrete in return.})
12. h4 h5 $146 {Black pushes back and does not give White any more space to
work with. Fabiano likes playing with a lot of space and it's dangerous to
give him too much ground to work with. Coincidentally this is also a novelty
according to my database.} (12... Be7 13. h5 Nf4 14. Be3 a6 15. Nc3 Nd3+ 16.
Bxd3 Bxd3 17. Rd1) (12... a6 13. h5) 13. Qa4 {A provocative move and a typical
strategy. By repeating the position twice a player can move the game closer to
the time control on move 40. This allows him or her to have more time to think
on critical positions. This makes more sense in complicated or unfamiliar
openings like the Sveshnikov. In a Berlin 5.Re1 or a symmetrical Petroff it is
perhaps unnecessary. But in this game it could be beneficial as we are in
foreign territory at such an early stage of the game.} Bd7 14. Qb4 Bf5 15. Be3
{White gains time from creating threats on the queenside. I suppose he has to
act quickly or else Black comfortably finishes his development. Then the
construction of Black active pieces on the kingside guarantees counterplay. In
that regard 15.Bg5 looks interesting too.} ({A slow move like} 15. Be2 {
will not cut it, if White is looking for an advantage. After} Be7 16. g3 a6 17.
Nc3 e4 {Black creates strong counterplay with Bf6 and Ne5 coming next.}) ({
It is tempting to disrupt Black's development with} 15. Bg5 {and with
hindsight I would recommend this move. Black does not really want to play f6,
and Be7 loses so} Qb8 {has to be played.} (15... Be7 $2 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. c5 {
is bad for Black. Now his king is forced unto f6} dxc5 18. Qxc5+ Kf6 {And now
19.Nd6 leaves Black's king in a tough spot.} 19. Nd6 $16) 16. g3 (16. Qa5 $5 {
is a deep computer move. The fun idea is that} b6 17. Qa4 Bd7 18. Bd3 {White
wants to win quickly with Bf5 but} Be7 $1 {equalizes and takes out the fun.} (
18... a6 19. Bf5 $1 {is tough to meet for Black.}) 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Bxe7 Kxe7
21. Qc2 Kf7 $11) 16... a6 17. Nc3 Be7 18. Be2 Qc7 {now we get a line very
similar to the game, but Black has to spend two tempi moving his queen from b8
to c7. Also Fabiano avoids the possibility of 15...Be7 as could happen in his
game. It does not look like there is much difference to the untrained eye, but
in top level chess little things like this matter.}) 15... a6 {I wonder where
both players preparation ended. I suspect it was a move ago. Here Black has
another seemingly better (albeit more risky) option.} ({I like here} 15... Be7
{Black is going to get fast development and piece play for his pawn.} 16. Nxa7
(16. Bxa7 O-O 17. g3 b6 {the bishop on a7 is in a tricky spot.}) (16. g3 {
Black can finish his development by castling or go 16...Be4 and 17...Bf3.})
16... O-O {White has many possibilities now. It is not simple to defend over
the board against Black's initiative. Perhaps} 17. Bb6 (17. g3 Be4 18. Rh2 Bf3
19. Nb5 f5 $1 {with attack.}) (17. Qxb7 $2 Qa5+ 18. b4 Qa3 $19) (17. Nb5 Nxh4)
(17. Be2 Nf4) (17. a4 Nxh4 $13) 17... Qd7 18. Qb5 {is the safest in order to
trade queens. The position is very complex.} Bd8 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxd8 Rfxd8
21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Ra4 23. g3 Rc8 $13) 16. Nc3 Qc7 {Solid and simple.} ({
There is no need to go for assymetrical positions} 16... Be7 17. Qxb7 O-O 18.
O-O-O Nxh4 19. Qb6 $14 {it feels that the h4 pawn is not as important as
Black's b7 pawn.}) 17. g3 (17. Qa4+ Bd7 18. Qd1 Ne7) 17... Be7 18. f3 (18. Qa4+
Bd7 19. Qd1 Bg4 20. Be2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2) (18. Be2 Nf8) 18... Nf8 $1 {Optimal
rearrangement of the pieces. In these kinds of positions you want to delay
castling until White shows his hand. Castling short now will only tempt White
to go for a full frontal kingside attack with Be2, and g4/f4 etc.} (18... O-O
19. Be2 Bd7 20. a4 $1 {With the queenside closed, White can focus on planning
his kingside attack.} f5 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 {the position is complex, but it
should be in White's favour.}) 19. Ne4 Nd7 (19... Bxe4 20. fxe4 Nd7 21. Bh3 $14
) 20. Bd3 O-O ({Watching this game live I expected} 20... Bg6 {although
perhaps it does not make much difference since Black has to castle sooner or
later.}) 21. Rh2 $2 {No doubt the enormous tension of the last round of the
World Championship match takes its toll on everyone. Both players start making
mistakes. This has a nice idea to it, but it's too ambitious and simply does
not work. White wants to play Rc2 and castle long, but this gives Magnus more
than enough time and options to meet this plan. Fabiano gives the impression
that he likes positions of opposite castled kings. Therefore this move does
not come as a big surprise from him. It's just too ambitious.} ({White has to
acquiesce and play the calmer} 21. O-O Bg6 22. Qd2 {when f5 is always met by
Ng5. White can still try to fight for an advantage if Magnus is not careful.})
(21. O-O-O b5 $15 {castling queenside is unrealistic at this point.}) 21...
Rac8 ({Or} 21... Bg6) 22. O-O-O Bg6 {Now f5 is coming and its unpleasant to
meet it as White has no good way to prevent it. His best option now is to play
calmly and brace for the coming storm.} 23. Rc2 ({I thought at first} 23. Kb1 {
was better to keep the rook on the h-file for now.} f5 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. hxg5 e4
26. fxe4 Ne5 27. Be2 {but still both Ng4 or fxe4 now is in Black's favour.})
23... f5 24. Nf2 (24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. hxg5 e4) 24... Nc5 $17 {Black has seized a
powerful initiative and is slowly taking over.} 25. f4 {Desperation, but what
else? White hopes to at least keep the g6-bishop away from action.} (25. Bxc5
dxc5 26. Qe1 Rfe8 {as I said earlier no one really wants to give up the bishop
pair unless necessary.}) 25... a5 {An automatic move in conjuction with a
piece outpost on c5. I wonder if Magnus thought of or even considered b5 ideas
here.} (25... exf4 26. Bxf4 b5 {looks powerful, and might be just close to
winning.} 27. Qd2 {is the sternest defence, when Black can go 27...Bf6, or 27..
.Qb6. White's position is tough to defend and his consolation (asleep bishop
on g6) is not enough to save him objectively. His pieces are just badly placed
especially the knight on f2. Not to mention shaky king safety.} (27. Kb1 a5 {
when taking on b5 will lead to a queen trap after Be8.} 28. Qxb5 $2 Be8) 27...
Bf6) (25... b5 {is perfectly good too with the same ideas.}) 26. Qd2 {I
expected Bf6 now to keep the tension on the kingside open for a while, but
Magnus has no qualms about closing it right away.} e4 (26... Bf6 27. Be2 {
is possible, and now Black can think whether to take on f4 or play like Magnus
with e4. The computer gives a large advantage for Black after taking on f4,
but it is definitely far from clear over the board.} exf4 28. gxf4 Rfe8 29. Rg1
(29. Bd4 Qe7) 29... Bf7 30. Kb1 a4 {Black has Nb3 ideas and even positional
exchange sacrifices on e3.} 31. Bf3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Re8 33. Qa3 Bd4 {these are
computer lines of course. I cannot imagine anyone finding any of these in a
tournament game.}) 27. Be2 Be8 {Still even after not playing the best way on
move 25 Magnus keeps hopes alive by maintaining a stable advantage. White has
to solve the small issue of his vulnerable king.} 28. Kb1 Bf6 (28... Ba4 {
is possible, White can sac the exchange with} 29. Bxh5 {now} b5 {is an out of
this world move. Black is clearly better here by the way.}) 29. Re1 ({White's
best defense is} 29. Nh3 $1 {posting the knight on g5. From there it always
has the option to jump on e6 and create distraction.} Ba4 $5 30. b3 {looks
scary for White, though he probably just survives the onslaught.} Bxb3 31. axb3
Nxb3 32. Qe1 b5 33. c5) 29... a4 {Magnus misses a great opportunity to try to
seal the deal.} (29... Ba4 $1 {is incredibly powerful. Black's attack is
simply much faster in all lines. Here are some ChessBase engine analysis:} 30.
Rcc1 (30. b3 Bxb3 31. axb3 Nxb3 32. Qd1 a4 $1 {Is a steady but sure way to win
as White cannot defend against all the threats. Qa5 is Black's main idea.} 33.
Bxh5 (33. Ka2 Qa5 34. Qb1 b5) 33... Qa5 34. Bg6 Qb4 {Now a possible line is}
35. Qh5 (35. Ka2 Nc1+) 35... Rfd8 36. Bxf5 Nd4+ 37. Rb2 Qxe1+ 38. Ka2 Nxf5 39.
Qxf5 Bxb2 {when White loses all his pieces.}) (30. Bxh5 Bxc2+ 31. Qxc2 b5 32.
cxb5 Qd7 33. Qe2 Na4 $19) 30... b5 $1 {An important follow up.} 31. cxb5 (31.
Bxh5 Qb7) (31. Bd4 Bxd4 32. Qxd4 bxc4 33. Rxc4 Rb8) 31... Qb6 32. Bd4 Bxd4 33.
Qxd4 Bxb5 34. Bxh5 a4 {basically Black is almost winning after 29...Ba4. I
think though it is unrealistic to expect a person to find it over the board.
Just reading the reports on ChessBase I can only imagine how much tension the
players are going through to perform well. Pressure, pressure pressure from
every side.}) 30. Qb4 g6 31. Rd1 {When I first saw this move I thought it was
an internet glitch. I expected Fabiano to improve the position of his knight
with 31.Nd1.} (31. Nd1 {White will hopefully unravel and take a solid stance
with Qd2 and Nc3.}) 31... Ra8 {Draw agreed. A big surprise, considering that
Black still had a stable advantage in the position and on the clock. (If I
remember correctly Magnus had 50 minutes left here compared to Fabiano's 20
minutes.) I guess Nh3 followed by Ng5 gives White a solid position, so Magnus
decided to call it a day.  Magnus must be really looking forward to the rapid
tiebreaks, as he did two years ago against Sergey Karjakin. He missed great
winning opportunities on move 25 and move 29 and I sort of suspect he came
into the game with an eye on the tiebreaks. It's also posisble that he just
wnated to make a lot of people happy (including myself). As two years ago we
again get to see a four game rapid playoff! I am very excited to watch this
match live. My prediction is that Fabiano will give Magnus a run for his money.
That said, rapid games are a totally different kind of chess. Usually the
player with the better nerves wins. Let's see what happens.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "So,Wesley"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Game 8 of the Carlsen-Caruana match. Many questions are in the air. Are we
going to see the same Sicilian Rossolimo or will we finally see 1.e4 e5? Will
they break the drawing streak and someone draw first blood?} 1. e4 {Fabiano
sticks to his openings as you can see from his games so far. With White he
plays 1.e4 and with Black he does not change his lines. This is not really
surprising as this flow is recommended in many top matches. Plus, Leinier
Dominguez being one of his assistants and a fan of this same system himself, I
think it's safe to assume we will see 1.e4 whenever Fabiano is White here in
London.} c5 {I can't help wondering though why Magnus sticks to the Sicilian
in these games. Against Sergey Karjakin two years ago he only played 1...e5
and had absolutely no problems. I suppose it's a matter of fashion and
personal preference. Before this Championship match the Sicilian was never
really the main opening of Magnus even less so the Sveshnikov.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
d4 {Checking what Magnus had prepared against the Open Sicilian, I must say I
am surprised that Fabiano avoided going for 3.Bb5. He must have run out of
good ideas there.} cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {Now we see the long-awaited
Sicilian Sveshnikov! This opening became very popular during the late 90s and
early 2000s thanks to the effort of Kasparov, Kramnik and Leko. These days it
has a rock solid reputation and is often employed as a barricade to any White
attempts at an advantage. It is obvious Fabiano expected this and accordingly
prepared a special idea. The Sveshnikov holds good memories for me as back in
the days of my youth it was my one and only opening against 1.e4. One of my
first ever chess books was by Mikhail Krasenkow published in 1996! I also had
books by Yuri Yakovich and Dorian Rogozenco on this specific opening. It is
always a pleasure for me to annotate a game on an opening that has good vibes
for me.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 {This is the main retreat, the
knight will be transferred to the kingside via d7 later on. Even though I have
not checked the most updated theory here recently, it is known that this is
the most solid option for Black.} ({Retreating to e7 is possible} 8... Ne7 {
where Black's plan next consists of Nf5 followed by ...g6-Bg7.}) 9. a4 {
This is the first surprise. 9.c4 is the main move here. I wonder if Magnus'
team preparation anticipated this. It is not clear yet if this idea poses any
serious threat to the Sveshnikov. I am sure over the board it can be difficult
to face.} ({The normal continuation for most games here is} 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2
O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 f5 {where we have a typical position. White has a grip
on the queenside while Black has more space on the other flank. The position
should be close to equal. I had this position in some of my games many years
ago. One of them went} 13. f3 Nd7 14. Rb1 Bg5 15. b4 b6 16. a3 $14 {when White
seems slightly better but the game ended in a draw later on. ½-½ (58) Wan,Y 
(2471)-So,W (2577) Manila 2008}) 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 (11... f5 12.
Bd2 f4) 12. Bd2 {Quiet, refined and dangerous moves like this one are very
much Caruana! Remember 9.Bd2 in the Ruy Lopez against Aronian in the
Candidates? (Though to be fair Grischuk played it first.) Anyway my point is,
there is more to this move than meets the eye.} f5 {This looks like a most
natural response.} (12... Nf6 {Seems like a good move that requires further
research. After} 13. Be3 a6 14. Na3 Qa5 $5 {A funny instance that could work.}
15. c4 Qd8 $5 {The idea is to blockade the queenside dark-squares with a5 and
b6.} 16. Nc2 (16. b4 a5) 16... a5 17. Na3 b6 {Black has accomplished his
strategy and the position now looks very interesting to me.}) 13. a5 a6 (13...
f4 $5 14. Bb4 Nf6 15. c4 a6 16. Nc3 Bf5 17. f3) 14. Na3 e4 {I think Magnus is
playing all the most logical moves here. He fixes the problem of needing more
space for his pieces by securing the e5 post for his knight.} (14... f4 {
is one of the suggestions I saw on the live book.} 15. Nc4 Rf6 {The idea is to
attack on the kingside with Rh6 while keeping the b6 square protected for the
moment.}) (14... Nf6 15. Bb4 Bd7 16. Nc4 Bb5 17. Nb6 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rb8 19. f4
$14) 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nb6 {Keeping the queenside in check. This protected
knight is very annoying on b6 and it controls many squares. Now White can
always grab the bishop pair if need be.} (16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bc4 Bd6 18. Re1 Bd7
19. Bf1) 16... Rb8 17. f4 exf3 18. Bxf3 g5 $6 {The best word to describe my
thoughts when I first saw this move is "shocking"! This looks at first sight
like utter desperation. With a powerful knight on b6 tying down Black's
queenside and significantly more space, it looks like White's opportunities
have a substantially higher chance to succeed.} ({It seems to me that much
stronger is} 18... Bf6 19. c3 Nd7 {to get rid of the annoying White knight.
The f6 bishop can then be posted on e5.} 20. Be3 Be5) ({Or Black can also
start with} 18... Nd7) 19. c4 {While watching this game live I thought Magnus
was in deep danger here. His attack does not seem to be going anywhere. At the
same time Black has to be careful not to weaken his king's position. And
White's play on the queenside is definitely faster. We might finally see a
decisive result today!} f4 20. Bc3 ({Trading the light-squared bishops with} 
20. Be4 {is a serious option too.} Bf5 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Bc3 {White has a
stable advantage.}) 20... Bf5 (20... Bf6 {is met by the same c5} 21. c5 $1 {
it is incredible how powerful this pawn sacrifice can be.} dxc5 22. d6 Nxf3+
23. gxf3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Be6 25. Re1 $18 {when White is just totally winning.
The knight on b6 and the pawn on d6 totally bind up Black's forces.}) 21. c5 $1
{Fabiano is playing accurately and powerfully. White wastes no time in
mobilizing his forces at the cost of a pawn.} Nxf3+ (21... Bf6 22. c6 $16) 22.
Qxf3 dxc5 23. Rad1 {This seems like a most natual move. What can be more
instinctive than putting a rook behind a passed pawn? But here White had two
great opportunities that would almost certainly lead to a win.} (23. g4 $1 {
is an enormously powerful move. It kicks away Black's bishop from its ideal
square on f5. After} Bg6 (23... fxg3 24. Qxg3 {leads to a winning attack. After
} Bd6 {White has Be5, with irresistible threats.}) 24. Rad1 Bd6 (24... Bf6 25.
d6 $18 {Once the d-pawn reaches d6, it is over.}) 25. Rfe1 {White is cruising
to the win. Black cannot defend against the rook infiltration on e6. Nc4 is
another huge threat.} c4 26. Re6 Qc7 27. Qh3 $18) (23. Rae1 Bf6 (23... Bd6 24.
Nc4) 24. h4 {also looks absolutely dominating. After} h6 25. hxg5 hxg5 {
We have the now familiar motif} 26. g4 {which just crushes Black's defences.
Of course although in both cases the lines are totally winning for White, lets
be fair. It's easy to see it with a coffee in one hand, a sandwich in the
other, and an incredibly powerful computer analyzing lines right in front of
you. Poor Carlsen and Caruana have to do all the calculating in their heads
over a board.}) 23... Bd6 24. h3 $2 {I suppose Fabiano panicked a little in
the face of the threat of g4. White can opt for more active possibilities at
his disposal.} (24. Qh5 {looks like a natural move to me. If White is afraid
of the g4 push then he can play this.} Qe8 (24... Bg6 {is met by} 25. Qh3 {Now}
Bf5 {can be replied to by the typical} 26. g4 $1 {gaining time and dislodging
the Black bishop.} Bg6 27. Rfe1 f3 28. Re6 {and now Rxg6 is a threat. It seems
that once a White rook gets to e6 Black's defences fall apart.}) 25. Qxg5+ Qg6
26. Qxg6+ hxg6 27. Nc4 {White still maintains a clear advantage in the ending.}
) (24. Nc4 {could be stronger still. Albeit the lines look a bit more like
computer variations. It is probably too hard for a human to find them over the
board.} g4 25. Qf2 f3 (25... g3 26. Qd2 Qh4 27. h3 $18) 26. Rfe1 fxg2 27. Qxg2
{Black's king turns out to be much more vulnerable than White's.}) 24... Qe8 $1
{Black more or less equalizes now and does not give White any second chance
after his mistake.} 25. Nc4 Qg6 {Black manages to mobilize his forces very
comfortably. Now he is ready to fight for control in the center and he is a
pawn up. So Fabiano decides its time to trade pieces.} 26. Nxd6 (26. Rfe1 Rbe8)
26... Qxd6 27. h4 (27. Qh5 Qg6 28. Qxg6+ hxg6 {does not lead anywhere for
White.} 29. d6 {could just be met by} Rbd8) 27... gxh4 28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4
h5 {The last accurate move. It secures the g4 square.} 30. Re1 (30. d6 Bg4 31.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Rd5 Rf5 $11) 30... Bg4 31. Rf6 Rxf6 32. Bxf6 Kf7 33. Bxh4 Re8
34. Rf1+ Kg8 35. Rf6 (35. d6 Re2 $11) 35... Re2 36. Rg6+ Kf8 37. d6 Rd2 38. Rg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 $6 {This sortie has become
increasingly popular in various Sicilian lines. A possible example is the
Sozin with} (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 {when often the same
position as in the game arises after White moves his B back to d3, but with an
extra tempo for Black. This means quite a lot in sharp Sicilians, so the whole
variation in this form is suspect.}) 5. Nb3 (5. Nb5 Nf6 6. Be3 Qd8 7. N1c3 a6
8. Nd4 e5 $1 9. Nf5 d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. g4 g6 13. a3 Nxd5 14. Bg2
Be6 15. c4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Nd4 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Rd8 19. Bxb7 Bg7 20. Bd5 Bxd5
21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Qe2+ Kf8 23. Nf3 h5 $15 {Yemelin,V-Avrukh,B/Beersheba/1998/})
5... Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 {Simple development is the most popular and causes
Black the most problems as well.} (7. Qe2 Bb4 $5 (7... d6 8. g4 a6 9. g5 Nd7
10. h4 $14 {~~<=>}) 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. e5 Ne8 $1 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 a6
13. Ne4 d6 14. exd6 Nxd6 15. g3 b5 16. Bg2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bb7 18. Bc3 $11 {
1/2,Spasov,V-Kurajica,B/Moscow olm/1994/}) 7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10.
f4 d6 11. Qf3 {Again a natural attacking move.} ({Black doesn't have to fear
the Hedgehog structures after} 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. c4 b6 $13) ({But if White wants
to unleash a pawn storm, then it's better to play immediately} 11. g4 $5 Re8
12. g5 Nd7 13. Qh5 $36 {~~ as now he can go to h5 in one move.}) 11... a6 12.
Rae1 (12. a4 b6 13. Rae1 Bb7 {[%cal Yc6b4] /\Nb4<=>} 14. Qh3 Nb4 15. e5 $6 Nxd3
$1 (15... dxe5 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxb6 $13 {+/=}) 16. exf6 Nxe1 17. fxe7 Bxg2
18. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 $17) 12... b5 13. e5 $1 (13. g4 Re8 $1 (13... Bb7 14. g5 Nd7
15. Qh5 Nb4 $6 (15... Rfe8 $142 $14) 16. Rf3 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rfe8 18. Bd4 $1 $40
{/\} g6 $4 19. Qxh7+ $18) 14. g5 (14. e5 $6 dxe5 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.
Qh5+ Kg8 18. Rf3 g6 19. Qh4 {Liss,E-Smirin,I/Tel Aviv/1999/} exf4 $5 20. Rh3
Qe5 21. Bd4 Qxe1+ 22. Qxe1 e5 $17 {/-+}) 14... Nd7 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh4 Bf8 $132
{gives Black reasonable defensive chances-the consequence of White spending a
tempo on Qf3-h5.}) ({White has to decide how he will proceed, and postponing
action with moves as} 13. a3) (13. Kh1) ({or} 13. Qh3 {only helps Black to
consolidate. Lutz's move is the strongest and most consistent continuation})
13... dxe5 (13... Nd7 14. exd6 Qxd6 (14... Bxd6 $2 15. Bxb5 $1 Bb7 (15... axb5
16. Nxb5 Qb8 17. Qxc6 Ra6 18. Qc4 $16) 16. Bd3 $16 {loses a pawn without much
compensation.}) 15. Be4 $142 (15. Na5 $6 Nxa5 16. Qxa8 Bb7 17. Qa7 b4 18. Rd1
$1 {[]} (18. Ne4 $2 Qc6 19. Re2 f5 20. Ng5 Ra8 21. Qd4 Bc5 $19) 18... Qc7 19.
Bxa6 Ra8 20. Nb5 Qxc2 {Nadanian-Palevic/cr/1992/} 21. Bxb7 Rxa7 22. Bxa7 Nxb7
23. Rxd7 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 (24. Bxc5 $2 Qxc5+ 25. Nd4 Qc8 26. Re7 Kf8 $19) 24... Qe2
25. Rfd1 h5 $36) (15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Qh5 f5 $11) 15... Bb7 16. f5 $1 $36 {e.g.} b4
17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Qh3 $1 Nf6 19. fxe6 $16 {->}) (13... Ne8 {is passive, the N
has little perspective here.}) 14. fxe5 Nd7 ({Too optimistic is} 14... Nxe5 $2
15. Qxa8 Neg4 16. g3 Bb7 17. Qa7 Qc6 18. Be4 $1 Nxe4 19. Na5 Qc5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5+
21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. b4 {1-0,Luecke,N-Grivas,E/Dortmund/1992/}) 15. Bf4 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A strong and natural novelty, previously mentioned only in
annotations.} (15. Qh3 $143 $6 g6 16. Bh6 Rd8 17. Be4 $142 {and if Black takes
the P, White scrapes a draw by repetition with} (17. Qf3 $6 Ndxe5 18. Rxe5 Nxe5
19. Qxa8 Ng4 $19) (17. Rxf7 $2 Kxf7 18. Rf1+ Ke8 19. Qxe6 Nf6 $1 20. Qxf6 Bxf6
21. exf6 Kf7 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. c4 Rf5 24. Re1 Ne5 25. c5 Nxd3 26. Nd6+ Qxd6 {
0-1,Zakic,S-Luecke,N/Miskolc/1990/}) 17... Ndxe5 18. Bf4 Qb6+ 19. Be3 $11)
15... b4 $5 (15... Bb7 16. Qg3 {is not ideal:} {Black does better to play} g6 {
immediately as in the game.} ({risky is e.g.} 16... Rfc8 $6 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18.
e6 Qd8 (18... Qb6+ 19. Be3 d4 20. Rxf7 Bf6 21. Rxg7+ Bxg7 22. Bh6 $18) 19.
Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Qh3+ Kg8 (20... Bh4 $2 21. exd7 $18) 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bc7+
$16 {-> White gets back all the sacrificed material with a continuing attack.})
) 16. Nd1 ({White would certainly prefer to centralize his N, but} 16. Ne4 $6
Ndxe5 {leads nowhere:} 17. Qh3 (17. Bxe5 $2 Nxe5 (17... Qxe5 $2 18. Nf6+ Qxf6
19. Qxc6 $18) 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Qxa8 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nxd3 (20... Bb7 $2 21. Bxh7+
$18) 21. cxd3 Bb7 $19) (17. Qg3 f6 $15) 17... f5 18. Nec5 Bxc5+ 19. Nxc5 Qe7
$15 {with advantageous simplification.}) (16. Nd5 $2 exd5 17. e6 Nde5 18. Bxh7+
Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7+ Nxf7 22. Bxc7 Bd7 $15) 16... Bb7 17.
Qg3 g6 {This probably wasn't necessary yet.} (17... Rfd8 $142 $5 18. Ne3 $142
$1 (18. Bh6 $6 g6 $1 {[]} (18... Bf8 $2 19. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Rxf7 $40 Kxh6 21.
Qh3+ Kg6 22. Qxe6+ Kh7 23. Re4 Be7 24. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 25. Rg4+ $18) 19. Nf2 (19.
Rxf7 Kxf7 20. Rf1+ (20. Bxg6+ hxg6 21. Rf1+ Bf6 $19) 20... Kg8 21. Bxg6 Qxe5
22. Qg4 Kh8 $19) 19... Ncxe5 (19... Ndxe5 $6 20. Bf4 {is dangerous, as after}
Bd6 {White has} 21. Ne4 $40) 20. Ng4 Bd6 $15) (18. Nf2 Nf8 19. Ne4 Ng6 20. Ng5
Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Rd5 22. Be4 Rb5 $1 (22... Rxe5 $6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Nc5 $1 $16)
23. Bxg6 fxg6 $5 $13 (23... hxg6 $11 {is also possible, White won't get to the
h-file so easily.})) 18... Nf8 19. Nc4 $14 Nd4 20. Nd6 Nxb3 21. cxb3 $5 {
[%cal Ye1c1,Gc1c8] <->c}) (17... Rfc8 18. Ne3 $36 {[%cal Re3d5,Re3f5,Ye3c4,
Yc4d6] /\Nf5,Nd5,Nc4-d6 This is not yet the time for play on the c-file.}) 18.
Nf2 $1 Qd8 19. Qh3 $2 {This is too soft and slows down the attack considerably.
} (19. Bh6 Re8 (19... Ndxe5 20. Rxe5 Bd6 21. Bf4 $16) (19... Bh4 $2 20. Qf4 $16
) 20. Ng4 $40) (19. Ng4 {/\} Bh4 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 21. exf6 Bxg3 22. Bxg3 $16 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb4,Rb6,Rc5,Gd3,Gg3,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Gh2b8] /+/=,^^,ע,<<}) 19... h5 $1
{[]} 20. Re3 (20. g4 Bg5 $132) (20. Bh6 $5 Ndxe5 $5 (20... Re8 21. Qg3 $14 {|^}
) 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Be4 $14) 20... Kg7 21. Be4 Rh8 $5 ({Interesting is also
the more active} 21... Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Rd3 (23. Rg3 Nd4 $142 $1 (23...
Qd4 24. Qxh5 $1 Qxe4 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Be3 $1 (26. Rh3 $2 Qxg2+ $1 27. Kxg2 Nd4+
28. Ne4 Bxe4+ 29. Rff3 Bxf3+ 30. Kf1 Be2+ 31. Kg2 $11 (31. Ke1 Nf3+ 32. Kxe2
Ng1+ $17)) 26... Qxe5 27. Ng4 $18) 24. Bd3 (24. Qxh5 Bxe4 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rh3
Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qd5+ $36) 24... Rh8 25. Bg5 Be7 26. Qh4 Nf5 $1 27.
Bxf5 Bxg5 28. Rxg5 exf5 $15) 23... Qc7 (23... Qe7 $143 24. Rg3 $1 Nd4 25. Bd3
$40) 24. Rfd1 Rad8 $13 {/\} 25. Bg5 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Nxe5 $1 27. Bxd8 Qc5+ $1 28.
Re3 Ng4+ $36) 22. Nd3 Qb6 23. Kh1 Nd8 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ya8c8,Gc8c2] Black
protects the vulnerable ><f7 and prepares play down the c-file.} 24. Nd2 Rc8
25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Ne4 {White consistently concentrates his forces around
Black's K, abadoning his <<.} Rxc2 27. Bg5 Bxg5 28. Nxg5 Nc5 (28... Nb6 $5 29.
Ref3 (29. Nf4 Nc4 $17) 29... Nd5 {keeps White's N away from f4, but after} 30.
Ne4 {White retains his pressure.} (30. Nxf7 $2 Nxf7 31. Rxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rxf7+
Kxf7 33. Qf3+ Kg7 $17 {White doesn't have enough forces for a successful
attack.})) 29. Nf4 Rxb2 30. Qh4 $1 $40 b3 $5 {White's << falls to pieces, but
his attack is getting very strong, with sacrifices on g6 and f7 in the air.} (
30... Kg8 {is a possible alternative:} {More interesting, but insufficient to
win is the violent} 31. Nxf7 $5 (31. Ref3 Qe7 {[%cal Rc5e4] /\Ne4} 32. Nxg6 (
32. Qg3 h4 33. Qg4 Kg7 34. Rh3 Rxa2 35. Rxh4 Ne4 36. Rxh8 Nf2+ $1 $19) 32...
fxg6 33. Rf6 Kg7 (33... Rh6 $2 34. Qd4 $18 {[%csl Rh6] /\Qb2, Rf8,צh6}) 34.
Nf7 Nxf7 35. Rxg6+ (35. Rxf7+ Qxf7 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Qf6+ Ke8 $1 38. Qxh8+ Kd7
$17 {[%csl Gb4] o^b}) 35... Kf8 36. Rxf7+ Qxf7 (36... Kxf7 37. Rg7+ Kxg7 38.
Qxe7+ $11) 37. Qd8+ Qe8 38. Qf6+ Qf7 $11) 31... Nxf7 (31... Qxf7 $2 32. Rg3 $1
Rh6 33. Qxd8+ Kh7 34. Rgf3 $18) 32. Qf6 $5 (32. Rg3 g5 33. Rxg5+ Nxg5 34. Qxg5+
Qg7 35. Ng6 Rh6 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Nf8+ Kh8 $11) 32... g5 (32... Rh6 33. Rg3 Nh8
34. Nxe6 $5 (34. Nxg6 $11) 34... Nxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kg7 36. Rgf3 $44 {/\Qe8,פh8
Black's extra piece is very passive, White can play on and he always has a
draw in his hands.}) 33. Rg3 Rh6 $142 $1 (33... h4 34. Nh5 $1 Rxh5 35. Qg6+ Kf8
36. Rgf3 Qxf3 37. Rxf3 $18 {and b1 is protected!}) (33... Ne4 34. Qg6+ Kf8 35.
Nxe6+ Ke8 36. Rgf3 g4 37. Qxf7+ (37. Rxf7 $4 $19 Ng3+ $1) 37... Qxf7 38. Rxf7
$40 {[%csl Ge5] /\Ng7,o^e}) 34. Ng6 Rb1 $1 35. Rxb1 Ne4 $1 {[]} (35... Qe4 $2
36. Rf1 Qxg6 37. Qe7 Ne4 38. Rgf3 $18) 36. Ne7+ (36. Qxe6 Kg7 $15) 36... Kf8
37. Ng6+ $11) (30... Rxa2 {is too slow:} 31. Nxf7 Qxf7 32. Rg3 $40 Nd7 33.
Rxg6+ Qxg6 34. Qe7+ $1 Qf7 35. Nxe6+ $18) 31. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512] This
consistent move is the most testing continuation.} (31. axb3 $143 Rxb3 {
and White must try to bail out with} 32. Ngh3 Nd7 $5 (32... Rxe3 $2 33. Qf6+
Kh7 34. Ng5+ Kh6 35. Qxh8+ Kxg5 36. Qxd8+ $18) (32... Kh7 33. Rxb3 Qxb3 34.
Nxh5 $1 $40 {/\} gxh5 $2 35. Qxh5+ Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qh4+ Kg7 38. Qf6+ $18)
33. Nxg6 $1 Qb5 (33... Rxe3 $2 34. Nxh8 $16) (33... fxg6 34. Rxb3 Qxb3 35. Qe7+
$11) 34. Nxh8 $1 (34. Ree1 $2 Rxh3 $1 $17) 34... Qxf1+ 35. Ng1 Rxe3 36. Qg5+
$11) 31... Qxf7 (31... Kxf7 $2 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Rg3 $18) (31... Nxf7 $2 32.
Qf6+ Kg8 (32... Kf8 33. Nxe6+ Nxe6 (33... Ke8 34. Nc7+ Qxc7 35. e6 $1 $18) 34.
Qxh8+ Ke7 35. Qf6+ Kf8 36. Ref3 Neg5 37. e6 (37. Qxg5 $2 Qxf3 $1) 37... Nxf3
38. Qxb2 $18) 33. Qxg6+ Kf8 34. Ref3 Ke8 (34... bxa2 35. Nd5 $18) 35. Nxe6 Nxe6
36. Qxe6+ Qe7 37. Qc6+ $1 Qd7 38. Qg6 $18 {[%cal Rf3f7,Re5e6] /\Rf7,e6}) 32.
Rg3 Rh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] The critical moment. Black still had a tough draw
after the principled} (32... bxa2 $1 33. Rxg6+ Qxg6 34. Nxg6 (34. Qe7+ $2 Qf7
35. Nxe6+ Ncxe6 $1 {and compared with the line above f7 is protected.}) 34...
Rb1 35. Qf6+ Kh7 36. Nxh8 (36. Qxh8+ Kxg6 $11 {[%csl Ra2] o^a2}) 36... Ne4 $1
37. Qf3 (37. Qg6+ Kxh8 $11) (37. Qf4 $2 Nd2 $1 $19) 37... Kxh8 $11 {and White
must give a perpetual.} (37... a1=Q $2 38. Qxe4+ Kxh8 39. Rxb1 $18)) 33. Qxd8
Kh7 $6 (33... Qxf4 34. Rgf3 Qxf3 35. gxf3 bxa2 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qxc5 Rb1 38.
Qc8+ Kf7 39. Qd7+ Kg8 40. Qd3 $1 a1=Q 41. Rxb1 {wins the Q after} Qxe5 42. Qd8+
Kh7 43. Rb7+ $18) ({Again the very last chance was} 33... bxa2 34. Rgf3 $1 (34.
Nxh5+ Rxh5 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rf3+ Rf5 $11) 34... Rb7 $1 {[]} 35. Nxe6+ (35.
Nd3 Qxf3 36. gxf3 Rb1 37. Nxc5 Rxf1+ 38. Kg2 g5 $3 (38... a1=Q $2 39. Nxe6+ Kf7
40. Qd7+ $18) 39. Qe7+ Kh8 40. Nxe6 Rxe6 $11) (35. Qd6 g5 36. Nd5 exd5 $1 (
36... Qxf3 37. gxf3 Rb1 38. Qe7+ Kg6 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Nf6 $18) 37.
Rxf7+ Rxf7 $14 {is similar to the main line.}) 35... Qxe6 36. Qf8+ Kh7 37. Rf7+
Rxf7 38. Rxf7+ Qxf7 39. Qxf7+ Kh8 40. Qxa2 g5 $14 {/+/- and White must still
break Black's fortress.}) 34. Rgf3 Qd7 (34... bxa2 35. Nxe6 Qxf3 36. Qe7+ Kg8
37. Qg7#) (34... Qg7 35. Nh3 $18) 35. Qf8 Ne4 36. Nh3 $1 {[%cal Gf1f8] -><->f}
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ({The Sveshnikov, which was very popular in
Wijk, arises also after the move order} 2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
Nc6 6. Ndb5 ({Here Black has to reckon seriously with the line} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
e5 Nd5 8. Ne4) 6... d6 (6... Bb4 {is the older move, which has recently been
revived by Kramnik and ao. Grischuk himself.}) 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 {Here both
opponents have an extra move, useful for time-trouble addicts.}) 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 ({The "Kalashnikov" also appeared in Wijk:} 4... e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3
({The main alternative is the more positional} 6. c4) 6... a6 7. Na3 Nf6 (7...
b5 8. Nd5 Nce7 9. c4 $1 $14 {has recently been causing Black some trouble, so
he returns to the main line...}) 8. Nc4 $5 {An interesting and quite promising
alternative.} (8. Bg5 {-4...Nf6,B33 is the main line.}) 8... b5 (8... Be6 9.
Bg5 $36 {is downrated by current theory.}) 9. Ne3 Be7 ({Youthfully reckless is
} 9... b4 $6 10. Ncd5 Nxe4 11. a3 $1 bxa3 12. Rxa3 g6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Nc4 Rb8
15. Be3 f5 16. Bb6 Rxb6 17. Ncxb6 Bh6 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. O-O $16 {
/+-,Anand,V-Ponomariov,R/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rb8 12. Ncd5
Nxd5 13. exd5 (13. Nxd5 Bg5 $5 $11) 13... Na5 {This seems to be the critical
position.} {White should play more directly against the פa5, perhaps} 14. Bd2
$5 $14 ({Too soft was} 14. a4 b4 15. Bd2 f5 16. c3 bxc3 17. Bxc3 e4 18. Bc2 Bf6
19. g3 Bd7 20. Rb1 Nb7 $15 {1/2,Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Wijk aan Zee/2003/})) 5.
Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 ({The positional alternative} 9.
Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {was championed in Wijk by J.Polgar, but without
much success:} {Black can even make it more difficult for White to realize a4,
after} Rb8 (11... Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 (15. Bb5 Ne7
16. Ncb4 Bd7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Qd5 Be6 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Qd5 Be6 $11
{Polgar,J-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 15... Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18.
exf5 Bxf5 19. Qe2 Bg6 20. Bd3 Be8 21. Ra3 Ne7 22. Be4 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 $132 {
Polgar,J-Topalov,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a3 {the relatively
fresh idea} Ne7 $5 {gave Black a pleasant _|_ after} 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Nb4 Qd7
16. Bd3 O-O 17. O-O Qb7 18. a4 $6 a5 19. Nd5 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Be6 21. Bc4 Qxb2 22.
Ra2 Qb7 23. Qxa5 Qc6 24. Ra4 Ra8 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. Bxb5 Rxa4 27. Bxa4 Bxd5 28.
exd5 Ra8 $15 {Polgar,J-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 ({
The newer alternative} 10... Bg7 {is in a crisis due to Anand's resourceful
novelty:} 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15. Qf3 bxc4 16. Nxc4
d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 23. d7
$1 $146 (23. Rad1 $143 f5 $44 {|^}) 23... Rc6 (23... Rcd8 $2 24. Nd6 $18) (
23... Rc7 $142 24. Rad1 $36) 24. Bxe4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qh4 26. h3 Rh5 (26... Rf6 $2
27. d8=Q Rxd8 28. Qa5 Bxe4 29. Qxd8+ Bf8 30. f3 Bf5 {1-0,Anand,V-Kasimdzhanov,
R/FIDE Cup Hyderabad/2002/}) 27. Qg4 Bxe4 28. Qxh4 Rxh4 29. Rad1 Rd8 30. Rfe1
f5 (30... Bc6 31. Rd6 Bxd7 32. Red1 $18) 31. f3 Bc3 32. Re2 Bc6 33. Rc2 $1 (33.
Rd6 Rxd7 $1 34. Rxc6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Be1 $13) 33... Bf6 34. Nb6 Rh6 35. Rd6 $18 {
wins the piece back and the _|_ with an extra P should be a matter of
technique.}) 11. Bd3 {The Sveshnikov is so popular due to the sharp imbalance
of positional factors, typical for modern chess-Black with his ^^ and central
P-mass seeks to compensate his miserable pawn structure.} ({In Wijk we saw
also the alternative} 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 (12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. exf5
Bxd5 15. f6 e4 16. fxg7 Re8 17. Be2 Re5 18. Qh6 b4 19. Nc2 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qg5
21. Qxg5 Rxg5 22. O-O Be6 23. Rfd1 Rc5 24. Rxd6 Rxc3 25. Ne3 Nb4 26. a4 Nc2 27.
Nxc2 $11 {1/2,Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 12... Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 (
13... O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O e4 17. Nf4 Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19. g3 Ne7
20. Bb3 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Ng6 22. Kh1 $1 $36 {>>->,Jansa,V-Babula,V/CZE-chT/2001/})
14. a4 (14. Nce3 Ne7 $1 {doesn't allow White to get in Bd3 so easily.}) (14. g3
{is the other main alternative}) 14... O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3
{But Black has a more reliable way:} Qb7 (17... Nd4 18. Nc7 $1 Qa2 19. Nxe6
Nxe6 20. Bd3 Qxb2 21. O-O $36 {Black has lost his control over the light
squares and is in serious danger:} Nc5 (21... Qxc3 $2 22. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23.
Qh5+ Bh6 (23... Kg8 24. Nd5 $18) 24. Ng4 Qd2 25. f4 $18 {->}) 22. Bf5 e4 23.
Nd5 Re8 24. Qg4 Kf8 25. Bxh7 $14 {|^,Topalov,V-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/})
18. g4 Ne7 19. Bg2 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qe7 21. h4 Rc8 22. g5 Rc5 23. Be4 d5 $1 24.
Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 e4 26. Ke2 Qe5 27. Bb3 Qc7 28. Qg1 b4 $44 {Kasparov,G-Leko,
P/Wijk aan Zee/2000/}) ({Earlier Shirov used to play} 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 {
but according to current theory} Ra4 13. b4 Qh4 14. O-O Rg8 $1 15. c3 f4 {
gives White at best a draw after} 16. Qxa4 Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11) 11... Be6
12. O-O ({Only a day earlier Grischuk was on the other side of the board and
preferred} 12. Qh5 Rg8 ({Less dynamic and objectively weaker is the older
continuation} 12... Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 $14) 13. g3 Rg5 (13... Nd4 {and}) (
13... Rg4 {are also far from being completely refuted.}) 14. Qd1 $1 (14. Qxh7
$6 Nd4 $44 {gives Black excellent compensation.}) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16.
c3 e4 (16... Qb6 $146 17. Nc2 e4 (17... Qc5 18. a4 $1 Qxd5 19. f3 e4 20. Be2
$14 {regains the P with an advantage.}) 18. Be2 f4 19. Qd2 Rxd5 20. Qxf4 Re5
21. O-O Bg7 22. Kh1 (22. Rad1 $5) 22... b4 23. c4 $14 {Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/
Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 17. f4 (17. Be2 f4 18. Qd2 (18. Nxb5 Rxd5 19. Nd4 Bg7 $13)
18... Nxd5 19. gxf4 Rf5 20. Bg4 Rxf4 (20... e3 21. Qd3 exf2+ 22. Kf1 Rxf4 23.
Bf3 (23. Qxd5 Rxg4 24. Qc6+ Ke7 25. Qb7+ $11) 23... Ne7 $8 24. Bc6+ $1 Nxc6 25.
Qe3+ Ne5 26. Qxf4 $14) 21. Qxd5 Rxg4 22. f3 Rg6 $5 $13) 17... Rg8 18. Be2 Qb6
19. Nc2 Bg7 20. Qd2 Bf6 21. a3 Kf8 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. Kg2 Rgc8 24. Rhg1 a5 25. Kh1
Rg8 26. Bh5 Qc5 27. Rad1 Kf8 $11 {/+/=,Bezgodov,A-Tolstikh,N/RUS-ch Samara/
2000/}) 12... Bxd5 {Nowadays the main move.} (12... Bg7 13. Qh5 {-12.Qh5 Bg7
leads to the older line we have already mentioned.}) 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 (14.
Nxb5 Bg7 15. Nc3 e4 16. Bc4 Ng6 $5 $44 {has also been tested.} (16... Qa5 $13 {
is playable as well.})) 14... Bg7 15. Qh5 ({Problems with the פa3, which will
eventually cause White's downfall, make it tempting to recommend} 15. Nc2 {
but this is still no novelty.} O-O ({The Sveshnikov expert Rogozenko recommends
} 15... e4 16. Be2 Qb6 $5 $13) 16. a4 (16. Qh5 e4 17. Be2 f4 18. f3 f5 19. fxe4
fxe4 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Be5 22. Rxe4 Nxd5 $132 {Sadvakasov,D-Babula,V/Bled
olm/2002/}) 16... e4 17. Be2 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nc4 Ng6 21. Kh1 f5
22. f3 Kh8 23. Qc2 Ra7 $5 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Re7 $44 {Klovans,J-Littlewood,
J/WChS Rowy/2000/}) 15... e4 {Straightforward and better than} (15... Qd7 16.
Rad1 Rc8 17. Bb1 Rc5 18. Nc2 f4 19. Ne1 $1 h6 (19... Rxd5 20. Bf5 Qc7 21. Be6
$1 Rxd1 22. Bxf7+ Kf8 23. Be6 $14) 20. g3 Kf8 21. a3 $1 a5 22. Rd2 f5 23. Ng2
Qe8 24. Qh3 Qg6 25. Nh4 $16 {De Vreugt,D-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee B/2003/}) 16.
Bc2 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yg2g4,Gb1h7] /\f3,g4/^b1-h7-> This retreat is seemingly
disharmonius, but once the [+] opens up the B will be ideally placed on the
long light diagonal.} (16. Be2 O-O (16... Qc8 $5) 17. Nc2 {-see
Sadvakasov-Babula above.}) 16... Qc8 (16... b4 $6 17. Ba4+ Kf8 18. Nc4 $36 {
lets out the N and costs Black his castling rights.}) ({Also risky is} 16...
Qa5 $6 17. Rae1 {as tested by Kramnik against Zso.Polgar in 1991. He himself
gives the possible continuation} Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxa3 19. Bxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Rxe4
Ra7 21. Rfe1 $40 {when the pin on the <->e will cost Black at least one P on
the >>, giving White a dangerous o^ together with a more or less permanent ->.}
) (16... O-O 17. Rae1 {often only transposes into the game after} Qc8) 17. Rae1
(17. f3 Qc5+ (17... b4 $5) 18. Kh1 b4 $13) ({The older move was} 17. Rad1 Qc5
$5 18. Bb1 b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc2 Qxb2 21. Ne3 Qf6 22. f3 Bh6 23. Rfe1 Bxe3+
24. Rxe3 Ng6 25. Qh6 Ke7 26. Rf1 Rab8 27. g3 Rb2 28. fxe4 Rhb8 29. e5 Nxe5 30.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bxf5 Kg7 32. Ra3 $11 {Almasi,Z-Krasenkov,M/EU-chT Pula/1997/
and White just about managed to hold the balance.}) 17... O-O {There is no
reason to postpone castling,} (17... Qc5 18. Kh1 {/\f3} Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxa3 20.
Bxe4 $36 {leads to a similar position as after 16...Qa5?!, only White's K is
on h1.} (20. Bb3 $5 $44)) 18. Bb3 {Of course here the B is not too well placed,
although proving it is far from easy.} ({Leko showed how to meet other
prophylactic moves:} 18. Kh1 Rb8 $1 (18... b4 $6 19. cxb4 Bxb2 20. Re3 $1 $40)
19. g4 $146 (19. f3 b4 20. Nb1 (20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. fxe4 Bxa3 {doesn't work due
to White's weak basic rank.}) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. fxe4
f4 24. Bb3 $2 (24. Bb1 $142 Ng6 25. e5 $11) 24... Ng6 25. Rc1 Qf6 26. Qf5 Qe7
27. Rc4 a5 $17 {Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund sf/2002/}) 19... b4 20. cxb4 Nxd5 21.
gxf5 Kh8 $1 22. Rg1 (22. Bxe4 $142 Nf6 23. Qf3 Rxb4 $11) 22... Bxb2 23. Qh6 Qc3
$1 24. Rxe4 Qf6 25. Qh3 Rg8 26. Rf1 Bxa3 27. Qxa3 Rbc8 28. Bd1 Nc3 29. Re3 d5
30. Rg3 d4 $36 {Topalov,V-Leko,P/Dortmund f/2002/}) ({Important for the
evaluation of the whole line is the direct sacrificial attempt} 18. f3 b4 19.
cxb4 (19. Nb1 bxc3 $15 {is too slow.}) 19... Bxb2 20. fxe4 Bxa3 (20... f4 $6
21. e5 Ng6 22. Rf3 $1 $40) 21. Re3 Qxc2 $1 (21... Bb2 22. Rh3 Rd8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8
24. Bb3 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Ng8 $6 26. Rd3 $1 Be5 27. Rxf5 Nf6 $2 (27... f6 $142 $8)
28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Rdf3 Ra7 30. Rxe5+ dxe5 31. Qxf6+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. d6+ {
1-0,Van Blitterswijk,S-De Vreugt,D/Arnhem/1996/}) 22. Rg3+ Ng6 23. Rh3 {
is also quite dangerous:} {The best seems to be} Rfd8 $1 (23... Rfc8 24. exf5
Ne5 25. Qg5+ {/\} Kf8 26. Rxh7 Ke8 27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Rxf7+ Nxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kd8
30. Re1 $18) (23... Rfb8 $2 24. exf5 $1 Ne5 25. Qg5+ $1 Kf8 (25... Ng6 26. Qh6)
26. Rxh7 Ke8 27. Re1 $1 Kd7 (27... Bxb4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Rxf7+ $18) 28. Rxf7+
Nxf7 29. Qe7+ Kc8 30. Qxf7 Qc7 31. Re8+ Kb7 32. Re7 $16 {/+-}) 24. exf5 Ne5 (
24... Nf4 $5) 25. Qxh7+ (25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 Ke8 $19 {is different from the
lines above-Black's K hides}) 25... Kf8 26. Rxa3 Ke8 $15 {Black has reasonable
winning chances with his extra N on e5.}) ({After} 18. Bb1 {Black can play even
} Qc5 $5 19. Kh1 Qxd5 20. f3 Qe5 $1 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Qxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe4 Rad8
24. Rd1 f5 25. Bb7 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rf6 27. Nc2 Bf8 28. Ne3 Bh6 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30.
Rxd5 Bc1 $11 {Almasi,Z-Leko,P/Monaco act/2002/}) 18... a5 $1 {A consistent and
direct move, which has superseded the older} (18... Ng6) 19. Qg5 (19. Nxb5 a4
20. Bd1 Qc5 21. Nd4 Qxd5 {doesn't give White anything, the latest examples are}
22. Qg5 (22. Re3 Rfb8 23. Rh3 h6 24. b3 a3 25. Bc2 Rc8 26. Rd1 Qe5 27. g4 fxg4
28. Qxg4 d5 29. Kh1 f5 30. Qh5 f4 31. Qxe5 Bxe5 $15 {/-/+,Vallejo Pons,F-Van
Wely,L/Bled olm/2002/}) 22... Qe5 23. f3 $5 $146 f4 24. Qh4 f5 25. g4 Ng6 26.
Qh3 fxg4 27. Qxg4 e3 28. Bc2 Rf6 $13 {Van den Doel,E-Bade,J/Bundesliga 0203/
2002/}) 19... Qb7 $1 {An important improvement by Kramnik.} (19... Ng6 $143 20.
Nxb5 a4 21. Bd1 Qc5 22. c4 $1 Qxc4 23. Nxd6 Qxa2 24. Re2 Qxd5 (24... Bxb2 25.
Qxf5 $16) 25. Nxf5 Ra5 26. g4 $36 {[%csl Gf5] Bruzon Bautista,L-Handke,F/WChJ
Oropesa del Mar/1999/}) 20. f3 {The text is a natural reaction.} (20. Nxb5 $143
$6 Qxb5 (20... h6 21. Nxd6 Qc7 22. Qg3 f4 23. Qxf4 Nc8 24. Rxe4 $16 {gives
White 4 P for the piece-this is a bit too much!}) 21. Qxe7 a4 $15 {is very
pleasant for Black to say the least.}) 20... h6 21. Qf4 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Shirov tries to improve over his game against Kramnik from round 5, but with a
negative effect. However he could have hardly expected this position to arise
again - until now Grischuk has never played the Sveshnikov with Black! This
game also shows a typical tendency in modern top-flight clashes: topical lines
and openings are very often adapted with both colours (also the Petroff,
Najdorf, Caro-Cann with 3.e5 and 4.Nc3 etc.). Rogozenko: 'Trying to improve
over the game versus Kramnik, which Shirov played four days prior to the
present encounter. From f4 the queen attacks both pawns on f5 and d6 and
prevents the advance f5-f4, but the drawback is that it can be attacked with
Ng6.'} (21. Qg3 a4 22. Bc2 b4 23. Nc4 (23. cxb4 Qxb4 24. fxe4 f4 $1 $44 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge5][%cal Gh8a1] gives Black excellent play on the dark squares,
presumably this is what Shirov wanted to avoid.}) 23... Qxd5 (23... bxc3 $6 24.
fxe4 $36) 24. fxe4 Qxc4 25. exf5 Nd5 (25... Nxf5 $5 26. Rxf5 Qxa2 (26... bxc3
$2 27. Re4 $18) 27. Rf4 (27. Qd3 $5 Rfe8 28. Ref1 $44) 27... Qxb2 28. Qd3 f5
29. Rxf5 Qxc3 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Qh7+ Kf7 $11 {In this line White risks little,
as Black's ׻ always gives him ample opportunities to bail out with a
perpetual.}) 26. f6 Nxf6 27. Rxf6 Rae8 28. Ref1 Re2 (28... bxc3 $142 $5 {/\}
29. Rxh6 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qe3 $11) 29. Bd3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Re3 31. R6f3 Rxf3 32. Qxf3
bxc3 33. bxc3 $14 {[%csl Rg8,Gh1] Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/2003/ White
has managed to consolidate his position and his safer K already gives him some
advantage, which Shirov converted in Kramnik's time-trouble.}) 21... a4 22. Bc2
b4 23. cxb4 {Here the analogous} (23. Nc4 Qxd5 ({both} 23... bxc3 {Rogozenko}
24. fxe4) ({or} 23... Nxd5 {Rogozenko} 24. Qxf5 {are in White's favour}) 24.
Ne3 (24. Nxd6 $2 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Ng6 $17) (24. fxe4 $2 Qxc4 $19) 24... Qe5 $15 {
leads only to further trouble.} (24... Qxa2 $5 {/\} 25. Nxf5 (25. fxe4 {
(Rogozenko) in opposite to Shirov-Kramnik Black doesn't have here the move
f5-f4, since the queen blockades the pawn, but he can play Ng6 first, after
each in all cases Black's chances are at least equal.} Ng6 $1 (25... Qxb2 {
Rogozenko} 26. exf5 Qxc3 27. f6 Ng6 28. Qf5 Bh8 29. Nd5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 {and
Black is in trouble.}) 26. Qf2 (26. Qxd6 {Rogozenko} f4 27. Nf5 Qxb2 $17) (26.
Qxf5 {Rogozenko} b3 27. Bb1 Qxb2 {[%cal Ga4a3,Ga3a2]}) 26... Qxb2 (26... f4 {
Rogozenko} 27. Nd5 Qxb2 28. Rb1 Qa2 {is also possible}) 27. Nd1 $1 (27. exf5 {
Rogozenko} b3) 27... Qa2 28. exf5 b3) 25... Nxf5 26. Qxf5 Qe6 $1 $36)) 23...
Qxb4 24. fxe4 Ng6 $1 {[%mdl 4] Black reacts in a model way to keep the
position closed for the time being.} (24... Bxb2 $143 $6 25. exf5 $1 Qxf4 $8 (
25... Qxa3 $2 26. Rxe7 Qc5+ 27. Rf2 $40 {/\} Bd4 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. f6 $1 Bxf2+
30. Kh1 Rg8 31. Qf5 Rg6 32. Rxf7 Rag8 33. Qd7 $18) (25... Nxd5 26. Qxh6 (26.
Qg3+ Kh8 27. Be4 Qxa3 $11) 26... Rfe8 $1 (26... Qxa3 $2 27. f6 $18) 27. f6 Qc5+
28. Kh1 Nxf6 29. Rd1 $1 $40 {[%cal Rd1d3] /\Rd3} Qe3 (29... Qh5 30. Qxh5 Nxh5
31. Nc4 $16) 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Nc4 $16) 26. Rxf4 Nxd5 27. Rg4+ Kh7 28. Nb5 $36)
25. Qxf5 Bxb2 (25... Qxb2 26. e5 $1 Bxe5 (26... Qxa3 $2 27. e6 $16) 27. Nc4
Qd4+ 28. Ne3 $11 {~~}) 26. e5 $1 {Shirov counters accordingly. Rogozenko:
'This typical advance has the purpose to open the diagonal b1-h7. White's
problem is that Black has a good defencive knight on g6, while his own knight
on a3 is completely out of play. The drawback of e4-e5 is that it opens the
e-file, giving Black counterplay as well. All that means that Black is by no
means worse and Shirov had to play less ambitious in order to keep the balance.
'} (26. Nb1 $143 $6 {after the thematic} Be5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Ga4,Rc2] White's
ץc2 remains a poor piece and the Pa2 will soon fall, making the Pa4 a
powerhouse:} (26... Qc5+ 27. Kh1 $1 Qxc2 28. Rf2 Qd3 29. Rxb2 Rab8 $44) (26...
Rac8 $5 {(Rogozenko) or 26...Le5.}) 27. Re2 Qb2 $36 28. a3 $2 Rac8 $19) 26...
Bxe5 (26... Bxa3 27. e6 {and Black can repulse the attack only by transposing
into an _|_:} Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qg7 (28... Ra7 $2 29. e7 $18) 29. exf7+ Rxf7 30.
Qxg6 Qxg6 31. Bxg6 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c1] /\Rc1= Grischuk rightly
believes he can still maintain the tension.}) (26... dxe5 27. Nb1 $44 {[%csl
Rb2,Rg8] could be dangerous, Black's K sorely misses the Bb2.}) 27. Nb1 {
Rogozenko: 'Such a move underlines the fact that Black is doing okay.'} (27.
Qh3 {Rogozenko} Bc3 28. Bxg6 (28. Re6 $4 {Rogozenko} fxe6 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30.
Qxg6 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Rxf1#) 28... fxg6 29. Qe6+ (29. Qxh6 {Rogozenko} Qd4+ 30. Kh1
Qd3 {is even worse for White}) 29... Kh7 (29... Kh8 {Rogozenko} 30. Qxg6 Qxa3
31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Qe6+ Kg7 33. Qg4+ Kh8 $11) 30. Nc2 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Bg7 {and the
superiority of Black's bishop over knight is obvious.}) (27. Qd3 $5 {Rogozenko}
Bc3 28. Re6 {is nice, but....Black can trade queens with} Qd4+ $11) 27... Rae8
$6 {Black ignores material gains and centralizes his forces. But this decision
allows White to achieve equality.} (27... Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Qxd5 $5 29. Be4 (29. Nc3
Qc4 $17) 29... Qxa2 30. Bxa8 Rxa8 31. Qf3 $15 {<=>}) (27... Rac8 28. Be4 $13) (
{Opening a <-> against the K is rather suspect:} 27... Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. g3
Bxg3 30. Re2 $44 {[%cal Re2g2,Yb1d2,Yd2f3,Gg1g8] /\Rg2,Nd2-f3}) ({Black could
have won a P with} 27... Qc4 $15) ({Possibly an even cleverer way to achieve
the same result was} 27... Qh4 $5 28. g3 (28. Qh3 $143 Qxh3 29. gxh3 Rfb8 $17)
28... Qc4 29. a3 Qxd5 30. Qe4 $5 $15 {although Black's edge is still far from
decisive.}) 28. Be4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This tactical mistake resolves the game in
Black's favour, the pin on the e<-> will be decisive. Rogozenko: 'A terrible
mistake in equal position.'} ({Necessary was} 28. Re4 Qc5+ (28... Bd4+ 29. Kh1
$11 {/+/=}) 29. Qf2 (29. Kh1 {Rogozenko} Qxc2 30. Rxe5 Qxf5 (30... Rc8 {
Rogozenko} 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Re4 Rxa2 33. Nc3 $11) 31. Rexf5 Ne7 32. Rf6 Nxd5
33. Rxd6 Ne3 34. Rc1 Rc8 35. Re1 $11) 29... Qxd5 30. Rxa4 Ra8 31. Kh1 Rxa4 32.
Bxa4 Qd4 $11 {and a draw is the most likely result.}) 28... Bf4 $1 $19 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Re8e5] /\Re5 Rogozenko: 'Suddenly White loses immediately. The
bishop is pinned and Black has a deadly threat 29...Re5.'} 29. g3 (29. Kh1 Re5
30. a3 Qd4 $19) 29... Re5 30. Qg4 (30. Qh3 Bg5 31. Qg4 f5 32. Bxf5 (32. Qh5 Kg7
$19) 32... Qc5+ 33. Kg2 Rfxf5 $19) (30. Qd7 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. gxf4 Rb8 $19
) 30... Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. gxf4 Rb8 {Resignation with equal material may
seem a bit strange, but in reality White is lost:} (32... Rb8 33. Qg2 (33. Nd2
Qd4+ 34. Rf2 Rb2 35. Qe2 Rxa2 $19 {[%csl Ga4] o^a}) (33. Nc3 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxc3
35. f5 Qd3 {/\} 36. Rd1 Rb1 37. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 38. Kg2 Qxf5 $1 39. Qxf5 Nh4+ $19) (
33. Na3 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxa3 35. f5 Qd3 $19 {-33.Nc3}) 33... Qxb1 $1 34. f5 Rb2
35. Qh3 (35. Qg3 Qc2 $1 36. fxg6 fxg6 $22 {[%cal Rb2a2] /\Ra2-+ is even worse,
White's pieces are paralysed and he will shortly be at least 2 P down.}) 35...
Qe4 36. fxg6 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Qxd5+ 38. Qf3 (38. Kg1 Qg5+ 39. Kh1 Qxg6 40. Rg1 Rb1
$19) 38... Qxf3+ 39. Rxf3 fxg6 $19 {and for his trouble White gets only a lost
R_|_, e.g.} 40. Rf6 Kg7 41. Rxd6 Rxa2 42. Ra6 a3 {[%cal Yg7b7] /\Kf7---b7 and
as Black's >>P are taboo, his K will just move over to the >> to help the o^a3.
}) 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 $5 5. Nc3 (5. Nb5 Bc5 6. Qf3 a6 7.
N5c3 Nc6 8. Qg3 Nge7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Qd8 11. Nd2 Ng6 12. Nb3 Be7 {Dutreeuw,
M-Christiansen,L/Antwerpen/1993/0:1/34/}) (5. Nb3 $5) 5... Nc6 (5... Bc5 $5 6.
Be3 Nc6 $132) 6. Nb3 (6. Ndb5 Bc5 $132) 6... Nf6 7. Bd3 Bb4 $5 (7... Be7 8. f4
d6 9. Qf3 a6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. O-O-O b5 12. g4 Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qh3 Nb4 15. Kb1
$132 {Petrov,M-Todorov,I/Sofia/BUL-ch/1994/1:0/38/}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 (9. Bg5
Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne8 $8 11. Qh5 e5 (11... f6 $5 12. e5 f5 (12... g6 13. Bxg6 $1
$18) 13. Be3 Qc7 14. f4 $13) 12. Bc4 d6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. f4 Be6 15. Bd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 Nd8 17. f5 f6 $132 {Gurevich,I-Yermolinsky,A/New York op/1993/1:0/75/}
) 9... Qd8 10. f4 (10. Bg5 $6 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 $1 $13 {/\ 12...Nxe4!}) 10... Bxc3
11. bxc3 e5 $1 12. c4 (12. f5 $2 d5 $17) (12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Bg5 Qb6+ 14. Kh1
Nfg4 $1 (14... Ne8 15. Be7 $16) 15. Qe2 Qg6 16. Bf4 d6 $15) 12... exf4 13. Bxf4
d6 14. Kh1 (14. Bg5 Qb6+ 15. c5 dxc5 16. Bxf6 (16. Be3 Nd7 $17) 16... c4+ 17.
Kh1 cxd3 $17) 14... Ng4 $1 15. Be2 Nge5 16. Nd4 Qe7 17. Rb1 (17. Nf5 Bxf5 18.
exf5 f6 $132 (18... Rac8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. f6 g6 21. Qd2 $40)) 17... Nxd4 (
17... Rd8 18. Rb3 (18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 f6 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Rb3 $36) 18...
Nxd4 19. Qxd4 b6 20. Rg3 f6 (20... Kh8 $2 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Rxf7 $1 $18) 21.
Bh6 Ng6 22. h4 $5 {Gruenfeld/} gxh6 23. h5 Kg7 (23... Qe5 24. Qxe5 fxe5 25.
hxg6 $40) 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Bh5 g5 26. e5 $1 Qxe5 (26... dxe5 27. Qe4 $1) 27.
Qd3 f5 28. Re3 Qf6 29. Rfe1 $40) (17... Nxd4 18. Qxd4 b6 19. Rbd1 Be6 $1 20.
Qxd6 (20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Rad8 $15) 20... Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Bxc4 $10 (21... Nxc4
$2 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Bxc4 $18)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Berlin East AdW 6th"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1989.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Syre,C"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1989.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 $1 {Durch den Springertausch entstanden in dieser Tscheljabinsker
Variante Bauernmehrheiten am weißen Damenflügel bzw. am schwarzen Königsflügel.
Für Sizilianisch ist diese Stellun g untypisch.} (8... Ne7 {gilt als schwächer,
da der Springer auf f5 den f-Bauern behindert und auf g6 zu passiv steht.}) 9.
c4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 Nd7 (12... f5 13. f4 Bf6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15.
Kh1 (15. Qxf5 $2 exf4 16. Qe6+ Rf7 17. Qxd6 Be5 18. Qa3 Qh4 19. Bf3 Bd4+ 20.
Kh1 Rf6 21. h3 Ne5 {mit schwarzem Übergewicht}) 15... g6 16. g3 {in Tal,
M-Tseshkovsky,V/Riga 1979, und gleichen Aussichten.}) 13. a3 ({Mit} 13. Qc2 f5
14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Kh1 Bf6 17. a4 Ng6 {waren, wie in Geller,
E-Yurtaev,L/UdSSR 1979, gleiche Chancen vorhanden.}) 13... f5 14. b4 $2 Bf6 15.
Bb2 e4 16. Qb3 {Stellt die stärkste Figur ins Abseits.} ({Vielleicht} 16. Qd2)
16... Be5 17. f4 exf3 18. Bxf3 Qb6+ $1 19. Kh1 Qe3 {Nun zeigt sich die
unglückliche Position von Db3 und Lb2.} 20. g3 Qh6 21. Ne2 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Ne5
23. Qd4 Bd7 24. Nc3 $2 {Erneut wird eine Figur vom Brennpunkt des Geschehens
abgezogen. Die weiße Stellung bricht nun überraschend schnell zusammen.} f4 $1
25. g4 Qh3 26. Bg2 Qxg4 27. Be4 f3 28. Rg1 Qh4 {und Weiß gab diese strategisch
verkorkste Partie auf.} 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Das, Sayantan"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 d6 (7...
Bb4 {is more popular.}) 8. Be3 Qc7 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nd7 12. f4 Nb6
{Black plays on the queenside quickly and he is waiting with the castle
kingside.} ({In case of} 12... Be7 13. h4 Nb6 14. Qf2 Rb8 15. Kb1 Na4 16. Ne2
$1 Bb7 17. Ng3 Rc8 18. h5 Na5 19. Bd4 $40 {with a strong attack for White, C.
Balogh-Zhang Pengxiang, Moscow 2006.}) 13. h4 $146 {The first novelty in the
game.} (13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Kb1 Na4 15. Ne2 $1 {The typical reaction.} Be7 (15...
e5 $6 16. f5 Na5 {(Vuckovic-Chirila, Plovdiv 2008)} 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Bg2 $16 {
and White is better.}) 16. h4 {is transposing to 12...Be7.}) 13... Nc4 (13...
Be7 {is transposing to 12...Be7 line.}) 14. Bf2 Bd7 {This is a strange setup,
because the B usually go to b7, but I think he would like to protect the e6 P.}
({In the event of} 14... Bb7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Rh3 {and White's chances are
better.}) 15. h5 {White continues his attacking plan, he wants to play for g6,
but first he has to protect the h1 R.} Rc8 16. Bg2 {Usually this is not the
best place for the B, but White prepares for g6.} (16. Kb1 $5 {is the most
natural reply.}) 16... Nb4 {Black tries to attack on the queenside. Now he is
threatening with Nxb2.} 17. Rh3 {Of course, White had to protect the c3 N.} a5
$6 {Too aggressive. Black wants to attack very quickly, but this is not
dangerous for White and he weakened in his position.} (17... Be7 {was more
logical} 18. a3 ({or} 18. Kb1 e5 19. f5 Bxg5 20. a3 $44) 18... Nc6 19. Kb1 $36
{, but White's position is more promising.}) 18. Kb1 Qb8 $6 ({In case of Black
continues his play with} 18... a4 19. Nd4 e5 (19... a3 20. b3 $18) (19... Qb7
20. g6 $16) 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nf5 $16 {and White has a strong attack.}) 19. g6
$1 {White crushes Black's kingside.} Nxc2 {Black tries to create some
counterplay, but his position is losing here too.} 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxc2 b4
22. Ka1 ({Probably} 22. e5 $1 {was more stronger} bxc3 23. Rxc3 d5 24. f5 $18 {
and White is winning.}) 22... Be7 (22... bxc3 23. Rxc3 $18) 23. e5 bxc3 24.
Rxc3 d5 25. Rxd5 $5 {A brilliant sacrifice by Das!} (25. f5 $18 {was also win.}
) 25... exd5 26. Bxd5+ Kf8 (26... Be6 $2 {was not working, because of} 27. Qf5+
$18) 27. e6 ({The simple} 27. Bxc4 $18 {was also easy win.}) 27... Be8 28. Qf5+
Kg8 29. Bxc4 (29. Bd4 $3 $18 {was the brilliant engine move.}) 29... a4 30. Bc5
(30. Nc5 $18) 30... g6 31. Rg3 $4 {A decisive blunder for White.} (31. Qd5 $1 {
was a difficult computer line} axb3 32. Bxe7 Qa7 33. Bxb3 Rxc3 34. bxc3 Qxe7 {
Now Black looks completely fine, but...} 35. h6 $1 {and Black simply can't
play,} Kf8 36. Qe5 Rg8 37. Kb2 $18 {and White is winning.}) 31... Rxc5 $1 32.
Nxc5 Qb4 $1 {Fedorchuk immediately find his chance. Suddenly Black has the
winning position.} 33. Nd3 Qxc4 34. a3 Qd4 35. Ne5 Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Qb3+ $1 {
and White resigned.} (36... Qb3+ 37. Rxb3 axb3+ 38. Kxb3 gxf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Rg8 14. c3 Rxg2
15. Qf3 Rg4 16. exf5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Ne7 18. Qb7 {[The critical position of the
variation with 14...Rg2, which has become quite popular now.]} Bh6 (18... Qb8 {
took place in the game Rodriguez,Amador-Cherniaev,Alexander/Manresa (Spain)
1997. According to the following analysis by Am.Rodriguez, published in the
'Chess Informant' #70, Black is able to get the sufficient counter-play. But
since White was ready to repeat the variation, we could guess Am.Rodriguez had
been going to improve his play.} 19. Nxb5 $1 Qxb7 {(the only move)} 20. Nxd6+
Kd7 21. Nxb7 Nc6 22. b4 Kc7 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 e4 25. Bc2 (25. Be2 $5) 25...
Re8 26. O-O-O (26. Kf1 $5 Re5 27. Re1 Rxc5 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Bxe4 Rxc3 30. Kg2)
26... Rf4 (26... Re5 27. Rhe1 Rh4 28. Rd2) 27. Rd6 (27. Rhe1 Rxf2 28. Bxe4 Rxa2
29. Bd5 Rxe1 30. Bxa2 Re5) 27... Re5 (27... Rxf5 $4 28. Rxc6+ $18) 28. Rf6 Rxc5
(28... Rexf5 $2 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Bxe4 Rxf2 31. Bxh7 $16 {Rodriguez,
Amador-Cherniaev,Alexander/Manresa (Spain) 1997.}) 29. Rxf7+ Kb6 $132 {.}) (
18... Qc8 $5 {is recommended by Cherniaev and needs further practical tests.})
19. f6 (19. Nc2 {took place in the game Luther,Thomas-Shirov,Alexei/Germany
1992. After} Kf8 20. Ne3 $1 {according to Shirov, White could have achieved
the equal position. E.g.} Bxe3 21. fxe3 Ng8 22. f6 $1 Nxf6 23. Rf1 Rb8 (23...
Kg7 $6 {is bad. After} 24. Bf5 $1 Rc4 25. Be6 Rc7 26. Qg2+ Kh8 27. Rxf6 fxe6
28. O-O-O $1 Rg7 29. Qf3 $16 {White has the upper hand.}) 24. Qf3 e4 25. Qxf6
Qxf6 26. Rxf6 exd3 27. O-O-O $11 {For the full analysis of the game see 'Chess
Informant' #54/176.}) 19... Ng8 $1 $146 {[An improvement to the game Van Der
Wiel,John-Reinderman,Dimitri/Brussels (Belgium) 1993, where Black was mated
after} (19... Ng6 20. Rd1 Nh4 21. Be2 Rg6 22. Qc6+ Kf8 23. Rxd6 Qe8 24. Qxe8+
Kxe8 25. Bd3 Rg4 26. Rxa6 Rd8 27. Ke2 Ng2 28. Bxb5+ Kf8 29. Rd1 e4 30. Rxd8# {
. After 19...Ng8 Black is clearly better, since the knight a3 is out of play,
while the white king is trapped in the centre, running the risk to fall under
the direct attack of the Black pieces.}) 20. Be4 (20. Rd1 Nxf6 21. Be2 Re4 $5
22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxa8+ Ke7 $19 {is not satisfactory for White, either. 24...
Qd2+ is a threat.}) 20... Rb8 21. Qc6+ Kf8 22. Rd1 Qxf6 23. Kf1 {[White
doesn't have the time to win the pawn d6, since it loses the piece:} (23. Rxd6
Rxe4+ $19) 23... Rd8 $19 {[Black has a decisive advantage: he has an extra
pawn, keeping the strong attack on the White king.]} 24. Nc2 Ne7 25. Qc7 Ng6
26. Bb7 e4 27. Re1 Qf3 28. Qxd8+ Kg7 29. Nd4 Qh3+ {[White resigned because of
30.Ke2 Qd3#, mate.]} 0-1

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2000.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {[First of all I would like to point the attention of the
readers of these lines to the fact that only for the 3rd time in his history
Boris Gelfand goes for Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. His main
weapon is Najdorf with more than 110 games played. Personally I think the
choice of the Sveshnikov was a mistake, which contributed much to the Boris's
loss of the present game. Without much experience in the variation you should
not try something new against a very strong player such as Nigel Short.]} 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6
Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 (12... Rb8 {is an alternative to the text,
preventing White from playing 13.a4. But it has other drawbacks, which will
not be discussed here.}) 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 {[#]} 15. Bb5 $1 ({Until
recently} 15. Bc4 {has been the main answer in the position with hundreds of
games played with it. But after experiencing serious problems after 15.Bc4,
another move - 15.Bb5 became very popular (even Garry Kasparov has tried it in
his game against Loek van Wely in Wijk aan Zee 1999). Those curious readers
wishing to learn more about the variation with 15.Bb5 can be redirected to the
large theoretical article by Sergey Tiviakov, published in the New In Chess
Yearbook 51. Although 6 months passed since the publication, the number of the
games played with 15.Bb5 had doubled, the article still remains very
up-to-date with almost all evaluations and assessments remaining unchanged.})
15... Bb7 ({both} 15... Bd7) ({and} 15... Na7 {can not be recommended, since
White has clear advantage in both cases.}) ({But} 15... Ne7 {, probably,
remains the strongest move in the position with the following main line:} 16.
Ncb4 ({the position after} 16. O-O Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Be6 {is equal.}) ({but} 16.
Bc4 {deserves serious attention.}) 16... Be6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bc6 Ra7 ({both
} 18... Rac8) ({and} 18... Rab8 {are not satisfactory for Black.}) 19. Nd5 Bxd5
20. Bxd5 {. White is slightly better here, but with the correct play Black is
able to neutralise White plus.}) 16. O-O Ne7 {[Black's idea in the positions
of a such kind is to try to exchange the knight on d5 and later try to free
himself from the weak pawn d6, playing d6-d5. When the position becomes open,
Black can exploit the strength of his bishops. That's why White aim here
becomes obvious: he must try to keep the blockade on d5 and organise the
pressure on the black pawns a5 and d6.]} {[#]} 17. Nce3 {[Not the only good
move in the position.]} (17. Bc4 {deserves very serious attention. The idea is
following: after the exchange of the knights, White is going to exchange the
light-squared bishops, playing Bc4-d5. White chances here should be preferred.
Here follows several games with it:} Bc6 (17... Kh8 18. Nxe7 Bxe7 19. Bd5 Qd7
20. Ne3 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 $16 {is bad for Black in Mork,K-Ross,P/Aalborg 1987/EXT
97}) 18. Ra2 Qb8 (18... Kh8 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Bd5 Qb7 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qd3 $16
{with clear advantage for White in Dgebuadze Alexandre (GEO)-Nooijen Jos M M/
Utrecht (Netherlands) 1999}) 19. Nce3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 21. b3 Kh8 22. Qd3 $14
{Brumm,C-Hoyer,T/Germany 1988/EXT 97-B}) 17... Bxe3 ({After} 17... Nxd5 18.
Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 $16 {Black doesn't have time to regroup his pieces and
bring the bishop g5 for the defence of the both pawns a5 and d6.}) 18. Nxe3 Qb6
19. Qd3 f5 $6 {[I don't like this move. Black in the position has already 2
weaknesses: pawns a5 and d6. Thus, he must try to organise the freeing d6-d5.
After 19...f5 Black will have the permanent headache with the pawn d6. The
plan, chosen by V.Filippov in the following game, is very instructive.} (19...
Rfd8 $1 20. Bc4 Bc6 21. Ra2 Qb7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25.
exd5 Kf8 $11 {the ending in the game Li Qun-Filippov,V/Shenyang 1999/EXT 2000
is equal.}) 20. exf5 $1 ({An improvement to the game Motylev,A-Tirard,H/
Koszalin 1999/EXT 2000, which continued} 20. Nxf5 Nxf5 21. exf5 e4 22. Bc4+ Kh8
23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 Rxf5 {, and White advantage is only nominal.}) 20... e4
21. Qe2 Nxf5 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Rd1 {[Now if we compare this position with the
one before 19...f5, it is obvious to see that Black not only has not managed
to improve his position, but he has even worsened it. He has a 3rd weakness in
a position - the pawn e4, which limits the range of the bishop b7.]} Rae8 {
[Black wants to consolidate his position, transferring the rook to e5.]} {[#]}
24. b4 $5 {[It seems to look like a strategic mistake: White exchanges the
weakness in the opponent's camp. But the rules of strategy can not be applied
strictly. With the help of tactics, White converts one type of the advantage
into another - several moves later White wins a pawn.]} axb4 ({After} 24...
Nxe3 $5 25. Qxe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Rc8 (26... axb4 27. Rxb4 $16 {><d6}) 27. bxa5 d5
$16 {, followed by Rc8:c3, Black keeps drawing chances due to the weak pawn e3,
although the passed pawn a5 is very dangerous, securing White advantage.}) 25.
Rxb4 Qa7 ({After} 25... Qc7 26. Bd5 {White wins the pawn e4.}) 26. Qa2 $1 {
[White forces the transfer to the ending with an extra pawn.]} Qxa2 27. Bxa2
Ba6 28. c4 h6 29. Rb6 Bc8 30. h3 ({White is not in hurry to win the pawn d6 -
it will not run away. Although} 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 ({or} 30... Bxf5 31. Rbxd6 e3 32.
fxe3 Rxe3 33. Rf1) 31. Rbxd6 {has also been possible.}) 30... Re5 31. Rd2 Be6
32. Nxf5 Rfxf5 33. Rbxd6 {[The triumph of the White strategy - he has won the
pawn d6.]} e3 34. fxe3 Rxe3 {[But nevertheless White task to convert the
material advantage remains uneasy - there is few material on board.]} 35. Kh2 (
35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Bb1 $4 {immediately, was not possible because of} Re1+ {
, winning the bishop. Probably at this moment Black has already been in severe
time-trouble. Only time shortage can explain why Boris Gelfand loses the
ending without even creating White any problem.}) 35... Rfe5 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37.
Bb1+ Bf5 38. Bxf5+ Rxf5 39. R8d5 {[#]} Rxd5 $4 {[Grave mistake, losing by
force.]} ({White task could have still been very difficult after} 39... Rf6 40.
c5 Rc6 $16) ({or} 39... Kg6 $16 {, planning to stop the advance of the pawn c4
with the king in the following line:} 40. Rxf5 Kxf5 41. Rc2 Ke6 42. c5 Kd7 43.
c6+ Kc7) 40. cxd5 {[Now the game is over.]} Kg8 $6 ({More stubborn} 40... Re7 {
still loses after} 41. d6 Rd7 42. Kg3 Kg6 43. Kg4 $18) 41. d6 Re8 42. Kg3 Kf7
43. d7 Rd8 44. Kg4 Kf6 45. h4 Ke6 46. Kh5 Kf6 47. Rf2+ Ke6 48. Kg6 1-0

[Event "NED-ch55"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "2000.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Nxf6+ $5 Qxf6 12. Bd3 Qg6 13. O-O Be7 $1 (
13... Nd4 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. f3 $14 {/\Be3, c4} (15. c3 $2 Ne6 {(/\Nc5)} 16. f3 d5
$1 17. exd5 Qxd3 18. dxe6 O-O-O 19. Bg5 f6 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. Bh4 $15 {_|_}))
14. c4 (14. c3 $5) (14. Kh1 $5 {/\c4}) 14... Bg4 $1 (14... Nd4 15. Kh1 O-O 16.
Be3 $14) 15. Be2 (15. f3 $5 Bh3 16. Rf2 Bh4 17. Re2 Nd4 18. Kh1 Nxe2 19. Qxe2
$44) 15... Bh3 (15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nd4 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Be3 $14 (18. Bc3 Ne6
$13 19. Rac1 $4 {(Roeberg,F-Debus,A/Baunatal 1999/EXT 2000)} b4 20. Bxb4 Qxg2+
21. Kxg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nxd3 $19) (18. f3 $5 $14)) 16. Bf3 Nd4 $1 $146 (16... b4
17. Nc2 a5 18. Kh1 Be6 19. b3 O-O 20. Bh5 Qf6 21. f4 g6 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. f5 Bd7
24. g4 $14 {Siroky,M-Magnusson,G/corr EU/M/GT 1985}) 17. Bc3 (17. cxb5 axb5 18.
Bc3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Bd7 20. Qd3 $11) 17... b4 $6 (17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd7 19.
Qd3 (19. Qe2 bxc4 (19... Rb8 20. cxb5 axb5 $11) 20. Nxc4 f5 $13) 19... Rb8 (
19... O-O 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Qxe4 $14) (19... bxc4 20. Nxc4
$14 {><d6}) 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Bb4 $11) 18. Bxb4 (18. Bxd4 bxa3 19. Bc3 axb2 20.
Bxb2 O-O $11) 18... d5 $8 19. Nc2 $8 Nxc2 $2 (19... Bxb4 20. Nxd4 Rb8 $1 (20...
exd4 21. Qa4+ Bd7 (21... Kd8 22. Qxb4 dxe4 23. Qa5+ $18) 22. Qxb4 $18) (20...
O-O 21. Nc2 $1 dxe4 22. Nxb4 exf3 23. Qxf3 $18) (20... dxe4 21. Qa4+ Bd7 (21...
Kd8 22. Nc6+ $18) 22. Qxb4 exf3 (22... exd4 23. Bxe4 $18) 23. Nxf3 $18) 21.
exd5 $1 (21. Qa4+ Bd7 22. Nb5 O-O $13) 21... exd4 22. Qxd4 O-O 23. c5 $1 $16) (
19... dxe4 $142 $8 20. Nxd4 O-O-O $1 {[]} (20... Bxb4 {- 19...Bb4 20.Nd4 dxe4})
(20... exf3 21. Qxf3 Bxg2 22. Qxg2 Bxb4 23. Nc6 Bd6 (23... Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Bd6
25. Rad1 $18) 24. Rad1 Bc7 25. Nxe5 (25. Rfe1 f6 26. b4 $16) 25... Bxe5 26.
Rfe1 O-O 27. Qxg6 (27. Rxe5 Qc2 $13) 27... Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 fxg6 29. Kg3 $16) (
20... Rd8 21. Qa4+ (21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. gxh3 Bxb4 $8 (22... Rxd4 23. Qa4+ $16) (
22... Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Qe4+ 24. Qf3 Rxd4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Bxe7 $16) 23. Qa4+ Rd7 {
- 21.Qa4 Rd7 22.Bxe4 Qxe4 23.gxh3 Bxb4}) 21... Rd7 (21... Bd7 22. Qa3 Bxb4 (
22... exf3 23. Nxf3) 23. Qxb4 exf3 (23... exd4 24. Bxe4 $18) 24. Nxf3 $16) 22.
Bxe4 Qxe4 23. gxh3 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 $16 (24. Nc6 Bd6 25. Rfe1 Qf4 $8 26. Rad1 $5
$13 (26. Qxa6 O-O $44 {/\e4}))) 21. Bxe7 (21. Qc2 Rxd4 22. Bxe7 {- 21.Bxe7
Rxd4 22.Qc2}) 21... Rxd4 22. Qc2 $8 (22. Qe2 exf3 23. Qxf3 Bxg2 $19) 22... f5 (
22... Rd3 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. f3 $16) (22... Re8 23. Bc5 (23. Bb4 f5 $44) 23...
f5 24. Bxd4 exf3 25. g3 Bxf1 26. Bxe5 Be2 (26... Rxe5 27. Rxf1 Re2 28. Qd3 $18)
27. Qc3 $16 Qe6 $140 28. Bxg7 f4 29. Qb4 Qh3 30. Qc5+ Kb7 31. Qd5+ Kc7 32. Be5+
$18) 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. f4 $5 (24. f3 Re8 $44) 24... Re8 $44 25. Bh4 $140 exf4
26. Rxf4 Qd6) 20. Qxc2 Bxb4 (20... d4 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. b4 $5 $18) 21. Qa4+ Bd7
22. Qxb4 dxe4 23. Be2 Bh3 24. Qa4+ Bd7 (24... Kd8 25. Rfd1+ Kc8 26. Bf1 $18)
25. Qa3 $18 {[/^a3-f8, עe8, o/oe5, e4]} f5 $6 (25... Qe6 $142 {/\Qe7, 0-0})
26. Rfd1 f4 27. Rd5 f3 28. Rxe5+ Kf7 (28... Be6 29. Bxf3 $1 (29. Bf1 $18) 29...
exf3 30. Qxf3 $18 {/\Rae1}) 29. Qe7+ Kg8 30. Rg5 Qh6 31. Bf1 Rf8 32. c5 Be6 33.
Rd1 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent op"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2000.10.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 {[#]} Bd7 $1 $146 {=} 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Nc6 (18. Bxd7
axb4 19. Bc6 Rxa4 20. Qxa4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qb8 22. O-O Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,
P-Ivanchuk,V/Polanica Zdroj POL 2000/The Week in Chess 302 (22)}) 18... Qe8 $1
(18... Bxc6 $6 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Ra2 Qb6 21. Bd5 $14 g6 22. h4 Kg7 23. h5 f5 24.
Qd2 g5 25. g3 Kh6 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. O-O Qc5 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. h6+ Kh8 30. b4 axb4
31. cxb4 Qb6 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Bxa8 g4 34. Be4 Rf8 35. Bd5 Bd8 36. Ra1 Qb5 37.
Ra8 Qb6 38. Kg1 Rf6 39. Rc8 Rf8 40. Ra8 Rf6 41. Qe3 Qc7 42. Qa7 {1-0 Motylev,
A-Agamaliev,G/Bydgoszcz 1999/EXT 2000 (42)}) 19. Nxe7+ (19. Qd5 Be6 $1 (19...
Bf6 $2 20. Qxd6 Rc8 $140 21. Rc4) (19... Kh8 20. c4 $16) 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Nxe7+
Qxe7 $11) 19... Qxe7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. O-O $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Eikrem Memorial"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2000.08.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Bd7
15. Bxa6 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be7 (18... Rxb4 $2 {- 68/(139)}
) 19. Rd1 $6 $146 {[! Volzhin - 68/(139)]} (19. Nd5 Rxb2 20. O-O $13 (20. Nxe7
Kxe7 $17)) 19... Be6 (19... Bg4 $5 20. Nd5 (20. f3 $2 Be6 21. Rd2 (21. Bc4 Rxb4
22. Bxe6 Rd4 $19) (21. O-O O-O 22. Bc4 Qc5+ $19) 21... O-O (21... Rxb4 22. cxb4
Bxb4 23. Qb5+ Qxb5 24. Bxb5+ Ke7 25. Ke2 Bxd2 26. Kxd2 Rb8 27. Bxa4 Rxb2+ 28.
Bc2 $11) 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxb4 24. cxb4 Bxb4 $19) (20. Nc6 $2 Rxc6 21. Bb5
O-O $1 22. Bxc6 Bxd1 23. Kxd1 (23. Qxd1 a3 $17) 23... Qb6 $17) (20. Rd2 $5 Rxb4
(20... Bg5 $6 21. Rc2) 21. cxb4 Bxb4 22. h3 $8 O-O (22... Bxd2+ 23. Qxd2 Qxa6
24. hxg4 Qc4 25. f3 O-O 26. Kf2 $11) (22... Be6 23. Qb5+ Qxb5 24. Bxb5+ Ke7 25.
Ke2 Bxd2 26. Kxd2 $11) 23. O-O Bxd2 24. hxg4 $15) 20... Rxb2 $8 21. Bb5+ Rxb5 (
21... Kf8 22. Nxe7 Qxb5 (22... Bxd1 23. Nc6 Qc7 24. Kxd1 $13) 23. Qd8+ Qe8 24.
Nc6 Bxd1 25. Qd6+ Kg8 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Nc6+ $11) 22. Qxb5+ Qxb5 23. Nc7+ Kf8
24. Nxb5 Bxd1 25. Kxd1 Bc5 26. Kc2 Ke7 27. Ra1 Ra8 28. f3 $15) (19... Rd6 $2
20. Nd5 $18) (19... O-O $2 20. Nd5 $16) 20. O-O $8 (20. Bc4 Rxb4 21. Bxe6 Rd4
$19 22. Bd7+ Kxd7) (20. Rd2 O-O 21. Bc4 Bxc4 (21... Rxb4 22. cxb4 Bxb4 $19) 22.
Qxc4 Rxb4 23. cxb4 Bxb4 $19) (20. Nc6 Rxc6 21. Bb5 Qa8 $17) 20... O-O 21. Bc4
$8 {[21...Bxb4 22.cxb4 Rxb4 (22...Qxb4 23.Bxe6 Rxe6 24.Ra1=) 23.Bxe6 fxe6=/+,
><b2, e4]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Ne7 13.
Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Nc2 Bb7 15. Bd3 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. Qh5 O-O-O 19.
Bc2 Kb8 $2 (19... f5 20. Nxf5 (20. Rd1 f4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nf5 Ng6 23. O-O
Qxa2 24. Qxh7 Kb8 25. Nh6 Qd5 26. f3 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Rd2 28. Nxf7 Rxc2 29. Qxg6
Qf2 30. Rg1 Bxf3 31. Nxe5 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shabalov,A-Sermek,D/Nova Gorica SLO
1999 (40)}) 20... Ng6 (20... Kb8 21. Ne3 Ng6 22. Rd1 Nf4 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Bxf5
Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Bxg2 (25... Nxg2 26. Nxg2 Bxg2 27. Rg1 Bd5 $14) 26. Nxg2 Nxg2
27. Rg1 Nh4 28. Bc2 Ng6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Nijboer,F/Ter Apel 1996 (62)}) 21.
Ne3 Nf4 $1 (21... Kc7 22. Bb3 (22. Qf5 Qe7 23. Bb3 Nf4 24. Rd1 f6 (24... Bxg2
25. Rg1 Bh3 26. Qxf7 Qxf7 27. Bxf7 Nd3+ 28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Rg3 $16) 25. O-O Qg7
26. f3 Rxd1 27. Bxd1 Rd8 28. Bc2 $14 {0-1 Sindik,E-Sermek,D/CRO-chT Makarska
Tucepi ,EXT 1995 (56)}) 22... Qe7 23. O-O $16)) 20. Bb3 Nd5 21. O-O-O Nf4 22.
Rxd8+ (22. Bxe6 Nxh5 23. Bxf7 Nf4 24. f3 e4 {Zontakh,A-Manik,M/Hlohovec 1994/
Inf 60 (24)} 25. Rhf1 exf3 26. gxf3 Rhf8 27. Bb3 $14) (22. Qxf7 Qxf7 23. Bxf7
Be4 $15 (23... Nd3+ 24. Kc2 Nxf2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rf1 Be4+ 27. Kb3 Rd2 $15))
22... Rxd8 23. Qxh7 Qb6 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 $16) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7 12.
Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. Bd3 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qe6 17. Qh5 O-O-O 18.
Bc2 f5 (18... Qb6 $2 19. Qg4+ (19. Bb3 $2 Nd5 $6 (19... Ng6 $1 20. O-O Nf4 21.
Qf5+ Kb8 22. Bxf7 (22. Rfd1 $2 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Rhg8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Kh1 Rxg2
26. Rf1 Qg8 $19) 22... Rd2 23. c4 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 Rg5+ 26. Bd5 Nxd5
27. cxd5 Bxd5+ 28. e4 Rxf5 29. exd5 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rf8 $19) 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Qxf7 Rd2 23. Kxd2 Qxf2+ 24. Kc1 Qe3+ $11) (19. Qxf7 $1 Ng6 20.
Bxg6 (20. Bf5+ Kb8 21. Qe6 Qxe6 22. Bxe6 Nf4 23. Bf5 Nxg2+ 24. Nxg2 Bxg2 25.
Rg1 Bf3 $11) 20... hxg6 21. Qxg6 (21. O-O f5 22. Rad1 (22. Kh1 Rd7 23. Qb3 Rdh7
$19) (22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Qxf5+ Kb8 24. Qxe5+ Ka8 25. Rad1 Rdg8 26. g3 Rxh2 $19)
22... Qc6 (22... Kb8 23. Rfe1 Qc6 (23... f4 24. Ng4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+
Qxd8 27. h3 Qd2 28. Qxg6 Qxb2 29. Qd6+ $18) 24. c4 f4 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Rc1 $16
) 23. c4 (23. f3 Qb6 $19) 23... bxc4 24. Qxc4 Kb8 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Kc7 29. b4 $16) (21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Rd8+ 23. Kc1 f5
24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Qd6+ 26. Kc1 f4 27. Ng4 $16) 21... Rhg8 22. Qf5+ Kb8 23.
Rg1 $1 $16 (23. O-O Qxe3 24. fxe3 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 Rdd2 26. Rf3 Rxh2+ 27. Kg1
Rdg2+ 28. Kf1 Rxb2 29. Ke1 Rbe2+ 30. Kf1 (30. Kd1 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Ref2 $19) 30...
Rb2 $11)) 19... Kb8 20. Be4 Ng6 21. g3 Nf4 22. Qf3 Nd3+ 23. Ke2 Bxe4 (23...
Nxb2 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qxf6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Eisen,D-Vehre,J/cr CCLA USA Master
Class Final 1989/ (36)}) 24. Qxe4 Nxb2 $17) (18... Kb8 19. Bb3 Nd5 (19... Qb6
20. Bxf7 (20. Qxf7 Ng6 21. Bd5 $16) 20... f5 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 (22. Nxd1
Bxg2 23. Rg1 Be4 $15 {0-1 Hansen,S-Koc,P/MK Cafe Cup, Koszalin POL 1998/ (28)})
22... Rd8 23. Qh5 $16) 20. O-O-O Nf4 21. Bxe6 Nxh5 22. Bxf7 Nf4 23. f3 e4 24.
Rhf1 exf3 25. gxf3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bxf3 27. Rd6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Zontakh,A-Manik,M/
Hlohovec 1994 (35)}) 19. Nxf5 Ng6 20. Ne3 Nf4 $1 $146 {=} 21. Qf5 Rhg8 (21...
Bxg2 22. Qxe6+ fxe6 23. Nxg2 Nxg2+ 24. Ke2 Nf4+ 25. Ke3 Ng2+ 26. Ke2 (26. Ke4
Rd2 $15) 26... Nf4+ $11) 22. Rg1 Nh3 $5 (22... Bxg2 $5 23. Qxe6+ fxe6 24. Bxh7
Rh8 25. Nxg2 Rxh7 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. a4 Kb7 $44) 23. Qxh7 (23. Rf1 $5 Bxg2 (
23... Rxg2 $1 24. Nxg2 (24. a4 Rxh2 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra5 Qxf5 27. Bxf5+ Kc7
28. Rxb5 Ng5 $17) 24... Bxg2 25. Qxe6+ fxe6 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Kd7 28. a4
Kd6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Be2 Kc5 $11) 24. Nxg2 Rxg2 25. Qf3 $1 (25. a4 b4 (25...
Rxh2 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qf3 Qd5 28. Bf5+ Kc7 29. Qe3 Rd6 30. Be4 $18 (30. Bxh3
Rxh3 $15)) 26. cxb4 Nf4 27. Qxe6+ fxe6 28. Rh1 Rd4 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 h5 $44)
25... Nf4 (25... Rg5 26. Qa8+ Kc7 27. Qa7+ Kc8 28. a4 e4 29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Rxa6
Qd5 31. Qa8+ $18) 26. Qa8+ Kc7 27. Qa7+ Kc8 28. Be4 Rd7 29. Qa8+ Kc7 30. Bxg2
Qd6 (30... Nd3+ 31. Kd2 $18 Nb4+ 32. Kc1 $18) 31. Qc6+ $16) 23... Rh8 (23...
Nxg1 24. Bf5 $18) (23... Ng5 24. Qxg8 $18) 24. Bf5 (24. Qg7 Rdg8 25. Qxg8+ Rxg8
26. Bf5 Nxg1 (26... Qxf5 27. Nxf5 Nxg1 28. Ne7+ $18) 27. Bxe6+ fxe6 28. Kf1
Bxg2+ (28... Nf3 29. gxf3 Bxf3 $44) 29. Nxg2 Nf3 $44) 24... Rxh7 25. Bxe6+ fxe6
26. gxh3 Bf3 $1 (26... Rxh3 27. Ng4 Rg8 28. Kf1 Bd5 29. Nxe5 Rf8 30. Ng4 Bf3
31. Re1 Bxg4 32. Rxg4 Rxh2 33. Rg2 $16) 27. a4 (27. Rg3 e4 28. a4 bxa4 29. Rxa4
Rhd7 30. Ra1 (30. Rd4 Rxd4 31. cxd4 Rxd4 $11) 30... Rd2 31. b4 Rb2 32. Nc4 Re2+
33. Kf1 Rc2 34. Ne3 Rxc3 $11) 27... bxa4 28. Rg3 $6 (28. Nc4 $5 Rh4 (28... e4
29. Nd2 Rxh3 30. Rxa4 Rxh2 31. Nxf3 (31. Rxa6 e3 $1 $19) 31... exf3 32. Rxa6
$16) 29. Rg3 Rxc4 (29... Rf4 30. Ne3 (30. Nxe5 Re4+ 31. Kf1 Be2+ 32. Kg2 Rxe5
$17) 30... Kc7 31. c4 Bc6 $14) 30. Rxf3 Rd5 31. Ke2 Rb5 32. Ra2 a3 33. bxa3 Rb3
34. Kd2 a5 35. a4 $16) 28... e4 29. Nc4 a3 $1 30. bxa3 Rc7 $2 $14 (30... Rd3
31. Nd2 Rxc3 32. Nxf3 exf3 $11) (30... Rdh8 $2 31. Rb1 Rxh3 32. Rg7 $18 {
[%csl Rc8]}) 31. Nd2 Rxc3 32. Nxe4 Rxa3 33. Rc1+ Kb8 (33... Kb7 34. Nd2 Rdd3
35. Rg7+ Kb8 36. Rb1+ Kc8 37. Nc4 (37. Nxf3 Rxf3 38. h4 Rh3 (38... Ra2 39. Rc1+
Kd8 40. Rd1+ Ke8 (40... Kc8 $11) 41. Rb1 Kf8 42. Rc7 Rf7 $11) 39. Rc1+ Kd8 40.
Rd1+ Kc8 41. Rg3 a5 42. Kf1 $16) 37... Ra2 $44) (33... Kd7 34. Nd2 Rf8 35. Rg7+
Kd8 36. Rb1 $18) 34. Ng5 Rf8 35. h4 Rf5 36. Kf1 $1 Rb3 (36... e5 37. h5 a5 38.
h6 $18) 37. Nxe6 (37. h5 $1 Bd5 38. Rxb3+ Bxb3 39. Rb1 (39. h4 Rf4 (39... a5 $1
40. h6 Rf6 41. h7 Rh6 42. Rc3 a4 43. Rf3 Kb7 44. Rf8 a3 $1 $11 (44... Rxh4 45.
h8=Q Rxh8 46. Rxh8 a3 47. Rh1 a2 48. Ke2 $18)) 40. Rb1 Rb4 41. h6 Bc4+ 42. Kg2
Rxb1 43. h7 $18) 39... Rxg5 40. Rxb3+ Kc7 41. Rh3 a5 42. h6 Rg8 43. h7 Rh8 44.
Ke2 Kd6 (44... a4 45. Kd2 Kd6 46. Kc3 Ke5 47. Kb4 Kf6 48. Kxa4 Kg6 49. Kb5 Rxh7
50. Rxh7 Kxh7 51. Kc5 Kg6 52. Kd6 $18) 45. Kd3 Kc5 $1 (45... Ke5 46. Kc4 Kf6
47. Kb5 Kg7 48. Ka4 (48. Kxa5 $4 Ra8+ 49. Kb6 Kh8 50. Kc6 Ra2 51. f3 Rd2 52.
Rh6 e5 53. Rh5 Rd3 54. Rf5 Kxh7 $11) 48... Rxh7 49. Rxh7+ Kxh7 50. Kxa5 Kg6 51.
Kb5 Kh5 52. Kc5 Kg4 53. Kd6 $18) 46. Ke4 a4 47. Ke5 Kb4 48. Kxe6 a3 $11) 37...
Rb4 38. h5 $6 (38. Rg5 Rfb5 39. Rg8+ Ka7 40. Rg3 Rb1 41. Re1 Bd5 42. Rge3 Bxe6
43. Rxe6 R1b4 $14) 38... Bxh5 39. Nc5 Rb2 40. Rb3+ Rxb3 41. Nxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dov Porath Memorial"]
[Site "Givataim"]
[Date "1998.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1998.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Na3 b5 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Bg7 14.
O-O f4 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd4 (16... O-O 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. b3 Qd7 (18... Kh8
19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Nb1 Qxa2 (20... Rbe8 $2 21. Rd3 $1 $16 {1:0 Grabics-Czebe/
Zalakaros/1995 (23)}) 21. Nbc3 Qa5 22. Ra1 Qd8 23. Rxa6 Nd4 $11) (18... Qa5 $1
$11) 19. Rfd1 Kh8 20. Qh4 f5 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxc6 $16 {1/2:1/2
Fogarasi-Almasi,I/Zalakaros/1995 (33)}) 17. Rac1 f3 (17... Rc8 18. Bxa6 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Gurevich,V-Chekhov,V/Orel 1995 (29)} (18. b3 O-O 19. Nb1 f5 20. f3 Bf7
21. Qh3 $132 {Tiypsay,B-Shumiakina/Jakarta/1993}) (18. Rc3 O-O 19. Rfc1 Rxc4 $5
20. Nxc4 f5 21. Ncb6 Bf7 22. Qd1 fxe4 23. Rc8 Qg5 $44 {Danailov-Oms/Ibercaja/
1994})) 18. g3 O-O 19. Nc2 $16 {Grabics,M-Csoke,A/Budapest Zeus-W 1991/0-1 (61)
}) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 (5... e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9.
Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Qh5 f4 15. c4 bxc4
16. Bxc4 Nd4 (16... O-O 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. b3 Qa5 19. Nb1 Kh8 (19... Qxa2) 20. a3
Qd8 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rxc6 f3 $132 {0-1 Ernst,T-Timoshchenko,G/
Tallinn 1989 (30)}) 17. Rad1 $5 $146 (17. Rac1 {- 65/(176)}) 17... O-O 18. Rd2
Kh8 (18... f5 $5 19. Rxd4 $1 exd4 20. exf5 (20. Nxf4 $5 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 $14)
20... Bf7 (20... Rxf5 $6 21. Ne7+ Qxe7 22. Qxf5 $16) 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Nxf4 d5
23. Bd3 $14) (18... Rc8 $2 19. Bxa6 $16) 19. Nc2 Rc8 $1 20. Nxd4 (20. b3 $6
Nxc2 21. Rxc2 Bxd5 22. exd5 f5 $15) 20... Rxc4 21. Nf5 $1 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 22.
Nc3 Rd4 $1 $10) 21... Rxe4 $8 22. Nde7 $5 (22. Nxg7 Kxg7 (22... Bxd5 $2 23. Qh6
$1) 23. Nc3 Rb4 24. Rfd1 $14) (22. Nc3 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Rd4 $8 (23... Rb4 24. Ne4
$16) 24. Rxd4 exd4 25. Ne4 $14) 22... d5 $1 $132 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Horvath,T/
Deutschland 1996 (40)}) 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5
11. Bd3 (11. c3 $6 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 f4 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4
Nd4 17. Rad1 Rb8 18. b3 f5 $132 {0-1 Liu Shilan-Arakhamia,K/Tuzla iztW 1987 
(36)}) 11... Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O (15... Rb8 16.
Nc7+ Qxc7 17. Bxe6 Nd4 18. Bd5 $2 (18. Rac1 Qa7 (18... Qe7 19. Rc8+ Rxc8 20.
Bxc8 $16) 19. Bg4 $16) 18... O-O (18... f3 19. gxf3 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nf4 21. Qg4
$18) 19. Nc4 Rb5 20. b3 (20. Rac1 f3 21. Rfe1 Ne2+ 22. Rxe2 fxe2 23. Qxe2 Rfb8
24. b3 $44) 20... Rxd5 21. exd5 Qc5 22. Rad1 Qxd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Tilak,S-Wajih,N/
IND-ch 1994 (26)}) 16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 Nd4 (16... Kh8 17. Rac1 Ne7 18. Nc7 Qxc7
19. Bxe6 Qb7 20. Bxf7 $16 (20. Bf5 $6 Nxf5 21. exf5 (21. Qxf5 Qxb2 22. Nc4 Qxa2
23. Nxd6 Qe6 $15) 21... e4 22. Nc4 d5 (22... e3 23. fxe3 d5 24. Qf3 $16) 23.
Nd6 (23. f6 $2 Bxf6 24. Rxd5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sziva,E-Boronyak,A/HUN-BL 1991 (32)}
) 23... Qa7 24. Rxd5 e3 25. Qe2 $16)) 17. Rac1 f5 18. Nc7 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 fxe4
20. Nxa8 Qxa8 21. Nc2 Nf5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Siegmund,R/Nettetal 1991 (35)}) (
16. Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qa5 18. Nb1 (18. Bd3 Nb4 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Nxb4 Rxb4 21. Rfd1
a5 22. Be2 a4 23. Nxd6 axb3 24. axb3 Bxb3 25. Rd3 Be6 26. Nxf7 {1/2-1/2 Liss,
E-Tsesarsky,I/6th Tel-Aviv International 1991}) 18... Qxa2 19. Nbc3 Qa5 20. Ra1
Qd8 21. Rxa6 Nd4 22. Ra7 Kh8 23. b4 (23. Ne7 Qb6 24. Ra6 Qb7 25. Ncd5 Qd7 26.
Rfa1 Nxb3 $15 {0-1 Sziraki,T-Vigh,B/Budapest Spring op 1992 (35)}) 23... Nc6
24. Ra4 Rg8 25. b5 Nd4 26. Bd3 Bf8 27. Kh1 Rg6 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Rxd4 Bg4 $17 {
0-1 Pupo,E-Pina Gonzales,A/CUB-ch 1989 (34)}) 16... Rb8 $1 17. Rd2 (17. b3 Qa5
$11) 17... Nd4 18. Rfd1 (18. Bxa6 f5 19. Bd3 Bxd5 20. exd5 e4 $15) 18... Kh8 (
18... f5 19. Nxf4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 exf4 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qe7 23. b3 fxe4 24.
Qd5+ Kh8 25. Rxe4 Qg7 26. h3 $44) 19. b3 f5 20. Nxf4 exf4 (20... Bxc4 21. Ng6+
Kg8 22. Nxf8 Bf7 23. Qxh7+ Kxf8 24. Nc2 Nxc2 25. Rxc2 fxe4 $15) 21. Rxd4 Bxd4
22. Bxe6 (22. Rxd4 Qa5 (22... Qf6 23. Rxd6 Rfe8 24. Rxa6 $14) 23. Qd1 Bxc4 24.
Nxc4 Qxa2 25. Rxd6 fxe4 (25... Qxb3 26. Qd4+ Kg8 27. Qd5+ Rf7 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29.
Qxd8+ Rf8 30. Qd5+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Rf6 (31... Kg6 32. exf5+ Rxf5 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34.
Qe7+ $11) 32. Qe7+ $11) 26. Qd4+ Kg8 27. Qd5+ Rf7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Rd8+ Rxd8
30. Qxd8+ Kg7 31. Qg5+ $11) 22... Bc5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Bxa3 25. Qxf4 Qf8
(25... Qe7 26. f3 $44) 26. Qd2 (26. Qxf8+ Rxf8 27. Kf1 Rc8 28. Ke2 Bb4 29. Rd4
a5 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. bxc4 $11) 26... Qf6 (26... Bc5) 27. f3 Rb5 28. Qe2 Qe5 (
28... Rh5 29. g3 $11 (29. Qxa6 Bc5+ 30. Kf1 Rxh2 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qd7+ Kh6 $17)
) 29. g3 a5 30. Kg2 Rc5 31. f4 Qe6 (31... Qf6 32. Rd2 Bb4 33. Rc2 $11) 32. Rd4
Bb4 (32... d5 33. Qd3 (33. e5 Qg6 34. Rd3 (34. Qf3 Rc2+ 35. Kh1 Bc5 36. Rxd5
Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rg1+ 38. Kh3 Qh6+ 39. Kg4 Be7 40. Rd4 Qg6+ 41. Kh3 Qe6+ 42. f5 (
42. Qg4 Qh6+ $19) 42... Qh6+ 43. Rh4 (43. Kg4 Qh4#) 43... Bxh4 44. gxh4 Qd2 45.
e6 Re1 46. Kg4 Kg8 $17) 34... Qe4+ 35. Qxe4 dxe4 36. Rd2 Bc1 37. Re2 e3 38. Kf3
Bd2 39. g4 Rc2 $17) 33... dxe4 34. Rxe4 Qd5 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Kf3 $11) 33. Rc4
d5 34. Rxc5 Bxc5 35. Kf3 (35. e5 Qf5 36. Qb5 Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Bb4 38. Qc6 $11)
35... h5 36. Qc2 Bb6 (36... dxe4+ 37. Qxe4 Qg4+ 38. Kg2 Bb4 39. h3 $11) 37. f5
dxe4+ 38. Qxe4 Qd7 39. Kg2 Kg8 40. Qf3 Qf7 41. g4 $6 (41. h4 $11) 41... hxg4
42. Qxg4+ Kf8 43. Qe4 Qf6 44. Kf3 Qd6 45. Qf4 Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qc2+ 47. Kf3 Qd3+
48. Kg2 Kf7 (48... Qe2+ 49. Kg3 Kf7 50. h4 (50. Qc4+ Qxc4 51. bxc4 Bc7+ (51...
Kf6 52. Kg4) 52. Kf3 Bxh2 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. a4 Bc7 55. c5 Be5 56. Kd5 Kxf5 57.
Kc6 Ke6 58. Kb6 $11) 50... Be3 51. Qc4+ Qxc4 52. bxc4 Kf6 53. Kg4 $11) 49. Qe5
Qc2+ 50. Kf3 Qc6+ 51. Qe4 Qd6 52. h4 Kf6 53. Qe6+ Qxe6 54. fxe6 Kxe6 55. Ke4
Bc5 56. h5 Bf8 57. Kd4 Kd6 58. Kc4 Kc6 59. h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dov Porath Memorial"]
[Site "Givataim"]
[Date "1998.06.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Manor, Ilan"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 (1... e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4
e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. c3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14.
Nc2 O-O 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bc2 Ne5 19. Rd1 Ng6 20. g4 f4
21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. gxf5 Nh4 23. Nxf4 (23. f6 Bxf6 24. Bxe4 Ra7 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26.
f3 $16) 23... Qf6 (23... Nxf5 $4 24. Bb3+ {1-0 Fercec,N-Ljubicic,F/Open, Zadar
CRO 1997}) 24. Rg1 $16) 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5
13. c3 Bg7 14. Nc2 O-O 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Rd1
Ng6 20. g4 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Nh4 22. Nf4 Qf6 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. g5 $5 Qxg5 25. Qxg5
Nf3+ 26. Ke2 Nxg5 27. h4 {Ostergaard,J-Sorensen,H/Copenhagen op 1987/1/2-1/2 
(66)} Nf3 28. Ne6 Rfc8 29. Rxd6 $14) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2
O-O (13... Ne7 $5 14. Nxe7 (14. Nce3 Be6 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 $11) 14... Bxc2 $11) 14.
Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Rd1 Nxd5 (18... Ng6 19. g4 (19.
f4 exf3 20. gxf3 Nh4 21. Bb3 Bf7 22. Nf4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qe8 (23... Qg5 24. Qxg5
Nxf3+ 25. Ke2 Nxg5 26. Rhg1 $16) 24. Kf2 Ng6 $11 {1-0 Kudrin,S-Kindermann,S/
Beersheba 1984 (37)}) 19... Nh4 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qg4 h5 (22...
Qg5 23. Qxg5 Rxg5 24. Ne3 $14) 23. Qh3 Re5 $1 $132 (23... Qg5 24. Ne3 Rf6 25.
Bb3+ Kf8 26. Rd5 Qf4 27. Qg3 Qf3 (27... Nf3+ 28. Ke2 Ne5 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. Rxd6
Nd3 31. Nd1 Be5 32. Rg6 Rd8 33. Bc2 Rxf2+ 34. Nxf2 Nf4+ 35. Ke3 Nxg6 36. Bxe4
$16) 28. Rf1 Qxg3 29. fxg3 Nf3+ 30. Ke2 $16 {1-0 Kudrin,S-Rohde,M/USA-ch Estes
Park 1987/EXT 87ch (39)}) (23... Nf3+ 24. Ke2 Re5 25. Ne3 Qf6 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 (
26... Ng5 27. Bd5+ Rxd5 28. Qg2 $18 {1-0 Marques,V-Basrak,S/WchJ-18 Guarapuava
1995 (41)}) 27. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 28. Kxf3 Re6 29. Rd5 $16)) (18... Rc8 19. Bb3 (19.
O-O Rc5 20. Bb3 f4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 (22... Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24.
Rfe1 $16) 23. Bxd5+ Kh8 24. Rfe1 e3 25. Qf3 Bh6 26. Re2 $14) 19... Ng6 20. f4
$2 exf3 $17 {Somlai,L-Bromberger,S/Tavasz 1997/EXP 58/0-1 (64)}) 19. Nxd5 Ra7
$6 (19... Rc8 $1 20. O-O Rc5 21. Bb3 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 (22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. f3 e3 24.
f4 b4 25. c4 (25. cxb4 Rc2 26. Rfe1 Qb6 27. Kh1 Qxb4 28. Rxe3 Qxf4 29. Rh3 h6
30. Rf3 Qe5 31. Rff1 Rxb2 $11) 25... Bxb2 26. Qe2 Bc3 27. Qxe3 Re8 28. Qh3 Qf6
29. Qh5 Re3 30. Rf3 Bd4 31. Kh1 Qg6 $11) 22... Kh8 23. Kh1 (23. Rfd1 Rxd5 24.
Rxd5 Qf6 $11) 23... Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Mortensen,E-Zadrima,A/Thessaloniki olm 1984})
(19... Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Be5 21. O-O Ra7 22. f4 exf3 23. Rxf3 b4 24. Bxf5 bxc3 25.
bxc3 Kh8 26. g3 $16 {1-0 Bauer,C-Santo Roman,M/FRA-ch 1997 (31)}) 20. O-O Be5
$6 21. f4 $146 (21. f3 Bxd5 (21... e3 22. f4 Rg7 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Bb3 $18 {
1-0 Martinez,F-Gastanares,J/San Sebastian op 1995 (32)}) 22. Rxd5 Qb6+ 23. Kh1
Qe3 24. fxe4 Rf6 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. exf5 $18 {1/2-1/2 Casa,A-Del Rio,R/Lugano op
1989 (34)}) 21... exf3 (21... Bg7 $5 22. Bb3 (22. g4 Raf7 $15) 22... a5 23. a3
a4 24. Ba2 Qe8 25. Qg5 Kh8 26. Rfe1 Qg6 27. Qh4 $14) 22. Rxf3 f4 $4 (22... Raf7
$1 $14) (22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 f4 24. Rh3 Qb6+ 25. Kf1 Rff7 26. Bxh7+ $18) 23.
Bxh7+ $18 Rxh7 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qxe6 Qg5 26. Rdf1 $1 (26. Rh3 f3 27. Rxh7+ (27.
g3) 27... Kxh7 28. Qh3+ Kg8 29. Kh1 fxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 $16) 26...
Rg8 27. R1f2 Qh5 (27... Qh4 28. h3 $18) 28. Ne7 $1 (28. Rh3 $2 Qxh3 29. Qxg8+
Kxg8 30. gxh3 Rh4 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. Kf3 Ke6 $14) (28. h3 Re8 29. Qg4 Qxg4 (29...
Qf7 30. Nxf4 Rg8 31. Qe6 $18) 30. hxg4 Rg8 31. Nxf4 Rxg4 32. Ne6 $18) 28...
Qxh2+ 29. Kf1 Rg5 (29... Rxe7 30. Rh3+ Qxh3 31. Qxh3+ Rh7 32. Qf3 $18) (29...
Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Rxe7 (30... Rxg2 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qg8+ Kf6 33. Nd5+ Kf5 34. Qxg2
$18) 31. Rh3+ Qxh3 32. Qxh3+ $18) 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Qg8+ Kf6 (31... Kh6 32. Rh3+
Qxh3 33. Qf8+ Rhg7 (33... Bg7 34. Ng8+ Kh5 35. Qf7+ $18) 34. gxh3 $18) 32. Nd5+
Kf5 33. g4+ $1 Ke4 34. Qe6 (34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. Rxf4+ Ke3 (35... Qxf4 36. Qxh7+
Ke5 37. Rxf4 Kxf4 38. Qa7 $18) 36. R4f3+ Ke4 37. Qa8+ d5 38. Rxh2 Rxh2 39. Rxf6
$18) 34... Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qxf3+ 36. Rxf3 Rh2+ 37. Rf2 f3+ 38. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon casual"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fleish, Felix"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. N1c3 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. f3 Bg5 (
14... Rf6 $5 15. Qc2 f4 16. Bf2 Rh6 17. Rfd1 Qe8 18. Ne4 Qh5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Kf1
Rg6 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Bd3 Rxg2 23. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 24. Kh2 Kh8 25. Bg6 hxg6 26. Qb3
Kg7 27. Bb6 Qh4 28. Rd2 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Rh8 {0-1 Ledic,T-Ivanovic,B/Vinkovci 1982}
) 15. Bf2 Qe7 $146 (15... Qf6 $146 16. Na4 Qh6 (16... Rb8 17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bf2)
17. Qb3 Rf6 (17... Bf4 18. g3 Bg5 19. c5 Rb8 20. Rae1 f4 $132) 18. Nb6 Bf4 19.
Bg3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Qg5 $4 (21... Qg6 22. Qd8+ (22. Kf2 f4 23. g4
e4 (23... h5 24. Rh1 $14) (23... Rf8 24. Rae1 e4 25. fxe4 Bxg4 (25... Qxe4 26.
Rh1 Qc2 $132) 26. Bxg4 Qxg4 27. Qxd6 Rae8 28. c5 Rf6 29. Qc7 Rg6 $17) 24. fxe4
Bxg4 25. Bxg4 Qxg4 26. Qxb7 Re8 $17) (22. Qf2 Bd7 $15) 22... Rf8 $17) 22. Qd8+
Kf7 23. f4 $1 Qxg3 $2 (23... Qh6 24. Rac1 g6 (24... exf4 25. gxf4 (25. Rce1 g6
(25... fxg3 26. Bh5+ $18) 26. gxf4 Qf8 27. Qb6 $16) 25... g6 26. c5 Qf8 27.
Qc7+ Kg8 28. b4 Rf7 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. cxd6 Rd7 31. Rc7 Rxd6 32. Rfc1 Bd7 33.
Rxb7 Rd8 34. Bf3 $16) 25. c5 Qf8 26. Qc7+ Qe7 27. cxd6 Rxd6 28. fxe5 $18) 24.
Bh5+ $1 g6 25. Rf3 Qh4 26. Rh3 {1-0 Lanc-Tsesarsky/Kecskemet/SW,31,22 1989})
16. Na4 e4 (16... b5 $5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Ba6 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nb6 Qb7
21. Nxa8 Bxf1 22. Nb6 Ba6 $44) 17. Bd4 exf3 (17... Re8 $5 18. f4 Bf6 19. Re1
Bxd4+ (19... Rb8 $5 20. Nc3 (20. Ba7 Ra8 21. Bd4 $11) 20... Bxd4+ $2 (20... Nc5
$1 21. b4 Nd3 $5 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Nxe4 $1 (23. Bxd3 Qxc3 $15) 23... fxe4 (
23... Qd4+ 24. Kh1 fxe4 $2 (24... Rxe4 $1 25. Bxd3 (25. Qxd3 Qf2 26. Qf3 Qxf3 (
26... Rxf4 27. Qxf2 Rxf2 28. c5 Bd7 29. Kg1 Rf4 30. Rab1 Rd8 31. Bf3 Bb5 32.
Re7 Rc4 33. cxd6 (33. a3 dxc5) 33... b6 (33... Rxd6 34. Rxb7 g5 35. Re1 Rxb4 (
35... g4 36. Ree7 Rf6 37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. Rxh7 Kg8 39. Be2 Rxb4 40. Rhg7+ Kf8 41.
Rgc7 Kg8 (41... Re4 42. Bxb5 axb5 43. Rxb5 $18) 42. Bd3 $18) 36. Ree7 Rb1+ 37.
Kf2 Rf6 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rxh7 Kg8 40. Rhg7+ Kf8 41. Rxg5 $18) 34. Be2 Rd4 35.
Bxb5 axb5 36. d7 Re4 (36... Kf8 37. Rbe1 Re4 38. R1xe4 fxe4 39. d6 $18) 37. d6
Kf8 38. Rxe4 fxe4 39. Rf1+ Kg8 40. Kf2 Kf7 (40... Rxd7 41. Rd1 Kf7 42. Ke3 Ke8
43. Kxe4 Ra7 44. Rd2 Ra4 45. Kd5 Rxb4 46. Kc6 Kd8 47. Kxb6 Kd7 48. Kc5 Rb1 $16)
41. Ke3+ Ke6 42. Kxe4 Rxd7 43. Rd1 $16 Rxd6 44. Rxd6+ Kxd6 45. g3 (45. Kf5 Kd5)
45... Ke6 46. h4 Kd6 47. g4 (47. a3 Ke6 48. g4 g6) 47... Ke6 48. h5 Kf6 49. Kf4
h6 50. g5+ Ke6 51. a3 hxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Kf7 53. Kf5 Ke7 54. Ke5 Kd7 55. Kd5 $18)
27. Bxf3 Rxc4 $5 (27... Rxf4 $5 28. c5 (28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Rae1 Rxc4 $44) 28...
Rxb4 29. cxd6 Bd7 $11) 28. Re8+ (28. Rac1 $2 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bd7 30. Rc7 Rc8 $11)
28... Kf7 29. Rae1 Rxb4 30. Rd8 Rxf4 $2 (30... b5 31. g3 a5 32. Ree8 Rb1+ (
32... Rc4 33. Bh5+ g6 34. Be2 (34. Rh8 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 gxh5 36. Rhf8+ $11) 34...
Rc2 35. h4 (35. Rh8 Kg7) 35... h5 $11 (35... Rxa2 36. h5 a4 37. h6 Bd7 38. Rf8+
Ke7 39. Rxb8 Rxe2 40. Rh8 Kf6 41. Rxh7 $18)) 33. Kg2 Rb2+ 34. Kg1 (34. Kh3 Rc2
$11) 34... Rb1+ 35. Kf2 Rb2+ 36. Ke3 Rc2 (36... Rxh2 37. Be2 $16) (36... Rxa2
37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Rxc8 Rxh2 39. Be2 $18) 37. h4 b4 38. Bh5+ g6 39. Bd1 Rc3+ 40.
Kf2 Rc1 41. Be2 (41. Ba4 Rc7 42. Rxd6 b3 43. axb3 Rxb3 $11) 41... Rc2 42. Ke1
a4 43. h5 b3 44. axb3 axb3 45. h6 $11) 31. Rc1 Rb4 32. h3 $18 {[%csl Rc8]})
25... Rxe1+ (25... Rxf4 26. Re8+ Kf7 27. Rh8 $16 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gh8b8]}) 26.
Qxe1 Bd7 27. Qf1 Re8 28. a4 Re3 29. Rd1 Qc3 $44) 25. Bxd3 b5 26. Rc1 Bb7 27.
Be2 Qxd1 28. Rcxd1 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rbc8 30. Rd4 e3 31. a4 $16) 24. Bxd3 Qd4+ (
24... Qxf4 25. g3 Qf5 26. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 27. Qb1 Qe5 28. Bxe4 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 h6 30.
Bg2 Bf5 31. Qf1 Rf8 $44)) 21. Qxd4 Nf6 22. b4 Bd7 23. Qb6 $1 $16) 20. Qxd4 Qh4
21. g3 $14) 18. Bxf3 Be3+ 19. Kh1 f4 (19... b5 20. Re1 f4 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nc3
b4 23. Nb5 Ne5 24. Bxe3 fxe3 25. Rxe3 Ra5 $2 (25... Qg5 26. Qd4 Bb7 (26... Nxf3
27. gxf3 Qh6 28. Re7 $16) 27. Nc7 Nxf3 28. gxf3 Rac8 29. Ne6 Qf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6
$44) 26. Nd4 Qa7 27. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 28. Nc6 Qb6 29. Nxa5 Qxa5 30. Qb3 $18) 20.
Bxe3 fxe3 21. Qd4 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nc3 b4 {1/2} (23... Qe5 $1 24. Qb4 (24.
Qxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxb5 Ba6 26. Be2 Rfc8 27. Rfe1 Rc2 28. b4 (28. a4 Rxe2 29. Rxe2
Bxb5 30. Rxe3 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 Bxa4 $17 32. Ra3 Bb5 33. Ra5 Bc4 {[%csl Rd5]} 34.
Kg1 Kf7 35. Kf2 Ng4+) 28... Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Bxb5 30. Rxe3 Nd3 (30... Bc4 31. a4
Nd3 32. a5 (32. b5 Bxb5 33. Ra3 Bc4 34. Raxd3 Bxd3 35. Rxd3 Rxa4 $15) 32...
Nxb4 33. Re4 Nc2 34. Rd1 Na3 35. Re6 Nb5 36. Ra1 Bxd5 $19) 31. Re6 Ra6 32. Re7
Nxb4 33. Rc1 Ra8 34. Rb7 Nxa2 35. Rcc7 Bd3 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Rgd7 Nc3 38. h3
Be4 39. Rxd6 Nxd5 40. Kh2 Ne3 41. Rbd7 $11 {[%cal Gd7d8]}) (24. Nxb5 Ba6 25.
Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Be2 Rfc8 {- A}) 24... Nc5 25. Nxb5 e2 26. Rfe1 Nd3 27. Qb3 Qe3
$19) 24. Ne4 Ba6 25. Rfe1 Ne5 26. Rxe3 Nxf3 27. gxf3 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1998.04.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maryasin, Boris Feliksovich"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1998.01.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 (5... e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4
e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14.
Nc2 O-O 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qh5 e4 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Bb3 (19. Nf4 Qd7 (
19... Bf7 20. Qg5 (20. Bb3 d5 21. Qd1 d4 $132) 20... h6 21. Qg3 Qd7 $132) 20.
Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb3 d5 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. O-O $14 {0-1 Medvegy N.-Fercec N./Open
Portoroz 1997 (31)}) 19... Ng6 $6 (19... Kh8 20. Nf4 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qd7 22. Rd1
Rf6 23. Qe2 Re8 24. O-O Bh6 $1 $15 (24... Rh6 25. f3 Ng6 26. Nxg6+ Rxg6 27. f4
$11 {1-0 Ghinda,M-Bousmaha,A/Lucerne WTC 1985 (43)})) (19... Nxd5 20. Nxd5 a5
21. Nf4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qe8 $15 (22... Qe7 23. O-O b4 24. Nd5 Qe5 25. Rfd1 $132 {
0-1 Kleinplatz,S-Braga,F/Benasque op 1993 (51)})) 20. f4 $2 (20. Qh3 $1 Kh8 (
20... Ne5 21. O-O a5 (21... Nd3 22. f3 exf3 23. Rxf3 Nxb2 24. Nxf5 Kh8 25. Raf1
Rxf5 (25... Qg5 26. Nc7 Bxf5 27. Nxa8 $18) 26. Rxf5 Qd7 27. Bc2 h6 28. Nf4 $16)
(21... Kh8 22. Nf4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qd7 24. b4 $14) 22. Bc2 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qg5 24.
Nc7 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Nd2 26. Rfd1 $18) 21. O-O Qg5 $132) 20... exf3 21. Qxf3 (21.
gxf3 f4 22. Ng4 (22. Ng2 Rf5 $19) 22... Rf5 $19 23. Qxf5 Bxf5 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25.
Nxf5 Qe8+ (25... h5 26. Nf2 Bxc3+ $1 (26... Nh4 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 $17 {1/2-1/2
Hjelm,N-Dovzik,J/Budapest FS06 IM 1993}) 27. bxc3 Qc8 $19) 26. Kf2 Qc6 $19)
21... f4 $15) 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Bd3 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18.
Bb3 (18. Rd1 Ng6 (18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rc8 $11 (19... Bxd5 $6 20. Rxd5 Qd7 (
20... Be5 $6 21. O-O Qe8 (21... Ra7 $2 22. f4 exf3 (22... Bf6 23. Rfd1 $16) 23.
Rxf3 $16 {1-0 Bauer,C-Santo Roman,M/ch-FRA, Narbonne FRA 1997 (31)}) 22. Qd1
$14) 21. O-O $14)) 19. f4 (19. g4 Nh4 (19... f4 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Qh4 22.
Ne7+ $1 Qxe7 23. fxg6 h6 (23... hxg6 24. Bb3+ $18) 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Bxe4 $16)
20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qg4 Qg5 $11) 19... exf3 20. gxf3 Nh4 21. Bb3
Bf7 22. Nf4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qe8 24. Kf2 Ng6 $11 {1-0 Kudrin,S-Kindermann,S/
Beersheba 1984 (37)}) (18. Nf4 Bf7 19. Bb3 d5 20. Qg5 h6 21. Qh4 d4 22. Rd1
Bxb3 23. axb3 Nc6 $17 (23... Qb6 24. Qxe7 dxe3 25. Qe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxe6 exf2+ 27.
Kxf2 Rf7 $11 {Pelle,G-Sahetchian,A/Cappelle op 1995/1-0 (61)})) 18... Nxd5 (
18... Ra7 $2 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nxf5 Qf6 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nxg7 Rxg7 23. O-O
$16 {Kreiman,B-Salman,J/Philadelphia World op 1992/1-0 (63)}) (18... Kh8 19.
Nf4 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qd7 (20... Qc8 21. O-O Be5 22. Ned5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Ra7 24. Qe2
Qe6 25. Rad1 Rg7 26. f4 exf3 27. Qxf3 $132 {Paraminski,A-Aksiuczyc,M/EuT-ch 
(women), Pula CRO 1997/1/2-1/2 (57)}) 21. Ned5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 f4 23. g3 $6 (23.
Nb6 Qc6 $1 (23... Qe8 24. Qxe8 Raxe8 25. Rxa6 b4 26. cxb4 $14) 24. Nxa8 Bxc3+
25. Kf1 (25. bxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Ke2 Qb2+ $19) 25... Bxb2 26. Rd1 Rxa8 $17) 23...
Rf5 $1 (23... f3 24. O-O Rf5 25. Qg4 Qf7 26. Ne3 Re5 $132 {1-0 Buzbuchi,
I-Zingheim,S/Chicago op 1986 (38)}) 24. Qd1 (24. Qh3 e3 $36) (24. Qg4 Rg8 25.
Qh3 e3 $40) 24... e3 25. fxe3 (25. Nxf4 exf2+ (25... b4 26. Qf3 Qa7 27. O-O
bxc3 28. bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rad1 Bd2 $132) 26. Kxf2 Be5 $15) 25... fxe3 $17) (18...
Ng6 $5 19. Qh3 $1) 19. Bxd5 (19. Nxd5 a5 20. Qd1 (20. Nf4 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qe8 $1
$15 (21... Qe7 $6 22. O-O b4 $5 23. cxb4 Qe5 24. Qg5 (24. Nh3 f4 25. Qxe5 Bxe5
26. bxa5 Rfb8 27. Ng5 e3 $44) 24... axb4 25. Rad1 Ra2 26. Nh5 f4 $10 27. Qg4 $2
(27. Qxg7+ Qxg7 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 30. Rd4 f3 31. g3 Rxb3 32. Rxe4 Rb8
$10) 27... Ra7 $1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Beliavsky,A/EU-chT Debrecen UKR-ENG
1992 (53)})) (20. O-O Ra7 (20... a4 21. Nf4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qd7 $11 (22... axb3
$2 23. Qd1 $1 $16)) 21. Qe2 Qe8 22. Nf4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Be5 24. Nd5 Kh8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Buzbuchi,I-Shtern,I/Chicago op 1986 (56)}) 20... a4 21. Nf4 Bxb3 22.
axb3 a3 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Bxc3+ 26. Ke2 Be5 27. Ne6 Qa8 28.
Qxa8 Rxa8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Escobar,T-Godoy,C/Buenos Aires FMDA 1990 (48)}) 19...
Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Qd7 (20... a5 21. O-O b4 22. f3 bxc3 23. bxc3 e3 $132) (20... f4
21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Nxf4 Qf6 23. g3 b4 24. O-O bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxc3 26. Rad1 $14) 21.
O-O (21. Nb6 Qe8 $15) 21... Rae8 (21... f4 $4 22. Nb6 Qe8 23. Qd5+ $18) 22. f4
a5 $11 (22... exf3 23. Qxf3 Re5 24. Nf4 $14) 23. a3 Rc8 24. Rad1 Qe6 (24...
Qa7+ 25. Kh1 Qf7 26. Qe2 Rc5 27. Qd2 $11) 25. Qe2 Rc5 26. Qd2 Rd8 27. Kh1 Kh8
28. g4 $2 $17 (28. Rfe1 Kg8 $11) 28... fxg4 29. f5 Qe5 (29... Qf7 30. f6 Bf8
31. Rf5 $14) 30. f6 Bf8 31. Qd4 (31. b4 axb4 32. cxb4 Rc6 (32... Rc4 33. Ne3 d5
34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36. Rxd4 Rd6 37. Kg2 $16) 33. Qe2 Rdc8 34. Qxg4 Rc2
35. Qg1 Bh6 (35... e3 36. Nxe3 Qe4+ 37. Ng2 Ra2 38. Rf4 $16) 36. Ne3 Rg8 37.
Qxg8+ Kxg8 38. Nxc2 e3 $17) 31... Qxd4 32. Rxd4 Re8 33. Ne3 $6 (33. b4 axb4 34.
axb4 Rc4 35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. Ne3 h5 37. Rf5 Kh7 38. Rxh5+ Kg6 39. Rh4 Kxf6 40.
Rxg4 Bh6 41. Nxc4 e3 $17) 33... h5 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Nf5 $6 (35. f7 Ree5 36. c4
Rc7 37. Rf4 Kg6 38. Rdxe4 Rxf7 39. Rxf7 Rxe4 40. Rxf8 Rxe3 41. cxb5 Rb3 42. a4
Rxb2+ 43. Rf2 Rb4 $17) 35... Re6 $19 36. Ng3 (36. Ne3 Kg6 37. b4 Rxc3 38. Nd5
Rc2+ 39. Rf2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 e3+ 41. Ke2 axb4 42. Nf4+ Kxf6 43. Nxe6 Kxe6 44.
Rxb4 d5 45. Rxb5 Bd6 (45... Bxa3 46. Kxe3 $11) 46. Kxe3 Bxh2 47. Rb7 h4 48. Rh7
h3 $19) 36... Rce5 37. Ne2 Kh6 38. f7 Kg5 39. a4 bxa4 40. Rxa4 Rf6 (40... h4 $2
41. b4 $1 Rf6 (41... axb4 42. Ra8 $1 $16) 42. Rxf6 Kxf6 43. bxa5 Kxf7 44. a6
Re8 45. a7 Ra8 46. Rxe4 $11) 41. Rfa1 Rxf7 (41... e3 42. Nd4 Rxf7 43. Rxa5 Bg7
$17) 42. Rxa5 Bg7 (42... e3 $5 43. Rxe5+ dxe5 44. Rf1 Rxf1 45. Kxf1 h4 46. b4
Bd6 47. b5 e4 48. Kg2 Bc5 $19) 43. b4 Rf3 (43... e3 $19) 44. Ng3 d5 45. Rd1 Rd3
46. Rf1 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 h4 48. Rf7 hxg3 (48... Bf6 49. Nf1 Rd3 $19) 49. Rxg7+ Kf4
(49... Kh6 50. Rxg4 gxh2+ 51. Kh1 Rg5 $19) 50. Rf7+ Ke3 51. hxg3 Kd3 (51... Rh5
52. c4 Rdh2 $19) 52. Rf1 e3 53. Raa1 Kxc3 54. b5 d4 55. b6 Rb5 56. Ra3+ Kc4 57.
Ra4+ Kd3 58. Ra3+ Ke2 59. Ra6 Rdb2 60. Raa1 Rxb6 61. Rae1+ Kd3 62. Rf4 Rb1 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1998.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Liss, Eran"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1998.01.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. g3 fxe4 12. Bg2 Bg7 13. Bxe4 Ra7 (13... Be6)
14. Qh5 Ne7 (14... h6 15. c3 O-O 16. O-O f5 17. Bg2 Bd7 $132 {Velicka,L -
Timoshenko,G 1/2 Cheliabinsk 1990}) 15. O-O $146 (15. Nxe7 Rxe7 16. Rd1 Qc7 17.
c3 Be6 18. Nc2 Qc4 19. Qf3 O-O (19... Qxa2 20. Bc6+ Kd8 21. Rxd6+ Kc7 22. Nb4
Qxb2 23. Rd3 (23. Bxb5 e4 $19) 23... a5 24. Nd5+ Bxd5 25. Qxd5 $132) 20. Nb4 f5
21. Bd5 e4 22. Qe2 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Rb7 24. Ne3 Qxa2 25. Rxd6 b4 26. cxb4 (26.
Rxa6) 26... Rxb4 27. O-O a5 (27... Rxb2 28. Qxa6 Qxa6 29. Rxa6 f4 $11) 28. Qh5
Qf7 29. Qg5 Rxb2 (29... h6 $4 30. Rxh6 f4 31. Nd5 fxg3 {Henao-Hechtliger  1:0
Philadelfia open 1993}) 30. Rfd1 f4 $15) 15... Nxd5 16. Bxd5 O-O 17. c4 Kh8 (
17... Be6 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. Rd2 Rc7 (19... b4 20. Nb1 Rc7 21. b3 Bf5 22. Re1 Bg6
23. Qd1 Rd8 24. Bg2 Rc5 25. Rd5 $14) 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rfd1 b4 22. Nc2 Qc6 23.
Rxd6 Qxc4 24. R6d2 $14) (17... bxc4 18. Nxc4 Be6 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Rac1 Qb8 21.
b3 $14) 18. cxb5 f5 19. Rac1 e4 20. Rc2 axb5 $5 (20... Bd7 $1 21. bxa6 Rxa6 22.
Nb1 Ra5 (22... Qf6 23. Nc3 Rb8 24. Rd1 Rab6 25. Bb3 Be8 26. Qe2 Qh6 27. Qe3 $16
) 23. Rd1 f4 24. Qe2 e3 (24... Qg5 25. Bxe4 fxg3 26. hxg3 Bg4 (26... Rxa2 27.
Rxd6 $18) 27. f3 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Qxg3+ 29. Qg2 (29. Bg2 Be5 $19) 29... Qf4 (29...
Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. Rc8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. a3 $11) 30. Qh3 Rg5+ 31. Kh1
Rg3 32. Qh5 Rxf3 33. Nd2 Rg3 34. Rc4 Qf2 35. Qh2 Qxh2+ 36. Kxh2 Be5 37. Kh1
Rfg8 38. Rh4 Rd3 $19) 25. gxf4 exf2+ 26. Qxf2 Bg4 27. Rdd2 Ra4 28. Rc4 Rxa2 29.
Nc3 Ra1+ 30. Kg2 Qd7 $44) 21. Nxb5 Ra5 $4 (21... Re7 $1 22. Rfc1 (22. Rd1 Ba6
$1 (22... Re5 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Nxd6 f4 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7 e3 27. fxe3 fxg3
28. hxg3 Rxe3 29. Qf2 $18) (22... Be5 23. Nd4 Rg7 24. Be6 $16) 23. Nc3 (23.
Nxd6 Rd7 $1 (23... Qxd6 24. Rc6 Qe5 25. Rxa6 e3 (25... Qxb2 26. Ra8 Qf6 27.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 $14) 26. Qf3 exf2+ 27. Qxf2 Qxb2 28. Qxb2 Bxb2 29. Re6 Rxe6 30. Bxe6
f4 $14) 24. Rcd2 Rxd6 25. Bg8 $8 Kxg8 (25... Rh6 26. Qxh6 Bxh6 27. Rxd8 Kxg8
28. R8d6 $18) 26. Rxd6 Qc8 $132) 23... Bd3 24. Rcc1 Qa5 25. Bb3 Rc7 $44) 22...
Ba6 (22... Bd7 23. Nxd6 $18) 23. Nc7 Bd3 24. Ne6 (24. Rc6 Bxb2 25. Ne6 Rxe6 26.
Bxe6 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Qf6 $15) 24... Rxe6 25. Bxe6 Qf6 26. Bd5 (26. Bxf5 Qxf5 27.
Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rc8+ Bf8 29. R1c7 Kg8 30. Rd7 Rc5 31. Rxc5 dxc5 32. a4 Bg7 33.
Rb7 Bd4 34. a5 e3 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. fxe3 Bxe3+ 37. Kg2 Bd2 38. Rb7+ $11) 26...
Bxc2 27. Rxc2 Qd4 28. Be6 Qe5 29. Bb3 d5 $44) 22. Rxc8 $1 Qxc8 23. Nxd6 Qc7 (
23... Qd7 24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25. Bxf7 Bxb2 26. Bg6 Rd5 27. Rb1 f4 28. Qxh7+ Qxh7 29.
Bxh7 Kxh7 30. Rxb2 $18) 24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxf7 $4 (25. Bxf7 $1 Bxb2 (25... f4
26. Qh4 (26. Bd5 Qe5 27. Qxe5 Bxe5 28. gxf4 Bxb2 29. Rd1) 26... Bxb2 27. Rd1
$18) 26. Be6 (26. Qg5 Ra8 27. Be6 Rf8 28. Bxf5 $18) 26... Qe7 27. Bxf5 Rxa2 28.
Rd1 Ra1 29. Rxa1 Bxa1 30. Qe2 Bd4 31. Bxe4 $18) 25... Qxf7 26. Bxf7 Bxb2 $14
27. Rd1 Rc5 (27... Kg7 28. Rd7 Kf6 $14) 28. Rd7 Bc1 (28... Kg7 $14) 29. Bd5 e3
(29... Rc2 30. a4 e3 31. fxe3 Bxe3+ 32. Kh1 f4 33. a5 fxg3 34. hxg3 h6 35. a6
Rd2 $14) 30. fxe3 Bxe3+ 31. Kg2 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 Bc1 (32... Bb6 33. Kf4 Rxh2 34.
Kxf5 Rf2+ 35. Kg4 $16) 33. a4 Rc3+ 34. Ke2 f4 35. a5 Ra3 36. Ra7 fxg3 37. hxg3
Bb2 $2 (37... Be3 $1 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. a6 Bg1 40. g4 h6 $14) 38. a6 Bd4 39. Rd7
$1 h5 $4 (39... Bb6 40. Bc4 Re3+ 41. Kd2 Rxg3 42. Rb7 Rg6 43. Bd3 Rh6 44. a7
Bxa7 45. Rxa7 $14) (39... h6 40. Bc4 Bc5 41. Bd3 Kg8 42. Kf3 $16) 40. Bc4 $18
Bb6 41. Bd3 Ra2+ (41... Kg8 42. Kf3 Kf8 43. Kg2 Ke8 44. Bb5 Kf8 (44... Rb3 45.
Rd5+ Ke7 46. Rxh5 $18) 45. Rh7 $18) 42. Kf3 Ra5 43. Be2 Kg8 44. Rb7 Bg1 45. Kg2
Be3 (45... Bd4 46. Kh3 $18) 46. Kh3 (46. Rb5 $2 Rxb5 47. Bxb5 Kg7 48. Kh3 Kh6
$11) 46... Bf2 47. Rb5 $1 Ra3 (47... Rxb5 48. Bxb5 Kg7 49. Kh4 Kh6 50. Be2 Bc5
51. Bxh5 Be7+ 52. Kg4 Bc5 53. Be8 $18) 48. Rg5+ Kh7 49. Kg2 Be1 50. Rxh5+ Kg6
51. g4 Bd2 52. Rd5 Bf4 53. Bd3+ Kg7 54. g5 Be3 55. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Liss, Eran"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7.
Bd3 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Rae1 b5 13. g4 {Ftacnik:
'This line is well known for burning the bridges, but on the other hand white
is excellently prepared for an attack. All his pieces are concentrated on the
kingside and pawns ready to roll. '} (13. e5 $5 {Ftacnik} dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 (
14... Nxe5 $2 15. Qxa8 Neg4 16. g3 $1 Bb7 17. Qa7 Qc6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Na5 $18)
15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Qg3 $36) 13... Re8 $146 {[%csl Re6][%cal Yg4g5,Yf4f5,Yf5f6,
Ge7f8,Gf6d7] That's typical profilactical move in this Scheweningen structure.
Black gets ready for the break g4-g5 and f4-f5-f6.Bishop gets f8-square and
e6-point gets one more defender. The best example how to play with black in
that structure was shown by Kasparov in his match against Karpov in-1985.} (
13... Nd7 14. g5 Re8 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6 (16. Qh4 $5 {/\ Rf3-h3~~}) 16... Bf8
17. Qh4 Bg7 18. Rf3 Qd8 19. Rh3 Nf8 20. f5 $6 (20. Nd1 $5 f5 $5 $13) 20... exf5
21. exf5 Ne5 $17 {0-1 Yagupov,I-Kharitonov,A/Spasskoe 1996/EXT 99 (35)} (21...
Ne5 {Ftacnik} 22. Be4 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Nd5 Neg6 {0-1 Yagupov,
I-Kharitonov,A/Spasskoe/1996/(35)})) (13... Bb7 {Blatny,P} 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qh5
$14 Nb4 16. Rf3 $1 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rfe8 18. Ref1 g6 19. Qh6 Bf8 20. Qh4 Bg7 21.
Rh3 h5 22. gxh6 Bf6 23. h7+ Kh8 24. Bd4 {1-0 Nunn,J-Grivas,E/Athens 1991/CBM
24/[Blatny,P] (41)}) (13... g6 {Ftacnik} 14. g5 Nh5 15. Ne2 f6 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17.
Qxg3 fxg5 18. fxg5 e5 19. a3 Be6 20. Nd2 Na5 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Rf1 Nc4 23.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Bf2 {1-0 Dervishi,E-Bellon Lopez,J/Bern/1996/ (42)
}) 14. e5 {[%mdl 128] Liss starts an attack with this move which looks very
dangerous for black.White made this decision intuitively,which is the strong
side of Liss.} dxe5 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bxh7+ {[%mdl 512] That was whites idea
while played 14.e5.} Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Rf3 {[%cal Gf3h3]} g6 19. Qh4 Bb4 $2
{In post-game analyse both players thought that this move is the only defense
for black.In my opinion there are few better moves to defend.} (19... Bd6 $2
20. f5 $1 $18 (20. Rh3 Kf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8e7]}) 20... Nf4 (20... Nxc3 21. Rh3 $18
)) (19... Bf8 $5 20. Ne4 (20. Rh3 Bg7 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Bc5+ Nce7 (22... Re7 $5)
23. Ne4 exf4 $13) 20... Bg7 (20... f5 21. gxf6 Ra7 22. Qg5 $1) 21. Rh3 (21.
Nf6+ Nxf6 22. gxf6 Qd8 $1 {[%cal Yd8h4]}) 21... Nxe3 (21... exf4 22. Nf6+ Kf8
23. Bc5+ Nce7 24. Qh8+ $11) 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. fxe5 {[%cal Rh4h8] with the
threat Qh8!!} Qxe5 {with no danger for black anymore.}) (19... exf4 $5 20. Rh3
Qe5 21. Bd4 Qxe1+ $1 22. Qxe1 e5 {[%csl Rd4,Rh3] and white collapses.}) 20. f5
{[%cal Rf5f6,Rc3e4][%mdl 64] Threatening f5-f6 or Ne4.} (20. Ne4 Kf8 $1 21. Nf6
Ke7) 20... f6 $1 {[%cal Yc7g7,Yg7h7][%mdl 256] Queen is coming to defense.} (
20... Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 (21... Bxc3 22. Rh3) 22. Ne4 $18) (20... gxf5 21. Rh3
Kf8 22. g6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg6g7] intending g6-g7!} (22. Nxd5 exd5 23. g6 Qd6 24.
Bh6+ Kg8 25. Bg5)) 21. gxf6 (21. Rh3 Qg7 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Bh6 Qh8 $1 {and
still there is nothing clear.}) 21... Qh7 22. Qg5 $4 (22. fxg6 $2 Qxh4 23. f7+
Kf8 24. g7+ Kxg7 25. fxe8=Q Qxe1+ $19) (22. f7+ $1 {It leads at least to the
draw for white.} Qxf7 23. fxg6 (23. f6 Rd8 $1 {[%cal Yg8f8,Yf8e8]} (23... Nxf6
24. Rxf6 Be7 25. Ne4 $18) 24. Rh3 Kf8 $1 25. Ne4 Ke8 $1) 23... Qg7 24. Bh6 Qe7
$1 (24... Be7 25. Qh3 $18) (24... Qa7+ 25. Kh1 {[%cal Rf3f7,Rc3e4] Threatening
Rf7 or Ne4.} Qe7 26. Bg5 (26. Rf7 Qxh4 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Rh7+ $11) 26... Qg7 {
White has a good choice between draw after 27.Bh6 or to continue with tha
attack after 27.Rg1 for instance.}) 25. Rf7 $1 $11 (25. Bg5 Qg7 26. Bh6 $11)) (
22. Bh6 {That is the only improvement of whites play which players found,but
it leads to the blacks advantage in the ending.} exf5 23. Nxd5 Bxe1 24. f7+
Kxf7 (24... Qxf7 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rg3 $1 Bxg3 27. hxg3 $18 {[%cal Rh6f8]}) 25.
Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qxc6 Qa7+ 27. Be3 Re6 $1 28. Bxa7 Rxc6 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Nxc6 Bb7
31. Re3 $1 Bxc6 32. Rxe1 Rxa7 33. Rxe5 $15 {[%csl Rc6] Black rook and bishop
is better than white rook and knight.}) 22... Kf7 $1 {[%mdl 256] Smirin shows
that he is good defender as well as attacker.} 23. Rh3 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Qg8 {
kamuvan lio:} (23... Qxh3 $4 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qg7#) 24. Rh8 ({With so active
pieces white even can't give perpetual check in the ending:} 24. fxg6+ Qxg6 25.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 26. Rh6+ Kf7 27. Rh7+ Kxf6 28. Rf1+ Nf4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Rxf4+ Kg6
31. Rff7 Bxc3 {[%cal Yc3g7]} 32. bxc3 Rg8 $19 {[%csl Rg7]}) 24... gxf5 $1 {
[%cal Rg8g1][%mdl 320] Black is really lucky today!} 25. Qg7+ Qxg7+ 26. fxg7
Bd7 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Auxerre"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Prie, Eric"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c3 f5
15. O-O (15. Nc2 O-O (15... Qb7) (15... Bb7) (15... Qg5)) 15... Bb7 $1 (15...
O-O $6 16. Nc2 Bb7 $6 17. exf5 Qg5 18. Ne3 h5 19. Bc2 $1 d5 20. Nxd5 Rad8 21.
Be4 $16) 16. exf5 (16. Re1 O-O (16... fxe4 $2 17. Bxe4 d5 $2 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19.
Qg4 $18) 17. exf5 Qg5 (17... b4 $5 18. Nc2 (18. cxb4 d5 $44) 18... bxc3 19.
bxc3 d5 $13 {(Gurevich,V)}) 18. g3 d5 19. Nc2 e4 20. Bf1 Qxf5 21. a4 bxa4 22.
Rxa4 Qg6 23. Rb4 $14 {V.Gurevic-Iskusnyh /Orel/1995}) 16... Qg5 17. g3 (17. f3
Bh6 $1 (17... O-O-O $6 18. Nc2 Rhg8 19. Rf2 d5 20. f4 $5 exf4 21. a4 $36) 18.
Rf2 Qh5 $2 (18... Qh4 $1 19. Nc2 Rg8 $44) 19. Bxb5+ $1 axb5 20. Qxd6 $18 {
Gi.Hernandez-Espinosa/San Salvador/1995}) 17... h5 18. Qe2 (18. h4 $5 Qe7 19.
Be2 (19. Nc2 $142 e4 20. Re1 d5 21. a4 Be5 22. Bf1 Rg8 23. Bg2 {Horvath,T})
19... e4 20. Re1 Be5 21. Bf1 Rg8 22. Bg2 Bxg3 $1 $40 {S.Kindermann - E.Lobron,
Nussloch, 1996}) 18... h4 {[#]} 19. Bxb5+ $2 (19. Nc2 O-O-O $1 20. a4 $2 (20.
g4 $1 d5 21. f3) 20... hxg3 21. fxg3 Rxh2 $1 22. Qxh2 Rh8 $19) 19... Kf8 (19...
axb5 $2 20. Qxb5+ Kf8 21. Qxb7 $18) (19... Ke7 $2 20. f4 $1 Qxf5 21. fxe5 Qxe5
22. Qc4 $1 $40) 20. Ba4 (20. Bd3 $2 e4 21. Bc2 (21. Bxe4 Re8 $17) 21... Be5 $1
22. Bxe4 (22. Nc4 hxg3 23. fxg3 Bxg3 $1 24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Qg2 e3 $1 $19) 22...
hxg3 23. fxg3 Bxg3 $1 24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Qg2 Qe3+ 26. Rf2 Bxe4 27. Nc2 Qg3 $1
$19) 20... Qxf5 21. Bc2 $2 (21. Nc4 $1 Bf3 $1 (21... Qh3 $2 22. Ne3) 22. Nxd6
Qh5 (22... Qg4 $2 23. Qc4 $1) 23. Qc2 Rd8 $1 (23... e4 $2 24. Rae1 hxg3 (24...
Be5 $2 25. Nxe4 Qg4 26. Re3 $18) (24... Qg4 $2 25. Qb3) 25. fxg3 Qc5+ 26. Qf2
Rxh2 (26... Qxd6 27. Rxe4 Bh5 28. Rfe1 $13 Bf6 $2 (28... Kg8) 29. Re6 $1 $16)
27. Qxc5 Rg2+ 28. Kh1 Rf2+ $10) 24. Nf5 (24. Rad1 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 hxg3 26. fxg3
Rh6 $19) (24. Qf5 hxg3 25. Qxh5 Bxh5 26. Nf5 gxh2+ 27. Kg2 e4 $19) 24... e4 $1
25. Ne3 (25. Nxh4 $2 Bf6 26. Nxf3 exf3 27. h4 Bxh4 $1 $19) 25... Be5 26. Rfd1 (
26. Rab1 hxg3 27. fxg3 Bxg3 28. hxg3 Rd3 $1 $19) 26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 hxg3 28.
fxg3 Bxd1 29. Nxd1 Bxg3 $19) 21... Qh3 22. f3 hxg3 23. Qg2 Qxh2+ 24. Qxh2 Rxh2
25. Be4 d5 26. Bf5 Bh6 27. Nc2 Kg7 (27... Kg7 28. Rae1 Bd2 $1 29. Rd1 (29. Rxe5
Bf4 30. Re7 Rah8) 29... Rah8) 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kaminski, Marcin"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. Bd3 Bg5 (
14... Be6 $5) 15. O-O Ne7 (15... Be6 $5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Ndb4 Ne7 18. Bxa6 Bb3
$10) 16. Nxe7+ (16. a4 $5) 16... Bxe7 $146 17. Nb4 $6 (17. a4 d5 18. exd5 f5 (
18... bxa4 19. Rxa4 Rxb2 20. Bxa6 $44) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne3 e4 21. Bc2 f4 22.
Bxe4 fxe3 23. Qh5 h6 24. Qg6 Rf6 $13) 17... Bb7 18. Bc2 Rc8 $1 19. Qd3 (19. a4
a5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rc5 22. Qd3 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Qb6 $10) 19... Rc5 20. a4 a5
21. Nd5 bxa4 22. Bxa4 Bxd5 23. exd5 f5 $15 24. b4 e4 $1 25. Qh3 axb4 26. cxb4
Rc4 27. Qb3 Rd4 28. Bc6 Bf6 (28... Qb6 $5 29. b5 Bf6) 29. Ra7 $1 Rd3 (29... Rd2
$5) 30. Qa4 Qb6 $6 (30... Bd4 $1) 31. Bd7 $1 e3 $1 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. fxe3 Qxe3+
34. Kh1 Qe2 35. Rg1 {[#]} Rh3 $5 (35... h5 $1 36. Ra8 Rxa8 $4 (36... Bd8 $13)
37. Qxa8+ Kh7 38. Bxf5+ $18) (35... g6 $2 36. Qd7 Qh5 37. Qxd6 Qh6 $16) 36.
gxh3 $2 (36. Qd1 $4 {[#]} Be5 $3) (36. Bxf5 $1 Rxh2+ $1 (36... Bd4 $2 37. Ra8
Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Bxg1+ $4 39. Kh1 $1 $18) (36... Qf2 $2 37. Ra8 (37. Bxh3 $4
Qxg1+ $3 38. Kxg1 Bd4+ 39. Kh1 Rf1#) 37... Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Be5+ 39. Kh1 Qxf5 40.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 41. Qd7 g6 $16 42. b5) (36... Re3 $5) (36... Rh5 $5) 37. Kxh2 Qe5+
38. g3 Qxf5 39. Qd7 $1 $8 Qh5+ 40. Qh3 Qxd5 (40... Qxh3+ $2 41. Kxh3 Bd4 42.
Rf1 $1) 41. Qg4 $44) 36... Qf3+ 37. Rg2 Qf1+ 38. Rg1 Qf3+ 39. Rg2 {[#]} Bd4 $3
40. Raxg7 (40. Qa1 $2 Bxa1 41. Rxa1 g6 $19) 40... Bxg7 41. Qa7 Be5 42. Qf2 Qe4
$1 43. Qc2 {[#]} Bd4 $3 $19 44. Qd1 (44. Qxe4 $2 fxe4 45. Re2 Rf1+ 46. Kg2 Rg1#
) 44... f4 45. b5 (45. h4 $5) 45... Ra8 46. Bf5 $1 Qxd5 47. Be6 Qe4 48. Bf5 Qe3
49. Bb1 Re8 $1 50. Rd2 f3 $1 51. Bd3 Rg8 $1 (51... Qe1+ 52. Bf1) 52. Bg6 Rxg6
53. Rxd4 f2 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O
14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O e4 17. Nf4 (17. Bc2 $2 {Ftacnik} f4 18. Bxe4
fxe3 19. Qh5 exf2+ 20. Kh1 (20. Rxf2 Rxf2 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Kxf2 Ra7 23. Kg1
Rf7 $17) 20... Rf7 $19 {Bestagno-Kuntz/Cagnes/1989/}) 17... Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19.
Nfd5 {/\f4} (19. Nh3 Kh8 20. f4 (20. Nxf5 Be6 21. Ng3 Bxh3 22. gxh3 d5 $44)
20... Qb6 21. Re1 $2 Bg7 22. Kh1 Ne7 $17 23. g4 $6 d5 $6 (23... b4 $1 24. Nxf5
Nxf5 25. gxf5 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rxe4 Qc6 28. Ng5 Bd5 29. Qh5 Ra7 $17) 24.
gxf5 b4 25. Ng5 Bg8 26. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 27. fxe6 Qxe6 28. c4 Rxf4 29. cxd5 Qh3 30.
Qe2 Raf8 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Nxg2 Rf2 33. Bxe4 Nc8 $1 $15 {Lutz,C-San Segundo,P/
Pamplona 97-98}) (19. Ned5 Kh8) (19. g3 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Qf6 $11) 19... Qg5 (19...
f4 $2 20. Ng4 (20. Qg4+ {Ftacnik} Bg6 21. Bxe4 fxe3 22. Bxg6 exf2+ (22... hxg6
23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. fxe3 $13 (24. Qe6+ $13)) 23. Rxf2 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Bg7 25. Raf1
$13) (20. Nf5 $2 Bg6) 20... Bg6 21. Re1 e3 22. fxe3 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 Qg5 24. Nxe5
Nxe5 25. Kh1 $16) 20. f4 exf3 21. Rxf3 $146 {'!?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The first
independent move in a well known line of Sveshnikov Sicilian. White sacrifices
an exchange in order to get active chances.'} (21. Qxf3 Bh5 22. Qf2 (22. Qh3 {
Ftacnik} f4 23. Nc7 $1 (23. Qd7 Ra7 24. Qxc6 fxe3 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qb6 Bxh2+
27. Kxh2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Qf2+ $11) 23... fxe3 24. Nxa8 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 $16) 22...
f4 23. h4 $6 (23. Nc7 $5) 23... Qd8 24. Nf5 Bg6 25. Nd4 Nxd4 (25... Bxc2 {
Ftacnik} 26. Nxc2 Ne7 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $13 28. Nd4) 26. cxd4 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (26.
Bxg6 {Ftacnik} Ne6 (26... Nf5 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 $14) 27. Be4 $14) 26... Bxc2 27.
dxe5 dxe5 28. Qc5 Rf7 $15 {1/2-1/2, Anand,V-Kramnik,V/ Linares 1998 Ftacnik:
'1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Linares/1998 (28)'}) 21... Bh5 (21... f4 $2 22. h4
$1 Qd8 23. Nxf4 $1 (23. Ng4 Be6) 23... Qxh4 24. Rh3 $1 Qxf4 25. Bxh7+ Kg7 26.
Nf5+ Kf6 27. Rh4 $1 $18) 22. Nc7 (22. Nxf5 $5 Kh8 23. Qd3 (23. h4 $5) 23...
Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Ra7 $13) 22... Bf4 $1 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'In effect this
move gives up the active dark squared bishop and black position will become
very vulnerable.'} (22... Rac8 23. Ne6 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qh6 25. Nxf8 (25. g3 {
Ftacnik} Rf6 (25... Qxe6 $2 26. Bb3 $18) 26. Nxf5 Qd2 27. Bb3 Kh8 28. Rf1 Qxb2
29. Ng5 $13) 25... Bxh2+ 26. Kf1 Rxf8 27. Nxf5 Qf4 28. Qxf4 Bxf4 29. a4 $14) (
22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Rac8 24. Bb3+ Kh8 25. Ne6 Qh6 26. Nxf8 Bxh2+ 27. Kf1 Rxf8)
23. Qd5+ Kh8 (23... Bf7 24. Qxc6 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 $18) 24. Rxf4 (24. Qxc6 Bxe3+
25. Kh1 Rac8 26. Rg3 Qh6 $36) (24. Nf1 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Ne5 26. Qh3 Qe7 $1 27.
Nxa8 Qa7+ 28. Kh1 Ng4 $19) 24... Qxf4 25. Re1 $2 (25. Nxf5 $1 Ne7 26. Qd4+ (26.
Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Nxd6 Ra7 (27... Rad8 $2 28. Ne6) 28. Ne6 Rf6 $11) 26... Qxd4+ 27.
Nxd4 Ra7 28. Nce6 Rf6 (28... Rb8 $13) 29. a4 $1 $13) (25. Qd2 Rae8 26. Nxe8
Rxe8 27. Re1 Ne5 28. Bxf5 Rg8 $40 (28... Nf3+ 29. gxf3 Rg8+ 30. Bg4 Bxg4 31.
fxg4 Rxg4+ 32. Kh1 Qe4+ 33. Ng2 Rxg2 34. Rxe4 Rxd2 $11) (28... Nc4)) 25... Rac8
$2 (25... Ne5 $1 26. Nxa8 Rg8 $3 27. g3 (27. Qxg8+ $8 Kxg8 28. Bxf5 (28. Nc7
Ng4 $17) 28... Qh4 (28... Bg6 29. Bxg6 hxg6 $15) 29. Rf1 Qg5 30. Nd5 Bf3 31.
Be6+ Kg7 32. g3 Qd2 33. Rf2 Qc1+ 34. Rf1 Qxb2 35. Rf2 Qb1+ 36. Rf1 Qxa2 37. Rf2
Qa1+ 38. Rf1 Qa3 $19) 27... Rxg3+ 28. hxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kf1 (29. Ng2 Bf3) 29...
Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Nf3+ $19) 26. Ne6 Qh4 27. g3 {Ftacnik: 'Black pieces have lost
coordination and the pawn structure is rather weak.'} Rg8 28. Nxf5 Qc4 {
Ftacnik: 'The queen has no luck with a search for a proper square on the board.
'} 29. Qxd6 $18 Rg6 30. Ne7 {Ftacnik: 'This small combination begins a mating
attack.'} Nxe7 31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
(14... Kh8 15. b4 $1) 15. Bb5 $5 Bb7 (15... Ne7 $5) (15... Bd7 16. O-O Rb8 17.
Na3 (17. c4 Na7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxa5 Rxb2 20. c5 Nc6 21. Ra6 Rfb8 22. Rb6 Bd8
23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Nde3 Bc7 25. Nf5 Rd8 26. Qg4 g6 27. Nce3 Kh8 28. Qg5 Qe6 29.
Nd5 gxf5 30. Nf6 fxe4 31. g4 Nd4 32. Qh6 Qxf6 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. cxd6 Rxd6 35.
Qe7 Ne6 36. Rc1 Rd2 37. Qe8+ {1-0 Paraschiv,I-Cusmir,C/cr 1984/FatBase 98 (37)}
) 17... Kh8 18. Qe2 f5 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Qe8 22. Kg1 Bd8 23.
h3 Ne7 24. c4 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bb6+ 26. Kh1 Rb7 27. Bxd7 Rxd7 28. Nb5 Qf8 29. Ra3
e4 30. Ra1 e3 31. Rf1 Qe8 32. Rf4 h6 33. Qf3 Rd8 34. Re4 Qg6 35. Re6 Qb1+ 36.
Kh2 e2 37. Qxe2 Bg1+ 38. Kg3 Rf8 39. h4 Bf2+ 40. Kg4 Qf5# {0-1 Zielinski,
M-Pyda,Z/Gdynia POL-ch sf 1987/FatBase 98 (40)}) (15... Na7 16. Bc4 Bd7 17. Ra2
Nc8 18. O-O Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Bd5 Rac8 21. Na3 Qa6 22. Qf3 Kh8 23. b3 f5
24. Nc4 a4 25. exf5 Rc5 26. Rd1 Rxf5 27. Qg4 e4 28. Qxe4 Qb5 29. Rxa4 h5 30.
Ra8+ {1-0 Gufeld,E-Gavrikov,V/URS 1978/FatBase 98 (30)}) 16. Nce3 (16. O-O Kh8
(16... Ne7 17. Bc4 Bc6 18. Ra2 Qb8 19. Nce3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 21. b3 Kh8 22.
Qd3 Bd8 23. Rfa1 Rb8 24. b4 axb4 25. Ra7 Qc8 26. Nxb4 Bb6 27. R7a6 f5 28. exf5
Bd7 29. g4 Qc5 30. R1a2 g6 31. Nd5 gxf5 32. Nxb6 Rxb6 33. Rxb6 Qxb6 34. Ra6 Qb8
35. Rxd6 Ba4 36. Ra6 Bb3 37. Bxb3 Qxb3 38. Ra7 Qg8 39. h3 fxg4 40. h4 Ra8 41.
Qxh7+ Qxh7 42. Rxa8+ {1-0 Brumm-Hoyer,T/GER-N 1988}) 17. Nce3 Na7 18. Bd3 g6
19. Nc4 Nc6 20. Ncb6 Rb8 21. Qg4 Na7 22. b4 Nc8 23. bxa5 Nxb6 24. Nxb6 Bd2 25.
Ra3 f5 26. Qe2 Bh6 27. c4 Bc6 28. Bc2 Rf7 29. Rd1 Bf8 30. c5 Qf6 31. Nc4 dxc5
32. exf5 Re8 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Rh3+ Rh7 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 36. Be4 Bb5 37. Rb1 {
1-0 Tiviakov,S-Hansen Sune Berg/it op Groningen NED 1997}) 16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3
Ne7 18. O-O Rb8 (18... d5 $5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Re1 f6 22. h3 Rc8
23. c4 Bc6 24. Qb3 Bxb5 25. cxb5+ Kh8 26. Rea1 Qb6 (26... Qd2 27. Rxa5 Rc1+ 28.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Kh2 Qd2 30. Qa4) 27. Rxa5 Rb8 $14) 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Bc4 Bc6 (
20... Rfc8 21. Rd1) 21. Ra2 Rfd8 (21... Qc5 $5) 22. b3 Qc5 (22... Qb7 23. Nd5
$1 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bb5 25. Rxa5 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rdc8 27. Rfa1 Ra8 $16) 23. Rfa1 Ra8
24. h4 $1 h6 (24... h5 25. Qd1 $1 Bxe4 26. Qxh5 d5 (26... Bg6 27. Qg5 d5 28. b4
Qc7 29. Bb3 d4 30. h5 $40) 27. Qxe5 Ng6 28. Qg5 f6 29. Qg4 dxc4 30. Qxe4 cxb3
31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qxb3 Nxh4 33. Ra4 $14 {Kasparov}) 25. h5 Bb7 $6 (25... Rdc8 $5
26. Ng4 (26. Rd1 Rd8) 26... Kf8 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Rad2 Rab8) 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Rda1
Bb7 28. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rdc8 30. b4 $1 $18 {xNe7} Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32.
Rxa5 Rb8 (32... Re8 33. g4 $1) 33. Ra7 $1 Kf8 34. Rd7 Nc8 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Rg8
Rxb4 37. Ra8 Kd7 38. Rxg7 (38. g3 $1) 38... Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rf4 40. Ng4 Ne7 41.
Ra7+ Ke8 42. g3 Rf5 43. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Van der Wiel,J"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O $5 {[%cal Yc2c4]}
(13. c4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1) (13. Qh5) (13. c3 Bxd5 $6 14. exd5 Ne7 15. Nxb5 Bg7 16.
Na3 {Rigo-Van der Wiel / Rotterdam 1979 tt}) 13... Bxd5 $5 14. exd5 Ne7 15.
Nxb5 (15. c4) (15. Qh5) 15... Bg7 (15... Qb8 $143 16. Na3 $1 Qxb2 17. Nc4 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf5]}) 16. Nc3 e4 17. Bc4 Qa5 $146 (17... Qc7 18. Bb3 (18. Qe2 $1 {
[%cal Rc4a6,Yf2f3]}) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3 $17 {Ostos-Kouatly / Malta 1980})
(17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 {[%cal Yd1d4]}) (17... Ng6 $5 18. Qd2) 18. Ne2 $1 (18. Qd2
$2 Rc8 19. Nxe4 Qb6 20. Qg5 Rg8 $1) 18... Bxb2 (18... Qc5 19. Bb3 (19. b3 $1)
19... Bxb2 20. Rb1 {[%cal Yd1d2]}) 19. Rb1 Be5 20. Qc1 $1 (20. Rb7 Rc8 21. Bb3
Rc7) 20... Rc8 (20... O-O $2 21. Qg5+ $18) (20... Qc5 $5 21. Bb3 Kf8 (21... h6
$5)) 21. Bb3 Nxd5 $6 (21... Rg8 $11) 22. Qg5 Ne7 (22... Nf6 23. Kh1 {[%csl Rf5]
}) (22... Nc3 23. Nxc3 Bxc3 24. Rfd1 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5]}) 23. f4 $1 (23. f3 f4
$1 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Ye5d4]} (23... d5 $13) 24. Kh1 Qd2 $1) 23... Bc3 (23...
exf3 $2 24. Rxf3) 24. Nxc3 Qxc3 (24... Rxc3 25. Qg7 Rf8 26. Ba4+ $1 $18) 25.
Ba4+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qxd6 Ng6 $1 (27... Qc5+ 28. Qxc5 Rxc5 29. Rb7 {
[%csl Rf7]}) (27... Nc6 28. Kh1 (28. Rfd1 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yb1b3]})
28... Qd4 $1) 28. Qxa6 $5 (28. Rb7 Kg7 29. Bb3 Rhf8 30. Qe6 e3 $1 31. Rxf7+
Rxf7 32. Qxf7+ Kh6 33. Qe6 Rc6 $1 34. Qe8 Rc8 $11 (34... Rc7 $145 $1 35. Qe6
Qd4 36. c3 Qc5 37. Re1 e2+ 38. Kh1 Re7 $19)) 28... Kg7 29. Bb3 Rhd8 $1 (29...
Rhe8 30. Qb5 (30. Rbe1 Nxf4 $1 31. Qa7 Ne6) (30. Qe2) (30. Rbd1) 30... e3 $1
31. Qxf5 Re7 (31... e2 $5)) 30. Rbe1 $1 Nxf4 $1 (30... Rd2 31. Qa7 $1 Rc7 32.
Qe3) 31. Qa7 Nd5 $2 (31... Rc7 32. Qf2 {[%cal Yf2f7]}) (31... Ne6 $1 32. Bxe6 (
32. Rxe4 $2 Rc7) (32. Qf2 Qc5) 32... Rc7 33. Qb6 fxe6 34. Qxe6 Rf8 35. Rxe4
$140 $2 Qc5+ (35... Rf6 $145 $1 $19) 36. Re3 f4 $1 37. Qe5+ $145 Qxe5 38. Rxe5
$14) 32. Qf2 Ne7 33. g4 $1 (33. Rxe4 $6 fxe4 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxe7 Qc5+) (33.
Re3 $5 Qd2 34. Qg3+ Kf8 35. Rxe4 $6 (35. Qh3 Rc6 $1 $13) 35... fxe4 36. Bxf7
Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Qf6 (37... Nf5 38. Be6 $1 Qf6 $145) 38. Bc4 Nf5 39. Qg8+ Ke7 40.
Qxh7+ Qg7 $1 41. Qxf5 Rxc4) 33... Rd2 $6 (33... Kh8 $1 34. gxf5 (34. Re3 $142
Qg7 $1 35. Rg3 fxg4 36. Qxf7 Qd4+ 37. Kg2 Rf8 $1 38. Qxf8+ Rxf8 39. Rxf8+ Kg7
40. Rf7+ Kh6 41. Rxe7 (41. Rxg4 Ng6 $13) 41... Qd2+ 42. Kh1 Qd1+ $11 {
Dauerschach}) 34... Rd2 35. Re2 Rg8+ 36. Kh1 e3 $1 37. Qxe3 (37. Qf3) 37...
Qc6+ 38. Qe4 Rxe2 $19) 34. Qf4 (34. Qh4 Ng6) (34. Re2 Rxe2) 34... Kh8 35. Re3
Qd4 36. Kh1 Rd1 (36... Rg8 37. c3 $1) (36... Ng6 37. Qxf5) 37. Ree1 Rxe1 38.
Rxe1 Rc5 39. Bxf7 (39. gxf5 Rxf5 40. Qxe4 Rf1+ $19) (39. Rg1 $5 Qe5 40. Qd2 (
40. Qh6 Ng8 $1 41. Qf8 Qe7) 40... Rc8) 39... Qf6 $6 (39... fxg4 40. Qxe4 $1 (
40. Rxe4 $2 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Rxc2+ $19) 40... Qxe4+ 41. Rxe4 Nf5 (41... Ng6 $8) 42.
Rxg4 Nh6 43. Rc4 $1) (39... Rxc2 $1 40. gxf5 Rf2 $1 41. Qb8+ Kg7 42. Be6 e3 $1
43. Rg1+ (43. Qg3+ $145 Kf6 44. Qxe3 Qxe3 45. Rxe3 Nxf5 46. Bxf5 Kxf5 $11)
43... Kh6 44. Qf8+ Kh5 45. Bf7+ Ng6 46. Qe8 (46. Qe7 Qd5+ $1 47. Bxd5 Nxe7)
46... Rxh2+ $1 47. Kxh2 Qh4+ 48. Kg2 Qf2+ $11) 40. Bb3 Ng6 41. Qb8+ (41. Qf2
$143 Re5) 41... Nf8 $2 (41... Kg7 42. Qa7+ Qe7 43. Qxe7+ Nxe7 44. gxf5 Re5 $1
45. Be6 (45. Kg1 Nxf5 46. Kf2 $14) 45... Nxf5 46. Bxf5 Rxf5 47. Rxe4 Ra5 $1 48.
a4 Rc5 49. Re1 Rxc2 50. Ra1 Rc6 51. a5 Ra6 $11) 42. g5 (42. Rf1 $2 Re5 (42...
e3) 43. g5 $145 Qg7 44. Rd1 f4 45. Rd7 Re7 46. Rxe7 Qxe7 47. Qxf4 $18) 42...
Qe7 43. a4 $5 (43. Rd1 e3 (43... Re5 44. Rd7 $1 $18 (44. Bc4 $3 {[%cal Yd1d7]
verhindert den Entlastungstausch auf b5}) 44... Rb5 $145 45. Qxb5 Nxd7) (43...
Kg7 44. Rd8 {[%cal Yd8e8]} Rb5 $1 (44... Re5 45. Rxf8 $1 $18) (44... Rc7 45.
Rxf8 $1 $18) 45. Qa8 (45. Qxb5 Qxd8 46. Qxf5 Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qe2+ $1) 45... Re5
46. Rb8 $6 e3 $1) 44. Rd8 Qe4+ (44... Kg7 45. Re8) 45. Kg1 Qg4+ 46. Qg3 $18 Kg7
47. Qxg4 fxg4 48. Re8 Rxg5 49. Rxe3) 43... Re5 (43... e3 $4 44. Rxe3) (43...
Kg7 $6 44. Qb4 (44. Qb6 $1 $16) 44... Qe5 $1) 44. Qb6 $1 f4 (44... Qxg5 45. Rg1
$18) 45. Qd4 (45. a5 f3 46. a6 e3) (45. Qf6+ Qxf6 46. gxf6 f3 47. Rg1 $6 (47.
Re3 $142) 47... Ng6 48. Rd1 h5 $1) 45... Ng6 46. Rxe4 Qxg5 47. Rxe5 (47. Bd5 $2
f3 48. Rg4 (48. Rxe5 Qg2#) 48... Qxg4 $1 49. Qxg4 Re1+ 50. Qg1 f2 $19) 47...
Nxe5 48. Bd5 $1 $18 Qf6 (48... f3 49. Bxf3) (48... Kg7 49. Qg1 $1) (48... h5
49. a5 Kh7 50. Be4+ Kh6 51. a6 $18) 49. a5 $4 (49. Bf3 $1 Kg7 50. a5 $18) 49...
f3 50. Qg1 Ng6 51. Bb7 f2 52. Qf1 Qd4 53. a6 Nf4 54. c3 Qe3 55. c4 Kg7 56. Bg2
Kh6 57. c5 Qxc5 58. Qa1 Qe7 $1 59. Qf1 Qe3 60. Bb7 Qe1 61. Bg2 Qe3 (61... Qe3
62. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Ya6a7]} Kg5 63. Qg8+ Kh4 (63... Ng6 $6 64. Qd5+ Ne5
65. Bf1) 64. Qc4 Kg5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ly, Moulthun"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After a slow start I managed to win two games before this round and was eager
for a fight.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6
7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 {This came as a slight surprise. Before this game,
Ly had exclusively played 9.Bxf6.} Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 {A move
popularized by Boris Gelfand, 11...0-0 was the old main line.} 12. Nc2 Bg5 13.
a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 {Although this was a theoretical position my
opponent had already spent a considerable amount of time on his last two moves.
} O-O 16. Qxa4 $6 {This is a rather dubious move. It is very important to keep
control over the key d5-square.} (16. Rxa4 {is considered the main theoretical
move. The opening debate is still wide open. Some believe in White's control
over the d5-square while some in two bishops! Whose side are you on :) ?})
16... Bb7 (16... f5 {is another way to play the position. But I wanted to
attack the d5-square right away.} 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bxa6 Be4 19. Qb3 Kh8 20.
O-O Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxb4 $11) 17. Rd1 $6 {Now White's position is very
unpleasant.} (17. Bc4 Qc8 $1 {A very important move and now ...Qg4 is a very
annoying threat.} 18. Qb3 Qg4 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rfc8 {Black still has a
very nice position but the possibility of opposite coloured bishops gives
White good drawing possibilities.}) (17. Bxa6 {looks like the best} Bxd5 18.
exd5 e4 19. O-O f5 $36 (19... Bd2 20. b5)) 17... Qc8 $1 {An important move.
Black has ideas like Bxd5-Qc1 and also ...Qg4.} (17... Bxd5 $5 {was the
alternative but it looked somewhat too naive.} 18. Rxd5 Qc7 19. Bxa6 Qc1+ 20.
Rd1 Qxb2 21. b5 Qc3+ 22. Kf1 Bd8 23. h4 $1 Bb6 24. Rh3 Qc7 $15) 18. Qb3 $1 {
The most resilient move.} (18. Nc3 f5 $40) 18... Bxd5 $5 {This looked like the
most direct to me.} 19. Rxd5 a5 {The most energetic!} 20. b5 a4 $1 {The
a4-pawn continues on its epic suicide journey.} 21. Qb4 (21. Qxa4 {is probably
better. Although during the game I was more worried about 21.Qb4.} Qc1+ 22. Rd1
Qxb2 23. Bc4 Qc3+ $1 24. Kf1 Rfc8 25. Bd5 Bd8 $15 {Black has a dream
Sveshnikov. White still needs a lot of time to coordinate the rooks.}) 21...
Qc2 $1 {My opponent missed this move. It's not easy to defend the b2-pawn.} 22.
Be2 (22. h4 {It looks stupid to provoke the B to c1, but it has its pluses.}
Bd8 $1 (22... Bc1 23. Bd3 Qxb2 24. Qxa4 Ra8 25. Qc2 Qb4+ 26. Kf1 Bb2 27. g3 {
White can still hold on}) 23. Be2 Bb6 $15 {White still struggles to castle.})
22... Rfc8 23. b6 $6 (23. Bd1 {was the main line in my calculations.} Rc4 24.
Bxc2 Rxb4 25. O-O Rc8 $1 26. Bd1 Be7 $17 {and White has to give up one of the
pawns.}) 23... Qc1+ $1 {I thought for a long time over this move. I was afraid
to end up into some sort of opposite coloured bishop endgame.} (23... Qc6 24.
O-O Rxb6 25. Bb5 $1 {is the extra alternative with the direct ...Qc6:} Rcb8 26.
Bxc6 Rxb4 27. g3 {and the game still goes on.}) 24. Rd1 Qc6 {Now White doesn't
have Bb5!} 25. O-O (25. Qxd6 Qxe4 $19) 25... Rxb6 26. Qa3 Rb3 $6 {An inaccuracy
} (26... Qxe4 {was another option but I didn't want to allow the B to d5.} 27.
Bf3 Qb4 28. Bd5) (26... Rcb8 $17 {is probably the cleanest win.}) 27. Rxd6 $1 {
I underestimated this move, but luckily I had a nasty trick up my sleeve!} Qxe4
28. Bf3 Qh4 (28... Qf4 {was my original intention but I missed 30.Rd4 in my
calculations.} 29. Qa2 e4 (29... Rb4 $17) 30. Rd4 $1 $11) 29. Qa2 $2 (29. g3 $1
{White could still offer some resistance with this move.} Rxa3 30. gxh4 Rxf3
31. hxg5 Rf5 (31... g6) 32. h4 g6 33. Kg2 Rb8 34. Ra6 Rb4 35. Kg3 Kg7 $19 {
should win slowly.}) 29... Rxf3 $1 {My opponent missed this thematic move. Now
White is just lost.} 30. gxf3 Bf4 $19 31. Rfd1 Qxh2+ (31... e4 $1 {was quicker
but Qxh2+ seemed clearest during the game.}) 32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Rc2+ 34. R1d2
Rxd2+ 35. Rxd2 Bxd2 36. Qxa4 {Finally the brave a4-pawn meets its doom but it
did a brave job, Wouldn't you agree :)?} Qe1+ 37. Kd3 Bb4 0-1

[Event "Ubeda m"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 (2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {This is the same position as
after 12.c in the main line.} O-O (11... Bb7 {Chekhov} 12. Bd3 $6 $146 (12. Nc2
) 12... Nb8 13. Nc2 Nd7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Bg5 16. O-O O-O 17. Ra2 a5 18. Bc4
Nb6 $1 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/Linares(1)/1994/0,5 (56)/}) 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a3
$1 {Lanka,Z} (13. Bd3 {Kaminsky,M-Vaisser,A/Groningen op/1993/0-1/ ;CBM 39}) (
13. h4 $1 {Kasparov} Ne7 (13... g6 14. Qd2 Bg7 15. h5 Be6 16. Nce3 Ne7 17. g3
Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rc8 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. Ne3 Rc6 21. b3 Qa8 22. Bh3 {Shmuter,
L-Beshukov,S/Sochi/1993/}) 14. Nxf6+ $1 (14. Nce3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bb7 16. g3 b4
17. c4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6 19. Rd1 Bd8 20. Qxd6 b3 21. a3 Qa7 22. Rd5 Be7 23.
Qxe5 Bf6 $13 {Smagin,S-Gorelov,S/URS/1982/}) 14... gxf6 15. Bd3 $1 {Kasparov,
G-Lautier,J/Moscow olm/1994/1-0/ CBM 45}) 13... a5 (13... Bg5 14. h4 $1 (14. g3
Ne7 15. Ncb4 a5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Qd3 Be6 19. Rd1 b4 20. cxb4 Bxd5
21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 axb4 23. Bb5 Rfc8 24. O-O Bc1 25. axb4 Bxb2 26. Ba6 Rc2
27. Rxd6 Ba3 28. Rd3 Bxb4 29. Rb1 g6 {1/2-1/2 Lau,R-Sareen,V/London Lloyds (06)
;EXP 43 1994}) 14... Bh6 15. g3 (15. g4 Bf4 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Nxf4 Qf6 18. g5
Qxf4 19. Qxf4 exf4 20. O-O-O Rfd8 21. Nb4 Nxb4 22. axb4 Bb3 23. Rd4 d5 24. exd5
Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rg1 Bf3 27. Bd3 Re8 28. Kd2 g6 29. b3 Rb8 30. Rb1 Bg4
31. Kc2 Rd8 32. Ra1 Rd6 33. c4 Bd7 34. Re1 f6 35. c5 Re6 36. Rxe6 Bxe6 37. Be4
Bc8 38. Bd5+ Kg7 39. Kd3 h6 40. gxh6+ Kxh6 41. Ba8 Bf5+ 42. Kd4 Kh5 43. Bb7
Kxh4 44. Be4 Bc8 45. Bxg6 f5 46. Be8 Kg5 47. Ke5 f3 48. c6 {1-0 Grimberg,
G-Nepomiachty,A/Paris-ch (05) ;TD 93\04 1993}) 15... Be6 16. Ncb4 Bxd5 17. Nxd5
a5 18. b4 a4 19. Bh3 g6 20. O-O f5 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Qh5 Qf8 24.
f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Bg7 26. Rae1 Qf7 27. Qf3 Re8 28. h5 Re4 29. Rxe4 fxe4 30. Qxe4
Qxh5 31. Qe6+ Qf7 32. Qc8+ Bf8 33. Qxc6 Qg6+ 34. Kf2 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Laduguie,P/
Cannes op 1992}) (13... Ne7 $5 {Horvath,T} 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Ne3 f5 $13) (
13... Be6 {Chekhov} 14. Ncb4 $1 Nxb4 15. axb4 $16) 14. Bd3 (14. h4 Ne7 $1 (
14... g6 15. g3 (15. Nce3 {Chekhov} b4 $5) (15. h5 {Chekhov} Bg5) 15... Bg7 (
15... h5 $5 16. Bh3 Be6 (16... Bxh3 17. Rxh3 Bg7 18. g4 $1 $40) 17. Nce3 Bg7
18. g4 $1 Qxh4 19. gxh5 Bxd5 (19... Qxe4 $2 20. Bg2 Qa4 21. b3 $18) (19... Bxh3
20. Qf3) 20. Bg2 $1 Qg5 21. Qxd5 Ne7 22. Qd1 $14) 16. h5 Ne7 (16... Be6 {
Horvath,T} 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Nce3 b4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. a4 Nd4 21. Bc4 $14) (
16... Qg5 {Ftacnik} 17. Bh3 Be6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nce3 Rb7 20. Qd3 Rfb8 21. Rd1
Bf8 22. Qf1 f5 $10 {Borm,F-King,D/Amsterdam/1982/}) 17. hxg6 hxg6 (17... fxg6
18. Bh3 $14 (18. Nce3 {Chekhov} Kh8 19. Bh3 Bb7)) 18. Nce3 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Be6
20. Bh3 Bxd5 $2 (20... Qd7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Ne3 Qf7 (22... Rbd8 {Chekhov} 23.
Qg4 Qf7) 23. Qe2 d5 24. Rd1 $1 $14 {/\} dxe4 25. Rh4 $1) (20... Qg5 $5 {Ftacnik
}) (20... f5 {Chekhov} 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bg2 {/\Qh5|^/}) 21. Qxd5 $16 Qc7 (
21... Qb6 $5) (21... Qb6 $5) 22. O-O Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Bh6 $6 (23... Kf8 $142 $16)
(23... Kf8 $16) (23... Qc5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bf1 $1 {xb5}) (23... Bf8 {Chekhov} 24.
Bf1 Qb6) 24. Bf1 Qb7 $6 (24... Qd7 25. b4 $1 axb4 26. axb4 $16) (24... Qb6 25.
Qb3 a4 26. Qc2 $16 {/\ Rd5}) (24... Qc5 25. Rd3 $16) 25. Qxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd5 b4 (
26... f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Bxb5 Kf7 29. a4 $1 Ke6 30. Bc4 $18 {/\ b3}) (26...
Rdb8 {Ftacnik} 27. Rxd6 $16) 27. cxb4 axb4 28. a4 $18 Kf8 29. a5 Bg5 $6 (29...
Ke7 {Chekhov} 30. a6 Ra7 31. Rb5 Bd2 32. Rd1 $18) 30. a6 (30. a6 Rb6 31. Rb5 {
1-0 Shirov,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares (04) ;CBM 40 1994}) (30. a6 Ra7 {
Ftacnik} 31. Ra4 b3 32. Rb4 $18) 30... Rb6 31. Rb5 {1-0 Shirov,A-Illescas
Cordoba,M/Linares 60/169 1994}) (14... Be6 {Chekhov} 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qxd6) (
14... Kh8 $5 {Chekhov}) 15. Nce3 (15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Ne3 f5 $13) 15... Nxd5 16.
Nxd5 Be6 (16... Bb7 $2 17. Bxb5) 17. g3 (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qc5
b4 $5 20. Be2 (20. Qxa5 $2 Qf4 $19) 20... Rdc8 21. Qxa5 bxc3 22. b4 (22. bxc3
$2 Rb2 $17) 22... c2 (22... Bc4 $5) 23. O-O Qf4 24. Rac1 Qxe4 25. Rfe1 Qxh4 26.
Qxe5 $13) 17... Qd7 18. Bg2 Bd8 19. O-O Bb6 20. Qd2 Rfc8 21. Rfd1 Bxd5 22. Qxd5
b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Qxd6 Qg4 $1 25. Qd3 (25. Qxe5 $2 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxf2+ $1
27. Kxf2 Rb2+ 28. Kg1 Qe2 $19) 25... bxc3 26. bxc3 g6 27. Rab1 Rd8 28. Qf3
Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxf3 30. Bxf3 (30. Bxf3 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/
Moscow PCA 1(25') 1994}) 30... Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V (01)/Moscow
PCA 25' (02) ;CBM 41 1994}) (14. g3 $5 Ne7 15. Nce3 Be6 16. Bg2 Nxd5 (16... Bg5
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 b4 20. cxb4 axb4 21. a4) 17. Nxd5 Qd7 18.
O-O {Im Vergleich zu Kasparov-Kramnik hat Weiß h4 eingespart.}) 14... Be6 15.
Qe2 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. O-O-O $1 $14 Qb6 (17... Nxd5 18. Bxh7+ (18. Qe4 Bg5+)
18... Kxh7 19. Rxd5 $16) 18. Kb1 g6 (18... Qc5 $5 19. Qf3 $1 {/\ h4, g4+/=->} (
19. Be4 g6 20. g4 Bh4 $1)) 19. h4 $1 (19. Be4 Bg7 20. g4 f5 21. gxf5 (21. Bg2
e4 22. gxf5 Rxf5) 21... gxf5 22. Bg2 Ng6 $13 {/\ b4->}) 19... Bg7 (19... Nxd5
$5 20. Qf3 Nf4 (20... b4 21. cxb4 axb4 22. Qxd5 bxa3 23. b4) 21. g3 Nxd3 22.
Rxd3 Bg7 23. Rhd1 Rfd8 24. g4 $1 $14) 20. h5 f5 (20... Nxd5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22.
Bxg6 Nxc3+ 23. bxc3 fxg6 24. Qd3 $16) 21. hxg6 hxg6 (21... e4 22. Rxh7) 22. g4
$1 $16 {->} e4 23. gxf5 exd3 (23... gxf5 24. Rdg1 $1 exd3 $2 25. Qe6+ Rf7 26.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qh8#) 24. Qe6+ Rf7 25. Rxd3 (25. Nd4 b4 $1 26.
Nc6 bxc3 27. Nxe7+ Kf8 28. Nxg6+ Kg8 29. Ne7+ $10) 25... Kf8 (25... Nxf5 26.
Qxg6 Rf6 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ Ke7 29. Nd4 $1 $40) 26. Rdh3 $1 (26. fxg6 Rf6)
26... gxf5 27. Nd4 $1 $18 b4 (27... Rf6 28. Rh8+ Bxh8 29. Rxh8+ Kg7 30. Qxe7+
Rf7 31. Rh7+ Kxh7 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ $18) 28. Nc6 bxc3 (28... Nxc6 29. Rh8+
Bxh8 30. Rxh8+ Kg7 31. Qh6#) 29. Rh8+ Bxh8 30. Rxh8+ Ng8 31. Qh6+ $1 Rg7 32.
Qxd6+ Kf7 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Rxg8+ $1 {1-0 Bologan,V-Redon,B/France 60/168 1994})
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10.
Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. a3 $5 {Lanka; -> cf. above 2..
.Nc6/13.a3 a5 (13...Be6, 13...Bg5, 13...Ne7)} (14. h4 $1 {Kasparov; cf. above
2...Nc6/13.h4}) 14... Ne7 $1 {Horvath,T} 15. Ncb4 {Preventing the idea Ne3
Bg5! /\Bxe3.} (15. Nce3 Be6 16. Be2 Bg5 $1 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qd7 $10) (15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Ne3 f5 $1 $13 {Horvath,T}) 15... Bb7 16. Be2 (16. g3 a5 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rfc8) 16... Ng6 17. g3 a5 18. Nc2 (18. Nxf6+
gxf6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Ne7 21. Qd3 b4 22. O-O (22. cxb4 axb4 23. O-O Nc6
24. Rfc1 Nd4) 22... bxa3 23. bxa3 Qc7 $10) 18... Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Ne7 20. Qd3 d5
21. Rd1 g6 22. O-O (22. exd5 Qd6 23. O-O Rfd8 24. a4 $2 (24. Bf3 Bg7 $1 (24...
Bg5 25. b4 (25. Bg2 f5 26. Qe2 e4 27. Nd4) 25... f5) 25. Bg2 f5 26. Qe2 Qc5 27.
Qe3 Qc7 28. Rd2 Rb6 29. Rfd1 Rbd6 30. Qe2 Qc5 31. Ne3 e4 32. Bf1 Rb8 33. Kh1
Bh6) 24... bxa4 25. Ne3 Bg5) 22... dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc7 $10 24. Ne3 Bg7 25. Nd5
Nxd5 26. Rxd5 b4 27. cxb4 axb4 28. a4 b3 29. Rb1 Rfd8 30. Bb5 Qc2 31. Bd3 Qd2
32. a5 Rxd5 33. Qxd5 e4 34. Bxe4 Qxd5 35. Bxd5 Rb5 36. Rd1 Rxa5 37. Bxb3 Bxb2
38. Rd7 Rf5 39. f4 h6 40. Kg2 g5 41. Kf3 gxf4 42. g4 Rf6 43. h4 Kf8 44. g5 hxg5
45. hxg5 Rf5 46. Kg4 Rb5 47. Bc4 Rc5 48. Rxf7+ Ke8 49. Be6 Re5 50. Ba2 Ra5 51.
Bc4 Rc5 52. Rxf4 Rxg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "2002.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7.
Bd3 Be7 8. O-O a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 O-O 12. g4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14.
Rae1 Re8 15. Qg3 Bf8 16. Qh4 g6 17. Rf3 Bb7 18. Rh3 h6 19. gxh6 Kh7 20. Nd2 Be7
21. Qg3 Nb4 22. Nf3 Nxd3 23. cxd3 b4 24. Nd1 f5 25. Nf2 Rg8 26. Rh4 $1 {
[%csl Yf2][%cal Yf2h3,Yh3g5] A simple enough idea. It is not surprising that
the rook is pretty much immune, but the clearance for the decisive 'extra
knight' which can provide enormous back-up to white's advantage on the dark
squares is a nice idea.} Qd8 27. Nh3 Kh8 28. Nhg5 Bxg5 29. Nxg5 Qf6 30. e5 $1 {
A typical exchange of light-square weaknesses ( here largely theoretical) for
dark-square strength (of immediate and practical effect).} dxe5 31. fxe5 Qe7
32. Rd4 Rgc8 33. Rd6 Nf8 34. Re2 Rc7 35. Nh3 Nh7 36. Nf4 Nf8 37. h4 Rac8 38.
Qg5 Kh7 39. Kf2 Rd7 40. Nh3 Kg8 41. Qxe7 Rxe7 42. Bg5 Rec7 43. Bf6 Bd5 44. b3
a5 45. Ke3 Ra7 46. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 {Perhaps not best.} (8... Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O
f5 13. f4 Bf6 14. g3 Nd7 15. Qc2 exf4 16. gxf4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Nc5 18. Bf3 Bd7 19.
Rb1 b5 20. b4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Bxe4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qf6 24. Rd1 Rae8 25.
Qxd4 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Bf5 27. Qd4 Bxb1 28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. a3 Be4+ 30. Kg1 Rc8 31.
Bb2 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Kramnik,V Wijk aan Zee (7) 1994}) 9. c3 Nf5 10. a4
g6 $146 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Qb4 e4 15. Bf4 Be5 16.
Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Rad1 Nh4 18. Kh1 Qg5 19. Rg1 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Rde1 Qf4 22.
Qxd6 $4 (22. Nxd6 $1 a5 $1 $8 (22... Rh5 $2 23. Rxe4 Nf3 24. Re8+ $1 {Anand}
Rxe8 25. Qxf4 $18) 23. Qd4 (23. Qxb7 Rf8 24. Qc7 Nf3 25. gxf3 Qxf3+ 26. Rg2 Rg5
27. Reg1 Rxg2 28. Rxg2 Qd1+ $10) 23... Rh5 24. Rxe4 Qxd6 25. Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Qxh4
Qxd5 $10 {/\ 27...Qb3}) 22... Nf5 23. Qc7 e3 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 $1 $19 {Yudasin,
L-Kramnik,V Wijk aan Zee (1) 1994 /\:} 25. fxe3 Ng3+ 26. hxg3 Rh5#) 11... Bg7
12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Re1 $14 b6 $6 15. a5 $1 a6 (15... bxa5 16. Qa3 $16)
16. axb6 Rb8 17. Na3 Rxb6 18. Qa4 Ne7 19. Nc4 Rb5 20. Na5 Rb6 (20... Rxd5 21.
Bc4 Be6 {/\ 22...Rxa5} (21... Bd7 22. Qa3 Rc5 23. Be3 $16) (21... Rc5 22. Be3
Rc7 23. Bb6 $16) 22. Nb7 $1 (22. Bxd5 Bxd5 $44) 22... Qb8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24.
Nxd6 Bc6 25. Qb4 $16) 21. Qa2 Bf5 22. Bf1 Bc8 23. Bd2 Nf5 24. b4 Bh6 25. Bxh6
Nxh6 26. Qd2 $5 (26. c4 $1 $16 {I think that this is a more precise way to win
the game than the text, although the text should have won too. It is hard to
see what Black will do against the rolling queenside pawns, especially given
that:} Rxb4 $4 27. Qd2 $18) 26... Nf5 27. Nc4 Rb8 28. Ne3 {><a6} Nxe3 29. Qxe3
Qb6 30. Ra5 Qxe3 31. fxe3 $1 {/\Kf2-e2-d2} Re7 32. Rea1 (32. Kf2 Rc7 33. Rc1
Bb7 34. Ke1 Rbc8 35. Kd2 $18) 32... Rc7 33. R1a3 Bb7 34. Bxa6 Bxa6 35. Rxa6
Rbc8 36. Rxd6 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Rc6 Rxe3 39. d6 $4 (39. Rc8+ $1 Kg7 40. b5
Kf6 41. Re8 $1 $18 {Black cannot stop both pawns, e.g.} Rb3 (41... Rd3 42. b6
Rxd5 43. b7) (41... e4 42. b6 Rb3 43. d6 e3 44. Kf1) 42. d6 Rxb5 43. d7) 39...
Kg7 40. b5 Kf6 41. d7+ Ke7 42. Rd6 Kd8 43. Rf6 Kxd7 44. Rxf7+ Ke6 45. Rxh7 Rb3
46. Rb7 Rb2 $14 47. b6 e4 48. Rb8 e3 49. Kf1 Kf6 50. h4 Kg7 51. g4 Kh7 52. Rb7+
Kg8 53. Ke1 Kh8 54. h5 gxh5 55. gxh5 e2 $1 56. h6 Kg8 57. Rg7+ Kh8 58. b7 Rb1+
59. Kxe2 Rb2+ 60. Kd3 Rb3+ 61. Kc4 Rb4+ 62. Kxb4 (62. Kd3 Rb3+ 63. Ke2 Rb2+ 64.
Kf3 Rb3+ 65. Kg4 Rb4+ 66. Kh5 Rb5+ 67. Kg6 Rb6+ 68. Kf5 Rb5+ 69. Ke6 Rb6+ 70.
Kd5 Rb5+ 71. Kd6 Rb6+ 72. Kc5 Rb5+ 73. Kc4 Rb4+ 74. Kc5 Rb5+ 75. Kc6 Rb6+ 76.
Kc7 Rxb7+ 77. Kxb7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.09.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4
14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. f3 $6 {This continuation was
met in the game Bologan-Nataf, Moscow (m1) 2001. This move looks logically -
White keeps the pawn on e4 and strengthen the centre. But it has considerable
lacks: khight c2 can not enter into the game. Rogozenko: 'If I am not wrong,
this idea was developed by Zigurds Lanka and played on the high level by
Bologan against Nataf in the end of 2001, (one must add that the move 18.f3
was met before in an insignificant game, though). White's point is to keep a
pawn on e4 in order to limit opponent's counterplay in the center.'} (18. exf5
{(Rogozenko) is the main line with much theory, leading to equal positions.})
18... fxe4 {'!' Rogozenko. Rogozenko: 'The most precise answer, opening the
f-file. As Nataf proved, Black can fight immediately for the initiative on the
kingside and that's why the whole idea of 18.f3 doesn't work out so well.'} 19.
fxe4 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Ne7 $5 $146 {Rogozenko: 'One way or another Black should
try to bring his rook to f8 as quick as possible.'} ({Nataf played} 20... Be6 {
, but text move is stronger - Black changes bad knight c6.} 21. b4 axb4 22.
Ndxb4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Nxb4 24. Nxb4 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Qh4) 21. Qd3 Nxd5 $1 22. Bxd5
Bb7 $1 {[%csl Rb3,Rc2,Re4] The point of Black's strategy. White pawns e4 and
b3 are weaker than black pawns a5 and d6, and "bad" bishop on g5 is stronger
than knight on c2. e4, b3} (22... Bd7 {Rogozenko} 23. Ra1 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rf8 25.
Rf1 {right in time. After the trade of rooks White's chances are slightly
preferable thanks to the possibility to create a passed pawn on the b-file.})
23. Kh1 (23. Bxb7 $2 Qb6+ $1 24. Kh1 Qxb3 25. Ra1 Qxb7 $17) 23... Qb6 24. Bc4
$1 (24. b4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qf2 $1 26. Rxa5 e4 27. Qd1 Bd2 $5 $36) 24... Qc6 $5 (
24... Qf2 $5 {also deserves a serious attention:} 25. Ra1 (25. Rxa5 $2 Qf4 $1
$17) 25... Qd2 $1 $15) (24... Rf8 $5 {Rogozenko}) 25. Bd5 Ba6 $1 26. Bxc6 (26.
Qg3 $2 Qxa4 $1 {'!?' Rogozenko.} 27. bxa4 Rb1+ 28. Ne1 (28. Qe1 {Rogozenko}
Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Bd2 30. Nf3 Bxc3 31. Ng5 g6 32. Nf7+ Kg7 33. Nxd6 $11) 28... Bd2
29. Kg1 (29. h4 Bxe1) 29... Rxe1+ 30. Kf2 Rf1#) 26... Bxd3 27. Ne1 Rxb3 (27...
Bb5 28. Bxb5 Rxb5 29. b4 $1 Bd2 30. Nc2 Bxc3 31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. bxa5 Bxa5 33.
Ne3 $11) 28. h4 $8 {Rogozenko: 'White is able to save half a point using some
tactical tricks. It is rather usual for the entire 9.Nd5-line: in case that
Black takes over the initiative, still White has good chances to escape thanks
to his better control in the center, even being material down (pawn d6 plays
little role, for instance).' !} (28. Rxa5 g6 29. h4 Rb1 (29... Bf4 30. g3 Rb1
31. gxf4 Rxe1+ 32. Kg2 exf4 $15) 30. hxg5 Rxe1+ 31. Kh2 Bxe4 $17) 28... Bf4 (
28... Rb1 29. hxg5 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 Kg8 31. Bd5+ Kf8 32. Kg3 $1 $11) 29. g3 $1 Rb1
30. gxf4 Rxe1+ 31. Kg2 exf4 32. Rd4 $1 Bc2 (32... Re3 $6 33. e5 $1 d5 $8 34.
Bxd5 $13) 33. Rxd6 g5 $6 $138 {Mistake in timetrouble.} (33... Rd1 {is not
clear in view of} 34. Re6 $1 (34. Bd5 $4 Bxe4+) (34. e5 Kg8 $1 35. c4 Rxd6 36.
exd6 Kf8 (36... Kf7 $5) 37. c5 a4 38. Bd5 Bb3) 34... Rd8 35. Bd5 $13) ({
But after natural} 33... g6 $5 {Black keeps good chances to win the game:} 34.
Kf3 (34. Rf6 Re3 $17 (34... Bxe4+ $2 35. Kf2)) 34... Rf1+ 35. Ke2 Rh1 36. e5
Rh3 $1 (36... Rxh4 $2 37. e6 Rh3 38. e7 Re3+ 39. Kd2) 37. e6 (37. c4 Bb3) 37...
Re3+ 38. Kf2 (38. Kd2 Bb3) 38... Kg7 $1 (38... Bb3 39. Bd5 $5) 39. Bd5 Kf6 40.
Rd7 Bf5 41. Rf7+ Ke5 $19) 34. hxg5 Bxe4+ 35. Kf2 Re3 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Kf3 Rc4
38. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8. f4
d5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qg4 Nc5 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. a3 g6 13. Nd1 Nd4 14. Ne3 Bd7 15.
O-O Bb5 16. Qd1 Nf5 17. Bxb5+ Qxb5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. a4 Qc4 21. c3
Bc5 22. Rf3 Rg8 23. b3 Qe4 24. Ra2 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rd3 d4 27. cxd4 Bb4 28.
Be3 Qd5 29. h3 Kf8 30. Kh2 Rg6 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 {In the middlegame Gata
spoiled a promising position by nearly getting his queen trapped in the middle
of the board. At the cost of a pawn he managed to trade queens, but suddenly
he faltered.} Rc3 $2 {When your remaining rook is stuck on the other side?} ({
Of course, the right move was} 32... Be1 33. Bf2 (33. Rg2 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 {
and only now} Rc3 35. Rxc3 Bxc3 $11) 33... Bxf2 34. Rxf2 b4 35. Rfd2 Rc1 {
The miserable position of his king leaves White with no chances to win.} 36. d5
exd5 37. Rxd5 Rb1 38. R5d3 h5 $11) 33. Rxc3 Bxc3 34. Rc2 b4 {Tailspin.} ({
Still,} 34... Be1 35. Bf2 Bxf2 ({not} 35... Bb4 36. Bh4 {and suddenly it's the
black king who's in trouble.}) 36. Rxf2 b4 37. Ra2 Rg8 38. Ra4 Kg7 39. Rxb4 Rd8
40. Rc4 Rd5 {would leave some practical chances.}) 35. Bd2 Bxd4 36. Bxb4+ Ke8
37. Bc5 Bxc5 38. Rxc5 Kd7 39. b4 $1 $18 {Ray manages to get his pawn up just
in time. It is not going to queen, but it'll help his rook gain the 7th rank.}
Rg8 40. b5 h5 41. b6 Rb8 42. Rc7+ Kd8 43. Rxf7 Rxb6 44. Kg3 Rb4 45. Rh7 Ra4 46.
Rxh5 Ke7 47. Rh7+ Kf8 48. Rb7 Rc4 49. h4 Rc1 50. h5 Rh1 51. Rh7 Ke8 52. h6 Kf8
53. Rh8+ Kf7 54. h7 Rh6 {Now comes the elegant finish.} (54... Kg7 55. Re8 Kxh7
56. Rxe6 Kg7 57. Rf6 Rh5 58. Kf2 {and the king marches to e6.}) 55. Ra8 $1 Rxh7
56. Ra7+ Kg6 57. Rxh7 Kxh7 58. Kf2 {Ray gave up.} (58. Kf2 {not wanting to see}
Kg6 59. Ke3 Kh5 60. Kd4 Kh4 61. Kc5 Kg3 62. Kd6 Kxf3 63. Kxe6 Kxf4 64. Kf6 $1
Kg4 65. e6 f4 66. e7 f3 67. e8=Q f2 68. Qe2+ Kg3 69. Qf1 {played on the board.}
) 0-1

