[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1998.12.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Aagaard, Jacob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Aagaard,J"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Na3 g6 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
d5 9. exd6 Bg7 $2 (9... Be6 $1 10. Bc4 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Qxd6 13. O-O
Rd8 $11) 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. dxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O O-O 15.
Be3 Rfc8 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. Rd2 Nd7 18. h3 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nc5 21. d6
Nxd3 22. dxe7 Nxb2 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 b5 25. Nxb5 Nc4 26. Rc1 a6 27. Rcxc4
Rxc4 28. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Aagaard, Jacob"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Aagaard,J"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Ng5
d5 9. exd6 e6 10. Ne4 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Kh8 13. Na3 a5 14. cxd4 a4 15.
Bc4 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Ng5
Rd7 22. Nxe6 Qb6 {[%tqu "En","Here white failed. How could he have won at
once?","","","e6c7","Correct! But how to finish of against the best defence?",
10]} 23. Rxe5 (23. Nc7 $1 Rb8 (23... Rxd6 24. Nxa8 $18) 24. Rxe5 fxe5 25. Qd5
Qxd6 {[%tqu "En","And how to finish of?","","","h6g7","",10]} 26. Bg7+ $3)
23... fxe5 24. Bf8 Rf7 25. Nc7 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Bb7 27. Qg1 Raxf8 28. h3 Qg3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{My first super tournament! I had a mix of emotions running through and as
Kasparov famously said before his first super tournament, "The point between
rage and serenity" Ah, I am wrong :), this is from the movie X-men First Class.
The real quote of Kasparov, "I had to strike a balance between awe and
respect!"} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 {This felt like the right way to kickstart the
tournament :), Since one of my earlier coaches Mr. T.S.Ravi showed me his cool
games in this system when I was in Chennai some days before the start of the
event.} d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 Qd8 {Loek had already
reached this position twice.} 7. Nc4 Be7 {His first deviation from his
previous games.} (7... Nc6 {was his preference mostly.}) 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O
10. Bf4 $1 {[%csl Yd6] 8...Nbd7 had weakened the d6-square so I decided to
target it.} b6 11. Nd6 Nh5 12. Be5 $1 (12. Nxc8 Nxf4 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {was
another option but it felt like Black's active pieces totally compensate for
the bishop deficit.} 14. Bc2 {was going to be my backup option in case, the
text move wouldn't suit me.}) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxd6 14. exd6 Bb7 15. Re1 $1
{[%cal Gd3e4]} (15. Ne5 {would be premature due to} Nf4 $15) 15... Nf6 (15...
g6 $5 {is another possibility, though White's position is preferable after} 16.
Be4 $1 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 {with a stronghold on d6.}) 16. Ne5 g6 17. Bb5 ({A better
move was} 17. Bc2 $16 {keeping Black's forces in check.}) 17... Qc8 $6 (17...
Ne4 $1 {Black could have pounced on this chance to activate this pieces.} 18.
Nd7 $5 (18. Nc6 Qxd6 19. Rxe4 {looks lost for Black but he has} Qc7 $1 {
with an extra pawn.}) 18... a6 (18... Re8 19. Ba4 a6 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. f3 Nxd6
22. Nd7 $16) 19. Ba4 Qg5 $1 (19... b5 20. Nxf8 bxa4 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qg4
$16 {and White gets the upper hand due to the loosely placed black pieces and
his hopelessly weak pawns :).}) 20. Qf3 Rfd8 21. Nxb6 Rab8 22. Qe3 $1 Qxe3 23.
Rxe3 Nxd6 24. Nd7 Rbc8 {with an equal endgame.}) 18. Qa4 $5 ({After the game
my friend Vishnu suggested this as a better option and he was right! (as
always :))} 18. c4 $1 a6 19. Ba4 {with complete control over the blockading
square!}) 18... a6 19. Bf1 $5 {You should keep more pieces when you have
aggressive intentions :).} (19. Bc6 $5 {was a decent option and also my
original intention.} Bxc6 20. Qxc6 Qxc6 21. Nxc6 Nd7 {I felt Black had
reasonable saving chances here.}) 19... b5 20. Qh4 Qd8 21. Rad1 Kg7 (21... Nd5
22. Qh6 Qxd6 23. Rd3 $5 ({Also very interesting was} 23. Re3 Qc7 (23... Rfe8 {
is met by} 24. Nxf7 $1) 24. Rh3 f5 {Black is holding the fort as} 25. Nxg6 {
is always met by} Rf6) 23... Qc7 24. Rh3 f5 {It looks like Black has stopped
the attack but White has the nasty} 25. c4 $1 (25. Nxg6 Rf6 $1 {is the main
issue for White.}) 25... bxc4 26. Bxc4 {with an ongoing attack.}) 22. a4 $6 (
22. c4 $1 {was stronger} bxc4 23. Qxc4 {, but I felt Black would have a solid
outpost on d5, but in reality it doesn't matter that much.}) 22... c4 23. axb5
(23. Qd4 Bd5) 23... axb5 24. b3 $1 cxb3 25. Bxb5 (25. Qb4 Qa5 26. Qxb3 Bd5 27.
Qxb5 Qxc3 {looked like nothing for me.}) 25... Nd5 (25... Qa5 $1 26. c4 Qc3 {
I was concerned about this and rightly so :), suddenly White has to be careful
not to get worse.}) 26. Qd4 Qf6 27. c4 (27. Bf1 $5 {I did feel this was good,
but somehow rejected it.}) ({Another strong move was} 27. Rb1 $5 Ra3 28. g3 $16
{White is just clearly better.}) 27... Nf4 28. Bc6 Bxc6 29. Nxc6 Qxd4 30. Nxd4
b2 31. g3 e5 32. Nb5 Ne6 33. Rb1 (33. Rxe5 Ra1 34. Ree1 Rfa8 $132) 33... Rfc8 {
I breathed a sigh of relief when Loek went for this.} ({he had the stronger} 
33... Nc5 {Black looked totally fine here.} 34. Kg2 (34. Red1 Na4 $15) (34.
Rxe5 Ra1 35. Ree1 Rfa8 36. Kg2 Nd3 37. Red1 Rxb1 38. Rxb1 Kf6 $15) 34... Nd3
35. Re3 Ra1 36. Nc3 Rxb1 37. Nxb1 e4 $1 38. Rxe4 Kf6 {with a probable draw as
White will have to give up both his c & d-pawns to get rid of Black's strong
b-pawn.}) 34. Rxb2 Rxc4 35. Rxe5 Ra1+ 36. Kg2 Rd1 37. h4 {Creating a safe
house for the king.} h5 38. Ree2 Rc5 39. Rec2 Re5 {Missing my nasty idea.} (
39... Rxc2 40. Rxc2 Nd4 $1 41. Nxd4 Rxd4 42. Rc6 Kf6 $11) 40. Nc7 $1 Ree1 (
40... Rxd6 41. Ne8+ $18) 41. Rd2 {I have managed to retain the extra pawn with
good winning chances.} Nd8 42. Nd5 {Changing the configuration of the pieces.}
Nc6 43. Ne3 ({There is also the very similar} 43. Nc3 $5) 43... Rg1+ 44. Kf3
Rxd2 45. Rxd2 Kf6 46. Nd5+ (46. Nc4 Rb1 $1 (46... Ke6 47. d7 Nd8 $5 (47... Ke7
48. Kf4 $1 Nd8 49. Kg5 Ne6+ 50. Kh6 $16 {and White should win soon.}) 48. Kf4
$16 {[%cal Gf4g5,Gg5h6] preparing to penetrate via the kingside.}) 47. d7 Ke7 {
Black can fight on...}) (46. d7 Nd8 47. Nc4 Rc1 48. Nd6 Ke6 49. Nc8 Rc5 {
It is difficult to proceed.}) 46... Ke6 47. Nf4+ Kd7 48. Nd3 $1 {I was proud
of this knight manoeuvre.} Nd8 (48... Kxd6 49. Nb4+ Kc5 50. Rc2+ $1 Kxb4 51.
Rxc6 $18) 49. Nc5+ Kc6 50. Ne4 Kd7 51. Ra2 (51. Nf6+ Ke6 52. Nh7 $5 {was a
funny idea.}) 51... Nc6 52. Rb2 f5 53. Rb7+ Ke6 54. Ng5+ Kxd6 55. Kf4 Rf1 56.
Nf7+ (56. Rb2 $1 {was the best chance when Black still has some practical
problems.}) 56... Ke6 57. Ng5+ Kd6 58. Nf7+ Ke6 59. Ng5+ Kd6 {I was planning
to continue with Rb2, but I didn't realise that I had already repeated the
position three times and Luke wasn't planning to suffer any more :).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.20"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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 "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O e6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Bf4 $6
(14. Be3 $142) (14. Qg4 O-O 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Bh6 Bf6 17. Ne4 Kh8 18. Bg5 {
Sermek,D-Golubev,M/Biel op/1994/}) 14... O-O 15. Re1 (15. Be5 Qd7 16. Qe2 a5
17. Rfd1 f6 18. Bg3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 a4 20. Qc2 Ra5 21. a3 Bf8 22. h3 Ra6 23. Rd3
Qa7 24. Qe2 Qd7 25. Qc2 Qa7 26. Qe2 {Dolmatov,S-Vaisser,A/Novosibirsk/1993/0,5/
26/CBM_36/}) 15... Qd7 (15... Nd5 $10) 16. Be5 Nc4 $1 17. Qe2 Nxe5 18. dxe5
Rfd8 $15 {x e5,b2} 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. g3 h6 21. Kg2 Qa5 22. Qe4 Qb6 23. Rxd8+ (
23. b3 Bb4 24. Na4 Qb5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rc1 c5 $15) (23. Na4 Qb5) 23... Rxd8
24. Rd1 Rxd1 $1 (24... Qxb2 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Qxc6 Bb6 27. Qa8+ Kh7 28. Qe4+
g6 (28... Kg8 $10) 29. Qf4 $1 Kg7 30. Ne4) 25. Nxd1 Bc5 26. b3 Bd4 $1 $15 {
x Nd1,e5,f2} 27. f4 (27. Ne3 Qc5 28. Nc4 Bxf2 $17) 27... Qc5 28. Kf3 h5 $1 29.
Qd3 $1 (29. Ne3 Qc3 30. Ke2 c5 31. Qd3 (31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qe4+ g6) 31... Qa1 32.
Qc2 Qg1 $19) 29... g5 $1 30. Qc4 (30. fxg5 $142 Qxe5 31. h4) 30... g4+ $17 31.
Ke2 Qb6 32. Qd3 c5 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Qe2 Qc6 $6 (34... a5 $1 35. Nf2 a4 36. Qc2 (
36. Qc4 Qc6 37. bxa4 Qf3 38. Qe2 c4 39. Qxf3 gxf3 40. a5 c3 41. Nd3 c2 42. a6
Be3 43. h3 Kg6 44. g4 h4 45. a4 Kg7 46. a5 Kf8 47. Ke1 Ke7 48. Kf1 Kd7 49. Ke1
Kc7 50. Kf1 Bxf4 $19) 36... Qa6+ 37. Kg2 (37. Qd3 Qxd3+ 38. Nxd3 axb3 39. axb3
Kg6 40. b4 c4 41. Nc5 c3 42. Ke2 Bg1 43. Ne4 Bxh2 44. b5 h4 45. Nxc3 Bxg3 46.
Ke3 h3 47. Ne2 Be1 $19) 37... axb3 38. axb3 Qa8+ $1 39. Ne4 Qa1 40. Nf2 Qe1 $19
) 35. Nf2 $1 $15 Bxf2 36. Kxf2 Qd5 $1 37. Kg1 a5 38. Qf2 $6 Qd1+ 39. Qf1 Qc2
40. Qf2 Qb1+ 41. Kg2 a4 (41... Kg6 $1 42. Qxc5 Qxa2+ 43. Kg1 Kf5 44. Qc7 (44.
Qe3 Qb1+ 45. Kf2 Qc2+ 46. Kg1 Qe4 47. Qd2 h4 $17) 44... Ke4 45. Qc6+ Ke3 46.
Qc5+ Kd3 47. Qc4+ Kd2 $17) 42. bxa4 c4 43. Qd2 $1 Qb7+ 44. Kg1 Qb6+ 45. Kf1 Qc6
46. Qd8 $1 Qh1+ 47. Ke2 Qxh2+ 48. Kd1 Qh1+ 49. Kc2 Qd5 50. Qf6+ (50. Qxd5 $2
exd5 51. a5 h4 52. gxh4 (52. a6 hxg3 53. a7 g2 54. a8=Q g1=Q 55. Qxd5 Qf2+ 56.
Kc3 Qf3+) 52... g3 53. a6 g2 54. a7 g1=Q 55. a8=Q Qg2+ $1 56. Kd1 c3 $19) 50...
Kf8 51. Qh8+ Ke7 52. Qf6+ $1 Ke8 53. Qh8+ Kd7 54. Kc3 $4 (54. Qxh5 $1 Qd3+ 55.
Kc1 Qc3+ 56. Kb1 Kc6 57. Qxf7 $140 $10 Kd5 58. Qb7+ Kd4 $4 59. Qb2 $18) 54...
Qd3+ $19 55. Kb4 c3 56. Qf8 c2 57. Qxf7+ Kc8 58. Qe8+ Qd8 59. Qxe6+ Qd7 60.
Qc4+ Qc7 61. Qg8+ Kb7 62. Qd5+ Ka7 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
Qd6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. Nc3 (11. O-O O-O-O 12. Nc3 e5 13. Be3 Kb8 (
13... Nd7 14. a3 f5 15. b4 Qf6 16. Be2 Kb8 17. Rb1 Rc8 {0,5/Godena-Garcia,Rau/
Lisabon/1993/}) 14. a3 Qa6 15. Be2 Nd7 16. b4 Be7 17. Rb1 Nf5 18. Ne4 Nd4 19.
bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Qxd4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bc5 23. d6 Rhe8 24. Qf3 Rxd6 25.
Rb5 {Rosentalis-Savchenko/Tbilisi/1989/}) 11... g6 12. Be3 Nxf3+ (12... Bg7 $5
13. Bxd4 $140 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb4 (14... O-O 15. O-O (15. c5 Qc7 16. O-O Nd7)
15... Nd7 16. Qe3 Qb4 17. Rfc1 $14) 15. O-O $1 O-O $14 (15... Nh5 16. Qe3 Qxb2
(16... Qxc4 17. d6) 17. d6)) 13. Qxf3 Bg7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfe1 $5 {>< Pe7} Rfe8
(15... a6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Be5 $14 (17. Qe3 Rfe8 18. Qxc5 Rac8 19. Qb4 b5 $1 $44
) 17... b5 $132) 16. Rad1 a6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Be5 $1 Qf5 $5 (18... b5 $5 19. d6
$1 bxc4 (19... b4 20. Bxf6 $1 exf6 (20... Bxf6 21. Nd5) 21. Re7 $1 $16) 20.
Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 21. dxe7 Bd4 22. Ne4 $16 Qxe7 $140 23. Rxd4 $1) 19. Qe3 (19. Qxf5
gxf5 {>< e4} 20. Na4 (20. d6 exd6 21. Bxd6 Ne4 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23. Bxc5 Bxb2 24.
Rb1 $14 (24. Bd4 $5)) 20... Ne4 $1 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f3 Nd6 $10) 19... h5 $5
20. Na4 (20. Qxc5 $2 Nd7) 20... e6 $132 21. d6 $1 (21. Nxc5 exd5 22. cxd5 b6)
21... Nd7 (21... b5 22. Nb6) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nc3 b5 24. b3 (24. cxb5 axb5 25.
a3 Ra5 $5 (25... b4 26. axb4 cxb4 27. Ne4 {/\ Rc1} (27. Qd4+ Kh7 28. Ne4 $14 (
28. Qxb4 Reb8)))) 24... bxc4 (24... b4 $5 {/^ a1-h8, >< c3} 25. Ne4 a5 {
/\ a5-a4}) 25. bxc4 Rab8 26. Ne4 Rb6 27. Qc3+ Qe5 (27... Kh7 28. Rd3 Ne5 29.
Rg3 $16) (27... Kg8 28. Rd3 $14) (27... e5 28. Qa5 $14 Rc8 (28... Rc6 29. Rb1)
29. Rd5) 28. Qxe5+ Nxe5 29. Nxc5 Nxc4 30. d7 Rd8 31. Re4 Nd6 (31... Nb2 32. Rd2
{/\ Nb3}) 32. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 33. Nxe6+ Kf7 34. Nxd8+ Ke7 35. Ne6 Kxd7 36. Nf8+
Kc7 37. Nxg6 Rb2 38. a3 Ra2 39. Nf4 $18 h4 40. Nd5+ Kd7 41. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topakian, Raffi"]
[Black "Joksic, Sinisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 $5 {Csom} 3. c3 (3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5) 3... e6 4. d4 d5 5.
exd5 exd5 6. Be3 $5 c4 $5 7. b3 $1 b5 (7... cxb3 $142 8. axb3 Bd6) 8. Ne5 Ne7 (
8... Bb7 9. Qf3 (9. bxc4 dxc4) 9... Qf6 (9... Nf6 10. bxc4 bxc4 11. Bxc4) 10.
Bf4) (8... Nf6 $5 9. bxc4 dxc4 10. Qf3 Ra7) 9. bxc4 bxc4 10. Nd2 f6 (10... Nbc6
11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be2 $14) 11. Nexc4 $1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 {/^ a2-g8}
Bb7 13. O-O Nd5 (13... Bd5 $142 $5) 14. Rb1 $1 Bc6 15. Re1 Be7 16. Qh5+ g6 17.
Qh6 Kf7 18. Bf4 $5 Nd7 {[#]} (18... Bf8 $142) 19. Bc7 $1 Bf8 (19... Qxc7 20.
Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 21. Qg7+ Kd6 22. Ne4+ Ke6 23. Re1) (19... Qf8 20. Qh3) 20. Qf4
Qc8 21. Qf3 Kg7 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 $18 Ra7 24. Ba5 h5 25. Ne4 h4 26. Nd6
Bxd6 27. Qxd6 Re8 28. h3 g5 29. Re7+ Rxe7 30. Qxe7+ Kh6 31. Re1 Rb7 32. Bb4 Kg6
33. Qe4+ Kg7 34. Qf5 Nb6 35. Re6 Rf7 36. Be7 Qxc3 37. Bxf6+ Kf8 38. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Vejle"]
[Site "Vejle"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 (4. d4 e5 $5) 4... Nc6 (4...
Nf6 {Blatny,P} 5. d4 Bg4) (4... e5 $5 {Blatny,P}) 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 (6...
O-O-O $5 7. O-O (7. Be3 e5 {><d4} 8. dxc5 (8. c4 Qd7 9. dxc5 (9. d5 Bxf3 10.
Bxf3 Nd4 11. Nc3 f5 $132) 9... Nd4 10. Nxe5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qf5 12. Bxd4 Rxd4 13.
Nc3 Bxc5 14. O-O Nf6 15. Nf3 Rf4 $44 {Klinger-Corbin, Dubai olm 1986}) 8...
Qxd1+ 9. Bxd1 f5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 f4 12. Bc1 Bxc5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Ne7 (15... Rd6 16. Ke2 Ne7 17. a4 Nd5 18. Rd1 $14 {Lematschko-Kiss,A,
Zurich op 1988}) 16. Ke2 $10 {Barlov-Krnic, V. Banja 1983}) 7... Nf6 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Qa5 10. Nbd2 $1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rxd4 13. Rc1+ $36 Kb8
14. Qc2 Qd8 15. Nb3 Rd6 16. Nc5 Nd5 17. Qb3 b6 18. Na6+ Kb7 19. Rc7+ $1 Ka8 20.
Bxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rc8+ Qxc8 22. Qxd5+ Qb7 {Kotliar-Beckman/World Open(10)/1989/
1-0 (23)}) 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4 Qd6 (8... Qd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12.
Ne5 Qxd5 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. O-O Kc7 15. Nc3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 a6 17. Bf4 $1 Kb6 18.
Bc4 Nf6 19. a3 Nc6 20. Na4+ Ka7 21. Nxc6+ bxc6 22. g5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24.
Rxd5 Kb7 25. Rd7+ {Adamski,A-Schneider,L._A/Wroclaw 31/194/1981/1-0 (43)}) (
8... Qd8 9. d5 $1 exd5 10. g4 Bg6 11. cxd5 Qa5+ 12. Nbd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14.
O-O $36 d3 15. Bf3 Qa6 16. Re1+ Be7 17. d6 $1 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qb5 20.
a4 Qa6 21. b4 Rd8 22. b5 Qd6 23. Ba3 Qd4 24. Qd2 Kf8 25. Bb2 {Dorfman-Lukin /
URS-ch otbor/1975/1-0 (33)}) 9. g4 (9. d5 Bxf3 $8 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. O-O (11.
Qa4+ b5 $1) 11... e5 $5 (11... Nf6 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bf3 Be7 15.
Nc3 $14 O-O 16. Rb1 (16. Re1) 16... Nd7 $6 17. Be4 Ne5 18. f4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Nb6
20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6 Nf5 22. Qf3 Qd4+ 23. Kh2 Nd5 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Qh5+ {
Dutschak,H-Winkler,A/WÜRT-MM8990/1990/1-0 (60)}) 12. Nc3 $5 (12. Re1 O-O-O $8
13. b4 $1 cxb4 $1 14. Be3 Qb6 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Nb3 Nf6 $1 17. Rb1 Nxb3 18. Rxb3
Nd7 19. Bg4 Kb8 $6 (19... Kc7 $5) 20. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 21. Qg4 Bxe3 22. Rexe3 Rhd8
23. Qxg7 f6 24. Qg4 $14 {Khmelnitsky,I-Dlugy,M/New York op/1992/0-1 (51)})
12... O-O-O 13. Be3 f5 14. b4 $1 cxb4 $6 15. Bxd4 bxc3 {Vlassov-Landa,
Polanica Zdroj op 1993} 16. c5 Qc7 17. d6 Bxd6 18. Rb1 $1 exd4 19. cxd6 Rxd6
20. Rxb7 Qc4 21. Rxa7 $18) 9... Bg6 10. d5 Nb4 (10... exd5 {Blatny,P} 11. cxd5
Nb4 12. Qa4+ Kd8 13. Na3 $36) 11. O-O $1 f6 $6 (11... Nc2 12. Nc3 $1 (12. Na3 {
Blatny,P} Nxa1 13. Be3 exd5 14. cxd5 Nf6 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Rxa1 $44)
12... Nxa1 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Qa4 Bc2 15. b3 Kd8 $1 16. dxe6 $1 {><d7} Nxb3 (16...
a6 17. Bg5+ f6 18. Na3 Qd6 19. Rxa1 Qxe6 (19... fxg5 20. Nxc2 Qxe6 21. Nxg5 Qe7
(21... Qxe2 22. Re1) 22. Ne3 $1 Qxg5 23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. Rd7+ Kc8 25. Rxb7 $3 $18)
20. Nxc2 (20. Re1 $5) 20... Qxe2 (20... fxg5 21. Nxg5) 21. Qa5+ Kd7 22. Qc3 $5
{/\ Re1} Qe6 23. Rd1+ $44) 17. axb3 fxe6 18. Na3 $16) (11... exd5 $5) 12. Nc3
Nc2 (12... exd5 {Blatny,P} 13. cxd5 O-O-O 14. Bc4 Nc2 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Rb1 Nd4
17. Nfxd4 Bxb1 18. Ne6 Bg6 19. Bf4 Qa8 20. Nbc7 Qb8 21. Nxd8 $18) 13. Nb5 Qb6 (
13... Qb8 14. Rb1 $16) 14. Bf4 (14. dxe6 {Blatny,P} Rd8 $17) 14... e5 (14...
Rc8 15. Rc1) 15. Nxe5 $1 $18 fxe5 (15... Nxa1 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Nc7+) 16. Bxe5
O-O-O (16... Nxa1 {Blatny,P} 17. Nc7+ Kf7 18. Nxa8 Qd8 19. f4 $1 $40) 17. g5 $5
h5 (17... Ne7 18. Bg4+ Rd7 19. Rc1) (17... Bf5 {Blatny,P} 18. Bg4 $1 Bxg4 19.
Qxg4+ Rd7 20. Qf5 $1 $18) 18. Rc1 Nb4 19. Bc7 Qxb5 (19... Qa6 {Blatny,P} 20.
Bxd8 $18) 20. cxb5 Kxc7 21. Bc4 Ne7 22. Qf3 Nc2 23. Rfd1 Nd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25.
Qf4+ Kd7 (25... Rd6 {Blatny,P} 26. b6+ axb6 27. Bb5+ $18) 26. b6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 exd6 (7...
Qxd6 8. d4 cxd4 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 {etc}) 8. d4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5
10. Be3 Be7 (10... cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 $16) 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Na3 O-O
13. O-O Qc8 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Qf5 (16... Re8 17. Qxe8 Qxe8 18.
Rxe8 Rxe8 $10) 17. Bg3 Bxf3 (17... Re8 18. Qxe8 Rxe8 19. Rxe8 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $13
) 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Rd7 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Re8 (22. Rd1 Rxd1+
23. Bxd1 $14) 22... g6 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Kg7 25. Bf4 Bd6 26. Be3 a6 27. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 {Ftacnik Donev Karpov doesn't usually do this but Judit had fended off
both Ivanchuk and Gelfand in earlier rounds with the King's Indian (she was
better when she agreed draws)and Anatoly decides it's time for a change} c5 2.
c3 {Good psychology! Judit had showed herself vulnerable against this.} e6 3.
d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 c4 $2 {This releases the tension too
early. Black should play 6...Bd6} (6... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7)
7. Ne5 Qb6 (7... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qg4 $1 $36) 8. Bxc6+
(8. Qa4 $1 Nge7 (8... Bd7 9. Nxd7 Kxd7 10. O-O (10. b3 a6 11. bxc4 $2 Re8+ $1)
(10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 $10) 10... a6 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Qd1 $1 $14) 9. b3 $14 (9. b3 {
Ftacnik} a6 10. bxc4 $1 $16)) 8... bxc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 Ne7 12.
Ba3 Bxe5 $6 (12... c5 $1 $14) (12... Bxa3 {Ftacnik} 13. Rxa3 (13. Nxa3 O-O 14.
Re1 Bf5 $14) 13... O-O 14. Re1 $16) 13. dxe5 Be6 $6 (13... c5 $1 14. b4 {
Ftacnik} c4 15. b5 $1 $36) 14. Qd4 $1 $16 {>< c5 <<} Nf5 (14... Qxb3 {Ftacnik}
15. Nd2 Qb6 16. Rfb1 $40) 15. Qc5 h5 (15... Qxc5 {Ftacnik} 16. Bxc5 a5 17. Nd2
{/\ g4+/-}) 16. Nd2 f6 $2 (16... Kd7 17. Bb4 Rhb8 $16) 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bb4 $1
(18. Qxb6 {Ftacnik} axb6 19. Bc5 $1 Kf7 20. Bxb6 $16) 18... Kf7 19. Ra4 Qxc5
20. Bxc5 a6 21. f3 $18 h4 (21... Rhg8 $16 {Ftacnik}) 22. Rfa1 Bc8 23. Kf2 (23.
Rb4 {Ftacnik} Re8 24. Kf2 a5 25. Rb6 Ba6 $132) 23... Rb8 24. b4 Re8 25. Nb3 Bb7
26. Na5 (26. Ba7 {Ftacnik} Ra8 27. Bb6 Nd6 $16) 26... Ba8 27. R4a2 Re6 28. Ba7
$1 Rb5 (28... Rbe8 29. Nb3 Bb7 (29... Re5 {Donev} 30. Nc5 Re3 31. Rc1 h3 32. g3
d4 33. Ne4 $1 $16) 30. Nc5 {Ftacnik} R6e7 31. Nxb7 Rxb7 32. Bc5 $1 $16 (32.
Rxa6 d4 $1 $132)) 29. Nb3 Bb7 30. g4 $1 hxg3+ 31. hxg3 Re8 32. g4 Nd6 33. Nd4
1-0

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op-A"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2015.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 {Savic true to himself goes back in Alapin.} Nf6 4.
e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6
11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qf4 g6 14. Nd2 Bg7 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Re1 Qc6 17.
Qh4 Rfe8 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Bg5 Na4 $146 {And I pull out my prepared novelty.} (
19... Nc4) 20. Rab1 $5 (20. Re2 Nc5) 20... Nc5 21. h3 h5 22. Re3 {This is a
particularly interesting position.} Qa6 (22... Rd3 $3 23. Ne5 Qd5 24. c4 Rd1+
25. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 26. Kh2 Qd6 27. Qg3 Ne6 {was called for. Alas I started to be
afraid of ghosts and rejected the line.}) 23. a3 Rd3 {losing a significant
tempo.} 24. Rxd3 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxd3 26. Re1 Ne6 27. Qa5 (27. Qh6 $5 Qd5 $11)
27... a6 28. Qb6 Qd5 29. c4 (29. Re5 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd7 31. c4 Rc8 $11) 29...
Qxc4 30. Qxb7 Qb5 (30... Nd4 31. Nxd4 Qxd4 32. Qc6 $11) 31. Qxb5 axb5 32. Re5
Rb8 {I have to tell you that White has overplayed Black despite of the
prepared novelty. However still the position is equal due to limited material.}
33. Ng5 $6 {Making things easy for Black.} (33. Kf1 Kg7 34. g3 Rb6 35. Rd5 f6
36. Nd4 Nxd4 37. Rxd4 Rc6 38. Ke2 Kf7 $11) 33... Nxg5 34. Rxg5 Kg7 35. Rc5 Kf6
36. Kf1 Ke6 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Rc3 Ra8 39. Rd3+ Kc6 40. Rf3 $6 (40. Ke3 e5 41. Ke4
Re8 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 f5+ 44. gxf5 gxf5+ 45. Kxf5 Rf8+ 46. Kxe5 Rxf2 $11)
40... f6 41. h4 Ra4 42. b4 Kd5 43. Kd2 (43. Rg3 Ke4) 43... Ra6 (43... f5 $5)
44. Kc2 e5 {All of a sudden Black is on the driver's seat because of his
active king.} 45. Rd3+ (45. Kb3 Kd4 46. Rc3 $140 $4 Rxa3+ $1 $19) 45... Ke4 (
45... Kc4 46. Rc3+ Kd4 47. Rd3+ Ke4) 46. Rc3 $6 ({It is one of these positions
the weaker side should force a draw as soon as possible.} 46. Re3+ Kf4 47. Rf3+
Kg4 48. Rg3+ Kf5 49. Rf3+ Ke6 50. Rg3 g5 $1 51. hxg5 h4 52. Rg4 fxg5 53. Rxg5
Rxa3 54. f4 exf4 55. Rxb5 Ra2+ 56. Kd3 Rxg2 57. Ke4 $11) 46... g5 $1 47. Kb3
gxh4 {I did not want to give him a pair of protected passed pawns, but it is a
choice.} (47... g4 48. Rc5 Rd6 (48... g3 49. fxg3 f5 50. Rxb5 Rg6 51. Kc4 Rxg3
52. a4 Rxg2 53. a5 Ra2 54. Kb3 $11) 49. Rxb5 Rd3+ 50. Kc2 g3 51. fxg3 Rxg3 52.
a4 Rxg2+ 53. Kc3 f5 54. a5 f4 55. a6 Rg8 56. Rb7 f3 57. Rf7 Ra8 58. b5 Kd5 59.
Kb4 e4 60. Ka5 Ke6 61. Rf4 Ke5 $11) 48. Rh3 Kf4 (48... f5 49. Rxh4+ f4 50. g3
$11) 49. Rxh4+ Kg5 50. Re4 $138 (50. g3 f5 51. f4+ exf4 52. Rxf4 Re6 53. Rf3 h4
54. gxh4+ Kg4 55. Rf1 Re3+ 56. Ka2 f4 57. a4 $1 $132) 50... Ra8 $1 (50... h4
51. f3) 51. Re3 $2 (51. g3 Ra7 (51... Rd8 $2 52. a4 $1) 52. Rh4) 51... h4 52.
Rc3 Kg4 (52... Kf5 53. Rh3 Rd8 54. a4 bxa4+ 55. Kxa4 Rd2 56. Rf3+ Ke6 57. b5
Rb2 58. Ka5 e4 59. Re3 Ke5 60. f3 f5 61. fxe4 fxe4 62. Rh3 $11) 53. Rc6 (53.
Rc5 h3 54. gxh3+ Kf3 55. Rxb5 Kxf2 56. a4) 53... Rf8 $2 {A meek move!} ({
I had to force him to make a decision after} 53... Kf5 $1 54. Rb6 $1 (54. f3 $2
Rg8 55. Rc2 Rg3 56. Ka2 Kf4 57. a4 bxa4 58. b5 f5 59. Ka3 h3 60. gxh3 Rxf3+ 61.
Kxa4 Rxh3 62. b6 Rh8 63. Kb5 e4 $19) 54... Rg8 55. Rxb5 Rxg2 56. Rb8 Rxf2 57.
Rh8 e4 58. Rxh4 e3 59. Kc3 $11) 54. a4 bxa4+ 55. Kxa4 e4 56. b5 h3 57. gxh3+
Kxh3 $11 {Time to settle for a draw.} (57... Kf3 58. Rc2 f5 59. b6 f4 60. Kb5
e3 61. fxe3 fxe3 62. b7 e2 $11) 58. b6 Kg2 59. Rc2 Kf3 60. Kb5 f5 61. b7 Rb8
62. Ka6 f4 63. Ka7 Rxb7+ 64. Kxb7 e3 65. fxe3 fxe3 66. Rc3 Kf2 67. Rxe3 Kxe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 $1 (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 $1 $40
) 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qa5 (8... Bb4 9. a3 $1) 9. O-O Nf6
10. h3 Bh5 11. Be3 Bd6 $1 {Ghinda} 12. a3 (12. Qb3 Qb4 $1 (12... Rb8 13. Rfd1
$6 (13. d5 $6 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 (14... Qxd5 $2 15. Qc3 $1 (15. Qxd5 exd5 16.
Rad1 $1 Rd8 $1 $17) 15... Be5 $1 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nxc6 Bxf1 18. Qxg7 bxc6 19.
Qxh8+ $18 Ke7 20. Qg7 Bd3 21. Bg5+) 15. Rad1 d4 $1 $10) 13... Nd5 $8 14. Nxd5
exd5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Ne5 $1 $16) 13. g4 Bg6 14. Qxb4 (14. Ne5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4
16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Nxg6+ hxg6 $17) 14... Nxb4 15. Nb5 Ke7 $1 16.
Nxd6 Kxd6 17. Ne5 Nfd5 $36) 12... O-O 13. b4 $6 (13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Rfd1 Rfd8)
13... Qd8 14. Na4 (14. Qb3 h6 (14... Re8 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5) 15. Rfd1
Ne7 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Bh7 18. Bf3 Ned5) 14... Nd5 15. Qd2 Qe8 $1 16. Nc5 b6
17. Ne4 Bb8 $5 18. Rac1 Nce7 $1 (18... f5 19. Bb5 $1 Bxf3 20. Bxc6 Qg6 21. Ng5
Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 $18) 19. Ne5 f5 $1 (19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2 f6 21. Nf3
$132) 20. Bxh5 Qxh5 21. Ng3 Qe8 22. Ne2 $8 Bxe5 $1 23. dxe5 Rd8 $6 (23... h6 $5
) (23... f4 24. Bxf4 $8 (24. Nxf4 $2 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Rd8 26. Qe3 Nd5 $19) 24...
Nxf4 25. Nxf4 Rd8 26. Qe3 Nf5 27. Qe1 $1 $16 Nh4 28. Qe4) 24. Bg5 $1 f4 $8 25.
Nd4 Qg6 26. Nf3 Ne3 27. Qe2 h6 $1 (27... Nxg2 $2 28. Kh2 $18) 28. fxe3 hxg5 29.
e4 g4 30. hxg4 $1 Qxg4 31. Rfd1 $2 (31. Rc7 Ng6 32. Qc4 Rfe8 (32... b5 33. Qxb5
Nh4 34. Nxh4 (34. Qe2 Rd3) 34... Qxh4 35. Qe2 Qg5 36. Rxa7 Qxe5 37. Ra5 Qd4+
$44) 33. Rxa7 Rc8 34. Rc7 $18) 31... Ng6 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd1 Rf8 34. Qe1 $6 (
34. Qd3 Nh4 $140 35. Nxh4 Qxh4 36. Qh3) 34... Qh5 35. Qc3 Nh4 36. Rf1 $6 $138 (
36. Rd7 Nxf3+ (36... Qg4 37. Nxh4 Qxh4 38. Qh3 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qxe4 40. Qxe6+ Kh8
41. Qh3+ Kg8 42. e6 Qe5) 37. gxf3 Qh3) 36... Rd8 $1 37. Nxh4 Qxh4 38. Qb3 Qg4
$1 39. Qf3 Qxf3 40. Rxf3 g5 41. g3 Rd4 $1 (41... fxg3 42. Rxg3 (42. Rf6 $5)
42... Kf7 43. Rxg5 Rd3 44. Rh5 Kg6 45. Rh8 $10) 42. gxf4 Rxe4 43. Rg3 $1 Rxf4
44. Rxg5+ Kf7 45. Rg3 Rf5 46. Rc3 Kg6 47. Rc7 Rf7 48. Rc3 Kg5 $1 49. Kg2 Rd7
50. a4 $6 (50. Rf3 Rd5 51. Rf7 a5 52. Rb7 axb4 53. Rxb6 bxa3 54. Ra6 $1 (54.
Rxe6 Ra5 $19) 54... Rd2+ 55. Kf3 a2 56. Ke4 Kg4 $19) 50... Kf4 51. a5 bxa5 52.
bxa5 Kxe5 53. Kf3 (53. Re3+ Kd5 54. Rd3+ Kc6 55. Re3 Kb5 56. Re5+ Rd5 57. Rxe6
Kxa5 58. Kf3 Kb4 59. Ke4 Rd8) 53... Rd5 54. Ra3 a6 $1 55. Ke3 Kd6 56. Ra1 Kc6
$1 57. Ke4 Kb5 58. Kf4 Kb4 59. Re1 e5+ $1 60. Ke4 Rc5 61. Ra1 Rb5 62. Ra2 Rxa5
63. Rb2+ Kc5 $3 (63... Ka3 64. Rb6) (63... Kc3 64. Rb6 Kc4 65. Rc6+ Kb4 (65...
Kb5 66. Re6 Kb4 67. Rb6+) 66. Rb6+ Kc5 67. Re6) 64. Kxe5 Ra4 $1 $19 65. Rc2+
Rc4 66. Ra2 Kb5 67. Kd5 Rb4 68. Rh2 a5 69. Rh8 Rg4 70. Rb8+ (70. Rf8 Kb4) 70...
Ka4 71. Rb1 Ka3 $1 72. Ra1+ Kb2 $1 73. Rf1 a4 74. Rf2+ Kb3 75. Kc5 Rc4+ 76. Kd5
a3 77. Rf3+ Rc3 78. Rf8 a2 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Summer GM 1st"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2018.06.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nestorovic, Lazar"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 $5 {The Nimzowitsch Variation of the Sicilian Defence is
becoming popular again.} 3. e5 (3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Ne5 Nf6
7. Qf3 Qc8 $14) 3... Nd5 4. c3 $5 {Consistent with the Alapin!} (4. Nc3) (4. d4
cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6) 4... Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bd2 $5 g6 8. Nc3 Nxc3 (8...
dxe5 9. Nxe5) 9. Bxc3 Bg7 10. h3 (10. Bc4 O-O (10... dxe5 11. Nxe5) 11. h3 dxe5
12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bf5 14. O-O Rfd8 $11) 10... dxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. dxe5
Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Be6 $32) 11... Qd5 $5 (11... Be6 $142) 12. f3 $2 (12. Be2 $1
Bxe5 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5) 13. Bf3 Qc4 14. Be2 $11) 12... Qd6 $1 $36 13. Bb5
O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Qd4 Qxd4+ 18. Bxd4 Rd8 19. Bc3
(19. Rfd1 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxe5 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Rc1 Bb7 $17) 19... Bb7 20. Rad1
Rac8 21. Rxd8+ (21. Rfe1 Rd6) 21... Rxd8 22. Re1 {White threatens Nf7.} Bf6 (
22... h5 $2 23. Nxf7 $1) 23. Kf2 h5 $15 24. Nc4 $2 (24. Re3) 24... Bxc3 25.
bxc3 Ba6 26. Ne5 Rd2+ 27. Kg1 Rxa2 28. Nc6 Bc4 29. Rxe7 a5 30. Rc7 $1 Bb3 31.
Nd4 a4 $1 32. Nxb3 $4 (32. h4 $17) 32... axb3 33. Rb7 b2 {White will
eventually be zugzwanged.} 34. Kh2 h4 $19 35. c4 Kf8 36. c5 Ke8 37. c6 Kd8 $22
38. Rd7+ Kc8 39. Rb7 g5 0-1

[Event "Manila zt 3.2a"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Garma, Chito"]
[Black "Khatanbaatar, Bazar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Ng5
d5 9. exd6 e6 10. Qf3 Ne5 11. Qh3 Bg7 12. O-O h6 13. Ne4 f5 14. cxd4 Nc6 15.
d7+ Qxd7 16. Nc5 Qd6 17. Nc3 Nxd4 18. Nd3 g5 19. f4 Kf8 20. Be3 g4 21. Qg3 Kg8
22. Ne5 Nxb3 23. axb3 Nd5 24. Nb5 Qb4 25. Nd4 Kh7 26. Rfc1 Bxe5 27. fxe5 f4 28.
Qf2 Rf8 29. Nc6 Qe4 30. Bc5 Rf7 31. Ra4 Qg6 32. Nb4 b5 33. Nxd5 bxa4 34. Nf6+
Kg7 35. Qxf4 Bb7 36. bxa4 Rc8 37. b4 a6 38. a5 Rd8 39. Be3 Qg5 40. Qg3 Qg6 41.
Rf1 Bc6 42. h3 gxh3 43. Qxh3 Be4 {[%tqu "En","Black's last move was a serious
mistake. How would you prove it?","As often, the best oject to attack is the
enemy king!","Use your powerful bishop.","e3h6","This is the most elegant and
objectively the best move in this position.",6]} 44. Bxh6+ {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rg7]}
(44. Nxe4 {should be also sufficient for win, but the text move is certainly
much better!}) 44... Qxh6 (44... Kh8 {falls short after} 45. Bg5+ Kg7 46. Nh5+
Kg8 47. Bxd8) {[%tqu "En","How would you justify the bishop sacrifice on the
last move?","It would be great to have the rook joining the attack - try to
make it happen!","Use the shaky position of the enemy queen.","f6e8","Now the
game is over!",5]} 45. Ne8+ {[%csl Rf7,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Gh3h6,Gf1f7]} Kg6 (45...
Rxe8 46. Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Rf6+ $18) 46. Qxe6+ Kg5 47. Qxf7 Qg6 48. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Egin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 b6 6. Bxd5 exd5 7. d4 Na6 8. O-O
Nc7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nc2 d6 13. Ne3 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6
15. Re1 f6 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Qc2 Qf4 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Qa4 a5 20. Qc6 Qd6 21.
Qxd6 Rxd6 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Rd2 Rfd8 24. Red1 Rb8 25. Ne1 d4 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2]
[%cal Ge6a2] Now Black's initiative is very dangerous.} 26. cxd4 cxd4 27. b3
Nb5 28. Kf1 a4 $1 {[%cal Ge6a2]} 29. Nc4 (29. bxa4 {is strongly met by} dxe3
30. Rxd6 Nxd6 31. Rxd6 Bc4+ 32. Nd3 Rb2 $1 {, with a large advantage.}) 29...
Rc6 30. Rc1 Rbc8 31. Rdc2 Nc3 32. Nf3 $2 ({Egin obviously overlooked Black's
next move. More stubborn was} 32. Na5 Rc5 $140 33. b4) {[%tqu "En","Black's
pieces are fully mobilized, while his opponent is way behind in that respect.
How would you prove Black's advantage?","Exploit the tension on the c-file.",
"Try to deflect or eliminate defenders of the c4-knight.","c3a2","Very neat!",
5]} 32... Nxa2 $1 {[%csl Rb3,Rc4][%cal Ge6c4,Gc8c4,Ga4b3] This nice move wins
on the spot.} (32... Bxc4+ $2 33. bxc4 Rxc4 {is strongly met by} 34. Nxd4 $1)
33. Nxd4 ({After} 33. Rxa2 axb3 {White is lost as well.}) 33... Nxc1 34. Nxc6
Rxc6 35. Rxc1 axb3 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ge6c4,Gb3b2,Gc6c1]} 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]
[Black "Mahjoob, Morteza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Na3 cxd4 8.
Nb5 Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 e5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Bf4 Bd6 14.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. O-O-O Bb8 17. Be3 O-O 18. Na3 Nb6 19. Qb5 Qxg2 ({
A risky continuation.} 19... Qe6 {was a plasible alternative.}) 20. Rhg1 Qh3
21. Qb4 Qe6 $2 ({Admits an elegant refutation. After} 21... Rc8 {or 21...g6
Black had good counterchances.}) {[%tqu "En","How should White use the power
of his active pieces?","As often, the best oject to attack is the enemy king!",
"Use your g1-rook for a decisive strike!","g1g7","Aftter this powerful blow,
Black cannot avoid huge material losses.",5]} 22. Rxg7+ $1 {[%csl Rf8,Rg8]
[%cal Gd1g1,Gg1g8,Gb4f8,Ge3h6]} Kxg7 23. Rg1+ Qg6 24. Rxg6+ (24. Bh6+ {was
winning as well.}) 24... hxg6 (24... hxg6 {, and Black resigned in view of the
line:} 25. Bh6+ Kxh6 26. Qxf8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Nbd2
$5 Be7 (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Qc7 (10... Nf6 11. Nc4 {/\Be2,0-0+/=/})
11. Bb5+ (11. Nf3 Qxe5+ 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nc4 Bc7 $10 {Kampora,D-Spragett,K/ESP/
1994/}) 11... Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Nf3 Rc8 $10) 9.
Nc4 f5 $5 (9... dxe5 10. Ncxe5 Qc7 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. Bd3 $36) 11.
Nxc6 (11. Bd3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxc3 $1 $15) 11... bxc6 $14) 10. Qe2 (10. exf6 Nxf6
$17) 10... dxe5 11. Ncxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 O-O 13. g3 Qc7 14. Bd2 (14. Bg2 $2 Nxc3
$17) 14... Bf6 15. f4 Bxe5 $2 (15... g5 16. O-O-O $16) (15... b6 16. Bg2 Bb7
17. O-O $16) 16. Qxe5 (16. fxe5 $2 Bd7 17. Bg2 Bc6 18. O-O Ne7 $10) 16... Qxe5+
17. fxe5 Bd7 (17... b5 $2 18. Bxb5 (18. a4 $16) 18... Rb8 19. c4 Nc7 20. Ba4
Rxb2 21. Bb3 Bb7 22. Rf1 {/\0-0-0+-/}) 18. c4 Ne7 19. Be2 Bc6 20. O-O Ng6 (
20... Rfd8 21. Bb4 Ng6 22. Bd6 $16) 21. Bc3 (21. Bb4 Nxe5 $1 (21... Rfd8 22.
Bd6) 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 $14) 21... Rfd8 (21... f4 $2 22. Bg4 Rae8 23. Rad1) 22. Rad1
Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Kf7 24. Kf2 Rc8 25. a4 Ne7 (25... Bxa4 $2 26. Ra1 $16) 26. a5 $2
(26. h4 $1 g6 (26... h6 27. h5 $16) 27. a5 h6 28. Bd2 {/\Be3+/-/}) 26... g5 27.
h4 $2 (27. Bb4 g4 {/\h7-h5-h4/}) 27... g4 $1 (27... gxh4 $2 28. gxh4 Rg8 29.
Bf3 $16) 28. Rd6 h5 29. Bd4 f4 $1 30. Bd3 $8 fxg3+ (30... Nf5 31. Bxf5 exf5 32.
Rf6+ $16) 31. Kxg3 a6 32. b4 Rc7 $6 (32... Rf8 33. b5 axb5 34. cxb5 Bd5 $10)
33. Bb6 Rd7 $4 34. b5 $18 axb5 35. cxb5 Bxb5 36. Bxb5 Rxd6 37. exd6 Nf5+ 38.
Kf4 Nxd6 39. Bd3 Ke8 $138 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 (1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4
8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1) 1... c5 2.
Nf3 a6 $6 {An interesting, but to be honest, a dubious move. The move a7-a6 is
mostly useful in the Sicilian, but anyway it is a loss of time at the moment.}
3. c3 $5 {This White's reaction is principled. He strives to exploit the
drawback of Black's last move and transpose the game into the 2.c3 line, where
the move a7-a6 isn't very useful for Black.} ({Other attempt to exploit the
downside of Black's last move is} 3. c4 $5) ({Of course, White can continue
the common way} 3. d4) 3... d5 {This continuation, together with} (3... Nf6 {
is considered advantageous for White} 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 $14) ({But interesting is
} 3... e6 $5 {with intention to transpose the game into the French} 4. d4 d5)
4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 ({Usually only the transposition of moves is} 5... Nf6 6.
Be2 e6 {, as the other moves are weaker:} (6... cxd4 $6 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6
9. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Ye2f3]} Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 (10... Qxc6 11. O-O Bb4 12. Bf3 Qd7
13. Bg5 O-O 14. Qb3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 $16 {1-0 Skripchenko,A (2489)-Onischuk,A 
(2224)/Germany 2004/EXT 2005 (61)}) 11. Bf3 Be7 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. O-O Nd5 14. Be5
$16 {1-0 Topalov,V (2707)-Kurajica,B (2567)/Sarajevo 2001/CBM 084 (40)}) (6...
g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Ye2f3]} O-O (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Qa5
11. Bf3 Nbd7 12. Re1 $16 {1/2 Karjakin,S (2527)-Kurajica,B (2548)/Benidorm
2002/CBM 093 (49)}) 9. Bf3 Qd8 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bxh5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5
Qxe5 14. Bf3 Qxc5 15. Nd2 $14 {1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M (2626)-Kurajica,B (2541)/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (55)})) ({Other Black's option is} 5... Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7.
O-O Nf6) 6. Be2 ({The idea of} 6. Be3 {is to force the exchange on d4, then to
play Nb1-c3 and to develop light squared bishop to the more active position on
d3, for example} cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Qc2 Bd7 13. b4 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A (2540)-Franklin,M (2345)/Hastings 1971/
MCD (37)}) 6... Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 {Black increases his pressure against the d4
pawn.} ({After} 7... Be7 {is interesting} 8. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Ye2f3]} ({possible
is also common} 8. Be3) 8... O-O 9. Bf3 Qd8 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Rxd4
$14 {1-0 Minasian,A (2510)-Nazarov,A (2210)/Azov 1991/CBM 025 (29)}) ({and
after} 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 $5 (8. cxd4) 8... Be7 9. Nd2 {[%cal Yd2c4]} O-O 10.
Nc4 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 b5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bf3 $16 {1-0 Gipslis,A-Taimanov,
M/Tbilisi 1966/URS-ch (67)}) 8. Be3 {This move is the most frequent, White
forces the exchange on d4.} ({But deserves attention also} 8. c4 $5 Qd8 9. Be3
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. g3 O-O 15. c5 $1
$14 {1-0 Dolmatov,S (2535)-Ivanov,A (2425)/Tashkent 1980/MCL (42)}) 8... cxd4
9. cxd4 ({An equivalent alternative to the text is} 9. Nxd4 {, for example}
Nxd4 (9... Bd7 10. Bf3 Qd6 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2606)-Lima,
D (2525)/New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 080 (49)}) 10. Bxd4 Bc5 (10... Be7 11. Bf3
Qd8 12. Nd2 $14) 11. Bf3 Qd6 $14) 9... Be7 10. Nc3 Qd8 {Black retreats his
queen to its initial position as after} (10... Qd6 {White continues} 11. Nd2 {
and will gain a tempo by attacking it, for example} Nb4 (11... O-O 12. Nc4 Qd8
13. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Sax,G (2600)-Fernandes,A (2440)/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (30)})
12. Nde4 (12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Bf3 Nbd5 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Gufeld,
E-Taimanov,M/Leningrad 1963/URS-ch (68)}) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qd8 14. Nc3 O-O
15. Bf3 $14 {1/2 Ciric,D-Taimanov,M/Rostov 1961/MCD}) 11. Ne5 $1 Bd7 {Black
finishes his development.} ({The transfer of Black's Nc6 to d5 takes much time:
} 11... Nb4 12. Bf3 O-O 13. Qb3 Nbd5 14. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Almasi,Z (2580)-Csom,I 
(2475)/Hungary 1993/TD (36)}) 12. a3 {[%csl Gb4] White takes the b4 square
under control to avoid the manoeuvre of Black's Nc6 to d5 mentioned above.} ({
After} 12. Bf3 {Black covers the c6 by} Rc8 $14 {1-0 Petukhov,D (2095)
-Bespalov,A (2325)/Novokuznetsk 2001/CBM 085 ext (33)}) 12... O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8
14. Bd3 {White chooses the b1-h7 diagonal as the working one for his light
squared bishop.} ({Possible is also} 14. Bf3 $14 Qa5 $2 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. d5
$16 {1/2 Rahls,P (2291)-Rueggeberg,W (1814)/Bad Bertrich 2002/EXT 2006 (77)})
14... Bd6 (14... g6 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Bc4 $14 {0-1
Huzman,A (2570)-Zilberman,Y (2485)/Israel 1996/CBM 052 ext (54)}) 15. f4 {
[%csl Ge5] A new move. White strengthens the position of his knight on its e5
outpost and prepares the transfer of the queen or the rook to the h file.} (15.
Nxd7 $6 {gives White nothing} Qxd7 $11 {1/2 Kramnik,V (2751)-Karpov,A (2710)/
Dortmund 1999/CBM 072/[Huzman] (27)}) ({But interesting alternative is} 15. Bf4
$5) 15... Ne7 {[%csl Gd5]} 16. Ne4 (16. Qf3 $5 $14) 16... Ned5 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6
18. Rf3 $6 {[%cal Yf3h3]} (18. Qf3 $5 $14) 18... Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Qb6 $11 20. Be3
Rc8 $6 (20... Qxb2 $4 21. Nc4 $18) (20... Bb5 $142) 21. Qb1 $6 (21. Nxd7 $142
$5 Nxd7 22. Bxh7+ Kf8 $13 (22... Kxh7 $2 23. Rh3+ Kg8 24. Qh5 $18)) 21... Bb5
$15 22. Bc2 Qc7 23. Bb3 Nd5 {White doesn't want to suffer passively and starts
an incorrect attack.} 24. Rh3 $6 g6 25. Bxd5 $2 exd5 $17 26. Qe1 Qc2 27. Ng4 $6
Qxb2 $2 {And Black blunders just before the goal.} (27... h5 $142 $19) 28. Nf6+
Kg7 (28... Kf8 $2 29. f5 $18) 29. Rxh7+ Kxf6 30. Qh4+ Ke6 31. Qg4+ Ke7 $2 {
The second error loses the game.} ({After} 31... Kf6 $142 {White has only the
perpetual check} 32. Qg5+ (32. Qxc8 $2 Qe2 $19 33. Qd8+ (33. Qc1 Bxa3 $1) 33...
Kf5 {[%cal Yf5e4,Ye4d3]}) 32... Ke6 33. Qg4+ $11) 32. Qxc8 Qe2 $6 (32... Qa1+
33. Qc1 Qxa3 $16) 33. Qc1 $18 Bd3 ({The difference between the line above is,
that now after} 33... Bxa3 {White captures the bishop with check} 34. Qxa3+)
34. f5 $1 Bxf5 35. Bg5+ Kf8 36. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv ASA"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Fauland, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Rfe1
Rfe8 15. Bg5 g6 16. Bb1 Nd5 17. Bc1 Bf8 18. Ba2 Nf4 $6 19. Qe4 Bh6 {[#] Black
has lost control over the critical d5-square for a while and it allows White
to advance in the center. All his pieces (the Rooks on d1 & e1, the Bishop on
a2) are waiting for the d4-d5 break!} 20. d5 $1 exd5 21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8+
Kg7 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Nxd5 Qd6 25. Nc3 Qc7 26. Nb5 Qf4 27. Rd7 Nd8 28. Rexd8
Qc1+ 29. Rd1 Qxb2 30. Bd5 Bxd5 31. R8xd5 a6 32. Nc7 Bf4 33. Nxa6 Qxa3 34. R5d4
Bxh2+ 35. Nxh2 Qxa6 36. Rb1 h5 37. Nf3 b5 38. Rdb4 Qf6 39. Rxb5 h4 40. Rb6 Qd8
41. Rb7 Qf6 42. Ra7 Qf4 43. Rbb7 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qf4+ 45. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS03 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Totsky, Leonid"]
[Black "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Qd8 8.
Qxd4 a6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {[#] Here White finds an interesting way to seize the
initiative, using his lead in development.} 10. Ne5 $5 axb5 11. Nxf7+ Ke8 12.
Nxh8 {This knight is likely to be lost eventually, but that will take time;
secondly, White will have sufficient material compensaion even when that
happens - a rook and pawn for two knights. Thus, White's approach in the
opening seems promising.} b4 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. cxb4 Bxb4 16. Bxb4
Nxb4 17. Bxd7+ Nxd7 {As I pointed out before, simplification of the position
usually favours the side which has a rook vs minor pieces, as then the rook
can act with more efficiency. White has achieved a lot since 12 Nxh8.} 18.
O-O-O $1 Ne5 (18... Nxa2+ $4 19. Kb1 Nb4 20. Nf7 $18) 19. Kb1 Ke7 20. Rhe1 Ned3
21. Re3 Nc5 22. Rd4 Nc6 23. Rg4 Rxh8 24. Rc3 h5 25. Rxg7+ Kd6 26. a3 {This
position should be winning for White: he has a rook and two pawns for two
knights; his king is safe and the pawn skeleton is very healthy while the
black pawns are weak, and the black knights do not have secure positions in
the centre. It is worth mentioning that my computer evaluates this position as
"slightly better for White" (!!), the point is that it probably takes into
consideration only a rough material assessment and does not appreciate White's
long term advantages.} b6 27. b4 Ne4 28. Rd3+ Ke5 29. f3 Kf6 30. Rgd7 Ng5 31.
Rb7 Ne5 32. Rc3 Ngf7 33. Rxb6 Rd8 34. a4 Rd1+ 35. Rc1 Rd2 36. Rc2 Rd1+ 37. Ka2
Nd3 38. a5 Nfe5 39. a6 1-0

[Event "Zlin"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hausner, Ivan"]
[Black "Haba, Petr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. a3 Nf6 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rc8
15. Bb1 Nd5 16. Rfe1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ne5 Qd5 21.
f3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Bd2 Bh4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. g3 Be7 26. Bd3 Rcc8 27. Re3
Bd5 28. Ra1 Bc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. a4 $8 {[#]This is a situation, which the
player having the pawn pair c3-d4 should try to avoid - the c4 & d5 are
extremely weak and his a- & c- pawns will be under fire. However, he manages
to play a3-a4 just on time, otherwise the position would be similar to one
from the classic game Thomas-Alekhine, Baden Baden, 1925, where Black got
terrific pressure on the a3-pawn and won after the thematic break e6-e5!
Anyway, I would imagine that Black could have created more difficulties for
White in this game from here on.} Rd8 31. f4 Bf6 32. Ra2 Rd5 33. Re1 Ra5 34.
Rea1 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ke2 Kd6 37. Kd3 Kd5 38. g4 Bg7 39. g5 h6 40. h4 h5 41.
Be1 Bf8 42. Bd2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bg5 g6
15. Bc4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 $5 (17. Ne4 Qc7 18. h4 $5) 17... exd5 18.
Bb5 f6 {[#]As in the previous game, the pawn formation with the isolated
d4-pawn has been transformed into the symmetrical pawn centre with pawns on d4
& d5. White's pieces are more active, which determines his advantage, although
in the game White did not exploit it fully.} 19. Bd2 Kf7 20. Bb4 Qd7 21. Bxe7
Rxe7 22. Qd2 Rde8 23. Rxe7+ Rxe7 24. Qf4 Kg7 25. Rc1 Qc7 26. Qd2 Qd6 27. h3 Nd8
28. Bd3 Rc7 29. Rxc7+ Qxc7 30. Qe3 Qd6 31. Nh2 Bc8 32. Nf1 Ne6 33. Ng3 Qf4 34.
Ne2 Qxe3 35. fxe3 Nc7 36. Kf2 Ba6 37. Bxa6 Nxa6 38. Nf4 Nc7 39. g4 Kf7 40. Kf3
g5 41. Ne2 Ne8 42. Nc3 Ke6 43. b3 Nd6 44. a4 a6 45. e4 dxe4+ 46. Nxe4 Ne8 47.
Ke3 Nc7 48. Kd3 Nd5 49. Kc4 Ne3+ 50. Kd3 Nd5 51. a5 bxa5 52. Kc4 Ne3+ 53. Kc5
h6 54. Kc6 Nc2 55. Kc5 Ne3 56. Kc6 Nc2 57. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schwarzach op-A"]
[Site "Schwarzach"]
[Date "1998.08.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Black "Loeffler, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Balinov,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 (13... Qb4
14. d5 Qxb3 15. axb3 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bd8 $14 (16... Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Bg6 18. Rd7 $16
)) (13... Nb4 14. d5 Nbxd5 15. g4 Bg6 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qe6 $11
) 14. a3 Rab8 $1 (14... a6 $5 15. Rac1 b5) (14... Rac8) (14... Nd5) 15. Rac1
Nd5 16. Ne4 $6 (16. Nb5 Qd7 (16... Na5 17. Qc2 Bg6 $1 18. Nxd6 Bxc2 19. Rxc2
Bxd6 $11 {Kindermann-Babula, Moskau 1994.}) 17. Ne5 Nxe5 (17... Na5) 18. Bxh5
Nxe3 19. fxe3 Nc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bg4 Qe8 22. Nc7 Qf8 23. Nxd5 Bg5 $11) (16.
Nxd5 exd5 (16... Qxd5) 17. Qb5 f6 18. b4 {Semek-Lutz, Ptuj 1996.}) 16... Qc7 (
16... Qd7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 $14) 17. Ng3 Bg6 $1 (17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxe3
19. Qxe3 $11) 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Nxg6 (19. Bg5 $5 f6 20. Nxg6 fxg5 21. Bg4 Qf7 22.
Re1 Nxd4 23. Qd3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Nf5 25. Ne5 $15) 19... Bxg3 20. Bg5 $5 (20. Ne5
Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 $17) 20... Bh2+ 21. Kh1 f6 (21... hxg6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. g3
$16) 22. Bg4 $1 Qd6 23. Ne5 $1 Nxd4 $1 24. Rxd4 Bxe5 25. Re4 $1 h5 (25... fxg5
26. Rce1 h5 $1 $17 (26... Bf4 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 28. Rd1 $14) 27. Bxh5 Bf6 28. Rxe6
Qc5 29. Bf3 $17) (25... f5 $142 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxe5 (27. Re2 fxg4 28. Rce1
Bd4 29. Rxe6 $15) 27... Qxe5 28. Bf3 $15) (25... Kh8 26. Rce1 $13) 26. f4 {'!'}
hxg4 (26... Nxf4 27. Bxf4 hxg4 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29. Rxg4 $11) 27. fxe5 {'='} Qe7
28. exf6 (28. Bh4 gxh3 29. Qxh3 Re8 $11) 28... gxf6 29. Rxg4 {'(+)!?'} (29. Bh4
$13) 29... fxg5 30. Qg3 Kf8 {'??'} (30... Qf6 $1 31. Rxg5+ Kf7 32. Rc2 Ne7 33.
Rf2 Nf5 34. Qc7+ Kf8 35. Qc5+ Ke8 36. Qb5+ Ke7 37. Qc5+ Ke8 38. Qb5+ $11) (
30... Kf7 31. Rxg5 Rg8 32. Rf1+ Nf6 33. Rxf6+ Qxf6 34. Qc7+ Qe7 35. Qf4+ $11) (
30... Nf6 31. Rxg5+ Kh8 32. Rg6 $1 $18) 31. Rxg5 {[#]} (31. Rf1+ Ke8 32. Rxg5
Qc5 33. Rxd5 exd5 34. Qg6+ Kd7 35. Rf7+ Qe7 36. Qg4+ Ke8 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Qd4
$16) 31... Nf6 {'?'} (31... Qf6 32. Rg6 Qf7 33. Rh6 Ke7 34. Rc7+ Nxc7 35. Qxc7+
Rd7 36. Qxb8 $16) (31... Qf7 $1 $19) 32. Rf1 {'+-'} Qf7 33. Rg6 Ke7 34. Rg7
Rbc8 (34... Kf8 35. Rxf7+ $18) 35. Qg6 Rf8 36. Qxf6+ Kd6 37. Rxf7 Rxf7 38. Qxf7
Rc5 39. Rd1+ Kc6 40. Qf3+ Kb6 41. Qf2 a5 42. Re1 Kc6 43. Re2 Kb6 44. Rxe6+ Kb5
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Saulin, Dmitri"]
[Black "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bc4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qe2
(8. h3 $1) 8... Bg4 $1 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4]} 11. Be3 Qb6 {
[%csl Rb2,Rd4]} 12. O-O-O (12. d5 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Ne5 $17) 12... Rac8 13. Rd2 (13.
d5 Ne5 14. Bxb6 Nxf3 15. gxf3 Rxc4 16. Bxa7 Nd7 $1 {/\ 17...b6} (16... Ra8 17.
Bd4) 17. Be3 Ra8 $36) 13... Qb4 14. Be2 e5 15. Rhd1 d5 $1 16. exd5 e4 $1 17.
Qf4 Ne7 $1 $19 18. Rc2 Nexd5 19. Nxd5 Rxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Nxd5 21. Qxe4 Rc8+ 0-1

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Na3 (5. Be3 cxd4 (5... Bg7 $5) 6.
cxd4 (6. Bxd4 e5) (6. Qxd4 Nf6) 6... Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5) (5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qc7
7. Na3 (7. Bxa7 Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Na3) 7... Nc6 8. Nb5 Qb8 9. Qb3
Nf6 10. Bc4 Ne5 11. f4 Bh6 12. Ne2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. Nc7 b5 15. Qc5 Bb7 16.
Nxa8 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Qxa8 18. O-O-O Nd5 {0-1 Kos,T-Velickovic,Z/Bled 1999/(53)})
5... Bg7 (5... cxd4 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Ngf3 Bg7 10. Bc4 O-O
11. O-O Nc5 12. Re1 e6 13. Bf4 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Charbonneau,P-Tyomkin,
D/Montreal 2000/(34)}) 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Be3 (7. Qa4 Bd7 8. dxc5 Nf6 9. Be3 O-O 10.
Rd1 Qc6 11. Qh4 Bg4 12. Nd4 Qa4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Ngxe2 Nxc5 {1-0 Maksimenko,
A-Briestensky,R/SVK-chT 1995/(38)}) 7... Nf6 {[%mdl 8] Ein neuer Plan. Schwarz
opfert den Bauern c5 um die Entwicklung rasch abzuschliessen.} (7... cxd4 8.
Bxd4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc7 11. Ngf3 Nf6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 {
1/2-1/2 Cherniaev,A-Ward,C/Port Erin 1998/(41)}) 8. dxc5 Bg4 9. Nf3 (9. Qxd5
Nxd5 10. Bd4 (10. h3 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bf5) 10... O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. b4 (12. h3
Bd7) 12... Rfd8 13. h3 Ndxb4 (13... Bd7 14. a4) 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. Na3 Bf5 $132)
9... O-O 10. Be2 Rfd8 11. Qb3 Qh5 12. h3 Nxc5 13. Bxc5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxc5 15.
O-O e5 $132 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Rd1 e4 18. Nd6 $6 {Ein fragwürdiges Figurenopfer.}
(18. Be2 e3 19. Nd4) 18... exf3 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Rd7 Rg8 (21...
Nxd7 22. Qxe8+ Nf8 23. gxf3 $44) 22. Rd3 $6 {Nun ist Schwarz auch materiell im
Vorteil.} (22. Rxb7 fxg2 23. Kxg2 Qg5+ 24. Kh2 Qf4+ 25. Kg2 Bf8 $40 {/\Bd6})
22... fxg2 23. Re1 Rf8 24. Qe7 Qc8 25. Red1 h5 26. Rf3 (26. Rd8 Qxh3 27. Rxf8+
Kh7 $19) 26... Qc6 27. Rg3 Nd5 28. Rxg2 Nxe7 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson Chekhov Baburin} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6
6. Bb3 (6. Be2 $5 {Chekhov}) 6... g6 (6... c4 $5 {Chekhov} 7. Bc2 g6 8. O-O Bg7
9. Re1 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Na3 O-O 12. b3 Be6 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Qg4 cxb3 15.
axb3 h6 16. Ne4 Qd7 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. d4 f5 $10 {Nunn,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco/1994/
0,5/49/}) (6... d5 $5 {Chekhov} 7. exd6 exd6 8. d4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Be7
11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Na3 O-O 13. O-O Qc8 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Qf5 $10
{Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G/Dortmund/1992/0,5/27/}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Ng5 (8. cxd4 {
Baburin} Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h4 $6 (10. O-O d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. d5 Na5 $15)
10... d5 11. h5 Bg4 12. hxg6 (12. Ne2 $5 f6 $1 $36) 12... fxg6 13. Be3 (13.
Rxh7 Bxf3 14. Rxg7+ Kxg7 15. gxf3 e6 {/\ Qh4-/+}) 13... a5 $1 $17 {Rozentalis,
E-Bologan,V/Belfort 62/146 1995/0-1 (26).}) 8... d5 9. exd6 e6 10. Qf3 Ne5 (
10... f6 $6 {Baburin} 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 $14 Bxd6 13. Qh3 (13. O-O $5)
13... f5 14. O-O Qf6 $1 15. Re1 Kd8 16. Bb3 Kd7 $1 17. Bd2 (17. cxd4 $5 {
Chekhov} Nxd4 18. Nc3 Rae8 19. Be3 $132) 17... Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. cxd4 Nxd4
20. Nc3 h5 21. Qd3 Kc8 22. Be3 Bc5 $1 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Kb8 $10 {Filipovic,
B-Cabrilo,G/JUG/1995/0-1 (59)}) 11. Qe4 $1 {Die weiße Dame nimmt eine ideale
Stellung zur Schaffung von Drohungen gegen den schwarzen König ein.} Qxd6 (
11... Bxd6 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. O-O $14) 12. cxd4 (12. Bf4 $2 {Chekhov} Nd3+ 13.
Qxd3 Qxf4 $19) 12... Nc6 13. O-O Bg7 (13... Qxd4 14. Rd1 (14. Qf3 Ne5 15. Qe2 (
15. Qf6 Bg7 $1 $17 (15... Nbd7 16. Ba4 (16. Qxh8 Nf3+ $19) 16... Bg7 $1)) (15.
Qg3 {Chekhov} Bg7 16. Nc3 $146) 15... Bg7 16. Rd1 Qg4 $15) 14... Qxe4 15. Nxe4
Be7 16. Bh6 $44) 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Nc3 (15. Qh4 {Chekhov} h6 16. Nf3 Qe7 $15)
15... Qe7 (15... Nxd4 $6 16. Nb5 Nxb5 17. Rxd6 Nxd6 18. Qh4 $16) (15... Ne7 16.
Qh4 (16. Bf4 $5 Qb4 17. Rac1 $36) 16... h6 (16... h5 17. Nge4 $14) 17. Nge4 Nf5
$5 $132) 16. Nf3 $16 {Baburin: White came out of the opening with a
significant advantage, due to his easy development and command of space.  Weiß
hat Raumvorteil und kann seine Kräfte schnell mobilisierren. Der isolierte
Bauer d4 bildet im Mittelspiel keine Schwäche, sondern sichert die weiße
Initiative.} Na5 {Die Aufgabe von Schwarz besteht darin, nach Möglichkeit
Vereinfachungen zu herbeizuführen.} 17. d5 $5 {Baburin: In this position there
is no point in White keeping the light squared bishop by moving it to c2, as
it would have little to do there. Instead, White seizes the initiative by the
typical thrust in the centre. While Black's main problem is the development of
the c8-bishop, now he has to deal with the possibity of d5-d6 as well. Ein
energischer Plan. Durch diesen Bauernvorstoß soll das weiße Zentrum verstärkt
werden.} Rd8 (17... f5 $5 18. Qf4 (18. d6 Qxd6 $1) 18... Nxb3 19. d6 Qf6 20.
axb3 e5 $132) (17... Nxb3 18. d6 $5) 18. Bf4 {/\19.d6} Nxb3 19. axb3 Bd7 (19...
Bxc3 20. d6 Qd7 21. bxc3 $16) (19... e5 20. Bxe5 Bf5 21. Qf4 $16) 20. Bc7 $1
$16 Rdc8 (20... Rf8 21. d6 Qe8 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Qxb7 $16) 21. d6 Qe8 22. Ne5 {
/\23.Nd7,24.Qb7} (22. Qxb7 $6 Bc6) 22... Bxe5 {Baburin: It equals resignation
to give up the defending bishop.} (22... Nd5 {Baburin} 23. Nxd7 Bxc3 24. Nc5
Rxc7 25. dxc7 Bxb2) (22... Bc6 {Chekhov} 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 (23... bxc6 24. Bxb6
axb6 25. d7 $18) 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. d7 Rd8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. d8=Q+
$18) (22... f6 {Chekhov} 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxb7 $18) 23. Qxe5 {/\24.Ne4} Bc6 (
23... f5 {/\24...Bc6} 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Re3 Bc6 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Rae1 Bd7 28.
Nd5 Qd8 29. Nc7 $18) (23... Qf8 {Chekhov} 24. Ne4 Qg7 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Bxb6
axb6 27. Nxd7 $18) 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. d7 $1 $18 {Baburin: Probably Black missed
this move, when he was playing 22...Bxe5?; now the weaknness of the dark
squares around the black monarch is decisive.} Bxd7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ne4 (27.
Ne4 {Chekhov} Qe7 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Nxd7+ Qxd7 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Rxd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS op"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2010.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Bauer,C"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 ({Etant donné que Anthony a joué récemment
des Françaises} 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 {me semblait un choix moins judicieux. Après,
l'Alapine c'est pas terrible, n'est-ce-pas Christophe ?}) 4... Qxd5 5. Na3 (5.
d4 {Est plus courant mais pas forcément meilleur.}) 5... Nf6 6. d4 Nc6 (6...
cxd4 $6 {serait imprécis а cause de} 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. Qxd4) 7. Be3 (7. Nb5 Qd8 8.
Bf4 $6 {Nd5 ne donne rien, alors qu'après} (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {
la finale est censée être approximativement égale.})) 7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9.
Nbxd4 Nd5 $1 {le meilleur alors qu'après} (9... Nxd4 $6 10. Bxd4 {puis Bd3,
Qe2 et 0-0-0 (ou 0-0) les Blancs auraient une partie facile. Maintenant la
structure de pions noire va être endommagée, mais en contrepartie d'atouts
dynamiques : colonne "b" et fort Nd5.}) 10. Nxc6 (10. Bg5 $5 f6 11. Bd2 Bc5 12.
Bb5 Qb6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O e5 16. Nb3 Be7 17. c4 Nc7 18. Na5 Bd7
19. Be3 Qa6 $13 {Kamsky,G-Alekseev,E/Jermuk 2009, 0-1 (56)}) 10... bxc6 11. Bd4
f6 12. Qe2 {Une nouveauté intéressante fruit de l'inspiration après 20 heures
de jeu !} (12. Bc4 c5 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Rb8 (14... Qxd1+ $5) 15. Qe2 Bd6
16. O-O O-O 17. Rad1 Qe7 $13 {Tiviakov,S-Johannessen,L/Portugal 2010, 1-0 (56)}
) 12... e5 ({Les alternatives étaient} 12... c5 $2 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Qb5+) (
12... Qa5 $1 13. Nd2 e5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. O-O-O $13) ({ou bien} 12... Kf7 $5 13.
O-O-O c5 14. Be5 $5 {avec l'idée} fxe5 15. c4 {et initiative blanche.}) 13.
O-O-O Be6 $2 (13... Qe7 {valait mieux mais n'empêchait pas totalement le
sacrifice :} 14. Bxe5 fxe5 15. Nxe5 {avec une position difficile а juger, les
Blancs menaçant а la fois Nxc6 et Qh5+.}) 14. c4 Nf4 15. Qe4 Qc8 16. Bxe5 fxe5
17. Nxe5 Nh5 (17... Nd5 $5 18. cxd5 cxd5+ 19. Qc2 {avec un bon pion de plus
que la paire de Fous ne compense pas entièrement.}) (17... Ng6 18. Nxc6 {
et les Noirs ont des problèmes similaires а la partie.} (18. Nxg6 $6 hxg6 19.
Qxg6+ Ke7 $13 {car ...Rh6 arrive en renfort !})) 18. Nxc6 Be7 $2 ({Il fallait
tenter} 18... Kf7 $1 19. Nd8+ Qxd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 {qui doit être mieux pour les
Blancs а cause de l'avantage matériel, mais reste très compliqué.}) 19. Re1
Bg5+ 20. Kb1 Nf4 21. h4 $6 (21. Nd4 $1 {était plus simple.} Kf7 22. h4 Bh6 23.
Nxe6 Nxe6 24. c5 $18) 21... Bh6 (21... Bf6 22. c5 $1 Kf7 23. Qxf4 Qxc6 24. Rxe6
$1 Kxe6 25. Bc4+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Kd8 27. Rd1+ Ke7 28. Bd5 $18) 22. g3 O-O $2 ({Sur
} 22... Kf7 {23.Ka1 gagne tandis que} 23. Nd4 Re8 $1 24. gxf4 Bf5 25. Nxf5 Rxe4
26. Nxh6+ gxh6 27. Rxe4 {demeure mieux pour les Blancs mais moins trivial que
la partie.}) 23. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 (6... d5) 7. Bc2
Qc7 $5 {N/} (7... g6 8. b3 (8. Na3 d6 $6 9. Qe2 d5 10. h3 Bg7 11. O-O Nd7 12.
e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Nf8 14. f4 e5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Kh1 h6 17. Nf3 $36 {Adams,
M-Gelfand,B/Wijk aan Zee/1994/0,5/86/}) 8... d5 (8... Bg7 9. bxc4 Nxe5 10. Nxe5
Bxe5 11. c5 Nd5 12. Qf3 Nc7 13. O-O O-O 14. d4 Bg7 15. Bf4 Ne6 16. Bg3 $16 {
Mukhametov,E-Vasilchenko,O/Moscow tt/1994/1:0/23/}) 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. O-O Bg7
11. Na3 cxb3 (11... Be6 12. Qe2 cxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. d4 Nd5 15. Bd2 Qd7 16.
Rad1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Watson,W/GER/1994/1:0/44/}) 12.
axb3 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 $132 {Dolmatov,S-Yudasin,L/Haifa/
1995/0,5/39/}) 8. Qe2 g5 $5 9. e6 (9. Nxg5 Qxe5 10. d4 (10. Nf3 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2
Bg7 12. d4 cxd3+ 13. Bxd3 d5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Kf1 e5 $15) 10... cxd3 11. Bxd3
Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 h6 13. Nf3 Bg7 $10) 9... dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 (10... h6 11. Nf3 Bg7
12. O-O O-O 13. Na3 $14) 11. Ne4 (11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 h6 14.
Nf3 Bg7 $10) 11... f5 12. Ng3 Bh6 $5 13. Na3 Qxe2+ (13... O-O 14. d4 cxd3 15.
Bxd3 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 $14) 14. Kxe2 O-O 15. b3 (15. d3 $142 $5 Bxc1 16. Raxc1
cxd3+ 17. Bxd3 e5 18. Rhd1 $14) 15... cxb3 16. Bxb3 (16. axb3 e5 $10) 16... Nd5
$1 (16... Kh8 17. d4 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 e5 19. Rhd1 $14) 17. Re1 Nf4+ 18. Kf1 Nd3
$1 (18... Rf6 $5) 19. Bxe6+ Kg7 20. Re2 f4 21. Nh5+ (21. Nh1 Nce5 22. Bxc8
Raxc8 $44) 21... Kg6 22. g4 $8 f3 23. Re4 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxd2 25. Rd1 (25. Rc2
Bg5 26. Nb5 Bxe6 27. Rxe6+ Kf7 28. Re4 Rad8 $15) 25... Bxc3 26. Rd5 Bxe6 27.
Rxe6+ Kf7 28. Re3 Bb4 29. Rb5 $1 (29. Rxf3+ $2 Ke6 30. Rdd3 $8 Rxf3 31. Rxf3
Ne5 32. Re3 Bxa3 33. Rxa3 Nxg4 $17) 29... Kg8 (29... Bxa3 30. Rxf3+ Kg8 31.
Rxa3 b6 32. f4 $16) 30. Nc2 Ba5 31. Rg5+ (31. Rxb7 Rad8 $36) 31... Kh8 32. Rf5
$1 $10 Rxf5 33. gxf5 Rf8 34. Rxf3 Bb6 35. Ne3 (35. Ng3 Rd8 36. f6 exf6 37. Rxf6
Rd2 $17) 35... Ne5 (35... Rd8 $5 36. Nc4 Bc5 37. f6 exf6 38. Rxf6 Kg8 39. Rf5
$10) 36. Rf4 Bxe3 37. fxe3 Nd3 38. Rf3 Ne5 39. Rf4 Nd3 40. Rf3 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow4"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Margolin, Boris"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 (11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfe8 14.
Rfe1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bg5 g6 17. Bh6 Rad8 $10 {Short,N-Tiviakov,S/Wijk/
1995/0,5/22/}) 11... h6 (11... g6 12. O-O b6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. Rad1
Na5 $10 {Vogt,L-Bezold,M/Altensteig/1994/0,5/47/}) 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. O-O Rac8 (
13... Rfd8 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Bc1 g6 (15... Rac8 16. Rfe1 Be8 17. Bb1 g6 18. Ba2
Bg7 19. h3 Ne7 20. Ne5 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U/Tilgurg/1993/1:0/62/}) 16.
Bb1 Bg7 17. Rfe1 Be8 18. Ba2 Rac8 $14 {Sermek,D-Zagrebelny,S/Ljubljana op/1994/
0:1/69/}) 14. Qd2 $146 (14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Bb1 Be8 16. Rfe1 $14) 14... e5 $5 (
14... Rfd8 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 $40) 15. Nb5 Qd5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Nb5 Qd5 (
17... Qb8 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 (19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxa7 Rcd8 $13) 19... Nfg4
20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Rfe1 $16) 18. Nc3 (18. Bxh6 e4 19. Nc3 Qh5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 $17) (18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxe5
Bxb5 $17) 18... Qd6 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rfe1 Bd6 $5 (21... Qh5 22.
Bxa7 Bd6 23. Bh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxd6 $16) 22. f4 (22. g3 Qh5 $15) 22... Qh5 23. Be2
Bg4 $8 24. Qxd6 (24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. h3 (25. Qxd6 Rfe8 26. Bd4) 25... Nxe3 26.
Rxe3 Bc5 $19) 24... Bxe2 25. Nxe2 (25. Rxe2 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Qxe2 $15) 25... Ng4
26. Bxa7 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Rfe8 28. Bg1 (28. Ng1 Qh1 29. g3 Nh2+ 30. Kf2 Ng4+ 31.
Kf1) 28... Qh1 29. Ng3 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Nh2+ 31. Kf2 Ng4+ 32. Kf3 (32. Kf1 Nh2+
$10) 32... Nh2+ 33. Kf2 Ng4+ 34. Kf3 Nh2+ 35. Bxh2 $6 (35. Kf2 $10) 35... Qxe1
36. Kg4 (36. Qd3 $5) 36... Qf2 37. Kh3 (37. b4 Qxg2 $19) 37... Qxb2 $15 38. Bg1
Qb3 39. Bd4 Rc6 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. f5 Rc4 42. Qe5 f6 43. Qe6 $6 (43. Qd6 Qd3 44.
Bc5 $15) 43... Qd3 44. Be3 Rc3 45. Bf4 Rxa3 $17 46. Kh2 Qd1 47. Qe7 (47. Qf7
Qg4 48. Bd6 Rd3 49. Bc7 Qh4+ 50. Kg1 Rd1+ 51. Kf2 Qd4+ $19) 47... Ra1 48. Ne4 (
48. Qf7 Qg4 $19) 48... Qh5+ 49. Kg3 Qxf5 $19 50. Be3 Re1 51. Nd6 Qd3 52. Kf2
Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Pugachov, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3)
6. cxd4 b6 $5 7. Nc3 (7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nb4 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 Nd5
12. Ne4 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $10 {Turov,M-Zvjaginsev,V/Rostov/1993/
0.5 (39)/}) 7... Nxc3 (7... Bb7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 f5 11. Bd2 a6 12.
Bc4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14. Bd3 $14 {Illeskas Cordoba,M-Polgar,J/Linares/1994/1:0
(40)/}) 8. bxc3 Qc7 (8... Be7 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 (10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Nxd2 f5 $5 $10 {Vaisser,A-Taimanov,M/Forli/1989/ Inf 47/202//}) 10... Nxa6
11. Qd3 Nc7 12. c4 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. O-O O-O $10 {Beulen,M-Taimanov,M/Forli/
1989/}) 9. c4 $5 $146 (9. Bd2 Bb7 (9... d6 10. Bb5+ $1 (10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O
dxe5 12. Re1 g6 $1 {Jonkman,H-Plachetka,J/ESP/1992/ Inf 56/161/} 13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. Rxe5 Bg7 $10 {Plachetka/}) 10... Bd7 11. a4 $1 Nc6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. O-O
O-O 14. Re1 Ne7 15. Qe2 $14 {Smagin,S-Borriss,M/BRD/1992/1:0 (38) Inf 56/101/})
10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Bb5+ (15.
Rh5 $5) 15... Bc6 16. Qf3 $1 O-O-O 17. Bxc6 Bxe5 18. a4 $1 Rd6 19. Bb5 Rd5 $13
{Seguera,R-Akopian,V/Mamaia/1991/ Inf 53/144/}) 9... Ba6 10. Qa4 $2 (10. Qb3 $5
Nc6 11. Bd2 Rb8 (11... Nxd4 $2 12. Nxd4 Qxe5+ 13. Qe3 $18) (11... Na5 12. Bxa5
bxa5 13. c5 $16 (13. Rb1 $13))) 10... b5 $1 11. cxb5 Qc3+ 12. Kd1 Bb7 $1 (12...
Qxa1 13. bxa6 Nc6 14. Bb5 Rc8 15. Ke2 $44) 13. Qc2 $1 (13. Rb1 Bxf3+ 14. gxf3
Qxf3+ 15. Ke1 Qxh1 16. Qc4 Qb7 $19) 13... Qxa1 (13... Bxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qxf3+ $2
15. Ke1 Qxh1 16. Qc8+ Ke7 17. Ba3+ $18) 14. Bd3 Nc6 $1 (14... Be7 15. Ke2 (15.
Be4 $5) 15... g6 16. Rd1 $44) 15. bxc6 Bxc6 $17 16. Kd2 (16. Ke2 $5) 16... g6
17. Ke2 (17. Rd1 Bh6+ 18. Ke2 Bxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxd4 $19) 17... Rc8
18. Qd2 Bxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Qxd4 20. Bb2 Qd5+ 21. Kg3 Bc5 22. Rd1 Rb8 $5 (22... O-O
23. Qe2 Qxa2) 23. Qe2 Qxa2 24. Rd2 O-O $19 25. h4 Rfc8 26. h5 Bf8 27. hxg6 hxg6
28. Be4 Bh6 29. f4 Rb3+ 30. Kg4 $8 Qa4 31. g3 Rb4 32. Kf3 Rcc4 33. Bd3 Bxf4 $1
34. Rd1 (34. gxf4 Rxf4+ 35. Kg2 Rg4+ 36. Kh2 Rh4+ 37. Kg2 Rbg4+ $19) (34. Bxc4
Bxd2 35. Qxd2 Rxc4 $19) 34... Rxb2 $1 35. Qxb2 Qxd1+ 36. Be2 Qd5+ 0-1

[Event "Riga zt"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Piesina, Gintautas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
e6 (7... Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g6 13.
Re1 Bg7 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Bxe7 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Nd2 $10 {Dolmatov,
S-Alterman,B/Pardubice/1993/0,5/31/}) 8. O-O Be7 (8... Nb6 9. Bd3 Nb4 10. Be2
dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nc6 (11... Bd7 12. Bh5 g6 13. Bf3 Nc6 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Bf4 O-O 16.
Qd2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bc6 18. Qe2 {Polak,T-Wittmann,W/Mitropa Cup(08)/1995/0,5/
CBM46/}) 12. Bb5 (12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Nc3 Be7 16. Na4 O-O
17. Bd2 $14 {Sermek,D-Robatch,K/Mitrona Cup(02)/0,5/43/1995/CBM46/}) 12... Bd7
13. Nc3 Be7 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Rd1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. Qg3 $14 {Sveshnikov,
E-Akopian,V/Tilburg(02)/1994/0,5/62/CBM44/}) 9. Qe2 O-O (9... Qc7 10. Qe4 dxe5
11. dxe5 Bd7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Bf5 15. Qc4 $14 {Sermek,
D-Kozul,Z/Portoroz Vidmar/1993/1:0/61/}) 10. Nc3 (10. Qe4 Qc7 (10... b6 11. Bd3
g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nc3 Ncb4 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qf4 $14 {Berelovich,
A-Obukhov,A/Sochi/1993/1:0/31/}) 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. Nbd2 (13. Nc3 $5)
13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Nb6 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Bb5 Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Qh5
19. Bxb7 $10 {Sermek,D-Kozul,Z/Maribor Pirc/1993/0:1/39/}) (10. a3 $5 {Blatny,
P /\Nd2-e4->(><f4)}) 10... Nxc3 (10... Nb6 {Blatny,P} 11. Bd3 {פb6}) 11. bxc3
dxe5 {/\קc3,e5} (11... b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 $14
{Sveshnikov,E-Taimanov,M/Moscow URS-ch/1976/0,5/20/}) (11... d5 {Blatny,P} 12.
Bd3 {/\->,/^b1-h7}) 12. dxe5 Qc7 13. Bd3 $5 (13. Qe4 Bd7 14. Re1 (14. Bd3 g6
15. Bh6 Rfd8 16. Rad1 $14) 14... Rac8 15. Bg5 (15. Bd3 $14) 15... Nxe5 $1 16.
Bxe7 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qxc4 18. Bxf8 Qxe4 19. fxe4 Kxf8 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Cvitan,
O/Tilgurg(m/2)/1993/0,5/39/}) (13. Qe4 {Blatny,P:Sizilianisch mit c3 Diskette.}
) 13... Rd8 (13... Bd7 14. Re1 (14. Qe4 g6 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5
Qxe5 18. Qh4 Qg7 19. Ne4 $44) 14... Rfd8 15. Bg5 Be8 $1 16. Qe4 g6 $10 {
Sikora,J-Szilagy,G/Stary Smokovec/1977/}) (13... b6 14. Qe4 (14. Re1 {Blatny,P}
Bb7 15. Ng5 $40 {Kopp-Degenhardt/Triberg/1991/}) 14... g6 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Rad1
Bb7 {Biro-Smuter/Budapest op/1990/} 17. Qf4 Rd7 (17... Rd5 18. Be4 Rxd1 19.
Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. h4 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Oll,L/URS-ch 1L,Kuibyshev/
1986/1:0/25/}) 18. Be4 Rad8 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20. h4 $14 {Machulsky,A-Zaichik,G/
Vilnius(08)/1978/0,5/35/}) 14. Re1 Bd7 {/\Be8,Bf8,g6} 15. Bg5 h6 $6 (15... Be8
16. Qe4 g6 $10) (15... Bxg5 {Blatny,P} 16. Nxg5 $40) 16. Bxh6 $1 (16. Qe4 $4
Bxg5 $19) 16... gxh6 17. Qe4 f5 (17... Bc5 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Nh4 $1 (19. Qxh6+ {
Blatny,P} Ke8 20. Re4 {/\Rg4-g8}) 19... Qb6 (19... Be8 20. Rad1 (20. Ng6+ fxg6
21. Qxc7 Rxd3 $13) 20... Nxe5 21. Qxh6+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ f6 23. Qg7+ Bf7 24. Rxe5
Rg8 (24... fxe5 25. Ng6+ Ke8 26. Bb5+ $18) 25. Nf5+ Ke8 26. Rxe6+ Bxe6 27. Qxc7
$18) 20. Ng6+ fxg6 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ Kf7 25.
Bg6+ $18) 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Re4 (20. Rxe6 {Blatny,P} Bxe6 (20...
Qf4 21. Re4 $18) 21. Qxc7 Rxd3 22. Qxb7 Rc8 23. Re1 Bd7 $132) 20... Bg7 (20...
Ne7 $5 21. Rae1 Qxc3 22. Ne5 Be8 (22... Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Qd2 24. R5e3 $18) 23.
Qxh6+ Bg7 24. Qxe6 $36) 21. g3 {/\Rf4} (21. Rg4 {Blatny,P} Be8) 21... e5 $6 {
גc4-g8} (21... Ne7 22. Rae1 (22. Rc4 {Blatny,P} Qa5 $8) 22... Qxc3 23. Ne5 $36
) 22. Bc4 Ne7 $8 23. Nh4 (23. Nxe5 $18 {Blatny,P}) 23... Qd6 (23... Bc6 24.
Ng6+ Nxg6 25. Qg8+ Ke7 26. Qxg7+ Ke8 27. Qxg6+ $18) (23... Qc6 {Blatny,P} 24.
Rxe5 Qxc4 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Qxg7+ Kd6) 24. Re3 (24. Rae1 $142 {Blatny,P}) 24...
Bc6 (24... Qf6 {Blatny,P} 25. Rae1 Bf5 26. Nxf5 Qxf5 27. Qxf5+ Nxf5 28. Rf3 $16
) 25. Rae1 $18 b5 (25... e4 {Blatny,P} 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4) 26. Bb3 e4 (
26... Qf6 27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Qf7#) (26... a5 27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28.
Rxe5 $18) 27. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bd3
Nxc3 (8... Be7 $6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 f5 11. Bd2 $1 $16 {Illescas Cordoba,
M-Polgar,J/Linares/1994/1:0/40/}) 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bd2 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 (
12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Bb5+ Bc6 16. Qf3 $1 O-O-O 17. Bxc6
Bxe5 18. a4 Rd6 $1 $13 {Segueira,R-Akopian,V/Manila/1991/}) 12... dxe5 13. Qh5
g6 14. Qh3 Be7 (14... Bg7 15. Rae1 $36) (14... Bd5 $5 15. c4 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Be7
17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Bc2 O-O-O $13) 15. Rfe1 (15. Rae1 a6 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Bc2
O-O-O 18. Bf4 Rdf8 $13) 15... Rf8 $1 {N; /\16...0-0-0/} (15... a6 16. dxe5 Nc5
17. Bc2 O-O-O {Ivanov,V-Sobolev,P/URS/1994/1:0/46/ Inf 59/177/}) (15... h6 16.
dxe5 Nc5 17. Bb5+ Kf8 $13 {Ivanov/}) 16. dxe5 (16. Nxh7 $6 Rh8 $15) (16. Qxh7
O-O-O (16... Nf6 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6 19. Qh3 $13) 17. Nxf7 Nf6 18. Qg7
Rg8 19. Qh6 $13) 16... O-O-O 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Bc2 h6 $1 $15 19. Qxh6 $6 (19. Ne4
Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 h5 $15) (19. Nf3 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 $17) 19... Rh8
20. Qg7 Rh4 $1 $17 21. Nxf7 (21. Qxf7 $2 Rf8 22. Qg7 Rhxf4 $19) (21. g3 Bxg5
22. Bxg5 Qc6 $19) (21. Bg3 Bxg5 22. Bxh4 Bxh4 $17) 21... Rxf4 22. Nxd8 Qxd8 23.
Rad1 (23. Qxg6 Qd2 24. Rf1) 23... Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rd4 (25. Bxg6 Rg8)
25... g5 $1 26. Bd1 (26. Bb3 b5 27. h3 a5 $17) 26... Kc7 27. Bg4 b5 28. Re3 Bd5
29. Rh3 Rf7 30. Be2 (30. a3 Nb3 $19) 30... Bxa2 31. Bxb5 a5 $19 32. c4 a4 33.
Be8 Rg7 34. Bxa4 $6 (34. Ra3 Bb3 35. h3 Kb6 36. Kh2 Ka5 $19) 34... Nxa4 35. Rd2
Bb1 36. Rg3 Nc5 37. Rb2 Be4 38. Ra3 Rf7 39. f3 Bc6 40. Ra7+ Bb7 41. Ra3 g4 42.
fxg4 Nd3 $1 (42... Nd3 43. Rxd3 Bc5+ 44. Kh1 Rf1#) 0-1

[Event "Kemerovo1"]
[Site "Kemerovo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 {Giese} c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 (5... Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7) 6. Be2 Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Nbd2
Bg4 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nbd4 Nbd7 (11... Nc6 $142) 12. Be3 Re8 13. Re1 Rc8 14. h3
Bh5 15. Nf5 Bc7 16. Bd4 $14 {Dorfman,I-Furman,S/URS-ch/1975/1:0/60/}) 9. Bg5
Be6 10. Nbd2 O-O (10... h6 11. Bh4 Bb6 12. Nb3 g5 $5 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Nfd4 Nxg3
15. hxg3 Qf6 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Re1+ Kf8 $13 {Okhotnik,V-Velimirovic,D/Belgrade/
1988/0:1/60/}) 11. Nb3 Be7 (11... Bb6 $5 12. Nbd4 Bg4 13. h3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxe2
15. Nxe2 h6 16. Bh4 Re8 17. Qd3 Qe7 18. Nd4 Qe4 $10 {Kengis,E-Miezis,N/Riga zt/
1995/0,5/27/}) 12. Nfd4 h6 (12... Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bd3 Qh4 $14) 13. Bf4
Qd7 (13... Bd6 $5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Bd3 Rfe8 $14) 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bd3 Bf8 (
15... Bd6 $5) 16. h3 Rad8 17. Qf3 Nh7 18. Re2 Qc8 $6 (18... Bd6 19. Rae1 Bxf4
20. Qxf4 Nf6 21. Bf5 (21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Qd6 $14) 21... Bxf5
22. Nxf5 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 $14) 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (19... Rxe6 20. Bf5 $18) 20. Bg6
Re7 21. Rae1 $16 Nf6 $2 (21... b6) 22. Bxh6 {[%csl Rf6]} gxh6 23. Qxf6 Bg7 24.
Qh4 $18 e5 (24... Rf8 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Qxe7 (26. cxd4 Rf6) 26... Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2
Rf6 28. Bh5 $18) 25. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Ge2e7]} exd4 (25... Nxd4 26. cxd4 {[%csl
Re7]} Qd7 (26... Qc7 {Giese} 27. dxe5 d4 28. e6 $18) 27. dxe5 $18) (25... Rdd7
26. Nf5 Re6 27. Nxh6+ Bxh6 (27... Kf8 {Giese} 28. Qg4 Red6 29. Nf5 $18) 28.
Qxh6 Rg7 29. Bf5 $18) (25... Red7 {Giese} 26. Ne6 $18) (25... Rc7 {Giese} 26.
Bf5 {[%csl Re6]} Nxd4 27. cxd4 (27. Bxc8 Nxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Rdxc8 $18) 27... Qb8
28. dxe5 $18) 26. Rxe7 Nxe7 27. Rxe7 dxc3 (27... Rd7 28. Qg4 Rc7 29. Bh7+ $18)
(27... Kh8 {Giese} 28. Bd3 $3 Re8 (28... Qc5 29. Rxg7 $18) (28... dxc3 29. Qg3
{[%csl Rg7]} Bf6 30. Rh7#) 29. Qg4 {[%csl Rg7]} Qxg4 (29... Rg8 30. Qg6 $18)
30. Rxe8+ Bf8 31. hxg4 $18) (27... Qc5 {Giese} 28. Bf7+ Kh8 (28... Kf8 29. Rxb7
{[%csl Rd8]} Qd6 30. Bxd5 $18) 29. Re6 {[%csl Rd8,Rh6][%cal Ye6h6]} Qf8 30.
cxd4 $18) 28. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yg6h7] #5} (28. Qg3 cxb2 (28... Kh8 29.
Rxg7 Kxg7 30. Bf5+ Kh8 31. Bxc8 $18) 29. Bh7+ Kxh7 30. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ragozin, Evgeni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Be2 $5 $146 (6. Bb3 c4 (
6... d5 7. exd6 exd6 (7... Qxd6 $5) 8. d4 Bg4 9. h3 (9. dxc5 $32 dxc5 10. O-O)
9... Bh5 10. Be3 Be7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Na3 O-O 13. O-O Qc8 $13 {Ivanchuk,V/
Kasparov,G/Dortmund/1992/0,5/27/}) 7. Bc2 g6 8. Na3 d6 (8... d5 $32) 9. Qe2 d5
10. h3 Bg7 11. O-O Nd7 $6 (11... O-O $32) 12. e6 $16 {Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Wijk
aan Zee(m/7)/1994/0,5/86/}) 6... d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7... exd6 8. d4 Be7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Bf4 $14) 8. O-O Bf5 (8... e6 9. Na3 a6 10. Nc2 Be7 11. d4 $14) 9. Na3
a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 $5 (11. cxd4 g6 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Bg7 $10) 11...
Nxd4 12. cxd4 Be6 $5 (12... e6 13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Nc4 Qd8 15. Ne3 $14) 13. b3 $5
Rc8 14. Bb2 Nd5 (14... g6 $2 15. d5) 15. Rc1 (15. Qd2 $32 g6 16. Nc4 Qd8 17.
Rac1 Bg7 18. Na5 $14) 15... Rxc1 16. Qxc1 g6 17. Nc4 Qd8 18. Bf3 Bg7 19. Ne3
O-O 20. Qc5 b6 21. Qc6 Nxe3 (21... Nb4 22. Qb7 Nxa2 23. d5 Bxb2 24. dxe6 $13)
22. fxe3 Qb8 $10 23. Qc2 {/\ e4} Qd6 24. Qf2 f5 $1 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8
27. Qc2 Be6 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Bxc6 Kf7 30. Kf2 Bf6 31. Ke2 g5 32. Bc3 Bc8 33. b4
Be6 34. a3 Bc4+ 35. Kf2 Ke6 {/\ 36...Bd5-/+} 36. e4 $1 Kd6 37. Ba8 fxe4 38.
Bxe4 h6 39. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ashkhabad-A"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Batyrov, Sapar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TKM"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Na3 (5. Nf3) 5... Qd8 (5... a6 6.
Nc4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nfe5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxe5 12. dxe5
Nd7 13. Bf4 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Zhelnin,V/St-Peterburg op/1994/1:0/60/}) (5...
cxd4 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 (7... Nf6 8. Be3 Qxd4 9. Bxd4 $14) 8. Nxd4 Nc7 9.
Ngf3 (9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. Bg3 Bd6 13. c4 $14 {Kharlov,
A-Tunik,G/URS/1990/}) 9... f6 10. Nb5 Nxb5 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Be3
e5 14. O-O-O+ Kc6 15. Rd2 $16 {Zhuravlev,V-Makarov,M/Podolsk/1990/1:0/27/}) (
5... Nf6 6. Nb5 Na6 (6... Qd8 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. O-O-O
Nd7 11. Bg3 a6 12. Nd4 Ke7 13. c4 N5f6 14. Ngf3 $14 {Vorotnikov,V-Szymczak,Z/
GER/1994/1:0/63/}) 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxd4 b6 10. a4 Nd7 11. a5 Kd8
12. Nf3 f6 13. Bc4 $16 {Sermek,D-Bukic,E/Bled/1992/1:0/30/}) 6. Bf4 cxd4 (6...
Nf6 7. dxc5 (7. Nb5 Nd5 8. Bxb8 Rxb8 9. Nxa7 Bd7 10. Nb5 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12.
Be2 Nf4 13. O-O Qb6 14. a4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfd8 16. Bc4 Bf6 $44 {Mukhametov,
E-Kiselev,S/Orel/1994/0:1/37/}) 7... Nd5 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. cxd6 Qxd6 10. g3 O-O
11. Bg2 Qa6 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Nf3 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Bc6 15. Rhd1 $14 {Vorotnikov,
V-Stepanov,P/Moscow/1992/0,5/43/}) 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Qxd4 Nf6 (9... Bc6
10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 f6 $14) 10. O-O-O $2 (10. Nf3 Bc6 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. Bxd6
$14) 10... Qa5 $1 11. Nd6+ (11. a4 Nd5 (11... Bc5 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Qxa4
$15) 12. Bg3 Nc5 $36) 11... Bxd6 12. Bxd6 Qxa2 13. Ba3 (13. Nf3 O-O-O 14. Bxa6
(14. Qxa7 Qa1+ 15. Kd2 Qxb2+ 16. Ke1 Qxc3+ $19) 14... Qxa6 15. Qc5+ Bc6 $17)
13... O-O-O 14. Bxa6 Ba4 $3 (14... bxa6 15. Nf3 Qa1+ 16. Kc2) 15. Qc5+ (15.
Qxa4 Qa1+ 16. Kc2 Qxd1#) 15... Kb8 16. Qe5+ Ka8 17. Rd4 (17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $19)
17... Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qd1+ 19. Ke3 Rxd4 (19... Rxd4 20. Qxd4 Ng4+ 21. Ke4 Bc6+ 22.
Kf4 e5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Black "Obukhov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Berelovich,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 b6 $2 (10... dxe5 $14) 11. Bd3 $146 (11. h4 $13) 11...
g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nc3 Ncb4 (13... Bb7 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qf4 $1) (13... dxe5
14. Bb5 $1 Bb7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe8 Nc4 17. Ba4 Nxc3 18. Qxb7 Nxa4 19. b3 Rb8
20. Qf3 $14) 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bb5 Nc3 17. Qxb7 Nxb5
18. Rac1 Rb8 19. Qe4 Nc7 $14) 16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 d5 $2 18. Be2 $1 $16 {
() = a3-h3} a6 19. Rfc1 Qd7 20. a3 Nc6 21. Rc3 Rec8 22. Rh3 Rc7 (22... b5 23.
Rd1) 23. Bd3 Qd8 24. Re1 b5 25. Ree3 Rac8 26. Ref3 Bf8 27. g4 $1 $18 (27. Bg5
Nxd4 $1 28. Re3 Rc1+ 29. Bf1 Qb6) 27... Nb8 28. Bg5 Qe8 29. Bf6 Nd7 30. Rxh7
Kxh7 (30... Nxf6 31. Qxf6 Kxh7 32. Rh3+ Bh6 33. g5 Qf8 34. Rxh6+ Qxh6 35. gxh6
Kxh6 36. h4 $18) 31. Rh3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 55th"]
[Site "Bhubaneswar"]
[Date "2016.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Beradze, Irakli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. Be3 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Bb1 Rad8 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Qb8 18. Bh4 Qf4 19. Bxf6 (19. Bg3 Qh6 {
ergäbe nichts. Der Läufer stünde auf g3 weitestgehend wirkungslos.}) 19...
Bxf6 20. d5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Ba2 Kf8 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Nb5 Ba6 25. Bc4 {
Diagramm [#]} Bf6 $2 ({Wenn Schwarz hier erkannt hätte, wie gefährlich der
weiße Springer zu werden drohte, dann hätte er zweifellos zu} 25... Bxb5 {
gegriffen:} 26. Bxb5 Re7 $14) 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. g3 Qb8 {Hält d6 weiterhin
gedeckt.} ({Oder} 27... Qg5 28. Nd6 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qd2 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Qxe6
$18) 28. Nd4 (28. Qh5 $1 {war präziser}) 28... Bc8 (28... Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Kg8 {
war zäher.}) 29. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Kottnauer Memorial"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Zueger, Beat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Tsesarsky} c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 cxd4 6. Bxd4 Nc6 (
6... Nh6 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Bxf5 $5 Bxf5 10. O-O Be7 $5 11. Bxg7 Rg8 12.
Bd4 Qd6 13. Re1 Be4 14. Nbd2 O-O-O 15. g3 f5 $44 {Stripunsky,A-Hansen,SuB/
Copenhagen op (08) ;EXT 94op 1994}) (6... Be6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O
10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. h3 h6 12. Re1 Nh5 13. Nb3 Nf4 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Qf6 16.
Bf1 Rad8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. cxd4 b6 20. Nd3 Nxd3 $10 {Janovsky,
S-Fish,G/Moscow3 ;EXP 47 1995}) 7. Bb5 (7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Nf3 h6 10. O-O
O-O 11. Qd3 Ng4 12. Bd4 Re8 13. Nbd2 g6 14. Rae1 Bf5 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. h3 Nh2 17.
Nxh2 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Bf4 $15 {^^ Vajda,A-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest
FS02 GM (08) ;CBM 40 1994}) 7... Nge7 (7... a6 $5 8. Ba4 b5 (8... Bd7 9. Ne2
Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxa4 11. Qxa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rd1 Kc7 15. Nf4
Rd8 16. Nd3 Bd6 17. Nd2 Rhe8 18. Nf3 $14 {Zulfugarli,M-Izhnin,A/Nikolaev zt 
(11) ;CBM 47 1995} (18. Nf3 Rd7 19. a4 Re4 20. a5 Rde7 21. Nd4 g6 22. b4 $14 {
Zulfugarli,M-Izhnin,A/Nikolaev-zt/1995/1:0/36/})) (8... Qg5 $6 9. Nf3 $1 Qxg2
10. Qe2+ Nge7 11. Rg1 Qh3 12. Bxg7 Rg8 {Rabiega,R-Afek,Y/Budapest FS09 GM (06)
;EXP 37 1993} 13. Bxf8 (13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Rxg8+ Kxg8 16. Nbd2
Bg4 17. O-O-O Ng6 18. Qe3 $13 {Rabiega,R-Afek,Y/Budapest/1993/0:1/73/}) 13...
Kxf8 $1 (13... Rxg1+ $4 14. Nxg1 $18) (13... Rxf8 14. Nbd2 Bg4 15. Rg3 Qh5 16.
O-O-O O-O-O 17. h3 $16) 14. Rxg8+ Nxg8 15. Nbd2 Bg4 16. O-O-O $14 Qxh2 $140 $6
17. Qe3 $40 {Kc1>Kf8}) 9. Bb3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ng3
O-O 14. Nf5 Bc7 15. Nd2 g6 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Ng4 Bb6 18. Qxf6+ Qxf6 19. Nxf6
Kxf6 20. Nf3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Re6 $10 {^^:Pd5 Lima,D-Mecking,H/Sao Paulo zt (02) ;
EXP 47 1995} (21... Re6 22. Rad1 $10)) (7... Bd7 8. Ne2 (8. Qe2+ $5) 8... Nxd4
9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nxd4 Bd6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Re1 Rae8 $10 {Hargens,
T-Rahls,P/BL2-N 9293 (1993) ;BL2 1993} (13... Rae8 14. Qf3 Bb8 15. Nf1 Nc6 16.
Red1 Ne5 17. Qf5 Qd6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Qb3 Re7 20. Nb5 Qf6 21. Rxd5 Ng4 22. Rd2
Rfe8 23. h3 Re2 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. f3 Qh4)) (7... Be6 8. Ne2 (8. Nf3 $5) 8...
Qd7 9. O-O a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 $6 (12. Nxd4 {/\a4-><<}) 12...
Nf6 13. Nf4 Rc8 $1 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Rad1 Be4 $1 $36 {
Sidorenko,A-Quinn,M/WchJM-U18 Szeged (05) ;TD 94\01 1994} (17... Be4 18. Nd2
Qc7 19. g3 Rfd8 20. Rfe1 h5 $15 {Sidorenko,A-Quinn,M/Szeged/1994/0,5/68/})) 8.
Qe2 Be6 (8... a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nd2 {/\Nb3 ><c5}) 9. Nf3 Nf5 (9... a6 $142)
10. g4 $5 (10. O-O Bd6 (10... Nfxd4 {Tsesarsky} 11. Nxd4) (10... a6 {Tsesarsky}
11. Bd3 $5) 11. Be5 O-O 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Rd1 $14) 10... Nd6 (10... Nfxd4 $6
11. Nxd4 {-> <->e} (11. Nxd4 {Tsesarsky} Qd7 12. f4 $18)) 11. Bxc6+ (11. Ne5 {
Tsesarsky} Nxb5 12. Qxb5 Qc7 13. f4 Bd6 $15) (11. Ba4 {Tsesarsky} Qa5 12. Bxc6+
bxc6 13. Ng5 O-O-O (13... Qb5 14. Qxb5 Nxb5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be5 Bd6 $1 $10)
14. Nxe6 Re8 15. b4 Qa4 16. O-O Rxe6 $15) 11... bxc6 12. Ne5 $1 (12. O-O h5 13.
g5 Ne4 14. Qa6 Qc8 15. Qxc8+ Bxc8 16. Re1 c5 17. Be5 Bf5 18. Nbd2 Nxd2 19. Nxd2
Kd7 $10) 12... Qc7 (12... Qc8 {Tsesarsky}) 13. f4 (13. Qa6 {Tsesarsky} Rc8 14.
O-O Nb5 (14... c5 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. Be3 $13) 15. Re1 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bd6 17. h3 h5
$15) 13... Be7 (13... c5 14. f5 (14. Bf2 {Tsesarsky} Be7 15. f5 Bc8 16. Qd1 O-O
$32 $15 (16... Bb7)) 14... cxd4 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. O-O dxc3 17. Nxc3 Qb6+ 18.
Kh1 Be7 19. Rae1 $44 d4 $140 $6 20. Nd5 $3 exd5 21. Ng6 $1 Ne4 $8 22. Nxh8 d3
23. Qxd3 Rd8 (23... Nf2+ 24. Rxf2 Qxf2 25. Qb5+ $18) 24. Nf7 $18) 14. f5 Bc8
15. O-O (15. Nxc6 $4 Qxc6 16. f6 (16. Bxg7 $4 {Tsesarsky} Ba6 17. Qf3 Bh4+ 18.
Kd1 Rg8 $19) 16... gxf6 (16... O-O $2 17. fxe7 Re8 18. Nd2 Qc7 19. O-O Rxe7 20.
Qg2 $13) (16... Ne4 {Tsesarsky} 17. fxe7 Qh6 $1 (17... Rg8 $2 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19.
Qxd2 Qe6+ 20. Qe3 Qxe3+ (20... Kxe7) 21. Bxe3 Kxe7 $14) 18. Qb5+ (18. Kd1 Ng3
19. Qb5+ Bd7 20. Qxd5 Bxg4+ 21. Kc2 Bf5+ 22. Kd1 Qh5+ 23. Kc1 Qg5+ 24. Be3
Qxe3+ 25. Nd2 Rc8 (25... Ne2+ 26. Kd1 Rb8 27. Qxf5 Rxb2 28. Qc8+ Kxe7 29. Qc7+
$10) 26. hxg3 Rxc3+ 27. bxc3 Qxc3+ 28. Kd1 Bg4+ 29. Ke1 Qxa1+ 30. Kf2 Qf6+ 31.
Kg1 Qxe7 32. Qb5+ Bd7 33. Qb8+ Qd8 34. Qe5+ Kf8 35. Qc5+ Kg8 36. Qxa7 Bc6 $19)
18... Bd7 19. Qxd5 Bc6 20. Qb3 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 Ng3+ 22. hxg3 Qxh1+ $19) 17. Bxf6
Ne4 $1 18. Bxh8 Bh4+ 19. Kd1 Bxg4 $1 $19) 15... f6 (15... c5 $5 16. Bf2 O-O 17.
Bg3 $13) 16. Nd3 Ba6 (16... h5 $5) 17. Re1 Rb8 (17... h5 $1 {Tsesarsky} 18. Bc5
(18. h3 hxg4 19. hxg4 Nxf5 20. gxf5 Qg3+ $17 21. Qg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Bxd3 23.
Bc5 $4 Be4+ $19) (18. g5 Bxd3 (18... Nxf5 19. gxf6 gxf6 20. Bxf6 Rg8+ 21. Kh1
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qf4 23. Qe2 Qg4 24. Qxg4 hxg4 25. Re5 Rf8 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. Nd2
Kd7 $10) 19. Qxd3 fxg5 20. f6 gxf6 21. Bxf6 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Ne4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24.
Qxe4 O-O-O $1 25. Qe6+ Kb8 26. Be5+ Ka8 27. Nd2 Rhe8 28. Nc4 Qb5 29. Re1 Qd5+
30. Qxd5 cxd5 $19) 18... Ne4 19. Bxe7 hxg4 $1 (19... Qxe7 20. Nd2 O-O-O $17)
20. Bc5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxh2+ 22. Kf1 Qf4+ 23. Kg1 Kd8 $19) 18. b4 $2 (18. Nd2 $1
Bxd3 (18... Rxb2 $4 19. Qxe7+ $18) 19. Qxd3 Rxb2 20. c4 $1 dxc4 (20... Nxc4 21.
Bxb2 Nxb2 22. Qa3 Nc4 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Rab1 Kf7 25. Qa6 $18) (20... Rb7 21.
cxd5 cxd5 22. Rac1 Qd7 23. Nb3 $40 (23. Bc5 Nc8 24. Nb3 Rc7 25. Rcd1 $10)) 21.
Nxc4 $1 Nxc4 22. Bxb2 Nxb2 23. Qe4 $1 Qd7 (23... Kf7 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Rab1 Nd3
26. Rb8+ Qxb8 27. Qxe7+ Kg8 28. Qe8+ Qxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kf7 30. Rxh8 $18 {_|_}) 24.
Rab1 O-O 25. Rxb2 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 $18 {_|_}) 18... Ne4 19. Nd2 c5 $1 20. Be3 $5 (
20. bxc5 Rb2 21. Rad1 (21. Nxe4 $4 {Tsesarsky} Rxe2 22. Nd6+ Kf8 23. Rxe2 Bxd3
$19) 21... Rxa2 22. Qe3 h5 $1 $17) (20. Bxc5 {Tsesarsky} Bxc5+ 21. bxc5 Rb2 $44
) 20... cxb4 $1 (20... Nxc3 21. Qf3 (21. Qf2 Bxd3 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Bxb8 Qxb4 24.
Bf4 (24. Rxe7+) (24. Bg3 Ne4 (24... Ne2+ $2 {Tsesarsky} 25. Rxe2 Bxe2 26. Qxe2
Qd4+ 27. Kg2 Qxa1 28. Bd6 O-O 29. Qxe7 Ra8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qxd5 Rd8 $14) (
24... h5 {Tsesarsky} 25. a3 (25. Qe3 c4 $17) 25... Qb5 26. Qe3 Ne4 27. Nxe4
Bxe4 28. Rad1 Qb7 29. Qe2 hxg4 30. Qxg4 c4 $15) 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 $17)) 21... Bxd3
22. Bf4 Ne2+ 23. Qxe2 Bxe2 24. Bxc7 Rb7 25. Rxe2 Rxc7 26. bxc5 {/\Nb3-/+ _|_})
21. c4 (21. cxb4 {Tsesarsky} Nc3 22. Qf1 Rxb4 $19) (21. Bf4 {Tsesarsky} Qxf4
22. Nxf4 Bxe2 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe2 bxc3 25. Rxe4 Kf7 $17) 21... Bxc4 22. Nxc4
Qxc4 (22... dxc4 $2 23. Bf4 $132 Nd6 $140 $4 (23... cxd3 {Tsesarsky} 24. Bxc7
dxe2 25. Bxb8 Bc5+ 26. Kg2 Nc3 $17) 24. Qxe7+ Qxe7 25. Bxd6 $18 (25. Bxd6 Qxe1+
26. Rxe1+ Kd7 27. Bxb8 $18)) (22... Nc3 23. Qf3 Qxc4 24. Bxa7 $15) 23. Bxa7 (
23. Rac1 {Tsesarsky} Nc3 $17) 23... Rb7 24. Bf2 O-O $17 (24... h5 $6 {Tsesarsky
} 25. Rac1 Nc3 26. Qe6 Rc7 (26... Qxg4+ 27. Bg3 Rd7 28. Nc5 $10) 27. Bb6 Qxg4+
(27... hxg4 $2 28. Bxc7 (28. Qd6 Rd7 29. Qb8+ Kf7 30. Qxh8 Qxd3 31. Qh5+ Kf8
32. Qxg4 $14) 28... Qxc7 29. Nf4 $16) 28. Kh1 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Rd7 30. Nc5 Qg4+ 31.
Kh1 $10) 25. Rac1 $6 Nc3 26. Qf3 (26. Qe6+ {Tsesarsky} Kh8 27. Re3 Qxg4+ $19)
26... Ra8 $5 (26... Qxa2 $142 $1 27. Rxe7 $8 Rxe7 28. Nxb4 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Qd2 $1
30. Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 31. Nxd5 Nxc1 32. Nxe7+ Kf7 $19 {_|_}) 27. g5 $5 (27. a4 $5 {
Tsesarsky} Qb3 (27... bxa3 $2 28. Rxc3 Qxc3 29. Qxd5+ $16) 28. Nf4 Rxa4 $17 29.
Bd4 (29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxc3 Qxf3 31. Rxf3 b3 $19) 29... Qc4 (29... Ra2 $2 30.
Bxc3 bxc3 31. Rxc3 $10) 30. Bxc3 bxc3 (30... Bc5+ 31. Kh1 bxc3 32. Rxc3 Qxf4
33. Qxd5+ Rf7 34. Re8+ Bf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qd8#) 31. Rxc3 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Rb8
33. Nxd5 (33. Rxe7 Qxf4 34. Qxf4 Rxf4 35. h3 Rf2 36. Rc1 Rd2 $17) (33. Qxd5+
Qxd5+ 34. Nxd5 Bd6 35. Rc6 Bf8 36. h3 $15) 33... Bf8 34. h3 Ra2 $15) 27... fxg5
28. Ne5 Qb5 $138 (28... Qxa2 $19) (28... Qxa2 $19 {Tsesarsky}) 29. Bd4 Bc5 30.
Bxc5 (30. Qe3 {Tsesarsky} Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Qb6 $19) 30... Qxc5+ 31. Kh1 Rxa2 $2 (
31... Qd6 $142 $1 $19 {><f6}) 32. f6 $1 $138 (32. Nd3 {Tsesarsky} Qd4 33. Nxb4
g4 (33... Rxb4 34. Qh5 (34. Rxc3 Rxh2+ 35. Kxh2 Qh4+ 36. Kg2 Rg4+ 37. Kf1 Rf4
$19) 34... g6 $2 (34... Rxh2+ 35. Qxh2 Qh4 36. Qxh4 (36. Rxc3 $2 Qxe1+) 36...
Rxh4+ 37. Kg2 d4 $19) 35. fxg6 h6 36. Qxh6 $18) 34. Qxc3 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Rxb4 36.
Rc7 Kf8 $17) 32... gxf6 (32... Rf2 33. Qg4 Rxf6 34. Nd7 Rxd7 35. Qxd7 Qf2 $19)
33. Ng4 $1 $40 Qd6 $4 $138 (33... Rf7 34. Re8+ $1 Kg7 (34... Rf8 $2 35. Qxf6 $3
$18) 35. Qh3 $1 Re7 $8 36. Qh6+ Kf7 37. Qf8+ Ke6 38. Rc8 (38. Qxf6+ Kd7 39.
Ne5+ Rxe5 (39... Kxe8 40. Qh8#) 40. Qxe5 (40. Rxe5 $2 Rf2 $1 41. Qg7+ Kc6 42.
Re6+ Kb5 43. Qd7+ (43. Qb7+ $2 Ka4 44. Ra6+ Kb3 45. Rxc3+ $8 (45. Rc6 $2 Rxh2+
46. Kxh2 Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kg2 Qd2+ 50. Kh3 Qxc1 $19)) 43...
Ka5 44. Ra1+ Ra2 (44... Na2 $2 45. Qd8+ Ka4 46. Qa8+ Kb3 47. Rb1+ Rb2 48. Rxb2+
Kxb2 49. Re2+ $18) 45. Qd8+ Ka4 46. Ra6+ Kb3 47. R6xa2 Nxa2 48. Qxg5 Nc3 $17)
40... Re2 $8 41. Qxe2 Nxe2 42. Rxc5 Kxe8 43. Rxd5 Nc3 44. Rxg5 $16 {_|_}) 38...
Qd4 (38... Qb5) 39. Rc6+ Kf5 40. Qxe7 (40. Nh6+ $2 Kg6 41. Qxe7 Rxh2+ 42. Kxh2
Qf2+ $10) 40... Qe4+ (40... Kxg4 41. Rg1+ Qxg1+ $8 42. Kxg1 Ra1+ 43. Kf2 Ra2+
44. Ke1 Re2+ 45. Qxe2+ Nxe2 46. Kxe2 $18 {_|_}) 41. Qxe4+ Nxe4 42. Nxf6 $1 Nxf6
43. Rf1+ Ke4 44. Rcxf6 $18 {_|_}) (33... Ra6 $142 34. Nxf6+ Kg7 35. Nh5+ Kg6 $1
(35... Kh6 36. Nf6 Kg7 37. Nh5+ Kg6 38. Qd3+ Kxh5 39. Qxa6 Qb5 (39... Re7 $6
40. Qf6 Rxe1+ 41. Rxe1 Ne4 42. Qf7+ $10) 40. Qf6 Ne4 41. Qf3+ Kg6 42. Rf1 Qd7
$17) 36. Qd3+ Kxh5 37. Qxa6 Qb5 $1 38. Qf6 Ne4 39. Qf3+ Kg6 40. Rc8 $13) 34.
Qf5 $4 $138 (34. Nxf6+ Kh8 (34... Kf8 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Ne4+ Qf4 37. Nxg5+ $18)
(34... Kf7 35. Ne4+ Qf4 36. Nxg5+ $18) 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Rg8+ Kf7 (36... Kh6 37.
Qh5#) 37. Ne4+ Qf4 (37... Kxg8 38. Nxd6 $18) 38. Nxg5+ $18) 34... Kg7 $19 35.
Qc8 (35. Re3 Qf4) 35... Qd7 36. Qc5 Qxg4 37. Rg1 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 $5 c4 (5... Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7.
Qb3 $1 Qxb3 (7... Qxa1 $2 8. Bb5+ {/\ Ne2,0-0,Na3 +-.}) 8. axb3 Ne7 9. Na3 Bd7
10. Nb5 $16 {Van Mil-Cifuentes, Dieren 1989}) 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nc6
(8... Nf6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. h3 $1 Re8 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nf4
Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Nxc3 16. Rfc1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 18. Nc4 $16 {1/2 : 1/2
Motwani-Kortschnoj, Manila ol 1992}) 9. Nd2 $5 (9. Nf3 Nge7 10. O-O Bf5 11. c4
Bb4 $13 {Rozentalis-Neverov, Uzhorod 1987}) 9... Be6 10. Qf3 $5 Nge7 11. Bf4
$10 (11. Ne2 Ng6 {/\Nh4, ףf3}) 11... Bxf4 12. Qxf4 Ng6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. h4 $1 (
14. Ne2 Nce7 $1 {/\ Nf5|^}) 14... Qf6 (14... Nce7 $2 15. h5 Nh8 16. h6 $1 $40
g6 $4 17. Qe5 $18) 15. Ne2 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. h5 (17. Qf3 $142 Qxf3 (17...
Qc2 18. Rc1 (18. h5 Nge7 19. Rc1 $14) 18... Qb2 19. h5 Nge7 (19... Rae8 $2 20.
Rb1 $18) 20. Qd3 $14) 18. Nxf3 Rfe8 19. Kd2 {/\h5+/= [+]}) 17... Nge7 18. Qf3
Rfe8 (18... Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nf5 20. Nf4 Rfe8+ 21. Kd2 Rad8 22. Rhe1 $14 {(),><d5}
) 19. O-O Qg5 20. Nf4 a5 $5 (20... Rad8 21. b4) (20... Nf5 $6 21. Nxd5 $1 Nh4
22. Qg3 $16) 21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Nf1 Nf5 23. Rd3 $1 (23. Nh3 Qf6 24. g4 $2 Nfxd4
$1 25. Qxf6 Ne2+ $19 {_|_}) 23... Nh4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. fxg3 $1 Nf5 26. g4 Re4
$1 (26... Nfe7 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Rde3 $14 {<->e,><d5}) (26... Nh6 $6 27. Ne3 $16
{פh6,><d5}) 27. gxf5 (27. Nxd5 $2 Nfxd4 $1) (27. Rf3 Nfxd4 $1 28. cxd4 Nxd4
29. Kf2 $1 (29. Rf2 Rxf4 $19) 29... Nxf3 30. Kxf3 Rb4 31. Nd2 $13) 27... Rxf4
28. Ne3 f6 $2 $138 (28... g6 29. g3 Re4 30. Kg2 $1 Rd6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. fxg6
fxg6 $10) (28... b5 $5 29. g3 Re4 30. Kf2 b4 $1 {><d4} 31. cxb4 Nxb4 32. Rd2
Rde8 33. Ng2 Nc6 34. Ra4 $1 Rb8 35. Rd3 $10 {><b3,d4;><a5,d5}) 29. g3 Re4 30.
Kf2 Kf7 31. Kf3 {/\ 32.Nxd5} Ree8 32. Ng2 $1 $16 {><e6} b6 (32... g5 33. hxg6+
hxg6 34. fxg6+ Kxg6 35. Nf4+ {/\Rh1-h5->; ><d5}) (32... b5 $5) 33. Nf4 Rd7 34.
g4 h6 $2 $138 {><g6,><g7} 35. Re3 $1 Rxe3+ 36. Kxe3 b5 (36... Ke7 $142 37. Kd3
Kd6 38. Re1 Nd8 39. c4 dxc4+ 40. bxc4 {/\d5,Ne6,Rb1,Kd4+- _|_}) 37. Ne6 Ra7 38.
Kd3 a4 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Ra3 $1 Nb8 $8 41. c4 $5 dxc4+ 42. Kxc4 Nd7 43. Kb5 Ke7
44. Rxa4 Rb7+ (44... Rxa4 45. Kxa4 $18 {_|_}) 45. Kc6 Rb6+ 46. Kc7 (46. Kd5 $4
Rxe6) 46... Rb1 47. Ra6 $18 Rc1+ 48. Rc6 Rg1 49. Kc8 $6 {>=49.d5;49.Jf4.} Rb1
50. Kc7 Rb4 51. d5 Rxg4 (51... Nb8 52. d6+ Ke8 53. Nxg7+ (53. Rb6 $2 Rxb6 54.
Kxb6 Kd7 $1) 53... Kf7 54. Rb6 $1 $18) 52. d6+ Ke8 53. Kc8 {53...Ne5 54.Rc7}
1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Vydeslaver, Alik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Nd2 $1 (10. Ne5) 10... Nf6 11. Bc4 (11. Nc4 $5 Be6 (
11... O-O 12. Ne3 {/\d5|^}) 12. Ne3 Qd7 13. d5 (13. Qa4 {/\Rd1+/=}) 13... Nxd5
14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bc3 $13 {Antonsen,M-Molvig,H/
Copenhagen (04)/1995/}) (11. Qb3 Qg5 (11... Qxb3 $142) 12. d5 Ne5 $2 13. Qa4+
Bd7 14. Nxe4 $16 {Vega Holm,F-Medina,J/Ceuta-B (08)/1993/}) 11... Qg5 (11...
Qf5 $5 12. Nf1 O-O 13. Ne3 $14) 12. d5 $1 (12. Qe2 $6 Qxg2 13. O-O-O $2 Bg4 14.
Qf1 Qxf1 15. Rdxf1 O-O-O 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Rhg8 18. Bh6 Rg6 19. Be3 f5 $19 {
_|_ Kalikova,J-Svobodova,M/CZE-chW Olomouc/1995/}) 12... e3 $146 (12... Qxg2
13. Rf1 Bg4 14. Qb3 e3 $6 (14... Nd8 $142 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Qb4+
Kg7 18. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 19. Nxe4 $16) 15. fxe3 Nxd5 16. Qxb7 $2 (16. Bxg7 $1 $18)
16... O-O 17. Qxc6 Rad8 $40 {עe1 Blauert,J-Fuglsang,F/Lyngby op (03)/1990/})
13. O-O $1 Nxd5 $6 (13... exf2+ $2 14. Rxf2 Ne7 (14... Nxd5 15. Ne4 $18) 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 $18) (13... exd2 $142 14. dxc6 bxc6 (14... O-O $5 15. Bxd2
$16) 15. Qe2+ $1 (15. Bxd2 Qf5 16. Re1+ Be6) 15... Kf8 16. Bb4+ (16. Bxd2 Qc5
17. Be3 Qe7) 16... c5 (16... Kg8 17. Qe7 $18) 17. f4 Qf5 18. Qxd2 $1 $16) (
13... Ne7 $5) 14. Ne4 Nxc3 $8 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kf8 $8 16. bxc3 $18 e2 (16... Qe5
$142 17. fxe3 Ke7 18. Bd5 $1 Be6 (18... Rd8 19. Rf7+ Ke8 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21.
Rf8+ Kxf8 22. Qxd8+ Kf7 23. Nd6+ Kg6 24. Nxc8 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 $18) 19. Bxc6 (19.
Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qa4 $40) 19... bxc6 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. exd4 $18 {_|_}) 17. Qxe2 Qe7
18. Bd5 Be6 $2 (18... g6 $142 {/\Kg7}) 19. Qf3+ Bf7 (19... Kg8 20. Ng5 $1 Bxd5
21. Qxd5+ Kf8 22. Ne6+ $18) 20. Rae1 Ne5 $8 21. Qf5 g6 22. Qf4 Kg7 (22... Rd8
23. c4 Kg7 24. Ng5 Bxd5 25. Rxe5 Qf6 26. Rxd5 $1 $18) 23. Ng5 Bxd5 24. Rxe5 (
24. Rxe5 Qd8 (24... Qd6 25. Qd4 $18) (24... Qc7 25. Qd4 $18 (25. Rxd5 $18)) 25.
Rd1 (25. Qd4 Bf7 26. Rd5+ Qf6 27. Rd7 $18) 25... Rf8 26. Qh4 Re8 27. Rxe8 Qxe8
28. Qd4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "San Martin"]
[Site "San Martin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 (6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O $10 {
Dolmatov-Alterman/Pardubice/1993/ (18)}) 6... Nb6 (6... e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Qe4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Bd7 12. Bd2 $13 {Sermek-Kozul/Ljublana
Portoroz/1993/ (19)}) 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 (10. Bxe6 Qxe6
11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 (13. Qf4 Qc6 14. Nd2 f6 15. Qe4 e5 16. Qxc6+
bxc6 17. Re1 Kf7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Blatny,P-Aseev,K/Kecskemet (03) ;CBM 29 1992 (41)
}) (13. Qb4 $5 Qc6 (13... Qe2 $6 14. Qb3 $1 {/\Be3,a4+/=} (14. Be3 Rd1 15. Nd2
Rxd2 16. Rfe1 Qd3 17. Bxd2 Qxd2 18. Rad1 $13)) 14. a4 a6 15. Qb3 e6 (15... Nc4
16. Qc2 {/\b3+/=}) 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Re1 Nc4 19. Qc2 $1 h6 20. b3 Na5
21. Be3 Bf6 22. Rac1 Qc7 $1 23. c4 $6 (23. Bd4 $142 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 {+/=/=})
23... Nc6 24. Red1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 $10 {1/2-1/2 Blatny,P-Stohl,I/Pardubice 
(01) ;CBM 37 1993 (44)}) 13... Qe2 14. Nd2 (14. Be3 Qxb2 15. Nd2 Rxd2 16. Bxd2
Qxd2 17. a4 Qh6 18. Qg3 Qc6 $17 {0-1 Van der Werf,M-Har Zvi,R/Wijk op (08) ;
CBM 34 1993 (37)}) (14. Bd2 h5 15. Re1 (15. h3 Qc4 16. Qg3 Qd3 17. Qh4 Qc4 18.
Qg3 Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Panchenko,AN-Sherbakov,R/Sochi-B ;CBM 16 1989}) 15... Qg4 $10
{0-1 Sariego,W-Pigusov,E/Bayamo (02) ;MCL 01 1985 (41)}) 14... g6 15. a4 Bg7
16. a5 Nc8 17. Qa4+ $36 {Nun,Ji-Stohl,I/CSR-ch (13) ;MCL 04 1986/1/2-1/2 (48)})
10... Bxb3 (10... dxc3 11. Qe2 (11. Bxe6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 fxe6 13. bxc3 Na4 14.
Bd2 e5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Ne4 $44 {Smagin,S-Dvoirys,S/URS-ch53 Kiev ;URS-ch 1986/
1-0 (62)}) (11. Nb5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rc8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc3 (14. bxc3 Nc4 15.
Ng5 e5 16. Ne6 Kf7 17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Ne6 Kf7 19. Ng5+ Ke8 {1/2-1/2 Smagin,
S-Gavrikov,V/URS-ch53 Kiev ;URS-ch 1986}) 14... g6 {1/2-1/2 Blatny,P-Greenfeld,
A/Pardubice (09) ;CBM 37 1993}) 11... Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. Bf4 (14.
bxc3 Be7 15. Be3 Nc8 16. c4 O-O 17. c5 b6 $10 {Svesnikov,E-Yudasin,L/USSR
41-150/1986/}) (14. Nbd4 Bd6 15. Nf5 g6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. bxc3 f6 $10 {
Soloviov,S-Ionov,S/USSR 42-(165)/1986/}) 14... Bd6 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Nxd6 exf4
17. bxc3 $10 {Motwani,P-Ernst,T/Gausdal Troll (05) ;EXP 28 1992/0-1 (54)}) 11.
axb3 (11. Qxb3 Rd8 (11... e6 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Nbxd4 Be7 14. Rd1 (14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Bg5 Bd6 16. Rad1 O-O 17. Rfe1 $14 {Tzermiadianos,A-Petrov,M/Mangalia tt/
1992/}) 14... O-O 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. c4 $14) (11... Qd7 12. Rd1 e6 13. Nxd4 Na5
14. Qb5 $14 {1-0 Blatny,P-Aseev,K/Bad Woerishofen op (04) ;TD 92\03 1992 (28)})
(11... Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nfxd4 (13. Rd1 e6 14. Nbxd4 Bc5 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 $10 {
Blatny,P-Rechel,B/Groningen op/1990/}) 13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxb3 (14... e6 15.
Rd1 Be7 (15... Bc5 16. Nb5 (16. Qb5+ Qd7 17. Qe2 Qe7 18. Nb3 O-O 19. Nxc5 Qxc5
20. Be3 Qc6 21. Bd4 f6 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Rd7 Rcd8 24. Rad1 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Rf7
26. Rd2 $14 {Blatny,P-Arlandi/Groningen/1985/}) 16... Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. b4
axb5 19. bxc5 Na4 20. Be3 Ke7 21. Bd4 f6 22. b3 Nxc5 23. Ra7 e5 24. Be3 Ke6 {
Sariego,W-Browne,W/Linares NL ;EXP 33 1992/1/2-1/2 (62)}) (15... Qxb3 16. axb3
a6 17. b4 Nd5 (17... Be7 18. b5 axb5 19. Ra7 Nd5 20. Rxb7 b4 21. Nf5 $16 {
Rashkovsky-Georgadze,G/Aktiubinsk/1985/}) 18. b5 {1/2-1/2 Pirrot,D-Arnold,L/
BL2-S 9192 (1991) ;BL2 1992 (28)}) 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Nb5 Qf5 18. Nxa7 Nxe3 19.
Nxc8 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 {1-0 Doncevic,D-Juhnke,K/BL 8485 (1985) ;BL 1985 (28)}) 15.
axb3 a6 16. b4 e6 17. b5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Rc5 19. Ra5 {1-0 Blauert,J-Naumann,F/
Dortmund op-A (07) ;TD 92\03 1992 (35)}) (11... dxc3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. g3 cxb2
14. Qxb2 e5 15. Re1 f6 16. Qb3 Bb4 17. Qe6+ Kf8 18. Rd1 Qe8 19. Qb3 Qf7 $17 {
Kevicky,M-Cordewener,KF/corr/1991/}) 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Bg5 g6 14. Rfe1 Nc8 15.
Bf6 {1-0 Kersten,U-Falk,T/Bruchkoebel MT (05) ;GER 03 1993}) 11... dxc3 (11...
a6 12. Nxd4 (12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. cxd4 Qb4 14. Be3 Qxb3 15. Rfc1 Nd5 16. Ne5 Ndb4
17. Nac4 Nxe5 18. Na5+ {1-0 Trbojevic,M-Dearing,E/WchJ-U14 Szeged (01) ;TD
94\01 1994}) (12. cxd4 Rd8 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. bxc4 e6 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4
16. Qf3 $44 {Rohde,M-Wolff,P (02)/USA-ch m1.1 ;CBM 25 1991/1/2-1/2 (44)}) 15.
Qb3 Rd7 16. Rd1 Be7 17. d5 $36 {1-0 Smagin,S-Abramovic,B/Cacak (03) ;EXP 23
1991 (23)}) 12... Nxd4 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qxd6 Nxd6 15. Bxb6 Rc8 16. b4 e6 17.
Rfd1 Be7 18. Bc5 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Rd4 Nd6 21. Rad1 $10 {0-1 Pedersen,H-De
Firmian,N/Farum (01) ;TD 93\09 1993 (39)}) 12. Qe2 e5 (12... e6 13. Nb5 Qb8 14.
Qe4 Nd5 15. Rd1 Be7 16. Nxc3 Nf6 17. Qc4 O-O 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Nb5 Nd5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Hegde,R-Saravanan,V/IND-ch (19) ;EXP 41 1994 (40)}) 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Be3
cxb2 15. Qxb2 Nd5 (15... Nd7 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Qc2 a6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Ng5 Nb4
20. Qf5 g6 21. Qf3 O-O 22. Rac1 a5 23. Nb5 Nc6 $17 {Smagin,S-Muhutdinov,M/St.
Petersburg op ;TD 93\09 1993/0-1 (102)}) 16. Nxa7 (16. Rfe1 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Bc5
$17) 16... Nxa7 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Rxa7 Qxa7 19. Qxe5+ $40 Ne7 $8 20. Ra1 Qb6 $8
21. Qb8+ (21. Ra8+ Kd7 22. Nd4 Ng6 $2 (22... f6 23. Qb8 $40) 23. Qe8+ Kd6 24.
Nf5+ Kd5 25. Ne3+ Kc5 26. Rc8+ $18) 21... Qd8 22. Qxb7 {/\Ra8+-} Nc8 23. Ne5 (
23. Qb5+ Qd7 24. Qe5+ Kd8 25. Qa5+ Qc7 26. Rd1+ Bd6 $17) 23... Be7 24. Qc6+ Kf8
25. Nd7+ Ke8 (25... Kg8 26. Ra8 $18) 26. Nb6+ $16 Kf8 27. Nxc8 (27. Qxc8 Qxc8
28. Nxc8 g6 29. Ra8 Kg7 $16) 27... Bf6 28. Re1 g6 29. g3 Kg7 30. Nd6 Be7 31.
Nb7 Qf8 32. Qd7 Bb4 33. Re4 Ba3 34. Qd4+ $18 f6 35. b4 Rg8 36. Qd7+ Kh8 37. Re7
Rg7 38. Rxg7 Qxg7 39. Qd8+ Qg8 40. Qxf6+ Qg7 41. Qd8+ Qg8 42. b5 1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurieli, Nino"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 (5. e5 {--> C00}) 5... exd5 (5...
Qxd5 6. Be3 {--> Alapin diskette}) 6. Bb5 Bd6 (6... Qb6 7. Qe2+ Be6 {=/+/=}) 7.
dxc5 {/\קd5} Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Bg5 O-O (9... h6 $5) 10. Nbd2 f6 11. Bf4 a6
12. Bd3 Ng6 (12... Bf5 $2 13. Bxf5 Nxf5 14. Nb3 {/\Qd3,Rad1+/-}) 13. Bxg6 (13.
Bg3 f5 $6 (13... Nge5 $13) 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Qc2 {/\15...f4? 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Bh4
->}) 13... hxg6 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Nfd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 $6 (17. Nxd4 Re8
18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. h3 {=/+/=}) 17... g5 18. Be3 (18. Bg3 Rc8 19. Rfe1 Re8 20.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. h3 Bf5 22. Rc1 $15) 18... Qd6 19. f4 (19. f3 $142 Bf5 20. Bf2 {
/\Bg3 =/=/+}) 19... gxf4 20. Rxf4 (20. Bxf4 Qd7 $15 {^^}) 20... Bd7 21. Rf3 (
21. Nc5 Bc6 22. Re1 Rae8 $15) 21... Rae8 22. Bf4 Qc6 23. Kh1 (23. Rc1 Qb5 $15)
23... Re4 $5 (23... Qb5 {/\Re2,׫}) 24. Rg3 (24. Rc3 Qe6 $15) 24... Rfe8 25.
Rf1 $2 (25. Re3 Qa4 26. Rxe4 dxe4 27. Nc5 $15) 25... Qc4 (25... Re2 26. Qc1
Qxc1 (26... Qa4 $6 27. Be5 $1 Kh7 (27... fxe5 $4 28. Qg5 Bg4 $8 29. Qxg4 $18)
28. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 29. Qg5+ Kh7 30. Qh5+ Kg7 $8 31. Bxf6+ Kf8 32. Bg5+ $18) 27.
Bxc1 Kf7 {-/+/-+ _|_ ^^}) 26. Rgf3 Bxd4 (26... Re2 27. Qc3 Rc2 28. Qxc4 dxc4
29. Nc5 Bc6 $19) 27. Nxd4 (27. h3 Be5 28. Rc1 Qe2 29. Bxe5 R8xe5 $19 {_|_})
27... Rxd4 28. Qf2 Bb5 29. Rg1 (29. Qg1 $5) 29... Rde4 30. h3 Qe2 $19 31. b3
Qxf2 32. Rxf2 Re2 33. Rgf1 d4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 09th final"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1993.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.12.10"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Hilversum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Bf5 (9... Be6 $142) 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4 {קd4}) 10... Nxd4 11. cxd4
e6 12. Nc3 (12. Qf3 {->}) 12... Be7 13. Qf3 {+/=/+/- /^g2-b7} Qxd4 14. Qxb7 (
14. Be3 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Qc6) 14... Bd6 {/\0-0} 15. Qc6+ Ke7 16. Nb5 Qe5 17. Qb7+ (
17. Qxd6+ Qxd6 18. Nxd6 Kxd6 19. Rd1+ Kc6 (19... Nd5 20. Bf4+ $18) 20. Bf4 {
/\Rac1,Rd6 ->}) 17... Kf6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Be3 Nd5 (19... Rhb8 20. Qf3 $36)
20. Bxa7 Rhc8 21. Rfd1 Kg6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 {+/-/+-} Qe6 {/\Be4, /\_|_ ^-
} 24. Rdd1 Be4 25. Qd7 Qxd7 26. Rxd7 Rc2 27. b4 Bf5 28. Re7 Kf6 29. Rb7 Bc8 30.
Bd4+ Kg6 31. Ra7 Rxa7 32. Bxa7 Bd7 33. h3 Ba4 34. a3 Rc3 35. Bc5 h5 36. Kf1 f6
37. Ke2 Kf5 38. Kd2 Rb3 39. Re1 Rxa3 40. Re7 g5 41. Ra7 Ke4 42. f3+ Kd5 43. Be7
Ra2+ 44. Kc3 Rc2+ 45. Kd3 Ra2 46. Kc3 Rc2+ 47. Kd3 Ra2 48. Ra5+ Ke6 49. Bd8 Bb3
50. Rxa2 Bxa2 51. Kd4 Kf5 (51... Bb3 52. b5 Ba4 53. Kc5 {/\b6+-}) 52. b5 Be6
53. Kc5 $1 Bc8 54. Kc6 $18 h4 55. Kc7 Be6 56. b6 (56. b6 Bd5 57. b7 Bxb7 58.
Kxb7 Kf4 59. Bxf6 Kg3 60. Bxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Kishnev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Bg4) (5... Nc6 $5 {
--> 2.c3 disk}) 6. Na3 (6. Be3 $5 {--> Lautier-Sokolov}) 6... a6 $6 (6... Be7
$142) (6... Qd8 $142 {--> 2.c3 disk}) 7. Nc4 Nbd7 (7... Qc6 8. Nfe5 $36) 8. a4
cxd4 (8... b5 $2 9. Ne3 Qb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Bxb5 $18) 9. Qxd4
Bc5 10. Qxd5 exd5 {--> IP: Pc3:Pd5} (10... Nxd5 11. a5 $14) 11. Ne3 {/^a7-f2,
קd5} O-O 12. Bd3 Ba7 {/\Nc5-e4 [+]} (12... Re8 $142 13. O-O Nf8 {/\Be6,Rad8+/=
}) 13. O-O Nc5 14. Bc2 Nce4 $2 (14... Be6 $142 15. Rd1 {/\Nd4+/-}) 15. Nxd5 $1
Nxd5 16. Bxe4 $18 {_|_} Nf6 17. Bd3 (17. Bc2) 17... Rd8 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bb3 (19.
axb5 $4 axb5 20. Bxb5 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rxa1 {-/+/-+}) 19... Ne4 $2 (19... bxa4)
20. axb5 axb5 21. Be3 $1 Be6 22. Bxe6 Bxe3 23. Rxa8 $1 (23. fxe3 $2 Rxa1 24.
Rxa1 fxe6 25. Nd4 $18 {_|_}) 23... Rxa8 24. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Bled op 13th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Bukic, Enver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Na3 $5 Nf6 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Be3 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 Qxd4 (8... Bc5 $2 9. Qxc5 $1 {--> CBM 28}) 9. Bxd4 $14 b6 10. a4 $1 Nd7 (
10... Bc5 $2 11. Bxc5 bxc5 12. Nd6+ Kd7 13. Nxc8 Nc7 $8 14. Nxa7 $18 {_|_}) 11.
a5 Kd8 (11... f6 $2 12. axb6 axb6 13. Rxa6 $1 {/\ 14.Nc7+ +-}) 12. Nf3 f6 13.
Bc4 Bb7 $2 (13... e5 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. Be3 bxa5 16. Rxa5 $16) (13... Bc5 $142 {
/\Ke7+/=}) 14. Bxe6 Nac5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 (15... Bxc5 $2 16. O-O-O Bc8 (16... Bc6
17. Nfd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Nf5 Bc8 20. Nd6 $18) 17. Nfd4 $1 Bxd4 $8 18.
Rxd4 Re8 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Nxa7 $18) 16. O-O-O+ $1 Ke7 17. Rhe1 $1 (17. Ba2 f5
18. Rhe1+ Kf6) 17... Nxe6 $8 18. Nc7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19. Rxe6+ Kf7 20. Rd7+ Kg6
21. gxf3 (21. Nxa8 Bxa8 22. Rxa7 Bc5 23. axb6 Bd5 {<=> ^^ +/-}) 21... Rb8 22.
a6 $18 {_|_ קa7,g7}) 19... Rc8 20. Nxe6 Kf7 21. Rd7+ $18 Kg6 22. Rg1+ Kh6 23.
Rxa7 (23. Nxf8 Rhxf8 24. Rxa7 bxa5 25. Rxa5 $18) (23. f4 $5 Rc6 24. Rd3 $1 g5
$8 25. f5 $18) 23... bxa5 24. Rxa5 g5 25. f4 Bb4 26. fxg5+ fxg5 27. Raxg5 Bxc3
28. bxc3 Rxc3+ 29. Kd2 Rh3 30. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 {--> ChessBase:
Alapin diskette}) 5. Nf3 Bg4 (5... cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 {--> ChessBase: Alapin}) 6.
Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 {--> ChessBase: Motiv - IP Pd4:Pe6} 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. O-O Nf6
10. h3 {/\d4-d5 ץh5} Bh5 11. a3 (11. Qb3 Qb4 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 {--> _|_ ><d5})
11... Be7 12. Qb3 (12. Be3 O-O 13. b4 {()}) 12... Qc7 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4
14. Qxb7 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Be3 $14) 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Bg6
(15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 $10 {+/=/+/- /\Bf4 ^^}) 16. Be3 O-O 17. Rac1 Rad8 (17...
Rfd8 18. Qb3 Bf6 $10) 18. Qb3 {/\Ba7 <->c} Qb8 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ (19... Bf6 $142
$10) 20. Rxd1 {<->d /\Rd7} Rd8 (20... Bf5 {/\Be6}) 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Qd5 $14 {
[+]} Bf6 23. b4 {-><<} Ne7 (23... a6 {><b6}) 24. Bxa7 (24. Qd7 Qc8 $10) 24...
Nxd5 (24... Qxa7 $4 25. Qd8#) 25. Bxb8 Bb2 26. Ne5 Bxa3 (26... Nc3 $142 27. Bf1
b5 28. Nxg6 hxg6 29. Be5 Ne2+ 30. Bxe2 Bxe5 31. Bxb5 Bb2 $10) 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28.
b5 Bc5 29. Be5 Ne7 (29... f6 $2 30. Bc4 fxe5 31. Bxd5+ Kf8 32. Bxb7 $18) 30.
Kf1 Nf5 31. Bd3 Nd4 32. h4 {קg6} f6 33. Bf4 Kf7 34. g3 Ne6 35. Bc1 Nd4 36. Be3
Ne6 37. Bd2 $6 (37. Ke2 Nd4+ (37... Bxe3 38. Kxe3 b6 $8 {/\קb5} 39. Bc4 Ke7
40. Ke4 Nc7 41. g4 Kd6 $10) 38. Kd2 Bb4+ 39. Kd1 Ne6 40. Kc2 $14) 37... Nd4 38.
Kg2 Bd6 39. Bc4+ Ke7 40. g4 Bc5 41. Be3 Ne6 42. Bc1 (42. Kf3 Bxe3 43. Kxe3 Nc7
(43... b6 44. Bxe6 Kxe6 45. Ke4 Kd6 46. h5 $18 {_|_ ><f5}) 44. Kd4 b6 45. h5 {
><f5}) 42... g5 43. hxg5 Nxg5 44. Bd5 b6 45. f4 Kd6 46. Bc4 Ne4 47. Kf3 Nc3 48.
g5 f5 $10 49. Bb2 Bd4 50. Ba3+ Bc5 51. Bb2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wach, Markus"]
[Black "Landenbergue, Claude"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 {Baburin} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 (5. cxd4 e6 6. a3 (6.
Nf3 b6 {-> main line}) 6... b6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Ba6 $1 9. Bxa6 (9. Bxd5 exd5
10. Nc3 O-O (10... d6 11. Qa4+ $16) 11. Nxd5 d6 $44) 9... Nxa6 10. O-O O-O 11.
Nbd2 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 (12... Bxf6 13. Ne4 Qe8 14. Re1 $10) 13. Ne4 Kh8 {
/\14.Bh6 Rg8} 14. Nc3 (14. Bd2 $142) 14... Nac7 15. Be3 Rg8 16. Ne1 f5 17. Nd3
Bd6 18. Qh5 Rg4 $40 {Rosandic-Stohl/Vinkovci/1995}) 5... e6 6. cxd4 b6 (6... d6
$14 {/\->>>}) 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1
Be7 13. Bg5 Bxg5 (13... Qd8 14. Bf4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 dxe5 16. dxe5 O-O 17. Rad1
Qc7 18. Bxh7+ $16 {Smagin-Dizdarevic/Zenica/1987/}) (13... dxe5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qxd4 18. Rc7+ Kd6 (18... Kf6 19. Re3 Bd5
20. Rxf7+ Kxf7 21. Bg6+ hxg6 22. Qxd4 $40) 19. Rd7+ Kxe5 20. Rxd4 Kxd4 21. Ba6+
$18 {Weiss-Siegler/Germany/1994/}) 14. Nxg5 dxe5 15. Qh5 Nf6 16. Qh3 (16. Nxe6
Qc6 17. d5 Qxe6 18. Bb5+ Ke7 19. Qg5 Qd6 20. Rxe5+ Kf8 $19 {De
Boer-Krockenberger/Germany/1991/}) 16... e4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19.
Rxe4 O-O 20. Qd3 $6 {Baburin: White has not played well and Black has got the
position he usually aims for in this particular pawn structure with pawns on
c3 & d4. The c3-pawn is vulnerable and Black's pressure upon the c-file is
very unpleasant.} (20. Rae1 {/\->}) 20... Rac8 $15 21. Re3 Rfd8 22. Rb1 Rd6 23.
g3 Rc6 24. Rb3 g6 25. Qb5 Qb7 26. a4 Rd8 27. Qd3 (27. a5 Rxd4 28. cxd4 $4 Rc1+
29. Qf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qa6+ $19) 27... Qc7 28. Qe2 Rc4 29. Qa2 Qc6 {Winning a
pawn.} 30. f3 (30. a5 Rdxd4 $1 {ב1}) (30. Ra3 {Baburin} Rdxd4 $1 31. cxd4 Rc1+
32. Re1 Rxe1#) 30... Rxa4 31. Ra3 Rc4 (31... Rc4 32. Rxa7 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Qxc3
34. Qf2 Rxd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 $5 {/\/^h1-a8} (4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 {
--> Alapin diskette}) 4... d6 5. exd6 e6 (5... Qxd6 {--> Rozentalis-Gelfand,
Tilburg 1992} 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d3 Bf5) 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Na3 {
/\Nc4, ><e5} Bd7 10. Nc4 (10. Nb5 Be7 11. d4 a6 12. c4 axb5 (12... Nf6 13. Nc3
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bc6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 {=/+/=}) 13. cxd5
exd5 14. dxc5 $10) 10... Bc7 11. d3 Rc8 (11... b5 $5 12. Ne3 Re8 {[+]}) 12. a4
b6 13. Qe2 (13. Re1 h6 14. Qc2 Qf6 $10) 13... Qe7 14. Nh4 Nf4 $5 15. Bxf4 Bxf4
16. Rae1 (16. Nf3 Bc7 $10) 16... Rfd8 $6 (16... Bg5 $142 17. Nf3 Bf6 {/\g6+/=})
17. Be4 (17. Nf5 $6 exf5 (17... Qf6 18. Nfd6 $36) 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Rxe7 Bg5
20. Re5 Be6 {=/+/-/+}) 17... Bg5 18. Ng2 Bf6 19. f4 g6 20. g4 Bg7 21. Qf2 (21.
Nge3 $5 {/\><d5,f5}) 21... Qf6 $6 {><d6} 22. Qg3 Na5 (22... Be8 23. f5 $40) 23.
Nd6 (23. Nxa5 bxa5 24. g5 Qe7 25. f5 gxf5 26. Bxf5 Bc6 27. Qh4 h6 28. Bh7+ $1
Kh8 29. Be4 $14) 23... Rb8 24. g5 Qe7 25. f5 $1 (25. Nb5 $2 Bxb5 26. axb5 Qd7
$17) 25... Bc6 (25... gxf5 26. Bxf5 Bxa4 27. Nxf7 $40) 26. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 27.
fxg6 Qe8 28. gxh7+ Kh8 29. g6 Rb7 (29... Bxa4 30. Rf7 {/\Rg7 +-} Rd7 31. Bf5 $1
Rxf7 32. gxf7 Qf8 33. Nh4 $1 $18) 30. h4 Rbd7 31. h5 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 (32. dxe4
Nc4 {[+]}) 32... Rxd3 33. Qg4 R3d6 34. Nf4 Nb3 (34... e5 35. Nh3 $1 R8d7 36.
Ng5 Bf6 37. Ree1 $1 {/\Ne4} Bxg5 38. Qxg5 Nc6 39. Rxe5 $3 Qd8 $8 40. Qf4 Rd1
41. Qf6+ Rg7 $8 42. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43. Kf2 $18) 35. Nxe6 Nd2 36. Ng5 Nxe4 37. Qxe4
(37. Nf7+ $2 Qxf7 38. gxf7 Nf6) 37... R6d7 $8 38. Qxe8+ Rxe8 39. Nf7+ Rxf7 40.
Rxf7 Bh6 (40... a5 41. Rb7 $18 {_|_}) (40... Ra8 41. Kg2 {/\Kf3-e4-d5}) 41.
Rxa7 $18 {_|_} Bc1 42. b3 c4 $6 43. bxc4 b5 44. Kg2 (44. cxb5 $4 Be3+) 44...
bxa4 45. Rxa4 Kg7 46. c5 Bg5 47. c6 Bf6 48. Ra7+ Kh6 (48... Kh8 49. c4 {
/\Rd7,c7,K[+] +- _|_}) 49. c4 Re6 $2 50. h8=Q+ (50. h8=Q+ Bxh8 51. Rh7+ Kg5 52.
Rxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 Qxd6 (5... e6 {
--> Rozentalis-Gelfand (2), Tilburg 1992}) 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Ne2 (7. Nf3 Bg4 {
/^d1-h5}) 7... Bf5 {/\Bd3} 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 {/\[+],3P:2P<<}
Qe6+ 11. Be3 (11. Kf1 $2 {/\h3,Kg1-h2} Rd8 $40) 11... Nxe3 12. fxe3 (12. Qxe3
$6 Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 O-O-O $15 {^^}) 12... Qa6 13. Qd5 e6 $6 (13... Bg4 $142 14.
Bf1 (14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rd8 $10) 14... Qd6 15. Bb5+ Kd8 16. Bc4 $10) 14.
Qxb7 Qxb7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bc6+ Kd8 (16... Ke7 17. b3 Bxb1 18. Rxb1 Rc8 19. Bg2
Rxc3 20. Kd2 $14) 17. b4 Kc7 (17... Rc8 18. b5 $16) 18. Bf3 (18. b5 {><c5,/
^a7-g1,/^f8-a3} a6) 18... Be7 19. Nd2 Rhd8 20. e4 Bg6 21. Ke2 Bg5 22. Nb3 (22.
Rhd1 a5 23. a3 Bf6 24. Rac1 $14) 22... f5 23. e5 (23. exf5 $6 exf5 {עe2})
23... f4 24. Rhd1 (24. h4 $5 Bd3+ (24... Be7 $2 25. gxf4 $18 (25. g4 $2 Rb5 $36
)) (24... Bh6 25. g4 Bd3+ $8 26. Kf2 g6 27. Rhd1 $16) 25. Kf2 fxg3+ 26. Kxg3
Be3 $44) 24... fxg3 25. hxg3 Rxd1 (25... Bc2 $6 26. Rxd8 (26. Rd4 $6 Bxb3 27.
axb3 Rxd4 28. cxd4 Kb6 (28... Rxb4 29. Rxa7+ Kd8 30. Rxg7 $16) 29. b5 $1 $16 {
_|_}) 26... Rxd8 27. Nd4 $18 {-> קe6,Kc7}) 26. Rxd1 Bc2 27. Rd6 Bxb3 28. axb3
Rb6 29. Rd4 (29. Rxb6 $2 axb6 {+/=/= _|_ ^-}) 29... Be7 (29... Rb5 $142 30.
Rc4+ Kd8 31. Re4) 30. Rc4+ Kd8 31. Bc6 h5 32. b5 (32. Rd4+ $142 Kc8 33. Be8 {
+- _|_ קh5}) 32... a6 33. Rd4+ Kc8 34. c4 axb5 35. cxb5 {צb6} (35. Bd7+ Kb8
36. Bxb5 $16) 35... Bd8 (35... g5 36. Rd7 Bc5 37. Rh7 h4 38. gxh4 gxh4 39. Rxh4
$18 {קe6}) 36. Rd6 $18 g5 37. Rxe6 h4 38. gxh4 gxh4 39. Re8 Kc7 40. e6 Bf6 41.
Kf3 Kd6 42. Kg4 h3 43. Kf5 $1 (43. Kxh3 Be7 44. Bd7) 43... h2 $8 44. Kxf6 Rxc6
45. Rd8+ Kc7 46. Rd7+ Kb6 47. Rd1 Kxb5 48. Kf7 Rc2 49. e7 Rf2+ 50. Ke6 Re2+ 51.
Kd7 Rd2+ 52. Rxd2 h1=Q 53. e8=Q Qh7+ 54. Ke6+ Kb4 55. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Ljubljana Iskra"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 (4. g3 {--> Rosentalis-Dvoirys, Leningrad
1990}) (4. Nf3 Nc6 {--> Sveshnikov-King, Bern op 1992}) 4... cxd4 5. Nf3 (5.
Qxd4 {--> Panchenko-Silseth, Gausdal 1991}) 5... Nc6 (5... e6 {-->
Greger-Cramling, Valby K41 1991}) (5... Qc7 {--> Janovsky-Rigo, Dortmund-C 1991
}) 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 (7... dxc3 8. Nxc3 $44 {--> ChessBase: Alapin diskette}
) 8. exd6 (8. cxd4 Bg4 {/\<->c, ><c4}) 8... Qxd6 9. Na3 (9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. cxd4
Be6 $15 {קd4}) 9... a6 (9... dxc3 $5 10. Qe2 $5 $44) 10. O-O Bf5 (10... Be6
11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rd8 14. Qh4 Qe2 15. Be3 $40) (10... Bg4
11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Ng5+ {/\Qg4 +-}) 11. Nxd4 {/^d1-h5,/^g2-b7} Nxd4 12. cxd4 e6
(12... g6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. Rfe1 $36) 13. Qf3 Qc6 $146 (13... Qd7 {
--> Okhotnik-Shnaider, Alapin disk}) 14. d5 (14. Qg3 Bd6 $1 15. Qxg7 O-O-O $40)
14... Nxd5 15. Rd1 Nb6 (15... Bxa3 16. Bxd5 $1 (16. bxa3 $2 Nc3 $1 $15 (16...
O-O $2 17. Bxd5 $18)) 16... exd5 17. Qxf5 $40 (17. Qxa3 $5)) (15... Rd8 16. Bg5
{/\Rc1+/-}) (15... Nb4 16. Qg3 $40) 16. Qg3 {><g7} Nd5 (16... g6 17. Be3 Bg7
18. Rac1 $18) (16... Nd7 17. Bf4 {/\Rc1} Bxa3 18. bxa3 O-O 19. Rac1 Qb5 20. a4
$18) (16... Bg6 17. Be3 Bxa3 18. bxa3 O-O 19. Rd6 Qc3 20. Rc1 $18) 17. Nc4 {
><d6} Rd8 18. Ne3 $1 Bg6 (18... Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 {/\Qb8+-} Qc8 21.
Bb6 $18) 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bg5 $18 f6 21. Rac1 Qe6 (21... Qb6 22. Bf4 Bd6 23.
Re1+ $18) (21... Qd6 22. Bf4 $18) (21... Qd7 22. Rxd5 $18) 22. Re1 Be4 $8 23.
f3 Qf5 (23... fxg5 24. Rxe4 $1 $18) 24. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Site "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 (4. e5 {--> 2.c3 Sicilian Disk}) 4... exd5
5. Be3 c4 (5... Qb6 $6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Qb3 $1 Qxb3 (7... Qxa1 8. Nf3 {/\Nd4-c2
+-} Bf5 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. O-O {/\Na3;Nd2+- עe8,Bf8,Rh8}) 8. axb3 Ne7 9. Na3 Bd7
10. Nb5 Bxb5 11. Bxb5+ {+/=/+/- Van Mil-Cifuentes, Dieren 1989}) 6. b3 $1 cxb3
7. axb3 Bd6 (7... Nc6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Nf3 {;7...Bd6 8.c4 --> 2.c3 disk}) 8. Bd3
Ne7 9. Qf3 $5 {><f5} Nd7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. O-O Ng6 $6 13. Ng3 $1 (13.
Qxd5 $6 Nf6 {/\Ng4~/=} (13... Nc5 14. Bc4 $8 Be6 15. Qh5 $16)) 13... Qc7 $6 (
13... Nb6 $14) 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15. Qc4 $16 Qb8 16. Qa4 Bg4 (16... Bd7 17. Bb5 $18
{_|_}) 17. Rfe1 Nd5 18. Nde4 Bc7 19. b4 a5 20. bxa5 Ndf4 (20... Rxa5 $142 21.
Qb3 $16) 21. Bc4 h6 22. Qb3 Rf8 (22... Ne6 23. d5 $18) 23. Nc5 Ra7 24. Bd2 h5
25. Re4 Qc8 (25... h4 $8 26. Rae1 $1 hxg3 27. hxg3 Bf5 28. Re8 $1 $18) 26. Rae1
$1 {/\Re8+-} Kh7 27. Bxf7 $18 Bd6 28. Bxg6+ Nxg6 29. Ne6 Bxe6 30. Rxe6 Bxg3 31.
hxg3 Rxa5 32. Qc2 Rf6 $2 (32... Raf5 33. Re8 $5 $18 {_|_}) 33. Rxf6 (33. Rxf6
gxf6 34. Re7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Modesto"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Be3 c4 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3
Ne7 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Qc2 Qc8 11. O-O Nbc6 12. Nh4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qg4 14.
g3 O-O 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. f4 a6 17. Ndf3 f6 18. Rae1 Na5 19. c4 Qd7 20. Bd2 Nac6
21. Re2 Nb4 22. Qb1 Nec6 23. Rfe1 Bf8 24. Bc3 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Re8 26. Qe1 Rxe2
27. Qxe2 Kf7 28. c5 {Rabiega,R-Maus,So/BL 9091 (1991) ;BL 90 1991/1-0 (53)}) (
9. Na3 Nbc6 10. Nb5 Bb8 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. c4 O-O 13. Ra4 Qd7 14. Nc3 Bc7 15. Bxf5
Qxf5 16. Nh4 Qd7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. c5 Ba5 {0-1 Comp Deep
Thought-Kasparov,G (02)/AGS Computer Challenge ;CBM 16 1989 (52)}) (9. Bb5+ Bd7
10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd3 a6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Na3 Rac8 15. Bd2 Nf6 16.
c4 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 dxc4 18. bxc4 Qxc4 {Shirazi,K-Illescas Cordoba,M/New York op ;
CBM 02 1987/0-1 (49)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nbc6 11. Qd2 (11. c4 h6 12. c5 Bb8 13.
Qd2 Ng6 14. Nc3 Nce7 15. Ne1 Nf5 16. Bf3 Be6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Nd3 Bc7 19. b4 {
1-0 Klinger,J-Palos,O/Werfen op (07) ;EXT 92op 1992 (36)}) 11... Ng6 $2 (11...
Bf5 $142 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 $10) (11... Re8 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Bf4 Ng6 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qg5 Nf4 16. Qxf5 Nxe2+ 17. Kf1 g6 18. Qg5 Nf4 19. Nbd2 f6 {
Sikora Lerch,J-Tseshkovsky,V/EU-chT Moscow (01) ;EU-chT 1977/1/2-1/2 (75)}) 12.
c4 $1 a5 $6 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. cxd5 Bf5 15. Bc4 h6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Bb8 18.
h3 Qd6 $2 (18... Qf6 $142) 19. Nb5 Qd8 $6 (19... Qd7 $142) 20. d6 $1 Bxd6 21.
d5 Be4 22. Bb6 $1 $16 Qxb6 23. Rxe4 Rc5 24. Nc3 Qd8 25. Rce1 Qd7 26. Nd4 Rcc8
27. Ndb5 Rc5 28. h4 $1 Rd8 29. h5 Nf8 30. Qe2 Qf5 31. Nxd6 Rxd6 32. Re8 Rc8 33.
Re5 Qf4 34. g3 Qf6 35. Nb5 Rd7 36. d6 $18 Nc6 37. Re4 Rcd8 38. Rf4 Qg5 39. Nc3
Qc5 40. Ne4 Qb4 41. Qe3 Kh8 42. Bxf7 Qb5 43. Bc4 Qe5 44. Nc5 Qxd6 45. Nxd7 Qxd7
46. Re4 Nd4 47. Rxd4 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
cxd4 (8... Nc6 $2 9. dxc5 Rd8 10. Qxd5 Rxd5 11. b4 $16) 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bb4
(10... Qd6 $5) 11. O-O Qd6 (11... Qa5 12. Qb3 O-O 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 $14 {^^}
) 12. Qb3 (12. a3 $5 Bxc3 (12... Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 (13... Bc7 14. Nb5) 14. Nb5 $36
) 13. bxc3 O-O $13) 12... O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 $14) 14. g4
Bg6 15. Bg5 Qe7 16. Bf1 {/\d5} Na5 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Be4 {/^b7-h1} 18. Nd2
Bd5 19. Qb2 {/\c4+/-} (19. c4 $4 Nxd4 $19)) 17. Qa4 b6 $6 (17... Bxc3 18. bxc3
b6 19. Nd2 $1 (19. Ne5 Be4 $13) 19... Rac8 20. Rac1 {/\Nb3,Bg2+/=/+/- ^^ [+]})
18. Ne5 Rac8 (18... Bxc3 $142 19. Nxg6 (19. bxc3 Be4 $13) 19... Qb4 $1 (19...
hxg6 20. bxc3 $14 {^^ _|_}) 20. Qxb4 (20. Ne7+ $2 Kf8 $1 $19) 20... Bxb4 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nf4 Bd6 $10) 19. Rac1 Bxc3 20. Nxg6 $1 (20. bxc3 Be4 {/\Ba8,
Qb7->K}) 20... hxg6 (20... Qb4 21. Ne7+ (21. Qc2 hxg6 (21... Bxb2 22. Qxc8 $18)
(21... Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Ne7+ $18) 22. bxc3 $14) 21... Qxe7
22. bxc3 $16 {^^ _|_}) 21. bxc3 Qb7 22. c4 Qc6 23. Qa3 (23. Qxc6 $2 Rxc6 {
_|_,קc4,Pd4}) 23... Qd6 24. Qe3 (24. c5 Qd5 25. Be3 Qb7 $132 {/\Nd5}) 24...
Qb4 25. Qe2 (25. d5 exd5 (25... Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. dxe6 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1
Rxg4+ $1 29. hxg4 $1 (29. Kh2 Re4 $17) 29... Qxg4+ 30. Kh2 Qh5+ (30... Qxd1 31.
Bxf6) 31. Kg2 Qg4+ 32. Qg3 (32. Kh2 Qh5+ $10) 32... Qxd1 33. Bxf6 Qd5+ $5 (
33... gxf6 34. e7 Qd5+ 35. Qf3 (35. f3 $2 Qxa2+) 35... Qg5+ 36. Kh3 Qh6+ $10)
34. Kg1 (34. Qf3 $2 Qxe6 {/\Qxa2-/+ _|_}) 34... Qxe6 (34... gxf6 35. e7 Qd1+ $8
(35... Qa8 $4 36. Qd6 $18) 36. Kh2 Qh5+ $10) 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qh2+ $10) 26.
cxd5 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Nxd5 28. Qd3 $1 f6 (28... Rd6 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Qg3 $1 $18)
29. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 30. Bg2 (30. Qxg6+ Kf8 $13) (30. Rc7 $2 f5 $1 31. gxf5 Qf4 $19
) 30... Qf4 (30... Qd6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Rd1 $1 Qe5 33. Qe4 $1 $18 {_|_} (33.
Qd3 $2 Nc6 $1 34. Bxd5 Nb4 35. Qa3 a5 $1 $19)) 31. Qxg6+ $1 Kh8 32. Rd1 $18 {
_|_}) 25... Qa4 26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qd7 (28... Rxd5 $4 29. Rc8+
Kh7 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Qe7 Qd4 (31... Qd7 32. Qf8 $18) 32. Qxf7+ Kh6 33. Rg8 $18
) 29. Bg2 b5 30. Qf3 (30. Qd2 $142 Nc4 31. Qd4 $16 {[+],^^,o^}) 30... Qe7 31.
Qe3 $2 (31. Qc3 $1) 31... Qxe3 32. Bxe3 (32. fxe3 $5) 32... Nc4 33. Bxa7 Ra8
34. Bd4 Rxa2 35. Rb1 Nd6 36. Bc5 Nfe8 37. Bf1 (37. Bb4 $142) 37... Rd2 (37...
Rd2 38. Bg2 {/\Kf1-e1+/= _|_}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sydney Cepacol"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Handoko, Edhi"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Nd2 (4. Bd3 Nf6 (4... e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qe2 $14)
5. Qe2 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nb4 8. Nc3 $14 {Stean}) (4. f3 $14 {Strikovic})
4... cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 (7. Ne2 e5 8. d5 Nb4 9. Bb1 Bc5 10.
O-O a5 11. Nb3 Na6 $13 {Buljovic-Deze,Novi Sad 1976}) (7. Qa4 e5 8. Ngf3 exd4
9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qc7 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. h3 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. f3 Bh2+ 15.
Kh1 Nh5 {Buljovic-Deze,Novi Sad 1975}) 7... Nb4 8. Bc4 (8. Bb1) 8... b5 $5 (
8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ng5+) (8... Bxe4 9. Bxf7+) 9. Bxb5
Qa5 10. Bc4 Nxe4 11. O-O Nd6 12. a3 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qa6 14. Nce5 f6 15. Be3 Nd5
16. Nd3 e6 17. Rc1 Be7 18. Nc5 Qb5 19. b4 Bc6 20. Ne1 a5 21. bxa5 O-O 22. Bd2
Rac8 23. Ned3 Bxc5 24. Nxc5 Qb2 25. Bb4 Ne3 $1 26. Qb3 $8 Qxb3 27. Nxb3 Nxf1
28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Kxf1 Ra8 30. Ke2 Kf7 31. f3 Bd5 32. Rc3 Ke7 33. Kd3 g5 34.
Kc2 Kd8 35. Rc5 d6 36. Rc3 (36. Rb5 $142) 36... h5 37. Nd2 Rxa5 38. Ne4 Bxe4+
39. fxe4 Ra4 $17 40. Kd3 h4 41. Ke3 Kd7 42. h3 f5 43. Rb3 Ke7 44. Rd3 Kf6 45.
Rb3 f4+ 46. Kd3 e5 47. dxe5+ dxe5 48. Rb6+ Kf7 49. Rb3 Kg6 50. Rb6+ Kh5 51. Re6
Rxa3+ 52. Kc4 f3 $19 53. gxf3 Rxf3 54. Rxe5 Rxh3 55. Re8 Kg4 56. Kd4 Rh1 57. e5
Re1 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Nb5 Qd8 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ {/\_|_-><<} Kxd8 10. Bf4 {/^h2-b8,><d6} Nd5 (10... Ne4 11.
Nbd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 f6 (12... Bxd4 13. Rd1 $1 $16 {^^}) 13. Rd1 Ke7 14. Bd3 Bd6
$1 (14... Nd6 15. Be3 $14) 15. Be3 $1 Nc5 16. Nb5 $1 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 Bb8 18.
Bc5+ $14) 11. O-O-O {/\<->e,d[+]} Ke7 12. Bg3 a6 (12... Bd7 13. Bc4 Nb6 14. Be2
{פb6}) 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 (13... Bd7 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Bc4 Nf6 16. Bd6+ $16) 14. Nxd4
Rd8 {/\Kf8} 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Bf3 {׫} Ba4 17. Rd2 $1 (17. Nb3 $10) 17... Rd7 (
17... Rac8 $2 18. Bh4+ f6 (18... Nf6 19. Bxb7 Rc7 20. Nf5+ $1 exf5 21. Re1+ $18
) 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. Re1+ $18) 18. Re1 Rad8 (18... Kf8 19. Re4 (19. Rxe6 $6 Nxc3
$1 (19... fxe6 20. Nxe6+ Ke7 21. Nxc5 $18) 20. bxc3 Ba3+ 21. Kb1 fxe6 22. Nxe6+
Ke7 (22... Kf7 23. Rxd7+ Bxd7 24. Bxb7 $13) 23. Rxd7+ Bxd7 24. Nxg7 $15) 19...
Bc6 (19... Nb6 20. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 21. Rxa4 Rxd2 22. Rf4+ $18 {_|_}) (19... b5
20. Rxe6 $1) 20. Nxc6 $16) 19. Bh4+ $1 (19. Re4 Nf6 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Rxd7 Bxd7
22. Rc4 exf5 23. Rxc5 $14 {Sermek-Magerramov/Tilburg/1994/}) 19... Nf6 20. Bxb7
$1 Rxb7 (20... Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 (21... Rxb7 22. Rxa4 {קa6}) 22. cxd4 Rxd4 (
22... a5 23. b3 Bb5 24. Re5 $18) 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Bxa6 $18 {_|_}) (20... a5
21. Re4 $1 Bxd4 (21... Rxb7 22. Nf5+ Ke8 23. Nxg7+ Ke7 24. Rxd8 $18) 22. Rexd4
Rxd4 23. Rxd4 $16) 21. Nf5+ Ke8 22. Nxg7+ Kf8 (22... Ke7 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24.
Bxf6+ $18) 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Rxd8+ $16 {_|_} Kf7 25. Rc8 Bd6 (25... Ba7 26.
Rc4 {/\Rf4+-}) (25... Bb6 $142 26. Rc4 Bb5 27. Rf4 Bd8 28. Re3 Rb6 $8 29. c4
Bc6 $16 {_|_}) 26. Bg3 Be7 (26... Bxg3 27. hxg3) 27. b3 Bd7 28. Rc7 Rxc7 29.
Bxc7 Bc6 30. f3 Nd5 31. Be5 Bg5+ 32. f4 (32. Kb2 $142 Nf4 33. Bxf4 Bxf4 34. g3
{/\f4+- _|_}) 32... Be7 (32... Nxf4 $2 33. Rf1 Bxg2 34. Rf2 $18) (32... Bf6 33.
Kd2 Bxe5 34. fxe5 $16) 33. g3 h5 34. Kc2 Bc5 35. Kd3 Ne7 36. b4 Bf2 37. Re2 Bb6
38. c4 Nf5 39. a4 $1 $18 {o^} Bg1 40. b5 Bf3 41. Rc2 Ke7 42. bxa6 $1 Nd6 (42...
Kd7 43. c5 $1) 43. Rb2 Be4+ 44. Kc3 Bc6 45. Bd4 Ne4+ 46. Kd3 Nc5+ 47. Bxc5+
Bxc5 48. Rb8 (48. Rb8 Kd6 49. Rh8 Bf3 50. Rh7 {/\a7,Rxh5+-}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Makarov, Marat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 {Vasiukov} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Nc2
Nc6 8. Bf4 (8. Bd3 b6 $5 (8... cxd4) 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 $13)
(8. Bb5 $5 Qb6 (8... Bd7 9. O-O $14) 9. Qe2 cxd4 (9... a6 10. Ba4) 10. Ncxd4
Bd7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bxc6+ Qxc6 13. O-O $14) 8... cxd4 (8... Bd6 9. Bg3 $1 {
<->h} O-O 10. Bd3 b6 $6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Bxg3 13. hxg3 bxc5 14.
O-O-O $16) 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Ng5 h6 15. h4 $40) (8... Qb6 9. Be2 $6 (9. Rb1)
9... Nd5 (9... Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qxa2 (10... Qxc3+ $4 11. Bd2 $18) 11. O-O $44 {@})
10. Bc1 cxd4 11. Ncxd4 Bc5 $36 {Platunov-Kondyba/Podolsk/1993/}) 9. Ncxd4 Nxd4
10. Qxd4 (10. Nxd4 {=/+/=}) 10... Qxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. O-O Bc5 14.
Nb3 Bb6 15. a4 $1 $14 {3P:2P<< _|_} O-O-O 16. Bf3 Be8 (16... Nd5 {/\Bc6} 17.
Bxd5 exd5 $14 {קd5}) (16... Bc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 {קa6,c6}) 17. Be5 Rg8 {/\Nd7}
18. a5 Ba7 (18... Bc7 $2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nc5 Kb8 (20... b6 21. Nxa6 $1 Bb5
22. Nxc7 Kxc7 (22... Bxf1 23. axb6 Bc4 24. Bc6 $1 Ba2 $8 25. Na6 $18) 23. c4 $1
$18 {_|_}) 21. Nxb7 Rd2 22. Nc5 $1 $18 {_|_}) 19. Rfe1 Nd5 20. Re4 Bc6 (20...
f5 21. Rc4+ Bc6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 $16) 21. Rc4 Ne7 22. Re1 Bb8 23. Nd4 Bxe5
24. Rxe5 Kb8 (24... Rd6 $5 {Vasiukov}) 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 (25... Rxd4 $5 26. cxd4 (
26. Rxd4 Nxc6 27. Ree4 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 {קa5}) 26... Nxc6 27. Rh5 $16) 26. Rxc6
Rxd4 (26... bxc6 {Vasiukov} 27. Nxc6+ $16) 27. Rcxe6 $8 Rd2 28. Re7 (28. Re2
$142 Rgd8 (28... Rd1+ 29. Re1 Rgd8 30. Re7 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rd2 32. b4 Rc2 33.
Re8+ {+/-/+- _|_}) 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Re8+ Kc7 31. h4 Kd7 32. Rh8 {+/-/+- _|_})
28... Rxb2 29. g4 f6 30. Rd5 h6 31. Rf7 $6 (31. Rdd7 g5 32. Rf7 $16) 31... b6 (
31... Ka7 $5 {Vasiukov /\32...Rc8<=>}) 32. Rd6 bxa5 33. Rxa6 Rb5 $2 (33... Rb7
$142 34. Rxb7+ Kxb7 35. Rxa5 Rc8 $14 {4P:3P}) 34. Rfa7 $1 Rc8 (34... Kc8) (
34... h5 $5 35. Ra8+ Kb7 36. R6a7+ Kb6 37. Rxg8 Kxa7 38. Rxg7+ Kb6 39. gxh5 a4
$1 {<=> Pa}) 35. Rxg7 f5 (35... Rxc3 36. Rxf6 $16) 36. gxf5 Rxf5 37. Rb6+ Ka8
38. Rxh6 Rcf8 39. Ra6+ Kb8 40. Rga7 Rxf2 (40... Rg5+ $5 41. Kf1 Rff5) 41. Ra8+
Kb7 42. Rxf8 Rxf8 43. Rxa5 Rc8 44. Rb5+ Ka6 (44... Kc6 45. Re5 {/\Re3+-} (45.
Re5 {Vasiukov} Kd6 46. Re3 $18)) 45. Rb3 Rg8+ 46. Kh1 Rh8 47. c4 $18 {_|_} Rh4
48. c5 $1 Rc4 49. Kg2 Rxc5 50. h4 Rc8 51. Kg3 Rg8+ 52. Kf4 Rh8 53. Kg5 Rg8+ 54.
Kf6 Rh8 55. Rb4 Ka5 56. Kg7 Rd8 57. Rf4 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lein, Anatoly"]
[Black "Birmingham, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 (6... cxd4 7.
cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Be7 11. h3 $14 {Blatny-Phominyh,Stary
Smokovec 1990}) 7. h3 (7. Na3 $5 Nc6 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Nb5 Rc8 (9... O-O-O $6 10.
Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 $14) 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 $14 Bc5 $2 12. Qa4+ $40) 7...
Bh5 8. O-O (8. c4 Qd6 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Nb5 Qb6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bf4
$36 {Blatny-Mackay,Adelaide 1988}) (8. Na3 Be7 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5
O-O 12. a4 h6 13. Bh4 g5 $13 {Haba-Stohl,CSFR 1986}) 8... Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10.
Nxd4 $11 (10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qb3 (12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Nxd5
Qxd5 15. f4) 12... O-O (12... Qb4 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Qxb4 Bxb4 $11 {
Van_Mil-Polgar,Zsu Lillafured 1989}) 13. Rfd1 Nb4 14. Rac1 Nbd5 15. Bg5 Qb4 16.
g4 Bg6 $14 {Okhotnik-Klostermann,Budapest 1990}) 10... Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nxd4 12.
Bxd4 Be7 13. Rd1 Qc6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. a4 Nd5 16. Nf3 f6 (16... Bf6 17. Ne5 {
+/=/=}) 17. Qb5 Rfd8 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Nd2 e5 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rd3 22. Kf2
Rad8 $6 (22... Bc5 23. Nc4 Rad8 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. Ke2 e4 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Kxd1
Kf7 28. b4 Be7 29. Na5 c5 30. b5 $18 {/\Nc6}) (22... Kf7 23. Nc4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1
Ke6 $11) 23. Ke2 Kf7 24. Nc4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 Ke6 (26... e4 27. Na5
c5 28. Nc6 a6 29. Nb8 a5 30. Nc6 $18) 27. e4 h5 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Bd8 30.
Ke2 g6 31. Kf3 Be7 32. Ke2 Bd8 33. Kd3 Be7 34. b4 Bd8 35. Nd2 f5 36. gxf5+ gxf5
37. Nc4 f4 38. Nd2 a6 39. Nf3 Bb6 40. c4 Bf2 (40... Bc7) 41. c5 Be3 42. Kc4 Bc1
43. b5 $1 axb5+ 44. axb5 cxb5+ 45. Kxb5 Be3 (45... Ba3 46. Kb6 Bb4 47. c6 Bd6
48. Kb7 $18) (45... Bb2 46. Kb6 Kd7 47. Kb7 $18) 46. c6 Kd6 47. Nxe5 Kc7 48.
Nf3 Bc1 49. Kc5 Bb2 50. Kd5 Bf6 51. e5 Bg7 52. e6 Bf6 53. Nd4 Bg5 54. Nb5+ Kb6
1-0

[Event "Dortmund-C"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Janovsky, Sergey"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
Rd8 $5 (8... Nc6 9. c4 (9. dxc5 Rd8 $1 10. Be2 Qf5 11. Qa4 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5
$10 {Sveshnikov-Gufeld,USSR 1982}) 9... Qh5 10. h3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4
Rd8 13. Be3 Qe5 14. Nc3 b6 15. Qf3 Ba6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Bd6 18. g3 Bc5
$15 {Xc4,d4 Ambroz-Adorjan,Riga 1981}) (8... b6 9. c4 Qd8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11.
Bxc5 bxc5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Ne5 a6 15. Nxc6 {/\Qd1-e2-e5,Xc5,->>>
Keller-Schneider,Germany 1984}) 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 $10 12.
Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bb5 Qc7 15. Qc4 Qd6 $132 16. Qb3 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18.
Bc4 Nd5 19. Bf2 Qc6 20. Qb5 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sydney Cepacol"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Handoko, Edhi"]
[Black "Davidovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 (6... cxd4 7.
cxd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qd2 Rd8 $10 {
Brynell-Vogt,Tastrup 1990}) 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 (8. Be3 O-O 9. c4 Qf5 10. dxc5
Rd8 11. Nbd2 e5 $15 {O'Hara-Hartston,Barnsdale 1989}) (8. Re1 O-O 9. Na3 $6
cxd4 10. Bc4 Qa5 11. cxd4 Bxa3 $15 {Loebel-Trisic,Bargteheide 1989}) 8... Qxc5
9. Be3 Qa5 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Bg5 (11. Nc4 e5 $10) 11... O-O 12. Bd3 Nd5 13. Qc2
h6 14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. Rfe1 b6 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Ndf3 Nc6 18. Rad1 Nxe5 19. Nxe5
Rad8 20. Qa4 Nf6 21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Ng6 Qxf4 23. Nxf4 Nc5 24. Bc2 Bc6 25. f3 Na4
$1 26. Bxa4 Bxa4 27. b3 Bc6 $10 28. Kf2 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc8 30. Ke3 Kf8 31. c4
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 $5 Nb6 6. Bb3 (6. Be2 d5 7. exd6
Qxd6 (7... e6 8. O-O Bxd6 9. d4 O-O 10. Bd3 (10. Bg5 $5 Qc7 11. Na3 $14 {
@ ץc8: Hracek-Greenfeld/Pardubice/1994/1/2-1/2/}) 10... g6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12.
Qe2 Be7 13. Nbd2 Nd5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Be4 $14 {Adams-Tiviakov (14)/New York PCA
Wchqual/1994/}) 8. Na3 e5 9. O-O Be7 10. d3 O-O 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Be3 Rad8 $15 {
() Adams-Anand/London PCA 5'/1994/}) 6... d5 (6... c4 7. Bc2 g6 8. O-O (8. Na3
d6 $6 (8... d5) 9. Qe2 d5 10. h3 Bg7 11. O-O $5 Nd7 12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 $44 {
Adams-Gelfand (7)/Wijk aan Zee cm/1994/}) 8... Bg7 9. Re1 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11.
Na3 O-O 12. b3 Be6 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Qg4 cxb3 15. axb3 h6 16. Ne4 Qd7 {+/=/=
Nunn-Kramnik/Monaco Amber blind/1994/}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. O-O (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4
Be6 10. Nc3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nb5 Qd8 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Bc7 Qd7
16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Rfd1 Qd5 $1 {=/=/+ _|_ Lobron-Gruenfeld/New York op/1994/})
8... Be6 $6 (8... c4 $142 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Re1 e6 11. h3 Bh5 12. b3 Bg6 13. Ba3
Qd5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Na3 Rd8 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bb3 Bd3 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. d4
$10 {Nunn-Anand/Monaco Amber 25'/1994/}) 9. Na3 c4 10. Bc2 g6 (10... O-O-O 11.
b3 $1 {/\-><<}) 11. d4 cxd3 12. Nb5 $1 Qd7 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. Bxd3 $14 O-O-O 15.
Be2 a6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 (16... Bd7 17. Ng5 $1 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Be8 19. Bf4 $1 {
/\Rac1+-}) 17. cxd4 $1 {<->c,/^h2-b8 עc8} f6 18. Bd2 Nd5 19. Rfe1 Kd7 20. Bd1
Bg7 21. Ba4+ Kd6 (21... b5 22. Bb3 Bf7 23. a4 $16) 22. Ba5 $1 $16 Rc8 (22... b6
$2 23. Nd2 $1) 23. Bb3 Rhe8 24. Bb4+ Nxb4 (24... Kd7 25. Rxe6 $1 Nxb4 $8 26.
Rb6 $18 {_|_}) 25. Rxe6+ Kc7 26. Ba4 b5 27. Bb3 Kd7 28. a3 Rc6 $1 29. Rae1 $1
Nd3 30. Rxc6 Kxc6 31. Re6+ Kd7 32. Rxa6 Nxb2 33. Bd5 Rb8 34. Bc6+ Kc7 35. d5 f5
36. Ng5 Bh6 37. Ne6+ Kd6 (37... Kc8 38. Ra7 $18) 38. f4 $1 {ץh6,Kd6} Nc4 39.
Bb7+ Kd7 40. Bc6+ Kd6 41. Bxb5+ Nb6 (41... Kxd5 $2 42. Nc7+ Kd4 (42... Kc5 $4
43. Rc6+ $18) 43. Ra4 Rxb5 44. Nxb5+ Kc5 45. Nc7 $18 {_|_}) 42. Bc6 Nxd5 $4 (
42... Nc4 $8 43. Bb7+ Kd7 44. Ra7 $1 Kd6 (44... Ke8 45. a4 Nd6 46. Ra8 Rxa8 47.
Bxa8 $18 {_|_}) 45. a4 {/\a5-a6,Ra8+- _|_}) 43. Bb7+ $18 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 10th final"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1994.11.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.11.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 (4. e5 {French Defence}) 4... exd5 (4...
Qxd5 5. Nf3 {B22 main line}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 (5... Nc6 $5 {/\Be6}) 6. Bg5 c4 {
:Bd3,/^b1-h7} (6... Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Qe2+ Be6 10. Nbd2 {/\Nb3,
Rd1 קd5}) 7. Nbd2 {/\b3[+]} Be7 8. g3 {/^h1-d5} Qb6 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 $14
Bf5 11. Bg2 Qe6+ (11... Bd3 12. Ne5 Ba6 13. Be3 {/\c4,0-0|^}) 12. Ne5 (12. Qe2
Qxe2+ (12... Bd3 13. Qxe6 fxe6 14. Ne5 Ba6 15. c4 $36) 13. Kxe2 $14 {קd5,<->a,
[+]}) 12... Nfd7 13. Bxe7 Nxe5 (13... Qxe7 14. O-O {/\N2f3} Nxe5 15. dxe5 $14)
14. O-O Kxe7 15. Re1 Nbc6 (15... f6 16. c4 $40 {><h1-a8}) 16. b4 $1 {<->e} Kf8
17. b5 Qd6 (17... Qd7 18. dxe5 (18. bxc6 $2 Nxc6 $15) 18... Ne7 $14) 18. dxe5
Nxe5 19. Nb3 Bg4 (19... Nd3 20. Re3 {קd5} Nc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23.
Bxd5 $18 {_|_}) 20. Qd4 $5 (20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 Nf3+ 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Re3
Bg4 (23... Bd5 24. Nc5 $14 b6 $140 $2 25. Nd7+ Kg8 26. Nxb6 $1 axb6 27. Rxa8+
Bxa8 28. Re8#) 24. b6 a6 25. Nc5 Rb8 26. f3 $1 (26. Rae1 {/\Re7+/-}) 26... Bf5
(26... Bh3 27. g4 $18) 27. g4 Bc8 $8 28. Rd1 $1 g6 29. Nd7+ $1 Bxd7 30. Rxd7
Kg7 31. Ree7 $18 {_|_}) 20... Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Nd2 $1 (22. Rxa7 $2 Rxa7
23. Qxa7 g5 $132 {/\Kg7,Qh6-h3-g2#} 24. Nd2 g4 25. Qd4 {/\c4,Nf3 +-}) 22... Bh5
23. Nc4 Qd8 24. Ne3 $18 {קd5} Bg6 25. Nxd5 h6 26. b6 $1 a6 (26... axb6 $2 27.
Nxb6 Rb8 28. Nd7+ $18) 27. Re7 Rb8 (27... Qxe7 28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Qc5+ $18) 28.
Rae1 Kg8 29. f4 Bf5 30. Rc7 (30. Rc7 Bg4 (30... Kh7 31. Rxf7) 31. Ne7+ Kh7 (
31... Kf8 32. Ng6+) 32. Qe4+ f5 (32... g6 33. Nxg6) 33. Nxf5 Bxf5 34. Qxf5+ Kg8
35. Ree7 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qd2+ 37. Kh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen K41"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Wang, Zili"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nb6 8. Bb3 (8. Bb5 dxe5 (8... d5 9. h3 Bf5 10. Nc3 e6 $10 {0-1 Meyer,In-Meyer,
In/RLPF-ch Manderscheid (02) ;GER 05 1989 (24)}) 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nc3 (10. Bxc6
Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O $14 {0-1 Martinez Semprun,F-Komljenovic,D/Linares
op (06) ;TD 94\02 1994 (30)}) 10... e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nxd7 Qxd7
14. Qf3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxb7 Bb4 17. Rac1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc5 $10 {
Seyffer,B-Fauth,D/BL2-S 8990 (1989) ;BL2 1990/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 8... d5 (8... dxe5
9. Nxe5 (9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 Bd6 (12... Nxd5 13. Qb5+
Bd7 14. Qxb7 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc8 16. Qf3 f6 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. O-O $40 {1-0
Yagupov,I-Tratar,M/Groningen op (07) ;EXP 38 1993 (23)}) 13. Qb5+ Kf8 (13...
Ke7 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qe4 $44 {Yagupov,I-Savchenko,S/
St.Petersburg op ;TD 93\09 1993/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 14. Bf4 exd5 15. O-O Be6 16.
Rad1 f6 17. Nd3 Kf7 $13 {Rausis,I-Gschnitzer,O/BL2-S 9394 (1994) ;BL2 1994/1/
2-1/2 (58)}) (9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Bf5 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Bb4 $10 {1/2-1/2
Hoehn,M-Strube,F/Hessen qual-C (09) ;GER 02 1988 (26)}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5
Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 (11. Kxd1 Bg4+ 12. f3 O-O-O+ 13. Ke2 $14 {1-0 Ermekov,A-Mont
Reynaud,J/WchJ-U12 Szeged (08) ;TD 94\01 1994 (34)}) 11... Nc4 12. f4 Bd7 13.
Be2 Rc8 14. Nc3 e6 15. O-O Bb4 $15 {0-1 Tenyi,J-Amrein,R/HUN-chT 9293 ;TD
93\08 1993 (33)}) (8... g6 9. Ng5 d5 10. f4 Bg7 11. Nc3 f6 $13 {1-0 Karpatchev,
A-Gunnarsson,A/Gausdal International (08) ;TD 93\09 1993 (30)}) (8... Na5 9.
Ng5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Qg3 d5 13. Nf3 Kf8 14. Nc3 $36 {Roeder,
G-Gruenberg,Ra/BL 8586 (1986) ;BL 1986/1/2-1/2 (88)}) 9. Be3 {Baburin White
played an unusual move, 8.Bb3 instead of the standard 8.Bb5 and Black got a
positon characteristic of the French Defence with one very important
difference: he can bring his potentially bad light squared B out.} (9. Nh4 e6 (
9... a5 10. Nc3 e6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. h4 Bd7 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. a4 Qb6 $15 {Blauert,
J-Sulava,N/Berlin op (04) ;TD 88\08 1988/0-1 (59)}) 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nc3 f6 (
11... Bd7 12. h4 a6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Qf4 f5 15. O-O O-O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Rahls,
P-Heinbuch,D/BL 8788 (1987) ;BL 1988 (40)}) 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Rc1 Be8 16. Ne2 Bh5 17. Nf4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxd4 19. Qg4 Qd7 20. Qxe6+
Qxe6 21. Nxe6 $132 {Held,P-Fauth,D/OLWuert 9192 (1991) ;GER 01 1992/1/2-1/2 
(40)}) (9. h3 Bf5 10. Nc3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nh2 $14 {Rahls,
P-Kaiser,W/BL 8586 (1986) ;BL 1986/0-1 (38)}) 9... Bf5 (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11.
g4 Bg6 12. e6 f6 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. a4 Qxe6 15. a5 Nd7 16. Nxd5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Zuse,
P-Arnold,L/Mannheim BM (05) ;GER 04 1990 (32)}) 10. Nh4 Bxb1 (10... Bg6 11. f4
$40) 11. Rxb1 e6 12. Nf3 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 (13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 O-O 15. O-O $14)
13... O-O {Baburin Now Black has only good pieces left and obtains promising
play.} 14. Ng5 h6 15. h4 Ne7 (15... hxg5 16. hxg5 {/\Qh5->}) 16. Nf3 f5 17.
exf6 Rxf6 18. g4 $6 Nc4 19. Kg2 Nxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qd6 21. Qd3 Raf8 22. Rbf1 Nc6
23. h5 R8f7 24. Nh4 $2 Be1 $1 25. Rxf6 (25. Rf4 Rxf4 26. exf4 Qxf4 $19) 25...
Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Rxf6+ 27. Ke2 Nb4 0-1

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Argentina"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gomez Baillo, Jorge H"]
[Black "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 cxd4 $6 (5... g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7.
O-O O-O 8. Re1 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd8 11. h3 $14 {Ristic,Nen-Kosic,D/
JUG-chT (Cetinje)/1993/}) (5... Bf5 $6 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. Bc4 Qc6 (7... Qe4+ 8.
Be3 {/\Nd2+/- @}) 8. Qb3 e6 9. d5 Qb6 $8 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Qxe6+
fxe6 13. Ng5 $14 {Janovsky,S-Berdullas,J/Oviedo 45' (07) ;TD 92\09/1992/}) 6.
cxd4 g6 (6... e6 7. Nc3 Qd6 (7... Qd8 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Rc1
Nb4 12. Bb1 Nbd5 13. Be5 $14 {Weisskopf,D-Jonas,B/RLNS 8889;BIG/1989/}) 8. Ne5
a6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nc4 $5 $36 {Wempe,J-Kruszynski,W/Giessen op/1993/
}) (6... a6 7. Nc3 Qd6 8. g3 b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O e6 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. a4 b4 13.
a5 Qd8 14. Na4 $14 Qxa5 $140 $2 15. Nc5 Qb5 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxb8 Rxb8 (17...
Qxb8 $2 18. Ne5 Nd5 19. Qa4+ $18) 18. Ne5 Nd5 $8 19. Qa4+ Qb5 20. Qxb5+ Rxb5 (
20... axb5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rfe1 $18) 21. Rxa6 Be7 (21... f6 22. Ra8+ (22.
Rxe6+ {_|_}) 22... Ke7 23. Ra7+ Ke8 24. Rc1 Rb8 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nc6 $18) 22.
Ra8+ Bd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Nxf7+ Ke7 25. Nxh8 Rb8 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Re1+ Kf6
28. Re5 $18) 7. Nc3 $32 Qd8 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Qa4+ $1 Nbd7 (9... Nc6 $2 10. d5 $18)
(9... Bd7 $142 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Ne5 $1 $16 (11. Qxb7 Bc6 $132)) 10. Bxf7+ $1
Kxf7 11. Ng5+ (11. Qc4+ $2 e6 12. Ng5+ Ke8 {/\Qe7}) 11... Ke8 12. Ne6 Qb6 13.
Qc4 $1 $18 Nh5 (13... Rb8 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Ne6+ Ke8 16. O-O $18) 14. Nb5 Nf8 (
14... Rb8 15. Nbc7+ Kf7 16. Ng5+ Kf6 17. Qf7#) 15. Nbc7+ Kd7 (15... Kf7 16.
Ng5+ Kf6 17. Qf7#) 16. d5 Nxe6 17. dxe6+ Kd8 18. Bf4 (18. Nxa8 $2 Qxe6+ 19.
Qxe6 Bxe6 20. O-O Kd7 21. Rd1+ Kc6 22. Re1 Bd7 $17 {_|_}) 18... Nxf4 (18...
Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Be5 (19... Bd7 20. Rd1 $18) 20. Bxe5 $18) 19. Rd1+ Qd6 20. Rxd6+
exd6 21. e7+ $1 (21. Qxf4 Kxc7 22. Qf7+ Kc6 23. Qxg7 Bxe6 24. Kd2 $18) (21.
Nxa8 Nxe6 22. O-O $18) 21... Kxe7 22. Qxf4 Bf5 (22... Rb8 23. Nd5+ Ke6 24. Qe4+
Be5 25. f4) 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. O-O h5 25. Re1+ Be5 26. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Comas Fabrego, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 (2... Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 {-> ChassBase:Alapin diskette}
) 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 (4... Qxd5 {-> 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.ed Qd5 4.d4 e6}) 5.
Be3 Nd7 (5... c4 {/\()<<}) 6. dxc5 Nxc5 (6... Bxc5 7. Bxc5 {קd5,Bc8}) 7. Bb5+
(7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O Bg4 $13) 7... Bd7 $8 8. Qe2 Bxb5 (8... Ne6 9. Nf3
$14) 9. Qxb5+ Qd7 10. Na3 (10. Qe2 Ne6 $132) 10... a6 11. Qxd7+ {/\+/= _|_קd5}
(11. Qe2 O-O-O $5) 11... Nxd7 12. Nc2 Ngf6 13. O-O-O {<->d,e} (13. Nf3 {
/\0-0 -> ׫}) 13... Bc5 14. Ne2 (14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf3 Nce4 16. Rhe1 O-O 17.
Re2 $14) 14... O-O-O 15. Nf4 {/\Nd5} (15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Nf4 $14) 15... Bxe3+
16. Nxe3 Nb6 {קd5} 17. Rhe1 Rd7 (17... g5 {/\Rae8}) 18. h4 $14 {/\h5()} (18.
Rd2 Rhd8 19. Red1 g5 {/\Nc4}) 18... h5 19. f3 {/\g4-g5,קd5} (19. Rd4 {/\a4}
Re8 {/\Re4}) 19... Kd8 (19... g6 $5) 20. Nc2 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kxe8 22. b3 {
/\a4-a5,קd5} Na8 23. Ne3 Nc7 24. g4 $16 hxg4 25. fxg4 Re7 (25... Ne4 26. Nfxd5
Nxd5 27. Nxd5 $18) 26. Nexd5 Ncxd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Re2 29. a4 Rh2 30. h5
Re2 31. Rg5 Kf8 32. Rc5 {/\קb7} Re4 33. g5 Rh4 34. Rc8+ (34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. h6
gxh6 36. gxh6 Rxh6 37. Rc7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Vinkovci"]
[Site "Vinkovci"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qa4+ (6. Nbd2 cxd4 7.
Bc4 Qd8 (7... Qh5 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. cxd4 Nb6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Ne5 e6 12. g4 Nxg4
13. Nxd7 O-O-O 14. Qc3+ {1-0 Knazovcik,L-Voboril,P/CZE-chT 9394 (02) ;TD 94\03
1994}) 8. Qb3 e6 9. Qxb7 Nbd7 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nc6 Qc8 12. Ba6 O-O 13. b4 Bd6
14. Qxc8 Raxc8 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 $18 {Rovid,K-Boronyak,A/HUN-chT 9192 ;TD 92\10
1991/1-0 (46)}) (6. Be2 e6 (6... cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qb3
Qb4 11. Rd1 Qxb3 12. axb3 $15 {Dahl,I-Bern,I/Gausdal Arnold-Cup (02) ;TD 90\05
1990/0-1 (42)}) 7. Na3 (7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 Qd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. dxc5
Qxc5 12. Be3 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Gavrikov,V/URS-FL56 Klaipeda++ ;CBM 11 1988/1/
2-1/2 (42)}) (7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 (10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2
Be7 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Rd1 Qb8 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Nf3 Nd5 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 $14
{Waller,H-Loginov,V/Zalakaros op (03) ;TD 91\05 1991/0-1 (52)}) 10... Be7 11.
Nc3 Qd6 12. Nb5 (12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 a6 15. Na4 b5 16. Nc5 $14 {
Troltenier,D-Werner,D/BL2-SW 8889 (1989) ;BL2 1989/1-0 (82)}) 12... Qd8 13. Ne5
Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nb4 $10 {Kauschmann,H-Bachmann,A/Berlin-ch ;TD 87\04 1987/1/2-1/
2 (40)}) (7. Be3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Bxd1 Be7 10. h3 Bf5 11. Ba4 $14 {Szabo,
G-Chanda,S/WchJM U10 Bratislava (04) ;TD 93\05 1993/1-0 (71)}) (7. c4 Qd7 8.
Ne5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qxd4 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rd1 $14 {
1-0 Werner,C-Meyer,W/Badenweiler op (04) ;GER 04 1985 (35)}) 7... a6 (7... Nc6
8. O-O (8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Nbxd4 a6 12. O-O Be7 13. c4 Qd6
14. Nxc6 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 bxc6 16. Ne5 $14 {Hansen,LB-Schandorff,L/Farum (03) ;TD
93\09 1993/1-0 (40)}) (8. Nb5 Qd8 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. O-O
a6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Qb6 $10 {1-0 Baron-Pereda/ESP-chJ (06)
;TD 92\09 1992 (30)}) 8... cxd4 (8... Be7 9. Nc2 Qd8 10. Bg5 O-O 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Lohou-Cladouras,P/Clichy op (08) ;TD 91\02 1991 (22)}) 9. Nb5
Rc8 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Be7 13. Rd1 a6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Nf3
Qf5 16. Bg3 Rfd8 $10 {1/2-1/2 Acs,P-Munizaba,S/WchJM U12 Bratislava (11) ;TD
93\05 1993 (22)}) (7... Be7 8. Nc4 Qd8 9. Nce5 O-O 10. Nxg4 Nxg4 11. O-O Nc6
12. Qa4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxg4 $14 {Vogt,L-Kratochwil,C/Baden Baden op 
(09) ;TD 93\06 1993/1-0 (41)}) (7... Qd8 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Ne5 cxd4
11. Qa4 a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. f3 Nd5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bd2 f6 17.
Nxg6 hxg6 18. Nc4 Rh3 $15 {Vasiukov,E-Petursson,M/Moscow-A ;TD 87\01 1987/0-1 
(59)}) (7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Na6 9. Nbxd4 e5 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Qxa6 $14
{1-0 Peptan,C-Ionescu Ilie,V/Timisoara ztW-A (02) ;TD 93\02 1993 (26)}) 8. Nc2
cxd4 9. Ncxd4 Bc5 (9... Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nbd7
14. b4 Nd5 15. Re1 $14 {Lane,G-Bener/Cappelle op ;TD 89\04 1989/1-0 (81)}) 10.
O-O O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. c4 Qd6 13. Nb3 $14 {Thiemonds,U-Kesseler,H/NWL-II 8990 
(1989) ;BIG 1990/1-0 (51)}) 6... Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7. Be3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 cxd4 9.
cxd4 e6 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Rg1 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Madsen,D/Gausdal International 
(07) ;TD 92\08 1992/1-0 (41)}) 7. Bc4 $5 Qe4+ 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Nd2 $1 Bd1 $1 10.
Rxd1 Qxg2 11. Ke2 $8 cxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Nf3 {/\פc6} Qg4 14. Bb5 $36 Nd7 15.
Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rd8 (16... Rb8 17. b3 {/\Rg1,Ne5}) 17. Rhg1 Qf5 18. Rg5 Qh3
19. Rdg1 h6 20. Rb5 $1 g5 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Rb7 Rhh7 24. Rb8+ Ke7
25. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 {4.d4 -> Alapin disk} e6 5. Bc4 d6 (5...
Nb6 6. Bb3 (6. Be2 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d6 9. O-O dxe5 10. dxe5 Qc7 (10...
Qxd1 11. Rxd1 $14 {פb6,Bc8}) 11. Nc3 $5 (11. Bf4 Nd5 (11... Be7 12. Nc3 {
/\Nb5;Ne4->}) 12. Bg3 $14) 11... Nxe5 12. Nb5 $44) 6... d5 7. d4 (7. exd6 $10)
7... Nc6 8. Bg5 $14) 6. d4 (6. O-O dxe5 7. Nxe5 Nd7 8. d4 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nb6 10.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1+ Kc7 $10) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Nb6 (8... Be7 9. Qe2
O-O 10. Bd2 {/\Nc3+/= Blatny,P-Lerner,K/Wien op/1994/}) 9. Bd3 (9. Bb5 $5) 9...
Nb4 (9... dxe5 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Nc3 f5
15. Bb1 $16 {Blatny,P-Fernandes,A/Debrecen EU-tch/1992/}) 10. Be2 (10. Be4 d5
$10) 10... dxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Bd7 $13) 11... Nc6 12. Bb5 (
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bf3 Nd5 {+/=/=}) 12... Bd7 13. Nc3 Be7 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5
Bxb5 15. Nxb5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nd5 $10) 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Rd1 Nxe5 (15... Rc8 16.
Be3 $1 a6 17. Be2 f5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. d5 $16) (15... Qe8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. d5
exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 $14 {^^}) 16. dxe5 Qc7 (16... Qe8 17. Bxd7 (17.
Qxb7 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxe7 Qxe5 $10) 17... Nxd7 18. Qxb7 Nxe5 19. Bf4 Ng6
20. Bc7 $14) 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Bd3 (18. Bf4 $142) 18... f5 $1 19. exf6 Qxg3 20.
hxg3 gxf6 21. Be4 Bc6 (21... Rab8 22. Be3 Rfd8 $14) 22. Bxc6 $14 bxc6 23. b3
Rfd8 24. Bb2 Kg7 (24... h5 $5) 25. g4 Kf7 26. Rac1 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 c5 28. Ba3
Nd7 $6 (28... Rd8 $1 {/\Rd2<=>}) 29. Nc3 Ne5 30. f3 Rc8 31. Ne4 Rc6 32. Rc3 c4
$1 (32... Ra6 $2 33. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 34. Rxc5 Rxa2 35. g5 $1 $18 {_|_}) 33. bxc4
Rxc4 34. Rb3 Bxa3 35. Rxa3 Kg6 36. Ng3 (36. Rxa7 Nxg4) 36... Rc7 37. Ra6 Kf7
38. Ne4 Nc4 39. Kh2 Ke7 (39... h6 $142) 40. g5 $1 fxg5 (40... f5 $2 41. Nf6 h6
42. Ng8+ $16) 41. Nxg5 Nb6 42. Nxh7 $16 Kd6 43. Ng5 Rg7 44. Ne4+ Ke5 45. Nf2
Rh7+ 46. Kg3 Kd4 47. f4 $6 (47. Ra3 $1 {/\Rd3-e3 +/-}) 47... e5 $10 48. fxe5
Kxe5 49. Ra3 Kd4 50. Ng4 Nd5 51. Ra4+ Kc3 52. Ne5 Kb2 53. Nc4+ Kb1 54. Ra5 Nc3
55. a3 Ka2 56. Kf4 Rf7+ 57. Rf5 Nd5+ 58. Ke5 Rxf5+ 59. Kxf5 Kb3 60. Na5+ Kxa3
61. Ke5 Ne3 62. g3 Nf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 $6 (
6... Bxf3 7. Nxf3 e6 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qa4 $1 a6 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12.
Rd1 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qxd4 $1 Rd8 (14... Qxd4 15. Rxd4 e5 16. Rd3 $14 {
_|_}) 15. Qxd7+ Nxd7 16. Be3 $14) (6... e6 7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8. Bc4 Qd6 9. O-O a6
10. Re1 Be7 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ne4 Qd5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Ne5 Bh5
16. Bg5 b5 {1/2-1/2 Nehlert,P-Steinhart,C/VLSBaden 9293/1993/} 17. Qc2 $16) (
6... cxd4 $5 7. Bc4 Qh5 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. cxd4 Rb8 10. O-O b5 11. Bd3 e6 $1 12.
Re1 Bd6 13. Ne5 O-O {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Belikov,V/RUS-ch Elista (09) ;CBM 50
1995}) 7. Bc4 Bxf3 $5 (7... Qd7 8. h3 (8. Qb3 O-O-O $1 9. Bb5 (9. Ne5 $6 Nxe5
10. dxe5 Ne4 $36) 9... Be6 10. Qa4 a6 11. Bxc6 (11. Ne5 $2 axb5 12. Qa8+ Kc7
$19) (11. Nc4 $6 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 cxd4 $15) 11... Qxc6 12. Qxc6+ bxc6 13. dxc5 $14
) (8. dxc5 e5 9. Qe2 (9. O-O Bxc5 $13) 9... O-O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Bxc5
$132) 8... Bxf3 9. Nxf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 $14) (7... Qh5 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. d5 (9. Bb5
$5) 9... Ne5 10. Qa4+ Nfd7 11. Be2 $14) 8. gxf3 $5 Qg5 $2 {Ftacnik: It is
easily possible to missplay the opening, but such a loose move is always
suspicious.} (8... Qh5 9. Qb3 Rb8 10. Bb5 $1 $36) (8... Qd6 $5 9. dxc5 (9. d5
Ne5 (9... Qe5+ 10. Qe2 Nxd5 $5 11. Qxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxd5 Nd3+ 13. Kd1 $1 (13. Ke2
$4 Nf4+ $19) (13. Kf1 O-O-O 14. Bxf7 Nxc1 $15) 13... O-O-O 14. Bxf7 Nxf2+ 15.
Ke2 Nxh1 16. Be6+ Kc7 17. Ne4 Kc6 18. Be3 b6 19. Rxh1 $18 {_|_}) 10. Ne4 Nxe4
11. fxe4 (11. Bb5+ $6 Kd8 12. fxe4 Qg6 $1 $40) 11... O-O-O 12. Bf1 $13) (9. Qb3
e6 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Makarov,M/Novgorod 0p (06)/1995/}
) 9... Qxc5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Ne4 Qe5 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Be3 Nxe4 15.
Bd4 Qb5 16. fxe4 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 c5 18. Be3 Rb8 19. b3 {/\Kd3-c4+/=/+/-}) (8...
Qd7 $142 9. dxc5 O-O-O (9... e6 {Ftacnik} 10. b4) 10. Qe2 e5 $44) 9. Ne4 Qf5 (
9... Qg2 10. Ng3 $1 Qh3 $8 11. Qb3 Nd8 $8 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. Be3 e5 14. Rd1 $1
Rc8 15. Bd3 $1 (15. Bf1 Qe6 16. Qxe6+ Nxe6 17. Nf5 $14) (15. Bb5 Rc7 (15... Nc6
16. Bf1 Qe6 17. Bc4 $18) 16. Qd5 $40) 15... g6 $8 16. Bf1 Qe6 (16... Qh4 17.
Rxd7 Kxd7 18. Qd5+ Ke8 19. Qxe5+ $18) 17. Bb5 Rc7 (17... Nc6 18. Bc4 $18) 18.
Ne4 $1 Bg7 19. Qa4 Nc6 20. Nd6+ Ke7 21. Nxb7 $1 $18) 10. Qe2 $1 (10. Nxc5 e5 (
10... b6 11. Qd3 $18) 11. Qb3 Qxf3 (11... b6) 12. Qxb7 (12. Bxf7+ Kd8 13. Qxb7
(13. Nxb7+ $2 Kc7 {/\Rb8-+}) 13... Qxh1+ 14. Kd2 Bxc5 15. Qxa8+ Ke7 16. Qxh8
Kxf7 17. dxc5 Qf3 $1 $40) 12... Qxh1+ 13. Kd2 Bxc5 $8 14. Qxa8+ Ke7 15. Qxh8
exd4 $40) (10. Nxc5 $5 $16 {Ftacnik}) 10... e6 (10... Nxe4 11. fxe4 Qh3 (11...
Qg6 12. d5 Qg2 13. Rf1 $14 Ne5 14. Bb5+ Kd8 (14... Nd7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Bf4 {
/\0-0-0->}) 15. f4 Qxe2+ 16. Kxe2 $16) 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Bf4 Nf3+ 15.
Kd1 {/\Kc2,Rd1->}) (10... O-O-O {Ftacnik} 11. Nxc5 e5 $1 $132) 11. Ng3 Qh3 $8
12. d5 Nd8 13. Bb5+ {Ftacnik: By any usual count black's position is already
in ruins. +-} Nd7 (13... Ke7 14. Bg5 $18 (14. d6+ {Ftacnik} Kxd6 15. Bf4+ Ke7
16. O-O-O Nc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa6 $18)) 14. Bf4 a6 (14... Qh4 15. Qe5 $1 a6
16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. O-O-O Ke8 18. Nf5 $18) 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. O-O-O Ke8 (16...
Kc8 17. Qe5 $18) (16... e5 {Ftacnik} 17. Qxe5 $18) 17. Rhe1 $18 {->ע[+]} Be7 (
17... b6 18. Qe5 f6 19. Qc7 $18) (17... Qh4 18. Qe3 {/\Ne4+-}) 18. d6 Bf6 (
18... Bh4 19. Qe5) 19. d7+ Kf8 20. Rd5 $1 (20. Bd6+ Kg8 21. Ne4 Qf5 22. Rg1)
20... g6 (20... Nc6 21. Bd6+ Kg8 22. Ne4 $18) (20... Qxh2 {Ftacnik} 21. Rh5 Qg2
22. Reh1 $18) 21. Bd6+ Kg8 (21... Kg7 22. Nh5+ gxh5 23. Rg1+ $18) 22. Nh5 {
Ftacnik: Adams clearly has a romantic streak, in addidtion it is the most
efficient way to win.} Bg7 $8 (22... gxh5 {Ftacnik} 23. Rg1+ Bg7 24. Rdg5 $18)
23. Rxc5 Nc6 (23... Bh6+ 24. f4 Nc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Qxa6 {-- game}) 24. Rxc6
$3 bxc6 25. Qxa6 $1 Bh6+ (25... Rxa6 {Ftacnik} 26. d8=Q+ Bf8 27. Qxf8#) 26. f4
Rd8 27. Qc8 Qh4 28. Bc7 Rf8 29. d8=Q Qxh5 (29... Rxd8 30. Bxd8 Qxh5 31. Bf6+
$18 (31. Bf6+ {Ftacnik} Bf8 32. Bxh8 $18)) 30. Qxf8+ (30. Bd6 $6 Rxd8 31. Qxd8+
Kg7 $18 {_|_}) (30. Rxe6 $18) 30... Bxf8 31. Bd6 $1 (31. Bd6 Qh6 (31... Kg7 32.
Be5+ f6 33. Qd7+ Kh6 34. Bxf6 $18) 32. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kg7 34. Be5#) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. Na3 (7. h3 Bh5
8. O-O Be7 9. c4 Qd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Be3 Qc8 13. Nd4 Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 Nc6 $10 {Rozentalis,E-Gavrikov,V/URS-FL56 Klaipeda++ ;CBM 11 1988/1/2-1/2
(42)}) 7... a6 (7... Nc6 8. O-O (8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Nbxd4 a6
12. O-O Be7 13. c4 Qd6 14. Nxc6 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 bxc6 16. Ne5 $14 {Hansen,
LB-Schandorff,L/Farum (03) ;TD 93\09 1993/1-0 (40)}) (8. Nb5 Qd8 9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 $14 {
1-0 Baron-Pereda/ESP-chJ (06) ;TD 92\09 1992 (30)}) 8... cxd4 (8... Be7 9. Nc2
Qd8 10. Bg5 O-O 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Lohou-Cladouras,P/Clichy op (08)
;TD 91\02 1991 (22)}) 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Be7 $10
{1/2-1/2 Acs,P-Munizaba,S/WchJM U12 Bratislava (11) ;TD 93\05 1993 (22)}) (7...
Qd8 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Bb5+ Nc6 $13 {Vasiukov,E-Petursson,M/Moscow-A ;TD 87\01 1987/
0-1 (59)}) (7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Na6 9. Nbxd4 e5 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Nb5 Be7 $2 (11...
Bd6 $142) 12. Qxa6 O-O (12... bxa6 13. Nc7+ Kf8 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxe5 $18) 13.
Nc7 $14 {1-0 Peptan,C-Ionescu Ilie,V/Timisoara ztW-A (02) ;TD 93\02 1993 (26)})
(7... Be7 8. Nc4 Qd8 9. Nce5 O-O 10. Nxg4 Nxg4 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qa4 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxg4 Nc6 15. Be3 $14 {Vogt,L-Kratochwil,C/Baden Baden op (09) ;
TD 93\06 1993/1-0 (41)}) 8. Nc2 {/\Ne3[+]} cxd4 9. Ncxd4 e5 (9... Bc5 10. O-O
O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. c4 Qd6 13. Nb3 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 $14 {Thiemonds,U-Kesseler,H/
NWL-II 8990 (1989) ;BIG 1990/1-0 (51)}) (9... Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. O-O O-O 12.
Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nbd7 14. b4 Nd5 15. Re1 $14 {Lane,G-Bener/Cappelle op ;TD
89\04 1989/1-0 (81)}) 10. Nc2 Qxd1+ (10... Nc6 11. O-O Bc5 $10) 11. Bxd1 Nc6
12. Ne3 Bh5 13. Bb3 Bc5 (13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 $13 {/\Ke2}) 14. Nf5 O-O 15. O-O
Rfe8 16. h3 {/\g4} Bxf3 17. gxf3 e4 18. f4 (18. fxe4 Rxe4 $15) 18... Ne7 19.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Be3 Bxe3 (20... Rc8 21. Rad1 Rec7 {/\Kf8-e7,קf4,h3}) 21. fxe3
Rd8 22. Rad1 Rd3 (22... Red7 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Rd1 $14) 23. Kf2 Red7 24. Ke2
Kf8 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 (25... exd3+ 26. Kf3 (26. Kd2 Ne4+ $13) 26... d2 (26... Ke7
27. e4 d2 28. Ke3 a5 29. Rd1 b5 30. Bc2 Nh5 31. f5) 27. Rd1 Ke7 28. Bc4 Nh5 29.
e4 {/\Ke3,Bd3,קd2}) 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 b6 28. Kd2 Ke7 29. Bc2 {/\c4,Kc3-d4,
קe4} b5 30. b4 {קa6,Pb5} Kd6 31. a3 h6 32. h4 Ke7 33. Bb3 Ne8 34. c4 g6 35.
c5 Ng7 (35... Nc7 36. Kc3 f5 37. Kd4 Kf6 (37... Ne8 38. Bd5 Kf6 39. Bb7 Nc7 40.
Bc8 Ke7 41. Ke5 h5 42. Bb7 $18) 38. c6 g5 39. hxg5+ hxg5 40. fxg5+ Kxg5 41. Kc5
Na8 42. Kd6 f4 43. c7 $18) 36. Bd5 $18 Nf5 37. Bxe4 Nxh4 38. Bb7 Kd7 39. Bxa6
Kc6 40. Bc8 g5 41. Bg4 Ng6 42. Bh5 gxf4 43. exf4 Nxf4 44. Bxf7 Kb7 45. Ke3 Ng2+
46. Kd4 Ka6 47. Ke5 Ne3 48. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-C"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Janovsky, Sergey"]
[Black "Rigo, Janos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd2 Ba6 8.
Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qb3 Nab4 $5 10. O-O (10. Bxb4 $2 Nxb4 (10... Qc1+ 11. Qd1 $8 Qxd1+
12. Kxd1 Nxb4 {/\e6,Nd3 =/+}) 11. Qxb4 $4 (11. Na3 e6 {Xd5}) (11. Nc3 e6) 11...
Qc1+ $19) 10... Qc2 $2 (10... e6 11. Rc1 Qb7 $10) 11. Bxb4 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nxb4
13. Nc3 {<->a} a6 14. Rfc1 (14. Nb5 $5 Rc8 (14... Kd8 15. Ng5) 15. Rfc1 Kd8 (
15... Rc6 16. Na7 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 f6 18. Rc8+ $16) 16. Ng5 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 axb5
18. Nxf7+ Ke8 19. e6 $3 dxe6 20. Nxh8 $18 {_|_}) 14... f6 (14... Rc8 15. Nd5 $1
$18) 15. Nb5 $1 Kf7 16. Rc7 Rd8 17. Nc3 d6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. d5 {Xe6} Bg7 20.
Re1 Rhe8 21. Nd4 f5 $8 22. Ne6 (22. Nxf5 Bxc3 {/\Nd5}) 22... Rc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Rxe7+ Kg8 26. g4 $1 (26. f3 $6 Nd3 27. Re2 $2 Nxb2 $1 $15)
26... fxg4 27. Re4 $1 a5 28. Rxg4+ Kf7 29. Kf1 Kf6 30. Re4 Kf5 31. Re7 h6 32.
Ke2 Rc5 33. Rf7+ Ke5 (33... Kg6 34. Rd7 Nxd5 35. Rxd6+ $18) (33... Kg4 34. f3+
Kh5 35. Kf2 Nd3+ $8 36. Kg3 Nxb2 37. Ne4 Rxd5 38. Rg7 $1 Rf5 39. Kh3 $3 Rxf3+
40. Ng3+ Rxg3+ 41. hxg3 {/\ 42.g4 #}) 34. f4+ Kd4 35. Re7 $1 $18 Rxc3 36. bxc3+
Kxc3 37. f5 Nxd5 38. Re6 Kd4 39. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bangiev} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3
d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Na3 $5 a6 (9... Be6 $6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 $1
$36) 10. O-O $5 e6 {Bangiev: Ziel dieses Zuges ist, die Entwicklung des
Königsflügels nach dem Plan Be7, 0-0 rasch abzuschließen.} (10... dxc3 11. Ng5
e6 12. Qf3 $44) 11. cxd4 {Die beste Möglichkeit.} (11. Nxd4 {Bangiev: Dies
wird mit der Idee, das Feld f3 für die Dame freizumachen, gespielt. Aber,
"steht der Gegner gedrückt, soll man seine Lage nicht durch Abtausch
entlasten" so lautet ein Ausspruch Tarraschs.} Nxd4 12. cxd4 Be7 13. Qf3 Nd5
14. Nc4 Qd8 15. Qg3 O-O 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Ne5 Rc8 {Zeit 0-1 Darnstaedt,F-Berndt,
S/2.BLN 9495 Magdeburg-Neukölln [4] 1995 (36)}) 11... Be7 12. Be3 {Weiß
bereitet das Manöver Nf3-e5 vor.} (12. Re1 Bd7 13. Re4 Nd5 {Michelakis,
G-Dvoirys,S/Groningen op(8) 1993/0-1 (63)}) 12... O-O 13. Ne5 $1 {Die
Ausgangsstellung der Variante. Der Springer e5 ist auf die Dauer
offensichtlich unerträglich, er darf aber wegen der d-Linie und der auf d6
entstehenden Schwäche nicht getauscht werden.} Bf6 $6 (13... Nb4 14. Qf3 (14.
Qh5 N6d5 15. Nac4 Qd8 16. a3 Nf6 $1 17. Qh3 Nbd5 $10 {Praznik,A-Zontakh,A/Bled
op (01)/1995/}) 14... N4d5 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Bc2 Ba4 17. Nac4 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qc7
19. Bxa4 Qxc4 20. Bb3 Qb5 21. Rc1 $10 {Kristensen,J-Hellers,F/Copenhagen PC/
1991/}) (13... Bd8 14. Nac4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Qd7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 $14 {
Darnstaedt,F-Aseev,K/Berliner Sommer (02)/1993/}) (13... Nd5 14. Nac4 Qc7 15.
Rc1 Bd7 16. Qf3 (16. Bd2 Qd8 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Ba5 Qe8 19. Ne5 Rc8 20. Re1 b6
21. Nxc6 Rxc6 {1/2-1/2 Darnstaedt,F-Schirm,F/BL2-N 9394 (1994) ;BL2 1994}) (16.
Nxc6 $1 {Bangiev} Bxc6 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qa4 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc6]} Qb7 21. Rc2 Qb5 22. Qxb5 cxb5 23. Rfc1 $16 {[%csl Ya6,Yc6,Yd5]}
) 16... Rac8 17. Rfd1 f6 (17... Nxe3 $5) 18. Nd3 Be8 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Qg4 $36 {
Kisova,P-Savova,S/Brno ztW (09)/1989/}) (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 $14
) 14. Rc1 Bd7 $2 (14... Nb4 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Qf3 $14) (14... Na5 15. Bc2 Nc6 (
15... Bd7 $4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Qh5 $18) (15... g6 $5) 16. Nac4 $5 (16. Nxc6
bxc6 17. Be4 Bd7 18. Qc2 $14) 16... Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Qd8 18. d5 Qxd5 (18... exd5
19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxd5 Bxb2 21. Bb6 $1 Qh4 22. Rb1 Be5 (22... Bf6 23. Bc7 Ra8 24.
Bg3 (24. Nb6 Bg4 $1) 24... Qh6 25. Nb6 Rd8 26. Qe1 Ra7 27. Bc7 Rf8 28. Bd6 Rd8
(28... Bc3 $2 29. Qxc3 Qxd6 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Qh3 $18) 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Bc5
$14) 23. f4 Bd6 24. g3 Qh6 25. f5 $44) 19. Nb6 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rb8 21. Bc5 Be7
22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Be4 Nc6 24. Bxc6 (24. f4 e5 25. fxe5 Bg4 $10) 24... bxc6 25.
Rxc6 $14 {_|_}) (14... Rd8 $142 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4
$14) 15. Nac4 $1 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Qc7 (16... Qe7 {Bangiev: Schwarz droht nun,
durch Nc6-b4 -d5 den kritischen Punkt d5 zu befestigen.} 17. Nb6 $1 {Einfach
und stark} (17. d5 $5) 17... Rad8 18. d5 exd5 19. Bc5 $18) 17. d5 {[#]
Typischer Durchbruch der Festung an ihrem empfindlichsten Punkt. Die taktische
Begründung besteht darin, daß nach Annahme des Bauernopfers die Aktivität der
weißen Figuren wesentlich erhöhen soll.} exd5 18. Nb6 Bxb2 (18... d4 19. Nxa8
Rxa8 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 $18) (18... Rad8 19. Nxd5 Qe5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.
Bb6 $18) 19. Rc2 Be5 (19... Bf6 20. Nxd5 Qc8 $8 21. Nb6 Bg4 22. Qc1 $18 {_|_})
20. f4 $1 Bf5 (20... Bd6 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxd5) 21. Nxa8 Bxc2 (21... Rxa8 22.
fxe5 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 {--game}) 22. Qxc2 Rxa8 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Qf2 $18 {^^,><f7,
d5} (24. Qd2 Re8 25. Bc5 $18) 24... Qe6 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Bb6 Re8 $6 (26... Rd6
$2 27. Bc7 Rd7 28. Re1 $18) (26... Rd7 $8 27. Qd2 Ne7 28. Bc5 $18 {_|_}) 27.
Bxd5 Qd7 28. Bb3 (28. Bb3 Qe7 29. Rf1 Ne5 30. Bd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Valby K41"]
[Site "Valby"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Greger, Roland"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 (6. Be2 {,6.dxc5
--> ChessBase:Alapin}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Rc1 (9. Bd3 Be7 10.
Qe2 O-O 11. a3 a6 12. Rd1 b5 13. Bb1 $132) 9... Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nb4 12.
Bb1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Bf4 (14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. b4 a5 {-><<}) 14...
Qd8 15. Re1 Rc8 16. Bg5 g6 17. Qe2 (17. Bh6 Re8 18. a3 Nbd5 19. Ne4 $13) 17...
Nbd5 (17... Qxd4 18. Red1 Qb6) 18. Bh6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Re8 20. Bd3 (20. Nxf7 $2
Qd5 (20... Kxf7 $4 21. Qxe6#) 21. f3 Kxf7 $19) 20... Bf8 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. Rb1
Qd5 23. Nxc6 {><b7} Qxg5 $1 24. Ne5 (24. Nxa7 Rxc3 25. Rxb7 Nd5 {=/+/-/+})
24... Rc7 (24... Rxc3 25. Rxb7 {><f7}) 25. g3 $6 (25. Qf3 {><b7}) (25. c4 $5)
25... Nd5 {קc3} 26. Qf3 Nxc3 27. Rxb7 Bxe5 (27... Rxb7 28. Qxb7 Bxe5 29. Rxe5
$15) 28. dxe5 Rxb7 (28... Rec8 29. Bf1) 29. Qxb7 Qd2 30. Re3 Nd5 31. Rf3 Re7
32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. a3 (33. Bb1 Rc7 34. Rd3 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Qe1 $19) 33... Rc7 34.
Kg2 Qe1 35. h4 Rc1 $19 36. Rxf7+ (36. Kh3 Qh1+ 37. Kg4 h5+ $19) 36... Kxf7 37.
Qxa7+ Ke8 38. Kh3 h5 39. g4 Qh1+ 40. Kg3 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bricard, Emmanuel"]
[Black "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Na3 e6 7. Nb5 Qd7 8. Ne5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 (9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nd5 11. c4 a6 12. cxd5 axb5 13. Bxb5+ $18
) 10. c4 Nb4 11. a3 (11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Kd1 a6 13. Nc3 Kc7 14. a3 $10) 11...
Qxd1+ (11... Na6) 12. Kxd1 Na6 $8 13. Be2 {/^a8-h1} Bd7 {/\Bc6} 14. Bf3 Bc6 $8
15. Bxc6+ (15. Ke2 {/\ קa7} Bxf3+ 16. Kxf3 Kd7 17. Ke4 Nc7) 15... bxc6 16. Nc3
O-O-O+ 17. Kc2 $14 Rd4 18. b3 Be7 19. Be3 Rdd8 (19... Rg4 20. g3) 20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 {/\Ne4} f5 22. exf6 (22. Na4 g5 23. g3 h5 24. f3 g4 25. f4 h4 26. Rd2
hxg3 27. hxg3 Rh3 28. Rg2) 22... gxf6 (22... Bxf6 23. Ne4 Be7 $16) 23. Ne4 {
/\Nd6} Rg8 (23... Kc7 24. Bf4+ e5 25. Bd2 {/\Ba5}) 24. g3 (24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25.
Rxd6 Rxg2 26. Rxc6+ Nc7 27. Bxc5) 24... Kc7 (24... Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Kd3
Kd7 (26... f5 27. Ng5 Bxg5 28. Bxg5+)) 25. Bf4+ {><d6,d7} e5 26. Bd2 {/^a5-d8,
><d7,d6} Kd7 $6 27. Bg5+ Ke6 28. Bxf6 Rg4 (28... Bxf6 29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. Rxc6 $18
) 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Kd3 $18 {[+]} Rg6 31. Ke3 Rh6 32. h4 Rg6 33. Kf3 Rg8 34. g4
Rf8+ 35. Kg3 Rf4 36. f3 Rf8 37. g5 Rb8 38. Rd3 Nc7 39. Nxc5 Ne6 40. Nxe6 Kxe6
41. c5 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf2"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 $1 c4 (5... cxd4 $6 {
קd5}) 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Qf3 {/\Nge2-f4 קd5} (9. Nd2 {
Ftacnik} Be6 (9... Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qf3 Re8 12. Ne2 h6 13. O-O {Blatny,
P-Popovic,P/Brno (8)/1992/0.5 (13)}) 10. Qf3 Nge7 11. Bf4 Bxf4 (11... Ng6 12.
Bxd6 (12. Bg3 Nh4 13. Bxh4 Qxh4 14. Ne2 O-O 15. h3 Rae8 16. O-O f5 17. Ng3 f4
18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qxd5+ Be6 20. Qxd6 Rf6 21. Qc5 Rd8 22. Nf3 Qh6 23. Bc4 Kh8 24.
Bxe6 {Turov,M-Chuprov,A/St.Petersburg op (6)/1994/1-0 (45)}) 12... Qxd6 13. Ne2
a5 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. hxg3 h6 16. O-O O-O 17. Ra3 Rfe8 18. Rfa1 Bg4 19. Kf1 Rab8
20. f3 Bd7 21. Bb5 b6 22. Kf2 Re7 23. Re1 Nb4 24. cxb4 {Le_Bellac,P-Szabolcsi,
J/Budapest FS 11 IM/A(05)/1993/0-1 (33)}) 12. Qxf4 Ng6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. h4 Qf6
15. Ne2 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. h5 Nge7 18. Qf3 Rfe8 19. O-O Qg5 20. Nf4 a5 21.
Rfd1 Rad8 22. Nf1 Nf5 23. Rd3 Nh4 24. Qg3 {Blatny,P-Kortschnoj,V/Brno (5)/1992/
1-0 (53)}) 9... Nf6 (9... Nge7 {Ftacnik} 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nd2 a6 12. h4 Be6 13.
Bf4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Qd7 15. h5 f6 16. Ng3 Rae8 17. O-O Na7 18. Rfc1 Nb5 19. b4
Qd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Ra5 Nc6 22. Rc5 Rc8 23. Re1 Rfe8 24. b5 {Drazic,S-Ortega,
L/Cattolica (5)/1993/1-0 (59)}) 10. h3 h6 (10... O-O {Ftacnik} 11. Bg5 Re8+ 12.
Ne2 Be7 13. O-O h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nf4 $14) 11. Ne2 Ne7 12. Ng3 (12. Bf4 $5 {
Ftacnik}) 12... Be6 (12... Ng6 $5 13. Nf5 $140 $2 (13. Bxg6 fxg6 $13) (13. O-O
O-O $10) 13... Bxf5 14. Qxf5 (14. Bxf5 $4 Nh4 $19) 14... Nh4 15. Bb5+ Kf8 $1
$17 {קg2}) 13. O-O Ng6 (13... O-O {Ftacnik} 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qb6 16. Ra3
$13) 14. Nf5 Bxf5 (14... O-O $2 {Ftacnik} 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Bxh6 $16) 15. Qxf5
Nh4 $5 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bd3 Qd7 (18... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 19. c4 $36) 19.
c4 a6 $6 (19... Nf3+ $1 20. Kh1 (20. gxf3 Qxh3 $40) 20... Ng5 {/\Nh3->>>}) 20.
c5 Bc7 (20... Rc8 $2 {Ftacnik} 21. Qd2 Be7 22. Bxh6+ $16) 21. c6 $5 (21. Nd2 {
><f3}) (21. Nc3 {Ftacnik} Kg7 22. b4 Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Ng5 $132) 21... Qd6 (21...
bxc6 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 Qd6 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. dxc5) 22. Qc5 (22.
g3 bxc6 (22... Nf3+ {Ftacnik} 23. Kg2 Nh4+ 24. gxh4 Qh2+ 25. Kf3 $16) 23. Bf4 (
23. Rc1 Qe6 24. gxh4 (24. Kh2 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Ng5 26. Bxg5 hxg5 $40) (24. Qxc6
Qxh3 25. gxh4 Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Bg3+ $10 (26... Re8 {/\Re3->#})) 24... Qxh3 $40)
23... Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. Kh2 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nh4+ $10 27. Kh1 $2 Qe6 28. Kh2 (
28. gxh4 $4 Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 Bxf4 30. f3 Be3+ $19) 28... Bxf4 29. gxf4 Nf3+ 30.
Kg3 Ne1 31. Qe2 (31. Qd1 $2 Nh5+ 32. Kh2 Nxf4 $19) 31... Nh5+ 32. Kh2 Nxd3 33.
Qxd3 Nxf4 34. Qe3 Qd6 $19) 22... Qxc5 23. dxc5 bxc6 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Bxa6 Kg7
26. Bb7 Rb8 27. Bxc6 Rxb3 28. Nd2 (28. Bd4 {Ftacnik} Rd3 $10) 28... Rb4 29. Rb1
Rxb1+ 30. Nxb1 Nf5 31. Bd2 Nd4 (31... Ne4 {Ftacnik} 32. Bb4 Ne7 33. Bb7 Kf6 34.
Nc3 Nxc3 35. Bxc3+ Ke6 $10) 32. Ba4 (32. Bb7 {Ftacnik} Ne4 33. Bb4 Ne6 34. c6
Bb6) 32... Ne4 33. Bb4 Ne6 34. c6 Bb6 35. Nc3 (35. Be1 N4c5 $15) 35... Bxf2+ (
35... Nxf2 36. Nxd5 $10) 36. Kf1 Bc5 (36... Nxc3 {Ftacnik} 37. Bxc3+ d4 38. Ba5
Bg3 39. Ke2 $10) 37. Ba5 $6 (37. Nxd5 $142) (37. Bxc5 {Ftacnik} N4xc5 (37...
Nxc3 $2 38. Bd4+ Nxd4 39. c7 $16) 38. Bd1 Nc7 $15) 37... Nxc3 38. Bxc3+ Kf8 $6
(38... d4 $142 39. Ba5 Bd6 40. Bb3 Kf6 41. Ke2 $15) 39. Bb3 $1 (39. Bf6 {
Ftacnik} Be7 40. Be5 Bd8 41. Bd6+ Kg7 $10) 39... Nc7 (39... d4 $4 40. Bxe6 Bd6
41. Bxd4 fxe6 42. Bc5 $1 $18) 40. Be5 Bb6 41. Bd6+ Kg7 42. g4 (42. Bxc7 Bxc7
43. Bxd5 $10) 42... Kf6 43. h4 Ke6 44. Bf8 h5 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Bd1 Nb5 47.
Bxh5 (47. Bxh5 {Ftacnik} Na7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Miladinovic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 {/\ 10...Ne5} 10. Re1 (10. b3 Ne5 11. Na3 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bh3
13. Re1 cxb3 14. axb3 Rc8 15. c4 $4 (15. d4 $142 Rxc3 $140 16. Nb5) 15... f5 $1
$19 {/\16...Dg6} 16. Kh1 $8 Qd4 17. Rb1 Qxf2 18. Rg1 Rc6 {0-1 Rovid,K-Mann,G/
HUN-chT1 9495 (12) ;EXT 95ch 1995}) (10. Qe2 O-O-O $5 (10... Qf6 $5)) 10... Ne5
$146 (10... e6 11. h3 Bh5 12. b3 Bg6 13. Ba3 Qd5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Na3 Rd8 16.
bxc4 (16. Rb1 $5) 16... Nxc4 (16... Qc5 $5) 17. Bb3 Bd3 (17... b5 18. d4 Bh5 $5
) 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. d4 g6 20. Rb1 (20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qb3 Qxb3 (21... Na5 22.
Qa3+ $18) 22. axb3 Kg7 $10) 20... Bxb3 21. Rxb3 b6 22. Qe2 Kg7 $10 {0-1 Nunn,
J-Anand,V/Monaco Amber 25' (05) ;EXP 40 1994 (45)}) 11. Rxe5 Bxf3 12. Qe1 Bd5
13. b3 (13. d4 cxd3 14. Bxd3 Bxg2 $17) 13... e6 14. Ba3 Qc6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 {
Wer steht schlechter? Schwarz kann nicht mehr rochieren und Weiß hat
Schwierigkeiten, seinen Damenflügel zu entwickeln. Steht der Turm im Zentrum
gut oder schlecht?} (15... Rxf8 $5 {/\ 0-0-0}) 16. Rg5 $5 f6 (16... g6 17. d3
cxd3 18. Bxd3 $16 {x Bd5}) 17. Rg3 h5 $5 18. Na3 (18. d3 $5 h4 19. Rg4 (19. Re3
e5 20. Qf1 cxd3 21. Bxd3 h3 $132) 19... h3 (19... cxd3 20. Bxd3 h3 21. c4 Bxg2
22. Qb4+ Kg8 23. Qe7 $18) 20. dxc4 Bxg2 21. Nd2 $16) 18... h4 19. Rg4 h3 20.
bxc4 Bxg2 $6 (20... Nxc4 $142 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Be4 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. d4
hxg2 25. Rxg2 Rc8 $10) 21. Nb5 {Ein kleiner Zwischenzug mit taktischen
Hintergedanken.} (21. d3 $14) 21... Nxc4 $2 (21... e5 $142 22. d3 $14) 22. Nd4
$18 {Der Verlust des e-Bauern ist entscheidend.} Ne5 (22... Qd5 23. Nxe6+ $18)
23. Rg3 (23. Nxc6 $4 Nf3#) 23... Qd5 (23... Qd6 24. f4 $18) 24. Bb3 Qe4 25.
Nxe6+ Ke7 26. Qxe4 Bxe4 27. Re1 Nf3+ (27... f5 28. Ng5 $18) 28. Rxf3 Bxf3 29.
Nd4+ Kd6 30. Nxf3 {Die beiden Leichtfiguren sind in der geschlossenen Stellung
dem Turm überlegen.} Rae8 31. Re3 $1 {Weiß sorgt dafür, daß möglichst wenig
offene Linien für den Turm vorhanden sind.} g5 32. Nd4 Rxe3 33. fxe3 Ke5 34.
Be6 $1 {Damit ist der Vormarsch der schwarzen Königsflügelbauern gestoppt. N
und B arbeiten optimal zusammen.} b5 35. Kf2 {Der Ph3 ist ein Kind des Todes.}
Kd6 36. Kg3 a5 {Das letzte schwarze Gegenspiel.} 37. Bxh3 b4 38. cxb4 axb4 39.
Be6 Ke5 40. Bb3 Ke4 41. Bc2+ Kd5 42. d3 Re8 43. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 {Rozentalis} Nc6 5. Bg2 e6 6. Nf3 d6 7. exd6
Bxd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 b6 (9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 (10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12.
Nd2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Be5 14. Qd3 $10 {MagemBadals,J-Martin,A/Bilbao/1993/} Ne7 $5)
11. c4 (11. Nb3 {Shirov} Be7 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Bh3 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Re1
Ne5 16. N1d2 Bf6 $44) 11... Nde7 12. Nb5 Be5 13. N1c3 a6 14. Nd6 Qc7 15. c5
Rad8 $15 {Rozentalis,E-Shirov,A/Tilburg/1993/}) 10. c4 Nde7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. d5
$5 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... bxc5 13. Ne4 $16) 13. Ne4 Nd4 14. Nxc5 Bxf3 (14...
bxc5 $2 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Nxe6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Bf3 18. Nxf8 Bxd1 19. Bg5 $16) 15.
Bxf3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 bxc5 $14) 12... exd5 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Ng5 h6 (14... Ba6 $2
15. Re1 Nd3 $2 16. Be4 $18) 15. Nge4 Nbxd5 (15... f5 $2 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Re1
Nbxd5 $2 18. Rxe7 $1 $18) 16. Bxh6 $5 (16. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 (16... Bxd5 $2 17. Nf6+
$1 gxf6 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 $18) 17. Bxh6 Be5 $44 {Attacking b2}) 16... Be5
$6 (16... gxh6 $1 {Magem Badals,J} 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qg4+ Kh7 (18... Kh8 19.
Rad1 (19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Rad1 $2 f5 $1) 19... Rg8 (19... f5 $2 20. Qg6 fxe4 (20...
Bf4 $1 {Windows Analyseprogramm} 21. gxf4 Qh4 $13) 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8
23. Bxe4 $18) 20. Qh5 Rg6 (20... Bf8 21. Nc3 Rg5 (21... Qg5 $5) 22. Qxf7 $40)
21. Rxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rc8 23. Qxf7 $16) 19. Qf5+ Kg7 20. Rad1 Be7 21. Nc3 Qc8
22. Qxc8 Raxc8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Bf6 $10) 17. Bd2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Ng6 (18...
f5 $2 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20. Qh5 $18) 19. f4 $1 (19. Nf6+ $2 Qxf6 20. Bxb7 Rad8 $15 {
><c3,d2}) 19... Bd4+ 20. Kh1 (20. cxd4 $2 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxd4+ $17) 20... f5 21.
Nf6+ $6 (21. cxd4 $1 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. dxc5 bxc5 (23... Qd3 $142 $5) 24.
Be3 $16) 21... Bxf6 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Bg2 Qd3 24. Rf3 Qd7 25. Qb3+ Kh7 26. Rf2
Rfe8 27. a4 Rbd8 28. Rb1 Re6 29. Bf1 Re4 30. Bb5 Qb7 31. Kg1 c4 32. Bxc4 Be7
33. Qb5 Qc8 34. Bd3 Bc5 35. Be1 Re3 $6 (35... Re7 36. Bc2 $1 Rd5 37. Qf1 Bxf2+
38. Bxf2 Ra5 39. Qh3+ $1 Kg8 40. Bb3+ Kf8 41. Qh7 $16) (35... a6 $1 36. Qxa6
Qxa6 37. Bxa6 Rxa4 38. Bb5 Ra2 39. Kf1 Bxf2 40. Bxf2 Rdd2 41. Bxb6 Rxh2 42. Bd3
$10) 36. Bc2 Rde8 37. Qf1 Kg8 $6 (37... Re2 $5 38. Bd3 (38. Bb3 $5) 38... Bxf2+
39. Bxf2 Rd2 40. Qh3+ Kg8 41. Bxf5 Qc6) 38. Kh1 Kf8 (38... Qc6+ 39. Rg2 Re2 40.
Bd3 Qxg2+ $2 41. Qxg2 Rxe1+ 42. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 43. Bf1) 39. Bd2 Qc6+ 40. Qg2 Qxg2+
41. Rxg2 (41. Kxg2 $2 Re2 $19) 41... Re2 42. Rxe2 (42. Rd1 $2 Bf2 $1 43. h3 (
43. Bxf5 Rxd2 44. Rxd2 Re1+ $19) 43... Rd8 44. Bc1 Rxd1+ 45. Bxd1 Re1+ 46. Kh2
Rxd1 47. Ba3+ Bc5 $19) 42... Rxe2 43. Rd1 Ne7 44. Bd3 Rf2 45. Be1 Rb2 46. Rd2
Rxd2 (46... Rb3 $2 47. Bc4 Rxc3 48. Rd8#) 47. Bxd2 g6 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf3 Nc8
50. h3 Nd6 51. g4 Kf6 52. Be1 Ba3 53. Bh4+ Kf7 54. Bf2 Bc5 55. Bd4 Ke6 56. Be5
Ne8 57. Bb5 Nd6 (57... Nf6 $6 58. gxf5+ gxf5 59. Ba6 {><f5}) 58. Bd3 Ne8 59.
Bc4+ Ke7 60. Ba6 Nd6 61. Bd3 Kd7 {adj} 62. Bg7 Ke6 63. Kg3 Be3 64. Kf3 Bd2 65.
Bd4 Bc1 66. Be5 Bd2 67. Ke2 Bc1 68. Kf3 Bd2 69. h4 Be1 (69... Bc1 70. g5 Ba3
71. h5 gxh5 72. g6 $18) 70. h5 fxg4+ 71. Ke2 Bxc3 (71... Bh4 72. h6 Bf6 73. h7
Nf7 74. Bc4+ Ke7 75. Bxf7 Kxf7 76. Bxf6 Kxf6 77. h8=Q+ $18) 72. Bxc3 gxh5 73.
Be5 Nf5 (73... h4 74. Bxd6 Kxd6 75. Bf5 g3 76. Kf3 $18) 74. Kf2 h4 75. Bc4+ Ke7
76. Be2 g3+ 77. Kg2 Ne3+ 78. Kh3 Ke6 79. Bd4 Nd5 80. Kg4 Ne7 81. Bc4+ Kd6 82.
Bg1 Ng6 83. Bd3 h3 84. Kxg3 1-0

[Event "Valby K41"]
[Site "Valby"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Greger, Roland"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5
Bd6 15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 O-O (16... O-O-O) 17. c4 Rfe8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qh4 Qg7 20.
Bh6 Qf7 21. Rd1 Rac8 22. Bg5 Rc7 23. c5 bxc5 24. Bb5 Rec8 25. dxc5 Bxc5 26. Bf4
Be7 27. Qh6 Bf8 28. Qh4 Rc5 29. Ba4 Bd5 $19 30. Bb3 Bxb3 31. Rxb3 e5 32. Bh6
Rc4 33. Qh3 Be7 34. Rb7 Rc3 $4 (34... Rh4 $2 35. Qxh4 $10) (34... R4c7 $19 {_|_
}) 35. Qxc3 $1 Rxc3 36. Rb8+ $18 Qf8 (36... Bf8 37. Rdd8 Rc1+ 38. Bxc1 $18) 37.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. Rd8 Kf7 39. Rxf8+ Ke7 40. Ra8 f4 41. Rxa7+ Ke6 42. h4 Rc1+ 43.
Kh2 Rc2 44. Ra6+ Kd7 45. f3 e4 46. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 {/\Be7,0-0,Rfd8->Pd4} 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Ne5 O-O (11... Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Qd4 a6 (13... O-O 14. Nxa7 $16) 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 O-O $14
) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 {קc6} 13. Nc3 Qa5 $6 (13... Rb8 $142 14. Rb1 (14. Bf3 Ba6 $5
15. Re1 Rb4 $132) 14... Nd5 15. Qc2 Bf6 $13) 14. Qa4 $1 Qb6 (14... Qxa4 $6 15.
Nxa4 Rb8 16. b3 {/\Bb2,Rac1,Rc2,Rfc1,Bf3 ->Pc6 +/=/+/-}) 15. Qc4 Rd8 16. Rd1
Nd5 17. Na4 Qc7 18. Bf3 $14 a5 (18... Rb8 19. a3 $1 {><b4, /\b4}) 19. Nc5 Qa7
20. b3 e5 $5 21. Bb2 f5 (21... exd4 $2 22. Bxd4 Qc7 23. Rac1 $16) 22. g3 e4 23.
Bg2 Kh8 24. a3 Rb8 25. Rab1 (25. Rac1 $6 Bg5 26. Rc2 e3 $132) 25... Bd6 (25...
Rb5 $5) 26. Bc1 h6 27. Bd2 Rb5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Qb8 30. Bf1 Qc7 (30... Bxc5
31. dxc5 Nxb4 $2 32. Bf4 $1 $18) 31. Qc2 Rb8 32. Rdc1 Qe7 33. Re1 Qf6 34. Qc4
Bf8 35. Red1 g5 36. b5 cxb5 37. Rxb5 Rxb5 38. Qxb5 e3 (38... Qxd4 $142 39. Bxg5
(39. Nb3 Qg7 $1 (39... Qf6 $2 40. Ba5 $18) 40. Bxg5 (40. Ba5 $6 Nc7 $8 41. Bxc7
Qxc7 $17) 40... hxg5 41. Rxd5 Rxd5 42. Qxd5 Qd7 $15) 39... Qxd1 40. Bxd8 e3 $13
41. Qe8 $5 exf2+ 42. Kg2 Kg8 43. Nd3 f4 44. Qg6+ Bg7 45. Qe8+ Bf8 46. Kxf2 (46.
Qg6+ $10) 46... Qd2+ $10) (38... Nc7 $5) 39. fxe3 f4 40. Ne4 $6 (40. Ba5 $142
Nxe3 $5 41. Bxd8 Qxd8 42. Rd2 Nxf1 43. Kxf1 (43. Qxf1 $4 Bxc5 $19) 43... f3 $16
{^^}) 40... Qf5 41. Bd3 fxe3 $13 42. Ba5 e2 {><f2} (42... Bd7 $142) 43. Re1 $1
(43. Bxe2 $2 Qxe4 44. Bxd8 Bh3 $19) 43... Bd7 44. Qa6 (44. Qb7 $142 Bc8 45. Qb3
$16) 44... Bg7 $2 (44... Re8 $1 45. Nc5 (45. Nd6 $2 Qf3 $1 46. Bxe2 (46. Nxe8
$4 Bh3 $19) 46... Qf6 $1 47. Nxe8 Qxd4+ 48. Kg2 (48. Kh1 Qe4+ {/\Bc5#}) 48...
Ne3+ 49. Kf3 g4+ 50. Kf2 Nd1+ 51. Kg2 Qe4+ $19) 45... Qf3 $1 (45... Qg4 46.
Nxd7 Qxd7 47. Rxe2 (47. Bb5 $2 Qg7 $1 48. Bxe8 $140 $4 (48. Rxe2 Rxe2 49. Bxe2
Qxd4+ 50. Kf1 $10) 48... Qxd4+ 49. Kg2 Qe4+ 50. Kh3 Nf4+ 51. Kg4 Nd3+ 52. Kh5
Qf3+ 53. g4 (53. Kg6 Ne5#) 53... Nf4#) 47... Rxe2 48. Bxe2 $14 {_|_}) 46. Nxd7
(46. Rxe2 Bh3 (46... Rxe2 $5 47. Bxe2 Qe3+ 48. Kh1 Bf5 $40) 47. Rf2 Qd1+ 48.
Bf1 Bg7 $40) 46... Nf4 $1 47. gxf4 Qg4+ $10) (44... Rb8 $5) 45. Nf2 $18 Qf8 46.
Bxd8 Qxd8 47. Qd6 Nc3 48. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi+"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurieli, Nino"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. Na3
Nc6 8. Nb5 Rc8 9. Bf4 cxd4 $1 10. Nc7+ Rxc7 11. Bxc7 dxc3 $14 {Haag-Sziebert,
Hungary 1990 --> INF 50/171}) 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. Qxd4 a6 (8... Qxd4 9.
Nfxd4 Na6 {van de Oudeweetering-Bordes Budapest 1989}) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ne5 $5
(10. Nbd4 {+/=/=}) 10... axb5 11. Nxf7+ Ke8 12. Nxh8 Bc5 (12... Bd7 $142 $5 {
/\Bc6,Nbd7,Bc5,Ke7 /=/+}) 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. b4 $6 (15. Ng6 $1 hxg6
16. Bxg6+ Ke7 17. Bf4 $1 {/\ 0-0 +/=/+/- _|_}) 15... Bd6 16. Bg5 Ke7 17. Ng6+
hxg6 18. Bxg6 Ra3 $1 19. O-O (19. Bd2 $2 Ne5 20. Bc2 $8 Bb5 $17) 19... Rxc3 20.
b5 Ne5 {[+]} 21. Be4 Neg4 22. h3 Rc5 23. Bxf6+ (23. Bh4 $2 g5 $1 24. hxg4 Nxe4
$19) 23... Nxf6 24. Bxb7 Rxb5 25. Bf3 Ra5 26. Rfd1 e5 (26... Be5 27. Rab1 Rxa2
28. Rb7 $10) 27. Rab1 e4 $1 28. Re1 Re5 29. Bd1 Bc5 $36 30. g4 $6 (30. Bc2 $142
Bc6 (30... Rf5 31. Re2 {/\ Rbe1,Bxe4=} (31. Bxe4 Bxf2+ (31... Rxf2 32. Bc6+ Kd6
(32... Re2+ $2 33. Kf1 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1+ Kd6 35. Bxd7 $14 {_|_}) 33. Bxd7 Rxa2+
34. Kh1 Nxd7 $10) 32. Kh1 Rf4 33. Bc6+ Bxe1 34. Rxe1+ Be6 {-/+/-+})) 31. Re2
Nh5 32. Rbe1 Nf4 33. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Bxe4 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nc3 37.
Bd3 Nxa2 38. g3 {/\ Kg2,Ph4,f3 =/+/= ץc5 + Ph _|_}) 30... Bc6 31. Bc2 Nh7 32.
Kf1 Re6 (32... Ng5 $4 33. f4 $18) 33. f3 Ng5 34. Bxe4 Nxe4 35. fxe4 Bxe4 {
-/+/-+ ^^} 36. Rbc1 Bb6 (36... Rf6+ 37. Ke2 Bb6 (37... Rf2+ $4 38. Kd1 $18) 38.
g5 Re6 (38... Rf2+ $4 39. Kd1 Rf4 40. Rc4 $18) 39. Kf1 {- game}) 37. g5 Re5 38.
Rb1 $4 (38. h4 Kf7 {/\ Kg6,Kh5;Rf5-f2 -+}) 38... Rf5+ 39. Ke2 Bxb1 40. Rxb1 Bd4
$19 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. h4 Rf2+ 43. Kd3 Be5 44. Ra7 (44. h5 Rxa2 45. h6 g6 46. h7
Rh2 $19) 44... Rh2 45. Ra4 Kf5 46. a3 Bg3 47. Ra7 Kg6 48. Ra6+ Kh7 49. Ke4 Bxh4
50. Kf5 Rg2 51. g6+ Kh6 52. Rb6 Rg5+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch"]
[Site "Bad Neuenahr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 Qd8 8.
Nb3 cxd4 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 (10... Qc7 11. Qe2 a6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. O-O
O-O 14. Rfe1 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rad1 $14 {Schmittdiel-Wojtkiewicz, Aabybro
1989 --> ChessBase: Blatny: Sicilian 2.c3}) 11. Bf4 (11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O Bd7
13. Bf4 a6 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Be5 Rad8 17. Rd3 Bc8 18. Rh3 $40 {
Schmittdiel-Ernst, Gausdal 1987}) 11... O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Rfe1
Qh5 $5 15. Qd2 Qc5 16. Bb3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Rd3
(20. Qe5 a5 (20... Ng4 $2 21. Qg3 e5 22. Nf3 {/\h3;Rd7}) 21. Rd3 Ng4 $5 22. Qg3
(22. Qg5 $2 e5 {><f2}) 22... Nf6 $14 (22... e5 23. Nf3 $1)) 20... e5 $1 21. Nc2
(21. Qxe5 $4 Rfe8 $19) 21... a5 22. Ne3 Bb5 23. c4 Bc6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd5
Bxd5 26. cxd5 e4 27. Rd1 h5 28. h3 Rd6 $10 29. Qd2 g6 30. Qc3 Nd7 31. Rc1 a4
32. Bxa4 Rxd5 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Qd6 35. Bc2 Nc5 36. Qc4 Qe5 37. b4 Nd3 38.
Bxd3 exd3 39. Qxd3 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Lewis"]
[Site "Isle of Lewis"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 (4. Nf3 Nf6 (4... e5 $5) 5. d4 Bg4) 4...
Nc6 $6 (4... Nf6 $5) (4... e5 $5) 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 (6... O-O-O $5 7. O-O (
7. Be3 e5 {><d4} 8. dxc5 (8. c4 Qd7 9. dxc5 (9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. Nc3 f5
$132) 9... Nd4 10. Nxe5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qf5 12. Bxd4 Rxd4 13. Nc3 Bxc5 14. O-O
Nf6 15. Nf3 Rf4 $44 {Klinger-Corbin, Dubai olm 1986}) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Bxd1 f5 10.
h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 f4 12. Bc1 Bxc5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Ne7 (15...
Rd6 16. Ke2 Ne7 17. a4 Nd5 18. Rd1 $14 {Lematschko-Kiss,A, Zurich op 1988}) 16.
Ke2 $10 {Barlov-Krnic, V. Banja 1983}) 7... Nf6 8. Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qa5 10.
Nbd2 $1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rxd4 13. Rc1+ $36 Kb8 14. Qc2 Qd8 15. Nb3
Rd6 16. Nc5 Nd5 17. Qb3 b6 18. Na6+ Kb7 19. Rc7+ $1 Ka8 20. Bxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rc8+
Qxc8 22. Qxd5+ Qb7 {Kotliar-Beckman/World Open(10)/1989/1-0 (23)}) 7. h3 Bh5 8.
c4 Qd6 (8... Qd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Ne5 Qxd5 13. Bb5+ Kd8
14. O-O Kc7 15. Nc3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 a6 17. Bf4 $1 Kb6 18. Bc4 Nf6 19. a3 Nc6 20.
Na4+ Ka7 21. Nxc6+ bxc6 22. g5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rxd5 Kb7 25. Rd7+ {
Adamski,A-Schneider,L._A/Wroclaw 31/194/1981/1-0 (43)}) (8... Qd8 9. d5 $1 exd5
10. g4 Bg6 11. cxd5 Qa5+ 12. Nbd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. O-O $36 d3 15. Bf3 Qa6
16. Re1+ Be7 17. d6 $1 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qb5 20. a4 Qa6 21. b4 Rd8 22.
b5 Qd6 23. Ba3 Qd4 24. Qd2 Kf8 25. Bb2 {Dorfman-Lukin /URS-ch otbor/1975/1-0 
(33)}) 9. g4 (9. d5 Bxf3 $8 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. O-O (11. Qa4+ b5 $1) 11... e5 $5 (
11... Nf6 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bf3 Be7 15. Nc3 $14 O-O 16. Rb1 (16.
Re1) 16... Nd7 $6 17. Be4 Ne5 18. f4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Nb6 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6 Nf5
22. Qf3 Qd4+ 23. Kh2 Nd5 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Qh5+ {Dutschak,H-Winkler,A/
WÜRT-MM8990/1990/1-0 (60)}) 12. Nc3 $5 (12. Re1 O-O-O $8 13. b4 $1 cxb4 $1 14.
Be3 Qb6 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Nb3 Nf6 $1 17. Rb1 Nxb3 18. Rxb3 Nd7 19. Bg4 Kb8 $6 (
19... Kc7 $5) 20. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 21. Qg4 Bxe3 22. Rexe3 Rhd8 23. Qxg7 f6 24. Qg4
$14 {Khmelnitsky,I-Dlugy,M/New York op/1992/0-1 (51)} (24. Qg4 Qc5 25. a3 bxa3
26. Rxa3 Rc7 27. Ra4 Qd4 28. Re4 Qd3 29. Ra1 h5 30. Qh4 Rd6 31. Rae1 a5 32. Kh2
Ka7 33. R1e3 Qd2 34. Ra3 Ra6 35. Qg3 a4 36. f4 h4 37. Qf3 Rg7 38. fxe5 Rg3 39.
exf6 Rxf6 40. Rxa4+ {Khmelnitsky,I-Dlugy,M/New York op (09) ;TD 92\05 1992/0-1
(51)})) 12... O-O-O 13. Be3 f5 14. b4 $1 cxb4 $6 15. Bxd4 bxc3 {Vlassov-Landa,
Polanica Zdroj op 1993} 16. c5 Qc7 17. d6 Bxd6 18. Rb1 $1 exd4 19. cxd6 Rxd6
20. Rxb7 Qc4 21. Rxa7 $18) 9... Bg6 10. d5 Nb4 (10... exd5 {Blatny,P} 11. cxd5
Nb4 12. Qa4+ Kd8 13. Na3 $36) (10... Nb8 11. Nc3 a6 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Qxb7 Rb8
14. Qc6 Qxc6 15. dxc6 Nb6 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Be3 Ne7 19. Bxc5 Nxc6
20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. O-O-O Ke7 22. f4 a5 23. b3 Nb4 24. Kb2 Na6 25. Nb5 {Blauert,
J-Gauglitz,G/BL2-N 9192 (1992) ;BL2 1992/1-0 (48)}) 11. O-O (11. Qa4+ Qd7 12.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. dxe6+ Kxe6 14. Na3 Re8 15. O-O f6 16. Be3 b6 17. Rfd1 Ne7 18.
Nb5 Rb8 19. Bf4 Rb7 20. Nc7+ Kf7 21. Rd7 Be4 22. a3 Nc2 23. Rc1 h5 24. Nd2 Bh7
25. Bf3 Nd4 26. Bxb7 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nxc1 28. Bd5+ Kg6 29. Nf3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Bg8
31. Bxg8 Nxg8 32. Bxc1 Rh1+ 33. Ng1 {1-0 Naumann,A-Agopov,M/WchJM-U14 Duisburg
(09) ;TD 92\06 1992}) 11... exd5 $1 (11... f6 $6 12. Nc3 Nc2 (12... exd5 13.
cxd5 O-O-O 14. Bc4 Nc2 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Rb1 Nd4 17. Nfxd4 Bxb1 18. Ne6 Bg6 19.
Bf4 Qa8 20. Nbc7 Qb8 21. Nxd8 $18) 13. Nb5 Qb6 (13... Qb8 14. Rb1 $16) 14. Bf4
(14. dxe6 Rd8 $17) 14... e5 (14... Rc8 15. Rc1) 15. Nxe5 $1 $18 fxe5 (15...
Nxa1 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Nc7+) 16. Bxe5 O-O-O (16... Nxa1 17. Nc7+ Kf7 18. Nxa8
Qd8 19. f4 $1 $40) 17. g5 $5 h5 (17... Ne7 18. Bg4+ Rd7 19. Rc1) (17... Bf5 18.
Bg4 $1 Bxg4 19. Qxg4+ Rd7 20. Qf5 $1 $18) 18. Rc1 Nb4 19. Bc7 Qxb5 (19... Qa6
20. Bxd8 $18) 20. cxb5 Kxc7 21. Bc4 Ne7 22. Qf3 Nc2 23. Rfd1 Nd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4
25. Qf4+ Kd7 (25... Rd6 26. b6+ axb6 27. Bb5+ $18) 26. b6 {1-0 Nunn,J-Sher,M/
Vejle ;CBM 40 1994}) (11... Nc2 12. Nc3 $1 (12. Na3 Nxa1 13. Be3 exd5 14. cxd5
Nf6 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Rxa1 $44) 12... Nxa1 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Qa4 Bc2
15. b3 Kd8 $1 16. dxe6 $1 {><d7} Nxb3 (16... a6 17. Bg5+ f6 18. Na3 Qd6 19.
Rxa1 Qxe6 (19... fxg5 20. Nxc2 Qxe6 21. Nxg5 Qe7 (21... Qxe2 22. Re1) 22. Ne3
$1 Qxg5 23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. Rd7+ Kc8 25. Rxb7 $3 $18) 20. Nxc2 (20. Re1 $5) 20...
Qxe2 21. Qa5+ Kd7 22. Qc3 $5 {/\ Re1} Qe6 23. Rd1+ $44) 17. axb3 fxe6 18. Na3
$16) 12. cxd5 O-O-O $1 13. Nc3 Nf6 $1 $146 (13... Nc2 $2 14. Nb5 Qxd5 15. Bf4
b6 16. Nc7 Qxd1 17. Ba6+ $18) (13... Nxd5 {! Nunn} 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Rxd5
16. Bc4 Rd8 17. Ne5 f6 18. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Rfe1 Rd8
22. Kg2 $14 {Nunn}) 14. Qa4 $6 a6 15. a3 Bc2 $1 $17 16. b3 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5
18. Bf4 Qxb3 19. Qa5 Nd5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bg3 Qc3 22. Qxc3 Nxc3 $19 23. Bc4 Ba4
24. Rfe1 b5 25. Rac1 Nd1 26. Be2 Nb2 27. Rc3 c4 28. Rb1 Nd3 29. Nd2 Nc5 30.
Nxc4 bxc4 31. Rb6 Rd2 32. Bxc4 Kd7 33. Bxa6 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Be7 35. Be2 Rd2 36.
Bf3 Rc8 37. Bb7 Rd8 38. Rc4 Ke8 39. Rxa4 Nxa4 40. Bc6+ Kf8 41. Bxa4 Bc5 42. Rb3
Bxf2 43. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 44. Kg3 Rc2 45. Rf3 Rc5 46. h4 Rdc8 47. h5 Rc3 48. Bd7
Rxf3+ 49. Kxf3 Rc3+ 50. Ke4 Rxa3 51. Bf5 Ra4+ 52. Kf3 h6 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 (6... e6 7. O-O
(7. Na3 Qd8 8. Nc2 b6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Ncxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 $10 {
Sveshnikov-Dorfman, USSR 1979}) 7... Be7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Be3 Qf5 10. Bd3 Qh5
11. Be2 Qf5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O {/\Rd8 =}) 7. cxd4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3
Qd8 (9... Qa5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Qe2 a6 13. Bc4 Qd8 14. a3 Nbd5 15.
Rd1 $14) (9... Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5
15. Bb3 Bd6 16. Be5 $14 {Boey-Barlov, Liege 1981}) 10. Bf4 (10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2
b6 12. Rfd1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Rac1 Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10 {
Bjelajac-Gheorghiu, Novi Sad 1982}) 10... O-O 11. Rc1 Nb4 (11... b6 12. Nb5 Nd5
13. Bg3 Bb7 14. Ne5 {Handoko-Timman, Indonesia 1983 --> ChessBase: Blatny:
Sicilian 2.c3 diskette}) 12. Be5 Bd7 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd3 Bc6 16.
Qc2 g6 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Rfe1 Nf6 19. Qf4 Nh5 {/\Nh5-g7-f5xd4} 20. Qe3 Rc8 21. h3
Bf8 22. Bh2 Ng7 23. Ne5 Nf5 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Qd2 Rxc1 27. Rxc1
Qd5 28. Bf4 Bg7 29. Be3 f4 $1 30. Bxf4 Qxd4 $10 31. Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Qc7 5. d3 (5. d4 {--> ChessBase: 2.c3
Sicilian}) 5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 {/\><d5} Bxf6 8. Nbd2 {/\Nf1-e3-d5 +/=}
Rb8 9. a4 d6 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Ne3 O-O 12. h4 $5 {->>>} Qd8 13. g4 a6 14. g5 Be7
15. Nh2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd5 Qd7 18. Nhg4 Bd8 19. Qf3 Ne7 20. Nf6+ $1 gxf6
21. gxf6 Kh8 (21... Ng6 22. h5 $40 Nf4 $2 23. Qg3+ Bg4 24. Nxg4 Kh8 25. Nxe5
$18) 22. fxe7 Bxe7 23. Ke2 c4 24. Nf5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Bf6 26. Ra6 cxd3+ 27. Kxd3
e4+ 28. Qxe4 Rbe8 29. Rxd6 Qa7 (29... Qc8 $142 30. Qf3 (30. Qg4 $6 Rg8 31. Qh5
Qc4+ (31... Be5 $4 32. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 33. Rh6#) 32. Kd2 Bxc3+ 33. bxc3 Qa2+ 34.
Kd3 Qc4+ $10) 30... Qc4+ 31. Kd2 Be5 32. Rc6 Qb3 {/\Qxb2,b4<=>} (32... Bf4+ $2
33. Ne3 $18)) 30. Qf3 Be5 31. Re1 $1 b4 (31... Bxd6 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Nxd6 {
/\34.Qf6+,35.Nf5+-}) 32. Rc6 bxc3 33. bxc3 Qa4 34. Nd6 $18 Bxc3 35. Nxf7+ Kg8
36. Rg1+ Bg7 37. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Qa5 {Opening overview !!!} 3. Nf3 (3. g3 $5 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. Ne2
Nc6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4 Be7 9. c4 Nf6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nf4 Nxc4 12. dxe6
$14 {Hresc,V-Fernandez Aguado,E/Finkenstein op (08)/1993/}) (3. Na3 Nf6 4. Nc4
Qc7 5. e5 Nd5 6. d4 e6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qg4 $14 b5 $2 (9... f5 $142)
10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Qxg7 Qf8 13. Qxf8+ Kxf8 14. Bxb5 $18 {_|_
Rahls,P-Schoenfeld,D/BL2-N 9091/1991/}) (3. d4 cxd4 4. Nf3 $5 e6 (4... dxc3 5.
Nxc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 $44) 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O dxc3 7. Nxc3 a6 8. Qe2 Nge7 9. Rd1 $44 {
Ramlow,M-Klingelhoefer,S/Hessen qual-A (11)/1989/}) 3... Nc6 (3... a6 4. Be2 d6
5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 (6. d3 $14) 6... dxe5 7. Nxe5 Nbd7 8. f4 e6 9. d4 cxd4 10.
cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Kh1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Nbd5 $15 {Gruenberg,Re-Wohlers,R/
Dortmund WA/1988/}) (3... d6 4. Na3 (4. Be2 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qc2 b5 7. d4 Bb7
8. e5 $14 {Schulze,A-Fischer,T/OLWuert 9293/1992/}) (4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3
c4 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2 Nd7 9. b3 Be7 $6 (9... cxb3) 10. a4 $36 {Wempe,J-Juhnke,P/
Giessen op (07)/1993/}) 4... Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nc4 Qc7 7. Ncxe5 e6 8. d4 cxd4
9. Qxd4 (9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Bc6 $15 {
Jeras,S-Gostisa,L/Ljubljana op (04)/1992/}) 9... Bc5 10. Qh4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qb6
12. Nc4 Qc6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Bg5 Nc5 15. Bc2 Qa6 16. O-O $14 {Ivanov,V-Odeev,H/
Moscow6/1991/}) 4. Bc4 (4. d4 cxd4 5. b4 Qc7 6. b5 Ne5 7. Nxe5 Qxe5 8. Qxd4 Qc7
(8... Qxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. f3 $14 {Hauchard,A-San Marco,B/FRA-chT/
1989/}) 9. e5 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O h5 12. Ba3 Nh6 13. h3 Rg8 14. Nd2 g6 $13 {
Kopp,P-Gerber,P/OLO-B 9293/1992/}) (4. Be2 Nf6 (4... d6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Nf6 7.
Nbd2 Bg7 $10 {Jahn,C-Madl,I/Subotica iztW (10)/1991/}) 5. Qc2 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7.
d3 g6 8. Nbd2 Bg7 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Ne3 Be6 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Ng4
14. Qb2 Nxe3 15. Bxe3 $13 {Kreutzkamp,R-Roeschlau,B/BL2-W 9293/1992/}) (4. Na3
e6 (4... d6 5. Nc4 Qd8 6. d4 $14) 5. Nc4 Qc7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d5 (7... Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 f6 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. Re1 a5 14. Bd3 $14 {
Karassek,J-Frohss,R/OLO-A 9293/1993/}) 8. exd5 exd5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11.
O-O O-O 12. Bd2 $10 {Hoffmann,He-Voekler,B/GER-CupT 9091/1990/}) (4. Bd3 g6 (
4... d6 5. h3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bc2 Nf6 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. Nbd2 $14 {
Kerkhof,P-Moulin,P/Brussels OHRA-B/1986/}) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bc2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8.
Na3 d6 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. a4 $14 {Lanc,A-Danner,G/Prague Bohemians-A/1989/}) (4. d3
e5 (4... d6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 Rb8 10. Qd2 c4 $132
{Trabert,B-Derichs,R/OLHessen 9192/1991/}) 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nbd2 d6 8.
a3 Qc7 9. b4 $14 {Hickl,J-Voekler,B/GER-ch (01)/1993/}) 4... d6 (4... b5 5. Bb3
c4 6. Bc2 b4 $6 7. Ba4 Nf6 (7... Bb7) 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. O-O $5 bxc3 10. dxc3 Bg4
11. Nbd2 Qh5 12. Qa4 Qb5 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. Nxc4 Nxe4 15. Nfe5 Be6 16. Na5 $14 {
Schaffner,U-Frank,A/Bern op (02)/1991/}) (4... g6 5. O-O b5 6. Bd5 Nf6 7. Bxc6
$6 dxc6 8. d3 Bg7 9. Be3 c4 $36 {Medvegy,N-Madl,I/HUN-chW/1991/}) 5. O-O Nf6 6.
Re1 (6. d3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Nd8 8. e5 Nd7 9. exd6 e6 $1 $13 {Rabiega-Movsesian/2.BL
9596/1996/}) 6... b5 (6... e5 7. Ng5 (7. h3 Be7 8. Na3 O-O 9. Nc2 b5 10. Bf1 a6
11. d4 h6 12. a4 bxa4 13. Ne3 (13. d5 $1 $14) 13... exd4 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. cxd4
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 $13 {Danek,L-Voekler,B/Brno Morava-D (04)/1991/}) 7... Nd8 8.
Qb3 Qc7 9. d4 h6 10. Nf3 a6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 Be7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. h3 Rb8
15. a5 Ne6 $10 {Ebeling,J-Voekler,B/Baden Baden op (04)/1991/}) 7. Bd5 (7. Bb3
c4 8. Bc2 $10) 7... Bd7 (7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Nd8 9. d4 $14) 8. b4 $5 (8. d4 e6 9.
Bxc6 Bxc6 10. d5 (10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bb7 $10) 10... Bb7 $13) 8... cxb4 (8...
Qb6 9. bxc5 dxc5 10. a4 $36) 9. cxb4 Qb6 (9... Qxb4 10. d4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qb6 12.
Nc3 $44) 10. a4 $6 (10. Nc3 $142 Rc8 $10) 10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxb4 12. Nc3 g6 (
12... bxa4) 13. a5 Qd8 14. d4 (14. Ne4 Bg7 $1 15. Nxd6+ Kf8 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17.
Ng5+ Kg8 18. Qf3 Qf8 $19) 14... Qc7 $6 (14... Bg7 15. Ba3 Na6 (15... Qxa5 16.
Qb3 $16) 16. Bxd6 $40) (14... Bf5 $142 15. Re2 a6 16. Bg5 Rc8 $17) 15. Qd2 (15.
Bd2 Nd3 16. Re3 Nb2 17. Qb3 Nc4 18. Nxb5 Qb7 19. Qxc4 Bxb5 $15) 15... Bg7 16.
Nxb5 (16. Ba3 Na6) 16... Bxb5 17. Qxb4 Rb8 (17... Bc4 $2 18. Bg5 {/\Rc1+-}) 18.
Bg5 f6 $8 19. Rac1 Qd7 (19... Qb7 $2 20. Qxd6 fxg5 (20... O-O 21. Rxe7 Qa6 22.
Rcc7 Rf7 23. Qxa6 Bxa6 24. Rxf7 Rb1+ 25. Bc1 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Kxf7 27. Rc7+ Kg8
28. Rxa7 $18) 21. Rxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxb8+ Kf7 23. Qxb5 $18) 20. Bf4 Kf7 $17 {
^^,><a5,d5,d4 _|_} (20... O-O) 21. Re6 Rhc8 (21... Bc6 22. Qc4 (22. Qd2 Bxd5
23. Re3 $17) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxe7+ Kxe7 24. Qxd5 $132 {עe7}) 22. Rce1 Bf8 23.
Qb1 (23. Rb1 Bc4 24. Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Rxb8 Bxd5 26. Re3 Qg4 27. Bg3 Bxf3 $19) (23.
Qd2 Bc4 24. R6e3 Bxd5 $19) 23... Bc4 24. Qe4 Rb5 $19 25. Bxd6 (25. Qe3 Bxd5 26.
Re4 Rxa5 $19) 25... exd6 26. Qf4 (26. Qh4 Kg8 $19) 26... Kg8 (26... Bg7 $2 27.
Rxd6 $17) (26... Bxd5 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. R6e3 Bg7 29. Qf4 Rf8 $19) 27. Rxf6 Bxd5
28. Ng5 Re8 (28... Be7 29. Nxh7 (29. Rf7 Bxg5 30. Rxd7 Bxf4 $19) 29... Kxh7 30.
Rf7+ Kg8 $19) 29. Rc1 Be7 30. Nxh7 Kxh7 0-1

[Event "NED-ch46"]
[Site "Eindhoven"]
[Date "1991.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Mil, Johan"]
[Black "Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1991.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 {/\dc5} cxd4 7. cxd4
{--> Motiv IP; ChessBase: Alapin B22} Be7 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Bd3 Nc6 {/\Nb4-d5} 10.
a3 (10. Rc1 Nb4 11. Bb1 O-O 12. O-O (12. a3 $5) 12... Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 (13...
Rac8 14. Qf3 $40) 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. a3 Nbd5 $14 {Chandler-Petursson, London 1979}
) 10... O-O 11. O-O (11. Qe2 $5 {TN /\Rd1,Bb1 ->>>}) 11... Nd5 (11... b6 12.
Qe2 (12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bc2 Rfd8 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. h4 a6 17. Bg5 Qc7
$10 {Makropoulos-Conquest, 1987}) (12. Ne4 $6 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rad8
15. Re1 Nxe5 16. Bxb7 Nc4 $15 {Makropoulos-Gufeld, Athens 1985}) 12... Bb7 13.
Rad1 (13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Rac8 $10) 13... Rac8 (13... Rad8 14. Bb1 Nd5 (
14... Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Ng5 $36) 15. Ne4 $14) 14. Rfe1 Nd5 $2 (14... Rfd8
15. Bg5 g6 16. Bb1 Nd5 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Ba2 Bxg5 19. Nexg5 $36 {Yurtaev-Tal,
Moscow 1979}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Bc4 Qh5 17. d5 Na5 18. Ba2 Bxd5 19.
Bxd5 exd5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Qxe7 $18) 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. dxe5 Qe6 19.
Qf3 Rfe8 20. Qg3 $40 {Rosentalis-Mikhalchishin, Trnava 1988}) (11... Rd8 12.
Bc2 b6 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Rad1 g6 $13) 12. Ne4 Qd8 13. Rc1 (13. Bg5 $5) 13... Bd7
14. Bb1 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rc8 16. Qe1 a5 17. Qg3 h6 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. Nc4 Be8 20. Qf4
Rc8 21. Qe4 g6 22. Nce5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qb6 25. Nc4 Qc7 26. Rc3 Bc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O (10. a3 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. O-O {--> D42}) 10... Be7
11. Bg5 (11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Nb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 $10 {Suba-Petrosian
Las Palmas (izt) 1982}) 11... O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Re1 Bd7 (12... b6 13. a3 Bb7 14.
Bc2 Rc8 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Rad1 Nd5 18. h4 $1 $40) 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb1
Re8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qh5 Nf5 19. Rcd1 $14 {
Portisch-Petrosian, Habana(ol) 1964}) 12... Bd7 13. Bb1 Nd5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Ne4 Qb6 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. h4 Qa5 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Nc3 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8
22. Rcd1 Rfd8 23. Qe3 Be8 24. Be4 Qh5 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. Rfe1 Qg4 27. Qe3 b6 28.
g3 Qh5 29. Ng5 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 h6 31. Nf3 Ne7 32. g4 Qa5 33. Ne5 Nd5 34. g5 h5
35. Qf3 Nxc3 36. bxc3 Qxc3 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Re3 Qc2 39. Rde1 Rxd4 40. Rf3 Rc7
41. Nxf7 Rg4+ 42. Kh2 Rxh4+ 43. Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kh3 Rxf7 45. Qxe6 Kg7 46. Rf6 Rxg5
47. Qxe8 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3
d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4
14. Nxd4 e6 (14... Qxb3 15. axb3 a6 16. b4 e6 17. b5 axb5 18. Nxb5 $14 {
1-0 Blauert,J-Naumann,F/Dortmund op-A (07) ;TD 92\03 1992}) 15. Rd1 (15. Be3
Bc5 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Nb5 Qxb3 18. axb3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 a6 20. Nd6 $14 {Sermek,
D-Orlov,K/JUG-Cup f Pula (01) ;TD 91\07 1991/1/2-1/2 (78)}) 15... Bc5 (15...
Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. b4 Nd5 18. b5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Bc5 $10 {1/2-1/2 Pirrot,
D-Arnold,L/BL2-S 9192 (1991) ;BL2 1992}) (15... Be7 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Nb5 Qf5 18.
Nxa7 Nxe3 19. Nxc8 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Qe4 21. Qb6 Qc6 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. Rxd6 $18 {
1-0 Doncevic,D-Juhnke,K/BL 8485 (1985) ;BL 1985}) 16. Qb5+ (16. Nb5 Qxb3 17.
axb3 a6 18. b4 (18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nd5 $13 {1-0 Kamsky,G-Tukmakov,V/
Reykjavik op (04) ;EXP 18 1990}) 18... axb5 19. bxc5 Na4 $13 {Sariego,W-Browne,
W/Linares NL ;EXP 33 1992/1/2-1/2 (62)}) 16... Ke7 17. Qe2 Rhd8 18. Be3 (18.
Qg4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe5 20. Bg5+ f6 21. Bf4 Qf5 22. Qxg7+ Ke8 23. Bd6 {1-0
Tzermiadianos,And-Kalesis,N/Hania op (06) ;EXP 36 1993}) 18... Qe5 19. Qg4 Kf8
20. Bf4 h5 $2 {[#]} (20... Qd5 $14) 21. Qh4 Qd5 (21... g5 22. Bxg5 Rd5 $18) (
21... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 22. Bg5 $18) 22. Nxe6+ fxe6 (22... Qxe6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.
Qxd8+ Qe8 $18) 23. Rxd5 $18 Rxd5 24. Be3 Nd7 (24... Bxe3 {Ftacnik} 25. fxe3 Nc4
26. Rf1+ $18) 25. Bxc5+ Nxc5 26. c4 Rf5 27. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 15th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 (6... e6 7. O-O
(7. Na3 Qd8 8. Nc2 b6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Ncxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 $10 {
Sveshnikov-Dorfman, USSR 1979}) 7... Be7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Be3 Qf5 10. Bd3 Qh5
11. Be2 Qf5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O {/\Rd8 =}) 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 (8. O-O Be7
9. Nc3 Qd8 (9... Qa5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Qe2 a6 13. Bc4 Qd8 14. a3 Nbd5
15. Rd1 $14) 10. Bf4 (10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 b6 12. Rfd1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Rac1
Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10 {Bjelajac-Gheorghiu, Novi Sad 1982}) 10... O-O 11. Rc1
Nb4 (11... b6 12. Nb5 Nd5 13. Bg3 Bb7 14. Ne5 {Handoko-Timman, Indonesia 1983
- Alapin diskette}) 12. Be5 Bd7 13. a3 Nbd5 {+/=/= Tal Ricardi, Buenos Aires
1991}) 8... Qd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 (10... Qb8 11. g3 Nd5 12. Bc4 a6 13.
Bxd5 axb5 $13) 11. Ne5 (11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5 15.
Bb3 Bd6 16. Be5 {Boey-Barlov, Liege 1981}) 11... O-O $6 (11... Nb4 $5 {/\Nbd5})
(11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Bf3 $14) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nc3 Nd5 14. Na4 {
+/=/+/-} Bf6 15. Bf3 (15. b3 $5 {/\Ba3,Rc1}) 15... Rb8 (15... Ne7 $142 16. Be3
Ba6 17. Re1 Bc4 $1 {/\Bd5+/=}) 16. b3 $1 Ba6 17. Re1 Bb5 18. Nc5 $8 Nc3 19. Qc2
Bxd4 $2 (19... Qxd4 $5 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Rac1 {/\Ne4~/=}) 20. Bb2 $1 Bxc5 21.
Qxc3 Qf6 $8 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Bxf6 $16 Ba3 $6 {(+)} (23... Rfc8 24. Re4 Bd3 25.
Rg4+ Bg6 26. h4 Kf8 27. Rc4 $16) 24. Re3 $1 Rfc8 25. Be4 Rb7 26. Rg3+ Kf8 27.
Bxh7 $18 Ke8 28. Rd1 Bf8 (28... Rd7 $4 29. Rg8+ Bf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rxd7 $18
) 29. Rg8 c5 30. h4 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Kxd7 32. Rxf8 $1 Rxf8 33. h5 {34.h6,35.Bc2,36.
h7,38.h8Q} 1-0

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik King} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7.
Bc4 (7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bf4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Gurieli,N-Timmer,R/Baden Baden op (07) ;GER 04 1991}) 7... Ba6 (7...
Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. Qd3 d6 11. Re1 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nd7 13. Bb3 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Bc5 15. Bc2 $36 {1/2-1/2 Karaklajic,N-Panzalovic,S/JUG-ch (09) ;TD 91\07
1991}) 8. Bxa6 (8. Bxd5 exd5 9. a3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne2 d6 12. O-O dxe5 13.
Nxe5 $14 {Petschar,K-Plachetka,J/Oberwart op ;TD 91\08 1991/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 8...
Nxa6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 Nac7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Ne4 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14.
Qd3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Rac1 Qe7 $13 {1-0 Hermann,Man-Vetter,H/
BL 8182 (1982) ;BL 1982}) 10... O-O (10... f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Nc4 Nb4 13. Bg5
O-O 14. Ne3 Nfd5 $13 {Jeric,S-Farago,S/Budapest ExpFS AugGM (08) ;EXP 37 1993/
0-1 (50)}) (10... Qc7 11. Ne4 h6 12. Ne1 O-O 13. f4 f5 $132 {Kaber,C-Link,M/
Neuwied op (06) ;GER 09 1993/0-1 (41)}) 11. Ne4 Nac7 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6
14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1 d5 (15... Nd5 $5) 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. Nh4 Bd6 18. f4 {/\f5}
f5 19. Nh5 Qf7 20. Rf3 {King: White's forces are beautifully coordinated, and
he has sufficient space in which to manoeuvre. In the end Black is unable to
meet all the threats to his position, particularly as his king is chronically
weak (insufficient pawn cover).} Kh8 21. Rh3 Rg8 22. Nf3 Qe7 23. Qe2 Ne8 24.
Rc6 Qd7 (24... Rd8 25. Ng5 Bxf4 26. Nxh7 Bh6 27. Rxe6 $40) 25. Ne5 Qe7 $2 {[#]}
(25... Qb7 $142) 26. Rxd6 $1 Nxd6 (26... Qxd6 {Ftacnik} 27. Nf7#) 27. Nc6 (27.
Nc6 Qf8 (27... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 28. Qe5+ Rg7 29. Nxg7 Nc4 30. Qxe6 Qxg7 31. Rg3
$18) 28. Qe5+ Rg7 29. Nf6 Nc4 30. Nxh7 {/\Nf6}) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Grooten, Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 (4. Nd2 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3
(7. Ne2 e5 8. d5 Nb4 9. Bb1 Bc5 10. O-O a5 11. Nb3 Na6 $13 {Buljovic-Deze,
Novi Sad 1976}) (7. Qa4 e5 8. Ngf3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qc7 11. Nb3 Bd6
12. h3 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. f3 Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Nh5 {Buljovic-Deze, Novi Sad 1975})
7... Nb4 8. Bc4 b5 (8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ng5+ $40) 9. Bxb5
Qa5 $40 {Handoko-Miles, Sydney 1991}) 4... Nf6 (4... e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qe2 {[+]}
) 5. Nd2 (5. Qe2 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nb4 8. Nc3 {Stean}) 5... cxd4 6. cxd4
Nc6 7. Ne2 Nb4 8. Bb1 Ba6 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Nc3 e6 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bg5 Nh5 (12...
Be7) 13. d5 Na5 (13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Qd6 15. g4 h6 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Bf4 $18) 14.
e5 h6 (14... exd5 15. Nxd5 {/\Be4(f5),Rc1->}) 15. Be3 g5 16. d6 Qd8 17. Nd4 Nf4
(17... Ng7 18. Ne4) 18. Be4 Nc4 (18... Rc8 19. g3 $18) 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Nxe6
$1 $18 Qh4 (20... fxe6 21. Bg6#) (20... dxe6 21. Bc6+ $18) 21. Nc7+ Kd8 22.
Nxa8 f5 23. Qa4 fxe4 24. Qxa6 Nxb2 (24... e3 25. O-O-O $18) 25. Nxe4 Bg7 26.
Rc1 (26. Rc1 Ke8 $8 27. Rc8+ Kf7 28. Rxh8 Bxh8 29. Qb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Bf4
Nbd7 8. Nc4 (8. Nb5 Nd5 {><c7}) 8... Nd5 9. Bg3 $146 (9. Bd6 $13 {Blatny,
P-Votava,J/2BLN 9293/1993/}) 9... Be7 10. Ne3 $1 (10. Nd6+ $6 Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Qb6
12. dxc5 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Nxc3 14. Qc2 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 Nd5 $17) 10... O-O (10... Nxe3
11. fxe3 {/\Bd3,Qc2,0-0,Rae1->}) 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Qb6 13. Qc2 $14 f5 $6 {
גa2-g8} (13... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 14. O-O Bg4 $13) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Be5 f4 16. b4
$6 (16. O-O $142 Bf5 17. Qd2 $14) (16. Nd4 Nd7 $1) 16... Ne4 17. Bd4 Qg6 18.
Ne5 (18. O-O $4 Bh3 19. Ne1 f3 $1 $19 (19... f3 $1 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxf3 Rxf3 $19)
) (18. Rg1 {עe1}) (18. O-O-O $142 Qxg2 $140 $4 19. Rdg1 Qh3 20. Rxg7+ $18)
18... Qxg2 19. O-O-O Qh3 $1 20. f3 Nd6 21. Bf1 Qh5 22. Qb3 Be6 23. Bd3 Bf6 24.
Rde1 Rac8 25. Rhg1 Kh8 26. h4 $5 (26. Bg6 Qh3 $19 (26... hxg6 27. Nxg6+ Kg8 28.
Ne7+ Kh7 29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. Nxc8 Bxc8 31. Re7 Rf7 $17)) 26... Nc4 27. Bg6 $2 (
27. Bxc4 $1 dxc4 28. Qc2 $44) 27... Qxe5 $3 (27... hxg6 28. Nxg6+ Kg8 29. Bxf6
(29. Nxf8 {Ftacnik} Bxd4 30. Nxe6 Na5 31. Qc2 Rxc3 32. Nxd4 Rxc2+ 33. Nxc2 $13)
29... Rxf6 30. Ne7+ Kf8 $1 31. Nxc8 Bxc8 $19 {_|_}) 28. Rxe5 (28. Bxe5 $142
Nxe5 29. Bc2 Nxf3 (29... Bg8 $5 30. Rgf1 d4 $40) 30. Rxe6 Nxg1 31. Qxd5 f3 32.
Qd3 g6 33. Qf1 Ne2+ 34. Rxe2 $8 fxe2 35. Qxe2 Rxc3 36. Kb1 Rfc8 $19) 28... Nxe5
29. Bh5 (29. Bc2 Nxf3 30. Rg2 Bxd4 31. cxd4 Nxd4 (31... Ne1 32. Re2 Nxc2 33.
Rxc2 f3 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 $19) 32. Qd3 Nxc2 33. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 34. Qxc2 Rc8 $19) 29...
Nxf3 $1 30. Bxf6 (30. Bxf3 Bxd4 31. Re1 Rxc3+ 32. Qxc3 Bxc3 33. Rxe6 Bxb4 $19)
30... Nxg1 31. Be7 (31. Bd4 $142 f3 $1 (31... Nh3 32. Bf3) 32. Bxg1 f2 33. Bxf2
Rxf2 $19 {_|_}) 31... f3 32. Bxf8 f2 $19 33. Bxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qd1 Rf8 $1 (34...
Rf8 35. Qd4+ (35. Qf1 Bh3 $19) 35... Rf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 15th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 (6. Be2 cxd4 (6...
e6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Be3 $14) 7. cxd4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Bf4
O-O $14) 6... Qxd1+ (6... Qxc5 7. Be3 (7. Na3 Ng4 8. Qe2 Bf5 9. h3 Bd3 10. Qxd3
Qxf2+ 11. Kd1 Rd8 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. hxg4 $16 {Blatny-Wang-Zili, Thessaloniki
ol 1988}) 7... Qa5 8. Na3 Bg4 (8... Nd5 $5) 9. Qb3 O-O-O 10. Ng5 Nd4 11. Qc4+
Kb8 12. Bxd4 Qxg5 13. Nb5 $18 {Schmittdiel-Polgar,J, Dortmund 1990}) 7. Kxd1 e5
8. b4 Bf5 9. Bb5 O-O-O+ 10. Ke2 Be7 (10... Nd5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bd2 f6 $13 {
Blatny-Gross, CSSR ch 1988}) 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bxc6 (12. Rc1 {/\Na3-c4}) 12...
bxc6 13. Nxe5 Rhe8 $5 {עe2} 14. Nxf7 $2 (14. Nxc6 $142 Bg4+ (14... Nxe3 $2 15.
fxe3 Bg4+ 16. Kf2 {/\Nd4+-}) 15. f3 (15. Kd2 Nxe3+ 16. Nxd8 (16. Kxe3 $4 Bg5#)
16... Nc4+ 17. Kd3 Ne5+ {/\Bxd8-/+ _|_}) 15... Rd7 16. fxg4 Bg5 $40) 14... Nxe3
15. Nxd8 (15. Kxe3 $4 Bg5+ 16. Kf3 Rd3#) (15. fxe3 Bg4+ 16. Kf2 Rf8 $19) 15...
Nc4 16. Nxc6 Bf6+ 17. Kd1 (17. Kf1 Bd3+ {/\Re1#}) (17. Kf3 Be4+ $19 {צa1,Nb1,
Pc3 _|_; -> עg3}) 17... Nb2+ $1 18. Kc1 (18. Kd2 Bg5+) 18... Nd3+ 19. Kc2 (19.
Kd1 Nxf2+) (19. Kd2 Bg5+ 20. Kc2 Nxb4+ $19) 19... Nxb4+ $19 {_|_} 20. Kb3 Nxc6
21. Na3 Re7 $1 {עb3} 22. Nb5 (22. Rhe1 Rb7+ 23. Kc4 (23. Ka4 Bxc3 {/\Rb4#})
23... Na5+ 24. Kd5 Rd7#) 22... Rb7 23. a4 a6 24. c4 Nd4+ (24... Bxa1 25. Rxa1
axb5 26. cxb5 {-/+/-+}) (24... Nd4+ 25. Ka2 axb5 26. cxb5 Nxb5 $1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 b6 $6 3. d4 Bb7 4. f3 $5 $146 (4. Nd2 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Bd3
Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nb4 8. Bc4 (8. Bb1 $142 Ba6 9. Nf1 {/\a3+/=}) 8... b5 $5 9. Bxb5
Qa5 10. Bc4 Nxe4 11. O-O Nd6 $10 {Handoko,E-Miles,A/Sydney/1991/}) 4... e6 5.
Be3 Nc6 6. a3 $5 {><b4} Nh6 (6... d5 7. e5 f6 $1 8. f4 Nh6 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. Bf2
cxd4 11. cxd4 fxe5 12. fxe5 Be7 $13) 7. Bd3 f5 8. Nh3 fxe4 9. fxe4 $14 Qh4+ (
9... Nf7 10. O-O $40 {<->f}) 10. Nf2 (10. Bf2 $6 Qg4 $1 $10) 10... Bd6 11. g3
Qe7 12. Nd2 Nf7 (12... O-O-O $142 13. b4 $5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bc7 15. Rc1 $14) 13.
Qe2 O-O 14. e5 Bc7 15. Nfe4 Bxe5 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 b5 $5 {/\Bb6~/=} 17. O-O
{/\Nf6->}) 16. dxe5 Nfxe5 17. Bc2 d5 18. Bg5 $1 Qd7 19. O-O-O $5 (19. Nf2 Nf7
20. h4 e5 $44 21. Qd3 $140 e4 (21... g6 22. Nde4 Nxg5 23. hxg5 c4 24. Qd2 {
/\Nf6+-}) 22. Ndxe4 Qe6 23. O-O $40) 19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qc7 21. Nd6 $6 (21.
Bf4 $142 {/\Ng5+-} h6 (21... Rxf4 22. gxf4 Ng6 23. Nd6 Nd4 (23... Nxf4 24. Qe4
$18) 24. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 (24... Bxh1 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26. Nf7+ Qxf7 27.
Qxf7 cxd4 28. cxd4 $18 {_|_}) 26. Qf5+ Kg8 27. Bb3+ $18) 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 (25...
Kf8 26. Re1 $18) 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Nf7+ $18) 22. Nd6 Nf7 23. Qe4 $1 Rfd8 24.
Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nf5 $18) 21... Nf7 22. Bf4 e5 23. Qh5 g6 (23... h6 24. Qg6 $1 Nxd6
25. Rxd6 $1 exf4 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Bb3+ Ke8 (27... Ke7 28. Qe4+ Kxd6 29. Qe6#)
28. Re1+ {/\Qg6#}) 24. Bxg6 Nxd6 25. Rxd6 exf4 26. gxf4 Rf7 $2 (26... Kh8 27.
Bxh7 Qxh7 28. Rh6 Rf7 29. Rg1 Rg8 30. Rxh7+ Rxh7 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Qe8+ Kg7
33. f5 $1 Na5 34. Qe5+ Kf7 35. Qc7+ Kg8 36. Qb8+ Kf7 37. b4 $18) (26... Rad8
$142 $1 27. Bxh7+ Qxh7 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Rh6 Rd7 30. f5 $140 Ne5 (30... Na5 $5)
31. f6 Nd3+ 32. Kb1 Be4 $13) 27. Bxf7+ Qxf7 28. Rg1+ $18 Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke8 30.
Re1+ Ne7 31. Rde6 (31. Rf6 $1 Qg8 32. Rfe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 (6... Bg4 $5 {
--> Alapin disk}) 7. O-O Be7 (7... cxd4 $142 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 $13) 8. c4
Qd8 (8... Qh5 $6 9. Ne5 Qh4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf3 (11. Qa4 Bb7 12. g3 $5 Qxd4
13. Rd1 Qe5 (13... Qe4 $6 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. Bf3 $14) 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qb6 16.
Nc3 $44) 11... Bb7 12. Qa4 $14) 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Ne4 11. Be3 Nb4 $6 (11...
Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Nc3 $14) (11... Bf6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Rxd4
Nxc5 15. Nc3 {/\Rad1,b4,Nb5 +/=/+/- _|_}) 12. Nbd2 Nxc5 13. Nd4 a5 (13... O-O
$2 14. a3 Nba6 (14... Nbd3 $4 15. b4) 15. b4 $16) 14. a3 Nba6 15. b4 $1 Na4 16.
Rdc1 O-O (16... axb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. c5 $1 (18. Nb5 O-O 19. Bd1 Nd3 $1 20.
Rcb1 Ndb2 $13) 18... Bd7 19. Rc4 e5 $8 20. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 (20... Nd5 21. Nxg7+ Kd8
22. Bh6 $36) 21. Rxb4 Bd7 $8 22. Rxb7 {/\Rxd7,Bb5+} Bc6 23. Rc7 Nc3 $8 24.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 25. Bc4 $16) 17. c5 e5 18. N4b3 $16 f5 19. g3 Rd8 (19... f4 20. gxf4
exf4 21. Bd4 {/\Bb5 +/-/+-}) 20. Bb5 $1 Nb2 21. Nxa5 f4 $5 $8 22. gxf4 exf4 23.
Bxf4 Nxc5 24. Rc2 Ne6 25. Be3 Bf6 26. Rb1 Nd3 27. Ne4 $18 {_|_} Nef4 28. f3 Be6
29. Rd1 Nh3+ 30. Kf1 Ne5 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Be2 b5 34. Nc6 $1
Ra8 35. Nxe5 fxe5 36. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Maribor Pirc Memorial"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
(8. Qe2 $142 {/\Nc3}) 8... Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 (10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5
12. dxe5 Qc7 13. Bd3 $13) 10... Qc7 (10... dxe5 $6 11. dxe5 Nb6 12. Bd3 g6 13.
Rd1 Qc7 14. Nc3 $16 {פb6,Bc8}) 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. Nbd2 dxe5 14. dxe5
Nb6 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Nc4 Nc5 17. Qe2 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Rxd3 19. Qxd3 b5
$17) 15... Nd7 16. Bb5 (16. Rfe1 $4 Nc5 $19) 16... Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxc6
Qh5 19. Bxb7 (19. Bf4 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Bd7 21. Qe4 $13) 19... Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Qxh6 (
20... Bd6 21. g3 Qxh6 22. Nc4 $14) 21. Ne4 $6 (21. Qxe7 $142 {B>N _|_} Rxd2 22.
Rc7 $10 {_|_}) 21... Qf8 $1 22. Rc7 (22. Rc2 Rab8 23. Qxa7 (23. Qa6 Rb4) 23...
Ra8 24. Qe3 Rxa2 $15) 22... Rdb8 23. Qc6 Rc8 $1 24. Rd1 Rxc7 25. Qxc7 Rd8 26.
Rxd8 (26. Rc1 $5) 26... Qxd8 27. Qxd8+ (27. Qc2 $142 $15) 27... Bxd8 28. b4 $2
(28. Kf1 $142 {=/+/-/+ _|_}) 28... f5 $1 29. Nd2 e5 30. Nc4 Bc7 31. a4 $6 (31.
Kf1 Kf7 32. Ke2 Ke6 {/\Kd5}) 31... Kf7 32. b5 Ke6 33. a5 Bb8 $1 $19 {_|_} 34.
Ne3 (34. a6 Kd5 35. Na5 Bc7 36. Nc6 Bb6 37. Kf1 e4 $19) (34. b6 a6 $1 {/\Kd5-+
קa5,b6}) 34... Kd6 35. g4 f4 36. Nd1 Kc5 37. b6 a6 38. Nc3 Kb4 39. Nd5+ Kxa5
0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 16th"]
[Site "Buekfuerdo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Black "Manik, Mikulas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 (6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4
Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 b6 12. Bb1 $36 {ChessBase:
Alapin diskette}) 6... Be7 (6... Nc6 7. Be3 {/\dc5}) 7. O-O (7. Be3 $5 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Qe2 $5) 7... O-O 8. Be3 {/\dc} cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. dxc5
Rd8 10. Bc2 Bxc5 11. Qxd5 Rxd5 12. Bb3 $14) 9. cxd4 {Typical isolated pawn} Nc6
10. Nc3 Qd6 (10... Qd8 {/\a6,b5,Bb7}) 11. a3 (11. Qe2 Nb4 12. Bb1 {/\a3}) 11...
b6 (11... a6 $5) 12. Qe2 (12. Bc2 Bb7 13. Qd3 {/\->>>}) 12... Bb7 13. Rad1 (13.
Rac1 {/\Rfd1} Rac8 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Bb1 g6 {/\Bf8-g7}) 13... Rac8 14. Rfe1 Nd5
{/\Bf6} 15. Ne4 Qb8 {/\Rfd8} 16. Bb1 Rfd8 17. Bc1 g6 (17... Bf8 18. Neg5 g6 19.
Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Ng5+ $40) 18. Nfg5 Nf4 (18... Bf8 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Ng5+ $40) (
18... Nf6 $5) 19. Qg4 Bxg5 (19... Nd5 20. Qh3 h5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ $18)
20. Qxg5 Nxd4 (20... Nd5 {/\Nce7}) 21. Rxd4 Ne2+ (21... Rxd4 22. Bxf4 $18) 22.
Rxe2 Rxd4 23. Re1 $18 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rc5 25. Qe3 Qd6 26. Bf3 e5 27. h4 Rc2 28.
Qb3 Qc7 29. Bh6 e4 30. Qe3 Rdc4 31. Bxe4 (31. Bxe4 {/\ב8}) 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 15th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Mil, Johan"]
[Black "Borgo, Giulio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 (7...
dxe5 8. dxe5 Nc6 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 f5 13. exf6 gxf6
14. Nc3 f5 15. Bb1 {/\a3 +/=/+/-} N4d5 $2 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxf5 $1 exf5 18.
Rxd5 {+/-/+- _|_ Blatny-Fernandes, Debrecen ETCC 1992}) 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Bc6
10. Re1 N8d7 (10... Be7 $142 $5) 11. Ng5 $1 dxe5 (11... Be7 12. Qh5) 12. Nxe6
$5 fxe6 13. Qh5+ Ke7 (13... g6 $4 14. Bxg6+ hxg6 15. Qxg6+ Ke7 16. Bg5+ $18)
14. dxe5 (14. Bg5+ $6 Nf6 15. dxe5 Qxd3 16. exf6+ gxf6 17. Bxf6+ $8 Kxf6 18.
Qe5+ Kf7 19. Qxe6+ Kg7 20. Qe5+ $10) 14... g6 15. Bxg6 (15. Bg5+ Kf7 16. Qh4
Be7 $19) 15... hxg6 16. Qxh8 (16. Qxg6 $2 Nxe5 $1 (16... Bh6 17. Bxh6 Qg8 18.
Bg5+ Kf8 19. Bh6+ Rxh6 20. Qxh6+ Ke8 $13) 17. Bg5+ Kd7 18. Rxe5 Qe8 {/\Nd5,
Bd6-+}) 16... Kf7 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qf8 19. Qh4 $13 Nd5 20. Nd2 Kg7 21. Nf3
Qf4 22. Qh3 (22. Qxf4 $2 Nxf4 $15) 22... Nc5 23. Rad1 Rh8 24. Qg3 Ne4 $4 (24...
Qxg3 25. hxg3 $13) 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. Rd4 $18 {_|_} g5 27. Rexe4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4
Kg6 29. g3 Kf5 30. Re3 (30. Rb4 $142 {/\Rxb7}) 30... Nd5 31. Nd4+ Kg6 32. Re4
Rc8 33. Kg2 (33. Nxe6 $4 Kf5) 33... Rc4 34. Kf3 Nc7 35. h4 gxh4 36. Rxh4 Rc5
37. Re4 Kf7 38. Ke2 Nd5 39. a3 Ne7 40. Kd3 a6 41. Rf4+ Ke8 42. Rf8+ $1 (42.
Rf8+ Kd7 43. Rd8+ Kxd8 44. Nxe6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bagneux op"]
[Site "Bagneux"]
[Date "1984.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Halasz, Tamas"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1984.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
Qd8 9. dxc5 (9. Nc3 {--> Kaeser-Hort}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Na6 {--> Cejtlin-Lukin,
Luther-Vogt}) 10. Qe2 (10. c6 bxc6 11. Qe2 $14) 10... Nxc5 11. Bc2 (11. Rd1
Nxd3 12. Rxd3 Qa5 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Bg5 Be8 17. Rd1
Qa5 $10) 11... b6 (11... Bd7 12. b4 Na6 13. a3 $16) 12. Nc3 Ba6 (12... Bb7 13.
Bg5 Qc7 (13... Nfd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. b4 Na6 16. a3 $16) 14. Ne5 (14. Nb5 Qc6)
14... Rad8 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Rad1 a6 17. Nc3 Qc7 18. Qe3 $14) 13. Ne5 Qc8 (13...
Qc7 14. Bf4) 14. Bg5 Ncd7 $1 15. Nxd7 (15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qd3+ Kg8 17. Nxd7
Bxc4 $19) 15... Qxd7 16. Rfd1 $6 (16. Rad1 $1 Qc7 17. b3 Rfd8 (17... Bb7 18.
Qd3 Rfd8 (18... Rad8 $2 19. Nd5 exd5 20. Bxf6 g6 21. Bb2 dxc4 22. Qc3 $16) (
18... g6 19. Qh3) 19. Qh3 h6 20. Bc1 $14) 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 g6 20. Bf4 Qc5
21. Qf3 {/\Be4 +/=}) 16... Qc7 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Rac1 Nf4 20. Qf3 Ng6
21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 f5 24. Nc3 Bb7 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxb7 Qd2
27. Bd3 Qxd3 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. gxf3 Ne5 30. Nb5 Nc6 31. Kf1 g5 32. Ke2 Kf7 33.
Ke3 e5 34. a3 h5 35. b4 Ke7 36. Kd3 Kd7 37. c5 bxc5 38. bxc5 a6 39. Nd6 Nd4 40.
Kc4 Kc6 41. Nc8 Nxf3 42. Ne7+ Kd7 43. Nxf5 Nxh2 44. Kd5 Nf3 45. c6+ Kc7 46. Ng7
h4 47. Ne8+ Kd8 48. c7+ Kc8 49. Ke6 Nd2 {[INF] [Blatny]} 0-1

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tan, Chengxuan"]
[Black "Nikolic, Stanimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 (7...
cxd4 8. cxd4 {--> Keys 451-457}) 8. c4 Qd8 (8... Qf5 {--> Sveshnikov-Sunye}) (
8... Qd7 {--> Aturupane-Boushaha}) 9. dxc5 Qxd1 (9... O-O 10. Nc3 Qa5 {-->
Lachex-Wolski} (10... Nd7 {--> Ristic-Sjoberg})) 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 (10... Ne4 {
--> Brynell-Petursson}) 11. Nc3 O-O (11... b6 {--> Trabert-Walte}) (11... Ng4 {
--> Trabert-Hazim}) 12. a3 (12. Bg5 {--> Schmittdiel-Tolnai}) 12... a5 (12...
Ng4 {--> Wets-Djouadi}) (12... b6 {--> Stein-Ostermeyer}) 13. Bg5 a4 14. Rd2 b6
15. Rad1 e5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 Kg7 18. Ng3 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Bf3 Rb8 21.
Bc6 Be6 22. Bxa4 f5 23. Bb5 Rbc8 24. Kf1 Kf6 25. Ne2 Bc5 26. Bd7 Rc7 27. Bxe6
fxe6 28. Nc3 Be7 29. b3 e4 30. Nb5 Rb7 31. Rd7 Rfb8 32. Ke2 h5 33. g3 h4 34.
R1d2 e5 35. Nc7 Bxa3 36. b4 f4 37. R2d6+ Kf5 38. Rf7+ Kg4 39. Rh6 f3+ 40. Kf1
Rxc7 41. Rxh4+ Kg5 42. Rxc7 Rd8 43. Rxe4 Bxb4 44. Rxe5+ Kf6 45. Rd5 Ra8 46. Rd1
Bc5 47. Rcd7 Ra4 48. R7d3 Rxc4 49. Rxf3+ Ke5 50. h4 b5 51. h5 Rg4 52. Re1+ Kd6
53. Rf6+ Kd7 54. h6 Rg8 55. Rf7+ Kd6 56. h7 Rh8 57. g4 b4 58. g5 Bd4 59. Rd1
Ke6 60. g6 Bc3 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 {Horvath,T} c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c3 (5. Nc3 $142 Bg7 6. g3
{/\Bg2,0-0 --> Closed Sicilian}) 5... Bg7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Na3 (7. O-O {Horvath,T}
O-O 8. Qe1 Rb8 9. Qh4 {/\ f5; Bh6}) 7... O-O 8. O-O Rb8 9. Qe1 b5 10. Nc2 b4
$36 11. Bd2 bxc3 12. Bxc3 d5 13. e5 (13. Ne5 $1 {Horvath,T} Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Rb6
15. Bf3 $13) 13... Nh5 14. Qc1 f6 $1 15. d4 $6 (15. exf6 $142 Bxf6 (15... exf6
16. d4) (15... Nxf6 16. Ne5 $13) 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. g3 (17. Ne5 $2 Nxf4 $1)
17... Qb6 $15) 15... Nxf4 $3 16. Qxf4 fxe5 17. Qh4 exd4 18. Bd2 (18. Nfxd4 $2
Rxf1+ 19. Rxf1 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Qb6 $19) 18... e5 19. Bg5 (19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Bg5
Re8 21. Rab1 Bf5 $17 {3P>N}) 19... Qc7 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Ne1 e4 22. Bf4 Be5 23.
Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Rb1 d3 25. Bg4 $2 (25. Bd1 Rxb2 26. Rxb2 Qxb2 27. Qg5 (27. Nb3 c4
$19) 27... c4 28. g4 c3 29. Nb3 (29. gxf5 Qxd2 30. Qxd2 cxd2 31. Ng2 Rxf5 32.
Rxf5 gxf5 33. Ne3 d4 34. Nxf5 e3 35. Kf1 Kf7 36. Bg4 Kf6 37. Nd6 Nb4 {/\Nc2,e2,
Ne3-+}) (29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. gxf5 Qxd2 31. Qxd2 cxd2 32. Ng2 gxf5 $19 {_|_})
29... Qb1 $1 30. Nxd3 Qxd3 31. gxf5 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Rxf5+ 33. Qxf5 gxf5 $19 {_|_
}) 25... Qd4+ (25... Qd4+ 26. Kh1 e3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 (
7... e5 $6 8. dxe5 $5 (8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 e4 $13) 8... Qxd1+ 9.
Bxd1 Ng4 10. Bf4 $14) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 $14) 8... Be7 9.
Nc3 Qd8 $6 10. Be3 O-O (10... Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 $14) 11. Ne5 Nb4 $6 (
11... Nd5 $142) 12. Bf3 Nbd5 13. Qb3 a5 (13... Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd7 $13) 14. Rac1
Nxc3 $5 (14... h6) 15. bxc3 a4 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. c4 Nb4 (17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bg5
19. Rce1 $16) 18. Qb1 a3 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Bd6 $8 21. Bg3 $6 (21. c5 $142
Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qa5 23. Be4 $16) 21... Nc6 $1 22. Nxc6 Bxg3 $1 (22... bxc6 23.
Bxd6 Qxd6 24. c5 $16) 23. hxg3 (23. Ne7+ Qxe7 24. hxg3 $16) 23... bxc6 24. Rc3
e5 $1 25. Qc1 exd4 26. Rxd4 Be6 27. Rxa3 Rxa3 28. Qxa3 c5 29. Rd1 Bxc4 30. Rc1
Be6 31. Rxc5 Qb6 32. Ra5 $1 g6 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Qxa8+ Kg7 35. a4 $2 (35. Bd5 $1
$18) 35... Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qb6 $1 37. a5 Qxf2 38. a6 Qe3 39. Qe4 Qh6+ 40. Qh4 (40.
Kg1 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qa1 $1 42. Be2 Bc8 $13) 40... Qe3 41. Qf4 Qa7 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43.
Qb5 Qe3 44. Qb8+ Kg7 45. g4 Qh6+ 46. Kg3 Qe3 (46... g5 47. Qe5+ f6 48. Qc7+ Bf7
49. Kf2 $18) 47. Qb2+ (47. a7 $2 Qe1+ 48. Kf4 Qc1+ 49. Ke5 Qc5+ $10) 47... Kg8
(47... Kh6 $2 48. Qf6 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 {/\ g5+-}) 48. Qa1 Qa7 $8 49. Qa4 (49. Kh2
Bc8 $13) 49... Qc7+ 50. Qf4 (50. Kh3 h5 51. a7 hxg4+ 52. Bxg4 Bd5 $13) 50...
Qa5 (50... Qa7 51. Bb7 $16) 51. Bb7 g5 (51... Qa1 52. Kh2 {/\ Qb8, a7+-} (52.
Qe3 Qa4 53. a7 Qxg4+ $13)) 52. Qe3 h6 53. Kh2 Kg7 54. Qd4+ f6 55. Qd6 Qe1 56.
Qg3 (56. Qc7+ $18) 56... Qa5 57. Qe3 Kf7 (57... Bxg4 58. Qe7+ Kg8 59. a7 $18)
58. Kh1 $1 $18 Qb5 $8 59. Qc1 Qa5 60. Qe3 Qb5 61. Qc1 Qa5 62. Qg1 Bd5 (62...
Qa4 63. a7 Qxg4 64. Qe1) 63. Bxd5+ Qxd5 64. Qb1 Qa5 65. a7 Kg7 (65... Kf8 66.
Qb8+ Ke7 (66... Kf7 67. Kh2 Qe1 68. Qb3+ $18) 67. Kh2 Qe1 68. Qc7+ Ke6 69. Qc4+
Ke7 70. a8=Q Qh4+ 71. Kg1 Qe1+ 72. Qf1) 66. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 (8. Nxd4 $5 Bd7 $1 9. Bf3 Qa5 $13) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 (10...
Qb8 $2 11. g3 $1 Nd5 12. Bc4 a6 13. Bxd5 axb5 14. Bf4 $16) 11. Bf4 Nd5 (11...
O-O 12. Bc7 Qd5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 $14) 12. Bg3 O-O (12... a6 $5 13. Nc3
Nxc3 14. bxc3 b5 15. a4 b4 $132) 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5 (14... exd5 15. Nc7
Rb8 16. Ne5 $14) 15. Be4 $5 (15. Bb3 Na5 {/\ Bd7-c6} (15... Bd6)) 15... Ra6 $6
(15... b4) (15... Ra5) 16. Qe2 $1 (16. Bd3 Ra5 $1 $10) 16... f5 (16... Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Bd3 Ra5 20. Qc2 $14) 17. Bd3 $6 (17. Bxc6 $142 bxc6
18. Bf4 $14) 17... Ra5 $6 (17... f4 $2 18. Qe4 fxg3 19. Qxh7+ Kf7 20. Qh5+ $18)
(17... Nb4 $5 18. Bxb5 f4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxa6 Nxa6 $5 (20... bxa6 21. Rac1
$13) 21. Rac1 Nc7 $13) 18. Rfd1 (18. Be5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bd7 $10) 18... Nb4 19.
Be5 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qd5 21. Ne1 $1 $36 Bd7 (21... Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Qxa2 23. Rg3 Rf7
24. Qxb5 $16) 22. Rg3 Rf7 (22... Bf6 23. Nd3 $16) 23. Nd3 $5 (23. b3 b4 {
/\ Bb5<=>}) 23... Rxa2 24. Rc1 $44 Ra6 $1 25. Nf4 Rc6 26. Qd2 (26. Rxc6 Qxc6
27. Rc3 Qa6 $1 {/\ b4}) 26... Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Qc4 $1 (27... Qa2 28. Nh5 g6 29.
h3 {/\ Rg6, Qh6+-}) (27... Qc6 28. Rc3 Qb6 29. Rc7 $16) 28. Rc3 Qa2 29. h3 Bc6
(29... h6 30. Nh5 $40 (30. b3 $44)) 30. Rxc6 $5 (30. b3 Bg5 $8) 30... bxc6 31.
Qxc6 h6 (31... Bf6 32. Bd6 $16) 32. Qxb5 (32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Nxe6 Qa7 $1 34. Bxg7
Qe7 $1 $15) (32. Nxe6 Bf8 $13) 32... Bf6 33. Qe8+ Rf8 34. Qc6 Bxe5 35. dxe5
Qxb2 $1 36. Qxe6+ Kh7 37. Ng6 Qb1+ $1 38. Kh2 Rd8 $2 (38... Ra8 $142) 39. Qf7
Qc2 40. f4 $2 (40. f3 $5 Qe2 $1 (40... Rd2 41. Nf8+ Kh8 42. Qg6 Kg8 43. Ne6 $18
) (40... Qc8 41. e6 Qb8+ 42. f4 $16) 41. Qxf5 (41. e6 Rd2 42. Nf8+ Kh8 43. Qg6
Qe5+ $15) (41. f4 Qe4 $10) 41... Qd3 $10) (40. Nf4 $142 $1 Qe4 (40... Rg8 41.
e6) 41. Ne6 Qxe5+ (41... Rg8 42. Ng5+ $1) 42. f4 $18) 40... Qe4 41. e6 Rd2 42.
Nf8+ Kh8 43. Ng6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 (6... Qxd1+ 7.
Kxd1 Bg4 8. Be3 O-O-O+ $44) 7. Na3 e5 8. Nb5 Qe7 9. b3 Bg4 $6 (9... a6 $142 10.
Ba3 Qd8 (10... Qd7 $4 11. Qxd7+ Bxd7 (11... Kxd7 12. Rd1+ Ke6 13. Nc7+ $18) 12.
Nc7+ Kd8 13. Bxf8 Kxc7 14. Bxg7 $18) 11. Qxd8+ $1 (11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. Bxd6 Bg4
13. Be2 e4 $132) 11... Kxd8 12. O-O-O+ Bd7 13. Bxf8 Rxf8 14. Nd6 Kc7 15. Ng5 h6
16. Nge4 $1 (16. Ngxf7 $6 Be6 17. Bc4 Bxf7 18. Nxf7 $8 b5 $1 19. Be6 Rae8 $17 {
_|_}) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 $14 {_|_ Blatny,P-Tolnai/Kecskemet/1992/}) 10. Ba3
Qd8 11. Bd6 $1 $146 Bxd6 $2 (11... Bxf3 $6 12. gxf3 Rc8 13. Bh3 $1 $18) (11...
Rc8 $142 12. Bxf8 (12. Bc4 $6 e4 $1 13. Ng5 Bxd1 14. Bxf7+ Kd7 15. Be6+ Ke8 16.
Bf7+ $10) 12... Kxf8 13. Be2 $14) 12. Qxd6 Qxd6 (12... Rc8 $2 13. Nxe5 Qb6 14.
Bc4 Nxe5 15. Qxe5+ {/\0-0+-}) 13. Nxd6+ Ke7 14. Nxb7 Rab8 15. Nc5 (15. Bb5 $2
Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rxb7 17. Bxc6 Rc7 $15) 15... Rhd8 (15... Bxf3 $5 16. gxf3 Rhd8)
16. Nd2 $1 Rd5 17. Nce4 Nxe4 (17... Rbd8 18. f3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Bc4 Bxe4
21. fxe4 R5d6 22. Rf1 $1 f6 23. Rf2 {/\Bd5 +/-/+- _|_}) 18. Nxe4 Bf5 $6 (18...
Rbd8 $142 19. f3 Bf5 20. Bc4 {--> previous line}) 19. Nd2 Rbd8 20. O-O-O e4 (
20... Ra5 21. a4 (21. Kb2 Rad5) 21... Rad5 22. Bc4 $18 {_|_}) 21. Be2 Ne5 22.
Nc4 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. Rhe1+ Kf6 25. Nd2 $1 g5 26. Kb2 h5 27. Re3 h4 28. c4
Rd4 29. Kc3 $18 {_|_} Rf4 30. f3 Rfd4 (30... g4 31. g3 hxg3 32. hxg3 Rfd4 33.
Rf1) 31. Ne4+ Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 (32... R4d7 33. Rd2 Kf5 34. Re3 $18) 33. fxe4
Ke5 34. Rxd3 Rh8 35. Rf3 f6 36. Rf5+ Kxe4 (36... Ke6 37. h3) 37. Rxf6 h3 38.
Rf2 $1 g4 39. gxh3 Rxh3+ 40. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Okhotnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nf6 (6... c4 {
--> Lehmann-Hort}) 7. O-O Be7 (7... cxd4 $5 8. Nxd4 (8. cxd4 {-->
Suhle-Anderssen}) 8... Bd6 (8... Bc5) 9. Bg5 {--> Hightech-Apicella}) (7... h6
8. h3 Bd6 {--> Roeder-Ostojic} (8... Be6 {--> Schmittdiel-Hort})) 8. dxc5 {N} (
8. Be3 {--> Hort-Karpov}) 8... Bxc5 9. Bg5 (9. Nbd2 {--> Light-Bjerring}) 9...
Be6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Bb6 12. Nb3 g5 $5 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Nfd4 (14. Nbd4 Qf6
$13) 14... Nxg3 (14... Qf6 $5) 15. hxg3 (15. fxg3 Qd6) 15... Qf6 16. Bb5 Bd7
17. Re1+ (17. a4 $5 $13) 17... Kf8 18. Qf3 (18. Qd2 h5 $5 $13 (18... Kg7 {
P R he8})) 18... Qxf3 19. gxf3 a6 (19... Kg7 $5 {P he8}) 20. Bd3 a5 21. Bf5 $2
(21. a4 $10) 21... Be8 $1 $15 22. a4 Kg7 23. Nb5 Kf6 24. g4 Ne5 25. Kg2 Bxb5
26. axb5 h5 (26... Nc4 $1 27. Re2 Rhe8 $17) 27. Nd4 Nc4 28. Re2 Bxd4 29. cxd4
hxg4 30. fxg4 a4 $1 31. Ra2 (31. Bc2 Nxb2 32. Re5 Rhc8 33. Bf5 Rd8 34. Bc2 Rac8
$17) 31... Ra5 32. Bd3 Rc8 33. Ra1 Rxb5 34. Rxa4 (34. Rh1 Rb3 $17) 34... Rb3
35. Bf5 (35. Bxc4 Rxc4 36. Rxc4 dxc4 $17) 35... Rc7 36. Ra2 Re7 37. Rc2 Rb4 $17
38. Rc3 Nd6 39. Rf3 Rxd4 40. Ra8 Rf4 41. Rxf4 gxf4 42. Bd3 Ke5 43. Ra4 Re8 44.
Rb4 Rh8 45. Be2 Rc8 46. Bd3 Rc1 47. Kf3 Rh1 48. Bc2 Rh2 $19 49. Rb6 (49. Bb1 d4
$19) 49... Ne4 50. Bxe4 dxe4+ 51. Ke2 e3 52. Rb5+ Ke6 53. Rb6+ Kd5 54. Rb5+ Kc4
55. Rxb7 Rxf2+ 56. Ke1 Kd3 57. Rxf7 Rxb2 58. Rd7+ Ke4 59. Kd1 Rg2 60. Rg7 Kf3 {
[Velimirovic] [Blatny]} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "De Boer, Gert Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Bg5 $5 (7. Bf4
{--> Alapin disk}) 7... Nc6 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxa3 9. Qa4+ $1 {/\Qxa3 +/=/+/-
/^a3-f8,^^}) 8. Nc2 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. b4 Bd6 12. Rd1 (12.
O-O-O $5 {/\Kb2}) 12... Ke7 13. Be2 Bd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rd3 Ne5 (15... Rhd8
16. Rfd1 Bb8 $14) 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. c4 Rhd8 18. Ra3 Bb8 19. Be3 b6 $6 {><c6} (
19... a6 $142 20. Rc1 $14 (20. Bb6 Bc7 $10)) 20. Rc1 Bc6 (20... e5 $5 {/\Be6<=>
}) 21. Nd4 Nd7 (21... Be4 $142 22. f3 (22. b5 e5) (22. Bf3 $6 e5) 22... Bb7 $13
) 22. b5 $1 Bb7 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 $1 $16 {><c6} Ne5 (24... Re8 25. Nc6+ Kf8
26. Nxa7 Bxa7 27. Rxa7 $18 {_|_}) 25. f4 Rxc4 (25... Nxc4 26. Rac3 (26. Nc6+ $4
Rxc6 27. bxc6 Nxa3 28. c7 Bxc7 29. Rxc7+ Rd7 $19) 26... Nd6 27. Rxc8 (27. Nc6+
$6 Rxc6 28. bxc6 Bc7 $8 {+/-/+/= _|_}) 27... Rxc8 28. Rxc8 Nxc8 29. Nc6+ $18)
26. Nc6+ $1 (26. fxe5 $2 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Rxd4 $19 {_|_}) 26... Nxc6 27. Rxc4 Na5
28. Rd4 Rxd4 (28... Rc8 29. Rad3 Rc7 30. Rd8 Rb7 31. Rh8 $18) 29. Bxd4 f6 (
29... Bxf4 30. Bxg7 {/\Rh3+- _|_}) 30. Bc3 Nc4 31. Bb4+ Kd7 32. Rd3+ Ke8 (32...
Nd6 $5) 33. Rc3 $18 {_|_} Nd6 34. Bxd6 Bxd6 35. Rc8+ Kd7 36. Rg8 Bxf4 37. Rxg7+
Kd6 38. Rxh7 Kc5 39. a4 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Samovojska, Damir"]
[Black "Mednis, Edmar John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Bf5 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Qxb7 (14.
d5 $1 $16) 14... Rfb8 15. Qf3 Qxd4 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Rad1 Qb4 18. Ne2 Qe4 19.
Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Nc3 Bg6 21. Nb5 Bc2 22. Bxc2 Rxc2 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 (6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g6 13. Re1 Bg7
14. Bg5 O-O 15. Bxe7 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Nd2 Rfe8 18. Ba3 c5 $10 {
Dolmatov-Alterman/Pardubice/1993/}) 6... Nb6 (6... e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O Be7 9.
Qe2 Qc7 10. Qe4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Bd7 12. Bd2 O-O $5 13. Bxd5 $6 (13. Bd3 $5 f5 14.
exf6 Nxf6 15. Qe2 $13) 13... exd5 14. Qxd5 Bf5 15. Qc4 Rad8 16. Re1 Qb6 17. Bc3
Rfe8 18. Qf4 Be6 19. a3 Bc5 $44 {Sermek-Kozul/Ljublana Portoroz/1993/}) 7. Bb3
d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qb4 $5
Qc6 (13... Qe2 $6 14. Qb3 $1 {/\Be3,a4+/=} (14. Be3 Rd1 15. Nd2 Rxd2 16. Rfe1
Qd3 17. Bxd2 Qxd2 18. Rad1 $13)) 14. a4 a6 15. Qb3 e6 (15... Nc4 16. Qc2 {
/\b3+/=}) 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Re1 Nc4 19. Qc2 $1 h6 20. b3 Na5 21. Be3
Bf6 22. Rac1 Qc7 $1 23. c4 $6 (23. Bd4 $142 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 {+/=/=}) 23... Nc6
24. Red1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 $10 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Kf1 Qd6 28. Ke2 Qa3 29. Bd2
a5 (29... Nb4 $5) 30. Qb1 Kf8 31. Bc1 Qc5 32. Be3 Qa3 33. Bc1 Qc5 34. Qd3 Ke8
35. Be3 Qa3 36. c5 $5 Qb4 (36... Qb2+ $6 37. Bd2 {/\Qb5|^}) 37. Qb5 Kd8 38.
Qxb4 Nxb4 39. Bd2 Be7 40. Ne5 (40. Bxb4 axb4 41. Ne5 (41. c6 $6 b6 $1 42. Ne5
f6 43. Nd3 Bd6 $17) 41... f6 42. Nd3 e5 $15 {B>N}) 40... f6 41. Nc4 Bxc5 42.
Nxa5 Kc7 43. f3 $10 h5 44. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 16th"]
[Site "Buekfuerdo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Mrva, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 e6 (5... g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3
cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O $14 {-> ChessBase: Alapin diskette}) 6. O-O Be7 (6... b6 {
/\Bb7,Qc7,0-0-0}) 7. e5 Nd5 (7... dxe5 8. dxe5 Nd5 9. Be4 {פd5}) 8. Be4 (8.
exd6 Bxd6 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. Ne4 $36) 8... cxd4 9. exd6 (9. cxd4 dxe5 10. dxe5
Nc5 {->[+]}) 9... Bxd6 10. Bxd5 (10. cxd4 N7f6 11. Bg5 Qb6 {קb2}) 10... exd5
11. Re1+ Be7 12. Qxd4 (12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 $14) (12. cxd4 $10)
12... Nf6 13. Qe5 (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nbd2 $14) 13... a5 {/\Ra6-e6} (13... Be6 14.
Nd4 {ץe6}) 14. Na3 Ra6 (14... Be6 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Nfd4 {+/-/+-}) 15. Nb5 Kf8 (
15... Rc6 16. Nfd4 Rb6 {צb6,Ke8}) 16. Nfd4 h5 (16... Bc5 17. Bg5 Bxd4 18. Qxd4
$14) 17. Bg5 h4 18. Re2 Rh5 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. f4 $6 (20. Nc7 Rd6 21. Qf4 Rxg5
22. Qxg5 Ng8 23. Rxe7 Nxe7 24. Qxh4 Rh6 25. Qf4 $16) 20... Bc5 {/\Bb5-+} 21.
Nc7 (21. Kh1 $5) (21. Bxf6 Rxe5 22. Bxd8 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Bxb5 $10) 21... Qc8 $2 (
21... Rxg5 $142 22. fxg5 Bd6 23. Qe3 Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 Bxc7 25. gxf6 Rxf6 $17) (
21... Rd6 22. Bxf6 Rxe5 23. Bxd8 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 $18) (21... Rb6 22. Bxf6 $18)
22. Nxa6 $18 bxa6 23. Kh1 h3 24. g3 Kg8 25. Nb3 Ba7 26. Nd4 Qb7 27. Qe7 Ne4 28.
Qd8+ $2 (28. g4 $1 $18) 28... Kh7 29. Qe7 f6 30. Rxe4 $2 (30. g4 $1 $18) 30...
dxe4 31. Re3 (31. Bxf6 $4 e3+ $19) 31... fxg5 $2 (31... Bxd4 $1 32. cxd4 fxg5 (
32... Qxb2 33. Qxe4+ $13) 33. g4 Rh4 34. Qxg5 Rh6 $19) 32. Ne6 Bxe6 33. Qxb7
Bxe3 34. Qxe4+ $18 Kh8 35. Qxe6 Rh6 36. Qxe3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Konikowski} c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 (4... Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 {
--> opening disk Alapin}) 5. d4 c4 (5... Nc6 {--> French structure 3.Nd2}) 6.
b3 {/\Bd3 /^d3-h7,/^d3-a6} cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 {Konikowski} Ne7 9.
O-O O-O 10. Be3 Re8 11. Qd2 Bf5 12. Re1 Nbc6 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 $13 {
Sikora-Zeshkowsky,Moscow 1977}) 8... Ne7 (8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bg4 11.
h3 $14) 9. O-O Bg4 (9... O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Re1 $14 {><e5}) (9... Nbc6 {
Konikowski} 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nh4 (11. Nbd2 Nf5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 Qe8 14. Qc2
Qh5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Bd7 $13 {Makarichev-Balashov,Lvov 1973}) 11... Ng6
12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Qc7 14. Qh5 {^^ Przewoznik-Vogt,Naleczow 1979}) 10. Re1
Nbc6 (10... Qc7 {Konikowski} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Na3 Qxc3 13. Nb5 Qxa1 14. Nxd6+ Kf8
(14... Kd7 15. Rxe7+ $1 Kxd6 16. Qe1 Qxc1 17. Qxc1 Kxe7 18. Qg5+ $18) 15. Rxe7
$1 Nc6 (15... Kxe7 16. Bg5+ Kxd6 17. Qxa1 Nc6 18. Qa3+ Kc7 19. Bf4+ Kd7 20.
Qd6+ Ke8 21. Bb5 $18) 16. Rxb7 Nxd4 17. g4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxc1+ 19. Kg2 Kg8 20.
Qxd5 Rd8 21. Rd7 Rf8 22. gxh5 Qf4 23. Nxf7 $18) 11. Nbd2 Qd7 (11... O-O $4 12.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. Qxg4 $18) 12. Qc2 (12. h3 Bh5 {/\Bg6,0-0 /^c2-h7})
12... Rc8 {/\Nb4} 13. Qb1 h6 14. b4 (14. h3 Be6 (14... Bxh3 $4 15. gxh3 Qxh3
16. Bf5 $1 $18) (14... Bh5 $4 15. Bf5 $18) 15. b4 $40) 14... b6 (14... O-O 15.
b5 Nd8 {קc3} 16. Rxa7 (16. Qb3 $5) 16... Rxc3 17. Ne5 $36) (14... a6 $142 {
Konikowski}) 15. b5 Na5 (15... Nd8 $5) 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 O-O (17... Rxc3
$142 18. Ba3 Be6 $8 19. Bb4 (19. f4 $6 Nc4 $1 $132) 19... Rc7 20. Bxa5 bxa5 21.
Rxa5 O-O $14) (17... Rxc3 $5 {Konikowski}) 18. Ba3 (18. h3 Be6 {קc3}) 18...
Rfe8 19. Bb4 Nc4 $8 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 $16 {^^} f6 (22... Rcd8
{/\Be6,Nd5} 23. Qa2 {><a7,c4} f6 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Bc6 $18 {_|_})
(22... Be6 {Konikowski} 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 (23... Rxe7 24. Bc6 Qd6 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26.
cxb4 Rcc7 27. d5 Bg4 28. f4 f6 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. h3 Bf5 31. d6 Rf7 32. g4 Bd3
33. Be8 Rb7 34. d7 Rb8 35. Rxa7 c3 36. Rc7 c2 37. Rc8 Kh7 38. d8=Q $18) 24. Bc6
Red8 25. Qe4 Rc7 26. d5 Qd6 27. dxe6 $18) 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Bc6 $1 (24. Bxe7
Qxe7 $16) 24... Qe6 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Qe1 $1 Qf7 (26... Qxe1+ 27. Rxe1 a5 $2
28. bxa6 Rxc6 (28... Rc7 29. Bb7 $18) 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. a7 $18) 27. d5 Bf5 28.
Qe2 {<->e} Bd3 29. Qe6 $18 Rf8 (29... Qxe6 30. dxe6 Rc7 31. Bd7 (31. Re1 $2 Re7
32. Bd7 Kg8 33. Ra1 Bf5) 31... Bf5 32. Rd1 $1 Kg8 33. e7 Bxd7 34. Rxd7 $18) 30.
Qxf7 Rxf7 31. d6 Bf5 32. Re1 Kh7 33. Re7 Rf8 34. Be8 {/\d6-d7-d8Q} 1-0

[Event "Lisbon zt"]
[Site "Lisbon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 $6 (4. Bd3 $142 g6 5. h3 $1 {
/\Nf3+/=}) 4... Nc6 5. f3 dxc5 (5... d5 {Ftacnik} 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 e6 9. b4) 6. Qxd8+ Nxd8 7. Be3 e6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Bb5+ (9. Nb5 O-O 10. Nc7 $6
(10. O-O-O {Ftacnik} Bd7 11. Nd6 b6) 10... Rb8 11. Bf4 Nc6 $1 $8 12. Nb5 e5 $15
) 9... Bd7 10. O-O-O (10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 {/\e5,Ne6 ><c7:><d4,f4} (10... Kxd7 $5 11.
O-O-O+ Kc8 {/\Nc6,Rd8 =/+/=})) 10... Bxb5 11. Nxb5 O-O 12. g4 $5 (12. Nd6 b6
13. Ne2 Nc6 $10) (12. Ne2 {Ftacnik}) 12... Nc6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Rd7 a6 (14... b6
{Ftacnik} 15. Ne2 f6 16. Nc7 {xe6}) 15. Na3 (15. Nc7 $2 Rad8 16. Rxe7 (16. Rxd8
Bxd8 17. Bxc5 (17. Na8 Ba5 $19) 17... Bxc7 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Ne2 Nf4 $17 {_|_})
16... Nxe7 17. Bxc5 Rd7 18. Bb6 Rc8 $19) (15. Nd6 {Ftacnik} Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8
17. Nxb7 Rd3 18. Bxc5 (18. Bd2 Rd7) 18... Bxg5+ 19. Kc2 Rd2+ 20. Kb3 Rd7 21.
Nd6 Be7 22. Ne2 Bxd6 23. Rd1 Rb7+ $19) 15... b5 16. Ne2 f6 (16... Rfd8 17. Rhd1
$10 (17. Rc7 Rac8)) 17. h4 (17. gxf6 {Ftacnik} Nxf6 18. Rc7 Rac8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8
20. Rd1 Ne5 21. Ng1 c4 22. Nc2 Nd3+ 23. Kb1 e5) 17... Rad8 18. Rc7 Rc8 19. Rxc8
(19. Rd7 $142 Rfd8 20. Rhd1) 19... Rxc8 20. f4 $2 {><f4,<->c} (20. Rd1 $142 Kf7
$15 21. Rd7 $140 $2 Ne5 22. Ra7 b4 $1 23. Nc2 Nxf3 $17 {_|_}) 20... Nd4 $3 21.
Nxd4 (21. cxd4 cxd4+ 22. Nc2 (22. Kd2 dxe3+ 23. Kxe3 b4 $1 24. Nb1 Rc2 $19 {_|_
}) 22... d3 23. Nc3 $8 dxc2 24. Rh2 b4 25. Na4 Ng3 $17 {_|_}) (21. Bxd4 cxd4
22. Nb1 d3 $19) (21. Re1 {Ftacnik} Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Ng3 23. Re1 Nxe4 $17) 21...
cxd4 22. Bxd4 Nxf4 $17 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Be3 $2 (24. Rf1 e5 {/\Ba3, קc3}) (24.
Nc2 $8) (24. Kd2 {Ftacnik} Rd8 25. Kc2 Ne2 26. Rd1 Bxa3 27. bxa3 e5 28. Be3
Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Nxc3+ 30. Kc2 Nxe4) (24. Nc2 {Ftacnik} b4 25. cxb4 $1 Ne2+ 26.
Kd2 Rxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 28. Kd3 {/\ Rc1}) 24... Ne2+ 25. Kc2 (25. Kd2 Bxa3 26.
bxa3 Nxc3 {קe4,Pa2}) 25... Bxa3 26. bxa3 Nxc3 $19 27. Kd3 Na4 $1 (27... Nxa2
$4 28. Bd2 $1 {/\Ra1 פa2}) 28. h5 Kf7 29. h6 Nb2+ 30. Ke2 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Nc4 32.
Bc1 e5 33. Rg1 Ke6 {Zugzwang, /\Rxa2,Nxa3} 0-1

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon YM"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
(8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1
O-O-O+ 14. Ke2 Rd5 15. a4 Rxe5+ 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Rac1+ Kb8 18. Rhd1 e6 $15 {
Zuravlev-Rausis/Riga/1995/}) 8... d5 (8... dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3
e6 12. Nxe5 (12. O-O exd5 13. Nxe5 Be7 $14 {Moldavsky-Gik/USSR/1968/}) 12...
exd5 (12... Nxd5 13. O-O $44) 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Bd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O-O
Rd8 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rxd5 {+/=/+/- _|_
Rausis-Krakopa/Riga/1995/}) 9. Nh4 $5 {Interesting idea against 9...Bf5.} e6
10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. O-O Qa5 14. a3 O-O-O (14... O-O $2 15.
Qd3 g6 16. b3 Nb6 17. Bh6 Rfc8 18. b4 $18) 15. Qd3 {/\פc3} g5 16. b3 g4 17.
Ng5 {קf7} (17. Nd2 $5) 17... N6xe5 (17... Nb2 18. Bxb2 Bxg5 19. Nb5 $14) (
17... Bxg5 18. Bxg5 {+/- ><g5,f6,e7,g7}) 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Bd6 (19... Nf3+
20. gxf3 Qxc3 21. Ra2 {+/-/+-}) 20. Bf4 Qc7 21. Rfe1 (21. Kh1 $5) 21... Nf3+
22. Nxf3 Bxf4 23. Qxg4 Rhg8 (23... Bxh2+ 24. Nxh2 Qxc3 25. Qf3 $36) 24. Qh4 f5
25. Bxf5 $1 $18 (25. Qf6) 25... Kb8 (25... exf5 26. Nxd5 $18) (25... Qxc3 26.
Qxf4 {/\Rc1,קe6}) 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Nb5 Qf7 28. Rxe6 {ץf4} Rd6 29. Nxd6 Qg7
30. g3 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 (5... Bg4 $5) 6. Be3 cxd4 (
6... e6 7. dxc5 $13) 7. cxd4 e6 (7... e5 $6 8. dxe5 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nxe5 10. Qxd5
Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nxc3 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nc4 (13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. bxc3 {+/-/+-}) 13...
Nb5 (13... Ne4 14. f3 b5 15. Nb6 $5 (15. fxe4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 $16) 15... axb6 16.
Bxb5+ Bd7 17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. fxe4 Rhe8 19. Kd2 {+/-/+- _|_}) 14. O-O-O Be7 (
14... Bc7 15. a4 $18) 15. Nb6 $1 axb6 16. Bxb5+ Kf8 17. Bxb6 $18) 8. Nc3 Qd6 {
IP Pd4} 9. a3 {/\Qd3,Bc2} Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 (11. Qe2 {/\Rd1,Bb1}) 11...
Bd7 (11... b6 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 {->}) 12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1
Rfd8 14. Rfe1 {<->e} Be8 {<->d} 15. Bc1 h6 (15... g6 {/^b1-h7}) 16. Qe2 Bf8 (
16... a6 {/\b5 -><<}) 17. Bb1 g6 18. Ba2 Bg7 (18... Ne7 19. Ne5 $14) 19. h3 Ne7
20. Ne5 Nf5 21. Bf4 Qa6 $2 (21... Nxd4 $142 22. Qe3 g5 $1 (22... Qb6 23. Nc4
Nf5 24. Nxb6 Nxe3 25. Nxc8 Nxd1 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Nxg6+ fxg6 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29.
Nxd1 Ke7 $10) 23. Nxf7 (23. Bg3 Qc5 {/\Nh5-+}) 23... Qxf4 (23... gxf4 $2 24.
Nxd6 fxe3 25. Nxc8 exf2+ 26. Kxf2 $18) 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 $15) 22.
Qxa6 bxa6 23. d5 (23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Bxe6+ Bf7 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 $13) 23... exd5 24.
Nxd5 $14 g5 25. Bh2 Kf8 26. Nc3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Kg8 28. Kf1 Bf8 29. Rd3 Kg7 30.
Ng4 Nxg4 31. hxg4 Ne7 32. Ke1 Ng6 33. Kd2 Nf4 34. Bxf4 gxf4 35. Bd5 Be7 36. Rd4
Bf6 37. Re4 Rd8 38. Kc2 Kf8 39. Bc4 $16 Rd4 40. Bxa6 Bc6 41. Rxd4 Bxd4 42. f3
Ke7 43. Kd3 Be5 44. b4 f6 45. Bc8 Be8 46. Bb7 h5 47. gxh5 Bxh5 48. Nb5 Bb8 49.
Kc4 Bf7+ 50. Kc5 Be8 51. Bc8 Kd8 52. Bf5 Ke7 53. Nd4 Bd6+ 54. Kd5 Be5 55. Nc6+
Bxc6+ 56. Kxc6 Bb2 57. a4 Bc3 58. b5 Ba5 59. Kb7 Bb6 60. Ka6 $1 $18 Kd6 61. a5
Bc5 62. Kb7 $1 (62. Kb7 Bd4 63. b6 axb6 64. a6 b5 65. a7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 "Czechoslovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Rd1 Qd5 13. Nb5 O-O-O 14. Nxa7+
Nxa7 15. Qxb6 Bc5 16. Qa5 Nc6 17. Qa8+ Kc7 18. Qa4 d3 (18... e5 19. b4 $5 (19.
cxd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Be3 $14)) 19. Ne1 g5 (19... Ne5 $2 20. Bf4 Bd6 21.
Bxe5 Qxe5 22. g3 {/\ Nd3}) 20. Rxd3 Qf5 21. Rf3 Qg6 22. Be3 (22. h3 h5 $132)
22... g4 23. Rg3 (23. Qf4+ $2 Kc8 24. Rg3 Bd6) 23... Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd5 (24...
Rd2 $2 25. Qf4+) (24... h5 25. Qc4 h4 26. Nd3 $16 {/\ b4-b5}) 25. b4 Qf5 (25...
Rd2 26. b5 Qf6 27. Nd3 Rd8 $8 28. bxc6 R8xd3 29. Rf1 $1 $40 {עc7}) 26. Rd1
Rhd8 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Re2 h5 29. Kf1 h4 (29... b5 30. Qa6 {/\ a4->}) 30. Qc2
Qf4 31. Kg1 (31. g3 $2 hxg3 32. hxg3 Qh6 33. Qe4 (33. Re4 $4 Rd2 $19) 33... Re5
34. Qg2 Rxe2 35. Kxe2 Qc1 $17) 31... Qc4 32. Re4 Re5 33. Rxe5 Nxe5 34. Qd2 Ng6
35. f3 (35. Nd3 Qd5 $44) 35... g3 (35... Nf4 {>=} 36. fxg4 Ne2+ 37. Kh1 Nxc3
38. Qf2 e5) 36. Nd3 (36. hxg3 hxg3 37. Nd3 Qh4 38. Qe3 b6 $44) 36... Qd5 37. a4
(37. hxg3 {>=} hxg3 38. a4 Qh5 (38... Ne5 39. Qf4 f6 40. Ne1 $18) 39. Qe3 b6
40. Kf1 $1 {/\ Ke2+/-} (40. a5 $2 Qh2+ (40... bxa5 41. Qa7+) 41. Kf1 Qh1+ 42.
Qg1 Qxg1+ 43. Kxg1 bxa5 44. bxa5 Kc6 45. Nb4+ Kb5 46. a6 Kb6 {/\ Nf4= עg1, g2,
a6})) 37... Ne5 (37... gxh2+ {>=} 38. Kxh2 Qd6+ $1 39. f4 e5 40. Qe3 exf4 41.
Qf3 $14) 38. Qf4 f6 39. Qxf6 (39. Ne1 Qd1 40. Kf1 gxh2 (40... h3 $2 41. Qxg3
$18) 41. Qxh2 $16) 39... Nxd3 40. hxg3 hxg3 41. Qg7+ Kc6 42. Qxg3 Nb2 43. a5 (
43. b5+ $6 Kb6 44. Qf2+ $2 Qc5 45. g4 Nxa4 46. g5 Nxc3 47. g6 Nd5 $19) 43...
Kb5 44. Qc7 Nc4 (44... Ka4 $5) 45. Qf4 (45. Qb8 $5) 45... Ka4 46. g4 Kb3 (46...
Qd1+ 47. Kf2 Qc2+ 48. Kg3 Qxc3 49. g5 $132) 47. g5 Ne5 (47... Kxc3 48. Qf6+
Kxb4 (48... Qd4+ $4 49. Qxd4+ Kxd4 50. g6 $18) (48... Qe5 $4 49. f4 Qxf6 50.
gxf6 Nd6 51. b5 $18) 49. g6 Qd1+ 50. Kf2 Qd2+ $10) 48. Kg2 Kxc3 49. Kg3 Kb3 50.
b5 Qxb5 51. Qe3+ Ka4 52. f4 Nc6 (52... Qd3 $2 53. Qxd3 Nxd3 54. g6 Nc5 55. g7
Ne4+ 56. Kg4 Nf6+ (56... Kxa5 57. f5 e5 58. Kh4 Nf6 59. Kg5 Ng8 60. f6 $18) 57.
Kg5 Ng8 58. Kg6 Kxa5 59. Kf7 Nh6+ 60. Kxe6 b5 61. f5 b4 62. f6 b3 63. f7 $18)
53. Qxe6 Qd3+ 54. Kh4 Nd4 (54... Nxa5 $2 55. g6 {/\ Kg5, g7+-}) 55. Qd7+ Kxa5
56. Qxb7 Nf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS03 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Fogarasi, Tibor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 (6... cxd4 $142
7. cxd4 e6) 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4 Qd6 (8... Qd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4
12. Ne5 Qxd5 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. O-O Kc7 15. Nc3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 a6 17. Bf4 $1 Kb6
18. Bc4 Nf6 19. a3 Nc6 20. Na4+ Ka7 21. Nxc6+ bxc6 22. g5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24.
Rxd5 $18 {Adamski,A-Schneider,LA/Wroclaw/1981/}) (8... Qd8 9. d5 exd5 10. g4
Bg6 11. cxd5 Qa5+ 12. Nbd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. O-O $36 d3 15. Bf3 Qa6 16.
Re1+ Be7 17. d6 $1 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qb5 20. a4 Qa6 21. b4 Rd8 22. b5
Qd6 23. Ba3 $40 {Dorfman-Lukin /URS-ch qual/1975/}) 9. d5 $5 (9. g4 Bg6 10. d5
Nb4 (10... Nb8 11. Nc3 a6 12. Qb3 $16) (10... exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Qa4+ Kd8
13. Na3 $40) 11. O-O $1 f6 $2 (11... Nc2 12. Na3 Nxa1 13. Be3 exd5 14. cxd5 Nf6
15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Rxa1 $44) (11... exd5 $5) 12. Nc3 Nc2 (12... exd5
13. cxd5 O-O-O 14. Bc4 Nc2 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Rb1 Nd4 17. Nfxd4 Bxb1 18. Ne6 Bg6
19. Bf4 Qa8 20. Nbc7 Qb8 21. Nxd8 $18) 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. Bf4 e5 15. Nxe5 $1 fxe5
16. Bxe5 O-O-O 17. g5 $1 h5 18. Rc1 Nb4 19. Bc7 $18 {Nunn,J-Sher,M/Vejle/1994/}
) 9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. dxe6 $146 (11. Qa4+ $2 b5 $1) (11. Be3 e5 12. Nc3
a6 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. Nb5 Qd7 17. Qa5+ Kc8 18. Na3 Bd6
19. b4 Qc7 $10 {Jicman,L-Rusu,C/ROM-chT/1994/}) (11. O-O e5 $5 (11... Nf6 $6
12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bf3 Be7 15. Nc3 $16 {Dutschak,H-Winkler,A/
WÜRT-MM8990/1990/}) 12. Nc3 $5 (12. Re1 O-O-O 13. b4 $1 cxb4 $1 14. Be3 Qb6 15.
Nd2 Bc5 16. Nb3 Nf6 $1 17. Rb1 Nxb3 18. Rxb3 Nd7 19. Bg4 Kc7 $15 (19... Kb8 $6
20. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 21. Qg4 $14 {Khmelnitsky,I-Dlugy,M/New York op/1992/})) 12...
O-O-O 13. Be3 f5 14. b4 $1 $40) 11... Qxe6+ 12. Be3 Qxc4 (12... Nxf3+ $142 13.
Qxf3 O-O-O (13... Qb6 14. Nd2 Qxb2 $4 15. Rb1 Qe5 16. Rxb7 $18) 14. Nd2 $10)
13. Bxd4 cxd4 (13... Qxd4 14. Qe2+ Be7 15. Nc3 $40) 14. Nd2 Qb5 (14... Qe6+ 15.
Kf1 $1 {/\g3,Kg2, -> /^h1-a8,<->e,c}) 15. a4 Qa6 (15... Qe5+ 16. Kf1 O-O-O 17.
g3 $5 (17. Rc1+ Kb8 18. Bxb7 Kxb7 19. Qb3+ Ka8 20. Qf3+ Kb8 $8 21. Qb3+ $10)
17... Kb8 18. Kg2 Nf6 19. Qb3 $36) 16. Qb3 O-O-O $4 (16... Rb8 17. Be2 Qe6 (
17... Qd6 18. Bb5+ Kd8 19. O-O $1 $40) 18. Qb5+ Kd8 19. O-O {/\-> עd8}) (16...
Qe6+ $142 17. Qxe6+ fxe6 18. Bxb7 Rb8 $10) 17. Rc1+ Kb8 18. Rc6 $1 b6 (18...
Qa5 $4 19. Rc8+ $1 Kxc8 20. Qxb7#) (18... Re8+ $2 19. Kd1 Qa5 20. Re6 $1 $18)
19. Qxf7 Bd6 20. Rxd6 $18 Rxd6 21. Qf8+ Kc7 22. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9293 3rd"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 (3... d5 4. exd5 {--> ChessBase:Alapin diskette})
4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 (5. d4 $142 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 (6... b6)) 5... Nb6 6. Bb3 {
/\d4 [+]} c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. d4 cxd3 $6 10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 (
11... Be7 $14) 12. Rd1 $1 Be7 13. Na3 Bxa3 (13... a6 $5) 14. bxa3 Nd7 (14...
Bd7 $142 15. Be3 O-O-O $132) 15. a4 $1 {/\/^a3-f8} b6 {/\Nc5;/\Bb7,0-0-0} 16.
Ba3 Bb7 (16... Nc5 17. Qe3 Qe7 18. Nd4 $40) 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Qe3 Na5 19. Ng5 Qf6
20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Rc8 (21... Rd8 $142) 22. Bd3 $1 e5 (22... Qxc3 23. Bb4
Qc7 (23... Qf6 24. Bb5 Rd8 25. Qd3 $18) 24. Bxa5 bxa5 25. Bb5 $18) 23. Bb5 Qe6
24. Bb4 {פd7} (24. Bb4 Nc6 25. Rd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Qc7 (5... e6 6. f4 d6 $10) 6. f4
e6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Nf3 d6 9. d3 O-O 10. O-O a6 (10... b5 11. c4 bxc4 12. dxc4 Nb6
13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Nc3 $14) 11. Nbd2 dxe5 12. fxe5 b5 13. a4 (13. c4 Nb6 14. b3
Bb7 15. Bb2 $13) 13... Bb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Kh1 b4 17. c4 Nb6
18. Nb3 Nd7 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. h4 h6 21. Qe3 Nf8 22. h5 Bb7 23. Kh2 Na5 24. Nc1 (
24. Nxa5 Qxa5 $15) 24... Nh7 25. Qf2 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Ng5 27. Qf2 Rd7 28. Qe2 Nc6
29. Nb3 Na5 30. Nd2 Nc6 31. Nb3 Nd4 32. Nxd4 Rxd4 33. Re1 Rd8 34. Bf1 Qd7 35.
Qg2 Qd4 36. Ra1 Bf8 37. Ra7 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qf2 Be7 40. Be3 Qc7 41. Bf4
Qc6 42. Be2 Qc7 43. Qg2 Qd8 44. Bd1 Qc7 45. Qa8+ Bf8 46. Bxg5 hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-B 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 {5...cd4; 5...Lg4}
6. dxc5 Qxc5 (6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bf5 8. Bb5 e5 9. b4 O-O-O+ 10. Ke2 Nd5 11.
Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bd2 f6 $44 {Blatny,P - Gross,S CSSR (CH) 1988}) 7. Be3 (7. Na3
Ng4 8. Qe2 Bf5 9. h3 Bd3 10. Qxd3 Qxf2+ 11. Kd1 Rd8 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. hxg4 $16
{Blatny,P - Wang Zili Thessaloniki (ol) 1988}) 7... Qa5 8. Na3 Bg4 {8...Sd5!?}
9. Qb3 $1 O-O-O (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 O-O-O 11. Qxf7 $16) 10. Ng5 Nd4 11. Qc4+
Kb8 12. Bxd4 Qxg5 13. Nb5 $18 Nd5 14. Bxa7+ Ka8 15. Bd4 Qf4 16. f3 Bf5 17. Qa4+
Kb8 18. Qa7+ Kc8 19. Qa8+ Qb8 20. Qxb8+ Kxb8 21. O-O-O f6 22. c4 g6 23. Be3 (
23. cxd5 $2 Bh6+ 24. Rd2 Rxd5 $17) 23... Nxe3 24. Rxd8+ Bc8 25. f4 e5 26. g3
exf4 27. gxf4 Bg7 28. Rxh8 Bxh8 29. Bd3 Ng2 30. Rf1 Bg7 31. Nc3 Bh6 32. Nd5 Be6
33. Nxf6 Bxf4+ 34. Kb1 g5 35. Nxh7 Ne3 36. Re1 Bh3 37. Nf6 Ng2 38. Re8+ Ka7 39.
Rh8 g4 40. Be4 Be5 41. Rh6 Ne3 42. b3 Nf1 43. Kc2 Nxh2 44. c5 Bf1 45. Rh7 Bxf6
46. Rxb7+ Ka6 47. Rb6+ Ka5 48. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Rostock-04 IM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1978.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Braun, Gottfried"]
[Black "Schurade, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Braun,G"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1978.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 $5 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 $6
8. Bxd5 $1 {Ein Vorschlag von Kaidanov} Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qc4 $6 {Als relativ
sicherste Fortsetzung gilt} (9... Qd6) 10. d5 Nb4 (10... Nb8) (10... Nd8) 11.
Nxe5 Qa6 12. a3 {Das mit diesem Zug verbundene Qualitätsopfer stellt den
schwarzen Aufbau in Frage.} Bf5 13. axb4 Qxa1 14. O-O Qa6 15. Re1 (15. Qf3 g6
16. g4 f6) 15... g6 $2 {Hinhaltenden Widerstand leistete} (15... f6 {-der
schwarze König kann eventuell nach f7 ausweichen- ,doch ist die weiße Stellung
nach} 16. b5 {nebst 17.Nc4 wohl vorzuziehen.}) 16. b5 Qb6 17. d6 $1 Rd8 18. d7+
$2 {Ursprünglich war} (18. Nc4 $1 {nebst 19.Nd5 beabsichtigt}) 18... Bxd7 19.
Be3 (19. Nc4 Be6 $1) (19. Nd5 Be6 $1) 19... Qd6 (19... Be6 20. Qa4) 20. Qxd6
exd6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 (21... fxg6 {führt zu ähnlichem Ergebnis}) 22. Bd4+ Be6 23.
Bxh8 {Das Schlachtengetümmel ist vorüber, von den gelichteten Heerscharen sind
keine Heldentaten mehr zu erwarten.} d5 24. Bd4 b6 25. Ra1 Rd7 26. Kf1 Bc5 27.
Rd1 Ke7 28. Ke2 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Bronznik,V"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 ({Eine sehr verbreitete
Alternative ist hier} 5... Nb6) 6. d4 (6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 {würde
durch Zugumstellung zur Partie führen.}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. a3
O-O 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Qc2 $5 {Wang Hao entscheidet sich für eine seltene, aber -
wie wir gleich sehen werden - ziemlich giftige Fortsetzung. In der Regel
erzwingt Weiß in solchen Positionen die Schwächung der gegnerischen
Königsposition mittels Qd1-e2-e4. Die Idee von Wang Hao besteht darin, den
Schwarzen zu Zugeständnissen am Königsflügel in einer etwas kürzeren Zeit zu
nötigen, auch wenn die Dame auf c2 dabei nicht optimal steht.} (11. Qe2 Rc8 12.
Qe4 f5 (12... g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Nbd2 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nb8 16. Qg4 Qb6 {[%cal
Rd7b5] (Antonio,R (2550) - Barbosa,O (2414)/Manila 2006} 17. Nc4 Qa6 18. a4 $1
$36) 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qh4 ({In seinem Buch "Beating the Abti-Sicilians"
betrachtet V. Kotronias} 14. Qe2 d5 15. Nc3 {, und jetzt} Bd6 ({oder} 15... Ne8
$5 16. Be3 Nd6 {[%cal Rd6f5]}) 16. Bg5 Nh5 $1 {[%cal Rh5f4] - Schwarz ist
absolut in Ordnung}) 14... d5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxh6 (16. Be3 $2 Ne4 17. Qh5 Rf5
18. Qg6 Rf6 19. Qh5 Be8 20. Qh3 Bg6 21. Ne5 Bf5 22. Qh5 Bd6 $36 {Schmitt,A 
(2226) - Bogdanov,E (2250)/France 2005}) (16. Nc3 $2 Qe8 $1 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
Qg4 h5 19. Qg3 Nxd4 $17 {Maze,S (2573) - Gozzoli,Y (2561)/Saint - Quentin 2015}
) 16... gxh6 17. Qg3+ Kh8 18. Qg6 Ne4 19. Qxh6+ {Tsharotschkin,M (2243) -
Bronznik,V (2390)/Seefeld 2005, mit Dauerschach.}) 11... g6 (11... h6 {
schwächt die weißen Felder um den schwarzen König und sieht somit für den
Nachziehenden ziemlich gefährlich aus. Auch wenn dem Weißen laut meiner
Datenbank noch nie gelungen ist, seine Initiative zu verwerten, bieten die
entsprechenden Partien an einigen Stellen Raum für Verbesserungsversuche:} 12.
Qe2 (12. Nc3 Nxc3 (12... Rc8 13. Qe2 $40 {[%cal Re2e4]} Na5 $140 $2 14. Bxh6 $1
Nxc3 15. bxc3 gxh6 16. Qe4 f5 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Nh4 $18 {[%cal
Rd3g6,Rh4g6]}) 13. bxc3 (13. Qxc3 $5 {[%cal Rd3c2,Rc3d3,Rc3e1,Re1e4]}) 13...
dxe5 14. dxe5 Na5 (14... Qa5 $2 15. Qe2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Rb1 $1 (17. Qe4
$143 $6 Qf5 18. Qe2 Qh5 $13 {Yuan,Y (2171 - Wang,J (2380)/Yangzhou Basque 
(Women) rapid 2016}) 17... Rb8 (17... Qc7 18. Qe4 $16 Rf5 $140 $6 19. g4) 18.
Rd1 $16 {[%cal Re2e4,Rc3c4,Rb1b5,Rc1b2]}) 15. Nd4 (15. Qe2 Nb3 16. Qe4 g6 17.
Bxh6 Nxa1 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Rxa1 Bc6 $44) 15... Bc6 (15... Nc6 $5 16. Qe2 $140
Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bc6 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Be3 Qd5 $13) 16. Re1 (16. Qe2 $5 Qd5 $13 {
, z. B.} 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Qh3 Kg7 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22.
Qh3 Kg7 {mit Zugwiederholung}) 16... Bd5 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Qg4 Bg5 19. f4 f5 (
19... Bh4 $2 20. f5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf5f6,Rc1h6]}) 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Nf3 Bxf4 22.
Bxf4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxf4 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Qg6 Qg5+ {1/2:1/2 Ruefenacht,M (2367)
- Turati,P (2459)/email 2008}) 12... f5 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qe4 Rf5 15. Nc3 Qf8
16. Nh4 Bxh4 17. Qxh4 g5 18. Qh5 (18. Qg4 $5) 18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Ne2 (
20. d5 $5) 20... Rh4 21. Qg6+ Qg7 22. Qxg7+ (22. g3 $2 Qxg6 23. Bxg6 Nxd4 $17 {
Kleeschaetzky,R (2340) - Enders,P (2465)/Ol Nord 2001}) 22... Kxg7 23. g3 Rxd4
24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Be4 {, und Schwarz muss ums Remis kämpfen.} (25. f4 $5)) (
11... f5 {ist bestimmt spielbar, aber nach} 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Qe2 {
hat Weiß im Vergleich zur Variante 11.Qe2 Rc8 12.Qe4 f5 13.exf6 Nxf6 14.Qe2 (s.
oben) ein Tempo mehr (sein Damenspringer steht bereits auf c3) und kann die
Eröffnung zumindest aus dieser Sicht als gelungen betrachten.} (14. Re1 $5) (
14. Be3 $5)) 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nbd2 Rc8 $146 14. Qd1 dxe5 15. dxe5 Qc7 $6 {
Mit dem typischen Plan Re8-d8, Bd7-e8. Aber dieser Zug scheint mir etwas zu
paasiv zu sein und wie der weitere Verlauf der Partie bzw. die Varianten
zeigen, gerät Schwarz danach unter Druck. Daher macht es Sinn, an diese Stelle
nach anderen Möglichkeiten Umschau zu halten.} (15... b5 16. Qe2 $36 {[%cal
Ye2e4,Yh2h4,Rd3b5]} ({aber nicht} 16. Bxb5 $6 Nxe5 17. Bxd7 Nxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Qxd7
{mit leichtem Spiel für Schwarz})) (15... Qb6 $5 {[%cal Rc6d4]} 16. Nc4 (16. b4
Nd4 17. Nc4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qd4 19. Rac1 Bc6 $132) (16. Re1 Nd4 (16... Qxb2 $2
17. Nc4 Qb5 18. Nd6 $16) 17. Nc4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qb3 {[%cal Rc8c4]} 19. Qd1 Qxd1
20. Raxd1 Red8 $11) 16... Qc7 {[%cal Rb7b5]} 17. Rc1 (17. Re1 Na5 $5 18. Ncd2
Red8 19. Rc1 Qxc1 20. Qxc1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Ba4 $11) 17... b5 (17... Qb8 18. Qe2 {
[%cal Re2e4,Rh2h4]}) 18. Nd6 $5 (18. Ncd2 Qb6 $13 {[%cal Rb5b4,Rc6d4]} 19. Qe2
b4) 18... Bxd6 19. exd6 Qxd6 (19... Qb8 20. Re1 a6 21. Ng5 Qxd6 22. Ne4 Qe7 23.
Bb1 $44 {[%csl Gb1,Rf6,Rg7,Gh6][%cal Rb1a2] xf6, xg7}) 20. Bxb5 Nce7 21. Bd3 {
- Computer bewerten diese komplizierte Position als mehr oder weniger
ausgeglichen, ich würde jedoch wegen des Läuferpaares und der geschwächten
Position des gegnerischen Königs die weiße Stellung bevorzugen. In jedem Fall
kann es gut sein, dass die weiteren Versuche des Nachziehenden mit dieser
Variante verbunden werden sollen.}) 16. Qe1 (16. Rc1 $5) 16... Red8 ({Mein
Computer favorisiert} 16... f5 {, aber die Stellung nach} 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rb1
{scheint mir dank der Schwäche des Bauern e6 und der luftigen Stellung des
schwarzen König eindeutug besser für Weiß zu sein.}) 17. Qe4 {Weiß plant
Rf1-e1 gefolgt von h2-h4 oder von Bh6-g5.} (17. Rc1 $5 Qb8 18. Qe4) 17... b5 (
17... f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rab1 {[%csl Re6,Rg8] mit Vorteil.}) (17... Be8 18.
Rac1 $5 (18. h4 Nb6 $1 19. h5 $140 $2 Nd7 $17 {[%csl Re5][%cal Rd7c5]}) 18...
Nb6 19. Rfe1 $1 (19. h4 $2 Nd7 $1) 19... Qb8 (19... Nd7 20. Qf4 $36 {[%cal
Rd2e4,Rb2b4]}) 20. h4 $36) 18. Rfe1 {Mit der Drohung 19.Bxb5, wonach 19...Nxe5
an 20.Nxe5 Bxb5 21.Nxf7! scheitern würde.} (18. Bxb5 $6 Nxe5 19. Ba6 Nxf3+ 20.
Qxf3 Rb8 21. b4 Qb6 22. Bc4 Qd4 {[%cal Rd7c6,Rg6g5] , und Schwarz steht
mindestens nicht schlechter}) 18... Be8 $6 {Yu Yangui beendet den geplanten 
(und für solche Stellungen typischen) Aufbau und opfert dabei den Pb5 - wie
wir gleich sehen werden, war es keine glückliche Entscheidung. Natürlich hatte
er mehrere Alternativen, aber keine davon scheint mir für Ausgleich bzw.
ebenbürtiges Gegenspiel, ausreichend zu sein, z.B.:} (18... b4 19. a4 (19. h4
$5) 19... Na5 20. Qg4 $36 {[%cal Rh2h4]}) (18... a6 19. Rac1 (19. h4 $5) (19.
Rad1 $5) 19... Qb8 20. h4 $36) (18... Qb6 {(die Dame deckt den Pb5 und nimmt
unter Kontrolle das Feld d4, aber übt keinen Druck auf den Pe5 mehr)} 19. Qg4
$36 {[%cal Rd2e4,Rh6g5]}) 19. Bxb5 $1 Qb7 (19... Rb8 20. Bxc6 (20. a4 $5) 20...
Qxc6 (20... Bxc6 21. Rac1 Qb7 (21... Rxb2 22. Nd4 Rb6 23. Nc4 $16 {[%cal Rc4b6,
Rc4a5]} Ra6 $140 24. Na5 $1 Rxa5 25. Nxc6 Bxa3 26. Rc4 $1) 22. Nd4 Be8 23. Nc4
$16) 21. Bg5 $1 (21. Rac1 $5 Qa4 22. Nc4) 21... Bxg5 (21... Rxb2 $2 22. Bxe7
Nxe7 23. Qh4 $18 {[%cal Rd2e4]}) 22. Nxg5 h6 23. Ngf3 Qa4 (23... Rxb2 $2 24.
Qh4 $18 {[%cal Rh4h6,Rh4d8]}) 24. b4 a5 25. bxa5 Qxa5 26. Nc4 Qa4 27. Nd6 {
, und Schwarz hat keine ausreichende Kompensation für den fehlenden Bauern.})
20. Bf1 $1 {Wang Hao gibt den Bauern zurück, um dann die exponierte Lage der
gegnerischen Dame auszunützen.} (20. Bxc6 $6 Bxc6 $44) (20. a4 a6 21. Bf1 Na5
22. Rab1 Qb4 $5 23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Bd3 Bxa4 25. Rec1 Bc6 26. Qxb4 (26. Bf1 Rab8)
26... Nxb4 27. Be4 Rab8 $44 {- Schwarz hat einen Minusbauern, aber seine
Aktivität am Damenflügel sollte fürs Remis ausreichen.}) 20... Qxb2 21. Reb1
Qc3 $8 22. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Rh6d2] Die Schwarze Dame ist in große
Gefahr. Um sie zu retten, bleibt Yu Yangyi nichts anderes übrig, als seine
eigene Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel zu kompromittieren.} f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24.
Bg5 Qf5 25. Qh4 $16 Rc7 26. Re1 $1 {[%csl Re5,Re6]} Bxg5 27. Nxg5 Qf6 28. Rad1
Re7 29. Qg4 (29. g3 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf1h3,Rf1g2]}) 29... e5 30. Ne4 Qf4 31. Qxf4
exf4 32. Ncd6 Nc7 33. Rc1 Bd7 $2 {Das sollte zum Verlust führen.} ({Richtig war
} 33... Nd4 34. Nf6+ ({oder} 34. Rxc7 Rxc7 35. Nxe8 Re7 $1 36. N8f6+ Kg7 {
, und Schwarz behält Rettungsaussichten}) 34... Kf8 35. Rxe7 Kxe7 36. Ndxe8
Nxe8 37. Nxh7 $16 {- Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern, aber ganz von selbst lässt
sich seine Stellung (z.B. nach} Rd6 {) noch nicht gewinnen.}) 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35.
Re4 $2 ({Wang Hao verpasst die Möglichkeit} 35. Nde4 $1 Re6 36. Nxd7+ Rxd7 37.
Nc5 {, wonach Schwarz reines Gewissens aufgeben könnte.}) 35... Rxe4 36. Ndxe4
Ke7 37. Nxd7 ({Eine naheliegende Alternative war} 37. Nxh7 {, aber es ist
alles andere als klar, ob sich der weiße Mehrbauer z. B. nach} Ne6 {verwerten
lässt. nn} 38. Re1 (38. Nhg5) 38... Kf7 39. Nhg5+ Nxg5 40. Nxg5+ Kf6 41. Ne4+
Kf7 42. Rc1) 37... Kxd7 38. Nc5+ Kc8 {[%csl Rc8]} ({Vielleicht war} 38... Ke7
$5 {das kleinere Übel, auch wenn es den Schwarzen nach} 39. Nd3 {[%cal Rc1c6,
Rd3f4] einen Bauern kosten würde.}) 39. g3 $5 ({Auch hier hätte Weiß mittels} 
39. Nd3 {den Pf4 gewinnen können, aber die Fortsetzung von Wang Hao ist noch
unangenehmer.} Rd6 40. Nxf4) 39... f3 40. Bh3+ ({Sehr stark war das
prophylaktische} 40. h4 $1 {und später eventuell sogar noch Kg1-h2, wonach
sich die weißen Turm und Läufer mit dem schwarzen König bzw. mit dem Pf3
problemlos beschäftigen könnten, z.B.} Nd4 (40... Rd5 41. Bh3+ Kb8 42. Nd7+ (
42. Rb1+ Ka8 43. Bc8 Rxc5 44. Bb7+ Kb8 45. Bxc6+ Kc8 46. Bxf3) 42... Kb7 43.
Nf6 Rd6 44. Nxh7 {mit guten Gewinnchancen}) 41. Kh2 Kb8 ({es drohte} 41... Z0
42. Bh3+ Nf5 43. Ne6 Rd7 44. Rc5 $18) 42. Rb1+ Kc8 43. Bh3+ Nf5 44. Rc1 Rd6 45.
Bg4 Rb6 46. Bxf3 {- dieses Endspiel dürfte technisch gewonnen sein.}) 40... Kb8
41. Na6+ ({Warum der weiße h- Bauer lieber auf h4 stehen sollte, demonstriert
am besten die Variante} 41. Rc3 $4 Rd1+ 42. Bf1 Nd4 $19) 41... Kb7 42. Nxc7
Kxc7 43. Rc3 Rd1+ 44. Bf1 Kd6 45. Rxf3 {Der Anziehende gewann einen Bauern,
aber die gegnerischen Figuren stehen jetzt deutlich aktiver, als die weißen,
was die Verwertung dieses materiellen Vorteils sehr problematisch macht. Im
Endeffekt gelang es Yu Yangui, die Partie zu retten.} Ne5 46. Rf6+ Kc5 47. Kg2
Rd2 48. h3 a5 49. Ra6 Nc6 50. a4 Rb2 51. g4 g5 52. Ra8 Rb6 53. Re8 h6 54. Re6
Nd4 55. Rxb6 Kxb6 56. Kg3 Ne6 57. Kf3 Kc5 58. Ke4 Kb4 59. Kf5 Nd4+ 60. Ke4 Ne6
61. Bb5 Nc5+ 62. Kf5 Nxa4 63. Be8 Nc3 64. Kg6 Ne4 65. Kxh6 Nxf2 66. Kxg5 Nxh3+
67. Kf5 a4 68. Bxa4 Kxa4 69. g5 Nxg5 70. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 $6 Qe7+
$1 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 $146 (9. Bxe2 {... 1/2-1/2(61) Petronic,J-Velimirovic,
D/Banja Vrucica YUG ch 1991}) 9... Bxc5 $8 10. Be3 Bxe3 $1 11. Kxe3 Nf6 12.
Nbd2 O-O 13. Rhe1 Re8+ 14. Kf4 Be6 $1 15. Nd4 $5 Bd7 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxe8 Nc2 (
16... Nh5+ $2 17. Kg5 Nc2 18. Rxe6 $1 $18) 17. Ba4 Nxa1 18. Rxa1 $14) 16. Bxc6
bxc6 17. b4 h6 18. h4 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 a5 20. a3 $8 axb4 21. axb4 Ra2 22. Re2 Kf8
23. Ke5 Ke7 24. Kf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-B"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "David, Pavel"]
[Black "Mudrak, Josef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nd7 4. d4 Qc7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. O-O e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qe2 Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Na3 b6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bb7 13. Nc4 Rfe8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Ne3 Nf8 16. Qc2 a6 17. Bc4 g6 18. Rfd1 Bg7 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 h5 21. Qb3
Bh6 22. Nc4 b5 23. Na3 Ne6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rad1 b4 26. Nb5 Qa5 27. Nd6 Re7
28. Nxe5 Qa4 29. Qxa4 Rxa4 30. Nd3 Bg7 31. Nxc5 Ra2 32. cxb4 Rxb2 33. Nd3 Rb3
34. h4 (34. f4 $18) 34... Nd4 35. e5 (35. Kf1 $18) 35... Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nc3 37.
Nc5 Rb2 38. f4 Nxd5 39. Rxd5 Rxb4 40. Nde4 Rb8 41. Nd7 Ra8 42. Kf2 Re6 43. Kg3
Rc6 44. Ndf6+ Bxf6 45. Nxf6+ Kg7 46. Rd4 Rc2 47. Kh3 Ra3+ 48. Kh2 Rc8 49. Rb4
Rca8 50. Rb6 R3a4 51. Kg3 Rd4 52. Rb3 Kh6 53. Rc3 Rb4 54. Rd3 Kg7 55. Rc3 Rb2
56. Kh3 Kf8 57. Rc7 Kg7 58. Rc3 Rba2 59. Rc6 R2a7 60. Rd6 Kf8 61. Kg3 Ra6 62.
Rd7 Rc6 63. Kh2 Kg7 64. Rd4 Rca6 65. Rd7 g5 66. hxg5 Kg6 67. Nd5 R6a7 68. Ne7+
Kh7 69. Rxa7 Rxa7 70. Nf5 Ra3 71. g3 Kg6 72. Ne7+ Kg7 73. Kh3 Ra1 74. Nf5+ Kf8
75. Nd6 Re1 76. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-B"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Majer, Jiri"]
[Black "Cicak, Slavko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. h3
Nf5 9. Nf3 e6 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. Be3 f6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. exf6 Qxf6 15.
O-O-O Bd7 16. Kb1 a6 17. h4 b5 18. h5 b4 19. Na4 Nxd4 20. Nb6 Nxe2 21. Nxd7 Qe7
22. Qxe2 (22. Nxf8 Nc3+ 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Qc2 Qb4+ 25. Ka1 Qb2+ 26. Qxb2 cxb2+
27. Kb1 $18) 22... Qxd7 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. f4 Rac8 25. Qd3 Qf7 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27.
Qxd4 Qf6 28. Qa7 Qf7 29. Qd4 Qg7 30. Rhe1 Rc6 31. Qxb4 Qc7 32. f5 gxf5 33. gxf5
Rxf5 34. Rg1+ Kf7 35. Qh4 Qf4 36. Rg4 Qf3 37. Qh7+ Ke8 38. Rg8+ Rf8 39. Qg6+
Qf7 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 41. Qh6+ Ke7 42. a3 Qf2 43. Qh7+ Kd6 44. Ka1 Qc2 45. Qh5 Rb6
46. Rb1 d4 47. Qe8 Kd5 48. Qd7+ Rd6 49. Qb7+ Qc6 50. Qb3+ Qc4 51. Qf3+ Kc5 52.
Qf4 Qd5 53. Rc1+ Kb6 54. Qf8 Rd8 55. Qb4+ Qb5 56. Qe7 Qd7 57. Qb4+ Ka7 58. Qc5+
Kb7 59. Qb4+ Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rodriguez Talavera, Juan Carlos"]
[Black "Veingold, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 (6... Qd8) 7. Nb5
Qd8 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Bg3 $1 (11. Rd1 Ke7) 11... a6 $6
(11... Ke7) 12. Nd6 Ke7 13. Ne4 Ba7 14. Bd6+ Ke8 15. Ba3 $16 Bb8 16. O-O-O b6
17. Bc4 {/\ Bb3,c4} Nce7 18. Rhe1 Bb7 19. Bb3 b5 {x c5} 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Nd4 $18
b4 22. Nxc6 bxa3 23. Bxd5 Bf4+ 24. Kc2 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc8 26. Nd3 (26. Red1 Rxc6
(26... exd5 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. Nd7+ Kg8 29. Ne7#) 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. R1d7+ Kf6 29.
Ne4+ Ke5 30. Rxh8 Kxe4 31. Rxf7) 26... Bxh2 27. Ncb4 axb2 28. Rh5 Bd6 29. Kxb2
Ke7 30. Nd5+ Kd8 31. Ne3 f5 32. Rh4 Rb8+ 33. Kc2 g6 34. Ra4 Kd7 35. Rd1 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Costa, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 Ba6 8. O-O
Qc8 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. a3 Be7 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bh6 $6 (13. Bh4 $5)
13... Qb7 14. Nc3 Nac7 15. Rc1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd6 17. Qd3 Kf7 18. Ne5+ Bxe5 (
18... fxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxd7+ Kg6 21. Rg3+ Bxg3 22. Qg7+ Kf5 23. fxg3+ Ke4
24. Rd1 Rae8 (24... Rhg8 25. Rd4+ Kf5 26. Rf4#) (24... Rad8 25. Qg4+ Ke5 26.
Bg7#) 25. Qg4+ Ke5 26. Bg7#) 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Qf3 Rhg8 21. exf6 Rg6 22. Bg7 Rb8
23. Rc4 Nxf6 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 25. Bxf6 Kxf6 26. f4 d5 27. Rc8 $6 (27. Rc6 Rbg7 28.
g3 $14) 27... Rgg7 28. Kf2 Rbc7 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 e5 31. Rc6+ Kf5 32. fxe5
Kxe5 33. g3 Kd4 34. Ke2 Re7+ 35. Kd2 Rf7 36. Ke2 Re7+ 37. Kd2 Rf7 38. Ke2 Re7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Landesliga Nord 9495"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Karlik, Jiri"]
[Black "Siepelt, Heiner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kelheim"]
[BlackTeam "Kitzingen SC"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. g3 Nh6 8. Bg2
e6 9. Nge2 Nf5 10. O-O f6 11. f4 fxe5 12. dxe5 O-O 13. Rf3 b5 14. Rf2 Bd7 15.
Nxb5 Nxe5 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Ng4 18. Rc2 Qb6 19. Qxg4 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1 Rac8
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Qe2 Qa4 23. h4 Rc2 24. Qe1 Qc4 (24... Bxb2 $17) 25. h5 Qe2
26. Qxe2 Rxe2 27. Bf1 Re1 $17 28. Kg2 Bd4 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Bd3 Be3 31. Bxe3
Rxa1 32. Bxg6 Rxa2 33. Bd4 Ra4 34. Be5 d4 35. g4 Rb4 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. Bxd4 Rb3+
38. Kh4 a5 39. Kg5 Rb4 40. Be5 Rb5 $10 41. Kf6 $16 Rxe5 $2 42. fxe5 a4 43. Bf7+
Kf8 44. g5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Black "Kochyev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bg5 Qd6 12. Qd2 Bc7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1
Bg4 15. g3 Bb6 16. Nfd4 Qd7 17. Bxg4 Qxg4 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rxe7 Nxe7 20. Re1
Nc6 21. Kg2 h6 (21... Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 Kf8 25. Rc1 Re8
26. Kf3 $1 $16 Re4) 22. h3 Qd7 23. Qf4 Bc7 $2 (23... Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $10)
24. Qf3 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 g6 26. Qe3 h5 27. Qe7 Rd8 28. Qg5 Bd6 29. Qxd5 Bf8 30.
Qxd7 Rxd7 31. Re8 Kg7 32. Kf3 Rd6 33. h4 Ra6 34. Rb8 Rb6 35. b4 Bd6 36. Rd8 Be5
37. a4 Ra6 38. a5 b6 39. Rd5 Bxd4 40. cxd4 $18 bxa5 41. bxa5 Re6 42. Re5 Ra6
43. Ke3 Kf8 44. Kd3 f6 45. Rc5 Ke7 46. f4 Kd7 47. d5 Ke7 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Rb5
Kd7 50. f5 g5 51. hxg5 fxg5 52. Ke5 h4 53. gxh4 gxh4 54. f6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 $6 6. g3 $1 {N} Bd6 7. Bg2
Ne7 8. O-O Nbc6 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 Bf5 13. Nh4 Be4 14.
f3 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Qd7 16. f4 $1 b5 17. f5 f6 18. Be3 Bc7 19. Qd3 Bb6 20. g4 $1
b4 $2 21. c4 $1 dxc4 22. Qxc4+ Kh8 23. Ng6+ $1 Nxg6 (23... hxg6 24. Rf3 $1 $18)
24. Bxc6 Qe7 25. Rae1 Nh4 26. Bf2 1-0

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9495"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Wach, Markus"]
[Black "Haag, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pang/Rosenheim SG"]
[BlackTeam "Marktheidenfeld TV"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 dxe5 13. Re1 Bd6 14. f4 e4 (
14... exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf4 $17) 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 O-O 17. Qf3 Rfe8 18. Re2
Rac8 19. Rf1 g6 20. g4 Bf8 21. f5 exf5 22. gxf5 Qc4 23. Bg5 b5 24. fxg6 fxg6
25. Qg4 Bg7 26. Qxd7 Qxe2 27. Bh6 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rf8+ 29. Ke2 (29. Nf6+ $1
Rxf6+ 30. Ke2 Bxh6 31. Qxc8+ $16) 29... Bxh6 30. Nf6+ Rxf6 31. Qxc8+ Bf8 32. a4
a6 33. Kd3 (33. axb5 axb5 34. Ke3) 33... Rf3+ 34. Ke4 Rf6 35. h3 h6 36. Ke5
Rf5+ 37. Ke6 bxa4 38. Qe8 Kh7 39. Qxa4 Bg7 40. Qd7 Rf3 41. c4 Rf4 42. Qc8 Re4+
43. Kd5 Rxd4+ 44. Kc5 Rf4 45. Kb6 Rf6+ 46. Kb7 Rf7+ 47. Kxa6 Rf6+ 48. Kb7 Rf7+
49. Kc6 Bf8 50. Kd5 Rf5+ 51. Ke6 Kg7 52. Qd7+ Kg8 53. Qd4 Kh7 54. Kd7 Bc5 55.
Qe4 Kg7 56. Kc6 Bf8 57. Qd4+ Kg8 58. Kd7 Bc5 59. Qb2 Kh7 60. Ke6 Bf8 61. Qd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-ch ko"]
[Site "Ayamonte"]
[Date "2007.11.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khamrakulov, Ibragim S"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.11.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. exd6 (9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxe5 11. dxe5 (11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1
13. Rxd1 Bd7 $15) 11... Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 $11) 9... Qxd6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3
O-O 12. Re1 (12. Qe2 b6 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 g6 $11) 12... b6 13. Ng5 Bxg5 (
13... Na5 14. Bd3 Bxg5 (14... h6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Qg6 $36
{1-0 Ekstroem,R-Kutuzovic,B/Pula 2000}) 15. Bxg5 Bb7 16. Bf6 $5 (16. Qh5 $14)
16... Qd5 (16... gxf6 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh4 f5 19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Re3 $18) 17. Be4
Qxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Qg4 Bg6 20. Be7 Rfc8 21. Bb4 $16 {1-0 Rausis,I-Yrjola,J/
Jyvaskyla 1996}) (13... h6 $5 14. Ne4 Qc7 $14 {/~~}) (13... Bb7 $2 14. Nxe6 $18
{1-0 Molander,R-Stubberud,O/Port Erin IOM 2003}) 14. Bxg5 Bb7 (14... Ne7 $5) (
14... h6 $5) 15. Qg4 {Diagrama #} Ne7 (15... Rfe8 $5 16. Re3 (16. Bf6 Qf8 $14)
(16. Bh6 Qf8 17. Re3 Ne7) 16... Ne7 17. Rae1 Ng6 18. Bd3 Rec8 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20.
Bf4 Qd5 21. Be5 Qxa2 22. Rh3 Qd2 23. Rd1 Qc2 24. Rf1 Rxc3 25. f3 Qf5 26. Qh4 f6
27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. g4 Qg5 29. f4 Qxg4+ {0-1 Tscharotschkin,M-Kveinys,A/Bad
Woerishofen 2004}) (15... e5 16. Qg3 Rfe8 17. Re3 Rac8 18. Bb5 f6 19. Bh6 Re7
20. Rae1 Rcc7 21. f4 exd4 22. Bc4+ Kf8 23. Qxg7+ Ke8 24. Qg8+ {1-0 Bjelajac,
M-Janosevic,D Kraljevo 1984}) (15... Kh8 16. Qh4 (16. Re3 e5 17. Bd3 exd4 18.
Rh3 f5 19. Rxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ {1-0 Verwoert,J-Nusink,A/NED-ch H corr 1995})
16... Rfe8 17. Re3 Qf8 18. Rh3 h6 19. Bd3 f5 20. Re1 e5 21. Ree3 exd4 22. Bxh6
gxh6 23. Qg5 {1-0 Filipovic,B-Kveinys,A/Pula CRO 2003}) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 (16... h5
$5 17. Qh3 fxe6 18. Rxe6 Qd7 19. Rxe7 (19. Bxe7 Rf7 20. Rae1 Bd5 21. R6e3 Qxh3
22. Rxh3 Re8 23. Rhe3 Bxa2 $16) 19... Qxh3 20. gxh3 Rf7 21. Rae1 Bd5 22. a3
Rxe7 23. Rxe7 Rc8 24. Rd7 (24. Bd2 Rc6) (24. Re3 Kf7) 24... Be6 25. Rxa7 Rxc3)
17. Rxe6 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Rfc8 $18 (18... Rae8 19. Qe2 Rf6 20. Re3 Rg6 21. f3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 Rxe7 23. Rf1 Rf6 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qd5+ Kf8 26. Rxf6+ gxf6 27. Kf2 Qa3
28. Qc4 Kg7 29. h3 h5 30. d5 Kg6 31. Qd3+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Ke7 34. Qd2
Kd6 35. Kg3 Qc5 36. Qf4+ Kxd5 37. Qxf6 Qe3+ 38. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Kc4 40. g4
hxg4+ 41. hxg4 Kxc3 42. g5 {1-0 Kaeser,U-Sandkamp,R/Germany 1991}) 19. Bf6 Rf8
20. Be5 (20. Qg3 $1 Qf7 21. Rae1 Bd5 22. R6e5 Qxf6 23. Rxd5 Qf4 24. Qxf4 Rxf4
25. Rd7 $18) 20... Rf7 21. h3 (21. f3) 21... Rc8 22. Re1 Bd5 $16 23. Rd6 Qxg4
24. hxg4 Bxa2 25. d5 Re8 26. Ra1 Rxe5 27. Rxa2 {Diagrama #} Rc7 (27... Re1+ 28.
Kh2 Rc1 29. Rc6 Rd7 30. c4 Kf7 $16) 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. d6 Rb7 30. Ra4 $18 Ke6 31.
Re8+ Kf6 32. Rf4+ Kg5 33. Rxe5+ Kxf4 34. Re7 Rb8 35. Rxa7 g5 36. Rxh7 Kxg4 37.
Rc7 b5 38. Rc5 Kf4 39. Rd5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first two rapid games ended in draws. In the blitz mini-match the Indian
GM showed a better self-control.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5
exd5 6. Be2 c4 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3 Bd6 9. O-O Ne7 10. h3 O-O 11. Ba3 Nbc6 12.
Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Na3 Ng6 14. Ne1 Bd7 15. Nd3 Rae8 16. Nc2 Nh4 17. Bg4 f5 18. Bf3
f4 19. Kh2 Bf5 20. Nc5 $4 (20. Nce1) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Bxc2 $19 22. Nxb7 Qd7
23. Nc5 Qf7 24. Rxa6 Nb8 25. Rd6 Be4 26. Qg4 f3 27. g3 Qa7 28. Qh4 h6 29. g4
Rf7 30. Rg1 Nd7 31. b4 Nf8 32. b5 Qb8 33. Qg3 Qxb5 34. g5 hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qb8 36.
Qg3 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Qxd8 38. Ra1 Rf6 39. Rg1 Rg6 40. Qe5 Qf6 41. Qxf6 Rxf6 42. Rg4
Bg6 43. Kg3 Kf7 44. Rg5 Rf5 45. Rxf5+ Bxf5 46. Kxf3 Nd7 47. Nb3 Nf6 48. Kf4 Bc2
49. Nd2 Ne4 50. Nf3 Nxc3 51. Ne5+ Ke6 52. f3 Nb5 53. Ke3 Nd6 54. Kd2 Bh7 55. h4
Nc4+ 56. Nxc4 dxc4 57. Kc3 Kd5 {The fourth round features the following
matches: Nisipeanu-Karjakin, Alekseev-Bareev, Aronian-Jakovenko,
Shirov-Akopian, Sasikiran-Ponomariov, Svidler-Kamsky, Adams-Carlsen and
Wang-Cheparinov.} 0-1

[Event "AUT-chT 1516"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "2016.04.01"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Singer, Christoph"]
[Black "Volkmann, Friedrich Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.11.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Grieskirchen/Schallerbach"]
[BlackTeam "Wulkaprodersdorf"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Re1 b6
15. Ba4 Rd8 16. Bg5 Nf6 $2 {Diagramm [#]} 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxh7+
Kf8 {Diagramm [#] Der König wird aus seiner angestammten Position am
Königsflügel vertrieben und eine Hetzjagd über das gesamte Brett beginnt.} 20.
Qh6+ Ke7 21. Rxe6+ $1 Kxe6 (21... fxe6 22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. Bg6+ Qf7 24. Qxf7#) 22.
Re1+ Kd7 23. Qh3+ Kc6 24. Be4+ Kb5 25. Qf5+ Ka4 (25... Bc5 {hätte Weiß nochmal
auf die Probe gestellt} 26. Bxb7 (26. Rb1+ Ka5 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Nd2) 26...
Qxb7 27. dxc5 Qd5 28. Nd4+ Ka6 (28... Kxc5 29. Qd3 a6 30. Rd1 $18) 29. Qd3+ Kb7
30. Re7+ Kb8 31. Nc6+ Qxc6 32. Qxd8+) 26. Rb1 Qd7 27. Bc2+ Ka3 28. Qd3 Kxa2 29.
Qc4+ Ka3 30. Qb3# {Diagramm [#]} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Masters op 87th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2012.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2011.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qe4+ 8.
Kf1 $146 ({The move known to theory is} 8. Be3 {the idea being that} dxe3 {
is not possible as it loses the queen to} 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Ng5+) 8... e6 9.
Nb5 d3 10. Nfd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. f3 ({Better was} 12. Nc3 Qxd4 13. Bb5+
Kd8 14. Be3 Qd6 15. Qf3 {with an unclear position.}) 12... Qc6 13. Bxd3 Bxd3+
14. Qxd3 a6 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. d5 $6 {Despair? It is hard to see what attracted
White to this move.} Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Black is more than happy to exchange
into a pawn-up endgame.} 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Be3 Rc2 20. Re1 Kd7 21. Re2 Rxe2 22.
Kxe2 Bd6 23. h3 Rc8 24. Rc1 Re8 25. Kd3 h5 26. Rc2 f6 27. Re2 Be5 28. b3 g5 29.
Re1 Rg8 30. Rh1 Ke6 31. Bd2 Bg3 32. Rc1 Kf5 33. Rc5 Rd8 34. Ba5 Rd7 35. Rc8 h4
36. Re8 Bf4 37. Bc3 d4 38. Bb4 Rc7 39. Re4 Rc1 40. Re1 Rc6 41. Re4 Be5 42. Bd2
b5 43. Re2 Rc8 44. Re1 Bf4 45. Re4 Bxd2 46. Kxd2 Rd8 47. Kd3 b4 48. Rg4 Rd5 49.
f4 Ra5 50. fxg5 fxg5 51. g3 hxg3 52. Rxg3 Rxa2 53. Rf3+ Kg6 54. Kxd4 Rc2 55.
Ke5 Rc5+ 56. Kd4 Rc3 57. Rxc3 bxc3 58. Kxc3 Kh5 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A lucky day for Humpy. After inexplicably blundering a pawn she found herself
in a completely lost endgame. However Muminova simply played bad moves and
allowed counterplay that should not have existed. Humpy took advantage of this
and drew the game in a rook endgame.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5
5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Be7 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 Qd8 10. O-O Nd5 11. Qc2 Nac7
12. Nxc7 Qxc7 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bd2 b6 15. Rae1 Bd6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. c4 Nb4 18.
Bxb4 cxb4 19. Qe2 Bb7 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Rae8 22. b3 f5 23. Qd4 e5 24. Qd5+
Kh7 25. g3 e4 26. Nd4 Re5 27. Qc6 Qe7 28. Rd1 Bc5 29. Ne2 Rf6 30. Qd7 Ra6 31.
Qc8 Qe6 32. Qa8 Rd6 33. Nf4 Qd7 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Nd5 Qa6 $6 (35... f4 $1 36.
Nxf4 e3 $1 37. fxe3 Bxe3+ 38. Kh1 Bxf4 39. Rxf4 Re2 $36) 36. Qb8 $1 Bd6 $2 {
Simply blundering a pawn.} 37. Nxb4 Qb6 38. Qxb6 axb6 39. Nd5 {The endgame is
nearly hopeless for Black...} b5 40. Rd1 bxc4 41. Ne3 Be7 42. Nxc4 Rb5 43. Rd7
Bf6 44. Kf1 h5 45. Rd6 h4 46. Rb6 Rd5 47. Ke2 Rd3 48. a4 $2 {Simply creating
an attackable weakness.} (48. Rb5 g6 49. Ne3 {white should advance the pawn
after relocating the knight to d5.}) 48... Rc3 49. Ne3 $2 Bd4 50. Rb4 Bxe3 51.
fxe3 h3 {Black, out of nowhere, got counterplay.} 52. Kd2 Rd3+ 53. Ke2 Rc3 54.
Kd2 Rd3+ 55. Ke2 Rc3 56. Kd2 Rd3+ 57. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Masters op 86th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2010.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Swapnil, S Dhopade"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 b6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Rad1 Bf6
15. Ne4 Nce7 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. Qh5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe3 {Now instead of the
obvious recapture, Howell played} 19. Ng5 $5 h6 20. Nxf7 Qh4 $2 ({Fritz offers
as the best defence} 20... Nf4 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qxh6 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 {when White ahs Q+3Ps v R+N+B, whilst the exposed position of the
black king gives White some advantage.}) 21. Qxg6 Rxf7 22. fxe3 Qg5 23. Qxg5
hxg5 {and White went on to win.} 24. Bg6 Re7 25. Rd6 Rf8 26. Red1 Bd5 27. Rd4
Rc7 28. h3 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc5 30. Rg4 Rb5 31. b4 Bb3 32. Rxg5 a5 33. bxa5 Rxa5
34. Rd7 Rxa3 35. Rh5 Rc8 36. Bf7+ 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 (9. c4 $6 Ba6 10. Qa4 b5 $1 11. cxb5 Qc3+ 12. Kd1 Bb7 13. Qc2
Qxa1 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Kd2 g6 17. Ke2 Rc8 $19 {Sveshnikov,
E-Pugachev,A/St Petersburg/1994/0|1/36/}) 9... d6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O dxe5 12.
Re1 $1 (12. dxe5 $6 Bb7 13. Re1 g6 14. Bf4 Bg7 15. Nd4 O-O 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Be4
Qxb5 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. a4 Qc4 $15 {Lalic,S-Stohl,I/Isle of Man/1994/0|1/35/}) (
12. Nxe5 $5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bb7 14. Bb5+ Bc6 15. Qf3 Rc8 16. a4 Be7 17. Qg3 Kf8
18. Rfd1 h5 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bg5 $36 {Degraeve,J-Jansa,V/FRA/1989/0,5/71/})
12... Bb7 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 $146) (12... g6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 Bg7 15.
Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 O-O 17. Qd2 $14 {Blatny,P-Grosar,A/Debrecen/1992/0|1/60/})
13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 (15... Bc6 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6
18. d5 Qb7 19. Rh5 (19. Rg5 $5 $36) 19... e5 20. Re1 f6 21. Qh3 Qd7 $1 $132 {
Lombardy,W-Panno,O/ARG/1994/0,5/28/}) 16. Rh5 g6 $5 {N/} (16... Be4 17. Qe2 Bg6
18. Rh3 $14 {Blatny,P-Grosar,A/Debrecen/1992/0|1/60/}) 17. Bh6+ Kg8 18. Qd2 a6
$6 (18... f6 $5 19. Rh3 Kf7 $14) 19. Bf1 f6 20. Rh3 Kf7 21. c4 $1 $16 Rab8 (
21... Rhe8 $6 22. Bf4 (22. c5 $1 bxc5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 (23... Qxc5 24. Be3 Qe5 25.
Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Bd4 Qd5 27. Qh6 $18) 24. Bf4 Qc6 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rc7 $18) 22...
Kg8 (22... Bxf4 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Rxc7 Bxd2 25. Rxb7 Bc3 26. Rd1 $16) 23. Bxd6
Qxd6 $13) 22. Re1 Rhe8 23. c5 $1 bxc5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Bf4 $1 (25. Be3 Qb4 26.
Rxh7+ Kg8 $13) 25... Bxf4 (25... e5 26. Rc1 Qb4 27. Rc7+ Re7 (27... Kg8 28.
Bc4+ $18) 28. Rxh7+ Ke8 29. Rcxe7+ Bxe7 30. Rh8+ $18) 26. Qxf4 (26. Rxh7+ Kg8
27. Qd7 Qc7 28. Qxc7 Bxc7 29. Rxc7 Kf8 $14) 26... h5 27. Rc1 Qe5 28. Rc7+ Re7
$2 (28... Kg8 29. Qxe5 fxe5 30. Rg3 (30. Re3 Bd5 $1) 30... Be4 31. Re3 Bf5 32.
f3 $14) 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Qxe5 fxe5 31. Rb3 $1 $18 a5 (31... Kd7 32. Bxa6 Kc7
33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Rxb7+ Kxb7 35. Kf1 $18) 32. Ba6 Bxa6 33. Rxb8 Bc4 34. a4 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 (6. Be2 $5) (6. Na3
$5) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Qc2 Bd7 (11...
g6 12. O-O b6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. Rad1 Na5 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Qe4 Qd5
$10 {Vogt,L-Bezold,M/Altensteig/1994/0,5/47/}) 12. O-O h6 (12... Rac8 13. Rad1
Rfd8 (13... g6 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Be8 16. Ng5 Qc7 17. Bc4 $14 {Vogt,
L-Valter,H/GER/1994/1|0/40/}) 14. Rfe1 Be8 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Bb1 Qb6
$132 {Janovsky,S-Dolmatov,S/Dortmund/1992/0|1/98/}) 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Qd2 (14.
Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. Bb1 Be8 17. Bc1 g6 18. Ba2 a6 19. d5 $14 {Lutz,
C-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow/1994/0,5/24/}) 14... Nd5 (14... e5 $5 15. Nb5 Qd5 16. Nc3
Qd6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. f4 Qh5 21. Be2 Bg4 22. Qxd6
Bxe2 23. Nxe2 Ng4 24. Bxa7 $13 {Margolin,B-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow/1995/0|1/52/})
15. Nxd5 Qxd5 (15... exd5 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. Ne5 $14) 16. Rfe1 Qh5 (16... Bf6 17.
Bxh6 (17. b4 $5) 17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 $132) 17. b4 $14 a6 18. Bf4 (18. Be4
$5) 18... Rfd8 19. Qe3 Bf6 (19... Be8 $5) 20. Be5 Be7 (20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Be7
22. Qe4 g6 23. Qxb7 Bf8 24. Qb6 $16) (20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 $36) 21. Be4 Bg5 22.
Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Bf4 Qf6 24. Bd6 $1 Be8 (24... b6 25. Qg3 $36) 25. Bc5 Rb8 26. Bb6
Rdc8 27. Qg3 $16 Bd7 (27... Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. d5 exd5 30. Bf5 $18) (27...
Qe7 $6 28. d5 Nd8 29. d6 $18) 28. h4 $1 (28. Bc7 Ra8 29. Be5 Qg5 $14 (29...
Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qe7 31. Bxb7 $18)) 28... Re8 (28... Qe7 29. d5 Nd8 30. Bc7 Ra8
31. d6 Qf6 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. Bxb7 $18) (28... g6 29. Bc7 Ra8 30. Be5 Qe7 31.
Bxg6 fxg6 (31... Nxe5 32. dxe5 fxg6 33. Qxg6+ Kf8 34. Qxh6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Kf7
36. Qh5+ Kf8 37. Re4 $16) 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 33. Re4 Be8 34. Rf4+ $6 (34. Qxh6+ $18)
34... Bf7 35. Qg7+ (35. Bd6 Ke8) 35... Ke8 36. Bd6 Qxd6 (36... Qd7 37. Qf8#)
37. Rxf7 Ne7 $17) 29. Bc7 Rbc8 30. Be5 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Qe7 32. Bxb7 Rc2 33. Bxa6
Bc6 34. Qb3 1-0

[Event "Moscow op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bb4 $5 {N/} (10... Qd6 $5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Be7 13.
O-O O-O 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Be3 $14 {Adams,M-Topalov,V/
Las Palmas/1994/}) 11. O-O Qa5 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 (13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 {
/\Na5,Rac8/}) 13... Rfd8 (13... Rac8 $5) 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bg5 $6 (15. a3 Bxc3 16.
bxc3 Qc7 17. c4 Na5 18. Qb4 Rac8 19. Rac1) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Be4 17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. Nd2 Bd5 19. Qb2 Qb6 $1 (19... Ne7 20. c4 Bc6 21. d5 exd5 22. Qxf6 Ng6
23. Nb3 $1) 20. Nb3 (20. Qxb6 axb6 21. a4 (21. c4 $4 Nxd4) 21... e5 $1) (20.
Qc1 Rac8) 20... Na5 21. Rab1 Rac8 $15 22. Qc1 Nxb3 23. axb3 Kg7 24. Qe3 (24. c4
Be4) 24... e5 $1 25. dxe5 $6 (25. c4 exd4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Bc6 28. Rbd1
Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Re8 30. Kf1 a5) 25... Qxe3 26. exf6+ Kxf6 27. fxe3 Rxc3 28. Bc4 (
28. e4 $2 Bxe4 $1) 28... Ke5 29. Rb2 Rxe3 30. Rbd2 Bxc4 31. Rxd8 Rxb3 32. Re1+
Kf6 33. Kh2 a5 $17 34. Rh8 Kg7 35. Ra8 (35. Ree8 $5 f6 36. Ra8) 35... b6 36. g5
$2 (36. h4 Be6 $1 37. Rg1 Rb4 {/\a4,b5/}) 36... Be6 37. Ra7 Kg6 $19 38. h4 Rb4
39. Kg2 Rxh4 40. Rb1 Rb4 41. Rxb4 axb4 42. Ra4 b3 43. Rb4 Kxg5 44. Kg3 Kf5 45.
Kf3 Ke5 46. Ke3 Kf5 47. Rxb6 h5 48. Rb5+ Kg4 49. Kf2 h4 50. Rb4+ Kg5 51. Kf3 h3
52. Kg3 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Riga zt"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sepp, Olav"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 $5 {N/} (5... e6 $5) (5...
Nc6 $5) (5... Bg4 $5) 6. Na3 (6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qc7) 6... Bg7 7. Be3 $6 (7.
Bc4 $5 Qe4+ 8. Be3 Nd5 $1 (8... Ng4 $2 9. Bxf7+ $16) 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. dxc5 Qc6
$13) (7. Nb5 $5 Na6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 (8... Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Ne4 10. Be3 O-O) 9. Be3
$16) 7... cxd4 8. Nb5 (8. Qxd4 Nc6) 8... O-O $1 9. Qxd4 Nc6 $1 10. Qh4 $6 (10.
Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 a6 12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 $15) 10... Ng4 $1 11. Nc7 (11.
Bd2 Bf5 {/\12...Qe613.Be2 Bd3/}) 11... Qa5 12. Nxa8 Bxc3+ 13. Bd2 (13. bxc3
Qxc3+ 14. Ke2 Qxa1 15. Nc7 Qxa2+ $36) 13... Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Qe5+ 15. Be2 (15.
Kd1 g5 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. fxg3 Nf2+ 18. Ke1 Nxh1 19. Nc7 Bf5 $17) 15... Nd4 16.
O-O g5 17. Qh5 $8 (17. Qh3 Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Nxf2+ $19) 17... Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Nf4 $19
19. Nf3 Nxh5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Nc7 Nf4 22. Rad1 Bf5 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 f6
25. Rc1 Be4 26. Rd4 Bc6 27. Kg1 Kf7 28. a4 g4 29. Rc5 a6 30. Rc3 Rg8 31. b3 h5
0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 (10... Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Rc8 (11... Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8
13. Nfxd4 $14) 12. Rd1 Qd5 13. Nxd4 Qxb3 14. axb3 e6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. b4 Be7
17. Be3 Nc8 18. b5 Rc7 19. Bxa7 $1 $16 {Hoffman,A-Gramling,P/Argentina/1994/
1|0/64/}) 11. Qe2 (11. Nb5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rc8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. bxc3 Nc4 15. Re1
e5 16. Rb1 b6 17. Na3 $10 {Mukhametov,E-Moiseev,V/Kolontaevo/1994/0,5/17/})
11... Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 (14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 f6 16. bxc3
Kf7 17. Nb5 a6 18. Be3 axb5 19. Bxb6 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qe8 21. Ra5 b4 22. c4 $146 {
Lautier,J-Gelfand,B/Linares/1994/0,5/35/}) 14... Be7 15. Bg5 (15. Re1 Nd7 16.
Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 O-O 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Qg4 Qc8 20. Qh4 Qf5 $17 {Hoffman,
A-Gavrikov,V/Biel/1994/0|1/42/}) 15... f6 (15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Ne4 O-O
18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Nbd6 Qc7 20. Qh5 Qe7 21. Rd3 Qe6 22. Rad1 $146 {Smagin,
S-Baikov,V/Moscow/1995/0|1/55/}) 16. Be3 Nc8 $5 {N/} (16... O-O 17. Nxa7 Rxa7
18. Bxb6 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 f5 20. b4 e4 21. b5 $1 $14 {Smagin,S-Dvoirys,S/Novgorod/
1995/0,5/58/}) 17. Nh4 g6 (17... O-O 18. Nf5 (18. Qg4 $5) 18... a6 19. Qg4 $36)
18. f4 O-O (18... a6 $5 19. fxe5 $6 (19. Na3 $146) 19... Qxe5 (19... fxe5 20.
Qc4 axb5 21. Qf7+ Kd7 22. Rad1+ Nd6 $19) 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Qe6 $17) 19.
Nxg6 $3 (19. Qg4 f5 $1 20. Qg3 Bxh4 21. Qxh4 a6 22. Na3 b5 $13) 19... hxg6 20.
Qg4 Rf7 (20... Kf7 21. f5 Rg8 (21... gxf5 22. Qh5+ Ke6 23. Qxf5+ Kf7 24. Qh5+
Ke6 25. Rad1 $44 (25. Qf5+ $10)) 22. Qc4+ Kg7 23. fxg6 Kxg6 24. Rf3 $40) (20...
Kg7 21. f5 g5 22. h4 $40) 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 (21... Rg7 22. Qe8+ Bf8 23. Qe6+ Rf7
24. Rf3 $146) 22. Rad1 Rg7 (22... Ke8 23. h4 $146) (22... Nd6 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24.
Qh6+ Ke8 25. Nxd6+ Bxd6 26. Rxf6 $40) 23. Qh5 a6 24. Qh8+ (24. fxe5 $5 Qxe5 25.
Qh8+ Kf7 26. Bh6 $1) 24... Kf7 (24... Rg8 25. Qh6+ Rg7 26. Rf3 $36) 25. Qh5+
Kf8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. fxe5 $1 Qxe5 (27... axb5 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Rxf6+ Kxf6 30.
Rf1+ Ke6 (30... Kg6 31. Qh6#) 31. Qxg7 $16) 28. Bh6 Rxg2+ (28... Rg8 29. Qh7+
$18) (28... Bf8 29. Rde1 Qc5+ (29... Qxb5 30. Bxg7 Bxg7 31. Qe8#) 30. Kh1 N8e7
31. Bxg7 $6 (31. Nc7 $1 Ng6 (31... Rc8 32. Bxg7 Bxg7 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Ne6+
$18) 32. Rxf6+ Kxf6 33. Bxg7+ Bxg7 (33... Kf7 34. Rf1+ Ke7 35. Bxf8+ Rxf8 36.
Qg7+ Kd6 37. Qxg6+ Kxc7 38. Qg7+ $18) 34. Rf1+ Nf4 (34... Ke7 35. Qxg7+ Kd6 36.
Nxa8 $18) 35. Rxf4+ Ke5 36. Qh5+ Kd6 37. Qxc5+ Kxc5 38. Nxa8 $18) 31... Bxg7
32. Qxa8 Qxb5 $15) 29. Kxg2 Qe4+ 30. Rf3 axb5 (30... Qe2+ 31. Kg3 Qxd1 32. Qh7+
Ke8 33. Qg6+ Kd7 34. Rd3+ $18) 31. Qg7+ Ke6 (31... Ke8 32. Qg8+ $18) 32. Qg8+
Ke5 33. Bf4+ (33. Bf4+ Kf5 34. Qh7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Lvov Kotov Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1983.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 f6 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. Qh4 d5 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Bg5 $5 (11. Bg6+ Ke7 12. Bc2 h6 13. Bg6 Bd7 14.
Bf4 e5 15. Bg3 Be8 $15 {Novopashin,A-Sveshnikov,E/URS/1981/}) 11... Kf7 $1 12.
Nd4 $6 (12. Nbd2 e5 13. Bc2 {/\Bb3,0-0-0/}) 12... h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bc2 g5 15.
Qh3 Ng6 16. g3 $6 (16. O-O $5 e5 (16... Nf4 17. Qf3) 17. Nf5 Ne7 $17) 16... e5
17. Nf5 Ne7 18. f3 (18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Qf1 Bf5 $17) 18... d4 $1 19. Bf2 (19.
cxd4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nxf5 21. Bxf5 Qa5+ $19) 19... Nxf5 20. Bxf5 Qb6 $1 $19 21.
Nd2 (21. b3 Qc6 $19) 21... Qxb2 22. Rd1 Qxc3 23. O-O Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Qc8 25. Qb1
Qc6 26. Rc1 Qd5 27. Ne4 Rad8 28. g4 Nxe4 (28... b6 $19) 29. fxe4 Qe6 30. Qxb7+
(30. Bxd4+ $5 Kg6 31. Bxa7 Qxg4+ 32. Kh1) 30... Kg6 31. Bg3 (31. h3 h5 $19)
31... Rh7 32. Qa6 Qxg4 33. Rc6 Rhd7 34. Qc4 Re7 35. Qa6 Qd7 36. Rc2 d3 37. Rd2
Qe6 38. Kg2 Bb4 39. Qxe6+ Rxe6 40. Rdd1 d2 41. Rf5 Rc8 42. Kf3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Army"]
[Site "Russia"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 cxd4 7.
cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 O-O $5 (11... Nd5 12. Bg3 a6
(12... O-O 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5 15. Be4 Qb6 16. Bf4 Rd8 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Qc2
$16 {Kharlov,A-Badea,B/Berlin/1994/1|0/54/}) 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qb3 $5 Nxc3 15.
bxc3 b5 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. a4 b4 18. d5 exd5 19. cxb4 Nxb4 (19... Bxb4 $5) 20. a5
$1 {Cherniaev,A-Khenkin,I/Biel/1994/1|0/45/}) 12. Bc7 Qd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
(14. Bxe5 a6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. d5 exd5 17. Bf3 Rd8 18. Rc1 b6 19. Qb3 Qf5 $13 {
Mukhametov,E-Bragin,A/Podolsk/1992/0,5/29/}) 14... Nd5 15. Bd6 a6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. Nd6 Bd7 18. Bf3 $6 {N/} (18. Nxb7 $6 Qb4 19. Qb3 Qd4) (18. Qd4 $142 $5 Bc6
19. f4 f6 20. Bg4 Rad8 21. Rad1 fxe5 22. fxe5 Nc7 $14 {Yagupov,I-Kiselev,S/
Orel/1994/0,5/32/}) 18... Bc6 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 {Baburin Probably White was aiming
for this position; his N looks very nice, but that's it - it has no real work
to do, no targets to attack. On the other hand the Blacks B can be employed
fully, while the N is cut off from play.} 20. f4 f6 21. Qe2 fxe5 22. fxe5 Qg5
$15 23. a3 h6 24. Rac1 $6 (24. Rae1 $142 $5) (24. h3 $5 {Baburin}) 24... Rf3 $1
25. Rce1 (25. Rxf3 Bxf3 26. Qf1 Bxg2 $19) 25... Re3 $1 26. Qf2 Rxe1 27. Rxe1
Rf8 28. Qg3 Qd2 $19 29. b3 (29. b4 Bxg2 30. Nc4 Qd4+ $19) 29... Qd4+ 30. Qe3 (
30. Kh1 Rf2 31. Rg1 Rxg2 $19) 30... Qb2 31. Qg3 Qxa3 32. h3 Qc5+ 33. Kh2 Qd4 (
33... Rf2 34. Ne4 $1) 34. Re3 b5 35. b4 $6 (35. Rc3 $142 $5) 35... Qxb4 36. Qg6
Qf4+ 37. Rg3 Qxe5 {Baburin It is noteworthy that although White moved his N to
a "nice" square at d6, he never used it effectively again. The B however, was
very effective from its post at d5 as it is a long range piece.} 0-1

[Event "Asia-chT fin 11th"]
[Site "Singapore"]
[Date "1995.12.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Handoko, Edhi"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.12.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Indonesia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "INA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 $5 8.
Ng5 (8. cxd4 $5) 8... d5 9. exd6 e6 10. Qf3 (10. cxd4 $5) 10... f5 $5 {N/} (
10... f6 $5 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Bxd6 13. Qh3 f5 14. O-O Qf6 15. Re1 Kd8 16.
Bb3 Kd7 17. Bd2 Rae8 $132 {Filipovic,B-Cabrilo,G/Tivat/1995/0|1/59/}) 11. Bxe6
(11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Bxd6 13. O-O Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qd6+ 15. Bf4 Qxe6 16. Nd2
O-O $15) 11... Bxe6 12. Nxe6 Qxd6 13. Nxd4 (13. Nxf8 Rxf8 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Bf4
Qd5 $15) 13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 Qd5 $1 (14... Bg7 15. O-O O-O 16. Qxb7 $16) 15.
Qxd5 (15. Qe2+ Kf7 16. O-O Re8 17. Qd3 Bg7 (17... Qc4 $5 $146) 18. Be3 Qc4 19.
Qa3 $16) 15... Nxd5 16. O-O (16. Nc3 $5 Nb4 17. O-O Nc2 18. Rb1 Nxd4 19. Re1+
Kf7 20. Bf4 Bg7 21. Be5 $10) 16... Rc8 (16... Bg7 17. Nc3 $1 Rd8 18. Bg5 Rd7
19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Rfe1+ $18) 17. Nd2 Bg7 18. Re1+ Kd7 19. Nf3 Rhe8 20. Ne5+ $6
(20. Rxe8 Kxe8 21. Kf1 Rc2 $146) 20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rc2 22. b3 f4 $1 23. Rd1
$6 (23. Ba3 $5 Ke6 24. Kf1 g5 $146) 23... Ke6 24. Ba3 Rec8 25. Rd3 (25. Rac1
Kxe5 $17) (25. Bd6 Nc3 26. Rd3 Ne4 $36) 25... Re2 26. Rad1 (26. Bd6 Rcc2 27.
Rf1 Rxa2 $17) 26... Nc3 (26... Rxe5 27. Bb2 Rg5 28. a3 $13) 27. Ra1 (27. Rd6+
Kxe5 28. Ra1 Nb5 29. Rd7 Rcc2 30. Re7+ Kf5 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. Bb4 Rc2 $15) 27...
Ne4 28. f3 Ng5 $17 29. Rd6+ Kf5 30. Rd5 Ne6 (30... Rcc2 31. e6+ Kf6 32. e7 (32.
Be7+ Kxe7 33. Rxg5 Kxe6 34. a4 Kf6 35. Rg4 h5 36. Rxf4+ Kg5 $19) 32... Rxg2+
33. Kf1 Nxf3 34. Bc5 Rxh2 35. Bg1 Rh1 $19) 31. Kh1 Rcc2 32. Rad1 (32. Rg1 Rxa2
33. Bd6 a5 34. Rb5 Nd4 35. Rxb7 Nxf3 $1 $19) 32... Rxa2 33. Bb4 h6 (33... Rxg2
34. Bd2 Re2 $19) 34. h4 g5 35. Rd7 gxh4 36. Rf7+ Kg5 (36... Kxe5 $4 37. Bd6#)
37. Be7+ Kh5 38. Rf5+ Ng5 39. Rxf4 (39. Rg1 h3 $19) 39... h3 (39... Rxg2 40.
Bxg5 hxg5 41. Rg4 Rgf2 (41... Rge2 $19) 42. e6 Rxf3 43. Re4 $1 $132 (43. e7 Re2
$19) 43... Rff2 44. e7) 40. Bxg5 hxg5 41. Rf7 (41. Rg4 hxg2+ 42. Kg1 Rab2 $19)
41... hxg2+ 42. Kh2 (42. Kh2 g1=Q+ 43. Kxg1 Kh4 44. Rd4+ (44. Rg7 Rg2+ 45. Kf1
Kh3 $19) (44. Rf5 Rg2+ 45. Kf1 Kh3 $19) 44... Kh3 (44... Kg3 $4 45. Rg4+ Kh3
46. Rh7#) 45. Rh7+ Kg3 46. Rg4+ Kxf3 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shovunov, Baatr"]
[Black "Skvortsov, Alexandr L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 (7...
f5 $5) 8. c4 $5 (8. Nbd2 $5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Qxd2+ (10... Qc7 11. Qf3
bxc6 12. Be2 $14) 11. Bxd2 Nxe4 12. Ne5 Nxd2 13. Bb5+ Ke7 14. Kxd2 $14) 8...
Ndb4 (8... Nde7 $6 9. exd6 Nf5 10. c5 $1 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qxb4+ 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. g4
Nh6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Na3 $16 {Castro,O-Henao,R/COL/1987/0,5/59/}) (8... f5 $5 9.
Qe2 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Ndb4 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Bc3 Be7 13. Nbd2 Bf6 14. Nb3 Qb6 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. c5 Qc7 17. g3 O-O $132 {Short,N-Browne,W/London/1980/0|1/46/}) 9.
exd6 f5 10. Qe2 Bxd6 11. a3 Qa5 12. Nc3 (12. Bd2 Qa4 13. Nc3 Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Qb3
$19) 12... O-O 13. Bg5 Na6 (13... h6 14. Rd1 hxg5 15. Rxd6 $16) 14. Rd1 Bb8 (
14... Bxa3 $2 15. Ra1 $18) 15. Bc1 Ne5 (15... e5 16. b4 $18) 16. b4 Nxf3+ 17.
Qxf3 Qc7 18. Be2 b6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Qb3 Bb7 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nc7 23. Qc6
$1 Qe8 (23... Nxb5 24. Qxa8 $18) 24. Nd4 e5 25. Qxe8 Nxe8 26. Nc6 Bd6 (26...
Bc7 27. O-O $22 Nd6 (27... e4 28. Rd7 Rf7 29. Rfd1 $16) 28. Nxe5 $16) 27. Bb2
e4 28. Ke2 Rf7 29. Rd5 Rc8 30. b5 f4 $6 (30... Bc5 $5 31. Rhd1 $16) 31. f3 $1
e3 32. Rhd1 Bf8 33. g3 $16 a6 34. gxf4 axb5 (34... Rxf4 35. Rd8 Rxd8 36. Rxd8
Nd6 37. bxa6 $18) 35. cxb5 Rxf4 36. R1d4 (36. Kxe3 Rh4 37. R1d2 $22 Bc5+ 38.
Rxc5 $1 bxc5 39. Ne7+ $18) 36... Rf7 (36... Rxd4 37. Bxd4 (37. Rxd4 Bc5 38. Rd7
$16) 37... Bxa3 (37... Nc7 38. Re5 Bxa3 39. Bxb6 Bd6 $22 40. Rf5 Nxb5) 38. Bxb6
$18) 37. Rd8 Rxd8 38. Rxd8 Nd6 39. a4 Rf4 $2 (39... Nc4 40. Bd4 $18) 40. Be5
$18 Rf6 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Asia-chT fin 11th"]
[Site "Singapore"]
[Date "1995.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Handoko, Edhi"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1995.12.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Indonesia"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "INA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 $5 8.
Ng5 (8. cxd4 $5 Bg7 9. Bf4 d6 10. exd6 O-O 11. h3 exd6 12. O-O Na5 13. Nc3 Nxb3
14. Qxb3 Bf5 $10 {Smagin,S-Bologan,V/Novgorod/1995/0|1/67/}) (8. a4 d5 9. exd6
Qxd6 10. O-O Bg7 11. a5 Nd7 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qf3 Ne5 15. Qg3 O-O
$17 {Handoko,E-Hsu Li,Y/Malaysia/1995/0,5/34/}) 8... d5 (8... e6 9. Ne4 (9.
cxd4 $5) 9... Nxe5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nd6+ Kf8 12. Bh6+ Kg8 13. Qxd4 f6 14. Be3
Qc7 15. Nb5 Qc6 $17 {Shilin-Kozel,R/Yalta/1995/0|1/38/}) 9. exd6 e6 10. cxd4 $1
{N/} (10. Qf3 $5 f6 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Bxd6 13. Qh3 f5 14. O-O Qf6 15. Re1
Kd8 16. Bb3 Kd7 17. Bd2 Rae8 $132 {Filipovic,B-Cabrilo,G/Tivat/1995/0|1/59/})
10... Bg7 (10... Qxd6 11. Nc3 (11. Qf3 Qe7 $15) 11... Bg7 (11... Qxd4 12. Qf3
$36) 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 $6 (14. Bxd5 $1 $16) 14... Qxd5 15.
Bxd5 O-O 16. O-O Bf5 $15) 11. Ne4 O-O (11... Nxd4 $2 12. Bg5 $18) 12. Nbc3 f5
13. Bg5 Qe8 (13... Qd7 14. d5 $1 $16) 14. Nd2 (14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Qxe4+ $19)
14... h6 (14... Nxd4 15. Be7 (15. O-O $5 $36) 15... Rf7 16. Nf3 $36) 15. Be7
Nxe7 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. Nf3 Nd5 18. O-O $16 Nf4 19. Ne2 $6 (19. Re1 $5 $36)
19... Nh5 20. Re1 Kh7 21. Ng3 Nf4 22. Qd2 Qd6 23. Ne5 g5 24. Rad1 b6 25. Ne2
Nd5 26. Nc3 Nf4 27. Ne2 Nd5 28. h4 gxh4 29. Bxd5 $1 Qxd5 (29... exd5 30. Nf4
$16) 30. Nf4 Qd6 (30... Qxa2 31. Re3 Qa5 32. Qe2 $16) (30... Qd8 $5) 31. Qe2
Qd8 (31... Bb7 32. Nc4 Qc6 33. Qxe6 Qxe6 34. Nxe6 $16) 32. Qf3 (32. Qh5 Qf6)
32... Ba6 (32... Bd7 33. Nxd7 Qxd7 34. Nxe6 $18) (32... Rb8 33. Nc6 $18) 33.
Nxe6 Qd6 34. Nxf8+ Rxf8 35. Qa3 (35. Qh5 $5) 35... Qxa3 36. bxa3 Rd8 37. d5 Rd6
38. Nf7 Rd7 39. Ne5 Rd6 40. Nf3 Bf6 41. Re6 Rxe6 42. dxe6 Kg6 43. Rd7 $18 Bc8
44. Rxa7 Bxe6 45. Rb7 f4 (45... Bd8 46. Ne5+ Kh5 47. Nc6 $18) 46. Rxb6 Kf5 47.
a4 Bd5 48. Kh2 Bxa2 49. a5 Bd8 50. Rb5+ Ke6 51. a6 Bc4 52. a7 1-0

[Event "Match Blackburne-Bird +4-1=0"]
[Site "London (British CC)"]
[Date "1888.11.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1888.11.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {1)Harding:Blackburne.p.269.} c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4
d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. d5 Nb8 9. Rc1 O-O 10. h3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O
Ne8 13. Qd2 f6 14. Nd4 Nc7 15. Nce2 Ne5 16. Bb1 e6 17. f4 (17. Qa5 Rf7 18. f4
$18) 17... exd5 (17... Nf7 18. Qc2 Nb5 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Nh6 21. f5 $18)
18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nf3 d4 20. Bh6 $16 Be6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb4 Nb5 23. Bd3 Rf7
24. a4 Nd6 25. Rc5 a5 26. Qd2 Qb6 27. Rfc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Kh2 Bd7 30.
Qc2 Bc6 31. Ng3 Rd7 32. Qc5 Qd8 33. b3 Re7 34. Nh4 Re6 35. Rf1 Be8 36. Qc1 Bf7
37. Rf2 Re8 38. Qc5 Be6 39. Bb5 Re7 40. Bd3 Qc7 41. Qa3 Qb6 42. Bc4 Kf7 43.
Bxe6+ Kxe6 44. Qa2 Qb4 45. Qc2 Kf7 46. Nf3 Kg7 47. Nd2 Qb6 48. Qd1 Qd8 49. Qg4
Rf7 50. Rf1 Kf8 51. Qe6 h5 52. Rc1 Kg7 53. Rc5 Re7 54. Qd5 Rd7 55. Rc1 h4 56.
Nh1 Nf5 57. Qc5 Ne3 58. Nf2 b6 59. Qc6 f5 60. Nf3 Rf7 61. Nd3 Qf6 62. Qxf6+
Rxf6 63. Ndxe5 fxe4 64. Nxd4 Rf2 65. Rc7+ Kh6 66. Ng4+ Nxg4+ 67. hxg4 Rd2 68.
Ne6 Rd3 69. g5+ Kh5 70. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 13th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qb3 Qb4 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. O-O Qxd4
$2 (14... Be7 $13) 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qb7 Qd8 17. Bf4 Rc7 18. Qa6 Bd6 $4 (18...
Qc8 19. Qa4 $44) 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Nxc6 Qf6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23.
Rfe1+ Kf8 24. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-08 Final A"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1939.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Czerniak, Moshe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Palestine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 {1) BCM 1985, p.276-277 [Persitz,Raaphy].} c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4
Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3
Rd8 12. g4 Bg6 13. b4 {[#]} Bxb4 14. axb4 Qxa1 15. Qb3 Rxd4 {[#]} 16. Ba3 Bc2
17. Qxc2 Qxa3 18. Nb5 {[#]} Qxb4 (18... Rxg4+ 19. hxg4 Qxb4 20. Nfd4 O-O 21.
Nxc6 bxc6 22. Qxc6 Nxg4 23. Nxa7 Ne5 (23... Qf4 24. Qg2 $14) 24. Qc2 (24. Qg2
Qd2 $11) 24... Qf4 $11) 19. Nfxd4 $16 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 O-O 21. Rd1 Nd5 22. Bf3 Nf4
23. Kh2 e5 24. Nf5 g6 25. Ne3 Ne6 26. Nd5 Qa3 27. Rd3 Qa1 28. Rd1 Qa3 29. Rd3
Qa1 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Qe2 f6 32. Qe3 a6 33. Rd1 Qb2 34. Nc3 Nd4 35. Rb1 Qc2 36.
Be4 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 dxe5 8. dxe5
Bd7 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bc2 Bb5 12. Re1 Nc7 13. Nc3 Bc4 14. Nd4 a6 15.
Be3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qg4 Nd7 18. Qg3 g6 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Bb1 Bg7 21. Bf4
Nb6 22. a4 O-O 23. b3 Rac8 24. a5 Na8 25. Bd2 Qc5 26. Nc2 Rfd8 27. Nb4 Nc7 28.
h4 Nb5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Rc1 Qf8 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Bb4 Qc7 33. Be4 Bxe5 34. Qe3
Bd4 35. Qf3 Rd7 36. h5 Nc3 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Bxg6 fxg6 39. Rxe6 Rf7 $4 (39...
Kh7 $142 40. Qh3+ Kg7 41. Qg4 $2 Bxf2+ $1 42. Kxf2 Rd2+ 43. Kf3) 40. Re8+ Kg7
41. Bf8+ Kg8 42. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.3"]
[White "Dobrovolsky, Ladislav"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[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 "Empor Berlin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
cxd4 9. cxd4 Qd8 10. Bf3 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Bd6 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Qd3 b6 17. a4 Bb7 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rc8 20. Re3 Bxe5
21. Qxe5 Qc7 22. Qg5 Qd8 23. Qe5 Qc7 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qg4 Qe7 26. h4 Rfd8 27. Rg3
Qf6 28. Rf3 Qe7 29. Rg3 g6 30. h5 g5 31. Re3 Rd5 32. Qf3 Qd8 33. Re5 Kg7 34.
Rae1 Qf6 35. Qd3 Rxe5 36. Rxe5 Qf4 37. Re3 Qg4 38. d5 exd5 39. Qxd5 Rc5 40. Qd8
Rc8 41. Qd5 Qxa4 42. Rf3 Qe8 43. g3 Rc5 44. Qb7 Rxc3 45. Rxc3 Qe1+ 46. Kg2 Qxc3
47. Qxa7 b5 48. f4 Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qd1 50. Qc5 Qxh5+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+ 52. Kh3 Kg6 53.
Qf8 Qe6+ $2 (53... g4+ 54. Kh4 Qh2+ 55. Kxg4 Qh5#) 54. Kh2 gxf4 55. Qg8+ Kh5
56. gxf4 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 (12... Qxb3 $2 13. axb3
O-O-O 14. Nxa7+ Nxa7 15. Rxa7 dxc3 16. bxc3 Rd3 (16... Kb8 17. Bf4+ $1 Kxa7 18.
Bc7 $18) 17. Ne5 $1 Rxc3 18. Be3 Kc7 19. Nxf7 Rg8 20. Bf4+ Kc6 21. Nd8+ {
+- Merklishvili-Prudnikova Leningrad 1985}) 13. Nbxd4 (13. Nfxd4 Qxb3 14. axb3
a6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. b4 Nd5 18. b5 axb5 19. Nxb5 e6 20. Ra7 b6 21.
b3 Bc5 22. c4 Nb4 23. Nc7+ Kf8 24. Nb5 $14 {+/= Baev-Shabianov RSFSR 1986})
13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 e6 15. Rd1 Bc5 (15... Be7 $2 16. Be3 {Doncevic-Juhne BL
1985}) 16. Qb5+ Qd7 17. Qe2 (17. Be3 Nd5 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nf5 $5 g6 $1 (19...
Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Kc6 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rd4 $16 {_|_}) (19... Kc6 20. Bxc5 Kxc5 21.
c4 $1 (21. Nxg7 $4 h5 $19) 21... Rhd8 22. cxd5 exf5 23. Rd3 Kd6 24. Rad1 Rc2
25. Rb3 Rd7 (25... Re8 $2 26. Rxb7 Ree2 27. Rf1 Rxb2 28. Rxa7 Rxa2 29. Rxf7 $18
) 26. g3 $11) 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Ne3 Kc6 $11) 17... Qe7 18. Nb3 $1 (18. Nb5 a6
19. b4 axb5 20. Qxb5+ Rc6 {--> Sveshnikov-Rashkovski}) 18... O-O (18... Bd6 $2
19. Qb5+ Qd7 20. a4 $1 Nc4 (20... Qxb5 21. axb5 Bb8 22. Na5 $18 {_|_}) 21.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nd4 {/\ 23.b3,24.Nb5+/-}) 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Be3 Qc6 21. Bd4 f6 (
21... Nd5 22. Qg4 f6 23. c4 Ne7 24. b3 a6 25. Rd2 {/\ 26.Rad1+/-}) (21... Rfe8
22. b3 e5 23. Bxb6 Qxb6 24. c4 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. Qd3 h6 28.
Qd5 b6 29. g3 g6 30. a4 {+/=/= Rosentalis-Pigusov Tallin 1986}) 22. Bxb6 $1
Qxb6 (22... axb6 23. Rd2 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Rd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Re1 $16 {Blatny,
P-Banas,J Stary Smokovec 1985}) 23. Rd7 Rcd8 24. Rad1 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Rf7 26. Rd2
g6 27. Qc4 (27. h4 $5 {/\ h5->>>}) 27... Kg7 28. g3 e5 29. Qd5 Re7 30. c4 a5
31. Qd6 $1 {+/-/+- R_|_} Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Rc7 33. b3 a4 34. Rb6 $1 axb3 35. axb3
f5 36. h4 e4 37. f3 $1 exf3 $8 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. Kxf3 Re7 40. c5 $2 (40. h5 $1 g5
$8 41. c5 {/\ b4,b5,Rd6,c6+-}) 40... Ke8 41. Kf4 Kd8 42. h5 Re4+ $2 (42... gxh5
43. Kxf5 Kc7 $11) 43. Kg5 Rg4+ 44. Kf6 gxh5 45. Rxb7 Rxg3 46. b4 $2 (46. Ke5 $1
Kc8 47. c6 Rg6 48. Kd5 $18) 46... Kc8 $1 47. Rxh7 Rb3 48. Ke6 Rxb4 49. Kd6 Rd4+
50. Kc6 Rd8 $2 (50... Kd8 $1 $11) 51. Kb6 $18 Rf8 52. c6 Kb8 53. Rb7+ Ka8 54.
Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janovsky, Sergey"]
[Black "Yuferov, Sergey N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bd3
Be7 (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7) 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Ne5 Nc6 13.
Bb1 Qe8 14. a3 {/\ Ba2} Rd8 15. Ba2 $2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 (16. Rxe5 Bd6 $1) 16...
Qg6 17. f3 Bxf3 $1 18. Qxf3 Ng4 19. Qe4 Bc5+ 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 (21. Rxe3
Qxe4 $1) (21. Qxg6 Nc2+ $1) 21... Bxe3+ 22. Rxe3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
e6 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Bf4 Be7 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Rfe1 Nb6 19. Nb5 Qxb3 20. axb3 a6
21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rfd8 23. Bg3 Nd5 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. c4 Ne7 26. Bc7 Rxd1 27.
Rxd1 Ke8 28. Bb6 h5 29. Ke2 Nf5 30. h3 Rc6 31. c5 Rc8 32. g4 Ne7 33. b4 Nd5 34.
Ba5 hxg4 35. hxg4 Kd7 36. Rh1 Kc6 37. Rh7 Rg8 38. g5 Kb5 39. Rh4 Ka4 40. Kd3
Kb3 41. Kd4 Nxb4 42. Rh3+ Ka4 43. Bc7 Kb5 44. Bd6 Rd8 45. Ke4 Rd7 46. g6 fxg6
47. Rg3 b6 48. c6 $1 (48. Rg5 Kc6) (48. Rxg6 bxc5 $17) (48. Ke5 bxc5 49. Kxe6
Rb7 50. Rxg6 Nd3 $15) 48... Nxc6 $1 (48... Kxc6 49. Bxb4 $18) (48... Rxd6 49.
c7 Rc6 50. Rc3 $18) 49. Rb3+ Ka5 50. Ra3+ Kb5 51. Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostock-08 IM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1982.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bernard, Ryszard"]
[Black "Heinig, Wolfram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1982.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
(8. Qe2) 8... Qh5 (8... Qd8 9. dxc5 Na6 10. Qe2 Nxc5 $10) 9. dxc5 Rd8 10. Qe2
Nc6 11. Nc3 Bxc5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. Bf4 Be8 15. Rad1 h6 16. h3 Be7
17. a3 a5 18. Bb1 Bf6 19. Bd6 a4 20. c5 Be7 21. Qe4 g6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Rxd8
Rxd8 24. Qxb7 Qxc5 25. Qe4 Kg7 26. Qf4 Qd6 27. Qe3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Qd2
Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Nf4 31. Qe1 f6 32. Be4 e5 33. Qd2 Qb6 34. Kh2 h5 35. g3 Bc6 36.
Bxc6 Qxc6 37. gxf4 Qxf3 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Kg1 $2 $138 Qxh3 40. Qd6 Qg4+ 41. Kf1
$138 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 29th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2013.02.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Black "Tugui, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Qd2 b6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Qd8
15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Rad8 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Bxa6 Nc6
21. Qc3 Rd6 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 g6 24. Bc4 Na5 25. Ba2 Qd7 26. d5 exd5 27.
Rxd5 Qa4 {Was this a blunder or is there a reason White cannot take the rook
on d6?} 28. Qf3 (28. Rxd6 $2 Qxd1+ $1) 28... Nc4 29. Bxc4 1-0

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 (5. d4 $142 {Blatny,P}
cxd4 6. cxd4 d6) 5... Nb6 (5... d6 {Blatny,P}) 6. Bb3 {/\d4 [+]} c4 $6 {
Dieser frühzeitige Vorstoß räumt Weiß zu viele Möglichkeiten ein. Besser sieht
6...d5 7.exd6 Bxd6 aus.} (6... d5 {Blatny,P} 7. d4 Nc6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. O-O Qb6
$13 {Armstrong,A-Malarkey,J/SCO-chT2/1994/}) (6... d6 {Blatny,P} 7. O-O Nc6 (
7... Bd7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Ne5 $14 {
Tzoumbas,A-Chernuschevich,A/EU-chJ U16 Herculane (05) / 1994/}) 8. exd6 Bxd6 9.
d4 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nbd2 Qc7 $10 {Mohrlok,D-Klebel,M/BL2-S/
1993/}) 7. Bc2 d6 (7... Nc6 8. O-O d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12.
Qe2 Ne7 13. Ne4 Ng6 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4
g5 19. Bg3 O-O-O 20. f4 $14 {Magem Badals,J-San Segundo,P/Oviedo 45' 1992}) 8.
exd6 Bxd6 9. b3 $1 {Eine interessante Idee. Nach dem automatischen} (9. d4 {
kann Schwarz eine Blockade auf dem Punkt d5 errichten, z.B} Qc7 (9... cxd3 $6
10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 (11... Be7 $14 {Blatny,P}) 12. Rd1 $1 Be7 13. Na3 Bxa3
(13... a6 $5 {Blatny,P}) 14. bxa3 Nd7 (14... Bd7 $142 {Blatny,P} 15. Be3 O-O-O
$132) 15. a4 $1 {/\/^a3-f8} b6 {/\Nc5;/\Bb7,0-0-0} 16. Ba3 $40 {פd7 Magem
Badals,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Pamplona (04) / 1992/}) 10. O-O Nd5 11. Nbd2 b5 $5
{u s.w.}) 9... Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe2 cxb3 (11... Na5 12. d3 (12. b4 Nc6 13.
a4 a5 14. b5 Ne7 $13) 12... cxd3 13. Qxd3 Qc7 14. Rd1 $14) 12. axb3 Qe7 (12...
O-O $4 {Blatny,P} 13. Qd3 $18) 13. Ba3 {Weiß hat den Bauern c4 abgetauscht und
bekam dadurch eine mobile Bauernkette auf dem Damenflügel. Er hat es aber
nicht eilig mit ihrer Fortbewegung, erst werden eigene Figuren entwickelt.} (
13. Na3 a6 14. d4 O-O $13 (14... Nd5 $2 15. Nb5 $1)) (13. d4 Nd5 $13 (13... O-O
{Blatny,P} 14. Nbd2 Nd5 15. Ne4 $16) (13... Nd5 14. b4 {/\b5,c4 -> [+]})) 13...
Nd5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Na3 a6 16. Rfe1 (16. Nb5 Qb8 (16... Qe7 17. c4 Nd8 18.
Qe5 $14) 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 O-O 19. Rfe1 $14) 16... Rd8 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Ng5
$1 (18. Ne3 {Blatny,P} Nxe3 (18... Nf4 19. Qf1 O-O (19... e5 $5 20. d4 O-O 21.
d5 $14) 20. d4 $14) 19. Qxe3 {/\d4 [+]}) 18... h6 19. Ne4 (19. Qh5 {Blatny,P}
Nf6 $2 (19... O-O $142 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bc2 Bc8 22. Nh7 Rfe8 $13) 20. Nxe6 Bxe6
21. Rxe6+ Ne7 22. Rxf6 $40) 19... O-O 20. Ne3 Bc8 (20... Nce7 {Blatny,P ><d5})
(20... Nf4 {Blatny,P} 21. Qf3 e5 $13) 21. d4 {Nun ist die Zeit reif, und die
Bauern streben nach vorn.} Nf4 $1 (21... b6 22. Qd3 $14 {[%cal Rc2h7]}) 22. Qc4
(22. Qf3 $2 Ne7 {/\e5}) 22... b5 $5 (22... b6 23. b4 $5 Bb7 24. b5 axb5 25.
Qxb5 Ne7 $132) 23. Qc5 $14 Bb7 (23... b4 $2 24. g3 Nh3+ (24... Ng6 25. d5 exd5
26. Nxd5 $16) (24... Nd5 25. c4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 $16) 25. Kg2 bxc3 26. Kxh3 e5+
27. Kg2 exd4 28. Nf5 $1 $16 (28. Nd5 $2 Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Nb4) 28... Bxf5 (28... d3
$2 29. Qxc6 $18) 29. Qxf5 d3 30. Bxd3 Rxd3 31. Nf6+ $16) 24. Rad1 Rd7 25. c4 {
Der mit dem neunten Zug angefangene Plan steht kurz vor seiner Erfüllung, Weiß
bekommt einen Freibauern im Zentrum.} Rc8 $6 (25... bxc4 $5 26. bxc4 Rc8 27. d5
(27. Ba4 $2 Rxd4 $1 28. Rxd4 Nxd4 29. Qxd4 e5 30. Qa7 Bxe4 31. Qxa6 $15) 27...
exd5 28. Nxd5 (28. cxd5 $5) 28... Nxd5 29. cxd5 Ne5 30. Qxc7 Rcxc7 31. Bb3 Nc4
32. d6 Rc8 33. Rd4 Na3 $10) 26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 Ne5 28. Qxc7 Rcxc7 29. d6 Rc8
30. b4 $1 Ne6 $6 (30... Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rcd8 32. g3 (32. Nf5 $6 g6 33. Ne7+ $2
Kf8) 32... Ne6 33. f4 (33. Nf5 $14) 33... Nc4 34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Rc1 Rxd6 36.
Rxc4 $10) (30... Ned3 31. Bxd3 Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxe4 33. Rd4 Bb7 $14) 31. f4 $1
$14 Bxe4 (31... Nxf4 32. Nc5 $18) (31... Nc4 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. bxc5 $16 Rxc5 $2
34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Re8#) 32. Bxe4 Nxf4 $2 $138 (32... Nc4 33. Nxc4 (33. Nf5 Kf8)
33... bxc4 (33... Rxc4 $2 34. Bd5 Rxf4 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Bxe6+ Rff7 37. Rf1 $18
) 34. Bf5 Re8 35. Kf2 $14) (32... Nc4 $142 {Blatny,P}) 33. Bf5 Ne6 34. Nd5 $18
Kf8 35. Nb6 Rc6 36. Nxd7+ Nxd7 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Rxe6 Rc8 39. Re7 Rd8 40. h3
Kg8 41. Ra1 Nb8 42. Rc7 Kh7 43. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "King, Daniel J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bc6 12. Bf4 Qc7 (12... Bxf3
$142 13. Qxf3 Nc6 $14 {Sveshnikov}) 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16.
f4 Rac8 17. Bb3 Nb6 $6 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Rd3 $16 {Sveshnikov,E-Gorjatschkin,W
Boeblingen 1991}) 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Be2 $5 {N} (6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 exd6 8. d4 Bg4 9.
h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Be7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Na3 O-O 13. O-O Qc8 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qe2
Bf8 16. Rfe1 Qf5 17. Bg3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Rd7 20. Rad1 $14 {
Iwantschuk,W-Kasparov,G Dortmund,1992}) 6... d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7... exd6 8. d4
Be7 9. d5 $5 Nb8 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 N6d7 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. h3 Bf5 14. O-O $14) (
7... e6 $5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qxd6 Bxd6 12. a4 $5 $13)
8. O-O g6 9. d3 Bf5 (9... Bg7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nb5 (11. Be3 $6 Nd5) 11... Qd8
12. Be3 a6 13. Na3 Nd7 (13... Qd6 14. Nc4 $14) 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16.
Bxd4 e5 17. Be3 $14) 10. Na3 Bg7 (10... O-O-O $2 11. Ng5 Qf6 12. Qb3 $16) (
10... Rd8 11. d4 (11. Nb5 Qb8 12. d4 a6) 11... cxd4 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4
14. Nxd4 Bg7 (14... e5 $6 15. Qe1 Bd7 16. Bg5 $16) 15. Bg5 $13) 11. Be3 Nd5 $2
(11... a6 $142 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. dxc4 O-O 14. Qxd6 exd6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rd2
$14 {><d6}) 12. Nc4 Qd7 13. Bxc5 b6 14. Ba3 O-O (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxc3 16.
Qd2 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Bxd3 18. Qb2 $18) (14... Nf4 15. d4 $16 {/\Ne5}) (14... b5
15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 a5 17. Bc5 $16) 15. Ne3 Nf4 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17. g3 Nxe2+
18. Qxe2 Rfd8 19. d4 $16 Rac8 20. Rfe1 e6 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd7 23. Rae1
Na5 24. Nd2 Rd5 25. R4e2 g5 $5 (25... Rb5 $142 26. Bb4 (26. Re3 Bh6 27. f4 g5
$132) (26. h4 $1 {/\Re3,b3}) 26... Nc6 27. a4 $2 Rxb4 28. cxb4 Nxd4 29. Re3 (
29. Re4 Rc2 $17) 29... Nc2 30. Rc1 Bxb2 $17) 26. g4 $1 {/\Re3,/\Nf1} h6 27. Nf1
Rd7 28. Ne3 Nc6 29. Kg2 a5 $2 (29... Na5 $16) 30. Nc4 Rb8 31. Bd6 $18 Rbb7 32.
a4 b5 33. axb5 Rxb5 34. Ra1 Bf8 35. Bg3 Be7 36. Ra2 Ra7 37. Re1 Rab7 38. Ra4
Kh7 39. h3 Kg7 40. Rea1 Kg6 41. Bd6 Bd8 42. Re1 Bc7 43. Ba3 Bf4 $2 44. Bd6 (44.
Bd6 Rd7 45. Bxf4 gxf4 46. Kf3 Kg5 47. h4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Meins, Gerlef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O (10... e5 $5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5
Qd6 14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd4 Be5 16. Rb4 O-O 17. Bf4 a5 18. Rc4 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 Ra6
$11 {Zvjaginsev,V-Kortschnoj,V/Bern 1996}) 11. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 (11... Qc7 12. Nxc6
Qxc6 13. e4 $14) 12. exd4 {/\d5} Nd5 (12... Bd7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15.
Rxd5 $16) (12... Bd6 13. Bg5 $16) 13. Qf3 (13. Qe4 $5) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd6
$146 (14... Qc7 15. c4 Bd6 16. c5 Be7 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Rac1 Qc6 19. d5 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1997}) (14... Rb8 $5 {/\Bd7,/\b5} 15. d5
(15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Qg3 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Bd7 $14) 15... Qc7 (15... e5 $2 16. d6 $1
Bxd6 $2 17. Ba3 $18) (15... exd5 16. Bf4 Ra8 17. Bxd5 $16) 16. dxe6 (16. Bf4 e5
$13) 16... fxe6 17. Qh3 $14) 15. c4 Qf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. c5 Be7 (17... Bc7 18.
Bb2 $1 f5 (18... Rd8 19. d5 $18) 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 21. Re1 $16) 18. Be3
$1 {/\d5} (18. Bh6 Rd8 19. Rd3 Kh8 20. Rg3 Rg8 21. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $14) 18... Rd8 (
18... Bd7 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bc6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rd7 Rfe8 23. Rb1 Rab8 24.
Rxb8 Rxb8 25. g3 Kf8 26. Ra7 $16) 19. d5 $16 Bd7 20. d6 Bf8 21. f4 {/\f5} f5
22. Rab1 Bc6 23. Bc4 {/\Be2-f3} Bg7 24. Rdc1 Rac8 25. Be2 e5 (25... Be4 26. Rb4
Kf8 27. Bf3 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rd7 29. Rcb1 $18) 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. g3 Be4 28. Rb4
Kg7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. Bf3 $18 Bxf3 31. Kxf3 Rd7 32. Rcb1 Rb8 33. c6 Rxd6 34. cxb7
Rd3 35. R1b3 Rxb3 36. Rxb3 Re8 37. Rb6+ 1-0

[Event "DDR-ch26 Final"]
[Site "Frankfurt/Oder"]
[Date "1977.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Braun, Gottfried"]
[Black "Dietze, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Dietze,W"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1977.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 $6 3. d4 g6 $5 4. dxc5 (4. d5) 4... Bg7 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nd2
O-O 7. f3 $6 {Vergibt wahrscheinlich schon den Vorteil} (7. Be2 $142) 7... d5
$1 8. cxd6 exd6 9. Ne2 (9. c4 Ne8) 9... d5 10. Nf4 Re8 11. Bb5 Bf5 $5 (11...
Bd7 $11) 12. g4 (12. O-O dxe4 $15) 12... dxe4 13. Bxc6 (13. gxf5 $2 exf3 14.
Qxf3 Qb6 $1) 13... bxc6 14. gxf5 exf3 15. Qxf3 Qe7 $2 (15... Qb6 16. Nc4 Qc5 $1
{war stärker. Jetzt sollte sich Weiß erfolgreich verteidigen können.}) 16. Nf1
$1 {Dies hatte ich in der Vorausberechnung übersehen.} (16. Nc4 $6 Nd5 $1)
16... g5 $5 17. Nh5 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Rab8 19. Qe2 (19. O-O-O $2 Bxc3 $1 20. bxc3
Qa3+ 21. Kd2 Rb2+ 22. Ke1 Qxc3+ 23. Rd2 Rxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Qxd2+) 19... Be5 $1 20.
Kf2 $2 (20. Rg1 $1 Bf4 21. O-O-O $1 Bxe3+ 22. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24.
Rxg5+ $14) 20... Bf4 21. Re1 Qe4 22. Kg1 (22. Qf3 Rxb2+) 22... Qxf5 23. b3 Re6
$1 24. Qf2 Rbe8 25. h3 (25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Qg4+ 27. Qg2 (27. Ng3 Be3) 27...
Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rxe1 $19) 25... Qd3 26. Bxf4 (26. Bd2 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 Re2 $1)
26... Rxe1 27. Bc7 (27. Bxg5 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Qg3+ 29. Qg2 Re1#) 27... R8e2 28.
Qf6 0-1

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 $6 (10... Bxb3 $5 11. Qxb3 Rc8 12. Nb5 Qd5 13.
Nfxd4 Qxb3 14. axb3 $14) 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 $5 {N} (
14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 f6 16. bxc3 Kf7 17. Nb5 a6 $13 {Solovjev,S-Vaulin,A/URS/
1988/Inf 47/205/}) 14... Be7 (14... a6 $6 15. Nbd4 $40) 15. Bg5 f6 (15... Bxg5
$6 16. Nxg5 O-O 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qh4 h6 19. Ne6 $16) 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nxa7 Rxa7
18. Bxb6 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 $16 f5 (19... Qd6 20. Qc4+ (20. Rd1 Qe6 $132) 20... Kh8
21. b4 $40) 20. b4 $1 e4 21. b5 exf3 (21... Ne5 $5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qc4+ Kh8
24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Ra7 $16) 22. Qe6+ Rf7 (22... Kh8 23. bxc6 Bd6 24. cxb7 Bxh2+
25. Kh1 $16) 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Bf8 25. Qe6 (25. Ra8 $5 Qf4 (25... Qe5 26.
Re8 Re7 (26... Qf4 27. Be3 Qg4 (27... Qc7 $2 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Bc5+ $18) 28.
g3 $16) 27. Qc4+ $18) 26. Be3 Qe4 27. Qxe4 fxe4 28. Bc5 g5 $14) (25. gxf3 $16)
25... Qd6 26. Qxd6 Bxd6 27. c4 (27. gxf3 Rb7 28. Ra8+ (28. Bd4 Kf7 $14) 28...
Kf7 29. Ra7 Rxa7 30. Bxa7 Ke6 $10) 27... Rb7 28. c5 Bc7 29. Ra6 (29. gxf3 Bxb6
$3 30. Rb1 Bxc5 31. Rxb7 g6 32. Kf1 Bd4 33. Ke2 h5 $10) 29... fxg2 30. Kxg2 Kf7
$10 31. h3 Ke7 32. Kf3 Bxb6 33. cxb6 Ke6 34. Kf4 h6 35. h4 g6 36. Ke3 g5 37.
hxg5 hxg5 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Kc4 Kc6 40. Ra5 Rxb6 41. Rxf5 Rb2 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. Ke3
Rb3+ 44. Ke4 Rb4+ 45. Kf3 Ke6 46. Rxg5 Kf6 47. Rd5 Ra4 48. Kg3 Ra1 49. Rd8 Ra4
50. Rf8+ Kg6 51. Rf4 Ra5 52. Rb4 Kf5 53. Rh4 Ra3+ 54. f3 Rb3 55. Rh5+ Kg6 56.
Re5 Kf6 57. Rd5 Rb4 58. Rh5 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 $6 8.
cxd4 Bg7 (8... d6 9. Ng5 e6 10. Qf3 $40) 9. Bf4 $5 (9. O-O $6 d6 10. exd6 (10.
Qe2 O-O $132) 10... Qxd6 11. d5 Na5 (11... Ne5 $6 12. Bf4 Bg4) 12. Ba4+ Bd7 13.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nc3 Nac4 $132) 9... d6 (9... O-O $2 10. d5 $16) 10. exd6 O-O (
10... exd6 11. Qe2+ $6 Qe7 12. Bxd6 (12. Qxe7+ $6 Kxe7) 12... Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2
Nxd4+ 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Nc3 Bg4+ 16. Kd3 O-O-O 17. Nb5 $40) 11. h3 (11. dxe7 $2
Qxe7+ 12. Be3 Bg4 13. O-O Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxd4 $10) 11... exd6 12. O-O $14 Na5
13. Nc3 (13. Bc2 $6 Be6 14. Nc3 Nd5 $10) 13... Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Bf5 (14... Be6 $6
15. d5 Bf5 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Nd4 $14) 15. Rfe1 $6 (15. a4 $5 Bd3 $6 16. Rfd1 Bc4
17. Qb4 $14) 15... Qd7 16. a4 Rac8 17. Nb5 $6 (17. a5 $32 Nc4 18. Qb4 (18. Ra4
$2 Nxb2 19. Qxb2 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxa4 21. Bxd6 Rc8 $15) 18... Rfd8 (18... Rfe8 $2
19. Rxe8+ $16 (19. b3 $2 Nb2)) 19. Bg5 f6 $13) 17... Be6 18. Qd1 Nc4 19. Bc1 $2
(19. b3 a6 $1 20. bxc4 axb5 21. cxb5 Rc4 22. Be3 Bd5 $44) 19... a6 20. Nc3 Qc7
(20... d5 $2 21. b3 Nd6 22. Bb2 $10) 21. Re2 (21. b3 $2 Na5) (21. Ng5 Qb6 $1
22. Nxe6 fxe6 $17) 21... Qa5 $17 22. Qe1 h6 23. Rb1 $2 (23. b3 $32 Nb6 24. Bd2
Qh5 $1 (24... Bxb3 $2 25. Nb5 $16) 25. Ne4 Bxb3 26. Nxd6) 23... Bf5 24. b4 Qd8
25. Rb3 Bd3 26. Ra2 $8 (26. Re7 $2 Bc2 $19) 26... Nb6 (26... Re8 27. Qd1 Bf5
28. a5) 27. Raa3 (27. Rd2 Bc4 28. Ra3 Re8 $17) 27... Bf5 28. a5 Nc4 29. Ra2 Be6
30. d5 $6 (30. Qd1 $5 Qc7 31. d5 Bf5 $17) 30... Bf5 31. Bf4 g5 32. Bg3 Re8 33.
Ne2 (33. Re2 Bc2) 33... Qf6 34. Qd1 Qg6 $19 35. Ned4 Be4 36. Re2 Bxd5 37. Rc3
f5 38. Rxe8+ Rxe8 39. Nb5 Bxf3 40. Rxf3 axb5 41. Qd5+ Qe6 42. Rxf5 Qxd5 43.
Rxd5 Be5 44. Rxb5 Bxg3 45. fxg3 Re7 46. h4 g4 47. Rd5 Rd7 48. Kf2 Kf7 49. Rh5
Kg6 50. Rd5 Kf6 51. Ke2 Ne5 52. Ke3 Ke6 53. Rb5 Rc7 54. Ke4 Nd7 55. Kd4 Nf6 56.
Kd3 Nd7 57. Kd4 Ne5 58. Ke4 Rc4+ 59. Ke3 Nc6 60. Rxb7 Nxb4 61. a6 Nxa6 62. Rh7
Ke5 63. Rxh6 Rc3+ 64. Kf2 Nc5 65. Kg1 Ne4 66. Kh2 Rc1 67. Rh5+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters"]
[Site "Lone Pine"]
[Date "1979.03.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1979.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nc3 (10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g6 13. Re1 Bg7
14. Bg5 O-O $10) 10... e6 $6 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxb5 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Nxb5
a6 14. Nc3 e6 $10) 11. Qg4 (11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. O-O $14) 11... Nxe5
12. dxe5 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 a6 14. Nd6+ (14. Nc3 Qd3 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Rd1 Nxe3 17.
Qa4+ b5 18. Rxd3 Nxg2+ 19. Kf1 bxa4 20. Kxg2 $15) 14... Bxd6 15. exd6 (15. Qxg7
$4 Bb4+ $19) 15... O-O 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. O-O Qg6 (17... Qxb2 $2 18. Rab1 Qd4 19.
Rfd1 Qc5 20. Be3 $18) 18. Qe2 (18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Rac1 Nd5 $15) 18... Nd5 19.
Bg3 Rad8 20. Rfe1 Rd7 21. Rad1 h6 22. Rd4 Rc8 23. Rc4 Re8 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. h3
Nf6 $6 26. Be5 Red8 (26... Nd5 $2 27. Rg4 $18) 27. Bg3 Ne8 28. Rd4 $14 Qf5 29.
Bh4 f6 $2 (29... Nf6 $32 $14) 30. g4 $1 Qc5 31. Rxe6 Kg8 $2 (31... Rxd6 32.
Qd3+ f5 (32... Kg8 33. Rxe8+ $18) (32... g6 33. Rdxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Nxd6 35.
Bxf6 $16) 33. Rdxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 (34. Qxf5+ $6 Qxf5 35. gxf5 Rxe6 36. fxe6 g5
37. Bg3 Kg6 $10) 34... Nxd6 35. Be7 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Ne4 (36... Qc6+ 37. f3 $16)
37. Qf3 $1 $14) 32. Bg3 $18 Kf7 33. Qe3 Nxd6 34. Rexd6 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters"]
[Site "Lone Pine"]
[Date "1979.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1979.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be3 (6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Bd6
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Nb3 $14) 6... c4 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3 Nc6 9. h3 Bd6
(9... Bf5 $5) 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rae1 $6 (14.
Rac1 Rc8 15. Qb1 h6 16. Rfe1 Be6 17. b4 $14) 14... h6 15. Qb1 Rc8 16. Re2 (16.
b4 Na7 $15) 16... Be6 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Ree1 Bb8 19. b4 Bd6 20. Nh4 $2 (20. Nb3
$5 Ne4 $6 21. Nc5 $14) 20... Na7 21. Nf5 Bb8 22. Nf1 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 $15 24.
N5g3 f5 $15 25. Ne2 Nb5 26. Nd2 Qf7 $1 (26... f4 27. Bxf4 Bxf4 28. Nxf4 Nxc3
29. Qb2 (29. Rxc3 $2 Rxc3 30. Nxe4 Bf5 31. Qa2+ Kh7 $17) 29... Qxd4 30. Nxe4
Bf7 31. Nxc3 Qxf4 $15) 27. Bf4 (27. f4 Nd6 $17) 27... Bxf4 28. Nxf4 Nxc3 29.
Qb2 Nd5 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 $19 31. Rc5 b6 32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 f4 34. Qa3 Qg6 35.
Nf1 e3 36. f3 Bxf3 37. Qa2+ Kh7 38. Nh2 Be4 39. Qe2 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 Qf5 $1 (8... Qh5 {Adams,Huebner/}) 9. Qb3 $6 (9. Nb3 $5 e6 $5 (9... cxd4
10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 $13) 10. Nxc5 Bxc5 11. dxc5 Rd8 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. Bb5+ Ke7
14. f4 $13) 9... O-O-O $1 10. Bb5 (10. Bxf7 Nd5 11. Bxd5 Rxd5 $40) 10... cxd4
11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O e6 13. Qa4 (13. cxd4 Bd6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 Qxe4 $17)
13... Qb5 14. Qxb5 (14. Qxa7 Bc5 15. Qxf7 (15. Qa8+ Kc7 $19) 15... Rhe8 $19)
14... cxb5 15. cxd4 Rxd4 16. Nb3 Ra4 $19 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Rfc1+ Kd7 19. Nd4 $6 (
19. Nc5+ $5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Rb8 (20... a6 21. b3) 21. b3 Ra6 22. a4 Nd5 23. Bd4)
19... Rb8 20. b3 Ra6 21. Rc2 Nd5 22. Rd1 g6 23. f4 Rb7 24. f5 (24. Kg2 Bxf4 $19
) 24... gxf5 25. Nxf5 Rc7 26. Rcd2 Bb4 27. Rd4 Kc8 28. Rh4 Bc3 (28... Nc3 29.
Rd2) 29. Rxh7 (29. a4 bxa4 30. bxa4 Nxe3 31. Nxe3 f5 $19) 29... Nxe3 30. Nxe3
Rxa2 31. Rc1 (31. h4 a5 32. h5 Ra1 33. Rxa1 Bxa1 34. h6 Kb7 $19) 31... a5 32.
h4 a4 33. bxa4 b4 34. Nd1 Ra1 35. Rxa1 Bxa1 36. a5 Rc1 37. Rxf7 Rxd1+ 38. Kg2
Rd7 39. Rf8+ Kb7 40. Re8 Ka6 41. h5 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Na3 Bxb3 $5 10. Qxb3 e6 (10... Qd5 $5) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nb5 Qd8 $2 (
12... Qd7 13. Nxa7 (13. Rd1 $2 Na5 $19) (13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 $10) 13...
Rxa7 14. Qxb6 dxc3 15. bxc3 $10) 13. Rd1 $14 Be7 14. Nfxd4 $6 (14. Nbxd4 Qb8 (
14... Nxd4 $2 15. Rxd4 $16) 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. c4 $14) 14... Qb8 $8 (14... Nxd4
15. Rxd4 Qc8 16. Bf4 $16) (14... Na5 $2 15. Nxe6 Nxb3 16. Nbc7+ $18) 15. Nxc6 (
15. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 16. Qxe6 Kf8 $17) 15... bxc6 16. Nd4 $14 Qc7 17. c4 O-O 18.
Be3 Rfd8 19. Qc2 Bf6 20. Nf3 $1 (20. Rac1 $2 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qf4 22. Be3 Qxc4)
20... h6 21. Rac1 a5 22. b3 $14 Nd7 {/\Ne5} 23. Kf1 $1 Nf8 (23... Ne5 $2 24.
Bf4 $16) 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Ng6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qd2 Qc7 28. g3 Be7 $2 (
28... Ne5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 $14) 29. Qd4 Bb4 30. h4 $16 Bf8 31. Qb6 (31. h5 c5 $8 (
31... Ne7 32. Qb6 $18) 32. Qe4 (32. Qg4 Ne5 33. Nxe5 Qxe5 $14) 32... Ne7 33.
Bf4 $16) 31... Bd6 32. Qxc7 $2 (32. c5 $18 Be5 (32... Bxg3 33. fxg3 Qxg3 34.
Qxc6 Nxh4 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ $18) 33. Nxe5 Qxe5 34. Qxa5 $18) 32... Bxc7 33.
Bc5 e5 34. Ke2 f5 $2 (34... Nf8 $14) 35. h5 Nf8 36. Bxf8 Kxf8 37. Nh4 f4 38.
gxf4 $2 (38. Kf3 $1 fxg3 (38... Kf7 39. Ke4 Kf6 40. Nf3 $18) 39. fxg3 e4+ 40.
Kxe4 Bxg3 41. Nf3 Kf7 42. Kf5 $18) 38... exf4 39. Kf3 Kf7 40. Ng6 (40. Kg4 Kf6
41. f3 Bd6 42. Ng6 c5 43. Nxf4 Bxf4 44. Kxf4 g6 45. hxg6 Kxg6 46. Kg4 (46. Ke5
h5) 46... Kf6 47. Kh5 Kg7 48. f4 Kh7 49. f5 Kg7 50. a4 Kf6 51. Kxh6 Kxf5 52.
Kg7 Ke5 53. Kf7 Kd4 54. Ke6 Kc3 55. Kd5 $10) 40... Kf6 41. Nxf4 (41. Kg4 f3)
41... Kf5 42. Ne2 (42. Nd3 $5 Kg5 (42... Bd6 $2 43. c5 Bc7 44. a3 Kg5 45. b4
axb4 46. axb4 Kxh5 47. Nf4+ $16) 43. Nc5 Kxh5 44. Ne6 Be5 45. Nd8 c5 46. Nb7
$16) 42... Bb6 $1 (42... Be5 $2 43. Ke3 Kg4 44. Ke4 Bf6 45. Nd4 $16) 43. a3 $10
Bc5 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 Bxb4 46. Nd4+ Kg5 47. Nxc6 Bd6 48. Ke4 (48. Nd8 Kxh5
49. Ne6 Kg6 50. c5 Kf6 $10) 48... Kxh5 49. Ne5 g5 50. Kf5 Kh4 51. Nf3+ Kh3 52.
Nd2 g4 53. Ne4 Bc7 54. Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 (5... Nb6) 6. d4 d6 7. O-O
cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Qe2 Nb6 $2 (9... O-O $5 10. Qe4 Bd7 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6
Nxf6 $14) 10. Bb3 d5 $8 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Na5 $6 (
14... Na7 $5 15. Bc2 Nb5 16. Bd3 $14) 15. Bc2 g5 $2 16. Be3 $16 Nac4 17. Bd3 (
17. Bb1 g4 18. Ne1 Nxe3 $6 (18... h5 19. Nd3) 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. Nd3 $16) 17...
g4 18. Ne1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. g3 f5 (20... h5 21. Ng2 Bc6 22. Rf1 Rc7 23.
Rf2 Re7 24. Rcf1 Qd7 25. b3 Kd8 26. a4 $16) 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Ng2 e5 23. Rf1
Qe7 (23... Qg7 $2 24. Bf5 $1 exd4 25. exd4+ $16) 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Rcd1 Rc5 (
25... Be7 26. Bc2 Bc5 27. Bb3 $16) 26. Qf2 $1 Kd8 (26... Be6 27. Bf5 Rf8 28.
Bg6+ $18) (26... Be7 27. Qf7+ Kd8) 27. e4 dxe4 (27... d4 28. Ne2 Be7 29. Nxd4
$16) 28. Bxe4 $1 (28. Nxe4 $2 Be7 29. Nf4 Kc8 $132) 28... Kc7 $2 (28... Kc8 29.
Ne3 $1 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 $16) (28... Be7 $5 29. Nf4 $1 (29. Bxb7 Rxc3 30. Qxb6+ Rc7
) 29... Kc8 30. Nfd5 $16) 29. Rfe1 $1 (29. Nd5+ $2 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qc5+
Bc6 $132) 29... Kb8 30. Nd5 $18 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Qc7 32. Be4 Bb5 33. b3 Nd7 34. a4
Rf8 35. Rxd7 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "CSR-ch"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1986.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Mokry, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1986.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 (7. Nc3
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 $14) 7... Ba6 $6 8. O-O Qc8 9. a3 h6 10. Re1 Bxd3 (
10... Be7 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Ne4 $14) 11. Qxd3 Na6 (11... Qa6 $5 12.
Qe4 Nc6 13. Nbd2 $14) 12. Nbd2 Nac7 13. Ne4 Qa6 14. Qc2 Rc8 (14... Be7 $6 15.
Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Nb5 17. Qd3 Nbc7 18. Qb3 $18) 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17.
exd6 Na8 (17... Nb5 18. Qd3 Nbc7 19. Qb3 (19. Qe4 $6 Nf6 $14) 19... Qb5 20. Qc2
$18) 18. Qb3 O-O 19. Ne5 f6 $2 (19... b5 20. Nxd7 Rfd8 21. Nc5 Qxd6 22. Nb7 $16
) (19... Qb7 20. Qg3 Kh7 21. Re4 $16) 20. Nxd7 $1 Rfd8 (20... Rf7 21. Rxe6 Qc4
22. Re8+ Kh7 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Nf8+ $18) 21. Qh3 $1 (21. Rxe6 $2 Qc4) 21... Qb7
(21... f5 $32 22. Rxe6 Rxd7 23. Qxf5 Qb7 24. Rae1 $40) 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rac1
$18 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxd7 25. Qe8+ Kh7 26. Rc8 Rxd6 27. Qh8+ Kg6 28. Rg8 {/\Qh6+-}
Nac7 29. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 g6 8. b3 d5
9. exd6 Qxd6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Na3 $1 {N} cxb3 (11... Be6 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. Ng5 $16
) (11... Qc5 $5 12. Qe2 Be6) 12. axb3 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 (14. Re1 $5 Rfd8
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxb7) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 $8 16.
Nb5 (16. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 (16... Qxe5 17. Bb2 Rfe8 18. Rad1) 17. Qxb7) 16... Qd7
17. Ba3 Rfd8 (17... a6 $6 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. d5 $1 $16) 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe2 a6
20. Nd6 Qc7 $2 (20... Nd5 $1 21. c4 Nc3 22. Qe3 Nc6 $132) 21. Rad1 $14 Qxc3 22.
Nxb7 Rxd1 $6 (22... Rdc8 $5) 23. Rxd1 Nc6 $2 (23... h5 $14) 24. Nd8 $1 Qe5 (
24... Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Qe8+ $18) (24... Ne5 25. f4 $5 $40) 25. Qxe5 Nxe5
26. Be4 Rc8 27. f4 Ned7 28. Nc6 $16 Bf8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Bf3 $2 (30. Ra1 Nf6 (
30... Nc5 31. Bf3 Nxb3 $2 (31... Nbd7 32. b4 Nd3 33. Rd1 $18) 32. Rb1 $18) 31.
Rxa6 Nxe4 32. Rxb6 $18) 30... Nf6 $14 31. Kf2 Nbd5 32. Rxd5 Rxc6 33. Rd4 Rb6 $1
34. b4 Ke7 35. g4 h6 (35... Rb5 36. Be2 Rb6 37. g5 Ne8 38. Ke3 $14) 36. Ke3 $2
(36. Ke1 Ne8 37. Kd2 Nd6 $14) 36... Rb5 $10 37. Bc6 (37. Be2 $2 Rxb4) 37... Rb6
38. Bf3 Rb5 39. Bc6 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Klinger, Josef"]
[Black "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 $6 (4. f3 $14) 4... Nc6 5. f3 $6 (5. Bc4
Ne5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 dxc5 10. O-O Qc6 $10 {
Maric,V-Udovcic,M/JUG/1953/}) 5... d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 e6 9.
Bxd5 exd5 10. Be3 (10. Bf4 $5 Bxc5 11. Nd2 $15) 10... Ne5 11. b4 a5 12. Bd4
Nd3+ 13. Kd2 Bf5 14. a3 h5 15. Ne2 (15. Nh3 $1 Rh6 16. Nf2 Nxf2 17. Bxf2 Re6
$40) 15... Rh6 16. Be3 Rha6 17. Nf4 (17. Nd4 Bg6 18. Nb3 axb4 19. cxb4 Nxb4 20.
axb4 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Rxa1 $19) 17... d4 $19 18. cxd4 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 axb4 20. Re1+
Kd7 21. Re5 g6 22. Kc1 Bg7 23. Re2 Re6 24. Rxe6 Kxe6 25. Be3 Kd5 26. Kb2 Re8
27. Bg1 Re1 28. axb4 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 Rxg1 0-1

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bjelajac, Milan"]
[Black "Vukovic, Zdravko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e5 $6 5. dxe5 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 Nc6 7. Bf4 $6
(7. f4 Bf5 8. Nf3 f6 9. Bb5 O-O-O+ 10. Ke1 Bd7 11. Nbd2 $14 {Rozentalis,
E-Ftacnik,L/GER/1994/1:0/40/ Inf 60/147/}) 7... Nge7 8. Bb5 Bg4+ 9. Kc1 (9. f3
O-O-O+ 10. Nd2 Bf5 11. Ke2 Ng6 $17) 9... Ng6 10. Bg3 O-O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12.
Nd2 (12. h3 Rd1+ (12... Bf5 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Nbd2 h5 $44) 13. Kc2 Bh5 14. Bh2
Be7 15. g4 Rhd8 16. gxh5 Nh4 $13) 12... h5 13. h4 (13. h3 h4 (13... Bf5 14. h4
f6 15. Ngf3 Be7 16. Re1 $14) 14. hxg4 (14. Bh2 Bf5 15. Ngf3 f6 16. Re1 Be7 $44)
14... hxg3 15. Rxh8 Nxh8 (15... gxf2 $2 16. Rh1 fxg1=Q+ 17. Rxg1 Nxe5 18. Kc2
Nxg4 19. Rae1 $16) 16. f4 Ng6 17. Ne2 Nh4 18. Nxg3 (18. Ne4 Nxg2 19. N4xg3 Ne3
$17) 18... Nxg2 19. Nc4 Nxf4 20. Kc2 $10) 13... f6 14. Ngf3 f5 15. Nc4 (15. Ng5
$2 f4 16. Bh2 Nxe5 17. Kc2 Bf5+ 18. Nde4 Be7 19. f3 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Bxe4+ $15)
15... f4 16. Bh2 Be7 (16... Bxf3 $2 17. gxf3 Be7 18. Rg1 Rh6 19. Kc2 $14) 17.
Nfd2 Nxh4 (17... Bxh4 $5 18. Nd6+ Kc7 19. Nf7 Bxf2 20. Nxh8 Rxh8 $40) 18. g3 (
18. Bxf4 Nxg2 $17) 18... Nf3 (18... fxg3 $5 19. Bxg3 Nf3 20. Ne4 (20. Nd6+ $2
Rxd6 21. exd6 Bg5 $19) 20... h4 $17) 19. gxf4 Nxh2 20. Rxh2 Rdf8 21. Ne3 Be6 (
21... Rxf4 22. Nxg4 Rxg4 23. Kc2 Kd7 $15) 22. Rg2 Rh7 23. Rg6 (23. Rg6 Kd7 24.
Kc2 Rxf4 25. Rd1 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "240"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Ba6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. O-O
Nd7 15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Qa6 Rac8 17. c4 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Qb5 h6 20. h3 Qa3
21. Qb3 Qa6 22. Nd2 e5 23. d5 Qa5 24. Rb1 Nc5 25. Qe3 Qxa2 26. Qxe5 Qc2 27. Qd4
Qd3 28. Qg4 Rd8 29. Nb3 Qc2 30. Nd4 Qxc4 31. Rbc1 Qa4 32. Qg3 Qd7 33. Nf5 Qxf5
34. Qxc7 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. Qxa7 Nd3 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Qxb6 Nf4 39. Qc6 Ne2+
40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. g3 Nd4 42. Qg2 h5 43. h4 Nf5 44. Rc4 Nd4 45. Rc3 Nf5 46. Rd3
Nh6 47. Qd5 Qxd5 48. Rxd5 {[#] Der Enstehende Stellung ist sehr wichtig für
des Theorie des Endspiel.Schwarz baut eine so genante Festung mit nur eine
schwäche -der Bauern f7.Der Verteidigungsplan ist volgendes: a)Die
Bauernstruktur auf f7-g6-h5 zu bleiben. b)So kann man leicht der schwache
Bauern f7 zu decken,die übrigens nur zwei mal angegrifen(mit der Turm und der
weiße König )und verteidigen kann(mit dem Springer und der schwarze König). c)
Der schwarze Monarch spielt rum um die Bauern f7 meistens auf die Felder g7-f6.
d)Der Springer bleibt auch in der Nähe des Königs Z.B Nf5-Nh6-Ng8-Nf6 e)Wenn
die weiße Bauern am Königsflügel nach vorne rücken dann der Verteidiger Seite
muss so viel wie Möglich Bauern zu tauschen,um zum Theoretische Remis Endspiel
Turm gegen Springer anzustreben.} g6 {[%cal Gh6g4,Gh6f5,Gh6f7,Gh7g7,Gg7f6,
Gg7f8] [#]} 49. Kg2 Kg7 50. Kf3 Ng4 51. Rd2 {Schwarz muß nur pasiv abwarten
und mit dem Springer Manövrieren.Eine schwere fehler währe den F-bauern zu
bewegen:Siehe das Endspiel San Segundo,P-Panno,O Buenos Aires Najdorf(06)1995}
Kf6 (51... f5 52. Kf4 Nf6 53. f3 $18) (51... f6 52. Kf4 $16) 52. Kf4 Kg7 53.
Ke4 Nf6+ 54. Ke5 Ng4+ 55. Kd6 Kf8 56. Ra2 {Der Anziehende versucht mit seine
Figuren der Bauern f7 anzugreifen.} Kg7 57. Ke7 Nf6 58. Ra7 Ng8+ 59. Kd6 (59.
Ke8 Nf6+ 60. Ke7 Ng8+ {Und der weiße Monarch wird von seine Ziel entfernt.})
59... Nf6 60. f3 Ng8 61. Ke5 Nh6 62. Ra6 Nf5 63. Kf4 Ne7 64. Rd6 Nf5 65. Rd7
Kf6 66. Rd5 Ne7 67. Rd6+ Kg7 68. Ra6 Nf5 69. Ra5 Kf6 70. Rb5 Ne7 71. Ke4 Kg7
72. Re5 Ng8 73. Rb5 Ne7 74. Kf4 Kf6 75. Rb6+ Kg7 76. Rd6 Nf5 77. Rd1 Kf6 78.
Rg1 Ne7 79. Ke4 Nf5 80. Kd5 Ne3+ 81. Kd6 Nf5+ 82. Kd7 Kg7 83. Kd8 Nd4 84. Rf1
Nf5 85. Rg1 Nd4 {Schwarz erzwingt der Zug f3-f4, das günstig für der
Nachziehende ist weil die Felder g4,f5 abgeschwächt wird.} 86. f4 {[%csl Rf5,
Rg4]} Nf5 {Jetz die schwarze aufgabe ist noch leichter.Der Springer muß in
verbindung mit dem Feld f5 bleiben.} 87. Kd7 Kf6 88. Kc6 Nh6 89. Kd6 Nf5+ 90.
Kd5 Ne3+ 91. Ke4 Nf5 92. Rg2 Ke6 93. Kf3 Nd4+ 94. Kf2 Nf5 95. Rg1 Kf6 96. Ra1
Kg7 97. Ra6 Nh6 98. Kf3 Nf5 99. Ra3 Kf6 100. Ke4 Kg7 101. Ke5 Nh6 102. Kd6 Nf5+
103. Kd7 Kf6 104. Ke8 Kg7 105. Rd3 Kg8 106. Rd7 Nh6 {[%cal Gh6f7,Gg8f7,Rd7f7,
Re8f7] [#] Das maximum was der Anziehende erreichen kann.} 107. Ke7 Kg7 108.
Rd3 Nf5+ 109. Ke8 Kg8 110. Ra3 Kg7 111. Ra7 Nd6+ 112. Kd7 Nf5 113. Ra3 Kf6 114.
Rd3 Kg7 115. Kc6 Kf6 116. Kd5 Ne7+ 117. Ke4 Nf5 118. Rb3 Nd6+ 119. Kf3 Nf5 120.
Rb1 Nd4+ {Nach mehr als 50 Züge erfolgreiche Verteidigung sind beide seite auf
Remis einverstanden.1/2-1/2 Vogt,L-Grosar,A/Altensteig (04) ;CBM 49_08 1995}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. c3 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Bh4 (12. Nfd4 $5 Nxd4 13. Nxd4
Bxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Bf3 Be6 17. Qd2 $14 {nebst Rac1.}) 12...
Bg4 (12... Bf5 $5 13. Re1 Be4 $1 14. Nbd4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 d4 $132) 13. Re1 Re4
14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Nfd4 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qg5 (17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qf6 (
18... Bxd4 19. cxd4 Qe7 $11) 19. Rd2 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21. cxd4 $11) 18. Qd3
Rae8 19. Rae1 Qg6 20. Qb5 h6 (20... Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Qb1+ 22. Kh2 Rxe2 23. Qxe2
$13) 21. a4 R8e7 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxe4 24. a5 Qe1+ 25. Kh2 Ne5 (25...
Bxd4 26. cxd4 (26. Nxd4 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Qxf2 28. Qxd5 Qxb2 29. Qc5 b6 30. Qc8+
Kh7 31. Qf5+ $11 {Mit Dauerschach}) 26... Qd1 {Es droth Qh5 nebst Qd1=} 27.
Qxd5 Qe2 (27... Qc2 28. a6 bxa6 29. Nc5 Qe2 30. f3 $16 (30. Qxc6 Qh5+ 31. Kg1
Qd1+ $11)) 28. f4 Qxb2 29. Qc4 $14) 26. f3 (26. axb6 $2 Ng4+ 27. Kh3 Nxf2+ 28.
Kh4 Qh1#) 26... Bc7 27. Qe8+ (27. Qxd5 Ng4+ $1 28. fxg4 Qxg3+ 29. Kg1 Qe1#)
27... Kh7 28. Qc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8g4,Yc8c7] Kontrolliert das Feld g4.} Bd6 29. f4
Nc4 30. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Al Ain op 1st"]
[Site "Al Ain"]
[Date "2012.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Paragua, Mark"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Bb3 Nf6 13. Be3 {Not such a
dangerous move for Black.} (13. Nb5 $5 Qd7 14. Bf4 Bb4 $5 {was a novetly I had
played in a game in Spain some 50 days earlier.} (14... a6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. d5
exd5 17. Rc1 {is known to be dangerous for Black.})) 13... b6 14. a3 Bb7 (14...
Ba6 $5) 15. Qe2 Na5 (15... Rac8 {would be normal, but I missed the fact that
my opponent could have gone 16.Ba2.}) 16. Bc2 $6 (16. Ba2 $1 {would be good,
since} Ng4 $6 {is bad because of} 17. d5 $1) 16... Rac8 17. Ne5 (17. Bd3 Ng4
18. Ne4 Qb8 {is pleasant for Black.}) 17... Nc6 18. Nf3 Na5 19. Ne5 Nc6 20. Nf3
Ng4 (20... Nd5 $5) 21. Rad1 (21. d5 {was the move that made me hesitate
between 20...Ng4 and 20...Nd5, but after} exd5 (21... Na5 $5) 22. Bf5 (22. Rad1
Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc5 24. Qxc5 Bxc5 25. Nxd5 Nd4 $15) 22... Nxe3 23. Bxc8 Nxg2 $1
24. Bxb7 Nf4 25. Qf1 Qd7 26. Ne2 Nxe2+ 27. Qxe2 Qxb7 {Black is a bit better.})
21... Na5 22. Ne4 Qd5 (22... Qc7 $5) 23. Bg5 $2 (23. Bd3 {would be normal.
White should not be worse.}) (23. Bf4 Nf6 {is good for Black.}) 23... Bxg5 24.
Nexg5 (24. Nfxg5 f5 $1 {was the move my opponent first missed. Suddenly White
cannot save all his pieces.}) 24... Nf6 25. Bd3 h6 26. Nh3 (26. Ne4 Nxe4 27.
Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Rc2 $17) 26... Qh5 27. Nf4 Qg4 28. Qe3 Bxf3
29. Qxf3 (29. h3 $2 Nd5 $19) 29... Qxf3 30. gxf3 Rc6 $6 (30... Nb3 {would have
been more precise. I'll double my rooks on the d-file and just take the
d4-pawn. The way I played, I allow d5 in good circumstances.}) 31. d5 Nxd5 32.
Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Be4 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Rc8 35. Rd7 f5 (35... Rc1+ {first makes sense,
in order to avoid 37.Bf1 as could have been played in the game, since after}
36. Kg2 f5 37. Ba8 (37. Bd3 Rd1 {- back in the game.}) 37... Nc4 {Black should
win quite easily due to the misplaced bishop on a8.}) 36. Bd3 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 (37.
Bf1 Nb3 38. Kg2 Rc2 39. Rxa7 Rxb2 40. Bc4 Nc5 {is much better for Black, but
not completely easy to win.}) 37... Rd1 38. b4 $8 {Otherwise White would just
lose by force due to the pinned bishop on d3.} Nc6 $8 (38... Nb3 $2 {does not
work because of} 39. Bxf5 $1) (38... Nc4 $2 39. Bxc4 $1 Rxd7 40. Bxe6+ Rf7 41.
f4 Kf8 42. Bxf7 Kxf7 43. Kf3 {is a draw.}) 39. f4 (39. Rc7 Rxd3 40. Rxc6 Rxa3
41. Rxe6 {should be White's best pratical chance to save the game.}) 39... Kf8
40. Rd6 (40. Kf3 $6 Ke8 41. Rd6 Ke7 $19) 40... Ke7 $2 (40... Ne7 41. Kf3 Ng6 $1
{would simply win the game.}) 41. Rxc6 Rxd3 42. Rc7+ Rd7 {Of course this
endgame should be won, but keeping the minor pieces would make Black's task
much easier.} 43. Rc8 Kd6 44. h4 e5 $5 45. Rf8 Ke6 46. fxe5 (46. Re8+ $6 Re7
47. Rxe7+ $2 Kxe7 48. fxe5 g5 49. f4 gxf4 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Kxf4 b5 52. h5 a6 $19
) 46... Kxe5 47. h5 Kf4 48. a4 Kg4 49. a5 bxa5 50. bxa5 Rd5 (50... f4 $5) 51.
Rf7 Rxa5 52. Rxg7+ Kxh5 53. Kf3 Ra4 54. Rg8 a5 55. Rg7 ({White's only chance} 
55. Rf8 {would lose anyway, e.g.} Kg6 56. Rg8+ Kf7 57. Rh8 Kg7 58. Ra8 h5 {
and my king will come back to help the h-pawn be pushed.}) 55... Rb4 56. Rg1 a4
57. Rh1+ $6 Kg5 58. Rg1+ Rg4 59. Rb1 a3 {...Ra4 to follow.} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1718"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.04.30"]
[Round "14.6"]
[White "Zelbel, Patrick"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Na3 Bg4 6. Be2 e5 7. d3 ({White
may play} 7. h3 {first.} Bh5 8. d3 {If White allows ...e4, Black is at the
very least not worse.} (8. Qb3 {allows the simple} O-O-O $132) (8. O-O e4 9.
Ne1 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 O-O-O $132) 8... f6 {It is not like the bishop is too
misplaced on h5, but of course if h3 came later, e6 would have been a natural
square to retreat to.} 9. O-O Nge7 10. Nc4 O-O-O $13 {With a complicated
position. The black bishop is not too natural on h5 (it would seem much more
logical to have it on e6), but on the other hand it can come to g6 to target
the d3-pawn (and in the worst case to f7).}) 7... f6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Re1 $6 {
Too slow.} ({Again} 9. h3 {is critical.} Be6 (9... Bh5 $5 {also makes sense -
with perhaps less "forcing" variations.}) 10. d4 $5 cxd4 11. cxd4 e4 12. Nb5 (
12. Nd2 $5 Nf5 13. Bc4 Qd7 14. Nxe4 O-O-O 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc4 17. Qxd7+
Rxd7 18. Nxc4 Rd5 $11) 12... O-O-O 13. Nd2 a6 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Nxe4 Bxc4 $1 16.
Nbd6+ Qxd6 17. Nxd6+ Rxd6 18. Re1 Rxd4 $44) (9. Nc4 Be6 {should be fine for
Black: he wants to play ...Qd7 followed by ...Nd5. Then he may chose which
side he wants to castle to.}) 9... O-O-O (9... Qd7 $5 {was the alternative,
avoiding a slight misplacement of pieces as in the game. Now, Black is in time
to get to d5 if White plays a move like Be3. Perhaps best for White would be}
10. d4 $5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 (11. cxd4 e4 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 f5 {looks nicer for
Black, even if objectively equal.}) 11... Bxe2 12. Nxe2 $11) 10. Be3 Nf5 11.
Nc4 Qd7 $2 {Just chess blindness.} (11... Bh5 $1 12. a3 $13) 12. Bd2 $2 {
More chess blindness.} (12. Nfxe5 {was just winning a pawn:} Bxe2 13. Nxd7 Bxd1
14. Nxf8 {and here I somehow missed that the e6-square is available.}) 12...
Nd6 $1 13. Ne3 $6 {After this move White has too many pieces on too few
squares.} (13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 $36) 13... Be6 $15 14. Qc2 Kb8 15. a3 g5 16. Reb1 $2
{Again too slow.} (16. b4 $1 g4 17. Nh4 {was absolutely necessary, and now the
position isn't so clear, even if anyone would pick Black.}) 16... g4 {Now the
advantage is just overwhelming.} 17. Ne1 (17. Nh4 f5 $19) 17... f5 18. b4 f4
19. Nf1 Rg8 $5 (19... c4 $5 20. dxc4 Nxc4 21. Rd1 Qf7 $19 {was the positional
way.}) 20. bxc5 Nf5 21. d4 $8 Ka8 $1 {Avoiding any Ba6 and any Bxf4 with check.
} 22. Bd3 (22. dxe5 g3 $1 $40) 22... g3 $1 23. fxg3 fxg3 24. h3 (24. d5 Bxc5+
25. Kh1 Qxd5 26. Bxf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 Rgf8 28. Qd3 Qf7 {is a nice line.}) 24...
exd4 25. c4 Nh4 26. Be4 $6 {Allowing a deadly pawn push.} (26. Bf4 $8 Bxc5 (
26... Bxh3 $5 27. gxh3 Bxc5 $1 {is even stronger according to the engine.}) 27.
Rb5 Rdf8 28. Bxg3 Nf5 {with a crushing attack.}) 26... d3 $1 27. Qxd3 Qf7 $1 (
27... Bxc5+ 28. Be3 {is less clear.}) 28. Qe3 (28. Rxb7 Qxb7 $19) (28. Qe2 Bxc4
$19) 28... Bh6 $1 29. Qe2 Bxd2 $5 {The simple way.} (29... Bxc4 $19) 30. Nxd2
Qf2+ 31. Qxf2 gxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 33. Ke3 Rd7 34. Rd1 Re7 0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12. Nd2 Bc5 13. Qe4 b5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Ne4 Bb6 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Re1 h6 20. Bf4 Qc5 21.
Be3 Qc7 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Qb3 Rfd8 25. Rec1 Bc6 26. Rd1 Ne7 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nf5 30. Qd3 Bd5 31. Nf6+ gxf6 32. Bxd5 Qe5
33. Be4 Nd6 34. Bf3 f5 35. Kg2 f4 36. Qa6 fxg3 37. hxg3 Qc5 38. b4 Qc7 39. Qd3
Kg7 40. Qd4+ f6 41. Qe3 Kf7 42. Bg4 Nf5 43. Bxf5 exf5 44. b5 $1 (44. Qd4 Qc6+
45. Kg1 b5 {Blocks the Q-side.}) 44... Qb7+ 45. Kg1 (45. Qf3 Qe4 $1) 45... Qc7
46. Qxh6 Qxc3 47. Qh5+ Ke6 (47... Ke7 48. Qxf5 $16) 48. Qe8+ Kd6 49. Qd8+ Kc5
50. Qc7+ (50. Qc8+ $142 Kb4 51. Qxf5 $16) 50... Kb4 51. Qxb6 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 (52.
Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kh2 (53. f3 Qe2+ 54. Qf2 Qxb5 $10) 53... Qf3 $10 54. Qe3 Qxe3 55.
fxe3 Kxb5 $10) 52... Qd2 $1 (52... Qe2 53. Qd6+ Kxb5 54. Qd5+ Kb6 55. Qxf5 Qe7
56. Qd5 $18 {><f6; Kh2-f6}) 53. Kh3 Qd5 $1 (53... Qe2 54. Qd6+ Kxb5 55. Qd5+
$18) (53... Qh6+ 54. Kg2 Qd2 55. Qc6 $1) 54. Qc6 Qxb5 55. Qxf6 (55. Qxb5+ Kxb5
56. Kh4 Kc5 57. Kh5 Kd4 58. Kg6 Ke5 59. f3 f4 60. g4 Ke6 $10) 55... Qf1+ 56.
Kh4 Qxf2 57. Qd6+ (57. Qe5 $2 Qh2+ 58. Kg5 Qh3) 57... Kc3 $1 (57... Ka4 $2 58.
Qf4+ $18) (57... Kb3 58. Qd3+ Ka2 59. Kg5 Kb2 60. Qb5+ Ka3 61. Qa5+ Kb3 62.
Qd5+ $18 {Weiss will mit Schachgebot nach f4.}) 58. Kg5 Qf1 59. Qe5+ Kb3 60.
Qxf5 Qg2 $10 {Die Stellung ist remis, weil: 1.Der Bauer ein Springerbauer ist
2.Der schwarze König günstig, nämlich weit weg vom Bauer, bzw. seinem
Umwandlungsfeld plaziert ist. The position is a draw, because: 1. The pawn is
a night pawn. 2. The defending king is well placed, far away from g8.} 61. Qd3+
Ka2 62. g4 Qc6 63. Qd4 Qe6 64. Kf4 Qh6+ 65. Kg3 Qg5 66. Qf4 Qd5 $4 (66... Qe7
$10) (66... Qc5 $4 67. Qf2+) 67. Qf2+ Ka1 (67... Ka3 68. Qf3+) 68. Qf1+ (68.
Qf1+ Kb2 69. Qg2+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Antunes, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Nb6 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Be3 e6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Nxf5
exf5 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Nd5 Ba5 17. f4 Rfd8 18. Nxb6 Bxb6 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20.
Bxb6 axb6 21. Kb1 Ne6 22. g3 Nd4 23. Bc4 Rd8 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. Bf1 Ke7 26. Bg2 f6
27. exf6+ Kxf6 28. Bxb7 g5 29. fxg5+ Kxg5 30. a4 f4 31. b4 fxg3 32. hxg3 Rb8
33. Rxd4 Rxb7 34. Kc2 Kf5 35. a5 bxa5 36. bxa5 Ke5 37. Ra4 Ra7 38. a6 Kd6 39.
Kd3 Kc7 40. Ke3 Kb8 41. Kf3 Rd7 42. Kg4 Ka7 43. Kh5 Rd3 44. Rg4 Kxa6 45. Kh6
Kb6 46. Kxh7 $18 Kc6 47. Rg8 Kd7 48. g4 Ke6 49. g5 Rd7+ 50. Kg6 Rd6 51. Rf8
Ke7+ 52. Kg7 (52. Rf6 $18) 52... Re6 53. Rf7+ Ke8 54. g6 Re1 55. Rf2 Ke7 56.
Kg8 (56. Rh2 {gewinnt auch} Rg1 57. Rh6 Rg2 58. Kg8 Rd2 59. g7 Rd8+ 60. Kh7 Kf7
61. Rg6 $18) 56... Rg1 57. g7 Rh1 58. Re2+ Kd7 59. Re4 (59. Re4 {"Brücke bauen"
} Rh2 60. Kf7 Rf2+ 61. Kg6 Rg2+ 62. Kf6 Rf2+ 63. Kg5 Rg2+ 64. Rg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "San Agustin op 08th"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2003.08.19"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Murariu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Nc6 {is another
theoretical line.}) 6. cxd4 d6 (6... b6 {is not less popular, than the move in
the game.}) 7. Bc4 {White has another possibility of developing the
light-squared bishop- on d3:} (7. a3 {[%cal Yf1d3]}) 7... Nb6 8. Bb3 {
According to Rogozenko, the following move, at least, isn't worse, than the
continuation I've chosen:} (8. Bd3 {See commented game 1-0 Itkis,B-Vasiesiu,D/
Targoviste 2001/CBM 87/[Rogozenko] (37)}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 (9... N8d7 10.
Qe2 (10. O-O)) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O {In this variation, white gets a better
pawn structure and a space advantage. As compensation, black has a stronghold
d5 and open line "b". Usually white's main idea here is the occupation of c5
square by the knight. In opposite black's main problem is his light-squared
bishop, that he tries to change on c4 square or to transfer it to d5.} Be7 12.
Nc3 Nd5 $6 $146 {preventing from white the occupation of f4 square by the
dark-squared bishop. The main disadvantage of this move, that black remains
with the problem of his passive light-squared bishop. The main line goes with}
(12... O-O 13. Bf4 (13. Re1 {0-1 Nadyrhanov,S-Rublevsky,S/RUS-Cup6 1997/CBM 59/
[Har Zvi] (33)}) (13. Bc2 Ba6 14. Re1 c5 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bxc5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Blatny,P-Shaked,T/Kona 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) (13. Be3 Ba6 14. Re1 Nd5 15.
Qf3 Qa5 16. Ne4 $11 {1-0 Erenburg,S-Botvinnik,M/Tel Aviv 1998/CBM 67 ext (38)})
13... Ba6 14. Re1 {0-1 Smirnov,P-Landa,K/Tomsk 1998/CBM 67/[Har Zvi] (41)}) (
12... c5 $2 13. dxc5 $1 Qxd1 (13... Bxc5 14. Qh5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 14.
Bxd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1f3]} Nd7 15. c6 $18 {1-0 Erenburg,S-Kuznetsov,L/Moscow 1998/
EXT 99 (44)}) 13. Qf3 {[%cal Yf1d1] seems to me logical. White prevents from
black the capture on c3 with following c6-c5, and, at the same time, liberates
the d1 square for a rook, which will support the central d4 pawn.} O-O 14. Rd1
Rb8 15. Ne4 {White has got a slight advantage from the opening, thanks to a
space advantage, more active pieces and a better pawn structure. Black still
has a problem of developing the light-squared bishop.} {Now black decides to
get some space on the kingside, in order to occupy good positions with some of
his pieces. The following move is possible, thanks to a strong knight on d5,
which makes the e6 pawn not so vulnerable.} f5 16. Nc3 {The following
continuations deserve attention:} (16. Ng3) (16. Nd2) ({Only not} 16. Nc5 e5 $1
) 16... Bf6 17. Nxd5 $6 {White went on a force variation, hoping to get an
advantage. It is very responsible decision, as it improves black's pawn
structure.} ({Better was} 17. Be3 f4 $2 (17... Rb4 18. Rac1 $14 {[%cal Yc1c6]})
18. Nxd5 $16) 17... cxd5 18. Bf4 Rb4 19. Qe3 {[%cal Gf4e5]} ({When I played 17.
Nxd5, white intended to continue} 19. Qc3 {, but black has a very strong reply:
} {[%tqu "En","Please find the strongest move for black.","","","d8b6","",10]}
Qb6 $1 20. Bc7 {[%tqu "En","What can black do, in order not to lose the
material?","","","b4d4","",10]} Rxd4 $1 21. Bxb6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxc3 23. Bc5
Bxb2 24. Rb1 (24. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17) 24... Be5 25. Re1 Bc3 (25... Bb8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8
27. Rc1 Bd7 28. Ba4 Bxh2+ (28... Ke7 $142 $15) 29. Kxh2 Bxa4 30. Rc8+ Ke7 31.
Rc7+ $16) 26. Rc1 d4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxc8 $11) 19... a5 $1 {Black has to get
counterplay on the queenside as quick as possible, as he risks to remain with
very passive light-squared bishop after the trade of dark-squared ones.} 20.
Be5 ({Again doesn't work} 20. Qc3 {, in view of} Qb6 21. Bc7 Qa7 $1) 20... Bxe5
21. Qxe5 Qf6 22. Qf4 $6 {After this move it is difficult for white to struggle
for an advantage. Better was} (22. Qxf6 Rxf6 (22... gxf6 23. Rd2 $14) 23. Rac1
$14) 22... Bd7 23. Qc7 $6 {Now white is going to face some problems. He still
had possibility to fight for an edge after} (23. Qd6 Qd8 (23... Rd8 24. Qc5)
24. Rac1 Rb6 25. Qa3 a4 (25... Rb4 26. Rc5) 26. Bxa4 Bxa4 27. Qxa4 Rxb2 $14 {/=
}) 23... Qd8 $1 24. Qc5 Qb6 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Rd2 Rc8 $15 {After two white's
inaccurate moves, black has got a slight advantage, thanks to a more active
pieces.} (26... Rfb8 27. Rb1) 27. Bd1 a4 28. Kf1 Rb4 29. b3 axb3 (29... a3 {
comes to consideration.}) 30. axb3 (30. Bxb3 $11) 30... Rc3 31. Ke1 h6 {
Now black monarch has the h7 square.} (31... Kf7 {comes to consideration.}) 32.
Ra7 Bb5 33. f3 $6 {[%cal Ye1f2]} (33. Rb7 $2 Rc1 $17 {[%cal Gb4b3]} 34. Rc2 Ra1
35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rcc7 Rxd4 $19) ({Stronger was} 33. Bc2 {covering the d3
square, and not allowing black to occupy the 1-th rank.}) 33... Bd3 $1 {
[%cal Gb4d4]} 34. Ra4 $2 ({Right was to play} 34. Rda2 $1 Rxd4 35. Re7 {
[%cal Ya2a7]} Bb1 (35... Bb5 36. Rxe6) 36. Raa7 Rc1 37. Rxg7+ Kf8 38. Rgf7+ Ke8
39. Rfe7+ $11 Kd8 $4 40. Rg7 $1 $18 (40. Rh7 $2 Rcxd1+ 41. Kf2 R4d2+ {with
following 42...f4+.})) 34... Rxa4 35. bxa4 Ra3 36. Kf2 (36. g3 {deserved
attention.}) 36... f4 $1 $17 {White's pieces are very passive, and this move
is going to limit his possibilities some more.} 37. g3 g5 38. Rb2 Kf7 {Black
is going to activize his monarch, that is the obligatory part of plan in each
endgame.} 39. Bb3 Kf6 40. Bd1 Bc4 41. gxf4 gxf4 42. Bc2 Ra1 (42... e5 $17 {
probably was stronger, as it allows to black monarch to invase into white's
camp.}) 43. h4 $1 Rh1 44. Kg2 Re1 $6 {gives white the resourse of trading the
bishops.} ({After} 44... Rxh4 45. Rb8 {[%cal Yb8f8] black rook is very passive.
}) (44... Ra1 $142) 45. Bb3 $1 {Of course, white is interested in the change
of bishops, as in the RR endings there are always more chances. Also, in this
particular position, white's bishop is much more worse, than the black's one.}
Bxb3 ({Doesn't give anything:} 45... Ra1 46. Bxc4 dxc4 47. Rb4 c3 48. Rc4 Ra2+
49. Kh3 c2 50. Kg4 Rxa4 51. Rxc2 Rxd4 52. Rc8 $11) 46. Rxb3 Ra1 $1 47. Rb8 $1 {
There is no another way to struggle for a draw, except of activizing the rook.}
Kf7 $1 (47... Rxa4 48. Rf8+ Kg7 49. Rxf4 h5 50. Kg3 {Funny position. White
rook is paralized, but black cannot win this position. White is waiting,
making the moves with the king.}) 48. Rb7+ Kg6 49. Re7 Ra2+ (49... Kf6 {
doesn't change too much:} 50. Rh7 Rxa4 51. Rxh6+ Kf5 52. Kh3 Rxd4 53. Rh5+ Kf6
54. Kg4 {and white will achieve a draw.}) 50. Kh3 $1 {The king has to be
active in the endgame!} (50. Kg1 Kh5 $19) 50... Kf6 51. Rh7 Rxa4 52. Rxh6+ Kf5
53. Rh5+ $1 Kf6 54. Rh6+ Kf5 (54... Ke7 55. Kg4 Rxd4 56. h5 $132) 55. Rh5+ Kg6
56. Rg5+ $1 (56. Re5 $6 Kf6 57. Kg4 Rxd4 58. Rg5 {white with exact play will
get the draw, but here, black's chances are higher, than in the game.}) 56...
Kf6 57. Kg4 Rxd4 58. h5 $11 {Now white's pieces are active, he has a dangerous
passed pawn "h". All these factors compensate a lost pawn.} Rd1 (58... Rb4 59.
Rg6+ (59. h6 $5) 59... Kf7 60. Kg5 $11) 59. Rg6+ Ke5 (59... Kf7 60. Kxf4 Rh1
61. Rg5 $11 (61. Kg5 $4 Rg1+ 62. Kh6 (62. Kf4 Rxg6 63. hxg6+ Kxg6 64. Ke5 Kf7
65. f4 Ke7 66. f5 exf5 67. Kxd5 Kf6 $19) 62... Rxg6+ 63. hxg6+ Kg8 64. Kg5 Kg7
$19) (61. Rh6 $11)) 60. Rg5+ Kf6 61. Rg6+ Ke5 62. Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv Last Autumn"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Kudischewitsch, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 $5 {This is an
interesting move, but a rare one. Other possibilities are:} (5. exd5 Nf6 6. Nc3
{-transforming to Panov Attack.}) (5. e5 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3 f6 8. exf6 exf6
9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O g5 $11 {1-0 Adams,M-Dzindzichashvili,R/New
York 1994/CBM 41 ext (49)}) 5... dxe4 (5... Nf6 $5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 (7. Nxe4 $5
) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 $13) (5... Bg7 $5 6. Nxd5 (6. exd5 Nf6 {-B14}) 6... e6 (
6... Nc6 7. Bf4 $1) 7. Nc3 Bxd4 (7... Qxd4 8. Qxd4 Bxd4 9. Nb5) 8. Nf3 $14 (8.
Bb5+ $5)) 6. Bc4 e6 $6 $146 {Nobody played this move before, probably because
of weakening the d6-square.} ({The most solid option is} 6... Nf6 7. Qb3 e6 8.
d5 exd5 (8... Bg7 9. dxe6 O-O 10. exf7+ Kh8 11. Be3 $16 {1-0 Vysochin,
S-Beeckmans,F/Brussels 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 (9... Bg7 10. Bg5 O-O
11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 h6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxh6 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h4 $40 {
1-0 Smirnov,P-Bataev,E/RUS 2000/EXT 2001 (44)}) 10. Bxd5 Qe7 11. Bd2 $44 (11.
Qc3 Qb4) (11. Bxf7+ Qxf7 12. Qc3 Nc6 13. Qxh8 Bg4)) (6... Bg7 $6 7. Qb3 e6 8.
d5 Ne7 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Nxe4 $14) 7. Nxe4 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O ({I thought
about this move about half an hour, but I prefered to play 9.0-0, probably,
because I was sure that after 9.0-0 I'll get the advantage.} 9. Bf4 $142 $5 {
[%csl Rd6][%cal Re4d6]} Qa5+ (9... Nxd4 $4 10. Nd6+) 10. Kf1 (10. Bd2 Qc7)
10... Nf6 (10... Nge7 11. Nd6+ Kf8 12. Ng5 (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nc6 (13...
Bxe5 14. b4) 14. Qe2 $13) 12... Nd8 $13) 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Ng5 ({After} 12. Ne5
$2 {black reacts with cool} Kxd6 $1 {and white hasn't anything.}) (12. Qb3 $2
Qb4) 12... Nd8 (12... Rf8 13. Nb5 $16) 13. Be5 $16) 9... Nge7 {Black has to
complete the development.} (9... Nf6 10. Bg5 $14 {[%csl Rf6]}) ({It is very
dangerous to take the pawn d4, because afterwards white gets a very strong
compensation.} 9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 (10... Qxd4 11. Qe2 $5 $44 (11. Be3 $44)
) 11. Bf4 $44) 10. Bg5 h6 (10... O-O 11. Qd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Gg5f6,Gg5h6]} (11.
Nf6+ Kh8 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Be6)) 11. Bf6 {White changes the dark-squared
bishops to weaken the black squares in the black's camp.} ({White achieved
nothing after} 11. Nf6+ Kf8 12. Bh4 g5) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 Bxf6 13. Nxf6+ Kg7
14. Ng4 $1 {[%csl Re5,Rf6,Rh6]} (14. Ne4 $6 {was too slow, because of} Qa5 $1)
14... Nf5 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 $5) (15. Qc3 {threating d4-d5,but black has} Qa5
16. Ne3 Nd6) 15... Qa5 (15... Nce7 {[%csl Yd5] Black prevents the strike d4-d5.
} 16. Ne3 $14) 16. Qc1 $6 {This move throws away the advantage white has got.}
({While right move was} 16. Qf4 $142 Qb4 17. d5 {[%csl Yc4,Rf5][%cal Gg4h6,
Gf4h6]} (17. Bb3 Rd8 $5 $13) 17... exd5 (17... h5 $5 18. dxc6 hxg4 19. cxb7
Bxb7 20. Ne5 $16) 18. Rxd5 Nce7 (18... Qxb2 19. Rxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Ng5
Qg7 22. Nf6+ $18) 19. Rd2 $14) 16... h5 (16... Rd8 $2 17. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rf5]
[%mdl 192]} g5 (17... Ncxd4 18. Rxd4 $1 Rxd4 19. b4 $1 Qb6 20. Nxf5+ exf5 21.
Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Re1 $1 Re4 23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. Ne5 Be6 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8
27. Qf6+ Ke8 28. Bxe6 $16) 18. Nxf5+ Qxf5 (18... exf5 19. d5 fxg4 20. dxc6) 19.
Ne3 $14) 17. Ne3 Nce7 $11 {[%csl Yd5,Yf5]} (17... Rd8 {was enough as well for
an equal position.} 18. Nxf5+ Qxf5 19. Qc3 Qf6 $11) 18. Nxf5+ Qxf5 {Black
succeeded to prevent white's strike d4-d5, he is going to blocade the d4 pawn
with the knight.} (18... Nxf5 {[%csl Rd5]} 19. d5 $36) 19. Ne5 Qf6 {The
black's only problem is his bishop that didn't enter to the game yet.} 20. Be2
{[%cal Ye2f3,Gc1c7]} Rd8 (20... Nd5 $5 21. Bf3 Rd8) 21. Rd2 $6 (21. Bf3 Nd5 $11
(21... Nf5 22. Qc3 $14)) 21... Nf5 22. Rfd1 $6 {White sacrifices the d4 pawn
with in the hope to use the fact, that black's pieces on the queen side didn't
enter to the game yet.} (22. Qc3 b6 23. Bf3 Ba6 $11) 22... Nxd4 {Black has to
capture the d4 pawn, otherwise:} (22... b6 $2 23. Bf3) 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4
Qxe5 25. Qc3 {[%cal Rc3g7,Gd4d8,Ge2f3]} b6 (25... Kh7 26. Bf3 $44) (25... Kh6
26. Bf3 $44) (25... Qf6 $5 26. Bf3 $44) 26. Bf3 (26. Bxh5 Bb7 $11 (26... gxh5
$4 27. Rg4+ Kf6 28. Rf4+) (26... Qxh5 $4 27. Rh4+)) ({White didn't achieve
anything after} 26. f4 Qc5 {[%cal Rc5g1]} (26... Qf6 27. Bf3 Rb8 28. Rd8 Qxc3
29. bxc3 Kf6 30. Re8 $18 {with following transfer of white's bishop to d7.})
27. Bc4 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Kg8) 26... Rb8 27. Rd8 Qxc3 28. bxc3 {threating
Bf3-c6-d7} Kf6 (28... b5 29. g3 Kf6 30. Re8 Ke5 31. Rd8 $11) 29. Re8 $1 {
preventing Ke7} Ke5 {The black king is going to d6.} 30. Rd8 (30. Re7 {If
white tries to win this position, he would find himself in trouble:} Kd6 31.
Rxf7 Bd7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gb8c8,Gc8c3]}) 30... Kf6 31. Re8 {Both of opponents
can't play for a win, because this will worsen the position of one of them.} (
31. Be2 Ke7 32. Rg8 Ra8 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) (31. Bc6 Ke7 32. Re8+ Kd6 33. Bb5 Ra8)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas op 24th"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "2003.08.31"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Murariu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Nbd7 (6... cxd4 {
is more popular option.}) 7. c4 {In my opinion, the most principal
continuation. Other ones don't give anything:} (7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. c4 Qc6
10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 bxc5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nc3 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nf8 15. Ne4 Nxe4
16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Rab8 19. Re2 f6 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg,
S-Horvath,C/Budapest 2002/EXT 2003 (19)}) (7. Be2 b6 8. Na3 a6 9. Nc4 b5 10.
Nce5 Bb7 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd6 13. O-O cxd4 14. Bxd4 Be7 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16.
Ng5+ Ke8 17. Nxe6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Mukhametov,E-Vitiugov,N/St Petersburg vs.
Moscow, St Petersburg 2003 (62)}) 7... Qd6 8. Nc3 a6 {covering the b5 square.
Usually black takes on d4 firstly, and after it plays a7-a6:} (8... cxd4 9.
Nxd4 a6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Rc1 (13. Re1 Ne5 (13... Be7 14.
Bf4 Qxf4 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bf3 Bb4 (16... Rc7 17. g3 Qd6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5
Ne5 20. Bg2 O-O 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Nxe6 Nd3 23. Re2 Rc4 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Rd2
Rd4 26. Bf1 Ne5 27. Rxd4 {1-0 Sermek,D-Titz,H/Pula 2001}) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Re4
Ne3 19. Qa4 Qd6 20. fxe3 O-O 21. a3 Bd2 22. Qd1 Nc5 23. Qxd2 f5 24. Rxe6 Nxe6
25. Bd5 Re7 26. Qb4 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Hoelzl,F/Bled 2000}) 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Bg5
$1 Nfd7 16. Qh5 $1 $40 {1-0 Erenburg,S-Kacheishvili,G/4th IECC, Istanbul TUR
2003 (32)}) 13... Rc8 $2 14. Re1 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Titz,H/Halkidiki 2002/CBM
92/[Rogozenko] (27)}) 9. dxc5 {From my point of view, the only attempt to
fight for an advantage. White tried other possibilities, but without succeess.}
(9. a3 Be7 $2 (9... cxd4 $1 $11) 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qxd6 Bxd6 12. b4 Nce4 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Schoebel,F-Gerndorf,M/Ruhrgebiet 1999/EXT 2002 (46)}
) (9. g3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Qc6 11. Qe2 Bc5 12. Rd1 b6 13. Bg2 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Egin,V-Vitiugov,N/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (64)}) (9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O
11. Qd2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bf3 (13. b4) 13... e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Papp,
A-Nadassy,A/Budapest 2001/EXT 2003 (37)}) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bxc5
Nxc5 12. b4 $1 $146 {White has to play aggressively, increasing the space
advantage on the queenside. Otherwise, black will get fine position:} (12. Be2
Ke7 13. O-O b6 14. Rd4 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rhd8 $11 {0-1 Parfenov,V-Eliseev,A/Moscow
2001/EXT 2002 (45)}) 12... Nfe4 (12... Nce4 13. Nxe4 (13. Na4 $5 Ng4 14. Nb6
Rb8 15. Rg1 Ngxf2 16. Rc1 Ng4 17. Bd3 $44) 13... Nxe4 14. Rd4 $1 $14 (14. Bd3
Nc3 15. Rd2 a5 $1 16. b5 Na4 $13 {[%cal Ya4c5]}) 14... Nc3 $140 15. a3 a5 16.
Kd2 Nb1+ 17. Kc1 Nxa3 18. b5 $18) 13. Nb1 $5 {Black suffers from a lack of
space, so it is logical decision not to change the knights.} (13. Nxe4 {
See 12...Nce4 variation.}) 13... Na4 14. Rd4 $1 Nf6 15. Be2 {White completes
the development, while black has some difficulties with to do the same:} Ke7 (
15... b6 16. Bd1) 16. Kd2 $1 $14 {White king is going to be activated by the
transfer to queenside. We can resume the results of the opening, as the
successful ones for white. He has got a space advantage, his pieces are
located better, especially his light-squared bishop, in comparison to black's
one. White's plan is to improve the positions of some of his pieces and to
start to push forward his queenside pawns, in order to organize the passed
pawn there.} a5 {trying to get some counterplay.} 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rd8 19.
Rxd8 Kxd8 20. Kc2 Nb6 21. Nc3 Ke7 22. Rd1 Ng4 {Black hasn't useful moves, so
he chooses the waiting strategy.} ({Black doesn't succeed to get into the game
his light-squared bishop:} 22... Bd7 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Bf3 $16) 23. h3 $1 Nf6 24.
Kb3 h6 {Another useless move.} 25. Ne5 {White's pieces have occupied ideal
positions, so it is the time for a decisive actions.} Nbd7 {Of course, black
is happy to trade something, but it will not make his life easier...} 26. Nxd7
$1 Bxd7 27. b5 $1 $16 {preventing form black to occupy the c6 square by the
bishop. Now white is going to occupy the long diagonal h1-a8 and is ready to
continue to push forward his queenside' pawns.} (27. Bf3 Bc6 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29.
b5 $14) 27... b6 $2 {creating for himself a serious weakness. More resistant
was} (27... Rd8 28. Bf3 Bc8 29. Rxd8 (29. Ra1 $5) 29... Kxd8 30. c5 $16) 28.
Bf3 Rb8 $8 (28... Ra7 29. Na4 $18) 29. Ra1 $18 {White occupies the "a" line,
and is ready for invasion into the 7-th rank. Another white's threat is the
attack on the black weak pawn b6, through Ra1-a6 with following Nc3-a4.} Bc8
30. Ra7+ Nd7 31. Bc6 {Black's pieces are paralized. White has a clear and very
simple plan- to win the pawn b6.} f5 (31... Kd8 32. Ne4 $18) 32. Na4 Kd6 ({
Doesn't help} 32... Kd8 33. Kb4 $18 {[%cal Yc4c5]}) 33. Bxd7 $1 {wins on the
spot.} ({The mistake was to play} 33. Kb4 $2 Ne5 {and black gets some chance.})
33... Bxd7 34. Kb4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b6] Now black is hopeless against white's
threats.} Ke7 35. Ra6 e5 36. Rxb6 {White is a pawn up. He has two connected
advanced pawns, so the rest is an easy job.} Rd8 37. Rb7 Kf6 38. Nc5 Be8 39.
Rc7 {and passed "b" pawn is unstopable.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 {Another theoretical
line is} (6. Na3 {1-0 Totsky,L-Peregudov,N/Perm 1997/CBM 58/[Har Zvi] (34)})
6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. a3 {This move has an important function- to prevent
moves, such as Bb4 and Nb4, because white is preparing to develop his knight
to c3 with following Bd3. White has another option of completing the
development: Nc3 with following Bc4:} (8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Bc4 {See commented game
0-1 Span,P-Chuchelov,V/Netherlands 1998/CBM 64/[Chuchelov] (22)}) 8... Be7 9.
Nc3 Qd6 10. Bd3 b6 {Sometimes black prefers this continuation to 10...0-0 in
order to avoid the variation with} (10... O-O 11. Qc2) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O
13. Rad1 {White chose to put his rooks on the e1 and d1 squares, in order to
have more chances in attack on the black monarch, while option of Ra1-c1,
Rf1-d1 is more "positional" option.} Rad8 14. Bb1 {White tride also} (14. Bg5
g6 15. Bc4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bb5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Rfe8 $11 19. Qd2 f6 20. Nh3
Re7 21. Rfe1 Rde8 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 {1/2-1/2 Jenni,F-Tiviakov,S/4th
IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (23)}) 14... Qb8 (14... Rfe8 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Tiviakov,S/
Leeuwarden 2002/CBM 90/[Rogozenko] (49)}) 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 {White has
occupied ideal positions for his pieces in order to start the attack with
following Qc2.} g6 17. h3 $146 {Probably after this move white cannot get the
advantage, while more principal was typical reaction on balck's g7-g6-
transfer of light-squared bishop on diagonal a2-g8:} (17. Ba2 Ng4 (17... Nh5
18. d5 (18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Qe3 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne5 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,
M-Hulak,K/Wijk aan Zee 1995/CBM 46 (53)}) 18... exd5 19. Rxd5 Bf8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Pavasovic,D-Horvath,C/Pozega 2000/EXT 2001 (44)}) 18. g3 (18. Bxe7 Nxd4 19.
Rxd4 Rxd4 $1 $17) 18... Bxg5 (18... Nf6 19. Qe3 Ng4 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Qe3 Ng4 22.
Qc1 Nf6 23. d5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Nxd5 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Qd6 28.
Nf6+ Kh8 29. Qh4 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Berelovich,A-Korneev,O/Minsk 1998/CBM 64 ext (29)
}) 19. Nxg5 Nh6 (19... Nf6 20. Qf3 Kg7 21. Nce4 $18) 20. Nce4 $13 Kg7 21. Qf3
f5 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 23. Bxe6 fxe4 24. Qc3 Rf8 (24... Kf6 25. d5+ Qe5 26. dxc6
Qxc3 27. bxc3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Bxc6 29. Bd5 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Chan Peng Kong/Bled
2002/EXT 2003 (29)}) 25. d5+ {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Horvath,J/AUT 2002/CBM 90 ext 
(25)}) (17. h4 Ng4 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ne5 Ngxe5 20. dxe5 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Qd8 22.
Nc3 Qd4 $13 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Tiviakov,S/Valle d'Aosta ITA 2002 (31)}) 17... Nh5
$1 18. Qe3 {After this move black has more than one possibility to equalize.
White would continue to fight for the advantage after} (18. Bh6 $5 Nf4 (18...
Bf8 $5) 19. Qe3 Bd6 20. Be4 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 18... Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne7 $5 {
[%cal Ge7d5] Black would equalize easily, trading the queens:} (19... Qf4 20.
d5 Ne7 $6 (20... exd5 {promises equality} 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Nxd5 Qxg5 23. Nxg5
$11 Kg7 $2 24. g4) 21. dxe6 Rxd1 (21... Bxf3 $2 22. exf7+ Kxf7 (22... Qxf7 23.
Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Ba2 $18) 23. Rxe7+ Rxe7 24. Qxf4+ Nxf4 25. Rxd8 Bxg2 26. Rd4 Ne6
27. Rh4 $16) 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxf4+ Nxf4 24. Ng5+ Kg7 25. Rxd1 Bxg2 26. Ne6+
(26. Rd7 $5) 26... Nxe6 27. Kxg2 $11) 20. Be4 {20.Ne4 provides to more
complicated game, than the move in the game.} (20. Ne4 Nf5 $13 {/=} (20... Nd5
21. Rc1 f6 $11) 21. g4 $2 Nf4) 20... Nd5 21. Nxd5 (21. Rc1 $11) 21... Bxd5 22.
Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qe3 Nf6 (23... Ng7 24. g4 $5 $11 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 24. Rc1 {
The final position of the game is typical one with the isolated pawn. White is
going to put his rooks on "c" line, that will cause black to change the rooks.
Otherwise, white can fight for the advantage after occupying the e5 square by
the knight.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 $1 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. Nbd4 (
14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Nxd6 exf4 17. bxc3 {Motwani,P-Ernst,T/Gausdal
Troll/1992/} Rd8 $1 $10) (14. Nfd4 g6 $2 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 f6 16. bxc3 Kf7
$10 {Soloviev,S-Vaulin,A/USSR 47-205/1988/}) 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nxa7 $1 Qc7 17.
Be3 Bd6 18. Nb5 cxb5 19. Bxb6 $16 {Janovsky,S-Timoshenko,G/Voskresensk/1992/})
(14. bxc3 Be7 15. Be3 Nc8 16. c4 O-O 17. c5 b6 $10 {Svesnikov,E-Yudasin,L/USSR
41-150/1986/}) 14... Nxd4 (14... Bd6 15. Nf5 g6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. bxc3 f6 $10
{Soloviov,S-Ionov,S/USSR 42-(165)/1986/}) 15. Nxd4 f6 16. bxc3 Kf7 17. Nb5 a6
18. Be3 axb5 19. Bxb6 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qe8 21. Ra5 b4 $1 (21... Qc6 22. Qxb5 Qxc3
23. Qd5+ Kg6 24. g4 Qc6 $10 {Blauert,J-Jirovsky,M/2.BLN/1993/}) 22. c4 Qc6 23.
Rb5 Be7 24. Ba5 Ra8 25. h3 Kg8 26. Qe1 (26. Bxb4 Bxb4 27. Rxb4 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 e4
29. Rb5 Qd6+ 30. g3 $13) 26... Bc5 27. Bxb4 Bd4 28. Bc3 Bc5 29. Bb4 Bd4 30. Bc3
Bc5 31. Qd2 b6 32. b4 Be7 33. Rxb6 Qxc4 34. Qd7 Ra1+ 35. Bxa1 Qc1+ (35... Qc1+
36. Kh2 Qf4+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Fedorov,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qh5+ (7.
Qd5+ e6 8. Qxe4 d5 $146) 7... Kg8 8. Qd5+ e6 9. Qxe4 d5 10. Qe3 b6 11. cxb6
Qxb6 $5 {N/} (11... axb6 $5 $146) 12. Qxb6 $2 (12. Nf3 $5 e5 13. Qxb6 axb6 14.
O-O $14) 12... axb6 13. Nf3 Ba6 $1 14. Be3 e5 15. a3 (15. Nbd2 e4 16. Nd4 Ne5
17. O-O-O Bd3 $22 $17 18. a3 Rxa3 $1) (15. Kd2 $5) 15... Re8 16. b4 $6 (16. Kd2
Rd8 $146) 16... d4 17. Bg5 $2 (17. Bd2 $5) 17... h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Bg7 20.
Nfd2 e4 $19 21. c4 e3 22. b5 exd2+ 23. Kd1 (23. Kxd2 d3 24. Ra2 Re2+ $19) 23...
Bb7 24. bxc6 Bxc6 25. Kxd2 (25. Nxd2 d3 26. Rb1 Re2 $19) 25... Bxg2 26. Re1 Kf7
27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. a4 Bf1 29. Na3 Re2+ 30. Kd1 d3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00] Another rare
guest at the top levels, but Gawain Jones is nothing if not a connoisseur of
anti-Sicilians.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (5.
d4 {is marginally more popular, but has been largely de-fanged.}) 5... Nb6 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:06] Seizing control of
c4 now gives White slightly fewer options and makes clear that Black is
playing for a win.} (6... d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 $5 {is an interesting idea,
seen in a number of elite games. For instance,} Be6 9. d4 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 cxd4
11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Nbxd4 $36 {Nakamura,H-Nepomniachtchi, I Baku 2015}) 7. Bc2 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} (8... e5 $5 {is even more militantly maximalist, but it is a bit
unncessary and could come unstuck, e.g.} 9. a4 Bxd6 10. O-O Be6 11. d3 h6 12.
a5 Nc8 13. a6 $14 {Howell,D-Lazarev,V France 2006}) 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg4
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:11:42]} 12. Be4 {[%emt 0:07:24] Discouraging all kinds
of ...Qf6 ideas. This move has far more to it than meets the eye.} (12. b3 Qf6
13. bxc4 $132 {brings about an interesting imbalance}) (12. Na3 {could be
another implementation of the game idea:} Qf6 13. Be4 Ne5 14. g4 $132 {
Vysochin, S-Kokarev,D Olginka 2011}) 12... e6 {[%emt 0:12:45]} (12... Qd7 $5 {
might be a slight improvement.} 13. b3 f5 14. Bxc6 (14. Bc2 e5 $17) 14... Qxc6
15. Qc2 $1 (15. g4 fxg4 16. Ne5 Qf6 17. hxg4 Be8 $132 {should practically
favour Black}) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf5+ e6 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rd3 $44 {Black
has good compensation, and practical chances based on White's exposed king,
but I don't think he is actually better.}) 13. b3 {[%emt 0:04:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:
01:13]} 14. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:54]} g6 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 15. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:50]}
e5 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 16. d4 $6 {[%emt 0:06:02]} (16. d3 {keeps chances of a
slight objective edge, although neither I nor the engine properly understand
Black's pawn sacrifice.}) 16... exd4 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 17. Bg5 {[%emt 0:11:13]}
Bg7 $1 {[%emt 0:07:59] A really powerful exchange sacrifice, which must have
been underestimated.} (17... d3 18. Bb3 Be7 $11) 18. Bxd8 {[%emt 0:06:13]} Rxd8
{[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:57]} Qf4 $17 {[%emt 0:06:18] White finds
it impossible to disentangle because of the pressure on the long diagonal.} 20.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:23:41]} (20. Na3 dxc3 21. Qe3 {might have been a better wriggle.})
20... Qxd2 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 21. Nbxd2 {[%emt 0:02:13]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
22. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 23. gxf3 {[%emt 0:06:10]} Nb4 {
[%emt 0:00:26]} 24. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:02] Now Black has
reached material parity, and the difference in quality of pieces is obvious.
Nevertheless, it is not so clear how precisely Black should push the queenside
pawns.} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:10:21]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:13]} 26. Na1 {[%emt 0:05:51]}
Bh6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 27. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:55]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 28. Kg2 {
[%emt 0:06:26]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 29. Rbe1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:
48] Fully under control. White can barely move. The rest is just good 
(although not tricky) technique.} 30. Re7 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:46]}
31. Re8+ {[%emt 0:01:25]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:43]} a4 {
[%emt 0:01:37]} 33. Re6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 34. Rae8 {
[%emt 0:01:55]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 35. Bd1 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 36. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf4+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 37. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 38. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 39. R1xe2 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 40. R2e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:
47] The time control was reached and despite still not being material down,
there is precious little White can do about ...b3 et cetera, so he resigned.}
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Fier,A"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 c4 8. Bc2
e5 {An interesting alternative to the main 8...Qxd6.} 9. O-O Be6 $5 {The idiea
behind waiting one move to take the pawn on d6 is, that on some occasions,
Qxd6 is possible, trying to exchange the queens... Normally White has a good
initiative on the kingside, so without the queens the position is much easier
to play.} (9... Bxd6 10. d3 cxd3 11. Qxd3 h6 12. Rd1 Bc7 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. b3 f5
15. Ba3 Qf6 16. Nd4 {Predojevic - Timofeev, Sarajevo 2008. Black has some
problems putting the king in a safe place.}) 10. d4 (10. Re1 {is a logical
move:} Bxd6 11. d4 cxd3 12. Qxd3 Bc7 $11) 10... cxd3 11. Bxd3 (11. Qxd3 Qxd6 {
The idea is..., if White wants to avoid the exchange, he needs to put the
queen on a bad square like e3... Then Black has some time to finish the
development and enjoy a good position.}) 11... Qxd6 12. Qc2 (12. Qe2 {would be
natural for the queen, but after} Rd8 13. Rd1 (13. Bc2 $4 Bc4) 13... Bc4 14.
Ne1 {Black has no problems at all.}) 12... Rd8 13. Be4 Bd5 {Continuing with
the idea of entering an endgame...} 14. Re1 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 f6 16. Nbd2 g6 {
The next moves are just a transition to the endgame.} (16... Qd3 17. Qg4 Qg6
18. Qe6+) 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Be3 Kf7 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22.
Rxd1 Ke6 23. Nd2 {Now it's time to think... First because he offered a draw
and second, if I want to keep playing, I need a long term plan which is not so
easy to find.} f5 {The first idea is to avoid 24.Ne4. Later my plan is to
expand on the kingside and try to exert pressure on the semi-open file with
the rook and the knight. Probably the exchange of knight for bishop is good
for me, but not both, otherwise I will have some problems to defend my back
rank in some cases.} 24. f3 Be7 25. Kf1 b6 26. Ke2 Na5 {Now White has problems
to advance his own majority.} 27. h3 $6 {A commital move. The idea is to force
me to put my pawn on h4... After this I will have to defend the pawn all the
time, but my bishop is doing well on e7 so far, so that is not a big problem.}
h5 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Rg1 h4 30. Rd1 {Now it's time for the second part of my
plan, to break on b4 to activate my rook.} Rc7 31. Ra1 b5 32. b4 (32. a4 b4 {
doesn't help White.}) 32... Nb7 33. Kd3 (33. a4 {was probably the plan, but
after} Rxc3 34. axb5 Bxb4 {White cannot take the pawn} 35. Bxa7 (35. Rxa7 $4
Rxe3+ 36. Kxe3 Bc5+ $19) (35. Ra6+ Nd6 $17) 35... Rc2 36. Be3 f4 37. Kd1 Rb2
38. Nc4 Rxg2 $17) 33... Bf6 34. Rc1 (34. a4 e4+ {was the idea.} 35. Ke2 exf3+
36. gxf3 Bxc3 $15) 34... Nd6 {Now White has problems with the c-pawn and the
c4-square. It's still not enough for a win, but a good position to work with.}
35. Bc5 Bg5 $1 {Setting a trap. Theoretically after exchanging the minor
pieces White has chances to hold the rook endgame... But I will not exchange
only the minor pieces...} 36. Be3 (36. Bxd6 $2 Rd7 $1 37. Ke2 Rxd6 38. Rd1 Bxd2
39. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 40. Kxd2 Kd5 {the pawn endgame is hopeless due to White's bad
structure.} 41. Kd3 e4+ 42. fxe4+ fxe4+ 43. Ke3 Kc4 44. Kxe4 Kxc3 $19 {and
Black is a lot of tempi up.}) 36... Bxe3 37. Kxe3 Kd5 {Without the bishops the
h-pawns are very favorable to me.... White's structure is almost totally
paralysed.} 38. Nb3 Nc4+ 39. Ke2 Nb2 {Trying to transfer the knight to a4.} 40.
Nc5 a5 {Opening the a-file for me!} 41. Rb1 Nc4 42. Ra1 Kc6 $5 {To avoid a4
which is the most dangerous plan for White.} (42... axb4 43. cxb4 Ra7 44. a4
$15 {is not sufficient.}) 43. Nd3 (43. a4 bxa4 44. Rxa4 Kb5 45. Ra1 Rc8 46. Ra2
a4 $1 {and with the passed pawn and the king coming White has a lot of
problems.}) 43... Kb6 44. bxa5+ (44. a4 {still doesn't works} bxa4 45. Rxa4 Kb5
46. Ra1 a4 $17) 44... Kxa5 {Now Black has two targets. I think Black is
already almost winning.} 45. Nc1 Nb2 $1 46. Kd2 Rd7+ 47. Kc2 (47. Ke2 Ka4 $1
48. Nb3 Rc7 49. Kd2 Nc4+ 50. Ke2 Ka3 $1 {and the position is hopeless.}) 47...
Nc4 {Time to move over to the kingside. White has no time to defend g2...} 48.
Nb3+ Kb6 49. Re1 f4 $1 {Giving up the e4-square in exchange for a more
important one.} 50. Re2 Ne3+ 51. Kb2 Rd1 52. Nd2 Rg1 53. Kb3 Rc1 {Keeping up
the pressure!, threatening ...Rc2 in some positions and avoiding c4...} (53...
Rxg2 {was the normal move, but after} 54. Rxg2 Nxg2 55. c4 Ne3 56. cxb5 Kxb5
57. Ne4 {I'm not sure if Black can win...}) 54. a3 Ka5 55. Ne4 Rb1+ 56. Ka2 Rg1
57. Kb3 Nxg2 {To maintain the attack.} 58. Rd2 Ne3 59. Rd6 $2 {The last
mistake, White threatens Nc5-b7 or Ra6, but Black's attack arrives just one
move before.} (59. Rd8 Rb1+ 60. Ka2 Rh1 $19) 59... Nc4 60. Rd8 Rg2 {... and
there is nothing to do against it.} 61. Ra8+ Kb6 62. Rb8+ Kc6 63. Rc8+ Kb7 {
A game with more ideas than long lines... But I think it was instructive
anyway...} 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 6th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. h3 Nf6 (6... Nc6 7. Nc3
e6 8. Bf4 Nge7 9. Nb5 $6 O-O $1 10. Nxd6 Nxd4 $1 $13 {Shrentzel,M-Shvidler,E/
Czerniak mem 1995}) 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 {The position was transformed from Pirc
to Alapin variation in the sicilian defense,where white enjoys from not so big,
but very comfortable advantage.} (8. Be3 d5 $6 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5
Qd5 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nc6 14. Bc4 $16 {Pajkovic,V-Nikolic,Z/JUG-chT 1996})
8... Nc6 9. O-O a6 {This plan has his drawbacks which were revealed in the
following game.Deserved attention} (9... d5 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bf4 Nc7 12. Qd2 Ne6
13. Be3 f6 14. exf6 $14 {Spasojevic,Z-Pejovic,B/JUG-chT2 1994}) 10. Be3 b5 11.
Rc1 Bb7 12. d5 Na5 $6 {As shows the game this move leads almost by force to
very significient advantage of white so better was} (12... Ne5 $5) 13. b4 Nc4
14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nd2 Rc8 (15... a5 $5 16. b5 Rc8 17. Na4 Qe8 18. Nb6 c3 19.
Nb3 Qxb5 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. f3 $14 {Zugaj,F-Mali,S/Bled op 1992}) 16. Qe2 e6 (
16... a5 17. b5 e6 18. Nxc4 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rfd1 $16) (
16... Qc7 17. Na4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c4]}) 17. Nxc4 exd5 18. exd5 (18. Nb6 Rxc3
19. Rxc3 Nxe4 20. Rd3 d4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxb6 23. Rxe4 $11) 18... Nxd5
19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rfd1 $16 {[%csl Rd6]} Be6 $5 {Black can't keep the material
balancee also in case of} (20... Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,
Rd6] and black loses one of the pawns.}) 21. Nxd6 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Qh4 23. Bb2 $1
{After this move in addition to the material advantage white gets serious
attacking chanses.} Bxb2 (23... Qxb4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qe5+ Kg8 26. Ne4 Qb8 $8
27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Qd4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gf6h5]}) 24. Qxb2 Rd8 25. a3 Qf4
26. Rd4 $1 Qf6 27. Qd2 Rd7 28. a4 {[%cal Gb4b7]} h5 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Qd8
31. Qb4 Qb6 32. Rd1 (32. Rd2 $5 Rc7 33. Ne4 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 $16) 32... Rc7 $6 (
32... Kh7 33. Qd4 Qxd4 34. Rxd4 Bc4 35. b6 Ba6 36. f4 Kg8 37. Kf2 Kf8 38. Ke3
$18) 33. Ne4 Rc2 34. Qe7 $1 {[%cal Gd1d8] Bringing the queen to g5 from where
it will not only to defend the pawn on b5,but seriously disturb the black king.
} Rc8 35. Qg5 Qb8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Rd7 $1 $18 {Winning another pawn and now
white's win is just a question of time.} Kg7 (37... Qa8 38. Qh6#) 38. Nxh5+ Kh7
39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Rd1 Bb3 41. Ng4 Kg8 (41... Bxd1 42. Qh6+ Kg8 43. Nf6#) 42. Re1
Bc4 43. Nh6+ Kh7 44. Ng4 Kg8 45. Qf6 Re8 (45... Qxb5 46. Nh6+ Kh7 47. Nxf7 $18)
46. Rxe8+ Qxe8 47. b6 Qb5 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Nf6+ Kg7 50. Qd4 Be6 51. Nd5+ Kg8
52. Nc7 Qb1+ 53. Kh2 Bf5 54. Ne8 Kf8 55. Nd6 $1 Bd7 56. b7 Bc6 57. b8=R+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O $6 11. Nh4 $1 (11. Qc2 $5 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Bg5
Bg4 14. Nh4 Qd7 15. Na3 Rac8 16. Qd2 Bb8 17. Nc2 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Kochyev,A/
Voronez 1987 (40)}) (11. Re1 Bf5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 Qd7 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. hxg3
a6 16. Ra2 Rac8 17. Rae2 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 $11 {Brynell,S-Larsen,B/Naestved op
1988}) 11... Qc7 (11... Be6 12. Qh5 (12. f4 $6 Ng6 13. Qh5 Qxh4 14. Bxg6 Qxh5
15. Bxh5 Ne7 16. Bc1 Rfc8 $15 {Bjelajac,M-Tarjan,J/Vrsac 1983 (40)}) 12... g6
13. Qf3 f6 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 g5 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19.
Qg4 $14 {Petschar,K-Topakian,R/AUT-ch sf 1990 (38)}) (11... Ng6 12. Nf5 Bxf5
13. Bxf5 Qc7 14. Qh5 a6 15. c4 Bf4 16. Nc3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 dxc4 18. bxc4 Nce7 19.
Bd3 $14 {Przewoznik,J-Vogt,L/Naleczow 1979 (27)}) 12. Kh1 ({I wasn't sure if} 
12. h3 $5 {was usefull move so I decided to leave the pawns where they are!})
12... Ng6 ({Of course bllack can't take on h2:} 12... Bxh2 $6 13. g3 Bxg3 14.
fxg3 Qxg3 15. Qe1 Qh3+ 16. Kg1 Re8 17. Rf3 Qg4+ 18. Rg3 $14 {and white has
better chanses.}) (12... f5 13. f4 Bd7 14. g3 Rae8 15. Re1 $14 {[%cal Gh4f3,
Gf3e5]}) {The idea behind 10.Nh4.Black can't comfortably finish development
and white's pressure becomes quiet unpleasent.} 13. Qh5 $1 (13. Nf5 $6 Bxf5 14.
Bxf5 Nce7 15. Bd3 f5 $132) 13... Be6 (13... Nce7 14. c4 $1 Be6 15. c5 (15. Nc3
$2 dxc4 16. Nb5 Qd7 $1 {[%csl Rh5]} 17. bxc4 Bg4 $19) 15... Bf4 16. Nc3 Rfe8
17. Nxg6 $14) 14. Nd2 Nce7 15. Ndf3 $6 {I couldn't stand the temptation to win
a pawn,but this decision proves to be inaccurate.White should continue} (15. c4
$1 Rfe8 (15... f5 16. c5 Bf4 17. Nxg6 Nxg6 18. g3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 $16) 16. c5 Bf4
17. Nxg6 Nxg6 18. g3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 $14 {with significient positional advantage.
}) 15... f6 $8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bxg6 Nxg6 18. Qxg6 Qd7 ({Black can't take on
c3} 18... Qxc3 $2 19. Ng5 $1 $18 {,but deserved attention prelimenary}) (18...
Qc8 $5 19. Bd2 $6 (19. Nh4 $5 Qxc3 20. Rfc1 (20. Nf5 $6 Qc7 21. Rfc1 Qd7 22.
Nxd6 Qxd6 $13) 20... Qxb3 21. Rab1 Qa2 22. Rxb7 Rf7 (22... Bf7 23. Bh6 $3 Bxg6
24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Nxg6#) 23. Rxf7 Bxf7 24. Qg4 $36 {and white keepss the
initiative despite of material balance.}) 19... Bf5 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qh6 Rf7 $40
{[%csl Rh2][%cal Gf7h7,Gf5e4]}) 19. Nh4 Rfc8 $6 ({Better was} 19... Qf7 $1 20.
Qxf7+ $5 (20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd2 g5 23. Nf3 Bf5 24. c4 Rh8 $132)
20... Kxf7 21. f4 Rh8 $5 (21... Rfc8 22. f5 Bd7 23. Rfc1 a5 24. c4 a4 25. c5
axb3 26. Rab1 $1 $14) 22. g3 Bh3 23. Rfe1 a5 24. c4 Bb4 $44 {and black has
compensation for a pawn.}) 20. Bd2 Bf8 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. f3 $6 {I didn't manage
to find a plan how to strengthen the position and decided to restrict the
bishop,but this waste of time permitted black to create dangerous counterplay
on the queenside.} (22. Re3 $5 $14) 22... a5 23. g4 $5 {If you say 'a' you
should say 'b'!} (23. Bc1 $6 b5 24. Ba3 Bf7 25. Rxe8 (25. Qg3 $2 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1
g5 $17 {[%csl Rh4]}) 25... Rxe8 26. Qg3 Bxa3 27. Rxa3 Re3 $132) (23. Qh5 Bf7 (
23... g5 24. Ng6 Bg7 25. h4 Bf7) 24. Ng6 Bxg6 25. Qxg6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 b5 $44)
23... Bf7 24. Qd3 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 b5 26. Ng2 a4 27. Ne3 Qe8 28. b4 Ra7 $44 {
Here both sides were very short on time and I was pleased to accept the draw
offer,because I felt that my position started to deteriorate and to defend
such a position in the time-trouble wasn't exactly my drive so...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi,R} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 Nc6 (4... d6 {HarZvi} 5. exd6 e6
(5... Qxd6) 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3) 5. Qe2 $5 {New move in this position.In all
previous games white met black's reply with 5.Bg2.The idea behind the move
played in the game is very simple white doe'snt want to play f4 on Qc7 and
hopes to get some advantage in the space.This move definitly has it's
drawbacks ,but it deserves very seriouse attension} (5. Bg2 {HarZvi} e6 (5...
Qc7 6. f4 (6. Qe2 $2 Qxe5 7. Qxe5 Nxe5 8. Bxd5 Nd3+ 9. Kd1 e6 10. Bg2 Nxf2+ $17
) 6... e6 7. Qe2 a6 (7... Be7 8. Nf3 d6 9. d3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Nbd2 dxe5 12.
fxe5 b5 13. a4 (13. c4 $5) 13... Bb7 $13 {Rozentalis,E-Dvoirys,S URS-ch
Leningrad 1990}) 8. d3 b5 9. Nf3 d6 10. O-O (10. c4 $5 bxc4 11. dxc4 Nb6 12.
exd6 Bxd6 13. O-O $14) 10... dxe5 11. fxe5 Be7 12. a4 Bb7 $13 {Rozentalis,
E-Shirov,A Manila olm 1992 55/159 [Shirov,A]}) 6. Nf3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. d4 b6 (9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 (10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12. Nd2 Bd7 13.
Ne4 Bb5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. a4 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,
E-Wojtkiewicz,A Bad Godesberg 1993 59/(172)}) 11. c4 Nde7 12. Nb5 Be5 13. N1c3
a6 14. Nd6 Qc7 15. c5 Rad8 $15 {/-/+ Rozentalis,E-Shirov,A Tilburg 199 59/172})
10. c4 Nde7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. d5 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 $14) 12... exd5 13. cxd5
Nb4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Nbxd5 16. Bxh6 {with a big mass Magam Badals,
J-Tiviakov,S Madrid 199460/154}) 5... g6 $1 {Probably the best way to met
white's set-up a new idea in this line normally black playes d6-e6} 6. Bg2 Nc7
7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d6 11. h3 $1 {All other moves give
black upper hand.For example: it is important not allowing black to play Bg4} (
11. Rd1 Bg4 $1 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 (13. Qxf3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Qc8 $1 (14... Nxe5
15. Qb3 Qe8 16. Qxb7 Rc8 17. Nc3 $16) 15. Bf4 Ne6 $1 16. Nc3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 f6
$15) 13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Qc8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Kg2 Qe6 17. Re1 Rfd8 $15) (11.
exd6 exd6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Nc3 Nd5 $15) (11. Nc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bg4
13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Qe4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxe5 16. Bg5 $15) 11... Be6 12. Nc3 Qd7 (
12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 (14. Qe4 {HarZvi} Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qc8 $1 (15...
Bxe5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qxb7 Qc8 18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Ga2,Ra7,Gb2]})
16. Qxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Rab8) 14... Qxd4 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Bg5 $14) 13. Kh2 Rad8
14. exd6 $1 (14. Bf4 {HarZvi} Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {[%csl Rd4,Re5]}) 14...
Qxd6 (14... exd6 {HarZvi it seems to me that after this move black enjoyes a
very very slight advantage thanks to the weak d4 pawn and the free square on
d5 which he has} 15. Bg5 Rde8 16. Qd2 Nd5 17. Bh6 Nxc3 18. bxc3 $13) 15. Bf4
Qd7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 (17. Bxe5 {HarZvi} b6 (17... Nd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7))
17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rfd1 Qe6 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 $1 $14
Qc6 $5 (22... Qxa2 $5 23. Rd7 (23. Qb5 $6 Qa6 24. Qxa6 bxa6 25. Rd7 Rb8 26.
Rxe7 Kf8 27. Rxa7 Rxb2 $11) 23... Qb3 24. Rxe7 Rc8 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Bxe3 a5 $11
) 23. Qe3 a6 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Qe4 Rc8 {[#]} 26. Qd5 $1 {last try to play for a
win} Qf5 $1 {the only,but quiet sufficient defense} (26... Qxd5 $4 {HarZvi} 27.
Rxc8+ Bf8 28. Bh6) 27. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 28. Qd8+ Bf8 29. Qxc7 Qe4 30. Qd8 Qe2 $1 31.
Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Eriksson, Mats"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 "Tel Aviv Shlomo Har Zvi"]
[BlackTeam "Malmo Linhams"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Qf3 Be6 10. Ne2 (10. Nd2 Qd7 11. Ne2 Nge7 12. Bf4 Bg4 13. Qg3 Bxe2 14.
Bxe2 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 O-O 16. O-O Rac8 $132 {Sermek,D-Cabrilo,G/Bled 1991}) (10.
Bf4 Nf6 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Ne4 14. Qf4 g5 15. Qc1 Qe7 $13 {
Feuerstack,A-Fish,G/Kiel 2003}) 10... Qd7 (10... Qf6 11. Nf4 Nge7 12. Nh5 Qxf3
13. Nxg7+ Kd7 14. gxf3 h5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Nd2 $14 {Dianda,J-Fabbri,O/Sao
Paulo 2000}) 11. Bf4 (11. h3 Nge7 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bf5 14. O-O Bxd3 15.
Nxd3 O-O 16. Re1 b6 $11 {Tzermiadianos,A-Kotronias,V/Agios Nikolaos 1995})
11... Be7 $5 (11... Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Qxh5 {
Kuijf,M-Psakhis,L/Benasque 1996}) 12. Ng3 (12. O-O Nf6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Rfe1
Rfe8 15. h3 Bf5 16. Ng3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 $14) 12... h5 $5 13. h3 (13. Nxh5 $2 Bg4
14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Qg3 Bh4 $19) (13. h4 Nf6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Qe3 O-O 16. f3 Be6
17. Nd2 $14) 13... h4 14. Nf1 $6 {More active was} (14. Nh5 $5 Kf8 15. Be3 {
[%cal Gh5f4]} g5 16. g4 hxg3 17. Nxg3 Rxh3 18. Rxh3 Bxh3 19. Nf5 $36 {with
strong compensation for a pawn.}) 14... g5 $1 15. Bc1 (15. Bh2 f5 (15... g4 16.
hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qf4 h3 18. Ne3 hxg2 19. Rg1 Bh3 20. Nxg2 Nf6 21. Ne3 $14) 16. Ne3
f4 {[%csl Rh2]} 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nh6 19. Be2 O-O 20. Nd2 $13) 15... f5 (
15... g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qf4 (17. Qe3 Rh6 18. Qd2 Re6+ 19. Ne3 Bg5 20. Qc2
Nf6 $132) 17... Bd6 18. Qg5 Be7 19. Qf4 Bd6 $11) 16. b4 b6 17. Na3 $6 {Too
slow. The position was calling for drastic measures as} (17. Ne3 $5 f4 18. Ng4
Bxg4 19. hxg4 Nh6 20. O-O $36) 17... f4 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Qe2 {[%cal Gd2f3,Gf3e5]
} Bf5 20. O-O Kf8 $2 (20... Bxd3 $1 21. Qxd3 g4 $1 (21... O-O-O $6 22. Nb3 Rhg8
23. b5 Nb8 24. f3 $14) 22. hxg4 Qxg4 $15) 21. Nf3 {[%cal Gb4b5,Gf3e5]} Ne4 (
21... Bxd3 22. Qxd3 g4 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Ne4 25. hxg4 h3 26. gxh3 Ng5 27.
f3 $16) 22. b5 Na5 23. Ne5 Qe6 24. Bb2 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc3c4]} Nb3 $6 (24... Bf6
25. c4 (25. Rae1 $6 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Nc5 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 28. Qf3 (28. e6 f3 29. Qxf3
Qxf3 30. gxf3 Nd3 $13) 28... Nd3 29. Qxd5 Kg7 30. Re2 Rad8 $132) 25... Nb3 26.
Rae1 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Nbc5 28. cxd5 Qxd5 29. Bc2 $16) 25. Rad1 Kg7 26. Qc2 Na5 27.
Rfe1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Bf6 28. c4 $1 $18 (28. f3 Ng3 29. Ng6 $2 Bxd4+ $1 30. cxd4
Qxg6 $15) 28... Rhc8 29. Qb1 Nd6 30. Ng4 $1 (30. cxd5 Bxd3 31. dxe6 Bxb1 32.
Rxb1 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Kf6 34. d5 Nac4 35. Nxc4 Nxc4 36. Re2+ Ke7 $16) 30... Bxg4 (
30... Qd7 $142 31. Nxf6 Kxf6 32. cxd5 Kg7 33. Re5 $18) 31. Rxe6 Bxe6 32. c5 Ne8
33. Re1 $6 (33. Bf5 Bxf5 34. Qxf5 bxc5 35. Qxd5 $18) 33... Bf7 34. Bf5 Rc7 35.
Be6 Bg6 36. Qa2 bxc5 37. dxc5 Rxc5 38. Bd7 $6 (38. Bxd5 Rd8 39. Bf3 $18) 38...
d4 39. Nb1 Nc4 $6 (39... Rc2 40. Qxa5 Rxb2 41. Bc6 Rd8 $16 {[%cal Gd4d2]}) 40.
Bc6 Nxb2 41. Bxa8 Nd3 42. Rd1 Rxb5 43. Qxa7+ Kh6 44. Nd2 Nb2 45. Re1 Nd3 46.
Rxe8 $1 (46. Rxe8 Bxe8 47. Be4 Bg6 48. Bxg6 Kxg6 49. Qa6 $18) 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch sf"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. O-O Qd6 {Following the Kasparov.} 12. a3 (12.
Ne5 $6 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 O-O 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qb3 Ba5 16. Rac1 Qd7 $15 {Catalan
Escale,E-Gomez Esteban,J/Terrassa op 1996}) (12. Qb3 $5) 12... Ba5 13. g4 {
After about 45 minutes of thinking I decided to opt for this move,because
didn't manage to find any advantage after 13.Nb5.It's hard to say wether this
move good or bad,but it definitly doesn't lead to any opening advantage!} (13.
Nb5 Qd5 (13... Qe7 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Bg5 Bb6 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Nc4 $1 $14 {Comp Deep Blue-Kasparov,G/Philadelphia m 1996}) 14. Qa4 a6
15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. Qc2 Na5 $132 {Jahn,C-Paehtz,E/BLW-9798}) (13. b4
Bb6 14. Nb5 (14. Qb3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Ne7 16. Bg5 Ned5 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. a4 a6 19.
Na3 Nf4 $15 {Lehtivaara,R-Kyrola,J/FIN-chT 9697}) 14... Qb8 15. d5 $6 Nxd5 16.
Bxb6 axb6 17. Rc1 O-O 18. g3 Rd8 $17 {Comp Drei Hirn-Polgar,S/The Hague AEGON
1996}) (13. Qb3 O-O 14. Rfd1 Nd5 15. Rac1 Bb6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nc5 h6 18. Na4
Rfd8 $132 {Poloch,P-Tomescu,V/Ceske Budejovice op 1997}) 13... Bg6 14. Ne5 $5
O-O (14... Bxc3 15. Nc4 (15. bxc3 $6 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 (16... Qxd1 17. Rfxd1
Nd5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Bc5+ Kg8 20. c4 Nc3 21. Rd7 a6 $11) 17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. Qb4+
Kg8 19. Qxb7 Be4 20. Bd4 Qf4 21. Qa6 h5 $36) 15... Qd7 16. bxc3 O-O 17. Rc1 Nd5
$132) 15. Nc4 ({May be better was} 15. b4 $5 Bb6 16. Nc4 Qd7 17. Nxb6 axb6 18.
Re1 Nd5 $13 {,but black is doing just fine also in this case.}) 15... Qd7 16.
b4 (16. Nxa5 Nxa5 17. Rc1 Rac8 (17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. b4 Nc6 20. b5 Ne7
21. Bf4 $14) 18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 Nd5 $15) 16... Bc7 17. b5 (17. f4 $6 Nd5 18.
Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Ne5 Qe4 $15) 17... Ne7 18. Ne5 Qd8 (18... Qd6 $5 19.
Bf4 Ned5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 Qe7 $15) 19. Qb3 $1 {Understanding thats it's
just the right time to think about equality.} (19. Bg5 Bb6 $1 {[%csl Rd4]})
19... Nfd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bf3 f6 $5 (21... Qd6 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 exd5
24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Rc5 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Rxc5 27. Bxc5 Rc8 $11) 22. Nxg6 hxg6 ({
May be better was} 22... Qd6 $5 23. Rfc1 hxg6 24. Kf1 Rac8 $11 {,but the
position remains balanced in any case.}) 23. Kg2 Qd6 24. Rh1 $1 {[%cal Gh3h5]}
f5 $6 (24... Nxe3+ $5 25. Qxe3 Bb6 26. Rad1 Rad8 $11) 25. Rae1 Rad8 26. h4 $5 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Gh4h5]} Rd7 27. h5 gxh5 (27... fxg4 $5 28. Bxg4 Rdf7 $1 {
[%csl Rf2]} 29. Ref1 $6 (29. hxg6 $1 Rf6 $1 (29... Nxe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxf2+ 31. Kg1
$18 {[%csl Re6,Rg8]}) 30. Qc2 (30. Rh3 Rxg6 31. Rg3 Nxe3+ 32. Rexe3 Rxg4 $1 $19
) (30. Rh4 Rxg6 31. Reh1 Nxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Rf4 $17) 30... Nxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Rxf2+ 32.
Qxf2 Rxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qf4+ 34. Bf3 Qxd4 35. Rd1 $36) 29... gxh5 30. Bxh5 Nxe3+
31. Qxe3 Rf4 $17) 28. Rxh5 Nf6 $2 {This blunder proves to be winning
combintion!} (28... g6 $14) 29. Rxf5 $16 Rdf7 30. Re5 $4 $138 (30. Bf4 $1 Qxd4
31. Rd1 Qb6 (31... Qxd1 32. Bxd1 exf5 33. Bxc7 $18 {[%cal Gb3g8]}) 32. Be3 Qa5
33. Qxe6 $18 {[%cal Gg4g6]}) 30... Nd7 $1 $19 31. Bf4 $5 {Only now I realised
that instead of winning I am about to lose the game!The move in the game is
probably the most persistant one,but there is no way back.} (31. Bxb7 Nxe5 32.
dxe5 Qxe5 33. Rh1 (33. f4 Qf6 (33... Rxf4 $2 34. Bxf4 Qxf4 35. Qxe6+ Rf7 36.
Qe8+ Kh7 37. Be4+ Kh6 38. Qh8+ Kg5 39. Qh5+ Kf6 40. Qg6+ Ke7 41. Bd5+ $18) 34.
g5 (34. Rf1 Qg6 $19) 34... Qf5 $19 {[%csl Rf4,Rg2][%cal Gf5g4]}) 33... Bb6 $1
34. Bc6 Bxe3 35. Qxe3 Rxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qf4+ $19) (31. Rxe6 Qh2+
32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Bg2 (33. Kg1 Bh2+ 34. Kh1 Bf4+ 35. Kg1 Qxf3 $19) 33... Rxf2+
$3 34. Bxf2 Qxb3 $19) 31... Rxf4 $1 32. Rxe6 Rxf3 33. Rxd6+ (33. Qxf3 Qh2+ $19)
33... Rxb3 34. Rxd7 Bd8 $1 $19 {[%csl Gg7]} 35. Rxb7 Rb2 $1 36. Re6 Rbxf2+ 37.
Kg1 (37. Kg3 R8f3#) 37... R2f4 38. Rxa7 Rxg4+ 39. Kh2 Rf5 40. Re5 (40. Kh3 Rxd4
41. a4 Rf3+ 42. Kg2 Ra3 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Kf1 Rf4+ 45. Kg2 Bb6 $19) 40... Rf6
41. Kh3 Rxd4 42. Kg3 Bb6 43. Rb7 Rd3+ 44. Kg4 Rd4+ 45. Kg3 Rc4 $1 46. Kh3 Bc7
47. Rg5 Rf3+ 48. Kg2 Rxa3 49. b6 Rc2+ 50. Kh1 Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 (6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.
Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ $6 (8... Qa5+ $142) 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Bb5+ Ke7 11. O-O h6
12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. a3 Rhc8 $2 15. b4 Bb6 16. c4 $1 $16 {Yakovenko -
Dolmatov, St.Petersburg 2000}) 6... h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 c5 9. Be2 {The
idea behind this move is to put the bishop on f3, where it will disturb
development of black's queenside.} (9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Ke2 Ke7 15. Rhd1 Rhd8 16. c3 f5 17. Ne1 e5 $11
{Yudasin - Korchnoi, St.Petersburg 1997}) (9. Bd3 $5 cxd4 10. Nxd4) (9. c3 cxd4
10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qb3 Bxb5 13. Qxb5+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. Bxe7
Kxe7 16. O-O-O Rhc8 17. Rhe1 {Sax,G-Psakhis,L/Manila 1992}) (9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10.
Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bb5+ Ke7 12. O-O a6 13. Be2 g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Be5 f6 16. Bd4
Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Nf4 $11 {Rogulj,B-Akopian,V/Belgrade 1988/TD}) (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10.
Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nb3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bb6 14. Bf3 Rb8 15. O-O Bd7 16.
Nd4 O-O $11 {Huebner,R-Rivas Pastor,M/Manila 1992/TD}) 9... cxd4 (9... Be7 10.
O-O (10. c3 O-O 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne5 Qc7 $1 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Bf3 Rd8 $11 {
Ye Jiangchuan-Van Wely,L/Batumi 2001}) 10... O-O 11. c3 Qb6 12. Qc2 Rd8 13.
Rfd1 Bd7 14. a4 Rac8 15. a5 Qc7 16. dxc5 Qxc5 $11 {Mirumian,V-Zifroni,D/Chania
1994}) (9... Bd7 10. O-O Qb6 11. Ne5 cxd4 12. Bxf6 $2 (12. Bh5 $1 {[%cal Yh5f7,
Ye5f7]} Nxh5 13. Qxh5 g6 14. Nxg6 $18) 12... gxf6 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14. c3 Rd8 15.
Qa4+ Kc7 16. cxd4 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Vaganian,R/Budapest 1996}) 10. Nxd4 {
Queen capture is more popular, but black should eventually hold an arising
endgame without too many difficulties.} (10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 (11... a6
12. O-O Bc5 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Bf3 Ra7 15. c3 Re8 16. Rfe1 $14 {Khamatgaleev,
A-Kosic,D/Ikaros 2002}) 12. Nb3 (12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bf3 O-O-O 14. Rd3 Bd6 15.
Rb3 b6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Bf4+ 18. Kb1 g5 19. Bg3 Rd2 $15 {Pulkkinen,
K-Manninen,M/Finland 1996}) 12... Bd6 13. Bf3 Ke7 14. Bg3 $1 (14. c4 $6 Bb4+ $1
15. Ke2 $2 g5 16. Bg3 g4 $19) (14. O-O-O g5 $1 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 g4 17. Be2
Bd7 18. Na5 b6 19. Nc4 Bb5 $11) 14... Bxg3 15. hxg3 Rb8 $5 (15... a5 16. O-O-O
Ra7 17. Rhe1 Bd7 18. Nd4 g6 19. Re3 $14 {Ponomariov,R-Kortschnoj,V/Donetsk 2001
}) 16. Na5 Rd8 17. Rh4 Rd6 18. Rb4 Rb6 19. Rxb6 axb6 20. Nc4 b5 21. Nb6 Bd7 22.
Nxd7 Kxd7 23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. Rd4 Ne8 $1 $132 {Ponomariov-Korchnoi, Kramatorsk 
(blitz) 2001}) 10... Be7 ({Another good way to play this position was
demonstrated by black in the following game:} 10... Bc5 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Qxd8+
Bxd8 13. O-O-O Bb6 14. Rhe1 Bd7 15. Nd4 O-O-O $11 {Galkin,A-Kirsanov,O/Port
Erin 2001}) 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 e5 13. Nf3 $14 {White keeps a small plus due to
the relative weakness of an e-pawn.} Qc7 ({Alaso after} 13... e4 14. Nd4 Qb6
15. Qc2 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Re1 $14 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge2c4,Gd2e2]
black has a few problems to solve.}) 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Qc2 e4 $5 {Interesting
defensive plan: black sacrifices a pawn counting on his bishop's pair.} (15...
Bg4 $2 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 $16) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxe4 Be6 18. Bd3 g6 19.
Qe3 Kg7 20. Be4 a5 {[%cal Ga8a6,Ga6d6]} 21. a3 {May be a bit more promising was
} (21. Nd4 Ra6 22. b3 {[%csl Rc3] but I can understand white's desire not to
weaken the pawn on c3.} Bd5 (22... Bxd4 23. cxd4 Rad6 24. Rad1 b6 (24... Qd7 $6
25. Qc3 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd4d5]}) 25. Re2 Qe7 26. Red2 $14) 23. Bxd5 Rxd5
24. Rad1 Rad6 25. Rd3 b5 26. Red1 Qd7 $14) 21... Ra6 22. Rad1 Rad6 23. Rxd6
Qxd6 {The control over the d-file is a very important for black since the only
way for white to neatralize the pressure lays in the rook trade, which seem to
increase black's drawing chances.} 24. Bc2 {[%cal Ge1d1]} Qc7 25. h3 b5 26. Rd1
Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Bd5 28. Nd4 b4 $14 29. axb4 axb4 30. Bf3 $5 {An only chance to
play for a win!} (30. cxb4 Qb7 31. Bf3 Bxf3 32. Nxf3 Qxb4 $11) 30... Bxf3 31.
gxf3 bxc3 {May be black shouldn't hurry with this trade, but it shouldn't
ihave an impact on the outcome of the game.} (31... Qc4 $14) 32. bxc3 Qc4 33.
Kg2 Bg5 34. Qe1 Bf6 35. Qd2 Bg5 36. Qc2 Bf6 37. Ne2 Qc5 38. Qd2 h5 $6 {A
little inaccuracy: queen might need to come to h5 in some lines to attack
white kingside pawns.} (38... Qc4) 39. Qe3 Qd5 40. Qe4 Qg5+ 41. Kf1 Qh4 $6 {
Without the queens it's more difficult for black to defend.} (41... Qc5 $1) 42.
Qxh4 Bxh4 43. Nc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1d3]} Kf6 44. Nd3 {[%csl Gf2,Rf6]} Ke6 45. c4 Bf6
46. Nc5+ Kf5 {Looking for an active counterplay.} (46... Ke7 47. Nd3 $16 {
[%cal Gf1e2,Gf3f4,Ge2e4]}) 47. Ke2 Bd4 48. Nd3 Ba7 49. Kd2 Kg5 50. c5 Kh4 51.
c6 Bb6 $6 (51... Bb8 $142 {[%csl Gf4]}) 52. Ke2 Kxh3 53. Nf4+ Kh2 54. Nd5 Bd8
55. Kf1 $1 $18 g5 56. Nf6 $1 {Black can't protect his pawns.} h4 57. Ne4 f6 58.
Nxf6 h3 59. Ne4 Kh1 60. Nxg5 h2 61. Ne4 Bc7 62. f4 Bxf4 63. f3 Bc7 64. Ng5 1-0

[Event "ISR"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Maryasin, Boris Feliksovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Bg7 9. d5 $1 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bh6 $1 e6 (11... Bxb2 12. Nd2 d6 (12...
Bxa1 $6 13. Qxa1 f6 14. d6 e6 15. Ne4 (15. Bg7 Kf7 $1 16. Bxh8 Qxh8 $13) 15...
Kf7 16. g4 $1 Nd5 17. g5 b5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxf6 $16) 13. Rb1 Bc3 (13... Bf6
14. Ne4 Be5 15. g4 $1 f5 16. f4 $1 Bxf4 $1 17. Bxf4 fxe4 18. Bh6 $44) 14. Rc1
Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 f6 16. O-O Kf7 17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. Re3 Nc5 19. Bc2 Re8 20. Rce1 $44
) 12. Nc3 Qh4 13. Qd2 f6 (13... Nc4 $6 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Rc1 $1 (15. O-O-O Bxc3
16. bxc3 (16. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 f5 $1 18. Rhe1 Kf7 19. h4 Re8 20. Kb2 $10)
16... Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Bg7 Rg8 19. Bf6 a5 $1 $8 20. g4 Ra6 21. g5 d6 22.
Rxd5 Be6 23. Rb5 Kd7 $10) 15... b6 16. f4 Bf6 17. b3 Qb4 $8 18. a3 $1 $18 {
/\Ne4} Bxc3 (18... Qxb3 19. Ne4 Be7 20. d6 Bd8 (20... Bf8 21. Nf6+ Kd8 22. Bxf8
Rxf8 23. O-O $16) 21. Qd4 f6 (21... Rg8 22. O-O $18) 22. Rc3 $1 Qb1+ 23. Kf2
Qxh1 24. Nxf6+ Kf7 25. Nxd7 $1 Bh4+ $8 26. Rg3 $3 Bxg3+ 27. hxg3 Qxh6 28. Qf6+
Kg8 29. Qxe6+ Kg7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Nf6#) 19. Rxc3 Qe4+ 20. Re3 $1 Qb1+ 21. Kf2
$1 $18 Qf5 (21... Qxh1 22. Qd4 $1 Rg8 23. Qf6 Qd1 24. Bg5 Kf8 25. Qe7+ Kg7 26.
Bf6+ Kh6 27. Rh3+ $18) 22. Qc3 $1 Rg8 23. Re5 Qg4 24. Bg5 f5 25. h3) 14. dxe6
$8 dxe6 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 (15. Qxc3 Qxh6 16. exd7+ Bxd7 17. O-O $44) 15...
Qe4+ 16. Kf1 dxe6 17. Bg7 Rg8 18. Bxf6 $16) 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. g3 Qb4 17. f4
Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Kb1 Qxc3 (19... Rxc3 20. Bg7 Rg8 21. Bxf6 Rxb3+ 22. axb3
Qxb3+ 23. Qb2 $16) 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Bg7 Rg8 22. Bxf6 Rc6 23. Rd4 $1 $44 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 41th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia "]
[Date "1999.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vezzosi, Paolo"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1998.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 {This variation doesn't promise any
advantage so it can hardly be recommended to play.} Nd5 5. Nc3 e6 $5 (5... Nxc3
) 6. Nxd5 exd5 7. d4 d6 8. cxd6 cxd6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O $11 (
11... dxe5 $5) 12. Bf4 (12. a3 $6 dxe5 13. dxe5 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Ra2 a5 16.
b3 Be6 $15 {Dmitriev,I-Yakunov,A/RUS-chS 1992 (34)}) (12. Qb3 $5 dxe5 13. dxe5
d4 (13... Rb8 14. h3 Be6 15. Bd2 b5 16. Bd3 Qb6 17. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Dmitriev,
I-Chmielarz,Z/Polanica Zdroj op 1994 (30)}) 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bf4
Rd8 17. Bb5 Na7 18. Bd3 Bg4 19. Be4 $14 {Sikora Lerch,J-Ghinda,M/Warsaw zt-B
1979 (23)}) (12. Re1 Bf5 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Qb3 dxe5 16. dxe5 d4 $132
{Westerinen,H-Hecht,H/Helsinki zt 1972 (21)}) 12... Bf5 (12... Bg4 $5 13. Qd2 (
13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Rc1 Re8 $11 {Soltis,A-Commons,K/Los Angeles 1974 
(19)}) 13... Re8 14. a3 Qd7 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. b4 a6 $11 {Sikora Lerch,J-Buran,
J/CZE-chT1c 9495 1995 (20)}) 13. Qd2 (13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qd2 Rfe8
16. Rac1 Re7 $11 {Grochot,C-Bos Swiecik,I/POL-chW 1989 (56)}) 13... Rc8 14.
Rfc1 $6 ({More logical looks} 14. Rac1 {with the idea to put another rook on
d1 or e1.}) 14... a6 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Ne5 $5 ({May be it was the time to
simplify the position with} 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rc5 Rfe8 18. Rac1 h6 19. h3 $11 {
and the chanses are equal.}) 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qb6 ({Nothing special promises
} 17... Re8 18. Rc5 d4 19. Bf3 d3 20. Rd5 Qe7 21. a3 $1 $132) 18. h4 $6 {
This move is not so easy to understand!White starts the actions on the
kingside,weakens his own king,creates to himself problems and gets nothing in
return.} (18. Qxd5 $6 Qxb2 19. Bf1 (19. Bf3 $6 Nd4 $1 20. Qxb7 $2 Rxc1+ 21.
Rxc1 Qxb7 22. Bxb7 Ne2+ $19) 19... Rfd8 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Nd4 $15 {[%csl
Rb3]}) (18. Rd1 $5) 18... d4 19. Bf3 Nb4 $5 $15 {[%cal Gb4d3,Gb4c2]} 20. g4 $8
Be6 21. a3 (21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. a3 Nc6 24. h5 Bb3 $15) 21... Nd5 22.
Bg3 ({More in the spirit of the position was} 22. Rxc8 $5 Rxc8 23. Rd1 Nxf4 (
23... Qb3 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxg4 27. Kg2 $11) 24. Qxf4 Qxb2
25. Qxd4 Qxa3 26. Bxb7 Rf8 27. g5 $11 {with equal chanses.}) 22... Rcd8 23. h5
$6 {Wasting more time trying to create something on the kingside,while it was
nessasary to look for counterplay in the center by} (23. Rd1) 23... f5 24. exf6
Rxf6 25. Be4 $2 {The same "agressive" strategy,this time based on
miscalculation.Better was} (25. Be2) 25... Bxg4 $17 26. Be5 Rf7 27. Qg5 (27.
Bxd4 Nf6 $1 28. Bxb6 Rxd2 29. Bg2 Rxb2 $19 {[%csl Rh5]}) (27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28.
Bxd4 Nf4 29. Bb6 Re8 30. Rc4 Be2 31. Rb4 Bxh5 $17) 27... Nf6 $1 28. Bxf6 $6 {
Doing nothing to prevent the inevitable.Some chanses of survival would leave} (
28. Bd3 Bf3 $17) 28... Qxf6 29. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Rf4 $19 {Now white can't
avoid the material losses.} 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Bg2 Rh4+ 33. Bh3 Qg3 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch sf"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "2002.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Rinberg, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c4 $6 {More accurate is to wait
for white to play Be3 and then go for c4.} 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9.
O-O Nbc6 (9... Bg4 $5) 10. Nh4 $1 {Very good plan which is possible when black
knight is on e7.} O-O 11. Ra2 Ng6 (11... f5 $5 12. f4 Kh8 13. Nf3 Ng8 14. Ne5
Nf6 15. Ba3 $14) 12. Nf5 Bxf5 (12... Qf6 $2 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Ba3 $18) 13. Bxf5
Qf6 14. Qh5 Rfe8 15. g3 $6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf5h3,Gh3g2] White has
strategicaly winning position, but there was nothing wrong in wining on the
spot after} (15. Bd7 $1 Rf8 16. Bg5 Nf4 (16... Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Qd6 18. Bxc6 bxc6
19. Qxh2 $18) 17. Qh4 $18) 15... h6 16. Bh3 Nge7 17. Na3 (17. Re2 Qg6 18. Qxg6
Nxg6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bg2 Nge7 21. Re1 Kf8 $14) 17... Na5 18. b4 Nac6 $6 {
Last chance to survive was} (18... Nb3 $5 19. Be3 a5 20. Qd1 a4 21. Bd7 Red8
22. Bxa4 Rxa4 23. Qxb3 Rda8 24. Rfa1 $16) 19. Nc2 a6 20. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}
Rad8 21. Bg2 $1 Na7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 (23. Bxd5 Nb5 24. Bd2 Rc8 25. Bxb7
Nxc3 26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Rxa6 $16) 23... Re7 $6 (23... Nb5 $5 24. Qb3 Rc8 25. Bd2
Re7 $16) 24. Qb3 $1 Rde8 25. Be3 Nb5 26. Rd2 $18 Bb8 27. c4 Nd6 28. c5 Nf5 29.
d5 Be5 (29... Nxe3 30. fxe3 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Rxe3 33. d6 $18) 30.
d6 Rd7 31. Qa4 $5 Red8 32. Bh3 h5 33. Rd5 $5 g6 (33... h4 34. Bxf5 Qxf5 35. f4
Qh3 36. Rxe5 hxg3 37. Qc2 $18) 34. Bxf5 gxf5 35. Bg5 Qxg5 36. Rxe5 Kg7 37. Rfe1
Qg4 38. h4 Qf3 39. Qc2 Kg6 40. R1e3 Qg4 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 19th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2015.04.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Piorun, Kacper"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:48"]
[BlackClock "0:27:19"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 13. Rb1 Rd8 14. Qe4 g6
15. h4 h5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. g4 $5 {Gegen den nominell stärkeren
Gegner strebt Weiß mit Gewalt Komplikationen an.} hxg4 19. Qxg4 Nxe5 20. Nxe5
Qxe5 21. Bf4 $2 ({Besser war} 21. Rxb7 {und Weiß hat zwar eine zersplitterte
Bauernstellung, aber aktive Figuren und steht deshalb keineswegs schlechter.})
21... Qxc3 22. Bc7 Ba4 $1 {Dieser Konter widerlegt 21.Lf4?.} 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24.
Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qxa4 Qf3 {Nachdem er die weiße Initiative
neutralisiert hat, geht Schwarz zum Gegenangriff über.} 27. Qxa7 Qg4+ 28. Kf1
Qe4 29. Qb6 (29. Qxb7 $4 Rd1+) 29... Rd4 30. Qb3 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Re4+ 32. Kd2 Qxh4
33. Rf1 Qf4+ 34. Kc3 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Na3 {Nakamura is not playing 2.c3 Sicilian
with the hope of boring, peaceful stuff. Every opening can be treated in
different manners, White hopes to infuse enough venom into an otherwise
restrained line.} Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. O-O a6 {The Chinese player
comes up with a novelty on move 7, which may indicate a bit of surprise or
creativity. In any case most players so far have tried to speed up the
development of the black pieces with the natural 7...e6.} (7... e6 8. d4 (8.
Re1 Be7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. d4 Qc7 11. Bf1 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bh4 Rad8 14. Qe2 Nd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. g3 cxd4 17. Ncxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 h6 19. Rad1 $11 {0-1 (43)
Cherniaev,A (2447)-Cheparinov,I (2678) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 8... cxd4 (8...
a6 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Nc2 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Ke7
15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Rhd8 17. Rad1 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 Bc6 19. f4 h6 $11 {0-1 (30)
Mestrovic,Z (2366)-Markus,R (2595) Nova Gorica 2006}) 9. Nb5 dxc3 (9... a6 10.
Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6 12. Bb3 Qc7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Be3 Bh2+ 16. Kh1
Bf4 17. Qf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf6 19. Rae1 b6 20. f4 Re8 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 $11
{1/2 (28) Haba,P (2522)-Horvath,P (2484) Austria 2006}) 10. Bf4 cxb2 11. Rb1
Nh5 12. Nc7+ Ke7 13. Bg5+ f6 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nxa8 fxg5 16. Nxg5 Ke7 17. Rxb2
Kf6 18. f4 $14 {1/2 (70) Amat0r,R (2625)-Dummkoller (2442) playchess.com INT
2007}) (7... Bg4 $2 8. Qb3 $16) 8. Nc2 Bg4 {Despite the mild development
advantage for White, Black's position is very solid with several continuations
to choose from.} (8... e6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Ncxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 $11) (8... b5 9.
Be2 Bb7 10. d4 (10. a4 b4 $1 $11) 10... e6 11. Bg5 $11) 9. d4 e6 (9... cxd4 10.
Ncxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. h3 Bh5 $11) 10. h3 Bxf3 $2 {In a positional sense
the exchange of the light-squared bishop is a genuinely horrible move. Yu must
have hoped, that he would get enough pressure against White's centre, but he
will be sorely disappointed.} (10... Bh5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Ncxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4
Bd6 $11) (10... Bf5 11. Bg5 $14) 11. Qxf3 Rc8 (11... cxd4 12. Rd1 Bc5 13. cxd4
$14) 12. Rd1 $1 {Even the obvious solutions can be quite strong, so the
exclamation mark is given for the sheer merit of the centralisation of the
rook.} (12. Bd3 $6 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be7 $11) 12... cxd4 13. Bb3 (13. cxd4 Bd6 (
13... Nb4 14. Ne3 Nc2 15. Nxc2 Rxc4 16. Ne3 Rc7 17. d5 Rd7 18. dxe6 fxe6 (18...
Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 fxe6 20. Bf4 Qd5 21. Qc3 $16) 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Ng4 $14) 14. b3
O-O $11) 13... Qc7 (13... e5 14. cxd4 e4 (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxb7 Be7
17. Ba4+ Kf8 18. Rxd4 $18) 15. Re1 Be7 16. Rxe4 $16) (13... Na5 14. Bg5 $1 Be7
15. Nxd4 $16) 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 {The frustration of the defender has definitely
set in, the choices of the best move were not made with a light heart.} (14...
Be7 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Re1 $1 $16) 15. cxd4 (15. Rxd4 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Qxc6+
Rxc6 18. Rd2 Ke7 $11) 15... Bd6 {The bishop goes to the centre despite the
obvious problem with the stability of the f6-knight.} (15... Qc6 $2 16. d5 $1
$16) (15... Be7 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Rdc1 $16) 16. Bg5 Ke7 {An imperfect solution
in a difficult situation, Black is at least postponing the real problem to the
future.} (16... Qc6 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Bxd5) (16...
Qe7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. d5 $16) 17. Re1 {[%mdl 128] Nakamura could have
centralised the rooks via a different route, but the result would most likely
have been in the end identical.} (17. Rd3 $5 h6 18. Bxf6+ gxf6 19. Re1 h5 20.
Rde3 $16) 17... h6 18. Bxf6+ gxf6 19. Re3 h5 20. Rae1 Qd7 {The queen is a very
bad defender, but the blow on the e6 was quite obvious and so devastatin, that
it was simply impossible to ignore.} (20... h4 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxe6+ Kd7 23.
Qf5 $1 $18) 21. Qe4 (21. d5 e5 22. R3e2 Qd8 23. Bc2 Kf8 24. Rd1 $16) 21... Kf8
22. d5 e5 {Some games are very similar to a path with quite a few very
difficult choices. Black is not pushing the pawn to e5 with an easy heart, but
the alternatives were in the end considered to be inferior.} (22... Be5 $2 23.
dxe6 fxe6 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Red3 Rh7 26. Bxe6 $1 $18) (22... exd5 23. Qf3 Kg7 24.
Qxd5 Rcd8 25. Re7 Bh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qxd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxb7 $16) 23. Rf3 Kg7 (
23... Rh6 24. Bc2 Bc5 25. Qe2 Qd6 26. Bf5 $16) 24. Bc2 h4 25. Rf5 (25. a3 Rh6
26. b4 $16) 25... Rh6 26. Bd3 {The crisis is impending, but White is not
exactly sure about its character.} (26. Bd1 $6 Rc1 $1 $11) 26... Qc7 (26... Rg8
27. Kh1 $16) 27. Qg4+ Kf8 (27... Rg6 28. Qxh4 Qa5 29. Rf1 Qxd5 30. Rf3 $16) 28.
Rf3 Qc5 $2 (28... Qd8 $1 29. Bf5 Rc5 30. Rd3 Qc7 31. Be4 $16) 29. Bxa6 $5 {
They say that eagle has a an eye able to distinguish small prey on the ground.
The battles between very good tactical masters can sometimes remind you of the
skill to see the subtle details in the position.} (29. Bh7 Qc1 30. Rfe3 Qc4 31.
Re4 Qc2 32. Bf5 $16) (29. Be4 Rd8 30. Rd1 $16) 29... Rg6 $6 (29... bxa6 30. Rc3
$18) (29... Rc7 30. Bf1 Qc2 31. Rb3 $16) 30. Qf5 $2 {Humans are very fragile,
especially under pressure and in extreme situations. White is not taking time
and effor to investigate if the grabbing of the h4-pawn will work.} (30. Qxh4
Rd8 (30... bxa6 31. Rc3 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 33. Rf3 $18) (30... Qa5 31. Qh8+
Rg8 32. Qh6+ Rg7 (32... Ke8 33. Qxf6 Qxe1+ 34. Bf1 $18) 33. Rf1 $18) 31. Bf1
$18) 30... Kg7 (30... Rc7 31. Bd3 Qb4 32. Rfe3 Rh6 $16) 31. Bd3 (31. Bxb7 $2
Qb4 $19) 31... Qb4 32. Rfe3 Rc5 $2 {Nobody is claiming that the black position
can be called sweet in any sense, but there was no need to push the situation
to the brink. It was necessary to grind one's teeth and to sit tight hoping to
survive the worst.} (32... Rc7 33. R3e2 $1 (33. Re4 Qd2 34. R4e2 Qg5 $14) 33...
Rh6 34. Be4 $16) (32... Rd8 33. Be4 $16) 33. Qd7 $1 Rc7 34. Qd8 Rg5 (34... Rh6
35. a3 $1 Qb6 36. Re4 Bc5 37. d6 Qxd6 (37... Bxf2+ 38. Kh1 Rc6 39. Rg4+ Rg6 40.
Rxg6+ fxg6 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Qxf6 $18) 38. Rg4+ Rg6 39. Qxd6 Bxd6 40. Bxg6 fxg6
41. Rxh4 $18) 35. Re4 Qd2 (35... Qc5 36. Rxh4 Bf8 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Qxf6 $18)
36. Bf1 $1 {A masterly retreat, when White is already combining attack in the
centre with a devastating idea of taking the pawn on h4.} (36. R1e3 $2 Rc1+ 37.
Bf1 Bc7 38. Qe8 Qxd5 $15) 36... Qxd5 (36... Bc5 37. R4e2 (37. R1e2 Qc1 38. Rxh4
Rc8 39. Qd7 $18) 37... Qa5 38. d6 Bxd6 39. Qxd6 $18) 37. Rxh4 Kg6 38. g4 $1 {
Sometimes even the most anti-positional move can be very pleasing. The obvious
target is the black king locked in on the kingside in the corner of the board.}
f5 39. Qg8+ {We may probably agree in judging the position to be completely
winning for White. Some purist might be "scandalised"by the choice of the
final move, since the thematic 39.Qh8 challenges Black into attempts to avoid
being literally mated. Hopefully players will learn that moves like 10...Bxf3
can have lasting and very depressing consequences.} (39. Qh8 fxg4 (39... f6 40.
Bb5 $1 Qxb5 (40... Rc6 41. Qh7#) 41. Rh6+ Kf7 42. Rxf6+ Ke7 43. Qf8+ Kd7 44.
Rxd6#) (39... Bf8 40. Qxf8 Kf6 41. Qh6+ Rg6 42. Qh8+ Ke6 43. Bg2 $18) 40. Rh6+
Kf5 41. Rf6#) (39. Qg8+ Kf6 40. Rh6+ Rg6 41. Rxg6+ fxg6 42. Qxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Van der Vliet, Fredrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 d5 $6 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 $2 (13...
Bxf6 $5) 14. Re1 Rf7 15. Nh4 $1 Bd7 (15... e5 16. Nf5) 16. Qh5 Bd6 17. Bh6 Ne7
(17... f5) 18. Re3 $1 Rc8 19. f4 Be8 (19... Qe8 20. Rg3+ Kh8 21. Rg7 $1 Rxg7
22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qxh7+ $18) 20. Rg3+ Kh8 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4
Nc6 $5 (8... Qc7 9. Nbd2 N8d7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2
O-O 14. O-O Bd7 15. Ne5 Ba4 $1 $11 {1/2:1/2 Pierrot,F-Polgar,J (Buenos Aires
2000)}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Be7 11. dxc5 (11. Be3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxe3
14. Rxe3 Bf6 15. Ne4 Bd7 16. Qd2 Be7 17. a3 Qa5 18. Rc3 Rad8 19. Rd1 Bc8 20.
Qc1 Qb6 21. Qe3 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Tratar,M/Nova Gorica 1996/ (81)}) 11... Qxd1
12. Rxd1 Bxc5 13. Bf4 $14 {White is enjoying the small advantage and even a
player of Lautier's caliber will not be able to suffciently cope with the
challenges of a defense.} Rd8 (13... Bd7 14. Nbd2 Na5 15. Bc2 Nd5 16. Bg3 Be7
17. Ne5 $14) 14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Nbd2 Bd7 16. Rd1 Be8 (16... Ba4 17. Ne4 (17.
Bxa4 Nxa4 18. Ne4 Nxb2 $15) 17... Bxb3 (17... Bf8 18. Bxa4 Nxa4 19. b3 Nb6 20.
c4 $14) 18. axb3 Be7 19. b4 $1 (19. c4 $6 Nc6 $11) 19... Nd5 20. Bg3 a6 $11) (
16... Be7 17. Nc4 $5 $14) 17. h3 (17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nc6 19. b4 $14) 17...
Be7 18. Be3 Nc6 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 h6 $2 {[%mdl 4096] This move builds a
true reason for the black's defeat, since in case of fixing the pawns
structure on the kingside will be very vulnerable.} (20... Kf8 $5) (20... h5
21. Kf1 $14) 21. Kf1 Kf8 22. Ke2 Rc8 (22... Rb8 23. Bd3 b5 24. g4 $1) 23. Bd3
Rd8 24. a3 b6 (24... a6) 25. g4 $1 Bd6 $6 (25... Bf6 26. h4 $5 Ne5 27. Nxe5
Bxe5 28. f4 Bc7 $11) (25... h5 $6 26. gxh5 f5 27. h6 Bh5 28. h7 Kf7 (28...
Bxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Ne5+ 30. Ke2 Ng6 31. Bc4 $18) 29. Be4 $1 $18) (25... Na5 $5 26.
b4 Ba4 27. Rd2 (27. bxa5 $2 Bxd1+) 27... Nc6 $11) 26. b4 Ne5 (26... Ke7 27. c4
f6 28. h4 $14) 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. c4 Ba4 (28... Bc6 29. f3 $14) 29. Bc2 Rxd1 30.
Kxd1 Bc6 (30... Bxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Ke7 32. Kb3 Kd7 33. h4 $1 Kc7 34. h5 f5 35. gxf5
exf5 36. f3 $16) (30... Bd7 31. c5 $16) 31. Ke2 Bd6 32. f3 Ke7 33. Be4 Bxe4 {
In an innocently looking endgame position black is still struggling with
problems.} (33... Kd7 34. Bxc6+ Kxc6 35. b5+ $1 Kc7 36. a4 f5 37. h4 (37. gxf5
$6 exf5 38. h4 h5 $5) 37... fxg4 38. fxg4 $16) 34. fxe4 Kd7 35. h4 $1 Kc6 36.
b5+ $1 (36. h5 $6 a6 $5) 36... Kc7 37. a4 Be7 38. h5 e5 $6 {Aftre this move
the fate of a defender is sealed, already Capablanca was warning against
setting up the pawns on the squares of the own bishop's colour.} 39. Kd3 Bc5
40. Bd2 $1 (40. Bxc5 $2 bxc5 41. a5 f6) 40... f6 41. a5 $1 Kd6 42. axb6 axb6
43. Kc2 Kd7 44. Kb3 Ke6 (44... Kc7 45. Bb4 Kb7 46. Ka4 $1 $18) 45. Bb4 Bd4 46.
Ka4 Bf2 47. Bf8 $1 Kf7 48. Ba3 Ke6 49. c5 $1 bxc5 50. b6 Kd6 51. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Arenas Vanegas, David"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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 "Colombia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "COL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 {Each tempo
in the opening has the value of gold, but White is ready to invest in order to
prevent the arrival of any black piece on b4.} Bd7 8. Bd3 Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 10.
Re1 Rc8 {Black has managed to develop the whole queenside reserves in order to
tame down White's possible initiative on the kingside.} (10... dxe5 11. dxe5
Be7 12. b4 N5b6 13. Nc3 $14) 11. b4 a6 12. Ng5 {A very aggressive approach
that depends very much on the number of pieces in play. Arenas Vanegas seems
to believe, that the unfinished development of Black's kingside justifies
breaking some rules.} (12. Nbd2 Nc3 13. Qb3 Ba4 14. Qb2 Nd1 15. Qb1 Nc3 16. Qb2
Nd1 17. Qb1 Nc3 18. Qb2 {1/2-1/2 (18) Janev,E (2485)-Spasov,V (2579) Plovdiv
2008}) (12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nbd2 O-O (14... Nc3 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Qxc3
Bxf3 17. Bb5+ axb5 18. Qxf3 d5 19. Qd3 Nc4 20. a4 Qxb4 21. Nf3 bxa4 $17 {
1/2-1/2 (49) Sivokho,S (2425)-Vaulin,A (2550) St Petersburg 1998}) 15. Ne4 (15.
Rc1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nf4 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Ng6 19. Qb2 Nb6 20. g3 h6 21. h4 Qd7
22. Ne4 Na4 $15 {0-1 (45) Batsanin,D (2474)-Papin,V (2475) Sochi 2008}) 15...
dxe5 16. dxe5 Nf4 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Qd4 Ng6 19. Qb2 Bd5 20. g3 Nb6 $15 {0-1 (49)
Shaked,T (2500)-Rublevsky,S (2650) Groningen 1997}) 12... dxe5 {Topalov as a
former world champion is well known for his good nerves and ability to hold
out against an opponent's initiative.} (12... g6 13. Qf3 Qe7 14. exd6 Qf6 15.
Qg4 Bh6 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Qh4 Qg7 18. Nf3 Bxd2 19. Nbxd2 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Qf6 21. Qg3
$16 {1-0 (43) Wolff,P (2564)-Stripunsky,A (2563) ICC INT 2011}) (12... Be7 13.
Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Bf8 15. Qh3 dxe5 16. dxe5 Bg7 17. Nf3 (17. Qg3 Ne7 (17... Bb5
18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Nd2 Ne7 20. Ndf3 Nf5 21. Qf4 Rc4 22. Ne4 O-O 23. Bb2 Rc2 24.
Rab1 Qc7 $11 {0-1 (61) Janev,E (2444)-Shyam,S (2502) Varna 2013}) 18. Bb2 O-O
19. Nd2 h6 20. Nh3 Nb6 21. Nb3 Na4 22. Bd4 Bd5 23. Nc5 {0-1 (46) Janev,E (2451)
-David,A (2589) Bratto 2013} Bc4 $15) 17... Qc7 18. Qg3 Nxb4 19. axb4 Bxf3 20.
Bb2 Bc6 21. Nd2 O-O 22. Nc4 $15 Rcd8 {0-1 (39) Milovanovic,D-Stripunsky,A 
(2550) Parsippany 2005}) 13. Nxe6 $6 {The direct attack with the sacrifice on
e6 is well known, but it does not enjoy a good reputation. White was clearly
bending some rules with Ng5, but he crosses the critical line with this
untimely aggression.} (13. dxe5 Be7 14. Qg4 Ne3 (14... Bb5 15. Bxb5 axb5 16.
Nf3 Kf8 17. Nbd2 N7b6 (17... h5 18. Qd4 g5 19. Qd3 g4 20. Nd4 h4 21. Bb2 Qb6
22. Re4 $16 {1-0 (49) Janev,E (2450)-Nikolov,M (2550) Blagoevgrad 2010}) 18.
Ne4 Nc4 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nexg5 h6 21. Ne4 Ra8 22. Nd4 $14 {1-0 (44) Ulybin,M 
(2533)-Sipos,I (2482) Winterthur 2009}) (14... h5 $5 15. Qg3 h4 16. Qg4 Nxe5
17. Rxe5 Nf6 18. Qd1 h3 19. Nc3 (19. Nxh3 Qd4 20. Rxe6 Qxa1 $17) 19... Bxg2 $13
) 15. Bxe3 (15. Rxe3 Bxg5 16. Re1 Nxe5 $17) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe6 Nxg4 17. Nxd8
Rxd8 18. Bc5 Rxd3 19. Rxe7+ Kd8 20. Re1 $11) (13. Nxh7 $2 Qh4 14. Bg5 Qxd4 $19)
13... fxe6 (13... Qf6 $2 14. Nxf8 Kxf8 15. Be4 exd4 16. Bb2 Nf4 17. Bxd4 Qg5
18. Qf3 (18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. g3 $16) 18... Ne6 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 
(20) Brynell,S (2465)-Rytshagov,M (2525) Gothenburg 1998}) 14. Qh5+ Ke7 {
Let us remark that the possibility of getting some small advantage for Black
with the daring move 14...g6 does not bode very well for the quality of the
knight sacrifice.} (14... g6 15. Bxg6+ hxg6 16. Qxg6+ (16. Qxh8 Kf7 (16... exd4
$1 17. Qxd4 Kf7 18. Bb2 Bh6 $17) 17. Qh7+ Bg7 18. Bh6 Qh8 19. Qxg7+ Qxg7 20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. dxe5 Nf4 $17 {0-1 (29) Velchev,H (2285)-Iotov,V (2556) Sofia 2009
}) 16... Ke7 17. Bg5+ N7f6 (17... N5f6 $2 18. dxe5 Qe8 19. Bxf6+ Nxf6 20. Qxf6+
$18) 18. Nc3 Kd7 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxf6 Be7 21. Bxh8 Qxh8 $15) 15. dxe5 {
I am not impressed by this pawn move as I strongly believe in piece play in
the middlegame, but especially in the opening. In my understading of chess it
should be more promising to engage pieces with 15.Bg5+.} (15. Bg5+ N5f6 (15...
N7f6 16. dxe5 Kd7 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bh6 $14) 16. Qh3 $5 (16. dxe5 $2 Nxe5 $1
$19) 16... Qc7 (16... e4 17. Nc3 Kf7 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 (18... b6 19. Bc2 Qe8 20.
Bb3) 19. Nxe4 Rc6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Rac1 Qd7 $15) 17. dxe5 Nxe5
18. Bf4 Nf3+ 19. Qxf3 (19. gxf3 Qxf4 20. Qxe6+ Kd8 $19) 19... Bxf3 20. Bxc7
Rxc7 21. gxf3 g6 22. Ra2 Nd5 $15) 15... h6 $1 (15... N5f6 $2 16. exf6+ Nxf6 17.
Qh3 Be4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Ra2 Qd5 20. Rae2 Rc6 21. Rxe4 Rxc1 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23.
Nc3 $18 {1-0 (34) Ulybin,M (2521)-Lefebvre,H (2286) Cappelle-la-Grande 2013})
16. Nc3 $2 {[%mdl 4] White is going beserk right at the end of the known chess
theory for this dubious line. The sacrifice of too many pieces makes it easier
for the defender to parry even the most violent attack.} (16. Qg4 N7b6 $1 (
16... Bb5 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. Nd2 Qe8 $17) 17. Nd2 h5 18. Qg3 Kd7 $17) (16. Qh4+
Kf7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Bg6 Qe7 $17) (16. Bg5+ hxg5 17. Qxh8 (17. Qxg5+ N7f6 18.
Nd2 Kd7 $19) 17... Nf4 18. Bf1 Nxe5 $19) (16. Bg6 N7b6 17. Nd2 Be8 18. Ne4 Bxg6
19. Qxg6 Qe8 20. Qg4 Kf7 21. Bb2 Nc4 $17 {0-1 (32) Dolzhikova,O (2261)
-Goormachtigh,J (2187) Benidorm 2012}) 16... Nxc3 $1 17. Bg5+ hxg5 (17... Nf6
$4 18. exf6+ gxf6 19. Bxf6+ $18) 18. Qxg5+ (18. Qxh8 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxd3 $18)
18... Nf6 19. exf6+ (19. Re3 Kd7 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Qg4 Bd5 22. Bf5 Rc6 $19)
19... gxf6 20. Rxe6+ {It is very difficult to assign the right sign to this
brave and desperate move. White must act quickly, otherwise his sacrifice of
two minor pieces will turn out to be senseless.} (20. Qc5+ Qd6 $19) 20... Kxe6
21. Qg4+ {The black king is vulnerable in the centre, but fortunately it is
not acting alone. Black can always part with one spare piece to slow down
White's initiative.} (21. Re1+ Kd7 22. Bf5+ (22. Qf4 Bd6) 22... Kc7 23. Qg3+) (
21. Bf5+ Ke7 22. Qe3+ Ne4 23. Bxe4 Bh6 $19) 21... Ke7 (21... Kd6 22. Qg3+ (22.
Qf4+ Ke7 23. Re1+ Kf7 24. Qf5 Bd6 $19) 22... Ke7 23. Re1+ Be4 24. Bxe4 (24. h3
Qd4) 24... Ne2+ $1 $19) 22. Re1+ Ne4 23. Bxe4 {White can hardly hope to give
perpetual check with two rooks missing after 23.Rxe4+} (23. Rxe4+ Bxe4 24.
Qxe4+ Kd7 (24... Kd6 $19) 25. Qxb7+ Qc7 26. Bf5+ Kd8 27. Qd5+ Qd6 $19) 23...
Qd2 $1 24. Kf1 (24. Rd1 Bd7 (24... Ba4 $19) (24... Rh4 25. Qf3 Rxe4 $19) 25.
Qf3 Rc1 $19) 24... Kd8 {Topalov was already enjoying himself as White was
obviously fighting a more than hopeless battle.} (24... Bb5+ 25. Bd3+ Qxe1+ (
25... Kd8) 26. Kxe1 Rc1+ 27. Ke2 Rc2+ 28. Ke3 Bh6+ 29. Ke4 Bc6+ 30. Kd4 Rd8+
$19) 25. Rd1 (25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd1 Rc1 $19) 25... Bb5+ 26. Kg1 Rc1 {It is
very dangerous to play extreme lines without exact knowledge of what is
possible and what is not.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nc6 9. e4 O-O {N} (9... b5) (9... Qc7) 10. e5 Nd5 (10... Nd7 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Bf4 $16) 11. Rd1 Be7 (11... b5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 $2 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg8
15. Qh5 $18) 12. Qe4 b5 (12... Nf6 13. Qe1 Nd7 14. Bf4 $14) 13. Bd3 $1 (13.
Bxd5 exd5 14. Rxd5 Bf5 $1 15. Rxd8 Bxe4 $10) 13... g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Nbd2 Ncb4
16. Bf1 Bb7 17. Qg4 Rc8 18. Ne4 Rc2 $6 (18... Nc2 19. Rac1 $40) (18... Rc7) 19.
a3 Nc6 20. Rab1 Na5 21. Bd3 Rc7 22. h4 $1 Rd7 23. Bc2 (23. h5 Nc3 $1 24. Nxc3
Rxd3 $132) 23... Nc4 24. Bg5 h5 (24... a5 25. h5 $40) 25. Qg3 Bxg5 26. Nfxg5
Qe7 (26... Qc7 27. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Ngh7+ Ke7 30. Nxe8 $18) 27.
Bb3 (27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Nf6+ Kh8 (28... Kg7 29. Nxh5+ $1 Kh8 30. Nf6 $18) 29.
Nxf7+ $2 Qxf7 30. Bxg6 Rg8 31. Bxf7 Rxg3 32. Nxd7 Rxg2+ $19) 27... Red8 28.
Bxc4 bxc4 29. Nd6 Rxd6 (29... Rf8 30. Nxc4 $18) 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32.
Rbc1 Rb6 (32... Rc6 33. Nf3 $18) 33. Rd2 Rc6 34. Nf3 Nf4 35. Ne1 (35. Ne5 Rc5
36. Nxf7 Bxg2 $132) 35... Rc5 36. g3 Nd5 37. Nd3 $1 Rc7 38. Ne5 c3 39. bxc3
Nxc3 40. Kh2 Rc5 41. Nd7 Rc8 (41... Rc7 42. Nf6+ Kf8 43. Rdc2 $18) 42. Rdc2 {
Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.28"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {In this form of the c3-Sicilian Black has a rather
limited scope of options.} Nf6 (3... d5 4. e5 $5) 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4
d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. a3 {The modest 9.a3 move is directed against all
forms of knight move to b4.} O-O 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Qe2 (11. Qd3 Rc8 12. Bd2 Nb6
13. Bb3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nb8 15. Bc2 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. Nd4 Bd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 {1-0 (92) Lyell,M (2274)-Gulamali,K (2356) Budapest 2015} 20. Ba4 $14
) 11... Rc8 (11... Qb6 12. Nc3 (12. Qe4 Na5 13. Nbd2 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Qa6 15. Nxd6
Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bh4 Rac8 19. Rac1 Qb6 $15 {0-1 (30)
Stoockalov,V (2280)-Korobkov,P (2494) Alushta 2010}) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4
14. exd6 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qxd6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Bd3 Bc6 18. Qg4 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qa5
20. Qg3 Qh5 21. Be5 Qg5 22. Qh3 Rxd3 {0-1 (22) Jerez Perez,A (2383)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2537) Castelldefels 2006}) 12. exd6 {Sethuraman is the
first to blink in the face of perfect mobilisation of black pieces. The
transformation of the pawn structure enables White to contemplate direct
development of the knight to c3.} (12. Nbd2 dxe5 (12... Na5 13. Ba2 Ba4 14. Ne4
Nb3 15. Rb1 Qb6 16. Be3 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Nc1 20. Nc3
Nxa2 21. Nxa4 b5 $17 {1-0 (72) Arnaudov,P (2369)-Klokas,K (2160) Plovdiv 2008})
13. dxe5 Na5 14. Ba2 Ba4 15. Nd4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Nf3 Qb6 18. Bxd5 Rc2 19.
Be3 Qd8 20. Qd1 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. b3 $11 {1/2 (35) Kosintseva,N (2551)-Ju,
W (2496) Ningbo 2010}) (12. Bd3 Na5 13. Bd2 g6 14. Nc3 Nb3 15. Nxd5 exd5 16.
Rad1 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Be6 18. Bb1 Re8 19. Qf4 Qb6 20. Rd2 dxe5 21. Nxe5 $11 {
1-0 (71) Dancevski,O (2411)-Filev,G (2393) Struga 2009}) 12... Bxd6 13. Nc3
Nxc3 14. bxc3 h6 {Perfectly balanced, but at the same time an eminently
playable middlegame position. White must be careful what to do with his
hanging pawns on the c- and d-files.} 15. Ba2 (15. Bd3 Na5 16. c4 Nb3 17. Rb1
Nxc1 18. Rexc1 b6 19. Qe4 f5 $11) 15... Ne7 16. c4 Bc6 17. Bb2 Ng6 18. g3 {
The pawn move weakens the kingside, but not everybody would have been ready to
entertain the double-edged direct advance of the d-pawn.} (18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5
Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nf4 21. Qd2 Nxd5 22. Rad1 Rc5 23. g3 Qc7 24. Qd4 f6 25. Qg4 $11)
18... Re8 19. Rad1 Qa5 (19... b6 20. Bb1 Bb7 21. Nd2 $11) 20. c5 {With a
proper chess education White knows that after the moment of completing the
development of the pieces he not only can, but rather has to find a way to
create the play.} Be7 (20... Bc7 21. Qd3 Rcd8 $11) 21. h4 Bf6 22. Nh2 {It is
quite interesting to compare two different forms of a similar idea. The knight
could have gone to c4 and d6, but on the kingside White would like to use it
for an attack.} (22. Nd2 Red8 23. Nc4 Qa6 24. Nd6 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Bf3 26. Nxc8
Bxe2 27. Rd2 Ba6 28. Nd6 b6 $11) 22... Qd8 23. Ng4 (23. h5 Nf8 24. Ng4 Nh7 25.
f4 b6 $11) 23... Bxh4 $5 {The tension is high and Yu correctly reads that the
position is asking for radical solutions. The modest retreat to e7 would
enable White to develop a shooting game against his king on g8.} (23... Be7 24.
d5 $1 Bxd5 (24... exd5 25. Qf3 Bxc5 26. h5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Nf8 28. Bxg7 Bxf2+
29. Qxf2 Kxg7 30. Qd4+ f6 31. Nxf6 Qb6 32. Re7+ Kh8 33. Qxb6 axb6 34. g4 $16)
25. h5 Nf8 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Nxh6+ gxh6 28. Qg4+ Bg5 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Qd4 f6
31. Qxd5+ Ne6 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33. Qf5 Rd8 34. Bb3 Rd2 35. Bc2 Kf8 $14) 24. gxh4
$6 (24. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qg5 (25... Qe7 26. Rd4 Bg5 27. f4 Bh4 28. Qf2 $14)
26. Kh2 Red8 27. Rd6 Rxd6 28. exd6 b6 29. Bb1 bxc5 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Qd2
32. Re2 Bxg3+ 33. fxg3 Qxd6 34. Qg4 $14) 24... Qxh4 25. Nh2 {It is much easier
to become critical about complicated choices both players had to make in a
position that was not standard any more.} (25. f3 Nf4 26. Qh2 Nh3+ 27. Kf1 Bxf3
28. Nf2 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 b6 $15) 25... Nf4 26. Qe3
Ng2 27. Qe5 (27. Qg3 Qxg3 28. fxg3 Nxe1 29. Rxe1 Bd5 30. Bb1 b6 $15) 27... Nxe1
28. Rxe1 Qh3 {The Chinese player could have done better with the immediate
centralisdation of the bishop.} (28... Bd5 $5 29. Bb1 (29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Qxe8+
Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Re3 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 Qg6 $17) 29... b6 30. Re3 Qg5+ $17) 29.
f3 Bd5 30. Bb1 (30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Qxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kh7 33. Re2 h5 $17)
30... f6 31. Qf4 (31. Qe3 b6 32. Re2 Rb8 $15) 31... b6 32. Re2 f5 $2 {Black
hated the idea of opening the bishops for the play against his kingside, but
his solution is strategically flawed.} (32... bxc5 $1 33. Rg2 cxd4 34. Qxd4 Re7
35. Qd3 f5 36. Qd4 Rcc7 $15) 33. Rg2 Rf8 (33... Qh5 34. Bd3 $11) 34. Rg3 Qh5
35. Nf1 Rf6 36. Ne3 Qf7 37. Kf2 {White is not worse any more, but he was
becoming tired of difficult choices.} (37. Bd3 Qc7 38. Qxc7 Rxc7 39. Nxd5 exd5
40. Kf2 $11) 37... Qb7 38. Nd1 (38. Ba1 Rd8 39. Rg1 $14) 38... Kf7 39. Qe5 (39.
Rg1 Rd8 40. Bc2 $11) 39... Qb8 $1 40. Nc3 $2 {The amusing idea of abandoning
the 40th move in all chess games would have helped quite a few players. So
many positions have turned rotten by the hasty decisions made before the time
control...} (40. Rh3 bxc5 41. Qxb8 Rxb8 42. dxc5 Rg6 43. Bc2 $11) 40... bxc5
41. Ba1 cxd4 $1 (41... Qxe5 42. dxe5 Rg6 43. Rh3 (43. Nxd5 Rxg3 44. Kxg3 exd5
45. Bxf5 Rd8 46. Bb2 d4 47. Bd3 Rb8 48. Bc1 Ke7 $17) 43... Rd8 $17) 42. Qxd4 (
42. Qxb8 Rxb8 43. Nxd5 Rxb1 44. Nxf6 Rxa1 45. Nd7 Ra2+ 46. Ke1 g5 $17) 42...
Rc4 43. Qd3 Rg6 {Objectively speaking the move with the other rook might have
been more exact, but the choice from the game is much more "human"and
understandable.} (43... Rh4 $5 44. Nxd5 Rh2+ 45. Rg2 Rxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Rg6+ 47.
Kf2 Qh2+ 48. Ke3 Qg1+ 49. Kf4 Qe1 50. Qc2 Qg3+ 51. Ke3 Qg1+ 52. Kd3 exd5 $19)
44. Rxg6 Kxg6 45. Nxd5 Qh2+ 46. Ke3 Qg1+ 47. Ke2 (47. Kd2 Qc1+ 48. Ke2 Rh4 49.
Bd4 Rh1 50. Bf2 Qxb1 51. Nf4+ Kh7 $17) 47... Rc1 $1 {Black is perfectly
coordinated, so the temporary sacrifice of the material was a very clever
attacking investment.} 48. Nf4+ Kh7 49. Bc3 (49. Qd2 Rxb1 50. Bc3 e5 51. Bxe5
Rf1 $1 52. Bd4 Qh2+ 53. Kd3 Rxf3+ $19) 49... Rxb1 50. Nxe6 Qf1+ 51. Ke3 Qxd3+
52. Kxd3 g5 {[%mdl 4096] In the scholary scheme of chess evaluation Black is
ahead in material, but even more important is the active rook and unstoppable
h-pawn on the open file.} 53. a4 Kg6 54. Ke2 h5 55. a5 h4 56. Kf2 h3 57. Kg3 (
57. Be5 Rd1 58. Nf8+ Kh5 59. Kg3 g4 $19) 57... Rh1 58. Bd4 (58. f4 g4 $19)
58... a6 $6 {If we should insist on chosing the best move then the pawn
advance on the queenside would have to be replaced by the one on the kingside.
Black will have to work harder now.} (58... f4+ $1 59. Kg4 (59. Nxf4+ gxf4+ 60.
Kxf4 h2 $19) 59... h2 60. Kh3 a6 61. Kg2 Re1 62. Nf8+ Kf7 63. Kxh2 Kxf8 64. Bf6
Re3 65. Bxg5 Rxf3 $19) 59. Bb6 (59. Nc5 f4+ 60. Kg4 h2 61. Kh3 Rd1 62. Kxh2
Rxd4 63. Nxa6 Rd5 $19) 59... f4+ 60. Nxf4+ (60. Kg4 h2 61. Kh3 Re1 62. Nf8+ Kf7
63. Kxh2 Kxf8 $19) 60... gxf4+ 61. Kxf4 Kf6 62. Kg3 Ke5 63. Bc7+ Kd4 64. Bb6+
Kd3 {Once again the purists would be mildly unhappy about ignoring the more
exact move 64...Kd5.} (64... Kd5 $1 65. Kg4 h2 66. Kg3 Rb1 67. Kxh2 Rxb6 68.
axb6 Kc6 69. f4 Kxb6 $19) 65. Kf2 h2 (65... Kc4 66. Kg3 Kd5 67. f4 Ke4 68. Kg4
h2 69. Kg3 Rg1+ 70. Kxh2 Rg7 71. f5 Kxf5 $19) 66. Kg2 Rf1 67. Kxh2 Rxf3 {
The celebrated endgame of rook pawn and rook fighting against the bishop.
Unfortunately the white king is hopelessly locked in the wrong corner and will
end up on the h-file.} 68. Kg1 Kd2 69. Kh2 Kd1 70. Bc7 (70. Kg2 Ke2 71. Kh2 Rd3
72. Kg2 Rb3 73. Kh2 (73. Bc7 Rb7 74. Bb6 Rg7+ $19) 73... Kf3 74. Kh3 Rb4 75.
Kh2 Rb5 76. Kg1 Rb2 $19) 70... Rf7 71. Bb6 Rg7 {Now the win is easy, it just
entails hitting the a5-pawn twice and the white king will not be able to
return in time.} 72. Kh3 Ke2 73. Kh4 Kd3 74. Kh3 Kc4 75. Kh2 (75. Kh4 Kb4 76.
Kh5 Rg2 77. Kh4 Ra2 78. Kg3 Rxa5 79. Bxa5+ Kxa5 80. Kf2 Kb4 81. Ke2 Kb3 $19)
75... Kb4 76. Kh3 Rg5 77. Kh2 Rxa5 78. Bxa5+ Kxa5 79. Kg3 Kb4 (79... Kb4 80.
Kf2 Kb3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 $5 d6 5. exd6 e6 (5... Qxd6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.
Ne2 g6 8. Na3 (8. d4 $5) 8... Nc7 9. O-O Bg7 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc4 Qd7 12. Be3 Ne6
13. Re1 Re8 14. Qa4 $6 Rb8 15. Na3 b5 $1 $17 {Rozentalis,E-Hellers,F/Malmo/
1993/}) 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Na3 Be7 $5 (9... Ne5 10. d3 Bd7
11. Ng5 Bc6 12. Nc4 $14) (9... Bd7 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. d3 Rc8 12. a4 $14) 10. d3 b6
11. Nc4 Bb7 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qe2 $5 (13. Qc2) 13... Rad8 14. Bd2 Rfe8 15. Rae1
Bf8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bc1 e5 18. Nh4 Qd7 19. Qc2 g5 $2 (19... Nce7) 20. Nf3 Nc7
21. Nfd2 $1 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Ne4 Kg7 (23... Be7 24. f4 (24. Ne3 $5) 24...
Ba6 25. Nf2 $1) 24. f4 $1 (24. Ne3 $5 Ba6 25. Nxf6 $1 Kxf6 26. Bxc6) 24... exf4
25. gxf4 h6 (25... g4 26. Nf2) 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. h4 $1 (27. Rf6 Be7) 27... gxh4
28. Rf6 $1 Nd8 (28... Rxe4 29. Rg6+ $1 Kxg6 30. Bxe4+ Kg7 31. Bxd3 $18) (28...
h3 29. Bxh6+ Kg8 30. Rxc6 $1) 29. Bxh6+ Kg8 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Rg6+ $1 Kh8 (
31... Kh7 32. Ne5 {/\ Ng5}) 32. Ne5 Rd5 (32... Bxe4 33. Rxe4 $1) 33. Ng5 Rf5 (
33... Rd2 34. Bxb7 Nxb7 35. Re4 $18) 34. Bxd5 Bxd5 (34... Nxd5 35. Nef7+ Nxf7
36. Re8#) 35. c4 Ba8 (35... Bg8 36. Re4) 36. Rd1 (36. Rd1 Rf8 37. Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-01"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1977.10.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1977.09.23"]
[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 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 11. Re1 $14 h6 12. h3 Bd6 13. Bf1 a6 14. Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 (9... Bf5 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Qf3 $14)
10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. axb3 (12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 (14. Nbd4
Nxd4 15. Nxd4 f6 16. bxc3 Kf7 (16... Bd6 17. Nf5 g6 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. f4 Nd7
20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Ba3 Kf7 22. Qc4+ Qxc4 23. Rxd7+ Ke6 24. Re7+ {Palkovi,
J-Grabics,M/Budapest FS MarIM-A (05)/1994/1-0 (33)}) 17. Nb5 a6 18. Be3 axb5
19. Bxb6 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qe8 21. Ra5 b4 22. c4 Qc6 23. Rb5 Be7 24. Ba5 {Lautier,
J-Gelfand,B/Linares (07)/1994/0.5 (35)}) (14. Nfd4 g6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nxa7
Qc7 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Nb5 cxb5 19. Bxb6 Qc6 20. Rxa8+ Qxa8 21. Qxb5+ Ke7 22. bxc3
Rc8 23. c4 Qc6 24. Qxc6 {Janovsky,S-Timoshenko,G/Voskresensk/1992/0.5 (76)}) (
14. Be3 Nc8 15. Rfd1 Be7 16. Ng5 cxb2 17. Ra4 O-O 18. Qh5 h6 19. Ne6 fxe6 20.
Bxh6 Bf6 21. Rg4 N8e7 22. Nc3 Qe8 23. Qh3 Rd8 24. Re1 {Vorobiov,E-Mitenkov,A/
Moscow-ch/1994/0-1 (25)}) (14. Bf4 f6 (14... Bd6 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Nxd6 exf4 17.
bxc3 Nc8 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Ng5 Nb6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Rfe1 Kg8 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23.
Qf7 Qg8 24. Qxb7 {Motwani,P-Ernst,T/Gausdal Troll (5)/1992/0-1 (54)}) 15. bxc3
Be7 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Bd2 O-O 18. c4 Nc7 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rfd1 a6 21. Nc3 Rxd1+
22. Rxd1 Qe8 23. Bb6 Ne6 24. Ne4 {Turov,M-Nevostrujev,V/St.Petersburg op (08)/
1994/0.5 (45)}) 14... Be7 15. Re1 Nd7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 O-O 18. Rad1 Nc5
19. Qg4 Qc8 20. Qh4 Qf5 21. Nd6 Qg6 22. b4 Nd3 23. Re3 Qxd6 24. Rexd3 {Hoffman,
A-Gavrikov,V/Biel (04)/1994/0-1 (42)}) 12... Rd8 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. bxc3 a6 15.
Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7 17. Bb2 e6 18. c4 Be7 19. Qg4 Bf6 (19... O-O $2 20. Nxe6
$18) 20. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxe6+ Qe7 (22... Kf8 23. Qxf6+ Kg8 24.
Ra5 h6 25. Qg6+ Qg7 (25... Kf8 26. Rf5+ Ke7 27. Rf7+ $18) 26. Qxb6 $18) 23.
Qxb6 Rd6 24. Qc5 O-O 25. Rae1 Qd7 26. h3 b5 27. cxb5 Rd5 28. Qa3 $5 (28. Qc2
axb5 29. Rd1 $16) 28... Qxb5 29. Re3 (29. Re6 a5) 29... Rg5 30. Rd1 Qc6 31. g3
a5 32. Qa2 Kh8 33. h4 Rc5 34. Qd2 Rc8 35. Qd4 Rf5 $6 (35... Rc1 $16) 36. Qd7 $1
Rc5 (36... Qxd7 37. Rxd7 Rb5 38. Ree7 $18) 37. Qe7 Rg8 38. Re6 Qf3 39. Qxf6+
Qxf6 40. Rxf6 Rb8 41. Rd7 $1 (41. Rd7 $1 Rcb5 42. Rh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 14th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2004.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2004.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 e6 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7...
Nc6 8. Bb5 Qxd6) 8. Na3 (8. Bd3 $5 Nc6 9. Qe4) (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.
O-O Nc6 11. Qe4 O-O-O 12. Nbd2 f6 13. Nd4 e5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Nb3 Kb8 16. Rd1
Bc5 17. Bd2 Bb6 18. c4 Nb4 19. Qxc6 Nxc6 20. Bc3 Ne7 $15 {Azmayparashvili,
Z-Gelfand,B,Madrid,1996}) 8... Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 (10... Qxc6 11. Ne5
(11. Nc4 f6) 11... Qc5 12. Qg4 Nf6 13. Qe2 $11) 11. Nc4 Qc7 (11... Qc5 12. Nce5
Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Ba4 14. b3 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Kxd7 16. Bb2 e5 $1 $11) 12. Nce5 f6 (
12... Bb5 13. c4 Nb4 14. Qe4) 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O (14. Qg4 Qa6 (14... Bc5 15.
Qxg7 O-O-O)) 14... Bc5 15. Qe4 (15. Qg4 O-O) 15... O-O (15... O-O-O $5 16. Nd4
Bxd4 17. Qxd4 $11) 16. Bd2 $6 $146 (16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rfd8 $15) (16. c4 Nb4
17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 $11) 16... Rad8 17. Rfe1 e5 18. Rad1 Ne7 (
18... Qb6 $5 19. Be3 $8 (19. Rf1 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxa2 21. Rxb7 (21. Ra1 Qb3 22.
Rfb1 Nxc3) 21... Nb6 $17) 19... Bxe3 20. fxe3 Nxe3 21. Rxd8 Nd5+ 22. Kh1 Rxd8
23. Rd1 Nf4 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qxb7 $15) (18... Rd7 19. b4 Be7 20. b5 $132) 19.
Qe2 Rd7 20. Be3 (20. b4 Bb6 21. c4 Rfd8) (20. Bc1 Rfd8) 20... Bxe3 21. Qxe3 b6
22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. h3 Rd8 $15 24. Qe4 Ng6 25. Re2 Qd1+ (25... Qd3 26. g3) 26.
Re1 Qd5 27. Qxd5+ Rxd5 28. g3 Nf8 (28... Rd3 29. Re3 Rd1+ 30. Re1 $11) 29. Kf1
Ne6 30. Ke2 Kf7 (30... e4 31. Nd2) (30... Nc5 31. b4 Na4 32. Rc1) 31. b4 $6 (
31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Nc5 $15) (31. Nd2 Nc5 32. b4 Nd3 33. Rd1 Ke6 $15) 31...
e4 32. Nd2 f5 33. f3 Rd3 34. Rc1 (34. fxe4 Rxg3 35. exf5 Nf4+ $17) 34... Kf6 (
34... g5 $1 {/\Kf6,h5-h4} 35. Nc4 Kf6 36. Ne3 f4 37. Ng4+ Kg7 38. fxe4 Rxg3 39.
Rd1 h5 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. Nf2 Rxc3 $19) 35. h4 g6 36. a4 h6 (36... a5 $6 37. fxe4
Rxg3 38. exf5 gxf5 39. Nc4 $11) 37. Rc2 g5 38. hxg5+ hxg5 39. Rc1 g4 (39... a6
40. fxe4 (40. Rh1 Rxc3 41. fxe4 Nd4+ 42. Kf2 $17) 40... Rxg3 41. Kf2 Rh3 42.
exf5 Nf4 43. Nc4 $17) 40. fxg4 Rxg3 41. gxf5 Kxf5 $2 (41... Nf4+ 42. Kf2 Rg2+
43. Ke3 Nd5+ 44. Kxe4 Rxd2 $19) 42. Kf2 Rd3 (42... Kf4 43. Nc4 Ng5 $17) 43. Nc4
Rf3+ 44. Kg1 Nf4 45. Re1 Rg3+ 46. Kf2 Rf3+ 47. Kg1 Rxc3 48. Nd6+ Kg4 49. Rxe4 (
49. Nxe4 Rc2 50. Nf6+ Kf5 51. Rf1 Rg2+ 52. Kh1 Rd2 53. Nh5 Rd4 $17) 49... Kf3
50. Rc4 $6 Ra3 51. a5 Ra1+ 52. Kh2 Ra2+ 53. Kh1 bxa5 $1 (53... Ne2 $1 54. Ne4 (
54. Nf5 bxa5 55. b5 Rb2) 54... b5 $19) 54. bxa5 (54. Rc3+ $1 $17) 54... Ra1+
55. Kh2 Ra2+ 56. Kh1 Ne2 57. Ne4 Rxa5 58. Nd2+ Ke3 59. Nb3 Rg5 60. Rc7 Kf2 61.
Rf7+ Kg3 62. Rh7 Rd5 63. Rg7+ Kf3 64. Rf7+ Nf4 65. Nd4+ $2 (65. Kh2 a6 66. Rf8
a5 67. Nxa5 Rh5+ 68. Kg1 Rxa5 69. Rf7 $1 $11 (69. Kh1 Rg5 $1 70. Rf7 Rg4 71.
Kh2 Kf2 72. Rh7 Rg5 73. Kh1 (73. Rh6 Ng6) 73... Rf5 74. Rh2+ (74. Kh2 Ne2)
74... Kg3 75. Rh7 Ne2 76. Rh3+ Kf2 77. Rh2+ Kf1 78. Rh7 Ng1 $19)) 65... Rxd4
66. Rxa7 Rd6 $1 $19 67. Ra2 (67. Rf7 Kg3 68. Rg7+ Ng6) 67... Rh6+ 68. Rh2 Nh3
$22 0-1

[Event "Coventry op"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "2005.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Georgiev,Ki"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2005.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 $11 {In this position my opponent affered a draw which I declined}
O-O 10. Qe4 Ndb4 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bc6
16. Nxc6 Naxc6 17. Rad1 Nd5 $1 18. Bc1 $6 ({Better was} 18. Nxd5 {with about
equal position.}) 18... Bf6 19. Bf3 Nce7 20. Qe2 Rc8 {Black's position is
prefferable in view of the control of "d5" square.} 21. Ne4 Nc6 22. Be3 ({
Possible was} 22. Nxf6+) 22... Rc7 23. a3 Qe7 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Be4 Qh4 26.
Bb1 Rd7 27. g3 Qh3 28. Be4 a6 29. Bc1 Rd6 30. Rd3 Nf6 31. Bg2 Qf5 32. Rfd1 Rfd8
33. Be3 h6 34. h3 Nd5 35. Kh2 Qf6 36. R3d2 R6d7 37. Be4 Nce7 {Prepares Nf5} 38.
Qg4 Rc8 39. Kg2 Rdc7 40. Re2 Rd7 41. Red2 Nf5 $1 42. Qf3 Rcd8 43. Bxf5 $2 ({
Better was} 43. Bb1) 43... exf5 44. Rc2 g5 45. Rdc1 Kg7 46. g4 $2 {White
weaknesses his kingside.} (46. Bd2 $142) 46... fxg4 47. hxg4 Qe6 48. Rc5 b6 49.
Rc6 Rd6 50. Rxd6 Rxd6 51. Re1 Qd7 52. Qg3 Re6 $19 53. Bd2 Nf4+ 54. Kh2 Rxe1 55.
Bxe1 f6 56. Qe3 Qc6 57. f3 Qc2+ 58. Qd2 Qb3 59. Qc3 Qd1 60. Qe3 Kf7 61. Qe4
Qe2+ 62. Qxe2 Nxe2 63. Bf2 b5 64. d5 Nf4 65. d6 Ke6 66. Bd4 Nd5 67. Bc5 Kd7 68.
Kg3 Nf4 69. Be3 Ne6 70. b3 Kxd6 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1999.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 $5 (4... Nc6 $5 {Is the
main line.}) 5. Bc4 $5 ({Another alternative is:} 5. d4 $5 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 {
and so on.}) 5... dxe5 $5 {Besides this move black has two options:} (5... Nb6
$5 6. Bb3 (6. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 7. Ng5+ Kg8 8. Qf3 Qe8 9. e6 g6 $17) 6... Nc6 (6...
c4 $5 7. Bc2 (7. Bxc4 $6 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Qxc4 dxe5 {=/=/+}) 7... dxe5 8.
Nxe5 N8d7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 $11 {Carlier,B-De Vreugt,D/NLD,1994(0-1)(41)
}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7... c4 $5 8. Bc2 Qxd6 9. Na3 Qe6+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bg4
12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Rc8 14. h3 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Yudasin,L/Kemerovo, 1995
(14)}) (7... e5 $2 8. d4 $1 c4 9. Ba4 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd6 12. Nxc6
Qd7 13. Nd2 Qxc6 14. Qxc6+ bxc6 15. Nxc4 $16 {Sermek,D-Soln,P/Maribor,1998(1-0)
(36)}) 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bf5 10. Nc3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 O-O 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,
L-Hellers,F/Malmo,1993(18)}) ({and} 5... e6) 6. Nxe5 e6 7. O-O ({Dubious:} 7.
Qh5 {in view of:} g6 8. Qf3 (8. Qe2 Bg7 $11) 8... Qf6 $11) (7. d4 $5 Nb6 $6 (
7... cxd4 $142) 8. Bb5+ N8d7 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qf3 $36 {Drenchev,P-Guerra,V/Holon,
1995(1-0)(48)}) 7... Nd7 $5 $146 (7... Bd6 $5 {-was checked in the previous
game.} 8. d4 O-O 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Re1 b6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. dxc5 bxc5 {+/=/=
Johnsen,S-Paasikangas,J/Linkoping, 1995(0-1)(39)}) 8. Nf3 $6 ({In my opinion
slightly better is:} 8. Nxd7 $5 Qxd7 (8... Bxd7 $143 9. Bxd5 exd5 10. Re1+ Be7
11. d4 $14) 9. d4 {+/=/=}) ({Also dubious:} 8. Bxd5 $6 Nxe5 (8... exd5 $6 9.
Nxd7 Bxd7 10. Re1+ Be7 11. d4 $14) 9. Be4 $11) 8... Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Qe2 b6 $5
{[%cal Gc8b7]} 11. Nbd2 ({Can be recommended:} 11. dxc5 $5 bxc5 $13 (11... Nxc5
$143 12. Rd1 $14)) 11... Bb7 12. Ne4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 (13. cxd4 $6 Rc8 {[%csl Rd4]
=/=/+}) 13... Nc5 14. Rd1 $5 {[%csl Gd1,Rd8] /\15.Nc5 and 16.Ne6} ({Badly at
first:} 14. Nxc5 bxc5 $140 15. Nxe6 $4 {because of:} fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Rd1
Rf6 $1 {[%csl Yf6]} 18. Qe4 (18. Rxd5 $4 Rxe6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxe6 Rd1#)
18... Rd6 $19 {[%csl Yb7,Rd5,Yd6,Yd8]}) 14... Kh8 $1 {/\15...Ne4 and 16...Nc3}
({Dubious:} 14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 $140 Nxc3 $2 {in view of:} 16. Qxb7 Nxd1 17.
Nc6 {[%csl Rd8,Re7]} Qd6 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Qf3 $5 Qxe7 (19... Nxb2 $2 20. Bxb2
Qxe7 21. Ba3 $18 {[%csl Re7,Rf8]}) 20. Qxd1 $16) 15. Nxc5 ({Probably slightly
better is:} 15. Ng3 Qc7 $13 {[%cal Gd5f4]} (15... Bg5 $143 16. Bxd5 $1 exd5 $8
17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Re1 $14)) 15... bxc5 16. Nc2 $6 ({It is necessary:} 16. Nf5
$1 Bf6 (16... exf5 $6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe5 {[%csl Rd5] +/=/+/-} Bf6 19. Qxd5 (
19. Qxf5 $4 Be6 $19 {[%csl Rd1,Rf5]}) 19... Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8
22. Be3 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5]}) (16... Bg5 $143 17. Ne3 {+/=/=} (17. Nd6 $143 Bc6
$13)) 17. Ne3 Nf4 18. Qg4 Qc7 $11) 16... Qc7 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. c4 $6 {[%mdl
16384] After this strategical blunder I have posional advantage.} (18. g3 $2
Qc6 {[%csl Gb7,Gc6,Rg1]} 19. Bb5 $140 $4 Nf4 $19 {[%csl Rb5,Gb7,Gc6,Rd1,Gd8,
Re2,Gf4,Rg1]}) (18. Qe4 $142 f5 $5 (18... Nf6 $5) 19. Qxe6 Bd6 $36 {[%csl Re6,
Rh2][%cal Gd8e8]}) 18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 $15 20. Qe3 Qxe3 $5 {This move
better than:} (20... Qg4 {in view of:} 21. f3 {[%cal Gd3e4]} (21. Qg3 $6 Qxg3 (
21... Qh5 $4 22. Qc7 {[%csl Rb7,Re7]} Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Bd6 24. Qc6 Qg4+ 25. Kf1
Qh3+ 26. Ke2 $16) 22. hxg3 Bf6 {=/+/-/+_|_}) 21... Qg5 22. Qxg5 Bxg5 23. Rab1 {
=/=/+_|_}) 21. fxe3 (21. Nxe3 $143 Bf6 22. Rab1 Rd6 {=/+/-/+}) 21... Bf6 22.
Rab1 a5 $5 {[%csl Ya5,Yc5][%cal Yc5b4,Ya5b4]} ({Worse is:} 22... Rd7 {in view
of:} 23. b4 $15) 23. Ne1 Rd6 {[%cal Gf8d8]} 24. Kf2 Rfd8 25. Ke2 g5 $5 {
/\g4(><f3)} 26. b3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Again strategical blunder.} ({It is
necessary:} 26. Bc2 Rxd1 27. Bxd1 g4 28. Bc2 Kg7 29. b3 h5 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31.
Bxd1 Be5 32. g3 f5 {=/+/-/+}) 26... Bc3 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Ye1][%cal Gc3e1]} 27. Nf3
g4 $1 $17 28. Ng5 Kg7 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gf7f5,Gh7h6]} 29. Be4 $2 {Right now
tactical blunder.Loses right away.} (29. Ne4 $8 Bxe4 $1 (29... Rxd3 $2 30. Nxc3
$8 (30. Rxd3 $4 Bxe4 31. Rxd8 Bxb1 {[%csl Ra2,Gb1,Rb3,Gc3,Rc4] -/+/-+}) 30...
Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Bxg2 33. Na4 $13 {[%csl Rc5]}) 30. Bxe4 Rd2+ 31.
Rxd2 Rxd2+ 32. Kf1 Rxa2 $17) 29... Rd2+ 30. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 31. Kf1 Bc8 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rg5][%cal Gh7h6]} 32. Bxh7 (32. Rc1 $144 Bb4 $1 (32... Be5 $143 33. Ke1
$1 Rxa2 34. Rd1 h6 35. Rd8 $17) 33. Rc2 Rxc2 34. Bxc2 f5 $19 {[%cal Gh7h6]})
32... f5 {[%csl Rg5,Rh7][%cal Yf5e4,Gc3f6]} 33. h4 Bf6 34. Ke1 Rxg2 (34... Rxg2
35. Kf1 Rh2 {[%cal Gh2h1,Gh2h4]} 36. Kg1 Rxh4 $19 {[%csl Rg5,Rh7]}) 0-1

[Event "Ankara TUR-IRI m"]
[Site "Ankara"]
[Date "2011.09.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kanmazalp, Ogulcan"]
[Black "Darini, Pouria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. c4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qc6
15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Ne5 Qa6 18. b3 Qa5 19. a3 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21.
Bb2 Rcd8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Bxa3 25. Bxa3 Qxa3 26. Qd8+ Qf8
27. Qc7 Qa8 28. b4 Kf8 29. c5 a6 30. Kf1 Qe8 31. Qxb7 Qb5+ 32. Qxb5 axb5 {
This endgame looks like a draw, as there is hardly any entrance for the white
king on the kingside, so there is little hope to benefit from the protected
passed c-pawn... As in such cases the protected passed pawn is operating as
the decoy (it hardly can queen!) White is obliged to find the desired
breakthrough on the kingside.} 33. Ke2 $1 ({It would be wrong to the early
push of the f-pawn, as after} 33. f4 $2 {Black always will have the chance to
quickly create his own passed pawn as well with ...f6 and ...e5 in a later
stage of the game.}) 33... Ke7 34. Ke3 Kd7 35. Kd4 Kc6 36. g4 $1 {With the use
of the g-pawn White will create the desired breakthrough and potential
entrance for his king.} f6 ({Sooner or later Black will have to go for this.
The alternative waiting strategy with} 36... Kd7 {loses to} 37. g5 Kc6 38. Ke5
Kd7 39. h4 Ke7 40. h5 Kd7 41. f3 $1 ({creating a zugzwang. Wrong would be} 41.
h6 $2 gxh6 42. gxh6 Ke7 43. c6 f6+ 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. c7 e5+ 46. Ke4 Kxc7 $11)
41... Ke7 42. c6 h6 (42... f6+ 43. Kd4 Kd6 44. h6 $18) 43. gxh6 gxh6 44. c7 f6+
45. Kd4 Kd7 46. Kc5 Kxc7 47. Kxb5 Kd6 48. Kb6 $1 (48. Kc4 $2 e5 49. b5 f5 $11)
48... e5 49. b5 f5 50. Ka7 $18 {.}) 37. g5 $1 ({Only by this!} 37. h4 $2 Kd7
38. g5 h5 39. gxh6 gxh6 40. Ke4 h5 {, would only lead to a draw, as White
would have lost his entrance point on h4.}) 37... Kd7 (37... fxg5 {should have
been tried, as it requires accuracy by White:} 38. Ke5 Kd7 39. f3 (39. c6+ {
wins as well:} Kxc6 (39... Kc7 40. Kxe6 Kxc6 41. f3 $1 h6 42. Ke5 $1 (42. Kf7
$2 Kd6 (42... Kd5 43. Kxg7 Kc4 44. Kxh6 Kxb4 45. Kxg5 Kc4 46. h4 b4 47. h5 b3
48. h6 b2 49. h7 b1=Q 50. h8=Q Qg1+ $11) 43. Kxg7 Ke6 44. Kxh6 Kf6 $11) 42...
Kb6 43. Kd5 g6 44. Kd6 Kb7 45. Kc5 Ka6 46. Kc6 h5 47. Kc5 $18) 40. Kxe6 h6 41.
f3) 39... h6 (39... Ke7 40. c6 h6 41. c7 Kd7 42. c8=Q+ Kxc8 43. Kxe6 Kc7 44.
Kd5 $1 (44. Kf7 $2 Kd7 45. Kxg7 Ke6 46. Kxh6 Kf6 $11) 44... Kb6 45. Kd6 Kb7 46.
Kc5 Ka6 47. Kc6 $18) 40. c6+ Kc7 41. Kxe6 Kxc6 42. Ke5 $1 $18 {, as shown
above.}) 38. gxf6 gxf6 39. Ke4 ({Now, as the white h-pawn is still behind (} 
39. h4 $2 h5 $1 $11 {) the white king can attack the black h-pawn via the
h-file.}) 39... Kc6 40. Kf4 Kd7 41. Kg4 Ke7 42. Kh5 e5 ({Black should do
something active, as the passive} 42... Kf7 43. Kh6 Kg8 44. c6 {loses quickly.
But any pawn movement weakens his position further...}) 43. Kh6 $2 ({
Inaccurate. White should retreat with} 43. Kg4 $1 Ke6 44. h4 e4 (44... h6 45.
Kh5 f5 46. Kxh6 e4 47. Kg5 Ke5 48. h5 f4 49. h6 e3 50. fxe3 fxe3 51. h7 e2 52.
h8=Q+ $18) 45. Kf4 f5 46. h5 Kf6 47. c6 Ke6 48. h6 $18 {. Now he will have to
copy with a (won) queen ending.}) 43... e4 $1 44. h4 Ke6 ({Or} 44... f5 45. Kg5
Ke6 46. Kf4 $18 {.}) 45. h5 Kd7 $6 ({Black could create some (minor) problems
for White with} 45... Kd5 46. Kxh7 f5 47. h6 f4 {, as now} 48. Kg7 $1 {should
be played:} (48. Kg8 $2 e3 49. fxe3 fxe3 50. h7 e2 51. h8=Q e1=Q 52. Qh5+ Kc6 (
52... Kc4 $2 53. Qg4+ Kc3 54. Qd7 Kxb4 55. c6 $18) 53. Qg6+ Kc7 54. Qb6+ Kc8
55. Qc6+ (55. Qxb5 $2 Qe6+ $11) 55... Kd8 $16) 48... e3 49. fxe3 fxe3 50. h7 e2
51. h8=Q e1=Q 52. Qd8+ Kc6 (52... Kc4 53. c6 $18) 53. Kf7 $1 Qc1 (53... Qxb4
54. Qd6+ Kb7 55. c6+ $18 {is the typical trick that always saves the white
b-pawn}) 54. Ke8 $1 {and White triumphs.}) 46. Kxh7 f5 47. Kg6 $1 (47. Kg7 $2 {
limits White's checks from the 7th and 8th ranks (which White clears with his
text move):} f4 48. h6 e3 49. fxe3 fxe3 50. h7 e2 51. h8=Q e1=Q 52. Qh3+ Kc7
$16 {.}) 47... f4 48. h6 e3 49. fxe3 fxe3 50. h7 e2 51. h8=Q e1=Q 52. Qg7+ Kc8
53. Qg8+ Kc7 54. Qf7+ Kb8 55. Qf4+ Kb7 56. Kf5 $1 {It is time for the white
king to assist - he will be either creating mating threats or simply capture
the black b-pawn. Black must also watch out for a queen exchange - all these
are too much for Black to handle with.} Kc8 ({Or} 56... Qd1 57. Qe4+ Kb8 58.
Ke6 $18 {.}) 57. Qe4 Qf2+ 58. Ke6 Qa2+ 59. Kd6 Qd2+ 60. Qd5 (60. Kc6 Qd7+ 61.
Kb6 $18 {is easy as well.}) 60... Qxb4 $2 ({Makes it easier, but there was no
chance either after} 60... Qf4+ 61. Kc6 $18 {.}) 61. Qa8# {A brilliant
cooperation of the white forces!} 1-0

[Event "Nuremberg LGA Cup 8th"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "2011.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Black "Zozulia, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 ({In Tiviakov-Manolache,
Eforie Nord 2011, folgte} 5... d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O
O-O $11) 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4 O-O 9. O-O N8d7 ({Das natürliche} 9...
Nc6 {reicht nicht aus wegen} 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qe2 Nd5 (11... Qc7 12. Nbd2 e5
13. Re1 $16) 12. c4 $5 ({Wenig leistet} 12. Rd1 Qc7 $11 {Magem Badals-Antunes,
Linares Zonenturnier 1995}) 12... Nf6 13. Nc3 $14) 10. Re1 ({In Betracht kommt
} 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Na3 $5 ({Eine Verbesserung gegenüber} 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nd5
$11 {Keitlinghaus-Epishin, Deizisau 2003}) 11... a6 12. Be3 $14) 10... Qc7 ({
Dies ist genauer als} 10... Nf6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Bc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5
h6 15. Bh4 $14 {Blauert-Janosi, E-Mail 2006}) 11. Bc2 ({Nach} 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12.
dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {steht Schwarz nicht schlechter.}) 11... Bf4 $2 ({Besser gefällt
} 11... cxd4 $5 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 ({Oder} 13. Bg5 f6) 13... Nf8 $11) 12. Qd3
g6 13. Bxf4 Qxf4 14. Nbd2 $6 ({Viel stärker wäre} 14. g3 Qf5 15. Qe2 $16 {
gewesen.}) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 ({Vielleicht ist} 15. g3 Qf5 16. cxd4 Qxd3 17.
Bxd3 Nf6 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rab8 22. b3 Be8 23.
Rxc8 Nxc8 24. d5 $14 {etwas genauer.}) 15... Nf6 16. N2f3 Bd7 17. g3 Qc7 18.
Ne5 Rad8 19. Qf3 Nfd5 20. Qg4 Nf6 $2 {Nach diesem Zeitverlust bricht die
schwarze Stellung zusammen.} ({Richtig war} 20... Nc4 $5 {, um den weißen
Springer auf e5 abzutauschen,} 21. Nxc4 Qxc4 22. Bb3 Qc5 23. Rad1 e5 24. Qf3
Nb6 25. Nc2 Bc6 26. Qf6 Nd7 $11) 21. Qf4 Nbd5 22. Qh6 b5 23. Ndf3 Bc8 24. Ng5
Bb7 25. Rad1 Qc5 26. Rd4 Rfe8 27. Ngxf7 1-0

[Event "Nord West Cup 13th"]
[Site "Bad Zwischenahn"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schneider, Ilja"]
[Black "Spirin, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2011.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Na3 e6 6. d4 Qd8 7. Nc2 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Qc7 ({Oleg Spirin zeigt sich bestens vorbereitet. Weniger überzeugt} 8...
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. Bf4 Bb7 {Tiviakov-Arlandi, Plovdiv 2003,} 12. h3
$14) 9. Qe2 b6 $5 ({Dies ist genauer als} 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 (
11... b6 12. d5) 12. Bh4 $5 ({statt} 12. Ne3 b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 $11 {
Godena-Tiviakov, Mondariz 2000}) 12... b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Ne5 $14)
10. O-O Bb7 11. Bg5 ({Kaum besser wäre} 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc4 {gewesen, wie 12...}
Be7 13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 $11 {zeigt.}) 11... Be7 12. Rad1 O-O
13. Ne5 cxd4 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nxd4 Nd5 ({Spirin zieht die Vereinfachungen vor,
doch kam} 15... Qd5 16. Nf3 Qc6 17. Rfe1 h6 18. Bh4 Rfd8 $11 {ernsthaft in
Betracht.}) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Be4 ({Auf} 17. Qe5 {käme 17...} Rfd8 18. Be4 Rac8
19. Rfe1 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 $11) 17... Nf6 ({Etwas nachhaltiger erscheint} 17...
Rfd8 18. Qf3 Rac8 19. Rfe1 g6 $11) 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rac8 20. Rd2 h6 21.
Rfd1 Rc5 ({Einfacher war} 21... Qc5 $11) 22. Nb3 Rcc8 ({Und hier} 22... Rd5 23.
Rxd5 Nxd5 $11) 23. h3 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 e5 ({Etwas dynamischer sieht} 
25... Qe8 $5 26. Qe2 Qa4 27. Nc1 Qa5 $11 {aus.}) 26. Qe2 Qe6 ({Möglich war} 
26... Qe8 27. Qa6 Rc7 $11) 27. Qa6 Rc7 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ g6 ({Und jetzt} 
29... e4 $5 $11) 30. Rd6 Qe7 31. Nd2 Kg7 32. Kf1 Ne8 ({Zum Ausgleich reicht} 
32... Rd7 33. Ne4 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Nxd6 Nd7 36. Ke2 Kf6 $11) 33. Rd8 Nf6
({Hier} 33... f5 $5 34. Nc4 Nf6 35. Qd6 Qxd6 36. Nxd6 Rd7 $11) 34. Qd6 Qxd6 35.
Rxd6 Ne8 36. Rd8 Nf6 37. Ke2 Nd7 ({Und wieder} 37... Rd7 $5 38. Rxd7 Nxd7 39.
Nc4 f5 40. Nd6 Kf6 $11) 38. Ne4 Nc5 $6 ({Nichts sprach gegen} 38... Nf6 39. Nd6
Rd7 40. Rxd7 Nxd7 41. c4 Kf6 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Nb5 a5 $11 {mit remis.}) 39. Nxc5
Rxc5 40. Rd7 Ra5 41. a3 Kf6 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Rc7 h5 44. c4 Rc5 $4 ({Ein
unglaublicher Fehler. Schwarz gelangt danach in ein völlig verlorenes
Bauernendspiel, wobei} 44... h4 45. Kd3 Ra4 46. Rc8 Ra5 47. Rh8 g5 48. Re8+ Kd7
49. Ra8 Ke6 50. Rg8 f6 51. Rb8 Kd6 52. Rb7 Ke6 $11 {immer noch zum Remis
reichte.}) 45. Rxc5 bxc5 46. b4 cxb4 47. axb4 f5 48. h4 Kd6 49. Kd3 Kc6 50. Kc3
Kb6 51. c5+ Kb5 52. f3 ({Oder} 52. Kd3 Kc6 53. Kc4) 52... a6 53. Kb3 a5 54.
bxa5 e4 55. fxe4 f4 56. e5 f3 57. gxf3 g5 58. e6 Kc6 59. e7 Kd7 60. e8=Q+ Kxe8
61. a6 1-0

[Event "Werther Schloss op-A 12th"]
[Site "Werther"]
[Date "2006.04.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2006.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Bd3
Bd7 9. O-O Bc6 10. Nc3 N8d7 11. Bf4 ({Rozentalis/Harley in Play the 2.c3
Sizilian plädieren für} 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Rd1 {wie in Godena- Friedrich,Bratto
2001, aber Karpatchev bevorzugt seine eigene Wege zu gehen.}) 11... dxe5 12.
dxe5 Nc5 {Diagramm [#] Mit einem Friedensangebot.} 13. Bc2 $5 (13. Be2 Nd5 14.
Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 ({nicht} 15... exd5 $2 16. Be3 $16 {, Cobb-Cooksey,
Swansea 1995}) 16. Rfc1 Be7 17. Bb5+ Nd7 18. Rc7 Rd8 19. Rac1 a6 20. Be2 O-O
21. a3 f6 $11 {ergibt nichts Greifbares.}) ({In Karpatchev-Van der Lijn, Runde
2, folgte} 13. Bb5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Nd5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qe2 h6 17. Be3 Nxe3 ({
einfacher ist} 17... a6 $5 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qd3 20. Qb2 b5 21. Rfd1 Na4
$11) 18. fxe3 a6 19. Nc3 Qd3 20. Qf2 Be7 21. Rad1 {, wonach 21...} Qg6 $11 {
gleicht aus.}) 13... Be7 $6 ({Die kritische folge sollte 13...} 13... Nd5 14.
Nxd5 Bxd5 ({abzuraten ist von} 14... Qxd5 15. Qe2 $16) 15. a3 Be7 16. Be3 (16.
Nd2 Bg5 17. Qg4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 O-O $11 {scheint ausgegelichen}) 16... Rc8 17.
Rc1 $14 {mit etwas Plus für Weiß sein.}) 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qg4 Qc7
17. Rae1 ({Weiß spielt kompromislos auf Angriff. Möglich war auch} 17. Rac1
Rfd8 18. Rfe1 g6 (18... Nd3 $2 19. Qh3 $18) 19. Qg3 $16 {und Schwarz ist nicht
zu beneiden.}) 17... Rfd8 18. Re3 g6 19. h4 (19. Rh3 $16 {kam ebenfalls in
Betracht.}) 19... Nc4 20. h5 $1 ({Dies ist stärker als} 20. Rh3 Nxe5 21. Qg3
Bd6 22. h5 $44) 20... Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bf8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. b4 Nd3 24. Ne4 Bg7 {
Diagramm [#]} 25. Nf6+ $6 ({Nach} 25. Bxd3 Rxd3 26. Qh4 $18 {ist Schwarz
hilflos.}) 25... Bxf6 26. exf6 Qb6 27. a3 Rd5 28. Bxd3 $2 (28. Bg5 Qd8 29. Qh4
Ne5 30. e4 Rb5 31. Rd1 $18 {beendet die Partie.}) 28... Rxd3 29. Qh4 Qd8 30.
Rf3 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd5 32. Rg3 ({Vorsichtiger war} 32. Bg5 $11 {mit Ausgleich.})
32... Rf5 33. Bg5 Qd1 34. Qh6 Qh5+ 35. Qxh5 gxh5 36. e4 Rf1 37. Bh4+ Kh8 38.
Rg5 Rd8 39. Rxh5+ Kg8 40. Rg5+ Kf8 41. Ra5 Rf4 42. Rh5 Kg8 43. Rg5+ Kf8 44. Rh5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ghent op 28th"]
[Site "Ghent"]
[Date "2005.07.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 (5... cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7.
Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Bc4 Qg5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bb5+ Kf8
14. Qb3 e3 15. Bb4+ Kg8 16. Qxe3 ({nach} 16. fxe3 $2 Qxg2 17. O-O-O Bg4 {
gewann Schwarz in Jonkman-Kristiansen, Canadian Open 2003}) 16... Qxe3+ 17.
fxe3 Nxd5 18. Bc5 Bd7 19. Be2 b6 20. Bd4 Nc6 {führte zum Remis in
Seger-Struemer, Gent 2005, Runde 3}) 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O
Nf6 10. Nc3 Qa5 (10... Qd6 11. Be3 Be7 {würde früher als solider angesehen,
Schmitdiel-Bönsch, BL 2002/2003}) 11. Be3 Bd6 12. a3 ({Vermeidet} 12. Qb3 Qb4)
12... O-O 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Rfd1 Nd5 (14... Rfd8 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Nxb5 Nd5 17.
Nxd6 Rxd6 {sahen wir in Brady-Nisipianu, Aosta 2004}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. g4 Bg6
17. Ne5 Be4 $6 (17... Bxe5 18. dxe5 d4 19. Bf4 Qc7 20. Rac1 Rbc8 {und der
Kampf bleibt offen}) 18. Nd7 Qd8 19. Nxf8 Qh4 20. Bf1 {Diese einfache Antwort
wurde von Schwarz total übersehen.} Rxf8 21. Bg2 h5 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qd5 Qf6
24. Qxe4 hxg4 25. Qxg4 Bb8 26. Rac1 Re8 27. Rc5 Qd6 28. Rg5 g6 29. h4 Ne7 30.
h5 Nd5 31. Qg2 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rxe3 33. hxg6 f5 34. g7 Qe6 35. Rf1 Re2 36. Qf3
Rh2 37. Rc1 Bc7 38. Rh5 Bb6 39. Rc8+ Kxg7 40. Qxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Stuttgart-chA int"]
[Site "Ditzingen"]
[Date "2013.05.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Rochade Europa 6/2013 Seite 14} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4
Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1 O-O-O {[#]} 11. Qe2 Qf6
$6 ({Etwas präziser erscheint} 11... e6 12. b3 Qf4 {man sehe} 13. d4 ({oder} 
13. Be4 Bd6 14. d4 Bxf3 15. Bxf4 Bxe2 16. Bxd6 Bd3 17. Bg3 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 cxb3
19. axb3 Nd5) 13... cxd3 14. Bxd3 Bxf3 15. Bxf4 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Nd5) 12. Be4 Kb8
13. b3 Ne5 14. bxc4 ({Oder} 14. Bxb7 Nd3 15. Be4 Rd6 16. Qd1 Re6 17. Bxd3 cxd3
18. Re3 Nd5 19. Rxd3 Qg6 {und Schwarz steht etwas besser.}) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3
Nexc4 16. d3 Nd6 17. a4 e6 ({Möglich war} 17... e5 18. a5 Nd7 19. d4 exd4 20.
cxd4 Qxd4 21. Bb2 Qc4 22. Bd3 Qe6 23. Qd2 Qd5 {doch der Textzug ist vielleicht
sogar stärker.}) 18. a5 Nd5 19. a6 b6 20. Ra4 Nxc3 $2 {Zu riskant,} ({während
mir nach} 20... Nf5 $5 {die schwarze Stellung besser gefällt.}) 21. Nxc3 Qxc3
22. Bf4 e5 23. Bg3 Be7 24. f4 Qb3 25. fxe5 Qxa4 26. exd6 $2 {Unglaublich.} ({
Weiß übersieht} 26. Bg2 Ne4 27. Bxe4 {mit gewonnener Stellung.}) 26... Bxd6 27.
Bg2 Bxg3 28. Qf3 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qd7 30. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 21st"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "2005.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Na3 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qd3 11. Qc2 Rd8 12. Qxd3 Rxd3 13. Nc2 e6 14. Nfe1
Rd7 15. Nf3 Rd3 (15... a6 16. d4 cxd4 17. Ncxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Nf3 O-O)
16. Nfe1 Rd7 17. Nf3 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice op-A"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2005.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shalimov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2005.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5
axb5 15. Be4 Qb6 (15... b4 16. Re1 Ra5 17. Qc2 h6 (17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19.
Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Rc5 21. Qe2) 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qxc6 Bd7 20. Qc2 Qa8 {gibt
Sveschnikov als unklar an, Sveschnikov-Bukic. Bled 1994}) 16. Bf4 ({Eine
Verbesserung gegenüber} 16. Qe2 Nxd4 $5 (16... Rd8 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Be5 Be7 19.
d5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 {Potkin-Lugovoi, Moskau 1998}) (16... b4 17. Rfd1) 17. Nxd4
Qxd4 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Be5 b4 20. Qg4 g6) 16... Bd7 (16... Rd8 17. Be3 g6 18.
Qe2 $6 (18. h4 $5 b4 19. h5 Qb5 20. hxg6 hxg6 {Domnin-Arutunian, Olomouc 2002}
21. Bd3 Qd5 22. Qe2) 18... Nb4 19. a3 Nd5 20. Ne5) 17. Qe2 Ra4 $2 ({Bei} 17...
Rfd8 {ist} 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 {störend}) (17... f5 $5 18. Bc2 Bf6 {scheint
das kleinere Übel zu sein,} 19. Be3 (19. Be5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Be7 21. Rfd1 Rfd8)
19... Nb4 20. Bb3 Qd6 (20... Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rfd1 Qe6 23. Qd2 Rac8 24.
Bf4 Rfe8 25. Be5) 21. Rfe1 Rae8 22. Bg5 Nc6 $14) 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Be3 (19. b3
$1 Raa8 20. d5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Bf6 22. Rad1 {mit weißem Druckspiel.}) 19... Be8
$2 (19... Qa6 20. b3 Ra3 $13) 20. Bc2 $18 Qa5 21. Bxa4 bxa4 22. a3 Qh5 23. Rac1
Bd6 24. Re1 h6 25. h3 Qg6 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Ne7 28. Ne5 (28. Bd2 $5 Nd5 29.
Rec1 $18) 28... f6 29. Nd3 Bg6 30. Rd2 Nd5 31. Rc1 b6 32. Rdd1 Kf8 33. Kf1 Ke7
34. Ke2 Kd7 35. Bd2 Ra8 36. f3 Bh7 37. Nf2 Be7 38. Ne4 g5 39. Nc3 Nc7 40. d5 e5
41. Be3 b5 42. Ne4 Bxe4 43. fxe4 Ne8 44. Bc5 Bxc5 45. Rxc5 Nd6 46. Kd3 Rb8 47.
Rdc1 Rb7 48. Rc6 b4 49. Ra6 bxa3 50. bxa3 Rb3+ 51. Rc3 Rxc3+ 52. Kxc3 Nxe4+ 53.
Kc2 h5 54. Rxa4 Nc5 55. Ra7+ Kd6 56. Rf7 Ne4 57. a4 Kc5 58. a5 Kb5 59. d6 1-0

[Event "San Francisco Mechanics"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1998.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1998.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi,R} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3
(7. Ne2 {HarZvi,R} O-O 8. d4 Nc6 9. O-O Nde7 10. Na3 cxd4 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. Nbxd4
e5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Be3 Bg4 {Rozentalis,E-Rogers,I/Biel op 1990/EXP 19/1/2-1/
2 (45)}) 7... Nc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 (9... Bd7 {HarZvi,R} 10. O-O O-O 11.
Ne2 (11. Nf3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,
E-Shirov,A/North Bay op 1994/EXT 94op}) 11... Qe7 12. Nd2 Rad8 13. Nc4 Bb8 14.
Re1 Bc8 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. Ne3 Nf6 17. b3 Qc5 18. Bb2 h5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Rad1 h4
21. Qe2 hxg3 22. hxg3 a6 23. c4 {1-0 Slobodjan,R-Hansen,S/Lippstadt 1997/EXP
59 (39)}) 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rd1 (12. Nd2 {HarZvi,R} Bd7 13. Ne4 Be5
(13... Be7 $5 {Rozentalis}) (13... Bb5 $5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ng5 Rad8 (15... h6 $4
$16 16. Nxe6 $1 {Von Gleich; CBM 40} (16. Nf3 $2 Rad8 17. a4 Ba6 {1/2-1/2
Rozentalis,E-Wojtkiewicz,A/Bonn GSK 1994/CBM 40}) 16... fxe6 17. Rxe6 $16 (17.
Rxe6 Nxc3 (17... Nb6 18. Qe5 Qc5 (18... Qd7 19. Rxe7 Qd1+ 20. Qe1) 19. Be3 Qxe5
20. Rxe5 $18) (17... Bc5 18. Qxd5 Rxf2 19. Rc6+ Rf7+ 20. Rxc5 Bc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6
22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rd8 24. Bf4) 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bc5 20. Be3 $16) (
17. Bxd5 $4 Bc5 18. Bxe6+ (18. Rxe6 Bxd4 19. Re7+ Kh8 20. Rxc7 Bxf2+ 21. Kg2
Bb6 22. Rxb7 Bf1+ (22... Rad8 23. Bb3 Rf2+ 24. Kh3 Bf1+) 23. Kh1 Rad8 24. c4)
18... Kh8)) (15... Bc6 {Von Gleich} 16. Qd3 g6) 16. Qe4 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Rd7 18.
Rad1 h6 19. Bc1 Rfd8 20. h3 Bc6 21. Qe2 a6 22. Rd4 Ne7 23. Rxd7 {1/2-1/2
Rozentalis,E-Ftacnik,L/EUCup Gr3 1994/CBM 45}) 14. Qd3 a6 $146 (14... Rad8 15.
Re1 Bc6 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Rad1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf6 {
Rozentalis,E-Akopian,V/Philadelphia/1994}) 15. Re1 (15. Rd1 Bb5 16. Qc2 Rad8
17. Bd2 h6 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 f5 20. Bc1 Ba7 $17 {0-1 Pedersen,S-Schandorff,L/
DEN-ch 1994/CBM 41 (35)}) 15... Bb5 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Qe2 Nf6 (17... Bb5 {
Rozentalis} 18. Qh5) (17... h6 $1 $11) 18. Bg5 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 h6 $6 (19... Nxe4
$142 {Rozentalis} 20. Qxe4 Bd6 (20... Bd6 {Nunn} 21. Qg4 Be7)) 20. Bg2 $1 Bxg3
$8 (20... Bd6 21. Bxf6 $16) (20... Bxc3 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bxe5 $16 (22. Rac1 exf4
23. Rxc3 Qd7 $11) (22. Bxe5 {HarZvi} Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 $14 {/+/-})) (
20... hxg5 21. Qxe5 Qb6 22. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Ga4a5]} (22. c4 $5)) 21. Bxf6
Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 gxf6 23. Qg4+ $14 {/+/- 1-0 Rozentalis,E-Tkachiev,V/Hastings
Premier 9798 1997/CBM 63/[Rozentalis] (44)}) 12... Bd7 13. c4 (13. Bxd5 $6 exd5
14. Qxd5 Bc6 $1 15. Qxd6 Rad8 $19) 13... Bc5 14. Qd3 Nf6 15. Nc3 (15. Bg5 {
HarZvi,R} Ba4 16. Rd2 Ng4 $36) 15... Bc6 {HarZvi: black should be quite happy
from the opening's result,all his pieces are active,and he has no weakness the
position is about equal} 16. Qe2 (16. Bg5 $2 {HarZvi,R} Ng4 $17) 16... Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Bb4 $1 {[%cal Yb4c3] HarZvi: not allowing white to organize his position
with Qf3-Bg5 or b3and then Bg5 If white had time to develop in a harmonic way
- with b2-b3, Bc1-b2, and doubling the Rs in d-<-> he would have a nice
position, with some advantage because of the P-majority on the Q-side. With
his next two move black manages to disturb white before he can get this ideal
setup.} 18. Nb5 {the best way,easing black's pressure} (18. Bd2 {HarZvi,R} Qc6+
19. f3 Rac8 20. b3 Rfd8 $132) 18... Qc6+ 19. f3 $6 {At the moment this move
does not seem to have bad influence on whites position. However it is a
weakening of whites kings position.} (19. Kg1 $142) (19. Qf3 $2 Qxc4) 19... b6
(19... a6 $5 {HarZvi,R}) 20. Bd2 Be7 (20... Bxd2 {HarZvi,R} 21. Rxd2 {[%cal
Ga1d1]}) 21. Bc3 Rfc8 22. b3 a6 23. Nd4 Qb7 {HarZvi: we have reached a very
solid position ,both players have quite very soild positions but still it
seems white's king is little bit more exposed than black's one,I think that
may give a very slight advantage} 24. a4 {preventing "b5" by black} Bf8 25. Ra2
Re8 $1 {[%cal Ye6e5,Ye5e4] The negative side of f2-f3 begin to show. White has
to watch out for the possibility e6-e5-e4 after which white either as to open
his K-position or allow black a passed P after f3-f4. White would not have
these problems if his f-P were still on f2.} 26. Rad2 Rac8 {[%cal Yb6b5]
HarZvi: black's plan must be something such as e5-e4 one day since he can not
play "b5",while it's not so easy to see white's plan It becomes clear that
white is fighting a two-front war. He also has to watch out for the break
b6-b5 which would seriosly loosen his P-structure on the Q-side.} 27. Nc2 {
[%cal Yc3f6]} e5 28. Bb2 {black was threating "b5"} Bc5 {[%cal Ye5e4]} 29. h3 (
29. Ne3 $5 {HarZvi,R} b5 {as in the game just without h3-h5}) 29... h5 30. Ne3
b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Nf5 {White had to allow b6-b5 but has managed to stop
e5-e4 because opening the /^ a1-h8 would be too dangerous with whites N on f5
and B on b2 pointed in the direction of g7} (32. cxb5 {HarZvi,R} Bxe3 33. Qxe3
Qxb5 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3]}) 32... bxc4 33. bxc4 Bb4 34. Nd6 $6 (34. Rc2 $142 $15)
34... Bxd6 35. Rxd6 e4 $1 {HarZvi: black has achives his plan,he played "e4"
at the best time,white is faced no with great probelms Because of whites
mistake on move 34 black now is allowed anyway to advance his e-P putting
white in a very difficult position.} 36. f4 (36. Bxf6 $2 exf3+ 37. Qxf3 Re2+
$19) 36... e3+ 37. Kh2 Ne4 38. Rd7 (38. R6d5 $2 {HarZvi,R} Rxc4 $1) 38... Qc6
39. Qxh5 (39. Qxe3 $2 {HarZvi,R} Nc3 $19) 39... Qxc4 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Rc2h2] /
-+ Whites weak second rank makes his K-position much mure vulnerable that
blacks. And black has a extra bonus - the strong passed P on e3.} 40. h4 (40.
Qg4 {HarZvi,R} g6 $1 $19 {with the threats Qc2 or Qb3-Rc2 when white is
hopeless}) 40... Qa2 $1 $19 {[%cal Ra2b2,Ga2f7] Attacking Bb2 and still
protecting f7} 41. Kg1 Nxg3 42. Qg4 Qxb2 43. Qxg3 Rc1 44. Qe1 Rxd1 45. Rxd1 e2
46. Rd3 Qc2 47. Rg3 Qd1 48. Kf2 Qd4+ 49. Kg2 Qxf4 50. h5 Re5 0-1

[Event "ARG-World"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lombardy, William James"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 dxe5 (12... Be7 13. Rc1 {
0,5/Maciejewski,A-Jasnikovski,Z/ch-PL/1992/} (13. Bg5 dxe5 (13... Qd8 14. Bf4
Bxf3 (14... d5 15. Qd2 a5 16. Qe2 $16 {Lane,G-Holmes,D/BCF-ch/1989/}) 15. Qxf3
dxe5 16. dxe5 O-O 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qd3+ Kg8 20. Qxd7 Rac8 21.
Be3 $1 $14 {Smagin,S-Dizdarevic,E/Zenica/1987/}) (13... Bxg5 14. Nxg5 h6 15.
Qh5 O-O 16. Re3 dxe5 17. Rg3 e4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nf6 $10 {Smagin,
S-Adamski,J/Budapest/1988/}) 14. Bxe7 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Kxe7 16. Qg3 Kf8 17. Bb5
Rc8 18. dxe5 Nc5 $15 {Ostermeyer,P-Ramos,D/BL/1987/}) (13. a4 O-O 14. a5 dxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rfd8 $15 {Preissman,E-Gallagher,J/SWZ-chT/1993/}) 13...
O-O (13... h6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Bc2 Rfd8 16. Qd3 Nf8 17. Qe3 $14 {Mokcsay,
R-Fancsy,I/Gyor junior/1991/}) (13... dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bf6 16. Rh5
O-O-O 17. a4 g6 18. Rh3 Qc6 19. Qf1 $14 {Arkell,S-de Eccher,S/Lloyds Bank/1988/
}) 14. Bf4 Rfd8 (14... Rac8 15. Bb1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5
g6 $15 {Dubois,JM-Koch,JR/French tch/1992/}) (14... g6 15. h4 Rfd8 16. h5 dxe5
17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qg4 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Kg7 $10 {
Galyas,M-Nagy,Z/HUN-chT/1993/}) 15. Qe2 Rac8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 $14
{Braun,G-Klebel,M/2.BLO/1992/}) 13. Nxe5 (13. dxe5 Be7 (13... Bc5 14. Ng5 O-O-O
15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Qc6 17. Bf1 Ng4 18. Bg3 Nh6 19. a4 $14 {Gonsior,
E-Passerotti,P/Forli op/1988/}) 14. Nd4 a6 (14... O-O-O 15. Bf1 a6 16. f4 h5
17. Be2 h4 18. Bf3 $13 {Huenerkopf,H-Weigel,R/2.BLS/1989/}) 15. Rb1 Nc5 16. Bc2
h5 17. a4 Rd8 18. Qe2 $14 {Huenerkopf,H-Ahmels,V/BL/1982/}) (13. Ng5 e4 (13...
g6 14. Qg4 {0,5/Braeuning,R-Haag,M/GER-ch/1993/}) 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Qg4 O-O-O
16. Qxg7 $16 {Rause,O-Berset,P/Ticino op/1992/}) 13... Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15.
Bb5+ (15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 (16. Bb5+ Bc6 17. Qf3 O-O-O 18. Bxc6 (18. Qxc6 Qxc6
19. Bxc6 gxh5 20. Bg5 Rdf8 21. Bf6 Rhg8 22. Be4 Rg6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 $15 {Salai,
L-Orsag,M/Brno-C/1991/}) 18... gxh5 19. a4 a6 20. Be4 Kb8 21. Qxh5 $44 {
Rizzitano,J-Miles,A/USA/1980/}) (16. Rh6 Bf8 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. Qf6
$13 {Werner,C-Werner,D/2.BLSW/1988/}) 16... O-O (16... Qc6 17. f3 O-O 18. Qe1
Be7 $10 {Fedorov,V-Fornari,G/Aosta open/1988/} (18... Qd7 19. Qh4 f5 20. Bb5
Qf7 21. Re1 $14 {Smagin,S-Plachetka,J/Trnava/1987/})) (16... Bf4 17. Qa4+ Ke7 (
17... Kf8 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qd7 Rb8 20. Ba6 Be4 21. Qxa7 Qd6 22. Bb5 Kg7 $14 {
Djurhuus,R-Kouatly,B/Thessaloniki ol/1988/}) 18. Qb4+ Kf6 19. c4 Kg7 20. Bc3
Rhe8 21. Re1 Kg8 22. Qb2 Rac8 $10 {Vysochin,S-Chernosvitov,A/URS-chJ/1992/}) (
16... O-O-O 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. a4 $16 {Casden,A-Le Gore,D/corr/1991/
}) 17. Bh6 (17. Qg4 f5 18. Qe2 (18. Qh4 Rf7 19. Rc1 Qc6 $10 {Donguines,
F-Kouatly,B/Manila ol/1992/}) 18... Rae8 19. Re1 (19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Bc4 Bd5 $10 {
Sariego,W-Vera,R/Linares NL/1992/}) 19... Kh8 20. Bb5 {0,5/Pinal,N-Bellon,
Lopez,JM/Capablanca mem-A/1985/}) (17. c4 Rfe8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qh4 Qg7 20. Bh6
Qf7 21. Rd1 {Greger,R-Cramling,P/Valby K41/1991/}) (17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Re1 Bd5
19. Ba6 Bc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qe4 $14 {Salai,L-Nemec,P/CSR-chT/1992/}) 17...
Rfe8 18. Qg4 e5 $15 {Grosar,A-Strikovic,A/Genf op/1991/}) 15... Bc6 (15... Kf8
16. Rh5 Be4 17. Qe2 Bg6 18. Rh3 $14 {Blatny,P-Grosar,A/Debrecen EU-tch/1992/})
16. Qf3 Rc8 (16... O-O-O 17. Bxc6 Bxe5 {Sequeira,J-Akopian,V/WchJ/1991/} 18. a4
Rd6 19. Ba8 (19. Bb5 Rd5 20. c4 Rxd4 21. Bc3 Qb7 22. Ba6 Qxa6 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24.
Qc6+ Kb8 25. Qd6+ Ka8 26. Qxd4 Rc8 $17 {Sequeira,J-Akopian,V/WchJ/1991/}) 19...
Re8 20. Bc1 {0,5/Rojo Gomez,J-De la Villa,O/ESP-ch/1993/}) 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18.
d5 Qb7 19. Rh5 e5 20. Re1 f6 21. Qh3 Qd7 22. Qh4 Qf7 23. Rxh7 Rxh7 24. Qxh7
Qxd5 25. Be3 Bf8 26. Qg6+ Qf7 27. Qc2 Qc4 28. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Bragin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5
Na6 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qxd5 Nxd5 10. a3 Bd7 11. Ne5 Nac7 12. Nxc7+ Nxc7 13. Nxd7
Kxd7 14. Be2 Nd5 15. c4 Ne7 16. Bf4 {White has the ^^ and a P-majority on the
Q-side. Together these two factors makes blacks fight for a draw a up-hill
struggle. There would be two ways to try neutralising whites chances. Either
to exchange the black-squared Bs. Or to build a stronghold in the centre with
f7-f6 and e6-e5 creating a outpost on d4. However the white squares would of
course be seriously weakened.} Rad8 17. Rd1+ (17. b4 Bd4 (17... Bd6 18. Rd1 $18
)) 17... Kc8 18. O-O Bd4 (18... Nc6 $5 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Yc6d4]} 19. b4 Be7 (
19... Nd4 20. Bh5 Be7 21. Be3 $16) 20. Be3 Bf6 {[%csl Gd4]}) 19. Bc1 Rd7 20.
Rd3 $2 {After this waste of time black should be equal} Rhd8 21. Rdd1 (21. Rfd1
Nc6 {[%cal Yc6e5,Yd4f6]}) 21... f5 22. g3 e5 {This might not be bad. However
In my opinion it is blacks N and not his B that should be placed on d4.} (22...
Nc6 $5 {[%cal Yd4f6,Yc6d4]}) 23. Kg2 Nc6 (23... h6 $5 $11 {[%csl Gg5]}) 24. Bg5
Ne7 25. Rb1 h6 26. Bc1 g5 $6 27. Rh1 $1 {Intending to create targets for Bc1
with h2-h4} Rd6 28. h4 g4 29. h5 {[%csl Rh6]} Nc6 30. b4 e4 $2 {Now everything
goes wrong for black. White is allowed some wonderful /^s c1-f4 and f1-a6/
a2-g8 for his Bs.} 31. c5 Rf6 32. Rd1 a5 33. Bf4 axb4 (33... Be5 34. Rxd8+ Kxd8
35. b5 $16) 34. axb4 Be5 35. Rxd8+ Kxd8 36. b5 Bxf4 37. bxc6 Bb8 38. cxb7 {
Hecht: [#] Die verbundenen Freibauern i.V. mit der Schwäche der schwarzen
Königsflügelbauern sowie dem eklatanten Raumvorteil garantieren Weiß, dessen
König nicht eingreifen muß, den Sieg. Taktische Motive.} Rc6 39. Rb5 Kc7 40.
Bc4 Ba7 41. Bd5 Ra6 (41... Rxc5 {Hecht} 42. b8=Q+ $18) 42. b8=Q+ {'!' Hecht.}
Bxb8 43. Rb7+ Kc8 44. Rf7 Ra3 (44... Ra7 {Hecht} 45. Rf8+ Kc7 46. Be6 Kb7 (
46... Rb7 47. Rc8#) (46... Ra8 47. Rc8+ Kb7 48. c6+ Kb6 49. c7 $18) (46... Ra5
47. Rc8+ Kb7 48. c6+ Ka7 49. c7 $18) 47. c6+ Ka8 48. Bd5 Rc7 49. Rxf5 $18 {
[%csl Re4,Rg4]}) 45. Be6+ Kd8 46. Rd7+ Ke8 47. c6 Rc3 48. Bxf5 e3 (48... Rxc6 {
Hecht} 49. Rb7 $18 {[%cal Rf5d7,Rb7b8]}) 49. Bg6+ 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden-B"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 (6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Be7
(7... Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 Ba7 10. a3 O-O 11. Qe2 Qh5 12. Nbd2 Bb8 13. Re1
Nd5 14. Ne4 $14 {Wahls,M-Schulz Altenstieg 1987}) 8. Be3 b6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10.
Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Nbd2 Bb7 $10 {Gurevich,Vl-Csom,I Siofok Hungaroil 1990}) 6...
cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O (10... Nc6 11. Nd2
O-O 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Nb6 $16 {Sax,
Gy-Fernandez,A Debrecen EM 1992}) 11. Rc1 (11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Ng5 $6
Qd8 14. a4 b4 15. Nce4 Nd5 $15 {Shabanov-Vakhidov Uzhgorod 1988}) (11. a3 Nc6
12. b4 b5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Qd3 Rac8 15. Ng5 Nb8 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18.
Qxe4 Nd7 $10 {Rogers,I-Sitnikova Lloyds Bank 1990}) 11... Nbd7 12. Qd2 (12. Nd2
Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Nf3 Re8 $10 {Fischer,Ju-Ackerman,H BL 81-82}) 12... Nb6
13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Ne5 Nfd5 15. Bg3 Bd7 $10 {Suetin,A-Tajmanov,M USSR 1967 (inf 3/
361)}) 9... Nc6 10. a3 (10. O-O Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bb1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rac8 (13...
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Bd4 $16) 14. Bf4 Qb4 15. a3 Qa5 (15... Qxb2 16. Nc4 $16)
16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. d5 $16 {Gurevich,I-Franklin,M Lloyds Bank 1992}) 10... Be7
11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 $6 (12. Rc1) 12... Bd7 13. Rad1 {/\14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 g6
16.d5 +/-} g6 14. Qd2 {/\15.Bf4 +-} (14. Ne4 Qc7 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Rac8 $14)
15. Ne5 Rac8 $10) 14... Nd5 15. Ne4 (15. Nxd5 Qxd5 $10) 15... Qc7 16. Bh6 Rfd8
17. Rfe1 Be8 $10 18. Bc4 Qa5 19. Qe2 (19. Qxa5 Nxa5 $15 {קd4}) 19... Rac8 20.
Neg5 $6 (20. h4 $5 {/\h4-h5|^//\Bh6-g5}) 20... Bf6 $15 {/\Sce7} 21. Qe4 Nce7 {
/\Nf5} 22. Ne5 Qb6 {><e6,/\Nf5} (22... Nf5 $2 23. Ngxf7 $1 $16) 23. Bxd5 exd5 (
23... Nxd5 24. Ng4 Bh8 $15) 24. Qf4 Nf5 25. Ng4 Bh8 (25... Bxd4 $4 26. Rxd4
Qxd4 27. Qxd4 Nxd4 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Nxf7#) 26. Nf3 Ba4 27. b3 $5
(27. Rd2 Bc2 {/\Be4//\Qxb2}) 27... Bxb3 28. Rb1 Re8 29. Re5 $8 (29. Rxe8+ Rxe8
30. h4 Qb5 $17 {/\Qd3}) 29... Rxe5 (29... Qb5 $5 30. Rxf5 $2 Qd3 $19) 30. dxe5
Rc4 $2 (30... Rc3 $2 31. e6 $16) (30... Qb5 $1 {/\Qd3}) 31. Qg5 $16 {/\Rxb3 +-}
Rc3 (31... Rxg4 $2 32. Qxg4 Nxh6 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qc3 $16) 32. e6 (32. Nd2 $5 {
/\Sxb3 +-} Bc4 (32... Nd4 33. Qe7 Rc8 34. Be3 $18) 33. h4 {/\Rxb6} (33. Rxb6 $4
Rc1+ $19) (33. h3 Qc7 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxb7 Rc1+ 36. Qxc1 Qxb7 37. Bg5 $14)
33... Qc7 (33... Bb5 34. a4 $18) 34. Nxc4 (34. Rxb7 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Bxe5+ 36. f4
Bxf4+ 37. Qxf4 Qxb7 38. Nf6+ Kh8 39. Qe5 $18) 34... Rxc4 $8 (34... dxc4 35.
Rxb7 Qc8 36. e6 fxe6 37. Nf6+ Bxf6 38. Qxf6 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 $18) 35. Rxb7 Qc8 (
35... Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Bxe5+ 37. f4 f6 (37... Bxf4+ 38. Qxf4 Qxb7 39. Nf6+ Kh8 40.
Qxc1 $18) 38. Nxf6+ Bxf6 39. Qxf6 Nxh6 40. Qe6+ $16) 36. e6 (36. g3 $2 Rxg4 $19
) (36. h5 $2 Rxg4 $19) (36. Ra7 $5) 36... fxe6 37. Nf6+ (37. Qf6 $2 Rc1+ 38.
Kh2 Rc7 $19) 37... Bxf6 38. Qxf6 Rc1+ 39. Bxc1 (39. Kh2 Rc7 $19) 39... Qxb7 (
39... Qxc1+ $2 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kh3 $18) 40. Qxe6+ (40. Bb2 Ng7 $15) 40... Kg7
(40... Qf7 41. Qxa6 $16) 41. Qe5+ Kf7 42. Bb2 $16) 32... fxe6 33. Nf6+ Bxf6 34.
Qxf6 {/\Qxc3/Qf8#} Rc8 35. Rxb3 $2 (35. Ng5 $1 Nxh6 36. Nxe6 (36. Qe7 $2 Qc7
37. Qxe6+ Nf7 $19 38. Nxf7) 36... Nf5 37. g4 Qa5 38. gxf5 Qc3 39. Nd4 Ba2 40.
Qe6+ Kh8 41. Qe5+ Kg8 42. Rxb7 Qc1+ 43. Kg2 Qg5+ 44. Qg3 $16) 35... Nxh6 $19
36. g3 Qxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Ng4+ 38. Ke2 Nxf6 39. Rxb7 Ne4 40. Nd4 e5 41. Ne6 Rc2+
42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Rc2+ 44. Kd1 Rxh2 45. Rg7+ Kh8 46. Ra7 h5 47. Nf8 d4 48.
Nxg6+ Kg8 49. Nxe5 d3 50. Nxd3 Rd2+ 51. Ke1 Rxd3 52. Rxa6 Rxg3 53. a4 Kg7 54.
a5 h4 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Ra8 h3 57. Rh8 Ra3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 08th final"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Bashkov, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk Poliot"]
[BlackTeam "Muenchen Bayern"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qb3 (12. a3 O-O 13. Qd2 (13. b4
Rac8 (13... Rad8 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. g4 Bg6 16. Qa4 Bd6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 $15 {
Mulet-Loginov Katowice Open 1992}) 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qb3 a5 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. bxa5
Nxa5 18. Qa4 Nc6 $10 {Kreutzkamp-Ueter BL 8283}) (13. Qb3 Rad8 (13... a6 14.
Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 b5 16. Qc2 Rac8 $10 {Hohlfeld-Ueter BL 8182}) 14. Rad1 Rd7
15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Nxd7 Bxf1 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Na5 19. Nxd6 Nxb3 20. Kxf1
Rd8 $10 {Ivanovic-Miles Niksic 1983 (inf 36/(194))}) 13... Rfd8 14. Rfd1 a6 15.
b4 Bg6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21.
Be3 $10 {Van der Werf-Finegold,B Gronningen Open 1992}) (12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne5
Nxe5 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rc1 $14 {Blatny,P-Phominyh Stary
Smokovec 1990}) (13... O-O 14. f4 Rad8 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bf3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5
18. Qa4 Qb8 $132 {Kharlov-Loginov URS chT Azov 1991}) 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qa4+
Kf8 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Bf3 h5 $13 {Kjeldsen,J-Jacobsen,P Aarhus 1988}) (12. Nb5
Qd8 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nb4 15. d5 Nfxd5 16. Bxa7 O-O $10 {Ivanov,
A-Petursson,M Saint Martin 1991}) (12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nb5 Qd8 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 Nb4 16. Nc3 (16. a3 Nbd5 17. Rfd1 Qa5 $10 {Barle-Petursson,M Ljubljana
1981 (inf 32/(205))}) 16... a6 17. Rfd1 Rc8 $15 {Handoko-Petursson,M Dubai OL
1986}) 12... O-O (12... Qb4 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Qxb4 Bxb4 15. g4 Bg6 16. Ne5 O-O
17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bf3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Na5 20. Rac1 b5 $13 {Van Mil-Polgar,Zsu
Lillafured 1988}) 13. Rfd1 (13. a3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. d5 exd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bg6 19. Rcd1 $14 {Van Mil-Kiss HUN tch 91}) 13... Rfd8 (
13... Nb4 14. d5 (14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Ne5 h6 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bf3 Rad8 $10 {Seyb-Gerusel BL 8788}) 14... Nbxd5 15. g4
Bg6 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qe6 19. Re5 Qxb3 20. axb3 Bd6 21. Rea5 a6
$10 {Anbuhl-Ueter BL 8081}) 14. a3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 (16. Qxb7 $6 Rab8
(16... Nxd4 $6 17. Qxe7 Nxe2+ 18. Kh2 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rxd1 20. Ne5 $16) 17. Qa6
Rxb2 $15) 16... Rxd5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bc4 Rdd8 19. Ne5 (19. d5 $2 Na5 (19... exd5
20. Bxd5 Bf6 $10) 20. Ba2 Be4 $17) 19... Be4 $15 20. Rac1 Rac8 (20... a6 {><b5}
21. f3 Nxe5 22. fxe4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Rd7 $10) 21. Bb5 Nb8 (21... Na5 $5 {/\Nb3//
\a7-a6} 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. d5 Bxd5 (23... a6 24. Bd7 $16) 24. Bxa7 Nb3 $15) 22.
Rxc8 Rxc8 23. d5 $1 $10 a6 $6 (23... Bxd5 24. Bxa7 f6 $10) 24. Bc4 (24. dxe6 $2
axb5 25. exf7+ Kf8 $19) 24... b5 $6 (24... Bf6 $2 25. dxe6 Bxe5 26. exf7+ Kh8
27. Be6 Rf8 28. Bc5 $18) (24... f6 $2 25. d6 $16) (24... exd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26.
Rxd5 f6 27. Nd3 Kf7 $10) 25. Bb3 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Rxd5 f6 28. Nd3 Kf7 29.
Kg2 Rc2 30. Kf3 Nc6 31. Rd7 Ke8 32. Rb7 Ne5+ 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. b4 $14 {עe8}
Rc3 35. Ke4 Rxa3 36. Kxe5 Rc3 (36... Bxb4 37. Ke6 $16) 37. Rb6 (37. Bc5 Bxc5 (
37... Bf6+ $6 38. Ke6 Rxh3 39. Be3 $1 $16 {צd3} h6 40. Ra7) 38. Ke6 (38. bxc5
Rxc5+ 39. Kd6 Rc3 $10) 38... Bd6 39. Kxd6 Rxh3 40. Rxg7 Rf3 $10) 37... Bxb4 38.
Ke6 Rc8 39. Rxa6 Be7 40. Rb6 b4 41. Bd4 g6 42. f4 Kf8 43. f5 (43. Bf6 Re8 $10)
43... gxf5 44. gxf5 Re8 45. Kd5 Rd8+ 46. Ke5 Rd7 47. f6 Bd8 48. Rxb4 Kf7 $10
49. Kf5 Rd5+ 50. Kf4 Rd7 (50... Bxf6 51. Rb7+ Be7 $10) 51. Kf5 Rd5+ 52. Be5 Bc7
53. Re4 Ra5 54. h4 h5 {Hansen,Cu} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-World"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Rc8 (11... Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 (12... Qxb3
13. axb3 Rc8 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 a6 16. b4 Kd7 (16... e6 17. b5 axb5 18.
Nxb5 Rc5 19. Ra5 $16 {Blauert,J-Naumann,F/Dortmund op/1992/}) 17. Rd1 (17. b5
axb5 18. Ra7 {Freyre,J-Luk Luen Wah/Dubai olm/1986/}) 17... e5 18. Nf3+ Ke6 19.
Ng5+ Kf6 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 $14 {Torres,L-Lamford,P/Dubai olm/1986/}) 13. Rd1
(13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 e6 (14... Qxb3 15. axb3 a6 16. b4) 15. Be3 Nc4 (15...
Bc5 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Nb5 Qxb3 18. axb3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 a6 20. Nd6 Rc7 $10 {
Sermek,D-Orlov,K/Pula/1991/}) 16. Bf4 Be7 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Rfe1 $14 {Yudasin,
L-Georgiev,Ki/Manila izt/1990/}) 13... e6 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 (14... Bc5 15. Nxc6
Qxc6 $10 {Blatny,P-Rechel,B/Groningen op/1990/}) 15. Nxd4 (15. Rxd4 Qxb3 16.
axb3 Ra8 17. Rd1 Be7 18. Be3 $16 {Vera,R-Otero,E/Cuba-ch/1985/}) 15... Bc5 (
15... Be7 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Nb5 Qf5 18. Nxa7 Nxe3 19. Nxc8 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 $18 {
Doncevic,D-Juhnke,K/BL/1985/}) (15... Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. b4 Nd5 (17... Be7
18. b5 axb5 19. Ra7 Nd5 20. Rxb7 b4 21. Nf5 $16 {Rashkovsky-Georgadze,G/
Aktiubinsk/1985/}) 18. b5 $14 {Pirrot,D-Arnold,L/2.BLS/1990/}) 16. Qb5+ (16.
Nb5 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. b4 (18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nd5 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 g5
22. Bg3 Ke7 $17 {Kamsky,G-Tukmakov,V/Reykjavik open/1990/}) 18... axb5 19. bxc5
Na4 20. Be3 Ke7 21. Bd4 f6 22. b3 Nxc5 23. Ra7 e5 24. Be3 Ke6 $10 {Sariego,
W-Browne,W/Linares NL/1992/}) 16... Qd7 (16... Ke7 17. Qe2 Rhd8 18. Qg4 Bxd4
19. Rxd4 Qe5 20. Bg5+ f6 21. Bf4 $18 {Tzermiadianos,A-Kalesis,N/Hania op/1993/}
) 17. Qe2 Qe7 18. Nb3 (18. Nb5 a6 19. b4 axb5 20. Qxb5+ Rc6 21. bxc5 Nd5 22.
Rb1 O-O 23. Qxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxb7 Nxc3 25. Rd2 h6 26. Rc2 Rd8 27. g3 Rxc5 28. Be3
$14 {Svesnikov,E-Rashkovsky,N/USSR/1985/}) 18... O-O 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Be3 Qc6
21. Bd4 $14 {Blatny,P-Banas,J/Stary Smokovec/1985/} f6 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Rd7
Rcd8 24. Rad1 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Rf7 26. Rd2 $14 {Blatny,P-Arlandi/Groningen/1985/})
(11... dxc3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. g3 cxb2 14. Qxb2 e5 15. Re1 f6 16. Qb3 Bb4 17. Qe6+
Kf8 18. Rd1 Qe8 19. Qb3 Qf7 $17 {Kevicky,M-Cordewener,KF/corr/1991/}) (11... e6
12. Nb5 (12. Rd1 Qd5 (12... d3 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. c4 Rd8 15. Bf4 (15. Nxa7 Nxc4
16. Qxc4 Nxa7 17. Be3 Nc6 18. Bb6 Qd5 19. Qa4 Rd7 20. Ne1 Bd6 21. Rxd3 Qh5 22.
g3 $16 {Schmittdiel,E-Enders,P/BL/1990/}) 15... Bc5 16. Ne1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4
18. Rxd3 Qa4 19. Rad1 $14 {Pirrot,D-Enders,P/BL/1990/}) (12... Qd7 13. Nxd4 Na5
(13... Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Qc6 15. Nc4 Bc5 16. Ne5 Qc8 17. Qb5+ Ke7 18. Rg4 $16 {
Markovic,M-Ilincic,Z/Kladovo zt/1993/}) 14. Qb5 $14 {Blatny,P-Aseev,K/Bad
Worishofen/1992/}) (12... Be7 13. Nb5 (13. Be3 Qd5 14. Nxd4 Bxa3 15. bxa3 O-O
16. Nf3 Na5 17. Qb4 Nc6 18. Qb3 Na5 19. Qb1 Qc6 20. Ng5 f5 $13 {Smagin,
S-Beshukov,S/St.Petersburg op/1993/}) 13... Qb8 14. Nbxd4 O-O 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16.
c4 $14 {Glek,I-Pigusov,E/USSR/1985/}) 13. Nb5 O-O-O 14. Nxa7+ (14. Nbxd4 Qxb3
15. axb3 e5 16. Bg5 exd4 17. Bxd8 Nxd8 $17 {Schmittdiel,E-Kotronias,V/Gausdal/
1992/}) 14... Nxa7 15. Qxb6 Bc5 16. Qa5 Nc6 17. Qa8+ (17. Qa4 d3 18. b4 Bb6 19.
b5 Na5 20. Bf4 Nc4 $15 {Rosentalis,E-Sideif_Zade,F/USSR/1985/}) 17... Kc7 18.
Qa4 d3 19. Ne1 {Blatny,P-Kotronias,V/Debrecen/1992/}) 12... Qd7 {0,5/Ochsner,
T-Reinert,M/Aarhus/1985/} (12... Qb8 13. Nbxd4 Be7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bg5 Bd6
16. Rad1 O-O 17. Rfe1 $14 {Tzermiadianos,A-Petrov,M/Mangalia tt/1992/}) (12...
Qd8 13. Rd1 d3 14. c4 Bc5 15. Rxd3 Qe7 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 $14 {
Kveinys,A-Levchenkov,V/Katowice op/1993/}) 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 (13... Be7 14. Be3
Na5 15. Qc2 Nac4 16. Rfe1 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 O-O $10 {Kevicky,M-Bensiek,N/corr/1991/
}) 14. Nxd4 Be7 (14... Bc5 15. Be3 O-O (15... Rc8 16. Rad1 Qa4 17. Nb5 Ke7 18.
Qxa4 Nxa4 19. Nxa7 Bxa7 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21. Bd4 Nxb2 22. Rb1 Rxa2 23. c4 Nxc4 24.
Rxb7+ Kd6 25. Bxg7 Rg8 26. Rxf7 $16 {Le Blancq-Haus/Guernsey/1987/}) 16. Nxe6
$18 {Harley,A-Parmentier,X/Hastings B/1988/}) 15. Rd1 O-O (15... Qa4 16. Qb5+
Qxb5 17. Nxb5 O-O 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bxa7 Nxb2 20. Rd7 Bf6 21. Rxb7 Na4 22. Rc1
$16 {Espinosa Flores,R-Le Blancq,S/Dubai ol/1986/}) 16. Nf5 (16. Be3 Qc8 17.
Nb5 Bc5 $10 {Vasiukov,E-Tseitlin,MS/Tiraspol/1994/}) 16... Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7
18. Be3 $14 {Halasz,T-Tischbierek,R/Balatonbereny/1984/}) 12. Rd1 Qd5 13. Nxd4
(13. Nb5 {-> 11...Qd5 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.Rd1}) 13... Qxb3 14. axb3 e6 15. Nxc6 (15.
Nab5 a6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Nd4 Rc8 $10) 15... Rxc6 16. b4 {>< c5} (16. Be3 Bc5
17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. b4 Rf5 $10) 16... Be7 17. Be3 Nc8 (17... O-O 18. Bxb6 Rxb6
19. Rd7 $16) 18. b5 (18. Nb5 a6 $10) 18... Rc7 19. Bxa7 $1 $16 Bxa3 (19... Nxa7
20. b6 $18) 20. Rxa3 b6 $8 (20... O-O 21. Be3 $18) 21. Bb8 Rc5 22. Rb3 Ke7 23.
Bf4 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Kf1 {/\Rb4,c3-c4,b2-b3} (25. Rb4 Rd5 $16) 25... Rc4 (
25... Rd5 26. Ke2) 26. g3 {>< c7} (26. Be3 Kc7 {/\Nd6}) 26... f6 27. Ke2 e5 28.
Be3 Kc7 29. Ra3 Kb7 30. Ra6 (30. Kd3 Rc7 (30... Nd6 31. Ra6 $18) 31. c4 Nd6 32.
b3 Rd7 33. Kc2 Nf5 $16) 30... Rc7 31. Kd3 Rd7+ 32. Kc2 Rc7 33. b3 {>< Nc8} g5
34. c4 h6 35. Ra1 {/\Rd1-d8-h8} f5 (35... Nd6 36. Ra6 $16) 36. Re1 $6 (36. Rd1
$1 {>< Nc8}) 36... Nd6 {/\Nxb5} 37. Kb2 Rd7 38. Re2 f4 39. Bc1 Nf7 40. b4 (40.
Kc2 $5 {/\Bb2}) 40... Rc7 41. Kb3 Nd6 42. Rc2 Nf5 43. Bb2 e4 $14 44. c5 Re7 45.
g4 $6 Nh4 46. Bf6 Re8 47. c6+ Kc7 48. Bc3 $2 (48. Ra2 e3 $132) 48... Nf3 (48...
e3 $5 $13) 49. Ra2 Nxh2 50. Ra7+ Kd6 51. Rd7+ Ke6 52. Rd4 Kf7 53. Rd7+ Ke6 54.
Rd4 Kf7 55. c7 $2 {/\Rd8 +-} (55. Rd7+ $10) 55... Rc8 56. Rc4 e3 $2 (56... Nxg4
$1 57. Bd4 e3 58. fxe3 f3 59. e4 f2 60. Rc1 Ke6 $17) 57. fxe3 fxe3 58. Kc2 $16
e2 (58... Nxg4 $5 59. Rxg4 Rxc7 $16) 59. Kd2 Re8 60. Kd3 $1 $18 Nf3 (60... Rc8
61. Kxe2 $18 {>< Nh2}) 61. c8=Q e1=Q 62. Bxe1 Nxe1+ 63. Kc3 Rxc8 64. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Totsky, Leonid"]
[Black "Peregudov, Nickolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Be7 (6... cxd4 7. Nb5
Qd8 8. Qxd4 a6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ne5 $5 axb5 11. Nxf7+ Ke8 12. Nxh8 b4 (12...
Bc5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Bd3 Nc6 {Gurieli,N-Ioseliani,N Tbilisi 1991} 15. Ng6 $1
hxg6 16. Bxg6+ Ke7 17. Bf4 $14 {/+/- Blatny,P}) 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15.
cxb4 Bxb4 16. Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Bxd7+ Nxd7 18. O-O-O $1 Ne5 (18... Nxa2+ $2 19. Kb1
Nb4 20. Nf7 $18) 19. Kb1 Ke7 20. Rhe1 $16 {Totsky,L-Tolnai,T Budapest 1996}) (
6... a6 7. Nc4 Nbd7 8. Be2 Be7 (8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Nfe5 f6
12. Nd3 b5 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Be3 Na4 17. O-O-O O-O-O
18. f3 $14 {Sermek,D-Skembris,S/Portoroz Vidmar/1993/}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Nfe5
cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 f6 14. Qc2 fxe5 15. Bf3 Qc5 16. Be3 Qc7
17. Be4 Nf6 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Rfd1 $14 {/+/- Sveshnikov,E-Zhelnin,V ST.
Petersburg 1994}) 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Be2 (8. c4 Qd8 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 (10...
cxd4 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. Nbxd4 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qa5 14. a3 Rfc8 15. b4 Qd8 16. Ne5 $14 {
/+/- Rodrigaez,Am-Adorjan,A Thessaloniki olm 1984}) 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qb6
13. Ndb5 Rfd8 14. Be3 Qa5 (14... Bc5 15. Na4) 15. Qb1 $1 $14 {Becerra Rivero,
J-Hernandez,Gi/Capablanca mem-A/1996}) 8... cxd4 9. c4 (9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Bg5 (
10. O-O Bd7 11. Qxd5 (11. Ne5 $5) 11... Nxd5 12. Rd1 (12. Nbd4) 12... Nc5 13.
Nbd4 a5 {with a very nice position for black Blatny,P-Vogt,L Leipzig 1988})
10... Qxd4 11. Nbxd4 Nc5 12. Rd1 Nce4 13. Bc1 Bd7 14. O-O Ba4 15. Rde1 (15. b3
Be8 16. Bb2 Nd5) 15... Rfd8 $13 {Sermek,D-Serper,G Tilburg 1994 62/144}) 9...
Qd8 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nbxd4 Qb8 {preventing Bf4} 12. Bd3 Nb4 (12... O-O 13. Qe2
Nc5 14. Bc2 Bd6 15. Bg5) 13. Bb1 O-O 14. Qe2 Bd6 {preventing Ne5} (14... Nc6 $6
15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Ne5 $14) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 (16. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) 16... a6 {
black wants to play Nc6 and Qc7 at the near future that's way a6 to take the
b5 square from white but this is to slow} (16... Nh5 $5 17. Rd1 $14) (16... Nc6
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qd3 f5 19. Nb5 Be5 $8 20. Qxd7 $2 (20. Nxe5) 20... Bxb2 21.
Bc2 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Rd8 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Rac8 $15) 17. Rd1 Rd8 18. a3 Nc6
19. Bc2 Qc7 $2 (19... Nxd4) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qd3 Kf8 (21... f5 22. Nxf5) (
21... Nxd4 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Rxd4 {transposes to the game}) 22. Qh7 Nxd4 23.
Rxd4 Bc6 24. Rg4 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Ke7 (25... Bxh2+ $4 {the paen means nothing but
this is a loss of a tempi for black which means the end of the game} 26. Kh1
Ke7 27. Rg7 Rf8 28. Bg6) 26. Rg7 Rf8 27. Bg6 $1 Ke8 28. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e6]} Qe7
(28... Be5 29. f4) 29. f4 $1 {now white is threatening Rxf7 since on move 29.
Rxf7 the variation above black has 31...Rg7 winning the bishop but after f4
white will have f5 after Rg7 f5 defending the bishop!} (29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qg8+
Kd7 (30... Qf8 $4 31. Bxf7+ $18) 31. Qxa8 Rg7 32. Qxb7+ Kd8 $13 33. Qa8+ Kc7
34. b4 $40 (34. Qa7+ Kd8 35. Qa8+ $11)) 29... Bxf4 $4 {just losing immediately
black needs this bishop in defence along the A3-F8 diagonal now wjite wins
immediately} (29... Rc8 30. Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5e6]} (30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Qg8+ Qf8
32. Rxe6+ Be7 $17) 30... Rxc4 31. Rxe6 $1 {I have analysed 31.Bxe6 for a long
time but could find a clear advantage for white} (31. Bxe6 Rxf4 32. Kf1 Kd8 33.
Bxf7 Be5 34. Bb3 Qc5 35. Rd1+ Kc8 36. Be6+ Kb8 37. Rxb7+ Ka8 38. Rd2 Qc1+ 39.
Kg2 Rxf2+ $1 40. Rxf2 Qc6+) 31... fxe6 32. Rxe7+ Bxe7 33. Bxe6 $16) {[%tqu
"En","Black's bishop has just left the f8-a3 diagoanl white used this and wom
immediately,and what about you?","","","g6f7","",4]} 30. Bxf7+ $1 $18 Rxf7 31.
Qg8+ Kd7 (31... Qf8 32. Rxe6+ {if the bishop was on d6 a move such as Be7
would be possible}) 32. Qxf7 Qxf7 33. Rxf7+ Kd6 34. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Moldovan, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
Qd8 $6 {this just seems to be a mistake already in move 8,all the strong
players play 8...d6 with complicated positions Qd8 is being played very rarely,
this game can be a good example why} (8... Qd6 9. g4 (9. d5 Bxf3 $8 10. Bxf3
Nd4 11. O-O e5 12. Nc3 O-O-O 13. Be3 f5 14. b4 $1 cxb4 15. Bxd4 bxc3 {Vlassov,
Landa Polanica Zdroj op 1993} 16. c5 $44) 9... Bg6 10. d5 Nb4 11. O-O (11. Qa4+
$5) 11... exd5 $1 (11... Nc2 $2 12. Na3 $1 Nxa1 13. Nb5 Qb6 (13... Qb8 14. Qa4)
14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Qa4 Kd8 16. Nxa7 $18) (11... f6 $2 12. Nc3 Nc2 13. Nb5 Qb6 14.
Bf4 e5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Bxe5 O-O-O (16... Rc8 17. d6 Kd7 18. g5 Re8 19. Bg4+
Kd8 20. Qf3 $18) 17. g5 $16 {/+- Nunn,J-Sher,M Vejle 1994 60/150 [ Nunn,J]})
12. cxd5 O-O-O 13. Nc3 Nf6 $1 (13... Nc2 $2 14. Nb5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 b6 16. Nc7
Qxd1 17. Ba6+ $18) (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Rxd5 16. Bc4 Rd8 17. Ne5
f6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22. Kg2 $14 {Nunn,J})
14. Qa4 $6 a6 15. a3 Bc2 $1 $17 {Short,N-Polgar,J Isle of Lewis 1995}) (8...
Qd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Ne5 Qxd5 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. O-O $40 {
Adamski,Schneider,A Wroclaw 1981 31/194}) 9. d5 Bxf3 (9... exd5 10. g4 Bg6 11.
cxd5 Qa5+ 12. Nbd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. O-O d3 15. Bf3 Qa6 16. Re1+ Be7 17. d6
$1 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qb5 20. a4 Qa6 21. b4 $36 {/+/- Dorman,J-Lukin,A
URS ch 1975}) 10. Bxf3 {now we can see the difference between Qd8 and Qd6 the
main line where black playes Nd4,but here after 10...Nd4 white simply playes
11.dxe6 where if the queen is on d6 black simply replies with Qxe6!} exd5 11.
Bxd5 $146 {white's advantage is abvious,pair of bishop's in an opening when
black's king is still stuck in the center does not mean good news for black} (
11. cxd5 Nd4 12. O-O Bd6 13. Re1+ Ne7 14. Be3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Nc3 Ng6
17. Ne4 b6 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rae8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 {Olsar,J-Brychta,I/
CZE-chT9495 1995/EXT 95ch/0-1 (56)}) (11. Qxd5 $143 Qe7+ 12. Be3 Rd8 $11) 11...
Nge7 (11... Nf6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qf3) 12. Nc3 Nxd5 (12... g6 13. Bg5 $5 Bg7
14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qe2) 13. cxd5 Nd4 (13... Ne5 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. O-O O-O-O 16.
Be3 $36 {[%csl Rc8]}) 14. Be3 Nf5 (14... Qb6 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. O-O {[%csl Rd8]})
15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qe4+ Kd8 (16... Be7 17. Bxc5) {[%tqu "En","white's position
is good maybe very good,try to find the strongest continuation for white,when
his main goal his black's king,believe me there are a lot of variations to
calculate","","","d5d6","",10]} 17. d6 $1 Nxe3 (17... Bxd6 18. O-O-O Re8 (18...
Rc8 19. g4 $1 {for a lot of time I was analysing Nb5 but it is simply not so
strong,until I thought about an immediate idea to move the knight from f5
which seems as very simple and very strong!} (19. Nb5 Qxb5 $8 (19... Re8 20.
Qd3 c4 (20... Nd4 21. Nxa7) 21. Qxd6) 20. Qxf5 Kc7 21. Qxf7+ {here in my
analyse I thought that Rxd6 should win for white until I found a defence for
black} (21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Qxf7 Qb4 $3 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gd6c6,Gc6b5] a
fantastic move,making room for the king to escape and preventing Bf4 in many
critical variations} (22... Rhe8 $2 23. Rd1+ Kc6 24. a4 Qb4 25. Qd7+ Kb6 26.
Rd6+) 23. Rd1+ Kc6 24. Qd7+ Kb6 25. Rd6+ Rc6) 21... Qd7 22. Qxd7+ (22. Qd5 $5)
22... Kxd7 23. Bf4 Rc6 24. Rhe1 Rf8 {[%cal Gf8f6]}) 19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 {
[%cal Gd1d6]} Rc6 (20... Re8 21. Qxh7) 21. Nb5 {and black seems in a serious
trouble...}) 19. Qd3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Re6 21. Qxh7 g6 22. e4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) (
17... Nxd6 18. Qc2 $1 Nf5 {if not white simply playes 0-0-0 with a winning
position} 19. Rd1 Nd4 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. Nb5 $1 $40) 18. fxe3 Rc8 (18... Bxd6 19.
O-O-O) 19. Qh4+ f6 20. O-O-O $18 {it is impossible to play with such a bishop
on f8 and rook on h8,when all your opponent pieces are in the game,and he has
such a pawn on d6,in the game black took the "d6" pawn but this brought the
end immediately,bit anyway there should not be any serious chances for black
to save this game} Rc6 (20... Bxd6 $4 21. Ne4 Rc6 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Qg3 $18)
21. Rd5 {[%cal Gd8c8,Yb7b6,Gc8b7]} Rxd6 $2 22. Rhd1 Kc7 23. Qg3 {black can not
avoid losing his bishop since after 23...Kc6 24.RxR BxR 25.Qf3 Kc7 26.Ne4 the
bishop his lost there for he resigned} ({black can not avoid losing his bishop
since after} 23. Qg3 Kc6 24. Rxd6+ Bxd6 25. Qf3+ Kc7 26. Ne4 {the bishop his
lost there for he resigned}) 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Soln, Primoz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Qf3 Qd7 (13... Qc6
14. d5 Nxd5 15. Rd1 Nb6 (15... Bxa3 16. Bxd5 $1 (16. bxa3 $2 Nc3 $1 $15 (16...
O-O $2 17. Bxd5 $18)) 16... exd5 17. Qxf5 $40 (17. Qxa3 $5)) (15... Rd8 16. Bg5
{/\Rc1+/-}) (15... Nb4 16. Qg3 $40) 16. Qg3 {><g7} Nd5 (16... g6 17. Be3 Bg7
18. Rac1 $18) (16... Nd7 17. Bf4 {/\Rc1} Bxa3 18. bxa3 O-O 19. Rac1 Qb5 20. a4
$18) (16... Bg6 17. Be3 Bxa3 18. bxa3 O-O 19. Rd6 Qc3 20. Rc1 $18) 17. Nc4 {
><d6} Rd8 18. Ne3 $1 Bg6 (18... Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 {/\Qb8+-} Qc8 21.
Bb6 $18) 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bg5 $18 {1-0 Sermek,D-Kiselev,S/Ljubljana Iskra
1992/CBM 31/[Blatny,P] (23)}) 14. d5 (14. Nc2 $5 Bxc2 $1 $11) 14... Nxd5 (14...
exd5 $6 15. Qg3 $16) 15. Rd1 Bxa3 (15... Rd8 16. Nc4 $1 $16) 16. bxa3 O-O 17.
Bb2 (17. h4 $5 Rac8 $8 (17... Rad8 $2 18. g4 g6 19. h5 $18) (17... h6 $2 18.
Bxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 $18) 18. Bb2 $5 (18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qe6 20. Rxf5 Qe1+
21. Kh2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qxc1 23. Qxb7 Qxa3 24. Qd5 Qe7 $11) (18. Rd2 $5 $14)
18... Rc5 $6 (18... Bc2 $1 19. Bxg7 $5 (19. Qg4 $2 f5 $17) 19... Bxd1 (19...
Kxg7 $2 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Rxd5 $16) 20. Qg3 Bh5 $1 21. Bb2+ (21. Bxf8+ $6 Kxf8
22. Qe5 Bg4 $1 $17) 21... Bg6 22. h5 $44) 19. Rd2 Qc8 20. a4 $5 a5 (20... b5 $5
) 21. Rad1 h6 $6 (21... f6 $5) 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 b6 $2 (23... Rxd5 24.
Rxd5 Be6 25. Rxa5 Bxa2 $14) 24. Qg3 f6 25. Bxf6 $1 $16 {1-0 Okhotnik,
V-Shnaider,A/USSR 1987/Inf 43 (36)}) (17. Bxd5 $5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qe6 $15) 17...
Rad8 (17... Rfd8 $5) 18. h4 {threatening g4 and h5 winning the bishop} f6 (
18... h6 19. Rac1 f6 $4 20. Rc5 Rfe8 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rcxd5 Re1+ 23. Rxe1 {
1-0 Daniliuk,S-Sapunov,E/RUS-sf 1995/EXP 49} (23. Rxe1 Qxd5 24. Re8+ Kf7 25.
Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Qxf5)) (18... Qb5 $5 {this is a very serious and important move
here which white must consider when deciding to play this line} 19. g4 Bg6 (
19... Bc2 $2 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Qc3 d4 22. Qxc2) 20. h5 $6 Bc2 21. Rxd5 $4 Rxd5
22. Qc3 Rg5) 19. Rd4 Bg6 (19... Rfe8 $5 20. Rad1 Qc8 21. g4 (21. Rc1 Qd7 22.
Rc5 $6 (22. Rcd1 Qc8 $11) 22... Qd6 {[%csl Rg1] now black will have Re1 after
the opening of the "e" file}) 21... Bg6 22. h5 Bf7 23. h6 gxh6 $5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5
25. Qxf6 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 e5 {when it's white who is in troubles}) (19... h6 $2 {
the idea is not to allow white to play h5-h6 but this loses tacticaly} 20. Rad1
Qc8 $8 21. Rc1 $1 Qd7 (21... Nc7 22. Qxf5) 22. Rc5 $1 {fanstasic,the two rooks
are now attacking the "d5" knight not from "d4" and "d1" but the "d1" rook had
gone to "c5" winning the game for white} Qe7 23. Rcxd5 exd5 24. Qxf5 $18) 20.
h5 Bf7 21. h6 Qe7 (21... gxh6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qxf6 Bg6 24. Qh4 $44 {[%csl
Rg8][%cal Ga1h8]}) 22. Re1 Nc7 (22... Qd6 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg4+ $1 Kh8 (24...
Bg6 25. Rxe6 $18) 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rf4 Rde8 (26... Bg6 27. Re6 Qd7 28. Rfxf6
$18) (26... Bh5 27. Qxh5 Qxf4 28. Re7 $18) 27. Bxf6+ Qxf6 28. Rxf6 Rxe1+ 29.
Kh2 $18) 23. Rg4 Bg6 24. Qxb7 Rf7 (24... Rd7 25. Rd4 $1 {threatening Rxd7 and
after Bxe6} Bf5 (25... Rfd8 {[%tqu "En","can you find a beautiful win here??",
"","","b7c7","",7]} 26. Qxc7 $3 Rxc7 27. Rxe6 $18) 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Rd1 Qc8
28. Qxc8 (28. Qf3 $5) 28... Rxc8 29. Rd7 gxh6 30. Bxf6 $16) 25. hxg7 Kxg7 26.
a4 $14 {we can easily that white has managed to do what he wanted to,he has
weakened black's king,he got his pawn back,he has strong pressure on the
king's side with his two powerful bishops,very pleasent to have the white
pieces here} Rd7 (26... Qd6 $5) 27. Qf3 {just look at black's pieces no a very
nice sight} (27. Rc1 $5) 27... Rf8 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 28. Rc4 e5 29. Rc6 $16 {
[%csl Ra6]} Rd3 (29... a5 30. Qc3 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gf2f4,Ga1h8]}) 30. Qg4
Nd5 (30... Qd7 31. Qc4 $1 (31. Qxd7+ Rxd7 32. Rec1 Nd5 33. Rd1 $1 $16) 31...
Ne8 (31... Nd5 $2 32. Rxe5 $1 {and the diagonal is open!} fxe5 33. Bxe5+ Nf6 (
33... Kg8 34. Rxg6+ hxg6 35. Qxd3) 34. Rc7) 32. Qc5 $1 $18) 31. Rxa6 Qb7 32.
Rd6 (32. Re6 $5) 32... Nf4 (32... Ne3 $5 {this could be a chance to make
thing's more difficult for white,but still also here white can get a clear
advantage} 33. Rxe3 Rxd6 34. Ba3 Qd7 (34... Rfd8 35. Bxd6 Rxd6 36. Qc4 $16) 35.
Qxd7+ Rxd7 36. Bxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rc3 $16) 33. Rd1 (33. Rxd3 Nxd3 34. Rd1 $16)
33... Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qe4 35. Kh2 Qe1 $2 (35... Nd3 $2 36. Rd7+ Kh8 37. Qxe4 Bxe4
38. Ba3 Rc8 39. Be7 Kg7 40. f3 $1 Bf5 (40... Bg6 41. Bd8+ {[%cal Gd8f6]}) 41.
Rd6 $18 {[%csl Rf6]}) (35... h5 36. Rd7+ Kh8 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. gxf3 $16 {
but it seems here black may have some chances to save the game,for sure better
than the game continued}) 36. Qf3 $2 (36. Ba3 $1 $18 {the game is over right
now after this move}) 36... Qb1 (36... Be4 37. Qg4+ Bg6 38. Ba3 $18) (36... Qe4
37. Qxe4 Bxe4 38. f3 $18) 37. Ba3 $18 Qf5 38. g4 Qg5 39. Rd7+ Rf7 40. Rxf7+ {
to be honest I can not understand why not Bxf7??} (40. Bxf7 Bxf7 41. Bc1) 40...
Bxf7 41. Bc1 Qh4+ $6 (41... Qh6+ $142 42. Kg1 Ne2+ 43. Qxe2 Qxc1+ 44. Kg2 Bg6
$16) 42. Kg1 Ne6 (42... Nh3+ 43. Kg2 $18) 43. Be3 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ga5a6]} 1-0

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 108]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7.
cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. h3 Bh5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 (11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2+ Be7
13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Kf8 15. Bf4 (15. Re1 Qd8 $1 { g6, <<g7, >>f6} 16. b3 $5
(16. Bf4 $142 $13 {Maksimenko,A}) 16... Bb4 $1 17. Bb2 h5 18. Qd3 Rh6 $15 {
~~ Markovic,M-Maksimenko,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1992/Inf 54}) 15... h5 16. a3 Qd8 17.
b4 Bd6 18. Be3 Ne7 19. Rfd1 a6 20. Na4 Nf5 21. Bb6 Qg5 22. Qd2 Bf4 23. Qd3 Rh6
$36 {/-/+ 1-0 Zakharov,A-Tunik,G/RUS-Cup8 1997/EXP 58 (57) /}) 12. Bxh5 Ne6 (
12... Nc6 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Qb3 Qb6 18.
Qxb6 axb6 19. Nxd5 Bd4 20. Nc7 Rd8 21. Re2 g6 22. Bf3 Kg7 23. Rae1 Bc5 24. Nb5
{1/2-1/2 Zulfugarli,M-Mchedlishvili,M/EU-chJM U20 1996/JUN 97}) 13. O-O Nf6 14.
Re1 g6 15. Bg4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Be7 $146 {this is a new move,16...Qb4 was played
before by two strong GM but both lost in a vonvincing way,and got very bad
position in a few move after Qb4,also in this game black position was not so
solid,black must come to a decision here or this position is playable or not!}
(16... O-O-O 17. Bg5 Rd7 18. Bf6 h5 19. Qf3 Rg8 20. Rac1 Bh6 21. b4 Qa6 22. Rc2
Kb8 23. Nxd5 $36 {1-0 Werner,I-Blazkova,P/WchJW U18 1996/JUN 97 (42)}) (16...
Qb4 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. Rxe6+ (18. Qf3 Bg7 19. Bg5 d4 20. Bxd8 dxc3 21. Bf6 cxb2
22. Rab1 O-O 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. axb3 Rd8 26. Rxb2 $16 {1-0 Shaked,
T-Palac,M/Cannes op18th 1997/EXP 57 (75)}) 18... fxe6 19. Re1 Rd6 20. a3 $1 Qc4
21. Rxe6+ Kf7 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Qxg4 24. hxg4 d4 25. Nd1 Ke6 26. Bf4 $16 {
/+- 1-0 Godena,M-Sermek,D/Cannes op18th 1997/EXP 57 (38)}) 17. Bh6 {[%csl Re8]}
d4 (17... O-O-O 18. Qf3 $1 (18. Rac1 Kb8) 18... Bf8 19. Qxf7 Bxh6 20. Qxe6+ Kb8
21. Qe5+ $1 Qc7 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. Rad1 $16) 18. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4,Ge2d4]} Qf5 (
18... d3 $5 19. Nf4 d2 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Nxe6 $40 Kf7 22. Qc4 $1) 19. Qxf5 gxf5
20. Ng3 Rd8 (20... f4 21. Nf5 {[%csl Rd4,Re8,Rf4][%cal Gh6f4]}) 21. Nxf5 Rd5
22. g4 $14 {white is better here,first of all black has weak pawns on the
king's side,scondly a weak king in the center of the board and even move
important black's pass "d" pawn is not an advantage but a weakness which white
will use,plus of course white has more active pieces} Bb4 23. Red1 Kd7 (23...
d3 24. Rac1 $1 {[%csl Rd3]} Kd7 25. a3 Ba5 26. b4 $18 {[%cal Gc1c3]}) 24. Rd3
$1 {not allowing the "d4" to advance,making a blockade on the "d3"is very
important now the rook in a few more moves the a better piece to blockade-the
knight} Bc5 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Kf1 b5 27. Rf3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf5g3,Gg3h5,Gh5f4,
Gf4d3] the begining of a very strong plan,ftranferring the knight to "d3"
creating the perfect blockade and by doing also attacking the "f7" pawn,the
knight on "f5" stands good but does nothing!} Kc6 28. Ng3 R8d7 29. Nh5 {
[%cal Gh5f6]} Re5 30. Bf4 $1 Nxf4 (30... Red5 31. Nf6) (30... Re4 31. Bg3 {
[%cal Gh5f6]}) 31. Nxf4 Rg5 32. Nd3 {white managed to finish his plan with
100% of success,now black's position is really critical,white has almost all
possible advantages,it seems black is simply hopeless here,bad paen structure,
weak pawns,bad bishop,bad king and so on} Bd6 33. Rf6 $16 {/+-} Kd5 34. f4 Rg6
35. Rf5+ Kc4 {losing the king,but any way black is lost} (35... Kc6 36. Rc1+
Kb6 37. Rd5 {winning the "d4" pawn}) {[%tqu "En","What do you think about
black's king on 'c4'?? try to mate him!","","","f1e2","",5]} 36. Ke2 {[%csl
Rc4]} Re6+ 37. Kd2 Bb4+ 38. Kc1 Rc7 39. Kb1 f6 40. h4 Ba5 41. b3+ Kc3 42. Rxb5
Bb6 43. Nb2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 228]} 1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6.
cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. a3 {[%csl Rb4] preventing Nb4 in
some variations,and giving a place for the bishop on "a2" when needed} Qc7 (
10... Re8 11. Bd3 g6 12. Qe4 a6 13. Bh6 dxe5 14. dxe5 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 {
[%csl Re6]} (15... Bxf6 16. Ra2 e5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. Nxe5 b5 20. Rxd4
(20. Bf1 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Nf5 22. Bc1 Bf7 {and you can believe it or not but the
queen has been trapped in the middle of the board in probably the strangest
way I have ever seen!!}) 20... bxc4 21. Nd2) 16. Qe2 Ng4 (16... e5 $2 17. Bc4+
Kh8 18. Ng5 $18) 17. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Zakharov,A-Kalegin,E/RUS-Cup4 1997/CBM 58/
[Har Zvi] (29)}) (10... Qb6 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Ba2 Ba4 14. Re1 Bb3
15. Bb1 Rfc8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Qg4 Qc7 18. h4 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Timoshenko,G SSSR
1974}) (10... b6 11. Qe4 Bb7 12. Bd3 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Nbd2 Qd7 15. Rfe1 Nd8
16. Qe2 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rac1 a6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Qd2 $14 {0-1 Mihaljcisin,
M-Lakic,N/Banja Luka 1976/MCL 08 (40)}) (10... Nb6 11. Bd3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd4
13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qc5 15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mihaljcisin,M-Trepp,
M/Banja Luka 1987/EXT 87 (42)}) 11. Re1 {white plan is to attack on the king's
side,I myself prefer white here without any questions,he has a nice space
advantage no weaknesses and just slight initiative-enough} Rd8 12. h4 {it is
clear what white wants,but I think this is too quick,and white should first
devlope his pieces on the Queen's side '!?' Baburin. Baburin: 'A well-known
motif - White plans Bd3 and Qe4, so it will be useful to have the pawn ready
on h4, anticipating ...g6.'} (12. Nbd2 dxe5 13. dxe5 Na5 {[%cal Gd5f4]}) 12...
dxe5 13. dxe5 Nb6 $6 {this move caused black many troubles how to devlope is
pieces,13...b6 with Bb7 and sometimes Na5 seems more sound} (13... b6 $5) 14.
Ba2 (14. Bd3 $5) 14... Nd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. Nc3 $1 {[%cal Gc3b5]} Rd8 (16...
Rxh4 17. g3 Rc4 (17... Rd4 18. Nb5) 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 {Baburin: 'but perhaps it
would be a better way to defend.'} (18... Nxc4 19. b3 Nb6 20. Bb2 $14 {/+/-})
19. Qxc4 Nxc4 20. Re4 $16) (16... Bd7 $2 17. Be3 Rxh4 18. g3 $16 {[%csl Rh4]}
Rc4 $4 19. Bxb6 $18) (16... Qc6 $5 17. Be3 $5 (17. g3) (17. Bg5 $5 Bxg5 18.
hxg5 Nd5 19. Bxd5 $5 (19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Rac1 Qb6) 19... exd5 20. Rad1 (20. Qe3
Rg4 21. f3 d4) 20... Bg4 21. f3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Be6 23. Qf2 $36 {[%csl Rd5]})
17... Rxh4 18. Rac1 Bd8 (18... Nc4 19. Nb1 b5 20. b3 Bb7 21. f3 $18) (18... Bd7
$8 $44 {with a very complicated and unclear position}) 19. Nb5 (19. Red1 Be7 (
19... Bd7 $2 20. Rd6 $1 Qc8 21. g3 $18) 20. b4 $16 {[%cal Gb4b5]} (20. Nb5 $5
Qe4 21. Qd3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 $16 {[%cal Gb5d6,Ga6a7]})) 19... Qe8 20. g3 Ra4 21.
Nd6 $44 {/+/-}) 17. Qg4 $36 {now there is no more question about the position,
white has nice initiative on the king's side when black has nothing in return
for that} Bd7 (17... Kh8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 {[%csl Rh7,Rh8][%cal Gh1h7]})
18. Bh6 Bf8 (18... g6 19. h5 Bxa3 $4 20. bxa3 Qxc3 21. Qg5 $18) 19. h5 $16 {
[%cal Gh6g7,Yh5h6] so now white's h4 has a becomes very important!,the threat
is of course Bxg7 followed by h6 Baburin: 'White threatens to play 20 Bxg7
Bxg7 21 h6.'} Kh8 20. Bg5 Re8 21. h6 g6 22. Rac1 Bc6 (22... Rac8 23. Qf4 $18
Bc6 (23... Kg8 24. Ne4) 24. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5d6]}) 23. Nb5 $1 $18 {'!' Baburin.
Baburin: 'As White has weakened the dark-squares around the enemy king his
knight will be practically untouchable on d6. To bring the knight there and to
force Black to take it is White's main task here.'} Qb8 (23... Qd7 24. Red1 Qc8
(24... Bd5 25. Nc7 $18) (24... Nd5 25. Bxd5 Bxb5 (25... exd5 26. Qxd7 Bxd7 27.
Nc7 $18) (25... Bxd5 26. Nc7 $18) 26. Bf6+ Kg8 27. Be4 $18 {[%csl Rd7]})) 24.
Qf4 Kg8 (24... Bxb5 25. Qxf7 Nd7 26. Rcd1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26.
exd6 {'+-' Baburin.} Nd7 27. Rcd1 {white's plan seems very simple but with it
unstopable,first defend the "d6" pawn with rook,then play Qd4 so to force "e5"
opening the a1-g8 diagonal,then play Be7 and all you have to do to win is
create a battery along the a2-g8 and the game is over-what actully happaned in
the game} a5 (27... b5 28. Qd4 e5 29. Qc3 Qb7 30. Be7 $18) 28. Qd4 e5 {Baburin:
'This is the only way to block the a1-h8 diagonal, but now the b3-B turns into
a monster.'} 29. Qc3 Qa7 30. Be7 Qc5 31. Bxf7+ {'!' Baburin.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Be6 9. Qa4 $146 (9. Nb5 Qb6 10. Nbd4 O-O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd2 Nb4 13.
Qa4 c5 14. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Qxb4 cxb4 16. Ng5 Bd5 17. Rc1+ Kb8 18. Rd1 Kc7 19. e6
Rd6 $1 $132 {0-1 Csom,I-Rodriguez,R/Lugano olm 1968/MCD-ol (68)}) (9. Ne4 Ndb4
10. Bd2 Bf5 11. Bxb4 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bg6 14. Bb5 e6 15. Bxf8 Rxf8
16. Ke2 Ke7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Csom,I-Matulovic,M/Vrsac 1969/MCD-r6 (38)}) (9. Nd4
Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 a6 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Qb4 Qd5 14. O-O Qxe5 15. Re1 b5
16. a4 $36 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Tal,M/URS-ch47 1979/URS-ch (74)}) (9. Bb5 Nxc3 10.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. bxc3 Bd7 12. a4 e6 13. Be3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Bb6
Ra8 17. Be2 Be8 18. Rab1 Rc8 19. a5 Kh8 20. Bc4 $36 {1-0 Manca,F-Tsuboi,E/Novi
Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06 (47)}) (9. Be2 Nxc3 10. Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. bxc3 f6 12. Rb1
Rd7 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Kf7 15. O-O Bxa2 16. Ra1 Bd5 17. Rxa7 e6 18. Ra8 Rg8
19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adamski,A-Milovanovic,R/Warsaw 1988/EXT
88 (45)}) 9... Ndb4 $2 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd5 {[%cal Ge7e6] this is a
critical line that must be checked by white players,I believe black should be
OK here,of course 9...Ndb4 seems wrong and after white's strong reply black is
in trouble}) 10. Bb5 $1 {[%cal Ga4b4]} a6 (10... Nd3+ 11. Ke2 Nxc1+ 12. Raxc1
Qb6 13. Rhd1 $36 {[%cal Gc3d5] /+/-}) (10... Qd7 11. O-O $16 {[%cal Gf1d1]})
11. Qxb4 $1 axb5 12. Qxb5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Re8] so,white got simply a big
advantage after the opening,pawn up and even some initiative} Qa5 $2 {as
happans many times black could accept being much worse fighting for a draw and
says let's play for everyting,winning quickly or losing quickly,it's much more
losing quickly!!b} (12... Qc7 $142 $5) 13. Qxb7 Nxe5 14. O-O {[%csl Re8]} Nxf3+
(14... Qa6 15. Qe4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bc4 17. Rd1 e6 18. b3 $18) 15. Qxf3 Rc8 16.
Be3 {it not possible to play a pawn down when you also suffer from a king
stuck in the center} Bc4 (16... g6 17. Bd4 Rg8 (17... f6 18. Bxf6 $18) 18. Rad1
) 17. Rfc1 {[%csl Rh8]} e6 18. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} f6 19. b3 Ba6 20. Na4 $1 $18
{a very good move,the rule is if you have an attack try to exchange your
opponent best defencive pieces,in this case the "c8" rook} Kf7 21. Rxc8 Bxc8
22. Nb6 $1 {cutting the queen from defending the "c7" square} Be7 23. Qc7 Ba6 {
[%cal Gh8c8]} 24. Qa7 $1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga7a5]} Rd8 25. h3 {making room for
the king} Ke8 26. Nc4 Qb5 27. Bb6 Rc8 (27... Rd7 28. Qa8+ Kf7 29. a4 {[%csl
Ra6]}) 28. Re1 e5 29. Rc1 {threatening "a4"} Qd5 30. Qxa6 Ra8 31. Ne3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. Qg4 h5 (12... a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6
14. O-O h5 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Be3 h4 17. Rac1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Kovalev,A/
Spring op 1989/TD 89\06 (29)}) (12... g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. d5 (14. Rd1 Nd5 15.
Bc4 O-O-O 16. Qg3 Qc7 17. Qh4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 e5 $13 {1-0 Birnboim,N-Zueger,B/
EUchT qual 1982/MCD-r8 (50)}) 14... Nxd5 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxc6
bxc6 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Qb4+ Qd6 20. Qa5 Qd7 21. Qc5+ Kg8 22. Bg5 $44 {1-0
Machulsky,A-Tsarev,V/Kiev 1989/CBM 15 (32)}) (12... Rd8 13. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Novik,
M-Alterman,V/URS-chJ 1990/TD 90\02}) 13. Qf3 a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxc6+ bxc6
16. Be3 (16. Ke2 Kd7 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Be7 19. Rhc1 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,
E-Shirov,A/Val Maubuee op 1990/EXT 90op}) 16... Kd7 {it is quite simple to
know white advantages and disadvantages in this positions. white's advantages:
the weaknesses in black's pawn formation on the Queen's side,play along the
half open "c" file white's disadvantages: an isolated "d" pawn, a bad blocked
bishop on "e3". it seems many times that this position is just equal with very
few chances for both sides to do soemthing here} (16... Bb4 17. Ke2 Kd7 18.
Rhc1 Rhb8 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Rc2 a5 21. Bd2 Be7 22. f3 a4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Rosandic,
D-Moiseev,V/Oberwart op 1991/TD 91\08 (42)}) 17. Ke2 Nd5 $146 {it seems to me
that by plating such an opening with the white pieces and espcially this line
means ok I want 100% draw and 1-2% winning chance,look at Sveshnikov's game
against Shirov from 1990 same story.} (17... Bd6 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Nxd6 Kxd6 20.
Rhc1 Rhb8 21. b3 a5 22. Rc5 a4 23. Rac1 Rb6 24. b4 Rxb4 25. Rxc6+ Kd7 26. R6c4
Rb2+ 27. R1c2 Rxc2+ 28. Rxc2 Rb8 29. Bd2 Rb1 30. h4 g6 {1/2-1/2 Stripunsky,
A-Dvoirys,S/Katowice op 1992/TD 92\04}) 18. Rac1 Bd6 19. Na4 Rab8 20. Rc4 {
[%cal Gh1c1]} Nb6 21. Nxb6+ Rxb6 22. b3 Rb5 {and now there is really not to
much in the position} 23. Rhc1 Rc8 24. h3 Rd5 25. Ra4 Ra8 {of course not "a5"
which is a weakness} (25... a5 26. Bd2 {[%csl Ra5]}) 26. Rcc4 Kc7 27. Bd2 Kb6
28. Bb4 Rd8 29. Bd2 Be7 30. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Premier 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Hernandez Onna, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 (6. Bg5 Nbd7 (6... g6
7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Bg7 9. O-O a6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. h3 b5 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5
axb5 14. Qe2 c4 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qe3 Qb6 18. Bh6 $14 {1-0 Brynell,
S-Troyke,C/Berliner Sommer 1994/EXT 94op (34)}) 7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nbd2
O-O 10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Nc4 Nf4 13. Bc2 b6 14. Re1 Ba6 15. Ne3 Ne5 16.
Nxe5 dxe5 17. g3 Nh3+ 18. Kg2 $14 {1-0 Smagin,S-Hanel,R/Oberwart op 1991/TD
91\08 (41)}) (6. Qc2 g6 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. a4 Bg7 9. O-O a6 10. Be2 b6 11. h3 O-O
12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Qc1 Nc7 15. Bh6 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Na3 Nf6 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Maric,M-Maksimovic,S/Belgrade 1992/TD 92\07 (47)}) 6... g6 (6... Bg4 7.
O-O (7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 Ne5 11. Bc2 Qc7 12. Nd2 g6 13.
f4 Ned7 14. Nf3 $16 {1-0 Pavlovic,M-Berend,F/Mitropa Cup 1990/CBM 20 (33)})
7... g6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bg7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. a4 Ne5 13. Qe2 Qc7
14. f4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Rf2 b6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bojkovic,
N-Maksimovic,S/Pula ztW 1990/TD 92\07 (46)}) 7. O-O Bg7 8. c4 (8. h3 O-O 9. c4
e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Bf4 a6 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Bh2 Qd7 15. Be2 Rad8
16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18. Qc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Preissmann,E-Gerber,R/Geneve
1993/EXP 39 (41)}) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 {this is soomething very similar to benoni
with Bd3-Nf3-h3 which is considered to be one of white's best veariations
against the benoni,and here white has another extre tempi! compared with this
line} a6 10. a4 $6 {to be honest I do not like this move,I am not afraid from
"b5" I will take this pawn without any probelms,but the key point is I do not
like to weaken the "b4" square when I am not forced to do so} (10. h3 $5) 10...
b6 11. h3 e5 12. dxe6 {this move changes completely the structure and the
course of the game,black manages to put his knight on c6 [and after b4 ] while
he gets a weak "d6" pawn,what for me it the most important factor here is that
white lost his space advantage,I think that after noth 10.a4?! and 12.dxe6
white is not better} (12. Bg5 $5 h6 13. Be3 Nh5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Ne2 $5 (15. g4
Qf6 $1 {[%cal Gh5f4]}) 15... f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. g4 $1 e4 18. gxh5 exd3 19.
Nf4 $36) 12... Bxe6 13. Nd5 Nc6 (13... h6 14. Qb3) 14. Bg5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 (15.
exd5 Nb4 16. Re1 Qd7 $11 {[%cal Gf8e8]}) 15... Nb4 $13 16. Bb1 (16. Rc1 $6 h6
$1 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 Nh5 {[%csl Rb2,Rg3]}) 16... Qd7 (16... h6 17. Bd2 {
[%cal Gd2c3]}) 17. Qb3 {[%csl Ra1]} Rae8 18. Re1 Re7 19. Bd2 a5 {this position
seems very natural after 15...Nb4 by black,black played simple moves and so
did white it seems black got the initiative here,white's pieces are placed
very badly here [ the rook on "a1" and the bishop on "b1" ]while black has a
strong pressure along the "e" file} 20. Qc4 Rfe8 21. Ra3 h6 (21... Nh5 $5) 22.
Kf1 Nh5 23. g4 (23. Qc1 $5) 23... Nf6 {[%cal Gh6h5]} 24. Nh4 $5 (24. Kg2) 24...
Nh7 25. Bc3 Nf6 26. Ng2 (26. Bd2 $5 {just see what black is going to play?!})
26... Qd8 27. Re2 $6 {why??} Qc8 {from this moment and on many moves by both
sides seems very strange so...maybe there was great time trouble or maybe just
wrong moves are here} 28. b3 $4 {what's wrong with Nbxd5??} (28. Re1) 28... Qa6
$4 (28... Nbxd5 29. Bb2 Nb4 $19 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) 29. Qxa6 Nxa6 {[%cal Gf6e4,
Gf6d5]} 30. Bd3 $1 Nb4 31. Bb5 Rb8 $6 (31... Nxe4 $5 {seems more active} 32.
Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Bxe8 Rxe8 $13 {[%csl Ra3,Rd5]}) 32. Ra1 $2 {again maybe it's
mistake is entering the moves here???} (32. f3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6][%cal Gg2e3,
Ge3c4] and here it seems black will pay for his weaknesses}) 32... Nd7 (32...
Nxe4) 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. f3 $14 {[%cal Gg2e3,Ge3c4] I do not know why 0-1 maybe
time maybe rest of the moves unavailable...??} 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Erendzhenov, Stanislav"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qc4 {the main
move in the position is 13...Qe2 another possible move is 13...h5 when in both
cases black gets according to the theory fine positions.this move 13...Qc4
which was played in the game also seems OK for black,the conclution in my
opnion is very simple if you want to play for advantage/initiative/win with
the white pieces I reccomand you to choose another line!} 14. Qxc4 Nxc4 15. b3
Ne5 (15... Nd6 16. c4 e6 17. Nc3 Be7 18. Be3 b6 19. Rfd1 O-O $13 {1/2-1/2
Popov,S-Sarlamanov,D/JUG-ch 1991/TD 91\07 (54)}) 16. Be3 a6 17. c4 (17. Nd2 Ng4
18. Ne4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 e6 20. Rad1 Rc8 21. c4 Rc7 22. Rf2 Ba3 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24.
Rxd6 Ke7 $11 {/=/+ 1/2-1/2 Nun,J-Mokry,K/Tirnavia-B 1983/EXT 97 (33)}) (17. Bb6
Rd3 18. Re1 e6 19. Kf1 Nc6 20. Ke2 Rd5 21. Nd2 Rb5 22. Be3 Rh5 23. h3 Be7 24.
Red1 O-O 25. Nf3 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jenni,F-Kobalija,M/Credis 1997/CBM 60/
[Fritz5.00 (100s)] (58)}) (17. Na3 e6 18. Nc2 Nc6 19. Rad1 Be7 20. Bb6 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Bd8 22. Be3 Bf6 23. c4 O-O 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Ke2 Kf8 $11 {
Rombaldoni,A-Passerotti,P/Roma-B 1984/MCD-r8/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 17... Rd3 $1 {
a good move not allowing the knight to enter the game so quick,since the rooks
takes the "c3" square and after 14.Nd2 black has Ng4} 18. h3 {preventing Ng4}
e6 19. Nd2 Be7 $11 {/=/+ the opening has ended,it's clear white got noothing
out of the opening maybe a few problems,first of it seems nicer to play with
the black pieces does not who is your opponent,but in this case this is
exactly the type of position where a much better player will have a hugh score
as was here} 20. Ne4 $6 {the begining of white's incorrect moves which will
coost him the game} (20. Rfd1 O-O 21. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1e2] when white should not
lose this position}) 20... f5 $1 21. Nd2 $6 (21. Nc5 $4 {/Ng5} Rxe3 22. fxe3
Bxc5 $19) (21. Ng3 $142 Kf7 22. Bb6 (22. Rfd1 Rhd8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 $15) 22... Bd8
23. Be3 Ba5 $15) 21... Kf7 $1 22. Rfd1 Rhd8 23. Kf1 Nc6 $1 $15 {/-/+ the
knight has nothing more to do on e5,by moving him black e5 becomes possible
with the idea to continue pushing the pawns with f4 or e4,look what damage
Ne4-Nd2 caused white just gave black two tempi,white's position now seems very
critical another one wrong move and the game is over,as really was in the next
few moves} 24. a3 $2 {preventing Nb4 but creating many weaknesses on the
Queen's side,the "a3" and "b3" are weak and white can not more his "a1" rook
nor his knight 24.a3? was probably the last mistake necessary for Sakaev to
decide the game} (24. Ke2 Nb4 $1 {[%cal Ge7f6,Yb4c2]} 25. Bb6 $8 R8d7 26. Ba5 (
26. a4 Bf6 $19 27. Rab1 Na2 28. Ba5 Bc3) 26... Nc6 (26... e5 27. Bxb4 Bxb4 28.
Nf3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Kf6 $15 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gf6e5] /-/+}) 27. Bb6 Bf6
28. Nf3 Nb4 29. Rxd3 Nxd3 30. Rb1 e5 $15 {/-/+}) 24... e5 25. Ke2 e4 26. Ra2 (
26. b4 g5 $5 (26... Nd4+ 27. Bxd4 R8xd4 28. c5 (28. Nf1 Bf6 29. Ne3 f4 30. Ng4
(30. Nd5 Be5 $1 $19) 30... Rxc4 31. Nxf6 (31. Rxd3 f3+ $1 (31... exd3+ $2 32.
Kxd3) (31... Bxa1 32. Rd7+ Ke6 33. Rxb7 h5 $17) 32. Kf1 (32. gxf3 exd3+ 33.
Kxd3 Rxg4) 32... Bxa1 (32... exd3 33. Rd1 fxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rc3) 33. Rd1 Bb2))
28... Bf6 29. Ra2 (29. Nf1 Rd8 30. Rab1 Rxa3 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 $17 {/-+}) 29... Bg5
$19)) 26... R8d7 27. Rc1 (27. g4 f4 (27... g6 {with the same plan as in the
game,Nd4 followed by f4-f3}) 28. Bxf4 Nd4+ 29. Kf1 Nxb3 $17) 27... g5 $1 28. g3
Nd4+ 29. Bxd4 R7xd4 $19 {the threat now is simply Bxa3} 30. c5 (30. f3 Bxa3 $19
) (30. Rcc2 f4 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. f3 Re3+ $19 33. Kf2 (33. Kf1 exf3) 33... Bh4+
34. Kg2 Rxd2+ 35. Rxd2 exf3+) 30... f4 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. Rc4 (32. c6 bxc6 33.
Rxc6 f3+ 34. Ke1 Bh4 $19) 32... Rxc4 33. Nxc4 Ke6 $1 {it is very nice to see
such move,I believe that after both Rxh3 and Rxb3 Sakaev would have won this
game, but again you see the simplest way,active king and no chances at all} (
33... Rxh3 $19) (33... Rxb3 34. Nd2 Rxh3 35. Nxe4 $19) 34. b4 f3+ 35. Ke1 Bf6
36. Nd2 (36. Ne3 Bc3+ 37. Kf1 Bd4 $19) 36... Bc3 37. Rc2 Kf5 38. Kd1 e3 39.
fxe3 f2 40. Ke2 Rxd2+ 41. Rxd2 Bxd2 42. Kxf2 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Marciano, David"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 (6... dxc3
7. Bxd5 cxb2 8. Bxb2 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Ba3 10. Qb3 Bxb2 11. Qxb2 exd5 12. Rd1 Na6 13.
O-O Nc7 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Nf5 d4 16. Ne4 Qxe5 17. Ned6 Qf6 18. Qxd4 Rd8 19. Qxf6
gxf6 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 21. Ne7+ $16 {Antonio,R-Bellon Lopez,J Thessaloniki olm
1988}) 7. Bb3 d6 (7... dxc3 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd6 Bxd6 (9... Qxd6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11.
O-O a6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. g3 Bd7 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxd6
$36 {Blauert,J-Rotstein,A Groningen 1992}) 10. O-O Be7 (10... O-O 11. Qe2 Nc6
12. Rd1 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7 15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Be3 $14 {Motwani,
P-Cramling,P Bern 1992}) 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Be3
Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 $16 {Antonio,R-Summermatter,D Biel 1991}) (7... d3
8. Qxd3 d5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 $13 {
Senador,R-O'Donnell,T Manila olm 1992}) 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. cxd4 Nd5 10. O-O O-O
11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 (12... Nc6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Qd3 Na5 $2 15. Ng5 g6 16.
Qh3 h5 17. Ne4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Be7 19. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3h6]} e5 20. d5 f6 21. d6
Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Ba3 {1-0 Motwani,P-Mortazavi,A Cappelle op 1992}) 13.
Re1 b6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Bxe6 $4 {[%tqu "En","white played a very strange move
15.Bxe6?? black has immediately a winning move can you find it? not too
difficult","","","b7f3","",10]} Bxf3 $1 $19 {after} (15... Re8 $2 16. Qc4) 16.
gxf3 {[%tqu "En","black has winning move find it, it is the most simple one",
"","","d8h4","but black returnes a blunder by himself as after this move we
are still playing but the game sjould have ended immediately",5]} Qh4 $4 {
but black returnes a blunder by himself as after this move we are still
playing but the game sjould have ended immediately} (16... Re8 17. Qc4 Qe7 $1
$19 {if white still has his knight on f3 he could have played Ng5}) 17. h3 Rae8
18. Qb5 {I guess this is the move black had missed} Nc5 $1 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20.
Qf1 (20. Be3 Rxe6 21. Bxc5 Rg6+) 20... Qg3+ (20... Rxe6 $142 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22.
Qg2 Qf6 $1 $19) 21. Kh1 (21. Qg2 Bxf2+) 21... Qxf3+ 22. Qg2 fxe6 23. Be3 Bxe3
24. fxe3 Rd8 25. Qxf3 Rxf3 {[#] Hecht Bauern- und Felderschwächen ermöglichen
das Eindringen in die weiße Stellung mit weiterem Materialgewinn, oder... Matt}
26. Kg2 Rf5 27. e4 (27. Rad1 Rfd5 (27... Rxd1 {Hecht} 28. Rxd1 Rd5 $19) 28.
Rxd5 Rxd5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Re3,Rh3]}) (27. Re2 {Hecht} Rd3 28. Rc1 Rc5 29. c4 b5
$19) 27... Rd2+ 28. Kg3 Rd3+ 29. Kg4 h5+ 30. Kh4 Rf4+ 31. Kxh5 Rg3 {white
resigned,he is going to be checkmated in two moves after g6 and Rh4} 0-1

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bd2 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5
Bd6 15. Rh5 (15. Bb5+ {the other main move for white} Bc6 (15... Kf8 {Hansen,Cu
} 16. Rh5 Be4 17. Qe2 Bg6 18. Rh3 $14 {Blatny,P-Grosar,A/Debrecen EU-tch/1992/}
) 16. Qf3 O-O-O (16... Rc8 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. d5 Qb7 19. Rh5 e5 20. Re1 f6 21.
Qh3 Qd7 22. Qh4 Qf7 23. Rxh7 Rxh7 24. Qxh7 Qxd5 $15 25. Be3 Bf8 26. Qg6+ Qf7
27. Qc2 Qc4 28. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Lombardy,W-Panno,O/Buenos Aires ARG-WORLD 1994/
[Hansen,Cu]}) 17. Bxc6 Bxe5 {Sequeira,J-Akopian,V/WchJ/1991/ Sequeira,
J-Akopian,V/WchJ/1991/} 18. a4 Bxh2+ (18... Rd6 19. Ba8 (19. Bb5 Rd5 20. c4
Rxd4 21. Bc3 Qb7 22. Ba6 Qxa6 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Qc6+ Kb8 25. Qd6+ Ka8 26. Qxd4
Rc8 $17 {Sequeira,J-Akopian,V/WchJ/1991/}) 19... Re8 20. Bc1 {0,5/Rojo Gomez,
J-De la Villa,O/ESP-ch/1993/}) 19. Kh1 Bd6 20. a5 {-> Blatny-Orsag CSFR 1990})
15... O-O-O (15... g6 16. Bb5+ (16. Rh3 O-O (16... Qc6 17. f3 O-O 18. Qe1 Be7
$10 {Fedorov,V-Fornari,G/Aosta open/1988/} (18... Qd7 19. Qh4 f5 20. Bb5 Qf7
21. Re1 $14 {Smagin,S-Plachetka,J/Trnava/1987/})) (16... Bf4 17. Qa4+ Ke7 (
17... Kf8 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qd7 Rb8 20. Ba6 Be4 21. Qxa7 Qd6 22. Bb5 Kg7 $14 {
Djurhuus,R-Kouatly,B/Thessaloniki ol/1988/}) 18. Qb4+ Kf6 19. c4 Kg7 20. Bc3
Rhe8 21. Re1 Kg8 22. Qb2 Rac8 $10 {Vysochin,S-Chernosvitov,A/URS-chJ/1992/}) (
16... O-O-O 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. a4 $16 {Casden,A-Le Gore,D/corr/1991/
}) 17. Bh6 (17. Qg4 f5 18. Qe2 (18. Qh4 Rf7 19. Rc1 Qc6 $10 {Donguines,
F-Kouatly,B/Manila ol/1992/}) 18... Rae8 19. Re1 (19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Bc4 Bd5 $10 {
Sariego,W-Vera,R/Linares NL/1992/}) 19... Kh8 20. Bb5 {0,5/Pinal,N-Bellon,
Lopez,JM/Capablanca mem-A/1985/}) (17. c4 Rfe8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qh4 Qg7 20. Bh6
Qf7 21. Rd1 {Greger,R-Cramling,P/Valby K41/1991/}) (17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Re1 Bd5
19. Ba6 Bc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qe4 $14 {Salai,L-Nemec,P/CSR-chT/1992/}) 17...
Rfe8 18. Qg4 e5 $15 {Grosar,A-Strikovic,A/Genf op/1991/}) (16. Rh6 Bf8 17. Bb5+
Bc6 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. Qf6 $13 {Werner,C-Werner,D/2.BLSW/1988/}) 16... Bc6 17. Qf3
O-O-O 18. Qxc6 (18. Bxc6 gxh5 19. a4 a6 20. Be4 Kb8 21. Qxh5 Bf4 22. Be1 {
[Blatny] ~~ Rizzitano,J-Miles,A/USA INF-30/314 1980/Inf 30}) 18... Qxc6 19.
Bxc6 gxh5 20. Bg5 Rdf8 $15 {0-1 Salai,L-Orsag,M/Brno Morava-C 1991/EXP 24 (42)}
) 16. a4 g6 17. Rh3 f5 $146 (17... h5 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. a5 h4 21.
axb6 axb6 22. Ba6 Rh5 23. c4 $16 {1-0 Smirnov,V-Sobolev,N/RUS-sf 1995/EXP 49 
(37)}) 18. a5 $1 bxa5 19. Rb1 {this is quite a good move,the rook goes for the
open file where it can make big troubles for black} (19. Qa4 $5 $36) 19... Qc6
(19... e5 20. Qf1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd3a6]}) 20. Qf1 $1 {[%cal Gd3b5,Gd3a6]} Bc7 {
making place for the queen on "d6"} 21. Bg5 Rdf8 22. c4 {[%cal Gh3a3,Gc4c5]
any way white has strong initiative here but it seems to me that 22.Bb5
immediately was a better way to attack,although also after 22.c4 white is
better} (22. Bb5 Qd6 (22... Qd5 23. c4 Qxd4 24. c5) 23. c4 $1 Qxd4 24. c5 $16 {
[%cal Gb5a6,Gc5c6]}) 22... e5 (22... h6 $5 23. Bd2 $16 {[%cal Gd3e2,Yh3b3]})
23. d5 Qc5 (23... Qd7 24. c5 $1 $18 Qxd5 25. Ba6) (23... Qd6 24. c5 Qxc5 25.
Ba6 $18) 24. Be3 Qd6 25. Bxa7 e4 26. c5 Qxd5 27. Bc4 Qe5 28. c6 (28. Ba6 Bxa6
29. Qxa6+ Kd7 30. Bb6 $36) 28... Bxc6 29. Ba6+ Kd7 30. Rd1+ Bd6 $2 $18 {
a decisive mistake after which black can resign,black had to play 30...Ke7
when it's clear white has strong initiative but I could not see a force win} (
30... Ke7 31. Bd4 Qe6 (31... Qf4 32. Qc4 $18) 32. Rc3 Bb8 $1 {when white is
better here but still playing}) (30... Ke8 $2 31. Bd4 Qe6 32. Bb5 $1 $18) 31.
Bd4 Qf4 (31... Qe7 32. Bb5 $1) (31... Qe6 32. Bb5) 32. g3 Qg5 (32... Qf3 33.
Be2 Qb3 34. Be5 $18) 33. Be5 Rf6 34. Bf4 (34. Bb5) 34... Qg4 35. Be2 h5 36.
Bxg4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
(8. Bd3) 8... dxe5 (8... Nc6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Re1 b6
13. Nxd5 exd5 14. h3 Bf5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Bxd5 Bh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qxd5 $11 {/+/=
Kasparov,G-Polgar,J Geneve Pca 25' 1996}) 9. Nxe5 Nc6 (9... N8d7 10. O-O Nxe5
11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Be3 Be7 15. a4 O-O 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17.
axb5 Rfc8 $13 {Maljutin,E-Golod,V Minsk 1993}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be7 (11...
c5 12. Be3 c4 13. Bc2 {[%cal Gb1c3,Gd1h5]}) 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Re1 {why to play
Re1 before black has played Ba6 since is seems much more normal to play Bf4 as
was Played in the games mentioned above Kharlov-Yudasin and Zifroni,D-Har-Zvi,
R with an unclear position} (13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Re1 c5 15. dxc5 (15. d5 c4 16. Bc2
$2 (16. d6 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Bc2 $13) 16... Nxd5 (16... exd5) 17. Nxd5 exd5
18. Re5 Bb7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 {[%cal Ge5h5]} f5 $1 $17 {Zifroni,D-Har-Zvi,R
Czerniak-mem 1996}) 15... Qxd1 (15... Bxc5 16. Qh5 $36) 16. Rexd1 Bxc5 17. Ne4
Be7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 $14 {Kharlov,A-Yudasin,L Kemerovo 1995 65/151 [Yudasin,L]})
13... Nd5 $5 14. Be3 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 $6 {I do not like move at all,since it
leaves the "d4" pawn very weak and indeed white lost this pawn in the next few
moves,the typical caputre should have been fxe3 when the "d4" becomes quite
strong,when white tries to put pressure on the "c6 pawn} (15. fxe3 c5 16. d5
$13 (16. Qf3)) 15... Rb8 {[%csl Rd4]} 16. Ne4 $2 {it is quite difficult to
believe that this move loses a pawn by force,but this is the truth} {[%tqu
"De","can you see a force way to win the 'd4' pawn","","","b8b4","",3]} Rb4 $1
17. Rd3 (17. Qc2 $142) 17... Ba6 18. Rd2 Qb6 {and suddenly there is no way to
defend the "d4" pawn since black's next move will be simply Rd8} 19. Nc5 Bxc5
20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Qf3 {[%cal Gd2c2] white makes black life very easy since he
really gets no compensation at all,21.Rc1 was possible with some compensation
but the way white play his next 2-3 moves black get the initiative!!} (21. Rc1
Qb6 22. Rd6 Bb7 {with some compensation for white but clearly not enough for a
pawn} (22... Bb5 23. a4 Be2 24. Qxe2 Rxb3 25. Rdxc6 Qd4 (25... Rxb2 26. Rxb6
Rxe2 27. Ra6) 26. Qc4 Qxc4 (26... Qxb2 27. Qc5) 27. R6xc4 Rxb2 28. Rc7 {
with probably a draw})) 21... Qb6 22. Rad1 Bb7 23. Rd6 (23. Rd7 {with the
threat Qxf7 and mate...} c5 $1) 23... a5 $1 24. Qd3 g6 25. Rd4 c5 26. Rd6 (26.
Rxb4 cxb4) 26... Qc7 27. Rd8 Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Qxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kg7 30. Rd2 Rd4 31.
Re2 (31. Rxd4 cxd4) 31... Ba6 $1 32. Re1 Rd2 33. Rb1 Be2 {and white reigned,
there is no point waiting for c4 followed by Bd3 and Rxb2...} 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. bxc3 $6 $146 {a novelty according to my
database,but this move does not seen to be a good one at all,it seems that in
the game black got very easily a better position,and this was not white's idea}
(11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 14. Nc7+ (14. Nd6+ $2 Qxd6 15. Qxf5 g6
16. Qe4 Qc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. bxc3 e5 19. f4 Bd6 20. O-O O-O-O $1 $17 {
Van mil,J-Nijboer,F Wijk ann zee 1995 65/(154)}) 14... Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16.
Qxe6 Rc8 (16... Qxe6+ 17. Bxe6 Na4 18. b4 $1 a5 19. Be3 $1 axb4 20. O-O-O+ $36
{Hracek,Z-Stohl,I Cesko 1996 66/122 [ Stohl,I]}) 17. Qe2 e5 18. O-O Kc7 19. a4
Kb8 (19... Rd8 20. a5 $140 Nc8) 20. a5 Na8 21. bxc3 $44 {De la Paz,F-Blanco
Fernandez,A Villa Clara 1995 65/154 [Nogueiras,J]}) 11... Bd3 $1 {on this
diagonal the bishop is very strong it prevents both castle by white but even
more important Nb5} 12. Qe3 e6 13. Bb2 {[%cal Ga1d1,Rd1d6]} Ba6 14. c4 (14. Rd1
Qc5 $19 {[%cal Gf8e7,Ge8g8]}) 14... Qb4+ $17 {/-+} 15. Nd2 O-O-O {the simplest
move,and probebly the best} (15... Qa5 16. Nb5 (16. Nc2 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4)
16... Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxb5 18. O-O {when white got some chances although I think
they are not enough maybe even nothing but I do not want to give even this}) (
15... Bc5 $5) 16. Nc2 Qc5 $6 {it seems black wanted to play safe,very safe,but
the simple Nxc4 seems to give him a winning position without big troubles} (
16... Nxc4 $142 17. Nxb4 (17. Bxc4 $2 Qxb2 {and the game is over}) 17... Nxe3
18. Nxa6 Nxg2+ 19. Kd1 (19. Kf1 Rxd2) 19... bxa6 20. Rc1 Kb7 $19 {and with 3
pawns white chances of saving the game should be-0}) 17. Qf4 Qf5 18. Qxf5 exf5
19. O-O-O f6 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4] now the position has become much more clear,
black is a pawn up,with better pieces while white has a weak pawn structure on
the Queen's side,black is much better but not winning as he could have been}
20. Ne3 Nb4 21. Kb1 Nd3 22. Nf3 Bc5 (22... Nxb2 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Kxb2 g6 25.
Nd4 {with some play for white}) (22... Nxf2 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Rc1 f4 25. Nf5 {
and white some initiative,which in the game black did not allow}) 23. Nxf5 Nxf2
24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rf1 (25. Re1 Nd3 {[%cal Gd3b2,Gg7g6]}) 25... Nd3 (25... Rd7)
26. Nxg7 (26. Bc3 Rd7) 26... Nxb2 27. Kxb2 Rg8 28. Ne6 Rxg2+ 29. Kc3 Ba3 (29...
Rf2 $5 {this seems like quite a simple move trying to exchange more pieces
which is considered good for the side with the material advantage} 30. Rxf2
Bxf2 $17) 30. Rd1 Bb2+ $6 (30... Be7 $142 {when the rook can stay active,plus
the a3-f8 diagonal is an important one}) 31. Kb4 Rg8 32. Rb1 (32. c5 Nd7 33.
Ned4 Rg4 34. Be6 Re4 {black is a pawn up but white has chances in this
position,although of course black is the better side}) 32... Be5 (32... Nd5+ $6
33. cxd5 (33. Kc5 b6+ 34. Kxd5 Bb7+) 33... Rg4+ 34. Ned4 Bxd4 35. Nxd4 Rxd4+
36. Kc5 $13 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gc5d6]}) 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. Nc5 {black has played
many incorrect moves after he got a winning position very soon in the opening,
but after his next move the game should have ended with a draw,although in
this position black has a strong move which gives him a big advantage} (34. Re1
Nd7 35. Ba4 b6 $140 $1 36. Bxd7+ Kxd7 37. Rxe5 Re8) {[%tqu "En","can you find
black's way in this position,it's a very tricky idea!","","","b6d7","",6]}
34... Rg4 $2 (34... Nd7 $1 35. Nxa6 Rg6 $3 $17 {[%cal Ga6c5,Yg6b6] this is the
idea,you must admit this is a very impressive move}) 35. Nxa6 bxa6 36. Rc1 $2 {
a very strange move,attacking nothing,threatening nothing,while after Re1 it
seems white should make draw without special problems} (36. Re1 Nd7 (36... Rg5
37. c5 Nd7 38. Be6) 37. Ba4) 36... Rh4 (36... Kc7) 37. Rc2 (37. Re1 $5 {
again this was not a bad move} Nd7 38. Ba4 {rook ending are draw...more or less
} Rxh2 39. Bxd7+ Kxd7 40. Rxe5 Rxa2 41. Rh5 $11) (37. Ka5 Nd7 $140 38. Kxa6 $6
Nb8+ 39. Ka5 (39. Kxa7 $4 Rh6 {[%cal Gh6a6]}) 39... Rxh2) 37... Kc7 {now black
has a threat,which most of us will not even think about,Nd5-Nf4 placing the
knight in a fantastic square where it can block the "f" file for white rook
and take control over many important squares in the center} 38. a4 (38. Ka5 e4
{[%cal Gh5a5]} 39. c5 (39. Kxa6 Rh5) 39... Nd7 $15 {/-/+}) 38... Nd5+ 39. Kc5 (
39. Ka5) 39... Nf4 $17 {threatening Nd3 and after Kd5 Nb4,on c5 white's king
is very weak,maybe is was better to put him on a5!?} 40. Rc3 (40. Rd2 e4 $1 41.
Kd4 Ne6+ 42. Ke5 (42. Ke3 Rh3+) 42... Nc5 43. Bc2 e3 $17) 40... Rxh2 41. Rg3
Rd2 42. Kb4 Rg2 {white simply lost the "h" pawn and changed nothing in the
position,I suspect that white was in time trouble since his last 5-6 moves are
simply not very good} 43. Re3 h5 $19 44. Ka5 Rg5 45. Bc2 h4 46. Be4 Rg3 47. Re1
h3 48. Kxa6 Rb3 49. Rg1 Ne6 50. Bd5 h2 51. Rg8 Nc5+ 52. Kxa7 Nxa4 53. Rg7+ Kd6
54. Rh7 Rb2 55. Bh1 Nc5 56. Rh6+ Ke7 57. Rh7+ Kf6 58. Rh5 Ne6 59. Ka6 Nf4 60.
Rh8 Nd3 61. Ka5 Kf5 62. Ka4 e4 63. Rf8+ Kg5 64. Rg8+ Kf4 65. Rf8+ Ke3 66. Rh8
Kd4 67. Rh4 Nc5+ 68. Ka3 Rc2 69. Kb4 Rxc4+ 70. Kb5 Rc2 71. Kc6 Ne6+ 72. Kd6 Ng5
73. Rg4 Rc1 74. Bg2 Rg1 75. Rxg5 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Daniliuk, Sergey"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Be2 g6 (6... d5) (6... d6
) 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg7 9. Bf4 (9. Nc3 O-O 10. d5 (10. Bf4 d6 11. exd6 exd6
12. O-O (12. h3 a6 13. O-O d5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Bh6 Rc8
18. a3 $14 {Keitlinghaus,L-Videki,S Budapest 1996}) 12... Bg4 13. Nb5 d5 14.
Bc7 Qd7 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. h3 Bf5 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Antones,A Oviedo 25' 1993})
10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bh6 Re8 13. f4 Bf6 14. f5 d6 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. O-O
Nd7 $15 {/-/+ Finkel,A-Alterman,B Rishon le Zion 1995}) 9... d6 10. exd6 exd6
11. O-O Nd5 $5 {an interesting plan by black,using the fact the white first
play 0-0 and not Nc3,black knight is going to e7 where it seems a better place
than b6 since there it can go one day maybe to f5+it gives black queen the
option to play on the d8-a5 diagonal} 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Nc3 Nde7 14. d5 Nb4 (
14... Ne5 15. Bh4 h6 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Rc1 $14 {/~~}) 15. Qb3 (15. a3 Na6 (
15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nbxd5 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. Bxd6 $14)) (15. Bh4 $5 h6 (15... Bxc3
16. bxc3 Nbxd5 17. Qd2 $1 {with more than enough compensation for white}) 16.
Qb3 Na6 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Rfe1 g5 19. Bg3 f5) 15... Na6 16. Ne4 (16. Bxa6 bxa6
{[%cal Gb8b2] black gets some play over the "b" file but on the other hand he
gave black bad pawn structure,plus now the d6 pawn is more weak,but normally
as a principial this Bxa6 opening the "b" is not in white's interest} 17. Qa3 (
17. Ne4 Nf5 18. Bf4 Qb6 $13) 17... Nf5 18. Bf4 Rb8 {and black seems just fine})
16... Nf5 17. Rae1 $6 (17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rac1 b6 $13) 17... Nxg3 (
17... Re8 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4g5]}) 18. hxg3 Re8 19. Bb5 $6 Rxe4 $1
20. Rxe4 Nc5 21. Rfe1 $8 (21. Qe3 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxb2) 21... Bd7 (21... Nxb3 $4
22. Re8+ Qxe8 23. Rxe8+ Bf8 24. axb3 {with Bd7 on the next winning an exchange
for} b6 25. Bd7 {also Bc6 is possible but this line is nicer} (25. Bc6 Rb8 26.
Bd7) 25... Bb7 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Bc6 Bxc6 28. dxc6 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Gc6c7,
Gc7c8]}) 22. Qc4 (22. Qb4 a5 (22... Nxe4 $6 23. Rxe4 a5 24. Qa4 $8 Bxb5 25.
Qxb5) 23. Qc4 (23. Bxd7 axb4 24. Re8+ Qxe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bxe8 Bxb2 $15 {
[%csl Ra2,Rd5] /-/+}) 23... Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Bxb2 25. Qa4 Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Bf6 27.
Qxb7 Rb8 28. Qc6 Kg7 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rd5,Rf2,Rg1] it is very nice to have this
position with the black pieces,since white has some weaknesses,when black
seems to have no problems at all}) 22... Nxe4 23. Rxe4 a6 $6 {just a very
strange move that I do not understand,why not simply to take the pawn on
b2?since then white fights for a draw} (23... Bxb2 24. Qa4 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Qb6
26. Rb4 (26. Re8+ Rxe8 27. Qxe8+ Kg7 28. Ng5 Qc7) 26... Ba3 27. Qxb6 axb6 28.
Rxb6 Bc5 29. Rb2 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rd5]} (29. Rxb7 $2 Rxa2 {[%csl Rf2]})) 24. Bxd7
Qxd7 25. b3 {now white is just OK} h6 26. Qd3 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Re1 {not a very playable move at all,to be honest I play
this line with the white pieces but this is the first time I see this move} (
10. Rd1 Bd7 (10... Na5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 a6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. h3
Re8 16. Nb1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Nc6 18. Rd1 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bf8 21. Qd2
Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Zhukhovitsky,S-Arkhangelsky,B/WchS 1994/EXT 94ch}) (10... Nb6 11.
Bb3 d5 12. a3 Bd7 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Bc2 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 $13 {0-1 Pandavos,
P-Grivas,E/GRE-ch95 1996/EXP 51 (44)}) (10... b6 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13.
Qb5 Rc8 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd5 17. Rxd5 f6 18. Be3 fxe5 19.
Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 $14 {/+/- 1/2-1/2 Handoko,E-Fedder,S/Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80
(44)}) 11. Bxd5 (11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. Bd3 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Qc2 h6
16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Be7 18. Bd2 Bd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sturc,G-Maalla,A/Cappelle op
1995/EXT 95op2 (66)}) (11. a3 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Na5 13. Ba2 Ba4 14. Re1 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qb6 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qh3 Rc7 18. b4 Nc6 19. Bb2 $132 {1-0 Lane,G-Pavlovic,
M/Cappelle op 1995/EXT 95op2 (30)}) 11... exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 (13. Qb5 a6
14. Qe2 Re8 15. Be3 h6 16. h3 Bf8 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. b3 Bf5 19. exd6 Nb4 20. Bf4
Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 $36 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z/Nova Gorica op 1997/EXP 56 (34)
}) 13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Qa5 15. a3 Rfd8 16. b4 Qb6 17. Be3 d4 18. Na4 Qc7 19.
Nxd4 Qxe5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Qb5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb3 23. Re1 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Honfi,
K-Portisch,L/Balatonfured 1959/EXT 97 (56)}) 10... Qb6 (10... Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qc7 (13... Na5 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Nd4 Bd5 16. Qg4 g6 17.
Bh6 Re8 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Nf3 Rad8 $15 {0-1 Pavasovic,
D-Nedev,T/Zonal 1.1 1998/CBM 65_03 (44)}) 14. Bd3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 Be8 16. Bc2 g6
17. Qe3 Rd5 18. Bb3 Ra5 19. Bf6 Bxf6 20. exf6 Qd8 21. Ng5 Qxf6 $17 {1/2-1/2
Ristic,N-Vallifuoco,G/Chianciano tt 1989/EXT 89b (45)}) 11. Qe4 dxe5 12. dxe5
Bc5 13. Re2 f5 14. exf6 (14. Qc2 Ndb4 (14... Bd7) 15. Qc3 Rd8 $36) 14... Nxf6
15. Qh4 (15. Bxe6+ Kh8 (15... Bxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Nc3 Rae8 18. Qc4 Rxe2 19.
Qxe2 Re8 $36) 16. Qh4 (16. Qc2 Bxf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxe6 $17) 16... Bxe6 (16... Re8
17. Bc4 Rxe2 18. Bxe2 Ng4 19. Qh5 Bxf2+ 20. Kf1 Be6 (20... Bf5 $3 $17 21. Qxf5
$4 Bg3 $19)) 17. Rxe6 Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 $36 {[%csl Rg1]}) 15... Rd8 16. Bb3 (
16. Rd2 $5) (16. Nbd2 $5) 16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Qh3 (18. Qg3 Ng4 19. Nc3
(19. Qf3 $2 Bd7 20. Bf4 Rf8 $19) 19... Bd6 20. Qh3 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Rb4 $13 (21...
Bc7 $2 22. f3 {[%cal Gc1e3]})) 18... Re4 19. Be3 (19. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Nxe4
21. Nd2 $44 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8,Rg8] it's clear white has compensation here but he
is fightinh for a draw not more}) 19... Bxe3 20. fxe3 (20. Rxe3 Ng4 21. Nc3
Rxe3 (21... Rf4 $2 22. Qg3 Rxf2 23. Rae1 Nxe3 24. Qxf2 Nd5 (24... Nf5 25. Qxb6
axb6 26. Rxe6 $16) 25. Nxd5 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 exd5 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Rh8 $16) 22.
fxe3 Nxe3 (22... Qxe3+ $6 23. Qxe3 Nxe3 24. Re1 $36 Nf5 (24... Nd5 $2 25. Nxd5
exd5 26. Bxd5+ Kf8 27. Rf1+) 25. Rxe6 {[%csl Ra8]}) 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. Re1 Rf8 {
and black keeps his extra pawn,when white has to work hard to make a draw})
20... Nd5 {[%cal Gd5f4,Gd5e3]} 21. Kh1 $8 (21. Bxd5 $4 exd5 22. Qh5 Rxe3 $19) (
21. Nc3 Nf4 $19) 21... Rxe3 (21... Nf4 $2 22. Qf3) 22. Rxe3 Qxe3 (22... Nxe3 $5
23. Nd2 $1 (23. Nc3 Bd7 24. Re1 Rf8 {and again white has problem on the first
rank,that's why 23.Nd2 is a good move simply defending the "f1" square}) 23...
Nd5 (23... Bd7 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Nf3 $132 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gf3e5]}) 24. Rc1 $44) 23.
Qxe3 Nxe3 24. Nc3 Bd7 (24... Kf7 25. Re1 Nf5 26. Nb5 Bd7 27. Nc7 Rd8 (27... Rc8
28. Nxe6 Kf6 29. Nf4) 28. Nxe6 Bxe6 29. Rxe6 $1 $11) 25. Re1 $11 {there is
really nothing more to see,I think white just wanted to try and win the "dead"
draw position of course with no success} Rf8 26. Kg1 Nf5 27. Bxe6+ Bxe6 28.
Rxe6 Kf7 29. Re5 g6 30. g4 Ne7 31. Kf2 Rd8 32. Ke3 h6 33. h4 Rd6 34. a3 a6 35.
b4 Nc6 36. Rc5 b6 37. Ne4 bxc5 (37... Re6 38. Rd5) 38. Nxd6+ Ke6 39. bxc5 Ne5
40. Kd4 (40. Kf4 Nd3+) (40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 Kd5) 40... Nxg4 41. Nc4 g5 42.
hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zakharov, Alexander V"]
[Black "Kalegin, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. a3 (10. Qe4 Re8 (10... b6 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nc3
Ncb4 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bb5 Nc3 17. Qxb7 Nxb5 18. Rac1
$14) 16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 d5 18. Be2 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf1a6]}) (10... Qc7 {
played mainly by GM Kozul} 11. Bd3 f5 {all games I have before except this one
black played g6 Kozul has many games with 11...g6} (11... g6 12. Bh6 Rd8 13.
Nbd2 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nb6 (14... Bd7 15. a3 Be8 16. Rfe1 Nb6 17. Bb1 Qd7 18. Qf4
Nd4 19. Bg5 Qa4 20. b4 $1 $40 {Sermek,D-Kozul,Z Bled 1993}) 15. Rfe1 $1 (15.
Rac1 Nd7 16. Bb5 Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Qh5 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Qxh6
21. Ne4 (21. Qxe7 $11) 21... Qf8 $1 $15 {Sermek,K-Kozul,Z Maribor 1993}) 15...
Nd7 16. Bf1 Nc5 17. Qf4 a5 18. Rac1 Nb4 19. Bg5 $40 {/+/- Sermek,D-Dimitrov,V
Velen op 1993}) 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Nc3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bd7 16. Re1
Rae8 17. Ng5 Bd8 18. Bf4 h6 19. Nf3 Nh5 $13 {Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z Maribor 1996})
(10... dxe5 11. dxe5 b6 12. Bd3 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Nbd2 (14. a3) 14... Ndb4 15.
Bc4 Bb7 16. Qf4 Nd3 $13 {Cherniaev,A-Neverov,V Sankt_Peterburg 1995 64/(154})
11. Bd3 g6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nbd2 dxe5 15. dxe5 b5 16. h4 $1 (16. Bxb5
Nxe5) 16... Na5 17. h5 Bc6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qg4 $40 {Har-Zvi,R-Shmuter,L
Tel-Aviv 1996}) 10... Re8 (10... Qb6 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Ba2 Ba4 14.
Re1 Bb3 15. Bb1 Rfc8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Qg4 Qc7 18. h4 $13 {Sveshnikov,
E-Timoshenko,G SSSR 1974}) 11. Bd3 g6 12. Qe4 a6 {12...Bd7 would transpose to
Har-Zvi,R-Shmuter,L above,to me a6 seems just a move when I can not see a real
perpurse for it} 13. Bh6 dxe5 14. dxe5 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 {[%csl Re6]} (15...
Bxf6 16. Ra2 e5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. Nxe5 b5 20. Rxd4 (20. Bf1 Bxe5 21.
Qxe5 Nf5 22. Bc1 Bf7 {and you can believe it or not but the queen has been
trapped in the middle of the board in probably the strangest way I have ever
seen!!}) 20... bxc4 21. Nd2) 16. Qe2 Ng4 (16... e5 $2 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Ng5 $18)
17. Bf4 Bd6 (17... e5 18. Bg3) (17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bg3) 18. Bxd6 (18.
Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 e5 20. Nbd2 Nd4) 18... Qxd6 19. g3 {defending against Nd4} (
19. Qe4 e5) 19... Rf8 (19... e5 20. Nbd2) 20. Nbd2 b5 21. h3 (21. Rae1 Nge5 22.
Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 (23. Bb1 Nc6) 23... Qxd3 24. Ne4 Rf5 25. Qc7 Rf7 26. Qb6 $36
) 21... Nge5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 (22... Qxe5 $142 $5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Be4 Ra7) 23.
Be4 Rb8 24. Rad1 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Qb6 25. Bg2 Nc4 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxb2 28.
Qc7 e5 $4 {a terrible blunder losing immediately} (28... Qb6 29. Qe7 $1 Qa5 30.
Rc1 $1 Qd8 31. Qxd8 Rxd8 32. Rfd1 $1 Rf8 (32... Bd7 33. Rd6) 33. Rc7 $16) 29.
Bd5+ Kh8 30. Rb1 {black resigned 30...Qxb1 31.Qxe5} 1-0

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 g6 7.
Nc3 Qd8 8. Bc4 (8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. d5 Nb4 12. Bc4 Bg4 13.
Qb3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 a5 15. Bg5 {why not 15.a3??} Rc8 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. a3 Nc2 18.
Re2 Qf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rxc2 Rxc4 $17 {Reides,M-Ricardi,P Siembra Villa
Ballester op 1996}) 8... Bg7 9. Qa4+ {Baburin: White is trying to take
advantage of his superior development, otherwise Black would have got a
comfortable version of the isolated pawn formation.} (9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Nc6
11. Be3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Nxd1 Ng4 14. f4 Bd7 15. h3 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 Rfd8
17. Bd5 e6 $15 {Gomez Bailo,J-Ricardi,P Argentina 1995}) 9... Bd7 {The only
move, as} (9... Nbd7 $2 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ng5+ Ke8 (11... Kg8 12. Qb3+) 12.
Ne6 Qb6 13. Qc4 $1 (13. Nxg7+ Kf7 {[%csl Rg7]}) 13... Nh5 14. Nb5 $1 Nf8 15.
Nbc7+ Kd7 16. d5 $1 Nxe6 17. dxe6+ Kd8 18. Bf4 $1 $18 {Gomez Bailo,
J-Spangenberg,H Argentina 1995 65/(146)}) ({Baburin: while} 9... Kf8 $6 {
Baburin is not worth considering.}) 10. Qb3 O-O {Baburin: By playing this move
Black practically signs up to sacrifice the Exchange. This is a double-edged
approach.} ({Baburin: Also interesting here is} 10... e6 {Baburin} 11. Qxb7 Nc6
{Baburin: which may lead to a curious draw after} 12. O-O Na5 13. Qa6 Bc8 14.
Qb5+ ({Baburin: but not} 14. Bb5+ $4 Kf8 $19) 14... Bd7 15. Qa6 Bc8 $11) 11.
Ne5 Be8 {Baburin: Black decides to give away the Exchange, as} (11... Qe8 {
Baburin} 12. Qxb7 Bc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 Nxc6 15. Be3 $16 {does not look
very attractive for Black.}) 12. Qxb7 (12. O-O b6 (12... Nc6 13. Qxb7 Nxd4 14.
Rd1) 13. d5 $14) 12... Qxd4 {Baburin: [#]This is a critical position: White
can take the rook, thus wining the Exchange but how should he do so? As the
main consideration in many such positions is king's safety, White's next move
can be regarded as a mistake.} 13. Qxa8 (13. O-O Qxe5 (13... Nc6 $6 14. Qxa8 ({
or} 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Rac8 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Qb5 $18) 14... Nxe5 15. Be2
Bc6 16. Be3 $18) 14. Qxa8 Ng4 (14... Qc7 $44 {Baburin}) 15. g3 Bc6 16. Qxa7 Qh5
17. h4 Ne5 $19) (13. f4 Ng4 $3 {after this move white has 3 main continuations
but as we will see in each one of them black is atleast OK} 14. Bxf7+ (14. Qxa8
Qf2+ 15. Kd1 Nxe5 $19 {threatening both Bc6 and Nxe5} 16. Qe4 (16. Bd5 Bc6 17.
Bxc6 Nbxc6 18. Qxf8+ Kxf8 19. fxe5 Qxg2 $19 (19... Nd4 $19)) (16. fxe5 Bc6 $19)
16... Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Ba4+ $3 $19) (14. Nxg4 Qxc4 15. Nh6+ (15. Qxa8 Bxc3+ 16.
bxc3 Bc6 17. Qxa7 Qxc3+ 18. Kf2 Qxa1 $13 {but it seems black has no problems} (
18... Qc2+ $2 19. Kg3 Qxg2+ 20. Kh4 Qxh1 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Bb2+)) 15... Bxh6 16.
Qxa8 Bg7 (16... Bc6 17. Qxa7 Bg7 18. Qa3 Na6 (18... Bxg2)) 17. Ne2 (17. Qf3 Bc6
18. Qg3 Bxg2) 17... Bb5) 14... Rxf7) 13... Qxe5+ 14. Be2 (14. Be3 $5 Bc6 15.
Qxa7 Bxg2 16. f4 (16. Rg1 $13 {Baburin}) 16... Qh5 17. Rg1 $44 {/+/=} Nc6 18.
Qc5 Qh4+ 19. Bf2 Qxh2 20. Qg5 $14) 14... Bc6 15. Qxa7 Bxg2 16. f4 Qd6 17. Rg1
Nc6 18. Qa6 (18. Qe3 Nb4 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Bxd2 Nc2+ 21. Kf2 Nxa1 22. Kxg2) (
18. Qa4 $5) 18... Bd5 {Baburin: White is the Exchange up, but his king is
stuck in the centre and his pawn formation is unsound, while he is behind in
development. This is the case of a positional Exchange sacrifice for both
short-term (lead in development) and long-term (better pawn strucure)
advantages; usually it is a lot easier to play on the side of sacrificer in
situations like this.} 19. Bd2 $6 {it was very important to take the c5 square
from black's queen not allowing it to play along the a7-g1 diagonal,which is
an important one all over the game} (19. Be3 $5) 19... Qc5 (19... Ne4 $5 20.
Nxd5 (20. Nxe4 Bxe4 {[%csl Rb2]}) 20... Qxd5 21. Qd3 Nd4 $44 (21... Qc5 22. Be3
Qb4+ 23. Kf1)) 20. Rg5 (20. Rf1) 20... Nb4 21. Qa4 Qd4 22. Kf1 $2 {this is
such a complicated game that it is impossible to end such a game without even
one mistake,it is white who make the first one it is well knowen that it is
more difficult to defend than to attack espcially in this type of position
when the king is simply so exposed,and even if black does not have immediate
threats he has compensation all the time [ maybe not enough but all all the
time white is defending ]} (22. Be3 $5 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 Qxe3+ 24. Be2 Bh6 (24...
e6 $44) 25. Nxd5 (25. Rg3 Qxf4) 25... Nxd5 26. Rg3 (26. Rxd5 Qg1+ 27. Bf1 Qe3+
28. Kd1 $2 Qf3+ $17) 26... Qb6 $44) 22... Bc6 $1 23. Be3 (23. Qb3 Qxd2 24. Qxb4
Ne4 $1 $19) (23. Qd1 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Bf3 (25. Bxb4 Qxf4+ 26. Bf3 Qxg5 27.
Bxc6 Qf4+) 25... Qd3+ 26. Be2 Qh3+ 27. Ke1 Qh4+ 28. Rg3 (28. Kf1 Bd4 $1 $19)
28... Qxh2 $19) (23. Qd1 $142 {Baburin}) 23... Qxe3 24. Qxb4 Ne4 $1 25. Nxe4
Qxf4+ 26. Ke1 (26. Kg1 {Baburin} Bxe4 27. Rg3 Rb8 $40) 26... Qh4+ (26... Bxe4
27. Rg4) 27. Kf1 Bxe4 28. Qxe7 $2 {losing immediately} (28. Rg4 Qf6+ (28...
Qh3+ {Baburin} 29. Ke1 Bf5) 29. Kg1 Bf5 $17) 28... Qf4+ (28... Bd4 $19) 29. Ke1
Bxb2 30. Kd1 Bc3 $1 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 (6... Bxf3 7.
Nxf3 e6 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qa4 a6 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+
Qxd7 {Bojkovic,N-Lukin,A/Groningen 1991} 14. Qxd4 Rd8 15. Qxd7+ Nxd7 16. Be3
$14) (6... cxd4 7. Bc4 Qh5 (7... Qd6 8. Qb3 Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 10. Qxe6 fxe6 11.
Nxd4 $16) (7... Qd8 8. Ne5 (8. Qb3 $5) 8... Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11.
Nxc6 Qd7 12. Nf3 $16) 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. cxd4 Rb8 (9... Nb6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Ne5))
(6... e6 7. Bc4 Qd8 8. Qb3 Qb6 (8... Qc7) 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Nfe5 cxd4
12. Qa4 $1 $40) 7. Qa4 {a round later in his game againts Kiselev,Nisipeanu
played Bc4 and won in a very interesting game,I could not find other games
with Qa4 in my database, but this does not seem to be black's problem in this
line} (7. Bc4 Bxf3 (7... Qd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 $14) (7... Qh5 8.
Qb3 Rb8 9. d5 Ne5 10. Qa4+ Nfd7 11. Be2 $14) 8. gxf3 Qd6 (8... Qh5 9. Qb3 Rb8
10. Bb5 $36) (8... Qg5 $2 9. Ne4 Qf5 (9... Qg2 $2 10. Ng3 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gc4f1]}) 10. Qe2 $1 (10. Nxc5 e5) 10... e6 11. Ng3 Qh3 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bb5+ $18
{Adams,M-Hubner,R/Wijk ann Zee 1995 CBM 51}) 9. dxc5 $5 (9. Qb3 e6 10. dxc5 Qc7
11. Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Makarov,M/Novgorod op 1995}) 9... Qxc5 10. Qe2 e6
11. Ne4 $14 {Blatny,P}) 7... cxd4 8. Bc4 (8. cxd4 Bd7 9. Bc4 Qa5 10. Qb3 e6 11.
O-O Bb4 12. a3 O-O 13. Qd3 Be7 14. b4 Qh5 15. Nb3 b5 16. Bxb5 Nxb4 {0-1 Lyell,
M-Bukic,E/Bled op18th 1997/EXP 57 (24)}) 8... Qd7 9. O-O Rc8 (9... dxc3 10.
bxc3 Rc8) 10. Qb3 (10. cxd4 e6) 10... e6 11. Bb5 Bxf3 {why to open the c1
Bishop?} (11... dxc3 12. Qxc3 (12. bxc3 Bc5 13. Ba3 (13. Ne5 Qc7) 13... Qe7)
12... Be7 {[%cal Ge8g8] when white has to prove why his compensation for being
a pawn down}) 12. Nxf3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 (13... a6 14. Ne5 Qc7 (14... Qd5 15.
Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qb7) 15. Nxc6 bxc6 (15... axb5 16. Na7 $36 {[%cal Ga7b5]}) 16.
Bxa6 Rb8 $13 {[%cal Gf8d6,Ge8g8]}) (13... Bc5 $5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3] I can't see
where is white's compensation here,and I am quite sure there is no
compensation at all for white,it seems white was very lucky to win this game})
14. Be3 Nd7 {I find it very difficult to understand why black gave white the
"a7" pawn when he could have played a6 several times...} (14... a6 $5 15. Bd3
Bd6) 15. Rad1 Be7 $2 {why to give the "a" pawn} (15... a6 16. Be2 Be7 (16...
Bd6)) 16. Bxa7 O-O 17. Be3 {now the position is more or less equal,although
black still seems slightly better} Nf6 {[%cal Gc6a5,Gc7c3]} 18. Bxc6 bxc6 (
18... Qxc6 19. Rb1 {[%csl Ra2,Rb7,Rc3]}) 19. Qc4 (19. c4) 19... Qa5 20. Nd4 {
[%cal Gd4e6] threatening Nxe6} Kh8 21. Rb1 (21. Nxc6 $4 Qa8) 21... Nd5 22. Bd2
Bf6 23. a4 (23. Rfc1 $2 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxa2) 23... Rfd8 24. Rfc1 $6 (24. Rb7
$142 Ne7 (24... Nb6 25. Qe2 Nxa4 (25... Kg8 $2 26. Nb3 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6]}) 26.
Rxf7 Nxc3 27. Bxc3 Qxc3 28. Nxe6 Re8 29. Qe4 $13) 25. Be3 Qd5 $15) 24... Nb6 $6
(24... Bxd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Ne7 {the queen will not be able to protect both the d2
Bishop and the a4 pawn} 26. Qe3 (26. Qf4 Ng6 27. Qe3 Qxa4) 26... Qxa4 $17) 25.
Qb4 Qxb4 26. Rxb4 Nd5 27. Rb7 Kg8 (27... Nxc3 28. Bxc3 Bxd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30.
Rxf7 Rxa4 31. h3 Kg8 32. Re7 Rd4 33. Rb1 $11) 28. g3 c5 (28... Nxc3 29. Bxc3
Bxd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxc6) 29. Nb5 Ra8 $15 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga8a4]} (29... c4
30. a5 Ra8 (30... Rb8 $2 31. a6 $16) 31. Na7 {transposes to the game} (31. Ra1
Ra6 $15)) 30. Na7 c4 $1 {fixing the "c3"pawn} (30... Nb6 $6 {white should
fight here for a draw,after this move he has it} 31. Nc6 (31. Rxb6 $6 $15 Rxa7
32. Be3 Rxa4 33. Bxc5 Rc4) 31... Rxd2 32. Rxb6 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ga5a6]} Ra2 $1 33.
a5 g6 34. Rb5 c4 35. Rb4 Bd8 36. Nxd8 Rxd8 37. Rxc4 Rxa5 $11) 31. a5 h5 (31...
Rd6 $5 32. Nb5 Rda6 33. Na3 Rxa5 34. Nxc4 Ra2 $15) 32. a6 (32. Nc6 Rdc8 33. Na7
Rc5) 32... Rd6 33. Ra1 Nxc3 (33... Bxc3 34. Bxc3 Nxc3 35. Rc7 Ne2+ (35... Nd5
36. Rc8+ Rd8 (36... Rxc8 37. Nxc8 Rd8 38. a7 Nc7 39. Nb6 (39. a8=Q $2 Nxa8 40.
Rxa8 Kf8 $19 {[%cal Gc4c3,Gc3c2,Gc2c1]})) 37. Rxd8+ Rxd8 38. Nc6 $13) 36. Kf1
Nd4 37. Rc8+ Rd8 38. Rc7 {[%cal Ga7c6] and the game should end in a draw,for
example after Rd6}) 34. Bxc3 Bxc3 35. Rc1 Bd4 $2 {really a terrible blunder
for black who was better all the game.} ({it is true that after} 35... Rxa6 36.
Rxc3 R6xa7 37. Rxa7 Rxa7 38. Rxc4 $11 {the endgame is draw}) ({and also after} 
35... Bf6 36. Rxc4 Rxa6 37. Rcc7 Rf8 38. Nc6 {white has good chances to draw
this endgame.}) {this is still not the end of the story. As it happens so many
times: after the first mistake comes the second one!} 36. Nb5 Rd5 $4 {and of
course another mistake,black must have played.} (36... Bxf2+ $8 37. Kxf2 Rdxa6
(37... Rd2+ 38. Ke3 Rd3+ 39. Ke2 Rxa6 40. Rxc4 Rb3 $132) 38. Rxc4 Ra2+ $132 {
when the position is not so clear,but probably after Bd4 black lost his mind...
}) 37. Nc7 $18 {now there is nothing more to do} Rdd8 38. Nxa8 Rxa8 39. Rxc4 e5
40. Ra4 g5 41. a7 Kg7 42. Ra6 g4 43. Kf1 Bc5 44. Ke2 Bd4 45. Ra2 Bc5 46. Kd3
Bd4 47. Kc4 Kg6 48. Kd5 h4 49. gxh4 f6 50. Ke6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 Be7
15. Bg5 f6 (15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 (16... a6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 axb5 19. Qg7
Rf8 20. Nxh7 Ke7 (20... Nd7 21. Rad1 $40) 21. Qf6+ Ke8 22. Qg7 $10) 17. Ne4 O-O
18. Rfd1 $1 Rd8 19. Nbd6 Qc7 20. Qh5 Qe7 21. Rd3 $1 $16 {Smagin,S-Baikov,V
Moscow 1995 64/(152)}) (15... a6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nd4 Ng6 19.
Nxg6 hxg6 20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Qf3 Qc7 22. c4 Nd7 $10 {Onischuk,Al-Nijboer,F Wijk
ann Zee 1996 65/155 [Nijboer,F]}) 16. Be3 Nd5 (16... O-O $6 17. Nxa7 $1 Rxa7
18. Bxb6 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 f5 $6 20. b4 $1 e4 21. b5 exf3 22. Qe6+ Rf7 23. bxc6
bxc6 24. Qxc6 $16 {Smagin,S-Dvoirys,S Novgorod (open) 1995 64/152 [Smagin,S]})
(16... Nc8 17. Nh4 O-O (17... g6 18. f4 O-O (18... a6 $5) 19. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 20.
Qg4 Rf7 (20... Kg7 21. f5 g5 22. h4 $40) (20... Kf7 21. f5 Rg8 (21... gxf5 22.
Qh5+ Ke6 23. Qxf5+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Ke6) 22. Qc4+ Kg7 23. fxg6) 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22.
Rad1 $146 {Degraeve,J-Aseev,K ST.Petersburg-Paris 1996}) 18. Nf5 a6 19. Qa2 (
19. Qg4 g6 20. Nxe7+ N6xe7 $1 {Xd6} (20... N8xe7 21. Qe6+ Kg7 22. Nd6 Qc7 23.
Rfd1 $36) 21. Qc4+ Rf7 22. Nc7 Nd6 23. Qc5 Ne4 24. Qc4 Nd6 $10) 19... g6 20.
b4+ Kh8 21. Nh6 Kg7 22. Ng4 g5 $15) 17. Nh4 a6 (17... O-O $4 18. Qc4 Rd8 19.
Rfd1 $18) (17... Nxe3 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. fxe3 $13 (19. Ng6+ Kg8) 19... Qe8 (19...
Kg8 $6 20. Nf5 $40) 20. Qxe8+ Rxe8 21. Nf5 $44) 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. Ng6+ (19. Na3
Qe8 20. Qf3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 g6 (21... Bxa3) 22. Qh6+ Kf7 23. Nc4 Qf8 24. Qe3 Kg7
$17 {Smagin,S-Ionov,S RUS-chT Kazan 1995}) 19... hxg6 20. Qxh8+ Kf7 21. Qxb8
Rxb8 22. Na3 Nxc3 {black got a very good position from the opening he has very
active pieces,with many squares in the center the material is about equal but
white b3 pawn is very weak 16...Nd5 is something white must thing about} 23.
Rfe1 Rd8 (23... Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Rd8 {when the rook on a3 stands bad,if 25.Raa1
Nd4}) 24. Nc2 Rd3 25. Kf1 g5 (25... Nd5 $1 26. Reb1 (26. Rab1 Na5 27. b4 (27.
Na1 Bb4 28. Red1 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. Nc2 Re4 $17) 27... Nc4 $17 {with an
unpleasent position for white}) 26... e4 $17) 26. Rec1 {the threat is Ne1} Nd5
27. Rab1 Ke6 $6 {again black plays in a passive way after 27...Na5 it seems
white's position is just terrible} (27... Na5 28. b4 (28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1
Nxe3+ 30. Nxe3 Nxb3 $19) 28... Nc4 29. Re1 e4 $17 {/-+}) 28. Ke2 e4 29. Bd2 f5
(29... Bc5 {with the idea Bxf2} 30. Rd1) 30. b4 Nc3+ $2 {after missing so many
opportunities black throwes away almost all his advantage,and the game soon
ends with a draw,still after a simple move such as 30...Ne5 with the idea Nc4
black's position remain very good} 31. Bxc3 Rxc3 32. Kd2 Rd3+ 33. Ke2 Rc3 (
33... b5 34. Ra1) 34. Kd2 Rd3+ 35. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Black "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1997.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. a3 {9.Be3 is of course the main line} (9. c4 Qd7 (9... Qd8 10. dxc5 Bxc5
11. Nc3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Kc8 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. a3 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Lukin,A Klaipeda 1988}) 10. g4 Bg6
11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nb5 Bxe3 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. fxe3 Ke7 16. N1c3
Rhd8 17. Rfd1 Nc5 $15 {Polak,T-Babula,V Zlin 1995}) 9... cxd4 (9... Be7 10. c4
Qd8 11. dxc5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 a5 13. Be3 Ne4 14. Nbd2 $5 (14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3
Bg6 16. Nd4 O-O-O 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bf3 Bf6 19. Rac1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bxc6 Bxc3 23. Bb5 e5 24. f3 Kc8 25. Kf2 Bb2 26. a4 Bd4 $11 {
Short,N-Topalov,V Novgorod 1995 63/(122)}) 14... Nxc5 15. b4 Na4 16. b5 Nd8 17.
Ne4 $14 {Sariego,W-Cruz_Lima,J Cuba (ch) 1996 66/(110)}) 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3
Qd6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qb3 {now we have reached a position which results from 9.
Be3} a6 (13... Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rab8 (14... Rac8 15. Rac1 Qb8 $6 (15... Nd5) 16.
d5 $1 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bg6 19. Rb5 $1 $14 {Nunn,J-Lutz,C
Deutschland 1994 62/142 [Nunn,J]}) 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qb5 f6 18. b4
Re8 19. Rc3 Bd8 20. Qc5 Be7 21. Qxd6 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Lutz,C Ptuj 1995}) 14.
Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 b5 16. Qa2 Rac8 (16... b4 $5 17. Na4 (17. axb4 Nxb4) 17...
bxa3 18. bxa3 Nd5 19. Nc5 Rdc8 $13 20. Bxa6 $6 Ncb4 21. axb4 Nxb4) 17. b4 Bf8 (
17... Bg6 $5 {without the f6 and c3 knight black should be better,the knight
on c3 controls the very important e4-d5 squares,so by playing Bg6 black makes
a move such as Nd5 or Ne4 possible}) 18. g3 Ne7 19. Bg5 $5 (19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Bg5
Qb7 $13) 19... Rxc3 $5 {making things interesting,but it was also possible I
think just to move the Queen for example Qb6 since after Bxf6 gxf6 the "d4"
may become weak after f5 and Bg7 one day} 20. Rxc3 Ne4 21. Rcd3 (21. Re3 Nxg3
22. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Bxe7 {reaches nearly the same position as in the game
but white prefered to have his rook on d3 not e3 since he wants to simplfy the
position and go into the endgame}) 21... Nxg3 22. d5 (22. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2
Bxe7 24. d5 e5 {transposes into the game}) (22. fxg3 $2 Qxg3+ 23. Kf1 Bxf3 24.
Rxf3 (24. Bxe7 Qxh3+ 25. Ke1 Qh1+ 26. Kd2 Qh6+ 27. Kc3 Bd5 $19) 24... Qxg5 $17
{[%cal Ge7d5,Ge7f5] /-+}) 22... Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 e5 {[%cal Gf7f6]} 24. Bxe7 Bxe7
25. Qxe5 $8 {white is 100% right in his decision to give back the exchange,
since there are simply to many pieces along the deadly diagonal h5-d1 white
will be able to move all of them before losing a lot of material. some examples
} (25. Rc3 Qg6+ 26. Kh2 e4) (25. Kh1 f5 $1 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 26. Qxe5 Bxf3+) (25.
Kf1 e4 26. Qxe4 Bg6) 25... Qxe5 26. Nxe5 Bxd1 27. Rxd1 Bd6 28. Nc6 Re8 29. Ra1
$5 (29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Re1 {after Ra1 the position may transpose into the game,at
first I thought changing is a possible idea but after looking at the position
few more minutes I think it is quite a bad idea for white,since the knight on
c6 is bad,and the d5 pawn becomes weak} Rxe1+ 31. Kxe1 Ke8 32. Kd2 Kd7 33. Kd3
Bc7 $1 {[%csl Rd5] with the idea simply Kd6-g6-f5 and Bb6 just going for the
d5 pawn}) 29... g6 30. a4 Re4 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Ra5 Bxb4 34. Rxb5
{it is a correct idea for white to exchange the "a" and "b" pawns since it is
well knowen that a bishop is much better than a knight with pawns on both
wings,now white has only one weakness the d5 pawn,but it seems he can hold the
endgame} Bd6 35. Rb7 Rf4 36. Nd8 {[%cal Gd8e6]} Kf8 37. Kg2 Rf5 38. Rb5 Ke7 39.
Nb7 Kd7 40. Na5 {[%cal Ga5c4]} Rf4 41. Nb7 Rc4 (41... Rb4 $4 42. Nxd6 Rxb5 43.
Nxb5) 42. Nxd6 Kxd6 43. Kg3 (43. Rb7 $2 Rf4 $1 44. Rb5 Rf5) 43... Re4 {[%cal
Ge4e5,Ge5f5]} 44. f4 $1 {not allowing black to play Re5-Rf5} f5 45. h4 Re3+ 46.
Kg2 Rc3 47. Ra5 Rc7 48. Kg3 {black can not reach the d5 pawn} Rc3+ 49. Kg2 Rb3
50. Ra7 h5 51. Ra6+ Kxd5 52. Rxg6 Ke4 53. Rg5 Kxf4 54. Rxh5 Rb2+ 55. Kg1 Ke4
56. Kf1 Ra2 57. Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kozak, Alexander"]
[Black "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 14. Nd6+ {
I thought that this line it not supposed to be too good for white,and indeed
this games has not changed my feeling} (14. Nc7+ Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6
Qxe6+ (16... Rc8 17. Qe2 e5 18. O-O Kc7 19. a4 Kb8 (19... Rd8 $5 {[%cal Gb6c8]}
) 20. a5 Na8 21. bxc3 $44 {de la Paz,F-Blanco Fernandez,A Villa Clara 1995 65/
154 [Nogueiras,J]}) 17. Bxe6 Na4 18. b4 $1 a5 19. Be3 axb4 20. O-O-O+ $36 {
Hracek,Z-Stohl,I Cesko 1996 66/122 [Stohl,I]}) 14... Qxd6 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qh3 (
16. Qe4 Qc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. bxc3 e5 19. f4 Bd6 20. O-O O-O-O $1 $17 {
Van Mil,J-Nijboer,F Wijk ann Zee 1995 65/(154)}) 16... Qe5+ 17. Be3 $8 cxb2 18.
Rb1 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 (19. Bd2 $5) 19... Qb5+ 20. Kg1 Qf5 21. Qxf5 gxf5 {the
summary of the opening,black has 2 pawns up with some compensation for white,
enough? not.black is better} 22. Be6 (22. Rxb2 e5 $17) 22... Rd8 23. g3 (23.
Bxf5 Nc4 24. Bxa7 Na3 25. Re1 Rd5 $19) 23... Rd6 24. Bxf5 e6 $17 25. Bc2 (25.
Bg4 Nc4 26. Bxa7 Rd2 27. Kg2 f5) 25... Nc4 26. Ba4+ $6 (26. Bxa7 Rd2 27. Ba4+
Kf7 {[%cal Gc4a3]}) 26... Kf7 27. Bxa7 Ra6 $1 28. Bb5 Na3 29. Bxa6 Nxb1 30. Bd3
Na3 31. Kg2 Bb4 {everything was quite forced after Ra6 and white has here a
very difficult position to defend} 32. g4 h6 33. Be3 Rd8 34. Be4 Bd2 35. Bc5 $6
(35. Rd1 $8 Ba5 (35... Nc4 36. h4) 36. Rf1 Kg7) 35... Nb5 36. Kf3 Nc3 $19 37.
Bc2 (37. Ba3 Nxe4 38. Kxe4 Bc1 $19) 37... Bc1 38. Be3 Nxa2 39. h4 Bxe3 40. Kxe3
Nc3 41. g5 f5 42. gxh6 Kg6 43. Rg1+ Kxh6 44. h5 Kxh5 45. f3 f4+ 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 {
for some theory in this variation turn to the game Nisipeanu,L-Nevednichy,D
which was played just one round  before this game} Bxf3 8. Qb3 $5 {a very
interesting move,a novelty according to my database,but it seems black can
equalise quite easily with Na5} Bxg2 $2 (8... Na5 $142 {all the moves after
Na5 are forced} 9. Qb5+ (9. Qa4+ $2 Qd7 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. gxf3 Nxc4 12. Nxc4
cxd4 $17) (9. Bxd5 Nxb3 10. Nxf3 Nxd5 11. axb3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nf5 a6 14.
Ke2 O-O-O 15. Rd1 f6 16. b4 g6 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 {Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Dos
Hermanas 1997/CBM 59/[Hecht]/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 9... Qd7 10. Nxf3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4
cxd4 12. Nxd4 e6 $11 (12... Rc8)) 9. Bxd5 (9. Rg1) 9... Bxd5 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 (
10... Rb8 $2 11. Qc7 Bxh1 (11... e6 12. Rg1 $16) 12. f3 $16) 11. Qa6 Nc2+ 12.
Ke2 Nxa1 13. Rd1 {all these moves where quite forced after black's 8 move and
the real big question is what is this position?black has a big material
advantage R+B+N+P for his queen but let's not forget several things,first the
knight on a1 is not really in the game and white has good chances to take it
but even more important black king is still in the center with his pieces not
organized} Rd8 14. Qa4+ Nd7 (14... Rd7 15. Nf3 Bxf3+ 16. Kxf3 e6 17. Rxd7 (17.
Bg5 Nd5 18. Rxa1 Bd6) 17... Nxd7 18. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Ga4d1]} g5 19.
Bc7) 15. Nf3 Be6 (15... e6 16. Ne5 $1 (16. c4 $2 Be4 {[%cal Ge4c2]} 17. Ne1 Be7
) 16... Bd6 (16... Be7 17. c4 $1 Nc2 18. cxd5 Nd4+ 19. Kf1 exd5 20. b4 $1 $18)
17. Nxd7 Rxd7 (17... Ke7 18. c4 Bb7 19. Rxd6 Kxd6 20. Bf4+ Ke7 21. Nxc5 $18)
18. c4 Nc2 19. cxd5 Nd4+ 20. Kf1 exd5 (20... Bxh2 $2 21. b4) 21. b4 Ne6 22.
Rxd5 Ke7 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 25. Qe4+ Kf8 (25... Kf6 26. Bb2+) 26.
Qa8+ Ke7 27. Bg5+ $1 f6 28. Qxh8 $18) 16. Bf4 (16. Ne5 Bf5) 16... f6 17. Rxa1
Kf7 18. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Gf4c7]} Nb6 19. Qxa7 Rxd1 20. Kxd1 Nd5 21. Bd2 Bg4 22.
Ke2 g5 23. Qb7 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. a4 Bh6 26. a5 Rd8 27. a6 Bc8 28. Qc6 Bd7
29. Qd5+ Ke8 30. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Afek, Yochanan"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4
Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Ne5 (13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne5 b6 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. Qa4 Qe7 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Rfd8 19.
Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Werner,C-Schlosser,P/Badenweiler op 1994/EXT 94op2}) (13. Qd2 b6
14. Ne5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. a4 Rac8 $132 {0-1 Lane,G-Gheorghiu,F/Ostend op
1987/EXT 87op (64)}) (13. Bd3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Bb1 Nf6 16. a3 Rac8 17. Ne5
Rfd8 18. Qe2 a6 19. Ba2 Ned5 $15 {Zeit 0-1 Hermann,M-Ribli,Z/BL9293 1993/BL 90
(34)}) 13... b6 14. Bd3 (14. Ne4 Qd8 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Ba6 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 f6 18.
Nf3 Qd7 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. a3 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,V-Kuporosov,
V/RUS-ch 1994/CBM 44}) 14... Bb7 15. Ne4 Qd8 16. Ng5 Nf5 17. Qd2 {the first
new move in the game,I wonder Afek had already played few games with this
variation and got nothing with white slightly worse atleast in his game
against Chucjelov which is mentioned above,so why play it again is there a
great novelty??} (17. Qh5 h6 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Nh3 Nf6 20. Qxf5 Qxd4 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Afek,Y-Chuchelov,V/Dieren op 1997/EXT 97 (66)}) 17... h6 18. Ngf3 Nd6
$15 {[%csl Rd4] I simply think that black is already slightly better white has
a isolated "d" pawn with out any compensation for this} 19. b4 Qe7 20. b5 Rfc8
21. a4 Qf6 {[%cal Gd5f4] it's not easy at all to find a plan for white here,
there is no compensation for the weak "d" pawn} 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 Qd8 24.
h3 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gd8c8]} 25. g3 $6 {weakening the a8-h1 diagonal white will
pay for this in the near future} Qc8 26. Rc2 (26. Re1 Nc3 $17) 26... Ne7 $15 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Ga8h1,Ge7f5] /-/+} 27. Ne1 (27. Rxc7 Qxc7 $17) 27... Nef5 28.
Bf1 Ne4 29. Rxc7 $6 {another mistake giving black the "c" file} (29. Qd3 $5)
29... Qxc7 $17 {[%csl Rd4]} 30. Qb2 Qd6 31. Nc2 $6 Nd2 {[%cal Gd6d5] now
white's position seems losing,allowing black to play Nd2 is probably the
decisive mistake} 32. Bg2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 (34. f3 f6 35. Nb4 Nc4 36.
Nxc4 Qxc4 37. Qa2 Qxa2+ 38. Nxa2 Nxd4) 34... Nf3+ 35. Nxf3 Qxf3 {[%cal Gf3e2,
Re2b2] Hecht: '[#] Schlechtere weiße Bauernstruktur, aktive schwarze Figuren.
Taktische Motive: Fesselung, Springergabel '} 36. Nb4 (36. Qc1 {Hecht} Qd3 (
36... Qc3 $5 37. Qd1 Qb3 38. Qd2 Qxa4 39. Qd3 Nd6 40. Na3 Qb4 $17 {bzw. -+
Dazu ein kleines Taktikbeispiel:} 41. Kf1 Nf5 42. Nc2 Qb1+ 43. Ke2 (43. Kg2
Nxd4 $19) 43... Qxc2+ $19) 37. Qb2 Qd2 {[%cal Rf5d4]} 38. Kg2 $4 Ne3+) 36...
Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qxa4 38. Nc6 a6 $1 39. g4 Nh4+ 40. Kg3 g5 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 b6 6. O-O (6. Bxd5 exd5 7. d3 Be7
8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 Na6 10. Na3 Nc7 11. Nc2 Ne6 12. Bg3 Bb7 13. d4 d6 14. exd6
Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,Z-Jansa,V/CZE-ch
1994/TD 94\03 (49)}) (6. Qe2 Bb7 7. O-O Nf4 8. Qe3 g5 9. Ne1 Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11.
Be2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. d3 Qxe5 14. Qh5 b5 15. Qxg5 Be7 16. Qxe5 Nxe5 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Degraeve,J-Taimanov,M/St.Petersburg-Paris 1996/EXP 51 (83)}) 6... Bb7
7. d4 Be7 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qg4 Nde7 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Bxe7 h5
12. Qf4 Bxe7 13. Na3 g5 $1 $36 {/-/+ 0-1 Karpatchev,A-Bellon Lopez,J/
Osterskars op 1995/EXT 95op (30)}) 8... Qc7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Rd1 g6 11. b3 Bg7 12.
f4 b5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Ba3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd2 Qb7 17. Nf1 Bf8 18. Bd6
Bxd6 19. Rxd6 O-O 20. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Rd7,Rf6,Rg8] 1-0 Sveshnikov,E-David,A/
Bled op 1996/EXP 51 (32)}) 8. Re1 (8. Bb3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nf5 Bc5 11. Bh6
exf5 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Nc6 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Re1 Re6 16. Na3 Bxa3 17. bxa3
Qe7 18. a4 {1/2-1/2 Gomez Baillo,J-Rosito,J/Buenos Aires VII Najdorf op 1995/
EXT 95op}) (8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Bb3 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Ne4 d6 12. Bg5 dxe5 13.
Rc1 Qd8 14. dxe5 $14 {/+/- 1-0 Rabiega,R-Dinstuhl,V/BL9495 1995/BL 90 (23)})
8... O-O 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 (10. Nxd4 $5 {[%cal Gd1g4]} f5 $5 11. exf6 Nxf6
12. Qe2 Kh8 $13) 10... f5 {an important move by black,not allowing white to
get the initiative on the king's side,black takes some space by him self,when
a possible continuation for him is to advance his "g" pawn g5-g4} 11. exf6 Nxf6
{black managed to exchange white strong "e5" pawn,now he has no longer a space
problem} 12. Nf1 {the idea is Ne3 followed by d5} Na6 {so now black can meat
13.Ne3 with Nc7 and the "d5" square is still under black's controls} 13. Ng5 (
13. Bg5 Nd5 $5 (13... Nb4) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 $13) 13... Nc7 (13... h6 {[%csl Rg6]}
14. Nh3 (14. Nf3 $5 Nd5 (14... Rc8 15. Bb3 $132 {[%cal Gf1g3,Gf3e5]}) 15. Ng3
$132 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 14... Nd5 (14... Rc8 15. Bb3 Nc7 16. Nf4 $132) 15. Qg4 (
15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg4 Kh7 17. Nf4 Bb4 $1 18. Re3 (18. Re2 Bc4 (18... Nc7 19.
Qg6+ Kh8 20. Nh5 Qe7 (20... Ne8 21. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Re3 $18) 21.
Bf4 Ne8 22. Ne3 Bb7 23. Ng4 $36) 19. Rc2 (19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Nh5 Qe7 21. Rc2 Bxf1
22. Kxf1 Bd6 $1 $17 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Ga6b4]}) 19... Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Qf6 $15 {
[%csl Rf1]}) 18... Qf6) 15... Nf6 (15... Kh7 $4 16. Bd3+ Kh8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18.
Ng3 $18) (15... Kh8 $2 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nf4) 16. Qd1) 14. Qd3 h6 15. Nh3 (15.
Nf3 $5 Ncd5 $5 (15... Be4 $6 16. Rxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 d5 18. Qg4 (18. Qg6 Rf6 $17
(18... dxc4 $2 19. Bxh6 Bf6 20. Ng5)) 18... dxc4 19. Bxh6 Bf6 $13)) 15... Ncd5
16. Bxh6 {this means draw,and indeed I think white should be satisfied with
this result in this position} gxh6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Bd3 (18. Qxh6+ $2 Nh7 19.
Bd3 Rf7 {[%cal Gd8f8]}) 18... Bd6 {preventing the move Re5,and also the idea
Re3-Rg3} (18... Qe8 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Re5 $18) (18... d6 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Ng5
$18) 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Qg6+ (20. Re5 Bxe5 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. dxe5 Qe7 23. exf6
Rxf6 $15) 20... Kh8 21. Ng3 Bxg3 22. fxg3 {very strange I do not know what
white was thinking but he had! to play 22.Qh6 and force a draw after 22...Kg8
23.Qg6 now white is a piece down and his attack gives him no real compensation
for that} Qe7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Re5 Rf7 {the only move but good enough} (24...
Nh7 25. Rh5 Ndf6 (25... Rf7 26. Ng5 $16) 26. Ng5 Rf7 27. Nxf7 Qxf7 28. Re5 Qg7
29. Qh4 $16) 25. Rf1 Rg7 26. Nf4 {losing immediately but any way black is
winning,I can only guess white was in a big time trouble} (26. Rg5 Rxg5 27.
Qxg5+ Qg7) 26... Ng4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 (11... O-O 12. Bc7 $1 Qd7 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bd6 $16 {Xd6 Polgar,J}) 12. Bg3 a6 (12... O-O 13. Bc4 a6
14. Bxd5 exd5 (14... axb5 15. Be4 Ra6 $6 (15... b4) (15... Ra5) 16. Qe2 $1 f5 {
Sveshnikov,E-Kortchnoi,V Biel (izt) 1993 58/182 [Sveshnikov,E]} (16... Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Bd3 Ra5 20. Qc2 $14 {Sveshnikov}) 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18.
Bf4 $14) 15. Nc7 Ra7 (15... Rb8 16. Ne5 Bf6 (16... Nb4 $13 {Sveshnikov}) 17.
Rc1 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 $14 {Sveshnikov-Foisor Soci 1985 40/170 
[Sveshnikov]}) 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qb6 f6 $8 19. Rac1 Rf7 (19... Bg4)
20. Ne8 Qd7 (20... Qf4 21. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 22. Qd8 Rf8 23. Qxc8 Re7 24. Qxa6 Rfxe8
25. Qxc6 $16 {Lautier}) 21. Rfe1 a5 22. Nc7 $14 {/+/- Lautier,J-Polgar,J
Linares 1994 60/152 [Lautier,J]}) 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 (14. Qb3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5
(15... Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qb6 Qd8 (17... Rd8) 18. Rab1 Qxb6 19. Rxb6 Rd8 20.
Rfb1 (20. Rd1) 20... Kf8 $13 {Stripunsky,A-Nedobora,M Noyabrsk 1995}) 16. Rfd1
Bb7 17. a4 b4 18. d5 $5 exd5 19. cxb4 (19. Rxd5 Na5 20. Rxd8 Nxb3 21. Rxf8+
Rxf8 22. Rb1 Bxf3) 19... Nxb4 20. a5 $1 $44 {Cherniaev,A-Khenkin,I Biel 1994
61/160 [Cherniaev,A]}) 14... Nf6 15. h3 b6 16. a3 (16. d5 $5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Rxc6 $10) 16... Bb7 17. Bd3 g6 $5 {a logical idea blocking the b1-h7
diagonal,while white's bishop on g3 can not reach the h6 becdause he is on the
g3-b8 diagonal instead on the c1-h6,the threat now is Nxd4} (17... Rc8 18. Bb1
b5 19. Qd3 (19. Re1) 19... Na5 20. Ne5 Nc4 21. Rc2 {Polgar,J-Tiviakov,S Madrid
1994 60/153 [Polgar,J]} g6 $13) 18. Bb1 b5 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Bf4 Na5 $15 {
/-/+ black got everything he wants to get from this opening,he has a full
control over the d5 square,active pieces and the most white does not have any
compensation for his isolted "d" pawn} 21. Ne5 Nc4 $1 22. Bh6 Re8 23. Qe2 {
white playes for complications since after 23.Nxc4 he is just much worse with
no real counter chances} (23. Nxc4 Rxc4 $17) 23... Qxd4 $1 {black of course
saw Nxf7 but he has prepered a very strong answer in return} 24. Nxf7 Bc5 $1
25. Rcd1 (25. Ng5 Qh4 26. Be4 $8 Nxe4 27. Ncxe4 Be7 $1 (27... Bxe4 28. Nxe4
Qxh6 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. b3 Bxa3 32. Ra1 Bb4 $10) 28. Qg4 (28. Qf3
Qxh6 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. Nf7+ Kg7 32. Nxh6 Kxh6 $17) 28... Qxg4 29.
hxg4 Nxb2 $17) (25. Be3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Qf4 $1 $19 27. Nd1 Qg3) (25. b4 Bb6 (
25... Qxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Kxf7) 26. Ng5 Qh4 27. Be4 {now it is even
better for black than 25.Ng5 because now white does not have b3} Nxe4 28. Ncxe4
Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxh6 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nxe8+ Rxe8 $19) 25... Qxf2+ {black who
played a very good game can find just another strong,mof course after the game
move 25...Qxf2 black is better but after 25...Qh4 the ame just ends!} (25...
Qh4 $5 26. Bg5 Qg3 $19 27. Qf1 Kxf7 28. Bxf6 Kxf6 29. Be4 Qc7) 26. Qxf2 Bxf2+
27. Kxf2 Kxf7 $17 {/-+} 28. Be4 $6 (28. Bc1 Nxa3) (28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Nxb2
30. Rd6 a5) 28... Nxb2 29. Bxb7 Rxc3 $19 {with the ideas Nxd1;Nd3} 30. Rd6 Nd3+
31. Rxd3 Rxd3 32. Bxa6 Rxa3 33. Bxb5 Rc8 34. Kg1 Rc5 35. Bf1 g5 36. Rb1 Rf5 37.
g4 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Kg6 39. h4 Rg3+ 40. Kh2 gxh4 41. Bf8 Nxg4+ 42. Kh1 Rh3+ 43.
Kg1 Rd3 44. Bc5 e5 45. Kh1 h3 46. Bg1 Rd2 47. Re1 h5 48. Bb6 Kf5 49. Bc5 Kf4
50. Rf1+ Kg3 51. Rg1+ Kf3 52. Re1 e4 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atlas, Dimitry"]
[Black "Rogic, Davor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. f4 d6 5. Nf3 (5. Be2 $6 c4 $1 6. d4 Nxe4 7.
Bxc4 d5 8. Be2 e5 $1 9. fxe5 Qh4+ 10. g3 Nxg3 11. Nf3 Qh5 12. Rg1 Nxe2 13. Qxe2
Bg4 $17 {Varavin,V-Lagunov,A Novosibirsk 1989}) 5... g6 (5... Bg4 6. Be2 c4 7.
dxc4 Nxe4 8. Nd4 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nf6 10. Be3 e6 11. Nd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1
Nxd4 14. cxd4 O-O 15. g4 $13 {Korzubov,P-Yuferov,S Ch club URS-T Roslavl Russia
}) 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O (7... c4 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 (9. Nxe5 $1 {Kharlov} Nxe5
10. fxe5 Ng4 11. d4 $16) 9... Ng4 10. d4) 8. Na3 $146 {a novelty,I am not sure
a good one,since black's plan is of course to play b5-b4,so Na3 only gives him
another tempi} (8. Qc2 Rb8 (8... b5 $5) 9. a4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. axb5 axb5 12.
h3 Ne8 (12... b4 $142) 13. f5 b4 (13... gxf5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ng5 $1 Bd7 16.
d4 $1 $16 {/+-} (16. d4 {Kharlov} f5 17. Bd5+ $1 Kh8 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Rxf5 $18
)) 14. g4 Nc7 15. Qf2 bxc3 16. bxc3 e6 $6 {weakening the black squares (f6)} (
16... Nb5) (16... Ba6) (16... Nb4 $5 {Har Zvi Kharlov} 17. Rd1 (17. cxb4 $2
Bxa1 18. Qh4 Bg7) 17... Ba6 18. Ne1 $13) 17. Qg3 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Hulak,K/
EUCup f 1996/CBM 56/[Har Zvi] (33)}) (8. O-O c4 $5 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 $5 (
10... Ng4 11. d4 Bf5 12. h3 Nh6 13. g4 Bd3 14. Rf2 {/\ 15.Ne1}) 11. d4 $13 (11.
dxc4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Ne3 13. Bxe3 Qxe3 14. Re1 Qb6 15. b4 Bg4 $44)) (8. Qe2 b5 9.
O-O Rb8 10. a3 a5 11. Kh1 b4 12. axb4 axb4 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Ra8 15. d4 Rxa1
16. Rxa1 bxc3 17. bxc3 cxd4 18. cxd4 e6 19. Bg1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Alterman,B/
New York op 1997/EXP 57 (32)}) 8... Rb8 9. O-O b5 10. Kh1 (10. Nc2 b4) 10... b4
11. cxb4 (11. Nc4 bxc3 12. bxc3 Ba6 $36 (12... d5 13. Nce5)) (11. Nc2 bxc3 12.
bxc3 c4 $1 13. e5 (13. dxc4 Nxe4 14. Nfd4 (14. Qd5 $2 Nxc3 15. Qxc6 Bb7 {
[%csl Rc6] and the Queen is captures,a very nice position!}) 14... Bb7 $1 $17)
13... cxd3 $1 14. exf6 (14. Qxd3 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 $17 {[%csl Rc3]}) 14...
dxc2 15. Qd5 {so white is winning? a piece but losing the game} Bxf6 16. Qxc6
Bd7 17. Qe4 (17. Qc4 Bb5 $19) 17... Bxc3 18. Bd2 Bf5 $19 {[%cal Gc3a1,Yb8b1]})
11... Nxb4 {[%csl Rb2,Rd3][%cal Gc8a6,Ga6f1,Gb8b1] black should be very happy
from the opening's result,he manages to destroy white's pawn structure he got
the "b" file ,and pressure oon the "b2" pawn and on the a6-f1 diagonal,black
is already better in my opinion} 12. Nc2 (12. Nc4 Ba6 {[%cal Gf6d7]}) 12... Ba6
13. Nxb4 Rxb4 14. a3 $6 {I do not like this move since it weakens the "b3"
square very much and after white will have serious problems with his "b3"
pawns which finally he will lose.14.Qc2 with Rb1 followed by "b3" seems more
solid} (14. Qc2 $5) 14... Rb6 15. Qc2 Nd7 $1 {[%cal Gh8a1]} 16. Rb1 Qb8 $1 {
[%cal Gb8b1,Gb6b3]} 17. b3 {preventing Rb3 which was threatened by black but
now white has many weaknesses} Rc8 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 18. Be3 (18. f5 $2 c4 $19)
18... Bd4 $5 19. Bg1 $6 {I think this is a wrong move,exchanging the dark
bishops is very good for black since he wants to fix white weak "d3" and after
"e5" he gets a bad bishops so first exchange the bishop then "e5" that's why I
think Bd2 was an interesting move} (19. Bd2 $5) (19. Bxd4 $2 cxd4 20. Qd1 (20.
Qd2 Rxb3) 20... Rc3 $19) 19... Nf8 {in my opnion this is a very critical
position in the game,it's clear black has the initiative but after white's
next move it becomes big advantage.black's plan is very simple Bxg1 followed
by Ne6-Nd4 white must prevent this plan,by "f5" or Bh3 but insted he even
moves his knight from defending the "d4" square and the results are as should
be} 20. Nd2 $2 {maybe it should get ??} (20. f5 $142 $5) (20. Bh3 $142 $5) (20.
Nxd4 cxd4 21. Qd1 Rc3 $17) 20... Bxg1 21. Rxg1 Ne6 22. Qc3 Nd4 23. Rge1 e5 $1
$17 {[%csl Rb3,Rd3,Gd4,Rg2] now black achived everything,exchanged his bad
bishop placed his kngiht on "d4" played "e5" fixed white "d3" pawn white's
bishop seems very bad....big advantage for black with very pleasent game to
play} 24. Bf3 $2 {and of course in difficult position the defender tends to
lose the game quickly,this is the decisive mistake now black gets also a
material advantage} (24. fxe5 $142 dxe5 25. Rf1) 24... Nxf3 $1 25. Nxf3 exf4
26. gxf4 c4 $1 27. dxc4 Bxc4 28. Rec1 (28. Qd4 Bxb3) 28... Be6 29. Qd4 Rxc1+
30. Rxc1 Rxb3 31. Ng5 Rb1 (31... Rxa3 $2 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Qf6 {when things
become much more complicated}) 32. Qc3 (32. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 33. Kg2 Qa2+ 34. Kf1
Qxa3 $19) 32... Qb3 33. Qe1 (33. Qxb3 $4 Rxc1+) 33... Rxc1 34. Qxc1 Bc4 $19 {
[%csl Rg5]} 35. Kg2 d5 $1 {[%csl Rg2] breaking in the center the quickest way
when white's king is so weak} 36. e5 (36. exd5 Bxd5+ 37. Kf2 h6 $19) 36... d4
37. Kf2 Bd5 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qh3 Qc2+ 40. Kg1 h6 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Afek, Yochanan"]
[Black "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Be6 9. Nd4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Nxe6 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 Qxe6 13. O-O Rd8 14.
Qc2 g6 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Qb3 Bg7 17. Qxb7 O-O 18. Ba6 Qe6 {This was not the
tournamnet Afek would like to remember espically this game  and the one with
Sofia} 19. Be3 $4 {white is of course much worse but not after this move!!} Rb8
20. Qc7 Be5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Prokopchuk, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
d6 (8... Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 d6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Bd5 14.
Nd2 Qb8 15. Bb4 a5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bb5 Ra7 18. f4 dxe5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. dxe5
Nc5 21. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Spangenberg,H-Rosito,J/ARG-ch 1996/EXP 55 (39)}) (8... Nb4
9. Be2 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 Nd5 12. Ne4 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Bf4 Nc6 16. Bd6 Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Turov,A-Zvjaginsev,V/Rostov op
1993/TD 93\03 (38)}) 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 (10... Qc7 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Re1
Nd7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Bb1 Rfd8 15. Qd3 g6 16. Qe3 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. Qg3 Nxe5
19. dxe5 Ba3 20. Rcd1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Galyas,M-Dudas,J/Budapest
FS09 IM 1996/EXT 96b (32)}) 11. Bf4 Nc6 (11... O-O 12. exd6 (12. Qe2 $5) 12...
Bxd6 13. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg6 (14... Kg8 15. Qh5 Be4 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17.
Nxe4 $16) 15. Qd3+ (15. Qg4 $4 f5) 15... Kf6 $8 (15... f5 16. Nxe6 $18) 16.
Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nh7+ Ke7 18. Nxf8 Kxf8 $17) 12. Qe2 dxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. Bxe5 O-O $132 {[%cal Ge7f6]}) 13... Qc7 14. Rad1 O-O-O $5 {the king is
placed quite well on the Queen's side,it's seems very difficult for white to
attack him} 15. h4 {preventing idea such as g5 from black in the present and
future} Kb8 (15... h6 16. h5) 16. Bg3 Na5 $15 {I myself prefer black here he
has no weaknesses whilte white has his "c3" and "a2" pawns he has active
pieces and a safe king} 17. Nd4 $5 {white tries to complecate things which may
not be a bad idea since in a positional chess here he has no big chances} Qxc3
18. Nb5 Qc6 19. f3 {so that is white idea to put a knight on "d6"} Bc5+ 20. Kh2
Qc8 21. Rc1 (21. Nd6 Qd7) 21... Ba6 22. Rfd1 $6 {to me it seems logical that
the knight on "b5" should not be exchanged on b5 but on "d6" giving white a
powerful pawn there} (22. Nd6 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Nb7 (23... Qd7 $2 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25.
Rb1+ Ka8 26. Qa6 Qc7 27. Be1 $18) 24. Rfd1 Qd7 $13) 22... Bxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Rd8 {now I really do not see where is white's compensation but I have
a strong feeling that here time was more important than one pawn} 25. Ba6 Qc7
26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qe4 h6 $6 (27... g6 $142 $5 {preventing the queen's
penetration via "h7"}) 28. Be1 Qd7 $6 (28... Qd4 $5 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Bxa5 bxa5
(30... Bxe5+ 31. f4 Bxf4+ 32. g3 Bxg3+ 33. Kxg3 bxa5 $13) 31. f4 $11) (28...
Qc7 29. Bxa5 bxa5 30. f4 $11 Qb6 31. Be2) 29. Qh7 Bf8 30. Bxa5 bxa5 31. Qb1+
Ka8 (31... Kc7 $4 32. Qb7+ Kd8 33. Qb8+ Ke7 34. Bb5 $18) 32. Bd3 a6 33. Be4+ {
I guess black lost on time the position here is very bad but not on to resign!}
(33. Be4+ Ka7 34. Qg1+ Kb8 35. Qb6+ Kc8 36. Qxa6+ Kd8 37. Qxa5+ Qc7 38. Qa8+
Qc8) 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Re1 {not a very playable move at all,to be honest I play
this line with the white pieces but this is the first time I see this move} (
10. Rd1 Bd7 (10... Na5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 a6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. h3
Re8 16. Nb1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Nc6 18. Rd1 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bf8 21. Qd2
Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Zhukhovitsky,S-Arkhangelsky,B/WchS 1994/EXT 94ch}) (10... Nb6 11.
Bb3 d5 12. a3 Bd7 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Bc2 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 $13 {0-1 Pandavos,
P-Grivas,E/GRE-ch95 1996/EXP 51 (44)}) (10... b6 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13.
Qb5 Rc8 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd5 17. Rxd5 f6 18. Be3 fxe5 19.
Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 $14 {/+/- 1/2-1/2 Handoko,E-Fedder,S/Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80
(44)}) 11. Bxd5 (11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. Bd3 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Qc2 h6
16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Be7 18. Bd2 Bd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sturc,G-Maalla,A/Cappelle op
1995/EXT 95op2 (66)}) (11. a3 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Na5 13. Ba2 Ba4 14. Re1 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qb6 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qh3 Rc7 18. b4 Nc6 19. Bb2 $132 {1-0 Lane,G-Pavlovic,
M/Cappelle op 1995/EXT 95op2 (30)}) 11... exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 (13. Qb5 a6
14. Qe2 Re8 15. Be3 h6 16. h3 Bf8 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. b3 Bf5 19. exd6 Nb4 20. Bf4
Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 $36 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z/Nova Gorica op 1997/EXP 56 (34)
}) 13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Qa5 15. a3 Rfd8 16. b4 Qb6 17. Be3 d4 18. Na4 Qc7 19.
Nxd4 Qxe5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Qb5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb3 23. Re1 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Honfi,
K-Portisch,L/Balatonfured 1959/EXT 97 (56)}) 10... Bd7 (10... Qb6 11. Qe4 dxe5
12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Re2 f5 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Nedev,T/Zonal 1.1 1998/CBM 65_03/
[Har-Zvi,R] (41)}) 11. Nc3 $6 {I write and say over and over that I do not
like this move normally it is played on white's 10 move insted of Re1.if I can
get some attacking chances or some play without destroying my pawn structure I
prefer it no Questions about it that's why I played few times 10.Qe4 but never
Nc3 since and this game is a good example if white attack does not work he
gets a terrible pawn structure and terrible endgame} Nxc3 12. bxc3 dxe5 13.
dxe5 Na5 (13... Qc7 14. Bd3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 Be8 16. Bc2 g6 17. Qe3 Rd5 18. Bb3 Ra5
19. Bf6 Bxf6 20. exf6 Qd8 21. Ng5 Qxf6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Ristic,N-Vallifuoco,G/
Chianciano tt 1989/EXT 89b (45)}) 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Nd4 Bd5 16. Qg4 g6 17. Bh6
Re8 {so great,everything is set for white's attack but where is the attack?I
can not see it.} 18. Bb5 (18. Re3 Nc4) 18... Bc6 {this is a critical position
white could exchange the both kngithand bishop on the Queen's side and get an
equal position,it was the best idea in my opinion,since if he does not have an
attack but has a bad pawn structure,it's just matter of time before black is
better,it was necessary to play this way} 19. Rad1 $6 (19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Bxc6
bxc6 21. Rad1 (21. Qa4 $11) 21... Qa5 22. Qf3 $11) 19... Qb6 20. Bxc6 {now
white will not be able to force black to play bxc6} Nxc6 21. Nf3 $2 {this is
already a serious incorrect move,white should again think about the idea of
exchanging knight the problem is that now black takes back witht the Queen on
"c6"so maybe Qf3 is a possible move with the idea of Nxc6 and also rb1 when
white position stille does not seem as a problematic one} (21. Qf3 $5) (21. Bg5
$5) 21... Rad8 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Re5] now it is already different story,there
are many weakness,white believes in attack [ that's why he had play Nf3 ]
there is no attack but there now big problems} 22. Qf4 (22. Nd4 $5 {yes maybe
this strange move going back is not a a bad one,but it only showes how bad was
21.Nf3}) 22... Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 $15 {/-/+} 24. Re1 (24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {[%cal
Gb6b1]} 25. Qc1 Bc7 $17) 24... Qc5 $17 {now you get fantastic demonstration
what happans when there is no attack!!} 25. Ng5 $2 (25. Qc1) {[%tqu "En",
"white has terrible structure but now he is going for attack if he will manage
to create strong threats then really one pawn is not so important,but 25.Ng5
is a mistake do you see why??","","","c6e5","",6]} 25... Nxe5 $1 (25... Bxg5 $5
{this was also a possible move} 26. Bxg5 (26. Qxg5 Qxc3 27. Kf1 Qd3+ (27...
Qc4+ $5) 28. Kg1 Qf5 29. Qxf5 exf5 $17) 26... Qxc3 $17 {/-+}) 26. h4 (26. Ne4
Qa5 27. Nf6+ Kh8) (26. h3 Qxc3 27. Rxe5 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Qxe5 29. Qxe5 Bd6 $19 {
the same as after 26.h4}) 26... Qxc3 27. Rc1 (27. Rxe5 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Qxe5 29.
Qxe5 Bd6 30. Qxd6 Rxd6 $19) (27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bd6 $19) 27...
Qd4 $19 {the rest is really no big story} 28. Qg3 Bd6 29. Nf3 Nxf3+ 30. Qxf3
Qxh4 31. Be3 b6 32. g3 Qe7 33. Bh6 Bc5 34. Rc4 e5 35. Rc1 Qe6 36. Bg5 Re8 37.
Rd1 Kg7 38. a4 Qf5 39. Qxf5 gxf5 40. Rd7 Kg6 41. Bd2 Re7 42. Rd5 Bd4 43. Bb4
Rc7 44. Rd6+ f6 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Afek, Yochanan"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15.
g4 Bg6 {White had played the opening in a very agressive style which does not
go very well with sicilian 2.c3 and got this position with many weaknesses,he
contiues to play for the initiative but the end is already knowen! White had
played the opening in a very agressive style which does not go very well with
sicilian 2.c3 and got this position with many weaknesses,he contiues to play
for the initiative but the end is already knowen! White had played the opening
in a very agressive style which does not go very well with sicilian 2.c3 and
got this position with many weaknesses,he contiues to play for the initiative
but the end is already knowen!} 16. Ne5 Nd5 {suddenly a serious problem it is
impossible to take the knight on c6 but it is also impossible to go back with
the knight because of Nxe3 and Qg3 suddenly a serious problem it is impossible
to take the knight on c6 but it is also impossible to go back with the knight
because of Nxe3 and Qg3 suddenly a serious problem it is impossible to take
the knight on c6 but it is also impossible to go back with the knight because
of Nxe3 and Qg3} 17. Bf3 {but this is just the end of the game but this is
just the end of the game but this is just the end of the game} Nxe3 18. Nxc6
Nxd1 19. Nxb8 Nb2 20. Ra2 Bd3 21. Bxb7 Rxb8 22. Bc6+ Ke7 (22... Ke7 {Har Zvi}
23. Rxb2 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Rhc8 25. d5 exd5 26. Re2+ Kf8 27. Bxd5 (27. Bd7 Rc1+)
27... a6 28. Nd6 Rd8) 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 {Kanstler} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 (6. Bc4
Nb6 7. Bb3 dxe5 8. Nxe5 e6 9. cxd4 Nc6 $10) (6. Qxd4 e6 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. Qe4 (8.
Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Ne4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Qc7 12. O-O f6 $10) 8... Be7 9. Nc4
f5 10. Qe2 dxe5 11. Ncxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 $14 {Finkel,A-Greenfeld,A/Beer Sheva/
1996/1:0/39/}) 6... Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 {about one year before this game I already
got this position against Shmuter there he played 7...Nb6 which is probably
the best move in the position,but still I got the advantage} (7... Nb6 8. Bb3 (
8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g6 13. Re1 Bg7 14.
Bg5 Nd5 $1 $10) 8... d5 {Shmuter was afraid to take on e5 but after my game
with Shmuter I have analysed taking on e5 quite alot and now I think white
should fight for equal after taking on e5!} (8... dxe5 {Kanstler} 9. d5 Na5 (
9... Nb4 $5 10. Nc3 e6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 fxe6
15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Nxe5 Rhd8 $10 {Ivanov,V-Ivanov,M/RUS/1995/0,5/42/}) 10. Nc3
Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Bd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O-O
Rd8 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rxd5 $14 {Rausis,I-Krakops,M/
Riga/1995/}) 9. Nh4 $1 {not allowing Bg4/Bf5,a very interesting idea} e6 10.
Nf3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. O-O Qa5 14. a3 O-O-O 15. Qd3 $1 $16 {
Har Zvi,R-Shmuter,L Rishon le Zion YM 1995 1-0 30}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10.
Qe4 {really we do not see this position at all in top players games,maybe
becuase this position is just comfortable for white,I think this move is
better than 10.Nc3 because after 10...Nxc3 white gets a weak pawn,some examples
} (10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 b6 (12... Qa5) (12... Qc7 13. Qe4 Bd7
14. Re1 Rac8 15. Bg5 Nxe5 $1 16. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 (17. Qxf3 $2 Bc6 $19)
17... Qxc4 18. Bxf8 Qxe4 19. fxe4 Kxf8 $14 {/= Sveshnikov,E-Cvitan,O Tilburg 
(m/2) 1993 59/176 [Sveshnikov,E] 1-2/1-2 39}) 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Ng5
Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 f6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 $10 {Chekhov,
V-Lanka,Z SSSR 1979}) 10... Re8 (10... b6 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. a3 (13.
Nc3 Ncb4 (13... Bb7) 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qf4 Bxf3 $6 17. Bxf3 d5 $2
18. Be2 $1 $16 {Berelovich,A-Obukhov,A Sochi 1993 1-0 1993}) 13... Bb7 14. Nbd2
dxe5 15. dxe5 Na5 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bh6 Bf8 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Ne4 Nb3
21. Rad1 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxg5 23. g3 $1 $16 {Finkel,A-Shmuter,L Beer-Sheva 1996
1-2/1-2 42}) (10... dxe5 11. dxe5 b6 (11... Qc7 12. Bd3 g6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Nbd2
Bd7 15. Rac1 Be8 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. Bf1 $1 $14 {Smagin-Lechtynsky Karvina 1987
44/180}) 12. Bd3 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Nbd2 (14. a3 f5 $5 15. exf6 Bxf6) 14...
Ndb4 15. Bc4 Bb7 16. Qf4 Nd3 17. Bxd3 Qxd3 18. Bg5 (18. Ne4 $2 Nd4 19. Nf6+
Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Nf5 $17) 18... Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Qxd4 21. Rfe1 $1 Red8
22. Nf1 Qxb2 23. Ne3 $44 {Cherniaev,A-Neverov,V Sankt_Peterburg 1995 64/(154)})
11. Bd3 g6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nbd2 dxe5 15. dxe5 b5 $6 {black prevents
white from playing Nc4 but,white really wants to play on the king's side} (
15... Na5 16. b4 Bc6 17. Qg4 (17. bxa5 $2 Nb4 18. axb4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxb4 20.
Bxb7 $2 Rxc1 $1 (20... Rc2 $13) 21. Rexc1 Bxd2 22. Rc8 (22. Rd1 Qc7) 22... Qd7
23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Nxd2 Qd7) (17. Qg4 {Kanstler} Nc7 (17... Nc3 18. Bf1 (18.
Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Nb3 20. Bg5 $1 Nxa1 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Bh6+ $1 $18) 18... Bxf3
19. Qxf3 Nc6 20. Qxc3 Nd4 21. Nc4 b5 22. Rd1 $18))) (15... Bf8 16. Nc4) 16. h4
$1 {white is lucky to be able to play is plan exactly in time,as we will see
black does not have counter-play at all} Na5 17. h5 Bc6 (17... f5 18. exf6 Nxf6
19. Qe2 Nxh5 20. Bxb5) 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qg4 $36 {white has some serious
threats on the king's side,black gives a pawn in order to get some
compensation but it does not really works} Nf4 (19... Kg7 20. b4) 20. Bxb5 $5 {
I had 20 minutes for my next 20 moves so I did not want to play very
complicated as after 20.Be4 with some strong theartes,I simply wanted to take
the pawn and then think!! but probably it was better than 20.Be4} (20. Be4 Nd3
$5 (20... Bxe4 {Kanstler} 21. Nxe4 Nd3 22. Bg5 $1 Nxe1 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 (23... Kg7
24. Bh6+ $1 $18) 24. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 $1 (25. Qxf3 $2 Qd2 26. Qh3 Rc1+ 27.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Kh2 Qf4+ $10) 25... Qxf6 26. exf6 Rc5 27. b4 Rc4 28. Qg5 $18)
21. Bxg6 (21. Rd1 Bc5 $13 (21... Bxe4 22. Nxe4 $1 Nb3 (22... Nxc1 23. Rdxc1
Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 $14) 23. Bg5 $3 {this is a good example to threats after 20.Be4}
Nxa1 24. Qh4 {and white is winning})) 21... Nxe1 22. Ne4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 fxg6
24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ $10) 20... Bxb5 (20... Nd3 21. Bxd3 Qxd3 22. b4 Nb3 23.
Nxb3 Qxb3) (20... Nxg2 21. Kxg2 $1 Bxb5 22. Rh1 {and black get mated on the h
file}) 21. Qxf4 Bd3 22. b4 Nc4 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 (24. Rxe4) 24... a5 $1 25.
bxa5 Qxa5 $2 {the last mistake,after 25...Nxa5 white is much better but black
has chances to save the game.after white's next move the game is over} (25...
Nxa5 $5 $14 {Kanstler}) 26. Bg5 $1 $18 Nxe5 {black's last chance which does
not work!} 27. Qxe5 $1 (27. Nxe5 Bxg5 28. Nxg6 fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8) 27... Rc5 (
27... Qxe5 28. Rxe5 f6 29. Rxe6 fxg5 30. Nxg5 $1) 28. Bxe7 Rxe5 29. Nxe5 $1 {
not 29.Rxe5?? Qc3} (29. Rxe5 {Kanstler} Qc3 $17) 29... Rxe7 30. Nc6 Qc7 31.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 32. a4 Qa7 33. a5 Qa6 34. Reb1 Kg7 35. Rb6 Qc4 (35... Qa7 {Kanstler}
36. a6 Qxb6 37. a7 $18) 36. a6 Qd4 37. Rbb1 Qa7 38. Rd1 $1 {and black resigned,
there is nothing to do against 39.Rd7} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
Qd8 (8... Qd6 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Nb5 Qb6 (10... Qd8 11. Bf4 (11. O-O Nc6 12. Bf4
Rc8 13. Qa4 Nd7 14. Nbxd4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qf6 $13 {Schmittdiel,E-Polgar,Zsu
Polanica Zdroj 1991}) 11... Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Na6 13. Nc7+ Nxc7 14. Qa4+ b5 15. Qxb4
bxc4 16. Qxc4 Ncd5 17. Qc6+ Kf8 18. Bd6+ Kg8 19. Ba6 Ne4 20. Bb7 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Nxd6 22. Bxa8 h6 23. Qc5 $13 {Rosentalis,E-Szekely,P Odessa Kotov-mem 1989})
11. O-O Nbd7 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nbxd4 a6 16. Rfd1 Bc5 $6
(16... Be7) 17. a3 $1 Ke7 18. b4 Ba7 19. c5 $16 {Blatny,P-Mackay,I Adelaide
1988}) (8... Qd7 9. g4 (9. d5 exd5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Qd8 (11... Qe6 12. Nxg6
hxg6 13. g5 Ne4 14. cxd5 Qf5 15. Be3 Nd6 16. Nc3 Rxh3 17. Qa4+ Kd8 $13 {
Rozentalis,E-Loginov,V Manila olm 1992}) 12. Qa4+ Nfd7 13. cxd5 Be7 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. d6 Bg5 16. Qe4+ Kf8 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxb7 Qc1+ 19. Bd1 Nb6 20. Nc3
Qxa1 21. Qe7+ Kg8 22. Qd8+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Shipov,S Cappelle la
Grande 1994}) 9... Bg6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 13. Nh4 Nd4 14.
Nxg6 hxg6 15. Kf1 Bb4 $15 {/-/+ Bricard,E-Sokolov,A Cannas 1995}) 9. Qb3 (9.
Nc3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qa4+ Nbd7 12. Ndxe2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 (14. Qc2
$142 {with b3}) 14... Qc8 $1 15. Be3 Nb6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Qb3 Qc7 $15 {
Xc4 Rozentalis,E-Kramnik,V Deutschland 1995 66/110 [Rozentalis,E]}) 9... cxd4 (
9... Qc8 10. d5 (10. Nc3 cxd4 $10) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 Bd6 12. Qe3+ (12. Bg5
Nbd7 13. Qe3+ Kf8 14. Nc3 a6 $13) 12... Kf8 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. O-O (14. Nb5 Qb8
15. b3 a6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Bb2 Re8 $13) 14... a6 15. g4 (15. Nh4 $5) 15... Bg6
16. Nh4 Qc7 17. f4 Re8 18. Qf3 Bc2 {Blocker,C-Yermolinsky,A Springfield 1996
66/111 [Yermolinsky,A]} 19. Bd2 {with Rac1+/= [Yermolinsky]}) 10. Qxb7 Nbd7 11.
Nxd4 Rb8 12. Qa6 (12. Qc6) 12... Bb4+ (12... Bxe2 13. Nxe2 $10 {Ivanov,
V-Kalinin,A Moskva 1993 59/(170)} Bb4+ $1 14. Nbc3 O-O 15. Kf1 Nc5 16. Qc6 Qd3
$1 $10 {Ivanov,V.L}) 13. Nc3 O-O $17 {it just seems very strange to play this
line with the white piece,black is only a pawn down but have a very strong
initiative,white queen is in danger now and also the d4 knight is hanging,I
would not play this with white!} 14. Qa4 (14. Nc6 Rb6 15. Nxd8 Rxa6 16. g4 Rxd8
(16... Bg6 17. c5) 17. gxh5 $17 {Rozentalis,E-Heissle,J BL 9192}) (14. Bxh5 Nc5
15. Nc6 Qd7 $1 16. Qxa7 (16. Nxb8 Rxb8) (16. Nxb4 Nxa6 17. Nxa6 Rb6 18. c5 (18.
Nc5 Qc6) 18... Rxa6 19. Be2 Ra5 20. b4 Qd4) 16... Qxc6 17. Bxf7+ Kh8) 14... Nc5
15. Qd1 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 (16. Ndxe2 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Bc5) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qc7 18.
Nb5 $2 {after this move white is almost losing by force,the only move was 18.
Re1 trying to take the king a quick as possible from the center since with a
king on e2 white chances to hold the game are close to nothing} (18. Re1 $8 e5
$5 19. Nb5 Qc6 20. Kf1 Rbd8 (20... Rfd8) 21. Qf3 e4 22. Qg3 Nd3) 18... Qc6 19.
Be3 (19. f3 Rfd8 20. Nd4 Qa6) 19... Rfd8 20. Qc2 Nce4 21. Na3 Ng3+ $1 22. fxg3
Qxg2+ 23. Bf2 Ne4 24. Ke3 (24. Rhf1 Nxg3+) (24. Raf1 Nxg3+) 24... Rd2 25. Rhf1
(25. Qxe4 Qxf2#) 25... Rxc2 26. Nxc2 Nxf2 27. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 28. Rf3 Qe5+ 29. Kd3
Rd8+ 30. Nd4 Qc5 31. Rb1 e5 32. Rb5 Qc6 33. Rf5 f6 0-1

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 Ba6 8. Nc3
$146 {a very interesting move,the idea is not to allow black to occupy the
"d5" square with his knight,that's is why Nc3 immediately not allowing Na6-Nac7
} (8. O-O Qc8 9. a3 h6 10. Re1 Bxd3 (10... Be7 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Ne4
$14) 11. Qxd3 Na6 (11... Qa6 $5 12. Qe4 Nc6 13. Nbd2 $14) 12. Nbd2 Nac7 13. Ne4
Qa6 14. Qc2 Rc8 (14... Be7 $6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Nb5 17. Qd3 Nbc7 18. Qb3
$18) 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Na8 (17... Nb5 18. Qd3 Nbc7 19. Qb3 (
19. Qe4 $6 Nf6 $14) 19... Qb5 20. Qc2 $18) 18. Qb3 O-O 19. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Blatny,
P-Mokry,K/CSR-ch 1986/MCL 04/[Dolmatov] (28)}) (8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O Be7 10.
Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Nac7 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nc3 Nfd5 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Qa4
Nxc3 17. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Sermek,D-Grosar,A/Ljubljana Iskra 1992/CBM 31 (40)})
8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qc8 10. Bxa6 Qxa6 (10... Nxa6 11. Qd3 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 11.
Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gd1f3]} Qb7 12. Qg4 $1 $36 d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. O-O Be7
(14... O-O $2 15. Nxe6 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ $16) 15. Ne4 Kf8 (15...
O-O $2 16. Bh6) 16. Qf4 Nd7 (16... Qc6 17. a4) 17. a4 $1 {the fact that
black's king has moves and can not castle does not win the game for white yet,
he has to find a way to breakthrough into black camp,since other wise black
will organize his position and white because of his weak "a" and "c" pawns may
find himslef fighting for eqaulity,this move first gets rid of the "a" pawn
and opening the "a" file which is of course in white's favour since the "h8"
rook is not in the game} Nf6 (17... a5 18. Ba3 (18. Nd6) (18. Nd6 Bxd6 19.
Qxd6+ Kg8 20. Re1 $36) 18... Bxa3 19. Rxa3 {[%cal Ge4d6]} Qc6 20. Rb1 $36 {
[%csl Rf8]}) 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. a5 $1 bxa5 (19... b5 20. a6 Qc6 21. Ba3+ Be7 (
21... Kg8 22. Bc5 $16) 22. Rfb1 $1 $14 {[%csl Rb5] /+/-}) 20. Ba3+ Kg8 21. Rfb1
Qc8 (21... Qd5 $6 22. Rb8+ Rxb8 23. Qxb8+ Qd8 24. Rb1 $16 g6 25. Qxa7 Kg7 26.
Rb7) 22. Rb5 $6 {I am not sure about this move,it seems to me that after 22.
Bc5 white has a big advantage without any special problems,also here white is
better but I prefer 22.Bc5} (22. Bc5 $5 Bd8 23. Qf3 $16) 22... h6 (22... Bd8
23. Rab1 Bb6 24. Bc5 Bc7 25. Qf3 $16) (22... Qxc3 $4 23. Rb8+ Bd8 24. Rc1 $18)
23. Bc5 (23. Rxa5 $2 Qxc3) 23... Bd8 (23... Kh7 24. Qe4+ $1 (24. Rbxa5 Qb7)
24... g6 25. Rbxa5 a6 26. Qe2 $16) 24. Rab1 Qc6 (24... Bc7 25. Qf3 $36) 25. Rb7
Bf6 26. Rc7 g5 (26... Qe8 27. Rbb7 (27. Qe4 $5 {[%cal Gb1b7]}) 27... e5 28. Qc1
$36) (26... Qa4 27. Qe4 Rd8 28. Rxa7 $16) (26... Qa6 27. Rbb7 Qe2 28. h3 $1 $16
) 27. Rxc6 (27. Qxg5+ $5 {this was a possible move,just taking the pawn,white
did not want to waste a tempi and decided to go immediately for the "a" pawns}
hxg5 (27... Bxg5 28. Rxc6 Kg7 29. Ra6 Rab8 30. Rd1) 28. Rxc6 Kg7 29. Ra6) 27...
gxf4 28. Ra6 Kg7 (28... Bd8 29. Rb7) 29. Rxa5 Rhb8 30. Rc1 a6 (30... Rb7 $5 31.
Kf1 e5 {and black gets some counterplay here}) 31. Bd6 Rb5 32. Ra4 (32. Rxb5
axb5 33. Bxf4 Ra2 {[%cal Ga2b2,Gb5b4] when it's clear white has an nice pawn
up but if black will manage to exchange his "b" and "e" pawns for white "c"
and "d" he has chances for a draw}) 32... Rf5 33. f3 {there is no question
that white is better here and that black should fight for a draw,but I can not
understand why black decided to give a pawn the why is happened in the game}
Rc8 (33... a5 $5 34. Kf1 (34. Rb1 Rc8) (34. Rca1 Rc8 35. R1a3) 34... e5 $132)
34. Kf1 Rd5 $2 (34... a5 $5) (34... Rb5 35. Bxf4 Rb3 36. Rxa6 Rcxc3 37. Rxc3
Rxc3 38. d5 $1 exd5 39. Bxh6+) 35. Bxf4 $16 {so black just gave white a pawn
with his move which I can not explain [ unless maybe there was a time trouble
?? ] now white is much better} a5 {tooo late,it was good before Rd5!} 36. Be3
Rb5 37. c4 Rb3 38. Bf2 {[%csl Ra5]} Bg5 (38... Bd8 39. Be1 $16) 39. Rd1 Rb4 40.
Rxb4 axb4 41. h4 Bf6 42. c5 Ra8 (42... b3 43. Rb1 Rb8 44. Ke2 {[%cal Ge2d3,
Gd3c3]}) 43. Rb1 Ra4 44. Rb2 $1 {[%cal Gf1e2,Ge2d3,Gd3c4]} (44. Ke2 Ra2+) 44...
e5 $2 (44... Kf8 $142 {[%cal Gf8e7,Ge7d7]}) 45. d5 $18 e4 46. Rb1 exf3 47. gxf3
Be5 48. Be1 Bc3 49. c6 Kf6 50. c7 Ra8 51. Bxc3+ bxc3 52. Re1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 (13. Re1 {
why to play Re1 before black has played Ba6 since is seems much more normal to
play Bf4 as was Played in the games mentioned below Kharlov-Yudasin and
Zifroni,D-Har-Zvi,R with an unclear position} Nd5 $5 14. Be3 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 $6 {
I do not like move at all,since it leaves the "d4" pawn very weak and indeed
white lost this pawn in the next few moves,the typical caputre should have
been fxe3 when the "d4" becomes quite strong,when white tries to put pressure
on the "c6 pawn} (15. fxe3 c5 16. d5 $13 (16. Qf3)) 15... Rb8 {[%csl Rd4]} 16.
Ne4 $2 {it is quite difficult to believe that this move loses a pawn by force,
but this is the truth} Rb4 $1 17. Rd3 (17. Qc2 $142) 17... Ba6 18. Rd2 Qb6 {
and suddenly there is no way to defend the "d4" pawn since black's next move
will be simply Rd8} 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 $15 {/-/+ 0-1 Nadyrhanov,
S-Rublevsky,S/RUS-Cup6 1997/CBM 59/[Har Zvi] (33)}) 13... Ba6 14. Re1 Nd5 $5
$146 {an interesting move,after 14...c5 black is OK but no real winning
chances for him ( the position about equal without big winning chances )} (
14... c5 15. dxc5 (15. d5 c4 16. Bc2 $2 (16. d6 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Bc2 $13)
16... Nxd5 (16... exd5) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Re5 Bb7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 {[%cal
Ge5h5]} f5 $1 $17 {Zifroni,D-Har-Zvi,R Czerniak-mem 1996}) 15... Qxd1 (15...
Bxc5 16. Qh5 $36) 16. Rexd1 Bxc5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 $14 {Kharlov,
A-Yudasin,L Kemerovo 1995 65/151 [Yudasin,L]}) 15. Be5 Qd7 16. Na4 (16. Qf3 $5)
16... f6 17. Bg3 Bb4 18. Nc5 (18. Nc3 $5 $14 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ga1c1]}) 18...
Bxc5 19. dxc5 {[%cal Gg3d6]} e5 {[%csl Rg3]} 20. f4 $1 {necessary since white
can not allow him self to play with out his bishop on "g3"} Rae8 (20... exf4
21. Bxf4 {[%cal Gf4d6]}) 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Bxe5 $2 {this move is bad ,I do not
know what white missed or maybe did not understand but infact black is better 
[ probably much better ] after this,while it seems that after 22.Qc2 white
should be very happy with his position} (22. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Re5]} Kh8 (22... Qf5
23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. Bc2 $16) 23. Bxe5 Nb4 24. Qc3 Nd3 25. Re3 $16) 22... Rf5 $1
23. Bd6 (23. Qd4 Qe6 $19 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Bg3 (25. Qa4 Bc4 $19) 25... Qxe1+ {
maybe this is what white had missed} 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Rf1#) (23. Bc3
Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Rf1+ 25. Qxf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Qe7 $15 {/-/+}) 23... Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1
Rf1+ 25. Qxf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 {this position seems quite forced after 22.Bxe5
maybe white thought he is OK here and indeed the material is about equal,but
it is well knowen that in an endgame the combination of Queen+knight is very
strong white gave his light coloured bishop for black's knight but that gave
black a pass pawn and gave white no answer on the white squares} g5 $1 27.
Bxd5+ $6 (27. Re1 Qf5 (27... Qg4 28. Bxd5+ cxd5 29. c6) 28. Ba4) 27... cxd5 28.
Rd1 Qe6 $17 {all black has to do here is simply bring is king to the center,
stopping white's "c" pawn and then create problems for white with his Queen
and passed "d" pawn} 29. Bg3 Qe2 30. Rxd5 (30. Re1 Qxb2 31. c6 Qb6+) 30... Qe3+
31. Kf1 (31. Bf2 $4 Qc1+) 31... Qc1+ 32. Kf2 Qxb2+ 33. Ke3 Kf7 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35.
Rc7 (35. Rxa7 {I think white had to go for this variation,since you can face a
Queen with bishop and a rook when there are pawns on both flanks,I think white
has to eliminate black's "a" pawn although even here black is much better but
the way the game continued it was simply over.} Qc3+ 36. Ke2 Qc4+ 37. Kd2 Qxc5
$17) 35... Qxa2 $19 36. c6 Qd5 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ga7a1]} 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+
Ke8 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Rc7+ Ke6 41. Rxh7 Qb3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zakharov, Alexander V"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 dxe5 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh3 Be7
(14... exd4 $2 15. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 16. Qxh8) (14... Bg7 15. Rae1 h6 16. Bxg6 hxg5
17. Qxe6+ Kd8 18. Bxg5+ Kc8 (18... f6 19. Qf7) 19. Qxf7 Nf6 20. Qe6+ Qd7 21.
Rxe5 $16) (14... Bd5 15. c4 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Be7 17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Bc2 O-O-O $1 19.
Bf4 Rdf8 20. Qh6 $13) 15. Rfe1 (15. Rae1 Bd5 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Qf3
Bxb5 19. Qxa8+ Bd8 {[%cal Gb5c6]} 20. Qf3 Bxf1) 15... a6 (15... h6 16. f4 (16.
dxe5 Nc5 (16... Nxe5 $2 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Nxe6) 17. Bb5+ Kf8 $13 {/-/+}) 16... e4
$2 (16... Bxg5 $8 17. fxg5 h5 $13) (16... Bf6 {[%cal Gh6g5]} 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7
18. fxe5 $40) 17. Nxe4 O-O-O 18. a4 $1 Nf6 19. Nxf6 Bxf6 20. a5 $40 {/+/-
Ivanov,V.L-Doroshkievich Moscow 1995 65/152 [Ivamov,V.L]}) (15... Rf8 16. Qxh7
$1 (16. dxe5 O-O-O 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Bc2 h6 19. Qxh6 Rh8 20. Qg7 Rh4 $1 $17 {
Nadyrhanov,S-Zvjaginsev,V St.Petersburg 1994}) 16... O-O-O 17. Nxf7 Nf6 18. Qh3
Rxf7 19. Qxe6+ Kb8 20. Qxf7 $18 {Stevic,H-Grosar,A Mravinci 1995}) 16. a4 (16.
dxe5 Nc5 17. Bc2 Rd8 $2 18. Bf4 f5 $2 19. exf6 Qxf4 20. f7+ $8 (20. fxe7 $4 Rd2
$19) 20... Kd7 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Rxe6 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $18 {Ivanov,V.L-Sobalev
Cherepavec 1993 59/174 [Ivanov,V.L]}) 16... Rc8 17. Qh6 (17. Bxg6 $2 fxg6 18.
Qxe6 Qc4 $1) (17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Bc2 Qd8 $1 {[%csl Rd2,Rg5]} 19. Qe3 h6) 17...
Bf8 18. Qh3 Be7 19. Qh6 Bf8 (19... Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxc3 21. Bxg6 $1 Rf8 (21...
fxg6 22. Qg7) 22. Bh5 $40) 20. Qh3 Bg7 {black who is also the stronger player
refuses to a draw and wish to play,according the result og this game he was
quite right} 21. f4 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Bc1 $1 Bf6 (23... Re8 24.
Ba3+ Nc5 25. Qg4 $40) (23... exd4 24. cxd4 $1 {[%cal Gc1a3]} (24. Qe7+ Kg8 25.
Qe6+ Kf8 26. cxd4 $1) 24... Bxd4 $4 25. Bh6+ Bg7 26. Qe7+) 24. Bh6+ Bg7 25. Bc1
$11 {well quite a strange way to make a draw,but that's probably what you
have!?}) 21... e4 (21... exf4 $2 22. Nxe6 (22. Rxe6+ Kf8 $8) 22... fxe6 23.
Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Bxf4 $1 Qxf4 25. Rf1 $18) (21... exd4 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kf8
24. Qe7+ {when I do not see more than a draw for white,but any way black did
not want a draw}) 22. Nxe4 $6 {at the first momet I saw this move i did not
like it since it completely frees black from all his troubles,the knight is
very strong on g5 first it prevents castle by black and put pressure on the e6
pawn after 22.Bxe4 white still has the initiative} (22. Bxe4 $5 Bxe4 (22... Nf6
23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. f5 (24. Rxe6+ fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Qd6+ Qe7 27. Ne6+ Ke8 $1
28. Nxg7+ Kf7) 24... gxf5 25. Qxf5 $36) 23. Rxe4 {[%csl Re6]}) 22... O-O 23.
Ng5 Nf6 24. Kh1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rac1 (26. Bxb5 $2 h6 27. Nf3 Ne4 $17) (26.
Rab1 h6 $1 27. Nf3 (27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 $15 {/-/+}) 27... Nd5 28. Rxb5
(28. Bxb5 Nxc3 29. Rec1 (29. Rbc1 Qb6) 29... Ne4 30. Rxc7 $4 Nf2+) 28... Bc6 (
28... Ba6 $2 29. Rxd5) 29. Rbb1 Nxf4 $17) 26... Ra8 27. Rc2 (27. Bxb5 h6 28.
Nf3 Ne4 29. Qh4 (29. Kg1 Nxd2 30. Nxd2 Qxf4) (29. Be3 Ra3 $1 (29... Qxf4))
29... Ra3 $1 $15 {/-/+}) 27... Ra3 28. Rec1 Rfa8 (28... h6 $5) 29. Bxb5 h6 30.
Nf3 Be4 $5 {at the first moment I did not like this move,I prefered Ne4 but
after few more Minutes I think this is a better move since white will have
serious problems with his first and second rank} (30... Ne4 31. Be3 Rxc3) 31.
Rb2 Ra1 32. Ng1 Rxc1 33. Bxc1 Ra1 34. Bd2 Qa5 35. Qe3 (35. Bd3 Rd1 36. Rb8+ Kh7
$17) 35... Qa3 36. Rb4 Qa8 37. Qe2 Bf8 38. Rb3 Qa2 39. Bc4 Qc2 $2 {making
thing much more complicated,after 39...Bd5 the game should be probably over} (
39... Bd5 $1 40. Rb4 (40. Bxd5 $2 exd5 41. Rb8 Ne4 $19) 40... Bxc4 41. Rxc4 Ne4
$1 42. Ra4 (42. Qxe4 Qxd2 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg1]}) 42... Qxa4 43. Qxe4 Qd1 44. Be3
(44. Qe3 Bd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6f4]}) 44... Ra3 $19) 40. Be3 Qxe2 41. Bxe2 Nd5 42.
Bd2 Bd6 43. c4 (43. f5 exf5 44. c4 (44. Bxh6 Bf4 45. c4 (45. Bxf4 $4 Nxf4 46.
Bf3 Nh3 $3 {I like this move!}) 45... Bxh6 46. cxd5 Bxd5 $17) 44... Nf4 45.
Bxf4 (45. Bf3 Nd3 $1 46. Be3 Re1 47. Be2 Bf4 $1 48. Rxd3 Bxd3 49. Bxf4 Bxe2 50.
c5 g5 $1 $19) 45... Bxf4 46. h3 (46. Bf3 Bg5 $1 {[%cal Gg5f6,Gf6d4] black must
find a way to reach the a7-g1 diagonal,if he succeed then he is winnign} 47. c5
Bf6 48. Rb4 Bxf3 49. gxf3 Rd1 $19)) 43... Nxf4 44. Bxf4 Bxf4 45. Bf3 Bxf3 46.
Rxf3 Bb8 47. Rc3 $2 (47. Rd3 $8 {the only way to stay in the game is to
protect the "d" pawn from behind ,not allowing Rd1 by black}) 47... Rd1 $1 {
of course} 48. c5 Rxd4 49. c6 Bc7 50. g3 Kf8 51. Nf3 Rd1+ 52. Kg2 Ke7 53. g4 h5
54. h3 Rd5 55. Rc4 e5 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. Ne1 $6 $19 (57. Rh4 $142 Rc5 58. Rxh5
Bd6 {winning the c6 pawn}) 57... Rd2+ 58. Kf1 Kd6 59. Nc2 f5 60. Nb4 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 05th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1997.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 (11... Bd7 12. O-O (12. Rd1 h6 13. O-O
Rfd8 (13... Rac8 14. Qd2 e5 $5 15. Nb5 Qd5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Nb5 Qd5 18. Nc3 Qd6
$11 {Margolin,B-Zagrebelny,S Moscow 1995}) 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Bc1 g6 16. Bb1 Bg7
17. Rfe1 Be8 18. Ba2 Rac8 19. Nb5 (19. h3) 19... Qf8 20. Nc3 Qd6 $11 {Sermek,
D-Zagrebelny,S Ljubljana op 1994}) 12... Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Be8 15.
Bc1 h6 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Bb1 g6 18. Ba2 Bg7 (18... a6 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5
21. Bxd5 Qf6 22. h3 Rd6 23. Qe4 (23. Be4 $5) 23... Rcd8 24. Bb3 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,
Ch-Zagrebelny,S Moscow (ol) 1994}) 19. h3 Ne7 20. Ne5 $14 {Rozentalis,
E-Andersson,U Tilburg (m/2) 1993 59/171 [Rozentalis,E]}) (11... a6 12. O-O g6
13. Rad1 Bd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. g3 $14 {
Kramnik,V-Polgar,J Monaco Blind 1995}) 12. O-O Rd8 (12... b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14.
Qe2 Rad8 15. Bb1 Qb8 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Nh2 $6 e5 18. dxe5 Rxd1 19. Qxd1 Nxe5 $36
{/~~ Makhametov,E-Korneev,O St.Petersburg op 1996}) 13. Rad1 Bf8 (13... Bd7 14.
Nb5 Qb8 15. Qd2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxb5 $11 {Daniliuk,S-Poluljahov,A
Novorossijsk 1995}) 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. Qe2 Ne7 (15... Rac8) 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Bf4
Ned5 18. Bg3 Nxc3 (18... Qe7) 19. bxc3 Qd5 (19... Qxa3 $2 20. Nxf7 Re8 21. Ne5
$16 Qxc3 22. Nxc6 bxc6 (22... Qxc6 23. Bb5) 23. Bg6 Re7 24. Bd6 Rd7 25. Qxe6+
Kh8 26. Be5) 20. f4 {white's idea now is Bh4 and after Be7 playing f5 when
black may have some troublers on the "e" file,in general it seems white got
quite a nice position,he has the initiative on the king's side} Re8 (20... Bxa3
$2 21. Bc4 Qd6 (21... Qe4 $2 22. Qa2 $18) (21... Qa5 22. Nxf7 Re8 (22... Rf8))
22. f5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gh2b8,Ga2f7] /+-} Ne4 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Qg4) 21. Bh4 Nd7 (
21... Bxa3 22. f5 $40) 22. Bb1 {[%cal Ge2c2,Gb1h7] now white has something
like a winning threat Qc2 when after g6 white playes Nxf7,and after f5 white
playes Ba2} Nxe5 23. fxe5 Bb5 (23... Bxa3 24. c4 Qa5 25. Qd3 g6 26. Rf1 $1 Rf8
27. Rxf7 $3 Rxf7 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (28... Rg7 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 (29... Rf7 30. Bh7+ $1
Kf8 31. Qg6 {with mate quite soon}) 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Bf6 $18) 29.
Qxh6+ Kg8 (29... Ke8 30. Bg6 $18) 30. Bf6 $18 Rxf6 31. exf6 Qc7 32. Rd3) 24.
Qc2 g6 25. Bf6 Rec8 (25... Bxa3 26. Re3 $1 {[%cal Ge3h3,Ge3g3]} Rec8 27. Rh3
Bf8 28. Qd2 {and seems in a very serious trouble for example} Bc6 (28... Kh7
29. Bg5) 29. Rf1 $40 (29. Ba2 $5)) 26. Re3 Rc7 27. Rg3 Rac8 28. h4 (28. Rxg6+
fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Rg7 (29... Bg7 $2 30. Rd2 $1 Be8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Rf2 Bxf6 33.
Rxf6+ Rf7 34. Bg6 $18) 30. Bxg7 Bxg7 31. Rd2 Be8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Rf2+ Bf7 34.
Bg6 Rc7 35. Bh5 Qd8 {[%cal Gd8g5]} 36. Qg6 Qe8 37. Qh7 Qd8 $11) 28... h5 {
[%tqu "En","white could have wom immediately,of course he saw the plan but he
wanted to do it without any problem,a thing which could have made things more
difficult","","","g3g6","",7]} 29. Rd2 $2 {white is not willing to sacrifise
something and just wants to win immediately since now Rxg6 in the end right
away,but Rd2 is just a mistake not winning immediately!} (29. Rxg6+ $3 fxg6 30.
Qxg6+ Rg7 (30... Bg7 31. Rd2 Be8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Rf2 Bxf6 34. Rxf6+ Rf7 35.
Bg6 Qd7 (35... Rcc7 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Bxf7 Bxf7 38. Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Qh7+ $18) 36.
d5 $1 $18) 31. Bxg7 Bxg7 32. Rd2 Be8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Rf2+ Bf7 35. Bg6 Rc7 36.
Qxh5 {this is the only small but decisive difference between Rxg6 on move 28
and Rxg6 on move 29,on move 28 the "h" pawns stand on h3 and h6 and white can
not move is queen here the only move with the queen [ which does not lose it
of course ] is a winning move!!}) 29... Be8 $1 {the only move,defending the g6
square} (29... Bg7 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Qxg6 {transposes to 29.Rxg6}) 30. Ba2 Qa5
31. c4 Rxc4 $6 {black wanted to get some play,but after this the end is very
soon,it is clear white is better but of course not winning,31...Bg7 was a
possible interesting move.now after white's strong continuation black is faced
with a difficult position} (31... Bxa3 32. c5 $1 Kf8 (32... b6 33. Bxe6 $1 fxe6
34. Rxg6+ Bxg6 (34... Kf8 $2 35. Rh6 $18) 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Rf2 Qe1+ 37. Rf1
Qxf1+ 38. Kxf1 $18) 33. Rdd3 $1 Bb4 34. Qc1 $18 {[%cal Gc1h6]}) (31... Bg7 $5)
32. Bxc4 Rxc4 (32... b5 33. Rxg6+ fxg6 34. Bxe6+) 33. Qxc4 Qxd2 34. Kh2 $1 $16
{a strong move,before making any act placing the king in a safe place} Qa5 (
34... Bd7 $5) (34... Bc6 $2 35. Rxg6+ $18) 35. Qc8 Qa4 36. Bg5 b6 37. Qd8 Qd7
$2 $18 {losing immediately,white was threatening Rc3-Rc8 and the only move was
Qc6 although white of course is much better,but black still has his chances} (
37... Qc6) 38. Qxd7 Bxd7 39. Rc3 Kh7 40. Rc7 Ba4 41. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 05th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1997.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 Be7 13. Re1 (13.
exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Qa4+ Bc6 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. Qxb5+ Qd7 19.
a4 $11 {/=/+ Barlov,D-Jansa,V Vrnjacka Banja 1982 33/211}) 13... O-O 14. Re3 (
14. Rc1 g6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qc6 $11 {/=/+
Thorhallsson,T-Koch,JR Reykjavik 1993}) 14... Bxf3 (14... g6 15. Rc1 dxe5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd6 18. h4 $13 {Ambroz,J-Jansa,V CSSR (ch) 1982}) 15. Qxf3
g6 16. Rae1 dxe5 17. dxe5 Rfd8 18. Bh6 Rac8 19. Qf4 Nxe5 20. Ba6 Nc4 21. Re4
Nd6 $15 {/-/+ Sariego,W-Estevez,M.G Sagua la Grande 1987 44/179 [Estevez,G]})
12... dxe5 (12... Be7 13. Bg5 Bxg5 (13... Qd8 14. Bf4 Bxf3 $6 15. Qxf3 dxe5 $6
16. dxe5 O-O 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qd3+ $16 {Smagin,S-Dizarevic,E
Zenica 1987 43/182 [Smagin,S]}) 14. Nxg5 dxe5 15. Qh5 Nf6 16. Qh3 {in his
analysis in informator 43 Smagin writes 16.Nxe6 Qc6 17.d5 and gives a
variation which white wins,only that after 17...Qxe6 white is losing!!after 16.
..Qc6 white must play 17.Nxg7 Kf8 18.d5...} e4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19.
Rxe4 O-O $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3] Wach,M-Landenbergue,C Ptuj zt 1995}) 13. dxe5 (13.
Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Bb5+ {is the main line,but that's already another
story,but it seems black should not have any serious problems getting an equal
position in this line too}) 13... Be7 14. Nd4 Nc5 (14... a6 15. Qg4 g6 16. Qg3
Nc5 17. Bc2 Bd5 18. a4 Nb7 19. Rab1 Na5 20. Bd3 O-O 21. h4 $40 {Ernst,
T-Cramling,P  Gausdal 1987}) 15. Bc2 (15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qg4 h5 $13) 15... h5 $5
{an interesing move which maybe deserves !,black takes both the g4 and h5
squares from white natural squares in this type of position,and at the right
moment this advance pawn may cause white problems on the king's side} 16. a4 a6
17. Qe2 Rd8 18. Rab1 $6 {I think white did not expect black's next move which
is a very interesting one,and seems a very dangerous one,but 18.f4 now would
have prevented black from playing his next move} (18. f4 $142) 18... g5 $5 19.
f3 $6 {after this move black takes the initiative very quickly,with his main
target the e5 pawn} (19. f4 $5 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Rg8 21. g3 h4 22. Qh5 hxg3 23.
hxg3 $140 $13 (23. Bxg3 Nd3 $1 24. Rf1 (24. Bxd3 Qxc3) 24... Nxe5 $17 {/-+})
23... Nd3 24. Qh7 Qxc3 25. Re3 (25. Qxg8+ $6 Kd7 26. Qxf7 Qxd4+ 27. Re3 Nxe5 $1
$17) 25... Qxd4 26. Qxg8+ Kd7 27. Qh7 {when it is difficult to find a good
continuation for black} Nxf4 28. Rd1 Qxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Bc5 30. Qxf7+ $16 {/+-})
19... Rd5 20. Qc4 $6 {this is really a move which I can not understand,on his
next move white finally playes f4 but now he takes his queens from where is
should be on the king's side,to a place when she has no effect at all on
what's going on the king's side!? 20.f4 was again a possible move} Bd8 $1 {
a strong move defending the b6 square,when now black takes the initiative} (
20... Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxb6 Qc7 23. a5 O-O 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. fxe4 $36 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Gc4e2]}) 21. f4 (21. Qe2 Nd7 {[%csl Re5]}) 21... gxf4 22. Bxf4
Rg8 {so now white indeed played f4 and opened the "g" file but in a much worse
situation for him than on move 18 and even 19} 23. Re2 (23. Nf3 Rd7 24. Rf1 (
24. Qe2 Qc6 25. Rf1 Nxa4 $17) 24... Ne4 25. Qxc7 Bxc7 26. Bxe4 (26. c4 Nd2 $1
$17) 26... Bxe4 $17) 23... Rg4 24. Rf1 (24. g3 Bg5 25. Bxg5 (25. h3 Bxf4 26.
hxg4 Bxe5 $17 {/-+}) 25... Rxg5 26. Nf3 Rg4 27. Re4 (27. Be4 $2 Rd7 $19) 27...
f5 $1 28. Rf4 (28. exf6 Rxg3+ $1 $19) (28. Rxg4 hxg4 {[%cal Gc7e5]}) 28... Rd7
$1 29. Rf1 Bxf3 30. R1xf3 Qxe5 $19) 24... Bg5 25. Bxg5 $2 {aftre this move
white's king becomes exposed and the e5 pawn becomes very weak,black gets full
control over the game,also after Bg3 black is better but the position still is
less clear} (25. Bg3 Qd7 $36 {[%cal Gh5h4]} (25... h4 $1 26. Nb5)) 25... Rxg5
26. Nf3 Rg4 27. Qa2 (27. Re4 b5 $1 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qxb5+ Bc6 30. Qb1 Nxe4 31.
Bxe4 Rc5 $17) 27... Nd3 $17 {now everything becomes much more clear,black has
the initiative and soon will have a material advantage,winning a pawn} 28. Bxd3
(28. Kh1 Nf4 29. Ref2 Rxe5 $19) 28... Rxd3 29. Ne1 Qc5+ 30. Ref2 Re3 $6 {
is was possible and not very bad to take immediately the pawn on c3,in fact I
do not understand why Sokolov did not play it} (30... Rxc3 31. Kh1 Bd5 32. Qd2
Re3 $17 {/-+}) (30... Rd1 $5) 31. Qd2 Rg7 (31... Qxe5 $2 32. Rxf7 $16) (31...
Rxe5 32. Kh1 Rf5 33. Rxf5 exf5 $17) 32. Kh1 Qxc3 (32... Qxe5 $5) 33. Qxc3 Rxc3
{the position has clearfied,black is a pawn up and seems to have the
initiative,but I am not sure if changing queens was the right decision since
with the queens on the board,it seems white;s king is in great danger,plus
black's queens on e5 seems much better than white;s on d2} 34. Rb2 Rc1 35. Kg1
Rc6 $2 (35... Bd5 $142 {[%cal Gd5c4] well I prefer to have my bishop on d5 and
not b7 before playing Rc6} 36. Nf3 Rc6 (36... Rc4 37. Rxb6 Rxa4 38. Rb8+ Kd7
39. Rb2 a5 $17 {[%csl Gd5]})) 36. h3 (36. Nf3) 36... Rg5 $6 37. Nf3 Rg6 $6 {
these moves Rg5-Nf3-Rg6,I think show that atleast black and probably also
white where in time trouble} 38. Kh2 {this is a move of a time trouble!white
has an interesting move Nh4after black must find a way not to lose most of his
advantage} (38. Nh4 $5 Rg5 (38... Rg7 $6 39. Rfb1 {[%csl Rb6]}) 39. Nf3 Rf5 {
when black still has a nice advantage} (39... Rg8)) 38... Kf8 39. Rff2 (39.
Rfb1 $5 Rc4 40. Ra2 Bd5 41. Rxb6 Re4 42. Rc2 Rxa4 $17) 39... a5 {the idea is
to play Rc4 and after Rxb6 to play Bd5 when there is no pawn on a6} 40. Nd4 Rc4
41. Nb5 (41. Rxb6 $5 Bd5 (41... Rxg2+ $6 42. Rxg2 Bxg2 43. Nxe6+ fxe6 44. Kxg2
Kf7 45. Ra6 Rxa4 46. Kf3 {when this ending seems like a draw}) 42. Nb5 Rxa4 43.
Nc3 $1 Rd4 44. Nxd5 Rxd5 45. Rb8+ Kg7 46. Rb7 {with good drawing chances})
41... Rxa4 42. Nd6 $44 {[%csl Rf8]} Bd5 43. Rxf7+ (43. Rxb6 Rf4 $8 44. Re2 (44.
Rxf4 $2 Rxg2+ 45. Kh1 Rf2+ $19) (44. Rc2 Rg5) 44... a4 $17) (43. Nxf7 Rxg2+ 44.
Rxg2 Bxg2 45. Ng5 (45. Kxg2 Kxf7 46. Rxb6 Rb4 $1 $19 {with Rb5 on the next move
}) 45... Bd5 46. Rxb6 Ke7 $17 {[%csl Ga5]}) 43... Kg8 44. Rff2 $6 (44. Rd7 $142
$5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ga7h7]} Rb4 (44... Rg7 45. Rd8+ Kh7 46. Ne8 $13 {[%csl Rb6]
[%cal Ge8f6,Gf6d5]}) 45. Rc2 Rg7 46. Rd8+ Kh7 47. Ne8 Ra7 48. Nf6+ Kg6 49. Nxd5
exd5 50. Rxd5 $13 (50. Rc6+ Kf5 51. Rxd5 Ke4 $17 52. Rcd6 Re7)) 44... Rb4 45.
Rbc2 a4 46. Rc7 $2 (46. Ne8 $1 Rc4 $8 47. Nf6+ Rxf6 $1 (47... Kh8 48. Rce2 $13)
48. exf6 Rxc2 49. Rxc2 a3 $3 {maybe I was little bit carried away giving this
move !! but this is really the only way to win,because of on small thing which
we will see} 50. g4 (50. Rc7 a2 51. Ra7 h4 {this is it,because of this move
black wins the game} (51... b5 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 e5 (53... b4 54. g5) 54. g5
Bf7 55. g6 Bxg6 56. Rxa2) 52. g4 hxg3+ 53. Kxg3 b5 54. f7+ (54. h4 b4 55. h5 b3
56. h6 e5 $19) 54... Kf8 55. Kf4 b4 56. Ke5 b3 57. Kf6 e5 $19 {[%cal Gd5f7]})
50... hxg4 51. hxg4 a2 52. Rc1 Kf7 53. g5 Kg6 $1 {this is the key veariation
in the variation,white will not have the chance to play Rc7-Ra7 the game is
over} 54. Kg3 b5 55. Kg4 b4 56. Rc7 Bf3+ 57. Kf4 e5+ {the end} (57... a1=Q $4
58. Rg7+ Kh5 59. Rh7+ Kg6 60. Rg7+ $11)) 46... a3 47. Ne8 (47. Rc8+ Kh7 48.
Rc7+ Rg7 49. Nf7 {white wants to make draw after Ng5 Kh6 and Nf7 back} Rc4 $1
50. Rd7 (50. Ra7 Rc3 {[%cal Gc3g3] now there is no check on the last rank})
50... Rc8 $19 {[%cal Ga8h8]}) 47... Rf4 $1 $19 {this is the move I believe
white missed,but this is quite a lot to miss} 48. Rfc2 a2 49. Ra7 Rf7 50. Ra6
Rf1 51. Rcxa2 Bxa2 52. Rxa2 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Hamburg HSK"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. Qh4 d5 (9... Qa5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nbd2 Ne5 (11... O-O 12. Bd3 Ne5 13.
Bc2) 12. Qd4 Nc6 13. Qh4 Ne5 14. O-O-O $1 (14. Nxe5 Qxe5+ {30/313}) 14... Nf7 (
14... Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Qxa2 16. Bd3 $40) (14... Ng6 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qg4 Nf6 17.
Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bd3 f5 19. Qh5 $16) 15. Nb3 $1 Qc7 (15... Qxa2 $2 16. Kc2 $1 $18
{XQa2}) 16. Bd3 $16 {Becerra Rivero,J-Livshits,R Moskva (ol) 1995 63/125 
[Becerra Rivero,J; Moreno,A]}) (9... Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bg5 Rf7 (11... h6))
10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Bg6+ (11. Bg5 e5 12. Bg6+ Ke7 13. Bh5 Qb6 14. Bxf6+ gxf6 15.
Qg3 Kf8 16. Nbd2 Rg8 17. Qh4 Be7 18. O-O-O Qa6 $17 {Mufic Goran-Kozul,Z Pula
TT 1994}) 11... Ke7 (11... Kd7 12. Bc2 Kc7 13. Nd4 (13. O-O h6 14. Na3 a6 15.
Qa4 Bd7 16. c4 g5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd2 Qf6 $36 {Trabert,B-Ghitescu,T Val
Thorens 1989}) 13... a6 14. O-O e5 15. Nf5 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. c4) 15... Bxf5
16. Bxf5 h6 17. Be3 Qe7 $40 {Alburt,L-Schmidt,O Cup URS Dnepropetrovsk 
(Ukraine) 1970}) 12. Bc2 e5 (12... h6 13. Bg6 e5 (13... Bd7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bg3
Be8 16. Bxe8 Rxe8 17. Qa4 Kf7 18. O-O e4 19. Nd4 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qb6 $15 {
/-/+ Novopashin,A-Sveshnikov,E SSSR (ch I) 32/208}) 14. O-O e4 15. Nd4 Ne5 16.
Bf5 g5 17. Qh3 Bc5 18. Be3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Ng6 $13 {Barlov,D-Kuzul,Z JUG-ch 1989}
) 13. Qg5 (13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Bb3 Be6 15. O-O h6 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Nbd2 Rag8 $40
{Michel Yunis Christian D-Palac Mladen Val Maubuee 1990}) 13... Kf7 14. Nbd2 e4
15. Ng1 (15. Nh4 Ne7 $1 {Xg6,with the idea h6-g5}) (15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Qc7
$1 17. Bb3 Bf4 18. Qh4 (18. Bxd5+ Kf8) 18... h6 {Xh4} 19. Nc4 Bxc1 20. Rxc1
dxc4 21. Rxc4 Qa5+) 15... h6 $6 (15... Ne5 $1 {this seems like a very
dangerous move,I do not believe white's position is playable,in the game black
helped white,but really this is a terrible position I do not know what can
white do after Ne5} 16. Ne2 (16. f3 Qb6 $1 17. Nb3 exf3 18. gxf3 (18. Nxf3
Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Re8+ 20. Kd1 Qf2 21. Nd4 Bc5 $17 {/-+}) 18... Qxg1+ $17 {
with an extra pawn} (18... Re8 $40)) 16... Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. Ng3 h6 19.
Qh4 Bg4 {XQh4,with g5}) 16. Qe3 Re8 $1 17. h3 (17. Ne2 $2 Ng4 18. Qh3 Nxf2 $19)
17... b6 (17... d4 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Bb3+ Kf8 $44) 18. Nb3 Ba6 19. Bd2 (19. Ne2
Ne5 20. O-O $2 Nf3+ $1 21. gxf3 exf3 22. Qxf3 Bxe2 $19) 19... Ne5 20. O-O-O Qc7
(20... Nd3+ 21. Kb1 (21. Bxd3 $2 exd3 $1 22. Qf3 (22. Qd4 $4 Re4) 22... Kg8 {
XNg1})) 21. Kb1 Rac8 22. Nd4 Nc4 23. Qe1 e3 $6 (23... Nxd2+ $15 {/-/+}) 24. Bc1
(24. fxe3 $4 Bg3 25. Qe2 Na3+) (24. Bxe3 Rxe3 $1 25. fxe3 Bg3 26. Qe2 Na3+ 27.
bxa3 Bxe2 28. Ngxe2 Bf2 $19) 24... Bf4 (24... Bf4 25. Nge2 exf2 26. Qxf2 Bxc1
27. Rxc1 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Herzliya Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. c4 Nb6 (9... Nc7 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. O-O Qe7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Nc3 Be8 14.
Ba4 f5 15. Qd3 Bc5 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. Qe2 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxa4 20. Nxa4
Bxd4 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 $14 {0-1 Stein,B-Kovalev,A/Gausdal Int 1990/TD
90\05 (44)}) 10. Nc3 (10. exd6 a6 (10... Bxd6 11. O-O (11. Be3 Bb4+ 12. Nbd2 a6
13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Qg4 Bxf3 15. Qxg7 Rf8 16. gxf3 Nxc4 17. Rd1 Qd3 $19 {0-1
Romanovich,L-Lingnau,C/Komercni Banka op 1997/EXP 59 (41)}) 11... a6 12. Rd1
Qc7 13. Nc3 O-O (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. c5 axb5 16. cxb6 Qb8 17. Qb4 Bxh2+
18. Kh1 Qe5 19. Qh4 b4 20. Ne4 Bc6 21. Nd6+ Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Bf4 Be7 24.
Qg3 O-O 25. Be5 g6 26. Bd6 Bxd6 27. Qxd6 $14 {1-0 Stein,B-Skembris,S/
Dortmund-B 1990/CBM 18 (65)}) 14. Be3 Nc8 15. c5 Bxh2+ 16. Nxh2 axb5 17. Nxb5
Qa5 18. a4 Be8 19. Ng4 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Nc7 Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Bxa4 23. Rd4 {
1-0 De la Villa Garcia,J-Sion Castro,M/Zaragoza op-A 1995/EXT 95op}) 11. Bg5
Qb8 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 Nd7 14. Nbd2 Qxd6 15. O-O f6 16. Be3 e5 17. Qg4 Ke7
18. Nh4 Qe6 19. Qh5 Qf7 20. Qe2 Qe6 21. Qh5 Qf7 22. Qe2 Qe6 23. Qh5 {1/2-1/2
Keitlinghaus,L-Hoffmann,M/BL9697 1997/BL9697}) 10... a6 11. Bg5 Qc7 (11... Be7
$5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd4 Bxf3 (14... Nc8 15. exd6 Nxd6 16. Qxg7
O-O-O 17. Ne5 Qc7 $5 $36) 15. exd6 (15. gxf3 Nc8 16. Rg1 dxe5 17. Qxe5 Qf6 18.
Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rd1 Ke7 $13) 15... Qf6 16. Qxb6 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Bf3 18. Qe3 $13) 12.
exd6 Bxd6 13. O-O-O O-O (13... f5 14. Qe3 $1 h6 (14... axb5 15. Nxb5 $18) 15.
Bxc6 bxc6 (15... Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qc5 17. Nxe6 Qxe3+ 18. Bxe3 Nxc4 19. Nxg7+ Kf7
20. Rxd6 Nxd6 21. Rd1 $16) 16. c5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 hxg5 18. Ne5 $16) 14. Be3 f5 (
14... Bb4 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Ng5 f5 {transposes to 15.Ng5}) 15... f5
$8 (15... g6 16. Qh4 h5 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. c5 $18) 16. Qh4 h6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18.
Rxd7 hxg5 19. Qxg5 Be7 $13) 15. Qd3 (15. Qh4 Be7 16. Qg3 f4 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18.
Qg4 Bc8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne5 (20. Rd2 Bb4 $17) 20... Qxf2 21. Rhe1 $44) 15...
Bf4 16. c5 $5 {the begining of a very long and force variation which I am not
sure both players analysed [atleast during the game]} (16. Kb1 Bxe3 (16... axb5
) 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxe3 Rae8 $5 (18... Nxc4 19. Qxe6+ Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21.
Rhe1) 19. Qe5 (19. b3 e5 $132) 19... Rf7) 16... Nb4 (16... Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 (17.
fxe3 Nb4 18. cxb6 Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 {transposes to the game}) 17... axb5 18. cxb6
Qc8 19. Kb1 b4 20. Nb5 e5 $1 21. Nd6 (21. Nc7 $142 Ra5 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Ng5 Be8
24. Nxe8 Qxe8 25. f4 $36) 21... f4 22. Qe4 Bf5 23. Qxf5 Qxf5+ 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 25.
Rhe1 Ra6) 17. cxb6 (17. Qd4 Bxe3+ 18. fxe3 Nxa2+ $19) 17... Nxd3+ 18. Rxd3
Bxe3+ (18... Qxc3+ $5 19. Rxc3 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 axb5 $36 {[%cal Ga8a1,Gd7c6]})
19. fxe3 Bxb5 (19... Qxc3+ 20. Rxc3 $1 axb5 21. Ne5 $1 Rxa2 (21... b4 22. Rc7)
22. Nxd7 Ra1+ 23. Kc2 Rxh1 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Rc7 Rxh2 26. Rxb7 Rxg2+ 27. Kd3
$18) 20. bxc7 Bxd3 21. Rd1 {here is the critical position after white's 16
move,black simply gives his bishop after his position is quite lost,but of
course it was necessary to analyse a bishop retreat} Rac8 $2 (21... Bb5 22.
Nxb5 (22. Ne5 Be8 $1 23. Rd8 Bh5 24. Rd7 Rac8 $17 {/-+}) (22. Nd4 Bc4 $1 (22...
Bd7 23. Nxf5) 23. b3 Bd5 $17) 22... axb5 23. Ne5 {[%csl Gc7,Ge5] this is the
critical position!white has his strong "c7" pawn and the knight on "e5" takes
the control over the important "f7" square,it seems to me that black has reall
no plan to free himself} f4 {I think this is maybe the only why to get some
play} 24. e4 $1 (24. exf4 Rxf4 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. Rd7 Rf5 $11) 24... Rxa2 25. Rd8
Ra8 26. Rd7 {and again it is very difficult to see a plan for black}) (21...
Bc4 $1 {probably this was black's best continuation when it's not clear if
white has more than a draw} 22. Ne5 (22. Rd7) 22... Bd5 23. Nd7 $1 (23. Nxd5
exd5 24. Rxd5 Rae8 $1 25. Rc5 (25. Nc4 Re7 26. Rc5 Rc8) 25... b6 26. Rc6 Rc8 {
[%cal Gf8e8,Ge8e7]}) 23... Rac8 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Rxc7+ 27.
Kd2 g6 $11) 22. Rxd3 Rxc7 23. Rd6 Re8 24. Kd2 $16 {white has hugh,he has a
slight material advantage,but black's pawn structure is very bad,the "e6" pawn}
h6 (24... e5 25. e4) 25. e4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} fxe4 (25... Kf7) 26. Nxe4 Rec8
27. Nc3 Kf7 28. Nd4 Re8 (28... e5 29. Nf5) 29. Ke3 Ree7 30. Rb6 Rc5 31. Ne4 Re5
32. Nf3 Ra5 (32... Rd5 33. Nd6+ Kf6 34. Nxb7 $18) 33. Nd6+ Kf8 34. a3 $1 $18 {
there is no reason for white to change pawns in this positioh,since any way
the b7 pawn is lost} Rc5 (34... Rd5 35. Nxb7 Rc7 36. Nd6 Ke7 37. Ne4) 35. Nxb7
Rc2 36. g3 (36. Nd6 g5 37. g3) 36... e5 37. Nd6 a5 $4 {this move now changes
nothing but it tells us that black was in a very serious time trouble during
the last moves he played} 38. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mellado Trivino, Juan"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Bf5 {the mian line is the position is of course Be6} 10. cxd4 {
10.Nxd4 seems to give white a very pleasent position,and indeed white has a
very good score in this line after Nxd4,the difference is that after Nxd4
white has a very good place for his Queen on f3} (10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12.
Nc3 Be7 13. Qf3 O-O (13... Qxd4 $6 14. Qxb7 Bd6 15. Qc6+ Ke7 16. Nb5 Qe5 17.
Qb7+ (17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxd6+ Kxd6 19. Bf4+ $14 {/+/-}) 17... Kf6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6
19. Be3 $16 {Lautier,J-Polgar,J Eucup f 1993}) 14. d5 Qc7 (14... Qb4 15. dxe6
fxe6 16. Qxb7 Bd6 17. Be3 Rf7 18. Qc6 Raf8 19. Rae1 Nd7 20. Rd1 Bb8 21. Bxe6
$18 {Mikhalchishin,A-Ftacnik,L Prag 1979}) (14... Qd7 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Rd1 Qc8
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qe4 $14 {[%csl Re6] Tseitlin,Mi-Velikov,P Pernik 1981 31/197}
) 15. Re1 Nc4 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Rac1 Nxb2 18. Nd1 Qa3 19. Nxb2 Qxb2 20. Rc7 Bb4
21. Be5 Qd2 22. Rd1 Qh6 23. h3 Rad8 24. g4 Qg5 25. Qg3 Bg6 26. h4 {Yurtaev,
L-Mikhalchishin,A Frunze 1979}) 10... e6 (10... Bxb1 11. Rxb1 e6 12. Qe2 (12.
Qd3 Be7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Nd5 $13 {Arnason,As-Tisdall,J
Vestmannaeyjum 1985}) 12... Be7 13. Qe4 Nd5 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Qg4 g6 16. Bh6 Bf8
17. Bg5 Be7 $11 {Hickel,J-Bastian,H Bl 89/90}) 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Qe2 (12. Be3 Be7
13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. d5 Nxb3 16. axb3 Nxd5 $15 {Pandavos,E-Kofidis,A
GRE-ch 1993}) 12... Be7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 (16.
Bxd5 Qg6 17. Bf4) 16... Qg6 $15 {black is slightly better,he has a better
development,and also somewhat better positions for his pieces,I am quite sure
white should be able to draw this position,although as we will see one
careless move,and he is losing!} 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Re1 {[%tqu "En","can you see
a way for black to create white some problems,try so see until the end,and
also white's best answer which he did not play","","","d8d5","",7]} Rxd5 $1 19.
Bxd5 Nb4 20. Bxb7 (20. Bc4 Bd3 21. Qe8 (21. Qd2 Bxc4 22. Qxb4 Bd5 $17) 21... h6
(21... Bxc4 $4 22. Bd6) 22. Qb5 Bxc4 23. Qxb4 Bd5 $17) (20. Qd2 $5 Nxd5 21.
Qxd5 b6 $15 {/=}) 20... Nd3 21. Bd6 Nxe1 22. Nxe1 $2 {this is probably the
position white analysed when he play Bxb7 and here he thought,after Rd8 I play
Bc7 black does not have a place for his rook other than f8 and after Rf8 I
play Bd6 with a draw,but unfortunately for white this is not the right move,
after Qe1 indeed this plan woks and the would have ended in a draw,now black
starts to attack white's queen with the final idea to remove the queen from
the "e" file} (22. Qxe1 $8 {this move gives white a draw} Bh3 (22... Bc3 $4 23.
Qe7 $18) 23. Nd2 $8 (23. g3 $2 Bc3 $1 24. bxc3 (24. Qe7 Qb1+) 24... Qxd6 $19)
23... Rd8 (23... Bg5 24. Bxf8 Bxd2 25. Qe4 $11) 24. Bc7 Rf8 (24... Rc8 $2 25.
Bg3 $16) 25. Bd6 $11) 22... Bg4 $1 23. Qe3 {the queens must stay on the "e"
file} Bg5 $1 24. Qe5 {again,the queens must stay on the "e" file} Rd8 25. Bc7
f6 $1 $17 {now black has the "e8" square under his control it means he is just
an exchange up} 26. Qc3 Rd1 27. f4 Qe8 28. Ba5 Bh6 (28... Bxf4 $6 29. Qc4+ Kh8
30. Qxf4 Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Qf1 Qb4 $17 33. Bf3 Bxf3 34. Qxf3 Qc5+ 35.
Qf2 Qc1+ 36. Qf1 Qxb2) 29. h3 Be6 {the rest is not too complicated} 30. g3 Qd7
31. Bc6 Qc8 32. Kf2 Rd6 33. Be4 Qxc3 34. Bxc3 Bxa2 35. Nf3 g6 36. Nd4 f5 37.
Nb5 Rb6 38. Bd3 Bg7 39. Nxa7 Bxc3 40. bxc3 Rb2+ 41. Ke3 Rg2 42. Nc6 Rxg3+ 43.
Kd4 Rxh3 44. c4 Rf3 45. Nb4 Bb3 46. Nd5 h5 47. Be2 Rf2 48. Ke3 Rxe2+ 0-1

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Cvek, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. cxd4 (6. Bc4
Nb6 7. Bb3 dxe5 8. Nxe5 e6 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Ba6 (11... Be7 $13
{0-1 Sariego,W-Kuczynski,R/Polanica Zdroj 1989/EXT 89 (42)}) 12. Re1 Be7 13.
Nc3 O-O 14. Bf4 c5 15. d5 (15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rexd1 Bxc5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rac1
Rfc8 19. f3 Kf8 20. Bc7 Bc4 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Yudasin,L/Kemerovo1 1995/
CBM 50/[Hecht] (44)}) 15... c4 16. Bc2 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Re5 Bb7 19. Qh5
g6 20. Qh6 f5 21. Rae1 Bf6 22. Re6 Bg7 $17 {/-+ 1/2-1/2 Zifroni,D-Har Zvi,R/
Tel Aviv Czerniak 1996/CBM 53/[Hecht] (52) /-+}) (6. Qxd4 e6 7. exd6 (7. Nbd2
Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Ne4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Qc7 12. O-O f6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6
14. Re1 Be7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Zifroni,D-Manor,I/Tel Aviv Czerniak 1996/CBM 53 (30)})
7... Qxd6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qe4 O-O-O 12. Nbd2 f6 13.
Nd4 e5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Nb3 Kb8 16. Rd1 Bc5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,
Z-Gelfand,B/Madrid 1996/CBM 53 (42)}) 6... Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 {I do not like this
move at all,I am quite sure that after 7...Nb6 white has no way to get an
advantage, not after 8.Bb5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Bd7 and not after 8.Bb3 dxe5,while
after Qe2 I clearly prefer white} 8. Qe2 Nb6 (8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Bb4+ 10. Bd2
Bxd2+ 11. Nbxd2 Na5 12. O-O (12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nd4 O-O 14. O-O Qb6 15. N2b3
Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Be6 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Nd4 Rc4 19. Rad1 Rfc8 20. h3 $16 {1-0
Schmidt,G-Wachinger,G/Bayern-ch 1986/EXT 86ch2 (38)}) 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 O-O
14. Nd6 Qb6 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Rd4 f5 17. Rfd1 Qa6 18. Qxa6 bxa6 19. Rc4 Rab8 20.
Rd2 Rb6 21. Rc5 h6 22. h4 f4 23. b3 {Enklaar,B-Najdorf,M/Wijk 1973/MCD-r7/1/
2-1/2 (44)}) (8... Nb6 9. Bb3 dxe5 (9... d5 10. O-O (10. Nc3 a5 11. Bg5 Be7 12.
Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qb5 Qb4 14. a3 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Ke7 16. a4 Bd7 17. Kd2 h6 18. Rac1
Rab8 19. Rc5 $14 {/+/-1-0 Vlassov,N-Sherbakov,V/St.Petersburg op 1995/EXP 46 
(59)}) 10... Bd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Bb4 15. Ne1 Bxc3
16. bxc3 Na4 17. Qg4 Kf8 18. Nd3 Nxc3 19. Nf4 Bb5 20. Nh5 g5 21. Rfe1 $40 {
1-0 Machulsky,A-Ubilava,E/New York op 1990/EXP 16 (39)}) 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. O-O
Qd3 12. Qxd3 Nxd3 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. a4 Nc5 15. Bc2 a5 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Be3 Rc8 18.
Ne4 Nd5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bb3 Nb6 21. Rdc1 Be7 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. Rxc8+ {
Karpatchev,A-Portisch,L/Berliner Sommer 1997/EXP 59/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (8... Be7 {
Blatny,P} 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qc7 13. Qe4 Rd8 $5 14.
Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Bd7 $5 16. Rad1 Be8 17. Qf4 Qa5 $5 18. Be4 $1 Qxc3 19. Rc1 $1
Qa3 $1 20. Bxc6 bxc6 $8 {~/= Machulsky,A-Ruban,V/Sibenik 1990}) 9. Bb3 Bd7 (
9... dxe5 $142 {Blatny,P} 10. dxe5 Bb4+) 10. Nc3 dxe5 (10... d5 11. Bc2 $36 {
[%cal Gc2g6,Gc1h6]}) 11. dxe5 $14 {white should be very happy with his opening
result,he has a clear space advantage thanks to his "e5" pawn,while black's
knight on b6 seems quite bad,and white had chances on the King's side} Nb4 (
11... Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rd1 $36) (11... Bb4 $5 {Blatny,P}) 12. O-O Bc6 13.
Rd1 N4d5 14. Ne4 {probably the best move,white starts to tranfer his pieces to
the king's side,the "c3" knight will find a fantastic place on the "h5"square,
and with the help on the two bishops from c2 and d2 black's king will be in
great danger} (14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc8 $13) (14. Be3 {with the idea Bxb6 and
Nxd5} Qb8) 14... Be7 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bc2 {[%csl Rb6] now white threats become
quite clear,black simply does not have pieces around his king,the "b6" knight
is a very bad piece} h6 (16... Bxg5 17. Nexg5 (17. Nfxg5 h6 $8 18. Nf6+ $6 (18.
Nf3 $14) 18... gxf6 19. Qh5 fxg5 20. Qxh6 f5 21. Qg6+ Kh8 $11) 17... g6 (17...
h6 $2 18. Qe4 g6 19. Nxe6) 18. Qe4 Kg7 19. Qg4 $36) 17. Bd2 $1 {it is a good
and correct idea because as a principal,if you have a space advantage,
exchanging pieces helps your opponent,which is just very logical} (17. Nf6+ $6
{Blatny,P} gxf6 18. exf6 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Nxf6 $1 20. Rxd8 Raxd8 $17 21. Nxe6 $140
fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. Bg6 Bd5 $1 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 $17) 17... Qc7 18. Rac1 {
[%cal Gc1c8]} Rfd8 (18... Nd7 19. Ng3 {may transpose into the game}) 19. Ng3
$40 {/+/-,white is simply going to play Nd4-Nh5 and than attack with almost
all his pieces,what is more important it that black seems to have no
counterplay at all} Bf8 (19... Nb4 20. Bb1 Nd7 21. a3 Na6 22. Bc3) (19... Nd7
20. Qe4 Nf8 (20... N5f6 21. exf6 (21. Qf4) 21... Bxe4 22. fxe7 Bxc2 (22... Re8
23. Bxe4 $18) 23. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 24. Ne1 $16) 21. Qg4 $40) 20. Nd4 Nd7 21. Re1
Ne7 (21... Bc5 $5 22. Nxc6 bxc6 $14 {/+/-} (22... Qxc6 23. b4 Bxb4 (23... Nxb4
$2 24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. Bh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxc6 Bxe1 (26... bxc6 27. Qe4+) 27. Rc7 $18
{[%cal Ge2d3]}))) 22. Bc3 Rac8 (22... Nd5 $2 23. Qd3 g5 (23... g6 24. Nxe6 fxe6
25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Qh7+ $1 Kf8 (26... Kf7 $2 27. Nf5 $1 $18) 27. Nh5 $18 (27.
Bd2 $18))) 23. Nh5 Bd5 (23... g6 24. Nf4 $40 {[%cal Gd4e6]} (24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25.
exf6 Nf5)) 24. Nb5 Qb8 (24... Qc4 25. Bd3 $16 {/+-} Qh4 (25... Qxa2 26. Ra1 Qb3
27. Ra3) 26. g3 Qh3 27. Nf4) 25. Qg4 (25. Nd6 $5 Rc5 (25... Rc6 $13 {Blatny,P})
26. Qg4) 25... Rc4 {in few moves black who had an unpleasent position all the
game just loses quickly,maybe time trouble} (25... Nc6 26. Nf6+ Nxf6 27. exf6
g5 {[%cal Gb8f4]} 28. Rxe6 $1 Nb4 (28... Bxe6 29. Qe4) (28... fxe6 29. Qh5 {
[%cal Gh5g6,Gf6f7]}) 29. Ree1 $14 {/+/-} (29. Bb1 Bxa2)) (25... Bxa2 $5 {
Blatny,P} 26. Nd6 Rxc3 $5 27. bxc3 Bd5 $14 (27... Nxe5 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Qe4 g6
30. Qxe5 Qxd6 31. Qa5 $14)) 26. Qg3 Nf5 (26... Nc6 $5) (26... a6 $142 {Blatny,P
} 27. Nd6 $14) 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Nd4 Nc5 (28... Be6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Qg6 Re8 (
30... Rc6 31. Rcd1 {/\Rd7,Nf6}) 31. Rcd1 (31. Nf6+ {Blatny,P} Nxf6 32. exf6 $18
) (31. Rcd1 $4 Rg4 $19)) (28... Be4 29. e6 Qxg3 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. Nxg3 $16 {
[%csl Re4,Rf5]}) 29. Nxf5 $18 Qc8 (29... Ne4 {Blatny,P} 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Nf6+
Kh8 32. Nxh6 $1 Qc8 33. Nhg4 $3 $18) 30. Nhxg7 (30. Ne7+ $142 $1 {[%csl Re7,
Rf8,Rg7][%cal Rf8e7,Rf8g7] Blatny,P} Kh8 31. Nxc8 $18) 30... Kh7 (30... Kh8 {
Blatny,P} 31. e6 Ne4 32. Rxe4 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Bxe4 34. Qe5 $18) 31. e6 (31. Nh5 {
Blatny,P} Ne4 32. Rxe4 Qxf5 33. Rxc4 Qxh5 34. Qd3+ $18) 31... Nxe6 (31... Rxc3
{Blatny,P} 32. Rxc3 $18) 32. Nh5 Bd6 (32... Ng5 {Blatny,P} 33. Nf6+ Kg6 34.
Nh4+ Rxh4 35. Qxh4 $18) 33. Rxe6 $1 {[%cal Ge6h6,Gg3g7]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Nc2 Nf6 8. Bf4
(8. g3 $5) 8... cxd4 (8... Bd6 9. Bg3 O-O 10. Bd3 b6 11. Qe2 $36 {[%cal Ge1c1]}
) (8... Qb6 $5 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 $5) 9... Nd5 (9... Qxb2 $5 {why not?!}) 10. Bc1
cxd4 11. Ncxd4 Bc5 12. O-O Nxd4 13. cxd4 Be7 14. Ne5 O-O $132 {
Platanov-Kandyba/Podolsk 1993;61/(158)}) 9. Ncxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 (10. Nxd4 Bc5
11. Nb3 Be7 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Ke2 e5 16. Be3 Bc7
17. Rhd1 Ke7 18. Rd2 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Georgadze,T/Volgograd 1985}) 10... Qxd4
11. Nxd4 a6 (11... Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F-Franco,Z/Mondariz
1995}) 12. Be2 {to be honest I can not understand black's side playing this
position,it is clear white has slight advantage,but a sure one! without risks}
Be7 (12... Bd7 13. O-O Bc5 14. Nb3 $1 $14 Bb6 15. a4 $1 O-O-O 16. Bf3 Be8 (
16... Nd5) 17. Be5 Rg8 18. a5 Ba7 19. Rfe1 $14 {/+/- Sveshnikov,E-Makarov,M/
Russia (ch) 1994;61/158 [Sveshnikov,E ]}) 13. O-O-O O-O (13... Bd7 {[%cal
Ge8c8]}) 14. Bf3 Nd5 15. Bg3 b5 $2 (15... Bd7 {[%cal Gf8d8,Ga8c8]}) 16. Nc6
Bg5+ (16... Bf6 17. Nb4 {[%csl Rd5]}) (16... Bc5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bb6 19.
Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 $16) 17. Kb1 a5 (17... Bb7 18. Na5 Bc8 19. Rhe1) (17...
Bd7 18. Nb4) 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Rhe1 Bd7 (19... Bb7 20. Bxd5 (20. Nxa5 Nxc3+ 21.
bxc3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rxa5) 20... exd5 21. Nxa5 $16) {[%tqu "En","white has
pressure since the begining of the game,now it is time to do something with it,
it is quite a surprising move,but a powerfull one","think about black's last
rank is it safe!!??","","c6b8","",10]} 20. Nb8 $3 Rd8 (20... Raxb8 21. Bxb8
Rxb8 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 $18 {[%csl Rd7,Rg5]}) (20... Be7 21. Nxd7 (21. Bg3
Ra7 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5) 21... Bxd6 22. Nb6 Rab8 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rxe8+
Rxe8 25. Rxd5 Bxh2 26. Rxb5) 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd5 Rad8 $2 (
23... Bf6 $2 24. Bb8 $3 $18) (23... h6 $1 {[%cal Ga8d8]} 24. Red1 Rad8 {
[%cal Gg5f4]} 25. R5d4 Bf6 26. Be5 $16) 24. Rxg5 Rxd6 25. Rxb5 Rd2 26. Rbe5 {
[%cal Ge5e8,Ge5e2]} 1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Black "Gaprindashvili, Nona"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia (w)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Qb3 $5 $146 {a novelty,
but quite a standard move,if black exchanges queens then white gets play on
the "a" file,and if not black has to take care to his "c5" pawn,while white's
threat now is Bc4} (6. Be3) (6. Na3) 6... Qxb3 {after this move,it is quite
clear that white has a slight advantage,but to be honest I really do not know
what black should play after 6.Qb3!?} (6... cxd4 7. Bc4 Qe4+ 8. Kf1 e6 9. cxd4
Be7 (9... Bg7 $2 10. Nc3 Qg4 (10... Qf5 11. Nb5 $18 {[%cal Gb5d6,Gb5c7]}) 11.
Nb5 $18) 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Bh6 $36) 7. axb3 cxd4 (7... Nbd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Be3
$1 $16 Nxb3 $2 10. Ra3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. c4) 8. Nxd4 Nd5 (8... a6 $1 {
the best move in the position,after all other moves it seems white will get
big advantage} 9. Nb5 Kd8) (8... Bg7 9. Nb5 Na6 10. Be3 {[%csl Ra7]} (10. Rxa6
bxa6 11. Nc7+ Kd7 12. Nxa8 Bb7)) 9. Bc4 Nc7 (9... Nb6 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Be3 {
[%cal Gb5a7]} Nxc4 12. bxc4 {[%csl Ra7]}) (9... e6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Nb5) 10.
Bf4 {white's advantage is now very serious,it seems black's position is
already critical} Nba6 (10... Nca6 11. Nb5 Bg7 12. Nxa7 $1 Rxa7 13. Bxb8) 11.
Nb5 $1 Nxb5 (11... Ne6 12. Bxe6 Bxe6 13. Rxa6 bxa6 14. Nc7+ Kd7 15. Nxa8) 12.
Bxb5+ Kd8 $2 $18 {losing immediately,the only move was 12...Bd7 although of
course black's position is terrible} (12... Bd7 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. Rxa6 Bb5 15.
Ra5 $16) 13. Rxa6 $1 bxa6 14. Bc6 Bf5 15. Ke2 Bh6 (15... Rc8 16. Rd1+) 16. Bxh6
{no further explanations are needed here} Rb8 17. Nd2 Rb6 18. Bd5 Be6 19. Bxe6
Rxe6+ 20. Be3 Kc8 21. Ra1 Rd8 22. h4 f6 23. b4 Rd7 24. Nb3 Rc6 25. Nc5 Rdd6 26.
g3 e5 27. h5 g5 28. g4 Kb8 29. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 (6... g6 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 {these days 8.Ng5 is considered to be white's best chance here
which leads to a very comlicated positions after 8...d5 9.exd e6 when here
white has two main moves 10.Qf3 and 10.cxd4 but this is another line} Bg7 9.
Nc3 (9. O-O) 9... O-O 10. h4 $6 d5 (10... d6 11. e6 $1 fxe6 (11... Bxe6 12. d5)
12. h5 $40) 11. h5 Bg4 12. hxg6 (12. Rh4 gxh5 $1) 12... fxg6 $1 {[%cal Gf8f1]}
13. Be3 a5 $1 $17 {Rozentalis,E-Bologan,V Belfort 1995 62/146 [Bologan,V]}) (
6... d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. O-O Be6 (8... c4 {transposes to 8...c4}) 9. Na3 c4 (
9... Bxb3 10. axb3 e6 11. Nc4 Qd8 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15.
Be3 Rd8 16. Bxd4 $14 {/+/- Sveshnikov,E-Filippov,V RUS-ch Elista 1995 CBM 50})
10. Bc2 g6 11. d4 cxd3 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. Bxd3 O-O-O 15. Be2 a6 16.
Nbd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 f6 $13 {Benjamin,J-Gavrikov,V Horgon 1994 61/161 [Benjamin,
J]}) 7. Bc2 Qc7 (7... d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 (9... g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Na3
cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 16. Nb5 Qd7 (16... Qd5 17.
Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 a6 (18... Nf6 $5) 19. Bxd5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. dxe5 Bxe5
22. c4 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gd5] Lutz,Ch-Khalifman,A Wijk ann Zee 1995 (m/2) 62/147 
[Lutz,Ch]}) 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe2 a6 20. Nd6 Qc7 $2 (20... Nd5 $1
21. c4 Nc3 22. Qe3 Nc6 $13 {Dolmatov,S}) 21. Rad1 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Yudasin,L
Haifa 1995 CBM 46}) 10. Re1 e6 (10... Ne5 11. Rxe5 Bxf3 12. Qe1 Bd5 13. b3 e6
14. Ba3 Qc6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Rg5 $36 {Adams,M-Miladinovic,I Belgrade Invest
1995 CBM 51}) 11. h3 Bh5 12. b3 Bg6 13. Ba3 Qd5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Na3 Rd8 $13 {
Nunn,J-Anand,V Monaco (rapid) 1995 63/(124)}) 8. Qe2 g5 {a new idea,played for
the first time in 1996,it seems black gets fine counterplay in this variation}
(8... e6 9. b3 g5 10. Na3 g4 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Ng5 Nxe5 13. bxc4 a6 14. Nd4 Nbxc4
15. O-O $44 {Kuijf,M-Stripunsky,A Wijk ann Zee II 1996}) 9. e6 (9. Nxg5 Qxe5
10. d4 (10. Qxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxh7 Bh6 12. Bf5 d5 $1 $19) 10... cxd3 11. Bxd3 Qxe2+
12. Bxe2 (12. Kxe2 Ne5) 12... Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 d5 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge7]
Torre,O-Ivanchuk,V Erevan olm 1996}) 9... dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 (11. Ne4 f5
12. Ng3 Bh6 13. Na3 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 O-O 15. b3 cxb3 16. Bxb3 Nd5 17. Re1 Nf4+
18. Kf1 Nd3 $132 {Sveshnikov,E-Cherneav,A Erevan op 1996}) (11. Nxh7 Bh6 {
[%csl Rh7]}) 11... cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 {[%cal Ge2h5]} h6 (13... Bg7 $5
) 14. Ne4 e5 15. Na3 (15. O-O Bf5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Rd1 e6 $132) 15... Bf5 16.
Bf3 O-O-O 17. Nc2 e6 18. Bd2 Bg6 {black should be quite satisfied with his
opening result,he has a mass of pawns in the center [ although he has double
"e" pawn which of course he does not like to much ],he has quite good pieces
so we can asses the position as something like equal} 19. O-O-O f5 20. Ng3 e4
21. Be2 Nd5 {[%cal Gf5f4]} (21... e5 $5 22. Rhe1 $13 f4 $2 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24.
Bg4+) 22. f3 exf3 23. gxf3 (23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Bxd5 (24. Be2 f4 25. Nf1 (25. Nh5
$4 f3 $19) 25... Nd3+ 26. Bxd3 Bxd3 $17) 24... Rxd5 $15 {/-/+}) 23... h5 {
I do not like this move so much,since after it black also exchanged the dark
bishops on h6,and in the end he had problems on the black squares,since he was
left with a bad bishop against a good knight,after Bd6 it seems black has
nothing to fear from} (23... Bd6 $5) 24. Bg5 Bh6 (24... Rd7 25. Bc4 {[%cal
Gg3e2]}) 25. Bxh6 Rxh6 {[%csl Rh6] I can not like such rook on h6} 26. Bc4 Nf4
(26... Ne5 27. Bxd5 exd5 (27... Rxd5 28. Nd4 $14 (28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Ne1 $14 {
[%cal Gg3e2,Ge2f4,Gh1g1]}) 28... f4 29. Nge2 Ra5 (29... Nd3+ 30. Rxd3 Bxd3 31.
Nxf4 $16) 30. Nxf4 Rxa2 31. Nxg6 Rxg6 32. Kb1 Ra6 33. Rhg1 $14) 28. f4 Ng4 29.
Rhe1 $5 Nxh2 30. Ne3 $36 {[%csl Rd5,Rf5]}) 27. Rde1 Bf7 (27... h4 $6 28. Ne2
Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2 e5 (29... Bf7 30. Rhe1 Rd6 31. Bb5 $16 {[%cal Gb5c6,Yc2d4]}) 30.
Bb5 e4 (30... Bh5 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxe5 Bxf3 33. Rf1 Be4 34. Ne3) 31. fxe4
fxe4 32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. Rg1 $14) 28. Ne2 Nxe2+ $6 {after this move it's clear
white is better,when black is just defending Ng2 seems more interesting with
chances for both sides} (28... Nd3+ 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Ned4 $16) (28... Ng2 $5
29. Reg1 Rg8 $13) 29. Rxe2 {[%csl Re6,Rf7]} Rf6 (29... Na5 30. Bb5 (30. Na3 $5)
30... a6 $6 31. Ba4 b5 32. Bb3 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Re6] /+/-}) 30. Bb5 (30. Rhe1 $5
e5 (30... Rd6) 31. Bb5 Bd5 {transposes to the game}) 30... e5 31. Rhe1 (31.
Bxc6 {this simple move seems to give white something between slight and big
advantage without any problem} bxc6 32. Rxe5 Bxa2 33. Nd4 $14 {/+/-}) 31... Bd5
32. Bxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxe5 Bxf3 34. Nd4 (34. Rf1 Bg4 (34... Be4 $4 35. Rxe4) 35.
Ne3 f4 36. Nd5 Rfd6 37. Nxf4 Rd1+ 38. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 39. Kc2 Rh1 40. h3 Rh2+ $1 (
40... Bxh3 41. Rxh5 Bg2 42. Re5 $16) 41. Kb3 (41. Kc1 Rh1+ 42. Kd2 Rh2+ 43. Ke1
Bd7 44. Rxh5 Rxb2 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Rh3]}) 41... Bxh3 42. Rxh5 Be6+ {and after
exchanging rooks black chnaces of making draw are much better with the rooks})
34... Bg4 (34... Be4 35. Rg1) 35. Ne6 Re8 36. Nf4 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 $14 {/+/-} Kd7
38. Kd2 Bf3 $8 {black must get is B from g4 since if white playes Ke3 the
bishop is just terrible} 39. Ke3 Be4 40. h4 Ra6 41. a3 Rb6 42. b4 (42. Nxh5
Rxb2 43. Ng3 Rb3 44. Nxe4 fxe4 $11) 42... Rd6 {black has created several
weakness in white's camp,and it seems these counter-chances are enough for a
draw,when white's main problem is his "trapped" rook on e5,since imagin your
self white;s rook on g1} 43. Ke2 b6 {[%csl Re5]} 44. c4 Rc6 45. c5 bxc5 46.
Rxc5 (46. bxc5 Ra6) 46... Rxc5 47. bxc5 Kc6 48. Nxh5 Kxc5 49. Nf6 (49. Nf4 Kd6
50. h5 Ke7 $11) 49... Bb1 50. h5 Kd6 51. h6 f4 52. Kd2 (52. h7 Bxh7 53. Nxh7
Kc5 $11 (53... Kd5 $4 54. Kd3 f3 55. Nf6+ $18) 54. Kd3 Kb5) 52... f3 53. Ke3
Ke6 {and a draw was agreed,after 56.Ng4 Kf7 57.Kxf3 Kg6 there is really
nothing to play for nor after 56.h7 Bxh7 57.Nxh7 Kd5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asker 75th"]
[Site "Asker"]
[Date "1997.11.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 (9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 O-O
14. c4 g6 15. h4 Rfe8 16. h5 $36 {Campora,D-Cramling,P/Buenos Aires Arg-World
1994}) 9... dxe5 (9... Nc6 10. exd6 Qxd6 (10... Bxd6 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13.
Re1 O-O-O 14. a4 {Bosch-Fluvia/Foment op 1996}) 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1
b6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Qe4 g6 16. h4 $13 {Volzhin,A-Brodsky,M/St.Petersburg op 1995
}) (9... Nd7 10. exd6 (10. Bd3 dxe5 11. O-O Bd6 12. Re1 $44) 10... Bxd6 11. Bd3
b6 12. O-O (12. Ng5 Nf6 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Bb5+ Ke7) 12... Bb7 13. Re1 O-O $13 {
[%cal Gd6f4]}) 10. Nxe5 Nd7 11. f4 g6 (11... Be7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O b6 $132 {
[%cal Gc8b7]}) 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qg4 Re8 {why?black's play in his
next few moves is very passive,his c8 bishop should go to b7so why not to play
14...b6 or maybe 14...Nf6} 15. Rae1 Nf8 {passive,too passive!} (15... b6) (
15... Nf6) 16. h4 Bd7 (16... b6 17. h5 Bb7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Re3 Rac8 20. Rh3
Qe7 $132 {and although,it seems white has a very strong attack it's not that
simple}) (16... h5 17. Qf3 Rd8 (17... Nh7 18. Nxg6 (18. g4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 Nf6
20. Qg2 $40 {[%cal Gg1h2,Yf1g1,Gg1g8,Re5g6]}) 18... fxg6 19. Bxg6 Rf8 20. Qxh5
Nf6 21. Qe2 $16) 18. g4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 Nh7 20. h5 Nf6 21. Qg5 $1 gxh5 (21...
Nxh5 22. Nxf7 $18) 22. Re2 $18 {[%cal Ge2g2]}) 17. h5 Bc6 18. Re3 Rad8 (18...
Qa5 $5) 19. hxg6 fxg6 $4 {at the begining I thought to give this move only?,
but I simply can not understand this move. If after 19...hxg6 black gets mated
by force then OK, but do you see a force mate after 19...hxg6??} 20. Qe2 (20.
Nxc6 bxc6 (20... Qxc6 21. Qe2 {[%cal Gd3b5]}) 21. Bc4 $6 c5) 20... a6 $6 {
why?the c6 bishop is so bad?? why not to play Bd5} (20... Bd5 $142 21. Bb5 (21.
c4 Bc6 22. Bc3 $16) 21... Re7 22. c4 Bc6 23. Bb4 Ree8) 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Be4
Qc8 (22... Qd7 23. Rb1 b5 (23... Rb8 $142) 24. a4 Rb8 25. axb5 axb5 (25... Rxb5
26. Ra1) 26. Rb4 $1 {[%cal Ge4d3]}) 23. a4 $1 {fixing the "b7" pawn} Re7 24.
Rb1 Rc7 (24... Rf7 25. g3 {[%csl Rb7,Re6][%cal Ge4g2,Gg2h3]}) 25. Qf3 Qd7 (
25... Rdd7 $142) 26. Rb4 e5 $4 (26... b6 27. Bd3 a5 28. Rb5 {[%csl Rb6][%cal
Gd3c2,Gc2b3] of course black's position is very difficult here,but everything
seems better than 26...e5??}) 27. fxe5 {the game is over here. I have no
explanation at all to a move such as e5, nor I want to think about an
explanation to this, the rest is not so complicated.} Ne6 28. Re1 Rf8 29. Qd1
a5 30. Rb5 Nxd4 31. cxd4 Qxd4+ 32. Kh1 Kh8 33. Bxa5 Qf2 34. Bf3 Rc4 35. Bg4 Rd4
36. Qe2 Qh4+ 37. Bh3 Rf2 38. Qe3 Bh6 39. Qc3 Rfd2 40. Rf1 Rc4 41. Rb4 Rdd4 42.
Rxc4 Rxc4 43. Bd8 Qe4 44. Bf6+ Bg7 45. Qd2 g5 1-0

[Event "Drury Lane"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfe8 {Rad8 and
Rac8 are considered to be the main moves in this position} (13... Rad8 14. Bg5
(14. Bb1 $5 {is another continuation}) 14... Qb8 (14... g6 15. Bc4 Rfe8 16.
Rfe1 Qb8 (16... Nd5 {Adams,M-Tiviakov,S New-York (m/6) 61/152 [Admas,M]} 17.
Nxd5 exd5 18. Bb5 $16) 17. h3 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qd2 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Stevic,
H-Hulak,K Vinkovci 1995}) 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 g6 (16... Nd5 17. Qe4 g6 18.
Qh4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 $16 {Ivanov,V.L-Yakovich,Y Russia (ch) 1994 61/(152)}) 17.
Ba2 Nh5 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Qe3 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne5 Nf6 22. h3 Ne7 $15 {
Adams,M-Hulak,K Wijk ann Zee 1995 62/(144)}) (13... Rac8 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 (14...
Rfe8 15. Bg5 g6 16. Bb1 Nd5 17. Bc1 Bf8 (17... Nxc3 $142 18. bxc3 Na5) 18. Ba2
Nf4 $2 (18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Na5) 19. Qe4 Bh6 20. d5 $1 $18 {Har-Zvi,R-Fauland,
A Tel-Aviv ASA 1995 CBM 50}) (14... Nd5 $6 15. Nxd5 exd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Bc4
Qh5 17. d5 Na5 18. Ba2 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Bxb6 $14 {/+/-}) 16. Ne5 $1 Nxe5
17. Bf4 Qd7 18. dxe5 Qe6 19. Qf3 $36 {Rozentalis,E-Mikhalchishin,A Trnava 1988
45/(168)}) 15. Bc1 h6 16. Bb1 Bf8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qh4 Qe7 20. Qh3
Qf6 21. d5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Bxh6 $36 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U] Tilburg 
(m/4) 1993 59/(171)}) 14. Rfe1 g6 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bg5 g6 17. Bh6
Rad8 18. h3 Qb8 19. Qd2 a6 20. b4 b5 21. Rc1 Ba8 22. Bg5 Bxg5 {1/2-1/2 Short,
N-Tiviakov,S Wijk ann Zee 1995}) 15. Bg5 Nd5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. h4 f5 $6 {I would
really spend planty of time before playing a move such as f5 in this position
since if it does work black gets a very weak pawn on e6,a weak square on e5,
and a weaker king things which happaned in the game in the next few moves} (
17... Nf4 18. Qe3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 $36 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6]}) (17... Bxg5 18. hxg5 {
[%csl Rf6]}) (17... Bf8 $5 $13 {[%cal Gf8g7]}) 18. Nc3 Bxg5 19. hxg5 {[%csl
Rf6]} Nf4 20. Qe3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 $14 {/+/-} Qf4 $2 (21... Qf7) (21... Rad8) 22.
d5 $1 Nd8 (22... exd5 $2 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5f6]}) 23. Qb5 $1 Kf8
(23... Nf7 $2 24. Qd7 Rab8 (24... Ba6 25. Rd4 Qd6 26. dxe6 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Nd8
28. Nd5 $18) 25. Rd4 Qd6 26. dxe6 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Nd8 28. Nd4 $18) (23... Re7 24.
d6) 24. Ne2 (24. Rd4) 24... Qd6 $2 (24... Qc7 25. d6 Qc6 (25... Qc5 26. Qxc5
bxc5 27. Ne5 $16) 26. Qxc6 Bxc6 (26... Nxc6 27. Nf4 $16) 27. Ne5 $16) (24...
Qb8 $8 25. Qb4+ Kg8 26. Nf4 e5 27. d6 e4 (27... Bxf3 28. gxf3 $16) 28. Qb3+ $36
) 25. dxe6 Qc5 (25... Qxe6 26. Ned4 Qf7 27. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Ge5d7]}) 26. Qxc5+
bxc5 27. Nf4 Bxf3 $6 (27... Be4 28. Ne5 Nxe6 29. Nxe6+ Rxe6 30. Nd7+ Kf7 31.
Nxc5 Re7 32. Rd6 $16 {/+-}) 28. gxf3 Rc8 29. Rd7 $18 Re7 30. Kg2 Nc6 31. Nd5
Rxd7 32. exd7 Rd8 33. Nf6 Kf7 34. f4 Nd4 (34... h5 35. Rc1 Nb8 36. Rxc5 Nxd7
37. Rc7 Ke6 38. Rxa7 Nxf6 39. Ra6+ Rd6 40. Rxd6+ Kxd6 41. gxf6 Ke6 42. a4 Kxf6
43. a5 {and white wins by 1 tempi!}) 35. Rh1 h5 36. gxh6 Ne6 37. h7 Rh8 38. Nd5
Nd8 39. Re1 Ne6 40. Kg3 Rd8 41. Re5 Rb8 42. Kg2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Nalbandian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. f3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 e6 9. Bxd5 exd5 10. Be3 Ne5 11. b3 (11. b4 a5 12. Bd4 Nd3+ 13. Kd2 Bf5 14.
a3 h5 15. Ne2 (15. Nh3 $5) 15... Rh6 16. Be3 Rha6 17. Nf4 (17. Nd4 Bg6 18. Nb3
axb4 19. cxb4 Nxb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Rxa1 $19) 17... d4 $19 {0-1 Klinger,
J-Cebalo,M/Biel 1986/MCL 04/[Dolmatov] (29)}) 11... Nd3+ 12. Kd2 Nxc5 13. Na3 {
This endgame was played abysmally - by both sides. Here I would say that Black
has a slight advantage due to his two bishops. I think the best way to play
the position is 13...Bd7 followed by 14...0-0-0.} Bd7 (13... Ne6 14. Nc2 f6 15.
Ne2 Kf7 16. Ncd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bd7 {After the exchange of knights White's task
is much simpler - the position is about equal.} 18. Bf2 h5 {At some point this
h-pawn should simply be blocked. Here is a good moment.} 19. Rad1 h4 {Now this
pawn should definitely be blocked with 20 h3.} 20. Nc2 h3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Turov,
M-Sotnikov,I/RUS-chJ U20 1996/CBM 54/[King] (38)}) 14. Ne2 Be7 {14...Bd6 seems
better} (14... Bd6 15. Nc2 Ne6 16. Ncd4 g6 17. Rad1 (17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f4 O-O
19. g3 b5 20. b4 a5 21. a3 Ra6 22. Bd4 Rfa8 23. Rac1 axb4 24. axb4 g5 $36 {
0-1 Prudnikova,S-Khurtsidze,N/JUG-chW1 1996/EXT 97 (43)}) 17... O-O 18. Rhe1
Rfe8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. f4 e5 21. fxe5 Rxe5 $15 {0-1 Manca,F-Gelfand,B/EU-chJ
U20 1988/TD 88\09 (65)}) 15. Nc2 O-O (15... Ne6 $5) 16. Nf4 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bc6 {
White really has nothing here. His only advantage may be  black's isolated "d"
pawn, but that's not enough in return for the black two bishops.} 18. Rhe1 Bf8
19. Rad1 {now white may be slightly better,since it is very difficult to find
any counter play for black} a5 20. Kc2 Nd7 {if black can play a4 then he has
no problems at all,the more Nd7 is to allow a4,since immediately it is very
bad because of b4} (20... a4 $2 21. b4) 21. a4 {white plan now is quite simple,
playing Bf2 and after it transfering the "d4" knight to e3 maybe via f5 or may
via c2 putting a lot of pressure on the "d5" pawn} Nc5 $1 22. Bf2 Re8 23. Nf5 (
23. Kb2 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Bd6) 23... Nxa4 $8 24. bxa4 (24. Nxd5 Rxe1 25. Bxe1 Re8)
24... Bxa4+ 25. Kd3 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 {The position has changed quite a lot, the
material balance has also changed two pieces for 2 pawn and rook, although the
"d5" pawn is very weak and white will probably win it, I think black should
not be worse here, he can only be better here.} a4 (26... Red8 $5 27. Bd4 (27.
Bb6 Rd7 28. Kc2 a4) 27... a4 (27... b5) 28. Ne3 $13) 27. Bd4 {[%cal Gf5e3]} (
27. Nxd5) 27... Ra5 28. Ne3 a3 (28... Rd8 $4 29. Bb6) 29. Nfxd5 Bc5 $4 {
Once more a move, that I can not explain. Maybe black was in a time trouble
since otherwish I can not explain a move losing at once} (29... Rd8 30. c4 (30.
Nb4 $5 a2 31. Ra1 Bxb4 32. cxb4 Ra3+ 33. Ke4) 30... a2 31. Ra1 Ra3+ 32. Kc2 $14
) (29... Bd6 $5) 30. Nc4 $18 Bxd4 (30... Rb5 31. Nc7 $18) 31. Nxa5 Be5 32. Nc4
{the game is over} Bxh2 33. Nxa3 Re5 34. c4 Rg5 35. Rd2 h5 36. Nb5 h4 37. Nd4
Bd6 38. Ne3 b6 39. Ndf5 Bc5 40. Ke4 g6 41. Nxh4 Bxe3 42. Kxe3 Rc5 43. f4 (43.
Rd4 $4 Rg5) 43... Rxc4 44. Nf3 Rc6 45. Ne5 Re6 46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. Rd7 Kg8 48. Kd4
Rf6 49. Ke4 Kg7 50. g4 Kg8 51. Rb7 Kg7 52. g5 Rf5 53. Rxb6 Kg8 54. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Sideif Sade, Fikret Israfil O"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 b6 11. Bxd5 (11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. a3 (13. Nc3 Ncb4
14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bb5 Nc7 17. Qxb7 Nxb5 18. Rac1 $14)
16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 d5 18. Be2 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge2a6] /+/- Berelovich,
A-Obukhov,A Sochi 1993}) (13. Nbd2 Ndb4 (13... Ncb4 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Be2 Ba4 16.
Qg4 a6 17. a3 Nc6 18. Rac1 Na5 19. h4 $40 {Smagin,S-Milosevic Geneve 1990}) 14.
Bb1 Ba6 15. Rd1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qd5 $11 {Dvorietzky,M-Taimanov,M Vilnus 1975 21/
(271)}) 13... Bb7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 (14... dxe5 15. dxe5 Na5 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Bg5 Be7
18. Bh6 Bf8 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Ne4 Nb3 21. Rad1 $14 {/+/- Finkel,A-Shmuter,L
Beer-Sheva 1996}) 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 Na5 16. Qg4 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nf6 18. Qf4 Nc6
19. Ndf3 Bf8 $13 {Platonav,I-Agzamov SSSR 1977 23/331}) 15... Rc7 16. Rfe1 dxe5
17. dxe5 Nb8 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Qg4 Nd7 20. h4 Nc5 $132 {Sermek,D-Kozul,Z
Portoroz 1996}) 11... exd5 12. Qxd5 Ba6 13. Rd1 $146 (13. Re1 Nb4 14. Qb3 dxe5
15. dxe5 Qd3 16. Rd1 Qg6 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Ne1 Rad8 $44 {/+/= Greenfeld,A-Kagan,
S ISR-ch 1986}) (13. Qxc6 $2 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Rc8) 13... Nb4 $2 {black has missed
the ideas,after Re1 he can play Nb4 but here he just has a much better move,
which gets at least slight advantage for him,while after 13...Nb4 he is a pawn
down} (13... Be2 $1 14. Rd2 (14. Re1 Nb4 15. Qxa8 $8 (15. Qe4 Bd3 16. Qe3 Bxb1
17. Rxb1 Nc2 $17) (15. Qb3 Nd3 16. Rxe2 Nxc1 $17) 15... Qxa8 16. Rxe2 dxe5 17.
dxe5 Qc6 $15) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 (15. gxf3 $2 Bg5 16. Re2 Bxc1 17. Qxc6 Bxb2
$3 18. Rxb2 Rc8 $19 {[%cal Gc8c1,Gd8g5]}) 15... dxe5 (15... Bg5 16. Qxc6 Rc8
17. Qa4 Rxc1+ 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 dxe5 20. d5 $13) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 $15) 14.
Qb3 d5 {[%cal Ga6c4]} 15. Na3 Qd7 16. Bd2 Nd3 17. Be3 Nb4 18. Bd2 Nd3 19. Ne1
Nxe1 20. Bxe1 Bxa3 (20... Be2 $5) 21. Qxa3 $14 {/+/- it is easy to sum to
opening,white is simply a pawn up but winning such position seems very
difficult,because white's extra pawn is really the "e5" pawn.white needs a
plan how to break black solid defence maybe by g4-f5 one day,but this is the
problem,because there are opposite coloured bishops on the board this is more
difficult,but there is no question here white is playing for a win without any
risks that's not too bad!} Bb5 22. Qg3 (22. Bb4 Rfc8 23. Bd6 Rc2 {[%cal Gc8c1,
Ga2h2]}) 22... Rac8 23. Bc3 Rc6 $1 {on the sixth rank the rook defencd against
a pawn advance by white in the best way} 24. Re1 a5 25. Re3 Rg6 26. Qf4 Bc4 27.
h3 h6 28. Kh2 f5 $5 {using the fact that there are opposite coloured bishops
on the board and white's extra "e" pawn can not advance to a light square} 29.
a3 {after this move white will not be able to use the "C" file and it now
seems very difficult for white to do something} (29. b3 $142 $5 Ba6 30. Bb2 {
[%csl Gd6][%cal Gb2a3,Gc1c8]}) 29... Re6 30. h4 Qf7 31. Kg1 Qh5 32. Rc1 Rg6 {
[%cal Gg6g4]} 33. f3 (33. Rg3 Rxg3 34. fxg3 (34. Qxg3 f4) 34... g5 35. hxg5
hxg5 36. Qf2 f4 $13) 33... Re6 34. Ree1 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Qh2 Qxh2+ 37. Kxh2
Kg7 38. Bd2 Kg6 39. Kg3 f4+ $2 {I think this move can cause black serious
trouble in the near future,better was Rh8 immediately} 40. Kf2 Rh8 41. Rh1 Rxh1
42. Rxh1 Re8 43. g3 fxg3+ (43... Rf8 44. gxf4 gxf4 45. Rh4 Kg5 46. Rg4+) 44.
Kxg3 {[%csl Rg5]} Ba6 $6 (44... Rf8 $5) 45. Kf2 Rf8 46. Rg1 Rf5 47. b3 $2 {
the big question is what is the bishop ending after f4 by white,I think white
has quite serious winning chances and this was certainly an interesting way
for him to continue,clearly this was better than the plan actually played in
the game there black was OK} (47. f4 $5 Kf7 48. Rxg5 Rxg5 49. fxg5 Kg6 {
here white probably has good winning chances} 50. Kg3 Kf5 (50... Bc8 51. Kf4
Bd7 (51... Be6 52. b4 a4 53. b5 $1 $18) 52. e6 $1 (52. b4 a4 (52... axb4 53.
Bxb4)) 52... Bxe6 53. Ke5 Bf7 54. b3 (54. Kd6 $5 a4 55. Kc6 Be6 $8 56. Kb5 Bd7+
57. Kxb6 Bf5 58. Kc5 Be4 59. Bc1 {with b4 and after axb a4 with a winning
position}) 54... b5 55. Kd6 $18 a4 56. b4 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5]}) 51. Kh4 Be2 52. b4
a4 53. b5 $1 {white must get to the b6 pawn,so to let his king maybe in
another 20 moves penetrate via the queens side,in opposite coloured bishops
ending the number of pawns is not so important since one bishop can stop 3
pawns if there are on one diagonal,but to make pass pawns far from each other}
Bxb5 54. Kh5 Be2+ 55. Kh6 $18 {so,in conclusion you can say that the bishop
ending seems to give white fantastic winning chances,unfortunately for white
he managed to destroy his position in 2 moves}) 47... Bd3 48. Rc1 (48. f4 Bc2
$1 49. b4 axb4 50. axb4 {now there is no penetration with the king} b5) 48...
Be4 49. Rc3 g4 50. Rc6+ Kg7 51. f4 Rh5 $132 {now black good counter play and
white has nothing better but to make a draw} 52. Kg3 Bf5 53. Be3 Rh3+ 54. Kf2
Be4 (54... g3+ $2 55. Kg2) 55. Rc7+ Kg6 56. Rc6+ Kg7 57. Rc7+ Kg6 58. Rc6+ {
both sides have nothing better than this} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Antunes, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Portugal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 (8... d5) (8... e6) (8... Bd7) 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 (11...
Rd8 12. O-O Qxd4 (12... g6 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bf4 Qxd4 16. Qf3 O-O 17.
Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rxe7 $14 {Moechametov,E-Levin,F Novosibirsk 1989}) 13. Qb3 e6 14.
Bg5 Rd7 15. a4 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 17. a5 Nxa5 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. Nb5 f6 20. Be3
a6 21. Ra4 Nc6 22. Rc1 $1 $16 {Godena,M-Rechlis,G EUcup 1994}) 12. O-O (12. Qg4
h5 (12... g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. d5 Nxd5 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxc6 bxc6
18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Qb4+ Qd6 20. Qa5 {with a very strong compensation for white
Machalsky,A-Tsarev,V Kiev 1989}) (12... a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O h5 15. Qe2 Be7
16. Be3 h4 17. Rac1 h3 18. gxh3 Rxh3 19. Qg4 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Kovalev,A
Budapest 1989}) 13. Qf3 a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. Ke2 Kd7 17. Ne4 Nd5
18. Bd2 Be7 19. Rhc1 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Shirov,A Val Maubuee op 1994}) 12...
Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Rd1 (14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. Ne4 Qe7 18.
Rd3 Kh8 $13 {Godena,M-Bacrot,E Cannes m 1995}) 14... Rfd8 15. Bh6 Bf6 (15... g6
) 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rac1 Rac8 (18... Kh8 19. Be3 Rac8 20. Rc5 $13 {
Monclus,A-Rodriguez,T Barcelona 1989}) 19. h4 {threatening 20.Nxf6 and after
20... Qxf6 21.Bg5 Qg6 22.h5 winning an exchange} Rd5 20. Rc3 Kh8 21. Rf3 Rg8 $2
{after this move black gets immediately a losing position maybe he had missed
white's idea??} (21... Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Ng5 Bf6 (23... Bxf2+ 24. Rxf2 f6
(24... f5 25. Qd4 e5 (25... c5 26. Qe5 Nd7 27. Bxg7+ Qxg7 28. Qxe6 Rf8 $14) 26.
Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. Nxe5 gxh6 29. Rxf5 $14 {/+/-}) 25. Qxe6 Re8 26. Nf7+
Kg8 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Nd8 gxh6 29. Nxc6 $16) 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 (24... Bxg7 $4 25.
Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Rf7 $18) 25. Ne4+ Kh8 26. Nxf6 $14 {[%csl Rh8] /+/-}
) (21... Bxd4 22. Rxd4 gxh6 23. Nf6 Re5 (23... Rxd4 $2 24. Qxd4 {[%csl Gh7]
[%cal Gf6d5,Gd4e4,Ge4h7]}) 24. Rd1 $1 {threatening Qf4-Qh6} Qf8 25. Qd4 $1 $40
{with probably simething like a winning attack for white}) {[%tqu "De","Black
has played a big mistake in his last move do you see way?","think about a
queen secrifise","","e4f6","",5]} 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. Qxg8+ $1 Kxg8 24. Rg3+ Rg5
(24... Kh8 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Bxf6+) 25. hxg5 f5 26. Rc1 $18 {[%csl Rc6]} f4 27.
Rgc3 f6 28. Rxc6 fxg5 29. Rc7 Qf6 30. Bg7 Qf5 31. Be5 f3 32. Rg7+ Kf8 33. Rcc7
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 Be7
15. Bg5 f6 (15... a6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nd4 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20.
Rfe1 Re8 21. Qf3 Qc7 $11 {Onischuk,Al-Nijboer,F Wijk ann Zee 65/155 [Nijboer,F]
1996}) (15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 (16... a6) 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Rfd1 $1 Rd8 19. Nbd6
Qc7 20. Qh5 Qe7 21. Rd3 $1 $16 {acordding to Smagin,S-Baikov,V Moscow 1995 64/
(152) but in the game Zifroni,D-Kanstler,B one year later in the Czerniak-mem
1996 black played continued 21...Qe6 22.Rad1 Rab8 23.b4 a6 24.Nc5 Qe7 with a
very unclear position}) 16. Be3 Nc8 (16... O-O 17. Nxa7 Rxa7 18. Bxb6 Rxa1 19.
Rxa1 f5 20. b4 e4 21. b5 exf3 22. Qe6+ Rf7 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 $16 {Smagin,
S-Dvoires,S Novgorod (op) 1995 64/152 [Smagin,S]}) (16... Nd5 17. Nh4 (17. Bd2
O-O 18. c4 Nc7 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rfd1 a6 21. Nc3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qe8 {when it is
clear white does not have too much for his pawn Turov,M-Nevostrujev,V St.
Petersburg op 1994}) 17... a6 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. Na3 (19. Ng6+ hxg6 20. Qxh8+ Kf7
21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22. Na3 Nxc3 23. Rfe1 Rd8 24. Nc2 Rd3 25. Kf1 g5 $17 {Sivohko,
S-Ionov,S St.Petersburg-ch 1996}) 19... Qe8 20. Qf3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 g6 22. Qh6+
Kf7 23. Nc4 Qf8 24. Qe3 Kg7 25. Qb6 Qc8 {when again I do not see white's "big"
compensation  Smagin,S-Ionov,S Rus-chT Kazan 1995}) 17. Nh4 O-O (17... g6 18.
f4 O-O (18... a6 $5) 19. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 20. Qg4 $40 {Degraeve,J-Aseev,K St.
Petersburg-Paris 1996}) 18. Qg4 (18. Nf5 a6 19. Qa2 (19. Qg4 g6 20. Nxe7+ N6xe7
$1 (20... N8xe7 21. Qe6+ Kg7 22. Nd6) 21. Qc4+ Rf7 22. Nc7 Nd6 23. Qc5 Ne4 24.
Qc4 Nd6 $11) 19... g6 20. b4+ Kh8 21. Nh6 Kg7 22. Ng4 g5 {with what seems to
be just a pawn up for black Tzermiadianos,And-Ilincic,Z Cacak 1995 65/(155) 
[Tzermiadianos,And]}) (18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. f4 e4 20. Qxe4 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22.
Nf5 Re8 23. Qf3 Bf8 24. b4 $11 {/=/+ Seoo,O-Gelfand,B EUcup Berlin 1996}) 18...
a6 19. Nf5 g6 20. Na3 $6 (20. Nxe7+ N6xe7 $1 {is a line mentioned above,in the
comments for white's 18 move,indeed white won this game and won an exchange in
the next 3-4 moves but this is becuase of what I think a blunder by black not
good play by white,I think the best way for white is to play 20.Nxe7 and make
a draw because here why should he be better}) 20... Bxa3 (20... Kh8 $5) 21.
Rxa3 N8e7 $2 {just an unexplained mistake,white's reply is obvious when black
is losing an exchange,again 20...Kh8 was a possible move} {[%tqu "De","black
has just played a mistake can you exploit it immediately,winning back material
and even more","","","g4c4","",5]} 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Nxe7 Nxe7 24. Bh6 $1 Nf5 {
black decides to give the exchange but the other option does not seem as a big
difference} (24... Rc8 25. Qe6 Nf5 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Bg5 $16) (
24... Qc8 25. Bxf8 Qxc4 26. bxc4 Rxf8 27. Rb1 Rd8 28. g4 $16 {/+-}) 25. Bxf8
Qxf8 26. Ra5 $1 {[%cal Ga5d5] the best and quickest way to enter the rook into
the game} Rc8 27. Qd3 Qf7 28. c4 (28. Rd5 Nd4 (28... Rxc3 $4 29. Rd8+) 29. c4)
28... Nd4 29. f4 Nc6 30. Rd5 {[%cal Gd1d8]} exf4 31. Rxf4 $18 Re8 32. Rd7 {
[%cal Ga7h7]} Re7 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Re4 Ne5 35. h3 Kg7 36. Qd5 Kf8 37. c5 h5
38. Rd4 Nf7 39. Rd1 h4 40. Kh1 g5 41. c6 bxc6 42. Qxc6 Qe2 43. Ra1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 {I do not like this move since after this move white
gets a very bad pawn structure,while after the other continuation 10.Qe4 white
still gets chances for attack on the king's side but with out destroying his
pawn structure on the Queen's side} Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 (11... b6 12. Bd3 Bb7
13. exd6 (13. Qe4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Na5 16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $14 {
German,E-Miles,A Bad Lauterberg 1977}) 13... Qxd6 (13... Bxd6 14. Ng5 g6 15.
Qg4 $40) 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Ne7 16. Qg4 Ng6 17. h4 f5 18. Qh3 h6 19. Bd2
Rac8 20. Rac1 $1 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Krogius,N Soci 1976 22/344}) 12. dxe5 b6 (
12... Qc7 13. Qe4 (13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Re1 (14. Qe4 g6 15. Re1 b6 16. Bf1 Bb7 17.
Qf4 Rd5 18. Qg3 Bf8 19. Bf4 Bg7 20. h4 h5 $13 {Dolmatov,S-Kozak,A RUS-ch m1-2
CBM 59}) 14... Bd7 15. Bg5 h6 $6 (15... Be8) 16. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 17. Qe4 f5 18.
exf6 Bxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Re4 $40 {Rausis,I-Piesina,G Riga (zt) 1995}) 13...
Bd7 14. Re1 (14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 Be8 17. Rad1 Rd5 18. c4 Rc5 19.
Qf4 Rd8 20. Bg5 $40 {Manca,F-Kozul,Z Reggio Emilia 1993}) 14... Rac8 15. Bg5 (
15. Bd3) 15... Nxe5 16. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 (17. Qxf3 $2 Bc6 $17) 17... Qxc4
18. Bxf8 Qxe4 19. fxe4 Kxf8 $14 {/= Sveshnikov,E-Cvitan,O Tilburg (m/2) 1993
59/176 [Sveshnikov,E]}) 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qf4
Rad8 {everything is normal and typical to this position,white will try to use
the weaknesses in black's kingside,the f6-g7 squares while black will simply
try to hold the position on the king's side trying not to get "check-mated"
while on the queen's side black has a permenent advantage thanks to white's
"a" and "c" pawns} 18. h4 (18. Rfe1) 18... Rd5 19. Be4 Rc5 (19... Rxd1 20. Rxd1
) 20. Rfe1 (20. h5 Ba6 21. Rfe1 Nxe5) 20... Ba8 $6 {I do not understand this
move at all,just losing a tempi,and indeed white could have gotten a winning
in his 24 move,why not immediately Rxc3 or Rc4} (20... Nxe5 $4 21. Bxb7 $18) (
20... Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qh6 $40) 21. h5 Rxc3 (21... Rc4 $5 {[%cal Ga4h4]})
22. Ng5 Bxg5 (22... Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. hxg6 hxg6 (24... fxg6 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8
26. Nxe6+) 25. Qh4 $18) 23. Bxg5 Ne7 24. Qf6 $2 (24. hxg6 $1 {taking seems
like a logical move in the position not giving black any time to organize his
defence} fxg6 (24... hxg6 25. Bf6) (24... Nxg6 25. Qf6) 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qf6
Nf5 27. Qxe6+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. e6+ {with a winning position for white,
although in this variation white's queen's side pawns are very bad which I do
not like I must admit the white gets very strong attacking chances in this
variation,this game is a big and difficult task for black}) 24... Bxe4 25. Rxe4
Nf5 26. g4 {[%tqu "De","we have reached a very interesting complicated
position,black's king seems in great danger,indeed black won the game in 7
moves but that's not because the way he played but more the way white played
since after his 26 move white should have won,but here there a fantastic
variation which leads by force to a draw!! ( from this position a draw does
not seem as the result!! )I give 15 minutes and 10 points because it is not
easy think well","","","c3g3","",10]} Rf3 $4 (26... Rg3+ $3 27. fxg3 (27. Kh2
Qc2 $19) (27. Kh1 Qc2 $19) (27. Kf1) 27... Qc5+ 28. Kg2 (28. Be3 Nxe3 29. Rdd4
Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Nd5 $36 {[%csl Rf2]}) 28... Qc2+ 29. Rd2 $8 (29. Kh3 $2 Qxd1 $19)
29... Qxe4+ 30. Kh3 {and black has nothing better than to make draw after
Qh1-Qf1,quite a line!}) {[%tqu "De","black played 'smart' threatening Qc2 and
in certain ways not now the queen on f6 may be captured when a black rook
stand on 'f5' but still black's last move is a serious mistake that should
have lost him the game immediately do you see how?? white could not","","",
"e4f4","",8]} 27. h6 $4 (27. Rf4 $1 Rxf4 (27... Qc3 28. gxf5 Rxf4 29. Bxf4 Qf3
30. Rd8 $18) 28. Bxf4 {and it seems black has no way except Qe7 to prevent
mate but Qe7 here I do not want to analyse!!}) 27... Qc2 {and the game is over}
28. Rd2 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 (29. Kh2 Rh3+ 30. Kxh3 Qh1#) 29... Qxe4 30. Rd8 Qxg4+ $2 {
black has just missed a simple mate in three after 30...Rh3 31.f3 Qxf3 32.Kg1
Rh1.....} 31. Kf1 Ng3+ 32. Ke1 Re3+ 33. Kd2 Ne4+ {Qe2 leads to mate in few
moves but this is just good enough} (33... Qe2+ 34. Kc1 Qc4+ 35. Kb1 (35. Kd2
Re2+ 36. Kd1 Qc2#) 35... Qb4+ 36. Kc2 Qc3+ 37. Kb1 Re1+ 38. Rd1 Rxd1+ 39. Bc1
Rxc1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qb4 (13. Qe3 Qxe3
(13... Qc6 $5) 14. Bxe3 Nc4 15. Bxa7 Nxb2 16. Na3 e6 17. Nc2 Rd2 18. Nd4 Ba3
19. Rfb1 Na4 20. Rxb7 O-O 21. Nf3 Rc2 22. Nd4 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,
A-Georgiev,Ki Sarajevo 1985}) (13. Qf4 g6 14. Na3 Bg7 15. Nb5 (15. Qc7 Qd5 (
15... Qd7) 16. Be3 (16. Re1 $4 Be5 $1 $19) 16... Be5 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Na4
19. Bxa7 Nxb2 $11 {O'Donnell,T-Tukmakov,V Canada 1989 48/218 [Tukmakov,V]})
15... O-O $1 (15... Nd5 16. Nc7+ Nxc7 17. Qxc7 Qd7 18. Qa5 b6 19. Qa6 O-O 20.
a4 $11 {/+/= Smagin,V-Vyzmanavin,A Moscow 1987}) 16. Nxa7 $2 Qe2 $1 17. Be3 Nd5
18. Qf3 Qxb2 19. Rab1 Qxa2 20. Rxb7 Qa6 21. Rbb1 Nxc3 $17 {/-+ Janovsky,
S-Kiselev,S USSR 1988 45/(169)}) (13. Qh4 {the main line} Qe2 {with two moves
for white 14.Be3 and 14.Nd2 with big complications} (13... h5)) 13... Qc6 14.
a4 (14. Nd2 e6 15. Qg4 (15. Qe4 {37/(163)}) 15... h5 16. Qg3 (16. Qf3 $11)
16... h4 17. Qf3 (17. Qh3 $142) 17... Qxf3 18. Nxf3 h3 $15 {Hresc,V-Vaiser,A
Capelle La Grande 43/185}) 14... a6 15. a5 $146 (15. Qb3 e6 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nf3
O-O 18. Re1 Nc4 19. Qc2 h6 20. b3 Na5 21. Be3 $14 {/= Blatny,P-Stohl,I
Pardubice 1993}) 15... Nd5 16. Qa4 e6 17. Nd2 Be7 (17... Qxa4 18. Rxa4 Be7) 18.
Nc4 (18. Qxc6+ bxc6 19. Nc4 f6 $5 $13) 18... Qxa4 19. Rxa4 O-O 20. Re1 Rc8 {
it seems that black is just OK and does not have any problems,indeed white
have fixed black Queen's side pawns,but on the other hand in certain positions
the "a5" pawn may become weak} 21. Kf1 (21. Ne3 Rfd8) 21... Rfd8 22. Ke2 f6 $1
{the best way for black to bring his king into to the game is by f6-Kf7 and
after e5-Ke6} 23. Rd1 Kf7 24. Rd3 g5 $1 {[%csl Rf4]} 25. g3 h5 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27.
Bxe3 e5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rc4 Ke6 30. Bb6 Rd7 31. Rc8 {black can play here 31..
.f5 with about equal position,but bith players decided to split the point at
this moment not trying to play the endgame...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Salai, Ladislav"]
[Black "Krakops, Maris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 cxb2 (10... Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6
14. Nc7+ (14. Nd6+ $2 Qxd6 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qe4 Qc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. bxc3 e5
19. f4 Bd6 20. O-O O-O-O $1 $17 {Van Mil,J-Nijboer,F Wijk ann Zee 1995 65/(154)
}) 14... Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6 Qxe6+ (16... Rc8 17. Qe2 e5 18. O-O Kc7 19.
a4 Kb8 (19... Rd8 $5 {[%cal Gb6c8]}) 20. a5 Na8 21. bxc3 $44 {de la Paz,
F-Blanco Fernandez,A Villa Clara 1995 65/154 [Nogueiras,J]}) 17. Bxe6 Na4 18.
b4 $1 a5 19. Be3 axb4 20. O-O-O+ $36 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,I Cesko 1996 66/122 
[Stohl,I]}) 11. Bxb2 Qb4+ 12. Kf1 Bf5 (12... Bg4 13. Nb5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qf4 15.
Bc1 $1 Qb8 16. Qe4 $1 g6 (16... a6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Qf5 $1 $18) 17. Bb2 e5 18.
Rc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1c6]} f5 19. Qe3 Be7 20. Kg2 Nd7 21. Rhd1 a6 22. Be6 $1 $16 {
de la Paz,F-Cabrera,A Matanzas 1995 64/150 [Nogueiras,J]}) 13. Rd1 (13. Rc1 Rd8
14. Nc2 Qxb3 15. axb3 Bd3 16. Ncd4 Bxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 18. Nxd4 {without
really enough compensation for white for his 2 pawn Mestrovic,Z-Grosar,A Nova
Gorica 1996}) 13... Rd8 (13... e6 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. Nfd4 $1 $16 {Van Mil,
J-Yakovich,Y Leeuwarden 1992 55/(158)}) 14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. h4 $146
{it is very difficult to evaluate this position since there are no force
variation,just initiative for white and 2 pawns up for black,in general I
think white does not have enough compensation here,and as we will see the
maximum white can get in this position seems a draw,unless something special
will be found this line should be considered as not very good for white} (16.
Nab5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nd4 e6 19. g3 Be7 20. Nc2 Qb5 21. Qxb5+ axb5 22. Bxg7
Rg8 23. Bd4 Nc4 $15 {Sermek,D-Sher,M Ljubljana op 1994}) 16... Nc6 (16... Na4
$5 17. Nac2 Qa5 18. Ba3 Nc3 19. Qe3 e6 {when it is not clear where white's
compensation is}) 17. Nac2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qc5 (18... e6 19. h5 (19. Kg1 Be7)
19... Na4 20. a3 $5 Qc5 21. Bxa4 Bxa4 22. h6 $44) (18... Na4 $5 19. Ba1 Qc5)
19. Kg1 (19. h5 $140 $5 Na4 20. Bxa4 Bxa4 21. h6 $132) 19... a5 (19... e6 $5
$17) (19... Na4 20. Bxa4 Bxa4 21. Kh2 $44 {[%csl Ge8][%cal Gh1c1]}) 20. a3 e5
$6 {I do not like this move very much sinec it weakeness the a2-g8 diagoanl
very much I prefer of course 20...e6} 21. Kh2 a4 22. Ba2 Bd6 23. Rc1 Qa5 24.
Nf3 O-O (24... f6 $5 {[%cal Ra2g8]} 25. Qd3 Bc5 26. Qe4 $36) 25. Nxe5 Qb5 {
even after white got his pawn back it is still clear he is worse and fight for
a draw} (25... Be6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Kh1 $44 {[%csl Re6,Rg8][%cal Ga1h8]} (27.
Kg1 $5)) (25... Bc6 $142 $5 26. Kg1 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 (27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxe5 Nd7
29. Bd4 Re8 {now black has time to catch the "e" file}) 27... Re8 28. f4 Bd5 (
28... Nd7 $2 29. Bxf7+ $1) 29. Qg4 g6 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 {when it is not clear
where's white's compensation?}) 26. Qxb5 Bxb5 27. g3 Bxe5 {now finally you can
say white is about OK} (27... Nd7 $5 28. Nxd7 (28. Nf3 Nf6 $15 {/-/+}) 28...
Bxd7 29. Rd1 Be6 30. Rxd6 (30. Bxe6 fxe6 {[%cal Gf8f2]} 31. Kg2 Rd8 {with an
extra pawn for black}) 30... Bxa2 $15) 28. Bxe5 Rc8 $6 $11 {after Bc6 black is
still better} (28... Bc6 29. Bd4 Nd5 $15 (29... Nd7 30. Re1 $44 {[%cal Ge1e7]})
) 29. Rb1 Bc4 30. Rxb6 Bxa2 31. Rxb7 f6 32. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Jelen, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 {for the other moves 8...d5 and 8...g6 turn to the game Pavasovic,
D-Mencinger,V in CBM61} 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 (11... g6 12. Nxe5
Bg7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. O-O (14. Rd1 Bf5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Rfe1 $14 Rc5 $2 17. Qa3
$16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5] 1-0 Yagupov,I-Filippov,V/St.Petersburg Petrov 1996/CBM 52 
(27)}) 14... e6 15. d6 Nd7 16. Nc4 a6 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Ne3 Bb7 $132 {1/2-1/2
Rausis,I-Georgiev,K/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 (56)}) 12. Nxe5 (12. O-O exd5 13.
Nxe5 Be7 $14 {Moldavsky-Gik/USSR/1968/}) 12... exd5 (12... Nxd5 13. O-O $44 (
13. Qb5+ Bd7 14. Qxb7 Bb4 15. Nxd7 Qc8 $1 $10 {Vlassov,N-Baikov,V/Moskva/1996/
0,5/59/})) (12... Bd6 13. Qb5+ Ke7 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 f6 17.
Qe4 Qd7 18. O-O Kf7 $10 {Yagupov,I-Savchenko,S/St-Petersburg/1993/0,5/48/}) 13.
Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8 (14... Bd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O-O Rd8 (16... Qxb5 17.
Nxb5 Kd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rxd5 Kc6 20. Rxd6+ Kxb5 $10 {Ivanov,V L-Krivencov,S/
Moscow/1994/0,5/25/}) 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rxd5 {
+/=/+/- _|_ Rausis-Krakopa/Riga/1995/}) (14... Nd7 $2 15. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 16.
Qxd5+ Ke7 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Qg5 $16 {Vlassov,N-Osadchenko,A/Moscow/1996/1-0/25/
}) 15. O-O-O (15. Rd1 $5 Be6 (15... Bxe5 16. Nxd5 Bd6 (16... Nd7 17. Qb4+ Ke8
18. O-O $40) (16... Bd7 17. Qc5+ Ke8 18. Nxb6 $18) 17. Nxb6 (17. O-O Bd7 18.
Qd3 Nc8) (17. Bc5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qe7+) 17... axb6 18. O-O $44) 16. Nf3 Qe8 (
16... Kg8 17. O-O h6 18. h3 $44) 17. O-O (17. Bxb6 Bd7+ 18. Qe2 axb6 19. Rxd5
Bc7 $15) 17... Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Be7 (18... Ke7 19. Rfe1 Rhc8 20. Bd4 $36) 19. b3
$1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Mukhametov,E-Makarov,M/RUS-Cup3 1996/CBM 57/[Notkin] (40)})
15... Be6 16. Nf3 (16. f4 Bxe5 (16... g6 17. Bd4 f6 18. Nd3 Rc8 19. Kb1 $44 {
1-0 Rausis,I-Fossan,E/Gausdal TM 1993/TD 93\03 (41)}) 17. fxe5 h6 $15 {Van Der
Werf,M-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/1995/0-1/71/}) 16... Rc8 17. Kb1 Nc4 $146 (17...
Rc6 18. Nd4 Rc4 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Rxd5 Rc6 23. Re1
h5 24. Rd3 Rh6 25. Rf3+ Rf6 26. Qxh5 Be7 27. Rfe3 Rce6 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Rde1
Rde6 30. Rd1 Qc7 31. Rc3 Rc6 32. Re3 Rxf2 33. a3 Rh6 34. Rf3+ Rxf3 35. Qxf3+
Rf6 36. Qh5 Qc5 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Rc1 Qd5 {0-1 Sermek,D-Sveshnikov,E/Bled op
1996/EXP 51}) 18. Nxd5 a6 19. Qb3 (19. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 20. Qxa6 Nxb2 21. Rd4 Nc4+
22. Kc2 (22. Ka1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 (23. Nxe3 Be5 $19) 23... Bc5 $17) 22... Na3+ $1
23. Kd3 (23. Kd1 Nb5 $19) 23... Nb5 $19) 19... Qa5 {black had a very
interesting move insted of this one,which leads to much more complicated
positions than here} (19... Bf5+ 20. Ka1 Bc2 21. Qxb7 (21. Qxc2 $1 Nxe3 22.
Qxc8 Qxc8 23. Nxe3 Bb8 {when black's next 2 moves are g6 and Kg7,with a big
advantage for him}) 21... Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 (23. Nxe3 Qc7 $1 24. Qxc7
Rxc7 25. Nf5 Be7 $17 {[%cal Gg7g6]}) 23... Qe8 $5 (23... g6 $2 24. Ng5 $1 $16)
24. Qxa6 (24. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5f7]} Rb8 25. Qxa6 Be5 {and it is black who has the
initiative now}) 24... Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 {with really a difficult position to
asses,but I believe white should be at least OK here,maybe not better buti
think not worse}) 20. Bb6 $8 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Qxb6 22. Nxb6 Rc6 23. Nd5 {here
both players agreed draw,although black has a slight maybe very slight
advantage for example after g6} (23. Nd5 g6 24. Ne3 Bc5 25. Nd4 Rd6 26. Nxe6+
Rxe6 {and black's bishop is better than white's knight}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9798"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb5+ Nc6 (7...
Bd7 8. e6 Bxb5 9. Qh5 Qc8 10. Qxb5+ Kd8 (10... Qc6 11. exf7+ Kd8 12. Nc3 Qxb5
13. Nxb5 Kd7 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Be3 e6 16. O-O Be7 17. Rfe1 Rhf8 18. Re2 Rxf7 19.
Rae1 Nd5 20. Nc3 Rf5 $13 {0-1 Rozentalis,E-Arbakov,V/URS-ch otbor56 1988/TD
88\01 (82)}) 11. Be3 Qxe6 $6 (11... Qc4 12. Qxc4 Nxc4 13. exf7 g6 14. Nf3 Kd7
15. Nc3 Bg7 16. h4 Nc6 17. h5 Raf8 18. b3 Nb6 19. Kd2 Rxf7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21.
Rxh8 Bxh8 22. Rh1 Bf6 23. Rh6 Rg7 24. g4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Shneider,A/
Uzhgorod 1987/EXT 87 (43)}) (11... fxe6 12. Nf3 Qc4 13. Qg5 Nc6 14. Nbd2 Qd3
15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Nc4 h6 17. Qh4 Nf6 (17... Rg8 {[%cal Gg7g5]}) 18. Ng5 Kd7 19.
Nf7 Rg8 20. Nce5+ $1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. O-O b6 24. b4 $13 {
0-1 Dubiel,J-Har Zvi,R/WchJM-U16 1992/TD 92\06 (37)}) 12. d5 Qd7 13. Bxb6+ axb6
14. Qxb6+ Qc7 15. Qe3 Qc5 16. Qd2 g6 17. Ne2 Bg7 18. O-O Na6 19. Nbc3 $36 {
[%csl Rd8] 1-0 Rozentalis,E-Aseev,K/URS-FL56 1988/CBM 11 (32)}) 8. Nc3 dxe5 9.
d5 a6 10. Ba4 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 b5 12. Nxb5 Bd7 13. Nc3 Nd4 14. Qd1 Bf5 $1 {
I simply can't understand, why white plays this position, and even more
strange is, that Rozentalis had already played this position in a game
mentioned here against Tukmakov. So does he not know, that it is simply a very
bad position for white?? and if he doesn`t know, than, I think, he will know
it after this game!!} (14... g6 15. Nge2 Bg7 16. Be3 Qb6 17. Qd2 Rb8 18. b3 O-O
19. O-O Rfc8 20. Rac1 Qb4 21. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Tukmakov,V/Lvov zt
1990/CBM 18}) 15. Kf1 {Well, just look at that move. White is playing a
variation, which leads direct to something like a losing position after move
15 in a solid variation!} (15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Kd1 (17. Kf1 Nc2 $1
18. Rb1 Bd3+ 19. Nge2 Nd4 20. Ra1 Rc8 $19) 17... Nc2 18. Rb1 Nb4 19. Ra1 e6 $17
(19... Kd6 $17)) 15... g6 {another strong move,and now white's position seems
critical.black is going to play Bg7 and after 0-0 with a break in the center
with "e6" what white can do? do not play this position} 16. Nge2 (16. Be3 Bg7
17. Nge2 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 O-O $17) 16... Bg7 17. Ng3 Bc2 18. Qd2 e4 $1 19. Ngxe4 (
19. Kg1 Rc8 (19... O-O) 20. h3 O-O $16) 19... Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxd5 21. Qd3 (21.
f3 Qc4+ 22. Kf2 (22. Kg1 Nc2 23. Rb1 Rd8 $19) 22... Nc2 23. Rb1 Bd4+ 24. Kg3
Rd8 $19) (21. Nc3 Qc4+ 22. Kg1 (22. Ne2 Rd8 $19) 22... Rd8 $19) 21... O-O 22.
h4 (22. Bg5 $142 Rfc8 $5 (22... Qb7 $17) 23. Bxe7 Qxa2 24. Re1 Qxb2) (22. Nc3
Qb7 $17) 22... Rfd8 23. Rh3 Rac8 24. Nc3 Qe6 (24... Qc6) 25. Rb1 $2 {losing
imediately,but some how it seems to me that the result og this game was
alreasy knowen after move 14} (25. Qe3 Qc4+ 26. Qd3 Qc6 $17 {/-+}) 25... Nb5
26. Qc2 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Mencinger, Vojko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
(8. Bb5 {is the main line in this position, but it's not clear how can white
get even slight advantage after 8...dxe5 9.Nxe5 Bd7}) 8... g6 {as far as I
know black should have no troubles at all achiving equal position after 8...
dxe5 so why not? for some theory look on the game Pavasovic,D-Jelen,I in CBM61
where black got equal very quickly} (8... d5 {this is like a French position
only black's white coloured bishops can still go out to g4 or f5,there is only
move as strange as he may seem that can prevent both move I mean 9.Nh4!? when
after 9...e6 I simply play 10.Nf3 and black gets a bad bishop} 9. Nh4 $5 (9.
Be3 Bf5 10. Nh4 Bxb1 (10... Bg6 11. f4 $40) 11. Rxb1 e6 12. Nf3 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 (
13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 O-O 15. O-O $14) 13... O-O $132 {0-1 Schandorff,L-Wang
Zili/Copenhagen K41 1995/CBM 48/[Blatny,P] (27)}) 9... e6 (9... Nc4 $6 10. Nc3
a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bc2 Ra7 $6 (12... e6 13. g3 Qb6 14. Ne2 b4 $14) 13. a4 $1 b4
14. Ne2 Bg4 15. f3 Bd7 16. b3 Nb6 17. Be3 $16 {1-0 Filipovic,B-Ilincic,Z/
JUG-ch Podgorica 1996/CBM 53/[Notkin] (40)}) 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bc2
Nc4 13. O-O Qa5 14. a3 O-O-O (14... O-O $2 15. Qd3 g6 16. b3 Nb6 17. Bh6 Rfc8
18. b4 $18) 15. Qd3 $1 {/\פc3} g5 16. b3 g4 17. Ng5 $16 {1-0 Har Zvi,
R-Shmuter,L/Rishon le Zion YM 1995/CBM 46/[Blatny,P] (29) קf7}) 9. Ng5 (9. O-O
Bg7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. h3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 a5 14. Nc3 a4 15. Bd5 Nxd5
16. Rxd5 a3 17. bxa3 Rxa3 18. Rc1 h6 {[%csl Re5]} 19. Bg3 g5 $17 {[%csl Rg3]
Grosar,A-Razuvaev,Y/Maribor 1996/CBM 55/0-1 (42)}) 9... d5 10. Nc3 (10. f4 Bg7
11. Nc3 f6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. O-O a6 14. a4 Na5 15. Bc2 Rc8 16. f5 $1 Bxf5 17.
Bxf5 gxf5 18. e6 $16 {1-0 Karpatchev,A-Gunnarsson,A/Gausdal Int 1993/TD 93\09 
(29)}) 10... Bg7 11. O-O O-O (11... h6 $5 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be3 e6 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 $14) 12. h3 {a more against a possible Bg4 in the future} Na5 $6 {
/? after this move white achives what ever he wants,and espcially the c8
bishop which is black's main problem so insted of playing Bf5 and after Na5
then if Bc2 BxB and exchanging this bad bishop,so black played Bf5 after white
had already played Bc2 and got immediately a very bad position} 13. Bc2 h6 $6 {
[%csl Rg6] weaking the g6 square,I think black's best move was...yes Nc6 back,
but of course this is not an easy move to play from the Psychology point of
view,and normally when you can not admit such mistakes,it means the end of
your position} (13... f6 $2 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Bxg6 $18) 14. Nf3
$16 Bf5 $6 {after this move now,black's position is probably lost,again he
should have tried something like Nc6} 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Nh4 e6 17. Qh5 Kh7 18.
g4 $1 {white can allow himself to play this move without any problem,since it
is black's king who is under fire,when white has his pieces on the king's side}
fxg4 19. hxg4 Nc6 20. Ne2 $1 {this is quite force position position for black
after playing 14...Bf5,and as we will see this is not an easy position for
black,but of course there is no reason to lose in 5 moves} Qe8 (20... Rh8 21.
f4 $1 Kg8 (21... f6 22. f5 Qe8 23. Qg6+ $1 $18) 22. f5 $18) (20... Qe7 21. g5
Rg8 22. Kh2 Bf8 23. Rg1 {and now it seems black should play Qe8 which reaches
the game position,with one tempi more for wite since in the game black played
immediately Qe8}) 21. g5 (21. f4 f6) 21... Rg8 22. Kh1 Nc8 $6 (22... Ne7 $142
23. gxh6 Bf8 24. Nf3 Rg6 25. Rg1 $16) 23. Rg1 N8e7 $4 {just losing immediately}
(23... Bf8 $8 24. Nf3 $1 {why to hurry?first lets bring the knight and then
when white feels the time is right he should take on h6} (24. gxh6 Rxg1+ 25.
Kxg1 Nb6 (25... N8e7 26. Nf3 Ng6 27. Ng5+ Kh8 28. Qf3) 26. Nf3 f6 $8 {when
white does not win so easily at all} (26... f5 27. Ng5+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29.
Nf4 $18)) 24... Nb6 (24... N8e7 25. gxh6 {transposes to 24.gxh6 N8e7 25.Nf3
which is good for white}) 25. Bf4 $18 {and black is simply hopeless...}) 24.
gxh6 Bf8 25. Rg7+ $1 (25. Rg7+ Kh8 (25... Bxg7 26. hxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qh6#) (25...
Rxg7 26. hxg7+ Kxg7 27. Bh6+ Kg8 28. Rg1+) 26. Rxf7 {[%cal Ge2f4]}) 1-0

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 Qc7 (10... b6 11. Bxd5 (11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. a3 (
13. Nc3 Ncb4 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bb5 Nc7 17. Qxb7 Nxb5
18. Rac1 $14) 16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 d5 18. Be2 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge2a6] /+/-
Berelovich,A-Obukhov,A Sochi 1993}) (13. Nbd2 Ndb4 (13... Ncb4 14. Bb5 Bd7 15.
Be2 Ba4 16. Qg4 a6 17. a3 Nc6 18. Rac1 Na5 19. h4 $40 {Smagin,S-Milosevic
Geneve 1990}) 14. Bb1 Ba6 15. Rd1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qd5 $11 {Dvorietzky,M-Taimanov,
M Vilnus 1975 21/(271)}) 13... Bb7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 (14... dxe5 15. dxe5 Na5 16.
Qe2 Bf8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bh6 Bf8 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Ne4 Nb3 21. Rad1 $14 {/+/-
Finkel,A-Shmuter,L Beer-Sheva 1996}) 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 Na5 16. Qg4 dxe5 17.
Nxe5 Nf6 18. Qf4 Nc6 19. Ndf3 Bf8 $13 {Platonav,I-Agzamov SSSR 1977 23/331})
15... Rc7 16. Rfe1 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nb8 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Qg4 Nd7 20. h4 Nc5 $132
{Sermek,D-Kozul,Z Portoroz 1996}) 11... exd5 12. Qxd5 Ba6 13. Rd1 $146 (13. Re1
Nb4 14. Qb3 dxe5 15. dxe5 Qd3 16. Rd1 Qg6 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Ne1 Rad8 $44 {
/+/= Greenfeld,A-Kagan,S ISR-ch 1986}) (13. Qxc6 $2 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Rc8) 13...
Nb4 $2 {black has missed the ideas,after Re1 he can play Nb4 but here he just
has a much better move,which gets at least slight advantage for him,while
after 13...Nb4 he is a pawn down} (13... Be2 $1 14. Rd2 (14. Re1 Nb4 15. Qxa8
$8 (15. Qe4 Bd3 16. Qe3 Bxb1 17. Rxb1 Nc2 $17) (15. Qb3 Nd3 16. Rxe2 Nxc1 $17)
15... Qxa8 16. Rxe2 dxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6 $15) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 (15. gxf3 $2 Bg5
16. Re2 Bxc1 17. Qxc6 Bxb2 $3 18. Rxb2 Rc8 $19 {[%cal Gc8c1,Gd8g5]}) 15... dxe5
(15... Bg5 16. Qxc6 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rxc1+ 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 dxe5 20. d5 $13)
16. dxe5 Nxe5 $15) 14. Qb3 d5 {[%cal Ga6c4]} 15. Na3 Qd7 16. Bd2 Nd3 17. Be3
Nb4 18. Bd2 Nd3 19. Ne1 Nxe1 20. Bxe1 Bxa3 (20... Be2 $5 {HarZvi,R}) 21. Qxa3
$14 {/+/- 1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Sideif Sade,F/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/[HarZvi,R] (57)
}) (10... Bd7 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Bc4 d5 15. Bd3 Bd6 16.
Nc3 Rae8 17. Bg5 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qc2 Bc6 $132 {1/2-1/2
Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z/Ljubljana op 1996/EXP 53 (40)}) 11. Bd3 g6 (11... f5 12.
exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 a6 14. Nc3 d5 15. a3 Bd6 16. Bg5 Ng4 $1 $36 {0-1 Pirrot,
D-Cvitan,O/Bad Woerishofen op 1996/EXT 96op2 (34)}) 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. Nbd2 dxe5
14. dxe5 Nb6 (14... Bd7 15. a3 Be8 16. Rfe1 Nb6 17. Bb1 Qd7 18. Qf4 Nd4 19. Bg5
Qa4 20. b4 Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Rd1 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Bf3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1
Qxa3 26. Qh4 h5 27. Ne4 Rc8 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Qf4 Rc3 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Qg5 Kf8
32. Bxb7 Nd7 33. Qh6+ Ke7 34. Qh8 Nxf6 35. exf6+ Kd8 36. Qf8 Kc7 37. Qxe8 Rc1
38. Qc8+ {1-0 Sermek,D-Kozul,Z/Bled op 1993/TD 93\04}) 15. Rac1 (15. Rfe1 Nd7
16. Bf1 Nc5 17. Qf4 a5 18. Rac1 Nb4 19. Bg5 b6 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Qh4 Ba6 22. Bxa6
Rxa6 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. exf6 Qd6 {[#]} 26. Ne5 h5 27. g4 hxg4 28.
Rcd1 {1-0 Sermek,D-Dimitrov,V/Velden op 1993/TD 93\07}) 15... Nd7 16. Bb5 (16.
Rfe1 $4 Nc5 $19) 16... Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Qh5 19. Bxb7 (19. Bf4 bxc6
20. Qxc6 Bd7 21. Qe4 $13) 19... Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Qxh6 (20... Bd6 21. g3 Qxh6 22.
Nc4 Qf8 23. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Strikovic,A-Kozul,Z/JUG-Cup Pula 1990/TD 90\01}) 21.
Ne4 (21. Qxe7 $142 {B>N _|_} Rxd2 22. Rc7 $10 {_|_}) 21... Qf8 22. Rc7 (22. Rc2
Rab8 23. Qxa7 (23. Qa6 Rb4) 23... Ra8 24. Qe3 Rxa2 $15) 22... Rdb8 23. Qc6 Rc8
24. Rd1 Rxc7 25. Qxc7 Rd8 26. Rxd8 (26. Rc1 $5) 26... Qxd8 27. Qxd8+ (27. Qc2
$142 $15) 27... Bxd8 28. Kf1 $146 {this is the first new move! on move 28
everything till here has already been played by many strong players,it really
means that by playing this line white is satisfied with a draw,since this is
the maximum he can get is draw,but probably this was OK for white} (28. b4 $2 {
when you teach a beginner how to play an endgame I believe the first rule
should be "active king"...Sermek a strong player do not obey this rule and of
course pay the price immediately} f5 29. Nd2 e5 30. Nc4 Bc7 31. a4 (31. Kf1 Kf7
32. Ke2 Ke6 {/\Kd5}) 31... Kf7 {the king!} 32. b5 Ke6 33. a5 Bb8 $1 {of course,
not allowing to exchange the pawns on the Queen's side which results after 33..
.Kd5 34.b6,white has good drawing chances} 34. Ne3 (34. a6 Kd5 35. Na5 Bc7 36.
Nc6 Bb6 37. Kf1 e4 $19) (34. b6 a6 $1 {/\Kd5-+ קa5,b6}) 34... Kd6 35. g4 f4
36. Nd1 Kc5 37. b6 a6 38. Nc3 Kb4 39. Nd5+ Kxa5 {0-1 Sermek,D-Kozul,Z/Maribor
Pirc 1993/CBM 36/[Blatny,P]}) 28... f5 29. Nc5 Kf7 30. Ke2 Bf6 31. b4 Bd4 32.
Nb3 Bb6 33. a4 {nothing special here,a draw is the coming result} Ke7 34. a5
Bc7 35. Nd4 Kd7 36. h3 e5 37. Nb5 a6 38. Nc3 (38. Nxc7 $2 Kxc7 39. Kd3 Kc6)
38... e4 39. b5 axb5 (39... Bxa5 40. bxa6) 40. a6 Bb6 41. Nxb5 Kc6 42. a7 Kb7
43. f3 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Peptan, Corina Isabela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 (12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 (15... Bc6 16. Qf3 Rc8 (16... O-O-O 17. Bxc6 Bxe5 18.
a4 Rd6 19. Ba8 (19. Bb5 Rd5 20. c4 Rxd4 21. Bc3 Qb7 22. Ba6 Qxa6 23. Bxd4 Bxd4
24. Qc6+ Kb8 25. Qd6+ Ka8 26. Qxd4 Rc8 $17 {Sequeira,J-Akopian,V/WchJ/1991/})
19... Re8 20. Bc1 {0,5/Rojo Gomez,J-De la Villa,O/ESP-ch/1993/}) 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6
18. d5 Qb7 19. Rh5 e5 20. Re1 f6 21. Qh3 Qd7 22. Qh4 Qf7 23. Rxh7 Rxh7 24. Qxh7
Qxd5 25. Be3 Bf8 26. Qg6+ Qf7 27. Qc2 Qc4 28. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Lombardy,W-Panno,O/
Buenos Aires ARG-WORLD 1994/CBM 42/[Hansen,Cu]}) 16. Rh5 g6 17. Rh3 h5 18. Qe2
Bf4 19. Re1 Kg7 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Ba6 Bxa6 22. Qxa6 Qd2 23. Kf1 $11 {/=/+ 1/
2-1/2 Blatny,P-Akopian,V/Philadelphia World op 1994/EXT 94op (38)}) 12... dxe5
13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh3 Be7 15. Rae1 (15. Rfe1 Bd5 (15... Rf8 $1 {/\16...0-0-0/} 16.
dxe5 (16. Nxh7 $6 Rh8 $15) (16. Qxh7 O-O-O (16... Nf6 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Bxc6+
Qxc6 19. Qh3 $13) 17. Nxf7 Nf6 18. Qg7 (18. Qh3 Rxf7 19. Qxe6+ Kb8 20. Qxf7 $18
{Stevic,H-Grosar,A Mravinci 1995}) 18... Rg8 19. Qh6 $13) 16... O-O-O 17. Bf4
Nc5 18. Bc2 h6 $1 $15 19. Qxh6 $6 (19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 h5 $15)
(19. Nf3 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 $17) 19... Rh8 20. Qg7 Rh4 $1 $17 {0-1 Nadyrhanov,
S-Zvjaginsev,V/St.Petersburg op2 1994/EXP 43/[Belov] (42)}) (15... a6 16. dxe5
(16. a4 Rc8 17. Qh6 (17. Bxg6 $2 fxg6 18. Qxe6 Qc4 $1) (17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Bc2
Qd8 $1 {[%csl Rd2,Rg5]} 19. Qe3 h6) 17... Bf8 18. Qh3 Be7 19. Qh6 Bf8 (19...
Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxc3 21. Bxg6 $1 Rf8 (21... fxg6 22. Qg7) 22. Bh5 $40) 20. Qh3
Bg7 21. f4 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Bc1 $1 Bf6 (23... Re8 24. Ba3+ Nc5
25. Qg4 $40) (23... exd4 24. cxd4 $1 {[%cal Gc1a3]} (24. Qe7+ Kg8 25. Qe6+ Kf8
26. cxd4 $1) 24... Bxd4 $4 25. Bh6+ Bg7 26. Qe7+) 24. Bh6+ Bg7 25. Bc1 $11)
21... e4 (21... exf4 $2 22. Nxe6 (22. Rxe6+ Kf8 $8) 22... fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kf8
24. Bxf4 $1 Qxf4 25. Rf1 $18) (21... exd4 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Qe7+
$11) 22. Nxe4 $6 (22. Bxe4 $5 Bxe4 (22... Nf6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. f5 (24. Rxe6+
fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Qd6+ Qe7 27. Ne6+ Ke8 $1 28. Nxg7+ Kf7) 24... gxf5 25.
Qxf5 $36) 23. Rxe4 {[%csl Re6]}) 22... O-O $15 {[%csl Rc3] 0-1 Zakharov,
A-Neverov,V/RUS-Cup4 1997/CBM 58/[HarZvi,R] (59)}) 16... Nc5 17. Bc2 O-O-O {
Ivanov,V-Sobolev,P/URS/1994/1:0/46/ Inf 59/177/} (17... Rd8 $2 18. Bf4 f5 $2
19. exf6 Qxf4 20. f7+ $8 (20. fxe7 $4 Rd2 $19) 20... Kd7 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Rxe6
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $18 {Ivanov,V.L-Sobalev Cherepavec 1993 59/174 [Ivanov,V.L]})) (
15... h6 {Belov} 16. dxe5 (16. f4 e4 $2 (16... Bxg5 $8 17. fxg5 h5 $13) (16...
Bf6 {[%cal Gh6g5]} 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. fxe5 $40) 17. Nxe4 O-O-O 18. a4 $1 Nf6
19. Nxf6 Bxf6 20. a5 $40 {/+/- Ivanov,V.L-Doroshkievich Moscow 1995 65/152 
[Ivamov,V.L]}) 16... Nc5 (16... Nxe5 $2 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Nxe6) 17. Bb5+ Kf8 $13
{Ivanov/}) 16. a4 Bc4 17. Bc2 f5 18. dxe5 Nc5 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Qh6 Qxe5 21. Bxc5
Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Qxc5 $17 {/-+ 0-1 Yagupov,I-Akopian,V/Berliner Sommer 1996/EXP
54 (37)}) 15... Rf8 {in a few moves we will see that black's idea of
sacrifising 2 pawns is not a very good one,insted he may play 15...Bd5 or even
15...Bxg5,but the blame for black's position in a few moves should not be 15...
Rf8 but 16...e4 which simply gives a pawn} 16. Qxh7 e4 $6 (16... O-O-O $5 17.
Nxf7 Nf6 18. Qh3 Rxf7 19. Qxe6+ Qd7 20. Qxf7 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+
23. Kg1 Qg4+ {1/2-1/2 Westerinen,H-Djurhuus,R/Nordic Grand Prix 1997/EXP 56})
17. Nxe4 O-O-O 18. Qh3 $16 {so now white is just a pawn up,when black has to
prove his compensation,I believe this is an "impossible mission"} Bxe4 (18...
f5 19. Ng5 Rh8 20. Qg3 Bd6 21. f4) (18... Rh8 19. Qg3 Qc6 20. Bf4 g5 $140 21.
Bd6 $1 $16 {/+-}) 19. Bxe4 Rh8 20. Qg3 Bd6 21. f4 g5 22. Qf3 (22. Qxg5 $6 f5 (
22... Rdg8 $2 23. Qb5) 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Qxf5 $13 {when the position is of
course very complicated,but I prefer white since 4 pawns for a piece is some
material advantage,when it's not easy to see how can black attack white's king}
) 22... Rh4 (22... Nf6 23. g3 $1 $16 {the simplest and strongest move,since I
do not want to allow black to play Nd5 when I can not move my "f" pawn I want
my bishop on e4 now if it is my turn again I can play Bd3}) 23. g3 Rh3 24. Re2
(24. Bd3 $5) 24... Rdh8 25. Rg2 {well after sacrifising a pawn and having an
initiative for no more than 5 moves black has nothing,his initiative is over
white has now the initiative plus of course an extra pawn} (25. fxg5 $2 Bxg3)
25... g4 (25... gxf4 26. Bxf4 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 (27... Qxc3 $4 28. Rc1) 28.
Rxf4 $16 {/+-}) 26. Qe2 (26. Qxg4 $4 f5) 26... Nf6 27. Bd3 Kb8 28. c4 {now it
is white time,the threat is c5} Qc6 29. Rb1 (29. c5 bxc5 30. Rb1+ Ka8) 29...
Bc7 30. Be3 {in the next moves white simply place his pieces in the sqayres he
wants,espcially the d3 bishop on the h1-g2vdiagonal,when black has really no
play at all} R3h5 31. Qc2 Qf3 32. Qe2 Qc6 33. Rb2 Ra5 34. Rb3 Qf3 (34... Rd8)
35. Rf2 Qc6 (35... Qxe2 36. Rxe2 $16) 36. Qc2 Rah5 37. Bf1 $1 Qd7 38. a4 {
[%cal Gb3b5]} Ra5 39. Rb5 $18 Rh5 40. Bg2 a6 41. Rxh5 Rxh5 (41... Nxh5 $2 42.
Qe4 Kc8 43. Qa8+ Bb8 44. Rb2 Qc7 45. d5 {and the game is over}) 42. Qb3 Kc8 (
42... Ra5 43. Ra2) 43. d5 Qd6 (43... exd5 44. cxd5 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf2c2]}
Nxd5 45. Rd2 $18) 44. a5 $1 Nd7 45. Qa4 $6 (45. Rb2 $142 {this move just wins
immediately} bxa5 (45... Nc5 46. Qb4) 46. Qb7+ Kd8 47. Qa7 {[%cal Gc4c5]} exd5
(47... Qa3 48. Rb7 $18) 48. Qa8+ Bb8 (48... Ke7 49. Re2 {is the end}) 49. c5
Qf6 50. Rxb8+ Nxb8 51. Qxb8+ Kd7 52. Bxd5 {winning}) 45... exd5 46. cxd5 b5 47.
Qd1 f5 $6 (47... Kd8 $142 48. Qxg4 (48. Bd4 $1) 48... Nf6) 48. Rc2 $1 $18 Kd8
49. Qc1 {the game is over} Bxa5 50. Rc8+ Ke7 51. Qa1 Bd8 52. Rc6 Qb4 53. Qg7+
Ke8 54. Re6+ Be7 55. d6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Osijek Forina-Mursa"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SV Empor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4 (10... Be7 {the main line} 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qb3 O-O
13. Rfd1 Rfd8 (13... Qb4) 14. Rac1 (14. a3 Rac8 (14... Rab8 $1 15. Rac1 Nd5 16.
Nxd5 (16. Nb5 Na5 17. Qc2 Bg6 $1 $10 {Nunn}) 16... exd5 17. Qb5 f6 18. b4 Re8
19. Rc3 Bd8 20. Qc5 Be7 21. Qxd6 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Lutz,C Ptuj zt 1995}) 15.
Rac1 Qb8 (15... Nd5 $5) 16. d5 $1 $14 {Nunn,J-Lutz,Ch Deutschland 1994 62/142 
[Nunn,J]}) 14... Qb4 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19.
Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bf3 {Estrada Gonsalez,J-Ljubojevic,L France 1995 63/121 [Estrada
Gonsalez,J; Lukacs,P]}) 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 (12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Nb5 Qe7 (13... Qd5
$1 $10 {Seirawan,Y}) 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Bg5 Bb6 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc4 $1 Rfd8 (19... Nxd4 $4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qg4+) 20. Nxb6 axb6
21. Rfd1 $14 {Deep Blue-Kasparov,G Philadelphia 1996 (m/1)}) 12... Bb6 13. Nc3
Qd6 (13... Qd8 14. Na4 Nd5 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nc5 Qe7 17. Qb3 Rfc8 18. g4 Bg6 19.
Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 {1/2-1/2 Voitsekhovsky,S-Neverov,V Kstovo op
1994}) 14. Qb3 (14. Nb5 Qb8 (14... Qe7 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nd5 17. Rac1 Rc8
18. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Savchenko,S Portoroz 1996}) 15. g4 Bg6 16. Ne5 Nd5
17. Bf3 Nxe3 18. Nxc6 Nxd1 19. Nxb8 Nb2 20. Ra2 Bd3 21. Bxb7 Rxb8 22. Bc6+ Ke7
{0-1 Afek,Y-Polgar,S Tel Aviv Czerniak 1996}) 14... O-O 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Rd2
Rac8 17. Rad1 Ne7 18. Na4 Qd5 19. Qb2 (19. Qxd5 Nexd5 $15) 19... Ne4 20. Rc2
Nf5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Bc4 Qd6 24. Nc5 Bxf3 $1 25. gxf3 Bc7 26. f4 (
26. fxe4 $2 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Nxe3+ 28. Ke2 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 b5 $1 30. Rc2 (30. Rc3
Rxd4 31. Qc2 Bb6) 30... Qxh3) 26... Nxc5 27. dxc5 (27. bxc5 Qc6 28. Rb1 (28.
Bf1 Nh4) 28... b6) 27... Qe7 (27... Qc6) 28. Qe2 e5 $1 29. fxe5 Qxe5 30. Qf3
Nxe3 31. fxe3 (31. Qxe3 $4 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Bf4 $1 33. Qe7 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Rd2#) (31.
Bxf7+ $5 Kh8 32. fxe3 Qb2 33. Rd1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Qxh3+ 36. Kf2 $8
{all other moves with the king are losing the bishop} Qg3+ (36... Qf5+ 37. Qf3
Qxf3+ 38. Kxf3 g6 {and the game should end with draw}) 37. Kf1 $8 Qxe3 38. Qd7
{and it is not clear what can black do,since after 38...g6 39.Bd5 his king is
very weak}) 31... Qb2 32. Re1 (32. Rd1 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Qxh3+ 35.
Kg1 (35. Ke1 Qh4+) (35. Ke2 Qg4+) 35... Qxe3+ $19) (32. Bxf7+ {transposes to
31.Bxf7}) 32... Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Bg3 34. Rc1 Qxh3+ $138 (34... Qb2 $142 $19 35.
Bxf7+ Kh8 36. Rc4 Rd1+ 37. Qxd1 Qf2#) 35. Qg2 Qf5+ 36. Kg1 Qe5 $6 (36... Qg5
$142 $5 37. Qf3 Kh8 $17) 37. Qf3 $2 {this move should lose immediately but
Lobron let his opponent escape} (37. e4 $142) 37... Qg5 $4 (37... Qb2 {again
this move (34...Qb2!), and the game is over, there is no place for the rook})
38. Kf1 (38. Bxf7+ Kh8 39. Bb3) 38... Be5 $2 {it is very strange for about 8
moves white could have taken the f7 pawn but did not, black who could have
protected it did not but now this story comes to it's end!} (38... Qg6 $17) 39.
Bxf7+ $1 {finally!!} Kh8 40. Ke2 {it seems that white's king is very weak and
open,but it is not easy for black to use this fact because also his king is
not very strong} Qh4 $6 (40... Qh6 $142 41. Rh1 Qa6+ $1 $40) 41. Rh1 Qf6 42.
Qxf6 gxf6 $10 43. Bg6 Rd7 44. Bf5 Rc7 45. Kd3 Kg8 46. Kc4 b6 47. Kd5 bxc5 48.
bxc5 Re7 49. a4 Rb7 50. a5 Re7 51. a6 Kf8 52. Rxh7 Rxh7 53. Bxh7 Bc3 54. Kd6
Bb4 55. Bg6 Ba3 56. e4 Bb4 57. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen-Kelmis Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Bb1 $6 (
14. Bg5) (14. Rfe1 Rac8 (14... h6 15. Bb1) 15. Bg5 $1 Nd5 $4 (15... g6 16. Bc4
Na5 17. Ba2 $14) 16. Nxd5 $18 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qd6 (17... Qd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5
Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Re8 21. Qxe8+ $1 Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7
25. Rd7+) 18. d5 Na5 19. b4 $1 $18 {Palkovi,J-Danner,G Budapest 1995 65/149 
[Palkovi,J]}) 14... Rac8 (14... h6 {this position is reached after 13...h6 14.
Bb1 Rfd8 but if black playes first 13...Rfd8 then white normally playes 14.Rfe1
} 15. Rfe1 (15. Qc2 Rac8 16. d5 Ne5 (16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Rxd5 $14
) 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd4 Qg5 19. Bxf6 (19. f4 Qh5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. d6 Rxd6)
19... Bxf6 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Ne4 Qf4 $1 {Adams,M-Poluljahov,A New York (open)
1996 66/113 [Adams,M]} (21... Qg6 22. Qxg6 fxg6 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24. dxe6 $16) 22.
Nxf6 Qxf6 23. dxe6 $14) 15... Bf8 16. Qd2 (16. Bc1 Ne7 17. Ne5 Nf5 18. d5 $5
$13 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U Tilburg (m/5) 59/(171) 1993} (18. Ng4 Nd5 19. Ne4
Qc7 20. Qf3 Be7 21. Ne5 $13 {Kosic,D-Vukic,M JUG-ch Tivat 1994})) 16... Qd7 $6
(16... Nd5 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bc1 Bg7 19. Qe4 $13) (16... Ne7 17. Bf4 Qd7 (17...
Qc6 18. Be5) 18. Ne5 Qe8 19. Re3 Ned5 (19... Nf5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ng4 Qc6 22.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Be5 {d5}) 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Qf4 Bg7
24. Rxg7 Kxg7 25. Rd3 Rac8 26. Rg3+ Kf8 27. h3 Ke7 28. Rg7 $13 {Berelovich,A;
Vaisman,A}) 17. Qc2 g6 18. Ba2 Ne7 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Bc1 Ned5 {Berelovich,
A-Goltz,R Passau 1996 66/114 [Berelovich,A; Vaisman,A]}) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 {
h4 is not the place for the bishop in this line,the important diagonal is
c1-h6 therefor most of the times the bishop withdraws to c1} Qf4 $1 17. d5 (17.
Bg3 Qg4 18. h3 Qh5 19. Ne4 Na5) 17... exd5 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. Nxd5 exd5 (18...
Rxd5 $2 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. Bd6) 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Qd3 Nxe7 21. Qh7+
Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ng8 23. Bh7 $18) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 {[#]} Rxd5 $1 20. Rxd5 Nd4
21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Qd3 $2 {an unexplained mistake,after 22.Nxd4 Qxd4 black is
very slightly better but the game should of course end with a draw,now black
simply takes the pawn when white Qh7 is nothing} Bxb2 23. Re1 (23. Qh7+ Kf8 24.
Re1 (24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Re1+ Kf6) 24... g6 {maybe this is what white had missed})
23... g6 24. Ba2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 (25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Bxa3) 25... Kg7 26. Re4
Qg5+ 27. Rg4 Qf6 28. Qe4 h5 29. Rg3 Be5 30. f4 Bxf4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgrade Partizan"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 (6... g6
7. d4 cxd4 8. Ng5 $5 (8. cxd4 Bg7 9. Bf4 (9. O-O) (9. Nc3 O-O 10. h4 d5 11. h5
Bg4 12. Rh4 gxh5 $1 13. Bc2 f5 $1 14. a3 e6 15. Rh1 Rc8 16. Qd3 {Markovic,
M-Matulovic,M Jugoslavija 64/148 [Matulovic,M]} Nc4 $1 $17) 9... d6 10. exd6
O-O 11. h3 (11. dxe7 Qxe7+ 12. Be3 Bg4 $36) 11... exd6 12. O-O Na5 $13 {
Samgin,S-Bologan,V Novgorod op 1995}) 8... d5 9. exd6 e6 10. cxd4 (10. Qf3 Ne5
(10... f5 11. Bxe6 (11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Bxd6 13. O-O Bxh2+ $1 14. Kxh2 Qd6+)
11... Bxe6 12. Nxe6 Qxd6 13. Nxd4 $1 (13. Nxf8 $6 Rxf8 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Bf4
Qd5 $15) 13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 Qd5 (14... Bg7 15. O-O O-O 16. Qxb7) 15. Qxd5 (15.
Qe2+ $5 Kf7 16. O-O Re8 17. Qd3) 15... Nxd5 16. O-O Rc8 (16... Bg7 17. Nc3 Rd8
18. Bg5 $1) 17. Nd2 Bg7 18. Re1+ Kd7 19. Nf3 $14 {Hondoko,E-Xe Jun ASIA-chT
INA-CHN 1995}) (10... f6 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Bxd6 13. Qh3 f5 14. O-O Qf6 15.
Re1 Kd8 16. Bb3 Kd7 17. Bd2 Rae8 $132 {Filipovic,B-Cabrilo,G Tivat 1995}) 11.
Qe4 (11. Qg3 $5) 11... Bg7 $1 12. cxd4 Nec4 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Nf3 Nxd6 14. Qe2
Nf5 15. Bg5 $1 Qd6 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxd8 Nxe2 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Kxe2 Bxb2 19.
Nbd2 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 $14) 16. Nc3 O-O {Certic,B-Matulovic,M Beograd 66/(121) 
[Matulovic,M]} 17. Ne4 $1 Qb4+ 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. a3 Nd5 20. Bg5 $1 f6 21. Bd2 $14
{Matulovic}) 10... Bg7 (10... Qxd6 11. Nc3 Bg7 (11... Qxd4 12. Qe2) 12. d5 exd5
13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 $1 $16) 11. Ne4 O-O (11... Nxd4 $2 12. Bg5 $18) (11...
h6) 12. Nbc3 f5 13. Bg5 Qe8 (13... Qd7 14. d5 $1 $18) 14. Nd2 h6 (14... Nxd4
15. O-O (15. Be7)) 15. Be7 Nxe7 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. Nf3 $16 {Xe6,g6 Hondoko,
E-Dao Thien Hai ASIA-ChT INA-VIE 1995}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 Be6 9. O-O c4 (9...
Bxb3 10. axb3 e6 (10... a6 {Ftacnik} 11. Nc4 Qd8 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. d4 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Be3 Qxb3 16. Qxd4 Rd8 17. Qg4 h5 18. Qe4 h4 19. Qg4 Qe6 20. Qb4
Qd5 21. h3 e5 22. Qb6 Rd6 {Shovunov,B-Stillger,B/Budapest FS03 IM (02)/1996/
0-1 (53)}) 11. Nc4 Qd8 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Be3 Rd8 16.
Bxd4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. b4 Qc6 19. Qg4 O-O 20. Rxa7 Rd2 21. Qf3 $1 $16 {
Sveshnikov,E-Filippov,V RUS-ch Elista 1995} (21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rb8 23. Rfa1
{Sveshnikov,E-Filippov,V/RUS-ch Elista (07)/1995/1/2-1/2 (88)})) (9... a6 {
Ftacnik} 10. Ng5 Nd8 11. Nxe6 Nxe6 12. Qf3 Qd7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qh5+ g6 15.
Qe5 Rg8 16. Qxc5 Qd6 17. Qa5 Bg7 18. d4 Rf8 19. Qg5 Rf5 20. Qg4 e5 21. dxe5
Bxe5 22. g3 {1-0 Rabiega,R-Jirovsky,M/BL2-N 9293/1993 (35)}) 10. Bc2 g6 (10...
O-O-O {Ftacnik} 11. b3 $1 {/\-><<}) 11. b3 (11. d4 cxd3 12. Nb5 Qd7 (12... Qd8
13. Bxd3 Bg7 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Bg3 O-O 16. Ng5 $14) 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. Bxd3 O-O-O
15. Be2 a6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 $5 {<->c,/^h2-b8 עc8} (17. Nxd4 Bc4) 17...
f6 (17... Nd5 18. Ng5) 18. Bd2 Nd5 (18... Kb8 $32) 19. Rfe1 Kd7 20. Bd1 $1 Bg7
21. Ba4+ $16 {Benjamin,J-Gavrikov,V Horgen 1994 61/161 [Benjamin,J]} (21. Ba4+
{Ftacnik} Kd6 (21... b5 22. Bb3 Bf7 23. a4 $16) 22. Ba5 $1 $16 {1-0 Benjamin,
J-Gavrikov,V/Horgen CS (09)/1994 (43)})) 11... Bg7 12. Qe2 cxb3 (12... Na5) (
12... Ne5) 13. axb3 O-O 14. d4 Bd5 $6 {black's threat is e5 or Bxf3 and then
e5 after he has no problems at all,but the right way way to play this plan was
14...Bg4 after it seems black is just OK} (14... Nd5 15. Bd2 (15. Bd2 {Ftacnik}
Qd7 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e6 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. Nc2 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Rac8
22. Be4 Rd7 23. c4 Nf6 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. d5 exd5 26. cxd5 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 {1-0
Rozentalis,E-Watson,W/BL 9495/1995 (44)})) (14... Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 e5
17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Ba3 Rfd8 19. Bc5 Nxd4 $1 (19... exd4 20. Nxa7)) (14... a6 {
Ftacnik}) (14... Rfe8 {Ftacnik} 15. Nc4 Qc7 $14) 15. Nc4 $5 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 {white has achived something,he has the two bishops,and black is not
able to play the free move e5 because of Ba3 Two bishops and a strong center
are favouring white. Das Läuferpaar und ein starkes Zentrum verschaffen Weiss
deutlichen Vorteil.} Qc7 (17... b6 $5 {Ftacnik} 18. Bf4 $14) 18. c5 $1 {
Xb7,h1-a8} Rfe8 (18... e5 19. d5) (18... b6 {Ftacnik} 19. Be4 Rfc8 (19... Rac8
20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Rxa7 bxc5 23. d5 Rd6 24. c4 $16) 20. cxb6 Qxb6
21. Be3 $16) 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Bg5 Rc8 21. Ba4 e6 22. Bf4 e5 (22... Qe7 23. Bd6)
23. Be3 (23. Bg3 $1 {this seems as the natural move pinning the e5 pawn,when
black is pinned on the h2-b8 and also on the a4-e8} Red8 24. Re1 $16) 23...
exd4 24. cxd4 Rcd8 (24... Red8 25. Bf4 $1 Qe7 (25... Qd7 26. d5) 26. Bd6) 25.
g3 (25. Bf4 Qc8) 25... Re6 $2 (25... Rf8) (25... Re7) (25... Bxd4 {Ftacnik} 26.
Bxd4 (26. Rxd4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Re6 28. Be3 $16) 26... Rxd4 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxc6
Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 bxc6 $15) (25... Re7 $2 {Ftacnik} 26. d5 Bxa1 27. d6 $18) 26. d5
$1 {The central control enables elegant tactical solution. Die Kontrolle im
Zentrum ermöglicht eine elegante taktische Lösung.} Bxa1 (26... Rf6) 27. dxe6
Rxd1+ (27... Bg7 28. Bxc6 Rxd1+ {transposes to 27...Rxd1}) 28. Qxd1 Bg7 $2 {
losing immediately but black's position is already very bad} (28... Bf6 {
Ftacnik} 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Qd5+ Kg7 31. Bb3 $40) 29. Bxc6 $1 $18 bxc6 (29...
Qxc6 30. Qd8+ Bf8 31. e7) 30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. cxd6 fxe6 32. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 {I think it will not be a mistake to say very clearly
that Sermek is clearly the leading player in the world in this variation,many
of the important lines in theory are in the games Sermek-Kozul in the line 10..
.Qc7} Bd7 {a rare move,most in most of the game with this position black
continued 10...Qc7 or 10...b6 10...Re8 is also possible,you can find the
theory of this moves in the games} 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Qa5 (13...
Nd5 14. Nc3 Ncb4 15. Be4 Rc8 16. Bd2 a6 17. Rfe1 Rf7 18. Rac1 b5 19. Bb1 $36 {
1-0 Sermek,D-Kersten,U/Biel op 1994/TD 94\02 (29)}) 14. Nc3 $146 (14. Bc4 d5
15. Bd3 Bd6 16. Nc3 Rae8 17. Bg5 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qc2 Bc6 21.
Rae1 Bxc3 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. bxc3 Ne4 24. Be3 Bb5 25. c4 Rc8 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27.
Qxe4 Bxc4 28. Rc1 b5 {Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z/Ljubljana op 1996/EXP 53/1/2-1/2 (41)
}) 14... Qh5 {is seems black has quite a nice position,with not bad chances,
all his pieces are in the,he has an half open file to play on [ the "f" file
of course ] he has a good place for hsi queen,his only disadvantage as I see
it may be the pawns in the center "d6" and "e6" which may become a weakness,
but in genral black should be satisfied from the opening result} 15. a3 (15.
Bf4 $5) (15. Re1 $5) 15... Nd5 16. Be4 (16. Nxd5 $6 exd5 $1 $36 {[%csl Rd4,Rf3]
[%cal Gd7g4,Ge7f6,Ga8e8]}) (16. Bd2 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 $36) 16... Rae8 (16...
Nf4 $6 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. d5) 17. Bd2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 d5 19. Bd3 Bd6 {black has
created a weak point at "e5" which white will not be able to use,while black
play on the king's side becomes now very serious and dangerous for white} 20.
h3 (20. Rfe1 Re7 (20... Rxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 22. Kf1 Rf8 23. Qh3 $8 Qxh3 24.
gxh3 $13) 21. Ne5 Qh6 $13) 20... Re7 {[%cal Gd7e8,Yh5h6,Ge8h5] black is going
to play a typical idea to from the French defence and also from the Stonewall
variation transfering the bishop on c8 to the h5-d1 diagonal or sometimes to
the b1-h7 diagonal} 21. Qd1 (21. Qd2 $5 {just taking the "h6" square from
black's queen} Rxf3 $6 (21... Be8 $5) 22. Be2 Rxh3 (22... Ref7 23. Qd1) 23.
Bxh5 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Rxh5 25. Qe2 Rh4 {with a very unclear position}) 21... Be8
22. Be2 Qh6 23. b4 (23. Bd2 Bf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 {[%cal Ge8h5]}) 23... Bh5 {
black is just in time to exchange white;s knight before white has already
played b5} 24. b5 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qf4 $36 26. Re1 Nd8 27. Bb4 $6 {this is a
wrong idea,white must keep he dark squares bishop to prevent black's knight
from coming to g5,this is his job,after exchanging the dark squares bishop we
will see in the variations below white has problems preventing black's knight
from becoming very active} (27. Kf1 $5 Nf7 28. Qd3 {with Bd2 when it seems
white can survive}) 27... Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Nf7 29. Qd2 (29. Bxd6 Nxd6 30. Bxd5 $4
Qh1+ 31. Ke2 exd5+) 29... Bxb4 30. Qxb4 $2 (30. axb4 Rc7 $1 31. Rac1 (31. Ke2
Nd6 $17 {[%csl Rb5,Rd4]}) 31... Rxc1 32. Qxc1 h6 $1 $17 {[%cal Gf7g5]}) {
[%tqu "En","white's last is a serious mistake losing immediately.black had to
play only to moves before white resigned,can you see these 2 moves?","thing
about white second rank,how can black get there?","","e7c7","",6]} 30... Rc7 $1
$19 {[%cal Gc7c2] the game is over!} 31. Qd2 Ng5 $1 (31... Ng5 32. Qxg5 Rc2 {
[%cal Gh2h1]}) 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 {certainly not
played very often,the two main moves in the position are 6...Nc6 and 6...e6} 7.
cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qa5 (8... Qd6 9. Be3 (9. O-O Nc6 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5
Be7 13. Nb5 Qd8 14. Bf3 {0-1 Tzermiadianos,A-Mastrokoukos,G/Hania op 1993/EXP
36 (38)}) 9... Nc6 10. Qb3 Qb4 11. Qxb4 Bxb4 12. a3 Be7 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Kxe2
Rc8 15. Rac1 a6 16. Na4 Nd5 17. Rc4 f6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Kd3 Kd7
21. Bd2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shrentzel,M-Serebrjanik,A/Tel Aviv Czerniak 1994/EXT 94 
(51)}) 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qb3 (10. Be3 Nc6 11. a3 Be7 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. d5 exd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bg6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Qb5 Qb8 19. Qa4 Bf6 20.
Bb5 Bd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Summerscale,A/Groningen op 1995/EXP 50 (35)})
10... Bb4 $146 (10... Qb4 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. O-O Qxd4 15.
Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qb7 Qd8 17. Bf4 Rc7 18. Qa6 Bd6 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21.
Nxc6 Qf6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rfe1+ Kf8 24. Rxd5 {1-0 Keitlinghaus,L-Miles,A/Bad
Woerishofen op 1997/EXP 57}) 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. c4 $14 {
the plans for both sides are quite obvious here,black should attack white's
pawns in the center,while white who enjoyes a pair of bishops plus his pawns
in the center that are both advantage and disadvantage should try to advance
his "d" creating a pass pawn and even more important opening the a1-h8
diagonal,it seems to me that white has better chances here} Nc6 15. Bb2 Na5 (
15... Rfd8 16. Rfd1) 16. Qb4 Ne4 (16... Rac8) 17. Rfe1 Nd6 18. d5 Naxc4 19. Qc3
f6 20. dxe6 {the "e6" pawn may be a very good one but if white does not manage
to do something I mean in his attack then this pawn might become a weak one} (
20. Nd4 Bxe2 21. Nxe6 Qb6 22. Rxe2 Rf7 $13 {when now the bishop on b2 is not
good}) 20... Rac8 21. Rad1 (21. Rac1 $5) 21... Qb6 (21... Nxb2 $6 {right now
white's bishop on b2 is not a strong one,since it is blocked very well by the
f6-g7 pawns} 22. Qxb2 $14) 22. Ba1 Rfe8 23. Nd4 Bg6 (23... Bxe2 $5 24. Rxe2 Qa6
25. Bb2 $132 {[%cal Gc3g3]}) 24. Qg3 Qa5 25. h4 (25. Bxc4 $5 Nxc4 26. Qb3 Nxa3
(26... b6 27. a4 $14) 27. Qxb7 Rc7 28. Qf3 Nc2 29. Nxc2 Rxc2 $11) 25... Ne4 (
25... Qxa3) 26. Qg4 Ne5 (26... Qxa3 $2 27. Bxc4 $1 (27. h5 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Ne3
29. Qf3 Nxd1+ 30. Rxd1 $16) 27... Rxc4 28. h5 $18) 27. Qf4 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d3]}
28. Qe3 h6 $2 (28... Nxe6 $2 29. Nxe6 Rxe6 30. f4) (28... Ned3 $2 29. Rf1 $16)
(28... Bd3 $1) 29. f4 Nc6 30. Bc4 {I do not like this move 30.Nb5 just seems
strong enough} (30. Nb5 $5 Ne7 31. g4 Nd5 32. Qd4 Red8 33. f5) 30... Kh8 (30...
Nxd4 31. Bxd4 $16 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gf4f5]}) 31. Nb5 Ne4 (31... Ne7 32. g4 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gb5d6,Gf4f5] /+-}) 32. Kh2 a6 (32... Bf5 33. Nd4 Nxd4 34. Rxd4 Nd6 (34...
Nc5 35. e7 $16) 35. Bb3 Qxa3 $13) 33. Nd6 Nxd6 34. Rxd6 Qh5 $2 (34... Ne7 {
[%cal Ge7f5,Gc8c4] when it seems white is in trouble now} 35. Bb3 (35. Bd3 Qxa3
) 35... Nf5 36. Qd2 Qxa3) 35. Qg3 Ne7 36. Be2 {now white has this move} Qa5 37.
Rd7 Bf5 $4 {a terrible mistake losing immediately,black had to play Be4} (37...
Be4) 38. Bh5 $18 {the game is over} Qb5 39. Bxe8 Rxe8 40. Qe3 Nd5 41. Qd4 Qa5
42. Re5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan TatTransGaz-Itil"]
[BlackTeam "Borovo Vukovar '91"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 {Kharlov} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. f4 d6 (4... d5 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be3 d4 7.
Bf2 Nh6 8. h3 f6 9. Nf3 Nf7 10. exf6 exf6 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. Qe2+
Be7 14. g3 Nb4 $40 {Dutschak,H-Howell,J BL2-S 9293}) 5. Nf3 (5. Be2 $6 c4 $1 6.
d4 Nxe4 7. Bxc4 d5 8. Be2 e5 $1 9. fxe5 Qh4+ 10. g3 Nxg3 11. Nf3 Qh5 12. Rg1
Nxe2 13. Qxe2 Bg4 $17 {Varavin,V-Lagunov,A Novosibirsk 1989}) 5... g6 (5... Bg4
6. Be2 c4 7. dxc4 Nxe4 8. Nd4 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nf6 10. Be3 e6 11. Nd2 Be7 12. O-O-O
Qa5 13. Kb1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 O-O 15. g4 $13 {Korzubov,P-Yuferov,S Ch club URS-T
Roslavl Russia}) 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O (7... c4 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 (9. Nxe5 $1 {
Kharlov} Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. d4 $16) 9... Ng4 10. d4) 8. Qc2 (8. O-O {Kharlov
} c4 $5 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 $5 (10... Ng4 11. d4 Bf5 12. h3 Nh6 13. g4 Bd3
14. Rf2 {/\ 15.Ne1}) 11. d4 $13 (11. dxc4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Ne3 13. Bxe3 Qxe3 14.
Re1 Qb6 15. b4 Bg4 $44)) 8... Rb8 (8... b5 $5) 9. a4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. axb5
axb5 12. h3 Ne8 (12... b4 $142 {Kharlov}) 13. f5 b4 (13... gxf5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Ng5 $1 Bd7 16. d4 $1 $16 {/+-} (16. d4 {Kharlov} f5 17. Bd5+ $1 Kh8 18.
Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Rxf5 $18)) 14. g4 Nc7 15. Qf2 bxc3 16. bxc3 e6 $6 {weakening the
black squares (f6)} (16... Nb5) (16... Ba6) (16... Nb4 $5 {Kharlov} 17. Rd1 (
17. cxb4 $2 Bxa1 18. Qh4 Bg7) 17... Ba6 18. Ne1 $13) 17. Qg3 Ne5 $6 {again Ba6
was better,black's all plan seems like a mistake} (17... exf5 $2 18. gxf5) 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 exf5 $2 {that is already a mistake giving
white a very strong place for his knight on e4.20...e5 is a possible move and
so is 20...Ba6} (20... e5 21. Qh6 $40) (20... g5 $1 {Kharlov} 21. Qe3 f6 $10)
21. exf5 gxf5 (21... Qf6 $2 22. fxg6 Qxf4 (22... Qxg6 23. Nd2 $16) 23. gxh7+
$18) (21... g5 {Kharlov} 22. Qg3 {/\ Nb1-d2-e4; c3-c4, Nb1-c3-e4}) 22. gxf5 Kh8
23. Ra2 $1 (23. Nd2 $6 {Kharlov} Rg8 24. Ne4 (24. Kh2 Rb2) 24... Bb7 25. Ra2
Bxe4 $15) 23... Rg8 24. Kh2 Bb7 {this was the last possible moment to play Ba6,
now both king are very weak but it was white who managed to get first to his
opponent's king} (24... Ba6) 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Nd2 Nd5 $6 (26... d5) 27. Qf3 (
27. Qh6 $2 {Kharlov} Nxc3 28. Ra8 Qxa8 29. Qf6+ Rg7 30. Rg1 Qf8 $1 (30... Qg8
31. Rxg7 $10) 31. Rxg7 Nd5 32. Rxf7+ Nxf6 33. Rxf8+ Kg7 34. Ra8 Rb2 $19) 27...
Qh4 28. Ne4 Re7 (28... Qe7 $13) (28... Rd7 {Kharlov} 29. f6 $1 $16 (29. c4 $2
Nf6)) (28... f6 $5 {Kharlov} 29. Nxd6 Rbg7 30. c4 $13) 29. f6 Re6 30. c4 $1 $18
Nb4 (30... Nb6 31. Rg2 Rg6 32. Rb1 Nc8 33. Rb7) 31. Rg2 Rf8 (31... Rg6 $2 32.
Nxd6) (31... Qh6 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33. Rg1+ Kf8 34. Ng5 Re8 35. Qf4) 32. Rfg1 Nxd3
{#} (32... Nc6 $8 {although this is black's only move it only forces white to
find another one strong move to win but after the text move the game is
immediately over} 33. Rg7 $1 (33. Qf5 {Kharlov} Ne5 (33... Nd4 $2 34. Nxd6 $1
Rxf6 35. Nxf7+ R6xf7 36. Qxf7 $18) 34. Rg7 $1 Ng6 (34... Nxd3 35. R1g4 Qh6 36.
Ng5 Re2+ 37. Rg2 $18) 35. Ng5 Re2+ 36. Kh1 $18) 33... Ne5 (33... Nd4 34. Qg2)
34. Qf5 $1 {and the game is over,against threats such as Ng5 and possibilly
Rxf7 black has no defence}) 33. Nxd6 Ne5 (33... Rxf6 34. Nxf7+ R6xf7 35. Qxf7
Qf4+ 36. Qxf4 Nxf4 37. Rf2 $18) (33... Rxd6 {Kharlov} 34. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 35.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 36. Qa8+ Rd8 37. Qxd8# {matt}) 34. Rg8+ (34. Rg8+ Rxg8 35. Rxg8+
Kxg8 36. Qa8+) 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O a6 (11... Rd8 12. Re1 (12. Rc1 Bd7 13.
Qb3 Na5 14. Qa2 a6 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. d5 $6 Ng4 $1 18. g3 Nxe3 19.
Nxe3 Nd4 $15 {Van Mill,J-Sosonko,G NLD-ch 1993}) 12... b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rad1
g6 $6 (14... h6) 15. Bb1 Rac8 16. Ba2 Re8 17. d5 $1 $16 {De La Villa Garcia,
J-Sion Castro,M Leon 1995}) (11... Nd5 12. Qc2 $5 g6 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Rae1 Bf6
15. b4 $1 Bd7 16. Qd2 $1 Be6 17. Bf4 Qd8 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Qf4 {+/=/+/-
Rosentalis,E-Epishin,V URS-sf Daugavpils 1989}) (11... h6 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Ne4
Qd8 14. Rac1 f5 15. Nc5 Qd6 16. Bb5 Bf6 17. Nd3 Bd7 $13 {Imanaliev,T-Sakaev,K
Frunze 1989}) 12. Qe2 (12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Bb1 Rac8 14. Qd3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 g6 16.
Rcd1 Be8 17. Rfe1 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Van Mill,J-Sosonko,G NLD-ch 1992}) (12. Bg5 $6
Rd8 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Bxe4 Bd7 $1 16. Rc1 (16. Bxb7 Rab8) 16...
Bc6 17. Qd3 h6 $15 {[%csl Rd4] Mance,F-Magerramov,E Budapest op 1990}) 12... b5
13. Rac1 (13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bb1 Na5 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Ba2 $13 {
Bojkovic,N-Nutu Gajic,D Jug-chW Split 1989}) 13... Bb7 14. a4 $6 {white was
thinking that he will get the c5 square and create a weak "a" pawn for black,
but the truth is that after this move white is between slightly or much worse
since as we will see black get the initiative immediately} bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nb4
16. Bb1 $6 {just losing a pawn,maybe white should have tried Ne5 but anyway
his position is very unpleasent} Ng4 $1 {[%cal Gb7f3]} 17. Ne5 $8 (17. g3 Qd5
18. h3 Qxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxf3 20. hxg4 Bxg4 $17) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Nb6 (
19. f4 $5 Qb5 $1 {the only move to get a clear advantage all other moves leads
to an unclear position} (19... Qa5 $5 20. Nb6 {and it is very difficult to
find a place for black's rook since after Rd8 white has Rc7 and after Re8 or
Rb8 white has Nd7}) (19... Qf6 20. Rc7 $1 Bc8 (20... Bc6 21. Rxc6 Nxc6 22. Qc2
{[%cal Gc2c6,Gc2h7]}) 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Qc4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rc8]}) 20. Qxb5 axb5
21. Nb6 Nd5 $1 {this is the important move which black now has} 22. Nxd5 (22.
Nxa8 Nxe3 23. Rc7 (23. Rfe1 Nxg2 $19) 23... Bxg2 $1 $17 {/-+})) 19... Rad8 20.
f4 $1 Qb8 {now black can play this move since his rook is on d8 not a8,again
Qf6 was not good becuase of Rc7} 21. f5 exf5 (21... Nd5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Qh5
Nf6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Qxh7+ Kf7 26. Qh5+ $11) 22. Bxf5 {[%cal Gb6d7]} Bc6 23.
Rxc6 $1 (23. Qg4) 23... Nxc6 24. Nd7 Rxd7 25. Bxd7 Ne5 26. Ba4 {I think black
has one very strong idea simply to try a exchange the black bishops after
white's king will become very weak plus black will have full control over the
black squares,and as we know a type of endgame Queen+Knight against a
Queen+Bishop is better for the one with the knight especially when one's king
is weak} (26. Bf5) 26... Rd8 (26... Qb4) 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ (27... g6 $1) (27... Qb4
28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Qd2 $8) 28. Bxd1 (28. Qxd1 Qxb2 $19) 28... a5 (28... Qb4 29.
Qd2) 29. h3 $6 {why?!} Qb4 30. Bd2 Qxb2 31. Bxa5 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Bc5 33. Qe1 $8 (
33. Qf1 Nd3 34. Be1 Qe5 $1 35. Be2 (35. Qxd3 $4 Qxe1+ 36. Kh2 Bg1+ 37. Kh1 Bf2+
38. Kh2 Qg1#) (35. Bh4 Bd6) 35... Bd6 36. g3 Nxe1 37. Qxe1 Qe3 $1 {[%cal Gd6g3]
} (37... Qxg3 $4 38. Qxg3 Bxg3 39. Kg2 $11) 38. Kg2 Bxg3 $19) 33... Nd3 34.
Qe8+ Bf8 35. Bb3 (35. Be1) 35... Nf2+ $1 36. Kh2 (36. Kg1 Nxh3+ 37. Kh2 Ng5 $19
38. Bd8 Ne6) 36... Qf4+ 37. g3 (37. Kg1 $2 Nxh3+ $19) 37... Qf3 38. Qe1 Bd6 39.
Qe8+ Bf8 40. Qe1 h5 {[%cal Gf8d6] I think that black should win this position
he has two amin ideas one is h5 as he has played in the game the other also a
good one is Qf5 right now insted on h5 when it seems white can not defend his
"h" pawn} (40... Qf5 41. Kg2 (41. g4 $2 Qf3 $19 {[%csl Rh2]}) 41... Nxh3 42.
Bd2 Ng5 43. Bxg5 Qxg5 {with very very good winning chances for black}) 41. Bc7
$8 Qf5 $6 {there was the simple Nxh3 just taking another pawn again with
fantastic winning chances} 42. Qe8 $8 h4 43. Kg2 (43. gxh4 $4 Qxh3+ 44. Kg1
Qxb3 45. Kxf2 Qc2+) 43... Ne4 44. Bf4 $8 Nxg3 (44... hxg3 45. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 46.
Qxe4 $11) 45. Bxg3 hxg3 46. Qe3 (46. Kxg3 $4 Qd3+) 46... Bd6 47. Qe8+ Bf8 48.
Qe3 Qf6 49. Qxg3 {and here insted of getting this position with another pawn
on h7 black has only one extra pawn,and the game should probably end with a
draw} Qb2+ 50. Kf1 Qb1+ 51. Ke2 Qb2+ 52. Kf1 Qb1+ 53. Ke2 Qe4+ 54. Qe3 Qg2+ 55.
Qf2 Qe4+ 56. Qe3 Qb7 57. Qf3 Qe7+ 58. Kf1 g6 59. h4 $1 {not allowing black to
organize his pieces} Bg7 60. h5 g5 61. Qf5 Qf6 62. Qxf6 Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Palkovi, Jozsef"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 (5... e6) (5... Bg4) (5...
Nc6) 6. Na3 Bg7 (6... cxd4 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Nbxd4 $14) 7. Bc4 (7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5
(8. Qxd4 Nc6) 8... O-O $1 9. Qxd4 (9. Nc7 $4 Qc5 $19) 9... Nc6 $1 10. Qh4 (10.
Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 a6 $10 {/=/+}) 10... Ng4 $1 11. Nc7 Qa5 12. Nxa8 Bxc3+ 13.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Qe5+ 15. Be2 (15. Kd1 g5) 15... Nd4 16. O-O g5 $1 $19 {
Sepp,O-Ehlvest,J Riga zt 1995}) (7. Nb5 Na6 8. Be2 (8. dxc5 Qxd1+ (8... Qxc5 $2
9. Be3 $16) 9. Kxd1 Ne4 10. Be3 O-O) 8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nfxd4 O-O 11.
O-O Bd7 12. Nb3 Rfc8 {Shaked,T-Yermolinsky,A Parsippany ch-USA 1996}) 7... Qe4+
8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Re1 Qf5 12. Be5 Rd8 13. Qb3 Ng4 (13...
Ne4 $2 14. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Rxe4 $16) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1
Qc5 16. Qc2 Bf5 17. Qe2 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 {white is better maybe much better,black
pieces are not organized the knight on g4 is bad the e7 pawn may become weak,
white controls to oprn "d" file,all this give his the advntage} Rd8 $6 {
black tries to exchange rooks,but by doing so he allowes white to play a very
nice idea} (18... Nf6 19. b4 Qb6 20. b5 Na5 21. Qxe7 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Qxb5 23.
Qxf7+ (23. Nd6 Qd7 $8) 23... Kxf7 24. Nd6+ $16) 19. Rxd8 Nxd8 20. h3 Nf6 {
[%tqu "En","try to find white's move,believe look for a move with a trick in
it because from a positional point of view it is terrible!","","","b2b4","",7]}
21. b4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Re7]} Qc7 22. Nb5 Qf4 23. Nxa7 Ne4 (23... Qc1+ 24. Qe1
) 24. Nb5 Bd7 25. Bd3 $1 Ng5 (25... Bxb5 26. Qxe4) 26. Qe5+ Qxe5 27. Nxe5 $18
Bxb5 28. Bxb5 Ne4 29. c4 Nc3 30. a3 Ne6 31. Bd7 Nd4 32. c5 Nc2 33. Nc4 Nb1 34.
b5 Nc3 35. b6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Purtov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 (7. a3) (7.
Bd3) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bb2 (9. Be2 Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qa3 11. Rc1 Ba6 12. O-O
Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Bg5 Qxa2 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 h6 18. Bh4 Bc5
19. Qg4 g5 $17 {van der Werf,M-Van Wely,L Nld-chT 1995}) (9. Bd2 d6 10. Bd3 Nd7
11. O-O Bb7 (11... dxe5 12. Re1 g6 $5 (12... Bd6 13. dxe5 Be7 14. Bf4 Nc5 15.
Bb5+ Bd7 16. Nd4 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qc6 18. a4 O-O 19. Nd4 Qb7 20. Qg4 Rfd8 21. Re3
$14 {Hmadi,S-Plachetka,J Tunis 1992 56/(161)}) 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5
Bg7 $15) 13... Bg7 14. Qe2 Bb7 {=/+/-/+ Jonkman,H-Plachetha,J
Mandelieu_La_Napoule 1992 56/(161)}) 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6
15. Bb5+ (15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 O-O 17. c4 Rfe8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qh4 Qg7 20. Bh6 Qf7
21. Rd1 Rac8 $13 {Greger,R-Cramling,P Valby 1991}) 15... Bc6 (15... Kf8 16. Rh5
Be4 17. Qe2 Bg6 18. Rh3 $14 {Blatny,P-Grosar,A Debrecen Eu-Tch 1992}) 16. Qf3
Rc8 (16... O-O-O 17. Bxc6 Bxe5 18. a4 $1 Bd6 {Seguera,R-Akopian,v Mamaia 1991
53/(144)} 19. Be4 $1 $40) 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. d5 Qb7 $13) 9... d6 (9... Bb7 10.
Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. c4 O-O 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Re1 g6 $13 {
Liiva,R-Epishin,V Keres mem 1996}) 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. O-O Bb7 13. c4
O-O 14. h3 Be7 $5 {[%cal Ge7f6,Gf8d8,Ga8c8,Gd7f8,Gf8g6] an interesting idea
the bishop is going the f6 black's rooks the d8 and c8 and the knight to g6
via f8 after black's position is fantastic he has strong pressure on the d4
and c4 pawns has the a8-h1 diagonal and the knight is very active and indeed
white who has about 200 elo points than his opponent lost very quickly} (14...
e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20.
Bxe5 Rfc8 $11 {Peptan,C-Kuijf,M Groningen 1995}) 15. Re1 (15. Rc1 {with the
idea Qe2-Rfd1 and maybe d5}) 15... Rfd8 16. Re3 $6 {white starts an hopeless
plan tring to attck black's king,the problem is that after his plan will fail
he will be in a serious trouble} Bf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rd1 Nf8 19. Ne5 Ng6 $15 {
[%csl Rc4,Rd4] /-/+} 20. Qh5 $4 {just a blunder losing a pawn,of course black
is better any way butafetr a move like Qc2 white is still playing} {[%tqu "En",
"white has just blundered something do you see it?","","","f6e5","",2]} Bxe5 {
is was also possible to play Bxg2 immediately} 21. Rxe5 (21. dxe5 Bxg2) 21...
Bxg2 (21... Nxe5 $4 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Ba3+ Ke8 24. dxe5 $18) 22. f3 {[%tqu
"En","white was is threatening Qg5 winning the bishop,it is not possible to
take on e5 but one move is just the best one and the end of this game!","think
how can you make Nxe5 a possible move?","","f7f5","",5]} f5 $1 {blocking the
b1-h7 diagoanl and winning an exchange} 23. Be2 (23. Ree1 Qg3) 23... Nxe5 24.
dxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Qd7 26. Bb3 g6 {not a game white would like to remember!}
0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Egin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 (6. Nbd2 Nc6 (6...
cxd4 7. Bc4 Qh5 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. cxd4 e6 10. Qxb7 Rb8 11. Qc6 Bb4 (11... Bxf3 12.
Qxf3) 12. Ne5 $16 {Sveshnikov,E-Belikov,V RUS-ch Elista 1995}) 7. Bc4 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 Qd7 (8... Qg5 $4 9. Ne4 $1 Qf5 (9... Qg2 10. Ng3 {Bf1-XQg2}) 10. Qe2 e6
11. Ng3 Qh3 12. d5 $18 {Adams,M-Hubner,R Wijk ann Zee 1996 65/147 [Adams,M]}) (
8... Qd6 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Qe2) 9. dxc5 e6 10. b4 a5 11. Rb1 Nd5 12. Bxd5 Qxd5
13. a3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 Rad8 $2 (15... Ne5 $32) 16. Nc4 $1 $16 {Vlassov,
N-Atalik,S Rethymnan 1995 65/146}) 6... e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10.
cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. a3 (12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 (13... Qb4) 14. a3 (14.
Rac1 Qb4 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxg6 hxg6 $10
{Estrada Gonsalez,J-Ljubojevic,L France 1995 63/121}) 14... Rac8 15. Rac1 Qb8
$6 16. d5 $1 $14 {Nunn,J-Lutz,Ch Deutschland 1994 62/142 [Nunn,J]}) 12... O-O
13. Qb3 Rac8 (13... Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nd5 15. Rac1 Rab8 16. Nb5 Na5 $1 17. Qc2 Bg6
18. Nxd6 Bxc2 19. Rxc2 Bxd6 $10 {Kindermann,S-Babula,V Moscow (ol) 1994 62/143
[Kindermann]}) (13... a6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 b5 16. Qa2 b4 17. d5 exd5 {
Cherniaev,A-Lalic,B Hastings 1994 62/(143)} 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rc5 Nc3 20. Rxd6
Nxa2 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Rxh5 bxa3 23. Bc4 Nb4 24. bxa3 Nc2 $10 {Lalic,B}) 14.
Rfd1 (14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qa6 Rxb2 $15 (15... Bxf3 $6 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 17. Qxd6 Nxf3+
18. gxf3 Bxd6 19. b4 $13)) (14. Rac1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Qxb7 Rb8
$1 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 $14) 17. Qxa7 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Rxb2) 16... Qxd4 17. Qxb7
Bc5) 14... Nd5 15. Ne4 {white got nothing out of the opening but after this
move he is already worse,it was possible to take on d5 with about equal
position but white was looking for an advantageand soon found himself in a
difficult position} Qb8 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Nc5 b6 18. Na6 Qd6 {what is the
knight doing on a6??} 19. Qa4 Bf6 20. Rc4 Nce7 21. Rdc1 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Nxe3 23.
fxe3 Nf5 24. Rc3 {[%tqu "En","black won in 4 moves can you?","","","h5f3","",2]
} Bxf3 $1 25. Bxf3 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Bxd4 {[%cal Gg1d4,Gd4g1]} 27. Qb3 Qf4 28. Kf2
Bxe3+ {and white resigned without waiting for check on d2 after taking the
bishop} 0-1

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 {Hickel's variation,it seem as Hickel is the only
strong player which playes this line so often} Nc6 (3... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nbd2
O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. a3 d6 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 Bh3 11. Re1 h6 12. Nc4 b5
13. Ne3 Be6 14. Rb1 a6 15. Nd5 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Be3 $13 {Hickel,
J-Kaminski,U Bl 92/93}) (3... d6 4. f4 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. Qe2 e6 7. g3 b6 8.
Bg2 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 a6 12. b3 b5 {Kharlov,A-Ivanov,M
Vladivostok 1994}) 4. Nf3 d5 (4... g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. a3 O-O 7. Be2 d5 8. O-O
Qc7 (8... c4 9. exd5 cxd3 10. dxc6 dxe2 11. Qxe2 bxc6 12. Re1 Nd5 13. Ne4 Qb6
14. c4 Ba6 15. Qc2 Nc7 16. Rb1 Ne6 17. Be3 $14 {Bezold,M-Pavasovic,D Portoroz
1996}) 9. Re1 Rd8 (9... b6 10. Bf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bb7 12. Qc2 Rad8 13. b4 cxb4
14. cxb4 Rc8 15. Rb1 $13 {Hickel,J-Mueller,O BL 89/90}) 10. Bf1 e5 11. b4 c4
$13 {Hickel,J-Damljanovic,B Mitropa cup 1987}) 5. Nbd2 Bg4 (5... e5 6. a3 Be7
7. b4 a6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Re1 dxe4 $6 12. dxe4 Rad8 13.
Qc2 Nh5 14. Nc4 $14 {Hickel,J-Maus,S Bl 88/89}) 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O
9. Qc2 Qc7 {Black should have no camplains about the opening, all his pieces
occupy good squares, he has his pawns in the center, to be honest I do not
understand what white wants to get from this opening?} 10. Nf1 Rad8 (10... c4
$5 11. exd5 (11. dxc4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Bf5 $1 13. Ng3 Bd6 $15 (13... e3 14. Nxf5
exf2+ 15. Kxf2 exf5 16. Qxf5 Qxh2 {[%csl Rf2]})) 11... cxd3 12. Bxd3 Bxf3 13.
dxc6 Bxc6 $11 {/=/+}) 11. Bg5 d4 12. N1d2 (12. c4 $6 Nxe4 $1 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
dxe4 d3 15. Bxd3 Nb4 $15 {/-/+}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd4 $2 (
14. c4 $15 {/-/+}) (14. cxd4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 $17 {[%csl Gd4,
Re2]}) 14... cxd4 15. Bxg4 dxc3 16. bxc3 Nb4 $19) 13... dxc3 14. bxc3 Nh5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. g3 (16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nf4 $15 {when black's plan is very easy
Rd7-Rfd8 and Qf6 when it is clear white "hanging" pawns d3 and c3 are black
main target}) 16... Nf6 $1 {the knight has nothing more to do on h5,it has
already made white to weaken his position with g3} 17. Reb1 (17. Rab1) (17. e5
Nd7 18. d4 (18. Bf1 f6 $1 19. exf6 (19. Nh4 Ndxe5 20. f4 g5 $1 21. fxe5 gxh4
22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Ne4 Qf5 $17) 19... Qxf6 20. Re4 Bf5 $36 21. Re3 Nb4 22. Qb2
Nd5) 18... Nb6 19. Nb3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 cxd4 21. cxd4 (21. Bxc6 d3) 21... Nxd4 22.
Nxd4 Rxd4 $17) 17... b6 18. Bf1 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7e5]} 19. a4 Qf6 (19... Nde5 20.
Nxe5 Nxe5 21. a5 $132) 20. Ne1 Bh5 (20... g5) 21. f4 (21. Nc4 $5 {[%cal Ga4a5]}
Nde5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 (22... Nxe5 $6 23. a5) 23. d4 $1 Qd6 (23... cxd4 $4 24. Rb5
{[%cal Gb5h5]}) 24. dxc5 bxc5 $13 {/=/+}) 21... g5 22. Ng2 (22. e5 Qg7 23. Bg2
gxf4 24. gxf4 (24. Bxc6 Nxe5 25. Bg2 fxg3 {With 3 pawns for the knight and
strong initiative it is not difficult to say that black has a very good
position.}) 24... Ne7 25. Nc4 f6 $36 {[%cal Gf8f1] /-/+}) 22... Kh8 {The king
has really no place on the "g" file, when it will be opened the rooks and
queen should stand there.} 23. Re1 Rg8 24. Kh1 Bg4 {The black idea is to play
at one moment Bh3 when white want be able to hold the pawn on f4.} 25. e5 Qg6
26. Ne4 gxf4 27. gxf4 (27. Nxf4 Qg7 {[%csl Re5]}) 27... f6 28. exf6 Nxf6 29.
Qf2 (29. Nxf6 Qxf6 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Rf4]}) 29... Rdf8 30. Re3 (30. Ng3) 30... e5
$1 31. Nh4 (31. Nxf6 Qxf6 32. Re4 Be6 $17) 31... Qh5 32. Nxf6 (32. f5 Nd5 33.
Ree1 Qxh4 $1 34. Qxh4 Bf3+ 35. Bg2 Bxg2+ 36. Kg1 Bxe4+) 32... Rxf6 33. f5 Ne7
$1 34. Rxe5 $2 (34. Bg2 $8 Nxf5 35. Nxf5 (35. Rf1 Rgf8 36. Nxf5 Rxf5 37. Qe1
Rxf1+ 38. Bxf1 Bf3+ $17) 35... Rxf5 $17) 34... Nxf5 $19 {the game is over} 35.
Ng2 Bf3 36. Rae1 Rfg6 37. Be2 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 (6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4
Bxf3 8. gxf3 (8. Qxf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. Bb5+ Kd8
13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bc4 Nd7 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Bb3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Kc7 18. O-O Rhd8 $15 {
0-1 De Kleuver,E-Kadimova,I/EU-chTW 1997/EXP 57/[NED - AZE] (33)}) 8... Qf5 $1
{this is the black's best move in this position which seems to give him a good
position} (8... Qg5 $2 9. Ne4 Qf5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Ng3 Qh3 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bb5+
Nd7 14. Bf4 a6 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. O-O-O $18 {Adams,M-Huebner,R/Wijk aan Zee/
1996/1:0/31/}) (8... Qd7 9. dxc5 e6 10. b4 (10. Nb3 Qc7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Qe2 Rd8
13. Rd1 Rxd1+ 14. Kxd1 O-O 15. Kc2 Rd8 16. f4 $14 {Strikovic,A-Garcia Iluhdain,
D/Leon/1996/0,5/37/}) 10... a5 11. Rb1 (11. Qb3 $5) 11... Nd5 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13.
a3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {Vlassov,N-Atalik,S/Rethimnon/1995/1:0/25/}) (
8... Qd6 $5) (8... Qh5) 9. Qb3 (9. dxc5 $5) (9. Nb3 $5 e6 $5 (9... cxd4 10.
Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 $13) 10. Nxc5 Bxc5 11. dxc5 Rd8 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. Bb5+ Ke7 14.
f4 $13) 9... O-O-O $8 10. Bxf7 (10. Bb5 cxd4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O e6 13. Qa4 (
13. cxd4 Bd6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 Qxe4 $17) 13... Qb5 14. Qxb5 (14. Qxa7 Bc5
15. Qxf7 (15. Qa8+ Kc7 $19) 15... Rhe8 $19) 14... cxb5 15. cxd4 Rxd4 16. Nb3
Ra4 $19 {0-1 Antonio,R-Huebner,R/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/[Dolmatov] (41)})
10... Nd5 11. Bxd5 $8 Rxd5 12. Ne4 $2 (12. Rg1 e6 (12... cxd4 $5) 13. Rg3 cxd4
14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bd2 Rhd8 16. c4 R5d7 17. O-O-O g6 $13 {Shaked,T-De Firmian,N/
USA/1996/0,5/47/}) (12. dxc5 $6 Re5+ $1 (12... e6 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qa4 Bxc5 15.
Qe4 Qh5 16. f4 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Nd3 18. Qf3 {Feoktistov,A-Belov,V/RUS-Cup2 1996/
EXP 56/1/2-1/2 (30)}) 13. Ne4 $2 Rxe4+ $18) 12... e6 13. Ng3 (13. O-O Qxf3 14.
Ng3 h5 $17) 13... Qxf3 14. Be3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 $6 (15. cxd4 $5 Bd6 16. Qd1 Qg2
17. Qg4 $15) 15... Bd6 $17 {>< Ke1/} 16. Qd1 Qg2 $1 17. Qg4 Nxd4 (17... Bxg3 $2
18. O-O-O $10) 18. cxd4 Bb4+ 19. Ke2 Rf5 $1 20. Rhf1 Rhf8 21. Kd3 Kb8 $1 $19
22. Rac1 Rf3+ 23. Kc4 Bd2 {0-1 Votava,J-Lutz,C/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/
[Shipov]} (23... Bd2 24. Rcd1 Rc8+ 25. Kb5 Rb3+ 26. Ka4 Qc6+ 27. Kxb3 Qb5+ 28.
Ka3 Qb4#)) 6... Qxc5 (6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 e5 8. b4 e4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Nxg4 11.
hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nbd2 exf3 13. Bb5+ Nc6 14. Re1+ Be7 15. Kc2 Kf8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17.
Nc4 $13 {1-0 Arnason,A-Arnason,J/Vestmannaeyjum 1985/MCL 01 (63)}) 7. h3 (7.
Na3 a6 8. Be3 (8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Qb6 Qxb6 13.
Nxb6 Rd8 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nd5 16. Bc4 $2 Nxb6 17. Bxe6 Rxd4 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7
19. cxd4 e6 20. Rc1 Bd6 21. Ke2 Rd8 $15 {1-0 Sermek,D-Savon,V/Bled op 1992/CBM
29 (55)}) 8... Qc8 9. h3 Be6 10. Be2 Bd5 11. O-O e6 12. c4 Bc6 13. Nb1 Be7 14.
Nc3 O-O 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nbd7 17. Nd4 Bc5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Qc2
h6 21. Bd2 Bd4 {Shaked,T-Lerner,K/Berliner Sommer 1997/EXP 59/1/2-1/2 (80)}) (
7. Be3 Qc8 8. h3 Bf5 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Nc4 g6 11. Nce5 Bg7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bc4
O-O 14. O-O Nd5 15. Bd4 $14 {/+/- 1-0 Markovic,I-Ostojic,N/JUG-chT 1997/EXP 59
(33)}) 7... Bh5 8. Na3 {I could not find even one game with this position in
my database, since the theory claims that after 6.dxc5 white should have no
advantage} a6 (8... Nc6 9. Nb5 {[%cal Gc1e3]}) 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 (10...
Nc6 11. Nd4) (10... Qd7 $2 11. Bb5 Nc6 12. Ne5 $18) 11. O-O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 Rd8
(12... e6 $5 {this is a critical move, since if white does not have something
forcing [which I can not see ] black has no problems at all, since white wants
to have time to play Nc4-Bb6} 13. Nc4) 13. Nc4 e6 (13... b5 14. Qa5 {this is
the simplest move,which gives white a very pleasent position,maybe Qxa6 is
also possible giving the knight for 2 pawns and some compensation,although I
think black should be atleast OK in this variation,while here he is simply
worse} Rc8 (14... Qc6 15. Ne5) 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Nb6) 14. Bb6 Qf4+ 15. Kb1 Rc8
16. Rd4 Qb8 (16... Qxf3 $2 17. Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Ne5+ $16) (16...
Qf5+ 17. Bd3 Qh5 (17... Qb5 18. Nd6+) 18. Be4 (18. Rd1 Nd5 19. Be4 Rxc4) 18...
Qb5 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 $16) 17. f4 {black next move is of
course Nd5 so white can play Ne3 which I believe nobody likes,and can play f4
with an interestong exchange sacrifise,when he gets full compensationfor the
material} Nd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Ne5 Qd6 (19... Rc6 $5 20. Nxd7 (20. Nxc6 $2
Nxb6 21. Nxb8+ Nxa4 {[%csl Rb8]}) 20... Kxd7 21. Bg2 $40 {[%csl Rd7]}) 20. Bg2
f6 (20... Be7 $2 21. Re1 $36 {when it is not easy at all to move with the
black pieces} (21. Rd1 Rc6 $8 22. Rxd5 (22. Nxc6 Nxb6) 22... Nxb6 23. Rxd6 Nxa4
24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Bxc6+ Kf8 26. Bxa4 Bd6 $13)) 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qd4 $1 {
of course white must keep the queens on thre board} (22. Re1+ Be7 23. Qxd7+
Kxd7 24. Bxd5 Rb8) (22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Bxd5 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Bxb7 Rb8)
22... Qf5+ (22... Rc4 23. Re1+ Be7 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Bxd5 $16 {/+-}) 23. Ka1
Bd6 (23... Rc6 24. Rd1 $40 {[%cal Gg2d5]} (24. Bxd5 $4 Rxb6)) 24. Bxd5 Qxf4 25.
Re1+ Kd7 $6 (25... Kf8 26. Qxf4 Bxf4 27. Bxb7 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Bxa6 $16)
26. Bxb7 $1 (26. Qxf4 $2 Bxf4 27. Bxb7 $4 Rb8) (26. Be6+ Kc6 27. Bd5+ Kd7)
26... Rc4 (26... Qxd4 $8 27. Bxc8+ Rxc8 28. Bxd4 {with a big advantage for
white,just extra pawn without any compensation for black}) {[%tqu "En","please
find a force quick win for white,this is very simple","","","d4d5","",6]} 27.
Qxf4 $4 (27. Qd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5e6,Gd5f7] what can be more logical than avoiding
queen's exchange when your opponent has his king on d7 in this way,it took me
one second not to like Qxf4 and a few more to find Qd5,but that's why I guess
white was in time trouble,since clearly he is a good player,which does not
miss such simple moves} Re8 $8 28. Rd1 {[%cal Gb6e3]} Re6 29. Bxa6 {and the
game is completely over}) 27... Rxf4 28. Bxa6 Kc6 29. Be3 (29. Bd4 $5) 29...
Ra4 30. Bf1 {after all the complications we had we have reached an endgame,
when it's clear white's pair of bishops and his 3 connected ( free ) pawns on
the Queen's side gives him the advantage} Rd8 31. Bg2+ (31. b3 $5) 31... Kc7
32. Kb1 Bf4 $5 {changing the position,black believes in his chances of drawing
the endgame with the opposite coloured bishop} 33. b3 Bxe3 34. bxa4 Bxf2 35.
Re2 Bc5 36. a5 Rd6 37. Rb2 Kc8 38. a6 $6 {it seems that after this move,black
changes rooks ,or atleast taking the 'b" file,and moving his king which is
right now cut along the "b" file to the "a7" square} (38. Rb7 Rd7 39. Rb5)
38... Rb6 $1 39. Rb3 Kb8 40. Kc2 Ka7 41. Bb7 g5 42. c4 h5 43. Rd3 Rd6 44. Rd5
Rxd5 45. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Makarov, Marat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 Qxd6 (5... e6) 6. Bg2
Nc6 7. Na3 {not a good idea since white has to play d4 [if not black will play
Bf5-Bd3] therefor 7.Ne2 is white's move} (7. Ne2 g6 (7... Bf5 8. d4 cxd4 (8...
e6 9. Na3 Qd7 10. Nc4 Bg4 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne3 Nxe3 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Bxe3
Bxe3 15. fxe3 e5 $1 $15 {/-/+ Hoffman,A-De Firmian,N Boenos Aires 1995}) 9.
Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qe6+ 11. Be3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 $16 {Rozentalis,E-Gelfand,B_
Tilburg 1992 (m/3) 56/(160)}) (7... Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O e6 10. g4 (10. d4 Rd8
11. g4 Bg6 12. Na3 Qd7 13. c4 Nb6 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Nb4 16. Nf4 $13 {
Finkel,A-Portisch,L Biel op 1995}) 10... Bg6 11. d4 Rd8 12. Na3 Be7 13. c4 Ndb4
14. d5 $36 {Rozentalis,E-Savchenko,S Antwerpen 1993}) 8. d4 (8. Na3 Nc7 9. O-O
Bg7 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc4 Qd7 12. Be3 Ne6 $10 {Rozentalis,E-Hellers,F Malmo 1993
58/(184)} (12... Ne6 {Chekhov} 13. Re1 Re8 14. Qa4 Rb8 $15 {Rozentalis,
E-Hellers,F/Malme/1993/0|1/35/})) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Ne2 (10. Nxc6 Qe6+
11. Ne5 Qxe5+ 12. Qe2 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Bg4+ 14. f3 Be6 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. Kxe3
O-O-O $17 {Mufic,GO-Palac,M Pula PCA op 1994}) 10... Be6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Nd2
Qc7 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Qh4 Nb6 $15 {Loncae,R-Palac,M CRO-ch 1995}) (7. Qe2 $5 {
Chekhov} Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. Na3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Bf6 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. d3 h6
$132 {Gonzales,V-Baron Isanta,J/Barcelona/1995/0|1/29/}) 7... Bf5 (7... Be6 $6
{Chekhov} 8. Nf3 Rd8 9. O-O h6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 $16 {Martens,
M-Van Der Poel,P/NED/1995/1|0/30/}) 8. d4 (8. Nb5 Qe5+ 9. Ne2 (9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.
Nxe2 O-O-O) 9... Bd3 10. f4 Qf5 $1 $17 11. g4 Qd7 (11... Qxg4 12. Bxd5 Bxb5 13.
Bxf7+ $13) 12. Bxd5 e6 $1 (12... Bxb5 13. Bxf7+ $13)) (8. Ne2 Bd3 (8... Bd3 {
Chekhov} 9. O-O e6 $36)) 8... cxd4 9. Nb5 (9. cxd4 $5 {Chekhov} Ndb4 (9... e6
$5 10. Ne2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Ne3 $132) 10. Ne2 Nd3+ 11. Kf1 $13)
9... Qe5+ 10. Ne2 Nxc3 $1 (10... d3 {Chekhov} 11. Bxd5 dxe2 12. Qxe2 Qxe2+ 13.
Kxe2 $16) 11. Nbxc3 (11. bxc3 {Chekhov} Qxb5 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 e6 $19)
11... dxc3 12. bxc3 Rd8 (12... Be4 13. Bf4 Qf5 (13... Bxg2 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. f4
) 14. Bxe4 Qxe4 15. O-O) 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Bf4 Qf6 (14... Qa5 $4 {Chekhov} 15.
Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Bc7) 15. O-O e5 16. Qe4 (16. Be3 Nd4 17. Qd1 Nf3+ (17... Nf3+ {
Chekhov} 18. Bxf3 $2 (18. Kh1 Bc6 19. Qc2 b6 20. Rad1 Be7 $19) 18... Qxf3 $19))
16... Be7 (16... Bf5 $6 17. Qe3 Be7 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6 19. Bxe5 Bh3 20. Nf4 Bxf1
21. Rxf1 O-O (21... f6 22. Bd4) 22. Bxg7 $13) 17. Be3 Qg6 (17... O-O {Chekhov}
18. f4 exf4 19. Nxf4 $44) 18. Qc4 O-O 19. h3 Be6 (19... Bf5 $5 {Chekhov} 20.
Qb3 Rd7 $19) 20. Qb5 Rd7 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxe5 (
24. Qxc6 {Chekhov} Bxh3 25. Qc8+ Bd8 26. Qa8 h6 $19) 24... Bd6 25. Qg5 (25. Qa5
{Chekhov} Bxh3 26. Nf4 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 Qe4 $19) 25... Qe4 (25... Qxg5 {Chekhov}
26. Bxg5 h6 27. Be3 Bxh3 $19) 26. Bd4 (26. Kh2 Bd5 27. Rg1 f6 28. Qg4 Qxg4 29.
hxg4 Bxa2 30. Ra1 Bc4) (26. Nf4 $2 h6 27. Qh4 (27. Qh5 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 g5 $1 $19)
(27. Qa5 Bxf4) 27... g5) 26... f6 27. Qe3 (27. Qh5 {Chekhov} Bd5 $19) 27...
Qxe3 28. Bxe3 Bxh3 $17 29. Nd4 c5 (29... Rc7 {Chekhov} 30. Rd1 Be7 31. Nb3 Be6
32. Rd4 $22 Kf7 33. Ra4) 30. Nb3 Rc7 (30... c4 {Chekhov} 31. Na5 Be6 32. Rd1)
31. Rd1 Be7 $17 {/-+ black has both material advantage [ 1 pawn] and a
positional adavantge [the pair of bishops ] the win in this ending should be
too complicated} 32. f3 Be6 33. g4 Kf7 34. Rd2 h6 {fixing the f3-g4 pawns} 35.
Kf2 f5 (35... g5 $5 {Chekhov} 36. Kg3 Kg6 37. f4 f5 38. gxf5+ Bxf5 39. fxg5
hxg5 40. Rd5 Be6 41. Rd2 $15) 36. gxf5 Bxf5 {black has gained a outside passed
pawn} 37. Rd5 Be6 38. Re5 Bd6 39. Re4 (39. Rh5 {Chekhov} Kg6 40. Rh1 a5 $6 (
40... Kf6 $22 41. Rh5 Bf7 $19) 41. Nxa5 Ra7 42. Rd1 Bf8 43. Nc6 Rxa2+ 44. Kg3
Kf6 45. Rd8 $44) 39... Bd5 40. Ra4 Ke8 41. Ra5 Rf7 42. Nd2 (42. Bxc5 Rxf3+)
42... Rc7 43. c4 (43. Nb3 Bxb3 (43... Bxb3 {Chekhov} 44. axb3 h5 45. b4 cxb4
46. cxb4 Bxb4 47. Rxa7 $15)) 43... Bf7 44. Ne4 Be7 45. Bf4 (45. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 46.
Nxc5 Bxc4 (46... Bxc4 {Chekhov} 47. Ne4 Ke7 48. a4 a6 49. Ke3 $15)) 45... Rc6 (
45... Rc8 {Chekhov} 46. Rxa7 Bxc4 47. Bd6 Bh4+ 48. Ke3 $10) 46. Rxa7 Bxc4 47.
a4 Bd3 48. Nc3 c4 49. Rb7 (49. a5 $4 {Chekhov} Bc5+ $19) 49... Re6 50. Rc7 $6 {
after this the game ends very quickly,white's only chance waa by advancing the
"a" pawn which may become very dangerous,but still black should not worry too
much} (50. a5 Bh4+ 51. Bg3 (51. Kg1 Be1 $1 52. Nd5 Rg6+ 53. Kh2 Bxa5 $17 {/-+})
51... Bf6 $1 52. Nb5 Re2+ 53. Kg1 c3 $19) (50. a5 $5 {Chekhov}) 50... Bh4+ 51.
Bg3 (51. Kg2 {Chekhov} Rg6+ 52. Kh3 Bd8 53. Rb7 Bf1+ 54. Kh2 Bg2 $19) 51... Bd8
52. Rb7 (52. Rxg7 $4 {Chekhov} Bf6 $19) 52... Ba5 53. Ne4 (53. Nd5 {Chekhov}
Be1+ 54. Kg2 Re2+ 55. Kh3 Bf5+ 56. Kh4 Rh2#) 53... Bxe4 54. fxe4 c3 55. Rb5 c2
56. Bf4 (56. Rc5 $4 {Chekhov} Bb6 $19) 56... Rxe4 57. Bc1 Rxa4 58. Rb2 Rc4 59.
Ke2 g5 60. Kd3 Rc3+ 61. Kd4 Rc8 62. Kd3 Kf7 63. Rxc2 Rxc2 64. Kxc2 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 {Chekhov Baburin Petursson} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6
6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Na3 $5 a6 (9... dxc3 10. Qe2 (10. Qxd6 $5
exd6 11. Nb5 $44) 10... Bf5 (10... cxb2 $5 11. Bxb2 Qb4+ 12. Kf1 $44 Bg4 (12...
Bf5 13. Rd1 e6 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. Nfd4 $1 $16 {Van Mill,J-Yakovich,Y Leeuwarden
1992 55/(158)}) 13. Nb5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qf4 15. Bc1 $1 Qb8 16. Qe4 $1 g6 (16...
a6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Qf5 $1 $18 {with a winning attack for white}) 17. Bb2 e5 18.
Rc1 f5 19. Qe3 Be7 20. Kg2 Nd7 21. Rhd1 a6 22. Be6 $1 $16 {De la Paz,F-Cabrera,
A Natunzus 1995 64/150 [Noguerias]}) 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 14.
Nc7+ Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6 Qxe6+ (16... Rc8 17. Qe2 $1 e5 18. O-O Kc7 19.
a4 $1 $36 {De la Paz,F-BlancoFernandez,A Villa clara 1995 65/154 [Noguerias]})
17. Bxe6 Na4 $8 18. b4 $1 a5 19. Be3 $1 $44 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,I Cesko 1996 66/
122 [Stohl,I]} axb4 20. O-O-O+ Kc7 21. Rd7+ Kc6 22. Rhd1 $146 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,
I/CZE/1996/0,5/34/}) 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4 $5) 10... Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. O-O Be7
13. Qf3 (13. Qd3 $1 Bd7 14. Rd1 Bc6 15. Bd2 Bd5 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Bc2 f5 $132 {
Vajda,L-Antoniewski,R/Baile Herculane/1994/1|0/45/}) 13... O-O (13... Qxd4 14.
Be3 Qb4 15. Rad1 $36) 14. Rd1 (14. Bf4 $5 Qxd4 $6 (14... Qd8 $5) 15. Be3 Qb4
16. Rad1 Rd8 17. Nc2 Qa5 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. Bd2 Qf5 21. Qxf5 exf5
22. Ba5 Nd7 23. Re1 $36 {Strikovic,A-Matulovic,M/YUG/1988/1|0/50/}) 14... Qc6 (
14... Qd8 15. Bf4 (15. Nb1 $5 Nd5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd6 18. c4 Rb8 19. c5
Bc7 20. Bb2 $14 {Shaked,T-Krahaps,M WchJm u 20 Halle 1995}) 15... Bd6 16. Be5
f6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. Qxg3 $14 {Milosavejevic,P-Savchenko,S/Pula/1994/0|1/35/}) (
14... Qb8 15. Nc2 Bd6 16. Qh5 Bf4 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Ng4 Rc8 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5
Be8 21. Bf4 $14 {Sermek,D-Zadrima,A Moscow ol 1994}) 15. Qg3 Bd7 16. Bh6 Bf6
17. Bf4 $5 (17. Re1 Qc8 18. Bc2 (18. Nc2 $14) 18... Re8 19. Bf4 Bc6 20. Be5 Qd8
$132 {Sermek,D-Kiselev,S/Ljubljana/1992/0|1/44/}) 17... Rac8 18. Rac1 Qe4 19.
Bc2 Qd5 (19... Qe2 20. Qh3 g6 21. Re1 Qh5 22. Qxh5 gxh5 23. Be5 $14) 20. Be5
Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qa5 (21... Qxa2 $2 22. Qh4 g6 (22... Rxc2 {probably the best,
but still not enough to get an equal position} 23. Nxc2 Qxb2 24. Nd4 $1 $14)
23. Qd4 $22 (23. Qb4 $1 {HarZvi,R} Nd5 (23... Rc6 24. Ra1 $18) 24. Qd4 $16)
23... Nd5 $4 (23... Rc6 $1 {HarZvi,R} 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26. Qxb6 $11)
24. Ra1 $18) 22. Rd4 $1 $18 {a very strong move the immedate threat is b4 when
black must give up an exchange to save the queen,but the rook can also attack
on the king's side!} Nd5 23. Nc4 Qxa2 {[#] Baburin: In this position the
presence of the rook on the fourth rank, ready to be switched to the kindside
and the off-side position of the black queen speaks for itself and suggests
the combination.} 24. Bxh7+ $1 {This opens the h-file. the game is over} Kxh7
25. Rh4+ Kg8 26. Qh3 {Now Black is defenceless.} f6 (26... f5 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28.
Nd6+ (28. Qh5+ $1 Ke7 29. Qg5+ {with mate very soon [Har-Zvi,R]}) 28... Ke7 29.
Qh4+ Nf6 30. Nxc8+ $18 (30. Nxc8+ {Baburin} Rxc8 31. exf6+ gxf6 32. Rhxc8 $18))
27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Nxc8+ Rxc8 (29... Bxc8 30. Rxf8 Kxf8 31. Rxc8+
$18) 30. Rhxc8 Bxc8 31. Qh8 Kf7 (31... Bd7 32. Qxg7+ Kd8 33. exf6 Qxb2 34. Qf8+
Be8 35. Qd6+ Bd7 36. Qb8+ $18 (36. Qb8+ {Baburin} Bc8 37. Qxc8#)) 32. exf6 (32.
Qh5+ $1 {this move would simply end the game} Ke7 33. Qg6 fxe5 34. Qxg7+ Kd6
35. Qf8+) 32... Nxf6 33. Qxc8 $18 Qxb2 34. h3 Nd5 35. Qd7+ Kf6 36. Rc8 {
Petursson: You are winning because his king is badly sheltered.} Qb4 37. Re8 (
37. g3 $5) 37... Nf4 (37... Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe4 39. Rf8+ $18) 38. Kh2 Qc5 (38...
Qe4 39. Rf8+ Kg6 40. Qf7+ $18) 39. Qxb7 g5 (39... Qxf2 40. Rf8+ Kg6 41. Qf7+
$18) 40. Qf3 Qd5 41. Rf8+ (41. Qxd5 exd5 42. Kg3 $18) 41... Kg7 42. Qxd5 exd5
43. Ra8 Kf6 44. Kg3 d4 45. Kf3 d3 46. Rxa6+ Ke5 47. g3 Nd5 (47... Nxh3 48. Ke3
$18) 48. Ra5 Kd4 49. Rxd5+ Kxd5 50. Ke3 Kc4 51. Kd2 Kd4 52. f3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 {Hecht Belov Ftacnik Khalifman} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3
Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4 {Ftacnik} Bb4
11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 (12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Rac1
Rac8 17. Bg5 Bb6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc4 $36 {Comp Deep Blue-Kasparov,G/
Philadelphia(m/1)/1996/1:0/37/}) 12... Bb6 13. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Lobron,E/
EUCup f 1996 (56) ;CBM 56 Afek,Y-Polgar,S/Tel Aviv/1996/0:1/22/}) 10... Bxe2
11. Qxe2 Nxd4 (11... Bc5 12. Nb5 (12. Rd1 $5) 12... O-O-O $1 13. a4 a6 14. N5a3
Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qd3 $1 16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. Nc4 Rhd8 18. Nba3 Ne4 $15 {Pasasovic,
D-Almasi,I Budapest 1996 66/112} (18... Ne4 {Khalifman} 19. Ne3 Nd2 20. Rfd1
Nb3 21. Rxd3 Rxd3 22. Ra2 Nc1 23. Ra1 Nb3 24. Ra2 f5 25. Nac4 f4 26. Ng4 Rd1+
27. Kh2 Nd2 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Almasi,I/Budapest FS11 GM 1995})) (11... Be7 {
Khalifman} 12. Rd1 (12. Nb5 {Belov} Qd8 13. Rd1 Qb8 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Nf3 Nd5 $10
{Waller,H-Loginov,V/Zalakaros op/1991/0:1/52/}) 12... O-O 13. Nd2 (13. c4 Nxd4
14. Bxd4 Qc6 15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. b3 a6 17. Rd3 b5 18. Rad1 bxc4 19. bxc4 Ne8 {
Seger,R-Mikhalchishin,A/Dortmund op 1995/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 13... Rfd8 14. N2f3 a6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Sadler,M/Ischia 1996 (29)}) 12. Bxd4 Bc5 (12... Be7 13.
Rd1 Qc6 14. Nd2 (14. c4 {Ftacnik} O-O 15. Nd2 (15. Nc3 a6 (15... Rac8 16. b3 a6
17. Rd3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Ne8 19. Ne4 Nd6 20. Qg4 Nf5 {0-1 Hermann,Man-Naumann,F/
BL2-N 9495/1995/ (47)}) 16. Rd2 Rac8 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Be5 Rxd2 20.
Rxd2 Nd7 21. Bd4 Nf6 22. Be5 Nd7 23. Bd4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Brunner,L/
Budapest Eurodata (01)/1992/}) 15... Rfc8 (15... Nd7 16. Nf3 f6 17. b3 e5 18.
Bb2 Nc5 19. Rd5 Ne6 20. g3 Nc7 {Werner,V-Wang,L/WchJW-U18 Bratislava (09)/1993/
0-1 (59)}) 16. b3 a6 17. Nf3 b5 18. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Landa,K-Loginov,V/Kobanya op 
(10)/1991/}) 14... O-O 15. Nf3 (15. a4 Nd5 16. Nf3 f6 17. Qb5 Rfd8 18. Qxc6
bxc6 19. Nd2 $1 e5 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rd3 22. Kf2 $14 {Lein,A-Birmingham,E
New York op 1991}) 15... Rfd8 16. c4 Qe4 17. Kf1 b6 18. b3 Rac8 19. Rd3 $14 {
Tiviakov,S-Lautier,J Linares 1995 63/(122)}) 13. Rd1 O-O-O (13... Bxd4 {
Khalifman} 14. Rxd4 Qc5 15. Na3 $14) (13... Qc6 {Belov}) 14. Na3 $1 (14. Bxc5
$4 {Belov} Qxd1+ $19) 14... Bxd4 (14... Bxa3 $4 15. Bxf6 $18) (14... Qc6 {Belov
} 15. Nb5 a6 16. Na7+ Bxa7 17. Bxa7 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 $14) 15. Rxd4 Qa5 (15...
Qg5 {Ftacnik} 16. Rad1 Rxd4 17. Rxd4 $14) 16. Rad1 Rxd4 17. Rxd4 Kb8 $4 {
a very strange decision which probably loses the game Ftacnik: It is difficult
to explain, why black refrained from the exchange of the rooks. Ftacnik: Es
ist schwer zu erklären, warum Schwarz die Türme nicht getauscht hat.} (17...
Rd8 18. Qb5 $5 (18. Qc4+ Kb8 (18... Qc7 {Belov} 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Qd4+ Qd7 21.
Qxa7 Qd1+ 22. Kh2 Qd6+ 23. g3 Qd2 24. Qb6+ Kc8 25. Nc4 $16) 19. Qb5 (19. Rxd8+
{Ftacnik} Qxd8 20. Nb5 $14) (19. Nb5 a6 (19... Rxd4 20. Qxd4 a6 21. Qd6+ Kc8
22. Qf8+ Qd8 23. Nd6+ $18) 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Nd4 $14) 19... Qc7 (19... Qxb5
20. Rxd8+ Kc7 21. Nxb5+ Kxd8 22. Nxa7) 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qe5+ $1 Ka8 (21...
Qc7 $2 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. Nb5+ Kb6 24. Nd6) (21... Kc8 22. Nb5) 22. Nb5 a6 23.
Nd6 $14) 18... Qc7 19. Rxd8+ (19. Rc4 $4 Rd1#) 19... Kxd8 (19... Qxd8 20. Qc5+
Kb8 21. Nb5 b6 22. Qd6+) 20. Qg5 Ke7 21. Qxg7 Qf4 22. Qg3 Qc1+ 23. Kh2 Qxb2 24.
Nc4 $16) (17... Rd8 $142 $16 {Khalifman}) 18. Nb5 $1 $18 Ka8 (18... Rc8 19.
Qe5+ Ka8 20. Nc7+ $1 $18 (20. Nc7+ $1 {Ftacnik} Qxc7 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Rd8+)) (
18... a6 {Belov} 19. Qe5+ Ka8 20. Nc7+ $18) 19. Qe5 b6 (19... Ne8 {Ftacnik} 20.
Qc5 $1 Nf6 21. Nc7+ $18) (19... Nd5 {Belov} 20. Qxg7 Rc8 21. a4 $18) 20. b3 {
Ra4} Nd5 (20... a6 21. Ra4 Qxb5 22. Qxb5) (20... Qxa2 21. Ra4 (21. Ra4 {Ftacnik
} Qb1+ 22. Kh2 a5 23. Qc7 $18)) 21. Rxd5 $1 (21. Qxg7 {Ftacnik} Rb8 22. c4 $18)
21... exd5 {[#]_|_ Hecht Groteske: Mattangriff mit Q+N gestützt auf die
Abseitsstellung der schwarzen Q.} 22. Qxd5+ Kb8 23. Qd6+ Kb7 24. Qc7+ Ka8 (
24... Ka6 25. a4 Ra8 26. Qc6 (26. h4 $18 {Hecht Zugzwang})) 25. Qc6+ Kb8 26.
Nd6 Qa6 27. b4 {and there is no way to prevent b5,but going into a losing pawn
ending after 27...Rc8 so black resigned} (27. b4 {Ftacnik} Rc8 (27... Rd8 28.
b5 Rc8 (28... Rxd6 {Belov} 29. Qxd6+ Kc8 30. bxa6 $18) 29. Qe4 $18) 28. Qd7 (
28. Nxc8 Qxc8 29. Qxc8+ Kxc8 30. c4 $18) 28... Rc7 29. Qe8+ Rc8 30. Qxf7 $18)
1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.31"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 (8... e6 9. b3 g5 10. Na3 g4 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Ng5 Nxe5 13. bxc4 a6 14. Nd4
Nbxc4 15. O-O h6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. d3 Nb6 18. f4 gxf3 19. Nxf3 Ng6 20. Qf2 $36 {
Kuijf,M-Stripunsky,A/Wijk-B 1996/CBM 52}) 9. Nxg5 (9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 (
10... h6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Na3) 11. d4 (11. Ne4 f5 12. Ng3 Bh6 13.
Na3 Qxe2+ (13... O-O 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 $14) 14. Kxe2 O-O 15. b3 (15. d3 Bxc1
16. Raxc1 cxd3+ 17. Bxd3 e5 18. Rhd1 $14) 15... cxb3 16. Bxb3 (16. axb3 e5)
16... Nd5 17. Re1 Nf4+ 18. Kf1 Nd3 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Chernaiv,A/Erevan op 1996/
EXP52/[Belov]}) 11... cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ (12... Nd5 $6 13. O-O Qxe2 14. Bxe2
h6 15. Nf3 e5 16. Bb5 Bg7 (16... f6 $142) 17. Re1 f6 18. Nbd2 $14 {Maiwald,
J-Mainka,R/Recklinghausen 1997/CBM 61 [Har-Zvi,R]}) 13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 e5 15.
Na3 Bf5 16. Bf3 O-O-O 17. Nc2 e6 18. Bd2 Bg6 $13 {Rozentalis,E-Hellers,F/
Skolernes Skakklub 1997/CBM 60 [Har-Zvi,R]}) 9... Qxe5 10. d4 (10. Qxe5 $2 Nxe5
11. Nxh7 Bh6 12. Bf5 d5 $1 $19) (10. Nxh7 $2 Bh6) (10. Nf3 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bg7
12. d4 cxd3+ 13. Bxd3 d5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Kf1 e5 $15) 10... cxd3 11. Bxd3 Qxe2+
12. Bxe2 (12. Kxe2 Ne5 13. Bc2 h6 {[%csl Re2]}) 12... h6 $6 {I do not really
understand this move,the knight does not stand wellon g5so why to waste a
tempi to bring him to a better place,12...Bg7 as was played by Ivanchuk seems
better} (12... Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 d5 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge7] Torre,E-Ivanchuk,
V/Evevan olm 1996} (14... h6 15. Nh3 $1 d5 16. Nf4 $13)) 13. Nf3 Bg7 14. Na3 d5
15. Be3 {white has the advantage,black pieces are not organized well at all,
and he can not use his advantage in the center,since his pawns will become a
target for white} Bg4 $6 (15... O-O $142) 16. Nb5 O-O 17. O-O-O (17. Nxa7 $5 {
at first I thought this move is ? but I am sure anymore,it is true that black
has compensation but still a pawn is a pawn!!} Na4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. O-O-O Rfb8
20. Rd2) 17... e6 18. h3 Bxf3 $6 (18... Bh5 $142) 19. gxf3 $1 {the opening of
the "g" file is the most important factor here} Nc4 (19... Kh8 $142) 20. Bxc4
dxc4 21. Rhg1 Kh7 (21... Kh8 22. Nd6 Ne5 23. Bd4) 22. Rd7 Rad8 $6 {after this
move there is no question about the position anymore,black had to play 22...
Ne5 but I think that he simply saw 23.Rxg7 and stopped his calculations,
missing 23...Kh8!} (22... Ne5 $1 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 $8 (23... Kxg7 $2 24. Bd4 $18)
24. Bd4 Nxd7 25. Rxf7+ e5 26. Rxd7 exd4 27. Nxd4 {when things are not so simple
}) 23. Rxb7 $16 Rb8 (23... Ne5 24. Bd4) 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Nd6 Ne5 26. Kc2 Nxf3
27. Rd1 Kg6 (27... Ne5 28. f4 Ng6 29. Nxc4) 28. Nxc4 Rb7 29. b4 $18 Ng5 30. Nd6
Rc7 31. c4 Be5 32. c5 a5 33. Nc4 Bf6 34. b5 Ne4 35. b6 Rc8 36. b7 Rb8 37. c6
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Espergarde SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Be2 {Baburin: This is an important line and this game has
a certain interest for opening theory.} Bb7 (9... Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qa3 11. Rc1 Ba6
(11... Nc6 12. Rc3 Qe7 13. Ng5 f5 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Nxe6 dxe6 16. Bb5 Bd7 17.
Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Be7 $13 {Van Mil,J-Krasenkov,M/Budapest 1989}) 12. O-O Nc6
13. d5 exd5 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Bg5 Qxa2 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 h6 18. Bh4 Bc5 19.
Qg4 g5 20. Bg3 Rh7 $17 {/-+ Van derWerf,M-Van Wely,L/Nld-chT 1995}) 10. O-O
Qxc3 (10... d6 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. d5 $6 (12. Re1 $5) 12... exd5 13. Re1 O-O-O 14.
c4 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Bxg7 Rhg8 18. Bf6 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Rd6 $40
{Yrjola,J-Jansa,V/Berlin 1986}) 11. Bd2 Qc7 {Qb2 and Qa3 are both unclear
continuations that must be seriously analized} (11... Qb2 $5) (11... Qa3 $5)
12. Rc1 Qd8 {Baburin: White has very good compensation for a pawn and starts
to convert his advantage in development into something more real.} (12... Nc6
$142 $5) 13. Bg5 Be7 (13... f6 $2 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Ne5 $1 $18 Ke7 (15... fxg5
16. Bh5+ Ke7 17. Nf7) 16. Bf3 Bc6 (16... d5 17. Qd2 $1) (16... Nc6 17. Bxc6
Bxc6 18. Qh5 fxg5 (18... Qe8 19. Bxf6+ Kxf6 20. Qh4+) 19. Qxg5+ Ke8 20. Qh5+
Ke7 21. Rxc6) 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Qh5 Nxe5 (18... Qe8 19. Bxf6+) 19. Bxf6+ Kxf6
20. Qxe5+) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 $2 (14... Kxe7 $8 {it is clear white has very big
compensation,but I do not think there is something force} 15. Qb3 Ke8 $1 {
with the idea Nc6} (15... Nc6 $6 16. d5 Na5 17. Qa3+)) 15. Rc7 Ba6 16. Qa4 Qd8
17. Rfc1 Bxe2 (17... b5 $2 18. Qa3 {and black simply can not move}) (17... Nc6
$2 {Baburin loses on the spot to} 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxa6 $18) 18. Rc8 O-O $6 (
18... Bxf3 $142 {just eliminate white's knight which will cause black big
problems in the near future} 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. gxf3 Nc6 $16) 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20.
Ng5 $1 {Baburin: Now the knight, which Black could have exchanged on move 18,
becomes very active - White threatens to play 21 Qc2. On paper, Black has
quite sufficient compensation for a queen: rook, bishop and pawn. Practically
however, Black is still behind in development, while his king comes under
attack.} Bd3 (20... Bh5 21. Ne4 Nc6 22. Nd6 $16 {/+-}) 21. d5 h6 $2 {losing by
force after white's nice combination} (21... exd5 22. Qd4 (22. Qd1 {Baburin}
Bg6 23. Qxd5 ({Also interesting is} 23. h4 Nc6 24. h5 Bf5 25. Qxd5)) 22... Bg6
23. Qxd5 Nc6 $16) 22. Nxf7 $1 $18 Kxf7 23. dxe6+ dxe6 (23... Kxe6 24. Qb3+) (
23... Ke7 24. Qa3+) (23... Ke8 24. Qg4 dxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Rc7 $18) 24. Rc7+
Kg8 25. Qg4 Bg6 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 (26... Kh7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qf6+ Kh7 29. Qe7+)
27. Rc8 {Baburin: much more effective unit here than the three Black pieces.}
Nd7 28. Rxa8 Nf8 29. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 {Tiviakov} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e6 7.
Nc3 Qd6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bc4 (9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13.
Rad1 Rac8 (13... Rad8 14. Bg5 Qb8 (14... g6 15. Bc4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nd5 {Adams,
M-Tiviakov,S New York (m/6) 1994 61/152 [Adams,M]} 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bb5 $16)
15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 g6 (16... Nd5 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qh4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 $16 {
Ivanov,V.L-Yakovich,Y Russia (ch) 1994 61/(152)}) 17. Ba2 Nh5 18. Bh6 Bf6 19.
Qe3 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne5 Nf6 22. h3 Ne7 $15 {Adams,M-Hulak,K Wijk ann Zee
1995 62/(244)}) 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Bc4 Qh5
17. d5 Na5 18. Ba2 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Bxb6 $16) 16. Ne5 $1) (14... Rfe8 15.
Bg5 g6 16. Bb1 Nd5 17. Bc1 Bf8 (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Na5) 18. Ba2 Nf4 $2 (18...
Nxc3) 19. Qe4 $1 Bh6 20. d5 $1 $18 {Har-Zvi,R-Fauland,A Tel Aviv ASA 1995}) 15.
Bc1 h6 16. Bb1 Bf8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qh4 Qe7 20. Qh3 Qf6 21. d5 $1
Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Bxh6 $16 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U Tilburg (m/4) 59/
(171)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 (11. Qe2 a6 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bb3 Nb4 14. Bg5
Bb7 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Rfe1 Nbd5 17. Rd3 $40 {Rozentalis,E-Serper,G Vilnius 1988}
) 11... Bd7 (11... a6 12. Qe2 b5 13. Ba2 b4 14. Na4 bxa3 15. bxa3 Rb8 16. Nc5
Nd5 17. Rac1 Rd8 18. Qc2 $36 {Vlassov,N-Kharitonov,A St.Petersburg op 1994})
12. Qd2 Na5 13. Ba2 Qa6 (13... Bc6 $5) 14. Ne5 Bb5 15. Nxb5 Qxb5 16. b4 Nc6 17.
Bc4 Qa4 18. Qe2 Nd5 (18... a6 19. Nd3 $1) (18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Bxd5
exd5 21. Rfd1 $16) 19. Nd3 $1 (19. Bb5 $2 Nc3 20. Bxa4 Nxe2+ 21. Kh1 Nexd4)
19... Nb8 20. Nc5 Bxc5 (20... Qc6 21. Rac1 $1 {here there is on beautiful line}
b6 $2 22. Bb5 Qd6 (22... Qc8 23. Nd7) 23. Nb7 $1 {and the queen is checkmated!}
Nf4 24. Nxd6 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 Bxd6 26. Bf3 $18) 21. dxc5 a5 (21... Nxe3 $14) 22.
Bxd5 exd5 23. b5 (23. Qg4 Qd7) 23... Nd7 24. Rfd1 Qe4 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Bd4 $16
Rfd8 27. Re1 {the simple Bxf6 followed by Re1-Re3-Rg3 would have given white a
much better position} (27. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 28. Re1 $16) 27... Qf5 28. Re5 (28. Re7
) 28... Ne4 (28... Qg6 $2 29. Rg5 Qh6 30. Qf4 $1 $16) (28... Qd7 29. Rg5 Ne8
30. Qc3 $1 $36) 29. Qa2 Qd7 30. f3 Nf6 31. a4 (31. Qb2 $5) 31... Re8 32. Rg5 $6
{probably a time trouble since black's reply is very simple,after Rxe8 as we
will see white is much better,but even so white's position is so good that it
really changes very little} (32. Rxe8+ $1 Nxe8 (32... Rxe8 33. Qd2 $1 $16) 33.
Rc1 $16) 32... h6 33. Re5 Rxe5 34. Bxe5 Ne8 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Qd2 $1 Qf5 37. Bd4
(37. Qxa5 $5 Qc2 38. Rd4 $1) (37. Re1 $5 {just not giving black the slightest
counter play} Qc8 38. Bd4 Qc7 39. b6 Qc6 40. Qxa5 {[%cal Ga5b5,Ga4a8]}) 37...
Nc7 (37... Ra8 38. Qc3 $18) 38. Qxa5 Ne6 39. Qc3 Ra8 $6 (39... Nxd4 40. Qxd4
Qc2) 40. c6 bxc6 41. b6 $5 (41. bxc6 Rc8 $16 42. Bf2 $5 d4 43. Qc4) 41... Nxd4
$5 42. Qxd4 Qc2 43. Ra1 Re8 $1 44. b7 (44. Kh1 $1 c5 (44... Re2 45. Qg1 Qb2 46.
Qb1 $1 (46. a5 $2 Rxg2 $1 47. Qxg2 Qxa1+ 48. Qg1 Qxa5 49. Qb1 Qc3 (49... Qa8
$16 50. b7 Qb8 51. Qb6 {[%cal Gb6c6,Gc6c8]}))) 45. Qd1 Qb2 46. a5 d4 47. Qb1
Qxb1+ 48. Rxb1 d3 49. b7 d2 50. b8=Q d1=Q+ 51. Rxd1 Rxb8 52. Kg1 $16 Ra8 53.
Ra1 Ra6 54. Kf2 Kf8 55. Ke3 Ke7 56. Kd3 Kd6 57. Kc4 Kc6 58. Ra2 $1) 44... Qb3
45. Qa7 Kh7 (45... Qb2 46. Rf1) 46. a5 d4 47. h3 Qb2 48. Rf1 (48. Rd1 $5 d3 49.
a6 Qe2 50. Rb1 $1 (50. Ra1 Qb2) 50... d2 51. b8=Q Rxb8 52. Qxb8 d1=Q+ 53. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 54. Kh2 $18 {[%cal Ga6a8]}) 48... d3 49. a6 d2 50. Qf2 Qb4 (50... Qb5 51.
Qxd2 Qxa6 52. Rb1 Rb8 53. Qd7 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb7,Rh7]}) 51. Kh2 Qd6+ $4 (51...
Qf4+ $1 {Tiviakov} 52. Kh1 (52. g3 $2 Qc4 53. a7 Re2 54. b8=Q d1=Q 55. a8=Q
Qxf1 $19) (52. Kg1 Qb4 $5 {/\ Re8-e1} 53. Kh2 Qf4+ $10) (52. Qg3 Qxg3+ $10)
52... Qc4 (52... Qb4 $5 {/\ 53...Re1}) 53. a7 (53. Ra1 $4 Qc1+ 54. Qg1 Qxa1 55.
Qxa1 Re1+ 56. Kh2 Rxa1 57. b8=Q d1=Q $19) 53... Qxf1+ 54. Qxf1 Re1 55. b8=Q
Rxf1+ 56. Kh2 d1=Q 57. a8=Q Rh1+ 58. Kg3 Qe1+ 59. Kf4 (59. Kg4 $2 Qe6+ 60. Kh4
g5+ 61. Kh5 Rxh3+) 59... g5+ 60. Kg4 Qe6+ 61. Kg3 Qe1+) 52. Qg3 $4 (52. f4 $1
d1=Q 53. Rxd1 Qxd1 54. a7 $18) 52... Qxg3+ 53. Kxg3 Re1 54. b8=Q (54. Rf2 d1=Q
55. b8=Q Qa4 {/\ Ra1}) 54... Rxf1 55. Qe5 (55. a7 d1=Q 56. a8=Q Qe1+ 57. Kf4 (
57. Kg4 Qe6+ 58. Kf4 g5+ 59. Kg3 Qe1+ $10) 57... g5+ 58. Kg4 Qe6+ 59. Kh5 Qg6+
60. Kg4 Qe6+ $10) 55... d1=Q 56. Qf5+ Kg8 57. Qc8+ Kh7 58. Qf5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xie, Jianjun"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Bd7 (7...
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bc6 12. Bf4 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd5
14. Bd3 Nd7 15. c4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bc6 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20.
d5 exd5 21. cxd5 Bd7 22. Bb3 $13 {Dolmatov,S-Zapata,A/Tilburg rapid20 1993/CBM
39/1-0 (72)}) (7... dxe5 8. dxe5 Bb4+ (8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Rd1
N7b6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Qe4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 $13 {1/2-1/2
Sermek,D-Rotstein,A/FRA-chT 1995/EXT 95ch (32)}) (8... Nc6 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bd3
Nb4 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Nc3 f5 15. Bb1 $14 N4d5 $2 16.
Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Rxd5 Bg7 19. Bf4 O-O 20. Be5 $18 {1-0 Blatny,
P-Fernandes,A/EU-chT Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (59)}) 9. Nbd2 (9. Bd2 Nc6 10. O-O
Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 b6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Nd4 16. Qg4 h5 17.
Qxh5 Bxe4 18. Rad1 Bc5 19. b4 Bg6 20. Qg4 Bf5 21. Qf4 Qc7 22. bxc5 bxc5 23.
Bxd4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 $16 {1-0 Wolff,P-Rotstein,A/Wijk op 1993/CBM 34 (60)}) 9...
Nb6 10. O-O Nxc4 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nxc4 Qd3 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Rd1 Qa6 15. Qxa6
bxa6 16. exd6 e5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nd2 f5 19. Nb3 f4 20. Bd2 Rb8 21. Re1 $16 {
1-0 Svidler,P-Taimanov,M/St.Petersburg-ch 1995/CBM 47 (43)}) (7... Nb6 8. Bb3 (
8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Nb4 10. Bb5+ (10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be4 (12. exd6
Qxd6 13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Nc3 {Godena,M-Kaenel,H Bled op 1994}) 12... d5
13. Bd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bd7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 $11 {Smagin,S-Rublevsky,S
RUS-chT Kazan 1995}) 10... Bd7 11. Bg5 (11. Nc3 Be7 12. Qb3 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Nc6
14. a4 O-O 15. a5 Nd5 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxb7 a6 19. Qb3 Rab8 $44
{Daniliuk,S-Sherbakov,R RUS-cup 1997 CBM 59}) 11... Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nc3
O-O 14. Qb3 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rfd8 (15... Bc6) 16. Rfd1 (16. a3) 16... Bc6 17. Bxc6
Nxc6 18. Ne4 Rd5 19. Nc3 (19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 Rd8 $15 {/=} (20... Nxe5 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 $11)) 19... Rc5 {[%csl Re5]} (19... Ra5) 20. Na4 $2 (20. Ne4
Ra5 (20... Rd5 21. Nc3 $11) 21. Qc3 Nd7 22. Nd4 $1 Ra6 (22... Ndxe5 23. f4) 23.
f4 {with a slight advantage for white}) (20. Re1 Rd8) 20... Nxa4 21. Qxa4 Qc7
$1 $17 {[%csl Re5] 0-1 Daniliuk,S-Yakovich,Y/RUS-Cup6 1997/CBM 59/[HarZvi,R] 
(36)}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 (9... N8d7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7
13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Be3 Be7 15. a4 O-O 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. axb5 Rfc8 $13 {Maljutin,
E-Golod,V Minsk 1993}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be7 (11... c5 12. Be3 c4 13. Bc2 {
[%cal Gb1c3,Gd1h5]}) 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Re1 (13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Re1 c5 15. dxc5 (15.
d5 c4 16. Bc2 $2 (16. d6 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Bc2 $13) 16... Nxd5 (16... exd5)
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Re5 Bb7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 {[%cal Ge5h5]} f5 $1 $17 {Zifroni,
D-Har-Zvi,R Czerniak-mem 1996}) 15... Qxd1 (15... Bxc5 16. Qh5 $36) 16. Rexd1
Bxc5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 $14 {Kharlov,A-Yudasin,L Kemerovo 1995 65/151 
[Yudasin,L]}) 13... Nd5 $5 14. Be3 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 $6 {I do not like move at all,
since it leaves the "d4" pawn very weak and indeed white lost this pawn in the
next few moves,the typical caputre should have been fxe3 when the "d4" becomes
quite strong,when white tries to put pressure on the "c6 pawn} (15. fxe3 c5 16.
d5 $13 (16. Qf3)) 15... Rb8 {[%csl Rd4]} 16. Ne4 $2 Rb4 $1 17. Rd3 (17. Qc2
$142) 17... Ba6 18. Rd2 Qb6 $17 {[%csl Rd4] 0-1 Nadyrhanov,S-Rublevsky,S/
RUS-Cup6 1997/CBM 59/[HarZvi,R] (33) and suddenly there is no way to defend
the "d4" pawn since black's next move will be simply Rd8}) 8. O-O Bc6 9. Re1 $6
{what's is the use in this move,normal moves in this position are Nbd2 or a3
preventing Nb4 from black,but Re1 has no idea that I know} (9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Nc3
h6 11. Bh4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Nd2 Qa5 15. Rc1 g5 16. Bg3 O-O-O
17. f4 Ba3 $13 {0-1 Egin,V-Scerbin,D/RUS-Cup5 1997/EXP 57 (41)}) (9. Nbd2 Nd7
10. Ne4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nc5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. a3 a5 16.
Qc2 h6 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Ba2 g5 19. h3 Kf8 20. Nh2 Kg7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kazhgaleyev,
M-Wendt,J/Komercni Banka op 1996/EXP 55 (37)}) (9. a3 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Atlas,
V-Baburin,A/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2}) 9... Nd7 10. Nbd2 dxe5 11. dxe5 N7b6
12. Nd4 $6 {of course I do not like this move too,why to give the the bishop
for black's knight on b6,which is not a very strong one?12.Bf1 seems OK} (12.
Bf1 Be7 13. Nd4) 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Qg4 (15. b3 b5 $1 (
15... Be7 16. Qg4) 16. Ne3 Bb4 17. Re2 Bc3 18. Rb1 (18. Bb2 $2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2
Nxe3 20. Qxd8+ Kxd8 21. fxe3 Ke7 $17 {[%csl Re3,Re5][%cal Gc8c1] /-+}) 18...
Rc5 $15 {[%csl Re5]}) 15... h5 16. Qe4 Bc5 17. Rd1 Qc7 $1 (17... O-O 18. Be3)
18. Be3 Nxe3 (18... Be7 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Bxa7 b6 22. Bb8) 19.
Nxe3 O-O $15 {[%csl Gc5,Re3,Re5][%cal Gc8c1] /-/+,it is very easy to
understand this position,black has no weakness at aall,while he enjoyes some
clear advantages such as a much better bishop than white's knight,the control
over the open "c" file ,and of course maybe the most important factor in this
position I think is white's pawn on e5,which is a very weak one,and white will
have to defend him all the time} 20. g3 (20. b3 $5) (20. Rac1 Qb6 (20... Rc8)
21. Rc4 (21. Nc4 Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Qc7 23. Kxf2 b5 $15 {[%csl Rf2] /-/+})) 20...
Rc8 $6 {not very clear why black did not play Qb6?} (20... Qb6 $5 {[%csl Rb2,
Re3] this seems quite a normal move,black will exchange his bishop for white
knight,but will completely destroy white's structure} 21. Rd2 (21. Nc4 $2 Bxf2+
22. Kg2 Qc7 $17) (21. Rd7 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Rbxb7 Rb6 $17 24. Rxa7 $4 Rb1+
$19) 21... Bxe3 22. fxe3 (22. Qxe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Rfc8 {[%csl Re3,Re5]}) 22...
Rfc8 $17) 21. Rd3 (21. Rac1 $2 Bxe3 22. Rxc6 Bxf2+) (21. b3) 21... Bb6 22. Kg2
(22. Rad1 Rc5 23. Rd6 {when white is still alive} (23. Rd7 $6 Qxe5 24. Qxb7 Qf6
{[%csl Rf2][%cal Ga7f2]})) 22... Rc5 23. Rd6 Rc1 24. Rd1 $2 {not a logical
move to take an active rook on d6,and put him on a1!?...what more,it loses
material immediately} (24. Rxc1 Qxc1 25. Nd1 $13) 24... Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Rd8 (
25... Qc6 $142 $5 {winning one of the pawns "e5" or "b2"} 26. Qxc6 (26. Kf3 Bd4
{[%csl Rb2,Re5]}) 26... Rxc6 {[%cal Gb6d4,Gb6e3]} 27. b3 Bxe3 28. fxe3 Rc5) 26.
Rd1 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Qc1 28. Qf3 g6 29. Qd3 Qc6+ 30. Kg1 (30. Qf3 Qc2) 30... Qc5
$17 {[%csl Rb2,Re5,Rf2] black enjoyes a very big advantage,white has some
weakness when now it is easy to see the difference between black's bishop and
white's knight,it seems white will not be able to defend his "e5" pawn protect
his knigth and control the second line,it means he is in serious problems} 31.
Qe4 Qc1 $1 32. Qd3 Qg5 33. Qe4 Qd2 34. Qf3 Bd4 $19 35. Kg2 Bxe5 36. b3 Bd4 37.
Kh3 b5 38. Ne3 Qxa2 39. Qa8+ Kg7 40. Qe4 Bf6 41. Qf3 Qxb3 $4 {??? chess is a
very cruel and difficult game,one may play 39 strong moves 4 hours mayve even
more,and by one mistake destroy everything!} 42. Nf5+ exf5 43. Qxb3 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9697 39th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.12.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g6 13. Bg5 Bg7
14. Re1 O-O (14... Nd5 $5 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bxe7 Bxd4
$1 $11 {Daniliuk,S-Shaposhnikov,E Bolakovo 1995 64/154 [Daniliuk,S]}) 15. Bxe7
Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Nd2 {Dolmatov,S-Alterman,B Pardubice 1993 58/185 
[Alterman,B]} (17. Nc3) 17... Rfb8 $1 18. Rac1 $8 Bxb2 19. Rxc6 Nd5 $11) 9.
exd6 (9. Nc3 dxe5 (9... e6 10. O-O d5 11. Bg5 $1 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qe2 O-O
14. Bd3 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Rfe1 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Korolev,S Leningrad 1991})
10. dxe5 (10. d5 Nb4 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 g6 13. Qb3 N4xd5 14. Be3 e6 15. Bd4
Bg7 $17 {Sveshnikov,E-Zaid,L SSSR 1976}) 10... g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Qe2 a6 13.
Bxc6 Bxc6 14. e6 f5 15. Ne5 O-O $13 {Thipsay,P-Ljubojevic,L Luzern ol 1982})
9... exd6 10. Nc3 (10. O-O Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. h3 {transposes to the game
after 12...Bf5} a6 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Be4 d5 15. Bb1 Be6 16. a3 Nc6 17. Bf4 Rc8
$13 {Spangenberg,H-Leko,P Buenos Aires 1994 m-30'}) 10... Be7 (10... Nb4 11.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Nd5 Na5 $11 {Cherniaev,A-Ljubojevic,L
Antwerpen 1995 62/(148)}) 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bf5 13. Bf4 (13. d5 $5 Ne5 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Be2 Re8 16. a4 $1 Rc8 17. a5 Nbc4 18. a6 $14 {/+/- Jaeckle,M-Schulz,T
2BLN 8889 Lasker II-Braunschweig}) 13... Rc8 14. Re1 (14. d5 Na5 15. Nd4 Bg6
16. Re1 Bf6 $13 {[%cal Gg6b1]}) 14... Nb4 (14... d5 $5) 15. Rc1 a6 16. Bf1 d5 {
[%csl Rc5,Re5] giving the conreol over the e5 and c5 squares} (16... N6d5 $5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd2 (18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Qb3 Be6) 18... Be6 $11) 17. Ne5 Nc6 (
17... f6 {[%cal Ra2g8]} 18. Ng4 {[%cal Gg4e3]} Bd6 $6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne3 $16
{[%cal Gd1b3]}) 18. Na4 Nxe5 19. Rxc8 (19. Nxb6 $6 Qxb6 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4]} 20.
Rxe5 Be6) (19. dxe5 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Qb6 {[%csl Rb2,Rf2][%cal Ge7c5,Gd5d1]}) 19...
Nxc8 20. Bxe5 (20. dxe5 d4 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gb7b5]}) 20... Re8 21. Nc5 {
now we can see exactly the damanges the d5 move made,white knight on c5 the
b8-h2 diagonal is in white's control,and there is pressure on the b7-a6 paens}
Qa5 (21... Bxc5 22. dxc5 f6 23. Bf4) 22. Nxb7 Qxa2 23. Qa1 $1 Qb3 24. Qxa6 $5 (
24. Bxa6 Qb4 $1 {when you will find it difficult to free white's knight of
course after Nc5 the position is equql but how to get more?}) 24... Bf8 {
and in this very interesting position both players agreed a draw but there is
alot more to play and it seems white chance are better after  25.Qb5 Q:Q 26.B:
Q Re7 [ threatening both RxN and f6 ] 27.Bc6! f6 28.Bxd5 Kh8 29.Nd8! and white
will get 4 pawns for the rook after 29...h5 30.Nc6 Rd7 31.Bf3 fxB 32.Rxe5 with
Bxh5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karaklajic, Nikola"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 c4 (5... cxd4 6. Bxd4 Nc6 (6...
Nh6 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. Bd3 (8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Qd3
Nfxd4 13. cxd4 O-O $11 {0-1 Kos,T-Cvitan,O/Nova Gorica 1996/EXP 51 (35)}) 8...
Nc6 9. Bxf5 $5 Bxf5 10. O-O Be7 $5 11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Bd4 Qd6 13. Re1 Be4 14.
Nbd2 O-O-O 15. g3 f5 $44 {Stripunsky,A-Hansen,SuB/Copenhagen op (08) ;EXT 94op
1994}) (6... Be6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. h3 h6 12.
Re1 Nh5 13. Nb3 Nf4 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Qf6 16. Bf1 Rad8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18.
Qxd4 Qxd4 19. cxd4 b6 20. Nd3 Nxd3 $10 {Janovsky,S-Fish,G/Moscow3 ;EXP 47 1995}
) 7. Bb5 (7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Nf3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd3 Ng4 12. Bd4 Re8
13. Nbd2 g6 14. Rae1 Bf5 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. h3 Nh2 17. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nxd4 19.
cxd4 Bf4 $15 {^^ Vajda,A-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest FS02 GM (08) ;CBM 40 1994})
7... Nge7 (7... a6 $5 8. Ba4 b5 (8... Bd7 9. Ne2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxa4 11. Qxa4+
Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rd1 Kc7 15. Nf4 Rd8 16. Nd3 Bd6 17. Nd2 Rhe8
18. Nf3 $14 {Zulfugarli,M-Izhnin,A/Nikolaev zt (11) ;CBM 47 1995} (18. Nf3 Rd7
19. a4 Re4 20. a5 Rde7 21. Nd4 g6 22. b4 $14 {Zulfugarli,M-Izhnin,A/
Nikolaev-zt/1995/1:0/36/})) (8... Qg5 $6 9. Nf3 $1 Qxg2 10. Qe2+ Nge7 11. Rg1
Qh3 12. Bxg7 Rg8 {Rabiega,R-Afek,Y/Budapest FS09 GM (06) ;EXP 37 1993} 13. Bxf8
(13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Rxg8+ Kxg8 16. Nbd2 Bg4 17. O-O-O Ng6 18. Qe3
$13 {Rabiega,R-Afek,Y/Budapest/1993/0:1/73/}) 13... Kxf8 $1 (13... Rxg1+ $4 14.
Nxg1 $18) (13... Rxf8 14. Nbd2 Bg4 15. Rg3 Qh5 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. h3 $16) 14.
Rxg8+ Nxg8 15. Nbd2 Bg4 16. O-O-O $14 Qxh2 $140 $6 17. Qe3 $40 {Kc1>Kf8}) 9.
Bb3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Nf5 Bc7 15. Nd2
g6 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Ng4 Bb6 18. Qxf6+ Qxf6 19. Nxf6 Kxf6 20. Nf3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1
Re6 $10 {^^:Pd5 Lima,D-Mecking,H/Sao Paulo zt (02) ;EXP 47 1995} (21... Re6 22.
Rad1 $10)) (7... Bd7 8. Ne2 (8. Qe2+ $5) 8... Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nxd4 Bd6
11. O-O Ne7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Re1 Rae8 $10 {Hargens,T-Rahls,P/BL2-N 9293 (1993) ;
BL2 1993}) (7... Be6 8. Ne2 (8. Nf3 $5) 8... Qd7 9. O-O a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3
Nxd4 12. Qxd4 $6 (12. Nxd4 {/\a4-><<}) 12... Nf6 13. Nf4 Rc8 $1 14. Nd3 Bd6 15.
Nd2 O-O 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Rad1 Be4 $1 $36 {Sidorenko,A-Quinn,M/WchJM-U18 Szeged 
(05) ;TD 94\01 1994}) 8. Qe2 Be6 (8... a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nd2 {/\Nb3 ><c5})
9. Nf3 Nf5 (9... a6 $142) 10. g4 $5 (10. O-O Bd6 (10... Nfxd4 11. Nxd4) (10...
a6 11. Bd3 $5) 11. Be5 O-O 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Rd1 $14) 10... Nd6 (10... Nfxd4 $6
11. Nxd4 {-> <->e} (11. Nxd4 Qd7 12. f4 $18)) 11. Bxc6+ (11. Ne5 Nxb5 12. Qxb5
Qc7 13. f4 Bd6 $15) (11. Ba4 Qa5 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Ng5 O-O-O (13... Qb5 14.
Qxb5 Nxb5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be5 Bd6 $1 $10) 14. Nxe6 Re8 15. b4 Qa4 16. O-O
Rxe6 $15) 11... bxc6 12. Ne5 $1 (12. O-O h5 13. g5 Ne4 14. Qa6 Qc8 15. Qxc8+
Bxc8 16. Re1 c5 17. Be5 Bf5 18. Nbd2 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Kd7 $10) 12... Qc7 (12...
Qc8) 13. f4 (13. Qa6 Rc8 14. O-O Nb5 (14... c5 15. Qa4+ Kd8 16. Be3 $13) 15.
Re1 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bd6 17. h3 h5 $15) 13... Be7 (13... c5 14. f5 (14. Bf2 Be7
15. f5 Bc8 16. Qd1 O-O $32 $15 (16... Bb7)) 14... cxd4 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. O-O
dxc3 17. Nxc3 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Be7 19. Rae1 $44 d4 $140 $6 20. Nd5 $3 exd5 21. Ng6
$1 Ne4 $8 22. Nxh8 d3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 (23... Nf2+ 24. Rxf2 Qxf2 25. Qb5+ $18) 24.
Nf7 $18) 14. f5 Bc8 $13 {0-1 Blatny,P-Zueger,B/Prague Kottnauer 1996/CBM 54/
[Blatny,P] (37)}) 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 (8... Nc6 9. Nd2 (9. Qf3
Be6 10. Ne2 Qd7 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Qxh5 {
1/2-1/2 Kuijf,M-Psakhis,L/Benasque op 1996/EXP 53}) 9... Nf6 (9... Be6 10. Qf3
$5 Nge7 11. Bf4 $10 (11. Ne2 Ng6 {/\Nh4, ףf3}) 11... Bxf4 12. Qxf4 Ng6 13. Qg3
O-O 14. h4 $1 (14. Ne2 Nce7 $1 {/\ Nf5|^}) 14... Qf6 (14... Nce7 $2 15. h5 Nh8
16. h6 $1 $40 g6 $4 17. Qe5 $18) 15. Ne2 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. h5 (17. Qf3 $142
Qxf3 (17... Qc2 18. Rc1 (18. h5 Nge7 19. Rc1 $14) 18... Qb2 19. h5 Nge7 (19...
Rae8 $2 20. Rb1 $18) 20. Qd3 $14) 18. Nxf3 Rfe8 19. Kd2 {/\h5+/= [+]}) 17...
Nge7 18. Qf3 Rfe8 (18... Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nf5 20. Nf4 Rfe8+ 21. Kd2 Rad8 22. Rhe1
$14 {(),><d5}) 19. O-O Qg5 20. Nf4 $14 {1-0 Blatny,P-Kortschnoj,V/Brno 1992/
CBM 31/[Blatny,P] (52)}) 10. h3 O-O 11. Qf3 Re8 12. Ne2 h6 13. O-O {Blatny,
P-Popovic,P/Brno (8)/1992/0.5 (13)}) 9. Qc2 (9. Qh5 Nd7 10. Bg5 Nf8 11. Ne2 Ne6
12. Be3 g6 13. Qf3 O-O 14. g4 f5 15. gxf5 Nxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Qg2 Nf4 18.
Nxf4 Bxf4 19. Nd2 Qe7 20. Ke2 Rg5 {0-1 Cherniaev,A-Oll,L/Antwerpen op 1994/TD
94\02}) (9. Qf3 Nbc6 (9... Nd7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. O-O Ng6 $6 13. Ng3
$1 (13. Qxd5 $6 Nf6 {/\Ng4~/=} (13... Nc5 14. Bc4 $8 Be6 15. Qh5 $16)) 13...
Qc7 $6 (13... Nb6 $14) 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15. Qc4 $16 {1-0 Motwani,P-Conquest,S/
Hafnarfirdi 1992/CBM 29/[Blatny,P] (32)}) 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nd2 Be6 12. O-O Qd7
13. h3 Bf5 14. Bf4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 a6 17. b4 Rac8 18. Nb3 Na7 19.
Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qb5 21. Rad1 Ng6 22. Bd6 Re6 23. Qd2 Rce8 {Rabiega,R-Rahls,P/
Berliner Sommer 1996/EXP 54/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 9... Nbc6 (9... h6 10. Ne2 O-O 11.
O-O Nbc6 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Qb1 a5 15. Nf3 f5 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Bc1 f4
$36 {1/2-1/2 Kotliar,M-Kaidanov,G/New York op 1993/TD 93\03 (45)}) 10. Ne2 (10.
h3 h6 11. Ne2 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. f4 f5 14. Nd2 Rc8 15. Qb1 Bb8 16. Nf3 Qb6 17.
Bd2 Rf7 18. Kh1 Rcf8 19. c4 $14 {[%csl Ge5] Bibic,J-Frolik,E/Wuert-ch
Schramberg 1993/GER 03/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 10... Ng6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 {I find it
somewhat strange to play Qc2 and 3 moves later Qd2 without any special reason}
(12. Nd2 $5 f5 13. Nf3 (13. f4 Re8 14. Rf3 Qf6 $13) 13... f4 14. Bd2 Qf6 15. h3
(15. c4 $5) 15... Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qxf5 Rxf5 $14) 12... Qc7 13. h3 Be6 14.
Na3 (14. f4 $5 f5 15. Qc1 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2f3]}) 14... a6 15. Nc2 Nce7 $5 {
a move with two targets,the first one and the more important one is the fight
for the f5 sqaure,the second one is the open of the "c" file to balck heavy
pieces} 16. Ne1 (16. f4 Bf5 (16... Nf5 $5) 17. Bxf5 (17. g4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 f5) (
17. g4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 f5 19. g5 Rae8) 17... Nxf5 {[%csl Re4]} 18. g4 Nxe3 19.
Qxe3 f5 $36 {[%csl Re4]}) 16... Nf5 $15 {it is clear now that balck has
achived a very nice position out of the opening,now white has a choice to
exchange his dark squares bishops for white's knight or the light coloured
bishop for black's knight,white took now the knight whoch I believe it a
mistake since if you have central pawns d4-c3 on dark squares than I want a
bishop with the opposite colour!} 17. Bxf5 $6 (17. Nf3 $142 Nxe3 18. fxe3 f5
$15) 17... Bxf5 $15 {[%cal Gf5b1,Ge8e1,Gc8c1] /-/+,black now has full control
over the light squares,and as we will see he has the initiative in the king's
side,plus it seems he can play first in the open "e" file and has pressure on
the half open "c" file on white's "c3" pawn} 18. Nd3 (18. Nf3 f6 {[%csl Re5,
Rg5]}) 18... Rae8 19. Rfe1 (19. Ndf4 $142 Nh4 (19... Nxf4 20. Nxf4) 20. Ng3 Bd7
$15 21. Rfc1 $6 Rxe3 $5 22. fxe3 (22. Nxd5 Rxg3 23. fxg3 Qc6 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25.
gxh4 Qe4 $17) 22... Bxf4 23. exf4 Bxh3 $40) 19... h6 20. Nef4 (20. Ndf4 $5)
20... Nh4 21. Qd1 $4 {a very strange not only giving a pawn,but black play
something even better than Qxc3,it's clear white wants to defend the f3 square
but this is not the way} (21. f3 Qd8 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 22. Rf1 $15 {when is still
alive}) {[%tqu "En","find black's strongest move","","","f5e4","",3]} 21... Be4
$1 $17 {/-+} (21... Qxc3 22. Rc1 Qa5 23. Nc5 {when of course black is better,
but you can not reallt compare this position with the position black gets
after 21...Be4!}) 22. f3 $8 (22. Qh5 Nxg2 23. Nxg2 Bxd3 24. Qxd5 Be4 $19) 22...
Bxd3 23. Nxd3 Qxc3 {[%csl Rb3,Rd4][%cal Gb8h2]} 24. Rc1 Qa5 25. Bf4 (25. Nc5
Bg3 26. Re2 (26. Bf2 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxe1 28. Qxe1 Qa2+ 29. Qe2 Qxe2+ 30. Kxe2
Nxg2) 26... Nf5 27. Bf2 Qb5) 25... Bxf4 26. Nxf4 Qa2 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Qc2 Qa5
{of course with such weak white king black should even think of exchanging
queens} 29. Qc3 Qd8 30. g3 Qg5 31. Kf2 Nf5 32. Ne2 Re3 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Rc3 Re6
{[%cal Gg5d2]} (34... Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 36. Kd3 $8 (36. Kf1 $2 Qd2) (36. Kd1
Qxg3 37. Qg4 Qf2) 36... Nxf3 37. Kc2 $17) 35. Rd3 $8 Qg6 {[%cal Gf5g3]} 36. Qc2
(36. Rd2 Qh5 $1) (36. Qc3 $142) 36... Rxe2+ 37. Kxe2 $4 {I can only guess...
time trouble,but QxR would not change the result} (37. Qxe2 Qxg3+ 38. Kf1 Qxh3+
$19) 37... Nxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 $5 (8... e6 9. b3 g5 10. Na3 g4 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Ng5 Nxe5 13. bxc4 a6 14. Nd4
Nbxc4 15. O-O h6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. d3 Nb6 18. f4 gxf3 19. Nxf3 Ng6 20. Qf2 $36 {
1-0 Kuijf,M-Stripunsky,A/Wijk-B 1996/CBM 52 (63)}) 9. e6 (9. Nxg5 Qxe5 10. d4 (
10. Qxe5 $2 Nxe5 11. Nxh7 Bh6 12. Bf5 d5 $1 $19) (10. Nxh7 $2 Bh6) (10. Nf3
Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bg7 12. d4 cxd3+ 13. Bxd3 d5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Kf1 e5 $15) 10...
cxd3 (10... Qxe2+ $6 11. Kxe2 h6 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. Nh4 $5 $132) 11. Bxd3 Qxe2+
12. Bxe2 (12. Kxe2 Ne5 (12... h6 13. Nf3 Bg7 $10) 13. Bc2 h6 $36 {עe2}) 12...
Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 d5 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge7] 0-1 Torre,E-Ivanchuk,V/Erevan
olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/[Stohl] (57) [+]} (14... h6 {Stohl} 15. Nh3 $1 d5 16. Nf4
$10)) 9... dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 (10... h6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Na3 $14) 11.
d4 (11. Ne4 f5 12. Ng3 Bh6 13. Na3 Qxe2+ (13... O-O 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Bxc1
16. Rxc1 $14) 14. Kxe2 O-O 15. b3 (15. d3 $142 $5 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 cxd3+ 17. Bxd3
e5 18. Rhd1 $14) 15... cxb3 16. Bxb3 (16. axb3 e5 $10) 16... Nd5 (16... Kh8 17.
d4 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 e5 19. Rhd1 $14) 17. Re1 Nf4+ 18. Kf1 Nd3 $13 {Sveshnikov,
E-Cherniaev,A/Erevan op 1996/EXP 52/[Belov]/1/2-1/2 (40)} (18... Rf6 $5)) (11.
Nxh7 $2 Bh6) 11... cxd3 12. Bxd3 Nd5 $6 {I do not like this move,not only
black's waste a tempi,the place of the knight on d5 is not better than on b6} (
12... Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 (13. Kxe2 f5 $1 (13... h6 14. Nf3 Bg7 $10)) 13... h6 14.
Ne4 e5 15. Na3 Bf5 16. Bf3 O-O-O 17. Nc2 e6 18. Bd2 Bg6 $13 {Rozentalis,
E-Hellers,F/Skolernes Skakklub 1997/CBM 60[Har-Zvi,R]}) 13. O-O Qxe2 {of
course with his king on e8 it's black's interest to exchange queens} 14. Bxe2
h6 (14... e5 $4 15. Bh5 $18) 15. Nf3 $5 {white fight for the e5 square,another
alternative is of course Ne4} e5 {setting immediately a target for white,I
prefer first Bg7 or bd7} (15... Bd7 $5 16. Na3 O-O-O 17. Nc4 Bg7 18. Rd1 Nc7
$13 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ge6e5] it is true that after f6-e5 black's bishop on g7 is
very bad,but on the other black control the center and may one day exchange
this bishop with Bh6}) 16. Bb5 Bg7 $6 {why to put the bishop on g7 when after
Re1 anywhy black is going to play f6?} (16... f6) 17. Re1 f6 {[%csl Rg7]} 18.
Nbd2 O-O $6 {after this move black's position beomes very quickly much worse,
since white will manage to put his knight on h5when the g7 bishop will not be
able to move,since if black's castle the Queen's side he can play after Ng3 by
white h5} (18... Be6 $5) (18... Bg4) 19. Nf1 Bf5 (19... Bg4 20. Nh4 $1 {
[%cal Gf1g3]}) 20. Ng3 Bh7 21. Nh4 e6 22. Nh5 $14 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6] /+/- white
achived everything he can hope for,black has weakness,his pawns in the center
are blocked,while is bishop on g7 looks mor elike a pawn than a bishop} Nc7 (
22... Rf7 $1 {[%cal Gg7f8] probably the best move,since now white has to
decide if he exchanges his knight for black's bishop or not,since black may
move now his g7 to f8 still defending the h6 pawn} 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Nf3 $14)
23. Bc4 b5 $6 {despite white's advantage it is still not easy for him to do
something clear with it,but now black just sets a target for white,his pawns
on the Queen's side,and gives white a very easy and clear plan to open the
queen's side} 24. Bf1 f5 $2 {another incorrect move,maybe even a mistake,
weakening the dark squares in the center and blocking the "h7" bishop,it seems
black do not mind having these bishops,first a terrible one on g7 after
exchanging him a terrible one on h7...} 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. a4 $1 a6 (26... bxa4
27. Rxa4 {[%cal Ga4c4]} Rfc8 28. Nf3 e4 29. Nd4 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 $16 {[%csl Rh7]})
(26... b4 27. cxb4 Nxb4 28. Rxe5) 27. Be3 {threatening Bb6 when after Nd5
white replies with axb5} Rab8 (27... Rfd8 28. Bb6) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nf3 {
[%cal Gf3e5,Ge3c5] threatening Nxe5 followed by Bd4} e4 30. Nd4 (30. Nd4 Nxd4
$8 (30... Ne5 $4 31. Ra7 Rf7 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Nxe6+) 31. Bxd4+ Kg8 32. Ra7 Rf7
(32... Ne8 $6 33. Re3 $1 f4 34. Rh3) 33. Be5 Rc8 34. Re3 Ne8 35. Ra6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.09.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. a3 O-O 13. Qb3 a6 (13... Rfd8 14.
Rfd1 Nd5 15. Rac1 Rab8 16. Nb5 Na5 17. Qc2 Bg6 18. Nxd6 Bxc2 19. Rxc2 Bxd6 20.
b4 Nc6 21. Bb5 Nce7 22. Bd2 Rbc8 $11 {Kindermann,S-Babula,V/Moscow olm 1994/
EXP 44/1-0 (56)}) (13... Rac8 14. Rfd1 Nd5 (14... Rfd8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. d5 $1
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bg6 (18... Rxd5 19. Qxd5 Bg6 20. b4 $14) 19. Rb5 b6
(19... Rd7 20. Bc4 Bd6 (20... Bf6 $2 21. Be6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. Rxc6 $16
) 21. Bd5 $14) 20. Rd5 Na5 $146 (20... Bf6 $2 21. Ba6 $16 {Nunn,J-Lutz,Ch
Duetschland 1994 62/142 [Nunn,J]}) (20... Qb7 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 (21... Rxd8 22.
Qa4 $14) 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qa4 Nc6 24. Ba6 $14 {Nunn,J}) 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (21...
Rxd8 22. Qa4 $14) 22. Qb5 Rxc1+ (22... Bf6 23. b4) 23. Bxc1 Bf6 24. Qd7 (24. b4
Qc8 25. Be3 Nc6 $14) 24... Nb3 (24... Nb7 25. Bf4 Qa8 26. b4) 25. Bf4 Nc5 (
25... Qa8) 26. Bxb8 Nxd7 27. Bxa7 Bxb2 28. Bb5 Nc5 $4 (28... Bf5 29. g4 Be6 30.
Ng5 Nc5 (30... Ne5 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. a4 Bd4 33. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Ga4a5]} (33. a5
$4 bxa5 34. Bxd4 Nf3+)) (30... Nf6 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. a4 Nd5 33. Bc4 $18) 31.
Nxe6 Nxe6 32. a4 Bd4 33. Bd7 (33. Bc4 b5 34. Bxd4 bxc4 35. Bc3 $16) 33... Nf4
34. Kf1 $16 {[%cal Ga4a5] /+-}) (28... Nf6 $1 29. a4 Nd5 30. Bc4 Nc3 $11) 29.
a4 Nb3 (29... Bc2 30. a5) 30. Bxb6 $18 Bc3 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Ke3 Kd6
34. Nd4 Nc5 35. a5 Be4 36. Bxc5+ Kxc5 37. Kxe4 Bxd4 38. a6 Kxb5 39. Kxd4 Kxa6
40. Kc5 f5 41. f4 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Petrushin,A/RUS-Cup6 1997/CBM 59/[HarZvi,R]
}) 15. Ne4 Qb8 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Nc5 b6 18. Na6 Qd6 19. Qa4 Bf6 20. Rc4 Nce7
21. Rdc1 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Nf5 24. Rc3 Bxf3 $1 25. Bxf3 Nxe3 26. Rxe3
Bxd4 {[%cal Gg1d4,Gd4g1]} 27. Qb3 Qf4 28. Kf2 Bxe3+ {0-1 Egin,V-Mukhametov,E/
RUS-Cup3 1996/CBM 57/[HarZvi,R]}) 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rd2 (15. Na4 Nd5 16. Nc5
Nxe3 (16... Na5 17. Qa4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 b6 19. Rac1 e5 20. Ne4 Qh6 21. Rc3 Rac8
$17 {1-0 Tzoumbas,A-Vouldis,A/Ikaros op 1995/EXT 95op (58)}) 17. fxe3 Rab8 18.
Rac1 Qc7 19. Rc3 h6 20. Rf1 Bg6 $2 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Qxe6+ Kh8
24. Rf7 $1 Qd6 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Bd3 $3 Bxf7 (26... Qxe6 27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Rf8+)
27. Ne5+ Kg8 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Ng6+ Kh7 30. Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ Kh7 32. Ne5+ Kh8
33. Qf5 g6 34. Qf4 {1-0 Acs,P-Madl,I/Budapest FS08 GM 1997/EXP 59}) (15. Rac1
b5 16. Qa2 Rac8 (16... b4 $5 17. Na4 (17. axb4 Nxb4) (17. d5 exd5 18. Na4 Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nb6 Nf3+ {0-1 Cherniaev,A-Lalic,B/Hastings
op9495 1995/EXT 95op}) 17... bxa3 18. bxa3 Nd5 19. Nc5 Rdc8 $13 20. Bxa6 $6
Ncb4 21. axb4 Nxb4) 17. b4 Bf8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Braga,F-Spangenberg,H/Clarin GP-f
1997/CBM 58/[HarZvi,R] (56)}) 15... b5 16. Rad1 (16. d5 Na5 17. Qa2 exd5 18.
Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rad1 Nc3 20. bxc3 Qe6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qxe6 fxe6
24. g4 Bg6 25. Ne5 Bf6 26. Nxg6 hxg6 27. a4 bxa4 28. Bc1 Be7 29. Bd1 a3 30. Kf1
a2 {Bolacky,J-Hrabe,P/CZE Moravia-ch Prerov 1995/EXT 95ch/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 16...
Rac8 17. d5 Na5 (17... exd5 18. Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5b6]} Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Qe6 $8 {
with about equal position} 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8 (20... Rxd8 21. Qxe6 $14) 21. Qxe6
Nxe6 22. Rd7 Rc7) 18. Qa2 e5 19. Nh4 Nc4 (19... Bxe2 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7
22. Rxe2 Nc4 23. Bg5 $132 h6 24. Bxf6 (24. Bh4 g5 25. Bg3 Nh5 26. Bh2 f6 $15 {
[%csl Rh2]}) 24... Qxf6 25. Ne4 Qf4 (25... Qg6 26. b3 Nd6 27. Nxd6 Qxd6 28. b4
$11) 26. Qb3 $11 (26. b3 Nd6 $15)) 20. Bxh5 Nxh5 (20... Nxd2 $2 21. Nf5 Qd7 (
21... Qc7 22. d6 $1 Bxd6 23. Bb6 $3 {the point} Qc4 24. Bxd8 Qxa2 25. Nxa2 Rxd8
26. Rxd2 $18) 22. d6 $1 (22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. d6+ Qe6) 22... Bf8 (22... Bxd6 23.
Nxd6 Qxd6 (23... Nxh5 24. Nxc8) 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Rxd2 $18) (22... Qxf5 23.
Qxf7+ Kh8 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Bg4 $18) 23. Ne7+ Kh8 (23... Bxe7 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25.
dxe7 Re8 26. Rxd2 Qxe7 $16 {/+-}) 24. Rxd2 Nxh5 (24... Bxe7 25. dxe7 Qxe7 26.
Qxf7 $16 {/+-}) 25. Qxf7 Nf6 26. Bg5 $1 $18) (20... Nxe3 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.
fxe3 $16) 21. Nf5 Qd7 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Re2 h6 $1 $15 {not allowing Bg5 after
Nf6} (23... Nf6 24. Bg5 {transposes to 19...Bxe2}) (23... Nxa3 $4 24. d6 $1
Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Rd2 Qe7 27. Qxa3 $18) (23... Qh4 $5) 24. Qb1 Nf6 (24...
Nxa3 25. bxa3 Rxc3 26. Bd4 Rcc8 {it is important for balck to have control
over the last rank} (26... Rxa3 $2 27. Rxe5 Qh4 28. Bc5 {[%cal Gc5e7]}) (26...
Rc4 27. Rxe5 Qh4 28. Bb6 Rdc8 29. d6 $16) 27. Rxe5 Qh4 28. Bb6 $16) 25. Bc1 $6
Rd7 (25... Nxa3 $1 {I could not find a reason why not to play this move?to me
this is very strange since both players are very strong GM and I can not
believe they have missed this??} 26. bxa3 Rxc3 27. Bb2 Rc5 (27... Nxd5 $2 28.
Rxd5 (28. Bxc3 $4 Nxc3 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $19) 28... Rxd5 29. Bxc3 $18) 28. Rxe5
Qd6 (28... Qd7 $2 29. d6) 29. Qf5 Rxd5 30. Rexd5 Nxd5 {when it is clear white
is fighting for a draw}) 26. Qf5 Re8 27. b3 Nxa3 (27... Nd6 28. Qf3) 28. Rde1
b4 (28... Qb4 $2 29. Ne4 $1 Rxd5 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Re4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Gc1h6]}) (28... Qd6 $6 29. Rxe5 Red8 (29... Rxe5 30. Rxe5 {[%cal Gc3e4]}
g6 31. Bxa3 gxf5 32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. b4 $16) 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. R1xe4 $16 {[%csl
Ra3]}) 29. Rxe5 Qd8 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. Bxa3 {and a draw was agreed,since after
bxa3 black will change his "a" pawn for white's "d" pawn} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krayz, Alexander"]
[Black "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 Nd7 {
a sideway move,the main moves in the position are 7...Nc6 and 7...Bd7} 8. Bd3
dxe5 (8... b6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nc4 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Donchenko,A
SSSR 1975}) 9. dxe5 g6 (9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nc3
Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nb6 15. Rad1 $14 {Vattar,H-Vogt,L Baden Baden op 1993}) (9... Nc5
10. Bc2 b5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bh6 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. b4
Na4 17. Nd2 $14 {Salai,L-Hracek,Z Stary Smokovec 1990}) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 {
2 round later Krayz tried 11.Qe2 against Manor but the result was the same,and
he even got worse version than this game!!} (11. Qe2 O-O 12. Bd2 b6 13. Nc3 Bb7
14. Be4 Re8 15. Bg5 Qb8 $15 {[%csl Re5] /-/+ Krayz,A-Manor,I Czerniak-mem
Bikurei 1997 CBM 59}) 11... O-O 12. Qe2 Nc5 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bxb5 {the two
natural moves which you first consider in this position are Bxb5 and Bxd5 but
there is another move,which was not played in the game but as we will see
would have given white a big advantage} (14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 (15. Qxb5 $2 Ba6
16. Qa5 Nb3 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Ra2 Bc4 $15 {/-/+}) 15... Qc4 16. Be3) (14. Bg5
$1 Nf4 15. Bxf4 bxc4 16. Qxc4 $16) 14... Nb3 15. Ra2 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Bb7 17. Nbd2
(17. Qd2 Ne7 {[%csl Re5]}) 17... Nf4 18. Qe1 (18. Qc4 Nxg2 (18... Rc8 19. Qf1
Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Nxg2)) (18. Qe3 Bh6 {[%cal Gf4h3]} 19. Kf1 Kg7 $1 $40 {just
defending the h6 bishop}) 18... Bh6 19. Rd1 (19. Rc2) 19... Nxg2 20. Kxg2 {
[%tqu "De","black has to find a way to continue his attack since he has a
piece down,and indeed in the game he has done it is the best possible way,can
you","","","d8d5","",7,"h6d2","",0]} Qd5 $3 (20... Bxd2 21. Qxd2 (21. Rxd2 $2
Qg5+) 21... Qh4 22. h3 $8 Bxf3+) 21. Bc4 Qd4 {the threat now is Bxd2 when
white can not defend both the f3 knight and the b5 bishop since black has also
Qg4...} 22. Qe2 (22. h3 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Qxc4 $19) (22. Be2 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Qg4+ 24.
Kf1 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 $17) 22... Bxd2 23. h3 Qf4 24. Ba6 (24. Rxd2 Bxf3+ 25.
Qxf3 Qxd2) 24... Bd5 (24... Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxe5 26. b4 $17 {but the game just
seems better than this for black}) 25. b3 Bc3 26. Rc2 Ba5 (26... Bd4 27. Bc4
Bb7 28. Ba6 Be4 29. Bd3 (29. Rc4 {try to guess black's move} f6 $3 $19 30.
Rcxd4 Bxf3+ 31. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3 fxe5+) 29... Bxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxe5 $17) 27.
Rxd5 (27. b4 Bb6 28. Bc4 Be4 29. Bd3 Bxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxe5 $17 {/-+}) 27... exd5
28. Rc5 Bb6 29. Rxd5 Rad8 30. Bc4 (30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. e6 fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33.
Qe7+ Qf7) 30... Kg7 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. e6 fxe6 33. Bxe6 Qf6 {[%csl Rf2] black
has a winning position it is just a matter of time,and trying just not to
blunder something} 34. Bc4 h5 35. h4 Rf8 36. Qe4 Kh6 $1 37. Bd3 Qd6 38. b4 Rf4
39. Qe8 Rg4+ 40. Kh3 Kg7 $6 (40... Qf6 $1 {much stronger was 40... Qf6 winning
immediately} 41. Qe2 Qf4 $1 {[%cal Gb6c7,Yg4g3] with Bc7 on the next move,when
white whould resign}) 41. Ne5 Bxf2 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Qe8 $2 {white misses his
last chance to make black's life very difficult after 43.QxB we get a special
position where black has a wiining material advantage but has problems with
his king and his h5 pawn} (43. Qxf2 Qxe5 44. Qf8+ Qg7 $1 (44... Kh7 45. Qf7+
Qg7 46. Qd5 {[%cal Gd5h5]} Kh6 (46... Kh8 47. Qd8+ Qg8 48. Qf6+ Kh7 49. Qe7+ (
49. Qe5 Rxh4+ 50. Kxh4 Qd8+ 51. Kg3 Qxd3+) 49... Qg7 50. Qc5) 47. Qd8 {
transposes to 44...Qg7}) 45. Qd8 a6 $3 {well if I move my queen you check me
on f8 or on h8,if I move my rook you play Qg5 [ except Rg1 where you play
simply Kh2,so I have no move to play than this one and a5 but I do not want to
give you a pawn so...this position is just unbelievable after a6 white is in
Zug-Zwang and must take on a6 which free the e4 square,id black pawn was
already on a6 things were much more complicated and difficult} 46. Bxa6 Re4 $19
) 43... Rxh4+ 44. Kg2 Qf6 45. Qxg6+ Qxg6+ 46. Nxg6 Rd4 {the game is over} 47.
Ne5 Be3 48. Be2 Rf4 49. Bf3 Bb6 50. Nd3 Rd4 51. Be2 Re4 52. Bf1 Rg4+ 53. Kf3
Rg1 54. Ke2 h4 55. a4 Rg3 56. a5 Bd4 57. Nf4 Re3+ 58. Kf2 Rb3+ 59. Kg2 Rg3+ 60.
Kh2 Be5 61. Nh3 Rg4+ 62. Kh1 Rxb4 63. Kg2 Rb3 64. a6 Ra3 65. Kf2 Kg6 66. Kg2
Rg3+ 67. Kf2 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 (7. Nc3 {
is the main move in the position,other playable move are 7.a3 and 7.Nbd2}) 7...
Qc7 (7... Ba6 {the second playable move for black is 7...Bb4} 8. O-O (8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Nac7 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nc3 Nfd5
15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Qa4 $14 {/~~ Sermek,D-Grosar,A Ljubljana Iskra 1992}) 8... Be7
(8... Qc8 9. Bxa6 (9. a3 Be7 10. Re1 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Na6 12. Nbd2 Nac7 13. Ne4
Qa6 14. Qc2 $36 {Blatny,P-Mokry,K CSR-ch 1986}) (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bxd3 11.
Qxd3 Qa6 12. Qe4 Bb4 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Nc4 Be7 $13 {godena,
M-Gofshtein,L Ischia 1996}) 9... Nxa6 10. a3 (10. Bd2 Be7 11. Qa4 Nac7 12. Rc1
O-O 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qa6 f6 16. Rc4 b5 $13 {Grosar,A-Kouatly,B
Manila (ol) 1992}) 10... Be7 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bh6 (13. Bh4) 13...
Qb7 14. Nc3 Nac7 15. Rc1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd6 $13 {Sokolov,A-Costa,J SUI-chT 1996
Exp 55}) 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O (11... d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ba3
$1 Qc7 (13... Qxa3 14. Qe4) 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. d5 $40 {Godena,
M-Cvitan,O Reggio Emilia 1991}) 12. Bf4 (12. d5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Na6 $5) (12. c4
$5 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 (13... Bxd6 14. Ng5 $36)) 12... Nc6 13. d5 (13. c4 d6)
13... exd5 14. Qxd5 Qc7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Qe4 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Qc8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Godena,M-Hracek,Z/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/[Har Zvi] (68)}) 8. O-O (8. a3 d6 9. O-O
Nd7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Rxc3
16. Rxc3 h6 17. Ba6 Qb8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qc4 dxe5 20. Qc8+ Qxc8 21. Rxc8+ Bd8
22. dxe5 $11 {0-1 Karp,M-Cramling,P/Tel Aviv 1990/EXP 20 (44)}) 8... Ba6 9.
Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 (10. a3 $5) 10... Nab4 11. Na3 $6 {I do not like the knight
on "a3",he is doing nothing over there} (11. a3 $5 Nc6 (11... Nc2 12. Ra2 {
[%csl Rc2]}) (11... Qc2 12. Qxc2 Nxc2 13. Ra2 $16 {[%csl Rc2]}) 12. Bd2 {
[%cal Gb1c3]}) 11... a6 12. Qe4 (12. Bd2 Be7) 12... b5 (12... Be7 13. Bg5 $5)
13. Bd2 h6 14. Rfc1 Nc6 15. Nc2 g6 (15... Be7) 16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Be7 18.
Qd3 Qb6 19. Kh1 (19. e4 $5 {this is probably the best move,since white manage
to control the center and has an important tempi to play Be3 for example
aftyer black's g5} g5 20. Be3) 19... Nb4 20. Qe2 g5 $1 {now it is much more
difficult for the "e" to move forward} 21. a4 (21. Bxb4 $5 Bxb4 22. a3 Be7 23.
Rc2 $14) 21... bxa4 22. Rxa4 a5 (22... Nc6) 23. Bxb4 (23. e4 g4 24. Ne1 Qxd4
25. Bc3 Qb6 $15) 23... Bxb4 24. Nd2 Qb7 $1 {preventing Ne4} 25. Nc4 (25. Qd3)
25... O-O $13 {despite black's "weak" king the position is unclear since white
can not get very quick to black's king,and secondly there is a lot of play
still on the Queen's side so it's not simple at all} 26. Qd3 Rac8 27. Raa1 f5
$5 {and now black has no fears at all on the King's side and decides to play
there,since after white take this pawn black ahs the important "f" file} 28.
exf6 Rxf6 29. Ne5 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Kg7 $15 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 d6 33. Ng4 Qf7
34. Qxf7+ $2 {it is very starnge but this ending is losing by force} (34. Qe2)
34... Kxf7 35. Nxh6+ (35. Nf2 Bd2 36. Nd1 a4 $19) {[%tqu "En","can you see now
a win for black!","","","f7g6","",10]} 35... Kg6 36. Ng4 Bd2 37. e4 a4 {
and white resigned there is simply nothing to do aganist Bc1-Bb2} (37... a4 38.
Nf2 Bc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade-Moscow"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1998.01.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.01.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "Belgrade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6
8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Qd7 12. Nb5 (12. Be3 Nd5 13. Nd2
Nxe3 (13... e6 $5) 14. fxe3 e5 $6 (14... e6 $5) 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qg4 g6 17.
Qc4 f5 18. Qxc6+ bxc6 19. Nc4 O-O-O 20. Nxe5 $16 {Sveshnikov,E-Rashkovsky,N/
Kujbyschev 1986}) (12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qe2 e6 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Bg5
Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nf3 O-O 19. Rad1 Rad8 $11 {Blatny,P-De Firmian,N/Chicago
1995}) (12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. cxd4 e6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. d5 $2 exd5 $2 (15... Nxd5 $17)
16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rad1 $44 {Antonio,R-Liang,J/Shenzhen
1992}) 12... a6 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1+ Kc8 15. N5a3 e6 16. Be3 (16. Bf4 Be7
17. Nc2 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Nd2 Ke8 20. Kf1 Rd8 21. Ke2 Na4 $11 {/=/+
Markovic,I-Liang,J/Novi Sad (ol) 1990}) 16... Kc7 $11 {/=/+ black should be
satisfied from the opening's result,he has no weaknesses at all,his pieces are
in good places,his next move will be Be7,while he may have some slight
advantage on the queen's side,we can say that black has here equal and more,
any way it's quite strange that Smagin one of the leaders players in the world
with Sicilian 2.c3 gets slightly worse position with white without any special
probelms!} 17. Bxb6+ $5 (17. Nc2 Be7 18. Nd2 (18. Bxb6+ Kxb6 19. Nd2 $15) 18...
Na4 19. Nc4 f6 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 b5 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 17... Kxb6 18. b4 $6 {
I can like this move,or any other moves with such idea,the problem is quite
simple,white weakeness so much on the Queen's side and will indeed pay heavy
price for that,he could play Nc2 and than Nd2-Nf3 when black is slightly
better but I think white's position should be defendable} Be7 19. Nc4+ (19. Nd2
Kc7 {[%csl Rb4,Rc3][%cal Gh8d8]}) 19... Kc7 20. a4 Rhd8 21. Nbd2 (21. Re1 Bf6
22. Ra2 Rd3 $17) 21... b5 22. Na3 $2 (22. Nb2 $142) 22... bxa4 {when somebody
gives you material unless there is really a speacial reason take it! this is
the moto of some players and if you ask me it is not wrong white simply gave
black the "a4" pawn and without big thinking it's gone!} 23. Nac4 (23. Nab1 a5
24. b5 Na7 $5 (24... Ne5 $5 25. Rxa4 Kb6 $17) 25. c4 Nc8 $1 26. Rxa4 Nb6 $15 {
/-/+}) 23... Rd3 $1 $17 24. Rxa4 Rad8 $5 (24... Rxc3 25. b5 axb5 26. Rxa8 bxc4
{when it 's clear black is the only side that can be better here but maybe not
enough to win}) 25. Rxa6 (25. Rb1 Rxc3 26. Rxa6 Bxb4 {transposes to the game})
(25. Rc1 Bg5 $19) 25... Rxc3 {[%cal Gc3c4]} 26. Rb1 (26. b5 Rxc4 27. Rxc6+ (27.
bxc6 Rxd2) 27... Rxc6 28. bxc6 Bb4) {[%tqu "En","try to find a win for black",
"white first rank maybe weak....","","e7b4","",5]} 26... Bxb4 $1 $19 27. Rb6 (
27. Kf1 Bc5) (27. Rxc6+ Kxc6 28. Rxb4 Rc1+ {transposes to the game}) 27... Rc2
28. Rxc6+ (28. R6xb4 Nxb4 29. Rxb4 Rc1+ 30. Nf1 Rd4) 28... Kxc6 29. Rxb4 Rc1+
30. Nf1 Kc5 {the game is over} 31. Rb7 Rxc4 32. Rxf7 Rd1 33. g3 Rcc1 34. Rc7+
Kd4 35. Rd7+ Ke4 36. Rxd1 Rxd1 37. Kg2 Kd3 38. Ne3 Re1 39. Kf3 {[#] Hecht: The
transition into the pawn ending is technically the cleanest, simplest and the
easily calculable solution. The method which would otherwise be taken would
involve encirclement, introduced by ...Rb1,...Kd2,...Ke1 and attack on the
base at f2 by means of ...Rb2. But the disturbing power of the e3 knight would
always have to be watched out for. [#] Hecht: Der Übergang ins Bauernendspiel
ist die technisch sauberste, einfachste und leicht berechenbare Lösung. Der
Weg, der sonst einzuschlagen wäre, lautet Umgehung, eingeleitet durch die Züge
Tb1, Kd2,Ke1 und angreifen der Basis f2 mittels Tb2. Das Störfeuer des Se3 ist
dabei stets zu beachten.  [#] Der Übergang ins Bauernendspiel ist die
technisch sauberste, einfachste und leicht berechenbare Lösung. Der Weg, der
sonst einzuschlagen wäre, lautet Umgehung, eingeleitet durch die Züge Tb1, Kd2,
Ke1 und angreifen der Basis f2 mittels Tb2. Das Störfeuer des Se3 ist dabei
stets zu beachten.} Rxe3+ 40. fxe3 e5 41. h4 h5 42. g4 e4+ (42... hxg4+ {Hecht}
43. Kxg4 Kxe3 44. h5 (44. Kf5 e4 45. Kg6 Kf4 46. Kxg7 Kg4 47. Kg6 Kxh4 $19)
44... e4 45. Kf5 Kf3 46. Kg6 Kg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. Nbd4 {
the main move is 14.bxc3 with very big complications but that's already
another story} (14. Re1 Nd7 (14... f6 $5) 15. Bf4 (15. bxc3 Be7) 15... Be7 16.
Rad1 $1 exf4 (16... f6 $6 17. bxc3 exf4 $2 18. Rxd7 Kxd7 19. Qe6+ Ke8 20. Nfd4
Ne5 21. Nf5 Qd8 22. Rxe5 $18) 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Nxf7 Nb6 $1 (18... Kxf7 19. Rxd7
Qe8 20. Qc4+ Kf8 21. Ng5 Qg6 22. Ne6+ Ke8 23. Rxb7 Rc8 24. Nxf4 $16) 19. Nxh8
Kg8 20. Nd4 Bf6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Ng6 $1 hxg6 23. Qe6+ Kf8 24. bxc3 $15 {
Torre,O-Illescas Cordoba,M Moscow (ol) 1994 62/149 [Illescas Cordoba,M]}) 14...
f6 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 f6 16. bxc3 Kf7 17. Nb5 a6 18. Be3 axb5 19. Bxb6 Rxa1
20. Rxa1 Qe8 21. Ra5 b4 22. cxb4 (22. c4 Qc6 23. Rb5 $11 {[%cal Gb6a5] Lautier,
J-Gelfand,B Linares 1994}) 22... Qe6 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. bxc4 Bxb4 25. Ra7 Rc8 26.
Rxb7+ Ke6 $11 {Luthar,T-Sadler,M Gausdal 1994}) 15. bxc3 Qc8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17.
Nh4 {[%cal Ge2h5]} g6 18. f4 Bc5+ 19. Be3 (19. Kh1 O-O 20. f5 g5 21. Nf3) 19...
Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3 O-O {we have already got out of the opening and have also
finished the complicated part of the game,when it is very easy to say that
black has simply one extra pawn when white has o fight for draw} 21. fxe5 Qe6
22. c4 (22. Nf3 fxe5 (22... Qxb3 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Nd4 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qd5 (
25... Qc4 $2 26. Qe7 $40) 26. Nf5 $1 (26. Qe7 Qd7) 26... gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28.
Qf6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ $11) 23. Qxe5 Qxb3 24. Ng5 Rxf1+ (24... Qd5 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8
26. Qe7 Qd7 27. Qxd7 Nxd7 28. Rxa7) 25. Rxf1 Qd5 26. Qe7 (26. Qf6 {[%cal Gg5e6,
Gg5f7]} Nd7 27. Qe7 Qc5+) 26... Qd7 {when it is not clear where is white's
compensation for the pawn since the endgame after 27.QxQ NxQ 28.Nxh7 must be
better for black for exaple after the simplest 28...Kxh7 29.Rf7 Kh6 30.Rxd7 a5.
..}) (22. Rae1 fxe5) 22... Qxe5 (22... fxe5 $6 23. Nf3 Nd7 (23... Rfe8 24. Ra5)
24. Rxa7 {with a drawish position}) 23. Qxe5 fxe5 {and now we have also
exchanged the queens} 24. Rfe1 Nd7 25. Nf3 Nc5 $5 (25... Rfe8 $5) 26. Re3 Rfb8
27. Nd2 $6 (27. Nxe5 $5 Rxb3 (27... Nxb3 28. Rd1 $44) 28. Rxb3 Nxb3 29. Ra3 Nd4
30. Ra6 Re8 (30... c5 31. Nd7 Nb3 32. Ra3 Nd2 33. Ra4 Ne4 34. Ra5) 31. Nxc6 Re6
32. Nb8 Rxa6 33. Nxa6 Kf7 $15) (27. Ra3 Rb7 $1 28. Nxe5 (28. Rxe5 Nxb3 29. Ra6
Rb6) 28... Re8 {[%cal Re8e3]}) 27... Rb7 28. Rxe5 (28. Ra5) 28... Nxb3 29. Nxb3
Rxb3 30. Re7 $2 {you study that the second and seventh rank are the most
important thing in a rook ending,but not in this one,after this move black
manages to push his "a" ahead a fact which decided the game} (30. Ra6 $5 {
this is a very interesting move which may give white his desired draw} Rb6 (
30... Rb1+ 31. Kf2 Rf8+ 32. Kg3 Rb3+ 33. Kh4 $1 (33. Kg4 Rf2) 33... Rb4 (33...
Rf4+ 34. Kg5 Rxc4 35. Rxa7 {[%csl Rg8]} Rb8 (35... Rb5 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Ra7+
$11) 36. g4 Rc3 37. h4 $36) 34. Re4 $1 (34. Rxc6 Rf4+ 35. Kg3 Rfxc4 36. Rxc4
Rxc4) 34... Ra8 35. Rxc6 a5 36. Rc7 $11 {[%cal Gc7h7]}) 31. Rxb6 $1 axb6 32.
Re6 Rc8 33. Re7 Rb8 (33... b5 34. cxb5 cxb5 35. Rb7 Rc5 36. h4 $11) 34. Rc7 b5
35. Rxc6 b4 36. Rd6 b3 37. Rd1 b2 38. Rb1 Kf7 39. Kf2 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd6 41. Kd3
$1 $11 (41. Kd4 $4 Rb3 $1 $19 42. c5+ Kc6 43. Kc4 Rb8)) (30. Re6 a5 31. Rxc6 a4
32. c5 a3 (32... Rc3 33. Ra2) 33. Rb6 Rc3 34. c6 Kf7 $17 {[%csl Rc6]}) 30... a5
31. h3 Rb4 $1 $19 (31... a4 $2 32. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1d7] with a draw}) 32. Rd1 (
32. Re4 a4) 32... Rxc4 33. Rdd7 Rh4 34. Rc7 a4 35. Rxc6 a3 36. Rec7 Rha4 37.
Rc1 a2 38. Ra1 Rb4 39. Rcc1 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
a3 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 (13... h6
14. Qd2 e5 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Rfe1 Qh5 17. b4 Bd6 18. Be2 $36 {
Sermek,D-Podlesnik,B/Portoroz 1996/EXP51}) 15. Nb5 Qd5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Nb5 Qd5
18. Nc3 Qd6 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rfe1 Bd6 22. f4 Qh5 23. Be2 Bg4 $13
{Margolin,B-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow4 1995/EXP47}) 14. Rfe1 Be8 15. Bg5 $6 {this is
really very strange please compare the coontinuatioon in the game to foor
example let's say the game Lutz-Zagrebelny mentioned here just in the line 15.
Bc1 black any way playes "h6" we get same positions exactly the same! with
black just having another tempi! since white playes Bg5 and after any way h6
he playes Bc1!! can some one explain this to me???} (15. Bc1 h6 16. Qe2 Bf8 17.
Bb1 g6 18. Ba2 Bg7 (18... a6 19. d5 (19. h3 $5) 19... exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21.
Bxd5 Qf6 22. h3 Rd6 23. Qe4 (23. Be3 $5) 23... Rcd8 24. Bb3 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,
ch-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow (ol) 1994/62/(144)}) 19. h3 (19. Nb5 Qf8 20. Nc3 Qd6 21.
Ne4 Qe7 22. Ng3 Nd5 23. h4 Na5 $1 $132 {[%cal Ge8a4] Sermek,D-Zagrebelny,S/
Ljubljana op 1994}) 19... Ne7 20. Ne5 Nf5 21. Bf4 Qa6 $2 (21... Nxd4 22. Qe3 g5
23. Nxf7 (23. Bh2 Qb6 24. Nc4 Nc2 $15 {/-/+}) 23... Qxf4 (23... gxf4 24. Nxd6
fxe3 25. Nxc8 $18) 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 $13) 22. Qxa6 bxa6 23. d5 exd5
24. Nxd5 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U/Tilburg (m/2) 1993/59/171 [Rozentalis]})
15... h6 16. Bc1 Bf8 (16... Kh8 17. Bf1 (17. Qe2 $2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Be3
Qh4 20. Bxa7 Bxa3 $1 $17 {Basirov,R-Tihonov,J/Minsk op 1996}) 17... Na5 18. Ne5
Nd5 19. Qd3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Nc6 21. Nc4 Qd5 $13 {Rozentalis,E-Shneider,A/URS-ch
Leningrad 1990}) 17. Qe2 a6 18. Bb1 g6 19. Ba2 Bg7 20. h4 $6 {this looks to
agressive atleast in my opinion,after "d5" we get a drawish positioon oor
white can still try to play normal with h3...} Ne7 $1 {the best move,the
knight may go booth to "f5" and "d5" very goood places foor him} 21. Ne5 Ned5 (
21... Nf5 $5 22. Nxg6 $6 (22. d5 exd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 (23... Rxc1 $2 24. Nxf6+
Qxf6 25. Rxc1 $16) 24. Rxd5 (24. Bxd5 Rxc1 25. Nxf7 Bxf7 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.
Rxc1 (27. Rxd6 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Rxd6 $15 {/-/+}) 27... Kg8 $15) 24... Qf6 25.
Rxd8 Rxd8 26. h5 $13) 22... fxg6 23. Bxe6+ Bf7 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 $15 {/-/+}) 22.
Qf3 b5 23. Nxd5 (23. Bf4 Qb6 $15) 23... Nxd5 24. h5 $6 {so this was white's
idea to play one day "h5" and open the b1-h7 diagonal,well this seems very
impressive and dangerous for black but infect white has nothing on this
diagonal and the only thing that he will get is a very weak "h5" which he will
lose very soon!} (24. Bb1 $142) 24... g5 {now black also controls the "f4"
square} 25. Bb1 Nf6 $1 $15 {/-/+ a very powerful move both defending the "h7"
square and attacking white's "h5" pawn black's play is simple first play Bc6,
he does noot mined to give his bishop for white's knight since both white's
bishops are very bad} 26. Bd2 (26. Be3 $5 Bc6 27. Qe2 Ba8 {[%cal Gd6d5] is
similar to the game}) 26... Bc6 (26... Qxd4 $4 27. Ba5 $18) 27. Qe2 (27. Nxc6
Qxc6 28. Qd3 Qc4 $17 {[%csl Rd4,Rh5]}) 27... Qd5 (27... Ba8 28. Ba5 Re8 29. Ba2
Nd5 $17) 28. Qf1 $2 {after this white gets a losing position he had to take
the bishop on "c6"} (28. Nxc6 Rxc6 $15) 28... Ba8 $1 $17 (28... Nxh5 $6 29. Ba5
Re8 30. Be4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Bxe4 {and even here black is not worse probably
better,but of course after Ba8! he has big advantage}) 29. Ba5 Re8 30. f3 Nxh5
{black has an extra pawn with no weaknesses it is white which has the
weaknesses black should bw winning here} 31. Qd3 f5 $1 (31... Nf6 $2 {it is
never too late to make a serious mistake!} 32. Ng4 Qf5 (32... Nxg4 $4 33. Qh7+
Kf8 34. Bb4+ Re7 35. Bxe7+ Kxe7 36. Qxg7 Nf6 37. Qxh6 $18) 33. Qxf5 (33. Qe2
Qf4) 33... exf5 34. Bxf5 $14) 32. Qd2 Nf4 33. Bb6 h5 {the idea is just to play
"h4" and at one moment play -h3 followed by Bxe5 and the a8-h1 diagonal become
decisive} 34. b4 h4 35. Kh2 (35. Ba2 Qd6 36. Bc5 Qd8) 35... Qd6 36. Bc5 Qd8 {
[%cal Gg7f6,Yg8g7]} 37. g3 $6 {this makes things faster but the white is
losing with no real chances any way} hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Bf6 {it is black which
will use the "h" not white} 39. Qh2 Kg7 40. Rh1 Rh8 41. Qa2 (41. Qxh8+ Qxh8 42.
Rxh8 Rxh8 $19) {[%tqu "En","can you find the quickest way for black to decide
the game","","","f6e5","",6]} 41... Bxe5 $1 42. dxe5 Rh3+ 43. Kf2 (43. Rxh3
Qxd1) 43... Rh2+ 44. Rxh2 Qxd1 45. Bxf5 Qxf3+ 46. Ke1 exf5 47. Rh7+ Kxh7 48.
Qf7+ Kh6 49. Bf8+ Rxf8 50. Qxf8+ Kh5 51. Qh8+ Kg4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Fokin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Na3 e6 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Be3 Bd7 (7...
cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 (8... Bc5 $2 9. Qxc5 $1 {--> CBM 28} (9. Qxc5 Qxc5 10. Bxc5
Nxc5 11. Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Bd7 13. Nf3 Kc8 14. b4 Na4 15. Ne5 $18 {1-0 Kharlov,
A-Csom,I/Bern op 1992/CBM 28 (36)})) 9. Bxd4 $14 b6 10. a4 $1 (10. Be2 Bb7 11.
Bf3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Nd7 13. O-O-O f6 14. Rhe1 e5 15. Be3 Be7 16. Rd5 Nf8 17. Nh4
$1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Zilberman,Y/Leeuwarden op 1994/EXT 94op (28)}) 10... Nd7
(10... Bc5 $2 11. Bxc5 bxc5 12. Nd6+ Kd7 13. Nxc8 Nc7 $8 14. Nxa7 $18 {_|_})
11. a5 Kd8 (11... f6 $2 12. axb6 axb6 13. Rxa6 $1 {/\ 14.Nc7+ +-}) 12. Nf3 f6
13. Bc4 Bb7 $2 (13... e5 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. Be3 bxa5 16. Rxa5 $16) (13... Bc5 $142
{/\Ke7+/=}) 14. Bxe6 Nac5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 (15... Bxc5 $2 {Blatny,P} 16. O-O-O Bc8
(16... Bc6 17. Nfd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Nf5 Bc8 20. Nd6 $18) 17. Nfd4 $1 Bxd4
$8 18. Rxd4 Re8 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Nxa7 $18) 16. O-O-O+ $1 Ke7 17. Rhe1 $1 $16 {
1-0 Sermek,D-Bukic,E/Bled op (7/05) 1992/Inf 07/[Blatny,P] (29)} (17. Ba2 {
Blatny,P} f5 18. Rhe1+ Kf6)) (7... Be7 8. dxc5 O-O 9. b4 Rd8 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11.
Bc4 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bg5 13. Ke2 Bd7 14. Nd6 Rab8 15. Nxb7 $18 {1-0 Seferjan,
N-Kozyrev,D/RUS-chT 1993/EXT 97 (25)}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc5 Qe5+ (9... Qxc5 $5
{this was certainly a critical move since after 9...Qe5 white got simply nice
advantage,after Qxc5 things are not so easy,but also after Qc5 white should be
better but no clear things there} 10. Nd6+ {this must be the move since if not
black playes 0-0 with no problems at all} Ke7 11. Nxb7 Qe5+ 12. Be2 {[%cal
Gg1f3]} (12. Qe2 {this seems very good but there is a problem here} Qxe2+ 13.
Bxe2 (13. Nxe2 Rab8) 13... Bc6 14. Bxa6 Bxg2 {[%csl Rh1]} 15. f3 Bxh1 16. Kf2
Rhc8 17. Ne2 Rc6 18. Bd3 Bxf3 19. Kxf3 Rb6 {when black is better here}) 12...
Bc6 13. Nf3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rab8 (14... Nc5 15. Na5 $1) 15. Qd6+ $1 {all other
moves gives black very good compensation} (15. Qa4 Nc5 (15... Rxb7 16. Qxa6
Rhb8 $44) 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 {[%cal Gf6d5,Gd5f4,Gb8b1]}) 15... Qxd6 16. Nxd6 $16
Kxd6 (16... Nb4 17. cxb4 Kxd6 18. O-O-O+ Nd5 19. a3) 17. Bxa6 Rxb2 $4 18.
O-O-O+) 10. Be3 $1 Bxb5 11. Nf3 Qh5 12. c4 $1 {just keeping the pair of bishops
} Bd7 (12... Bc6) 13. Be2 {so we can simply say white should be very happy
with the opening result he has a pawn majority on the Queen's side 3 against 2,
and also a good pair of bishop so white is atleast slightly better.black
decides to go into an endgame where I think it's easy to play with the white
pieces} Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ne4+ 16. Kc1 f6 17. b3 e5 18. Kb2 $14 {
/+/-;so white's plan now is very simple put his rooks on the "d" fileand start
edvancing his pawns on the Queen's side combined with his bishop black has an
unpleasent endgame to defend} Nac5 $6 {this allowes white to play a nice small
combination which gives him a clear advantage} (18... Ke7 {was a better move
followed by b6-Nac5}) 19. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 20. f3 {[%csl Re5] so now black is left
with a weak "e" pawn} Na4+ $6 {this is just wronf a pawn is a pawn and even
move in the endgame,well one might think the double "a" powns are nothing just
the same as one pawn,well so that extra pawn decided the game!!that's why
black had tp play Ke7 and just fight for a draw now with an extra pawn white
task becomes easier,although still not easy at all} (20... Ke7 21. Rhd1 {
[%cal Gd1d5]} Bc6 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. b4) 21. bxa4 Nf6 22. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra7]} a6
{so now the b7-a6 pawn are fixed and white has the "b6" square for his bishop}
23. Rhe1 {[%csl Re5]} Bc6 24. Bb6 {[%cal Gd1d8] this is ok but I have a
strnage plan here which might not be bad,exchanging white "e3" bishop for
black's knight and then maybe going into a rook endgame after also exchanging
the light coloured bishops with Be4 since the "b7" apwmn will be so weak in
such endgames} (24. Bd3 Kf7 25. Bg5 Rhe8 26. Rad1 Rad8 {and white can achive
his plan so easily}) 24... Kf7 (24... Nd7 25. Bd3 Nxb6 26. Rxe5+) 25. Bd3 Rhe8
26. Re3 {[%cal Ga1e1]} e4 27. fxe4 Nxe4 $6 (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4
Nxe4 30. Rf1+ $16) 28. Rf1+ Nf6 (28... Kg8 29. Rfe1 $16) 29. Rg3 $1 {[%cal
Gd3h7,Gb6d4]} Be4 30. Bd4 $1 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Re2+ 32. Kc3 Rxg2 (32... Rxa2 33.
Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rd6 (34. Rd7+ Kg6 35. Rxb7 Rxa5 36. Rb6 $16) 34... Rxa5 35.
Rdxf6+ Kg8 (35... Kg7 36. Rb6 $16) 36. Rb6 Ra2) 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rd6 Rxh2 (
34... Rxa2 35. Rdxf6+ Kg8 (35... Kg7 36. Rf7+) 36. Rg1+ Kh8 37. Rf7 Rb8 38.
Rgg7 {when again black has to giht hard foe a draw}) 35. Rdxf6+ Ke7 $6 {
this is just a very strange move why to allow Rf7w ith a check??maybe time
trouble since now it's move 35 so it's possible that time had a big factor here
} (35... Kg8 36. Rg1+ Kh8 37. Rf7 $14 {/+/-}) 36. Rf7+ Ke6 37. Rxb7 Rxa2 38.
Rh1 {well this is not what black should get in this endagme and so fast} Rg8 (
38... Rxa5 39. Rh6+ Kf5 40. Rh5+ {[%csl Ra5]}) 39. Rb6+ Ke5 40. Rxh7 $18 {
[%csl Ra6,Re5][%cal Gc3b4][%mdl 4128]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zakharov, Alexander S"]
[Black "Granovski, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2302"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be3 (6. Na3 Nf6 (6...
e5 7. Nb5 Qe7 8. Be3 a6 9. Bc5 Qxc5 10. Nc7+ Ke7 11. Nxa8 Nf6 $44) 7. Nf3) 6...
Qa5 7. Na3 (7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bc4 $6 (8. Na3) 8... e6 (8... g6 $2 9. Qb3 $1) 9. O-O
Be7 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 (12... Bb5 $10) 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nb3
$6 (14. Nf3) 14... Qg5 15. g3 (15. Bf1 Rfd8 $15) (15. f3) 15... Rad8 16. f4 (
16. Re5 Qxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 $10) 16... Qh6 17. Qe2 $2 (17. Qc2 $13)
17... Ne4 $1 18. Qe3 (18. Bxa7 $2 Nxg3 $1 $19) 18... b6 $132 {0-1 Yudasin,
L-Polgar,Z/Pamplona 1990/CBM 21/[Polgar,Zsu] (41)}) 7... Nf6 8. Nf3 (8. Nb5 a6
9. b4 Nxb4 10. cxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+
Nxd7 15. Nf3 e6 16. Rhb1 b6 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Rxb6 Bc5 19. Rc6 Bxf2 20. Ke2 Ba7
$15 {/-/+;1/2-1/2 Bronstein,D-Vasiukov,E/Lasker mem 1968/MCL 03 (37)}) 8... e6
9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Qa4 {quite a strange idea in my opinion since the Queen has
nothing really to do there except maybe putting some pressure along the a4-e8
diagonal when this can be met very easily with Bd7 only that now after Bd7
white may play Nb6 as was is the game so I think if first blac playes Nd5 he
should no problem at all} Bd7 $6 {to be honest an unclear move in my opinion
why to allow white Nb6 with Nxd7??} (10... Nd5 {[%cal Gc8d7]}) 11. Nb6 Rd8 12.
Nxd7 Rxd7 13. Bxa7 $5 {an interesting move white can got probably a slight
advantage with no risk after Simply Bb5,but of course Bxa7 is the more
critical move} (13. Bb5 {[%cal Gf3d4,Ge3a7]} a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxc6 bxc6 16.
Ke2 $14) 13... b6 {another very critical line was Nxa7 followed by Qc6} (13...
Nxa7 14. Qxa7 Qc6 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gf8c5]} 15. Ne5 {this simple move seems
just the best} (15. Qb8+ Rd8 16. Qe5 Bc5 {[%cal Gc6b6,Gc5f2,Gf6g4]}) 15... Qe4+
16. Qe3 Qxe3+ 17. fxe3 Rd5 18. Nf3 Bc5 19. Bc4 $14 {[%cal Ge1e2] /+/-}) 14.
Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Bb5 Nb8 (15... Rc7 16. Ne5) 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Nxd7 Nbxd7 {this is
a very complicated position,well white has some small material advantage but
the main question is what will white do with his free pawns on the Queen's
side,since if he will not be able to advance them then they will become a
target to black's attack,black's quick loss in the game does reflect the
position which maybe better for white but very unclear and complicated} 18.
O-O-O $6 {white got his rook on d1 and also made castle in one move but the
king's maybe weak on the Queen's side,considering all factors I think it is
wrong the king should be on the King's side} (18. O-O $5 Ke7 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20.
Rfd1 $14) 18... Ke7 {[%cal Gh8b8]} 19. Qa6 Qxa6 (19... Qc5 $5 {[%cal Gh8b8]
well black should try to avoid exchanging Queens since now with white's king
on B1 he may have attacking chances there} 20. Qc6 Qxc6 21. Bxc6 Ne5 {[%cal
Ge5g4]}) 20. Bxa6 Ra8 21. Bc4 Ng4 $1 {and now it's already not clear who is
better at all since white has big problems defending the "f2" pawn} 22. Rd4 (
22. Rd2 Bf4) (22. Rhf1 Nxh2 23. Rh1 Ng4 24. Rxh7 Ndf6 25. Rxg7 Bf4+ 26. Kc2 Bh6
{[%csl Rg7]}) 22... Nge5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4][%cal Gd6c5]} (22... Nxf2 23. Rf1
Bc5 24. Rxf2 Ne5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Rd4,Rf2]} 25. b3 $1 Nxc4 26. bxc4 Bxd4 27. cxd4
$16) 23. Bb3 Bc5 24. Ra4 Rd8 $2 {well I can not understand nor explain this
move just thinking that black was sure that exchanging rooks is so terrible
for him why?? I do not know} (24... Rxa4 25. Bxa4 Nd3+ 26. Kc2 Nxf2 {[%cal
Ge6e1] when black's "e" and "f" combined with his bishop and knights are no
less dangerous than white's pawns on the Queen's side}) 25. f4 Nd3+ 26. Kc2 Nf2
27. Re1 $1 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Ng4 (27... g6 $5 {with still an uncealr position,
although white seems to achive a lot than before}) 28. Kb1 {just a good move
preventing black from playing Ne3 check in many cases} (28. f5 $2 Ne3+) 28...
Nxh2 $2 {and this certainly a big mistake allowing white to play f5 black had
to prevent this idea from white} (28... g6) 29. f5 $16 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Ge1h1]}
Nb6 (29... Nf8 30. Rh1 Bd6 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Rh4 {[%csl Rh2]}) 30. Ra5 {
when here I suspect black lost on time since well he can play here for few
more moves and maybe this is not a position to resign but ny way white is
simply winning here} (30. Ra5 Nd7 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Bxe6 Bd6 33. Bf5+ Kf8 34.
Bxh7 {[%mdl 12288]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. a3 a6 (
14... Rac8 15. Rac1 Qb8 $6 (15... Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 {/\} 17. Qxb7 $2 Nxd4 $15)
16. d5 $1 $14 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bg6 (18... Rxd5 19. Qxd5 Bg6 20. b4
$14) 19. Rb5 $1 b6 (19... Rd7 20. Bc4 $5 (20. Qa4 {/\ Bf4+/=}) 20... Bd6 (20...
Bf6 $2 21. Be6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. Rxc6 $16) 21. Bd5 $14) 20. Rd5 $14 {
1-0 Nunn,J-Lutz,C/Deutschland 1994/Inf 62/[Nunn,J] (40) /\ Ba6}) (14... Nd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Rxd5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bc4 Rdd8 19. Ne5 (19. d5 $2 {Hansen,Cu}
Na5 (19... exd5 20. Bxd5 Bf6 $11) 20. Ba2 Be4 $17) 19... Be4 $15 {Hansen,Cu 1/
2-1/2 Bashkov,V-Schlosser,P/EUCup f (Bayern-Cheliabinsk) 1992/[Hansen,Cu] (54)}
) (14... Rab8 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qb5 f6 18. b4 Re8 19. Rc3 Bd8 20.
Qc5 Be7 21. Qxd6 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Lutz,C/Ptuj zt 1995/CBM 47}) 15. Rac1 b5 {
well to be honest I do not understand why white is playing this position since
he has nothing more than equal in my opinion,well one day he will play "d5"
with a drawish endgame so why should black complain} 16. d5 {but where is
white's advantage after Nxd5 ? probably no advantage at all} (16. g4 Bg6 17. g5
Ne4 18. d5 Na5 19. Qa2 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 exd5 21. Bc5 Qe6 22. Nd4 Qe5 23. f4 Qc7
24. b4 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Qxf4 26. bxa5 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxh3+ $40 {0-1 Zifroni,
D-Banikas,H/EUchJM-U18 1994/EXT 94ch2 (37)}) (16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Qd2
h6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Ne1 Qd5 $15 {[%csl Rd4] 0-1 Romanovich,
L-Kochyev,A/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin mem 1996/EXP 56 (60)}) 16... Na5 $6 {I am not
sure about this move but I think it's a mistake,well again black should simply
play Nxd5 with about equal the knight on "a5" is not so great} (16... Nxd5 17.
Nxd5 (17. Bb6) 17... exd5 18. Rc5 (18. Bb6 Rd7 19. Rc5 Rb8 20. Rdxd5 (20. Rcxd5
Qe6 $19) 20... Qe6 21. Rxd7 Qxb3 22. Rxc6 Bxf3 (22... Bf6 $4 23. Nd2 $18 {
[%csl Rb3,Rh5]}) 23. Bxf3 Bf6 $17 24. Ba7 Re8 25. Bd5 Qd1+) 18... Qe6 19. Rcxd5
Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Bg6 $11) (16... exd5 17. g4 Bg6 18. g5 {this is
the big difference from the game Zifroni-Banikas mentioned above since now
after the "f" knight white playes Nxd5 ,which was not possible in that game})
17. Qa2 exd5 $6 {this seems quite risky after 17...Nxd5 now black gets slighly
sorse but not so much now he maybe is serious trouble} (17... Nxd5 18. Nxd5
exd5 19. Bc5 Qf6 20. Rxd5 $14 {[%csl Ra5]}) 18. g4 Bg6 19. g5 Ne4 (19... Ne8
20. Rxd5 (20. Nxd5 {this is much less good here then after Ne4 since black's
Queen has the "e" file} Qe6 (20... Qe6 21. Bb6 $1 Qxe2 (21... Rd7) 22. Rd2 Qe4
(22... Qxf3 23. Nxe7+ Kf8 24. Nxg6+ hxg6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxd8 Nc4 27. Re1 (
27. b3 Ne3 $19) 27... Qxh3 $11)) 21. Bb6 Qxe2) 20... Qb8 21. Ne5 Bd6 22. Nxg6
hxg6 23. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Ra5]}) 20. Nxd5 Qe6 21. Bb6 $6 {it is really hard to
believe but this move is probably white's mistake after he has no longer the
advantage,the correct was a very strange move 21.Nh4 after white seems to be
better in all the variations} (21. Nh4 $3 {[%cal Ge2g4]} Bxg5 (21... Nxg5 $2
22. Bg4 Qe5 23. f4 Qe4 24. Rd4 $18) (21... Nc4 22. Bg4 Qxd5 (22... Qd6 23. Bf4
Qc5 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. b4 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Bf3 $18 Rd4 28. Re1 Nc3 29. Qa1
) 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Bf3 Re5 (25... Nxe3 26. Bxe4 Rxg5+ 27. Kh1)
26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 $18) 22. Bg4 Qe8 23. Bxg5 Nxg5 24. Nc7 $16) 21... Bd6 $1
{a very very powerful move, black simply does not care about the material at
this moment and goes for white's king with full power} 22. Bxa5 (22. Bf1 Bh5
23. Nd4 Qg6 24. Bxa5 Qxg5+ 25. Bg2 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Re8 $13) (22. Kg2 Bf5 {
[%cal Gf5h3]} (22... Nxg5 23. Nxg5 Qxe2 24. Bxa5) 23. Nf6+ (23. Ng1 Nxg5 $17)
23... gxf6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Bxa5 Rdc8 $11) 22... Qxh3 23. Bxd8 (23. Ne3 Bh5
$19) 23... Qg4+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 {[%mdl 844] white has nothing better than
draw, since Ke1 is very dangerous for him} (25. Ke1 Qh1+ 26. Bf1 Qxf3 27. Bb6
Re8 28. Be3 Nxf2 29. Be2 Qh1+ 30. Kxf2 Qh4+ 31. Kf1 Qh1+ (31... Be4 32. Nf6+
gxf6 33. Rxd6 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Qg2+ 35. Ke1 Bf3 36. Qxf7+ $3 Kxf7 37. Rxf6+ Kg7 38.
Rxf3) 32. Kf2 (32. Bg1 Qh3+ 33. Ke1 Bg3+ 34. Bf2 (34. Kd2 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Qg2+
36. Ke3 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qd3#) 34... Bxf2+ 35. Kd2 (35. Kxf2 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Qxe2+ 37.
Kg1 Be4) 35... Be3+ {and the game is over}) 32... Qh4+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+) 25... Qg4+
26. Kf1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O dxe5 12. Ng5 (12. Re1 Bd6 $5 13. dxe5 (
13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Qh5 Nf6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qh3 e4 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 Ne4 19.
Rf1 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 h5 $17 {0-1 Etchegaray,P-Conquest,S/Cordoba op 1994/EXT 94op
(53)}) 13... Be7 14. Ng5 Bb7 15. Qh5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 h6 $1 17. Qh4 $1 (17. Qxg7
$2 O-O-O {/\ Nc5, Rdg8-+}) (17. Qg3 O-O-O $15) 17... Nc5 18. Bb5+ Bc6 19. Bf1
Qd8 (19... Qe7 {>=} 20. Qb4 (20. Qc4 $5) 20... Rd8 21. Be3 Nd3 $11) 20. Qd4 $14
{/\ h4-h5-hg6-g7+- 1-0 Blatny,P-Pekarek,A/Namestovo 1987/Inf 44 (43)}) 12...
Bb7 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh3 Be7 {this is a very critical position for this line
since for example the way white have played here he got nothing just a
slightly worse position so unless white has a clear way to play here which I
can not see he should think again about this line} (14... Bg7 15. Rae1 a6 16.
f4 e4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Nf6 {[#]} 19. Rxe6+ fxe6 20. Qxe6+ {1-0 Sermek,
D-David,A/Bled op 1996/EXP 51}) 15. Rfe1 h6 16. dxe5 $15 (16. f4 Bxg5 (16...
Rc8) (16... exf4 17. Nxf7) 17. fxg5 h5 18. Bxg6 $6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kd8 20. Qxg6
Qc6 21. Qxc6 Bxc6 22. dxe5 Nc5 $17) (16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Nxe6 Qc4 $17) (16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. Qxe6 Qc6 18. Bxg6+ Kd8 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20. dxe5 Bxg2 $1 $17) 16... Nc5
17. Bb5+ Kf8 (17... Bc6 $5 {at first this looks like a mistake but it is not
not all since Qf3 now which seems winning for white is a bad move!} 18. Bxc6+ (
18. Qf3 $2 {[%csl Ra8,Rc6,Rf7]} Bxb5 $1 19. Qxa8+ Bd8 {[%csl Ra8,Rg5][%cal
Gb5c6]} 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qf3+ Kg7 $17) 18... Qxc6 19. Nf3 O-O-O (19... Kf8 $5
{[%cal Gf8g7]}) 20. Nd4 Qd5 {when black just seems fine}) 18. Nf3 Kg7 19. Rad1
a6 20. Bf1 Rad8 {[%cal Gc5e4] so now the opening is already over and black got
a great position,he has no weakness at all,has very good pieces and white has
many weaknesses on the Queen's side} 21. Nd4 b5 (21... Ne4 $5 {just seems not
bad for black}) 22. Rc1 Bd5 (22... Ne4 $1 23. Qd3 (23. Be3 Qxe5) (23. Bf4 Ba3
24. Rcd1 Bb2 $1 $17 (24... Qxc3 $4 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qxh6+ $18)
(24... Nxc3 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. Qxc3)) 23... Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Rd7 $36
{[%cal Gh8d8,Ge7c5] /-/+}) 23. c4 $2 {this is just a bad move losing a pawn!} (
23. Rc2) 23... Bxc4 24. Be3 (24. Bxc4 Rxd4 $19 {[%csl Rc4,Rd2]}) 24... Qb7 $2 {
what is this panic?? so what if there is a pin along the "c" file what does
black lose his Queen?? well he should have simply take on "a2" or if he is
really scared on f1 but not give back the pawn} (24... Bxf1 25. Rxf1 (25. Kxf1
Qb7 $17) 25... Rd5 $17 (25... Qb7 $17)) (24... Bxa2 25. Rc2 Bd5 (25... Bc4 26.
Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rxc4 Qb7 {with just an extra pawn for black}) 26. Rec1 Rc8 27.
Nf3 Qb6 {when black want simply to play b4-a5-a4-b3...} 28. Ne1 Be4 (28... Qa5
29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Rxc8 Nxc1 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 $19) 29. Nd3 Bxd3 30.
Bxd3 b4 $19) 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Rxc4 Qd5 27. Rc2 Qe4 (27... Nd3 28. Rd1 Nxe5 29.
Nf5+ exf5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rd2 {with a slight advantage for white here but of
course should be a draw here}) 28. Rd2 Bg5 $1 {a very good move,after changing
the bishops the knight on "d4" becomes under attack} 29. Kf1 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 $6 {
[%csl Rh3] so white thinks the Queen on h3 is so good.well so he is wrong!} (
30. Qxe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Rd5 32. Nb3 {should just be a draw}) 30... Qb1+ 31. Re1
Qb4 32. Qh4 $6 {[%cal Gd4e6,Gd4f5] all this plan is white's reason why he had
lost here,since after Qe3 the gmae should have ended with a draw and even in
the next few moves white could quite easily made draw,but he sense no danger
at all} Kh7 33. Red1 Rd7 34. g4 $4 {what is this???} (34. Qf4 Rhd8 35. Qe3 $11
(35. Kg1 Na4 36. a3)) 34... Rhd8 $2 {missing a force win and giving white a
chance to defend his position} (34... Ne4 $1 35. Rd3 Rhd8 36. Rh3 Nd2+ $1 37.
Kg1 (37. Kg2 h5 38. Rxd2 Rxd4 (38... Qxd2 39. gxh5 g5 40. Qe4+ Kh8) 39. Rxd4
Rxd4 40. Rg3 Rf4 $19 {[%cal Gb4d2]}) 37... h5 38. Rxd2 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Rxd4 $19)
35. g5 h5 36. Qf4 Kg8 (36... Na4 37. Qf3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gd4e6,Gd4c6]} Qc3 $36
) 37. Kg1 $2 {well this is enough for this game the final mistake,after there
is no defence any more} (37. Qe3 {this was the sorrect move so to meet 37...
Na4 with 38.Qb3! and white can surive,after 37...Qe3 black should maybe try 37.
..Qb7 with some initiative for him}) 37... Na4 $1 $19 {and now the game is
over there is defence against Nc3-Nb2} 38. a3 Qc4 $1 39. Rc2 Nc3 40. Qg3 Rxd4
41. Rxd4 Rxd4 42. Rxc3 Qd5 43. Qf3 Qxe5 {[%mdl 8260]} 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 (7. Na3)
7... Bh5 8. Na3 (8. c4 Qd8 9. Nc3 (9. Qb3 Qc8 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Bd6 12. Qe3+
Kf8 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. O-O a6 $14 {Blocker,C-Yermolinsky,A Springfield 1996 66/
111 [Yermolinsky,A]}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Qa4+ Nbd7 12. Ndxe2 Be7 13.
O-O O-O 14. Rd1 $6 (14. Qc2 $142 {with b3}) 14... Qc8 $1 {[%csl Rc4]} 15. Be3
Nb6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Qb3 Qc7 $15 {Rozentalis,E-Kramnik,V Duetschland 1995 66/
110 [Rozentalis.,E]}) (8. Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd6 (10... Bb4 $5) 11.
g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf4 Qb4 (14... Qd8 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Nxg6 hxg6
17. Be3 $14 {Adams,M-Topalov,V Las Palmas 1994 60/(153) 1994}) 15. a3 Qxb2 16.
Na4 Qc2 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. f3 Qf6 20. fxe4 Qxd4+ $44 {Waitzkin,
J-Nunn,J San Francisco 1995 63/122}) 8... a6 (8... Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nb5
O-O-O $1 (10... Rc8 11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qb3 Qd5 15. O-O
Qxb3 16. axb3 $14 {Yermolinsky,A-Loginov,V URS-FL Sverdlovsk 1987}) 11. Nbxd4 (
11. cxd4 Bxf3 $1 12. gxf3 Bb4+) 11... Bc5 12. O-O e5 $13 {Mufic,G-Stohl,I
Hrvatska 1995 64/142 [Stohl,I]}) 9. c4 (9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. b3 Rd8 12.
Bb2 Bb4 13. Nc4 O-O 14. a3 Bd6 15. g4 Bg6 $15 {/-/+ Vlassov,N-Shipov,S Moscow2
1994}) 9... Qd8 10. Qb3 Nc6 (10... cxd4 $5 11. Qxb7 Nbd7 $13) 11. dxc5 (11.
Qxb7 $4 Na5 $19 {[%csl Rb7]}) 11... Bxc5 12. O-O O-O {it is quite clear that
black has gone out of the opening without any problems,and probably he is
slightly better,thanks to white bad "a3" knight} 13. Be3 (13. Rd1 Qc7 {[%csl
Rc4]}) 13... Na5 14. Qc3 Ne4 15. Qe5 Bg6 {another possible move was 15...Bxe3
which does not seem bad at all,giving white a bad pawn structure} (15... Bxe3
16. fxe3 (16. Qxe4 Bc5 $15 {/-/+}) (16. Qxh5 $4 Ng3 17. Qe5 Bf4 $1 $19) 16...
Bg6 $15) 16. Rfd1 (16. Bxc5 Nc6) 16... Qb6 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qe3 Nc6 {[%csl
Ra2,Ra3] white's problem is the bad "a3" knight and the a2 pawn which is some
variation becomes very weak,and in the end white indeed lost him} 19. Rd2 (19.
b3 Rfd8 $15) 19... Rac8 20. b3 (20. Rad1 Nb4 21. Rd6 (21. Ne5 Nxa2 22. Rd6 Qb4
(22... Qxb2 $4 23. R6d2 {[%csl Ra2]})) 21... Rc6 22. Rxc6 bxc6) 20... Qa5 21.
Nc2 (21. Nb1 $5 Nb4 (21... Ne4 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Rc1 $15) 22. Ne1 b5 $36) 21...
Ne4 22. Rd7 (22. Rdd1 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Bxc2) 22... Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ (23. Rxb7 Nd6
$19) 23... Rxd8 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 24. Nh4 (24. Bd3 $5 Ng5 25. Qxg5 (25. Bxg6 Nxf3+
26. Qxf3 hxg6 {not so far a way from the game,white's queen is now on f3 not
e2 as in the game,this might br better for white since black will not have Rd2
with a tempi threatening the queen}) 25... Qxg5 26. Nxg5 Rxd3 $15) 24... Nc3 (
24... Qd2 $5 {interesting move,which leads to some complications but black
really do not need this}) 25. Nxg6 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 hxg6 27. Ne3 $2 {just losing
a pawn} (27. Qe3 Rd2 28. Rc1 Qd8 $36 {[%cal Gd8d1,Ga2h2]}) 27... Rd2 28. Qe1
Rxa2 29. Qxa5 Rxa5 30. Rb1 (30. Rxa5 Nxa5 31. b4 Nc6 32. Nc2 Kf8 $17) 30... Ra2
31. h4 Kf8 32. b4 Nd4 33. Kf1 Nc2 34. b5 $2 (34. Nxc2 {the only move since
after a night move to d1 or g4 black playes Ra4 winning another pawn} Rxc2 35.
c5 Ke7 $17 {/-+}) 34... axb5 35. Rxb5 $4 {of course time trouble,white
resigned without waiting for Ra1 followed by Nd4} (35. cxb5 Nxe3+ 36. fxe3 Ke7
$19 {[%csl Rb5,Re3,Rg2,Rh4]}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Daniliuk, Sergey"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O (9. a3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 (10... Qc7 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. Nbd2
Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qb1 h6 16. Qe1 $16 {Kharlov,A-Maric,A Biel 1992}) 11. Bf4
Be7 (11... Nc5 12. Bc2 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Be7 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. b4 Nd7 16. Ne4 Rd8
17. Ke2 Nb6 $14 {/= Sermek,D-Banas,I EUcup Luxembourg 1993}) 12. Qe2 Nc5 13.
Bc2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bd2 Qxb2 $17 {Blatny,P-Kurtenkov,A Trnava 1986}) (9.
Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Bb1
Rd8 $13 {Smagin,S-Vaulin,A RUS-ch m3-4 1997 CBM 59}) (9. Nc3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nb4
11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O Bxb5 15. Nxb5 O-O 16. Qe2 Rfd8
17. Nd6 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Ne4 Rad8 20. Rxd7 {1/2-1/2 Mukhametov,
E-Nevostrujev,V RUS-chT Kazan 1995} Rxd7) 9... Nb4 10. Bb5+ (10. Bg5 Be7 11.
Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be4 (12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Nc3 {Godena,
M-Kaenel,H Bled op 1994}) 12... d5 13. Bd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bd7 15. Nc3 O-O 16.
Rfc1 Rfc8 $11 {Smagin,S-Rublevsky,S RUS-chT Kazan 1995}) 10... Bd7 11. Bg5 (11.
Nc3 Be7 12. Qb3 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Nc6 14. a4 O-O 15. a5 Nd5 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6
Qxd6 18. Qxb7 a6 19. Qb3 Rab8 $44 {Daniliuk,S-Sherbakov,R RUS-cup 1997 CBM 59})
11... Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qb3 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rfd8 (15... Bc6) 16.
Rfd1 (16. a3) 16... Bc6 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Ne4 Rd5 19. Nc3 (19. Rxd5 exd5 20.
Nc3 Rd8 $15 {/=} (20... Nxe5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 $11)) 19... Rc5 {[%csl Re5]
} (19... Ra5) 20. Na4 $2 {an unexplained mistake,simply gettinga much worse
position,white wants to make a draw [that's clear after his 19.Nc3 ] so he
should have played here 20.Ne4 with good chances of achiving his aspiration} (
20. Ne4 Ra5 (20... Rd5 21. Nc3 $11) 21. Qc3 Nd7 {this seems to be white's
problem,but really it is not} 22. Nd4 $1 Ra6 (22... Ndxe5 23. f4) 23. f4 {
with a slight advantage for white}) (20. Re1 Rd8) 20... Nxa4 21. Qxa4 Qc7 $1 {
[%csl Re5]} (21... Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rd7) 22. b4 b5 $1 (22... Rc4 23. a3
Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Qxa7) 23. Qa3 (23. Qb3 Rc4) 23... Rc4 24. Rac1 Rd8 $1 (
24... Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxc1 (25... Qxe5 26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Qxa7) 26. Rxc1 Qxe5 27.
Qxa7) 25. h3 $2 (25. Rxd8+ Qxd8) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 h6 {[%csl Rb4,Re5]} (
26... Rxb4 27. Rc1 Rc4 28. Rxc4 bxc4 29. Qc5) (26... Nxb4 27. Qxa7) 27. Qa6
Nxe5 (27... Rxb4 28. Rc1) 28. Qxb5 (28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Qxa7 Rxb4 $17) 28...
Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 Qf4 30. Rd7 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 f5 32. Rxg7+ $2 (32. h4 $8 Qxh4 33.
Qb8+ Kh7 34. Qh2 (34. Qg3 $4 Qh1#) 34... Qc4 35. Rxa7 f4 $1 $19) 32... Kxg7 33.
Qd7+ Kf6 34. Qd8+ Kg6 35. Qe8+ Kg5 36. h4+ (36. Qd8+ Kh5 37. Qe8+ Kh4 38. Qd8+
Qg5+) 36... Kxh4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Croatia II"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Na3 Bg4 (6... a6 7. Nc4
Bg4 8. Ne3 $1 Qe4 $2 (8... Qd6 $14 {Luther,T}) 9. Qb3 {[%cal Gb3b7,Gb3f7]} Be6
10. d5 $3 (10. Qxb7 Ra7 11. Qb6 Nd7) 10... Bxd5 11. c4 Be6 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Nd5
{and white won very quick Luther,T-Vogt,L DDR (ch) 1987 43/(178)}) 7. Bc4 {
the main line in the position is 7.Be2} (7. Be3 cxd4 (7... Bxf3 8. gxf3 cxd4 9.
Nb5 O-O-O $1 10. Nxd4 e5 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Qb3 Kb8 13. Qb5 Qxb5 14. Bxb5 Nd5
15. Rd1 Be7 16. Ke2 $11 {Finkel,A-Lugovoi,A Budapest 1993}) 8. Nb5 O-O-O (8...
Rc8 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. f4 $16 {[%csl
Gd4,Gf1] Vorotnikov,V-Gurevich,V USSR 1991 53/142 [Gurevich,V]}) 9. Nbxd4 e5
10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Qb3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 {transposes to Finkel,A-lugovoi,A}) 7...
Bxf3 (7... Qe4+ 8. Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 e6 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 O-O 12. a3 Be7 13.
Nc3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Rfd8 $15 {Jakubiec,A-Kuczynski,R Pol-ch 1993})
8. gxf3 Qf5 {this position with the knight on d2 not on a3 is a well played
position which comes from the variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.
Nf3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.Bc4 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Qf5...} 9. dxc5 Nd7 (9... Qxc5 10. Qb3 {
[%csl Rb7,Rf7]}) 10. Qd5 $6 (10. b4 Qe5+ (10... Nde5 11. Nb5 $1 Nxf3+ 12. Kf1
Rc8 13. h4 $13) 11. Kf1 Qxc3 12. Rb1 Nde5 13. Be2 $132) 10... Qxd5 11. Bxd5
Nxc5 12. Be3 (12. Ke2 $142 Rc8 $5 (12... e6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Nc4 $13) 13. f4
e6 14. Bg2 Be7 $13) 12... Ne5 (12... Nd3+ 13. Ke2 Nxb2 14. Nb5 Rc8 (14... Rd8
15. Rab1 e6 16. Bxc6+ (16. Rxb2 exd5 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Rxb7 Kc8) 16... bxc6 17.
Rxb2 $1 (17. Nxa7 Na4 $13) 17... cxb5 18. Rxb5 $14 {[%csl Ra7]}) 15. Rab1 Na4
16. Bb3 Nb6 17. Nxa7 Nxa7 18. Bxb6 $14 {/+/-}) 13. Bxc5 (13. Ke2 e6) 13... Nd3+
14. Ke2 Nxc5 15. Nb5 Rd8 $8 16. b4 (16. Rhd1 e6 $15) 16... e6 $8 17. Bc4 Na4
18. Bb3 Nb6 19. Nxa7 Bd6 $44 {[%csl Rc3,Rf2,Rf3,Rh2] /+/= the last moves were
quite forced and now we have reached an interesting position ,white is a pawn
up but a very weak pawns,while the opposite coloured bishops are in black's
favour since his bishop is much better than white one} 20. h3 $6 (20. Nb5 $142
Bf4 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Ke7 (22... Bxh2 $2 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24. Rxd6 $16))
20... Be5 21. Nb5 Ke7 22. Rhd1 Nd7 $1 {the knight on b6 is not good on f6 it
will stand better} 23. a4 (23. Rd2 Nf6 24. Rad1 Nh5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8
{[%csl Rh3]}) 23... Nf6 24. a5 Nh5 25. Bc2 $6 {[%cal Gc2e4]} (25. Re1 $5 Nf4+
26. Kf1 Bf6 27. a6 bxa6 28. Rxa6 $132) 25... f5 {now black will have a
fantastic place for his king on f6} 26. a6 $6 (26. h4) 26... Nf4+ 27. Kf1 bxa6
28. Rxa6 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Nxh3 $17 {[%csl Rf1] it is clear white has failed his
test keeping his extra pawn,indeed he managed to create 2 pass pawns on the
Queen's side but black has now a very strong initiative using the fact that
white's king is in a serious trouble + black "h" pawn may become very dangerous
} 30. c4 (30. Bb3 Nf4) 30... Rd8 31. Be2 Rd2 $19 32. Ra3 (32. c5 $2 Nf4 $19) (
32. Ke1 Rb2) 32... Rb2 33. Re3 Kf6 34. Bd3 Nf4 35. Ke1 $2 (35. Kg1 Nxd3 36.
Rxd3 Rxb4 37. Na3 Bb2 38. c5 Ra4) 35... Ng2+ 36. Kf1 Nxe3+ 37. fxe3 Rxb4 38.
Na7 Rb3 39. Be2 Rxe3 40. Kf2 g5 {this must be a text mistake,probably black
played Rc3 and then g5!!} 41. Nc6 Rc3 42. Nb4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Petrushin, Alexander I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. a3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qb3 Rac8 (13... Rfd8
14. Rfd1 Rab8 {recomended by Nunn in his game against Luts in informator 62
and indeed one yesr later Lutz himself played Rab8 and good a reasonable
position with black} (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 (16. Qxb7 Rab8 (16...
Nxd4 $2 17. Qxe7 Nxe2+ 18. Kh2 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rxd1 20. Ne5 $16) 17. Qa6 Rxb2 $15
) 16... Rxd5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bc4 Rdd8 19. Ne5 (19. d5 $2 Na5 20. Ba2 Be4) 19...
Be4 $15 {Bashkov,V-Schlosser,P EUcup 1992}) 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qb5
f6 18. b4 Re8 19. Rc3 Bd8 20. Qc5 Be7 21. Qxd6 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Lutz,Ch Ptuj 
(zt) 1995}) 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Qb8 (15... Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxb7 $2
Nxd4 $15 {Nunn,J}) 16. d5 $1 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bg6 (18... Rxd5 19.
Qxd5 Bg6 20. b4 $14) 19. Rb5 b6 (19... Rd7 20. Bc4 Bd6 (20... Bf6 $2 21. Be6 $1
fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. Rxc6 $16) 21. Bd5 $14) 20. Rd5 Na5 $146 (20... Bf6 $2
21. Ba6 $16 {Nunn,J-Lutz,Ch Duetschland 1994 62/142 [Nunn,J]}) (20... Qb7 21.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 (21... Rxd8 22. Qa4 $14) 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qa4 Nc6 24. Ba6 $14 {
Nunn,J}) 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (21... Rxd8 22. Qa4 $14) 22. Qb5 Rxc1+ (22... Bf6 23.
b4) 23. Bxc1 Bf6 24. Qd7 (24. b4 Qc8 25. Be3 Nc6 $14) 24... Nb3 (24... Nb7 25.
Bf4 Qa8 26. b4) 25. Bf4 Nc5 (25... Qa8) 26. Bxb8 Nxd7 27. Bxa7 Bxb2 28. Bb5 {
[%tqu "De","black played 28...Nc5 and after 29.a4 simply lost the 'b' pawn and
the game,there was one move which could have saved black find it and think
well,since at the begining it seems that there are 2 move...","","","d7f6","",
6]} Nc5 $4 (28... Bf5 29. g4 Be6 30. Ng5 Nc5 (30... Ne5 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. a4
Bd4 33. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Ga4a5]} (33. a5 $4 bxa5 34. Bxd4 Nf3+)) (30... Nf6 31.
Nxe6 fxe6 32. a4 Nd5 33. Bc4 $18) 31. Nxe6 Nxe6 32. a4 Bd4 33. Bd7 (33. Bc4 b5
34. Bxd4 bxc4 35. Bc3 $16) 33... Nf4 34. Kf1 $16 {[%cal Ga4a5] /+-}) (28... Nf6
$1 {this is the only way,the knight will defend the b6 pawn from d5 where it
can go to c3 attacink the bishop on b5 and the pawn on a4 since after Nf6
white must play a4} 29. a4 Nd5 30. Bc4 Nc3 $11) 29. a4 Nb3 (29... Bc2 30. a5)
30. Bxb6 $18 Bc3 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Ke3 Kd6 34. Nd4 Nc5 35. a5 Be4 36.
Bxc5+ Kxc5 37. Kxe4 Bxd4 38. a6 Kxb5 39. Kxd4 Kxa6 40. Kc5 f5 41. f4 1-0

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 (9. Bd2 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qe2 Qb6 (11... O-O 12. Nc3 Nxc3
13. Bxc3 b6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Nd4 16. Qg4 h5 17. Qxh5 Bxe4 18. Rad1 Bc5 19.
b4 Bg6 20. Qg4 Bf5 21. Qf4 Qc7 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 $16 {
1-0 Wolff,P-Rotstein,A/Wijk op 1993/CBM 34 (60)}) 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14.
Bd3 Rd8 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. Ng5 $40 g6 18. Nxh7 $1 Nxe5 19. Bf4 Bd6
20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Rxb7 $3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxb7 23. Bxd6 e5 24. Bxe5 Bf5 25. Ne8+ {
1-0 Janovsky,S-Krasenkow,M/Voskresensk 1992/CBM 31}) 9... Nb6 10. Bb3 (10. O-O
Nxc4 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nxc4 Qd3 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Rd1 Qa6 15. Qxa6 bxa6 16. exd6
e5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Svidler,P-Taimanov,M/St.Petersburg-ch 1995/CBM
47 (43)}) 10... Bd7 11. Qe2 (11. O-O Bb5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bc2 Bxd2
15. Bxd2 Bd3 16. Ng5 Nc4 17. Bf4 Nxb2 18. Qb1 Qd4 19. Be3 Qc3 20. Rc1 Nd4 21.
Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Nf3 {1-0 Markovic,M-Miladinovic,I/Heraklio op 1993/TD 93\09})
11... Nc6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 Na5 $6 (13... Nxe5 14. Bf4 Nxf3+ (14... f6 $2 15.
Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Nxe5 $18) 15. Qxf3 Qc6 (15... e5 $2 16. Bxf7+) (15... Qd8 16.
Bd6 $1 Ba5 (16... Bxd6 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Qxf7+ (18. Nxf7 $18) 18... Kxd6 19.
Rfd1+ Kc5 (19... Kc7 20. Rac1+ Kb8 21. Qf4+) 20. Qh5+ Nd5 (20... g5 21. Rac1+
Kb4 22. Qg4+ Ka5 23. Rc5+ Ka6 24. Qb4) 21. Bxd5 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Raxe8 23. Bxb7)
17. Rfd1 {[%cal Gd6e5,Gf3g4,Gf3g3] with a winning initiative}) 16. Rac1 Qb5 17.
Qg3 Bf8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 $36 {[%csl Re8] /+/-}) (13... O-O $5 14. Bd2 $14
(14. Bf4 $5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gb3c2,Gb1h7]})) 14. Bc2 Nd5 (14... Rc8 15. Bd3
Nac4 16. Bf4) (14... Nac4 $5) 15. a3 Be7 16. Bg5 $1 f6 (16... Bxg5 $2 17. Nd6+
Ke7 18. Nxg5 $16) (16... O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rac1 $14 {[%cal Ge4d6] /+/-})
17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bh6 {[%csl Re8] black is forced to castle Queen's side,which
means white will have there strong initiative for no material sacrifise,it
means black is in trouble!} Nc6 (18... O-O-O 19. Rac1 Kb8 20. b4 Nc6 21. Ba4 {
transposes to the game}) (18... f5 19. Ng3 O-O-O 20. Rac1 Nc6 21. Rfd1 $36) 19.
Rac1 O-O-O 20. b4 a6 (20... f5 21. b5 $1 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxa3 23. Rc2 Bd6 (23...
Bb4 24. bxc6 Bxc6 25. Rfc1 $40 {[%cal Gf3d4]}) 24. Ra1 Kb8 25. bxc6 Bxc6 26.
Be3 a6 27. Nd4 $40) 21. Ba4 $16 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga4c6,Yf3d4,Gc1c8]} Kb8 (21...
e5 22. Rfd1 Nb6 23. Bb3 $36 {[%cal Ge4c5,Gh6g7]}) (21... Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rhxf8 23.
Nd4 $1 Nf4 24. Qc2 Rg8 25. g3 $16) 22. Bxc6 bxc6 $6 {after this move black
just loses a pawn and still does not free his position,22...Bxc6 was better
although white is still much better} (22... Bxc6 23. Nd4 Qc8 (23... Qb6 24.
Nxc6+ bxc6 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. bxc5 $16) 24. Rc4 $1 {[%cal Gf1c1]} Qd7 (24... Nb6
25. Nxc6+ bxc6 26. Rc2 {[%cal Gf1c1]}) 25. Nxc6+ bxc6 26. Rfc1 Rc8 27. Nc5 Bxc5
28. Rxc5 Kb7 29. a4 $40) 23. Qxa6 Qa7 24. Qc4 (24. Qxa7+ Kxa7 25. Nd4 $16)
24... Rhg8 25. Nd4 Rg4 (25... Rg6 26. Be3 $1 (26. Bd2 e5 {and black may have
some play here} 27. Nxc6+ $2 Bxc6 28. Qxc6 f5 29. Qb5+ Rb6) 26... Nxe3 27. fxe3
$16) 26. Rfe1 Rc8 (26... f5 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. bxc5 $16) (26... Rdg8 27. g3 f5
28. Nc5 $16) 27. Qd3 e5 28. Nb3 Bf5 (28... Rcg8 29. g3 Qxa3 30. b5 $16) 29. Na5
$1 Qb6 (29... Qd7 30. Qc4 $16 {/+-}) 30. Qf3 Nf4 (30... Be6 $142 $16) 31. Ng3
$1 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Rf5,Rg4]} Bd7 32. Red1 $1 Nd5 33. Nxc6+ $6 {it seems as a
nice combination winning a pawn,but white had an immediate win,much better
than this} (33. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 34. Qxf5 Rgg8 (34... Rg6 35. Rxd5 Rxh6 36. Qe6 $18)
35. Qe6 $18) 33... Rxc6 34. Qxd5 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Be6 36. Qf3 {the rest is really
no big problem,just be carfull not to lose something and go on win} Qb7 37. Qe2
Rd4 38. Be3 Rd5 39. Ne4 Qb5 40. Qc2 Qd7 41. Bc5 Bf5 42. f3 Bd8 43. a4 Bg6 44.
a5 f5 45. Nf2 Rd2 46. Qc3 e4 47. fxe4 fxe4 48. Be3 Rd5 49. a6 Bf5 50. Qc4 Qb5
51. a7+ Kb7 52. a8=Q+ Kxa8 53. Qa2+ 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Manor, Ilan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[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 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. c4 a6 (5... g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O
O-O 8. d3 (8. Bxd7 Qxd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Qd3 Ng4 13. Nf3
Bf5 14. Qe2 Rac8 $44 {Pavasovic,D-Domont,A Geneve op 1996}) 8... Nb6 9. Nc3 e6
10. Be3 a6 11. Ba4 Qc7 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Bc2 Rad8 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. h3 $44 {
/+/- Rozentalis,E-Domont,A Swisserland 1991}) 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. d4 {a move
mentioned by Smagin in his analysis in informator 64} (7. Nf3 e6 8. Qe2 Be7 9.
dxe6 Bxe6 10. O-O Bf5 (10... O-O 11. Rd1 {[%cal Gd2d4]}) 11. Re1 Bd3 12. Qe5
Kf8 (12... Bxc4 13. Qxc5 Bd5 (13... Rc8 $4 14. Rxe7+ $18) 14. Nc3 Bxf3 15. gxf3
$16) 13. Nc3 Bd6 (13... Bxc4 14. d4) 14. Qe3 Bxc4 (14... Ng4 15. Qxd3 Bxh2+ 16.
Nxh2 Qxd3 17. Nxg4 $16) 15. d4 $36 {Smagin,S-Sveshnikov,E Amanteu 1995 64/139 
[Smagin,S]}) 7... Rc8 8. Nf3 (8. dxc5 Qa5+ $1 9. Bd2 (9. Nd2 e6 $1 $44) (9. Nc3
Rxc5 {[%csl Rc4]} 10. Qe2 Qb4) (9. Qd2 Qxc5 10. b3 b5 $36) 9... Qxc5 10. b3 b5
11. Be3 Qd6 (11... Qb4+) 12. Nd2 bxc4 13. bxc4 e6 $44) 8... b5 (8... cxd4 9.
Qxd4 b5 10. Ne5 {tranposes into the game}) 9. Ne5 (9. b3 bxc4 10. bxc4 cxd4 11.
Qxd4 e6 $44) 9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 e6 (10... bxc4 11. Nc3 Be6 (11... e6 12. Bg5
$36) 12. Qd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1a4]} Bd7 13. Bg5 $36) 11. Bg5 (11. dxe6 Bxe6 12.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. O-O bxc4 {when black seems to be OK,his pair of bishops
compensate for his open king while without queens it is possible to survive}) (
11. Nc3) 11... h6 12. Qh4 (12. Nxd7 $6 hxg5 (12... Qxd7 13. Bxf6 Rxc4 14. Qd1
gxf6 15. O-O $13) 13. Nxf6+ (13. Nxf8 Kxf8 {[%cal Gh8h1,Gc8c1]} 14. Nd2 exd5
15. cxb5 $6 Qe8+ $1) 13... Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. dxe6 fxe6 $15) 12... Bd6 13.
Ng4 (13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nd2 (14. Bxf6 Rxc4) 14... Be7 $1 $36 {[%csl Re1]}) (13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd7 Kxd7 {and black seems at least OK}) 13... Rxc4
14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. O-O (15. Nd2 $1 {this just seems as the normal and simple
move to play with the white pieces,developing a piece winning a tempi by
attacking black's rook defending the "e4" square and threatening to play Ne4
in a few moves does not seem as bad idea} Rf4 16. g3 Rf5 17. Ne4 $1 Bb4+ 18.
Ke2 $1 (18. Kf1 Be7 $140 19. d6 Bc6) 18... Kf8 (18... exd5 $2 19. Nexf6+ Kf8
20. Nh7+ Ke8 21. Ngf6+ $18) 19. Ne3 Re5 20. Rhd1 exd5 21. Qxf6 Qxf6 22. Nxf6
$16 {what can black play after 15.Nd2 insted I do not know...}) (15. Nxf6+ Kf8
16. Nxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qf6 Re4+ 18. Kf1 Be5 19. Qf3 Qxd5 $15 {[%csl Rf1] /-/+}) (
15. Qxf6 $2 Rf8 $1 (15... Qxf6 16. Nxf6+ Ke7 17. Nd2 (17. Nxd7 Rc1+) 17... Kxf6
18. Nxc4 bxc4 $17) 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17. Ne3 Rc1+ 18. Nd1 Bb4+ 19. Ke2 exd5 $19)
15... f5 16. Nf6+ Ke7 $4 {an unexplained blunder by the freshest Israeli
Grandmaster which loses the game in one move} (16... Kf8 17. Nxd7+ Qxd7 18. Qf6
Rh7 {with an unclear position,but I think black has nothing to fear from}) 17.
Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "1997.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ochsner, Thomas"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1997.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Nbd2 (7. Bd3
Be7 (7... Nxe3 8. fxe3 Nc6 (8... Nd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qc2 g6 12. Rf2
Qc6 13. Raf1 Qc7 14. Nc4 Bf6 15. e4 b5 $13 {Kalinichev,S-Lau,R Dresden op 1995}
) 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 $6 b6 12. c4 Qh5 13. d5 Ne5 $15 {/-/+
Klinger,J-csom,I Bern 1992}) 8. Bf4 $5 O-O 9. O-O Rd8 (9... Nf6) 10. Qc2 Nf6
11. Be5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nc3 $14 {Smagin,S-Maksimenko,A Jugoslavija b1994
61/156 [Smagin,S]}) (7. c4 Nxe3 8. fxe3 Qd8 9. Nc3 Be7 10. d5 O-O 11. Be2 Nd7
12. O-O a6 13. d6 $13 {Hondoko,E-Adianto,U Beijing 1992} Bf6 $15) (7. Bg5 Nd7
8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qh5 13. h3 Nh2 14. Re1
Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Nb6 $132 {anisimov,A-Tunik,G Kstavo op 1994}) 7... Be7 8. Bc4
Qf5 (8... Qd8 9. Ne5 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Bh4+ 11. g3 Bf6 12. Ng4 cxd4 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6
14. exd4 O-O 15. Qe2 $13 {Adamski,A-Karniewski,Z Warsaw op 1993}) 9. O-O Nd7
10. Qe2 Nxe3 (10... O-O 11. Bd3 Qd5 12. Bf4) 11. fxe3 Qh5 {there are two
versions for white in this structure,the first one is to have his queens and
bishop on the b1-h7 diagonal this was possible after 7.Bd3 and Qc2,the other
version which I like less is to have the B on c4 and the Q on e2 as in the
game.it is not s easy to find here a plan for white while black's plan is very
simple,first to develop his c8 bishop then see what's going on} 12. Ne4 O-O (
12... b6 $2 13. d5 $1 exd5 14. Ng3 Qh6 (14... Qg6 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. Nh4 $1 Bxh4
17. Bxf7+ Qxf7 18. Rxf7 $18 Kxf7 19. Qh5+) (14... Qg4 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. Bxf7+
$18) 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. Bxf7+ $1 (16. Nf5 $6 Qf6 {is not clear at all}) 16...
Kxf7 17. Ne5+ Ke8 18. Nf7 $18) 13. Ng3 Qh6 14. e4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Ne5 Rad8
17. d5 (17. Rad1) 17... c4 $5 18. Bxc4 (18. Nxc4 Bb5 $1 {[%cal Ga6f1]} 19. a4
Ba6 20. a5 exd5 21. exd5 (21. axb6 $2 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Rd2 $19) 21... Nxd5 $36 {
[%cal Ye7c5] with the threat of Bc5-Bd6} (21... Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Bd6 23. axb6 Bxg3
24. h3 Qxb6 $15) 22. Nf5 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qg5 $15) (18. Nxd7 $142 Rxd7 19. Bxc4
Bc5+ (19... Nxc4 20. Qxc4 exd5 21. exd5 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Qxb2 $13) 20. Kh1 Bd6 21.
Rf3 exd5 22. exd5 Re7 $44) 18... Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Bd6 20. Ng4 $6 (20. dxe6 $142
Bxe6 (20... Bxe5 21. e7 Bxg3 22. Bxf7+ $8 Kh8 23. h3 Rb8 24. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 $13)
21. Bxe6 Bxe5 22. Bh3 Rd2 23. Qb5 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qg6 $13) 20... Qh4 21. e5 (21.
dxe6 Bxg3 22. exd7 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 h5 $1 24. Qd3 Bc7 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. h3 Rxd7 $1
(26... Qg3 27. Qxg3+ Bxg3 28. Rad1 Be5 $17) 27. Qxd7 Qg3 28. e5 (28. Kg1 Rd8
$19) 28... Qxe5 29. Kg1 (29. g3 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 (30. Kh2 Qe2+ 31. Kg1 Bxg3 $19)
30... Bb6+ 31. Kh2 Rd8 32. Qxd8+ $19) 29... Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Qg3+ 31. Ke2 (31. Kg1
Rd8) 31... Qe5+ $19) 21... exd5 $17 {the position has simplified,black wins a
pawn here} 22. Rf4 (22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Nxc4 $1 (23... dxc4 $6 24. exd6 Rxd6
25. Raf1 $44) 24. exd6 Rfe8 25. Qf3 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 27. Qf1 Qxf1+ 28. Rxf1
Rxd6 $17) 22... Qg5 23. Raf1 Nxc4 24. exd6 Rfe8 $1 (24... Nxd6 25. Qf3) 25. Qd1
$8 Nxd6 26. Qf3 (26. Rd4) 26... Re7 $2 (26... Nc4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb2][%cal
Gc4d2] after winning a pawn,Hansen decides to play very solid,but he has here
some stronf tactical ideas,using the fact that white has a knight on g4 which
must be defended several times,has no space for his king's,and right now black
is threatening Nd2,indeed in the game he won but if he would have played with
a stronger player he has much more difficult life} 27. Rd4 f6 $1 $17 {/-+}) 27.
Ne3 Be6 28. Nef5 $6 {it is difficult to understand this move,white is changing
his knight for black's bad bishop,why?} Bxf5 29. Nxf5 Re4 30. h4 $6 {who needs
this move,it was better to play immediately NxN} (30. Nxd6 Rxf4 31. Qxf4 Qxf4
32. Rxf4 Rxd6 33. Kg1 $17) 30... Qxf4 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Rxf4 Nxf5 33. Rxf5 f6 (
33... d4 $5) 34. Rf2 d4 35. cxd4 $2 {clearly after this move black is much
better with fantastic chances to win,especially after white has his weakness
on the king's side but this is of course thanks to white's help,of course
white has to play Rd2 when I am not sure if black is winning,certainly not
easy if he does} (35. Rd2 d3 36. Kg1 Kf7 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kf5 39. Rxd3 Rxd3+
40. Kxd3 Kg4 41. c4 Kg3 42. b4 Kxg2 (42... f5 43. Ke3 $1 Kxg2 44. Kf4) 43. Ke4
$1 {this is the key move of all the end game black has to waste two moves to
allow this pawn to queen} Kg3 44. c5 g6 45. b5 f5+ 46. Kd5 f4 47. c6 bxc6+ 48.
bxc6 f3 49. c7 f2 50. c8=Q f1=Q 51. Qc7+ Kg4 52. Qxh7 Qg2+ 53. Kc5 Qxa2 54.
Qxg6+ Kxh4 {when this endgame should be a draw,this is just one very long line,
for mw it is not easy to asses this endgame,but what I think after analysing
this endgame for some time is that thing's are not easy at all,and maybe just
maybe white has draw}) 35... Rxd4 $17 {/-+} 36. g3 Kf7 37. Kg2 h5 $1 {fixing
the g3 pawn} 38. Rc2 Ke6 39. Kf3 Rd3+ 40. Kf4 Rd4+ 41. Ke3 Rb4 42. b3 {maybe
is was better just to play passive,Rd2-Rc2...not creating weakness in the
position,since now the "c3" square is weak plus black can and will fix the
"a2" by moving his "b" pawn to b4} Kf5 43. Kf3 Rb5 {stopping any possible
checks along the fifth rank} 44. Rc7 g6 45. Re7 a5 46. Rc7 Rd5 47. Rc3 b5 48.
Re3 b4 {fixing the "a2" pawn} 49. Re2 g5 50. hxg5 fxg5 {black is threatening
Rd3 and then simple Rc3 when after Rd2 he playes Ke4 with an idea such as Ke3,
white is hopeless in this endgame,he could have played few more moves without
changing the fianl result} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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 "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 (7. Nc3 {
is the main move in the position,other playable move are 7.a3 and 7.Nbd2}) 7...
Ba6 {the second playable move for black is 7...Bb4} 8. O-O (8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O
Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Nac7 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nc3 Nfd5 15. Bd2 Rc8
16. Qa4 $14 {/~~ Sermek,D-Grosar,A Ljubljana Iskra 1992}) 8... Be7 (8... Qc8 9.
Bxa6 (9. a3 Be7 10. Re1 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Na6 12. Nbd2 Nac7 13. Ne4 Qa6 14. Qc2 $36
{Blatny,P-Mokry,K CSR-ch 1986}) (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qa6 12. Qe4
Bb4 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Nc4 Be7 $13 {godena,M-Gofshtein,L Ischia 1996}
) 9... Nxa6 10. a3 (10. Bd2 Be7 11. Qa4 Nac7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nc3 Qd8 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Qa6 f6 16. Rc4 b5 $13 {Grosar,A-Kouatly,B Manila (ol) 1992}) 10... Be7
11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bh6 (13. Bh4) 13... Qb7 14. Nc3 Nac7 15. Rc1 Nxc3
16. Rxc3 Bd6 $13 {Sokolov,A-Costa,J SUI-chT 1996 Exp 55}) 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3
Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O (11... d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ba3 $1 Qc7 (13... Qxa3 14. Qe4)
14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. d5 $40 {Godena,M-Cvitan,O Reggio Emilia 1991})
12. Bf4 (12. d5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Na6 $5) (12. c4 $5 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 (13... Bxd6
14. Ng5 $36)) 12... Nc6 13. d5 (13. c4 d6) 13... exd5 14. Qxd5 Qc7 15. Rad1
Rad8 16. Qe4 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Qc8 17. Rd3 Rfe8 18. Ng5 g6 (18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5
Rxe5 20. Qh4 $1 (20. Qg4 Rde8 21. Bf6 g6) 20... Rde8 (20... f6 21. Bxf6 $1 $16
gxf6 $2 22. Qxf6 $18) 21. Rh3 h6 22. Bxh6 Qd8 23. Bg5 f6 24. Be3 $36 {[%csl
Rg8]}) 19. Rh3 d5 (19... h5 $2 20. Rxh5 d5 21. Qd3 (21. e6 $5 f5 $8 (21... dxe4
$2 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Rh8+ Kg7 24. Rh7+ Kf6 (24... Kf8 25. Ne6+ Qxe6 26. Bh6#)
25. fxe8=Q {with mate in a few moves}) 22. Be5 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 gxh5 24. Nf7 Kh7
25. Qxf5+ Kg7 26. Ne5 Rf8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qxh5+ $40) 21... Qg4 22. e6 f5 23.
Rh6 Kg7 24. Rh7+ Kg8 25. g3 {[%csl Rg4]} Bxg5 26. h3 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Kxh7 28.
fxg5 Rxe6 $44 {/+/-}) 20. Qb1 $6 (20. Qa4) 20... Qg4 21. Be3 (21. Qc1 $142 h5
$13 (21... Nxe5 22. Nxh7 Nc4 23. Bg3 Qe2 $13)) {[%tqu "En","what would you
play with the black pieces?","","","e7g5","",8]} 21... Bxg5 $1 (21... Nxe5 22.
Nxh7 Nc4 23. Bd4 $13) 22. Rg3 Qxg3 $1 {that is black's idea,now black gets the
advantage with no risks at all,maybe white has missed this idea} 23. hxg3 Bxe3
24. fxe3 Rxe5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Re3,Rg2,Rg3] the material is about equal,but it
is very clear that white's position is a very difficult one,first he has no
threats nor ideas of attacking black,secondly he has a weak king and a
terrible pawn structure} (24... Nxe5 25. e4 {this is an achivement for white
exchanging a weak pawn} Nc4 26. Rd1) 25. Qd3 Na5 26. Qa6 Re7 27. Rd1 {[%cal
Ge3e4]} (27. Rf4 $5) 27... Nc4 28. e4 Ne3 $1 29. Re1 (29. Rd2 Rde8 $1 30. Rxd5
(30. exd5 Ng4 31. Rf2 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Re5 $17) 30... Nxd5 31. exd5 Re1+ 32. Kh2
R8e5 $17 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge5h5]}) 29... Ng4 30. Qd3 Rdd7 31. Rd1 $6 (31. Qd1
$142 $5 h5 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Qc1 Red7 {[%csl Rg1]} (33... Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Rd3
35. c4 Ra3) 34. c4 Rc5 $15 {/-/+}) 31... Ne5 32. Qa6 dxe4 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34.
Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qe8 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Ng4+ 37. Ke2 Rd5 (37... Rd3 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Rg3]
it seems that after this move white is facing hugh problems,it seems black's
position after this move is something between -/+/-+} 38. Kf1 (38. Qe7 Rxc3 39.
Qxa7 Rc2+ 40. Ke1 (40. Kf1 Rc1+ 41. Ke2 Rg1) 40... Rxg2 $17) 38... Nf6 $1 39.
Qe7 (39. Qe5 Rd1+ 40. Ke2 Ra1 $19) 39... Rxg3 40. c4 (40. Qxa7 Rxc3 41. Qxb6
Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Rc2+ $19) 40... Rc3 $17 {/-+}) 38. Qe7 $1 Ra5 39. a3 h5 40. c4 e3
$6 (40... Nf6 $5) 41. Ke1 $1 Ra4 42. c5 $8 Rc4 43. cxb6 axb6 44. Qb7 Rc1+ 45.
Ke2 Rc2+ 46. Ke1 Rc1+ 47. Ke2 Rc2+ 48. Ke1 Nf2 (48... Nh6 49. Qxb6 Nf5 50. a4
$1 $13 {[%cal Ga4a8] but of course this position is big achivement for white
considering the position he had,although even here it is clear black is
fighting for a win}) 49. Qd5 Rc5 50. Qd4+ Kh7 51. Qd6 (51. Qxe3 $4 Re5 $19) (
51. Qf6 Rc1+ 52. Ke2 Rc2+ 53. Kf3 Ng4 54. Qxf7+ Kh6 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. Qf7+ $11)
51... Rc1+ 52. Ke2 Rc2+ 53. Kxe3 Ng4+ 54. Kd3 Rc6 $2 (54... Rxg2 55. Qc7 Kg7 (
55... Kg8) 56. Qc3+ Nf6 57. Kc4 Re2 58. Kb5 Re6 {when the only side with some
winning chances is black}) 55. Qf8 $11 Rf6 56. Ke2 b5 57. Ke1 Rf5 58. Ke2 Ne5
59. Qb4 Ng4 60. Qf8 Nh6 61. Ke1 Rd5 62. Ke2 Re5+ 63. Kf2 Ng4+ 64. Kf1 Rf5+ 65.
Ke2 Nf2 66. Ke3 Nh1 67. Qd6 Nf2 68. Qf8 Ng4+ 69. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krayz, Alexander"]
[Black "Manor, Ilan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxe5 9. dxe5 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Bd2 b6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Be4 Re8 15.
Bg5 Qb8 16. Rfd1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd2 Rac8 20. a4 h6 21. Bf6
Bxf6 22. exf6 e5 23. Qe3 Qc6 24. a5 Qxf6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qxh6 e4 27. Qe3 Rcd8
28. Nc4 Kg7 29. h3 Qe6 30. Qe2 Rd3 31. Rxd3 exd3 32. Qxe6 Rxe6 {starker
schwarzer Freibauer, Taktik} 33. Kf1 b5 34. Ne3 (34. Nd2 Re2 35. Rd1 f5 36. Nf3
{[%csl Rb5][%cal Rf3d4]} Rc2 37. Nd4 $17 Rxc3 38. Nxb5 Rc2 {[%cal Rg7e5]})
34... Ne4 35. Rd1 Rd6 36. c4 d2 37. cxb5 Nc3 38. Ra1 Nxb5 (38... d1=Q+ 39. Nxd1
Nxd1 40. b6 (40. Ra3 $142 Nb2 41. Rb3 Nc4 42. Rb4 Nb6 43. Ke2 $17) 40... Nc3
41. Rc1 Nb5 42. b7 Rb6 $19 {Technik}) 39. Nd1 $8 Re6 40. f3 $2 (40. Ne3 Rxe3
41. fxe3 Nc3 $19 {[%cal Rd2d1]}) (40. Nb2 $8 Rc6 $1 {[%cal Rc6c1]} 41. Ra5 (41.
Rd1 Rc2 42. Na4 (42. Nd3 Nc3 $19) 42... Ra2 $19) (41. Ra8 Nd4 (41... Rc2 42.
Nd1 Nd4 43. Rd8 $11) 42. f3 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 d1=Q 44. Nxd1 Rxd1 45. Rd8 Rd3 46. f4
$13) (41. Ra4 Rc2 42. Nd1 Rc1 43. Ke2 Rxd1 $19) 41... Rc1+ 42. Ke2 Nd4+ 43.
Kxd2 (43. Ke3 d1=Q 44. Nxd1 Rxd1 $19) 43... Nb3+) 40... Re1+ 41. Kf2 Nc3 42.
Nxc3 Rxa1 43. Ke2 Rg1 44. g4 Rg2+ 45. Ke3 g5 46. Kd3 Rh2 47. Nd1 Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Fritz5} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4
Bxf3 8. Qb3 (8. Qxf3 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Qxf3 9. Nxf3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4
$11 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)}) 10... Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Bg5 Be7 14.
Bc4 Nd7 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Bb3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Kc7 18. O-O Rhd8 19. Rfd1 Kb8 20. Rab1
Rc7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. d5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 Rc2 25. Bxf7 Bd4 26. Rf1
Rxb2 27. g4 g5 28. Kg2 Kc7 29. Kg3 b5 30. h3 Be5+ 31. Kf3 Rb4 32. Rd1 Rf4+ 33.
Kg2 Rxf7 {0-1 De Kleuver,E-Kadimova,I/EU-chTW 1997/EXP 57/[NED - AZE]}) (8.
gxf3 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Qg5 (8... Qf5 9. Qb3 O-O-O 10. Bxf7 Nd5 11. Bxd5 Rxd5
12. dxc5 e6 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qa4 Bxc5 15. Qe4 Qh5 16. f4 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Nd3 18.
Qf3 {Feoktistov,A-Belov,V/RUS-Cup2 1996/EXP 56/1/2-1/2 (30)}) 9. Ne4 Qf5 10.
Qe2 e6 11. Ng3 Qh3 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Bf4 a6 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. O-O-O
Ke8 17. Rhe1 Be7 {Adams,M-Huebner,R/Wijk 1996/CBM 51/[Blatny,P]/1-0 (31)}) 8...
Na5 (8... Bxg2 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 9. Rg1 (9. Bxd5 Bxd5 10. Qb5 Bxh1 $17) 9...
Na5 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxa5 $17) 9. Bxd5 (9. Qb5+ {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Qd7 10.
Nxf3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 e6 $11) 9... Nxb3 10. Nxf3 (10. Bxb3 $142 {
Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Bxg2 11. Ba4+ Nd7 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Rg1 $15) 10... Nxd5 {
gibt den Vorteil aus der Hand} (10... Nxa1 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 11. Bxb7 Rd8 12.
Bc6+ Nd7 $17 13. Ne5 cxd4) 11. axb3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nf5 a6 14. Ke2 O-O-O
15. Rd1 f6 {Deckt g5} 16. b4 (16. c4 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Nc7 $11) 16... g6 17.
Ne3 Nxe3 (17... Nf4+ {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 18. Kf3 $15) 18. Bxe3 ({Und nicht} 18.
fxe3 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Rxd1 19. Kxd1 e4 $15) 18... Rxd1 19. Rxd1 {[#]
bessere schwarze Bauernstruktur; Bildung eines Mittelfreibauern. Gute weiße
Verteidigung mit aktivem Turm.} Kc7 20. Kd3 Bd6 21. Kc4 Kc6 22. Kb3 Rd8 23. g4
Bc7 24. Rg1 Rd3 25. Rg3 e4 26. Rh3 Rd7 27. Bd4 Rf7 28. Re3 Kd5 29. h3 Be5 30.
Bc5 f5 31. Re1 Kc6 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. f3 Bg3 34. Rg1 Bd6 35. fxe4 fxe4 36. Bd4
Rf3 37. Rg4 Bf4 38. Kc2 Rf1 39. Rg7 Rh1 (39... h5 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 40. Rh7
$14) 40. Rxh7 Rh2+ 41. Kd1 (41. Kb3 $5 $14 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s) ist zu beachten})
41... Rd2+ 42. Ke1 Rxb2 43. Re7 Kd5 44. Rxb7 Kc4 {Aktiver König im Endspiel}
45. Re7 Kd3 46. Rd7 Bd2+ 47. Kf1 e3 (47... Bxc3 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 48. Be5+
Kc2 49. Rc7 Rb1+ 50. Ke2 Re1+ 51. Kf2 e3+ 52. Kg2 $18) 48. Bg7+ Kc2 49. Re7
Rb1+ 50. Kg2 Kd3 {Droht e2} 51. Bh6 Re1 {Will e2 spielen} 52. h4 (52. Rd7+ {
Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} Kxc3 53. Bg5 Kc4 $11 (53... Kxb4 $2 {ist ein Schlag ins
Wasser} 54. Rxd2 Kc4 55. Ra2 $18)) 52... Bxc3 53. Rd7+ Kc4 (53... Ke2 {Fritz 5.
00Я (30s)} 54. Rd6 $15) 54. h5 (54. Kf3 $142 $11 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s) ist noch
spielbar}) 54... e2 55. Re7 Bd4 (55... Bxb4 $5 56. Re4+ Kb3 (56... Kd5 57. Rxb4
$2 (57. Re8 a5 $2 (57... Bc3 58. Bg5 {[%cal Rg5h4]} Bd4 59. Bh4 $2 (59. Bd2 $1
Rg1+ 60. Kf3 $11) 59... Rg1+ 60. Kh2 Rg4 61. Be1 (61. Kh3 Rxh4+ 62. Kxh4 Be5
$19) 61... Re4 $17) 58. Bg7 {[%cal Rh5h6,Rh6h7,Rh7h8]}) 57... Rg1+ $19) (56...
Kd3 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 57. Re3+ (57. Rxb4 $4 {Weiß muß den Läufer stehen
lassen} Rg1+ 58. Kxg1 e1=Q+ 59. Kg2 Qxb4 $19) 57... Kc2 58. Kf2 $17) 57. Rxb4+
Kxb4 58. Bd2+ $18) (55... Kxb4 56. Re4+ Kb3 57. Kf2 Rh1 58. Kxe2 Rxh5 59. Bf8
$15) 56. Be3 Rf1 57. Bxd4 e1=Q 58. Rxe1 Rxe1 59. Bg7 Re4 60. Kg3 Re1 (60... Re7
$5 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 61. h6 Rf7 $15 (61... Kxb4 $4 {das Schlagen des Bauern
ist schlecht} 62. Bf8 $18)) 61. Kg2 Re4 (61... Re7 {Fritz 5.00Я (30s)} 62. h6
$15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presov 2nd"]
[Site "Presov"]
[Date "2000.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Black "Mrva, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Qa5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. b4 Qb6 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 a6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Qc3 Nc6 11. b5 axb5 12. Bxb5 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Rxa5 14. Bd2
Ra3 15. Nb4 Kd8 16. Nxc6+ bxc6 17. Bxc6 e6 18. Bb4 Ra6 19. Bb5 Ra7 20. a4 Nf6
21. a5 d5 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. e5 Ne8 24. Ke2 Nc7 25. Bc6 f6 26. exf6 Rxf6 27.
Rhb1 Rf4 28. Ke3 Re4+ 29. Kd3 e5 30. Rb8+ Ke7 31. dxe5 Ne6 32. Rb7+ Rxb7 33.
Bxb7 {[#] Starker a-Randbauer;Taktik.} Nc5+ 34. Kc2 Rc4+ (34... Nxb7 35. a6
Rc4+ 36. Kd2 Rc8 37. axb7 Rb8 38. Rb1 $18) 35. Kd1 Rd4+ 36. Ke1 Re4+ 37. Kf1
Nb3 (37... Nxb7 38. a6 Rb4 39. a7 $18) 38. Ra2 (38. Bxd5 $18) 38... Nc1 39. Ra3
Rd4 40. g3 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Nd3 42. a6 Ne1+ 43. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Na3 g6 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Bg7 9. Bf4 d5 10. exd6 Be6 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Be2 exd6 13. O-O a6 14. Qd2 Bd5 15.
Nc2 Re8 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. h3 Be4 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Bh6 f6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne3
Nd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. b3 Re7 24. Nh2 f5 25. Bf3 Bf7 26. Nf1 Rce8 27. Red1 d5
28. Ng3 h6 29. h4 Be6 30. Ne2 Bf7 31. Nc3 Qd6 32. g3 Rd8 33. Na4 Qf6 34. Rc5 g5
35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Nb6 g4 37. Bxd5 Rh8 38. Bg2 Nxd4 39. Qxd4 Re1+ 40. Bf1 Rxd1
41. Qxd1 Qxb6 42. Rxf5 Bg6 43. Rd5 Rf8 44. Qd4+ Rf6 45. Rd7+ Kh6 46. Qd2+ Kh5
47. Rd5+ Rf5 48. Rd6 {[#] Die Abwicklung ist hochinteressant} Rxf2 49. Qh6+ $1
Kxh6 50. Rxb6 Rf3 51. Bg2 Rxg3 52. Kf2 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Rg2e4]} Rxg2+ 53. Kxg2
Kg5 {[#]} 54. Rb4 $1 {[%csl Ye4]} (54. Kg3 Be4 55. a4 Bf3 56. a5 Kf5 $14) 54...
Kh4 (54... Bf5 $5 55. Kg3 Bc8 56. Rc4 Bd7 57. Rc7 Bc6 58. Rg7+ Kf5 59. Rxg4 a5
{[%cal Gf5e6,Ge6d6,Gd6c7,Gb7b6] und der König findet wegen Tg4-g8-a8 nicht
rechtzeitig zurück, um seine Bauern zu schützen. Verzichtet Schwarz aber auf
a5, so kommt der König zwar zurück, doch Weiß kann dann mit b4 eine
gewinnträchtige Position aufbauen.}) 55. Kh2 b5 56. Rd4 Bb1 (56... a5 57. Rd5
Be8 58. Rd8 g3+ 59. Kg1 Bc6 60. Rd6 Be8 61. Kg2 $18) 57. a3 Bc2 58. b4 {
[%csl Ra6]} Bf5 59. Rf4 Bd3 60. Rf6 g3+ 61. Kg1 Kg4 62. Rxa6 Kf4 63. Re6 Bc4
64. Re7 Bd5 (64... Bb3 65. Rb7 Ba4 66. Kg2 Ke4 67. Kxg3 Kd4 68. Kf4 Kc4 69. Ke5
Kb3 70. Kd5 Kxa3 71. Kc5 $18) 65. a4 bxa4 66. b5 a3 67. b6 a2 68. Ra7 Ke5 69.
Rxa2 Kd6 70. Rd2 $1 1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Couso, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Nc6 10. Be4 Ba6 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Ne7 13. O-O-O d6 14. Rhe1
O-O 15. Kb1 Qd7 16. Ka1 Rad8 17. Qf4 h6 18. exd6 Ng6 19. Qg3 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 Rxd6
21. g3 f6 22. Re3 Rc8 23. Rde1 Rd7 24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Kf7 26. Re1 Ne7 27.
Kb1 Nc6 28. Re3 g5 29. g4 Rd8 30. Kc1 h5 31. gxh5 g4 32. Nh4 Nxd4 33. Rg3 f5
34. h3 gxh3 35. Rxh3 Re8 36. Re3 Rxe3 37. fxe3 Ne2+ 38. Nxe2 Bxe2 {[#]
Beweglicher Springer} 39. h6 (39. Nxf5 Bxh5 40. Nd6+ Ke7 41. Nc8+ Kd8 42. Nxa7
Be8 $11 {Weiß muss b3 oder b4 spielen}) 39... Bd3 $2 {Hier steht der Läufer im
Springerbereich!} (39... Bg4 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gf7g8,Gg8h7]}) 40. Nf3 Kg8 (
40... Kg6 $2 41. Ne5+ $18) 41. Ng5 $16 {[%cal Gc1d2,Gd2c3,Gc3d4,Gd4e5] Guter
Springer gegen schlechten Läufer} d4 {Schwarz muss einen Bauern opfern, um mit
dem anderen sperren zu können. Mehr als hinhaltender Widerstand ist dennoch
nicht möglich.} ({Stillhalten sieht so aus:} 41... a5 42. Kd2 Bb1 43. a3 Kh8
44. Kc3 b5 45. b4 axb4+ 46. axb4 Ba2 47. Kd4 Kg8 48. Ke5 Bb1 49. Kxd5 Bd3 50.
Ke5 Kh8 51. Kf6 Kg8 52. Kg6 f4+ 53. e4 Bc4 54. h7+ Kh8 55. Kh6 $18) 42. exd4
Bc4 43. a3 f4 44. Kd2 a5 45. Ke1 b5 46. Kf2 Bd5 47. b4 axb4 48. axb4 f3 (48...
Bb7 49. Kg1 Bc6 50. Kh2 Bb7 51. Kh3 Bc8+ 52. Kh4 Bf5 53. d5 $18) 49. Ke3 Kh8
50. Nxf3 Kh7 51. Kf4 Kxh6 52. Nd2 Kg6 53. Ke5 Bg2 54. Ne4 Kg7 55. Nc3 Bf1 56.
Kd6 Kf7 57. d5 1-0

[Event "Hastings 0304 79th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2004.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2003.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Qc2 dxc5 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. h3 e6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rfe1 h6 13. Bf1 Rad8 14. g3 Qc8 15.
Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. Bg2 Bc7 19. Nf1 Qa8 20. N3h2 Ne7 21. f3
Ng6 22. Bf2 h5 23. h4 Qb8 24. Qe2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Nd2 Ne5
28. Bf1 Qd7 29. Nc4 Ng6 30. Qd2 Qe8 31. Be2 Qc6 32. Qc2 b5 33. Nd2 Nd7 34. Nhf1
Nge5 35. Ne3 c4 36. b4 a5 37. a3 Nb6 38. Nef1 Na4 39. Bd4 Qd7 40. f4 Nc6 41.
Bf2 axb4 42. axb4 Ne7 43. Bxh5 e5 44. f5 Qd3 45. Qxd3 cxd3 46. Bf3 Nxc3 47. Bc5
Nc6 48. Ne3 Na4 49. Nd5 Bb8 50. Nb3 Nd4 51. Nxd4 exd4 52. Kf2 Be5 53. Ke1 Bxg3+
54. Kd2 Be5 55. Kxd3 Nb2+ 56. Kd2 Kh7 57. Be7 Nc4+ 58. Ke2 f6 59. Bc5 Kh6 60.
Kd3 Nb2+ 61. Kd2 Bc6 62. Bf8 Be8 63. Be2 Kh7 64. Nb6 g5 65. hxg5 fxg5 66. Nd5
Bc6 67. Bf3 Nc4+ 68. Ke2 Nb2 69. Bc5 Nc4 70. Be7 Kh6 71. Nf6 Kg7 72. Ng4 Kf7
73. Bxg5 Bd6 74. Bd2 Nxd2 75. Kxd2 Bxb4+ 76. Kd3 Bb7 77. Kxd4 Bf8 78. Be2 b4
79. Bc4+ Kg7 {[#]} 80. Ne5 (80. e5 $142) 80... Be7 (80... Bc5+ $142 81. Kd3 {
keeping the white king away was den weißen König fernhält}) 81. Nd7 {From here
on you feel that "General Time" runs the rest of the ending. A tragi-comedy
unfolds.  Ab hier hat man den Eindruck, dass "General Zeit" den weiteren
Verlauf des Endspiels dirigiert. Es entwickelt sich eine Tragikomödie.} Bc6 82.
Nb6 Bd8 83. Nc8 Ba4 84. e5 b3 85. f6+ Kg6 $2 (85... Bxf6 $11) 86. Bd3+ Kf7 87.
Nd6+ Ke6 $4 88. Bf5# 1-0

[Event "Zlin"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polak, Tomas"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. c4 Qd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nb5 Bxe3 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7
15. fxe3 Ke7 16. N1c3 Rhd8 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1
Bd3 21. b3 g5 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. Be2 Bg6 24. b4 Ncd3 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 {aktive weiße
Springer; Durchbruch am D-Flügel; Taktik; schlechte Verteidigung} 26. a3 Ne5
27. c5 Nc4 28. a4 Nxe3 29. Ncb5 a5 (29... Nc2 30. Nxc2 Bxc2 31. a5 Ba4 32. Nxa7
Kd7 33. b5 f5 $132) 30. bxa5 Nc4 31. c6 Nxa5 (31... bxc6 $1 $17) 32. c7 Kd7 33.
Nf3 f6 34. Nfd4 {(...) Hecht: Es gibt für Schwarz keinen Grund, in dieser
Stellung aufzugeben.} (34. Nfd4 e5 (34... Bf7 35. Nd6 Kxc7 36. Nxf7 Kd7 $13)
35. Ne6 Nc6 $17 36. Nf8+ Kc8 37. Nxg6 hxg6 38. Nd6+ Kxc7 39. Ne8+ Kb6 40. Nxf6
Ka5) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Nc2 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Nd5 15. Bg3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf6 17. Rfe1 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. f4
g6 21. Kf2 Rfd8 22. g4 Rd6 23. f5 Rad8 24. Bc2 Kf8 25. fxe6 Nxe6 26. Rxe6 Rxd4
27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. cxd4 fxe6 {[#] Thema: Guter vs schlechter Läufer.
Hauptursache für den schwarzen Verlust ist allerdings die Paralyse der Bauern
g6/h7. Zieht einer von beiden, geht der andere verloren. Es droht der
Einmarsch des weißen Königs via f4 nach e5 bzw. g5.} 29. Ke3 Bd5 (29... Ke7 30.
Kf4 Kf6 31. g5+ Ke7 32. Ke5 Bd5 33. Bb3 $1 Bxb3 34. axb3 a5 35. b4 a4 36. b5
Kd7 37. d5 $18 ({oder} 37. h3 Ke7 38. h4 Kd7 39. Kf6 $18)) 30. a3 Ke7 {Am
hartnäckigsten war ein positionelles Bauernopfer:} (30... g5 31. Bxh7 Kg7 32.
Be4 Bb3 (32... a5 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Kf3 b5 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. h4 Kh6 37. hxg5+ (
37. h5 $4 $11 {Festung an allen Fronten!})) 33. Kf3 a5 34. Kg3 Kf6 35. h4 Bc4
36. Bf3 Bb3 {[#] Weiß sollte mit h5 und dem Königsmarsch nach c3 und unter
Vermeidung des Läufertausches auf d5 langfristig am Damenflügel gewinnen.
Steht der schwarze Läufer nicht auf d5, so kann Weiß mit dem Feldfeger d5
arbeiten. Das ist meine Meinung, die aber variantenmäßig zu belegen ist!}) 31.
Kf4 Kd6 32. h4 Bc6 33. Kg5 Kd5 34. h5 gxh5 (34... Kxd4 35. Bxg6 e5 36. Bxh7 e4
37. Bxe4 Bxe4 38. Kf6 $18) 35. gxh5 Kxd4 36. Bxh7 e5 37. h6 a5 (37... e4 38.
Bf5 e3 39. h7 e2 40. h8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Burnett, Ronald"]
[Black "Ippolito, Dean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "211"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Qd6 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. Qxd5 Be6 12. Qd2 Bb4 13. Nc3 Nge7 14. a3
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. Bd3 Nd5 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bd2 Ne5 19. Be2 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3
Qe5+ 21. Qe4 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxa3 23. O-O Nc3 24. Bxc3 Qxc3 25. Qxb7 a5 26. Rfc1
Qe5 27. Re1 Qd6 28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Bxa8 a4 30. Red1 Qa6 31. Be4 g6 32. Bd5 h5
33. Bxe6 Qxe6 34. Ra1 h4 35. h3 a3 36. Rd2 g5 37. Rda2 f6 38. Rxa3 Kg7 39. Re3
Qd5 40. Rae1 Kg6 41. Re8 Qa2 42. Rc1 Qd5 43. Rec8 Qa5 44. R8c6 Qd2 45. Rb1 Qe2
46. Rc3 Qe4 47. Rf1 Qd4 48. Rf3 Qe4 49. Re3 Qd4 50. Rc1 Qb2 51. Rd1 Qb6 52. Kh1
Qc5 53. Rde1 Qc2 54. Rf3 Qc6 55. Ra1 Qe6 56. Rb1 Qc6 57. Kg1 Qc5 58. Rd1 Qc6
59. Kh1 Qe6 60. Rc1 Qd5 61. Re1 Qc6 62. Kh2 Qd6+ 63. Kg1 Qc6 64. Rd3 Qa6 65.
Red1 Qb6 66. Rd6 Qc5 67. Re6 Qc2 68. Rde1 Qd2 69. R1e3 Qc1+ 70. Kh2 Qc7+ 71. g3
hxg3+ 72. Rxg3 Qc4 73. Rge3 Kf7 74. Re7+ Kg6 75. Kg2 Qd5+ 76. Kg1 Qd1+ 77. Re1
Qf3 78. R7e3 Qd5 79. Re6 Kf7 80. R6e3 Kg6 81. Ra1 Qc6 82. Rg3 Qb6 83. Raa3 Qb1+
84. Kh2 Qb6 85. Raf3 Qd4 86. Kg2 Qe4 87. Rg4 Qc6 88. Rd4 Qb6 89. Rd5 Qe6 90.
Rb5 Qe4 91. Rb6 g4 92. hxg4 Kg5 93. Rbxf6 Kxg4 94. Rf8 Qd5 95. R8f4+ Kg5 96.
Rf5+ {[#] Abwicklung in ein elementar gewonnenees Bauernendspiel. Hauptmotiv
ist die Opposition, die es Weiß ermöglicht v o r seinem Bauern zwecfks
Raumgewinn zu manövrieren. Der f-Bauer geht erst dann vor, wenn mit einer
weiteren Opposition die Umwandlung gesichert werden kann.} Qxf5 97. Rxf5+ Kxf5
98. Kf3 {1. Opposition  Erster Raumgewinn.} Kg6 99. Kg4 Kf6 100. Kf4 {2,
Opposition Weiterer Raumgewinn.} Kg7 101. Kg5 Kf7 102. Kf5 {3. Opposition 
Nochmals Raumgewinn. Möglich war auch:} (102. f3 Ke6 103. f4 Kf7 (103... Ke7
104. Kg6 Ke8 105. f5 Kf8 106. Kf6) 104. Kf5 {Das sofortige Kf5 im 102. Zug ist
jedoch logischer und stilvoller.}) 102... Kg7 103. Ke6 {Am besten; wieder ging
auch:} (103. f3 Kf7 104. f4) 103... Kg6 104. f4 Kg7 105. f5 Kf8 106. Kf6 $1 {
4. und letzte Opposition} (106. f6 $4 Ke8 {würde alles verderben. Kennen Sie
den folgenden Trick?} 107. Kf5 Kf7 108. Kg5 Kf8 109. Kg6 Kg8 110. Kh6 Kh8 $4 (
110... Kf7 $11) 111. Kg5 Kh7 112. Kh5 Kh8 113. Kh6 Kg8 114. Kg6 Kh8 115. Kf7
Kh7 116. Ke7 $18 {Alle diese Dinge gehören zum fest verankerten Basiswissen.
Zweifel und Unsicherheiten auf diesen Gebieten können in langen Endspielen die
letzten Sekunden der ablaufenden Bedenkzeit kosten. Eröffnungs- wie
Endspielfeinheiten sind gleichermaßen wichtig. Es muß möglich sein, dieses
Elemetarendspiel in wenigen Sekunden abzuwickeln. Training in Blitzpartien ist
durchaus denkbar und keinesfalls albern.}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.14"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Sepp, Olav"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. h4 Qc7 11. Bd2 d6 12. h5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nc6 14. Bb5 O-O
15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Qg4 Bf6 17. Qg3 Bxe5 18. dxe5 f5 19. O-O Rad8 20. Bg5 Rd5 21.
Rfe1 Qf7 22. h6 Qg6 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. Re3 f4 25. Bf6+ Rxf6 26. exf6+ Kf7 27.
Qxg6+ hxg6 28. Re4 Rg5 29. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 30. Kf1 $16 {Not easy to win. Both Ks
are not free to move.} g5 31. Rd4 Bf3 32. Rd7+ Kxf6 33. Rh7 Kg6 34. Rh3 g4 35.
Rh8 Kg7 36. Rh4 Kf6 37. a4 e5 38. a5 Kg5 39. Rh8 e4 40. axb6 axb6 41. Rb1 g3
42. Rg8+ Kf4 43. Rxg3 Rh2 44. Rg1 e3 (44... Rh6 45. Ke1 Rd6 46. Rg8 $16) 45.
Rb4+ Be4 46. Rb2 Rh3 (46... exf2 47. Rxf2+ Rxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Ke5 49. Ke3 Bc6 50.
Rb1 b5 51. Rd1 Bd5 52. Rg1 Kd6 53. Kd4 Bc4 54. Rg6+ Kc7 55. Kc5 Bd3 56. Rb6 $18
) 47. Ke1 b5 48. Kd1 e2+ 49. Kxe2 Rxc3 50. Rg8 Rc5 51. Rb4 Rc2+ 52. Kd1 Rc4 (
52... Rxf2 53. Rf8+ $18) 53. Rf8+ Kg4 54. Rxb5 Bf3+ 55. Kd2 Rd4+ 56. Ke3 Re4+
57. Kd3 Ra4 58. Kc3 Ra3+ 59. Rb3 Rxb3+ 60. Kxb3 Be4 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Brzeg Dolny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1996.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Qc7 7. h3 Be7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nh2 Be6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Qd7 13. Nf3 Rad8 14. Ne5 Qc8
15. Nd2 Nd7 16. Nec4 b5 17. Nd6 Qa8 18. Qe3 Nb6 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. e5 f5 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. N2e4 Rg6 23. Qh2 Nd5 24. Bg3 Ne3 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nxd8 Nxf1 27. Rxf1
Qxd8 28. Bf2 c4 29. Bc5 Bxc5+ 30. Nxc5 cxd3 31. Nxd3 Bc4 32. Ne5 Bxf1 33. Nxg6
Bc4 34. Nf4 g5 35. Qg3 Kf8 36. b3 gxf4 37. Qxf4+ Bf7 38. Qh6+ Ke7 39. Qxc6 Qd1+
40. Kf2 Qd2+ 41. Kf1 Qc1+ 42. Kf2 Qc2+ 43. Kf1 Qg6 44. Qc7+ Kf8 45. Kg1 Qf6 46.
Kh2 h6 47. c4 bxc4 48. bxc4 Qe6 49. c5 Be8 50. Qf4+ Ke7 51. Qc7+ Bd7 52. a3 Qd5
53. Kh1 Qc6 54. Qe5+ Kd8 55. Qh8+ Kc7 56. Qe5+ Kb7 57. Qc3 Ka7 58. Kh2 Bc8 59.
g4 Qc7+ 60. Kg1 Bb7 61. Qe3 Qc6 62. Kf2 Qg2+ 63. Ke1 Qe4 64. Kd2 Qxe3+ 65. Kxe3
{[#] 4-2 Bauern; schlechte schwarze Randbauern, einfach} Bg2 66. h4 Kb7 67. g5
h5 68. Kf4 Kc6 69. g6 Kxc5 70. Kg5 Kd6 (70... Kd6 71. Kxh5 Ke7 72. Kg5 (72. Kh6
Kf6 73. h5 Be4 74. g7 Bd5 75. Kh7 Kg5 76. h6 a5 77. a4 Kh5 78. g8=Q Bxg8+ 79.
Kxg8 Kxh6 80. Kf7 Kh7 $10) 72... a5 73. h5 a4 74. h6 Kf8 75. Kf6 Kg8 76. h7+
Kh8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sonnevanck 5th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Mil, Johan"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 14. Nd6+ Qxd6
15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qe4 Qc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. bxc3 e5 19. f4 Bd6 20. O-O O-O-O 21.
fxe5 Bxe5 22. Rf3 Rhe8 23. Bh6 Rd7 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Kc7 26. Bb3 Nd5 27.
Bd2 f5 28. g4 Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Rxd2 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Rxf5 Nxc3 33.
Bg8 Rd7 34. Kf3 Rg7 35. Bb3 Nb5 36. Ke3 Re7+ 37. Kd2 Rd7+ 38. Kc1 Nd4 39. Rh5
Nxb3+ 40. axb3 Kd6 $19 {Die materielle Überlegenheit genügt zum Sieg, auch
wenn der sR passiv staht. Schwarzer Gewuinnplan: Der h-Bauer wird mit Hilfe
des sK vorgebracht.} 41. Kc2 (41. Kd2 $5) 41... Ke6 42. Kc3 (42. Rh6+ Kf5 43.
Rxc6 h5 44. Rh6 Kg5 45. Rh8 h4 46. Kc3 Rd6 47. b4 Rh6 48. Rg8+ Kf6 49. Rf8+ Ke7
50. Rf2 h3 51. Rh2 Kf6 $19) 42... Kf6 43. Rh1 Kg7 44. Rg1+ Kh8 45. Rh1 Rd6 46.
Kc4 h6 47. Kc5 Rf6 48. b4 Kg7 49. Rg1+ Rg6 50. Ra1 h5 51. Rxa7+ Kh6 52. Kd4
Rg4+ 53. Kd3 h4 (53... Rxb4 54. Ra6 Kg5 55. Rxc6 $10) 54. Ra6 Rg6 55. Ke2 Kh5
56. Kf2 h3 57. Ra1 Rg4 $1 58. Rc1 h2 59. Rh1 Rh4 60. Kg3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 dxe5 8.
Nxe5 e6 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Re1 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bf4
c5 15. d5 c4 16. Bc2 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Re5 Bb7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 f5 21.
Rae1 Bf6 22. Re6 Bg7 23. Qh3 Qd7 24. Re7 Rae8 25. Qa3 Bxb2 26. Qc5 Rxe7 27.
Rxe7 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Be3 Bg7 30. Qxa7 d4 31. Qxb7 dxe3 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33.
fxe3 Qxe3+ 34. Kf1 Bd4 35. Qf3 Qg1+ 36. Ke2 Qc1 37. Bd1 Qb2+ 38. Kf1 Qxa2 39.
Qe2 Qxe2+ 40. Kxe2 {[#] ungleiche L, zwei vereinzelte schwarze Freibauern
durch 3 bzw. 4 Linien voneinander gertrennt (Variante + Text)} Kg7 41. Kf3 h5
42. h4 (42. h3 g5 43. g4 fxg4+ 44. hxg4 h4 45. Be2 c3 46. Bd3 Be5 47. Kg2 Kf6
$19) 42... Kf6 43. Ba4 Be5 44. Ke3 c3 45. Bd1 Bg3 46. Kd3 Be1 (46... Bxh4 47.
Kxc3 Ke5 48. Kd3 Kf4 49. Ke2 g5 50. Kf1 g4 51. Bc2 Kg5 52. Kg1 Bg3 53. Kh1 f4
54. Be4 $10 {der wL opfert sich auf f3}) 47. Ba4 Bd2 48. Be8 g5 49. g3 Be1 50.
Bxh5 f4 51. gxf4 $1 (51. hxg5+ Kxg5 52. Bf3 fxg3 {[#]} 53. Bg2 Kf4 {[%cal
Yf4d6,Yd6b4,Rb4b3,Yc4d4,Yd4f2,Yb4d4]} 54. Bb7 Ke5 55. Bg2 Kd6 56. Bb7 Kc5 57.
Bg2 Kb4 58. Bd5 (58. Kc2 Kc4 59. Bb7 Kd4 60. Kd1 Ke3 61. Bc6 Kf2 62. Bd5 Bd2
$19) 58... Bd2 {Zugzwang} 59. Kc2 Kc5 {mit Tempo!} 60. Bg2 Kd4 61. Bb7 Ke3 $19)
51... gxh4 52. Bg4 {[#]} Bd2 (52... Ke7 53. Bh3 Kd6 54. Bg4 Kc5 55. Bh3 Kb4 56.
Be6 Bd2 (56... h3 57. Bxh3 Kb3 58. Bd7 c2 59. Ba4+ $10) 57. f5 h3 (57... Kc5
58. f6 Kd6 59. f7 Ke7 (59... Bh6 60. Bh3 Bg7 61. f8=Q+ $10) 60. Kc2 Bh6 61. Bd5
Bg7 62. Kd3 h3 63. Kc2 h2 64. Kd3 Kd6 65. Bh1 Ke6 66. f8=Q $10) 58. f6 h2 59.
Bd5 Kc5 60. Bh1 Kd6 61. f7 Ke7 62. Bd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Daniliuk, Sergey"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qh5+ Kg8
8. Qd5+ e6 9. Qxe4 d5 10. Qe3 b6 11. cxb6 axb6 12. Nf3 Bc5 13. Qg5 Qxg5 14.
Bxg5 Ba6 15. b4 Bd6 16. Be3 e5 17. a3 d4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Be5 20. Nxc6
Bxa1 21. Kd2 Kf7 22. Bxb6 Rhe8 23. Be3 Rac8 24. Rc1 Bb5 25. Na5 Red8+ 26. Ke1
Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Ba4 28. Bd2 Rd3 29. b5 Rd5 30. b6 Re5+ 31. Kf1 Rb5 32. Nc3 Rxa5
33. b7 Rb5 34. Nxa4 Rxb7 35. Nc5 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Bd4 37. Be3 Rb2+ 38. Kd3 Bxe3 39.
Kxe3 {3-2 Bauer auf einem Flügel ==> Remis (die Leichtfigur könnte auch der L
sein). Einfache Demonstration.} Rc2 40. Ne4 Ra2 41. Kf4 Rxa3 42. h4 h6 43. h5
Ke6 44. g4 Ra4 45. f3 Ra7 46. Ng3 Kd5 47. Nf5 Rf7 48. Kg3 Ke5 49. Nh4 Kd4 50.
Nf5+ Ke5 51. Nh4 Rf6 52. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Rotman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2+ Be7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O
Kf8 15. a3 Re8 16. Qd3 Bf6 17. Bd2 g6 18. b4 Qd8 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. b5 Ne7 21.
bxc6 d4 22. Qf3 Nxc6 23. Qxc6 Re6 24. Qb7 dxc3 25. Bh6+ Kxh6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Qxf7 Rc6 28. Rc1 c2 29. Rxc2 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Be5+ 31. f4 Rxc2 32. fxe5 {[#]_|_
Gewinn für die Q-Seite wegen schlechter schwarzer K-Stellung Lag Zeitnot vor?!
Bessere Verteidigung? Analyse!} Rdd2 (32... Re2 $2 33. Qf8+ Kg5 34. Qf6+ Kh5
35. Qf3+ $18) (32... Re1 $5 33. Qf8+ Kh5 34. Qf3+ (34. Qf4 $5 {/\e6 oder h4}
Rce2 35. e6 {Analyse!}) 34... Kh6 35. Qf4+ Kg7 (35... g5 36. Qf6+ Kh5 37. Qf5
Rc7 38. g4+ $18) 36. Qf6+ Kg8 (36... Kh6 37. Qh4+ $18) 37. e6 Rc8 38. Qf7+ Kh8
39. e7 Rg8 40. Qf6+ Rg7 41. Qf8+ Rg8 $11 {Wer findet besseres für Weiß?}) 33.
Qf8+ Kh5 34. Qf3+ Kg5 35. h4+ Kh6 (35... Kxh4 $5 36. e6 Re2 37. e7 Kg5 $13) 36.
Qe3+ Kg7 37. Qxa7+ Kh6 38. Qe3+ Kg7 39. Qf3 Ra2 40. Kh3 Rf2 41. Qc3 Rfc2 42.
Qd4 Rxa3+ 43. g3 Raa2 (43... Rcc3 44. e6+ Kg8 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Qe7+ Kh6 47.
Qf8+ Kh5 48. Qf4 Rc5 49. e7 Ra8 50. g4#) 44. e6+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khmelnitsky, Igor N"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 e5 8.
b4 Nc6 9. Kc2 Nd5 10. Bb5 f6 11. Kb2 Be7 12. Be3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 a5 14. a3 O-O-O
15. Rg1 g6 16. Kc2 f5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Rxg5 Nf4 20. Nd2 Rd3 21.
Nc4 Rxf3 22. Rf1 Rh3 23. Rg3 Rxh2 24. Nxe5 Kc7 25. Kb3 Re8 26. Nc4 Re2 27. Nxa5
Rhxf2 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 {[#] Freibauernrennen, Taktik, Tempo. Ab Zug 43 T-T mit
genauer weißer Verteidigg.} 29. Rg1 h5 30. a4 Nd3 31. Nc4 h4 32. a5 h3 33. a6
Kb8 34. Ra1 Ka7 35. Nd6 Rb2+ 36. Kc4 Ne5+ 37. Kd4 Nd7 38. Nc8+ Ka8 39. Nb6+ Ka7
40. Nc8+ Ka8 41. Ke3 h2 42. Nb6+ Nxb6 43. cxb6 Ra2 44. Rh1 g5 45. c4 Rxa6 46.
Rxh2 Rxb6 47. Kd4 Rxb4 48. Rh5 Rb7 49. Rxg5 Rf7 50. Ke5 f4 51. Ke6 Rf8 52. Ke7
Rh8 53. Kd6 Kb7 54. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1998.11.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Liss, Eran"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1998.11.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Qa5 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bc2 O-O 8. d4
Qc7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. Nb3 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Nbd2 b5 15.
d5 Na5 16. Nf1 Nd7 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Bxa5 Qxa5 19. Ne3 Bd7 20. Nd2 Rfc8 21. Rc1
Rc7 22. Bb1 Rac8 23. Qe2 Nb3 24. Nxb3 axb3 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rd1 Bh6 27. Bd3
Bg5 28. Kf1 Bd8 29. Qe1 Qa4 30. Qe2 Rc8 31. Qd2 h5 32. Rc1 Rc5 33. Rd1 Qa7 34.
Qe2 Ba5 35. Ra1 Bb6 36. Rb1 Qa4 37. Rd1 Rc7 38. Kg1 Bd4 39. Qd2 Qa7 40. Qe2 Qa5
41. Rb1 Kf8 42. Qd1 Rc5 43. Kf1 Ke7 44. Qe2 Rc8 45. Qd1 Rc5 46. Qe2 Qc7 47. Qd2
Qc8 48. Kg1 f6 49. Kh2 Qc7 50. Nd1 Be8 51. Ne3 Qa7 52. Kg1 Rc8 53. Rc1 Bxe3 54.
fxe3 Rxc1+ 55. Qxc1 Qc5 56. Qd2 Bd7 57. Kf2 f5 58. Ke2 fxe4 59. Bxe4 Bf5 60.
Bxf5 gxf5 {Komplexes Damenendspiel mit vielen Bauernschwächen beiderseits.
Taktik.} 61. Qd3 Qc1 62. Qxb3 (62. Qxf5 Qxb2+ 63. Kf3 e4+ $6 (63... Qxa3 $142
$5 {[%cal Rb3b2,Ga3d6] ermöglicht die Königsflucht via d8}) 64. Qxe4+ $8 Qe5
65. Qh7+ (65. Qd3 b2) 65... Kd8 66. Qd3 b2 $13) 62... Qg1 63. Qxb5 (63. Kf3 h4
{[%cal Rg1f1]} 64. Qxb5 (64. Qc2 Qf1+ 65. Qf2 e4+ $19) 64... e4+ 65. Ke2 (65.
Kf4 Kf6 66. Qe2 Qh2+ $19) 65... Qxg2+ 66. Ke1 Qxh3 $19 {[%csl Re3][%cal Rh4h1]
z.B:} 67. Qe2 Qg3+ 68. Qf2 Qxf2+ 69. Kxf2 f4 70. exf4 h3 71. Kg3 e3 $19) 63...
Qxg2+ 64. Ke1 Qxh3 65. Qb6 Qh1+ 66. Kf2 Qxd5 67. Qc7+ Kf6 68. Qd8+ Kg6 69. Qe8+
Qf7 70. Qd8 Qf6 71. Qg8+ Kh6 72. b4 e4 73. Kg3 h4+ 74. Kh3 f4 75. exf4 Qxf4 76.
b5 (76. Qg4 Qxg4+ 77. Kxg4 e3 78. Kf3 h3 $19) 76... e3 77. b6 e2 78. Qh8+ (78.
b7 e1=Q {[%csl Rg3]} 79. Qh8+ Kg6 80. Qg8+ Kf6 81. Qf8+ Ke5 82. Qe7+ Kd4 83.
Qg7+ Ke3 84. Qe7+ Kf2 $19) 78... Kg6 79. Qg8+ Kf6 80. Qf8+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 16th"]
[Site "Buekfuerdo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qxa2 14. Qxe4
Bf5 15. Qd4 Bc2 16. Rc1 Rfd8 17. Qc5 Ng6 18. Bc4 Bb3 19. Bxb3 Qxb3 20. O-O Nf4
21. Ra1 b6 22. Qe3 Nd5 23. Qg3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Qxc3 25. bxc3 Rd3 26. Rfb1 Rad8
27. g3 R8d7 28. Kg2 g6 29. Ra3 Re7 30. Rba1 Rxe5 31. Rxa7 Rxc3 32. Rb1 Rc2 33.
Ra3 Rf5 34. Rf3 Rxf3 35. Kxf3 Rc6 36. g4 {Beide R stehen nicht ideal hinter
dem Freibauern, sonden davor oder seitlich.} g5 $6 {Schwächt! Verschafft dem
Gegner eine Angriffsmarke.} (36... Kf8 $5 37. g5 Ke7 $19 {Idee: sK zum b-B, sT
deckt f7 von c7 aus Beispiel:} 38. Ra1 Kd6 39. Ra8 b5 40. Rh8 b4 41. Rxh7 b3
42. Rxf7 Rb6 43. Rf4 b2 44. Rd4+ Ke5 45. Rd1 b1=Q 46. Rxb1 Rxb1 $19) 37. Rb5 $1
$132 {Angriffsmarke g5} h6 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. h4 f6 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. f4 $1 Rc3+ (
41... gxf4+ 42. Kxf4 Kf7 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. g5 $10) 42. Kf2 gxf4 43.
Rxb6 Kg6 44. Rb5 Rg3 45. Ra5 Rxg4 46. Kf3 Rh4 47. Rb5 f5 48. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kemerovo1"]
[Site "Kemerovo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 dxe5 8.
Nxe5 e6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Re1
c5 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rexd1 Bxc5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. f3 Kf8 20. Bc7
Bc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc7 22. Bb3 Rac8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Kf1 a5 25. Nc3 Bf6 26. Rd6 Nc4
27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rd3 Bxc3 29. bxc3 {T-T Motive: aktivere sT+K. Die
Schlußposition ist remis, weil ein schwarzer Freibauer zum Ausgleich reicht}
Ke7 30. Ke2 h5 31. Kd1 Ra4 32. Rd2 Ra3 33. Rc2 Kd6 34. Kc1 Ra4 35. Kb2 Rf4 36.
Rd2+ Kc5 37. Re2 Kd5 38. Rd2+ Kc4 39. Rd7 g5 40. h3 f6 41. Ra7 g4 42. hxg4 hxg4
43. Rxa5 Kd3 44. fxg4 Rxg4 (44... Rxg4 45. Ra6 Rxg2+ 46. Kb3 e5 47. Rxf6 e4 48.
Rd6+ Ke2 49. a4 e3 50. a5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "LAT-ch"]
[Site "Latvia"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolovs, Andrei"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Ne5 b6 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Bf3 Qd6 17. Qd7 Qxd7 18. Nxd7 Rfd8 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Rfd1
Kf8 21. g3 Ke7 22. Kg2 g5 23. h3 f6 24. Ng4 h5 25. Ne3 Kd6 26. b3 h4 27. Nc4+
Kd7 28. Ne3 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Bxf3+ 30. Kxf3 hxg3 31. Kxg3 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 f5 33.
Rg1 Rh8 34. Kf2 Rh5 35. Rg3 Kd6 36. Ke2 Kd5 37. Kd3 f4 38. Rf3 e5 39. dxe5 Kxe5
40. exf4+ gxf4 41. Ke2 Rg5 42. Kf2 Ke4 43. Rc3 Rd5 44. Ke2 b5 45. a4 a6 46. h4
Rh5 47. Rc6 (47. axb5 axb5 48. Rh3 b4 49. Kf2 Rc5 50. h5 Rc2+ 51. Kg1 Rc3 52.
Rh2 Kf3 53. Rf2+ Kg4 $17) 47... Rxh4 48. Re6+ Kd4 49. Rxa6 b4 50. Rd6+ (50. Rc6
Rh2+ 51. Kf3 (51. Kd1 f3 $19) 51... Rh3+ 52. Kxf4 Rxb3 53. a5 Ra3 54. a6 b3 55.
Rb6 Kc3 56. Ke3 b2 $19) 50... Kc3 51. Rd3+ Kc2 52. Rf3 Rh5 53. Ke1 Re5+ 54. Kf2
Kb2 55. Rd3 Rf5 56. Kf3 (56. Ke2 $5 Rc5 {Analyse!}) 56... Kc2 57. Ke4 Rc5 58.
Rf3 Rc3 59. Kxf4 Kxb3 60. a5 Ka4 61. a6 Rc7 62. Ke5 b3 63. Rf6 Kb5 (63... b2
64. Rb6 Ka3 65. Kd6 (65. Rb5 $5 Rc5+ 66. Rxc5 b1=Q 67. Ra5+ Kb4 68. a7 Qe1+ 69.
Kd6 Qg3+ 70. Kd7 Qg7+ 71. Kc8 Qf8+ 72. Kb7 Qe7+ 73. Kb8 Qd8+ 74. Kb7 Qd7+ 75.
Kb6 $10 {Korrekt?} (75. Kb8 Kxa5 76. a8=Q+ Kb6 $19)) 65... Ra7 66. Kc6 Ka2 67.
Rxb2+ Kxb2 68. Kb6 $10) 64. Rf3 Kc4 65. Rf6 b2 66. Rb6 Kc3 67. Kd6 Ra7 68. Kc5
Rxa6 $1 69. Rxa6 b1=Q 70. Ra3+ Kb2 71. Ra5 Qf5+ 72. Kb6 Qe6+ 73. Kb7 Qd7+ 74.
Kb6 Kb3 75. Rc5 Kb4 76. Rc7 Qd6+ 77. Rc6 (77. Rc6 $2 Qb8+ 78. Ka6 Qb5+ $19) (
77. Kb7 Kb5 78. Kc8 Kb6 $2 (78... Qd5 $1 $19) 79. Rb7+ Ka6 80. Ra7+ Kb5 81.
Rb7+ Kc6 82. Rb6+ $10) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. d4 d6 7. cxd6 cxd6 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Bd3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Ndb4 11. Be4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Na6 13. a3 Nc5 14. Bd3 a6
15. Re1 b5 16. b4 Nd7 17. Be4 Bb7 18. Bg5 Nb6 19. Nd2 Be7 20. Be3 Nd7 21. f4
Rc8 22. Rc1 O-O 23. Nf3 f6 24. Nd4 fxe5 25. Nxe6 Rfe8 26. f5 Nf6 27. Bf3 Nd8
28. Bxb7 Nxb7 29. Bg5 Nd6 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. g4 g6 32. Nd5 Rxc1+ 33. Kxc1 Kf7
34. g5 gxf5 35. Ndc7 Rxe6 36. Nxe6 Kxe6 37. gxf6 Kxf6 {[#] Starke verbundene
Freibauern} 38. Kd2 e4 39. Rg1 Ke5 40. Rg7 Nc4+ 41. Kc3 Kf4 $6 (41... f4 $1 42.
Rxh7 f3 43. Rf7 e3 44. Kd3 (44. Rxf3 e2 $19) 44... e2 45. Re7+ Kd6 $19 {
[%cal Rc4a3,Ra3c2]}) 42. Rxh7 e3 43. Kd3 Ne5+ 44. Ke2 Ke4 45. Re7 f4 46. h4 f3+
47. Kd1 Kd3 48. Re8 (48. Rxe5 $2 f2 49. Rd5+ Ke4 50. Ke2 Kxd5 51. h5 Ke5 $19)
48... e2+ 49. Ke1 Ng4 50. Rd8+ Ke3 51. Re8+ Kd3 52. Rd8+ Ke3 53. Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Na3 Ng4 8.
Qe2 Bf5 9. h3 Bd3 10. Qd2 Bxf1 11. Rxf1 Nf6 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Nc4 Qc7
15. O-O-O e6 16. g3 Nb4 17. Nce5 Qa5 18. Bd4 Be7 19. a3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21.
Qe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Ra6 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. hxg4 f6 25. Be3 Ra4 26. f3 b5 27. Rfe1
a6 28. Bb6 Kf7 29. b4 Rc8 30. Kb2 Rc6 31. Ba5 Bd6 32. f4 g5 33. Re4 gxf4 34.
gxf4 f5 35. Red4 Be7 36. g5 e5 37. fxe5 Ke6 38. Rg1 Rc4 39. Kb3 Rxd4 40. cxd4
Kd5 41. g6 hxg6 42. Rxg6 Kxd4 43. Rg7 Bxb4 44. axb4 Kxe5 45. Rg1 (45. Rg6 f4
46. Rxa6 f3 47. Ra7 Ke4 48. Bb6 Rxa7 49. Bxa7 Kd3 50. Bb6 Kd2 51. Kb2 Kd3 52.
Kc1 Kc4 53. Bc5 f2 $10) 45... f4 46. Bc7+ Ke4 47. Re1+ Kd3 48. Rf1 Ke3 49. Rxf4
(49. Bxf4+ Ke2 50. Rh1 a5 $10) 49... a5 50. bxa5 Rxa5 51. Rb4 Ra1 52. Be5 Ra6
53. Rxb5 Rc6 54. Bc3 Kd3 55. Rd5+ Ke4 56. Rd4+ Ke5 57. Kc2 Ke6 58. Re4+ Kd5 59.
Rg4 Rh6 60. Bd4 Rh3 61. Kd2 Rf3 62. Be3 Rf1 63. Kd3 Rd1+ 64. Bd2 Ke5 65. Rg5+
Ke6 66. Rh5 Kd6 67. Ke3 Kc6 68. Bc3 Rd5 69. Rh8 Rg5 70. Bd4 Rg4 71. Kd3 Kd5 72.
Rh5+ Ke6 73. Kc4 Rg8 74. Ra5 Rc8+ 75. Kd3 Rg8 76. Be5 Rg4 77. Ke3 Rg1 78. Bf4
Rb1 79. Kd3 Rb3+ 80. Kc4 Rb1 81. Be3 Rh1 82. Bd4 Rc1+ 83. Bc3 Rd1 84. Re5+ Kd6
85. Re2 Kc6 86. Bd2 Rh1 87. Re6+ Kd7 88. Rg6 Rd1 89. Bf4 Ke7 90. Be5 Kf7 91.
Ra6 Rd7 92. Kc5 Rd1 93. Bd4 Rb1 94. Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Basagic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Na3 e6 6. d4 Qd8 7. Nc2 Be7 8. Bg5
O-O 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. Ne5 cxd4
15. cxd4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qh4 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Qe7 20. Qh6 Nb4 21.
Re3 f5 22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Rg3 Qe7 24. Rc1 Rd4 25. Bf1 Rfd8 26. Rgc3 a6 27. Rc7
R8d7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qe3 b5 30. Rc7 Qxc7 31. Qxd4 Kg7 32. Qa7 g5 33. a4 bxa4
34. Bxa6 Qc1+ 35. Bf1 Qc6 36. Qd4 h6 37. Qd8 g4 38. Qf6+ Kh7 39. Qf7+ Kh8 40.
Qg6 Qd5 41. Qxh6+ Kg8 42. Qf4 Bc6 43. Qc4 Qd7 44. Qf4 Kf7 45. Qc4 Qb7 46. Qd4
Bd5 47. h3 gxh3 48. gxh3 Qc6 49. Kh2 Kg6 50. h4 Qc1 51. Bg2 Bxg2 52. Kxg2 Kh5
53. Qxa4 Qxb2 54. Qe8+ Kxh4 55. Qxe6 Qb7+ 56. Kh2 Qh7 57. Qc4+ Kg5+ 58. Kg3 Qe7
$2 {Verliert wegen Dh4+ sofort.} (58... Qd7 $142 59. Qh4+ Kg6 60. Qf6+ Kh5 61.
f3 Qc8 62. Qg7 f4+ 63. Kxf4 Qc4+ 64. Kg3 Qh4+ 65. Kg2 Qh3+ {Pattgefahr!} 66.
Kf2 Qh2+ (66... Qh4+ 67. Qg3 Qd4+ 68. Kg2 $18) 67. Ke3 $18) (58... Qg7 $2 59.
Qh4+ Kg6 60. Kf4 Kf7 61. Qg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qf4 Qc6 14. Nd2 g6
15. Qe5 f6 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. a4 O-O 18. Qxe7 Rfe8 19. Qb4 f5 20. Qb3+ Qd5 21. a5
Qxb3 22. Nxb3 Nc4 23. Ra4 Rc8 24. Rb4 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Nd2 Ne5 27. Rxb6 Nd3
28. Rd6 Rcd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nb1 Re8 31. b4 Re2 32. g3 Ne1 33. Be3 g5 34. b5
Be5 35. Bxg5 Nf3+ 36. Kh1 Nxg5 37. f4 Bxf4 38. gxf4 Ne4 {[#] Verbundene weiße
Freibauern ohne Dynamik wegen gutem Figurenzusammenspiel bei Schwarz.} 39. c4
Kf7 40. Rc1 (40. Kg1 $5) 40... Nf2+ 41. Kg1 Nh3+ 42. Kf1 Rxh2 43. Rc3 Nxf4 44.
Rb3 (44. Rf3 $5 Rh1+ 45. Kf2 Rxb1 46. Rxf4 Ke6 47. Rh4) 44... Rh1+ 45. Kf2 Rh2+
46. Kg1 Rg2+ (46... Rc2 47. Na3 Ra2 48. b6 Ne2+ 49. Kf1 Nd4 50. b7 Nc6 51. Nb5
$16) 47. Kf1 Rg8 48. Rf3 Ng6 49. Rxf5+ Ke6 50. Rh5 Ne5 51. Nd2 Rc8 52. Rh6+ Kf5
53. Ke2 Nxc4 54. Nxc4 Rxc4 55. Kd3 Rc7 56. b6 Rd7+ 57. Kc4 Kg5 58. Rh3 h5 59.
Rd3 Rb7 60. Kc5 h4 61. Kc6 Rxb6+ 62. Kxb6 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Bc6 12. O-O N8d7 13. Be4 Nd5 14. Nc4 dxe5
15. dxe5 O-O 16. Na5 Qb4 17. Nxc6 Qxe4 18. Re1 Qc4 19. Ne7+ Nxe7 20. Qxd7 Qb4
21. a3 Rad8 22. Qc7 Rc8 23. axb4 Rxc7 24. Rxa7 Nc6 25. Ra4 b5 26. Ra3 Nxb4 27.
Rb3 Nc2 28. Rc1 Rb8 29. Ne1 Nd4 30. Rxc7 Nxb3 {[#] Thema: Mattangriff gegen
Freibauer} 31. f4 h6 32. Kf2 Rd8 33. Rb7 (33. Ke3 $5 {mit der Absicht Sd3 oder
Sf3}) 33... Rd5 34. h4 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. g3 Na5 37. Ra7 Rd2+ 38. Kf1 Nc4 39.
Nf3 Rxb2 40. Nxg5 b4 {[#] Das Thema: Einfaches Bauernfressen auf f7 scheint
ohne Effekt zu sein, weil die weißen Bauern nicht gefährlich sind. Weiß spielt
also auf Matt.} 41. Ne4 (41. Nxf7 b3 42. Nh6+ Kf8 43. f5 {ist gleichwohl eine
beachtliche Alternative. Bitte meine Anregungen durch genauere Analyse prüfen!}
Nxe5 44. f6 (44. fxe6 Nc6 (44... Rc2 45. e7+ Ke8 46. Nf5 $18) 45. Rc7 Rc2 46.
Nf5 Kg8 47. e7 Nxe7 48. Rxe7 b2 49. Rb7 $11) 44... Ke8 45. f7+ Nxf7 46. Nxf7
Rc2 47. Ng5 b2 48. Rb7 e5 49. Nf7 $11) 41... Kg7 42. Nf6 Nd2+ 43. Ke1 (43. Kg1
Nf3+ 44. Kh1 $4 (44. Kf1 Nh2+ 45. Ke1 Nf3+ {siehe Partie}) 44... Rh2#) 43...
Nf3+ 44. Kd1 b3 45. Ra8 Kg6 46. g4 Rd2+ (46... Rg2 47. Rg8+ Kh6 48. g5+ Nxg5
49. fxg5+ Rxg5 50. Rxg5 Kxg5 51. Kc1 Kf5 52. Nd7 f6 53. exf6 Kg6 54. Kb2 e5 55.
Kxb3 Kf7 56. Kc4 Ke6 $11 {ist, wenn es denn stimmt, unlogisch, weil mit der
Partiefortsetzung das Remis klar ist.}) 47. Kc1 Rc2+ 48. Kd1 (48. Kb1 Nd2+ 49.
Ka1 b2+ 50. Ka2 b1=Q+ $19) 48... Rd2+ 49. Kc1 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zanic Memorial"]
[Site "Stara Pazova"]
[Date "2001.03.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pap, Misa"]
[Black "Lajthajm, Borko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2001.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. Bb5 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O f6 10. exf6 Rxf6 11. Ba4 Nf7 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 e6
15. Rac1 b6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. a4 g5 18. Rc3 h6 19. Ng3 Bxb5 20. axb5 Nd6 21. Rc6
Rf7 22. Rfc1 Rd7 23. Nh5 Qe8 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Qb4 Rad8 26. b3 Qg6 27. Rc7 Kf6
28. R7c3 Qe8 29. f4 g4 30. f5 Nxf5 31. Bf4 Qf8 32. Qa4 Kg6 33. Rc6 Re8 34. Re1
Qf6 35. Be5 Qg5 36. Qa2 h5 37. Qc2 h4 38. Rc3 Kf7 39. Rf1 Rf8 40. Qe2 Kg8 41.
g3 hxg3 42. hxg3 Rdf7 43. Rf4 Nxg3 44. Rxg3 Rxf4 45. Bxf4 Rxf4 46. Qxe6+ Kg7
47. Qd7+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kh6 50. Qe6+ Qf6 51. Qxf6+ Rxf6 52. Rxg4 Rf3
53. Rh4+ Kg6 54. Rh8 Rxb3 55. Ra8 Kf5 56. Rxa7 Ke4 57. Ra4 Rxb5 58. Kf2 Rb2+
59. Ke1 b5 60. Ra3 b4 61. Rh3 Kxd4 {[#] Saubere Technik bei der Verwertung der
getrennten Freibauern.} 62. Kd1 b3 63. Kc1 Rc2+ 64. Kb1 Kc4 65. Rh8 d4 66. Rc8+
Kd3 67. Rb8 Kc3 68. Rc8+ Kd2 69. Rb8 b2 70. Rh8 d3 71. Rd8 Rc7 72. Rh8 Kc3 73.
Rd8 d2 74. Rd6 Ra7 {Am schnellsten war} (74... d1=Q+ 75. Rxd1 Ra7 {und matt in
7 Zügen}) ({oder} 74... Rc4 75. Rd8 Rd4 76. Rc8+ Kd3 {und matt in wenigen Zügen
}) 75. Rc6+ Kd3 76. Rd6+ Ke2 77. Re6+ Kf3 (77... Kf3 78. Rf6+ Ke4 79. Rd6 d1=Q+
80. Rxd1 Ra1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Black "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. cxd4
d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Ne4 Qd8 12. Be3 O-O 13. h3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nac4 15.
Bc1 Bf5 16. O-O Rc8 17. g4 Be6 18. Re1 Bd5 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. a4 Nd5 21. Qe2 Nxc3
22. bxc3 Qd5 23. Be4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 e6 26. Kf1 Rc6 27. Rb1 Nb6 28.
Bd2 Rc7 29. a5 Nc4 30. Bf4 Rd7 31. a6 b6 32. Ke2 Rc8 33. Kd3 Rd5 34. Rb4 Na5
35. Rb1 Nc6 36. Ree1 Rcd8 37. Kc2 b5 38. Be5 b4 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. cxb4 Rb5 41.
Kc3 Rc8 42. Kd2 Rcb8 43. Rec1 R8b6 44. Rc5 Nxd4 45. Nxd4 Rxc5 46. bxc5 Rxb1 {
[#] Nach einer Lavierphase mit Stellungsvereinfachung (Bauerntausch) sehen wir
weiter.} 47. c6 Rb8 48. Kd3 Kf8 49. Kc4 Ke7 50. Nb5 Rb6 51. Nxa7 Kd8 52. Kc5
Rxa6 53. Nb5 Ke7 54. g5 Ra2 55. f3 Rg2 56. h4 Rh2 57. Na7 Kd8 58. Kb6 Rb2+ 59.
Nb5 e5 60. Ka5 Rb3 61. Ka6 Rb4 62. Kb6 Ke7 63. Kc5 Rb3 64. Kb6 Rb4 65. Kc5 Rxh4
66. Na7 Rh1 67. Kd5 Rc1 68. Nc8+ Kd8 69. Nd6 Kc7 70. Nxf7 Rxc6 71. Nxe5 {
[#] Hier sollte man meinen, dass sich der Turm durchsetzen wird.} Rd6+ 72. Ke4
Ra6 73. Kd5 Kd8 74. Nc6+ Ke8 75. Ne5 Kf8 76. f4 Ra4 77. Nd3 Ke7 78. Ke5 Ra5+
79. Ke4 Ke6 80. Nb2 Rb5 81. Nd3 Ra5 82. Nb2 Ra2 83. Nd1 Ra4+ 84. Kf3 Rb4 85.
Ne3 Kd6 86. Ng4 Kc5 87. Nf6 Rb7 88. f5 Kd4 89. Kf4 Rb1 90. Nxh7 Rf1+ 91. Kg3 {
[#] Hier allerdings bin ich sicher, dass Schwarz gewinnen muss. Er tur es
nicht, und wir werden Arbeit bekommen...} Rxf5 {Das ist in Ordnung.} ({Wir
prüfen aus Interesse:} 91... gxf5 92. Kg2 Rf4 93. Nf6 Ke5 94. Kg3 (94. Nd7+ Ke6
95. Nc5+ Kf7 $19) 94... Rd4 95. Kf3 f4 96. Nh5 (96. Ng4+ Kf5 97. Nh6+ Kxg5 98.
Nf7+ Kg6 99. Ne5+ Kf5 $19) 96... Rd3+ 97. Ke2 Re3+ 98. Kf2 Kf5 99. g6 Kg5 100.
g7 Re8 $19) 92. Kg4 Ke3 ({Naheliegender war} 92... Ke5 93. Nf6 (93. Kg3 Rf7 94.
Nf6 Kf5 95. Kh4 Kf4 $19) 93... Rf4+ 94. Kg3 Kf5 95. Nh7 Ra4 $19) 93. Nf6 Rf4+
94. Kg3 Rf3+ 95. Kh4 Rf1 96. Nd5+ Ke4 97. Nf6+ Kd4 {Vermutlich lag horrende
Zeitnot vor...} (97... Kf3 $1 $19 {nebst Matt.}) (97... Kf4 98. Kh3 (98. Nd5+
Kf3 $19) 98... Kxg5 $19) 98. Nd7 Kc3 $2 99. Ne5 Rf4+ 100. Kh3 Rf5 101. Nxg6
Rxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vinkovci"]
[Site "Vinkovci"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Rosandic, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. g3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12. Nd2 Bc5 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Nb3 Be7
15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Rd1 Rac8 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 Qc6 19. Qh5 Be6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21.
Qxg5 Qb6 22. Qd2 Rcd8 23. Nd4 Rfe8 24. Re1 Bd7 25. Kg2 Qg6 26. f3 h6 27. Re2
Qh5 28. Rae1 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qh5 31. Qf4 Rf8 32. Qd6 Bc6 33. Kg2
Qg6 34. Qxg6 fxg6 35. h4 Kf7 36. Kf2 Re8 37. Nxc6 Rxe2+ 38. Kxe2 bxc6 {6-6 P,
schlechte schwarze P-Struktur, Felderschwächen, Raum} 39. Kd3 {[%csl Rc5]} Ke6
(39... c5 40. b4 cxb4 41. cxb4 Ke6 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. b5 $18 {entfernter Freibauer
}) 40. Kd4 Kd6 41. b4 Ke6 42. Kc5 Kd7 43. a4 (43. a4 Kc7 44. b5 cxb5 45. axb5
$18 {xd5}) 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mahjoob, Morteza"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. cxd4
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. exd6 exd6 12. h3 Na5 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Bf5
15. Qb4 Re8 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Bf8 18. d5 Rc8 19. Be3 h6 20. a4 Bg7 21.
Rd1 Nc4 22. Bd4 a5 23. Qb3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qb6 25. Qxb6 Nxb6 26. Nb5 Rc1+ 27. Kh2
Nc8 28. b4 axb4 29. Rxb4 b6 30. Nd2 Rc5 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 {[%cal Ge4e8] [#]
Weiß gibt ohne Not Gegenspielmöglichkeiten auf. Ab Zug 38 Springerendspiel.}
Kf8 33. Rd4 $6 (33. f4 $142 Rxd5 $2 34. Nc7 Rc5 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Rxc8 Kh7 $16)
33... Ke7 34. f4 $6 (34. g4 g5 (34... Kd7 35. Rf4 $132) 35. Kg3 Kf6 36. f4 $11)
34... Kd7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rc8e7]} 35. Rd3 Rc4 {[%csl Ra4,Rf4]} 36. Ra3 Rxf4
$17 37. Rf3 Rxf3 38. gxf3 Ne7 39. Nc3 Nf5 40. f4 Kc7 41. Na2 Kb7 42. Nb4 Nd4
43. Kg3 Ne2+ 44. Kf3 Nc3 45. f5 Nxa4 46. Nc6 Kc7 47. Ne7 Nc3 48. fxg6 fxg6 49.
Nxg6 b5 50. Nf4 b4 51. Kg4 b3 52. Nd3 Nxd5 53. Kf5 Kc6 54. Ke6 Nc3 55. Kf5 Nd1
56. h4 Kd5 57. h5 Kd4 58. Nb2 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2002.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Murariu, Andrei"]
[Black "Manolache, Marius"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "242"]
[EventDate "2002.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
Qd6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. Nc3 e5 12. O-O Qd7 13. Bg5 Bd6 14. Be4 h6 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bc2 O-O-O 17. Ne2 Nf3+ 18. Kh1 Kb8 19. Ng3 Nd4 20. Ba4 Qc7 21.
Qd3 Qc8 22. Bc2 h5 23. Nf5 Nxf5 24. Qxf5 Qxf5 25. Bxf5 h4 26. g4 hxg3 27. fxg3
e4 28. Kg2 Be5 29. Bxe4 Bxb2 30. Rab1 Be5 31. Rb3 Rhg8 32. a4 Rde8 33. g4 Bd4
34. Bf3 f5 35. d6 b6 36. a5 fxg4 37. hxg4 f5 38. axb6 a5 39. Bd1 fxg4 40. Ra3
Re6 41. d7 Rxb6 42. Re1 Rb2+ 43. Re2 Rxe2+ 44. Bxe2 Kc7 45. Rxa5 Kxd7 46. Ra3
Be5 47. Re3 Bd6 48. Re4 g3 49. Bg4+ Kc7 50. Bf3 Rh8 51. Re2 Rh4 52. Bd5 Rd4 53.
Ra2 Kd7 54. Re2 Rd3 55. Rc2 Be5 56. Be4 Rd4 57. Bf3 Kd6 58. Kh3 Ke6 59. Kg2 Rh4
60. Bd5+ Kf5 61. Re2 Rd4 62. Kh3 Kf6 63. Kg2 Rh4 64. Kf3 Rh5 65. Kg2 Ke7 66.
Kf3 Kd6 67. Rd2 Kc7 68. Re2 Rg5 69. Kg2 Kb6 70. Kh3 Ka5 71. Kg2 Kb4 72. Re3 Rh5
73. Kf3 Rg5 74. Kg2 Rf5 75. Kh3 Bd6 76. Rd3 Rh5+ 77. Kg2 Rh2+ 78. Kg1 Be5 79.
Kf1 Rf2+ 80. Kg1 Bf4 81. Kh1 Rc2 82. Kg1 Be5 83. Kf1 Rb2 84. Re3 Rf2+ 85. Kg1
Bf4 86. Rd3 Rb2 87. Kf1 Rc2 88. Kg1 Be5 89. Kf1 Rxc4 90. Bxc4 Kxc4 91. Rd2 Bd4
92. Kg2 Bf2 93. Kf3 Kc3 94. Rd8 c4 95. Ke2 Kc2 96. Rc8 c3 97. Rb8 Ba7 98. Rg8
Kb2 99. Rg7 Bd4 100. Rb7+ Ka2 101. Kf3 Be5 102. Rb5 c2 103. Rxe5 c1=Q 104. Kxg3
{Matt in 28 (Tablebase) und der Führer der schwarzen Steine läßt nichts
anbrennen.} Qc7 105. Kf4 Kb3 106. Ke4 Kc4 107. Re6 Qd7 108. Ke5 Qd4+ 109. Kf5
Kd5 110. Re7 Qf2+ 111. Kg6 Kd6 112. Re8 Qf4 113. Kg7 Qg5+ 114. Kf7 Kd7 115. Rg8
Qf5+ 116. Kg7 Ke7 117. Kh6 Qf4+ (117... Kf7 $2 118. Rf8+ $11) 118. Kh7 Qh4+
119. Kg7 Qh5 120. Rh8 (120. Ra8 Qg4+ 121. Kh6 Qh3+ 122. Kg5 Qg2+ {mit
Turmgewinn}) 120... Qf7+ (120... Qg5+ $144 121. Kh7 Kf7 $18) 121. Kh6 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.7"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Nc6 8. Bd3
Nge7 9. Ne2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Re1 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf5
15. Bf4 Re8 16. Qb5 Qd7 17. Ng3 a6 18. Qd3 Nxg3 19. Bxg3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21.
Rd1 h6 22. Kf1 g5 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qe6 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qxe6 Rxd1+ 27. Ke2
fxe6 28. Kxd1 Kf7 29. h3 Kg6 30. f4 Kf5 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Ke2 Ke4 33. b4 Nxe5
34. Bxe5 Kxe5 {[#] Beiderseits laufen entfernte Freibauern Spielmotive: Durch
mehrere Linien voneinander getrennt marschierende Freibauern, Quadratregel,
Tempospiel} 35. g3 b6 36. c4 a5 37. c5 (37. bxa5 $1 bxa5 38. h4 gxh4 39. gxh4
a4 40. Kd2 a3 41. Kc2 a2 42. Kb2 Kf4 43. c5 $18) 37... axb4 $2 (37... a4 $1 38.
Kd2 (38. cxb6 $2 Kd6 39. Kd2 e5 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 e4 42. b7 Kc7 43. h5 e3+
44. Kxe3 a3 45. h6 a2 46. h7 a1=Q $19 {mit Kontrolle von h8}) 38... bxc5 (38...
Kd5 39. cxb6 {[%cal Rb6b7]} Kc6 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 a3 42. Kc2 e5 43. h5 a2
44. Kb2 e4 45. h6 e3 46. h7 e2 47. h8=Q a1=Q+ 48. Kxa1 e1=Q+ 49. Ka2 Qxb4 $11)
39. bxc5 Kd5 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 a3 42. Kc2 e5 43. h5 e4 44. h6 a2 45. Kb2 e3
46. h7 e2 47. h8=Q e1=Q $11) 38. cxb6 Kd6 39. h4 b3 40. Kd3 {Alternativen:} (
40. Kd2 e5 41. hxg5 $2 {würde nur zum Remis verderben.} (41. Kc3 $1 $18 {
wie gehabt}) 41... e4 42. b7 Kc7 43. g6 e3+ 44. Kxe3 b2 45. b8=Q+ Kxb8 46. g7
b1=Q 47. g8=Q+ Kc7 $11) (40. Kd1 $1 e5 41. b7 Kc7 42. hxg5 {hier ausreichend}
e4 43. g6 b2 (43... e3 44. g7 e2+ 45. Kxe2 b2 46. b8=Q+ Kxb8 47. g8=Q+ $18) 44.
Kc2 e3 45. g7 e2 46. b8=Q+ Kxb8 47. g8=Q+ $18) 40... e5 41. hxg5 $4 {[%mdl
28672]} (41. Kc3 $1 e4 42. Kxb3 e3 43. Kc3 $18) (41. b7 Kc7 42. Kc3 $18 {
mit dem gleichen Effekt.}) 41... e4+ {Mit diesem Schach gewinnt Schwarz das
entscheidene Tempo, mit dem das Endspiel vollständig kippt.} 42. Kc3 e3 43. b7
Kc7 44. b8=Q+ Kxb8 45. g6 e2 46. Kd2 b2 (46... b2 47. g7 e1=Q+ 48. Kxe1 b1=Q+
$19) 0-1

[Event "Golombek Memorial"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "2000.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Black "Turner, Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 g6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. a3 e5 14. d5 Nd4
15. Qd1 Rac8 16. Ba2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. d6 Rd8 19. Qa4 Qc6 20. Qxa7 Ne4 21.
Rac1 Ne2+ 22. Kh2 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 Nc3 24. Rxc3 Qxc3 25. Qxb7 e4 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27.
Be6 Be5+ 28. Bf4 e3 29. fxe3 Qxe3 30. Qf6+ Bxf6 31. Bxe3 Rxd6 32. Bc4 Rc6 33.
Bd5 Rc3 34. Bf4 Rxa3 35. Bf3 h5 36. Bd6 Rd3 37. Bg3 h4 38. Bf4 g5 39. Bc7 Rc3
40. Bd6 Bd4 41. Bg4 Rc2 42. Bf5 Ra2 43. Bg4 Kg7 44. Bf5 Kf6 45. Bg4 Rc2 46. Bd7
Bf2 47. Bg4 Rc1 48. g3 Bxg3+ 49. Bxg3 Rc2+ 50. Kg1 hxg3 {[#]} 51. Bf3 Ke5 52.
Bb7 Kf4 53. Bd5 g2 $1 54. Kh2 g1=Q+ (54... g4 55. hxg4 (55. h4 g1=Q+ 56. Kxg1
Kg3 {wie in der Partie}) (55. Bxg2 g3+ (55... gxh3 $2 56. Kxh3 $11 {wegen} Rc3+
57. Kh2 Kg4 58. Bd5 Rc2+ 59. Kg1 Kg3 60. Kf1) 56. Kg1 Rc1+ 57. Bf1 Kf3 58. h4
g2 $19) 55... Kxg4 56. Bb7 (56. Bxg2 Rf2 57. Kg1 Kg3 58. Bd5 Rd2 59. Bc4 Rc2
60. Bd3 Rc1+ 61. Bf1 Re1 62. Kh1 Rxf1#) 56... Rf2 57. Be4 g1=Q+ 58. Kxg1 Kg3
59. Bg6 Rf8 60. Bh5 Rf6 61. Be2 Rc6 62. Kf1 Rc1+) (54... g1=Q+ 55. Kxg1 Kg3 {
und der h-Bauer fällt.}) 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hanley, Craig"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Qf3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qxb7
Qc8 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qxc8+ Rxc8 17. Nc3 Bb4 18. Bd2 Nb6 19. Rfc1 Ke7 20. a3
Bxc3 21. Bxc3 f6 22. Bd4 Rhd8 23. Bc5+ Kf7 24. b4 Rc7 25. a4 Rdc8 26. Rd1 Nd5
27. a5 a6 28. Rd4 Rb7 29. Rad1 Rcb8 30. g3 Rb5 31. h4 h5 32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Rxd5
{[#] Mattangriff mit den Doppeltürmen} Kg6 34. Kg2 Ra8 35. Kf3 Rbb8 36. Ke4
Re8+ 37. Kd3 Re1 38. Rd6 Kf5 39. Kc4 Ke5 40. Rd5+ Ke4 41. Rxh5 Rc1+ 42. Kb3 Rd8
43. Be3 Rd3+ 44. Kb2 Rc4 45. Bc5 Rd2+ 46. Kb3 Rdc2 {[%cal Rc4c3,Rc2a2] Die
erste Angriffswelle wird abgewehrt...} 47. f3+ Kxf3 48. Bd4 Ke4 49. Bb2 Rc7 50.
Rh7 Rf2 51. b5 Rf3+ 52. Kb4 (52. Ka2 Rf5 53. bxa6 Rxa5+ 54. Kb1 Rxa6 $19) 52...
Kd5 {...doch die zweite führt zu durchschlagendem Erfolg.} (52... Kd5 53. bxa6
Rc4+ 54. Kb5 Rb3#) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 e5
15. Na3 Bf5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. O-O O-O-O 19. Re1 h5 20. h4 e6 21. Bf3
f6 22. a4 Kc7 23. a5 Bd3 24. Ra4 Bc5 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Be7 27. Bd2 Rhg8 28.
b4 a6 29. Rb1 f5 30. Ng5 Bxg5 31. hxg5 f4 32. b5 axb5 33. Rxb5 Rxg5 34. a6 b6
35. Kf1 Rdg8 36. g3 h4 37. a7 Ra8 38. gxf4 Rgg8 39. Nxe5 h3 40. Nf3 Nxa7 41.
Rb1 Nc6 42. Rxa8 Rxa8 43. Ng5 Ra2 44. Rd1 Na5 45. Nxh3 Nc4 46. Ke1 Kc6 47. Ng5
Nb2 48. Rb1 Nd3+ 49. Kd1 Nxf2+ 50. Ke1 Nd3+ 51. Kd1 N5xf4 52. Bxf4 Nxf4 {
[#] In diesem Endspiel mit geringem Bauernmaterial steht Schwarz aufgrund des
Mehrbauern etwas besser. Man spürt bei dem Ablauf des Endspiels förmlich den
Zeitdruck, der auf den Spielern lastet. Schwqarz vergibt ein klares Remis im
64. Zug.} 53. Rb4 Nd5 54. Rc4+ Kd6 55. Kc1 Re2 56. Ne4+ Ke5 57. Nd2 Kf5 58. Rc8
Kf4 59. Rf8+ Kg4 60. Kc2 e5 61. c4 Nf4 62. Kd1 Rg2 63. Rb8 Nd3 64. Rg8+ $2 (64.
Rxb6 $11) 64... Kh3 65. Rh8+ Kg3 66. Rg8+ Kf2 67. Ne4+ Kg1 68. Rb8 Nb2+ 69. Ke1
Nxc4 70. Rc8 b5 71. Rc5 Rg4 72. Nf2 Rg3 73. Nd1 Rb3 74. Ke2 Kg2 75. Rc8 Kg3 76.
Rf8 Ra3 77. Nf2 Re3+ 78. Kd1 b4 79. Nh1+ Kg2 80. Nf2 b3 81. Ng4 b2 82. Rb8 Re4
83. Nf6 Rf4 84. Nh5 Rf1+ 85. Ke2 b1=Q 86. Rg8+ Kh2 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. O-O Bxb3 10. axb3 e6 11. Nc4 Qd8 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxb6
Qxb6 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. b4 Qc6 19. Qg4 O-O 20. Rxa7 Rd2
21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rb8 23. Rfa1 Kf8 24. Ra8 Rdd8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 {T - T
Motive: a) verbundene Freibauern vs Einzelfreibauer        b) b+h und wT vor
h-Bauer; Remis durch seitlichen Angriff} 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 Kd6 28. c4 Kc6 29.
Kd3 Rd8+ 30. Kc3 e5 31. b5+ Kc7 32. Re1 f6 33. f4 (33. c5 Rd4 $14) 33... exf4
34. c5 Rd5 35. Re7+ Kd8 36. Kc4 Rd2 37. Rxb7 Rxf2 38. Rxg7 $5 (38. c6 $5 {
Analyse!} f3 (38... Kc8 39. Rxg7 $18) 39. Rd7+ Ke8 (39... Kc8 40. b6 $18) 40.
b6 Rc2+ 41. Kb5 f2 42. Rd1 $18) 38... f3 39. Rf7 Rxb2 40. Rxf6 f2 41. b6 Ke7
42. Rf3 Kd7 43. Kc3 Rb5 44. Rxf2 Rxc5+ 45. Kb4 Rc1 46. Kb5 Kc8 47. Rf8+ Kb7 48.
Rf7+ Kb8 49. Rxh7 Rb1+ 50. Kc5 Rc1+ 51. Kd4 Rc6 52. b7 (52. h4 Rxb6 53. Kc5 Ra6
$10 (53... Rb1 $10)) 52... Ra6 53. h4 Ra4+ 54. Kc5 Rf4 55. Kc6 Rc4+ 56. Kd6
Rd4+ 57. Ke6 Ra4 58. h5 Ra5 59. Kf6 Rc5 60. Ke6 Rb5 61. Kd6 Rf5 62. Ke7 Re5+
63. Kf8 Rf5+ 64. Kg7 Rc5 65. h6 Rc7+ 66. Kg6 Rc6+ 67. Kf5 Rc5+ 68. Ke6 Rc6+ 69.
Ke5 Rb6 70. Kf4 Rc6 71. Kf5 Rc5+ 72. Ke4 Rc6 73. Kf4 Rc4+ 74. Kf5 Rc5+ 75. Kf6
Rc6+ 76. Ke5 Rb6 77. Kf5 Rc6 78. Kg5 Rc5+ 79. Kg6 Rc6+ 80. Kg7 Rc7+ 81. Kh8 Rc6
82. Kg8 Rg6+ 83. Kf8 Rc6 84. Ke8 Rb6 85. Rh8 Kxb7 86. Kd7 Rf6 87. Rh7 Kb8 88.
Ke7 Rc6 (88... Rc6 89. Ke8 Re6+ 90. Kd7 Rg6 91. Rh8+ Kb7 92. h7 Rh6 $8 93. Ke7
Rh1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. g3 Bd6 12. d5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 Nf6
15. Qc4 a6 16. Nbd4 O-O 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Nd5 21.
Kg2 Rfe8 22. Rhe1 Rab8 23. Nd4 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. Qxe2 g6 26. Rd2 a5 27.
Nf3 a4 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Nxe5 Ne7 30. Rd7 f6 31. Nd3 Nd5 32. Ra7 Nb4 33. Nc1 Nd5
34. b3 axb3 35. Nxb3 Nc3 36. Nc5 Rb2 37. a4 f5 38. a5 Nd1 39. Rd7 Ne3+ 40. Kf3
Nc4 41. Rb7 Ra2 42. a6 Nd6 43. Rd7 Ne4 44. a7 Nxc5 45. Rd8+ Kf7 46. a8=Q Rxa8
47. Rxa8 {[#] T-S: Taktik, Freibauern} Ne6 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. Ra7 h6 50. Rh7 h5
51. f4 c5 52. Kd3 (52. h4 $5 c4 53. Ra7 Nc5 54. Rc7 Ne4 55. Rxc4 Nxg3 56. Rc6+
Kg7 57. Kd4 $13 {Analyse!}) 52... h4 53. Rxh4 Kg7 54. Ke3 (54. Kc4 $5 Nd4 55.
Kxc5 Nf3 56. Kd6 Nd4 (56... Nxh4 57. gxh4 Kf6 58. Kd5 Kf7 59. Ke5 Ke7 60. h5
$18) 57. Kd7 Nf3 58. Ke7 Nd4 59. g4 Nf3 60. gxf5 Nxh4 61. f6+ Kh7 62. f7 Nf5+
63. Kf6 $18) 54... c4 55. g4 {[#]} g5 (55... c3 56. gxf5 c2 57. Kd2 Nd4 58. Rg4
Nxf5 59. Kxc2 Ne3+ 60. Kd3 Nxg4 61. hxg4 Kf6 62. Kd4 Ke6 63. Kc5 $18) 56. gxf5
(56. fxg5 f4+ 57. Kd2 f3 58. Rh6 c3+ 59. Kxc3 Nxg5 60. Ra6 f2 61. Ra1 Ne4+ 62.
Kd3 Ng3 $10) 56... Nxf4 57. Rg4 Kf6 58. h4 Nd5+ 59. Ke4 Nc3+ 60. Kf3 (60. Kd4
$1 Nb5+ 61. Kxc4 Nd6+ 62. Kd5 Nxf5 63. hxg5+ Kg6 64. Ke4 $18) 60... gxh4 61.
Rxc4 (61. Kf4 Ne2+ 62. Kf3 Ng3 $10) 61... Nd5 62. Ke4 Ne7 63. Rc3 Kg5 64. Rf3
h3 65. Rf2 (65. f6 Ng6 66. f7 h2 67. Rf1 Kg4 68. Kd5 Kg3 69. Ke6 Kg2 70. Rf6
Nf8+ 71. Ke7 h1=Q 72. Kxf8 $10) 65... Nxf5 66. Rxf5+ Kg4 67. Rf1 (67. Rf8 h2
68. Rh8 Kg3 69. Ke3 Kg2 70. Rg8+ Kf1 $10) 67... h2 68. Ra1 Kg3 69. Ke3 Kg2 70.
Rh1 Kxh1 71. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 Bd7 8. Bd3
Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 10. b4 a6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nbd2 O-O 15.
Ne4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nf4 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Qd4 Ng6 19. Qb2 Bd5 20. g3 Nb6 21. Rac1
Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxc4 24. h4 h6 25. h5 Nf8 26. Nfd2 Bd5 27. Qc3 Bc6
28. Qe3 Nd7 29. f4 Kh8 30. Nc4 Bd5 31. Ncd6 f6 32. Qd4 fxe5 33. fxe5 Nb8 34.
Nc3 Nc6 35. Qf4 Rf8 36. Nxd5 exd5 37. Nf5 Qe8 38. g4 Qe6 39. Kh2 d4 40. Kg3 d3
41. Nd4 Rxf4 42. Nxe6 {[#] Behauptung des d-Freibauern mit einem taktischen
Witz. Danach wirken die weiteren weißen Bauernschwächen entscheidend. Taktik!}
Re4 $1 43. Rf1 (43. Rxe4 d2 $19 {[%cal Gd2e1,Gc6d4]}) 43... Nxe5 {[%csl Rg4]
[%cal Rd3d2]} 44. g5 (44. Nf4 Re3+ 45. Kg2 d2 46. Rd1 Nc4 47. Kf2 Rxa3 $19)
44... Rg4+ 45. Kh3 hxg5 46. Rf5 d2 47. Rf8+ Kh7 48. Rd8 Rg1 49. Nf8+ (49. Rxd2
g4+ 50. Kh4 {oder Kh2} Nf3#) 49... Kh6 0-1

[Event "Riga zt"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Rfe1
Rfd8 15. d5 Na5 16. Ng5 Ng4 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Nf3 Nc4 19. Bc1 Qb6 20. Re2 Bf6
21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. h3 Nge5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Be4 b5 26. Rd2 Qb6
27. Bf5 a5 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Qd1 Qc4 30. Ne2 a4 31. Rd5 Qc2 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33.
Kf1 Nc6 34. Ke1 Bxb2 35. Bxb2 Rxb2 36. Nc3 b4 37. axb4 a3 38. b5 Nb4 39. Rd8+
Ke7 40. Ra8 a2 41. Nxa2 Nxa2 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Ra6+ Kg5 44. h4+ Kxh4 45. Ra7 Kg5
46. Rxf7 Kg6 47. Rf8 (47. Rb7 Nc3 48. b6 Nd5 $19) 47... Rxb5 {Hecht:
R+fP+gP<->RN+gP. Bauern auf einem Flügel. Gute technik} 48. g3 Nc3 49. Rf4 Nd5
50. Rd4 Kf5 51. Kf1 g5 52. Kg2 Nf6 53. Rd8 (53. Rd2 Ne4 54. Rc2 Rd5 55. f3 (55.
g4+ Kf4 $19) (55. Ra2 Rd2 56. Ra5+ Kg6 57. Ra6+ Kh5 58. Kf3 Nxf2 $19) 55...
Rd2+ 56. Rxd2 Nxd2 57. Kf2 Nc4 58. Ke2 Ke6 59. Kd3 Kd5 60. Kc3 (60. Ke2 Kd4 61.
Kf2 Kd3 62. g4 Ne5 63. Kg3 Ke3 $19) 60... Nd6 61. Kd3 Nf5 $19) 53... Rb2 54.
Rf8 Kg6 55. Kf3 g4+ 56. Ke3 Kf5 57. Rf7 Kg6 58. Rf8 Kg5 59. Rd8 Kf5 60. Rf8 Ke6
61. Ra8 Nd5+ 62. Kd4 Rd2+ 63. Ke4 Re2+ 64. Kd4 Nf6 65. Ra6+ Kf5 66. Ra5+ Kg6
67. Ra3 Rxf2 68. Re3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Bern zt"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Brestian, Egon"]
[Black "Bruk, Ofer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Na3 c5 4. Nxc4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 {N} (6. b3 g6 7.
Bb2 Bg7 8. Be2 {Suba-Sadler, London 1988}) 6... e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. a3
cxd4 10. exd4 Nd5 11. Nce5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bd7 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Re1
Rac8 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.03.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Hort/Polugaevsky"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "World"]
[BlackTeam "World"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Nbd2
(8. Bc4 {Hort=:H}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 (9... Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Qc7 {H}) (9... Bd6
{Vorotnikov-Halikan}) 10. Qa4 (10. Nxc6 Qxd2+ $1 {H/Polugaevsky=:P}) 10... Qd5
(10... Qc7 {P}) (10... Bd7 {Sveshnikov-Browne}) 11. Ndf3 Bd6 12. Bf4 {P 13. d1
H/P} Qe4+ 13. Qxe4 Nxe4 14. Bd3 (14. Bb5 $142 {H} O-O $142 {P} (14... Bd7 15.
Nxd7 Bxf4 16. Nde5 {P}) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Be3 {P 17.0-0-0 H}) (14. Rd1 {P})
14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 (15. Nxe5 g5 $1 {P}) 15... Bxe5 16. Nxe5 {(=)} Nc5 {
[%csl Gc3] White declined an offer of a draw. The queenside pawnmajority givs
him some advantage.} 17. Bc2 f6 (17... Nd7 18. Nc4 Ke7 19. O-O-O Nf6 20. Nd6
Rd8 {P}) 18. Nc4 Ke7 19. O-O-O (19. b4 Na6 20. Be4 Rb8 21. Na5 {H}) 19... Bd7
20. b4 Na6 21. Nd6 b6 22. Rhe1 g6 23. Bb3 (23. f4 $1 {H/P}) 23... Rad8 $2 {H/P}
(23... Nc7 $142 24. f4 Rhd8 $1 {H} (24... Bc6 $1 25. f5 (25. b5 Rad8) 25... e5
{P})) 24. f4 Nc7 25. f5 $1 {P} gxf5 26. Nxf5+ Kf7 (26... Kf8 $2 27. Bxe6 {H})
27. Rd3 (27. Rd6 {P} Bc8 $140 (27... Ke8 {H}) 28. Rc6) 27... Bc8 $8 28. Rg3 Ne8
29. Nd4 Nc7 $1 {P} 30. Nf5 (30. Nc6 Rd6 31. Nxa7 $2 Bd7 {P}) 30... Ne8 31. Nd4
Nc7 $138 32. Re4 Rdg8 33. Rxg8 Rxg8 34. Nf5 Rd8 $8 (34... Kf8 35. Rc4 $18 {H})
35. Rg4 Ne8 36. Rh4 h5 $1 {P} 37. Rxh5 Kg6 38. Ng3 Ng7 (38... Rd3 $2 39. Bc2 {H
}) (38... Nd6 $1 39. Rh4 e5 $1 {P}) 39. Rh4 Bb7 40. Rg4+ Kf7 41. Ne2 {Adjourned
} f5 $2 {P} (41... Rh8 42. Rc4 Ne8 43. Rd4 Ke7 44. Nf4 Rxh2 45. Bxe6 Nd6 {P}
46. Kb2 (46. c4 $2 Bxg2 47. c5 bxc5 48. bxc5 Nb5 49. Rd7+ Ke8 50. Rg7 Bc6)
46... b5 47. Rd2 $16 {H}) 42. Rc4 $1 {P} Ne8 $2 {H} (42... Rd7 43. Nf4 Kf6 44.
Rd4 Bc6 (44... Rc7 45. Kd2 {P})) (42... Bxg2 $2 43. Nf4 Bf3 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45.
Rxg7 $1 $18 {P}) 43. Rd4 $1 {H} Rd6 44. Nf4 Bc8 $2 $18 {H} 45. Ba4 Rxd4 46.
Bxe8+ Kxe8 47. cxd4 Ke7 48. Kd2 Kf6 {P 49... e5 H} 49. Nd3 Kg5 50. Ke3 Ba6 51.
Nf4 Bc4 52. a3 a5 53. g3 Kg4 54. Kf2 Kg5 55. h4+ Kf6 56. Ke3 axb4 57. axb4 e5
58. Nd3 exd4+ 59. Kxd4 b5 60. Nf4 Bf1 61. Kd5 Bc4+ 62. Kd6 Bb3 63. Nd5+ Kg6 64.
Ke5 Bc2 65. Ne7+ Kh5 66. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Nikitin, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 "Smolensk TsEM"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk Politekhnik-Yantar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nd5 13. Qf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Qc7 (14... Rb8 15. c4 b6 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Qc7 18. Bb2 Rb5 19. c6 a5 20. Rd2
Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Be7 23. Bd4 f6 24. h4 h5 25. Be3 g6 26. Bf4 Qb6 27.
Qe4 Kf7 28. Re1 $18 {1-0 Volzhin,A-Raetsky,A/Cappelle la Grande 2000/CBM 74
ext (32)}) (14... Bd6 15. c4 Rb8 16. c5 Bc7 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bd7 19. d5
exd5 20. Rxd5 Qc8 21. Rd6 Bf5 22. h4 Bg4 23. Qd4 Re8 24. Rc1 h5 25. Rg6 {
1-0 Cvitan,O-Estrada Nieto,J/Cappelle la Grande 1999/EXT 2000 (25)}) 15. c4 e5
(15... Bd6 16. c5 Be7 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Rac1 Qc6 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Qg6 21. h3
Ra7 22. Qe3 Bf6 23. c6 bxc6 24. Be4 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. g4 {1-0 Kasparov,
G-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1997/EXT 98 (26)}) 16. Qg3 $1 Be6 (16... Bf6 17.
Bb2) 17. Bh6 Bf6 18. Re1 Rfd8 (18... b5 19. dxe5 bxc4 20. f4 $1 Qd8 21. Bc2 $18
) 19. dxe5 $18 Kf8 20. f4 Qb6+ 21. c5 Qxc5+ 22. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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 "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 cxd4 5. exd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 (
6... e6 7. Nf3 (7. Nc3 a6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Be3
Nb4 13. Bb1 Nbd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ovsejevitsch,S-Gyimesi,Z/Szeged 1994/TD (22)})
7... Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 Nc6 11. h3 (11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bd3
Bd7 13. a3 Rac8 14. Qe2 Be8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rogozenko,D-Keitlinghaus,L/Germany
1996/GER-chT (27)}) 11... b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Gabriel,
C-Sermek,D/Makarska 1996/EXT 98 (13)}) 10... Nc6 11. Rc1 (11. h3 Rd8 12. Qb3
Qa5 13. Be3 Qb4 $11 {0-1 Barlov,D-Sermek,D/Porto San Giorgio 1996/EXT 2000 (32)
}) 11... Rd8 12. a3 (12. Rc2 Qa5 13. Rd2 h6 14. Be3 a6 15. Qc1 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Be8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Crombleholme,A-Giulian,P/Isle of Lewis 1995/EXT 2001 (36)}) (12.
Qb3 Qa5 13. Be3 Bd7 14. a3 Be8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. h3 Rab8 17. Qa2 $14 {1/2-1/2
Tukmakov,V-Sturua,Z/Yerevan 1996/CBM 52 ext (32)}) 12... Qa5 13. b4 Qf5 14. Bd3
Qg4 15. h3 Qh5 16. Ne2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Gabriel,C-Sermek,D/Portoroz 1993/CBM 37 
(61)}) 7. Nc3 (7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Nc3 e6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qa4 Bb4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bg5
Bxc3 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Qb5 Bg6 16. Nh4 Rfd8 17. f4 Ne7 $11 {
0-1 Toth,A-Horvath,C/Budapest 1999/EXT 2000 (31)}) 7... e6 8. Nf3 Be7 (8... Nc6
9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 (10. a3 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rd1 Rac8 14. Bg5 Rfd8
15. Rac1 Qb8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Vaulin,A/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 52 (34)})
(10. d5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Be6 13. Qe4 O-O-O 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Rxd6
$14 {0-1 Grdinic,Z-Varga,Z/Rabac 2003/CBM 94 ext (26)}) 10... Qd8 11. Ne5 (11.
Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qb3 Na5 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. a4 b4
17. c4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bf3 Ra7 20. Bb8 Rd7 21. Bc6 Qd3 $17 {0-1 Solana
Suarez,E-Mellado Trivino,J/Salamanca 1998/EXT 99 (38)}) 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3
Nc6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Ekstroem,R-Kallai,G/France 1998/CBM 64 ext (17)})
11... Bd7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Be3 Bb4 15. Qb3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe5 17.
dxe5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxb7 $16 {1-0 Portisch,L-Kallai,G/Hungary 1996/EXT
2000 (40)}) (8... Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qxc3 11. Bd2 Qc7 (11... Qa3 12. Re1
Nc6 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Bb5 Qd6 15. Qg4 $40 {1-0 Serper,G-Figler,I/Chicago 2002/
CBM 88 ext (19)}) 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Bb4 Nd5 14. Bc5 f6 15. Re1 Kf7 16. Bc4 Qd7
17. Qd3 a6 18. a4 $44 {1-0 Marie,M-Matei,L/St Lorrain 2001/EXT 2002 (37)}) (
8... a6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Rfd1 b5 14. d5 $16
{1-0 Mitkov,M-Vasovski,N/Skopje 2002/CBM 88 (32)}) 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 {
Ftacnik: 'Somewhat dubious move since the rook comes to the center too early.'}
11. Nb5 Qb6 12. a4 Rf8 (12... Re8 13. Bf4 (13. Be3 $5 Qd8 14. Bf3 Nd5 15. Rc1
$36) 13... Na6 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Bg3 (15. Bh5 $5) 15... Nab4 16. Qb3 a6 17. Nc4
Qd8 18. Nbd6 Rf8 19. Bf3 b6 20. Rfe1 a5 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $11 {0-1 Sundararajan,
K-Sermek,D/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (35)}) (12... Nc6 $2 {Ftacnik} 13. Nc4
$18) (12... a5 {Ftacnik} 13. Bd2 $14) 13. a5 Qd8 14. Bf3 Nd5 (14... a6 15. Nc3
Bb4 16. Qb3 $1 Bxa5 (16... Qxd4 $2 {Ftacnik} 17. Nc4 $18) 17. Bxb7 Bxb7 18.
Qxb7 $16) 15. Bxd5 $5 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Vaganian is an excellent
strategical player, but this daring solution seems too radical.'} (15. Nc3 {
'+/=!?' Ftacnik.} Nc6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. a6 $14) 15... exd5 16. Bf4 Na6 (16...
a6 $1 17. Nc3 Nc6 {'=' Ftacnik.} 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qb3 Bf6 (19... Be6 20. Na4
$14) 20. Qb4 Re8 21. Qc5 $14) 17. Bd2 Nb4 (17... Be6 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Rac1 $14)
(17... f6 18. Nd3 Bf5 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Rfe1 $14) 18. Qb3 Nc6 19. a6 $1 Nxe5 (
19... Qb6 20. axb7 Qxb7 (20... Bxb7 21. Nd7 $18) 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Rfc1 Qb6 23.
Qxd5 (23. Ba5 Qh6 24. Nc7 Bd6 25. h3 Bxc7 26. Bxc7 $14) 23... Be6 24. Qc6 $16)
20. dxe5 bxa6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... b6 21. Rfc1 Be6 22. Qd3 $18) 21. Ba5 (21.
Ba5 Qd7 22. Nc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Black "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 cxd4 5. exd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nf3 (7. Nc3
e6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 (10. a3 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rd1
Rac8 14. Bg5 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Qb8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Vaulin,A/St Petersburg
1996/CBM 52 (34)}) 10... Qd8 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Be3 Bb4
15. Qb3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxb7 Qc7 20. Rfb1 Bf5
21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Rb3 $16 {1-0 Portisch,L-Kallai,G/HUN 1996/EXT 2000 (40)})
7... e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne5 (10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Rc1 (11. h3 Rd8 12. Qb3
Qa5 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. a3 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Ng5 Na5 18. d5 exd5
19. Bd4 g6 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Qd3 Bf5 $17 {0-1 Barlov,D-Sermek,D/Porto San
Giorgio 1996/EXT 2000 (32)}) 11... Rd8 12. a3 (12. Qb3 Qa5 13. Be3 Bd7 14. a3
Be8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. h3 Rab8 17. Qa2 a6 18. b4 Qc7 19. Bc4 Rbc8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Tukmakov,V-Sturua,Z/Yerevan 1996/CBM 52 ext (32)}) 12... Qa5 13. b4 Qf5 14. Bd3
Qg4 15. h3 Qh5 16. Ne2 Nd5 17. Ng3 $18 {1/2-1/2 Gabriel,C-Sermek,D/Portoroz
1993/CBM 37 (61)}) (10. Be3 Nc6 11. h3 b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2
Gabriel,C-Sermek,D/Makarska 1996/EXT 98 (13)}) 10... Rd8 (10... Nd5 11. Nxd5
exd5 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Qh5 g6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+
Kh8 18. Qh6+ {1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Delanoy,A/Saint Vincent 2001/CBM 80 ext (18)})
11. Nb5 {A really tempting move.} Qb6 12. a4 Re8 (12... Nc6 $4 13. Nc4 $18) (
12... a5 13. Nc4 Qc6 14. Bd2 Nd5 15. Rc1 $16) 13. Bf4 (13. Be3 $5 Nd5 (13...
Qd8 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Bf3 $36) 14. Bd3 g6 15. Qf3 $36) 13... Na6 (13... Nd5 14.
Bg3 Nc6 15. Nc4 Qd8 16. Bf3 $36) 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Bg3 (15. Bh5 $5 {Probably, it
was a right time for White to switch his attention to the K-side.} Rf8 (15...
g6 16. Qf3 Bf6 17. Bg5 $1 $16) 16. Qf3 $36) 15... Nab4 16. Qb3 a6 (16... Nc6
17. Qf3 Rf8 18. Rfd1 $14) 17. Nc4 Qd8 18. Nbd6 Rf8 19. Bf3 b6 20. Rfe1 a5 {
White's Ns are getting somewhat stuck in the opponent's camp. That's why, for
the moment White doesn't seem to have any sort of advantage.} 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $11
22. Be5 Bf6 23. Nd6 $6 {After this move Black takes over the initiative.} Rxc1
24. Rxc1 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Qg5 26. Re1 Nf4 {[%csl Re5]} 27. Nc4 $2 (27. Qc3 $1 Nbd3
$144 28. Re3 Nh3+ 29. Kf1 Nhxf2 30. Qd4 $44 {[%csl Rf8]} f6 31. Qc4 $1 h6 32.
Qxe6+ Kh8 33. exf6 Qxf6 34. Qxf6 Rxf6 35. Nc4 $16) 27... Rd8 $1 28. Rd1 (28.
Re3 Rd4 $17) 28... Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nh3+ (29... Nbd3 30. g3 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Nhxf2
32. Qd2 Qf5 33. Qe3 $11 {[%csl Rd3,Rf2] It is very difficult to disentangle
the knot consisting of the couple of black Ns.}) 30. Kf1 Qh4 $1 31. Qe2 (31.
gxh3 Qxc4+ 32. Be2 (32. Kg1 Qd3 $17) (32. Kg2 Nd3 $17) 32... Qd5 $17 (32... Qc7
33. Qd6 $132)) 31... Nxf2 $19 32. Nxb6 Nfd3 33. Be4 Qf4+ 34. Bf3 Qc1+ 35. Qd1
Qe3 {[%cal Ye3f2,Ye3b6]} 0-1

[Event "ESP-ch Semifinal"]
[Site "Cala Mendia"]
[Date "2001.11.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.11.22"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Qf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Qc7 (14... Rb8 15. c4 b6 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Qc7 18. Bb2 Rb5 19. c6 a5 20. Rd2
Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Be7 23. Bd4 f6 24. h4 h5 25. Be3 g6 26. Bf4 Qb6 27.
Qe4 Kf7 28. Re1 $18 {1-0 Volzhin,A-Raetsky,A/Cappelle la Grande 2000/CBM 74
ext (32)}) (14... Bd6 15. c4 Rb8 16. c5 Bc7 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bd7 19. d5
exd5 20. Rxd5 Qc8 21. Rd6 Bf5 22. h4 Bg4 23. Qd4 Re8 24. Rc1 h5 25. Rg6 {
1-0 Cvitan,O-Estrada Nieto,J/Cappelle la Grande 1999/EXT 2000 (25)}) 15. c4 {
This variant have bad reputation and actual game didn't change this.} a5 (15...
Bd6 16. c5 Be7 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Rac1 Qc6 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Qg6 21. h3 Ra7 22.
Qe3 Bf6 23. c6 bxc6 24. Be4 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. g4 {1-0 Kasparov,
G-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1997/EXT 98 (26)}) (15... e5 16. Qg3 Be6 17. Bh6
Bf6 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. dxe5 $18 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Nikitin,A/Smolensk RUS 2000/
(22)}) (15... Bd7 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Qg3 Rfd8 18. Be5 f6 19. d5 Qc5 20. Bd4 Qa3
21. Bb6 Rdc8 22. c5 Bxc5 23. dxe6 Be8 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Rd7 $18 {1-0 Yevseev,
D-Praslov,A/St Petersburg RUS 2000/(33)}) 16. Bf4 (16. c5 $5 Rd8 (16... Qc6 17.
Qxc6 bxc6 18. Ba4 Bb7 19. Rb1 Ra7 20. Bf4 $16) 17. Bf4 $16) 16... Bd6 17. Bxd6
Qxd6 18. c5 (18. Bc2 $5 Qa6 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Be4 Rab8 21. d5 $36) 18... Qa6 19.
Bc2 $1 (19. Rac1 Bd7 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Bc6 $14) 19... Bd7 20. Bd3 $1 {
Very important intermediate move.} Qa7 21. Be4 Rab8 22. Rab1 Ba4 23. Rdc1 b5
24. cxb6 Rxb6 {[%tqu "En","Find tactical idea that gives White big advantage.",
"","","f3a3","",10]} 25. Qa3 $1 Rb4 (25... f5 $142 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxb6 Qxb6
28. Qxa4 Rf8 $16) 26. Bc2 $1 $18 Bxc2 (26... Rxb1 27. Bxb1 Qxd4 28. Bxh7+ $18)
27. Rxb4 Be4 28. Rc5 Qa6 29. Rbb5 a4 30. Qg3 h6 31. a3 Kh7 32. Qc7 Bg6 33. Qc6
Qa7 34. Qb7 Qxb7 35. Rxb7 Be4 36. Rb4 Ra8 37. Rcc4 Bd3 38. Rxa4 Rb8 39. Rab4
1-0

[Event "BL2-Nord 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT2"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Tegel"]
[BlackTeam "Lasker"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 (5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4
Bd6 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Be2 h6 10. N2f3 O-O 11. h3 a6 12. O-O Bc7 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Bf1
Ne4 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qc2 Ng5 $1 17. g3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxh3+ 19. Kh2 Ng5 20. Bg2
Bb6 21. Qxc4 (21. Rad1 Qc7 22. Bf4 Qc5) 21... Qg6 $1 22. Nf3 Qh5+ 23. Nh4 Be6
24. Qe2 Bg4 25. Qf1 Ba5 26. Rec1 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Bxf3 28. Qh3 Bg4 29. Qg2 Rac8 $1
(29... g5 30. Rc5 Bb6 31. Rd5 Bxe3 32. fxe3) 30. Qxb7 g5 31. Qd5 gxh4 32. Qxh5
hxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Bxh5 34. Rh1 Bg6 35. Rxh6 Bc7+ 36. Kg2 Be5 {Vogt,L-Bunzmann,D,
Stolzenau 15` 1996}) 5... cxd4 6. Bxd4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be6 8. Bb5 Nf6 9. Ne5 (9. O-O
Bd6 $6 10. Qa4 Rc8 11. Qxa7 O-O 12. Qa4 (12. Qxb7 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Rb8) 12... Ne4
13. Nbd2 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Qf6 15. Rae1 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qf4+ 18. Kg1
Qxd2 19. Re2 Qh6 20. Rfe1 Rc1 21. Qb4 Rfc8 22. Qd6 Qf6 23. Bd7 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1
Rd8 25. Qc7 Rxd7 $4 (25... Qe7 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 $17) 26. Rxe6 Qd8
27. Qxd8+ Rxd8 28. Re7 $18 {Rabiega,R-Bunzmann,D,Stolzenau 15' 1996}) 9... Qc7
10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 14. Re1+ Kf8 $6 15. Nd2
g6 16. Rad1 Qc7 $2 17. Nf1 Rd8 18. Ne3 a6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qb3 d4 21. cxd4 Kg7
(21... Rxd4 $2 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Qb4+ Bc5 24. Qc3 $16) 22. d5 Qb5 23. Rd3 Qxb3
24. Rxb3 b5 25. Rd1 Rd6 26. g3 Re8 $6 (26... Rc8) 27. a4 bxa4 28. Rb4 Rd7 29.
Nc4 Red8 30. d6 Be7 31. Rb6 a5 32. Rb5 $6 (32. Kg2) 32... Rc8 $1 $138 33. Rd4
$8 Bf6 34. Re4 Bd8 35. g4 f6 36. f4 $6 $138 f5 $1 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Rxf5 $2 Rb7
39. Rfe5 Rb4 40. Re8 $2 (40. Re7+ Bxe7 41. dxe7 Re8 42. Nd6 Rxe4 43. Nxe8+ Kh8
$1 $19) (40. Ne3) 40... Rbxc4 $19 41. d7 Rc1+ 42. Kg2 Rb8 43. Re3 Rd1 44. Rg3+
Kf6 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Rgg8 Rxb2+ 47. Kf3 Bb6 48. f5 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 Be7
15. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 (15... f6 $5 {Smagin,S-Dvoirys,S/RUS/1995/0,5/44/}) (15... a6
$5) 16. Nxg5 h6 (16... a6 $5) 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Nbd6 Qc7 20. Qh5 Qe7
21. Rd3 $1 $16 {Smagin,S-Baikov,V/Moscow/1995/1:0/40/} Qe6 $5 22. Rad1 Rab8 (
22... Qxb3 $2 23. c4 $18) 23. b4 a6 24. Nc5 (24. Rf3 $6 Nc8 $1 (24... Rd7 $2
25. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 26. Qxh6 Ne7 27. Rxf6 $18) 25. Nf6+ Kf8 $1 26. Nh7+ Kg8 $10)
24... Qe7 25. Qe2 $6 (25. Qf3 $5) (25. h3 $5) 25... g6 $1 26. Qe4 f5 27. Qe2 e4
28. R3d2 Ne5 29. f3 $1 Kh7 $6 (29... exf3 $6 30. gxf3 $13) (29... Kh8 $5 $13)
30. fxe4 f4 31. Qf2 Rf8 32. Nb3 Nbd7 33. Nc5 Ng4 $5 (33... Nb6 34. Nb3 Nbd7 35.
Nc5 $10) 34. Qe2 (34. Nf5 $5 Nxf2 35. Rxd7 Nxd1 36. Rxe7+ Kh8 37. Nxh6 $13)
34... Nde5 35. Nf5 $1 gxf5 36. Rd7 Nxd7 37. Rxd7 Rbe8 (37... Rf7 38. Rxe7 Rxe7
39. Qd3 $14) 38. Qd3 Rf7 39. Qd5 b6 $2 (39... Qxd7 40. Nxd7 Ree7 41. Nc5 Ne3
$13) 40. Rxe7 Rexe7 41. Ne6 Ne3 42. Qd6 Nc4 (42... fxe4 43. Nxf4 $14) 43. Qc6
Ne5 44. Qd5 Ng4 45. e5 $6 (45. exf5 Ne3 46. Qd3 Nxf5 47. Nxf4 $14) 45... a5 $1
46. b5 a4 47. h3 Ne3 48. Qa2 f3 $1 49. gxf3 f4 50. Kf2 Rf5 51. h4 $6 (51. Nxf4
$5 Rexe5 $15) 51... a3 52. Nxf4 Rexe5 53. Ne2 Nd1+ 54. Kg3 Re3 55. Nd4 Nxc3 56.
Qc2 Ne4+ 57. Kg2 Rc5 58. Qd1 Rd5 59. Qc1 (59. fxe4 Rxe4 60. Qd3 Rdxd4 61. Qxa3
$15) 59... Rc3 60. Qf4 Nd6 61. Ne6 (61. Qf6 Rc7 $17) 61... a2 62. Qf6 Rd2+ 63.
Kh3 (63. Kg3 Ne4+ $19) 63... Rxf3+ $1 64. Qxf3 a1=Q 65. Nf8+ Kh8 66. Ne6 Nf7 $1
67. Qxf7 Qh1+ 68. Kg4 Qd1+ 69. Qf3 (69. Kf5 Rf2+ 70. Nf4 Rxf4+ 71. Kxf4 Qf1+
$19) 69... Qxf3+ 70. Kxf3 Rd5 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Zalkind, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin Hecht} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be3 Ng4 6. Nf3 e6 (
6... Nxe3 7. fxe3 e6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Qh5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe1 Nd7 12. Qg3 $16
{Palkovi,J-Peter,A/HUN-ch/1995/1:0/23/}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Bd3 $5) 7... Nc6 8. Bd3
Nxe3 9. fxe3 Be7 10. Qc2 $5 h6 11. Be4 Qd8 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Rf2 f5 (
14... Bd7 15. Nfe5 $16) 15. Bd3 $6 (15. Bxc6 $5 Qxc6 16. Nce5 $16) 15... b5 $1
16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 c4 18. Be2 Bd6 (18... Bb7 $5) 19. a4 $8 (19. Nf3 $6 Bb7
$15) (19. Bf3 $6 Rb8 $17) 19... Bxe5 20. dxe5 Bd7 (20... Qxe5 $5 21. axb5 Qxe3
(21... Qxb5 22. Ra4 Qb6 23. Qc1 $13) 22. Bxc4 $13) 21. Qd2 {Baburin: Here
White can hope to take advantage of the doubled pawns on the e-file, as the
pawn on e5 provides him with control over the potential outpost on d6.} Rad8
22. Rf4 $1 {White makes use of the semi-open f-file; this is a good example of
a rook lift.} Bc6 (22... Qxe5 $2 23. Rd4 Rf7 (23... Qc7 24. Rd1 Rf7 25. axb5
$16) 24. axb5 $16) 23. Rd4 a6 (23... Rxd4 $5 $13) 24. Rd6 Rxd6 (24... Bd5 $5
$13) 25. Qxd6 $6 (25. exd6 $5) (25. exd6 $5 {Baburin}) 25... Qxd6 (25... Qc8 $6
26. axb5 axb5 27. Bh5 $16) 26. exd6 Rd8 27. axb5 axb5 $6 (27... Bxb5 $5 28. Rd1
(28. b3 $2 cxb3 29. c4 Bc6 30. c5 Be4 $19) 28... Kf7 $13) (27... Bxb5 $142 {
Baburin}) 28. Ra6 $1 Bd7 $6 (28... Rxd6 $2 29. Bf3 $18) (28... Bd5 $32 $14) 29.
e4 $1 fxe4 (29... Kf7 30. e5 $16) 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Ke3 Kf7 (31... Bc6 32. Bh5
$16) 32. Ra7 $1 (32. Kxe4 $6 Rc6 $1 (32... Bc6+ $2 33. Ke5 Bxg2 34. Ra7+ $18) (
32... Kf6 $5 $14) 33. Rxc6 Bxc6+ 34. Ke5 Bxg2 35. Bh5+ Kf8 (35... g6 $2 36.
Bxg6+ $1 $18) 36. Kxe6 Bh3+ 37. Kd5 $16) 32... Ke8 $2 (32... Rd8 $32 33. Kxe4
Kf6 $14) 33. Bh5+ Kd8 34. Bg6 Rc6 35. Ra8+ Bc8 (35... Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37.
Kxe4 $16) 36. Bxe4 Rxd6 (36... Rb6 $6 37. Kf4 $16) 37. Bb7 Kc7 38. Bxc8 Rd8 39.
Ra7+ $1 (39. Bb7 $2 Rd3+ $10) 39... Kxc8 (39... Kb8 $32 40. Rxg7 Kxc8 41. Rg6
$16) 40. Ra8+ $1 (40. Rxg7 $14) 40... Kc7 41. Rxd8 Kxd8 {[#]_|_ Hecht (),
Umgehung, (.)} 42. Kd4 $1 e5+ (42... Kd7 43. Kc5 e5 44. Kxb5 e4 45. Kxc4 $18) (
42... Ke7 {Hecht} 43. Kc5 Kf6 44. Kxb5 Kf5 45. Kxc4 Ke4 46. b4 $18) 43. Kxe5
Kc7 $8 44. Kd5 $1 (44. Ke6 Kb6 (44... Kc6 45. g4 $18) 45. Kd6 (45. Kf7 $2 Ka5
$13) 45... h5 46. h4 $18) (44. Kf5 {Hecht} Kb6 45. Kg6 Ka5 46. Kxg7 Ka4 47.
Kxh6 Kb3 48. g4 Kxb2 49. g5 b4 50. g6 bxc3 51. g7 c2 52. g8=Q c1=Q+ $17) 44...
Kb6 45. Kd6 h5 46. h4 $1 {(.)/} (46. h4 Ka5 47. Kc5 Ka6 48. Kc6 Ka5 49. Kb7 b4
50. Kc6 Ka4 51. Kc5 bxc3 52. bxc3 Kb3 53. Kd4 g6 54. g3 $18) (46. h4 b4 (46...
Ka6 {Hecht} 47. Kc6 Ka5 48. Kb7 b4 49. Kc6 bxc3 50. bxc3 Ka4 51. Kc5 Kb3 52.
Kd4 g6 53. g3 $18 {(.)}) 47. Kd5 Kb5 48. Kd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 31st"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 (6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4
Nc6 (7... Be7 8. Nc3 Qa5 $5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Qb4
$10 {Daniliuk,S-Kharitonov,A/RUS(ch)/1995/}) 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O
11. O-O (11. Qc2 h6 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. O-O Rac8 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. Bb1
Be8 17. Bc1 g6 18. Ba2 a6 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Qf6 22. h3 Rd6 23.
Qe4 Rcd8 24. Bb3 {Lutz,Cz-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow(ol)/1994/0,5/24/}) 11... b6 12.
Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 (13... Rad8 $5 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 g6 (
16... Nd5 $6 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qh4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 $16 {Ivanov,V.L-Yakovich,Y/RUS
(ch)/1994/}) 17. Ba2 Nh5 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Qe3 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne5 Nf6 22.
h3 Ne7 $15 {Adams,M-Hulak,G/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) (13... h6 $5 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15.
Bc1 Bf8 16. Ne4 Qe7 $5 (16... Nxe4 $6 17. Qxe4 g6 18. h4 $14) 17. Bb1 g6 18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Be4 Bg7 20. Qb5 Rd6 $1 21. Ne5 Rc8 $15 {Ivanov,V.L-Zagrebelny,S/
Moscow/1995/}) 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Bg5 $1 {N/} Nd5 (15... g6 $32 16. Bc4 Na5 17.
Ba2 $14 {Palkovi,J-Danner,G/Budapest/1995/1:0/28/})) 6... Be7 7. Nb5 Na6 8. c4
$5 (8. Be2 cxd4 9. Qxd4 (9. Nbxd4 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13.
Qc2 e5 14. Nf5 Qc7 15. Rad1 $6 (15. Rfd1 $1 Be6 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Ng5 $14)
15... Be6 $1 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Ng5 Bc4 $10 {Nadyrkhanov,S-Poluljahov,A/RUS/
1995/}) 9... O-O 10. Bg5 Qxd4 11. Nbxd4 Nc5 12. Rd1 Nce4 13. Bc1 Bd7 14. O-O
Ba4 15. Rde1 Rfd8 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Bb1 $13 {Sermek,D-Serper,G/Tilburg/1994/0:1/
34/}) 8... Qd8 (8... Qe4+ $6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. O-O O-O (10... e5 $2 11. Bd3 $16)
11. Bd3 Qc6 (11... Qg4 $6 12. h3 Qh5 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nbxd4 $16) 12. Nbxd4 $16)
9. Be2 O-O (9... cxd4 10. O-O (10. Nbxd4 $6 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 O-O $10
) 10... O-O 11. Nbxd4 $14) 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nc3 $5 (11. Bf4 $6 Bxb5 $5 12. cxb5
Nc7 13. dxc5 Ncd5 $15) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qb6 (12... e5 13. Ndb5 Bc6 14. Be3
$14) (12... Nc5 13. Bf4 $14) (12... Rc8 13. Ndb5 $14) 13. Ndb5 Rfd8 14. Be3 Qa5
(14... Bc5 15. Na4 Qa5 (15... Qc6 16. Bf3 Qc8 (16... Ne4 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Nxc5
Nxc5 19. Nd6 Qc6 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nxb7 $18) 17. Nxc5 Bxb5 (17... Nxc5 $2 18.
Nd6 Qc7 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Nxb7) 18. Bxb7 $1 Rxd1 (18... Qc7 19. Qe2 $18) 19.
Bxc8 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rxc8 (20... Nxc5 21. cxb5 Rxc8 22. Rc1 $18)) 16. Nxc5 Nxc5
(16... Bxb5 $2 17. Nxb7 Rxd1 18. Nxa5 $18) 17. Qe1 (17. Bxc5 Bxb5 18. Qe1 Qc7
19. Be3 Bc6 20. Rc1 $14) 17... Qxe1 18. Rfxe1 $14) 15. Qb1 $1 Nc7 (15... Bc5 $2
16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 $18) 16. Nd4 e5 17. Nb3 (17. Nf5 $5 $14) 17... Qb4 (17...
Qa6 18. Nc5 $14) 18. Qc2 {/\19.a3 Qd6 20.Rad1+/=/} Bg4 $6 (18... Ng4 19. Bd2
Qd6 20. h3 Nf6 21. Be3) (18... Bf8 $5 19. a3 Qe7 $14) 19. a3 Qd6 20. Rad1 Qe6
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $6 (21... Bxd8 22. Nc5 $14) 22. Bxa7 Bf5 (22... b6 23. Bxg4 Nxg4
24. c5 $16) (22... Bxe2 23. Nxe2 b6 24. c5 $16) 23. Qc1 b6 24. Qe3 Na8 (24...
Nd7 25. Na4 Ra8 26. Nxb6 (26. Bxb6 Ne8 27. Ba5 Bc2 28. Nac5 $18) 26... Rxa7 27.
Nxd7 $18) 25. Na4 Bc2 (25... Nd7 26. c5 Bc2 27. Bd1 $16) 26. Rc1 Bxb3 27. Qxb3
Rd2 28. Qe3 Rd4 29. Nc3 (29. Bb8 $2 Nd7 30. Bf3 Nxb8 31. Bxa8 b5 $13) 29... Bc5
(29... Rd7 30. Bb8 $16) 30. b4 Bf8 31. Nb5 Rd7 32. Bb8 $16 Qe8 33. Bxe5 Re7 34.
f4 Nd7 35. Qd2 Nxe5 36. fxe5 Rxe5 37. Bf3 Qc8 38. Bd5 Nc7 39. Bxf7+ $1 $18 Kh8
(39... Kxf7 40. Qf4+ Ke6 (40... Rf5 41. Qxc7+ Qxc7 42. Nxc7 $18) 41. Nxc7+ Qxc7
42. Qxf8 $18) 40. Nxc7 Qxc7 41. Rf1 Bd6 42. g3 Qe7 43. Qg2 g6 44. Bd5 Re3 45.
Qf2 Rxa3 $4 46. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "Schlechter Memorial"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rotstein, Jefim"]
[Black "Alvir, Aco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Karrer,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Qa5 $6 {Mit der Absicht, 3. d4-d4 zu vereiteln. Der hiefür
eingehandelte Entwicklungsrückstand erweist sich allerdings als hoher Preis.}
3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Na3 $1 {Der Springerzug zeigt die Schattenseiten des
frühzeitigen Damenausfalls auf.} d6 5. Nc4 Qc7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8. d5 Nb8
9. Be3 $1 e5 {Die Annahme des Bauernopfers erwiese sich nach} (9... Nxe4 10.
Rc1 Qd8 11. Qc2 {und Weiß hat klaren Vorteil, als Danaergeschenk.}) 10. Rc1 Qd8
11. Qa4+ Bd7 {Auf} (11... Nbd7 {folgt entscheidend} 12. Nb6 $1) 12. Qb4 Bc8 {
[#]} 13. Nb6 $1 {Die Pointe des weißen Spiels!} axb6 14. Bxb6 Nc6 (14... Qd7 {
verliert wegen} 15. Bb5) 15. dxc6 d5 16. Qb5 $1 bxc6 17. Rxc6 {Oder} Qd7 (17...
Ba6 $4 18. Re6#) 18. Nxe5 Ba6 19. Nxd7 {und Schwarz streckte wegen} (19. Nxd7
Bxb5 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bxb5 {die Waffen.}) 1-0

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 $6 (4... Nf6 $142 5. Nf3 e6) 5. cxd4
Nc6 6. Nf3 (6. Nc3 $5 Qxd4 7. Be3 Qe5 (7... Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 $36) 8. Nf3 $36) 6...
e6 (6... Bg4 $6 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. Nb5 $1 $16) 7. Nc3
Qd6 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. d5 (10. Be3 $5 O-O 11. Qe2 $14) (10. Nb5 $5 Qd8 (
10... Qb8 11. g3 $1) 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bc7 Qd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ne8 (14...
Nd5 15. Bd6 $16) 15. Ba5 b6 16. Bc3 $14) 10... exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 (12.
Bxd5 O-O $10) 12... O-O 13. Qxd6 (13. Qh5 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 $10) 13... Bxd6 14.
Rd1 Ne5 $5 (14... Ne5 15. Rxd6 Nxc4 $10) (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 $10) (14...
Ne5 15. Be2 $5 Bc7 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bf3 Rb8 18. Re1 Bd6 19. Be3 b6 20. Rad1 (
20. Red1 Be5 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Be6 $10) 20... Bb4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karaklajic, Nikola"]
[Black "Drazic, Sinisa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 a6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nge7 10. Nb3 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bh2 Re8 14. Bd3 Qf6
15. Bc2 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qd2 Re4 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Bg3 h6 21.
Rfe1 Rd8 22. Rf1 Qe6 23. Qc1 Nge7 24. Nfd4 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27.
cxd4 Rc8 28. Qd2 Qb6 29. Bf4 Nc6 30. Rc1 Ne7 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 32. b3 Ne7 33. Be3
Nc6 34. Qc2 Ne7 35. Qe2 Qe6 36. Qd2 Nf5 37. Kh1 Qe4 38. Qc1 Kh7 39. Qc8 h5 40.
Qc1 f6 41. Qd1 Kg6 42. Qd2 b5 43. Kg1 b4 44. Kh2 a5 45. Kg1 Qb1+ 46. Kh2 Qe4
47. Kg1 Kf7 48. Qe2 g6 49. Qb5 Nxe3 50. Qb7+ Kg8 51. Qb8+ Kg7 52. Qa7+ Kh6 53.
fxe3 Qxe3+ 54. Kh2 h4 55. Qc5 Qf4+ 56. Kh1 Qe4 57. Qc1+ Kh5 58. Qd2 g5 59. Qf2
Kg6 60. Qd2 Qf4 61. Qc2+ Qf5 62. Qe2 Qb1+ 63. Kh2 Qe4 64. Qd1 Kf5 $1 65. Kh1
Kf4 66. Qf1+ Kg3 67. Qg1 f5 68. Qh2+ Kf2 69. Qg1+ Ke2 70. Qc1 g4 71. hxg4 fxg4
72. Kh2 Qf5 73. Qb2+ Kd1 74. Qa1+ Kc2 75. a4 g3+ 76. Kh1 Qd3 77. Qa2+ Kc1 {
A beautiful final position. White's queen has been totally dominated by
Black's queen and king.} 0-1

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "King, Daniel J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
Be2 Bd6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. h3 {Not really necessary. White wants to prevent a
knight moving in to g4 at a later stage, but it would have been better just to
castle.} Re8 11. O-O Bc7 12. N2f3 a6 13. Re1 Qd6 {Okay, I admit it, it's not
subtle, but it is effective. Because the pawn has moved to h3, the diagonal
cannot be blocked off, so the knight on f3 has to  stay put to guard against
the mate.} 14. Bf1 Ne4 15. Qc2 (15. g3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Qxg3+ 17. Bg2 Bxh3 18. Qd2
Re4 19. Qf2 Rg4 20. Qxg3 Rxg3 21. Re2 Re8 {...was one possible line that we
considered in the post-mortem. Black has a tremendous attack.}) 15... Nxd4 16.
Bxd4 Bf5 (16... Bxh3 $2 17. gxh3 Ng5 18. Bg2 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qh2+ 20. Kf1 {
White survives.}) 17. Qa4 (17. Bd3 Re6 {Followed by ...Rae8. Black has a
blistering attack.}) (17. Qb3 Nd2 {wouldn't be too clever.}) 17... Re6 {
Black's threat is ...Nd2} 18. Qb4 (18. g3 Nxg3 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Be5 Qb6 21.
Bxc7 Qxc7 22. fxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Bg2 Bxh3 24. Qc2 Rf8 {didn't look particularly
attractive for White.[#]}) 18... Nd2 {Forcing liquidation into an ending.} (
18... Qxb4 19. cxb4 {is alright for Black, but in spite of my better pawn
structure, doesn't hold out any hope for the advantage.}) 19. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 20.
gxf3 Bxd6 {I thought the ending should be good for me due to White's wrecked
kingside  pawns, but I had overlooked the next move.[#]} 21. Be3 {White gets
quick pressure against the d-pawn to off-set the weakness of his kingside.}
Rae8 22. Red1 (22. Rad1 Rg6+ 23. Kh1 Re5 {(with the threat ...Bxh3 and ...Rh5)}
24. Bf4 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Kf8 {is better for Black.}) 22... Rg6+ 23. Kh1 Bd7 24.
Bg2 (24. Rxd5 Bc6 25. Rf5 Re5 26. Rf4 Rh5 $19) 24... Re5 25. f4 Rh5 26. Rxd5 {
[#]} Rxg2 {The most accurate move. Instead,} (26... Bc6 $2 27. Rg5 $1 Rxh3+ 28.
Kg1 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Rh4 30. Rd1 {Black's rooks are offside.}) 27. Rxd6 (27. Rxh5
{Would have led to an immediate draw:} Bc6 28. Rd1 $1 {The only move that
draws.} Rg5+ 29. Kh2 Rg2+ 30. Kh1 Rg5+ {etc.}) 27... Rg6 (27... Rg4 {Doesn't
quite force mate:} 28. Kh2 {and Black is in the soup.}) 28. Rxg6 hxg6 {[#]
Naturally, the ending should be drawn, but White must be a little careful due
to his slightly exposed king.} 29. Rd1 {Accompanied by a draw offer - which
gave me some hope.} (29. Kg2 Bxh3+ 30. Kf3 {Bringing the king to the centre is
best.}) 29... Bxh3 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Kg1 $2 (31. b3 {Would still have been okay
for White.}) 31... Be6 32. Kg2 (32. b3 Bd5 33. Kf1 Bf3 34. Ke1 Rh1+ 35. Kd2
Rd1+ {is why the pawn can't be saved.}) 32... Bxa2 33. b4 Bd5+ 34. Kg3 Bc6 35.
Rd1 f6 36. Kg4 Kg8 37. Kg3 Kf7 {The ending isn't much fun for White, but it
still should be drawn - but not  after the next move.} 38. Bb6 $2 g5 {Creating
a two to one pawn majority.} 39. fxg5 Rxg5+ 40. Kf4 Re5 41. Bd4 g5+ 42. Kg3 Re4
43. Be3 $2 {Losing immediately} f5 44. Bc5 Rg4+ (44... Rg4+ 45. Kh2 Rh4+ 46.
Kg3 f4#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Sotnikov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. f3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 e6 9. Bxd5 exd5 10. Be3 Ne5 11. b3 Nd3+ 12. Kd2 Nxc5 13. Na3 {This endgame
was played abysmally - by both sides. Here I would say that Black has a slight
advantage due to his two bishops. I think the best way to play the position is
13...Bd7 followed by 14...0-0-0.} Ne6 14. Nc2 f6 15. Ne2 Kf7 16. Ncd4 Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bd7 {After the exchange of knights White's task is much simpler - the
position is about equal.} 18. Bf2 h5 {At some point this h-pawn should simply
be blocked. Here is a good moment.} 19. Rad1 h4 {Now this pawn should
definitely be blocked with 20 h3.} 20. Nc2 h3 {And now Black is better again.}
21. g3 {It is hard to say which is the lesser evil, but I might have been
tempted to get rid of the pawn on h3. After 21 gxh3 Bxh3 22 Rhg1, the position
should be tenable for White.} Be7 22. Kc1 Bc6 23. Kb2 Rhe8 24. Rhe1 a6 25. Bb6
Bf8 26. Nd4 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Nf5 Bd7 30. Ne3 Bd6 31. Nd1 Bb5
32. Nf2 Be2 33. f4 Bf1 34. f5 Bg2 {Black is close to winning, but I think that
White can just hold on:} (34... g6 35. fxg6+ Kxg6 36. Kc2 f5 37. Be3 f4 38.
gxf4 Kf5 39. Kd2 Bxf4 40. Bxf4 Kxf4 41. Ke1 Bg2 42. Ke2 $10) 35. Kc1 Be4 36.
Nxh3 Bxf5 37. Nf4 Be4 38. Kd2 Bxf4+ (38... g5 39. Nd3 $1 (39. Ne2 $2 f5 40. Be3
Kg6 {With the idea ... Kh5, ...Kg4 and ...f4.}) 39... Kg6 40. Nc5 Kf5 41. Nxb7
Bb8 42. Bd4 {Would be brave, but foolish, for Black to go into.  Nevertheless,
Black came close to winning this position through White's careless play.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.10.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Magdeburg USC"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. O-O Qa5 11. Be3 Nge7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7
15. c4 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nf5 17. Qc3 e5 18. d5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd4 21.
c5 Qa5 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Rc7 24. Rc4 Rb8 25. Rfc1 f6 26. Rc5 Qa6 27. Bd5+
Kh8 28. Kh1 Qe2 29. Qxe2 Nxe2 30. R1c4 g5 31. Rb4 Rb6 32. Be4 Kg7 {[#]} 33. Rd5
$4 {Thema: der zweite Zug vor dem ersten.} ({Beabsichtigt war} 33. Rxb6 axb6
34. Rd5 Kf7 35. Rd7+ Rxd7 36. cxd7 Ke7 37. Bxh7 Kxd7 38. g3) 33... Rbxc6 34.
Rd8 Rb6 35. Rxb6 axb6 36. Rb8 Nc3 37. Bf5 b5 38. Bd3 Ra7 39. Bxb5 Nxb5 40. Rxb5
Rxa3 41. g3 h5 42. Kg2 Ra4 43. Rb6 Kg6 44. Rc6 Kf5 45. Rb6 g4 46. hxg4+ Rxg4
47. Kf3 Ra4 48. Rc6 h4 49. gxh4 Rxh4 50. Ke3 Rh3+ 51. f3 Kg5 52. Re6 Rh4 53.
Re8 Ra4 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rg7 Ra3+ 56. Kf2 Ke6 57. Rg8 f5 58. Re8+ Kf6 59. Rg8
Ra2+ 60. Kf1 Rb2 61. Ke1 Ke6 62. Re8+ Kd5 63. Rd8+ Kc4 64. Rf8 f4 65. Rd8 Kc5
66. Rd7 Rb6 67. Ke2 Rd6 68. Ra7 Kd5 69. Ra5+ Ke6 70. Ra8 Rb6 71. Re8+ Kf5 72.
Rf8+ Kg5 73. Rg8+ Rg6 74. Re8 Kh4 75. Rxe5 $4 (75. Kf2) 75... Rg2+ 76. Kf1 Ra2
77. Rb5 Kg3 78. Rb3 Rf2+ 79. Kg1 Rc2 80. Kf1 Ra2 81. Rc3 Ra1+ 82. Ke2 Kg2 83.
Rc2 Ra3 84. Ke1+ Kxf3 85. Rc8 Ra1+ 86. Kd2 Kf2 0-1

[Event "GER CupT 9697 f-1"]
[Site "Porz"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6
Bxd6 9. d4 {Hracek folgt nicht seiner Partie gegen Piket (Nussloch 1996), als
er mit 9.b3 zum Erfolg kam.} cxd3 10. Qxd3 $14 Nc6 11. O-O Ne5 $146 (11... Qc7
12. Rd1 Be7 13. Na3 Bxa3 14. bxa3 $16 {Magem Badals-Illescas Cordoba Pamplona
1992}) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qh3 Bd7 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Bg5 $1 {Von nun
an wird Schwarz an einer normalen Entwicklung gehindert. Nach} Nd5 (16... Bxg5
17. Nxg5 {hat es der schwarze König nicht leicht, sich in Sicherheit zu
bringen.}) 17. Be4 $1 {MultiMedia files not imported} Bc6 (17... O-O-O 18. Bxd5
exd5 19. Qh4 {ist nicht erstrebenswert für Schwarz.}) (17... Nf4 18. Qh4 Bxg5
19. Nxg5 $16) 18. c4 Nb4 19. Bxc6+ Nxc6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh6 {Es ist
offensichtlich: Weiß hat den Eröffnungskampf gewonnen.} Ke7 22. Rfe1 Rag8 23.
Rad1 Rg4 $1 {Der Turm ist zumindest lästig.} 24. g3 Qa5 (24... Rxc4 {folgt
einfach} 25. Qg7 $1 Rd8 26. Qxh7) 25. Rd5 {Sehr solide, aber auch kleinlich
wäre 25.a3 gewesen.} Qxa2 26. Nh4 $4 {Hracek, der eigentlich 26.Dd2 geplant
hatte, vermeinte nun mit dem Textzug noch schneller zu gewinnen.} (26. Qd2 Kf8
$1 {Nach diesem Zug vermag ich keinen Vorteil rauszuanalysieren.} (26... Rd8
27. Rxd8 Nxd8 28. Rd1 $1 Nc6 29. Qd6+ Ke8 30. Qc7 Kf8 31. Rd7 $18) (26... Qxc4
27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke8 29. Rxb7 $18) (26... Rb8 27. Rd7+ Ke8 28. h3 $1 (28.
Qd6 Qxc4 29. Nd2 Qb4) 28... Rxc4 (28... Rg6 29. Qd6 Qxc4 30. Nd4 Qb4 31. Rxe6+
fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Ne7 33. Nf5 $18) 29. Qd6 {Weiß droht 30.Txe6+ und auch das
Motiv Te7+ kann eine Rolle spielen.} Rb4 (29... Rc2 30. b3 $3 Qxb3 31. Nd4 {
mit Turmgewinn.}) 30. b3 $1 Qxb3 31. Nd2 Qa2 32. Ne4 Rxe4 (32... Qb2 33. Nc5
$18) 33. Re7+ $1 Nxe7 34. Qxb8+ Kd7 35. Qxb7+ Kd8 36. Qxe4 {und Weiß sollte
auch hier gewinnen, da wohl der Bh7 fällt.}) 27. Rd7 Kg7 28. h3 Rxc4 29. Ng5 (
29. Rxe6 Rc1+ 30. Qxc1 Qxe6 31. Rxb7 $11) 29... Nd8 $1 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qxd8
fxg5 32. Qxg5+ Kf8 33. Rd1 (33. Qf6 Qb3 34. Re5) 33... Rc8 34. Rd7 Qb1+ 35. Kh2
Qf5 36. Qxf5 exf5 37. Rxb7 Rc2 $11) 26... Re4 $1 {, und hatte diesen einfachen
Trick übersehen. Der lästige Turm wird nun zum Matchwinner.} 27. Rdd1 Qxc4 28.
Qg7 $6 (28. Ng6+ {Hatten das beide verpaßt?} hxg6 29. Qxh8 $15) 28... Rd8 29.
Qxh7 Ne5 $19 30. f4 Qc2 31. Qh5 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Re2 33. Rf1 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Qd5+ 35.
Kg1 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Qe4+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Kh1 Nd3 39. Qb5 Rxb2 40. Qc4 Qe2 41.
Ng6+ fxg6 42. Qc7+ Kf8 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

{<M> After the game Kortschnoj felt that if he did not take the pawn he would
just have a bad position <D>} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 {
<M> A Motwani speciality <D>} c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nf6 {<M> 8.Ne7
9.Qf3 and White does not need to play h3 first. Motwani-Schmittdiel Gausdal
1992 ended in a White win in 21. <D>} 9. Nd2 {<M> An idea of Johann van Mil,
White delays the development of his kings knight in order to retain the option
of Qf3. <D>} O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. O-O (13. Ra5 b6 14.
Rxd5 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Bb7 $17) 13... Nd7 {<M> Kortschnoj jets in by IM Malcolm
Pein <D>} 14. Nf4 {<M> 13..Nxc3 14.Rfc1 transposes <D>} (14. c4 Bb4 15. Rfd1
Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxd2 17. Rxd2 Qb4 {<M> White thought for 46 minutes before
playing this, Black thought for 38 minutes over his reply <D>}) 14... Bxf4 (
14... Ndf6 15. Nxd5 $13) 15. Qxf4 Nxc3 {<M> Kortschnoj jets in by IM Malcolm
Pein <D>} 16. Rfc1 Ne4 (16... Qb4 17. Qc7 Nb5 18. Qa5 $1 $16) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18.
Nc4 {<M> Kortschnoj jets in by IM Malcolm Pein <D>} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[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"]

{Even short game between great players could be imporant for the opening
theory.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {In my country this line is called
'Bulgarian variation'. Devoted to the topic, about 25 years ago Jivko
Kajkamdjozov wrote small nice opening book with this title. Looking back in
the time we can see that yet in 1864 Popert use the move 3.c3 against Staunton.
Alekhine said that the move is not worse than 3.d4. Today gm. Sveshnikov is
among the big partisans of this line.} Nf6 (3... d5 4. e5 (4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4
Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Grob,H-Kostic,B/Meran 1926/EXT 2000 (52)}) 4... Nc6 5. d4 (5. Bb5
Bd7 (5... Qb6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 {0-1 Moreau,C-Maroczy,G/Monte Carlo 1903/HCL (50)})
6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. O-O d4 8. d3 Qd7 9. c4 Ne7 {0-1 Albin,A-Maroczy,G/Monte Carlo
1902/EXT 2000 (58)}) 5... Qb6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. Bc2 Rc8 8. O-O {1-0 Popert,
H-Staunton,H/London 1841/EXT 99 (23)}) (3... Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bd3 (
6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Suhle,B-Anderssen,A/Berlin 1864/
EXT 99 (56)}) (6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O {0-1 Jensen,T-Aalheim,T/
Goteborg 1920/EXT 2000 (36)}) 6... Nf6 7. O-O Be6 8. Re1 Bd6 9. Bf5 O-O 10.
Bxe6 {1-0 Szen,J-Kennedy,H/London 1851/HCL (45)}) 4. e5 (4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc6
6. Qc2 Be7 7. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Wolf,H-Tartakower,S/Maehrisch Ostrau 1923/HCL (79)})
4... Nd5 5. Bc4 (5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 {1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch,A-Vidmar,M/New York 1927/HCL (33)}) 5... d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6
8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 {Har Zvi: 'I think it will not be a mistake to
say very clearly that Sermek is the leading player in the world in this
variation,many of the important lines in theory are in the games Sermek-Kozul
in the line 10...Qc7'} Qa5 $146 ({For} 10... Bd7 {is also ineresting the
comment of Har Zvi below:} 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 {1-0 Sermek,D-Radocaj,D/Pula
1996/EXT 98 (40)}) (10... Kh8 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,V-Dorfman,J/
Kischniev 1975/EXT 2001 (26)}) 11. Nbd2 $14 Bd7 12. Bb3 (12. Re1 $14 Rac8 13.
a3) 12... Qa6 $5 (12... Rac8 $5) 13. Qg4 Rfd8 (13... dxe5 14. dxe5 (14. Nxe5
Rfd8 $132) 14... Rad8 15. Ne4 $14) 14. Ne4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 dxe5 16. Bh6 Bf8 17.
Nc5 Qb6 18. Nxd7 (18. Bxd5 Qxc5 19. Bxb7 Rab8 $132) (18. Ndxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6
Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Bg5 Rd7 $132) 18... Qxd4 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 $5 {Used several times by
Kasparov} ({More often is met} 5... e6) 6. dxc5 $5 {Initiated by Arnason,A
1985. Of late years this move braught good success for White} ({However the
older line} 6. Be2 e6 {is not to be neglected at all.} {Short referances for
some memorable games:} 7. O-O (7. h3 Bh5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Paris
1994/CBM 43 ext (37)}) 7... Nc6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 $1 (10. Nxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Zarnicki,P-Kasparov,G/Buenos Aires 1997/EXT 98 (20)}) 10... Bb4 (10...
Be7 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1994/CBM 45 (28)}) 11. a3 (11. Nc3
Qd6 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bf4 (14. g4 Bg6 {1/2-1/2 Estrada,J-Schebler,G/
Koszeg 1997/EXT 2001 (71)}) (14. Rc1 {0-1 Acs,P-Varga,Z/Budapest 1996/EXT 97 
(51)}) (14. Ne5 {1-0 Comp Deep Blue-Kasparov,G/Philadelphia 1996/CBM 50 ext/
[Friedel] (37)}) 14... Rd8 15. Qa4 Bb6 16. Be3 O-O {1-0 Sosa,R-Beltran,H/
Merida 1997/EXT 99 (53)}) 11... Ba5 12. Nc3 $1 (12. b4 {0-1 Afek,Y-Polgar,S/
Tel Aviv 1996/CBM 53/[Har Zvi] (22)}) 12... Qd6 13. Nb5 Qb8 $146 (13... Qe7 {
- 66/(112)}) 14. d5 $5 {Petkov,P-Kostakiev,D/corr 1996/Inf 68/[Kostakiev,D] 
(24)}) 6... Qxc5 ({In the initial game it was:} 6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 e5 8. b4 e4
9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Nxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nbd2 exf3 13. Bb5+ {1-0 Arnason,
A-Arnason,J/Vestmannaeyjum 1985/MCL (64)}) 7. h3 Bh5 8. Na3 a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10.
Nc4 (10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. O-O-O e6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bf4 {1-0 Lukov,V-Kineva,E/Tomsk
2002/CBM 89 ext (60)}) 10... Nbd7 11. g4 (11. a4 e6 12. a5 Be7 13. Nb6 Rd8 {
1/2-1/2 Novak,I-Jedlicka,A/Tatranska Lomnica 1998/EXT 2000 (43)}) 11... Bg6 12.
g5 Ne4 (12... b5 13. gxf6 bxc4 14. Nd2 Qb7 15. Rg1 Qxb2 16. Bd4 {1/2-1/2
Kristjansson,S-Bu Xiangzhi/Goa IND 2002/The Week in Chess 423 (20)}) 13. Nh4 e6
14. Qf3 $146 (14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qg4 Nd6 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. b4 {Jonkman,H-Vuckovic,
B/Tanta City 2002/CBM 88 ext/1/2-1/2 (32)}) 14... Nec5 (14... Nd6 $142 15. Bf4
$14) 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. O-O-O {[#]} Rh4 $6 (16... Be7 $142 $14) 17. Rd4 $16 Rxd4
18. cxd4 Na4 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Kb1 Nab6 21. Ne3 Qc6 (21... Nb8 22. Bg2 $16) 22.
Bg2 Qb5 23. Qd1 (23. Ka1 Be7 24. Qxb7 Rc8 $16) 23... Nc8 24. Re1 $6 (24. Qf1
Bd6 25. Qxb5 axb5 $16) 24... Bd6 $14 25. a4 {[#]} (25. Qg4 $142 Bxf4 (25...
Ndb6 26. Rc1 Qd3+ 27. Ka1 Qxd4 28. Bxb7 Ra7 29. Bc6+ Kf8 30. Bxd6+ Qxd6 $14)
26. Qxf4 Ncb6 (26... Ne7 27. Rc1 $16) 27. Rc1 $16) 25... Qb4 $2 (25... Qa5 $1
26. Bxb7 Ra7 27. Qc1 (27. Bxc8 $6 Bxf4 28. Nc4 Qb4 $132) 27... Qd8 28. Bxd6 (
28. Qxc8 Qxc8 29. Bxc8 Bxf4) 28... Nxd6 29. Bg2 Rc7 30. Nc2 Qb8 $1 $11 (30...
Nb6 $6 31. d5 $16)) 26. Nd5 $16 Qa5 27. Bd2 Qd8 28. h4 (28. Qf3 $5 $16) 28...
Kf8 29. h5 $1 (29. Ne3 Kg8 30. Qg4 $16) 29... exd5 (29... gxh5 $2 30. Qxh5 Ne7
31. Qh8+ Ng8 32. g6 Ndf6 33. Bh6 $1 $18) 30. hxg6 Ne7 31. gxf7 g6 32. Bxd5 $16
{[#]} Qb6 (32... Qc7 33. Rxe7 $3 Bxe7 (33... Kxe7 34. Qe2+ Kf8 35. Qe4 Nb6 36.
Ba5 $18) 34. Qh1 Bd6 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qxa8) (32... Rc8 $5 33. Qg4 $1 (33. Qf3
Qb6 34. Be6 $16) 33... Kg7 34. Be6 Nf8 35. d5 $3 Nxe6 36. dxe6 Nf5 37. Qh3 Be7
(37... Qh8 38. Bc3+ $1 {Mat in 5})) 33. Be6 $18 Rd8 ({Longer resistance
promised} 33... Qxd4 $5 34. Bc3 Qxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Nc5 36. Rxd6 Nxe6 37. Rxe6 Kxf7
38. Rf6+ Ke8 39. Bb4 $18) 34. Qg4 Nf5 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Qh5 Qxd4 37. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Brzeg Dolny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1996.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe4 Qc7 8. Bc4
$146 Nde7 9. Bf4 Ng6 10. Bg3 a6 (10... h5 $5 11. h4 (11. h3 $5 h4 12. Bh2 Rh5
13. Be2 $1) 11... Nce7 {J.Gdanski}) 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Bd3 d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14.
Qe3 Nf4 15. O-O Nxd3 16. Bxd6 $1 (16. Qxd3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Bb7 $15) 16... Qxd6
17. Ne4 Qf4 (17... Qd5 18. Rfd1 f5 $6 19. Neg5) (17... Qe7 $142) 18. Qxd3 O-O
19. Neg5 g6 20. Qe4 $1 Qxe4 (20... Qc7 $6 21. Qh4) 21. Nxe4 e5 22. Rfd1 Bf5 23.
Nc5 a5 24. Nd7 $16 (24. Rd6 $5 Rac8 25. Rad1) 24... Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Rfd8 26. Rad1
f6 27. Kf1 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Rd8 29. Rc7 Rd6 30. Ke2 Nd8 31. Ra7 Ne6 32. g3 a4 33.
Nd2 f5 34. Rb7 Rd5 35. Nf1 $2 (35. Nb1 Rc5 36. Na3 Nc7 37. Kd2 {/\38.b4 ab3 39.
ab3, 40.b4+/-}) 35... Rc5 $1 {/\36...a3} 36. a3 Ng5 37. h4 Nf7 $10 38. Nd2 Kg7
39. Nf3 h6 (39... Kf6 $10) 40. Rb6 Rd5 $6 (40... h5) 41. h5 g5 (41... gxh5 42.
Nh4 e4 43. Ke3 $16) 42. Rg6+ (42. g4 fxg4 (42... f4 43. Rg6+ Kf8 44. Re6 $14)
43. Nh2 $14) 42... Kf8 43. g4 fxg4 44. Nh2 Rd6 45. Nxg4 (45. Rxd6 Nxd6 46. Nxg4
Nc4 47. Nxh6 Nxb2 48. Ng4 Nc4 49. Kd3 Nxa3 50. Nxe5 Kg7 $15) 45... Rxg6 46.
hxg6 Nd6 (46... h5 47. Nf6 Nd6 $2 48. Nxh5 Nc4 49. Kf3) 47. Nxh6 Kg7 48. Ng4 (
48. Nf7 $2 Nxf7 49. gxf7 Kxf7 $19) 48... e4 (48... Nc4 49. Kf3 Nxb2 (49... Kxg6
50. Ke4) 50. Nxe5 Nd1 51. Kg4 Nxc3 52. Nc6 Kxg6 53. f4 gxf4 54. Kxf4 Nb1 55.
Ke4 Nxa3 56. Kd3 Kf6 57. Kc3 Ke6 58. Na7 Kd7 59. Kb4 $10) 49. Ne5 Kf6 50. c4
Nxc4 (50... bxc4 51. Nd7+ Kxg6 52. Nc5) 51. Nxc4 bxc4 52. Ke3 Kxg6 53. Kxe4 Kh5
54. Kd4 Kg4 55. Kxc4 Kf3 56. b4 (56. b4 axb3 57. Kxb3 Kxf2 58. a4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 5th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "220"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 ({cf.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 ({and also} 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4
e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bf4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 Qd8) 2... d5 3. exd5
Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. cxd4
$6 a6 11. Nc3 {- see below}) 1... d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5
6. O-O a6 7. Be2 cxd4 {This rare move leads to positions arising from the
Alapin Sicilian but with an extra tempo for White. However, it is unclear
whether the tempo gives White any real benefit.} (7... Nbd7 $5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9.
a3 b5 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Nb6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Ndf3 Bd5
{1/2 (15) Maisuradze,N (2308)-David,A (2602) Orsay 2009}) (7... Nc6 $5 8. dxc5
(8. Ne5 cxd4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. exd4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. h3 O-O 13. Be3 Rd8 14.
Qc2 {1-0 (22) Lemos,D (2292)-Caramia,J (2187) Villa Ballester 2006} a5 $11 {
[%cal Yc8a6]}) 8... Qxd1 ({or} 8... Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8) 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 {
transposes to the 7.dxc5 system.}) 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 {Compare this
position to the annotation to move 1!} 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd5 12. Bxe7
Ncxe7 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Bf3 Qe7 18. Bxd5
exd5 {1/2 (18) Teichmann,R-Blackburne,J Ostend 1905}) 10... Ng4 {A strange
manoeuvre. Fabiano Caruana definitely overlooked something. But even after
that Black's position is very solid!} (10... O-O $5 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. Bg5 (12. a3
$5) 12... h6 13. Bxf6 (13. Bh4 Bf4) 13... Qxf6 14. Ne4 Qf4 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16.
Qb3 b5 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Be4 Rab8 20. Qe3 Nb4 $11 {1/2 (35) Jordaan,
W-Mujica,H LSS 2006}) 11. Bf4 Nf6 {After this move we get a position arising
from some side Sicilian lines - see, e.g. another line in the annotation to
move 1 (in brackets).} (11... Bd6 12. Qd2 $5) 12. Rc1 (12. Qd2 $6 O-O 13. Rfd1
b5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Bf3 Rc8 $11 {1/2 (37) Wolf,C (2148)-Muse,D (2393) Germany
2016}) (12. Qa4 O-O 13. Rfd1 Nb4 14. Ne5 Nbd5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5
{1/2 (16) Wittmann,W (2365)-Paehtz,E (2421) Germany 2006}) 12... O-O 13. Na4 {
An active move. White tries to prevent his opponent's comfortable development.
Alas, in vain.} (13. a3 Bd7 14. Ne5 Be8 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Bd3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5
18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Bc6 $11 {1-0 (37) Hristodorescu,D (2267)
-Filipek,J (2416) Brasschaat 2002}) (13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Bb1 b5 15. a3 Nbd5 16. Be5
Bb7 17. Qd3 g6 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Rc7 Bd8 20. Rc5 Qd7 $11 {1/2 (55) Crouch,
C-Franklin,M (2335) London 1974}) 13... Nd5 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bd3 (15. Ne5 Nce7
16. Qb3 Nf5 17. Rfd1 {1-0 (63) Sturc,G (2137)-Obdrzalkova,A (2153) Slovakia
2002} f6 18. Nf3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Bd7 $11) 15... Nce7 16. Qb3 (16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17.
Nc5 b6 18. Ne4 Qd8 $11) 16... b6 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Rfe1 Bb7 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Bxb7
$6 {After this move White gets an isolated central pawn in a simplified
position, which is rather favourable for Black although his edge is minimal.} (
20. bxc3 $11) 20... Nxa2 $1 21. Qxa2 Rxb7 22. Qxa6 Rc7 23. b3 {A strange move.}
(23. Be5 $15 {/=}) 23... Nf5 24. Rxc7 (24. Be5 $5) 24... Qxc7 25. Qb5 h6 26. d5
$6 {This move increases Black's advantage a little bit: he gets a B vs N in an
open position; besides, White's double g-pawns will be another headache for
him.} (26. Be5 $5) 26... exd5 27. Qxd5 Nxg3 28. hxg3 Rd8 29. Qb5 g6 30. Ne5 Qc5
{With B vs N, it is usually favourable to exchange queens and not rooks.} 31.
Qxc5 Bxc5 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A sudden but
typical blunder: when your position consequently deteriorates, you often lose
patience.} (33. g4 $5 {but even after that White faces a long defence.}) 33...
Bb4 $1 34. Rc1 Re8 {[%csl Re5]} 35. f4 f6 36. Rc7+ Kh8 37. Rc6 {The only
chance to create technical problems for Black.} fxe5 38. Rxb6 exf4+ 39. Kf3
Re3+ 40. Kxf4 Bd2 41. Rxg6 Kh7 42. Kf5 Rxb3 {This endgame is difficult to win
but Black's important trump is that he can trade rooks despite the "wrong"
corner!} 43. Rd6 Bg5 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. Kg4 Bf6 46. Kf5 Bg7 47. g4 Rb2 48. g3
Rb5+ 49. Ke4 Bf6 50. Rd3 Rb4+ 51. Kf3 Bg5 52. Rd5 Rb3+ 53. Kg2 Kf7 54. Rd6 Ke7
55. Rc6 Rd3 56. Ra6 Rd6 57. Ra3 ({Here is the point:} 57. Rxd6 $2 Kxd6 58. Kf3
Ke5 59. Ke2 Kd4 60. Kf3 Be3 61. Kg2 Ke4 62. Kh2 Kf3 63. Kh3 Kf2 64. Kh2 Kf1 65.
Kh1 (65. Kh3 Kg1) 65... Bg1 $22 66. g5 hxg5 {, and there is no stalemate as
White has another g-pawn! Therefore Black wins.}) 57... Ke6 58. Kf3 Ke5 59.
Ra5+ Rd5 60. Ra3 Kd4 61. Ra4+ Kd3 62. Ra3+ Kd2 63. Ra1 Rc5 64. Kf2 Rc2 65. Rb1
Bf6 66. Kg2 Ke3+ 67. Kh3 Kf2 68. Rb5 Re2 69. Rb6 (69. Rd5 $5 Re5 {[%cal Yf6g5]}
(69... Bg5 $4 70. Rf5+ Ke1 71. Rxg5 $1 $11)) 69... Bg5 70. Rb5 Bd2 $1 71. Kh2
Kf1+ 72. Kh1 (72. Kh3 Kg1 73. Rb1+ Be1 74. g5 h5 $1 $19) 72... Re4 73. Rf5+ Ke2
74. Kg2 Rxg4 {Black has won a pawn but he can't trade rooks anymore.} 75. Rf2+
Kd3 76. Rf6 Rd4 77. Rf1 Ke4 78. Rf8 Bg5 79. Rf1 Be3 80. Rf8 Rd2+ 81. Kh3 Bg1
82. Kg4 Ke5 83. Rf5+ Ke6 84. Rf1 Bd4 85. Rh1 Bg7 86. Kf3 Kf5 87. Rh5+ Kg6 88.
Rb5 Rd3+ 89. Kf4 Bf8 90. Rb6+ Bd6+ 91. Ke4 Rd1 92. Kf3 Kf5 93. Rb5+ Be5 94. Rb6
h5 95. Rh6 Kg5 96. Re6 Bd6 97. Re8 Rc1 98. Re6 Rd1 99. Re8 Rg1 100. Kf2 Rc1
101. Kf3 Kf5 102. Re3 Bc5 103. Rd3 Ke5 104. Rd2 Rc3+ 105. Kg2 Ke6 106. Kh3 $2 {
White goes for a R vs R+B endgame but it is lost as he can't avoid the
Philidor position!} (106. Rd8 $142 Bd6 107. Rg8 {continuing resistance.})
106... Bd6 $1 107. Kh4 (107. Rg2 Kf5 {[%cal Yf5g5,Yh5h4]}) 107... Bxg3+ 108.
Kxh5 Kf5 109. Rd5+ $2 {This ends the game immediately.} (109. Rb2 $142 Rc1 110.
Rb5+ Be5 111. Rb4 {reaching the Philidor position. However, after his dramatic
game against Svidler from the Candidates tournament-2016 (which apparently
cost him a World Championship match), Fabiano Caruana must know the way to win
by heart.}) 109... Be5 110. Kh4 Rc4+ (110... Rc4+ 111. Kh3 Rc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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 "Buryatia Shatar"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Nb5 Qd8 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {I had played this line three years earlier against GM
V.Nevednichy but GM A.Lastin somehow missed that game during his preparation.
I was amazed to see him committing the same mistakes as the Romanian player.}
10. b4 $6 (10. Bg5 {or}) (10. Bf4 {are better options.}) 10... Bb6 11. Nd6 (11.
Bg5 $5) 11... Ke7 12. Nc4 (12. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 {gives Black a huge development
advantage.}) 12... Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 13. Nxb6 axb6 {So, White has got an
advantage of a bishop pair. But at what cost? Black is well ahead in
development, his a8 rook has got an open file. At the moment White's c3 pawn
is hanging and White has no comfortable way to protect it.} 14. Bb2 $6 {
Converting this bishop into a big pawn.} (14. b5 {weakens the dark squares but
that may be a better choice, e.g.} Nb8 (14... Na5 {leaves this knight out of
play, e.g.} 15. Ba3+ Nc5 16. O-O-O f6 17. Nd2 Kf7 18. f4 Rd8 19. Be2 $13 {
1-0 Amann,K-Merrifield,D/Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 95 (43)}) 15. a4 (
15. Bd3 $5) 15... Nd7 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Kxd2 Rd8 18. Kc2 Nc5 19. Be3 Ra5 20. Be2
e5 21. Bxc5+ bxc5 22. Rhd1 {1/2-1/2 Grekh,A-Kononenko,D/Odessa UKR 2008/The
Week in Chess 697 (48)}) (14. a3 $143 f6 15. Be3 Nxc3 16. Bxb6 Na4 (16... Kf7
$1 $17 {[%cal Rc6b4]}) 17. Be3 e5 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Be2 Rhc8 20. O-O $11 {
1-0 Biro,S-Mueller,R/Bad Wiessee 2007/CBM 121 Extra (61)}) 14... Rd8 $1 {
The most energetic move preventing 15.Bd3.} (14... f6 {was played in the
above-mentioned game Nevednichy-Krasenkow. Black did achieve the better
prospects but his way to a win was very long:} 15. Bd3 (15. Nd4 $5) 15... Nd6
16. O-O e5 17. a3 Be6 18. Nd2 Rhd8 19. Be2 Rd7 20. Rfe1 b5 21. h3 Kf7 22. Rad1
Rad8 23. Bf3 Ne7 $17 {0-1 Nevednichy,V-Krasenkow,M/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (38)}) (
14... e5 {brought black a spectacular win in the following game after} 15. Bd3
({but} 15. b5 Na5 16. Nxe5 {should be checked}) 15... Nd6 16. b5 e4 17. bxc6
exd3 18. Ne5 bxc6 19. Nxc6+ Kf6 20. c4+ Kg5 21. h4+ Kh5 $17 {0-1 Schmidt,
R-Balogh,C/Dos Hermanas 2003/EXT 2004 (52)}) (14... Nd6 {is possible, too:} 15.
a4 (15. b5 $142 $5) 15... f6 16. b5 Na5 17. Ba3 Nb3 18. Ra2 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5
20. a5 e5 21. Nd2 Be6 22. Ra1 c4 $17 {0-1 Petukhov,D-Tihonov,J/Minsk 2006/CBM
113 ext (46)}) 15. a3 (15. Bc4 e5 $5 {[%cal Yc8e6]}) (15. a4 f6 16. Be2 e5 $17)
(15. Nd4 $5 {is probably a lesser evil although, instead of trading the
knights on d4 (after which White gets good chances to survive), Black can try}
e5 $5) 15... f6 {[%cal Ye6e5] To develop the bishop and restrict White's
pieces.} 16. c4 $6 {White has an unpleasant choice: either to complete his
development but allow the blockade of his queenside pawns or avoid the
blockade (with the text move) but then he will be unable to develop his pieces.
} (16. a4 {is illogical but it was played in the following game (with the move
order 14.a3 f6 15.Bb2 Rd8):} e5 17. Be2 Be6 18. O-O Bb3 19. Ra3 Bc2 20. Rc1 Bd3
21. Kf1 g5 22. Re1 Bxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Rd1+ 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 Rd8 $17 {0-1
Pedersen,N-Markowski,T/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (40)}) (16. Be2 e5 17. O-O {, i.e.
the first of the above-mentioned options, was tested in practice several times:
} Be6 18. Rfd1 Bb3 (18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nd6 20. Nd2 b5 21. Ra1 Rd8 22. Bc1 Nc4
23. Nf1 Bf5 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. a4 Rd3 26. Bd2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Veingold,
A/Sverdlovsk 1984/EXT 1999 (33)}) (18... Nd6 $5 19. Nd2 b5) 19. Rxd8 (19. Rd3
Nd6 20. Re1 Be6 21. Rdd1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Nd4 Kf7 24. Nf5 $6 (24. Nxc6
$142) 24... Bb3 25. Ra1 Rd3 26. Ne3 b5 27. Re2 Rad8 {0-1 Castro Rojas,
O-Sosonko,G/Sao Paulo 1978/MCL (39)}) (19. Rdc1 Nd2 20. c4 e4 21. Ne1 Ba4 22.
Rc3 Nd4 23. Re3 Nf5 24. Rh3 h6 25. g4 Nd4 26. Re3 Kf7 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Rc3 Nb3
29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Bxd1 Nd4 31. Rc1 Ke6 32. Kg2 Bxd1 33. Rxd1 Ke5 $19 {0-1 Moser,
E-Horvath,P/Linz 1999/EXT 2002 (66)}) 19... Rxd8 20. Kf1 g5 21. h3 (21. Ke1 h5
22. c4 Ke6 23. Rc1 g4 24. Nh4 Rd2 25. Ba1 Ra2 {0-1 Biro,S-Horvath,P/Budapest
2001/CBM 084 ext (48)}) 21... h5 22. Ke1 Ke6 (22... g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Nh4)
23. Nh2 h4 24. Nf1 f5 25. a4 Ne7 26. Ra3 Bc2 27. Bc4+ Kf6 28. Ne3 Bd3 29. Ba2
$15 {1/2-1/2 Gorelov,S-Magerramov,E/Uzhgorod 1988/TD (73)}) (16. Nd4 e5 $5)
16... e5 17. Be2 Be6 {Preventing both castling and 18.Rd1.} ({Another tempting
option was} 17... Bg4 $5 $17 18. Rd1 $140 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Rd8) 18. Rc1 ({Alas,} 
18. O-O $2 Nd2 {leads to material losses.}) (18. h4 $5 {, preventing 18...g5,
deserved attention. White's position remains ugly but he managed to survive in
the following game:} g6 (18... Rd7 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. O-O Nd2 21. Rfe1) (18...
Bg4 $5) 19. Rc1 Rd7 20. O-O Rad8 21. Rfe1 Nd2 22. Bc3 Nb3 23. Rb1 Ncd4 24. Nxd4
Nxd4 25. c5 Nc2 26. Rec1 Nxa3 27. Ra1 Nc4 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Rxc4
Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd4 33. c6 $1 bxc6 34. Rxc6 Rxh4+ 35. Kg3 Rxb4 36.
Rc7+ Kf6 37. Rxh7 {1/2-1/2 Van Mil,J-Gurevich,D/Groningen 1988/EXT 1997 (50)})
18... g5 {[%cal Rg5g4] A simple plan: to push the f3 knight away and invade to
d2.} 19. h3 h5 20. Rc2 $2 (20. g4 $1 {was necessary, although Black maintained
good winning chances after} hxg4 (20... h4 21. O-O Nd2 22. Rfe1) 21. hxg4 Rh8
22. Rxh8 (22. Rg1 Rh3 $1 $17) 22... Rxh8 23. Nd2 $1 {(the pointe)} Rh1+ 24. Nf1
Rg1 25. f3 Ng3 26. Bd3 e4 $1 (26... Rg2 $143 27. Bc3) 27. fxe4 Nxf1 28. Kf2
Rxg4 29. Rxf1 Rh4) 20... Bf5 {[%cal Re4f2]} 21. Rc1 {It is only here that the
game deviates from its predecessor:} (21. Bd1 Rd7 22. Re2 (22. O-O Rad8 23. Rc1
g4) 22... Nd6 $1 23. Nd2 Rad8 24. Bb3 Bd3 25. Re3 Nf5 26. Rf3 Nh4 27. Rg3 Bc2
28. Bxc2 Rxd2 29. Rc3 Nxg2+ 30. Kf1 Nf4 {0-1 Finkel,A-Oratovsky,M/Cannes 1996/
EXT 1998}) 21... g4 22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Nh4 Be6 24. Bd1 $2 {A blunder in a poor
position.} (24. Rd1 g3 $1 $19) (24. f3 $142 {; however, it was hopeless enough:
} Ng3 (24... Rd2 $5 25. Bxe5 $5 $17) 25. Rg1 Nxe2 26. Kxe2 Nd4+ (26... g3 $5 {
[%csl Rh4]}) 27. Ke3 Rac8 {and Black wins material.}) 24... Nxf2 $1 {[%mdl 64]}
25. Kxf2 Rd2+ 26. Be2 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.28"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2 {
This move is considered harmless here.} (8. Na4 {is the main line.}) 8... d5 9.
cxd5 (9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 e5 13. Nd2 e4 14. Bc2 Ba6
15. f4 Nbd7 16. Qe1 Nb6 17. cxd5 Rfd8 $15 {1-0 (48) Porat,Y-Szabo,L Amsterdam
1954}) (9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Ba6 Qc7 {
1/2 (13) Arizmendi Martinez,J (2561)-Gozzoli,Y (2543) Lille 2011}) (9. Rd1 Nbd7
(9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 {leads to a well-known position, usually
arising when Black takes on c4 earlier}) 10. Bd2 (10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12.
Bxc4 Qc7 13. Bd3 e5 14. Bf5 cxd4 15. cxd4 e4 $132 {0-1 (58) Kovacs,L-Farago,I 
(2510) Budapest 1978}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Rc8 13. Bd3 Nb8 14.
Rac1 Nc6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bf5 Rc7 19. Nxd5 Nd4 20.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qd3+ Kg8 23. Qxd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qh6 25. Qe3 Bxf3
26. Qxh6 gxh6 27. gxf3 Rd8 $11 {1/2 (57) Kortschnoj,V (2635)-Huebner,R (2620)
Biel 1984}) 9... cxd4 $146 {This exchange is unnecessary.} (9... exd5 {gives
Black a comfortable position:} 10. Bd2 (10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Re8 12. Bb2 Nc6
13. Nd2 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. f3 a5 16. e4 b4 $13 {0-1 (48) Polugaevsky,L-Geller,E
Tbilisi (Georgia) 1959}) (10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Bd2 {1-0 (64) Muzychuk,M (2554)
-Santiago,Y (2422) Gibraltar 2016} c4 12. Bc2 Nc6 $13) 10... Nc6 11. a3 Ba5 12.
dxc5 bxc5 13. Rac1 c4 14. Bb1 Re8 $13 {0-1 (21) Curtin,E (2427)-Milovanovic,R 
(2404) Dallas 2002}) 10. exd4 Bxc3 (10... Nxd5 11. Qe4 g6 12. Bg5 Qd7 (12...
Be7 13. Qh4) 13. Qh4 f6 {1-0 (35) Hawranke,D (2139)-Von Malottki,R (1972)
Hamburg 2011} 14. Bd2 $14) (10... exd5 11. Bg5 $36) 11. bxc3 Qxd5 12. c4 Qh5
13. Ne5 Qh4 $6 {[%csl Rh4] Black's queen will be just vulnerable here. It is
better to exchange queens although White keeps a tiny edge in the endgame due
to his bishop pair:} (13... Qxe2 14. Bxe2 Rd8 15. Bb2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. a4
{etc.}) 14. f4 Nc6 15. Bb2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Bb1 Qh5 (17... Nh5 18. Be4 $1
Nxe5 (18... Nxf4 19. Rxf4 Qxf4 20. g3 Qg5 21. Nxc6 $16) 19. Bxb7 Ng4 20. h3 Nh6
21. Bc6 Re7 22. Ba3 Rc7 (22... Ng3 23. Qe1) 23. d5 $16) 18. Qe1 {Of course,
White now avoids the exchange of Black's misplaced queen.} Ng4 19. h3 Ngxe5 20.
fxe5 Na5 21. Bc1 $1 Nxc4 22. Rf4 (22. Kh2 $1 {[%cal Rg2g4] was even more
stronger.} f5 23. exf6 {is clearly poor for Black.}) 22... Nxe5 23. Rh4 Nf3+
24. gxf3 Qxf3 25. Bxh7+ Kf8 26. Be4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Rd5 28. Qe2 Qxh3 29. Rd3 Qh7
{Black has got 3 pawns for a bishop but White keeps attacking prospects.} 30.
Re5 $6 {Not this way, though. The rook exchange helps Black's defense.} (30.
Rg3 $1 {[%cal Ye2g2]} Rc8 $140 31. Ba3+ Kg8 32. Rxe6 $1 Qb1+ 33. Qe1 $16) 30...
Qg6+ 31. Kf2 Red8 32. Rg3 Qh7 33. Kg2 Rxe5 34. dxe5 Rd4 35. Ba3+ Kg8 $2 {
Black's king should have left the zone of danger:} (35... Ke8 {[%cal Yh7e4] ,
and Black should not lose.}) 36. Be7 {[%cal Re7f6] Suddenly Black is in a big
trouble.} Qf5 37. Bf6 g6 38. a3 {Probably played under time pressure. It was
not easy to find the right course:} (38. Rc3 Rg4+ 39. Kh2 Qh5+ 40. Rh3 {
is not enough due to} Rh4 $1 {as the endgame after} 41. Qxh5 Rxh5 42. Rxh5 gxh5
43. Kg3 Kh7 {is probably drawn.}) (38. Qf3 $1 {was correct:} Qc2+ (38... Qxf3+
39. Rxf3 {[%cal Rf3c3]}) (38... Rd2+ 39. Kh1 $18) 39. Kh3 Kh7 (39... Rd5 40.
Qh5 $1) 40. Rg1 $1 {[%cal Rg1h1]} Qf5+ (40... Rd3 41. Rh1 $1 Kg8 42. Kg4 Qc4+
43. Kg5 $18) 41. Kg3 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 g5 43. Rxg5 $18 {_|_}) 38... Kf8 (38... b5
$142 {, and White must play} 39. Qf3 {anyway. After the game move Victor
Laznicka finds an easier way.}) 39. Rc3 $1 Rg4+ 40. Kh2 Qh5+ (40... Qf4+ 41.
Kh3 $18) 41. Rh3 Rh4 $8 42. Qxh5 Rxh5 43. Rxh5 gxh5 44. Kg3 $18 {Comparing to
the 38.Rc3 line (see above), Black's king is too far and can't protect his h5
pawn. White easily wins the ending.} b5 45. Kh4 a5 46. Bd8 b4 47. Bxa5 bxa3 48.
Kxh5 Ke8 49. Kg5 Kd7 50. Kf6 Ke8 51. Bc3 a2 52. Ba1 Kf8 53. Kg5 Ke7 54. Kf4 Kd7
55. Ke4 Kc6 56. Kd4 Kb5 57. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 6th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden Baden"]
[Date "2019.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,97,27,14,51,18,16,15,4,9,14,-9,-3,0,-4,-6,5,19,18,18,18,18,8,16,12,12,
23,11,10,24,24,22,22,21,21,31,47,25,25,65,39,41,36,43,43,14,4,0,0,4,19,-3,15,9,
15,0,3,11,12,20,23,-3,23,-11,21,-16,-1,3,5,0,0,0,0,0,104,91,91,100,122,120,125,
125,125,121,121,121,121,121,121,121,121,121,363,386,452,475,471,471,476,337]} 
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Na3 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qd3 $1 11. Re1 e6 12. Re3 Qd7 13. Nc4 {This line
was examined in Chessbase Magazine several times, e.g. in CBM 103, annotations
to Sveshnikov-Kulaots by GM D.Rogozenko.} Nxc4 (13... Nd5 $5 14. Re1 Be7 15. d4
(15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. b4 $5 cxb4 (17... O-O $143 18. bxc5 Bxc5 19. d4
Bd6 20. Qg4 Rfe8 21. h4 $36 {1-0 (80) Karalkin,M (2287)-Lintchevski,D (2449)
St Petersburg 2007}) 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. c4 $5 Nb6 20. Qa5 f6 21. Nf3 {0-1 (41)
Sveshnikov,E (2508)-Kulaots,K (2593) Liepaja 2004 CBM 103 [Rogozenco,D]} Qc5 $1
22. Qxc5 Bxc5 23. d4 Be7 24. b3 Kf7 $17) 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Nfe5 Qc7 17.
Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxd4 O-O $11 {1-0 (45) Finkel,A (2485)-Tsesarsky,I (2442) Eilat
2001 CBM 086 [Tsesarsky,I]}) 16... O-O 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Ne5 Qc7 $11 19. Ra4 b5
20. Rg4 Bf6 21. Nf3 Rfd8 22. Qe2 Qc6 23. h4 b4 24. c4 Ne7 $13 {1-0 (55)
Zvjaginsev,V (2653)-Huzman,A (2569) Yerevan 2014}) 14. bxc4 Be7 (14... Rd8 15.
b3 (15. Qa4 Be7 16. Rb1 O-O 17. b4 b6 (17... cxb4 18. cxb4 Ne5 $11) 18. bxc5
Bxc5 $1 19. Re1 e5 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Qxa3 Rfe8 22. d4 {1/2 Sveshnikov,
E-Rytshagov,M/Tallinn 2002}) (15. d4 cxd4 (15... Be7 16. Rd3 $11 (16. Qe2 cxd4
17. cxd4 $2 Nxd4 $17 {0-1 (33) Christiansen,L (2550)-Seirawan,Y (2630)
Chandler 1997})) 16. Rd3 e5 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bd2 (18. Qe1+ Qe6 19. Bg5 Be7 $11
{1/2 (69) Puranik,A (2475)-Przedmojski,R (2337) Warsaw 2016}) 18... Be7 (18...
Bd6 $11) 19. b4 Qe6 (19... O-O $1 20. b5 Qf5 21. Qe2 Nb4 22. Rxd4 Bc5 $11) 20.
Qb3 f6 21. Re1 Ne5 22. Rxd4 $36 {1-0 (62) Smerdon,D (2519)-Cox,J (2361)
England 2015}) 15... Be7 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. d4 cxd4 (18... Qb6 19. Re4
a6 20. Ba3 Rd7 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. b4 Be7 23. Rae1 a5 $11 {1/2 (27) Dobrei,G 
(2491)-Winckelmann,T (2547) ICCF WS 2005}) 19. cxd4 Bf6 20. Rd1 Ne7 21. Qe2 b5
22. Ba3 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rfe8 24. d5 Nf5 25. Re4 Nd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 $11 {1-0 (48)
Shirov,A (2737)-Topalov,V (2735) Bastia 2003}) 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 O-O 17. Rd3
(17. b3 Rfd8 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Rd3 Nb4 20. Rd2 a5 21. Bc3 b5 $11 {1/2 (28)
Broniek,M (2264)-Noble,M (2422) Lechenicher SchachServer 2008}) 17... b5 (17...
Rfd8 $5 $11) 18. cxb5 Nb4 19. Ne5 Qxb5 20. Rh3 Nd5 $11 {Black has solved his
opening problems. White's activity, compensating his inferior pawn structure,
can only be enough for equality.} 21. Rb3 (21. Qh5 Nf6 22. Qh4 Rac8 23. Bg5
Qxb2 24. Rf1 Qc2) 21... Qe8 22. Rg3 f5 23. Qe2 Bf6 (23... a5 $5) 24. Rga3 Qe7
25. Nf3 Rfb8 26. Ra6 Rb6 27. Rxb6 Nxb6 28. Bf4 Rc8 29. g3 Qd7 30. Bg5 Rc7 31.
Re1 Kf7 32. h4 Rc6 $6 {White looks for his chances, and Black plays passively.}
(32... Qc8 33. h5 Rc2 $132) 33. h5 h6 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Nh4 Nd5 36. g4 Ne7 37.
Qe3 Rc8 $2 (37... fxg4 38. Qxh6 g3 $1 {was the only defence. White had nothing
better than a draw after} 39. Qh7+ Ke8 40. Qh8+ Kf7) 38. gxf5 Rg8+ 39. Kh2 Nxf5
40. Nxf5 exf5 41. Qb3+ $1 Kf8 42. Qb4+ Kf7 43. Qc4+ Kf8 44. Qc5+ Kf7 45. Ra1
Ra8 46. Ra6 Qe8 47. Qxf5 Qb8+ 48. Kh3 Qc8 49. Rxf6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. Bc4 Qc7 5. O-O Be7 6. Ng5 Nd8 $1 $146 (6...
Bxg5) 7. f4 (7. d3 h6 8. Nf3 Nf6 $11) 7... exf4 8. Nh3 $2 (8. Nf3 $44) 8... g5
$17 {xNh3} 9. d4 (9. Na3 a6 $5) (9. Qh5 h6) 9... cxd4 10. Bb3 (10. b3 $5) 10...
d3 $1 11. Nf2 Nf6 $6 (11... Bc5 $1 12. Kh1 Bxf2 $1 13. Rxf2 Nf6 14. Qxd3 Ng4
$17) 12. Nd2 $1 Ne6 (12... Bc5 13. e5 $1 Bxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Qxe5 15. Nf3 (15. Nc4
Qc5 16. Qe1+ Qe7) 15... Qc5 16. Nxg5 $1 Qxg5 17. Bxf4 $44) (12... Nc6 13. Nf3 {
/\14.Nd4}) 13. Nf3 $2 (13. Nxd3) 13... Bc5 $19 14. Qxd3 Qb6 15. Nd4 (15. Ne5
Bxf2+ $1 16. Rxf2 Nc5 17. Bxf7+ Ke7 18. Qd4 Ncxe4 19. Re2 d6 20. Bg6 Qxd4+ 21.
cxd4 hxg6 22. Nxg6+ Kf7 23. Nxh8+ Kg7 $19) 15... Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Bd2 Ng4
18. Be1 Ne5 $6 (18... O-O) 19. Qc2 d6 20. Rd1 Be3 21. Bc3 (21. Rd5 Be6 22. Ba4+
Kf8 23. Rb5 Qa6) 21... O-O 22. Kh1 Be6 23. Nd3 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rac8 25. Qe2 Qxb3
26. Nb4 (26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Qh5 (27. Bxe5 Qe6 $19) (27. Qg4 h6 28. Qh5 Qe6 $19)
27... f6 28. Rd7 Rf7 29. Rfd1 Bd4 $19) 26... Qe6 27. Nd5 f6 28. g3 Ng6 29. Qg2
Rf7 $5 30. gxf4 Bxf4 31. Nxf4 gxf4 32. Rxf4 Rc5 33. Rg4 (33. Rdf1 Rg5 34. Rxf6
Rxf6 35. Rxf6 Qxf6 36. Bxf6 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Ne5 $19) 33... f5 $2 (33... Rg5 $1
$19) 34. exf5 Rcxf5 35. Rg1 $2 $138 (35. Rgd4 $1 d5 (35... Rf2 36. Rxd6 $15)
36. Rxd5 Rf1+ 37. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 38. Qxf1 Qxd5+ 39. Kg1 $17) 35... Rf2 36. Rxg6+ $2
(36. Qe4) 36... hxg6 37. Qxg6+ Qxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kf8 39. Rxd6 Rh7 40. Be5 Rh5 41.
Rf6+ Rxf6 42. Bxf6 a5 43. Kg2 b5 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5
exd5 $6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qb6 {/\ Ne5+-} f6 $8 19. Rac1
Rf7 (19... Bg4 20. Rc5 $1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rf7 (21... Qf4 $2 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23.
Qxa7 Qxf3 24. Rc1 $18) 22. Nxd5 a5 (22... Rd7 23. Qb3 Kh8 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Rd5
$18) (22... Ra8 23. Nb4 $1 Qf4 (23... Qxd4 $2 24. Rxc6 $18) 24. Nxc6 bxc6 (
24... Qxf3 $2 25. Rc3 Qg4+ 26. Rg3 $18) 25. Qxc6 $16) 23. Re1 $16) 20. Ne8 Qd7
(20... Qf4 $1 21. Rxc6 $1 (21. Qc5 Bg4 $1 22. Nd6 (22. Qxd5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxd4
(23... Nxd4 $2 24. Rc8 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 $1 Qxf3 26. Nxf6#) 24. Qb3 (24. Qxd4 Nxd4
25. Rc8 Rf8 26. Rd1 Nc6 $1 (26... Nxf3+ $6 27. Kg2 Ne5 28. Rdd8 Ng6 29. Rd7 Ne5
(29... Kh8 30. Nd6 $16) 30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Re7 $16) 27. Rd7 (27. Rd6 Ne7 28. Rb8
Nc6 $10) 27... b5 $1 $10) 24... Kf8 $1 $14 (24... Qb4 $2 25. Rxc6 $3 Qxb3 26.
Rc8 $18)) 22... Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qg5+ (23... Qxf3 $5 24. Rc3 Qg4+ 25. Rg3 $1 Qxd4
26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27. Re1 Rf8 28. Re7 g6 29. Rc3 Nb5 30. Nxb5 axb5 31. Rcc7 Rd8 $14
) 24. Kh1 Rf8 $14) 21... bxc6 22. Qd8 Rf8 23. Qxc8 Re7 24. Qxa6 Rfxe8 25. Qxc6
$16) 21. Rfe1 a5 $1 22. Nc7 h6 (22... Qxc7 $4 23. Re8+ $18) 23. Ne6 $1 (23. Nb5
Ra6 24. Qc5 a4 $1 $14 {/\ Ra5}) 23... a4 24. h3 Ra6 25. Qc5 (25. Qb5 $6 Nb8 $1
26. Qxd7 Bxd7 27. Nd8 Rf8 28. Nxb7 Rb6 29. Rc7 Rxb2 $10) 25... Ne7 26. Nf4 Rc6
27. Qa5 Rxc1 $6 (27... Kh7 $142) 28. Rxc1 Kh7 29. Qc5 $1 $16 {/\ Nd5, >< Bc8}
Qf5 (29... Rf8 30. Nxd5 $18) 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Qxc8 Rd7 32. Re1 (32. Qc2 $1
Qxc2 33. Rxc2 Nb4 34. Rc4 Nxa2 35. Rxa4 Nc1 36. Rc4 Nd3 37. b3 $16) 32... Nf4
33. Re8 Ng6 (33... Qb1+ $2 34. Kh2 Qf1 35. Rh8+ Kg6 36. Nh4+ $18) 34. Qc4 $6 (
34. g3 $5 h5 35. h4 $16) 34... h5 35. Qe6 {Zeitnot} (35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Qh8+ $4
Nxh8 37. Rxh8+ Qh7 $19) (35. Qxa4 $6 Rc7 $132 {/\ Nf4}) 35... Qb1+ $2 {Zeitnot}
(35... Qxe6 $1 36. Rxe6 Nf4 37. Re3 (37. Re4 $6 Nd3 38. Re2 Nc1 $10) (37. Rb6
Ne2+ 38. Kf1 Nxd4 39. Nxd4 Rxd4 40. Rxb7 Rd2 $14) 37... Rc7 $14 {<=>}) 36. Kh2
Rc7 37. Qd5 $1 Kh6 (37... Nf4 38. Qd6 $18) 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 f5 40. Qd6 {
/\ Rh8} 1-0

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7.
cxd4 Bd7 $5 (7... Be7 8. Nc3 Qd8 $6 (8... Qd6) 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O O-O (10...
Nd5 $2 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Qxd5 Bf6 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Rac1 Be6 16. Qe4
$18 {Lautier 2580 - I.Sokolov 2630, Corrèze (m/1) 1992}) 11. Ne5 $16) (7... Nc6
{Blatny,P} 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Be2 (9. Bd3) 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Qd2
a6 13. Bf4 (13. Rfd1 $142) 13... Qd7 14. Rfd1 Qe8 $1 15. Bc7 $6 Rd7 16. Bb6 Bd8
17. Na4 Nd5 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Bc4 Nce7 $15 {Christensen-Blatny,Gausdal 1992})
8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bd3 (9. Ne5 $5 Bb4 10. Qd3 Bc6 (10... Nd5 11. Bd2 $14) 11. Nxc6
Nxc6 12. Be2 Rd8 13. O-O O-O (13... e5 14. a3 $14) 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 Qc7 $14) (
9. Be2 Bc6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a3 Bd6 12. b4 Qd8 13. b5 Bd5 $14) 9... Bc6 10. O-O
Nbd7 11. a3 Bd6 (11... Be7 $142 {Blatny,P}) 12. h3 (12. b4 Qh5 13. h3 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Rc8 (15... Nb6 $6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nc5 $16) 16. Rac1 O-O $10)
12... Rc8 13. b4 Qd8 14. Nb5 $2 (14. Rc1 O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {/\ Rfd1, Ne5}) 14...
Bb8 (14... Bxb5 $5 {Blatny,P} 15. Bxb5 O-O {/\Nb6-d5}) 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nc3 $8 (
16. Qe2 Nd5 $15) 16... Qe7 $6 {/\ Qd6} (16... Qc7 $2 17. Ne2 $1 Qd6 18. Bf4 Qe7
19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20. Ne5 $14) (16... a6 $15 {/\} 17. a4 $2 (17. Bb1 {Blatny,P} Nd5
18. Ng5 $1 $40) 17... Nd5 $17) 17. Ne5 $1 Bd5 $2 (17... Nxe5 $2 18. dxe5 Bxe5
19. Bc5 Bd6 $2 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxh7+ $18) (17... Bxe5 $1 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19.
Bc5 Qd7 20. Be2 (20. Bxf8 $2 Nxd3 21. Rc2 Rxf8 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Re1 e5 $19)
20... Rfd8 21. Bxa7 Nd3 $1 $10 (21... Qc7 $2 22. Nb5 $1 Rxd1 23. Nxc7 Rxf1+ 24.
Bxf1 Rxc7 25. Bb8 $1 $16 Ne8 $2 26. Bxc7 Nxc7 27. b5 $18)) 18. Re1 $1 a5 (18...
Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Nxd5 (20. Bc5 $1 {Blatny,P} Bd6 21. Bxa7 {/\Bd4+/-})
20... Nxd5 21. Bxa7 $16 (21. Qh5 f5)) 19. Bg5 $1 $16 {/\ Nd5} Qd6 $8 (19...
axb4 $4 {Blatny,P} 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Rxc8 $1 (21. Ng6 Qxe1+ 22. Qxe1 hxg6 {
+- _|_}) 21... Rxc8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qh5 $18) 20. bxa5 Bc6 $2 (
20... Qxa3 21. Nxd5 exd5 (21... Nxe5 $2 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 24.
Qh5+ Kg7 25. Qh6+ $18) (21... Bxe5 22. Ne7+ $1 (22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nb6 (23. Ne7+
Qxe7 24. dxe5 Qc5) 23... Nxb6 24. dxe5 Qxa5 $8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7
27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Re3 $40) 22... Qxe7 23. dxe5 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Nc5 25. exf6 gxf6
26. Bxf6 $18) 22. Nxd7 (22. Rxc8 {Blatny,P} Rxc8 23. Bf5 $18) 22... Nxd7 23.
Be7 Qxc1 (23... Rxc1 24. Bxa3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Re8 (25... Rd8 26. Rb1 $18) 26. Bb5
Rd8 27. Re1 Nf6 28. Re7 $18) 24. Qxc1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Re8 26. Bb5 Rxe7 27. Rc8+
Nf8 28. Rxb8 $16) 21. Qd2 Qxa3 22. Nc4 $1 Qe7 23. d5 $1 Nc5 24. Bb1 $3 {/\ Qc2}
(24. dxc6 Rcd8 (24... Rfd8 {Blatny,P} 25. Re3 Nb3 26. Qb2 Nxc1 27. Qxc1 Rxc6 {
/\Qc7 +/-}) 25. Re3 Nb3 $16) 24... Rfd8 (24... Nb3 $2 {Blatny,P} 25. Qc2 Nxc1 (
25... Bxd5 26. Nxd5) 26. Bxf6 $18) (24... Bd7 {Blatny,P} 25. Qc2 g6 26. d6 Qd8
$8 27. Qb2 $1 {/\Nd5!;Ne4 +-}) 25. Qc2 Be8 26. d6 $1 Bxd6 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28.
Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ {29... Ke7 30.Nd5+-} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Lie,K"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{This game is my best memory from the Olympics in Dresden, and probably my
best memory from any olympiad, since I beat the best player I've ever beaten.
In itself, the game is not of the best standard, but it sure is an interesting
one!} 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. e5 {Inspired by my highly creative
teammate, Simen Agdestein, I decided to give this variation a go! :-) The main
point is to avoid a theoretical discussion, and get an unexplored position
with tactical possibilities.} Nc6 (4... d4 $5 {was tried against Agdestein
later in the tournament, by GM Aagaard, and although the e5-pawn may become
weak, I will have to say I believe this is no problem for White.}) 5. d4 Bf5 {
We get a Caro-Kann-like position, where the c-pawns have disapeared, and
although this might seem like a very good deal for Black, it also helps White,
who gets the possibility to place his knight on c3.} 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 {
Ok, so the white-squared bishops are gone, and now we can argue that it seems
Black will get a very nice French position. However, there is still the
possibility of Nc3 for White, and it takes some time for Black to get out his
pieces. I think this position is roughly balanced, but with great practical
chances for both sides! That's what chess should be like!! :-)} e6 8. Nf3 Nge7
(8... Bb4+ {is the other possibility, to get the bishop out first. Play might
continue} 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne2 {White first wants to keep his
knight, and then at some stage maybe hit the bishop with a3, although this may
weaken b3.} Nf5 12. g3 Rc8 13. h4 {and White may consider ideas like Kg2, Rh1
and g4. Maybe, just maybe! :-)}) 9. h4 $5 (9. O-O $1 {probably is the soundest,
and best choice for the sane player. However, the chosen move plans to gain
space on the kingside, and is an interesting attempt to keep the position
unbalanced.}) 9... Qb6 {Black needs to react to White's space-grabbing with
counterplay against the potentially weak centre-pawn.} 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. Be3 $5 {
I used up a lot of time before this move, since I didn't find any clear way
for me to continue if black accepts the pawn sacrifice. In the end, I just had
to listen to my intuition, and here it is... Be3! :-)} ({My original plan was
to go for} 11. Nxd5 $6 {whereafter exd5 gives White good play. However, Black
has the simple move} Qd8 $1 {which promises White nothing.} 12. Nc3 Nfxd4 13.
Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxd4 {and this should be a bit better for Black, because of
the exposed e5-pawn.}) 11... Rd8 (11... Qxb2 $5 {was an absolute possibility,
where I have a decision to make. 0-0 or Rb1. Probably my compensation isn't
quite sufficient, but being the practical player I am, I quite liked my
chances during the game. My guess is that Bu wanted to play it safe, and
slowly outplay me, the weaker player! I have to say, I cannot blame him, and
most of the time he probably would outplay me! However, we all have our lucky
days. This was mine! :-)}) 12. g4 $6 {Yet another interesting move, which once
again offers Black a pawn for compensation. Probably g4 is a bit too much, but
during the game it felt like interesting compensation.} (12. O-O {was less
committal and probably the best move, in theory that is.}) 12... Nxe3 13. fxe3
Be7 $6 {Again, Bu doesn't want to complicate stuffs. In this exact position,
however, he should probably have done so by taking the pawn.} (13... Qxb2 $1
14. O-O Qa3 {and I doubt whether White has enough compensation, since Black
has the fine resource ...Rd7 which covers both b7 and f7.}) 14. O-O O-O 15. Rf2
{After this move, I thought I was doing pretty well. b2 is covered, and I am
planning to double my rooks, exerting pressure down the f-file. Black's
chances rely on the f6-break, and trying to exchange queens, when the endgame
would be a bit better for Black.} Nb4 {This move is connected with the idea
Qa6, followed by either Qd3 or Nd3. Also, it is aimed at provoking a3, after
which b3 may become a significant weakness for White.} 16. Qd2 Qa6 17. Rd1 {
To stop any piece from landing on the d3-square. Of course, I was eager about
my own plans on the kingside, but sometimes you need to take some precautions
before starting your own operations!} f6 {I have to admit, at this stage I was
very unsure about the position. I felt I needed to get my pieces to the
kingside to try and create an attack, since positionally Black is better.} 18.
a3 {The knight leaves its active square, but it has done its job, and created
a hole in White's camp.} Nc6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Ne2 $1 {I think this is a good
idea, both since White gives himself the possibility to put the knight on f4,
pressuring e6, and because, in some variations it is important to block the
queen's long diagonal a6-f1.} Bd6 {Stoping Nf4, but losing control over g5,
which may become vital.} 21. Rdf1 Na5 $2 {During the game I thought this was
Black's best choice, but in hindsight it seems this is an error. Sure, Black
should try and find an active plan now, since White has turned his eye to the
kingside. However, White's pieces is so far ahead of Black's, that Bu needed
to be more careful here.} (21... e5 $1 {was the other active plan, and
probably the right one, after which it's hard to evaluate the position, other
than saying it is very unclear.}) 22. Ng5 $1 {Now Black is in a very awkward
situation, with White's knight eyeing e6, f7 and h7.} Rxf2 23. Rxf2 Be7 {
This seems to solve Black's problems. During the game, I thought it wouldn't,
and I was right! However, as we will see, my reason for this conclusion was
not the right one. Chess really is hard!! :-) What Black should have played is
hard to say, maybe it is already hard to keep White away.} 24. e4 $6 {In mind,
I gave myself the title "Mr. Brilliant" for this move, but I'm afraid the
fiercest judges of all, mr. Fritz doesn't quite agree...} (24. Qc2 $1 {was the
brilliant move I should have found, actually with very much the same ideas as
in the game. However, my eyes were hooked on the e4-square, and nothing else.}
Bxg5 25. Qc7 $3 {is the very nice point, whereafter Black has no satisfying
defence. For example} Rf8 26. hxg5 {and black finds himself in a very sad
situation.}) 24... h6 25. Qf4 $1 {This was my big point, and it gives me the
advantage, for sure. I am, however, not sure if it's enough to win.} Rf8 26.
Qc7 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 {White keeps a clear pull after this. Especially,
considering that Bu was very short of time here, I was feeling confident.} (27.
Qxe7 $2 {was quite a funny line which I looked at during the game.} Rg2+ $1 28.
Kh1 Rh2+ $1 {and it's a draw!}) 27... Bxg5 (27... Nc6 {was a possibility,
although it is hard to believe that White has anything less than a clear edge
here.} 28. exd5 exd5 29. Nf3 {is the line Fritz gives as the most promising,
and it seems solid and good for White.}) 28. hxg5 Qb6 $2 {In time-trouble Bu
doesn't find the best move.} (28... hxg5 {was the best try, after which I was
planning to go for} 29. exd5 exd5 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qxd5 {with a clear edge for
White.} (31. Qxg5 {may be even better.})) 29. Qc8+ (29. Qxb6 $6 {was tempting,
and gives a clear pawn up, but White should go for more.} axb6 30. exd5 exd5
31. gxh6 gxh6 32. Nc3 {with great winning chances for White.}) 29... Kh7 30.
g6+ $1 {I was very happy to find this move, which lands Black's king in all
sort of problems.} Kxg6 31. exd5 Qd6 32. Qxe6+ {The endgame that arises should
be winning for White, but it is only because of some very important and exact
moves later on.} (32. b4 $5 {was the move in which I considered the most,
along with the text move. I saw the line} Qh2+ 33. Ke3 Qh3+ 34. Kd2 Nb3+ 35.
Kc2 Na1+ 36. Kb2 Qb3+ 37. Kxa1 {but I wasn't sure about this position, so I
decided to go for the safe and very promising text-move.}) 32... Qxe6 33. dxe6
Kf6 34. d5 {Black is only one pawn down, and therefore he should be able to
hope for a draw. In this position, however, White has two connected passed
pawns, and this should be all too much for Black to handle.} Nc4 {It seems
Black will get a pawn back...} 35. Nd4 $1 {This is an important move, since it
activates a big threat in Nf5, and also it prepares to chase the knight away
with b3!} g6 {Black needs to keep the knight away from f5.} (35... Nxb2 $2 {
was too greedy here, as} 36. d6 $1 {wins on the spot!}) 36. b3 $1 {Another big
moment, which I had to foresee before playing Qxe6.} Nd6 {Black needs to keep
his knight close to the pawns.} (36... Nxa3 $2 {and it is clear that the
knight is totally offside here.} 37. d6 $1 {and it's game over for Black.}) 37.
Nf3 {Another important move, to keep the king away from e5.} Nb5 38. Ke3 $1 {
After this last exact move, Black is lost.} Nxa3 {Now the game ends very
quickly, but Black was out of fuel anyway.} ({For example} 38... h5 39. gxh5
gxh5 40. a4 {and after White activates his king, Black cannot hold on for long.
}) 39. Nd4 $1 {Again, the knight is offside, and White gets to use this fact
by deciding the game in a very attractive way.} Ke7 40. Kf4 Kd6 41. g5 $1 {
Without this move it wouldn't be that easy, and this was probably also the
move Bu missed when taking on a3.} h5 (41... hxg5+ {was no better, when after}
42. Kxg5 Nb1 43. Kxg6 {Black is hopelessly lost.}) 42. Nf5+ $1 {The final
point, as Black cannot take the knight, since the g-pawn would roll down the
board.} Kc7 43. d6+ {and Bu resigned. A very interesting game, and a nice and
satisfying win for me! :-)} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 (4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 {is the
usual move order.}) 4... Nf6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 e6 (6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6 {
resembles to the Grunfeld.}) (6... Nc6 7. Bb5) 7. Bc4 Nxc3 (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O
9. d4 {leads to the Tarrasch D41 avoiding the Panov-Nimzo.}) 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. d4
Nd7 {The N wants to defend the >>.} 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 (11. Re1 $5 {deserves
attention.} Qc7 12. Qd3 b6 13. Re4 $1 {White grabs the |^ transferring the R
to the >> ->.} Bb7 14. Rh4 Nf6 (14... g6 $5) 15. Bb3 Rac8 16. Bd2 Rfd8 (16...
e5 $2 {opens up the a2-g8 /^ which can be exploited by White.} 17. Ng5 $1 h6 (
17... e4 18. Qh3 h6 19. Rxh6 $1 $18 {destroying Black's defensive wall.}) 18.
Rxh6 $1 {This is the real devastation.} Ba6 (18... e4 19. Qh3 $18) 19. Qf5 gxh6
20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qxf6+ {1-0 Sulava-L.Ortega, Saint
Vincent 2002}) 17. Rc1 (17. Re1 h6 $13) 17... h6 $13) 11... Qc7 12. Bd3 b6 $1 (
{accepting the P sacrifice gives White a good game after} 12... Qxc3 13. Bg5
Re8 14. Qe4 $44) 13. Bb2 $6 (13. Qe4 {wins material after} Nf6 14. Qxa8 Bb7 15.
Qxa7 Ra8 16. Qxa8+ Bxa8 {but Black's ^^ looks extremely active.} 17. c4 Bxf3
18. gxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kg2 Bf4 $13) 13... Bb7 14. h3 {White's passive play enables
Black's counterattack in the [+].} e5 $1 15. Rae1 {This looks sophysticated.} (
15. Ng5 Nf6 $15) (15. Rfe1 $5) 15... Rae8 16. Bb5 Re7 (16... Bc6 $15 {
exchanging the light-squared B helps for Black to exploit the weaknesses on
the <<.}) 17. Bxd7 exd4 (17... Qxd7 18. dxe5 (18. Nxe5 Rfe8) 18... Qc6 19. c4
Bxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 $1 $15) 18. Qxe7 {White wants to fish in troubled waters, but
this can backfire.} Bxe7 19. Rxe7 Qd6 ({missing the simple} 19... Bxf3 $1 20.
gxf3 (20. cxd4 Bc6 $1 21. Rc1 Qd6 $19) 20... d3 $19 (20... Qd6 $19)) 20. Rfe1
Bxf3 21. cxd4 $1 {This is a strong intermediate move which was probably
understimated by Black.} (21. gxf3 $2 d3 $19) 21... Bd5 (21... Qb4 22. Bc1 Bb7
$15) 22. Bg4 Qb4 23. R1e2 Bxa2 24. Rxa7 {White's R and B have good defensive
chances against the Q.} Bc4 25. Rc2 Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Bd3 (26... Bd5 $15) 27. Bc3
Qf1 28. Rb2 $2 (28. Rd2 {was more persistant.}) 28... Be4 (28... Qc1 29. Rb3
Bc4 30. Rba3 Bd5 $19 {and White's pieces lack any of harmony.}) 29. f3 Bd5 30.
Rxb6 f5 $2 (30... Qc1 $1 {was strong again.} 31. Bb4 Qf4+ 32. Kh1 Qxd4 $19) 31.
Bh5 {Now White gets good counterchances on the >>.} Qc1 (31... Qc4 32. Bb2 Rd8
33. Rd7 Qc8 34. Ra7 g6 35. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 36. Rxg6+ $11 {and draw by perpetual.})
32. Rb5 Qf4+ 33. g3 Qd6 (33... Qe3 34. Rxd5 Qf2+ $11) 34. Bb4 Qc6 35. Rc5 Qe6
36. Rcc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 04th"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rostov-on-Don Don-SDYuSShOR"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 Bd7 8. Bd3
Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 10. b4 a6 11. Nbd2 Nc3 $5 {N/} (11... Nf4 $5 12. Be4 Bb5 13. Re1
d5 14. Bc2 Nd3 15. Re3 Nxc1 $13 {Basetich,N-Markovich,M/Cetinje/1993/}) (11...
dxe5 $6 12. dxe5 Be7 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Bb2 $14 {Brynell,S-Nielsen,U/Kobenhavn/
1993/}) 12. Qe1 $2 (12. Qb3 $142 Rc8 $1 13. Qxc3 (13. Bb2 $2 Bd5 $1 14. Bc4 Nb6
$5 $15 (14... Ne2+ $2 15. Kh1 Rxc4 $2 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Nxd6+ $1 Bxd6 18. Qe3 $16
)) 13... Bxf3 14. Qb2 $1 (14. Qb3 $6 Bd5 $15 15. Bc4 $140 $2 Rxc4 $1 16. Nxc4
b5 $19) 14... Bd5 15. Ne4 $1 dxe5 (15... Nb6 $2 16. Bg5 $1 $40) (15... Qh4 $2
16. Bg5 (16. Nxd6+ $2 Bxd6 17. exd6 Bxg2 $1 18. Kxg2 Qg4+ 19. Kh1 Qf3+ 20. Kg1
Qxd3 $17) 16... Qh5 17. Rac1 $16) (15... Bxe4 $6 16. Bxe4 d5 17. Bd3 Nb6 $13)
16. dxe5 Be7 (16... Qh4 $6 17. Qd4 $1) 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Qe2 $132) 12... dxe5 13.
Ne4 $6 (13. dxe5 Nc5 $1 14. Bc2 Nd3 15. Qe3 Nxc1 16. Raxc1 Nd5 $15 17. Qe4 $140
$2 Nxb4 $1) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb5 $1 (14... exd4 $6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxd4
$132) 15. Bxb7 $6 (15. dxe5 $5 Rb8 16. Be3 Be7 17. Rd1 Bxf1 (17... O-O 18. Bd3
$1) 18. Kxf1 O-O (18... Qc7 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Rd1) 19. Qd2 Nb6 20. Bxh7+ $1 $13)
15... Ra7 $17 16. a4 Bxf1 17. Bc6 Rc7 $1 $8 (17... Bc4 $2 18. Nxe5 Bd5 19. Bxd5
Nxe5 (19... exd5 $4 20. Nc6+) 20. Qxe5 $1 Qxd5 21. Qb8+ $1 $16) 18. b5 Bc4 19.
Bd2 (19. Nxe5 Rxc6 $17) 19... e4 $1 (19... Rxc6 20. bxc6 $13) 20. Qxe4 (20. Ne5
Rxc6 $17) 20... Be7 $1 {/\Bc4-d5} 21. Ba5 O-O 22. Qf4 e5 23. Qc1 $6 (23. Nxe5
Nxe5 24. dxe5 Be6 $17) 23... Be2 $1 $19 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Nxe5
Qxd4 27. Nc6 Qf6 $1 {xa1} 28. b6 Bc5 $1 29. Rb1 (29. Qxc5 Qxa1+) 29... Qxc6 30.
b7 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Magomedov, Magaram"]
[Black "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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 "Tajikistan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia III"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TJK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bc2 Rc8 14. Qd3 g6 15.
Bh6 $5 (15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qe2 $13 {Klinger,J-Georg,M/Zurich op/1993/}) 15... Re8
16. Rad1 Nd5 (16... Qc7 $5 17. Bb3 $5 $40) 17. h4 $5 (17. Ne4 $2 Ncb4 $1 $17)
17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 (18... Bxa3 $2 19. h5 Ne7 20. Ng5 Nf5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22.
Qh3 Be7 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qg4 $1 (24. Rxe6 $2 Bf6 25. Rxe8+ (25. Bb3 Rxe6 26.
Bxe6+ Kh7) 25... Qxe8 26. Bb3+ Kh7 27. Bf8+ Nh4) 24... Kh7 (24... Kf7 25. Rxe6
Kxe6 26. Qxg6+ Bf6 27. Qxf5+ Kd6 (27... Kf7 28. Bb3+ $18) 28. Bf4+ Ke7 29. Re1+
Kf8 (29... Kf7 30. Qg6+ $18) 30. Bh6+ $18) 25. Rxe6 $18) (18... Bxh4 $2 19. d5
$1 Na5 20. Ba4 $16) 19. Ba4 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 (20... Rxc6 $6 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. h5
Bf8 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qh3 $40 Nc4 $140 $2 (24... Nc6 25. Ng4 $1 $16 {/\d4-d5})
25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxe6 $1 $16) 21. c4 Na5 (21... Bf8 $5 22. Bxf8
Rxf8 23. d5 exd5 24. cxd5 $16) 22. h5 Bf6 (22... Nxc4 $5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rxe6
Bf6 $1 $14 (24... Nb2 $4 25. Rxg6+ $18)) 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 25. dxe5
$1 $16 {xf6/} Qh4 (25... Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Rxc4 27. Bg5 $16 {/\Bf6,Rd3-h3-h8/}) 26.
Qe3 Nxc4 27. Qg5 Qxg5 $8 28. Bxg5 b5 29. Bf6 {/\Rd1-d3-h3/} Kh7 $8 30. Rd3 g5
31. Bxg5 $40 Rg8 32. Bf6 Rg6 (32... a5 33. Re4 Rg6 34. Rh4+ Rh6 35. Rg4 Rg8 (
35... Rg6 36. Rh3+ $18) 36. Rxg8 Kxg8 37. g4 $1 $18 Kh7 38. Kg2 Rg6 39. Kg3 Rg8
40. Kf4 Rb8 41. Rh3+ Kg6 42. g5) 33. Rd7 Kg8 34. Red1 $1 $18 Rg4 35. R1d3 Kh7
36. Rxf7+ $6 (36. f3 $5 $18) 36... Kg6 37. Rg7+ Kf5 38. Rf3+ Rf4 39. Rg5+ Ke4
40. Rb3 Rc5 41. Rg7 a6 42. f3+ Kd4 43. g3 Rf5 44. g4 Rf4 45. Kf2 Nb6 (45...
Nxe5 46. Rb4+ Rc4 47. Rd7+ $18) 46. Kg3 Nd5 47. Rd7 Rc4 48. Rd6 Kc5 49. Rxe6 a5
50. Be7+ Nxe7 51. Rxe7 Rf8 52. Rc7+ Kd4 53. Rb7 a4 54. Rd7+ Kc5 55. Re3 b4 56.
axb4+ Rxb4 57. e6 Ra8 58. e7 Rbb8 59. Rd1 a3 60. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[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. c3 Nf6 {la meilleure ligne selon ... SVESHNIKOV dans sa dernière
monographie consacrée а la variante ALAPINE} 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... d6) (
4... e6) 5. Bc4 (5. d4 {Sveshnikov,E (2554)-Shirazi,K (2415) Malakoff 09th Op
2009 (7.2) 0-1}) 5... Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 (7... Qc7 {[%cal Gc7e5,Gc6e5]
probablement plus précis car les noirs gagnent un tempo important} 8. Qe2 g5 $1
{Sveshnikov,V (2385)-Abergel,T (2497) Malakoff 09th Op 2009 (3) 1-0}) 8. exd6
Bg4 $5 {interessant mais plus risqué que la ligne principale Qd6} (8... Qxd6
$142 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qe2 e6 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 $14 {Khamrakulov,I (2452)
-Mirzoev,A (2551) Seville op 29th 2004 (4) 1-0}) 9. d4 (9. h3) 9... e6 $146 (
9... cxd3 $5 {[%csl Rb1]} 10. Qxd3 e6 {El Debs,F (2341)-Alekseev,E (2632) Wch
U20 Istanbul 2005 (3) 0-1} (10... e5 $5)) 10. Nbd2 Bxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bh5
(12... Bf5) 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Ne4 Qd5 18.
Bf4 Nd7 19. Rad1 b5 20. Ne5 Rad8 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. Qe3 a5 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 23. Nd2
b4 24. Qe2 (24. Nexc4 $5) 24... Ncxe5 25. dxe5 Qc6 {suite illisible et gain
blanc au 60ème coup} 1-0

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[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 {1H30} c5 {Comme souvent SHIRAZI est arrivé avec un grand retard} 2. c3
Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 {1H28} (5. Bc4 {Sveshnikov,V (2385)-Shirazi,K 
(2404) Malakoff 09th Op 2009 (5.1) 1-0}) 5... cxd4 6. Bc4 (6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nc3 e6 11. Qg4 $36 {Sveshnikov,E (2565)-Tal,M 
(2625) URS-ch46 Tbilisi 1978 (2) 1/2}) 6... Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 (7... d5 {transpose
après ed6}) 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O d3 $5 {une ligne rare et selon les bases le
GMI n'y a pas été confronté et d'ailleurs, il n'en parle pas dans sa
monographie récente.} (9... Be6 {la grande variante et la théorie recommande
d'accepter le gambit malgré les compensations des blancs.} 10. Na3 {[%cal
Ga3b5,Gb5c6,Gb5c3,Gb5d4]} dxc3 $1 {Morozevich,A (2742)-Topalov,V (2739)
Amber-rapid 11th 2002 (2) 1/2}) 10. Ng5 $5 {[%csl Rf7] 1h24} (10. Na3 $5 {
[%cal Ga3b5,Gb5d6,Gb5d4,Gb5c7];Schmittdiel,E (2430)-Gutman,L (2530) Lugano op
1987 1-0}) 10... e6 11. Qf3 $146 {Une nouveauté pas trés impressionnante car
les noirs semblent ok après Ne5} (11. Nd2 h6 12. Nge4 (12. Ngf3) 12... Qd8 13.
Qh5 g6 14. Qf3 Bg7 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Ne5 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19.
Nf6+ Ke7 20. Nxd7 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Rhd8 22. Nc5 d2 23. Bxd2 Rxd2 24. Rab1 b6 25.
Ne4 Rd3 {Michalek,J (2320)-Oral,T (2538)/Czechia 2009/Mega2009 Update 13/0-1 
(40)}) (11. Qh5 g6 12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Qf6 Rg8 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Qh4 $13 {[%csl Rh7]
[%cal Ge4f6]}) 11... Ne5 $1 $132 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge5f3,Ge5f7]} 12. Qg3 {
[%cal Gg3d6]} Ng6 (12... h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h4] Une idée thématique face а Qg3
lorsque les noirs n'ont pas roqué} 13. Ne4 (13. Nd2 h4 (13... Ng4 {[%csl Rh2]}
14. Nde4 Qxg3 15. hxg3 h4 $1 $15 {[%csl Gh8]})) (13. h4 $6 Ng6 $15 {[%csl Rh4]
[%cal Gd6g3,Gg6h4]} 14. Qf3 (14. Qxd6 $143 Bxd6 $17) 14... f6 15. Ne4 Qc6 16.
Qxd3 Nxh4) (13. Rd1 h4 $15)) (12... a5 $143 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 13. Bf4 $14) 13. Rd1
Qxg3 14. hxg3 $11 Ne5 $5 {[%cal Ge5d3] Typique du style risqué du MI et plus
simple était Be7 pour privilégier le développement mais les blancs vont avoir
du mal а gagner le P"d3"} (14... Be7 15. Rxd3 Bd7) (14... Bd7 15. Rxd3 Bc6 16.
Nd2 Ne5 17. Re3 Bd6 18. Ndf3 Nbc4 {[%cal Gc4e3]} 19. Re1 Rd8 (19... h6 $143 $6
20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe6 $3 fxe6 22. Bf4 $40 {[%csl Rd6,Re6]})) 15. Nd2 (15. f4
$2 Ng4 {[%csl Re3,Rf2][%cal Gf8c5]} 16. Rxd3 Bc5+ $36) (15. Na3 $5 Be7 (15...
f6) 16. f4 (16. Bf4 Ng6 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Rxd3 Bc6 19. Rad1 h6 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d3,Ge5f3]}) 16... Bxg5 17. fxg5 Bd7 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Rxd3
Nxf4 (19... e5 20. Re1) 20. gxf4 O-O-O 21. Rad1 {[%csl Rh7]}) 15... Be7 16.
Ndf3 Ned7 17. Ne4 (17. Rxd3 $143 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5b3,Gc5d3]}) 17... f5 $1 {
[%cal Gd7c5]} 18. Neg5 Nc5 $1 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gc5b3,Gc5d3,Gc5e6,Gc8e6] un
fort coup qui tient la position noire} 19. Ne5 $13 Nbd7 20. Nxd3 Nxd3 21. Nxe6
$3 {[%cal Ge6c7] Mettant le feu а l'échiquier et le manque de temps des noirs
est un facteur important} (21. Rxd3 {plus simple mais moins spectaculaire} Nc5
22. Rd1 Nxb3 23. axb3 e5 $132) 21... Nxc1 22. Raxc1 (22. Nc7+ Kf8 23. Nxa8 $2 (
23. Raxc1 Rb8 24. Ne6+ Kf7 25. Re1 $13) 23... Nxb3) 22... Nb6 {[%cal Gc8e6]}
23. Nc7+ {17 mns pour passer le contrôle du 40ème coup} (23. Nxg7+ $143 $6 {
Provoque des échanges qui vont soulager la défense des noirs.} Kf8 24. Ne6+
Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Kg7 26. Bxf5 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Gf2f8]} Rad8 $17) 23... Kf8 {25mns}
24. c4 $5 {Le GMI renonce а prendre la qualité pour garder une pièce
supplémentaire dans l'attaque du K adverse et la position est très compliquée.}
(24. Nxa8 $143 Nxa8 25. Rd4 (25. Rd5 Nb6 26. Ra5 a6 27. Rd1 g6 (27... h5 {
[%cal Gh5h4]}) 28. Re5 Nd7 (28... Bf6) 29. Re2) 25... g6 26. Re1 Bf6 27. Ra4 a6
28. Rb4 b5 29. a4 Nc7 $15) 24... Rb8 25. c5 Na8 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rc8,Rf8,Rh8]
Une position étonnante car а part le Be7, toutes les pièces noires sont en
8ème rangée et le GMI a des bonnes compensations} (25... Nd7 26. Ne6+ {[%csl
Gb3,Rf8]} Kf7 27. Re1 $44 {[%cal Gb3f7,Ge6g7,Ge1e7]}) 26. Nb5 {11mns} g6 (26...
a6 27. Na7 $5 g6 28. c6 $1 bxc6 29. Nxc6 Rb6 30. Nd8 $40 {[%csl Rc8][%cal
Gc1c8,Gd8e6]}) 27. Nxa7 Kg7 28. c6 $1 {05mns} bxc6 {19mns} 29. Rxc6 Re8 30. Ba4
{[%cal Ga4e8] 03mns} Bf8 31. Rc2 Be6 $6 {pourquoi rendre la qualité?} (31...
Re4 $142 {[%cal Ge4a4]} 32. Nxc8 Rxa4 33. b3 Re4 $17) 32. Bxe8 Rxe8 $11 33. a3
Bb3 34. Rd7+ Kh6 35. Rc3 {[%csl Ra7,Rh6]} Be6 36. Rb7 Bd5 37. Rd7 $2 {Permet
aux noirs de gagner un tempo important pour faire rejouer le N} (37. Rb5 $142
Re1+ 38. Kh2 Rd1 39. Rc8 {[%cal Gc8a8,Gc8f8]} Bd6 40. Rd8 $1 $36 {[%csl Rd1,
Rd5,Rd6]}) 37... Nb6 $17 38. Rdc7 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Bd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6h2,Gf5f4]} 40.
Rc1 {20 mns en phase ko} Re4 41. R7c2 f4 $36 42. g4 f3+ 43. g3 {17mns} Re2 $6 (
43... Be5 $142 $5 44. Nb5 Bb3 45. Rd2 Nc4 $40 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gc4d2,Ge5b2]})
44. Nb5 Be5 45. g5+ $1 Kh5 (45... Kxg5 46. Rxe2 fxe2 47. f4+ Bxf4 48. gxf4+
Kxf4 49. Nc3 Ke3 50. Kg3 Kd2 51. Nxe2 Kxe2 52. Rc7 h5 53. Rc5 Be4 {[%cal Ge4f5]
} 54. a4 Nd5 $13 {[%csl Ga4]}) (45... Kg7) 46. Nc3 $4 (46. Rxe2 $142 $1 fxe2
47. f4 Bxb2 48. Re1 Bf3 49. Kh3 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg3g4]} Bg4+ 50. Kg2 Bd7 (
50... Nd5 $4 51. Rh1+) 51. Rxe2 Na4 $13) 46... Bxc3 $1 47. bxc3 (47. Rxc3 Rxf2+
) 47... Be4 $19 (47... Kg4) 48. Rxe2 fxe2 49. f3 Bxf3 50. Kg1 Nc4 (50... Kxg5)
(50... Kg4) 51. Kf2 Bg4 52. Ra1 Nb2 {[%cal Gb2d3,Ge2e1]} 53. Ke3 Kxg5 (53...
Nd1+) 54. Kd2 Nc4+ 55. Kd3 Nxa3 $1 56. c4 Nb1 $1 {[%cal Gg4f5]} 57. Ra5+ Kf6
58. Ra6+ Ke7 59. Ra7+ Kd6 60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Ra5+ Kc6 62. Re5 h5 63. Kc2 g5 $1
64. Kc1 (64. Kxb1 h4 65. gxh4 gxh4 66. Kc2 h3) 64... h4 {[%mdl 520]} 0-1

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Abergel, Thal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[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. c3 {Sans surprise, les blancs choisissent le répertoire "familial"!
} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 {[%cal Gb2b3]} Qc7 {
[%cal Gc6e5]} (7... d6 $143 {Sveshnikov,V (2385)-Shirazi,K (2404) Malakoff
09th Op 2009 (5.1) 1-0}) (7... g5 $143 8. Nxg5 Nxe5 9. O-O d6 (9... h6 10. Qh5
$36)) 8. Qe2 g5 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg5g4,Gf8g7] La ligne critique lorsque les
blancs jouent Bc4 avant d4} 9. h3 {TIVIAKOV est le top GMI spécialiste de la
variante ALAPINE et il choisit souvent cette ligne 9.h3 avec des bons
résultats.} (9. e6 {L'alternative} dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+
13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 Bg7 $132 {Sveshnikov,E (2512)-Trofimov,S (2412)
Cheliabinsk 2004 1/2} (14... e5) (14... f5)) 9... Bg7 {[%cal Gg7e5,Gc6e5,Gc7e5]
la variante 8. g5 est active en faisant pression sur le centre blanc et elle
permet aussi un développement rapide de l'aile-roi par Bg7 pour continuer la
lutte pour les cases noires.} 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. Na3 $5 {Une idée
récente et encore peu explorée par la théorie.} ({RR} 12. Re1 h6 (12... e6 $5
13. Na3) 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. d4 Be6 15. Nh4 O-O-O 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Bf8 18. Qg4
e6 19. Nh4 Bd6 20. Nf3 h5 21. Qh4 Ne7 22. Qg5 Rdg8 23. Qd2 Rg7 24. Kh1 Rhg8 25.
Rg1 f6 26. Na3 a6 {Sveshnikov,V (2378)-Vovk,A (2504)/Pardubice 2007/CBM 119
ext/0-1 (46)}) (12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 $11 {Tiviakov,S (2678)-Shabalov,A (2593)
Monarch Assurance 14th 2005 (5) 0-1}) (12. Bxh7 $6 Bf6 {les noirs sont ok avec
Bf6 mais le sacrifice de qualité semble presque meilleur et il mériterait un
essai pratique.} (12... Rxh7 $5 $146 13. Nxh7 Bf5 14. Qh5 Bg6 15. Qh4 O-O-O
$132)) 12... Bd7 $1 $146 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Ge8c8]} ({RR} 12... h6 $143 13. Nf3
Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rf7][%cal Ga3b5]} e5 15. Qg3 Bf6 16. d4 cxd3 17.
Bxd3 Be6 18. Be3 a6 19. Qf3 Nd7 20. Bf5 e4 21. Qh5 Qe5 22. Bg4 Rg8 23. Qxe5
Nxe5 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Nc2 Kf7 26. Rad1 Rg6 27. Kh1 {Seger,R (2395)-Schneider,
I (2442)/Germany 2008/CBM 124/0-1 (33)}) 13. Re1 (13. Bxh7 $6 {Il est douteux
pour les blancs de vouloir prendre le P car avec deux colonnes ouvertes sur le
K adverse а l'aile-roi, les noirs ont des bonnes compensations.} O-O-O $1 $44 {
[%csl Rg1,Rg2][%cal Gg7f6,Gd8g8]} (13... Bf6 $143 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3)) 13...
h6 $6 {semble trop lent et les blancs vont forcer l'échange du fort Ne5} (13...
O-O-O $142 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 {Avec la paire de B, les noirs ont au
moins égalisé.}) (13... Bf6 $11 14. Nxh7 O-O-O 15. Nxf6 exf6 16. d4 cxd3 17.
Bxd3 Rde8 $36) 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Gf3,Rf7]} e5 $6 {[%csl
Re8] Intuitivement ce coup me parait risqué et le sacrifice de P du OOO
paraissait plus prometteur} (15... Bf6 $4 16. Qxf6) (15... O-O-O $142 $1 16. d4
(16. Rxe7 Rde8 17. Nb5 Qc5 {[%cal Ge8e7]} 18. Rxe8+ (18. Nxa7+ $2 Kb8) 18...
Rxe8 19. a4 a6 $44 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1]}) 16... cxd3 17. Bxd3 Be5 18. Qxf7 Rdf8 19.
Qxe7 Bh2+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kh1 $4 Re8) 20... Rxf2+ $3 {La pointe de la variante 15.
ooo!} 21. Kxf2 Qg3+ 22. Ke2 Re8 $40) 16. Qg3 $1 $36 {[%csl Re5,Rg7][%cal Gg3c7]
Un autre problème résultant de la poussée e7e5 est le fait que les noirs ne
peuvent pas jouer Bf6 dans des bonnes conditions car il n'y a plus de P"e7"
pour protéger le B} (16. d4 cxd3 17. Bxd3 O-O (17... O-O-O 18. Qxf7 {les
pièces blanches sont maintenant mieux développées par rapport а la variante 15.
ooo et les noirs n'ont pas assez de compensations})) 16... Bf6 17. d4 (17. b3
$5 {thématique lorsque les noirs ont joué c5c4 tout en ouvrant l'aile-dame
pour anticiper sur le ooo des noirs.} O-O-O (17... cxb3 $143 18. axb3 $14 {
[%csl Ga1][%cal Ga1a7]}) 18. bxc4 (18. Qf3 Bg5 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Rb1 $14 {
[%cal Gb1b7,Gf3b7,Gf3f7]} Bc6 21. Qf5+) 18... Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxc4 20. Bb3 Qc6
21. d4 (21. Qf3 e4 22. Qe3 Rhg8 $132 {[%cal Gd7h3]} (22... Bg5)) 21... Rdg8 $1
(21... exd4 22. Qf3 {[%cal Gb3d5]}) 22. Qf3) 17... cxd3 18. Bxd3 Be6 $6 (18...
O-O-O $142) 19. Nb5 $36 Qb8 20. f4 (20. Be3) 20... e4 21. Bf1 a6 22. Be3 axb5
23. Bxb6 $16 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gf1b5]} Bd7 $6 24. Rad1 $32 {[%csl Ra8,Re8]} Ra6
25. Bf2 (25. Bc5 {[%csl Re7,Rf8]}) 25... Bc6 {(=)} 26. a3 {les blancs sont
mieux et ils refusent la nulle а juste titre mais par contre la proposition de
nulle a peut-être un peu déconcentré les blancs qui n'ont pas trouvé la
meilleure suite 26.a4} (26. a4 $142 $1 Rxa4 (26... bxa4) 27. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 28.
Bxb5+ $40) 26... Qc7 27. Bd4 (27. Qg4) 27... Bxd4+ 28. Rxd4 Kf8 29. Qf2 Qe7 30.
Re3 Rg8 $13 31. Kh2 Rg6 32. g3 Qf6 33. Re1 Ra4 $1 34. Rb4 Rxb4 35. axb4 d4 $1
36. cxd4 (36. Qxd4 Qxd4 37. cxd4 Rd6 $132) 36... Qe7 37. f5 Rf6 38. Bg2 Bd5 39.
Re2 Qxb4 40. Bxe4 Bc4 $6 (40... Bxe4 $142 41. Rxe4 Kg7 42. Rg4+ Kh7) 41. Rd2
Qd6 42. Qf3 Qe7 43. d5 (43. Bxb7) 43... Qe5 44. h4 $2 {Le zeitnot était
pourtant passé} (44. b3 {[%csl Rc4]}) 44... Rd6 45. Qf4 (45. Qa3 {[%csl Rd6]}
Kg7 46. Bg2 Rd8 47. Qf3) 45... Qxf4 46. gxf4 Ke7 47. Kg3 Rd8 48. Kg4 Rd6 49.
Kh5 {[%csl Rh6]} b4 50. f6+ Rxf6 51. d6+ $1 Kd7 (51... Rxd6 $2 52. Rxd6 Kxd6
53. Kxh6 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh4h8]}) 52. f5 {[%csl Rf6]} Rxd6 $6 53. Rxd6+ Kxd6
54. Bxb7 Ke5 55. Bc8 Kf6 56. Kxh6 Bd3 57. Kh7 $40 Be2 58. Kg8 Bh5 59. Bd7 Ke7
60. Bc8 f6 $2 (60... Kf6 {[%csl Rg8]}) 61. Kg7 Bf7 62. Ba6 Bh5 63. Bc4 {
[%mdl 4104]} 1-0

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Okhotnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Onkoud, Abdelaziz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[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. c3 d6 {Cette variante était а la mode au début des années 90 mais
elle se joue moins maintenant} 3. d4 Nd7 (3... Nf6 {la grande ligne} 4. Bd3 (4.
f3) (4. dxc5 $143)) (3... cxd4 $6 4. cxd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]}) 4. Nf3 (4. f4)
4... Qc7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. O-O e5 ({RR} 6... g6 7. Re1 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nbd2 Bg7
10. a4 O-O 11. a5 Rb8 12. Bb5 b6 13. a6 Rd8 14. Nc4 Nf8 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Ng5 h6
17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. f3 h5 19. h4 Ne8 20. Ne3 Qe7 21. g3 {Strikovic,A (2518)
-Vratonjic,S (2452)/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 7. dxe5 (7. Qe2
$142 {Salai,L (2405)-Mudrak,J (2330) Brno-B 1995 (5) 1-0}) 7... dxe5 8. Nbd2
$146 ({RR} 8. Qe2 Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Na3 {RR} b6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bb7 13. Nc4
Rfe8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne3 Nf8 16. Qc2 a6 17. Bc4 g6 18. Rfd1 Bg7 19. Bd5 Bxd5
20. Rxd5 h5 21. Qb3 Bh6 22. Nc4 b5 23. Na3 Ne6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rad1 {David,P
(2440)-Mudrak,J (2335)/Brno 1995/EXT 1999/[Bulletin]/1/2-1/2 (76)}) (8. c4 $5 {
[%cal Gb1c3] Les pièces noires sont mal placées pour exploiter la case "d4"
alors que les blancs peuvent jouer Nd5} Be7 9. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3d5]} O-O 10. Qc2
Rd8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 g6 13. Re1 $36 {[%csl Gd5]}) 8... Be7 9. a4 {[%cal
Gd2c4]} O-O 10. Nc4 $14 h6 $6 {Empêche Bg5 mais les cases blanches sont
affaiblies et h6 peut même devenir une faiblesse non néglieable. Elle sera
d'ailleurs exploitée dans la partie.} 11. Re1 $1 {[%cal Ge1e4,Gf3h4,Ge7h4] Un
autre coup subtil, les blancs vont surprotéger "e4" pour jouer Nh4 sans
craindre la réponse Ne4 attaquant le Nh4} Re8 12. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Gf5]} Bf8 (
12... Nb6 $142 $5 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Gb6c4,Gc8f5] Il fallait peut-être essayer
de soulager la défense en échangeant des pièces} 13. a5 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Be6 $1
15. Bxe6 fxe6 {[%csl Gh4]} 16. Qb3 c4 {La structure noire est endommagée mais
c'est moins grave que de laisser s'installer un Nf5 en particulier dans les
mains d'un attaquant comme OKHOTNIK}) 13. Nf5 $36 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf5h6,Gf5g7]
} Kh7 {[%cal Gg7g6] Le problème d'avoir joué h6 se fait sentir, les noirs sont
obligés de perdre du temps а protéger le P"h6" avant de jouer "g6" pour
chasser le N mais les blancs vont trouver une forte attaque} 14. Qf3 $1 Ng8 $2
(14... g6 $142 15. Nfe3 Bg7) 15. Nxh6 $3 {le P "h6' est pourtant protégé 4
fois !} Nxh6 16. Bxh6 {[%csl Rf7]} Re6 (16... Kxh6 $4 17. Qh3+) (16... gxh6 17.
Qxf7+ {[%cal Gf7e8] Exploitant le retard de développement de l'aile-dame}) 17.
Bg5 Rg6 18. Qxf7 $3 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3h3]} Rxg5 19. Re3 Rg6 20. Rh3+ Rh6 21.
Rxh6+ Kxh6 22. Ne3 {[%mdl 2560] Une superbe partie de ce joueur souvent
dangereux en open} 1-0

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Franco Alonso, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 (6... b6 {
l'alternative a moins bonne réputation théorique} 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9.
Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 $1 $36 {Le N est une forte pièce
d'attaque dans l'ALAPINE} (12. Re1 $143)) 7. Nc3 (7. Bc4 Nc6 (7... Nb6)) (7. a3
{[%cal Gf1d3]}) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 $1 {Par rapport а la ligne 6.
b6, les noirs ont un temps de plus et les blancs seront obligés d'abandonner
le centre par ed6} (9... b6 $143 {retombe sur la variante 6. b6}) 10. Qa4 $5 {
[%cal Ga4e8] Une variante surprise pour éviter la préparation adverse et une
nulle suffisait aux blancs pour remporter le tournoi. Comme son père avait
perdu toute chances de bien figurer dans le tournoi avant cette dernièrer
ronde, il est probable qu'ils avaient préparé spécialement cette partie pour
réaliser la norme de MI et terminer 1er. Il était donc trés intéressant de
voir la préparation sur la variante fétiche 2.c3 L'intérêt principale est de
pouvoir garder le centre en clouant le Nd7} (10. exd6 Bxd6 $11 {Sveshnikov,E 
(2541)-Filippov,V (2605) RUS-ch KO Moscow 1999 (3.5) 1-0}) 10... Be7 (10...
dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Nc4 $14 {Adamski,A (2335)-Janssen,R (2345) ECI IM U18
25th 1998 (6) 1/2}) (10... b6 {parait risqué pour les noirs} 11. Bb5 $36 {
[%csl Rd7,Re8][%cal Gb5c6];Rohler,S (2235)-Levin,F (2501) Oberwart op 27th
2005 (6) 1-0}) 11. exd6 $1 {Les blancs gagnent un tempo!} Bxd6 12. Bd3 O-O 13.
O-O b6 (13... Bf4 $5 {tentant mais un peu douteux} 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rfe1 b6 16.
c4 Bb7 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qf5 21. Qe2 $14 {
Wohl,A (2440)-Milov,V (2640) Australian op 1999 (7) 0-1} (21. Rae1)) 14. Qc2 {
[%csl Rh7]} g6 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6]} 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Be4 Rac8 17. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]
la position est plus agréable а jouer pour les blancs} Bc6 (17... Bxe4 $5 {
[%csl Rc3,Rd4] La structure c3d4 conduit а considérer l'échange du B de cases
blanches comme un coup candidat.} 18. Qxe4 Qc6 19. Qh4) 18. Qd3 (18. Bxc6 Qxc6
19. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5e4]} Rfe8 20. Ne4 Be7) 18... Qb7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Ng5 Rfe8
21. Ne4 Be7 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. Qe5 $2 Nxe4 $1 24. Qxe4 (24. Rxe4 $4 Bd6) 24...
Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Red8 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Rd2,Rd4]} 26. Ra2 (26. a5 $6 b5 {[%csl Rc4]})
26... Rd5 27. Re1 Bf6 28. f4 $6 {[%csl Rd2,Re3,Rf4] Le Bd2 devient assez
mauvais} h6 (28... Ra5 29. Rb1 Rc4 $36) 29. Rb1 Rc4 30. Kf1 g5 (30... Ra5) 31.
fxg5 hxg5 32. Ke2 Rc8 33. Rb5 Kf8 34. h3 Ke7 35. Kd3 Rcd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 g6 {This move order is a rare guest at the highest level, so I
can only guess where Morozevich intended to get to and what he wanted to avoid.
} ({If he was aiming for a Simagin Sicilian, he rightly refrained from} 2...
Nc6 {Nowadays, this usually is a sign that Black wants to play a Sveshnikov
and White frequently deviates with} 3. Bb5 {, as happened several times in
this tournament.}) 3. c3 {Maybe not the most dangerous approach.} ({The direct
attempt to reach a Maroczy Bind with} 3. c4 {offers Black two ways of
deviating:} Qa5 (3... Bh6 $5 {Jezek,J (2470)-Skrobek,R (2555)/Bannet mem
corr8691 1986/Corr Nr. 1 (1/2, 46)}) 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 Bg4 {Arnason,J (2545)
-Larsen,B (2515)/Reykjavik 1995/CBM 049/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 25)}) ({However, what
could Black have in mind after:} 3. d4 cxd4 (3... Bg7 4. c4 {gets the game
closer to the Simagin/Maroczy schemes.}) 4. Nxd4 (4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bb5 a6 {
leads to interesting play}) 4... Nf6 5. Nc3 {Since} Bg7 $6 6. e5 {does not
look too appealing, Black would have to transpose to a normal Dragon with 5...
d6. Well, at least he would have avoided the 3.Bb5+ lines...}) 3... d5 4. exd5
Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 {A quiet developing move. White has two important
alternatives.} (6. Na3 {A typical move in the Alapin Sicilian. The main target
is the black queen, which has emerged in the centre at an early stage of the
game.} cxd4 (6... Bg7 7. Bc4 Qe4+ 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O {offers White the
initiative, since Black is underdeveloped and his queen is exposed.}) 7. Nb5
Na6 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nfxd4 {White's position looks more active, but Black has
no weaknesses and can neutralise the opponent's slight pressure with natural
developing moves.} Bg7 10. Bc4 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Rfc8 13. Bf1 Kf8 14. Nf3
Nc7 {1/2 Voitsekhovsky,S (2503)-Askarov,M (2561)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 ext}) (6.
dxc5 {Just another way to play against the black queen.} Qxc5 7. Be3 Qc7 8. Na3
a6 9. Qa4+ (9. Nc4 Nbd7 {is nothing special for White:} 10. a4 Bg7 11. a5 O-O
12. Be2 Rd8 13. Qd4 Nh5 14. Qd5 {1/2 (14) Sermek,D (2550)-Sakaev,K (2600)
Budapest 1996}) 9... Nc6 ({At GM level, Black's choice has been} 9... Nbd7 {
, but it looks a bit passive. Nevertheless, the course of the game is not too
relevant:} 10. O-O-O Bg7 11. Bf4 Qc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bf4 Qc5 14. Be3 {1/2 Nunn,
J (2620)-Kengis,E (2590) Germany 1998}) 10. Bf4 (10. Nb5 Qb8) 10... Qa5 11.
Qxa5 Nxa5 {Black was doing fine in Przedmojski,R (2398)-Tomczak,R (2313)
Ustron 2003 (1/2, 29) The only way to make things a bit more lively would have
been:} 12. Bb5+ $5 Bd7 {Safest.} ({Depending on the mood, Black can choose to
defend the position after} 12... axb5 13. Nxb5 {, when his king would have to
move around a lot.}) 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. O-O-O f6 15. Rhe1 O-O-O $11 {[%cal
Ge7e5]}) 6... cxd4 {Choosing the right moment to release the tension with ...
c5xd4 or d4xc5 is an important issue for both sides.} ({In this concrete
situation, it seems that Black could well have maintained the tension with} 
6... Bg7 {since} 7. c4 {does not seem too dangerous. (One move earlier, c3-c4
would have been completely ineffective because of the check on e4)} Qd8 {
The most popular and probably safest retreat.} (7... Qd6 {places the queen on
an exposed square.} 8. Nc3 {/\d4-d5} cxd4 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nfxd4
$36 {Ni Hua (2285)-Cawdery,D (2125) Oropesa del Mar 1998 (1-0, 23)}) 8. d5 b5 {
Otherwise, White would consolidate his space advantage with Nc3.} 9. O-O (9.
cxb5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 e6 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Nc3 Bb7 $13 {Kleinert,J (2181)
-Tukmakov,V (2582)/Zuerich 2000/EXT 2002 (0-1, 20)}) 9... O-O 10. Nc3 (10. Be3
bxc4 11. Nc3 Nbd7 $132 {Johansson,M (2275)-Carlsson,P (2376)/Helsingborg 2002/
CBM 090 ext (1-0, 78)}) 10... bxc4 (10... b4 $6 {offers White a comfortable
target on c5.} 11. Na4 Qc7 12. a3 a5 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Nd2 $36) 11. Bxc4 Ba6 12.
Nd2 Re8 13. Re1 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Na6 15. Bg5 Nb4 16. Ne3 c4 $132 {Sevillano,E 
(2375)-Tkachiev,V (2605)/Kuala Lumpur 1993/EXT 1998 (0-1, 58)}) 7. Qxd4 {
Playing for a slight lead in development. Now an interesting situation with
tension between the queens arises, replacing that with tension involving pawns.
} ({In the Alapin lines with ...g6, White's chances for an attack (or just
maintaining some pressure) are much lower than in the usual schemes with ...e6.
} 7. cxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Be6 {Matsuura,E (2467)-Leitao,R 
(2587)/Sao Paulo 2001/CBM 082 ext/[Melao,H] (0-1, 51)}) 7... Qa5 $146 {Black
spends a tempo to prevent Qd4-a4 and hopes that he will get it back with ...
Nc6 soon.} (7... Nc6 8. Qa4 (8. Qxd5 Nxd5 {does not cause Black any troubles.}
9. O-O Bg7 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bb5 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Nd5 {Jenni,F (2275)
-Wojtkiewicz,A (2550)/Neuchatel 1997/EXT 2004 (1/2, 59)}) 8... Bg7 9. O-O O-O
10. Rd1 Qe4 11. Bc4 $5 {Continuing to keep the enemy queen under some pressure.
} Bg4 12. Nbd2 Qf5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 a6 15. Bd3 $14 {Sevillano,E (2472)
-Almeida Saenz,A (2400)/Las Vegas 2006 (1-0, 42)}) 8. Qe5 Nc6 ({Actually,
releasing the tension with} 8... Qxe5 {does not look like a concession since
after} 9. Nxe5 {the white knight is rather exposed, without the supprt of the
undeveloped queenside pieces.} Bg7 10. Bf3 (10. Bb5+ Nbd7) 10... Nfd7 $11) 9.
Qxa5 Nxa5 10. Ne5 {In view of my previous comment, this looks a bit premature.}
(10. O-O Bg7 11. Na3 O-O 12. Rd1 {leads to some symbolic initiative for White,
but the position should be roughly balanced anyway.}) 10... Bg7 11. Bb5+ (11.
Bf3 Be6 12. O-O Bd5 $5) 11... Nd7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15.
Nd2 Rhc8 16. O-O-O Ke8 17. Rhe1 $11 {Both sides have completed their
development and there is complete equality.} b5 18. Kb1 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20.
Be5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rd8 22. Rde1 e6 23. Kc2 Ke7 (23... b4 24. R5e4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4
bxc3 26. Kxc3) 24. R5e4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Rd5 26. a4 Rg5 27. axb5 axb5 28. g3 Rf5
29. f4 g5 30. Re5 Kf6 31. Rxf5+ Kxf5 32. fxg5 Ke4 (32... Kxg5 $11) 33. Kd2 Kf3
34. b3 (34. Ke1 $6 Ke3) 34... e5 35. c4 bxc4 36. bxc4 Kf2 37. Kd3 Kf3 38. Kd2
Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Primavara"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Vajda, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Qc7 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
d6 9. f5 a6 10. g4 Nd8 11. a4 Bd7 12. Nh3 h6 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Bc6 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Nd2 b5 17. Bd5 Qb7 18. Qh5 Re8 (18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Ne4 Re8 (
20... Qxd3 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Rf3) 21. axb5 $16) 19. a5 Kf8 20. Nf2 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Qxd5 22. Nde4 Ke7 23. Rad1 {Black now starts to play some very weak moves,
but it wouldn't be reasonable to ask Albert Vajda to spoil exactly in the last
round the GM norm of his younger brother...} Kd7 $2 (23... Nc6) 24. Ng4 Kc6 $2
(24... Rg8) 25. Ngxf6 gxf6 26. Nxf6 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qc7 {[#]} 7. Bxa7
Nc6 (7... Rxa7 8. Qd4) 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Be2 Ng4 11. Bd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4
Qf4 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. O-O Kg7 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nd4 Rd8 18. Nd2 Nc6 19.
Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qc1 {[#]} Bxh3 21. Nc4 (21. gxh3 e5 22. N4f3 e4 23. Nd4 Be5)
21... Qxc1 22. Rfxc1 Bxd4 23. gxh3 Ba7 24. a4 Rd3 25. Kg2 Rad8 26. b4 R8d5 27.
b5 Rg5+ 28. Kf1 cxb5 29. axb5 Rxh3 30. b6 Bb8 31. Ke2 Rc5 32. Ne3 f5 33. b7 f4
34. Nd1 Re5+ 35. Kd2 Rd5+ 36. Kc2 Rhd3 37. Ra8 Rd2+ 38. Kb3 Rb5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ali Marandi, Cemil Can"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 $5 {According to my database, this has been played 18
times by the player with White, a very creative grandmaster who has a unique
approach to openings.} c5 (3... dxe4 {is a natural reaction for Black} 4. Bxe4
Nf6 5. Bf3 {and White develops with Ne2} c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5
$5 {trying to go after one of White's bishops, Black starts an ambitous plan,
that led to a complicated middlegame} 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 O-O 12.
O-O-O Bd7 13. g4 $5 Qa5 14. g5 Nd5 15. Nf5 Nxc3 $1 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Bd2 (17.
Rd4 $5 {is a bizarre move suggested by the computer. Perhaps eyeing a Qh5 move,
followed by Qxh7+! and Rh3#, the famous Anastasia's mate?}) 17... Nxa2+ 18. Kb1
Qd8 19. Bf4 Qxe7 20. Bd6 Qe8 21. Rhe1 Rg8 22. Rd4 Bc6 $2 (22... Qd8 $1 {
was an important resource} 23. Qh5 Be8 $13 {now Black keeps an eye on the
h4-square, making g6 no longer a threat}) 23. Qh5 $1 {now g6!! is threatened}
f6 (23... Bd5 $4 {just a random move to show the nice mate threat} 24. g6 fxg6
25. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 26. Rh4#) 24. g6 h6 (24... Qxg6 $2 25. Qxg6 hxg6 26. Rh4#)
25. Bf4 $1 e5 26. Bxh6 Bf3 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rd7 Qxd7 30. Qxd7
Rxg6 31. Qf5 {1-0 (31) Onischuk,V (2618)-Harika,D (2509) Abu Dhabi 2015. A
nice attack by the very same Vladimir Onischuk!}) 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 (5. dxc5
{White could isolate Black's pawn, but probably didn't want to allow such a
free and easy development with ...Bxc5:} Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Nc6 $11 {and Black has a very decent position.}) 5... c4 {Avoids
isolating the pawn for good, but allows b3 on the next move.} (5... Bd6 {
would provoke dxc5, because of the additional tempo now} 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. O-O
Nf6 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Nbd2 (9. Ng5 {normally is not good enough, because of the
counterplay on f2} O-O 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Rxe6 Qd7 $1 $132 {followed by ...Ng4,
with a strong counterplay}) 9... O-O 10. Nb3 $14 {and White can claim an
opening advantage now, achieving an improved version of the position mentioned
above.}) 6. Be2 Nc6 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3 Bd6 9. O-O Nge7 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 a6
12. Bg5 (12. Ra4 $5 {an original idea, preparing c5 followed by b4-b5} Be6 13.
c5 Bc7 14. b4 Qd7 15. b5 axb5 16. Nxb5 $14 {White may fight for a small
advantage here, but Black is solid too.}) 12... f6 13. Bh4 Be6 14. Bg3 Kh8 15.
c5 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Re1 (17. Qd2 $5 Qd7 (17... Nf5 18. Ne1 (18. Bd3 $5
Nfxd4 $2 (18... Qd7 19. Na4 Rae8 20. Nb6 Qf7 21. Nh2 Nh6 $13 {and Black stays
in the game, it is not easy to create additional pressure on d5}) 19. Nxd4 Nxd4
20. Qf4 Nxb3 21. Qxg4 Nxa1 22. Rxa1 $16) 18... Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Qd7 20. b4 Rae8
21. Nc2 $14 {followed by Nc3 and b5 at some point, achieving a better
structure, and more chances to hit the b7 weakness}) 18. b4 $1 Nf5 (18... Nxb4
$6 19. Na4 $16 {winning the exchange with Nb6 next}) 19. b5 axb5 20. Nxb5)
17... Nf5 18. Ra2 Qd7 (18... Bxf3 $2 19. Bxf3 Nfxd4 20. Bxd5 $16 {the position
becomes way too open and the strong bishop on d5 guarantees White a good
advantage.}) 19. Nh4 $5 {A provocative move, inviting Black to enter
complications (20...Nfxd4!?).} (19. Ne5 {was possible} fxe5 20. Bxg4 exd4 (
20... e4 $5) 21. Ne2 Rae8 22. Nf4 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Re8 $13) 19... Bxe2 20. Raxe2
Nxh4 (20... Nfxd4 $5 {was a risky but interesting decision} 21. Rd2 g5 22. Nf3
(22. Rxd4 $6 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 gxh4 {It doesn't look like there is enough
compensation for White here: there are a lot of open files for the rooks} 24.
gxh4 Rae8 $17) 22... Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 d4 24. Ne4 Rae8 25. Rc1 {followed by Nd6,
but Black should be ok with a pawn up, White's compensation is not that
convincing} Qd5 26. Nd6 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Re7 $13) 21. gxh4 Qg4 22. Rd2 Qxd1 23.
Rdxd1 Rfe8 24. Re3 (24. Nxd5 {equalises} Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nxd4 $11) 24... Rad8
25. h5 Kg8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. h6 $5 {A typical move to create some sort of
imbalance in the position.} gxh6 28. g3 Kf7 29. Kg2 Nb4 30. Kf3 Re6 31. Rh1 Nc2
32. Rd1 Nb4 33. g4 {Keeping winning chances.} Re8 (33... b6 34. cxb6 Rxb6 35.
Rh1 Kg6 36. Rh5 Rd6 $11) (33... h5 34. gxh5 f5 $11 {followed by ...Kf6, looks
very safe for Black too.}) 34. Kf4 Re6 35. Kf3 Re8 36. Ne2 Nc6 (36... f5 37.
gxf5 Re4 38. Ng3 Rh4 $132) 37. Ng3 Kg6 38. Kf4 Na5 $2 {Black loses focus and
suffers strong counterplay on the kingside (finally the weakness created after
27.h6!? pays off).} 39. f3 $1 Nxb3 40. Nf5 {Now a strong initiative follows.}
a5 41. Rh1 Rh8 42. Re1 Rf8 43. Re7 Rf7 44. Re8 Rd7 45. Ra8 $1 {Keeping an eye
on the a-pawn, and threatening the very annoying Ra7 (with c6 threats).} Kf7
46. Nxh6+ Ke6 47. Nf5 Rf7 48. Ra7 Rd7 49. Ke3 $1 {Threatening Kd3.} h5 {
now a long forced line follows.} 50. c6 $1 bxc6 51. Rxd7 Kxd7 52. gxh5 a4 (
52... Ke6 {is not an option} 53. h6 Kf7 54. h7 {and White gets there.}) 53. h6
a3 54. h7 a2 55. h8=Q a1=Q 56. Qg7+ Kc8 (56... Ke6 57. Qg8+ Kd7 58. Qf7+ Kc8
59. Qf8+ {transposing to the game.}) 57. Qf8+ Kc7 (57... Kd7 $2 58. Qe7+ Kc8
59. Nd6+ Kb8 60. Qb7#) 58. Qd6+ Kb7 59. Qb4+ Kc7 60. Qxb3 Qe1+ 61. Kd3 Qf1+ 62.
Kd2 Qf2+ (62... Qg2+ $1 {it is very easy to point out errors with a computer,
away from a tense game. Black had to choose this check to keep better drawing
chances} 63. Kd1 (63. Kc1 Qg5+ $1 {is the difference} 64. Ne3 Qf4 $16 {and f3
falls, creating some difficulties for White}) 63... Qf1+ 64. Kc2 Qg2+ 65. Kb1
Qh3 $1 66. Qd3 Kd7 67. Kb2 Ke6 68. Ne3 Qxf3 {and it is far from clear if white
is winning this endgame} 69. Qc3 $16) 63. Kc1 $1 {After Qd1, White will have a
solid fortress and could gradually escape from the checks.} Qe1+ 64. Qd1 Qc3+
65. Kb1 Kd7 66. Qe2 $1 $18 {There is a serious threat with Qe7+, now Black is
in trouble and White brings home the full point.} Qb3+ (66... Kc7 67. Qe7+ Kb6
68. Qe3 Qb4+ 69. Kc2 Qc4+ 70. Kb2 $18 {Black won't be able to stop all the
attacking and Q-exchange threats, not to mention the king escape, as happened
in the game.}) 67. Kc1 Qc3+ 68. Kd1 Qa1+ 69. Kd2 Qb2+ 70. Ke3 Qb1 71. Kf4 Qb8+
72. Kg4 Qg8+ 73. Kh3 Qh7+ 74. Nh4 $1 {The rest is automatic.} Qb1 75. Qe3 Qd1
76. Kg4 Qc2 77. Nf5 Qg2+ 78. Kh5 Kc7 79. Qf4+ Kb6 80. Ng3 Qh3+ 81. Kg6 Qh8 82.
Nf5 Qf8 83. Qd6 Qxd6 84. Nxd6 c5 85. dxc5+ Kxc5 86. Nf5 d4 87. Kxf6 d3 88. Ke5
d2 89. Ne3 {Just in time!} 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. c3 {David Howell was a very tough opponent to prepare against - he
played many different openings and somehow I wasn't expecting 1.e4 and
definitely not the Alapin Variation, that he had played a lot in the past.
After this small surprise, I chose to play an old line I trusted.} Nf6 3. e5
Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d5 ({I had bad experiences in the
past in this main line, judging it to be too dangerous after for example:} 7...
Qc7 8. O-O $5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4 $1 d5 12. Na3 a6 13. a5 Nd7
14. d3 $44 {1-0 (44) Jones,G (2667)-Rowson,J (2565) London 2016, with a very
strong initiative and compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 8. exd6 e5 9. O-O
Be6 {The idea is to wait for White to define whether he is taking with the
queen or with the bishop on d3 (after the move d4). On the other hand, I
remembered that White had some strong move on the queenside that could give me
problems, and also that I had to be watching the annoying ...Ng5 all the time.}
(9... Bxd6 {is a fine move, but I had an impression that White obtains an
initiative somehow} 10. d3 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Be6 {this is similar to White's 10th
move analysis} 12. Rd1 (12. Re1 {-- 10.Re1}) (12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Re1 Bxb3 14. axb3
O-O {followed by ...f5, Black is doing fine} 15. Na3 f5 (15... Bxa3 $5 16. bxa3
f5 $36) 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4+ Kh8 18. Bg5 Qf7 (18... Qc7 $11) 19. Qxf7 Rxf7
20. b4 e4 $11 {with a balanced endgame: 1/2-1/2 (41) Adams,M (2740)-Wojtaszek,
R (2733) Biel 2015}) 12... Be7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. a4 O-O 15. Ng5 (15. a5 Nc4 16.
a6 Rfd8 17. axb7 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Qxb7 $11) 15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 f5 17. a5 Nd5 18.
a6 h6 19. Bc1 b6 $13 {1-0 (63) Gara,A (2354)-Muzychuk,A (2587) Riga 2017, with
an unbalanced position, Black has potential in the centre, but has to watch
White's bishop pair.}) 10. a4 $1 {There it is! Found over the board by my
opponent, after a long think. This typical Alapin move threatening a5 is
usually a problem, because if Black plays ...a5 avoiding it, then the knight
becomes loose and b5 could be a juicy square for that b1-knight.} (10. Re1 Bxd6
11. d4 cxd3 12. Qxd3 h6 {followed by ...Bc7, trying to exchange queens, Black
is fine. The advantage I remembered from my old preparation, is that White had
already chosen Re1 (and I thought Rd1 was an annoying move).}) (10. d4 cxd3 11.
Bxd3 (11. Qxd3 Qxd6 {trying to exchange queens - the endgame is fine for Black
with this strong pawn on e5} 12. Qxd6 Bxd6 13. Nbd2 f6 14. b3 O-O-O 15. Bb2 Be7
$15 {0-1 (51) Potapov,P (2497)-Kovalev,V (2629) Minsk 2017}) 11... Qxd6 12. Qc2
(12. Ng5 Bd5 $11 {followed by ...Rd8}) 12... Rd8 13. Be4 Bd5 14. Re1 Bxe4 15.
Qxe4 f6 16. Nbd2 g6 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Be3 Kf7 $15 {
0-1 (63) Pavasovic,D (2568)-Fier,A (2588) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, and Black is
doing fine again.}) 10... Bxd6 (10... Qxd6 11. Ng5 $1 Bd5 12. a5 Nd7 13. d3
cxd3 14. Qxd3 $14) (10... a6 11. a5 Nd7 12. d4 cxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc5 14. Qe2 Bxd6 {
White has a dangerous initiative on the kingside with Ng5 right now, or even
moves like Nbd2 followed by Nc4.} 15. Rd1 (15. Ng5 $5 $16 {looks very strong})
(15. Nbd2 $5 $16) 15... Qc7 (15... Nb3 $1 $13 {was very good to complicate
matters}) 16. b4 $2 (16. Nbd2 $1 $16 {and Nc4}) 16... Nb3 17. Bxb3 Bxb3 18. Re1
O-O $11 {0-1 (52) Roberson,P (2397)-Bitalzadeh,A (2383) chess.com INT 2017}) (
10... a5 11. b3 $1 {is very problematic for Black} (11. Na3 $5 Bxd6 12. Nb5 Bb8
13. d4 cxd3 14. Bxd3 h6 15. Re1 O-O 16. Qc2 $14) 11... Bxd6 12. bxc4 Bxc4 13.
Re1 O-O 14. Na3 Bd5 15. Nb5 Bb8 16. d3 Re8 17. Rb1 $16) 11. a5 Nd7 12. d4 cxd3
13. Qxd3 Be7 14. a6 $1 {My knight on c6 will feel very loose without the
b7-pawn.} b6 (14... bxa6 15. Qxa6 Rc8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Na3 $16 {
looks very good for White also.}) 15. Re1 $6 (15. Na3 $1 {was more important
right away, Re1 is not necessarily good, since the e-pawn is safe} Bxa3 16.
Rxa3 h6 {avoiding Ng5} 17. Nd2 $1 $16 {with strong Nc4 and Ne4 threats -
meanwhile Black is still not able to castle.}) 15... Rc8 $1 {Defending the
loose knight on c6 is a very good idea.} 16. Na3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 f6 $2 (17... h6
$14 {was necessary to avoid Ng5 and at the same time, keep the e6-bishop safe.
I didn't want to play this because now ...f6-Kf7 is no longer an option.} 18.
Ra1 Qc7 $5 {threatening ...Nb4 and also ...Nc5 followed by castling.}) 18. Be3
$2 {Now Black suddenly is fine, my opponent underestimated the idea of playing
...Kf7 and keeping it safe.} (18. Nd4 $1 {was critical} Nc5 19. Qg3 $1 exd4 {
is the move that kept my opponent thinking for a long time} (19... Kf7 {
is just horrible for Black (during the game, I thought this was somehow
playable)} 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bb3 $18 {followed by f4}) 20. Qxg7 Rf8 21. b4 $1 (
21. Bh6 $2 {is not impressive} Rf7 $1 22. Qg8+ Ke7 $19) (21. Bxh7 Qe7 $1 $15 {
and Black survives}) 21... Rc7 22. Qh6 {if I give up the piece by playing ...
Re7, then I'm simply worse. And ...d3 doesn't work either:} d3 23. Bd1 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rc5,Re6]} (23. bxc5 $6 dxc2 24. Rxe6+ Re7 25. Rxe7+ Nxe7 26. Qd2 $14))
18... Kf7 $1 19. Raa1 (19. Nh4 g6 $1 20. Nxg6 $2 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Ke7 $19 {
and ...Bf7.}) 19... Qc7 {Threatening ...Nb4, something that my opponent missed
having only 1 minute on the clock to make 20 moves before time control (I had
around 40).} 20. Rad1 $2 (20. Qe2 Nb4 $1 $11 {followed by ...Nd5.}) 20... Nb4
$1 21. Qe2 Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Nb8 23. Qa4 Rhd8 $15 24. h3 {It is not clear how to
improve now. My position is definitely better - my pieces are well placed, his
a6-pawn is weak, and most importantly, his minor pieces are badly placed
hitting my solid structure (f3-knight and e3-bishop).} Qc4 $1 (24... Bd5 {
I thought about this, but didn't see how to proceed after} 25. Nd2 $15) 25. Qa3
Qb3 {Exchanging queens is good to make the a6-pawn even weaker.} 26. Qxb3 Bxb3
27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nd2 Be6 29. Ra1 Bc8 $6 (29... Nc6 $1 {avoiding Bxb6 and
trying to expand my kingside majority.} 30. f3 f5 $15) 30. b4 $1 Bxa6 31. c4 $5
{Suddenly White tries to play for some tricks.} (31. b5 {was already good
enough for a draw} Bxb5 32. Rxa7+ Rd7 (32... Kg6 33. Rb7 Nd7 34. Bxb6 $11) 33.
Bxb6 $11) 31... Rd7 32. b5 Bc8 33. c5 bxc5 34. Ne4 {After all the middlegame
mess, I was short on time with less than a minute, like my opponent!} Rc7 35.
Bxc5 Ke6 36. Bxa7 (36. Rxa7 $11 {forced the draw right away.}) 36... Nd7 37. g4
$6 {This was unnecessary chances.} Bb7 38. Ng3 $6 (38. Nd2 $1 {followed by Be3,
setting up a fortress, and also avoiding ideas like Rd3-Rb3, that could try to
win the b5-pawn.}) 38... g6 (38... Rc3 $1 $17 {followed by ...Rb3 and after
winning the b5-pawn, I have chances to push for a win - the opposite coloured
bishops sometimes is good to create attacking patterns, when there are more
pieces.}) 39. Re1 $15 {Here my opponent offered a draw - we both had 30
seconds, but there was a 30-minute bonus coming in the next move (40). I
wanted to play ...Rc2, but for some reason I got scared of Ne2 (that threatens
a fork on d4, but something I can defend in many ways), and besides that, I
was happy with the overall result, because I was playing a very tough opponent,
and also because I had had very bad position in the opening. Still, my
decision to accept the draw was clearly wrong, since I still had something to
play for: if I'm able to win the b-pawn, then White may have a hard time
defending the endgame, specially after his g4 move. Naturally, he has huge
drawing chances, but there was no risk at all for me. Anyway, a very rich game
full of ideas!} (39. Re1 Rc2 $1 40. Ne2 Kf7 41. Rd1 Ke7 42. Re1 Rb2 $17)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelikian, Jefferson"]
[Black "Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Melao,H"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bb5
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd7 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. O-O Ne7 {'N'} (11... O-O 12. Bd3 f5 (12...
h6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be7 16. Qg4 {1/2-1/2 Pomar Salamanca,
A-Garcia Martinez,S/Madrid 1973/MCL (16)}) 13. Re1 Qc7 14. h3 e5 15. Bc4+ Kh8
16. Ng5 h6 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxf7 Nd8 19. Bg6 Qxc3 20. dxe5 Bb4 21. Be3 Be6 22.
Re2 Nc6 23. f4 Rd8 24. Qc1 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Ba3 27. Qe1 Qxf4 28. Rd1
Rc8 29. Qa5 Be7 30. Red2 Qg5 31. Qxa7 Qxg6 32. Qxb7 Bg5 33. Rd6 Bf4 34. Qxc8+
Kh7 35. Qxe6 Qg3 36. Qxf5+ {1-0 Meyer,A-Holler,M/Stuttgart 1993/EXT 2001 (36)})
12. Bd3 Ng6 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ye6e5]} 13. Re1 {[%csl Ye5][%cal Re1e5]} Be7 $2 {
perde tempo sem justificativa.} (13... Bc6 $142 {teria sido muito mais lógico.}
) 14. Be4 $14 Bc6 (14... Rc8 $5) 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 {[%csl Gc3,Rc6,Gd4] com isso
as Brancas resolveram o problema do Peão 'c3' numa coluna semi-aberta, sem
abrir mão do centro.} 16. Qa4 {[%csl Rc6]} Qc7 17. h4 $6 {[%csl Ye5][%cal
Yh4h5,Yf3e5]} (17. Ba3 $142) 17... h5 (17... Nxh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. d5 Be7 20.
dxe6 O-O 21. Bf4 $16) 18. g3 O-O 19. Ba3 {[%csl Ra3,Ge7]} Rfd8 20. Bxe7 Nxe7
21. Re5 Rd5 22. Rae1 Rad8 23. c4 $6 {[%csl Rd4]} Rxe5 24. Rxe5 g6 $2 (24... Nf5
$132 {[%csl Rd4,Rg3][%cal Yc7g3,Yf5g3,Yf5d4]}) 25. Ra5 Rd7 26. Qb4 $2 (26. c5
f6 27. Ra6 Qb7 28. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rd4,Yd5,Re6,Yf5,Rf6,Yg4,Rg6]}) 26...
Nf5 27. Kg2 Nxd4 28. Ne5 Rd8 $2 (28... Qb7 $1 29. Qxb7 Rxb7 30. c5 $1 {[%csl
Ra7,Rc6,Ge5]} f6 $1 (30... Kg7 31. Ra4 $1) 31. Nxg6 e5 {[%csl Ge5,Ge7,Gf4,Gf8,
Rg6,Yh4,Gh8][%cal Yg8g7]} 32. Ra4 $8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yg6f4]} Ne6 $17 {[%csl
Rc5,Rg6]}) 29. Qc5 $1 {[%tqu "En","Qual o melhor lance para as Pretas?","","",
"c7b6","",0,"d8d5","",10]} Qb6 $4 (29... Rd5 $142 $1 30. cxd5 Qxe5 31. dxe6 $1
(31. dxc6 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 (32. Kh2 Nf3+ 33. Kh3 Ne1 $1 34. f3 Qxf3 35. Qg1 Qg4+
36. Kh2 Nf3+ $19) 32... Nf3+ 33. Kf1 (33. Kg2 Nd2+) 33... Nd2+ 34. Kg1 Qb1+ 35.
Kh2 Nf3+ 36. Kg2 Ne1+ 37. Kh2 Qe4 $19) 31... Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Nf3+ 33. Kh3 (33. Kg2
$5) 33... Qxe6+ (33... Ne1 $6 34. exf7+ Kh7 35. f3 (35. f8=N+ Kg8 36. f3 Nxf3
37. Qf2 Qg4+ 38. Kg2 Nxh4+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ 40. Qe1 Qf3+ 41. Qf2 $11) 35... Qe2 36.
Qg1 Nxf3 37. Qg2 Qe6+ 38. g4 $16) 34. Kg2 Qe4 35. Ra3 $1 Nxh4+ 36. Kf1 Nf5 $13)
30. Qe7 $18 Rf8 {[%tqu "En","Qual o melhor lance para as Brancas?","","",
"e7f8","",3,"e5d7","",10,"e5g6","",4]} 31. Qxf8+ (31. Nd7 $1 Qd8 32. Qxf8+ Qxf8
33. Nxf8 Kxf8 34. Rxa7 $18) (31. Nxg6 $5 fxg6 32. Rxa7 Rxf2+ $8 33. Kh3 $1 Qxa7
$8 34. Qxa7 e5 35. a4 $18) 31... Kxf8 32. Nd7+ Kg7 33. Nxb6 axb6 34. Ra6 b5 35.
cxb5 cxb5 36. Rd6 e5 (36... Ne2 37. Rd3 (37. Kf3 Nc3 38. a3 Nd5) 37... Nc1 38.
Rd2 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3,Rc1,Gd3,Ge2][%cal Yg2f1,Yf1e1,Ye1d1,Yd1c1]} b4 39. Kf1 b3
40. a4 $1 $18) 37. f4 $1 f6 (37... Nf5 38. Rb6 exf4 39. Rxb5 Nxg3 40. a4 $18)
38. Rd7+ Kh6 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. Rd5 b4 $1 41. Rxe5 b3 42. a4 $1 b2 $1 43. Re1
Ne2 44. Rb1 Nc3 45. Rxb2 Nxa4 46. Rb5 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Gb2,Gb6,Gc5] as Brancas
precisam manter o Cavalo afastado do Rei preto enquanto o Rei branco vai
caçá-lo a laço. Se o Cavalo chegar a 'g4' ou 'f5', a vitótia torna-se muito
mais difícil.} Nc3 47. Re5 {[%csl Gb5,Gd5,Ge2,Ge4]} Na4 48. Kf3 Nb6 49. Kf4 Nc4
(49... Nd7 50. Re6 Nf8 51. Re7 $18 {[%csl Gd7,Ge6,Rf8][%cal Yf4e5,Ye7f7]}) 50.
Re6 Nd2 51. Re2 Nc4 52. Re6 Nd2 53. Rc6 {[%csl Gc4,Ge4,Gf3]} Nb3 54. Ke5 {
as Brancas conseguiram evoluir muito, centralizando o Rei enquanto o Cavalo
preto permaneceu distante dos Peões. Naturalmente o Rei preto não podia ir de
encontro ao Cavalo porque os Peões cairiam rapidamente.} Kg7 55. Rc7+ Kh6 56.
Rc2 {[%csl Gc1,Gc5,Gd2,Gd4]} Kg7 57. Kd5 Kf6 58. Rb2 Nc1 (58... Na5 59. Rb5 {
[%csl Ra5,Gb3,Gb7,Gc4,Gc6]}) (58... Na1 59. Rf2+ Kg7 60. Kc4 {[%csl Ra1,Gb3,
Gc2][%cal Yf2a2]}) 59. Rf2+ {pondo fim а caçada...} (59. Rf2+ Kg7 60. Kc4 $18 {
[%csl Ga2,Gb3,Rc1,Gd3,Ge2][%cal Yc4c3,Yc3c2]}) 1-0

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 (2... Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4
Nb6 8. Bb5 (8. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 9. e6+ Kg8 (9... Ke8 $6 {Je me souviens de cette
partie un peu folle jouée par mon ancien camarade de club P. AVELINE car je
participas au même tournoi d'évaluation FIDE joué à Meudon} 10. Ng5 {
Aveline,P-Badii,M (2265) Issy Meudon op 1994 (4) 1/2} (10. d5 $44 {[%csl Re8]})
))) (2... d5) 3. d4 (3. Na3 $5 {Zvjaginsev,V (2675) -Bocharov,D (2571) RUS-ch
1st League 59th 2006 (7) 0-1}) 3... cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 $1 5. e5 (5. exd5) 5... Bg7
6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bb5 f6 (7... Nh6 {La grande ligne}) 8. f4 (8. Nf3 Bg4) 8... Nh6
9. h3 fxe5 $146 (9... O-O {Pap,M (2507)-Markovic,M (2275) SRB-chT Valjevo 2011
(2.4) 1-0}) (9... Nf5) 10. fxe5 Nf5 11. Nge2 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4d5]} (11. Nf3 Ng3
$5) 11... O-O 12. O-O e6 13. g4 Nh4 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Nf4 Rc8 16. Qe2 a6 17. Bxc6
Rxc6 18. Rf2 Be8 {[%cal Gg6g5,Ge8h5]} 19. Raf1 {La position est assez
équilibrée. Les Blancs ont des pièces actives et un petit avantage d'espace
mais ils ont échangé le bon B et le Be3 n'est pas trés bon.} g5 20. Nd3 Rxf2
21. Rxf2 Bg6 $1 $11 {Comme dans une française, les Noirs ont réussi à
activer le mauvais B} (21... h6 {[%cal Ge8g6] Ce coup préparatoire aurait
évité la petite combinaison Nb7 de la partie tout en préparant Bg6} 22. Nc5
Rxc5 $1 23. dxc5 d4 24. Qd3 Bxe5 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5,Ge6,Ge8]}) 22. Nc5 Qe7 23.
Nxb7 $1 Qxb7 24. Bxg5 Qb4 25. Qe3 Rc4 26. Bxh4 Rxd4 {[%csl Gd5]} 27. Be7 (27.
Bf6 Bf8 (27... Bxf6 $2 28. exf6 {[%csl Re6]})) 27... Qc4 28. Rf6 $1 Bxf6 {
Accepte le sacrifice de qualité mais les Blancs ont des bonnes compensations}
(28... Qd3 29. Rf3 (29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxe6 Kf7)) 29. exf6 Rd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3e3,
Gd3h3]} 30. Qxe6+ Bf7 31. Qf5 $2 (31. Qd7 {[%cal Gd7d8] Menace mat!} h5 (31...
Qd4+ 32. Kg2 Rd2+ 33. Kh1 Rh2+ 34. Kxh2 Qf2+ {Forçant la nulle}) 32. Qd8+ Kh7
33. Qf8 Qd4+ (33... Rg3+ 34. Kh2 Rxh3+ 35. Kxh3 Qf1+) 34. Kg2 Rd2+ 35. Kh1 Rh2+
{Les Noirs doivent forcer la répétition de position dans chaque variante et
celà souligne la force de l'attaque Blanche}) 31... h6 $8 {[%csl Gg5][%cal
Gg8h7] Un coup multifonction qui empêche Qg5 tout en donnant un case de fuite
au K} 32. Qe5 $2 {Les Blancs ont perdu le fil de la partie} Rxh3 33. Kf2 Qxg4
34. Ne2 Qg5 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Bc5 Qxf6+ 37. Nf4 Rh2+ 38. Ke3 Qxb2 39. Bb4 Qf2+
40. Kd3 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Manolache, Marius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 (5. d4 {La grande ligne}) 5...
Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. O-O (7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 dxe5 (8... Nc6 9. O-O) 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10.
Nf3 (10. Nxc6) 10... a5 $5 $146 {Peng,X (2590)-Zvjaginsev,V (2646) 4th chT
Shanghai  2008 (16) 0-1} (10... Be7 11. Nc3 Bf6 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nac4 14.
O-O Bd7 15. Qe2 Rc8 $11)) 7... Nc6 (7... dxe5) 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4
O-O 11. Nc3 h6 {Une ligne secondaire} (11... Be7 12. a3) (11... Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8
13. Ne5 Be8 14. Qg4 Kh8 15. Bf4 Na5 16. Bc2 f5 17. Qg3 Bb4 18. Bb3 Nxb3 19.
axb3 Nd5 20. Bd2 a6 21. Rad1 Bh5 22. Rc1 Nf6 23. Qh4 Be7 24. Bg5 Qe8 25. Qg3 b5
26. Qd3 Bb4 27. Bd2 Qe7 28. Ra1 Qb7 29. Na2 Bd6 30. Bb4 Rfd8 31. Bxd6 Rxd6 32.
Nb4 Rcd8 33. Nc2 Be8 34. Rad1 Bc6 35. f3 a5 36. b4 a4 37. Qc3 Bd5 38. Ne3 Bb3
39. Rd2 f4 40. N3g4 Nxg4 41. fxg4 {Zhigalko,A (2576)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E 
(2649) Moscow 2012 1/2-1/2 (62)}) 12. Re1 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Qf6 $146 (
14... Be6 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 {Shaw, J (2435)-Juswanto,D (2483) Istanbul ol 
(Men) 34th 2000 (10.3) 1/2-1/2}) 15. Bxd5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Qb3 a5 18. a4
Ra6 19. Be3 Bxb2 20. Rab1 Bc3 21. Rec1 Bb4 22. Bc5 $44 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bf5 24.
Rbc1 (24. Bxb7 Bxb1 25. Bxa6) 24... Rb6 25. Qf3 Qg6 26. Rxa5 Rd6 $6 (26... Rb4)
27. Bxb7 Bg4 28. Qe4 Rfd8 29. h3 $14 {Gagnant un tempo important pour la
sécurité du K mais le P "a" peut difficilement avancer} Qxe4 30. Bxe4 Rd4 31.
Bb7 Bd7 32. Ra1 $1 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Ga4a8]} Rb8 33. Bf3 g5 $6 {Les Noirs
essayent d'obtenir du contre-jeu mais c'est un affaiblissement.} 34. Ra7 g4 35.
hxg4 Bxg4 36. Ra8 $1 {La R était mal placée devant le P} Rxa8 37. Bxa8 $16 {
[%csl Ga1,Ga4,Rf7,Rh6] Les Blancs ont maintenant d'excellentes chances de gain}
Bc8 38. Bc6 $1 {[%cal Gc6a4]} Ba6 39. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b6,Gc6b5]} Kg7 40. Bb5 Rd6
41. Ra1 Rb6 42. Bxa6 Rxa6 {[%csl Ga1,Ra6] la R Noire est mal placée} 43. a5
Kf6 44. Kh2 {[%csl Rh6]} Kg5 45. Kg3 h5 46. Ra4 Kf5 47. Kf3 Ke5 48. Ke3 Kd6 49.
Kf4 Kc7 50. Kg5 Rg6+ 51. Kxh5 Rxg2 52. Rf4 $18 Kd6 53. Rxf7 Ke6 54. Rf3 Rg1 55.
Ra3 1-0

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dgebuadze, Alexandre"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. exd6 {Rarement
joué aussi tôt et laisser la tension pose davantage de problèmes aux Noirs}
(7. Bc4 $142 Nc6 8. O-O Be7) (7. Nc3 $142 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7) (7. a3
$142 {[%cal Gf1d3]} Bd7 8. Bd3 Bc6) 7... Bxd6 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bd2
Nd7 11. Bd3 b6 $1 {Il vaut mieux retarder le roque} (11... O-O 12. O-O b6 13.
Re1 Bb7 {Managadze,N (2472) -Kotronias,V (2595) GRE-chT 40th 2012 (2.6) 0-1})
12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 O-O (13... Rc8 $5 {[%cal Gb7f3,Gd6h2] Un coup d'attente
utile pour menacer le gain du P"h2"} 14. h3 O-O) 14. h3 (14. Ne5) 14... Rac8
$11 15. a4 Bf4 $1 {[%cal Gb7f3]} 16. Be3 (16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Re3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Nd5
$132 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gd5e3,Gd5c3];Seitaj,I (2406)-Polgar,J (2681) EU-Cup 18th
Kallithea 2002 (3.1) 0-1}) 16... Nf6 17. Rc1 $146 (17. c4 Rfd8 {Landenbergue,C
(2410)-Cvitan,O (2505) Suhr op 1992 (7) 1/2-1/2}) 17... Rfd8 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. c4
Nb4 (19... Nxe3 $5 20. fxe3 Bg3 21. Rf1 Qe7 $1 {[%csl Rg5]} 22. a5 e5 $1) 20.
Bb1 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Bxf3 $5 (21... Bc6 22. a5) 22. Qxf3 Qc6 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qb5 $1
Qxb5 25. cxb5 (25. axb5 {[%csl Ra7] Plus naturel mais le P"a7" est
relativement facile à défendre alors que le P"c4" va rester sous pression})
25... Nd5 $15 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gd5e3,Gd5c3]} 26. Kf2 Nc3 27. Kf3 Nxa4 28. Be4
Nc3 $17 29. Bc6 $1 Nd5 30. Rc4 Ne7 31. Rec1 Nxc6 (31... Kg7 {Plus souple car
l'échange ne presse pas.}) 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. bxc6 Rc8 34. Kf4 Kf8 35. Kg5 Ke7
$1 {L'arrivée du K Blanc à l'aile-roi n'est pas trop dangereuse} 36. Kh6 Kd6
37. Kxh7 Rxc6 38. Ra1 a5 $17 {[%csl Ga5]} 39. Kg7 Rc7 40. h4 Kd5 41. g4 f5+ 42.
Kxg6 fxg4 43. Rg1 $2 a4 $1 44. h5 a3 45. h6 b5 46. Rb1 g3 $1 $18 {La R Blanche
ne peut pas suivre deux lièvres à la fois.} 47. Rxb5+ Ke4 48. Rb1 g2 49. h7
Rc8 (49... Rxh7 $1 {Gagnait plus vite} 50. Kxh7 Kf3 {[%cal Gf3f2,Ga3a2]}) 50.
Kg7 Kxe3 51. Ra1 Kxd4 52. h8=Q Rxh8 53. Kxh8 e5 54. Kg7 Ke4 55. Kf6 Kf4 56. Ke6
e4 57. Kd5 Kf3 58. Kd4 a2 59. Rc1 e3 60. Kd3 Kf2 61. Rc2+ Kg3 0-1

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Jankovic, Alojzije"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1200+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 a6 7. Nc2 (7. Nc4
Nbd7 8. Be2 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Nfe5 b5 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Ne5 f6
14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Bf3 Rab8 16. Ke2 Rhd8 17. Rd1 Ke7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Be3 Bxe3
20. fxe3 Kd6 21. Rd4 Kc6 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. b3 Re8 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Red8 26.
cxd5+ Rxd5 27. Rc1+ Kb6 28. Kd3 {1/2-1/2 (28) Plat,V (2455)-Navara,D (2697)
Ledec nad Sazavou 2013}) 7... Nbd7 (7... Nc6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O) 8. Be2 Be7 9.
O-O O-O 10. Re1 $146 (10. Bf4 cxd4 11. Nfxd4 Qa5 12. Ne3 Qd8 13. Nc4 Nb6 14.
Nxb6 {1/2-1/2 (14) Ragger,M (2334)-Koneru,H (2485) Chalkidiki 2003}) 10... b5 (
10... b6 {[%cal Gc8b7] Plus souple car les Blancs vont trouver une petite
astuce tactique pour faire pression sur l'aile-dame} 11. Ne3 Qc6 12. Ne5 Qc7
13. N3c4 b5 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Na5 Qb6 17. Nac6 Bd6 18. a4 Qc7 19.
Bf4) 11. c4 $1 bxc4 12. Ne3 Qc6 13. Nxc4 $14 Bb7 14. Bf4 {Suite illisible et
gain Blanc au 49ème coup} (14. Na5 $5) 14... Ne4 (14... cxd4) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[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 {Hecht} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Na3 cxd4 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Qxd4
Qxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 9. Bb5+ (9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. Nc2 Bb7 11. f3 Bc5 12. Ne2 Ke7 13.
Be3 Rac8 $11) 9... Nd7 10. Nb3 Nc7 11. Be2 a5 12. a4 Nc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Nf3
e4 15. Nd2 f5 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 $11 Ke7 19. Nd4 Be6 20. Kd2 $6
{Der K steht hier nicht gut.} (20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bb5 Rhd8 22. Ke2 Nc5 23. Rad1
$11) 20... Raf8 21. Rhf1 Rf6 22. g3 Rd8 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 g5 25. Rac1 Rxd4+
$5 26. exd4 Nd5 $44 27. a5 $6 {Ich glaube Weiß hätte den Springer sofort
beseitigen müssen.} (27. Bc4 Nxb4 (27... f4 28. gxf4 gxf4 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Rc5
(30. Rc7+ $2 Kd6 31. Rxh7 Bc4 32. Rg1 e3+ 33. Kc3 f3 34. Kxc4 f2 35. Rhg7 e2
$19) 30... Kd6 31. a5 e3+ 32. Ke2 Bg2 33. Ra1 f3+ 34. Kxe3 f2 35. a6 f1=Q 36.
Rxf1 Rxf1 37. a7 b6 $17) 28. Bxe6 Kxe6 29. Rb1 Nd5 30. Rxb7 $16) 27... f4 28.
gxf4 gxf4 29. b5 f3 30. Bxf3 {Bittere Notwendigkeit, sonst kommt e3+} (30. Bd1
e3+ 31. Ke1 f2+ 32. Ke2 Bg4+ 33. Kd3 Bxd1 34. Rcxd1 Re6 35. Rc1 e2 36. Rxf2
e1=Q 37. Rxe1 Rxe1 $19) 30... exf3 31. a6 bxa6 32. bxa6 Nb6 33. Rc6 Na8 34. Ke3
Rf8 35. Rb1 (35. Rc5 Bg4 36. h3 Bxh3 37. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Be6 39. Rh5 Bg8
40. a7 Kd6 41. Rb5 Bd5+ 42. Kf4 Nc7 43. Rb8 Ne6+ 44. Ke3 Nc7 45. Rd8+ Ke7 46.
Rh8 $16) 35... Kd7 36. Rc5 Kd6 37. a7 Rf7 38. Ra5 Bd5 39. Kf2 Rg7 40. Ra6+ Kc7
41. Rg1 Rd7 42. Rc1+ Kb7 43. Ra5 Kb6 44. Rcc5 Bb7 45. d5 $2 (45. Rcb5+ Kc7 46.
d5 Rf7 47. Ra3 $11) 45... Ba6 46. Kxf3 Rxa7 47. Kf4 Nc7 48. Ke5 Nb5 49. Rxa6+
Kxa6 50. Rc6+ {Hecht: [#] Die Aufgabe von Schwarz ist technisch nicht gerade
leicht, zumal nur der relativ schlecht zu verteidigende Randbauer übrig
geblieben ist. Im 56. Zug wird ein Verbesserungsvorschlag unterbreitet.} Ka5
51. d6 Rg7 52. Kf6 Rg6+ 53. Ke7 Nd4 54. Rc7 Kb6 55. Ke8 h6 56. Rf7 {Hecht:
Hartnäckiger und schwieriger ist jedenfalls} (56. d7 $142 {Hecht} Rg8+ (56...
Re6+ 57. Kd8 Nc6+ 58. Rxc6+ Kxc6 59. Kc8 Rd6 60. d8=Q Rxd8+ 61. Kxd8 Kd6 62. h4
h5 63. Kc8 Ke5 64. Kc7 Kf4 65. Kd6 Kg4 66. Ke5 Kxh4 67. Kf4 $11) 57. Kf7 Rd8 (
57... Kxc7 58. Kxg8 Kxd7 59. Kg7 Nf5+ 60. Kf6 $11) 58. Rc8 Rxd7+ 59. Kg6 Rd6+
60. Kh7 (60. Kh5 Nf5 61. Rf8 (61. Rg8 Kc5 62. Rg6 Kd5 63. Rxd6+ Kxd6 64. Kg6
Ke6 65. h4 Ke5 66. h5 Ke6 67. Kh7 Kf6 $19) 61... Ng7+ 62. Kg4 Rg6+ $19) 60...
Nf3 61. h3 h5 62. Rf8 Ng5+ 63. Kh8 Kc5 64. Rf5+ Rd5 65. Rxd5+ Kxd5 66. Kg7 Nxh3
67. Kg6 Nf4+ 68. Kg5 (68. Kf5 Ne6 $19) 68... Ke4 $19) 56... Rxd6 57. Ke7 Re6+
58. Kf8 Kc6 59. Kg7 Kd5 {Hecht: Im vergleich zu den o.a. Varianten steht hier
der schwarze König wesentlich besser, so daß der Gewinn klar ist.} 60. h4 (60.
Rf6 {Hecht} Rxf6 61. Kxf6 Ke4 62. Kg6 Nf5 63. Kh5 Kf4 64. h4 Kg3 65. Kg6 Kg4
66. h5 Kf4 67. Kf6 Nh4 68. Kg7 Kg5 $19) 60... Ke5 61. Ra7 Nf5+ 62. Kf7 Rf6+ 63.
Kg8 Nxh4 64. Kh7 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 31st"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Qd8 {Der beste Weg,
um taktischen Scharmuetzeln nach Sb5 aus dem Wege zu gehen. Der beste Weg um
taktischen Scharmuetzeln nach Sb5 zu entgehen.} 7. Nc4 {Blickt nach e5.
Ueblicher ist 7.Sc2, z.B. 7...Le7 8.g3 b6 9.Lg2 Lb7 10.De2 Sbd7 11.0-0 0-0 12.
Td1+=} Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nce5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 {Gibt sich mit einer
gleichen Stellung zufrieden. Ambitionierter aber riskanter ist 11.Sxe5.} Qxd1
12. Rxd1 Nd5 13. a3 Bd7 14. c4 Nb6 15. b3 Bc6 16. Ne1 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.01.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 (13... Rfd8
14. Bg5 (14. Bc1 h6 15. Bb1 Bf8 16. Rfe1 Ne7 17. Ne5 Nf5 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Qh5
Qe7 20. Bxf5 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 exf5 23. Qxf5 Re8 24. f4 f6 25. Nd3
Qe2 $19 {0-1 Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U/Tilburg blitz 1993/CBM 39 (30)}) (14. Bb1
$6 Rac8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 $6 (16. Bc1) 16... Qf4 $1 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6
19. Nxd5 Rxd5 $1 20. Rxd5 Nd4 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Qd3 $2 (22. Nxd4 $11) 22...
Bxb2 $17 {0-1 Tseitlin,M-Chuchelov,V/EUCup f 1996/CBM 56/[Har Zvi] (30)}) 14...
g6 15. Bb1 (15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Be4 Re7
20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. d5 Bb7 22. Ne5 Bxd5 23. Ng4 Qg5 24. f4 Qxf4 25. g3 Qc4 26.
Nf6+ Kf8 27. Qe3 Qc5 28. Rd4 Kg7 29. Qe5 $18 {1-0 Olafsson,H-Petursson,M/
ISL-ch 1996/EXT 97 (32)}) 15... Rac8 16. Rfe1 Nd5 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Ba2 Bxg5 19.
Nexg5 Qe7 20. Qd2 Qf6 21. Re4 Rc7 22. Rh4 h5 23. Ne4 Qg7 24. Qg5 f6 25. Nxf6+
Qxf6 26. Bxd5 Qxg5 27. Bxe6+ $16 {1-0 Yurtaev,L-Tal,M/URS Spartakiad 1979/
MCD-ch (38) /+-}) (13... Rad8 14. Bb1 (14. Rfe1 Qb8 15. Bb1 Rd7 16. Bg5 Qd8 17.
Bxf6 Bxf6 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nd4 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxd4
23. Ba2 {1/2-1/2 Van Mil,J-Sokolov,A/Sonnevanck 1993/CBM 40}) (14. Bg5 g6 (
14... Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Bb1 Nd5 (16... g6 17. Ba2 Nh5 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Qe3
Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne5 Nf6 22. h3 Ne7 23. Ng4 Nf5 24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. dxe5 Nxg4
26. hxg4 Nh4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Rd2 30. Bc4 Rxb2 $17 {1/2-1/2
Adams,M-Hulak,K/Wijk op 1995/CBM 46 (53)}) 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qh4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qd6
20. c4 h5 21. Be4 Na5 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Ne5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Qf8 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26.
Qxg6+ Qg7 27. Qxh5 Qf8 28. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,V-Yakovich,Y/RUS-ch 1994/CBM 44
}) 15. Bc4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nd5 17. Bxd5 $6 exd5 18. Qd2 f6 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. b4 g5
21. Bg3 Bf8 $11 {1-0 Adams,M-Tiviakov,S/PCA-WchQual4 1994/CBM 42/[Tiviakov] 
(42)}) (14. Rfe1 {Van Mil-Tiviakov,S/Tilburg/1992/}) 14... Rfe8 (14... Nd5 15.
Ne4 Qd7 16. Bc1 f5 17. Neg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nc7 19. Qe3 Nxd4 20. Ba2 h6 21. Nxe6
Ncxe6 22. Bxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxd4 Qxe3 24. Bxe3 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,
E-Goldin,A/Vilnius 1988/CBM 07}) 15. Rfe1 Nd5 16. Ne4 Qb8 17. Nfg5 Bxg5 18.
Nxg5 Nf6 19. Qc2 h6 20. Nf3 Ne7 21. Qe2 Qa8 22. Bf4 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Kudrin,
S-Dlugy,M/USA-ch 1984/MCD-ch}) (13... a6 $2 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Ne4 Qf4 18. g3 Qc7 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qd2 $18 {1-0 Emms,J-Ahlander,B/
Hillerod Politiken 1995/EXP 46 (29)}) (13... h6 $5 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bc1 Bf8
16. Ne4 Qe7 (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 g6 18. Bb1 Bg7 19. h4 $40) 17. Bb1 g6 18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Be4 Bg7 20. Qb5 (20. Ne5 $2 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxe5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8
$19) 20... Rd6 $1 (20... Na5 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. b4 $5) 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Bxc6 Bxc6
23. Qa6 Rc7 24. Be3 Qf5 $1 25. Rc1 Bxe5 $1 26. dxe5 Rd3 $1 $17 (26... Qxe5 27.
Bxh6 $2 Bb5 $3 $19) 27. h3 g5 {0-1 Ivanov,V-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow Petrosian 1995/
CBM 46/[Zagrebelny] (40)}) (13... Rfe8 14. Rfe1 Nd5 (14... g6 15. Bg5 Nd5 16.
Ne4 Qc7 17. h4 f5 $6 (17... Nf4 18. Qe3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 $36 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6]}) (
17... Bxg5 18. hxg5 {[%csl Rf6]}) (17... Bf8 $5 $13 {[%cal Gf8g7]}) 18. Nc3
Bxg5 19. hxg5 {[%csl Rf6]} Nf4 20. Qe3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 $14 {1-0 Emms,J-Pedersen,
S/Drury Lane 1997/CBM 60/[Har Zvi] (41) /+/-}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bg5 g6 17. Bh6
Rad8 18. h3 Qb8 19. Qd2 a6 20. b4 b5 21. Rc1 Ba8 22. Bg5 Bxg5 {1/2-1/2 Short,
N-Tiviakov,S/Wijk 1995/CBM 45}) 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Ne5
Nxe5 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. dxe5 Qe6 19. Qf3 Rfe8 20. Qg3 d4 21. h4 h5 22. Bg5 Bxg5
23. Qxg5 Qg4 $2 (23... g6 $14) 24. Qxg4 hxg4 25. Bf5 $16 {1-0 Rozentalis,
E-Mikhalchishin,A/Tirnavia-B 1988/EXT 88 (30)}) (14... Qd8 15. h3 (15. Bg5 Nd5
16. Qe4 g6 17. Qg4 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nf6 19. Qh4 Kg7 20. Rxe6 h6 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22.
d5 Ne7 23. d6 Ned5 24. Qg3 g5 25. h4 Nf4 26. Ree1 N6h5 27. Qg4 Nf6 28. Qf5 Rc5
29. Re5 Bc8 30. Rxc5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Qxd6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rxg5+ Kh6 34. Rg3 Rg7
35. Bf1 Qc6 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. g3 Ne6 38. Bg2 Qc5 39. Re1 Nd4 40. Re3 Ng4 41.
Re4 Nf3+ {0-1 Rozentalis,E-Gheorghiu,F/SWZ-GP 1991/CBM 22}) 15... g6 16. Bh6
Re8 17. Bc4 Na5 18. Ba2 Nd5 19. Ne4 Nc6 20. h4 Nb8 21. Bc4 Nd7 22. Bb5 Bc6 23.
Ba6 Rc7 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Bxh4 26. Nd6 Ree7 27. Qg4 Red7 28. Nb5 $16 {
1-0 Janovsky,S-Gheorghiu,F/Biel op 1991/EXP 24 (44)}) 15. Bg5 (15. Bc1 h6 16.
Bb1 {גc2-h7,קh6} Bf8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qh4 {קh6} Qe7 20. Qh3 Qf6
21. d5 $1 (21. Bxh6 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Qxd4 $15) 21...
Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Bxh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Rf8 $6 (24... Qxb2 $142) 25. h4 $40 {
1-0 Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U/Tilburg rapid20 1993/CBM 39/[Blatny,P] (42)})
15... h6 (15... Nd5 $4 16. Nxd5 $18 Qxd5 17. Be4 Qd6 18. d5 Na5 19. b4 $1 $18 {
Palkovi,J-Danner,G Budapest 1995 65/149 [Palkovi,J]}) 16. Bh4 $2 {Wie schon
öfter von anderen Kommentatoren angegeben, sollte der Läufer auf der Diagonale
c1-h6 wohnen. In dieser Variante muß Weiß im Angriff gewinnen, sonst wird er
wegen des Isolani d4 verlieren.} Qf4 17. Bg3 Qg4 18. Qe3 (18. h3) 18... Qh5 19.
Ne2 Nd5 20. Qe4 Nf6 21. Qe3 Bd6 $1 {Kein Remis. Schwarz verfolgt ein typisches
Verfahren: er möchte einige leichtfiguren tauschen, damit die Angriffschancen
von Weiß verkleinern und der Nachteil des Isolani vergrößert.} 22. Bxd6 Rxd6
23. Nf4 Qa5 24. Ne5 Ba6 $1 25. b4 Qa4 26. Nc4 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 Ne7 $1 {Greift den
Läufer an und kontrolliert Feld d5, damit Weiß sich seinen Isolani nicht los
werden kann durch d4-d5. Die Partie hat jetzt ein abruptes Ende.} 28. Ba2 (28.
Ba2 Nf5 29. Qe5 Nd7 $1 (29... Qxa3 $6 30. Ra1 Qxb4 31. Nxe6 $1 Nxd4 32. Reb1 $1
Nc6 33. Qg3 Nh5 34. Qh3 Qd2 35. Nxg7 $1 Rcd8 36. Qxh5 $1 Kxg7 37. Qxf7+ Kh8 38.
h3 $16) 30. Qe4 Qxa3 31. Ra1 Qxb4 $19 32. Nxe6 Nxd4 33. Qg4 fxe6 34. Bxe6+ Rxe6
35. Rxe6 Qd2 $19) ({Mit} 28. Bd3 Kf8 (28... Rcd8 29. Bb1 Nc6 30. Ne2 e5 $1 {
wäre nicht besser gewesen.}) 29. Bb1 {liess sich noch Widerstand organisieren.}
) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi Hecht} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4
7. cxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 O-O 11. Qc2 {Viel seltener gespielt
als 11.Qe2} g6 (11... b6 $2 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 {><c6,h7}) (11... Bd7 {HarZvi
} 12. Rd1 (12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 (13... g6 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Be8 16.
Ng5 Qc7 17. Bc4 $14 {Vogt,L-Valter,H/GER/1994/1|0/40/}) 14. Rfe1 Be8 15. Qe2
Nd5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Bb1 Qb6 $132 {Janovsky,S-Dolmatov,S/Dortmund/1992/0|1/98/})
12... h6 13. O-O Rfd8 (13... Rac8 14. Qd2 (14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. Bb1
Be8 17. Bc1 g6 18. Ba2 a6 19. d5 $14 {Lutz,C-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow/1994/0,5/24/})
14... Nd5 (14... e5 $5 15. Nb5 Qd5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19.
Rfe1 Bd6 20. f4 Qh5 21. Be2 Bg4 22. Qxd6 Bxe2 23. Nxe2 Ng4 24. Bxa7 $13 {
Margolin,B-Zagrebelny,S/Moscow/1995/0|1/52/}) 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 (15... exd5 16. Bf4
Qf6 17. Ne5 $14) 16. Rfe1 Qh5 17. b4 $14 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Lutz,C/Vienna op 1996/
EXP 53/[Chekhov] (33)}) 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Bc1 g6 16. Bb1 Bg7 17. Rfe1 Be8 18. Ba2
Rac8 19. Nb5 (19. h3 $5) 19... Qf8 20. Nc3 Qd6 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Ng3 Nd5 $10 {
0-1 Sermek,D-Zagrebelny,S/Ljubljana op 1994/CBM 42/[Zagrebelny] (69)}) 12. O-O
b6 13. Rad1 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. Rad1 Na5 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Qe4 Qd5 (
17... Na5 18. d5) 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Ne5 Na5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vogt,
L-Bezold,M/Altensteig 1994/CBM 43 (46)}) 13... Bb7 14. Rfe1 ({Nach} 14. Qe2 {
hatte Weiß ein Tempo verloren im Vergleich mit den varianten nach 11.Qe2,
obwohl das nicht so wichtig sei..} Rac8 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bg5 Ng4 17. Ne4 Qc7
18. Bc4 Red8 19. g3 Bxg5 20. Nexg5 Re8 21. d5 exd5 22. Qxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Kg7
24. Bxd5 h6 25. Bxf7 $6 (25. Nxf7 Ne7 26. Bxb7 Kxf7 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. Be4 g5
$15) 25... hxg5 26. Nxg5 Kf6 27. h4 Nd4 $1 {0-1 Rozentalis,E-Magerramov,E/
Podolsk GMA-qual 1989/EXT 89 (38)}) 14... Ng4 $1 {a new move according to my
database,but it isquite strange since this is quite a natural move} (14... Rac8
15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Bc4 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bh6 f6 {/=/+} 19. h4 Nd8 20. Nb5 Qb8
21. Qd2 Bc6 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Nc3 {und gleichen Chancen nach} Nf7 {1/2-1/2
Rozentalis,E-Hellers,F/Rilton Cup 1990/EXT 90op (49)}) 15. Be4 Rac8 16. Qe2 {
Har Zvi: it is impossible to avoid the exchange of the bishop on "e3" since
Bc1 is not so good} (16. Bc1 {HarZvi} f5 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5
Qc7 20. Qb3 Kf7 $15) 16... Nxe3 17. Qxe3 {Har Zvi: black does not have enough
time to blocade the "d" pawn and has to preper him self for "d5" by white} (17.
fxe3 {HarZvi} Bf6 (17... Rfd8 $5) 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Qe6) 17... Bf6 18. d5
Na5 (18... exd5 {HarZvi} 19. Nxd5 Qd8 (19... Rfd8 20. Nxb6 Qxd1 21. Nxc8 Qd7 (
21... Bxc8 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Ne1 $18) 22. Nxa7 Nxa7 23. Qxa7 Bxe4 24. Qxd7
Rxd7 25. Rxe4 Bxb2 26. a4 $16) (19... Rcd8 20. Qc1 {[%cal Gd5b4]} Rfe8 21. Nb4
Rxe4 (21... Bxb2 22. Qb1 $16) 22. Rxd6 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Rxd6 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 $14 {
/+/-}) 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Rd7 Ba8 22. b4 $14) 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Nd4 (20. Bxb7
Qxe3 (20... Nxb7 21. Nd5 Bd8 (21... Qd6 22. Qe2 $16 {[%cal Ge2a6,Gd5f6,Rd1d7]}
(22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qe7 Qxe7 24. Rxe7 $14 {/+/-})) 22. Qh6 Qg4 23. h3 Qh5 24.
Qxh5 gxh5 25. Ne7+ Bxe7 26. Rxe7 $16) 21. Rxe3 Nxb7 22. Nd5 (22. Rd7 {HarZvi}
Rb8 23. b4 Rfd8) 22... Kg7 $11 (22... Kg7 23. Nxf6 Kxf6 24. Rd7 Rc1+ 25. Ne1 (
25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Re8 {[%cal Ge8e7]}) 25... Nc5 26. Rxa7 Nd3 27. Kf1 Nxb2
$11) (22... Bd8 23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Rxe7 $16)) 20... Qe7 21. Ndb5 $6 (21. Bxb7
Qxe3 22. Rxe3 Nxb7 23. Nd5 $4 (23. h3 Rfd8 24. Red3 Nc5 25. R3d2 Rd7 26. Ndb5
Rxd2 27. Rxd2 a6 28. Nd5 Bg5 29. f4 Bxf4 30. Nxf4 axb5 31. Nd5 $11) 23... Bxd4
24. Rxd4 Rc1+ $19) 21... Bxe4 22. Nxe4 (22. Qxe4 {HarZvi} Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxc3 (
23... Nc4 24. Nd5 Nxb2 25. Nxf6+ Kg7 26. Rb1 Kxf6 27. Nxa7 $11) (23... Rfd8 $11
) 24. Nxc3 Nc4 25. Nd5 Kg7 26. Re2 $11) 22... Bxb2 {Har Zvi: a very very
strange move,why to give the "b2" pawn?? Gewinnt einen bauer für den Weiß
keine ausreichende Kompensation bekommt, also leicht -/+.} 23. Qf3 (23. Qd2 {
[%cal Gd2b2,Ge4d6] HarZvi} Be5 24. f4 (24. Ned6 Rc5 25. f4 a6) 24... Rfd8 25.
Ned6 (25. Qb4 Rxd1 (25... Bf6 26. Ned6) 26. Rxd1 (26. Qxe7 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Rxe4
28. fxe5 Nb3 $36 {although the position is not clear since white's queen may
cause black many troubles} 29. Nd6 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Nd2+ 31. Kg3 Rc3+ 32. Kf2))
25... Bxd6 26. Rxe7 Bc5+ $17) 23... Rc6 (23... Be5 $17 {HarZvi} 24. Ned6 Rc5)
24. a4 (24. Ned6 {HarZvi} Be5 25. Qe2 Bxd6 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 27. Rxe7 a6) 24... Re6
{Har Zvi: /-+ now all the complications are over,black is simply a pawn up
with even better pieces,white chances are not too much} 25. Re2 Bg7 26. Rde1 a6
27. Nbc3 Rd8 28. g3 Nc6 29. Re3 Nd4 {Har Zvi: I am quite sure that Tiviakov
was in time trouble here because of two reasons which are actully one,first he
mises here an immediate win and secondly the way he played his next move,since
otherwise I can not explain how one of the top players in the world mises
simple win} (29... Bd4 $1 {HarZvi} 30. R3e2 Ne5 31. Qg2 Nd3) 30. Qd1 h6 (30...
Qd7 {HarZvi}) 31. Qb1 {Har Zvi: black is still of course winning,he has an
extra pawn and a much better bishop than white's knight} Kh7 {Har Zvi: strange
move,why to put your King just on the diagonal white's Queen is [ the b1-h7
diagonal ].Qd7 with the idea b5} (31... Qd7 $5 {HarZvi}) 32. h4 (32. Ne2 $5 {
HarZvi} Nxe2+ 33. R3xe2 Rd4 $19) 32... Nf5 33. R3e2 Nd4 34. Re3 f5 (34... Nf5 {
HarZvi} 35. R3e2 Qc7 $1 {this is a very strong move,just attacking the "c3"
knight}) 35. Nd2 Rxe3 (35... Qf7 $5 {HarZvi}) 36. Rxe3 Qf6 (36... Qc5 {HarZvi}
37. h5 gxh5) 37. h5 {Har Zvi: white got some initiative which is more than
what black should have given him} (37. Nc4 {HarZvi} f4 $19) 37... f4 {Har Zvi:
why to expose your king in this way,any way I do not like the king on "h7" so
now black even opens this diagonal further? but again it was time trouble} (
37... gxh5 {HarZvi} 38. Nf3 {[%csl Rf5,Rh7]} Nxf3+ 39. Rxf3 h4) (37... g5 $5 {
HarZvi}) (37... b5 {HarZvi} 38. axb5 axb5 39. Nb3 {[%csl Rb5]} b4 40. Na2) 38.
hxg6+ {/-+} (38. gxf4 {HarZvi Har Zvi: white's best move} Nf5 39. Nce4 Qc6 $17)
(38. Nde4 {HarZvi} Qf5 39. gxf4 Qxh5 40. Qxb6 Rf8 $40 {/-/+}) 38... Qxg6 39.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 40. Rd3 (40. gxf4 {HarZvi} Nf5 $19) 40... fxg3 (40... Ne2+ $4 41.
Nxe2 Rxd3 42. Nxf4+ $18) 41. Rxg3+ (41. fxg3 {HarZvi} b5 (41... Nf3+ 42. Rxf3
Rxd2) 42. axb5 axb5) 41... Kf7 42. Nde4 b5 43. axb5 axb5 {Har Zvi: black has a
very strong pass pawn with a better bishop there is no reason not to win this
position} 44. Kf1 b4 45. Na4 b3 46. Nb2 Rb8 47. Nd6+ Kf8 48. Re3 {Har Zvi:
losing immediately 48.Ndc4 seems better although it should not change much} (
48. Ndc4 {HarZvi}) 48... Nf5 49. Nxf5 Bxb2 {[#] Hecht: Starker schwarzer
Freibauer i.V. mit gutem Läufer. Achtung: schwacher schwarzer Randbauer, da
das Umwandlungsfeld nicht die Läuferfarbe hat.} 50. Re1 (50. Nxh6 {HarZvi} Bc1
51. Rf3+ Ke8 {[%cal Gb3b2,Gb2b1]}) 50... Ba3 51. Rb1 b2 52. Nd4 Rc8 53. Nb3 Rc3
(53... Rc1+ $2 {Hecht} 54. Nxc1 (54. Rxc1 {HarZvi} bxc1=Q+ 55. Nxc1 Bxc1 {
Har Zvi: and the pawn will Queen [ or maybe bette to say not ] on a white
coloured square no excatly the same as the bishop!! draw?}) 54... bxc1=Q+ 55.
Rxc1 Bxc1 56. Kg2 $11) 54. Nd2 Rc1+ {Har Zvi: black's king is simply commimg
and with a pass "h" pawn there is nothing more to see} ({Weiß ist wehrlos: der
Springer muß Pb2 bewachen und der schwarze K rückt vor, z.B.:} 54... Rc1+ 55.
Ke2 Kf7 (55... Rxb1 {Hecht} 56. Nxb1 Bb4 {[%cal Yb4d2,Yb4a3,Rh6h1]} 57. Kd3 h5
58. Ke4 (58. Kc4 h4 59. Kxb4 h3 $19) 58... Kf7 59. Kf5 h4 60. Kg4 Kf6 61. Kxh4
Kf5 62. Kg3 Ke4 63. Z0 Kd3 64. Z0 Kc2 $19) 56. Kf3 Kf6 57. Kf4 Rxb1 58. Nxb1
Bb4 59. Kg4 Kg6 60. Kf4 h5 61. Kg3 Kg5 62. f4+ Kg6 63. Kh3 Be1 64. Na3 Kf5 $19)
0-1

[Event "BEL-chT 9798"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1998.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lemmers, Oscar"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. Bc4 $5 {Häufiger wird hier Be2, Rc1 oder a3 gespielt.} Be7 10. Qe2
$5 {Und hier wird meistens rochiert, oder verhindert Weiß den Springerausbruch
nach b4:} (10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 (11. Qe2 a6 (11... Nb4 12. Bg5 Nbd5 13. Rad1 a6
14. Rfe1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Bb3 Ra7 17. Qd3 Nd5 18. Bc2 g6 19. Bh6 Rc7 $1 20.
Qd2 Re8 21. Bb3 Bb7 {0-1 Anderton,M-Mortazavi,A/London Lloyds 1994/EXP 43 (35)
Schwarz dominiert.}) 12. Rad1 (12. a3 b5 13. Ba2 b4 14. Na4 bxa3 15. bxa3 Rb8
16. Nc5 Nd5 17. Rac1 Rd8 18. Qc2 Qc7 19. Ne4 Bb7 20. Neg5 g6 21. Qe4 Qd6 22.
Qh4 {mit Lebensgefährlichem Angriff.} h5 {1-0 Vlassov,N-Kharitonov,A/St.
Petersburg op 1994/CBM 41 (38)}) 12... b5 13. Bb3 Nb4 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Ne5 Rac8
16. Rfe1 Nbd5 17. Rd3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qe3 Rc7 21. Qh3 Rfc8
22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Rf3+ Ke8 24. Qxh7 Rxc3 25. Qg8+ Kd7 26. Bxe6+ Qxe6 27. Qxg7+
Kd6 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Qxb7 Qd5 30. Qxa6+ Kd7 31. h4 Nxf2 32. Qa7+ Rc7 33. Re7+
Kxe7 34. Qxc7+ Ke6 35. Kxf2 Qxa2+ {Rozentalis,E-Serper,G/Vilnius 1988/CBM 07/
1-0 (55)}) 11... Nb4 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Bf4 Nbd5 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Re1 Bc6 16. Ne5
Qb6 17. a4 a6 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Nbd6 Bg5 21. Ra1 Nf4 {Okhotnik,
V-Stempin,P/Uzhgorod 1988/TD 88\01/1-0 (74) mit unklarem Spiel.}) (10. a3 O-O
11. O-O Nd5 12. Ne4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qd8 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Nc5 Be8 16. b4 b6 17. Nd3
Bf6 18. Ba6 Qd6 19. Nf2 Be7 20. Qc2 Rb8 21. Bd3 {1-0 Schmittdiel,E-Vogt,L/
Dortmund-B 1990/CBM 18 (40) und Weiß steht ein wenig besser.}) 10... O-O 11.
Rd1 $5 {Zieht die Rochade hinaus und nimmt die schwarze Dame ins Visier.
Zugleich droht den Aufmarsch ...d5. Daher reagiert Schwarz "logisch": er
spielt Nb4 (Kontrolle über Feld d5) aber er gibt dadurch die Kontrolle über
Feld e5 auf. Eine plausibele Alternative erscheint mir 11...a6, Idee ...b5 um
den Laüfer nach d3 zu treiben, was wenigstens das Turmmanöver verhindert wie
es später in der Partie kommt.} Nb4 $6 (11... a6 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Rxd5 (14. Bxd5 Be6 15. Bb3 $5 Qb4+ 16. Bd2 Qb5 (16... Qg4 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 (17...
fxe6 18. O-O Bf6 19. h3 Qf5 20. g4 $1 Qd5 21. Bb4 $16) 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. O-O
Bf6 20. Rfe1 $14) 17. Bxe6 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 fxe6 19. Bc3 Rad8 $14) 14... Qb4+ 15.
Rd2 Rd8 $11) 12. Ne5 $1 {Gemäß der alten Regel: "Stelle einen Springer auf e5,
und der Angriff spielt sich selbst". Oder, mit einiger Übertreibung: " Du
kannst ruhig einschlafen, Matt kommt von selbst!" (Tartakower)} Nbd5 13. O-O
Bd7 14. Bg5 Bc6 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 $2 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nxd7 Rfe8 18.
Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ne5 f6 20. f4 {met großem Vorteil für Weiß.}) 15. Rd3 $1 {
Cf. die Anmerkung zum elftem Zug. Die Partie kommt jetzt in eine kritische
Phase. Durch den Druck auf das schwarze Zentrum, die drohende Aufstellung von
Ne5 (Punkt f7!) und die ziemlich prekäre Lage von Qd6, muß Schwarz sehr
aufpassen.} Rac8 16. Rh3 Rfd8 $2 {Gibt ohne weiteres die Deckung von P f7 auf.
Wahrscheinlich hat Chuchelov ein Läuferopfer auf h6 gefurchtet, sonst hätte er
wohl ...h6 getan, z.B.:} (16... h6 $1 17. Bxh6 (17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Bf4 (18. Bd2
$5 Rfd8 19. Rg3 Kf8 {mit ungefähr gleichem Spiel.}) 18... Bc4 $1 19. Nxc4 Qxf4
$17) (17. Bxf6 Nf4 $1 18. Qg4 Nxh3+ 19. Qxh3 Bxf6 $19) 17... gxh6 18. Rxh6 Kg7
$1 19. Qd2 Rg8 $1 20. Rh3 Kf8 {und ich sehe nicht was Schwarz noch geschehen
kann.}) 17. Bxd5 exd5 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. Qh5 Bxg5 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. Ng6#) 18.
Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qh5 {Dieser Doppelangriff auf Ph7 und Pf7 gibt Weiß großem
Vorteil.} Bxe5 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Re1 $1 {Der Ne5 ist tot aber der Mörder darf
nicht weichen oder Schwarz geht Matt mit Qh8.} Qg6 22. Qh8+ (22. Qxg6 Bxh2+ $1
23. Rxh2 fxg6 {mit nur geringem Vorteil.}) 22... Ke7 23. Qh4+ $1 Kd7 24. Rxe5 {
Weiß hat jetzt eine technische Gewinnstellung, aber die muß man natürlich auch
noch gewinnen!} Re8 25. Rhe3 f6 26. Qh3+ Kc7 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29.
Qe3 $1 Qf7 30. h4 a5 31. Qf4+ Kd7 32. Qg4+ Kc7 33. a3 Qe7 34. Qf4+ Kd7 35. Qe3
{Vielleicht diese Mal?} Qd6 36. Ne2 b6 37. Ng3 Qe6 (37... g6 38. Qh6 f5 (38...
Qe6 39. Qxg6 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxf2 41. Qf5+ Qxf5 42. Nxf5 Ke6 43. g4 $18) 39. h5 f4
(39... gxh5 40. Qxh5 f4 41. Qf7+ Kd8 42. Ne2 $18) 40. Ne2 $18) 38. Qxe6+ {
Also natürlich!} Kxe6 39. f4 Be8 40. Kf2 Bg6 41. Ke3 Kd6 42. f5 Be8 43. Ne2 Ba4
44. Nf4 Bd1 45. Ne6 g6 46. Kf4 Bc2 47. g4 gxf5 48. gxf5 Bd1 49. Ng7 Ke7 50. h5
Kf7 51. h6 Be2 52. Ne8 $1 {Nach dem gezwungenen 52...Kg8 gewinnt Weiß nun noch
2 Bauer mit 53.Nxf6 und 54.Nxd5 und daher aufgegeben. Eine hervorragende
leistung von dem Holländer Oscar Lemmens!} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "13.7"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Meins, Gerlef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 $5 {Diese Stellung
(mit Nc6 u. Bg4) ist noch ziemlich unerforscht.} (6. Be2) 6... Qxc5 (6... Qxd1+
7. Kxd1 e5 (7... Rd8+ 8. Nbd2 e5 9. b4 e4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bxg4 12. hxg4 exf3
13. Kc2 Nf6 14. g5 Ng4 15. Nxf3 Be7 16. Rg1 Nxf2 17. Be3 Ne4 18. Bd3 f5 19.
gxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxg7 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Breder,D/Bled 2001/CBM 81 ext (42)}) 8. b4
a5 9. Bb5 Nge7 10. Kc2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 axb4 12. Rd1 Nf5 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. cxb4
Nd4+ 15. Kc3 Be7 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Bb2 Bh4 18. Kc4 Bxf2 19. Ne4 Be3 20. a4 {
1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Priehoda,V/Bled 1997/CBM 57 ext (39)}) 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Qb3 $6 (
8. Na3 $142) 8... Bxf3 (8... O-O-O $6 9. Qxf7 Ne5 10. Qf4 g5 11. Qg3) 9. gxf3
Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Nc4 Nf6 {[#]} 12. Nb6 $6 {Aus Furcht vor ...Nd5. Der
Textzug ist jedoch kraftlos, und Weiß versäumt es, sich (wegen seiner
strukturellen Schwächung) hier (und auch im Folgenden) einer kreativen oder
einlenkenden Spielweise (siehe z.B. 12.Bb6) zu befleißigen.} (12. Bb6 $142 Qf4
13. Rd1 $5 (13. Be3 Qc7 (13... Qxf3 $2 14. Rg1 O-O-O 15. Bg2) 14. Bb6 $11)
13... e6 (13... Qxf3 $6 14. Rg1 e6 (14... Rc8 15. Be3 b5 16. Nb6 Rc7 17. a4 $40
) 15. Bg2 $40) 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 $13) (12. O-O-O $6 b5 13. Nb6 (
13. Nd2 e6) 13... Rb8) 12... Rd8 13. Be2 e6 14. f4 Be7 15. Bf3 O-O 16. O-O e5
$1 $17 17. Nc4 e4 18. Bg2 (18. Bb6 $4 Qxf4 {(} 19. Bxd8 exf3 {)}) 18... b5 19.
Nd2 Nd5 20. Nxe4 Nxf4 {[#]} 21. Rad1 (21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rfd1 (22. a4 Na5 23.
Qc2 f5) 22... Ne5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Nc4 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Qd1 Bc7) 21...
Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Ne5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. f3 Ng6 25. Qc2 Nh4+ 26. Kg1 Qc4 27. a3 Rd3
28. Qf2 Qd5 29. Qe2 $2 (29. Kh1 f5 30. Nd2 g5 $5 $40) 29... f5 $19 30. Bg5 (30.
Nd2 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 Bc5) 30... fxe4 31. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 32. Kh1 Rd2 33. Rxf3 exf3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.02.04"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin Tegel"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 ({
Überläßt Weiß ein stabile Position im Zentrum und Raumvorteil, obwohl es auch
hier einige unklare und schwierige Abspiele gibt. (Rozentalis/Harley "Play the
2.c3 Sicilian") Der Textzug befestigt zwar den Vorposten auf d5, aber schließt
den Bc8 aus. Beliebter ist das aktivere} 7... Nb6 {, z.B.} 8. Bb3 (8. Bb5 dxe5
9. Nxe5 Bd7) 8... dxe5 9. d5 Na5) 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 ({Um evtl. mit
Bd3 eine Lockerung des schwarzen Königsflügels zu erwirken. Nicht gut ist} 10.
Nc3 {wegen} Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5) 10... Bd7 (10... Qc7 $1 11. Bd3 f5
$1 (11... g6 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. Nbd2 dxe5 14. dxe5 Bd7 15. Rac1 Be8 16. Rfe1 Rac8
17. Bf1 Qb8 18. Nc4 b5 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 $13) 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 d5 $13
{mit gutem Spiel nach französischem Muster, Rozentalis/Harley.} (13... Nb4 $5 {
CDM})) 11. exd6 ({I} 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Qe8 14. Nc3 Qh5 15. Bf4
Qg4 16. Be3 Kh8 17. a3 Rae8 18. h3 Qh5 19. Ng5 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 Na5 21. Bb5 Nc6
22. Rac1 h6 23. Nf3 Rc8 24. Nh4 Be8 25. Bd3 d5 26. Ng6+ Bxg6 27. Bxg6 Bd6 28.
b4 Ne7 29. Bd3 Nf5 30. Ne2 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 g5 33. Nc3 Rc8 34. Ne2
Rxc1+ 35. Nxc1 Kg7 36. Nb3 {remis, Brynell,S (2524)-McShane,L (2546)/Germany
2003}) ({II Von dem Bauernfraß} 11. Bxd5 $6 exd5 12. Qxd5 {sollte Weiß Abstand
nehmen:} Nb4 13. Qe4 (13. Qb3 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Be6 15. Qd1 Nxa2) 13... d5 14. Qe2
Bf5 15. Ne1 Nxa2) 11... Bxd6 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Bg4 ({Gehaltvoller
erscheint} 13... Be6 {(© lt. Rogozenko), z.B.} 14. Qh5 Qd7 15. h3 Bc4 (15... g6
16. Qh4 f6 17. Nc3 Bf5 18. d5 Nb4 19. Nd4 g5 20. Qh5 Bg6 21. Qf3 Rae8 22. a3
Nc2 23. Nxc2 Bxc2 24. Be3 $16 {1:0/45, Sermek,D (2547)-Hulak,K (2546)/Celje
2004/CBM 103}) 16. Re1 Nb4 17. Na3 Bxa2 18. Bd2 Be6 $13 {/=, 0:1/55, Sermek,D 
(2555)-Jankovic,A (2480)/Steinbrunn 2005/CBM 106}) 14. Nc3 Re8 $6 ({
Unterschätzt nicht nur die folgende Riposte, sondern verrechnet sich auch noch
beim anschließenden Doppelangriff! Klar auf Remiskurs hingegen geht Schwarz mit
} 14... Bxf3 $142 15. Qxf3 Nxd4 {, z.B.} (15... Qh4 16. g3 Nxd4 17. Qd5 Qf6 18.
Rd1 Be5 19. Ne4 Qf3 20. Bg5 Qg4 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 f5 23. f3 Qh5 24. Qd5+
Kh8 25. Be7 Qf7 26. Qxf7 Rxf7 27. Bd6 fxe4 28. fxe4 Re8 29. e5 $15 {remis/48,
Yordanov,N (2174)-Tsvetkov,I (2334)/Plovdiv 2006}) 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qxa7 (17.
Qd5 Ne2+ (17... Rb5 $5) 18. Kh1 Nxc1 19. Raxc1 Rxb2) 17... Nf3+ 18. gxf3 Qh4
19. f4 Qg4+ 20. Kh1 Qf3+ 21. Kg1 Qg4+ {remis, Sedina,E (2393)-Ciuksyte,D (2217)
/Warsaw 2001}) 15. Ng5 $1 Bh5 $2 ({Alternativen: I} 15... Re7 $8 {war vonnöten,
z.B.} 16. f3 Nb4 17. Qb3 Be6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Ne4 $14 a5 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Bxe7
Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Rxe7 23. Rad1 Qe5 24. a3 Nc6 25. h3 h6 26. Rd5 Qc7 27. Rfd1 Rd8
28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Qb5 Nc6 30. Qf5 Qe5 31. Qxe5 {remis, Rabiega,R (2524)
-Mortensen,E (2465)/Germany 2005}) ({II} 15... Qd7 $2 16. Nxf7 Qxf7 17. Qxd6
Rad8 18. Qg3) ({III} 15... Be6 $2 16. Qe4) 16. Nge4 $1 Bxh2+ (16... Rxe4 {
verliert ersatzlos die Qualität:} 17. Qxe4 Nxd4 (17... Bg6 18. Qd5) 18. Bf4 $18
) 17. Kxh2 Qxd5 18. Nf6+ $1 ({Dieses Zwischenschach wurde offenbar von McShane
übersehen. Freilich nicht} 18. Nxd5 $2 Rxe4 {, und Schwarz wäre fein raus.})
18... gxf6 19. Nxd5 $16 {Mit pikanten Gabeldrohungen auf f6 und c7, die nicht
gleichzeitig zu parieren sind.} Kg7 (19... Re6 20. Nc7 (20. Nf4 Re4) 20... Rd8
21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Be3 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Rac1) 20. Nc7 Nxd4 21. Nxa8 Rxa8
22. Bd2 ({I} 22. Be3 Nc2 23. Rac1 Be2 24. Rh1 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Bb5 26. Kg3 Re8 27.
Kf4 Bc6 28. Rc4 Re6) ({II} 22. Bf4 Bg4 23. f3 Be6 24. Rad1 Nc6 25. a3 Kg6)
22... Be2 $2 ({Zäher war} 22... Rd8) 23. Rfc1 $18 Ne6 ({Oder z.B.: I} 23... Rd8
24. Be3) ({II} 23... Bb5 24. a4 $1 Bc6 25. Rc4 Ne6 (25... Nb3 26. Rg4+ Kh8 27.
Bc3) 26. Rg4+) 24. Rc3 h5 25. Rg3+ Kh7 26. Re1 Bc4 27. Re4 Bxa2 28. Rh4 Ng7 29.
Bc3 Kh6 30. Bd2+ Kh7 31. Bc3 Kh6 32. Rf4 Bb1 33. Rxf6+ Bg6 34. Re3 Nf5 35. Re5
Kg5 36. Rd6 Kf4 37. g3+ Kf3 38. Rd3+ Kg4 39. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Smerdon, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

{SPIEL MIT DEM FEUER In der 4. Runde der Schacholympiade, im Match Australien
vs Norwegen, provoziert Weltmeister Magnus Carlsen in seiner Partie gegen GM
David Smerdon mit einem tollkühnen Bauernraub einen höchstgefährlichen
Königsangriff. Angesichts komplizierter und spannender Verwicklungen greifen
dann beide Seiten in der kritischen Phase daneben, so dass sich am Ende
insbesondere der Champ mit der Punkteteilung glücklich schätzen kann.} 1. e4
c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 (6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. a3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Rfe1
Qb8 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. h3 g6 17. Bc1 Rc8 18. Ng5 Nd8 19. Ba2 Qa8 20. Qd3 Nd5 21.
Qg3 Nf6 $2 (21... Nxc3 $142 22. bxc3 Bd5) 22. Qh4 h5 23. Qg3 $40 {+/-, 1:0/34,
Smerdon,D (2498)-Croad,N (2282), England 2013}) 6... Qd8 (6... a6 7. Nc4 Nbd7
8. a4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Ne3 O-O {remis/32, Smerdon,D (2513)
-David,A (2565), Tromso 2014}) 7. Nc4 ({Häufiger geschieht} 7. Nc2 {, z.B.}
Nbd7 8. Bd3 Qc7 (8... Be7)) 7... Be7 (7... Nc6 8. Nce5 cxd4 9. Bb5 Qd5 10. c4
$5) 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 ({Das wirkt recht friedfertig und betritt
unerforschtes Neuland; noch bekannt ist} 9. Nxd4 Nd5 (9... O-O) 10. Bd2 O-O 11.
Bd3 Bf6 {mit etwa gleichen Chancen.}) 9... O-O 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Qg4 $5 {
Nun ist (früher) Damentausch vorübergehend kein Thema, und die Stellung wird
angesichts der heterogenen Rochaden rasch kampfbetonter und zweischneidiger.}
Nxe3 ({Interessante und ebenso unklare Alternativen: I} 11... Nd7 12. Bh6 Bf6
13. Bd3 b5 (13... Nc5 14. Bc2 Qc7 15. Ne3) 14. Ne3 Nc5 15. Bc2 Bb7) ({II} 11...
Qc7 12. Qg3 $5) ({III} 11... b5 $5 12. Nce5 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qb6) 12. fxe3 Qc7 13.
Bd3 Nd7 14. Qf4 $5 Qc5 ({Da} 14... Qxf4 15. exf4 {ihm wenig bis gar nichts
gäbe, sucht Carlsen mit ausweichenden Damenmanövern sein Heil in waghalsigen
Verwicklungen.}) 15. b4 $5 Qc6 16. Nd4 $5 {Nach anfänglichem Respekt vor
seinem großen Gegner wittert der rauflustige australische Taktiker seine
Chance und bietet ein giftiges Bauernopfer an, dessen waghalsige Annahme
eigentlich kaum zu erwarten ist ...} (16. Kb2 $13 {/=}) 16... Qxg2 $6 {Der
Champion, "den hier offenbar der Schachteufel reitet", spielt va banque! Trotz
der Furcht einflößenden Öffnung der g-Linie vertraut Carlsen auf seine
Verteidigungsressourcen und Künste, und nicht zuletzt darauf, dass nun ja
auch sein Gegner etwas beweisen muss. Indes stellen die resultierenden
messerscharfen und komplexen Verwicklungen äußerst hohe Ansprüche an die
Kombattanten!} ({Alternativen: I Am ehesten kam m. E. die Ablehnung} 16... Qd5
$13 {/= in Betracht. Allerdings stünde die Dame nach} 17. Nf3 {weiterhin auch
ungemütlich, z,B.:} Qc6 (17... g6 $6 18. h4 $1 $40 (18. Bxg6 $4 fxg6 19. Rxd5
exd5 $17)) 18. Kb2 $5 (18. Nd4 Qd5 19. Nf3 Qc6 {mit Stellungswiederholung} (
19... Qb5 20. Nd4)) 18... Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 $13 {/=}) ({II} 16... Qa6 $6 {
wirkt nicht gerade Vertrauen erweckend:} 17. Kb2 g6 (17... b5 $2 18. Na5 $1 (
18. Qe4 $4 f5 $1 19. Qxe6+ (19. Qxa8 bxc4 20. Nc6 Bf6) 19... Qxe6 20. Nxe6 bxc4
21. Nxf8 (21. Bxc4 $2 Nb6 22. Bb3 Bxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8) 21... cxd3 22. Nxd7 Bxd7
23. Rxd3 Be6) 18... e5 19. Qe4 Nf6 20. Qxe5 $18 (20. Qxa8 exd4 21. exd4 $18))
18. h4 (18. a4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. a5 Qd6 (20... Qd8 21. Be4) 21. Qxd6 Bxd6
22. Nb5 Be7 23. Be4 $14) 18... b5 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Bxb5 Bxe5 (20... Qb7 $143 21.
Bxd7 $1 Bxd7 22. Qf3 $16) 21. Bxa6 Bxf4 22. Bxc8 Rfxc8 23. exf4 Nb6 24. Kb3 $14
) 17. Rhg1 {Dieser Turm wartet mit trickreichen Manövern auf.} Qh3 ({Freilich
nicht} 17... Qxa2 $4 {wegen} 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Kh8 20. Qh6 $18 {nebst
unparierbarem Matt (} Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa2+ 22. Nc2 {)}) 18. Rg3 {Strebt geschickt
die Turmverdopplung an und verlangt dem Gegner "höllische Wachsamkeit" ab!}
Qh4 $2 {Damit sollte Carlsens tollkühner Schlingerkurs aber voll danebengehen!
} ({Selbstverständlich scheitert 18...Qxh2?? an 19.Rxg7+, indes war} 18... Qh5
$142 $8 {erforderlich, worauf nach dem weiteren} 19. Rdg1 (19. Be2 $2 Qh4 {
, denn nun wäre nach Damentausch nebst Rh3 der Punkt h7 nicht mehr doppelt
bedroht.}) 19... g6 {der Tanz mit dem folgenden Springeropfer erst richtig
losgeht:} (19... Bf6 $4 20. Be2 e5 21. Qf2 Qh6 22. Nf5) 20. Nxe6 $3 {und nun:}
Ne5 $8 {der einzig spielbare Zug!} (20... fxe6 $2 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Rxg6+ Kh7
23. Rg7+ Kh8 24. Qg3 Nf6 25. Rxe7 Rg8 26. Rg7 Bd7 27. Ne5 $18 Bb5 28. Qh4 (28.
Qf4 Rxg7 29. Qxf6) 28... Rxg7 29. Qxf6 Rag8 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Nf8+ Kh8 32. Rg4
$1 {mit dem Plan Rh4+-}) 21. Nxe5 Bxe6 22. Rg5 $8 {! Diese Finesse, wonach die
schwarze Dame in die Zange genommen wird, muss schon entkorkt werden.} Bxg5 (
22... Qh3 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Rxg6+ Kh8 26. Rh6+ Kg7 27. Rg6+ (27.
Rxh3 $4 Rxf4) 27... Kh8 28. Rh6+ $11) 23. Rxg5 Qh3 $142 (23... Qh6 24. Rxg6+
Qxg6 25. Nxg6 fxg6 (25... hxg6 26. Qh6 Rfe8 27. h4 $1 Rac8 (27... Rad8 $143 28.
Bb5 Bd7 29. h5 $1) 28. h5 Rxc3+ 29. Kd2 Rc7 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32.
Qf6+ Kg8 33. a3 $14) 26. Qe4 Bxa2 27. Qxb7 $14) 24. Rg3 Qh5 25. Rg5 Qh3 $11 {
mit forcierter Stellungswiederholung wäre ein sehr ausgeklügeltes Finale
gewesen.}) 19. Qxh4 Bxh4 20. Rh3 Bg5 ({Oder: I} 20... Be7 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Nf3
$1 $16 {Hier eine Art Patentzug, den wir hinter den Kulissen wiederholt
antreffen werden. Weiß macht seine d-Linie frei und spekuliert auf Nd6 (ggf.
Nce5), während Schwarz sowohl unter seiner unsicheren Königsstellung als
auch unter seinem unterentwicklten Damenflügel (Bc8) schwer laboriert.} a5 $5
{mag noch am zähesten sein:} (22... Rb8 23. Kb2 a6 24. Nd6 Bxd6 (24... Nf6
$143 25. Ng5 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Bd7 27. Rd4 $1 g6 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxg6+ Kg7 30.
Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Rh6 e5 32. Rxf6+ Kxf6 33. Rxd7 $18) 25. Rxd6 g6 26. Bxg6+ Kg7 27.
Be4 $16) (22... Nb6 $2 23. Nce5 $1 Nd5 24. Rg1 Rb8 25. Ng4 g5 (25... g6 26.
Bxg6+ Kg7 27. Be4 $18) 26. Bc2+ Kg8 27. c4 Nxb4 28. Rh7 $1 f5 (28... Nxc2 29.
Nxg5 $18) 29. Rxe7 fxg4 30. Bh7+ Kh8 31. Ne5 Rf6 32. Rd1 $18) 23. b5 $1 (23.
Be4+ $5 Kg8 24. Bxb7 Ra7 $1 25. Nxa5 Nf6 26. Bc6 Bd8 27. Nc4 Rxa2 28. Rd2 Rxd2
29. Kxd2 $16) 23... Ra7 24. b6 Ra8 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 g6 27. Bxg6+ Kg7 28.
Be4 $16 {mit großem Endspielvorteil}) ({II} 20... Bf6 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Nf3 $1
Nb6 $2 (22... Be7 23. Be4+ Kg8 24. Bxb7 {wie gehabt}) (22... Bxc3 23. a3 $1 Bf6
24. Nd6 a5 25. b5 a4 (25... e5 26. Bc2+ Kg8 27. Nxc8 $18) 26. Kb1 $1 Ra5 27.
Ka2 g6 (27... Ra8 28. Nxc8 Raxc8 29. Rxd7 $18) 28. Bxg6+ Kg7 29. Be4 Rh8 30.
Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Rc1 Nb6 32. Nxc8 (32. Rc7) 32... Rxb5 33. Nd4 $18) 23. Nce5 $1
Nd5 (23... Bxe5 24. Nxe5 $18 g6 25. Bxg6+ Kg7 26. Rg1 Kf6 27. Nxf7) 24. c4 (24.
Ng4 Bxc3 25. Bd3+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ gxh6 27. Rg1+ Bg7 28. Rhg3 $18) 24... Nxe3 25.
Nxf7+ $1 Rxf7 26. Ne5 $18) ({III} 20... g5 $2 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Bxh7 $1 e5 23.
Bc2 Nb6 (23... Nf6 24. Bf5 exd4 (24... Nh7 25. Nxe5 $18) 25. Rxg5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5
$18) (23... exd4 24. Rxg5 $18) 24. Nf5 f6 (24... Bxf5 25. Bxf5 f6 26. Nxe5 $18)
25. Nxe5 $18) 21. Rg1 $2 ({Womit der Kelch knapp an den Weltmeister
vorübergegangen ist! Ebenso wie er übersieht der sonst so erfolgreiche
australische Taktiker - die für ihn schmeichelhafte Punkteteilung in
Reichweite -, dass Weiß nach dem korrekten} 21. Bxh7+ $142 Kh8 {Gewinn
verheißenden Angriff erhält.} {Oder} 22. Bc2+ {, was unter Zugumstellung zur
vorigen Variante führt:} (22. Nf3 $1 $40 {Die nachhaltige Stärke dieses
Springerzuges, von meinen Silikon-Freunden schnell errechnet, blieb unseren
Protagonisten offenbar verborgen. Man sehe:} {Nach} Be7 {erhält Weiß großen
Endspielvorteil:} (22... Bh6 23. Bc2 $1 a5 (23... Kg8 24. Rg1 Kh8 25. Nd6 a5
26. Rd1 Nf6 (26... Kg8 27. Nxc8 $18 Raxc8 28. Rxd7 Rxc3 29. Kd2) 27. Ne5 Bd7
28. Ndxf7+ Kg8 (28... Rxf7 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. Nxh6+ gxh6 31. Rxh6 $18) 29. Nxh6+
gxh6 30. Rg1+ Kh8 31. Rxh6+ Nh7 32. Rxh7#) (23... e5 24. Nd6 Nf6 (24... e4 25.
Bxe4 Nf6 26. Bf5 $18) 25. Bf5 $1 $18 Bxf5 (25... Be6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Nxe5)
26. Nxf5 Rfe8 27. Rg1) 24. Nd6 Kg8 25. Nxc8 Rfxc8 26. Rxd7 Rxc3 27. Kd2 Rxe3 (
27... Ra3 28. Nd4 Rxa2 29. bxa5 R2xa5 30. Rf3 Rf8 31. Bb3 Ra6 32. Rxb7 $18) 28.
Rxh6 Rxf3 29. Bh7+ Kf8 30. Rh4 axb4 31. Bc2 $18) (22... b5 $4 23. Nxg5 bxc4 24.
Be4+) (22... f6 $4 23. Nxg5 fxg5 24. Bf5+ Kg8 25. Bxe6+ $18) (22... Bf6 23. Nd6
$18 {, z.B.} Nb6 24. Bg6+ Kg8 25. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Nxf7+ Rxf7 28.
Rd8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8#) 23. Nd6 (23. Be4+ Kg8 24. Bxb7 Bxb7 25. Rxd7 Bxf3 (25...
Bd5 26. Rxe7 Bxc4 27. Ne5 Bxa2 28. Kb2 Bd5 29. c4 Bh1 30. b5 $18) 26. Rxf3 Bf6
27. Kc2 $16) 23... Nb6 24. c4 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 g6 26. Bxg6+ Kg7 27. Bd3 $16) 22...
Kg8 (22... Bh6 23. Nd6 a5 24. Nf3 {etc. +- siehe nachstehend}) 23. Nf3 $1 Be7 (
23... Bf6 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Nd6 {+-, siehe nachstehend}) (23... Bh6 24. Rg1 {
etc. +- siehe nachstehend}) 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Be4+ Kg8 26. Bxb7 {etc. +- siehe
nachstehend}) 21... h6 $11 {Ebenso erzwungen wie der folgende Remisschluss.}
22. Rxg5 hxg5 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bd3+ Kg8 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Bd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000+815"]
[WhiteClock "0:26:51"]
[BlackClock "0:34:09"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. h3 f6 8. exf6 (
{Specialists prefer to keep the centre closed} 8. f4 Nh6 9. g4 O-O 10. Bg2 e6 (
{The correct decision in principle was to try to create direct counterplay:} 
10... fxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. Nf3 Nf7 (12... Bd7 {was weaker:} 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2
Nf7 15. O-O Na5 16. b3 Qb6 17. h4 $1 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. h5 gxh5 20. gxh5 Be8
21. Bh3 Qc6 22. h6 Bf8 23. Kh1 Nd8 24. Nh4 Bg6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Ne2 Qb5 27.
h7+ {Pavasovic,D (2597)-Lie,K (2526)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128/1-0 (35)}) 13. O-O b5
$1 {Direct counter-attack on the queenside.} 14. Be3 Bd7 $6 (14... Ba6 {
was correct with sufficient counterplay.}) 15. Qd2 b4 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. Kh1 b3 (
17... Rac8 18. b3 Nb8 19. Rfc1 Bb5 {was much better.}) 18. axb3 Qxb3 19. Nc1
Qb6 20. Nd3 $16 {Goodger,M (2147)-Indrebo,K/Caleta 2010}) 11. Nf3 Nf7 12. O-O
g5 $6 {It looks logical to destroy the opponent's centre, but Black's pieces
are not active enough to do it successfully.} ({A typical French plan of
counterplay on the queenside was much better:} 12... Qb6 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Be3 b6
15. Rc1 Ba6 16. Rf2 Rac8) 13. exf6 ({Another good option was} 13. Ne2 gxf4 14.
exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf4 Qb6 16. Qd2 e5 17. Be3 e4 18. Ne5 {with better play.}) 13...
Bxf6 14. fxg5 ({Here it was possible to transpose to the previous variation:} 
14. Ne2) 14... Nxg5 15. Nxg5 {Direct exchanges allow White to develop all his
pieces easily.} Bxg5 16. Rxf8+ Kxf8 17. Qf3+ Kg7 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Rf1 Qe7 20.
Qe3 Bd7 21. b4 $1 {1-0 Pavasovic,D (2579)-Durarbayli,V (2476)/Rijeka 2010. A
very interesting positional idea - with this flank break White tries to
deflect his opponent's knight which is controlling the important central
e5-square.}) 8... exf6 ({Another capture is very playable, namely} 8... Nxf6 9.
Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Nh5 11. O-O Nf4 12. Bxf4 Rxf4 13. Qc1 Rf5 14. Qd2 e6 15. Rac1
Bd7 16. b4 Qf6 17. Rfd1 Rf4 18. Bb5 Bh6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 {In Ekdyshman,M (2283)
-Kovchan,A (2536)/Serpukhov 2003. Black got a good position.}) 9. Nf3 Nge7 10.
Be2 O-O 11. O-O g5 $5 (11... Qd6 12. Re1 a6 13. a3 Bf5) 12. Ne1 {Quite
artificial, the usual way is good enough:} (12. Re1 Bf5 13. Be3 Bg6 14. Rc1 Qd7
15. h4 (15. Bb5 $142) 15... h6 16. hxg5 fxg5 (16... hxg5 17. Nd2 Nf5 18. Nb3)
17. Nh2 Kh8 18. Bf3 Rad8 {Adams,M (2640)-Dzindzichashvili,R (2545)/New York
1994 Black has obtained very solid position.}) 12... h6 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nc2 Qd6
15. Qd2 Rae8 16. Nb5 ({It was better to prepare against the opponent's plan by
} 16. Rae1 f5 17. f4) 16... Qd7 17. Nb4 ({Black would have good play after} 17.
Bh5 Bf7 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. f4 Nf5 20. Bf2 a6 21. Nc3 Nd6) 17... Nxb4 18. Qxb4
a6 19. Nc3 ({The active} 19. Nd6 $2 {was losing:} Nc6 20. Qa3 Rd8) 19... f5 20.
f4 Nc6 ({The direct} 20... g4 {was possible.}) 21. Qb6 (21. Qc5 {seemed to
slightly better.}) 21... Bf7 $1 {Now unpleasant threats over the e-file start.}
22. Bf2 Re6 $1 23. Bd1 Nxd4 {Black has won a pawn and the game is decided.} 24.
Qc5 b6 25. Qa3 b5 (25... gxf4 {was not bad.}) 26. Kh1 Qe7 {Muzychuk decided
for the endgame, but it was possible to increase the pressure.} (26... Rc8) 27.
Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Bb3 Bxc3 $1 {Anna realises her extra pawn in very
simple manner.} 30. bxc3 g4 31. hxg4 fxg4 32. Rad1 Re3 33. f5 ({The rook
ending after} 33. Bxd5 {was no better:} Rxc3 34. Kh2 Ra3 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rd6
a5 $1 37. Rxh6 b4) 33... Rxc3 34. Kh2 Rd8 35. Rd4 h5 36. Rfd1 Kg7 37. Bxd5 Rxd5
38. Rxd5 Bxd5 39. Rxd5 Ra3 40. Rd6 ({There were no chances after} 40. Rd2 Kf6)
40... b4 41. Rg6+ Kf7 42. Rh6 a5 43. Rb6 ({Or} 43. Rxh5 Kf6) 43... h4 44. Rg6
Rxa2 45. Rxg4 Kf6 46. Rxh4 b3 47. Rh6+ Kxf5 48. Rb6 a4 49. Kh3 b2 50. g4+ Ke5
51. g5 Ra3+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament (Women)"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.05.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
$5 Qd7 9. d5 {A very aggressive central approach!} exd5 10. cxd5 Bd6 (10...
Qxd5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 (11... Nbd7 12. O-O Qe4 13. Bc4 Bxf3 14. Nd2 Qc6 15. Bb5 Qc8
16. Nxf3 a6 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Re1+ Be7 19. Qxd7+ Nxd7 20. Bf4 Nf8 {Black
keeps extra pawn, Schmittdiel,E (2450)-Kveinys,A (2555) Zillertal 1993}) 12.
Nc3 Qd7 13. Be3 Be7 14. Rd1 Qc7 (14... Qc8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Bg6 17. O-O
O-O 18. Bxc5 Re8 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Rd2 {1/2 (20) Schmittdiel,E (2410)-Mednis,E
(2440) Ostend 1993}) 15. g4 Bg6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd5) ({But very logical was} 
10... Nxd5) 11. Nh4 $1 Bg6 ({Problems awaited Black after} 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2+
Kf8 13. Nc3 h6 14. O-O g6 15. b3 Na6 16. Bb2) 12. Nxg6 {I dont see why White
should hurry with this capture.} (12. Nc3 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Bg5) 12... hxg6
13. Nc3 a6 14. O-O Kf8 ({It was possible to start activity immediately with} 
14... b5) 15. f4 ({White avoids a typical drawing combination:} 15. a4 Rxh3 $1
16. gxh3 Qxh3 17. f4 c4 18. Qd4 Qg3+ 19. Kh1 Qh3+ $11) 15... Qc7 16. f5 $5 (16.
a4 c4 17. a5 Nbd7 18. Ra4 b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 {could just create problems for
White.}) 16... gxf5 17. Rxf5 Nbd7 18. Qf1 Re8 ({Even here very promising was} 
18... b5) 19. Bg5 Be5 (19... b5 {For some reason Dzagnidze does not want to
prepare an attack on the queenside.}) 20. Rd1 Qd6 ({As before, strong was} 
20... Bd4+ 21. Kh1 b5) 21. Kh1 b5 22. Bd3 Kg8 $6 ({It was possible to enter
the game from the other side:} 22... Rh5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Kg8 25. Bf3 Rxg5
26. Rxg5 Bxb2 {and Black's pawns on the queenside will decide the game.}) 23.
Re1 c4 24. Bc2 Qb8 {The idea of this move is to protect the rook just in case.}
25. Qf3 Bd6 {It is clear that Black did wrong, as her pieces are going back.}
26. Qd1 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qe8 28. Qxe8+ Nxe8 29. Ne4 f6 30. Be3 Be5 31. b3 Nc7 32.
bxc4 bxc4 33. d6 Nb5 34. a4 Na3 35. Bd1 Kf7 36. Bc1 Rh4 37. Ng5+ Kg6 38. Nf3
Re4 39. g4 Nb1 40. Bc2 Nc3 41. Nxe5+ fxe5 (41... Nxe5 42. d7 Nxd7 43. Rf3) 42.
Rf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 {A very dangerous choice against the world's top specialist
in the Alapin.} 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 ({A few years ago the top
specialist believed in another weapon, but practice did not reward him at all:
} 5. Nc3 dxe4 6. Bc4 {Gambit style play, but Black has sufficient counterplay}
Nf6 ({Possible is} 6... Nc6 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. Qb3 e6 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Be6 11.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. O-O Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Bg7 14. Qxe4+ Qe5 15. Qxe5+ Nxe5 16. Rd1 O-O
17. Be3 Nc4 {Black has no problem.} 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ng3 Nxb2 21.
Rdb1 Na4 22. Rxb7 Nc5 {1/2 Pavasovic,D (2593)-Fercec,N (2504)/Rijeka 2005/CBM
107}) 7. Qb3 e6 8. d5 Qb6 $1 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Be3 Bc5 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Qe7 14. Qb3 (14. Qc4 {was stronger, but not sufficient for an
advantage. After the move in the game, Black takes the initiative.}) 14... a6
15. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. Qc2 O-O 18. f3 Rac8 19. Kb1 b5 20. Nh3 exf3
21. gxf3 Qe3 22. Qg2 Nd3 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Ne5 25. f4 Nc4 26. Rd4 Rfe8 27.
f5 gxf5 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. Nf4 Kf7 30. b3 Ne5 31. Rg3 Ng6 32. Ncd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5
Re1+ 34. Kb2 Ne7 {with good winning chances.}) 5... Nc6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3 ({
Before Pavasovic tried a more ambitious continuation, but without spectacular
success:} 7. Bb5 f6 8. exf6 exf6 9. Nge2 Be6 10. Nf4 Bf7 11. O-O Nge7 12. Bxc6+
bxc6 13. Na4 O-O 14. Nc5 Qc8 15. Re1 Re8 16. Qd3 g5 17. Ne2 Bg6 18. Qc3 Nf5 19.
Bd2 Nd6 20. Be3 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Rac1 Re6 23. Qd2 Qa6 24. Nc3 Rae8 25. f3
h6 26. Bf2 f5 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Kf7 30. f4 Qc4 31. Qd2 Bf6 {
and White cannot exploit the weakness of the c6-pawn and the c5-square.} 32. b3
{1/2 Pavasovic,D (2581)-Zelcic,R (2554)/Solin/Spilt 2002/CBM 093 (46)}) 7... f6
8. f4 {Of course, the principled decision is to keep fighting in the centre,
as there are no serious reasons to give it up.} (8. exf6 exf6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10.
Be2 O-O 11. O-O g5 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Be3 Bg6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. h4 h6 16. hxg5 fxg5
17. Nh2 Kh8 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. Nf1 Nf5 20. Bg4 Qf7 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Ng3 Bg6 {
and Black is even attacking the centre more directly.}) 8... Nh6 9. g4 O-O 10.
Bg2 e6 $146 ({The correct decision in principle was to try to create direct
counterplay:} 10... fxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. Nf3 Nf7 ({Weaker was} 12... Bd7 13.
Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nf7 15. O-O Na5 16. b3 Qb6 17. h4 $1 {starting a typical
attack and the opponent has no good counterattack after it.} Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8
19. h5 gxh5 20. gxh5 Be8 21. Bh3 Qc6 22. h6 Bf8 23. Kh1 Nd8 24. Nh4 Bg6 25.
Nxg6 hxg6 26. Ne2 Qb5 27. h7+ {Pavasovic,D (2597)-Lie,K (2526)/Dresden 2008/
CBM 128/1-0 (35)}) 13. O-O b5 $1 {Direct counterattack on the queen side.} 14.
Be3 Bd7 $6 (14... Ba6 {was correct with sufficient counterplay.}) 15. Qd2 b4
16. Ne2 Qb6 17. Kh1 b3 (17... Rac8 18. b3 Nb8 19. Rfc1 Bb5 {was much better.})
18. axb3 Qxb3 19. Nc1 Qb6 20. Nd3 Rfb8 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. b3 Bf8 23. Qf2 Bxc5 24.
dxc5 Qc7 25. Ng5 {Goodger,M (2147)-Indrebo,K/Caleta 2010/CBM 134 Extra/1-0 (31)
}) 11. Nf3 Nf7 12. O-O g5 $6 {It looks logical to destroy the opponent's
centre, but Black's pieces are not active enough to do it successfully.} ({
Much better was a typical French plan of counterplay on the queen side:} 12...
Qb6 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Be3 b6 15. Rc1 Ba6 16. Rf2 Rac8) 13. exf6 ({Another good
option was} 13. Ne2 gxf4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf4 Qb6 16. Qd2 e5 17. Be3 e4 18.
Ne5 {with better play.}) 13... Bxf6 14. fxg5 ({Here it was possible to
transpose to the previous variation:} 14. Ne2) 14... Nxg5 15. Nxg5 {Direct
exchanges allow White to develop all his pieces easily.} ({There was another
slightly unnatural possibility:} 15. Be3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 Bd7) 15... Bxg5 16.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 17. Qf3+ Kg7 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Rf1 {Now Black has to be very
carefull, as the opponent has mobilisised all his pieces.} Qe7 20. Qe3 ({
A very interesting possibility was a tactical transition into a sharp endgame:
} 20. Qf4 Bd7 21. Bxd5 $1 exd5 22. Nxd5 Rf8 (22... Qe2 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qxd7
Qxb2 25. Nc7 Rg8 26. Ne6 $16) 23. Nxe7 Rxf4 24. Rxf4 Nxe7 25. Re4 Kf6 26. a3 b6
27. Kf2 h6 28. Rf4+ Kg7 29. Kg3 {and Black has typical problems defending an
ending with rook plus 2 pawns against two pieces.}) 20... Bd7 21. b4 $1 {
A very interesting positional idea - with this flank break White tries to
deflect his opponent's knight which is controlling the important central
e5-square.} a6 22. a4 ({The more timid approach} 22. a3 Rf8 23. Rxf8 Qxf8 24.
Ne2 h6 25. Nf4 {guaranteed White a stable advantage.}) 22... Qxb4 $2 {A very
nervous decision, losing on the spot.} ({Much more stubborn was} 22... Rf8 23.
Rxf8 Qxf8 24. b5 Nb4 25. Bf1 {with a slight white advantage.}) 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24.
Qf6+ Kg8 25. Nxd5 $1 {It is this blow, which was not evaluated properly by the
young Azerbaijani.} Qxd4+ (25... Qf8 26. Qg5+ Qg7 27. Nf6+ {was losing the
bishop - as in the game.}) 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Nxd7 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Beersheba weekend op"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qc6 {A
relatively rare move aimed to finish development in a standard way: e6; Be7
and so on.} (13... Qe2 {is the main move in the position which usually leads
to unbalanced positions.}) (13... h5) ({and} 13... Qc4 {are two other ways to
avoid the main lines.}) 14. Re1 {The most logical move. White leaves his
dark-squared bishop open in order to meet 14...e6 with 15. Bg5.} (14. Nd2) ({
and} 14. Be3 {also were tested by white.}) 14... f6 $5 {[%cal Ge7e5] Playing
Sergey for the first time several years ago I was thinking about this move in
a similar position during the game. That time I decided to play the standard
14...e6. This time I decided to surprise my young opponent. The idea of this
move is pretty simple. I want to play e5 and then to finish development by
means of Be7 and 0-0. At the same time I have been preventing Bg5 which is
possible after 14...e6.} ({Here are three examples:} 14... e6 15. Bg5 Rd5 ({
Doesn't work} 15... f6 $2 16. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 $140 17. Qxf6 {[%csl Re6,Rh8]}) 16.
Nd2 Nc8 $5 (16... f6 17. Bxf6 $6 (17. Be3 $142) 17... Rxd2 18. Qh5+ g6 $2 {
Tactical blunder.} ({It was necessary to play} 18... Kd7 $1 {[]} 19. Qf7+ Kc8
20. Rxe6 Bd6 {and Black should've been better.} (20... Qd7 $5 21. Re8+ Kc7 22.
Be5+ Kc6 23. Re6+ Kb5 {and black seems to survive.})) 19. Qh3 $1 $18 {1-0
Mihailidis,A-Sideris,T/Korinthos 2002/CBM 89 ext (43)}) (16... h6 17. Be3 Bc5
$1 18. Ne4 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 O-O $2 {After this inaccurate move White develops an
unplesant initiative:} (19... Nc4 $1) 20. Rg3 Kh8 21. Qg4 g5 22. h4 $5 f6 (
22... f5 23. Qh5 $40) 23. Re1 $40 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Szekely,P/Leningrad 1984/
EXT 99 (31)}) 17. c4 Rd7 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Nd4 (19. c5 $1 {was worth trying} Bc7
20. b4 O-O 21. Rad1 $14) 19... Qc5 20. Rad1 O-O 21. Nb3 (21. Nb5 $5) 21... Qc7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Borg,G-Raphael,J/Dubai 1986/TD (28)}) 15. Nd2 {The most logical
reaction. White brings the knight into play.} e5 16. Nf3 Be7 $5 {[%cal Ge8g8]
It wasn't easy to choose the right square for the bishop. After both Be7 and
Bc5 White can provoke g6 playing Qh5+ which allows him to weaken Black's
position on the king side.} (16... Bc5 $5 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Rd7 $1) 17. Qh5+
$1 {Correct idea. If Black finishes development with 0-0 he will be at least
OK.} g6 18. Qh3 $5 {White sets a simple but nice tactical trap which I have
completely overlooked.} ({White could physically prevent castling with} 18. Qh6
$5 Bf8 19. Qh4 (19. Qh3 $5) 19... Be7 20. Bh6 Kf7 $1 {This brave move is
possible since after} 21. Rxe5 $2 fxe5 {white Queen is also under attack.} 22.
Nxe5+ Ke8 23. Nxc6 Bxh4 24. Nxd8 Kxd8 $19) 18... O-O $2 {I have completely
blundered White's idea.} (18... h5 {was interesting with the idea to trade
Queens by means of Qc8 while immediate 18...Qc8 could be met by 19.Qh6} 19. Qg3
g5 {and after} 20. Bxg5 $1 Rg8 $1 21. Nxe5 $1 {unclear complications could
arise.}) 19. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Gd4e6]} exd4 $6 {This move doesn't look good, but I
didn't want to play an exchange down missing a possibility of 19...Qc4.} (19...
Qc4 $5 {After the game Erenburg pointed out on this move with the idea to meet
Ne6 with Rd3:} 20. b3 (20. Ne6 Rd3 $1 21. Be3 (21. b3 $5) 21... Rc8 {[%csl Re6]
and suddenly White's knight finds itself in the net.}) 20... Qa6 21. Ne6 Rd3 $1
{The point of previous play.} 22. Be3 Rf7 $8 (22... Rc8 $2 {is strongly met by}
23. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gh3e6]} fxg5 24. Qe6+ {[%csl Re7,Rg8]} Kf8 25. Qxe5
$1 {[%csl Re7,Rf8][%cal Ge5h8,Ge3b6] and black is in trouble.}) 23. Nc7 {
It's hard to believe that Black can survive here. Although it's not so easy to
prove that White's winning:} Qa5 {Risky, but possible move.} (23... Qa3) 24.
Bxb6 {[%csl Ra5,Rd3]} Qxc3 $1 25. Qc8+ Rd8 $1 26. Qxb7 axb6 27. Rec1 (27. Nd5
Qc5 28. Red1 Bf8) 27... Qa5 28. Ne6 Bf8 {and Black is still fighting. For
example} 29. Qxf7+ (29. Rc7 Qxa2 $1) 29... Kxf7 30. Nxd8+ Ke8) 20. Rxe7 h5 $8
21. Qg3 ({Simplier was} 21. Qd3 f5 $8 22. cxd4 {winning a pawn.} Rfe8 (22...
Nd5 $143 23. Re5 $1 Rfe8 $140 24. Bg5 $1) 23. Bg5 Rxe7 (23... Nd5 24. Re5 $1)
24. Bxe7 Rd7 $16 {[%cal Gb6d5]} (24... Re8 $5)) 21... f5 $8 22. Qe5 {[%cal
Ge5g7,Ge7e6] White decides to take use of an open position of my king which,
in fact, seems to be the most logical decision. However 22. Bh6! transposing
to a better endgame deserved a serious attention.} ({Again White could win a
pawn:} 22. Bh6 $1 Rf7 $8 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. cxd4 $1 Qd6 $1 (24... Rxd4 25. Qb8
$1 {[%cal Gb8f8]} Nc8 26. Qe5 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge5g7]}) 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Rd1 $16)
22... Rf7 $1 {This move is based on exact calculation.} ({During the game I
thought that this move leads to an endgame where black is a pawn down, however
black has an interesting intermediate move at his disposal.} 22... Qf6 23. Qxf6
Rxf6 24. Bg5 Rfd6 25. Rxb7 dxc3 $5 {Interesting exchange sacrifice.} ({after} 
25... R8d7 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. cxd4 Rxd4 $16 {White is a pawn up.}) 26. Bxd8 cxb2
27. Rb1 Rxd8 {and despite a strong} 28. g4 $1 $16 {black still has chances for
escape.}) 23. Re6 $5 {It wasn't easy for Sergey to put aside this move which
seems to win at once.} ({However also after} 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Bg5 Qd6 $1 (
24... Re8 25. Qxd4) 25. Qa5 Rd7 {Black seems to survive.}) 23... dxc3 $3 {
Black's defense is based on the Nc4-move. However before playing Nc4 Black can
take a pawn with a tempo thanks to a weakness of the first rank.} ({Probably
immediate} 23... Nc4 {also doesn't lose, but the move in the game seems to be
better.} 24. Qe1 Rd6 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Bf4 (26. Re7 Kg8 $1 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. b3
Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rg1]}) 26... Rd5 27. Re7 Rd7 28. Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. cxd4 Nxb2 $14)
24. Bg5 c2 $2 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd8d1] Another intermediate move based again on
the weakness of the last rank, but this time it doesn't work because of a
quite move of the White's b-pawn!} (24... Nc4 $8 {was necessary this time.} 25.
Qxc3 (25. Qe1 {leads to a draw almost by force.} Rd6 $8 (25... cxb2 $2 26. Rxc6
bxa1=Q 27. Rxg6+ Rg7 28. Qxa1 Rxg6 29. Bxd8 $18) 26. Re8+ (26. Rxd6 Nxd6 {
[%cal Gd6e4]}) 26... Kh7 27. b3 (27. bxc3 $5 Rfd7 $1) 27... c2 $1 {[%cal Gd6d1]
} 28. Re7 $1 Rxe7 $1 29. Qxe7+ Kg8 30. Re1 Nb6 31. Bh6 Qd7 $1 32. Qf8+ Kh7 33.
Re7+ Qxe7 34. Qxe7+ Kxh6 35. Qf8+ Kh7 $11) 25... Qxe6 26. Bxd8 $14 {[%csl Rg8]
and White is slightly better since Black's king is exposed.}) 25. Rf1 $2 {
White misses a nice winning idea.} ({The rook had to come into play.} 25. Re1
$1 Nc4 $1 26. Qe2 $1 {One of the key-moves!} (26. Qc3 Qxe6 27. Rxe6 (27. Bxd8
Qd5 $1) 27... Rd1+ 28. Re1 f4 $3 {[%cal Gc4d2,Gc2c1] Fantastic move! Suddenly
White can't stop Black's c-pawn.}) 26... Rd6 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. b3 $3 {[%csl Ge5]
The point of all previous play. Black loses the knight since it can't move in
view of Qe5. For example:} Nb6 (28... Ne3 29. Qxe3 Rd1 30. Qe5 $1 Rxe1+ 31.
Qxe1) 29. Qe5 Rg7 30. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 31. R1e7# {It could be a very nice end of
this interesting game.}) 25... Nc4 $1 {Finally. Now an arising endgame is
almost equal.} 26. Rxc6 (26. Qe2 {leads to a forced draw:} Rd6 27. Rxd6 Nxd6
28. Rc1 Rc7 29. Bf4 Rc8 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 $11) 26... Nxe5
27. Rxc2 Rd5 $11 28. Bd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2c3]} Nc6 (28... Rfd7 $5 29. Bc3 Nd3) 29.
Re1 Rfd7 30. Bc3 Kf7 (30... Nd4 31. Rcc1) 31. Kf1 Nd4 $6 {This move only helps
White to trade a pair of rooks.} (31... g5 $5) 32. Rd2 Nb5 (32... Ne6 $5) 33.
Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Bb4 Rd7 (34... Rd4 $5 35. a3 Rd7) (34... b6 {[%cal Gd5d4,Ga7a5]
was also possible.}) 35. Rc1 $1 Ke6 36. Ke1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 19th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2001.07.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rasmussen, Karsten"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 e6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 Qc7 11. exd6 $5 (11. Bd3) 11... Bxd6 (11... Qxd6 12. Nc3
Rd8 13. Rd1 b6 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bg5 $36 {Jonkman-Milov,Andorra,2001}) 12. Nc3
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ne7 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. h4 $5 (15. c4 Bd7 $13) 15... Qxc3 16. h5 f5 (
16... Qxa1 17. hxg6 fxg6 (17... hxg6 $2 18. Qh4 $40) 18. Ba3 Qxf1+ 19. Bxf1
Bxa3 20. Bc4 $13) 17. Qe2 Nf4 (17... Qxa1 18. hxg6 Qc3 19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Bc4 (
20. Nh4 Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Ng6 Qxd3 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Qxf8+ Bxf8 25. Ne5+ Kg8
26. Nxd3 Bd7 $17) 20... Bd7 21. Bxe6 Rae8 22. d5 $44) (17... Nh4 $5 18. Nxh4
Qxa1 $13) 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Bc4 Kh8 (19... Re8 $6 20. g3 (20. d5 e5) 20... Bd6
(20... Bh6 21. d5 $36) 21. Rac1 Qa5 22. Ng5 $13) 20. Rfe1 $6 (20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21.
Qxe6 Rae8 22. Qd7 Qc7 23. Qxc7 Bxc7 $11) 20... Bd7 21. Bxe6 Be8 $1 (21... Rae8
22. d5 $14) 22. Nh4 $2 (22. Bxf5 Bxh5 23. Qe4 Bxf3 (23... g6 $5 24. Be6 Bxf3
25. gxf3 Rad8 $15) 24. Qxf4 Bxg2 $1 25. Kxg2 Qc6+ 26. d5 Qf6 $15) 22... Qxd4
23. Nxf5 Qf6 $17 {><Be6,Nf5} 24. g3 (24. Rad1 Bc6 25. Qg4 Bc7 $17) 24... Bc7
25. Rad1 Bc6 (25... Ba5 $142 $1 26. Rf1 Bc6 $17 {/\Rae8}) 26. Bd7 $1 (26. Qe3
Rae8) 26... Ba5 $1 (26... Bxd7 27. Rxd7 Ba5 28. Red1 $1 (28. h6 gxh6 29. Qe7
Qxe7 30. Rexe7 Rxf5 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Rdg7+ Kf8 33. Rxb7 Bc3 34. Rxh6 Bd4 $17)
28... Qxf5 29. R7d5 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Bb6 31. Qxb6 axb6 32. R1d2 Ra3 33. Kg2 $11)
27. h6 $1 (27. Rd6 Qc3 $19) 27... gxh6 (27... g6 $2 28. Rd6 Qc3 29. Red1 $1
gxf5 (29... Bxd7 30. Rxd7 gxf5 $140 $4 31. Qe7) (29... Rxf5 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31.
Qe7 Rg8 32. R6d3 $1 Qb2 33. Rb3 $18) 30. R6d3 Qf6 (30... Rae8 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32.
Qxe8+ Bxe8 33. Rxc3 Bxc3 34. Rd8 $18) 31. Rd6 Qc3 $11) 28. Rd6 Qc3 29. Red1 $2
(29. Rb1 Bf3 30. Qe3 (30. Qe7 Bb4 31. Rd3 Bxe7 32. Rxc3 Be4 $19) 30... Qxe3 31.
Nxe3 Rad8 $17) (29. Rf1 $142 Bf3 (29... Bxd7 $2 30. Rxd7 Rxf5 $2 31. Qe7) 30.
Qe7 (30. Qb5 a6 31. Qb1 Qe5 $17) 30... Bb4 31. Rd3 Bxe7 32. Rxc3 Rad8 33. Rxf3
(33. Be6 Bg4 $17) 33... Rxd7 $17) 29... Bf3 $19 30. Qb5 (30. Qe7 Bb4 $19 (30...
Bxd1 $5 31. Rxd1 Bb6 $19)) 30... Bxd1 (30... a6 $5 31. Qb1 Bxd1 $19) 31. Rxd1
Bb6 32. Kg2 Rf6 33. Rd3 Qc2 34. Rf3 Raf8 (34... Qe4 35. Qb3 Raf8 36. Qc3 Qd5
37. Ba4 Bc7 $19) 35. Qe5 Qc5 $6 (35... Qc7 $142 36. Qxc7 (36. Qd5 Rd8 $19) (36.
Qe7 R6f7 $19) 36... Bxc7 $19) 36. Qb2 (36. Qe4 $142 Qc7 (36... Bc7 37. Qxb7)
37. Ba4 Bc5 $17) 36... Qd5 37. Ba4 Bc7 0-1

[Event "Rzeszow 16th"]
[Site "Rzeszow"]
[Date "1984.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Danek, Libor"]
[Black "Moehring, Guenther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Moehring,G"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1984.10.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 Bd7 8. Bd3
Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Re1 {R} Be7 11. Nbd2 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nf4 14. Nb3
Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nxb3 16. Bxb3 Ng6 17. Re1 Bxf3 (17... Rd8 $5) 18. gxf3 O-O 19. f4
Nh4 20. Rd1 Nf5 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bc5 23. Kf2 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1
Rxd1 26. Bxd1 a5 27. a4 Kf8 28. Bf3 b6 29. Bc6 {1:29-2:08} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 18th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2017.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kharchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 14. Bd2 e6
15. Re1 Qb5 16. b3 Qf5 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Bxg5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. c4 Rd3 21.
Kf1 Rhd8 22. Ke2 R8d4 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Nc3 Rd2+ 25. Ke1 Rb2 26. Na4 Re4+ 27. Kf1
Rd2 28. Nc3 Red4 29. Ke1 R4d3 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Nxd1 Nc5 32. Ke2 a5 33. Rc1 f5
34. Nc3 b6 35. g3 g5 36. Na4 Rd6 37. Nc3 Rd3 38. Na4 Rd8 39. Nc3 h5 40. Rb1 h4
41. a3 Rd3 42. Rc1 f4 43. gxf4 {After a long battle, David Navara has got a
winning position thanks to his superior rook and knight. He was one move away
from victory but he spoiled his chances by his next move. Can you find the win
for him?} gxf4 $2 {This throws away the immediate victory.} (43... Rh3 $1 {
now Black is threatening ...Nxb3} 44. Na4 (44. b4 $2 Nb3 {and Rc2 loses due to
the check on d4.}) (44. Rc2 Nxb3 {and check on d4 is still deadly!}) 44... Nd3
{and after grabbing the pawn on f4 with check one of the pawns on b3 or h2
will fall.}) 44. b4 f3+ 45. Ke1 Nb3 46. Rc2 Rd4 47. Nb5 Rg4 48. Kf1 {Navara
has played superbly and got a winning position again.} Rxc4 $4 {Too hasty!} (
48... axb4 49. axb4 e5 {and White is completely tied down. Black would
gradually improve his position while ...Rxc4 is still a threat.} 50. h3 Rxc4
51. Rxc4 Nd2+ 52. Ke1 Nxc4) 49. Rxc4 Nd2+ 50. Ke1 Nxc4 51. bxa5 bxa5 52. Nd4 $1
{White's king is close enough to the a-pawn so White tries to eliminate as
many of Black's pawns as possible.} Ne5 53. Nb3 $2 {This gives an excellent
chance.} h3 $2 {But Navara once again returns the favour. The rest is easy now!
} (53... a4 {and White can hold only by a miracle:} 54. Nc5 h3 55. Nxa4 $1 (55.
Kf1 $2 Nc4 56. Nxa4 Nxa3 {with a winning knight endgame.} 57. Nc5 Kf6 58. Ne4+
Kf5 59. Nd6+ Kf4) 55... Ng4 56. Kf1 Nxh2+ 57. Kg1 Ng4 58. Nc3 Nxf2 59. Kh2 $1)
54. Nxa5 Ng4 55. Kf1 Nxh2+ 56. Kg1 Nf1 57. Nc4 Kd8 58. Ne5 Nd2 59. Kh2 Ne4 60.
Nxf3 Nxf2 {A great save for Kharchenko!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Afek, Yochanan"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. Nc3 e6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Ne4 dxe5 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Bxe7+ Qxe7
15. dxe5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Rd8 17. Qe2 a6 18. Nd6 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Ne4 g6 21.
g3 Kg7 22. Rac1 Rd7 23. Nf6 Nxf6 24. exf6+ Kxf6 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Rxc6 Qxc6 27.
Qe5+ Ke7 28. Qxh8 Qxf3 29. Qxh7 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qd5+ 31. Kh3 Qxa2 32. Qh4+ Ke8 33.
Qh8+ Kd7 34. Qf6 e5 35. Qxe5 Qe6+ 36. Qxe6+ Kxe6 37. Kg4 a5 38. Kf4 a4 39. Ke4
{Schwarz hat zwar die entfernte Majorität am Damenflügel, aber der aktivere
weiße König kompensiert das:} b5 40. Kd4 b4 41. h4 a3 42. bxa3 bxa3 43. Kc3 f5
44. f3 Ke5 45. Kb3 Kd4 (45... f4 $6 46. g4 Kd4 47. g5 Kd5 48. Kxa3 Ke5 $1 $11 {
[%csl Ga3,Ga5,Ge3,Ge5] virtuelle Opposition (Definition von Opposition: wenn
alle Ecken des Rechtecks um die Könige gleichfarbig sind)}) 46. Kxa3 Ke3 47. g4
fxg4 (47... Kxf3 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. h5 $11) 48. fxg4 Kf4 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5
Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1998.04.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Manor, Ilan"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c4 {Kundin} c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. Rc1 {'!?' Kundin.} Nf6 {'?!' Kundin.
Kundin: The knight should stay in the centre.} (11... Ndb4 {(Kundin) I was
afraid to take such a dangerous pawn.However,this central pawn is so important
that black can suffer a little.} 12. Bb1 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nb5 Qd8 $8 (
14... Qxb2 $4 15. Bc3 $18) 15. Nc7 Rb8 {/\ Nc6,Nd5} 16. Bf4 Bd7 $1 {And white
has not more than compensation for the pawn.} (16... Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 $44)) (
11... Bf6 {Kundin} 12. Ne4 (12. Nxd5 exd5 $11) (12. Be3 Nce7 (12... Bd7 $2 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Qb3 $16) (12... b6 $2 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qc2) (12... Nxe3 13. fxe3
$14) 13. Ne4 (13. Qc2 Nf5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Be4 $14) 13... Nf5 $13) 12... Nxd4
(12... Bxd4 $2 13. Rxc6 $18) 13. Nxf6+ (13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Rc4 e5 $1 $13 (14...
Nf6 $2 15. Rxd4 $1 (15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $13) 15... Qxd4 16. Bc3 $18)) 13... Qxf6 (
13... Nxf6 14. Bb4 (14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bc3 $44) 14... Nxf3+ (14... Re8 15. Nxd4
Qxd4 16. Rc4 $40) 15. Qxf3 $36) 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 (15. Bc3 $2 Nxc3 16.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd4 Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Nxd4 $19) 15... Qe5 (15... Qxb2 $2 16. Bd4 $18
) (15... Qf6 16. Bd4 Qg5 {See main line} (16... e5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19.
Bxe5 $14) (16... Qd8 17. Qh5 (17. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7
20. Qg4+ (20. Rc4 Rg8 $19) 20... Kf6 21. Qh4+ Kg6 22. Qg4+ Qg5 $19) 17... Nf6
18. Qh4 $44 (18. Bxf6 Qxd3 $11))) 16. Bd4 Qg5 {The queen must defend black's
kingside in order to prevent the two bishops sacrifice on h7 and g7.} 17. h4 $5
Qh6 $44 (17... Qxh4 18. Rc4 $44) (17... Qd8 18. h5 h6 19. Bb1 $44 {/\ Qd3}))
12. Bg5 {'!' Kundin. Kundin: Now white has an advantage.} b6 {'?' Kundin.
Kundin: Weakens the white squares in black's position.} (12... Nb4 13. Bb1 Bd7
(13... b6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Be4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Seirawan,Y/
Wijk 1986/TD 86\01}) 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ne5 $36 {1-0
Garcia,G-Polyakin,V/New York op 1994/EXP 40 (37)}) (12... h6 13. Be3 Nb4 14.
Bb1 b6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Qd2 Re8 17. f3 Rc8 18. Ne4 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nbd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Podgaets,M-Vaisser,A/URS-FL Sverdlovsk 1984/MCL 06 (29)}) (12... Bd7
13. Bb1 (13. a3 $1 {Kundin} Rc8 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Bxe7 (15. Nxd5 Bxg5 $11) (15.
Ne4 Bxg5 16. Nexg5 h6 $11) (15. h4 $5 Bxg5 (15... h6 16. Bd2 $13) 16. hxg5 (16.
Nxg5 h6 $11) 16... Nf4 17. Qe3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) (15. Qe4 f5 $1 (15... g6 16.
Bh6 Re8 17. h4 (17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bg4 $11) 17... Nxc3 18. Rxc3 (18. bxc3
Bxa3 $13 {/\ Bf8}) 18... Bf6 {/\ e5} 19. Bg5 Kg7 $13) 16. Qh4 (16. Bxe7 fxe4
17. Bxd8 exd3 $15) 16... Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 $17) (15. Bd2 Bf6 (15... Nxc3 16.
Bxc3 $1 (16. bxc3 Bxa3 17. Bxh7+ (17. Ra1 Be7) 17... Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 $8 19.
Qg4 f5 $8 20. Qg3 Kf6 21. Qh4 (21. Ne4+ Kf7 22. Ng5+ Kg8) 21... Rh8 22. Ne4+ (
22. Nh7+ Kg6 $1 $19) 22... Kf7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 $19) 16... Bf6 17. Ne5 (17. Rfd1
Qe7 $11) 17... Bxe5 (17... Qe7 18. Nxc6 $16) 18. dxe5 $14) 16. Ne4 (16. Qe4 g6
17. Nxd5 (17. Bh6 Re8 {/\ Nxc3 bc e5} 18. Rfd1 Nce7 $11 {/\ Bc6}) 17... exd5
18. Qxd5 Bg4 $11) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxf6+ (17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Nd6 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qf6
$11) 17... Qxf6 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 $15) 15... Ncxe7 $11) (13. Qb3 Na5) (13. Ne5 Rc8
(13... Nxd4 14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxd4 Rfd8 $11) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. d5 Nd4 (16... exd5 17. Nxd5 $14) 17. Ne4 Qxd5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19.
Qg4+ Kh8 20. Rxc8 (20. Qh4 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Rg8+) 20... Rxc8 21. Qh4 Nf3+ $19) (
13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Bb1 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Be4 Bc6 $11) 14... Nbd5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 $13
) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Be6 $11) 13... Nd5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8
16. Ne4 $11 {/+/= Mueller,K-Lobron,E/Hamburg SKA 1991/CBM 24/[Blatny,P]/0-1 
(47)}) 13. Ne5 {'!?' Kundin.} (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 $1 (14. Be4 Bb7 (14... Bd7
15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bxb2 (16... Be8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Rfd1) 17. Rc2 Ba3 18. Qd3
$18) 15. Qa4 (15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 {/\ N><f6 Q><f6 Qd7; /\ Qc2} Rc8 $8 17. b4
$1 (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qd7 Ba8 $11) 17... g6 18. Qb3 Bg7 19. Rfd1 $16) 15...
Rc8 16. Rfd1 $11 {Appolonov,S-Skrobek,R/Wisla BES 1992/TD 92\04/0-1 (51)}) (14.
d5 {Kundin} exd5 (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxh7+) (14... Ne7 15. d6) 15.
Nxd5 $16) 14... Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Be4 Rac8 17. Rc3 $36 {1-0 Djuric,
S-Tarjan,J/Vrsac 1983/MCD-r8 (30)}) 13... Nxd4 {Kundin: Black has to accept
the sacrifice if he wants to have counter chances.} (13... Bb7 {Kundin} 14. Ba6
$1 $16) (13... Bd7 {Kundin} 14. Bb1 $14) (13... Nxe5 {Kundin} 14. dxe5 Nd5 (
14... Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Qd6 $14) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 (15... Qxe7 16.
Nxd5 exd5 17. f4 $14) 16. Be4 Rb8 (16... Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rb8 18. f4 $16) 17. Qc2
g6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Nd5 $16) 14. Be3 (14. Ne4 {Kundin} Bb7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd4 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nf5 {'[]' Kundin.} 15. Bxf5
(15. Nc6 $5 {Kundin} Nxe3 16. fxe3 $44) (15. Qf3 {Kundin} Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bd7)
15... exf5 (15... Qxd1 {(Kundin) Not the best move.} 16. Rfxd1 exf5 17. Nc6 (
17. Nb5 $1 Be6 18. Nc6 $16) 17... Re8 $1 (17... Bc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Na4 $16)
18. Nb5 Bb7 (18... Bd7 19. Nbxa7 Bxc6 20. Nxc6 Rxa2 21. b4 $1 $16) 19. Nbxa7
$16 (19. Nc7 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rac8) (19. Ncxa7 Nd5)) 16. Nc6 (16. Qf3 $1 {Kundin}
Be6 17. Rfd1 (17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Nb5 Bd5 $11) (17. Nb5 Qd5 $11) 17... Qe8 18. Nc6
{/\ Bf4,Nb5} Bd7 19. Nb5 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 $16) (16. Nb5 {Kundin} Bb7 (16... Nd5 $2
17. Nc6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $18) (16... Be6 $2 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Nc7 $18) (16... Bd7
17. Nxd7 $16 {/\ Rc7}) 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 $14) 16... Qc7 (16... Qxd1 $4 17.
Nxe7+ $18) 17. Nb5 {'©' Kundin.} Qb7 18. Nd6 (18. b4 {Kundin} Be6 19. Nbd4 Nd5
20. b5 $13) (18. Nbd4 {Kundin} Nd5 (18... Be6 19. Qf3 $14) 19. Qf3 Nxe3 20.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxa8 Bb7 $1 (21... Nxf1 22. Rxc8 Nd2 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Qxa7 $16
) 22. Qxa7 Qe4 23. Nf3 Nxg2 $19) (18. Qf3 {Kundin} Be6 $13) (18. Bf4 $5 {Kundin
} Bc5 $8 19. Qf3 Ne4 $1 $15 (19... Be6 20. Nd6 (20. Nc7 Rac8 21. b4 $16) 20...
Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Bd5 22. Ne7+ $16)) 18... Bxd6 (18... Qc7 $6 19. Bf4 Be6 20. Be5
$36) 19. Qxd6 Be6 (19... Re8 $5) (19... Re8 {(Kundin) Possible.} 20. Rfd1 (20.
Bd4 Ne4) 20... Ne4 $11 {/\ Be6}) 20. Bd4 Qd7 {'[]' Kundin.} 21. Qg3 f4 {
'!' Kundin.} 22. Qg5 {'?!' Kundin. provoziert h6} h6 {Kundin: H6 is good for
black.} 23. Qxf4 Nd5 $1 $11 {'=' Kundin.} 24. Qh4 Rac8 (24... f6 {Kundin} 25.
b4 $1) 25. Ne5 Qe7 (25... Qa4 $1 {(Kundin) Considering my opponent's time
pressure,this was the most reasonable move.} 26. Ng4 f6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 $15) 26.
Qg3 (26. Qxe7 {Kundin} Nxe7 $15) 26... Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 {
'=/+' Kundin.} 29. f3 f6 (29... Nf4 {Kundin} 30. Kf1 $15) 30. Nc6 {'?!' Kundin.
} (30. Nd3 {Kundin} Rd8 $15) 30... Rc8 31. Be3 {'!?' Kundin.} (31. b4 {Kundin}
Bd7 32. b5 Bxc6 $17) 31... Bd7 (31... Nxe3 $4 32. Ne7+ $18) (31... Kf7 {Kundin}
32. Bd2 Nf4 33. Kf1 Bxa2 $17) 32. Nxa7 {'[]' Kundin.} Ra8 {[%tqu "De","Hat
Weiß sich verkalkuliert ?","","","c1d1","Nein !",3]} 33. Rd1 $8 Be6 $8 (33...
Nxe3 34. Rxd7 Nc4 35. b3 Ne5 36. Rc7 $16) 34. Nc6 $1 (34. Rxd5 $6 Bxd5 35. Bxb6
Bxa2 $15 {/-/+}) 34... Nxe3 35. Re1 Rxa2 {'?' Kundin. Kundin: An error in a
time pressure.} (35... Nxg2 $5) (35... Nxg2 $1 {Kundin} 36. Rxe6 (36. Kxg2 Bxa2
$17) 36... Nf4 $17) 36. Rxe3 Bf7 (36... Bd7 {Kundin} 37. Nb8 {/\ Rb3}) 37. b4
Kf8 {'?!' Kundin.} 38. Rd3 Bc4 39. Rd6 {'?!' Kundin.} (39. Rd8+ $1 {Kundin} Kf7
40. Rb8 b5 41. Nd4 Ra1+ $11) 39... Ra1+ {'?!' Kundin.} (39... Rb2 {Kundin} 40.
Nb8 b5 41. Nc6 Kf7 $15 {This endgame is difficult to win,but black can try.})
40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Kg1 Ra1+ 42. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7.
O-O Be7 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. Qe2 b6 13. Ne4
Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bb7 15. Qg4 Bf6 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Rfd8 18. Bf4 Na5 19. Bc2 Nc4
20. Ng5 g6 21. b3 Na3 22. Be4 Bg7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rac1 h6 25. Nf3 Nb5 26. Be5
Nd6 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Ne5 Nf5 29. Rc2 Rd5 30. h4 h5 31. Qe4 Rb8 32. Nf3 Rbd8
33. c4 R5d7 34. Qxb7 Rxb7 35. c5 Rc7 36. Rec1 b5 37. g3 f6 38. b4 e5 39. Rd2
Rxd2 40. Nxd2 Kf7 41. Ne4 Nd4 42. Kg2 Ke6 43. Rc3 Rc6 44. Ra3 Kd5 45. Nd6 a6
46. f3 Nc2 47. Rd3+ Ke6 48. Rb3 a5 49. Nb7 axb4 50. Nd8+ Kd5 51. Nxc6 Kxc6 52.
Rb1 Ne3+ 53. Kf2 Nd5 54. Rc1 Nc3 55. Rc2 Kxc5 56. Ke3 Kc4 57. Kd2 Kd4 58. Rb2
Nd5 59. Rb3 f5 60. a3 Kc4 61. Kc2 e4 62. fxe4 fxe4 63. axb4 Nxb4+ 64. Kb2 Nd3+
65. Kc2 b4 66. Rb1 e3 67. Kd1 Nf2+ 68. Ke2 Ng4 69. Rc1+ Kd4 70. Rc6 b3 71. Rb6
Kc4 72. Rc6+ Kb5 73. Rc8 Kb4 74. Kd3 Ne5+ 75. Kxe3 b2 76. Rb8+ Kc3 {[%tqu "De",
"Kann Weiß seine Haut noch retten?","","","b8b2","",6,"e3e4","",0]} 77. Rxb2 $1
(77. Ke4 $2 Nd7 78. Rxb2 Kxb2 79. Kf4 Nf8 80. Kg5 (80. g4 hxg4 81. Kxg4 Nh7 $19
) 80... Kc3 81. Kf6 Kd4 82. Kf7 Ke4 83. Kxf8 Kf3 $19) 77... Kxb2 78. Kf4 {
und der Springer kann den Königsflügel alleine nicht halten:} Nf7 (78... Nd7
79. Kg5 Nf8 80. Kf6 Kc3 81. Kf7 $11) 79. g4 hxg4 (79... g5+ 80. hxg5 h4 81. g6
Nh6 82. g5 Ng8 83. Kg4 $11) (79... Kc3 80. gxh5 gxh5 81. Kf5 Kd4 82. Kg6 $11)
80. Kxg4 Kc3 81. h5 g5 82. h6 Kd4 83. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Black "Warakomski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Qf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Qc7 15. c4 Bf6 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg3 Qa5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rd5 Qxd5 20. cxd5 Bxa1
21. h4 Bd7 22. h5 Rae8 23. h6 gxh6 24. d6 Be5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Qxb7 Be6 27. d7
Bxb3 28. Qxb3 $18 {Schwarz muss nun passiv die Türme auf der achten Reihe
verdoppeln, wonach er gelähmt ist.} Re1+ (28... Rd8 $2 29. Qg3+ Rg5 30. Qc7 $18
) 29. Kh2 Rd8 30. Qb4 $1 Re5 (30... Rd1 $2 31. Qg4+ $18) 31. Qd6 Rb5 32. Qe7
Rbb8 33. a4 a5 34. f3 Rf8 35. Kh3 Kg7 36. g3 Kg6 37. g4 f6 38. Kh4 h5 (38...
Ra8 39. f4 f5 40. Qd6+ Kg7 41. gxf5 Rxf5 42. Qc7 $18) 39. gxh5+ Kh6 40. f4 Rbd8
41. f5 Rb8 42. Qe3+ Kg7 43. h6+ Kh8 44. Qe7 Rb4+ 45. Kh5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Black "Guliyev, Namig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "232"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qc8 8.
Na3 Nbd7 9. h3 Be6 10. Be2 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Nd4 Bd5 13. c4 Be4 14. Nab5 b6
15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Bxc6 Nc5 22. b4 Nd3 23. Rb1 Rc8 24. Bb5 a5 25. c5 Nxb4 26. cxb6 Nxa2 27. b7 Rb8
28. Bc6 Qc7 29. Qf3 Nc3 30. Bb6 Qd6 31. Ra1 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Bxa1 33. Rxa1 Rxb7 34.
Bxb7 Qxb6 35. Qxe2 Qxb7 36. Rxa5 Rc8 37. Ra1 Rc3 38. Kg1 Qc7 39. Qd2 Kg7 40. g3
Qc5 41. Kg2 Rc2 42. Qe1 e5 43. Kg1 e4 44. Ra5 Qc4 45. Qa1+ Qc3 46. Qxc3+ Rxc3
47. Re5 Rc4 48. h4 Kf6 49. Ra5 h5 50. Ra2 Kf5 51. Kg2 Rc5 52. Re2 Ke5 53. Ra2
Rb5 54. Ra7 f6 55. Re7+ Kf5 56. Re8 Rb3 57. Re7 Rd3 58. Re8 Rd7 59. Kg1 Rd5 60.
Kg2 Re5 61. Ra8 Kg4 62. Ra6 Kf5 63. Ra7 Re8 64. Ra5+ Re5 65. Ra7 Rd5 66. Re7
Rd4 67. Re8 g5 68. hxg5 Kxg5 69. Rg8+ Kf5 70. Rh8 Kg6 71. Re8 Rc4 72. Rg8+ Kf7
73. Rh8 Rc5 74. Ra8 Rc2 75. Kg1 Kg6 76. Ra5 f5 77. Re5 Kg5 78. Re8 Rc6 79. Kg2
Rc7 80. Re6 h4 81. gxh4+ Kxh4 82. Rg6 (82. f3 $5 Rc2+ 83. Kf1 Kg3 84. fxe4 f4
85. Rf6 Kf3 86. Kg1 Rc1+ 87. Kh2 Ke3 88. e5 $11 (88. Ra6 $2 f3 89. Ra3+ Kf4 90.
Ra2 Re1 $19)) 82... Rc2 83. Re6 Kg4 84. Re7 Kf4 85. Re8 Rc7 86. Ra8 Rg7+ 87.
Kf1 Kg4 88. Kg2 Rg6 89. Ra4 Kf4+ 90. Kf1 Rd6 91. Ke2 Rb6 92. Ra2 Rb3 93. Ra5
Rb2+ 94. Kf1 Kg4 95. Re5 Rb4 96. Kg2 Kf4 97. Re8 Rb6 98. Rg8 Rd6 99. Rg7 Ke5
100. Rg8 f4 101. Rg5+ Kd4 102. Rg8 Rh6 103. Rd8+ Ke5 104. Re8+ Kf5 105. Rf8+
Rf6 106. Re8 Rg6+ 107. Kf1 Re6 108. Rf8+ (108. Rxe6 $2 Kxe6 109. Kg2 Kf5 110.
Kh3 e3 111. fxe3 fxe3 112. Kg3 Ke4 $19) 108... Kg4 109. Kg2 f3+ 110. Kh2 Re5
111. Rf7 Rf5 112. Re7 (112. Rxf5 $2 Kxf5 113. Kg3 Ke5 114. Kg4 Kd4 115. Kf4 Kd3
$19) 112... Kf4 113. Kg1 Rg5+ 114. Kf1 $2 {Nun tragen die beharrlichen
schwarzen Angriffsbemühungen endlich Früchte.} (114. Kh1 $1 {war vonnöten:} Rg8
115. Ra7 Ke5 116. Ra3 Rb8 117. Kg1 Rb1+ 118. Kh2 Rf1 119. Ra2 Kf4 120. Rb2 Ke5
121. Rb5+ Kd4 122. Kg3 Rg1+ 123. Kf4 $11) 114... Ra5 115. Rf7+ Ke5 116. Re7+
Kf5 (116... Kf5 117. Ke1 (117. Kg1 Ra1+ 118. Kh2 Rf1 119. Kg3 Rg1+ 120. Kh3 Rg2
121. Rf7+ Ke5 122. Re7+ Kd5 123. Rd7+ Kc4 124. Rd2 e3 $19) 117... Ra1+ 118. Kd2
Rf1 119. Ke3 Re1+ 120. Kd4 Rd1+ 121. Kc3 Rf1 122. Kd4 Rxf2 123. Re5+ Kf4 124.
Rxe4+ Kg3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Pyramiden Franken Cup 4th"]
[Site "Fuerth"]
[Date "2001.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Naumann,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2001.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ {
Solche Stellungen hat ich schon oefter, aber die Erfahrungen warendurchwachsen.
} 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bd3 b6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. O-O Nbd7 14. a4
Ne4 15. Qc2 {Auf sofortiges Lb5 folgt Sdf6, wonach Weiss aus der schlechten
Damenstellung kein Kapital schlagen kann.} Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Nf6 17. Bb5 Rac8 $5 {
Ld5 war besser geeignet um die weissen Springermanover zu verhindern. Schwarz
haette die angenehmere Stellung gehabt, weil Weiss keinen richtigen Plan
entwickeln kann. Daher glaube ich, dass die ganze Variante fuer Weiss nichts
taugt.} 18. Nc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Rc8 20. Qe2 (20. Be2 Rxc3 21. Qd2 Rg3 $3 $19)
20... Qxc3 21. Ba6 Bxa6 22. Qxa6 Rc7 23. a5 Nd5 24. Qb5 g6 $6 {h6 waere besser
gewesen.} 25. axb6 Nxb6 26. Qe5 Nd7 27. Qf4 Rc4 28. Rac1 Rxd4 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7
30. Rxc3 {Das Endspiel ist zumindest klar vorteilhaft fuer Weiss.} a5 31. Ra1
a4 32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Rc6 Rb4 34. Re1 Ne5 35. Ra6 Nd3 36. Rexe6+ Kg5 37. Reb6 Rf4
38. Ra5+ Kh6 39. Ke2 Nxf2 40. g3 Rf7 41. Rxa4 Kg7 42. Rba6 h5 43. Ra7 Ng4 44.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 {Das Endspiel ist gewonnen, weil die schwarzen Bauern schon zu weit
vorne postiert sind. Wichtig ist, dass Weiss den Bauern nach g5 bekommt und
nicht sofort h4 zieht.} 45. h3 Nf6 46. Ra5 Ng8 47. Kf3 Nh6 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. Ra6+
Kg7 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Nf7 52. g5 Kh7 53. Rc6 Kg7 54. Rf6 Nh6 55. Ke4 Nf7 56.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 57. Kd5 {Die Stellung ist nicht neu: Die Bundesligapartie Jussupow
- Boensch (Gelsenkirchen 2001) endet genauso.} 1-0

[Event "St Ingbert op"]
[Site "St Ingbert"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Nikitin, Aleksander S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Nbd2 $6 Be7 $6 (6... cxd4
7. Bc4 Qh5 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Be2 Qd5 $10) (6... Nc6 7. Bc4
Qd8 8. Nb3 cxd4 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Qe2 a6 12. a4 Be7 13. O-O O-O
14. Bg5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. f4 Bd7 17. Bd3 $10 {Schmitdiel,E-Boensch,U/
Altenberg/1991/}) 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. dxc5 (8. Nb3 cxd4 9. Nbxd4 a6 10. Qe2 b5 11.
Bb3 Nbd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Nxb3 16. axb3 Re8 17.
Ne5 $13 {Schmitdiel,E-Csom,I/Bad Woerishofen/1991/}) 8... Qxc5 9. Qe2 O-O 10.
O-O Nbd7 (10... Qc7 11. Nb3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 $10) 11. Nb3 Qc7 (11...
Qh5 $1 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Bd3 $10) 12. Nbd4 a6 (12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Ne5 Nbd5
$13) 13. Re1 (13. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Qxe7 Qxc4 $17) (13. Bxe6 $1
fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qc6 $13) 13... Bd6 $1 14. Bg5 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Rad1 Bd5 17. Bb1
Rfe8 $15 18. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 19. Ne5 b4 20. Rc1 Rec8 (20... bxc3 $1 21. Rxc3 Qb7
$1 $15 22. Rg3 Rec8 $15) 21. Ndf3 bxc3 22. Rxc3 Qb7 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Bd3 Rb8
25. b3 a5 26. Ng5 Rf8 27. Ng4 Nxg4 $1 28. Qxg4 (28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Qxg4 Qb4 $1
$17) 28... Qb4 $1 29. Qxb4 Bxb4 30. Rd1 (30. Rc1 $4 Bd2 $19) 30... h6 31. Ne4
Rc8 32. Ng3 Kf8 33. Nf1 Rc3 34. Ne3 Bc6 35. Kf1 a4 36. bxa4 Bxa4 37. Rb1 Bc5
38. Ke2 Ra3 39. Bc4 Bc6 40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. g3 Be4 42. Bb3 Bxe3 $1 43. Kxe3 (43.
fxe3 Bb1 44. Bxe6 Bd3+ $19) 43... Bb1 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Ke2 Bxa2 46. Bxa2 Rxa2+
47. Kf3 g5 48. h3 h5 49. Rc7 Ra3+ 50. Kg2 Ra4 51. Rb7 Kg6 52. Re7 Re4 53. Re8
f5 54. Rg8+ Kf6 55. Rf8+ Kg7 56. Re8 Kf7 57. Rh8 h4 58. gxh4 Rxh4 59. Ra8 Rb4
60. Rc8 Kf6 61. Rg8 Rb3 62. Kh2 Rf3 63. Kg2 Rf4 64. Kg3 e5 65. Ra8 e4 66. Ra6+
Kg7 67. Ra7+ Kg6 68. Ra6+ Kh5 69. Ra3 Rh4 70. Ra5 f4+ 71. Kg2 f3+ 72. Kg3 Rf4
73. Re5 $10 Kg6 74. Re6+ Kf5 75. Re8 Kf6 76. Rf8+ Ke5 77. Re8+ (77. Rxf4 $4
gxf4+ 78. Kg4 Kd4 79. Kxf4 Kd3 80. h4 e3 81. Kxf3 e2 $19) 77... Kd4 78. Rd8+
Kc3 79. Re8 Kd3 80. Rd8+ Ke2 81. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Qc2 (5. Bc4) 5... d5 (5... dxc5 6.
Bf4 (6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Qc7 8. O-O e6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 h6 $10 {
Godena,M-Madl,I/Budapest/1992/0,5/55/}) 6... g6 (6... e5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7
9. Nd2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Ne3 Be6 13. g3 Rad8 14. Nf3 g6 15. Be2
$14 {Cherniaev,A-Tregubov,P/Sochi/1993/1-0/62/}) 7. Na3 (7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 O-O
9. Rd1 Nh5 $6 10. Nc4 Nxf4 11. Rxd8 Rxd8 12. Ne3 $14 {Maksimenko,A-Ermenkov,E/
YUG/1994/1-0/42/}) 7... Bg7 8. Rd1 Nd7 9. Nb5 Nce5 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. Rd5 a6 13. Na3 Nd7 14. Nc4 Qa7 $14 {Kharlov,A-Van Der Mortel,J/Leeuwarden/
1994/1-0/64/}) 6. Nd2 e5 (6... e6 7. b4 a5 8. b5 Nb8 9. Ngf3 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Nbd7
11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 h6 $10 {Yagupov,I-Tregubov,P/Kolontaevo/1994/
0,5/28/}) 7. b4 (7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Nb3 a5 9. Bg5 Qe4+ 10. Qxe4 Nxe4 11. Be3 a4
$10 {Markovic,M-Kovacevic,A/Nis/1993/0,5/41/}) 7... a5 8. Bb5 Bd7 (8... dxe4 9.
Ne2 e3 10. fxe3 axb4 11. cxb4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Qb2 $14 {Pablo Marin,
A-Gonzalez Velez,F/Barcelona/1995/0-1/26/}) 9. Ngf3 axb4 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. cxb4
Qc7 (11... dxe4 12. Nxe5 Qd4 13. Bb2 Qxb4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. O-O
f5 17. Rab1 Qxc5 18. Qb2 $44 {Cherniaev,A-Mortensen,E/Hastings/1996/0,5/23/})
12. Bb2 Ba4 13. Qb1 d4 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. Bc1 $6 (15. O-O Be7 (15... b6 16. Nxb6
Nxb6 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. Nxe5 Qxb4 (18... Bxb4 19. Ba3 Rb8 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Qxb4
Rxb4 22. Rab1 $16) 19. Qc1 $1 $16) 16. Bc1 (16. Rc1 O-O 17. Qd3 Bb5 18. Qb3 Ba4
$10) 16... b6 (16... O-O 17. Bd2 $14 {/\Rc1,Ne1-d3/}) 17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. cxb6
Qxb6 $44) 15... b6 16. Nxb6 Nxb6 17. cxb6 Qc4 $2 (17... Qxb6 18. a3 (18. O-O
Qxb4 $15) 18... Qb5 $44) 18. Nxe5 $1 (18. Bd2 Bb5 19. Qd1 Qd3 $19) (18. a3 Bb5
19. Qb2 Bxb4+ $19) 18... Bxb4+ 19. Bd2 Bxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Qc3+ 21. Ke2 O-O 22. Rc1
Qa5 23. Nd3 Qh5+ 24. f3 Bb5 (24... Qxh2 25. Kf2 $16) 25. a4 (25. Kf2 $5 Rab8 (
25... Ra3 26. b7 Rxd3 (26... Bxd3 27. Qb4 $18) 27. Rc8 Rxf3+ 28. Kg1 $1 $18)
26. Kg1 $16 Rxb6 $140 $2 27. Rc5) 25... Ba6 26. Ra3 Qh6 $1 27. Kf1 Rac8 28. Rd1
Qxh2 29. Kf2 Rc6 30. Rh1 Qd6 31. Rb3 Bc4 (31... Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Rxb6 33. e5 Qg6
34. Qxg6 Rxg6 35. Rd1 $16) 32. e5 (32. Rb2 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxb6 $10) 32... Qe7 (
32... Qg6 33. Nf4 $16) 33. Nb2 (33. Rb2 g6 $14) 33... g6 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. b7
$2 (35. a5 $16 {oo/}) 35... Rb8 36. Rc1 (36. a5 Qxe5 37. a6 Qa5) 36... Rc7 $2 (
36... Rxc1 37. Qxc1 Qxe5 38. Rb5 (38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. a5 Qxa5 40. Qxb8 Qd2+ 41.
Kf1 Qd1+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ 43. Kg3 Qg5+ 44. Kh3 Qh5+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 46. Kh2 Qh4+ 47.
Kg1 Qe1+ $10) 38... Qd6 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. a5 Qf4 (40... d3 41. Qc3+ Kh6 (41...
Kg8 42. Rb6 Qd5 43. a6 d2 44. a7 d1=N+ 45. Kg1 Nxc3 46. axb8=Q+ Kg7 47. Qd6 $18
) 42. Rb1 $16) 41. a6 Qe3+ 42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ 44. Qh3 Qf4+ 45. Qg3 Qh6+
46. Rh5 Qxh5+ 47. Kg1 Qa5 48. Qxb8 Qe1+ $10) 37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qe4 $2 (38. Rb5
d3 39. a5 Qc6 (39... d2 40. a6 Qc1 41. a7 $18) 40. Qxd3 Rxb7 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42.
Qf6+ $18) 38... d3 $1 39. Qxd3 Rxb7 40. Rxb7 Qxb7 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qd4 Kg8 43.
a5 h5 44. Kg3 (44. Qb6 Qd5) 44... Qb5 $1 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qf6 (46. Qc7 Kg8)
46... Qxa5 47. Qxf7+ Kh6 48. Qf4+ Kh7 49. Kh4 (49. Qe3 Kg7 50. e6 Kf6 $10)
49... Qd8+ 50. Qf6 Qd4+ 51. Kh3 Qa1 52. Qf7+ (52. Kh2 Qe1 53. f4 h4 54. Qg5 Kg7
$10) 52... Kh6 53. Qf4+ Kg7 54. Qf6+ (54. e6 Qh1+ 55. Qh2 Qe1) 54... Kh7 55.
Qf7+ Kh6 56. e6 Qh1+ 57. Kg3 Qe1+ 58. Kf4 Qb4+ 59. Ke3 Qc3+ 60. Ke4 Qc4+ 61.
Ke5 Qc5+ 62. Ke4 (62. Kf6 $4 Qg5#) 62... Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Black "Makarov, Marat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 exd5 (12... Bd6 13. Qb5+ Ke7
14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qe4 Qd7 18. O-O Kf7 $10 {Yagupov,
I-Savchenko,S/St-Petersburg/1993/0,5/48/}) (12... Nxd5 13. Qb5+ Bd7 14. Qxb7
Bb4 15. Nxd7 Qc8 $1 $10 {Vlassov,N-Baikov,V/Moskva/1996/0,5/59/}) 13. Be3 Bd6
14. Qb5+ Kf8 (14... Nd7 $2 15. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 16. Qxd5+ Ke7 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Qg5
$16 {Vlassov,N-Osadchenko,A/Moscow/1996/1-0/25/}) (14... Bd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16.
O-O-O Qxb5 17. Nxb5 Kd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rxd5 Kc6 20. Rxd6+ Kxb5 $10 {Ivanov,
V L-Krivencov,S/Moscow/1994/0,5/25/}) 15. Rd1 $5 (15. O-O-O Be6 16. Nf3 (16. f4
Bxe5 17. fxe5 h6 $15 {Van Der Werf,M-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/1995/0-1/71/})
16... Rc8 17. Kb1 Rc6 18. Nd4 Rc4 $13 {Sermek,D-Sveshnikov,E/Bled/1996/0-1/38/}
) 15... Be6 (15... Bxe5 16. Nxd5 Bd6 (16... Nd7 17. Qb4+ Ke8 18. O-O $40) (
16... Bd7 17. Qc5+ Ke8 18. Nxb6 $18) 17. Nxb6 (17. O-O Bd7 18. Qd3 Nc8) (17.
Bc5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qe7+) 17... axb6 18. O-O $44) 16. Nf3 Qe8 (16... Kg8 17. O-O
h6 18. h3 $44) 17. O-O (17. Bxb6 Bd7+ 18. Qe2 axb6 19. Rxd5 Bc7 $15) 17... Qxb5
18. Nxb5 Be7 (18... Ke7 19. Rfe1 Rhc8 20. Bd4 $36) 19. b3 $1 h6 20. Rfe1 (20.
Rc1 Bd7 21. Nc7 Rd8 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Nxd5 Bb5 24. Rfd1 $13 Be2 $140 25. Rd2
Bxf3 26. gxf3 Bg5 27. f4 Bxf4 $2 28. Nxf4 Rxd2 29. Rc8+) 20... Bb4 (20... Kg8
21. Nc7 Rd8 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Bc5 25. Re5 $14) 21. Re2 Rd8
$1 (21... Ke7 22. Nc7 Rad8 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Nd4 $1 $16) 22. Nxa7 Nc8 23. Rc2
Nxa7 24. Bxa7 Ra8 (24... Ke7 25. Bc5+ Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Ra8 27. a4 Rhc8 $10) 25.
Bd4 (25. Be3 $5) 25... Kg8 (25... Bd6 $142) 26. a4 Kh7 (26... Bd6) 27. Rc7 Rhb8
28. Be5 {/\Nd4/} Ba5 29. Re7 (29. Rc2 Rc8 30. Rdc1 f6 $10) 29... Bd8 $2 (29...
Bb4 $10) 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Bxb8 Rxb8 32. Nd4 $6 (32. Re1 Rc8 (32... b5 33. axb5
Rxb5 34. Nd4 Rb7 35. Nxe6 $16) 33. Rxe6 Rc3 34. Re3 Rc1+ 35. Re1 Rc3 36. Rb1
Bf6 37. Kf1 $14) 32... e5 33. Ne6 Rc8 $1 (33... d4 34. Nf8+ Kg8 35. Nd7 Rc8 36.
Nxe5 $16) 34. Nxd8 Rxd8 35. Rc1 Rd7 $6 (35... d4 36. f3 (36. Kf1 d3 37. Rd1 e4)
36... d3 37. Kf2 d2 38. Rd1 Rd3 $10) 36. Kf1 Kg6 37. Ke2 (37. a5 Kf6 38. b4 Ke6
39. b5 Kd6 40. Ke2 $14) 37... Kf6 38. f3 $6 (38. a5) 38... Ke6 39. Kd3 Kd6 40.
Rc8 Rf7 $132 41. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Noyabrsk"]
[Site "Noyabrsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Nedobora, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qb3 (14.
Rc1) 14... Nxc3 (14... Bd6 15. Rac1 Nf4 $6 16. Rfd1 Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 Bxg3 18.
hxg3 Qd6 19. Nf4 Rd8 20. d5 $16 {Sveshnikov,E-Kaiumov,D/URS/1983/1:0/36/}) (
14... b6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Rc3 b5 19. Ne5 $14 {
Sveshnikov,E-Micic,C/Cheliabinsk/1990/1:0/46/}) 15. bxc3 Bd6 (15... b5 16. Rfd1
Bb7 (16... Na5 17. Qb1 Bb7 18. a4 $14) 17. a4 b4 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. cxb4 Nxb4
20. a5 $1 $44 {Cherniaev,A-Khenkin,I/Biel/1994/1:0/45/}) 16. Bxd6 (16. Rfd1 $5)
16... Qxd6 17. Qb6 Qd8 (17... Rd8 $5 18. Nd2 (18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. c4 Be8 20. d5
Ne7 $10) 18... e5 19. Nc4 (19. Ne4 Qg6) 19... Qf6 $10) 18. Rab1 Qxb6 19. Rxb6
Rd8 20. Rfb1 (20. Rd1 $32) 20... Kf8 21. Kf1 Ne7 22. c4 Nf5 23. Rd1 Rd6 (23...
Rb8 $6 24. g4 Ne7 25. Rdb1) 24. Rb3 f6 (24... b6 25. g4 {/\Rdb1/}) (24... b5 $5
25. c5 (25. cxb5 axb5 26. Rd2 Rda6 27. Rbb2 Bd7 $10) 25... Rd8 26. Rb4 $5 Bd7
27. d5 $36) 25. c5 (25. g4 $32 Ne7 26. g5 Nc6 27. h4 $14) 25... Rd8 26. g4 Ne7
27. g5 Nc6 (27... Nf5 $6 28. gxf6 gxf6 29. Bc4 Bd7 $6 30. Rxb7 Bc6 31. Rb3 e5
32. d5 Ba4 33. d6 Bxb3 34. axb3 $16) 28. gxf6 gxf6 29. Re3 Rb8 (29... Bd7 30.
Bc4 Re8 $10) 30. Bc4 e5 31. d5 b6 $2 (31... Bg4 32. Be2 Ne7 (32... Bxf3 33.
Rxf3) 33. d6 Nf5 34. Rc3 b6 $1 35. c6 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Nxd6 37. c7 Ra8 38. Rc6 Ke7
39. Rxb6 Rc8 $10) 32. Bb3 (32. Nd2 Na5 33. c6 Rd6 34. a3 $1 {/\Ba2/}) 32... Ne7
(32... Na5 33. c6 Rd6 34. Bc2 $16) 33. c6 Rd6 34. Nd2 Rxd5 $2 (34... Bf5 $8 35.
Ne4 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Rbd8 37. Rc1 $1 Nxd5 38. c7 Rc8 39. Rd1 $18) 35. Bxd5 Nxd5
36. Rd3 Nf4 37. c7 Ra8 38. Rd8+ Ke7 39. Nc4 Bh3+ 40. Ke1 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Filipovic, Branko"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
d5 (8... dxe5) 9. Nh4 (9. h3 Bf5 10. Nc3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 a6 13. Bc2 Bxc2
14. Qxc2 Rc8 15. Rad1 Nc4 $15 {Stojanovic,M-Marjanovic,S/Bor/1983/0:1/43/})
9... Nc4 $6 (9... a5 10. Nc3 a4 (10... e6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. h4 (12. O-O $142)
12... Bd7 13. Bc2 Nc4 $13 {Blauert,A-Sulava,N/Berlin/1988/0:1/59/}) 11. Bc2 a3
12. bxa3 e6 13. g3 Nc4 14. O-O Be7 15. Qg4 $14 {Jagupov,I-Ragozin,E/Orel/1992/
0:1/40/}) 10. Nc3 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bc2 Ra7 $6 (12... e6 13. g3 Qb6 14. Ne2 b4
$14) 13. a4 $1 b4 14. Ne2 Bg4 15. f3 Bd7 16. b3 Nb6 17. Be3 $16 e6 18. g3 Be7
19. Ng2 Na5 20. f4 (20. Nc1 Rc7 21. Nd3 Qc8 22. Rf2 $16) 20... Rc7 21. Ne1 Qc8
22. Ra2 (22. Nc1 $5) 22... g6 23. h4 h5 24. Nd3 Nbc4 $5 (24... Nb7 25. a5 Na8
26. Bd2 Bb5 27. Nxb4) (24... Nac4 25. Bf2 (25. bxc4 $6 dxc4 $13) 25... Na3 26.
Nc5 $16) 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Nxb4 Bxb4 27. f5 $1 gxf5 28. Nf4 Be7 29. Nxh5 Nc6 (
29... Bc6 30. d5 $1 Bxd5 31. Ng7+ Kf8 32. Nxf5 c3 33. Nd6 $16) 30. d5 $1 exd5 (
30... Nb4 31. d6 Nxa2 32. dxe7 $18) 31. Bxf5 $2 (31. Ng7+ Kf8 (31... Kd8 32.
Nxf5 Nb4 33. Nd6 $1 $18) 32. Nxf5 Nb4 33. Qg4 $1 $18) 31... Bxf5 32. Rxf5 (32.
Ng7+ Kf8 33. Nxf5 Qe6 $13) 32... Rg8 $2 (32... d4 $1 33. e6 dxe3 $1 34. Ng7+
Kf8 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. Qg4 Ne5 37. Qf5 Bd6 $13) 33. Raf2 Bxh4 34. Qxd5 Qe6 35.
Qe4 $1 (35. Ng7+ $1 Rxg7 36. Qxe6+ fxe6 37. Rf8+ Kd7 38. Rd2+ Nd4 39. Rxd4+ Ke7
) 35... Rxg3+ (35... Bd8 36. Bb6 Rd7 (36... Rc8 37. Bxd8 Kxd8 38. Rd2+ $18) 37.
Bxd8 Kxd8 38. Rf6 $18) 36. Nxg3 $2 (36. Kf1 $1 Qd7 (36... Rxe3 37. Ng7+ Kd7 38.
Rxf7+ Ne7 39. Rd2+ $18) 37. Nxg3 Bxg3 38. Qg4 $18) 36... Bxg3 37. R2f3 (37. Rc2
$5) 37... Bxe5 38. Qg4 $2 (38. Qb1 $13) 38... f6 $2 (38... Ne7 $1 39. Rg5 Qxg4+
40. Rxg4 c3 $15) 39. Bb6 Rh7 $2 (39... Rd7 $2 40. Rxe5 $1 Qxe5 41. Re3 $18) (
39... Re7 $1 40. Bc5 Kd7 $1 41. Bxe7 Nxe7 42. Qg7 (42. R5f4 $10) 42... Kc6 $13)
40. Rxe5 $1 Qxe5 41. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Nunn,J"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 (6. Bd3 Bg4) (6.
dxc5 Qxc5 (6... Qxd1+ $5 7. Kxd1 e5 8. b4 Bf5 $44) 7. Be3 Qa5) 6... cxd4 7.
cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Rc1 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O (10... Nb4 $2 11. Nb5) 11. a3 $6 Rd8
$1 12. Bb1 $6 (12. O-O $142 e5 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rc7 Qe8 16. dxe5
Bf5 $13) 12... e5 $1 13. dxe5 (13. O-O Nxd4 (13... exd4 14. Nb5 $6) 14. Bxd4 (
14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nb5 Qe5 16. Nxd4 Ng4 $17) 14... exd4 15. Nb5 Qf4 16. Nbxd4
Bg4 $15) 13... Nxe5 14. Nd4 (14. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxd6 $10) 14... Neg4 15.
Qf3 (15. Nf5 $5 Nxe3 (15... Bxf5 16. Qxd6 Bxd6 17. Bxf5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 g6 19.
Bh3 $15) (15... Qe5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qe2 $15) 16. Nxe3 $15) 15... Qe5 16. Nf5
Bc5 17. Nd1 (17. h3 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Bxe3 19. Qxe5 Bd2+ $17) 17... Bxe3 18. Nfxe3
(18. Ndxe3 Qxb2 $17) 18... Bd7 19. Qg3 (19. h3 Bc6 20. Qf5 (20. Qe2 Nxe3 21.
Nxe3 Bb5) 20... Qd6 21. Nxg4 (21. Qc2 Be4 22. Qc3 Nxe3 23. Nxe3 Bxb1 24. Rxb1
Rac8 25. Qb4 Qa6 $17) 21... Qd2+ 22. Kf1 Qxc1 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17)
19... Qa5+ 20. Rc3 (20. Nc3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qa6) (20. b4 Qxa3) 20... Nxe3 21.
fxe3 (21. Nxe3 Rac8 $17) 21... Bb5 22. b4 Qa6 23. Bf5 Rd6 24. Nb2 Rad8 25. a4
Rd2 $1 26. Rc2 (26. axb5 Qa1+) 26... Rxc2 27. Bxc2 Qc6 28. axb5 Qc3+ 29. Kf2
Qxc2+ 30. Kf3 Qxb2 31. Qc7 Re8 32. Qxb7 Qxb4 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Pein,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 {This position could have come
from a variety of move orders including a French Defence} Nf6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 {
Dubious, Bd6 is normal} 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nbd2 a6 11. Nf1
cxd4 12. cxd4 {[#] White has a handy plus, ..a6 looks dubious also} Nf8 13. Ne5
N6d7 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nf3 {Leaving Black short on deveopment} Rxe1 16. Qxe1
Qb6 17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Ng3 {Black has a problem with the Bc8 ideally he would
like to exchange it but White does not cooperate and this piece is the cause
of Black's future problems} Ng6 19. Re1 {In view of the possible improvement
later White could consider the immediate Bxg6} Bg4 20. Bxg6 hxg6 (20... Bxf3
21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. gxf3 Re8 {Was a much better practical chance and the last
chance to exchange the bishop}) 21. Ng5 {Simply a very annoying move it hits
f7 defends e4 and there is always the possibility of a quick Qf4-h4} Nh7 22.
Nxh7 Kxh7 {[#]  Short has carefully built up a series of small advantages,
lets taken stock. The Re1 has an open file, he has the slightly better king
and a good knight v a bad bishop in view of Black's five pawns on white
squares. The only thing left to tidy up the white position isto eliminate the
back rank and it comes woth gain of tempo, White has the initiative as well.
Diagram} 23. h3 Be6 24. Rc1 $1 {Idea Rc5 Qc3 etc} Bd7 25. b3 {A quiet move but
with a threat, having defended the b2 pawn White prepares Qf4} Qd6 26. Ne2 {
This knight has prospects, f4, d3 e5 and c5 are all good squares} Re8 27. Nc3 {
And c3 is not bad either} Qb4 28. Rd1 Bc6 29. h4 {Fixing Black's kingside and
preparing to improve the king} a5 30. g3 Re6 31. f3 b5 32. Kf2 Qe7 33. Ne2 Qa3
34. Nf4 Rd6 {In time pressure Black gets his pieces in a terrible tangle} 35.
Rc1 f6 36. Rc5 {Threat Qc2} Qb4 37. Qxb4 {And Black lost on time but in fact
he is losing two pawns eg axb4 Nd3 and Nxb4 hitting d5 and c5} 1-0

[Event "Zuerich op-A 31th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {Zu diesem Zeitpunkt des Turniers hatte Florian Jenni
all seine Partien gewonnen, während ich ein Remis abgegeben hatte. Deshalb
hatte ich erwartet, dass er seine alte Liebe - die solide c3-Variante wählen
würde. Ich hatte eine relativ komplizierte Variante vorbereitet.} Nf6 4. e5 Nd5
5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 dxe5 9. Nxe5 {Natürlich könnte Weiss
mittels 9.dxe5 in ein Damenloses Mittelspiel abwickeln. Aber ganz tot wäre die
Stellung dann noch nicht!} Nc6 10. Nf3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 {ist die
Hauptfortsetzung, wo beide Seiten ihre Chancen haben.}) 10... Bb4+ ({Diese
komische Fortsetzung hatte ich vor der Partie kurz vorbereitet. Nach dem
normaleren} 10... Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O Nb4 13. Re1 {gefällt mir der Nb6
aber nicht besonders.}) 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Bg5 ({Als Florian hier über seinen Zug
nachdachte, verstand ich, dass Weiss nach} 12. Bc2 Nd5 13. O-O $1 {den Bauern
opfern könnte, und dafür gute Kompensation bekommen würde. In einer Partie
Sedina-Sax geschah} Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 {, wonach Weiss mittels} 15. Ba4+ $5 {
[%csl Re8] oder 15.Ne5!? klaren Vorteil erhalten.}) 12... f6 ({Weiss würde im
folgenden Endspiel starken Druck üben können:} 12... Qc7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Bh4
Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Qc4 16. Qxc4 Nxc4 17. a3 Bxc3+ 18. Rxc3 Nxb2 19. Ne5 $44) 13. Bf4
(13. Bd2 O-O) 13... Nd5 (13... Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Nd5 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 17.
Nxd2 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 $14) 14. Bd2 (14. Bxd5 Qxd5 (14... exd5 15. Qa4+ Nc6
16. O-O O-O 17. Qb5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 $11) 15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Nxd5
exd5 18. Ke2 Bg4 19. h3 Bxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Kd7 $11) 14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. O-O
$6 ({Weiss hätte genauer} 16. Qe2 {spielen sollen. Schwarz würde sich dann
weniger gut organisieren können:} Rb8 17. O-O O-O (17... Rb6 18. Qd3 Qc7 19.
Rfe1 O-O 20. Bc2 f5 21. Rac1 Nc4 22. Bb3 $14) 18. Bc2 Nc4 19. Qd3 f5 20. Bb3
Qd6 21. Rfe1 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 $14 {[%csl Ge5]}) 16... O-O 17. Qe2 Bd7 {Dieser Zug
wäre nach 16.Qe2 wegen der Fesselung auf der e-Linie unmöglich gewesen.} 18.
Bc2 Qe8 $1 (18... Nc4 19. Qd3 f5 20. Bb3 Rc8 $11) 19. a4 (19. Qd3 Qg6 $5 20.
Qxg6 hxg6 21. Bxg6 Nc4 $132) 19... a6 ({Möglich war auch} 19... Nc4 20. axb5
Bxb5 21. Bd3 Rc8 (21... Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Bxd3 (22... Qc6 23. c4 Bxc4 24. Rfc1 Nb6
25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. Qa2 $18) 23. Qxd3 $14) 22. Rfc1 $5 (22. Rxa7 Nxd2 23. Nxd2
Nxc3 (23... Nf4 $2 24. Qg4) 24. Qg4 Rf7 $11) 22... Rf7 $13) 20. axb5 ({Nach} 
20. Rfe1 Nc4 21. axb5 Bxb5 22. Bc1 Rc8 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qxe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Nxc3
{wären die Chancen verteilt.}) 20... axb5 ({Objektiv war} 20... Bxb5 21. Bd3
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Nb3 23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Qxa6 Qc8 $1 $11 {besser...aber auch Remis.
Im Gewinnsinne musste ich nach einer riskanten Alternative suchen.}) 21. Qe4 $6
({Florian übersah meine Ressource, sonst hätte er wohl eine der folgenden
Fortsetzungen gewählt:} 21. Bd3 Nb3 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Nxd2
25. Nxd2 Nxc3 $11 {oder}) (21. Rfe1 Nc4 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Qd3 f5 $132) ({
Sei gemerkt, dass} 21. Rxa5 $2 {an dieser Stelle wegen} Rxa5 22. c4 Ra2 23. Bb3
Rb2 {nicht funktionniert.}) 21... Qg6 $1 (21... Qh5 $2 {verliert jetzt wegen}
22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. c4 f5 24. Qe5 $1 Ra2 25. Bb1 (25. cxd5 Rxc2 26. dxe6 $36)
25... Rxd2 26. cxd5 Rb2 27. dxe6 $18) (21... f5 $6 22. Qd3 Nc4 {ist spielbar,
kam aber nicht in meinen Plänen.}) 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Bxg6 $6 (23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24.
c4 Ra2 25. Bb1 Rxd2 26. Nxd2 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Bb5 28. Bd3 Nf4 29. Rb1 Nxd3 30.
Rxb5 Rd8 $15 {würde es dem Nachziehenden erlauben, den Gegner noch ein
bisschen zu quälen.}) ({Eine solidere Variante war aber} 23. Rfd1 Nc4 24. Be1
Kf7 $11) 23... Nb3 {[%csl Rc3] Weiss hat einen Bauern gewonnen, und verfügt
über das Läuferpaar. Trotzdem entfaltet Schwarz eine starke Initiative in
diesem Endspiel, die ihm sogar bessere Aussichten verschafft!} 24. Rxa8 Rxa8
25. Be4 (25. Be3 Rc8 $15) 25... Ra2 ({Auch möglich war} 25... Rc8 26. Bxd5 exd5
27. Rb1 Nxd2 28. Nxd2 Rxc3 29. h4 Kf7 $15 {Aber der Textzug stellt eine kleine
Falle.}) 26. Rd1 $4 ({Nach} 26. Be1 $6 Nc1 $15 {ist Weiss ziemlich gebunden}) (
{Unangenehm aber haltbar wäre seine Stellung nach dem besseren} 26. Bxd5 exd5
27. Bf4 Rc2 ({oder} 27... Bg4 {gewesen})) 26... Nxd2 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Nxd2 b4
$1 $19 {[%cal Gd7a4] Die von Weiss vergessene Pointe.} 29. Nf1 (29. cxb4 Ba4) (
29. Nb1 b3 30. f3 Bf5) 29... b3 30. Nd2 b2 31. g4 Bxg4 32. f3 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8.
Nd2 Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. N2b3 Bb8 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Bf1 Qd6 14. g3 Qg6
15. Bg2 Ne5 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. f3 Nf2 18. Qd2 Nfd3 19. Red1 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Ng4 21.
Qd2 {[%tqu "En","Can you find a winning move for Black in this position?","Hit
him on the dark squares!","Sacrifice your knight!","g4h2","",18]} Nxh2 22. Nc5
(22. Kxh2 Qxg3+ 23. Kg1 Bf4 24. Qc2 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Be3 $19) 22... Bxg3 $2 (22...
Qxg3 $1 23. Nxd7 Bf4 24. Qc2 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Nf1 $1 26. Rxf1 Bf4 27. Bh3 Qxh3+ 28.
Kg1 Be3+ 29. Rf2 Qxd7 $19) 23. Nxd7 Re7 24. Nc5 Rae8 25. Qd3 Qb6 26. b4 g6 27.
Qd2 Re3 $13 28. Kh1 $2 Qf6 29. Kg1 Qh4 {Black threatens 30.....Re2! -+} 30. Ne4
$8 {[%tqu "En","Can you find a winning move for Black here?","He closed the e
file and attacks your rook on e3. You must do something about that knight!",
"Sacrifice the exchange so you an play Nh2-g4 next move!","e8e4","",18,"d5e4",
"",0]} R8xe4 $1 (30... dxe4 $2 31. Qxe3 exf3 $2 32. Qxe8+ Kg7 33. Ne6+ $18) 31.
fxe4 Ng4 32. Nf3 Bf2+ 33. Kf1 Qg3 34. Qxd5 Rxf3 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Bxf3 Qxf3 37.
Rd3 Nh2# 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Polgar,J"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 (9... Qd8) 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 (11. Ne5 $5 O-O (11... Bd7
12. Be3 O-O 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nc3 Rfd8 $10 {Danek-Roeder/Vienna op/
1991/}) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nc3 Nd5 14. Na4 Bf6 15. Bf3 Rb8 16. b3 Ba6 17. Re1
Bb5 18. Nc5 Nc3 19. Qc2 Bxd4 20. Bb2 Bxc5 21. Qxc3 Qf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Bxf6
$14 {Braga-Schlosser/Mitropa Cup/1993/}) 11... Nd5 (11... O-O $2 12. Bc7 $1 Qd7
13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bd6 $16 {><d6}) 12. Bg3 a6 (12... b6 $2 13. Bc4
$1) (12... O-O 13. Bc4 {Sveshnikov,E-Tiviakov,S/Podolsk/1992/0.5/13/} a6 (13...
Qb6 14. Qe2 a6 15. Nc3 Qa5 {Godena,M-Tiviakov,S/Forli op/1992/0.5/57/}) 14.
Bxd5 exd5 (14... axb5 15. Be4 $1 (15. Bb3 Bf6 16. Be5 Bd7 17. Qe2 Na5 18. Bc2
Bc6 $10 {Schulz-Gheorghiu,F/Altensteig/1987/}) 15... Ra6 $6 16. Qe2 f5 17. Bd3
Ra5 18. Rfd1 Nb4 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Kortschnoj,V/Biel/1993/}) 15. Nc7 Ra7 {
Looks nice for White} 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qb6 $1 $14 {Lautier,
J-Polgar,J/Linares/1994/1-0/; Fomin,T-Shulman,Y/St.Petersburg op/1994/1/2-1/2/}
Ra8) 13. Nc3 O-O (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 b5 {Sveshnikov}) 14. Rc1 (14. Qb3 b6 $6
15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 {Sveshnikov,E-Micic,C/Chelianinsk/1989/1-0/46/}) (14.
Ne5 $6 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 $15 {Harley,AD-Mortavazi,A/
London Simpson/1/2-1/2/1994/}) 14... Nf6 (14... Bd7) (14... Nxc3 $5) 15. h3 {
Preventing 15...Nh5, but Tiviakov didn t intend to play this move.} b6 (15...
Qb6 $6 16. Na4) (15... Nb4 16. Ne5 Nbd5) (15... b5 $5 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Rxc6
Rxa2 $10) 16. a3 (16. Qd2 {/\17.Rfd1}) 16... Bb7 17. Bd3 (17. Bc4 $5 b5 18. Ba2
b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Bb1 {Now White can t continue with Qd3.}) 17... Rc8 18.
Bb1 b5 $5 19. Qd3 $6 (19. Re1 Na5 20. Ne5 (20. Qe2 Nc4 21. Rcd1 Nxa3 $1)) 19...
Na5 $5 20. Ne5 Nc4 {Black has a good game} 21. Rc2 Nd6 $6 {Provoking f2-f3} (
21... g6 {/\Nf6-d5}) 22. f3 {Preventing 22...Nde4} (22. Re2 Nf5 $1) 22... g6 (
22... Nf5 23. Bf2 Nh5 24. Ne2 $10) 23. Bf2 Re8 24. Ba2 (24. Re2 {/\25.Ne4})
24... Bf8 25. Re2 Bg7 26. Rfe1 (26. Ne4 $2 Nfxe4 27. fxe4 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Nxe4
$17) 26... Nd5 (26... Nh5 $5 27. Qd2 Nc4 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. Bb1 $13) 27. Nxd5
exd5 {Now Black has a horrible bad bishop on b7, and White a very good one on
a2.} (27... Bxd5 $1 28. Bxd5 exd5 $10) 28. Qd1 {/\Ne5-d3-c5} a5 (28... Rc7 $5 {
/\Rc7-e7}) (28... Nc4 $2 29. Nxf7 $1 $18) 29. h4 Qc7 30. h5 {One Idea is to
open the h-line with 31.h5xg6 and to start an attack in zhe h-line with Kg2
and doubling in the h-line. Additional the Ba2 can go to b1 with the theat to
sacrifice somthing on g6.} Nc4 $2 31. h6 $1 Bxh6 (31... Bf8 $142 32. Ng4 Rxe2
33. Qxe2 $16 {White has an advantage on the black squares.}) (31... Bxe5 32.
dxe5 $18) (31... Bh8 $2 32. Nxc4 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 bxc4 34. Qe8+ Rxe8 35. Rxe8#)
32. Ng4 Rxe2 33. Nxh6+ Kg7 34. Rxe2 $1 (34. Nf5+ $5) (34. Qxe2 Kxh6 35. Bh4 Kg7
$13) 34... Kxh6 35. Qe1 $1 {The key move: /\Re7 and /\Bg3} Kg7 (35... Qd6 36.
Re7 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qc1+ Kg7 39. b3 $18) 36. Re7 Qb6 (36... Qc6 37. Bxc4
dxc4 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Be3 Qd5 (39... f6 40. Qh2 $1 h5 41. Qg3 $18) 40. Qf6) 37.
Bxc4 bxc4 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Be3 $18 {/\Bh6} f6 40. Qf4 {/\Qh6} Kf8 (40... g5 41.
Qh2 $18) 41. Rxh7 Ke8 42. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vishnu, Prasanna V"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Prasanna,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Playing against an ex-world champion and trainer/second of world champions I
was not too interested in testing his theoretical knowledge in the Grünfeld.} 
1. c4 {An attempt to avoid the Grünfeld but I was not sure which line he would
choose here.} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {Most popular for Black and
currently under discussion} 5. e3 e6 (5... Nxc3 6. dxc3 {has led to many
interesting discussions but in endgames.}) 6. Bc4 Nb6 (6... Nc6 {was probably
simpler.}) 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bf6 12. Re4 {
It seemed like a very interesting rook lift and I could not resist the
temptation to go for it.} Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. a3 $5 {The position was of
mutual zugzwang and my intention was to get the queen to g4 or h5, but} ({
it does not work now:} 14. Qg4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Bxe5 {as Black has won a pawn.})
14... Be8 15. Qg4 $1 Ne7 (15... Nxd4 16. Rxd4 {of course does not work now.})
16. h4 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 ({I was expecting} 17... bxc6 18. Bf4 {with a
balanced position, but Black did not hesistate in taking with the rook. After
the game he said it was simply an intuitive move for him and he did not
consider taking with the pawn seriously.}) 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Qc7 {I was
pretty happy with my chances here.} 20. Rae1 $6 (20. g3 Rd8 21. Kg2 {with the
idea Rh1 was better giving my queen more squares on the h-file for some reason
I thought that this took longer than bringing it via e3-h3.}) 20... Rd8 21. Qh5
g6 (21... Ng6 {was what I was expecting.} 22. R1e3 Nf4 $1 23. Qh4 Ng6 24. Qh5
$11) 22. Qh3 Nbd5 {A very interesting decision and a curious position.} 23.
Bxd5 (23. Rh4 h5 $1 24. gxh6 ({Reversing the move order:} 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 {
and I can't take en passant anymore!}) 24... Nxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 {is fine for
Black.}) 23... Nxd5 24. Qh6 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. Rh4 Rd5 $1 {Objectively
White is still doing well, but I did not see this idea coming.} (26... f5 27.
gxf6 Rc6 $5 {during the game I was not entirely sure what was going on, but I
felt I should have something here} 28. d5 exd5 29. Re7 $4 Rc1+) 27. Qxh7+ Kf8
28. Qh8+ (28. Re5 $145 $1 Rxe5 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. dxe5 $16) 28... Ke7 29. Qf6+
Kd6 30. Re5 $2 {It's a pity that a move like this would completely change the
assessment of the position.} ({I had about 5 minutes here and I spent most of
them failing to find something after} 30. Rh8 Rf5 31. Rd8+ Kc6 32. d5+ Kb5 33.
Qd4 Qxd8 34. Qxc3 Qxd5 {and White does not even have a draw here!}) (30. g4 $1
{preventing ...Rf5 with the idea of Rh7 would keep White's advantage.}) 30...
Rxe5 31. dxe5+ Kd5 {A very courageous king which survives by itself. I am
unable to give a check.} 32. Rb4 b6 33. g3 a5 34. Rb2 Kc6 35. Qf4 Kb7 {Black
is much better simply because of better major pieces and safer king! My
opponent did not give me any more chances.} 36. a4 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qc6 38. Qxf7+
Ka6 39. f3 Qc3 40. Rg2 Qa1 (40... Qe1 {After the game Kasim confessed he could
not figure out the mate over the board but also that he could not believe that
there was no mate. He should have trusted his intuition because there is a
forced mate:} 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Rh2 (42. Kg4 Rc4+ 43. f4) 42... Qf1+ $1 43. Kg4
(43. Kh4) 43... Rc4+ 44. f4 Qd1+ 45. Kh3 Qh5+ 46. Kg2 Rc2+) 41. Kh3 Rh1+ 42.
Kg4 Qxa4+ 43. Qf4 b5 44. Qxa4 bxa4 45. f4 Kb5 46. Re2 Rf1 47. Kh3 a3 {The more
courageous man or should I say the more courageous king won!} 0-1

[Event "Avoine op 22nd"]
[Site "Avoine"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Black "Debray, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[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. d4 cxd4 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Bc4 e6 (6... Nb6 $142) 7.
cxd4 (7. Bxd5 exd5 8. O-O d6) 7... d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 (8... Bxd6 9. Nc3 {[%cal
Gc3d5]}) 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rd1 ({RR} 13. Bd3
Bb7 14. Qe4 g6 15. Bh6 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. Qh4 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qf8 19. Qh4 Kg7
20. Re3 Qe7 21. Qf4 Qf6 22. Qg3 Rac8 23. Be4 Ba8 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Ne5 h5 26.
Rae1 Red8 27. h4 Bd5 {Browne,W (2500)-Hort,V (2605)/Venice 1971/EXT 1999/0-1 
(55)}) 13... Bb7 14. d5 $6 $146 ({RR} 14. Rd3 h6 15. a4 Rfd8 16. Qe4 f5 17. Qe2
Bf6 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. Rd2 Re8 20. d5 Na5 21. dxe6 Qc8 22. Ba2 Ba6 23. e7+ Kh8 24.
Qe3 Bc4 25. Ne5 Bxa2 26. Raxa2 Bxe5 27. Qxe5 Nc4 28. Qe2 Nxa3 {Karaklajic,N 
(2378)-Vasovski,N (2375)/Subotica 1999/EXT 2005/0-1 (31)}) 14... exd5 15. Bxd5
Qc7 $11 {[%csl Rc3]} 16. Qc4 Bf6 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. Bg5 Na5 19. Qxc8 (19. Qf4 Bxc3
20. Rac1 $44) 19... Rfxc8 20. Bxf6 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 gxf6 22. Rc1 Rc4 23. Nd4 Re8
24. Kf1 Nc6 25. Nf5 Re5 26. Ne3 Ra4 27. Rc2 Ne7 28. Rd4 Rea5 29. Rd7 Nf5 (29...
Kf8) 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 31. g3 Ra3 32. Re7 h5 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Rd2 Rxc3 35. Rdd7 Rc2
36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rh7 Rfxf2+ 38. Kg1 Rg2+ 39. Kf1 Rcf2+ 40. Ke1 Re2+ 41. Kd1
Re8 42. Rhg7+ Kh8 43. Rh7+ Kg8 44. Rdg7+ Kf8 45. Rxa7 Kg8 46. Rxh5 Rd8+ 47. Kc1
Rdd2 48. Rf5 Rc2+ 49. Kb1 Rce2 50. Rf1 Rxh2 51. Rc1 Rb2+ 52. Ka1 Rbc2 53. Rxc2
Rxc2 54. Rb7 Rc6 55. Kb2 Re6 56. a4 f5 57. Kb3 Rg6 58. Kb4 Rxg3 59. Rxb6 Kf7
60. a5 Rg1 61. Rb5 Ra1 62. Kc5 f4 63. Kb6 Ke6 64. a6 f3 65. Rb2 Ke5 66. a7 Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Avoine op 22nd"]
[Site "Avoine"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. c3 d5 (2... Nf6) 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7.
Bc4 Qh5 (7... Qd8) 8. Nxd4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 a6 ({RR} 9... Bd7 10. Nb5 Kd8 11. Nf3
a6 12. Nbd4 Nc6 13. Bf4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. Ke2 Rc8 16. Nb3 Nh5 17. Be5 f6
18. Bg3 Bxf2 19. Bxf2 Rxc4 20. Na5 Re4+ 21. Be3 Kc8 22. Rhd1 Re5 23. b4 b6 24.
Nb3 {Schmittdiel,E (2505)-Ruzele,D (2515)/Boeblingen 1999/EXT 2001/1/2-1/2 (74)
}) 10. a4 $146 ({RR} 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Ne4 {RR} Nc6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6
14. Bf1 Rg8 15. g3 O-O-O+ 16. Kc2 Bc5 17. Be3 Be4+ 18. Kb3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 f5 20.
f3 Bc6 21. Bd3 h5 22. f4 h4 23. c4 Rh8 24. Rd1 hxg3 25. hxg3 Rh2 26. Bc2 {
Alexopoulos,G (2235)-Wojtkiewicz,A (2580)/New York 1993/EXT 2006/0-1 (56)})
10... Bd7 11. N2f3 Nc6 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Bb3 Bc5 (13... Na5) 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Ke2 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 h5 18. Rhd1 Ke7 19. c4 Nb4 20. Be5 f6 21. Bc3 e5
22. b3 Rhd8 23. Ne1 Ke6 24. f3 g5 25. h3 g4 26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28.
fxg4 Bd4 29. Rd1 Nc6 30. Bd2 Ba7 31. Bc3 Rg8 32. Kf3 Bd4 33. Bd2 f5 34. gxf5+
Kxf5 35. b4 e4+ 36. Ke2 Ne5 37. c5 Rg3 38. Bf4 Kxf4 39. Rxd4 Rb3 40. Nc2 Rg3
41. Ne1 Re3+ 42. Kd2 Rb3 43. Nc2 Rg3 44. Ne1 Rb3 45. Nc2 Nc6 46. Rd7 Nxb4 47.
Rxb7 Rd3+ 48. Kc1 Nxc2 49. Kxc2 Rd5 50. c6 Rc5+ 51. Kd2 Rxc6 52. Rf7+ Kg3 53.
Ke3 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:00:26] Bizarrement
la partie va transposer sur une Caro-Kann mais c'est le code de l'Alapine qui
est donné.} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (5. Bb5+
Nbd7 6. Nc3) 5... Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:
49]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:14] Une position tabya à laquelle
on peut aboutir à partir de plusieurs ouvertures différentes.} (7... Be7 {
L'alternative} 8. Bd3 (8. Bc4)) 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 9.
Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (9... O-O) 10. O-O {[%emt 0:04:30]}
O-O {[%emt 0:02:03]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:16:59]} (11. Bg5) 11... Be7 {[%emt 0:01:
44]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:08:03]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:06:41]} Bb7 {
[%emt 0:01:36]} 14. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (14. Rad1 {l'éternelle question de
la R à développer mais avec un P isolé, il semble plus logique de jouer
Rad1 et Rfe1 pour éviter les échanges et c'est d'ailleurs la ligne principale
}) 14... Rc8 {[%emt 0:23:30] Les Noirs suivent toujours la théorie mais ils
ont pourtant réfléchis plus de 20 mns sur cette position.} (14... Qd6 15. Ba6
Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Qd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. Bf4 Qd4 20. Bg3 Qd2 21. Qb7 Bg5
22. f4 Bh6 23. Qf3 Qe3+ 24. Qxe3 Nxe3 25. Rf3 Nc4 26. Rc2 Rac8 27. Bh4 g5 28.
Rg3 Kh8 29. Bxg5 Bxg5 30. fxg5 Nxe5 31. Re2 Ng6 32. Rd2 Rc7 33. Ne4 Rfc8 34.
Rgd3 Kg7 35. Nd6 Ne5 36. Rd4 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 R8c2 38. h4 Kg6 39. Kg3 a6 40. Rxc2
Rxc2 41. Rf4 Rxb2 42. Rf6+ Kg7 43. Kf4 Ng6+ 44. Kg3 {Khamrakulov,I (2500)-Suba,
M (2516) Sanxenxo 2004 1/2-1/2 (65)}) 15. Ba6 {[%emt 0:03:22][%csl Rc6] Un
plan relativement peu joué pour affaiblir la case "c6" mais paradoxalement,
les Blancs ne vont pas en profiter en fin de partie.} (15. Rfd1 Nd5) 15... Qd7
{[%emt 0:02:26]} 16. Rfd1 $146 {[%emt 0:04:38]} (16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18.
Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qb5 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Rxd7
24. Rc1 h5 25. Bd4 f6 26. f4 Kf7 27. Rc8 Ke6 28. Kf2 Kf5 29. Kf3 fxe5 30. fxe5
g5 31. Ke3 g4 32. Kd3 h4 33. b4 Bg5 34. h3 gxh3 35. gxh3 Re7 36. Rd8 Bf4 37.
Rxd5 Rg7 38. Rd8 Rg3+ 39. Kc4 Bg5 40. Rg8 Rxh3 41. Rf8+ Ke6 42. Rg8 Rg3 43. Bf2
Rg4+ 44. Kb5 h3 45. Re8+ Kd5 {Khamrakulov,I (2452)-Cifuentes Parada,R (2505)
Campillos 2004 1/2-1/2}) 16... Bxa6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 17. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:23]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:01:02]} (18... Nc6
19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. Qf3) 19. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} h6 {[%emt 0:09:23]}
20. Bh4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 21. h3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:02:55]} 22. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:04:53]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. d5 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:07] La percée thématique mais qui va applanir la position} exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 24. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 25. b4 {[%emt 0:
03:09]} (25. Nxf6+ Rxf6) 25... Re6 {[%emt 0:07:02]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:09:58]} a6
{[%emt 0:06:13]} 27. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:04:29]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Ne5 {
[%emt 0:01:37]} Qc7 $2 {[%emt 0:14:10]} 29. Ng4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} (29. f4 $1 {
[%csl Rc6] Les Noirs sont en zuzwang!} Rxf4 (29... Qb7 30. Rd3 b5 31. Rc3 $18)
(29... g5 30. Rd7) 30. Nxc6) 29... Re6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 30. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:16]
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch 58 Championnat"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Preissmann, Emmanuel"]
[Black "Haik, Aldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 (6... b6 {
L'alternative} 7. Nc3) 7. Nc3 (7. Bc4 Nc6 8. Nc3 (8. O-O Be7 9. exd6 (9. Nc3
Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5) (9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 (10. Qe4 Bd7 11. Bd3 (11.
Bxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Nb4 13. Qe4 Bc6 14. Qe2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 (15. gxf3 Rc8 (15...
Qb6)) 15... Nc2)) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5) 9... Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O
11. Re1 Rd8) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+) 7... Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nc6 (8... Qc7 $142 {La grande ligne} 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Bd3 b6
12. O-O Bb7 {[%cal Gd6h2,Gb7f3]} 13. Re1 O-O 14. h3 Bf4 $11) 9. exd6 Qxd6 (9...
Bxd6 $142) 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 b6 13. Ne5 (13. Rb1 Bb7 14. Ng5 Bxg5
15. Bxg5 Na5 16. Re3 Qd5 17. Rg3 f5 18. h4 Rac8 19. Qd2 Rf7 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Re1
Bd5 22. h5 Bc4 23. Be5 Bxd3 24. Qh6 Rcc7 25. Qxe6 Bc4 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Bxc7
Qxc7 {Spassky,B (2610)-Huebner,R (2600)/Solingen 1977/EXT 2002/1-0}) 13... Nxe5
14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bxe5 {[%cal Gd3h7,Ge5g7] Avec des menaces réelles de double
sacrifices sur le roque noir ,en commençant par un "cadeau grec"Bh7!.} g6 16.
Re3 $40 {[%cal Ge3h3,Gd1h5]} Bb7 17. Qh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h7,Ge3h3,Re3g3] Avec la
menace du pseudo sacrifice Qh7} f5 18. Qh6 Rf7 19. Rh3 (19. Rae1) (19. Rg3 {
[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5,Gg3g2,Gg3g6]} Bf6 $1) 19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qf4 Rc8 22.
Bf1 Rf7 23. a4 Bd5 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. Rg3 Bc4 $1 $132 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. h4 {
l'attaque arrive trop tard} Qc7 $15 28. Qxc7 $2 {La structure de pions des
blancs est trés faible} Rfxc7 29. Ra3 a6 30. h5 Kf7 31. hxg6+ hxg6 32. f4 Kf6
33. Kf2 Rh7 $1 34. Re3 Rh4 35. Kg3 Rh1 36. Rb3 Rc6 37. c4 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Rd1
38. c5 bxc5 39. dxc5 Rc1 40. Rec3 Rxc3+ $2 (40... Rxc5 $17) 41. Rxc3 e5 (41...
g5 42. fxg5+ Kxg5 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Ge6e1]}) 42. fxe5+ Kxe5 43. Kh4 Kf6 44. Rb3
$1 Rxc5 45. Rb6+ Ke5 46. Rxa6 Rc4+ 47. Kg3 g5 48. a5 Rc3+ (48... Ra4 {[%csl
Ra5,Ra6][%cal Ga4a3]}) 49. Kh2 Ra3 50. Ra8 (50. Rg6 $1 Kf4 51. a6 g4 {[%cal
Gg4g3]}) 50... Kf4 {l'activation des pièces noires doit donner quelques très
légères chances de gain qui justifient la poursuite de la partie.} 51. Rb8 Kg4
(51... Rxa5) 52. a6 Rxa6 53. Rb3 f4 54. Rc3 Ra2 55. Rb3 Kh5 56. Rf3 {
Ajournement} Kg6 57. Kg1 Kf5 58. Rb3 Ra1+ 59. Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Kf1 g4 61. Rb5+ {
[%csl Rf5]} Ke4 62. Rb8 Rc2 63. Ra8 Rc3 64. Kf2 g3+ 65. Kf1 Rc1+ 66. Ke2 Rg1
67. Re8+ Kf5 68. Rf8+ Ke5 69. Re8+ Kd5 70. Rd8+ Ke6 71. Kf3 Rf1+ 72. Kg4 Rf2 (
72... Ke5) 73. Ra8 Ke5 74. Ra1 Ke4 75. Ra4+ Ke3 76. Ra3+ Ke2 77. Ra1 Rxg2 78.
Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "BBC TV Master Game, Series 4"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1979.03.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1979.03.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Be7 7. c4 (7. O-O O-O
(7... Nc6)) 7... Qd8 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Bg3
Nc5 13. Bf3 $16 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Rc8]} Qb6 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Rab1 {[%cal Gb2b4]} a5
16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Ndb5 $36 Bc6 19. b3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qc6 21. Qxc6
Rxc6 22. f3 Kf8 23. Kf1 Rd8 24. Bc7 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 a4 $132 26. Rb1 axb3 27.
axb3 Ne8 28. Be5 Nd6 29. Bxd6 Bxd6 30. b4 Na6 {[%csl Ra6]} 31. Nxd6 Rxd6 32.
Ne4 Rd4 33. b5 $36 Nb8 34. c5 {[%cal Gc5c6,Gb1c1]} f5 $6 35. Ng5 {[%csl Rd4,
Re6]} Ke7 36. Re1 e5 37. Rxe5+ Kf6 38. Re8 Nd7 39. Nxh7+ Kg6 40. c6 $1 bxc6 41.
bxc6 Kxh7 (41... Nb6 42. Nf8+ Kf7 43. Rb8 Nd5 44. Nd7 $18) 42. Rd8 Rc4 43. cxd7
Rd4 44. Rf8 Rxd7 45. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Avoine op 22nd"]
[Site "Avoine"]
[Date "2007.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Tirard, Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 (7...
d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5
14. bxc3 Be7 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Nh4 a6 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. Na3 Qe8 20. Qf3
Nxe3 {Jenni,F (2440)-Gershon,A (2502) Biel MTO op 2000 (8) 0-1} (20... Nxc3 21.
Nf5 e4 22. Qh3 Bxa3 $17 (22... Rd8))) 8. Bf4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 d6 11. exd6
exd6 12. Nxd4 ({RR} 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Bf5 15. Re7 Qc6 16. Nc3
Rae8 17. d5 Qc8 18. Qd2 Qb8 19. Rae1 Rxe7 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. Nb5 Nc8 22. Bg5 Bd7
23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Nc3 f6 25. Qe2 Bf7 26. Be3 a6 {Schmittdiel,E (2490)
-Machelett,H (2387)/Germany 2000/CBM 074 ext/1-0 (71)}) 12... Nxd4 13. cxd4 Qf6
$1 14. Qd2 $146 ({RR} 14. Bg3 Qxd4 ({RR} 14... h5 15. Nc3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rad8 17.
Ne4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd6 Rfe8 20. Bc7 Rc8 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Nd6 Rxe1+
23. Rxe1 Rc7 24. Nb5 Rd7 25. h3 Bf5 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27. Re7 Kg7 28. Rxf7+ Kh6 29.
Rxb7 {Palkovi,J (2480)-Cao Sang (2455)/Budapest 1996/CBM 052 ext/1/2-1/2 (69)})
15. Nc3 Bf5 16. Re7 Nd7 17. Bxd6 Rad8 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Be7 Rc8 20. Nb5 Qxd1 21.
Raxd1 Ne5 22. Ba3 Bg4 23. Ra1 Red8 24. h3 Bf5 25. Nd6 Rxd6 26. Bxd6 Nd3 27. Re7
Bxb2 28. Rd1 Rc3 {Karpatchev,A (2480)-Uwira,O (2179)/Frankfurt 2004/EXT 2005/
1-0 (32)}) 14... Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Nc3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.08"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 (5. d4 {La grande ligne} cxd4 6.
cxd4) 5... d6 (5... Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. d4 (7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O
10. O-O Bd7 11. Nc3 (11. Qd3 h6) 11... Bc6 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1
N8d7 15. f4 Nc5 16. Bc2 Nba4 $132 {Kotronias inf119}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 dxe5 9.
Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bf6 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 Nac4 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. O-O
Rc8 16. Bb3 O-O 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bc1 Bc6 {[%cal Gc6f3,Gb6c4]}) (5... Nc6 6. d4
cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 (7... d6) 8. Bd3 (8. Bb3) 8... d5 9. Bg5 (9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Nc3
) 9... Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Bd7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. a3 f5 14. exf6 Rxf6 15.
Ne2 (15. b4) (15. Re1 {[%csl Ge5]} Raf8 16. Bf1 Rxf3 17. gxf3 Qh4 $44) 15...
Rxf3 $1 {Paichadze,L (2480)-Jobava,B (2721) GEO-ch 71st Tbilisi 2012 (10) 0-1})
6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 8. Bb3 dxe5 (8... Nc6) 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nf3 (10. Nxc6
bxc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qd3 a5 14. Bc2 g6 15. Rd1 Ba6 16. Qf3 Rc8 17.
Bh6 Re8 18. Be4 Nd5 19. Na4 f5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qe3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 fxe4 23. Bf4
Rcd8 24. Be5 Bd3 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. dxc5 Rd5 27. Bd6 a4 28. Rdc1 Ra8 29. Rc3 e5
30. Ra3 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 (30) Luther,T (2556)-Shengelia,D (2543) Austria 2014})
10... a5 $5 $146 {[%cal Ga5a4,Ga8a6]} (10... Be7 11. Nc3 Bf6 12. Be3 Na5 13.
Bc2 Nac4 14. O-O Nxb2 15. Qe2 N2c4 16. Ne5 Nd6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Nf5 19. Bxf5
exf5 20. Rfe1 Be6 21. Rad1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Nd3 O-O-O 24. Qf4 Qd6 25. Rc1+
Kb8 26. Qxd6+ Rxd6 27. Bf4 Rhd8 28. Nc5 Bxa2 29. d5 a5 30. Re2 Bxd5 31. Rd2 Ka7
32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. Rcd1 Kb6 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Kc6 36. Rd7 Kxc5 37. Rxb7 a4
38. Kf1 a3 39. Ra7 Kb4 40. Ke2 {Rublevsky,S (2655)-Filippov,V (2609) Moscow
2004 0-1}) 11. a3 (11. Nc3 a4 12. Bc2 Be7 (12... a3 13. b3 Nb4 $132 {[%csl Gb4]
}) (12... g6)) 11... g6 {[%csl Rf6]} (11... Be7 {Plus solide mais aussi moins
ambitieux} 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Be3 Ne7 $11 {[%csl Rd4,Gd5][%cal Gb6d5,
Ge7d5]}) 12. Nc3 Bg7 {[%csl Rd4]} 13. Bg5 $1 {Tentant de profiter de
l'affaiblissement provoqué par le fianchetto} f6 $1 14. Be3 Ne7 $1 15. O-O O-O
16. Re1 Nbd5 $11 17. h4 Ra6 $5 {Un plan original!} 18. Rc1 (18. h5 $5 Nxe3 19.
fxe3 Bh6 {Pose moins de problème car les Blancs n'ont pas encore joué Rc1})
18... Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bh6 {[%csl Rc1,Re3][%cal Gh6c1]} 20. Rc2 Kh8 $132 21. Rf2
Nd5 22. e4 (22. Qd3 $5 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gb3c2,Gd3e3,Gd3h7]}) 22... Ne3 23. Qd3 Ng4
$13 24. Rfe2 Bd7 {Les Noirs ont un bon jeu de pièces qui compense le léger
avantage d'espace des Blancs} 25. Nd1 (25. h5) 25... Rd6 (25... a4 $5 {[%csl
Rb2]}) 26. h5 {[%cal Gh5g6,Gd3h7,Ge4e5]} gxh5 $1 27. e5 fxe5 28. Bc2 Rf5 $1 29.
Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Rxe5 Qb6 31. R5e4 Bb5 32. Qg3 Rxd4 $36 {[%cal Gb6g1]} 33. Kh1 Bd2
34. Rxe6 $2 (34. Rxd4 $8 Bxe1 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Bxf5 Qxd4 37. Bxe6 $13 {[%csl
Rg7,Rh1]}) 34... Qxe6 (34... Bxe1 35. Rxe1 Rff4) 35. Rxe6 Rf1+ 36. Kh2 Bf4 37.
Ne3 Re1 38. Re7 Bxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Rg4+ 40. Kf2 Re2+ 41. Kf3 Rg7 42. Re5 Rf7+ 43.
Ke4 Bc6+ 44. Kd3 Ref2 45. Rxh5 Re7 46. Kd4 Rf4+ 47. Kd3 Be4+ 48. Kc3 Rc7+ 0-1

[Event "BBC TV Master Game, Series 4"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1979.03.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1979.03.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. Qh4 e5 (9... Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bg5 g6 12. Nbd2 e5 13. O-O d5 14. Rad1
Qb6 15. c4 e4 16. cxd5 exd3 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Rfe1 Bd8 19. Nc4 Bf5 20. Ne3 Be4
21. Ne5 Qb5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxe4 Bxe5 24. Rxd3 Rae8 25. Qd5+ Qxd5 26. Rxd5
Bxb2 27. Rb1 Bc3 28. Rd3 Rc8 29. Rxb7 Bf6 30. g3 a5 31. Rdd7 h5 32. Ra7 Ra8 33.
Rxa8 Rxa8 34. Nd5 Bd8 35. h4 Kf8 36. f4 Ke8 37. Rg7 Rc8 38. Rxg6 Rc2 {1-0 (38)
Dueckstein,A (2425)-Rantanen,Y (2410) Haifa 1976}) (9... d5 10. Bd3 Bd6 11.
Bg6+) 10. Bg5 d5 11. Bb5 Bd6 12. c4 $146 (12. O-O O-O 13. Nbd2 Bf5 14. Nb3 Ne7
15. Be2 Qd7 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Qg5 Rg6 18. Qe3 Rf8 19. Rfe1 Be4 20. Nh4 Rh6 21.
f3 Bc2 22. g3 Nf5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. Nd2 Bc7 25. c4 Ba5 26. Bf1 Qh5 27. h4 Qg6
28. Kh2 d4 29. Qf2 Bxd2 30. Qxd2 Rxf3 31. Qg2 Be4 32. Bd3 Rxd3 33. Rxe4 Qd6 34.
Qe2 Re3 35. Rxe3 dxe3 36. Qxe3 Qb6 37. Qxe5 Rf6 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. Kh3 Qxb2 40.
Re1 {1-0 (40) Andersen,M-Allen,K Schilde 1978}) 12... O-O 13. O-O e4 14. cxd5
exf3 (14... Ne7 15. Bxf6 exf3) 15. dxc6 fxg2 16. Kxg2 bxc6 17. Bc4+ (17. Bxc6
$2 Rb8 18. Nd2 Rb4 $40) 17... Kh8 18. Nc3 Qc7 19. Rad1 Bb7 $6 (19... Bf5 $142
$15 {[%csl Gf5,Rg2]}) 20. Bd3 Rad8 21. Bf5 Be5 $2 (21... c5+ 22. Kg1 Qc6 $40)
22. Bxh7 c5+ 23. f3 Rd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26. Be6+ Rf7 27. Ne4 Qc6 28.
Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Bxf6 Qc2+ 30. Kh1 Bxf3+ 31. Rxf3 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qc2+ 33. Qf2 Qg6+
34. Rg3 $1 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rg8] La pointe} Bxg3 35. Qxg3 {[%cal Ge6g8,Gg3g8]}
1-0

[Event "Andorra op 19th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2001.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Torrecillas Martinez, Antonio"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 a6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Be2 (7. Nbd2
Nc6 8. Nb3 Ba7 9. Bg5 Nge7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Be2 f6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Nf5 14.
Qd2 Be6 15. Bd3 Qd6 16. O-O Ne5 17. Nbd4 $14 {Sermek,D-Jankovic,A/Pula op 1999/
1-0 (41)}) 7... Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Re8 $146 (9... Be6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nb3
Ba7 12. Nfd4 Rc8 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Be3 Bb8 15. Bf3 Qd6 16. g3 Ne5 17. Bf4 Nfd7
18. Bg2 $36 {Hajdu,A-Kovacs,G/HUN t-ch2 1999/1-0 (62)}) 10. Nbd2 $6 (10. Bxf6
$1 Qxf6 11. Qxd5 Rxe2 (11... Bb6 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Nbd2) 12. Qxc5 Bg4 13. Qc4 $5
Qe6 14. Qxe6 fxe6 15. Nbd2 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Rxb2 17. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 18. Rxb1 b5 19.
Re1 Nd7) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Re1 g5 $1 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Nfd2 (
15. Nfd4 $5) (15. Bd3 f5 (15... Bg4 $5) 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4+ Kg7) 15... Nxg3
16. hxg3 g4 $1 {[%cal Gh6h4]} (16... Qb6 17. Rf1) (16... Qd6 17. Nf1 Qf6 (17...
d4 $5) 18. Bf3) 17. Bd3 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 h5 19. Nf1 (19. Rd1 Be6) 19... Be6 20.
Rd1 Qf6 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Gg8g7,Ga8h8]} 21. Ne3 Kg7 22. Bb1 (22. Qd2 Rh8) 22...
h4 (22... Rh8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 h4 25. Qe2 $1 (25. Nc5 $5 hxg3 26. fxg3
Qe7 $5 27. Qf2 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Qxc5 29. Qxc5 Bxc5+ 30. Rd4 Kf6 31. Kf1 $11) (25.
Rf5 hxg3 $1 26. Rxf6 Kxf6 27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. Qe4 Ne6 $19) 25... hxg3 26. Qxg4+
Qg6 (26... Kf8 27. Qc8+ $11) 27. Qxg6+ $1 (27. Bxg6 gxf2+ 28. Kf1 Rh1+ 29. Ke2
f1=Q+ $19) 27... fxg6 28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. cxd4 Rc8 30. Bd3 Rc1+ 31. Bf1 Rd1 $17)
23. gxh4 (23. Nf1 Rh8) 23... Qxh4 24. Nd4 (24. g3 Qh5 (24... Qh3 25. Qf1 $8
Bxe3 26. Qxh3 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 gxh3 $17) 25. Ng2 Ne5 26. Nd2 Nf3+ 27. Nxf3 gxf3
28. Nh4 Qg5 29. Kh1 Rh8) 24... Nxd4 25. cxd4 Rh8 26. Kf1 Qf6 $1 27. Qd2 (27.
Qb4 g3 $1 28. f3 Qf4 (28... Rh1+ 29. Ke2 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Bxd4 31. Nf5+ Bxf5 32.
Bxf5 Qe5 33. Bc8) 29. Qd2 Rh4) 27... g3 $1 28. f3 Rh4 $1 (28... Rh1+ 29. Ke2
Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Bxd4 31. Nf5+ Bxf5 32. Bxf5) 29. Ke2 (29. Nc2 Bd7 $1) 29... Bxd4
(29... Rxd4 30. Qc3 Rxd1 31. Nxd1) 30. Qd3 Re4 $1 31. Kf1 (31. fxe4 Qf2#) 31...
Bxe3 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Babaev, Rashad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 (7...
e6 8. O-O (8. Bxd5 exd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 dxe5 $11) 8... Be7 9. Qe2) 8. Bb5 (
8. Bb3) 8... Bd7 (8... dxe5 {Plus courant} 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. O-O g6 (12... e6) 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Bg5 Nc8 15. Qf3 O-O $1) 9. Nc3 e6 (
9... dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Nd5 $11 {[%csl
Gc7,Gd5][%cal Ge7e6]}) 10. O-O dxe5 11. dxe5 Nb4 $1 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. Ne4 $146 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge4d6]} ({RR} 14. a3 N4d5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd7+
Qxd7 17. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Landenbergue,C (2404)-Wojtkiewicz,A (2572)/Geneve 2001/
EXT 2002}) 14... O-O 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 $11 16. Qb3 Rab8 17. Rfd1 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]}
18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. a3 a6 20. g3 h6 21. Kg2 N7b6 22. Rc5 Nc8 {Quid de la règle
des 25 coups?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Okhotnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Petkov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Na3 {[%cal Gf1c4]} (5. d4 {
Curieusement la ligne principale avec 5.d4 a le code B06 et non pas le code
habituel B22} Bg7 6. Be3 (6. Na3) 6... cxd4 (6... Nh6) 7. cxd4 Qa5+ {Un échec
intermédiaire indispensable si les noirs veulent jouer Nh6} (7... Nh6 $4 {
le nombre de joueurs tombés dans ce piège théorique est assez étonnant, il y a
même des forts joueurs а 2400!} 8. Qc1 {[%cal Ge3h6,Gc1c8]}) 8. Nc3 Nh6 9. Bc4
(9. Bb5+) (9. Qd2 $143 Nf5 10. Nb5 (10. h4 $5 $146 {[%csl Gh1][%cal Gh4h5]
Lors de l'analyse, Amine ALAWIEH avait proposé ce coup inédit que j'avais
aussi envisagé dans la partie.})) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nf5 {[%cal Gf5e3,Gf5d4]})
5... Bg7 6. Bc4 Qe4+ 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nb5 ({RR} 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qd5
11. Bf3 Qd7 {RR} 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Bf4 e6 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Rad1 Ne8 16. Nc4 Na6
17. Na5 Rd7 18. Ndc6 bxc6 19. Nxc6 Qc5 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Qxa6 Rc8 22. Nxa7 e5
23. Nxc8 exf4 24. Nb6 Be6 25. Nd5 g5 26. Rxe6 fxe6 {Sveshnikov,E (2499)-Miezis,
N (2564)/Riga 2005/CBM 106 ext/1-0}) 8... Na6 9. d3 $146 (9. O-O O-O 10. Re1
Qd5 11. d4 cxd4 12. c4 Qd8 13. Nbxd4 $11 {Short,N (2610)-Andersson,U (2630)
Tilburg 1990 (1) 1/2}) 9... Qc6 {[%cal Gf3e5] le retrait en c6 de la Q va
permettre aux blancs de gagner un tempo avec Ne5} (9... Qd5) 10. a4 O-O 11. O-O
Be6 12. Bf4 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Rfd8 13. Ne5 $14 Qc8 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]} (13... Qe8)
14. Qc1 Nd5 15. Bg3 Nac7 16. Na3 Bf5 17. Nac4 Ne6 18. Re1 f6 19. Ng4 g5 20.
Nge3 Nef4 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Qe3 e5 {Un coup naturel pour faire
pression sur "d3" mais les noirs vont ensuite jouer avec un mauvais B} 24. Rad1
Qd7 25. a5 Nxe2+ $2 {il fallait garder le N car le Bg7 est hors jeu} 26. Qxe2
Re8 27. g4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gf5,Rf6,Rg7][%cal Gc4e3,Ge3f5]} Rad8 28. Qe4 h5 29. h3
Kf7 30. Kg2 {[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4]} h4 31. Ne3 $1 {[%cal Ge3f5,Ge3d5]} Qb5 32.
Qc4+ $1 {[%cal Gc4b5,Gc4f7] Après l'échange des Q, la finale est trés
difficile pour le GMI} Qxc4 33. dxc4 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4] le plan des
blancs de visser les cases "d5" et "f5" est facile а jouer.} Ke6 34. Kf3 Bf8
35. Ke4 $1 {[%csl Gf5]} Bd6 (35... Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Be7 37. Nf5 Rd8 38. Rd5 $16)
36. Rd5 {[%cal Ge1d1]} Rc8 37. Red1 Red8 38. b4 $1 (38. Nf5 Bc7 39. b4) 38...
Be7 39. b5 Bd6 40. Nf5 {La dernière pièce blanche arrive sur sa case optimale}
Bc7 41. b6 $1 axb6 42. axb6 Bxb6 43. Rd6+ $1 Kf7 44. Rb1 $1 {[%mdl 6152] Une
belle partie d'OKHOTNIK qui venait de gagner deux tournois en octobre en
Italie. Le lendemain de la fin de l'open Rohde, il d'ailleurs ensuite remporté
le semi-rapide de Noisy} 1-0

[Event "Vaujany op 1st"]
[Site "Vaujany"]
[Date "2010.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Guido, Flavio"]
[Black "Brunner, Nicolas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2010.07.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O (12. Qg4 {Plus risqué mais
cette ligne secondaire a été jouée plusieurs fois par le spécialiste de la
variante le GMI SVESHNIKOV} h5 13. Qf3 {[%csl Rd4]} a6 14. Bxc6 {Sveshnikov,E 
(2515)-Shirov,A (2500) Val Maubuee op 1990 1/2}) 12... Rd8 (12... Rc8 13. Re1
Be7 14. d5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Bf4 a6 18. Bxc6+ Rxc6 19. Rad1
Re6 20. Be3 O-O {1/2-1/2 (20) Salgado Lopez,I (2622)-Alekseev,E (2679) Wroclaw
2014}) (12... Be7 {La grande ligne} 13. Qg4 $1 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bh6 $36)
13. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]} a6 (13... Be7 14. a5 Nd5 15. a6 Ndb4 {Nisipeanu,L (2690)
-Fedorov,A (2617) EU-Cup 22nd Fuegen 2006 (3.1) 1/2} (15... Nc7)) 14. Bxc6 bxc6
$5 {[%cal Gb6d5] La reprise de la Q est plus naturelle mais la poussée a4a5
aurait moins d'intérêt après bc6} (14... Qxc6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Be7 17.
Qh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Kf7 19. Rfc1 {Sebag,M (2471)-Karjakin,S (2672) Cap d'Agde-A
rapid 2006 (2) 0-1}) 15. Qe2 $146 (15. Be3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qc2 Be7 18.
Rac1 Rc8 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rc4 O-O 21. Rfc1 Rfd8 22. Qc2 e5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. g3
h6 25. Bb6 Rd5 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Qxc6 Qxb2 28. Re1 Re5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qa8+
Kh7 31. Qxa5 Qa1+ 32. Kg2 Qb1 33. Qb5 Qe4+ 34. f3 Qc2+ 35. Bf2 Bf6 36. Qd7 Bc3
37. Qc6 Qb2 38. Qb5 Qd2 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qe4 Ba5 41. Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qa7 f5 43.
Qd4 Qc2 44. Qc5 Qxa4 {Bulmaga,I (2277)-Vetoshko,V (2166) Lvov 2009 1/2-1/2 
(110)}) 15... Ra8 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Qg4 $1 g6 (17... O-O 18. Bh6 Bf6) 18. Bh6 {
[%csl Re8]} f5 19. Qf3 Kf7 $13 20. Bf4 Rhd8 21. Be5 Nc4 $132 22. b3 Nxe5 23.
dxe5 Qc7 24. Qe3 Rab8 $1 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Rxb6 28. Rb1 Rb4 $1
{Les Noirs ont une bonne finale notamment du fait que le N manque d'accès aux
cases centrales} 29. Kf1 g5 30. Na2 (30. Ke2 Rd4 31. Rd1 Rg4 32. g3 Rb4 (32...
h5 33. Rd7)) 30... Rd4 31. Rc1 Rd2 $1 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Gd2]} 32. Nc3 Bb4 33. Nd1
Ba3 $1 34. Ra1 Ke7 (34... Rd3 $5 {[%cal Gd3b3,Gd3d1]} 35. Ke2 Rxb3) 35. Ne3 Bc5
36. Rc1 $1 {Force l'échange du B et les Blancs peuvent peut-être tenir la
finale de R} Bxe3 37. fxe3 Kd7 38. Rc5 Kc7 39. b4 Kb6 40. a5+ $1 {[%csl Ra6]}
Kc7 41. h3 h5 42. Rc4 Rd5 43. Rc5 Rd8 44. h4 $1 gxh4 45. Rc4 Rd5 46. Rxh4 Rxe5
47. Ke2 c5 48. bxc5 Rxc5 49. Rxh5 Rxa5 50. g4 $1 {Continuant de simplifier la
position et les Blancs ont maintenant des bonnes chances de nulle car le P
passé des Noirs sera sur la colonne "a"} Ra2+ 51. Kf3 fxg4+ 52. Kxg4 Rc2 53.
Kf4 Rc4+ 54. e4 Kb6 55. Rh6 Rc6 56. Ke5 a5 57. Rh1 a4 58. Ra1 Kb5 59. Rb1+ Ka5
60. Ra1 Kb4 61. Rb1+ $1 Ka3 {[%csl Ra3] Le K Noir est coupé et il sera
difficile de progresser} 62. Kf6 Rc4 (62... Ka2 $2 63. Rb7 a3 $11 {[%csl Ra2]})
63. e5 Rb4 64. Ra1+ Kb2 65. Rd1 a3 66. Kxe6 a2 67. Rd2+ Kb3 68. Rxa2 Kxa2 69.
Kf7 Rf4+ 70. Kg7 Re4 71. Kf6 Kb3 72. e6 Kc4 73. e7 Kd5 74. Kf7 Rf4+ 75. Kg7
Rg4+ 76. Kf7 Rf4+ 77. Kg7 Re4 78. Kf7 Rxe7+ 79. Kxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 12th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2012.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Black "Colin, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:24]} (2... Nf6) (2... b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nd2 cxd4 6. cxd4 g6 7. Ngf3
Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 d6 $13 {Ferrufino,B (2259)-Bauer,C (2638) Turin ol (Men)
37th 2006 (1) 0-1}) 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. d4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15] Probablement la ligne la plus solide} (4...
g6 5. dxc5 (5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Bc4) 5... Qxc5 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bxa7 Rxa7 8.
Qd4 Nc6 9. Qxh8 Nf6) (4... Nf6) (4... Nc6) 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:03:42]} (6. Na3 {[%cal Gf1c4,Ga3b5]}) 6... Be7
{[%emt 0:01:06]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} (7... cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 {[%cal Gd5f4,Gd5c7]} 12. Bg3 O-O {
Adams,M (2726)-Van Wely,L (2675) World op 39th 2011 (5) 1/2}) 8. c4 $1 {
[%emt 0:04:21]} (8. Ne5 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rd8 $132 {Pavasovic,D (2602)-Dreev,A 
(2662) CRO-chT1A 18th 2009 (1) 1/2}) 8... Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:45]} (8... Qd8 9. b3
(9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. a3 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 9... Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Bd7 14. Bf3 Bc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nc3 c5 17.
Be3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Nd7 19. Na4 Kf8 20. Rd2 Ke8 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. f3 Rc7 23. Bf4
{Postny,E (2559)-Mortensen,E (2466)/playchess.com INT 2005/EXT 2007/1-0 (41)})
(8... Qf5 9. Nc3) 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (9. dxc5 $5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11.
Nc3 Nc6 12. a3 b6 13. b4 Be7 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Nb5 Rad8 16. Ne5 {Magem Badals,J 
(2560)-Ionescu,C (2545) Berga op 1995 (8) 1-0} (16. Bc7)) 9... Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:
30]} 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:13:00] Fin de la préparation du GMI} (10. Nb5 $5 Nc6 (
10... a6 $2 11. Ne5) 11. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 14. Bxd1 Nd7
15. Bf4 a6 16. Nd6 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Rc8,Rd7][%cal Gd1f3,Ga1d1]}) 10... Qxd1 {
[%emt 0:05:35]} 11. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:06:59]} (11. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 12. Bxd1 Bxc5 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf6g4]} 13. Bf4 Ng4 14. Ne4 (14. Bg3)) 11... Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:
40]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (12. Bg5 $5 {Plus simple} b6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Nxf6+
gxf6 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Be2 f5 17. Rfd1 $14 {Les Blancs ont des meilleures
perspectives en finale}) 12... b6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Be7
{[%emt 0:01:53]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:51]} (14. Bb2 Bb7 $11) 14... Bb7 {[%emt 0:
01:57]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:04:24][%cal Gd1f3,Gd2c4] Les Blancs ont fait une
série de coups assez lents et Vincent va égaliser sans problèmes.} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:02:30]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Ne5 $132 {[%emt 0:03:00][%csl Rd3]}
17. h3 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 18. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Rd7 {
[%emt 0:02:48]} (18... Nb2 $5 19. Rdb1 Nd3 {Gagne du temps avec l'incrément})
19. Nb3 {[%cal Ge2d3,Gc4c5]} Rad8 $11 20. Nb5 Ne4 21. Nxa7 $5 {Nécessitait un
calcul précis} Nc3 $13 22. Rd2 Bf6 {[%cal Gf6a1,Gc3e2]} (22... Nc1 $5 23. Rxc1
Rxd2 24. Bf1 Ne2+ 25. Bxe2 Rxe2 26. Bxb6 {[%csl Gc4]} Rd3 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Bxc5
Rxa3) 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Re1 Ne4 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Nc1 Rxa3 27. Bxb6 {[%csl Gb4,
Gc4]} (27. Nb5) 27... Nd6 28. Nb5 Nxb5 29. cxb5 Bc3 (29... Kf8 {[%cal Gf6c3]
Peut-être un ordre de coups plus précis}) 30. Rd1 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} Bd5 (30... g5
$6 {[%cal Gg8g7]} 31. Rd8+) 31. Ne2 Bxb4 $6 (31... Be5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5,Gf4]})
32. Nf4 Ba5 33. Nxd5 exd5 34. Be3 Rb3 35. Rxd5 g6 (35... Kf8 {Plus solide}) 36.
g4 $1 Kf8 (36... Kg7 37. Bd4+) 37. Re5 (37. Kg2) 37... f6 $2 38. Bc5+ Kf7 39.
Re7+ $40 Kg8 40. Rb7 (40. b6 $1 Bxb6 (40... Rxh3 41. b7 Rb3 42. Ba7) 41. Rb7
$18) 40... Rxh3 41. Ra7 Rc3 42. Be3 Bc7 43. b6 Be5 44. Re7 Rb3 45. b7 {[%cal
Gf2f4]} g5 46. Kg2 Rb4 47. Kf3 Bd6 48. Re6 Be5 49. Rb6 $18 Rxb6 50. Bxb6 Kf7
51. Ba7 h5 52. gxh5 f5 53. b8=Q Bxb8 54. Bxb8 Kg7 55. Ke3 Kh6 56. Bc7 Kxh5 57.
Bd8 (57. Kf3) 57... Kg4 58. Be7 Kh5 59. Ke2 Kg4 60. Bd8 Kh5 61. Ke3 Kg4 62. Be7
Kh5 63. Kf3 Kg6 64. Bb4 Kh5 65. Kg3 Kg6 66. Bd2 Kh5 67. Kf3 Kg6 68. Bc1 Kh5 69.
Be3 Kg6 70. Bd2 Kh5 71. Be1 $1 Kg6 72. Ke3 Kh5 73. Kd4 Kh4 74. Kd5 Kh3 75. Ke6
Kg4 76. Ke5 f4 77. Ke4 Kh3 78. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maze, Sebastien"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 (2. c3 {POTKIN joue aussi parfois la variante ALAPIN avec les
blancs} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 {Potkin,V (2557)-Kobalia,M (2654) EU-ch
Internet Gr-C 3rd blitz 2006 (1.4) 1/2}) 2... e6 3. c3 {Beaucoup de joueurs
choisissent de retarder cette poussée c3 au 3ème coup afin de limiter les
options des noirs.} d5 4. exd5 (4. e5 Nc6 (4... d4 $5 5. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3c2]} Nc6
6. O-O Nge7 {[%cal Ge7g6,Gg6e5]} 7. Re1 Ng6 {[%csl Gf4]} 8. Na3 Be7) 5. d4 {
Retombe sur une française}) 4... Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 (6. Bd3) (6. Na3 Nc6) (
6. Be2 {La ligne principale}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ $5 {L'idée est d'échanger
en c3, puis de jouer b6 et Ba6 pour laisser les blancs avec un mauvais Be3} (
7... Nc6) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 $1 {[%cal Gb4c3,Gc8a6] Curieusement ce plan de
KOTOV jouée dans une partie du Championnat de Moscou 1942 ne semble pas avoir
été reprise avant les années 90} 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4]
[%cal Ga6d3]} 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qd3 (13. Qa4 {[%cal Ga4a6,Gf1d1,Ga1c1] les
blancs gagnent un tempo sur le N pour lier les R vers les cases centrales c1
et d1 afin de préparer la percée d4d5. L'échange des B de cases blanches est
saine positionnellement mais tactiquement elle est faite au détriment du
développement des noirs car le Na6 est hors-jeu} Qb7 $132 14. c4 $13 {La
question de la force ou de la faiblesse des P pendants reste posée} Rac8 {
Yudovich,M-Kotov,A Moscow-ch 0-1}) 13... Nc5 $1 {[%cal Gd5d3] C'est
l'inconvénient du choix 13.Qd3 qui permet de gagner un tempo important} 14. Qe2
Ncd7 15. c4 Qh5 (15... Qd6 16. a4 $5 {[%cal Ga4a5]} Rfc8 17. a5 $14 {Vajda,L 
(2459)-Horvath,C (2519) Perenyi mem Gyula 2000 (11) 0-1}) 16. Rfb1 $146 ({RR} 
16. Bf4 $142 {[%csl Ge5]} Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. a4 Qf5 19. Be5 Red8 20. a5
Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. axb6 axb6 23. Red1 Nc5 24. Nd4 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Nb5
Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Kf8 28. f3 Nc5 29. Rd6 Na4 30. Rd7 Rxc4 {Vajda,S (2403)-Horvath,
T (2435)/Hungary 2003/EXT 2005/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 16... e5 $1 $11 {les P pendants
vont devoir s'affaiblir et l'idée de VAJDA Bf4 controlant "e5" semble plus
solide} 17. dxe5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd7c5]} Nxe5 18. Rb5 $1 {[%cal Gb5h5]} Nxf3+
(18... Rfe8) 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rfc8 21. c5 {la force du B compense la
mauvaise structure des blancs et la nulle doit être rapide} bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5
23. Bxc5 Nd5 24. Rd1 Nb6 25. Re1 h6 26. Re7 Rc8 27. Be3 Nd5 28. Rxa7 Rc3 29. a4
{La nulle entre les deux joueurs est relativement peu satisfaisante pour eux:
MAZE après avoir mené la 1ère moitié du tournoi, ne termine que 7ème et POTKIN
finit 2и du toutnoi pour la 3ème année consécutive. La nulle va profiter au
GMI ABBASOV qui était 6ème avant cette 9ème ronde et remporte le tournoi!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.10.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Chatalbashev, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 (5... e6 {L'alternative} 6.
Nf3 b6 (6... d6) 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7c3]} 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6
11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Og5h7,Cd6e5,Gd1h5]} (12. Re1 $143)) 6.
Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 dxe5 (7... Nb6 {plus courant}) 8. Bxd5 {[%cal Od4e5,Cd8d5,Gb1c3]
La partie est particulièrement instructive au regard du thème des gains de
temps dans l'ouverture} Qxd5 9. Nc3 {1er gain de temps} Qd6 10. d5 {2ème gain
de temps} Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 exd4 {[%cal Gd4c3] C'est aussi un gain de temps mais
moins important} 12. Qxd4 e5 {3ème gain de temps} 13. Qd3 {[%cal Gc3b5,Ge1g1]}
Bd7 {[%csl Gd7,Gf8] si les noirs arrivent a terminer leurs développement, ils
auront un bon contre-jeu avec la paire de B et contre le P isolé qui peut être
abloqué assez facilement.} 14. O-O f5 $1 15. Re1 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Kf7 $1 16. a4 (
16. Qg3 {[%csl Re5]} Re8 17. f4 e4 18. Be3 h5 $11 {[%cal Ce3a7,Gh5h4]}) 16...
a6 {[%csl Gb5]} (16... e4) 17. b3 {[%cal Gc1a3]} e4 {4ème gain de temps} 18.
Qh3 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c3] 5ème gain de temps} 19. Ba3 {6ème gain de temps} Qh6 $1 {
Les deux joueurs sont bien préparés et ils suivent toujours la théorie.
L'affaiblissement de la structure des noirs est moins importante que l'échange
des Q et l'ouverture du jeu qui favorise la paire de B} 20. Qxh6 gxh6 21. Bb2
$146 {[%cal Gb2h8]} ({RR} 21. Bxf8 Rxc3 {1/2-1/2 Ekstroem,R (2431)-Gallagher,J
(2538)/Samnaun 2004/CBM 101 ext} {RR} 22. Bxh6 Rxb3 23. g3 Rc8 24. Be3 Rd3 25.
Rab1 b5 26. axb5 Bxb5 27. Red1 Rd8 28. Rxd3 exd3 29. f3 Rxd5 30. Kf2 Ke6 31.
Ke1 Re5 32. Kd2 f4 33. gxf4 Rh5 34. Bg1 Kf5 35. Rb4 Rh6 36. Rb2 Rh4 {Engelbert,
C (2269)-Lanka,Z (2503)/Hamburg 2002/CBM 088 ext/0-1 (58)}) 21... Bg7 {7ème
gain de temps!} 22. Nd1 Bxb2 23. Nxb2 Rc3 {8ème gain de temps qui permet de
doubler les R} 24. Re3 Rxe3 25. fxe3 b5 26. Rc1 Ke7 27. Rc5 Kd6 28. b4 bxa4 (
28... Rc8) 29. Ra5 Bb5 30. Nxa4 Kxd5 31. Nc5 Rc8 (31... Ra8 32. Nxa6) 32. Nxa6
Kc4 33. Kf2 Rc6 (33... Bxa6 34. Rxa6 Kxb4 35. Ra7 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Re2 37. Kf4 Rf2+
(37... Rxg2 38. Kxf5)) 34. Nb8 Rb6 35. Ra8 f4 $1 36. exf4 Kd3 {le K est une
pièce forte en finale} 37. Ra3+ Kd4 38. Ra8 e3+ 39. Kf3 (39. Ke1) 39... Re6 {
[%cal Ge3e1] Les bons vieux principes...} 40. Ra1 e2 41. Kf2 Re8 {[%mdl 32]}
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Kotainy, Jens"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Hockenheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qa4 Qb7 14. c4
Rac8 15. Rfc1 Nb8 16. Rab1 Nc6 17. Bg5 Ne4 18. d5 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Nd4 20. Qd1 e5
21. Qd3 g6 22. f4 Qc7 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Re1 Qxg5 25. Qxd4 Rfd8 26. Rbd1 Qf5 27.
Re7 Qc2 28. Rde1 Rf8 29. Rxa7 $6 (29. R7e4 Rcd8 30. h4 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Black "Vovk, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:35]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nb6
{[%emt 0:01:16]} 5. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} (5... d5 {
L'alternative}) 6. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} (7... d6) 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07] Qe2 est la
grande ligne mais les Noirs ont un bon jeu sur la poussée thématique g5} (8.
Qe2 g5 $1 9. h3 Bg7 10. e6 dxe6 11. Nxg5 h6 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. b3 Nb4 14. Na3
Nxc2+ 15. Nxc2 Rc8 16. O-O Nd5 17. Ne3 Nf4 18. Qxc4 Bc6 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4
Rg8 21. f3 Nxh3+ 22. Kh1 Qg3 23. Qe2 Nf4 24. Qf2 Qg6 25. Qg1 Ne2 26. Qh2 Ng3+
27. Kg1 Nxf1 28. Kxf1 Qd3+ 29. Kf2 Qxd4 30. Rb1 Bb5 {0-1 (30) Korobov,A (2702)
-Mamedov,R (2651) Moscow 2013}) 8... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:07:41]} 9. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:
57]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:10:05]} (10...
Qf6 {L'alternative ne parait pas très saine}) 11. a4 {[%emt 0:04:20]} e6 {
[%emt 0:07:28]} 12. d3 {[%emt 0:03:45]} cxd3 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 13. Qxd3 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 14. Na3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} a6 {[%emt 0:
21:42] Joué après une longue réflexion mais c'est pourtant encore une
position théorique} 15. a5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. Nc4 $14 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:46]} 17. axb6 {[%emt 0:15:45]} Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 18. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:09:05]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Be3 $32 {[%emt 0:03:
38]} (19. Ra4 f5 20. Be3 Qd8 21. h4 O-O 22. h5 Bb7 23. Bf4 Bg5 24. Bd6 Rf6 25.
Rd4 Be4 26. Rexe4 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Rh6 28. g4 Rc8 29. Qb7 Bf6 30. Ra4 Rc6 31. Rxa6
Rxa6 32. Qxa6 Be7 33. Bf4 Rf6 34. Be3 Qe8 35. Qd3 g6 36. b4 Qf7 37. Qxd7 gxh5
38. g5 Qg7 39. Kf1 Rf7 40. Qxe6 Qxc3 41. Bb3 Qd3+ 42. Kg2 Qg6 43. Qxe7 Qc6+ 44.
Kg1 {1-0 (44) Karpatchev,A (2442)-Daurelle,H (2189) Saint Affrique 2014}) 19...
Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 20. Bd4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Kf8 $8 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 21. b4
{[%emt 0:03:14]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:02:15] Les Noirs ont perdu le droit au roque
mais il n'est pas facile pour les Blancs d'en profiter} 22. b5 {[%emt 0:20:05]}
axb5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 23. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} f6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 24. Ba4
$6 {[%emt 0:07:35]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:06:32]} 25. Qc4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Qa5 $1 {
[%emt 0:04:06]} 26. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qxa1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 27. Qf1 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} Qxe1 $1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 28. Qxe1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. g3 {[%emt 0:02:57] Ce tempo indispensable va permettre aux
Noirs de jouer Kf7 pour lier les R et ils auront au moins l'égalité} Kf7 {
[%emt 0:01:36]} 30. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 31. Qc4 {[%emt 0:
01:54]} c5 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 32. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:26]}
33. h4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rc8 {
[%emt 0:01:58]} 35. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 36. Qf4 {[%emt 0:
00:20]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 37. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 38.
Qe4 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 39. c4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:
00:45]} 40. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qb6 {[%emt 0:10:15]}
Rac8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 42. Bf4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:05:25]} 43. Qa6
{[%emt 0:01:44]} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 44. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:
02:16]} 45. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 46. Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:25]
Les Noirs ont du mal à progresser} Rcc7 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 47. Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:
13]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 48. Qb8 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 49. Qc8
{[%emt 0:01:31]} Rdc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 50. Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rcb7 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} 51. Qc8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rb2 $5 {[%emt 0:00:39] Sacrifiant le Pc5 pour
tenter d'activer les R²} 52. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 53.
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 54. Qc8 $132 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Rdd2 {
[%emt 0:01:25]} 55. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} (55. c5 Rxf2+) 55... Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:
10]} 56. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 57. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Kh6 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 58. Qf4+ {[%emt 0:00:08] Sauve la nulle} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 59. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 (4. d4 {La grande ligne}) 4... Nb6 5. Bb3
g6 $5 (5... c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 (7... d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3
Bh5 11. Re1 O-O-O $1 12. b3 Qf6 13. Be4 Ne5 {[%csl Rf3]} 14. g4 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3
Qxf3 16. Bxf3 Bg6 17. Na3 e6 $11) 8. O-O Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4
e6 12. d3 cxd3 13. Qxd3 Be7 14. Na3 a6 15. a5 Nd5 16. Nc4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18.
Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bd4 Kf8 21. b4 Bb7 22. b5 axb5 23. Qxb5 f6 24. Ba4
Bc6 25. Qc4 Qa5 26. Bxc6 Qxa1 27. Qf1 Qxe1 28. Qxe1 dxc6 29. g3 Kf7 30. Qe2 g6
31. Qc4 c5 32. Be3 h5 33. h4 Ra3 34. Kg2 Rc8 35. Bc1 {Gabrielian,A (2551)-Vovk,
A (2642) Cappelle la Grande 2015 1/2-1/2}) 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 c4 9.
Bc2 Nc6 10. Re1 $146 (10. Qe2 d5 11. exd6 exd6 12. d4 cxd3 13. Bxd3 Ne5 14. a5
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qb5 Nd7 17. Qxb7 Nc5 18. Qd5 Be6 19. Qg5 Bf6 20. Qh6 Nb3
21. Ra4 Nxa5 22. Bg5 Nc4 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Ng5 Rfc8 25. b3 Ne5 26. Qxh7+ Kf8
27. Nxe6+ Qxe6 28. Rb4 Qf6 29. Nd2 d5 30. Rh4 Ke7 31. f4 Ng4 32. Re1+ Kd7 33.
Rxg4 Rh8 34. Rxg6 Qxg6 35. Qxg6 fxg6 36. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 (36) Pesotsky,V (2315)
-Reznicek,M (2045) Ostrava 2009}) 10... d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 {[%csl Gd3]} 12. Na3
Qc5 (12... Bg4 13. a5 Nxa5 14. Nb5) (12... a6) 13. d4 cxd3 14. Bxd3 Rd8 15. Qe2
Bg4 16. Be3 Qd5 17. Bxb6 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Rxd3 $132 20. Be3 Rad8 21.
Nc4 R3d5 22. a5 a6 {[%csl Rb6] Un affaiblissement non négligeable} 23. Kg2 e6
(23... Kf8) 24. f4 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7f5]} 25. Bb6 $1 Rc8 (25... R8d7 26. Ne3 Rd2
27. Rad1) 26. Ne3 Rb5 27. Re2 Nd5 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Ra4 Kf8 30. Ree4 Ke8 31.
Be3 Bf8 32. Re5 Rd1 33. Ree4 Rb1 34. Rac4 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Kd7 36. b4 Rd1 37. Bd4
Be7 38. Be5 Bd8 39. Bd4 Be7 40. Be5 f6 41. Bd4 Rd3 42. Bc5 Bxc5 43. Rxc5 h6 44.
h4 h5 $15 {[%csl Rf2,Rf4,Rh4] Bizarrement la suite de la partie va montrer
qu'il n'est pas facile pour les Noirs de progresser} 45. Rc4 Rd5 46. Kg3 e5 47.
fxe5 Rxe5 48. Rd4+ Ke7 49. f3 g5 50. c4 Re3 51. Kf2 Rb3 52. c5 gxh4 53. Rxh4
Ke6 54. Ke2 f5 55. Kd2 Kf6 56. Kc2 Rxf3 57. Rxh5 Kg6 58. Rh8 Re3 59. Rg8+ Kf7
60. Rb8 Re7 61. c6 $1 bxc6 62. Rb6 c5 63. bxc5 Re5 64. Kd3 Rxc5 65. Rxa6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Bg4 {Murie,E (2083)
-Lalic,B (2495) Rohde op 9th 2009 (1.7) 1/2}) 6. Be2 (6. Na3) 6... Be7 (6...
Nc6 {la grande ligne}) (6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8
11. Bf4 {[%cal Gb5c7]} Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O (12... h5 $5 {Plus risqué mais c'est
une option raisonnable pour profiter du fait que les noirs n'ont pas roqué} 13.
h3 h4 14. Bh2 a6 (14... O-O $5))) 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 {en ayant retardé cd4, les
noirs laissent cette option aux blancs pour prendre de l'espace.} Qd8 9. dxc5
$1 {trés populaire depuis quelques années} Bxc5 (9... Nc6) 10. Nc3 b6 (10...
Nc6 {Plus courant}) 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qc2 $5 $146 ({RR} 12. b4 Be7 13. Qb3 Nbd7
14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Be3 Qb8 16. Nd4 Nf4 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20.
Rfe1 Bf6 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. g3 Qf3 23. Re3 Qc6 24. Rae1 Rfc8 25. Re4 Rd8 26. Na4
Bd4 {Skripchenko,A (2427)-Karpov,A (2668)/Cap d'Agde 2006/CBM 115/0-1 (59)})
12... Nbd7 (12... a5) 13. Bf4 (13. b4 Bd6 14. Bb2 (14. Rd1) (14. Nb5 {[%cal
Gb5d6]} Bb8 15. Bb2 a6 16. Nbd4 e5 17. Nf5) 14... Rc8 (14... a6 15. Rfd1 Qe7
16. Rac1 Bf4 {[%csl Gf4]}) 15. Rfd1 $14) 13... Qe7 14. Na4 (14. b4) 14... Bd6
$11 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 (16... Qe7 $142) 17. Nc3 a6 18. Ng5 {[%cal
Gc3e4,Gc2h7]} Rad8 19. Nce4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qe5 21. Bf3 Nc5 $1 22. Nd2 Rxd2 23.
Rxd2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Nb3 26. Qxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Luch, Michal"]
[Black "Czarnota, Pawel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 (4. dxc5) (4. f3) 4... Nc6 5. dxc5 dxc5 6.
h3 $146 (6. Qe2 Ne5 {Van Wijgerden,C (2440)-Van der Wiel,J (2530) NED-ch38
Hilversum 1983 (6) 1/2}) 6... c4 $1 7. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nxe4 9. Ke2 Nd6 10.
Bd5 e6 11. Bf3 (11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Nf3 Ba6+) 11... Bd7 12. Na3 O-O-O $32 13. b3
e5 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Nb1 Bc5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Kxe3 Nc5 19. b4 Nd3
20. Ne1 Nxe1 21. Rxe1 Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bxh3 $19 {[%csl Gh7]} 23. Rxg7 Rd1 24. Rxf7
h5 25. a4 h4 26. a5 Bd7 27. Ke2 h3 0-1

[Event "Sautron op 16th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Stets, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:27:18"]
[BlackClock "0:24:22"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} (2... d5) (2... g6) 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. Nf3
{[%emt 0:00:14]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 5. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:
23]} (5... Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 (7... d6)) 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} 7. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:26]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 9. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:59]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nxc3 {
[%emt 0:11:15]} 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:
00:43]} (13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qe2 g6 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. Qh6 Bg7 17. Qh4 Ne7 18. Ng5 h5
19. Be4 Nf5 20. Qh3 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Qd5 22. Bg5 f6 23. Bd2 Rac8 24. a4 Rc6 25.
Qd3 Rfc8 26. h3 Kf7 27. Qb5 Bf8 28. Rab1 Be7 29. Qa6 Qd7 30. Qb5 g5 31. Qe2 Rh8
32. Rb5 Rcc8 33. g3 Qc6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qf3 g4 36. Qf4 gxh3 37. Rxf5 exf5 38.
Qxf5 Rcg8 39. Qd7 Kf8 40. Nd6 h2+ 41. Kxh2 {1-0 (41) Radjabov,T (2710)
-Moiseenko,A (2648) Bastia 2016}) 13... Bxg5 {[%emt 0:04:39]} 14. Bxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 15. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:10:
59]} 16. Re3 {[%emt 0:39:09] 40 mns de réflexion!} Ne7 {[%emt 0:09:03]} 17.
Rae1 {[%emt 0:10:52]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:09:41]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:07:48]} Rac8 $146 {
[%emt 0:14:46]} (18... Rec8 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Bf4 Qd5 21. Be5 Qxa2 22. Rh3 Qd2
23. Rd1 Qc2 24. Rf1 Rxc3 25. f3 Qf5 26. Qh4 f6 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. g4 Qg5 29. f4
Qxg4+ {0-1 (29) Tscharotschkin,M (2220)-Kveinys,A (2511) Bad Woerishofen 2004})
19. h4 {[%emt 0:07:52]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:10:49]} 20. h5 $36 {[%emt 0:13:52]} f5 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} (20... Nf8 21. h6 $36) 21. Qg3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:
00:33]} 22. Bb1 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Bd5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:44][%csl Gc4,Gd5][%cal
Gd5e6]} 23. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 24. Qh4 {[%emt 0:02:53]}
Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 25. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 26. h6 {
[%emt 0:03:40]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 27. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:
49]} (27... Ne4) 28. Rge3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 29. Qg3 {
[%emt 0:02:24] Les pièces Blanches sont très actives} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:27]}
30. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 31. Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} b5 {
[%emt 0:04:00][%csl Rc3]} 32. Be5 $6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Ng4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:38]
Sans la paire de B, l'attaque Blanche est moins dangereuse} 33. Rg3 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 34. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qc7 $132 {[%emt 0:01:
20]} 35. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} (35... Rxc3 36. Bxf5 exf5
37. Rxd5) 36. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qf6 $17 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 37. Rd4 {[%emt 0:
00:28]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 38. Red3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} b4 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:01:
45] Les Noirs gagent du matériel et la position Blanche s'effondre} 39. Qe3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 40. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 41. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:07]} g5 {[%emt 0:10:20]} 42. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:03:12]}
Qxh6+ {[%emt 0:01:41]} 43. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rh1+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Country Societies"]
[BlackTeam "Lokomotiv"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 (6... b6 {
l'alternative} 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12.
Ng5 $1 $36 {[%csl Re6,Rf7,Rh7][%cal Gd1h5] Les noirs ont des difficultés а
terminer le développement dans cette suite tactique alors que la position est
plus simple а jouer après Re1 qui est pourtant plus naturel} (12. Re1 $143)) 7.
a3 {[%cal Gf1d3]} (7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 (9... b6 $143 {Retombe
sur la ligne 6. b6 au lieu de d6 mais les noirs ont un temps de plus et il
vaut mieux en profiter avec le coup souple Nd7}) 10. exd6 {le temps de plus
force les blancs а abandonner le centre et l'égalisation des noirs est plus
facile} (10. Bd3 dxe5 $11) 10... Bxd6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O $11) (7. Bc4 $5 Nb6 (
7... Nc6) 8. Bb3 (8. Bd3 dxe5 (8... Bd7 $143 9. Nc3 $16) 9. dxe5 N8d7 10. O-O
Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d3]}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O
13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Re1 Bc4 {[%cal Gc4d5]}) (7. Bd3 $143 Nb4 $132 {la raison pour
laquelle, les blancs jouent a3 pour préparer Bd3}) 7... Bd7 $1 {[%cal Gd7c6,
Gb8d7] Une idée de Polou} 8. Bd3 Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 {[%cal Gf8e7,Ga8c8] Le plan
standard des noirs qui vont retarder le roque jusqu'au 20ème coup afin
d'éviter l'attaque а l'aile-roi.} 10. Re1 (10. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} a6 $11 {
Chekhov,V (2530)-Lerner,K (2430) URS-ch YM Leningrad 1976 1/2}) 10... dxe5 (
10... Be7 {Dvoretzky,M (2495)-Polugaevsky,L (2645) URS-ch43 Yerevan 1975 1-0})
(10... Rc8 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nbd2) 11. dxe5 Be7 (11... g6 $5 {
[%csl Rf6,Rg5] Une idée récente qui donne des bons résultats aux noirs malgré
l'affaiblissement des cases noires.} 12. b4 a6 13. Nbd2 Bg7 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Bg5
$14) 12. b4 N5b6 $6 (12... a6 $142 13. Bb2 (13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Bb2)) 13. Nbd2 {
[%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6]} (13. Nc3 $142 {semblait plus naturel notamment pour éviter
la réaction Nc5 deux coups plus tard} a5 14. b5) 13... a5 $5 14. b5 Nc5 $1 15.
bxc6 Qxd3 $11 {Eliminant le fort Bd3} 16. cxb7 Rb8 $44 17. Bb2 Rxb7 18. Bd4
Nbd7 (18... O-O) 19. Re3 $1 Qa6 20. Qc2 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf3g5,Ge3h3]} O-O 21.
Rc3 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} (21. h4 $5 {[%cal Gf3g5]} Rfb8 22. Ng5 g6 23. Rf3 $36)
21... Rc7 (21... Rc8 22. Ne4 Rbc7 23. Rc1) 22. Ne4 Rfc8 23. Rd1 h6 $2 24. Bxc5
Nxc5 25. Nd6 $40 Bxd6 26. exd6 Rc6 27. Rc1 $18 Qa7 $4 28. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Darrigues, Alain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 (6... e6) 7. Bc4
Nb6 (7... e6 8. O-O (8. Bxd5 exd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 dxe5 {[%cal Gd8d5]})) 8.
Bb5 dxe5 (8... Bd7) (8... d5) 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 (10. Nxc6 {La grande
variante qui ne donne pas réellement d'avantage aux blancs} Bxc6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
{[%csl Rc6,Rd4][%cal Gb6d5]} 12. O-O g6 (12... e6 {Moins ambitueux que "g6"
mais plus solide}) 13. Re1 {[%csl Re7]} Bg7 14. Bg5 O-O (14... Nc8 15. Qf3 O-O
$1 16. Qxc6 Rb8 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4]}) 15. Bxe7 Qxd4 16. Nc3 (16. Bxf8 $6 Qxd1
17. Rxd1 Bxb2 $17 {[%cal Gb2a1]})) 10... Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 (11... Rd8 12. O-O g6
13. Re1 Bg7 14. Bg5 $1) 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 {[%csl Rg7]} Bf6 (13... O-O) 14.
Rd1 Nd5 $1 {[%csl Rd4]} ({RR} 14... a6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Bf4 h5 18.
Qf3 Be7 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 f6 22. Bd6 Qc6 23. Rc4 Kf7 24. b4 g6
25. Qb3 Rhe8 26. Re4 b5 27. Rde1 a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 {Solomaha,A (2344)
-Mihalichenko,V (2293)/Evpatoria 2006/CBM 112 ext/0-1 (110)}) 15. Ne4 Rd8 $146
({RR} 15... O-O 16. Bh6 Qe7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Rc4 Kh8 20. Bg5
Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Rc7 22. Rdc1 Rac8 23. h4 h6 24. Nf3 c5 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5
Rxc5 27. Rxc5 Qxc5 28. Qd4 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 a5 30. b3 {Godena,M (2490)-Shirov,A 
(2734)/Batumi 1999/CBM 074/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. b3 $1 {[%cal
Gc1a3]} Qd6 18. a4 h5 19. Qh3 {[%csl Rh5]} Kd7 $5 {[%cal Gd7c7,Gc7b8]} 20. Ba3
$1 {Ne laisse pas le temps aux noirs de jouer Kc7b8} Qb8 21. Rac1 Rdg8 22. Rc5
Rg5 23. Bc1 Rhg8 24. Bxg5 {les noirs ont continué а jouer jusqu'au 38ème coup.}
1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bojkov, Dejan"]
[Black "Bruned, Yvalin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. c3 d5 (2... Nf6) 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 {[%cal Gc8g4,Ge7e6,Gf8e7]
la ligne principale} (4... Nc6) (4... e6) 5. Nf3 Bg4 (5... e6 {plus solide} 6.
Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 $13) 6. Be2 (6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qb3 {
[%cal Gb3b7]} cxd4 8. Bc4 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 e6 10. cxd4 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5c4,Ga5b3,
Ga5b7]} 11. Nc3 Qf5 12. Qxb7 $13 {Les deux K sont exposés!}) 6... e6 7. h3 $5 (
7. Na3) 7... Bh5 8. O-O (8. c4 Qd8 9. Qb3 {[%csl Rb7]} cxd4 10. Qxb7 Nbd7 $13)
8... Nc6 9. a3 cxd4 10. cxd4 {[%cal Gb1c3]} Be7 11. Nc3 Qd8 12. Be3 O-O 13. Rc1
Rc8 $146 ({RR} 13... Nd5 14. b4 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Bf6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Qd2 Be4 18. g5
Be7 19. b5 Nb8 20. Rfc1 Nd7 21. Bf4 Nb6 22. Bc7 Qe8 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Rg3 Nxc7
25. Rxc7 Bd6 26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Qc3 Kh8 28. f4 {Massenzano,G (2205)-Gonzalez,D/
Buenos Aires 1994/TD/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 14. Qa4 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. b4 a6 17. Qb3
Qd6 18. Na4 Nd5 19. Nc5 Qb8 20. Rc2 {[%cal Gd1c1,Gc5a6,Gc2c6]} Bg6 21. Rcd2 Bf6
$132 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Bc4 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Rd6 (24... Nd5 $142) 25.
d5 $1 {La percée thématique} exd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qf4 29.
Qe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 Rd8 {(=)} 31. Rd2 {Le MI a une meilleure position et il
refuse а juste titre la proposition de nulle} Rb8 32. Rd7 $36 Nd8 33. g4 f6 $6
{[%csl Re6][%cal Gg6f7]} (33... Ne6 {[%cal Ge6c5]}) 34. Nd4 Bf7 35. Nf5 Bc4 $4
$138 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Nd7 Ne6 38. Re7 Rd8 39. Nxf6 Ng5 40. h4 Rd1+ 41. Kg2
Rd2+ 42. Kg3 Nf7 43. Re8# 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dankowice"]
[BlackTeam "Katowice Szopienice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 (2... Nf6) 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Bg4 6. Be2
e6) 6. Be2 (6. Na3 Qd8 (6... Nc6) 7. Nc2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 b6
11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Ne5 b5 15. Nxd7 (15. c4 Nxe5 16. dxe5
bxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd5 18. Bc1 Nb6 19. Bd3 {Salgado Lopez,I (2628)-Svidler,P (2739)
Gibraltar Masters 13th 2015 (7) 0-1} (19. Ne3 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 {[%csl Gc4][%cal
Gc4d6]})) 15... Qxd7 16. c4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gd1d7]
}) (6. Be3) (6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 {[%cal Gb1c3]} Nc6
8. Nc3 Qd6 (8... Bb4 $143 {Le coup naturel ne permet pas l'égalisation totale}
9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. c4 $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11.
Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 (12... O-O {L'alternative} 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nc7
Rb8 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Rc1 {Muhren,B (2278)-Duncan,C (2294) EU-Cup 24th Kallithea
2008 (5) 0-1} (17. Nxa6 Rc8 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 $132)) 13.
Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 Nxc3 (14... Nf6 {[%csl Gd4]} 15. a3 b6 16. d5 {Elimine la
faiblesse mais la position va vite s'aplanir.} exd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5
19. Rxc6 Bb7 20. Rc2 Rac8 21. Rfc1 $11 {Godena,M (2490)-Arlandi,E (2465)
ITA-ch 59th Saint Vincent 1999 (6) 1/2}) 15. bxc3 Bf6 (15... Bd6 16. c4 Bxg3
17. hxg3 Qd6 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qb1 Bc8 21. Bd3 h6 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23.
Be4 Qc7 24. Qb2 Kg8 25. Bb1 Ne7 26. Qc2 g6 27. Qd2 Kg7 28. Ne5 Nc6 29. Ng4 Rh8
30. Qc3 h5 31. d5+ e5 32. Ne3 Nd4 33. Rxd4 exd4 34. Qxd4+ f6 35. c5 Qe5 36.
Qxe5 fxe5 37. Be4 Bf5 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Nxf5+ Kf6 40. Ne3 Rh7 41. Rb1 Rc8 42.
f4 exf4 43. gxf4 Rxc5 44. Rb6+ Kf7 45. Rxb7+ {Gallagher,J (2514)-Sokolov,A 
(2553) Switzerland 2012 1/2-1/2 (74)}) 16. Rb1 (16. Bd3 {[%csl Rh7]} b5 {
[%csl Rc3]} 17. a4 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Bd7 19. Qa3 Be7 20. Qa2 a5 $132 {Chekhov,V 
(2505)-Korneev,O (2590) Alekhine op Moscow 1996 (9) 0-1}) 16... Qa5 17. Qc2 (
17. Qb3 b5) 17... e5 $1 $146 (17... Rd8 18. Bd3 h6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Ra7 21.
Nd2 Qh5 22. Rb2 e5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Nxf6 Qg6 26. Qa4 exd4 27. Qxc6
Qxf6 28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. cxd4 Rxd4 30. f3 Rad7 31. Rb6 Kg7 32. a3 a5 33. Rc6 Be6
34. Rfc1 Rd3 35. R6c3 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf1 a4 39. Bf4 Ra2
40. h4 h5 41. Bd6 Rd2 42. Bb4 Kg6 43. Rc5 Rb2 44. Kg1 f5 {1/2-1/2 (44)
Afromeev,V (2405)-Bairachny,R (2442) Tula 2000}) 18. Bd3 g6 (18... exd4 19.
cxd4 (19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. cxd4 g6 21. Bxg6)) 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 21.
c4 Bxg3 {Les Noirs ont une bonne finale mais ils n'ont pas terminé le
développement de l'aile-dame} 22. hxg3 Rb8 23. Be4 $1 {[%csl Rb7]} Qc5 24. Qa4
Rd8 25. Bd5 b5 26. Qa5 Bf5 $1 27. Rbc1 Rd6 28. Rfd1 (28. Rfe1 $5 {[%cal Ge1e7]}
) 28... Rc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8c5] Les Noirs ont terminé le développement et la
meilleure structure leur permet de jouer pour les deux résultats comme disent
les russes} 29. Qe1 b4 {[%csl Ra2,Gb4]} 30. Qe3 Be6 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 32. Bxe6 Rxe6
33. Rd5 Rec6 $36 {[%csl Rc4]} 34. Rd4 Kf8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke2 Ra5 37. Rc2 Re6+
38. Kd1 Rd6 $15 39. Rdd2 Kd7 {[%cal Gd7c6]} 40. Kc1 Ra3 (40... Kc6 41. Kb2 Rxd2
42. Rxd2 Kc5 $6 {[%csl Ra5]}) 41. c5 Rxd2 42. Rxd2+ Kc6 43. Kb2 f5 (43... Kxc5
44. Rd7 $44 {[%csl Ra3]}) 44. Rd6+ Kxc5 45. Rd7 Kb5 46. Rxh7 Rd3 {[%cal Gd3d2]}
47. Kc2 $1 Rc3+ 48. Kb2 Ka4 49. Rd7 (49. Rg7 Rc6 50. g4 $5) 49... Rc6 50. g4 $1
fxg4 51. Rd4 g3 $1 52. a3 a5 {La position va s'aplanir et les Blancs ont des
bonnes chances de nulle} 53. fxg3 Re6 54. axb4 axb4 (54... Re2+ 55. Kc3) 55.
Rg4 Re2+ 56. Kc1 {[%csl Rc1]} Kb3 (56... Ka3 57. Rxg6) (56... Rxg2 57. Rxg6 $11
) 57. Rxg6 Rc2+ 58. Kd1 Rxg2 (58... Kb2 {[%cal Gb4b3]} 59. g4 (59. Rb6 $2 Rxg2)
59... b3 60. g5 Rxg2 61. Rg8 Kb1 62. g6 b2 63. Rg7 (63. g7 $2 Rg4 {[%cal Gg4a4,
Gb1a2,Ga2b3,Ga4b4]}) 63... Ka2 64. Ra7+ Kb3 $11 {Et les Noirs ne peuvent pas
faire un pont avec la R}) 59. Kc1 Rc2+ 60. Kb1 Re2 61. Kc1 Re1+ 62. Kd2 Re5 63.
Kc1 Ra5 $1 {[%cal Gb3a2,Gb4b1]} 64. Kb1 $8 Rf5 {[%cal Gf5f1]} 65. Kc1 Rf1+ 66.
Kd2 Rf3 67. Kc1 Rf1+ 68. Kd2 Kb2 69. Ke3 b3 70. g4 Ra1 71. Kf4 Ra4+ 72. Kf5 Kc3
(72... Ka2 73. Rb6 {[%csl Ra2,Gg4][%cal Gb6b3,Gg4g8] le sacrifice de la R sur
le P assure la nulle car le K Blanc est trop loin du P de l'aile-roi} b2 74. g5
b1=Q+ 75. Rxb1 Kxb1 76. g6) 73. Rc6+ Rc4 74. Re6 b2 75. Re1 Ra4 {Il va manquer
un tempo aux Noirs} 76. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b2]} Ra5+ (76... Ra1 77. Rxb2) 77. Kf6
Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} e6 {[%emt 0:
01:14]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Na3 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:
16]} 8. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 9. Nbxd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nd5
{[%emt 0:00:52]} 10. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:02]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:
51]} 13. Nd2 $146 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Kh8 15. Bb3 c5 16. Be3
Bb7 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Bc2 Qc7 19. Qe2 Rad8 20. Qe4 f5 21. Qh4 h6 22. Ba4 Re7 23.
Rad1 Kg8 24. c4 Nb6 25. Bc2 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rf8 27. Bc3 Bf4 28. b3 e5 29. Bd2
Bxd2 30. Rxd2 Rf6 31. Red1 Nd7 32. Bxf5 Nf8 33. Be4 Ne6 34. Rd6 Rf4 35. Qh5 Nd4
36. Qg6 Kf8 37. Kh1 Ref7 38. Bd5 R7f6 39. Rxf6+ Rxf6 40. Qh7 Nf5 41. Rg1 Qd6
42. f4 e4 {Dauth,B (2322)-Szelag,M (2464) Germany 2011 1-0 (61)}) 13... e5 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} 14. Qa4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:09:21]} 15. Ne4 {[%emt 0:
00:29]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:14:39]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 17.
fxe3 {[%emt 0:06:43]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:18]} Qb6 {
[%emt 0:30:08]} 19. Bf7+ {[%emt 0:01:55]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Rxd7 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rhb8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 21. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:06:31]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:11:23]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:09:23]} 23. Kb1 {[%emt 0:02:07]}
Rb5 $4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (23... Qh6 $13) 24. Nd6 {[%emt 0:09:45]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:
00:24]} 25. Rxe7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:00:
38]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28.
Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7.
Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 b6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ne5
Nd7 14. f4 Rac8 15. Bb2 g6 16. a4 Qc7 17. Bb3 Nf6 18. Rae1 Ne4 19. Rf3 Bf6 20.
Re3 Nd6 21. Ba3 Nf5 22. Rh3 Rfe8 23. Ng4 Bg7 24. d5 Bxd5 $1 (24... exd5 $4 25.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 {[%tqu "En","Which white move is even better than 26.Rxe8+ here?",
"","","g4f6","Correct - now White checkmates quickly.",2,"De","Welcher weiße
Zug ist noch besser als 26.Rxe8+ an dieser Stelle?","","","g4f6","Richtig - so
setzt Weiß schnell matt.",2]} 26. Nf6+ {and White checkmates: und Weiß setzt
matt:} Bxf6 27. Rxe8+ Kg7 {[%tqu "En","Mate in 2, please.","","","a3f8","...
followed by 29.Bh6++!",1,"De","Matt in 2, bitte.","","","a3f8","...nebst 29.
Bh6++!",1]} 28. Bf8+ Kg8 29. Bh6#) 25. Bxd5 {[%tqu "En","Please show Black's
point.","The king needs breathing spce!","","h7h5","That's it!  Black hits the
white knight on g4, creating an escape square for his king on h7.",3,"e6d5",
"?? - 26.Qxe8+ and game over.",0,"De","Bitte zeigen Sie die Pointe von Schwarz.
","Der König braucht Luft!","","h7h5","Das ist es!  Schwarz attackiert den
weißen Springer g4 und schafft gleichzeitig ein Fluchtfeld für seinen König
auf h7.",3,"e6d5","?? - 26.Qxe8+ und Game over.",0]} h5 $1 {[%csl Yh7][%cal
Yg8h7,Rh5g4]} (25... exd5 $4 26. Qxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Bf8 28. Bxf8 (28. Rxf8+
Kg7 29. Rg8+ Kxg8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Ne8+)) 26. Nf2 (26. Bb3 hxg4 27. Qxg4 Bxc3
$19) {[%tqu "En","White has played 26.Nf2. What now?","","","e6d5","Why not
indeed!",2,"g7c3","Not bad, but what did you not like about 26...exd5
instead?",1,"De","Weiß hat 26.Nf2 gespielt. Was nun?","","","e6d5","In der Tat
- warum nicht!",2,"g7c3","Nicht schlecht, aber was missfiel Ihnen an 26...
exd5?",1]} 26... exd5 $1 (26... Bxc3) 27. Qxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ {[%tqu "En",
"And now? :-)","","","g8h7","This is why 25...h5! was so important - advantage
to Black!",10,"De","Und nun? :-)","","","g8h7","Deshalb war 25...h5! so
wichtig - Vorteil Schwarz!",10]} Kh7 {Advantage Black!  Vorteil Schwarz!} 29.
g4 Qc6 30. Rd8 Qxa4 31. gxf5 Qxa3 32. Rd7 Kg8 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Rg3 Qa4 35. Rb7
Qa6 36. Rc7 Kf8 37. Rxg6 Bxc3 38. Rd6 Ke8 39. Rg6 Kf8 40. Rd6 Ke8 41. Rdd7 Bd4
42. Re7+ Kf8 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Rfd7 Bc5 45. Rg7+ Kf8 46. Rcf7+ Ke8 47. Rxa7 Qc8
48. Rg8+ Bf8 49. Kg2 d4 50. Rh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Espinosa, Julio Manuel"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 $5 {Ambitious and logical.
Most common is 5.Nf3 while 5.Be3 is less enterprising.} Qxc5 6. Na3 Qa5 $5 {
Both 6...e5 and 6...Nf6 have apparently a better reputation. The text move is
well playable and can lead to a exciting fight as this game shows.} 7. Bf4 $5
$146 (7. Nb5 Bd7 $5 {[%cal Ya8c8,Ya5d8]} (7... Nf6 $6 8. b4 Qd8 9. Bf4 e5 10.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ $36 {Dobrovolsky,Ladislav-Babula,Vlastimil/Czech tt (06)
1993 1/2-1/2 (36)}) 8. b4 Qd8 9. Nf3 a6 10. Nbd4 Nf6 $10 {Svesnikov-Kuindzi,
SSSR 1974}) (7. Nc4 Qc7 $10 {[%cal Yg8f6,Ye7e5]}) (7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc4 Qc7 $13 {
ECO}) (7. Nf3 {things are not so easy for Black after this natural move.} Bg4 (
7... Nf6 8. Bf4 (8. Qb3 $5 e6 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Be3 $14) 8... Bd7 9. Qb3 $16) 8.
Be2 Nf6 9. O-O (9. Qb3 $5 Qc7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. Be3 (11. Ng5 e6 12. Bxg4 (12. Ne4
$2 Bxe2 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 $15) 12... Nxg4 {/\ Qe5+}) 11... e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. h3
Bh5 14. Nbd4 $14) 9... Rd8 10. Qb3 Rd7 11. Nc4 (11. Bf4 $5 e6 12. Nc4 $36)
11... Qc7 12. Bg5 e6 13. Rad1 Rxd1 14. Rxd1 Be7 15. Bh4 O-O 16. Bg3 $14 {
Roeder,F-Dizdarevic,E/Bad Wörishofen (3) 1988 0-1 (50)}) 7... e5 (7... Bd7 $6
8. Nc4 $1 (8. Nb5 Rc8) 8... Qd8 9. Qb3 {when Black's position looks horribly
passive.} (9. Qe2 $5)) 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Nxe5 $5 Nxe5 10. Bb5+ Ke7 {One of those
sacrifices like 4.Nxf7 in the Petrov where it is impossible to analyze it till
the very end. White has only a pawn in return for his piece but the black king
finds it very uncomfortable in the center.} 11. Qe2 {Here I thought for a long
time, 11...f6 seems evident but 11...Kf6 was also tempting, it had a very ugly
look but over the board I could not find a direct refutation. Further analysis
shows it is not so easy to refute anyway.} f6 (11... Kf6 {Here are some of the
possibilities that were considered right after the game} 12. Bg3 $1 {A
extremely difficult move to meet over the board, the saving resource Nd3+ does
not work anymore and the f-file is cleared to recapture with check on f3 after
Nf3 which is coming with great strength.} (12. Rd1 Bd6 (12... Be6 $6 13. Nf3
Nd3+ 14. Qxd3 (14. Rxd3 Qxf4) 14... Qxf4 15. g3 {/\ Qd4+}) (12... Ne7 $5) 13.
Kf1 g5 14. Bxg5+ Kxg5 15. Qd2+ Kg6 16. Qxd6+ Qxd6 17. Rxd6+ Nf6 $17) (12. Qh5
Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Qxf4 $19) (12. Nf3 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 (13. Qxd3 Qxf4 14. g3 Qd6 $19)
13... Qxf4 14. Qe8 Ne7 $17) (12. O-O-O Nd3+ 13. Rxd3 Qxf4+ 14. Kd1 Bg4 $17)
12... Ne7 (12... Be6 13. Nf3 (13. f4 $40) 13... Bd6 14. Rd1 Nc4 15. Bh4+ Kg6
16. Qe4+ $16) (12... Bd6 13. O-O-O {/\ Nf3, Rhe1->}) (12... Nh6 $2 13. Nf3 Bd6
14. O-O-O $18) (12... Qc5 $5 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bh4+ g5 15. fxg5+ (15. Bxg5+ Kg7
16. Nf3 Qe3) 15... Kg7 16. h3 a6 17. Bd3 Ne5 18. Be4 $44) (12... Bf5 13. O-O-O
$44 (13. Nf3 $2 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qe7+ 15. Kf1 Qe4 $19) 13... Ne7 $2 14. Nf3 N7g6
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rhe1 $18) 13. Nf3 N7g6 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. O-O-O $44 {[%csl
Re5,Rf6][%cal Yh1e1,Gd1d8]}) 12. Nf3 (12. O-O-O a6 13. Ba4 Be6 (13... Qc4 14.
Bxe5 $1 Qxe2 15. Bd6+ Ke6 16. Bb3+ Kd7 17. Bxf8+ $1 Qxd1+ 18. Kxd1 h5 19. Bxg7
Rh7 20. Bf8 $14) 14. Nf3 Nd3+ (14... Qc4 $5) 15. Rxd3 Qxf4+ 16. Re3 Kf7 $17)
12... Bg4 $8 13. O-O-O a6 $1 $8 14. Qe3 (14. Bd7 Bxf3 (14... Bxd7 15. Nxe5 fxe5
16. Bxe5 Qc6 17. Bxg7+ Kf7 18. Bxh8 Bf5 $13) 15. gxf3 Kf7 {/\Bd6, Ne7} 16. Qe4
g6 17. Ba4 Bh6 $17) (14. Ba4 $5 Qc4 (14... b5 15. Bb3 g6 16. Qe4 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Rc8 18. Rd5 (18. Qd5 Qc6) 18... Bg7 (18... Bh6 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. f4) 19. Rhd1
$40) 15. Qxc4 (15. Qe3 Qxa4) 15... Nxc4 16. Rhe1+ Kf7 17. Bd7 h5 (17... Bxf3
18. Be6+ Kg6 19. gxf3 Ne5 20. Rg1+ Kh5 21. Rd5) 18. h3 Bxd7 19. Rxd7+ Kg6 20.
Rxb7 $15) (14. Bd3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 g5 {/\ Kf7-g7-/+}) 14... axb5 15. Nxe5 fxe5
16. Bxe5 Qc4 $1 $19 17. Qg5+ (17. Bxg7+ Kf7 18. Bxh8 Bh6 19. f4 Bxd1 $19) (17.
Rd4 Qe6 18. f3 Bf5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Rhd1 (20. Re1 Kf7 21. f4 Rxa2 22. f5 Bxf5 23.
gxf5 Qb3 $19) 20... Ke8 $19) 17... Nf6 18. Rhe1 Kf7 19. Rd4 Qe6 20. Rde4 {(+)}
Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Re3 Qg6 23. Qf4 Kg8 (23... Qg4) 24. Rg3 Qf7 25. Rf3 Bg6
26. Qg4 Qxa2 27. Qd7 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qxb2+ 29. Ke3 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 $5 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Nf3 Nf6
8. Bc4 ({White's opening has not been particularly ambitious and} 8. Na3 {
was probably the only hope for a slight advantage. Now Polgar equalises easily.
}) 8... e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nb3
Qg5 15. g3 Rad8 16. f4 Qh6 17. Qe2 Ne4 18. Qe3 b6 19. Rad1 Nd6 20. Bd3 Qh5 21.
Be5 $2 (21. Qe5 {was correct.}) 21... Nf5 $6 ({After 21.Be5? Black could play} 
21... Nc4 $1 22. Qf2 Qf3 $1 {leaving White in terrible trouble. However Polgar
has seen an attractive combinative possibility.}) 22. Qf2 Nh4 $1 23. Be2 (23.
gxh4 $2 Bxh4 24. Qe2 Bf3 {would lead to a massacre.}) 23... Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bxf3
25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. h3 Bb7 27. Kh2 Rd3 28. Bd4 Qd5 $6 ({Mistakenly believing
that exchanges offer the best way forward, Polgar misses a spectacular win with
} 28... Rf3 $1 29. Qe2 Rxg3 $3 30. Kxg3 (30. Qxh5 {loses more slowly to} Rg2+
31. Kh1) 30... Qh4+ 31. Kh2 Qxf4+ 32. Kg1 Qg3+ 33. Kf1 Qxh3+ 34. Kg1 Bh4 {
when White will be mated.}) 29. Qe2 Bf6 30. Rg1 Bxd4 31. Nxd4 Qe4 32. Qxe4 Bxe4
33. Re1 f5 34. g4 Kf7 35. Re2 Rd1 36. Kg3 h6 37. Nf3 $4 {In time trouble,
Yudasin walks into a fatal pin. Any waiting move would have offered reasonable
drawing chances, although Black has all the play.} Rd3 38. Rf2 g5 $1 39. fxg5
hxg5 40. h4 $6 f4+ 41. Kg2 gxh4 {White cannot prevent 42...h3+, winning the
White knight.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Nb4 (9... Na5 {The main move, analyzed very deep. Both sides need
to know a lot of theory in this line. The game continuation looks very risky,
since it allows White to create an immediate initiative.}) 10. Nc3 e6 11. Bg5
f6 {This move was considered a mistake, until in the game Vlassov-Shaposhnikov,
2002 (Internet, rapid) Black showed that things are far from clear.} (11... Be7
$13) 12. Nxe5 {The idea of 11.Bg5. Now there is a forced variation:} fxg5 13.
Qh5+ g6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qxh8 (15. Qxg6+ {doesn't work for White because of
his own king.} Kd7 16. Qxe6+ Kc7 17. Nb5+ Kb8 18. Qe5+ Bd6 {[%cal Gb4d3] and
Black is better.}) 15... Nd3+ 16. Kf1 exd5 {In this double-edged position
Black has a material advantage, but he needs some time in order to hide the
king and complete development.} 17. Qd4 $5 $146 (17. Rd1 Bf5 18. Bc2 Nxb2 19.
Bxf5 gxf5 20. Re1+ Kd7 21. h4 N2c4 22. Qd4 Kc6 23. Re6+ Nd6 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25.
Qc4+ Kd7 26. Qxd5 Rc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vlassov,N-Shaposhnikov,E/FIDE.com 2002 (53)}
) 17... Nf4 $6 (17... Nxb2 18. Re1+ Be7 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 $18) (17... Nc5
$1 {is the critical continuation, which needs practical testes.} 18. Nxd5 Be6
$5 (18... Nxb3 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Ng8+ Ke8 21. Nf6+ $11 (21. Re1+ Be6 $1 22.
Rxe6+ Kf7))) 18. h4 $1 {A very strong move, underestimated by Black. White
underlines the vulnerability of knight f4 and includes the rook into play. Now
every mistake can be a fatal one.} Be6 $2 {This is just bad. Black should have
kept that square for the knight.} (18... Kf7 19. hxg5 Ne6 $13) (18... Ne6 19.
Qd3 $140 Nf4 20. Qd4 $11) 19. Re1 $16 {[%csl Rf4]} Qc7 (19... Kf7 20. hxg5 Nh5
21. Rxh5 gxh5 22. g6+ $18) 20. hxg5 {The material is about equal now, but all
White's pieces work, while Black's pieces are "hanging".} O-O-O ({More
stubborn was} 20... Bg7 {although after the precise} 21. Qd2 $1 $36 {Black's
position still looks bad.} (21. Qe3 d4 (21... Nc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4+ 23. Ne2 $18)
22. Nb5 (22. Qe4 Kf8 (22... dxc3 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Rxe6 Qf7 (
25... c2 26. Rf6+ $18) 26. bxc3 {[%cal Gh1h7]} Qxg6 27. Rxg6 Kf7 28. Rd6 $36)
23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Qxg6 Nf4 25. Qf5+ Qf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 22... Qc4+ $1 23.
Bxc4 dxe3 $13)) 21. Rh4 $18 {Now is over. White wins material.} Bf5 (21... Bd6
22. Nb5 $18) (21... Bg7 22. Qxf4 $18) 22. Qxf4 Bd6 23. Qd2 Bc5 24. Nb5 Nc4 (
24... Qb8 25. Rc1 $18) 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Re8 $1 Qb6 (26... Rxe8 27. Nxc7 $18)
27. Nxa7+ 1-0

[Event "BLR-ch 71st"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maljush, Andrej"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 (6... d5) 7. Bc2
Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 {In spite of his relatively modest results with this set-up, A.
Fedorov constantly plays it with Black.} 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12.
a4 ({Another plan is to play in the center with} 12. Re1 {followed by Nf3.}) (
12. b3 {from the game Rozentalis-Hracek, Bundesliga 1998 didn't find any
followers.}) 12... Bd7 (12... h6 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ (13... Nbd7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Na3
a6 16. d4 cxd3 17. Bxd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 e6 19. Be3 b6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bf4 e5 22.
Bg3 Bb7 23. Nd4 Qd6 $6 24. Nf5 Qg6 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Nc4 $16 {
Sermek-Sveshnikov, Dubai 2001}) 14. Qxf3 Be6 15. d4 cxd3 16. Bxd3 a6 17. Re1
Nd7 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. a5 Qc6 20. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Zhigalko,S-Trifonov,D/Minsk 2005 
(51)}) 13. Re1 (13. a5 Nc8 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Nd6 16. Re1 O-O-O 17. Be3 Kb8
18. Nd2 h6 19. Ngf3 Nxf3+ (19... Nxd3 $5 20. Qxd3 e6) 20. Qxf3 e5 $6 21. Qxd5
Be6 22. Qf3 f5 23. Qe2 f4 $2 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Qxe6 $18 {1-0 Pavasovic,
D-Fedorov,A/Rabac 2004 (31)}) 13... e6 14. a5 Nc8 15. d4 cxd3 16. Bxd3 h6 17.
Nf3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ne7 {The position is double-edged. It looks very well for
Black - he has the bishops pair and a good pawn center, but on the other hand
his Black's kingside is weakened and it's not easy to coordinate the pieces.
Besides, White has a better pawn formation.} 19. a6 b6 20. Na3 O-O 21. Nb5 Qb8
$146 {Alexei improves on his own game.} (21... Bxb5 22. Qxb5 e5 23. Qb4 e4 24.
Nd4 Rad8 25. Be3 Qd7 26. Rad1 Ng6 27. Ne2 Rfe8 28. Rd2 {[%csl Rd5]} Qf5 $6 29.
Red1 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Fedorov,A/Mallorca 2004 (42)}) 22. Nh4 (22. Nbd4 e5
23. Bf4 f6 $1 $15) (22. Ra4 $5 {[%cal Ga4h4]}) 22... e5 23. Nd4 $2 {The knight
on b5 exerted pressure on Black's queenside and White should have tried to
keep it there.} (23. Bf4 $5 Re8 (23... exf4 $2 24. Rxe7 $16) (23... f5 $2 24.
Nf3 $1 $16) (23... f6 $5 24. Bg3 $13) 24. Bh2 f5 25. Re2 $13 f4 $140 $2 (25...
e4 $1 26. Qd2 Be5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Nf3 $13) 26. Bxf4 $1 (26. Rae1 $2 e4 $19))
23... e4 ({Also possible is} 23... exd4 24. Rxe7 Qd8 $1 {and it's not clear
that after the forced exchange sacrifice White has enough compensation:} 25.
Rxd7 (25. Qe2 Bf6 (25... d3 $2 26. Qe3 Bf6 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxh6 Bg7 29. Qg5
$44) 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qh5 dxc3 28. bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rb1 $13) 25... Qxd7 26. Nf5 (
{or} 26. Bd2 dxc3 27. Bxc3 Bxc3 28. bxc3) 26... dxc3 27. bxc3 Rac8 28. Nxg7
Kxg7 29. Be3 f6) 24. Qd2 Qe5 25. Nhf3 Qh5 26. Nh2 {So after all the knight
maneuver to h4 was a waste of time.} Ng6 {Black transfered his queen to the
kingside and consolidated the position. His chances are preferable.} 27. Ne2
Be6 28. Nf1 $6 (28. Nf4 $15) 28... Kh7 29. Nfg3 Qh4 30. Nd4 $2 (30. Nf4 $1 $15
Be5 $140 31. Nfh5 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd2h6]}) 30... Bxd4 $1 31. Qxd4 f5 {
Now it's all over. White is unable to blockade the pawns.} 32. c4 (32. Nf1 f4
33. Nh2 f3 (33... e3 34. Re2 $17) 34. gxf3 Qxh3 $19) 32... f4 $19 33. Nf1 (33.
cxd5 fxg3 34. fxg3 Qxg3 $19 {[%csl Re1]}) 33... e3 $1 34. Nxe3 (34. Re2 f3 35.
Qxh4 fxe2 $1 $19) 34... fxe3 35. Qxh4 Nxh4 36. Bxe3 Rg8 37. Kf1 Nxg2 38. Bxb6
Nxe1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 8. Bb3
(8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O {is another possibility for White.} ({or} 9. exd6 $5)) 8...
dxe5 (8... Nc6 9. exd6 (9. O-O {allows Black an endgame after} dxe5 (9... Be7
$5) 10. dxe5 Qxd1 {in which White's plus is insignificant.}) (9. Qe2 dxe5 10.
dxe5 Nb4 11. O-O Qd3 $11) 9... Bxd6 (9... Qxd6 $5) 10. O-O $13 {is similar to
the game.}) 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nf3 {In such IQP positions, it is well-known that
each trade of pieces makes Black's task easier. On the other hand taking on c6
has two advantages: it breaks Black's pawn structure and it wins a tempo to
continue development.} (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O $13) 10... Nd5 {
This looks like a loss of time, but in fact the knight on b6 was far from
kingside and bringing it back to d5 is only logical.} (10... Bd6 {transposes
to the variation 8...Nc6, see above.}) 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 {I'd prefer to
keep the knight on d5 rather than improving White's structure. Of course, in
the game Black goes for the typical plan with b6, Bb7 and Na5, but meanwhile
White can create very quick a strong attack.} ({Better for Black is:} 12... O-O
13. Re1 b6 14. Bc2 Bb7 15. Qd3 g6 16. a3 Rc8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rad1 Bf8 (18...
Nf6 {Very amazing - after this move we get a D42 position (arising usually
from Panov attack, Caro-Kann Defence), which is double-edged, maybe with
slight initiative for White. But of course 18...Nf6 is not necessary, which
means Black is more flexible here.}) 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. b4 Qf6 22.
Bb3 Ne7 23. Ne5 Rc7 24. Ba4 Bc8 25. Rc1 Bf5 26. Qg3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8+
Bxc8 29. Qc3 Qd6 30. Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Nepomniashchy,Y-Andreikin,D/Halkidiki 2001})
13. bxc3 O-O 14. Re1 b6 15. h4 $1 {The most direct approach - White secures
square g5 for the knight or bishop.} Bb7 (15... Bxh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Re3 $44)
16. Ng5 Na5 17. Bc2 Bxg5 {Other continuations wouldn't have solved problems
either, but still 17...Bxg5 is a big concession, after which White is much
better.  In this case even 15...Bxh4 was to be preferred.} (17... g6 18. Qg4 $5
$36 {[%cal Gh4h5]} (18. Nxh7 {leads only to a draw:} Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Bxg6
fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Re5 Rf5 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qg6+ Rg7 26. Qe6+
Rf7) 18... Qc7 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. Bf4 $36 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. h5 Qxc3 23. Bxg6
hxg6 24. hxg6 $40) (17... h6 $2 18. Qd3 $18) 18. hxg5 $16 Bd5 {Already
difficult to give Black a good advice.} (18... Nc4 $2 19. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Rc4,
Rh7]}) 19. Qd3 (19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3h3]} Nc4) ({Attractive is} 
19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Re3 {but Black saves himself with} Bxg2 $1 22.
Rg3 $1 (22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. Kg1 f6 24. Rh3 Qf5 $13) 22... Qd5 $1 (22... Be4 23.
Rh3 f6 24. g6 Bxg6 25. Qxg6 Qd5 (25... Nc4 26. Rh7 $18 Rf7 27. Qh5) 26. Ba3 $16
(26. Qh7+ $5 Kf7 27. Rg3 Rg8 28. Bh6)) 23. Rxg2 Qf5 {and although White might
be better, the position is far from clear, since there is no direct and
convincing attack, while white kingside is weak as well.}) 19... g6 20. Qg3 Nc4
21. Bf4 Rc8 22. Rad1 b5 (22... Na3 23. Bb3 $16) 23. Qh4 f5 (23... Na3 24. Bd3
Rxc3 25. Be5 h5 26. g4 Bf3 27. gxh5 gxh5 (27... Bxh5 28. Be2 $18 (28. d5 $18))
28. Be4 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 $18) 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. Bg5 Qf7 26. Rd3 Rc7 27. Rh3 Nd6
28. Bh6 $18 Rfc8 (28... Re8 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. Bf4 $18) 29. Bf4 ({Also possible
was} 29. Bxg6 hxg6 (29... Qxg6 30. Rg3 $18) 30. Bf4 Qh7 31. Qg4 $1 $18) 29...
Nf5 (29... Rd7 30. Bxg6 Qxg6 31. Rg3 $18) 30. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 {
This interesting idea to distract the queen from the kingside was popularized
by Godena and lately used by Potkin, Brynell and Movsesian. At the beginning
Black was facing some problems, but with an accurate play he is able to
neutralize White's initiative. The tenacity with which White players are
trying to find some microscopic advantage in this line reminds me of the
Kasparov-Karpov duels in Queens's Gambit Declined, when during their matches
in 1984-1985 they both tried to prove White's edge after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3
Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.
b4 c5 12.bxc5 bxc5 13.Rb1. In spite of multiple "mini-improvements" for White,
all those games ended in draw.} Qxc6 {Most ambitious, not being afraid of
ghosts. Taking with the pawn is also possible, although if 14...Qxc6 is okay,
there is no point to break one's own pawn structure.} (14... bxc6 15. Bh6 Bf6
16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. h4 (18. Rac1 $5 $14) 18... Rd5 19. Bg5 Nd7 20.
Rac1 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Rd8 22. Qg3 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rxc6 Rxd4
26. Rxd4 Qxd4 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Shirov,A/Sarajevo 2003}) 15. Bh6 Bf6 16.
Rad1 Qd7 17. Ne4 Qd8 $1 {This paradoxical retreat is better than 17...Qe7:} (
17... Qe7 18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Bf4 $1 {threatening 20.Bd6, that is the difference
comparing with 17...Qd8.} Rfd8 20. Rh3 Rd5 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 22. Be5 Qg6 23. Qxg6
fxg6 $14) 18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Bd2 $146 (19. Bf4 Nd5 20. Be5 (20. Rh3 Nxf4 21. Qxf4
Qxd4) 20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qc7 22. Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Kotronias,V/
Istanbul 2003}) 19... Qd5 $5 {Black is not afraid to allow Nxf6 gxf6 for two
reasons. With queens on the board he might use the g-file for active actions.
But most important is that after the trade on f6 White will be left with a
"bad" bishop versus a very strong knight on d5.} (19... Nd5 20. Rh3 $40) 20.
Bb4 (20. Rh3 $5) 20... Rfc8 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. Be7 Qg5 $1 ({worse is} 22... Nd7
$2 {since after} 23. Qh4 {Black must play Qg5 anyway, and his knight is away
from square d5.} Qg5 24. Qxg5 fxg5 25. d5 $5 $16) 23. Qxg5 fxg5 24. Bxg5 (24.
Bf6+ Kg8 25. Rg3 Kf8 $13 {[%cal Gb6d5]}) 24... Nd5 $44 {Black has compensation
for the pawn. He controls the c-file and has a powerful knight on d5. White's
only possibility to achieve any progress is to create an initiative on the
kingside, but Movsesian must have considered this to be unrealistic task,
since Black will have enough ressources for counterplay on the queenside.} 25.
Rd2 (25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Rc8 $36 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 25... Kg7 26. Rfd1 a5 27.
Kf1 a4 {Black has many possibilities to continue activity on the queenside. He
can either push a4-a3, or push the b-pawn to b3, in both cases creating a
weakness either on b2 or a2. Another plan is just to play Rc4 and Rac8. After
that an idea can be R8c6-b6 and Rc4-b4, attacking b2.  In spite of being a
pawn up, White's prospects are less clear, so players agreed to a draw in this
interesting position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 e6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O dxe5 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 $14 N4d5 13. a4 (13. Nc3 $14
) 13... a5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bc5 16. Nd4 O-O $146 {Black succeeded to hold
the endgame after this novelty, but it is surely not everyone's dream to fight
for a draw in an worse endgame right after the opening.} (16... Bd7 $2 17. Bxb7
Ra7 18. Bf3 h6 19. Nb3 Nxa4 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Be3 Rc7 22. Rxa5 Nb3 23. Ra8+ Bc8
24. Bb6 Rxc3 25. Rd8+ Ke7 26. Ra7+ {1-0 Timman,J-Handke,F/Amsterdam 2001}) 17.
Nb3 (17. Bg5 {brings nothing after} h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Nb3 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Be7 {[%csl Ra4]}) 17... Be7 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bd4 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. g3 {
An useful move, which, however, is too slow and allows Black to trade a pair
of rooks.} ({Much more difficult would have been Black's task after the
immediate} 21. Bc5 Kf7 (21... Bxc5 22. Nxc5 $16 {[%cal Gd1d4,Ga1d1]}) 22. Rd4
$1 Ne5 23. f4 Nd7 (23... Nc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Bxe7 (25. Rad1 $5 $16) 25...
Kxe7 26. Re1 $5 $16 {[%cal Gb3c5]} Rd8 $140 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Nc5 $16) 24. Bxe7
Kxe7 25. Rad1 $16 {and comparing to the game, the presence of all four rooks
clearly favours White.}) 21... Rd8 $1 22. Bc5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kf7 {Now Black's
task is much easier. The king neutralizes White's activity on the d-file;
other pieces protect weaknesses of the pawn formation.} 24. Rd4 Ne5 25. f4 Nd7
26. Bxe7 Kxe7 27. c4 (27. Bxh7 $6 f5 28. Bg6 Nf6 $44 {[%csl Rg6]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 $1 $15 (
13... f6 14. Nc7+ {In this line White has a good compensation for the pawn.} (
14. Nd6+ $6 Qxd6 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qe4 (16. Qh3 Qe5+ 17. Be3 $8 cxb2 18. Rb1 Qa5+
$15 {0-1 Kozak,A-Vokarev,S/Maikop 1998 (45)}) 16... Qc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. bxc3
e5 19. f4 Bd6 20. O-O O-O-O $17 {0:1,Van Mil,J-Nijboer,F/Wijk ann Zee 1995})
14... Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6 Qxe6+ (16... Rc8 17. Qe2 $13) 17. Bxe6 Na4 18.
b4 $1 a5 19. Be3 axb4 20. O-O-O+ $36 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,I/Cesko 1996 (34)}) 14.
O-O (14. Nxa7 $5 f6 (14... Nc4 $2 15. Qxc3 $16) 15. Qa5 cxb2 16. Bxb2 Nc4 $17)
14... Nc4 (14... Bd3 15. Nxa7 $13) 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nxc3 $146 (16. Bf4 $2 f6
$19 {Palkovi,J-Wells,P/Budapest 1997 (31)}) 16... e6 17. Re1 {/\18.Qf5} (17.
Be3 a6 $17) 17... Rc5 18. Qg3 (18. Qb8+ $142 Rc8 19. Qxa7 Bc5 20. Qa4 Qxa4 21.
Nxa4 Bb4 $15) 18... Bg6 (18... h5 $1 19. h4 $140 Bg6 $17) 19. Bf4 $5 (19. Be3
Bd6 $1 20. Qg4 Ra5 21. Rad1 Qc7 $19) (19. Qb8+ Rc8 20. Qxa7 Bc5 $15) 19... Be7
(19... Rc8 $2 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Nd5 $36) 20. Rad1 (20. Ne4 $2 Rd5 $19) 20... Qc6
21. Be3 $8 Rc4 22. Qb8+ Qc8 23. Qxc8+ (23. Qxa7 O-O $15) 23... Rxc8 24. Bxa7
$11 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Bd4 O-O 27. Nd5 Bd8 (27... Bg5 $5 28. Be3 Bd8 29. Nb6 Rc2
30. Nd7 Re8 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Bxd2 Be7 $13) 28. Nb6 Rc2 29. Nd7 Re8 30. Bc3 (30.
Bc3 b5 $5 31. a3 $140 Be7 32. Re5 Bxa3 33. Rxb5 Be7 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Boskovic Memorial"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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. c3 {the move order of the first 2 moves is probably wrong.} Nf6 2. e4 c5 (
2... Nxe4) 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9.
O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 {This line was
considered for a long time to be the main in the 2.c3 Nf6 Sicilian. But the
practice has proved that Black is out of danger and White started to look for
early deviations. Anyway, Black still needs to be careful in order to finish
the development.} 14. Be3 e6 (14... Qxb2 {This is the main move, which leads
after complications to positions in which White has a Rook, pawn and some
initiative vs. 2 pieces. Although those positions are close to equal, a reach
play is possible for both sides. The text is less ambitious.} 15. Nd2 Rxd2 $13)
15. Bxb6 {The only way to achieve a slight edge.} (15. Nd2 Be7 16. Qg3 O-O {
is a well-known equal line.} 17. Bh6 (17. Rfe1 Qd3 18. Nf3 Bf6 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20.
Nxd4 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Rd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Prizant,M-Williams/ENG-chT corr 1992 (33)})
17... Bf6 18. Rfe1 Qh5 19. Be3 Rd3 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. Nxf3 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,
E-Kiselev,S/Moscow 1987}) 15... axb6 16. Na3 Bxa3 17. Qa4+ Ke7 18. Qxa3+ Rd6
19. Qb4 (19. Rfe1 Qa6 (19... Qh5 $5) 20. Qb4 Qa5 21. Qe4 Qd5 (21... Rd7 22.
Rad1 Rhd8 23. Rxd7+ Rxd7 24. Qxh7 Qxa2 25. Qxg7 Qxb2 26. h4 $16) 22. Qg4 g6 23.
Rad1 Qc5 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rd1 Qe5 26. Qb4+ Qc5 27. Qe4 $14 {1-0 Kalugin,
S-Goloshchapov,A/Orel 1997 (47)}) 19... Qh5 (19... Rhd8 {was possible as well:}
20. Qh4+ $140 Kf8 21. Qxh7 $2 Rd1 $19 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qh4+ f6 24. Qb4+ Kf7 $19
) 20. Rad1 Rhd8 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Qe4 Rd7 {The position looks with a slight
edge for White thanks to the structure. But Black has active pieces and can
easily defend the doubled pawns, so in fact White has nothing real.} 23. Qb4+
Rd6 24. Qe4 Rd7 25. Qb4+ Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
dxe5 9. dxe5 N8d7 {The knight goes to c5, in order to exchange queens. Most
endgames are favourable for Black in this variation.} (9... Na6 $5 {with
similar idea.}) 10. Qe2 (10. O-O Nc5 11. Bc2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 $11 {[%cal
Ga8c8]}) 10... Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd5 {White's hopes in such pawn structure are
connected with the future attack on the kingside, but two strong centralized
knights secure Black good counterplay.} 12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 Be7 (13... a5 {
This is not necessary at all} 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Nd2 Qb6 16. Qg4 g6 17. Rd1 Qc7
18. N2f3 Bg7 19. Qh4 h6 20. Bd2 a4 21. Re1 Qb6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Turov,
M-Voitsekhovsky,S/St Petersburg 2002 (43)}) 14. Nd4 (14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Nd4 Rc8
16. Nd2 Ba4 17. Nc4 Qa6 18. Bxa4+ Nxa4 19. Ne3 Qxe2 20. Nxe2 Ndb6 $15 {0-1
Aldrovandi,C-Adla,D/Orense 2002 (76)}) (14. b4 Na4 {[%csl Rc3]}) 14... Qb6 $1
15. Qg4 g6 $1 {The point. Black doesn't need to hurry with short castle, since
he has enough resources to create counterplay on the queenside and in the
center while keeping the king on e8.} 16. b4 {This in fact only weakens the
queenside even more.} Na4 17. Re1 {White has problems to find a target for
attack.} (17. Bb3 Rc8 $1 $36 ({The tempting} 17... h5 18. Qe4 Nac3 19. Nxc3
Nxc3 {doesn't work perfectly because of} 20. Qf3 (20. Qd3 $4 Qxd4 $19) 20...
Qxd4 21. Bb2 Rc8 22. Rac1)) 17... Rc8 18. Bb3 h5 {[%mdl 8192]} 19. Qd1 $4 {
A blunder in worse position.} (19. Qe4 $8 Nc5 $5 (19... Bc5 $2 {doesn't work:}
20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Qf3 $18) 20. bxc5 Bxc5 {and now White must look for
compensation in one of the following positions} 21. Be3 (21. Bb2 Bxd4 22. Qxd4
(22. Bxd4 Qxb3 23. Nd2 Qc2 $17) 22... Qxb3 23. Nd2 Qa4 24. Ne4) 21... Bxd4 22.
Qxd4 Qxb3 23. Nd2 Qa4 24. Ne4 {although in all cases Black is better.}) 19...
Rxc1 $1 {All over now. White must have missed this simple tactical
continuation.} 20. Qxc1 Qxd4 $19 21. Nd2 Nac3 22. Nf3 Qf4 23. Qb2 O-O 24. Rac1
Na4 25. Qe2 Nab6 26. Qd3 Qg4 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Rd8 29. Re2 Bc6 30. Rd2 Kg7
31. Rcd1 a6 32. Nd4 Ba4 33. Rc2 (33. Bxa4 Nxa4 34. Rc2 {is more stubborn,
although it wouldn't have changed the outcome.}) 33... Ne3 $1 ({Another
winning combination is} 33... Bxb3 34. Nxb3 Nxb4 $1 35. Rxd8 Nxc2 $19) 34.
Nxe6+ (34. fxe3 Bxb3 35. Nxb3 Rxd1+) 34... fxe6 35. Rxd8 Nxc2 0-1

[Event "BLR-ch 71st"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2005.03.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Tihonov, Jurij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2005.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ {
A fashionable variation. Black is willing to trade two pairs of light pieces
and then he wants to attack White's pawn center.} 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qe2 Nb8 14. c4 Qe4 $11 15. Qb2 Nc6 {
Another possibility is to develop the knight to d7.} (15... Nbd7 16. a4 {
[%cal Ga4a5]}) 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Rfd1 $146 (17. Rfe1 Qf5 18. h3 h6 19. Re2 Rc7
20. Qb5 Ne7 21. Ne5 Rfc8 22. Ree1 Ne4 23. Qa6 Nd5 24. cxd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+
26. Bxc1 Qxf2+ 27. Kh2 Qg3+ 28. Kg1 Qf2+ 29. Kh2 Qg3+ 30. Kg1 {1/2-1/2
Pavasovic,D-Sutovsky,E/Terme Zrece 2003}) 17... h6 18. h3 Rfd8 {Both sides
made "their" moves for this opening variation. The position is balanced.} 19.
a4 Qf5 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. axb5 Na5 22. Nd2 $6 {As usual such passive moves bring
nothing good.} (22. c5 $142 $13 {[%cal Gf3e5] White creates a strong passed
pawn here, but his pawn chain won't be very stable. With the pawn on c6 Black
will have ...a7-a6 ideas. Besides, Black has a good square c5 for the knight.
The position is unclear.}) (22. Ne5 $5) 22... Ne8 $1 23. Rc3 $6 {After this
second inaccuracy White starts to feel uncomfortable.} (23. Rc2 Nd6 24. Rdc1
Rd7 25. Rb1 $5 $13 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Ndxc4 $140 $2 26. Rbc1 $18) (23. c5 Nc7 24.
Rb1 $13) 23... Nd6 24. Rdc1 Rd7 {White's pawns represent a perfect target for
attack and therefore Black's position is preferable. The intention of the
second player is to double rooks on the c-file. Then White will have two
possible defensive ideas. One is connected with Be3-f4, which with the rook on
c3 doesn't work because of ...Nd6xb5 attacking the rook. That's why White
should have placed the rook on c2, not c3. The second idea is after ...Rd7-c7
to answer Rc1-b1, protecting against ...Nd6xb5. Then if Black takes pawn c4,
White will double back the rooks on the c-file, pinning the knight on c4 and
threatening Be3-f4. In either case it's vital to have the resource Be3-f4.} 25.
Kf1 $4 {The worst possible move from the tactical point of view, which will
become clear after looking at concrete variations.} (25. R3c2 g5 $1 {[%csl Gf4]
} (25... Rdc7 26. Bf4 $1) 26. h4 f6 $1 27. f3 Rdc7 28. Rb1 Naxc4 29. Rbc1 Kf7
30. Bf2 e5 31. dxe5 fxe5 32. hxg5 hxg5 $17 {[%cal Gf7e6,Ge6d7]}) (25. h4 $1 $15
Rdc7 (25... Nf5 26. Nf3) 26. Rb1 $1 (26. Bf4 $2 Nxb5 $19) 26... Ndxc4 $140 27.
Rbc1 $16 {[%cal Ge3f4]}) (25. Rb1 $5 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Nf5 $1 26. c5 Nxd4 27. Bxd4
Rxd4 28. Nf3 Rd5 29. c6 $44 {[%csl Ra5]}) 25... Rdc7 $19 26. Bf4 ({Now} 26. Rb1
Ndxc4 27. Rbc1 {doesn't work any longer because Black takes on e3 or d2 with
check...}) 26... Nxb5 {[%csl Rc3]} 27. Rg3 Nxc4 {Again Black uses the fact
that the king is misplaced on f1.} 28. Bxc7 Nxd2+ 29. Ke2 Ne4 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 $1
(30... Kxg7 31. Be5+ f6 32. Rxc8 fxe5 33. dxe5 Nc5 {ia a more difficult win
than the game, since here White has an active rook.}) 31. Rh7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7
Nxc7 33. Rxh6 Kg7 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} 34. Rh4 (34. Rh5 a5 $19) 34... Nf6 35. Rf4 a5
36. Rf3 b5 37. Rc3 Nfd5 38. Rc6 a4 39. Kd2 b4 40. Rc5 Na8 41. Kc2 Nab6 42. g4
Nc3 43. h4 a3 44. Re5 a2 45. Re1 Nb1 46. Kb2 b3 47. Ka1 Na4 48. Re3 Nbc3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O
Nb6 9. Bd3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nb4 {This line leads to an endgame, where the most
Black can get is a draw after suffering.} 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 (12... N4d5
13. a4 a5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 $14) 13. Bxb7 Nc2 14. Bxa8 Nxa8 15. Nc3 Nxa1
16. Ne1 Nb6 {All this is known as bad for Black after the game
Sveshnikov-Filippov, Bled 2001.} (16... Bc5 17. Bf4 $16 {Itkis-Vasiesiu,
Targoviste 2001.}) 17. Bf4 $146 {Unnecessary novelty, although it still keeps
the advantage.} (17. Be3 Nc4 (17... Bb4 18. Bd4 $1) 18. Bd4 Nxb2 19. Rxa1 Nc4
20. Rb1 $1 $16 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Filippov,V/Bled 2001 (32)}) 17... Bb4 $1 18.
Rxa1 Ke7 (18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ke7 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Bd4 $14) 19. Bg5+ (19. Rc1
Rc8 $5 $44 (19... Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Nd5 $44)) (19. Ne4 $5 Nd5 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Nxd2
Rc8 $44) 19... f6 20. exf6+ gxf6 21. Bd2 Bc6 22. Nc2 Bd6 $44 {Black has some
compensation for the pawn thanks to the bishop pair; especially strong is the
light-squared bishop. It is very difficult for White to convert the extra pawn.
At some moment White must be able to enter the tactical complications,
otheriwise he won't make any progress.} 23. Nd4 Ba8 24. Re1 Kf7 (24... Be5 25.
Ncb5 $1 {[%cal Gd2b4]} (25. Nxe6 Kxe6 26. f4 Rg8 27. g3 Rd8 28. Bc1 Nc4 29.
fxe5 fxe5 $44)) 25. Ne4 ({White misses the opportunity to change the position
and achieve some progress:} 25. Nxe6 $5 Nc4 (25... Re8 26. Nd4) (25... Be5 26.
Ng5+ Kg6 27. Nge4 Rd8 28. Bc1 {Black is very active, but White has two extra
pawns, which secures him the advantage.}) (25... Rg8 26. g3 Nc4 27. Nb5 $1 Be5
28. Bc3 Kxe6 29. f4) 26. Nb5 $1 Be5 27. Bc3 Kxe6 (27... Rg8 28. g3 Kxe6 29. f4)
28. f4 $16) 25... Bb8 26. Nc5 e5 (26... Rg8 $5) 27. Nf5 Rd8 28. Bc1 (28. Bc3
Nd5 29. Ba5 Rc8 $44) 28... Kg6 29. Ne7+ (29. g4 $6 h5 $44) 29... Kf7 30. Nf5
Kg6 31. Nh4+ Kf7 32. Nf5 Kg6 33. Nh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Slapikas, Vytautas"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Bc4 (6. Nf3 {is probably
worse, as after} Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. g3 d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Bg2 O-O
12. O-O Nf6 {Black has a very comfortable position.}) 6... Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2
(8. exf6 $6 Nxf6 9. Qe2 d5 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 {And we have a
French Defence structure with several tempis up for Black. 0-1 Slapikas,
V-Kveinys,A/Mezezers LAT 2000}) 8... Nde7 9. Nf3 Ng6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 Be7 (
11... Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxc4 14. Qxf5 $13) 12. a4 {This keeps the
possibility to play b2-b4 later.} (12. Bb3 b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Na3 a6 15. Nc4 Na5
16. Nxa5 bxa5 $11 {1-0 Slapikas,V-Cmilyte,V/Mezezers LAT 2000 (71)}) 12... O-O
(12... Ncxe5 $2 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Qxc4 15. Qxg7 $16) 13. Na3 a6 14. b4 {
White is slightly better thanks to the space advantage and the initiative on
the queenside.} b6 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Nc4 b5 $5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19.
Nd6 $6 (19. Na3 Na7 20. Bd2 $13) 19... Ncxe5 $6 (19... Bxd6 $2 20. exd6 Qxd6
21. Rd1 Qc7 (21... Nf4 22. Qxb5 Qc7 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Rxd7 Qc1+ 25. Qf1 Qxc3
26. Bxe6+ Kh8 27. b5 $16) 22. Rxd7 $1 $18) (19... Na7 $1 $132 {[%csl Rc3,Rd6,
Re5] After this cool response all of a sudden there are plenty of weaknesses
in White's position.}) 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 (20... Bxd6 21. Nxd7 $1 $16) 21. Nxb5 Qc6
22. f3 Nf7 (22... Bf6 23. c4 $14) 23. Bd2 Bf6 24. c4 Bb7 25. Be3 Ra8 26. Rd1
Qc8 $6 (26... Ba6 27. Na7 $140 $6 Qb7) (26... Ra1 $5 27. Rxa1 Bxa1 $14) 27. Qd2
Be7 $2 (27... Ra1 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 29. Nc3 {/\Qc1+/-.}) 28. Na7 Qb8 29. Qxd7 Bxb4
30. Qxe6 $18 f4 31. Rd7 Qe8 32. Qxe8+ Rxe8 33. Bf2 Rd8 $2 34. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 {White has many other options here. The direct move 10.
Qe4 brings nothing, the preparatory 10.a3 has the drawback of weakening square
b3, which Black can use, moves 10.exd6 and 10.Nc3 are too committing, that's
why the game move, together with 10.Re1 remain probably the most flexible ways
to treat the position.} (10. Qe4 Bd7 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 $11) (10. a3 Qb6
$132 {[%csl Rb3,Rd4][%cal Gc6a5,Ga5b3]}) (10. exd6 Qxd6 $13) (10. Nc3 Nxc3 11.
bxc3 dxe5 $1 {[%csl Rc3] and White take with pieces on e5, in order to avoid
an ugly pawn structure.}) (10. Re1 $5 Na5 $13) 10... Qc7 {It's only logical to
remove the queen from the d-file after a move like Rd1, but in fact on c7 the
queen may also be too exposed. In my opinion better are the alternatives 10...
Bd7 and 10...Na5.} (10... Bd7) (10... Na5 {The most direct approach, hunting
the bishop, forces White to take concrete actions.} 11. Bxd5 (11. Bd3 Nb4)
11... exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 $11) 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Nc3 Nce7 (12... Nxc3 $5 13. bxc3
e5 14. Ng5 (14. Qe4 $5 $13) 14... Bf5 $13 {1-0 Karpatchev,A-Mai,P/Baunatal
2002 (35)}) 13. Bd3 {An interesting decision, which worked out fine in the
game.} (13. Nb5 Qb6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 $14) 13... Nf4 $6 {This helps White
comfortably to finish development.} ({Of course taking the pawn looks
dangerous, but it is worth attention and in fact is the only way to "punish"
White for the last move. For instance:} 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. Ng5 (15.
Bb2 Qa5) (15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qd8) 15... Nf5 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. Qh5 h6 {and
White still has to prove compensation for the pawn.}) (13... Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6]
would have been another logical continuation.}) 14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Ne5 $1 (15.
Qe4 Ng6 $13) 15... g6 (15... Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Rd3 $40) 16. Qe4 Bh6 17. Qh4
Bg7 18. Ne4 {Bringing more pieces to the kingside. It is amazing how quickly
Black collapsed from this position.} Nf5 $6 (18... Nd5 19. Ng4 (19. Bc4 Qd8 20.
Qg3 b6 $11) 19... Bd7 $14 (19... f5 $5 20. Ng5 h5 21. Ne5 (21. Ne3 Bf6 {
[%csl Rg5]}) 21... Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 {and again White must prove clear
compensation for the pawn.})) 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Qd8 (20... Nxd4 21. Ng4
Nf5 22. Bxf5 $18) (20... Qe7 $5 21. Qxe7 Nxe7 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Be4 $14 {/+/-})
21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rac1 Rxd4 $2 {Last mistake in a difficult position.} (22...
Nxd4 23. Rc7 f5 (23... f6 24. Ng4 Rf8 25. Bc4 $16) (23... Nc6 24. Nxf7 Rd7 25.
Rxd7 Bxd7 26. Bxg6 $5 Be8 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Bxe8 Kxh6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Rd6 $18)
24. f4 {with a complete domination.} Nb5 (24... Nc6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Be2 Rd5
27. Bf3 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 $18) 25. Re7 $16 {[%cal Gd1c1]}) (22... Bd7 23. Rc7 Be8
24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Rxb7 a5) (22... Bd7 23. Rc7 Be8 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Rxb7 a5 {
White must be able to convert his extra pawn, but of course Black retains more
chances than in the game.}) (22... f6 $1 {This is Black's best try.} 23. Ng4
Kf7 24. Rc7+ Rd7 25. Rdc1 Ne7 $1 {and White has nothing concrete:} 26. Bb5 (26.
h3 Rxd4) (26. Nh6+ Kf8 (26... Kg7 $5 27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Rc7 Rd8) 27. Rxd7 Bxd7
28. Rc7 Bc6 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gf8e8,Ge8d8]}) 26... Rxd4 $1 (26... Rxc7 27. Rxc7
h5 28. Ne3 $16) 27. Nh6+ Kf8 28. Ng8 $5 {An amazing move, but it brings
nothing:} Nxg8 29. Rxc8+ (29. Rxh7 $2 Ne7 30. Rc7 Rd1+ 31. Bf1 Rd7 $19) 29...
Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Ne7 32. Rxb7 Rd1+ 33. Bf1 a5 $11 {[%cal Gd1d5]})
23. Bxf5 {Now White wins a piece by force.} Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 gxf5 (24... exf5 {
Changes nothing, of course:} 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Nc4 $18) 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Nc4 (
26. Nc4 b6 27. Nd6 Bb7 28. Nxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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 "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 $1 13. Rb1 Qxc3 {
The practice has shown several times that Black is able to defend. So the pawn
sac is rather dubious.} 14. Rb3 Qa5 15. Qe4 Rd8 16. Bg5 h6 $1 17. Bc1 {This
move is a new one, but it does not change the evaluation of the line.} (17. Be3
Qa4 18. Rc3 Rd1 19. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 20. Bf1 Qd5 $17 {0-1 Godena,M-Milov,V/SWZ 1999 
(37)}) (17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nd4 (18. Bd3 Ng6 $17) 18... Qc5 19. Nb5 Ng6 20. Re1
a6 21. Na3 Bd7 22. Rg3 Bc6 23. Qe2 Rd4 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. Bxe6+ Kh7 {0-1 Manca,
F-Cvitan,O/Nova Gorica 1997}) 17... Qa4 $1 $17 18. Qe2 (18. Bd3 Qxe4 19. Bxe4
Na5 20. Rb1 Rb8 $17) 18... a6 (18... Na5 19. Bb5) 19. Re3 Nd4 (19... b5 20. Bb3
Qg4 21. Re4 Qg6 22. Bc2 {[%csl Rg6]}) 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Bb3 Qb5 22. Qh5 $2 (22.
Qxb5 axb5 23. Bb2 Rd2 {Black is better, but this was White's best chance to
try to escape.}) 22... Bd7 23. Rf3 $6 Be8 24. a4 $2 Qe2 $19 25. Bxe6 Rd1 (25...
fxe6 $4 26. Rf8+ Bxf8 27. Qxe2 $13) 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 ({
The more popular alternative is} 7... Qc7 {One of the latest examples goes:} 8.
Qe2 g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Nc8 14. Nf3 Ng6 15.
d4 cxd3 16. Qxd3 e6 17. Re1 Nce7 18. a6 e5 19. axb7 Qxb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. Qa5
Qb7 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S (2631)-Radjabov,T (2673)/Warsaw 2005}) 8. exd6 Qxd6 9.
O-O Bg4 10. Re1 Ne5 11. Rxe5 Bxf3 12. Qe1 Bd5 13. b3 e6 14. Ba3 Qc6 15. Rg5 $1
$146 (15. Bxf8 Kxf8 $13) 15... f6 16. Rg3 O-O-O 17. Bxf8 Rhxf8 18. Na3 $14 g6
19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. d3 Nb6 22. a4 e5 23. a5 Nd5 24. d4 Qc7 25. a6
b6 26. c4 Qxc4 $2 ({More chances to hold the position would have offered} 26...
Nf4 27. dxe5 Rfe8) 27. dxe5 Nf4 28. Re3 Kb8 29. e6 Qc6 (29... Nxe6 30. Bb3 $18)
30. Be4 Qxe6 31. Bf3 Qd7 32. Re7 Rfe8 33. Qe4 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Qxe7 35. Qa8+ Kc7
36. Qc6+ (36. Qb7+) (36. Qxa7+) 36... Kb8 37. Qa8+ Kc7 38. Qb7+ ({Or} 38. Qxa7+
Kd6 39. Qxb6+ Ke5 40. Qe3+ Kd6 (40... Kf5 41. g4#) 41. Rd1+ Kc7 42. Qa7+ Kc8
43. Qa8+ Kc7 44. Qb7# $18) 38... Kd6 39. Rd1+ $4 {[%mdl 64] After a good game
Pavasovic spoils it in time trouble. Now black king can hide on f7.} ({White
had a forced mate instead:} 39. Qc6+ Ke5 40. Qe4+ Kd6 41. Rd1+ Kc5 42. Qc2+ Kb5
43. Rb1+ Qb4 44. Qc6+ Ka5 45. Ra1+) 39... Ke6 40. Re1 Kf7 $19 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2007.10.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khamrakulov, Djurabek"]
[Black "Vovk, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 {This variation is slowly, but firmly gaining popularity. It leads to
reasonable positions for Black and its main advantage is that, unlike the main
continuation 8...dxe5, 8...Bd7 has less theory and offers Black more fighting
possibilities.} 9. Nc3 {Probably the most principled continuation.} (9. exd6 e6
$11) 9... dxe5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 $5) 10... g6 (10... a6 {is inaccurate, since
it weakens the knight on b6. After} 11. Be2 {Black doesn't have a convenient
way to complete development:} g6 (11... Bg4 12. Be3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nd7 14. h3
Bxf3 15. e6 $1 $16) (11... e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. a3 $16 {[%csl Rb6]})
12. Be3 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd1b3]}) 11. O-O Bg7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. h3 a6 14. Bd3 Be6
$146 (14... Rc8 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bf4 Be6 17. Be4 Nxe5 18. Rac1 Bc4 19. Qe3 Nxf3+
20. Bxf3 e5 21. Bh2 Rfd8 22. b3 Bb5 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Bc6
26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Spitz,P-Plantet,M/France Corr 1989}) 15. a3 {
In this variation White's main concern is his e5-pawn, which can be easily
attacked by most black pieces; therefore he can't allow himself the luxury of
making moves like 15.a3. Now Black achieves by force a comfortable position.} (
15. Ng5 $142 Nxe5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bc2 $44) ({After} 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bf4 Nd7
17. Rac1 {Black can take the pawn} Ndxe5 {since White has nothing concrete and
must search for different forms of compensation.} 18. Ng5 $5 $44) 15... Nd7 16.
Bf4 Ndxe5 $1 {Cleverly exploiting the fact that the Bd3 needs the queen's
protection.} 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxa6 {Forced, otherwise White is just a pawn
down.} (18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qxd3 $17) 18... Qd4 {Black has several
attractive options to achieve comfortable positions, but everywhere exchanges
of pieces are inevitable and the draw is the most likely outcome.} (18... Rxa6
19. Bxe5 Bc4 20. Qxc4 Bxe5 $11 {/=/+}) 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxb7
Rab8 22. Bf3 Rxb2 23. Nd5 Rb3 ({Perhaps some more chances would have been
offered by} 23... Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Bd4 $15) 24. Nxe7+ Kg7 25. Rad1 Rxa3 26. Nc6
Bc3 27. Bd5 $11 {The endgame is of course a draw, but it is still interesting
because of its final part.} Bc8 28. f4 Re8 29. Rf3 Ba6 30. Rb1 Be2 $6 {In his
desire to play for a win (without objective reasons to do so) Black will soon
allow White to activate his rooks.} 31. Rg3 h5 32. Rb7 h4 33. Rxf7+ Kh6 34. Rg5
Ra1+ 35. Kh2 Bh5 {This move is difficult to explain.} (35... Bd2 {(threatening
to take on f4 and then on g5)} 36. g3 (36. Re5 $2 {suddenly runs into} Be1 $1
37. g4 hxg3+ 38. Kg2 Bf2 $1 {[%cal Ga1g1]} 39. h4 Bf1+ 40. Kf3 Ra3+ 41. Kg4 g2
42. Bxg2 Rg3#) 36... hxg3+ 37. Rxg3 Rf1 $11) (35... Be1 36. Ne7 Bg3+ 37. Rxg3
hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 $11) 36. Ne7 Be1 $2 {[%mdl 64] Black doesn't sense the danger
to his own king.} ({The draw is still achieved by force after} 36... Rxe7 $1
37. Rxe7 Bd2 $1 {and White must give back his extra material:} 38. Rxh5+ (38.
Re4 Bxf4+ 39. Rxf4 Kxg5 $11) (38. g3 hxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Bxf4+ $1 40. Kxf4 Rf1+ $11)
38... gxh5 39. g3 (39. Rf7 Rf1 $11) 39... hxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Rf1 $11) 37. Nf5+ $1 {
Now it is White who starts a winning attack.} gxf5 38. Rf6+ Kh7 39. Rxh5+ Kg7
40. Rf7+ Kg6 41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Rf6+ Kh7 {The last 6 moves were forced. Now
White finds another nice blow.} 43. Bg8+ $1 {A very impressive attack in the
endgame, punishing Black for his over-ambitious play.} Rxg8 44. Rf7+ Kh6 (44...
Kh8 45. Rh5#) 45. Rxg8 $18 Ra3 (45... Bg3+ 46. Rxg3 hxg3+ 47. Kxg3 {is of
course hopeless as well.}) 46. Rfg7 Bd2 47. Rg6+ Kh7 48. R8g7+ Kh8 49. Rf7 Be1
(49... Bxf4+ 50. Kg1 Ra1+ 51. Kf2 Bg3+ 52. Ke3 $18) 50. Kg1 Bg3 51. Kf1 Re3 52.
Rxg3 Re1+ 53. Kxe1 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Moldovan, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 "Bucharest RGA"]
[BlackTeam "Brasov Dinamo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 g6 (11... Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1 a6
14. Rfe1 b5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Qf4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qe2 Rfd8
20. Qe4 g6 21. Qe3 Be8 22. Rc1 Kg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Smagin,S-Schleifer,M/Montreal
2000/ (44)}) 12. Rc1 a6 (12... Bd7) 13. O-O e5 $5 {A very direct way to solve
the opening problems. Black plays for a draw and he succeeded it without
troubles at all in this game.} 14. dxe5 (14. Ne4 $5 Nxe4 15. dxe5 $1 {The
point.} Nxe5 16. Bxe4 $14 {White is slightly better thanks to his lead in
development.}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Black still has to finish development,
but it is very unlikely that White can use the time factor.} 16. Ne2 (16. Rfe1
$6 Ng4 $1 17. g3 Qh5 $15) 16... Bd7 17. Bf4 Qd5 18. Bc4 (18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. f3
Qa5 20. Nd4 Ba4 21. b3 Bd7 $11) 18... Qf5 19. Qxf5 (19. Qb3 b5 20. Bd3 Qd5 $11
21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Be4 $140 Nxf4) 19... Bxf5 20. Nd4 (20. Rfe1 Rfe8) (20. Ng3
Bd7 $11) 20... Be4 21. Rfe1 Rfe8 22. f3 Bd5 23. Bg5 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 (24. Rxe7
$142 Rxe7 25. Bxf6 Re6 (25... Rc7 26. b3 $16) 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Rc7 $14) 24...
Kg7 $11 25. Kf1 (25. Rc7 {brings nothing as well:} Bd6 26. Ne6+ $140 Kg8) 25...
Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qb3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 (8. Bc4 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 e6 10. Nbd2 Qc6 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. N2f3 Nc6 $11 {
0-1 Vysochin,S-Lerner,K/Bydgoszcz POL 2000/ (75)}) 8... Nc6 {This is probably
the most precise move order to equalize immediately.} (8... e6 9. Be3 Nc6 10.
Nb5 Qe5 11. Nd2 a6 12. Nf3 Qb8 13. Nbd4 Nd5 14. O-O-O Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qc7 16. Bd3
Be7 17. h4 $13 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Degraeve,J/Belfort 1998 (30)}) 9. Be3 Na5 $11
{The whole variation played by White is not ambitious at all and leads to
equal ending.} 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Bc1 (11. Bd2 Rc8 12. b3 e5 13. Nc2 Nf4 14. g3
Ne6 15. Bg2 Bc6 $15 {0-1 Vega Holm,F-Romero Holmes,A/Oropesa del Mar 1996/ (48)
}) 11... e5 12. Nb3 Nc6 {Black tries to keep more pieces on the board, which
is the right decision according to the fact that he has some space advantage.}
(12... Nxb3 13. axb3 $11 {/=/+.}) 13. N1d2 $15 f5 (13... O-O-O 14. g3 Bg4 15.
Bg2 Be7 16. O-O f5 $15) 14. g3 Be6 15. Bg2 g5 {Gaining more space. In my
opinion it is not necessary to play it so quick, as the pawns may become
vulnerable.} (15... O-O-O 16. O-O Be7 17. Re1 Rhe8 18. Nc4 e4 $15) 16. O-O
O-O-O 17. Re1 g4 (17... h6 $142 18. Nc4 e4) 18. Nc4 e4 19. Bg5 Rd7 (19... Be7
20. Bxe7 Ndxe7 21. Ne3 $11) 20. Bf1 h6 21. Bh4 Rhh7 22. h3 h5 23. Bg5 gxh3 $6
24. Bh4 (24. Bxh3 Rdg7 $36) 24... Rdg7 25. Kh2 Kc7 26. Bxh3 Be7 27. Rad1 $13 {
[%csl Rd5,Rf5] Black's wing play turned out to be quite dangerous for Black
too. Many weak squares in the center make Black's position quite vulnerable.}
Nf6 $2 {A blunder in complicated position.} (27... Bxh4 28. Nc5 $1 (28. gxh4
Nf6 29. Nd6 Ne5 $40) 28... Bg8 29. gxh4 $13) 28. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 29. Nd6 $18 {
[%csl Rf5][%cal Gd6e8]} h4 30. Ne8+ Kb6 31. Nxf6 $1 (31. Nxg7 hxg3+ 32. fxg3
Bxg7 33. Rd6 $16) 31... hxg3+ 32. fxg3 Rh6 33. Rd6 $1 Rxf6 34. Nd4 Rgg6 35.
Rxe6 Rxe6 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Bxf5 Rd6 38. Re2 e3 39. Kg2 Kc5 40. Kf3 Rf6 41. g4
Ne7 42. Rxe3 Nxf5 43. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Moraru, Marius"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2302"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 "Bucharest RAT"]
[BlackTeam "Brasov Dinamo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 {The line which
was popular several years ago lost its attraction nowardays. The talented
Romanian IM Levente Vajda played it several times with White, every time
trying to improve somewhere, but his results were rather sad.} Nc6 7. Bc4 Bxf3
8. Qb3 (8. gxf3 Qf5 $1 {and Black scored very well in the practice.}) 8... Na5
{A safe way to equalize.} (8... Bxg2 $6 9. Bxd5 Bxd5 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Qa6 Nc2+
12. Ke2 Nxa1 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Bf4 $36 {1-0 Nisipeanu,
L-Kiselev,S/Bucharest 1997/ (30)}) 9. Qb5+ (9. Bxd5 Nxb3 {was fine for Black
in Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas 1997 (61)}) 9... Qd7 10. Nxf3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4
cxd4 12. Qxd4 (12. Nxd4 e6 $11 13. O-O Be7 14. Qe2 (14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rfd1 Rfd8
16. Qe2 Qc7 17. c4 a6 $11 {0-1 Vajda,L-Moldovan,D/Timisu de Sus 1998/ (47)})
14... O-O 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Bg5 a6 18. Nd4 Qc5 19. Be3 Qc7 $11 {
0-1 Vajda,S-Petrenko,S/Sovata 2000/ (88)}) 12... e6 13. Be3 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 Nd7
15. O-O-O f6 16. Rhe1 e5 17. Nh4 {[%cal Gf2f4] Looks like White succeeded in
creating some threats, but with the next moves Black neutralizes completely
White's activity.} g6 $1 18. f4 Bh6 19. Be3 (19. Be3 O-O-O $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Garagulya, Konstantin"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 "Novosibirsk Transsib"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Federation"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 {A speciality of Rozentalis. White just
develops his pieces not necessary aiming for opening advantage.} d6 5. exd6 e6
6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d4 {leads to equal positions.} (8. O-O O-O 9. Na3 {
is another direction in this line.}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11.
O-O Qc7 $11 12. Nd2 Bd7 (12... Rd8 {is a good alternative.} 13. Qc4 (13. Ne4
Be7 14. Qa4 a5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nf3 b5 17. Qe4 Bf6 18. Nd4 Rb8 19. Qg4 b4 20.
Bxh6 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc3 22. Rad1 Rb4 23. Bxg7 Bxg7 {0-1 Kroeze,F-Van Wely,L/
Leeuwarden 1997}) 13... Rb8 14. a4 Bd7 15. Qe2 Rbc8 16. Re1 h6 17. Nf1 Bc6 $11
{0-1 Proehl,H-Andersson,U/Germany 2000/(40)}) 13. Ne4 (13. Qc4 Bc6 14. Qe2 Rfe8
15. Nf3 a6 16. c4 Nf6 17. b3 e5 18. Bb2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 e4 20. Qe2 Be5 21. Rad1
Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Re5 23. Rfe1 Rae8 24. Qd4 h5 25. Re2 Qa5 26. Qd2 Qc5 27. Qd4 Qa5
28. Qd2 Qc5 29. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Proehl,H-Schandorff,L/Germany 1999}) 13... Be5 14.
Qc5 (14. Qd3 Rac8 15. Re1 (15. Ng5 g6 16. Re1 Bg7 17. Nf3 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Makarov,M-Poluljahov,A/Orel 1997/(27)}) 15... Bc6 16. Qe2 b5 17. Bd2 Nf6 18.
Bg5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bd6 20. Rad1 h6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qd2 hxg5 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24.
Rxd6 Rfd8 25. Red1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sivokho,S-Aseev,K/St. Petersburg 1998/(43)})
14... Qb8 15. Qc4 Bc6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. f4 Bf6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $11 19. Be3 Bxg2
20. Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. Qf3 Ne4 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Kg1 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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"]

{In the past years Sergei Tiviakov scored well against Sicilian with the help
of the Alapin System. However, on the long run 2.c3 is hardly the optimal
choice for a top GM, since it leads to simple positions with limited active
possibilities for White. In Corus 2007 Tiviakov failed to set any opening
problems against well-prepared opponents.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3
Nc6 5. d4 ({In the first round Tiviakov postponed the advance of the d-pawn:} 
5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 a6 ({Not} 8... e6 {as Carlsen played
against Tiviakov in the past.} 9. d4 $14) ({A reasonable alternative is} 8...
Be6 {although after} 9. d4 (9. O-O Bxb3 $11 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gd6d3]}) 9... cxd4
(9... Bxb3 10. Qxb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 {is slightly better for White}) 10. Nb5 (10.
O-O dxc3 $11) 10... Qd7 {White has several attempts to fight for the
initiative. For instance:} 11. Bxe6 ({Deserves attention also} 11. O-O Bxb3 12.
axb3 e6 13. Bf4 $5 Nd5 14. Bg3 $36) 11... Qxe6+ 12. Be3 $1 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 {
and Black still has to work before reaching full equality.}) 9. O-O Bf5 {
Carlsen came well prepared this time and goes for a sharp variation, where
Whte is practically forced to sacrifice a pawn for the initiative.} 10. d4 cxd4
11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. d5 {Otherwise White can end up in a
worse position.} Nxd5 15. Rd1 Bxa3 16. bxa3 O-O 17. h4 (17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5
{does not win the piece because of the back rank weakness.} Qe7 $11) 17... Rac8
$1 {All these are best moves for Black.} 18. Bxd5 ({More ambitious is} 18. Rd2
$44) 18... exd5 19. Rxd5 Qe6 20. Rxf5 Qe1+ 21. Kh2 Rxc1 $11 22. Rxc1 Qxc1 23.
Qxb7 Qxa3 24. Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S (2667)-Carlsen,M (2690)/Wijk aan Zee 2007
}) 5... cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11.
Nc3 e6 12. O-O {One of the Alapin Sicilian variations where White is trying to
squeeze an advantage out of a marginally better position.} Rd8 {Lately this
has established itself a more reliable option than the main 12...Be7. Another
good possibility is 12...a6.} (12... Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 15. Bh6
Bf6 16. Rfd1 {followed by Nc3-e4 leaves White with the initiative.}) 13. Be3 {
This continuation justifies Black's choice of the previous move. The only
attempts to underline drawbacks of 12...Rd8 can be connected with Bc1-g5,
although according to the current state of theory Black is able to neutralize
them.} (13. a4 Be7 (13... a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Be7 17. Qh5+ g6
18. Qh6 Kf7 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Rc7 Rd7 22. Rac1 $13 Rxc7 23. Rxc7
Qa5 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Qg7+ Kd6 26. Bf4+ Kd5 $2 (26... Kc6 $11) 27. Qxb7+ $2 ({
White could win by force with} 27. Qd7+ Ke4 (27... Kc4 28. Qxe6+ Kxd4 29. Be3+
Kd3 30. Qb3+ Ke4 31. Qc4+ Ke5 32. Bf4+ Kf5 33. g4+ $18) 28. Qxe6+ Kxf4 29. h3
$18) 27... Kc4 28. b3+ Kc3 29. Qc6+ Kb2 30. Qxe6 Qf5 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. d5 Rd8
33. d6 Kxb3 34. a5 Ka4 {0-1 Sebag,M (2471)-Karjakin,S (2672)/Cap d'Agde (rapid)
2006}) 14. a5 Nd5 15. a6 Ndb4 $1 16. axb7 Qxb7 17. Qb3 Rd7 18. Ra4 O-O 19. Bxc6
Nxc6 20. Qxb7 Rxb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2690)-Fedorov,A (2617)/Fuegen
2006 (34)}) (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qxc6 Rxd4
$11 {1-0 Maksimenko,A (2499)-Damljanovic,B (2625)/Zlatibor 2006 (55)}) 13...
Be7 14. Qg4 (14. Qf3 a6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qxc6+ bxc6 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. Ne4 Kd7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Yudin,S (2508)-Fedorov,A (2624)/Moscow 2007 (53)}) 14... O-O {
Comparing with the line 12...Be7 (see above) the inclusion of Rad8 for Black
and Be3 for White obviously favours the second player.} 15. Rad1 g6 $146 {
A good novelty, neutralizing White's idea Be3-h6 and preparing against the
retreat of the bishop on d3. This is more precise than 15...Rfe8.} (15... f5 $5
$13 {is another reasonable way to prevent White's attacking intentions, but in
opposite to the game it creates more weaknesses.  After other moves White
keeps better prospects.}) (15... Kh8 16. Rfe1 (16. Qh3 Nd5 17. Bd3 f5 18. Bc4
$13 {/+/=, 1/2-1/2 Howell,J (2320)-Horvath,C/Groningen 1984 (60)}) (16. d5 exd5
17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Nxd5 Bc5 21. Re1 g6 {1/2-1/2
Simacek,P (2501)-Stocek,J (2566)/Praha 2007}) 16... a6 17. Bd3 f5 18. Qh3 Bf6
19. d5 Nxd5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Rxd5 Qc8 22. Qxf5 Qxf5 23. Rxf5 $14 {1-0 Glek,I 
(2576)-Grebionkin,V (2463)/Dos Hermanas (Internet, blitz) 2003 (80)}) (15...
Nd5 16. Bh6 Bf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. h4 $36 {1-0 Blauert,J (2369)
-Matzat,A (2175)/Oberland 2003 (24)}) (15... Rfe8 16. d5 $5 Nxd5 17. Bxa7 Qc7
18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bd4 $14) 16. Rfe1 (16. Bh6 Rfe8 $11) (16. d5 Nxd5 (16... exd5
17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Nxd5 $36) 17. Bxa7 Qc7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Be3 (
19. Bd4 Nxd4 $11) 19... Bf6 20. Rd2 d4 21. Bh6 Rfe8 $11) 16... a6 17. Bd3 Bf6 {
Black ideally placed his pieces against the isolated pawn and without any
targets for attack Tiviakov decides to simplify the position.} 18. Be4 ({
White could keep the pressure with} 18. Ne4 Bg7 (18... Bxd4 19. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6
20. Bxb6 Qe7 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 $14) (18... Nd5 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Qh4 $14) 19. Qh4
Nd5 20. Bc4 $13 {/=}) 18... Nxd4 (18... Bxd4 $2 19. Bxc6 $18) (18... Nd5 19.
Bh6 Bg7 (19... Rfe8 $2 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd7 $18) 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) 19. Bxb7
{The correct move order.} (19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Bxb7 $2 (20. Qf3 Qc7 21. Bxb7 Nc4
22. Bxa6 Nxb2 23. Rc1 Qa5 $15) 20... Bxf2+ $17) 19... Qxb7 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21.
Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khamrakulov, Ibragim S"]
[Black "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 {
A line in which Black keeps the tension and avoids the simplification of the
position possible after the usual 7. ... d5 8.exd6 Qxd6.} 8. Ng5 (8. cxd4 Bg7
9. d5 $5 {is an interesting alternative}) 8... d5 9. exd6 e6 10. Qf3 Ne5 11.
Qe4 (11. Qg3) 11... Bg7 12. cxd4 Nec4 13. O-O (13. d5 $6 Nxd6 14. Qe2 Nxd5 15.
O-O O-O 16. Rd1 Nf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Perez,L-Roeder,M/Santa Clara 2000/ (22)}) (13.
Nf3 Nxd6 14. Qe2 Nf5 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nc3 O-O (16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 (17...
Qxd4 $2 18. Rd1 $18) 18. Rd1 $44 (18. O-O-O $5)) 17. Ne4 Qb4+ 18. Bd2 Qe7 19.
a3 Rd8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bd2 Nd5 22. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Demkovich An.-Morokhin Y/
Ukraine 1999 (54)}) 13... Nxd6 14. Qf4 {Other Queen retreats look more natural,
but Black has good chances to get an advantage against the isolani anyway.} (
14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Nc3 Nf5 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rac1 Qd6 $15
20. Ne4 Nf4 $1 21. Qd2 Nh3+ 22. gxh3 Bxe4 $17 {0-1 Pedersen,D-Cao Sang/
Budapest 1996 (42)}) (14. Qd3 O-O 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Nc3 Bc6 (16... Nf5 $5) 17.
Qh3 h6 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. d5 Nxd5 20. g4 Nd6 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Bxh6 Ne4 23. Be3
$13 {1-0 Kalezic,B-Perunovic,M/Herceg Novi 2000 (34)}) 14... O-O 15. Nc3 Nf5
16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Ne5 Nd5 (18... Bd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qe4 Rc8 21.
Bd2 Qd6 22. Nf3 Rc7 $15 {/= 1/2-1/2 Lane,G-Ikonnikov,V/Antwerp 1999 (46)}) 19.
Qg4 Nf6 20. Qf4 Rc8 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Qe4 Ndxe3 $1 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gc6c5][%mdl 32] A typical positional method of playing against the
isolany. Black creates the pawn pair e3 and d4 and will attack it with c6-c5 
(remember for instance in similar positions Nxc3 bxc3 and e6-e5, same idea),
after which White will get another weak pawn either on e3 or on d4.} 24. fxe3
Qg5 25. Rd3 c5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Qf4 Qe7 $15 {[%csl Re3]} 28. Rad1 Be5 29. Qf2
Nd6 30. g3 {White has no counterplay and must wait. However,the pawn moves
should be made only when forced.} (30. Ne2 Rfc8 31. Ng3 Rc1 32. Nf1 $15 {
at least does not weaken the long diagonal.}) 30... Rfc8 31. Ne2 Kg7 32. Nf4
Rc1 $1 {Reducing White's pressure on the d-file.} 33. Qd2 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rc7
35. Kg2 a5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re3,Rg2][%cal Ga5a4]} 36. Qe1 $6 Ra7 $1 {[%csl
Rg2][%cal Re7b7]} 37. a4 Ne4 38. Bc2 Nc5 39. Rd1 Qb7+ 40. Kg1 Qxb2 $19 {
A triumph of Black's strategy. Black is absolutely winning.} 41. Qe2 Bxf4 42.
gxf4 Qc3 43. Kf2 Rb7 44. Qd2 Qxd2+ 45. Rxd2 Rb4 46. Rd4 Rb2 47. Rc4 Nxa4 48.
Rxa4 Rxc2+ 49. Kg3 Rc5 50. Kg4 Kf6 51. h3 Ke7 52. Rd4 h6 53. Kf3 Rh5 54. Kg4
Rd5 55. Ra4 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 {A good alternative to the main 8...dxe5. Black gets a comfortable
position and avoids lots of theory.} (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7) 9. exd6 (9. Nc3
dxe5 10. dxe5 (10. d5 $6 Nb4) 10... g6 $11) 9... e6 (9... exd6 {is playable
too, leading to a slight edge for White though.}) 10. Bg5 {The most popular
continuation. Other options are:} (10. O-O Bxd6 11. a3 (11. Nc3 Nb4 $5 $11 (
11... a6)) 11... O-O 12. Nc3 Ne7 13. Bd3 Nf5 $5 (13... Ng6) 14. Ne4 $6 Be7 15.
Ng3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bc6 17. Be3 Qd5 $15 {0-1 Zegstroo,M-Werle,J/Vlissingen 2003 
(44)}) (10. Nc3 Bxd6 $11) (10. Bf4 $6 Nd5 $15 {[%cal Gd8a5]}) 10... Qb8 11. Nc3
({A curious idea happened in the following game:} 11. Bxc6 $6 Bxc6 12. Be7 {
but of course giving up the light-squared bishop is not justified.} Bxe7 13.
dxe7 Qf4 14. Nc3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qd6 16. Rg1 g6 $17 {0-1 Shahade,J-Swathi,G/
Guarapuava 1995 (65)}) 11... Bxd6 ({Weaker is} 11... Qxd6 12. O-O a6 13. Ne4
$14 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qd6 15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Bd3 Be7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 $6 (17... Nxe7 $142
18. Nc5 $5 $16 {[%cal Gd3e4]}) 18. Qd2 Rhd8 19. Rfc1 Be8 20. Rc5 $36 Qd7 21.
Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Rc1 Qa4 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qc5+ Kg8 25. Qxb6 $18 {1-0 Godena,
M-Tirard,H/France 1997 (43)}) 12. O-O (12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 O-O
15. O-O Nb4 16. Qc4 Rc8 17. Qe2 Rc2 18. Bd2 Bg4 $17 {0-1 Limbourg,P-Schuh,D/
Hagen 1999 (28)}) 12... O-O {The somewhat exposed position of white bishops
offers Black good play against isolani. In order to avoid exchanges (which
would obviously favor the second player), White will have to retreat soon his
bishops, ofering Black enough time to consolidate and re-arrange his pieces.}
13. Bd3 (13. Re1 a6 (13... Nb4 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. a3 Nd5 (15... Nc6 16. d5 exd5
17. Qxd5 Nde5 18. Nh4 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. h3 $14 {1-0 Godena,M-Isonzo,D/
Mantova 1996 (38)}) 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 Nb6 18. a4 Qc7 19. a5 Nc4 20. Qb5 Qc6
21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. b3 Na3 23. Be7 Bxe7 24. Rxe7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Kaenel,H/
Switzerland 1996 (42)}) 14. Bd3 Nb4 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Godena,
M-Lazarev,V/Switzerland 2003}) 15. Be4 h6 16. a3 N4d5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bh4 Be6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Bannik,A-Polugaevsky,L/Riga 1958 (29)}) (13. a3 Bf4 14. Bd3 Bxg5 (
14... Nd5 $11) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 (15... Kxh7 16. Nxg5+ Kg6 17. f4 $44) 16. Nxg5 g6
17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Bg8 Be8 19. Qh3 Rxg8 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Qh7+ {
1/2-1/2 Steniczka,H-Gibbs,P/ICCF corr 1978}) 13... Nd5 14. Be4 (14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qb3 Nb4 $11) 14... h6 15. Bh4 $2 {The bishop will unexpectedly be caught
on the kingside.} (15. Be3 $142 $11) 15... Nxc3 $1 16. bxc3 Qc7 $2 ({Already
here Black could have played} 16... f5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gf5f4,Gg7g5]}
17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qe2 g5 19. Qxe6+ Kg7 $17 {[%cal Gf8f6] White will not have
sufficient compensation for the piece.}) 17. c4 $2 {Not feeling the danger.} (
17. Bg3 $1 $11) 17... f5 $1 18. Bxc6 (18. Bc2 g5 19. Bg3 f4 20. Qd3 Rf5 $19)
18... Qxc6 19. Qd3 Rf7 $1 {White cannot avoid the loss of a piece.} (19... g5
$2 20. Bg3 $16 f4 $2 21. Qg6+ $18) 20. h3 (20. d5 exd5 21. cxd5 Qb5 $19) 20...
f4 $1 21. c5 (21. Qg6 Qxc4 $17) (21. d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Qa6 $1 $19 (22... Qb5 23.
Qg6) 23. Qg6 Bf5 $19) (21. Rfe1 g5 22. Bxg5 (22. Qg6+ Rg7 23. Qxh6 gxh4 $19)
22... hxg5 23. Nxg5 Rg7 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gg7g2,Gc6g2]} 24. d5 exd5 25. cxd5 Qb5
$19) 21... Bc7 $19 22. Rfe1 g5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 Rg7 25. Ne4 (25. h4 Bd8
$19) 25... Kh8 26. f3 Rag8 27. Re2 e5 28. d5 Qh6 29. Rb1 Qxh3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 {For more info on
this variation see the theoretical survey in CBM 106.} 13. Qa4 ({Weaker is} 13.
Qd3 {in view of} Nc5 $1) 13... Qb7 14. c4 Rac8 15. Qb3 {A rare move.} (15. Rab1
) (15. Rac1) (15. Rfc1) 15... Nb8 16. a4 Qc7 17. Ne5 ({In the very first game
with the present variation White achieved advantage with} 17. Rfc1 Nc6 18. Bg5
Na5 19. Qd3 Rfd8 $2 ({Correct was} 19... Nd7 $11) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rc3 Rd7 22.
Qe4 Qd8 23. Rac1 $14 {0-1 Yudovich,M-Kotov,A/Moscow 1942}) 17... Rfd8 18. a5 $6
({White had to start with} 18. Rfc1 Nbd7 {with approximate equality}) 18...
bxa5 $5 {Yannick plays very ambitious, offering his opponent a passed c-pawn.
Now White can easily go wrong, like he did in the game.} (18... Nbd7 19. axb6
axb6 $11) 19. Rfc1 (19. Qa4 Nfd7 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 {[%csl Rc4]} 21. Rfc1 Nc6 $17)
19... Nfd7 ({Also possible was} 19... Nbd7 20. Bf4 Nh5 21. Bg5 f6 22. Nxd7 fxg5
$5 (22... Rxd7 23. Be3 Nf4 24. Qd1 $44 {[%cal Gd1f3]}) 23. Ne5 Nf4 {and in
spite of his ugly pawn structure Black is at least equal thanks to the
activity of his pieces.}) 20. Nd3 Nb6 21. Bf4 Qd7 22. c5 {Tempting, but Black
blockades pawns with the knights very comfortably.} ({After the more realistic
} 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Ne5 Qc7 (23... Qxd4 $2 24. Nc6 $16) 24. c5 Nd7 (24... Nd5
25. Qa4 $11) 25. Qg3 {draw loos like the most likely result}) 22... Nd5 23. Bd6
{White must have overestimated his position. The bishop looks strong on d6,
but at the same time it is somewhat out of play, since Black can use very well
light squares to minimize Bishop's influence.} (23. Ne5 $142 Qe7 24. Bd2 $11)
23... f6 24. Rxa5 Nc6 25. Ra4 Qf7 26. Qd1 Rd7 {The position is still balanced,
but it is White who must be careful. Black has everything well protected and
besides, his knights control many important squares. It is easier to play with
Black, who can combine the play on the b-file (after Rb7) with advance of the
a-pawn and attack of the pawn d4.} 27. Nb2 $6 ({White should have tried to
prevent the move ...Qg6.} 27. Qg4 a5 $15) 27... Qg6 {We have a sort of "extra
piece on the light squares" for Black. White's position is very unpleasant,
especially in a practical game with little time.} 28. Qe2 $2 (28. Nc4 Qe4 29.
Nd2 Qd3 30. Qe1 $1 Re8 (30... Nxd4 $2 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Qxe6+ $18) 31. Nf3 a5
$15) 28... Nxd4 $1 {Very nice. Protects e6, attacks e2 and d6.} 29. Rxd4 Rxd6
30. cxd6 Rxc1+ 31. Nd1 Qf7 32. Rc4 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 Qd7 34. Qa6 $2 ({After} 34.
Qc5 {Black still has a lot of work to do, although his position is winning
anyway.}) 34... Nb4 $1 {Now curiously enough White cannot keep pawn d6
protected and the game is practically over.} 35. Qc4 (35. Qa3 Qxd6 {[%cal
Gd6d1]} 36. Ne3 a6 $19) 35... Qxd6 36. Ne3 h6 37. h4 Nd5 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Nc4
Qc7 40. Qa6 Qf4 41. g3 Qe4 42. Nd6 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qb6 44. Qa3 Nb4 45. Ne4 Qd4 46.
Qf3 Qd5 47. Kg1 f5 48. Ng5+ Kg6 49. Qc3 Qd1+ 50. Kg2 Nd5 51. Qc8 hxg5 52. Qe8+
Kh7 53. Qxe6 Qd3 54. Qf7 Nf6 55. Qxa7 gxh4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Can, Emre"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 e6 3. c3 {The name of my young opponent (16 years old) was
unknown to me, but a quick look at his games showed that he is a very gifted
tactical player. In Dresden he won against three Grandmasters, outplaying them
in tactical complications. Nevertheless I decided to deviate from my usual
repertoire and go for sharp positions, with possibilities of counterplay.} d5
4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 {This came as a surprise to me. White goes for a
move which is currently rather out of fashion. The main line nowadays is 6.Be3,
while my opponent had played only 6.Na3 before. In fact soon I realized that
my choice of the opening variation was a complete failure (which is a typical
case for my games in Dresden): we got exactly the type of position I wanted to
avoid: White had a middlegame initiative and the possibility to exchange
pieces almost any time he wished. Black didn't have any counterplay.} Nc6 7.
O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 (10... Qb8 $6 11. g3 $36) 11. Bf4
Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 (12... O-O 13. Bc4 $1 $14 {/=}) 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 (14. Qb3 Nf6
$1 $132 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gb7b5,Gc6a5]}) (14. a3 b5 $11) 14... Nf6 15. a3 ({
It makes no sense for White to start with} 15. h3 {yet, since playing ...Nh5
with the undeveloped queenside is not good for Black anyway} b5 $5 (15... b6
16. a3 Bb7 $11) 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Rxc6 Rxa2 18. Qb3 Qd5 $11) 15... b6 (15...
Nh5 16. Qd3 (16. Be5 $5 $14 f6 $140 $6 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 $16) 16... Nxg3
17. hxg3 Bf6 18. Rfd1 Ne7 (18... b6 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Bb7 21. Qf5 $16) 19.
Ne5 Nd5 20. Bf3 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Savanovic,A/Bled 1999 (35)}) 16. Bc4 (16. d5
exd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc6 Bb7 $11) (16. Qb3 {On b3 the queen
is not optimally placed due to Black's ...Na5} Bb7 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Qa2 Qb6 19.
d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Rad8 22. Rcd1 $4 (22. Rdd1 $11) 22... Nb4 $1 23.
axb4 Bxd5 {0-1 Blauert,J-Petrosian,A/Dortmund 1995} (23... Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe6
$19)) (16. Nb5 axb5 (16... Bb7 $2 17. Nc7 Ra7 (17... Rc8 18. Bxa6 Rxc7 19. Bxb7
Rxb7 20. Rxc6 $16) 18. Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 19. Nxa6 Qd7 20. Nc7 Ra5 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22.
dxe5 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Ne4 24. Bf4 $16 {[%cal Gf4e3]} (24. Rd7 $2 Bd8 25. Rc6 $2
Rc5 26. Rxc5 Nxc5 $19 {0-1 Smirnov,P-Yashtylov,A/Ufa 1996 (48)})) 17. Rxc6 Nd5
18. Ne5 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fiebig,T (2263)-Heinz,A (2244)/Willingen 2004 (37)})
16... Bb7 {All my hopes were in vain: my young opponent showed a perfect
theoretical knowledge and played all the best moves in the 6.Be2-line. Now he
comes up with a good novelty.} 17. Qd3 $1 $146 {Played instantly, just like
all his previous moves. White keeps pressure on a6 and prevents Black from
placing the rook on c8. Actually White doesn't necessarily need yet to spend
time for the retreat of the bishop and my opponent's move is in fact very
logical.} ({During the game I could remember that after the common} 17. Ba2 {
the most precise continuation for Black is} Rc8 (17... Nh5 18. d5 $1 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 21. Re1 $14) 18. Qd3 {and now to refrain from the
advance ...b5 with} Nh5 ({The dangers after} 18... b5 {can be seen in the
following games:} 19. Rfd1 {White is perfectly consolidatied and it is unclear
why did Black play...b5 if he can't achieve any activity on the queenside
anyway. Perhaps Black is able to hold the balance here, but very precise play
based on home analysis is required.} Na5 (19... Qb6 20. Ng5 Rfd8 21. d5 h6 22.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 23. d6 Bf8 24. Qf5 $18 {1-0 Karpatchev,A (2421)-Groetz,H (2305)/
Schwarzach 2001 (36)}) (19... Nh5 20. d5 $36) 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. b4 Nxc3 22. Rxc3
Nc6 23. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 24. d5 Na7 25. Qxh7 $18 {1-0 Rublevsky,S (2645)-Vitiugov,
N (2519)/Kazan 2005 (32)}) 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bf6 {1/2-1/2
Rublevsky,S (2672)-Yakovich,Y (2573)/Russia (ch) 2003 (31)}) 17... Nh5 ({After
} 17... b5 18. Ba2 Rc8 {White has a favourable transposition to the line 17.
Ba2 Rc8 18.Qd3 b5.} (18... b4 19. Na4 bxa3 20. bxa3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]})) (17...
Na5 18. Ba2 $14 {[%csl Ra5]} Nd5 $2 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc7 $18) 18. Rfd1 ({
Stronger was the immediate} 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 $1 {(using the fact that he
didn't spend time for Ba2, it makes sense to take with the bishop). The knight
might go to e4.} (19. Nxd5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 {and Black should equalize}) 19...
Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 {Perhaps this natural move is not the most precise} 21. Rcd1
$5 {White keeps an initiative here and it is not easy for Black to neutralize
it:} ({Less clear is} 21. Rfd1 Qe7 (21... Rc8 $2 22. Qf5 Ne7 23. Bxf7+ $1 $18)
(21... Qd7 $2 22. Ne4 $18) 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Rcd1 Rad8 24. Ne4 (24. Qc2 Nb8 $11)
24... Nb4 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. axb4 (26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxd7 Rfxd7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7
29. axb4 Kf7 $1 $44) 26... Qxd5 $13) 21... b5 (21... Qc7 $6 22. Ne4 $16) (21...
Rb8 22. Qc2 Qc8 23. Ne4 $36) (21... Ra7 22. Qc2 $16) 22. Rfe1 $36) 18... Nxg3
19. hxg3 Bf6 {Now Black is ready for ...Ne7 and White must take some action.}
20. Ne4 (20. Ba2 Ne7 $1 21. Ne4 Nd5 22. Bb1 g6 $15) (20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qe7
22. Re1 Qd7 23. Rcd1 $13 {transposes into the variation 18.d5 exd5 19.Bxd5
Nxg3 20.hxg3 Bf6 21.Rfd1, see above}) 20... Qe7 21. d5 {Black is safe and
White correctly decides to simplify the position in order to avoid being worse.
} ({Both} 21. Qb3 b5) ({and} 21. Ba2 Rfd8 {are good for Black}) 21... exd5 22.
Bxd5 Rad8 23. Qb3 Na5 ({After} 23... b5 {White unexpectedly takes on c6 with
the rook:} 24. Rxc6 $1 {although the resulting position is far from clear:} (
24. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bxc6 $15) 24... Bxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Bxb2 $13)
24. Qxb6 Rxd5 (24... Bxd5 $2 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qxa5 $16) 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qxa5 Qxb2 $11 28. Rc7 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qa2 30. Nd4 Be4 31. f3 Bd3
32. Qc3 Bf1 33. Nc2 Qe6 34. Kg1 Bb5 35. Nd4 Qb6 36. Rc8 Bd7 37. Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guillermo Garcia Memorial-A 08th"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "2000.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel"]
[Black "Roeder, Mathias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. Ng5
(8. cxd4 Bg7 9. d5 $5 (9. Bf4 d6 10. exd6 O-O $13) 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11.
Bh6 $44) 8... d5 9. exd6 e6 10. Qf3 (10. Ne4) 10... Ne5 11. Qe4 (11. Qg3) 11...
Bg7 12. cxd4 Nec4 13. d5 {This novelty has the main idea to open the d-file
and to create some pressure on Black's position. Obviously White sacrifices
his d-pawn for it. But Black has normal development, strong Knights in the
center and no weaknesses, so this idea looks dubious to me here.} (13. O-O Nxd6
14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Nc3 Nf5 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rac1 Qd6 $15
20. Ne4 Nf4 $1 21. Qd2 Nh3+ 22. gxh3 Bxe4 $17 {0-1 Pedersen,D-Cao Sang/
Budapest 1996 (42)}) (13. Nf3 {Probably the best way is trying to disturb
black Queen, by playing Bg5 quick.} Nxd6 14. Qe2 Nf5 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nc3 O-O (
16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 (17... Qxd4 $2 18. Rd1 $18) 18. Rd1 $44 (18. O-O-O $5)
) 17. Ne4 Qb4+ 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. a3 Rd8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bd2 Nd5 22. O-O $14 {
1/2-1/2 Demkovich An.-Morokhin Y/Ukraine 1999 (54)}) 13... Nxd6 14. Qe2 Nxd5
15. O-O O-O 16. Rd1 Nf5 17. Qe4 Qb6 18. Na3 (18. Bxd5 $2 exd5 19. Qxd5 h6 20.
Nf3 Be6 $19) 18... Nd4 $5 (18... Bd7) 19. Nc4 Qc5 20. Qh4 h6 21. Ne4 Qe7 (21...
Qc7 {Looks dangerous, but the following variations show that Black has good
chances to defend and keep material.} 22. Rxd4 {The critical move.} (22. Bxh6
$2 Nf5 $19) 22... Bxd4 23. Bxh6 Bg7 24. Ne3 (24. Ng5 Qf4) (24. Ncd6 f6) 24...
Qe5 (24... Nxe3 25. Bxe3 f6 (25... Qe5 26. Ng5 Re8 27. Bd2 $1 Qxb2 28. Qh7+ Kf8
29. Bb4+ $18) 26. Rd1 $44) (24... Qd8 25. Bg5 f6 26. Rd1 fxg5 27. Nxg5 $40) 25.
Bxd5 exd5 26. Nxd5 f6 {and Black defends.}) 22. Qxe7 (22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23. Bxh6
Nf3+ $5 (23... Bxh6 24. Rxd4 Bg7 25. Rd2 b6 $11) 24. gxf3 Bxh6 25. Ncd6 Bg7 26.
Rac1 $5 Bxb2 27. Rc7 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Michalczak, Thomas"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O Nb4 (12... Bf6 13. Be3 Nd5 $14
) 13. Re1 $146 (13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Bf4 Bc6 15. Rad1 a5 $5 16. Ne5 Bd5 17. Nxd5
N6xd5 18. Bd2 a4 19. Bc4 a3 20. Rb1 Qd6 21. Rfc1 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kiselev,G 
(2442)-Rychagov,A (2512)/Vladimir 2004 (46)}) (13. Ne5 Bd7 14. a3 N4d5 15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 Bc8 $14 {/= 0-1 Guido,F (2315)-Korneev,O (2565)/
Verona 2004 (88)}) 13... Bd7 14. a3 N4d5 15. Nxd5 exd5 $6 ({After} 15... Nxd5
16. Qd3 Bc6 {the chances are equal}) 16. Ne5 $14 Be6 17. Bc2 Qc8 $6 {Too
sofisticated. The plan to trade light-squared bishops won't work out in the
game.} (17... Rc8 18. Qd3 g6 {and White is only marginally better. For
instance nothing brings} 19. Qe2 (19. Bh6 $2 Bf5 $19) 19... Re8 20. Bh6 Bg5 21.
Bxg5 Qxg5 $11) 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qe2 $1 Re8 (19... Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Ng4 (21.
Nxg6 $2 fxg6 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf5f2]}) 21... Bg5 22. Nh6+ Bxh6 23. Bxh6 Rfc8
24. Qe7 $16) 20. Bh6 Bf5 $2 21. Rac1 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 Qf5 23. Rc7 Bd6 24. Rxb7 Qc8
{[%tqu "En","How should White continue?","White has at his disposal a forced
winning variation.","The idea is to use dark-squared weaknesses around Black's
king.","e2f3","",10,"b7f7","",0,"e2a6","",0]} 25. Qf3 $3 {[%cal Gf3f6]} (25.
Rxf7 $2 Bxe5 26. Qf3 Bxd4 27. Rxe8+ (27. Ree7 Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Qf5 $19) 27... Qxe8
28. Rf8+ Qxf8 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 $19) (25. Qa6 $2 Re7 26. Rxb6 axb6 27. Qxb6 Qe6 $17
{[%cal Ga8b8,Gf7f6]}) 25... Qxb7 {Black has no choice - everything is forced} (
{After} 25... Qf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. Re3 {White is completely winning in
endgame: he's got extra material and attack.}) 26. Qf6 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28.
Ng4 h5 29. Nh6+ Kh7 {[%tqu "En","How to continue the attack?","","","h6f5","",
7]} 30. Nf5 $1 {[%cal Gf6g7]} gxf5 (30... Rg8 31. Re7 Qxe7 32. Nxe7 Rgf8 33. f4
$18) 31. Qxf5+ Kh6 (31... Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. Qxh5+ Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Re3
$18) 32. Qf6+ Kh7 33. Re5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Ris, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. O-O e6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Qg4 O-O
15. Rad1 g6 {Karjakin's prophylactic move passes another test. White can't
make a real use of the weaknesses created by the advance of the g-pawn.} 16. d5
$146 {A principled continuation, important for the assessment of 15...g6.} (16.
Rfe1 a6 17. Bd3 Bf6 18. Be4 Nxd4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 {1/2-1/2
Tiviakov,S (2667)-Karjakin,S (2678)/Wijk aan Zee 2007}) 16... Nxd5 (16... exd5
$2 {loses a pawn:} 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Nxd5 $16 {The pawn falls
due to the threat Nf6+}) 17. Bxa7 Qc7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Be3 Bf6 {This position
was mentioned in CBM 117, where I evaluated it as equal after 20.Rd2 d4 21.Bh6
Rfe8.} 20. b3 d4 21. Bh6 Rfe8 22. a4 {Thanks to his bishop pair White has some
edge, but it is rather insignificant. The passed pawn on the d-file and the
active pieces secure Black more or less equal chances.} Qd6 23. h3 Re6 24. Qf3
(24. Bc4 $2 Ne5 $132) 24... Rde8 (24... Qe7 $11 {[%cal Gf6g5]}) 25. Rc1 Bg7 26.
Bf4 Be5 $5 {Black sacrifices a pawn in order to simplify the position. This
will be enough to achieve a draw.} ({White keeps some pressure after} 26... Qd7
27. Rfd1 {Now} Be5 {is no longer a good option in view of} 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29.
Bxc6 bxc6 30. Qxc6 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 $16 {and in all resulting
endgames Black has a tough struggle to survive.}) 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Bxe5 Qxe5
29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Qxc6 d3 31. Rd1 Rd8 {The far advanced passed d-pawn provides
enough compensation. White can't properly advance the queenside pawns, since
his pieces are limited in the action they can take.} 32. Qc1 Qe6 33. Qc7 (33.
Qc3 d2 34. Qe3 (34. Kf1 Qa6+ 35. Qc4 Qa5 {and White achieves nothing, since
coming out with the king is always dangerous. Here it even loses:} 36. Ke2 $2
Qe5+ 37. Kf1 Re8 $19) 34... Qd5 35. b4 (35. Kf1 Qa5 $11) (35. h4 h5 36. g3 Qa5
37. Kh2 Qb4 $11) 35... Qc4 36. b5 Qxa4 37. Rxd2 Rxd2 38. Qxd2 Qxb5 $11) 33...
Rc8 34. Qb7 Rc3 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qf4 (36. b4 $2 d2 $19) 36... Rxb3 37. Qd4+ Qf6
38. Rxd3 Rxd3 39. Qxd3 Qa1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
(8. Bb3 Nc6 $13 (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 $14)) 8... Nc6 9. a3 {This typical move is
too slow here, since it allows Black to develop quickly a pressure on e5.} (9.
O-O Nb4 {The natural way to exploit the fact that White didn't play a3.
However, after the precise retreat} (9... dxe5 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. Be4 $14) 10.
Be2 {Black still didn't fully solve all opening problems.}) (9. exd6 $5 {
This is a good continuation for those who like to play IQP type.}) 9... dxe5 $1
10. dxe5 Nd7 $1 11. Bb5 (11. Bf4 Nc5 12. Bc2 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 a5 14. Nc3 Be7 $11
{This equal endgame seems to be White's best option after 9.a3.}) 11... Qc7 12.
O-O $146 {A new attempt. White sacrifices a pawn for quick development.} (12.
Bf4 a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {White's lead in development is fully compensated by
Black's two bishops. Black plans Be7, b5, Bb7, 0-0. White must organize some
initiative, with Nc3 and Rc1, trying to exploit the slightly exposed position
of Black's queen. In any case it is rather White who must play creative in
order to keep the balance.}) 12... Ndxe5 {Of course Black should take the
central pawn. White's initiative will be enough only for equality in the best
case.} 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Bf4 (16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qxc6
Rb8 $17) 16... Qc5 (16... Qf5 $5 17. Bd3 $140 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Qf6 {
with idea after either 20.Qh3 or 20.Qe4 to answer 20...Qh4.}) 17. b4 Qb6 18.
Qg3 e5 19. Be3 (19. Bxe5 $2 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Bf6 $19) (19. Bh6 Bf6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21.
Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bd2 $5 $44 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gf1e1] /=}) 19... Nd4 20.
Qxe5 Bf6 21. Qf4 {[%mdl 64]} Qxb5 {A nice-looking move, but Black had a much
stronger continuation.} (21... Nxb5 $1 {This gives Black a big advantage after
the forced} 22. Bxb6 Nxc3 {[%cal Gc3e2]} 23. Rfe1 axb6 $17 {/ -+. Three pieces
are clearly stronger than the queen.}) 22. Bxd4 (22. Nxb5 $2 Ne2+) 22... Qc4
23. Rad1 Be6 24. Qe3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qb3 26. Nb5 (26. Nd1 Rfd8 $15) 26... Qxe3
27. fxe3 $15 {/=} Rfc8 28. Nd6 (28. Rfd1 Kf8 $15 {/=}) 28... Rc7 29. e4 Kf8 30.
Rfd1 Ke7 31. R1d2 g6 32. Kf2 f6 33. a4 {The wrong plan - it only weakens
queenside pawns. White should have played for a draw rather than trying any
active plan.} (33. Ke3 $142 Rc3+ 34. R4d3) 33... b6 34. Nb5 Rd7 35. Ke3 Rxd4
36. Nxd4 Rc8 37. a5 Bd7 38. axb6 $2 {The previous wrong plan of advancing the
a-pawn wouldn't have brought White big problems without the opening of the
a-file, which is a real mistake.} (38. Rc2 Rxc2 39. Nxc2 bxa5 40. bxa5 Kd6 41.
Kd4 $11) 38... axb6 39. Rc2 Ra8 $1 40. Kd3 Kd6 41. Nf3 Ra3+ 42. Rc3 Ra4 43. Rb3
Ra2 $17 44. Nd2 Bb5+ 45. Ke3 g5 {A typical case of the classical rule that a
rook and bishop are better than the rook and knight. Black has better pieces
and better pawn structure.} 46. g3 h5 47. Nf3 Re2+ 48. Kd4 g4 49. Nh4 Rd2+ 50.
Ke3 Re2+ 51. Kf4 Rf2+ 52. Ke3 Rxh2 $19 53. Rc3 Re2+ 54. Kf4 Rf2+ 55. Ke3 Re2+
56. Kf4 Rf2+ {Several checks in order to win time - an important thing when
playing with FIDE time control with 30 sec. increment per move.} 57. Ke3 Rb2
58. Rc8 Rxb4 59. Rd8+ Ke6 60. Rc8 Kd6 61. Rf8 Ke6 62. Rc8 Bd7 63. Rc1 Rb3+ 64.
Kf4 b5 65. Ra1 Rc3 66. Rf1 b4 67. Nf5 Rf3+ 68. Rxf3 gxf3 69. Nd4+ (69. Kxf3 Ke5
$19) 69... Kd6 70. Nxf3 Be6 71. e5+ fxe5+ 72. Nxe5 Kd5 73. Nd3 Kc4 74. Ke3 Kc3
75. Nf4 b3 76. Ne2+ Kc2 77. Nd4+ Kd1 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv/Modiin"]
[Date "2000.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2000.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 {This line has a reputation to be
drawish and the present game confirms it one more time.} Rd8 {Probably the
most accurate move, although 11. ... e6 leads to equal position as well.} (
11... a6 $6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. d5 Qd6 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. O-O e5 17.
Re1 Bd6 18. Qa4+ Rd7 19. Rac1 f6 20. Ne4 Ke7 21. Ng3 Rhd8 22. Qh4 h6 23. Qg4
Kf8 24. Nf5 Bc5 25. Re2 Rc7 26. Rd1 Qb5 27. d6 g6 28. Red2 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 gxf5
30. dxc7 {1-0 Mukhametov,E-Kozhevin,S/Katowice 1990/ (30)}) (11... e6 12. Qg4
h5 13. Qf3 a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Sakaev,K/
Vrnjacka Banja 1999/ (19)}) 12. O-O (12. Qf3 a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6+ bxc6
15. Be3 e6 16. Ke2 Be7 $11 {0-1 Godena,M-Atalik,S/Havana 1999/ (45)}) 12... e6
13. Bg5 {A new move, but it changes nothing - the position is equal. Probably
this was the goal of the last move - to make another step towards draw.} Be7
14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qf3 {A clear intention to share the point.
Actually this is the drawback of the 2. c3 Nf6 system when playing Black
against weaker opponents - there are some lines which lead to a drawish
endgame almost by force.} O-O 17. Qxc6 Rxd4 18. Rad1 Rc4 19. Qd6 Qf6 {Trying
to keep Queens there, but it is a dead draw anyway.} 20. Rd3 Na4 {What else?
Sutovsky tries to attack a2 and b2-pawns.} 21. Nxa4 Rxa4 22. Ra3 Rd4 (22...
Rxa3 23. Qxa3 Qd4 24. Rc1 $11) 23. Qc7 Rd2 24. b4 Qd4 25. Rxa7 (25. Qxa7 Qxb4 {
same result, of course.}) 25... Qxb4 26. a4 Qb8 27. Rc1 Qxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {The safe Alapin Sicilian. A somewhat expected choice from
Nisipeanu, who is on the second place in tournament and doesn't really need to
take major risk.} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 ({
Other options are} 7... e6) (7... Nb6) 8. Nxe5 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11.
Bf4 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 (12. dxe5 O-O 13. Re1 d4 14. Nd2 Qd5 {is good for Black.})
12... O-O 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Qd2 {Not much can happen in such a
position.} Rfe8 16. Bg3 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Nxd5 Qe4 20. Nc3
Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. f3 Be6 23. Bf2 Nc6 24. a3 a6 25. Ne2 Bc4 26. Nd4 Nxd4
27. Bxd4 f6 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. h4 h6 30. Ke3 Ke6 31. g4 Bb3 32. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-chT"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khachatryan, Vahagn"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.03.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O d3 $5 {The reputation of this theoretical variation is bad, but as
we'll see things are not trivial for White.} (9... Be6 {is the main line}) 10.
Na3 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 (11... Qd8 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Re1
$16 {1-0 Held,P (2255)-Hillenbrand,A/Schwaebisch Gmuend 1995 (55)}) 12. Bf4
O-O-O $1 {An amazing idea, played already in several little-known games before.
} ({The theory is based on the following game:} 12... Rc8 13. Nxa7 $1 Nxa7 14.
Ne5 Qb5 15. Nxf7 $18 {1-0 Schmittdiel,E (2430)-Gutman,L (2530)/Lugano 1987 (33)
}) 13. Bc7 {White has also other options.} (13. a4 f6 14. Bc7 e5 15. a5 Nd5 16.
Bxd8 Kxd8 17. a6 Nf4 18. axb7 Qxb7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W (2340)-Scheckenbach,
F (2095)/Bayern 1999 (29)}) (13. Be3 Nd5 14. Nxa7+ Nxa7 15. Bxa7 $13 {1/2-1/2
Absmaier,F (2106)-Scheckenbach,F (2078)/Bayern 2004 (43)}) 13... e5 $1 $146 (
13... Re8 $2 14. Bxf7 $18 {1-0 Stankovic,M (2225)-Dimitrijevic,A (2115)/Herceg
Novi 2001 (33)}) 14. Bxd8 Qxd8 15. Bxf7 (15. Nxa7+ $5 {A completely unexpected
computer suggestion, which under the circumstances might indeed be the best
continuation for White:} Nxa7 16. Nxe5 Bg6 17. Nxf7 Bxf7 18. Bxf7 {followed by
a quick march of the a-pawn. It is not clear if Black has time to coordinate
his pieces.}) 15... a6 {Now Black has good compensation for the exchange.} 16.
Na3 e4 17. Nd2 Qf6 18. Nac4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd6 20. Re1 Qh6 21. g3 $2 ({
Necessary was} 21. h3 {and although Black's attack looks very dangerous, White
can defend against direct threats. The most likely outcome is an equal endgame:
} Bxh3 {Due to the weakness of pawn e4 this sacrifice looks rather forced} (
21... Qf4 22. g3 Qh6 23. Nxe4 $18) (21... Re8 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Qg4+ Kc7 24.
Rxe4 $18) 22. gxh3 Qxh3 23. Nf1 Re8 $1 ({weaker is} 23... Ne5 24. Re3 Qh4 25.
Ng3) 24. Re3 (24. Bxd3 Re5 $1) 24... Qh4 25. Ng3 (25. Bxd3 $2 Rf8 $1) 25...
Bxg3 $1 (25... Re5 26. Bxd3 exd3 27. Qxd3 $16) (25... Bf4 26. Qh5 $1 Qxh5 27.
Nxh5 Bxe3 28. fxe3 $16) 26. Rxg3 ({or} 26. fxg3 Qg5 27. Qe1 Qc5 28. b3 (28. Bb3
Ne5 29. Kg2 Ng4 30. Rxd3 Qh5 31. Qh1 Qxh1+ 32. Rxh1 exd3 $17) 28... Ne5 29. Kg2
Ng4 30. Rxd3 (30. Rxe4 Qc6 31. Bxd3 Nf6 32. Kf3 Nxe4 ({the same is true of} 
32... h5 33. Qe3 Nxe4 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 36. Kf4 Qxa1 37. Qe6+ $11)
33. Bxe4 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 35. Kf4 Qxa1 36. Qe6+ $11) 30... Qh5 31. Qh1 Qxh1+
32. Rxh1 exd3 33. Bxd3 Nf6 $11) 26... e3 {[%cal Gh4c4]} 27. Qg4+ (27. Bxd3
exf2+ 28. Kg2 (28. Kxf2 Qh2+ $19) 28... Re1 29. Qxe1 fxe1=Q 30. Rxe1 g6 $17)
27... Qxg4 28. Rxg4 e2 29. Bxd3 e1=Q+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kg2 g6 $11) 21... Ne5
$19 22. Nxe4 (22. Rxe4 {also loses by force:} Qxd2 $1 ({but not} 22... Bxe4 $2
23. Nxe4 Nxc4 24. Qxd3 $18) 23. Qxd2 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nxd2 25. Be6+ Bxe6 26. Rxe6
Nc4 27. b3 (27. Rd1 Nxb2 28. Rd2 Ba3 $19) 27... Kd7 28. Re4 Nb2 29. Rd4 Re8 30.
Kf3 (30. Rb1 Re2 31. Kf3 (31. Kf1 Rc2 32. Ke1 Kc6 $19 {[%cal Gd6e5]}) 31... Rc2
{[%cal Gd3d2]} 32. Ke3 Kc6 $19 {[%cal Gd6c5]}) 30... Kc6 31. Rb1 Ba3 32. h3 Re5
{White is practically in zugzwang:} 33. h4 (33. b4 b5 34. h4 h5 35. Rh1 Rd5 36.
Ke3 Rxd4 37. cxd4 Bxb4 $19) 33... Rc5 (33... h5 $19) 34. c4 Rf5+ 35. Ke3 Re5+
36. Kf3 Bc5 37. Rd5 Re2 $19) 22... Bg4 23. Nxd6+ Qxd6 24. Qxg4+ (24. Qb3 Nf3+
25. Kg2 Nxe1+ 26. Rxe1 d2 $19) 24... Nxg4 25. Be6+ Kb8 26. Bxg4 Qg6 $19 27. Bf3
d2 28. Re4 Re8 $1 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Rd1 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 b5 {White is in zugzwang
and Black penetrates with the king.} 32. Bg4 (32. h4 Kc7 33. a3 Kd6 34. b3 Kc5
35. g4 a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 32... Kc7 33. f4 Kd6 34. Bf3 Kc5 35. b3 a5 36. g4 b4
37. c4 Kd4 38. c5 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 (11... Rd8 12. O-O e6 {see 12...Rd8.}
(12... Qxd4 $6 13. Qb3 $44)) 12. O-O (12. Qg4 h5 $13) 12... Be7 (12... Rd8 $5 {
This is in my opinion the most precise continuation, in order to prevent
White's main idea in this line - Qg4.} 13. a4 {After other moves Black also
solves all opening problems:} (13. Be3 Be7 14. Qg4 O-O) (13. Qg4 Qxd4 14. Qf3
Nd5 15. Rd1 Qe5 {White's compensation must be enough to regain the pawn, with
equal position.}) (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 13... Be7 (13... a6 {is less
clear, since after} 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 {White succeeded to
weaken Black's pawn structure in Potkin-Atakisi, Batumi 2002.}) 14. a5 (14. Qg4
O-O $11) 14... Nd5 15. a6 Nc7 $1 $11) 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 (14... Qxc6 15.
Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 {In this position Black still has to fight for equality,
since White's pieces contain good attacking potential. The text move 14...bxc6
leads to a position very close to equal, in which Black's chances are slightly
inferior, though. The present game is a good example in this respect.}) 15. Bh6
Bf6 16. Rfd1 Kh8 17. Ne4 Qd8 {That is the difference comparing to 14...Qxc6.
From d7 the queen can quicker contribute to the defence of kingside.} 18. Bg5 (
18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Bg5 Qg6 $11) 18... Bxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. Nf3 Nd7 (20... Rc8
21. Rac1 (21. Ne5 $142 $11 {/+/=}) 21... c5 $1 22. dxc5 $140 Rxc5 $11) 21. Rd2
(21. Rac1 Qa5 22. a3 (22. Rxc6 Qxa2) 22... Rab8 (22... c5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. b4
Qa4 25. Ne5 $16) 23. Rc2 Qd5 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (23... Rb3 $5) 24. Rdc1 Qa2 $1 $132
) 21... Qa5 22. Qf4 Qd5 23. a3 Rab8 24. h3 Rb7 (24... Rb6 $5) 25. Rc1 Kg8 26.
Ne5 $1 (26. b4 a5 $11) 26... Nxe5 27. dxe5 Qa2 28. Rxc6 Rxb2 29. Rd7 $1 {
White succeeded to keep the initiative. His efforts will payback and he will
reach a rook endgame with a pawn up, which is quite unpleasant for Black.} Re2
$1 ({Black doesn't fall into the trap:} 29... Qxa3 $2 30. Rc8 $1 {[%csl Rf7]}
Kh7 $8 31. Rxf8 Qxf8 32. Rxf7 $16 {/+-}) 30. Rc8 (30. Rxa7 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qxe5
32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33. Rcc7 (33. g4 g5 34. Rcc7 Re4 35. a4 Rf4 36. Kg3 Rd8 $11)
33... Rf5 34. f3 Rd8 $11) 30... Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qxe5 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rxf7+ Kg8
34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Rxa7 $16 Re2 36. Kg3 Ra2 37. h4 (37. a4 $5) 37... h5 38. Ra5
{White goes for the wrong endgame. He had to keep his a-pawn and try to come
with the king to the queenside.} (38. Kf3 Kh7 39. Ra6 $5 {White's chances to
win are "fifty-fifty". White plans g3, Ke3, then push the pawn a-pawn to a6,
then go with the king to support a-pawn. Black will take the f-pawn with the
rook in that case, which will probably give him enough for a draw, but anyway
here White's chances are higher than in the game. Another possible plan for
White is to keep the pawn on a3 for a while, play Ke3, g3, f3, Kf4 and then
either Kg5 or g4. In any case Black's defence is far from trivial.} (39. Ke3
Kg6 40. g3 $16)) 38... Kf7 39. Rxh5 Rxa3+ 40. f3 {Now this is a draw. White
can try to win, of course, but Black is able to defend. His isolated pawns are
only apparently weak, since the king easily protects them.} Ra4 41. Rb5 Kf6 42.
f4 Ra3+ 43. Kg4 g6 44. h5 gxh5+ 45. Rxh5 Kg6 46. Re5 Kf6 47. Kh4 Ra4 48. g3 Rb4
49. Re3 Ra4 50. Kg4 Ra1 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Kg2 Ra1 53. g4 Rb1 54. Kf3 Ra1 55. g5+
Kf7 56. Re2 Ra3+ 57. Re3 Ra4 58. Rb3 Ra1 59. Rb2 Rf1+ 60. Rf2 Rg1 61. Re2 Rf1+
62. Ke4 Ra1 {All White's efforts are in vain.} 63. Rh2 Re1+ 64. Kf3 Kg7 65. Re2
Rf1+ 66. Kg3 Kf7 67. Re5 Rg1+ 68. Kf2 Rg4 69. Kf3 Rg1 70. Ra5 Rb1 71. Ra7+ Kg6
72. Re7 Re1 73. Re8 Kf7 74. Rh8 Kg7 75. Rh6 Kf7 76. Rf6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rijeka Liburnija 1st"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jurkovic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Jankovic, Alojzije"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 a6 {This move is not bad, but it should not be
connected automatically with the plan ...b5 and ...Bb7 - a plan with serious
drawbacks explained below.  White's main idea in such positions is to attack
pawn h7 (Bd3 plus Qe4) and thus provoke the move g7-g6. After that he will
have a clear and easy-to-implement attacking plan: to advance the h-pawn. In
that case for Black will be important to create counterplay on the queenside,
but without weaknesses in White's camp it will be difficult for Black to find
targets for attack. All this means that without queenside counterplay, Black
should avoid the advance ...g7-g6. The only way to avoid it is to play ...
f7-f5 and after e5xf6 to take back with the knight, thus protecting pawn h7.
For such a plan Black needs his bishop on c8 or d7 in order to protect pawn e6.
That's why Black's plan from the present game to place the light-squared
bishop on the long diagonal is not optimal and White's play demonstrates the
mentioned drawbacks.} (10... Bd7 11. Bd3 (11. Re1 Rc8 12. Nbd2 b5 $1 13. Bb3
Na5 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Bc6 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Rfe8 $44 {
0-1 Piber,V-Pavasovic,D (2502)/Nova Gorica 1999 (25)}) 11... f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 {
offers Black good play}) 11. Re1 (11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 $11) 11... b5 ({
I think more reliable is} 11... Qc7 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 {with approximate
equality}) 12. Bd3 g6 {Forced now} (12... f5 $2 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qxc6 $18) 13.
Bh6 Re8 14. a3 (14. Nbd2 dxe5 15. dxe5 Ndb4 16. Bb1 Bb7 17. Qf4 Nd5 18. Qg3 Bf8
19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Ne4 $16 Ra7 21. h4 (21. Nfg5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg3h3]})
21... Nce7 22. Nd6 Nc8 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. h5 Nce7 25. hxg6 (25. Be4 $142 $16 {
[%cal Ga1d1]}) 25... hxg6 26. Ng5 Kg7 27. Be4 Rh8 {A rare case when Black
tricked his opponent and is using the h-file in his favour. However, White is
better thanks to his very active pieces.} 28. Rad1 Rd7 29. Qg4 Rh5 $14 30.
Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 31. Qxe6 Rh6 32. Rd3 g5 33. Qg4 Nc6 34. e6 $2 ({Difficult to
szay why not the logical} 34. Red1 Nxe5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 (35... Nxg4 36. Rxd7+ $16
) 36. Rxd5 Nxg4 37. Rxd8 Re6 38. f3 Nf6 {and the question is whether Black can
escape with a draw or not}) 34... Ne5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Qf5 Rc5 37. b4 Nf3+ $2
(37... Qd2 38. Rf1 Qxb4 39. Qxg5+ Ng6 $19) 38. Qxf3 Rc7 39. Qg3 $2 Rxe6 40. Qh3
Rh6 41. Qg3 Re6 42. Qg4 Qf6 $17 {0-1 Palac,M (2565)-Milanovic,D (2428)/Neum
2004 (48)}) 14... Bb7 15. Nbd2 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nb6 17. Bb1 (17. Rad1 Nb4 $1 18.
Qxb7 Nxd3 19. Ne4 Nc4 $13) 17... Qc7 18. Qg4 Rad8 19. h4 {In spite of having
the rook on a1, White is better because of the kingside attack. As mentioned
above, Black has difficulties to find counterplay.} Rd5 $2 {Wrong idea, since
it does nbot work tactically.} (19... Nd7 20. Qg3 Nc5 21. h5 $16) (19... Bf8
$142 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Ne4 $14) 20. h5 $1 {Now Black is in troubles.} Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. hxg6 f5 ({It turns out that} 23... hxg6 {loses
because of the simple} 24. Bxg6 $18) (23... Bd6 24. Nf1 Nd5 (24... hxg6 25.
Bxg6 $18) 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bxh7 $16) 24. Qh5 Rd8 25. Ba2 $1 Nd5 26. Nf3 Qf6 (
26... Qxb2 27. Re1 Qxa2 28. gxh7+ Kh8 29. Qg6 $18) 27. gxh7+ Kh8 28. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 g6 $5 {
Interesting attempt to improve Black's play. This idea was first played by
Kotronias and I think it's at least not worse than usual 13. ... e5.} (13... e5
14. bxc3 (14. Nbd4 f6 15. bxc3 Be7 16. Nf5 O-O 17. N3h4 Rf7 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Be3
Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qe8 21. b4 Nc8 22. b5 {1/2-1/2 Nadyrhanov,S-Brodsky,M/Krasnodar
RUS 1999}) 14... Be7 15. Bg5 a6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nd4 Ng6 19. Nxg6
hxg6 20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Qf3 Qc7 22. c4 Nd7 23. Re3 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Qe5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 1996 (41)}) (13... e6 $5 14. g3 e5 {
Similar to 13. ... e5, but the move g2-g3 can reduce from White's attacking
potential (no possibility to use 3rd rank for the Rooks).} 15. bxc3 Be7 16. Bg5
Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Ne4 O-O 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Nbd6 Qc7 21. Qh5 Qe7 22. Nf5 Qf8
23. g4 Ne7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. g5 Nd5 26. gxh6 Nf4 27. Qg4 g6 28. Ng5 Qxg5 {
0-1 Van den Doel,E-Van der Weide,K/Groningen NED 1999}) 14. Be3 (14. Rd1 $6 Bg7
15. bxc3 O-O 16. Qe4 a6 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Rechel,B-Kotronias,
V/Metz 1998/ (52)}) 14... Nc8 (14... Nd5 {Rechel}) 15. Ra4 Bg7 16. Bf4 e5 17.
Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 O-O 20. fxe5 cxb2 21. Raf4 (21. Qxb2 a6 22. Na3
Ne7 23. Raf4 b5 $5 $17) 21... Nb6 $2 (21... f5 $1 22. Qxb2 (22. exf6 $2 Qxf4
23. Rxf4 b1=Q+ $19) 22... a6 23. Na3 Re8 24. Re1 Nd6 $17) 22. Qxb2 {Now White
has very good compensation for the pawn. In fact Black cannot protect f7 pawn.}
Nd5 23. R4f3 Qc8 24. Nd6 Qe6 25. Nxf7 Rae8 26. Qd2 $16 b5 27. Qh6 (27. Nh6+ Kg7
28. Rf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxf7+ Kh8 30. Rxa7 Rf8 31. Rb7 Nf4 32. h3 Qxb3 33. Ng4 $16) (
27. b4 $16) 27... Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Re7 29. Ng5 $2 (29. Qd2 $16) 29... Rxf3 30. Rxf3
Qb8 $2 (30... Nf6 $1 31. Ne4 (31. h3 $2 Rxe5) 31... Nd7) 31. e6 (31. Ne6 $3 {
[%mdl 64]} Rxe6 32. Rf7 $3 {Using the unprotected position of black Queen.}
Kxf7 33. Qxh7+ Ke8 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qxb8 $18) 31... Nf4 {This was probably in
the mutual time trouble, as there are plenty of tactical mistakes.} 32. Ne4 $2
(32. g3 Nxe6 33. Nxh7 Rxh7 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Qxe6 $18) 32... Nxe6 33. h3 Qc8
34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. Rg3 Nf8 (35... Nd4 $1 36. Rxg6 $140 $2 Nf5 37. Qh5 Re1+ 38.
Kh2 Qc7+ 39. g3 Qc2+ {and mate.}) 36. Qd2 Qe6 37. Qf4 Qe5 38. Qh4 Qe1+ 39. Kh2
Qe5 40. Ng4 Qd6 41. Qg5 b4 42. h4 Nd7 43. h5 Nc5 44. Qh6 Rg7 45. Nf2 Ne6 46.
Qc1 Qc5 47. Qe1 Qxh5+ 48. Rh3 Qd5 49. Rd3 Qc6 50. Qe5 Qc7 51. Rd6 Nd8 52. Qe8+
Rg8 53. Qe5+ Rg7 54. Qe8+ Rg8 55. Qe5+ Rg7 56. Qe8+ Rg8 57. Qe5+ Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 {A tricky move order, which became quite popular thanks to E.Sveshnikov,
who implemented it in the middle of 1990-es} ({After} 8. O-O Be6 9. d4 cxd4 10.
Na3 {the easiest way to solve all the problems is} dxc3 $1 ({In case of} 10...
Bxb3 11. Qxb3 {we reach same position from the variation 8.Na3 Be6, see below.}
)) ({In case of} 8. d4 cxd4 9. Na3 {the best is again} dxc3 $1 $11 ({although
playable is also} 9... a6 10. O-O)) 8... e6 {This novelty is not so bad, but
Black restricts his possibilities, since he will have to play ...a6 anyway.
Therefore if Black didn't want 8...Be6, then it made sense to start with 8...
a6 and later to choose if play ...e6 or develop the bishop to f5, for instance.
However, soon it will become clear that Carlsen wanted to do without ...a6,
which doesn't work out well for Black.} (8... Be6 $142 9. d4 ({Less precise is
} 9. O-O Bxb3 10. Qxb3 ({or} 10. axb3 Qd3) 10... Qd3 $1) ({Or} 9. Nb5 Qd7 10.
Bxe6 (10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 (11. Qxb3 $2 Na5) 11... a6 $1) 10... Qxe6+ 11. Qe2
Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Rc8 $11) 9... Bxb3 ({Starting with} 9... cxd4 {offers White an
additional possibility} 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 $1) 10. Qxb3 cxd4
11. O-O {Now we can see the advantage of 8.Na3. White avoided 10...dxc3, see
the variation 8.0-0. However, even here Black is able to keep equality:} ({
Another way is} 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e6 14. O-O Be7 15. Rd1 O-O
$1 {and Black will neutralize White's slight initiative.}) 11... e6 12. Rd1 (
12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 Bc5 $11 ({or} 13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 15. Rd1 O-O {
which is the same as 11.Nb5})) 12... Qd5 13. Nb5 Qxb3 ({Also possible is} 13...
Rc8 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 (15. Rxd4 Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. b4 {White is
slightly better according to Cuban GM R.Vera. Black looks pretty okay to me
after the simple 17...Be7.}) 15... Bc5 (15... Qxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. b4 $14) 16.
Qb5+ Qd7 (16... Ke7 17. Qe2 $36) 17. Qe2 Qe7 {+/=/=}) 14. axb3 Rd8 15. Nbxd4
Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Rxd4 17. Nxd4 a6 18. b4 e5 (18... Kd7 $5 19. b5 axb5 20. Ra7 Bc5
$1 21. Rxb7+ Kc8 22. Rxf7 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Rd8 {and soon Black achieved a draw in
Charbonneau-Dominguez, Oropeza del Mar, 1999}) 19. Nb3 Kd7 20. b5 axb5 21. Ra7
Kc8 22. Be3 Nc4 23. Ra8+ Kc7 24. Bc5 Nd6 {Here the draw was agreed in the game
Magem-Romero, Spain 1997. White could play for a long-term compensation with}
25. Bxd6+ {Otherwise Black plays 25...Nc8} Kxd6 26. Na5 Kc7 27. b4 $1 $44) (
8... a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. O-O {transposes into a variation, which arises more
often when White plays d2-d4 first, and later Na3. With the present move order
White avoided ...dxc3 (without ...a6), which usually equalizes easily (see 8.
d4).} e6 (10... Bf5 $13) (10... Be6 $14)) 9. d4 (9. Nb5 Qd8 10. d4 a6 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $11) (9. O-O Be7 (9... a6 $5) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nb5 Qd8 12.
Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O $14) 9... Be7 $2 (9... a6 $1 10. O-O cxd4 $14 {/=}) (
9... cxd4 10. Nb5 Qb8 (10... Qd8 $2 11. Bf4 $18) 11. Nbxd4 $14) 10. Nb5 $1 Qd8
$2 {In such a position two mistakes in a row are fatal.} (10... Qb8 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Nxc8+ Rxc8 15. fxe3 $14 {(Tiviakov)}) 11.
dxc5 Bxc5 (11... Qxd1+ {loses at once after both 12.Kxd1 and 12.Bxd1, since
Black is losing material in view of the threat Nc7+.}) 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bf4
a6 (13... Ke7 14. Ng5 a6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. Ne4 Nd7 17. Bg5+ $18) 14. Rd1+ Bd7 (
14... Ke7 $142 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. Ng5 Na8 17. Ne4 $16 {(Tiviakov)}) 15. Nc7 {
White starts a forced operiation, which wins material.} ({Good is also} 15. Nd6
Bxd6 16. Bxd6 $16) 15... Rc8 16. Ng5 e5 (16... Ke7 17. Ne4 e5 18. Nxc5 Rxc7 19.
Be3 Nc8 20. Rxd7+ Rxd7 21. Nxd7 Kxd7 22. Bxf7 $18) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Nxf7+ Ke7
19. Rxd5 exf4 20. Rxc5 (20. Nxh8 $1 b6 21. O-O $1 $18 {(Tiviakov)}) 20... Rhf8
21. Ng5 Rf5 22. Rxf5 Bxf5 23. O-O Kf6 24. Nf3 {White is a pawn up and Tiviakov
gradually converted it into a full point.} Re8 25. Rd1 Re2 26. Rd6+ Ke7 27. Rd2
Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Ne5 29. g3 g5 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. Bd5 b6 32. Kg2 Bg4 33. b4 Kd6 34.
Be4 h6 35. Nf3 Nxf3 36. Bxf3 Be6 37. a3 Ke5 38. Bb7 a5 {In order to win White
needs either to create a passed pawn on the queenside, or penetrate with the
king to c4. In any case he must bring the king to the queenside first.} 39. Kf3
Bd7 40. Be4 Ba4 41. Bd3 Bd7 42. Bf1 Be6 43. Bb5 Bf5 44. Ke2 Be4 45. Kd2 Bf5 46.
Bd3 {As long as Black can meet c3-c4 with the answer ...Ke5-d4, White cannot
advance the c-pawn.} Be6 47. Kc2 Bf7 48. Bf1 Be6 (48... Bg6+ 49. Kb3 Be8 50.
bxa5 bxa5 51. Kc4 $18) 49. Kd3 Bf7 50. c4 axb4 51. axb4 Bg6+ 52. Kc3 Be4 53. c5
bxc5 54. bxc5 Bc6 (54... Kd5 55. Kb4 Kc6 56. Kc4 $18) 55. Kb4 Bd5 56. Kb5 Ke4
57. Be2 f3 58. Bc4 Ba8 59. c6 Kd4 60. c7 Bb7 61. Be6 1-0

[Event "Rijeka Liburnija 1st"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2005.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Jurkovic, Hrvoje"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O ({Another plan is to play against isolani:} 8... Qa5 {For instance:} 9.
Qb3 (9. Rc1 $5 Qxa2 $13) (9. Qc2 Nbd7 $5 10. Bd3 b6 $13) (9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bd3
Nc6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. a3 Be7 14. Qe2 Be8 $11 {Vajda L.-Portisch,
Hungary 2002}) 9... O-O ({Black should not insist with} 9... Ne4 {in view of
the simple} 10. Rc1) 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Ne4 Be7 $11) (8... Bd7 $5 {
[%cal Gd7b5]} 9. a3 (9. Bd3 Bb5 $11) 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O (10... Bb5 $2 11.
c4 $18) 11. c4 (11. Bd3 Bb5 $11) 11... Qa5+ $13 (11... Qd6 12. Bd3 $5)) 9. a3
$5 {A rare move, designed to prevent the swap of light-squared bishops. Other
options didn't promise White an advantage in the practice.} (9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 $11) (9. Be2 Bd7 (9... b6 10. Ne5 $36 {[%cal Ge2f3]}) 10. Ne5
(10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bb5 $11) 10... Bc6 11. Bf3 Qa5 $11) 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3
b6 (10... Bd7 {transposes to 8...Bd7 9.a3.}) 11. c4 (11. Bd3 Ba6 $11) 11... Qd6
(11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 $13) 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O (13. Ne5 Bxg2 (13... Nc6
$11) 14. Rg1 Bb7 15. Bh6 g6 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44) 13... Be4 14. Be2 Nc6 $132 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Gf8d8,Ga8c8]}) (12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Qc6 14. Be2 Bb7 15. O-O
Rfe8 16. a4 e5 17. d5 Qc7 18. Be3 Ne4 19. Qb2 a5 $5 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Ba6
22. Rab1 Qd6 23. Rfc1 Rec8 24. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2593)-Vukic,M 
(2468)/Rijeka 2005 (38)}) 12... Bb7 13. O-O Nbd7 ({Worth considering is} 13...
Ng4 {although White's chances seem to be slightly preferable. For instance:}
14. Qd2 $1 Bxf3 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bxf3 Nc6 17. dxe5 (17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 Qe6 19.
Rfe1 $44) (17. Bxg4 $6 exf4 18. d5 Na5 19. Qd3 Nb7) 17... Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Ngxe5
19. Bd5 $14) 14. Qd2 {White achieved his task - he kept the light-squared
bishops on the board. In the next stage the Slovenian GM implemnts one of the
standards plans in such pawn formations - the advance of the a-pawn in order
to create some pressure on the queenside. Nevertheless Black's position is
very solid and the position is rather balanced.} Rac8 15. Bf4 Qc6 {The queen
is rather misplaced on c6.} ({Preferable was} 15... Qe7 {and Black has a
perfectly playable position:} 16. Rfc1 (16. a4 $2 {runs here into} Bxf3 $1 {
[%csl Rc4]} 17. Bxf3 (17. gxf3 e5 $132) 17... Rxc4 $17) (16. Qb4 Rfe8 17. Bd6
Qd8 {[%cal Gf6e4]} 18. a4 Ne4 19. Bf4 Qf6 20. Be3 e5 $13) 16... Rfd8 17. Qb4 (
17. a4 e5 $1 18. Bg5 (18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe3 Nfg4 $36) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc5
20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. dxe5 Qxe5 $15) 17... Qe8 18. a4 Nb8 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb8c6,
Gc6a5]} (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 e5 20. Re1 $36) 19. a5 $5 (19. Bg5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3
Rxd4) 19... Nc6 20. Qb2 Nxa5 21. c5 $44 {[%csl Rd5] /=}) 16. a4 Rfd8 (16...
Rfe8 $5 17. a5 Ne4 (17... e5 18. d5 Qd6 19. Be3 $14) 18. Qe3 Nd6 $14) 17. a5 e5
{It's difficult to do without this advance, but the resulting position favors
White anyway.} (17... Ne4 18. Qe3 Nd6 {[%csl Rc4]} 19. d5 exd5 20. Nd4 {
The queen's position on c6 always creates tactical possibilities for White.}
Qc5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Nf5 $16 {[%cal Gf5e7]}) 18. d5 Qd6 19. Be3 Ng4 20. Rfb1 {
White should not hurry to take on b6, which will offer Black the possibility
to trade later the rooks on the a-file, thus reducing from White's pressure.}
Nxe3 21. Qxe3 {White has a pleasant advantage. Besides the pressure on the
queenside, he will soon start the initiative on the opposite wing, using the
newly created weaknesses of the light squares.} f6 (21... Re8 22. Ng5 h6 23.
Ne4 Qc7 24. Bg4 $16) 22. h4 $5 (22. Nd2 f5) 22... Nc5 23. h5 Rc7 24. Nh4 {
[%csl Re6,Rf5][%cal Ge2g4]} Bc8 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra8 Rf7 (26... f5 $142 27.
Nf3 Re7 $16) 27. Qc3 f5 28. Nf3 {It's very difficult to defend such a position
with many weaknesses and Black makes a serious mistake, allowing his opponent
to start concrete actions.} Nd7 $2 (28... Re7 29. Qb2 $1 e4 30. Nd4 Rb7 $16)
29. Ng5 Re7 30. Qb4 $1 $18 ({Or} 30. Ne6 Rde8 31. h6 g6 32. Qb4 $18 {with a
similar idea to trade the most important piece in Black's defence.}) 30... Qf6
({The pin on the back rank is fatal for Black in the ednagem as well.} 30...
Qxb4 31. Rxb4 h6 (31... Rde8 32. d6 $18) 32. Ne6 Rde8 33. Nc7 Rf8 34. Nb5 $18 {
[%cal Gb5d6]}) 31. Ne6 Rde8 (31... Rxe6 32. dxe6 Qxe6 33. Rd1 $18) 32. Nc7 Rf8
33. d6 Ref7 34. Nd5 Qg5 35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. Rxc8 e4 37. Rxf8+ Rxf8 38. Qb5 Nc5 39.
Qxb6 f4 40. Qc6 e3 41. fxe3 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt 1.4"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Mrva, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O b6 7. Bf4
Bb7 8. Nbd2 Rc8 9. Re1 $2 {It's curious that such an obvious developing move
like Re1 is a tactical blunder.} {[%tqu "En","Please find a way to exploit
White's mistake (9.Re1?).","By playing Re1 White took away the only available
square for his Knight on f3 and Black is able to use it. How?","","g7g5","",10]
} g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5g4]} 10. Nxg5 (10. Bg3 g4 11. dxc5 bxc5 $1 12. e5 d5 $1 $19 (
12... gxf3 $2 13. exd6 {followed by Nxf3 gives White some compensation for the
piece.})) 10... Bxg5 $17 {/-+.} 11. Bxd6 Be7 {Although White has two pawns for
the piece, it is not enough compensation and with the accurate play Black
should win.} 12. Nc4 {It only helps Black. Every piece swap is in Black's
favour, of course.} (12. Bg3 $142 {would heve kept some chances to exploit
development advantage.}) 12... b5 $19 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. Nd2 Qb6 15. a4 cxd4 16.
Bxb5 Ne5 17. Qh5 dxc3 18. bxc3 (18. Qxe5 cxd2 19. Qg5+ Nf6 20. e5 dxe1=Q+ 21.
Rxe1 Kd8 22. Qxf6+ Kc7 23. Qxf7+ Kb8 $19) 18... Rc5 $1 19. Nb3 Nf6 20. Qh3 Rcc8
21. Nd4 Rhg8 22. Bf1 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Nxe4 24. Re1 Rxc3 25. Qh4+ Ng5 26. Nf5+ exf5
27. Rxe5+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 60th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2007.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2007.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 {This variation was analyzed in detail in a theoretical article in
ChessBase Magazine 107. There I concluded that 8.Na3 represents a good option
for White first of all by helping him to avoid practically all theoretical
lines that are known to offer Black easy equality by simplifying the position.}
Be6 ({In case of} 8... a6 {Black must defend very accurately the position after
} 9. O-O Bf5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. d5 Nxd5 15.
Rd1 Bxa3 16. bxa3 O-O {which is close to equal, but requires a lot of
attention from Black.}) 9. d4 cxd4 (9... Bxb3 10. axb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 $1 (11. O-O
) 11... Qd7 12. O-O {transposes to the game}) 10. Nb5 (10. O-O dxc3 $1 11. Qe2
Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 {is a well-known equal theoretical line.} g6 $11 (
13... e6 $11)) 10... Qd7 11. O-O {Black's task to equalize is easier after the
two other alternatives, 11.Bxe6 and 11.Nbxd4.} (11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 Qd7 (
12... Rc8 $2 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 $18) 13. Nbxd4 e6 (13... Nxd4 $6 14. Bxd4
$36) (13... Nc4 14. Qe2 $1 $36 {[%cal Ge1c1]}) 14. O-O (14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qd4
Rd8 (15... Qc4 $5) 16. Qg4 h5 17. Qh4 (17. Qg3 h4 $5 18. Nxh4 Qb5 {[%csl Re1]}
(18... Bd6 19. Qg4) 19. Nf3 Na4 $132) 17... Be7 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. O-O h4 20. Qg4
h3 $13 {1-0 Vlassov,N (2440)-Donchenko,A (2385)/Moscow 1998 (58)}) (14. Qe2 Be7
15. Nxc6 (15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Ne4 Nxd4 20.
Rxd4 Qc7 21. Qh5 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hoffmann,H (2314)-Solonar,S (2345)/Germany
2000 (79)}) 15... Qxc6 (15... bxc6 $11) 16. Ne5 Qd5 17. Bxb6 axb6 (17... Qxg2
18. O-O-O {is dangerous for Black}) 18. O-O Bd6 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Ne3 (20. a4 O-O
21. Rfd1 Qc6 {brings White nothing}) 20... Qd6 21. g3 O-O-O $5 (21... O-O 22.
Rad1 Qc6 23. a3 $14) 22. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wisnewski,C (2401)-Sprenger,J (2491)/
Altenkirchen 2005 (52)}) 14... Nc4 $13 {/=} (14... Be7 15. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 16. Ne5
$14)) (11. Nbxd4 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 (12. axb3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e6 14. O-O Be7 $11)
12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e6 (13... g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Be3
$14) (13... e5 14. Nf3 $14 {/=}) 14. O-O Be7 $14 {/=}) 11... Bxb3 12. axb3 (12.
Qxb3 Na5 13. Ne5 (13. Qb4 Nc6 $11) 13... Nxb3 14. Nxd7 Nxa1 (14... Kxd7 15.
axb3 e5 $1 16. cxd4 (16. Rxa7 Rxa7 17. Nxa7 Bc5 $17) 16... a6 $15) 15. Nxb6
axb6 16. Nc7+ Kd7 17. Nxa8 e5 18. cxd4 exd4 (18... Bc5 $5 19. dxc5 Rxa8 20.
Rd1+ Kc6 21. Be3 Rxa2 22. Rd6+ Kc7 23. Rxb6 Nc2 $11) 19. Nxb6+ Kc6 20. Nc4 Kd5
21. Nb6+ Kc6 22. Nc4 Kd5 23. Nb6+ Kc6 24. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Borsos,B (2330)-Gazi,M/
Slovakia 1999}) 12... e5 $146 {An attempt to improve a line where Black is
currently facing problems. White will strongly meet this idea.} (12... a6 13.
Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 g6 15. Re1 Bg7 16. Bg5 e6 17. Qf3 Qd5 18. Qg3 O-O 19. Rad1
$14 {1-0 Nepomniashchy,Y (2506)-Macieja,B (2585)/Internet (blitz) 2006 (54)}) (
12... e6 13. Bf4 $1 (13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 $11) 13... Rc8 (13... Nd5 14.
Bg3 Rc8 (14... a6 $2 15. c4 $18) 15. Nbxd4 (15. Nxa7 Nxa7 16. Ne5 $1 $36 {
0-1 Likov,V (2260)-Kozirev,A (2370)/Omsk 1996 (45)}) 15... Nxd4 16. Qxd4 f6 {
and now in the game Doering,R-Slezka,V (2380)/Klatovy 1994 White could develop
a powerful initiative with} 17. Rfd1 Bc5 18. Qe4 $16) 14. Nxa7 $1 Nxa7 15. Rxa7
dxc3 16. Qxd7+ Nxd7 17. bxc3 Rxc3 18. Rxb7 Rc8 19. b4 $16 {/+-, 1-0 Savic,M 
(2517)-Damjanovic,D (2290)/Vrnjacka Banja 2006 (85)}) 13. cxd4 a6 {Other
options don't solve all the problems either.} (13... e4 14. Qe2 (14. Ng5 $5 f5
15. Ne6 Nd5 $13) 14... f5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Rd1 $36) (
13... exd4 14. Re1+ Be7 15. Nbxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Kd7 18. Rd1 $36)
14. d5 $1 Nb4 (14... axb5 15. Rxa8+ Nxa8 16. dxc6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 bxc6 18. Nxe5
$16) 15. Nc3 ({The following temporary piece sacrifice suggested by the
computer leads by force to better endgames for White:} 15. Nxe5 Qxb5 16. Re1
Be7 17. d6 Qd5 18. dxe7 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Kxe7 20. Bd2 ({or} 20. Be3 $14) 20...
N4d5 (20... N6d5 21. Bxb4+ Nxb4 22. Rd7+ Ke6 23. Rxb7 Kxe5 24. Rxb4 $14) 21.
Nc4 $14) 15... f6 $6 {Too provocative and risky. Black is walking on the edge
after this.} ({If Black knew what would happen in the game, he would have
probably gone for a slightly inferior, but playable position:} 15... Bd6 16.
Be3 Nc8 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Nc4 $14) 16. Nxe5 {It's not often these days to see
such a sac at GM level. White gets a long-lasting attack, even if objectively
speaking the position is unclear.} fxe5 17. Qh5+ Qf7 (17... Kd8 18. Be3 Nc8 19.
Ne4 Nc2 20. Rac1 Nxe3 21. fxe3 $44 {[%csl Rd8]}) 18. Qxe5+ Qe7 19. Qh5+ g6 (
19... Qf7 20. Re1+ Be7 21. Qh4 (21. Rxe7+ Kxe7 22. Qh4+ Ke8 23. Qxb4 Nxd5 $13)
21... N4xd5 (21... N6xd5 22. Bg5 $40) (21... Kf8 22. Bg5 $1 $36) (21... Nc2 22.
Bg5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 O-O 24. Bxe7 Rfe8 25. d6 $16) 22. Bg5 Nf6 (22... Kf8 $2 23.
Bxe7+ Nxe7 24. Qb4 $18) 23. Qb4 Nbd7 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Qxb7 Rd8 26. Rxa6 $44)
20. Qg4 ({Stronger is} 20. Qf3 $1 {not allowing the king to go to f7. White
keeps a powerful attack. For instance:} Bg7 (20... O-O-O 21. Bf4 Qf7 22. Rac1
$40) 21. d6 $1 Qxd6 (21... Qf7 22. Qe4+ $18) 22. Re1+ Be5 23. Ne4 Qc6 24. Bh6
$40 {[%csl Re8]}) 20... Kf7 (20... N4xd5 $2 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qd4 Nf6 23. Bg5
Kf7 24. Rfe1 Qd6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qd5+ Kg7 {and wins} 27. Qxb7+ $18) 21. Bg5
Qe5 $2 {Missing White's answer.} ({Black had good chances to defend with} 21...
Qd7 22. Qf4+ ({After} 22. Qd4 N4xd5 {apparently White has nothing more than an
equal endgame:} 23. Nxd5 (23. Qxh8 $2 Bg7 24. Qxh7 Rh8 $19) 23... Qxd5 (23...
Nxd5 $2 24. Qxh8 {[%csl Ra8]}) 24. Be3 $1 Qxd4 25. Bxd4 Bg7 26. Bxb6 Bxb2 27.
Rad1 Rhe8 28. Rd7+ Re7 $11) 22... Qf5 23. Qd4 Qxg5 24. Qxb6 Qe7 $1 25. Rfe1 Qd7
$13) 22. Be3 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Rh8][%cal Ge3d4]} Bd6 23. Qe6+ $1 Qxe6 24. dxe6+
Kxe6 25. Bxb6 {An extra pawn in the endgame must be enough for a win.} Rac8 26.
Rad1 (26. Rfe1+ $142 Kf7 27. Rad1 Rhe8 28. Ne4 {and White should win without
major problems}) 26... Rc6 ({More stubborn is} 26... Nc2 $1 {[%csl Rb6]} 27. f3
({After} 27. Rd2 Rc6 $1 28. Ba5 b6 29. Bxb6 Rxb6 30. Rxc2 Rxb3 31. Re2+ Kf7 32.
Ra1 Rb6 {Black has good chances to hold}) 27... Rc6 28. Bf2 Bf4 $1 {The knight
on c2 and the bishop on f4 create some domination and it is not simple for
White to convert his extra pawn. For instance:} (28... Be5 29. Rd2 Bxc3 30.
bxc3 Rxc3 31. Rfd1 Re8 32. Re2+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kf8 34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Rxb7 Nb4
36. Rxb4 Rc1+ 37. Be1 Rxe1+ 38. Kf2 Rb1 39. Rb7 $16) 29. g3 (29. Rd3 $14 {/+/-}
) 29... Be5 30. Rd2 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rfd1 Re8 33. Re2+ Kf7 34. Rd7+ Kf8
35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. Rxb7 Rxf3 $14) 27. Rfe1+ Kf7 28. Ba5 Re8 (28... Nc2 29. Re2
b6 30. Ne4 Bxh2+ 31. Kxh2 bxa5 32. Rd7+ $18) 29. Ne4 Be7 30. Rd7 {White
activated all his pieces and Black can't avoid further material losses.} Kf8 (
30... Nc2 31. Ng5+ Kf6 32. Nxh7+ Kf7 33. Re2 $18) 31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Bxb4+ {
White's victory is only a matter of time. His position is easily winning.} Kd8
33. f3 b6 34. Bc3 Kc7 35. Rd1 Re7 36. b4 h6 37. h4 Rd7 38. Ra1 Kb7 39. Kf2 Rd5
40. Re1 a5 41. bxa5 bxa5 42. Ra1 Ra6 43. Ra4 Rb5 44. Ke2 Rd5 45. Bd2 Rb5 46.
Kd3 Rc6 47. Ra2 Rd5+ 48. Ke2 Rh5 49. g3 Kb6 50. Bc3 Rd5 51. Ra4 Rc7 52. Ke3 Rc6
53. f4 h5 54. Bd4+ Kb5 55. b3 Ka6 56. Nc3 Rf5 57. Kd3 Kb7 58. Be5 Ra6 59. Ne4
Kb6 60. Kc4 Rf8 61. Bd4+ Kc7 62. Nc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Novgorodskij, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 {Probably the best move order. If 8.d4 cd4 9.Na3, then Black can choose
between 9. ... a6 10.d4 cd4 11.0-0 Bf5 with the same position as in the game,
and 9. ... dc3 10.Qe2 Bf5, which looks better to me.} a6 (8... Be6 9. O-O c4 (
9... Bxb3 10. axb3 e6 11. Nc4 $14 {Sveshnikov-Filippov, RUS-ch Elista 1995})
10. Bc2 g6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Qe2 $14 {Sveshnikov-Kveinys, Budapest 1996}) 9. O-O
Bf5 (9... g6 $6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Ng5 $1 $36 {Barskij-Fedorciuk, Moskow 1995})
10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {White achieves the best developement of his pieses with
this unusual knights exchange.} Nxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Qf3 {The practice has
shown that this position is quite dangerous for Black. White has a space
advantage and a permanent threat to open the position after d4-d5. Black
probably can hold the position with a precise play, but that is definetely not
an easy task.} Qd7 (13... Qc6 14. d5 $5 Nxd5 15. Rd1 Nb6 16. Qg3 $44 {
Sermek-Kiselev, Ljubljana 1992}) 14. Re1 {A novelty, but probably not the best
way to develop the initiative. Black didn`t show yet a clear way to equalize
after 14. d5.} (14. Bf4 Bxa3 15. bxa3 O-O 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rc1
Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Manor,I-Yudasin,L/Rishon le Zion 1996/CBM 53 (56)}) (14. d5
$1 Nxd5 15. Rd1 Bxa3 16. bxa3 O-O 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. h4 h6 19. Rac1 $44 {
Daniliuk-Sapunov, Briansk 1995}) 14... Be7 (14... Bxa3 $2 15. Qxf5 Be7 (15...
O-O 16. Qa5 $18) (15... Bb4 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rxe6+ Kd8 (17... Be7 18. Qh5+ g6
19. Qe5 $18) 18. Bg5+ Kc8 19. Qc2+ Qc7 20. Qxc7+ Kxc7 21. Bf4+ $18) 16. Qg4 O-O
(16... Bf6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Qxe6 (18... Qe7 19. Bf4 $18) 19. Rxe6+ Kf7
20. Rxb6 $18) 17. Rxe6 Kh8 18. Re4 f5 19. Be6 $16 Qb5 $2 20. Bxf5 $18) 15. Bg5
(15. d5 Nxd5 (15... O-O 16. dxe6 Bxe6 $11) 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bg5 Be4 $17) 15...
Bxg5 16. Qxf5 Be7 17. Qe4 Rd8 (17... O-O $2 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxa3 20. Bxb7
Rab8 21. Bc6 $18) 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Rad1 O-O 20. Rxd5 (20. Bxd5 Bxa3 21. Bb3 Bd6
$17) (20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Qxe7 Rfe8 22. Qb4 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 {The position is not
easy to evaluate. I think it`s close to equal although both sides have many
ideas how to arrange the pieces.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Nc8 14. Re1 ({Another
specialist of this line, S.Tiviakov prefers to play immediately} 14. Nf3 {
but then Black will have the possibility later to advance the pawn to e5 in
one step. So both 14.Nf3 and 14.Re1 have pluses and minuses.}) ({The third
option is} 14. d4) 14... e6 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ $5 $146 {This game shows that such a
simple approach (to exchange knights and then slowly prepare the advance of
the pawn centre) can be very effective for Black if White plays carelessly.} (
15... Ng6 16. d4 (16. d3 Nf4 $6 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. dxc4 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 dxc4 20.
Nfd2 Nd6 21. Na3 Rc8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rc5 24. Rxc4 Rxa5 25. Be4 $14 {
1-0 Galkin,A (2606)-Sebag,M (2521)/Plovdiv 2008 (30)}) 16... cxd3 17. Qxd3 Nce7
18. Be3 e5 19. Qd2 f5 20. Bh6 Bxh6 {1/2-1/2 Skoberne,J (2484)-Jelen,I (2387)/
Murska Sobota 2007}) 16. Qxf3 Ne7 17. d4 cxd3 18. Bxd3 {A serious inaccuracy.
White should have used the time factor in order to create quickly some
initiative.} (18. Qxd3 {keeps the opposing king in the centre for a while and
was the only way to fight for an advantage.} Bc6 (18... Ng6 $2 19. Qxd5) (18...
f5 19. Bg5 $36) 19. a6 b6 $140 (19... Ng6 $142 $13) 20. Na3 Ng6 21. Nb5 Qd7 22.
Nd4 $36) 18... O-O 19. Qh5 f5 $1 20. Bh6 (20. f4 d4 $36) 20... e5 $1 21. Nd2 (
21. a6 $142 b6 $140 22. Na3 {with some counterplay on the queenside.}) 21... e4
22. Bc2 {Perhaps the bishop had to be placed on f1 and the knight on d4,
although Black's chances look preferable anyway.} (22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nb3 Kh8
24. Nd4 Rf6 25. Bf1 Rg8 $36) 22... Rf7 23. Bb3 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Kh8 {Black has a
very easy game. He will double rooks on the g-file and then push the f-pawn.
Notice that the pawn on h3 (instead of h2) represents a serious drawback for
White in such situations.} 25. Qe3 {The queen is vulnerable both on e3 (due to
...f5-f4) and on d4 (due to ...Nc6).} (25. a6 {was worth trying, hoping for} b6
26. c4 $1 d4 27. c5 $132 {However, Black keeps his advantage with 25...b5!}) (
25. c4 d4 $17) 25... Rg7 $17 (25... f4 26. Qd4+ Rg7 $17) 26. Kh1 Rag8 27. Qd4
Qd6 {Black's attack should be winning. The queen goes to h6, after which Black
will either advance the f-pawn, or threaten to unpin Rg7 by means of Nc6,
creating the decisive pressure on the g-file.} ({The immediate} 27... Nc6 {
is premature in view of} 28. Qf6) 28. Rg1 (28. g3 {doesn't help either:} Qh6
29. h4 (29. Kg2 f4 $19) 29... f4 (29... Be6 $19 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 30. Nxe4 dxe4
31. Qxd7 fxg3 32. Rxe4 gxf2 33. Bxg8 Qg6 34. Rg4 Qxg4 35. Qxg4 Rxg4 36. Bb3 (
36. Be6 Rxh4+ 37. Kg2 Re4 38. Bh3 Re1 $19) 36... Nf5 $19) (28. c4) (28. Re2 Nc6
29. Qxd5) 28... Qh6 $19 29. Nf1 f4 30. Nh2 e3 31. Bc2 {Possibly Black won on
time.} ({White is lost anyway:} 31. Bc2 Nc6 32. Qc5 (32. Qxd5 exf2 33. Rgf1 Be6
34. Qf3 Rxg2 $19) 32... Qh4 33. fxe3 Qf2 $19 {[%csl Rc2,Rg2]}) 0-1

[Event "Baku m"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2003.03.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.03.29"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 d6 ({After} 6... Nc6
7. Qe4 {both 7...d6 and 7...f5 give Black comfortable play.}) 7. exd6 Nc6 8.
Bb5 Qxd6 9. O-O a6 (9... Bd7 10. Qe4 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 Nf6 13. Qh4 Ne5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bf4 Qf5 16. Rd1 Bc5 17. Bd6 $4 g5 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Qe5 Qxf2+ 20.
Kh1 Qg1+ {0-1 Jakymov,V-Leshchenko,V/Kiev 2002.}) 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. c4 Nf6 12.
Nc3 (12. Be3 b5 $5 $13) 12... b6 (12... b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Ne5 $36) 13. Ne5
Qc7 14. Bf4 Bc5 15. Qd2 Nh5 $1 16. Rad1 O-O (16... Bb7 17. Na4 $5 Be7 18. Be3
b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nc5 $13) 17. Ne4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Be7 19. Rd3 Ra7 {
Protecting the queen; Black threatens now 20...f6 21.Ng6 hxg6.} (19... f6 20.
Ng6 Qxf4 21. Nxf4 g5 $15) 20. Rb3 (20. Rh3 f6 21. Qh4 Qxe5 22. Qxh7+ Kf7 23.
Rg3 f5 $19) (20. Rfd1 $2 f6 $19) (20. Rg3 f6 21. Nd3 f5 $1 $17 {[%cal Re7d6]})
20... f6 21. Nd3 Rd8 22. Qe3 a5 ({Black could take the pawn:} 22... Qxc4 23.
Rc1 Qd5 {since} 24. Qxb6 $2 {is not possible because of} Rb7 25. Qe3 Rxb3 26.
axb3 Bb7 $19 {[%csl Rd3,Re4]}) 23. Rc1 Rb7 24. Rbc3 Qc6 25. c5 b5 26. b4 $1 a4
27. Nd6 Rb8 {White considerably improved his position over the last 5-6 moves,
but now instead of consolidating the position, he goes for the wrong idea.} 28.
Nf5 $6 (28. Nxc8 Rbxc8 29. Re1 $14) 28... exf5 29. Qxe7 Re8 30. Qd6 Bb7 {
As a result of 28.Nf5 White got a better pawn structure, but this factor is of
less importance than activity of pieces. In reality White is left with a poor
knight, which has no active squares, while Black's bishop will be very well
placed on c6.} 31. Nf4 $2 (31. Qxc6 $142 Bxc6 32. Re1 {was necessary, for
instance:} Rxe1+ 33. Nxe1 Rd8 34. Rd3) 31... Rbd8 32. Qxc6 Bxc6 33. a3 Rd4 34.
g3 g5 35. Rd3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] White is worse, but this last move loses on the
spot.} (35. Ng2 $17 {[%cal Gc1e1]}) 35... Rc4 $1 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Black "Abergel, Thal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 e6 7. Bc4 Nb6 (7...
d6 $142) 8. Bd3 Be7 {Black's last two moves are certainly not the best way to
fight against Sicilian Alapin.} (8... d5 $6 9. a3 Bd7 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Qc7 12.
Nc3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Milliet,S (2290)-Conan,C/Belfort 2004 (42)}) (8... d6 9. O-O
dxe5 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 $14) 9. Nc3 d6 10. O-O dxe5 {Black
enters an worse endgame. With queens on the board WHite has better prospects
as well:} (10... O-O 11. Qe2 dxe5 (11... Bd7 12. Qe4 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rad1
$16 {1-0 Rahls,P (2299)-Jaeger,E (1932)/Dresden 2001 (36)}) (11... Nb4 12. Bb1
dxe5 13. dxe5 Bd7 (13... N4d5 14. Qc2 g6 15. Bh6 $16 {1-0 Lamorelle,Y (2225)
-Peltrault,F (2305)/France 1998 (37)}) 14. Qe4 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qg4 Bc6 17.
Ng5 Nd7 18. Qf4 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 $16 {1-0 Jonkman,H (2383)-Jowett,P (2225)/
Belfast 2001 (23)}) 12. dxe5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qh4 15. Be4 Rd8 16. g3
Qh3 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Van Mil,J (2395)-Iskov,G (2330)/Copenhagen
1987 (38)}) 11. dxe5 Nb4 12. Be4 Qxd1 (12... a6 13. a3 Nc6 14. Qc2 $16 {
1-0 Wrangenby,T-Gransing,L/Jonkoping 1987 (23)}) 13. Rxd1 {In the line 8...d6
a similar endgame arises, where Black is struggling to survive. The inclusion
of moves Nc3/Be7 favors White, so here Black's task is even more difficult.
White has space and development advantage. Besides, the bishop on e4 exerts
strong pressure on Black's queenside.} N4d5 $6 (13... O-O $142 14. Bf4 $14 {
[%cal Ga1c1] /+/-}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd1 $16 {
Two bishops don't represent sufficient compensation for the pawn. Black has
only some practical chances to escape.} O-O 18. Be3 Rfd8 (18... b6 19. Nd4 $16)
(18... Bg4 19. h3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 (21... Bxd8
22. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) 22. Rc1 $18 {[%cal Gc1c7,Ge3a7]}) 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8
20. Nd4 Rd5 (20... Bd5 21. f4 {[%cal Gg1f2]} Bc5 22. Nf5 Bxe3+ 23. Nxe3 Bc6 24.
Rd1 $18) (20... Bc5 $2 {blunders a piece in view of} 21. Nxe6 $18) 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Bxa7 Rxe5 23. Kf1 Rd5 ({The rook endgame after} 23... Bc5 24. Bxc5 ({
Black develops some initiative if} 24. Bb8 Rf5 25. f3 Bd4) 24... Rxc5 25. Rd1
b5 26. Ke2 {is also difficult for Black}) 24. Be3 Bf6 25. Rb1 Kf7 26. b3 {
Few defensive moves were required in order to neutralize Black's temporary
activity, but it's all over now.} Kg6 27. Ke2 Kf5 28. Rc1 Rd7 29. a4 {White is
technically winning.} Bb2 30. Rc4 e5 31. b4 Ke6 32. a5 Kd5 33. Rc2 Bd4 34. Bxd4
exd4 35. Kd3 Rf7 36. f3 Re7 37. Rc5+ Kd6 38. Kxd4 Re2 39. Rg5 g6 40. h4 Rf2 41.
h5 gxh5 42. Rxh5 Rxg2 43. Rh6+ Kc7 44. Rxh7+ Kb8 45. f4 Rb2 46. Kc5 Ka7 47. f5
Rf2 48. Rf7 Rf4 49. b5 1-0

[Event "United Insurance 6th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "2003.03.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Rahman, Md Taibur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 e6 $5 8.
O-O Bxd6 9. d4 cxd4 (9... O-O $11) 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4 {is more ambitious, but
of course it's not to everyone's taste to play IQP positions.}) 10... Nxd4 11.
Qxd4 O-O (11... Qc7 $5 12. Qxg7 Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 Be5 14. Qh6 Rg8 $132 {[%cal
Gc8d7,Gd7c6]}) 12. Nd2 Qc7 (12... Be7 13. Qe4 $14) (12... Nd5 $5) (12... e5 13.
Qe3 Qc7 14. Ne4 Be7 $11) 13. Nf3 Bd7 $6 (13... e5 $142) 14. Rd1 Nc8 $2 {
A dangerous strategy. Black had to accept an worse endgame. Now White quickly
will create threats on the kingside.} (14... Be7 15. Bf4 Qc5 16. Ne5 $5 Qxd4
17. Rxd4 $14 {/+/-}) 15. Qd3 Bc6 (15... h6 16. Bc2 f5 17. Bb3 $16) 16. Ng5 g6
17. Qh3 h5 18. g4 {A typical method of attack when black pieces are away from
the king.} Bxh2+ $2 {Of course the position is difficult for Black, but this
is just equivalent with resigning.} (18... Bf4 19. gxh5 Qe5 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Bxc1 22. Raxc1 Qxh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 24. Rd7 $16) 19. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2
hxg4 21. Kg3 Ne7 22. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "Perenyi Memorial"]
[Site "Gyula"]
[Date "2000.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Wang, Rui"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2000.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 {The idea of this
move is to force Black to exchange on d4, thus preparing Nc3 and Bd3.
Otherwise Black tries usually to keep the pressure in the center as log as
possible.} cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 {This is another move which White
has to make for developing the Bishop on d3.} Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12.
Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Rac8 {A typical position with isolated pawn
arised. White has good chances to seize the initiative, but Black has no
weaknesses and is also well developed. The position is balanced.} 15. Bb1 (15.
Bg5 {is the alternative} g6 16. Bc4 Na5 17. Ba2 Re8 18. Ne5 $36 {1-0
Kosintseva,T-Shadrina,T/Moscow 1999 (51)}) 15... Nd5 $146 (15... Rd7 16. Bc1 g6
17. Ba2 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. d5 $1 $36 {1-0 Vajda,S-Jicman,L/Iasi
1999 (33)}) (15... h6) 16. Ne4 Qb8 17. Bc1 Nf4 18. Qe3 Ng6 19. Nfg5 (19. h4 $5
Nxh4 $140 $2 (19... Bxh4 $2 20. Nxh4 Nxh4 21. Qh3 $1 (21. Qg5 Ng6 22. Nf6+ $1
$13) 21... Nf5 (21... Ng6 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Qxe6+ $18) 22. d5 $36
Ncd4 23. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Rxd4 Nxd4 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. dxe6 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 {
winning}) (19... h6 20. h5 Nf8 21. Ba2 $14) 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Qh3 Be7 22. Ng5
h6 23. Nxf7 $1 $18) 19... Nf8 20. Ba2 (20. h4 h6 21. Nf3 $13) 20... Na5 21. Qf3
Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Re8 23. Bf4 (23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 $14 {/=.}) 23...
Qa8 24. Be5 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 (25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Ng6 $11 (26... Rc2 $6 27. d5
$36 {[%cal Re5c3]})) 25... Nc4 26. h4 Nxe5 (26... Nxb2 27. Rde1 (27. Rg4 $5 Ng6
28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Rd2 Na4 30. d5 Nxe5 31. Rxa4 $44) 27... Nc4 $44) 27. dxe5
Red8 28. Rxd8 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Qxd8 $13 30. h5 $6 (30. Bb3 $11) 30... Qg5 $132 31.
Bc4 g6 (31... Nd7 $5 $132) 32. b3 gxh5 33. Be2 Rb1 34. Qd3 (34. Qe3 Qxe3 35.
Rxe3 $44) 34... Rc1 35. g3 Ng6 36. f4 Qe7 37. Bxh5 Qxa3 38. Ra4 (38. Qd8+ Qf8
39. Rd4 Qxd8 40. Rxd8+ Kg7 $17) 38... Qb2+ 39. Kh3 Kg7 40. Rxa7 Nxf4+ $1 41.
gxf4 Rc3 0-1

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Pontresina"]
[Date "2000.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Black "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 $6 4. d4 (4. c4 e6 5. dxe6 Bxe6 $44) (4. Bb5+
Nbd7 (4... Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. c4 e6 7. Qe2) 5. d4) 4... cxd4 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 ({
Probably better is} 5... Bd7 6. Bc4 $14) 6. Qxd4 g6 7. d6 $1 {White decided to
give back the pawn immediately and break Black's structure. A possible and
resonable approach against a doubtful opening line.} exd6 (7... a6 8. dxe7
Qxe7+ 9. Be2 $16 {/+-.}) 8. Nf3 $16 {/+-.} Qe7+ 9. Kd1 $1 $18 {After just 9
moves White has an winning position. A rare case in the chess practice.} a6 {
There is no way to save the Queen!} 10. Re1 axb5 11. Rxe7+ Bxe7 12. Bh6 Nc5 13.
Nbd2 Bd7 14. Ng5 {[%cal Rg5e4]} Rg8 (14... Ra4 15. b4 $18) 15. f3 d5 16. g4 Bc6
17. Kc2 Ra4 18. Qe5 Kd7 19. Nxf7 Re8 20. Bg5 d4 21. Bxf6 d3+ 22. Kd1 Bf8 23.
Qg5 Ne6 24. Qe3 Nf4 25. Ne5+ Kc8 26. b3 Nd5 27. Qxd3 Rf4 28. Bg5 Rxe5 29. Bxf4
Nxf4 30. Qd4 Bxf3+ 31. Kc2 Bxg4 32. Qxe5 Bf5+ 33. Ne4 Ne6 34. Rf1 1-0

[Event "World Youth Stars 3rd"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2005.05.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 (13... g6 $11
) 14. Nbd4 f6 {Black is the defending side and he still needs a lot of
accuracy before reaching complete equality. It was best to exchange knights at
once, since later taking on d4 is no longer convenient, while after taking on
c6 White breaks opponent's pawn formation.} (14... Nxd4 $142 15. Nxd4 f6 $14 {
/=}) 15. bxc3 Kf7 (15... Nxd4 16. cxd4 $16) 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qe4 Qd6 {
According to Rozentalis this is already almost a decisive mistake.} (17... Be7
18. Qxc6 (18. Be3 $5) 18... Qc8 19. Qxc8 Rhxc8 20. c4 $14) 18. Be3 $146 ({
Rozentalis won convincingly after} 18. Ra5 {but Black's play was poor.} Nd7 $6
({Here Black can improve:} 18... Be7 19. Ba3 Qd7 (19... Qe6 $2 20. Nxe5+) 20.
Bxe7 Qxe7 21. c4 $44 {White has a powerful compensation for the pawn,
nevertheless it is unclear whether it secures a real advantage, after for
instance} Qb7 {[%cal Gg7g6,Yf7g7]}) 19. Re1 $1 Be7 20. Ba3 c5 21. b4 $1 $16 {
1-0 Rozentalis,E (2570)-Lesiege,A (2584)/Montreal 2000 (30)}) 18... Nd5 (18...
Qd5 19. Ng5+ $5 (19. Qc2 $44) 19... fxg5 20. Qf5+ Kg8 21. Bxb6 $16) 19. c4 Nb4
20. Bxa7 $2 {A very bad moment to regain the pawn. It allows Black to activate
his queen very comfortably.} ({Correct was to increase the pressure and bring
the last piece into play:} 20. Rfd1 $1 Qe6 (20... Qc7 $2 21. Qf5 $18) 21. Ra5
$5 (21. Bxa7 $14) 21... Be7 22. Bd2 $1 {Creating several tactical threats,
like for instance Bxb4 followed by Rxe5 and Ng5+. Sometimes White can even
sacrifice a piece starting with Ng5+.} (22. Rda1 $44) 22... Rhd8 (22... a6 $2
23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Rxe5 $18) (22... Rad8 23. Ng5+ $5 fxg5 24. Rxe5 Qd7 25. Rxe7+
Qxe7 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Bxg5+ Ke6 28. Bxd8 $16) (22... h6 $2 23. Nxe5+ fxe5 24.
Rxe5 Qd7) 23. Qxh7) ({Also good looks} 20. c5 {[%cal Ge4b4]} Qb8 21. Qf5 {
[%cal Gf3g5]}) 20... Qd3 $1 {Now White must play accurately to keep the
position balanced.} 21. Qg4 $6 ({Better is} 21. Qxd3 Nxd3 {and although Black
needs only to develop the bishop from f8 in order to achieve advantage (a more
centralized king, target on b3 and strong knight on d3), White is in time to
create his own play:} 22. Rfd1 e4 (22... Nb4 23. Kf1 Be7 24. Ke2 $11) 23. Nd4
c5 24. Nb5 Be7 25. f3 f5 26. fxe4 fxe4 27. Ra2 $13) 21... Be7 ({There is no
point to create weaknesses with the advance} 21... h5 $6 {in view of the simple
} 22. Qh3) 22. Rad1 Qg6 23. Qd7 (23. Qxg6+ hxg6 24. Rd7 Nd3 $1 (24... Ke6 25.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Bc5+) 25. Rxd3 (25. Ne1 Ke6) 25... Rxa7 $17 {[%cal Gh8b8]})
23... Rhd8 24. Qb7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 (25... Qc2 $2 26. Rf1 {[%cal Ga7c5]}) 26.
Rf1 {White has no choice, which is a clear indicator that Black took over the
initiative.} (26. Rxd8 $4 Qb1+) (26. Ra1 Qd3 $17) 26... Kf8 $1 27. Bb6 Rd3 $17
{Besides the fact that Black is highly active, all his pieces coordonate
extremely well (and actually all the pieces and pawns are very nicely
protected).} 28. Qc8+ (28. Ba5 $142 Rxb3 29. Bxb4 Rxb4 30. Qxc6 Qd3 $17) 28...
Qe8 29. Qf5 g6 30. Qe6 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 {The endgame is very difficult for
White due to the weakness on b3.} 32. Be3 Rd3 33. Rb1 Nc2 34. Kf1 e4 ({White
is almost in zugzwang and Karjakin wants more than a large advantage after} 
34... Nxe3+ 35. Ke2 Rc3 36. fxe3 Rc2+ 37. Kf1 Bc5) 35. Ke2 Bb4 $19 36. h4 (36.
Nd2 f5 $19) 36... Kf7 37. Bd2 Na3 38. Ra1 Be7 39. Bc1 $2 (39. Be3 $17) 39...
Nc2 $19 40. Ra2 (40. Ra8 exf3+ 41. Kxd3 fxg2 $19) 40... exf3+ 41. gxf3 Nb4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4
O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Be5 14. Qd3 Bc6
(14... a6 $11 {[%cal Gd7b5]}) 15. f4 Qb6+ (15... Bf6 16. c4 Ne7 17. Nxf6+ gxf6
18. b3 Rfd8 19. Qc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. Kh3 Rd5 22. Qf3 Rd7 23. Bb2 Qxf3 24.
Rxf3 f5 25. Kg2 Nc6 26. Bf6 Nb4 27. Kf1 h5 28. Ke2 $16 {1-0 Baklan,V (2590)
-Van der Stricht,G (2375)/Gent 1999 (58)}) 16. Kh1 Bc7 17. c4 Nb4 {With this
dangerous strategy of leaving the kingside unprotected Black is walking on the
edge.} (17... Ne7 18. c5 Qb5 $13) 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Be3 Qa6 20. b3 $1 {The
throng of black pieces on the queenside secures White better prospects, who
besides the threat a2-a3 can also launch a kingside attack. Black must play
very precisely to avoid a quick loss.} ({Black is fine after the immediate} 20.
a3 Nd3 21. b3 Rd7 {For instance:} (21... Bb6 22. Rfd1) 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. Rd2 (
23. Rxd3 $2 Rxd3 24. Nc5 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Rd1+ $19) 23... Ba5 $17) 20... Bb6 (
20... Qa3 21. f5 $36 (21. Qh5 Qb2 (21... h6 22. f5 $36 Qa5 $140 23. Bxh6 $1 $18
) 22. Rae1 {[%cal Ge1e2]} g6 $1 $14 (22... Qxa2 23. Re2 Qxb3 24. Ng5 Bxg2+ 25.
Kxg2 $18 {After} Qxc4 {even} 26. f5 {is completely winning}))) (20... Nd3 21.
Rfd1 $16) 21. a3 (21. Nc5 $6 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxg2+ 23. Qxg2 Nd3 {is fine for
Black}) (21. f5 $2 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Nc2) 21... Nd3 (21... Nd5 22. Bxb6 axb6 (22...
Nxb6 $2 23. Nc5 Qa5 24. b4 $18) 23. f5 $16) 22. Rad1 (22. Rfd1 $5 Bxe4 23. Bxe4
Nc5 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qxc5 Rac8 28. Qb5 $14) 22...
Bxe4 $1 {Provoking White to win a pawn.} (22... Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Nb2 24. Rb1 Qxa3
25. Qc1 Rd4 26. Ng5 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 $18) (22... f5 23. Bxb6 (23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24.
Qxd3 fxe4 $13 25. Bxe4 $140 $2 Rd8) 23... Qxb6 (23... axb6 24. Ng5 Bxg2+ 25.
Kxg2 $18) 24. Rxd3 (24. Ng5 $2 Nf2+ $19) 24... Rxd3 25. Qxd3 fxe4 (25... Rd8
26. c5 $1) 26. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 27. Qxe4 Qxb3 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. f5 $36 (29. Qf7 Qxa3
30. Qxb7 $16) 29... Qd3 30. Kg2 $16) 23. Bxe4 Nc5 24. Bxh7+ {Wins a pawn, but
exchanges all minor pieces, after which Black will reach a draw thanks to
White's exposed king.} (24. Bc2 $142 $14 Qxa3 25. Bc1 Qb4 (25... Qa6 26. b4 Nd7
27. Bb2 Rac8 28. Bd3 $16) 26. Bd2 Qa3 27. b4 Nd7 28. Rf3 $16) 24... Kxh7 25.
Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qxc5 Rac8 28. Qb5 ({White does not win the endgame
also after} 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. f5 Qc6+ 30. Qxc6 bxc6 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Kg2 Rd3
33. Rf3 Rd2+ 34. Rf2 Rd3 35. Rb2 Rc3 {and Black must be able to achieve a draw
without problems.}) (28. Qb4 $2 Qc6+ 29. Kg1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Qf3 31. Re1 Rd8 $132
) 28... Qxa3 29. Qxb7 Rb8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {Black's control over the d-file and
White's exposed king secure enough compensation for the pawn.} 31. f5 (31. Qf3
Rb8 32. Rb1 a5 33. f5 exf5 34. Qxf5 Rxb3 $11) 31... exf5 32. Rxf5 Qc1+ 33. Kg2
Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Rxh2+ $1 {A logical end of the game. Black saves himself with a
perpetual.} 35. Kxh2 Qc2+ 36. Qg2 Qxf5 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Qxa7 Qc2+ 39. Kh3 Qf5+
40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Kh2 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCG-ch 1st"]
[Site "Kopaonik"]
[Date "2005.04.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 ({Lately White players try to
delay this advance for a while:} 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 (6... c4 7. Bc2 $13 {/+/=
}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3) 5... cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Na3 ({
Probably already here more realistic for White is to forget about ambitious
intentions and play equal positions after} 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4
$11) 9... dxc3 10. Qe2 {A line that in the best case brings White a draw.} (10.
Qxd6 exd6 11. Nb5 $11) 10... Bf5 $1 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 14.
O-O {White does not equalize after other moves:} (14. Nxa7 f6 15. Qa5 cxb2 16.
Bxb2 Nc4 17. Qc3 Nxb2 18. Nxc8 Nd3+ 19. Kf1 Qxc8 20. Ba4+ Kf7 21. Bb3+ Kg6 $17
{0-1 Penttinen,J (2366)-Timoshenko,G (2528)/Chalkidiki 2002 (43)}) (14. Nxc3 f6
15. Qg3 Qd3 16. Qxd3 Bxd3 17. Be3 Bc4 $15 {/-/+ 1/2-1/2 Vajda,L (2537)-Golubev,
M (2536)/Bucharest 2003 (29)}) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. b3 (16. Bf4 $2 f6
17. Qb8+ Rc8 18. Nc7+ Kf7 $19 {0-1 Palkovi,J (2420)-Wells,P (2495)/Budapest
1997(31)}) (16. Nxc3 $142 e6 17. Re1 Rc5 18. Qg3 Bg6 (18... f6 19. Bf4 Kf7 20.
Rad1 Qc6 21. Bd6 Rc4 22. h3 e5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qe3 a6 25. Rd2 $15 {1/2-1/2
Vajda,L (2459)-Rogozenko,D (2562)/Bucharest 2000 (56)}) 19. Bf4 Be7 (19... Qd3
$5) 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Be3 Rc4 22. Qb8+ Qc8 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Bxa7 $11) 16...
Rc8 (16... f6 $1 17. Qg3 ({White is also struggling to survive after} 17. Nd6+
Qxd6 18. Qxd6 exd6 19. bxc4 Kd7 {although this is better than the retreat of
the queen to g3, after which Black is close to winning.}) 17... Rg4 18. Qb8+
Kf7 19. Nxc3 Qc6 (19... Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Bh3+ 21. Kh1 (21. Kg1 e5 $19) 21... Bxf1
$19) 20. f3 e5 $1 21. Be3 Qxc3 $19 {0-1 Jeric,S (2305)-Sebenik,M (2440)/Kranj
2004/ (32)}) 17. Re1 e6 18. Nxa7 Rc5 19. Qb8+ Qd8 20. Qxb7 Qd5 21. Qb6 $146 (
21. Qb8+ Qd8 22. Qb4 Qa5 23. Qb7 Qc7 24. Qa8+ Qd8 25. Qxd8+ $2 Kxd8 26. a4 c2
27. a5 Kc7 28. b4 Rd5 29. b5 Kb7 30. Be3 Bc5 $19 {0-1 Vajda,L (2539)-Horvath,A
(2464)/Budapest 2002 (49)}) 21... Qd8 22. Qa6 $2 (22. Qb7 $11) 22... Bd3 23.
Qa4+ Qd7 24. Qg4 (24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {[%csl Ra7]} 25. a4 (25. Be3 Rd5 26. Rec1 c2
$19) 25... Ra5 26. Nb5 Bxb5 27. Re5 $1 Bd6 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. axb5 Rb8 30. Ra7+
Ke8 $19) 24... Qxa7 $19 25. Be3 Qd7 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. b4 (27. Qxg7 Bd4 28. Qg3
c2 29. Rac1 Bb2 $19) 27... Ba7 28. Qxg7 Bd4 29. Qg3 c2 30. Rac1 Bb2 31. Rcd1
cxd1=Q 32. Rxd1 Qb5 $19 33. Rxd3 Be5 34. Qe3 Qxb4 35. Rb3 Qd6 36. Rd3 Qb4 37.
Rb3 Qd6 38. Rd3 Qc7 39. Qg5 h6 40. Qg4 Bxh2+ 41. Kh1 Bf4 42. g3 Be5 43. Qa4+
Kf8 44. Qb4+ Kg7 45. Qg4+ Kh7 46. Qe4+ f5 47. Qa4 Rd8 48. Re3 Bd4 49. Rxe6 Bxf2
50. Qa3 Qxg3 0-1

[Event "NED-ch62"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "2007.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Spoelman, Wouter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 Bxf3 8.
Qb3 Na5 9. Qb5+ Qd7 10. Nxf3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 e6 {A variation which
rightly is considered equal by theory. In the Alapin Sicilian Sergey Tiviakov
often goes to positions where he is happy even with a minor initiative and
then exploits mistakes by his opponents . The present game is no exception.}
13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Nd5 {It is not clear why should Black voluntarily leave
the kingside with the knight.} ({Better is the approved} 14... Be7 {and if} 15.
Rd1 {then} Qd5 $11 {One example:} 16. Bxf6 (16. Nf3 Qa5 17. O-O O-O $11) 16...
Bxf6 17. Qb5+ Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Ke7 19. Ke2 Rc5 20. Nd6 Be5 $1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Peptan,
C (2479)-Zhu Chen (2509)/Bled 2002 (51)}) 15. Rd1 h6 {Again Black shows
negligence. There was no need to make any weaknesses on the kingside.} 16. Bh4
Bc5 {Continuing the same provocative play.} (16... Be7 {was possible, since
White achieves little by} 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qb5+ Qd7) 17. Nf3 b5 (17... O-O $2
18. c4 $18) 18. Ne5 Qb7 {In spite of his activity, White cannot achieve
anything concrete.} 19. Qf3 ({White had at his disposal the attractive
sacrifice} 19. Qg4 O-O 20. Rxd5 $5 {For instance:} Qxd5 (20... exd5 $2 21. Bf6
g6 22. Nxg6 $18) 21. Bf6 g6 (21... g5 22. h4 Qxa2 23. O-O $18) 22. Nxg6 {
This is not the end yet:} Bxf2+ $1 23. Ke2 (23. Kxf2 Qd2+ 24. Kg3 Qd3+ $19 {
[%cal Gd3g6]}) 23... Qc4+ 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Nxf8 Kxf8 26. Rd1 $1 (26. Kxf2 Rf4+
$11) 26... Bb6 27. Kf3 $14 {The problem with this variation is that during the
game White must also calculate moves like 20...h5 and 20...f5, which is a
highly difficult task. If something doesn't work, then White might end up with
the worse position and no time. Therefore Tiviakov simply increases the
pressure.}) 19... O-O 20. O-O a5 21. Rfe1 {The position is close to equal, but
Black must always watch out for different tactical ideas from White. To put it
differently: in order to prove equality Black still needs a lot of accuracy.}
Bd6 22. Ng4 (22. Rd4 $5) 22... Qc7 23. Kh1 b4 24. Nxh6+ $5 (24. Rd4 {brings
nothing. Black takes on c3} bxc3 {and after} 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Rg4+ Kh7 27.
Bf6 Nxf6 28. Qxf6 {defends with the simple} Rg8 $19) ({There is also no time
for} 24. Re4 bxc3 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Rxd5 {in view of} c2 (26... exd5 27. Rg4+
$18) 27. Rg4+ Kh7 28. Qd3+ f5 $19) 24... gxh6 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Qg4+ Kh7 27.
Qf5+ Kg8 28. Bf6 ({Objectively correct is} 28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ {with a draw.}
) 28... Bf4 $2 ({After} 28... Qc4 $1 {(taking control over square g4)} 29. Bd4
{Black has} Be7 $1 {The only move, but enough for a successful defense:} 30.
Qg4+ (30. Rxe7 $4 Qf1#) (30. h4) (30. Qe5 f6 31. Qxe7 $140 Rfe8 $19) 30... Bg5
31. h4 Rfe8 $1 $17 ({Not bad is also} 31... bxc3 32. hxg5 ({there is no time
for} 32. bxc3 Rfe8 {and White is in troubles:} 33. Re3 (33. Rg1 Re4 $19) (33.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. hxg5 Qe2 35. f3 (35. Qg3 $2 Qh5+ $19) (35. Qh4 Qxa2 $19 {
[%cal Ga2b1,Gb1h7,Gb1g6]}) 35... Qe6) 33... Rxe3 34. fxe3 Rb8 35. hxg5 Qc6 36.
gxh6+ (36. Qf4 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 Qg6 $19) 36... Qg6 $19) 32... Rc6 $17 {[%cal Gc6g6]
}) (31... Qd3 {is weaker:} 32. hxg5 Qg6 33. Re5 $1 $36)) 29. Qg4+ Bg5 30. Re5
$1 {Black must have missed this nice resource.} Rfd8 $2 ({More tenacious is} 
30... Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Rfe8 {although White should win after} 32. g3 $18) 31. Bxg5
{It looks like there was mutual time-trouble.} ({After} 31. Rxg5+ $1 hxg5 {
both 32.Qh3! and 32.Qh5! lead to immediate mate}) 31... Qd7 $2 (31... Qc4 {
still defends:} 32. Qxc4 ({or} 32. Bf4+ Kh8 33. h3 Rg8 $13) 32... dxc4 33. Bxd8
Rxd8 {and Black must be able to achieve a draw.}) 32. Qg3 $18 hxg5 33. Qxg5+
Kh7 34. Qf6 Qg4 35. Qxf7+ Kh6 36. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.25"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 h5 14. h3 Qe2
({safer is} 14... Qc4) 15. Be3 Qxb2 16. Nd2 Rxd2 17. Rab1 Qc2 (17... Qxc3 18.
Bxd2 Qxd2 19. Rfd1 $36 {It is in White's favour the including of the moves h3,
h5 here. Without these moves Black would be better, but now White has a strong
initiative. For instance:} Qa5 20. Qg3 $18 {Unlike in the position without the
moves h3, h5, here Black cannot play 20. ... f6 in view of 21.Qg6 mate!}) 18.
Rfc1 Qd3 19. Bxd2 Qxd2 20. Rd1 Qe2 21. Qg3 e5 22. Re1 h4 23. Qh2 Qc4 $2 (23...
Qxa2 24. Qxe5+ Kd7 25. Rbd1+ Kc8 (25... Kc6 26. Qe8+ Kc7 27. Qd8+ Kc6 28. Re8
Qa3 29. c4 $16) 26. Qe8+ Kc7 27. Rd8 $16) 24. Qxe5+ Kd7 25. Red1+ Kc6 26. Qe8+
Kc5 27. Qe3+ Kc6 28. Rxb6+ Kc7 (28... axb6 29. Qe8+ Kc5 30. Qc8+ Kb5 31. Rb1+
$18) 29. Rbb1 Bc5 30. Qe5+ Kc6 31. Qf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 Nxc3
$5 {By changing the pawn structure Black tries to organize his play on the c
and d files. This move is more ambitious than the alternative 14. ... Nf6.} (
14... Nf6 15. a3 b6 {leads to equal positions.}) 15. bxc3 Bf6 16. a4 {Amazing
that this move was first played in a computer game.} (16. Bd3 b6 (16... b5 17.
a4 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Bd7 19. Qa3 Be7 20. Qa2 a5 21. Rfd1 Qc8 22. Qb1 h6 23. c4 a4
24. d5 $36 {0-1 Chekhov,V-Korneev,O/Moscow 1996 (48)}) 17. Nd2 (17. Rb1 $5)
17... Bb7 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qe2 e5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Podlesnik,B/
Ljubljana 1999 (58)}) 16... Bd7 (16... b6 17. Rb1 Na5 (17... Bb7 $2 18. Qb3)
18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]}) 17. c4 (17. Rb1 Na5 18. Ne5 Rc8 19.
Qc2 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Bc6 21. Bd3 g6 22. Rfe1 Bd5 23. Bf4 Qe7 24. Qc1 Rc6 25. Qb2
Rfc8 26. Rbc1 Nc4 27. Qe2 Qa3 28. Bh6 Qd6 29. f3 Qd8 30. Ra1 Na5 31. Qe5 f6 32.
Qg3 Kh8 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Qxg6 Qe7 35. Qh5 Qh7 36. Qh4 Qg6 37. Re3 Nb3 38. Rd1
Kg8 39. Rdd3 Nc1 40. Rd1 Na2 41. c4 Rxc4 42. a5 Nc3 43. Rd2 Nb5 44. Re1 Bxf3
45. Be3 Rc1 46. Kh1 Bd5 47. Rg1 {0-1 Shredder 4-Nimzo 7.32/Cadaques ESP 2000})
17... Rc8 18. c5 $5 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6] Taking control over b6 and d6 squares and
fixing b7 pawn.} Nb4 19. Bd6 (19. Rb1 a5) 19... Be7 (19... Re8 20. Ne5 {
[%cal Re2f3]} Nc6 21. Bf3 $14) 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ne5 (21. Rb1 $5 a5 22. Ne5 $13
) 21... Nc6 22. Nc4 Qf6 23. Nd6 Nxd4 $1 (23... Rc7 24. Rc4 $14 (24. Bf3)) 24.
Nxc8 Bxa4 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Qd3 {I guess in the game 26.Qd2 was played.} (26.
Qd2 Nxe2+ (26... Nb3 $2 27. Qb4 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 $18)) 26... Nxe2+ (26... Bb5 $19)
27. Qxe2 Qxe7 (27... Bb5 28. Qf3 Qxe7 29. Rfd1 $11) 28. Qe5 f6 $6 (28... Rd8
$11) 29. Qd6 Qf7 (29... Qxd6 $6 30. cxd6 Rd8 31. Rc7 (31. Rfe1 e5 32. f4 h6 $1
(32... exf4 $2 33. d7 $18)) 31... h6 32. Rxb7 Rxd6 33. Rc1 e5 $14 {[%csl Rg7,
Rh8]}) 30. Rfe1 Re8 31. Rc3 Bc6 {Although Black has very good material
compensation for the exchange, White is not worse thanks to his space
advantage and beter control over dark squares (first of all d6).} 32. f4 Bd5
33. Rd3 (33. f5 $6 exf5 (33... e5 34. Rd3 Bc6 $13)) 33... f5 34. g4 $2 (34. h3
$11) 34... Be4 (34... fxg4 $142 $17 35. f5 Rf8 $1 $19) 35. Qd7 Qxd7 (35... Re7
$2 36. Qc8+ Re8 37. Rd8 Rxd8 38. Qxd8+ Qg8 39. Qc7 Bd5 40. Rd1 fxg4 41. c6 $1
bxc6 42. Rb1 $18) 36. Rxd7 Bc6 37. Rd6 fxg4 38. f5 (38. Rexe6 Rf8 39. Re7 Kg8
40. Rc7 Rxf4 41. Re6 $132 {[%cal Re6e7]}) 38... e5 39. Re6 Rd8 (39... Rf8 40.
R1xe5 a5 41. Re7 h6 (41... a4 42. f6 gxf6 43. Rh5 $11) 42. Rc7 a4 43. Ree7 Rxf5
44. Rxg7 $11) 40. R1xe5 $11 a5 41. Re7 a4 42. f6 gxf6 43. Rh5 Kg8 44. Rhxh7 Ra8
45. Rhg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 11th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Flores, Diego"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2358"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bd3 dxe5 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 exd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Rc1
Qd8 15. Re4 a6 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. Rh4 Bd7 18. Bg5 g6 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
Qg4 Bb5 $6 (21... Rfc8 $142) 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Qg7 25.
Qxe6+ Rf7 $2 (25... Qf7 26. Rg4+ Kh7) 26. Rg4 Bc6 27. Re1 Nf6 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7
29. Re5 (29. Qf5 $16) 29... Rd8 30. Rg5+ Kf8 31. h3 $2 (31. Qe5 Rd5 32. Qb8+
Ke7 33. Qf4 $14) 31... Rxd4 32. Rf5 $4 (32. Rg6 {[%cal Rg6h6] keeping
attacking chances. Black must be better, but there is still a lot of play.})
32... Bd7 {now it's over.} 33. Qe5 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Bxf5 35. Qxf5 Rd5 $19 36. Qf4
Ne8 37. Qh6+ Ke7 38. Qb6 Nd6 39. Qc7+ Ke6 40. Qc2 b5 41. g3 Nc4 42. h4 Rxf2+
0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2000.03.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 $1 {First
met in the game Palkovi-Wells/Budapest 1997} (13... f6 14. Nc7+ Kd8 {is
considered to be the main line.}) 14. O-O Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nxc3 e6 17. Re1
Rc5 18. Qg3 f6 $146 ({There is nothing wrong with the move I played in my
previous game against the same opponent, I just thought that 18. ... f6 had
more chances for an advantage.} 18... Bg6 {Vajda-Rogozenko, Iasi ROM (ch), 1999
}) 19. Bf4 $8 (19. Be3 Bd6 $1 $17) 19... Kf7 (19... Rc8 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Ne2 $1
$44) 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Bd6 {White is a pawn down and he has to play very
creative in order to prove his compensation. In my opinion Black is slightly
better, but White's initiative might be enough for equality.} (21. Rd8 Rg8 22.
Red1 Be7 23. Rxg8 Kxg8 24. Bh6 Bg6 $17) 21... Rc4 (21... Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qc7 23.
Red1 e5 24. Qf3 $44) 22. h3 (22. Bxf8 Rg4 $1 23. Rd6 (23. Qh3 Rg6 $19) 23...
Rxg3 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. hxg3 Rxf8 $19) 22... e5 23. Bxf8 (23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Qxe5
Rc5 $1 $19) 23... Rxf8 24. Qe3 a6 25. Rd2 $44 {<->d.} Rc8 26. Red1 Rc7 27. Rd5
(27. Rd6 $142 Qc5 28. Qf3 Rf4 29. Qh5+ Bg6 30. Qe2 $44) 27... Rd7 28. Rxd7+ $1
Bxd7 29. Qd3 Rd4 30. Qxh7 Rxd1+ 31. Nxd1 $15 {White succeeded to regain his
pawn back and now Black is a bit more active, but probably nothing real.} f5 (
31... Qc1 32. Qd3 $15) 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Qg5 Be6 34. Nc3 Qd6 35. a3 b5 36. Qg6
Qc6 37. g4 Bd7 38. gxf5 Qxg6+ 39. fxg6 Bxh3 40. Nd5 $11 Kf8 41. Nb4 Ke7 42.
Nxa6 Kd6 43. f3 Bf5 44. Kf2 Bxg6 45. Ke3 Bf5 46. Nb4 Be6 47. Nd3 Bb3 48. Nc1
Bd1 49. Na2 Bc2 50. Kd2 Bg6 51. b3 Bf7 52. Nc1 Bd5 53. Ke3 g5 54. a4 b4 55. Nd3
Bxb3 56. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kalezic, Blazo"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Qd7 12. Nxc6 {The whole line leads to
equal positions.} Qxd1 (12... Qxc6 {In my opinion this is a bit more precise,
with complete equality.} 13. Qe2 e6 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17.
Nxg5 h6 18. Nf3 O-O 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Ne5 Qc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Blatny,P-De Firmian,
N/Chicago 1995 (56)}) 13. Rxd1 bxc6 14. a4 e5 (14... e6 15. a5 Nd5 16. Nd2 Be7
17. Nc4 f6 $14 {/=.} 18. Be3 a6 19. Kf1 Kf7 $11 {0-1 Strikovic,A-Diaz,J/Novi
Sad 1990 (39)}) 15. a5 Nd5 16. Nd2 O-O-O 17. Nc4 $14 {/=} f6 {The position is
probably equal here too, but White can try to create something due to his
superior pawn structure.} 18. Be3 Rd7 (18... Nxe3 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. fxe3 Kc7
21. e4 Bc5+ 22. Kf1 $14) 19. a6 Be7 20. Na5 (20. Kf1) 20... Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rhd8
22. Rxd7 Kxd7 23. Kf2 (23. Rd1+ $6 Kc7 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Nc4 c5 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Rc7c6,Rc6b5]}) 23... Kc7 24. Ke2 e4 25. Ra4 f5 26. Rc4 c5 27. Ra4 Kb6 28.
Ra1 Kb5 29. c4+ Kb6 30. Nb3 Rb8 31. Na5 Rd8 32. Nb3 Kc7 33. Ra5 Rb8 34. Nxc5
Rxb2+ 35. Kf1 g6 36. Ne6+ Kb6 37. Rd5 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Rb2+ 39. Kg3 {[%mdl 8192]}
Rc2 $4 (39... Kxa6 40. Rd7 (40. c5 Kb5 41. Rd7 (41. Nd4+ Kc4 42. c6 Kxd5 43. c7
Bd6+ $19) (41. h3 Kc6 $19) 41... Bxc5 42. Rd5 Kc6 43. Rxc5+ Kd6 {and White is
probably lost in Rook endgame.}) 40... Rb7 $17) 40. Rb5+ (40. Rb5+ Kc6 (40...
Kxa6 41. Nc7#) 41. Nd4+ {[%csl Rc2,Rc6]}) 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2000.03.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Szabo, Gergely Andras"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qxd6 $5 {Although played rarely, it's probably not worse
than the existing alternatives.} (10. Nb5 Qxd1+ $11) (10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 14. O-O Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nxc3 e6 17. Re1 Rc5 18.
Qg3 f6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vajda,L-Rogozenko,D/Bucharest 2000/(56)}) 10... exd6 11.
Nb5 Rb8 12. bxc3 $1 (12. Ng5 Ne5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nxc3 Be7 $15 {0-1 Blatny,
P-Wells,P/Austria 1999/ (70)}) 12... a6 13. Be3 (13. Nc7+ $2 Kd8 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Be6 $15) 13... Na8 $5 (13... axb5 $142 14. Bxb6 Be7 $13 15. O-O-O (15.
O-O O-O 16. Rfe1 Bf6 $11) 15... Be6 $1 16. Rhe1 (16. Bc7 Ra8) (16. Bxe6 fxe6
17. Bc7 Ra8 $17) (16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 O-O 18. Rhe1 d5 $15) 16... Ra8 (16...
Kd7 $5) 17. Kb2 Ra6 $15) 14. Nbd4 (14. Ng5 Be6 (14... axb5 15. Nxf7 $11) 15.
Nd4 Bxb3 16. axb3 Nc7 17. O-O-O Be7 18. Nf5 O-O $11) 14... Nc7 (14... Be7 15.
O-O-O O-O 16. Rhe1 Bg4 (16... Bd7 17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20.
Bxd6 $11) 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bf4 Bxf3 (18... Rb7 19. Bxd6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $16) 19.
gxf3 Rbe8 20. Kc2 $1 $44) 15. O-O-O Na5 16. Rhe1 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 $44 Be7 18. Bf4
Ne6 19. Bg3 g6 20. c4 $1 {White has a very good compensation and only here I
realized the danger.} (20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Ke7 $11) 20... O-O
21. c5 Nxd4 (21... dxc5 $2 22. Nc6 $1 (22. Bxb8 cxd4 $13) 22... bxc6 23. Bxb8
$18) 22. Rxd4 (22. Nxd4 Bg5+ 23. Kb2 (23. f4 Bh6 24. cxd6 Rd8 25. Nf3 Bf8 $17)
23... Rd8 24. Bxd6 Ra8 25. Bc7 Rf8 $14) 22... Be6 23. cxd6 Bf6 24. Be5 Rbc8+ $2
$138 {Typical mistake in time trouble. Actually this unnecessary check is the
decisive mistake.} (24... Bxe5 25. Nxe5 (25. Rxe5 Bxb3 26. Re7 $13 a5 (26... h6
27. Ne5 Be6 28. Nxg6 $16) 27. Kb2 a4 28. Nd2 $14) 25... Rbc8+ 26. Kb2 Rfd8 $14)
25. Kb2 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 $1 Rfd8 (26... h6 27. d7 $1 Rcd8 28. Rd6 $1 Bg4 29. Re7
$16) 27. Ng5 Bf5 28. Re7 $18 Rc2+ 29. Ka3 Rxf2 30. Nxf7 Rb8 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32.
Rf7+ Ke8 33. d7+ 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2000.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O dxe5 12. Ng5 Bb7 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh3 Be7
15. Rae1 $36 {The whole line looks very suspicious for Black and White scored
a lot of wins in the practice. This game is no exception.} a6 $2 {Black has a
very dangerous position and there is simply no time for such moves.} (15... Bd5
16. a4 exd4 17. c4 Bxc4 18. Rc1 Ne5 19. Bf4 Bxg5 20. Rxc4 Qxc4 21. Bxe5 Qc3 22.
Bxh8 Ke7 23. Be5 Rc8 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. h4 Qa5 26. Bb5 {1-0 Kroeze,F-De Boer,S/
Enschede 1998 (26)}) (15... Rf8 16. Qxh7 O-O-O 17. Nxf7 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nf6 19.
Qh3 Qc6+ 20. Be4 Nxe4 21. Nxe5 Qd5 22. c4 {1-0 Jonkman,H-Taylor,P/London 1999/
EXT 2000 (22)}) 16. f4 $1 {All this was played before and it proved to be bad.}
exd4 $2 (16... Bxg5 17. fxg5 {is better than the text, but the following
copmuter-like game (from Black's side) shows that material is quite often not
the major factor in chess.} Qd6 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd5 20. Rh4 Qxa2 21. Be3
Qd5 22. dxe5 a5 23. Rd4 Qb7 24. Bc1 Nxe5 25. Qh6 f5 26. gxf6 Nf7 27. Qg7 Rd8
28. Re1 Rxd4 29. Rxe6+ Kd8 30. cxd4 Qd7 31. Re7 Qxd4+ 32. Be3 Qb4 33. h3 {
1-0 Balinov,I-Kummer,H/Oberwart 1997}) 17. Nxf7 $1 dxc3 18. Qxe6 Nc5 19. Qf6
Rf8 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Nxb7+ Nxb7 22. Qxc3 $18 Qxc3 23. Bxc3 Nc5 24. Bc4 Bf6 25.
Bd2 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Ra7 27. g4 Re7 28. f5 gxf5 29. Bh6 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. Rd1
Re4 32. Bg7 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt 1.4"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qxd6 exd6 11. Nb5 {This interesting possibility (10.Qxd6
and 11.Nb5) gained some popularity recently. White certainly has some
compensation for the pawn, but with an accurate play Black should face no
problems. In my opinion the position is about equal.} Rb8 12. bxc3 Be6 $5 $146
(12... a6 13. Be3 Na8 (13... axb5 14. Bxb6 Be7 $11) 14. Nbd4 Nc7 15. O-O-O $44
{1-0 Szabo,G-Rogozenko,D/Bucharest 2000 (32)}) 13. Be3 (13. Bf4 $142 $5 Rd8 14.
O-O-O d5 15. Rhe1 Be7 (15... Bc5 16. Nc7+ Kd7 17. Ng5 $36) 16. Bc7 (16. Nc7+
Kd7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5+ (19. c4 $5) 19... Kc8 $11) 16... Rd7
17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nxd5 Bc5 $11) 13...
Be7 14. Nfd4 (14. Nxa7 Nd5 $15 (14... Nc4 $5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bf4 Na5 $1)) (
14. O-O-O Nc4 $15) 14... Bc4 $15 15. O-O-O (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nxa7 Kd7 17. Bxb6
Bxb3 18. axb3 Rxb6 $19) 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. Bf4 $6 {Only improving the
position of black Rook. By playing Bf4 White admits his failure in the opening
(Bc1-e3-f4 is not impressive at all).} (17. Nf5 $142 Ba3+ 18. Kc2 O-O 19. Bd4
f6 20. Ne3 {And White wins the pawn back.}) 17... Rc8 $17 18. Rhe1 Kd7 19. Bc2
(19. Nf5 Bf6 $17) 19... Ba3+ 20. Kb1 g6 21. Nf3 f6 22. h4 {Black is a pawn up,
but his task is not very easy, since the opponent has active pieces.} Rc5 $1 {
[%csl Ra2][%cal Rc5a5]} 23. Nd4 Ra5 24. Bb3 Rc8 25. Re6 $6 (25. Re3 $142 $17)
25... Na4 26. Bxa4+ Rxa4 27. Rxf6 Rf8 $1 (27... Bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Be7+ 29. Kb3
Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxf6 31. Rxd5+ Ke6 32. Rd6+ $1 (32. c4 $2 Bxh4 $17) (32. Rd3 Bxh4
$17) 32... Ke7 (32... Kf5 33. c4 Bxh4 34. Be3 $15) 33. Rd3 Bxh4 $140 34. Rh3
$15) 28. Rxf8 Bxf8 29. Rd2 Ra3 {White succeeded to reestablish materual
equality, but Black has a substantial advantage thanks to his activity and
Bishop pair. Especially weak is a2-pawn.} 30. Rb2 b6 31. Nb3 Bg7 32. Kc2 Bf6
33. g3 Ke6 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2]} 34. Be3 Kf5 35. f3 Be2 36. g4+ Ke6 37. g5 Bg7 38.
Bd4 Kf7 (38... Be5 39. f4 $1 Bxf4 (39... Bc7 40. Bf6 Bc4 41. Nd4+ Kd7 42. Be5
$15) 40. Bxb6 axb6 41. Nd4+ Ke5 42. Nxe2 Be3 $17) 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Kd2 (40. f4
Bc4 41. Kd2 Kf7 {-game.}) 40... Bc4 (40... Bxf3 41. Ke3 Be4 $17) 41. Ke3 Kf7
42. f4 Ke6 43. Nd4+ Kd6 44. Nb3 {White's problem is that due to the weakness
on a2 he is forced to stay passive.} a5 45. Kd4 Ra4 46. Ke3 Bxb3 $5 47. axb3
Re4+ 48. Kf3 Ke6 49. Kg4 (49. Rd2 b5 $17 {[%cal Ra5a4]}) (49. Ra2 $142 Kf5 (
49... Re1 $17) 50. Ra4 Re1 51. Rd4 Ke6 52. c4 dxc4 53. Rxc4 Kd5 54. Rc7 $132)
49... Re3 50. Rc2 Re1 51. h5 $2 (51. c4 Rg1+ 52. Kf3 Rb1 $17) 51... gxh5+ 52.
Kxh5 Kf5 $19 53. Rh2 (53. Kh6 Rh1+ 54. Kg7 Kxf4 $19) 53... Kxf4 54. Kh6 Re6+
55. Kh5 Re3 56. Kh6 Rxc3 57. Rh4+ Kf5 58. Rh5 Kg4 59. Rh1 Rc6+ 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT poule basse"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.10"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Crut, Aurelien"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 "Bordeaux"]
[BlackTeam "Nancy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 {
Another possibility is to keep the knight on d5 and continue development with
7...Nc6.} 8. Bd3 dxe5 {More common is 8...Nc6.} 9. dxe5 Na6 {A rare move,
successfully played by Nigel Short once.} (9... N8d7 10. Qe2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd5
12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 Be7 14. Nd4 Qb6 $1 15. Qg4 g6 16. b4 Na4 17. Re1 Rc8 18. Bb3
h5 19. Qd1 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Qxd4 $19 {0-1 Potkin,V-Chuchelov,V/Istanbul 2003 (33)}
) 10. O-O (10. Qe2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd5 {leads to the above-given game.}) 10... Nc5
11. Bc2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd5 (12... Bd7 $142 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. a4 $6 a5 15. Nd4 Be7
16. Nb3 Nc4 17. Re1 O-O 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Re4 Bb4 $17 {0-1 Shaw,J-Short,N/
Catalan Bay 2003 (51)}) 13. a3 Bd7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 {Black neglects the kingside
development and will soon pay the price for it.} (14... Be7 15. Ne4 O-O $11)
15. Ne4 Ba4 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bc6 17. Nd4 $14) 16. Bxa4+ Nxa4 17. Be3 $1 {
A highly interesting idea. The knight on d5 is very strong, so White doesn't
mind to break the pawn structure in order to trade it.} b6 (17... Nxe3 $142 18.
fxe3 Be7 (18... Nxb2 19. Rdb1 Nc4 20. Rxb7 $36) 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 O-O {
although here White is clearly better thanks to his strong passed d-pawn.}) 18.
Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nxe3 {This runs into an unexpected reply. On the other hand
the position was difficult for Black anyway.} (19... Nxb2 20. Rc8+ Kd7 21. Ra8
$16) (19... Kd7 20. Bd4 {[%cal Gb2b3]} h6 21. b3 Nc5 (21... Bxa3 22. Ra1 Nc5
23. Rxa3 Nxe4 24. Rxa7+ Kc6 25. Rxf7 $18) 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5+ bxc5 24. Rxc5
$16) 20. Rc8+ $1 Kd7 21. Ra8 $16 Nxb2 (21... a5 22. fxe3 Nxb2 23. Nfg5 (23. Nd4
Nc4 24. Ra7+ Kc8 25. Nc6 b5 26. Kf2 $44) 23... Nc4 24. Nxf7 Rg8 25. a4 Nxe3 26.
Kf2 $44) 22. fxe3 Nd1 $2 (22... a5 {- 21...a5.}) 23. Nd4 $1 $18 Nxe3 24. Rxa7+
Kc8 25. Nd6+ (25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. exd6 {[%cal Ga7c7,Rd4c6] and unavoidable mate
in three.}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8
15. Nf3 (15. O-O-O Be6 16. Nf3 {is worse, because white king is exposed on the
queenside.} Rc8 $132) 15... Bd7 $5 {An interesting attempt to improve over the
main lines.} (15... Be6 16. O-O $44 {is the main line. White gets sufficient
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 16. Qd3 Na4 $146 (16... Qf6 17. Bxb6
axb6 18. O-O Bc6 19. Nb5 Bf4 20. Nbd4 {and White also had some positional
compensation in Rakow,T-Gara,A/Hamburg 1997.}) 17. Nxa4 Bxa4 18. O-O Qd7 19.
Nd4 {White has enough compensation for the pawn thanks to the strong square d4
at his disposal and Black's problem with the king.} f6 20. Rfe1 Kf7 21. Nf5 Bf8
22. Bf4 Bc6 23. Nd4 {This is a recognition that White "just holds". As long as
White blockades the d-pawn, there is little Black can do, since he cannot
activate his light-squared bishop.} (23. Re3 d4 $5 {Using the fact that White
took away the piece from d4, Black activates his} (23... g5 24. Bg3 h5 {
is another aggressive alternative.}) 24. Nxd4 (24. Rh3 Qd5) ({White cannot
sacrifice a piece, since after} 24. Qxd4 Qxf5 25. Qc4+ {Black can cover the
diagonal with 25...Bd5 or 25...Qd5.}) 24... Rd8 25. Qb3+ Bd5 26. Qc2 b6 $1 {
[%cal Gf8c5]} (26... g6 27. Rd1 (27. Rae1 Bb4 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. Qe2 Rhe8 $11)
27... Qg4 (27... Bg7 28. Ne6 $1) 28. Bg3 Rc8 29. Qd3 $1 (29. Qa4 Rc4 30. Qe8+
Kg7 $15 {[%csl Rd1,Rd4]}) (29. Qd2 Bb4) (29. Qb1 Bc5 30. h3 Qh5 $15) 29... Bc4
30. Qb1 Rd8 (30... Bc5 31. Re4 $36) 31. Qc2 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Qxd4 33. Re4 $16) 27.
Rd1 Qg4 28. Bg3 Bc5 29. Red3 Rhe8 {and Black sucessfully brings all his pieces
into play.}) 23... Bb4 24. Re2 (24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Qxd2 Rhe8 26. Qd3 Kg8 {
again, White has same positional compensation thanks to the passivity of
Black's bishop.}) 24... Rac8 25. a3 Bc5 26. Rae1 (26. Nb3 $2 Bb5) 26... Bxd4
27. Qxd4 a6 28. Bd2 (28. Qd3 Rce8 $15) 28... Rhe8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Rxe8 Qxe8
31. Be3 {Neither side can achieve anything. For White is enough to keep a
blockade on d4. His position is not worse.} Qe6 32. f3 Qf5 33. Qd2 g5 34. Bd4
Qb1+ 35. Kf2 h5 36. h4 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 1st"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Charbonneau, Pascal"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2000.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 {An aggressive line, in which White sacrifices temporarily a pawn
for quick development. However the practice has shown that Black is out of
danger. Actually it is White who can get in troubles at one point.} Na5 10. Nc3
Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 (12. Bg5 Be7 13. Rd1 exd5 {is okay for Black.}) 12...
exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8 15. O-O-O (15. Rd1 {On the queenside the
position of white King offers Black additional tactical possibilities, so I
think that the plan withcastle short is at least not worse than 15.0-0-0.} Be6
16. Nf3 Qe8 17. O-O Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Be7 19. b3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Mukhametov,E-Makarov,
M/Omsk 1996/ (41)}) 15... Be6 16. Nf3 (16. f4 Bxe5 17. fxe5 h6 $11 {/=/+ 0-1
Van der Werf,M-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 1995/ (71)}) 16... Rc8 17. Kb1 h6 $5
$146 {This move is almost in all cases necessary, so why not to make it now?
Still I think 17. ... Nc4 which leads to a pleasant endgame for Black is
better, cause in the game White could play stronger.} (17... Nc4 18. Nxd5 a6
19. Qb3 Qa5 20. Bb6 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Qxb6 22. Nxb6 Rc6 23. Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,
D-Jelen,I/Ljubljana 1997}) (17... Rc6 $13 {0-1 Sermek,D-Sveshnikov,E/Bled 1996/
(38)}) 18. Rhe1 (18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Nxd5 Bc5 $11 {/=/+.}) 18...
Kg8 (18... Nc4 $5 19. Nxd5 a6 20. Qb3 Bf5+ 21. Ka1 Bc2 $5 22. Qxb7 $1 (22. Qxc2
Nxe3 23. Qxc8 Qxc8 24. Rxe3 g6 $17) 22... Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Qe8 (
24... g6 25. Nb6 $36) 25. Qxa6 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 $13) 19. Nd4 ({White missed a
good chance to get the initiative in the endgame:} 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Nd4 $1 (21. Nxd5 Bc5 $15)) 19... Nc4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxa7 $2 (21. Bd4 $1
$13) 21... Be5 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Qf6 $132 {Suddenly even without the Rook
on h8 Black develops a strong initiative. The King on b1 is a good target and
the pieces lack cooperation; White is in deep troubles already.} 24. Qd7 {
Only helps Black, cause the Queen is on a vulnerable position too. But
difficult to indicate a good way for White anyway.} Kh7 $19 25. Rg4 Nd2+ (25...
Rhd8 26. Qxe6 Re8 $19) (25... Qf5+ 26. Ne4 Qe5 $19) 26. Kc2 Ne4 27. Kb1 Nc5 (
27... Nc5 28. Qb5 Qf5+ 29. Ka1 Qxg4) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 (6. Bd3 {is the
alternative.}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 (10. a3) (
10. Bg5) 10... Qd8 (10... Qb8 $6 11. g3 $36) 11. Bf4 (11. Ne5 {Is a another
logical move, preparing Bf3. However, the practice has proved that Black is
okay after that too.}) 11... Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O {Now we have the main
position of this line. White tried different moves looking for the optimal
plan, but each time Black succeeded to find a way to neutralize it, although
in many games Black faced serious problems. This game is a good example of
playing such positions.} 14. Rc1 (14. Qb3 {The move first tried by Sveshnikov
caused B;ack some problems at the beginning.} Nf6 $1 {After this reply Black
is doing fine, preparing b5 and Nb7. The Queen on b3 will give Black a tempo
for creating his play on the queenside (Na5).}) 14... Nf6 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3
Bf6 $11 {is a possible alternative.}) 15. a3 (15. h3 $6 {Against Nh5, but as
the practice has shown, Nh5 is in White's favour. It is more important to
control the square d5 than to lose time and exchange the Knight for the Bishop.
} b6 16. a3 Bb7 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bb1 b5 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Bf4 Na5 21. Ne5 Nc4 $15 {
0-1 Sivokho,S-Lugovoi,A/St Petersburg 1996/(52)}) 15... b6 (15... Nh5 $6 16.
Qd3 (16. Be5 $5 $14 f6 $6 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 $16) 16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bf6
18. Rfd1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Bf3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Rb8 22. Rb3 Qd6 23. Nc4 Qd8 24.
Nb6 Bd7 25. a4 $14 Bb5 26. Rxb5 $5 axb5 27. Qxb5 $16 Bxd4 (27... Re8 28. Nd7
Ra8 29. b4 $5 $16 {[%csl Rb7]}) 28. Nd7 Ba7 29. Nxb8 Qxb8 30. Qxb7 Qxb7 31.
Bxb7 Rb8 32. b4 Kf8 33. Rd7 Bb6 34. Bf3 Rd8 35. Rb7 {1-0 Sveshnikov,
E-Savanovic,A/Bled 1999}) 16. Bc4 (16. d5 {leeds to drawish endgame, which is
probably the best thing White can achieve in this line.} exd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18.
Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc6 Bb7 $11 20. Rc2 Rac8 21. Rfc1 Bf6 22. Ne5 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8
24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Bc4 Bb7 26. a4 Bd8 27. f3 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Arlandi,E/
Saint-Vincent ITA 1999}) (16. Qb3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 b5 $5 {[%mdl 32] As usual, with
the Queen on b3 the move b5 is a good reaction. Even with a loss of a tempo 
(b7-b6-b5) Black has counterchanses on the queenside.} 18. Qa2 Qb6 19. d5 exd5
20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Rad8 22. Rcd1 $4 (22. Rdd1 $11) 22... Nb4 $1 23. axb4
Bxd5 {0-1 Blauert,J-Petrosian,A/Dortmund 1995} (23... Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe6 $19))
16... Bb7 17. Ba2 Nh5 $6 {[%mdl 2048] This is the new move in the position. In
my opinion there was no reason to deviate from the "old and good" 17. ... Rc8.}
(17... Rc8 $11 18. Qd3 b5 19. b4 Qb6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Bb1 (21. Bh4 $142 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Cherniaev,A-Petrosian,A/Yerevan 1996/ (55)}) 21... g6 22. Qe3 $2 a5 $1
$17 23. bxa5 Nxa5 24. Ne5 Nb3 {0-1 Littlewood,J-Turner,M/GBR 1998}) 18. d5 $1 {
Immediately using the fact that the Knight lost control over d5 square.} exd5
19. Nxd5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 $14 {White has a strong Knight on d5 which
considerably limits Black's possibilities. Also important is that b6-pawn is
weak.} 21. Re1 Rc8 (21... Bxb2 22. Rxc6 (22. Rb1 Bxa3 23. Rxb6 Ra7 $13) 22...
Bxc6 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxd8 Raxd8 25. Nxc6 Rde8 26. Rb1 Bxa3 27. Nce5 Re7 28.
Rxb6 $16) (21... g6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qd7 Rab8 24. b4 $14 {/+/-.}) 22. b4 ({
Here White missed an interesting possibility to activate his Queen.} 22. Nxf6+
$1 Qxf6 23. Qd7 $36 Rb8 (23... Ba8 24. Ne5 Rcd8 25. Rxc6 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxd7 27.
Rxb6 $18) 24. b4 Ba8 $14 (24... Rfd8 25. Qc7 b5 26. Bd5 $1)) 22... g6 23. Qd2 (
23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qd7 Nxb4 $1 25. axb4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Qb2 28. Rc6
Qxa2 29. Rxb6 a5 30. b5 a4 31. Ra6 Qc4 32. Ra7 Qb3 $11) 23... Kg7 24. Kh1 $2 {
The only way I can explain this extremely strange move is that White probably
wanted to play Re2 so that after Nd4 the Rook won't be taken with check. Very
weird move indeed.} (24. Re2 $2 Nd4 25. Rxc8 $2 Nxe2+ $19) (24. Rcd1 $14 {/+/-.
}) 24... Na7 $1 $11 25. g4 $6 h6 26. Nxf6 (26. Rxc8 $142 Nxc8 27. Rd1 $11)
26... Qxf6 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 $15 28. g5 $6 {All this must have happened in a
severe time trouble for White.} (28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. Nxd4 Rd8 30. Rd1 $1 (30. Nf3
Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rd2 32. Bc4 b5 33. Be2 Ra2 $19) 30... Kf6 $15) 28... hxg5 29. Ne5
$6 (29. Nxg5 Rd8 30. Qe3 Nd6 $17) 29... Qf4 (29... Rd8 $17) 30. Qc3 $2 (30.
Qxf4 gxf4 31. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Re8 (31... f3 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Re8
34. Kg2 $11 (34. Rd7 Re7 35. Rd8 Rc7 $15)) 32. Rd7 Re7 (32... Rxe5 33. Rxf7+
Kh6 34. Rxb7) 33. Rxe7 Nxe7 34. Nxf7 Kf6 $17) 30... Rh8+ 31. Kg1 Qh2+ $19 32.
Kf1 Qxg2+ 33. Ke2 Re8 34. Kd2 Qxf2+ 35. Re2 Qf4+ 36. Ke1 f6 37. Qc7+ Re7 38.
Qd8 fxe5 39. Rf2 Qe4+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Qh8 42. Qd2 Qh4 43. Ke1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2
Qe4+ 45. Kf1 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Canadian op"]
[Site "Ottawa"]
[Date "2007.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Rd8 13. a4 Be7 14. a5 Nd5 15.
a6 Ndb4 16. axb7 Qxb7 17. Qf3 $146 (17. Qb3 Rd7 18. Ra4 O-O 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20.
Qxb7 Rxb7 21. d5 Nb4 22. dxe6 fxe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2690)-Fedorov,A 
(2617)/Fuegen 2006 (34)}) 17... O-O 18. Be3 a6 (18... Bf6 19. Rfd1 Rb8 20. Qe4
{(~~, Fedorov)}) 19. Ba4 Bf6 ({The correct way to force matters was} 19... Qb6
{at once. Now after} 20. d5 (20. Rfd1 $2 Nxd4 21. Qg4 Bc5 $17) 20... Nd4 21.
Qe4 {Black has} (21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qe2 Bc5 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 $44)
21... Bc5 {equalizing completely.}) 20. Rfd1 {White is marginally better
thanks to his bishop pair, but with accurate play Black should slowly solve
the problems.} Qb6 $2 {This provocative move is just bad for concrete reasons.}
({A possible way to attack pawn d4 and neutralize White's pressure on the long
diagonal was} 20... Qa8 {[%csl Rd4] Then after} 21. Qg4 (21. Qe4 Ne7 22. Qg4
Nf5 $11) {Black can try the aggressive} 21... h5 (21... Ne7 22. Ne4 $36) 22.
Qf4 (22. Qe4 Ne7 $11) (22. Qxh5 Nxd4 $14 {/=}) 22... Ne7 $5 23. Ne4 Nf5 24.
Nxf6+ gxf6 $14 {[%cal Gg8h8,Yf8g8] /~~}) (20... Qc7 21. Qg4 $14) 21. d5 Nd4 22.
Qe4 e5 23. f4 $1 $18 Nxd5 {Other moves lose material as well.} 24. Nxd5 Rxd5
25. Qxd5 Ne2+ 26. Kf2 Qxb2 27. Ra2 $1 Qxa2 28. Qxa2 Nc3 29. Qc4 exf4 30. Bxf4
Nxd1+ 31. Bxd1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Brochet, Philippe"]
[Black "Sarthou, Gaetan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Nice"]
[BlackTeam "Montpellier"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 f6 {This "ugly-looking" move protects the extra central
pawn. Black must play very careful after it, since he creates obvious
weaknesses in his pawn structure.} (10... Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 {is the alternative.
}) 11. Be3 e6 $2 {[%mdl 64] Unexpectedly this natural move allows White
already the decisive combination.} (11... g6) 12. Nxe5 $1 {A nice and precise
punishment. Next several moves are forced.} fxe5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qxe5 Nxb3 ({
Leaving the bishop on the board is not a real alternative:} 14... Rg8 15. dxe6
Nc6 16. Qf4 {and no way to protect against Qf7+, for instance} Rg7 17. Qf7+ {
Still!} Rxf7 18. exf7+ Kd7 (18... Ke7 19. Bg5+ $18) 19. O-O-O+ Kc7 20. Nb5+ Kb8
21. Rxd8 {[%cal Ge3f4]}) 15. axb3 Rg8 16. dxe6 {White threatens Qb5+ followed
by Bxb6. Amazingly, Black has no good defence against it. He will end up with
at least one pawn down.} Qd6 (16... Bd6 17. Qb5+ $18) (16... a6 $142 17. Rd1 $5
$16 (17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Nd5 Bb4+ 19. Kf1 Qd6 20. Nc7+ (20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Nxh7+
Ke8 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Qxd6+ Bxd6 24. Nxg8 Kxg8 25. Rd1 Be7 26. Re1 a5 $1 {
[%cal Ga8a6]}) 20... Kd8 21. Qxd6+ Bxd6 22. Nxa8 Bxe6 {leaves Black with some
hopes.})) 17. Qb5+ Qc6 18. Bxb6 Bg7 19. O-O Bxc3 20. Qxc6+ bxc6 21. bxc3 Bxe6
22. Bxa7 Bxb3 {Otherwise two pawns up should decide, of course.} 23. Rfe1+ {
The king doesn't find safety even in endgame and will be mated on...e2!} Kf7
24. Reb1 Bc2 25. Rb7+ Ke6 26. Rxh7 Kd5 27. Ra5+ Kc4 28. Rc5+ Kd3 29. Rd7+ (29.
Rd7+ Ke2 (29... Ke4 30. Rd4#) 30. Re5+) 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt 1.4"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Nb5 {Comparing with a later Nb5,
where Black can decide to place the Queen either on b8 or d8, now this move
forces Black to place the Queen on d7. On the other hand the only way to
exploit the Queen on d7 is by playing Ne5, which was not White's intention in
this game. However, Ne5 doesn't seem to be very dangerous for Black. So it is
not clear what achieves White by playing Nb5 here.} Qd7 13. O-O (13. Ne5 {
This was a logical continuation of the previous move but it doesn't create any
serious problems for Black.} Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bd2 (15. O-O $5 a6 (15...
Ba6 16. Nc3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Qe4 Rad8 $11) (
15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 $13) 16. Nd4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bb7 $11) 15... Bb7 16. O-O $11)
(13. h4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Qd5 $1 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5 $18)) 13... Bb7 14. Qe2 (14.
Ne5 $6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd5 (15... Nd5 $2 16. Rc7 Nxc7 17. Bxh7+ $18) 16. f3 Qxe5
17. Re1 Nd5 $1 18. Bxb6 Qg5 19. Bd4 Rad8 $36 20. Re5 Qh6 21. g3 a6 22. Nc3 Bf6
23. Nxd5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxd5 25. Bf4 Qf6 26. Qc2 Qd4+ 27. Kf1 Qxd3+ 28. Qxd3
Rxd3 29. Rc7 Bxf3 30. Ra7 Rb3 31. Bb8 Rfxb8 32. Rc7 h6 {0-1 Kasrashvili,
A-Vallejo Pons,F/Bratislava 1993 (32)}) 14... Nd5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Bb1 (16.
Ne5 $142 $5 {It was time for this move.} Nxe5 17. dxe5 g6 (17... a6 18. Nc3 $16
) 18. Bc4 $14) 16... Rac8 $11 {/=/+.} 17. Qd3 g6 18. h4 $2 Ba6 (18... Ncb4 $1 {
[%mdl 64]} 19. Qe2 (19. axb4 Ba6 $19) 19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd5 $17
{[%csl Re3,Rg1,Rh4]}) 19. a4 Nxe3 $6 (19... Ncb4 20. Qf1 Nc7 $17) 20. fxe3 Qd5
$6 (20... Nb4 21. Qf1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Nxa7 Qd8 $1 $13 {
[%csl Rh4]}) 21. Qf1 $13 Bb7 $6 (21... Nb4 $5 22. Rc3 $1 $13 (22. Ne5 f6 23. e4
Qb3)) 22. Qf2 $36 Bf6 23. Rf1 Bg7 24. Ng5 $16 Rf8 25. Ne4 $1 {White succeeded
to organize a very strong play and Black faces big troubles.} Ba8 $2 {Decisive
mistake after many inaccurate moves.} (25... Ba6 $1 {The only move not to lose
immediately. White still has to find a way to break through.} 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27.
Qxf6 Qb3 (27... Bxb5 28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Be4 $18 {[%cal Rh4h5]}) 28. Rce1 $1 $36
{[%cal Rh4h5]}) 26. Ned6 $18 Rcd8 27. Be4 Qb3 28. Bxc6 a6 29. Nc7 Bxc6 30. Rxc6
Qb4 31. Nxa6 Qxa4 32. Rxb6 Qa5 33. Nc4 Qd5 34. b3 1-0

[Event "Metalska Trgovina CC 90"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Farago, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 {Designed to force
Black to exchange on d4, which generally favours White at such an early stage,
since the knight will be developd on c3 with gain of tempo.} Ng4 {If taking
into consideration statistics, then this should be a good move, since Black
scored well in the practice. However, it has some obvious drawbacks. Moving
the second time a developed piece in the opening might often be justified of
course, but here after taking on e3 it will improve White's pawns structure
and open the f-file. Also the absence of the knight weakens Black's kingside,
so it is slightly doubtful if trading White's bishop is worth all those
concessions.} (6... cxd4 {is objectively better.}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Bf4 $2 Qe4+)
7... Nxe3 {otherwise White might play Bf4, when the knight on g4 will be
totally misplaced.} 8. fxe3 Be7 9. Bd3 {Another option is 9.Bc4, though on the
diagonal b1-h7 the bishop looks at the right place. The queen on d5 is
unstable anyway, thus making no big difference between the game move and 9.Bc4,
if speaking about winning a tempo.} O-O 10. O-O {White is already
significantly better. He finished development and is ready for active actions
on the kingside.} Nc6 (10... Nd7 {would have left Black with big problems to
finish development.} 11. Qe2 $16) 11. Be4 Qh5 {A novelty, which doesn't bring
Black happiness anyway.} (11... Qd6 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Nce5 $6 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd6
15. Nf3 Bd7 $4 (15... f5 16. Bc2 b6) 16. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Nxf7 {
1-0 Altounian,L-Donaldson,J/USA 1995}) 12. Nc4 (12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ne5 Qxd1 14.
Raxd1 $14) 12... Qh6 $6 {The queen cannot find her place. She'll be soon
disturbed again on h6.} (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Bd7 {was called for.}) (12... Bd7
$2 13. dxc5 {attacking the bishop on d7.}) 13. Qe2 (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 {
leads to big advantage, but I guess White wanted a more convincing way
connected with a kingside attack.}) 13... Bd7 14. Nce5 Rad8 (14... Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rd7,Rh7][%cal Gf1f3,Gf3h3]}) 15. Ng4 Qh5 16. Nfe5 {
Threatening 17.Nf6 and Qxh5} Qg5 (16... Kh8 $8 17. Rxf7 {A nice trick, which
strangely enough doesn't win immediately. Maybe White should be looking for
more than just a pawn up in the following line:} Nxe5 $1 (17... Rxf7 $2 18. Nh6
$1 $18) 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. dxe5 {White is a pawn up, but after} b6 {Black can
fight, since white pieces don't coordinate so perfectly any longer.}) 17. Rf4 {
getting closer. Black queen has almost no air left.} Nxe5 (17... cxd4 18. h4 $1
Qxh4 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne5 $18) 18. dxe5 f5 {Loses by force, but
the alternative lead to a difficult position as well:} (18... Bc6 19. h4 Qxh4
20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxh4 Bxh4 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rd1 $5 $16) 19. exf6 $18 Bd6 (
19... gxf6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Rg4 $18) 20. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 (20... Kxh7 21. Qd3+
$18) 21. fxg7+ Qxg7 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Be4 {Two extra pawns secure an easy win.
} Bb5 24. Bd3 Bc6 25. h3 Be8 26. Rf1 Bh5 27. Rxf8+ Bxf8 28. Qf3 Bxg4 29. hxg4
Bd6 30. Qh3+ Kg8 31. g5 Kf7 32. g6+ Ke7 33. Qh4+ Kd7 34. Qe4 Kc7 35. Qxe6 Qe5
36. Qxe5 Bxe5 37. Kf2 Kd6 38. Kf3 Bg7 39. Ke4 b6 40. g4 Ke6 41. g5 Kd6 42. Bc4
Kc6 43. Kf5 Kd6 44. e4 a5 45. a4 Be5 (45... Ke7 46. e5 Kd7 47. e6+ Kd6 48. Ke4)
46. g7 1-0

[Event "Metalska Trgovina CC 90"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "2002.01.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Jelen, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 (10... f6 {is the alternative. Looks ugly, but
saves a central pawn...}) 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8
15. Nf3 Be6 16. O-O $44 Nc4 $146 (16... h6 17. Rfd1 (17. Rad1 Kg8 18. Bd4 h5
19. Be3 h4 20. Ng5 Be7 21. f4 Bxg5 22. fxg5 Nc4 23. Nxd5 Nxe3 24. Nxe3 Qb6 25.
Qe5 Rh5 26. Kh1 h3 27. Nd5 hxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 29. Qxd5 Qe6 30. Rd2 {1/2-1/2
Sermek,D-Tratar,M/St Veit 2000}) 17... Kg8 18. a4 Kh7 19. a5 Nc8 20. Nxd5 Qd7
21. Qd3+ Bf5 22. Qc4 Qe6 23. Nd4 Qg6 24. Nxf5 Qxf5 25. Nc7 Rb8 26. Rd5 Qg6 27.
Rad1 a6 28. h4 Rd8 29. h5 Qf6 30. Qe4+ Kg8 31. Ne8 Qe6 32. Nxd6 Rxd6 33. Qxe6
Rxe6 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rf8 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Tratar,M/Graz 2001}) 17. Qxb7 Qc8
18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 {The endgame looks equal. White's queenside majority is
neutralized in a way by Black's king, who can quickly be centralized.} 19. Bd4
$5 {Preventing 19...Ke7.} (19. Bxa7 Nxb2 {/\ Ke7=}) 19... Bc5 $1 (19... Nxb2
20. Nb5 Nc4 21. Nxa7 {and Black still have problems bringing his kingside rook
into play.}) 20. Bxc5+ (20. Rac1 $5) 20... Rxc5 21. Na4 (21. b4 Rc8 22. Rfc1
Ke7 $14 {/=.}) 21... Rc8 22. b3 $6 Na3 23. Nd4 (23. Rac1 Nc2 $1) 23... Ke7 $2 (
23... Nc2 {In fact the only move. In the game the knight was stuck on a3.} 24.
Nxc2 Rxc2 25. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Ke7 {Followed by Kd6 and Rb8-b4 is very okay
for Black. Now if White takes the pawn Black gets a strong counterplay:} 27.
Rc7+ Kd6 28. Rxa7 Rc8 $132) 24. Rac1 {[%csl Ra3]} Kd6 25. f3 Rxc1 {The arising
endgame might be just lost, but there is not a sensible plan. Besides the
simple plan to centralize his king, White can play Nc3 and Rfd1 next, so Black
must do something.} (25... Bd7 26. Nc3 Rc5 27. Rfd1 Rhc8 28. Nde2 $16 {[%csl
Ra3,Rd5,Rd6]}) 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Kf2 {Black has a very difficult
position. The problem is that he cannot bring his knight into play.} Bd7 29.
Nc3 h5 $6 (29... Kc5 $142) 30. h4 f6 31. Ke3 Kc5 32. Nce2 g5 $2 (32... Nb5 33.
Nxb5 Bxb5 34. Nd4 (34. Nf4 d4+ 35. Kd2 g5 {here Black has some chances to
escape thanks to his activity and reduced material.}) 34... Bd7 35. a3 a5 36.
Kd3 g5 37. g3 $16) 33. g4 $1 {Typical.} gxh4 (33... hxg4 34. h5 gxf3 35. h6
fxe2 36. Kxe2 Kxd4 37. h7 $18) 34. gxh5 Be8 35. h6 Bg6 36. Ne6+ Kd6 37. Nf8 Bc2
38. Nf4 h3 39. Kf2 d4 40. Kg3 d3 41. h7 d2 42. h8=Q d1=Q 43. Qxf6+ Kc5 44. Qe7+
Kb5 45. Qb7+ Ka5 46. Qxa7+ Kb4 47. Qe7+ Kb5 48. Nxh3 Nb1 {The knight missed
its chance on move 23 and now has a poor fate to watch White's cavalry mating
black king.} 49. Nd7 Qd5 50. Nf4 Qf5 51. Ne5 Qc8 52. a4+ Ka6 53. Qd6+ Kb7 54.
Nd5 1-0

[Event "Metalska Trgovina CC 90"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "2002.01.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2002.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 (6... c4 7. Bc2
Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 {is another fashionable line. 6. ... d6 is more solid, but also
less ambitious, since most of the resulting positions are very close to draw.})
7. exd6 (7. e6 {is an interesting, though slightly dubious pawn sac, never
played on the high level.}) 7... Qxd6 8. Na3 {The move order in Sicilian
Alapin is so various, that there are many possible transpositions. Here too,
White tries to get a favourable version of a different line, but Andrei
Kharlov himself is a big specialist of 2.c3 Sicilian, so he easily equalizes.}
Be6 9. d4 Bxb3 {Most precise way to solve all the problems.} (9... cxd4 10. Nb5
Qd7 11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 {is another equal line, though here
White might claim a slight initiative.}) 10. Qxb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Nbxd4
Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e6 (13... g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Nc8 17. Nb5 Qc6 18.
Rd5 b6 19. Rad1 a6 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. R5xd4 Nd6 22. Bg5 {White has the
initiative, 1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Pelletier,Y/Leon 2001 (43)}) (13... e5 $5 14. Nf3
Qc6 15. O-O Bd6 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Re1 f6 18. Nh4 Rf7 19. Nf5 Bf8 $11 {0-1 Garcia
Gil,J-Asensio,T/Barcelona 1997 (64)}) 14. O-O (14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16.
Qb5+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. O-O-O Ke7 19. b3 Rhd8 20. c4 Rac8 21. Kb2 a6 {
1/2-1/2 Hegde,R-Geller,E/Coimbatore 1987 (21)}) 14... Be7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Nb5 (
16. Nf5 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Be3 Nd5 $11) 16... Qc6 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 $11
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 {In this complicated
opening variation, practice has proved that White's initiative fully
compensates for his positional drawbacks. In order to play it with the black
pieces one must be prepared for precise defence.} 13. Bd2 {The strongest
continuation. White simply develops and keeps material equality. The pawn on
e5 secures White a space advantage on the kingside and possibilities to
develop an attack there.} ({In the event of} 13. Rb1 Qxc3 {it is questionable
if White has complete compensation.}) (13. Qe4 {allows Black a favourable pin
of the bishop} Qa4 {since exchanging the queens would be a clear achievement
for Black.}) 13... Rd8 14. Rfe1 {It is instructive to see how the Romanian GM
combines his attacking moves with protecting potential weaknesses.} Bd7 15. Bb3
{White has an easy game: he builds the battery on the diagonal b1-h7, provokes
the answer ...g7-g6 and then advances the h-pawn. This doesn't automatically
create a decisive attack (Black has enough possibilities to create some
counterplay in the centre and on the queenside), but Black's position is
certainly dangerous and requires precision.} Qc5 $146 {A good novelty: Black
prepares the move ...Na5 and the queen is better placed on c5 than on a3.} (
15... Qa3 16. Qe4 Na5 17. Ng5 $1 g6 (17... Bxg5 $142 18. Bxg5 $14) 18. Qf3 Be8
19. Qh3 h5 20. Bc1 $1 $18 {1-0 Vajda,L (2545)-Pucher,O (2303)/France 2007 (24)}
) (15... Be8 16. Qe4 Rd7 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Bc2 g6 19. Bh6 Rc8 20. Qf4 Na5 21.
Ng5 Rc4 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. h4 $1 Bxh4 24. Re3 Rd2 25. Rh3 Bxf2+ 26. Kh2 Rxe4 27.
Bxe4 Nc4 28. Bg5 Qb6 29. Bf6 Be3 30. Qh4 h5 31. Qxh5 $1 Rxg2+ 32. Bxg2 {
1-0 Vajda,L (2582)-Zagorskis,D (2509)/Dresden 2008}) 16. Qe4 Be8 (16... Na5 $5
17. Ng5 (17. Bc2 g6) 17... Bxg5 (17... g6 18. Qf3 Be8 19. Qh3 $40) 18. Bxg5 Bc6
19. Qg4 (19. Qh4 Nxb3 20. axb3 Rd3 $132) 19... Nxb3 20. axb3 Rd3 21. Bh6 Qf8
$14 {/=}) 17. Rac1 {This move contains a deep idea: since White doesn't want
to exchange pieces, the rook is does not belong on the d-file. On the b-file
it only attacks the b7-pawn, which Black can easily protect. White's plan is
to remove the dark-squared bishop from d2 (to g5 or h6) and therefore the
c3-pawn needs protection, that's why at this moment the c1-square is the best
for the rook.} Rd7 $2 {The cause of the future troubles. Besides spending time
(it is not clear yet if Black really needs to double rooks on the d-file), 17..
.Rd7 also closes an important diagonal, ruling out the possibillity to come
with the bishop to c6 when necessary.} ({Black had to continue} 17... Na5 18.
Bc2 (18. Bg5 Bc6 $132) 18... g6 $13 {and now for instance} 19. h4 $6 {runs into
} Bc6 $132 {[%csl Rd2]}) 18. h4 $40 Na5 ({Another variation that shows the
drawbacks of the rook on d7:} 18... h5 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 (20... Kxf7
21. Qf4+ $18) 21. Bxe6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg6]}) 19. Bc2 g6 20. h5 Nc4 (20... Qc4
$142 {With this move Black at least forces White to place the knight on d4,
although White still has a dangerous attack.} 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Nd4 Qxa2 23.
Qg4 $44 (23. Ra1 Qd5 24. Qg4 Nc4 $13)) 21. Bh6 Rd5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qf4 Rad8 (
23... Rc8 24. Bg5 $16) 24. Re2 $16 Na3 $6 (24... b5 25. Rce1 Qa3 26. Bg5 $16)
25. Bb3 Rd3 26. Bg5 Bc6 (26... Rxf3 27. gxf3 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 $18) 27. Qh4 $18
Bxg5 28. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Val d'Isere"]
[Date "2002.08.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2002.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Na3 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 e6 (10... Qd3 $1 {as was demonstrated in
Sermek-Gelfand, Portoroz 2001, brings Black a good play. The game continuation
is possible too, although it is less ambitious. Black fights for equality.})
11. d4 cxd4 12. Nb5 (12. Rd1 {is another way.}) 12... Qd7 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 (13...
Bc5 14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Rfd1 O-O $14 {/=}) 14. Nxd4 Be7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 (16.
Nf5 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bd4 {is another possibility for White
to get a slight plus.}) 16... Qc8 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. Bxc5 {In the game Pavasovic,
D-Kharlov,A/Ljubljana 2002, the players agreed to a draw in a similar position.
Black queen was on c6 there, which makes no difference, since Black must take
on c5 anyway.} (18. Bf4 Nd5 19. Bg3 a6 20. c4 Nf6 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Re8 23.
Rac1 Qc6 24. Be5 Ne4 25. Qd3 f6 26. Bf4 Nc5 27. Qd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rac8 29. Be3
e5 30. b4 Ne6 31. a4 Kf7 32. c5 Red8 33. Rb6 Rd7 34. Kf1 Rc6 35. b5 axb5 36.
Rxb5 Ra6 37. a5 Nd8 38. f4 {1/2-1/2 Lemmers,O-Cardon,H/Gent 1994/EXT 97 (38)})
18... Qxc5 19. Nd6 $146 (19. Rd3 Nd5 20. Rad1 a6 21. Nd6 b5 (21... Qxd6 22. c4)
22. Ne4 Qc6 23. Rg3 $6 Rad8 24. Rd4 $6 h6 25. Qd1 f5 26. Nd2 e5 $17 {Vannerom,
R-Kamsky,G/Val Thorens 1989}) 19... Qc6 20. Qb5 {From now on White has a very
clear plan - to trade as many pieces as possible and use his majority on the
queenside in order to create a passed pawn. It is amazing how apparently easy
he succeeded to achieve this task.} Qxb5 21. Nxb5 a6 (21... Rad8 $142 22. Nxa7
Na4) 22. Nd6 Na4 23. Rd2 (23. Nxb7 Nxb2 24. Rd7 Rfc8 25. Rc1 (25. Nd6 Rd8 $11)
25... Nc4 $11) 23... Rfd8 24. Rad1 b5 (24... Rd7 $2 25. Nxb7 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rb8
27. Na5 Nxb2 28. Nc6 Nc4 29. Nxb8 Nxd2 30. Nxa6 $18) 25. c4 $1 Kf8 (25... b4 $5
26. Ne4 (26. f4 $14) 26... Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Kf8 28. b3 $16) 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Nxb5
Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rb8 29. Nd4 Rxb2 ({Better is} 29... Nxb2 30. Nc6 Rc8 31. Rd8+
Rxd8 32. Nxd8 Ke7 33. Nb7 Kd7 34. Kf1 Na4 35. Ke1 Nc3 36. a3 e5 {and White
king cannot approach easily.} 37. Kd2 $2 Nb1+ $17) 30. Rxb2 Nxb2 {It is
well-known that for evaluation of knight endgames, often one needs to imagine
the same position without knights on the board. Here the pawn endgame would be
difficult for Black and so is the knight endgame. The presence of knights
increases Black's chances to escape, but in principle the game shows that the
above-mentioned general rule is valid here too.} 31. Nc6 Ke8 32. Kf1 f6 (32...
Kd7 33. Ne5+ Ke7 34. Ke2 f6 35. Nd3 (35. Nc6+ Kd6 36. Nb4 {is the game
position with an extra tempo for Black.}) 35... Na4 36. Kd2 $16) 33. Ke2 Kd7
34. Nb4 Kd6 35. Kd2 Na4 36. Kc2 e5 37. Kb3 Nc5+ 38. Kc4 f5 (38... Na4 39. Nd3
e4 40. Ne1 f5 41. Kb4 Nb6 42. a4 {same as the game.}) 39. Nd3 Na4 40. Kb4 Nb6
41. a4 {The first step is achieved. White started to push the a-pawn. His idea
is to push it as far as possible in order to distract the opponent king. When
black king goes to the queenside, white king and knight breaks on the kingside,
winning material there. Black's defensive plan is to trade pawns on the
kingside and eventually give the knight for remaining White's pawns.} e4 42.
Ne1 Kd5 43. a5 Nc8 44. Nc2 f4 45. Kc3 Nd6 46. Nd4 Nc8 47. Nb5 Kc6 48. Kc4 g5
49. g4 (49. Nc3 Nd6+ 50. Kd4 e3 51. fxe3 Nf5+ (51... fxe3 52. Kxe3 Nc4+ 53. Ke4
Nxa5 54. Kf5 $16) 52. Kd3 Nxe3 $11) 49... fxg3 50. fxg3 (50. hxg3 $2 {would be
a mistake, of course. allowing Black to create a passed pawn on the h-file.} h5
) 50... h5 51. Nd4+ Kd6 52. Nb5+ Ke5 $2 (52... Kc6 {was a must. White has many
possibilities, but Black keeps drawing chances:} 53. Nc3 (53. Na3 e3 54. Kd3
Kc5 55. Kxe3 Kb4 56. Nc2+ Kxa5 57. Ke4 Nd6+ 58. Ke5 Nc4+ 59. Kf5 Nd2 60. Kxg5
Nf3+ 61. Kxh5 Nxh2 $11) (53. h3 $5) (53. a6 Nb6+ 54. Kd4 Kxb5 55. Kxe4 Kxa6 56.
Kf5 g4 57. Kg5 Nc4 58. Kxh5 Ne3 $11) 53... Nd6+ 54. Kd4 e3 $1 55. Kxe3 (55. a6
Kb6 56. Kxe3 Kxa6 57. Ne4 Nf5+ $11) 55... Nc4+ 56. Ke4 Nxa5 57. Kf5 g4 $1 58.
Kg5 Nc4 59. Kxh5 (59. Nd1 Ne5 60. Kxh5 Nf3 $11) 59... Ne3 {[%cal Ge3f1]}) 53.
a6 h4 54. Nd4 hxg3 55. hxg3 Na7 (55... e3 56. Kd3 $18) 56. Nc2 $18 Nc8 (56...
Kf5 57. Ne3+ Ke5 58. Kc5 $18) 57. Ne3 Na7 58. Kc5 Nc8 59. Nc4+ Ke6 60. g4 Kd7
61. Kd5 Kc7 62. Kxe4 Ne7 63. Ke5 Ng8 64. a7 Kb7 65. Nd6+ Kxa7 66. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Re1 {Another interesting idea of the inventive Russian GM
Evgeny Sveshnikov. He played it many times already and in this game makes an
improvement over his earlier games. 10.Re1 is an useful waiting move, which
one might argue that it doesn't bring the opening advantage. Well, there is no
clear way for opening advantage after other moves either, and White has tried
various continuations. Below are main of them, with Black's possible (in my
opinion best) answers after that:} (10. a3 Qb6 {[%csl Rb3,Rd4][%cal Gc6a5]}) (
10. Rd1 Na5 11. Bd3 Nb4) (10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5) (10. Qe4 Bd7
$5) 10... Qb6 {Attacks pawn d4 and goes for a forced line. The alternatives 10.
... Bd7 and 10. ... Na5 are at least not worse.} 11. Qe4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13.
Re2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Na3 $146 (15. Rd2 Bc5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18.
Rxd8+ (18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Rb3 {1/2-1/2 Salinnikov,D-Nadyrhanov,S/St Petersburg
2000}) 18... Qxd8 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Bd7 21. Rd1 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Sveshnikov,E-Kozul,Z/Bled 2001 (44)}) (15. Nd2 Bxb2 16. Bxb2 Qxb2 17. Nb3 Qa3
18. Rd2 Bd7 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Bc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Jakovenko,D/
Samara 2000 (66)}) 15... f5 $6 {A responsible decision, which will have bad
consequences. Black takes away square e4 from White's pieces and closes the
diagonal b1-h7, but weakens the seventh rank and the diagonal a2-g8. Also now
the knight on d5 became unstable, since Bxd5 followed by Qxd5 will be a threat.
White usually forces f7-f5 by playing Bd3.} (15... Bd7 {is a slight edge for
White.} 16. Bd3 (16. Qh4 $5) (16. Nc2 Bc5 17. Bxd5 $2 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bg4 $17)
16... f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qh4 $14) 16. Qf3 Nb4 17. Bf4 Bd7 18. Rd1 {Black is
in deep trouble.} Ba4 (18... Nc6 19. Red2 $16 {/+-}) 19. b3 Bc6 (19... Be8 20.
Bxe6+ (20. Red2 Bc5 21. Be3 $5 $16) 20... Qxe6 21. Rxd4 Bc6 $16) 20. Bxe6+ Kh8
21. Qg3 Rad8 22. Red2 Nxa2 {Takes back the pawn, but doesn't help. White is
much better coordinated.} 23. Nc4 (23. Rxa2 $2 Bxf2+ $19) 23... Qc5 24. Bg5
Rde8 25. Rxd4 Rxe6 26. Rd6 Rxd6 (26... Rfe8 27. Qd3 $5 $16 {[%csl Rf5] /+-})
27. exd6 f4 {A pawn sac in order to bring the knight into play. However, it is
out of desperation, as White is totally winning.} 28. Bxf4 Nc3 29. Qxc3 Rxf4
30. Qe3 Qg5 31. f3 h6 32. d7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bb1 Rfe8
15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. h3 {Apparently a harmless move, but in fact often very useful.
The position is of such nature that Black must always watch out different
tactical ideas from White. After the opening of the position it is important
for White to avoid back rank problems.} ({The main continuation goes} 16. Bg5
g6 17. Ba2 {and here too Black still needs to play very accurate in order to
claim complete equality.}) 16... g6 17. Ba2 Bf8 $146 (17... Qa8 18. Nb5 (18. d5
$5) 18... Ba6 19. Bc4 Nd5 20. Bh6 Bf8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 Nce7 23. Nc3 Bxc4 24.
Qxc4 Rc8 25. Qb3 Qc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2510)-Kobalija,M (2573)/Batumi
1999 (45)}) 18. d5 $1 (18. Bg5 {is a logical alternative. On the other hand on
e3 the bishop neutralizes Black's pressure on the e-file and therefore it
makes sense to play d4-d5 at once.}) 18... exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 {
The position simplified, but again, it is Black who must be very accurate. The
problem is that Black does not have a clear way to equality - everywhere there
are some problems. White has several unpleasant ideas, first of all Qc4 and
Ng5. Sometimes even sacrifices on f7 are possible.} Ne7 (20... Bc5 $6 21. Bxf7+
$1 Kxf7 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 (22... Rxd8 23. Bh6 $18 {[%cal Ge2c4,Ge2e6]}) (22... Nxd8
23. Qc4+ $18) 23. Qc4+ Kg7 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Bxc5 Rxe1+ (25... bxc5 26. Qb3+ $16
) 26. Nxe1 bxc5 27. Qb3+ c4 28. Qxb7 Qd1 29. Kf1 $16) (20... Bg7 $2 21. Bxf7+
Kxf7 22. Qc4+ Kf8 23. Ng5 $18) (20... Na5 21. Ba2 $5 $14 {[%csl Ra5]}) 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 (21... Rxd1 $5 22. Rxd1 Qxb7 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. Re1 Rc8) 22. Bd4 $1 Qb8 $6 ({
White's advantage after} 22... Nc6 23. Qxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxe8 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Kg7 {
is obvious. On the other hand Black's decision is hardly better.}) (22... Rd5)
23. Be5 Qc8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 (24... Qxd8 25. Bf6 (25. Bc3 $5) 25... Qd6 26. Qe5
$36) 25. Qe4 Qc6 $2 {This natual move seems to be the decisive mistake already.
} (25... Nf5 $14) 26. Qh4 $1 {[%cal Ge5f6]} Re8 (26... Rc8 27. Nd4 {[%cal
Gh4f6]} Nf5 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Re3 $18) 27. Qf6 $1 Qxf6 28. Bxf6 h6 29. h4 $18 {
A nice position of almost a zugzwang. Black can move only his king and pawns.}
a6 30. a4 Kh7 31. Kf1 Kg8 32. b3 Kh7 33. Re3 Kg8 34. g4 Kh7 35. h5 b5 36. axb5
axb5 37. Ng1 Kg8 38. Ne2 Kh7 39. Nf4 (39. Nf4 g5 (39... gxh5 40. Nxh5 Kg6 41.
f4 Kh7 42. Bh4 $18) 40. Ne2 (40. Nd5 Nxd5 41. Rxe8 Nxf6 42. Rxf8 Kg7 43. Rb8
$18) 40... Kg8 41. Ng3 Kh7 42. Nf5 Nxf5 43. Rxe8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.02.19"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Voigt, Roland"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leipzig Gohlis"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 (6... Nc6 {allows
} 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4 Qd6 9. d5 $14) 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O (8. c4 Qd8 $11 9. Qb3 $140 $6
cxd4 10. Qxb7 Nbd7 $132) 8... cxd4 ({The alternative is} 8... Nc6 9. Be3 ({
White can try to achieve a similar position from the game with} 9. a3 $5 cxd4 (
9... Be7 10. c4 Qd8 11. dxc5 $11 {/+/=}) 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Be3) 9...
cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4 $5 11. a3 Ba5 {as played by Kasparov versus Deep Blue in 1996
}) 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. a3 Rfd8 ({To equal
positions lead} 13... Rac8 14. Rfd1 Nd5 15. Rac1 (15. Ne4 Qb8 $15 {[%cal Gf8d8]
}) 15... Na5 16. Qb5 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc3 18. Qxh5 ({After} 18. bxc3 Qd5 {
only Black can be better}) 18... Rxe3 19. fxe3 Nc6 $11) 14. Rfd1 Nd5 ({Ch.Lutz
was successful in few games by placing the rook on b8 at once:} 14... Rab8 $11)
15. Ne4 (15. Nb5 Na5 $1 {[%cal Gd6b6]}) 15... Qc7 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. Ng3 (17.
Nc5 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qe3 Bd6 $11 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Olsar,J (2309)-Jedlicka,A 
(2267)/Czechia 2003 (61)}) 17... Nxe3 (17... Bg6 $142 18. Ne5 Bd6 $15 19. Nxg6
Bxg3 20. Bg5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 f6 22. Bg4 Qd6 23. Ne5 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxe5 25. Re4
fxg5 (25... h5 26. f4 $1 $13 {1-0 Balinov,I (2450)-Loeffler,M (2365)/
Schwarzach 1998 (44)}) 26. Rce1 h5 $17) 18. Qxe3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qb6 20. d5 $146
{The arising endgame is about equal.} ({After} 20. Ne2 {Black can take the pawn
} Qxb2 (20... Bf6 $6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. b4 $1 Rd6 23. Rc5 e5 $2 24. d5 $1 $36 {
1-0 Murariu,A (2299)-Costa,J (2006)/Oropesa del Mar 2000 (33)})) 20... Qxe3 21.
fxe3 exd5 22. Rxd5 Bf6 (22... Rxd5 $142 23. Bxd5 Bf6 24. Rc2 (24. Bxc6 $2 Bxb2
$1 25. Rc2 bxc6) 24... Ne7 25. Bf3 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Bxb7 Nd6 $11) 23. Rb5
$1 {Now White can claim some edge thanks to his pressure on the queenside.} a6
24. Rb6 Be5 25. Ne4 Nd4 $5 ({Good enough was the simple} 25... Bc7 26. Rb3 Na5
27. Rb4 Be5 28. Rc5 Nc6 29. Rb3 Kf8 {and Black does not have real problems.})
26. Rc5 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Re8 28. Kf2 (28. f4 {leads to a draw:} Bxb2 (28... Bxf4
29. exf4 Rxe4 30. Rxb7 Rbe8 31. Rf5 f6 32. Rc5 {[%cal Gc5c7]} h5 33. Rcc7 Re1+
34. Kf2 R8e2+ 35. Kf3 Re3+ 36. Kf2 $11) 29. Rxb2 Rxe4 30. Rxb7 Rbe8 31. Rf5 f6
32. Rc5 Rxe3 33. Rcc7 Kh8 34. Rxg7 Rxh3 35. Rgf7 $11) 28... h6 29. Rc4 $6 (29.
b4 $14) 29... Rec8 $1 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Rxb7 $2 {A serious mistake.} ({After} 
31. b4 Rc2+ (31... Rc7 $2 32. Nc5) 32. Kf1 Ra2 33. Rxb7 Rxa3 34. Ke2 {White is
by no means worse. For instance:} Ra2+ (34... g5 $6 35. Re7 Ba1 36. Nd6 $132)
35. Kd3 Ra3+ (35... Rh2 $2 36. f4 Bb2 37. Nd6 Rxh3 38. Rb6 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd6c4]
} (38. Ra7 Ba3 39. Rxa6 Bxb4 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Nxf7 Bc5 42. Re8 $11)) 36. Ke2
Ra2+ $11 {Black must repeat in order to avoid being worse.} (36... Rb3 $2 37.
Nc5)) 31... Rc2+ 32. Kf1 Bxb2 33. Rb6 {Probably White was sure that the
resulting position is a draw, but Black finds a way to play for a win..} (33.
Rb3 $142 $1 $15) 33... Bc1 $1 {Without the pawn e3 White will have big
difficulties to defend.} (33... Bxa3 34. Rxa6 Bc1 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Ra7 Kg6 37.
Nd6 f5 38. e4 $11) (33... a5 34. Ra6 $11) 34. Rxa6 (34. Rb3 Ra2 35. Nc5 a5 36.
a4 Bd2 (36... Kh7 37. e4 Rh2 38. Nb7 Bd2 39. Rb2) 37. Rd3 Bb4 $17) 34... Bxe3
$17 {Here the rule that rook plus bishop are stronger than rook plus knight
works out perfectly: black pieces are very active and White's king is cut on
the first rank. Besides, all white pawns are weak.} 35. Rd6 (35. a4 f5 36. Nd6
Rf2+ 37. Ke1 f4 $17) (35. Ke1 Rh2 (35... f5 36. Nd6 f4 37. Nf5 Rf2 38. Nxe3
fxe3 39. h4 Kf7 40. Ra4 Rxf3 41. Re4 Kf6 42. Ke2 Rh3 43. a4 Kf5 44. Rb4 $11)
36. a4 Rxh3 37. Ke2 {White released the king and has counterplay with the
a-pawn. However, since the bishop controls square a7 this is not enough to
secure sufficient counterplay. For instance:} Bd4 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. a5 Rh2+ 40.
Kd3 Bg1 41. a6 Ra2 42. Nc3 Ra3 43. Kc4 h5 $17) 35... Ra2 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rd3
Bc1 38. Nd6 f6 39. Nb5 (39. Ne8 f5 $1 (39... Rxa3 40. Rd7 Rxf3+ 41. Kg2 Re3 42.
Nxf6+ Kg6 43. Ng4 $15) 40. Rd7 Bb2 41. Rb7 Kg6 (41... Kg8 42. Nd6 g6 43. a4 Bd4
44. Nc8 $1 {followed by the inevitable Ne7+ with a draw}) (41... Ba1 42. Rb5
Kg6 43. Nd6 f4 (43... Rxa3 44. Rxf5 Rd3 45. Ra5 Bf6 46. Ne4 Rxf3+ 47. Kg2 $15)
44. Ra5 Bd4 45. Ne4 Rh2 46. a4 Rxh3 47. Kg2 Rh5 48. Rxh5 Kxh5 49. a5 $11) (
41... Bd4 42. Rd7) 42. a4 Bd4 $1 (42... Be5 43. Rb5) (42... Ba1 43. Rb4 $15 {
[%cal Gb4c4,Ge8c7] is a much better version than in the game, since the bishop
cannot switch easily to the diagonal a7-g1.}) 43. Rb4 Be3 $17) 39... Kg6 40.
Rc3 Bd2 41. Rc4 f5 42. Nd4 $6 ({More chances would have kept} 42. a4 Be3 43.
Ke1 $17) 42... Rxa3 43. Kg2 $6 {This idea does not work - without a stable
square for the knight the king is unable to protect his weak pawns against the
combined attack of the rook and bishop.} (43. Rc6+ Kg5 ({or} 43... Kh5 $5 44.
Ke2 Ra2 45. Nxf5 Kg5) 44. Ne6+ Kf6 $17) 43... Kf6 44. Rc2 Be3 45. Nc6 f4 46.
Nb4 Ke5 47. Nc6+ Kd6 48. Nb4 Ke5 49. Nc6+ Kf5 50. Ne7+ Ke6 51. Nc6 Ra1 52. Nb4
Rg1+ 53. Kh2 Rg3 $19 54. Rg2 Rxf3 55. Rxg7 Rf1 56. Nd3 Kf5 57. Re7 Rd1 58. Ne5
Bg1+ 59. Kg2 Bc5 (59... Bc5 60. Re8 Re1 $19) 0-1

[Event "SCG-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Pancevo"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Black "Kontic, Djordjije"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Nf3 {Not a bad move, which, however, does not
pretend to refute Black's chosen variation. White has more ambitious ways to
meet 3...Nf6.} (4. Qa4+ Nbd7 (4... Bd7 5. Qb3 $14) 5. c4 $14) (4. Bb5+ Bd7 (
4... Nbd7 5. d4 $14 (5. c4 $14)) 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. c4 e6 7. Qe2 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O
9. dxe6 fxe6 10. O-O $14) ({If White wanted to return immediately the pawn,
then it makes sense to start with} 4. d4 cxd4 ({Objectively best for Black is} 
4... Qxd5 {which transposes to the usual 3...Qxd5 lines, but this means that
it made no sense to start with 3...Nf6.}) (4... Nxd5 $5 5. dxc5 (5. c4 Nf6 6.
d5 e6 7. Nc3 $13) 5... e6 6. c4 Nb4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Na3 Bxc5 $11) 5. Bb5+ Bd7
(5... Nbd7 6. Qxd4 g6 7. d6 exd6 8. Nf3 $16) 6. Bc4 $14) 4... Nxd5 5. d4 cxd4
6. Nxd4 (6. cxd4 {transposes to an equal line of the Panov Variation in
Caro-Kann.}) 6... a6 (6... e5 7. Bb5+ $1 (7. Nb5 Be6 8. Bc4 ({Nothing brings} 
8. c4 Nb4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. N1a3 a6 11. Nc3 N8c6) 8... Nxc3 $1 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8
10. Bxe6 Nxb5 11. Bxf7 Nd4 12. O-O Nc2 13. Bg5+ Be7 14. Rd1+ Nd7 15. Na3 (15.
Be6 Nd4 $1) 15... Bxg5 (15... Nxa3 16. Be6 $16) 16. Nxc2 Ke7 17. Bd5 Rac8 $11)
7... Bd7 8. Qe2 {is better for White. Then} Bd6 {runs into} 9. Nf5 $16) 7. Be2
({More active is} 7. Bc4 {although with accurate play Black has no problems:}
Nb6 (7... e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nf5 $1 $36) (7... b5 $2 8. Nxb5 $18) (7... e5 $2 8.
Nf3 $18) 8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8) 7... e5 $11 8. Nf3 Nc6
9. Bc4 (9. O-O Be7 $11) 9... Be6 10. Qe2 (10. O-O $2 Nxc3 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12.
Bxe6 Ne2+ 13. Kh1 fxe6 $15) 10... f6 (10... Be7 $142 11. O-O ({Complications
after} 11. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 12. Qxe5 Nb4 $1 {are bad for White}) 11... O-O 12. Bb3
$11 (12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Bd6 $44)) 11. O-O Qd7 12. Bb3 Qf7 $6 ({Correct was
} 12... Rd8 {and if necessary, only later Qf7.}) (12... Be7 13. Rd1 $36) (12...
Bc5 13. Rd1 $36) 13. Nd4 $1 {Using the fact that opponent's king remained in
the center, White starts concrete actions immediately.} Bd7 $6 (13... Nxd4 $142
14. cxd4 Be7 $1 (14... Bd6 15. f4 $1 $16) 15. dxe5 O-O 16. exf6 Bxf6 $44) (
13... exd4 $2 14. Bxd5 $18) 14. Qe4 ({White could achieve a large advantage by
playing} 14. Qf3 $1 Nce7 15. c4 $16 {with a similar idea like in the game,
only avoiding the exchange of queens.}) 14... Nce7 15. c4 Qg6 $1 16. Qxg6+ (16.
Qf3 Bg4 $1 17. Qg3 Nb4 {is good for Black}) (16. Qe2 Bh3 17. Qf3 Bg4) 16...
hxg6 $1 {It turns out that in the arising endgame Black's chances are not
worse.} 17. cxd5 (17. Nf3 Nb4 $15) 17... exd4 18. Re1 (18. Rd1 Nf5 19. Nd2 $13)
18... Kd8 19. Na3 (19. Bd2 {is not dangerous even due to the simple} b6) ({
but deserved attention} 19. Nd2 Nf5 20. Nf3 g5 21. h3 $13) 19... b5 $1 20. Nc2
(20. Bd2 a5 $15) 20... Nf5 21. Rd1 Bc5 22. Ne1 g5 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. g3 (24. h3
$142) 24... Kc7 ({Good looks also} 24... Ke7) 25. Bd2 Kb6 26. a4 Rh3 $1 27.
axb5 $2 {Bringing opponent's bishop to b5 proves to be fatal.} ({After} 27. a5+
{Black had to find the correct square for the king:} Ka7 $1 (27... Kb7 28. Bb4
$1 {[%csl Rc5]} Rah8 (28... Bxb4 29. Nxb4 Rah8 30. d6 $16 {[%cal Gb3d5]}) 29.
Bxd6 Nxd6 (29... Rxh2 30. Nc5+ Kc8 31. Ne4 $18) 30. Nc5+ Kc8 31. Rxd4 Rxh2 32.
Rh4 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} R2xh4 (32... gxh4 33. Kxh2 hxg3+ 34. Kxg3 $13) 33. gxh4
Rxh4 34. Nxa6 Rg4+ 35. Kf1 Rh4 $13 {/=}) 28. Bb4 Rah8 $17) 27... Bxb5 $19 28.
Ba5+ Kb7 $17 29. Bc2 Rah8 30. Nc5+ (30. Nb4 Rxh2 31. Be4 (31. Bxf5 Be2 32. Be4
g4 $19) 31... Be2 (31... Ne3 $5 32. fxe3 f5 33. Bg2 dxe3 $40 {[%cal Gd6c5]} 34.
Rac1 g4 $44 {[%cal Gg7g5,Gf5f4]}) 32. Re1 d3 $19 {[%cal Gf5d4]}) 30... Bxc5 31.
Bxf5 Rxh2 32. Be4 g4 {[%cal Gb5e2,Ge2f3]} 33. Rd2 (33. Rac1 f5 34. Bg2 Be2 $19)
33... f5 34. Bg2 Bc4 $1 35. Rc2 Rxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 37. Kf1 d3 38. Ke1 Rh1+
39. Kd2 dxc2 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2002.03.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nc6 (8... Qc7 {is more logical to attack c3 first, all the more that
Black played it anyway soon.}) 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 e5
$2 (12... f5 13. Bc4 Nd8 14. Qb3 b5 $1 15. Bxb5 Rb8 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Qxc3
18. Bf4 Be4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Zuckerman,B-Christiansen,L/Mentor 1977 (60)}) 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qh5 $1 $146 {Black is in big trouble after this simple
move.} (15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd7 19. Be3 f6 20.
Re7 Rf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 {1/2-1/2 Siegel,G-Luther,T/Bremen 1998}) 15... f5 $8 (
15... g6 16. Qxe5 $18) 16. Ba3 {All the development moves are made with tempo.}
Bd6 (16... Rd8 17. Re3 $36 g6 (17... Bd7 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Bxf5 $5 {is even
worse.}) 18. Qh4 Be6 19. Rae1 Bf7 $16) 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rad1 Qc7
(19... Qc5 {is more stubborn, though the position is very bad.} 20. Rd4 $1 (20.
Re8 Bd7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Rxd7 Qxc4 23. Qxf5 Qxc3 $16) 20... b5 21. Re8 $1 (21.
Bf7 h6) 21... Bd7 (21... Bb7 22. Rh4 h6 23. Re6 $18) (21... bxc4 22. Rdd8 Bb7
23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Qf7 $18) 22. Bf7 $1 {threatening Qxh7 and Rh4 mate} Qc6 23.
Rxa8 (23. Qxh7+ $2 Kxh7 24. Rh4+ Qh6) 23... Rxa8 24. Qd1 Rd8 25. h3 $18) 20.
Re8 $18 {Now this wins immediately.} Bd7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Qf7 Rd8 23. h4 h6
24. Re1 Qa5 25. Re7 Qxc3 26. Rxd7 (26. Rxd7 Qc1+ 27. Bf1) 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2002.03.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miljanic, Boro"]
[Black "Manolache, Marius"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 (11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14.
Bc4 d5 15. Bb3 Nc6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nc3 Rae8 18. Be3 a6 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Rfe1 Qb8
$11 {1-0 Miljanic,B-Lupulescu,C/Bucharest 2002 (43)}) 11... Bd7 12. a3 (12.
Bxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 dxe5 14. dxe5 (14. Nxe5 Be6 15. Qe4 Nb4 $44 {[%cal Ge6d5]})
14... Rad8 15. Qe4 Qc8 $5 $44 16. Nb3 Bf5 17. Qe3 Rd3 18. Qe2 Rfd8 {/\19. ...
Bg4}) 12... Rad8 13. Re1 b5 $1 14. Bd3 (14. Bxb5 Nxe5 $17) (14. Bxd5 exd5 15.
Qxd5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 (16... Be8 $5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxc6 Qe1+
20. Nf1 Rc8 21. Qxb5 Rc2 22. Qf5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qxc1 24. Qb5 $13 {/=/+}) 17.
Qxe5 Bd6 18. Qh5 Qc2 $5 $44) 14... f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Bxb5 Nd5 {
The point. White is still not developed, while Black already started concrete
actions.} 18. Bxc6 $2 {The move is dubious in itself - after trading White's
light-squared bishop for the knight Black has compensation in all cases, but
there is also a concrete variation which gives Black advantage.} (18. Nf1 {
White had to defend against 18...Nf4.}) 18... Nf4 19. Qb5 Bxc6 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Ne4 Nh3+ $1 22. gxh3 (22. Kf1 Bb5+ $19) 22... Rxf3 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Nxg5
Rf6 25. Rxe6 $2 (25. Ne4 Rg6+ 26. Ng3 Bd5 {with a good compensation thanks to
the very strong bishop on d5 and White's broken pawn structure. Still this was
the only way for White to continue.}) 25... Bd5 $1 {All of a sudden White
loses his knight.} 26. Re7 (26. Rxf6 gxf6 $19) 26... Rg6 27. h4 h6 28. f4 hxg5
29. hxg5 Rf8 30. Rf1 Re6 $19 {The bishop is much stronger than White's pawns,
which are firmly blockaded.} 31. Rxe6 Bxe6 32. Kg2 g6 33. Kf3 Rc8 34. Rf2 Kf7
35. Ke4 Bf5+ 36. Kd5 Ke7 37. Rf3 Kd7 38. Rc3 Rh8 39. Kc4 Rxh2 40. b4 Kc6 41.
d5+ Kb7 42. Re3 Rc2+ 43. Kd4 b5 44. Re7+ Kb6 45. Re8 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khmelnitsky, Igor N"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Nb5 (11. Qe2 $142) 11... Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rc8 13.
Bxe6 fxe6 {The theory has established its verdict for the arising endgame - it
is at least equal for Black. By the way, in the practice Black won twice as
many games as White from this position.} 14. bxc3 {An ugly looking move from
positional point of view. White doesn't want to retreat the knight from its
active position on b5 and hopes to create some pressure on the open files.} (
14. Nxc3 g6 15. Re1 Bg7 16. Rxe6 O-O 17. Re4 Rf5 (17... Rfd8 18. Bd2 Rd3 $15 {
0-1 Rodemann,E-Rogozenko,D/Bad Wiessee 1997 (27)}) 18. Bg5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5
20. h4 Ra5 21. Re2 Rd8 22. a3 Rb5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Nadyrkhanov,S-Kruppa,Y/Sochi
1994 (54)}) 14... Nc4 (14... g6 $11) 15. Re1 (15. Ng5 $142 {Probably best for
White in this line is trying to force a draw by repetition.} e5 16. Ne6 Kf7 (
16... h6 $5) 17. Nbc7 (17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Ne6 Kf7 $11) 17... g6 18. f4 Bg7 19.
fxe5 N4xe5 20. Rf1+ Bf6 21. Bh6 g5 $1 22. Bxg5 Nd8 23. Nxd8+ Rhxd8 24. Rae1
Rxc7 25. Rxe5 Rd3 26. Bxf6 exf6 27. Rh5 Kg6 28. Rh4 Rdxc3 $17 {/-+, Brauning,
R-Yakovich,Y/ Munchen open 1991}) 15... e5 16. Rb1 b6 17. Na3 Nd6 $15 {/-/+.}
18. c4 g6 19. c5 (19. Bb2 Bg7 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nxc4 (22...
Kf7 $5) 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Rbe1 Rc7 $17) 19... bxc5 20. Be3 e4 21. Bxc5 exf3 22.
Bxd6 Bg7 23. g3 Bf6 $17 24. Bc5 O-O 25. Nb5 a6 26. Na7 Nxa7 27. Bxa7 Rc2 28. a4
Ra2 29. Re4 Rc8 30. h4 Rc3 31. Bb6 Kf7 32. a5 e5 33. Kh2 Ke6 34. Be3 Kf5 35.
Rbb4 h5 36. g4+ hxg4 37. Rxg4 Be7 38. Ra4 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 e4 40. Rd4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Targoviste"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Vasiesiu, Dan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 8. Bd3
(8. Bb3 {is considered the main retreat, but the game move is at least not
worse.}) 8... Nc6 (8... Bd7 $5 9. O-O Bc6 10. Nc3 N8d7 11. Bb5 (11. Bf4 $5)
11... Be7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 $14 {/=. Smagin,S-Polgar,J/Emsdetten 2002 (37)}) (8...
dxe5 9. dxe5 Bd7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rd1 N8d7 14. Nd4 Qb8
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Jonkman,H-Sulskis,S/Lisbon 2001 (41)
}) 9. O-O dxe5 {The planning endgame favours White.} (9... Nb4 {is probably a
better alternative.}) 10. dxe5 Nb4 11. Be4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 {In this endgame
White's chances are better, which was proved in the practice as well. Black is
having serious development problems.} Bd7 {The alternatives don't solve
problems either:} (12... N4d5 13. a4 ({In the following game White achieved an
advantage with the direct Nc3. The interesting part about that game is that
the position arose from Alekhine Defence, not Sicilian.} 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Bc5 15. Rb1 a6 16. Nd4 Rb8 17. Nb3 $16 {1-0 Rahls,P-Kripp,W/Dresden 2001 (38)})
13... a5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bf3 h6 19. Nb3
Nxa4 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Be3 Rc7 22. Rxa5 Nb3 23. Ra8+ Bc8 24. Bb6 Rxc3 25. Rd8+
Ke7 26. Ra7+ {1-0 Timman,J-Handke,F/Amsterdam 2001}) (12... f5 13. exf6 gxf6
14. Nc3 f5 15. Bb1 Bg7 16. a3 Na6 17. Ba2 Bd7 18. Bf4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nc5 20. Ne5
$16 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Galego,L/Leon 2001 (38)}) 13. Bxb7 $1 {Played first by
Sveshnikov, this simple move turned out to give White big advantage.} Nc2 14.
Bxa8 Nxa8 15. Nc3 Nxa1 16. Ne1 $1 {Suddenly all becomes clear. The knight on
a1 is trapped. I suppose Black didn't know Sveshnikov's game played half an
year before the present one.} Bc5 {Only this move is a novely. However, it
doesn't change the evaluation.} ({The above mentioned game continued:} 16...
Nb6 17. Be3 Nc4 18. Bd4 Nxb2 19. Rxa1 Nc4 20. Rb1 {Black regained the pawn,
but White's initiative is decisive, 1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Filippov,V/Bled 2001 (32)}
) 17. Bf4 Nb3 18. axb3 $16 Nc7 (18... Bc6 19. Rc1 Bb6 20. Na4 $16) 19. Nc2 Bc6
20. b4 Bb6 21. Rd6 Bd7 (21... Bb7 22. Ne3 (22. Na4 Nd5 23. Nxb6 Nxf4 (23...
axb6 24. Be3 b5 25. Nd4 $18) 24. Rd7 Bxg2 25. Rxa7 O-O 26. Nd4 Rb8 27. Rc7 $1
$16) 22... Ba6 23. Na4 $16) 22. Na3 Ke7 23. Nc4 Rb8 24. h4 h6 25. Kf1 Nb5 26.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Nxb5 Bxf2 28. Kxf2 Rxb5 29. Bd2 $18 h5 30. Bc3 Kc6 31. Ke3 Rd5
32. Nd6 f5 33. exf6 gxf6 34. Ne8 f5 35. Ng7 Kd6 36. Nxh5 Rd1 37. Nf4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bc2 {Usually White
plays Qe2 and Rad1 in this line. With the text move Lobron prepares Qd3.} (13.
Qe2 Rac8 14. Rad1 Rfd8 $11) 13... Ba6 {Preventing White's intention.} (13...
Rac8 14. Qd3 Rfd8 15. Rad1 $13) 14. Ne4 (14. b4 Rac8 15. Qd2 (15. b5 $6 Na5)
15... Nd5 16. Ne4 Qd8 17. Bb3 Bb7 18. Qd3 a5 19. b5 Nb8 20. Bc2 g6 21. Bh6 Re8
22. Rac1 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Myrvold,T-Ogaard,L/Gausdal 1994 (44)}) 14... Nxe4 15.
Bxe4 Bb7 {The maneuver Bb7-a6-b7 might appear to be waste of time, but in fact
Black achieved his goal. He traded a pair of knights, which is fairly
important. Normally against the isolani every exchange of pieces improves
one's position.} (15... Rac8 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Ne5 $36) 16. Ne5 {Most principled
answer, using the pin on the long diagonal. However, in the end it leads to
further simplifications and draw.} f5 $5 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Be4 $13)
17. Nxc6 (17. Bf3 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. dxe5 (19. Ba6 $2 Ng4 $19 {[%cal Gb6b5]
}) (19. Bf3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Rbc8 $11 (20... f4 21. Bd2 Qxd4 22. Bc3 $44)) 19...
Qxd1 20. Rexd1 Rxb7 21. Rac1 $11) 17... fxe4 (17... Bxc6 18. Bf4 $1 (18. Bxc6
Qxc6 $11) 18... Qxf4 (18... Qd7 $2 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qb3 $18) 19. Bxc6 Rad8 20.
Rxe6 $16 {Despite the presence of the opposite-coloured bishops, Black can
face difficulties due to weaknesses of his pawn formation.}) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11
{White cannot attack black doubled pawns on the e-file, and either side can
hardly create threats.} 19. Qg4 Rac8 20. Rac1 (20. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4e5] brings
nothing:} Qf7 21. Bg3 Rc2 22. Rac1 Rfc8) 20... Qd7 21. h4 Qd5 22. Qg3 {/\ 23.
Rc7|^} (22. h5 $5 Qf5 23. Qh4 {[%cal Gh5h6]}) 22... Rc6 23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Rc1
Rc8 25. h5 (25. Bh6 Qxd4 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Qb8+ Kf7 28. Qb7+ Kg6 29. Qxc6 Kxh6
30. Qxe6+ g6 $11) (25. b4 $5 a6 26. a4 $14) 25... Qxh5 {forcing a draw.} 26.
Rxc6 Qd1+ (26... Rxc6 {leads to draw as well:} 27. Qb8+ Kf7 28. Qb7+ Kf6 (28...
Kg6 29. Qxc6 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qh5+ 31. Kg3 $18) 29. Qxc6 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qh5+ 31. Kg3
Qg6+ 32. Kh4 Qxg2 33. Qb5 $8 Qh2+ 34. Kg4 Qg2+ $11) 27. Kh2 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Salmensuu, Olli"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. dxc5 {Main idea of this
move is to exploit the exposed position of the black queen on and thus win
some time for developing pieces.} Qxc5 ({after} 6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 {White will
protect the pawn with b2-b4 and in the practice Black didn't show yet a very
clear way to exploit White's weaknesses.}) 7. Na3 {The knight goes to b5,
which in most cases is unpleasant for Black.} (7. Be3) 7... Ng4 {Other moves
also dodn't seem to solve completely the opening problems.} (7... Bd7 8. Nb5
Qb6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Be2 $14 {1-0 Vlassov,N-Afonin,A/Moscow 1998/ (56)}) (7...
Qa5 8. Bf4 Bg4 (8... Nd5 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. Nd6+ exd6 11. Qxd5 Be6 12. Qe4 Be7 13.
Bd3 d5 14. Qa4 O-O 15. O-O Bf6 16. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rabiega,R-Kohlweyer,B/Bad
Woerishofen 1996 (50)}) 9. Be2 Nd5 10. Bd2 Rd8 11. c4 Ndb4 12. O-O a6 13. Nc2
e6 14. Ne3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qc7 16. a3 Nd3 17. Bc3 Nde5 18. Bxc6+ Nxc6 19. Qg4 h5
20. Qe4 Ne7 21. Rad1 $36 {1-0 Mukhametov,E-Mikhaletz,L/Yalta 1995/ (34)}) 8.
Qe2 Bf5 9. Nb5 $2 {Looks like White mixed up the lines. After Black's answer
there is no more time for h2-h3.} (9. h3 {was necessary:} Nge5 (9... Nf6 10.
Nb5 O-O-O 11. Be3 Qd5 12. Nxa7+ Nxa7 13. Bxa7 Be4 14. a4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e6 16.
a5 Nd7 17. Qc4+ $16 {1-0 Vysochin,S-Budnikov,O/Alushta 1999/ (39)}) (9... Bd3
10. Qxd3 $1 Qxf2+ 11. Kd1 {favours White.}) 10. Nxe5 (10. Be3 Qa5 11. Nxe5 $14)
10... Qxe5 11. Qxe5 Nxe5 12. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Dumitrache,D/Eforie Nord
1997/ (34)}) 9... O-O-O $36 10. Nfd4 (10. h3 Bd3 $19) (10. Nbd4 $142 e6 11. h3
Nge5 $36) 10... e6 11. Nxc6 (11. Nxf5 exf5 (11... Qxf5 {is a simpler way to
get advantage.}) 12. h3 (12. f3 Be7 $1 13. fxg4 Rhe8 $36) 12... Nxf2 $1 13. b4
(13. Be3 Nxh1 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 $19) (13. Qxf2 Re8+ 14. Be2 Qxb5) 13... Nxb4 14.
cxb4 Nd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qe5+ 16. Kf2 Rxd3 17. Bxd3 Bxb4 $19 {[%csl Rf2]}) 11... bxc6
12. Nd4 Rxd4 $1 {with almost equal material (just an exchange down for the
pawn) all Black's pieces are coming very quick. White must give up the second
pawn soon, which gives Black a material advantage too.} 13. cxd4 Qxd4 $17 {/-+.
} 14. a3 {When in such a position one must still spend time making pawn moves,
then things are really bad.} (14. Be3 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Rd8 $19) 14... Bc5 15. Be3
Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxe3 18. Ba6+ Kc7 19. Ke2 (19. Rd1 Bc2 {and the
rook must go back to a1.}) 19... Bd4 20. Rhe1 Be4 {domination by two bishops.}
21. Kf1 Bd5 22. Red1 $2 {continuing to give up material is hopeless. After
defending the pawn b2 Black has a huge advantage, but not winning on the spot.}
(22. Rab1 $142 $17) (22. Re2 Rb8 23. Rb1 Rb3 $17 {/-+.}) 22... Bxb2 23. Rab1
Rb8 24. Rd2 Bxa3 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.08"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Golubovic, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {It is well known that after 2. ... e6 the move 3.c3
limits Black's possibilities if comparing with 2.c3.} Nf6 (3... d5 4. exd5 exd5
5. d4 {This French-type of position is the only additional possibility for
Black after 2. ... e6 3.c3 (again, comparing to 2.c3), but not many Sicilian
players are ready to play it.}) 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 (6... b6) 7.
Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. exd6 {Going to the position with an isolated pawn on d4.
With black bishop on c8 and closed c8-h3 diagonal, Black has to solve many
problems before reaching complete equality.} Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O (10... Nxc3 11.
bxc3 O-O {Comparing to the game, here White places the bishop on d3, not on b3:
} 12. Re1 b6 13. Ng5 Na5 $2 14. Bd3 h6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18.
Qg6 Rac8 19. Bxh6 Rxc3 20. Bxf5 {1-0 Ekstroem,R-Kutuzovic,B/Pula 2000}) 11. Re1
Rd8 12. Bb3 {White's bishop is useful both on the diagonal a2-g8 or b1-h7. The
good thing is that he can switch between these diagonals easily.} Nxc3 {
A common way of fighting against isolani - Black trades a piece and tries to
blockade the pawn pair c3-d4. But as it is often the case, White has an upper
hand in creating threats against king before Black consolidates.} 13. bxc3 b6 (
13... Na5 $142 14. Bc2 g6) 14. Ng5 $1 {The knight goes to e4, creating the
threat 15.Qh5 at the same time.} h6 (14... Na5 $2 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qf3+ Ke8
17. Qxa8 Bb7 18. Qxa7 Ra8 19. Qxa8+ Bxa8 20. Rxe6 $18 {[%cal Gc1a3]} Qd7 21.
Ba3 Nxb3 22. Rae1 $18) 15. Ne4 (15. Nxf7 $2 {doesn't work:} Kxf7 16. Qf3+ Kg8
17. Bf4 Rf8 $1 18. Bxd6 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Bxd6 20. Bxe6+ Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Rd8 $17)
15... Qc7 16. Qh5 Na5 $2 (16... Bf8 17. Re3 {with a very strong attack} (17.
Bxh6 gxh6 18. Nf6+ Kg7 19. Ng4 Qf4)) 17. Bxh6 $1 Nxb3 (17... gxh6 18. Qxh6 {
There is no defence against Re3-g3:} Nxb3 (18... f5 19. Bxe6+ $18) 19. Re3 ({
the simple} 19. axb3 {probably wins as well.}) 19... Nxa1 20. f4 $1 {and Rg3
next.}) 18. Qg4 g6 19. axb3 $18 {A pawn up and attack make White's position
easy winning.} Bb7 20. Re3 Rac8 21. Ng5 Bf6 22. Nxe6 $1 {Second blow - White
takes all the pawns one by one...} fxe6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Rg3 Rd7 25. Rxa7 Rb8
26. Qxe6+ Kf8 27. Rf3+ Rf7 28. Rxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 (5. dxe5 $142) 5... Nc6 6. Nbd2
{A rather doubtful line. Black can already fight for advantage.} exd4 7. Bc4
Qh5 ({also possible is} 7... Qf5 8. O-O Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. cxd4 O-O-O 11.
dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qe1 $1 $13 {1-0 Benjamin,J-Miladinovic,I/Yerevan 1996 (41)}) 8.
O-O Nf6 9. cxd4 cxd4 10. Nb3 {Here or on the next move White must give a check
on the e-file.} (10. Qe2+ Be7 11. Bb5 Be6 12. Nxd4 Qxe2 13. Nxe2 O-O 14. Nf4
Bf5 15. Nf3 Be4 {1/2-1/2 Dolezal,R-Turner,J/CZE 1996}) 10... Bg4 $1 $36 11.
Nbxd4 $2 (11. Qe1+ Be7 12. Nfxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 (13... O-O-O 14. Qxe7 Rxd4
15. Bxf7 $18) 14. Nb5 (14. Be3 O-O) (14. Nb3 $2 b5) 14... a6 (14... Qc5 15. b3
$16) 15. Nc7+ Kf8 $13) 11... O-O-O $1 {Suddenly White is in big trouble} 12.
Qc2 Rxd4 $1 ({Maybe White considered only} 12... Nxd4 $2 13. Nxd4 Rxd4 14. Be3
$1 (14. Bxf7+ Qc5) 14... Rd7 (14... Rxc4 15. Qxc4+ $16) 15. Bxf7+ Rc7 16. Qxc7+
Kxc7 17. Bxh5 Bxh5 18. Rac1+ Kd7 19. Bxa7 $14 {/+/-.}) 13. Nxd4 (13. Bxf7 Qc5
14. Nxd4 Nxd4 $17 {/-+.}) 13... Bd6 $1 {Thanks to this move Black wins time to
protect square c8.} (13... Nxd4 $2 14. Be6+ $1) 14. h3 (14. g3 Nxd4 15. Be6+
Kb8 $19 {and the rook protects square c8.}) 14... Qe5 ({Good enough was also} 
14... Nxd4) 15. f4 Qxd4+ 16. Kh1 Be6 (16... Ne4 {The following line shows that
computers became extremely strong these days:} 17. hxg4 h5 $1 (17... Ng3+ 18.
Kh2 Nxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Bxf4+ $19) 18. g5 Ng3+ 19. Kh2 Nxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Bxf4+ $19) 17.
Bxe6+ fxe6 18. Rd1 Qe4 {The safest way, typical for humans. Black is winning,
just that it will take longer now.} 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. Re1 Nc5 21. Be3 Re8 22.
Red1 Ne4 23. Rac1 Ng3+ 24. Kh2 Nf5 25. g4 Nxe3 26. Rxd6 Nd5 27. f5 Nc7 28. fxe6
Nxe6 29. Re1 Ncd8 30. Kg3 Kc7 31. Rd5 Nc6 32. Rh5 h6 33. g5 Ncd4 34. gxh6 gxh6
35. Rf1 Rg8+ 36. Kh2 Rg6 37. Rh4 Nc6 38. Rg4 Ng5 39. Rf2 Rd6 40. h4 Ne5 41.
Rc2+ Kd7 42. Ra4 Ngf3+ 43. Kg3 Nd4 44. Rf2 a6 45. Ra3 Ke6 46. Kh3 Nf5 47. Rb3
b5 48. a4 bxa4 49. Rb4 Rd3+ 50. Kh2 Nf3+ 51. Kh3 N3xh4+ 52. Kh2 Nf3+ 53. Kh3 a3
54. Ra4 Nd2+ 0-1

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 {This line became currently White's main weapon against 2...Nf6 first of
all thanks to the efforts of S.Tiviakov. White delays the advance d2-d4 in
order to avoid certain theoretical variations.} ({If first} 8. d4 cxd4 {
and then} 9. Na3 {Black equalizes with} dxc3 $11) 8... Be6 9. d4 Bxb3 (9...
cxd4 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 e6 14. O-O Nc4 (14... Be7
15. Nxc6 $1 $14) 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Be7 $14 {/~~}) 10. Qxb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 (
11. O-O e6 $1 (11... Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxb3 15. axb3 a6
16. b4 $14) 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 {transposes to the game})
11... Qd7 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e6 (13... g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Nb5
Qc6 17. Be3 $14) (13... e5 14. Nf3 $11 {/+/=}) 14. O-O {White finished
development, while Black needs two more tempis to do so. Another factor in
White's favour is that after Rd1 Black's queen will be exposed on the d-file.
All this gives White hopes to fight for advantage. However, practice showed
that with precise defence Black is very close to equality.} (14. Bg5 Be7 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qb5+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. O-O-O Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hegde,
R-Geller,E/Coimbatore 1987 (21)}) 14... Be7 ({Another possibility is} 14... Bc5
15. Be3 Qc8 $5 (15... Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qc6 17. f4 Nc4 18. Qc2 O-O $14 {1/2-1/2
Rabiega,R (2531)-Postler,R (2270)/Berlin 2004 (42)}) 16. Qb5+ Nd7 17. Rad1 a6
18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Rfe1 Qc7 $11 {1-0 Janovsky,S (2492)-Bratovic,B 
(2332)/Ljubjana 2004/CBM 101 ext (56)}) 15. Rd1 (15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rad1 Qa4 17.
Qxa4 Nxa4 18. Bc1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gomolla,P-Lang,M (2310)/Wuerttemberg 1997 
(38)}) 15... O-O (15... Rd8 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Nb5 a6 18. c4 axb5 19. cxd5 O-O (
19... exd5 $2 20. Bb6 $18) 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qxb5 $16) (15... Qd5
16. Nb5 $16) 16. Nf5 (16. Be3 Qc8 17. Nb5 Bc5 $11) (16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Be3 Bc5 $11
) 16... Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {Normally with the bishop versus knight and pawns
on both wings White can claim some advantage, but here his edge is
insignificant, since he can hardly improve his position or create any real
threats (there are no targets for attack). The open d-file will most likely
lead to further exchanges and a draw.} 18. Be3 (18. Bf4 Rfd8 $14 {/=}) (18. Rd3
Rfd8 19. Rg3 Kh8 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Bd4 e5 22. Re1 f6 $11 {0-1 Mitrovic,P (2355)
-Pavlovic,D (2370)/Becici 1993 (42)}) 18... Nd5 19. Bd4 Rfd8 (19... b6 20. c4
$14 {Halasz,T-Tischbierek,R/Balatonbereny 1984}) 20. Rd2 $146 (20. c4 Nb4 21.
Qc3 (21. Be3 Nc6 22. Qc3 Rac8 23. b3 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schuchardt,
G-Gutop,Y/ICCF corr 1983 (51)}) 21... f6 22. a3 Nc6 23. Be3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8
25. Rd2 a6 26. h3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Janovsky,S (2490)-Prasad,D (2405)/Koszalin 1998
(36)}) 20... a6 {Besides removing the pawn from a7, Black also prepares the
advance ...b5, securing square d5 for the knight.} 21. c4 (21. Rad1 b5 22. a4 (
22. c4 bxc4 23. Qxc4) 22... Qe8 $5 23. Ra1 (23. axb5 axb5 24. c4 bxc4 25. Qxc4
Rdb8 $5 $11) 23... Qc6 $11) 21... Nf4 22. Qe3 ({After} 22. Re1 Qg5 (22... Rac8
$5) 23. Qg3 {Black cannot use the vulnerability of rook d2 in view of White's
attack on g7. However, the endagme is about equal:} Qxg3 24. hxg3 Ng6 25. Red1
b5 $1 26. c5 (26. cxb5 axb5 27. a3 Ne7 $11) 26... Ne7) (22. g3 $4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4
Ne2+ $19) (22. Qf3 e5 23. Be3 (23. Re1 Qg5 24. Be3 Rxd2 25. Bxd2 Nh3+ 26. Qxh3
Qxd2 27. Qe3 $11) 23... Rxd2 24. Bxd2 Ne6 25. Bc3 f6 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Rd5 Nf4
$11) 22... e5 $1 {All of a sudden White must play accurately to save himself.}
23. g3 $1 (23. Re1 $2 Qg5 24. g3 Nh3+ 25. Kg2 exd4 $19) (23. Bc3 Rxd2 24. Qxd2
Rd8 25. Qe3 f6 $15 {The control of the d-file secures Black an edge}) 23...
Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Nxf2 25. Qxf2 (25. Bxe5 $4 Ng4 $19) 25... Rxd4 26. Rxd4 exd4 27.
Qxd4 Qe2+ (27... Rd8 28. Re1 $1 $11) 28. Kg1 $11 h5 29. Rf1 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Isaev, Jamshed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Tajikistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TJK"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 {This apparently
quiet move leads in fact to very sharp play, either in middlegame or endgame.
Nowadays 6.dxc5 is regarded as the most perspective option for White.} ({
For many years the main continuation was 6.Be2. Although it still remains
popular, these days playing 6.Be2 means that White is ready to accept an equal
middlegame rather than fight for opening advantage. Black demonstrated clear
ways to achieve a reasonable position. The main line goes:} 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5
8. O-O (8. c4 Qd8 $11) 8... Nc6 9. Be3 (9. a3 {is an interesting alternative,
trying to reduce from Black's options.}) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 {and here both} Be7
{lead to an equal game.} ({or} 10... Bb4)) 6... Qxd1+ ({In spite of its
apparent simplicity, the position after} 6... Qxc5 {requires from Black very
good preparation in order to avoid multiple traps. Even so White's
perspectives are somewhat preferable. Here is one of the latest examples:} 7.
h3 Bd7 8. Na3 e6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Nfe5 $14 b5 $2 12. Qf3 $16 Nc6 13.
Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bf4 Qb7 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Nf6 17. a4 Rd8 18. Ba3 a6 19. axb5
axb5 20. Be2 Nd5 21. Bc5 $18 {1-0 Vajda,L (2511)-Volodin,A (2352)/Turin 2006 
(31)}) 7. Kxd1 e5 8. b4 e4 ({Quiet play does not promise complete compensation
for the pawn:} 8... Nc6 9. Kc2 Bf5+ (9... Nd5 10. Bb5 f6 11. Kb2 $14) 10. Kb2
Ng4 11. Be3 $14) 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 exf3 $2 {A rare move, clearly inferior to
the main 10...Nxg4. Sermek achieves a large advantage, but fails to convert it
into a full point.} (10... Nxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nbd2 $13 {/+/=}) 11. gxh5 Nc6
12. Bb5 $16 (12. h6 O-O-O+ 13. Kc2 gxh6 14. Rg1 {Feuerstack,A (2142)-Korsus,B 
(2243)/Kiel 2003. was also good for White.}) 12... Ne4 (12... Nxh5 13. Re1+ Be7
14. Nd2 $16) 13. Kc2 (13. Re1 O-O-O+ 14. Kc2 Nxf2 15. Nd2 Nxh3 16. Nxf3 $16)
13... Be7 14. Re1 Nxf2 15. Nd2 Nxh3 16. Nxf3 Kf8 17. h6 {From this moment
White starts to lose the thread. He should have simply completed development
and include the a1-rook into play.} (17. Be3 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge1h1]} h6 (17...
g5 18. Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Rd8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne5 $18) 18. Rad1 Ng5 19. Bxg5
Bxg5 (19... hxg5 20. Rd7 $18) 20. Rd7 Nd8 21. Rc7 $18 {[%cal Ge1e8]}) 17... g5
18. Bf1 g4 19. Bxh3 $2 {White wins a pawn, but allows Black some activity.
Besides, there was no sense to exchange the bishop for such a poor knight.} ({
An easy win was} 19. b5 Nd8 20. Ne5 f5 21. Bd3 $18) 19... gxh3 20. Rh1 Rg8 $1
21. Rxh3 Rg2+ 22. Bd2 a5 (22... Rd8 23. Rd1 a5 24. a3 $16) 23. b5 Na7 24. a4
Rd8 {Black is a pawn down, but his rooks are active and if he eliminates the
pawn c5 he will have good chances to escape.} (24... Bxc5 25. Ng5 Kg8 26. Re1
$16 Rd8 $140 27. Rd3 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 25. Rah1 $2 {The idea to exchange one
of opponent's active rooks is correct, but White had to protect the pawn on c5
first. The point is that his extra pawn restricts both of his opponent's minor
pieces and it was vital for White to keep it.} (25. Rh5 $1 $16) 25... Bxc5 {
Now White's task is considerably more difficult.} 26. R1h2 Rxh2 27. Rxh2 Nc8
28. Rg2 Be7 $1 29. Rg7 Bf6 {Very good defense by Black. It turns out that
White's initial idea to gain the pawn on h7 is not dangerous for Black.} 30.
Bg5 {A forced exchange of the dark-squared bishops, after which Black can use
the weakness of the pawn h6.} (30. Rxh7 $2 Kg8 $19) 30... Rd6 $2 {Up to this
point Black defended very well, but here he goes wrong.} ({Correct was} 30...
Ke7 $1 {going with the king to a much more active square.} 31. Rxh7 (31. Bxf6+
Kxf6 $11 32. Rxh7 Nd6 {[%cal Gf6g6]} 33. Rg7 Rh8 $11) 31... Bxg5 32. Nxg5 Nd6 {
and White has problems to release his pieces and keep the pawn on h6:} 33. Rg7
Kf6 34. Nh7+ (34. Nf3 Rh8 $11) 34... Ke7 35. c4 Nf5 36. Rg5 Ke6 $11) 31. Bxf6
Rxf6 32. Rxh7 $2 {Again allowing Black to organize the defense.} (32. Ng5 Rf2+
(32... Rxh6 33. Rxf7+ Ke8 34. Rxb7 $18) 33. Kd3 Nd6 34. Nxh7+ Ke7 {[%csl Rh7]}
35. Ng5 Kf8 {[%csl Rg7]} 36. Rh7 Kg8 37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. b6 $36 {[%cal Gc3c4,
Gc4c5]}) (32. Ne5 $16 {[%cal Ge5d7]} Rxh6 $140 33. Rxf7+ Ke8 34. Rxb7 $18)
32... Kg8 $1 (32... Nd6 $2 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. h7 Rh6 35. Ng5 $18) 33. Ng5 (33.
Rg7+ Kh8 34. Ng5 Nd6 {is the game}) 33... Nd6 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Kd3 b6 {An
amazing drawish position.} (35... Rxh6 $2 36. Rxf7 $16) 36. c4 (36. Ke3 $4 Nf5+
$19) (36. Ke2 Rxh6 37. Rxf7 Rh2+ 38. Rf2 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Nc4 40. Ne4 Nb2 41. Ke3
Nxa4 42. Kd4 Kg7 43. c4 (43. Kd5 Kf7 44. Kc6 Ke6 $11) 43... Kf7 44. c5 bxc5+
45. Nxc5 Nb6 $11) (36. Ne4 Rxh6 $11) (36. Kd4 Rxh6 (36... Nf5+ $2 37. Ke5 Rxh6
38. Rxf7 $16) 37. Nxf7+ (37. Rxf7 Rh4+) 37... Kxg7 38. Nxh6 Kxh6 39. Kd5 Nxb5
40. axb5 Kg6 41. c4 a4 42. c5 a3 (42... bxc5 $4 43. Kc4 $1 $18) 43. cxb6 a2 44.
b7 a1=Q 45. b8=Q Qd1+ $11) 36... Rf4 $1 ({After} 36... Rf1 $2 {White can
release his pieces with} 37. c5 bxc5 38. Ne4 $16 {/+-}) 37. Ke3 ({After} 37. c5
bxc5 38. b6 {the simplest is} Rd4+ 39. Ke2 (39. Kc3 Rc4+) 39... Rb4 40. Nxf7+
Nxf7 41. Rxf7 Rxb6 42. Ra7 Rxh6 43. Rxa5 (43. Kd3 Rh3+ 44. Kc4 Rh4+ 45. Kb5
Rb4+ 46. Kxa5 Kg8 47. Rc7 Rc4 $1 48. Kb5 Rb4+ $11) 43... Rd6 44. Rxc5 Kg7 {
with an easy draw. For instance:} 45. Rf5 Kg6 46. Rf3 Ra6 47. Ra3 Kf5 48. Kd3
Ke5 49. Kc4 Kd6 50. Kb5 Ra8 51. a5 Kc7 $11) 37... Rxc4 38. Nxf7+ Nxf7 39. Rxf7
Rxa4 40. Rf6 Rb4 41. Rxb6 a4 42. Kd3 a3 43. Ra6 Rxb5 44. Rxa3 Rb6 45. Ra8+ Kh7
46. Ra7+ Kxh6 47. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Val d'Isere"]
[Date "2002.08.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {It is well-known that with the pawn on e6 Alapin
Variation is quite attractive for White, since the diagonal c8-h3 is closed,
which limits Black's possibilities.} d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 (4... exd5 5. d4 {Leads
to the French type of positns, often with an IQP on d5.}) 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 {
Lately 6.Bd3 or 6.Be3 have been more popular.} Be7 7. O-O O-O {The alternative
was to take on d4. By refraining from it Black doesn't want to give square c3
for knight b1.} 8. c4 {The logical continuation - White uses his c-pawn to
gain more space.} Qd8 9. dxc5 {Now White gets a slight plus thanks to his
majority on the queenside, which for the moment looks slightly more worthy
than Black's 4 pawns versus 3 on the kingside. For those interested in such
type of positions, I would recommend to look at the game Morozevich-Lautier 
(not Almira, though!), Wijk aan Zee 2002. There Morozevich skillfully showed
that even in a completely harmless position the majority on the queenside
might play the decisive role, if the opponent is careless.} (9. Nc3 cxd4 $11)
9... Bxc5 10. Nc3 b6 11. a3 $14 Bb7 12. b4 Be7 13. Be3 Nbd7 (13... Nc6 {
For some reasons developing the knight to c6 is more popular, although both
moves are approximately of the same value.}) 14. h3 Qc7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Qb3 e5
(16... Ne5 $5 {White has space advantage and the attempt to trade some pieces
deserved attention.}) 17. Rfd1 Re8 18. Rac1 a6 {Black can hardly do without
this advance. White's point in provoking it was to weaken pawn b6, which now
will need permanent protection.} 19. Nc3 e4 20. Nd4 Qe5 21. Rd2 {White plays
without any risks. Doubling rooks on the d-file is the most natural way to
improve the position.} Rac8 22. Rcd1 Nf8 23. Nc2 {[%csl Rb6]} Rc6 (23... Qc7 {
was the move if Black wanted to continue the game. Apparently he was happy
with a draw, which objectively speaking is the right decision.}) 24. Nd4 {
A typical case when the player with White secured a draw against stronger
opponent by making good, but rather non-ambitious moves. It is difficult with
Black to fight against such a strategy, all the more when White has a pleasant
plus in a position with no weaknesses.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Asylguzhin, Radik"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ {There are
quite a lot of games with this move, although neither ECO nor Sveshnikov's B22
Monograph mention it.} (6... Qxc5 {is the traditional way to equalize.}) 7.
Kxd1 e5 8. b4 e4 {Now the next several moves are forced.} (8... Nc6 9. Kc2 $14)
9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Nxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nbd2 h5 {Loginov's patent. The point
of delaying ...exf3 is that Black avoids the quick Bd3-e4 plan. Pushing
kingside pawns is main Black's idea, so 12...h5 looks logical. However, while
the position remains far from clear (both sides push pawns on different wings,
which always require a very concrete approach), White's chances look somewhat
preferable.} (12... exf3 13. Bd3 $1 Nc6 (13... Nd7 14. Re1+ Be7 15. Kc2 h5 16.
Be4 O-O-O 17. Nc4 Bxc5 18. Na5 Rde8 19. Bxb7+ {1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Popov,V/Batumi
2002}) 14. Re1+ Be7 15. Kc2 (15. Be4 Rd8 16. Kc2 Ne5 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Bf4 Nc4
19. Nd4 Bh4 20. Rh1 g5 21. Rxh4 gxh4 22. Bxb7 $18 {1-0 Godena,M-Genocchio,D/
Saint Vincent 1998/ (36)}) 15... a6 16. Be4 Rc8 17. a4 h5 18. Ba3 Rh6 19. Nxf3
Rf6 20. Re3 Rf4 21. Bd5 Rd8 22. Bxc6+ bxc6 23. Nd4 Rxf2+ 24. Kb3 Be6+ 25. Nxe6
fxe6 26. Rxe6 Kf7 27. Rxc6 $16 {1-0 Relange,E-Nunn,J/Hastings 1998 (38)}) 13.
Bh3 (13. Kc2 exf3 14. Nc4 Nc6 15. Bf4 Be6 16. a4 Be7 17. a5 a6 18. Re1 Kf8 19.
Nb6 Rd8 20. Bh3 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 g5 22. Bc7 g4 23. Bxd8 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,
E-Loginov,V/St Petersburg 2000}) 13... Bxh3 14. Rxh3 exf3 15. Nxf3 Nc6 16. Be3
f6 17. Nd4 (17. Kc2 O-O-O 18. b5 $5) 17... Nxd4 (17... O-O-O 18. Kc2) 18. cxd4
O-O-O 19. Kc2 Be7 20. Rah1 g6 21. Kd3 Rh7 22. Kc4 Re8 23. d5 (23. b5 $5) 23...
Bd8 {It might appear that White has a clear advantage thanks to the
possibility to push further the pawns, while Black cannot push pawns on the
kingside, but in fact thigs are not that simple.  The problem is that white
pawns cannot do anything without being supported by pieces. The king on c4 is
rather a drawback for White, since it only gives Black additional tactical
possibilities. It is true that Black cannot push his own pawns, but once they
will start to roll, it will be more difficult to stop them, because white king
is far away from kingside.} 24. d6 Re4+ 25. Bd4 h4 {Finally Black succeeded to
advance the h-pawn.} 26. b5 Rh5 27. f3 $2 {Closing the third rank means that
the rook remains cutted off on h3.} (27. Ra3 $5 {As usual in such sharp
positions, a precise play is required in order to take over the initiative.}
Kb8 28. Rd3 $1 {the advance c5-c6 becomes a real threat and Black starts to
have problems.}) (27. c6 $2 bxc6 28. bxc6 Bb6 $132 {[%cal Gh5c5]}) 27... Rf4 {
Now Black's chances are preferable.} 28. Rg1 $2 {The second mistake in a row
makes White's position critical.} (28. Rd1 {It was a necessity to protect the
bishop in order to free the king. Still Black is better after} Kd7 {because
White cannot push the pawns.}) 28... b6 $1 {An unexpected blow on the
queenside.} 29. Kc3 bxc5 30. Be3 Ra4 31. Rxg6 Ra3+ 32. Kd2 Rd5+ (32... Rd5+ 33.
Ke2 Rxa2+ 34. Ke1 Ba5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kleeschaetzky, Rainer"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nc3 e6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qg4 h5 {A typical
reaction to White's queen "sortie" on g4, but I don't really see why should
Black expose his kingside pawns so early.} (13... Qf6 {is a safer alternative:}
14. O-O Be7 15. Be3 Qg6 16. Qf3 Nd5 17. Rac1 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Ghaem Maghami,
E-Khruschiov,A/Oropesa del Mar 2000 (24)}) 14. Qf3 Rc8 15. Be3 {This natural
move which protects d4 is in fact a novelty. White goes for a simple position
with a slight edge.} (15. O-O Qxd4 16. Bf4 Be7 17. Rfe1 $44 {1-0 Sveshnikov,
E-Browne,W/Novi Sad 1979 (57)}) 15... Be7 16. O-O g6 {A direct consequence of
13. ... h5.} 17. Rac1 O-O 18. Rc2 Nd5 19. Rfc1 Nb4 20. Rd2 {Although the
position is close to equal, White's chances are preferable. The pawn on c6 is
easier to attack than the one on d4. Also kingside weaknesses in Black's camp
of course favour White.} Qa5 21. a3 Nd5 22. Rdc2 Rb8 23. Bh6 Rfd8 24. b4 $1 Qb6
(24... Qxa3 $2 25. Nxd5 $18) 25. Nxd5 $1 Rxd5 (25... cxd5 $2 26. Rc7 $18 Rb7
27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Qf6) 26. Rxc6 Qxd4 27. Be3 Qb2 28. Bxa7 $2 (28. Rc7 Rbd8 29.
g3 $16) 28... Rbd8 ({Here Black missed a tactical shot:} 28... Bc5 $1 {[%csl
Ra7,Rc1]} 29. R6xc5 Rxc5 30. Rf1 Rf5 31. Qd3 (31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Bxb8 Qxa3 33.
Bd6 f6 $17) 31... Ra8 $17) 29. Rc8 Kg7 30. h4 (30. g3 Rd3 31. Be3 Qxa3 32. b5
h4 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Bf6 {[%cal Gh4h3]}) (30. h3 $142 $14)
30... Rd3 31. Be3 R8d7 (31... Qxa3) 32. R8c7 Bxh4 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Rd1 $2 (34.
Qf4 $1 $16 Be7 $140 (34... Bd8 35. a4 $16) 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Rc8+ Rd8 (36... Bd8
37. Bg5 $16 {/+-.}) 37. Rxd8+ Bxd8 38. Bc5 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Bc7+ 40. g3 Qf5 41. a4
$16) 34... Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Qxa3 36. b5 Bf6 37. b6 Qb4 38. g3 h4 39. gxh4 Qxh4
40. b7 Qb4 41. Qd7 Be5 42. Qc8 {White plans Ba7 and b8Q, so Black must give
perpetual.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. Ng5
d5 {Other continuations offer White a strong initiative.} (8... Nxe5 9. Qxd4 (
9. Bf4 $5 $36) 9... f6 (9... Bg7 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. Ne6+ $18) 10. Qxe5 $1 d5 11.
Qe2 fxg5 12. Bxg5 Bg7 13. Na3 $36) (8... e6 $6 9. cxd4 $16) 9. exd6 e6 10. Qf3
({After} 10. Ne4 Bxd6 {in practice White failed to prove sufficient
compensation for the pawn.} (10... Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Kh8 13. Na3 a5 14.
cxd4 a4 15. Bc4 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 $16 b5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 f6 20.
Bh6 Rf7 21. Ng5 Rd7 22. Nxe6 Qb6 23. Nc7 $1 (23. Rxe5 fxe5 24. Bf8 $4 (24. Nc7
Bb7 25. Nxa8 Bxa8 26. Rc1 Bb7 27. Qe2 Qxd6 28. Qxb5 $14) 24... Rf7 $19 {
0-1 Jonkman,H (2310)-Aagaard,J (2420)/Groningen 1998 (28)}) 23... Rb8 24. Rxe5
fxe5 25. Qd5 Qxd6 26. Bg7+ $1 $18) (10... h6 $5)) 10... f6 {A rare, but
interesting move, especially since in other lines Black experiences some
problems.} ({The main line goes} 10... Ne5 {here although White can claim a
slight advantage:} 11. Qe4 (11. Qg3 {is also good:} Bxd6 (11... Bg7 12. O-O O-O
(12... Qxd6 13. Rd1 $36) 13. cxd4 (13. Qh3 h6 14. Ne4 f5 15. cxd4 Nf7 16. Nc5
Qxd6 $15) 13... Nc6 14. Rd1 h6 (14... Bxd4 $2 15. Rxd4 Nxd4 16. Qh4 Ne2+ 17.
Kf1 h5 18. Kxe2 $18) 15. Nf3 (15. Ne4 $5 Nxd4 16. Nbc3 Nxb3 17. axb3 $13) 15...
Na5 16. Bc2 Bd7 (16... Nac4 17. b3 Nxd6 18. Ba3 $1) 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. Be4 $36 {
1-0 Skytte,R (2366)-Gladyszev,O (2388)/Millfield School 2002 (69)}) 12. Ne4 (
12. O-O Nc6 (12... Nec4 $5) 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 O-O 15. Nd2 (15. Rd1 e5 16.
Nxf7 Qc7 17. Ng5+ Kg7 18. Qg3 Rf4 19. f3 Bd7 20. Na3 Rd8 21. Nb5 Qb8 22. Be6
$14 {Rozentalis, Harley}) 15... Kg7 16. Nde4 e5 $15 {0-1 Acs,P (2410)-Solak,D 
(2435)/Rimavska Sobota 1996(48)}) 12... Nec4 (12... Bc7 $2 13. Bg5 $18) 13. Qd3
(13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bh6 $13 {0-1 Rabiega,R (2524)-Van Wely,L (2680)/
Internet blitz 2004 (26)}) 13... Ne5 (13... Qc7 $2 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 $18 {
1-0 Georgiadis,I (2129)-Valden,P (2204)/Athens 2004(35)}) 14. Qg3 Nec4 15. Qd3
Ne5 16. Qxd4 Bc7 17. Bg5 Qxd4 (17... Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Qxd4 19. cxd4 Nf4+ 20. Kf3 {
'+/='} Nfd5 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf6 O-O {Georgiadis,I (2038)-Zawadzka,J (2272)/
Aghia Pelagia 2004 was about equal.}) 18. cxd4 Nc6 (18... Nd3+ 19. Ke2 Nf4+ (
19... Nxb2 $2 20. Rc1 $44) 20. Kf3 $14) 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Bh6+ Ke7 21. Bg7 Rd8
22. Nxh7 Nd7 23. d5 Be5 24. Bxe5 Ncxe5 25. dxe6 Nd3+ 26. Ke2 Nf4+ 27. Ke3 Nxg2+
28. Kf3 Nh4+ 29. Kg4 Nc5 30. Kxh4 Rh8 31. exf7 {1/2-1/2 Zhigalko,S (2460)
-Khairullin,I (2455)/Chalkidiki 2003/EXT 2004}) 11... Bg7 12. cxd4 Nec4 13. Nf3
(13. d5 $6 Nxd6 14. Qe2 Nxd5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rd1 Nf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Perez,
L-Roeder,M/Santa Clara 2000/ (22)}) (13. O-O Nxd6 14. Qf4 (14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rd1
Bd7 16. Nc3 Nf5 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rac1 Qd6 $15 20. Ne4 Nf4 $1 21. Qd2
Nh3+ 22. gxh3 Bxe4 $17 {0-1 Pedersen,D-Cao Sang/Budapest 1996 (42)}) (14. Qd3
O-O 15. Rd1 $11) 14... O-O 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Ne5 Nd5 (
18... Bd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Bd2 Qd6 22. Nf3 Rc7 $15 {/= 1/2-1/2
Lane,G-Ikonnikov,V/Antwerp 1999 (46)}) 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qf4 Rc8 21. Nxc6 bxc6
22. Be3 Nd5 $11 {0-1 Khamrakulov,I (2416)-Fominyh,A (2582)/Linares 2001 (55)})
(13. Qd3 Nxd6 14. O-O O-O 15. Rd1 $11) 13... Nxd6 14. Qe2 Nf5 15. Bg5 $1 Qd6 (
15... Nxd4 16. Bxd8 Nxe2 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Kxe2 Bxb2 19. Nbd2 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 $14
) 16. Nc3 O-O (16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 (17... Qxd4 $2 18. Rd1 $18) 18. Rd1 $44
(18. O-O-O $5)) 17. Ne4 (17. Rd1 Bd7 18. O-O Bc6 $10 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nd5
{1/2-1/2 Certic,B (2440)-Matulovic,M (2435)/Beograd 1996}) 17... Qb4+ 18. Bd2
Qe7 19. a3 Rd8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bd2 Nd5 22. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Demkovich An.
-Morokhin Y/Ukraine 1999 (54)}) (10... f5 {is inferior:} 11. O-O Bxd6 (11...
Qxd6 12. Bf4 $36) 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Rxe6+ Kd7 15. Na3 a6 (15...
Bxa3 $2 16. Bf4 $18) 16. Bg5 Rae8 17. Rae1 $36) 11. Nxe6 ({Curiously,} 11. Bxe6
Bxd6 {is good for Black:} (11... Ne5 $2 12. Qe4 $1) 12. Nf7 ({or} 12. O-O Ne5)
12... Qe7 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 $15) 11... Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Bxd6 13. O-O ({Most likely
White should try to find an advantage after} 13. Qh3 {The only game with this
move was won by Black, but the analysis below shows that White's prospects
were preferable:} f5 (13... dxc3 $6 14. Nxc3 $32) 14. O-O Qf6 (14... Qe7 15.
Re1 Ne5 (15... Nd8 $2 16. Bd7+ $1 $18) 16. cxd4 Qxe6 17. dxe5 O-O 18. Nd2 $16)
15. Re1 Kd8 ({Probably better is} 15... Be5 {with a double-edged position. For
instance:} 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Bb3 O-O-O 18. Nc3 $13) 16. Bb3 Kd7 17. Bd2 (17.
Re6 $2 Rae8 $1 $15) (17. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Gd2e4]} Kc7 (17... Rae8 18. Ne4 Kc7 19.
Bg5 $16) 18. Nf3 dxc3 (18... Rae8 19. Bg5 Qg7 20. Qh4 $16) 19. Bg5 Qg7 20. bxc3
Rae8 21. Qh4 $36) (17. cxd4 $5 {Chekhov}) 17... Rae8 18. Rxe8 (18. Na3 $5 Bxa3
19. bxa3 $40) 18... Rxe8 19. cxd4 (19. Qxh7+ Re7 $44) 19... Nxd4 20. Nc3 h5 21.
Qd3 Kc8 22. Be3 Bc5 (22... Nxb3 23. axb3 $36) 23. Nb5 $1 (23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5
$13 {0-1 Filipovic,B (2410)-Cabrilo,G (2470)/Jugoslavija 1995 (59)}) 23... Nxb3
24. axb3 $16) 13... Bxh2+ $1 (13... Qe7 14. Re1 Ne5 15. Qh3 dxc3 16. Re2 $1
cxb2 17. Bxb2 $36) 14. Kxh2 $5 $146 {Sveshnikov tries to improve on the
existing theory.} ({The previously played} 14. Kh1 {is double-edged:} Qd6 15.
Bb3 Be5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ragger,M (2431)-Dourerassou,J (2348)/Mureck 2004 (39)})
14... Qd6+ 15. Bf4 Qxe6 16. cxd4 O-O $1 {A safe decision - Black is in time to
blockade the d-pawn, after which he can even play for more than equality.} (
16... Nxd4 17. Qxb7 O-O ({Dangerous, although rather unclear looks} 17... Nc2
18. Nc3 Nxa1 19. Qg7 Rg8 20. Qxh7) 18. Nc3 Qg4 19. Be3 {is slightly better for
White, since after} Nc2 {White has} 20. Bxb6 Nxa1 $140 $2 (20... axb6 21. Rad1
$14) 21. Be3 Nc2 22. Qb3+ $18) 17. Nc3 Rfd8 (17... Nxd4 18. Qxb7 Qg4 {leads to
the above-mentioned variation, see 16...Nxd4.}) 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Rfe1 ({
Nothing brings} 19. Bg3 Nce7 20. Rfe1 Qf7 21. Nb5 {due to the simple} Nf5 {
and Black is by no means worse.}) 19... Qf5 {The position is balanced.} 20.
Nxd5 {Sveshnikov has in mind an unexpected pawn sacrifice, which, however
shows that he rather disliked his position.} ({White could still keep the
pressure with} 20. Re4 {and Black must be accurate:} h5 $5 (20... g5 $6 {
just creates unnecessary weaknesses:} 21. g4 Qg6 22. Bg3 $16) (20... Rac8 $2
21. g4 Qd7 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Re8+ $18) (20... Kg7 21. Rde1 Rac8 22. Qg3 $13)
21. Rde1 g5 22. Qd3 $1 Kg7 (22... Nxd4 23. Bc1 Nb6 24. Qd1 Nc6 25. Qxh5 Qh7 26.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 $11) 23. Bc1 $13) 20... Rxd5 (20... Qxd5 $2 21. Re8+ $19) 21. Re5 $5
{Otherwise White is worse.} Rxe5 $8 (21... fxe5 $2 22. Qxd5+ $16) 22. dxe5 fxe5
({The endgame after} 22... Nxe5 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 25. Qxe5 fxe5 26.
Rd7 {is slightly better for White, who will regain the pawn and have a more
active king.}) 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Bg3 Re8 (24... e4 $6 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Rd7 $44
{/+/-}) 25. f3 Kg7 ({Black could try to play for a win only with} 25... e4 $5
26. fxe4 Qxe4 ({After} 26... Rxe4 27. Qxf5 gxf5 {the dominance of the bishop
over the knight is enough to achieve a draw.} 28. Rd7 ({or} 28. Rf1 Re2 29.
Rxf5 Rxb2 30. Rf7 Kg8 31. Rc7 $44) 28... Re7 (28... Rb4 $2 29. Be1 $1) (28...
b6 29. Rf7 Re2 30. Bf4 $1 $11 Rxb2 $140 $4 31. Bh6 $18) 29. Rd5 Rf7 30. Be1 $1
$44) (26... Qxd5 $2 27. exd5) 27. Qd7 Qe7 (27... Rd8 $2 28. Qf7 $1) (27... Re7
$2 28. Qc8+ Kg7 29. Rf1 $36)) (25... Rd8 $4 26. Bxe5+ $18) 26. b4 $1 {In time
to disturb the unstable position of Black's knight.} Rd8 {Fedorov forces the
draw since Black is not able to make progress against White's powerful pieces.}
(26... e4 $6 27. b5 $36) (26... a6 27. a4 $11) 27. Bxe5+ Kh6 28. Bd6 {The only
move, but enough to draw.} Qxd5 29. Rxd5 g5 $11 (29... Nxb4 $4 30. Bf4+ $18)
30. b5 Ne7 31. Rd2 Nf5 32. Bb4 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Nd6 34. a4 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.10"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 {In this game from the last round Morozevich had to win, so he avoids the
main 8...dxe5, after which the position is much better studied and White can
easily achieve a draw in case of wish.} (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 (10.
Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 $11) 10... Qxd7 11. Nc3 $14 {/=}) 9. exd6 ({Another
possibility is} 9. Nc3 dxe5 (9... e6 10. O-O dxe5 (10... Nb4 $6 11. Bg5 Be7 12.
Ne4 $1 $40) 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Nd5
16. Bf4 $1 $14) 10. dxe5 (10. d5 Nb4 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 g6 13. Qb3 N4xd5
14. Be3 e6 15. Bd4 Bg7 16. h4 O-O $17 {Sveshnikov,E-Zaid,L/USSR 1976}) 10... g6
$13) 9... e6 (9... exd6 10. O-O $14) 10. O-O (10. Bg5 Qb8 (10... f6 $13) 11.
Nc3 Bxd6 $11) (10. Bf4 a6 11. Be2 Qb8 12. Nc3 Bxd6 13. Be3 O-O $15 {0-1 Susak,
Z (2235)-Rezan,S (2421)/Omis 2005 (48)}) 10... Bxd6 $11 11. Nc3 Ne7 $146 {
Safely taking control over square d5 and thus making sure that White won't be
able to simplify with d4-d5.} (11... a6) (11... Nb4) ({After} 11... O-O {
White could play} 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 $11) 12. Bd3 (12. Bxd7+
Qxd7 13. Ne5 Bxe5 (13... Qd8 14. Qf3 O-O (14... f6 15. Nd3 $14) 15. Qxb7 Nbd5
$44) 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Ned5 $11) 12... Bc6 13. Qe2 Nbd5 14. Rd1 O-O 15.
Ne5 Bxe5 {If Black plays for a win,this is a somewhat surprising decision,
which, however, unexpectedly worked out.} (15... Rc8 $11) 16. Qxe5 $2 {The
Chinese Grandmaster collapses under pressure and slowly goes down. One should
not forget the tremendous importance of the present game and the extremely
uncomfortable situation for Ni Hua, who had lost in the previous round after
having played an excellent tournament.} ({From all points of view} 16. dxe5 {
is stronger. Given the fact that 16...Nxc3 doesn't work for Black, White can
hardly ever lose such a position. Moreover, thanks to the space advantage his
prospects are slightly preferable.} Nxc3 $2 (16... Ng6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. f4 $13
) 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rxd8 $18) 16... Qb6 17. Qh5 Ng6 18. Bxg6 (18.
Nxd5 Bxd5 19. b3 (19. Bxg6 fxg6 $5 (19... hxg6 $15) 20. Qe2 Rf5 $36) 19... Rac8
$15 (19... Qxd4 20. Qxh7+ Kxh7 21. Bxg6+ Kxg6 22. Rxd4 $11)) 18... hxg6 19. Qh4
Nxc3 (19... Rac8 $6 20. Rd3 $40) 20. bxc3 Qb5 21. Re1 Rac8 22. Qg3 (22. Re5 $2
Qd3 $19) (22. Re3 Qd5 $15) 22... Rfd8 23. h4 Qf5 24. Bf4 (24. Re5 Qc2 25. h5
gxh5 26. Bh6 (26. Rxh5 $2 Qd1+ $19) (26. Rg5 Qh7 $17) 26... Qh7 $17 27. Rxh5 $2
Qg6 $1 $19) 24... f6 25. a4 $6 Bd5 26. Bd6 $2 {White completely lost the
thread. After this blunder Black is practically winning.} (26. a5 $15) 26...
Bxg2 $1 27. Be7 (27. Kxg2 Qd5+ $17) 27... Rd7 28. Bxf6 Bd5 29. Be5 Rf7 30. Re3
a5 31. Rc1 (31. f4 Qc2 $19) 31... Rc4 32. f4 Rxa4 33. Qg5 b5 34. Qxf5 gxf5 35.
Kf2 Ra2+ 36. Re2 Ra3 37. Rb2 Rb3 38. Rxb3 Bxb3 39. Ke3 Rd7 40. Ra1 a4 41. Kd2
Ra7 42. Bd6 Ra6 43. Ba3 Kf7 44. Ke3 {The passive defence turned out to be not
enough. Perhaps more chances would have offered M.Notkin's suggestion 44.h5.} (
44. h5 Ra8 45. Rg1 Rh8 46. Rg5 Bd5 47. Ke2 $17) 44... Ra8 45. Kf2 Rh8 46. Rh1
Bd5 47. Rh3 Be4 48. Ke3 Rh6 $19 49. h5 (49. Kf2 Ke8 $19 {[%cal Ge8d7,Gd7c6,
Gc6d5,Gd5c4]}) 49... Ke8 {[%cal Gg7g6]} 50. Rg3 Rxh5 51. d5 (51. Rxg7 Rh3+ 52.
Kd2 Rd3+ $19) 51... g5 52. dxe6 (52. fxg5 e5 $19) (52. Rxg5 Rh3+ 53. Kd4 Rd3+
54. Ke5 Bxd5 $19) 52... g4 53. Kd4 Rh3 54. Rg1 g3 55. Ke5 g2 56. Rd1 Rh1 57.
Rd7 g1=Q 58. Bd6 Bc6 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Nxc3 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. bxc3 {The endgame is balanced. White's worse pawn
structure is compensated by his active possibilities on the b-file and by
strong pawn on e5. However, with inaccurate play White can easily be worse and
the present game proves it.} Bd7 11. Be3 g6 (11... e6 $11 {is the alternative
way of developing the bishop. Black continues with ...Rc8 and ...Bc5.}) 12. Nd4
Rc8 13. Kd2 {Traditionally in endgames the king can stay in the center. Here
White uses it for protecting the weakness on c3. But if the position will open,
the king might feel uncomfortable on the open central files.} Bg7 14. f4 O-O
15. Rb1 f6 $1 {A typical way to open up the position. It points out the
exposed position of white king on d2.} 16. exf6 $6 {After this move White will
suddenly be in trouble, having no active play at all.} (16. e6 $1 Bxe6 17. Nxe6
Nxe6 18. Rxb7 f5 19. Bd3 $1 (19. c4 Rfd8+ 20. Kc2 Rb8 $15) 19... Bxc3+ 20. Ke2
{and White consolidated. Black's extra pawn is of little importance, since
White has an active rook on b7 and is ready to bring the last piece into play 
(Rhc1 or Rhb1).}) 16... Rxf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6d6]} 17. Bd3 Rd6 18. Rhc1 a6 19. Ne2
Bc6 20. g3 Ne6 $1 (20... Bb5 21. Bd4 Bxd3 22. Kxd3 {and White holds.}) 21. Bd4
{White is forced to give up a pawn, since there is no defence against ...Rcd8.}
(21. Rd1 Rcd8 22. Nc1 Ba4 23. Re1 Bb5 $19) 21... Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4
Rxd4 24. Ke3 Rcd8 25. Rc3 (25. Bxa6 Be4 $19) 25... Kg7 26. Re1 R8d6 {In the
final part of the game Alexey slowly, but very technically converts his
minimal material advantage into a win.} 27. a3 Kf6 28. Bc2 Rd2 29. Re2 Rxe2+
30. Kxe2 e5 31. Ke3 Re6 32. fxe5+ Kxe5 33. h4 {White is trying to reduce
material, thus increasing his drawing chances.} h6 34. Kd2 Rd6+ 35. Ke3 g5 {
The pawn on g6 was a permanent target for white bishop, so Black is rather
forced to trade one more pair of pawns.} 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Bd3 a5 {In the next
part Fedorov proves that the trade of either rooks or bishops lead to an
winning endgame.} 38. Rc1 Rd4 39. Rc5+ Rd5 40. Rc3 Kd6 41. Rc2 Bb5 $1 42. Be4 (
{Trading bishops also looks problematic:} 42. Bxb5 Rxb5 43. Rc3 Rc5 $1 (43...
Ke5 $2 44. a4 Rd5 45. Rb3) (43... a4 44. Kd4 Rb3 (44... g4 45. Rc4 Rb3 46. Rxa4
Rxg3 47. Rb4 Kc6 48. Rc4+ Kb6 49. Rb4+ Kc7 50. Rc4+ Kb8 51. Kc5 Rg1 52. Kb6
Rb1+ (52... g3 53. Rg4 Kc8 54. Rg8+ Kd7 55. Kxb7 g2 56. Ka7 $11) 53. Kc5 g3 54.
Rg4 Rb3 55. a4 $11) 45. Rxb3 axb3 46. Kc3 Ke5 47. Kxb3 Ke4 48. Kb4 Kf3 49. Kb5
Kxg3 50. Kb6 g4 51. Kxb7 Kf4 52. a4 g3 53. a5 g2 54. a6 g1=Q 55. a7 $11) 44.
Rb3 b5 45. Ke4 Ke6 46. g4 Re5+ (46... Rc4+ 47. Kd3 $1) 47. Kd4 Kd6 48. Rb2 Rc5
49. Ke4 Kc6 50. Rb3 Kb6 $19 {and Black will create a passed pawn on the
queenside.}) 42... Rd1 43. Rc3 b6 44. Bf3 Rg1 45. Kf2 Rb1 46. Be4 Rb2+ 47. Ke3
Ke5 48. Bf3 Ba4 $1 {Now White cannot avoid trading rooks.} 49. Be2 Rb3 50. Rxb3
Bxb3 51. Bb5 Be6 52. Kd3 Bf5+ 53. Kc4 (53. Ke3 Kd5 54. Bf1 Kc5 55. Be2 b5 56.
Bf1 b4 57. axb4+ Kxb4 $19) 53... Bh3 54. Bc6 Bf1+ 55. Kc3 Kd6 56. Be4 Kc5 57.
a4 Bh3 58. Bc2 Kd5 59. Bd1 Ke4 60. Bc2+ Kf3 61. Kc4 Bd7 62. Kd5 Kxg3 63. Kd6
Bxa4 64. Bxa4 g4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 {Tiviakov} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nb6 8. Bb5 d5 (8... dxe5 $142 {Tiviakov}) 9. O-O (9. Nc3 $142 $14 {Tiviakov}
Bg4 $140 10. h3 Bxf3 (10... Bh5 $6 11. g4 Bg6 12. e6 $16) 11. Qxf3 $14) 9...
Bg4 10. Be3 ({In my opinion more perspective is} 10. h3 {'>=' Tiviakov.} Bxf3 (
10... Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. e6 {'+/=' Tiviakov. Tiviakov: '|^'} fxe6 13. Ne5 $44)
11. Qxf3 {'+/=' Tiviakov.} e6 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qg4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg7]}) 10... e6
11. Nbd2 ({Now after} 11. h3 {'!?' Tiviakov. Black can retreat the bishop:} Bh5
({or even} 11... Bf5) 12. Nbd2 {Tiviakov}) 11... Be7 12. Qe2 (12. Rc1 {Tiviakov
} Rc8 13. h3 Bh5 14. a3 $5) 12... Rc8 (12... a6 {Tiviakov} 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
Rfc1 Qd7 $14 {><c6}) 13. Rfc1 O-O 14. a3 {'!?' Tiviakov.} Qd7 ({Another plan is
} 14... Nd7 15. Rc3 (15. b4 a5 $11) 15... f6 $13) 15. h3 Bf5 {'?!' Tiviakov.} (
15... Bh5 $11 {'>==' Tiviakov.} 16. Nb3 $140 {Tiviakov} Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 $1)
16. Nb3 Nc4 {In order to have the initiative Topalov sacrifices a pawn. In
return exchanges White's important light squared bishop and gets square d5 for
his pieces.} ({Another possibility was} 16... a6 17. Nc5 Qe8 $5 (17... Bxc5 18.
Bxc6 {'!' Tiviakov.} (18. dxc5 axb5 19. cxb6 d4) 18... Rxc6 (18... Qxc6 19.
dxc5 {'+/=' Tiviakov. Tiviakov: '/\Nd4'} (19. Rxc5 Qd7 $11) 19... Nc4 20. Nd4
$14) 19. dxc5 Nc4 20. Nd4 {'?!' Tiviakov.} (20. b3 {Tiviakov} Na5 21. Nd4 $14)
20... Nxe5 {'©' Tiviakov.} 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 $44) 18. Bxc6 (18. Bd3 {Tiviakov} Bxd3
19. Qxd3 Nc4 20. b3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Rc7 $11) 18... Qxc6 (18... Rxc6 {Tiviakov}
19. Nxb7 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Qc6 21. Na5 $14) 19. Nxa6 Nc4 $44 20. Nc5 $14 {Tiviakov
}) 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 b6 (18... Be4 19. Nc5 (19. Nbd2 {Tiviakov} Bd5 20.
Rc3 $14) 19... Bxc5 20. Rxc5 $14 Bxf3 {Tiviakov} 21. Qxf3 Nxd4 (21... b6 22.
Rc3 Ne7 $14 (22... Nxd4 $6 23. Qd1 Rcd8 24. Bg5 f6 25. exf6 $16)) 22. Bxd4 Qxd4
23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qxb7 $14) 19. Nbd2 (19. Rac1 Be4 $44 20. Nbd2 {Tiviakov} Bd5
21. R4c3 $14 (21. R4c2 $14)) (19. Bg5 $6 {Tiviakov} Bxg5 20. Nxg5 b5 21. Rc3
Nxd4) (19. Nfd2 $5 $14 {Tiviakov}) 19... b5 20. Rcc1 (20. Rc3 $5 {Tiviakov})
20... Qd5 (20... a6 {Tiviakov} 21. Nb3) 21. Qd1 (21. Nb1 $2 {with the idea 22.
Nc3 does not work because of tactical reasons:} Nxd4 $1 22. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1
Qxd4 $17) (21. a4 $5 $14 {Tiviakov}) 21... a5 ({After a move like} 21... a6 {
White could already transfer the knight to c3:} 22. Nb1 $1 $14) 22. Qb3 (22.
Nb1 b4 $44) 22... Be4 23. Qxd5 (23. a4 $5 $36 {(Tiviakov) <<}) 23... Bxd5 {
Both sides achieved their goals - White exchanged queens and keps the extra
pawn, while Black transferred the bishop to d5. Black's positional
compensation is obvious, nevertheless it is not simple for Black to find
targets for attack. The position is balanced.} 24. Ne1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge1d3,
Gd3c5,Gd3f4]} f5 (24... f6 {Tiviakov} 25. Nd3 $14) 25. Nd3 (25. exf6 {Tiviakov}
Bxf6 $132 {><d4}) (25. f4 $5 {(Tiviakov) ()}) 25... g5 26. f3 h5 27. Nc5 {
'?!' Tiviakov. Tiviakov: '(/\Nd7-b6, /\Nb7-d6)'} (27. Rc3 $5 {Tiviakov}) (27.
a4 {Tiviakov}) (27. Bf2 {(Tiviakov) /\Nf1-e3}) (27. Rc2 $5 {(Tiviakov) (/\Rac1,
|^<->c)} Nxe5 $5 (27... f4 28. Bf2 Nxe5 29. Rxc8 Nxd3 $44) 28. Rxc8 Nxd3 29.
Rxf8+ (29. Rc2 f4 30. Bf2 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Bf6 $44 {><d4}) 29... Kxf8 30. a4 b4
31. b3 f4 32. Bf2 Bf6 $44) 27... Rc7 (27... Rfd8 {Tiviakov} 28. Rc2 $1 {
/\Rac1, |^<->c}) 28. Rc2 (28. Nce4 $5 {Tiviakov} fxe4 29. fxe4 Bc4 30. b3 Rd7 (
30... Bd3 31. d5 $18) 31. bxc4 Nxd4 $13) 28... Rfc8 29. Rac1 Nb8 {Again both
sides can be happy. Now it is more difficult to find clear plans of improving
the position. With his advanced pawns on the fifth rank I would say that from
the practical point of view it is easier to play it with black pieces.} 30. b4
{An understandabke desire to blockade the queenside. But now Black has a
target on b4 and takes control over the a-file.} (30. Nb1 {Tiviakov} b4 31.
axb4 axb4 32. Nd2 Nd7 $11) 30... axb4 31. axb4 Nc6 32. Rb2 Ra7 33. Bf2 Kf7 34.
Nf1 Rca8 ({Another attractive continuation is} 34... f4 35. Nd2 g4 {with
obvious initiative}) (34... Ra2 $5 {Tiviakov} 35. Rxa2 (35. Rcb1 Rxb2 36. Rxb2
Bxc5 37. bxc5 (37. dxc5 Nxe5 $11) 37... b4 $44 {o^b4}) 35... Bxa2 36. Nb7 Ke8
37. Na5 Kd7 38. Nxc6 Rxc6 39. Ra1 Bc4 (39... Bd5 40. Ne3 $14) 40. Be1 $14) 35.
Ne3 Ra1 36. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 37. Kh2 Ra2 $1 {White loses back the pawn and it is
clear that something went wrong for him. However, with precise play Tiviakov
succeeds to escape.} 38. Rxa2 Bxa2 39. Nc2 Bb1 40. d5 $1 (40. Na3 Bxc5 41. dxc5
(41. Nxb1 Bxb4 $19) 41... Bd3 $17 {[%csl Ra3]} 42. Be1 {Tiviakov} Nxe5 {פa3})
40... exd5 41. Nd4 Nxe5 (41... Nxb4 42. Nxb5 {should also lead to a draw}) (
41... Nxd4 {Tiviakov} 42. Bxd4 f4 $11) 42. Nxb5 Nd3 43. Nc3 (43. Nxd3 $2 Bxd3
44. Nc3 Bc4 $17) 43... Nxf2 (43... Bc2 44. Nxd3 Bxd3 45. Nxd5) 44. Nxb1 Bxc5 (
44... f4 $5 $15 {Tiviakov}) 45. bxc5 Ke6 46. Nd2 f4 (46... h4 $5) (46... Kd7 {
Tiviakov} 47. Nb3 $11 (47. Kg3) (47. h4)) 47. h4 gxh4 (47... g4 48. g3 $11) 48.
Nb3 Kd7 49. Nd4 {'=' Tiviakov.} Kc7 50. Ne6+ Kc6 51. Nxf4 d4 52. g4 hxg3+ (
52... hxg4 53. fxg4 $11) 53. Kxg3 Nd1 54. Kh4 Nb2 55. Kxh5 Na4 56. Kg4 Nxc5 57.
Kg3 Kb5 58. Kf2 Kc4 59. Ke2 Kc3 60. Kd1 d3 61. Nxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Afek, Yochanan"]
[Black "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 (6... d6) 7. Nc3 {
This popular move is in my opinion worse than its main alternatives 7.Bd3 and
7.Bc4.} (7. a3 Ba6 $11 (7... Be7 {is playable too})) (7. Bd3 Ba6 8. O-O $1 (8.
Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Nac7 $11) 8... Be7 (8... Bxd3 9. Qxd3
d6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Be7 12. d5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc3g7]}) 9. Nc3
Nxc3 10. bxc3 {[%cal Gc3c4]} Bxd3 11. Qxd3 d5 12. exd6 Bxd6 (12... Qxd6 {
unexpectedly runs into} 13. Ba3 $1 {with the idea} Qxa3 14. Qe4 $18) 13. Ng5 $5
$36 (13. d5 Be7 14. c4 $14)) (7. Bc4 Bb7 (7... Ba6 8. b3 $5 $13) 8. O-O Be7 9.
Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 10. Nc3 $14) 7... Nxc3 (7... Bb7 $6 8. Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10.
O-O $1 Qxc3 11. Be3 $44) 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1
(12. exd6 Bxd6 $11) (12. Bf4 Be7 $11) ({The complications after} 12. Ng5 dxe5
13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh3 Be7 {are not really dangerous for Black, although accuracy
is required from the second player.}) 12... dxe5 13. Nxe5 (13. dxe5 Be7 14. Nd4
Nc5 15. Bc2 h5 16. a4 a6 17. Qe2 Rd8 18. Rab1 g5 $15 {0-1 Rozentalis,E (2650)
-Sokolov,I (2615)/Malmo 1997 (52)}) 13... Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3
Qc6 17. Qf1 O-O 18. Bh6 $146 (18. Re1) 18... Rfc8 19. Re1 (19. c4 $142 $13)
19... Qa4 $1 (19... Qxc3 20. Bxg6 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qc7+ 22. Kg1 hxg6 23. Bg5 $14)
20. Bb1 $6 ({White had to sacrifice a pawn in order to keep the initiative:} 
20. c4 Qxa2 (20... Ba6 21. Rc1 $14) 21. Bg5 $44 {[%cal Gg5f6]}) 20... Qc4 ({
Another attractive continuation was} 20... Ba6 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxa2 23.
Qf3 {[%cal Gf3f6]} Be7 {and Black defends.}) 21. Re2 Ba6 22. Bd3 Qxd3 $1 23.
Rxd3 Bxd3 24. Bd2 e5 $17 25. Qe1 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 exd4 27. cxd4 Rc2 28. g3 Rd8 29.
Qd3 Rc7 {A safe decision.} (29... Rxa2 {was possible too. The lack of
coordination between rooks was a temporary factor:} 30. Bg5 (30. d5 Bc5) 30...
Re8 $17) 30. Bc3 $2 {This allows Black to arrange quickly the pieces in the
most convenient way.} ({After} 30. Qe4 Rcd7 (30... Re7 31. Qd5) 31. Qc6 Bf8 32.
Bg5 Be7 33. Be3 {Black's task would have been more difficult. For instance:}
Kg7 34. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4e5]} Bd6 (34... Bf6 $2 35. Bc7) 35. Bg5 Be7 36. Be3 Rd6
37. Qa4 a5 38. Bf4) 30... Be5 31. Bb2 Bg7 ({Stronger than} 31... Bxd4 32. Bxd4
Rcd7 33. Qa3 Rxd4 34. Qxa7) 32. Kg2 h5 33. h3 Rd5 34. Bc3 Rcd7 $19 {Now Black
will win pawn d4 and keep an extra pawn on the queenside, which secures an
easy win.} 35. Qa6 Bxd4 36. Bxd4 Rxd4 37. a4 Kg7 38. a5 bxa5 39. Qxa5 Kh7 40.
Qa6 R4d6 41. Qa5 Rd5 42. Qa4 a5 43. Qa2 Kg8 44. Qc4 Rd4 45. Qa6 a4 46. Qc8+ Kg7
47. Qc3 Kh7 48. Qa5 R7d5 49. Qa7 Kg7 50. h4 Rd2 51. Qxa4 Rf5 52. Qa1+ Rf6 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 $14 {/=}) 9. Nc3 (9. exd6 e6) (9. O-O Nxe5 $1) 9...
dxe5 10. dxe5 a6 $6 ({Critical is} 10... g6 11. O-O Bg7) 11. Be2 Bg4 (11... Be6
12. O-O Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Ng5 Bc4 16. Be3 Bxe2 17. Bxb6 Bc4
18. Rd1 Nc6 19. b3 h6 20. Nge4 Be6 21. Nc5 g5 22. Nxb7 $18 {1-0 Zhuravliov,
V-Makarov,A/Leningrad 1975 (23)}) (11... Bf5 12. Be3 (12. Qb3 Be6 13. Qc2 g6
14. O-O Bg7 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Qb3 e6 19. g4 $18 {1-0
Fodre,S (2290)-Ribaud Chevrey,P (2010)/Paris 1989 (33)}) 12... Nd7 13. Nd4 Nxd4
14. Bxd4 e6 15. Bf3 Qc7 16. O-O Rd8 17. Rc1 $16 {1-0 Bruno,E-Arregui,J (2310)/
San Isidoro 1993 (49)}) (11... e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. a3 $16 (14. Bxb6
Qxb6 15. Qxd7 Rfd8 16. Na4 Qb4 17. Qc7 Qxa4 18. Qxb7 Rdb8 $13)) 12. Be3 Qxd1+
13. Rxd1 Nd7 14. h3 Bxf3 (14... Bh5 15. Nd5 $5 (15. e6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Bxe2 17.
Kxe2 $44) 15... O-O-O 16. e6 fxe6 17. Nf4 $16) 15. e6 $1 (15. Bxf3 Ndxe5) 15...
fxe6 16. Bxf3 Rd8 ({Possibly better is} 16... Rc8 {although White has a great
compensation anyway.}) 17. Bxc6 {A simple decision. Tiviakov secures a long
lasting advantage.} bxc6 18. Ke2 $16 g6 19. Na4 ({After} 19. Ne4 $16 {the same
defensive plan as in the game wouldn't have worked out:} Bg7 20. Rd2 Rc8 21.
Rc1 Be5 22. Rdc2 Nb8 {and here White regains the pawn thanks to} 23. Ng5 {
with huge positional advantage.}) 19... Bg7 20. Rd2 Rc8 21. Rc1 Be5 22. Rdc2
Nb8 23. Ba7 Kf7 24. b3 ({or} 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 25. b3 Bf4) 24... Bf4 25. Rd1 Rc7
26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. Nc5 Rb6 {Amazingly enough, Karjakin succeeded for the moment
to keep his extra pawn. However, his position is still difficult.} 28. Rd3 $1
Bd6 (28... e5 29. g3 Bg5 30. Rc4 $16) 29. Rf3+ Ke8 30. Nxe6 Ra7 31. Rc4 ({
Correct was} 31. Rfc3 $1 {White wins a pawn and exchanges a pair of rooks,
which is very important:} a5 (31... Kd7 32. Nf8+ $18) 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Rxc6
Kd7 34. Nd4 a4 (34... Be5 35. Rc4 $16 {/+-}) (34... e5 35. Rxd6+ Kxd6 36. Nb5+
$18) 35. Rc4 axb3 36. axb3 $16) ({Less convincing is} 31. Rf8+ Kd7 32. Ng5 Rb5
$1 (32... h5 33. Rg8 $16) (32... h6 33. Nf7 h5 34. Rg8 $18) 33. h4 (33. Nxh7
Rh5 34. Rf7 Ke8 35. Rf8+ (35. Rg7 Be5) 35... Kd7 $11) 33... a5 {and Black gets
some counterplay.}) 31... a5 32. Re4 {This plan of preventing the advance ...
a4 doesn't really work, because the rook will have to protect the knight.} ({
Black also has counterplay after} 32. Rh4 h5 33. Nf8 a4 34. Nxg6 axb3 35. axb3
Ra2+) 32... c5 33. Rf8+ Kd7 34. Rh8 a4 35. Re3 ({After} 35. bxa4 Rb4 36. Rxb4
cxb4 {[%csl Rb4] the b-pawn will quickly be very dangerous.}) 35... axb3 36.
axb3 h5 37. Nf8+ Kc7 38. Nxg6 c4 $1 {That's why it was important to exchange a
pair of rooks.} 39. bxc4 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Rbb2 41. Rxh5 Rxf2+ 42. Ke4 Rxg2 43. Ne5
Ra5 44. Kf3 (44. Kf3 Rc2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Asylguzhin, Radik"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 {Playing c3 and then taking
with the queen doesn't look impressive.} e6 6. Nf3 (6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Qe4 Nde7 $1)
6... Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2 (8. exf6 Nxf6 {gives Black a good dynamic play,
which compensate deficiencies in pawn formation.}) 8... Qc7 9. g3 b5 $5 {
Black uses tactics to seize space on the queenside. The idea is old enough,
but became popular only a couple of years ago. Comparind to the traditional 9..
.d6 (which is also perfectly playable), the move 9...b5 leads to positions
very easy to play with Black. He has a clear plan to advance queenside pawns,
while for White is more difficult to find counterplay. Black ignores the pawn
on e5 for a while. Later it might easily prove to be a weakness.} (9... d6 10.
exd6 Bxd6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 $11) 10. Bg2 (10. Qxb5 Nxe5) 10... a5 11. O-O
Ba6 12. Re1 {White tried other continuations too, but in all cases Black's
results in the practice are impressive.} (12. Rd1 Bc5 13. Nd4 b4 14. Nb5 Qb6
15. c4 O-O $1 {White has problems to finish the queenside developing.}) (12.
Bf4 Be7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rfe1 b4 15. c4 Nxf4 16. gxf4 a4 17. Red1 Rad8 18. b3
Rfe8 19. bxa4 d5 $17 {0-1 Rusanov,M-Brodsky,M/St Petersburg 2000 (51)}) 12...
Bc5 13. Nbd2 (13. Ng5 b4 14. c4 Nd4 15. Qd3 h6 16. Nh3 b3 17. axb3 Rb8 18. Qd1
Ne7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Re3 Qxc4 21. Nc3 Bb7 22. Nf4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 O-O $19 {
0-1 Rogers,I-Van der Sterren,P/Eerbeek 1978 (36)}) 13... O-O 14. Nb3 b4 (14...
Bb6 15. Nbd4 (15. Qc2 a4) 15... b4 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxc3 19.
Qc4 Ne4 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Rad1 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Qa7 23. Qa4 Rb8 $19 {0-1 Kranzl,
P-Stanec,N/Aschach 1997 (37)}) 15. Qc2 Ba7 16. c4 Nde7 {An unexpected decision
to call it a day. Of course the position is full of play and Black's chances
are certainly not worse.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch57"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2002.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rad1 Rad8 (13... Rfd8
{followed by ...Rac8 and ...Qb8 is another way to arrange the rooks.}) 14. Bb1
Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. b4 {Same opponents played this line several months
earlier. White played 16.Bg5 then and also achieved nothing.} (16. Bg5 g6 17.
h4 (17. Ba2 Nh5 {was also okay for Black in Adams-Hulak, Wijk aan Zee 1995. 17.
..Ng4 looks good as well.}) 17... Ng4 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ne5 Ngxe5 20. dxe5 Rxd1
21. Nxd1 Qd8 22. Nc3 Qd4 $13 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Tiviakov,S/Valle d'Aosta ITA 2002 
(31)}) (16. Ng5 $5) 16... g6 17. h3 {Doubtful novelty. White must find an
active plan, since a passive play will allow Black to consolidate and have
strategical advantage against isolani on d4.} (17. Ba2 Nd5 $6 (17... Bf8 18.
Bg5 Bg7 $13) 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qd2 a5 20. b5 Na7 21. Bf4 Bd6 22. Be5 $1 Nxb5
23. Qh6 $1 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Bf8 25. Qh4 Bg7 26. e6 h6 27. exf7+ {1-0 Vajda,
L-Horvath,P/Budapest HUN 2002 (27)}) 17... Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Ba2 h6 20. Bxf6
{White is already slightly worse and he tries to get rid of IQP.} (20. Bh4 Ne7
21. Bg3 Qa8 $15) 20... Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bg7 22. d5 exd5 23. Bxd5 Nd4 $5 {Forcing a
favourable endgame.} 24. Rxd4 (24. Nxd4 $2 Bxd5 $19) 24... Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5
26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxe8+ Qxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kg7 29. Ra8 (29. Kf1 Rd3 30. Re3 (30. a4
Ra3 $19) 30... Rxe3 31. fxe3 b5 32. Nd4 (32. Ke2 Bb2 33. Nd4 a6 34. Nc2 Kf6 $17
) 32... Bxd4 33. exd4 f5 $1 (33... Kf6 34. Ke2 Ke6 35. g4 $1 (35. Kd3 f5 $1 $19
(35... Kd5 36. g4 $1 f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Ke3))) 34. Ke2 Kf6 $19 {and Black
wins the pawn endgame}) 29... Rd1+ $1 30. Kh2 Rd7 {[%csl Rf3,Rh2] White has an
active rook, but other pieces are clearly bad placed. The main problem for
White is that he cannot find a good job for the knight.} 31. b5 Bb2 32. a4 Kf6
33. Re8 $2 (33. g4 Ba3 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. h4 Re7 36. Kf1 {and White has chances
to save the game.}) 33... Ba3 34. g4 Re7 $1 35. Ra8 (35. Rxe7 {After the trade
of rooks the activity of black kind decides.} Kxe7 36. Nd4 Kd6 37. Nc6 a5 38.
Kg2 Kd5 39. Kf3 Kc4 40. Ne5+ Kb3 41. Nxf7 Kxa4 42. Nxh6 Kxb5 $19) 35... Bc5 36.
Kg3 $6 Re2 $19 37. Rxa7 Bxf2+ 38. Kg2 Bc5+ 39. Kh1 (39. Kg3 Bd6+) 39... Rf2 40.
g5+ hxg5 41. Nh2 Ra2 42. Ng4+ Ke6 43. Nh6 f6 44. Ra8 f5 45. Rc8 Kf6 46. Rc7
Rxa4 47. Rf7+ Ke5 48. Rg7 Kf4 49. Rxg6 Kf3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 {This variation represents for Black the most principled way to use the
delay of White's d2-d4.} 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5
Nc8 14. Nf3 ({Another possibility is to leave the knight on e5:} 14. d4 cxd3
15. Bxd3 $13) 14... Ng6 15. d4 cxd3 16. Bxd3 (16. Qxd3 e6 17. Re1 Nce7 18. a6
e5 19. axb7 Qxb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. Qa5 Qb7 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S (2631)-Radjabov,T
(2673)/Warsaw 2005}) 16... e5 17. a6 Nce7 $1 $146 (17... b6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Be4
Rb8 20. Nc3 Nce7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bc6 (22... O-O $142) 23. Qxc4 Rc8 24.
Be3 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 O-O 26. Rfc1 Qe7 27. Qb7 $16 {1-0 Tiviakov,S (2678)
-Gladyszev,O (2436)/Port Erin 2005 (36)}) 18. axb7 Qxb7 19. Ba6 Qc7 {The
strong pawn center supported by the pieces secure Black better chances.} 20.
Na3 O-O 21. Nb5 ({It was better to start with} 21. Rd1 {although after} Rab8 {
Black's position looks preferable anyway}) 21... Qc6 22. Be3 Nf5 23. Rfd1 (23.
Nxa7 Qc7 24. Nb5 Qb8 25. Na3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Qb6 27. Bb5 Bxb5 28. Nxb5 (28. Qxb5
Qxe3+ $17) 28... Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Rb8 $17) 23... Nxe3 24. fxe3 (24. Qxe3 Rfb8 25.
Nxa7 Qc7 $19) 24... Qb6 25. Kh1 e4 26. Nh2 Ne7 $17 27. Nd4 Rab8 28. Rd2 Kh8 29.
Qf2 f5 30. g3 Ng6 31. Ne2 Be6 32. Nd4 Bd7 {Sakaev won the first game of this
mini-match and a draw would have been sufficient to get through.} 33. b4 {
Tiviakov is obliged to play for a win.} ({After} 33. Ne2 {Black is of course
not forced to repeat. He keeps advantage in many ways. For instance:} Qc7 {
[%cal Gb8b6]} (33... f4 $5 34. Nxf4 Nxf4 35. gxf4 Bxh3 36. Rxd5 Qxb2 $15) 34.
Nf1 (34. Rxd5 $6 Rxb2 $17) 34... Rb6 35. Nf4 Nxf4 36. gxf4 Rh6 37. Kh2 Bf6 $40
{[%cal Gf8g8]}) 33... Ne5 34. Rda2 Nc6 35. Ne2 Be6 36. Ra3 Bg8 37. Nf1 Ne5 38.
Nf4 Qh6 39. Be2 Ng6 40. Nh5 (40. Kh2 Rfc8 41. Rxa7 Rxc3 $17) 40... Be5 41. b5
Rbc8 42. Rxa7 Rxc3 43. R1a2 Rb3 44. h4 Rb1 45. R2a6 d4 $1 {Black's attack is
decisive} 46. exd4 Bd5 47. Qg2 f4 48. gxf4 Bxf4 49. Rd7 Bc4 50. Nxf4 (50. Bxc4
{Rogozenko} Qxh5 51. Ra3 e3 $19) 50... Bxe2 51. Rxg6 Qxh4+ 52. Qh3 Qxh3+ 53.
Nxh3 hxg6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 {This position often arises via a different move order:
2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d5 7.exd6 e6 (the main move is 7...
Qxd6) 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bxd6 10.0-0.} Nd5 (10... O-O $142 $13) (10... Ne7 $5) ({
Even} 10... Be7 {is interesting, arranging pieces more typically against IQP.})
11. Bg5 $146 (11. Nc3 $14) 11... Be7 12. Bxd5 $1 $14 Qxd5 ({Safer is} 12...
exd5 {but then White is just slightly better in a symmetrical pawn structure,
with no risk of losing. In this second game of the match Van wely had to win
with Black in order to level the score, so his decision is understandable.}) (
12... Bxg5 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15. Qc1 {is also not an attempt to
play for a win.}) 13. Nc3 Qf5 {Overstepping the line. Now White achieved a
very strong initiative.} ({The objectively best} 13... Qd6 $14 {must have been
rejected automatically by Loek in view of} 14. Nb5 Qd8 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Nc7 Rb8
17. Nb5 Ra8 18. Nc7 $11 {and White would have achieved immediately the win in
the match.}) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Qa4+ $1 Bd7 (15... Nc6 16. d5 exd5 17. Rfe1+ Be6
18. Nd4 Qg4 19. Nxe6 Qxa4 20. Nc5+ Qe4 21. N3xe4 dxe4 22. Rxe4+ $16) 16. Qa3
$16 Nd5 (16... Bc6 17. Ne5 f6 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. d5 exd5 20. Nb5 $16) 17. Ne5
Nxc3 ({Relatively bets is} 17... Bc6 {although White has a huge advantage
after the simple} 18. Rfe1) 18. bxc3 Qg5 19. Rab1 $18 Bc8 (19... b6 20. Rxb6
$18) 20. Rfe1 Qe7 21. Qa4+ Kf8 22. d5 {Black is helpless. White opens up the
position and everything is over.} h5 (22... exd5 23. Ng6+ $18) 23. Rbd1 exd5
24. Ng6+ fxg6 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Qd4 Kf7 27. Qxd5+ Kf6 28. Qd4+ Kf7 29. Qc4+ Be6
30. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. O-O (12. Be3 e6 13. Qg4 a6 14.
Bxc6 Qxc6 15. O-O h5 $11) 12... e6 13. a4 $5 $146 {An interesting new idea.
The alternatives brought White nothing so far.} (13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Bg5 f6 (
14... Rc8 15. Rc1) 15. Be3 Be7 16. Qh5+ g6 $13) 13... a6 (13... Qxd4 $2 14.
Qxd4 Rxd4 15. a5 Nd5 16. a6 $36) (13... Be7 $142 14. a5 $140 Nd5 15. a6 Nc7) (
13... Bb4 $5) 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Bg5 f6 (15... Rd7 $6 16. a5 Nd5 17. Rc1 {
[%csl Rc8][%cal Gc1c8]}) (15... Be7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Qg4 h6 (17... Rhe8 18.
Qh4+ {[%csl Rh7]}) 18. Rfe1 Rhe8 (18... Nd5 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. Qg3 $16) 19. Rac1
$36) (15... Rc8 16. a5 (16. Rc1 $36) 16... Nd5 17. Rc1 $36) 16. Be3 Bb4 $2 (
16... Be7 17. Qh5+ g6 $13) 17. d5 $1 {Very nice. White opens the central files
and also the fourth rank. Black king has no time to castle.} Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5
19. Qg4 {[%csl Rb4,Rg7]} Bf8 20. Rac1 Qd7 (20... Qd6 21. Rc7 $5 (21. Bf4 Rd4
22. Rc8+ Kf7 23. Bxd6 Rxg4 24. Rb8 $44) (21. Rc8+ Kf7 22. Rfc1 $44)) 21. Rc7 $1
Qxc7 22. Qxe6+ Be7 23. Qxd5 Qd7 24. Qb3 g5 25. Rd1 Qc6 26. Rc1 Qd7 27. Bb6 Bd6
28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Qd5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 {Potkin uses this set-up with great success lately.
Another player who constantly uses it is Godena.} Qxd7 11. Nc3 {Known as a
drawish line. However, White players found some ideas lately and because White
has practically no risk to lose the present position became quite popular in
the practice. It requires accuracy from Black to reach complete equality.} e6 (
11... Rd8) 12. O-O (12. Qg4 h5 $11) 12... Be7 (12... a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Bg5 (
14. Qg4 h5) 14... Bb4 15. Qg4 Bxc3 16. Rac1 f6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. bxc3 O-O 19. c4
e5 20. Qxd7 {1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Grachev,B/St Petersburg 2001/.}) 13. Qg4 O-O 14.
Bxc6 {An interesting idea, played for the first time in 1980. White's point is
to provoke the move ...Bf6 and then attack it with Ne4. If Black takes on c6
with the queen, then the queen will be too far to protect the bishop on f6. If
he takes with the pawn, then White will have a slightly better pawn structure.}
(14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. Bh6 g6 $11) (14. Bh6 $2 Qxd4) 14... Qxc6 (14... bxc6 15. Bh6
Bf6 16. Rfd1 Kh8 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Qxg5 20. Nxg5 $11 {/+/=,
Potkin-Timoshenko Geo, Kiev 2001}) 15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 (16. Ne4 $2 Bxd4) (16.
Rad1 Qd7 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Bf4 Rfd8 20. Rh3 Rd5 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 22. Be5
Qg6 23. Qxg6 fxg6 24. Rc3 Nd7 25. Rfc1 h6 26. Rc7 b6 27. Kf1 g5 28. Rb7 Nxe5
29. dxe5 Rxe5 30. Rd7 Ra5 31. Rcc7 Rxa2 32. Rxg7 Rxb2 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rhg7+
Kh8 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rhg7+ Kh8 37. Rh7+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Bacrot,E/Cannes
1995}) 16... Kh8 $2 {Black should bring back the queen to protect bishop f6.} (
16... Qd7 17. Ne4 Qd8 (17... Qe7 18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Bf4 Rfd8 20. Rh3 Rd5 21. Nxf6
Qxf6 22. Be5 Qg6 23. Qxg6 fxg6 {like in the above given game Godena-Bacrot is
an edge for White, but Black has no real poroblems to hold the position.}) 18.
Rd3 Kh8 19. Bf4 Nd5 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qc7 22. Nd6 f6 23. Rf3 Qe7 24. Qe4
fxe5 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Qxe5 Nf4 27. Rd1 h6 28. Ne4 Qf7 $14 {/=} 29. f3 $2 Nxg2
$1 30. Nc5 Qxf3 {0-1 Godena,M-Dominguez,L/Lausanne 2001}) 17. Ne4 Rg8 (17...
Bxd4 18. Rxd4 gxh6 {Looks ugly for Black, but the game continuation is even
worse.}) 18. Bg5 Bxd4 (18... Bxg5 $2 19. Nxg5 {[%csl Rf7,Rh7][%cal Gg4h5]}) 19.
Rxd4 f5 {All this was met before and White is much better. The present game
doesn't change the evaluation - Black loses pawn e6.} 20. Qe2 fxe4 21. Rxe4 {
[%csl Re6]} h6 (21... Rge8 22. Re1 Rac8 23. g3 Nd5 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Qxe6 $18 {
1-0 Potkin,V-Kurnosov,I/St Petersburg 2001 (63)}) 22. Rxe6 $1 Rge8 23. Be7 Qd5
24. Rd1 Qxa2 25. Rxh6+ gxh6 26. Bf6+ Kg8 (26... Kh7 27. Qd3+ Kg8 28. Qg6+) 27.
Qg4+ Kf7 28. Qg7+ Ke6 29. Bc3 Qd5 (29... Rad8 30. Qf6#) 30. Rxd5 Kxd5 31. Qxb7+
Kc4 32. Qc6+ Kb3 33. h4 Rac8 34. Qxh6 Na4 35. Bd4 a5 36. Qa6 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 ({After the immediate} 
5... e5 {White can consider} 6. dxe5 {(the best, according to theory)} Qxd1+ 7.
Kxd1 Bg4 8. Bf4 {with hopes for advantage in endgame. However, after} Nge7 {
Black's position looks perfectly playable.}) 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 ({Now} 7. dxe5 {
is dubious, since after} Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 {the king is less comfortable on d1
than in a similar variation with the c-pawns on the board.}) 7... Bb4 8. Bd2 (
8. Be3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nge7 $11) 8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 $14 {
[%csl Gc3,Gf1]}) 10. Ne5 ({Deserves attention the piece sacrifice} 10. Be2 $5
exf3 11. Bxf3 Qe6+ 12. Kf1 $44) ({The main alternative to the game move is} 10.
Nd2 Nf6 11. Bc4 Qg5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bb5+ {with a double edged position after}
Kf8 $5 {[%csl Rg2]}) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7 {White has an edge thanks to his
bishop pair, but due to Black's strong pawn on e4 it is rather difficult to
prove a sensible advantage.} 12. Be2 ({Not better is the popular} 12. Qa4+ Bd7
13. Qa3 (13. Qb4 Qc6) 13... Qe6 {and Black does not have particular problems.})
12... Bd7 (12... O-O 13. O-O $14) 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qc1 Qe6 15. Rd1 Ng6 $146 (
15... Nd5 16. Bc4 $140 Nxc3 $1 (16... O-O 17. Bb4 $16 {[%cal Gb4d6]}) 17. Qxc3
Qe7 $14 {/=}) (15... Qf5 16. b4 b6 17. Rd6 O-O 18. h3 $14 {Potkin-Adly,
Ismailia 2004}) 16. Rd6 (16. Qg5 h6 17. Qg3 $36 {[%cal Gd1d6,Ge2g4]}) 16... Qe7
17. Bb4 O-O 18. Rxg6 ({Correct was} 18. Rxc6 $1 Qxb4 19. Rc4 Qb6 (19... Qa5 20.
Rxe4 Nxe5 (20... Rfe8 21. f4 $16) 21. b4 Qd5 22. Qe3 Ng6 23. h4 $1 $36) 20.
Rxe4 Rac8 21. Bc4 Qc6 22. Qe3 Nxe5 23. Bb3 $1 $14 {The bishop is stronger than
the knight, which secures White an edge.}) 18... Qxb4 19. Rxg7+ {The correct
decision. White doesn't really have a choice, since here Black's chances are
by no means worse.} (19. Rg3 Qe7 {[%csl Re5]}) (19. Rg5 Rfd8 $5 $15 {[%cal
Gb4d2]}) 19... Kxg7 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Qf6+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24.
Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5 (6... Bxf3 $6
7. Qxf3 Qxf3 8. gxf3 e5 9. b4 $16) ({White has slightly better prospects in
the complicated endgame after} 6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1) 7. Na3 ({Kosteniuk has good
experience in this line, since she played it with Black too, even in blitz
games:} 7. h3 Bh5 (7... Bf5 $5) 8. Na3 a6 9. g4 Bg6 10. Bg2 e6 11. Qe2 Qc8 ({
Correct is} 11... Qd5 $1 {[%cal Gg6d3] and Black is better.}) 12. Nc4 Nfd7 13.
h4 h5 14. Nfe5 Bh7 15. g5 Bf5 16. Bf4 Be7 17. O-O O-O 18. Qxh5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5
Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 $16 {Barsky-Kosteniuk, Moscow (blitz) 2001}) 7... a6 {
Rather a necessity here. Black runs big risk without covering square b5. For
instance:} (7... Nbd7 8. Be3 Qc8 (8... Qc7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. g4 Bg6 12.
g5 Ne4 13. Nh4 $1 a6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qd5 Rh4 16. O-O-O $18 {Vlassov-Avrukh,
Moscow 2002}) 9. h3 Bh5 ({Perhaps Black must make less natural moves, such as} 
9... Be6 {Then} 10. Be2 (10. Bd4 $5 g6 $140 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. Bb5 $36 Bxg2 (12...
Bg7 $4 13. Bxf6 $18) (12... Bc6 13. Qb3 $16) 13. Qb3 $5 (13. Bxf6 exf6 14. Qe2+
Be7 15. O-O-O Bc6 16. Nf3 $44) 13... Bd5 14. Bc4 e6 (14... Bxc4 $2 15. Nxc4 e6
16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ne5 $18) 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. O-O-O $44) 10... g6 11. O-O Bg7
12. c4 (12. Nd4 Bd5 13. c4 Be4 14. Nab5 b6 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Nd5 Qd8
18. Bf3 $14 {0-1 Tzermiadianos,A (2453)-Gouliev,N (2526)/Warsaw 2005 (116)}) (
12. Nb5 $5 a6 (12... Nd5 $2 13. Bxa7) (12... Nc5 $5 13. Ng5 Bd7 $1 $13 (13...
Bd5 $2 14. c4 Be4 15. Qd4 $18)) 13. Nbd4 Bd5 14. c4 Be4 15. Ng5 $14) 12... O-O
13. Nd4 Nc5 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Rad1 Ne5 17. Qc1 Nc6 18. Nc2 Qc7 19.
Rd5 a5 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bf1 h5 22. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S (2617)
-Sasikiran,K (2668)/Mallorca 2004 (28)}) 10. g4 Bg6 11. g5 Ne4 12. Bb5 a6 13.
Qxd7+ Qxd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rd7] Ivanov V.-Klimov, Russia
2000}) 8. Be3 Qc7 (8... Qc8 9. h3 Be6 {Other moves are worse:} (9... Bh5 10. g4
Bg6 11. Bg2 Nbd7 {After 11...e6 12.Ne5 White has a strong initiative.} 12. g5
Ne4 13. Nh4 $16 {1-0 Erenburg,S (2475)-Livshits,G (2380)/Alushta 2002 (37)}) (
9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 $14 {/+/-, 1-0 Goloshchapov,A (2569)-Gupta,A 
(2413)/Dubai 2004 (31)}) 10. Be2 Bd5 11. O-O e6 12. c4 Bc6 13. Nb1 Be7 14. Nc3
O-O 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nbd7 17. Nd4 Bc5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bg5 Qc7 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Shaked,T-Lerner,K/Berlin 1997 (80)}) 9. h3 (9. Qa4+ Nbd7 (9... Bd7 10.
Nb5 $1 $36) (9... Nc6 10. O-O-O $36) 10. O-O-O e5 $1 $13 (10... e6 $2 11. Rxd7
$1 {[%csl Rg4]} Qxd7 12. Bb5 $18)) 9... Bh5 ({An important alternative is} 9...
Bf5 $5 {when} 10. g4 {is less attractive in view of} Be4) (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3
$14) 10. g4 ({Another way to fight for advantage is the more aggressive} 10.
Qa4+ Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11. g4 Bg6 12. O-O-O e6 13. Bg2 $14) 11. Bf4 $1 (11. O-O-O
e6 {is unclear} ({or} 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Rc8)) 11... Qc8 12. g4 (12. Ne5 e6
13. g4 b5 $1 14. Qd4 Bc5 $132) 12... Bg6 (12... b5 $5 13. Qd4 Bg6 $13) 13. Ne5
e6 14. Bg2 $14) 10... Bg6 11. Bg2 Nbd7 $5 {This is better than 11...e6.} (11...
e6 12. Qa4+ Nbd7 (12... Qc6 13. Qb3 $14) (12... Qd7 13. Qb3 $14) (12... Nc6 13.
O-O-O $14) 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Ne5 $36 {Sveshnikov,E (2551)-Gashimov,V (2579)/
Dubai 2003 (88)}) ({Also deserves attention} 11... Be4) 12. g5 Ne4 13. Nh4 Nd6
14. Nxg6 hxg6 {White has two strong bishops, while Black a more compact pawn
structure with no weaknesses. The chances are balanced.} 15. Nc2 O-O-O (15...
Nc4 16. Qd5 $5 Nxb2 17. O-O $44) 16. Qe2 Nf5 17. O-O-O e6 18. Kb1 Be7 19. Nb4
$5 {Creating the threat 20.Nxa6.} (19. Bc1 Nc5 $11) 19... Nxe3 (19... Bxb4 $2
20. cxb4 Kb8 21. Rc1 Qe5 22. Qf3 $18) 20. Qxe3 (20. Nxa6 $2 Qb6 $19) 20... Nb6
(20... Bxb4 $6 {This move not only opens the c-file, but also takes away
square c5 from black pieces.} 21. cxb4 Kb8 22. Qe4 $16) 21. Nd3 Nd5 22. Qe5
Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Nf4 $1 {Black defends very accurately the entire game.} (23...
Rhf8 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 (24... exd5 25. f4 $16) 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. f4 $14) 24. Rxd8+
(24. Be4 Rhf8 (24... Rxd1+ $6 25. Rxd1 Rxh3 $2 26. Rd7 $18) 25. h4 Bd6 26. Nd3
$11) 24... Rxd8 (24... Bxd8 $2 25. Nxf7 Rf8 26. Nxd8 $16) 25. Be4 (25. Nxf7 $2
Rf8 $19) 25... Rd2 (25... Rf8 26. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Bd8 $1 27. Rd7 Bc7 28.
Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Nxf7 Nxh3 30. Bxg6 Nxf2 $11) 26. Nxf7 Rxf2 27. h4 $11 Re2 28. Bf3
Rf2 29. Be4 Re2 30. Bf3 Rf2 31. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Valeanu, Eduard Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. Nc3 dxe5 10. d5 {The most principled move in this little-studied
opening line.} Nb4 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Rc8 ({The critical continuation is
the old} 12... g6 $13 {which still awaits to be tested in the modern practice.}
) 13. O-O Qxd5 14. Nxa7 Ra8 $146 {This attempt to improve the variation is
nicely refuted by Godena.} ({Black has no choice but play the risky variation} 
14... Qxe5 15. Nxc8 Nxc8 16. Re1 $36 {1-0 Stevic,H (2571)-Sidorenko,I (2334)/
Plovdiv 2008 (31)}) 15. Be3 $1 Qxd1 (15... Rxa7 16. Bxb6 Ra8 17. a3 Qxd1 18.
Rfxd1 Nc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rac1 Rc8 21. Rxc6 $18) 16. Raxd1 $1 {The point.
The other rook will soon be useful on f1.} ({After} 16. Rfxd1 N6d5 17. a3 Nxe3
18. Nb5 Na6 19. fxe3 g6 {Black's task is considerably easier than in the game.}
) 16... N6d5 (16... N4d5 17. Nb5 Rc8 (17... e6 18. Bxb6 Nxb6 19. Nc7+ $18) 18.
Bxb6 Nxb6 19. Rc1 $18) 17. a3 $1 Nxe3 18. Nb5 {A nice "intermezzo", which
nevertheless would have been more precise after 18.fxe3 f6 and only now 19.Nb5!
} Na6 $2 {The decision to keep material equality is wrong, making White's play
extremely easy.} ({Black could keep practical chances with} 18... Nxd1 $1 19.
Nc7+ (19. Rxd1 $2 Na6 $19) 19... Kd8 20. Nxa8 Nxb2 21. Nxf7+ (21. axb4 Rg8 22.
Nxf7+ Kd7 $16 {/+/=}) 21... Kd7 22. Nxh8 N4d3 23. Nf7 e5 $16 {/+/=}) 19. fxe3 {
[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf1f7]} f6 20. Nc4 e6 (20... Rc8 $142 21. Rc1 {[%cal Gc4d6]}
Rc5 22. Na7 $1 e6 23. b4 Rd5 24. Na5 $16) 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. b4 $18 {The triumph
of White's strategy: his pieces completely dominate the board.} h5 (22... Be7
23. Rd7 Bd8 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. Nbc8 Bc7 26. Rf7+ Kg8 27. Ne7#) 23. Rd7 h4 24.
Rfd1 Rh5 25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. R1xd6 Kf8 (26... Re5 27. Rxg7 $18) 27. Rxe6 Rb5 28.
Nc4 Nxb4 29. Nd6 (29. axb4 Rxb4 30. Nd6 $18) 29... Rd5 30. axb4 Ra8 31. Rc7
Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Ra2+ 33. Kf3 Kg8 (33... Rf1+ 34. Kg4 Rxg2+ 35. Kh3 {[%cal Ge6e8]})
34. Ne8 Rf1+ 35. Ke4 Rxg2 36. Ree7 Rg4+ 37. Kd3 Rxb4 38. Rxg7+ Kf8 39. Rh7 Rg4
40. Nxf6 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS04 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2002.04.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 {The young
Romanian Grandmaster Levente Vajda keeps on playing this position, each time
having some improvements in mind. In this game too, soon he made a new attempt
to find a way for the initiative.  Unfortunately for White, Black has a very
solid position with slightly better chances in most of the cases.} 14. O-O Nc4
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. b3 $146 {Here we are. White chases away the rook before
Black played e7-e6, so that now the move Rc5 is not available. On the other
hand (and this happened in the game) White risks to leave Black's c-pawn alive,
which will drastically influence the evaluation of the position.} (16. Nxc3 e6
17. Re1 Rc5 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bf4 Kf7 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Bd6 Rc4 22. h3 e5 23. Bxf8
Rxf8 24. Qe3 a6 25. Rd2 {and thanks to his control over d-file White has some
compensation for the pawn, 1/2-1/2 Vajda,L-Rogozenko,D/Bucharest 2000 (56).})
16... Rc8 {The natural reply. However, it would be interesting what White had
in mind after the more ambitious 16. ... f6.} (16... f6 $1 {Now White seems to
be forced to give a check on d6 and enter the endgame, since the queen retreat
looks bad:} 17. Nd6+ (17. Qg3 $2 Rg4 18. Qb8+ Kf7 19. Nxc3 {and here Black
wins in several ways, most spectacular is:} Rxg2+ (19... e5) (19... Bd3) (19...
Qc6 20. f3 e5) 20. Kxg2 Bh3+ 21. Kg1 e5 $19) 17... Qxd6 18. Qxd6 exd6 19. bxc4
{In the arising endgame Black's c-pawn is extremely strong. Next plan is to
play Kd7, Be7, Rc8, at one moment c2 and White is in trouble.}) (16... Rc6 $5
17. Nxa7 Rg6 $13) 17. Re1 e6 (17... f6 $2 18. Nd6+) 18. Nxa7 Rc5 19. Qb8+ Qd8
20. Qxb7 Qd5 21. Qb8+ Qd8 22. Qb4 Qa5 23. Qb7 Qc7 24. Qa8+ Qd8 25. Qxd8+ $2 {
White decided to play on, wrongly considering that his queenside pawns are too
powerful. The point is that with black pawn on c2 white rooks won't have
important squares b1 and d1 and black king supported by bishops easily stop
White's pawns.} Kxd8 26. a4 c2 27. a5 Kc7 28. b4 Rd5 29. b5 Kb7 30. Be3 Bc5 {
That's it. Pawns cannot advance anymore. White decided to give up b-pawn in
order to advance another one to a7, but it didn't help either.} 31. Nc6 Bxe3
32. fxe3 Be4 (32... Rxb5) 33. Nd4 (33. a6+ Kb6) 33... e5 34. a6+ Kb6 35. Ne2
Rc8 36. a7 Rxb5 37. Kf2 f5 {White's position is hopeless. During the last 10
moves he lost the b-pawn, while Black developed all the pieces and is ready to
win the a-pawn.} 38. Ng3 Rb1 39. Nxe4 Rxe1 40. Rxe1 Kxa7 41. Rc1 fxe4 42. Ke2
Kb6 43. Kd2 Kb5 44. Rf1 (44. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 45. Kxc2 Kc4 $19) 44... Kb4 45. Kc1 Kc3
46. Rf7 Ra8 47. Rc7+ Kd3 48. Rd7+ Kxe3 49. Kxc2 Ra2+ 0-1

[Event "SCG-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Pancevo"]
[Date "2006.03.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Black "Antic, Dejan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Nd2 Bd7 (12... Rd8 $11) 13. Ne4
Be5 14. Qc5 (14. Qd3 Rad8 $11 (14... a6 $11) (14... Rac8 $11)) 14... Qb8 ({
The simplest is} 14... Qxc5 15. Nxc5 Bc6 {and Black is at least equal. For
instance:} 16. Nd3 (16. c4 $6 Nb6 17. Nxb7 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxc4 $17) 16... Bf6
17. Nf4 Rfd8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Be3 Kf8 20. Rfd1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 a6 22. Bb6 Rxd1
23. Rxd1 Ke8 24. Kf3 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Jakubiec,A (2482)-Blehm,P (2530)/Warsaw 2001}
) (14... Bc6 15. f4 b6 16. Qc4 Bd6 17. f5 exf5 18. Rxf5 Ne7 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20.
Bf4 Qd7 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Nxc6 23. Rd5 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd8 {
and White's sympobic advantage is not enough to play for a win, 1/2-1/2
Marciano,D (2485)-Lejeune,J (2345)/France 1997 (78)}) 15. Qa3 $5 $146 {It
makes sense to retreat the exposed queen. However, this novelty does not
change the evaluation of an equal opening variation.} (15. f4 Bc7 16. Kh1 Bb6
17. Qd6 Bc6 18. c4 Qxd6 19. Nxd6 Nf6 20. Nxb7 Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Rab8 22. c5 Rxb7
23. cxb6 axb6 24. Be3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,A (2566)-Bruzon,L (2662)/Buenos
Aires 2005 (28)}) (15. Qc4 Bc6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. f4 Bf6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Be3
Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Garagulya,K (2416)-Ionov,S (2558)/Smolensk
2000 (23)}) 15... a5 $6 {Black wants to secure square b4 for the knight, but
on b4 the knight won't be stable anyway. With his last move Black only
unnecessary creates weaknesses.} (15... Bc6 $142 16. f4 Bf6 $5 (16... Bc7 17.
c4 Nb6 (17... Bb6+ 18. Kh1 Nc7 19. c5 Nb5 20. Qb3 Ba5 21. Be3 $14) 18. b3 $14)
17. Nxf6+ (17. Rd1 $6 Be7 18. Qb3 Qc7 $15) 17... Nxf6 $11) 16. f4 $1 Bc7 (16...
Bf6 $142 17. Nxf6+ (17. c4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Nb4 $13) 17... Nxf6 18. Be3 Bc6 {
and Black still has little to worry about.}) 17. c4 Nb4 18. Qc3 $1 Bb6+ 19. Kh1
Qa7 20. Rd1 ({It makes no sense for White to play} 20. c5 {and give away
square d5 for black knight:} Bc7 21. b3 Nd5 $14 {/=}) 20... Bc6 21. b3 $1 {
Now White's pressure on the long diagonal is very strong, while there are too
many black pieces on the queenside doing nothing.} Bxe4 {After this exchange
White will have a stable clear advantage. On the other hand Black is
considerably worse anyway.} (21... Na6 22. Bb2 f6 23. Ba3 (23. Nd6 $5 Bxg2+ 24.
Kxg2 $14 {[%csl Rb5]}) 23... Nb4 (23... Rfe8) (23... Rfd8 24. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 25.
Qxf6 $18) 24. c5 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxc5 26. Rd7 $16) 22. Bxe4 $16 Rad8 23. Bb2 f6
24. Qf3 Bd4 (24... f5 {was worth trying, with a small trap.} 25. a3 ({After} 
25. Bxb7 $2 {Black has} Nd3 $1 $17 {[%cal Gd3b2,Gd3f2] and the knight cannot
be taken in view of the mate:} 26. Rxd3 $2 (26. Rd2 Nxb2 27. Rxb2 Bd4 $17)
26... Rxd3 27. Qxd3 $2 Qxb7+) (25. Qc3 Bd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. Bxd4
fxe4 29. Re1 $16) 25... fxe4 26. Qg4 Bd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. axb4 $16) 25. Bxd4
Rxd4 26. a3 f5 (26... Na6 27. f5 $1 $16 (27. Bxb7 $16)) 27. Bxf5 $1 (27. Bxb7
$2 Nc2 28. Rac1 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Nd4 30. Qg2 Rb8 $132) 27... Rxf5 28. axb4 Rxd1+
29. Qxd1 Qb6 30. b5 {White is winning. He is a pawn up, has a better pawn
structure and controls the only open file.} g5 31. Qg1 $5 (31. Qd2 gxf4 32.
gxf4 {followed by Rg1+ and Qg2 was a quicker win:} Rf6 33. Rg1+ ({or} 33. Rxa5
Rxf4 34. Ra8+ Rf8 35. Qg5+ $18) 33... Rg6 34. Rd1 $18) 31... Qc7 (31... Qxg1+
32. Kxg1 $1 (32. Rxg1 {leaves Black with some chances to escape:} gxf4 33.
gxf4+ Kf7 34. Rd1 Ke7) 32... gxf4 (32... b6 33. fxg5 Rxg5 34. Rd1 $18) 33. Rxa5
fxg3 34. Ra7 b6 35. Rb7 $18) 32. Qe3 Kf7 33. Re1 Qe7 34. fxg5 Rxg5 35. Rf1+ Rf5
36. Rxf5+ exf5 37. Qf3 (37. Qxe7+ Kxe7 38. Kg2 Kd6 39. Kf3 Kc5 (39... Ke5 40.
Ke3 b6 41. h3 h6 42. h4 h5 43. Kf3 $18) 40. Kf4 a4 41. bxa4 Kxc4 42. Kxf5 Kb4
43. g4 Kxa4 44. h4 $18) 37... Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qd2+ 39. Qf2 Qd3 40. Qf3 Qd2+ 41.
Qf2 Qd3 42. Kh3 Kg6 43. Qb6+ Kg5 44. Qxb7 Qf1+ 45. Qg2 Qd1 46. Qf2 Qxb3 47.
Qd2+ Kg6 48. Qd6+ Kf7 49. b6 Qxc4 50. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS04 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Antal, Gergely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 Nc6 {Not without
reasons, the usual reply 6. ... cxd4 is generally considered to be best.} 7.
Na3 (7. dxc5 {is critical continuation here.} Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Ng4 9. b4 Nxe3+ 10.
fxe3 a5 11. Bb5 {and in the practice Black didn't show yet a clear way to
solve all the problems. A recent example, which demonstartes the power of
White's queenside pawns:} Bd7 12. a3 axb4 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. cxb4 b6 15. Nc3
bxc5 16. b5 Bb7 17. a4 c4 18. Kc2 Bb4 19. Nd2 Ke7 20. Rhb1 Ba5 21. Nxc4 Bxg2
22. Nxa5 Rxa5 23. Rg1 Bd5 24. Rxg7 Rc8 25. Kb2 Bc4 26. Rxh7 Ra7 27. Rh4 Rd7 28.
Rd1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 Kd6 30. Nc3 f5 31. a5 Rc5 32. Rd4+ Kc7 33. b6+ Kb7 34. Ka3
$18 {1-0 Kosintseva,T-Alexandrova,O/Warsaw 2001}) 7... Ng4 $6 {An unfortunate
novelty. Black usually plays it one move earlier. In the game he delayed the
swap on d4 for too long and was punished.} (7... cxd4 {Safest continuation.} 8.
Nb5 Qd7 $5 (8... Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 $11 {/+/=}) 9. Nbxd4 Nd5 10. Bg5 a6
11. Bc4 Be7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17.
Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Be2 c5 {and Black successfully solved
all the problems, 1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Khurtsidze,N/Yerevan 1996.}) 8. Bg5 $1 {
In opposite to the position when Black plays directly Ng4 (6. ... Ng4) and
White leaves the bishop on e3, here the inclusion of moves Na3 and Nc6 gives
White additional possibilities thanks to the threat Nb5.} h6 (8... cxd4 9. Nb5
$16 Qd7 10. Nfxd4 Nxd4 $2 11. Nxd4 $18 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf1b5] and a possible
finish:} Ne5 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qd8#) 9. Bh4 a6 $6 {
Black defends against Nb5, but the price is too hight - it weakens square b6.
On the other hand Black had a difficult position already.} (9... cxd4 10. Nb5
$16) (9... Qd7 10. h3 $16) 10. Nc4 $1 $16 cxd4 11. Nb6 Qe4+ 12. Be2 (12. Qe2
Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Rb8 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 {[%cal Gh4g3] was also good.}) 12...
Rb8 13. cxd4 Bb4+ $2 {Last mistake, after which White is winning by force.} (
13... Bd6 14. Bg3 $1 (14. O-O $2 {This natural move has a direct refutation:}
Nxh2 $1 15. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxh4+ 17. Kg1 O-O $17) 14... Bxg3 15. hxg3 {
and thanks to the powerful knight on b6 White is much better.}) 14. Kf1 Qg6 15.
Bg3 e5 ({After} 15... O-O {White wins easily in many ways. Most convincing is:}
16. Bxb8 Nxb8 17. Bd3 Qh5 (17... Qf6 18. h3 {The knight is trapped.}) 18. Ne5
$1 $18 Nf6 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc6 {Now the bishop has no moves.})
16. d5 $1 {In fact Black can resign.} Bc5 (16... Nd4 17. Qa4+ $18) 17. Nxc8 Nb4
18. Nh4 {Black loses a lot of material now. Continuing the game with Black
makes little sense. In the end White will be a rook and piece up.} Nxf2 19.
Qa4+ b5 20. Nxg6 bxa4 21. Bxf2 Bxf2 22. Nd6+ Kd7 23. Nxf7 Bd4 24. Bg4+ 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Pira, Davoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4 {This move
looks natural after White's 6.Be3 and is better here than for instance in the
position when Black has the pawn on e6 instead of the knight on c6. But even
now it is slightly doubtful and double-edged. Why so? One might argue that for
the noble cause of gaining the bishop pair one might lose a tempo or even two
in the opening. That's true, only that the swap on e3 also strengthens White's
pawn center and opens the f-file, which White can use later for active actions.
All in all the move 6. ... Ng4 is an ambitious approach, which leads to a
sharp battle with chances for both sides.} 7. Na3 {A rare move. More popular
is 7.Bd3 or 7.Nbd2, in both cases White has a strong center and keeps some
initiative.} cxd4 (7... Nxe3 8. fxe3 Bg4 9. Bc4 Bxf3 (9... Qh5 $2 10. Qb3 $1
Bxf3 $140 (10... Rb8 11. Bd5 $16) 11. O-O $1 $16 {/+-}) 10. Bxd5 Bxd1 11. Rxd1
{The endgame is close to equal and this might be Black's best choice after 7.
Na3, De Kleuver,E-Mantovani,R/Montecatini Terme 1998.}) 8. Nb5 $1 Qd8 9. cxd4
e5 {An attractive move, but in the game Black wasn't able to develop the
initiative after that.} (9... e6 10. Bd3 $5 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 $14) 10. d5 Bb4+ 11.
Nc3 Nxe3 $6 (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ne7 {Black looks okay, for instance:} 13.
Bb5+ (13. d6 Nc6) 13... Bd7 14. Qa4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $13 17.
h3 $6 Nxe3 18. Nxe5+ Ke8 19. fxe3 Nxd5 {followed by Ke7, f6 etc. Black is
better here due to White's weak pawns on c3 and e3.}) 12. fxe3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3
Nb8 ({Again better was} 13... Ne7 {although here White has a stronger center
than in the previous line. Still Black keeps good chances for counterplay:} 14.
Bb5+ Bd7 15. Qa4 f6 16. e4 Nc8 $1 $132) 14. Nxe5 {Although now it looks like
Black must have good compensation, it is difficult to find something concrete,
because White has a very good square d4 for the queen, where she protects
everything.} Qh4+ (14... Qg5 15. Qd4 $16) 15. Ke2 O-O 16. Qd4 Qh5+ 17. Kf2 $16
{Suddenly it becomes clear that Black has no compensation for the pawn.} Re8
18. Nf3 Rd8 19. c4 Bg4 20. Be2 Nc6 21. Qf4 Na5 22. h3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 $18 b6 24.
Rag1 {On top of all White has the decisive attack.} Nb7 25. Rg5 Qh6 26. Rxg7+ (
26. Rhg1 {wins as well.}) 26... Qxg7 27. Rg1 Rd6 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qe5+ Rf6
30. Bd3 h6 31. Qe4 Nc5 32. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.07.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2
Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 {Attractive, but far from clear. Black breaks his own pawn
structure and there will be no way back. At the beginning of its appearance in
the practice (1996) this advance was regarded almost like offering Black an
advantage. Just remember the game Torre-Ivanchuk from the Yerevan Olympiad,
for instance. Meanwhile first impresions and emotions cooled out and as
mentioned, the move has obvious drawbacks, which White succeeds to use in the
practice more and more often.  The main thing for White in this line is to
keep queens on the board. Thus he will have much more chances to use
weaknesses in Black's pawn formation, created by the last move.} 9. h3 {
This quiet advance is the strongest continuation. Such a reaction reminds of
other openings, say Keres Attack in Sicilian Scheveningen, when after 6.g4
Black stops it with 6...h6.} Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 {Ftacnik: 'Rozentalis
is a very strong player with one specific feauture, his opening repertoire is
very narrow and deep. He continues to believe in merits of 2.c3 Sicilian, long
after many players just gave up fed up by manyfold drawing lines black may
wish to apply. '} d5 12. Re1 $1 {Previously Rozentalis played 12.b3 and wrote
after that: "White has to play on queen side, trying to attack black's centre
and activating his pieces". Meanwhile he must have had a second thought about
playing on the queenside...} (12. b3 Bd7 13. a4 cxb3 14. Bxb3 Bf5 15. a5 Nbc4
16. d4 h6 17. dxe5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bxe5 (18... Qxe5 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Qxe5 Bxe5
21. Re1 f6 22. f4 O-O-O 23. fxe5 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Hracek,Z/Germany 1998})
19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Re1 f6 21. Be3 Qc6 22. f4 Bd6 23. Nd2 Bd3 24. Qf3 Kd7 25. Ra2
Rag8 26. Qxc6+ Kxc6 27. Kf2 e5 28. Bxa7 Rg7 29. Nf3 e4 30. Nd4+ $16 {1-0
Rozentalis,E-Zezulkin,J/Warsaw 1999 (63)}) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 e5 {
I doubt the value of all these advances.} 15. Qg3 $1 {An improvement over
Jonkman's game, who has the merit of finding 12.Re1, by the way.} (15. b3 Be6
16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Qg3 f5 18. Na3 a6 (18... O-O 19. Nb5 $36) 19. Rb1 (19. Qg6+
$5 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rb1 Nd7 22. Rxb7 {Black still has to prove the
compensation. For instance a move like 22...Rab8 doesn't work because of 23.
Nxc4 Rxb7 24.Nd6+ and Nxb7.}) 19... O-O 20. d4 cxd3 21. Bxd3 Kh7 22. Nc2 (22.
Bxh6 Kxh6 23. Qe3+ Kh7 24. Qxb6 Qxb6 25. Rxb6 Bd5 26. c4 Bc6 $44) 22... Rad8
23. h4 $6 Bxa2 24. Rb2 Be6 25. h5 Kh8 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Qg6 Bf4 28. Nd4 Bc8 29.
Rxb6 Qxc3 30. Rxe5 Qc1+ 31. Bf1 Bxe5 32. Ne6 Rd1 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Van Wely,L/
Leeuwarden 2002}) 15... f5 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Lesiege just can not
believe, that white is able to do him any harm with such underdeveloped
queenside. Despite everything black's last move is at best risky and he will
duly pay the prize.'} (15... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 16. Na3 Be6 17. d4 cxd3 18. Bxd3 a6
$13) 16. d4 $1 {Now Black is in deep trouble and must pay the price for
creating so many weaknesses in his own camp.} cxd3 17. Bxd3 Kf7 (17... Kf8 $5 {
Ftacnik} 18. b3 (18. Nd2 {Ftacnik} f4 19. Qh4 Be6 20. Nf3 Bf7 $15) 18... Be6
19. a4 Nc8 $13) 18. Nd2 Qc6 $6 {Allowing a nice finish.} ({On the other hand
playing the position after} 18... Re8 19. Nf3 Qd6 20. Nh4 Qf6 21. Be2 $1 {
[%csl Rg6][%cal Ge2h5,Gh5e8] (after such maneuvers things usually become clear)
} Kf8 22. Bh5 {is not fun for Black either.}) 19. Rxe5 $1 {One can't even name
it a sacrifice. White gets a central key pawn for the exchange and Black is
not able to hold the position.} (19. Nf3 {Ftacnik} e4 20. Bf1 Re8 (20... exf3
$2 {Ftacnik} 21. Re7+ Kxe7 22. Qxg7+ Kd8 23. Qxh8+ $18) (20... Rg8 {Ftacnik}
21. Ne5+ Bxe5 22. Qxe5 $14) 21. Nd4 $14) 19... Bxe5 20. Qxe5 {Black cannot
stop White's pieces to come on the kingside (Nf3 and so on)} Qf6 (20... Re8 {
Even this doesn't work:} 21. Nf3 {[%csl Rf5,Rf7,Rh6][%cal Gc1h6,Gf3e5,Ye5f4,
Yf4h4]} Qf6 (21... Nc4 {Ftacnik} 22. Qf4 Kg7 23. b3 Nb6 24. Be3 $16) 22. Qxf6+
Kxf6 23. Bxh6 $14) 21. Qf4 Qg5 {'?' Ftacnik.} (21... Re8 {Ftacnik} 22. Nf3 Nc4
23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc4+ Be6 25. Qd4 $14) 22. Qh2 {A temporary retreat} Bd7 23.
Nf3 Qf6 24. Be3 {Black resigned maybe a bit too early, but the outcome is
clear, since the dark squares are much too weak.} (24. Be3 Rhe8 25. Bd4 Qe6 26.
Qc7 $18 {[%cal Ga1e1,Gf3e5]}) 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.08"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Black "Mantovani, Renzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 Ng4 (6... cxd4) 7.
Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be4 Qh5 (11... Qd8 12. Nc4 Bd7
13. Nce5 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 a5 16. Qf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,
D-Wirthensohn,H/Luzern 1994 (33)}) 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. h3 (13. Nc4 f5 $5 {[%cal
Gf5f4]}) 13... Nxe3 14. fxe3 Rac8 15. Nc4 f5 (15... Rfd8 $5 {[%cal Gd7e8]}) 16.
Bc2 Bf6 (16... Rfd8 $5 17. Bb3 Qh6 18. Qe2 Be8) 17. Bb3 Kh8 18. Nfe5 $1 Qxd1
19. Rfxd1 $14 Rcd8 20. Nd6 Nxe5 (20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rb8 (21... Nxe5 $2 22. Rc5
Nc6 23. Nxb7 $18) 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. Rxd7 Nxe5 24. Rdc7 $14 {/+/-}) 21. dxe5 Bg5
$6 (21... Bxe5 $142 {Although this leads in almost all cases to an endgame
with a pawn down, Black has good chances to draw and it was clearly preferable
to the game continuation.} 22. Nxb7 Rc8 23. Rc5 (23. Nc5 Bxb2 24. Rc2 (24. Nxd7
$2 Bxc1 25. Nxf8 Bxe3+) 24... Bb5 25. Nxe6 Rxc2 26. Bxc2 Rb8 27. Bxf5 Bc4 $44)
23... Rxc5 24. Nxc5 Bc8 25. Rd2 $1 (25. Bxe6 Bxb2) (25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Bxb2
27. Bxf5 g6 {and Black should hold the draw.}) 25... Bc7 $1 (25... Re8 26. Bxe6
Bxe6 27. Nxe6 g6 28. Nd4) 26. Nxe6 (26. Bxe6 Bb6) 26... Bxe6 27. Bxe6 Bb6 $14 {
/=}) 22. Rc3 Bc6 $6 (22... Rb8 23. Nxf5 $16) 23. Bxe6 g6 $2 24. Nf7+ $18 Kg7
25. Nxd8 Bxd8 26. Bd5 Ba5 27. Ra3 Bb4 28. Rb3 Ba4 29. Rxb4 Bxd1 30. Rxb7+ Kh6
31. e6 1-0

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.07.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Black "Charbonneau, Pascal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2367"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 {This line became popular lately. In
spite of theory's evaluation as being equal, White has resources to get some
pressure and Black needs a very accurate play for reaching complete equality.
White's last move is more precise than immediate castle, since after 11.0-0
Black has the additional possibility to play 11...g6, which is bad after 11.
Nc3 in view of 12.d5.} (11. O-O g6 $5) 11... e6 (11... g6 $2 12. d5 a6 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. Qd4 $18 {[%csl Rb6,Rh8]}) 12. O-O Rd8 (12... Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6
$5 {is White's lattest attempt. However, with an accurate play Black mustn't
have problems at all here.} Qxc6 15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Qd7 $1 {Bringing the
queen back for defending the king.} 17. Ne4 Qe7 $11) 13. Qg4 {A logical
continuation, which turns out to be a novelty.} (13. a4 a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15.
Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Bb4 $2 (16... Be7 $13) 17. d5 $1 $36 {1-0 Potkin,V-Atakisi,U/
Batumi 2002 (29)}) (13. Bg5 Be7 $11) 13... h5 (13... Qxd4 $5 14. Qf3 Nd5 {
is critical for evaluation of 13.Qg4.} 15. Rd1 (15. Be3 Qb4 16. Bxa7 Be7 $11)
15... Qe5 $13) 14. Qg3 h4 15. Qf3 (15. Qg4 $6 h3 16. g3 Qxd4 ({or} 16... a6))
15... a6 (15... h3 {would be the logical follow up of the previous play} 16. g3
Rc8 $5 $13 {[%cal Ga7a6]}) 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. Be3 {Usually these
endgames are close to equal, but White can claim a slight plus, since it is
more difficult for Black to attack d4 than for White to attack c6 and a6.} h3
19. g3 Nc4 {As we'll see this is a doubtful plan.} (19... Be7 20. Rac1 Kd7 {
Protecting weaknesses with the king is the safest way.} 21. Ne4 Rh5 $11 {
[%cal Gh5b5,Ga6a5,Ga5a4]}) 20. Na4 $1 Nxe3 21. fxe3 e5 22. dxe5 Rh5 23. Nb6 $1
{A very good maneuver. The knight goes to c4 - the best square for it. Black
will have troubles finding counterplay after that.} (23. Rac1 $2 Rxe5 24. Rxc6
Rxe3 25. Rxa6 Re2 $19 {[%cal Gd8d2]}) 23... Rxe5 24. Nc4 Red5 (24... Re4 25.
Rf4 Rxf4 26. exf4 Bc5+ 27. Kf1 $13 f5 $5 28. Re1+ Kf8 29. Re5 Rd5 {[%csl Rh2]})
25. Kf2 {thanks to the powerful knight on c4, White controls square d2 and
Black cannot use his rooks activity. Now White improves the position of the
king and after Kf3-g4 Black might suddenly have problems with the pawn h3.} Ke7
26. Kf3 f5 27. g4 $1 $16 Ke6 28. gxf5+ Rxf5+ 29. Kg4 {[%csl Rh3]} Rc5 30. Rf4
Be7 (30... Bd6 {offering to trade the bishop for the knight might have given
more practical chances to escape.} 31. Re4+ Kf7 32. Rf1+ Kg8 $16) 31. Re4+ Kf7
32. Rf1+ Bf6 33. Kg3 (33. Kxh3 Rh8+ 34. Kg2 Rg5+ 35. Kh1 {was also possible.
Black's activity leads to nowhere.}) 33... Rg5+ 34. Rg4 Rh5 35. b3 Rd3 {
Black succeeded to hold material equality and it might seem that his position
is not that bad. In fact he remains strategically lost, thanks to multiple
weaknesses and absolutely no counterplay. The bishop on f6 is much worse than
the knight - a good example of dominance of knight over bishop in an open
position.} 36. Rh4 {Thanks to this trick White trades the active rook on d3.}
Rxh4 37. Ne5+ Ke7 38. Nxd3 Rh8 39. e4 Kd6 40. Rf5 {Dominance on the light
squares. Black has no targets to attack. White will push the e-pawn soon and
Black cannot stop it.} Bd4 (40... Re8 41. Kf4 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 41. Rg5 Rh6 42.
e5+ Kd5 43. Kf3 c5 44. Nf4+ Kc6 45. Ke4 {A good achievement by young Canadian
player.} 1-0

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7...
c4 8. Bc2 e5 {is a worthy alternative, leading to a more complicated game.}) 8.
O-O Be6 9. Qe2 {An interesting way to prepare d4 (by means of Rd1) and cover
square d3 at the same time. After 9.d4, 9.Bxe6 and 9.Na3 Black has clear ways
to reach equality.} Bxb3 10. axb3 e6 11. Rd1 Be7 12. d4 cxd4 (12... O-O 13.
dxc5 Qxc5 14. Be3 $14) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Qc6 15. Rg4 $5 $146 {After this
improvement over his own game, Rozentalis soon gets a big advantage, but fails
to convert it into a full point.} (15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nf3 a6 17. b4 g6 18. Rd3
Rad8 19. Rxd8 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Ribli,Z/Bundesliga 2002}) 15... Bf6 (15...
O-O 16. Bh6 Bf6 17. Rxg7+ $1 Bxg7 18. Qg4 $18) 16. Nd2 h5 ({I would have
preferred} 16... O-O 17. Ne4 Be5 18. Ng5 Bf6 {though it looks quite dangerous.}
) 17. Rg3 (17. Re4 $5 h4 18. h3) 17... h4 18. Rh3 Ke7 {A very risky play by
Black. On the other hand castling would mean an even greater danger, so under
the circumstances Black's decision is reasonable.} (18... O-O 19. Ne4 (19. Nf3
Qd5 20. c4 (20. Nxh4 Rfd8 $1 21. Be3 Qxb3) 20... Qh5 21. Qe4 Rfd8) 19... Be7
20. Bg5 $16) 19. Ne4 Rad8 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Bc5+ Ke8 22. Qg4 $16 Ne7 (22... a6
23. Re1 $16) 23. Re1 Rd5 24. Bxe7 $6 ({Maybe it was the right time to take a
pawn, keeping minor pieces on the board. After} 24. Bxa7 b6 25. Bb8 e5 {
White has} 26. f4 {which looks like a pawn up and winning position.}) 24...
Kxe7 25. Nxf6 gxf6 26. Qb4+ Qc5 27. Qxb7+ Rd7 28. Qe4 Rd2 {White won a pawn,
but allowed Black some activity. Also there is a danger of four-rooks endgame,
in which activity is always worth more than material. This was the case of the
present game as well.} 29. Rf3 h3 $1 30. Qf4 Qg5 $1 31. Qxg5 (31. Qb4+ {
would have kept the tension}) 31... fxg5 32. gxh3 Rxb2 {Black has little
problems in the arising endgame. In fact he is probably not even worse.} 33.
Ra1 f5 34. Rxa7+ Kf6 35. b4 Rd8 36. Ra5 Rc8 37. Ra6 f4 38. h4 Kf5 39. hxg5 e5 {
White is three pawns up, but Black's activity secures enough counterchances.}
40. Ra5 (40. h4 Kg4 (40... Rh8 41. Rh6) 41. Rd3 e4 $132) 40... Rh8 41. Rd3 (41.
Rd3 Rh5 (41... Ke4 42. Rd1) 42. g6 Rg5+ 43. Kf1 Rxg6 $44 {White's extra
material doesn't matter so much and it is rather White who must be careful
against Black's threats. For instance the careless} 44. Rdd5 $2 Ke4 $1 45.
Rxe5+ $2 {loses to} Kf3 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Groetz, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 (13... Rad8
14. Rfe1 Rfe8 {/\ Qb8 is another way to arrange the pieces. In my opinion it
is safer to place Black's kingside rook on e8 in order to protect e6 once more
and be ready in case of White's advance d4-d5. The other rook shall be placed
either to c8 or d8.}) 14. Rfe1 h6 {Preventing 15.Bg5 (and in some cases Nf3-g5)
.} (14... Rac8 {is the alternative.} 15. Bg5 h6 (15... g6)) 15. Bb1 Bf8 16. Bc1
g6 (16... Ne7 17. Ne5 Nf5 18. d5 $1 Nxd5 19. Qh5 Qe7 20. Bxf5 Nxc3 21. Rxd8 $1
Rxd8 22. Nxf7 Rd5 23. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 24. Qg4+ Bg7 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Bxh6 $18 {
1-0 Pavasovic,D-Petrosian,A/Bled 1999 (49)}) 17. Ba2 Ne7 18. Ne5 Nf5 19. Bf4
Qe7 {This natural move allows White a nice piece sacrifice. The resulting
position is far from clear though, but from practical point of view easier to
play with white pieces.} (19... Nh5 $5 20. Be3 Bg7 {and Black is okay.}) (19...
Nxd4 20. Qe3 Nh5 (20... g5 21. Bg3 {with many threats}) (20... Qc5 21. b4 $18)
21. Rd2 (21. Bxh6 $2 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Ne2+ 23. Nxe2 Qxd1) (21. Nxf7 {doesn't work:
} Qc6 $1 (21... Qxf4 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd4 $18) 22. f3 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 (23.
Qxf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxf4) 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bc5) 21... g5 (21...
Nxf4 $2 22. Qxf4 Nf3+ 23. gxf3 Qxd2 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Nxg6#) 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23.
Red1 {and White wins back the piece keeping the positional advantage.}) 20.
Nxf7 $5 {A courageous and well-calculated decision. White gets two pawns and a
strong initiative for the piece. For Pavasovic this sacrifice wasn't probably
too difficult to finde, since in the above mentioned game he already
sacrificed a knight on f7...} Kxf7 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. d5 Kh7 (22... Nd6 23. Rd3
$5 {bringing the rook into attack} g5 (23... Ba6 24. Rh3 Bxe2 25. Bxh6+ Kh7 26.
Bxf8+ $18) 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Be5 Bg7 26. f4 gxf4 27. Bxf4 $44) (22... Kh8 23. Qc2
$5 (23. Be5 $6 Bg7) (23. Qf3 {This forces a draw after} Nd6 24. Bc8 Qf7 25. Be6
Qe7 (25... Qg7 26. Bxh6 Qxh6 27. Qxf6+) 26. Bc8 $11) 23... Qh7 24. Be5 Bg7 $13
{For the moment black queen makes a poor impression on h7, but Black has
several ways to solve the problems: Bc8, or Ng4, or Nd6 and g5.}) 23. Qf3 Ng7 (
23... Qg7 24. Be5 $16) 24. Bg8+ Nxg8 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. Be5 Rf8 27. Qd3 Bc5 $6 (
27... Rf5 $142 28. f4 Bc5+ 29. Kh1 Nf6 $13) 28. Ne4 Rad8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Nxc5
bxc5 31. Qc3+ Nf6 32. Qxc5 Rxd5 (32... Bxd5 33. Qxa7+ Rd7 34. Qc5 $16) 33. Rxd5
Bxd5 34. Qxa7+ Rf7 35. Qc5 $16 {In connection with the advance of the
queenside pawns white queen is much stronger than black pieces, which cannot
find a way to create any threats.} Bb7 (35... Bb3 36. Qb4 Rc7 37. h3 $16) 36.
b4 g5 37. a4 {The pawns decide the game. Black pieces are not able to stop
them.} Rd7 38. h3 g4 39. Kh2 gxh3 40. Kxh3 Rd3+ 41. f3 Kg6 42. a5 Rd5 43. Qc4
Rd2 44. b5 Bd5 45. Qb4 Rc2 46. Qb1 Be6+ 47. g4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Votava, Jan"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Na3 {This line leads usually after massive exchanges to an equal
endgame.} cxd4 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Nfxd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Be7 14. Rd1 a6
15. Nf3 Qe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Be3 f6 18. Rd4 Nd6 19. Re1 Kf7 (19... Nf5 20. Re4
Nxe3 21. R4xe3 e5 $11) 20. Rf4 Ke8 21. Ra4 {A doubtful idea. The rook is doing
nothing on the a-file.} (21. Rd4 $142 $11) 21... e5 22. Nd2 Rc6 23. Ra5 Kf7 24.
Rc5 Rhc8 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. g4 g6 27. f3 f5 28. Kf1 h5 (28... b5 $15) 29. Ke2
Ne8 (29... Rc8 $5 $15 {[%cal Gc8h8]}) 30. Rd1 Nc7 31. Nb3 b6 (31... Ne6 32. Na5
Rc7 $11 33. Bb6 Rc8) 32. a4 Ke6 33. gxf5+ gxf5 34. f4 Nd5 35. fxe5 Kxe5 36. Nd4
Rd6 37. Nf3+ Ke6 38. Nd4+ Kf6 $2 {Black was playing the whole game for a win,
but in this position accepting a draw by repetition was the wisest decision.} (
38... Ke5 $11) 39. Bf2 Nf4+ 40. Kf3 Ng6 41. Re1 $1 f4 $4 {[%mdl 64] Allows a
nice tactical blow:} 42. Rxe7 $1 {White wins in all lines.} Nxe7 (42... Kxe7
43. Nf5+ Ke6 44. Nxd6 Kxd6 45. Bxb6 $18) 43. Bh4+ Kf7 44. Bxe7 Rg6 {The only
way to continue the battle, but Black is lost anyway.} (44... Kxe7 45. Nf5+ Ke6
46. Nxd6 Kxd6 47. Kxf4 $18) 45. Bh4 Rg1 46. Bf2 Rb1 47. b4 Ra1 48. Nc6 Rh1 (
48... Rxa4 49. Bxb6 Ra3 50. Bd4 $18) 49. h4 Rh3+ 50. Kxf4 Rxc3 51. Ne5+ Ke6 52.
Bxb6 Kd5 53. a5 Rb3 54. Bc5 Rb2 55. Ng6 Rg2 56. Kf5 Kc4 57. Nf4 Rg4 58. Be7 Rg7
59. Ke6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be3 {Logical move, but it doesn't
fit to the classical rule to develop knights before bishops. In the modern
chess classical rules are rather ignored anyway. From the strong players GM
Rozentalis uses sometimes 5.Be3. Black has several ways to achieve comfortable
position.} Bg4 (5... cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. f3 Qe6 8. Kf2 Nd5 9. Bc1 Bf5 10. Bc4
Qd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Ne2 e5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Re1 O-O-O 16. Be3 exd4
17. cxd4 Bb4 18. Qa4 Bxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rhe8 (19... Qc7 $5 {/\Qa5}) 20. d5 $40 {
1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Akesson,R/Gausdal NOR 2001}) (5... Ng4 $6) 6. Ne2 $6 (6.
f3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 {White has some lead in development, but the pawn on f3
looks a bit ugly, so the chances are about equal.} 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bc4 e6 10.
Nge2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. a3 Qc7 15. Ba2 Na5 16. Qd3
Nc4 17. Bc1 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Lutz,C/Germany 1997 (52)}) 6... Nc6 $1
{It makes no sense to take on d4 and thus help White to develop the Knight on
c3. The practice shows that after 7.dxc5 Black gets a dangerous initiative, so
6. ... Nc6 is stronger than taking on d4.} (6... cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nbc3 Qd7 9.
Qb3 (9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nf4 Bb4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bg2 $11 {1/2-1/2
Potkin,V-Belov,V/St Petersburg 1998 (28)}) 9... Nc6 10. Ng3 Bd6 11. f3 Bxg3+
12. hxg3 Bf5 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $11 {0-1 Potkin,
A-Doronenkov,A/St Petersburg 1998 (63)}) 7. dxc5 (7. h3 Bh5 8. Rg1 {If White
must play such moves, the evaluation of the whole line is out of question -
Black is just better.} e5 9. g4 Bg6 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 O-O-O+ (11... Nd5
12. b4 a5 13. b5 Nxe3+ 14. fxe3 Na7 $17) 12. Kc1 Nd5 13. b4 Be7 14. Bd2 h5 15.
g5 h4 16. a4 a5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Penttinen,J-Rytshagov,M/Tampere 2000 (58)}) 7...
Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nd5 $44 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nd2 O-O-O (10... e5 $5 11. g4 (11. Kc1 Nxe3
12. fxe3 Bxc5 $19) (11. Nb3 O-O-O 12. Kc1 Nxe3 13. fxe3 f6 $44) 11... Bg6 12.
b4 Be7 (12... a5 13. Bg2 Nxe3+ 14. fxe3 $13) 13. Bg2 O-O-O $44) 11. Kc1 e6 {
Black keeps e5 square for his knight. On the other hand White gets squares f4
and d4 for his pieces as well, so I would prefer e7-e5 instead.} 12. Nb3 Nxe3
13. fxe3 Be7 14. Nf4 Bg6 {Now Black cannot keep the bishop.} ({After} 14... Bd1
$6 15. Nd4 Ba4 16. b3 {he must take on d4, which improves a lot White's
strucure.}) 15. Nxg6 hxg6 {Black still has a good compensation for the pawn.
However, it seems he could have tried to get more out of the position.} 16. Kc2
Ne5 17. Bb5 (17. Be2 {Can't see why the pawn on a6 should be in White's favour.
}) 17... a6 18. Be2 Kc7 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Bg5 21. e4 (21. Re1 {Looks more
logical, see the prevoius comment.} Rh4 (21... Bxe3 $2 22. Bxa6 $16) 22. Bd3 {
White must try to avoid playing e3-e4.}) 21... Rh4 22. Bd3 Rf4 23. Re1 Be7 24.
Kd2 Rf2+ 25. Re2 Rf1 26. Na5 $4 {Blunder in an worse position.} (26. Kc2 Kc6 $5
$15 {/-/+ of course White can defend here, but it is not an easy task anyway.}
27. Na5+ $6 Kxc5 28. Nxb7+ $140 $4 Kb6 $19) 26... Bg5+ (26... Bg5+ 27. Kc2 Rc1+
28. Kb3 Nxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O {Other options give
Black good play as well:} (6. exd6 Bxd6 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nd7 10.
Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. c4 e5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Rabiega,
R-Rublevsky,S/Frankfurt 2000 (87)}) (6. d4 {In my opinion the best move,
although Black seem to be doing okay here too:} Nc6 7. O-O dxe5 8. dxe5 Be7 9.
Qe2 a6 10. a4 b6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Ba2 O-O-O 15. Ng3 h6
16. Bd2 g5 $132 {0-1 Gomez Baillo,J-Zarnicki,P/Trelew 1995 (30)}) 6... dxe5 7.
Nxe5 Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Qe2 $6 (9. Nd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Ndf3 Nce7 $13 {
1-0 Rozentalis,E-Vaulin,A/Bydgoszcz 2000 (32)}) 9... Qc7 10. Qe4 $2 (10. Na3 a6
$15) 10... Nd7 $17 {Quite amazing, but already here White has big difficulties.
} 11. Re1 $2 (11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qe3 cxd4 14. Qxd4 $17) (11. Bxd5 Nf6
12. Qe2 Nxd5 $15 {/-/+.}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 $1 {Simply
wins a pawn.} 14. Qxe5 Qxc4 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 f6 17. Qg3 e5 {The presence
of the opposite-coloured bishops make White's task in no case easier. After
Blackk activates his bishop, there will be no defence against the rasing
initiative.} 18. f4 e4 19. Be3 Bd7 20. Bd4 Bc6 21. Re3 a5 22. Qh4 Rad8 $19 {
That's it. Now it becomes clear that Black will simply sac an exchange and
White will not be able any longer to keep the dark-square blockade.} 23. Rf1
Qxa2 24. Rh3 h6 25. Rg3 Kh8 26. f5 Rxd4 27. cxd4 Qd2 28. Qg4 Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Qd7
30. Rd1 Qf7 31. Qf4 a4 32. Rd6 Ra8 33. Qd2 Kh7 34. Qc1 Ra5 35. h3 Rxf5 36. Qc2
Qe7 37. Rd1 Re5 38. Re3 f5 39. Rf1 Rc5 40. Qf2 Qe5 41. Qh4 b5 0-1

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2005.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Borisek, Jure"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O ({The move order} 8. Na3 Be6 9. d4 {has gained some popularity lately})
8... Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6 10. a4 $5 (10. d4 cxd4 $11) 10... Qd7 (10... Rd8 {
has been played before. After} 11. a5 Nd5 (11... Nc4 12. a6 bxa6 $13) 12. d4 {
White has the initiative} ({or} 12. a6)) (10... g6 11. a5 Nd7 12. d4 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 (13. cxd4 $5) 13... Qd5 14. a6 b6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Na3 e6 18.
Nb5 O-O 19. Rd1 $14) 11. a5 Nd5 12. d4 e6 (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 e6 14. a6 b6 15.
Qa4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 f6 $13) 13. Ne5 $1 (13. a6 b6 (13... b5 $5 14. Na3 Rb8 15.
Qe2 c4 $13) 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 c4 $13) 13... Nxe5 (13... Qc7 14. Qa4 Rc8 15.
a6 (15. Na3 Qxa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Nb5 a6 18. Rxa5 axb5 19. Rxb5 cxd4 $13 {/=})
(15. c4 Nf6 16. Bf4 Nh5 $11) 15... bxa6 $13 (15... b6 16. c4 Nf6 17. Bf4 Nh5
18. d5 $1 Nxf4 19. Nxc6 Qd7 20. Nxa7 $18)) 14. dxe5 Ne7 $2 (14... Qc6 15. c4
Nc7 16. Bg5 $36) (14... c4 $142 $13) 15. Na3 Nc6 16. a6 b6 (16... bxa6 $142 17.
Nc4 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 $14) 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Rd1+ Kc8 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bh4 g5
21. Bg3 Be7 22. Nb5 $16 {The pawn formation on the queenside (fixed weakness
on a7 with the knight on b5) secures White a large advantage.} h5 23. h3 h4 24.
Bh2 Nb8 $6 ({Necessary was} 24... Rd8 25. Rxd8+ (25. f4 $5 $16) 25... Kxd8 26.
f4 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Rc8 28. g3 hxg3 29. Bxg3 Ke8 {[%cal Gc8d8]}) 25. f4 gxf4 26.
Bxf4 Rd8 (26... Nd7 27. Ra4 Nf8 28. g3 $5 Ng6 (28... hxg3 29. Kg2 Ng6 30. Bxg3
$16) 29. Kg2 $16 {[%csl Ra8]}) 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. g3 Kd7 29. gxh4 c4 30. h5 {
White is winning.} Kc6 31. Nd4+ Kd5 32. Kg2 Bc5 33. Nf3 Ke4 34. Bg5 Nd7 35. Rd1
Nf8 (35... Nxe5 36. Re1+ $18) 36. h4 Kf5 37. Kg3 b5 38. Bf6 Be3 39. Nd4+ Ke4
40. Nxb5 Bc5 41. Nd6+ Bxd6 42. Rd4+ Ke3 43. exd6 Nd7 44. Bg5+ Ke2 45. Rxc4 f6
46. Rc7 Rd8 47. Rxd7 Rxd7 48. Bxf6 Rxd6 49. h6 Rd7 50. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2005.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1 {In this complicated strategical position both sides
have their chances. It may appear that Black's development advantage and
pressure on the d-file should prevail, but in fact White has better prospects
in the center thanks to the plan b2-b3 and then after trading opponent's
c-pawn White will advance his d-pawn. D.Pavasovic has a vast experience in
such positions.} (10. h3) 10... Qf6 $146 {A new plan: before playing ...e6
Beliavsky transfers the queen to the kingside.} (10... Ne5 11. Rxe5 Bxf3 12.
Qe1 Bd5 13. b3 $13 e6 14. Ba3 Qc6 15. Rg5 $146 (15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Rg5 f6 17.
Rg3 h5 18. Na3 h4 19. Rg4 $13 {1-0 Adams,M (2660)-Miladinovic,I (2555)/
Belgrade 1995 (43)}) 15... f6 16. Rg3 O-O-O 17. Bxf8 Rhxf8 18. Na3 $14 {
0-1 Pavasovic,D (2593)-Wells,P (2525)/Warsaw 2005 (40)}) (10... e6 11. h3 (11.
b3 cxb3 (11... Be7 $142) 12. axb3 Be7 13. d4 Qd8 14. Be4 Bh5 15. Qd3 Bg6 16.
Nbd2 Nd5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. b4 Rd8 20. Neg5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Rc8 22.
Bd2 a6 23. c4 Ncxb4 24. Qb1 Qxc4 25. Rc1 Qxc1+ 26. Bxc1 O-O 27. Bd2 Rc4 28.
Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Qc2 Rb6 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. Qc5 Rdd8 32. Qa7 f6 33. Nxg6 Rf7 34. h4 {
1-0 Pavasovic,D (2547)-Freitag,M (2388)/Austria 2002}) 11... Bh5 12. b3 Be7 (
12... Bg6 13. Ba3 Qd5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Na3 Rd8 $13 {0-1 Nunn,J (2605)-Anand,V
(2715)/Monte Carlo 1994}) 13. Na3 cxb3 (13... Qc5 14. b4 Qd6 15. Qe2 Qc7 16.
Be4 a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nxc4 Nd4 19. cxd4 Nxc4 20. d3 Nb6 21. Bd2 Ra7 22. Rec1
Qd8 23. Bf4 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Rc8+ Bd8 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27. Nxe5 f6 28. Nc4 O-O
29. Bd6 Be7 30. Rc7 $16 {1-0 Rozentalis,E (2619)-Souleidis,G (2398)/Hamburg
2004 (42)}) 14. axb3 O-O 15. d4 a6 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. bxc4 $14 {/+/- 1-0
Pavasovic,D (2591)-Ramesa,M (2204)/Rabac 2004 (67)}) 11. b3 e6 (11... Nb4 $2
12. cxb4 Qxa1 13. Nc3 $18) ({The logical follow-up of the previous move was} 
11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 (12. gxf3 $2 Ne5 $36) 12... Qxf3 13. gxf3 e6 $13) 12. Be4
O-O-O 13. Qe2 Bd6 (13... cxb3 14. axb3 $16) 14. bxc4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qf4 16. g3
Qxc4 17. d3 {White's attacking prospects look more realistic, although the
position remains very complicated.} Qa6 18. Bxc6 $5 {An interesting decision
to break opponent's pawn structure} (18. Nd2 Ne5 $13) 18... bxc6 19. Bg5 (19.
Qf3 Qb7 20. Nd2 $14) (19. a4 $5 $36) 19... Rd7 (19... f6 20. Qxe6+ Kb8 21. Be3
Qxd3 22. Nd2 Qxc3 (22... Rhe8 23. Qb3 Qb5 24. Qc2 $16 {[%csl Rb8]}) 23. Rac1
Qe5 24. Qb3 $44) 20. Nd2 Bc7 (20... Qa5 $2 21. Be3 $16 {[%cal Gd2b3]} (21. Ne4
Bc7 22. c4 $5 $14)) 21. c4 h6 22. Be3 Rhd8 23. Nb3 Na4 $1 {Otherwise Black is
in troubles} 24. d4 e5 25. dxe5 Bxe5 26. Rac1 Bc3 27. Nc5 (27. Red1 $142 Rxd1+
28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qxc4 30. Qd6 $5 (30. Bxa7 Kc7 $13 {/=}) 30... Bb4 31.
Qe5 $44) 27... Nxc5 28. Rxc3 Qa5 $1 29. Rc2 (29. Qf3 Qxc3 30. Qxc6+ Rc7 (30...
Kb8 $2 31. Bf4+ $18) 31. Qa8+ Kd7 32. Qd5+ Kc8 33. Qa8+ $11) 29... Nd3 (29...
Qxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Rd1 31. Kf1 Rxe1+ 32. Kxe1 Nd3+ (32... Ne6 33. Bxa7 c5 34. Bb6
Rd6 35. Ba5 $16) 33. Ke2 a6 $14) 30. Rb1 Qf5 31. Rf1 {This safe, but passive
move shows that Black succeeded to take over the initiative. The strong knight
on d3 is well protected, athough with accurate play White is able to keep the
balance thanks to the fact that Black's king always needs protection.
Apparently the next moves were made in time trouble.} h5 32. Rc3 h4 33. Rb3 Rb7
34. Rfb1 Rxb3 35. Rxb3 Rd6 $4 (35... h3 $2 36. Bxa7) (35... Qe4 $4 36. Rb8+
Kxb8 37. Bxa7+ (37. Bf4+ $4 Nxf4 38. Qxe4 Rd1+) 37... Kxa7 38. Qxe4 $18) (35...
c5 $1 $13 {[%cal Gh4h3] would have kept the position double-edged}) 36. Bf4 $1
Rd8 (36... Nxf4 37. Qe8+ Kc7 38. Qb8+ Kd7 39. Rb7+ Ke6 40. Qe8+ Kf6 41. Rxf7+ {
and White takes the queen with check}) (36... Rd8 37. Rb8+ (37. Qe7 $18) 37...
Kd7 38. Rb7+ Kc8 39. Qe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 {The main move 8. ... dxe5 equalizes, but has the drawback of leading
almost forced to many drawish positions. 8. ... Bd7 might be objectively
slightly weaker, but has the main idea to avoid quick endgame and the arising
positions are more complicated.} (8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 $11) 9. exd6 exd6 (9...
e6 10. Bg5 Qb8 11. Nc3 Bxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 a6 14. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Godena,
M-Efimov,I/Genoa 1998}) 10. Nc3 Be7 11. d5 (11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bf5 13. Bf4 Rc8
14. Re1 Nb4 15. Rc1 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Bologan,V/Reggio Emilia 1996/ (24)
}) 11... Nb4 $5 {[%csl Rd5] A bit provocative. Of course a normal reaction now
would be to play sooner or later a2-a3 , but it seems that GM Neverov wanted
to avoid playing it and tried to prove that the position of the Knight on b4
is unstable. However, in the concrete play he failed to do so.} (11... Na5 12.
Qd3 Rc8 13. O-O O-O $14 {/=.}) (11... Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. d6 $14) 12. Bxd7+
Qxd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 {White must be careful not to get troubles with the
d5-pawn. Black wants Bf6 and simply take on c3 and d5.} (14. a3 $6 Na6 15. b4
$2 Bf6 16. Bd2 Nc7 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) 14... Bf6 15. Bxb6 (15. Qb3 Bxc3 16. Bxb6
axb6 (16... Na6 $5 17. bxc3 (17. Qxc3 axb6 $13) 17... axb6 18. Qxb6 Nc5 {
with some compensation for the pawn.}) 17. bxc3 Nd3 18. Qxb6 Nf4 $1 $132 {
[%cal Rd7g4]}) 15... axb6 16. Ne4 (16. a3 {Probably this was the right time
for a3. White decided to sac a pawn on b2 instead and take the initiative. An
interesting but rather dubious decision because Black had several ways to get
a good play.} Na6 17. Qb3 Nc5 (17... Bxc3 $5 18. bxc3 Rfc8) 18. Qxb6 Rfc8 $44)
16... Bxb2 17. Rb1 Ba3 (17... Rxa2 $2 18. Qb3 $18) 18. Qd2 Ra4 (18... Na6 19.
Rxb6 Nc5 20. Ng3 $13 {With his Bishop on f6 instead of a3 Black would be
better, but in this case the position is balanced, probably close to equal.})
19. Rb3 $6 (19. Nc3 Ra5 20. Rb3 $13 {was better, keeping the pressure on the
queenside.}) 19... Na6 20. Nd4 Re8 $15 21. Nf6+ $5 {Now becomes clear that
White connected his 19.Rb3 idea with this kingside attack. It is a nice idea
indeed and Black is forced to give up the queen. He will have a Rook, Knight
and Bishop for it though and White will be the one to fight for a draw.} gxf6
22. Rg3+ Kf8 (22... Kh8 $4 23. Qh6 {mating.}) 23. Ne6+ $1 (23. Qh6+ Ke7 24.
Re1+ Kd8 25. Qxf6+ Kc8 {and the king runs away.}) 23... fxe6 (23... Ke7 $2 24.
Qe2 {with a very strong attack. In a practical game Black has no chances to
survive here.}) 24. Qh6+ Ke7 25. Rg7+ Kd8 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Qxh7+ Kd8 28. Qxb7
{The forced lines are finished and White ended up in an inferiour position.
Black king is quite safe, and White has no attack any longer while his pawns
don't count as a real power yet. Black has material advantage, but still a
long way to convert it into a win, if possible at all.} Nc7 29. Qb8+ (29. dxe6
Rxe6 30. Qxb6 Bc5 $15 {/-/+.}) 29... Kd7 30. dxe6+ $4 {Probably in severe time
trouble White suddenly blunders after playing a very interesting game.} (30.
Qxb6 $17) 30... Kc6 $1 {The queen is trapped.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrov, Marian"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 (4. Bd3 $14) 4... Nc6 5. Qc2 dxc5 6. Bf4 $5
{This move became popular after GM Andrei Kharlov won several games with it.
White takes control over the important diagonal.} (6. Nf3 Qc7 $5) 6... g6 (6...
e5 7. Bg3 a6 8. Nd2 b5 9. a4 Rb8 10. Ngf3 Bd6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nf1 (12. axb5
axb5 13. Nf1 Qc7 14. Ne3 Ne7 15. O-O Ng6 16. c4 b4 17. Nd2 Re8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19.
cxd5 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Ra8 21. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Keitlinghaus,L-Donner,B/Dortmund 1998 
(28)}) 12... Qc7 13. Ne3 Be6 14. O-O h6 15. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Bernard,C/
Paris 1991 (63)}) 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Rd1 Be6 (9... Nh5 $6 10. Nc4 Nxf4
$6 11. Rxd8 Rxd8 12. Ne3 b6 13. h3 $16 {1-0 Maksimenko,A-Ermenkov,E/JUG-chT2
1994 (42)}) 10. Nb3 (10. Bc4 $142 $14) 10... Qb6 11. Nfd2 Rfd8 12. Be3 $6 (12.
Be2) 12... Nd7 13. Be2 Rac8 14. Nc4 (14. O-O Nd4 $1 $17) 14... Qc7 15. O-O (15.
a4 $13) 15... b5 16. Ncd2 c4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Nb6 $132 19. d5 Bd7 20. Nf3
b4 21. Rc1 Qb7 22. Bd4 $6 Bh6 23. Be3 (23. Rb1 Ba4 $1) 23... Bxe3 24. fxe3 c3 (
24... Qc7 25. Qd2 Qc5 $13) (24... f6 $5) 25. Ne5 Be8 (25... f6 26. Nxd7 Nxd7
27. Bg4 cxb2 (27... Ne5 $6 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Qb3 $16) 28. Qxb2 Rxc1 29. Rxc1
Ne5 30. Be6+ Kg7 $15) 26. Bg4 Rc7 27. Qf2 f6 28. Be6+ Kh8 $2 (28... Kg7 $13)
29. bxc3 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 bxc3 31. Qh4 $1 $18 h5 (31... Kg7 32. Ng4 $18) 32. Rxf6
$1 exf6 33. Qxf6+ Qg7 34. Qxd8 Qxe5 35. Qxe8+ Kg7 36. Qc6 Kh6 37. Bf5 $6 (37.
a4 a5 38. Bf5 (38. Qxb6 $2 c2 $19) 38... Qg7 39. Qxb6 c2 40. Qc6 $18) 37... Qg7
38. a4 $2 (38. Be6 $18) 38... c2 {[%mdl 8192]} 39. Kf2 $4 (39. e5 {[%cal Rf5c2]
} Nxd5 (39... c1=Q+ 40. Qxc1 gxf5 41. a5 Nd7 (41... Nxd5 $2 42. e4+ Kh7 43.
exd5 Qxe5 44. Qd2 $18) 42. e6 $18) 40. Bxc2 Nb4 (40... Nxe3 41. Be4 Ng4 42.
Qc1+ Kh7 43. Qg5 $16) 41. Qc4 Nxc2 42. Qxc2 Qxe5 43. e4 Qd4+ 44. Kf1 $16 {/+/=.
}) 39... Nc4 $1 (39... Nc4 40. Qxc4 Qb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 (10. Re1 {is somewhat similar to 10.Rd1 and has been
used by Sveshnikov several times.}) ({Most ambitious, but also more committing
is} 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 {and now both 12...Qc7 and 12...Qa5
lead to extremely sharp and double-edged positions.}) 10... Na5 11. b3 (11.
Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 $11 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Rac1 b5 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. h3
h6 18. Qe3 Qb6 $15 {0-1 Hartikainen,J-Mertanen,J (2205)/Raahe 1996 (45)}) (11.
Bd3 Nb4 $11) 11... Bd7 12. Bxd5 (12. Ba3 Bc6 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Nc6 $11 (15... d5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nb5 $14)) 12... exd5 13. Nc3 Be6 14.
Ba3 Nc6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. h3 (16. Nb5 dxe5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. dxe5 (18. Nxe5 Rfe8
$11) 18... Bg4 $11) 16... a6 17. Qd3 $146 {Pavasovic tries to change something
from his own game versus McShane, but the position remains equal anyway.} (17.
Qe3 Re8 18. Qd3 h6 19. Na4 Rc7 20. Re1 dxe5 21. Bxe7 Rcxe7 22. dxe5 Bc8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2526)-McShane,L (2531)/Leon 2001 (70)}) 17... h6 18. Re1
Re8 19. Qd2 dxe5 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. dxe5 {White achieved a slightly better
version of the position from Pavasovic-McShane (where Black immediately
organized pressure on e5), nevertheless his advantage is rather formal.} Qa5
22. Red1 Rd8 (22... Rec7 $11) 23. Ne2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Bc8 25. Ned4 $5 {An
interesting decision to continue the fight. White sacrifices the pawn and
remains with a strong knight versus a passive bishop. Besides, White activates
his rooks.} (25. Nc3 d4 (25... Nxe5 26. Nxd5 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Red7 $8 28. Rxc8 $1
Rxc8 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Rxd7 Rc2 31. a4 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Rd5 Rc3 34. Rxb5
Rxf3 35. Kg2 Rc3 $14) 26. Rcd1 Nxe5 27. Nxd4 Rc7 $11) 25... Nxe5 (25... Nxd4 $6
26. Rxd4 $14) 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Rdc2 Ree8 (27... Bd7 $6 28. Rc7 Bc6 29. R7xc6 (
29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. R7xc6 d4 $11 31. Rxa6 $140 $2 d3 32. Rd1 d2 33. Kf1 Rde8 $19)
29... bxc6 30. Nxc6 Ree8 (30... Rc8 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 32. Rxc8+ Kh7 33. Kf1 $16)
31. Nxd8 Rxd8 32. Kf1 $16) 28. Rc7 g6 (28... g5 $142 {This move does not
create weaknesses, since the bishop controls square f5. Later Black will
advance his pawns anyway.}) 29. f3 Kg7 30. Kf2 Kf6 31. b4 {White has full
compensation for the pawn, but it is not enough for advantage.} g5 32. a4 h5 $1
{Black rightly seeks activity. The bishop from c8 has now also the pleasant
task to support the advance of the pawns.} 33. a5 g4 ({Another interesting
strategic decision was to blockade White´s pawns on light squares, what can
offer Black later many possibilities for counterplay.} 33... h4 $5 {[%cal
Gf6g6,Yf7f5]}) 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. fxg4 (35. f4 $6 Re4 $132) (35. Rh1 gxf3 36.
gxf3 Ke5 (36... Rh8 37. Rxh8 Rxh8 38. Ke3 $44 {/=}) 37. Rh4 Rf8 {[%cal Ge5d6]})
35... Re4 36. g5+ $1 Kg7 (36... Kg6 37. Nf3 Ree8 38. Re1 Rxe1 39. Kxe1 f6 40.
gxf6 Kxf6 41. Kf2 (41. Kd2 Rg8 $11 42. Ke3 Ke6 $11) 41... Rg8 $11) (36... Kxg5
$2 37. Nf3+ $18 {[%csl Rc8]}) 37. Nf3 (37. Rd1 Rg4 $11 (37... Bg4 38. Rd2 Rd7
$11)) 37... Ree8 38. Re1 Rxe1 39. Kxe1 Re8+ 40. Kd2 Kg6 41. Nd4 $14 {White has
kept his positional advantage, but the draw is most likely result due to the
little number of pawns.} Rh8 (41... f6 $11) 42. b5 ({Perhaps more practical
chances would have offered} 42. Nb3) 42... axb5 43. Nxb5 Rd8 44. Nd4 Rf8 45.
Nf3 Re8 46. Kc3 f6 $11 47. gxf6 Kxf6 48. Kd4 Rg8 (48... Ke6 $6 49. Kc5 $16) 49.
Kxd5 Be6+ 50. Kc5 Rxg2 51. Rxb7 Rc2+ 52. Kd4 Rc4+ 53. Kd3 Ra4 54. Ra7 Ra3+ 55.
Ke4 Bf5+ 56. Kf4 Ra4+ 57. Ke3 Ra3+ 58. Kf4 Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.06"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 (6... c4 {is
another main direction.}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 (8. O-O Be6 9. Na3 Bxb3 10. axb3
Qd3 $11) 8... Be6 (8... e6 9. d4 Be7 $6 (9... cxd4 10. Nb5 Qb8 (10... Qd8 $2
11. Bf4 $18) 11. Nbxd4 $14) (9... a6 $14 {/=}) 10. Nb5 Qd8 $2 (10... Qb8 $8 11.
dxc5 ({or} 11. g3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 Bd6 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Bf4 $14 {
with advantage is interesting}) 11... Bxc5 12. Be3 $1 $36 {[%csl Rd6]}) 11.
dxc5 $18 {1-0 Tiviakov,S (2631)-Carlsen,M (2548)/Gausdal 2005 (61)}) (8... a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. O-O e6 $14 {/=} (10... Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4
$14)) 9. d4 {Nowadays the combination of Na3 and d4 before castling is
considered the most perspective plan. It secures White a long-lasting
initiative in safe positions and it requires from Black very accurate play in
defense.  More information on this can be found in the theoretical survey of
CBM 107.} cxd4 (9... Bxb3 {usually is just a simple transposition:} 10. Qxb3
cxd4 11. Nb5 ({or} 11. O-O e6 (11... Qd5 12. Nb5 $14) 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Nbxd4 {
also leads to the main game}) 11... Qd7 (11... Qb8 12. g3 $5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S 
(2631)-Kulaots,K (2572)/Gausdal 2005 (34)} (12. O-O $5) (12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13.
Nxd4 $14)) 12. Nbxd4 (12. Bf4 Na5 13. Qb4 Nc6 14. Qb3 Na5 $11) 12... Nxd4 13.
Nxd4 e6 14. O-O {-transposes to the main game}) 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Nbxd4 (11. Bxe6
Qxe6+ 12. Be3 {This win of tempo looks has a relative drawback: Black can
later take some advantage of the bishop on e3. Nevertheless White keeps
slightly better prospects as well:} Qd7 (12... Rc8 $6 13. Nfxd4 $16) 13. Nbxd4
e6 (13... Nxd4 $6 14. Bxd4 $16) (13... Nd5 $6 14. O-O $1 e6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16.
Ne5 $36) 14. O-O (14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qd4 $13) (14. Qe2 Be7 $14 {/=}) 14... Nc4 {
The advantage of the knight on c4 comparing to d5 (see 13...Nd5) is that the
knight controls the important square e5 and besides, the d-file is open for
the trade of queens.} (14... Be7 15. Nxc6 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 bxc6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18.
Ne5 c5 19. a4 $14) 15. Nxc6 $5 (15. Qe2 {was tested in a few games. Black
hasn´t particular problems after} Nxe3 16. fxe3 (16. Qxe3 Bc5 $11) 16... Be7
$14 {/=}) 15... Qxd1 (15... Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Qg4 (17. Qh5 Bd6 (17... Be7 $2
18. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6 19. Rfe1 $40) 18. Rad1 O-O (18... Nxb2 $2 19. Nb5 Nxd1 20.
Rxd1 $16) 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. Nf3 (20. Nb5 Qc5 $11) 20... Rfd8 $14 {/=}) 17... Rc8
(17... Ne5) 18. Rad1 $5 Nxb2 19. Rb1 Nc4 20. Rfd1 $44) 16. Raxd1 bxc6 17. Bc1 (
17. b3 $5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $13) (17. Nd4 Nxb2 18. Rb1 Na4 $13) 17... Be7 18. b3 (
18. Nd4 c5 19. Nb5 O-O $14 {/=}) 18... Nb6 19. c4 $14) 11... Bxb3 12. Qxb3 e6 (
{Another try is} 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 (13... e6 14. O-O {is the main game})
14. Nf3 Bd6 15. O-O (15. Be3 Qc6 16. Bxb6 (16. O-O Nc4 $11) 16... Qxb6 17. Qxb6
axb6 18. O-O-O Ke7 $14 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Kazhgaleyev,M (2604)-Shirov,A (2699)/
Bastia 2002 (24)}) 15... O-O 16. Be3 Qc6 (16... e4 $5) 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Rfe1
Rae8 19. Rad1 Re7 20. Qd5 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kazhgaleyev,M (2604)-Shirov,A (2699)/
Bastia 2002 (47)}) 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 (14... Bc5 {is a worthy
alternative:} 15. Be3 (15. Nf3 O-O 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 {1/2-1/2 Roushani,H-Agamaliev,G (2425)/Fajr 1993}) (15. Rd1
O-O $11) 15... Rc8 (15... O-O $2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxc5 Rf6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19.
Qxb6 Qd5 {1-0 Harley,A (2245)-Parmentier,X (2340)/Hastings 1988}) (15... Qc8
16. Qb5+ Nd7 17. Rad1 a6 18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Rfe1 Qc7 (20... O-O 21.
Nf5 $36) 21. Qe2 Rd8 22. Rd3 h6 23. Bc1 Bc5 24. Red1 O-O 25. h3 b5 $11 {
1-0 Janovsky,S (2492)-Bratovic,B (2332)/Ljubjana 2004 (56)}) (15... Bxd4 16.
Bxd4 Qc6 $1 $11 {/+/=}) 16. Rfd1 (16. Nb5 $5) 16... Qa4 17. Qb5+ Qxb5 18. Nxb5
Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Rabiega,R (2470)-Mainka,R (2530)/Binz 1995/CBM 050 ext} 19. Bxc5
Rxc5 20. Nd6+ Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Ke7 22. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Manca,F (2374)-Freitag,M 
(2374)/Austria 2000}) (14... Rc8 $6 15. Nb5 Bc5 16. Nxa7 Ra8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18.
Qb5+ $5 (18. Nb5 $16) 18... Nd7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 21. Qxc5 fxg5 22.
Nb5 $44 {1-0 Tzermiadianos,A (2440)-Grivas,E (2460)/Karditsa 1995 (54)}) 15.
Rd1 O-O (15... Qd5 $6 16. Nb5 $16) 16. Be3 (16. Nf5 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $14 {
/= Thanks to the superiority of the bishop versus knight White can claim an
advantage here. Nevertheless it is rather just a symbolic edge, since Black
has no weaknesses and the open d-file will very likely lead to trade of rooks 
(which would favor Black).}) (16. Bf4 Qa4 $11) (16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Be3 Bc5 18.
Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2547)-Kharlov,A (2638)/Ljubljana 2002}) 16... Nc8 $6
{Square b6 is certainly not the best for the knight, but going back to c8 is
even worse.} ({After the correct} 16... Qc8 {[%cal Gf8d8] Black slowly
equalizes:} 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. Bxc5 (18. Nd6 Bxd6 (18... Qc6 $2 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20.
Nxb7 $16) 19. Rxd6 Nc4 20. Rd3 (20. Rd4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qc7 22. Rad1 Rad8 $14 {/=
} (22... Rfd8 $2 23. Qxb7 $18)) 20... Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Jaumandreu Llopis,A (2148)-Truyens,A (2230)/IECG email 2001 (27)}) (18. Bf4 Qc6
(18... Nd5 19. Bg3 a6 20. c4 Nf6 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Re8 23. Rac1 $11 {
/+/=, 1/2-1/2 Lemmers,O (2370)-Cardon,H (2380)/Sas van Gent 1994 (38)}) 19. Bd6
Rfc8 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd6 Rc7 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. Nxb5 Rc5 24. Nd6 Rc7 25. Rd4 e5
26. Rd2 Rd8 27. Rad1 Rcd7 28. Kf1 Nc8 29. Nc4 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Nxd2 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2566)-Videki,S (2394)/Trieste 2005 (40)}) (18. Bd4 a6 (
18... Qc6 19. a4 h6 20. g3 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vasiukov,E (2505)-Tseitlin,M 
(2440)/Tiraspol 1994 (49)}) 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Bxb6 Qc6 21. Rd4 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Qxc7
23. Rad1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D (2555)-Ragger,M (2399)/Steinbrunn 2005 (37)
}) 18... Qxc5 19. Nd6 (19. Rd3 Nd5 20. Rad1 a6 21. Nd6 b5 22. Ne4 Qc6 $11 23.
Rg3 Rad8 24. Rd4 h6 25. Qd1 f5 $1 26. Nd2 e5 27. Rh4 Nf4 {0-1 Vannerom,
R-Kamsky,G (2345)/Val Thorens 1989}) 19... Qc7 (19... Qc6 20. Qb5 (20. Rd4 Rfd8
21. Rad1 Rd7 22. Nb5 Rxd4 23. Nxd4 Qa4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jonkman,H (2454)-Senff,M 
(2467)/Dieren 2005 (34)}) 20... Qxb5 21. Nxb5 {1-0 Degraeve,J (2586)-Lautier,J
(2663)/Val d'Isere 2002 (66)} Rfd8 $1 22. Rxd8+ (22. Kf1 Kf8 $11) 22... Rxd8
23. Nxa7 Na4 $132) 20. a4 Rad8 21. Nb5 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Nxc4 23. b3 Nd2 {1/2-1/2
Tkachiev,V (2609)-Nataf,I (2557)/Moscow 2005}) (16... Nd5 {square d5 is not
safe either, but still it would have been better than the game:} 17. Nb5 (17.
Nxe6 fxe6 18. c4 Rf5 19. Rd2 Qc6 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 (21. Rad1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2
Rd8 $11) 21... Qxd5 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Bxa7 Ra8 25. Bd4 Rxa2 $11) (
17. Nf5 Qc7 $14 {/=}) 17... a6 18. c4 axb5 19. cxd5 e5 $14) 17. Bf4 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rd7] Now Black has big problems to neutralize White´s initiative.} (17.
Rd2 Nd6 18. Nf3 Qc6 19. Ne5 Qa6 20. Nd7 Nc4 21. Nxf8 {1/2-1/2 Dighton,S (2230)
-Stirling,W (2240)/Birmingham 2001}) 17... a6 (17... Bc5 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. Nc7
Rb8 20. Na6 Ra8 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxb7 $16) (17... Bd6 18. Nb5 $18) (17... Nd6
18. Bxd6 Qxd6 (18... Bxd6 19. Nb5 $18) 19. Qxb7 $16) 18. Nf3 $1 Bd6 (18... Qc6
19. Ne5 Qe4 20. Rd4 $16) 19. Bxd6 ({White wins material with} 19. Rxd6 Nxd6 20.
Rd1 {Then after} Rfd8 21. Rxd6 Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nd2 {
the position is technically winning. On the other hand the move made by
Pavasovic also leads to a winning endgame.}) 19... Nxd6 20. Qb6 Rfd8 21. Rd4
Qc6 (21... Rac8 22. Ne5 Qe7 (22... Qc7 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Rad1 f6 25. Nc4 $18)
23. Rad1 f6 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 fxe5 27. Rxe6 Rd8 28. Kf1 Rd2
29. Rb6 Rd7 30. Ke2 $16 {/+-}) 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Rad1 Nb7 24. Kf1 ({Also
strong is} 24. Ne5 {E.g.} c5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Kf1 f6 28. Nd7
Nb7 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 Ke7 31. Nb8 a5 32. Kc4 Kd6 33. Kb5 $18) 24... Kf8 (
24... f6 25. Rd7 $16) 25. Ne5 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Nd8 27. Rd7 $18 {Black´s position
is hopeless. The poor knight would have better stayed on b6, at least it would
have control square d7...} Ke8 28. Rc7 Rb8 29. Nc4 Kf8 30. Ra7 Rb5 31. Rxa6 Rc5
32. Nb6 Ke8 33. a4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.03"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 {The system combining 2...
Nf6 with ...e6 leads to complex middlegame positions and offers both sides
plenty of fighting resources.} 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 ({After the
alternative} 8. Bd3 {Black´s main options are 8...Nc6, 8...Bd7 followed by 9...
Bc6, or the lately popular 8...dxe5 9.dxe5 Na6 (9...N8d7) followed by 10...Nc5,
in all cases with mutual chances.}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 (9... N8d7 $5 10. O-O
$140 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 $11) 10. Nxc6 ({Somewhat more ambitious
is to keep the knights on with} 10. Nf3) 10... bxc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O {
The starting position of this opening variation. The pawn weaknesses on d4 and
c6 compensate each other, nevertheless White can claim a slight edge, since he
can combine play in the center with attempts to create some initiative on the
kingside. Usually if Black succeeds to play ...c5 without any concessions,
than the position becomes completely equal. Also the trade of queens (or
almost any other pieces) would favour Black.} 13. Qd3 {In the present game
White places the rooks on d1 and c1. Lots of other moves have been tried in
practice before.} (13. Be3 a5 (13... Ba6 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Guido,F (2327)-Isonzo,D (2337)/Genova 2002 (50)}) 14. Rc1 Ba6 15. Re1
Nd5 16. Qf3 Bb4 17. Red1 Qf6 18. Qg3 Qg6 19. Qh3 h6 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nxd5 cxd5
22. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Lane,G (2410)-Kuczynski,R (2460)/Geneve 1988}) (13. Ne4 a5 (
13... Ba6 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Firman,N (2524)-Savchenko,S
(2533)/Alushta 2004}) 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Re1 Nd5 16. a3 Qb6 17. h4 Bd7 18. Qd3 f5
19. Ng5 Bf6 20. Nf3 c5 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Rb1 Bb5 23. Qd2 Rad8 $17 {0-1 Sariego,
W (2380)-Kuczynski,R (2450)/Polanica Zdroj 1989 (42)}) (13. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4e5]}
Ba6 (13... Nd5 14. Be5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd6 16. Re1 c5 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. dxc5 Bxe5
19. Rxe5 Bb7 20. Qe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Winants,L (2495)-Klarenbeek,M (2390)/
Netherlands 1994 (52)}) (13... Bf6 14. Be5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ba6 16. Re1 Qxd1 (
16... Qg5 17. Qc1 Qh4 18. Ne4 Bd3 19. Nd6 Nd5 20. g3 (20. Qxc6 $16) 20... Qg4
21. Qxc6 Nf4 22. Qa4 $16 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E (2557)-Sulskis,S (2582)/Tallinn
2004 (45)}) 17. Bxd1 Bd3 18. Bf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2581)-Sax,G (2518)/
Bled 2002 (19)}) (13... Bb7 14. Rc1 Bf6 15. Be5 c5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. dxc5 Rfd8
18. Qe2 Qg5 19. g3 Qxc5 20. Na4 Qf5 {Nadyrhanov,S (2480)-Poluljahov,A (2505)/
Russia 72/140 1998/D Inf 72}) 14. Re1 c5 (14... Bc4 $13) (14... Nd5 15. Be5 $14
) 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rexd1 Bxc5 17. Ne4 Be7 {The endgame is equal.}) (13. Qg4 $2
e5 14. Qh5 exd4 15. Ne4 Be6 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Rac1 Bxb3 19. axb3
Rfe8 $19 {0-1 Pedersen,N (2290)-Nielsen,U (2390)/Denmark 1997 (41)}) (13. Re1 {
This looks like the most useful move in the position.} Nd5 (13... c5 14. dxc5
Qxd1 $2 (14... Bxc5 $142 15. Qh5 $5 $36) 15. Bxd1 $1 Bxc5 16. Bf3 Nd5 (16...
Rb8 17. Bf4 $18) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,D (2505)-Kutuzovic,
B (2425)/Nova Gorica 1998 (49)}) (13... Ba6 $5) 14. Be3 ({Correct is} 14. Ne4
$13) 14... Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Rb8 $15 {0-1 Nadyrhanov,S (2480)-Rublevsky,S (2645)/
Krasnodar 1997 (33)}) (13. Bc2 Ba6 (13... Nd5 $5) 14. Re1 c5 15. dxc5 (15. Be3
cxd4 (15... Nc4 $5 $11) 16. Bxd4 Bf6 $11) 15... Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bxc5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Blatny,P (2520)-Shaked,T (2490)/Kona 1998 (41)}) (13. Qf3 Qxd4 (13...
Ba6 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Bf4 (15. Bc2 $11 {/+/= is similar to the main game, only
that here Black has the pawn on a7 instead of a5 (White played Qd1-f3 at once)}
) 15... Bc4 16. Bc2 Bd5 17. Qh3 g6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Be5 Bf6 20. Be4 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Qc7 22. Qg3 Rb8 23. b3 Rb4 $13 {0-1 Hughes,H (2212)-Emms,J (2501)/West
Bromwich 2004 (48)}) 14. Qxc6 Rb8 15. Be3 Qb4 $11 {0-1 Weber,T (2235)-Henrichs,
T (2413)/Pardubice 2005 (57)}) 13... a5 {Black decides to play a complicated
middlegame rather than a simple equal endgame, with almost no chances to win. .
..a5 followed by ...Ba6 is a standard plan to activate the light-squared
bishop.} ({A relatively simple solution to solve all problems is:} 13... c5 14.
Bc2 g6 15. dxc5 (15. Bh6 Re8 16. dxc5 Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Bxc5 18. Rac1 Bb7 19. Ne4
Be7 (19... Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rac8 $14) 20. Rc7 Rab8 $11) 15... Qxd3 16. Bxd3 Bxc5
17. Be4 Ba6 $1 {Thanks to this trick Black equalizes completely.} 18. Rd1 Rad8
19. Bh6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rc8 21. Bb1 Bf8 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. h4 h5 24. a4 Bb7 25.
Re1 Bc6 26. a5 Nd7 27. Rc1 Ke7 28. Re1 Kf6 {1/2-1/2 Okhotnik,V (2406)-Wittmann,
W (2353)/Graz 2002}) 14. Bc2 (14. Re1 Ba6 15. Qe4 Bf6 (15... c5 16. Bc2 (16. d5
Bb7 $1) 16... g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rad1 $36) 16. Bc2 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rad1 Nc4
19. Qxc6 $6 (19. b3 $142 Na3 20. Bd3 $13) 19... Nxb2 20. Rb1 Nd3 (20... Qxd4 $1
) 21. Ne4 Nxe1 $2 (21... Bh8 22. Red1 (22. Re3 Nb4 $17) 22... Nb4 $15) (21...
Bxd4 22. Bxd3 Bxd3 23. Rbd1 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 (24. Rxe4 $2 Bxf2+ $19) 24... e5 $17)
22. Qxe8+ $1 Qxe8 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Nxe8 Nxc2 25. Nc7 Rd8 26. Nxa6 Nxd4 27. Bg5
{1-0 Hasanova,E (2214)-Motoc,A (2387)/Budva 2003}) 14... g6 15. Rd1 Ba6 (15...
Nd5 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Ba4 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Kalevic,S (2273)-Gaponenko,I 
(2399)/Budva 2003 (45)}) 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rac1 (18. b3 {is not
attractive at all. It would have prevented the maneuver ...Bc4-d5 indeed, on
the other hand it would have weakened dark squares on the queenside and
besides, white light-squared bishop would have been left without the
possibility to be activated via b3 or a4 later on.} Nd5 19. Ne4 f5 $5 20. Nc5
Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qh4 $5 (21... e5 22. Qg3 e4 23. Bg5 Qc7 $13) 22. Bd2 e5 23. Bxa5
(23. g3 Qd4 $1 $17) 23... e4 24. Qg3 Qf6 $44 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 18... Bc4 $1 {
[%cal Gc4d5]} 19. b3 Bd5 $11 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 (20... cxd5 21. Bd3 $13 {/=}) 21.
Bd3 Qb6 22. Rc4 Red8 23. g3 Rd6 24. h4 $1 {In this balanced position the
advance of the h-pawn is practically the only active plan at White´s disposal.
The bishop pair does not secure any advantage, because Black has a mighty
knight on d5 and the position is rather closed.} Qd8 25. h5 Nb6 26. Rcc1 Nd5 ({
It makes little sense to open up the position with} 26... Rxd4 27. Ba6 Rc7 28.
Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxc6 {after which White is slightly better thanks to the bishop
pair.}) 27. Rc4 Bf6 {Black decides to play on.} (27... Nb6 $11) 28. Be4 Bg7 $5
29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. h6+ Kf8 (30... Kxh6 $2 31. Qxf7 $16) 31. Rc5 Qg5 32. Rxa5
Qxh6 33. Ra7 Qg7 {The position is still balanced. Both sides remained with
weaknesses on d4 and c6, but now White has a passed pawn on the a-file, which
can disturb Black in endgame. On the other hand now White´s rooks are not
connected and Black can seek for counterplay against opponent´s king. Now it
is rather Black who should avoid the trade of queens.} 34. a4 Ne7 35. a5 {
Otherwise Black plays ...c5 using the pin on the d-file.} Rxd4 36. a6 Rcd8 37.
Re1 $6 {This move makes sense only if White wants to keep control over the 1st
rank. However, the rook left it very quick therefore he should have exchanged
the rooks right away.} ({Correct was} 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. Qe3 $1 {and Black
cannot create any threats. The position remains double-edged. For instance:}
Qxe3 39. fxe3 Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Rd2+ 41. Kf3 Ra2 (41... f5 42. Bd3 $1 Rxd3 (42... g5
43. Rb7 g4+ 44. Kf4 Kf7 45. Bb1 (45. a7 $2 Kf6 $19) 45... Kf6 46. e4 e5+ 47.
Ke3 $16) 43. Rb7 Rd2 44. a7 Ra2 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. a8=Q Rxa8 47. Rxa8 $13) 42.
Bd3 h5 43. Rb7 Nd5 44. a7 Kg7 45. e4 $44) 37... Qe5 $1 38. Re3 $6 (38. Kg2 $5
f5 39. Rb7 $1 $13 {[%cal Ga6a7]} Qa5 40. Qe3 $132 {[%cal Ge3h6]}) (38. Rb7 Qa5
39. Qe2 $13) (38. Qc3 $5) 38... Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Qa1 40. Kh2 $2 {In spite of the
dangerous position, White still had a defense by trading a pair of rooks and
creating own counterplay.} (40. Rd3 $1 R8xd3 41. Bxd3 Rh1 42. Qf4 Qg1+ 43. Kf3
Qd1+ (43... Rh2 $6 44. Qb8+ Nc8 $8 (44... Kg7 $2 45. Qe5+ Kh6 46. Qe3+ Kg7 47.
Rxe7 Qd1+ 48. Kf4 $18) 45. Qxc8+ Kg7 46. Rxf7+ Kxf7 47. Qd7+ Kf8 48. Qd8+ Kf7
49. Qd7+ $11) 44. Be2 (44. Kg2 Rh5 45. Bf1 Qd5+ 46. f3 Qd1 $40) 44... Qd5+ 45.
Qe4 Qh5+ 46. Qg4 Qd5+ (46... Qe5 47. Rd7 $11 {[%cal Gg4d4]}) 47. Qe4 $11) 40...
Qg7 $1 {[%cal Gg7h6]} 41. Qf4 ({The only chance to avoid loss of material was} 
41. g4 {although after} Qh6+ 42. Qh3 Qg5 {Black has a long-lasting initiative
thanks to White`s weaknesses of the dark squares.} (42... Qf4+ 43. Qg3)) 41...
g5 $19 42. Qg4 f5 43. Bxf5 exf5 44. Qh3 R1d7 {The rest is very easy for Black:
the far advanced a-pawn does not represent any danger because Black will
control square a7.} 45. Rxd7 Rxd7 46. Re6 Rd2 47. Qf1 Qd4 48. Re2 Rxe2 49. Qxe2
Ke8 50. Kg2 Kd7 51. Qa2 Nc8 52. Qa3 g4 53. Qf8 Kc7 54. Kg1 (54. Qxf5 Qd5+ $19)
54... Qa1+ 55. Kh2 Qxa6 56. Qxf5 Qe2 57. Qxh7+ Kb6 58. Qf5 Nd6 59. Qf8 Kc5 60.
b4+ Kd5 61. Qg8+ Kd4 62. Qg7+ Kc4 63. Qf6 Qd2 64. Qe6+ Kb5 65. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 66.
Kh1 Qf1+ 67. Kh2 Qf2+ 68. Kh1 Nf5 69. Qg5 Qf1+ 70. Kh2 Qf2+ 71. Kh1 c5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Qd7 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 {Most precise. As I
mentioned in my other annotated games the position is absolutely equal and
White's choice I can explain only to the fact that Slobodjan was hoping to
outplay his opponent in a simple equal position.} 13. Nd2 g6 (13... Rd8 14. Qf3
Qxf3 15. Nxf3 e6 16. b3 Be7 17. c4 {1/2-1/2 Poloch,P-Rogozenko,D/Ceske
Budejovice 1994}) 14. Nb3 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bg7 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rad1 (17. Qxe7 Nc4
$44) (17. Bxe7 $2 Rfe8 $19) 17... h6 18. Be3 $6 (18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Qxe7 $2 Re8
$19) (18. Bxe7 $5 Rde8 (18... Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Re8 20. Rd8 $16) 19. Qe3 {[%cal
Re3c5]} Nd5 (19... Nc4 $2 20. Qc5 $18) 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. Bxc5 Re2
23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Rb1 h5 $44) (18. Bh4 $5) 18... Nd5 19. Bc1 (19. Bxa7 $6 b6
20. c4 Nf4 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Ra8 23. Rd7 e6 $44) 19... Qa4 (19... e5 $15)
20. Nc5 Qxa2 21. Qb5 (21. Nxb7 $2 Nxc3 $19) 21... e6 22. Nxb7 Rb8 23. Qa5 Qc4 (
23... Qxa5 24. Nxa5 Rfc8 $11) 24. Nd6 Qc6 25. Ne4 f5 26. Nd2 Nf4 $36 {Due to
White's inaccurate and passive play, Black have a strong initiative.} 27. Nf3
Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxb2 30. Qxa7 e5 31. Rfd1 Ra8 32. Qe3 e4 (32... Raa2
33. Rd2 (33. Rd8+ Kh7) 33... Rxd2 34. Nxd2 e4 $17) 33. Nd4 Qc4 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35.
Qxd2 Ra2 36. Qf4 Qd3 37. Ne6 Qd2 $2 (37... Rc2 $1 $17) 38. Qxd2 Rxd2 39. Nxg7
Kxg7 40. Kg1 Kf6 41. Kf1 f4 42. c4 Ke5 43. c5 Rd7 44. Ke2 Rc7 45. f3 e3 46. g3
g5 47. c6 Kd5 48. Rd1+ Kxc6 49. gxf4 gxf4 50. Rd4 Rf7 51. Re4 Kd5 52. h4 Rf5
53. Kf1 Rf7 54. Ke2 Rf6 55. Ke1 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Bojkov, Dejan"]
[Black "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Sweden II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Na3 (6. c4 {is another
try to fight for advantage against 4...g6 system, advocated by Rozentalis.})
6... Nf6 {A good solid move. Black is not forced to take on d4 yet.} (6... cxd4
7. Bc4 {leads to marginally better positions for White} (7. Nb5 Na6)) ({
Worse is} 6... a6 7. Bc4 {with initiative}) 7. Bc4 (7. Nb5 Na6 $11) (7. Be3
cxd4 $11 8. Nb5 O-O $1 $11) 7... Qe4+ 8. Be3 O-O 9. dxc5 (9. O-O $142 cxd4 10.
Nxd4 $1 $14) 9... Ng4 10. Bd5 (10. Qc2 Qxc2 (10... Qc6 $5 $13) 11. Nxc2 Nd7 12.
Rd1 Nxe3 13. Nxe3 Nxc5 $11 {/=/+, 0-1 Jakymov,V (2343)-Tunik,G (2460)/St
Petersburg 2001 (65)}) (10. Ng5 Qxg2 11. Bd5 Nxe3 12. Bxg2 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 $15) (
10. Bd3 Qe6 11. Nc2 Nxe3 12. Nxe3 Qc6 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Rc1 Be6 15. b4 Qc8 16.
Qe2 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grosar,A (2470)-Velickovic,Z (2355)/Dobrna
2002 (48)}) 10... Nxe3 $5 $146 {An interesting novelty, leading to equal
endgame. On the other hand Black is doing well after 10...Qf5 too.} (10... Qf5
11. Nb5 Nc6 12. O-O a6 13. Nc7 (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nbd4 Qxc5 $15) 13... Ra7 {
1/2-1/2 Chernov,I-Querci,A/ICCF Email 2000/D-Corr 2002 (58)}) 11. Bxe4 Nxd1 12.
Rxd1 Na6 13. c6 bxc6 ({White´s chances are preferable after} 13... Rb8 14. cxb7
Bxb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Nc4 Rc8 17. Nfd2 Nc5 18. Ke2 Na4 19. Rb1 Bxc3 $6 (19...
Bh6 $1 $44) 20. bxc3 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Nxc3+ 22. Kd3 Nxb1 23. Nxb1) 14. Nd4 {
This natural intention to take on c6 with the knight does not bring the
desired result.} (14. Bxc6 $142 Rb8 15. Rd2 (15. Nc4 Be6 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5
Rfc8 18. Nfd2 (18. b3 Bxc3+ 19. Ke2 Nb4 20. Ra5 Rc7 $11) 18... Nc5 19. Ke2 Na4
20. Ra5 Nxb2 21. Rb1 Bxc3 22. Rxa7 Kf8 $11) 15... Be6 16. O-O $14 {/=} Bxa2 17.
Ra1 Be6 18. Nb5 Rb6 19. Nbd4 (19. Nxa7 Rfb8 $11) (19. Nfd4 Bc4 $11) 19... Bg4
20. Ra5 $14 {/=}) (14. Nc4 Rb8 (14... Be6 15. Nce5 Rab8 16. b3 $14 {7=}) 15.
Bxc6 Be6 $11 {is the same as 14.Bxc6 Rb8 15.Nc4}) 14... Rb8 {The bishop pair
together with the lead in development and pressure on the queenside secures
Black enough compensation for the pawn.} 15. Nc4 $2 {The knight will soon
become a target on c4 and in fact this apparently logical move only helps
Black to bring the bishop with tempo into play.} (15. Nb3 Be6 16. Bf3 (16. O-O
Bxb3 17. axb3 Rxb3 18. Nc4 Rc8 $11) (16. Bxc6 Bxb3 17. axb3 Rxb3 18. Nc4 Rc8
19. Bd5 Rb5 20. O-O Bf6 $1 $13) 16... Rfc8 $11 (16... Bxb3 17. axb3 Rxb3 18.
Nc4 Nc5 19. Kd2 $1 Na4 20. Kc2 Rfb8 21. Rd8+ Rxd8 22. Kxb3 Nc5+ 23. Kc2 $14)) (
15. b3 Bb7 $5 $11) (15. Rd2 Nc5 $36 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 15... Nc5 16. Nxc6 (16. Bc2
Ba6 17. b3 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Rb2 $17) 16... Ba6 $1 $17 17. Bd5 (17. Nxb8 Rxb8 {
In spite of extra exchange, White has a difficult position due to his problems
with the king on e1.} 18. Nd2 {[%csl Re1]} Bh6 ({Or} 18... Rxb2 19. Rb1 Rxa2
20. Rb8+ Bf8 $17) 19. Bb1 Rxb2 $17) 17... e6 18. Nxb8 Rxb8 $19 {The rest is
easy for Black. He has an initiative with extra material.} 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. b3
Bxc3+ 21. Ke2 Bxc4+ 22. bxc4 Rb2+ 23. Kf3 e5 24. Rd5 Bd4 25. Rd1 Rxf2+ 26. Kg4
Rf4+ 27. Kh3 Ne4 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. g3 Ng5+ 30. Kg2 Rf2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 {Sveshnikov himself
uses this move order from time to time with White, so it is interesting to see
his reaction from the Black side.} c4 (6... d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. O-O c4 9. Bc2
Bg4 {is another option to consider.}) 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 {This is the most
ambitious way to play with Black. The theory considers it to give Black enough
chances, but Slovenian GMs Sermek and Pavasovic keep on playing it with White
often achieving good results.} 9. h3 {It seems that only after this move White
can try to get some advantage out of the opening.} (9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11.
Ne4 ({neither 11.d4 promeses White advantage, for instance:} 11. d4 cxd3 12.
Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 e5 15. Na3 f5 16. Bh5+ Kd8 17. Ng3 e6 18. Nc2
Bd6 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. O-O-O Nxd2 21. Rxd2 Ke7 22. Rhd1 Bc7 23. Nf1 b5 {0-1
Ponomariov,R-Van Wely,L/Biel 2000/ (78)}) 11... f5 12. Ng3 Qxe2+ 13. Nxe2 Bg7
14. Na3 O-O 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rb1 Rac8 17. b3 cxb3 18. axb3 e5 19. f3 a5 20. Re1
Nd5 21. Ng3 Rcd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 1997 (50)}) (
9. Nxg5 Qxe5 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 Bg7 $11) 9... Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5
11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 (12. Bxh7 Bf6 13. d4 cxd3 14. Bxd3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 {Black has
compensation for the pawn. However, he failed to prove it in the following
game, which was played shortly before the present game:} Qe5 16. f4 Qf5 17. Qe2
Qg6 18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Qf2 Bd3 20. Re1 Bxg5 21. fxg5 Qxg5 22. Nc4 Qg7 23. Nd6+ Kf8
24. Qe3 {1-0 Sermek,D-Tratar,M/Bled SLO 2001}) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Nbd7 14. Re1
O-O 15. Na3 a6 16. d4 cxd3 17. Bxd3 Nxd3 {In the previous round of the same
tournament the draw was agreed in this position in the game 1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,
D-Yakovich,Y/Dubai UAE 2001.} 18. Qxd3 e6 19. Be3 $11 {/+/=.} b6 (19... Nc5
$142) 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bf4 e5 (21... Qc6 22. Nd4 $14) (21... Qb7 22. Rad1 $14 (
22. Ne5 $5)) 22. Bg3 Bb7 23. Nd4 Qd6 $6 (23... Rae8 24. Nf5 Nc5 $13) (23... Rg8
24. Qd3+ Kh8 25. Qf5 $36) 24. Nf5 Qg6 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Nc4 $1 $16 {Thanks to
this strong move (White brings the knight into the game very quick and creates
threats) White achieves a sensible advantage. The weak king and bad pawn
structure make Black's position very unpleasant.} dxc4 (26... f6 27. Ne3 $16)
27. Qxd7 f6 28. Rad1 Rf7 (28... Rad8 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 $16 {[%cal Ge1d1]})
29. Qf5+ Qg6 30. Qxg6+ Kxg6 31. Rd6 $1 {Black ended up in a very difficult
position, probably lost. White is much more active and can attack Black's
weaknesses.} Kf5 32. Rxb6 Rd8 33. Bh4 $18 Rd2 (33... Bc8 34. g4+ Kg6 35. Rxe5
$18) 34. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 35. Rxb7 e4 36. Re7 Rb6 37. R1xe4 Rbxb2 38. g4+ Kg5 39.
R4e5+ Kg6 40. R5e6+ 1-0

[Event "Mario Covas 1st"]
[Site "Santos"]
[Date "2001.01.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 (9. a3 O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bd3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Rd8 13. Qe2 g6 (13...
Na5 $5) 14. Bd2 $1 b6 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bb7 17. h4 $36 {1-0 Kharlov,
A-Gallagher,J/Calcutta 2001/ (32)}) (9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O {is another line.
The position looks quite close to the game position after move 13.}) 9... O-O
10. Rd1 ({Same opponents played this variation 2 years ago, and although White
won the game, Black equalized after the opening:} 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5
12. dxe5 Qc7 (12... Qa5 {played later by Milos, might be even stronger.}) 13.
Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe4 g6 15. Bh6 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Qf4 Rd7 18. Rfe1 Rad8 $11 {
1-0 Matsuura,E-Milos,G/Americana 1999/ (35)}) 10... Nb6 11. exd6 $146 {A
novelty. Only 11.Bb3 was played before, after which White has a slight
advantage.} (11. Bb3 d5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rac1 $11 {/+/=.}) 11...
Qxd6 12. Bb3 Nd5 (12... Bd7 13. Nc3 {/\d5.}) 13. Nc3 Rd8 (13... Bd7 14. Qe4 $5
Nf6 15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Qh3 $13) 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Qc7 16. Qh5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qa5
18. d5 $5 exd5 19. Bxh6 $1 {A logical continuation. Black cannot accept the
sac, cause all his pieces are away from the King.} (19. Bxd5 $5 Be6 20. c4 Nb4
21. Bd2 Bxd5 22. Bc3 $1 {leads to sharp play as well.}) 19... g6 (19... gxh6 $2
20. Rd3 {gives White an winning attack.} (20. Bxd5 Be6 $1) 20... Kg7 {The best
defence.} (20... Be6 21. Qxh6 Ne5 22. Rg3+ $18) (20... dxe4 21. Qg6+ $18) (
20... Kf8 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 $18) (20... Bf8 21. Rg3+ Bg7 22. Qxh6 $18) 21.
Rg3+ (21. Re1 Be6 22. Rg3+ Kf8 23. Qxh6+ Ke8 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. Rxe6+ Kd7 (25...
fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Ne7 27. Rxg5 $18) 26. Rd6+ Kc7 $17) (21. Bxd5 Rxd5 (21... Be6 $2
22. Rg3+ $18) 22. Rxd5 Qc7 $17) 21... Kf8 22. Qxh6+ Ke8 23. Rg8+ $1 (23. Nf6+
Bxf6 24. Qxf6 Be6 {[%cal Re8d7]}) 23... Kd7 24. Rxd8+ {and Black is still
under are very strong attack.} Kxd8 25. Rd1 Be6 $140 $2 26. c4 $1 $18 (26. Qh8+
Kc7 27. Qxa8 dxe4 28. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 26... d4 27. Qh8+ Kc7 28. Qxa8 $18) 20.
Qf3 Bf5 $1 (20... Kh7 21. Bg5 $16) (20... dxe4 $4 21. Qxf7+) 21. Ng3 (21. Ng5
$2 Ne5 {[%cal Re5g4]} 22. Qe2 Bf6 $17) 21... Be6 22. Re1 Kh7 23. Bd2 Kg7 {
Both sides played well and most certainly it took them time and energy. The
position is balanced and although White is still a bit more active, Black
could be content as well - there is no attack any longer and everything is
well defended.} 24. Qf4 {This is an inaccuracy. Before starting concrete
actions again, he should have developed the Rook first, defending the Bishop
on d2 as well (which is important, as we will see).} (24. Rad1 $13 {/\ 25.Qf4
Rh8 26.c4}) 24... Rh8 $1 25. c4 $2 ({now after} 25. Rad1 {Black has} Rh4 {
although this was better than the game.}) 25... Bb4 {d2 is hanging now, so no
time for 26.cxd5.} 26. Bxb4 Qxb4 {The concrete actions turned out te be in
Black's favour.} 27. Rab1 dxc4 28. Ba4 Qe7 29. Bxc6 bxc6 $17 30. Ne4 (30. Qxc4
Bxc4 31. Rxe7 Bxa2 32. Ra1 Kf6 33. Rc7 Bd5 34. Raxa7 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 Rb8 $17)
30... Bd5 31. Rb7 Rh4 ({no point to accept the sac immediately:} 31... Qxb7 32.
Qe5+ Kh6 33. Qf4+ Kh7 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Qd4 {and the following variation is
possible, leading to perpetual:} Be6 36. Ne8+ Kf8 37. Qxh8+ Ke7 38. Qf6+ Kxe8
39. Rxe6+ fxe6 40. Qh8+ Kd7 41. Qg7+ Kc8 42. Qh8+ Kc7 43. Qe5+ Kb6 44. Qb2+ Ka6
45. Qa3+ $11) 32. Qg3 Qxb7 33. Qxh4 (33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Qd6+ Kg7 36.
Qe5 Be6 $19) 33... Re8 $19 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. f3 Qb6+ 36. Kf1 Bxe4 37. fxe4 Qc5
38. Qc3 Rd8 39. Rc1 Qg5 40. Rb1 Qf4+ 41. Qf3 Qd2 42. Qe2 c3 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Gokhale, Jayant Suresh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 (4... Qxd5 {leads to different type
of position, with an isolated pawn for White.}) 5. d4 c4 {An important
decision. Black does not want to have an isolated pawn on d5, but with his
next answer White will underline the drawbacks of the 5. ... c4.} 6. b3 {
Forcing Black to take on b3 immediately is the best move.} cxb3 (6... b5 $2 7.
a4 $16) 7. axb3 {[%cal Ra1a7]} Bd6 8. Bd3 $14 {White is slightly better thanks
to the pawn structure. His rook on a1 is already developed, the other rook
will be perfect placed on e1. Also the pawn on d5 may become weak in the
future.} Ne7 9. O-O O-O (9... Bg4 10. Re1 Nbc6 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Qb1
h6 14. b4 $14 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Lautier,J/Dortmund 1993/ (34)}) 10. Re1 Nbc6 11.
Nbd2 Bf5 (11... Bg4 $2 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ng5+ $18) (11... Ng6 $5 12. Nf1 $14)
12. Nf1 {As usual in these positions (and in many other 2.c3 Sicilian), White
prepares an attack on the kingside.} Rc8 13. Ne3 Bg6 14. Nh4 Qd7 $6 {Black
thinks that Nxg6 hxg6 will improve his pawn structure. Probably a wrong
decision. The alternative to take on d3 had its drawbacks too (first of all
because White would have had control over f5 square), but at least after 14. ..
. Bxd3 the advance h2-h4-h5 would have been less dangerous than in the game.} (
14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Na5 {starting a counterplay on the queenside was better.})
15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. g3 {[%cal Rg1g2,Rh2h5,Ge1h1]} (16. h4 $5) 16... Rfe8 17. Bd2
a6 18. Qf3 $16 {Two bishops, a clear plan and no counterplay for Black make
White's position with a big positional advantage.} Bc7 19. h4 Ba5 {Threatening
Nxd4, but in fact only helps White, cause b4 is not a weakness.} 20. b4 Bb6 21.
h5 Rf8 22. h6 $1 {Very strong. It opens the f-file and also it weakens square
h6.} gxh6 (22... f5 $142 $16) 23. Ng4 f5 24. Nxh6+ Kg7 25. Kg2 Rh8 26. Rh1 Rcf8
27. Rae1 Bc7 28. Bg5 Bd6 29. Qe3 $18 {White has no direct threats yet, but the
position is winning. At one point will follow either Qe6, or g3-g4, or even
b4-b5, after which it will be impossible to protect all weaknesses.} Qc7 30. f4
(30. Qe6 Nd8 31. Qxe7+ Bxe7 32. Rxe7+ Qxe7 33. Bxe7 Re8 34. Bg5 Ne6 35. Bd2 $18
) 30... Nc8 31. Qe6 (31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Qe6 $18 {The computer evaluates it
very quick as absolutely winning for White. The text move is a more "human"
one and wins as well.}) 31... N6e7 (31... Nd8 32. Qxd5 $18 (32. Nxf5+ Rxf5 (
32... gxf5 33. Bh6+ Rxh6 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Kf6 37. Rh6#) 33.
Bxd8 Qxd8 34. Rxh8 Qxh8 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Qxd5 $18)) 32. Nf7 $1 Rxf7 (32...
Rxf7 33. Rxh8 $18) (32... Rxh1 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Rxh1 {and mate next.}) 1-0

[Event "FRA Cup final"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bergez, Luc"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.06.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 $5 ({
The main continuation is} 7... Nb6) 8. Nxe5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nc3 {
There is a similar theoretical position with the difference that the knight is
on f3 instead of e5. White's chances are slightly preferable in that case. I
think the extra tempo used for the move Nf3-e5 favours rather Black, who can
swap both pairs of knights, like in the present game.} Nxe5 12. dxe5 (12. Bxd5
exd5 13. Rxe5 (13. dxe5 d4 $132) 13... Be6 $11) (12. Rxe5 $5 $13) 12... Nxc3
13. bxc3 Qc7 ({Black could achieve equality in the endgame:} 13... Qxd1 14.
Rxd1 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ (15. Be3 Bd7 $11) 15... Bxd8 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Rd1 Be8 $1 $11
(17... Bc6 $2 18. Bxa7 b6 19. Rd6 $16) 18. Be2 (18. Bxa7 $140 $2 b6 $17 {
[%csl Ra7][%cal Gd8c7]}) 18... Bb6 (18... Bc7 19. f4 Bc6 $11) 19. Bxb6 axb6 $11
) (13... Bd7 $6 14. Qg4 $36) 14. Qg4 Rd8 $2 {This is already a mistake, after
which White will build a decisive attack on the kingside.} ({Correct was} 14...
f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 {and Black must be able to equalize:} 16. Bxe6+ Bxe6 17. Qxe6+
Qf7 $5 $44 {/=}) 15. Bh6 $16 g6 ({White also has a very strong attack after} 
15... Bf8 16. Re3) 16. h4 $1 Bd7 ({Black should have tried something like} 
16... b5 17. Bxb5 (17. Bb3 $5 Qxc3 18. Rac1 $44) 17... Rd5 $16) 17. h5 Be8 18.
hxg6 hxg6 19. Re3 {The plan is Rae1, Rh3 and then Bg5. Black seems to be
helpless against it.} Rdc8 (19... Rac8 20. Bb3 Qa5 21. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+
Bf7 23. Qxe7 $18) 20. Bb3 $18 Bc5 21. Rae1 $1 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 {Bg5-f6 is coming,
followed by a mate on h8.} Qa5 (22... Qe7 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bxf6 $18) 23. Qh4 (23.
Qh4 Rxc3 24. Qf6 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Kiev Trudova Ukraina"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2001.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eschenko, Vadim"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 (10. Qxd6 exd6 11. Nb5 Rb8 12. bxc3 {is another
drawish line.} Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bxd6 {1/2-1/2
Vajda,L-Cosma,I/Baile Tusnad ROM(ch) 2001}) 10... Bf5 (10... a6) 11. Nb5 Qd7
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 (13... f6 14. Nc7+ Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6 Qxe6+
17. Bxe6 $44) 14. O-O Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nxc3 e6 {White is a pawn down, but
he's got development advantage, which is probably enough to keep the balance.
Black has no problems at all, but I am not sure he can achieve more than a
drawish endgame. On the other hand playing like this with White means in
general playing for a draw.} 17. Re1 Rc5 18. Qg3 Bg6 (18... f6 19. Bf4 Kf7 20.
Rad1 Qc6 21. Bd6 Rc4 22. h3 e5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qe3 a6 25. Rd2 $44 {1/2-1/2
Vajda,L-Rogozenko,D/Bucharest 2000/ (56)}) 19. Bf4 Be7 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Be3 Rc4
22. Qb8+ Qc8 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Bxa7 O-O {Striktly speaking, it's a novelty,
although it doesn't change the evaluation at all - equal endgame.} (24... h5
25. h3 h4 26. Bd4 O-O 27. Nd5 Bd8 28. Nb6 Rc2 29. Nd7 Re8 30. Bc3 {1/2-1/2
Vajda,L-Rogozenko,D/Iasi 1999/ (30)}) 25. Rd7 Bf6 26. Rxb7 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Rxc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 (5. exd5 Nf6 6. Nc3 {transposes
into Panov Attack of the Caro-Kann}) (5. e5 {is another option for White}) 5...
dxe4 6. Bc4 Nf6 $1 (6... Bg7 7. Qb3 e6 8. d5 $36) 7. Qb3 e6 8. d5 (8. Nge2 Nc6
(8... Bg7) 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 (10... Bg7 11. Bg5 $36) 11. Bxd5 Qe7 12.
Qc3 Ne5 13. Bxe4 Bg7 14. f4 f5 15. fxe5 fxe4 16. O-O Qxe5 17. Qa3 $44 {1-0
Loeffler,S (2405)-Casagrande,H (2370)/Austria 1999 (40)}) 8... Qb6 $5 {A
novelty. White could achieve some initiative after other moves.} (8... exd5) (
8... Na6) (8... Bg7) 9. Bb5+ ({Black has no problems after} 9. Qxb6 axb6) ({or
} 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nh3 Nbd7 13. Ng5 Nc5 14. Be3 $44
{/=}) 9... Bd7 10. Be3 (10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 (11. Bg5 Nd5 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Nc5 $13) 11... Bc5 {transposes to the game}) 10... Bc5 11.
Bxc5 Qxc5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ {In spite of attractivness of White's
position, the first player has no advantage. Moreover, Black can easier
complete development and make better use of open files.} Qe7 14. Qb3 ({Black
is slightly better after} 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Nge2 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Nc6 17. Nbc3) (
{White could equalize with} 14. Qc4 $1 Bxb5 (14... a6 $2 15. Qc8+ $1) (14...
Nc6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nge2 $11) 15. Qxb5+ Nc6 16. Nge2 O-O 17. O-O $11) 14...
a6 $1 15. Bxd7+ {Something went wrong for White - in the resulting positions
Black has better prospects.} (15. Bc4 Nc6 $15 {[%cal Gc6a5]} 16. Qxb7 Rb8 $17)
15... Nbxd7 16. O-O-O {Other moves would have offered Black a clear advantage
as well.} (16. Qxb7 Rb8 (16... O-O $44) 17. Qxa6 Nc5 18. Qc6+ Kf7 $36) (16.
Nge2 Nc5 $17) 16... Nc5 17. Qc2 (17. Qc4 b5 $17) 17... O-O 18. f3 Rac8 $17 19.
Kb1 b5 20. Nh3 exf3 21. gxf3 Qe3 (21... b4 22. Rhe1 (22. Ne4 Ncxe4 23. Qb3+ Kh8
24. fxe4 Qxe4+ 25. Ka1 Qc4 $17) 22... Qb7 23. Ne4 Ncxe4 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. fxe4
Nxe4 $17) 22. Qg2 Nd3 23. Qd2 (23. Qe2 Qxe2 24. Nxe2 Ne5 $17) 23... Qxd2 24.
Rxd2 Ne5 25. f4 Nc4 26. Rd4 Rfe8 27. f5 {Black has advantage thanks to the
better structure and more active pieces. It is difficult for White to
consolidate, therefore the Slovenian GM sacrifices the pawn in order to bring
his knight into play. However, now Black will have activity and extra pawn,
which is basically close to winning.} (27. Rg1 b4 28. Na4 Re2 29. Rc1 Ne4 30.
Ka1 Ned6 $17) (27. Ng5 Re3 (27... h6 28. Nf3 Re3 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. fxe5 Rxe5 31.
Rd6 $132) 28. Rhd1 h6 29. Nge4 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Re2 $17) 27... gxf5 28. Rg1+ Kf8
29. Nf4 (29. Rf4 Re5 $17) 29... Kf7 30. b3 Ne5 31. Rg3 Ng6 32. Ncd5 Nxd5 33.
Rxd5 Re1+ 34. Kb2 Ne7 35. Rd7 Rc6 36. Ra7 b4 37. a3 Rec1 38. Rg2 bxa3+ 39. Kxa3
Rc7 40. Rxa6 Ra1+ 41. Ra2 Rxa2+ 42. Kxa2 Rc2+ 43. Kb1 Rxh2 44. b4 Rh4 45. Nd3
Nd5 46. Ra7+ (46. b5 Nc3+ 47. Kc2 Nxb5 $19) ({White could keep chances for a
draw with} 46. Ra5 $1 {For instance:} Nxb4 (46... Ke6 47. b5 {with some
counterplay}) 47. Rxf5+ Kg6 48. Rf3 Nxd3 49. Rxd3 Rc4 50. Rg3+ Kh5 (50... Kf5
51. Rh3 Rc7 52. Rh1 $11) 51. Rh3+ Rh4 52. Rg3 Rg4 53. Rh3+ Kg6 54. Kc2 $11)
46... Kf6 47. Kc2 Nxb4+ 48. Nxb4 Rxb4 49. Rxh7 Rd4 $19 50. Rh1 (50. Kc3 Rd8 51.
Rh1 (51. Rh2 f4 52. Rd2 Re8 53. Kd3 Kf5 54. Re2 Rd8+ $19) 51... f4 $19) 50...
Rd7 51. Rf1 Kg5 52. Rg1+ Kh4 53. Rf1 Kg4 54. Rg1+ Kh3 55. Rf1 Rd5 56. Kc3 Kg2
57. Kc4 Re5 58. Rb1 f4 59. Kd3 Re7 60. Rb2+ Kg3 61. Rb8 f3 62. Rg8+ Kf2 63. Kd2
Rd7+ 64. Kc2 Ke2 65. Re8+ Kf1 66. Rf8 f2 67. Rf6 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4
e6 (7... Nb6 {is the main alternative. After 7. ... e6 the position is more
complicated.}) 8. O-O Be7 9. a3 {In my opinion this move is not worse than the
other options. The present game is a good example of playing this line with
White. The idea behind 9.a3 is obvious - to secure square d3 (also c2 of
course) for the Bishop and start an attack on the kingside, after switching
the Bishop to b1-h7 diagonal} (9. Qe2 {is considered the main line.} O-O 10.
Nc3 ({another option is} 10. Qe4 {with the idea Bd3, Bh6, Nbd2.}) 10... Nxc3
11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qc7 ({A safe way seems to be} 12... Qa5 $5) 13. Bd3 Rd8
14. Qe4 g6 15. Bh6 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Qf4 Rd7 $11 {1-0 Matsuura,E-Milos,G/
Americana 1999/ (35)}) 9... O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bd3 {As usual in the 7. ... e6
line, the Bishop switches to the b1-h7 diagonal and White starts to play for a
direct attack against black King.} dxe5 12. dxe5 Rd8 13. Qe2 g6 (13... h6 14.
Nc3 (14. Bd2 $5 {/\Nc3, Qe4->.}) (14. Qe4 $5 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qc4 $14)
14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bf8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,M-Stuart,P/
Upper Hutt 1976/ (30)}) (13... Na5 {[%csl Rb3] An important move, which if
works concrete, is probably the best, causing some development problems in
White's position,} 14. Bg5 (14. Ra2 $5 Nb3 $140 $2 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qd3+ Kg8
17. Qxb3) 14... Bxg5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (15... Kf8 $5 16. Nxg5 Nb3 $13 17. Ra2 $140
Nc1) 16. Nxg5+ Kg8 17. Qh5 Nb3 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qxg7 Rf8 21. Nc3
Nxc3 22. bxc3 Nxa1 23. Nh7 Bd7 (23... Rd8 24. Ng5 (24. Qf6+ Ke8 25. Qh8+ Kd7
26. Rd1+ Kc6 $13) 24... Rf8 $11) 24. Qg5+ Ke8 25. Nf6+ $2 (25. Rd1 $1 $18)
25... Kd8 26. Rd1 Kc8 27. Rxd7 Qxc3 $19 {0-1 Remizov,J-Dochev,D/Decin 1998 (43)
}) 14. Bd2 $1 {Now White has an easy play. He plays Nc3 next and then
continues his kingside attack.} ({Of course White would like to trade
dark-squared Bishops (to eliminate the most important defencive piece), but
here it simply does not work:} 14. Bg5 $2 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Nf4 $19) 14... b6 15.
Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bb7 17. h4 $40 {Another typical plan. Black cannot create a
quick counterplay, so there is enough time to weaken King's position by
pushing the h-pawn.} Rd7 (17... h5 {is not satisfactory. White keeps his
pressure, while Black's kingside is weak anyway.} 18. Be4 Rd7 19. Rac1 Bf8 $140
20. Bb4 $5 (20. b4 $36)) 18. h5 (18. Rac1 $5 Rad8 19. Bb5 $36) 18... Rad8 19.
Bb5 Qc8 20. Qe3 {Unfortunately for Black there are no available squares on the
d-file for his Rooks to penetrate in White's camp.} a6 21. Bf1 Bc5 22. Qf4 Ne7
23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ng5 {both sides made "their" moves, but suddenly Black has
to be extremely careful, mostly due to the fact that his Queen is away from
the kingside.} Nf5 (24... Nd5 25. Qh4 Nxc3 26. bxc3 {Black's position is
difficult because there's no piece to defend the King and he cannot create
counterplay. For example:} Qc7 27. Qh6 Rd2 (27... b5 28. Nh7 Be7 29. Nf6+ Bxf6
30. exf6 {and mate next.}) 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Nxe6+ $18) 25. g4 Nh6 $2 (25... Qc6
{Black must play very exact in order to keep the position balanced. His
defence is based on tactical aspects of the position.} 26. Ne4 (26. Re4 Ng3 $3
{[%mdl 64] such a move is impossible to find for a human, especially over the
board.} 27. Qxg3 Be7 $1 {exchanging the most active piece Black solves the
problems and is probably no worse.}) 26... Nh4 27. Qg3 g5 {The position is
very sharp and Black's chances must not be underestimated.} {If} 28. Rac1 {then
} Qxe4 $1 29. Rxe4 Bxe4 {and Black has a strong initiative.}) 26. Bg2 $1 {
After all, everything resumes in exchanging the right pieces. The most
dangerous Bishop on b7 is traded and White gets the possibility to take the
h-file with the Rooks, which is decisive.} Rd3 27. Ne4 $1 {Very strong. White
Bishop on e4 will be a very important piece - an attacking and defending one
at the same time.} Bxe4 (27... Kg7 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Qh4 Kg7 30. Nd6 $18) 28.
Bxe4 $18 {[%csl Rh6]} Rh3 29. Rad1 Rh4 30. Bf3 Be7 31. Kg2 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Qc7 {
Probably a bit early to resign, maybe Black lost on time. But in principle he
is lost anyway.} (32... Qc7 33. Rd6 $1 $18 g5 34. Qd2 {Black's position is
hopeless:} Nxg4 35. Rd7 Qc5 36. Bd4 Rh2+ 37. Kg3 Qc8 38. Rxe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.04.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. g4 (11. O-O Be7 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne5 O-O {
- 11.g4. Most of the games given below had different move order at the
beginning (usually White plays Be3 and g4 later, after 0-0).}) 11... Bg6 12.
Ne5 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf4 (14. Nb5 Qd8 15. Bf3 Nd5 16. Qb3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe3
18. Qxe3 Bg5 $15 {0-1 Booij,J-Belikov,V/Alcobendas 1993/ (29)}) (14. f4 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 Qb5 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rfd8 $15 {0-1
Seferjan,N-Shipov,S/Moscow 1994 (37)}) 14... Nd5 {This move looks like a
proper reaction to White's kingside activity.} (14... Qb4 {The tactical
complications favoured rather White in the following game:} 15. a3 $1 (15. Nc4
Nd5 16. Nxd5 {0-1 Booij,J-Belikov,V/Alcobendas 1993 (29)}) 15... Qxb2 16. Na4
Qc2 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. f3 Qf6 20. fxe4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh2 Rad8 22. Bb5
Qxe4 23. Nc3 Qg6 24. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Waitzkin,J-Nunn,J/San Francisco 1995 (59)}) (
14... Qd8 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Be3 Bd6 (17... Qd7 18. g5 Nh7 19. h4
Rfd8 20. d5 Ne5 $13 {0-1 Trabert,B-De Bortoli,P/Montecatini Terme 1999 (32)})
18. g5 Nd7 19. d5 {White is slightly better, but very close to draw, Adams,
M-Topalov,V/Las Palmas 1994 (61) 0,5:0,5.}) 15. Nxg6 $2 (15. Bg3 Nxc3 16. bxc3
Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qa3 (17... Qc6 $5) 18. Qb3 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wunnink,M-Dzjuba,V/
Tallinn 2000 (67)}) 15... Nxf4 16. Nxf8 Nxd4 $5 (16... Nxh3+ 17. Kg2 $2 (17.
Kh1 $142 Rxf8 $36) 17... Nf4+ 18. Kg1 Rxf8 $17 {0-1 Maruninio,L-Fiorito,F/
Buenos Aires 1998 (25)}) 17. Bf3 (17. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 18. Bf3 Nxh3+ 19. Kg2 (19.
Kh1 Qf4 $19 {[%cal Ge7d6]}) 19... Nf4+ 20. Kg1 (20. Kh1 e5 $17 (20... Rf8 $5
$40)) 20... Rf8 {with a strong attack}) (17. Nxh7 $6 {A computer move, which
would hardly cross human's mind} Qc6 (17... Ndxe2+ $6 18. Nxe2 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1
Nxe2+ 20. Kf1 Nf4 21. Rd7 $132) 18. f3 Nfxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nxf3+ 20. Kf2 (20. Rxf3
Qxf3 $19) 20... Nh2 $40) 17... Nxh3+ 18. Kh1 (18. Kg2 Nf4+ 19. Kg1 Rxf8 $17 {
[%csl Rg1]}) 18... Rxf8 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bg2 Qf4 $19 21. Qc1 (21. Bxh3 Bd6 {
mating next move.}) 21... Nxf2+ 22. Kg1 Nf3+ $1 23. Kxf2 (23. Bxf3 Qg3+ 24. Bg2
Nh3+ 25. Kh1 Bd6 $19) 23... Bc5+ 24. Ke2 Rxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Qe3+ 26. Kd1 Qd3+ (
26... Qd3+ 27. Kc1 Be3+) 0-1

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 {A line
which leads to an endgame very close to equal. But Black needs to play several
precise move to achieve full equality. However, the present game is quite
unclear, as White was winning very soon.} (7. Bc4) 7... dxe5 8. dxe5 Nxc3 9.
Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. bxc3 Bd7 (10... g6 11. Nd4 f6 $2 (11... Bg7) 12. exf6 exf6 13.
Bc4 Bd6 14. O-O a6 15. Bh6 b5 16. Bb3 Kd7 17. Bg7 Re8 18. Bxf6 Bb7 19. Rfd1 Kc7
20. Bxd8+ {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Smetankin,S/Minsk 2000}) 11. Be3 (11. Nd4 Rc8 (
11... Nc6 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. e6 $5 fxe6 14. Bf4 $44) 12. Be3 a6 13. Kd2 e6 14.
f4 Bc5 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Rab1 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Lanka,Z/Bratislava
1996 (30)}) 11... Nc6 (11... g6 $142 $11) (11... e6 $142 $11) 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13.
Bb5 $14 {White has a lead in development and he can develop pressure on the
queenside. Black has a solid position though and should be able to defend, but
a very unpleasant task anyway.} Bf5 $2 (13... e6 14. O-O $14 (14. Bxc6 $6 Bxc6
15. Bxa7 Rd3 $132)) 14. Rb2 e6 (14... Be4 15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. e6 $18
{[%csl Rf8,Rh8]}) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 (16. Bxa7 Ba3 17. Rb8+ (17. Rb3 Bc2)
17... Kc7 18. Rb3 Bc2 19. Bb6+ Kb7 20. Bxd8+ Bxb3 21. axb3 Rxd8 22. Ke2 Bb2 23.
c4 $16) 16... Be4 17. f3 Bd5 18. c4 c5 (18... Bxc4 19. Nxc6 Rd3 20. Nxa7+ Kd7
21. Kf2 $18) 19. cxd5 (19. Bg5 cxd4 (19... Rd7 20. cxd5 cxd4 21. d6 $18)) 19...
cxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd5 21. Bxa7 Rxe5+ 22. Kd2 Rd5+ 23. Ke2 Re5+ 24. Kd3 Rd5+ 25.
Ke3 Bd6 $4 (25... Re5+ 26. Kf4 Bd6 {was the only way not to lose immediately.}
27. Kg4 $16 {/+-. White king escapes and the initiative against black king
becomes very dangerous again.}) 26. Rhb1 (26. Rc1+ Bc7 27. Rb8+ $18) 26... Kd7
27. Rb7+ Kc6 28. Rxf7 Rb5 {Difficult to understand what really happened. Here
Black is absolutely lost, so the result remains unclear.} (28... Rb5 29. Rc1+
Bc5+ (29... Kd5 30. Rd7 $18) 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5+ Kxc5 32. Rxg7 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 58th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 (6... d5) 7. Bc2
d6 (7... Qc7 {is an attractive alternative. The famous example from the last
year is:} 8. Qe2 g5 9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2
h6 14. Ne4 e5 15. Na3 f5 16. Bh5+ Kd8 17. Ng3 e6 18. Nc2 Bd6 $15 {0-1
Ponomariov,R-Van Wely,L/Biel 2000/ (78)}) 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1 e6 (
10... Ne5 11. Rxe5 Bxf3 12. Qe1 Bd5 13. b3 e6 14. Ba3 Qc6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Rg5
f6 17. Rg3 h5 18. Na3 $13 {1-0 Adams,M-Miladinovic,I/Belgrade 1995/ (43)}) 11.
b3 Be7 (11... Ne5 12. Rxe5 Bxf3 13. Qe1 Bd5 {would have led to the above
mentioned game Adams,M-Miladinovic,I/Belgrade 1995/.}) 12. bxc4 Nxc4 13. d4 Nb6
(13... O-O $1 14. Bxh7+ (14. Qd3 Bf5 15. Qxc4 Bxc2 $11) 14... Kxh7 15. Qd3+ g6
16. Qxc4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rh8 18. Nd2 Kg7 19. Nf1 Rh3 $44) 14. Nbd2 Qc7 (14... O-O
{If short castle on the previous move was connected with some concrete lines,
here this looked natural and there was no point to postpone it.} 15. h3 Bh5 $13
{and the idea from the game doesn't work now:} 16. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Bxg5
18. Qxh5+ Bh6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. g4 f6 21. g5 fxg5 22. Nxg5+ Kg8 23. Nxe6 Bxc1 24.
Raxc1 Qf7 $19) 15. Nf1 O-O 16. Ne3 Bh5 $2 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $14 Nxd4 $2 18.
cxd4 Qc3 19. Rd1 Qxa1 20. Ba3 Qxa2 21. Bxe7 $16) 17. Bxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 64]} Kh8 (
17... Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Bxg5 (18... Kg6 19. Qd3+ f5 20. Nxe6 Qd6 21. Nxf8+ Rxf8 22.
g4 $18) 19. Qxh5+ Bh6 20. Ng4 Rh8 {What else?} 21. Nxh6 $1 ({much better than} 
21. Bxh6 Kg8 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Qc5+ Qe7) 21... gxh6 22. Bxh6 $18 {[%cal Ge1e3,
Ge3g3,Yh6f4]}) 18. Bd3 f5 19. Nf1 $18 Nd5 20. Bd2 Rf6 21. Ng3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3
Raf8 23. Bc4 Qd7 24. Nh5 R6f7 (24... Rg6 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nf4 Rd6 27. Ng6+ {
the quickest way} Rxg6 28. Qh5+ Rh6 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8
32. Re3 $18) 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nf4 Rd8 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Ng6 Rf6 29. Bg5 Re6 30.
Bxe7 1-0

[Event "Linklater Memorial"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2001.03.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Altounian, Levon"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O {Another option in this position is taking on c3.
Here are two recent examples which show the advantages and drawbacks of 10. ...
Nxc3:} (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qe2 (12. Re1 b6 13. Ng5 Na5 $2 (13... h6)
14. Bd3 h6 (14... g6 15. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kh8
19. Re3 e5 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Rg3+ Kf6 22. Qg6#) (14... Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Bb7 $16)
15. Qh5 $1 f5 $8 (15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 {and Bxh6 will follow with winning
attack.}) 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Qg6 $16 Rac8 $2 19. Bxh6 Rxc3 20. Bxf5 {
1-0 Ekstroem,R-Kutuzovic,B/Pula 2000}) 12... b6 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Qe3
Rfe8 16. Bb2 Bf6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. dxe5 $6 Nxe5 19. Be4 Qc7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21.
Nxe5 Rxe5 $17 {0-1 Kos,T-Degraeve,J/Charleville 2000/ (60)}) 11. Re1 Rd8 12.
Bb3 Nf6 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Bf4 a6 (14... Ne8 15. Ng5 Nxd4 (15... h6 16. Nxf7 Kxf7
17. Bxe6+ Qxe6 18. Rxe6 Bxe6 $17) 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qh5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Nf6 19.
Qf3 Rd7 20. h3 $44 {1-0 Ristic,N-Borgo,G/Cutro 2000/ (55)}) 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. d5
exd5 17. Rc1 {A complicated and risky variation for Black. White is very
active.} h6 $146 (17... Bf8 18. Ne5 Qxc7 $2 (18... Qf5 19. Bg3 Ne4 (19... Bd6
20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxd6 $18) 20. Bc2 $36) 19. Nxc6 Qxf4 20. Nxd8
Bg4 21. f3 $18 {1-0 Rausis,I-Lechtynsky,J/Osterskars 1995/ (31)}) 18. Ne5 Qf5
19. Bg3 Bd6 20. Bc2 (20. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxd6 Nb4 $1 {White is
clear better but Black can still play for some tricks.} (22... Nf4 23. Bc2 $16
{/+-.}) (22... Rad7 23. Bc2 $16) 23. Re2 $5) 20... Qg5 21. h4 $2 (21. Nf3 Bg4
$5 (21... Qh5 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Ne8 $1 $16) 22. Nxg5 Bxd1 23. Rcxd1 Bxg3 24.
hxg3 hxg5 25. Nxd5 Raa8 $14) 21... Qxg3 $1 {With this nice Queen sac Black
grabs the initiative.} 22. fxg3 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 {Giving the exchange is forced,
in order to save the Knight c7.} Nxe5 24. Qd4 (24. Ba4 $142 Nc6 (24... b5 $2
25. Qd4 $16) 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 d4 $13) 24... Nc6 25. Qb6 (25. Bh7+ Kxh7
26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Qxa7 d4 $19) 25... Nd7 26. Qf2 Nde5 $13 27. Rd1 $2 (27. Qb6 {
White should have kept his Queen active and been ready for repetition, because
he is not better any longer.} d4 (27... Nc4 $2 28. Qc5 {[%csl Rd5]}) (27... Nd7
28. Qf2 $11) 28. Be4 $13) 27... d4 28. Bb3 b5 $17 29. Nd5 Be6 30. Nf4 Bg4 31.
Rc1 Rad7 32. Rc5 d3 33. Bd5 $2 (33. Qd2 $142 $17) 33... Nb4 34. Qd4 $2 Nec6 $19
35. Qe3 Nxd5 36. Rxd5 Rxd5 37. Nxd5 Be6 38. Nc3 d2 39. Qf3 Ne5 40. Qe2 f6 41.
b3 Bg4 42. Qe4 Rd3 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ f5 0-1

[Event "USA-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2001.03.18"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 a6 10. O-O Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rd8 14. Qh4 Qc6
(14... h5 $142 {[%cal Re6g4]} 15. h3 f6 16. Nc2 Qc4 17. Qxc4 Nxc4 18. b3 Nd6
19. c4 Nf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Matsuura,E-Gonzalez,B/Brasilia 2000/ (36)}) 15. Nc2 (
15. Be3 e6 16. Qg3 Nd5 17. Bd4 Ne7 $1 18. Nc2 Nf5 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qh3 Rh6 $13 {
1-0 Matsuura,E-Andrade,R/Americana 2000/ (49)}) 15... e6 (15... e5 16. Re1 f6
17. Nd4 $36 {[%cal Rf2f4]}) 16. Nd4 Qc7 (16... Qc4 17. Qg3 $16) 17. Bg5 Be7 $2
(17... Rd5 18. Rae1 (18. Qh5 g6 (18... h6 $2 19. Nxe6 $18) 19. Qh4 Bg7 $11)
18... Bd6 $11 19. Nxe6 $140 $2 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kd7 $17) (17... Rd7 $6 18. Rae1
Be7 (18... Bd6 19. Nf5 O-O 20. Nxg7 $1 $18) 19. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 20. Rxe6 Nc8 21.
Qh5+ Kf8 (21... g6 22. Rxg6) 22. Rfe1 $36) 18. Nf5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Suddenly
White wins.} exf5 (18... Bxg5 19. Nxg7+ Kd7 20. Qxg5 {is also lost, of course.}
) 19. Bxe7 Rd7 20. Bf6 $1 {Very nice played by White.} gxf6 (20... O-O 21. Qg5
g6 22. Qh6 $18) 21. Rae1+ Re7 22. Qxf6 Rg8 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxb6 $18 {
After the forced line, White is a pawn up and has a winning position.} Qe4 25.
f3 Qe2 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 {[%csl Rf5,Rh7] The endgame is hopeless.} Ke7 28.
Rd1 Rc8 29. Ke3 h6 30. Rd4 Rc6 31. Kf4 Kf6 32. g3 Ke6 33. Rd8 Rc4+ 34. Ke3 Rc6
35. Rh8 Ke5 36. f4+ Kd5 37. Re8 Rf6 38. Re5+ Kc6 39. c4 b6 40. b4 Kd7 41. Kd4
Kd8 42. a4 Kd7 43. a5 bxa5 44. Rxa5 Ke7 45. Re5+ Kd7 46. b5 axb5 47. cxb5 1-0

[Event "BCF-chT 0102 (4NCL)"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "2002.05.06"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wood Green"]
[BlackTeam "Guildford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. exd6 {Immediately going for IQP position in which Black has some
problems finishing the queenside development. 9.a3 and 9.Qe2 are the
alternatives.} Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qe2 {Emms speciality.} (11. Re1) 11... Nb6
$5 {It is amazing that nobody played this natural move before. In the game
White sacrificed the pawn on d4 and got some pressure on Black's position.
Another way is to protect the pawn with 11.Nb5.} (11... a6 12. Rd1 b5 {Is a
safe way to reach equal position.}) 12. Bb3 (12. Bd3 Nxd4) (12. Nb5 $5 Qd8 13.
Bb3 Bf6 (13... a6 14. Nc3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rd1 Qc5 17. Be3 {is similar
to the game with the difference that now Black's pawn is on a6 instead of a7.
Because of this factor Black cannot play 17. ... Qe5, but he has 17. ... Qa5.}
Qa5 18. Rac1 $44) 14. Bf4 (14. Rd1 $5) 14... Nd5 15. Be5 Bd7 16. Nd6 {with
some initiative.}) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qc5 (14... Qh4 15. Rd3 $5
$44) 15. Be3 Qe5 (15... Qa5 16. Qb5 $5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 $36) 16. Rac1 Bg5 17. Bxg5
Qxg5 18. Ne4 Qe7 {The position is quite interesting and of course far from
drawish. White has different ways to develop the initiative, but probably at
one point Black will return the pawn and equalize completely.} (18... Qe7 19.
Qh5 (19. Nd6 $5) (19. Rd3 $5) 19... h6 20. Rd3 Bd7 21. Rg3 Kh8 {/\22. ... Rac8
and in case of need f7-f6 in order to protect g7. White has compensation for
the pawn, but hardly more than that.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "2006.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2006.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Kh8 ({I think more precise looks to keep the king on g8:} 
16... Rfd8 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h4 Rd5 {and White's advantage is
insignificant:} 20. Rc3 Nd7 (20... Kh8 $2 21. Rf3 $1 $16 {Godena-Antunes, 1997}
) 21. Rg3 g6 22. Bg5 Kg7 $1 (22... Rb5 23. Ra3 a5 24. Qf4 Rf5 25. Qd6 $1 $36 {
1-0 Brynell,S-Kulaots,K/Helsingborg 2002 (35)}) 23. Ra3 (23. Nxf6 Nxf6 24. h5 (
24. Qf4 Nh5 $11) 24... Nxg4 25. Bxe7 Nh6 $11 (25... Rc7 $11)) (23. b3 h6 24.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. h5 Rg5 27. Qh4 Rd8 28. hxg6 Qxg6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Rasmussen,P-Sutton,A/DEN-ENG corr 2000 (31)}) 23... h6 {1/2-1/2 Kroeze,F (2384)
-Van der Wiel,J (2526)/Enschede 2004} (23... h6 24. Be3 (24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25.
Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxa7 Rcd8) 24... a5 25. Qf4 Rh8 $1)) 17. Ne4 Qe7 (17... Rg8 18.
Bg5 Bd8 19. Bxd8 Raxd8 20. Ng5 h6 21. Rac1 Rgf8 22. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Kosintseva,N 
(2394)-Kozlitin,O (2273)/Samara 2002 (69)}) (17... Qd8 $14) 18. Bf4 {Tiviakov
deviates from his game played two months ago at the Olympiad.} (18. Bg5 Bxg5
19. Nxg5 (19. Qxg5 $14 {/=}) 19... Rad8 20. Rac1 Rd5 $1 21. h4 h6 22. Nf3 c5 {
Black equalized completely now.} 23. dxc5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S 
(2669)-Lautier,J (2682)/Turin 2006}) 18... Rfd8 19. Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Be5 Qg6 21.
Qe2 {This position is close to equal, nevertheless White's play is easier and
he keeps a long-lasting edge. In the next part of the game Tiviakov nicely
outplays his opponent, but a tragedy happens in the end...} Nd7 22. Bg3 Qf5 23.
Rac1 Rdc8 $146 {This natural move is a novelty. Nijboer tries to keep
everything protected, but Tiviakov still finds possibilities to create more
weaknesses in Black's position.} (23... Qa5 $2 24. Qf3 Qxa2 25. Qxf7 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Madeira,W (2285)-Tsuboi,E (2335)/Curitiba 1992 (45)}) 24. Rc3 $1 a5 (
24... c5 $2 25. dxc5 Nxc5 (25... Rxc5 26. Rxd7 $18) 26. Rdc1 a5 27. Qc2 $18) (
24... Qd5 $142 25. b3 Kg8 26. Rdc1 a5 $14) 25. Rf3 Qh5 26. Be5 $1 {Threatening
27.Bxg7+ followed by 28.Rg3+, winning the queen.} f6 (26... Nxe5 27. dxe5 $14 {
[%csl Ra5,Rc6,Rf7][%cal Gd1d7] /+/-}) 27. Bg3 Qd5 28. b3 $1 a4 29. b4 a3 (29...
Re8 30. a3 $16) 30. Re3 Re8 31. Qc2 Rec8 32. Rc3 Kg8 33. Rdd3 Nb6 34. Rc5 Qd7
35. Ra5 $1 Nd5 36. Qd2 Qb7 37. Rb3 $1 Rd8 ({After} 37... Rxa5 38. bxa5 Qa6 {
White continues} 39. Bd6 $1 $16 ({but not} 39. Rxa3 c5 40. dxc5 Rxc5 $132)) 38.
h3 $16 Nc7 {Finally Nijboer collapses under pressure and gives up a pawn.} ({
After} 38... Qe7 39. Qe1 $1 $16 {it is very difficult for Black to find useful
moves.}) 39. Bxc7 Qxc7 40. Rbxa3 Rab8 41. Ra7 Rb7 42. Rxb7 Qxb7 43. Qe1 Kf7 44.
Qe4 $1 {Tiviakov still finds possibilities to point out the remaining
weaknesses in Black's position.} f5 45. Qh4 Qe7 46. Qxh7 Rxd4 47. Qh5+ g6 48.
Qh7+ Kf6 49. Qh8+ $1 {There is no point to exchange queens, of course. With
the exposed king it is much more difficult for Black to defend with queens on
the board.} Qg7 50. Qb8 Qe7 51. Rg3 {Sergey loses the thread.} ({White could
win quickly with the beautiful} 51. f4 $1 {[%cal Gb8e5,Ga3a8]} Qd8 (51... Rd6
52. Ra8 $18) ({Black is completely paralyzed after} 51... Rd8 52. Qe5+ Kf7 53.
Ra6 Rc8 54. a4 $18 {[%cal Ga6b6,Ga4a5]}) 52. Qe5+ Kf7 53. Ra7+ Rd7 54. Qd4 $1 {
then exchange all pieces and win a pawn endgame.}) 51... Qd8 52. Qb7 Qd7 53.
Qa8 Kg7 54. Ra3 Rd1+ 55. Kh2 Qc7+ 56. g3 Rd8 57. Qa5 Qd6 (57... Qxa5 58. bxa5 (
58. Rxa5 $16) 58... Kf6 59. f4 Rd7 60. a6 Ra7 61. Ra5 Ke7 62. g4 $16) 58. Rf3
Qd5 59. Qa3 e5 60. Qc3 Rd6 61. Re3 Qd4 62. Qe1 e4 63. Kg2 c5 64. bxc5 Qxc5 65.
Rc3 Rd1 $6 {Black achieved a lot during the last 15 moves and had to keep his
centralized pieces. The decision to enter a queen endgame is highly doubtful,
especially from the practical point of view, since now White's play will be
much easier again.} ({After} 65... Qd4 $16 {it is not easy for White to make
progress. The direct} 66. Rc7+ Kh6 67. Qc1+ Qd2 {is no problem for Black.}) 66.
Qxd1 Qxc3 67. Qb3 Qd2 68. a4 Qa5 69. h4 Qa8 70. Kg1 e3 $2 ({Correct is} 70...
Qa5 71. Qb5 Qe1+ 72. Kg2 Qd2 $16 {and again White does not have a clear way:}
73. a5 $6 (73. Qe5+ Kf7 74. h5 Qd1 $1 $132) 73... e3 74. Qe5+ Kf7 75. Qxe3 Qxa5
) 71. fxe3 Qf3 72. Qc3+ Kh7 73. Qe1 $18 {Now it is just a matter of time.} Qg4
74. a5 Qa4 75. Qd2 Qa1+ 76. Kg2 Qa4 77. Kf2 Qa1 78. Qb4 Qa2+ 79. Ke1 Qa1+ 80.
Kd2 Qa2+ 81. Kc3 Qe2 82. Qe7+ Kh6 83. Qe5 Kh7 84. Kb4 Qa6 85. h5 Qb7+ 86. Ka3
Qd7 87. hxg6+ Kxg6 88. Qd4 Qc8 89. Kb3 Kh5 90. Qd6 Qb7+ 91. Kc3 Qe4 92. Qc5 Qb1
93. Kc4 Kg4 94. Qe5 Qa2+ 95. Kb5 Qb3+ 96. Kc6 Qc4+ 97. Kd7 Qa4+ {White is
completely winning, but Tiviakov played here 98.Qf4+, without noticing in
mutual time trouble that his own king is under check. Having touched the queen,
means to make the only move in order to protect from check - 98.Qb5... Losing
in such a manner is very painful, especially since White had more time on the
clock than his opponent. Moreover, the game was played in the sixth round of
the Dutch Open, when Nijboer was leading the tournament with a perfect score,
while Tiviakov had one point less. As the result Nijboer won the tournament
easily by making three draws in the remaining three rounds.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 {
In this complicated position White has good prospects to develop a dangerous
initiative. Black must play carefully in order to prevent that. The second
player can choose to play against IQP with 14...Nf6, or like in the game go
for a slightly inferior position with 14...Nxc3.} Nxc3 ({Rublevsky has a big
experience in such positions:} 14... Nf6 15. a3 b6 16. Bc4 Bb7 17. Ba2 Rc8 18.
Qd3 b5 (18... Nh5 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bf6 22. Rfd1 Ne5 23. Rxc8
Bxc8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qe3 Bf6 26. Rc1 Bb7 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Rc7 Qd6 29. Qe7
Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Qh5+ {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2672)-Yakovich,Y (2573)/
Krasnoyarsk 2003}) 19. Rfd1 Na5 $6 (19... Qb6) 20. Ne5 Nd5 $2 21. b4 $1 Nxc3
22. Rxc3 Nc6 23. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 24. d5 $36 {1-0 Rublevsky,S (2645)-Vitiugov,N 
(2519)/Kazan 2005 (32)}) 15. bxc3 b6 $5 $146 (15... Bf6 16. a4 (16. Bd3 b6 (
16... b5 $6 17. a4 $36 {1-0 Blauert,J (2387)-Plump,D (2258)/Germany 2001 (50)})
17. Be4 Bb7 18. c4 Qd7 19. Qa4 $6 b5 $1 20. Qc2 (20. cxb5 Nxd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Bxe4
$15) 20... Nxd4 (20... Nb4 $5 21. Bxh7+ (21. Qb1 $2 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nxa2) 21...
Kh8 22. Qb1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nxa2 $15) 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. Bd3 bxc4
24. Qxc4 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sedina,E (2393)-Peptan,C (2439)/Dresden 2004 (43)})
16... Bd7 17. Rb1 (17. c4 Rc8 18. c5 Nb4 19. Bd6 Be7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ne5 Nc6
22. Nc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Smirnov,P (2426)-Kobalija,M (2593)/Samara 2000 (45)})
17... Na5 18. c4 Rc8 19. c5 Bc6 20. Bd6 Be7 (20... Re8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5
Qg5 23. Bf3 $16 {1-0 Cherniaev,A (2455)-Suba,M (2535)/Zaragoza 1997 (42)}) 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qd2 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nc6 24. Rfd1 Rfd8 25. Qe3 $14) (15... Bd6 $6
16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Bd3 $14 g6 18. Re1 Bd7 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Qh6 Qf8 21. Qf4 $16 {
1-0 Sebag,M (2394)-Peptan,C (2471)/Istanbul 2003 (32)}) (15... b5 16. a4 (16.
c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb7 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Na5 $4 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Rc7 Na5 22.
Qe1 {1-0 Renet,O (2490)-Bijaoui,M (2345)/Cannes 2005}) 16... b4 17. c4 Bf6 18.
d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Qb3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L (2430)-Hansen,C (2580)/
Odense 1994} 21. Rfd1 $14) 16. c4 ({Another plan deserved attention:} 16. Bd3
Bb7 17. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 16... Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. c5 {The idea of
the previous play. However, it turns out that in spite of the soon created far
advance white passed pawn on d6, Black defends easily thanks to the fact that
his king quickly becomes an important defensive piece in endgame.} bxc5 19.
dxc5 Qc7 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. cxd6 Bd7 22. Rc5 f6 23. Rfc1 (23. Rb1 Rfb8 24. Rxb8+
Rxb8 25. Bxa6 Rb1+ 26. Bf1 Rd1 $11 27. a4 e5 28. a5 $140 $2 e4 29. Nh4 Nd4 $19)
23... Rfc8 24. Bd1 ({Black also does not have problems after} 24. Bc4 Kf7 25.
Kf1 Ne7 $5 26. Rc7 ({or} 26. Rxc8 Nxc8 27. Rd1 a5) 26... Rxc7 27. dxc7 Nd5 28.
Bxd5 exd5 {For instance:} 29. Nd4 Ke7 30. Nc6+ (30. Nb3 $2 Rc8 31. Na5 Bb5+ 32.
Ke1 Bc4 $17) 30... Bxc6 (30... Kd6 31. Nb8 $1) 31. Rxc6 Kd7 32. Rc5 Rc8 33.
Rxd5+ Kc6 $11) 24... Na7 25. Nd4 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. Nxe6 $5 (
28. Bb3 Kf7 (28... Nxd6 $11) 29. Nxe6 Bxe6 30. d7 Ke7 31. Bxe6 Nb6 $11) 28...
Nxd6 (28... Bxe6 29. Bb3 Nxd6 30. Bxe6+ Kf8 $11) 29. Bb3 Bc8 30. Kf1 Kf7 31.
Nc7+ Ke7 32. Ke2 Nb5 33. Nxb5 axb5 34. Kd3 Kd6 35. Kd4 Bb7 36. g3 h6 37. Bf7
Bc6 38. a3 Bd7 39. Bd5 Be8 40. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Izmukhambetov, Salauat"]
[Black "Nazarov, Anvar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 Bxb3 (10... dxc3 {is main alternative, and quite a
safe one.} 11. Qe2 (11. Nb5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rc8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 $10) 11... Bxb3 12.
Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. bxc3 Be7 15. Bg5 a6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nd4
Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 $10) 11. Qxb3 Qd5 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxb3 $6
{After this innacuracy Black's position is quite difficult.} (14... e6 15. Rd1
Qxb3 (15... Bc5 16. Qb5+ Ke7 17. Qe2 Rhd8 18. Be3 Qe5 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qh4+ f6
21. Nf3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qf5 23. Bxc5+ Rxc5 24. Qg3 Kf7 25. Qb8 $16 {1-0
Benjamin,J-Browne,W/Chandler 1997 (58)}) 16. axb3 a6 17. b4 {even now this
plan of advancing b-pawn can be very unpleasant:} Be7 (17... Nd5 $5 18. b5 axb5
19. Nxb5 Bc5 20. c4 Nf6 21. Be3 Ke7 22. Bxc5+ Rxc5 23. Ra7 Rb8 24. b3 Rc6 25.
Nd4 Rc7 26. h3 Rd7 27. Rd2 Rc8 28. Nf3 Rxd2 29. Nxd2 Rc7 30. Kf1 Rd7 {1/2-1/2
Scarani,A-Pitselis,G/ICCF email 1998 (30)}) 18. b5 axb5 19. Ra7 (19. Nxb5 O-O
20. Bf4 Nd5 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Rc6 23. Nb5 Rc5 24. Nd6 Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Renet,
O-Smirin,I/Moscow 1994 (24)}) 19... b4 20. Rxb7 Nd5 21. Nf5 $1 Bf8 22. c4 Rxc4
23. Ne3 Nxe3 (23... Rc5 24. Bd2 $16) 24. Rb8+ Ke7 25. Bxe3 f5 26. b3 Rc7 27.
Rxb4 $16 {1-0 Zarnicki,P-Van Wely,L/Buenos Aires 1995 (44)}) 15. axb3 a6 16. b4
Nd5 17. Re1 (17. b5 $14 {/+/-. There was no point to delay this advance.})
17... g6 $2 (17... e6 18. b5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Bc5 {and Black is very close to
equality.}) 18. b5 $16 Nc7 (18... axb5 $142 19. Nxb5 e6 20. Ra7 Kd7 $1 {
[%cal Gd7c6]}) 19. bxa6 Nxa6 20. Bg5 Rc7 (20... e6 21. Bf6 $16) 21. Bf4 Rd7 22.
Nb5 e6 (22... Bg7 23. Nd6+ Kf8 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Rxa6 $18) 23. Red1 f6 24. Rxd7
Kxd7 25. Rd1+ Ke8 $2 {Last mistake. Now White should be technically winning -
bad knight on a6 and weak pawn b7, which will soon be lost.} (25... Kc6 26.
Na7+ (26. Nd4+ Kd7 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 26... Kb6 27. Nc8+ Kc6 28. Rd8 $1 $36) 26.
Nd6+ Bxd6 27. Rxd6 e5 28. Bh6 Ke7 29. Rb6 Nc5 30. g3 (30. b4) 30... Nd7 31.
Rxb7 g5 32. f4 gxf4 (32... Rg8 33. Kf2 Rg6 34. fxg5 fxg5 35. Bf8+) 33. gxf4
Rg8+ 34. Kf2 Rg6 35. Bf8+ Ke8 36. Bd6 Rh6 {White has a huge advantage, but to
resign is a bit prematurely.} (36... Rh6 37. Kg3 Rg6+ 38. Kf3 Rh6 39. Ke4 $5
Rxh2 40. fxe5 {with idea Kd5 or c4 must be not difficult to win.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 "Minsk Vesnianka"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 {The start of a forced operation, designed to
prevent Black's most optimal development of pieces (...0-0, ...b6, ...Bb7).} ({
Another possibility with the same idea is} 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 {but Black
equalizes with} Nd5 $11 (11... b6 $2 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne4 $16)) (10. Be3 O-O
$11) 10... Qd8 (10... Qb8 $6 11. g3 $1 {[%cal Gc1f4]}) 11. Bf4 Nd5 (11... O-O
12. Bc7 Qd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bd6 $14) 12. Bg3 O-O ({More precise
is considered} 12... a6 13. Nc3 O-O $11) 13. Bc4 $1 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5 (14...
exd5 {doesn't secure full equality:} 15. Nc7 Rb8 (15... Ra7 16. Qb3 $14) 16.
Ne5 $1 $14) 15. Be4 Nb4 16. Qb3 (16. Qe2 $142 $14) (16. a3 $2 f5 17. axb4 (17.
Bb1 f4 $19) 17... Rxa1 18. Qxa1 fxe4 19. Ne1 Qxd4 20. Nc2 Qd2 21. Ne3 Qxb4 22.
Rd1 Qb3 23. Qb1 Bg5 24. Nc2 e5 25. Re1 {1-0 Maksimenko,A (2525)-Zichichi,A 
(2295)/Cattolica 1994} Bd2 26. Rd1 (26. Re2 Qd3 27. Qd1 Bg4 $19) 26... Bf4 $17)
16... f5 17. Bb1 Nd5 (17... f4 $2 18. Bh4 Bxh4 19. Qxb4 $16) 18. Be5 $14 Bd7
19. Bd3 b4 (19... Qb6 20. h3 Ra4 21. Rfe1 Rfa8 22. a3 b4 23. Bc4 Bf8 24. Bg3
R4a5 25. Rac1 (25. Rab1 $1 $14) 25... Ba4 26. Qd3 bxa3 27. bxa3 Bb5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Markus,R-Kordts,W/DESC email 1998 (43)}) 20. Bc4 Bc6 21. Qd3 $146 (21.
Ne1 Qe8 22. Qg3 g5 23. f4 g4 24. h3 h5 25. hxg4 (25. Nf3 $5) 25... hxg4 26. Kf2
$13 {0-1 Buchicchio,G (2259)-Arakhamia Grant,K (2413)/Saint Vincent 2003 (52)})
21... Qd7 22. Rfe1 Rac8 23. h3 {The position is of such character, that with
either side it is difficult to find a plan to improve.} Rfe8 24. Rac1 Nb6 25.
Bb3 Bd5 26. Bg3 {White would like to have the knight on e5 instead of the
bishop, but the problem is that after playing Nf3-e5 the dark-squared bishop
will remain very poorly placed on g3, so soon White will change his mind and
return with the bishop to e5.} Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Kh2 Bxb3
30. axb3 (30. Qxb3 Qc4 $5 $132) 30... Nd5 31. Be5 h6 $11 32. Qc4 Qd7 33. Ne1
Nb6 34. Qc2 Qc6 35. Qe2 (35. Qxc6 bxc6 36. Nd3 Nd5 $11) 35... Nd7 (35... Qc1 $6
36. Qh5 $132 {[%cal Gh5g6]}) 36. Nd3 Kh7 37. Bg3 Bd6 38. Qd2 Qb6 39. Ne5 Nf6
40. f3 Qc7 41. Kh1 Nd5 42. Bh2 b5 43. Bg3 Qa7 44. Kh2 Qa1 45. h4 Qb1 46. Qe2
Qc1 47. Nd3 Bxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Qc7+ 49. Qe5 Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Boe Olsen, Mads"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 "Aarhus"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszeg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. g3 b5 $1 10. Bg2 a5 11. O-O Ba6 12. Rd1 Be7 (12... Bc5 {is more active,
with good results in the practice for Black. The game move is certainly
playable as well.}) 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 O-O 15. Nd2 (15. Rxd5 $6 exd5 16.
Bxd5+ Kh8 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 {[%cal Ra8h1] With a typical compensation thanks to
the soon control over long diagonal.}) 15... Rac8 {Black has a strong knight
on d5, which is not easy to drive away. Taking it with the bishop will leave
weak light squares, so sooner or later White will sacrifice an exchange on d5,
getting some compensation.} (15... b4 16. c4 Rac8 {Black's position is
preferable here too. For instance the exchange sac doesn't have the desired
effect:} 17. Rxd5 (17. b3 Nc3 {and the knight is also very strong on c3.})
17... exd5 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. b3 Bb7 {and Black will be able to open files for
his rooks soon.}) 16. Nf3 Qb6 17. Bg5 b4 18. Qd2 (18. c4 $2 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Qxd4)
18... bxc3 19. bxc3 Bc5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Nd4 Qb2 (22... Rc7 {
[%csl Gd7][%cal Ga6b7] keeping pawn d7 is quite essential, so that White won't
have the passed e-pawn. The game continuation lead to an interesting endgame.})
23. Rd1 Qxc3 24. Qxd7 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 h6 27. Bd2 Rfd8 28. Rd6 $8
Rxd6 29. exd6 Rc2 30. Be3 Bb5 31. Bd5 {Black's problem besides having to watch
out the d-pawn all the time, is that he cannot centralize his king. White's
bishops are very powerful, while the rook cannot find a good square.} Bd7 32.
Kg2 Bc6 (32... Kh7 33. Kf3 Bc6 (33... Kg6) 34. Kf4 $1) 33. Kh3 $1 {Avoiding
the trade of the bishops.} Kh7 (33... Bxd5 $2 34. d7 $18) (33... f4 $5 {
with the idea to open the diagonal c8-h3.} 34. Bxc6 (34. Bxf4 $4 Bxd5 35. d7)
34... fxe3 35. d7 Rd2 36. fxe3 Kg8 37. g4 Kf7 $15) 34. Be6 Kg6 35. d7 Bxd7 36.
Bxd7 Rxa2 37. Kh4 a4 38. Be8+ Kh7 39. Kh5 a3 40. Bc5 (40. Bg6+ Kh8 41. Bxf5 Rb2
42. Bd4 Rb4 $11) 40... Ra1 41. Bg6+ Kh8 42. Bxf5 a2 43. Bd4 Rd1 44. Bc3 Rc1 45.
Bb2 Rf1 46. f4 Rh1 47. h4 Rb1 48. Bd4 Rd1 49. Bc3 Rc1 50. Bd4 Rg1 51. g4 Rd1
52. Bc3 Rc1 53. Bd4 Rc4 54. Be5 Rc5 (54... Rxf4 $4 55. Kg6 $1 $18) 55. Bd4 Kg8
56. Kg6 Rc6+ 57. Kh5 Rc5 58. Kg6 Rc6+ 59. Kh5 Rc5 60. Kg6 Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2002.09.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Selin, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 {The old
main line. Black tries to make it difficult for White to develop queenside
pieces without being forced to sacrifice some material, but in fact sacrifices
are in White's favour if Black will accept them. Although with exact play
Black can neutralize White's initiative, instead of the provoking 13...Qe2,
Black has safer continuations, such as 13...h5 14.h4 Qc4, or the immediate 13..
.Qc4.} 14. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Gf1e1] The idea of this apparently modest move is to
prepare Rf1-e1. It was played for the first time by Sveshnikov back in 1983.
Alternatives are} (14. Nd2) (14. Be3) 14... Rxd2 $2 {This is known to be bad.
Two minor pieces will not be able to compete with rooks. White gets easily a
strong attack against the king.} (14... e6 15. Re1 Qd3 (15... Qb5 {Maybe this
is most precise way, since now Bg5 is less impressive:} 16. Bg5 Rd5 {attacking
the bishop.}) 16. Bg5 Rd5 17. Nd2 Qg6 18. Ne4 (18. Nf3 $1 {Ionov,S; Livshits,A.
} h6 (18... Bd6 $2 19. c4 Rd3 20. c5 $18) 19. Rad1 $16) 18... h6 19. Bf6 Nd7
20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Qf4 Be7 23. Qc7 O-O 24. Ng3 Bd8 25. Qxd7 Bb6
26. Qa4 $14 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Ionov,S/Volgodonsk 1983 (43)}) (14... h5 {
[%cal Ge2g4]} 15. h3 Nc4 (15... Rxd2 16. Nxd2 Qxd2 17. Rfd1 Qh6 18. Rd3 $36 {
[%cal Ga1d1] Kubredinov-Shukin, URSS 1987}) 16. Re1 Qd3 17. Bc1 a6 (17... f6
18. b3 Nb6 19. Be3 e5 20. Nd2 Be7 21. Ne4 $1 $36 {Cheutshenko-Rytshagov M.,
Tallin 2000.}) 18. b3 Nd6 19. Qa4+ Qb5 20. Qxb5+ (20. Qf4 $142 e6 21. c4 Qf5
22. Nc3 Be7 23. Qe3 $14 {/\Bb2, Sveshnikov}) 20... Nxb5 21. a4 Nc7 22. Ra2 e6
23. Be3 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Salov,V/Leningrad 1984 (31)}) (14... f6
15. Re1 Rxd2 16. Nxd2 Qxd2 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qa5 Qd7 19. Qxa7 Nc8 20. Qa5 e6 21.
c4 Qc6 22. Rxe6+ Qxe6 23. Re1 Qxe1+ 24. Qxe1+ Kd7 25. Qd2+ Kc7 26. Qf4+ Bd6 27.
Qxf6 $16 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Kuzmin,G/Tashkent 1984 (41)}) 15. Nxd2 Qxd2 16. Rfd1
Qxb2 (16... Qh6 17. Qg3 $16) 17. a4 $1 (17. Rab1 Qxc3 $2 (17... Qxa2 18. Qe4
$36) (17... Qa3 18. Qg3 $36) 18. Rxb6 axb6 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Qa8+) 17... f6 $2 {
Loses at once, although White is winning anyway.} (17... Nc8 18. Rab1 Qe2 19.
Qd4 Nd6 20. Rxb7 Qxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Nxb7 22. Qd5 $18) 18. a5 Qxc3 (18... Nc8 19.
Qa4+ Kf7 20. Qc4+ $18 {[%cal Gc4f7,Gc4c8]}) (18... Na8 19. Qc4 $18) 19. axb6
axb6 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qd5 Qc8 22. Rdc1 1-0

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2002.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Livshits, Gaby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 {A safe line,
which gained popularity lately first of all because in most of the cases White
has a pleasant plus. After 6...Qxc5 Black should know exactly how to
neutralize White's lead in development, otherwise he risks to end up in
troubles quickly because he is forced to lose several moves by retreating the
queen.} Qxc5 (6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 e5 8. b4 {leads to a sharp endgame, with a
lot of possibilities to improve upon the existing theory. However, White's
chances seem to be slightly preferable in complications after} e4 9. h3 Bh5 10.
g4 Nxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nbd2) 7. Na3 ({The following game is a good example
that Black must not neglect the advance of White's g-pawn:} 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
Qc7 9. Na3 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. g4 $1 Bg6 12. g5 $1 Ne4 13. Nh4 $1 a6 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Qd5 $1 Rh4 16. O-O-O Qc8 17. Rd4 Ndc5 18. f3 e6 19. Qe5 {Classic
energy and initiative - every move a threat! (Wells)} f6 20. Nc7+ Kf7 21. Qh2
e5 22. Bc4+ Ke7 23. gxf6+ gxf6 24. Nd5+ {1-0 Vlassov,N-Avrukh,B/Moscow 2002})
7... a6 {Useful move, but as a strong Grandmaster said once (if I am not
mistaken, it was Polugaevsky), the move a7-a6 is always a loss of tempo in the
opening. Which means that Black must be very careful after it and try to
develop quickly pieces. With his next few moves White seizes the initiative.}
8. Be3 Qc8 ({The natural} 8... Qc7 {looks stronger.}) 9. h3 Bh5 $6 {Provoking
the advance of g-pawn can be hardly called courage.} (9... Be6 {was played
before, when after the unusual maneuver Be6-d5-c6 Black managed to keep equal
chances. Of course there are plenty ways for White to develop the initiative
here as well.}) 10. g4 $1 Bg6 11. Bg2 Nbd7 {After 11...e6 12.Ne5 White has a
strong initiative.} 12. g5 Ne4 (12... Nh5 13. Nh4 e6 (13... e5 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. Qb3 $18) 14. Qb3 Rb8 {with idea ...Bc5 or ...Nc5 was better than the game.}
) 13. Nh4 {Same motif as in Vlassov-Avrukh shown above: after the trade of
bishop on g6,Black will find it difficult to protect light squares in his camp
(on the long diagonal, for instance).} Nd6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qa4 b5 $5 (15...
e6 16. O-O-O Be7 $14 {/+/-}) 16. Qc2 Rb8 17. O-O-O Qc7 18. Rhe1 {The
difference in development is too big. Each innacuracy can be fatal for Black
now.} Nf5 $2 {Black wants to play e6 next and get a comfortable position, but
he delays it for too long. The immediate 18...e6 might seem unpleasant because
of 19.Bf4, or 18...e5 because of 19.f4. Still, Black should have pushed the
e-pawn. Concrete lines show that he is only slightly worse after that.} (18...
e6 19. Bf4 Be7 20. Kb1 (20. Rd4 e5 21. Bxe5 (21. Rxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 O-O 23. Bd5
{[%csl Rg6]} Bxg5+ 24. f4 Rbe8 $1) 21... Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Nf5 {[%csl Ra3] is okay
for Black.}) (20. Qd3 e5 21. Bxe5 (21. Rxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Rd8 23. Bxg7 Nf5)
21... Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Nf5 $44) 20... O-O 21. Qd3 e5 {White is better, but far
from winning yet, for instance:} (21... Nc5 22. Bxd6 Nxd3 23. Bxc7 Nxe1 24.
Rxe1 $18) (21... Rb6 22. Nc2 $16) 22. Nc2 Nc5 23. Qe2 exf4 24. Qxe7 Qxe7 25.
Rxe7 Nf5 {and Black can play on.}) (18... e5 19. Qd3 (19. f4 Nf5 20. Bd4 (20.
fxe5 Bxa3 $13) 20... Bxa3 21. bxa3 O-O $132 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3]}) (19. Bd4 Nf5 20.
Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5+ Be7 $1 $44) 19... Be7 20. Nc2 Nf5 $14) 19. Qe4 $1 e6 (19...
Nxe3 20. Rxe3 e6 21. Qc6 Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Rd8 23. Red3 $18) 20. Qc6 Qxc6 21. Bxc6
Bd6 {[%mdl 64]} (21... Nd6 22. Rxd6 (22. Bf4 {is not bad at all either, with
big advantage.}) 22... Bxd6 23. Rd1 Ke7 (23... Bxa3 24. Bxd7+ Kf8 25. bxa3 $18)
24. Bxd7 Kxd7 (24... Rb7 25. Bc6 Rc7 26. Bg2 Bxa3 27. bxa3 Rxc3+ 28. Kb2 $16)
25. Bc5 Kc6 26. Bxd6 Rbd8 27. Be5 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Rxh3 29. Bxg7 $16) 22. Rxd6 $1
{Winning material.} ({Other moves bring little, for instance:} 22. Rd2 Ke7 23.
Red1 (23. Bxd7 Kxd7 24. Red1 Kc6) 23... Ne5) 22... Nxd6 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. Bxd7
Rhd8 25. Bc6 b4 26. Nb1 bxc3 27. Nxc3 $18 Rbc8 28. Bg2 Nc4 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30.
Bf4 e5 31. Bg3 f6 32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Bb7 Rb8 34. Bxa6 Nxb2 35. Kc2 Na4 36. Nxa4
Ra8 37. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Kings 6th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2012.11.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.11.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {The Sicilian Alapin has been used by Nisipeanu before as well,
although much more often he goes for the Open Sicilian. However, the Romanian
grandmaster has rather bad memories in the Open Sicilian against Topalov: he
drew twice and lost twice. As a rule, the move 2.c3 leads to quieter positions,
but as we'll see, not between these two ambitious fighters.} d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4.
d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 (6. Be2) ({and} 6. Be3 {are the main moves, but the
theory developed very deep in those lines and in the past decade the capture
on c5 has become more and more popular. Also from the statistical point of
view 6.dxc5 is a promising continuation for White.}) 6... Qxd1+ {Actually we
are witnessing a somewhat paradoxical case: the exchange of queens represents
an ambitious continuation for Black, since instead of a quiet endgame it leads
to very sharp positions.} (6... Qxc5 {keeps material equality, but hands the
initiative to White after} 7. Na3) 7. Kxd1 e5 {If Black takes the pawn back,
he will have an obvious advantage thanks to his lead in development and better
control in the centre.} 8. Be3 {A surprise. Usually White plays 8.b4 almost
automatically.} Nd5 9. b4 {Nisipeanu is not afraid to give up his bishop for
his opponent's centralised knight, since every exchange of pieces favours
White.} g6 {After this natural, but new continuation we have a rare situation
when after just 9 moves there is a completely new position on the board!
Topalov's intention with 9...g6 is clear: he wants to develop the bishop to
the long diagonal and combine different ideas, for instance the advances of a-
and e-pawns. White must stick to the extra pawn and try not to allow his
opponent to activate the pieces too much. The price for every decision in such
an unbalanced position is very high and no wonder that Nisipeanu thought for
half an hour before answering.} (9... Bf5 10. Bc4 O-O-O 11. Kc1 {looks safe
for White}) ({but as Topalov admitted after the game,} 9... f6 {might be a
good alternative to 9...g6.}) 10. Kc2 Bf5+ ({Of course, in such sharp position
Black has plenty of options. One of the most principled continuations seemed
to be} 10... a5 11. b5 (11. Bb5 axb4 12. Nxe5 Nxe3+ 13. fxe3 Bf5+ 14. Kb3 Be6+
15. Kb2 O-O-O {looks very dangerous for White}) 11... e4 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Nd2 f5
) ({After} 10... Bg7 11. Nbd2 (11. Bc4 $5) 11... O-O 12. Bc4 {it is not so
easy to prove full compensation.}) 11. Kb3 a5 12. Bc4 $1 {A precise move.} (12.
Bb5 {is weaker:} Bg7 {with great compensation.}) ({or} 12. b5 a4+ 13. Kb2 Nxe3
14. fxe3 Na5 15. Nxe5 Bxc5 {and again Black is better}) 12... Be6 13. Ng5 (13.
b5 a4+ 14. Kb2 Na5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Nbd2 ({or} 16. Nxe5 Bg7) 16... f6 {
is good for Black (Topalov)}) 13... axb4 14. cxb4 (14. Nxe6 $2 {runs into} Na5+
15. Kc2 Nxc4 16. Nxf8 Ndxe3+ 17. fxe3 Nxe3+ 18. Kb3 Nxg2 {with clear advantage
for Black, since the knight on f8 is trapped.}) 14... Ncxb4 15. Nc3 {This is
somewhat more precise than taking immediately on e6, since in some variations
White keeps also the option to take on e6 with the bishop.} ({The positional} 
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Re1 {is not so good for White in view of} Nc6) 15... Nxc3 (
15... Nxe3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. fxe3 Bxc5 18. Ne4 b6 $11) 16. Nxe6 ({There was
also the interesting} 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Kxb4 Nd5+ 18. Kb5 {though it is also
about equal after} Be7 19. Ne4 (19. Nxe6 $2 Ra6 {loses the knight}) 19... Nxe3
20. fxe3 Ra3) 16... fxe6 17. Kxb4 {The march with the king to b5 is a brave
and objectively good decision by the Romanian grandmaster.} (17. Kxc3 Nd5+ 18.
Kd2 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bxc5 20. Bxe6 $11) 17... Nd5+ 18. Kb5 Be7 $1 (18... Nxe3 19.
fxe3 Rc8 20. Rac1 $1 Rxc5+ 21. Kb6 {threatening a check from b5 suddenly leads
to problems for Black.}) 19. Rac1 ({White had at his disposal an interesting
idea to sacrifice the exchange with} 19. Rhd1 Nc3+ (19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rc8 21.
Rac1 Rxc5+ 22. Kb6 Kf7) 20. Kb6 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 {with great compensation, but
instead of taking on d1 Back can give a check on a4 and the best for White is
to repeat the position.}) 19... Bd8 {Threatening mate in one!} 20. Bb3 ({
An interesting idea to play for the advantage was} 20. Bd2 $1 {and Black
suddenly may feel uncomfortable with his weak pawns on the e-file. If} O-O {
then} 21. f3) 20... Rf8 21. Rhd1 Ra5+ 22. Kc4 Be7 $1 23. Kd3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Bxc5
25. Rf1 $1 ({Stronger than} 25. Bxe6 Rf2 {with an initiative for Black, since}
26. Rd2 {is bad in view of} e4+ 27. Kc2 Rf6 $1) 25... Rxf1 26. Rxf1 Ke7 {
With the next rook manoeuvre Nisipeanu accurately neutralises any possible
danger.} 27. Rc1 $1 b6 28. Rc4 Ra8 29. Ra4 {Black's extra pawn plays no role
and Topalov decided to call it a day right away.} Rxa4 (29... Rd8+ 30. Ke2) 30.
Bxa4 g5 31. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Titz, Heimo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Klagenfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Nbd7 $6 (6... cxd4)
7. c4 Qc6 $6 (7... Qd6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 {and at least Black is not
forced to move his queen yet once again.}) 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Qc7 10. Be2 a6
11. O-O $16 {White already completed development, while Black still needs a
lot of moves to do so. Even if Black would finish development, White can claim
a typical edge for such positions. The strange thing is that player with Black
already had experience in this line. A sad one, I should mention... Look to
the games given below.} b6 (11... Be7 12. Qd2 $5 {with the following idea:} O-O
13. Bf4 e5 14. Nf5 Bb4 15. Bh6 $1 Ne4 16. Qe3 $36) 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Rc1 {
White obviously prepares Nc3-d5 at some point.} (13. Re1 Be7 14. Bf4 Qxf4 15.
Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bf3 Bb4 (16... Rc7 17. g3 Qd6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Ne5 20. Bg2
O-O 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Nxe6 Nd3 23. Re2 Rc4 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Rd2 Rd4 26. Bf1
Ne5 27. Rxd4 {1-0 Sermek,D-Titz,H/Pula 2001}) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Re4 Ne3 19. Qa4
Qd6 20. fxe3 O-O 21. a3 Bd2 22. Qd1 Nc5 23. Qxd2 f5 24. Rxe6 Nxe6 25. Bd5 Re7
26. Qb4 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Hoelzl,F/Bled 2000}) 13... Rc8 $2 (13... Be7 {was
called for, although even here White has the tactical shot:} 14. Bf4 $1 (14.
Nd5 {here this is less clear, for instance:} exd5 15. cxd5 Qe5 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17.
dxc6 Nc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Re1 Qc7) 14... Qxf4 (14... e5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nf5
exf4 17. Re1 $16) 15. Bxb7 {[%csl Rc6] and the weaknesses of light squares in
Black's camp secure White a big advantage,}) 14. Re1 (14. Nd5 exd5 15. cxd5 Qd6
(15... Qb8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Ne5 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. c7 Bxc7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21.
Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Re1)) 14... Bb4 $2 {Asking for troubles, although the position
was difficult already.} (14... Be7 15. Nd5 exd5 16. cxd5 Qb8 17. Rxc8+ Qxc8 18.
Bf4 $36) 15. Nd5 $1 $18 {Suddenly it is all over. Black is lost in all lines,
which is not surprising at all.} exd5 (15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nc5 17. Re2 $18 {
[%csl Rb4]}) (15... Qd6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bxb7) 16. Bf4+ Bxe1 17. Qxe1+ Kd8
18. Bxc7+ Rxc7 19. Nf5 Re8 20. Qd1 {White is absolutely winning. Besides
material advantage he has a decisive attack. If not after 15.Nd5, then here it
surely wasn't too early to resign.} Re6 21. h3 g6 22. Nd4 Rd6 23. Qd2 dxc4 24.
Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Qf4 Rd5 26. Nc6+ Ke8 27. Re1+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Penttinen, Jarkko"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Rc8 14. Nxa7 $2
(14. O-O Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nxc3 {is the right way for White, leading to
equal positions (White has enough compensation for the pawn thanks to his lead
in development).}) 14... f6 15. Qa5 cxb2 16. Bxb2 Nc4 {The position is
correctly evaluated by the theory as clearly better for Black. White's idea in
the game seems to be that after a forced line he will win the exchange.
However, Black will get two pawns and big activity, which makes the position
close to winning for Black anyway.} 17. Qc3 Nxb2 18. Nxc8 Nd3+ $1 19. Kf1 (19.
Ke2 Nf4+ 20. Kf3 e5 $19 {[%cal Gf5g4,Gd7c8]}) 19... Qxc8 20. Ba4+ Kf7 21. Bb3+
Kg6 22. Qxc8 Bxc8 23. Bc2 Bf5 24. g4 Be4 25. f3 {The position White was aiming
for. It is probably the best White can achieve after 14.Nxa7, although White
is struggling to escape in a much worse endgame.} Bxf3 26. Bxd3+ Kg5 27. Rg1 e5
28. Rc1 {Otherwise Black plays ...Bc5.} Bc6 (28... Bd6 $5) 29. Kf2 (29. Ke2 Bd6
$17) (29. Rc4 Bd6 $17 (29... e4 30. Bxe4 Bb5 31. Bd3 Bxc4 32. Bxc4 Bd6 $17) 30.
Be4 $2 Bb5 $19) 29... e4 30. Be2 Bd6 $17 {/-+} 31. h4+ Kxh4 32. Rh1+ Kg5 33.
Rh5+ Kg6 34. Ke3 Be5 35. Bc4 Rd8 36. Rf1 h6 {Three pawns will finish the job
very soon.} 37. Rg1 Bd4+ 38. Ke2 Bd7 39. Rh4 Kg5 40. Rh5+ Kf4 41. Rf1+ Kg3 42.
Rhf5 g6 $5 43. Rd1 Bxf5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Minsk Vesnianka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Rd8 {Black would like to
avoid slightly worse positions arising after 12...Be7 13.Qg4.} 13. a4 {The
idea of Russian GM V.Potkin, designed to weaken Black's queenside.} (13. Bxc6
Qxc6 (13... bxc6 $11) 14. Bg5 f6 (14... Rc8 15. Rc1 $36) (14... Be7 15. Bxe7
Kxe7 16. Qg4 $36) 15. Be3 Be7 16. Qh5+ g6 $13 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh3 Bg7 $14 {/=})
(13. Be3 Be7 14. Qg4 O-O $11) (13. Qg4 {Together with 13.a4 the queen sortie
has the potential to set some problems for Black in this variation.} h5 (13...
Qxd4 14. Qf3 Nd5 15. Bg5 $1 $44) 14. Qe2 $5 (14. Qg3 h4 15. Qf3 a6 16. Bxc6
Qxc6 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 $11 {1-0 Bluvshtein,M (2367)-Charbonneau,P (2422)/Montreal
2002 (45)}) 14... Qxd4 $140 15. Bg5 $44) 13... Be7 (13... a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15.
Bg5 f6 (15... Be7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Qg4 $36) 16. Be3 Be7 (16... Bb4 17. d5 $1
Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Qg4 {[%csl Rb4,Rg7]} Bf8 20. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Potkin,V 
(2493)-Atakisi,U (2358)/Batumi 2002 (29)}) (16... Nd5 17. Rc1 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qd5
19. Qg4 $36 {1-0 Vajda,L (2539)-Kulaots,K (2593)/Budapest 2004 (68)}) 17. Rc1 (
17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Kf7 $13) 17... Kf7 18. Qb3 Rc8 19. Ne2 (19. Rfe1 Rhd8 20.
Ne2 Qd6 21. Nf4 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 $11) 19... Qd6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Delgado,N (2526)-Dominguez,L (2602)/Cuba (ch) 2003 (30)}) (13... Qxd4 $2 14.
Qxd4 Rxd4 15. a5 Nc8 16. Be3 $1 (16. a6 Nd6 17. axb7 (17. Ba4 $1) 17... Nxb5
18. Nxb5 Rb4 19. Nxa7 Nd8 $11 {0-1 Vysochin,S (2599)-Grebionkin,V (2423)/
Internet blitz 2004 (72)}) 16... Rb4 17. a6 Nd6 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Bxa7 $18)
14. a5 Nd5 15. a6 Ndb4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This strong new move was suggested by
Fedorov himself in comments to the game versus Godena.} (15... Nc7 16. Ba4 (16.
Bxc6 bxc6 $11) 16... Nxa6 17. Qg4 g6 18. d5 ({Critical is} 18. Bh6 Nab4 19.
Rfd1 $44) 18... exd5 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nxd5 Nab4 21. Nxb4 Bxb4 22. Bg5 Rc8 $1
23. Rfd1+ Kc7 24. Bxc6 Kxc6 25. Rxa7 Kb6 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M (2515)-Fedorov,A 
(2600)/Moscow 2004}) (15... O-O 16. axb7 Qxb7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Rxa7 Bf6 19.
Qa4 Qxa4 20. Rxa4 Nb6 21. Rb4 Bxd4 22. Ne2 Bc5 23. Rb5 Nd7 24. b4 Bd6 25. Bf4 {
1/2-1/2 Congiu,M (2115)-Verot,M (2111)/Besancon BRA 2006/D-TWIC 616-623}) 16.
axb7 ({The attempt} 16. Qg4 {can lead to interesting play:} O-O 17. Rd1 bxa6
18. Ba4 Qb7 19. Bh6 Bf6 20. Ne4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 f5 22. Rxd8 fxg4 $2 23. Nf6+ $1
Kf7 24. Rd7+ Qxd7 25. Nxd7 Rd8 26. Bd2 $18 {However, all this is not forced.
Black can deviate several times, the last one being 22...Nxd8 (instead of 22...
fxg4), with approximate equality.}) 16... Qxb7 {In order to use the bishop
pair White needs to develop a quick initiative. Otherwise Black will easily
keep equality due to opponent's inferior pawn structure.} 17. Qb3 (17. Qg4 O-O
18. Rd1 Bf6 {is also about equal, but here at least White keeps more pieces on
the board.}) 17... Rd7 {A safe move, enough to hold the balance.} (17... Rxd4 {
looks risky, although there is no direct refutation. For instance:} 18. Bxc6+ (
18. Be3 Rd7) 18... Qxc6 19. Be3 Rg4 20. f3 Rc4 21. Rxa7 Bc5 {and Black is
perfectly fine.}) 18. Ra4 O-O 19. Bxc6 {White failed to achieve even a
slightest advantage and Dieter starts massive exchanges, which lead to
complete equality.} Nxc6 20. Qxb7 Rxb7 21. d5 Nb4 $5 (21... exd5 22. Nxd5 Bd6
23. Rd1 Bb8 $11) 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Be3 Nd3 24. Rfa1 Rxb2 25. Rxa7 {The
inevitable happened and in spite of few more attempts from White to create
some threats, the draw is unavoidable.} Bc5 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Rc7 Nd3 28. Raa7
Rfxf2 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. h3 Nf4 31. Raf7+ Ke8 32. Re7+ Kf8 33. Rgf7+ Kg8 34.
Rg7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 {
This leads to different kind of positions than 7...Nb6. Black makes a
concession and closes the diagonal for his bishop c8, but as the compensation
he keeps the centralized knight on d5.} (7... Nb6) 8. O-O Be7 {In the arising
pawn structure White usually tries to combine play in the center with a
kingside attack (he has more space there thanks to his pawn on e5). Black must
create counterplay in the center and try to exchange pieces, as it reduces
from White's attacking potential.} 9. Qe2 (9. Nc3 $6 {allows Black to achieve
his task and trade several pieces:} Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxe5 {with a further queens
exchange, when the endgame can easily turn out to be in Black's favour because
of White's pawn weaknesses.}) (9. a3 O-O {is another theoretical line.}) (9.
exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O $13 {/=}) 9... O-O 10. Qe4 {The most direct plan, having
the goal to provoke pawn moves after the next Bd3. Besides, White has a large
choice between 10.exd6, 10.a3, 10.Re1, 10.Rd1. Instead, 10.Nc3 is again weaker:
} (10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 $132) 10... Bd7 11. Bd3 ({Taking
the pawn with} 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 {is a bad idea:} Nb4 13. Qe4 d5 14. Qe2
Bf5 15. Ne1 Nxa2 $1) 11... f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Qe8 $5 {The queen goes to
h5, which gives Black a good play.} ({After} 13... Qa5 {with the same idea,
White can stop the queen from going to h5 with} 14. Bc4 d5 15. Bd3 {although
after} Bd6 16. Nc3 Rae8 {The position is about equal.}) 14. Nc3 Qh5 15. Bf4 (
15. a3 Nd5 {is fine for Black}) 15... Qg4 $5 $146 (15... Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 (
16... exd5 $5 $13) 17. Bc4 Qf5 18. Bg3 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. Qd2 Qa5 21. Qf4
Nd8 22. Re2 Rc8 23. Bb3 Ba4 24. Bxa4 Qxa4 25. b3 Qc6 26. Rae1 Qd5 27. h3 $11 {
/+/=, 1-0 Kos,T-Sale,S/Pula 1996 (60)}) 16. Be3 (16. Bg3 $2 Nxd4) 16... Kh8 17.
a3 Rae8 18. h3 Qh5 19. Ng5 {Here already White is willing to trade queens,
since he failed to organize any initiative with queens on the board.} (19. Bf4
$6 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 $1 $17) 19... Qxe2 ({Black cannot avoid exchange of
queens:} 19... Qh4 $2 20. g3 Nxd4 21. gxh4 $18) 20. Bxe2 $11 Na5 21. Bb5 (21.
b4 Rc8 $132) 21... Nc6 22. Rac1 h6 23. Nf3 Rc8 24. Nh4 Be8 25. Bd3 (25. Bc4 $2
Nxd4 {[%cal Gc8c4]}) 25... d5 26. Ng6+ Bxg6 27. Bxg6 Bd6 {The bishop pair
doesn't bring White any advantage, since Black is left with good minor pieces.
Also White cannot find a good job for his "bad" bishop e3.} 28. b4 Ne7 29. Bd3
Nf5 30. Ne2 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 g5 33. Nc3 Rc8 34. Ne2 Rxc1+ 35. Nxc1 {
The position is almost symmetrical and of course absolutely equal.} Kg7 36. Nb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 {Preparing
Bd3, which doesn't work well at once without a3.} (7. Bc4 {is the main
alternative to 7.a3.}) (7. Bd3 $6 Nb4 $1 8. Be2 dxe5 {Since 9.Nxe5 fails to 9..
.Qxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc2+, White is forced to enter an worse endgame:} 9. dxe5 Qxd1+
$15 {/-/+}) 7... Bd7 $1 {A good plan, known for almost 30 years (played for
the first time in several games back in 1975). the idea is to complete first
the queenside development, using the fact that White wasted time by playing a3
(which means he won't be able to develop a quick initiative on the kingside).
Black's line-up with Bd7-c6 followed by Nd7 is very harmonious. All pieces
will exert pressure on White's center, without commiting any pawn weaknesses
in Black's pawn structure.} 8. Bd3 Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 {The basic position in this
line. White has tried many plans, but everywhere Black reaches comfortable
play.} 10. b4 (10. Re1 Be7 (10... dxe5 11. dxe5 g6 $5) 11. Bc2 Qc7 $11) (10.
Qe2 Qc7 $11) (10. Bd2 Be7 $11) (10. Nbd2 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nc5 12. Bc2 Nb6 {
[%cal Gc5d3] Here one can clearly see the advantage of Black's early queenside
development.}) 10... a6 11. Re1 (11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rc1 (13. a4 Ra8 $1
) 13... O-O 14. Nc3 (14. a4 dxe5 15. b5 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 exf4 {
is fine for Black}) (14. Qe4 N5f6 $5 15. Qh4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Qh3 Ndc5 $1
$15 {[%cal Gd8d3] /-/+}) 14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Bd5 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Rc1 Qb8 $11
{1/2-1/2 Alavkin,A-Yakovich,Y/Smolensk 1997 (33)}) (11. Nbd2 Nc3 $1 12. Qe1 (
12. Qc2 Rc8 $1) 12... dxe5 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb5 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. a4 Bxf1
17. Bc6 Rc7 18. b5 Bc4 19. Bd2 e4 20. Qxe4 Be7 21. Ba5 O-O 22. Qf4 e5 23. Qc1
Be2 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Nxe5 Qxd4 27. Nc6 Qf6 28. b6 Bc5 29. Rb1
Qxc6 30. b7 Rb8 {0-1 Berelovich,A-Rublevsky,S/Azov 1996}) 11... Rc8 12. Nbd2 (
12. Ng5 dxe5 13. Nxe6 Qf6 14. Nxf8 Kxf8 15. Be4 exd4 16. Bb2 Nf4 17. Bxd4 Qg5
18. Qf3 Ne6 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Brynell,S-Rytshagov,M/Gothenburg 1998.
}) (12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Ne4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nf4 17. Bf1
Rfd8 18. Qd4 Ng6 19. Qb2 Bd5 $11 {0-1 Shaked,T-Rublevsky,S/Groningen 1997 (49)}
) 12... dxe5 (12... Nc3 $1 13. Qc2 Bd5 14. Nc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc3 Bd5 16. Qd2 Bxf3
17. gxf3 {In opposite to the game position here the presence of pawns on the
d-file is much in Black's favour, since White cannot exploit the long diagonal
for his light-squared bishop any longer. For instance:} Nb6 18. Be4 d5 19. Bd3
Qh4 $15) 13. dxe5 Nc3 {A standard reaction - after White played b4 and Nbd2,
Black can make use of weakness of square c3.} 14. Qc2 (14. Qb3 Nc5 $1 $17)
14... Bd5 {The threat is Ne2+.} (14... Bb5 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc3 {transposes
to the game.}) (14... Ba4 $5) 15. Nc4 $1 Bxc4 16. Qxc3 Bd5 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Be7 (18... g6 $5) 19. f4 (19. Be4 Nxe5 20. Qxd8+ (20. Bxb7 Qc7 21. Rxe5
Qxb7 {is of course fine for Black}) 20... Rxd8 21. Bxb7 $13) 19... Nb6 (19...
O-O $5) 20. Be4 $1 {White's broken pawn structure doesn't play a primordial
role here. Instead White is the first one to attack the opponent's pawn
weaknesses on the queenside.} Qc7 21. Qd3 Nc4 22. Be3 g6 {Black is forced now
to waste time for this before castling.} 23. Rec1 b5 ({Sacrificing a pawn
deserved attention:} 23... O-O 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Rc8 $44)
24. a4 Qd8 {White could continue to play on a much better endgame.} (24... O-O
25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra7 Qd8 27. Qxd8 (27. Rd7 Qe8) 27... Bxd8 28. Rb7 Bh4 $1 29.
Rxb5 (29. Bc5 $142 $16) 29... Nxe3 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. fxe3 Rc3 $132) (24... Qd8
25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 (25... Kxd8 26. Bb7) (25... Bxd8 26. Bb7) 26. Bc6+ Kf8 27. Bc5
$1 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Nd2 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra2 Nb3 31. Rc3 Nd4 32. Be4 Kg7 33. c6 {
with clear advantage for White thanks to his strong c-pawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 f6 {This interesting alternative to 10. ... Nxb3 needs
more practical tests in order to make the final verdict. White has certainly
good compensation for the pawn, the question is whether it is enough to get a
sensible advantage or not.} (10... Nxb3 {The main option.} 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5
exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8 (14... Bd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O-O Qxb5 17. Nxb5
Kd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rxd5 Kc6 20. Rhd1 Bc5 21. Nc3 Rhe8 22. a3 $14 {Pavasovic,
D-Panchenko,A/Pula CRO 2001}) 15. Nf3 (15. O-O-O Be6 {and in this sharp
position White has compensation for the pawn, but not more than that.}) 15...
Be6 16. O-O {The plan with castle short is in my opinion better than 0-0-0.} h6
17. Rad1 Kg8 18. Bd4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Tratar,M/St Veit 2000 (30)}) 11. O-O
g6 (11... Bd7 $5 12. Be3 Rc8) 12. Be3 Bg7 13. Bc5 (13. Rc1 O-O (13... Bd7 14.
Bxb6 axb6 15. Ba4 Nc4 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. d6 Bh6 18. Nd5 $1 $13 {0-1
Tischbierek,R-Macieja,B/Willemstad, Curacao AHO 2001/ (54)}) 14. d6+ Kh8 15.
dxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Rausis,I-Bratanov,Z/Porto San Giorgio 2000/ (39)})
13... Bg4 $146 (13... Bd7 14. Ne4 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Na4 16. Rac1 O-O 17. d6+ e6 18.
Be3 b6 19. Rc7 h6 (19... f5 20. Neg5 $16) 20. Rfc1 $44 {1-0 Bergez,L-Palac,M/
Montpellier 2000 (31)}) (13... Kf7 $5 14. Re1 Nbc4 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. d6 e6 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Mueller,O/Germany 1995 (44)}) 14. h3 (14. Bxb6 axb6 $1 (14...
Qxb6 $2 15. Ba4+ $36 Kd8 (15... Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qa4+ $16) (15... Kf8 16.
Nxe5 $1) (15... Kf7 $2 16. Nxe5+) 16. h3 $44) 15. Ba4+ Bd7) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3
Nxb3 16. axb3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qd7 (17... Nc8 18. d6 $5 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Qxb7
$44) (17... Rf7 18. d6 exd6 19. Rxd6 $44) 18. d6 $1 exd6 {Pity the players
agreed to a draw. The position is full of possibilities and both sides have
could have their reasons to continue the fight.} (18... exd6 19. Rxd6 Qf7 (
19... Qc7 20. b4 f5 21. Nb5 Qf7 22. Qd1 $44 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6][%cal Gc5f8]}) 20.
Ne4 $5 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL Supercup"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2001.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jakubiec, Artur"]
[Black "Blehm, Pawel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2001.06.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. d4
Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7 {Most precise move. The position is
equal and I wonder why some players still keep playing it with White.
Nowardays the line with g3 in 2.c3-Sicilian lost its attractiveness because
Black has found several clear ways to neutralize White's opening advantage.}
12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Ne4 (13. Nf3 $6 {With some attacking ideas like Qh4 and Ng5
simply does not work. For instance:} Bc6 14. c4 e5 $1 (14... Ne7 $2 15. c5) (
14... Nf6 $5 15. c5 Be7 16. Bf4 $13) 15. Qh4 Nf6 16. Bg5 Ne4 $140 $15 17. Nxe5
Bxe5 18. Bxe4 h6 $1 19. Bf5 Rfe8 20. Bc1 Rad8 $17) 13... Be5 14. Qc5 (14. Qd3
a6 15. Re1 Bb5 16. Qf3 Bc6 $11 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Tkachiev,V/Hastings 1997 (45)}
) 14... Qxc5 {Strictly speaking a novelty, which leads to immediate draw.} (
14... Qb8 15. Qc4 Bc6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. f4 Bf6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Be3 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. Qf3 Ne4 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Kg1 a6 {1/2-1/2 Garagulya,K-Ionov,S/
Smolensk 2000/CBM 77 (23)}) (14... Bc6 15. f4 b6 16. Qc4 Bd6 17. f5 exf5 18.
Rxf5 Ne7 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Nxc6 23. Rd5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Marciano,D-Lejeune,J/France 1997 (78)}) 15. Nxc5 Bc6 16. Nd3 Bf6 17.
Nf4 {White plays for a draw. On the other hand there was nothing better anyway.
} Rfd8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Be3 $11 Kf8 20. Rfd1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 a6 22. Bb6 Rxd1 23.
Rxd1 Ke8 24. Kf3 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Na3 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 (10. axb3 Qd3 11. Re1 e6 12. Re3 Qd7 13. Nc4 Nxc4
14. bxc4 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Christiansen,L-Seirawan,Y/Chandler 1997/ (33)}) 10... Qd3
$1 $146 {This natural move is a good novelty. Quite strange that nobody played
it before, because after 10.axb3 Qd3! is well-known to be good.} (10... Qd5 11.
d4 cxd4 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 e6 {leads to a slightly better
position for White, which usually arises from the different move order: 8.d4
cxd4 9.0-0 Be6 10.Na3 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Qd5 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.Nfxd4.}) (10... e6 11. d4
cxd4 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Nbxd4 Be7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. c4 Nf6 17. b3 $14
{1-0 Rytshagov,M-Maidla,V/FIN 1995/ (62)}) 11. Qb5 (11. Re1 e6 (11... c4 12.
Qb5 O-O-O 13. Re3 Qd5 14. b3 $13) 12. Re3 Qd7 13. d3 $15) 11... O-O-O 12. Ng5
$2 (12. Qxc5 e5 13. Qe3 Bxa3 14. bxa3 Nc4 {and even being a pawn down, Black's
position is more attractive due to the multiple weaknesses in White's camp.}) (
12. b3 e5 13. Re1 f6 (13... e4 14. Qxd3 (14. Ng5 $2 Qd5 $1 15. Nxe4 Re8 $19)
14... exd3 $13 15. Ng5 Rd7 16. Re8+ Rd8 $11 (16... Kc7 $4 17. Nb5#))) 12... c4
$1 $19 {Suddenly White loses material because there is no defence against Rd5.}
13. Nxf7 Rd5 14. Nxh8 e5 $1 {Very nice move, although not absolutely necessary.
Black creates the threat Bxa3 and Rxb5. The simple 14. ... Rxcb5 wins as well,
but the game move is even stronger.} (14... Rxb5 15. Nxb5 e5 16. Re1 Qd5 17.
Nd4 Nd8 $1 $19) 15. b3 (15. Re1 Bxa3 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. bxa3 Qg8 $19 {[%csl Rc1]
}) 15... Rxb5 (15... Bxa3 {Also possible, but here was no point to help White
developing pieces.} 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxa3 Qg8 18. f4 e4 {and Black is winning
anyway.}) 16. Nxb5 cxb3 17. Na3 bxa2 18. Rxa2 (18. Nf7 Qg6 $19) 18... Qd5 19.
Ra1 Qg8 20. f4 e4 21. Re1 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Qxh8 23. Rxe4 Qd8 24. d4 Qd5 25. Re2 Bd6
26. Rb1 Qf5 27. Re1 Qd3 28. Bb2 Na4 29. Red1 Qa6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Pedersen, Daniel Vesterbaek"]
[Black "Bromberger, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2343"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 e5 8.
b4 Nc6 (8... e4 $142 $13) 9. Kc2 O-O-O $6 (9... Nd5 {In this game Black wisely
delays castle long for a while - he might need the rook on a8 sometimes after
a7-a5.} 10. Bb5 f6 11. Kb2 (11. Be3 a5 $1 $132) 11... Be7 12. Be3 Bxf3 13. gxf3
a5 14. a3 O-O-O 15. Rg1 g6 16. Kc2 f5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Khmelnitsky,
I-Christiansen,L/Parsippany 1996 (54)}) (9... Bf5+ 10. Kb2 Ng4 11. Be3 f6 12.
Nbd2 Nxe3 13. fxe3 g5 14. e4 Bg6 15. h3 O-O-O 16. Bc4 h5 17. Rae1 a5 18. a3 $16
{1-0 Jonkman,H-Skytte,R/Lisbon 2000 (27)}) 10. Bb5 Bf5+ $6 11. Kb2 Ng4 12. Be3
f6 13. Nbd2 {White finished development. Black does not have enough
compensation for the pawn.} g6 {Another loss of tempo, Black will not play Bh6
in this game. The natural question comes - why then 13...g6?} 14. Rad1 a6 (
14... Bd3 $142 {without weakening square b6.}) 15. Be2 Bd3 (15... Nxe3 16. fxe3
Bh6 17. e4 $16) 16. Bxd3 Rxd3 17. Nc4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 $18 {Black's
absence of a clear plan ended badly - White is a pawn up and better position.}
Be7 20. Nb6+ Kb8 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. a4 e4 23. Nd2 f5 24. Nc4 {White's dream
position in this variation.} Re8 25. Kb3 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Kc4 Bg5 28. b5
Re8 29. bxa6 bxa6 30. Rb1+ Ka7 (30... Kc8 31. c6 $18 {[%cal Gb1b7]}) 31. c6 Rc8
32. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "NED-ch60"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2005.09.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is the game from the final round of the Dutch Championship 2005. Van
Wely was alone in the lead with 5 points out of 8, Tiviakov was the clear
second with half a point less and needed to score a victory in the present
game in order to become the winner of the tournament.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3.
exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 {White doesn't wish to play with an
isolated pawn. 6.Na3 leads usually to safe positions for White, but the main
problem is that even if White succeeds to get an edge, Black has a very solid
position, which is impossible to break without taking some risks.} (6. Be3 {
is the main continuation, after which Black can choose between} cxd4 7. cxd4
Nc6 ({or} 7... Bb4+ {which is popular lately and offers Black reasonable play.}
) 8. Nc3 Qd6) 6... Qd8 {Van Wely goes for the most common reply to 6.Na3} ({
In the first round Smeets played against Tiviakov} 6... Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5
Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Nd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd4 f6 12. Bc4 e5 13. Bxe5 fxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6
15. O-O Be6 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Nxg6 Nf6 18. Qe2 hxg6 19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Bxe6 Kd8
21. g3 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S (2678)-Smeets,J (2537)/Leeuwarden 2005. Although
the final position favors Black, White could improve on move 16, where instead
of 16.Qh5 interesting was 16.Re1. Besides, 10.Bg5 instead of 10.Nxc6, or 7.Nb5
instead of 7.Be3 are other attempts to fight for advantage.}) 7. Nc2 (7. Nc4
Nc6 $11 (7... Be7 $11)) (7. Bf4 Nc6 8. dxc5 Nd5 $11) (7. Be2 Nc6 $11) 7... Qc7
({Another, more common plan starts with} 7... Nc6 {followed by the trade on d4
at some moment and finish development with ...Be7, ...0-0, equalizing.}) 8. g3
{A rare continuation, but usual moves bring White nothing sensible either.} (8.
Bd3 Nbd7 $11 {[%cal Gb7b6,Gc8b7]}) (8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O $11) 8... b6 (8...
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Re8 $14 {/= 0-1 Petronijevic,Z (2315)
-Rajkovic,D (2455)/Nis 1993 (40)}) 9. dxc5 (9. Bf4 Bd6 $11) 9... Bxc5 10. Bf4
Qc6 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. Ncd4 Bxd4 {An interesting decision. Van Wely proves that
White's bishop pair doesn't mean much, given the fact that Black has an easy
development and no weaknesses.} (12... Qc8 {was perfectly playable too, since
after} 13. Nb5 $6 {Black can simply castle} O-O 14. Nc7 $140 $2 (14. Nd6 Bxd6
15. Qxd6 Rd8 $11 {/=/+}) 14... e5 15. Bxe5 Nbd7 16. Bf4 g5 $17) 13. Qxd4 O-O
14. O-O Nbd7 15. Qd6 (15. Rad1 Qb5 $5 $11 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb5h5]}) 15... Qxd6
(15... Qb5 $6 16. Nd4 Qa6 17. Nc6 $16) 16. Bxd6 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Bd5 18. Rd4 h6 {
Black is simply waiting for White's actions, as he has a very healthy pawn
formation and well placed pieces.} 19. g4 (19. Rad1 Rc6 (19... Bxa2 20. Ne5 Bd5
21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Nf6 24. R5d4 Re8 25. Kf1 $14) 20. Bf4 Rac8
21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nd5 $11) 19... Rc6 20. Bg3 Rac8 21. h3 Rc4
22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. f3 $6 {This is dictated rather by the tournament
situation, than by the objective judgment.} (24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Ne4 Nc5 $11)
24... Nc5 {[%cal Gc5a4]} 25. b3 (25. Bf1 $142 Na4 26. Rb1 Rd8 (26... Bxa2 $4
27. Ra1 $18) 27. Bc7 Rd7 28. Bf4 {[%cal Gf1b5]} Bc6 29. Nb3 Nd5 30. Bg3 $11)
25... Rd8 26. Kf1 Bb7 27. Ke2 Nd5 28. Rc1 {It looks like White protected
everything, but Black could use the activity of his pieces right away.} e5 (
28... Nf4+ $1 29. Bxf4 Nd3 $17) 29. Bf1 (29. Bxe5 $2 Re8 $19) 29... g5 30. b4
Nf4+ 31. Ke3 (31. Bxf4 Nd3 $17) 31... Ncd3 32. Rb1 Ba6 33. c4 $2 (33. b5 Bb7
34. Ne4 $15) 33... b5 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} 34. cxb5 (34. c5 Nxb4 35. Rxb4 Nd5+ $19)
34... Bxb5 $17 35. Rb3 Nd5+ 36. Ke4 N5xb4 37. Bxd3 Bxd3+ 38. Ke3 Nc2+ 39. Kf2
f6 40. h4 Rd7 41. h5 Kf7 42. Rc3 Bh7 43. Ke2 Nd4+ 44. Ke1 Nc2+ 45. Ke2 Nd4+ 46.
Ke1 Nc2+ {Black has a large advantage, but Van Wely forces a draw to secure
himself the sixth title as the Dutch Champion.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Crisan, Alexandru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 Nb6 $6 {Although played quite often in the practice, this move gave
White much better score in the practice. There is no need to retreat a
centralised knight all the more there are playable alternatives.} (9... O-O 10.
Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 $5 13. Qe4 Qa4 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16.
Rab1 Bd7 17. Bd3 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rb7 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Adams,M-Tkachiev,V/Cannes FRA 2001 (26)}) 10. Bb3 d5 11. Nc3 a6 {Black's idea
is to delay short castle, as White will launch a strong attack there. But such
a plan can hardly solve opening problems.} (11... Bd7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Rac1 Rc8
14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Bc2 g5 16. Be3 $16 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Milov,V/Haifa 1995 (35)})
12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Qe3 Rc8 14. Qf4 h6 15. h4 Na5 $146 {Drazen Sermek is a
specialist of this line with White. Shortly before the present game he
obtained a big advantage after 15. ... Nb4:} (15... Nb4 16. a3 Nc6 17. h5 Bf8
18. Qg4 Ne7 19. Nh4 Nf5 20. Nxf5 exf5 21. Qg3 $16 {1-0 Sermek,D-Orel,O/Bled
SLO 2001 (55)}) 16. Qg3 Kf8 17. Ne2 $5 {Interesting decision to trade the
bishop. Main idea is to control square c4 after that.} (17. Bc2 $14) 17... Nxb3
18. axb3 Bb5 19. Nf4 {Naturally White concentrates on the kingside.} g5 $6 {
It is not easy to come up with good ideas here - black king will always be a
problem. 19. ... g5 is a very responsable decision - after such a move every
mistake will might be fatal.} 20. Nh5 Be2 21. Re1 Bxf3 $2 (21... Rc2 {In this
amazing position black rook on the second rank is very strong and creates some
discomfort in White's camp. White should be much better anyway, but it
requires imaginative approach. On the other hand the game was very easy for
White, so 21. ... Rc2 was simply necessary.} 22. Bd2 $2 Rxd2 $1 (22... Bxf3 23.
Qxf3 Rxd2 24. Qc3 $18) (22... Rxb2 $2 23. Rxe2) 23. Nxd2 Bxh5) 22. Qxf3 Nd7 23.
Bd2 Qb6 24. Rec1 $16 Rc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Qd3 Nb8 27. Nf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 $18 {
Black's position is hopeless and White can win in many ways. The final part of
the game reminds of a fight between a tiger and a mouse.} Ke8 29. Ba5 Qb7 30.
hxg5 hxg5 31. Qg3 Kd7 32. Qxg5 Qc8 33. Re1 Rg8 34. Qh5 Qf8 35. Qh2 Qc8 {
A good move - it allowed an elegant combination, which puts an end to Black's
sensless moves.} 36. Rxe6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} fxe6 (36... Kxe6 37. Qe5+ Kd7 38. Qe7#
) 37. Qh7+ Kd6 {Was it really necessary for Black to make all these moves in
the end?} 38. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "NED-ch60"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2005.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Be3 ({The
endgame after} 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {is only marginally
better for White:} 10. Bf4 (10. b4 Bb6 11. Nd6 Ke7 12. Nc4 Ne4 13. Nxb6 axb6 {
The position is complicated. In the following recent game something went wrong
for White:} 14. Bb2 f6 15. Bd3 Nd6 16. O-O e5 17. a3 Be6 18. Nd2 Rhd8 19. Be2
Rd7 20. Rfe1 b5 $1 21. h3 Kf7 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Bf3 Ne7 24. Nf1 Nec8 25. Ne3
Nb6 $17 {0-1 Nevednichy,V (2566)-Krasenkow,M (2672)/Warsaw 2005 (38)}) 10...
Nd5 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Be2 Bd6 16. Bf3
Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nf6 18. g4 (18. Rd2 Rb8 19. Rhd1 Bd7 20. Nb3 Rdc8 21. Na5 b6 22.
Nb7 Rc7 23. Nd6 h5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D (2575)-Novikov,I 
(2580)/Medulin 1997}) 18... h6 19. Rhe1 Kf8 $14 {/= 1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D (2502)
-Arlandi,E (2445)/Baden 1999 (55)}) 7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Nd5 (9... Be7
$14 {/=}) 10. Nxc6 {Tiviakov connects this harmless move with a new idea, but
Smeets defends very precisely.} ({After} 10. Bg5 {Black can choose between
three equivalent moves: 10...Be7, 10...f6 and 10...Qb6. In all cases White's
edge is minimal.}) 10... bxc6 11. Bd4 $146 {This is more logical than the
previously played passive 11.Bd2} f6 (11... c5 $2 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7
14. Ne5 $16) 12. Bc4 (12. Bd3 {can lead to a draw by force:} e5 13. Nxe5 fxe5
14. Qh5+ Kd7 15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. Qg4+ Ke8 17. Bg6+ $5 (17. Qxg7 Bxe5 18. Qxe5+ Qe7
$13 {/=/+}) 17... Ke7 (17... hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Ke7 19. Qxg7+ (19. Bxd6+ Kd7 {
is less clear:} 20. Be5 Qe7 {and Black keeps the pawn on g7 alive}) 19... Ke6
20. Qg6+ Ke7 21. Bxd6+ Kd7 (21... Qxd6 22. Qg7+ $18) 22. Be5 Qe7 23. f4 $16)
18. Qg5+ Kd7 (18... Nf6 $2 19. O-O-O $18) 19. Bf5+ Ke8 20. Bg6+ Kd7 $11) 12...
e5 {A provocative continuation.} (12... Be7 $5) 13. Bxe5 ({To a somewhat
similar endgame leads} 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Qh5+ Kd7 (14... g6 $2 15. Qxe5+ Qe7
16. Qxe7+ Bxe7 17. Bxh8 $18) (14... Ke7 15. Bxe5 $44) 15. Bxe5 (15. Qxe5 Qe7
$17) (15. Qf5+ Kc7 16. Qxe5+ Qd6 $15) 15... Bd6 16. Qg4+ (16. O-O-O Qe8 17.
Qg4+ Kd8 18. Qg5+ Qe7 $17) 16... Ke8 17. Qxg7 Bxe5 18. Qxe5+ Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7
{and again White has three pawns for the knight in endgame. However, in the
game White could achieve more than that (see 16.Re1)}) 13... fxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6
(14... g6 $2 15. Nxc6 $18) (14... Be6 $5 15. Qh5+ (15. O-O $5) (15. Nxc6 Qd6
16. Qe2 $5 Kf7 (16... Qxc6 $2 17. Bb5) 17. Ne5+ Kg8 18. O-O-O $44) 15... g6 16.
Nxg6 hxg6 (16... Nf6 17. Qf3 $1 hxg6 18. Bxe6 $44) 17. Qxh8 Qg5 $13) 15. O-O (
15. Nxc6 Qe6+ $1 (15... Be6 $13) 16. Kf1 $140 $2 Ne3+ $19) 15... Be6 16. Qh5+
$6 ({Better looks} 16. Re1 Be7 (16... O-O-O $6 17. Qa4 $40) (16... g6 $2 17.
Nxc6 $18) 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Nxg6 Bf7 (18... Bg4 19. Qe5 $1 (19. Qh4 Qxg6 20. Bxd5
O-O-O 21. Rxe7 Rxd5 22. Rxa7 Rhd8 23. Ra8+ Kc7 $13) 19... Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Bd7 21.
Rad1 $14 {/+/-}) (18... hxg6 $2 19. Qxh8+ Bf8 20. Qh7 $18) 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20.
Nxe5 Rc8 21. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 22. Bb5 Kd7 23. Bxc6+ Kxc6 24. c4 {and with a rook
and three pawns for two bishops White's chances are preferable.}) 16... g6 17.
Nxg6 Nf6 18. Qe2 hxg6 19. Qxe6+ (19. Bxe6 $4 Qxh2#) 19... Qxe6 20. Bxe6 Kd8 21.
g3 $15 {Black is better, since White's pawns do not represent any danger.
Moreover, the opposite-coloured bishops favor Black, who can try to build an
initiative on the dark squares later on. A possible plan is to attack with
rooks pawns b2 and then h2, provoking some weaknesses in White's camp, and
then use the extra piece to attack the created targets.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.14"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a3 O-O 13. Qa4 ({The usual} 13.
Qb3 {is stronger, since on b3 the queen is more active than on a4. Most
important in such positions is to control square d5. White's plan is Rfd1,
Rac1 and often d4-d5.}) 13... Nd5 (13... a6 $5 {with idea 14...b5, exploiting
the somewhat strange 13.Qa4.}) 14. Ne4 {Same careless strategy - ignoring
square d5.} (14. Rfd1) 14... Qc7 {I would already prefer Black.} 15. Rac1 Rad8
{Difficult to say why did Black decide to keep the rook on f8.} ({More natural
and stronger was} 15... Rfd8 {then Rac8.}) 16. Nc5 {using the absense of
Black's queen rook White creates some pressure on the queenside.} Nf4 17. Bd1
$1 (17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Nxb7 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 $17 {[%csl Rb7]}) 17... Bxc5 {
It turns out that not so easy to protect against Nxb7. After forcing Black to
exchange his bishop, White can be optimistic about the future.} (17... Rc8 18.
Qb5 {[%csl Rb7]}) 18. Rxc5 (18. dxc5 $5) 18... Rd5 19. b4 a6 20. Qc2 Rxc5 21.
dxc5 Rd8 {White has a good pawn structure and the bishop's pair, his only
problems is the lack of co-ordination between pieces.} 22. Qc1 (22. Qe4 $5)
22... Nd3 23. Qa1 Rd5 24. Nd2 Qd8 25. g4 $6 {Starting with this moment White
completely spoils a healthy position. There was no point to weaken the
kingside. Black has centralized pieces and has good chances to use weaknesses
produced by 25.g4.} (25. Bxh5 Rxh5 26. Nc4 {and the position is balanced,
probably White's chances are even preferable due to his pawn majority on the
queenside.}) 25... Bg6 26. Bf3 Nd4 $5 {an interesting move, which must have
confused White. Black's pieces look very active and with White is rather
difficult to make a difference between real and imaginary threats.} (26... Rd7
27. Nc4 $13) 27. Bxd4 {For a human this looks very natural (and it is not bad
at all). But the cold computer happily takes the exchange and considers that
White has big advantage. I believe that Black has good compensation in a
practical game, especially if the opponent is in time-trouble.} (27. Bxd5 Ne2+
({Obviously bad is} 27... Qxd5 $4 28. Qxd4) ({but deserves attention} 27... Nc2
$5 28. Qc3 Qxd5) 28. Kh2 Qxd5 {Maybe interesting also is to create a passed
pawn with 28...exd5.} 29. f4 {Not easy now for Black to break through. For
instance:} h5 30. Qd1 Nc3 31. Qf3 $1 (31. Qb3 hxg4 32. hxg4 Qd8 33. Kg3 Qf6 $44
)) 27... Rxd4 28. Nb3 $2 ({After} 28. Bxb7 {the position remains unclear,
since as a compensation for weakened kingside White has the very strong extra
passed pawn on the c-file. Now Black's most obvious attempts to remove the
knight from d3 and attack d2 are not convincing:} Nxc5 {Other options are
worse:} (28... Ne5 $2 29. Nb3) (28... Nf4 29. Nf3 Rd7 (29... Rd3 30. Qe5 Nd5
31. Bxd5 Rxd5 (31... exd5 32. Re1 $1 Be4 33. Ng5) 32. Qf4 $16) 30. c6 Rd3 31.
Qe5 $1 Nd5 32. Rc1 Nc7 33. Rc3 $16) 29. bxc5 Rxd2 30. Qe5 $13) 28... Rd7 {
Now Black keeps all advantages - a strong knight on d3, control over d-file,
possibilities to exploit weaknesses on White's kingside. And the material is
equal.} 29. Bg2 $6 (29. Rd1 $2 Qh4) (29. c6 {Probably the best.} bxc6 30. Bxc6
Rc7 (30... Rd6 31. Bg2 Nf4 32. Nc5 $15) 31. Bf3 Nf4 32. Qe5 Nxh3+ 33. Kg2 Ng5
34. Rd1 Qe7 35. Nc5 Nxf3 36. Kxf3 {In exchange for a pawn White activated all
his pieces, which, however, hardly can guarantee full compensation for the
pawn, due to exposed position of the king.} f5 $5) (29. Na5 Nxc5 30. Rd1 Nd3
31. Nxb7 Qb6 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. bxc5 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Qxc5 35. Qd8+ Qf8 36. Qa5 $17
) 29... h5 $17 {/-+} 30. f4 {White's position was extremely difficult anyway
and this blunder just makes the finish to be quicker.} (30. Rd1 hxg4 31. hxg4
Qh4 32. Rd2 Qxg4 33. Qd1 Qg5 $19) 30... hxg4 31. hxg4 Nxf4 32. Qe5 (32. Rxf4
Rd1+ $19) 32... Nxg2 33. Kxg2 Rd5 34. Qf4 e5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 {
After other moves Black quickly achieves comfortable play:} (14. Qb3 Nf6 15.
Rfd1 b5 $11) (14. Ne5 Nxc3 (14... Nxe5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 $11 {0-1
Salakhova,G (2125)-Kovalevskaya,E (2305) (45)}) 15. bxc3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $11 Bd7
(16... Bd6 17. Bxd6 {1/2-1/2 Harley,A (2290)-Mortazavi,A (2350)/London 1994})
17. Bf3 Qc8 18. Re1 Re8 19. Qb3 (19. Rb1 $1 Bc6 20. Rb6 Bd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22.
Qb3 Bd8 23. Rxb7 Qc6 $44) 19... Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. c4 b5 22. d5 Qxc4 23.
Qxc4 bxc4 24. d6 Bf8 $17 {0-1 Pavasovic,D (2450)-Kaminski,M (2495)/Halle 1995 
(45)}) (14. a3 b5 $11) (14. Re1 Nf6 15. Bc4 b5 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Bc2 Bb7 $11 {
1-0 Genocchio,D (2247)-Caposciutti,M (2273)/Salsomaggiore Terme 1999}) 14...
Nf6 (14... Nxc3) ({The dubious looking} 14... b6 $5 {as in Yagupova,L-Lugovoi,
A (2470)/St Petersburg 1996, is in fact quite interesting and requires more
practical tests.}) 15. a3 {We have a standard IQP type of position. White will
soon transfer the bishop to the a2-g8 or b1-h7 diagonals and will have the
typical pressure. Black is behind in development and must always watch out for
opponent´s tactical possibilities, such as sacrifices on d7 or e6, as well as
the advance of the d-pawn. Objectively the position is close to equal, but it
depends on the preference and strength of the players. Some like to play
against IQP (the greatest expert is A.Karpov), while some players, like for
instance S.Rublevsky, are very dangerous when having such initiative with IQP.}
(15. Bd3 b5 (15... Nb4 16. Bb1 b5 17. a3 {1/2-1/2 Belezky,S (2405)-Fogarasi,T 
(2477)/Budapest 2004}) 16. Bb1 Bb7 17. Re1 Rc8 18. a4 b4 19. Ne2 Qb6 20. Qd3
Rfd8 21. Bh4 g6 22. Qe3 Kg7 23. Rcd1 Nd5 24. Qe4 Bxh4 (24... Nf6 $11) 25. Qxh4
Rd7 26. Qg4 Nf6 27. Qg5 Rcd8 28. h4 Qa5 29. Qxa5 Nxa5 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. Rc1 Nd5 (
31... Nc6 $1 $15 {[%csl Rd4]} 32. Nc4 Rd5 33. Nb6 (33. Ne3 R5d7 $17) 33... Rh5
$17 {[%csl Rd4,Rh4]}) 32. Be4 Nb3 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Rc7 Rf8 35. Rd1 Kg8 36. Rd3
Na5 37. Nf4 $36 {1-0 Acs,P (2410)-Szelag,M (2265)/Rimavska Sobota 1996 (50)}) (
15. h3 b5 $11) (15. Qd2 b6 $11) 15... b6 (15... Nh5 16. Be5 $14 {Sveshnikov
prefers moves like 16.Qd2 or 16.Qd3 and practice shows that after them White
can claim an edge as well, although 16.Be5 looks stronger to me.}) (15... b5 $6
{loses a pawn, even if after} 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Rxc6 b4 {it will not be easy
for White to convert it.}) 16. Bc4 (16. d5 exd5 $11) (16. Nb5 axb5 $1 (16...
Bb7 17. Nc7 Ra7 18. Bxa6 Bxa6 19. Nxa6 Qd7 20. Nc7 Ra5 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5
Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Ne4 24. Bf4 $16 {[%cal Gf4e3]} (24. Rd7 $2 Bd8 25. Rc6 $2 Rc5
26. Rxc5 Nxc5 $19 {0-1 Smirnov,P-Yashtylov,A/Ufa 1996 (48)})) 17. Rxc6 Nd5 18.
Ne5 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fiebig,T (2263)-Heinz,A (2244)/Willingen 2004 (37)}) 16...
Bb7 17. Ba2 Rc8 {The position is reminiscent of some QGA lines. The evaluation
is similar too - a complicated battle, where Black must play accurately.} (
17... Nh5 18. d5 $1 {This is often a standard reaction after the knight left
control over square d5.} exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 21. Re1 Rc8 22. Nxf6+
Qxf6 23. Qd7 $36 {1-0 Emms,J (2508)-Muir,A (2328)/Scarborough 2004 (46)}) 18.
Qd3 (18. b4 Na7 $5 19. Qd3 b5 20. Rfd1 Qb6 21. Be5 Rfd8 $13 {0-1 Erendzhenov,S
(2350)-Ionescu,C (2515)/Elista 1998 (40)}) (18. Re1 b5 $13) (18. d5 $6 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 Bf6 22. Ne5 $6 Nd4 {[%cal Gd4e2] and Black
took over the initiative in Anagnostopoulos,D (2438)-Banikas,H (2520)/Athens
2002}) 18... b5 ({In the game Rublevsky,S (2672)-Yakovich,Y (2573)/Krasnoyarsk
2003 Black succeeded to hold the balance with series of only moves:} 18... Nh5
19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bf6 22. Rfd1 Ne5 (22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 $16)
23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qe3 Bf6 26. Rc1 Bb7 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Rc7 Qd6
29. Qe7 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Qh5+ {and the draw was agreed.}) 19. Rfd1 (
19. b4 Qb6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 $13 21. Qe3 (21. Bb1 g6 22. Qe3 a5 $1 $132) 21... a5 (
21... Na7 $142 $13) 22. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Ng5 (24. Ne5 $1 Rf8 25.
d5 $18) 24... Rf8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Blauert,J (2359)-Muhren,B (2131)/Willemstad
2003 (93)}) 19... Na5 $6 {A very risky move. Apparently Black improves the
control over square d5 by opening the diagonal a8-h1, but in fact White will
have the resource b2-b4 to send the knight back and thus close that diagonal
when needed.} (19... Qb6 20. Ng5 (20. d5 $5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 $13)
20... Rfd8 ({The position is very sharp and one must use all tactical
possibilities. Correct was} 20... b4 21. Be5 ({The idea of the previous move
is to use the back rank weakness after} 21. Na4 $2 Qxd4 $1 $17) (21. Nce4 $2
Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxd4 $17) 21... g6 22. Na4 (22. Nce4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe5 24. dxe5
Rxc1 25. Rxc1 bxa3 26. bxa3 Qb2 $17) 22... Qb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Nb6 Rcd8 $15)
21. d5 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxc8 Bxc8 (23... Rxc8 24. d5 Nb8 (24...
Rd8 $2 25. Qe2 $18) 25. Ne4 $1 {Thanks to the strong d-pawn White´s prospects
look preferable.})) 21... h6 22. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 23. d6 Bf8 $2 ({Black would have
kept good chances to escape with} 23... Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Ne5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4
Nc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4) 24. Qf5 Kg8 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. d7 Ra8 27. Nd5 $18 {1-0
Karpatchev,A (2421)-Groetz,H (2305)/Schwarzach 2001 (36)}) (19... b4 20. Na4
$36) 20. Ne5 Nd5 $2 {This natural move has a very nice tactical refutation.} ({
Black had to go for} 20... Qb6 21. b4 Nc6 {and although here sacrifices are
possible too, thanks to the presence of the knight on f6 Black has more
defensive resources than in the game. For instance:} 22. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 (22...
Rxf7 23. Bxe6 $36) 23. d5 Rcd8 (23... Nb8 24. d6 Bd8 25. Qf5 $44) (23... Rfd8
24. d6 Bf8 25. Qf5 Nd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Bxe6+ (27. Qxe6+ Kg6 28. Bb1+ Kh6 {
and incredibly Black is winning}) 27... Ke8 28. Re1 Qxc3 {and it is not clear
whether White has more than perpetual}) 24. d6 Rfe8 25. Qf5 Bf8 26. Ne4 $18)
21. b4 $1 Nxc3 ({Black could avoid a quick disaster with the ugly} 21... Nc6
22. Nxd5 exd5 $16) 22. Rxc3 Nc6 23. Nxf7 $3 {[%mdl 64] White gets a big
advantage in all variations. It turns out that Black hasn´t protected e6 and
besides, square d5 also lacks control of black pieces.} Kxf7 {A difficult
decision. It is unlikely that the other recapture would have changed the
result, although it is probably better than the game continuation.} (23... Rxf7
24. Bxe6 $16) 24. d5 $1 {Even more convincing than 24.Qxh7.} Na7 ({After} 24...
Kg8 {one possibility for White is to enter an endgame with big advantage by
force:} 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Bxc6 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 (28... Bxd8 29.
Bd6 Re8 (29... Rf6 30. Bc8 a5 31. Be5 Rf8 32. Bd7 Bxd7 33. Rxd7 Bf6 34. Bxf6
gxf6 35. Kf1 $18) 30. Bf7 Re4 31. f3 $18) 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Be5 $18 {[%csl
Rh8][%cal Gg1f1]}) (24... exd5 25. Bxd5+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 $18) 25. Qxh7 $18 Bxd5 (
25... Rxc3 26. dxe6+ Kf6 (26... Ke8 27. Qg6+) 27. Qh4+ (27. Rxd8 $4 Rc1+) 27...
g5 28. Qh6+ Kf5 29. Bb1+ Be4 30. Qh3+ Kf6 (30... g4 31. Bxe4+ Kxe4 32. Qxg4+ {
and mate}) 31. Be5+ $1 Kxe5 32. Qxc3+ Kxe6 33. Rxd8 $18) 26. Qh5+ g6 27. Qh7+
Ke8 28. Qxg6+ Rf7 29. Rf3 ({Or} 29. Bxd5 Rxc3 (29... exd5 30. Rf3 $18) 30. Qxe6
$18) 29... Bxf3 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. gxf3 Rf6 32. Qe4 {The queen supported by
the bishop pair leaves Black no hopes.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.27"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
a3 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bb1 Qb8
15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bg5 g6 17. Ba2 Nh5 18. d5 $1 {White keeps better chances in
spite of massive exchanges.} (18. Bh6 Bf6 $11) 18... exd5 19. Rxd5 (19. Bxd5
Bxg5 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Nxg5+ Kg7 22. Ne6+ Kg8 23. Qc4 (23. Nxd8 $142 Rxe2 24.
Rxe2) 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Ne5 25. Qb3 Nf7 26. Nb5 Nf4 $19 {0-1 Trinh Tri
Bao-Mikanovic,G/Montreal 2001 (28)}) 19... Bf8 20. Ne4 {Pavasovic's move.} (20.
Qd2 Rxd5 (20... Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Rxd5 22. Nxd5 Bd6 (22... Ne5 $142) 23. h3 Ne5
24. g4 Ng7 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Bh4 $1 $16 {/+- 1-0 Palkovi,J-Kovacs,G/Hungary
1997 (30)}) 21. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 (22. Nxe1 $5) 22... h6 23. Bd2 Qd8 $14 {
/= 1/2-1/2 De Gleria,F-Horvath,J/Montecatini Terme 1999 (25)}) 20... Rxd5 21.
Bxd5 Nd4 22. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Nxd4 Qe5 (23... Bxe4 24. Qc4+ Kg7 25. Ne6+ Rxe6
26. Qxe6 Bf5 27. Qc4 $36) (23... Rxe4 $2 24. Qc4+ Kg7 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Ne6+
$18) 24. Nc3 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Rxe2 26. Ndxe2 Ng7 $146 ({A better defence was
shown in the following game:} 26... Nf6 27. Be3 Nd7 28. Bd4 (28. f3 Ne5 $44) (
28. f4 Nc5 $44) 28... Nb8 $1 29. f3 Nc6 30. Kf2 (30. Be3 Ne5 $44) 30... Nxd4
31. Nxd4 Kf6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Horvath,C/Pozega 2000 (44)}) 27. Bf4 Nf5
(27... Ne6 28. Bb8 $16) 28. Kf1 {In the arising endgame chances are about
50-50: White has 50% to win the game, Black has 50% to draw.} Ke6 {In my
opinion the activisation of the king does not bring the desired result. Black
should have tried to attack White's queenside pawns with the pieces.} (28...
Nd6 $142 $14) 29. Bb8 a6 30. Nf4+ Kd7 31. Nfd5 Kc6 32. Be5 a5 33. g4 Nd6 34.
Ne3 $16 Kc5 35. Ke2 b5 36. Kd3 b4 37. axb4+ axb4 38. Bd4+ Kc6 39. Ncd5 Ba6+ 40.
Kc2 Ne4 41. f4 Bc8 42. Nb6 Be6 43. f5 gxf5 44. gxf5 Bf7 45. Ng4 Bd6 46. Kd3 Ng5
47. Nc4 Bh5 $6 (47... Nf3 $142 48. Nxd6 Kxd6 49. Ke3 $16) 48. Nf6 Bf7 49. Nxd6
Kxd6 50. Be3 Nf3 51. Bf4+ Ke7 52. Nxh7 $18 Bg8 53. Ng5 Nxg5 54. Bxg5+ {Black
cannot prevent the penetration of White's king to g5.} Ke8 55. Ke4 b3 56. Ke5
Kf7 57. Be3 Bh7 58. Kf4 Bg8 59. Kg5 Bh7 60. h4 Bg8 61. Kh6 Kf6 62. Bd4+ Kf7 (
62... Kxf5 63. Kg7 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6]}) 63. h5 Kf8 64. Bc5+ Kf7 65. Be7 Kxe7
66. Kg7 Bh7 67. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Stepanakert Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2004.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qa5 {Due to White's pawn sacrifice d4-d5, Black must be extremely well
prepared in this line. And a good preparation here means having one's own
analysis, since there is relatively little theory.} 9. h3 Bh5 10. d5 $1 {
It is not clear whether this advance secures White an advantage, nevertheless
it represents the most principled continuation.} (10. O-O Nf6 $11) 10... exd5 (
10... O-O-O {is another critical move. Although Black scored well in the
practice with it (under these circumstances castle long might look like the
best decision), this looks very suspicious to me anyway. For instance:} 11. Bd2
$5 {In the practice White played 11.0-0 (the alternative 11.Nd2 looks dubious),
when after 11...Nf6 12.Ng5 Bg6! it is not easy for White to prove an advantage.
} exd5 12. O-O Nf6 13. Rc1 $44 {I believe Black is in troubles here.} Kb8 14.
Nb5 $18 {[%cal Gd2f4]}) 11. Nd4 Bxe2 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxh5 Ne6 13. O-O Nf6 14.
Re1 $44) (11... Bg6 12. O-O $44) 12. Qxe2+ Be7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Kf8 (14...
Rd8 15. Bd2 d4 16. Ne4 $44) 15. Bd2 (15. Re1 Qd8 16. Bf4 $44) 15... Nf6 16.
Rfe1 Qd8 17. Rac1 {White has very good compensation for the pawn. In principle
the question is only if Black will succeed to escape after returning material,
since otherwise it is difficult to complete development.} h6 (17... Qd7 18. Qd3
Bd6 19. Bg5 Ne8 20. Na4 Nc7 21. Qc2 Ne6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Bb4 24. Re5 $14
{1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Zapata,A/Santo Domingo 2003 (54)}) 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Qa6 g5 (
19... Kg8 {was more cautious.} 20. Na4 $14) 20. Be5 Kg7 {[%mdl 64]} 21. Nxd5 $1
{This was not really necessary, but looks very nice.} (21. Ne2 Rac8 22. Ng3 $16
{[%csl Rf5][%cal Ga6d3,Gg3f5,Gg3h5]}) 21... cxd5 22. Rc6 Qd8 (22... Qf5 23. Bd4
$1 ({weaker is} 23. Bc3 d4 24. Bxd4 Rad8 25. Bc3 Rhe8 $13 26. Rxe7 $2 Rd1+ $19)
({but deserves attention} 23. g4 Qg6 24. Bc3) 23... Rac8 (23... Bd8 24. Qb7 {
[%csl Ra8]}) 24. Rxe7 Rxc6 25. Qxc6 Rc8 26. Qd6 $1 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Rd1 28. Qe5 $16
) 23. Bd4 {Complete domination.} Rc8 (23... Re8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxf6 $18) 24.
Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxe7 $16 Rc1+ (26... Rc4 27. Bxa7 $16) 27. Kh2 Rd1
28. Be5 Kg6 29. f3 (29. Rxa7 $142 Ne4 30. Ra6+ Kf5 31. Bg7 Nd2 32. Rf6+ Ke4 33.
h4 g4 34. Kg3 h5 35. f3+ $18) 29... a6 30. Ra7 Kf5 31. Bc7 Rd2 32. Kg1 h5 $2 (
32... Rxb2 33. g4+ Ke6 (33... Kg6 34. Rxa6 Re2 35. Bd8 Re6 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37.
Bxf6 Kxf6 38. a4 Ke7 39. a5 Kd6 40. f4 (40. a6 Kc6 41. a7 Kb7 42. f4 $18) 40...
gxf4 (40... d4 41. f5) 41. h4 $18) 34. Rxa6+ Ke7 35. Be5 Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Nd7 37.
Bd6+ $16) 33. Bd8 $18 Ne8 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 35. Rf8 Ng7 36. Rf6+ Kh7 37. Rxa6 Rxb2
38. Bf6 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Nf5 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe4 Nde7 $5 8.
Bd3 Ng6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 b6 (10... d6 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Nbd2 Nce5 13. Nxe5
Nxe5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $11 {0-1 Dunne,A-Janjgava,L/Philadelphia 1990
(30)}) 11. Qe2 (11. h4 $5 Bb7 12. Qe2 d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Ba6 O-O 15. Bxb7
Qxb7 16. h5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 18. Qe4 Qc7 19. Na3 a6 20. Rad1 $11 {0-1
Rogovskoy,A-Semeniuk,A/Podolsk 1993 (54)}) 11... Bb7 12. b4 $5 (12. h4 {
- 11.h4.}) 12... a6 13. Na3 b5 (13... d6 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Nc4 (15. b5 Nce5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. bxa6 Nxd3 18. axb7 Rd8 $1 $11) 15... Be7 16. a4 $14) 14. Nc2 Nce7
(14... d6 15. a4 $36) 15. a4 Nd5 16. axb5 Nxc3 17. Qe3 Nd5 18. Qd4 axb5 19.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. h4 (20. Bg5 $5 {[%cal Ge1c1]} h6 21. Bd2 $44) 20... Nge7 $1 (
20... f6 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Qg4 (22. h5 Ngf4) 22... Kf7 $13) 21. h5 Nc6 22. Qg4
f5 ({After} 22... Ncxb4 23. Nxb4 Nxb4 24. Bxb5 Bc6 {White must have enough
compensation for the pawn, but hardly more than that.} 25. Bf1 $5) 23. exf6
Nxf6 24. Qg5 Be7 $2 {Unexpectedly this is a bad mistake. Black cannot afford
to castle, since the king will immediately become a target of a direct attack.}
({Why not take the pawn?} 24... Nxb4 25. Nxb4 Bxf3 {Black seems to be more
then okay here.} (25... Bxb4 26. Qxg7 Rf8 27. Rxe6+ Kd8 (27... dxe6 28. Qxc7)
28. Rxf6 Qxc1+ 29. Bf1 $13)) 25. Bb2 (25. Qxg7 $2 Rg8 26. Qh6 Nxb4 27. Nxb4
Bxf3 $19) 25... O-O $4 {Loses immediately.} (25... Nd8 26. Ne5 (26. h6 {
is also good:} gxh6 (26... Bxf3 27. hxg7 Rg8 28. Bxf6 $18) 27. Qxh6 Nf7 (27...
Bxf3 28. Bxf6 Rg8 29. Ne3 $44) 28. Qh3 $44 {[%csl Re8]}) 26... Qb7 (26... O-O
$2 27. h6 $18) 27. Ne3 $44 (27. f3 $44) 27... Bxb4 $140 $2 28. h6 $1 Bxe1 (
28... gxh6 29. Bg6+ hxg6 (29... Ke7 30. Nf5+ exf5 31. Nc4+ $18) 30. Qxg6+ Ke7
31. Qg7+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Nd5 33. Qxh8 $18) 29. hxg7 Rg8 30. Qxf6 $18) (25... Nxb4
$2 26. Nxb4 Bxf3 (26... Bxb4 27. Qxg7 Rg8 28. Rxe6+ dxe6 29. Bxb5+ $18) 27.
gxf3 Bxb4 28. Qxg7 $18 {[%cal Ge1e6,Yd3b5]}) 26. Bxh7+ Kh8 (26... Kxh7 27. Qg6+
Kh8 (27... Kg8 28. h6 Rf7 29. Ng5 $18) 28. h6 $18) 27. h6 Rf7 28. Bg6 (28. Bg6
Rf8 (28... gxh6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Ng5+ $18) 29. hxg7+ Kxg7 30.
Bd3+ Kh8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 Bd6 (12... Nxd5 13. Qb5+ Bd7
14. Qxb7 Bb4 $1 $11 (14... Qc8 15. Qxd7+ Qxd7 16. Nxd7 Kxd7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18.
Be3 $14)) (12... exd5 {is the main continuation}) 13. Qb5+ Kf8 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Bf4 (15. Be3 Qc7 16. f4 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Qf5 Re8 19. Kf2 Re6 20. g3 h5
$15 {0-1 Boonet,G-Sperhake,K/ICCF Email 2001 (30)}) (15. O-O f6 16. Rd1 fxe5
17. Ne4 Bd7 18. Qe2 Be7 19. Qf3+ Ke8 20. Qh5+ Kf8 21. Qf3+ Ke8 22. Qh5+ Kf8 23.
Qf3+ Ke8 {1/2-1/2 Fomin,A-Sapunov,E/Tula 2004}) 15... Bxe5 $2 ({Correct is} 
15... Nc4 {with reasonable chances for Black:} 16. O-O-O (16. Nxc4 Bxf4 17. Ne3
Qd7 18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Rd1 Bc6 $15 {0-1 Mousessian,J-Morss,M/Corr 1998 (38)})
16... Qc7 17. Rxd6 $6 (17. Nd7+ Qxd7 18. Bxd6+ Nxd6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Rxd6 Ke7
$11) 17... Nxd6 18. Qb4 Qb6 19. Nd7+ Bxd7 20. Bxd6+ Kg8 21. Qf4 h5 $17 {
0-1 Neubauer,M-Tratar,M/Portoroz 1998 (70)}) (15... Qe7 16. O-O-O Bb4 17. Bd2
$36 f6 $6 18. Nd3 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Qf7 20. Nc5 Bc4 21. Qa5 Kg8 22. Ne4 Bxa2 23.
Nd6 Qb3 24. Rhe1 $16 {1-0 Szabo,Z-Faust,D/ICCF Email 2000 (26)}) 16. Qxe5 $16 {
White has an obvious advantage thanks to opponent's problems with the king.}
Nc4 $6 {That's a strange show of activity at the moment when Black needs a
constructive defensive plan.} (16... Qe7 17. O-O Bc4 18. Rfe1 Qxe5 19. Bxe5 $16
{Even in endgame Black feels highly uncomfortable:} Rd8 (19... f6 20. Bd6+ Kf7
21. Re7+ Kg6 22. Rxb7 $16) 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Ke7 22. Bxg7 $16) (16... Nd7
$142 17. Qe4 (17. Qe2 h6 18. O-O Kg8 $16 {[%cal Gg8h7]}) 17... Nf6 18. Qxb7 Kg8
19. O-O h6 20. Qf3 Kh7 $16) 17. Qe4 g5 {After this Black has no hopes at all.
On the other hand everything is leads to difficult positions..} (17... Nxb2 $2
18. Qb4+ $18) (17... Kg8 18. Qxb7 h6 19. O-O ({Black survives after} 19. Qe4 $2
Nxb2 20. O-O Rc8 {[%cal Gd8d3]}) 19... Kh7 20. Qe4+ g6 $16 {/+-}) 18. Rd1 $1
Qe7 19. Bc1 $18 {[%csl Rf8,Rg5][%cal Gb2b3,Yc1b2]} Rg8 ({Black can trade
queens with} 19... Bg4 20. f3 Qxe4+ 21. Nxe4 {but he loses the pawn g5 and is
technically lost.}) (19... Kg7 20. b3 (20. O-O Rhd8 21. b3 Nd6 22. Qe2 $18)
20... Qf6 (20... Nb6 21. O-O $18) 21. Ne2 Ne5 22. O-O $18) 20. O-O Rg6 21. Rfe1
Rc8 22. Qd4 Kg8 23. Nd5 ({Stronger was the simple} 23. b3 Nb6 24. Bb2 $18)
23... Qd8 24. b3 Nb6 $2 (24... Qxd5 $1 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Nb6 27. Rxg5 Rc2
{and Black keeps practical chances to escape.}) 25. Bb2 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 13. Qe4 Qa4 14. Bg5 {
The best attempt to fight for advantage in this opening variation.} h6 (14...
Bd7 $5) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rab1 (16. Rfd1 $5) 16... Bd7 (16... Rb8 17. Rb4 $1
Qc6 18. Qe3 b6 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. Rg4 $40 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Ramirez Alvarez,A/
Decameron 2003 (25)}) (16... Qc6 $5 17. Qd3 (17. Bd3 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Rb8 {
[%cal Gc8a6,Yb7b6]}) 17... Qc7 18. Rfd1 b6 19. Qd6 Qxc4 20. Qxe7 Ba6 21. Rb4
Qxa2 $17 {0-1 Kristjansson,S-Lupulescu,C/Mallorca 2004 (33)}) 17. Bd3 Qxe4 18.
Bxe4 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 {All this was met before and the position is considered
equal. Mamedjarov comes with an interesting novelty.} 20. c4 $5 $146 (20. Rb7
Nd5 21. c4 (21. Nd4 c5 22. Nb5 c4 23. Rb1 $2 a6 24. Nc7 Nxc3 25. R1b4 Rad8 26.
g3 Rd4 $19 {0-1 Pedersen,D-Baklan,V/Brussels 2000 (36)}) 21... Nc3 $11 22. a3
Rfb8 23. Rc7 Rc8 24. Rb7 Rcb8 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Rb7 Rcb8 {1/2-1/2 Adams,
M-Tkachiev,V/Cannes 2001}) 20... Rab8 {After this natural move Black starts to
feel uncomfortable, although the position is still a draw.} ({Correct is} 20...
Rfb8 $1 {[%cal Gb8b6,Gg8f8,Gf8e8]} 21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. h4 Ke8 23. Kf1 Rb6 24. h5 (
24. c5 Ra6 (24... Rb5 $5) 25. Rb7 Nd5 26. Rd2 Rd8 $11 {[%cal Gd8d7]}) 24...
Rab8 $11) 21. Rfd1 (21. h4 c5 22. Rfd1 Nc6 $13) 21... Rfd8 (21... g5 $5 22. h3
Ng6 $13) 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. h4 $1 (23. Kf1 g5 $1 $132 {[%cal Ge7g6]}) 23... Nf5
24. Kf1 Rd3 (24... Nd4 25. Rd1 c5 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Kd3 Ke7 29. Rb1
$16) 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Rb7 Nd4 27. Nxd4 Rd1+ $6 {Black's idea was to have later
the additional resource ...Re4+, but he didn't make use of it, therefore he
shouldn't have helped white king to approach the center.} (27... Rxd4 28. Rxf7
Rxh4 (28... Kg6 29. Re7 (29. Rxa7 Rxh4 $11) 29... Kf5 30. h5 Rxc4 31. Rxg7 Rh4
32. g3 $1 (32. Rxa7 Rxh5 $11) 32... Ra4 33. Rg6 $16) 29. Rxa7 Rxc4 30. Re7 Kg6
31. Rxe6+ Kf5 $11) 28. Ke2 Rxd4 29. Rxf7 Rxc4 (29... Re4+ 30. Kd3 Rxe5 31. Rxa7
$16) (29... Rxh4 30. Kd3 $16) 30. Rxa7 Rxh4 (30... Re4+ 31. Kd3 Rxe5 32. a4 Rf5
33. f3 Rf4 34. h5 Rf5 $132) 31. Ke3 Rg4 32. Re7 Kg6 (32... Rxg2 33. Rxe6 Rg4
34. f4 $1 $16 (34. Rxc6 Ra4 35. f4 g6 36. Rc2 Kg7 $11)) 33. Kf3 $1 Ra4 34. g4
$1 Rxa2 $2 {It looks like after this mistake it's very difficult to save the
game.} ({Black could achieve a draw with} 34... Ra3+ $1 35. Ke4 (35. Kg2 Kg5
36. Rxg7+ Kf4 $11) 35... Ra4+ 36. Kf3 (36. Kd3 Rxg4 37. Rxe6+ Kf5 $11) 36...
Ra3+ 37. Kf4 Rxa2 38. f3 Ra4+ 39. Kg3 Ra5 40. f4 Ra3+ $11) 35. Rxe6+ Kg5 36.
Rxc6 Ra4 (36... Ra3+ 37. Ke4 Ra4+ 38. Kd5 $18) 37. Rc7 g6 38. Rf7 Ra3+ (38...
h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Rf8 $1 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) 39. Ke4 $18 Kxg4 40. e6 Ra1 41. Ke5
h5 42. e7 Re1+ 43. Kf6 h4 44. Rf8 Kf3 45. Kg5+ 1-0

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.08.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Black "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. Re1 Bd7 {In the book on Anti-Sicilians I claimed that in
this position Black has equal chances thanks to 10...Bd7 set-up, which
prepares a quick ...Rc8. Someone who made a review chose this line from the
book to show that such an assesment is superficial and Black's life is far
from easy.  Well, on this occasion I'll explain deeper, for those who failed
to understand the difference between 10...Bd7 and other plans. Of course the
position remains complex and complicated. Naive persons expecting a universal
receipt how to win the game from this position must forget about chess as
quick as possible for their own good.  To start with, I can't help myself to
point out that incompetent people shouldn't make reviews about chess books due
to their absolute lack of understanding and knowing certain things. My claim
was based mainly on the game Salmensuu-Rytschagov, given below, where Black
was fine. Mr.Jeremy Silman wrote: "I'm left wondering how a game between two
unknown players from 1994 makes Black's life easy with 10...Bd7, while more
recent games between top grandmasters have seen 10...Qc7, when Black appears
to have problems. Something smells fishy!"  Indeed, something stinks, but
rather in Silman's knowledge. A guy, whos highest rating in his chess career
reached the "fenominal" 2420 mark on a single Elo list calls GM Mikhail
Rychagov an unknown player. Well... Just some facts: In 1994, when the game
was played, Rychagov was an IM with Elo 2480. Later he became a respectful GM,
Shirov's second (Silman is probably "left wondering" who is Shirov anyway).
Salmensuu soon after 1994 was representing Finland's national team in most
official competitions.  The move 10...Qc7 in this particular position was
played five times altogether, and only in one game Black player was a GM.
Let's clarify the chess aspects now.} (10... Qc7 11. Bd3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Rd8 13.
Qe2 {Thanks to the threat Qe4 White provokes a weakness of Black's kingside
pawn formation.} g6 14. Bd2 $1 b6 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bb7 17. h4 Rd7 18. h5 {
1-0 Kharlov,A-Gallagher,J/Calcutta 2001 (32) White obviously has attacking
ideas here. White's solid pawn structure with no weaknesses makes his chances
preferable, since Black has difficulties to create counterplay.}) 11. Bd2 (11.
Bd3 Rc8 12. Qe2 Na5 13. Nc3 $5 (13. Qe4 {As long as Black has the knight on d5,
the move Qe4 brings little:} f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 $11) 13... Nxc3 (13... Bc6 14.
Bc2 $1 {with idea Qd3 and provoke ...g6 anyway}) 14. bxc3 Rxc3 (14... Nb3 15.
Bxh7+ $1) 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Qe4 (16. Bh6 $5 Re8) 16... g6 {Here White provokes
g6, but he is a pawn down and Black obviously has his own play.} 17. Bh6 Re8
18. Qf4 Bc6 (18... d5 $5 19. Ng5 (19. Bg5 Nc4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 {Not clear that
White has full compensation}) 19... f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 $13) (18... dxe5 $5 19.
Nxe5 f5 $13) 19. Ng5 (19. Bg5 $2 dxe5) 19... Rf8 $1 20. Nf3 (20. Bxf8 $2 Bxg5)
(20. Be4 Nc4 $13) (20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Re8 {and again White's compensation
is difficult to prove.}) (20. h4 dxe5 21. Rxe5 Nb3 $13 {[%csl Rd4]}) 20... Re8
$11) (11. Nbd2 Qb6 12. Ne4 dxe5 13. dxe5 Rfd8 14. b4 Be8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bb2
Rac8 17. Rac1 Qc7 18. Qb3 Qb8 19. Rcd1 Nf4 20. Bf1 Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sevillano,
E-Milov,V/Las Vegas USA 2002 (41)}) (11. b4 Rc8 12. Qb3 dxe5 13. dxe5 a5 14.
Bxd5 exd5 15. b5 Na7 16. a4 Be6 17. Nd4 Rc4 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Rd1 Nc8 $11 {
0-1 Salmensuu,O-Rytshagov,M/Tampere 1994 (63)}) 11... Rc8 {Black plans ...
Na5-c4. This is the main idea of 10...Bd7.} 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Na5 14. Bd3
Nc4 15. Qe2 d5 {The position is about equal. Black succeeded to avoid
weaknesses on the kingside (usually defined by the move ...g6), traded a pair
of knights and has good play on the queenside. White has some space advantage
and no weaknesses. However, White chooses a wrong plan and allows Black to
seize space on the queenside.} 16. Rac1 a5 17. Qc2 h6 18. Qe2 $6 {After
provoking h6, White wants to switch the bishop with the queen on the b1-h7
diagonal and is hoping for an attack. But Black already has counterplay on the
queenside and this will distract White from his ambitious plans.} (18. a4 b5
$140 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. b3 Na3 21. Qd2 Ra8 $11) 18... b5 19. Bb1 b4 20. axb4
axb4 21. Qd3 g6 22. Bd2 Kg7 23. b3 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Qa5 $15 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1
Bd8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. h4 (28. Bd3 Qa1+ 29. Qe1 Qc3 30. Qd1) 28... h5 29. Qc2 $2
(29. Qa2 $2 Qxa2 (29... Qb5 30. Qa8 $132) 30. Bxa2 Ba6 31. Bb1 Bb6 32. Bc2 Be2
$17 {/-+}) (29. Bd3 $1 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qc3 31. Qd1 Bb6 32. Be2 {was the correct
defence, not allowing the bishop from c8 to come to the a6-f1 diagonal.}) 29...
Ba6 30. Kh2 Qa1 31. Qc6 (31. g3 Bb6 $36) 31... Qxb1 32. Qxa6 Qe4 {Now White
loses a pawn. He will have practical chances to save half a point in the queen
endgame thanks to the typical for such endgames possibility to give perpetual
check. However, Black's play is precise until the end.} 33. Kg1 Bxh4 34. Nxh4
Qxh4 $17 35. Qb6 Qe7 36. g3 g5 37. Kg2 h4 38. Qb5 f6 39. exf6+ Kxf6 40. gxh4
gxh4 41. Kh3 Kf7 42. Qd3 Qg5 43. Qh7+ Kf6 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Qg8+ Kf5 46. Qf8+
Ke4 47. Qxb4 Qf5+ 48. Kxh4 Qxf2+ 49. Kh5 Qxd4 $19 50. Qe1+ Qe3 51. Qb1+ Ke5 52.
Qa1+ d4 53. Qa5+ Kf4 54. Qg5+ Ke4 55. Qg4+ Kd3 56. b4 Kc4 57. Qd1 d3 58. Qa4 d2
59. b5+ Kd3 60. Qb3+ Ke2 61. Qc4+ Kf2 62. Qh4+ Kg2 63. Qg4+ Kh2 64. Qd1 Qe1 65.
Qc2 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. O-O Bxb3 10. axb3 Qd3 11. Qc2 $146 {This attempt to improve the
present opening line does not change its evaluation as harmless for Black.} ({
Sveshnikov's last game in this line ended badly for White after} 11. Re1 e6 12.
Re3 Qd7 13. Nc4 Nd5 (13... Nxc4) 14. Re1 Be7 15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. b4
cxb4 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. c4 Nb6 20. Qa5 f6 21. Nf3 Kf7 {The position is unclear,
but White goes wrong around here.} 22. Qh5+ $6 (22. b3 $44) 22... g6 23. Qh3
Qxc4 24. d3 Qc8 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Kulaots,K/Liepaya (rapid) 2004 (41)}) 11...
Rd8 (11... Qd7 12. Nc4 $14 (12. Rd1 $14)) (11... Qxc2 12. Nxc2 e6 13. d4 cxd4
14. Ncxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 a6 $11) 12. Qxd3 Rxd3 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. bxc4 e6 (14...
g6 $5 15. b4 $140 (15. b3 Bg7 16. Ba3 b6) (15. Re1 Bg7) 15... cxb4 16. cxb4 Bg7
17. Ra2 a6 18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Nd4 $11 {/=/+}) 15. Re1 ({More complicated is} 
15. Rd1 Be7 16. Kf1 O-O 17. Ke2 Rfd8 18. Ne1 (18. Nd4 $2 Nxd4+) 18... R3d7 19.
d3 a6 {which is also about equal.}) 15... Be7 16. Ne5 (16. Re3 Rd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5
18. Rxe5 a6 $15) 16... Nxe5 17. Rxe5 a6 $11 {/=/+} 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Ke2 Rfd8 20.
Re3 R3d6 ({A quick draw could be avoided by} 20... Rxe3+ 21. fxe3 (21. dxe3 f5
$15) 21... f5 22. d4 $13) 21. d3 Bg5 22. Rg3 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 e5 {The rook
endgame is still interesting, but the players didn't feel like playing it.} 24.
b4 cxb4 25. cxb4 f6 {A possible plan for Black to improve is to put the rook
on d4, king on e6 and advance the kingside pawns. His position looks slightly
preferable to me.} 26. Re3 Kf7 27. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.15"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 $5 {An attempt to improve over the usual 9.Bd3. The idea is to
avoid exchange of light-squared bishops.} (9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6
$11 {Trading opponent's important bishop secures Black equality. In the
practice it was proved that White's central pawns don't mean any advantage -
Black exchanged two pairs of minor pieces and will attack White's pawn center
later on.}) 9... b6 $6 {Naively following same plan as after 9.Bd3.} (9... Bd7
10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Bf3 Qa5 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Bxc3
16. bxc3 Rd7 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxd5 Qc7 21. Re1 {
1/2-1/2 Guidarelli,L-Dorfman,J/Aix les Bains 2003}) 10. Ne5 (10. O-O {is
innacurate, since it allows the typical Bxc3 and Ba6.} Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 $11)
10... Ba6 (10... Qa5 11. Bd2 (11. Bf3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Bd2 Qxd4 14.
Bxa8 Qxe5+ 15. Be3 Ba6 {with advantage for Black}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qd5 13.
Bb4 Re8 14. O-O Bb7 15. Bf3 Ne4 16. Re1 f5 {White is clearly better here too,
but comparing to the game here at least black knight wasn't forced to go to a6.
} 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Qh5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Stevic,H/Rabac 2003 (35)}) 11.
Bf3 Ne4 12. Qa4 $1 Nxc3 (12... Bxc3+ $142 13. bxc3 Bb7 $14) 13. Qxb4 Ne4 14.
Rc1 $1 $16 Bb7 15. Qe7 {Another precise move.} (15. O-O Nc6 {would reduce
White's advantage.}) 15... Na6 16. O-O Rae8 17. Qa3 f6 18. Nc4 f5 {A sad
necessity.} (18... Qd7 $2 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxa6 $18) (18... Qf5 19. Rfe1 e5 {
what else? Black is in deep troubles.} 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Nd2 $18) 19. Rfe1 Rc8
20. b3 b5 {The knight a6 cannot come into play because of Qxa7, that's why
White has a stable advantage. With his last move the young Azerbaijani player
is trying to create some tactical complications.} 21. Na5 {Not bad, but
simpler and stronger was 21.Nd2 with advantage.} (21. Nd2 b4 (21... Rxc1 22.
Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qe7 $16) 22. Qa4 $16) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 $6 {
White spoils a well-played game.} (22. Bxc1 $1 {Still with good chances to
have the advantage.} Qxd4 $140 23. Be3 Qd7 24. Nxb7 (24. Rd1 Bd5) 24... Qxb7
25. Bxe4 fxe4 {and now after either 26.Qd6 or 26.Rd1 White has a very good
compensation for the pawn.} 26. Qd6 {[%csl Ra6]}) 22... f4 $1 {Suddenly the
bishop has no good square to retreat. However, with some tactical help White
solves the problem.} 23. Bxe4 $2 (23. Bd2 Qxd4 24. Be1 b4 (24... Ba8 25. Nc6
Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Nac5 27. Qb4 $5 $16) 25. Nc6 $1 {Probably White missed this. It
is the only move, but enough to avoid any troubles.} (25. Qa4 Qb2 $1 26. Rd1
Nec5 $19) (25. Bxb4 $2 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Ng3+ 27. hxg3 Bxf3 28. gxf3 fxg3 $19)
25... Bxc6 26. Qxa6 Bd5 27. Rd1 Qb6 (27... Qc5 $2 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxe6+ $18)
28. Qxb6 axb6 29. Bxb4 (29. Rc1 Ra8 $132) 29... Rc8 $11 {The control of the
open file secures Black equal chances.}) 23... Qxe4 24. Nxb7 fxe3 25. f3 (25.
Qxa6 exf2+ 26. Kf1 Qd3#) 25... Qxb7 26. Qd6 Re8 $19 {The ugly knight remained
still on a6, but now it represents an extra piece... Black's win is only a
matter of time - as soon as the knight will come back, everything will be over.
} 27. Rc6 Nb8 28. Rc7 Qd5 29. Qf4 Nd7 30. Qxe3 a6 {The rest is easy.} 31. h4
Qd6 32. Qc3 Nf6 33. Rc6 Qg3 34. Rxa6 Nd5 35. Qd2 Rc8 36. Qg5 Qxg5 37. hxg5 Rc1+
38. Kh2 Kf7 39. a4 b4 40. Ra7+ Kg6 41. Ra6 Kf5 42. Ra7 g6 43. Rxh7 Rc3 44. a5
Rxb3 45. a6 Ra3 46. a7 Kxg5 47. Rb7 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Scheerer, Christoph"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 "Preetz"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
(8. Bb3 dxe5 9. Nxe5) 8... Nc6 9. O-O d5 {A rare and rather dubious move.
Black deliberatly goes to an inferior position, hoping to outplay a less
experienced opponent.} 10. Nc3 Be7 {White has a space and development
advantage. The position is closed and these factors do not offer automatically
better chances. In order to set problems for Black, White must understand what
to do. It is obvious that castling short is extremely dangerous for Black,
therefore the second player will stay with the king in the center for a while.
His long-term plan is to develop the initiative on the queenside. Maybe
sometimes in the future Black can castle long, but that requires time. What
should White do? First of all he needs some targets for attack, otherwise he
will achieve nothing. Black is very solid in the center and on the queenside,
so the correct plan is to provoke weaknesses on the kingside and then attack
them, even if black king won't castle short. The only real way for White to
create some targets on the kingside is to remove the knight from f3, either in
order to advance then the f-pawn, or in order to clear the way for the queen
to g4 or h5. With the queen on g4 Black will have problems protecting g7. A
move like ...g6 will create serious weaknesses, which White will be able to
use later. At the same time White should keep in mind that Black might castle
long at some point. Therefore the correct plan is to play Be3, Rc1, remove the
knight from f3 and then either Qg4, or f4-f5.} 11. Bf4 $2 {White doesn't
understand the position and starts arranging the pieces on the wrong squares.
It looks nice, but in fact the pieces will be doing exactly nothing.} ({
Correct is} 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nd2 $1 Rc8 $6 (13... Qc7 14. a3 $16 {
[%cal Gb2b4,Gd1g4]}) 14. Qg4 {Basically White is already winning.} g6 15. Bh6
Bf8 (15... Na5 16. Qh3 $18 {[%cal Gh6g7]}) 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. h4 h5 18. Qf4 Ne7
19. Nf3 Nf5 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. b3 Qe7 22. Ne2 Bc6 23. a4 Nd7 24. Rc3 Ke8 25.
Rfc1 $18 {1-0 Cherniaev,A-Velcheva,M/Biel 2000 (32)}) 11... a6 12. Qe2 $6 Bd7
13. Rac1 h6 14. Rfd1 {This and next moves show once again that White doesn't
know exactly what to do.} Qb8 15. Bg3 {The bishop is completely misplaced on
g3. It would have been better off on c1.} Qa7 16. h4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Nc4 {An
amazing show of activity being behind in development. Black wants to provoke
the move b2-b3.} 18. h5 Nc6 19. Bd3 $6 b5 {Black is okay already. White lost a
lot of time, allowing his opponent to regroup the pieces. Still, Black remains
with the problem of his king, which hasn't found a safe shelter yet.} 20. b3 (
20. a4 Nb4 (20... b4 21. Bxc4 bxc3 (21... dxc4 22. d5 $36) 22. Bd3 Nxd4 23.
Nxd4 Qxd4 24. bxc3 Qxa4 25. c4 $44) 21. axb5 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 axb5 $13) 20... Na3
21. Qb2 Qb6 (21... O-O-O 22. Bh4 $1 {[%csl Ra3]}) 22. Bf4 {White's play
produces a sad impression.} (22. Bh4 {was the logical follow-up of the
previous moves with this bishop.}) 22... O-O-O {A dangerous decision, but
staying with the king in the center requires a lot of patience.} 23. b4 $5 ({
Another idea is to prepare b3-b4 followed by a2-a4:} 23. Nb1 Nxb1 24. Rxb1 Kb7
25. b4 {[%cal Ga2a4]} (25. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Yb3b4,Ya2a4]}) 25... Nxb4 26. Bf1 Rc8
27. Rd2 $44 {[%cal Ga2a4]}) 23... Nc4 (23... Bxb4 $2 24. Nxb5 $18 {[%cal Gb2b4]
}) 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. b5 Na5 26. Rb1 $6 (26. a4 $13) 26... axb5 27. Nxb5 $2 {
Trading the queens leads to a winning endgame for Black thanks to his superior
pawn structure.} ({Good or bad White had to keep the queens on:} 27. Na4 Qa7
28. Nc5 $1 Bc6 (28... Bxc5 29. dxc5 Qxc5 30. Be3 $44 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gf3d4]})
29. Bd2 $44 {[%cal Ga2a4,Yd2b4]}) 27... Qxb5 28. Qxb5 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 Nc6 30.
Rdb1 Rd7 31. Rb6 Rc7 {Few precise moves and White's initiative is over.} 32.
Ne1 Kd7 33. Nc2 Ra8 34. a3 {Other moves wouldn't have changed anything.} Bxa3
$19 35. Be3 (35. Ra1 Rca7 $19) 35... Be7 36. g4 Ra2 37. Ne1 Rca7 38. Kf1 Kc7
39. R6b5 Ra1 40. R1b2 Na5 41. Rc2 Rb7 42. Rxb7+ Kxb7 43. Ke2 Kc6 44. f4 Kb5 45.
g5 Nb3 46. Nf3 Bf8 47. g6 fxg6 48. hxg6 Be7 49. Kf2 Kb4 50. Kg3 c3 51. f5 exf5
52. e6 Ra6 53. Ne5 Rxe6 54. Nd3+ Kc4 55. Nb2+ Kb4 56. Nd3+ Kb5 57. Kf2 Bh4+ 58.
Kf3 Bg5 59. Ne5 Kb4 60. Bf2 Nd2+ 0-1

[Event "Ismailia Misr 2nd"]
[Site "Ismailia"]
[Date "2004.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2004.08.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EGY"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 {The most popular continuation, leading to
slightly better positions.} ({The sharper} 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Bc4 {leads to very
unclear play, with chances for both sides.}) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7 12. Be2 (
12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qa3 Qe6 {is about equal.}) 12... Bd7 ({In my opinion Black
must opt for} 12... O-O 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qa4 $14 {/=}) 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qc1 $1 {
The correct plan. White prepares Rd1 and controls important squares f4 and g5.}
(14. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11) (14. f3 Rd8 15. Qc1 O-O 16. fxe4 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 Bxe4 18. Qf4
Qc6 $11 {0-1 Boe Olsen,M-Lauvsnes,A/Fister 1992 (30)}) (14. Qc2 O-O 15. Rfd1
Qe6 16. Rd6 Qf5 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. b4 e3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Roberts,P-Weston,R/
Edinburgh 1996 (56)}) (14. Re1 $6 Rd8 15. Qc2 O-O 16. b3 Qe6 17. Rad1 Ng6 18.
Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Re8 $15 {0-1 Januario Pereira,S-De Toledo,J/Brasilia 1998 
(31)}) 14... Qe6 (14... O-O 15. Rd1 Qe6 16. Rd6 Qf5 (16... Qc8 17. Qg5 Ng6 18.
h4 $16 {1-0 Stambulian,A-Shapar,S/Krasnodar 2001 (24)}) 17. h3 h5 18. g4 Qh7
19. Qg5 $14 {1-0 Kovalevskaya,E-Stepovaia Dianchenko,T/Rostov 1995 (52)}) 15.
Rd1 (15. Qg5 {is premature in view of} Qg6) 15... Qf5 (15... Nd5 16. Bc4 $5 (
16. Bd4 O-O 17. Qg5 Rfe8 18. Bc4 $13 {0-1 Salimaki,J-Hamalainen,S/Finland 1996
(53)}) 16... Nxc3 $1 (16... O-O 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Bd6 $16) 17. Qxc3 Qe7 18. b4
a6 19. a4 {with some initiative}) 16. b4 $1 (16. Rd6 Ng6 $5 (16... O-O 17. h3
$14 {transfers to Kovalevskaya,E-Stepovaia Dianchenko,T/Rostov 1995 given
above.})) 16... b6 17. Rd6 O-O 18. h3 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gf4,Rf5,Gg5][%cal Ge2g4,
Gc1g5] In order to get any advantage of the bishop's pair, White must always
keep the initiative. Here it becomes clear why the queen stands well on c1.}
Qc8 19. Qg5 ({After} 19. Bg4 Qc7 20. Qg5 Rad8 21. Bb2 $1 $14 {/+/- Black's
task is also far from easy.}) 19... Bb5 $1 {This is practically forced.} (19...
Ng6 $2 20. Rc1 $16) 20. Rc1 (20. Bxb5 Qxc3 21. Rad1 Qxb4 22. Bd7 $44) 20...
Bxe2 21. Qxe7 Qf5 22. Bd4 Rfe8 23. Qh4 {in spite of the opposite-coloured
bishops, Black still has a tough fight for the draw because of White's active
rooks.} b5 24. Rc5 Re6 25. Rd8+ Re8 26. Rd6 Re6 27. Rd8+ Re8 28. e6 $1 Qxe6 29.
Qg5 Qh6 (29... Qg6 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Qe3 {[%cal Gc5g5]} Qd6 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 (
32... Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Kxg7 34. Rg5+ $18) 33. Qxe2 $16 {[%csl Rg7]}) 30. Rxa8 (30.
Rxe8+ $5 Rxe8 31. Re5 $1 Rc8 $1 (31... Ra8 32. Qxh6 gxh6 33. Rxe4 Bd3 (33...
Bc4 $2 34. Rg4+ Kf8 35. Bc5+ Ke8 36. Rg8+ $18) 34. Re3 Bg6 35. Re7 a6 (35... a5
$2 36. bxa5) 36. g4 $16) 32. Qxh6 gxh6 33. Rxe4 Bc4 34. a3 a6 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36.
Bc5+ Ke8 37. Re4+ Be6 (37... Kd7 38. Rd4+ $16 {[%cal Gd4d6]}) 38. f4 $14 {/+/-}
) 30... Rxa8 31. Qxh6 gxh6 32. Kh2 Kf8 33. Bf6 $14 Ke8 $6 34. Rc7 a5 35. Re7+
Kf8 36. Rxe4 Bc4 37. bxa5 Bxa2 (37... Rxa5 $2 38. Be7+ $18) 38. Rd4 Be6 39. g4
Ke8 40. a6 Bd7 41. Rd6 b4 42. Rb6 $2 (42. Bd4 $16 {[%cal Ga6a7]} b3 43. a7 Ke7
$140 $6 44. Bc5) 42... Bc8 $1 {White must have missed this one.} (42... b3 $4
43. a7 $18) 43. Rxb4 Rxa6 $11 {Now Black holds easily.} 44. Be5 Rc6 45. Kg3 h5
46. gxh5 f6 47. Bd4 Kf7 48. h4 Ba6 49. Rb8 Bc8 50. Kf4 Rc4 51. Ke3 Rc7 52. Rb6
Re7+ 53. Kf4 Re6 54. Rb8 Re8 55. f3 Rd8 56. Bb2 Re8 57. Rb5 Re2 58. Bc3 Rh2 59.
Rc5 Rxh4+ 60. Kg3 Rh3+ 61. Kg2 Be6 62. Rc7+ Kg8 63. Rc6 Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 {One of the few
lines left after 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.cxd4 d6 where White
still has hopes to keep a slight initiative. Due to many exchanges of pieces,
the majority of arising positions are close to draw, but White has several
attacking ideas in order to maintain the pressure.} O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 ({
White didn't prove yet an advantage after} 14... Qxc6 15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Qd7
17. Ne4 Qd8 $1 (17... Qe7 18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4d6]} Rfd8 20. Rh3 $14))
15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 (16... Kh8 $5 17. Ne4 Qd8 $13) 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rac1 (
18. h4 Rd5 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Rac1 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Rd8 22. Qg3 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rxc6 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Shirov,A/Sarajevo
2003}) 18... Rac8 (18... Kh8 {with accurate defence Black achieved equality
after this move in the following game:} 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Rd5 21. h4 h6 22.
Nf3 c5 23. dxc5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxc5 25. Qf4 Kg8 $11 {Karpatchev,A-Yakovich,Y/
Elista 2001.}) 19. h4 (19. Rc3 Kh8 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Nf3 Nd5 (22...
c5 $5) 23. Rc4 f5 $2 24. Qh4 (24. Qg3 $142) 24... Qxh4 25. Nxh4 Nb6 26. Rcc1 c5
27. Ng6+ Kh7 28. Nf4 cxd4 (28... Rd6 29. dxc5 $140 Rxc5) 29. Nxe6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1
Rd6 31. Nc5 $11 {1-0 Kosintseva,T-Helm,L/Goa 2002 (59)}) 19... Rd5 20. Bg5 $146
(20. Rc3 $142 Nd7 (20... Kh8 21. Rf3 Rg8 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. Qxg8+ Kxg8 24. Rg3+
Rg5 25. hxg5 f5 26. Rc1 $18 {1-0 Brynell,S-Sammalvuo,T/Gothenburg 2002 (49)})
21. Rg3 g6 22. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Brynell,S-Kulaots,K/Helsingborg 2002 (35)}) 20...
Nd7 21. Rc3 Kh8 22. Rf3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] White wants to force his opponent to
take on g5, but misses a simple answer.} ({After} 22. Rg3 Bxg5 23. hxg5 {
the position is about equal.}) 22... Ne5 $1 $19 (22... Bxg5 {would allow White
to complicate matters:} 23. Nxg5 (23. hxg5 $2 Ne5 $19) 23... Ne5 (23... Nf6 24.
Qf4 Qd7 25. Rfd3 $11 {/=}) 24. dxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Kh2 {[%cal Gg4h5]} f6 (25... f5
$2 26. Rxf5 $1) 26. Nxe6) 23. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 gxf6 25. Qxf6+ {Black
threatened 25...f5, but the endgame is hopeless as well.} (25. Nxf6 Rf5 {
loses on the spot.}) (25. Qf4 f5 26. Nc3 Rd7 {and now either 27.h5, or 27.Qe5+
f6 28.Qe3 would have kept some practical chances, but of course Black is
winning.}) 25... Qxf6 26. Nxf6 Ra5 27. a3 Rd8 {The rest is just a matter of
easy technique.} 28. Rc1 Rxd4 29. Rxc6 Rf5 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. Ne8+ Kg6 32. f3 h5
33. b4 Rfd5 34. Rc6 Rxh4 35. Nd6 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Rh1 38. Nc4 h4+ 39.
Kf4 Rxg2 40. Ne5+ Kf6 41. Rc7 Rg7 42. Rxa7 Re1 43. Ng4+ Kg6 44. Ra8 f6 45. Nf2
e5+ 46. Kg4 Rf1 47. Nh3 Kf7+ 48. Kxh4 Rxf3 49. Ra7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Skytte, Rasmus"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Preetz"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Bf5 $6 {A doubtful variation.} (9... Be6 $11) 10. Nxd4 {White
needs to trade a pair of knights in order to prepare the sorte Qd1-f3.} Nxd4
11. cxd4 e6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Qf3 O-O (13... Qxd4 14. Qxb7 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Gb3a4]}) 14. d5 $1 {[%csl Rf5] Yurtaev's move already long ago demonstrated
that Black is facing unpleasant problems.} Rac8 {A novelty that doesn't change
much: Black is fighting for a draw.} (14... Rad8 15. Re1 Qb4 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17.
Qxb7 Rd7 18. Qe4 Bxb3 19. Qxb4 Bxb4 20. axb3 h6 21. Be3 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,D 
(2523)-Nguyen Anh Dung (2487)/Istanbul 2000/ (66)}) (14... Qc7 15. Re1 Nc4 16.
Bf4 Qc5 17. Rac1 Nxb2 18. Nd1 Qa3 19. Nxb2 Qxb2 20. Rc7 Bb4 21. Be5 Qd2 22. Re2
Qh6 23. h3 $16 {1-0 Yurtaev,L-Mikhalchishin,A (2480)/Frunze 1979 (26)}) (14...
Qd7 15. dxe6 (15. Rd1 e5 16. d6 Bf6 17. h3 Bg6 18. a4 a5 19. Be3 Ra6 20. Rac1
Na8 21. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Savic,M (2498)-Zakharchenko,A (2391)/Backa Palanka 2002 
(27)}) 15... Bxe6 16. Rd1 Qc6 (16... Qc8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 $14 {/+/-}) 17. Qxc6
bxc6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. g3
$16 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2585)-Anastasian,A (2560)/Elista 1998 (65)}) 15. dxe6
Bxe6 16. Qxb7 Bxb3 17. axb3 Qe6 ({I think that more appropriate is to defend
pawn a7 first:} 17... Rc7 18. Qf3 Qe6) 18. Be3 $16 Bf6 (18... Bc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5
20. Rxa7 $16 Qxb3 $140 $2 21. Ra6 $18) 19. Qxa7 ({After} 19. Rxa7 Rb8 20. Qa6
Nd5 $1 (20... Qxb3 $2 21. Rb7 $18) 21. Qxe6 fxe6 {Black will probably escape.})
19... Nd5 20. Ra6 Qf5 21. Ra5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qd3 {Curiously, in spite of
White's large advantage, Black keeps real chances to save the game.} (22...
Rxc3 23. Qb7 (23. Qd4 Rd3) 23... Rd3 $16) 23. c4 (23. Qd4 $142 Qxd4 24. cxd4 (
24. Bxd4 Nxc3 25. Bc5 Rfe8 26. b4 $16) 24... Rfd8 (24... Nxe3 $6 25. fxe3 Rc3 (
25... Rfe8 26. Rc5 Rb8 27. Rc7 f6 28. Ra1 $18) 26. e4 Rxb3 27. Ra7 $16) 25. Rb1
$16 {Black's compensation doesn't guarantee a draw:} (25. Rc1 Rb8 $1 $16 {/~/=}
) 25... Nc3 26. Rb2 $1 Nd1 27. Rba2 Rb8 (27... Nc3 28. Rc2 $18) 28. Bf4 $1 Rxb3
29. Ra8 $18) 23... Nc3 24. Raa1 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Qxb3 26. c5 Nc3 27. Rfc1 (27. Qd7
$5 {The queen on d7 is centralized and supports the advance of the c-pawn.}
Rfd8 (27... Qe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. f3 $16) (27... Nd5 28. Bd4 Nf4 29. Bxg7 Kxg7
30. Qd4+ f6 (30... Kg8 $2 31. Qxf4 Rxc5 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Qd4+ $18) 31. Qxf4
Rxc5 32. Rfe1 $14) (27... Qd5 28. Rfd1 $1 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 $16) 28. Qf5 Qd5 (28...
g6 29. Qe5 $16) 29. Qc2 {and Black still must struggle to survive.}) 27... Nd5
28. c6 (28. Bd4 Nf4 $132 {[%cal Gb3d5]}) 28... Nxe3 29. fxe3 (29. Qxe3 Qxe3 30.
fxe3 Rc7) 29... Rfe8 30. Ra3 $2 {This blunders the important pawn, although
White can hardly win the game anyway. For instance:} (30. c7 h6 (30... Qxe3 $2
31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Ra8 Ree8 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rd1 $18) 31. Rab1 Qxe3 (31... Qd3
$2 32. Rb8 Qd2 33. Rg1 Qd6 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Rc1 $16) 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Rb8
Ree8 34. Rcb1 Kh7 $14) 30... Rxc6 $1 31. Rf1 Qe6 (31... Rf6 32. Rfa1 $11) 32.
Qd4 Rc4 33. Qd2 Re4 34. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch59"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2004.07.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. e6 ({The most principled move si the quiet} 9. h3 {Tiviakov has played
it before and he must have had his own considerations for switching to 9.e6 in
this game.} Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. Re1 (12. a4 $5) 12... e6 13. Nf3 (
13. Na3 Bd7 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Nf3 O-O-O 18. Nb5 Bxb5
19. Qxb5 Nc4 {Sveshnikov,E-Khalifman,A/Liepaya (rapid) 2004. was okay for
Black in the recent game}) 13... Nbd7 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf6
17. Qd4 O-O 18. Qh4 $36 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Shneider,A/Bastia 2003 (36)}) 9... dxe6
10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 {A complicated endgame, with
approximately equal chances for both sides.} e5 $146 (13... h6 14. Ne4 e5 $13)
14. Bh5 {the only way to exploit the fact that Black didn't play 14...h6.} Nd8
15. f4 {White correctly opens up the position.} exf4 16. Bxf4 $13 {/+/=} Bg7
17. Na3 {It is rather difficult to find the optimal set-up for White, since in
spite of their activity his light pieces have rather unstable positions and
can be attacked later on.} (17. O-O h6 (17... Nc4 18. b3 Nb6 19. Bc7 {[%csl
Rf7]}) 18. Ne4 Ne6 19. Bg3 O-O 20. Nbd2 f5 {looks okay for Black.}) 17... h6
18. Ne4 Ne6 19. Bd2 (19. Be3 Nd5) 19... O-O 20. O-O f5 21. Ng3 Nc5 22. b4 (22.
Be2 $5 {[%cal Gg3h5,Ga1e1]} Nca4 23. Nh5 Nxb2 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Bf4 $44) (22.
Rae1 e5 23. Bg6 f4 24. Nh5 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 $13 {[%csl Ra3,Rd2]}
) 22... Nca4 23. Rac1 Bd7 24. Bf3 Rac8 $1 25. Bxb7 Rc7 26. Ba6 Nxc3 27. Nh5
Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Nbd5 (28... Kh7 $13 29. Rf3 Ncd5 30. Rxc7 Nxc7 31. Bd3 e6 {
is about equal, although still very complicated.}) 29. Bxh6 $6 (29. Bc4 $142
Rxc4 30. Nxc4 Nxa2 31. Rcd1 $14) 29... Rc6 $1 30. Bxf8 Rxa6 31. Nc2 Bh8 32.
Bxe7 Nxe7 $15 {/-/+} 33. a3 Bb5 34. Rf3 (34. Rfe1 Ne2 35. Rcd1 Bc3 36. Rf1 Rh6
$19 37. Nf4 Ng3+) 34... Be2 (34... Ne4 35. Rd1 Kf7 $15) 35. Re3 Ned5 36. Re8+
Kh7 37. Ng3 Bb5 (37... Bd3 $17) 38. Rf8 f4 39. Nf5 Ne2 40. Rd1 Rc6 $2 (40...
Ndc3 $17 41. Rd6 (41. Rd2 $2 Ne4 $19) 41... Rxd6 42. Nxd6 Nd1 43. h3 Nf2+ 44.
Kh2 Be5 45. Nf7 Kg7 $19) 41. Rxd5 Rxc2 42. Rc5 $1 Bc3 $2 (42... Rd2 $2 43. Rc7+
$18) (42... Bd3 43. Rxc2 Bxc2 44. Nd6 $16) 43. h4 $18 a6 44. h5 Ng3+ 45. Kh2
Nxf5 46. Rfxf5 Bf1 (46... Kg7 47. Rxf4) 47. Rc7+ Kh6 48. Rc6+ Kh7 49. Rf7+ Kg8
50. Rxf4 Be5 51. Rxc2 Bxf4+ 52. Kh3 Bb5 53. g4 Kg7 54. Kh4 Kh6 55. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 10. Nf3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 {leads to simpler positions, which are
about equal. Weaknesses on d4 and c6 compensate each other.}) 10... Be7 (10...
Nd5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 $6 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Re1 b6 15. h4 Bb7 16. Ng5 $36
{Rublevsky-Goloshchapov, Istanbul 2003.}) 11. Nc3 Bf6 12. Be3 Na5 $6 (12... O-O
$14 {/=}) 13. Bc2 Nac4 14. O-O Nxb2 {Greedy, but principled. Black is
confident that he'll be able to defend against opponent's long lasting
initiative. This approach paid off in the present game, although White
developed a strong initiative indeed and was close to big advantage.
Objectively, Black's play in the opening is not only dangerous, but also
pretty dubious. Nervertheless in chess one often must take a big risk in order
to achieve the victory.} 15. Qe2 N2c4 (15... O-O $2 16. Bb3 $18) 16. Ne5 Nd6 (
16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 O-O 19. Rad1 Qe7 (19... Bd7 20. Rd4 $5) 20.
Rd4 $44 Bd7 $140 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh3+ Kg8 23. Rh4 f5 24. Rh8+ Kf7 25. Qh5+
$18) (16... Nxe5 $2 17. dxe5 Be7 (17... Bxe5 18. Bxb6 $18) 18. Qg4 $16 O-O 19.
Bh6 g6 20. Bxf8 Bxf8 $16 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]}) (16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 (17. Qxe3 O-O)
17... Bxe5 (17... O-O 18. Rf3 {[%cal Gc2h7]} g6 19. Raf1 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21.
Ne4 Nxe5 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Rh3 Rh8 24. Qf2 $18 {[%cal Gf2g3]}) 18. dxe5 Qc7 19.
Qd3 $5 Qxe5 20. Rad1 Bd7 21. Ne4 $44) 17. Qh5 (17. Qd3 $5) 17... g6 18. Qh6 {
White has a very good compensation for the pawn. There is no safe place on the
board for black king (well, square a8 is too far for the moment).} Nf5 (18...
Qe7 19. Rac1 Qf8 20. Qh3 $44) 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Rfe1 Be6 (20... Bxe5 $2 21. Bg5
$18 Qxd4 22. Qg7 $18) 21. Rad1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} (21. Rac1 $5) 21... Nd5 22. Nxd5
Qxd5 23. Nd3 O-O-O (23... Qxa2 24. Nf4 O-O-O 25. Ra1 Qb3 26. Reb1 $18) 24. Qf4
{Black is still under a strong attack and correctly decides to give up the
exchange in order to trade the queens.} (24. Nf4 Qa5 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Nxe6 fxe6
27. Bf4+ Ka8 28. Bc7 Qxa2 29. Bxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxh7 $16) 24... Qd6 (24... g5 25.
Rc1+ Kd7 26. Qc7+ Ke8 27. Nb4 $18) 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Qxd6+ Rxd6 27. Bf4 Rhd8 28.
Nc5 (28. Re2 g5 29. Bxd6+ Rxd6 {[%csl Rd4]}) 28... Bxa2 29. d5 $5 a5 (29...
Bxd5 30. Red1 $16) 30. Re2 $2 (30. Ne6 $1 {Black faces unpleasant problems.}
fxe6 (30... R8d7 31. Nc7 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge1e8,Gc7b5]}) (30... Ka7 31. Be3+ b6
32. Rc7+ Ka6 33. Rxf7 $16) 31. Rxe6 Ka7 32. Bxd6 Bd4 33. Bc5+ Bxc5 34. Rxc5 $16
) 30... Bxd5 31. Rd2 Ka7 $1 {White must have missed this fantastic resource to
come with the king to c6, winning the knight c5.} 32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. Rcd1 Kb6
34. Rxd5 $6 {White is confused. Having played a great game, Rublevsky loses
the thread in the end. White can probably still make a draw after this, but he
could reach an improved version of the position from the game.} (34. Nxb7 Kxb7
35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxd5 $11 {must be draw. Comparing to the game the king is on
b7 instead of c5.}) 34... Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Kc6 36. Rd7 Kxc5 37. Rxb7 (37. Rxf7 a4
38. Rxf6 a3 39. Rf8 b5 40. Kf1 b4 41. Ra8 (41. Ke2 a2 42. Ra8 b3 $19) 41... Kc4
42. Ke2 Kc3 (42... Kb3 43. Kd3 a2 44. f4 Kb2 45. Kc4 b3 46. Kb4 $11) 43. Ke3
Kb2 44. Kd4 b3 45. Kc4 $11) 37... a4 38. Kf1 $2 {Apparently only this move
loses.} (38. Rxf7 {Taking pawns matters. White's idea is to take more material
before giving up the rook for the a-pawn.} Bd4 39. Rxh7 a3 40. Ra7 Kb4 41. Ra8
Kb3 42. Rb8+ Kc2 43. Ra8 Kb2 44. Rb8+ Kc2 45. Ra8 Bb2 46. Ra6 g5 (46... Kb1 47.
Rxg6 a2 48. Ra6 a1=Q 49. Rxa1+ Bxa1 50. f4 $11 {[%cal Gh2h3,Gg2g4]}) 47. f4 (
47. Ra5 Kb3 48. Rb5+ Ka4) {and now Black must be careful. For instance if}
47... g4 48. Kf2 Kb1 49. Kg3 {[%cal Gg3h4,Gh4g5] and only White can win.})
38... a3 $19 39. Ra7 Kb4 40. Ke2 Kb3 41. Kd3 a2 42. Rb7+ Ka3 43. Ra7+ Kb2 44.
Rb7+ Kc1 45. Rc7+ Kd1 0-1

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2004.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Meijers, Viesturs"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 {
A relatively easy way to equalise for Black. In order to fight for advantage
White should change the move order (eventually not include Nf3 Nc6).} 8. dxe5 (
8. Bxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 e5 {is good for
Black.}) 8... Ndb4 9. a3 (9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Na3 a6 $11) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Na6
11. b4 Bg4 $11 12. Bb2 (12. b5 $2 Nxe5) 12... Nc7 13. Nbd2 e6 14. h3 Bh5 15.
Ke2 O-O-O 16. Rhc1 Kb8 (16... Kb8 17. b5 $2 Na5 18. Bd3 Bxf3+ 19. gxf3 Nd5 $132
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 {In the first tie-break game Dautov
lost after blundering a piece and now in this second game of the rapid match
he needed a win with Black in order to level the score. A very difficult task
against Alapin Sicilian, where White has clear ways to simplify the position
in most variations. The last move has the reputation of leading to a fighting
game. Nevertheless, a high-class player with White is able to annihilate 4...
g6 too and reach the desired position with drawish tendentions.} 5. Be3 {
This suits very well with Kharlov's task in the present game.} (5. Nf3 Bg7 {
and now either 6.Na3 or 6.c4 represent the only ways to fight for opening
advantage.}) 5... cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 $11 (6... Qxd4 {It makes little sense to
take on d4 at once.} 7. Bxd4 Nf6 (7... f6 $5) 8. Bxf6 $5 exf6 9. Nf3 $13) 7.
Na3 (7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd4 f6 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Na3 Nc6 $11 {/=/+, Rozentalis,
E-Gurevich,D/Toronto 1998.}) 7... Nc6 8. Qa4 $1 {It must have been very
tempting for Kharlov to exchange queens, but after that the resulting endgame
is better for Black:} (8. Qxd5 $6 Nxd5 9. Bd2 e5 10. Nb5 Be6 $15 11. c4 $140
Ndb4 12. Nc7+ Kd7 13. Nxe6 Kxe6 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2]}) 8... Bg7 9. Nb5 (9. Nf3
O-O 10. Bc4 Qh5 11. O-O e5 $11 {/=/+}) (9. Rd1 $5 Qh5 (9... Qxa2 10. Bc4 Qxb2
11. Ne2 $44) 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Qb5 Qxb5 12. Nxb5 O-O $11) 9... Qd8 10. Nf3 O-O
11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Be2 a6 13. Nbd4 Nd5 (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qa5 15. a3 Ba4 16. Rd2
Rad8 17. Qc5 $11) 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb3 Qa5 (15... Qc7 $2 16. Rxd5) 16. Bd2 Qc7
{Of course Black had no opening problems at all. Nevertheless that factor
alone wasn't enough for Dautov in this game - he had to achieve more than a
comfortable equality. As mentioned above, he has to score a full point.} 17.
O-O e5 {Black's only chance to complicate matters is to use the kingside pawn
majority.} 18. c4 Nf4 $6 ({More fighting resources would have kept} 18... Ne7
19. Be3 b5 {[%cal Gc7b7]}) 19. Bxf4 $1 exf4 20. Nd4 Bxd4 (20... Be4 21. Bf3
Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Rac8 23. Rc1 Rfe8 24. Rfe1 $1 {and Black can forget about any
ambitions.} Rxe1+ $140 25. Rxe1 Qxc4 (25... h6 26. h3 $11 {[%csl Rb7,Rc4]}) 26.
Qxb7) ({I believe Dautov had to try} 20... Rfe8 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Re2 (
22... Rac8 {doesn't reach the task:} 23. Rfe1 $1 (23. Rc1 $2 Re2 $17)) 23. Rd2
Rae8 {with the idea after} 24. Rfd1 $2 Qc5 $1 {finally seizing the initiative.}
) 21. Rxd4 Qe5 22. Qd3 Rfe8 23. Bf3 {Very pragmatic. White reaches a draw in
slightly inferior endgame.} Bxf3 24. gxf3 {Black's edge is not enough to
create anything serious.} Rad8 25. Rxd8 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Rxd8 27. Qe2 Qf6 28. b3
Qd4 29. Re1 Rd6 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Kg2 Qf6 32. Qe5 $11 Rd2 33. Qxf6+ Kxf6 34. Re8
h5 (34... Rxa2 35. Rb8 $11) 35. Rb8 Rd7 36. c5 $1 {More exchanges. Kharlov
leaves his opponent no hopes at all.} Ke6 (36... Rc7 37. c6 $11) 37. c6 bxc6
38. Rb6 Kd5 39. Rxa6 Kc5 40. Ra4 Rd4 41. Ra7 f6 42. a3 Kb6 43. Ra8 Rd3 44. b4
Kb7 45. Rf8 Rxa3 46. Rxf6 Rb3 47. Rxf4 Kb6 48. Rc4 Kb5 49. Rc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Karadeniz, Ali Emre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bd3 {This
ambitious set-up (with Bd3 and a3) doesn't work perfectly if Black uses
immediately its drawbacks.} ({Another possibility to reach the plan with Bd3 is
} 7. a3 {Then a good way for Black to obtain equality is to start with} Bd7 8.
Bd3 Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 $11 {[%cal Gd8c7] sometomes here after taking on e5 Black
can also seriously consider g6 and Bg7, when the pawn e5 suddenly can become a
weakness.}) (7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. Bd3 {Black is a tempo up
comparing to the game.}) 7... Nc6 $2 {A serious inaccuracy, showing that Black
is not accustomed with the subtleties of this opening line.} (7... Nb4 $1) ({
Also better than the game is} 7... dxe5) 8. a3 Be7 9. O-O O-O {In order to
reach such arrangement of his pieces White must often spend a tempo by playing
first Bc4, a3 and only then Bd3 (see 7.Bc4).} 10. Qc2 $5 $14 {/+/- A clever
move, provoking a weakness of Black's kingside.} h6 {Difficult to say what is
better here, 10...h6 or 10...g6. In both cases White has a pleasant advantage.}
(10... g6 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Rd1 (12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bf8 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Rad1
Bd7 16. Bb1 Rac8 17. Qd2 Ne7 18. Bh6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Alexopoulos,G-Damljanovic,B/
Bihac 1979 (60)}) 12... Bd7 13. b4 Rc8 14. Qb2 a6 15. Nbd2 Nb8 16. Ne4 Bb5 17.
Bxb5 axb5 18. Qe2 $16 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Werle,J/Hoogeveen 1999 (53)}) (10... f5
$5 {This move was never met in the practice, but might be Black's best choice
under the circumstances.}) 11. Rd1 ({White can also continue directly the
initial plan:} 11. Qe2 f5 (11... dxe5 12. dxe5 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nc3 Qc7 15.
Bc4 $16 {1-0 Daniliuk,S-Savitskaya,E/Moscow 1995 (36)}) 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nc3
a6 14. Be3 b5 15. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Kiik,K-Turtiainen,T/Helsinki 2001 (35)}) 11...
Bd7 (11... dxe5 12. dxe5 $14 {[%cal Gc2e2,Ge2e4] /+/-}) 12. Qe2 Rc8 $6 (12...
f5 $142) 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. Bc2 {By simple means White reached a
very big advantage. There is no acceptable way for Black to parry the threat
Qd3.} f5 (15... Re8 16. Qd3 $18) 16. exf6 Rxf6 (16... Bxf6 17. Qd3 $16 {
[%cal Ga3a4,Yc1a3] /+-}) 17. Qd3 Qf8 (17... Rf5 18. g4 $18) 18. Ne5 $1 $18 {
The most convincing way. White will have extra materia AND the compensation...}
(18. Qh7+ Kf7 19. Ne5+ Ke8 20. Bg6+ Kd8 21. Ng4 {is not bad either}) 18... Nxe5
19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. dxe5 Rf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Rxd5 (22. Bxh6 $18) 22... Be6 23.
Rd3 {Black can catch the queen on h7 only by transferring the bishop from e6
to g6, which of course is impossible.} Rc4 24. Bxh6 Rh4 25. Rh3 Rg4 (25... Rxh3
26. gxh3 $18 {An extra exchange, two pawns up and attack against opponent's
king is a good compensation for the broken pawn structure...}) 26. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.27"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Papa, Severin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
dxe5 9. dxe5 Na6 {This idea to come with the knight on c5 became popular
recently and provides Black with good play.} 10. O-O ({White can avoid the
endgame with} 10. Qe2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd5 12. O-O Bd7 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5] but thanks
to his strong centralized knights Black has good chances for quick activity 
(Rc8, Qb6, Bb5).}) 10... Nc5 (10... Nb4 11. Be4 $1 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 $14 {[%csl
Rc8,Ge4]}) 11. Bc2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 $11 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. a4 a5 15. Nd4 Be7 16.
Ndb5 (16. Nb3 Nc4 17. Re1 O-O 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Re4 Bb4 $15 {0-1 Shaw,J-Short,
N/Catalan Bay 2003 (51)}) 16... O-O 17. Be3 Rfd8 {both sides have good squares
for the knights. White's slight space advantage doesn't play any significant
role.} 18. Bd4 Be8 {The position is equal.} 19. h3 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Bc3
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 b6 23. Kf1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Bd4 (25. b4 Bxb5+ 26. axb5 axb4
27. Bxb4 Be7 $11) 25... Bxb5+ (25... Be7 26. Nc3 Bc6 {is also draw, but the
game is tougher, since it closes the queenside and leaves WHite practically
with no hopes at all.}) 26. axb5 Be7 27. Ke2 Nd7 28. f4 Bc5 29. Bc3 g6 30. g4
Bb4 31. Bd4 Bc5 32. Bc3 Bb4 33. Bxb4 axb4 {[%csl Gc2]} 34. g5 (34. Kd3 g5 $5 (
34... h6 35. Kd4 Kg7 $11) 35. fxg5 (35. Ke3 h6) 35... Nxe5+ 36. Kd4 Nd7 37. h4
Kg7 38. Be4 Nc5 39. Bc6) 34... Nc5 35. Ke3 b3 36. Bd1 h6 37. h4 hxg5 38. hxg5
Kf8 39. Kd4 Ke7 40. Be2 Kd7 41. Bc4 Ke7 42. Kc3 Ne4+ 43. Kxb3 Nxg5 {An amazing
move.} 44. fxg5 {Nice fortress. Black protects with the king pawn f7 and there
is no way for White to break through.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Pirrot, Dieter"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 {Once being considered the main line,
this position is less popular nowadays. White players are searching for
opening advantage elsewhere.} Qd7 (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 h5 $11 {
[%cal Ge6g4,Ge6c4] is another possibility to equalise.}) 12. Be3 e6 (12... Nc4)
13. Nd2 Be7 14. Qh5 Nd5 $11 15. Rad1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 O-O 17. N2f3 Qc7 18. Ng5
Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne5 (19... Qe5 $11) 20. Rf4 {White is preparing kingside
activity and some caution is required.} h6 $6 {The start of problems. Black
must think twice before making any pawn advances on the kingside in such
positions.} (20... Ng6 $11 21. Rg4 $2 {[%csl Rg5]} (21. Rf3 $142 Rad8 $11)
21... Rad8 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 22. Rf1 Rd5 $19) 21. Qg3 Qc5 $2 {This suddenly runs
into troubles.} (21... Rad8 22. Rg4 $1) (21... Qe7 $1 22. Re4 f6 23. Rh4 Kh7
$13) (21... Ng6 $2 22. Nxe6 $1) 22. Re4 Ng6 (22... Nc4 23. b3 $1 (23. Rg4 Qe5
$11) 23... Nb2 24. Rf1 $36) 23. Nxe6 $1 Qh5 {Probably Black was relying on
this move, but he must have missed White's answer.} 24. Qg4 {The only move,
but enough to get a rook endgame with a pawn up.} Qxg4 25. Rxg4 fxe6 26. Rxg6
Rad8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxe6 Rd2 29. Re7 Rxb2 30. a4 Kh7 $2 {Black played
correctly last few moves in endgame, but from here onwards Jan is losing the
thread.} (30... a5 {This move must be made automatically. If the pawns are to
be blockaded anyway, then better to do it on the 5th and 6th ranks than on the
6th and 7th ranks.} 31. Kf1 b6 32. h4 (32. Rb7 Kh7 33. e4 Kg6 34. e5 Ra2 35.
Rxb6+ Kf5 36. e6 Kf6 37. Ra6 Rxa4 38. Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Rc2 $11) 32... Ra2 33.
Re4 h5 {must be a relatively easy draw.}) 31. a5 $16 a6 (31... Rb5 {Not clear
if Black should have taken such extreme decisions yet.} 32. Kf2 Rxa5 33. Rxb7
Ra2+ 34. Kf3 Kg6 35. h4 Kf6 36. g3 Rc2 37. Rc7 $16) 32. Kf1 Kg6 33. h4 h5 $6 (
33... Kf6 34. Rd7 (34. Re4 Ra2 $132 (34... Rb5 $5)) 34... h5 (34... g5 $2 35.
Rd6+ $1 (35. h5 g4)) (34... Rb5 35. Ke2 Rxa5 36. Rxb7 $16) 35. Rd6+ (35. Rd5 g6
$16) 35... Ke7 (35... Kf5 36. Rd5+ Ke4 37. Rxh5 Kxe3 38. Re5+ $16) 36. Rg6 Kf7
37. Rg5 (37. Rb6 $2 Rxb6 38. axb6 Ke6) 37... g6 38. Rc5 Kf6 39. c4 Ke6 {
and Black should be able to make a draw.}) 34. Re5 $1 {[%csl Rg6]} Ra2 35. Rc5
Kh6 {This looks pretty ugly, but otherwise impossible to free the king.} (35...
Rc2 36. e4 Rb2 (36... Kf6 37. Rxh5 Rxc3 38. Ke2 Rb3 39. e5+ Ke6 40. Rg5) 37. c4
(37. e5 Kf5 38. e6+ Kxe6 39. Rxh5 {is less clear}) 37... Rc2 38. Rc7 Rb2 39. c5
$16 {/+-}) 36. e4 Ra4 $2 {Wasting time does not help.} (36... g6 37. e5 Kg7 38.
Rc7+ Kf8 39. Rxb7 Rxa5 40. Rb6 Rxe5 {[%csl Rf1] and Black still will probably
escape.}) 37. c4 Ra2 38. e5 Kg6 39. e6 Kf6 40. Rxh5 Kxe6 41. Rg5 Kf6 42. Kg1 {
Too many incuraccies from Black. This position is very difficult, since White
has an easy plan to improve - the rook on c5 protects everything and the king
will come into play. Black cannot prevent that. His only chance is to play b6
as quick as possible and try to create some counterplay with the a-pawn 
(aiming to trade the a-pawn for c-pawn). But in the game he failed to escape
anyway, since White advances quickly with the king in order to attack pawn g7.}
Rb2 43. Rc5 Kf7 44. Kh2 Rb3 45. g3 b5 46. axb6 Rxb6 47. Kh3 Rb3 48. Kg4 $18 Rc3
49. Rc7+ Kf6 50. Kf4 a5 51. g4 Rc1 52. Rc6+ Kf7 53. Kg5 Re1 (53... a4 54. Rc7+
$18) 54. Rc5 Re4 55. Kf5 Rd4 56. Rc7+ Kf8 57. h5 a4 58. g5 a3 59. Rc8+ Ke7 60.
Ra8 Rxc4 61. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mosquera, Miguel"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[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 "Columbia"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "COL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 cxd4 $6 {A
well-known inaccuracy, allowing White to develop quickly the initiative.} (6...
Qd8) (6... Nc6) 7. Nb5 $14 Qd8 $6 (7... Na6 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qxd5 Nxd5 10. a3 $14
) 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 ({Maybe Black should go for} 8... a6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ne5 axb5
11. Nxf7+ Ke8 12. Nxh8 {which is more complicated, although I admit that White
might prove to be much better here.}) 9. Nfxd4 Na6 10. Bf4 {The endgame is
more difficlt for Black than it may appear at the first sight. His queenside
is paralized and trading the bishop c8 for opponent's knight is the only way
to free himself, even if in that case he will be clearly worse due to
opponent's bishop's pair.} Bc5 (10... Nd5 11. Bg3 $16) 11. Be2 (11. Nd6+ Ke7
12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. Nb3 $14) 11... O-O 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bg3 Bd7 (
13... f5 14. Be5 $1 Be7 15. Bf3 Rd8 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. c4 Ndb4 18. Bxb7 $18 {
1-0 Van de Oudeweetering,A-Bordas,G/Budapest 1989(24)}) 14. Rfd1 Rad8 (14...
Rfd8 15. Bf3 $16) 15. Bf3 {[%csl Ra6]} Bc8 (15... Bxb5 16. Nxb5 $16) (15... Nb8
16. c4 Nb6 (16... Nf6 17. Bxb7 $18) 17. b3 $16) 16. a4 {Black cannot avoid the
loss of a pawn. The difference between the activity of minor pieces is too big.
} (16. Nb3 $18 {[%csl Ra7]}) 16... Bd7 {Shuffling the bishop forwards and
backwards produces a sad impression indeed, but there is little Black could do
instead in order to improve his fade position.  Now White wins a pawn and
continues to keep also strategical advantage.} 17. Nb3 Be7 18. Nxa7 Ra8 19. Nb5
$18 Bc6 20. N5d4 Rfc8 21. Nxc6 bxc6 {Basically the game is over. The advantage
of being a pawn up and having the bishop pair is simply too big and in spite
of Black's efforts White wins quite convincingly.} 22. Nd4 Ra7 23. a5 Bf6 24.
Ra3 g6 25. b4 h5 26. h4 Rd7 27. Be2 Ra7 28. f3 (28. Rb3 $142 Kg7 29. f3 Ne3 30.
Rd2 $18) 28... Ne3 29. Rc1 (29. Rd2 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 $140 $2 Nc2) 29... Bxd4 (
29... Nxb4 30. cxb4 Bxd4 31. Bf2 Nf5 (31... Bb2 32. Raa1 $18) 32. b5 Rca8 33.
b6 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Rxa5 35. g4 hxg4 36. fxg4 Bxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Nd6 38. Rxc6 Rd5 39.
Rc7 $18) 30. cxd4 Nf5 31. Bf2 Nxb4 32. d5 $1 {Black restored material equality,
but the two bishops are much stronger than knights. Together with the marginal
passed pawn it make Black's position hopeless. It would be more precise to say
that White transformed his material advantage into decisive positional one.}
Raa8 33. dxe6 fxe6 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Ne7 36. a6 Ned5 37. a7 Kf7 38. Rc4 c5
39. Rxc5 Rxc5 40. Bxc5 Nc6 41. Ba6 Rxa7 42. Bxa7 Nxa7 43. Kf2 Nc6 44. Bb7 Ne5
45. Bxd5 exd5 46. Kg3 Nc4 47. Ra7+ Kf6 48. Ra6+ Ke5 49. Rxg6 d4 50. Rg8 d3 51.
Rd8 Ke4 (51... Nd6 52. Rxd6 Kxd6 53. Kf3 $18) 52. h5 d2 53. h6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mahjoob, Morteza"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Rd1 (11. Qe4 Na5 12. Nbd2 (12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6
Nxf6 14. Qh4 Nb3 {Grigorian-Sveshnikov, Moscow 1983}) 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qc7
$11) 11... Bd7 ({More attractive is} 11... Na5 12. Bxd5 (12. Nbd2 Nxc4 13. Nxc4
Qa6 (13... Qd8 $5) 14. Bg5 Bd7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. exd6 Nf5 17. Nfe5 Ba4 18. Rd2
Bb5 19. a4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxd6 21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. Nf3 Ne7 23. Qb5 Rab8 24. Rdc2 h6
25. Rc7 a6 26. Qh5 Rdc8 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Qc5 Qd8 30. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Hansen,S/Copenhagen 2004}) (12. Bd3 Nb3) 12... exd5 13.
Nc3 Be6 (13... Qc6) 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qd3 h6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Ne5
$11 {1-0 Ovetchkin,R-Kuzubov,Y/Alushta 2004 (71)}) 12. Bxd5 {Since the bishop
wasn't attacked, there was no need to trade such an important piece.} (12. Nc3
$5 {using the position of the rook on d1.} Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxe5 {(the standard
operation after White's Nb1-c3).} 14. dxe5 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Rfd8 15. Bd3 Rac8 16.
Qe4 g6 17. Bg5 $36 {1-0 Turner-Thompson/ENG-ch cand corr 1993/ (25)}) (12. b4
$5) 12... exd5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Bg5 $2 (14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Ng5 Rfe8 (15... Rae8
$5) 16. Qd3 (16. Qh5 h6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 (17... fxe6 18. Bxh6 $1 {with at least a
draw} (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxh6 (19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Qxd6 Rad8 21. Qg3 Nxd4 $19)
19... Re6)) 18. Nxd5 Qxd4 (18... Qb3 $44)) 16... g6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $13) 14...
Bxg5 15. Nxg5 dxe5 16. dxe5 h6 (16... d4 $2 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qh4 h5 19. Nce4 Nxe5
20. Qf4 $36) 17. Nf3 (17. Nxe6 fxe6 $17) 17... d4 18. Ne4 (18. Nb5 Rad8 {
(threatening 19...d3)} 19. Nd6 f6 $17) 18... Bg4 (18... Rad8 19. h3 Bd5 $17 {
[%cal Gf8e8]}) 19. Nd6 (19. Ned2 Qxb2 $17) 19... Rad8 {Now Black will win the
pawn on e5 very soon.} 20. Nc4 Qb5 21. Rac1 (21. a4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qd5 23. Rac1
Rfe8 24. f4 f6 $17 {/-+}) 21... Rfe8 22. Qd3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5
25. Rc7 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qd3 a5 28. Kf1 Rd5 29. Rc1 $6 (29. h3 {The only
way to put up any resistance is to wait.} g6 30. Kg1 Kg7 31. Kf1 Qd6 32. Kg1 a4
33. Rd2 Qe5 34. Rd1 h5 35. Kh1 {and is difficult for Black to make progress
without exposing the king, when White might get some chances to survive with
checks.}) 29... g6 30. h3 Kg7 31. Rc4 (31. Kg1 $142) 31... a4 32. Rb4 $2 (32.
Kg1 Qb5 $5) 32... b5 {[%csl Rb4]} 33. b3 $2 (33. Kg1 $8 Qe6 $140 (33... h5 $6
34. b3 Qc6 35. bxa4) 34. g3 $5 (34. b3 Qe1+ 35. Qf1 (35. Kh2 axb3 36. Rxb3 Qxf2
$19) 35... Qc3 $19 {[%cal Gd4d3]}) (34. Rxd4 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ $19) (34. Kf1
Qc6 35. Kg1 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 (36. Qf1 Qc2 37. Rxb5 Rd7 38. Qe1 d3 39. Qe5+ f6 40.
Qe8 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qc7+ $19) 36... Qe1 {and White is forced to make weaknesses
on the kingside, which will be fatal later.}) 34... Qxh3 (34... Qe1+ 35. Kg2)
35. Rxd4 Rh5 36. Qe4 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 $17) 33... Qc6 $19 34. bxa4 (34. Kg1 Qc1+ 35.
Kh2 Qxa3 $19) (34. Qd1 d3 $19 35. bxa4 d2 36. Rb1 bxa4 37. Kg1 Qc3 38. g3 Re5
$19) 34... Qc1+ 35. Ke2 Re5+ 36. Kf3 Qc6+ 37. Kg3 Rg5+ 38. Kh4 Qxg2 39. Qxd4+
Kh7 0-1

[Event "Karadjordje Serbia"]
[Site "Topola"]
[Date "2004.05.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 {In my opinion on
the long run this advance is rather unfavourable for Black.} 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 (10... g4 $5 11. hxg4 Nxe5 12. Re1 d6 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 (
13... dxe5 14. d4 (14. d3 $5) 14... exd4 15. Bf4 d3 16. Bxc7 dxe2 17. f3 Nd5
18. Bh2 Be6 19. Rxe2 b5 20. a3 $13 {1-0 Degraeve,J-Sutovsky,E/Bled 2002 (63)})
14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 h6 16. Na3 $1 (16. Bb5+ Bd7 $13 {/=}) 16... a6 17. Be3 Nd5
18. Nc4 Be6 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Mazi,L/Celje SLO 2003 
(59)}) 11. Nxg5 d5 {A complicated opening line. Black's ambitious play has
certain drawbacks, described in comments to the game Rozentalis-Lesiege, 2002 
(CBM 91).} 12. a4 ({Another main move is} 12. Re1 {Black didn't show a clear
way to solve opening problems here:} e6 (12... h6 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 e5 15.
Qg3 $36) 13. Nf3 (13. Na3 Bd7 14. d4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Nf3
O-O-O 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Nc4 {was okay for Black in Sveshnikov,E-Landa,K/
Togliatti 2003.}) 13... Nbd7 (13... Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Bd7 15. d4 $14) 14. d4 cxd3
15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf6 17. Qd4 O-O 18. Qh4 $36 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Shneider,A/
Bastia 2003 (36)}) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Nd3 $6 $146 {A radical and rather
unjustified decision to sacrifice a pawn.} (13... Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Be6 15. d4 (
15. Na3 $142 a6 16. d4 $5 (16. Re1 O-O-O 17. d4 cxd3 18. Bf4 $36) 16... cxd3
17. Bxd3 Nxa4 18. Nb5 $1 axb5 19. Bxb5+ Bd7 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 21. Bxa4 Bxa4 22. Qg4
$14) 15... cxd3 16. Bxd3 Nc4 17. Re1 O-O-O $13 {1/2-1/2 Rabiega,R-Sawatzki,F/
Germany 2002 (46)}) (13... Nbd7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Na3 a6 16. d4 cxd3 17. Bxd3
Nxd3 18. Qxd3 e6 $13 {Pavasovic,D-Sveshnikov,E/Dubai 2001}) 14. Bxd3 cxd3 15.
Qxd3 Qc4 16. Qe3 $1 $16 (16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. a5 Nd5 18. Na3 Bf5 $1 19. Nxc4 Bd3
20. Ne3 $13) 16... Bf5 (16... Nxa4 17. Re1 e6 18. d3 Qc6 19. Ne5 $16) 17. Re1
e6 18. d4 Bxb1 (18... Nxa4 19. Nbd2 Qb5 (19... Qc6 20. Ne5 $16) 20. b3 Nb6 21.
Ba3 $16 {[%cal Gf3e5,Gc3c4]}) 19. a5 $1 {Nice play by Pavasovic, who fully
uses all resources of White's position.} (19. Rxb1 {also kept the advantage,
but the game continuation is stronger.}) 19... Qa6 (19... Qd3 20. axb6 $16) 20.
Rxb1 Nc4 (20... Qxa5 21. Qe2 $16) 21. Qf4 Qxa5 22. b3 Qb6 (22... Qa2 23. Qg4
$16) 23. Qg4 Bf6 24. bxc4 $1 Qxb1 25. Ba3 $1 $18 (25. cxd5 $16) 25... h5 (25...
Qb6 26. cxd5 Kd7 27. dxe6+ fxe6 28. Qg6 $18) 26. Qf4 Qg6 27. Qc7 Rg8 28. g3 Qd3
29. Qxb7 Rd8 30. Qc6+ Rd7 31. Qc8+ (31. Qc8+ Bd8 (31... Rd8 32. Rxe6+ $18) 32.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 33. Ne5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
d5 (8... dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3) 9. Nh4 {Preventing the black Bishop to
develop on f5 or g4 is the only way for White to fight for an opening
advantage.} (9. Nc3 Bg4 $11) (9. h3 Bf5 $11) 9... e6 (9... Nc4 $6 10. Nc3 a6 $2
11. e6 $1 Nd6 (11... Bxe6 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. d5 $18) (11... fxe6 12. Qh5+ $18)
12. exf7+ Nxf7 13. Bxd5 e6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Nf3 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,
D-Miladinovic,I/Nova Gorica 2003 (51)}) (9... a5 $5 10. Nc3 a4 11. Bc2 (11.
Nxa4 $4 Nxa4 12. Bxa4 Qa5+ $19) (11. Bxa4 $5) 11... a3 12. bxa3 e6 13. g3 (13.
Nf3) 13... Nc4 14. O-O Be7 15. Qg4 Kf8 16. Nf3 h6 17. h4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19.
Qf4 g5 $1 $17 {0-1 Yagupov,I-Ragozin,E/Orel 1992 (40)}) (9... g6 $5) 10. Nf3 {
The pawn structure reminds of the French Defense. The difference in
development of the pieces is that White has the bishop on b3 and Black the
knight on b6. It's a matter of personal preference how to evaluate this
double-edged position. Black's play is somewhat more difficult (because of
certain problems with the king). I believe that he should play for a quick ...
Be7 and ...f6 rather than what he did in the present game.} Bd7 (10... Bb4+ 11.
Nc3 (11. Bd2 Be7) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 h6 13. h4 Bd7 14. Rh3 Bxc3+ $13 {0-1
Jonkman,H-Alekseev,E/Wijk aan Zee 2005 (53)}) (10... Be7 11. Nc3 f6 12. exf6
Bxf6 $13) 11. Nc3 (11. a3 Qc7 12. Nc3 Na5 13. Bc2 f5 14. O-O Be7 $11 {0-1
Prelevic,M-Horvath,A/Budapest 1998 (40)}) 11... Rc8 {A committing move. If
Black is not willing to castle short (like in the present game), then in such
positions it is advisable for him to keep for a while the possibility to
castle long.} (11... Be7 12. O-O (12. Bc2 Nc4 13. O-O Qa5 14. a3 O-O-O $13 {
1-0 Har Zvi,R-Shmuter,L/Rishon Le Ziyyon 1995 (30)}) 12... O-O 13. Bc2 f6 14.
Qd3 g6 15. a3 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 Filipovic,B-Lazarev,V/Switzerland 2003}) 12. O-O h6
$6 {Another committing decision. It's clear that Black failed to find a clear
plan.} 13. h4 g6 $6 14. g3 Bb4 (14... Bg7 15. Nb5 $16) 15. Bc2 Ne7 16. Ne2 Nf5
17. Bd3 Be7 18. Kg2 Nc4 {It may look like Black has two strong knights. This
is a wrong impression though, since they both are very unstable. In fact
without all four knights Black's position would have been very acceptable.} 19.
Rh1 $16 {As a result of opponent's completely irresponsible play White
achieved a huge advantage. Black's problem is obviously the king. He can't
find a safe place on the board for his monarch. For the moment it's relatively
safe in the center, but this is a temporary safety, since the lack of
coordination between black pieces will sooner or later play its role.} Qb6 (
19... O-O 20. b3 Nb6 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Bxh6 $18) 20. b3 Na5 21. Nf4 Nc6 22.
Bxf5 {Time for concrete actions. White penetrates with the knight on f6, which
means that the happy life of black king is over.} gxf5 23. Nh5 Nb4 24. Nf6+ Kd8
(24... Bxf6 25. exf6 Bb5 26. Bf4 Nd3 27. Qd2 $16) 25. Ne1 Qa6 26. a3 Bb5 (26...
Nc6 27. Be3 Kc7 28. Nd3 $16) 27. Bxh6 $1 {[%cal Gd1a1] No wonder that White
finds a tactical solution in order to achieve the decisive advantage.} Rxh6 28.
axb4 Qb6 29. Qd2 Rh8 30. Nf3 Bxb4 31. Qg5 Kc7 32. Rac1+ Bc6 33. h5 $18 {
This pawn decides the outcome.} Bf8 34. h6 Qxb3 35. h7 Qa3 36. Qg8 Be7 37. Qxf7
Rcf8 38. Qg7 Kd8 39. Ra1 {The reason of Black's loss is a bad understanding of
the "king's problem" in chess.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smerdon, David"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O ({By playing the more
precise} 12... a6 13. Nc3 O-O {Black could avoid the forced variation from the
game.}) 13. Bc4 $1 a6 14. Bxd5 exd5 (14... axb5 15. Be4 $14) 15. Nc7 Rb8 16.
Ne5 $1 (16. Rc1 Bd6 17. Nxa6 bxa6 18. Rxc6 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rxb2 $11) 16... Nxe5 (
16... Bf6 17. Rc1 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 (18... Bf5 19. Qb3 f6 20. Bf4 Nxd4 21. Qd1
Nc6 22. Rc5 Rf7 23. Rxd5 Qc8 24. Ne8 Qxe8 (24... Be6 25. Nd6 Qd7 26. Rd2 {
1-0 Vysochin,S-Zubov,A/Kiev 2003}) 25. Bxb8 Be4 26. Re1 Re7 27. Rd2 Qxb8 28. f3
$18) 19. dxe5 d4 20. Qd3 Bg4 21. f3 (21. h3 Bh5 22. e6 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Sveshnikov,
E-Foisor,O/Sochi 1985 (47)}) 21... Be6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rfd1 $14) (16... Bd6
17. Nxd5 f6 (17... Bxe5 18. dxe5 $16) 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ne3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Rxb2
21. Qa4 $13 {/+/=, 1-0 Hadzimanolis,A-Jimenez Alonso,J/IECG Email 1998 (40)})
17. Bxe5 f6 18. Bg3 $14 Bd6 19. Rc1 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Bf5 (20... Qd6 $142 21. Re1 (
21. Qb3 Be6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Rc7 Rf7 $11) 21... Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6]}) 21. Qb3
Rf7 22. Rc5 b6 23. Rxd5 Qxc7 24. Rxf5 $16 {In the opening Black entered a
theoretical variation leading to inferior position and ended up with a pawn
down. Now White's chances to win are about the same with Black's chances to
draw, but in the end the lower-rated opponent blunders supposingly after a
long time-trouble (which is very likely under the FIDE-control).} Rd8 25. Rd5 (
25. Rd1 $142 Re8 26. Rf3 $16 Re2 $140 27. Rc3 Qd8 (27... Qd7 28. Qxb6 Qf5 29.
f3 $18) (27... Qb7 28. Rdc1 $18) 28. Rdc1 $18) 25... Rc8 26. Re1 g6 27. Re3 {
This allows Black some counterplay.} (27. Qb4 $5 {[%csl Rb6,Rf6][%cal Gb4d6]
using the weakness of the 6th rank.}) 27... Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Qxb6 (29. Rc3
Qh6+ 30. Kg1 Re8 $132) 29... Qf1 30. Rc3 (30. Rf3 $4 Rc1 $19) 30... Rxc3 31.
bxc3 Qxf2 32. Qxa6 Qe3 33. Qc8 f5 34. Re5 Qh6+ 35. Kg1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 f4 37. g4
Qh1 38. Qc6 Qh4+ 39. Ke2 Qxg4+ 40. Qf3 Qc8 41. d5 Qb8 42. Re4 Qb2+ 43. Kf1 Qxa2
44. Rd4 Qa6+ 45. Kg1 Qd6 46. c4 g5 47. Qc3 Qc5 48. Kh1 Rf6 49. d6 $4 {[%mdl
8192]} ({White is still better after} 49. Re4 Kf7 50. Qh3 {although Black's
chances to escape are very realistic, due to the vulnerable position of white
king.}) 49... Rh6+ 50. Kg1 Rxd6 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Abdelnabbi, Imed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 {The old
line.} 14. Bd2 ({Worse is} 14. Be3 Qxb2) 14... h5 (14... Rxd2 15. Nxd2 Qxd2 16.
Rfd1 Qh6 17. Qg3 Qc6 18. Rd4 $36 (18. Qb8+ Nc8 19. b4 e6 20. b5 Qc5 21. Qxb7
Bd6 $15) (18. Rd3 $5)) 15. h3 Rxd2 16. Nxd2 Qxd2 17. Rad1 Qh6 18. Qg3 (18. Rd3
{It makes sense to start immediately with doubling rooks on the d-file now,
since Black didn't attack the queen on h4.} Qc6 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Qg3 Kf7 21. Qb8
e6 (21... Nc4 22. Rd8 Nxb2 23. Rc8 Qe4 24. Rdd8 Qe1+ 25. Kh2 Qe5+ 26. Qxe5 fxe5
27. Rc7 $13) 22. Rd8 Nd5 23. Rd4 Rg8 24. c4 Nb6 25. a4 e5 26. Rd3 $13 Qxc4 $2
27. a5 Na4 28. b3 Qb4 29. bxa4 $18 {1-0 Kubredinov-Shukin,E/Sverdlovsk 1987 
(34)}) 18... Qc6 19. Qb8+ (19. Rd4 Rh6 $1 {This is the difference with the
inclusion of moves h5 h3, if comparing with the immediate 14...Rxd2.} 20. Rfd1
Rd6 21. Rxd6 exd6 22. Qh4 g6 23. Re1+ Kd7 24. Qf6 Qd5 $17) 19... Nc8 20. b4 e6
21. b5 (21. a4 $142 $5 Be7 (21... Bd6 $4 22. Rxd6 $18) 22. b5 Qc5 23. Qxb7 O-O
24. a5 $13) 21... Qc5 22. Qxb7 Bd6 23. Rfe1 O-O 24. Qc6 Qa3 (24... Qxc6 25.
bxc6 Rd8 26. Rd4 (26. Rd3 $2 Bh2+ $19) 26... Kf8 27. Red1 Ke8 $15) 25. c4 Bb4
26. Re2 Ne7 {Black slowly consolidates. With white pawns blockaded, the two
pieces are stronger than the rook and pawn.} 27. Qa6 {Understandable desire to
enter the endgame, all the more that White penetrates with the rooks. However,
Black is able to protect pawn a7, which is very important, and have the
advantage.} (27. Qe4 Nf5 $15) 27... Qxa6 28. bxa6 Rc8 29. Rd7 Bc5 30. Rb2 Rc6
31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Rbb7 Rxa6 33. Rbc7 ({It was the right time to make a draw:} 
33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. Rxe7 Kg6 35. c5 ({or} 35. h4 Rxa2 36. c5 Kf6 37. Rb7 e5 38.
c6 Ke6 39. c7) 35... Kf6 36. Rb7 Rxa2 (36... g5 37. c6 $11) 37. c6 a5 38. c7
Rc2 39. h4 $1 (39. Ra7 h4 {leaves Black with more chances for sucess, although
it is still draw.}) 39... a4 40. Ra7 a3 41. Rxa3 Rxc7 42. g3 {is a
theorectical draw.}) 33... Nc6 34. Rxf7 Bd4 35. Rfd7 Be5 36. Rc8 Rxa2 $17 37.
f4 $2 {A tactical mistake.} Nb8 $1 (37... Bxf4 $2 38. Rxc6 $16) (37... Bd4+ 38.
Kh2 Ra6 39. Rxc6 Rxc6 40. Rxd4 $11) 38. Rf7 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Na6 {[%csl Rf1]} 40.
Rd8 Bb6 41. Rd6 Nc5 42. g4 $2 {Allows a nice finish. Black catches the rook.} (
42. f5 exf5 43. Rxf5 Ne4 44. Rxh5+ Kg8 45. Rd3 Bf2 $1 $19) 42... hxg4 43. hxg4
Kg8 (43... Kg8 44. Re7 Kf8) 0-1

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 {
One of the major problems for Black here is what to do with his knight from d5.
He can play quickly Nb6, or try to keep the knight centralized. It is possible
for instance to support the knight there by playing ...Bd7-c6. In the game
Black didn't want to retreat the knight and when it was attacked by the knight
from c3, Black simply took on c3 and played ...Nc6 after that. This approach
is far from optimal. If he is keeping the knight on d5 and plays ...Nc6 later
anyway, then it makes sense to reduce White's possibilities by playing quicker
...Nc6 (here or next), after which White's move Nc3 would be less attractive.}
(7... Nc6 8. O-O (8. Nc3 $6 Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxe5 {and after trading queens Black
has a pleasant endgame thanks to a better pawn structure.}) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 {
Far from best here, which doesn't pretend to fight for opening advantage.} Nxc3
10. bxc3 dxe5 11. dxe5 (11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bd7 $15) 11...
Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bd7 $11) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Qd3 $13) 8... O-O (
8... Nc6 $142) 9. Nc3 $5 (9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 {
is fine for Black}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 (10... dxe5 11. Nxe5 $14) 11. exd6
$1 (11. Qe2 dxe5 $11) 11... Qxd6 12. Re1 {White achieved a pleasant edge. In
such pawn structure Black would be fine if he's in time to play b6 and Bb7.} (
12. Qe2 b6 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 g6 $11) 12... b6 13. Ng5 {Starting active
actions and taking the initiative when the opponent has still undeveloped the
queenside. Black must play precisely in order to avoid quick troubles.} Bxg5 {
Gaining time for development and eliminating a dangerous attacking piece, but
now White is slightly better by definition - he has the bishop's pair (and
possibly the initiative). However, White's advantage is based on dynamic
factors and with accurate play Black can hope to neutralize it.} (13... Na5 14.
Bd3 Bxg5 (14... h6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Qg6 $36 {1-0
Ekstroem,R-Kutuzovic,B/Pula 2000 (20)}) 15. Bxg5 Bb7 16. Bf6 $5 (16. Qh5 $14)
16... Qd5 (16... gxf6 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh4 f5 19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Re3 $18) 17. Be4
Qxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Qg4 Bg6 20. Be7 Rfc8 21. Bb4 $16 {1-0 Rausis,I-Yrjola,J/
Jyvaskyla 1996 (38)}) (13... h6 $5 14. Ne4 Qc7 $14 {/~~}) (13... Bb7 $2 14.
Nxe6 $18 {1-0 Molander,R-Stubberud,O/Port Erin IOM 2003 (32)}) 14. Bxg5 Bb7 (
14... Ne7 $5) (14... h6 $5) 15. Qg4 $1 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3]} Ne7 $2 (15... e5
16. Qg3 Rfe8 17. Re3 Rac8 18. Bb5 f6 19. Bh6 Re7 20. Rae1 Rcc7 21. f4 exd4 22.
Bc4+ Kf8 23. Qxg7+ Ke8 24. Qg8+ {1-0 Bjelajac,M-Janosevic,D Kraljevo 1984 (24)}
) (15... Kh8 16. Qh4 (16. Re3 e5 17. Bd3 exd4 18. Rh3 f5 19. Rxh7+ Kxh7 20.
Qh5+ {1-0 Verwoert,J-Nusink,A/NED-ch H corr 1995}) 16... Rfe8 17. Re3 Qf8 18.
Rh3 h6 19. Bd3 f5 20. Re1 e5 21. Ree3 exd4 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qg5 {1-0
Filipovic,B-Kveinys,A/Pula CRO 2003}) (15... Rfe8 $5 16. Bf6 (16. Bh6 Qf8 17.
Re3 Ne7) 16... Qf8 $14) 16. Bxe6 h5 {It is amazing that only this is a new
move.} (16... fxe6 17. Rxe6 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Rae8 19. Qe2 Rf6 20. Re3 Rg6 21. f3
$18 {1-0 Kaeser,U-Sandkamp,R/Germany 1991 (42)}) 17. Qh3 fxe6 18. Rxe6 Qd7 19.
Rxe7 {Allows Black to break the pawn formation, but keeps the a-pawn.} (19.
Bxe7 Rf7 20. Rae1 Bd5 21. R6e3 Qxh3 22. Rxh3 Re8 23. Rhe3 Bxa2 $16) 19... Qxh3
20. gxh3 Rf7 21. Rae1 Bd5 22. a3 {Still a long way to win this, but Rozentalis
achieved it rather easy. In the game Black decided to defend passively.} Rc8 $6
(22... Rxe7 $142 23. Rxe7 Rc8 24. Rd7 (24. Bd2 Rc6 {[%cal Gc6g6,Gc6e6]}) (24.
Re3 Kf7 {[%cal Gc8e8]}) 24... Be6 25. Rxa7 Rxc3 {[%csl Rg1]}) 23. Re8+ Rxe8 (
23... Rf8 $142) 24. Rxe8+ Kh7 25. Re5 Rd7 26. f4 Kg8 27. f5 {White
consolidated, preventing Black's counterplay. Now he has active pieces and
control over e-file. Very difficult for Black to save the game now, if
possible at all.} Bf7 28. Kf2 g6 (28... Rc7 $142) 29. fxg6 Bxg6 30. Ke3 Rc7 31.
Kd2 Bf7 32. Be7 Rd7 33. Rg5+ Kh7 34. Bf6 {[%csl Rh7]} Bg6 35. Be5 $16 {/+-} Rf7
$6 (35... Kh6 36. h4 $18) 36. d5 Rf2+ $6 (36... Rf5 37. h4) 37. Ke3 Rf5 38. h4
Rxg5 39. hxg5 b5 (39... Be8 40. c4 Kg6 41. Bb8 a6 42. Ba7 b5 43. c5 $18) 40.
Kd4 Be8 41. Kc5 Kg6 42. h4 Kf5 43. Bd4 Ke4 44. d6 Kf5 45. Kd5 a5 46. g6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 {A very committing approach: White agrees to worsen his
pawn structure in order to develop quickly the pieces.} Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12.
dxe5 Qa5 (12... b6 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1 Qc7 $13) 13. Qe4
{Many other moves have been tried in the practice here, generally with good
results for Black. 13.Qe4 is a logical continuation and from strong players
was used by D.Pavasovic in 1996, then by M.Adams in 2001, in both cases
without particular success. In 2003 Nisipeanu won a nice game with it, which
must have given some optimism to Alapin devotees.} (13. Rb1 {is preferred by M.
Godena. White didn't show yet a clear attack after} Qxc3 (13... Rd8 $13)) (13.
Bd2 {is advocated by L.Vajda.} Rd8 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rab1 (15. Qe4 g6 16. Rab1
Rab8 17. h4 Be8 $13 18. c4 Nb4 19. h5 Bc6 20. Qe3 Qc5 $1 $15 {0-1 Smerdon,
D-Jakovenko,D/Goa 2002 (39)}) 15... Rab8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bd2 Qa4 18. Bb5 Qg4 19.
h3 Qh5 20. Bf4 Na5 $1 21. Qe4 Bxb5 22. Rxb5 b6 $15 {White has no attack and
remained with his inferior pawn structure. Now his position quickly went
downhill in the following recent game:} 23. Nd4 Rbc8 24. Bd2 Bc5 $17 {0-1
Vajda,L-Georgiev,Kir./Budva 2004 (39)}) (13. Bd3 {already was met in
Lupulescu's practice:} Rd8 14. Rb1 Qxc3 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Nf3 b6 18.
Qe4 Bb7 19. Rb5 Qxa2 20. Bg5 Qa3 21. Qh4 Rxd3 22. Bf6 Rxf3 {0-1 Grigore,
N-Lupulescu,C/Bucharest 2004}) 13... Qa4 {Prevents Bd3, since the endgame
favours Black.} 14. Bg5 (14. Rb1 $6 Na5 $1 15. Bd3 Qxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8 17. Be3 b6
18. Bd4 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Rfc8 $15 {0-1 Brady,S-Sulava,N/St Vincent 2004 (60)})
14... h6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rab1 Qc6 {The position is still far from clear, of
course, but I would rather prefer Black due to his better pawn formation.
White must decide to play for attack (not clear how; besides the play on the
kingside can easily backfire, since Black should defend without many problems),
or simplify the position and play for a draw in endgame.} ({After} 16... Bd7
17. Bd3 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 {Black cannot keep his better pawn formation and must
play} Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 {The following game ended by repetition after} 20. Rb7
Nd5 21. c4 Nc3 22. a3 Rfb8 23. Rc7 Rc8 24. Rb7 Rcb8 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Rb7 Rcb8 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Tkachiev,V/Cannes 2001}) (16... Rb8 17. Rb4 $1 Qc6 18. Qe3 {
Nisipeanu's logical novelty shows the main idea behind 17.Rb4 - transfer of
the rook to the kingside for attack.} (18. Bd3 $2 Qxe4 19. Bxe4 b6 20. Rd1 Bb7
21. Rd7 Rfd8 22. Rbd4 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Bxe4 24. Rxe7 Rc8 $17 {0-1 Smerdon,
D-McShane,L/Goa 2002 (55)}) 18... b6 (18... a5 $5) 19. Bd3 Bb7 (19... Nf5 $142)
20. Rg4 Nf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Nd4 Qc8 23. Rf4 g6 24. Rh4 h5 25. Rxh5 {1-0
Nisipeanu,L-Ramirez,A/Decameron 2003.}) 17. Qd3 (17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. Rfd1 {
looks like some pressure for White in endgame, but on the long run Black's
better pawn structure must play its role.} b6 $15) 17... Qc7 18. Rfd1 $6 (18.
Bb3 $5) 18... b6 {Now everywhere Black has a pleasant equality at least.} 19.
Qd6 $6 {Not easy to indicate a safe plan for White. After this Black is clear
better.} Qxc4 20. Qxe7 Ba6 $1 $17 (20... Qxa2 $2 21. Ra1 Qc4 22. Rxa7 Ba6 23.
Rxa8 Rxa8 24. h3 $11) (20... Qxc3 $13) 21. Rb4 {The decision to attack comes
out of desperation.} (21. Qb4 Qxa2 22. Ra1 Rfd8 23. Nd4 Qc4 $17) (21. Rbc1 Qxa2
$17) 21... Qxa2 22. Rg4 Qc2 23. Re1 Bd3 24. h3 (24. Qf6 Bg6 $19) 24... Bf5 25.
Nd4 (25. Rg3 Qxc3) 25... Qd2 $19 (25... Qxc3 $19) 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Re3 Kh7
28. Rg3 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxe5 30. f4 Qh8 ({After} 30... Qxf4 $2 31. Qf6 {Black
loses the queen, although even here he is better after} Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Bg6) 31.
Nf3 Rae8 32. Qxa7 Qf6 33. Ne5 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Galego, Luis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Portugal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {It is well-known that by choosing Alapin after 2.Nf3
e6 White considerably limits opponent's options (comparing to 2.c3).} Nf6 4. e5
Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 (10. a3 Qb6
$5 {with idea Na5-b3.}) 10... Na5 {The most principled continuation, trading
off White's active bishop.} 11. Bd3 (11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 Nc6 14.
exd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Rac8 {Baklan,V-Moiseenko,A/Port Erin IOM 2004 
(20) White's advantage is only symbolic.}) (11. b3 Bd7 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nc3
Be6 14. Ba3 Nc6 {is also very close to equal, 1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-McShane,L/
Leon 2001 (70)}) 11... Nb4 {A logical follow-up of the previous move. White
cannot avoid the trade of his important bishop. Nisipeanu correctly goes for
an IQP type of position, where he will have the initiative.} 12. exd6 (12. Be4
$6 d5 13. Bd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Maric,M-Bojkovic,N/Belgrade 1998 (41)}
) 12... Qxd6 (12... Bxd6 13. Nc3 (13. Bxh7+ {does not work:} Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg6
(14... Kg8 $2 15. Qh5 Re8 16. Qxf7+ Kh8 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7
20. Qxg7#) 15. Qg4 f5 $19 {and White cannot retreat the queen to g3.}) (13. Ng5
h6) 13... Nxd3 {(otherwise Bb1)} 14. Qxd3 h6 {is a playable alternative.}) 13.
Nc3 (13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. Rxd3 (15. Qxd3 Nc6 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Nb5 Qb8 18.
Bg5 Bd7 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Rac1 Be8 21. Re1 a6 22. Na3 Qa7 23. Nc2 Rd8 24. Qb3
h6 25. Ne5 Kh7 26. Rcd1 Rd5 $14 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Zapata,A/Willemstad 2001
(61)}) 15... b6 16. b4 Nc4 17. Rc3 Ba6 (17... b5 $142 18. a4 Bb7 19. axb5 Bxf3
$132) 18. b5 Bxb5 19. a4 Ba6 20. Na3 Rac8 21. Nxc4 Qd5 22. Nfe5 Bf6 23. Qc2
Qxd4 24. Bb2 Qf4 $2 (24... Rc5 $1 $13) 25. g3 Qe4 26. Qxe4 fxe4 27. Rcc1 Rc5
28. Ba3 Rxc4 29. Nxc4 Bxa1 30. Bxf8 Bxc4 31. Bd6 Bd5 32. Rxa1 {1-0 Sermek,
D-Radocaj,D/Pula 2001}) 13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 {White is better centralized and
as the present game shows, it is not trivial for Black to complete queenside
development. The factor that the knight is on a5 instead of c6 favors White,
thanks to better control in the center.} b6 (14... h6 15. Ne5 b6 $140 16. Qg3
Kh7 17. Bf4 $16) (14... Nc6 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Neg5 g6 $13) 15... Bxg5
16. Bxg5 (16. Ne4 $2 Qxd4 17. Qc2 Qe5 18. Nxg5 Qf5) 16... Nb4 17. Qe4 Nd5 18.
Rac1 $14 {/=}) 15. Ng5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Bf4 Qb4 17. Bd2 Qd6
$11 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. d5 f6 20. d6 Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Nc4
24. Rxe6 Kf7 25. Rd6 Nxd6 26. Bxd6 Rfd8 $19 {0-1 Shushak,C-Sale,S/Porec 1994 
(45)}) 15... Bxg5 ({Deserved attention} 15... f5 $5 {going for similar
positions as in the variation 13.Be4, see above.}) 16. Ne4 $1 $36 (16. Bxg5 $2
Bb7 $15) 16... Qd5 17. Nxg5 Qf5 (17... g6 18. Qh3 h5 19. f3 (19. g4 e5 $1)
19... Nc6 20. Ne4 Kg7 21. Qh4 f6 (21... Qf5 22. Nd6 Qd5 23. Qf4 $18) 22. Nc3
$36) (17... f5 $5) 18. Qxf5 exf5 $14 {The endgame is more pleasant for White
thanks to his superior pawn structure.} 19. Bd2 (19. b3 $5) (19. d5 $5) 19...
f6 20. Nh3 Rd8 21. Nf4 $5 {Unexpected and interesting decision to sac the
d-pawn..} (21. Bxa5 bxa5 22. Nf4 Rb8 23. Rd2 Rb4 24. Rad1 Kf7 25. a3 Rc4 26.
Ne2 $14) 21... Rxd4 (21... Nc4 $14) 22. Bxa5 Rxf4 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 bxa5
24. Rd8+ Kf7 25. h4 $44) 23. Rd8+ Kf7 24. Bd2 Rc4 25. Re1 a5 (25... Re4 $2 26.
Rc1 Re2 27. Rc7+ Kg6 28. Bc3 Rc2 29. h4 b5 30. Rg8 $18) 26. h4 $2 {White must
have missed opponent's defensive maneuver.} (26. Ree8 $142 Rc2 27. Be3 Rxb2 $5
(27... b5 28. h4 h5 29. a3 $44) 28. h4 (28. Rxc8 $2 Rb1+ $19) 28... Rc2 (28...
Rxa2 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8 b5 31. Rb8 b4 32. Rb5 $16) 29. h5 $44) 26... Ra7 $1
{Now Black is completely out of danger and it is White who must be happy with
a draw.} 27. Ree8 Rd7 28. Rf8+ Kg6 (28... Ke7 $2 29. Rde8+ Kd6 30. Rxc8 $18)
29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Rd8 Bc6 31. Rc8 $1 $11 a4 32. a3 Bd5 {Black cannot avoid the
trade of rooks, since with White's active rook on c7 he won't be able to make
any progress.} 33. Rxc4 Bxc4 34. f4 Kh5 35. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2009.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 {This move is
supposed to force Black to exchange pawns on d4.} Be7 $5 {In most of the games
Black automatically takes on d4, but Carlsen shows that the rare 6...Be7 is a
reasonable option as well. Especially since he declared later on "I was well
prepared in this variation".} 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Ng4 {This
position has occurred only three times in praxis.} 10. Nb3 $146 {Faced with a
rare variation and a well prepared opponent, Howell understandably tries to
play as safe as possible. However, thanks to the bishop pair (there will be an
exchange on e3 sooner or later) now Black can fight for advantage in a quiet
and pleasant position.} ({The most principled continuation is} 10. b4 {which
was played in previous games and which is probably the only way to test the
viability of 6...Be7. Then after} a5 ({The exchange on e3 is premature:} 10...
Nxe3+ 11. fxe3 a5 12. Nd4 Rd8 13. Kc2 axb4 14. cxb4 Bf6 (14... e5 15. N4b3 Bf5+
16. e4) 15. Bb5 Bxd4 16. exd4 Rxd4 17. Nc4 e5 18. Kc3 $16 {1-0 Murariu,A (2430)
-Doncea,V (2380)/Baile Tusnad 2005 (33)}) {White can continue} 11. Kc2 {
In order to evaluate precisely this complicated position practical examples
are needed. In most cases Black wins back the pawn, but in return White gains
more space on the queenside. The following variations show that in spite of
his exposed king, there are hopes for White to achieve some advantage:} (11.
Nd4 Rd8 $5 (11... axb4 12. cxb4 Rd8 13. Kc2 Bf6 (13... e5 $44) 14. N2b3 e5 15.
Nb5 Nc6 16. a3 Bf5+ 17. Kc3 e4+ 18. N3d4 Nxd4 (18... b6 $142 $44) 19. Nxd4 Rac8
20. Bb5 b6 21. c6 Bxd4+ 22. Bxd4 Bd7 23. Bxb6 Bxc6 24. Bc4 $16 {0-1 Seret,J 
(2455)-Adorjan,A (2565)/Luzern 1985 (77)}) 12. Kc2 $140 e5 $36 13. N4b3 Bf5+ {
Now the advantage of postponing exchanges both on b4 and on e3 become clear.
White doesn't have e3-e4 (as in case of an earlier exchange on e3), nor can he
play} 14. Kb2 {in view of} a4 15. Na5 Nxe3 {winning a piece.}) (11. Bc4 axb4
12. cxb4 Nc6 $44 13. b5 Nb4 14. Ne4 Nxe3+ 15. fxe3 Ra3 16. Re1 Rd8+ 17. Kc1 f5
18. Ned2 Rc3+ 19. Kb2 Bf6 20. Nd4 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 Rxd4 22. Kb3 Rxd2 23. Rc1 Rb2+
24. Ka4 Nxa2 $19 (24... Nc2 25. Bxe6+ Kf8 $2 26. Re2 Rxa2+ $4 27. Bxa2 {
1-0 Van de Oudeweetering,A (2369)-Pavlovic,M (2545)/Amsterdam 2004 (36)})) (11.
a3 $5) 11... axb4 12. cxb4 Bf6 (12... Nc6 13. Kb3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 b6 15. Bb5 Na7
16. Be2 bxc5 17. b5 Bb7 18. a4 $14) (12... Bd7 13. Bc4 Ba4+ 14. Bb3 Nc6 15. a3
Bf6 $13) 13. Rb1 ({also deserves attention} 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxf2 15. Rg1
e5 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Kb3 $13) 13... Rxa2+ (13... e5 14. Ne4 Rxa2+ 15. Kb3 Be6+
16. Bc4 Bxc4+ 17. Kxc4 Nxe3+ 18. fxe3 Rxg2 19. Rhg1 $44) 14. Kb3 Ra8 15. Ne4
Be7 16. Bb5 $13 {/+/=}) 10... Nxe3+ 11. fxe3 Nd7 12. c6 {This way White at
least breaks up his opponent's pawn structure.} bxc6 13. Na5 Bc5 $5 {An
interesting approach from Carlsen: he doesn't even try to defend his c-pawn.
Instead he activates the pieces.} (13... c5 {with an equal position is of
course possible as well.}) 14. Nd4 Nf6 {It turns out that taking the pawn on
c6 leads only to a temporary material advantage for White: thanks to the
activity of his pieces Black will regain the pawn in all variations.} 15. Bc4 (
15. Naxc6 Ng4 16. Ke2 (16. Kd2 e5 17. Nc2 Bb7 18. Na5 Rad8+ $17) 16... Bd7 $44
{/-/+}) 15... Ng4 16. Ke2 e5 17. Nc2 (17. Ndxc6 Nxe3 $17) 17... Bf5 18. h3 Nf6
19. Nb4 Be4 20. Nbxc6 Rfe8 {Black's advantage is minimal, since regaining the
pawn will lead to further simplifications.} 21. Rhg1 Bb6 22. b4 Rac8 23. b5 (
23. Bb5 Nd5 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Re3]}) 23... Bxa5 24. Nxa5 Rc5 {White has succeeded
in exchanging a knight for his opponent's bishop, but he is still on the
defensive due to the lack of coordination between his pieces and multiple pawn
weaknesses.} 25. a4 $1 Rec8 26. Bd3 ({There is no time to bring the rook to
the d-file:} 26. Rgd1 Bxg2) ({or} 26. Rad1 Bc2) 26... Bxd3+ (26... Rxc3 27.
Bxe4 Nxe4 28. Nc6 $132) 27. Kxd3 Rxc3+ 28. Ke2 Rc2+ (28... e4 29. Rgd1 Rc2+ 30.
Rd2 {favours White again.}) 29. Kf3 e4+ 30. Kf4 R8c5 31. Nc6 {Finally bringing
the knight back into the game. Black can't create decisive threats against the
white king, which means that the position should be close to equal.} g5+ 32.
Kg3 R5c3 33. Ne7+ (33. Nxa7 Rxe3+ 34. Kh2 g4 {threatening Qxh3 mate looks
scary for White, but the computer shows that it is a draw after} 35. Kh1 gxh3
36. b6 Ng4 37. b7 Nf2+ 38. Kh2 Ng4+ 39. Kh1 $11) 33... Kf8 $1 (33... Kg7 34.
Nf5+ Kg6 35. Ne7+ Kh5 {exposes unnecessarily the king. For instance:} 36. Rae1
({not} 36. Raf1 Rxe3+ 37. Kh2 Rf3 $1) 36... Ra3 $140 37. Kh2 {[%cal Ge1f1]}
Rxa4 38. Ref1 $132) 34. Nf5 Nd5 35. Rge1 $2 {A blunder in time trouble.} (35.
Rad1 {would have allowed White to escape:} Rd3 36. Rc1 Nxe3 37. Nxe3 Rxe3+ 38.
Kg4 Rf2 (38... Rxc1 39. Rxc1 $11) 39. Kxg5 ({but not} 39. Rc7 h6 $1 {[%cal
Gf2f4,Gf4h4]} 40. Kh5 Kg7 41. h4 ({or} 41. g3 Rh2 42. Rxa7 Rf3 43. b6 Rxh3+ 44.
Kg4 Rh2 $19) 41... Rg3 {and Black wins, since} 42. Rxa7 {runs into mate after}
g4 {[%cal Gf2f5]}) 39... Ra3 (39... Rg3+ 40. Kh4 Rgxg2 41. Rxg2 Rxg2 42. Re1 f5
43. Rf1 $11) 40. Rc4 e3 (40... f5 $2 41. Kf6) 41. Rf4 {and White will achieve
a draw, although accurate defence is still required.}) 35... Nf4 $19 36. Rg1
Ne2+ 37. Kg4 Nxg1 38. Rxg1 f6 {Of course this should be winning for Black, but
things are not trivial due to White's excellent knight on f5 and his active
king.} 39. h4 gxh4 40. Kxh4 Ra3 41. g4 Rxa4 42. Rd1 Raa2 43. Rd7 Rh2+ 44. Kg3
Rhg2+ 45. Kh3 Rgf2 46. Nd4 Kg8 $6 {Starting with this moment Carlsen loses the
thread, missing even a forced win later on.} ({After} 46... Ra3 47. Kg3 (47.
Nf5 Rf3+ 48. Kh4 Ra2 $19) 47... Rf1 48. Kg2 (48. Nf5 Rf3+ 49. Kh2 Ra2+ 50. Kg1
h5 $19) 48... Re1 49. Kf2 Rh1 50. Kg2 (50. Nf5 h5 51. Kg2 (51. gxh5 Rxh5 52.
Nd6 Rh2+ 53. Kg3 Rd2 $19) 51... Rc1 52. gxh5 Rc5 53. Nd6 Rg5+ 54. Kh2 Rxe3 $19)
50... Raa1 {Black would have kept excellent winning chances, since} 51. Rxa7
Rxa7 52. Kxh1 Ra3 {is lost for White.}) 47. Re7 Kf8 48. Rc7 ({White correctly
prefers to keep his opponent's king cut off rather than release it after} 48.
Rxe4 Kf7 {when it is much easier for Black to play than in the game.}) 48...
Ke8 49. Kg3 Rf1 50. Rxh7 Ra3 51. Kg2 $2 {Both players became visibly tired.
Bringing back the king is a bad mistake, which, however, remained unpunished.}
({The active king after} 51. Nf5 Rf3+ 52. Kh4 {would have been enough for
successful defence:} ({Again going back is hopeless:} 52. Kg2 $2 Ra2+ 53. Kg1
Rff2 54. Rxa7 Rg2+ 55. Kf1 Raf2+ 56. Ke1 Rb2 57. Kf1 Rgd2 $19) 52... Ra2 53.
Nd6+ Kd8 (53... Kf8 54. Rf7+ Kg8 55. Kh5 Rd2 56. Rd7) 54. Nb7+ Kc8 55. Nd6+ Kb8
56. Rb7+ Ka8 57. Kh5 Rxe3 58. Re7 $11) 51... Rd1 52. Nf5 (52. Nc6 Rxe3 53. Kf2
Rf3+ 54. Ke2 Rd7 $19) (52. Rh3 Rd2+ $19) 52... Rd7 $2 (52... Ra2+ {wins by
force, since after} 53. Kg3 Rg1+ 54. Kf4 Rf2+ 55. Kxe4 Rxg4+ 56. Kd5 Rxf5+ 57.
Ke6 {Black simply gives a check on e5} Re5+ $19) 53. Rh8+ Kf7 54. Kg3 Rb3 55.
Kf4 {The king is back into play and Black is not able to win anymore.} Rb1 (
55... Rb4 56. Rh7+ Ke6 57. Rh6 $132 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) 56. Kxe4 Rf1 57. Rh7+ Ke6
58. Rh8 Rc7 59. Nd4+ Kd6 $11 60. Rd8+ Rd7 61. Rc8 Rg7 62. Rd8+ Rd7 63. Rc8 Re7+
64. Kd3 Rc7 65. Rd8+ Rd7 66. Rg8 Rg1 67. Ke2 Kc5 68. Kf2 Rb1 69. Rf8 Rd6 70.
Rf7 Rb2+ 71. Kf3 Ra2 72. Ke4 Kb6 73. Rf8 Rg2 74. Kf3 Rh2 75. Rb8+ Kc7 76. Ra8
Kb7 77. Rf8 Rh7 78. Kf4 Rh1 79. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 {White players developed this
line very deep in the past 2-3 years. This is a natural consequence of the
fact that different attempts in many other lines failed to prove any advantage
for White.} Nxd5 {A natural reaction to the latest developments in the theory
of Alapin Variation - some Black players start to research older variations,
which were forgotten once because other possibilities to neutralize White's
initiative were established to be better. This tendency to look for rare
alternatives happens mainly because the amount of theory in Anti-Sicilians
increased dramatically lately and knowing just few general variations is not
really enough any longer for Black to equalize. And instead of studying
carefully many new games with lots of analysis, a reasonable alternative is to
pick up more rare variations. This approach is quite justified, since
objectively Black has more possibilities to reach reasonable play in
Anti-Sicilians. When one side is trying to reach opening advantage in
sidelines (basically, all Anti-Sicilians are sidelines), there must be more
than just one acceptable possibility to react. The more White players will
analyze and find some mini-improvements in equal variations, the more their
opponents will answer by finding clear ways to neutralize White's ideas. In
this game Van der Wiel Black demonstrates another way for Black to solve
opening problems against this particular line. In fact it's the merit of Pavel
Tregubov, who showed that Black might easier solve all problems here than
after 12...exd5. It is curious that 2.c3 Sicilian remains a good research
field for any level, appart from the very top (World Championship matches,
Candidate tournaments and matches, elite tournaments etc), which speaks a lot
about its objective value. On that level the Alapin Variation does not pretend
to represent even slightest headache for Black.} (12... exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14.
Qb5+ {leads to complicated positions, with lots of new games and many
resources for White to prove compensation for the pawn. It is not easy to play
it with Black without very good knowledge of last developments of theory.}) 13.
Qb5+ Bd7 14. Qxb7 Bb4 {The resulting positions are pretty drawish, which might
represent a kind of justification for White's opening choice - there is
practically no risk of losing. In fact this represents the biggest drawback of
2...Nf6 against 2.c3 - in many variations Black simply must make a draw
without any chances to play for a win.} (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc8 16. Qf3 $16 {
is known to be bad.}) 15. Bd2 {A new attempt.} (15. O-O Qc8 16. Qxc8+ (16.
Qxd7+ Qxd7 17. Nxd7 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Kxd7 19. c4 Nb6 20. Rd1+ Kc6 21. Bb2 f6 22.
Rd4 Rhd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vlassov,N-Baikov,V/Moscow 1996 (59)}) 16... Bxc8 (16...
Rxc8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nc6 Bd6 19. Be3 Bd7 (
19... a6 $5 {[%cal Gc8e6,Ye8d7]} 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. Rfe1+ Be6 $11 {[%cal Ge8d7]})
20. Rac1 O-O 21. Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rei,A-Wedemeyer,U/Baltic Sea tt6 corr9196
1991 (36)}) (15. Nxd7 Qc8 $1 {The point of 14...Bb4.} 16. Nc5 Qxb7 17. Nxb7 Rb8
18. O-O (18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. O-O O-O 21. Rd1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Zambor,N-Stocek,J/Pardubice 1998 (27)}) 18... Bxc3 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. bxc3 Kxd6
21. c4 Nc3 22. Re1 Kc6 23. Bf4 Rb2 24. Be5 Rc2 25. Bxg7 Rg8 26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27.
Rac1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rb8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Tregubov,P/Reykjavik 2003 (51)})
15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qc8 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Qg3 (19. O-O Nc4 $11) (19.
Rb4 $6 f6) 19... Nd5 (19... Kh8 20. Rb4 $1) 20. c4 (20. O-O Ne7 $11 (20... f6
$2 21. Bh6 $18)) (20. Bh6 Qxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Nxc3 {[%csl Rb1]}) 20... Ne7 21. Bb4
Re8 22. Qf3 (22. O-O Nf5 $11) 22... f6 (22... Nf5 $5 23. g4 Ba4 $1 24. gxf5 (
24. O-O Qc7) 24... exf5 $132 {[%cal Ga4c6,Gf7f6]}) 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. O-O Nf5
$11 25. Rfd1 Nd4 26. Qd3 e5 27. Bc5 Rad8 28. Bxd4 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 exd4 {The
endgame is of course a draw. A slight weakness of Black's kingside pawn
formation (the pawn on f6, which weakens the seventh rank) does not change the
evaluation.} 30. Kf1 (30. Rb7 Rc8) 30... Re7 31. Rb5 Re5 32. f4 Re4 33. g3 d3
34. c5 Rc4 35. Rd2 Rc2 36. Ke1 Rd7 37. Kd1 Rc4 38. Rdb2 a6 39. Ra5 h5 40. Rxa6
Rxc5 41. Ra3 h4 42. Rd2 Rcd5 43. Ke1 hxg3 44. hxg3 Rh5 45. Kf1 Rh2 46. Rxh2 d2
47. Rxd2 Rxd2 48. Ra5 Kh7 49. a3 Kg6 50. Ra7 Kh6 51. a4 g5 52. Ra5 gxf4 53.
gxf4 Rd4 54. f5 Kg5 55. Ke2 Kf4 56. Kf2 Re4 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Kf1 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pulvermuehle 2nd"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 {The most optimal strategy. Black must quickly attack
White's central pawns in order to prevent a normal development or force the
opponent to take on d6.} (9... Nc6 $11 {with similar intentions also offers
Black a good play.}) 10. Bd3 (10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Bd3 {is more common, with
equal position. Black can choose between 11...0-0 12.0-0 b6, or the immediate
11...b6.} O-O 12. O-O b6) 10... dxe5 11. O-O Be7 (11... g6 $11) (11... exd4 12.
cxd4 $44) 12. Re1 O-O {This natural move is a novelty. Black follows a general
rule in such positions - first of all development and only then material.} (
12... exd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Rc1 $44 {[%cal Ge1e4]}) 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6
15. Rg5 (15. Qh5 g6 16. Rg5 f6 {[%cal Gc7h7] Black queen controls the seventh
rank, so no sacrifices are possible.} 17. Rg4 e5 $36) (15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh6 e5
$15) 15... f5 {[%csl Rg5] Basically there is no way back for White anymore. If
his attack won't succeed, he will be in troubles. And there are no objective
factors for a successful attack...} 16. Qh5 $6 (16. Rh5 Bd7 17. Rh3 $13) 16...
Bd7 17. Re1 Rf7 (17... Rf6 $15) 18. Bc2 Rf6 19. Qh3 h6 20. Rh5 Raf8 21. Bb3 Kh7
22. Rh4 {Still not clear what to do with that rook. Instead of h4 it should be
somewhere on c1.} Rg6 23. Bd1 (23. c4 $142 Bc6 $140 24. d5) 23... Bc6 24. Bf3
Bd5 $1 {A good play from Black. She slowly improves the position of her pieces.
} 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qf3 $2 (26. Qd3 $15 {hoping one day to return with the
rook via e3 was the only chance.}) 26... Qc4 $17 {[%csl Rh4]} 27. Bf4 (27. Qe2
Qxa2 $1 (27... Qxe2 28. Rxe2 Rc8 29. Rh3 Rc4 $15) 28. Bxh6 Qxe2 29. Bc1+ Kg8
30. Rxe2 Rc8 $17) 27... Qxa2 28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. g3 Rf7 30. Rf4 Rdf6 31. h4 (31.
Re5 $2 g5 32. Rfxf5 Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Qxf5) 31... a5 32. Kg2 (32. Re5
a4 33. Qxd5 (33. Rxd5 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 a3 $19) 33... Qxd5 34. Rxd5 Ra6 35. Re5 a3
36. Re1 a2 37. Ra1 Rff6 {[%cal Gf6b6]} ({or} 37... Rc7 38. Rf3 (38. Rxf5 Rxc3
39. Rb5 Rc2 $19 {[%cal Ga6f6]}) 38... Rcc6 39. Rd3 Rcb6 {[%cal Gb6b1]} 40. Rdd1
Rb2 $19) 38. d5 Rfb6 39. Rb4 Rxb4 40. cxb4 Kg6 $19) 32... a4 $19 33. Re8 Qc4
34. h5 a3 35. Ra8 a2 36. Ra3 Kg8 37. Ra8+ Rf8 38. Rxf8+ Rxf8 39. Rxf5 Rxf5 40.
Qxf5 a1=Q 41. Qe6+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Van Beers, Eddy"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Belgium"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e6 {A rare
continuation, usually connected with 14...e5 after White's 14.g3. But
Pavasovic, who is a specialist of Alapin with White, demonstrates that Black
can manage without 14...e5.} (13... e5 {is the main cointinuation. Black needs
many precise moves after that in order to equalize completely.}) (13... g6 $11
{This is a relatively new and easy way to solve opening problems.}) (13... a6
$6 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 e6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Be7 18. Qxb6 $16) 14. g3 (
14. bxc3 Be7 (14... a6 15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 $44) 15. g3 (15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16.
Nxd4 O-O $17 {0-1 Skola,M-Bagaturov,G/Ostrava 1992 (24)}) 15... e5 (15... Qc8
$5) 16. Re1 (16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Ne4 O-O 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Nbd6 Qc7 21.
Qh5 Qe7 22. Nf5 Qf8 23. g4 Ne7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. g5 Nd5 26. gxh6 Nf4 27. Qg4
g6 28. Ng5 $4 Qxg5 {0-1 Van den Doel,E-Van der Weide,K/Groningen 1999}) 16...
O-O 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Bf6 20. Re4 {1/2-1/2 Dgebuadze,A-Van
der Weide,K/Germany 2002}) (14. Qe4 Qc8 (14... Nd5 15. bxc3 Be7 16. c4 Nf6 17.
Qe2 a6 18. Nc3 O-O 19. g3 b6 20. Bb2 Rd8 $17 {0-1 Janovsky,S-Palac,M/Ljubjana
2004 (36)}) 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Rad1 Be7 17. Ng5 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 O-O $17 {0-1 Szabo,
V-Zatonskih,A/Bucharest 1998 (22)}) 14... Qc8 (14... e5 $11) 15. Be3 (15. Bf4
Nd5 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Qd8 {1/2-1/2 Vysochin,S-Pavlov,S/Kiev 2003. White's
compensation does not seem enough here.} 18. Bc5 c2 19. Rfc1 Nce7) (15. Ng5 $5
a6 (15... Be7 16. Qh5 $36) 16. Qh5 Nd8 (16... g6 17. Qf3 $44) 17. Nxc3 h6 18.
Be3 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Ne5 $2 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Nxf7+ Nxf7 22. Qxf7 {1-0 Gottardi,
G-Brzozka,S/Konstantinopolsky mem corr9398}) 15... Nd5 16. Nxa7 (16. Nxc3 Nxe3
17. Qxe3 Be7 $17) 16... Nxa7 $146 (16... cxb2 17. Nxc8 bxa1=Q 18. Rxa1 Rxa1+
19. Kg2 Bb4 $17 {1/2-1/2 Dainauskas,J-Gill,D/IECC email 2000 (58)}) 17. Bxa7
Bb4 18. Bd4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 cxb2 20. Bxb2 (20. Qxb2 f6 21. Rc1 Qd7 $17) 20... O-O
{White's temporary initiative does not compensate the absence of the pawn.
Black has no weaknesses and a powerful knight on d5, which guarantees him the
advantage.} 21. Rc1 (21. Ne5 Qc7 $17) 21... Qd7 22. Ne5 Qe7 $17 {Due to the
reduced material Black has some typical difficultiesto convert his extra pawn.
Nevertheless the presence of the queenside pawns means that White's task to
achieve a draw is difficult.  White can do little better than improve the
position of all his pieces and wait.} 23. Rc4 f6 24. Nd3 Bd6 25. f4 $6 {
Weakens the second rank and the king. I think White must allow his opponent to
advance the pawns rather than make such weaknesses.} Re8 26. Qf3 Qf7 27. Nf2 (
27. Kg2 Qg6 28. Re4 Qf5 29. Rc4 b5 30. Re4 Rc8 $17) 27... Qg6 28. Ne4 $2 {
After this blunder White loses the second pawn and his position becomes
completely lost.} (28. Nd3 Qf5 29. Kg2 b5 30. Rc1 Rd8 $17) 28... Bxf4 $19 29.
Nc3 Be3+ 30. Kh1 Qd3 31. Nxd5 Qxd5 32. Re4 Bh6 33. Kg2 Rd8 34. g4 Qd2+ 35. Re2
Qxe2+ 36. Qxe2 Rd2 37. Kf3 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 Kf7 39. Kd3 e5 40. Ba3 Bf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit Juniors 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 {The old move. In
their attempts to fight for advantage White players are trying various ways
already at such an early stage. Currently a fashionable continuation is 6.dxc5.
} e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O (8. c4 Qd8 $11) 8... Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3
Qd6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11 14. a3 a6 15. Na4 $6 {In my opinion a
doubtful plan, although the young Russian player has played it before (two
months prior to the present game) and probably has a different opinion about
it. The knight leaves the center in hope to provoke some pawn weaknesses.
However, the entire opening line offers Black very solid, good position and
therefore any moment he can start thinking of playing for advantage,
especially after such a dubious strategy from White.} ({Objectively best is} 
15. Rac1 b5 16. d5 {Time to equalise and make a draw. But this is of course
not the way to play one would recommend 14-years old talented boy. Perhaps a
closer look to their opening repertoire is the right recomendation for players
who use to play these opening lines as White.} Na5 17. Qa2 Nxd5 (17... exd5 18.
g4 Bg6 19. g5 $36) 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bc5 Qf6 20. Rxd5 Bxc5 21. Rdxc5 Bg6 {
leads to a well-known drawish position.}) 15... Nd5 (15... b5 {This must be
the move, which White was willing to provoke. He wants to attack Black's
queenside with the help of a4 later.} 16. Nc5 Qd5 (16... Na5 17. Qc3 Qc7 18. a4
Nd5 {is another attractive possibility.}) 17. Rac1 {All this looks very
drawish too.} Rdc8 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. g4 Bg6 20. a4 Bxc5 (20... bxa4 $5 21. Bxa6
{Otherwise White is worse.} Rc7 $11) 21. Rxc5 bxa4 22. Ra1 Nb6 23. Ne5 Nb4 {
1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi,I-Zhigalko,S/Kirishi 2004 (36). Of course Black wasn't
forced to give up the bishop pair, even if his control over square d5 secures
an easy play.}) 16. Nc5 b6 (16... Na5 17. Qa4 Qb6 18. b4 Nc3 19. bxa5 Qb2 20.
Qc4 Nxe2+ 21. Kf1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nc3 23. Rdc1 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Salimaki,J-Holmsten,
A/Helsinki 1995 (46)}) (16... Nxe3 $6 17. fxe3 Rab8 18. Rac1 Qc7 19. Rc3 h6 20.
Rf1 $14 Bg6 $2 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Ne5 $18 {1-0 Acs,P-Madl,I/Budapest 1997 
(34)}) 17. Ne4 $146 (17. Nb7 Na5 18. Nxa5 bxa5 19. Qa4 Rab8 $13 {/= 0-1
Lautier,J-Topalov,V/Monte Carlo (blind) 1998 (64)}) 17... Qb8 18. Rac1 Bg6 {
Usually Black shouldn't unpin the knight f3 so easy, but here he has a
concrete idea in mind.  There are lots of other attractive options as well.} (
18... Qb7 19. Nc5 $140 Qa7 20. Nxa6 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rac8 $44) (18... Na5 19. Qa4
Nb7 {[%cal Gb7d6]}) 19. Nc3 {White reached his goal and returned with the
knight back to c3. In the last three moves he provoked ...b6 and also in some
variations the queen on b8 and bishop on g6 can be placed slightly worse than
on d6 and h5 respectively. That's why Black correctly decides to take on e3
and change the structure, eliminating at the same time a potentially active
piece (the B from e3 can be very strong after Nf3-e5 at some point).} Nxe3 $1 (
19... Qb7 20. Nxd5 $1 exd5 (20... Rxd5 21. Nd2 $36 {[%cal Ge2f3]}) 21. Ne5 Nxe5
22. dxe5 $14) 20. fxe3 b5 $1 {[%cal Gc6a5]} (20... Na5 21. Qa4 $11) 21. Bd3 Na5
22. Qc2 Nc4 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qe2 Qb7 {Black has a better pawn structure and
although White is well centralized, the pawn formation is a more permanent
factor and White's weaknesses can cause him problems in the future.} 25. a4 {
Not easy for White to find a constructive plan. This looks active, but also
has drawbacks - the advance ...b5-b4 becomes always possible, disturbing the
knight c3.} (25. Rc2 $142 $15) 25... Nd6 $1 26. Ne5 {Another active move,
which is already a serious inaccuracy, allowing Black to transpose the bishop
on the diagonal c1-h6.} (26. axb5 axb5 27. Rc2 b4 28. Nb1 Qe4 $15) 26... Bg5 $1
{[%csl Re3]} 27. Qd3 {White starts to feel uncomfortable - he needs to defend
against the threat ...Nf5.} Rac8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nf3 Bh6 $1 $15 {/-/+} ({
Better than} 29... Bf6) 30. Re1 b4 31. Ne2 Qb5 $15 32. Qb3 Qd5 33. Rxc8 (33.
Qd3 Nc4 $17) 33... Rxc8 (33... Qxb3 $2 34. Rxd8+ Kh7 35. Rxd6) 34. Qxb4 {
A sad necessity, at least keeping material equality. Slowly White's position
became critical. Starting with this moment Nepomniashchy defends very
accurately and saves half a point.} (34. Qxd5 Bxe3+ $19) 34... Bxe3+ 35. Kh2
Rc2 {A very natural active move, which unexpectedly turns out to be a mistake.
White's main problem is that he has no activity at all and in fact he is
almost in zugzwang. This rook move to c2 allows White to activate the queen.
On b8 the queen will control the 8th rank, which sometimes can be very
dangerous in connection with a check on g5 by a knight (see for instance the
variation 37...Nf5). Moreover, from b8 the queen protects the pawn b2 and
controls important squares on the diagonal b8-h2. Actually b8 is the best
square for white queen in this position.} (35... Nf5 36. Kh1 Qa8 $3 {This
extremely difficult move to find is probably the most convincing way to win.
Black runs away from the tempo Nc3 and also prepares Rb8 sometimes. From a8
the queen has the same influence on White's kingside and at the same time
controls the backrank and can become active on the a-file. White cannot hold
the position:} 37. Qa3 (37. Rd1 Rc2 38. Re1 Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Ng3+ $19) (37. Ne5
Rc2 38. Kh2 Bxd4 $19) (37. Qb5 Rb8 38. Qe5 (38. Qd3 Rxb2 $19) 38... Rxb2 39. d5
Rb6 40. g4 f6 41. Qe4 exd5 42. Qd3 d4 43. Nexd4 Bd2 $1 $19) (37. Nc3 Rb8 38.
Qa3 Qb7 $19 (38... Qxa3 39. bxa3 Rb3 $19)) 37... Qxa3 38. bxa3 Rc2 {[%csl Ra3,
Rd4] Black is technically winning.}) (35... Ne4 {is not bad either, with
obvious advantage.}) 36. Qb8+ Kh7 (36... Rc8 $1 37. Qb4 Nf5 {would have
returned to previous variations.}) 37. Kh1 $1 Bf2 (37... Nf5 38. Nc3 Qc4 (38...
Qd7 39. Rxe3 Nxe3 40. Ng5+ Kh6 41. Qf4 Rc1+ 42. Kh2 Nf1+ 43. Kg1 Nd2+ $11) 39.
Ne4 $132) (37... Rc8 38. Qa7) 38. Nc3 $1 Rxc3 (38... Qf5 39. Rf1) 39. bxc3 Bxe1
40. Nxe1 Ne4 41. Qc7 f6 (41... Qf5 {brings nothing:} 42. Nf3) 42. Nf3 $15 {/=}
Qb3 (42... Qf5 $142) 43. c4 Qe3 44. Kh2 Nc3 45. Qg3 $1 {Now White is
completely out of danger.} Ne2 46. Qh4+ Kg8 47. Qg3 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lemmers, Oscar"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2004.05.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 14. Bd2
Rxd2 $6 15. Nxd2 Qxd2 16. Rfd1 Qxb2 {Loek must have either mixed something up,
or analyzed this position extremely deep. The first supposition sounds more
realistic to me.} (16... Qh6 $142) 17. a4 $1 {Oscar is well prepared. This is
the strongest move.} Nc8 $146 (17... f6 18. a5 $18 {1-0 Erenburg,S-Selin,O/
Alushta 2002 (22)}) 18. Rab1 Qe2 19. Qd4 Nd6 20. Rxb7 $1 {Once I recommeded
all this as winning for White and I still believe so. But possibly Loek knows
better.} f6 21. Rxa7 Ne4 22. Rd7 ({After} 22. a5 {Black has} Nxc3 ({or} 22...
Nxf2)) (22. Rb1 $5) 22... Kf7 23. f3 Ng5 24. a5 {White's main task is to push
the a-pawn.} Ne6 25. Qd3 $4 {Instead of this uninspired decision, White could
reach very big advantage with two other moves:} (25. Qd5 g6 26. Qd6 {[%csl Re7,
Rf4][%cal Ga5a6] d6 is an ideal square for the queen: she controls important
squares a6, e7 and f4.} Kg8 {Paradoxically, this might be the only answer,
which offers Black some hope to fight for a draw, although in a practical game
it is extremely difficult to make such a move. The idea is to unpin the pawn
e7 and chase away the queen from d6.} (26... Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Nc5 (27... Qxc3 28.
a6 Qa5 29. a7 f5 30. Rb1 $18) 28. Qd5+ Kg7 29. Rc7 Ne6 (29... Na6 30. Rc6 Qe2
31. Qd3 $18) 30. Rc6 Nf4 31. Qe4 Qxe4 32. fxe4 $18) (26... Kg7 27. a6 $18) 27.
Qb6 (27. Qc6 Bh6 28. Kh1 Nf4 29. R7d2 Qe3 30. a6 Kf7 31. Rd7 {threatening Rxe7+
} Re8 $1 $13) 27... Bh6 (27... Nf4 28. R7d2 Qe5 29. a6 $16 {/+-}) 28. Kh1 Bf4 (
28... Kf7 $2 29. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 30. Qb7+ Kf8 31. Qc8+ $18) 29. a6 $16 {[%csl
Rh8] /+-}) ({Possibly even stronger is the immediate} 25. Qd6 {after which
Black looks completely paralized:} Kg6 (25... Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qxc3 (26... Nf4 27.
a6 $18) (26... Nc5 27. Rc7 (27. a6 Nxd7 28. Qxd7 g6 29. a7 Bh6 30. a8=Q Rxa8
31. Qd5+ Kg7 32. Qxa8 Qxc3) 27... Ne6 28. Qd5 $18 {[%cal Gc7c6,Gc7c8,Ga5a6]}
Kg6 29. Rc8 Qe2 30. Qe4+ $18 {The simplest.}) 27. a6 $18) 26. Qd3+ $5 {
Comparing to the game Black cannot develop quickly with g6 here and the a-pawn
decides:} Qxd3 27. R7xd3 $1 {White is easily winning.} Nc5 (27... Nf4 28. Rd8)
(27... Kf7 28. a6 g6 29. Rd8 $3 $19 {Am extra tempo comparing to the game is
decisive here.}) 28. Rd8 $18 {[%cal Gd8a8,Ya5a6,Ya6a7]} e5 29. Kf1 {[%cal
Gd8a8,Yd1d8] White is no hurry here. With the rook on the 8th rank things are
simple. The only thing to take care about is a check on c5, that's why it
makes sense to remove the king from that diagonal.}) 25... Qxd3 26. R7xd3 g6 {
Black's chances are already preferable. Without queens White cannot create any
threats against opponent's king and the a-pawn will soon be stopped.} 27. c4 (
27. a6 Bh6 28. a7 Ra8 29. Ra1 Nc5 $17 {[%cal Gh6e3]}) (27. Rd8 Nxd8 28. Rxd8 e5
29. Rc8 Rg8 30. a6 Be7 $19) 27... Bh6 28. a6 Ra8 29. Ra3 Bf4 30. Rb1 Bd6 31.
Ra2 Ke8 32. g3 Kd7 33. Kg2 Kc6 $17 34. a7 Nc5 35. h4 h5 36. g4 Bc7 37. Rb5 e5
38. Rb1 Bb6 39. Rb5 Rxa7 40. Rxa7 Bxa7 41. Ra5 Kb7 42. Kf1 Bb6 43. Ra2 Ne6 44.
gxh5 gxh5 45. Rg2 Kc6 46. Rg8 Bd4 47. Rg6 Nf4 48. Rxf6+ Kc5 49. Ra6 Kxc4 50.
Rc6+ Kd5 51. Rh6 Bc5 52. Rh7 Ke6 53. Rh6+ Kf7 54. Rh7+ Kf8 55. Ke1 Be7 56. Kd2
Bxh4 57. Ke3 Nd5+ 58. Kd3 Nf6 59. Rb7 Bg3 60. Ke2 h4 61. Kf1 h3 62. Kg1 Kg8 63.
Kh1 Bf4 64. Kg1 Nh5 65. Kh1 Ng7 66. Rb8+ Kh7 67. Rb6 Nh5 68. Ra6 Kg7 69. Rb6
Bg3 70. Ra6 Nf4 71. Rd6 Kf7 72. Rh6 Nd3 73. Kg1 Nf2 0-1

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Borisek, Jure"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 $5 {
A good alternative to the main 7...Nb6, where currently White achieved good
results in the variation with a pawn sacrifice, mentioned below. 7...dxe5 is a
old move, which lost popularity because it was considered that Black can
easier equalize with 7...Nb6.} (7... Nb6 8. Bb3 dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 $44) 8.
Bxd5 {Kaidanov's novelty from ...1975 (!) is still considered by the theory to
be the best reaction. White gets a strong passed pawn, but the evaluation
should be reconsidered, since Black will have enough counterchances in the
arising unbalanced positions.} (8. dxe5 Ndb4 9. Qb3 (9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $11) 9... e6
10. O-O Na5 (10... Bd7 $5) 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qa4 Bxb5 13. Qxb5+ Nac6 $11) (8.
Qb3 e6 $11) (8. Nxe5 {This looks like White's best attempt to fight for
advantage in a position with isolated pawn. On the other hand the knight on e5
will lead to future exchanges, favouring Black.} {After} e6 {the position is
about equal.}) 8... Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qd6 (9... Qc4 10. d5 Nb8 $2 (10... Nb4 $142 $13
) 11. Nxe5 Qa6 12. Qf3 Qf6 13. Qe2 g6 14. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Kaidanov,G-Kalinitschew,
S/Leningrad 1975 (22)}) (9... Qd8 10. d5 Nb8 (10... e4 11. Ng5 Ne5 12. Qa4+ Nd7
$6 13. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Hellstrom,F-Sampieri,M/W-ch M515 corr 1990 (19)}) 11. Nxe5
e6 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. O-O $16 {1-0 Hoffman,A-Juarez,
C/Villa Martelli 1997 (21)}) 10. d5 Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd3
Bd7 14. O-O {In most theoretical sources this position is wrongly evaluated as
better for White. In fact Black has a fair good play.} (14. Ne4 $6 Qg6 15. O-O
f5 16. Ng3 Bd6 $15) 14... f5 (14... Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. f4 $36) (14... Be7 $5
15. f4 O-O 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Bf4 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Qd4 19. Qg3 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Qf6 $13
(20... Qb4 21. d6 $36 {[%cal Gc3d5]})) 15. Re1 Kf7 16. a4 (16. Bd2 e4 17. Qg3
Qxg3 18. hxg3 Rc8 19. Rac1 Be7 20. g4 g6 21. g5 Rc4 22. g3 h6 23. gxh6 g5 $17 {
0-1 Groszpeter,A-Szekely,P/Budapest 1978 (36)}) (16. Qe3 a6 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Qa7
Be7 19. Rad1 Ra8 20. Qe3 Bf6 21. Ne2 Rac8 22. Qb3 b5 23. Bb4 Qb6 24. d6+ Rc4
25. Qa3 Ra8 26. Ba5 Qb7 27. Rc1 Rac8 $15 {0-1 Okhotnik,V-Turzo,A/Eger 1994 (52)
}) 16... a6 (16... e4 17. Qe2 Qf6 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,
S-Szekely,P/Haarlem 1996 (43)}) 17. b3 e4 18. Qh3 Rc8 19. Bb2 (19. Ba3 Qh6 $1 (
19... Qc7 20. Bb2 $14) 20. Qxh6 (20. Nxe4 Qxh3 21. Ng5+ Kf6 22. Nxh3 Bxa3 23.
Rxa3 Rhe8 24. Rd1 (24. Raa1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rc3 $15) 24... g5 25. f4 g4 26. Nf2
Rc2 $44) 20... gxh6 21. Bxf8 Rxc3 22. Bxh6 Rxb3 $15 {0-1 Engelbert,C-Lanka,Z/
Hamburg 2002 (58)}) 19... Be7 20. Ba3 {White's maneuver 19.Bb2 followed by 20.
Ba3 fail to impress.} (20. Ne2 Rc2 21. Ba3 Qe5 22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Rad1 Kf7 $13 {
0-1 Rahls,P-Szekely,P/Berlin West 1988 (36)}) 20... Qh6 $1 {The broken pawn
structure arising after the exchange of queens will matter less than activity
of remaining pieces.} 21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Ne2 (22. Bb2 Bf6 (22... Rhg8 $5 {
[%cal Ge7b4]}) 23. Rac1 Rhd8 $15) 22... Bxa3 23. Rxa3 Rc2 24. Raa1 Rhc8 25.
Rad1 (25. Rac1 $4 Rxe2 $19) 25... Rb2 26. Nd4 Kf6 27. h3 Rc5 28. g4 Rxd5 29.
Nxf5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Be6 (30... Bxf5 31. gxf5 Rxb3 32. Rd6+ Kxf5 33. Rxh6 $11)
31. Rd6 Ke5 32. Rb6 Bd5 33. Ne3 Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Bc6 35. Rb4 b5 $15 {[%csl Rb4]}
36. axb5 axb5 37. Kg3 Rc1 38. Nf5 Rc3+ 39. Kh4 Bd7 40. Ng3 Bc6 41. Nf5 Rd3 42.
Ne7 (42. Nxh6 $2 Kd5 $19) 42... Bd7 43. Nf5 Rf3 44. Nd4 Rxf2 45. Nxb5 e3 46.
Nc3 Bc6 47. Rc4 Bg2 (47... Bd5 48. Nxd5 (48. Rc5 $2 Kd4 49. Rxd5+ Kxc3 $19)
48... Kxd5 {In the rook endgame White's escape is not trivial.} 49. Rc7 (49.
Kg3 Rf1 50. Rc2 Ke4 $19) 49... Kd4 50. Rxh7 (50. Kg3 Rf6 51. Rd7+ Kc3 52. Re7
Kd2 53. Rd7+ Ke1 54. Rxh7 e2 $19) (50. Rd7+ Kc3 51. Rc7+ Kd2 52. Rd7+ Ke1 53.
Rxh7 e2 54. Rxh6 Rf3 55. Re6 Kf2 56. Rxe2+ Kxe2 $19) 50... e2 51. Rd7+ (51. Re7
Kd3 52. g5 (52. Kh5 Rf3 $19) 52... hxg5+ 53. Kxg5 Rf3 54. Rxe2 Kxe2 55. h4 Rg3+
56. Kf5 Rh3 57. Kg5 Kf3 58. h5 Ke4 59. h6 Ke5 60. Kg6 Ke6 61. h7 Rg3+ 62. Kh6
Kf7 $19) 51... Ke3 52. Re7+ Kf3 53. Kh5 Rf1 54. Rxe2 Kxe2 55. Kxh6 Rh1 56. g5
Rxh3+ 57. Kg6 Kf3 58. Kf6 Kg4 59. g6 Kh5 60. g7 $11) 48. Kg3 Ba8 49. Rc8 Rg2+
50. Kh4 Bf3 51. Re8+ Kd4 52. Nb5+ Kd3 53. Rd8+ Ke2 54. Nd4+ Kf2 55. Rf8 Rg3 56.
Nc2 e2 57. Ne1 (57. b4 $2 Rg1 $19 {[%cal Gg1c1]}) 57... Kxe1 58. Kxg3 Bd5 59.
Rd8 (59. b4 Kd1 60. Re8 e1=Q+ 61. Rxe1+ Kxe1 62. Kh4 $11) 59... Bxb3 60. Kg2
Bc2 61. h4 Be4+ 62. Kg1 h5 63. gxh5 Bc2 64. Rd4 Bb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2004.08.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. a3 {
Usually the early advance of the a-pawn is connected with the development of
the bishop to d3 rather than c4. The drawbacks of 8.a3 can be exploited later
by Black.} Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Qb6 {[%csl Rb3,Rd4][%cal Gc6a5] A concrete
and good reaction, exploiting weaknesses of White's queenside.} (10... Bd7) 11.
Rd1 ({Black obtains sufficient counterplay after} 11. Qe4 Na5 {Moves like 11...
Bd7 are possible too, of course.} 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qh4 Nb3 {
demonstrates a concrete way to exploit negative sides of a move like 8.a3.})
11... Na5 {[%cal Ga5b3]} 12. Bxd5 {This is practically forced, since after
other continuations Black gets a comfortable play very quick:} (12. Nbd2 Nxc4
13. Nxc4 Qa6 14. Bg5 Bd7 $1 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. exd6 Nf5 17. Nfe5 Ba4 18. Rd2 Bb5
19. a4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxd6 21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. Nf3 Ne7 23. Qb5 Rab8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Rozentalis,E-Hansen,S/Copenhagen 2004 (30)}) (12. Bd3 $2 Nb3 13. Ra2 Nxc1 14.
Rxc1 Nf4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Janahi,Z-Mirzoeva,E/Abu Dhabi 2002 (65)}) 12... exd5 13.
Nc3 Be6 ({The less natural} 13... Qc6 {has in fact a very clear threat - Nb3
followed by Bf5 and therefore might be a simpler way to equalize.} 14. Bf4 (14.
Qc2 Bg4 15. b4 Rfc8 16. bxa5 Qxc3 17. Qxc3 Rxc3 18. Bd2 Rc7 19. Rdc1 Rac8 20.
Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Bb4 dxe5 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Nxe5 Bf5 24. Rc1 f6 25. Nf3 Re2 $15 {
0-1 Mestrovic,Z-Kozul,Z/Pula 2000 (46)}) 14... Nb3 15. Ra2 a6 (15... Bf5 $5)
16. Qc2 Na5 17. Qa4 $11 {Stevic,H-Kozul,Z/Pula 1999}) 14. Bg5 (14. Be3 $6 Nc4
15. Rab1 Rae8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Groeber,E-Wink,R/corr 1926 (39)}) (14. Bf4 Rac8 15.
Rd3 h6 16. exd6 Bxd6 $11 {0-1 Todorov,A-Pasteiner,J/Laguna 1996 (39)}) 14...
Rfe8 ({After} 14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 dxe5 {in order to fight for advantage White
must go for double-edged variation:} (15... Qc6 $2 16. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Roldan,
A-Perez,I/IECG Email 2000 (23)}) 16. dxe5 (16. Qxe5 Nb3 17. Rab1 Rad8 $11 {
[%csl Rb1,Gb3]}) 16... h6 17. b4 (17. Nf3 Nb3 18. Ra2 d4 {is not acceptable
for White}) 17... hxg5 18. bxa5 Qxa5 19. Nb5 $13) 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qd3 h6 17.
exd6 Qxd6 18. Ne5 {The position is close to equal, although White can claim a
slight plus thannks to the passive bishop on e6.} Rc8 (18... Nb3 $2 {runs into}
19. Nb5 $18) ({Serious attention deserved the immediate} 18... Nc4 19. Re1 $1 (
19. Qe2 Rae8 {is completely satisfactory for Black.}) 19... Nxb2 20. Qe2 Nc4
21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. d5 {White wins a piece, but Black is able to take three
pawns:} Rae8 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Qf1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Qxa3 27. h3 a6
$13 28. Nd5 (28. Qe8+ $6 Qf8) 28... g6 (28... Qf8 29. Nb6 Qc5 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31.
Nd7) 29. Qe5 b5 30. Nf6+ Kf8 {and it is not clear if White can achieve more
than a draw.} 31. g4 Qe7 $11) 19. Re1 Nc4 20. Re2 a6 21. Rae1 Rec7 {[%csl Rc3]
[%cal Gc4a3,Gc4b2]} 22. Nxc4 {A dangerous decision, which worked out in the
game.} (22. Nd1 $11) 22... dxc4 $1 (22... Rxc4 23. Re5 $14 {[%cal Gc3d5]}) 23.
Qd1 (23. Qd2 Rd7 24. Re4 Rcd8 $11 {/=/+}) 23... Bf5 $2 {Losing control over
square d5 proves to be fatal. Both 23...Rd7 and even 23...Re7 would have
offered at least equal chances.} (23... Bd5 $2 24. Re5 $16) (23... Re7 24. h3 (
24. d5 $6 Bg4 25. f3 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Bd7) 24... Rce8) ({The easiest way to get a
reasonable position was} 23... Rd7 24. d5 {Practically forced, in order to
avoid being worse.} (24. Rd2 $6 {[%cal Gc3e4,Ge4c5]} Bf5 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf5d3]})
{If Black does not wish to calculate, than after the simple} 24... Bf5 $1 {
with a very reasonable position.} (24... Bxd5 {leads to unnecessary
complications:} 25. Rd2 Rc5 26. Re4 {[%cal Ge4d4]} (26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Re4 Qg6
28. Rg4 Qe6 29. Rgd4 Bxg2 $1 (29... Bf3 30. Qb1+ $18) 30. Rxd7 Rg5 $40) 26...
Qg6 27. Rg4 Qe6 {[%cal Gd5c6]} 28. Rgd4 Bxg2 (28... Bf3 $1 29. gxf3 Rg5+ 30.
Rg4 Rxg4+ 31. fxg4 Rxd2 32. Qxd2 Qxg4+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Ke1 Qxh2 $16) 29. Rxd7
Rg5 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. f4 $13 {and now Black must choose between 31...Qe3+
followed by 32...Rg6, or take the queen with 31...Bf3+. In both cases, however,
Black is fighting for a draw.})) 24. Re5 Bd3 (24... Be6 25. d5 $16) 25. Nd5 $16
{/+-} Kh7 (25... Rd7 26. Ne7+ Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Qxd4 28. Rxb7 $18) 26. Nxc7 Rxc7 {
With an exchange up White has a technically winning position. Nevertheless the
win requires a long play, and probably influenced by the time there will be
still lots of mistakes ahead.} 27. Qd2 (27. Qg4 $5) (27. d5 $5 f6 28. Re8 Qxd5
29. Rb8 Rd7 30. Ree8 $16) 27... Rc6 (27... Qxd4 28. Qc3 $16) 28. Qc3 Rb6 29. b4
Qg6 30. R1e3 (30. Re7 Rd6 31. a4 (31. Rxb7 $2 Be4) 31... b5 32. axb5 axb5 33.
R1e5 $16) 30... Rd6 31. h3 b5 32. d5 (32. Re7 {here brings nothing:} Qf6) 32...
Rd7 33. Qd4 Qd6 34. Qc5 ({One can question White's achievements in the last
few moves. Here he should have opted for the safe advantage:} 34. Rxd3 cxd3 35.
Qxd3+ g6 36. Qd4 $16) 34... f6 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. Re6 Rxd5 37. Rb6 Rd7 $2 (37...
c3 38. Rc6 c2 39. Kh2 h5 {the extra pawn on c2 is more than enough
compensation for the exchange. Black is completely out of danger.}) 38. Ree6 $4
(38. Rxa6 Rc7 (38... c3 39. Rc6 c2 40. Kh2 $16) 39. Rd6 c3 40. Rdxd3 c2 41. Rc3
c1=Q+ 42. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 43. Kh2 Rc2 44. Kg3 Ra2 45. Kf3 h5 46. h4 $16) 38... Bf5
$4 (38... c3 {would have won:} 39. Rbc6 Bc4 40. Re1 c2 $19 {[%cal Gd7d1]}) 39.
Rec6 Re7 40. Rc5 Bg6 41. Rxa6 $18 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Rc1 43. Rac6 Ra1 44. Rxb5 $2 (
44. Rc7 Rxa3 (44... Be8 45. Re7 $18 {[%cal Gc5c7]}) 45. Rxb5 {[%cal Gb5b7]} c3
46. Rbb7 h5 47. Rxg7+ Kh6 48. Rgc7 c2 49. Rb6 Ra1 50. Rbc6 Rb1 51. b5 Rxb5 52.
Rxf6 $18) 44... Be8 45. Rbc5 Bxc6 46. Rxc6 Rxa3 47. Rxc4 Rb3 ({Black had to
secure some counterplay. For instance:} 47... g5 48. b5 Rb3 49. Rc5 Kg6 50. g4
h5 51. Rf5 h4 $1 {[%csl Rh3]}) 48. h4 h5 49. g3 Kg6 (49... g5 $1) 50. Kg2 Kh6
$6 {Black is playing with fire. Passive play is always dangerous in such
positions.} (50... Kf5 51. Rc5+ (51. Rf4+ Ke5 {[%cal Gg7g5]}) 51... Ke4 (51...
Kg4 $4 52. f3+ Rxf3 53. Rc4+ $18) ({Even after} 51... Ke6 52. b5 g6 53. Kf1 Rb2
54. Ke1 Kd6 55. Rc6+ Ke5 56. b6 g5 {it remains unclear how can White win.}) 52.
b5 (52. Rxh5 Rxb4 53. Rh7 g5 54. h5 Kf5 $11) 52... g6 53. Rc6 Kf5 54. b6 g5
$132) 51. Rf4 $1 {White ideally arranged the pieces, while Black did nothing.
Difficult to save the game, but probably Black still can do it.} Kg6 52. Kf1
Rb2 53. Ke1 Kf7 54. Kd1 Ke6 55. Kc1 Re2 56. b5 Kd6 (56... g5 57. b6 $18) 57.
Rf5 Ke6 $4 (57... Ra2 58. Rxh5 (58. Kb1 Re2 59. Rxh5 Rxf2 60. b6 Kc6 61. Rb5
Kb7 $11) (58. Kd1 Ke6 $11) 58... Rxf2 59. b6 Kc6 60. Rh7 (60. Rb5 Kb7 {and
White can make no progress.}) 60... Kxb6 61. Rxg7 Kc6 $11) 58. Rxh5 Rxf2 59. b6
Kd7 (59... Kd6 60. Rb5 $18) 60. Rc5 $1 $18 Rf1+ 61. Kb2 Rf2+ 62. Kb3 Rf1 63.
Ka4 Kd6 64. Rc3 Ra1+ 65. Kb5 f5 66. b7 Rb1+ 67. Ka6 g6 68. Ka7 Ra1+ 69. Kb8 Re1
70. Ra3 Kc6 71. Ka8 1-0

[Event "Carlos Torre Wimbledon 16th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2003.12.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Espinosa Flores, Rafael Emilio"]
[Black "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.12.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Rd1 (14.
Bxc6 {Lately White concentrated on this move.} bxc6 (14... Qxc6 $1) 15. Bh6 {
and Black is forced to play 15...Bf6:} Bf6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Ne4 $14 {One of
the ideas behind 14.Bxc6 is to get this position. However, Black can avoid
breaking his pawn formation by taking on c6 with the queen. In the present
game White will reach this position avoiding ...Qxc6.}) (14. Bh6 $2 Qxd4) 14...
Rfd8 $1 15. Bh6 Bf6 $6 {Now White gets a slight advantage without any risks by
transfering to a well-known position, which usually arises via a different
move order (14.Bxc6 bxc6, see above).} (15... g6 $142) (15... Bf8 $142) 16. Ne4
Qe7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. h4 (18. Rac1 Kh8 $5 (18... Rac8 19. h4 $14)) 18... Rd5 (
18... Bxd4 $4 19. Rxd4 f5 (19... Rxd4 20. Qxg7#) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qg5 Qxg5 (
21... Qf8 22. Bxg7 $18) 22. Bxg5 $18) 19. Rac1 Bxd4 $5 {Changes the character
of rather unpleasant middlegame position. Although the arising endgamne is
better for White, Black will have counterplay.} (19... Rc8 20. Rc3 $14) 20.
Rxd4 f5 21. Qxg7+ Qxg7 22. Bxg7 fxe4 (22... Rxd4 $2 23. Bxd4 fxe4 24. Rxc6 $18)
23. Rxd5 (23. Rxc6 $2 Kxg7) 23... exd5 24. Bd4 Rc8 25. Rc3 $14 {Black has
reasonable chances thanks to counterplay with his central pawns. It's not easy
for White to keep them blockaded.} Kf7 26. f3 (26. g4 $6 Nc4 (26... Ke6 27. Kg2
Kd6 28. b4) 27. b4 (27. b3 c5) 27... a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Rb8 30. Bc5 Ke6) (
{Deserved attention} 26. Ra3 Rc7 27. b4) 26... exf3 27. Rxf3+ Ke7 28. Bc5+ Ke6
29. g4 {Pushing kingside majority is the only way to create some problems for
Black.} (29. b3 Nd7 $132) 29... Nc4 30. g5 $1 {White correctly sacrifices a
pawn for the initiative.} (30. b3 Nd2 {is fine for Black.}) 30... Nxb2 (30...
Ke5 31. Rf7 $1 $36 (31. b3 Nd6 {[%cal Gd6e4]} 32. Bxd6+ Kxd6 33. Rf7 d4 $1 34.
Kf1 (34. Rxh7 $2 d3 35. Rf7 d2 36. Rf1 Re8 $19) 34... Re8 35. h5 Re5 36. g6
hxg6 37. hxg6 d3 38. Rf3 Rg5 39. Rxd3+ Kc7 $11)) 31. Bd4 Nc4 32. Rf6+ Kd7 33.
Bc5 $1 Ne5 (33... Nd2 $5 34. Rf7+ Ke6 35. Rxh7 Ne4 36. Bxa7 c5 $132) 34. Rd6+
Ke7 $1 (34... Kc7 35. Rh6 Kd7 36. Kg2 $16) 35. Rxd5+ Ke6 36. Rd6+ Kf5 {Active
defence.} 37. Kg2 (37. Rh6 Rd8 38. Rxh7 Rd2 {with enough counterplay for a
draw.}) 37... Kg4 38. Rd4+ Kh5 39. Kg3 h6 40. gxh6 Kxh6 41. Bxa7 Ra8 42. Rd6+
Kh7 43. Bd4 Ra3+ 44. Kf4 Ng6+ 45. Kg4 Nxh4 46. Kxh4 Rxa2 {The inevitable
happened - White achieved maximum (I guess Black should have tried to prevent
it), but he immediately blunders.} 47. Kg5 $2 (47. Rxc6 Ra4 48. Rd6) 47... Ra5+
$1 48. Kh4 (48. Kh4 Rd5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kroeze, Frank"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.05.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h4 Rd5 20. Rc3 {
This line has developed intensively during the past 2-3 years. White players
kept finding new ideas to develop the initiative, occasionally winning their
games. After those losses Black players were looking for antidotes and
generally succeedes to reach the desired draw. The verdict became clear -
White has slightly better chances, but with precise play Black is able to hold
the position. No real winning chances for Black here (unless White plays badly
of course). This can be suitable for some players with Black, but these days
most GMs prefer to choose a different opening line, which offer more fighting
resources.} Nd7 (20... Kh8 $2 21. Rf3 $1 $16 {Godena-Antunes, 1997}) 21. Rg3 {
Mutual weaknesses on d4 and c6 compensate each other. White's slightly more
active pieces offer him some possibilities to fight for advantage, though.} g6
22. Bg5 Kg7 $1 {The precise way to equalize.} (22... Rb5 23. Ra3 a5 24. Qf4 Rf5
25. Qd6 $1 $36 {1-0 Brynell,S-Kulaots,K/Helsingborg 2002 (35)}) 23. Ra3 (23.
Nxf6 Nxf6 24. h5 (24. Qf4 Nh5 $11) 24... Nxg4 25. Bxe7 Nh6 $11 (25... Rc7 $11))
(23. b3 h6 24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. h5 Rg5 27. Qh4 Rd8 28. hxg6 Qxg6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Rasmussen,P-Sutton,A/DEN-ENG corr 2000 (31)}) 23... h6 {A good
example of how to handle the position with Black against latest developments
of White players. Nevertheless the general impression remains the same - only
White can try to look for improvements in this line, while Black is condemned
to play very precise in order to neutralize opponent's attacking attempts.} (
23... h6 24. Be3 (24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxa7 Rcd8) 24... a5 25. Qf4
Rh8 $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Decameron"]
[Site "Decameron"]
[Date "2003.12.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DOM"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 {This is considered to offer Black excellent chances
against White's broken pawn structure. Nevertheless Nisipeanu proves that
dynamic factors such as space advantage and lead in development must also be
taken into consideration.} Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 13. Qe4 Qa4 14. Bg5
h6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rab1 {All this was met before.} Rb8 {The present game
shows that White's development advantage requires a precise play from Black.} (
16... Qc6 17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. Rfd1 b6 $14 {/=}) (16... Bd7 $11) 17. Rb4 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A good novelty. White plans to transfer the rook to the kingside.
Black must try to prevent that.} (17. Rfd1 b6 18. Rd4 Bb7 19. Qd3 Bxf3 $1 {
was met before, with advantage for Black.}) 17... Qc6 18. Qe3 b6 {It was time
to feel the danger in the position and eventually calculate some concrete
variations to prevent a possible attack. On the other hand Black's move
doesn't spoil much yet.} (18... a5 $5 19. Nd4 (19. Bb5 Nd5 (19... Qd5 20. c4
Qd8 21. Rb3 b6 22. Rd3 Qc7 23. Rfd1 $14 {The possesion of the d-file secures
White the initiative.}) 20. Qa7 (20. Bxc6 $2 Nxe3 {and both rooks are hanging})
20... Qb6 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. Rd4 Nd5 {shouldn't be a big problem for Black:} 23.
c4 Nc3 24. Rd3 (24. Rd2 b6 $11 {[%cal Gc3e4,Ge4c5]}) 24... Nxa2 25. Ra3 Nb4 26.
Rxa5 Rd8 $11) 19... Qc7 (19... Qc5 $5 20. Nf5 $140 Qxe3 21. Nxe7+ Kh7 (21...
Kh8 22. fxe3 axb4 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 bxc3 25. Bb5 Kxf8 26. Rc1 b6 27. Rxc3
Bb7 28. Rc7 $14) 22. fxe3 axb4 23. Bd3+ g6 24. Nxg6 Rd8 25. Nf4+ Kg7 26. cxb4
$13) 20. Nb5 Qc6 {[%csl Rc4]} 21. Ra4 b6 $13) (18... Nf5 $2 19. Qxa7) 19. Bd3
$1 {[%cal Gb4g4]} Bb7 $6 {Carelessly allowing white rook to switch to the
g-file. After that each wrong step can be fatal for Black.} (19... Nf5 20. Bxf5
(20. Qc1 $5) 20... exf5 {is acceptable for Black.}) (19... Nd5 $6 20. Qe4 g6
21. Rc4 (21. Qh4 $2 Nxb4 22. Qxh6 $11 {[%cal Gd3g6]}) 21... Qd7 22. Qh4 Kg7 {
looks dangerous too.}) 20. Rg4 $40 Nf5 (20... Kh8 $142 21. Nd4 Qxc3 22. Qg3 g6
{This looks also dangerous, nevertheless, there are some defensive resources,
such as Kg7 and eventually even Ng8 if necessary.}) 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Nd4 Qc8
$2 (22... Qd7 {This was the last chance for Black, although the position is
difficult.} 23. Rg3 (23. Rf4 Qd5 $1 24. Rf3 Rfe8 25. Re1 {is also good}) 23...
Kh7 24. Qf4 $16) 23. Rf4 $18 g6 (23... Be4 24. f3 g5 25. fxe4 gxf4 26. Rxf4 $18
) 24. Rh4 h5 25. Rxh5 (25. Rxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5+ Kh7 27. Qxh5+ Kg7 28. Qg5+ Kh7
29. Nxf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Ochsner, Thomas"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 "Aarhus"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 {
This retreat connected with a quick exchange of pawns in the center is quite
fashionable later.} 8. Bd3 (8. Bb3 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nc6 {and here White can choose
between 10.Nxc6, or even 10.Nf3, in order to avoid the trade of queens after
10.0-0 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qxd1 with immediate equality.}) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 ({After} 
9. dxe5 {Black can continue same strategy - chasing the bishop in order to
reach trade queens:} N8d7 $11 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 9... Nc6 (9... Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Nc6
11. Bb5 $5 (11. Nf3 Nd5 {amazingly leads to the Panov Variation of Caro Kann.})
11... Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qg4 Be7 15. Bh6 Bf6 16. h4 (16. Nxc6
bxc6 17. Rfd1 $14) 16... Kh8 17. Bg5 Rc8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rd3 Rg8
$2 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nd6 $18 {1-0 Pedersen,N-Nielsen,U/Denmark 1995 (31)}) 10.
Nxc6 (10. Qf3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qxb7 Qc8 15.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qb5 (16. Qxc8+ Rxc8 17. Nc3 Bb4 $15 {0-1 Hanley,C-Ward,C/
Torquay 2002 (52)}) 16... Rb8 (16... Bc5 $5 17. Rd1 Rb8) (16... Qc7 $5 17. Rd1
Bd6) 17. Qa4 Bc5 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Qe2 h6 21. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Polovnikova,E-Cramling,P/Istanbul 2003 (66)}) (10. O-O Qxd4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 {
Leads to the position from the game.}) (10. Nf3 {Although never played in the
practice, this modest retreat is not worse than its alternatives.} Bb4+ $5 (
10... Be7) 11. Bd2 (11. Nc3 Nd5 {leads again to the Panov Variation of Caro
Kann.}) 11... Be7 $13 {/=}) 10... bxc6 11. O-O (11. Be4 $11 {is more cautious})
11... Qxd4 $1 {Most ambitious.} (11... Be7 $11) 12. Nc3 Be7 (12... Qd7 13. Qe2
Be7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Qg4 Bf6 16. Qh3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 {also didn't give White
full compensation in Bezgodov,A-Kalegin,E/Ufa 1993.}) 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rd1 {
Black is better after this natural move.} (14. Be3 $142 Qh4 15. Ne4 {with some
compensation.}) 14... Nd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5b4]} 15. Nxd5 (15. a3 $142) 15... cxd5
16. Qc7 Qb6 17. Qe5 (17. Qg3 O-O 18. Bh6 (18. Be3 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rac1
Qb6 $17) 18... Qxb2 $1 (18... Bf6 19. Qh3 $1)) 17... O-O (17... Bf6 18. Qh5 g6
19. Qh6 {and at least White keeps the opponent's king on e8 for a while.}) 18.
Be3 Qd6 19. f4 $2 {This is hopeless.} ({After} 19. Qh5 {Black can choose
between 19...g6 and 19...f5, in both cases with clear advantage, but without
queens White has no chances at all to escape.}) 19... Qxe5 20. fxe5 a5 $19 21.
Rac1 Rfc8 22. Kf2 f6 23. Bd4 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Bf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Ke3 Kf7 27.
Kd4 Ke7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Black "Loskutov, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. d5 {Benjamin's novelty from 1985 requires very precise
play from Black even today. In fact it still leads to perspective positions
for White.} O-O-O ({The alternative is} 10... exd5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 (11... Bxe2 12.
Qxe2+ Be7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O $44) 12. Bxh5 Ne6 13. O-O $44 {1-0 Benjamin,
J-Polgar,Z/New York 198 (86)}) 11. O-O Nf6 12. Ng5 Bg6 13. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 $6 (
13... Bh5 $1 {This looks to me like the best move.} 14. Be2 (14. g4 $6 Nxd5 15.
gxh5 Nxc3 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Nxf7 Rd7 $1 $13 (17... Ndb4 18. Qc4 $16 Rd7 19. Be2
$1 Rxf7 20. Qxe6+ Rd7 21. Bg4 $18)) 14... Bg6 15. Bd3 Bh5 $11) (13... Nxd5 14.
Bxg6 Nxc3 15. Qc2 $14) 14. Qxd3 Qc7 $2 (14... Rd7 {was necessary. Then after}
15. Nxf7 $1 {(otherwise Black will simply take on d5)} (15. a3 Nxd5 {and there
is no compensation for the pawn since Black has more active pieces.}) 15... Nb4
{White temporarily sacrifices material:} (15... Rxf7 $2 16. dxc6 $18) 16. Qe2 (
16. Qc4+ Rc7 17. Qxc7+ $6 (17. Qe2 $1) 17... Qxc7 18. Nxh8 exd5 $15 {[%csl Rh8]
}) 16... Rxf7 17. dxe6 $1 $44 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Nc6 {This complicated
position was met in just one game. White should be able to exploit his
development advantage.} 20. e7 $5 ({Also good looks the more quiet} 20. Rab1 {
[%cal Gb1b5]} Be7 (20... Qf5 21. Qc4 $1 $36) (20... a6 $2 21. e7 Bxe7 22. Qe6+
Nd7 23. Rxb7 $18) 21. Rb5 $16 {[%cal Gf1b1,Gc3c4,Gc4c5]}) (20. Rfd1 Qf5 21. Bh2
Bc5 22. Re1 Rf8 23. Rac1 h5 {Sivokho,S-Gratka,K/Polanica Zdroj 1998. White's
dubious play allowed Black to consolidate in}) 20... Bxe7 21. Qe6+ Nd7 22. Rfd1
Rd8 23. Rd5 $44 {/+/-}) 15. Nb5 $1 Qd7 (15... Rxd5 16. Qxd5 $18) 16. Qc2 (16.
Qc4 {is even better, with the idea} exd5 17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18. Nxc6+ bxc6 19. Bf4+
$18) 16... Nxd5 17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18. Nxc6+ bxc6 19. Bd2 $18 {[%csl Rb8] In spite
of material equality, White is winning thanks to the fact that opponent's king
lacks pawn protection.} h6 20. Qb3+ Ka7 21. Be3+ Nxe3 22. Qxe3+ Ka8 23. Nf3 Bd6
24. Rac1 Rc8 25. Rfd1 Qc7 26. Rd4 c5 27. Qa3+ Kb7 28. Qb3+ Kc6 29. Ne5+ Bxe5
30. Rxc5+ Kxc5 31. Qc3+ Kb6 32. Rb4+ Ka6 33. Qd3+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rac1 Kh8 $6 {This natural move leads
to slightly better positions for White, which are rather unpleasant for his
opponent. In this variation Black must play very exactly in order to avoid the
resulting unpleasant endgames.} (18... Rac8 $142 19. Rc3 (19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5
Qxg5 21. Nxg5 Rd5 22. Nf3 (22. Ne4 Rcd8 $11) 22... c5 $11) 19... Rd5 20. h4 Nd7
$1 $11 (20... Kh8 $2 21. Rf3 $1 $16)) 19. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Qb4 (20... Qxg5
21. Nxg5 $14 {[%csl Rf7,Rh8]}) 21. Qh5 f6 22. Qc5 $1 Qa4 (22... Qxb2 23. Rc2
Qb5 24. Nd6 Qxc5 25. dxc5 $18 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd6f7]}) 23. Nc3 $1 (23. Qxc6
Qxa2 (23... Rxd4 $2 24. Qxa8+ Nxa8 25. Rc8+) 24. Nc5 Rac8 25. Qxe6 Qxb2 $14)
23... Qc4 24. Qxc4 Nxc4 25. Na4 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rd4,Re6,Rh8]} Nb6 26. Nc5
Rd6 (26... e5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. f3 $16) 27. Nb7 Rd7 28. Na5 h6 29. Kf1 Rad8 30.
Re1 Nd5 31. Nxc6 Rc8 32. Na5 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Nb4 34. Rc4 Nxa2 35. Ke2 Rd5 36. Nc6
e5 (36... a5 $142 37. Kd3 $16) 37. dxe5 fxe5 38. Nxa7 $18 e4 39. Nc6 Rd3 40.
Rxe4 Nc1+ 41. Ke1 Rd6 42. Ne5 Kh7 43. Rc4 Nb3 44. Rc3 Rb6 45. Ke2 Nd4+ 46. Kd3
Ne6 47. Kc2 Nd4+ 48. Kb1 Nb3 49. f4 Nd4 50. g3 Nb3 51. Rc6 Rb8 52. Rd6 Rc8 53.
h4 Ra8 54. Rd5 Rc8 55. h5 Nc5 56. Rd4 Nb3 57. Rd1 Ra8 58. Kc2 Rb8 59. Kc3 Nc5
60. Rd4 Rc8 61. Kb4 Na6+ 62. Ka5 Nc5 63. Rc4 Nb3+ 64. Kb4 Rb8+ 65. Kc3 Nc1 66.
Kd2 Nb3+ 67. Kc2 Na1+ 68. Kb1 Nb3 69. Nf3 Na5 70. Rc3 Nb3 71. Ka2 Na5 72. Nd4
Rb6 73. Rc7 Kh8 74. Ka3 Rd6 75. Nf5 Rb6 76. Ne7 Kh7 77. b4 Nb7 78. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 {Thanks to the
efforts of Rozentalis this move became one of White's main continuations in
the past 3-4 years. Black must be prepared very well in order to equalize.}
Qxc5 7. Na3 a6 8. Be3 Qc8 {For more information about this line see in CBM92
the game Erenburg-Livschits, 2002.} ({Black has better chances to equalize
after} 8... Qc7 9. Qa4+ (9. h3 Bh5 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. O-O-O e6) 9... Nbd7) 9. h3
Bxf3 {After this White will have a stable opening advantage thanks to the
bishops' pair.} (9... Be6 10. Be2 Bd5 11. O-O e6 12. c4 Bc6 13. Nb1 Be7 14. Nc3
O-O 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nbd7 17. Nd4 Bc5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bg5 Qc7 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Shaked,T-Lerner,K/Berlin 1997 (80)}) (9... Bh5 10. g4 $14 {/+/-}) 10.
Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 b5 (11... e5 12. g4 $16 (12. O-O-O $5 $16)) 12. Nb6 (12. Nd2
$5 $14) 12... Nxb6 13. Bxb6 e5 14. g4 {A standard way to develop the bishop
and at the same time to gain space on the kingside, pointing out the
vulnerable position of the knight f6.} (14. O-O-O $5) 14... Rb8 (14... e4 15.
Qe2 $14 (15. Qe3 Qe6 {[%cal Gf6d5]})) 15. Ba7 (15. Be3 Bc5) 15... Rb7 16. Be3
Rd7 $6 (16... e4 17. Qe2 Bc5 {looks acceptable for Black.} 18. g5 $140 (18. Bg2
$142 $14) 18... Nd5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 $13 20. Qxe4+ $4 Re7 $19) 17. Bg2 Nd5 $4 {
An incredible positional blunder. Besides allowing his opponent castle long,
Black also ignores his own development and is quickly punished for that.} (
17... Be7 $14) 18. O-O-O $1 {Now it's over. You can't play with fire for so
long. Black's position collapses very quick.} Nxe3 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Qa8+ Ke7 (
20... Qd8 21. Bc6+ Ke7 22. Qa7+ Ke6 23. fxe3 $18 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ge3e4,Gc6d5,
Yh1f1]}) 21. fxe3 $18 g6 22. Bc6 Qc7 23. Rd1 Bg7 24. Qxa6 Rd8 25. Qxb5 {
Two extra passed pawns on the queenside will decide even without queens, in
spite of the presence of opposite-coloured bishops.} Bh6 26. Qc5+ Kf6 27. Rxd8
Qxd8 28. Kc2 Bf8 29. Qd5 Qb6 30. Be8 Qc7 31. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 {A speciality of Slovenians GMs Pavasovic and Sermek.
White gets good compensation for the pawn, which shouldn't bring real
advantage with an accurate play from Black though.} Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5
exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8 15. Nf3 Bd7 (15... Be6 {is the main move,
requiring from Black very precise play in order to neutralize White's
initiative. It must be said that in the practice White scored very well with
the entire variation. The only advantage of 15...Bd7 is that it is less
analyzed.}) 16. Qb3 $146 (16. Qd3 Na4 (16... Qf6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. O-O Bc6 19.
Nb5 Bf4 20. Nbd4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Rakow,T-Gara,A/Hamburg 1997 (48)}) 17. Nxa4 Bxa4
18. O-O Qd7 19. Nd4 f6 20. Rfe1 Kf7 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bf4 Bc6 23. Nd4 Bb4 24. Re2
Rac8 25. a3 Bc5 26. Rae1 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fressinet,L-Van Wely,L/
Moscow 2003 (36)}) 16... Be6 17. Nd4 Kg8 18. O-O Rc8 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. Ncb5 Bb8
21. Nxe6 Qxe6 $6 (21... fxe6 22. Bxb6 (22. Nxa7 Bxa7 23. Bxb6 Bxb6 24. Qxb6 Kf7
$11) 22... axb6 23. Nd4 (23. Qh3 Kf7 24. Nd4 (24. Re3 Rcd8 {[%cal Ge6e5]})
24... Rhe8 25. Re3 Rc4 {is okay for Black}) (23. Re2 h5 $5 $13 {[%cal Gh8h6]})
23... Re8 24. Qh3 Kf7 25. Re3 h5 $5 26. Rae1 Rh6 {and Black holds the position.
}) 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxd5 $16 Qc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Rac1 g6 {Black rightly
enters a rook endgame, but then he plays several terrible moves and can resign.
} (25... Kf8) (25... Kf8 26. Nd4 c5 27. Rc4 $16 {[%cal Gb2b4] /+-}) 26. Re7 Kg7
27. Nxa7 Bxa7 28. Rxa7 Rhe8 $2 {Loss of important tempo.} (28... Rhd8) (28...
Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. a3 Ra6 31. Kf1 Kf6 32. Ke2 Ke5 33. Kd3 Kd5 {and Black
keeps chances to escape.}) 29. Kf1 Rcd8 $2 (29... Ra8 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. a3 Ra6
32. Ke2 Kf6 33. Kd3 Ke5 34. Kc4 Kd6 35. Rd1+ Kc7 {Worse than if Black would
have played 28...Ra8 at once, but still worth considering.}) 30. Re1 $1 {
Black must have missed this simple answer. Now it is lost.} Rf8 (30... Rxe1+
31. Kxe1 Kf6 32. Rc7 Rd6 33. a4 $18) 31. g3 Rd2 32. Re2 Rfd8 (32... Rxe2 33.
Kxe2 Rb8 (33... Rd8 34. Rc7 Ra8 (34... Rd6 35. a4 Kf6 36. a5 $18) 35. a3 Rb8
36. b4 Ra8 37. Rxc6 Rxa3 38. b5 Rb3 39. b6 h5 40. Kd2 Rb2+ 41. Kc3 $18) 34. b3
Kf6 35. Rc7 Rb6 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. Kc4 $18) 33. Ree7 Rf8 34. b3 $18 Kh6 (34... Kf6
35. Rec7 Rc2 36. Ra6 $18) 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5+ Kxg5 37. Rec7 h5 (37... Rc2 38.
Ra6 $18) 38. Rxc6 h4 39. gxh4+ Kxh4 40. Rf6 Kg5 41. Rfxf7 Rxf7 42. Rxf7 Rxa2
43. Rf3 Rb2 44. Rd3 Kf4 45. f3 Ra2 46. Ke1 Ke5 47. Kd1 Rb2 48. Kc1 Rh2 49. Kb1
Ke6 50. b4 Rh4 51. Rb3 Kd6 52. b5 Kc7 53. Kc2 Rd4 54. Kc3 Rd6 55. b6+ Kb7 56.
Kc4 Rd1 57. Kc5 Rd2 58. f4 Rf2 59. Rb4 Rd2 60. Rd4 Rc2+ 61. Kd6 Kxb6 62. Rb4+
Ka5 63. Rb8 Rf2 64. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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 "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ {
This variation became popular recently. Black trades few minor pieces and will
organize later pressure on White's center.} (7... Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10.
Bd3 {is considered the main line}) 8. Nc3 O-O ({Other options are} 8... Qa5) ({
and} 8... Bd7) 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 b6 (9... Bd7) 10. Ne5 {[%cal Ge2f3] is another
possible set-up, designed to avoid a quick trade of bishops.}) 9... b6 10. O-O
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 {Trading off light-squared bishops is the quickest way to
equality.} ({Also possible is} 11... Bb7 {Then after} 12. c4 {White has some
edge thanks to the bishop pair, but Black certainly keeps his chances.}) 12.
Bxa6 (12. Re1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Rc8 $11 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Bf4 (15. c4 Ne5 $1 $17)
15... Nh5 16. Be3 Ne5 17. Qe2 Nc4 18. Nf1 Nf6 19. Rad1 Rc6 20. Bc1 {Zhigalko,
S-Muhren,B/Hengelo 2004 the draw was agreed, although Black's strategical
advantage is out of question.}) 12... Nxa6 13. Qe2 (13. Ne5 Rac8 14. c4 (14.
Qd3 Nb8 15. c4 Qe4 16. Qa3 Qb7 $11 {1-0 Richards,H-Muhren,B/Istanbul 2003 (98)}
) 14... Qb7 15. Qb3 Nb8 16. Rfd1 Nbd7 (16... Nc6 $11) 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. a4 Qc7
19. Rac1 Ng4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gavrilov,A-Najer,E/Pardubice 2004 (39)}) (13. Qd3 Nc5
$11) (13. Qa4 Qb7 14. c4 (14. Qb3 Nb8 15. Bg5 Ne4 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. c4 Nd7 18.
Rfe1 Nd6 19. Nd2 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 Qd5 21. Nxb6 Nxb6 $17 {1-0 Kobalija,M-Najer,E/
playchess.com (internet) 2004 (59)}) 14... Rac8 15. Rab1 Nb8 16. Rfc1 Nbd7 (
16... Nc6 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Rb3 h6 19. Ra3 Rd7 $11 {1-0 Vajda,L-Krasenkow,M/
Budapest 2004 (64)}) 17. Rb3 Rc6 18. Ra3 Ra8 19. Bf4 Nh5 20. Be3 Nhf6 21. h3 h6
$11 {0-1 Vajda,L-Horvath,A/Budapest 2004 (56)}) 13... Nb8 14. c4 (14. Rab1 Rc8
15. Rb3 Nbd7 16. Re1 Ne4 17. Qc2 Nd6 18. Bf4 Nc4 19. a4 {1/2-1/2 Howell,
D-Werner,D/Budapest HUN 2004}) (14. a4 Nc6 15. Rfb1 Rac8 16. Rb5 Qe4 17. Ng5
Qg6 {1/2-1/2 Schneider,V-Brustkern,J/Budapest 2004}) (14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6
16. c4 Rac8 17. Rfc1 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Mihalcisin,A/Celje 2004}) 14...
Qe4 {The position is approximately equal. Nevertheless it offers both sides
plenty possibilities to fight. Black's task is to attack pawn c4, trying to
prove that opponent's pawn center is rather weak. White can combine several
plans. Usually he builds up an initiative on the queenside by pushing the
a-pawn. First player's main goal is to tie opponent's pieces with the defense
of the queenside and then conveniently advance one of his central pawns.} 15.
Qb2 {A lot of other moves have been tested in the practice.} (15. Rfd1 Nc6 16.
Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qb2 Qf5 18. a4 Rac8 19. Qb5 Ne7 20. Kf1 Qe4 21. Nd2 Qd3+ 22. Kg1
Nf5 23. c5 Qxb5 24. axb5 Kf8 25. Nb3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Ne4 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Rxd2
bxc5 29. Rdc2 c4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kosintseva,N-Alexandrova,O/Istanbul 2003 (42)}) (
15. Nd2 Qf5 16. Rfc1 Nc6 17. Nb3 Rac8 $11 {0-1 Christiansen,L-Markowski,T/
Bermuda 2003 (45)}) (15. a4 Nc6 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. Rab1 Rfd8 18. Rb5 h6 19. h3
$11 {1/2-1/2 Vlassov,N-Kempinski,R/Moscow 2004 (62)}) (15. Rfe1 Nc6 16. Rab1
Rac8 17. Rb5 Rfd8 18. h3 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vlassov,N-Grigoriants,S/Moscow 2004 
(70)}) 15... Nbd7 {Black often develops the knight to c6, which has the merit
of preventing the advance of White's a-pawn. From d7 the knight does not stop
a4-a5, but on the other hand it will protect pawn b6 and all black pieces
coordinate well.} (15... Nc6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Rfe1 (17. Rfd1 h6 18. h3 Rfd8
19. a4 Qf5 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. axb5 Na5 22. Nd2 Ne8 23. Rc3 Nd6 24. Rdc1 Rd7 $17 {
0-1 Zhigalko,S-Tihonov,J/Minsk 2005 (48)}) 17... Qf5 18. h3 h6 19. Re2 Rc7 20.
Qb5 Ne7 21. Ne5 Rfc8 22. Ree1 Ne4 23. Qa6 Nd5 24. cxd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26.
Bxc1 Qxf2+ 27. Kh2 Qg3+ 28. Kg1 Qf2+ 29. Kh2 Qg3+ 30. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,
D-Sutovsky,E/Terme Zrece 2003}) 16. a4 Rac8 17. Rac1 (17. Rfc1 {looks more
logical to me.}) 17... Rc7 18. Rfe1 Rfc8 19. Qb3 Qf5 20. h3 Ne4 21. a5 h6 (
21... Qxa5 $2 22. Bf4 $16) (21... bxa5 $5 $13) (21... Nd6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nd2
h6 $11 {/=/+}) 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nh4 Qf6 (23... Qh5 24. Nf3 Nd6 25. Nd2 (25. c5
$2 bxc5 26. dxc5 Nxc5 $17) 25... Qf5 $11 {/=/+} (25... e5 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27.
Bxb6 Rc6 28. c5 Nd7 $11)) 24. Nf3 Qf5 25. Re2 (25. Nh4 Qh5 {- see 23...Qh5} (
25... Qf6 $11)) 25... Ra8 26. Rec2 Nef6 {Weaknesses on c4 and b6 compensate
each other. The position is equal.} 27. Bd2 {White starts a maneuver to bring
the bishop to the diagonal b8-h2. This allows Black to overtake control of the
a-file. However, it does not change the evaluation.} (27. Ra2) 27... Rca7 28.
Bb4 Ra1 29. Qb2 Qe4 30. Be7 Rxc1+ 31. Rxc1 Nh5 32. Bd6 Qc6 33. Bh2 Nhf6 34. Be5
Ne8 (34... Nxe5 35. Nxe5 Qc7 36. Rb1 $14) 35. Bf4 Ra4 36. Qb3 Qa8 {A good
set-up. From a8 the queen supports the rook and exerts pressure on the long
diagonal.} 37. Qb5 (37. Ne5 $5 {[%csl Rb6]} Nef6 38. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11) 37... Nef6
38. Be5 Ra5 39. Qb1 Ne4 $1 {Black has more active pieces and Krasenkow is
rightly seeking for complications.} (39... Nxe5 40. Nxe5 (40. dxe5 $6 Nd7)
40... Qa6 $11) 40. Bf4 $2 {With the last control move Sune Berg steps wrong.} (
40. Re1 f5 $1 $13 (40... Nef6 $2 41. Bxf6 Nxf6 42. Qxb6 $18) (40... Nc3 $6 41.
Qc2 $16 {[%csl Rc3]}) (40... Ng5 $5 41. Nxg5 hxg5 42. Bg3 $13)) 40... Ra2 $1 {
Suddenly White is in troubles. Pawn f2 is attacked and besides Black threatens
...Nc3-e2+, since Rxc3 will run into ...Ra1 winning the queen.} (40... Nc3 {
bring nothing:} 41. Qd3 (41. Qb2) (41. Qc2)) 41. Qb5 ({Possibly the best
chance was} 41. Re1 Nxf2 42. Bd2 Nxh3+ $1 43. gxh3 Ra3 44. Nh4 $8 Rg3+ (44...
Rxh3 45. Ng2 $13 {[%cal Gb1e4]}) 45. Kh2 (45. Kf2 Rxh3 $17) 45... Qa3 46. Qe4
Rxh3+ 47. Kg1 {although with three pawns and attack for the piece Black has
the advantage.}) (41. Rc2 $4 Ra1 $19) (41. Rf1 $2 Nc3 $19 {[%cal Gc3e2]}) (41.
Be3 Nc3 42. Rxc3 $8 Ra1 43. Qxa1 Qxa1+ 44. Rc1 $17) 41... Nxf2 42. Rf1 (42.
Qxd7 Nxh3+ $19) 42... Nd3 43. Bxh6 gxh6 44. Qxd7 Nf4 $17 {White's position is
difficult due to the fact that Black is the first one to create threats.} 45.
Rf2 Qa3 $1 ({Wrong is} 45... Rxf2 46. Kxf2 Qa2+ {in view of} 47. Kg3 {and
there is not much Black can do:} Ne2+ (47... Qxg2+ $2 48. Kxf4 $18) (47... Nh5+
48. Kh2 Qxc4 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qxb6 $11) 48. Kh2 Nf4 49. Kg3 $11) 46. Rxa2 (46.
Qd8+ Kg7 47. Qh4 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Ng6 49. Qg3 Rxf2 50. Qxf2 Qxc4 $17 {/-+}) 46...
Qxa2 47. Nh4 Qxc4 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Qxb6 {With his queen somewhere on d2 White
would have had hopes to survive, but he has no time to bring the strongest
piece back for defense, which means that Black will be able to create decisive
threats.} Qc1+ 50. Kh2 Qe1 51. Qd8 (51. Nf3 Qf2 $19) 51... Ne2 52. Nf3 Qg3+ 53.
Kh1 Nf4 54. Nh4 Nd3 55. Nf3 Nf2+ 56. Kg1 Nxh3+ 57. Kh1 Nf4 58. Nh4 Qg4 59. Kh2
Nd5 60. Nf3 Ne3 61. Nh4 Qf4+ (61... Qf4+ 62. Kg1 (62. Kh3 Nf1 $19) 62... Ng4
$19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {Usually Michael doesn't deviate from the Open Sicilians, but
he also uses the Alapin weapon from time to time.} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5.
Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 ({Another popular response here is:} 6... d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 {
For instance,} 8. Na3 (8. d4 cxd4 {leads to another well-known theoretical
line, but it looks like White may benefit from delaying the d2-d4 advance.})
8... Be6 9. d4 Bxb3 10. axb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 g6 14.
O-O $14 {Adams,M (2707)-Leko,P (2740)/Wijk aan Zee 2006, and White's chances
were preferable.}) 7. Bc2 d5 {The latest fashion.} (7... Qc7 {was very popular
a few years ago, but after} 8. O-O $1 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Re1 Qc7 11. d3 e6 (
11... cxd3 12. Qxd3 e6 13. a4 Be7 14. Na3 a6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Bd4 $36 {1-0
Mammadov,Z (2505)-Kursova,M (2305)/Al-Ain UAE 2014}) 12. a4 $1 {Degraeve,J 
(2576)-Libiszewski,F (2543)/Saint Quentin 2014, Black's position seems
extremely dangerous, since White's development advantage is too big.}) 8. exd6
{Black has a wide choice of possibilities now.} e5 {GM Wojtaszek chooses the
most ambitious continuation. Obviously, Black prefers to recapture with a
bishop in order to castle as soon as possible.} ({19 years ago Black was
unable to solve the opening problems in the following encounter:} 8... exd6 $6
9. O-O Be7 10. d3 d5 {entering into an unpleasant endgame, but there was no
other way to avoid the isolated d-pawn} 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. Re1+
Be7 14. Be4 $36 {1/2 Adams,M (2685)-Smirin,I (2625)/Cap d'Agde 1996}) ({
Another recapture looks quite playable for Black:} 8... Qxd6 $5 9. O-O Bg4 10.
h3 Bh5 11. Qe2 Qf6 (11... e6 12. Na3 Qf4 $132 {1-0 Rozentalis,E (2575)
-Greenfeld,A (2535)/Israel 1999}) 12. Be4 O-O-O 13. b3 Ne5 $132 {1/2 Mammadov,
Z (2393)-Belous,V (2518)/Kirishi 2012}) 9. O-O ({A quite harmless line is:} 9.
d3 Qxd6 $1 10. Na3 (10. dxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Nxc4 $11) 10... cxd3 11. Nb5 Qe7
12. Qxd3 Be6 {with excellent play for Black.}) 9... Bxd6 {The most consistent.}
({The original} 9... Be6 $5 {has been tried by strong players here as well.})
10. d3 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Be6 {This position must be still well-known for GM
Michael Adams, since all that was played in his preceding game.} 12. Bb3 $146 {
It is only now that the game deviates from known paths. The novelty doesn't
seem to pose Black any serious problems.} ({In the above-mentioned game
preceding game White was able to develop a powerful initiative and win in nice
style after:} 12. Re1 f6 (12... h6 $5 {might be more accurate and offer Black
a solid position.}) 13. Nd4 $1 Bc4 $6 14. Qh3 $36 {1-0 Adams,M (2680)-McShane,
L (2455)/England 1997}) ({Black shouldn't experience any problems after} 12.
Rd1 Be7 13. Qe4 Qc7 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Be3 Nc4 $11 {1-0 Kleiman,J 
(2450)-Liu,E (2359)/Las Vegas 2011}) 12... Qe7 {There is no reason for
hurrying with taking on b3, since opening up the a-file would definitely suit
White.} 13. Re1 ({A more aggressive way of handling the position would be:} 13.
Ng5 Bxb3 14. axb3 f6 15. Ne4 Bc7 16. Qh3 O-O 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Nc5 f5 $132 {
In the resulting complex position Black has decent chances of developing an
attack on the k-side.}) 13... Bxb3 (13... Rd8 14. Be3 Bc7 15. Qe4 Nd5 16. Ng5
Nf6 $11) 14. axb3 O-O {Black is ready to push the central pawns, so White
should be careful now.} 15. Na3 (15. Nbd2 f5 16. Nc4 {would transpose to the
text.}) ({It is quite pointless to play} 15. Qf5 g6 16. Qh3 e4 {and White may
hardly exploit the exposing of the dark squares around Black's king.}) 15... f5
(15... Bxa3 $5 {also deserved serious attention:} 16. bxa3 f5 {it looks like
White has to play very precisely in order to maintain the balance here:} 17. a4
e4 18. Qb5 Qf6 19. a5 exf3 20. axb6 Qxc3 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. Bd2 $11) 16. Nc4 {
Inviting some simplifications.} (16. Bg5 Qe6 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Qc2
Nd5 $132) 16... Nxc4 17. Qxc4+ Kh8 ({An equal endgame could also have arisen
after} 17... Qf7 18. Rd1 Bc7 19. Be3 Qxc4 20. bxc4 Rfd8 $11) 18. Bg5 Qf7 {
A slight inaccuracy - this version of the endgame favours White, though
Black's task is not too difficult.} ({The more ambitious approach would be:} 
18... Qc7 {keeping the queens on the board. However, it still looks like White
should be OK after} 19. Rad1 e4 20. Qd5 Be5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bf4 Nf3+ 23. gxf3
Qxf4 24. Qxb7 $11) 19. Qxf7 Rxf7 20. b4 (20. Red1 Bc7 21. Be3 h6 22. b4 e4 23.
Nd2 Ne5 $11) 20... e4 21. b5 $1 {This tactical resource doesn't allow Black to
occupy the central e5-spot.} exf3 ({Correctly rejecting} 21... Ne5 $6 22. Nxe5
Bxe5 23. f3 h6 24. Bc1 $14 {and Black would suffer from the weak Pe4.}) 22.
bxc6 bxc6 23. Ra6 ({Alas, there is no stable place for a bishop:} 23. gxf3 h6
24. Be3 f4 $11) 23... h6 24. Rxc6 (24. Be3 f4 25. Bd4 c5 26. Rxd6 cxd4 27. Rxd4
fxg2 28. Kxg2 a5 {also leads to a drawish rook ending.}) 24... hxg5 (24...
Bxh2+ {is less accurate:} 25. Kxh2 hxg5 26. gxf3 a5 27. Ra1 $14) 25. Rxd6 Rb8
$1 {Now Black is able to activate both rooks.} 26. b4 Rc7 27. Rd3 fxg2 28. Re5
({Nothing is changed by} 28. Kxg2 Rb6 29. Re5 g6 $11) 28... Rbc8 {For some
reason, Radoslaw doesn't mind giving up a pawn.} ({There was nothing wrong with
} 28... g6 29. Red5 Rbc8 $11) 29. Rxf5 Rxc3 30. Rdd5 ({After} 30. Rxc3 Rxc3 31.
Rxg5 {Black is able to swap the last q-side pawns:} Rc4 32. b5 Ra4 33. Kxg2 a6
$11) 30... g4 31. Kxg2 Rf3 {Finally exchanging one pair of rooks.} 32. Rxf3
gxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Rb8 34. b5 Rb6 $11 {White's extra pawn is not of much value now.
} 35. h4 a6 36. bxa6 Rxa6 37. Kg4 Kh7 38. f4 Ra1 39. Rd6 Rg1+ 40. Kf3 Rh1 41.
Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.12.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {Sergei has a huge experience in this variation.} Qa5 {Even
this rare move is famouse.} 3. g3 {Not so principical.} (3. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]}
e6 (3... e5 $2 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Qb3 Nh6 7. d4 $16 {1-0Pavasovic-Mrva/
Mitropa Cup 17th 1997}) 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. b4 Qe5 8. Qxd4
Qc7 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Qe3 a5 (11... Bd6) 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Be2 Bf4 $11 {
1-0Kharlov-Camara/Sao Paulo op 1991}) (3. f4 Nf6 (3... d6) 4. e5 Nd5 5. g3 d6
6. Bg2 e6 7. Na3 Nc6 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Nxd6+ Bxd6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Nf3 b6 12. d4
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {0.5-0.5Thorhallsson-Bezold/KS Sommerskak op 1997}) (3.
Na3 {[%cal Ga3c4] This natural move got some popularity in last years} Nc6 (
3... e6 4. e5 {[%csl Rd6]} (4. Nf3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. d3 d6 8. Re1 (8.
Ng5 $5 $36 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 8... Nd7 9. Bf1 Ngf6 $15 {[%csl Ra3] Steiner,
U-Polgar,S/Vienna op 1994}) 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bxa3 8. bxa3
Nge7 9. Bb2 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 b6 $11 {Rozentalis,E-Kupreichik,V/URS-ch sf Minsk 1983
}) 4. Nf3 (4. Nc4 Qc7 5. a4 Nf6 6. d3 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O $11 {
Denda-Jugow/GER-ch Seniors 2002}) 4... d6 5. Nc4 Qd8 6. d4 Nf6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
Ncxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 e6 10. Bg5 a6 11. Be2 (11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qxd7+
$14 {[%csl Gf1,Gg5]}) 11... Be7 12. dxc5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bxc5 14. Bf3 $14 {
0.5-0.5Khamrakulov,I-Sanchez Corujo,J/Once op 7th Valencia 2001}) (3. Nf3 {
It's the main.} Nc6 (3... d6 4. h3 $5 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bc2 O-O 8.
Re1 $14 {And queen has nothing to do on a5 in this kind of positions}) (3... e6
{Romanishin's favourite move} 4. d4 (4. d3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Qa6
$1 {[%csl Ga6] due to this move 2...Qa5 wasn't waste of time in this game!} 8.
Qe2 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. O-O O-O $11 {0-1Lemmers-Ikonnikov/BEL-chT 1999}) (4.
Be2 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. d4 Qc7 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. Qc2 O-O 11.
a4 e5 12. Nc4 Be6 $11 {0.5-0.5Godena-Romanishin/Reggio Emilia 1998}) 4... cxd4
5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 d6 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Bf1 Bd7
$13 {1-0Guido-Romanishin/Bratto op 20th 2000}) 4. Bc4 (4. g3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6.
exd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nc4 O-O
13. a4 Rad8 $11 {Rozentalis,E-Movsesian,S/Hastings 1996}) (4. d4 cxd4 5. b4 Qd8
6. b5 Na5 7. Qxd4 (7. cxd4 d5) 7... d6 8. c4 e5 9. Qd1 Be6 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. Nxe6
fxe6 12. Bd3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd2 Rc8 $15 {[%csl Rc4,Ge6]
Michalczak-Kupreichik/NRW-Cup Masters op 1997}) 4... Nf6 (4... d6 5. O-O Nf6 6.
d4 (6. Re1 b5 $5 7. Bd5 Bd7 8. b4 cxb4 9. cxb4 Qb6 10. a4 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxb4
12. Nc3 g6 $15 {Keitlinghaus,L-Movsesian,S/Lazne Bohdanec 1996}) (6. d3 Bg4 7.
Qb3 Nd8 8. e5 Nd7 9. exd6 e6 $11 {Rabiega-Movsesian,S/1996}) 6... Nxe4 7. Re1
Nf6 8. Qb3 d5 9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 e6 $11 {Hummel-Bar/EU-ch U16 Mureck 1998})
(4... g6 5. O-O b5 6. Bd5 Nf6 $13) 5. d3 e6 6. Bb3 d5 7. e5 Nd7 8. Qe2 h6 $6 9.
h3 c4 10. Bc2 cxd3 11. Bxd3 Qc7 12. Bf4 f6 13. Bb5 $36 {[%csl Ge5] Baklan,
V-Bezold,M/Berliner Sommer 1997}) 3... b5 $5 {Very interesting idea! black
wants to play b5-b4 as quickly as possible. The second idea is to neutralize
white's pressure on the long diagonal.} ({Sergei Movsesian used to play twice} 
3... Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Ne2 h5 6. h3 h4 7. g4 Ne5 $5 8. d3 (8. d4 cxd4 9. f4 d3
10. fxe5 (10. Nd4 Nc6 11. Qxd3 e5 12. Nb3 Qc7 $13) 10... dxe2 11. Qd4 Nh7 12.
Na3 g6 13. Nc4 Qd8 14. e6 f6 15. e5 $36 {Kacheishvilli,G-Movsesian,S/Pula op
1997}) 8... Qa6 9. c4 Qd6 10. Nf4 e6 11. Nc3 a6 $13 {Ponomariov,R-Movsesian,S/
Wch U20 Zagan 1997}) 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Ne2 $6 $146 {Slighty passive. There is not
so comfortable place for knight.} (5. d3 $142 $146 d6 6. Nf3) (5. Nh3 e5 $6 (
5... Nf6 6. d3 e6) 6. O-O Nf6 7. f4 d6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nd2 $14 {
[%csl Ra5] Raaste-Pyhata,A/FIN-ch 1993}) 5... Nf6 6. d3 d6 (6... c4 $2 7. dxc4
bxc4 (7... Bxe4 $4 8. Bxe4 Nxe4 9. Qd5) 8. Nd2 $16 {[%csl Rc4]}) 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
h3 {[%cal Gg3g4,Gf2f4,Gc1e3]} (8. a4 e6 9. Na3 a6 $15 {[%csl Ra3]}) 8... e6 (
8... g6 $6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 $14 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4][%cal Gd3d4,Gg3g4]}
) 9. g4 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Ge2g3,Gg4g5]} h6 10. Ng3 (10. f4 $6 c4 $1 11. Ng3 cxd3
12. g5 hxg5 13. fxg5 Nh7 $15) 10... d5 $1 {White's initiative on the king-side
can be annoying, so I decided to open the centre.} 11. f4 dxe4 12. dxe4 (12. g5
$6 hxg5 13. fxg5 Qc7 $1 14. Bf4 Bd6 $17 {[%csl Rg1]}) 12... c4 {[%csl Rd3]
[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5d3]} 13. g5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Looks very active, but actually
after this move white hasn't any attack and black is just much better due to
his nice development and control on e5-square.} (13. Be3 $142 {But I also
prefer black here}) 13... hxg5 14. fxg5 Ng8 $17 {[%csl Rg1,Rg3][%cal Gg8e7,
Ge7g6]} 15. Be3 (15. Rxf7 Qb6+ 16. Kh2 Kxf7 17. Qxd7+ Ne7 $19 {[%cal Ga8d8]}) (
15. Bf4 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Ne7 $17) 15... Qc7 16. Ne2 (16. Nh5 g6 $1 17. Qf3 gxh5 18.
Qxf7+ Kd8 19. Qxe6 Bc5 $19) 16... Bc5 17. Nd4 Bxe4 {[%cal Gc7g3] I am not sure
that this is the beat decision because white getting some initiative but his
king is very weak, so I felt that I have nothing to worry about.} (17... Ne7
$17) 18. Qg4 $1 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Rb8 (19... Rc8 {was another opportunity}) 20. Qf2
{There is no time for development:} (20. Nd2 Ne7 {[%cal Ge8g8] with absolutely
winning position,}) (20. g6 f5 $19) 20... Ne5 $1 (20... Nf8 $2 21. Bf4 $1 e5
22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Re1 $16) 21. Nxe6 $8 (21. Bf4 Ne7 $1 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxf7+
Kd7 $19 {[%csl Rg1]}) 21... fxe6 22. Bxc5 Ne7 23. Bxa7 (23. Bxe7 Kxe7 $19 {
[%cal Gb8f8]}) (23. Nd2 Nf5 $17) 23... Rb7 24. Bd4 Rxh3 $19 25. Qf8+ $2 {
After this mistake white has no defence.} (25. Qg2 $8 Rh4 {[%cal Gh4g4]} 26.
Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Nd2 Qe3+ 28. Rf2 Nd5 $17) 25... Kd7 26. Qf4 Nd3 27. Qxc7+ Rxc7
$19 {[%csl Ra1,Rb1,Gd3,Rg1] The endgame is comletely lost!} 28. Rf7 e5 29. Kg2
(29. Be3 Ke6 30. Rxg7) (29. Bf2 Ke6 $1 30. Rxg7 Rc8 $19 {[%cal Gc8h8]}) 29...
Rh5 30. Be3 Ne1+ 31. Kf2 Nc2 32. Na3 Nxa1 33. Kg2 Ke6 34. Rf1 Nf5 35. Bf2 Rxg5+
36. Kf3 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {For some reason, GM Mamedyarov deviates from his main opening weapon 1.
d4, but the surprise effect didn't work well this time.} c5 {Perhaps, this
reply wasn't the most expected.} 2. c3 {As a result, White doesn't enter into
the Open Sicilians and goes for the solid Alapin.} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5.
d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bd3 {This natural move is only White's 4th choice
according to statistics. Indeed, the following game proves that Black's task
is quite easy in this line.} ({The most common alternatives are:} 7. Bc4) (7.
Nc3) (7. a3 {and}) 7... dxe5 8. dxe5 ({Black also doesn't face any problems
after} 8. Nxe5 Nd7 9. O-O Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bd7 11. Nd2 Bc6 $11 {Bergez,L (2380) -
Velikov,P (2475) / Paris Apsap op 1998}) 8... Nb4 {Inviting simplifications.
Black's main task now - is activating the light-squared bishop.} ({Another way
of handling the position was} 8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nf4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxb4 (11.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Nbxd2 O-O $11) 11... Bxb5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Nc3
Nxg2+ 14. Kd2 Bc6 15. Nd4 $44 {White obtains some compensation for a missing
pawn.}) 9. Be4 {White is foced to spend more and more time on moving the
bishop.} ({A more precise way is} 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Be2 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. O-O
O-O $11 {Stoven,G (2103)-Epishin,V (2628)/ Marseille 2003}) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1
Nd7 $1 {Admitting the above-mentioned fact - Black manages to develop some
initiative due to the vulnerablity of the Be4.} 11. Bd2 $146 {Possibly, this
novelty is the best way of neutralising the opponent's activity.} (11. Nc3 Nc5
12. Bb1 (12. a3 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Nd5 $15 {Fruebing,T (2187) - Shankland,S (2539) /
Dresen ZMD op 2011}) 12... Bd7 $15 {Kantorik,M (2321) - Sikora Lerch,J (2324) /
Prerov Friendship IM 2001, was worse for White.}) 11... a5 ({It was still
possible to get rid of the light-squared bishop by means of} 11... f5 12. exf6
Nxf6 {, but it would expose Black's pawn structure, so after} 13. Nc3 Nxe4 14.
Nxe4 {White should be OK.}) 12. a3 Nc5 $1 {An important tactical resource.} ({
After} 12... Nc6 13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Nc3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Nfd2 $11
{the activity of White's pieces compensates for Black's pair of bishops.}) 13.
axb4 ({Possibly,} 13. Nc3 $5 {would be the lesser evil, but still after} Nxe4
14. Nxe4 Nd3 15. Kc2 Nc5 $15 {White's position is somewhat worse.}) 13... Nxe4
14. Be1 b6 ({Fabiano reasonably deviates from the following complications:} 
14... Bxb4 $6 15. Bxb4 Nxf2+ 16. Ke2 Nxh1 17. Bd6 b6 18. Nc3 Ba6+ 19. Ke3 {
In the resulting unbalanced position White's chances are at least not worse.})
15. Nc3 (15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 a4 17. Ke2 Bb7 $15) 15... Nxc3+ 16. Bxc3 a4 $1
{Correctly avoiding unnecessary simplifications. Black's position is clearly
better now due to pair of bishops and preferable pawn structure.} 17. Nd2 $6 {
An unsuccessful manoeuvre.} ({It was better to consolidate the position by
means of} 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. f3 Be7 19. Ke2 $15) 17... Bb7 18. f3 Bd5 $17 {
The bishop has found a perfect square.} 19. Kc1 (19. b5 Bc5 20. Ke2 Ke7 21.
Rhd1 Rhd8 $17) 19... b5 20. b3 a3 {This ambitious move is not the best.} ({
Indeed, after} 20... Be7 21. Kb2 Kd7 22. Rhd1 Rhc8 23. Ra3 axb3 24. Rxa8 Rxa8
25. Nxb3 g5 {White would be doomed to a passive defence in a difficult
position.}) 21. Kb1 ({It was well worth considering} 21. Nb1 $5 a2 22. Nd2 f5
23. Kb2 {Even though Black's position still would be better after collecting
the Pa2, it is still a definite achievement for White.}) 21... Be7 22. Ka2 {
White has managed to connect the rooks, but most of his problems are not
solved.} O-O 23. Rac1 Rfc8 ({It definitely makes sense to provoke the f3-f4
advance:} 23... Bg5 $5 24. Rhf1 Rfc8 25. f4 Be7 26. g3 Rc7 $17) 24. Nb1 Bg5 $2
{A serious mistake! Now White manages to release the tension.} ({It was the
right moment for activating the king by means of} 24... f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26.
Rhd1 Kf7 $17) 25. Bd2 Rxc1 (25... Be7 26. Nxa3 $11) 26. Rxc1 ({Another
possible move was} 26. Bxc1 Bxb3+ 27. Kxb3 a2 28. Bb2 axb1=Q 29. Rxb1 Rd8 30.
Bc1 $11) 26... Bxb3+ 27. Kxb3 a2 28. Na3 Bxd2 29. Ra1 Bf4 30. h3 Bxe5 {
Possibly, Fabiano had overestimated the value of his extra pawn in this
position.} 31. Rxa2 Rb8 32. Rc2 {That's the point - the Pb5 is too weak, so
Black cannot keep the material advantage.} Bd6 33. Rc6 Be7 34. Rc7 Bf8 35. Ra7
g6 36. Ra5 {Finally collecting the missing pawn.} Rd8 37. Rxb5 Rd2 38. Rb8 Kg7
39. Nc4 Rxg2 40. b5 {The strong b-passer fully compensates for the loss of
another pawn.} Rg1 $6 {I guess, White's next move was overlooked by GM Caruana.
} (40... Rg3 $6 {is too risky:} 41. b6 Rxf3+ 42. Ka4 Rf1 43. Kb5 Rb1+ 44. Kc6
Rb4 45. Ne5 {and now Black has to work hard in order to save half a point.}) ({
However, a better try was} 40... Bc5 41. b6 Bxb6 42. Rxb6 Rg3 {and Black is
out of risk.}) 41. Rxf8 $1 Kxf8 42. b6 $1 {Black is forced to play very
precisely now.} Rg5 $1 {The only reply.} (42... Rb1+ $2 43. Nb2 $18) ({After} 
42... Rd1 $2 43. b7 Rd8 44. Nb6 Ke7 45. Nc8+ Kd7 46. b8=Q Rxc8 47. Qb7+ Rc7 48.
Qb4 $18 {The rook doesn't get access to the 5th rank.}) 43. Kb4 ({After} 43.
Nd6 $5 Rg1 44. b7 Rb1+ 45. Kc4 Rxb7 46. Nxb7 Ke7 47. Kd4 {- this endgame is
drawish, but Black's task is not that easy.}) 43... Rg1 44. Nd2 ({White's best
practical chance was} 44. Nb2 $5 Rg2 45. Nd3 Rg1 46. Kb5 Rg5+ 47. Kc4 Rd5 48.
b7 Rd8 49. Ne5 {with the same type of endgame as was mentioned in the previous
note.}) 44... Rd1 45. b7 Rxd2 46. b8=Q+ Kg7 $11 {White cannot make any
progress now.} 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Qb8+ Kg7 49. Qe5+ Kg8 50. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qd7
$146 (7... Qh5 $5) 8. Qb3 e6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. Ndc4 Bc5 $5 12. Bf4 {
White approach has been very natural, developing the pieces and winning tempos
against the queen.} (12. Nd3 $5 Nd7 (12... Bd6 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Bf4 (14. f3
Bf5 15. Bf4 Qd5 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. Nc5 Qe7 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxb7 $14) 14... Qd5
15. f3) (12... Be7 13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Nde5) 13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Nce5 $16) 12... O-O
13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. h3 $6 {A very dubious move, loosing the opportunity to win
an exchange or keep a nice positional advantage.} (14. Nd3 $142 $1 e5 (14...
Qe7 15. cxd4 (15. Nxc5 $1 Qxc5 16. f3 (16. Bd6 Qd5) 16... Qd5 17. O-O-O Bf5 18.
Rxd4 $16 {The endgame is clarly better.}) 15... Bxd4 16. Bd6 Qd7 17. Bxf8 Rxf8
$13) 15. Bxe5 Rfe8 16. O-O) 14... Bf5 15. Ng6 {Now is too late for} (15. Nd3
Qe7 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Bd6 Qd5) 15... e5 16. Bxe5 Rfe8 17. O-O {Is very risky
to castle long because Black obtains good chances against White King, taking
advantage of his powerful white coloured bishop.} (17. O-O-O Rxe5 (17... Qd7
18. cxd4 Bxg6 19. dxc5 Qf5 20. f4 Qb1+ 21. Kd2 Qe4 22. Nd6 Qxg2+ $36) 18. Ngxe5
Rb8 19. Qa4 dxc3) 17... Qd7 18. cxd4 Bxd4 19. Rad1 c5 (19... c5 20. Nh4 Be6 21.
Nf3 Qd5 22. Nxd4 Qxc4 (22... cxd4 23. Qg3) 23. Qg3 Nh5 24. Qg5 cxd4 25. Qxh5
$36 {with some attacking chances for White although Black probably can hold
the balance.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon-B"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Black "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 (8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Nxf3) 8... Qd7 $1 {A good novelty. Black hopes that will
get enough compensation for the pawn due to the bad structure of the king side.
} 9. dxc5 e6 10. Nb3 (10. b4 $6 {This move weakens too much the queen side.})
10... Qc7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Qe2 (12. f4 $5 {Was the proposal of Aleksa Strikovic
after the game, to activate his pieces: t ransfering the queen to f3, etc.})
12... Rd8 {Necessary, to avoid long castle.} 13. Rd1 Rxd1+ 14. Kxd1 O-O 15. Kc2
Rd8 16. f4 Bf8 $1 {A good plan, to transfer the knight to f5, a nice square.}
17. Rd1 Rxd1 18. Qxd1 Ne7 19. Qd6 Qc8 20. Qd3 Nf5 21. Bd4 Nd7 22. Bb5 h6 23.
Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qe4 {To avboid Qc6} Qb5 25. a4 Qa6 26. Be3 {White cannot make
any progress because has many weaknesses to look after.} Ne7 27. Nc1 f5 28. Qb4
Nd5 29. Qd4 Be7 30. Kb3 Qf1 31. Qd2 Kh7 32. Nd3 Qh1 33. c4 Nf6 34. Ne5 Ne4 (
34... Qxh2 35. c6 $1) 35. Qd7 Bxc5 36. Ka2 (36. Qxe6 Qd1+) 36... Bxe3 37. Qxe6
Bd4 {Perpetual is unavoidable. A fascinating battle.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon op"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Black "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Ne2 e6 8.
Nbc3 Bb4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 Qd7 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bg2
O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rad1 Ne7 17. Qb3 Nfd5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bc1 Rac8 20. Rfe1 b6
21. Bf1 Bf7 $11 22. Ba6 Rc7 23. Ne4 Ng6 24. Qg3 Qa4 25. Bf1 Rcd7 26. h4 h6 27.
h5 Nge7 28. Bd3 {Las blanacs parecen haber sacado más partido de la última
fase de la partida, pero la posición negra es suficientemente sólida.} Qc6 29.
Bb1 Qc7 30. Qf3 Kf8 31. Bd2 Nc6 32. Rc1 Nxd4 33. Qd3 Nc6 34. Qb5 Rc8 35. Qa4
Qb7 36. Bd3 a5 37. Bb5 Nde7 38. Be3 Rd5 39. Red1 Ne5 40. Be2 Be8 41. Qb3 $2
$138 (41. Rxc8 $1) 41... Rxc1 $2 $138 (41... Rxd1+) 42. Rxc1 Bc6 43. Qxb6 Qxb6
44. Bxb6 f5 45. Nc5 Kf7 46. gxf5 Nxf5 47. Nd3 Bb5 48. Nxe5+ Rxe5 49. Bf3 Nh4
50. Rc7+ Kf6 51. Rc3 Kf5 52. Bh1 Kg4 53. Rg3+ Kxh5 54. Rxg7 a4 55. Be3 Be2 56.
Bc6 Nf5 $138 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be3 e6 6. Nf3 cxd4 7.
cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. Re1 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Rad1 g6 $2 (14... h6 $5) 15. Bb1 Rac8 16. Ba2 Re8 {Baburin This position
is clearly in White's favour - he has managed to develop all of his pieces,
while Black has not simplified the position at all. White proves his advantage
by a standard break in the centre, for which he is well prepared} 17. d5 $1 $16
exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb8 20. Bh6 $1 {/\ Bxf7+.} Nd4 $2 (20... Nd8 $8 21.
Bb3 $16) 21. Rxd4 Bf8 (21... Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Bg5 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8
25. Bxg5 $18) 22. Be3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Rozentalis,E"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[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 "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 {Not a novelty. Usual lines give black a comfortable endgame, due to
the strong centre:} (9. Nxg5 Qxe5) (9. e6 fxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5) {The move in the
text happened in two games already. Both were won by black. This game didn't
change the assesment of the variation, as not promising something to white.}
9... Bg7 10. O-O (10. Nxg5 $2 Qxe5 $15 {: Proehl H.-Tischbierek R. BL9697})
10... Nxe5 {It is important to take this central pawn.} (10... h6 $6 11. Re1
$13 {: Tibensky R.-Videki S. AUTch 9697}) {And white managed to keep his
centre, though later lost in long game.} 11. Nxg5 d5 12. b3 {White has to play
on queen side, trying to attack black's centre and activating his pieces.} Bd7
13. a4 cxb3 14. Bxb3 Bf5 $1 {Finding the weak point d3. Now everything is
forced.} 15. a5 Nbc4 16. d4 h6 {Only move, but a good one.} (16... Bd3 $2 17.
Qd1 $1 Bxf1 18. dxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 $2 $14) 17. dxe5 $8 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Qxe5 {
Leading to an equal endgame.} (18... Bxe5 $142 $17 {And black has the
advantage, due to the pawn structure and the active pieces.}) 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20.
Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Re1 f6 22. f4 $1 O-O-O 23. fxe5 {Draw was agreed, as white can
activate his knight, attacking black pawn c4, thus equalizing the position.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Rozentalis,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 (5. Be3 Bg4 6. f3 cxd4
7. cxd4 Bd7 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bc4 e6 10. Nge2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 $146 (12. a3)
12... Nc6 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. a3 Qc7 15. Ba2 Na5 $1 16. Qd3 Nc4 17. Bc1 b5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Lutz,C/BL 1997/ (52)}) 5... Bg4 6. dxc5 (6. Be3 {HarZvi}
cxd4 7. cxd4 Bxf3 8. gxf3 e6 (8... Nbd7 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. d5 g6 11. Qb3 Bg7 12.
Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qxa7 Qxa7 14. Bxa7 Rxb2 15. Bd4 O-O $44 {1/2-1/2 Vajda,A-Wells,P/
Budapest FS02 GM 1994/CBM 40 (28)}) 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Be7 12.
Rg1 g6 13. h4 O-O 14. h5 Nxh5 15. d5 Na5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Bb5 Qd6 18. dxe6 Qxe6
19. Bd7 Rxc3 20. bxc3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Petursson,M/ISL-chT 1996/EXT 97})
6... Qxc5 7. Na3 (7. h3 {HarZvi} Bd7 8. Na3 e6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Nce5
Bd6 12. Nxd7 Nbxd7 13. Bb5 O-O 14. O-O Nc5 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Qc2 a6 17. Bf1 Bf4
18. Bd4 Ncd7 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Be3 h6 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shaked,
T-Polgar,J/Fontys 1997/CBM 61 (42)}) (7. Be3 {HarZvi} Qc8 8. h3 Bf5 9. Na3 Nc6
10. Nc4 g6 11. Nce5 Bg7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O Nd5 15. Bd4 f6 16.
Bc5 $16 {Markovic,I-Ostojic,N/JUG-chT 1997/EXP 59/1-0 (33)}) 7... a6 $146 (7...
Nbd7) 8. Be3 Qc7 (8... Qc8 {HarZvi} 9. h3 Be6 10. Be2 Bd5 11. O-O e6 12. c4 Bc6
13. Nb1 Be7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nbd7 17. Nd4 Bc5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19.
Bg5 Qc7 20. Qc2 h6 21. Bd2 Bd4 $13 {Shaked,T-Lerner,K/Berliner Sommer 1997/EXP
59/1/2-1/2 (80)}) 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qa4+ (10. Be2 {HarZvi} e6 11. O-O Nbd7 (11...
Bxa3 $6 12. Qa4+) 12. Qa4 Be7 $13) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O-O e6 (11... Bxf3 $6 {
HarZvi} 12. gxf3 e6 13. Rg1 $36) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bg2 (13. Nb5 {HarZvi} Qb8 14.
Nbd4 Be7 $13) 13... Be4 (13... Nd5 14. Rxd5 $1 $16 exd5 $145 $17 {Fritz}) (
13... Be7 {HarZvi} 14. Nh4 (14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nbd4 b5 16. Qa5 Bd8 17. Qa3 Be4
$132 (17... Be7 $2 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Nc6+)) 14... O-O 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. g5 Nd5
17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 $44 {[%csl Ra3,Rf2,Rg5]}) 14. Nb5 (14.
g5 {HarZvi} b5 15. Qd4 Bc5 16. Qd2 Nd5 $36) 14... Qb8 15. Na7 $1 {[%csl Rc6,
Rd7,Re4] a very nice way to take control over the "c6" square! but is it
really a good move,that's is what we should find} (15. Nbd4 {HarZvi} b5 16. Qa5
Be7 {[%csl Ra5]}) 15... Rxa7 $8 (15... b5 $5 {HarZvi} 16. Qxa6 b4 (16... Nd5
17. Qc6 $1 Rxa7 (17... N5f6 18. Qxb5) 18. Bxa7 Qxa7 19. Nd4 Qb8 (19... Bxg2 20.
Qc8+ Ke7 21. Nc6+) 20. Bxe4 Qf4+ 21. Rd2 Qxe4 22. Rhd1 $16) 17. c4 Qc7 $36 {
[%csl Ra6,Ra7] when I for sure do not want to have the white pieces with such
weak king and bad stuck pieces on the Queen's side only for a pawn}) (15...
Bxf3 {HarZvi} 16. Bxf3 Rxa7 17. Bxa7 Qxa7 18. g5 b5 (18... Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5
20. Rxd5 b5 21. Re1+ Be7 22. Rxb5 $18) 19. Qf4 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rhe1+ Be7
22. Rxd5 $16) 16. Bxa7 Qxa7 17. Rxd7 Nxd7 (17... Bc6 $4 {HarZvi} 18. Qxc6 Nxd7
19. Qc8+ Ke7 20. Rd1) 18. Qxe4 (18. Ne5 Bc6 $13) 18... Bc5 (18... Qxf2 $5 {
HarZvi} 19. Qxb7 (19. Rd1 Bc5 $1 20. Rxd7 Qxg2 21. Rc7 Qf1+ 22. Ne1 (22. Kc2
O-O) 22... Be7 $17) 19... Bd6 $15 {[%cal Ge8g8]} (19... Qxg2 20. Rd1 $18)) 19.
Nd4 (19. Rd1 $2 Nf6) 19... Bxd4 20. cxd4 $16 (20. Qxd4 $5 {HarZvi} Qxd4 21.
cxd4 b6 22. Kd2 Ke7 23. Rc1 $14) 20... O-O 21. Rd1 Rb8 $1 (21... b6 22. Qb7 $1)
22. Kb1 h6 (22... Nf6 {HarZvi} 23. Qf4 h6) 23. Qf4 $2 (23. Rc1 $1 Nf6 (23... b5
24. Qf4) 24. Qe5 Rd8 25. Rc7 Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Bxb7 $16) 23... Rc8 $11 (
23... Nf6 {HarZvi} 24. Qc7 (24. h4 $5) 24... Ne8 25. Qe5 Rd8) 24. Qd6 (24. d5 {
HarZvi} Qc5 25. Qd2 $14 {in an endgame with pawn on both wings the bishop is
much stronger than the knight}) 24... b5 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Kxc1 Nf6 27. b4 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb5]} g5 {[%csl Rf4]} 28. Kc2 Nd7 29. Be4 Nb6 30. Qc6 Nc4 31. Qa8+ (
31. Qa8+ Qxa8 32. Bxa8 Nd6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9798"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1997.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rozentalis,E"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 (
7. Ne2 O-O 8. d4 Nc6 9. O-O Nde7 10. Na3 cxd4 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. Nbxd4 e5 13. Nxc6
Nxc6 14. Be3 Bg4 {Rozentalis,E-Rogers,I/Biel op 1990/EXP 19/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 7...
Nc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 (9... Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne2 (11. Nf3 Ne5 12. Nxe5
Bxe5 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Shirov,A/North Bay op 1994/EXT
94op}) 11... Qe7 12. Nd2 Rad8 13. Nc4 Bb8 14. Re1 Bc8 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. Ne3 Nf6
17. b3 Qc5 18. Bb2 h5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Rad1 h4 21. Qe2 hxg3 22. hxg3 a6 23. c4 {
1-0 Slobodjan,R-Hansen,S/Lippstadt 1997/EXP 59 (39)}) 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7
12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Be5 (13... Be7 $5) (13... Bb5 $5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ng5 Rad8 (
15... h6 $4 $16 16. Nxe6 $1 {Von Gleich; CBM 40} (16. Nf3 $2 Rad8 17. a4 Ba6 {
1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Wojtkiewicz,A/Bonn GSK 1994/CBM 40}) 16... fxe6 17. Rxe6
$16 (17. Rxe6 {HarZvi} Nxc3 (17... Nb6 18. Qe5 Qc5 (18... Qd7 19. Rxe7 Qd1+ 20.
Qe1) 19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 $18) (17... Bc5 18. Qxd5 Rxf2 19. Rc6+ Rf7+ 20. Rxc5
Bc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rd8 24. Bf4) 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3
Bc5 20. Be3 $16) (17. Bxd5 $4 Bc5 18. Bxe6+ (18. Rxe6 Bxd4 19. Re7+ Kh8 20.
Rxc7 Bxf2+ 21. Kg2 Bb6 22. Rxb7 Bf1+ (22... Rad8 23. Bb3 Rf2+ 24. Kh3 Bf1+) 23.
Kh1 Rad8 24. c4) 18... Kh8)) (15... Bc6 {Von Gleich} 16. Qd3 g6) 16. Qe4 Bxg5
17. Bxg5 Rd7 18. Rad1 h6 19. Bc1 Rfd8 20. h3 Bc6 21. Qe2 a6 22. Rd4 Ne7 23.
Rxd7 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Ftacnik,L/EUCup Gr3 1994/CBM 45}) 14. Qd3 a6 $146 (
14... Rad8 15. Re1 Bc6 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Rad1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20.
Qxe4 Bf6 {Rozentalis,E-Akopian,V/Philadelphia/1994}) 15. Re1 (15. Rd1 Bb5 16.
Qc2 Rad8 17. Bd2 h6 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 f5 20. Bc1 Ba7 $17 {0-1 Pedersen,
S-Schandorff,L/DEN-ch 1994/CBM 41 (35)}) 15... Bb5 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Qe2 Nf6 (
17... Bb5 18. Qh5) (17... h6 $1 $11) 18. Bg5 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 h6 $6 (19... Nxe4
$142 20. Qxe4 Bd6 (20... Bd6 {Nunn} 21. Qg4 Be7)) 20. Bg2 $1 {HarZvi:
Rozentalis certainly had to see a lot before playing this move which leads to
great complications which are good for white} Bxg3 $8 (20... Bd6 21. Bxf6 $16)
(20... Bxc3 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bxe5 $16 (22. Rac1 exf4 23. Rxc3 Qd7 $11) (22. Bxe5
{HarZvi} Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 $14 {/+/-})) (20... hxg5 {HarZvi} 21. Qxe5
Qb6 22. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Ga4a5]} (22. c4 $5)) 21. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 gxf6
23. Qg4+ Kh7 (23... Kh8 24. Qh4 Bf4 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Rg1 Bg5 (26... Rfd8 {
HarZvi} 27. Bxb7+ Bg5 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Rxg5+ hxg5 30. Qxg5+ $16) 27. Be4 $18)
24. Qh4 $8 (24. Be4+ f5 25. Bxf5+ exf5 26. Qxf5+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ $11) 24... Be5 (
24... Bf4 25. Qxf6 Rh8 (25... Rfe8 26. Rg1 Qe5 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Rae1 Re7 29.
Rxe5 Rxf7 30. Rxe6) 26. Be4+ Kg8 27. Rg1+ Bg5 28. f4 Rd8 (28... Qb6 {HarZvi}
29. Rg2 $1 (29. fxg5 hxg5+ 30. Kg2 Qxb2+) 29... Qe3 (29... Rd8 30. Rag1 $16)
30. Qe5 $1 $16 {/+-}) 29. Rg2 $1 $18) 25. f4 $1 {[%csl Yf6,Yf7][%cal Yf1f7]
HarZvi: White has a draw with 25.Qe4-Qh4-Qg4, but Rozentalis sees more than
that. He is willing to give another pawn just to be able to take the "f6" pawn.
} (25. Qe4+ {HarZvi} Kh8 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Re4) 25... Bxf4 26. Qxf6
{so with the "f2" or without it we reach the same position} Rh8 $8 (26... Bg5
27. Be4+ Kg8 28. Rg1 $18 Z0 29. Rxg5+ (29. Qxh6)) (26... Rfd8 27. Rxe6 $1 (27.
Rg1 Qe5 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 $13) 27... fxe6 28. Be4+ Kg8 29. Rg1+ $18) (26... Kg8 27.
Rg1 Rfd8 (27... Bg3 28. Be4 $18) 28. Bxb7+ (28. Be4+ Kf8 29. Raf1 e5 30. Rg6
Qc4 $8 31. Re1 Rd1 $1 $11) (28. Raf1 $1 {Nunn} e5 29. Rxf4 exf4 30. Bh3+ Kf8
31. Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Re1+) 28... Bg5 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Raf1 $1 Qb7+ 31. Kh2 Qxb2+
32. Kh3 Ra7 33. Rxg5+ $18 hxg5 34. Qxg5+ Kh7 (34... Kf8 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Rg1+)
35. Qh4+ Kg6 36. Rg1+ Kf5 37. Rg5+ Kf6 38. Rh5+ Kg7 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. Rh8#) (
26... Rfe8 {HarZvi} 27. Be4+ (27. Rf1 Bg5 (27... e5 28. Rg1 $18) 28. Qxf7+ Qxf7
29. Rxf7+ Kg8 30. Rxb7 Rad8 $132 {although it is quite clear that white is
better,black has counter-play}) 27... Kg8 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. Raf1 e5 (29... Bg5
30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Rxf7+) 30. Rf3 $3 {a fantastic move,with two important
factors,the first it blocks the a8-h1 diagonal,so Qc6 is not check! and the
seconf the rook hold the h3 square,which can be very important in sevral
positions} (30. Bd5 $5) 30... a5 (30... Rac8 31. Bh7 Bg5 32. Rxg5 hxg5 33. Bg6
Qc4 34. Bxf7 Qh4+ 35. Kg2 g4 (35... Qg4+ 36. Kf1) 36. Qxh4 gxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Kxf7
38. Qh7+ $16 {/+-}) (30... Red8) 31. Bd5 $1 $18 (31. Bh7 Bg5 32. Rxg5 hxg5 33.
Bg6 Ra6)) 27. Rf1 (27. Be4+ $2 Kg8 28. Rg1+ Bg5 29. Rad1 Qc4 $17) (27. Rg1 Bg5
28. Be4+ Kg8 $15) 27... Be5 (27... Bg5 $5 28. Qxf7+ Qxf7 29. Rxf7+ Kg6 (29...
Kg8 30. Rxb7 $16) 30. Raf1 $14 (30. Rxb7 $14 {HarZvi})) 28. Qxf7+ Qxf7 29.
Rxf7+ Kg8 $4 {HarZvi: the wrong place! we have all studied about not getting a
passive king in the endgame,and here is a very good example,after Kg8 black
gets a terrible position,while after Kg6 black is still playing,for me it is
quite strange how such strong GM such as Tkachiev played this} (29... Kg6 $142
30. Raf1 $16 Z0 31. Be4+ {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Re6,Rg6]}) 30. Rxb7 Rb8 (30... Rd8 $142
{HarZvi}) 31. Re1 $18 Rxb7 32. Bxb7 Bf6 (32... Bf4 $142 {HarZvi} 33. Rxe6 a5)
33. Rxe6 Kf7 34. Rxa6 {HarZvi: the game is over} Rb8 (34... Rd8 35. Rb6) 35.
Rb6 Ke7 36. a4 Be5 37. Rb5 (37. Rxh6 $2 Bc7) (37. a5 Bc7) 37... Bc7 38. b4 Rd8
39. Bd5 Kd6 40. a5 Re8 41. c4 Re2 42. Rb7 h5 (42... Ra2 43. c5+ Kxd5 44. Rxc7
$18) 43. a6 Ra2 44. a7 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Montreal 1st"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2000.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Rozentalis,E"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7.
Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3
e5 {Rogozenko: '13. ... e6 and 13. ... g6 are less popular, but worth
considering alternatives.'} 14. Nbd4 (14. bxc3 {Rogozenko} Be7 $11) 14... f6 ({
possible move, but it was better to change the knights first:} 14... Nxd4 $142
15. Nxd4 f6 {Rogozenko: 'is the main line. The final conclusion from the
practice is that Black is able to hold a slightly inferior (read equal)
position and usualy the draw is the most likely outcome.'} 16. bxc3 Kf7) 15.
bxc3 Kf7 $146 {'?!' Rogozenko.} ({now} 15... Nxd4 16. cxd4 $40 {doesn't work
and black has to weaken his pawns}) (15... Qc8 {Rogozenko} 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17.
Nh4 $44 {Black keeps the possibility to castle here, which of course is
important. 0-1 Rytshagov,M-Sadler,M/EU-chT (Men) 1997/ (39)}) 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17.
Qe4 Qd6 $2 ({natural move, and probably decisive mistake. The only and
sufficient move was} 17... Be7 $8 18. Qxc6 Qc8 (18... Rc8 19. Qe4 Rxc3 20. Qxh7
$36 (20. Qxh7 {Rogozenko} Qg8 (20... Rxb3 $6 21. Nh4 $36) 21. Qf5 $36 {[%cal
Rf3g5]})) 19. Qxc8 Rhxc8 20. c4 $14) 18. Ra5 $1 {[ takes control over all
central squares e5,d5,c5 ]} Nd7 ({black has no time to develop his king side:} 
18... Be7 19. Ba3 Qe6 (19... Qd7 {Rogozenko} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 $13) 20. Nxe5+ fxe5
21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxa3 23. Qf5+ Kg8 (23... Ke7 24. Re1+) 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25.
b4 $18) (18... Qe6 19. Rxe5) 19. Re1 $1 {[ one more piece takes control over
the key  square e5]} (19. Be3 {Rogozenko} Be7 20. Rfa1 $14) 19... Be7 (19...
Qe6 20. Nd4) (19... Nc5 20. Qe2 (20. Qc4+ Qd5) 20... e4 21. Nd4 Nd3 22. Rd1 Qc7
23. b4 $18) 20. Ba3 c5 21. b4 $1 {[ in order to take away c5 pawn, and
activate both bishop and rook ]  Rogozenko: 'After this nice move white pieces
cooperate very well.'} cxb4 (21... Rhc8 22. bxc5 Qc6 23. Qxh7) (21... Qb6 {
Rogozenko} 22. Qf5 $36 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Rf3g5]}) 22. Bxb4 Qb6 (22... Qe6 23.
Nd4) 23. Qf5 $18 {'+/-' Rogozenko.} Rad8 24. Raxe5 $1 {'+-!' Rogozenko.} Bxb4 (
24... Nxe5 25. Nxe5+ Kg8 26. Nd7 $18) 25. Ng5+ Kg8 (25... Kf8 26. Qxd7) 26. Re6
({this wins by force, while} 26. Re8+ Nf8 {and black still fights}) 26... g6
27. Qd5 Ne5 28. Rd6+ Kg7 29. Ne6+ Kh6 30. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Asian Continental op 16th"]
[Site "Chengdu"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chen, Qi B"]
[Black "Sadorra, Julio Catalino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 {I think Chinese players in general are well prepared
in the openings so for this game I decided not to use my predictable pet line
but test him in Isolated Queen's Pawn (IQP) positions where he has less
experience, at least according to the database.} c5 ({I usually play} 3... Be7
$5 {which leads to more dynamic positions and I believe it's still in good
shape!}) 4. Ngf3 Nc6 {Inviting him to enter the IQP structure.} 5. exd5 exd5 6.
Be2 ({A better line is} 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 {
Which has been played in numerous GM games and tested in the Karpov-Korchnoi
World Championship match.}) 6... Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. c3
O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Bh4 Bg4 {I've seen this sort of position in my past
studies on various structures so I was already happy with the outcome of my
opening line choice.} 13. Nfd4 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Re4 $1 {I don't want to claim any
rights or trademark on this idea as I remember Huebner and Atalik have used it
before in their IQP games.} 15. Bg3 Nh5 $1 16. Nd2 Nxg3 17. Nxg3 {This
position resembles the game Vaganian-Huebner in the 1980s, with White having
the IQP.} ({If} 17. hxg3 {I was also intending} Rg4 $5 {followed by finishing
development then later h5-h4!} ({But of course objectively better is} 17... Re7
18. Nf3 Qd6 (18... Qd7 19. Nf4 Rd8 $11) 19. Ned4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Re4 $1 $36))
17... Re6 {I was already feeling comfortable here with d4 coming} 18. Nf3 d4
19. Qd3 Qf6 20. c4 Rae8 21. a3 a5 22. Rad1 g6 $1 {Restricting his g3-knight
and planning h5-h4 in the future.} 23. Qd2 {This was a critical moment as I
had to think about stopping his queenside plan which could involve a sacrifice.
} a4 $1 (23... h5 24. Qh6 Bd8 {and I felt that I'm losing harmony and my B is
passive on d8}) 24. Qh6 ({The critical test for the soundness of the 23rd move
is} 24. Qc2 h5 $1 (24... Ra8 {loses too much time and momentum} 25. c5 $1 Bc7
26. Rd2 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gg3e4] and White is recovering.}) 25. Qxa4 h4 26. Nh1 Ne5
$1 {After this, I was convinced that I would have clear compensation for the
pawn as my bishop would be much superior than his knight and I would have
active rooks and kingside threats.} (26... Re2 27. Qb5 $1 $132) 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 (
27... Rxe5 $5) 28. Qc2 Bc7 29. g3 h3 $40) 24... Qg7 25. Qc1 {This was the
second critical moment. White has plans to improve his defence by blocking my
bishop, trading rooks on e1 and maybe even bringing his knight from e1-d3,
therefore something special had to be done here.} Ne5 $1 {I think exchanging
off his only active piece increases my advantage as it prevents any future
blockade on d3 and highlights the superiority of my minor piece.} (25... h5 $6
26. Rfe1 $1 (26. c5 Bc7) 26... Qf6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. c5 Bc7 29. Qc2 $13 {
[%cal Gg3e4,Gg3e2]}) (25... Bc5 26. Rfe1 $1) 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27. Rd3 Rc8 {
[%csl Rc4,Rg3][%cal Gd4d3] Using the Principle of Two Weaknesses.} ({Another
good possibility that the engine points out is} 27... Qc5 $1 28. Qc2 h5 $1 {
mixing in an idea that I saw earlier} 29. Qxa4 h4 30. Nh1 Re1 31. Rd1 Rxf1+ 32.
Rxf1 Re2 {and Black's coordination plus passed pawn is decisive.} 33. Qd7 Qxc4
$19) (27... Qc7 $5) 28. b4 (28. f4 Qc5 29. f5 Re3 $19) ({I also anticipated} 
28. Qc2 Qb5 29. Rc1 (29. b3 axb3 30. Rxb3 Qxc4) 29... Rec6 30. b3 axb3 (30...
Qa6 $1) 31. Rxb3 Qa6 $17) 28... axb3 29. Rxb3 Ba5 30. Qb1 (30. Qc2 b5 $19) (30.
Rxb7 d3 $19) (30. Qd1 b6 $17) 30... b6 {Simple and effective.} 31. Qd3 Qc5 $2 {
A little careless.} ({The most accurate is} 31... Bc3 $1 32. Rd1 h5 $1 {
The queenside pawns aren't going anywhere!} (32... Qc5 33. Ne4 Qxc4) 33. Nf1
Rce8 34. h3 Qf4 $17) 32. Rd1 $2 {After this, White can only prolong the agony
of defeat.} ({White could've gained chances to improve his position and fight
for equality after} 32. Ne2 $1 Rd6 (32... Qxc4 33. Nxd4 Rd6 34. Qxc4 Rxc4 35.
Nf3 $11) ({It could be difficult for me to find the best way to keep much of
my advantage} 32... Qe5 $1 33. Nxd4 (33. Rb2 Qe4 $1 34. Qxd4 Qxd4 35. Nxd4 Bc3
36. Nxe6 Bxb2 37. Nf4 Rxc4 38. Nd5 b5 39. Rb1 Bxa3 40. Kf1 Rc5 41. Rb3 $1 Rxd5
42. Rxa3 $15) 33... Rd8 $19) 33. Rc1 $11) 32... Qxc4 33. Qxc4 Rxc4 34. Kf1 Rc2
35. Rbb1 Bc3 36. f3 f5 37. h4 h5 {White's pieces are paralysed so he resigned.}
0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 102nd"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "2015.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be3 N8d7 13. Qe2 Qf6 14. Rac1 Rac8
15. Rfd1 Bf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Kf2 Rfd8
21. Ke2 Kf8 22. g3 Ke7 23. Nd2 Nf6 24. Rc3 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rdc1 Rxc3 27.
Rxc3 Kd6 28. Bc2 Bxc2 29. Rxc2 Rd7 30. Kd3 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Kxc7 {The players have
reached a pawn endgame after 31 moves and with correct play, the game should
end in a draw. However, it's not always possible to play the most accurate
moves.} 32. g4 $1 {As Daniel King would have said, "That's a cramping move!"
One pawn cramps three black pawns.} Kd6 33. e4 f6 {This is a fine move because
it keeps the kingside pawn structure fluid. How do you decide which is the
right pawn move on the kingside. In order to find the right move, you must
imagine that White king goes to c4 and then pushes his pawn to d5. After exd5
exd5, White would have a passer but Black who would have 3 vs 2 should be
capable of creating his oawn passer on the kingside. Hence a move like g5
would be very bad.} (33... g5 $2 34. Kc4 a6 35. a4 b6 36. d5 exd5+ 37. exd5 {
You can see how the black pawns are completely worthless on the kingside.} Ke5
(37... a5 38. Kd4 $18) 38. a5 $1 $18) 34. h4 e5 $2 {A bad move by Chris who
gives White a passed pawn.} ({Black has to do nothing in this position but to
improve his queenside and wait with his king. Here's a sample line.} 34... b5
$1 35. Kc3 a5 36. Kd3 Kc6 37. Ke3 Kd6 38. Kf4 Kc6 39. g5 Kd6 40. gxf6 gxf6 41.
Kg4 Kc6 42. Kh5 f5 43. exf5 exf5 44. Kg5 Kd5 45. Kxf5 Kxd4 46. h5 b4 47. h6 a4
48. Kf6 Kd3 49. Kg7 Kc2 50. Kxh7 Kxb2 51. Kg7 Kxa2 52. h7 b3 53. h8=Q b2 {
with a theoretical draw.}) 35. d5 g6 ({Everything loses at this point.} 35...
b5 36. Kc3 a5 37. a4 $1 bxa4 38. Kc4 g6 39. g5 $1 $18 {That's the key move.
Whenever Black goes g6 with the idea of f5, White must play g5.}) 36. g5 $1 {
If it were not for this move, Black would still be fine. But now it's
completely lost.} f5 (36... fxg5 37. hxg5 {One pawn clamps two and it's all
over.} b5 38. Kc3 a5 39. a4 b4+ 40. Kc4 $18) 37. exf5 gxf5 38. h5 $1 Kxd5 39.
g6 e4+ (39... hxg6 40. h6 $1 $18) 40. Ke2 {Just an example to show what looks
theoretically easy might be very difficult practically.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-chT 1415 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2015.02.14"]
[Round "5.174"]
[White "Roberson, Peter T"]
[Black "Rose, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[Annotator "Saunders,J"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2014.11.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Grantham Sharks"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 {I always used to punt 4.d4 in my c3
Sicilian days but this alternative has quite a lot going for it.} Nc6 5. Bc4
Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 (6... c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 $5 {is one reason I shied away
from 4.Nf3. As Corporal Jones might have said, had he been a chess player: "c3
Sicilian players don't like it up 'em - the cold steel of ...g7-g5!"}) 7. exd6
e6 (7... Qxd6 8. O-O Be6 {gets a fair bit of traffic, but Black decides to
steer down a side road.}) 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12.
Re1 Be7 13. Bc2 g6 $6 {There doesn't seem to be any need to weaken the
kingside in this way, or at least not yet.} 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Bb3 $1
Nxc3 (16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rad1 {looks risky but} Qh4 20.
Nxd5 Be6 $5 {might be playable.}) 17. bxc3 Bd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 {[diag]
With all White's pieces now poised to strike, Black can't afford an inaccuracy.
} Qc5 $2 (19... Bf6 $1 {was the last chance:} 20. Qc4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Nd8 {
clings on, though} 22. Qf4 Bg7 23. Ne5 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Qd6 25. c4 {is still very
promising for White.}) 20. Rad1 Rad8 (20... Bf5 21. c4 {gives White the choice
of Ne5 and Qb2 as winning moves on the next turn.}) (20... Bd6 $5 {at least
forces White to find some precise moves:} 21. Be3 $1 Qxc3 22. Bb3 Qf6 23. Qc4
$1 Re7 {(Otherwise Rxd6 wins)} 24. Qd5 $1 {and something has to give.}) 21.
Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 22. Rxd7 $1 (22. Rxd7 {Capturing the rook allows mate in one,
while} Rf8 23. Qe6+ Ke8 24. Red1 {is the simplest way to win.}) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schlosser,P"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O {Eine Schlüsselstellung im c3-Sizi' und zugleich
eine gute Trainingsstellung, wenn Sie sich mit dem Isolani auseinandersetzen
wollen.} 11. Qc2 $5 {Diese prophylaktische Idee ist ein Patent des Litauers
Rozentalis: Weiß kämpft gegen das Fianchetto des schwarzen Damenläufers und
damit um die Kontrolle des Blockadefeldes d5. Wenn Weiß später durch "Rochade"
von Dame und Läufer die isolani-typische Batterie gegen h7 aufbaut, könnte die
Aktion im Nachhinein allerdings als Tempoverlust interpretiert werden.} h6 $6 {
Ein zweischneidiges Unterfangen, so doch zu dem Fianchetto des Damenläufers zu
kommen. Sonst wird in dieser Variante zwar entgegen ähnlichen Stellungsbildern
auch oft h6 gespielt, um Lg5 zu verhindern, jedoch geschieht dies meist zu
einem späteren Zeitpunkt.} 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 {Ein ebenso unaufälliger wie
vielseitiger Zug: Der Bauer d4 wird überdeckt und sein späterer Vorstoß
vorbereitet. Zudem wird der Turm nicht mehr eingesperrt, wenn Weiß das
Standardmanöver De2-Lb1-Dd3 durchführt.} (13. Nb5 $6 Qd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Nd5 $15) (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Qa4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 (17.
Bxb7 Ng4 18. g3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rc7 $15) 17... Qb8 $10) 13... Bb7 14. Qe2 $6 {
Wenn dies das Optium für Weiß nach h6 ist, sollte er besser auf Dc2 verzichten,
da er das Fianchetto des Damenläufers doch nicht verhindern konnte und hier
gegenüber bekannten Stellungen ein glattes Tempo weniger hat. Dagegen sieht} (
14. Qd2 $1 {sehr gefährlich für Schwarz aus, da er das Opfer auf h6 noch nicht
mit Lf8 verhindern kann - sonst spielt Schwarz den Zug h6 erst nach Tfd8:} Rfd8
(14... Ng4 15. Bf4 e5 $2 16. dxe5 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qe3 $18) (14... e5
15. d5 $16) 15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Nxd4 18. Ng5 $40) 14... Rad8 (
14... Rfd8 $5 15. Bb1 $140 Bf8) 15. Bb1 Qb8 16. h3 Rfe8 (16... Bd6 $5 {Mit der
Idee, das Manöver Sh2-g4 zu verhindern und Se7-d5 vorzubereiten. Der von mir
stets befürchtete Angriff Dd2 scheint nicht zu funktionieren:} 17. Qd2 Ne7 18.
Bxh6 gxh6 (18... Bxf3 $6 19. Qg5 Ng6 20. Bxg6 gxh6 21. Qxf6 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 $44)
19. Qxh6 Bxf3 20. Qxf6 (20. gxf3 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Qf4 22. Rg1+ Ng6 $19) 20... Bxd1
21. Rxd1 (21. Qg5+ Ng6 22. Bxg6 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Qf4 $19) 21... Rfe8 $17) 17. Nh2
e5 {Schwarz klärt die Stellung und steht aufgrund seiner aktiven
Figurenstellung etwas angenehmer. Dies sollte jedoch angesichts der latenten
Vereinfachungstendenz nicht ins Gewicht fallen.} 18. dxe5 (18. d5 $2 Nd4 19.
Qd3 Bxd5 $17) 18... Rxd1 19. Qxd1 Nxe5 20. Bf4 Bc5 21. Ng4 Nfxg4 22. hxg4 Qc8
23. Bf5 Qa8 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Qe2 Ng6 26. Bc7 Rf8 {Nach sorglosem Spiel hat Weiß
angesichts der Schwäche g2 bereits ernsthafte Probleme.} 27. Be4 Re8 28. Kf1
Re7 29. Bg3 a5 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. Qc4 (31. Qf3 Qa6+ 32. Ne2 (32. Re2 Bd4 $17)
32... Ne5 $17) 31... Rxe1+ 32. Kxe1 Qxg2 $17 33. Qf1 Qxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Bd4 35. Ke2
Ne5 36. f3 f6 37. Nd5 Bxb2 38. a4 Bd4 39. Bxe5 fxe5 40. Nc7 Kf7 41. Nb5 g6 42.
Kd3 h5 43. Nd6+ Ke6 44. Ne4 h4 45. f4 Kd5 46. Nf6+ Kc6 0-1

[Event "AUT-ch"]
[Site "Moesern"]
[Date "1997.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Brestian, Egon"]
[Black "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Schroll,G"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Somerbauer} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7.
Bd3 ({Alternative:} 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 $1 9. Bd2 Bb7 {/\d6,Nd7}) 7... Ba6
$5 (7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Ba6) 8. O-O (8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O Be7 10.
Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Nac7 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 {+/-
Adams-Benjamin, New York 1996}) 8... Bxd3 $6 (8... Qc8 $5) 9. Qxd3 Be7 (9...
Nc6 $6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 (12... Bxd6 13. Re1 Be7 $16 (
13... O-O 14. Ng5 $16 g6 15. Qh3 h5 16. g4 Be7 17. gxh5 Bxg5 18. hxg6 Bh4 19.
Re4 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 fxg6+ 21. Kg1 $16)) 13. Qe4 (13. c4)) 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3
d5 $2 (11... O-O $14) 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ba3 Qc7 (13... Qxa3 14. Qe4 $18) (13...
Qd8 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Rad1 (15. Ne5 f6 16. Qf3 Qd5 17. Qg3 g6 18. c4 Qd6 (18...
Qxd4 19. Qf3 Qxe5 20. Qxa8 Qc7 21. c5 bxc5 22. Rab1 Rd8 23. Rb7 Nd7 24. Qxa7
$18) 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Kxd7 22. Rxf6 $16) 15... f6 16. Rfe1
Kf7 17. Ng5+ {1:0 Braga-Priehoda, Catania 1993}) 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 (14... Qxe7 15.
Qe4) 15. d5 (15. Rad1 Nd7 16. d5 Qd6 17. Rfe1 {|^ Fosson-Iskov, Gaudsdal 1988
und Godena-Cvitan, Reggia Emilia 1991}) 15... Qd6 (15... Rd8 16. Qxh7 Rxd5 (
16... Qxc3 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rfe1 $16) 17. Qxg7 $18) (15... exd5 16. Qxd5 Nc6
17. Ng5 Kf8 18. Nxf7 $18) 16. c4 Nd7 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Rhc8 19. Nb5 (19. f4
Rxc4 20. fxe5 (20. Nb3 $18) 20... Qc5 21. d6+ Kd8 22. Qf3 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 $18)
19... Qb8 20. d6+ Kf6 21. Qb2 {1:0 22.f4 Nxc4 23.Qxg7 +-} 1-0

[Event "Hawaii op"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Shaked,T"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1997.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Na3 Ng4 8.
Qe2 a6 9. h3 Nge5 10. Be3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Qf5 12. Qg3 e5 $146 {/\ Qg6} 13. Nc4
Be6 14. O-O-O $5 Qg6 (14... Nb4 $2 15. cxb4 Rc8 16. Bc5) (14... Rc8 15. Bd3 e4
16. Be2 Nb4 (16... Qb5 17. Nb6 Qxe2 18. Nxc8 Bxc8 19. Qc7 $16) 17. Nd6+ Bxd6
18. Qxd6 $16) 15. Qxg6 (15. Qf3 $5) 15... hxg6 16. Nb6 Rd8 (16... Rb8) 17. Bc4
Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Be7 19. a4 $1 $14 {עe8} (19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rd1+ Kc8) 19... f6
20. Rxd8+ (20. Kc2 Kf7 $11) 20... Kxd8 (20... Nxd8 21. Rd1 $14) 21. Rd1+ Kc7
22. Kc2 $1 (22. b4 $14) 22... b5 $2 (22... Nd8 23. Nb6 Bd6 24. b4 $14) 23. Bb6+
Kc8 (23... Kb7 24. Rd7+) (23... Kb8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Na5 Nxa5 (25... Rc8 26.
Rd7 Bf8 27. Kb3) 26. Bxa5 $16) 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. Rxd6 {R 9/i} Kb7 26. a5 $1 $16
{<->d} Nb8 27. Re6 Nc6 28. Rd6 Nb8 29. Kd3 $1 Rc8 (29... Rh4 30. Re6 g5 31.
Re7+ Kc6 32. Rxg7 Nd7 33. Be3 $16) (29... g5 30. Ke4 Rh4+ 31. Kf5 b4 32. cxb4
Rxb4 33. Kg6 g4 34. Kxg7 {- 29...Rc8}) 30. Ke4 b4 31. cxb4 Rc4+ 32. Kd5 Rxb4
33. Ke6 g5 (33... Rxb2 34. Kf7) 34. Kf7 g4 35. Kxg7 gxh3 36. gxh3 Rb3 37. Kxf6
Rxh3 38. Kxe5 $18 Nc6+ 39. Ke4 Rb3 40. Rd7+ Kb8 41. Rd2 Rb4+ 42. Kd5 Kb7 43.
Ke6 Re4+ 44. Kf5 Re5+ 45. Kf6 Re4 46. Kg5 Ne5 47. Kf5 Re1 48. f4 Nc4 49. Rc2
Nd6+ 50. Kg4 Re7 51. Bd4 $1 Rf7 52. Be5 Nf5 53. Kg5 Ng3 54. Kg6 Re7 55. Kf6 Re8
56. Rc7+ Ka8 57. Kf7 Rd8 58. Ke6 Re8+ 59. Kd5 Nf5 60. Rh7 Ne3+ 61. Kd4 Nf5+ 62.
Kc5 Ne3 63. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.26"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Votava, Jan"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 Qf5 $1 (8... Qg5 $2 9. Ne4 Qf5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Ng3 Qh3 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bb5+
Nd7 14. Bf4 a6 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. O-O-O $18 {Adams,M-Huebner,R/Wijk aan Zee/
1996/1:0/31/}) (8... Qd7 9. dxc5 e6 10. b4 (10. Nb3 Qc7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Qe2 Rd8
13. Rd1 Rxd1+ 14. Kxd1 O-O 15. Kc2 Rd8 16. f4 $14 {Strikovic,A-Garcia Iluhdain,
D/Leon/1996/0,5/37/}) 10... a5 11. Rb1 (11. Qb3 $5) 11... Nd5 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13.
a3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {Vlassov,N-Atalik,S/Rethimnon/1995/1:0/25/}) (
8... Qd6 $5) 9. Qb3 (9. dxc5 $5) 9... O-O-O $8 10. Bxf7 Nd5 11. Bxd5 $8 Rxd5
12. Ne4 $2 (12. Rg1 e6 (12... cxd4 $5) 13. Rg3 cxd4 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bd2 Rhd8
16. c4 R5d7 17. O-O-O g6 $13 {Shaked,T-De Firmian,N/USA/1996/0,5/47/}) (12.
dxc5 $6 Re5+ $1 13. Ne4 $2 Rxe4+ $18) 12... e6 13. Ng3 (13. O-O Qxf3 14. Ng3 h5
$17) 13... Qxf3 14. Be3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 $6 (15. cxd4 $5 Bd6 16. Qd1 Qg2 17. Qg4
$15) 15... Bd6 $17 {>< Ke1/} 16. Qd1 Qg2 $1 17. Qg4 Nxd4 (17... Bxg3 $2 18.
O-O-O $10) 18. cxd4 Bb4+ 19. Ke2 Rf5 $1 20. Rhf1 Rhf8 21. Kd3 Kb8 $1 $19 22.
Rac1 Rf3+ 23. Kc4 Bd2 (23... Bd2 24. Rcd1 Rc8+ 25. Kb5 Rb3+ 26. Ka4 Qc6+ 27.
Kxb3 Qb5+ 28. Ka3 Qb4#) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
(8. O-O) (8. Na3) 8... cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. dxc5 $2 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Nd5 11. b4 (11.
Bd4 f6 $1) 11... a5 $17) 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd6 (10... Qd8 $6 11. Qb3 $1 $16)
11. g4 (11. Qb3 Qb4 $1 $10) 11... Bg6 12. Ne5 Nd5 $5 {N/} (12... Nxe5 $2 13.
dxe5 Qxe5 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. O-O-O $1 Rd8 (15... Qc7 16. Rxd7 $18) 16. Rxd7 Rxd7
17. Rd1 $18) (12... Be7 13. O-O O-O (13... Nxe5 $5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qa4+ Kf8
$13 16. Bf4) 14. Bf4 Qd8 (14... Qxd4 15. Nxc6) (14... Qb4 $6 15. a3 Qxb2 16.
Na4 Qc2 17. Nxg6 Qxg6 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. f3 Qf6 20. fxe4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh2 $16 {
Waitzkin,J-Nunn,J/USA/1995/}) (14... Nd5 $5) 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Be3
(17. d5 $5) 17... Bd6 18. g5 Nd7 19. d5 $14 {Adams,M-Topalov,V/Las Palmas/1994/
}) 13. Nxd5 (13. Nxg6 $2 Nxe3 $1 14. fxe3 hxg6 $15) 13... Qxd5 (13... exd5 $5
$10) 14. O-O (14. Bf3 Be4 $1) 14... Be7 15. a3 (15. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 16. Bf3 Qd7
17. d5 $5) 15... Be4 $1 (15... O-O 16. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 17. Bf3 $14) (15... Nxe5
16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Bd4 $1 $16) 16. f3 Nxe5 (16... Bg6 $5 17. f4 (17. Nxg6 $6
hxg6 $132) 17... Be4) 17. fxe4 (17. dxe5 Qxe5 $1 18. fxe4 Qg3+) 17... Qxe4 18.
Qb3 Nd7 $8 19. Bf3 Qg6 20. Qxb7 Rb8 (20... Rd8 $5 21. Rac1 h5 (21... Bd6 $1 $13
) 22. Rc7 hxg4 23. Bc6 gxh3+ 24. Kh1 Qd3 25. Re1 $18) 21. Qxa7 h5 $1 $10 (21...
Rxb2 22. Bc6 $18) 22. Bf4 (22. Bc6 O-O $2 (22... Rd8 $5 $132) 23. Qxd7 hxg4 24.
Qxe7 gxh3+ 25. Qg5 $18) 22... hxg4 $1 23. hxg4 (23. Bc6 gxh3+ 24. Kh1 Rd8 25.
Bc7 O-O 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 $13) 23... Rxb2 24. Rac1 $1 (24. Qa8+ Bd8 25. Bc7 Ke7 $1
$17) 24... Rh4 $1 (24... Rc2 25. Rxc2 Qxc2 26. Rc1 Qd3 27. Bc6 $18) 25. Rc8+
Bd8 26. Rxd8+ $8 Kxd8 27. Qa5+ Ke8 28. Bg5 Rxg4+ $8 29. Bxg4 f6 30. Bxe6 Ne5 $2
(30... Qxg5+ 31. Qxg5 fxg5 32. Rf5 Rd2 33. d5 Nc5 $10) 31. Rf5 $1 Rb1+ (31...
Qh5 32. Qa8+ Ke7 33. Bxf6+ $18) (31... Qh7 32. Qa8+ Ke7 33. Bxf6+ Kxe6 34.
Rxe5+ Kxf6 35. Qf3+ $18) (31... Ke7 32. Qxe5 $18) 32. Kf2 $2 (32. Kg2 Rb2+ 33.
Kg3 $18) 32... Ng4+ 33. Ke2 (33. Kf3 $5 Qh7 34. Kxg4) 33... Qh7 34. Qa8+ (34.
Bd2 $32) 34... Ke7 35. Qa7+ $2 (35. Qe4 $1) 35... Kxe6 $19 36. Qa6+ Kf7 37.
Qa7+ Kg6 38. Rxf6+ Nxf6 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zakharov, Valentin M"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qb3 cxd4 8.
Bc4 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 e6 10. cxd4 (10. Nbd2 $6 Qc6 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. N2f3 a6 $1 13.
Bg5 Bd6 14. Rd1 Nc6 $15 {>< Kf1 Daniliuk,S-Dragomarezkij,E/Minsk/1994/0:1/38/})
(10. Nxd4 Nc6 $1 11. Nd2 Qg6 (11... Nxd4 $5 12. Nxe4 Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14.
axb3 Bc5 15. b4 Bb6 $10 {Kharlov,A-Tukmakov,V/Biel/1992/0,5/21/}) 12. Qxb7 Rb8
13. Qc7 Rc8 14. Qg3 Nxd4 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. cxd4 Bb4 17. b3 $8 Bc3 18. Rb1 Bxd4
$10 {Mukhametov,E-Savchenko,S/RUS/1995/0,5/28/}) 10... Nc6 $1 11. Nc3 Qf5 12.
Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qc7 Be7 $1 $44 (13... Rc8 $6 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. Bxf4 Nxd4 16. Ne5
Nh5 $2 (16... Bd6 17. Rd1 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxc4 19. Bxd4 a6 20. Ke2 $14) 17. Rd1
Nc6 18. Nxd7 Nxf4 19. Bb5 $16 {Kharlov,A-Hoffman,M/Cologne/1993/1:0/39/}) 14.
b3 $1 O-O (14... Bb4 $5 15. Bd2 O-O $32 $44) 15. Qf4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. Ne2 $1
Rfd8 (17... Rbd8 $5) 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 19. Ne5 Bb5 20. g4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 $1 (21. g5
$2 Nxe5 22. gxf6 (22. Qxe5 Nd5 $44) 22... Nxc4 $1 23. bxc4 (23. Qg5 $2 Nd2+ $19
) 23... Bxc4 $17) 21... Bxc6 22. f3 Nd5 23. Qc1 $2 (23. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 24. Kf2
$14) 23... Rbc8 24. Qe1 (24. Kf2 Bb5 25. Qc2 Nb6 $17) 24... Ne3+ 25. Kf2 Nxc4
26. bxc4 Qa3 27. Qc3 $8 Qxc3 28. Nxc3 Rxd4 $15 29. Nb5 $1 Rd2+ (29... Bxb5 30.
cxb5 Ra4 31. Rhc1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxa2+ 33. Kg3 $15) (29... Rxc4 $2 30. Nxa7 $10)
30. Kg3 (30. Ke3 $2 Rcd8 $1 $17) 30... Rd7 31. Rhd1 Rcd8 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Rb1
Kf8 $1 34. Rb3 a6 35. Nc3 $2 (35. Na3 Rd2 (35... Rb7 $5) 36. Rb6 Bxf3 37. Rxa6
Bb7 38. Ra7 Rxa2 39. Rxb7 Rxa3+ 40. Kf4 $15) 35... Rd3 $2 (35... Rd4 $1 36. c5
(36. Rb4 Rd3 $1) 36... Rc4 $17) 36. Nb1 Rxb3 37. axb3 a5 $1 38. Kf4 Ke7 39. c5
$2 $138 (39. Nc3 $1 Kd6 $140 40. Ne4+ $1 $10) 39... Bd5 $1 40. Nd2 Kd7 41. Ke5
Kc6 42. Kd4 f6 $1 (42... e5+ 43. Kxe5 Kxc5 44. g5 $1 Be6 45. f4 Kb4 46. f5 Bxb3
47. Nxb3 Kxb3 48. Kd6 a4 49. Ke7 a3 50. Kxf7 a2 51. Kxg7 a1=Q+ 52. Kxh7 $132)
43. f4 e5+ 44. fxe5 fxe5+ 45. Kc3 (45. Kxe5 Kxc5 46. g5 Bg8 47. h4 Kb4 $19)
45... Kxc5 $19 46. h4 e4 47. Nf1 Kd6 $1 48. Ne3 (48. b4 a4 $1 $19) 48... Ke5
49. b4 axb4+ 50. Kxb4 Be6 51. Kc5 Kf4 52. Kd4 Bxg4 53. Nd5+ Kf3 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand Blatny,P} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bb5 (6.
Be3 {Blatny,P} c4 7. b3 {--> 2.c3 disk}) 6... Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9.
Nbd2 Bg4 $146 (9... O-O {Anand} 10. Nb3 Bd6) 10. Qa4 $1 (10. Nb3 {Blatny,P} Bd6
11. Bg5 {--> C 09}) 10... Bh5 (10... Bd7 11. Nb3 Bb6 (11... Bd6 12. Bf4) 12.
Re1 O-O 13. Be3 $14) 11. Qh4 Bg6 12. Nb3 Bb6 (12... Bd6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rfe1
$14) 13. Nfd4 O-O 14. Be3 (14. Bg5 {Blatny,P} h6) 14... a6 15. Be2 (15. Nxc6
bxc6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Qxe7 Qxb5 $1 (17... axb5 $2 18. Rfe1 $16) 18. Qa3 (18.
Rad1 Qa4 $1) 18... a5 $1 19. Nc5 a4 $13 {/\ Rdf8, Ra5}) 15... Ne5 16. Rad1 Rc8
17. Rfe1 Re8 {/\ 18...Nc4} (17... Nc4 {Blatny,P} 18. Bg5 $5 (18. Bxc4 Rxc4 $8
19. Bg5 f6 $8 {/\Nf5+/=}) 18... f6 $8 19. Bc1 $16 {/\Bxc4;Bg4 ><e6}) 18. Nf3 $5
(18. Bc1 Qd7 $10) 18... Bxe3 (18... Nxf3+ {Anand} 19. Bxf3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 $16)
19. Nxe5 Bb6 20. Bg4 Nf5 $4 (20... Nc6 $1 21. Qxd8 (21. Nxg6 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1
hxg6 $10) 21... Rcxd8 22. Nd7 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bc7 $1 24. Ndc5 (24. Nbc5 $2 f5
25. Bf3 Bf7 {/\ b6}) 24... Ne5 $1 25. Bh3 (25. Bd1 Rb8) (25. Be2 Re8 26. Kh1 (
26. Rd1 Nc4) 26... Rb8 27. Rd1 Re8 $1 28. Re1 $10 (28. Rxd5 Ng4 $1))) (20...
Rc7 {Blatny,P} 21. Bf3 $16) 21. Qh3 Qg5 $8 22. Nf3 $1 (22. Rxd5 $2 h5 $44)
22... Qf6 23. Nbd4 Nxd4 24. Bxc8 Nxf3+ (24... Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Qc6 26. Qd7 $18) 25.
gxf3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 $18 h5 27. Bxb7 Qg5+ 28. Qg3 Qd2 29. Re5 $4 (29. Re8+ Kh7
30. Kg2 $18 (30. Kg2 {Blatny,P} Bd3 (30... Qxb2 31. Bxd5 Qxc3 $4 32. Qb8 $18) (
30... Qd1 {Anand} 31. Re5 $18) 31. Re5 $1 $18)) 29... Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Bd3 31. h4
Bc7 $1 $10 (31... Qf1+ {Anand} 32. Kh2 Bxf2 33. Qg2) 32. Bxd5 (32. Re8+ Kh7 33.
Qxc7 Qf1+ 34. Kg3 $4 (34. Kh2 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kh3 $4 Bf1#) 35... Qxf3+ (
35... Qf1+ $10 {Anand}) 36. Kh2 $10 (36. Kh2 {Blatny,P} Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qf1+ $10))
34... Qg1+ 35. Kf4 (35. Kh3 Bf1#) 35... Qh2+ $19 (35... Qh2+ 36. Ke3 Qxc7 $19))
32... Bxe5 33. Qxe5 Qf1+ 34. Kh2 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kh1 Qxh4+ $2 (35... Qf1+
$10) 36. Kg2 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.20"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Short,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 {Although I was prepared for the
Sveshnikov, I felt inclined to steer the game into quieter channels.} Nf6 4. e5
Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 e6 8. d4 (8. O-O {Finkel,A} Bxd6 9. d4 O-O 10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Rd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Antunes,A/Linares zt
1995 (33)}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxd6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nc3 Bd7 {These moves were
whipped out at great speed by my opponent, so I presumed he knew what he was
doing. White has a number of stereotyped options such as 12.Ne4, 12.Ne5, 12.
Bg5, Re1 etc. but after considerable thought I hit upon a more primitive idea.}
12. Ng5 $1 h6 (12... O-O $6 {Finkel,A} 13. Nce4 $1 {[%cal Gg5h7,Gd1h5]} (13.
Nxh7 $2 Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Ne4 Nf5 16. Ng5 Nh6 $19) 13... Bc6 $8 {[%tqu
"En","","","","d1d3","",5]} 14. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Ge4f6]} Bxe4 $8 (14... Ng6 15.
Qh3 h6 16. Nxe6 $18) (14... Nf5 15. Qh3 $18 {[%cal Gg5e6]}) 15. Qxe4 Ng6 16.
Qxb7 $16) 13. Nge4 ({I mistakenly rejected} 13. Qh5 $1 {because of} g6 (13...
O-O $2 14. Nge4 (14. Nce4 Nf5 (14... Bc6 $2 {[%tqu "En","","","","e4f6","",10,
"g5e6","",0]} 15. Nf6+ $1 (15. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Bxh6 Bxe4 $1 $19
{[%cal Ge4h7]}) 15... gxf6 16. Nxe6 $1 Qd7 (16... Qc8 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. Bxh6
Qe8 19. Qg4+ Ng6 20. Qxg6+ $18) 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Bxh6 Qf5 19. Qxf5 Nxf5 20.
Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rad1 $18) 15. Nxd6 Nxd6 16. Nf3 Bc6 $11) 14... Bc6 15. Bxh6 {
looks decidedly unpleasant.}) 14. Qh3 Nf5 15. Nge4 Be7 {but then simply} 16. d5
{gives white an excellent position.}) 13... Bc7 14. Qg4 Nf5 15. Rd1 ({Finkel:
The typical breakthrrough in the center deserved attention.} 15. d5 $5 {
Finkel,A} exd5 (15... O-O 16. d6 $1 (16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. b3 $14 {
[%csl Ye4,Re6][%cal Gc1b2,Gc1a3]}) 16... Bxd6 (16... Nxd6 $2 17. Bxh6 Nf5 18.
Bg5 {[%cal Ge4f6]} f6 19. Qxf5 $18) (16... Bb8 17. Bf4 $16 {[%cal Ga1d1,Gf4e5]}
) 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18. Bxh6 $40) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. Qh5 $1 $40 (18.
Qg6 $6 Bc6 $1 19. Qxf5 Qxd5 $15)) 15... O-O (15... Qh4 $6 16. Qxh4 Nxh4 17. d5
$16) 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. g3 {Finkel: Preventing 17...Qh4} Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qf3
({If} 19. Nxb7 Qf6 {or even} (19... Nxg3 {is not bad.})) 19... Ne7 20. Bf4 Bxf4
21. Qxf4 b6 22. Na4 {The position has stabilised. White has a slight advantage
but nothing more.} (22. Nd3 $5 {Finkel,A} Be6 (22... Bf5 23. Rac1 Rc8 24. Rxc8
Qxc8 25. Rc1 (25. Re1 Bxd3 26. Rxe7 Qh3 27. Re1 Qd7 28. Rc1 Re8 29. Kg2 Bc4 $1
$11) 25... Qe6 26. Re1 Ng6 27. Qc7 Qf6 28. Ne5 $14) 23. Rac1 Ng6 $1 24. Qc7 (
24. Qf3 Qd6 $11 {[%cal Ga8c8]}) 24... Qf6 25. Ne5 Rfc8 $11) 22... Be6 23. Rac1
Rc8 24. Nc3 Qd7 25. f3 (25. Ba4 $5 {Finkel,A} Nc6 26. Bb5 $14 {[%cal Gb5a6]})
25... Ng6 26. Qd2 Rc7 27. Ba4 Qc8 28. Re1 (28. Nb5 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Qa6 {did not
look particularly clear to me.}) 28... Rd8 29. Kf2 Ne7 30. Bb3 {As you can see
this phase of the game is characterised by a great deal of shuffling around.
The one thing I was certain I wanted to achieve was a kingside pawn advance (
to restrict the black pieces) and to manoeuvre my knight to f4( where it
pressurises d5 and e6). I eventually managed this after some perambulations.}
Qb8 (30... Qd7 $5 {[%cal Gd8c8] Finkel,A}) 31. Ne2 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rc8 33. Re1 {
Finkel: White has to keep the rooks on the board in order to keep the game
alive.} Nc6 34. Bc2 (34. Nf4 Qd6 35. a3 Na5 36. Bc2 {was worth considering
when black must tread very carefully.}) 34... Qd6 35. a3 Ne7 36. Bb3 Kf8 (36...
f6 $142 $1 {Finkel,A} 37. Nf4 Bf7 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 38. Qe3 Rc7 $13 {[%cal Ge7f5]}
) 37. Nf4 a5 38. h4 Qd7 39. h5 Qb5 $1 {White has obtained his kingside grip
but black too has not been idle. The black rook and queen are actively placed.}
40. Bd1 Rc6 41. g4 {Finkel: Maximally restraining the black pieces.} Qc4 $6 {
The beginning of an erroneous plan. I imagine that the strain of the previous
days was taking its toll on the New York Open champion (it was certainly
taking its toll on me). Black should find a more appropriate regrouping.} (
41... Ng8 $1 42. Re3 Nf6 $14) (41... Rd6 $16 {[%cal Gb5d7] Finkel,A}) 42. Re3
Qc1 $2 {Clearly anticipated and played almost immediately. Surprisingly though
black is simply lost after the queen exchange.} (42... Qa6 $16 {Finkel,A}) 43.
Qxc1 Rxc1 44. Ba4 $1 Bc8 {Losing on the spot but other would merely have
prolonged the resistence e.g.} (44... Rc4 45. Bb5 (45. b3 {is also very strong}
) (45. b3 {Finkel,A} Rxd4 (45... Rc2+ 46. Kg3 Nc6 $8 (46... Bc8 47. Nxd5 $18) {
[%tqu "En","","","","e3e6","",10]} 47. Rxe6 $1 (47. Nxe6+ fxe6 48. Rxe6 Nxd4
49. Rxb6 Ne2+ 50. Kf2 Nc3+ 51. Ke3 Nxa4 52. bxa4 Rc3+ $11) 47... fxe6 48. Ng6+
Ke8 49. Ne5 $18) 46. Nxe6+ fxe6 47. Rxe6 Rd2+ 48. Ke3 Ra2 49. Rxb6 Rxa3 50. Ra6
$18) 45... Rc2+ (45... Rxd4 46. Rxe6 $1 Rxf4 47. Rxb6 {intending Ke3}) 46. Kg3
Rxb2 47. a4 {and the position will not be saved.}) (44... Nc6 45. Nxe6+ fxe6
46. Rxe6 b5 47. Bxb5 Nxd4 48. Rb6 {leaves white with a simple technical task.})
(44... Rb1 {Finkel,A} 45. b3 $18 {[%cal Gf4e6,Gf4d5]}) 45. Nxd5 $1 {A cruel
tactical blow.} (45. Nxd5 $1 $18 {[%csl Re8]} Be6 46. Nxe7 Kxe7 47. d5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1999.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. e6 ({Nothing promises} 9. Nxg5 Qxe5 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2
d5 13. Na3 Bg7 14. Be3 d4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 $36 {Lerner,K-Dydyshko,V/Muenster op
1996/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 9... dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ (12...
Nd5 13. O-O Qxe2 14. Bxe2 h6 15. Nf3 e5 16. Bb5 Bg7 17. Re1 f6 18. Nbd2 O-O 19.
Nf1 Bf5 20. Ng3 Bh7 21. Nh4 e6 $13 {1-0 Maiwald,J-Mainka,R/Recklinghausen 1997
(29)}) 13. Kxe2 (13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 e5 15. Na3 Bf5 16. Bf3 (16. Ng3 Bg6 17.
Nc4 Nd5 18. O-O O-O-O 19. Re1 h5 20. h4 e6 21. Bf3 f6 $13 {Adams,M-Svidler,P/
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/0-1 (86)}) 16... O-O-O 17. Nc2 e6 18. Bd2 Bg6 19. O-O-O f5
20. Ng3 e4 21. Be2 Nd5 $36 {Rozentalis,E-Hellers,F/Skolernes Skakklub 1997/1/
2-1/2 (53)}) 13... h6 14. Nf3 e5 15. Na3 {[%cal Ga3b5]} Bd7 16. Be3 (16. Nb5 $6
O-O-O 17. Be3 {[%cal Gb5a7]} Nd5 18. Nxa7+ Nxa7 19. Bxa7 Nf4+ 20. Ke3 Nxg2+ 21.
Kd2 e4 22. Bd4 Bc6 $1 $17) 16... Nd5 17. Be4 Nf4+ (17... Nxe3 $5 18. Kxe3 (18.
fxe3 $6 Rg8 19. Kf2 f5 $15) 18... f6 $15 {[%cal Ge7e6,Ye8c8] ^^} (18... Bg7 {
[%cal Gf7f5]} 19. Nc4 {[%csl Re5]} f5 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ncxe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5
Bxg2 23. Rhg1 $14 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gf2f3]}) 19. Nb5 O-O-O) 18. Kf1 Bg7 19. Nh4
O-O-O (19... e6 20. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} O-O 21. Nd6 f5 22. Bc2 $13) 20. Nf5 Bxf5
(20... Bf6 21. g3 $14) 21. Bxf5+ e6 22. Bc2 Rd7 {Giving to the white
possibility to equalize the position.Deserved attention} (22... Nd3 $142 $5 23.
Ke2 (23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Ke2 e4 25. Rad1 Rhd8 $15 {[%cal Gf7f5,Ge6e5,Gf5f4] /=})
23... e4 (23... Nxb2 $2 24. Bc1 $18 {[%csl Rb2]}) 24. Rab1 f5 25. Bb3 Rhe8 {
[%cal Gf5f4] and black stands slightly better}) 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Ke2 Rhd8 25.
Rad1 $11 Ne5 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rd1 Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 ({The line from the game can arise viay
different move orders; one of these is} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nc6) 4... Nc6 5. Bc4 ({Another way to reach the game position is} 5. d4 cxd4 6.
cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 {, if Black now plays} e6 {instead of the far more regular} (
7... Nb6)) 5... e6 {Hou makes a simple developing move instead of entering a
theoretical struggle after the more usual} (5... Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 {Another
sharp line is the even more popular} Qc7 ({Here an interesting and possibly
promising option is the recently tried} 7... d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1
({Possibly White should prefer} 10. Qe2 {, or flick in}) (10. h3 {first.})
10... O-O-O $5 11. b3 Qf6 12. Na3 Nd5 13. Bb2 (13. Qe2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15.
gxf3 cxb3 16. axb3 e6 17. b4 Kb8 18. Bb3 Bd6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nb5 Bf4 21. d3
Bxc1 22. Raxc1 Rhe8 23. Kg2 a6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nd6 Re6 26. Nf5 g6 27. Ng3 d4
28. cxd4 Nxb4 $17 {Tkachiev,V (2636)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2703)/EU-ch 5' Warsaw/
2010/}) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 cxb3 16. axb3 e6 17. Nc4 Kb8 18. Ba3
Rd7 19. Be4 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rhd8 21. Kf1 a6 22. Ne3 Nxe3+ 23. dxe3 Na7 24. Raa1
f5 25. Bc2 Rc7 26. c4 Nc6 27. Red1 Rcd7 28. Ke2 Kc7 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Rd1 Rxd1
31. Bxd1 Kd6 32. Kd2 e5 33. Kc3 a5 $17 {Parligras,M (2601)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2721)/Bundesliga 1011/2010/}) 8. Qe2 g5 $5 $13) 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 {White proceeds with his development and doesn't worry
about splitting his <<P. This direct continuation is the main option in an
important theoretical position, in which quite a few other moves have been
tried. Most of them have been proven harmless:} (10. Qe4 Ndb4 11. exd6 Qxd6 12.
Bf4 Qd8 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Naxc6 17. Rad1 Nd5 18.
Nxd5 (18. Bc1 Bf6 19. Bf3 Nce7 20. Qe2 Rc8 21. Ne4 Nc6 22. Be3 Rc7 23. a3 Qe7
24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Be4 Qh4 26. Bb1 Rd7 27. g3 Qh3 28. Be4 a6 29. Bc1 Rd6 30.
Rd3 Nf6 $11 {/=/+,Cherniaev,A (2509)-Georgiev,K (2654)/Coventry/2005/}) 18...
exd5 (18... Qxd5 $5) 19. Qf3 Bf6 (19... Re8 $142 $11) 20. Be5 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Bxe5 22. Rxd5 Qc7 {1/2,Ali Marandi,C (2149)-Gasanov,E (2482)/Istanbul/2010/}
23. Rfd1 Bxh2+ (23... Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxb7 g6 27. b3 Bd4
$44) 24. Kf1 Be5 25. Rd7 Qc2 $132) (10. Rd1 Na5 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Nc3 (12. exd6
Qxd6 13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 b6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Ne5 (17. Bg5 {
Pihajlic,A-Belamaric,T/Donji Milanovac/1979/} Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Nf3 Rad8 $11
) 17... f4 18. Ne4 (18. Nb5 Qd5 19. Qh3 Rac8 20. Nc3 Qd6 21. Nb5 $11) 18... Qd5
19. f3 Rad8 20. b3 Rf5 $15 21. Nf2 $2 Rxe5 $1 22. dxe5 Qxe5 $19 {Rublevsky,S 
(2702)-Caruana,F (2649)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2009/}) 12... Nxd3 13. Rxd3 b6 $5 (
13... d5 14. Ne1 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. Nf3 Qb6 18. Ne5 Be8 (18...
Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nc6 20. Na4 Qd8 21. Nc5 $36) 19. Rad1 Qa6 20. b3 Nc6 21. Nxc6
Qxc6 22. Re3 Bg6 23. Nb5 a6 24. Nc7 e5 25. Nxa8 exf4 26. Re6 Bh5 {Rublevsky,S 
(2697)-Movsesian,S (2709)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2010/} 27. f3 Qd7 28. Nb6 $16) 14.
Rd1 d5 15. Ne1 Kh8 16. Qh5 f5 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Bg5 Kg8 19. Ne2 Bxg5 20. Qxg5
Qxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Nf3 Rfc8 23. Rac1 Bb5 24. Nc3 $11 {1/2,Rublevsky,S (2683)
-Movsesian,S (2723)/EU Cup Plovdiv/2010/}) (10. Re1 {However, Hou recently
avoided positions of the game type with} Na5 $5 (10... Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12.
bxc3 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5 $142 $5 (13... Qc7 14. Qe4 (14. Bd3 Rfd8 15. Bf4 Be8 16.
Rad1 Rd5 17. c4 Ra5 18. Bb1 Rd8 19. h4 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 g6 21. h5 Ra4 $132 {
Zhigalko,S (2592)-Dominguez Perez,L (2719)/Dresden olm/2008/}) 14... Rfd8 15.
Ng5 g6 16. Qh4 h5 17. Qf4 Rf8 18. Bb3 Rad8 19. Nf3 Rfe8 (19... Na5 20. Qh6 $1
$18 {[%cal Rc1g5,Rf3g5] /\Bg5, Ng5}) 20. Ng5 Rf8 21. Qg3 {[%cal Rg5e6] /\Ne6}
Kg7 22. Bf4 Bc8 23. h4 Qa5 24. Bc2 Rg8 25. Re3 Bd7 26. Ne4 Rh8 27. Nf6 $40 {
Zhigalko,S (2621)-Iotov,V (2603)/Enschede/2009/ This game shows the strength
of White's attacking setup, Black should seek more effective methods of <=>.})
14. Rb1 Rab8 15. Ng5 $5 (15. Rb5 Qa4 16. Bb3 Qg4 $2 (16... Qa6 $142 17. Bc2
Rfd8 $13) 17. h3 Qh5 18. Kh2 a6 19. g4 Qg6 20. Bc2 f5 21. Rb1 Nd8 22. Nd4 Bc5
23. gxf5 $18 {Sveshnikov,E (2557)-Van Elst,A (2283)/Cap d'Agde/2003/}) (15. Bd3
Rfd8 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bf4 Qxc3 18. Rec1 Qa5 19. Nxh7 Nb4 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6
Nxd3 22. Qxd3 e5 23. Bd2 Bf5 24. Bxa5 Bxd3 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Bxd8 Rb1 27. Rxb1
Bxb1 28. a3 e4 29. h4 Bd3 30. Kh2 Be2 31. Be7 a6 32. Kg3 Bf1 $11 {Sermek,D 
(2510)-Kozul,Z (2585)/Radenci/1998/}) 15... h6 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Bd3 Be8 18. Qe4
Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxa2 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Qe4 b6 22. c4 Qa6 23. Rec1 Rc8 24. h3 Qb7
$14 {/<=>,Acs,P (2544)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2681)/Paks/2008/}) 11. Bxd5 exd5 12.
Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 a6 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng5 Rae8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Nxe6
Rxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Qf3 Rd8 $11 {Bojkovic,N (2368)-Hou,Y (2578)/Khanty
Mansiysk olw/2010/}) (10. a3 Qb6 11. Rd1 (11. Qe4 Na5 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6
14. Qh4 Nb3 15. Ra2 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Bd7 17. Nc3 (17. Bxh7+ $2 Nxh7 18. Qxe7 Nf6 {
/\Rf7-+}) 17... Rac8 $132) 11... Na5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15.
Nxg5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Qc6 $11 (16... Rad8 $11) (16... h6 $6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. b4
Nc4 19. Nxd5 $1 Nxe5 20. Nxb6 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 axb6 22. Re1 Rf6 23. Re5 Rd8 24.
Rd1 $14 {Abhishek,D (2286)-Prathamesh,S (2407)/Mumbai/2009/})) 10... Nxc3 11.
bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3] The most popular method with the Q
actively targetting both White's ק. After the older moves White usually
develops his initiative similarly as in Zhigalko-Iotov above:} (12... b6 13.
Qe4 Bb7 (13... Qc7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Qf4 {is analogous.})
14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 (15... Na5 16. Qe3 Re8 17. Bb5 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. h4
$5 {׻}) 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qf4 Rad8 18. Rfe1 $13 {/+/=}) (12... Qc7 13. Qe4 {
usually only transposes after} b6 {-12...b6}) 13. Bd2 b6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Hou
wants to develop both her Q and B actively, but this strategically sound idea
should fail tactically.} ({The usual} 13... Rd8 $142 {is stronger:} 14. Rfe1 (
14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rab1 Rab8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Rfe1 Be8 18. Bc4 Qa4 19. Qe2 Na5 20.
Bd3 Bc6 21. Nd4 Qxa2 22. f3 Qd5 23. Kh1 Be8 24. Bh6 Nc6 $17 {Vajda,L (2526)
-Almasi,Z (2646)/HUN-chT/2006/}) 14... Bd7 $5 (14... Qa4 15. Bb3 Qg4 $2 ({
The Q only becomes an object of attack on the >>.} 15... Qa6 $142 $5 16. Qxa6
bxa6 17. Rab1 Rb8 $14 {/<=>}) 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Rad1 Qh5 18. h3 Rac8 19. Kh2 $1
f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bg5 $1 $16 {Pavasovic,D (2607)-Erdos,V (2581)/Rogaska
Slatina/2009/} {/\} Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Rxd7 $1) 15. Bb3 Be8 16. Qe4 Rd7 (
16... g6 17. h4 Qc7 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. Bg5 Rd3 20. h5 Ne7 21. hxg6 Nxg6 22. Bf6
Bg7 23. Ng5 Bxf6 24. exf6 Qf4 25. Bxe6 Qxg4 26. Bxg4 Rxc3 27. Rad1 $36 {
Rabiega,R (2531)-Chuchelov,V (2598)/Bundesliga 0910/2009/}) 17. Rac1 Rad8 (
17... Qd8 18. Bc2 g6 19. Bh6 Rc8 20. Qf4 Na5 21. Ng5 Rc4 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. h4
Bxh4 24. Re3 Rd2 25. Rh3 Bxf2+ 26. Kh2 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Nc4 28. Bg5 Qb6 29. Bf6
Be3 30. Qh4 h5 31. Qxh5 $1 $18 {Vajda,L (2582)-Zagorskis,D (2509)/Dresden olm/
2008/}) 18. Bg5 (18. Bc2 g6 {[%cal Rd7d2,Ra5a2]}) 18... h6 19. Be3 Ba3 20. Rb1
Bf8 21. Rbc1 Ba3 $132 {Godena,M (2537)-Vocaturo,D (2500)/Reggio Emilia/2009/})
14. a4 $2 {Tempting, but lets Black off the hook. Engines quickly indicate the
refutation} (14. Bb5 Bb7 15. a3 $1 Rfd8 16. Be1 $1 {[%cal Rc3c4] /\c4+-} (16.
Nd4 Rac8 17. Nb3 Rxd2 18. Nxa5 Rxe2 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxe2 {Krasilnikov,E 
(2130)-Sadykov,R (2408)/Cheliabinsk/2004/} Rc5 $14) 16... Bxa3 {and White has
more than one way to win material:} 17. c4 (17. Nd4 Rxd4 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Bd2
a6 20. Rfb1 (20. Bc4 $5 $18) 20... Qxb5 21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Rxa8+
Bxa8 24. Rxb4 $18) (17. Qc4 Rd5 18. Bxc6 Rc5 19. Qb3 $18) 17... Nb4 18. Nd2 {
[%cal Rd2b3,Rd2b1]} (18. Qe3 Nc2 19. Bxa5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bc5 $16) 18... Rd3 19.
Nb1 a6 (19... Rb3 20. Nxa3 Rxa3 21. Rb1 $18) (19... Rad8 20. Nxa3 Rxa3 21. Rb1
Ra2 22. Qe3 Rd3 23. Qf4 $18 {[%cal Re1b4,Rb5e8]}) 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Qxd3 Bb2
22. Ra4 $18 (22. Ra2 $18) (22. Qd7 $18)) 14... Qc5 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Bb5 (16. Bd2
Qc5 $11) (16. Rfb1 Nxe5 17. Rb5 Nxc4 18. Rxa5 Nxa5 $44) 16... Bb7 17. Qb2 $146
(17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Rfc8 19. Rab1 Qc3 (19... Bb4 $1 $11) 20. Rfc1 Qa3 21.
Ba6 Be4 $2 (21... Rxc1+ $142 22. Rxc1 Bd5 $132) 22. Bxc8 Bxb1 {Acs,P (2538)
-Kilgus,G (2384)/AUT-chT/2010/} 23. Qf3 (23. Qb5 $5 Be4 24. Qe8+ Bf8 25. d5
exd5 26. Rc7 Bg6 27. h3 $40) 23... Qxc1+ $8 24. Bxc1 Rxc8 25. Ba3 $16) 17... a6
18. Bxc6 (18. Be2 Nxe5 19. Bxb6 Qd5 20. Bd4 Ng6 $11) (18. Rfb1 $5 {also
doesn't seem to give an advantage, but is more promising than the text move:}
Bc5 (18... axb5 19. axb5 Ba3 20. Qb3 Ne7 21. Bc1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 (22. Rxa3 Bd5
$17) 22... Qa7 23. Bxa3 Rfc8 $44 {/+/=}) 19. Bd2 $5 (19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Bd3 Rab8
$11) 19... axb5 20. axb5 Ba3 21. Qc2 Rfc8 $5 (21... Qa4 22. Qxa4 Rxa4 23. bxc6
Bxc6 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Rxb6 $14) (21... Ne7 22. Bc1 Qa7 23. Ng5 Ng6 24. Bxa3 $14)
22. bxc6 Bxc6 23. c4 (23. Rb3 Qc5 24. Qd3 b5) 23... Qc5 24. Be3 Qe7 25. Rxb6
Bc5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 $44) 18... Bxc6 19. Qxb6 (19. Bxb6 Rab8 20. Rfb1 Qd5 21. Qe2
Qe4 22. Qxa6 Ra8 $44 {/=}) 19... Qxb6 20. Bxb6 Rfc8 $44 {[%csl Gc6,Ge7][%mdl
4096] _|_^^ Black has survived with only a slight scare and has full
compensation for the P after the Q swap.} 21. Bd4 Rab8 22. Rfd1 h6 {Hou is in
no hurry. Actually from a practical viewpoint the position is easier to play
for Black, as she has long-term compansation and White has no obvious
consolidating plan.} 23. Nd2 Bd5 24. Rdb1 (24. Rab1 Bg5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 $44)
24... Bg5 25. Nf1 Bc6 26. a5 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Bb5 28. Ng3 {Here the N will remain
out of play.} (28. g3 $142 Bd8 29. Nd2 (29. Ne3 $5) 29... Bd3 (29... Bxa5 30.
Ra1 Bd8 31. c4 $14) 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. c4 $13 {/+/=}) 28... Bd8 29. Ra1 {
Psychologically a difficult moment. Lahno possibly still harboured some hopes
of converting the extra P, but the text move is very passive.} (29. Bb6 Be7 30.
Bd4 Bd8 $11 {with repetition would have been quite a logical conclusion of the
game.}) 29... Bd3 30. f3 (30. f4 Rb8 (30... g5 $44) 31. Rd1 Bc2 32. Rd2 Bg6 33.
Kf2 Rb5 34. Bb6 Bxb6+ 35. axb6 Rxb6 36. Ke3 $132) 30... Rb8 31. Rd1 Bc2 32. Rd2
Bg6 33. Bb6 {Now White chages her mind and decides to bail out by returning
the P.} ({More reliable was} 33. Ne2 $5 Bxa5 (33... Rb5 34. Bb6) 34. Ra2 Rb5 (
34... Bc7 35. Rxa6 Bd3 36. Ra2) 35. Kf2 Bc7 36. Rxa6 Bxe5 $11) 33... Bxb6+ 34.
axb6 Rxb6 {[%csl Ga6] Black has a strong B and outside o^, so White has to
tread carefully.} 35. Rd8+ {White's position gradually starts to deteriorate.}
(35. Ne2 $142) (35. Kf2 $142 $5 a5 36. Ne2) 35... Kh7 36. Kf2 (36. h4 a5 37.
Ra8 Rb5 38. f4 Bc2 39. Ra7 a4 $15) (36. Ra8 $15) (36. Rd7 $5 a5 (36... Rb1+ 37.
Kf2 Rb2+ 38. Ne2 a5 39. Ke3 $11) 37. Ra7 $132) 36... a5 $15 37. Ra8 (37. Rd2
Rb5 38. f4 Bb1 $15 {/-/+}) (37. c4 Rb2+ (37... a4 38. Ra8 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 (39. Kg1
Bc2 {-37...Rb2}) 39... Rxg2 40. Rxa4 Rxh2 41. Ne2 $15) 38. Kg1 a4 39. Ra8 Bc2 (
39... Rb4 40. c5 Rc4 41. Ra5 $11) 40. c5 Rb1+ $1 (40... Rb5 41. c6 Rc5 42. Ne2
Rxc6 43. Nd4 $11) (40... Bb3 41. Ne4 $132) 41. Kf2 Rb5 42. c6 Rc5 43. Ra6 (43.
Ne2 Rxc6 44. Nd4 Rc5 {retains the extra P - this is why Black should lure the
K to f2 on move 40.}) 43... Rxe5 $15) 37... Rb2+ 38. Ke3 $2 {White sacrifices
material, but his <=> will be too slow.} ({The passive} 38. Kg1 Rb5 39. f4 Bc2
40. Kf2 $15 {is still unpleasant, but definitely more resilient.}) 38... Rxg2
39. c4 (39. Rxa5 Rxh2 40. Ne2 (40. c4 Rc2 $17) 40... Rh4 41. Nd4 Rh1 42. c4 Rd1
$17) 39... Rc2 (39... Rxh2 $5 40. Ne2 Rh4 41. Nf4 Rh1 42. Rxa5 h5 $17) 40. Kd4
$6 (40. Rxa5 $142 Rxc4 41. Ra2 $17) 40... Rxh2 41. c5 (41. Rxa5 Rd2+ 42. Ke3
Rd3+ 43. Kf2 Rc3 44. c5 h5 $19) 41... Rd2+ 42. Kc4 Rc2+ 43. Kb5 h5 44. Rxa5 h4
45. Nh1 {[%csl Rh1]} ({Desperation, but after} 45. Ne4 Bxe4 46. fxe4 g5 $19 {
Black's Ps quickly decide the issue.}) 45... Bh5 $1 46. Ra3 Rh2 $19 {פh1 The
rest is agony.} 47. c6 Rxh1 48. Rc3 Rb1+ 49. Kc5 (49. Ka6 h3 50. c7 h2 51. c8=Q
h1=Q 52. Qc4 Bxf3 $19) 49... h3 50. Rc2 (50. c7 h2 $19) 50... Bxf3 51. c7 Bb7
52. Rc3 Rh1 53. Kb6 Bc8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.24"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... e6 5. Bc4 $5 (5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4
b6 $13) 5... Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. b3 Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe2
cxb3 12. axb3 Qe7 {Hracek,Z-Piket,J/Nussloch/1996/} 13. d4 $16) 5. Bc4 Nb6 6.
Bb3 (6. Be2 d6 (6... g6 $5) 7. exd6 e5 $5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 e4 10. Ng5 Bxd6
11. Nxe4 Bb4+ $10) 6... c4 $5 (6... d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 $5 $36) 7. Bc2 Qc7 (
7... d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1 e6 11. h3 Bh5 12. b3 Bg6 13. Ba3 Qd5
14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Na3 Rd8 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bb3 Bd3 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. d4 g6 $10
{Nunn,J-Anand,W/Monaco Amber/1994/}) (7... g6 8. b3 $1 d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. O-O
Bg7 11. Na3 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 16. Nb5 Qd7 (
16... Qd5 $142 $5) 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe2 $36 {Dolmatov,S-Judasin,
L/Haifa/1995/}) 8. Qe2 g5 $1 (8... g6 9. d4 $5 (9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 {()}) 9...
cxd3 10. Bxd3 Bg7 11. Bf4 $14) 9. Nxg5 (9. h3 Bg7 $36) (9. e6 $5 dxe6 10. Nxg5
Qe5 $1 $8 11. Ne4 (11. Nxh7 $2 Bh6) (11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 f5 $1)
11... f5 12. Ng3 Bh6 13. Na3 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 O-O 15. b3 cxb3 16. Bxb3 Nd5 17.
Re1 Nf4+ 18. Kf1 Nd3 $132 {Sveshnikov,E-Chernaev,A/Jerevan op/1996/}) 9... Qxe5
10. d4 (10. Qxe5 $2 Nxe5 11. Nxh7 Bh6 12. Bf5 d5 $1 $19) (10. Nxh7 $2 Bh6)
10... cxd3 (10... Qxe2+ $6 11. Kxe2 h6 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. Nh4 $5 $132) 11. Bxd3
Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 (12. Kxe2 Ne5 13. Bc2 h6 $36 {עe2}) 12... Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14.
Rd1 d5 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge7] [+]} (14... h6 15. Nh3 $1 d5 16. Nf4 $10) 15. Be3
Rd8 (15... h6 $142 $5 16. Nf3 (16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. gxh3 e6 $17) (16. Bxb6 $6 axb6
17. Nf3 Rd8 $17 {^^}) 16... Rd8 17. Na3 (17. Nbd2 $2 Na4) 17... Na4 18. Rd2 a6
19. Rad1 (19. Bd1 b5) 19... Bf5 $15 {[%csl Ga4] The Na4 cramps White seriously.
}) 16. Bh5 $1 (16. Na3 Na4 17. Rd2 Nxc3 $5 18. bxc3 Bxc3 $17 {and in this line
there is no h6-pawn en prise as after 15...h6!?}) 16... Ne5 $8 (16... f6 $2 17.
Nf7 Rd7 18. Nh6+) 17. Bd4 Ng6 $1 (17... h6 18. Nf3 $10 (18. Bxe5 hxg5 19. Bc7
Rd7 $15)) 18. Na3 $6 (18. Bxg7 $142 Kxg7 19. g3 f6 20. Nf3 e5 21. Na3 $15)
18... Bxd4 $6 (18... e5 $6 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Nc4 $1 Ra6 21. Ne3 Bf6 22. Nf3
$132 (22. h4 $5 $13)) (18... f6 $1 19. Bxg6 (19. Nf3 $2 Nf4) (19. Nh3 Bxh3 20.
gxh3 f5 $1) 19... hxg6 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Nb5 Rd7 $5 $17 {/\} 22. Nxa7 Na4 23. b3
Nxc3 $17 (23... e5 $5 $36)) 19. Rxd4 (19. cxd4 $6 f6 (19... Nf4 20. Bxf7+ Kg7
21. g3 h6 22. gxf4 hxg5 23. Bh5 gxf4) 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Nf3 Bg4 $17 {[%cal
Ra8c8] /\Rac8}) 19... f6 20. Ne4 $1 $8 (20. Nf3 e5 {/\Nf4-+}) (20. Bxg6 hxg6
$17) 20... e5 (20... Nf4 $2 21. Nxf6+ $1 (21. Bd1 $2 Ne6)) (20... Bd7 $6 21.
Nc5 Bc6 22. Rg4 $36) 21. Rd2 (21. Nxf6+ $2 Kg7) 21... Nf4 $1 22. Bd1 (22. Nxf6+
Kg7 23. Ne8+ Kh6 $1 (23... Kf8 $2 24. Nc7 Nxh5 25. Nxa8 Nxa8 26. Re1 $14) 24.
Nc7 (24. Bf7 Bf5) 24... Kxh5 25. Nxa8 Nxa8 26. Re1 Ng6 $17) 22... Kf7 {Black
must allow the N to c5.} (22... Nd7 $2 23. Bb3 $16) 23. Nc5 Ke7 24. g3 Ne6 25.
Nxe6 Bxe6 26. Bb3 Nc4 $5 27. Bxc4 (27. Nxc4 $2 dxc4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bc2 Rd2
30. Bxh7 Rxb2 (30... f5 $5) 31. Rb1 Rxa2 32. Rxb7+ Kd6 $17) 27... dxc4 28. Rad1
Rd3 $1 $8 (28... Rxd2 29. Rxd2 a6 30. Nc2 $10) 29. Rxd3 (29. Nxc4 $2 Rxd2 30.
Nxd2 Rd8 $1 31. f3 Bxa2 32. Ra1 (32. Kf2 $2 Bb3) 32... Rxd2 33. Rxa2 a6 $19)
29... cxd3 30. Rxd3 Bxa2 $15 31. Nc2 Ke6 (31... Bb1 32. Rd2 Bxc2 33. Rxc2 Rd8
34. Kf1 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Rb1 36. Rd2 $10) 32. Rd2 $6 (32. Ne3 Bb1 33. Rd2 Be4 34.
f4 $5 {[%cal Yg1f2] /\Kf2=}) 32... Bd5 33. Kf1 (33. Ne3 Bf3 $36) (33. f4 $142
$1 exf4 34. gxf4 Rg8+ 35. Kf1 $1 $10 (35. Kf2 $6 Rg2+ 36. Ke3 Rxd2 37. Kxd2 Kf5
) 35... Rg4 $2 36. f5+ $1 {[%cal Rd2d5] /\Rd5}) 33... h5 34. h4 $2 (34. f4 $1
h4 35. Ne3 $15) 34... Rg8 $1 35. Ke2 f5 36. Ne3 Bc6 {/\f4} 37. c4 (37. Nc4 $6
Bb5 38. b3 Rc8 39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rd5 Bxc4+ 41. bxc4 Ke6 42. Ra5 a6 43. Ra4 Kd6
$17) (37. Nc2 $142 $5 a5 $5 $17 {/\b5,Rg4-a4} (37... Rg4 38. b3 $5)) 37... f4
38. gxf4 (38. Nf1 fxg3 39. fxg3 (39. Nxg3 Rg4) 39... Rf8 $19 {This position
nicely demonstrates the strength of the B with play on both flanks.}) 38...
exf4 39. Nc2 (39. Nd5 Rg4 40. Kf3 Rxh4 41. b4 (41. Ke4 f3+) 41... b5 $19) 39...
Kf5 $1 (39... Rg4 40. Nd4+ Ke5 (40... Ke7 41. Nxc6+ bxc6 42. c5 $132) 41. Nxc6+
bxc6 42. Rd7 $10) 40. Nd4+ Kg4 41. Nxc6 bxc6 $19 {Black's K and R are much
more active, also White's pawns are much more vulnerable.} 42. Rd6 (42. Rd4 Rb8
$19) (42. f3+ Kg3 $1 $19) (42. c5 Rb8 $1 $19) (42. Kf1 $5 Rb8 43. Kg2 f3+ 44.
Kh2 c5 $1 $19) 42... f3+ (42... Rb8 $2 43. Rg6+ Kxh4 44. Rxc6 Kg4 (44... Rxb2+
45. Kf3) 45. Rg6+ Kf5 46. Ra6 Rxb2+ 47. Kf3 $10) 43. Kd3 (43. Kf1 c5 $1 (43...
Rb8 44. Rxc6 Rxb2 45. Ke1 Re2+ 46. Kf1 a5 47. Ra6 Rc2 $6 48. Ke1 Rc1+ 49. Kd2
Rxc4 50. Rxa5 Re4 51. Rg5+ $1 Kxh4 52. Rg8 Re2+ 53. Kd3 Rxf2 54. Ke3 Rf1 55.
Rf8 Kg3 56. Rg8+ Kh2 57. Rf8 $10 (57. Rh8 $2 h4 $1 58. Rxh4+ Kg3)) 44. Rd5 Rb8
45. Rxc5 (45. Rg5+ Kxh4 46. Rg3 Rb3 $1) 45... Rxb2 46. Ke1 Rb1+ 47. Kd2 Rf1 48.
Ke3 Re1+ 49. Kd3 Re2 $19) 43... c5 44. Rd5 Rb8 45. Rxc5 (45. Kc3 Re8 $1 46.
Rxc5 Re2 47. Rc7 Rxf2 48. Rxa7 Re2 49. Kd3 Rxb2 50. Rg7+ Kxh4 51. Ke3 f2 52.
Rf7 Kg3 $19) 45... Rxb2 46. Rc7 a5 $1 (46... Rxf2 $2 47. Rg7+ Kxh4 48. Ke3 Rf1
49. Rxa7 $10) 47. Rg7+ (47. Ra7 Rxf2 48. Rg7+ (48. Rxa5 Re2) 48... Kxh4 49. Ke3
Rc2 50. Kxf3 Rc3+ $1 51. Kg2 Rxc4 $19) (47. c5 Rxf2 48. c6 Re2 49. Rg7+ (49.
Rd7 Re8 50. c7 f2 $19) 49... Kxh4 50. c7 Re8 51. Rf7 (51. Re7 f2 52. Rxe8 f1=Q+
53. Kd4 Qf2+ $1) 51... Kg3 52. Rg7+ Kh3 $1 (52... Kh2 $2 53. Re7 $1 f2 54. Rxe8
f1=Q+ 55. Re2+ $18) 53. Rf7 Kg2 54. Rg7+ Kf1 55. Re7 Rc8 56. Ke3 f2 57. Rf7
Re8+ $19) 47... Kxh4 48. Ke3 (48. Ke4 Rxf2 49. Ke3 Rc2 $19) (48. Rf7 $2 a4 $19)
(48. Ra7 $142 $5 Rxf2 49. Ke3 Rf1 50. c5 (50. Rxa5 Kg4) 50... Rc1 51. Rxa5 Kg3
52. c6 Rc3+ $19) 48... Rb3+ 49. Kf4 a4 50. Rg1 (50. Ra7 a3 51. c5 Kh3 $1 52. c6
Kg2 53. c7 Rc3 54. Ke5 $5 (54. Rxa3 Rxc7 55. Rxf3 Rf7+) 54... h4 $5 55. Kd6 h3
56. Ra8 (56. Rxa3 Rxc7 57. Kxc7 h2 $19) 56... h2 57. Rg8+ Kxf2 58. Rh8 Kg3 59.
Rg8+ Kf4 $19) 50... Kh3 51. c5 a3 52. Rc1 (52. c6 a2 53. c7 Rc3 54. Ra1 Kg2 $19
) (52. Ra1 Kg2 $19) 52... a2 53. Ra1 Ra3 54. c6 Kg2 55. c7 Rc3 56. Rxa2 h4 $1 (
56... Rxc7 57. Kg5 (57. Ra8 Rg7) 57... Rc5+ 58. Kh4 Re5 $19) 57. Ra8 Rxc7 0-1

[Event "Vinkovci"]
[Site "Vinkovci"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rosandic, Denis"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 e6 6. a3 $5 (6. Nf3 b6 7. Nc3
Nxc3 (7... Bb7 8. Bd3 Be7 $6 (8... Nxc3 $142) 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 {[%cal Re2e4]
/\Qe4} f5 11. Bd2 $1 $16 a6 {[%cal Yb6b5] /\b5} 12. Bc4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14.
Bd3 $1 Ba3 15. Rfb1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nc6 17. g4 fxg4 18. Qxg4 Qe7 $2 (18... Rf7 $1
$13) 19. Rb3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra3] ץa3,Illescas Cordoba,M-Polgar,J/Linares/1994/}
) 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ng5 $5 dxe5 13. Qh5 g6 14.
Qh3 Be7 (14... Bd5 15. c4 Bb7 16. Rfe1 $1 {[%cal Rf2f4] /\f4!} Be7 17. dxe5 Nc5
18. Bc2 O-O-O $1 19. Bf4 Rdf8 20. Qh6 $13) 15. Rfe1 a6 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Bc2 Rd8
$2 (17... O-O-O $142 $1 18. Bf4 Rdf8 19. Qh6 $13) 18. Bf4 f5 $2 19. exf6 $1
Qxf4 20. f7+ $1 Kd7 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Rxe6 $1 Bxg2 $1 23. Kxg2 Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Kc7
25. Qg3+ Qxg3 26. hxg3 Ba3 27. Bb3 $18 {[%csl Gf7] o^f7,Ivanov,V.L-Sobolev/
Cherepovec/1993/}) 6... b6 7. Nf3 Be7 (7... Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O $14) 8. Bc4
$146 (8. Bd3 Bb7 (8... Ba6 $5 9. O-O O-O $10) 9. O-O Na6 10. Re1 Nac7 11. Nbd2
O-O 12. Ne4 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Qd2 Rf7 15. Qh6 Rg7 16. Qh3 f5 17. Bh6 fxe4
18. Rxe4 Nf6 19. Rh4 Bf8 20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. Re1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qe7 23. Kh1 Kf7
24. f4 Rg8 $17 {Sanz Alonso,F-Miles,A/Amsterdam zt/1978/}) 8... Ba6 9. Bxa6 (9.
Bxd5 $5 exd5 10. Nc3 O-O $1 (10... d6 11. Qa4+ $14) 11. Nxd5 d6 $44 {[%csl Re1]
עe1}) 9... Nxa6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3 Nxc3 $5 (11... Nac7 $10) 12.
bxc3 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 $13) 11... f6 $1 12. exf6 (12. Ne4 $142 Qe8 $5 (12... f5
13. Nc3 Nac7 $10) 13. Re1 Qg6 14. Qd3 Nac7 15. Bd2 $10) 12... gxf6 $5 (12...
Bxf6 13. Ne4 Nac7 $132) 13. Ne4 Kh8 $1 {[%cal Gg8g2] <->g} 14. Nc3 $6 (14. Re1
Nac7 15. Bd2 $13) 14... Nac7 {[%csl Gd5] Both Black's N aspire for the
d5-square,by exchanging one of them White only helps his opponent.} 15. Be3 (
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 $15) 15... Rg8 16. Ne1 (16. Re1 $142) 16... f5 $1 $36 17. Nd3 Bd6
18. Qh5 (18. Nxd5 $2 Bxh2+ $1 19. Kxh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Rg8+ 22. Kf3
Qg4#) (18. Ne5 Qf6 $5 $40 {/\} (18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 $15) 19. Nxd7 $2 Qg7)
18... Rg4 $1 19. Ne5 (19. h3 $2 Nf6 20. Bg5 (20. Qh6 Bf8 $19) 20... Nxh5 21.
Bxd8 Rxd4 $17) 19... Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nxc3 (20... Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qg8 22. Rf2 {
[%csl Rd7][%cal Ya1d1,Rd1d6] /\Rd1<=>><d7}) 21. bxc3 Nd5 $17 22. h3 (22. Rad1
$5 Nxc3 $1 23. Rd3 Nd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Qxf5 Qg8 {[%cal Rg8e6,Rd5d4] /\Qe6,
d4-/+}) 22... Rg6 (22... Rg7 23. Bh6 $5 $13 {[%cal Rc3c4] /\c4}) 23. c4 (23.
Bd4 $2 Nf4 $19) (23. Bd2 Rc8 $17 (23... Qc7 $5 $17)) 23... Nxe3 24. fxe3 Qc7 $1
{[%csl Ra3,Rc4,Re3,Re5,Rg2] ק} 25. Rad1 Rag8 26. Rf2 R6g7 (26... Qxc4 $6 27.
Rxd7 Rxg2+ 28. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qc6+ 30. e4 $5 $132) 27. Rd6 Qc5 $1 (27...
Qxc4 28. Qh6 {[%cal Rh6f6] /\Qf6} Rg6 29. Qf4 $15) 28. Rd4 (28. Qh6 Qxe5 29.
Qf4 (29. Rd4 {-28.Rd4}) 29... Qxf4 30. exf4 Rc8 $19) 28... Qxe5 29. Qh6 Rg6 (
29... Rc8 $142 $5 $19 {[%cal Yg7g6] /\Rg6}) 30. Qf4 Qg7 (30... Qxf4 $6 31. exf4
$15) 31. Rdd2 $8 Rg3 32. Qc7 $2 $138 (32. Kh2 $8 a6 $19 {/\} 33. Qd6 $2 Rxh3+
$1 $19) 32... Rxh3 33. Rxd7 (33. Qxd7 Rxe3 $19) 33... Qa1+ (33... Qa1+ 34. Rf1
Rh1+ $1 35. Kxh1 Qxf1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Guarapuava"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ferguson, Mark"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 (3... d5 $5) 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 (5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3
d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. O-O Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8
13. Qh4 Qe2 14. Qg3 e6 15. Nd2 Bd6 16. Qxg7 Be5 17. Qg5 Rd3 18. Nb3 h6 19. Qh4
Rd1 20. Nd2 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 Qxd2 22. Qe4 Qf4 23. Qxf4 Bxf4 $15 {Afek,Y-Ikonnikov,
V/Paris-ch/1995/0,5/50/}) 5... cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O
Be6 10. Na3 (10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 14. Be3 Qxb2
$13) 10... dxc3 (10... Bxb3 $5 {Dolmatov/} 11. Qxb3 Rc8 12. Nb5 Qd5 13. Nfxd4
Qxb3 14. axb3 $14) 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e5 14. Nfd4 (14. bxc3 Be7
15. Re1 Nd7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 O-O 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Qg4 Qc8 20. Qh4 Qf5 21.
Nd6 Qg6 22. b4 Nd3 23. Re3 Qxd6 24. Rexd3 Qe6 25. b5 Na5 26. Rd6 Qf5 $17 {
Hoffman,A-Gavrikov,V/Biel/1994/0:1/42/}) 14... Be7 (14... g6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16.
Nxa7 Qc7 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Nb5 cxb5 19. Bxb6 Qc6 20. Rxa8+ Qxa8 21. Qxb5+ Ke7 22.
bxc3 Rc8 23. c4 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Be3 $16 {Yanovsky,S-Timoshenko,G/
Voskresensk/1992/0,5/42/}) 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Nxc3 g6 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. f4 f6 $1
19. fxe5 (19. Rd1 Nf5 20. fxe5 fxe5 (20... Qxe5 21. Qg4 Qc7)) 19... Qxe5 20.
Qxe5 fxe5 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Be3 Ned5 $1 (22... Nbc8 $6 23. Nb5 Nc6 (23... a6
$2 24. Rf1+ Kg8 25. Nc7 Rb8 26. Ne6 Nd6 27. Bc5 $16) 24. Rf1+ Kg8 25. Rd1 $16)
23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxa7 (24. Bxa7 Kf7 25. Ra4 b6 $1 $17) 24... Rxa7 25. Bxa7 Kf7
26. Kf2 Ke6 27. Kf3 Nf6 28. Bf2 Kf5 29. h3 h5 30. Ba7 g5 31. Bb8 g4+ 32. hxg4+
hxg4+ 33. Ke2 Ke4 34. Bc7 Nd5 35. Ba5 Ne3 $5 $17 36. Kf2 (36. g3 Nf5 37. Kf2
Kd3 $19) 36... Nd1+ 37. Kg3 Kf5 38. Bc3 Nxc3 39. bxc3 Ke4 $1 $19 40. Kxg4 Kd3
0-1

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {This is one of Tiviakov's favourite moves. He is a great
expert in this line.} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6
8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Rd8 (12... Be7 {
is more common.}) 13. Be3 Be7 14. Rc1 ({6 years ago Tiviakov already tried} 14.
Qg4 O-O 15. Rad1 g6 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Bd3 Bf6 18. Be4 Nxd4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Bxd4
Bxd4 21. Rxd4 {and draw 1/2 Tiviakov-Karjakin, Wijk aan Zee 2007.}) (14. Qb3 {
is also popular.}) 14... O-O 15. Na4 Qd5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nc3 $146 {The first
new move by Tiviakov.} (17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rd6 20. Ra1 Rc8 21.
Ra6 b5 22. Rc1 h5 $11 {with a drawish endgame, Engelbert-Michaelsen, Hamburg
1992.}) 17... Qa5 18. Qe2 Rd7 19. a3 Bf6 20. Ne4 (20. Rfd1 Rfd8 {and the d4 P
will be lost.}) 20... Bxd4 21. Rxc6 Qe5 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Re1 Rfd8 24. g3 h6
25. Rc2 Qf5 {So far they have played almost the best moves.} 26. Rd2 $6 {
An inaccurate move, White allows the activation of the black N.} (26. Rc6 {
was the better choice,} Qd5 27. Rc5 Qd7 28. b4 {with a balanced position.})
26... Nc4 $1 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 $15 {Black's position is already slightly better,
his pieces are very powerful.} 28. f3 {Important, otherwise Ne5 is too strong.}
Qd5 ({In the event of} 28... Ne5 29. Kg2 {White can still hold.}) 29. Kg2 $2 {
A mistake, which allows Black's next strong reply.} (29. Rc1 {was tougher} Rd3
30. Nf2 {and it is still not so easy.}) 29... Rd3 $1 {Suddenly White is in big
trouble. There are many weaknesses in his position.} 30. Qf2 f5 $1 {Another
exact move, now the white N has to leave the centre.} 31. Nc3 Qc6 {Threatening
with Nxb2.} 32. Na2 a5 33. Nc1 Rd2 34. Re2 Rd1 35. Nb3 (35. Re1 $2 {is not
working, because of} Rxe1 36. Qxe1 Nxb2 $19 {and Black wins.}) 35... Qd5 {
Black's pieces dominate the whole board.} 36. Qc5 (36. Nc5 e5 $17 {and the
white N doesn't find its place.}) 36... a4 $1 37. Qxd5 exd5 38. Nc5 d4 39. Nxa4
Kf7 {A nice cool-blooded move.} ({On the other hand} 39... d3 {was also strong:
} 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Rd8 Ke7 42. Rd4 Rd2+ 43. Kg1 Ne5 $17 {and Black is better.})
40. b3 $6 (40. Kf2 {was more accurate, but White's position is already bad.}
Rc1 41. Nc5 Ne3 $17) 40... d3 $1 41. Rf2 d2 42. Kh3 (42. bxc4 Rg1+ $1 $19)
42... Rb1 43. Nc3 Rxb3 44. Nd1 Rb1 {A great win by Bu Xiangzhi!} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 (5. d4 {is the another main
line.}) 5... Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 (6... c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 $5 {A very
interesting ambitious move.} 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 h6 12. Nf3 d6 $13
{with a double-edged fight, Vallejo Pons-R.Mamedov, Aix-les-Bains 2011.}) (6...
d5 7. exd6 {is transposing to the text move.}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. O-O (8. Na3)
8... Bf5 (8... Be6) ({or} 8... c4 {are more popular.} 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Qe2 Qe6
11. Qe3 Qxe3 12. fxe3 e5 13. b3 f6 14. Na3 Bxa3 15. Bxa3 O-O-O 16. Rf2 Kc7 {
with a nearly equal position, Tiviakov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2010.}) 9. d4 e6 (
9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Qf3 O-O (13... Qxd4 14.
Qxb7 $36 {Lautier-J.Polgar, Hilversum 1993.}) 14. d5 $36 {and White has some
initiative.}) 10. Na3 {A very logical move.} a6 {Forced, otherwise Nb5 then
Bf4 comes.} 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O-O (13... Be7 {could have
been met by} 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Qxb7 $16) 14. Qh5 Qc7 {Black sacrifices his f7 P
and hopes that his two strong Bs give some compensations for that.} ({In case
of} 14... Bg6 15. Qa5 Nd7 16. Nc4 $36 {and White has a very strong initiative.}
) 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxf7 Bc5 $146 {A logical novelty. Sutovsky finished his
development. Now the f2 P is under fire and Black is ready to play Rhf8.} (
16... Bxa3 17. bxa3 Rd7 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh4 h5 20. Rfe1 Rhd8 21. Qb4 Rd6 22. Re3
g5 23. Rae1 Qc6 24. h3 $14 {and White is slightly better, Mammadov-Grabinsky,
Pardubice 2013.}) 17. Nc4 $1 Qc7 18. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {White has a healthy extra P
in the _|_, >< e6 is also weak. The ^^ cannot fully compensate this.} 19. Rfd1
Bg4 (19... Rhf8 20. Ne3 $14) 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Re1 b5 $6 ({Probably the solid} 
21... Bf5 {was the most exact reply.}) 22. Re5 $1 {A very important
intermediate move.} Ba7 (22... Rd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 $16 {
looks very unpleasant for Black.}) 23. Ne3 Bf5 (23... Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd2 25. Rg3
$1 Rxb2 26. h4 h5 27. f3 $18 {and Black's position looks hopeless.}) 24. Bxe6 (
24. Nxf5 $5 {was also interesting} exf5 25. Rxf5 Rd2 26. Rf7+ Kb8 27. Rxg7 Rxb2
28. g3 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 {with a good winning chances for White.}) 24... Bxe3 25.
fxe3 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Rd2+ 28. Kf3 a5 29. Ra6 a4 30. c4 $1 {A very
important move, which brakes Black's strong Ps.} Rxb2 31. cxb5 Rxa2 32. h4 Kd8
$6 {loses outright.} (32... a3 {was the better practical chance.} 33. h5 Ra1
34. Kf4 a2 35. Ke5 Rb1 (35... Kb7 {keeping the position with} 36. e4 Kb8 37. g4
Kb7 {was not rosy either:} 38. g5 Kb8 39. g6 hxg6 40. hxg6 Kb7 41. Ke6 Rg1 42.
Rxa2 Rxg6+ 43. Kd5) 36. Rxa2 $1 (36. Ra7+ Kd8 37. Rxa2 Rxb5+ 38. Kd6 Rb6+ 39.
Kc5 Rb7 40. Kc6 Rc7+ 41. Kd6 Rd7+ 42. Ke5 Ke7 {and Black has some drawish
chances.}) 36... Rxb5+ 37. Ke6 Rxh5 38. e4) 33. Ra7 $1 $18 Rb2 34. Rxg7 Rxb5
35. Ra7 $1 Rb4 36. Rxh7 a3 37. Ra7 Rxh4 38. Rxa3 {This is theoretical winning
endgame. The rest is easy for White.} Ke7 39. g4 Rh1 40. Kf4 Kf6 41. Ra6+ Kf7
42. e4 Rf1+ 43. Kg5 Rg1 44. e5 Rg2 45. e6+ Ke7 46. Kf5 Rf2+ 47. Kg6 Rg2 48. g5
Rg1 49. Kh6 Kf8 50. Ra7 Rh1+ 51. Kg6 Rg1 52. Ra5 Re1 53. Kf6 Rf1+ 54. Rf5 Ra1
55. g6 Ra7 56. Kg5+ Kg8 57. Rd5 Ra8 58. Kh6 Kf8 59. Rd7 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Fossan, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {I wanted to destroy my opponent's preparation as early as possible. In
fact, I played 1.e4 in the last half of the recent Copenhagen Open, so it was
not a complete change.} c5 2. Nf3 e6 {After much thought, Erik reasons
correctly that I had prepared 3.Lb5 against 2...Sc6, and sidesteps my plans.
Now I follow plan B.} 3. c3 {Psychology - I decide to use the Fossan's old
favorite.} d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 {Erik again foils my
preparation. I had looked a bit at} (6... Nc6 7. Na3 {for the game, but now am
on my own.}) 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qb8 $2 {[#]} (10... Qd8
11. Ne5 a6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nc3 {when white has solved the problem of his
white squared bishop, which wishes to be on f3.}) 11. g3 $1 {A very nasty move
which gives white a strong initiative.} Nd5 (11... Bd6 {was possible when I
calculated the rather insane variation} 12. Ne5 $5 Nxd4 $5 13. Nxf7 $5 Nxe2+
14. Kg2 Kxf7 (14... Nf4+ $5) 15. Nxd6+ {with advantage to white.}) 12. Bc4 a6
13. Bxd5 axb5 14. Be4 Bd7 $6 {Black should hurry up and castle.} 15. d5 exd5
16. Qxd5 Be6 {Black gives up a pawn but otherwise his king may never make it
out of the center.} 17. Qxb5 O-O 18. Bf4 Bd6 $6 {Sheds another pawn, but white
has pressure on both flanks.} 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. Bxd6 Rd8 22. Rad1
Qc8 23. Ng5 Bf5 24. Qb3 Rd7 25. Rd5 Bg6 26. Rfd1 Na5 27. Qf3 Qe8 28. Bb4 {
Black was creating counterplay with ...f6 or ...Tad8, so white simplifies.}
Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Nc6 30. Re1 Qc8 31. Bc3 Qc7 32. h4 Rd8 33. Qc4 Qd7 34. Qe2 Bd3
35. Qf3 Bf5 36. Qf4 b5 37. a3 Bg6 38. Kh2 Ne7 39. Qe5 {Just to reach the time
control.} (39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Qe5+ Kf8 (40... f6 41. Qxe7+ Qxe7 42. Rxe7+ Kf8
43. Re6) 41. Qh8+ Ng8 {does not appear to work for white.}) 39... Nf5 40. Qf4
Nh6 41. f3 {Finally begi nning the process of taking control of the white
squares on the kingside. With a little care there should be no complications.}
Bc2 42. Ne4 Qf5 43. Qxf5 Nxf5 44. h5 Rd3 45. Rc1 Ne3 46. Bd2 Bb3 47. Rc8+ Kh7
48. Bc3 Bd5 (48... Nf1+ 49. Kg2 Ne3+ 50. Kf2 Nd1+ 51. Ke2 Bc4 52. Ng5+ Kh6 53.
Nxf7+ Kxh5 (53... Bxf7 54. Kxd3) 54. Rh8+ Kg6 55. Ne5+) 49. Nf2 Be6 50. Rb8 Rd5
(50... Nd1 51. Nxd1 Rxd1 52. Rxb5) 51. g4 Rc5 52. Ne4 Rd5 {[#]} 53. Nf6+ $1
gxf6 54. Bxf6 Rd2+ 55. Kh3 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m1 playoff"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Be2 d6 7. exd6
e6 8. d4 Bxd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd3 g6 (10... cxd4 $6 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Ng5+ $40)
11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Nbd2 Nd5 $2 (13... Bf6 {/\ Bg7}) 14. Nc4 Qc7 (
14... Bf6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1 $14) 15. Be4 Nf4 $6 16. Qe3 Nh5 17. Qh6 Re8 (
17... f6 $5 {x g5}) 18. Ng5 Nf6 (18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5 $16) 19. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 (
19... Qxc6 20. Ne5 $16) 20. Re1 Bf8 (20... Bb7 $2 21. Ne5 Rf8 22. Ng4 $18) 21.
Qh4 {/\ Bf4} h6 (21... Bg7 22. Bf4 $16) 22. Nf3 Nh5 (22... g5 23. Nxg5 hxg5 24.
Qxg5+ Bg7 25. Bf4 Qe7 26. Bd6 Qd8 27. Be5 $40) 23. Nfe5 (23. g4 Nf4) 23... Bg7
24. g4 (24. Ng4 Kh7) 24... Nf4 $1 25. Bxf4 g5 26. Bxg5 (26. Qg3 gxf4 27. Qxf4
f6 28. Nd3 e5 $132 (28... Qxf4 29. Nxf4 e5 $44)) 26... hxg5 27. Qxg5 (27. Qh5
$5) 27... f6 28. Qh5 (28. Qg6 Ba6 29. Nd6 Red8) 28... Ba6 29. Nd6 Red8 $1 (
29... Qxd6 30. Qf7+ Kh7 31. Re3 $18) 30. Nef7 (30. Qf7+ Qxf7 31. Nexf7 Rd7 (
31... Rf8 {Blatny,P} 32. Rxe6 Rxf7 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Rxc6 $18) 32. Rxe6 $14)
30... Rxd6 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32. Rad1 Qe7 33. b3 (33. Qa5 Bc4 34. b3 Bd5 35. c4 Bf3
) 33... e5 (33... c5 $5) 34. Qf5 Bc8 35. Qe4 Bb7 $138 36. Qb4 c5 37. Qc4+ Kf8
38. Qd3 Rc8 39. Qd7 Rc7 (39... c4 $15) 40. Qxe7+ Kxe7 41. Rd3 c4 42. Rg3 Ke6
43. h4 Bh6 $6 44. g5 fxg5 45. hxg5 Bg7 46. g6 Kf5 47. Rd1 Bf6 (47... cxb3 48.
axb3 $13) 48. bxc4 Rg7 (48... Rxc4 {Blatny,P} 49. g7 Rh4 50. Kf1 Ba6+ 51. Kg2
Bb7+ 52. f3 $18) 49. Kf1 Ba6 50. Rf3+ Kg5 (50... Kxg6 {Blatny,P} 51. Rxf6+ Kxf6
52. Rd6+ $18) 51. Rg3+ Kf4 52. Rd6 Bxc4+ 53. Kg2 Bh4 54. Rh3 Kg4 55. Re3 Kf5
56. Rf3+ Kg4 57. Re3 Be7 $2 (57... Kf5 $10) 58. Rd7 Kf5 59. Rg3 a6 $6 (59...
Bxa2 60. Rxa7 Bd5+ $10) 60. a4 Be6 61. Rc7 Bd5+ 62. Kf1 Ke6 63. Ke1 Be4 64. Ra7
Bxg6 65. Rxa6+ Kf5 66. Ra7 Rh7 67. Rg1 e4 $2 (67... Bb4 68. Rxh7 Bxc3+ 69. Ke2
Bxh7 $10) (67... Bc5 {Blatny,P} 68. Rxh7 Bxh7 69. Rg7 Bg6 70. a5 {/\a6}) 68.
Ra5+ Kf4 69. Rxg6 $18 Rh1+ 70. Ke2 Ra1 71. Rg7 Ra2+ 72. Kf1 Bh4 73. Rf7+ Kg4
74. Re5 Rxa4 75. Re8 Bg5 76. Rg8 (76. Rxe4+ Rxe4 77. f3+ $18) 76... Ra5 77.
Rfg7 Kf4 78. Rxg5 Rxg5 79. Rxg5 Kxg5 80. Ke2 Kf4 81. c4 Kf5 82. Ke3 Ke5 83. c5
Kd5 84. c6 Kxc6 85. Kxe4 {CD} Kd6 86. Kf5 Ke7 87. Kg6 Ke6 88. f4 Ke7 89. f5 Kf8
90. Kf6 Ke8 91. Kg7 Kd7 92. f6 1-0

[Event "Fajr op 18th"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2010.02.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Mahjoob, Morteza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Nc6 8. O-O
Bxd6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 $6 $146 (11... O-O 12. Rd1 (12. Nd2
e5 (12... Be7 13. Qe4 $14 {Rogozenko}) (12... Nd5 $5 {Rogozenko}) (12... Qc7
13. Nf3 e5 $142 {Rogozenko} (13... Bd7 $6 14. Rd1 Be7 (14... Nc8 $2 15. Qd3 Bc6
(15... h6 16. Bc2 f5 17. Bb3 $16 {Rogozenko}) 16. Ng5 g6 17. Qh3 h5 18. g4 Bf4
(18... Bxh2+ $2 19. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 hxg4 21. Kg3 Ne7 22. Kxg4 {1-0
Tiviakov,S-Rahman,T/Dhaka 2003/CBM 095/[Rogozenko]}) 19. gxh5 Qe5 20. Nf3 Bxf3
21. Qxf3 Bxc1 22. Raxc1 Qxh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 24. Rd7 $16 {Rogozenko}) 15. Bf4 Qc5
16. Ne5 $5 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 $14 {Rogozenko})) 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Ne4 Be7 $11 {
Rogozenko}) 12... Be7 (12... Bc7 13. Qc5 Nd7 14. Qh5 Qf6 15. Bc2 g6 16. Qh3 Ne5
17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Ne4 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Qf5 20. Qh4 Bb6 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Bh6+ Kh8
23. Bf4 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Ng4+ 25. Nxg4 Qxf4+ 26. Bf3 Qd2+ 27. Kg1 Qxb2 28. Qf6+
Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Qxf7# {1-0 Zemella,J-Dobrusina,A/Willingen 2006/EXT 2007 
(30)}) 13. Qg4 (13. Qe4 Qe8 (13... Qc7 14. Bf4 Qc5 15. Nd2 Nd5 16. Be5 Bf6 17.
Nf3 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 f6 19. Qe4 Nc7 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. Nf5 Kh8 22. Nd6 g6 23. Qh4 Qc6
24. Qh6 Kg8 25. Rd4 Nd5 26. Rh4 Qd7 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Nxc8 Raxc8
30. Rhd4 Rfe8 31. Qd2 Rc5 32. h3 Qf7 33. b4 Rc4 34. Rxd5 Re7 35. Qh6 Rxc3 36.
Rd8+ Re8 37. R1d7 {1-0 Proehl,H-Allwermann,C/Bad Woerishofen 1999/EXT 2000 (37)
}) 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. Bc2 Nf6 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. Bg5 Bb5 18. Qh3 h6 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20.
Qxh6 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Na3 Bc6 23. Re1 Qd7 24. Re3 Be4 25. Rh3 Nh7 26. Rg3+
Bg6 27. h3 Kh8 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Qxg6 Bc7 30. Rd3 Qf7 31. Qxf7 Rxf7 32. f3 Nf6
33. Nb5 Bb6+ 34. Kh1 Nd5 35. Nd6 Rg7 36. Ne4 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Nf4+ 38. Kg3 Nxd3
39. b3 Nc1 40. Ng5 Nxa2 41. Nxe6 Nxc3 42. h4 Ne2+ 43. Kg4 Nd4 44. Ng5 Nxb3 45.
Kf5 Kg7 46. Ke4 a5 47. Kd3 Kg6 48. Kc4 Nd4 49. Ne4 Nf5 50. Nc3 Nxh4 51. Kb5 Bd8
52. Na4 Nf5 {0-1 Nogueira,N-Pereira,A/Lisbon 1994/EXT 1998 (52)}) 13... Qc7 14.
Bh6 Bf6 15. Nd2 e5 16. Qf3 Kh8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Ng3 Be6
21. Nf5 Rfe8 22. Bc2 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Pinter,A-Mayerhofer,P/Finkenstein 1994/EXT
1997 (22)}) (11... Qc7 12. h3 (12. Qxg7 Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 Be5 14. Qh6 Rg8 $132 {
Rogozenko}) 12... Be5 13. Qg4 h5 14. Qf3 Bd7 15. Be3 Bc6 16. Qe2 O-O-O 17. Nd2
g5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Nc4 Bf4 20. Rad1 Rdg8 21. Rd3 h4 22. Nd2 g4 23. hxg4 Bxd2
24. Qxd2 Rxg4 {0-1 Buchmann,P-Iwaszko,P/Bischwiller 1999/EXT 2001 (24)}) 12.
Qd3 O-O (12... Bc7 13. Qg3 Qf6 14. Be3 $14 (14. Na3 $14) (14. Re1 O-O 15. Nd2
$14)) 13. Be3 (13. Rd1 Bc7 14. Qe4 $14) 13... Bg4 (13... Qc7 $142 $14) 14. Nd2
(14. f3 Bh5 (14... Bc8 15. Rd1 $14) 15. Rd1 Bc7 16. Qe4 Qc8 $14) 14... Bc7 (
14... Bc5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Bxc5 Rxd2 17. f3 Bf5 18. Rf2 $16 {_|_ ^^}) 15. Qe4
Qc8 16. Bxb6 axb6 (16... Bf5 17. Qe3 Bxb6 (17... axb6 18. Rad1 $16) 18. Qxe5
$16) (16... Bxb6 17. Nc4 (17. Qxe5 $16) 17... Bc7 18. Nxe5 $16) 17. Nc4 Re8 (
17... Bf5 18. Qe2 $16 {/\Ne3-d5}) 18. Ne3 (18. Bc2 $5 g6 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Bb3
$16) 18... Bh5 19. Nd5 {(/\Qh4)} (19. Bc2 $6 Bg6 20. Qc4 e4 $14) 19... Qd8 (
19... Bd8 20. f4 $16) 20. Rfe1 $5 (20. Qe3 $16) 20... Kh8 (20... Bd6 $5) 21.
Nxc7 Qxc7 22. Qh4 Bg6 23. Rad1 f5 $6 (23... f6 $142 $16) 24. Qc4 (24. Rd2 $16)
24... Qe7 (24... Qxc4 25. Bxc4 $16 {><b7, b6}) 25. Qb5 Qf6 26. Qd7 (26. Rd7 $16
) 26... Rad8 27. Qxb7 Rxd1 (27... Bh5 28. Rd5 $16) 28. Rxd1 h5 29. Ba4 (29. Qc7
$18) 29... Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. h3 Kh7 (31... Qd2 32. Qxb6 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+
34. g3 Qxa4 35. Qxg6 $18) 32. Bb3 h4 33. Qd5 Qc7 34. Qd2 f4 (34... Qe7 $142 $18
) 35. Qd5 Kh6 (35... Bf5 36. Qf7 $5 $18) 36. Qe6 Kh7 37. Bd5 b5 38. a3 $22 Qb8
39. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 15th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2005.12.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2005.12.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. d4 Bxd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Bd3 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tartakower,S-Reti,R/Baden-Baden
1925/HCL (78)}) 8... O-O 9. Qc2 $146 (9. O-O Nc6 {- 8...Nc6 9.0-0 0-0} (9... g6
$6 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Qc2 Bf8 12. Bxf8 Rxf8 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nbd2 b6 15. a3 Bb7 16.
Qa4 Nd7 17. Qh4 Qf4 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. Rd2 N7f6 22.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. Rd4 b5 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rfd8 27. Rda1 Rc7 28.
Kf1 Rb8 29. R1a2 Rbb7 30. Ra6 Kf8 31. Ke2 Nd5 32. g3 Rb6 33. Ne5 Rxa6 34. Rxa6
Rb7 35. Ra2 Rc7 36. Kd3 f6 37. Nf3 e5 38. Ra5 Nb6 39. b3 Ke7 40. c4 Kd7 41. c5
Nd5 42. Kc4 Ne7 43. b4 Nc6 44. Ra6 e4 45. Nd4 Nxd4 46. Kxd4 f5 47. Kd5 Ke7 48.
b5 Rb7 49. b6 axb6 50. cxb6 Kd7 51. Ra7 Kc8 52. Kc6 {1-0 Hansen,B-Bjerno,L/Em
1999/Inforbase 2003 (52)}) (9... h6 $6 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Qh5 Bd6
13. c4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Qf3 Qc7 16. g3 Be5 17. Qe2 Bc6 18. Na3 a6 19. Rad1
Rad8 20. b4 Bf6 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Bb2 23. Nc2 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Ne3 Bf6
26. Rd1 Qc7 27. a4 Be7 28. b5 Bc5 29. Ng2 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Nf4 Qd1+ 32.
Kg2 Qd2 33. Qe2 Qa5 34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kh8 38.
Qxc5 axb5 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qxb7 Qxa4 41. cxb5 {1-0 Rodriguez Lopez,G-Lorinczi
Retek,P/Asturias 1998/EXT 2005 (41)}) (9... Nd7 {/\N7f6})) 9... h6 (9... g6 $6
{׻}) 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rd1 (11. Nbd2 $5) 11... Qc7 (11... Qf6 $5) 12. a3 $5 {
[/\b4, c4]} (12. Qa4 $5 {/\Qe4, /\Qh4, |^>>}) (12. Nbd2) 12... b6 13. Nbd2 $6 (
13. b4 $142 Be7 14. c4 Nf6 15. Nc3 Bb7 $11 {/\a5}) (13. c4 Nf6 14. b4 Nd4 $5 (
14... Be7 {- 13.b4}) 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 $11) 13... Bb7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. c4 Nf4 (15...
Nf6 16. b3 $11) 16. Bf1 Rad8 (16... Ne5 $142 $15) 17. Be3 Ng6 (17... Ne5 18.
Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Ng3 $11) 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Re1 (19. Rd1 $142 $6 $11) 19... Nge5
20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Ng3 Bf6 $6 (21... Bc5 $15) 22. b4 Qb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Bc1
Bc3 (24... Bxc1 25. Rxc1 $11) 25. Re3 Bd4 (25... Bd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 $11) 26. Rd3
a5 $6 (26... Kf8 $11) (26... f6 $11) 27. b5 Ne5 $8 (27... Ne7 28. Bf4 $18) 28.
Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Bb2 Rxc4 30. Bxe5 Rc2 $13 {_|_} 31. f3 (31. Bd4 Ra2 (31... a4 32.
Ne2 (32. Bxb6 Rc3 {/\Ra3, o^a4}) (32. Nh5 e5 $5 33. Bxb6 Rc3 $13) 32... Bd5 33.
Nc3 Bb3 $13) 32. Nh5 $5 (32. Bxb6 Rxa3 {o^a5}) 32... Rxa3 (32... f6 33. Bc4)
33. Bxg7 Bd5 (33... a4 $2 34. Bc4 $1 Bd5 35. Bb2 $18) (33... Kh7 34. Bd4 Kg6
35. Nf4+ Kf5 36. Nd3 $16) 34. Bd4 a4 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Bxb6 Rb3 $13) (31. Ne2 $6
Rc5 32. f4 Rxb5) 31... Bd5 32. Ne4 (32. Bd4 Ra2 33. Nh5 Rxa3 34. Bxg7 a4 35.
Bd4 Rb3 (35... Ra2 $2 {(צa2)} 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Bxb6 a3 38. Bc5+ Kg7 39. Nxd5
exd5 40. Bd4+ Kg6 41. Bd3+ $18) 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Bxb6 a3 38. Bc5+ Kg7 39. Bd4
Kf8 $11 (39... Kg6 40. Kf2 a2 41. b6 $14 {עg6})) 32... f6 (32... Bc4 33. Bxc4
Rxc4 34. Kf2 $14) 33. Bd6 (33. Bd4 Ra2 34. Bxb6 (34. Nc3 Rxa3 35. Nxd5 exd5 36.
Bxb6 a4 37. Bd4 Rb3 38. b6 a3 $17) 34... Rxa3 35. Bc5 (35. Kf2 a4 36. Be2 Ra1
37. Bd4 Rc1 38. Nc3 a3 39. b6 a2 40. Nxd5 exd5 41. b7 Rb1 42. Ba6 Kf7 $17)
35... Ra1 (35... Rb3 36. Kf2 a4 37. Nd2 Rb2 38. Ke1 Ra2 39. Bd3 $14) 36. Kf2 a4
37. Bd4 (37. Nc3 a3 $17) 37... Rc1 (37... Rd1 38. Bc5 Ra1 $11) 38. Nc3 a3 39.
Nxd5 exd5 40. b6 a2 41. Bb5 (41. b7 Rb1 42. Ba6 Kf7 $17) 41... a1=Q 42. Bxa1
Rb1 43. Bc6 Rxa1 44. Bxd5+ Kf8 45. b7 Rb1 $17) 33... Bxe4 (33... Bc4 34. Bxc4
Rxc4 35. Kf1 (35. g4 f5 36. gxf5 exf5 37. Ng3 Kf7 38. Ne2 Ke6 $13) 35... Rc2 (
35... e5 36. Ke2 Rc2+ 37. Nd2 Kf7 38. Kd3 $14) 36. g4 e5 37. h4 Kf7 38. h5 $14)
34. fxe4 Kf7 35. e5 fxe5 (35... f5 $5) 36. Bxe5 Ra2 37. Bd6 (37. Bc7 Rxa3 38.
Bxb6 a4 39. Bd4 (39. Bc5 Rb3 40. b6 a3 $19) 39... Rb3 40. b6 a3 41. Ba6 Rb1+
42. Kf2 e5 (42... a2 43. b7 $11) 43. Bxe5 Rxb6 44. Bc4+ $11) 37... Kf6 38. g3
$2 (38. Bc7 Rxa3 39. Bxb6 a4 40. Bc5 Rb3 41. b6 a3 42. Bc4 Rb1+ 43. Kf2 $11)
38... e5 39. Bc7 $6 (39. Bh3 $5) 39... Rxa3 40. Bxb6 a4 41. Bd8+ Kf5 42. b6 (
42. Be7 Rb3 43. Bc4 Rc3 44. Bd5 a3 $19) 42... Rb3 43. Bc4 Rb4 $2 (43... Rb1+
44. Kf2 Ke4 $1 $17) 44. Bd5 a3 45. Bc7 Rb5 46. Bc4 Rb4 47. Bd5 Rb5 48. Bc4 (48.
b7 $4 Rxb7 $19) 48... Rb1+ 49. Kf2 Ke4 50. Bd6 Kd4 51. Bg8 Rb2+ 52. Kf1 Rxb6
53. Bxa3 Kd3 (53... e4 54. Ke2 $11) 54. Bc5 Rc6 55. Ba7 e4 (55... g5 56. Bh7+
e4 57. Bf5 $11) 56. h4 $1 Ra6 (56... e3 57. Bxe3 Kxe3 58. Bd5 $11) 57. Bf2 Rf6
58. Kg2 Kd2 (58... e3 59. Bxe3 Kxe3 60. Bd5 $11) 59. Bc4 e3 60. Bxe3+ Kxe3 61.
Bd5 Rd6 62. Bb7 Rd2+ 63. Kg1 Rb2 64. Bc6 Kd4 65. Bf3 Ke5 66. Kf1 Kf5 67. Kg1 g5
$11 {_|_} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cities-ch KO"]
[Site "Al Ain"]
[Date "2012.12.28"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Mamedov, Nidjat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hoogeveen"]
[BlackTeam "Baku"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{This game from the Final Match of the World Cities Championship in Al Ain was
a decisive game in the tournament. The win in this game allowed our Hoogeveen
team to take the gold medals at the Championship. Played for more than 5.5
hours, it was the longest game of the last round. And until the very last
moment the result was unclear, keeping the members of both teams and numerous
spectators on edge.} 1. e4 {It is always very difficult to play against the
players from Azerbaijan. They are young, strong and ambitious. At this
tournament the team from Baku was represented by the members of the Azeri
Olympic team as well as Radjabov and Mamedyarov. Although not the highest
rated team, Baku had managed to eliminate the number #1 by ranking team from
Paris. So before the start of the final match everyone knew that it would be a
tough and close match. Although favourites by rating on 3 boards out of 4, the
rating difference was not so high... And the task of our team was to try to
win in normal games not allowing matters to go into rapid (or blitz)
tie-breaks. Azeri players are well-known for their strength in the quick games.
]} c5 {Preparing for the game against a talented young Azeri player my task
was to go into the positions where White could play for a win without any risk.
Complex positionsare what I was aiming for. In dozens of my games I have had
to win the last round game to succeed. The situation before this game in Al
Ain was not a new one for me!} 2. Nf3 (2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. d4 d6
6. exd6 cxd4 7. Bxd5 exd5 8. Qxd4 Qxd6 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Qd3 Be6 11. Bf4 Qd7 12.
Nd2 Be7 13. Nb3 O-O 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Ned4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18.
Be3 Bf8 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qb5 Rad8 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Nf5 a6 23. Bd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1
f6 25. f3 Bg6 26. Ne3 Kf7 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. Rd1 Bb5 29. Bb6 Bc6 30. Nf5 Bd6 31.
g4 g6 32. Nxd6+ Rxd6 33. Bc5 Re6 34. h4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Be3 Re8 37. Rd4
Re5 38. a4 Re8 39. b3 Ke6 40. Rb4 b5 41. a5 Bd7 42. Rf4 Ke5 43. Rd4 Rc8 44. Rd2
Bf5 45. Bd4+ Ke6 46. Ke3 Kf7 47. Rg2 Bh7 48. Kf4 Re8 49. Rd2 Bg6 50. Bc5 Rd8
51. Ke3 Bf5 52. Kd4 Be6 53. Re2 Rc8 54. Bd6 Rc6 55. Bf4 Rc8 56. Rg2 Ke7 57.
Rg7+ Bf7 58. Bd6+ Ke6 59. Ba3 Rg8 60. Rxg8 Bxg8 61. Bf8 Bh7 62. Kc5 Kd7 63. Bg7
b4 64. Kxb4 Bd3 65. Bxf6 Kc6 66. Be5 Bc2 67. Ka3 Kd7 68. Kb2 Bd1 69. f4 Ke6 70.
Ka3 Bc2 71. Bg7 Bd1 72. Bh6 Bc2 73. Kb4 Bd1 74. Bg5 Bc2 75. c4 dxc4 76. bxc4
Bd3 77. Kc5 Bf1 78. f5+ Kxf5 79. Kd5 Kg6 80. c5 Kf7 81. c6 Ke8 82. Kd6 Bg2 83.
c7 Bh3 84. Bd8 Bg4 85. Kc6 Bf3+ 86. Kb6 Kd7 87. Kxa6 Kc8 88. Kb6 Be2 89. a6 Bf1
90. a7 Bg2 91. Bf6 Bf3 92. Be5 Bg2 93. Kc5 Kd7 94. Kd4 Bh1 95. Ke3 Bg2 96. Kf4
Bh1 97. Kg5 Bf3 98. Bf4 Kc8 99. a8=Q+ Bxa8 100. Kxh5 Kd7 101. Kg5 Bb7 102. h5
Ke8 103. h6 Kf7 104. Be5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Neverov,V/Warsaw 2005 (104)}) 2... e6
3. c3 {Playing against Nidjat Mamedov, I would prefer to go into the main
lines of the other Sicilian systems, but not of the Paulsen. So again I
decided to choose the 'c3' Sicilian, my trusty weapon for many years. It has
also brought me lot of decisive wins in the last rounds of the tournaments.
The lack of experience of my opponent in the 'c3' Sicilian also favoured my
choice of it.} Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 {No game of Nidjat in this line was present in my
database, so I was looking optimistically at my prospects in this game.} 5. Bc4
d6 (5... Nc6 {leads to other lines where White has to keep his pawn centre. My
game against Giri (Hoogeveen 2012) is a recent example of that type of
structure.}) 6. exd6 Bxd6 (6... Nc6 {was possible again here.}) 7. d4 Nc6 (7...
cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 {is a worthy alternative
to the text with the positions close to equality.}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O {
Now we have got an unusual type of the position for the Sicilian Defence, one
which is mostly reminiscent of the structures arising from the French or
Caro-Kann defences. Playing White I have a very good experience in such
structures.} 10. Nbd2 Be7 {Besides this move, Black has other options
available.} 11. Nb3 ({Probably, stronger than the other moves:} 11. Re1 b6 12.
Nb3 Nf6 13. Qe2 (13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bf4
Bc8 18. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Renet,O-Marciano,D/France 2000/EXT 2001 (18)}) 13... Qc7
14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Rd5 19. Qe3 Ng4
20. Qh3 Bxg5 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Rxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxg7+ Kd6 25. Nb5+
Rxb5 26. Bxb5+ Bd5 27. Qxg5 Kc5 28. Qxg4 Kxb5 29. b3 Qxc3 30. Qa4+ Kc5 31. Qa3+
Kb5 32. Qa4+ Kc5 33. Qf4 Kb5 34. Qa4+ {1/2-1/2 Aagaard,J-Volzhin,A/Gistrup
1997/EXT 1998 (34)}) (11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Qc2 b6 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Rad1
Rac8 16. Bf1 Rd7 17. Bc1 Rcd8 18. Neg5 Nf6 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Bd3 g6 21. Ne4 Ng4
22. b3 Nce5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Bf1 Qc6 25. Bf4 Qd5 26. c4 Qd4 27. Qc3 Nd3 28.
Bxd3 Qxc3 29. Nxc3 Rxd3 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Nxd1 f6 32. Bb8 a6 33. Nc3 Bc6 34. a3
Kf7 35. Bc7 b5 36. cxb5 axb5 37. Bb6 e5 38. f3 Ke6 39. Kf2 f5 40. g3 h5 41. h4
f4 42. b4 Kf5 43. Bc7 Bf6 44. a4 bxa4 45. b5 e4 46. bxc6 Bxc3 47. Bd6 fxg3+ 48.
Kxg3 Be1+ 49. Kh3 Ke6 50. c7 Kd7 51. fxe4 Ba5 {0-1 Pierrot,J-Flores,D/Asuncion
2009/CBM 130 Extra (51)}) 11... b6 $6 {I was very surprised that an active
player like Mamedov would go into a position with an isolated pawn where White
has a clear plus and can torture Black for a hundred moves or so, making hmf
suffer in a fight for a draw with absolutely no chance to winning the game.} ({
After both alternatives 11...Nf6 and 11...Nb6 White has to keep the queens on
the board in order to retain a small advantage.} 11... Nf6 12. Qxd8 (12. Qe2
$14) 12... Rxd8 13. Bf4 Nd5 14. Bg3 Nb6 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Be8 17. Bc7 Rxd1+
18. Rxd1 Nd5 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Rd2 g5 21. h3 Kf8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Na5 Nf4 24.
Bxf4 gxf4 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Nb7 Bc7 27. Kf1 e5 28. Nc5 Ke7 29. Nd2 f5 30. f3
Bf7 31. b3 Kd6 32. Nd3 Ba5 33. Nb1 Kd5 34. Ke2 c5 35. a3 Bc7 36. Nb2 e4 37. Nc4
Kc6 38. Ncd2 e3 39. Nc4 Bxc4+ 40. bxc4 Kb6 {0-1 Maric,R-Hort,V/Vinkovci 1976/
EXT 1999 (40)}) (11... Nb6 12. Qxd8 (12. Bd3 $14) 12... Rxd8 13. Bb5 f6 14. Be3
e5 15. Rfd1 Kf7 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Be6 18. b3 Nd5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. c4 Nb6
21. Ne1 Bf5 22. Kf1 Nd7 23. Be3 a5 24. Rd6 Rdc8 25. Rad1 Nf8 26. Nd3 a4 27. Nc5
axb3 28. axb3 Ra3 29. Bd2 Ne6 30. Bb4 Ra2 31. R6d2 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Rb8 33. Rd7+
Ke8 34. Rb7 Rxb7 35. Nxb7 Nd4 36. Nd6+ Kd7 37. Nxf5 Nxf5 38. Bc5 g6 39. Ke2 Ng7
40. b4 Ne6 41. Be3 f5 42. f3 Kd6 43. Kd3 c5 44. Kc3 cxb4+ 45. Kxb4 {1/2-1/2
Turov,M-Filippov,V/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/EXT 2000 (45)}) 12. Bxd5 {After
taking on d5 I was very happy... I knew that I would get good winning chances
in this very important game. Don't go into such positions unless you are a
masochist and get pleasure from suffering!} exd5 ({After} 12... Qxd5 13. Qxd5
exd5 $14 {White is also slightly better in the ending. My best example in this
structure is my game against Neverov, which I believe to be one of my best
games in my chess career regarding the endgame technique I had to show to win.}
) 13. Nbd4 {Other moves are possible here as well, also keeping White's
advantage. But from my own personal experience I knew that it was better to
exchange the knights, leaving Black with only the pair of bishops.} (13. Bf4
$14) (13. Re1 $14) 13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 15. Be3 ({Or} 15. Re1 Re8 16. Be3 {
leading the game to the same position.}) 15... Re8 16. Re1 Bxd4 {Sooner or
later Black has to exchange this knight since it can become an important
attacker of the weak pawn on d5.} 17. Bxd4 (17. Qxd4 Re4 18. Qd2 $14 {was
possible here as well.}) 17... Bf5 ({After} 17... Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 {it is not so
easy for Black to develop his bishop because of the Qe5 threat.}) 18. a4 {
In comparison with the structure that I had in my game against Neverov, here
the black pawn is on b6, giving White a clear target to aim at.} (18. Rxe8+
Qxe8 19. a4 $14 {was a worthy alternative since it is not so easy to
understand how exactly to play in positions where lot of different moves and
plans are available.}) 18... Qd7 19. a5 Rxe1+ ({After} 19... b5 {Black had to
consider} 20. a6 $5 {fixing the pawn on a7. And with many weak black pawns the
position is very easy to play for White.}) 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qd1 (21. Qd2 {
could be met by} Qe6 {, followed by Qg6, Be4, ><g2. So I wanted to keep my
queen on d1 in order to control the square f3.}) 21... Qe6 ({After} 21... Qb5 {
White plays} 22. b4 {and look how well the white bishop on d4 is situated,
defending all the pawn chains in the white position. White's hands are free to
develop an attack on the black weaknesses.}) (21... b5 {again can be met by}
22. a6 $5 {><a7}) 22. h3 Qg6 23. Qf3 {An important defensive move.} h6 ({After
} 23... h5 24. Kh2 Be4 25. Qg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Re6 27. f3 {White would have a
possibility to attack the weak h5-pawn.}) 24. Kh2 Be4 25. Qg4 (25. Qg3 {
looks to be weaker than the text move, allowing Black to win an important
tempo to consolidate the position defending both weak pawns b6 and d5 after}
Qxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Re6 27. f3 Bd3 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Rb8 b5 {,
followed by Bc4.}) 25... Qxg4 ({After} 25... Qd6+ {I was planning to keep the
queens on the board by} 26. Kg1 (26. Qg3 Qxg3+ {- 25.Qg3}) 26... Bg6 27. Be3 $5
{preparing exchange on b6 and Ra1-a6.}) 26. hxg4 Rb8 $6 {After this mistake
Black loses a pawn.} ({It was necessary to play} 26... Bd3 $142 $5 $14 {
after which Black keeps good drawing chances. And if,} 27. axb6 $140 axb6 28.
Bxb6 {then} Rb8 $11 {with a draw.}) 27. axb6 axb6 28. Ra6 $16 b5 ({It was also
possible to force the exchange of the rooks by} 28... Bd3 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30.
Bxb6 $16 {although Black would not be completely sure to be able to make a
draw here. He has too many weak pawns in his position. White in its turn has
good chances to create the 2nd passed pawn by exploiting the fixed pawns on g7
and h6 (result of an extremely useful exchange of queens on the g4-square).})
29. Rd6 b4 ({After} 29... Ra8 30. Bc5 $16 {is the best, followed by f2-f3,
winning the d5-pawn.}) 30. f3 bxc3 31. Bxc3 (31. bxc3 $16 {was possible as
well, but I wanted to have more open files between the white passed pawn and
the kingside.}) 31... Bc2 32. Rxd5 Bb3 33. Rc5 f6 34. Rc7 $5 ({It was a
difficult choice whether to allow Black to exchange the pair of pawns or to
allow the black king to go to the centre!} 34. Kg3 {is answered by} Rb7 $16 {
and Kf7.}) 34... Rb5 35. Kg3 h5 36. gxh5 Rxh5 {Now Black has 1 pawn less, and
that is in his favour. White in his turn manages to push his pawn from b2 to
b4 after this exchange.} 37. Rb7 Bc4 38. b4 Rd5 39. Rc7 Bb5 40. Kf4 {White now
tries to bring his king into the centre and to the queenside to try to push
his passed pawn further. A difficult task to realise! Luckily, White has
plenty of time and patience to do so.} Rd7 41. Rc5 Bf1 42. Kg3 (42. g4 Rd3 43.
Rc7 Bg2 $11 {loses the f3-pawn.}) 42... Kf7 43. Kf2 (43. b5 $2 {is a blunder,
losing the b-pawn:} Rb7 $11) 43... Bd3 44. Ke3 Bf1 45. g4 Re7+ 46. Kf2 Bd3 47.
Bd4 Rb7 48. Ke3 Bb5 49. Kd2 Ke6 50. f4 {White has made considerable progress
so far. Not only is his king in the centre now but also he is starting to push
the kingside pawns in order to create the 2nd weakness in the black position.}
Bf1 $1 {After spending lot of time by now, Black finds an excellent defensive
resource! But at a high price: from now on my opponent had to play with only
on the 30-second increment. This was a difficult task in such a position where
the utmost accuracy and concentration are required for many, many moves right
to the end of the game. Meanwhile, White can try different methods to try to
deceive his opponent.} (50... Kd6 51. g5 {is not good for Black.}) 51. Kc3 Be2
$1 (51... Kd6 52. g5 $1 {again is not good for Black.}) 52. g5 Rb5 53. Rc8 (53.
f5+ Kd6 54. Rxb5 Bxb5 55. gxf6 gxf6 56. Bxf6 Bd7 $11 {is only a draw. So White
has to re-group his pieces to protect the pawns and try further to push his
passed b-pawn.}) 53... Kf5 54. Re8 Bf3 55. Be3 Rb7 56. Rc8 Be2 57. Rc5+ Ke4 58.
Bd2 Bb5 59. Kb3 Bd7 60. Kc4 Be6+ 61. Kc3 Bd7 62. Rc4+ Kd5 63. Rd4+ Kc6 (63...
Ke6 $142 {was better, keeping the king protecting the weak pawns of the
kingside. After this move, by exploiting the awkward position of the black
king, White is able to create some threats, putting extra pressure on Black.})
64. Be3 fxg5 65. fxg5 g6 66. Bf4 Bf5 67. Rd6+ Kb5 68. Rd5+ Kc6 69. Rc5+ Kb6 {
Black is defending very well, preventing White from pushing his b4-pawn
further to b5. Nevertheless, White manages to do it!} 70. Ra5 (70. Be3 Rc7 {
is nothing for White.}) 70... Re7 71. Be5 Kc6 72. Bd4 Rc7 73. Be3 Re7 74. b5+ {
Finally...} Kd5 75. Kd2 (75. b6+ Kc6 76. Bd4 {was possible, but I wanted to
have the Black king stuck in the centre.}) 75... Rb7 76. Ke2 (76. b6+ Kc6 77.
Rc5+ Kd6 78. Bd4 {was interesting as well.}) 76... Be4 77. b6+ Ke6 78. Bd4 Bd5
79. Ke3 (79. Kd2 $5 {There was another good plan for White here:
Kd2-c3-b4-a5-a6, Bd4-e3-f4-c7. But in the game I wanted to have my king close
to the pawn on g6, thinking about the penetration into the black position
through the central square e5.}) 79... Rf7 80. Bf6 Rd7 81. Kf4 (81. Kd4 {
was interesting.}) 81... Bb7 82. Rc5 Rd5 ({After} 82... Rd6 $5 83. Re5+ Kd7 84.
Re7+ Kc8 (84... Kc6 85. Be5 $18) 85. Rc7+ Kb8 86. Rg7 Rxb6 87. Rxg6 $16 {
the game could go into the ending which could have appeared at the end as well.
}) 83. Rc7 Rd7 84. Rc3 Rd5 (84... Rd6) 85. Re3+ {White decides to change the
course of the game. It is well-known that most of the mistakes are made when
the character of the game drastically changes. The player gets used to the
defence of a certain position and when the position is changed and he has
little time, the chances of his making a mistake grows. So these were my
thoughts when I decided to exchange the b6-pawn for the one on g6.} Kd7 (85...
Kd6 86. Bd8 $5 {is worse for Black than the text.}) 86. Re7+ $5 Kc6 87. Rg7
Rf5+ ({The first move in the wrong direction. After the correct} 87... Kxb6 88.
Rxg6 $16 {White hopes to get the ending: R + B against the R. I would play for
another 50 moves to try my chances....}) 88. Kg4 Kxb6 $4 ({And now the 2nd and
the fatal mistake. After} 88... Rb5 89. Rxg6 Kxb6 $16 {the fight would
continue...}) 89. Bd4+ {Now Black loses a bishop or rook in all lines: 89...
Kb5 90.Rxb7+-; 89...Kc6 90.Rxg6+- (צf5); 89...Ka6 90.Rxg6+- (צf5).  The win
in this game was decisive for the outcome of our match against Baku. All 3
other games were drawn. So our team of Hoogeveen has become the World Cities
Champion, for the 1st time in history!} 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m1"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 (
6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 {Polgar,
J-Tiviakov,S/Madrid/1994/}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3
O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 (13... Rac8 {Blatny,P} 14. Rfe1 Rfd8
15. Bc1 h6 $6 {גb1-h7,><g6} 16. Bb1 Bf8 $14 {Rozentalis-Andersson (4)/Tilburg/
1993/}) (13... Rfd8 {Ftacnik}) 14. Bg5 (14. Rfe1 {Van Mil-Tiviakov,S/Tilburg/
1992/}) (14. Bb1 {Rozentalis-Goldin/Vilnius/1988/}) 14... g6 15. Bc4 Rfe8 16.
Rfe1 Nd5 (16... Nh5 {Blatny,P} 17. d5 $5 (17. Ne4 Qc7) 17... exd5 18. Rxd5 $1
Qc7 (18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Rxd8 $1 Nxd8 21. Bb5 $1 $18 {/\Nd5,<->e}) 19.
Rxd8 Qxd8 20. Nd5 $40) (16... Qb8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 17. Bxd5 (17. Ne4 $14) 17...
exd5 18. Qd2 (18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Qd3 $10) 18... f6 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. b4 g5 (20...
Bf8 {/\ Ne7}) (20... Rc8 $10 {Blatny,P}) (20... Bf8 {Ftacnik /\ Ne7}) 21. Bg3
Bf8 22. h4 h6 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qa2 Ne7 $4 (25... Nd8 {/\ Nf7=/+}
) (25... Nd8 $142 {Blatny,P :Ne4-d6}) (25... Rd8 {Ftacnik /\ Kg7}) 26. Ne4 $1
Bg7 27. Nd6 Rd8 28. Rc1 Bc6 (28... Ba8 $5) (28... Ba8 {Blatny,P} 29. b5 Nc8 $5)
29. Qe2 Ba8 (29... Nc8 $142 {Blatny,P} 30. b5 (30. Nf5 $5 Re8 31. Qc2 Ba4 32.
Qb1 $40) 30... Ba8 (30... Nxd6 31. bxc6 Qc8 (31... Qc7 $2 32. Qe6+ Kh8 (32...
Qf7 33. c7 $18) 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 $1 $18) 32. c7 (32. Qe7 $5) 32... Re8
33. Qa2 Nc4 34. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 35. Qxc4+ Kh8 36. d5 $18 {/\Qc6,d6;/\Nd4-b5}) 31.
Rc7 $5 (31. Nxc8 $142 Rxc8 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 33. Qe7 $14 {ץa8}) 31... Qxc7 32.
Qe6+ Kf8 $140 $2 (32... Kh7 33. Qh3+ $10) 33. Nxc8 Qf7 (33... Qxc8 34. Bd6+ $18
) 34. Bd6+ Rxd6 (34... Kg8 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Nc6+ Rxd6 37. Qxd6+ Kg8 38. Ne7+
Kh7 39. Qh2+ Bh6 40. Nf5 Qf8 41. g4 $1 Kg6 42. Nxh6 Qxh6 43. Qb8 $18) 35. Qxd6+
Kg8 36. Ne7+ Kh7 37. Qh2+ Bh6 38. Nf5 Qf8 39. g4 $1 Kg6 40. Nxh6 Qxh6 41. Qb8
$18) 30. Qd3 Bf8 31. b5 Bh6 32. Re1 Rf8 33. Nh2 Bg7 34. Nf1 f5 35. Be5 Ng6 36.
Ng3 Bxe5 37. dxe5 $18 Nh4 (37... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 38. Rxe5 Qxd6 39. Rxf5 Rxf5 40.
Nxf5 Qe5 41. Nd4 $18) 38. Ndxf5 $1 Nxf5 39. e6 Qh7 40. Nxf5 Bb7 (40... Qxf5 {
Blatny,P} 41. Qxf5 Rxf5 42. e7 $18) 41. e7 Re8 42. Re6 Bc8 (42... d4 {Blatny,P}
43. Rh6 $18) 43. Qxd5 (43. Qxd5 {Blatny,P} Bxe6 44. Qxe6+ Kh8 (44... Qf7 45.
Nh6+ $18) 45. Qf6+ Kg8 46. Nh6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "NED-ch61"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "2006.06.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 h6 (13... Bg7
14. O-O O-O 15. Nd2 e5 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Rd1 h6 18. Nf3 e4 19. Nfd2 Nc5 20. Nb3
Nxb3 21. axb3 Be6 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. b4 Rdc8 24. Nd2 f5 25. f3 exf3 26. Bxf3 a6
27. Bc5 Bf7 28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Bxe7 Re8 30. Re1 Re6 31. Rxe6 Bxe6 32. Bh4 Bd5
33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Bxe1 b5 35. Bg3 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Nf1 Bf6 38. Bf4 h5 39.
Nd2 Bd8 40. g3 Be4 41. Nxe4 fxe4 42. h3 Kf5 43. b3 Bf6 44. Bd2 Be5 45. c4 Bd4+
46. Kg2 e3 47. Be1 Ke4 48. c5 e2 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Kf4 51. Kh3 Kf3 52. c6
Bf2 53. c7 Bxe1 54. c8=Q Bd2 55. Qf5+ Bf4 56. Qd3+ Kf2 57. Qc2 Kf3 58. Qc3+ Kf2
59. Qf6 Ke3 60. Qh4 Kd2 61. Qd8+ Kc2 62. Qc8+ Kd1 63. Qf5 e1=Q 64. Qxf4 Qc3+
65. Kh4 Qxb3 66. g5 Qe6 67. Qg4+ {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Ranola,Y/Lodi 2005 (67)}) 14.
Ne4 e5 (14... f5 $5) 15. Ng3 (15. O-O Bf5 $5 {/\Bg6}) 15... e6 (15... Be6 16.
Nd2 O-O-O 17. O-O Rg8 18. Re1 Bd5 19. Ndf1 f6 20. Bh5 Be6 21. Ne3 Nc4 22. Nef5
Rh8 23. Nh4 Rg8 24. Ng6 Bg7 25. Bf3 Bf7 26. Nh4 e6 27. Bh5 Bxh5 28. Nxh5 f5 29.
Nxg7 Rxg7 30. b3 Nb6 31. g3 Rh7 32. Kf1 Rd3 33. Bb2 e4 34. Ng6 Nd5 35. Rad1
Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rd7 37. Ke2 Nf6 38. Rh1 Rg7 39. Nf8 e5 40. Rd1 Rf7 41. Ba3 f4 {
1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Hakki,I/Aden 2004 (41)}) (15... f5 $5) 16. O-O f5 17. Nd2 $1
$146 (17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Nh5 Be7 19. Nd2 Rd8 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Kf7 22. Bd2 Na5
23. Be2 b5 24. b3 Nb7 25. f4 Bc5+ 26. Kf1 e4 27. Be1 a5 28. Bh4 Be7 29. Bxe7
Kxe7 30. g4 Bc6 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Kf2 Nc5 33. Ke3 Ne6 34. Ng3 Ng7 35. c4 bxc4
36. Bxc4 Rxd1 37. Rxd1 Rc8 38. Rg1 Kf6 39. Ne2 a4 40. Nc3 axb3 41. axb3 Ra8 42.
Rg2 Ra1 43. Ra2 Rxa2 44. Nxa2 Bd7 45. Be2 Be6 46. Bd1 Bf7 47. Nc3 Ke7 48. b4
Kd6 49. Nb5+ Kc6 50. Ba4 Be6 51. Kd4 Kb6 52. Nd6 Kc7 53. Ke5 Bd7 54. Bd1 Kd8
55. Be2 Kc7 56. Nb5+ Bxb5 57. Bxb5 Kd8 58. h4 Ke7 59. Bc4 Ne8 60. Be2 Nf6 61.
b5 e3 62. Kxf5 Nd5 63. Ke4 Kd6 64. Bf1 Ke6 65. f5+ Kd6 66. Kd4 Ne7 67. Ke4 Nd5
68. Bd3 Nc3+ 69. Kf3 Nd5 70. Bc4 Nf6 71. Kxe3 Kc5 72. Be2 Nd5+ 73. Ke4 Nc3+ 74.
Ke5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Van Wely Loek (NED)/Enschede (Netherlands) 2005 (74)})
17... Bd7 (17... e4 18. Nb3 $5 $14 {/\f3} (18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd7 $14)) 18.
Nc4 Nxc4 (18... Nd5 $6 19. Rd1 $16 {/\Nf5}) 19. Bxc4 h5 (19... e4 $5 $14) (
19... O-O-O $5 {/\Kc7, Bc8}) 20. Rd1 h4 (20... O-O-O $5) (20... Be7) 21. Nf1
Rd8 (21... h3 22. g3 $14 {><h3}) 22. Be3 Be7 (22... h3 23. g3 $14) (22... Bh6
23. f3 $14) (22... f4 $6 23. Bd2 $16 {ה, h4}) 23. f3 Kf7 24. Bf2 {[/\Ne3]} (
24. b4 $5 $36 {<<}) 24... Na5 25. Be2 b6 26. b4 Nb7 27. a4 Bc8 28. Ne3 (28. Nd2
$5 $14 {/\Nc4}) (28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Ne3 $14) (28. a5 $6 bxa5 29. bxa5 Rxd1 (
29... Bc5 $11) 30. Rxd1 (30. Bxd1 Bc5 $11 (30... Nc5 $11)) 30... Nxa5 $11 (
30... Bc5)) 28... Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 $5 (29. Rxd1 Nd6 $14 (29... Rd8 30. Rxd8 Bxd8
31. Nc4 $14)) 29... Nd6 {[><c4]} 30. a5 (30. c4 $5) 30... Bb7 31. c4 Rc8 32.
Be2 (32. axb6 axb6 33. Ra7 $13) (32. Bb3 $6 h3 $1 {><g2, h3}) 32... Ke8 (32...
h3 33. g3 Ke8 $14) 33. axb6 axb6 34. Ra7 Ra8 $6 (34... Rc7 35. Nc2 $14) 35.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 36. c5 $1 bxc5 37. bxc5 {[o^ c5]} Nf7 (37... Nb7 38. Bb5+ (38. Nc4
Bxc5 39. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 40. Kxf2 $16 {><h4}) 38... Kd8 39. Nc4 Bxc5 (39... Nxc5 40.
Nxe5 $16 {><h4}) 40. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2 $16 {><h4}) (37... Nc8 38. Ba6 Na7 39.
Nc4 $14) 38. Bb5+ Kd8 $138 39. Nc4 Bd5 $2 (39... Kc7 $142 40. Be8 (40. Nb6 Bc6
41. Bc4 Ng5 $13) 40... Bd5 $8 41. Nb6 Ng5 42. Nxd5+ (42. h3 $2 Bxf3 $1) 42...
exd5 $132) 40. c6 Bxc4 $4 (40... Kc8 $8 41. Bb6 Bd8 $8 42. Nd6+ Nxd6 43. Ba6+
Kb8 44. Bxd8 Bxc6 45. Bxh4 $16 {^^, o^h}) 41. Bb6+ {[41...Kc8 42.Bc4 Bd8 43.
Be6 Kb8 44.Bc5+-]} 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m1"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Be2 (6. Bb3 {Ivanchuk,
V-Kasparov,G/Dortmund/1992/}) 6... d6 7. exd6 e6 (7... Qxd6 8. d4 e6 9. O-O Be7
) 8. d4 Bxd6 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 (9. cxd4 Bxd6) 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 $10) 9.
dxc5 (9. O-O) 9... Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $10 11. Nbd2 f6 12. O-O (12. a4 {/\ a5})
12... Bd7 13. Rd1 {/\ Ne4} Nf7 14. c4 (14. Ne4 Be7 15. c4) 14... Be7 15. Ne4
O-O-O 16. Be3 Bc6 17. Nc5 e5 18. Rxd8+ (18. Ne6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 g6) 18... Rxd8
19. Ne6 Rg8 20. b3 (20. Bc5 Kd7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 $15) 20... f5 21. Rd1 g5 22. Bc5
Bf6 23. Ne1 {/\ Bh5} g4 (23... Re8 24. Bh5) (23... Bd7 24. Nf8) 24. Bd3 e4 25.
Be2 Ne5 26. Nc2 Bd7 27. Nf4 Ng6 28. Bd6 Na8 $6 29. Nd5 Bd8 30. Nce3 Nb6 31. Nf4
Bg5 32. g3 $6 (32. Ned5 $14) 32... Bxf4 33. Bxf4 Nxf4 34. gxf4 Na8 35. Rd6 Rg6
36. Rxg6 hxg6 37. Nd5 Kd8 38. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.05.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] This game from the last round of the European Championship was
extremely important. Only this victory allowed me to win the tournament alone,
without any tie. There were 8 players in the lead before the start of the last
round and I was the only one to win (the other 3 games were quick draws). Emil
also offered me a draw in the evening before this game. But being White in the
last round and also having a big positive score against Emil I saw no single
reason to accept it.  Diese Partie aus der letzten Runde der
Europameisterschaft war extrem wichtig. Nur durch diesen Erfolg war es mir
möglich, alleiniger, ungeteilter Turniersieger zu werden. Vor dem Start der
letzten Runde führten 8 Spieler punktgleich, und ich war der Einzige, der
gewann. Emil hatte mir am Vorabend der Partie ebenfalls Remis angeboten. Aber
da ich Weiß hatte und dazu ein kräftiges Plusergebnis gegen Emil habe, sah ich
keinerlei Grund anzunehmen.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 {The choice of this move in this
game was completely motivated by the answers of Emil to it since 2000.
Otherwise I could have chosen other lines of the Sicilian Defence. Die Wahl
dieses Zuges in dieser Partie war komplett motiviert durch die Art und Weise,
wie Emil darauf seit dem Jahr 2000 darauf reagiert hatte. Ansonsten hätte ich
andere Abspiele der Sizilianischen Verteidigung wählen können.} d5 {
Objectively speaking this move is worse than 2...Nf6. After 2..d5 White gets a
slightly better position in all lines no matter what Black plays.} 3. exd5 Qxd5
4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Nc6 {Emil continues to play this dubious move with
a regularity. The solid 6...Qd8 is normal.  Diesen zweifelhaften Zug wählt
Emil regelmäßig. Normal ist das solide 6...Qd8.} 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9.
Nbxd4 Nd5 {A critical position of the whole line with 6...Nc6 where White has
a difficult choice between 2 good moves - 10.Nxc6 and 10.Bg5.  Eine kritische
Stellung des gesamten Abspiels mit 6...Nc6, wo Weiß die schwierige Wahl hat
zwischen zwei guten Zügen - 10.Nxc6 und 10.Bg5.} 10. Bg5 $5 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11.
Bd4 {took place in 2 of my games. Although White is slightly better everywhere
the things are far from clear there. So in the present game my aim was to try
to surprise my opponent by first making him work hard from the very first
moves of the game. I analysed 10.Bg5 a lot 2 years ago and now came the time
to try it at the board. Here are 2 my games with 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd4: kam in
zwei meiner Partien vor. Wenngleich Weiß überall leicht besser steht, sind die
Dinge bei weitem nicht klar. Daher wollte ich in der vorliegenden Partie
versuchen, meinen Gegner zu überraschen, indem ich ihn von den ersten Zügen
der Partie an zu hartem Arbeiten zwang. 10.Bg5 hatte ich zwei Jahre zuvor
intensiv analysiert, und nun war es Zeit, es am Brett auszuprobieren. Hier
meine zwei Partien mit 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd4:} f6 12. Bc4 c5 (12... e5 $2 13.
Bxe5 fxe5 14. Nxe5 $16 Qd6 15. O-O Be6 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Nxg6 Nf6 18. Qe2 hxg6
19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Bxe6 Kd8 21. g3 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Smeets,J/Leeuwarden
2005 (21)}) 13. Bb5+ (13. Be3 $14) 13... Bd7 (13... Kf7 14. Be3 Rb8 $13) 14.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qxd1+ 17. Kxd1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,
S-Ftacnik,L/Amsterdam 2006 (45) _|_}) 10... Qb6 {The best reaction. Other
moves are worse! Die beste Reaktion. Andere Züge sind schlechter!} (10... f6
11. Bd2 (11. Bh4 Be7 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc7 15. Re1 Nxb5 16.
Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nd4 e5 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Qh6 O-O-O 20. Qg7 Rhe8 21. Qf7 g5 22. Bg3
h5 23. h4 gxh4 24. Bxh4 Bc5 25. Nb3 Be6 26. Qxf6 Rf8 27. Qxe5 Bxf2+ 28. Bxf2
Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Bd5 {0-1 Riemens,A-Meulders,R/Antwerp 1996/EXT 97 (29)}) 11...
Be7 (11... Bd6 12. c4 Nde7 13. Bc3 O-O 14. Bd3 e5 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. O-O Bg4 17.
h3 Bh5 18. Be2 Qe7 19. Nd2 Bg6 20. Bh5 Bd3 21. Be2 Bg6 22. Bh5 Qf7 23. Bxg6
Qxg6 24. Qb3 Rf7 25. Nf3 e4 26. Nd4 Ne5 27. Nb5 Bc5 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29. Nc3 Raf8
30. Nd1 b6 31. Ne3 Rf3 32. Rad1 Qg5 33. Qc2 Rxf2 34. Rxf2 Bxe3 35. Rdf1 Qg3 36.
Qe2 a5 37. b3 Bd4 38. Qd2 Rxf2 39. Rxf2 e3 {0-1 Terasti,P-Luukkonen,T/Oulu
2005/EXT 2007 (39)}) 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Qe2 Qd6 14. O-O Bd8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Bb3
Kh8 17. Bc1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc7 19. g3 Re8 20. Rfe1 Bd7 21. Qh5 Bb6 22. c4 Nc7
23. Bc2 f5 24. Nf3 Qc5 25. Be3 Qxc4 {1-0 Vorotnikov,V-Petrushin,A/Aktjubinsk
1985/MCD (25)}) (10... Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 $14) 11. Bc4 {White has to
play energetically to fight for an advantage! Will er um Vorteil kämpfen, muss
Weiß energisch spielen!} (11. Qb3 Bc5 12. Qxb6 Bxb6 13. Rd1 h6 14. Bc1 {
leads to an equal ending after führt zu einem gleichen Endspiel nach} Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bd7 {. For example, Zum Beispiel} 16. Bc4 Ba4 17. Bb5+ (17. Rd3 O-O 18. b3
Bd7 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Bxd5 Rfe8+ 21. Kd1 Rad8 22. Rd2 Ba5 23. Bb2 Bc6 24. Bxc6
bxc6 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 f6 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. c4 Bb6 30. b4 Ke6
31. Bc1 Bc7 32. g3 a6 33. Be3 Be5 34. Kd3 g5 35. a3 Bb2 36. a4 Be5 37. Bd2 Bb8
38. Kd4 Kd7 39. f3 Kd6 40. c5+ Ke6 41. Kc4 Be5 42. b5 cxb5+ 43. axb5 axb5+ 44.
Kxb5 Kd7 45. c6+ Kd8 46. Kb6 Kc8 47. Kc5 Bc7 48. Kd5 Be5 49. f4 Bb2 50. Bb4 Kc7
51. Bd6+ Kb6 52. Bf8 gxf4 53. gxf4 {1-0 Chesslet Rybka 2.1o mp 32-bi-Plico
Rybka 2.2 mp/3m + 0s, rated 2006/Computer & Internet 08 (53)}) 17... Bxb5 18.
Nxb5 a6 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nf5+ Kf6 21. Ng3 Rhd8 22. Ke2 Ke7 23. Nh5 Kf8 24. Rd3
Ne7 25. Rhd1 Nc6 26. Rg3 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 g5 28. f4 Rd8+ 29. Ke2 Bc7 30. Rh3 Rd5
31. Nf6 Ra5 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Bxg5 Rxa2 34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Ne4+ Kd7 36. Bc1 Ne5
37. Nc5+ Kc6 38. Nd3 Nxd3 39. Kxd3 Ra1 40. Kc2 Ra5 41. g4 Re5 42. h4 Re2+ 43.
Kd3 Rg2 44. g5 Kd5 45. h5 Rg3+ 46. Kc2 Rg2+ 47. Kb3 Rg1 48. Bd2 Rg2 49. Rc8 Be5
50. Kc2 Bf4 51. Rd8+ Ke5 52. h6 Bxd2 53. Rxd2 Rxg5 54. Rd7 f5 55. Rxb7 Rh5 56.
h7 f4 57. Rf7 Ke4 58. c4 f3 59. b4 Ke3 60. Rf6 e5 61. Rf5 Rh2+ {0-1 Degraeve,
J-Sokolov,A/Aix les Bains FRA 2003/The Week in Chess 459 (61)}) (11. Nb3 h6 12.
Bh4 a5 13. a4 g5 14. Bg3 Bg7 15. Nfd2 e5 16. Nc4 Qd8 17. Qd3 b6 18. Qe2 O-O 19.
Rd1 Ra7 20. h4 g4 21. Qe4 Rd7 22. Qxg4 f5 23. Qe2 f4 24. Bh2 Re8 25. Qh5 Nf6
26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Rd8+ 29. Nbd2 Nd5 30. Kc1 Nce7 31. g3 Be6
32. Bg2 Rf8 33. Re1 fxg3 34. Bxg3 Nf4 35. Bf1 Neg6 36. Nxb6 Bf6 37. b4 axb4 38.
cxb4 Be7 39. b5 Bb4 40. Re4 Bc5 41. Nbc4 Bd5 42. Re1 Bd4 43. a5 Kg7 44. Ne3 Be6
45. b6 Rc8+ 46. Nc2 Bc3 47. a6 Rd8 48. Rd1 Bg4 49. f3 Bh3 50. Bxh3 Rd6 51. Bxf4
Nxf4 52. Rg1+ Kf7 53. Nc4 Rd8 54. Bf1 Ne6 55. b7 {1-0 Mayi Deep Fritz
7-Pawn_Killer The King 3.23/Rated game, 3m + 0s 2003/Computer & Internet 08 
(55)}) 11... Nxd4 $5 $146 (11... Nf6 {is too passive.} 12. O-O (12. Qe2 $14) (
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qe2 $14) 12... Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 a6 15. Rd2 Qc7 16. a4
Bd7 17. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 David,P-Bernal Moro,L/Odessa 1990/EXT 97 (17)}) (11...
Qxb2 $2 {is a mistake almost losing on the spot after ist ein Fehler, der
praktisch auf der Stelle verliert nach} 12. Nb5 $16 {trapping the queen b2. E.
g. , was die Dame auf b2 fängt. Zum Beispiel} f6 (12... Bc5 13. O-O Nxc3 14.
Nc7+ Kf8 15. Qc1 $18) 13. Rb1 Qxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Nxc3 15. Qb3 Nxb1 16. Qxb1 fxg5
17. Nxg5 $16) 12. Nxd4 Bc5 ({Here again Hier verliert einmal mehr.} 12... Qxb2
$2 13. Nb5 $18 {loses}) ({But the intermediate Aber das sofortige} 12... h6 $5
{deserved the most serious attention. kam sehr in Betracht.}) 13. Bxd5 ({
After Nach} 13. O-O h6 14. Bh4 Bxd4 $11 {the position is equal ist die
Stellung ausgeglichen.}) 13... Bxd4 ({Here my opening preparation has stopped.
I had only looked at the computer move Hier war meine Eröffnungsvorbereitung
zu Ende. Ich hatte nur den Computerzug} 13... exd5 {after which White is
slightly better after betrachtet, worauf Weiß leicht besser steht nach} 14.
Qe2+ Be6 15. Be3 $14) 14. O-O $5 (14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. cxd4 exd5 16. Rc1 $14 {
followed by Rc1-c7 with a very pleasant safe position was a worthy alternative
to the text. nebst Rc1-c7 mit sehr angenehmer Stellung war eine achtbare
Alternative zum Text.}) 14... Bc5 $6 {Here Emil finally makes a serious
mistake. Well, solving the opening problem after 10.Bg5 was obviously not an
easy task... Hier macht Emil schließlich einen ernsten Fehler. Nun ja, das
Lösen des Eröffnungsproblems nach 10.Bg5 war offensichtlich keine leichte
Aufgabe...} ({Black should have played Schwarz hätte} 14... Bxc3 {after which
White has a choice between going to a dead drawn position or playing sharply
by sacrificing a pawn after spielen sollen, wonach Weiß die Wahl hat, sich auf
eine totremise Stellung einzulassen oder das Spiel zu verschärfen durch das
Opfern eines Bauern mit} 15. Bb3 $5 (15. bxc3 exd5 16. Qxd5 (16. Re1+ Be6 17.
Qa4+ (17. Qxd5 O-O $11) 17... Qc6 18. Qb4 f6 $15 {/\Kf7}) 16... O-O $11 {
is equal ist ausgeglichen.}) 15... Bd4 16. Ba4+ Kf8 17. Rc1 $44 {with
compensation. mit Kompensation.}) ({other moves are worse for Black. For
example, andere Züge sind schlechter für Schwarz. Zum Beispiel} 14... exd5 15.
Re1+ Be6 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17. cxd4 $14) (14... Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 exd5 16. Qa4+ $16) (
14... Qc5 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. cxd4 exd5 17. Rac1 $14 {/\Rc7}) 15. Qe2 {Now I get
my favourable type of position which I get very often from the various
openings and for which I have a very good feel. Nun habe ich meinen
Lieblingsstellungstyp, den ich sehr oft aus verschiedenen Eröffnungen erhalte
und für den ich ein sehr gutes Gespür habe.} h6 (15... O-O 16. Bc4 {could have
led Black to a quick loss after hätte Schwarz schnell in den Abgrund führen
können nach} Bd7 $140 17. Rad1 Bc6 $4 18. b4 $18 {winning a piece. mit
Figurengewinn.}) 16. Bf4 O-O (16... Bd7 17. Rad1 $5 $36) 17. Bc4 Bd7 (17... Rd8
18. Rad1 Bd7 {leads us to the same position as 17...Bd7 führt uns zu derselben
Stellung wie 17...Bd7,}) 18. Rad1 $16 {Until here I was making all natural
simple moves rather quickly and at this point I realised that Black without
doing anything specially wrong stands on the edge of losing. I was looking at
the board and saw no defence for Black. White just plays Rd1-d3-g3, followed
by Qe2-g4, and/or Bf4-e5, and the mating attack comes... Bis hier hatte ich
ziemlich schnell ganz natürliche einfache Züge gemacht, und an diesem Punkt
stellte ich fest, dass Schwarz, ohne irgendetwas besonders falsch gemacht zu
haben, am Rande des Abgrunds steht. Ich blickte auf das Brett und sah keine
Verteidigung für Schwarz. Weiß spielt einfach Rd1-d3-g3, nebst Qe2-g4 und/oder
Bf4-e5, under Mattangriff kommt...} Rad8 (18... Rfd8 {is similarly answered by
wird auf ähnliche Weise beantwortet mit} 19. Rd3 $16 {, followed by Rg3 with
an attack nebst Rg3, mit Angriff} (19. Qg4 $5 $40)) 19. Rd3 Bc8 ({Other moves
lose: Andere Züge verlieren:} 19... Bc6 20. Rg3 $18) ({or} 19... Qc6 20. Rg3 (
20. Rfd1 $16) 20... Bd6 21. Qg4 g6 22. Bxh6 Bxg3 23. hxg3 $16 {with huge
advantage for White mit riesigem Vorteil für Weiß -} Rfe8 $140 24. Qf4 $18) 20.
Rg3 Bd6 (20... Kh7 21. Qh5 e5 22. Qxe5 $18 {is lost for Black ist verloren für
Schwarz.}) 21. Qg4 g6 22. Bxh6 Bxg3 (22... Rfe8 23. Rh3 $18 {loses verliert.})
23. Qxg3 Qc5 (23... Rfe8 {is impossible because of ist unmöglich wegen} 24. Qe5
f6 25. Qxf6 Qc7 26. Qxg6+ $18) 24. Bxf8 {The natural move, but not the
strongest in the position. Here the white bishop on h6 is more powerful than
the black rook. Der natürliche Zug, aber nicht das Stärkste in der Stellung.
Hier ist der weiße Läufer besser als der schwarze Turm.} (24. Qf4 Qf5 25. Qxf5
exf5 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 $16) ({Only a computer engine can offer the following line:
Nur ein Computer kann das folgende Abspiel vorschlagen:} 24. Bd3 Qd6 25. Qh4
Qe5 (25... e5 26. Re1 Rfe8 27. Bg5 Kg7 $18) 26. Bxf8 Rxd3 (26... Rxf8 27. Rd1
$18) 27. Qc4 Rd8 28. Be7 $18 {with a winning position mit Gewinnstellung.})
24... Kxf8 {Although White has managed to win a pawn his task to convert his
material advantage into a full point is far from easy. First of all, White
should try to exchange some pieces and/or try to seize the control of the
d-file.  Obwohl es Weiß geschafft hat, einen Bauern zu gewinnen, ist seine
Aufgabe, seinen Materialvorteil in den vollen Punkt umzumünzen, bei weitem
nicht einfach. Zunächst einmal sollte er versuchen, ein paar Figuren zu
tauschen und/oder die Kontrolle über die d-Linie zu erringen.} 25. Bb3 $6 ({
Allowing unnecessary complications. It was better to choose one line from the
following two: Lässt unnötige Komplikationen zu. Besser war es, von den
folgenden zwei Abspielen eines zu wählen:} 25. Qf4 $142 g5 26. Qf6 Rd2 27. Bb3
Ke8 $16) ({or} 25. Bd3 Qd5 26. Bb1 Qd2 27. Qc7 Ke8 28. b3 Qe2 29. h3 $16) 25...
Kg7 $6 ({We both during the game thought that Während der Partie dachten wir
beide, dass} 25... Rd2 $8 26. Rd1 Rxb2 27. Qh4 Kg7 {is impossble for Black,
but actually because of the weakness of the 1st rank White cannot win directly.
Nevertheless after für Schwarz nicht möglich ist, tatsächlich aber kann Weiß
aufgrund seiner Grundreihenschwäche nicht direkt gewinnen. Dennoch behält er
nach} 28. h3 $14 {White keeps the upper hand. die Oberhand.} (28. Rd8 Rb1+ 29.
Bd1 Qh5 30. Qd4+ e5 31. Qd6 Be6 $13 {is unclear. ist unklar.})) 26. Qf4 {
Now White is back on track to win this game safely!} b6 27. Rd1 (27. Re1 $16 {
was also possible, but my aim was to do things as simply as possible. konnte
ebenfalls geschehen, aber ich wollte die Dinge so einfach wie möglich halten.})
27... Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 e5 29. Qd2 Be6 {Objectively speaking this ending is
technically won for White!  Objektiv gesehen ist dieses Endspiel technisch
gewonnen für Weiß!} 30. a3 (30. b3 $16 {was possible but I didn't want to put
my pawn on the square of the same colour as my bishop (as I was taught during
childhood)] war möglich, aber ich wollte meinen Bauern nicht auf ein Feld der
Farbe meines Läufer stellen (wie ich in der Kindheit gelernt hatte)]}) 30...
Bd5 31. Bc2 Qc4 32. Bd3 Qc6 (32... Qa2 33. h3 $16) 33. Qg5 e4 (33... Qd6 34.
Qe3 $16) 34. Qe5+ Kh7 35. Be2 Bc4 36. Bd1 (36. Bxc4 Qxc4 $16) 36... f5 (36...
Qd7 37. Qd4 $16) 37. Qd4 Bf7 $138 38. g3 $138 Qe6 (38... Qb5 39. b4 $16) 39. b3
g5 40. Qd2 Qf6 41. Qd4 {Here the time control was over! And White has not
spoiled anything keeping all his advantage intact. Hier war die Zeitkontrolle
vorüber! Und Weiß hat nichts verdorben und seinen ganzen Vorteil intakt
gehalten.} Qe7 42. b4 f4 $2 43. Bg4 $18 {Now the game is basically over.
White's pieces have achieved complete domination; also Black's king is not
safe any more from the possible white checks. Damit ist die Partie im Grunde
gelaufen. Die weißen Figuren haben komplette Dominanz erlangt; zudem ist der
schwarze König nicht mehr sicher vor möglichen weißen Schachs.} e3 44. fxe3
fxe3 45. Kf1 b5 46. Ke1 Bc4 (46... Kg8 $18 {was more stubborn. war zäher.}) 47.
Qd7 $1 {The resulting bishop ending is easily won for White. Das entstehende
Läuferendspiel ist leicht gewonnen für Weiß.} Qxd7 48. Bxd7 Kg6 49. Bg4 Kf6 50.
Be2 Bd5 51. Bxb5 Bf3 52. h4 gxh4 53. gxh4 Ke5 54. Be2 Be4 55. h5 Kf4 56. c4 Ke5
57. c5 Kd4 58. h6 Ke5 59. b5 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game from the last round of the tournament in Gausdal was not of great
sporting importance for me. Having drawn it I would still have taken clear 1st
place in the tournament. Nevertheless playing with White I wanted to see my
opponent showing a clear way to equality in the variation I play recently very
often. Also I wanted to get as much points in the tournament as I could, being
in an excellent form winning almost all games played.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5
Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 (6... c4 {has been played against me
before but everywhere Black was not able to get clear equal chances. Now Black
chooses another approach, the less sharp 6...d5, where the theoretical
knowledge is less important.}) 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 ({Having encountered the
line with 6...d5 for the 1st time in my practice immediately I chose the less
accurate order of moves} 8. O-O $6 {which allowed Black to equalise without
any problem after} Be6 $1 9. Na3 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qd3 $1 $11 {(The point of Black
play! White can't play d2-d4 and has to spend some time preparing it,
meanwhile Black safely finishes his development)} 11. Qc2 $5 (11. Re1 {and}) (
11. Ne1 {were also played here}) 11... Rd8 12. Qxd3 Rxd3 13. Nc2 $146 (13. Nc4
{also led to draw after} Nxc4 14. bxc4 e6 15. Re1 Be7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 a6
18. Kf1 O-O 19. Ke2 Rfd8 20. Re3 R3d6 21. d3 Bg5 22. Rg3 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 e5 24.
b4 cxb4 25. cxb4 f6 26. Re3 Kf7 27. Rc3 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Gallagher,J/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (27)}) 13... e6 14. Nfe1 Rd7 15. Nf3 Rd3 16. Nfe1 ({
Here White has to repeat the moves since} 16. Re1 Be7 17. Kf1 O-O 18. Ne5 Nxe5
19. Rxe5 a6 20. Ke2 Rfd8 $15) ({or} 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Kf1 O-O 18. Ke2 Rfd8 $15 {
gives Black slightly better chances.}) 16... Rd7 17. Nf3 {(/\d4)} Rd3 {1/2-1/2
Tiviakov,S-Zhang Pengxiang/Bad Worishofen 2005} (17... Be7 18. d4 $14) (17...
e5 18. Re1 {/\ d4})) 8... Be6 ({In the 1st round of the Gausdal tournament the
youngest GM in the world Magnus Carlsen chose the passive} 8... e6 {Mostly the
bishop on c8 has to be exchanged of developed. If Black plays e7-e6 with the
bishop on c8 his position remains worse.} 9. d4 ({May be} 9. O-O $5 {is more
accurate than the text. For example,} a6 ({or} 9... Be7 $140 10. d4) 10. Qe2 {
followed by Rd1 and d4 with slight advantage for White.}) 9... Be7 $6 ({
After this move Black starts experiencing problems.} 9... a6 $142 {should have
been played automatically by a 2550 player, such as M. Carlsen. Obviously he
has lot of things to work on... After 9...a6 the game is more or less equal. E.
g.} 10. dxc5 (10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Be7 $11) (10. Be3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nd5 $13)
10... Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Bxc5 12. Nc2 $11) 10. Nb5 Qd8 $2 {(after this move Black
finds himself in a very bad, if not lost position)} (10... Qb8 $142 $8 {
was the only move, after which by} 11. dxc5 ({or} 11. g3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb4+ 13.
Kf1 Bd6 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Bf4 $14 {with advantage is interesting}) 11... Bxc5
12. O-O (12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Nxc8+ Rxc8 15. fxe3 $14 {-> עe7}) 12...
O-O 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Be3 $14 {White gets better chances}) (10... Qd7
$2 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Bf4 $16 {is also bad for Black similar to
10...Qd8}) 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qxd8+ (12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O $14 {is also possible,
but less tempting}) 12... Kxd8 13. Bf4 a6 ({after} 13... Ke7 14. Ng5 $16 {
there is a threat of Ne4 winning the Bc5.}) (13... Nd5 {loses after} 14. Bxd5
exd5 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Nxd5 $18) 14. Rd1+ ({another possibility is} 14. Nc7 Ra7
15. O-O-O+ (15. Ng5 e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exf4 18. Nxf7+ Ke7 19. Nxh8 Be6
$13) 15... Ke7 16. Ng5 Na8 17. Ne4 Nxc7 18. Nxc5 $16 {with advantage for White
due his pair of bishops in a open position.}) 14... Bd7 $6 ({This natural move
loses. After the correct} 14... Ke7 15. Nc7 ({or} 15. Nd6 $16) 15... Ra7 16.
Ng5 Na8 17. Ne4 Nxc7 18. Nxc5 $16 {Black is position bad but at least he
doesn't lose the material.}) 15. Nc7 $1 Rc8 16. Ng5 $1 {(The triumph of the
White's strategy! All of his pieces are in play, harmonically coordinating
between each other!)} e5 (16... Rf8 {loses after} 17. Ncxe6+ fxe6 18. Nxe6+ Ke8
19. Nxg7+ Kd8 20. Ne6+ Ke8 21. Nxf8 $18) (16... Ke7 {is not satisfactory for
Black either. E.g.} 17. Ne4 e5 18. Nxc5 Rxc7 (18... exf4 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Nd5+
$18) 19. Be3 $18) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 (17... exf4 18. Nxf7+ Ke8 19. Nxb6 Bxb6 20. Nxh8
$18) (17... Rf8 18. Nxb6 Bxb6 19. Bg3 $18 {/\Nf7}) 18. Nxf7+ Ke7 19. Rxd5 exf4
20. Rxc5 $6 ({It was possible to win an exchange not losing the knight h8. It
could have a nice end to this game! For example,} 20. Nxh8 $18 Na5 (20... Bb6
21. O-O $1 Rxh8 22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Red1 Nb8 24. Ba4 $18) (20... b6 21. O-O $1
Rxh8 22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Red1 Nb8 24. Ba4 b5 25. Bc2 $18 {/\Bf5}) 21. Bd1 $18 {
/\Rd7, /\b4}) 20... Rhf8 21. Ng5 Rf5 22. Rxf5 Bxf5 23. O-O Kf6 24. Nf3 $16 {
Although White has a winning ending he has to do some technical work to
convert an extra pawn into a point, what I eventually did.} Re8 25. Rd1 Re2 26.
Rd6+ Ke7 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Ne5 29. g3 g5 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. Bd5 b6 32. Kg2
Bg4 33. b4 Kd6 34. Be4 h6 35. Nf3 Nxf3 36. Bxf3 Be6 37. a3 Ke5 38. Bb7 a5 39.
Kf3 Bd7 40. Be4 Ba4 41. Bd3 Bd7 42. Bf1 Be6 43. Bb5 Bf5 44. Ke2 Be4 45. Kd2 Bf5
46. Bd3 Be6 47. Kc2 Bf7 48. Bf1 Be6 49. Kd3 Bf7 50. c4 axb4 51. axb4 Bg6+ 52.
Kc3 Be4 53. c5 bxc5 54. bxc5 Bc6 55. Kb4 Bd5 56. Kb5 Ke4 57. Be2 f3 58. Bc4 Ba8
59. c6 Kd4 60. c7 Bb7 61. Be6 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Carlsen,M/Gausdal 2005/CT-1620 
(61)}) 9. d4 {[Now in comparison with the line 8.0-0 White can play this move
immediately, getting a plus in all variations to follow.]} Bxb3 ({There is
much theory after} 9... cxd4 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Nbxd4 (11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 Qd7
13. Nbxd4 $14) 11... Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 $14 {with numerous games
played so far. White has a pawn majority on the queen's side, also leading in
the development. He is slightly better.}) 10. Qxb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 Qb8 (11... Qd7
$142 {is more accurate since it gives White less choice. After} 12. Nbxd4 (12.
Bf4 Na5 13. Qb4 Nc6 14. Qb3 Na5 $11) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 $14 {White is better 
(see the annotations to 9...cd).}) 12. g3 $5 $146 ({Very interesting novelty.
Probably, it is not the strongest move in the position. But 12.g3 puts lot of
pressure on Black who has to start calculating lot of sharp variation in order
not to lose by force which can happen, for example, after 12...dc 13.Bf4 e5 14.
Ng5.} 12. O-O dxc3 $5 $44 {leads to a well-know position where White has a
compensation for the pawn.} (12... e6 13. Nbxd4 $14 Be7 14. Qb5 Qc7 15. Nxc6
bxc6 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Rc8 18. a4 f6 19. a5 Nd5 20. Nc4 a6 21. Be3 Kf7 22.
Rfd1 Rb8 23. Kf1 g5 24. Ke2 Rhd8 25. Nb6 h5 26. g3 {1/2-1/2 Rabiega,R-Fridman,
R/Essen 2002/CBM 090 (26)})) ({But simple} 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 $14 {
is enough for a slight plus for White.}) 12... Qd8 $6 ({Frightened by White,
Black doesn't make the toughest moves 12...d3 or 12...dc.} 12... dxc3 13. Bf4
cxb2 ({loses after} 13... e5 14. Ng5 Nd8 15. O-O-O $1 $18 {-> with decisive
attack}) 14. Qxb2 e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nc4 17. Bxb8 Nxb2 18. Bxa7 Kd7 19.
O-O $32 {+/=}) (12... e6 $2 {is bad for Black because of} 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nxe5
Nxe5 15. cxd4 $16 {winning a pawn}) (12... a6 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {
is possible}) (12... d3 $142 $5 {is the move I was looking most durng the
games. The pawn on d4 can not be taken now and the 'd' file remains closed.
White has to spend some time winning back this pawn. Eventually he does it,
retaining the advantage. E.g.} 13. O-O (13. Be3 Nd7 (13... a6 14. Bxb6 axb5 15.
Qxb5 $16 {><d3}) 14. O-O-O (14. Rd1 a6) 14... a6 15. Na3 e6 16. Rxd3 b5 $13 {
is unclear}) 13... e5 ({or} 13... Nd7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Qc4 $1 $14) (
13... e6 14. Bf4 $18) 14. Ng5 Nd8 15. Rd1 h6 (15... Be7 16. Rxd3 O-O 17. Be3
$14) 16. Nf3 Ne6 (16... Bc5 17. Ne1 $14) 17. Be3 $14 {with initiative.}) 13.
Bf4 Rc8 14. O-O-O $1 {[All White play is natural. He has developed all his
pieces. Now Black has to exchange queens otherwise he loses material.]} Qd5 $8
({The only move.} 14... d3 {loses after} 15. Rhe1 $18 {->}) (14... Na5 {
costs Black an exchange after} 15. Qc2 Qd5 16. Nfxd4 Qxa2 17. Nc7+ Rxc7 18.
Bxc7 $16) (14... e6 15. Nfxd4 $18 {is lost for Black.}) 15. Nfxd4 (15. Rhe1 {
looks tempting but winning the exchange White will face problems with his
knight stuck on h8. White doesn't need to go for such complications. He must
play safe and strong! After 15.Rhe1} Qxf3 (15... Qxb3 16. axb3 e6 17. Nfxd4
Nxd4 18. Nxd4 {- 15.Nfd4}) 16. Nd6+ Kd7 17. Nxf7 Qd5 18. Nxh8 Qxb3 (18... Ke8
19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Be5 $14) 19. axb3 Ke8 $13 {the position is unclear.}) 15...
Nxd4 ({or} 15... Qxb3 16. axb3 $16 {similar to the game.}) 16. Nxd4 Qxb3 (16...
e6 17. Rhe1 Qxb3 18. axb3 {leads us to the same position as 16...Qb3.}) 17.
axb3 e6 ({After} 17... a6 18. Rhe1 $16 {it is not clear how Black can finish
the development since} e6 $140 $4 19. Nxe6 {loses}) (17... Nd5 {doesn't help
Black either, since after} 18. Be5 e6 19. Rhe1 $16 {the bishop on f8 remains
on his place for some time.}) 18. Rhe1 $5 ({Stronger than} 18. Nb5 a6 $8 {
when I can't find anything decisive for White. E.g.} 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Rhe1 Kf6
$1 $14 {holding the position}) 18... Bc5 (18... Nd7 {is a worthy alternative
to the text, although it is not easy to make this move during the game. After
it White has at least a line which gives him an extra pawn in the rook ending.
Probably, he can even play stronger somewhere.} 19. Nb5 $5 a6 (19... a5 {><b5})
20. Nc7+ $5 (20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Bxd6 $14) 20... Kd8 $8 (20... Ke7 21. Bg5+ Nf6
22. Nd5+ $18) 21. Rd3 Rxc7 22. Red1 Kc8 23. Bxc7 (23. b4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Rc6 $14)
23... Nc5 24. Rf3 Kxc7 25. Rxf7+ Kc8 26. b4 Ne4 27. f4 g5 28. Rd4 Nd6 29. Rxf8+
Rxf8 30. Rxd6 gxf4 31. gxf4 Rxf4 32. Rxe6 $16 {with good winning chances.}) 19.
Nb5 $1 a6 (19... O-O {loses the pawn after} 20. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 (20... Rfe8 21.
Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Nd6 Rb8 23. Nxb7 $18) 21. Rxd6 $18 {פb6, a7}) (19... Bxf2 20.
Nd6+ $18) ({But} 19... Ke7 {is interesting when White can win a piece for
several pawns. For example,} 20. b4 $5 Bxb4 21. Kb1 Bc5 22. b4 Bxf2 23. Re2 a6
24. Nd6 $16) 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Rc6 $8 ({Black has to spoil the his pawns'
structure otherwise he cannot cover all the holes in his position from the
penetration of the White rooks. For example} 21... Nd7 22. Red1 Nc5 (22... Nf6
23. Rb6 $18) 23. Rb6 $18 {winning}) ({Or} 21... Na8 22. Red1 $16 {, followed
by Rd7}) 22. Rxc6 bxc6 {[Here is another critical position of the game.
Although White advantage is obvious it is not easy to get something decisive
since the black pawn on a6 and c6 are on white squares and can easily be
defended by the rook. That's why White rook has to enter the Black position...
But how?]} 23. Be5 $1 ({First of all the rook on h8 has to be tied with the
defence of the pawn g7 or the king g8 driven away from the centre! After} 23.
Kc2 Ke7 $14 24. Ra1 $140 Ra8 {Black can successfully defend.}) 23... Rg8 (23...
O-O $16 {is possible, although weak pawns on a6, c6, and the remote position
of the Kg8 should decide the game into White favour.}) 24. Re4 $3 ({Not an
easy move to find and make. A long line had to be calculated. I am very proud
with the maneouvre Re1-e4-b4-b7-a7 played in the style of my best games of the
past. After the slow} 24. Kc2 Ke7 $5 {Black can defend.} (24... Kd7 25. Rd1+
Kc8 26. Rd6 Kb7 27. c4 $16)) 24... Ke7 $8 ({The only move. Everything else
loses easily. For example,} 24... Nd7 25. Bd6 Nf6 26. Rb4 Kd7 27. Be5 Ke7 28.
Bxf6+ (28. Rb7+ Nd7 {- 24...Ke7}) 28... Kxf6 29. Rb6 $18) (24... f6 25. Bd4 $18
) 25. Rb4 Nd7 26. Rb7 f6 27. Bd4 Rb8 $2 ({Based on a miscalculation, my
opponent forgets that the rook on b3 can be trapped. After the correct} 27...
e5 $142 28. Bc5+ $1 (28. Be3 Ra8 $11 {is equal since Black threats Kd6, c5,
Kc6, trapping the Rb7 or Kd8-c8.}) 28... Ke6 29. Ba3 Rb8 (29... e4 30. Ra7 Ne5
31. Rxa6 $16) 30. Rc7 Rb6 31. Kc2 $16 {followed by Bb4-a5, Black eventually
loses one of his pawns a6 or c6.}) 28. Ra7 $18 {[Now the game is almost over.
White wins a pawn or an exchange if Black takes on b3, as it happened in the
game.]} Rxb3 ({The inclusion of the moves} 28... e5 29. Be3 {doesn't change
anything. E.g.} Rxb3 30. Bc5+ Ke6 31. Bb4 $18 {צb3}) 29. Bc5+ Kd8 30. Bb4 c5
31. Kc2 c4 32. Rxa6 Ne5 ({Or} 32... e5 33. Rc6 $18 {winning.}) 33. Rd6+ (33.
Rxe6 Kc7 34. Re7+ Kc6 35. Rxg7 $18) 33... Kc7 34. Rd4 {[Black can't save the
pawn c4 and the rook b3. He resigned. This nice win in the last round of the
Gausdal tournament allowed me to finish with 8,5 points out of 9, my best
perfomance in the last years bringing me +22 rating points.]} 1-0

[Event "NED-ch61"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "2006.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 $5 h6 13. Nf3 Nbd7 14. Re1 (14. d4
$5) 14... Bf6 $146 (14... O-O 15. Na3 a6 (15... e6 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. Nxe5 Nxe5
18. f4 Nc6 19. d3 a6 20. Na3 b5 21. d4 f5 22. Nb1 b4 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. Nd2 Rb8
25. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Yudin Sergei (RUS)-Anisimov Pavel (RUS)/Essentuki (Russia)
2003/TopBase 2003 (25)}) 16. d4 cxd3 17. Bxd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 e6 19. Be3 b6 (
19... Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nc2 b6 22. Ne3 Bb7 23. Ng4 Rac8 24. Nd4 Qc7 25. Qe3
Kh7 26. Re2 Rg8 27. Rae1 Qc4 28. Qf4 Rcf8 29. Re3 Bc8 30. b3 Qc5 31. Kh1 f5 32.
Ne5 Qc7 33. Qf3 Rf6 34. b4 a5 35. b5 Rgf8 36. Qh5 f4 37. R3e2 Qxc3 38. Nef3 Kh8
39. Nxe6 Bxe6 40. Rxe6 Qc2 41. Re7 Qxa4 42. Ne5 Qxb5 43. Ng6+ Kg8 44. Nxf8 Bxf8
45. Qg4+ Kh8 46. Re8 Qb4 47. R1e6 {1-0 Smilovici,E-Chambers,C/IECG 2003/
Telechess CBM 105 (47)}) 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bf4 e5 22. Bg3 Bb7 23. Nd4 Qd6 24. Nf5
Qg6 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Nc4 dxc4 27. Qxd7 f6 28. Rad1 Rf7 29. Qf5+ Qg6 30. Qxg6+
Kxg6 31. Rd6 Kf5 32. Rxb6 Rd8 33. Bh4 Rd2 34. Bxf6 Rxf6 35. Rxb7 e4 36. Re7 Rb6
37. R1xe4 Rbxb2 38. g4+ Kg5 39. R4e5+ Kg6 40. R5e6+ {1-0 Sermek,D-Sveshnikov,E/
Dubai 2001/CBM 083 (40)}) 15. d4 cxd3 (15... Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qc6 17. a5 $16 (17.
b3 $16)) 16. Bxd3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc5 (17... Qd6 18. Na3 $14 (18. Be3 $14)) 18.
Qxd5 Be6 19. Qh5 Rd8 $2 (19... O-O-O $142 20. Nd4 (20. Bf4 Qxf4 21. Qxc5+ Kb8
22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Rhg8 24. Kf2 $44) 20... Bxd4 (20... Rxd4 21. cxd4 Nd3 22.
Ra3 Nxe1 23. Rc3 Bc4 24. Na3 $18) 21. cxd4 Nb3 (21... Nd3 $2 22. Ra3 Rxd4 (
22... Nxe1 $6 23. Rc3 Bc4 24. Na3 $18 Rd5 (24... Rxd4 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Nxd4 Qxd4
27. Qxf7 $18) (24... Rd6 25. Nb5 $18) (24... Kb8 25. Rxc4 Qd7 26. Qe5+ $18) 25.
Qd1 $18) 23. Be3 Nxe1 24. Bxd4 Rg8 25. g3 Qc6 26. Rc3 Bc4 27. Qc5 $16) 22. Ra3
Rd5 (22... Rhg8 23. Be3 $14) 23. Qf3 Nxd4 24. Qe4 Nc6 (24... f5 25. Qe3 $16 (
25. Qf4 $14)) 25. Bf4 Qb6 26. Rc3 Rhd8 $14) (19... Qc6 20. Na3 $14) 20. Nd4
Bxd4 (20... Bd5 21. Nb5 $16) 21. cxd4 Nb3 22. Nc3 $1 (22. Ra3 Rd5 $13) 22...
Nxa1 (22... Qc6 23. d5 Bxd5 24. Qe5 O-O 25. Ra3 Bc4 $8 26. Bf4 $16 {->} (26.
Re4 $5)) 23. Rxe6 $6 (23. d5 $1 Bxh3 (23... Bc8 $6 24. Ne4 (24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Ne4
Nc2 26. d6 $18) 24... Qb6 $8 25. d6 Be6 (25... Rxd6 26. Be3 Qb4 27. Nxd6+ Qxd6
28. Bc5 $18) 26. Nf6+ exf6 27. Rxe6+ Kd7 28. Rxf6 Rdf8 29. Qe5 $1 $18) 24. Qxh3
Nc2 25. Re4 $18) 23... Nb3 (23... Rxd4 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Nb5 $18) (23... Nc2 24.
d5 $5 Nb4 (24... Nd4 25. Re4 $18) 25. d6 Rxd6 26. Bf4 $18) 24. Be3 $6 (24. Bg5
$2 hxg5 25. Qxh8+ Kd7 26. Qe5 fxe6 27. Qb5+ Qc6 28. Qxb3 Ke8 $15 {_|_}) (24. d5
$1 Nxc1 25. d6 Rxd6 (25... Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Qb5+ Rd7 28. Qe5 $18) 26. Nb5
Rd1+ (26... Ne2+ 27. Kh2 $1 $18) 27. Qxd1 Qd7 28. Qh5 $18) 24... Nxd4 25. Re4 (
25. Rxh6 Rxh6 26. Bxh6 $44) 25... Nc6 (25... Nc2 26. Bc5 Rd7 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28.
Nd5 $18) 26. b4 Rd3 $6 (26... b6 27. Bf4 Qb7 (27... Qd7 28. b5 Na5 29. Bg5 $18
(29. Be5 $18)) 28. Nd5 Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Qd7 30. Qb3 $18 {->}) (26... Rd7 27. b5
Na5 (27... Nd8 28. Nd5 Rxd5 (28... Qd6 29. Bc5 Qxd5 30. Rxe7+ $18) 29. Qxd5 Ne6
30. Rc4 $18) 28. Nd5 Qd6 29. Rd4 e5 30. Rd3 Rg8 (30... Qe6 31. Qd1 O-O 32. Nf6+
Qxf6 33. Rxd7 $18) 31. Qf3 $18 (31. Bc5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Bxa7 $18)) (
26... Rg8 $142 $8 27. Bf4 (27. b5 Nb4 28. Qh4 (28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. Bxc5 Nd5 30.
Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxe7+ Kd8 $15) (28. Bc5 Rg5 $17) 28... Rg6 $11) 27... Qc8 (27...
Qd7 28. Bxh6 Qd6 $13) 28. Nd5 (28. b5 Nd4 29. Nd5 Nf3+ $1 30. Qxf3 Rxd5 $13)
28... Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxh3 $13) 27. Nd5 Qd6 (27... Rxd5 28. Qxd5 Qd7 29. Qxd7+
Kxd7 30. b5 Nd8 31. Bxa7 $18) 28. Nf4 Rxe3 $8 (28... Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Rg8 (29...
Re1 30. b5 Rxe3 (30... Nd8 31. Bc5 Rxe4 (31... Qxc5 32. Qxc5 Rxe4 33. Nd5 $18)
32. Bxd6 exd6 33. Nd5 $18) 31. fxe3 Nd8 32. Kh1 $18 {/\Nd5}) 30. Re6 $1 Qd8 31.
Rxh6 Rd6 $8 32. Rh7 (32. Ne6 Qc8 (32... Rxe6 33. Rxe6 $18) 33. Ng7+ Kf8 34.
Rxd6 exd6 35. Nf5 Qe6 36. b5 Ne5 37. Qh6+ Qxh6 38. Bxh6+ Ke8 39. Nxd6+ Kd7 40.
Nxb7 $18) 32... Rf6 33. Nd5 Rfg6 34. g3 $18 Qd6 $140 35. Bc5) 29. fxe3 Nd8 $2 (
29... Rg8 $142 30. b5 (30. Qf5 Qd2 31. Qc8+ Nd8 $14) 30... Rg5 31. Qe2 Ne5 32.
Rd4 Qa3 $16) 30. Nd5 $18 e6 (30... Kf8 31. Nxe7 $18) 31. Nf6+ Kf8 (31... Ke7
32. Rf4 (32. Rd4 Qg3 33. Qc5+ Kxf6 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Rg4+ Qxg4 36. hxg4 a6 $16)
32... Kf8 (32... e5 33. Rf3 $18) 33. Rd4 $18 {- 31...Kf8}) 32. Rd4 Qc7 33. Rd7
Qc1+ (33... Qc8 34. Qe5 $18) 34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Algiers op 3rd"]
[Site "Algiers"]
[Date "2015.02.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Miladinovic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2015.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ALG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game from the 8th round of the open chess tournament in Algiers (Algeria)
was very important for the overall standings in the event. I had to win this
game against the very experienced Serbian player in order to remain a
contender for the 1st place with S. Volkov. Unfortunately, the draw in the
last round didn't allow me to win the tournament, but still I played a very
good game which I am demonstrating now for the readers!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 (2. c3
Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. d4 d6 6. exd6 cxd4 7. Bxd5 exd5 8. Qxd4 Qxd6 9. Ne2
Nc6 10. Qd3 Be6 11. Bf4 Qd7 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nb3 O-O 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Ned4 Nxd4
16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. Be3 Bf8 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qb5 Rad8 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22.
Nf5 a6 23. Bd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 f6 25. f3 Bg6 26. Ne3 Kf7 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. Rd1 Bb5
29. Bb6 Bc6 30. Nf5 Bd6 31. g4 g6 32. Nxd6+ Rxd6 33. Bc5 Re6 34. h4 h5 35. gxh5
gxh5 36. Be3 Re8 37. Rd4 Re5 38. a4 Re8 39. b3 Ke6 40. Rb4 b5 41. a5 Bd7 42.
Rf4 Ke5 43. Rd4 Rc8 44. Rd2 Bf5 45. Bd4+ Ke6 46. Ke3 Kf7 47. Rg2 Bh7 48. Kf4
Re8 49. Rd2 Bg6 50. Bc5 Rd8 51. Ke3 Bf5 52. Kd4 Be6 53. Re2 Rc8 54. Bd6 Rc6 55.
Bf4 Rc8 56. Rg2 Ke7 57. Rg7+ Bf7 58. Bd6+ Ke6 59. Ba3 Rg8 60. Rxg8 Bxg8 61. Bf8
Bh7 62. Kc5 Kd7 63. Bg7 b4 64. Kxb4 Bd3 65. Bxf6 Kc6 66. Be5 Bc2 67. Ka3 Kd7
68. Kb2 Bd1 69. f4 Ke6 70. Ka3 Bc2 71. Bg7 Bd1 72. Bh6 Bc2 73. Kb4 Bd1 74. Bg5
Bc2 75. c4 dxc4 76. bxc4 Bd3 77. Kc5 Bf1 78. f5+ Kxf5 79. Kd5 Kg6 80. c5 Kf7
81. c6 Ke8 82. Kd6 Bg2 83. c7 Bh3 84. Bd8 Bg4 85. Kc6 Bf3+ 86. Kb6 Kd7 87. Kxa6
Kc8 88. Kb6 Be2 89. a6 Bf1 90. a7 Bg2 91. Bf6 Bf3 92. Be5 Bg2 93. Kc5 Kd7 94.
Kd4 Bh1 95. Ke3 Bg2 96. Kf4 Bh1 97. Kg5 Bf3 98. Bf4 Kc8 99. a8=Q+ Bxa8 100.
Kxh5 Kd7 101. Kg5 Bb7 102. h5 Ke8 103. h6 Kf7 104. Be5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Neverov,
V/Warsaw 2005 (104)}) 2... e6 (2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5
Bd7 7. Qd2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Qa5 9. Bd2 e5 10. Qd3 Rc8 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O Bc6 13.
Nd5 Qd8 14. Bg5 Bxd5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Rc7 17. Bc4 Be7 18. Qd3 O-O 19. Bd5
g6 20. a4 a5 21. Ra3 Bd8 22. Rb3 Qe7 23. Rd1 b6 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Rd3 Qg5 26. Qe2
f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28. Be4 Rf6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Be7 31. Rd1 Bc5 32. Kh1 Rf7
33. f3 Rf8 34. g3 Rd8 35. Bd3 Qe3 36. Qxe3 Bxe3 37. Re1 Bd4 38. b3 Bc3 39. Re2
Kf6 40. Kg2 Rd4 41. h4 h6 42. Kf1 Rd6 43. g4 Bb2 44. Rh2 Bc1 45. h5 g5 46. Re2
Bb2 47. Re3 Rd4 48. Kf2 Bc1 49. Re1 Bd2 50. Rd1 Bc3 51. Ke3 Bb4 52. Be2 Bc5 53.
Rxd4 exd4+ 54. Ke4 Ke6 55. Bc4+ Kf6 56. Kd5 Kf7 57. Ke5+ Kg7 58. Bd5 Kh7 59.
Kf6 Bf8 60. Be4+ Kg8 61. Kg6 Bg7 62. Bd5+ Kh8 63. Be6 Bf8 64. Bc4 Bg7 65. Kf7
Kh7 66. Bd3+ Kh8 67. Be4 Be5 68. Ke6 Bg7 69. Kd5 Bf6 70. Kc6 Bd8 71. Kd7 Bf6
72. Kc7 Be7 73. Kxb6 Bb4 {1-0 Tal,M-Radulov,I/Skopje 1972/EXT 2000 (73)}) 3. c3
{Very often against this order of moves I go into Sicilian Defence 2.c3 line
which, I believe, promises White at least a small advantage in all lines.} Nf6
4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 (5... Nc6 {is an alternative to the text leading to the
completely different structures after} 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Qe2
{etc}) 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 {Now we have
the position on board which I had already in 2 of my other games. One of which
against N. Mamedova has been already annotated by the author for one of the
earlier issues of CBM.} Nb6 ({I believe it is better to keep the bishop on e7
in such positions, keeping the square b6 for the pawn. Bc8 is better developed
to b7!} 10... Be7 11. Nb3 b6 $6 ({Very interesting and unsual plan of white
play on the queen's side I was able to demonstrate in my game against M.Ly} 
11... Qc7 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Qe2 b6 14. a4 Bb7 15. Ba6 h6 16. a5 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 $14
bxa5 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Qxa5 Qb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. Ra4 Bc5 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Bd2 Qd7
24. Rea1 Bb6 25. Be1 Rac8 26. c4 Qd3 27. Kf1 Qf5 28. b4 a5 29. bxa5 Ba7 30. Rb4
Ne4 31. Rb5 Qf4 32. Rb7 Bc5 33. g3 Qf5 34. Kg2 Nd6 35. Rb3 Qg4 36. Rc1 Nf5 37.
Rc2 h5 38. Rb7 h4 39. h3 Qg6 40. g4 Rd3 41. Rc3 Rxc3 42. Bxc3 Nd6 43. Rd7 Qe4
44. Qxe4 Nxe4 45. Be1 Nd6 46. Ne5 Ba3 47. a6 Ra8 48. a7 Bc5 49. Nd3 Ba3 50. Ba5
Nc8 51. Rd8+ Kh7 52. Bc7 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Ly,M/Kuala Lumpur 2014 (52)}) 12. Bxd5
exd5 13. Nbd4 $14 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Re1 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bf5 18.
a4 Qd7 19. a5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qd1 Qe6 22. h3 Qg6 23. Qf3 h6 24. Kh2 Be4
25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. hxg4 Rb8 27. axb6 axb6 28. Ra6 b5 29. Rd6 b4 30. f3 bxc3 31.
Bxc3 Bc2 32. Rxd5 Bb3 33. Rc5 f6 34. Rc7 Rb5 35. Kg3 h5 36. gxh5 Rxh5 37. Rb7
Bc4 38. b4 Rd5 39. Rc7 Bb5 40. Kf4 Rd7 41. Rc5 Bf1 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Kf2 Bd3 44.
Ke3 Bf1 45. g4 Re7+ 46. Kf2 Bd3 47. Bd4 Rb7 48. Ke3 Bb5 49. Kd2 Ke6 50. f4 Bf1
51. Kc3 Be2 52. g5 Rb5 53. Rc8 Kf5 54. Re8 Bf3 55. Be3 Rb7 56. Rc8 Be2 57. Rc5+
Ke4 58. Bd2 Bb5 59. Kb3 Bd7 60. Kc4 Be6+ 61. Kc3 Bd7 62. Rc4+ Kd5 63. Rd4+ Kc6
64. Be3 fxg5 65. fxg5 g6 66. Bf4 Bf5 67. Rd6+ Kb5 68. Rd5+ Kc6 69. Rc5+ Kb6 70.
Ra5 Re7 71. Be5 Kc6 72. Bd4 Rc7 73. Be3 Re7 74. b5+ Kd5 75. Kd2 Rb7 76. Ke2 Be4
77. b6+ Ke6 78. Bd4 Bd5 79. Ke3 Rf7 80. Bf6 Rd7 81. Kf4 Bb7 82. Rc5 Rd5 83. Rc7
Rd7 84. Rc3 Rd5 85. Re3+ Kd7 86. Re7+ Kc6 87. Rg7 Rf5+ 88. Kg4 Kxb6 89. Bd4+ {
1-0 Tiviakov,S-Mamedov,N/Al Ain 2012 (89)}) 11. Bb3 Be7 ({Black could have
developed his pieces differently by} 11... Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd7 $14 {with only a
small advantage for White.}) 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Re1 (13. Nc4 $14 {was a
possibility, but I preferred to make a useful move instead.}) 13... Nd5 $6 {
A decision difficult to understand. As a Black player I would never go into a
position where Black has to suffer a lot in order to make a draw without
having any single chance to make a draw. Probably, my opponent thought he
would be able to make an easy draw in a resulting structure with the isolated
pawn.} ({After} 13... Bd7 {White can choose between} 14. Nc4 $14 ({and} 14. Bc2
$14 {with advantage in both cases.})) 14. Bxd5 $1 {I have studied the typical
structures with the isolated pawn too many times also showing the material
repeatedly to all of my students.} exd5 15. Qd3 $1 {[An important move
selecting the better square for the queen winning an important tempo, also
moving away the queen from the pin (if Bg4 is played).]} Qd6 (15... Rd8 16. Nb3
Bg4 17. Nbd4 $14 {could lead the game to the similar positions as in the game.]
}) 16. Nb3 Bg4 17. Nbd4 {Having an idea to play Nf5 sometimes.} Bf6 ({In order
to understand better ideas and the plans in the position arising after} 17...
Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfe8 19. Be3 $14 {I recommend to study my game against V.
Neverov. In order to have a success in anything only knowleadge is not enough,
also it is very important to have practice and experience which I had enough,
winning 2 other games in similar fashion against Neverov and Mamedov.}) 18. Ng5
(18. Be3 $14 {was a worthy alternative to the text, but I wanted to exchange
opponent's bishop f6, leaving on board the position with opposite colored
bishops.}) 18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qg6 $6 ({Making this move, my opponent
demonstrates poor knowleadge of the typical endings with opposite colored
bishops and isolated pawn. Black would have more drawing chances keeping the
queens on board. As a result of the exchange of the queens Black worsens his
pawns structure what should not be underestimated.]} 19... Rfe8 $14) (19...
Rae8 $14) 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Be3 (21. Nb5 $16 {is a move recommended by the
computer engine, but I wanted to keep it simple}) 21... Nxd4 (21... Rfe8 {
would lead to the similar positions as the text since the exchange on d4 is
inevitable.}) 22. Bxd4 f6 (22... g5 {loses the pawn after} 23. h3 (23. Re5 $18)
23... Be6 24. Re5 $18) 23. Re7 (23. h4 $5 {fixing the weakness on the king's
side was a worthy alternative.}) 23... Rf7 24. Rae1 Bd7 (24... g5 25. Re8+ Rxe8
26. Rxe8+ Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Bxa7 {might lead to a lost ending.}) 25. h4 $1
{Very important part of the white plan is to fix the weak pawns structure of
Black on the kingside. The weakness of the pawns g7 and f6 can be a decisive
factor in the deep ending with opposite coloured bishops.} b6 {It is always a
difficult choice to make where to put the pawns of the queen's side. No matter
how Black plays White always keeps winning chances. But as a defender I would
put black pawns on the sqaures a4, b7, d5 where they all can be protected by
the bishop c6. For additional ideas how White should play in the positions
where Black puts his pawns on a7 and b6 look at my game against N. Mamedov. If
Black puts the pawn on a6, White has a plan with a march of the king to the
square b6.} 26. R7e3 Rff8 27. f3 Rfe8 28. Kf2 Rxe3 29. Bxe3 Kf7 30. Rd1 Ke6 31.
g4 $1 {Very important move aimed to prevent the possible exchange of the pawns
by Rh8-h5 and g5 (if White moves away his bishop to the square d4).} Rc8 {
[Black has no active counterplay and has to wait passively for White improving
his position.]} 32. Bd4 Rh8 33. Kg3 Re8 34. b3 {It is obvious that White needs
to create the 2nd weakness on the queen's side playing a4-a5.} Rc8 35. a4 a6
36. Ra1 b5 $6 ({A serious mistakes. Black simply doesn't know and doesn't
understand the danger of the endings with fixed pawn a6. All the endings (even
equal material with opposite colored bishops) will be lost for Black.} 36...
Rb8 {would be the best defence for Black aiming to meet the exchange on a5
putting the bishop to b5.}) 37. a5 Kf7 $6 (37... b4 38. cxb4 Bb5 $16 {was the
last practical chance for Black to save the game. But with the correct play
White would win since now he has an extra pawn.}) 38. b4 $1 $18 {Now White has
a technically winning position. White needs to bring the king to c5 and b6,
then Black can resign. In order to achieve that the exchnage of the rooks
along the open 'e' line is the best option (after the centralisation of the
king to d4). Another good example of play for White is the game Tal - Radulov,
Skopje 1972. This game can be found in many books on endings!} Re8 39. Kf2 Rh8
40. Rh1 {Protecting the pawn h4 and preparing the march of the king to the
square c5.} Be6 ({or} 40... g5 41. h5 Rh6 42. Re1 $18 {with decisive advantage.
}) 41. Kg3 {It was also possible to move the king to the center immediately.}
Bd7 42. Bc5 Be6 43. Kf2 Bd7 44. Ke3 Re8+ 45. Kd4 Be6 46. h5 {Having a clear
plan in the head, White tries to exchange the pawn g6, controlling the
important square f5, in order to play f4-f5 later, opening the 'e' line to
exchange the rooks. Exactly this plan took place later!} gxh5 47. Rxh5 Rd8 (
47... Kg6 $1 {preparing f6-f5 would be a more stubborn defence.}) 48. Rh4 Bc8 (
{Now} 48... Kg6 49. f4 f5 50. g5 $18 {is absolutely hopeless for Black.}) 49.
f4 Bb7 50. f5 Re8 51. Bd6 Rc8 ({After} 51... Re4+ 52. Kc5 Kg8 53. Kb6 $18 {
White wins as well.}) 52. Rh3 {At this moment of the game White had to start
calculating some lines. Before that White play was very easy and didn't
require any calculation. Only use of chess principle and common chess
knowleadge was necessary.} Rc4+ 53. Kd3 Kg8 (53... Rxg4 54. Rh8 g6 55. Rh7+ $18
{loses the bishop b7.}) 54. Re3 Re4 (54... Rxg4 55. Re7 Bc6 56. Ra7 $18 {
and White should win since the passed pawn 'a' will become too dangerous.}) 55.
Rxe4 dxe4+ 56. Kd4 Kf7 57. Kc5 Ke8 (57... e3 58. Kb6 e2 (58... Bf3 59. Kxa6
Bxg4 60. Kxb5 Bxf5 61. Kc5 $18) 59. Bg3 Bf3 60. Kxa6 Bxg4 61. Kxb5 Bxf5 62. Kc5
$18 {is an easy win for White.}) 58. Kb6 Kd7 59. Bf4 {The type of the position
White was aiming for during the whole game. White wins with the help of
multiple zugzwangs.} Bc8 60. Be3 Kd6 61. Bd4 Kd7 (61... Kd5 62. Kc7 $18 {
and the bishop is trapped.}) 62. Bc5 Kd8 63. Kc6 Bd7+ 64. Kb7 Be8 (64... Bc8+
65. Kb8 Bd7 (65... Kd7 66. Bb6 $22) 66. Bb6+ $1 Ke7 67. Kb7 Kd6 68. Kxa6 $18)
65. Kxa6 Kc7 66. Be3 Bd7 (66... Bc6 67. Bf4+ Kd7 68. Kb6 $18) 67. Bf4+ Kc6 68.
Ka7 Bc8 69. a6 $22 {Another zugzwang and the white king comes free.} Kd5 70.
Kb6 Bd7 71. a7 Bc6 72. Bd2 Kd6 73. Be3 Kd5 74. Bf4 $22 {I am very happy with
my play in this game which I think is one of my best games in the last years.
Very instructive material in order to understand how to play with the opposite
coloured bishops!} 1-0

[Event "Solsona op 3rd"]
[Site "Solsona"]
[Date "2005.08.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 $5 e6 (4... Nb6) 5. d4 $5 (5. Nf3) (5. Bxd5
exd5 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Qxd5 d6 $44) 5... cxd4 (5... d6 6. exd6 cxd4 (6... Bxd6 7.
dxc5 (7. Bxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 $14) 7... Bxc5 8. Nf3 $14) (6... Qxd6 7. dxc5 (7.
Nf3 $5) 7... Qxc5 8. Bxd5 $14) 7. Bxd5 (7. Qxd4 $5) 7... exd5 8. Qxd4 Qxd6 (
8... Nc6 9. Qxd5 {- 5...cd}) 9. Ne2 $146 (9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Qe3+ Qe6 11. Nf3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Jakymov,V-Fritz 8/Kyiv 2003/CT-0960 (59)}) 9... Nc6 10. Qd3 Be6 (10...
Be7 $5 11. O-O O-O {/\Ne5}) (10... Ne5 11. Qg3 $14) 11. Bf4 Qd7 12. Nd2 Be7 13.
Nb3 $14 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Neverov,V/Warsaw 2005 (104)}) 6. Bxd5 exd5 7. Qxd4 Nc6
8. Qxd5 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 (9... Be6 $5 10. d7+ $1 Bxd7 11. Nf3 (11. Bg5 $5) (11.
Ne2 $5) 11... Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Be3 (13. Bg5 $14) 13... Be6 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8
15. Nbd2 Rd5 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 b5 18. Nf3 a5 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. a4 b4 21. c4
Rh5 22. b3 Bg4 23. Ne5 Bf5 24. g3 Bc2 25. c5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxb3 27. c6 f6 28.
Bd6 Rd5 29. Be7 Rc8 30. Rac1 Bxa4 31. c7 Bd7 32. Bd8 b3 33. Rcd1 Rxd1 34. Rxd1
Bf5 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. f3 a4 37. g4 {0-1 Sarkisian,A-Arutiunov,A/Yerevan 1984/EXT
2005 (37)}) (9... Qxd6 10. Qe4+ (10. Qxd6 $14 {_|_}) 10... Qe5 11. Nd2 Bf5 12.
Qe2 O-O-O 13. Qxe5 Nxe5 14. Ndf3 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 Bc5 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Rxd4
18. Be3 Rd5 19. Ne2 Rhd8 20. Bxa7 Nxb2 21. Rc1+ Kd7 22. f3 Bd3 23. Kf2 Bxe2 24.
Kxe2 Re8+ 25. Kf1 Rd2 26. h4 b5 27. a3 Ree2 28. Rh2 Nd3 29. Rd1 Re6 30. Rb1
Rde2 {0-1 Sepiurka,S-Link,H/B.Aires tt ch-FMDA 1983/Inforbase 2003 (30)}) 10.
Bg5 $146 (10. Qe4+ $5 Be6 11. Nf3 $14 Qa5 (11... Qd7 $5 {/\0-0-0}) 12. Bf4
O-O-O 13. O-O Rhe8 14. Bxd6 Bf5 15. Qc4 Rxd6 16. Nbd2 Bd3 17. Qg4+ f5 18. Qf4
Qd8 19. Rfe1 Be4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Ng5 e3 22. fxe3 Ne5 23. Nf7 Nxf7 24. Qxf7
Rd2 25. Re2 Rd7 26. Qf5 Rf8 27. Qg4 Kb8 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Rf7+ 30. Rf2
Qd3+ 31. Qe2 Qb1+ 32. Qe1 Rxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qxb2+ 34. Kf3 Qxa2 35. Qg3+ Ka8 36.
Qxg7 a5 37. e4 a4 38. Qh8+ Ka7 39. Qd4+ Ka6 40. e5 a3 41. Qd6+ Ka7 42. e6 Qb3
43. Qc5+ Ka6 44. e7 Qf7+ 45. Ke4 a2 46. Qa3+ Kb5 47. Qb4+ Kc6 48. Qa4+ b5 49.
Qa8+ Kb6 50. Qb8+ Ka6 51. e8=Q Qc4+ 52. Kf5 Qf1+ 53. Ke6 Qc4+ 54. Kd7 {1-0
Briggs,P-Freeman,G/Millfield 2000/CBM 077 ext (54)}) (10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be3 Re8
$44 12. Nbd2 $4 Rxe3+ {0-1 Van Eeckhout-Ciais/corr 1991 (12)}) 10... Ne7 (10...
Qc7 $142 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Be6 $44) 11. Qf3 $1 O-O (11... Qb6 12. b3 $14) 12.
Ne2 Qb6 (12... Qa5 13. Bxe7 Bxe7 14. Nd2 $14) (12... Qc7 13. Nd2 $14 (13. Bf4
$5)) 13. b3 (13. Nd2 Qxb2 14. O-O Ng6 (14... Qb5 15. Ne4 $11) 15. Nc4 $140 $2
Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qb5 $17) 13... Qb5 (13... Be6 14. O-O $14) 14. Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 15.
Nd2 $1 (15. O-O Qg5 $1 $32 {פb1}) 15... a5 $6 (15... Bd7 $14 {^^}) (15... Qg5
16. Ne4 $14) 16. O-O Ra6 17. Nd4 Qd7 (17... Qg5 18. Rfe1 $5) 18. Rad1 $1 $16 (
18. Ne4 f5 $1) (18. Rfe1 Bf6 $14) 18... Rg6 (18... Rf6 19. Qe3 $16) 19. Rfe1 b6
$5 (19... Qc7 $142 20. h3 $16) 20. Nc4 $1 Rf6 (20... Bb7 21. Ne5 $1 (21. Nxb6
$5 Rxb6 22. Nf5 Bxf3 23. Rxd7 Bf6 24. gxf3 Bxc3 $16) 21... Bxf3 22. Nxd7 Bxd1 (
22... Bxg2 23. Ne5 Rg5 24. f4 $18) (22... Rxg2+ 23. Kh1 $18) 23. Nxf8 Kxf8 24.
Rxd1 $18 {_|_}) (20... Qc7 21. Ne5 Rh6 $16 (21... Rf6 {- 20...Rf6})) 21. Ne5 (
21. Nf5 $5 Qxf5 (21... Rxf5 22. Rxd7 Rxf3 23. gxf3 Bxd7 24. Rxe7 Bc6 25. Nxb6
Bxf3 26. h3 $18) 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. Rxe7 $18 {_|_}) 21... Qc7 $8 22. Qg3 Bc5 $4
$138 (22... Qb7 $142 $16) (22... Qc5 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 $18) 23. Ng4 Rf4 (
23... Rd6 24. Nf6+ Kh8 (24... Rxf6 25. Qxc7 $18) 25. Ne8 $18) 24. Nf6+ {
[24...Kh8 25.Ne8+-]} 1-0

[Event "Groningen op-A 48th"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2011.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2011.12.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the last round of the Groningen open tournament.
After the defeat in the 8th round I had already lost my chance for the 1st
place, but had to win this game in order to get a money prize. No win - no
prize! My opponent in this game was a young very talented player from San
Francisco, a very frequent guest in Dutch tournaments. Also I was helping him
last year during the 2010 edition of the Groningen tournament - so already
before the game I knew that the current game would be anything but easy!} 1. e4
c5 2. c3 {The Sicilian Alapin with 2.c3 is a regular guest in my tournament
practice. And although it is not as frequently seen as before it still remains
my good weapon, bringing lot of important wins. Objectively, if Black plays
correctly after it, White gets no advantage. But preparing for a single game
is always difficult because it is not easy to guess correctly which opening
line the author of these lines could choose.} Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4
Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 (6... d5 {is another good move in the position. 6...c4 is a much
sharper option. When playing it Black must be ready not only to play the
ending (as in the current game) but the unbalanced middlegame.}) 7. Bc2 Qc7 8.
Qe2 g5 9. e6 (9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 {was an alternative to the text,
leading to very sharp, complex positions. I employ both moves regularly, but
on the day of the current game I was feeling very bad because of the sleepless
night after a loss to Hess. So I decided to go to an ending. What else could
be better than an ending, which remains a weak point for lots of players,
especially younger ones?! In the ending I thought I would have much higher
chances outplaying my opponent than in the sharp middlegame.}) 9... dxe6 10.
Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 {Although the position which has
arisen is very close to being equal, it is not easy for Black to gete a draw
here when playing against an experienced opponent like me. In total I have had
this position in 7 of my games and won 5 with only 2 draws, including wins
over such strong players as van Wely and Stellwagen.} h6 {It is necessary to
play this move since otherwise White will himself play Be2-h5.} 14. Ne4 e5 15.
Ng3 {Played in order to prevent the development of the black bishop to f5.} Be6
(15... e6 {is another plan which can be chosen by Black. Although Black gets a
powerful centre, his central pawns will lack dynamics so that pushing them
further than the squares e5 and f5 will weaken them. My win against van Wely
excellently demonstrates the dangers of the black position if he plays ...e6.
That game was also analysed by me for CBM.}) 16. Nd2 (16. O-O {is worse since
it allows Black to exchange the light-squared bishops by} Bc4 {with equal
chances. When the black bishop is stuck on e6 it prevents Black from
developing his pieces in a optimal way.}) 16... O-O-O 17. O-O Nd5 {Of course,
this move is not obligatory, but Black is aiming to exploit the weakness of
the square f4.} 18. Nf3 $146 ({It is not so easy to decide where to put the
knight - 4 squares are available.} 18. Nc4 $6 {cannot be recommended, since
after} Nf4 $1 (18... Rg8 19. Kh1 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Nh5 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Ne5
23. Be2 (23. Bb3 Rd2 24. Nxf4 Rxb2 $11) 23... Rd2 24. Nxf4 Rxb2 $15 25. Rfb1
Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 e6 27. g3 Bd6 28. Kg2 Kc7 29. Nh5 Be7 30. f4 Nd7 31. f5 exf5 32.
Rf1 Nf6 33. Nxf6 Bxf6 34. Rxf5 Be7 35. Rxf7 Kd6 36. Rh7 Rg6 37. Bd3 Re6 38. h4
a5 39. Bf5 Re2+ 40. Kf3 Rxa2 41. Rxh6+ Kc5 42. Re6 Bd6 43. h5 Rh2 44. h6 a4 45.
h7 a3 46. Re2 Rh1 47. Re8 a2 48. Ra8 Be5 49. Rxa2 Bxc3 50. Rc2 Kb4 51. Rxc3
Kxc3 52. g4 Kd4 53. Kg2 Rh4 54. Kg3 Rh1 55. g5 Kd5 {1-0 Howell,D-Shytaj,L/
Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (55)}) (18... f6 $5) 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nh5 f3 (20... Bxc4
21. Bxc4 Ne5 22. Bb3 f3 23. Rfe1 $13) 21. gxf3 Bxc4 (21... Rg8+ $44) 22. Bxc4
Ne5 $15 {Black gets better chances.} 23. Be2 Rg8+ 24. Ng3 Rd2) ({I didn't like
to play} 18. Nb3 {since after} b6 $1 {I couldn't find any prospects for the
knight on b3, e.g.} (18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nh5 Bxb3 21. axb3 Rd2 (21...
e5 22. b4 $14 (22. Bf3 $14)) 22. Bb5 Rxb2 23. b4 $14 {is preferable for White.}
) 19. Bf3 Kc7 {with good play for Black.}) 18... Nf4 ({Playing 18.Nf3 I should
have calculated the consquences of the text move 18...Nf4. If Black plays
passively then he has problems developing the f8-bishop and connecting the
rooks on d8 and h8. E.g.} 18... f6 19. Rd1 $14 (19. Nh4 $14)) (18... Rg8 $5 {
deserves attention.}) 19. Bb5 ({It is not best to try to win the pawn by} 19.
Bxf4 exf4 20. Nh5 {since after} Bg4 21. Nxf4 e5 {Black gets excellent
counter-play and chances to win the pawn back.} 22. Nh4 (22. Nh3 Bxh3 23. gxh3
Rg8+ 24. Kh1 e4 25. Ne1 Rd2 26. Bg4+ Kc7 $44) 22... Bxe2 (22... h5 23. f3 Bc5+
24. Kh1 Bd7 25. Nd3 Be7 26. g3 Bxh4 27. gxh4 Be6 $44) 23. Nxe2 Rd2 24. Ng3 Rxb2
$13 {So the text move is more or less forced.}) 19... f6 $6 ({Black forgets
that after White moved his bishop to b5 the square e2 became free for the
knight. So the threat to win the pawn by taking on f4 had appeared.} 19... Nd3
{was called for when after} 20. Rd1 Nxc1 21. Rxd8+ (21. Raxc1 $11) 21... Kxd8
22. Rxc1 Bg7 $5 {Black would have had good hopes to equalise the game.} (22...
f6 23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. b3 $14) 23. Nh5 $140 Bf6) 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne2 Bg4 22.
Nxf4 e5 23. Ne2 ({Analysis engines tell us that} 23. Ng6 $5 Rg8 24. Nfh4 {
is possible but during a practical game it is very difficult to bringe
yourself to put the knights on sucho ugly squares when there is a good
alternative.}) 23... Bxf3 $2 {Met with great relief by me, since after the
text move White gets a technically winning position} ({I was afraid of} 23...
a6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 $44 {when despite being a pawn down Black has excellent
compensation thanks to the pair of bishops. Then White would have to work hard
to convert the material advantage into a point. Strangely enough, 23...Bf3 is
being suggested by several analysis engines who think that Black's chances are
not worse after the text move. Clearly, the play of a lot of young players
closely resembles that of the computer engines since they spend lots of time
in front of their computer screens. And they often play like the computers!})
24. gxf3 Rd2 ({After} 24... Rg8+ 25. Ng3 Rd2 26. b4 $16 {White is clearly
better as well.}) 25. b4 {Important move, taking the c5-square away from the
black bishop.} a6 26. Bc4 $1 {Of course, the white-squared bishop must be kept.
} b5 27. Be6+ Kc7 28. Rfe1 (28. Ng3 $6 Rd3 {allows Black to attack 2 white
pawns simultaneously.}) 28... Be7 ({Black puts the bishop on e7 to keep the
control of the d-file.} 28... Bd6 29. Ng3) 29. Ng3 {During the course of the
game I was thinking about this position as being technically winning for White.
So I decided to take a safe slow approach in order not to blunder and spoil
anything. Of course, there is a long way from the winning position to the
position actually getting won! And as the current game demonstrates the weaker
side always has lot of defensive resources which have to be overcome!} Rhd8 30.
Kg2 ({I wasn't completely sure where to put my knight, so I decided to make a
useful move protecting the pawn f3.} 30. Ne4 R2d3 31. Kg2 {nevertheless was
possible as well. And if now} a5 $140 {, then} (31... Re8 32. a4) 32. bxa5 (32.
a4 bxa4 33. b5 Na7 34. Reb1 Rb8 35. Bc4 Rdd8 36. Rxa4 Kb6 37. Be6 $16) (32. a3
$16) 32... Nxa5 33. Reb1 Rb8 34. a4 bxa4 35. Rxb8 Kxb8 36. Rxa4 $16 {with huge
advantage for White.}) (30. a4 $5 R2d3 $132 {gives Black counter-play.}) ({But
} 30. Bf5 $5 {deserved serious attention.}) 30... a5 31. a3 ({Here again it
was possible to transpose to the line looked at previously. For} 31. Ne4 R2d3
$16 {see 30.Ne4 R2d3 31.Kg2 a5} (31... Rb2 32. a3 $16) (31... Rc2 32. a3 $16))
31... Kb6 ({or} 31... R2d3 32. Ne4 $16) 32. h4 ({Also at this moment White had
several good options. But when playing better positions it is very important
to follow the principle "Do not hurry". I am trying to improve my position as
much as I can before going into action. As it turned out, the move h2-h4
became extremely useful for me later...} 32. Ne4 R2d3 33. Re3 Rd1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1
35. f4 exf4 36. Rh3 $16 {was a worthy alternative to the text.}) (32. Ra2 $5 {
immediately was possible as well, but in comparison with the game continuation
White does not get a pawn on h4 after it.}) 32... Rb2 ({or} 32... R2d3 33. Rac1
$16 {with huge advantage for White.}) 33. Ra2 (33. Rad1 $16 {was another way
to prevent Black from playing ...Rd8-d2 or ...Rd8-d3, although, of course, it
remains a question as to whether it was dangerous at all.}) 33... Rxa2 34. Bxa2
Rd2 35. Bg8 ({It is not easy to choose the best square for the bishop.} 35. Bf7
$5 {was possible as well.}) 35... Rc2 ({or} 35... Rd3 36. Re3 $16) 36. Re3 Bf8
({Played to meet White's possible move Ng3-f5 with Nc6-e7. After} 36... Rc1 {
the computer engine gives the following possible long line leading to a
winning ending for White.} 37. Nf5 (37. Bd5 Ra1 38. Nf5 Bf8 39. f4 Rxa3 40.
bxa5+ Nxa5 41. fxe5 fxe5 42. Rxe5 Rxc3 43. Re8 Ba3 44. Nxh6 b4 $16) 37... Bf8
38. f4 Ra1 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. bxa5+ Kxa5 41. Bd5 Ne7 42. Rxe5 Nxf5 43. Rxf5 Bxa3
(43... Be7 44. Bc4 Bxh4 45. Rxb5+ Ka4 46. Rb6 Kxa3 47. Bf7 $18) 44. Bc6 $18)
37. Rd3 ({Now} 37. Nf5 Ne7 $14 {spoils almost all White's advantage. White's
rook has to enter the play now.}) 37... Rc1 38. Bd5 {The knight on c6 is very
strong, so it has be pushed away or exchanged.} Ra1 ({After} 38... Ne7 39. Be4
axb4 (39... Kc7 40. bxa5 Ra1 41. c4 bxc4 42. Rc3 Kb8 43. Rxc4 $18) 40. cxb4 $16
{White makes big progress, his a3 pawn will not be hanging any more!}) 39. Bxc6
Kxc6 {Finally, Black has managed to create some counter-play attacking the
pawn on a3, but White was also not sleeping. Now the white rook enters the
play. From now on White had to play very accurately in order to win this game.
And I am very glad I was able to demonstrate accurate computer-like play here!}
40. bxa5 Rxa3 41. Rd8 Be7 ({After other bishop moves White goes after the
h6-pawn.} 41... Bc5 42. Rh8 Kd5 (42... Rxa5 43. Rxh6 $16) (42... Rxc3 43. Ne4
$18) 43. Rxh6 Rxc3 44. Rxf6 $16) (41... Bd6 42. Ne4 (42. Rh8 $5) 42... Be7 43.
Rh8 f5 44. Rxh6+ Kd5 45. Ng3 f4 46. Ne4 $16) 42. Ra8 $1 {With the bishop on e7
defending the pawn on f6 it is better not try to win the h6-pawn with the rook
but to use the knight for the same purpose!} Kd7 ({Without the king it is
rather difficult to stop the h-pawn, so Black's desire to bring the king
closer to the kingside is understandable. After the other black moves the play
could have gone as follows:} 42... Kb7 43. Re8 Bd6 44. Ne4 Bc7 45. a6+ $1 Ka7
46. Re7 Kb8 47. Nxf6 Rxa6 $16) (42... h5 43. Nxh5 f5 44. Ng7 Bxh4 45. Nxf5 Bg5
46. Ra6+ Kd7 47. Nd6 $18) (42... Kd5 43. Nf5 Ke6 {- 42...Kd7}) 43. Nf5 Ke6 (
43... Bd8 $142 {was a much more stubborn defence. It looks paradoxical, but by
threatening to exchange the rooks Black is able to win an important tempo,
saving the h6-pawn. For example,} 44. a6 (44. Nxh6 $2 Rxa5 45. Rxa5 Bxa5 $11 {
is only a draw}) 44... h5 $1 {And here the way to win for White is not easy to
find!} 45. f4 (45. Ng3 {leads only to a draw. For example,} Rxc3 46. Nxh5 f5 (
46... b4 47. Ng3 Ra3 48. h5 $18) 47. Ng7 Bxh4 48. Nxf5 Bf6 49. Rf8 Bd8 (49...
Ke6 50. a7 Ra3 51. a8=Q Rxa8 52. Rxa8 Kxf5 53. Rb8 $18) 50. f4 exf4 51. Nd4 Ra3
52. a7 b4 53. Nb5 Ra5 54. Rxf4 Bb6 (54... Be7 55. Rc4 $18) 55. Rf8 (55. Rxb4
Bxa7 56. Nxa7 Rxa7 $11 {Tablebases}) 55... Kc6 56. a8=Q+ Rxa8 57. Rxa8 Kxb5 $11
{Tablebases}) 45... Bc7 (45... Rxc3 46. a7 Ra3 47. Nd6 $18) (45... exf4 46. Nd4
f3+ (46... Rxc3 47. a7 $18) 47. Kh3 $18 (47. Nxf3 Bb6 48. Rh8 Rxa6 49. Rxh5 $16
)) 46. fxe5 (46. Ng7 exf4 47. Nxh5 Be5 48. Ng7 Bxc3 (48... f3+) 49. h5 f3+ 50.
Kxf3 b4 $14) 46... Bxe5 (46... fxe5 47. Ng3 $16) 47. a7 Bxc3 48. Rh8 Rxa7 49.
Rh7+ Ke6 50. Rxa7 Kxf5 51. Kf3 $16 {and White should win, being an exchange up.
}) 44. Nxh6 Rxc3 45. h5 Rc7 ({Black's rook has to return to the 7th rank, since
} 45... b4 46. Ng8 Bd6 47. h6 Rc4 48. a6 $18 {loses.}) 46. Ng8 $1 ({White's
knight has to go deep into the black position since} 46. Rb8 b4 47. Rb6+ Kd5 (
47... Bd6 48. a6 Rh7 49. Ng4 Rxh5 50. Nxf6 Kxf6 51. Rxd6+ Kf5 52. Rb6 $18) 48.
a6 (48. Nf5 Bc5) 48... Bc5 49. Rb7 Rxb7 50. axb7 Ba7 51. Ng4 Ke6 52. Ne3 b3 53.
Nc4 Kf5 54. Kf1 Kg5 55. Ke2 Kxh5 56. Kd3 Kg5 57. Na5 b2 58. Kc2 Bb8 59. Nc6 Bd6
60. Kxb2 Kf4 61. Kc3 Kxf3 62. Kc4 Kxf2 63. Kd5 Bc7 64. Nb4 Bb8 65. Na6 Ba7 $11
{is a draw.}) 46... Kf5 ({Here again Black does not choose the most stubborn
defence. Clearly, it is much more difficult to defend these positions than to
be on the stronger isde.} 46... b4 47. h6 Bd6 48. Re8+ Kd5 49. Ne7+ $18 {
loses immediately.}) (46... Bd6 47. h6 Rh7 48. a6 Bc5 49. Rc8 (49. Rb8 Rh8 50.
Rc8 (50. Kf1 Kf7 51. Rxb5 Bd4 $11) 50... Bd4 51. Rf8 b4 52. Rxf6+ Kd5 53. Rf8
Kc4 $11) 49... Bd4 50. Rf8 b4 (50... e4 51. fxe4 b4 52. Rb8 Rh8 53. Kf3 b3 54.
Rxb3 Rxg8 55. h7 Rh8 56. Rb7 $18) 51. Rxf6+ Kd5 52. Rg6 (52. Rf8 Kc4 53. Rc8+
Kb5 54. Rb8+ Ka5 $14) 52... b3 (52... Kc4 53. Nf6 Rh8 54. h7 b3 55. Rg8 $18)
53. Nf6+ Kc4 54. Nxh7 b2 55. a7 Bxa7 56. Rg4+ Kb5 57. Nf6 b1=Q 58. h7 $18) (
46... Bc5 $142 {is the strongest move in the position. And after the end of
the line with the strongest moves on both sides, White gets, probably, a
winning ending with 2 extra pawns.} 47. Ra6+ Kf7 48. Nxf6 b4 49. Ne4 b3 50.
Nxc5 Rxc5 51. Ra7+ Kg8 (51... Kf6 52. h6 b2 53. h7 Rc8 54. Rb7 Rh8 55. Rxb2
Rxh7 56. a6 Ra7 57. Ra2 $18) 52. a6 Ra5 53. Kg3 Ra4 54. Rb7 Rxa6 55. Rxb3 $16 {
although even here he would have to pass serious difficulties to get a point.})
47. h6 {Now White is winning in all lines.} Kg6 48. a6 Bc5 49. Rb8 b4 50. Kf1
$1 {A very important move to make during the game. White's king must be as
close to the black passed pawn on b4 as possible.} Kh7 ({After the text move
the rest is easy for White.} 50... Rf7 $142 {would be stronger although White
would still be winning after} 51. Rb7 b3 52. Ke2 b2 53. Rxb2 Kh7 54. Rb8 f5 55.
Re8 $18 {freeing his knight and keeping an extra passed pawn on a7.}) 51. Rb7
$18 {After the exchange of rooks White gets a tempo to bring his king into the
square of the b4-pawn to stop it from queening. Meanwhile the white knight
will be free to stop Black from exchanging all the white pawns.} Rxb7 52. axb7
Bd6 53. Nxf6+ Kxh6 54. Ke2 Kg6 55. Ne4 $1 ({Stronger than} 55. Nd5 b3 56. Kd3
Kf5) 55... Bb8 56. Kd3 Kf5 57. Kc4 Kf4 58. Nd2 Bd6 59. Kd5 Bb8 60. Kc4 Bd6 {
The moves were repeated to gain an extra minute's time to calculate the long
winning line.} 61. Kb3 $22 {Now Black is in zugzwang.} Kf5 62. Nc4 (62. Ne4 Bb8
63. Kxb4 Ke6 (63... Kf4 64. Nd2) 64. Kb5 $18 {was easily winning as well.})
62... Bb8 63. Kxb4 e4 64. fxe4+ Kxe4 65. Kc5 Kf3 66. Kc6 Kxf2 {And although
Black was able to win both White's f-pawns he cannot prevent White from
promoting his b7-pawn.} 67. Kd7 Kf3 68. Kc8 Bg3 69. Na3 Ke4 70. Nb5 {I like my
play in this game, where I had to demonstrate excellent technique winning an
ending! And finally I was able to tie for the 3rd-4th place in the Groningen,
winning 4 rating points as well since my opponents in the tournament were
rather strong.} 1-0

[Event "NED-ch"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 6th (penultimate) round of the Dutch championship.
The win in this game allowed me to take a 1.5 points lead going into the last
round. So thanks to the win in this game I became Dutch champion for the 3rd
time in my life.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 (6.
exd6 {is my main answer in this position. But I had already tried it once
before against Loek. Loek is one of the few players, who managed to survive in
that position.} Bxd6 7. d4 O-O 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Nbd2 Bb7
12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Ba6 Qc8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8
18. Nc4 b5 19. Nce5 a6 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Nd2 Nb6 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Bg3 Qc6 24.
Nxc5 Qxc5 25. a3 a5 26. Be5 {½-½ Tiviakov,S-Van Wely,L/Rotterdam 2014 (26)})
6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nb6 $6 {The text move is a clear mistake. Black moves the
knight away from the centre.} (7... Nc6 $1 {should be played with good chances
for equality.}) 8. Bd3 dxe5 9. dxe5 Na6 10. O-O Nc5 {Loek always goes for this
position, so I could easily prepare for it!} 11. Be2 $1 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 {The
ending which has arisen is better for White. No matter how Black/White plays,
Black has to be careful in order not to find himself in a much worse position.
White has space and a development advantage here.} Nd5 $5 ({In the hotel
before the game most of the time was spent looking at the developing lines with
} 12... Be7 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Be3 $14) ({and} 12... Bd7 13. Nc3 $14) 13. Bc4 {
I remember seeing a game with 13.Bc4 when preparing.} (13. Bd2 $5 Ne4 14. Nc3
Ndxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. Rab1 b6 18. Ng5 Bc6 19. Ne4 Ba3 20. Rb3
Ke7 21. f3 Bxe4 22. Rxa3 Bb7 23. Ra4 Bd5 24. Kf2 Rhc8 25. c4 Bc6 26. Ra3 Rc7
27. f4 Be4 28. g4 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Ke3 Bg2 31. Rd3+ Ke7 32. Rd1 h6 33. h4
Bb7 34. Kd4 Rc8 35. Rd3 Bg2 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Rd8+ 38. Ke3 Rh8 39. Kf2 Be4
40. Re3 Rh2+ 41. Ke1 Rh1+ 42. Kd2 Bg6 43. Ra3 a5 44. c5 bxc5 45. Rxa5 Rh4 46.
Ra7+ Kd8 47. Ke3 Rh3+ 48. Kf2 Rh2+ 49. Kf1 Rh4 50. Ra8+ Kc7 51. Ra4 Rh2 52. Ke1
Kb7 53. Rc4 Kc6 54. Ra4 Kb6 55. Bf1 Rb2 56. a3 Rh2 57. Be2 Kc6 58. Bc4 Bf5 59.
Ra6+ Kb7 60. Ra4 Be4 61. Ra5 Rh4 62. Kf2 Bc6 63. Kg3 Rh1 64. a4 Rc1 65. Bb5
Rc3+ 66. Kg4 Be4 67. Bf1 Rc1 68. Be2 c4 69. Rb5+ Kc6 70. Kg3 c3 71. Rb4 Kd5 72.
Rb5+ Kd4 73. Kf2 c2 74. Rb4+ Kd5 75. Rb5+ Kc6 76. Rb8 Kc7 77. Rb4 Bd5 78. Bd3
Rf1+ 79. Kxf1 c1=Q+ 80. Ke2 Qg1 81. g6 fxg6 82. Bb5 Kb6 83. Bc4+ Kc5 84. Bxd5
Qh2+ 85. Ke3 Kxb4 86. Be4 Qg1+ 87. Kd3 Qg3+ 88. Ke2 Qxf4 89. Bg2 Qxe5+ 90. Kf1
g5 91. Ba8 g4 92. Kg2 Kxa4 {0-1 Shredder 10 w32 1CPU-Gambit Fruit 1.0 Beta 4bx/
CEGT Blitz 40/4 (2Ghz) 2006/Computer & Internet 2011 (92)}) ({Objectively} 13.
Nd4 $5 $14 {can be the strongest move in the position preparing Bf3. E.g.} Bd7
14. Bf3 Na4 (14... Rc8 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nc3 Bg4 17. Nf3 f6 18. Be3 Ne4 19.
Nxd5 fxe5 20. Bxa7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ng5 22. Kg2 Bd6 23. Be3 Ne6 24. Nc3 Ke7 25.
Rd5 Ra8 26. a3 Rhd8 27. Rb5 Rdb8 28. Ne4 Bc7 29. Rc1 b6 30. Ng5 Rb7 31. Nxh7
Ra5 32. Rb4 Bd6 33. Rg4 Kf7 34. Ng5+ Nxg5 35. Rxg5 Rb5 36. b4 Be7 37. Rg4 Ra7
38. Rc3 Bf6 39. Rgc4 Ra8 40. Rd3 Kg6 41. Rc6 Ra6 42. Rdd6 Rxa3 43. Rxb6 Rxb6
44. Rxb6 Kf5 45. Rb7 g6 46. b5 Rb3 47. b6 Bg5 48. Bxg5 Kxg5 49. Rb8 Kf6 50. b7
Kg7 51. Kf1 Rb2 52. Ke1 Kh7 53. Kd1 Kg7 54. Kc1 Rb6 55. Kc2 Rb5 56. Kd3 Rb3+
57. Kc4 Rb1 58. Kd5 Rd1+ 59. Kxe5 Re1+ 60. Kd4 Rb1 61. f4 Rb2 62. Kd5 Rd2+ 63.
Kc4 Rb2 64. f5 gxf5 65. f4 Kh7 66. h4 Rb1 67. h5 Kg7 68. h6+ Kh7 69. Kd5 Kg6
70. Rg8+ Kxh6 71. b8=Q Rxb8 72. Rxb8 Kh5 73. Ke5 Kh4 74. Rb3 Kg4 75. Rc3 Kh5
76. Kxf5 Kh4 77. Rb3 Kh5 78. Rh3# {1-0 Andromede33,R-H Calico H,F/15m + 0s,
rated 2008/Computer & Internet 2011 (78)}) (14... Bc6 15. Na3 Be7 16. Nxc6 bxc6
17. Be3 O-O 18. Rac1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nc4 Nd3 22. Rd1 Nb4
23. a3 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Nd5 25. Kf2 c5 26. Bf3 Nb6 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Bc6 Bd8 29.
Kf3 Bc7 30. Ke4 Kf8 31. h3 Ke7 32. g4 h6 33. b3 Bb8 34. Bb5 Bc7 35. Bc6 Bb8 36.
Bb5 Bc7 37. Bc6 Bb8 38. Bb5 Bc7 {½-½ Sedina,E-Zozulia,A/Warsaw 2013/EXT 2014
(38)}) 15. b3 Nab6 16. Bb2 Rc8 17. Nd2 Be7 18. Ne4 a5 19. Rab1 O-O 20. Nd6 Bxd6
21. exd6 f6 22. Rbc1 Rfd8 23. Rxc8 Nxc8 24. g3 Ncb6 25. Ba3 Nc3 26. Rc1 Nbd5
27. Rc2 b6 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. Bb2 Kf7 30. a3 e5 31. Ne2 e4 32. Nxc3 exf3+ 33. Kxf3
Rc6 34. h4 Kg6 35. b4 axb4 36. axb4 h5 37. b5 Rxd6 38. Rd2 Bg4+ 39. Ke4 Bf5+
40. Kf3 Bg4+ 41. Ke4 Bf5+ 42. Kf3 Bg4+ {½-½ Anclado,R-DONETSK,R/3m + 0s,
rated 2007/Computer & Internet 2011 (42)}) (13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. Rb1
Be7 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rfd8 20. f3 Rac8 21. Rxd8+ {
½-½ Orehek,S-Kolaric,S/Ljubljana 2011/Inforbase Yearbook 2012 (21)}) 13...
Nb6 14. Bb5+ ({I could have made a draw by} 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Bc4 Nb6 {1/2-1/2
Zhitnikov Konstantin (RUS)-Korneev Oleg (ESP)/Voronezh (Russia) 2018 (15). But,
of course, not!!}) 14... Bd7 15. Nc3 a6 (15... Rc8 16. Be3 Bxb5 (16... a6 17.
Be2 Nba4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Rdc1 Bd7 20. b4 Na4 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Rc1 Bd7 23.
Rc7 Bc6 24. Ng5 Be7 25. Rc8+ {1-0 Deepcrazy-pandorA/Internet Chess Club 2007/
Computer & Internet 2011 (25)}) 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 Ncd7 20.
Rac1 Rb8 21. Bd4 f6 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Rc7 Nd7 24. Nd4 e5 25. Ne6 Rg8 26. f4 e4
27. Kf2 g6 28. Rg1 b5 29. Ke3 Rb6 30. Rd1 b4 31. Kxe4 g5 32. g4 gxf4 33. Kxf4
h6 34. h3 h5 35. gxh5 Rb5 36. h6 Rg6 37. h7 Rh6 38. Ng7+ Kd8 39. Rdc1 {1-0
Otto der erste Rybka 2.1c 32--TELEMANN88 Fritz 9/3m + 0s, rated 2006/Computer
& Internet 2011 (39)}) 16. Be2 $14 Nba4 (16... Nca4 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Rd4 (18.
Nd4 Nc5 (18... Rc8 19. Bf3 Nc5 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 Bc6 22. b3 Kd7 23. Bb2 f6
24. Ba3 b6 25. Rac1 Bb7 26. g3 Rhe8 27. Bg2 g6 28. Nf3 a5 29. Bf1 Bc6 30. Bxc5
bxc5 31. Rxc5 a4 32. Nd4 Kxd6 33. Rxc6+ Rxc6 34. Nxc6 Kxc6 35. bxa4 Ra8 36.
Bb5+ Kd6 37. Rc1 Ne7 38. Kf1 g5 39. h3 h5 40. Ke2 g4 41. h4 f5 42. Kd3 e5 43.
Rc4 Ke6 44. a3 Nc8 45. Rc6+ Nd6 46. Bc4+ Ke7 47. Bb3 Ra5 48. Rc7+ Kf6 49. Kc3
Ra8 50. Rc6 Ke7 51. Bc2 f4 52. Rc5 fxg3 53. fxg3 Ke6 54. a5 Ra7 55. Bb3+ Kf6
56. Rc6 Ke7 57. a6 Kd7 58. Ba4 Ke7 59. Kb4 e4 60. Bd1 {1-0 Fritsche,F-Hoegerl,
F/DESC email 2006/Corr 2008 (60)}) 19. Bf3 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rc8 21. Rd3 g6 22. Bd2
Bg7 23. f4 O-O 24. g4 Rfd8 25. Rd1 Rc4 26. Kf2 Ra4 27. a3 Rc4 28. b3 Rc5 29. h4
Rdc8 30. h5 g5 31. h6 Bxh6 32. f5 Bg7 33. f6 Bf8 34. Rh1 h6 35. Bxg5 Bc6 36.
Nxc6 R5xc6 37. Rdh3 Rc3 38. Rh4 Rxb3 39. Bxh6 Rb2+ 40. Bd2 Rxd2+ 41. Ke1 Rc1+
42. Kxd2 Rxh1 43. Rxh1 Nb6 44. Bh7+ Kh8 45. Bd3+ Kg8 46. a4 Bb4+ 47. Kc2 Bc5
48. Bh7+ Kf8 49. g5 Nxa4 50. Bf5 Ke8 51. Bxe6 Nb6 52. Rh7 {1-0 Takker Rybka 2.
3.1 mp-MBChess Rybka 2.3.1 mp 32-b/5m + 0s, rated 2007/Computer & Internet
2011 (52)}) 18... Rc8 19. Bc4 Nb4 20. Bb3 Nc2 21. Bxc2 Rxc2 22. Rb1 Bb5 23.
Nd6+ Bxd6 24. exd6 Rg8 25. Rh4 Kd7 26. Nd4 Rc4 27. Rf4 f6 28. Bd2 e5 29. b3 Nc3
30. Bxc3 Rxc3 31. Nxb5 axb5 32. Rh4 h6 33. Rb4 Rgc8 34. Kf1 R8c5 35. Rb2 Rd5
36. Ke2 Kxd6 37. Rd2 Rxd2+ 38. Kxd2 Rc5 39. a3 Rd5+ 40. Ke3 Kc5 41. Rg4 Rd7 42.
f3 g5 43. Rg3 f5 44. Rh3 Rd6 45. g4 fxg4 46. fxg4 Kd5 47. Ke2 Ra6 48. Rd3+ Ke4
49. b4 Kf4 50. Rf3+ Kxg4 51. Rg3+ Kf5 52. Rf3+ Ke6 53. Rh3 Kf7 54. Re3 Kf6 55.
Rf3+ Ke7 56. Re3 h5 57. Rxe5+ Re6 58. Re3 Kd6 59. h3 Rxe3+ 60. Kxe3 Ke5 {
0-1 Cindy1 Rybka 2.1c 32-bit (-Mr vegas Rybka 2.1o mp/Rated game, 3m + 0s 2006/
Computer & Internet 2011 (60)}) 17. Nxa4 Bxa4 18. b3 Bc6 ({After} 18... Bb5 {
White has a pleasant choice! Both with advantage.} 19. Bxb5+ (19. Kf1 $14)
19... axb5 20. Nd4 b4 21. Nb5 $14) 19. Bb2 {Interesting moment of the game.
Here I spent lot of time, since I had to make a choice where to develop the
bishop - to e3 or b2. Finally I decided to defend the pawn on e5 and control
the c3-square. The drawback of the bishop on b2 is that it cannot attack the
knight on c5. The choice is difficult when it is equal. Both lines are good
for White.} (19. Nd4 Bd5 20. Be3 Nd7 21. f4 $14 (21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 $14)
21... Ba3 22. Nc2 Bb2 23. Rab1 Bc3 24. Bf2 Be4 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Ba5 27.
Rbd1 O-O-O 28. Nd4 h6 29. b4 Bb6 30. a4 Nf8 31. b5 a5 32. Rg3 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Ng6
34. Rc4+ Kb8 35. Bc5 {1-0 Ruefenacht,M-Teichmann,C/ICCF email 2007/Corr 2011 
(35)}) (19. Be3 Bd5 (19... Nd7 20. Nd4 Be4 21. f3 (21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 $14)
21... Bd5 22. f4 $14) 20. Ne1 $14) 19... Be7 ({Or} 19... Bd5 20. Nd2 Be7 21.
Nc4 $14 {with an advantage. After the text move White can force the bishop to
g6 where it is cut off from the queenside. Later White managed to win because
of the cut-off bishop on g6.}) 20. Nd4 Be4 (20... Bd5 {is answered by} 21. Nf5
$14) 21. f3 Bg6 {Another critical moment of the game. Here I had to think a
lot how to continue. Again I had a choice. Choosing a solid continuation or a
risky aggressive one like in the game.} 22. a4 $5 ({both} 22. Rac1 O-O 23. f4
$14 (23. Kf2 Rfd8)) ({and} 22. f4 $14 {were good alternatives to the text.})
22... Rd8 23. b4 ({It was tempting to play} 23. a5 {Unfortunately, after} f6 $1
(23... Nd7 24. Rac1 $14) (23... O-O 24. b4 Nd7 25. b5 axb5 26. Nxb5 Nc5 27. Nd6
$14) 24. exf6 gxf6 $11 {Black can equalise.} (24... Bxf6 25. Bc4 $14)) 23...
Nd7 24. b5 a5 $8 {The only move.} 25. Bc3 $5 (25. Rac1 Nb6 26. Nb3 Nxa4 27. Bd4
$14) (25. Rdc1 $1 {is the strongest move in the position. But the strongest
moves often do not bring the quickest results. Already beginning active play
on move 22 I saw a trap and a very beautiful exchange and rook sacrifice which
happened later in the game. I was hoping that Loek would play 25...Bb4 and it
later happened!} Bc5 (25... Nc5 26. Ba3 Rd5 27. b6 $16 (27. f4 $14)) 26. Kf1
Bb6 27. Nb3 $14) 25... Bb4 $2 ({Loek falls into the trap!} 25... Nc5 $1 {
is the best move, although after} 26. Kf1 $14 {White is still slightly better.}
(26. f4 b6 $11) (26. Ra2 Ra8 27. b6 O-O 28. Nb5 $14) (26. Bxa5 $6 Rxd4 27. Rxd4
Nb3)) (25... Ra8 {is the most natural move, but Loek didn't want to move the
rook away from the centre. After} 26. Be1 Nb6 27. Bf2 $14 {White is better as
well.} (27. Rdc1 $14)) 26. Bxb4 axb4 27. a5 $18 {Now White is winning in all
lines. Of course, it is obvious with the help of the computer. But during the
game I had to calculate a lot and see many sharp variations. Luckily, I was
very precise with my calculations.} b3 (27... Nxe5 28. a6 bxa6 29. bxa6 $18) (
27... O-O 28. a6 $18) 28. Nxb3 $1 (28. Rd2 Nxe5 (28... Nc5 29. a6 bxa6 30. bxa6
Rxd4 31. Rxd4 b2 32. Re1 b1=Q 33. Rxb1 Bxb1 34. Rc4 $18) 29. Nxb3 Rxd2 30. Nxd2
Ke7 31. Rc1 $16 (31. Kf2 $16)) 28... Bc2 29. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 $6 (29... Kxd7 $8 {
is better than the text although White wins after} 30. Nc5+ Kc7 31. Rc1 Rd2 32.
Kf2 Kb8 33. Ke1 Rhd8 34. f4 $18 {followed by Bf3, winning the pawn b7.}) 30.
Nc5 {All moves from 26 until incl. this one were played a tempo. Only now my
opponent realised that the planned 30...Rc7 is met by 31.Nxb7 and White
promotes one of his pawns, winning the rook back.} Rd5 (30... Rc7 31. Nxb7 $1 (
31. a6 $16) 31... Rxb7 32. a6 Rb8 33. a7 Ke7 (33... Ra8 34. b6 Bb3 35. Bb5+ Ke7
36. Rc1 Bd5 37. Rc7+ Kf8 38. Bc4 $18) 34. axb8=Q Rxb8 35. Ra7+ $18) 31. Nxb7
Rxe5 32. Kf2 {Now Black has not a single chance to save the game. White passed
pawns on the queen's side are too powerful and far advanced. The rook on e5
and bishop on c2 are out of play and cannot return even to try to stop the
pawns.} Bb3 (32... Kd7 33. a6 Bb3 34. b6 $18 (34. Na5 Bd5 35. b6 $18)) 33. Rc1
(33. a6 $18) 33... Ke7 34. a6 Ra8 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Nd6 (36. Nc5 Rxe2+ 37. Kxe2
Bc4+ 38. Ke3 Bxb5 39. Ne4+ Kg6 40. a7 $18) 36... Rd5 37. Ne4+ Kg6 38. b6 {
I am very happy with this game which demonstrated good positional play by
White followed by deep tactical calculations and a positional exchange
sacrifice in the ending!} 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 b6 6. d4 Bb7 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nbd2 f5 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Bh6 Rf7 13. Re1 Nb6 14. Bf1 Nc6
15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qe7 17. Qc7 d6 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. a4 a5 20. Nd2 Kf7 21.
Ne4 Rd8 22. Rad1 Red7 23. Bb5 e5 24. f4 f5 25. fxe5 fxe4 26. Rf1+ Ke7 27. Bg5+
Ke6 28. Rf6+ $2 {(+)} (28. Be2 $1 d5 (28... h5 29. Bxh5 d5 30. Bg4+ Kxe5 31.
Bf4+ Kf6 32. Bc7+ Kg5 33. Rf5+ Kg6 34. Bxb6 $18) 29. Rf6+ (29. Bg4+ Kxe5 30.
Bf4+ Kf6 31. Bc7+ Kg5 32. Bxd7 Rxd7 33. Bxb6 $18) 29... Kxe5 30. Rdf1 Ne7 (
30... Nd4 31. cxd4+ Kxd4 32. Rxb6 $18) 31. Rxb6 $18) 28... Kxe5 29. Rdf1 Ne7 $2
(29... e3 30. R6f5+ Ke6 31. Rf6+ Kd5 32. R6f5+ Ke6 $11 (32... Ne5 33. Rd1+ Ke6
34. Rf6+ Ke7 35. Rdf1 $18)) 30. Bh4 $2 (30. Rh6 $1 Ng6 (30... Nbd5 31. Rh5 Ke6
32. Be2 Nf5 33. Bg4 $18 (33. Bxd8 $18)) 31. Rh5 Ke6 32. Rf6+ Kd5 33. Bf4+ Ne5
34. Bxe5 dxe5 35. Rxb6 $16) 30... Rg8 31. Bxd7 Nxd7 32. Rf7 Ng6 33. Bg5 $2 (33.
Rxd7 Nxh4 34. Rxb7 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rd2 $15 {_|_}) 33... Ke6 34. Rxh7 Nge5 $17 35.
h4 Ba6 36. Rh6+ Kd5 37. Rf5 Bd3 38. Be7 e3 39. Rxd6+ Ke4 40. Rg5 Re8 41. Rg7
Be2 42. Bg5 Bg4 43. Bxe3 Kxe3 44. Ra6 $2 (44. Rxg4 Nxg4 45. Rxd7 $19) 44... Rb8
45. Rxa5 Rxb2 46. Kh2 Kf4 47. Rb5 Ra2 48. Rb1 Nf3+ 49. Kh1 Nde5 50. h5 Kg3 51.
Rgb7 Rxg2 52. R7b2 Bh3 53. h6 Nc4 54. h7 Nxb2 0-1

[Event "Politiken zt"]
[Site "Munkebo"]
[Date "1998.09.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Salmensuu, Olli"]
[Black "Danielsen, Henrik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 20500]} 1. d4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7.
cxd5 Nxd5 (7... exd5 $1 $11) 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 b6 12.
Be3 (12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bc2 g6 (13... h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. Qd3 g6 16. Rxe6 Ba6 17.
Qxa6 fxe6 18. Bxg6 (18. Qd3 Qe8 19. Re1 $16) 18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxa7
Qxh4 21. Qxe7 Qg4 22. Bc2 Rf7 23. Qd6 $16) 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Bb3 Rc8 16. Qd3 Na5
17. Ba4 (17. Ba2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 (18. gxf3 Nc6 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. d5 exd5 21. Nxd5
Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Bf8 (22... Bf6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rc1 Rc8 (24... Re6 25. Qb5 a6
26. Qxa6 Rd6 (26... Re8 27. Qb5 Rc8 28. Bd5 $18) 27. Bf4 $18) 25. Rxc6 Qxc6 26.
Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Bd5 Qd6 28. Be6 $18) 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qd7 Qxd7 26.
Rxd7 Ne5 27. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 28. Kg2 Ne1+ 29. Kf1 Nd3 30. b4 Kg7 31. Rb7 Ra8 32.
Bxf7 Rxa3 33. Bc4+ Kh6 34. Bxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxb6 Rb3 36. b5 $16)) 17... Bc6 18.
Bxc6 Nxc6 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Ne4 $132) (12. Bb1 Ba6 (12... Bb7 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6
Re8 15. Ba2 Nd5 16. Nxd5 (16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Rad1 $132) 16... exd5 17. Ne5 Bf6 18.
Nxc6 Bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Le Blancq,S-Campora,D/Thessaloniki olm 1988/TD 88\06 
(37)}) 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Qc2 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd1 Bc4 17. Bc2 a6 18. h3 b5 $11
{1-0 Van Riemsdijk,H-Campora,D/Recife 1991 (48)}) (12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rc1 (13. Bc2
Rc8 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rad1 Na5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ba4 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. d5 Nxd5
20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Bf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov,V-Andersson,U/
Reggio Emilia 1986/CBM 04 (25)}) 13... Rc8 (13... g6 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. Qd3 Kg7
16. Rcd1 Na5 17. Bb5 Nd5 18. Be5+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Keres,P-Petrosian,T/JUG ct
Zagreb 1959/CAND (18)}) 14. h3 a6 (14... Re8 15. Bb1 Na5 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Qh5 g6
18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg6 Nf6 20. Bf7+ (20. Qg5 $4 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Re5 Bf8
23. Rce1 Bg7 $19 {0-1 Van Riemsdijk,H-Van Laatum,G/Dieren op 1990/EXP 19 (49)})
20... Kh8 21. Be5 Nc4 (21... Rf8 22. Bg6 $18) 22. Bxe8 (22. Qh6 Nxe5 23. dxe5
Rg8 24. Bxg8 Qxg8 25. g3 Nd7 $132) 22... Qxe8 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nb5 Nxe5 25.
Rxe5 (25. dxe5 Nd5 26. Nc7 Rg8 27. Nxe6 Rg6 28. Nd4 Nf4 29. g3 Nd3 30. Rc7 Nxe1
31. Rxe7 Rg7 32. Re8+ (32. Rxg7 Kxg7 33. f4 $132) 32... Rg8 33. Re7 Rg7 $11)
25... Bd5 (25... Rg8 26. Rc7 $18) 26. Nc7 Rc8 27. Rc3 Rg8 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Rc6
Nf4 30. Kf1 $16) 15. Bb1 b5 16. Qd3 g6 17. b4 a5 18. Qxb5 Ba8 19. d5 exd5 20.
Na4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Vasiukov,E-Dolmatov,S/Frunze 1983 (35)}) (12. Bc2 Qd6 (12...
Bd7 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Ba2 Nd5 18. Bxd5 (18.
Ne4 $2 Nf6 19. Nc3 Nd5 20. Ne4 $2 {1/2-1/2 Williams,A-Morovic Fernandez,I/
Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80 (20)}) 18... exd5 19. Nxd5 Bf5 20. Qb5 Bd7 21. Rxe7 $3
Rxe7 (21... Bxb5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rxf7 Qxf6 24. Rxf6 $18) 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.
Qe5 $16) (12... a5 13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Rad1 Bc4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5
Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qd3 f5 {1/2-1/2 Berenyi,G-Bernei,A/HUN-chT 1993/TD 93\08
(19)}) 13. Bg5 Bb7 (13... Rd8 $2 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Qd7 (15... Qe7 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qc2+ Qf5 19. Qxc6 Ba6 20. Re5 $16) 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17.
Qc1 $16 {1-0 Kuzmin,A-Petronic,J/Budapest Spring op 1989/TD 89\06 (21)}) 14.
Qd3 g6 15. Rad1 Rfd8 $11) 12... Bb7 13. Bc2 (13. Qe2 a6 (13... Rc8 14. Rad1 Nb8
(14... Na5 $6 15. Bg5 Nc6 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Ba2 Nd5 19. Ne4 Bxg5 (
19... Nb8 20. h4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. d5 exd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Bg7 25.
Nd6 $16 {1-0 Gipslis-Wistaneckis/sf 1960 (29)}) 20. Nexg5 Re7 $11 (20... Nce7
$2 21. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rf7]})) 15. Bb1 Nd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Ne4 (17. Bh6 Re8 18.
Ne4 $132) 17... Nd7 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Bc1 N7f6 $11 {1-0 Abbasov,F-Doettling,F/
EuYouth U18 Boys, Tallinn EST 1997 (53)}) 14. Rad1 b5 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Bb1 Rc8
17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qd3 Qh4 21. Ne4 Red8 22. Nd6 Rc7
23. Re4 $14 {1-0 Angelov,K-Muhvic,D/Warsaw Legion op 1989/EXT 89op (28)}) (13.
Qc2 g6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qe2 Nd5 $11 (16... Qd6 17. Bb5 Bf8 18. Bg5
Nd5 19. Ne4 Qb8 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Ng4 $14 {1-0 Sziva,E-Dahl,I/Malaysia iztW 1990/
TD 92\07 (33)})) (13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb1 Rc7 (14... Na5 15. Ne5 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Rxc4
17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Bg5 g6 19. Rcd1 (19. Ba2 Rc7 20. Rcd1 Nd5 21. Bh6 Re8 22. Nb5
Rd7 23. Nxa7 Qa8 (23... Bg5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Re5 $16 (25. Qg3 $2 Qxg3 (25...
Qf6 $2 26. Qe5 $16 (26. Bxd5 $16) (26. Nb5 $2 Nf4 $132 {0-1 Polgar,J-Karpov,A/
Hoogovens Blitz, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998 (64)})) 26. hxg3 Red8 27. Nb5 Ne7 $44))
24. Nb5 Nb4 $1 $132) 19... Nd5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {0-1 Passakos,
G-Mastrokoukos,G/Ermoupoli 1996/EXT 96op2 (35)}) 15. Qd3 Rd7 16. Qc2 g6 17. Ba2
Ng4 (17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Re8 21. Bd4 Bg5 22. Rcd1
$132) 18. Rcd1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bf6 $15 {0-1 Uhlmann,W-Karpov,A/Leningrad izt
1973/[#3412 - Mark Buckley] (45)}) 13... Re8 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Bb3
Na5 17. Ba4 $1 (17. Ba2 $6 Nd5 (17... Bxf3 $2 18. gxf3 Nc6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Qe2
exd5 21. Nxd5 Nfd7 (21... Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Bd6 (22... Qc7 23. Bf4 $18) 23. Red1
Rc6 24. f4 $18) 22. f4 Nc6 23. Qg4 Ncb8 24. b4 (24. Rd2 Bc5 25. Red1 $14) 24...
Bf6 25. f5 Ne5 26. Qg2 Rc2 (26... Rc6 27. Nxb6 $18) 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Bb3 Rb2
29. Ba4 Nec6 30. Nf4 Qc7 31. Bc1 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 $18) 18. Bd2 (18. Ne4 Nxe3 19.
fxe3 Bd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 $15) 18... Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Bd5 $15) 17... Bc6 18. Bxc6
Nxc6 19. d5 Nxd5 (19... exd5 20. Nxd5 (20. Bg5 d4 21. Qa6 Kg7 22. Nb5 Nd5 23.
Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Rxe7 Ndxe7 25. Nbxd4 Qd7 26. Qa4 Rd8 $11) 20... Nxd5 21. Qxd5
Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Rcd8 23. Red1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rd8 $11) 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5
22. Rxd5 Bf6 23. Rb1 (23. b4 Red8 24. Red1 $11) 23... Red8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.
Kf1 Na5 (25... Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. b3 $11) 26. Nd2 (26. b3 Rd3 27. Nd2 $11)
26... Rc8 27. b4 Nc6 28. Ne4 Be5 29. Rc1 (29. f4 Bd4 30. Bxd4 Nxd4 31. Rd1 Ne6
32. g3 Rc4 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kf8 35. Nf6 $11) 29... f5 30. b5 (30. Ng5 Bb2
31. Rc2 Bxa3 32. b5 Ne7 33. Ra2 Rc3 (33... Bc1 34. Rxa7 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Nd5 36.
Nxh7 Rc2 37. Kg1 Rb2 38. Rd7 $11) 34. Rd2 Rb3 35. Rd7 Rxb5 36. Rxa7 Bd6 37. Bd4
Be5 38. Bxe5 Rxe5 39. Nf3 Nc8 40. Rxh7 Kxh7 41. Nxe5 $11) 30... Ne7 31. Rxc8+
Nxc8 32. Nd2 (32. Ng5 Nd6 33. Nf3 Bf6 34. Bd4 Kf7 35. a4 Ne4 36. Ke1 (36. Ke2
Bxd4 37. Nxd4 Nc3+ 38. Kd3 Nxa4 39. Nc6 Nc5+ 40. Kc4 a6 41. bxa6 Nxa6 42. Kb5
Nc5 43. Kxb6 Nd3 $17) 36... Bxd4 37. Nxd4 Nc5 38. Nc6 Nxa4 39. Nxa7 Ke6 40. Kd2
Kd5 $17) 32... Nd6 33. a4 Kf7 34. f4 (34. Ke2 Ke6 (34... f4 35. Nf3 Ke6 36. Bc1
Ne4 37. Nxe5 Kxe5 38. Kf3 g5 39. h4 h6 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. g3 g4+ (41... fxg3 42.
fxg3 Kd5 43. Kg4 Kc4 44. Bxg5 Kb4 45. Bf4 Kxa4 46. Bb8 $11) 42. Kxg4 Nxf2+ 43.
Kf3 fxg3 44. Bf4+ Kd5 45. Bxg3 Ne4 46. Bb8 $11) 35. f4 (35. h3 f4 $19) 35...
Bb2 $132) 34... Bb2 35. Nf3 Nc4 36. Ke2 Bf6 37. Bd4 $2 $17 (37. Bc1 Ke6 38. Kd3
Kd5 39. Nd2 Nd6 40. Ba3 Ne4 $11) 37... Bxd4 38. Nxd4 Nb2 39. Nc6 Nxa4 40. Nxa7
Ke6 41. Kd3 Kd5 42. h3 (42. g3 Kc5 43. h3 Nb2+ 44. Kc2 Nc4 45. Kd3 Nd6 46. Nc6
Kxb5 47. Nd4+ Kb4 48. g4 b5 (48... fxg4 $5 49. hxg4 b5 (49... h5 $2 50. g5 h4
51. f5 $1 gxf5 52. g6 Ne8 53. Nxf5 h3 54. Ke2 h2 55. Ng3 Kc3 (55... Kc4 56. Kf2
b5 (56... Kd3 57. Kg2 b5 58. Nf5 b4 59. Nd6 b3 60. Nb5 b2 61. Na3 $11) 57. Kg2
b4 58. Ne4 $44) (55... Ka3 56. Kf2 b5 57. Kg2 b4 58. Ne4 b3 59. Nd2 b2 60. Nc4+
$11) (55... b5 56. Kf2 Kc4 57. Kg2 b4 58. Ne4 $11) 56. Kf2 b5 57. Kg2 b4 58.
Ne2+ Kd3 59. Nc1+ Kc2 60. Ne2 Ng7 61. Kxh2 $11) 50. f5 gxf5 51. gxf5 Kc5 52. f6
b4 53. Nf5 h5 $19)) 42... Nc5+ (42... Kc5 43. g4 Nb2+ 44. Ke3 Nc4+ 45. Kd3 Nd6
$19) 43. Ke3 Ne4 44. g4 $2 $19 (44. Nc8 $142 Kc5 45. g4 Nc3 (45... Kxb5 $2 46.
gxf5 gxf5 47. Ne7 Nd6 48. Kd4 Ka4 49. Kd5 $132) 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. h4 Nxb5 48.
Ne7 (48. h5 Nc3 49. Ne7 Nd5+ $19) 48... Nd6 49. h5 $1 $17 (49. Kd3 h5 $1 (49...
b5 $2 50. h5 b4 51. Ng8 Ne4 52. Ne7 Ng3 53. h6 Kd6 54. Ng6 Kc5 55. Nf8 Ne4 56.
Nxh7 Nf2+ 57. Kc2 Ng4 58. Kb3 Nxh6 59. Ng5 $11) 50. Ng8 Ne8 51. Ne7 Ng7 52. Ng8
Ne6 53. Ke3 Nc7 54. Nh6 Nd5+ 55. Kf3 Ne7 56. Nf7 b5 $19)) 44... Nd6 $1 45. g5
Kc5 46. h4 Nxb5 47. Nc8 Nc7 48. Na7 Nd5+ 49. Kf3 Ne7 {[%csl Ra7]} 50. Ke3 0-1

[Event "Eilat GP "]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2001.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 8.
O-O Be6 $1 $132 {This strong move solves opening problems.} 9. Na3 ({Or} 9.
Bxe6 Qxe6 10. a4 Rd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Slapikas,V-Ptacnikova,L/Polanica Zdroj 1996/
EXT 98 (54)}) 9... Bxb3 $1 {Immediate Bb3 capture is simple and good decision.
Black prepares e7-e6 and Bf8-e7. Be6 temporary obscures Pe6.} (9... a6 $6 10.
Ng5 Bd5 $5 (10... Nd8 $2 11. Nxe6 Nxe6 12. Qf3 $14 {Zeit. 1-0 Rabiega,
R-Jirovsky,M/Germany 1993/GER-chT2 (35)})) (9... c4 $6 10. Bc2 g6 (10... O-O-O
11. b3 $1 {/\-><<}) 11. d4 cxd3 12. Nb5 $1 Qd7 13. Qxd3 Qxd3 14. Bxd3 $14 {
1-0 Benjamin,J-Gavrikov,V/Horgen 1994/CBM 43/[Blatny,P] (43)}) 10. axb3 ({On} 
10. Qxb3 {goes} Qd3 $1 {[%csl Gd3] Obscuring Pd2 and Bc1.} (10... Rd8 11. d4
cxd4 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 e6 15. Bg5 Rd5 16. Nf3 Bd6 17. Be3 Bc7
18. Rfd1 O-O $11 {0-1 Nepomucky,O-Michenka,J/CZE 1999/EXT 2001 (38)}) 11. Qb5
O-O-O 12. Ng5 c4 $1 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd8d5] Threatening Rd5!} 13. Nxf7 Rd5 14.
Nxh8 e5 15. b3 Rxb5 16. Nxb5 cxb3 $17 {0-1 Sermek,D-Gelfand,B/Portoroz SLO
2001/The Week in Chess 348 (29)}) 10... Qd3 11. Re1 e6 {I decided immediately
to complete pieces development.} ({Possible also} 11... Rd8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13.
Rxe5 e6 14. Re3 Qd7 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. bxc4 a6 17. Qg4 Qc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Romero,
J-Sion Castro,M/Barcelona 2000/CBM 77 ext (62)}) 12. Re3 Qd7 13. Nc4 Nd5 $5 (
13... Nxc4 14. bxc4 Be7 15. d4 Rd8 $132) 14. Re1 Be7 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nfe5 Qc7
17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxd4 {[%csl Ra7,Rg7][%cal Gd4a7,Gd4g7]} O-O 19. Qg4 ({Not} 
19. Rxa7 $4 Bc5 20. Rxa8 Bxd4 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. cxd4 Qb5 $19) 19... Nf6 (19...
Rfd8 $11) 20. Qg3 Qb5 $5 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gb5b3] Played after long thought.} ({
Of course, good enough} 20... Rfd8 $11) 21. Bh6 Ne8 $2 $16 (21... Nh5 $1 22.
Qg4 Qxb3 23. Ne5 Qxb2 24. Qxh5 gxh6 $44 {I had evaluated this position as
dangerous for Black, but it isn't right. Of course, White has sufficient
compensation for material lack, but not more.}) 22. Ne5 f6 23. c4 $1 Qb4 24.
Nd3 $1 (24. Nd7 $143 $2 Bd6 (24... Rf7 25. Rxe6 Rd8 26. Rd1 $16) 25. Qe3 Rf7 (
25... gxh6 26. Nxf8 Bxf8 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qf7 $14) 26. Ra4 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qd6+
28. Bf4 Qxd7 29. Qxe6 Nc7 $1 $132) 24... Qd6 ({Badly is also} 24... Qxb3 25.
Rxe6 Rd8 26. Rxe7 Rxd3 27. Qg4 (27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. f3 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 30.
Kf2 Qc2+ $11) 27... f5 28. Qe2 gxh6 29. Rxe8 $16) 25. Nf4 $2 $14 ({After} 25.
Qxd6 $1 Bxd6 (25... Nxd6 26. Rxe6 $16) 26. Be3 a6 (26... Nc7 27. Bxa7 $16) 27.
Nc5 {[%csl Rb7,Re6]} Nc7 (27... Bxc5 28. Bxc5 Rf7 29. Rxe6 $16) 28. Nxb7 Bb4
29. Red1 $16 {White leaves with advantage in all variations.}) 25... e5 26. Nd5
Rf7 (26... a6 $5 27. Rad1 Rd8 $14) 27. Be3 a6 28. f4 exf4 $2 $16 (28... e4 $2
29. b4 $16) ({Right was only} 28... Nc7 $1 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Nxe7+ Rxe7 31.
Rad1 $14) 29. Bxf4 Qc5+ ({Or} 29... Qd8 $6 30. Rad1 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Rc8 32. b4 Bd6
33. Bxd6 Nxd6 34. c5 $18) 30. Kh1 Bf8 31. b4 $1 Qa7 $8 (31... Qxc4 32. Nb6 $18)
32. b5 $1 Rd8 (32... Bc5 33. Re6 Bf2 34. Qf3 $18) 33. b6 Qa8 34. Bc7 Rdd7 (
34... Nxc7 35. bxc7 Rd6 36. Re2 Qc8 37. Rae1 Rxd5 (37... Rxc7 38. Re8 Qd7 39.
R1e7 Qxe7 40. Nxe7+ Rxe7 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. Qxd6 $18) 38. cxd5 Qxc7 $16) 35.
Re6 Qc8 (35... Nxc7 36. bxc7 Rxc7 37. Nxf6+ $1 (37. Nxc7 Qc8 {[%csl Rc7,Re6]}
38. Rd1 Qxc7 39. Qd3 $16) 37... Kh8 38. Re8 Rc8 39. Qh3 Rxf6 40. Qxc8 $18) 36.
Rae1 Nxc7 37. bxc7 Rxc7 38. Nxc7 Qxc7 39. Qd3 Rd7 40. Qe4 a5 41. b3 h6 42. g3
Qc5 43. Re8 Qd6 44. Kg2 Kf7 $2 $18 ({More stubborn was} 44... b6 $16 {Here
White has serious advantage and good odds to win the game.}) 45. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.05.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vydeslaver, Alik"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Nbd2
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Qc7 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nf3 $146 (13.
O-O Qc7 {N} (13... Qd6 14. Qe4 $1 {/\ 15.Qa4, 15.Nc4|^}) 14. Qxc7 (14. Qe2 Bd6
$10 15. Nf3 Rc8 $1 {><c4} 16. g3 (16. Qb5+ Qd7) (16. Rd1 $10) 16... O-O 17. Nd4
{/\ Ne6!} Qc5 $5 (17... Qc4 18. Qxc4 {/\ Bd2, b3, c4=}) 18. Be3 $6 (18. Nxe6 $2
fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. b4 Qc6 $17) (18. Nb3 Qb6 {/\} 19. c4 Qa6) (18. Rd1 $10)
18... Nxe3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Rogers,I-Yudasin,L/Moscow (ol) 1994 (43)}) (14. Qe4 Bd6
(14... Be7 15. Nf3 O-O 16. c4 Nf6 17. Qf4 Rac8 18. b3 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Rfd8 20.
Rfd1 Bc5 21. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Mellado,J-Stritkovic,A/Pamplona op 1995}) 15. Nf3 O-O
{1/2-1/2 Campora,D-Yudasin,L/Espana 1994}) 14... Nxc7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be3 Nd5
17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 b6 19. Nd3 Rc8 20. Rac1 Ke7 21. c4 Nf6 22. Rfd1 Rhd8 23.
Ne5 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Rd1+ Ke7 27. b3 a6 28. g3 Rc5 29. Kg2
b5 30. cxb5 Rxb5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Panchenko,A/Sochi 1980}) (13. Ne4 Qc7
14. Qxc7 Nxc7 15. c4 Bb4+ 16. Ke2 O-O-O 17. Be3 b6 18. a3 Be7 19. Rac1 Kb7 20.
b4 e5 {1/2-1/2 Hagara Eduard-Rakay Kvetoslav/Ch Slovakia open 1995}) 13... Qc7
14. Qxc7 Nxc7 $11 15. Ke2 Bd6 16. Rd1 Ke7 17. c4 (17. Ng5 Rhd8 18. Ne4 Be5 19.
Bg5+ (19. f4 Rxd1 20. Kxd1 Rd8+ 21. Ke2 Bd6 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Be3 b6 $132)
19... f6 20. f4 Bxc3 21. bxc3 fxg5 22. fxg5 $132) 17... Na6 18. Be3 Rhc8 19. b3
Bc5 20. Rd3 Nb4 21. Rd2 Bxe3 22. Kxe3 Rd8 23. a3 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 (
25. Kc3 Nd3 26. Rf1 (26. Ra2 Nf4 27. Ne1 (27. Nh4 g5 28. g3 Rd3+ 29. Kb4 (29.
Kc2 gxh4 30. gxf4 Rh3 $19) 29... gxh4 30. gxf4 Rh3 $19) (27. g3 Rd3+ 28. Kb4
Rxf3 29. gxf4 Rh3 30. f5 exf5 31. f4 Rf3 32. Re2+ Kf6 $19) 27... Rd1 28. g3
Rxe1 29. gxf4 Rh1 30. f3 Rf1 $19) 26... Nf4 27. Nd4 Nxg2 28. Rg1 Nh4 $17 29.
Rxg7 Rxd4 $19) 25... Nd3 (25... Nc2 26. Ra2 Nd4+ 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 28. Rd2 Rxd2+
29. Kxd2 Kd6 $11) 26. g3 Nc5 (26... Rd6 27. Rd1 Nc5 28. Rxd6 Kxd6 29. b4 $11)
27. b4 Ne4 28. Rc1 f5 (28... Rd6 29. Ne5 (29. Ke3 f5 30. Ne5 Ra6 31. Ra1 Rd6
$11) 29... f6 30. Nd3 Ra6 31. f3 Nd6 32. Rc3 Rc6 33. Nb2 b6 $11) 29. Rc2 Rd6 (
29... Kf6 30. h4 e5 $11) 30. Ne5 Rd4 $5 (30... Ra6 31. f3 Nf6 32. Rc3 Nd7 $11)
31. f3 (31. Nf3 Rd6 32. Ne5 Rd4 $11) 31... Kf6 $1 32. Ke3 (32. Ng4+ fxg4 33.
fxe4 Ke5 $17) (32. Nd3 Nd6 33. c5 Nc4 (33... Rc4 34. Ne1 (34. Rxc4 Nxc4 35. a4
e5 36. b5 Ke6 (36... e4 37. Nb4 exf3+ 38. Kxf3 Ne5+ (38... Ke5 $2 39. c6 $1 Kd6
(39... b6 40. c7 Nd6 41. Nc6+ Ke6 42. Nxa7 Kd7 43. c8=Q+ Nxc8 44. Nxc8 Kxc8 45.
Kf4 g6 46. Ke5 Kd7 47. Kf6 Kd6 48. h4 $18) 40. cxb7 Kc7 41. Kf4 g6 42. Kg5 Kxb7
43. Kh6 $16) 39. Ke2 g5 40. a5 (40. c6 bxc6 41. bxc6 Ke6 42. c7 Kd7 43. Nd5 Nc4
44. Ne7 Kxc7 45. Nxf5 Kb6 $15) 40... Ke6 41. a6 bxa6 42. Nxa6 Kd5 (42... f4 43.
gxf4 gxf4 44. b6 axb6 45. cxb6 Nc6 46. b7 Kf5 47. Nb4 Nb8 48. Kf3 $18) 43. c6 (
43. b6 axb6 44. cxb6 Kc6 $17) 43... Kd6 44. c7 Kd7 $15) 37. Nb4 Na5 $11)) 34.
Rc3 e5 35. Ne1 e4 36. Nc2 exf3+ 37. Kxf3 Re4 38. Ne3 Ne5+ 39. Ke2 (39. Kg2 g5
40. Nd5+ Ke6 41. Nc7+ Kd7 42. Nb5 a5 (42... Re2+ 43. Kg1 g4 44. Nd6 Kc7 (44...
Nf3+ 45. Kf1 Rb2 (45... Rxh2 46. Nxb7 h5 47. c6+ Kc7 48. Nd6 h4 49. Ne8+ Kb6
50. gxh4 f4 51. c7 Rh1+ 52. Ke2 Re1+ 53. Kf2 Rxe8 54. c8=Q Rxc8 55. Rxc8 Nxh4
56. Rf8 $18) 46. Nxb7 Nxh2+ 47. Ke1 Nf3+ 48. Kd1 h5 49. Nd6 h4 50. c6+ Kxd6 (
50... Kc7 51. Nb5+ Kc8 52. c7 $18) 51. c7 $18) 45. Nxf5 Nf3+ 46. Kf1 Rxh2 47.
Re3 h5 48. Re2 Rh1+ 49. Kf2 Ra1 50. Re3 Ra2+ 51. Kf1 Nd2+ $11) 43. bxa5 Re2+)
39... g5 $17) 32... Rd1 $1 $15 33. Nd3 Nd6 34. c5 Nb5 35. c6 (35. a4 Nc7 36. c6
bxc6 37. Rxc6 Nd5+ 38. Ke2 Rxd3 $19) 35... bxc6 36. Rxc6 Nxa3 37. Ke2 $2 (37.
Nf4 $1 Rd6 $1 38. Nh5+ $1 (38. Rxd6 Nc4+ 39. Kd4 Nxd6 40. Kc5) 38... Ke7 (38...
Ke5 $4 39. f4+ Kd5 40. Rc5#) (38... Kg6 39. Nf4+ Kf7 40. Rc7+ Kf8 41. Nh5 g5
42. Nf6 h6 43. Rxa7 Nc2+ 44. Ke2 Nxb4 45. Nh7+ Ke8 46. Nf6+ Kf8 $11 (46... Kd8
47. Rh7 e5 48. Ng8 Rd7 49. Rh8 Kc7 50. Nxh6 f4 51. Rg8 $14)) 39. Rc3 Nb5 40.
Rc5 g6 41. Rxb5 gxh5 $15) 37... Rh1 38. Nf4 Rxh2+ 39. Kd3 (39. Kd1 Nb5 40.
Rxe6+ Kg5 (40... Kf7 41. Ra6 Rb2 42. Nd3 Rg2 43. Ra5 Nd4 44. Rxa7+ Kf6 45. Nf4
Rb2 46. Kc1 Rb3 47. Ra6+ Ke7 48. Ra7+ Kd6 49. Rxg7 $11) 41. Ra6 g6 42. Ne2 Rh1+
43. Kc2 Re1 44. Kd2 Rb1 45. Nc3 Rb2+ 46. Kc1 Rxb4 47. Nxb5 Rxb5 48. Rxa7 h5 49.
Kd2 Rb2+ 50. Ke3 Rg2 $19) 39... Rf2 $17 40. Ke3 $2 (40. Rxe6+ Kf7 41. Re3 Nc2
42. Re5 Nxb4+ 43. Kc4 Nc6 44. Rxf5+ Ke7 45. Rg5 (45. Rc5 Rc2+) 45... Kf6 46.
Rh5 Rxf3 47. Rxh7 Kf7 $17) 40... Ra2 $2 $138 (40... Rb2 $1 41. Rxe6+ (41. Nxe6
Nc2+ $19) 41... Kf7 42. Ra6 (42. Kd3 g5 43. Ra6 Rb3+ $19) 42... Nc2+ 43. Kd2
Nxb4+ 44. Kc3 Nxa6 $19) 41. Rxe6+ Kf7 42. Kd3 g5 43. Re2 Rxe2 (43... Nc2 $2 44.
Nd5 $14) (43... Rc2 $5 44. Rxc2 Nxc2 45. Nd5 Ke6 46. Kc4 Kd6 $17) 44. Nxe2 h5
45. Nd4 Kf6 46. Ke3 a6 47. f4 Nc4+ 48. Kf3 g4+ 49. Kg2 Ne3+ 50. Kf2 Nd5 51. Nc6
h4 52. Kg2 (52. gxh4 Nxf4 53. Nb8 (53. Kg3 Nd3 $19) 53... Nd3+ $19) 52... hxg3
$6 (52... h3+ 53. Kh2 (53. Kg1 Kg6 54. Kh1 Ne3) (53. Kf2 Ne3 54. Kg1 Nc2) 53...
Ne3 54. Kg1 (54. Nb8 Nf1+ 55. Kg1 Nxg3 56. Nxa6 Ne2+ 57. Kh2 Nxf4 58. b5 Kg5
59. b6 Kh4 60. b7 g3+ 61. Kg1 h2+ 62. Kh1 Kh3 63. b8=Q g2#) 54... Nc2 55. Kf1
Ke6 56. Kg1 Kd6 $19) 53. Kxg3 Kg6 54. Ne5+ Kh6 $1 (54... Kh5 55. Nc6 Nc3 56.
Ne7 (56. Kf2 Kh4 57. Ne7 g3+ 58. Kg2 Kg4 $19) 56... Ne2+ 57. Kf2 Nxf4 58. Nxf5
Nd5 59. Kg3 Kg5 60. Nd6 Nxb4 61. Ne4+ Kf5 62. Nd6+ Ke5 63. Nc4+ Kd4 64. Na5 $17
) 55. Nc6 Kh5 56. Nd4 Kg6 57. Nc6 (57. b5 a5 $19 (57... axb5 58. Nxb5 Nf6 59.
Kf2)) 57... Kf6 $22 58. Kh4 Nxf4 59. Nb8 Ng6+ 60. Kg3 Kg5 61. Nxa6 f4+ 62. Kg2
Kh4 $1 (62... Nh4+ 63. Kf1 g3 64. b5 f3 65. b6 Nf5 66. b7 Ne3+ 67. Ke1 f2+ 68.
Kd2 f1=Q 69. b8=Q Nc4+ 70. Kc3 g2 $19) 63. Nc5 (63. b5 f3+ 64. Kf1 (64. Kf2 Ne5
65. Ke3 g3 $19) 64... g3 65. b6 g2+ (65... Nf4 66. b7 g2+ 67. Kf2 Nh3+ 68. Kxf3
g1=Q 69. b8=Q Ng5+ 70. Ke2 $11) 66. Kf2 Ne5 67. b7 Ng4+ 68. Kxf3 g1=Q 69. b8=Q
Qe3+ 70. Kg2 Qf2+ 71. Kh1 Qf1#) 63... f3+ 64. Kf2 Ne5 65. b5 (65. Ne4 Nd3+ 66.
Ke3 Nxb4 67. Nd2 Kg3 $19) 65... g3+ 66. Ke3 g2 (66... f2 67. Ke2 Ng4 $19) 67.
Kf2 Ng4+ 68. Kg1 Kh3 69. Ne4 f2+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 (1... c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4 7.
cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bc2 Rc8 14.
Qd3 g6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qe2 $13 {Klinger,J-Georg,M/Zurich op/1993/}) 2. d4 d5
3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O
10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bc2 Rc8 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1
Qc7 (16... Nd5 17. h4 $5 (17. Ne4 $2 Ncb4 $1 $17) 17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 (
18... Bxa3 $2 19. h5 Ne7 20. Ng5 Nf5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qh3 Be7 23. Nxe6 fxe6
24. Qg4 $1 Kh7 25. Rxe6 $18) (18... Bxh4 $2 19. d5 $1 Na5 20. Ba4 $16) 19. Ba4
Bc6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 (20... Rxc6 $6 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. h5 Bf8 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qh3
$40 Nc4 $140 $2 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxe6 $1 $16) 21. c4 Na5 (21...
Bf8 $5 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. d5 exd5 24. cxd5 $16) 22. h5 Bf6 (22... Nxc4 $5 23.
hxg6 hxg6 24. Rxe6 Bf6 $1 $14) 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 25. dxe5 $1 $16 {
1-0 Magomedov,M-Yegiazarian,A/Erevan olm 1996 (59) xf6/}) (16... Bf8 17. Bg5
Be7 18. Ba4 (18. Bh6 Bf8 $10) 18... a6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. d5 exd5 (20... Bxc3 $5
21. dxc6 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Bxe1 23. cxb7 Rc1 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Ba5 26. Ne5 $1
Rb8 27. Bf3 b5 28. Nd7 Bc7 29. Nxb8 $14) 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Nxd5 Bd8 (22...
Bxb2 $2 23. Re1 Qf8 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Ne7+ $16) 23. h4 $1 $14 {1-0 Tarjan,
J-Browne,W/USA-ch 1977 (49)}) 17. Bb3 $6 (17. Nb5 Qd8 18. Qe2 Bf8 19. Bg5 Be7
20. Bb3 Nd5 21. Bc1 a6 22. Bxd5 exd5 (22... axb5 23. Be4 $14) 23. Nc3 Na5 (
23... Qd7 $11) 24. Ne5 f6 25. Ng4 Qd6 26. Qf3 Rcd8 27. Bf4 Qc6 28. Re2 Bc8 29.
Ne3 Nb3 $4 (29... Be6 $11) 30. Nexd5 {1-0 Martin Gonzalez,A-Busom Isach,C/
Terrassa op 1994}) 17... Na5 18. Ba2 $2 (18. Ba4 $8 Red8 (18... Bc6 19. Nb5 (
19. Bxc6 Nxc6 (19... Qxc6 20. d5 Nxd5 21. Ne5 Qb7 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5
24. Rxd5 Bf6 25. Kf1 $11) 20. d5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5 Bf6 $11) 19... Qb7
20. Ne5 Bxg2 $1 (20... a6 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Nc3 b5 23. Bc2 Red8 24. Qf3 Na5 25.
Qxb7 Nxb7 26. d5 Bxa3 27. dxe6 fxe6 (27... Bxb2 28. exf7+ Kxf7 29. Bb3+ Rc4 30.
Rxd8 Nxd8 31. Ne4 $16) 28. Bb3 Nc5 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. bxa3 Nxb3 31. Bg5 Rf8 32.
Rxe6 Re8 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $11) 21. Nxa7 Be4 22. Nxc8 Bxd3 23. Bxe8 Nxe8 24. Nxe7+
Qxe7 25. Rxd3 Qh4 $17) 19. Ne5 Nc4 20. Qe2 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. Nb5 Qc6 23.
Qg4 Nc5 24. b3 $5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qe4 26. Qxe4 Bxe4 27. Nxa7 Ra8 28. Nb5 Bc2 29.
Rc1 Bxb3 30. Bxb3 Nxb3 31. Rc7 Bd8 32. Rc6 Na5 33. Rc3 Nb7 $14) (18. Nb5 Qb8
$17) 18... Ng4 $17 19. Bc1 (19. Rxe6 $5 Kh8 $1 (19... Nxh6 20. Rxg6+ hxg6 21.
Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Bxf7 Qf4 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Bxe8 Bxf3
27. gxf3 $18) (19... fxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxg4 $16) (19... Bxf3 20. Rxg6+ Kh8
21. Bg7+ Kg8 22. Be5+ Kf8 23. Rxg4 $18) (19... Nc4 $1 20. Nb5 (20. Bxc4 Qxc4
21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bc1 Kg7 $17) 20... Qd7 21. Rxe7 Rxe7
22. Bxc4 Bxf3 (22... Nxh6 23. Ne5 Qf5 24. Nxa7 $14) 23. Qxf3 Rxc4 24. Bg5 Re8
25. Qb3 Rcc8 $17) 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. d5 Qc5 (21... Nxh6 22. d6) 22. Qd2 Nc4 23.
Bxc4 Qxc4 $17) 19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh4 (21... Qh5 22. Bf4 Bh4 23.
Rd2 Nc4 24. Rc2 Bg5 $19) 22. Ke2 h5 (22... Nh2 23. Qf4 Qg4+ (23... Qxf4 24.
Bxf4 Ng4) (23... Qh5+ 24. Kd3 $17 (24. f3 $17)) 24. Qxg4 Nxg4 $17) (22... Nc4
23. g3 Qh3 (23... Qh5 24. Rh1 Qf5 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. f3 (27. Kd3
Rxc3+ 28. Kxc3 Nxf2 $19) 27... Bf6+ 28. Kf1 Ne3+ 29. Bxe3 Rxe3 30. Nd5 Re6 31.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 32. Ke2 Rd6 33. Ke3 h5 $17) 24. Rh1 Nh2 25. Rxh2 Qxh2 26. Rh1 $16)
23. g3 (23. Bf4 Nc6 24. Ne4 Nf6 25. d5 exd5 (25... Nxe4 26. dxc6 Ng5 27. Bxg5
Qxg5 $19) 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Bg3 Qxe4+ 28. Qxe4 Bxa3 $19) 23... Qf6 24. Qxf6 (
24. Bf4 Nc4 25. Ne4 Qf5 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 $19) 24... Nxf6 25. Kf3 $2 (25. Kd3 Nc6
26. d5 Red8 (26... Rcd8 27. Kc2 exd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 $15) 27. Ke2 exd5
28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Bf6 $17) 25... Bxa3 $19 26. d5 exd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Bxd5 Bf8 (29... Bb4 30. Bd2 (30. Be3 Kg7 $19) 30... Bxd2 31.
Rxd2 Re7 $19) 30. Bd2 Rc8 31. Rc1 (31. Bxa5 bxa5 32. Ba2 Rc7 33. Rd8 Kg7 $19)
31... Rd8 32. Ke4 (32. Bxa5 Rxd5 $19) 32... Nb3 (32... Nb7 33. Be3 Nd6+ 34. Kf3
Nf5 35. Rd1 Nxe3 36. Kxe3 Bd6 $19) 33. Bxb3 Rxd2 34. Rc2 Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Bb4 (
35... f5+ 36. Kd5 Kf7 $19) 36. f4 (36. f3 Be1 37. g4 h4 $19) 36... Be1 37. Kf3
f5 38. Ba4 Kf7 39. Bd7 Kf6 40. Bc8 (40. Be8 h4 41. gxh4 Bxh4 $19) 40... a5 41.
Kg2 h4 42. gxh4 Bxh4 43. Kf3 g5 44. fxg5+ Bxg5 45. b3 Ke5 46. Ke2 (46. Bd7 Be7
47. Be8 f4 48. Bd7 Bd6 49. Bc6 Kd4 50. Be8 Kc3 51. Bf7 b5 52. Be8 Kb4 53. Ke4
a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 $19) 46... Ke4 47. Bd7 f4 48. Bc6+ Kd4 49. Kf3 Kd3 50. Bd5 b5
51. Kg4 Bh6 52. Kh5 Bf8 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Van Foreest,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 {I prepared the Alapin variation for this tournament
hoping it would catch my opponents off guard. Dubov is a renowned expert in
the Sveshnikov, and Rossolimo, while the Alapin is seldom seen at high level.}
Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O g6 {Up to
this point we are following main theory. Instead of the text move, 9...Bg4 was
played by Carlsen and Anand amongst others. The text is slightly less popular
but also seen frequently.} 10. Na3 Bg7 11. b3 {White has to challenge the c4
pawn, it clamps down the white forces on the queen-side. Once gotten rid of
the nuisance, white can aim to build a strong centre.} cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. d4
Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e5 16. Nb5 {We have reached move 16 in the game, but
still there have been a number of games played. Dubov chose the most popular
and logical move. However, I believe it not to be the most accurate one.} Qd7 (
16... Qd5 $1 {I think this move, aiming for an endgame, is better.}) 17. Rd1 $1
{A strong move, leaving Black a difficult choice.} a6 {With this move Black
initiates a small tactical sequence, which turns out favourable for White. I
believe 17. ..exd4 would still have been good enough for equality.} (17... exd4
18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 {It may seem that White has a very pleasant position
due to the advantage of having the bishop pair in an open position. Yet, with
a couple of strong moves Black can still maintain the balance:} Rfe8 $1 20. Be4
Re6 $1 {Nnext is ...Rae8 and Black seems to have just enough activity.} 21.
Bxb7 $6 {It is unwise to take the pawn, since after} Rae8 {both threats of ...
Rf6 and ... Re1+ are difficult to deal with.}) 18. d5 (18. dxe5 $2 Nxe5 $1 $19
{is not advisable.}) 18... Nb4 {The point of Black's previous move.} (18...
axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Be4 {With 2 strong bishops for White, the
black position is very unpleasant here.}) 19. Na3 {Playing it simple.} (19.
cxb4 {This is possible, but I was not sure about the complications after both
19... e4 and even 19...Qxb5.}) 19... Nxc2 20. Nxc2 {Tactical events have come
to an end. It is clear that if White manages to coordinate his pieces and push
c3-c4 he will be on top. It is up to Black to create counterplay, but this is
very hard, mainly because the knight b6 is seriously out of the game.} Rac8 (
20... e4 {trying to disrupt White's plans is ineffective:} 21. Qe3 $1 Nxd5 22.
Qc5 Rad8 23. Ne3 {loses a piece for Black.}) 21. c4 {After some consideration
I decided it was worth giving up the exchange, since in return White gets
wonderful positional compensation.} f5 {Although it is an obnoxious choice, I
think my opponent should have decided to take the exchange since in the game
my pawns will steamroll forward and Black finds it difficult to get anything
in return.} (21... e4 22. Qxe4 Rfe8 23. Qf4 Bxa1 24. Nxa1 {is a line I
calculated during the game. Although White is definitely better, nothing is
clear yet.}) 22. Ba3 Rf7 23. Rac1 Re8 24. c5 e4 25. Qe2 Nc8 {This is quite a
sad square for the knight, but there wasn't anything better.} (25... Nxd5 26.
Qc4 {loses the knight.}) 26. Qc4 Na7 {A clever idea, attempting to get the
knight back into the game via b5.} 27. Nd4 f4 28. Ne6 Nb5 {By this point I
knew my position should be winning. Still Black has chances of creating a mess
because of his far advanced pawns on the kingside.} 29. Bb4 (29. Nxg7 $1 {
would have been the best way to finish black off. I was about to go for it,
but then I noticed a defence, or so I thought.} Nxa3 30. c6 bxc6 31. dxc6 Qc8 {
I saw the correct winning line after 31...Qxd1 but here I was not sure how to
win. Hence I went for 29.Bb4. It turns out I missed an easy way:} (31... Qxd1+
32. Rxd1 Nxc4 33. Nxe8 Nb6 34. Rd8 {wins for White.}) 32. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 33.
Nxe8 Kxe8 34. c7 {and with Rd8+ next White is completely winning.}) 29... e3 {
My opponent sensibly tries to complicate matters, since in the long run my
strong pawns will be decisive.} 30. Ng5 {I decided to go for the most direct
idea, thinking it was basically game over with Black losing material in every
line. However, I had missed the very inventive idea Dubov came up with.} (30.
fxe3 fxe3 31. Rf1 {In hindsight I would say this would have been a more
practical way of playing, limiting the black counterplay.}) 30... exf2+ 31.
Kxf2 Qf5 $1 32. Nxf7 Re4 {The sequence of 31...Qf5 followed by 32...Re4 had
escaped my attention. Even though I am a full rook up it is not so easy to
deal with the counterplay Black has created.} 33. c6 {After some thinking I
went for this interesting move sacrificing my queen but trying to promote my
c-pawn.} (33. Qc2 {is the computer suggestion, and with the evaluation of +6
we can be sure White is winning. During the game it was not all that clear to
me what was going on though.} Kxf7 34. c6 $1 {The only move to win.} Nd4 (34...
bxc6 35. Qxc6 Rxb4 36. Qb7+ Kg8 37. d6 {is also winning for White.}) 35. cxb7
$1 Nxc2 36. b8=Q Rxb4 37. Qc7+ Kg8 38. Qxc2 {is a nice line, in which White
promoted to a new queen and dealt with Black's threats.}) 33... Kxf7 $2 (33...
Rxc4 $1 {Simply capturing the white queen would have made things much more
complicated for me, especially considering I was planning on recapturing 34.
bxc4 here which turns out to be a severe mistake:} 34. bxc4 (34. Rxc4 $1 {
is probably still winning.}) 34... f3 35. cxb7 fxg2+ 36. Kg1 {was the line I
saw during the game, thinking the pawn is unstoppable.} Qf4 $1 {I had missed
this move, stopping the pawn from queening, and threatening ...Bd4+. Suddenly
Black would be very much back into the game.}) 34. cxb7 Rxc4 35. bxc4 $6 {
Not the most exact way, but it should still be good enough for the win.} (35.
Rxc4 $1 {This counter-intuitive recapture would have been immediately winning,
the key difference being that the rook defends a lot of important squares
along the fourth rank, making it impossible for Black to create any
counterplay against my king.} Qe5 36. Re1 $1 Qb2+ 37. Kf1 Be5 38. Rc8 $18)
35... Qe5 $6 {After this, there will be no more chances.} (35... Be5 $1 {
was the last chance of creating a mess. Nevertheless White is still winning
after} 36. cxb5 f3 37. Rc4 $1 {Once again the rook on the 4th rank proves very
useful, covering all check's from the black queen.} axb5 38. g4 $1 Qf6 39. Re4
$18) 36. cxb5 Qb2+ (36... Qe3+ 37. Kf1 f3 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Bc3+ Kf5 40. Rf7+
$18) 37. Kf1 Be5 38. d6 f3 39. gxf3 Qb3 40. Ke2 Qe6 41. Rc7+ {Time control has
been reached, and there should be many ways to win. I chose the most
straightforward one.} Kf6 42. b8=Q Bf4+ {Black has a few checks, but the white
king will find shelter, after which the huge material surplus will tell.} 43.
Kd3 Qd5+ 44. Kc2 Qa2+ 45. Kc3 Be5+ 46. Kd3 Qb3+ 47. Ke2 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 54th"]
[Site "Courchevel"]
[Date "1979.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Goldenberg, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Villeneuve,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1979.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 (6... d6 {La
grande variante mais b6 était trés populaire pendant le tournoi} 7. a3 Bd7 $1 {
[%cal Gd7c6]} 8. Bd3 Bc6 9. O-O Nd7 $11 10. Re1 {Dvoretzky,M (2495)
-Polugaevsky,L (2645) URS-ch43 Yerevan 1975 1-0}) 7. Bd3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.
Qxd2 O-O $146 ({RR} 9... Na6 10. Nc3 Nac7 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nge4 O-O 13. O-O Nxc3
14. bxc3 d5 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Rae1 Ne8 17. Ng4 Qh4 18. Qd1 h5 19. Ne3 g6 20. f4
Ng7 21. g3 Qd8 22. g4 a5 23. Rf3 Ba6 24. Bb1 {Sveshnikov,E (2545)-Boensch,U 
(2460)/Cienfuegos 1979/MCL/1-0 (35)}) (9... Ba6 $142 10. Be4 Nc6 11. Bxd5 exd5
12. Nc3 Nb4 {[%csl Rd3]} 13. a3 Nd3+ 14. Kd1 $13) 10. Be4 Bb7 11. Nc3 Bc6 $6 (
11... d6 $142) 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rfe1 Rc8 (15... d6)
16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Rc3 Na5 18. Rec1 Rc6 (18... Nc4 19. Qc2 {[%cal Gb2b3]} Rc6)
19. Qd3 Rfc8 20. g3 h6 21. Nh4 {[%csl Gf5]} Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 Nc6 24.
Ng2 (24. a3 f6 25. Ng6 Qe8) (24. Nf5 Qe6 (24... Qg5 $143 25. Qf3)) 24... Qb4
25. Ne3 Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27. f4 {[%cal Ge3d5]} (27. Nxd5 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nxe5)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Berlin Mephisto 1st"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1990.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Vogt,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1990.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Ng5 g6
15. Qe2 Qb8 16. Qf3 Be8 17. Qh3 Nxd4 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Be3 Bc6 21.
Qh6 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Re1 Bf8 24. Qh4 Bg7 25. h3 a6 26. Nce4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4
Nxe4 28. Qxe4 b5 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rd5 Qa8 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qc6
Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qb3 35. Qxa6 Qxb2 36. a4 bxa4 37. Qxa4 Qb7 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qd8 f5
40. Qh4+ Kg8 41. Bh6 Bxh6 42. Qxh6 Qb6 43. h4 Qxf2 44. Qxg6+ Kf8 45. Qf6+ Kg8
46. Qg5+ Kf7 47. h5 Qf4+ 48. Qxf4 exf4 (48... exf4 49. Kg1 (49. Kh3 Kg7 50. g4
$11) 49... Kf6 50. Kf2 Kg5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Von Gleich,A"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. g3 d6 5. exd6 e6 6. Bg2 Bxd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Bb5 14. Re1 Be7
15. Ng5 h6 $4 $16 (15... Bc6 16. Qd3 g6) 16. Nf3 $2 (16. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 17. Rxe6
(17. Bxd5 $4 Bc5 18. Bxe6+ (18. Rxe6 Bxd4 19. Re7+ Kh8 20. Rxc7 Bxf2+ 21. Kg2
Bb6 22. Rxb7 Bf1+ (22... Rad8 23. Bb3 Rf2+ 24. Kh3 Bf1+) 23. Kh1 Rad8 24. c4)
18... Kh8) 17... Nxc3 (17... Nb6 18. Qe5 Qc5 (18... Qd7 19. Rxe7 Qd1+ 20. Qe1)
19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 $18) (17... Bc5 18. Qxd5 Rxf2 19. Rc6+ Rf7+ 20. Rxc5 Bc6
21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rd8 24. Bf4) 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bc5
20. Be3 $16) 16... Rad8 17. a4 Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qa4+ {Der Zug von
Sveshnikov bringt in letzter Zeit nicht die gewünschten Erfolge.Seine
Motivation besteht darin die Stellung zu verschärfen,da Schwarz in der ruhigen
Hauptvariante} (6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Nc6 {über gute
Perspektiven verfügt.Im Vergleich zur Variante 5..e6 entfaltet sein
Damenläufer eine beneidenswerte Aktivität.}) 6... Nbd7 $5 {Dieser Zug scheint
seinen Konkurenten 6..Sc6 und 6..Ld7 allmählich den Rang abzulaufen.} 7. Bc4 {
Von den Alternativen kommt hier besonders} (7. Be2 {in Betracht.Nach} e6 8. Be3
cxd4 (8... Be7 $6 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 Qc6 11. Qxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. O-O-O cxd4
14. Bxd4 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Ncd7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. f4 Ke7 20.
Bf3 Rhd8 21. Kc2 Nb8 22. Rhe1 Rxd1 23. Nxd1 Rd8 24. Kc3 Nfd7 25. Nf2 Nc5 26. b4
Na4+ 27. Kb3 Rd2 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Nb6 30. Bf3 N6d7 31. Nd3 Kd6 {Rabiega,
R-Schuh,H/BL 9394 (1994) ;BL 1994/1-0 (54)}) 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. O-O
O-O {(Wegner) verfügt Schwarz jedoch über eine ausgesprochen bequeme Stellung.}
) (7. Be3 $6 Bxf3 8. gxf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 e6 $2 {Natürlich muß Schwarz hier
zugreifen.} (9... Qxf3 10. Rg1 Qc6 11. Bb5 {führt jetzt zu unserer Stammpartie
(Anmerkung zum 12.weißen Zug).Weiß besitzt keine Kompensation.}) 10. Nc3 Qf5
11. Rg1 h6 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Rxg7 Kf8 14. Rg1 Nb6 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 Nfd5 17.
Ne4 Rb8 18. Ke2 f5 19. Nc5 Kf7 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Ne5+ Bxe5 22. dxe5 a6 23. Bd3
Nd7 24. f4 Rbc8 25. Kd2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rg8 27. Be2 Rd8 28. Bh5+ Kf8 29. Ke2 Rb8
30. Kf3 Rd8 31. Ke2 Rb8 32. Bf3 Kf7 33. a4 Ke8 34. b3 Nf8 35. Bxd5 exd5 36. Rc7
Nd7 37. e6 Nf8 38. Bc5 Ng6 39. Rg7 Nxf4+ 40. Kf3 Nxe6 41. Re7+ {1-0 Sveshnikov,
E-Madsen,D/Gausdal International (07) ;TD 92\08 1992}) 7... Qe4+ 8. Be3 Bxf3 9.
gxf3 {Angesichts der schlechten weißen Ergebnisse nach 9.Sd2 ist diese
Neuerung verständlich.Eine Rehabilitierung der Variante 6.Da4 vermag aber auch
sie nicht herbeizuführen.} (9. Nd2 Qc6 10. Bb5 Bxg2 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Qb3 Bxh1
(12... cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxh1 $1 (13... e5 $2 {Mit} 14. O-O {statt 14.0-0-0? wie
in der Begegnung Pirrot-Lobron Bundesliga 1995 hätte Weiß laut Wegner eine
unklare Stellung erreichen können:} exd4 15. Rfe1+ Be7 16. Nc4 Nd5 (16... Bd5
17. cxd4) 17. Nd6+ $1 (17. cxd4 O-O) 17... Kf8 18. Rxe7 Kxe7 19. Nxb7) 14. f3
e5 (14... Bg2 $2 15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qc6 {ist sehr gut für Weiß.Wegner}) (14...
O-O-O $5 15. Bxa7 (15. Qc4+ Kb8 16. Qf1 e5 17. Bf2 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Ne4 {Wegner})
(15. Qxf7 e6 $3 16. O-O-O Re8 17. Ne4 Re7 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Bxa7+ Ka8 $19 {
Wegner}) 15... Ne5 $1 16. O-O-O (16. Bb6 Rd6 17. O-O-O Bg2 18. Nc4 Rxd1+ 19.
Qxd1 Ned7 $13 {Wegner}) 16... Bg2 17. Bd4 Nc6 {mit aktivem Spiel für Schwarz.
Wegner}) 15. Be3 O-O-O $1 16. Kf2 Bxf3 17. Kxf3 Bc5 {Schwarz steht sehr aktiv.
Wegner}) 13. f3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bg2 15. Qxb7 (15. Rc1 b6 16. Qa4 e6 17. Rc7 Be7
18. Bg5 Bd8 19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 $19 {Rabiega-Hracek 2.Bundesliga 1992/
93}) 15... Rd8 $1 $17 16. Bf4 e5 17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Qxa7 Nd3+ 19. Kd1 Bc5 20. Qc7
Nd5 21. Qc6+ Ke7 22. Bg5+ f6 23. exf6+ gxf6 24. Bh6 Kf7 25. a3 Rhe8 {Auf dem
Brett scheint es nur noch schwarze Figuren zu geben!} 26. Qb7+ Re7 27. Qb3 Re1+
28. Kc2 Rxa1 29. Kxd3 Kg6 30. Kc4 Rc1+ {0-1 Braeuning,R-Hracek,Z/Kecskemet (02)
;CBM 29 1992}) 9... Qxf3 10. Rg1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qc6 12. Qb3 (12. Bb5 $6 Qd6 13.
Nc3 a6 (13... Qxh2 {ist spielbar,aber wohl unnötig riskant.} 14. O-O-O) 14.
O-O-O Rc8 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Qb3 g6 $19) 12... e6 13. Nc3 Rc8 {Mit diesem Zug
verfolgt der Schwarze zweierlei Absichten.Zum einen begegnet er der Drohung 14.
d5,zum anderen wäre der Springer gefesselt,sollte Weiß einmal auf die Idee
kommen lang zu rochieren.} 14. Bb5 Qd6 15. d5 {Dem Weißen hilft nur noch
schnelles Handeln.} a6 (15... exd5 $6 16. Bxa7) 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Rd1 (17.
dxe6 fxe6 18. Rd1 Qc6 {Idee b5,Dc4 oder Kf7,Le7}) 17... g6 18. Bd4 (18. dxe6
Qxe6 19. Qxb7 Bc5 20. Nd5 O-O $17 {Der weiße König wird zur Zielscheibe
schwarzer Figuren.}) 18... Bg7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bh6 (21. Bd4 $2
Qxd5 $19) (21. Be5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Qe6 23. Bf4 Rc5 24. Rxc5 Nxc5+ 25. Qxe6+ Nxe6
26. Be5 Ke7 $19) 21... exd5 22. Rxd5 Qe6 23. Be3 $6 {Mit} (23. Kf1 {hätte Weiß
noch größeren Widerstand leisten können.Der schwarze Vorteil bewegt sich
danach zwischen deutlich und gewinnbringend.} Rc5 (23... Nf6 24. Rd3 Qxb3 25.
Rxb3 b5 26. Kg2 Rc6 27. Re1+ Kd7 28. Rd3+ Rd6 29. Rxd6+ Kxd6 30. Bf4+) 24. Rxc5
Qxb3 (24... Nxc5 25. Qc3 Ne4 26. Qc7 Qh3+ 27. Ke2 Qxh6 28. Qc8+ Ke7 29. Qxb7+ (
29. Qxg8 Qd2+ 30. Kf3 Qxf2+ 31. Kxe4 Qxg1) 29... Kf8 (29... Kf6 30. Qxe4 Rd8)
30. Qxe4 Qxh2 31. Rh1 Qb8 32. Rxh7) 25. Re5+ Qe6 26. Rxe6+ fxe6 27. Rg4 Nd6)
23... Nf6 24. Rd3 Rc1+ 25. Rd1 Qxb3 26. axb3 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Nd5 $19 28. Bd4 Kd7
29. Kd2 Re8 30. Rc1 Re4 31. Kd3 f5 32. Be3 Nxe3 33. fxe3 Rh4 34. Rc2 Kd6 35.
Rg2 Kd5 36. Rd2 g5 {Wahls} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 $5 {
Dieser beachtenswerte Zug kam erstmals in der Begegnung Lindgren-Cvetkovic/
Eger 1987 vor.Der Weißscore von 7:3 aus den zugrundeliegenden 10 Partien
meiner Datenbank deutet auf dessen Gefährlichkeit hin.} (6. Be2 {Blatny,P} e6
7. Na3 Nc6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Nbxd4 a6 12. O-O Be7 13. c4
Qd6 14. Nxc6 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 bxc6 16. Ne5 Bxd1 17. Raxd1 Ne4 18. Rfe1 Nd6 19. b3
Nf5 20. Bb6 $16 {_|_ Hansen,LB-Schandorff,L/Farum (03) ;TD 93\09 1993}) 6...
cxd4 {Obwohl die Ergebnisse gegen ihn sprechen,dürfte dieser Zug spielbar sein.
} (6... e6 {Schwarz verzichtet einstweilen darauf seinem Gegner einen Isolani
zu verschaffen.Wie sooft im c3-Sizilianer ist diese Herangehensweise weniger
anspruchsvoll,dafür aber ziemlich solide.} 7. Bc4 (7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8. Bc4 Qd6 9.
O-O a6 10. Re1 Be7 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ne4 Qd5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Ne5
Bh5 16. Bg5 b5 {1/2-1/2 Nehlert,P-Steinhart,C/VLSBaden 9293 (1992) ;GER 04
1993 1/2-1/2 Nehlert,P-Steinhart,C/VLSBaden 9293 (1992) ;GER 04 1993}) 7... Qd8
(7... Qd6) 8. Qb3 (8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. Ndf3 a6 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qxd7+
Nxd7 13. Be2 Be4 14. O-O cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bc5 16. Nb3 Ba7 17. Re1 f5 18. Bc4 Kf7
19. Be3 Nb6 20. Bxe6+ Kxe6 21. f3 Kf7 22. fxe4 Rhe8 23. Bd4 fxe4 24. Nd2 e3 25.
Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Na4 27. Bxa7 Rxa7 28. Rb1 b5 29. Kf2 Rc7 30. Ke2 g5 31. Kd3
Re7 32. Nf3 Kg6 {Knazovcik,L-Walek,M/CZE-ch (04) ;TD 93\10 1993/1/2-1/2 (52)})
8... Qb6 $2 (8... Qc7 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. cxd4 (10. Bb5+ $2 Nc6 11. cxd4 Bd6) 10...
Nc6 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. d5 $2 Qe5+ 13. Kf1 Qd4 14. Qg3 exd5 {Wahls}) 9. Bb5+ Nc6
10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Nfe5 cxd4 12. Qa4 Bc5 13. Nxc6 (13. cxd4 $1 $18 O-O 14. Nxg4
Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Nxg4 16. Bxc6 {Wahls}) 13... O-O 14. cxd4 (14. N6e5 a6 15. Bd7 b5
16. Qa5 Qa7) 14... bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rad8 16. Be3 Bxd4 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rc1 h6 19.
O-O Be2 20. Rfe1 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Rd2 23. Bf3 Qd6 24. Rb3 Qe5 25.
Rc1 Rxb2 26. Qxa7 Rxb3 27. axb3 Qb2 28. Qe3 Nd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rd1 Rb8 31.
Rxd5 Qxb3 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ g6 {1/2-1/2 Podinic,V-Cvek,R/EU-chJM U14
Szombathely (06) ;TD 93\05 1993}) (6... Nc6 $5 {Dieser Zug ist
unternehmungslustig, und stellt eine gute Alternative zur Partiefortsetzung
dar.} 7. Bc4 (7. dxc5 Qxc5 $10 (7... e5 8. b4 $13)) 7... Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qd6 9.
Qb3 e6 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,Evgeny-Makarov,Marat/Novgorod
Open Tournament Novgorod RUS (6) 1995}) (6... Bxf3 {Auf Kosten des
Läuferpaares nimmt Schwarz die Spannung aus der Stellung.} 7. Nxf3 e6 8. Bb5+
$14 Nbd7 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qa4 a6 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 Bxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.
Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. Rxd4 {Bojkovic,N-Lukin,A/Groningen op (05) ;EXP 26 1991} O-O-O
16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Kf1 Nd3 19. b3 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Rd8 21. g3 e5 22. Be3
e4 23. Bd4 Rd5 24. Ke2 Rf5 25. f4 Rh5 26. Ke3 f5 27. Rh1 g5 28. fxg5 Rxg5 29.
Rf1 Kd7 30. g4 Rxg4 31. Rxf5 Rh4 32. Rf7+ Kc6 33. Rf6+ Kd7 34. Rf7+ Kc6 35.
Rf6+ Kd7 {1/2-1/2 Bojkovic,N-Lukin,A/Groningen op (05) ;EXP 26 1991}) 7. Bc4
Qh5 $8 (7... Qd8 $2 8. Qb3 (8. Ne5 $5 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Nxc6
Qd7 12. Nf3 {Wahls}) 8... e6 9. Qxb7 Nbd7 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nc6 Qc8 12. Ba6 $18
O-O 13. b4 Bd6 14. Qxc8 Raxc8 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. b5 {Rovid,K-Boronyak,A/HUN-chT
9192 ;TD 92\10 1991} Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bb2 Nd5 19. f3 Bf5 20. g3 Bd3 21. a4
Ne3 22. Kf2 Nc2 23. Rac1 Bc7 24. Kg2 Ne3+ 25. Kh3 h5 26. Ne4 g5 27. Nf6+ Kg7
28. c4 Kg6 29. Rhe1 Bf5+ 30. g4 hxg4+ 31. Nxg4 Bf4 32. Bd4 Nxc4 33. Bxa7 Bxg4+
34. fxg4 {Rovid,K-Boronyak,A/HUN-chT 9192 ;TD 92\10 1991/1-0 (46)}) (7... Qd6
$2 8. Qb3 Be6 (8... dxc3 9. Qxb7 (9. Bxf7+ $6 Kd8 10. bxc3 Nc6) 9... cxd2+ 10.
Bxd2 {Wahls}) 9. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 10. Qxe6 fxe6 11. Nxd4 $18 Kd7 12. N2f3 Nc6 13. Bf4
Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Ng4 15. Nf3 e5 16. O-O-O+ Ke8 17. Bg3 g6 18. h3 e4 19. hxg4 exf3
20. gxf3 Bg7 21. f4 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24. Rd5 b6 25. f5 Rd8 26.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Kd2 Kd7 29. Kd3 Kc6 30. Ke4 Kd7 31. Be5 Bf8 32. c4
{Podinic,Vladimir-Einarsson,Bergstein/Olympiad (under 16),V Canaries (Spain)
1995/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. cxd4 (9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qxa7 dxc3 11. bxc3 e6
12. O-O Bc5 $44 {Wahls}) 9... e6 $2 {Die weiße Stellung ist zu solide,als daß
Schwarz ernsthaft auf Kompensation für den Bauern hoffen kann.} (9... Rb8 {
Danach sollte Schwarz vollwertiges Spiel erhalten.Natürlich muß er nun
versuchen,seinen König so schnell wie möglich aus dem Zentrum zu evakuieren.}
10. O-O b5 $5 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 Qd5 (11... e6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qh4 14. d5
$40) 12. h3 Bf5 13. Re1 (13. Nh4 Be6) 13... e6 14. Nh4 Bg6 {Wahls}) 11... Qd5
$2 {Schwarz verliert ein wichtiges Tempo,da ein etwaiger Damentausch auf b3
wegen der Öffnung der a-Linie Probleme aufwirft.} (11... e6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Ne5
O-O {Der schwarze König ist in Sicherheit.Wenn jetzt keine Figur verloren geht
ist alles in Ordnung.} (13... Bxe5 $2 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxb5+ Ned7 16. Bxd7+
Nxd7 17. Qa3 $16 Qc5 18. Qg3 {Wahls}) 14. Ndf3 (14. f3 Bxe5 $1 (14... Bf5 $2
15. Bxf5 (15. g4 $2 Qh4) 15... exf5 (15... Qxf5 16. g4 $18) 16. Nf1 {Durch die
ungünstige Damenstellung kommt Schwarz in Schwierigkeiten.} Nxe5 (16... Qh4 17.
Be3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxa7 (19. Bf2 Bd4) 19... Rbe8 20. Red1) 17. dxe5
Rfe8 18. Bf4) (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 (15. Rxe5 $2 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. fxg4
Qe3+ 18. Kh1 Ne4 $19) 15... Bxe5 16. Nf1 Bd4+ 17. Be3 (17. Kh1 $2 Bxf3) 17...
Bxe3+ 18. Nxe3 (18. Rxe3 Qc5 19. fxg4 Nxg4 $15) 18... Bf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Re5
a6 21. Rxf5 Qh4 $13) 15. dxe5 Nc5 (15... Nxe5 $2 16. Bf1 $16) 16. Qc3 Nxd3 17.
Qxd3 Bf5 18. Qe3 Nd5 19. Qxa7 Nb4 $36) (14. h3 Bxe5 15. dxe5 (15. hxg4 $2 Qh2+
16. Kf1 Bc7 $17) (15. Rxe5 $2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bd1 $1) 15... Nc5 (15... Nxe5 $2
16. Bc2) 16. Qc2 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf5 18. Qf1 $2 Nd5 19. g4 Qg6 {Wahls}) 14...
Bxf3 $10 15. Nxf3 a5 (15... Nd5 16. Bd2 Bf4) 16. Bd2 a4 17. Qd1 Nd5 {Wahls} (
17... Qd5)) 12. Re1 Be6 (12... Qxb3 13. axb3 Rb7 14. Ra5 b4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Nd7 17. Nc4 $16 {Wahls}) (12... e6 13. Ne5 $40) 13. Qd1 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Qxf5
15. Ne5 Nxe5 (15... e6 $4 16. g4 $18) 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Nf3 Qd7 (17... e6 $4 18.
Nh4 $18) 18. e6 $18 fxe6 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Qxh8 Kf7 23.
Qh7+ Bg7 24. Bh6 Rg8 25. Bxg7 Rxg7 26. Qh3 Nf4 27. Qf3 Kg8 28. Rad1 Nd5 29. Qe4
Kf7 30. Rc1 Rh7 31. Qe5 Qb6 32. Rc8 {1-0 Lindgren,M-Cvetkovic,S/Eger op 1987})
(9... Nb6 $2 10. Bb5+ Bd7 $6 (10... Nfd7 11. Ne5 Rd8 12. Ne4 Be6 13. Qg3 a6 14.
Be2 Qf5 15. Bd3 Qh5 16. O-O $36 {Wahls}) 11. Ne5 $16 e6 $2 (11... Bxb5 12.
Qxb5+ Nfd7 13. g4 Qh3 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qf3 {Wahls}) 12. g4 $18
Nxg4 13. Nxd7 O-O-O 14. Qc3+ {1-0 Knazovcik,L-Voboril,P/CZE-chT 9394 (02) ;TD
94\03 1994 1-0 Knazovcik,L-Voboril,P/CZE-chT 9394 (02) ;TD 94\03 1994}) 10.
Qxb7 Rb8 (10... Nb6 11. Ne5 {/\Bb5}) 11. Qc6 {Sveshnikov verzichtet auf den
zweiten Bauern,den er gefahrlos hätte nehmen können,und übt stattdesssen
weiterhin Druck auf die gegnerische Stellung aus.} (11. Qxa7 $5 Bxf3 (11... Bb4
12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Bf5 (13... Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxh3 15. Qc7) 14. Qa4) 12. Nxf3
Bb4+ 13. Kf1 O-O 14. Bf4 Ra8 15. Qb7) 11... Bb4 (11... Bxf3 $142 12. Nxf3 Bb4+
13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 O-O $13) 12. Ne5 O-O $2 {Dieses Figurenopfer stellt
keine allzu hohen Ansprüche an Sveshnikovs Verteidigungskünste.} (12... Rd8 13.
Qa4 Bxd2+ 14. Bxd2 O-O) (12... Qg5 $5) (12... Rd8 $5 {Blatny,P}) 13. Nxd7 Nxd7
14. Qxd7 e5 (14... Rfd8 15. Qxa7 $18) 15. Qxa7 Qg6 (15... exd4 {Blatny,P} 16.
O-O $18) (15... Bxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Rxb2 17. dxe5 Rc2 18. Rc1 Qxe5+ 19. Qe3 Qb2 20.
Rxc2 Qxc2 21. Bb3 Qb1+ 22. Bc1 Rc8 23. O-O $18) 16. O-O Rbd8 17. f3 Bh3 18. Rf2
Rxd4 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. Nb3 Be1 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Qxd4 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rc2+ 24. Bd2
Qg5 25. f4 Qa5 26. b4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qa4+ {Von Sveshnikov in
die Turnierpraxis eingeführt,um die etwas schlappe Isolanistellung zu umgehen,
die nach 6.Le2 entsteht.Die vorliegende Partie stellt das Damenschach
ernsthaft in Frage.} Bd7 (6... Nbd7 7. Bc4 (7. Be3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 e6
10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Rg1 h6 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Rxg7 Kf8 14. Rg1 Nb6 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16.
Bxb5 Nfd5 17. Ne4 Rb8 18. Ke2 f5 19. Nc5 Kf7 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Ne5+ Bxe5 22. dxe5
a6 23. Bd3 Nd7 24. f4 Rbc8 25. Kd2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rg8 27. Be2 Rd8 28. Bh5+ Kf8
29. Ke2 Rb8 30. Kf3 Rd8 31. Ke2 Rb8 32. Bf3 Kf7 33. a4 Ke8 34. b3 Nf8 35. Bxd5
exd5 36. Rc7 Nd7 37. e6 Nf8 38. Bc5 Ng6 39. Rg7 Nxf4+ 40. Kf3 Nxe6 41. Re7+ {
1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Madsen,D/Gausdal International (07) ;TD 92\08 1992}) (7. Be2
e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 Qc6 11. Qxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. O-O-O cxd4 14.
Bxd4 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Ncd7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. f4 Ke7 20. Bf3
Rhd8 21. Kc2 Nb8 22. Rhe1 Rxd1 23. Nxd1 Rd8 24. Kc3 Nfd7 25. Nf2 Nc5 26. b4
Na4+ 27. Kb3 Rd2 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Nb6 30. Bf3 N6d7 31. Nd3 Kd6 {Rabiega,
R-Schuh,H/BL 9394 (1994) ;BL 1994/1-0 (54)}) 7... Qe4+ 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Nd2 Qc6
10. Bb5 Bxg2 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Qb3 Bxh1 13. f3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bg2 15. Rc1 (15.
Qxb7 Rd8 16. Bf4 e5 17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Qxa7 Nd3+ 19. Kd1 Bc5 20. Qc7 Nd5 21. Qc6+
Ke7 22. Bg5+ f6 23. exf6+ gxf6 24. Bh6 Kf7 25. a3 Rhe8 26. Qb7+ Re7 27. Qb3
Re1+ 28. Kc2 Rxa1 29. Kxd3 Kg6 30. Kc4 Rc1+ {0-1 Braeuning,R-Hracek,Z/
Kecskemet (02) ;CBM 29 1992}) 15... b6 16. Qa4 e6 17. Rc7 Be7 18. Bg5 Bd8 19.
Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Qa3 Nf6 22. Nc4 Bxf3 23. Nd6+ Rxd6 24. Qxd6 Nd7 25.
Qg3 Be4 26. Qxg7 Rf8 27. Qg3 f5 28. b4 f4 29. Qg4 Bd5 30. Qh5+ Rf7 31. a4 f3 {
0-1 Rabiega,R-Hracek,Z/BL2-N 9293 (1993) ;BL2 1993}) (6... Nc6 7. Bc4 Qd7 (7...
Qe4+ 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Nd2 Qg4 10. Nxf3 Qxg2 11. Ke2 $16 (11. Ke2 e6 12. Bb5 (12.
dxc5 Nd7 13. b4 Qg4 14. b5 Nce5 15. c6 Qxf3+ 16. Kd2 Nxc4+ 17. Qxc4 bxc6 18.
bxc6 Ne5 19. Qb3 Rd8+ 20. Bd4 Qxc6 21. Rhd1 Nf3+ 22. Ke3 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Bd6 24.
Rac1 Qa6 25. Rc3 O-O 26. Rg1 e5 27. d5 Qb6+ 28. Ke2 Qxb3 29. axb3 Rc8 30. Rcg3
g6 31. h4 Rc2+ 32. Kd1 Ra2 33. R1g2 h5 34. Rc3 Rd8 35. Rc6 Bf8 36. Rg5 Rxd5+
37. Ke1 Rc5 38. Rxc5 Bxc5 39. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 40. Kf1 Bxh4 41. b4 Rb2 42. b5 Bf6 43.
Rc5 Bd4 44. Rd5 Bb6 {0-1 Collins,D-Sorokina,A/WchJW-U14 Szeged (03) ;TD 94\01
1994}) 12... Nd7 13. Rhg1 Qh3 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxc6 Rd8 16. dxc5 Qf5 17. Rad1
h6 18. Qa4 Bxc5 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Rd1 O-O 21. Qxd7 Rb8 22. Rd2 Bxe3 23. fxe3
Qg4 24. Kf2 h5 25. Qc7 Rb5 26. Qg3 Qf5 27. Qf4 g5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 29. Ke2 e5 30.
e4 Rf4 31. Ke3 f6 32. c4 g4 33. Nh4 Rf1 34. Rc2 Re1+ 35. Kf2 Rxe4 {Van de
Oudeweetering-Van Wely,L/Rotterdam Knok (01) 1990/1-0 (49)})) 8. dxc5 Bxf3 9.
gxf3 e6 10. Be3 $1 Nd5 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Qe4 Qh5 (12... Qd7 13. Nd2 f5 14. Qa4
Be7 15. O-O-O $16) (12... O-O-O 13. Qxd5 Rxd5 14. b4 $16 {_|_}) 13. b4 Be7 (
13... a5) 14. Nd2 O-O (14... Bf6 $5 15. Rc1 (15. b5 Ne7 16. Qxb7 O-O 17. Ne4
Nd5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 $13) 15... O-O 16. Nc4 Rfd8 17. Ke2 $1 {/\ Qg4+/-}) 15.
O-O-O Bf6 (15... a5 16. b5 Na7 17. Qc4 $1 Rfc8 18. Ne4 Qxf3 19. Rhg1 $16) 16.
Kc2 Rfd8 17. Nc4 $16 Rd5 (17... Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Qxh2 19. Nd6 $16) 18. Qg4 Rxd1 $8
19. Rxd1 (19. Qxh5 $5 Rxh1 20. Nd6 Nd8 21. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 (21... Be5 22. Bxd8 Bxd6
23. cxd6 Rxd8 24. Qc5 Rxh2 25. Qc7 Rxf2+ 26. Kd1 $16) 22. Qxg5 Rxh2 (22... f6
23. Qg2 {/\ Ne8+/-}) 23. Qe7 h5 24. Qe8+ Kh7 25. Nxf7 Rxf2+ 26. Kb3 $16) 19...
Qxh2 20. f4 $1 Qh6 21. Nd6 Nd8 22. b5 (22. f5 exf5 23. Qxf5 Qg6 (23... Qh4 24.
Qf3 $16) 24. Qxg6 $16 {_|_}) 22... Qg6+ (22... a6 23. b6 $1 {/\ Nb7+/-} (23. a4
$6 axb5 24. axb5 Ra3 $132) (23. c6 $6 bxc6 24. b6 Rb8 $13)) 23. Qxg6 fxg6 24.
Ne4 Be7 (24... h5 25. Rd7 h4 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Bd4 e5 28. fxe5 h3 29. exf6 h2
30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. f7 Nxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. Re7+ Kg8 35. Re1 $18)
25. Rd7 Kf8 26. Rc7 $1 h5 27. Bd4 e5 28. Bxe5 $18 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Neverov,V/
Moskva II 47/203 1989} (28. Bxe5 Ne6 29. Rxb7 $18)) 7. Qb3 (7. Qd1 e6 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Bd3 Bc6 14. Nb5
Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Ne4 16. Qe2 Qb4+ 17. Kf1 Nd6 18. Bd3 Nc6 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. a3 Qb6
21. b4 Ne8 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Qh4 Rd5 24. b5 Ne7 25. g4 Ng6 26. Qg3 Qd6 27. Bc4 {
[#]} Rc8 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. g5 Ne4 30. Qg4 Nxg5 31. Rd3 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 Nh4 {
0-1 Olsen,S-Ornstein,A/Osterskan op ;TD 94\02 1994}) 7... cxd4 $1 (7... Qxb3 8.
axb3 e6 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 (10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Be3 a6 12. N5a3 Nd5
13. Nc4 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 e5 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Nec4 Rc7 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bd3 O-O 19.
f3 Be6 20. O-O Rd8 21. Bc2 f5 22. Nf2 Bf6 23. Rfe1 g6 24. Nd3 Re7 25. Ncxe5
Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Rd2 27. Rac1 Bd5 28. Nd3 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Bg5 30. Rd1 Be3+ 31. Kh1
Rf2 32. h3 Bc6 33. Kh2 Re2 34. b4 Kg7 35. Kh1 Bf2 36. Nd3 Rxc2 37. Nxf2 Rxf2
38. Re1 Rxb2 39. Re7+ Kh6 40. g4 fxg4 {0-1 Acs,P-Holzmann,H/Balatonbereny op 
(04) ;TD 92\11 1992}) 10... Bxc6 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc4 (12. Nb5 Rd8 13. Nd4 Be4
14. f3 e5 15. Ne6 fxe6 16. fxe4 Nxe4 17. b4 Bd6 18. Be2 Nf6 19. b5 axb5 20.
Bxb5+ Nd7 21. Ke2 O-O 22. Rd1 Nb6 23. Bg5 Nd5 24. Bxd8 Nf4+ 25. Kd2 Rxd8 26. g3
Nd5 27. Be2 Nc7 28. Bd3 g6 29. Be4 Kf8 30. Bxb7 Ke7 31. Bc6 h5 32. b4 h4 33. b5
hxg3 34. hxg3 Rb8 35. c4 Rh8 36. Rh1 Rxh1 37. Rxh1 Bc5 38. Rh7+ Kd8 39. Rd7+ {
1-0 Sequera,J-Gamboa,N/Merida 1992}) 12... e6 13. b4 Nd7 14. Bd2 b5 15. Na5 Bd5
16. f3 Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. Kf2 Rfc8 19. Ra3 Nb6 20. Rha1 Bd8 21. Be3 Na4 22.
Rb1 Bxa5 23. bxa5 Nc5 24. Rd1 Nb3 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Rxb3 Re8 27. Bd4 Re7 28. f4
Rae8 29. Bf3 Re1 30. Ra3 Rb1 31. Ra2 Rd8 32. b4 f6 33. Re2 Kf7 34. f5 g6 35.
Re6 Rb2+ 36. Kg3 h5 37. Rxf6+ Ke7 38. fxg6 {1-0 Godena,M-Tatai,S/Reggio Emilia
(09) ;CBM 45 1994}) 9. dxc5 (9. Na3 a6 10. Nc4 $16) 9... Bxc5 10. b4 (10. Nbd2
a6 11. b4 Ba7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Bd3 Be8 14. Ne4 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6
17. Be4 Rab8 18. Bf4 e5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 f5 21. Bc2 Be6 22. Rf1 e4 23. Rd1
Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. h3 Kg7 26. Rf4 Kg6 27. g4 Re8 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. gxf5+
Bxf5 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Rd2+ 32. Kf3 Rxb2 33. Re7 b5 34. Rc7 f6 {
Tzermiadianos,A-Sjodahl,P/EU-chJ U20 Arnhem ;TD 89\08 1989/0-1 (62)}) 10... Bb6
11. Nbd2 {/\ Nc4+/= Sveshnikov,E}) (7... e6 8. Bc4 Qc6 9. Be3 (9. O-O Qc7 10.
Be3 Nc6 11. dxc5 Na5 12. Qb4 b6 $10) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qc7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Be2
Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. f4 Qb8 18. Bf3 (18.
a3 $5 {/\} Na5 19. Qa2 $14 {Daniliuk,S}) 18... Na5 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. Qe2 Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 Qd6 22. Kh1 Qb6 23. b3 Ba3 24. Rb1 Bb4 25. Na4 Qc7 26. Nc5 Nc6 27. Rbc1
Ba3 28. Rc4 b5 29. Nxc6 bxc4 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31. bxc4 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Rxd1+ 33.
Bxd1 {Daniliuk,S-Petrosian,A/St.Petersburg op ;TD 93\09 1993/1-0 (59)}) 8. Bc4
(8. Nxd4 $6 Nc6 $32 9. Be3 (9. Bc4 $2 Qxg2 10. Bxf7+ Kd8 11. Rf1 Nxd4 12. cxd4
e6 $19 13. d5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Bh5 Rc8 16. Bg5+ Be7 17. Bxe7+ Kxe7 18.
Na3 Rhf8 19. Rg1 g6 20. Be2 Rf4 21. Rg4 Rcf8 22. Rxf4 Rxf4 23. Kf1 Bc6 24. Kg1
Rd4 25. Bf3 b5 26. Rc1 Kd6 27. Nb1 b4 28. Rc2 Ba4 29. Rd2 Rc4 30. b3 Rc1+ 31.
Kg2 Bc6 32. Rb2 g5 33. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 34. f3 g4 35. Nd2 gxf3+ 36. Nxf3 Rc3 {
0-1 Schmitt,An-Sokolov,A/FRA-chT ;TD 94\03 1994}) 9... Na5 10. Qc2 Ng4 11. Nd2
Nxe3 12. fxe3 g6 {Sein Läuferpaar und die bessere Bauernstruktur geben dem
Schwarzen Vorteil.} 13. e4 Qg5 14. O-O-O Bg7 15. Kb1 O-O 16. N2f3 Qf4 17. h4
Rad8 18. h5 e5 19. Rh4 Bg4 20. hxg6 exd4 21. gxf7+ Rxf7 22. e5 Bf5 23. Bd3 Bxd3
24. Rxd3 Qf5 25. Rhxd4 Rdf8 26. Rd6 Nc4 27. R6d5 Nxe5 28. a3 Re7 29. Ka2 Qf7
30. Ng5 Qg6 31. Qb3 Nxd3 32. Rd6+ Kh8 33. Rxg6 Nc1+ {0-1 Smagin,S-Atalik,S/
Heraklio op (04) ;TD 93\09 1993}) 8... Qe4+ 9. Kf1 e6 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4 {
Vielleicht genauer als der Textzug.Probleme jedoch,hat Schwarz auch hier keine.
} Bc6 $5 (10... Nc6 11. Nc3 Qf5 12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qc7 $8 Rc8 $6 (13... Be7 $1
$44 {Kharlov,A}) 14. Qf4 Qxf4 $6 (14... Qa5 $1 $13) 15. Bxf4 Nxd4 16. Ne5 $1
Nh5 $2 (16... Bd6 $1 17. Rd1 $1 (17. Nxd7 Kxd7 $1 (17... Bxf4 18. Nxf6+ gxf6
19. Ba6 $14) 18. Bxd6 Kxd6 19. Ba6 Rc6 $10) 17... Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxc4 19. Bxd4
a6 20. Ke2 $14) 17. Rd1 $1 $16 {~/= Kharlov,A-Hoffmann,M/Porz 58/(181) 1993}) (
10... Qc6 11. Nc3 $14) 11. Nc3 Qg6 12. Nb5 Na6 13. Bf4 Qf5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15.
Bxd6 Ne4 16. Bxa6 Nxd6 17. Bd3 Qa5 18. Qc3 Qd5 19. Qc5 O-O $15 20. Ke2 Rfd8 21.
Rhd1 Ne4 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Ne1 Rac8 25. Rac1 Kf8 26. f3 Bd5 27.
b3 Ke7 28. Nd3 Bc6 29. Ke3 a5 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Nc4 a4 32. bxa4 Bxa4 33. Nb6 Rxc1
34. Rxc1 Bc6 {Sveshnikov,E-Markowski,T/Oviedo 25' (09) ;EXP 38 1993/0-1 (49)})
10... Nc6 11. Nd2 Qg6 $1 {Eine wichtige Neuerung!} (11... Nxd4 12. Nxe4 Nxb3
13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. axb3 Bc5 15. b4 Bb6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Rg8 18. g3 Bc6 19.
Rg1 Rg5 20. Ra5 a6 21. Ke2 Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Tukmakov,V/Biel op (04) ;EXP
31 1992}) 12. Qxb7 {Was sonst?} (12. N2f3 $4 Na5) (12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nf3 Bc5
14. Bb5 O-O-O 15. Bxc6 Qd3+) 12... Rb8 13. Qc7 (13. Qa6 {Danach hat Schwarz
mindestens Remis.} Rb6 14. Qa4 Nxd4 (14... Be7 15. Qc2) (14... Bc5 15. N4b3 Bd6
(15... Bxf2 $5 16. Kxf2 Ng4+)) 15. Qxa7 Qh5 16. f3 Nc2 17. Qxb6 Nxa1 18. Qb8+
Ke7 19. Qb4+ Kd8 20. Qb6+ $10) 13... Rc8 14. Qg3 (14. Qb7 $2 Na5) 14... Nxd4
15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. cxd4 Bb4 17. b3 (17. Bb3 $2 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Bxd2) 17... Bc3
18. Rb1 Bxd4 {Der Kampfesstaub hat sich verzogen,und Schwarz sitzt obenauf.}
19. Nf3 (19. Bb2 Bxb2 (19... Bb6) 20. Rxb2 Bc6 21. f3 Nd5 22. Kf2 Ke7 $15)
19... Bb6 20. Bb2 Ne4 $17 21. Ke2 Nxf2 22. Rhc1 (22. Rhf1 Ng4 23. Bxg7 Rh5 $17
(23... Rh7 24. Ne5)) 22... Ng4 (22... f6 23. Bd4 (23. Nd4 Rh4) 23... Ne4) 23.
Bxg7 Rh5 24. h3 (24. h4 f6 25. Bd3 Kf7 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Rc1 Bb7) 24... Ne3 25.
g4 (25. Ne1 Ke7 (25... Bc6 26. Rc3) 26. Bd3 f6 (26... e5) 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Rc1
(28. Bxg6 Ba6+) 28... Bb7 29. Bxg6 Rg5 30. Bh6 Rxg6 31. Bxe3 Bxg2 32. Bxb6 axb6
) 25... Rxh3 26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Rxh1 Nxg4 28. Rh4 e5 29. Ng5 Ke7 30. Rh7 Bf5 31.
Bh8 Rf8 32. Bxf7 Nf6 33. Rg7 Nh5 34. Rh7 Nf4+ 35. Kf3 Rxh8 36. Rxh8 Kf6 37.
Bxg6 Nxg6 38. Rh5 Nf4 39. Nh7+ Bxh7 40. Rxh7 Ne6 41. Rh5 Ng5+ 42. Kg4 Nf7 43.
a4 a5 44. Kf3 Ke6 45. Ke4 Nd6+ 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Rg5 Bc5 48. Rh5 Bb4 49. Rg5 Nb7
0-1

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 $1 {Seeking centre pawn for wing pawn. It is of course the holding back of
the d-pawn which renders e5 weak and encourages such insolence!} 9. e6 $1 {
Conceding, but only at a price.} dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 {Black's king-side
concession would be a bit much without queens.} 11. d4 {Otherwise the d-pawn
could find it tricky to play later!} cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 e5
15. O-O Bf5 16. Nbd2 Bg6 {Despite the doubled e-pawns, black has quite free
piece play, and his pawn mass in the centre is mobile. However, he should
studiously avoid fixing it prematurely.} 17. a4 $1 {I like this move. Black
will be forced either to play ...a6, or to allow white's pawn to a6. Either
represents a strategic gain and some counterchances.} Nd7 18. f3 f5 19. Nf2 Bg7
20. a5 O-O 21. Re1 a6 22. Nc4 {with a very complex strategic battle, well
beyond my theme.} Rad8 23. Bf1 Kh8 24. Be3 Bf7 25. Rad1 Be6 26. Be2 Nf6 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bb6 Rc8 29. Ne3 Nd7 30. Bd3 Nxb6 31. axb6 Rf8 32. Bc4 Bc8 33. Nd3
h5 34. Nc5 Rf6 35. Rd1 Bh6 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Nd5 Rd6 38. Ke2 Rg6 39. g3 h4 40.
Nc7 hxg3 41. hxg3 Rxg3 42. Kf2 Rg6 43. N5e6+ Bxe6 44. Nxe6+ Kf6 45. Nc5 e4 46.
fxe4 fxe4 47. Nxe4+ Kf5 48. Bd3 Kf4 49. Nc5 Rf6 50. Ke2 Kg4 51. Rg1+ Kh5 52.
Ne4 Re6 53. c4 Nd4+ 54. Kf2 Rxb6 55. b4 Bf4 56. Rh1+ Kg4 57. Rg1+ Kh5 58. Rh1+
Kg4 59. Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "AUT-chT 9900"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "1999.10.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1999.10.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hietzing/Fischer SK"]
[BlackTeam "Graz ESV Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 dxc3 $5 {I think this acceptance of white's challenge is more
principled than the alternative} (9... e6 {where white gets reasonable
compensation for the IQP after either capture on d4.}) 10. Qxd6 $5 {Very
unusual, but as the course of the game suggests a rich potentially rich
terrain for original ideas and reserach.} ({The main line runs} 10. Qe2 Bf5 (
10... cxb2 11. Bxb2 Qb4+ 12. Kf1 Bf5 $1 {also merits consideration.}) 11. Nb5
Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 f6 (13... Rc8 $5 {Wells} 14. Nxa7 $5 cxb2 15. Bxb2
Nc4 {is dangerous, but perhaps playable.}) 14. Nc7+ Kd8 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxe6
$13 {gives white interesting compensation for his material deficit, although
black has still been willing to defend this in practice with reasonable
results.}) ({Another aggressive side-line is} 10. Nb5 $5 {which however now
looks to have less mileage eg.} Qxd1+ (10... Qb8 {looks dangerous} 11. O-O e6
12. g3 Be7 13. Re1 cxb2 14. Bxb2 O-O 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nxc6 bxc6
18. Rxe7 Qxb5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ Kg6 21. h4 $13 {0-1 Shaked,T-Sammalvuo,T/
Halle 1995/CBM 48 ext (40)}) 11. Kxd1 cxb2 12. Bxb2 Rb8 13. Ne5 e6 14. Nc7+ Ke7
15. Na6 Ra8 16. Nc7 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 in Shaked,T-Hodgson,J/Bermuda 1997/CBM 58 (16)
. This quick draw appears to be difficult to improve upon for either side.})
10... exd6 11. Nb5 Rb8 ({I could not ( and still cannot! ) believe that black
can afford to develop still more of white's pieces with tempo and hence
rejected} 11... cxb2 $6 12. Bxb2 Rb8 13. Ng5 (13. O-O Be6) 13... Nd8 14. O-O (
14. Ne4 $5 Be6 (14... d5 15. Be5 Bb4+ 16. Kf1 dxe4 17. Bxb8 $14) 15. Nbxd6+
Bxd6 16. Nxd6+ Kf8 17. Ba3 Kg8 18. O-O $44 {[%csl Rg8,Rh8] although white's
compensation is not as imposing as I would have expected, so maybe the text
move is preferable.}) 14... Be6 15. Rfe1 Kd7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nxa7 d5 18. Bd4
Nc8 19. Ba4+ Nc6 20. Nxc6 $6 (20. Rab1 $1 $16 {Fritz 5.}) 20... bxc6 21. Rec1
Ne7 22. Bc5 Ra8 {and black consolidated 0-1 in Jahn,C-Gallati,M/Baden 1997/EXT
99 (33)}) 12. Ng5 Ne5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nxc3 Be7 15. f4 Nec4 (15... Bxg5 $6 16.
fxe5 Bxc1 17. Raxc1 dxe5 18. Bxf7+ Kd8 19. Bb3 $44 {[%csl Rb8,Rh8][%cal Yf1f7,
Yf7h7]}) 16. Re1 Kf8 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. b3 Bf6 19. Nge4 Bd4+ 20. Kf1 f5 21. Rd1
Ne3+ 22. Bxe3 Bxe3 23. Rxd6 $1 (23. Nxd6 $2 Bxf4 24. Nf7 Kxf7 25. Rxd7+ Ke6 26.
Rxg7 Be5 27. Re1 Kf6 $17) 23... Be8 $2 (23... Bc6 $1 {Natural and best!
Already running short of time, I was worried by} 24. Ng5 Bxf4 25. Ne6+ Ke7 26.
Rxc6 {but failed to spot} Bxh2 $1 {( Blatny ) when after} 27. Rc7+ $8 Bxc7 $1 (
27... Kxe6 $2 28. Re1+ $36) 28. Nxc7 Rbc8 {I prefer black's 'rook pair' with
such reduced material.}) 24. Rd3 Bb6 25. Nd6 g6 26. Nd5 Bc6 27. Nxb6 axb6 28.
Nc4 Kg7 29. Re1 Rhe8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Rd6 Re4 32. g3 Kf8 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Kf2
Bb5 35. Ne3 (35. Nd6 Re2+ 36. Kf3 Ba6 37. Rd7+ Kf6 (37... Kg8 38. a4) 38. Rxb7)
35... Bc6 36. Nc2 Kf7 37. Nd4 Re7 38. a4 Rc7 39. Rd6 Be4 40. Rxb6 Rc1 41. Nb5
Ke7 42. Ke3 Rd1 43. Ke2 Rh1 44. Nd6 {I expected this, and thought black was in
some trouble. In fact, given the strength of black's bishop in such positions
where both sides will throw forward their respective pawn majorities, this
course also carries a measure of risk.} Rxh2+ 45. Ke3 Bh1 $1 {[%csl Yh1] The
only square. Otherwise white will always win a tempo by attacking the bishop.}
46. Nxb7 Rg2 47. a5 Rxg3+ 48. Kd4 Rf3 {There was little time to check the
speed of white's queen-side, but practically little need also. If black cannot
get his king-side pawns rolling in the most efficient manner, then his cause
is anyway rather hopeless. In fact, although I was a little slow to adjust
psychologically at the time, white's pawns can be contained, and given the
long-range powers of the bishop in such races black already has his fair share
of the chances.} 49. a6 $6 ({It transpires that white is not queening, and
therefore should concentrate on the position of his pieces. After the better} 
49. Nc5 Rxf4+ 50. Ke5 Rf1 51. a6 {[%cal Yb6b7] I am sure that he should at
least not lose.}) 49... Rxf4+ 50. Kc5 Rf1 51. Rb4 (51. b4) 51... Rc1+ 52. Kb6
Rc6+ 53. Kb5 {[%cal Yb4h4]} g5 $1 $17 {An extraordinary turn-around. Given a
little care, White's a-pawn is going nowhere, and black's counterplay should
carry the day.} 54. a7 Rc8 55. Kb6 g4 56. Ra4 Ra8 57. Nc5 g3 58. Nd3 Be4 (58...
g2 $2 59. Ra1 {[%csl Rh1]}) 59. Nf4 Kd6 60. b4 g2 61. Nh3 f4 62. b5 f3 63. Ra1
Rg8 $19 64. Ka6 Ba8 65. Rg1 Rg7 66. Nf2 Kc5 67. b6 Bb7+ 68. Ka5 Kd4 69. Nh3 Ke3
70. Re1+ Kd2 71. Rg1 Rg3 {Having on occasion been on the wrong side of such
nightmares, I know well that sometimes such accidents can happen. A couple of
days later Blatny showed his true endgame class against Hertneck. This game I
find interesting rather for white's opening play, which at least as a surprise
weapon was very unpleasant to face for the first time.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. Na3 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. g4 $1 Bg6 12. g5 $1 {The g-pawn advance as
harrassment of the enemy forces. A classic example of initiative building
which white follows through admirably against a strong opponent.} Ne4 (12...
Nh5 $5) 13. Nh4 $1 {Without the g6 bishop black's light squares suddenly look
very vulnerable to white's better developed forces. The prosecution of white's
initiative is impressive.} a6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qd5 $1 Rh4 16. O-O-O Qc8 17.
Rd4 Ndc5 18. f3 e6 19. Qe5 {Classic energy and initiative - every move a
threat!} f6 20. Nc7+ Kf7 21. Qh2 e5 22. Bc4+ Ke7 23. gxf6+ gxf6 24. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "2003.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Collins, Sam E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2003.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 {Une variante où les succès de Sviechnikov ont bénéficié d'un
effet boule-de-neige. Les Blancs y projettent d'avancer sur d4.} Nf6 {Les
Noirs traitent l'ouverture dans l'esprit de la défense Alekhine.} 3. e5 Nd5 4.
Nf3 e6 {Une continuation solide, régulièrement adoptée par Sviechnikov
lui-même lorsqu'il se trouve de l'autre côté de l'échiquier.} 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4
d6 7. cxd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nc6 {Le point de départ de nombreuses
recherches théoriques. Les Blancs jouissent d'un avantage d'espace, où la
position avancée du pion e5 et l'éloignement du Cf6 offrent quelques chances
d'attaque sur le roque..} 10. Qe4 {Le dernier cri ; Les Blancs préparent une
batterie, via Fd3, tout en envisageant un autre transfert vers g4.} Re8 {
Apparemment trop passif ;} ({Les experts préfèrent} 10... Bd7 {(vers c6) et si}
11. Bd3 {alors} f5) 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bd3 g6 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Bb1 N4d5 {Les Noirs
continuent de jouer sans cesse la même pièce sans chercher de contre-jeu. La
punition ne tarde pas.} 15. Qg4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. h4 {Une conception peu
banale ; Paul ne se laisse pas distraire par la menace contre sa Tour (Dxc3-a1)
et poursuit l'offensive en direction du Roi. L'idée consiste а démanteler les
remparts, par l'élimination du pion g6, par h5, si besoin appuyé encore du
sacrifice du Fb1.} ({Personnellement, j'aurais plutôt opté pour} 17. Bg5 {
Supposons alors} Bf8 ({si} 17... Qxc3 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Qh4 {avec une belle
position d'attaque.}) 18. Qh4 Qxc3 19. Bf6 Qxa1 (19... Nd7 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21.
Ng5 h6 22. Qe4) 20. Ng5 h6 (20... h5 21. Qxh5 $3 gxh5 22. Bh7#) 21. Nxf7 Qc3 (
21... Kxf7 22. Bxg6+ $1 Kg8 23. Bf7+ $1) 22. Qe4 Bg7 23. Nxh6+ {et les Blancs
gagnent.}) 17... Nd7 {En arrière toute !} ({Cependant, le charme de la
combinaison mériterait d'être vérifié.} 17... Qxc3 18. h5 Qxa1 19. Bh6 ({
non pas} 19. hxg6 Qxb1) 19... Bf8 20. hxg6 hxg6 ({sur} 20... Bxh6 21. gxf7+
Kxf7 22. exd6 $1 {gagne.}) 21. Bxg6 (21. Qh4 Nd7 $1) 21... Qxe1+ {(forcé)} 22.
Nxe1 Bxh6 23. Qh5 Re7 $1 (23... fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Ke7 26. Qg7+ Kd8
27. exd6 Bd7 28. Nf3 {puis Ce5}) 24. Qxh6 (24. exd6 fxg6) 24... fxg6 25. Qxg6+
Rg7 (25... Kf8 26. Nf3 Nc4 27. Ng5 dxe5 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Nh7+ Rxh7 30. Qxh7
Nf7 31. g4) 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 {et je ne vois guère mieux que l'échec
perpétuel. Cependant cette analyse n'est pas exhaustive et avec un peu plus de
temps on pourrait sans doute trouver un gain.}) 18. h5 f5 19. Qg3 Kg7 20. hxg6
hxg6 {Il semblerait que les Noirs aient réussi а consolider l'édifice, mais il
n'en est rien ! [#]} 21. Bxf5 $3 {Très joli : la position s'ouvre avant que la
Ta8 ne puisse intervenir.} exf5 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Bh6+ {La pointe pour
échapper а l'attaque du Fd6 avec gain de temps.} Kxh6 (23... Kh7 24. Ng5+) 24.
Qh4+ Kg7 25. Rxe8 Nf8 26. Rae1 {et les Noirs abandonnent car l'échec de la
Tour sur e7 est mortel. Si 26... Rf7 27.Cg5+ Rg7 28.Txf8 ! gagne la Dame ou
fait mat.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m1"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 $6 {This might be
overly ambitious, as a future b2-b3 brings about a very favorable trade for
White.} (6... d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7... exd6 8. d4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Be7 11.
O-O O-O 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Na3 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G Dortmund 1992}) 8. O-O
(8. d4 cxd4 {Transposes back to normal lines}) 8... Be6 (8... Bg4 $4 9. Bxf7+
Kxf7 10. Ng5+ $18) (8... Bf5 $5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 e6 11. Nc3 Be7 $10) 9. Bxe6
Qxe6 10. Re1 (10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {Again, this transposes to normal lines of
this variation.}) 10... Qd5 11. d4 e6 {This needs tests, but I suspect that
Black is equal.}) 7. Bc2 g6 8. Na3 d6 (8... d5 $142) 9. Qe2 $1 d5 (9... dxe5
10. Nxe5 Qd5 11. Be4 $1) 10. h3 Bg7 11. O-O $5 (11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 d4 $1)
11... Nd7 12. e6 $1 fxe6 13. Ng5 Nf8 14. f4 e5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Kh1 $1 h6 17.
Nf3 Nfd7 $6 18. Nxe5 (18. Nd4 $1 Nc5 19. b3 $16) 18... Nxe5 19. b3 Qc7 20. bxc4
dxc4 21. Nb5 Qa5 22. a4 Bd7 23. Ba3 Bxb5 24. axb5 Qb6 $2 (24... Qxb5 $1 25.
Bxg6+ Nxg6 26. Qe6 Qc6 27. Qf7+ Kd7 28. Qxg7 $13 Rag8 29. Qd4+ Kc7 30. Qxa7 Nh4
31. Qc5) 25. d4 cxd3 26. Bxd3 Bf6 27. Be4 $1 O-O 28. c4 $16 a6 $138 29. Bd5+
Kh8 30. bxa6 $2 $138 (30. Bxe7 $1 {Anand} Bxe7 31. Qxe5+ Bf6 32. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 (
32... Rxf6 33. c5 Qd8 34. Bxb7 $18) 33. Qxf6+ Rxf6 34. Bxb7 Ra7 35. bxa6 $16)
30... Rxa6 31. Rab1 Qd8 32. Qe3 Kh7 33. Bb2 Nd7 34. Bxb7 $14 Rb6 35. Bxf6 Rfxf6
36. Bf3 Rbe6 37. Qc3 Nc5 38. Bd5 Rxf1+ 39. Rxf1 Rf6 40. Re1 (40. Rxf6 $142 exf6
41. Qe3 $14) 40... Qd6 $10 41. Qe3 (41. Qe5 Rf1+ 42. Rxf1 Qxe5 43. Rf7+ Qg7 (
43... Kh8 44. Rf8+) 44. Rxg7+ Kxg7 45. Kg1 Kf6 46. Kf2 Ke5 47. Ke3 $15) 41...
e6 42. Bf3 Rf4 43. Rd1 Qc7 44. Rc1 $2 {Adams needed to win this game to have
reasonable chances to continue the match, as he was -1 and this was his last
White. No doubt after having such good chances throughout the game, he had no
stomach to conduct passive defense} (44. Rd4 $10) 44... h5 45. Qc3 Qg7 46. Qc2
Qe5 47. Qd2 Rd4 48. Re1 Qf4 $1 $17 49. Qe2 (49. Qxf4 $142 Rxf4 50. Rc1 Kh6 51.
Kg1 g5) 49... Rxc4 50. Rf1 Rc1 51. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 52. Kh2 Qc3 (52... h4 53. Qe5)
53. h4 $1 Qd4 54. g4 hxg4 55. Bxg4 Qf4+ 56. Kg2 Ne4 57. Qf3 Qd2+ 58. Kg1 Qd4+
59. Kg2 Qb2+ 60. Kh3 Nf2+ 61. Kg3 {Adjourned} Nxg4 62. Kxg4 {This endgame is
probably drawn, but Black has very good chances to win as White must keep
defending correctly. However, Black blundered early, allowing White to draw
without trouble.} Qd4+ 63. Kh3 Kg7 64. Qa3 Qf4 65. Qe7+ Qf7 66. Qb4 e5 67. Kg3
Qa7 68. Qd2 Qg1+ 69. Kh3 Qh1+ 70. Kg3 Qg1+ 71. Kh3 Qd4 72. Qc1 Qd3+ 73. Kg4
Qe4+ 74. Kg3 Qd3+ 75. Kg4 Qe4+ 76. Kg3 Kf6 77. Qd2 Ke6 $2 78. h5 $1 gxh5 79.
Qh6+ Kd5 80. Qxh5 Qe1+ 81. Kg2 Kd4 82. Qf7 Qd2+ 83. Kg3 e4 84. Qa7+ Kd3 85.
Qa6+ Kc2 86. Qa2+ Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rc1 ({
After} 14. Qb3 $6 Nf6 $1 {/\ 15...b5, 16...Bb7 Black is doing fine. The Queen
on b3 will give Black a tempo for creating his play on the queenside (Na5).})
14... Nf6 (14... Nxc3 $5 15. bxc3 Bf6 $13) 15. a3 $1 {This move is stronger
than} (15. h3 $6 {Polgar,J-Tiviakov,S/Madrid 1994, because in this case Black
can play} b5 $1 {immediately} 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Rxc6 Rxa2 $13) 15... b6 (15...
Nh5 $6 {is unsuccessful in view of} 16. Qd3 (16. Be5 $5 $14 f6 $6 17. Bg3 Nxg3
18. hxg3 $16) 16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bf6 18. Rfd1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Bf3 Nxc3 21.
Rxc3 Rb8 22. Rb3 Qd6 23. Nc4 Qd8 24. Nb6 Bd7 25. a4 $14 Bb5 26. Rxb5 $5 axb5
27. Qxb5 $16 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Savanovic,A/Bled 1999}) (15... b5 $2 16. Nxb5
$16) 16. Bc4 (16. d5 {leeds to drawish endgame} exd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5
Nxd5 19. Rxc6 Bb7 $11) 16... Bb7 17. Ba2 Rc8 ({Now} 17... Nh5 $6 {is
unsuccessfu also. After} 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 21. Re1 $14
{Smirnov,P-Lugovoi,A/Samara 2000 White has a strong Knight on d5 which
considerably limits Black's possibilities.}) (17... b5 $5) 18. Qd3 (18. d5 {
does not promise White anything:} exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 Bf6
22. Ne5 $6 Nd4 $1 23. Rxc8 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Bxc8 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Bh5
Nxg3+ 28. hxg3 g6 29. Bf3 Re8 30. Nd3 Rxe1+ 31. Nxe1 Bxb2 $17 {Anagnostopoulos,
D-Banikas,H/Athens GRE 2002}) 18... Nh5 $5 $146 {The correct moment for this
move, but} (18... b5 {is good typical alternative Cherniaev,A-Petrosian,A/
Yerevan 1996}) 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bf6 {In comparison with a
game Smirnov - Lugovoi (see annotation to move 17) moves 17...Rc8 and 18.Qd3
are included here, that gives to Black opportunity to equalize game.} 22. Rfd1
$1 (22. Rfe1 Ne5 $1 {Black's main idea} 23. Nxe5 (23. Rxc8 Nxd3 (23... Nxf3+
24. Qxf3 Bxc8 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Re7 $16) 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 $11)
23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxe5 $11) 22... Ne5 $1 (22... Bxb2 $2 23. Rb1 Bf6 (23...
Ne5 24. Qb3 $1 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Be5 26. Nxb6 Qg5 27. Nxc8 Bxg3 28. Qxb7 $18) 24.
Rxb6 Ne5 (24... Ba8 25. Qf5 $16) 25. Nxe5 Bxd5 26. Bb1 Be4 27. Qb3 Qe7 28. Nd7
$16) 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 $8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qe3 Bf6 $1 26. Rc1 (26. b4 b5 27. Qa7
Qd6 $11) 26... Bb7 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Rc7 {[#]} Qd6 $1 {The precise move.} (
28... Qxb2 $2 29. Bc4 $1 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qe4 31. Qxe4 Bxe4 32. Bxa6 $16) 29. Qe7 (
29. Rxb7 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qh5+ $11) 29... Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bd5 $1 31. Bxd5 (31. f3 $4
Bxa2 32. Rd7 Qc1 33. Rd8 Qh6+ 34. Kg1 g6 $19) 31... Qh5+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Zagrebelny,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 h6 $1 {N/} (13...
Rad8 14. Bg5 $1 g6 15. Bc4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nd5 17. Bxd5 $2 (17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bb5
$16 {Adams,M-Tiviakov,S/New York(m/6)/1:0/43/})) 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bc1 Bf8 16.
Ne4 (16. Bb1 $32 Rac8 (16... Ne7 17. Ne5 Nf5 18. d5 $5 $13) (16... g6 $1) 17.
Ne4 Nxe4 $2 (17... Qe7 $1) 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qh4 Qe7 20. Qh3 Qf6 21. d5 Rxd5 22.
Rxd5 exd5 23. Bxh6 $16 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U/Tilburg(m/2 Interpolis/1993/1:
0/62/}) 16... Qe7 (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 g6 18. Bb1 Bg7 19. h4 $40) 17. Bb1 g6
18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Be4 Bg7 20. Qb5 (20. Ne5 $2 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxe5 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 $19) 20... Rd6 $1 (20... Na5 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. b4 $5) 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Bxc6
Bxc6 23. Qa6 Rc7 24. Be3 Qf5 $1 25. Rc1 Bxe5 $1 26. dxe5 Rd3 $1 $17 (26... Qxe5
27. Bxh6 $2 (27. Qc4 $1 $13) 27... Bb5 $1 $19) 27. h3 g5 28. b4 (28. Qc4 $6
Bxg2 $1 29. Qxc7 Qxh3 30. f3 Bxf3 $19) (28. Rc4 Rd5 $1 $19) 28... g4 $1 (28...
Bb7 $2 29. Qxd3 Qxd3 30. Rxc7) 29. Rxc6 $8 (29. b5 gxh3 30. bxc6 Qg4 31. Kf1 h2
$19) (29. hxg4 Qxg4 30. Rxc6 Rd1 $19) 29... Rxc6 30. hxg4 Qe4 31. Qxa7 Rc8 32.
Qxb6 Qxe5 (32... Rxa3 $5) 33. a4 Rcd8 $2 (33... Rc4 $5) 34. Qc5 R3d5 35. Qc1
Qb8 36. b5 Rc8 37. Qb1 Rc4 38. Bxh6 $2 (38. f3 Rxa4 39. b6 $15) 38... Rxg4 39.
Re4 $4 Rxe4 40. Qxe4 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "Ljubljana op 5th"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Zagrebelny,S"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. Rd1 (12. O-O Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8
14. Rfe1 Be8 15. Bc1 h6 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Bb1 g6 18. Ba2 Bg7 19. h3 Ne7 20. Ne5
Nf5 21. Bf4 Qa6 22. Qxa6 bxa6 23. d5 $14 {Rozentalis,E-Andersson,U/Tilburg/
1993/1-0 (62)}) 12... h6 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Bc1 g6 16. Bb1 Bg7 17.
Rfe1 (17. Ne5 $2 Nxd4 18. Qe3 Nd5 $1 19. Qxd4 (19. Nxd5 Qxe5) 19... Bxe5 20.
Qh4 h5 $17) 17... Be8 18. Ba2 Rac8 19. Nb5 (19. h3 $5) 19... Qf8 20. Nc3 Qd6
21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Ng3 Nd5 $10 23. h4 Na5 $1 $132 {/\ Ba4} 24. Bd2 b6 25. b4 Nc6
$15 (25... Rc2 $2 26. Bb1 Nc3 27. Qd3 $18) 26. Rc1 $2 (26. Qe4 $15) 26... Qb7 (
26... Nxd4 $1 27. Nxd4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxd4 29. h5 g5 $17) 27. Bb1 Nxd4 28. Nxd4
Bxd4 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Rc1 (30. Bxh6 $6 Nc3 31. Qc2 Ba4 32. Qc1 Nxb1 33. Qxc8
Rxc8 34. Rxb1 Rc2 $19) 30... Qb8 $1 31. Ne4 Qe5 32. Bxh6 f5 $19 33. Bg5 Rb8 34.
Qf3 fxe4 $19 35. Bxe4 Nc3 $1 (35... a5 $5) 36. Bd3 $2 (36. Rxc3 $1 Bxc3 37. Bf4
Qf6 38. Bxb8 $16) 36... Qd6 37. Qg4 Rb7 $2 (37... Bxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qxd3 39. Qxe6+
Bf7 $19) 38. Bd2 Qe5 $6 39. Re1 Qf6 40. Qxe6+ Qxe6 41. Rxe6 Bf7 42. Rd6 $1 Be5
43. Rc6 Nd5 44. Bxg6 Ne7 45. Bxf7+ Kxf7 46. Rc4 $15 Rd7 47. Bf4 b5 48. Re4 Bb2
49. Re3 Nf5 50. Rh3 Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Rf1 52. Bb8 (52. f3 Bd4 53. g4 Rf2+ 54. Kh1
Ne3 $17) 52... Bd4 53. Rd3 Bxf2 54. Bxa7 Bxh4 55. Rd5 Bg3+ 56. Kh3 Rf4 $1 57.
Rxf5+ Rxf5 58. Kxg3 Ke6 59. Bc5 Rf1 $6 (59... Rg5+ $1 60. Kf3 Kf5 {/\ Rg4-c4-+}
) 60. Kg4 Rf7 61. Kh5 Rf1 62. g4 Ra1 63. Kg6 Rxa3 64. g5 Ra6 65. Bd4 Rd6 66.
Bc5 Rc6 67. Bd4 (67. Bf8 Rc7 68. Bg7 Rc8 69. Kh7 Kf5 70. Bf6 Rc4 $19) (67. Be3
Ke5+ 68. Kf7 Kf5 69. Bd2 Rc7+ 70. Kf8 Rd7 71. Be3 Rd3 72. Bc5 Kxg5 $19) 67...
Rc4 68. Bc5 Rxc5 69. bxc5 b4 (69... b4 70. Kh6 b3 71. g6 b2 72. g7 Kf7 $19) 0-1

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dagens parti?  En feg remi. Jag har så dålig statistik som vit mot Pia. Jag
har förlorat två gånger i c3-varianten.  Hur funkar ditt spel?  Vi har precis
börjat så än så länge går det väl bra. Hur går det i år? Det är väldigt jämnt.
Det är otroligt svårt att säga hur det går. Kanske Barkhagen, Berg eller
Agrest. De verkar hetast.   Personlig målsättning? Jag vet inte. Man hoppas
att man skall vinna, men det är ingen målsättning. Jag spelar lite för många
remier, så jag blir väl femma.  Jag hade som målsättning att gå över 2500 och
det gjorde jag nog när jag vann mot Tom Wedberg i rond 2.  Det är bara att
hoppas att alla ansökningar och sådant går som det skall.  Kommer du kunna
spela bra nu efter detta.  Det tror jag säkert. Jag tror inte att det kommer
att påverka mig alls.  Det måste kännas oerhört skönt. Ett livsmål är uppnått?
Det kan man inte säga, men det är en lättnad. Det har varit irriterande att
jag inte lyckats klara det innan.  Framtiden? Politiken Cup. Bergen kanske.  
Skall du sluta träna ungdomar nu? Nej. Det skall jag inte!  Din ekonomiska
trygghet kommer väl antagligen öka nu? Det är inte det viktigaste. Det
viktigaste är att bli av med det här irritationsmomentet,med normer och
ranking. men det är klart om manskall spela en tävling och få 3000 mer för att
göra samma sak så är det naturligtvis bra.  Vad tycker du om svensk elitschack
idag?  Turneringsutbudet i Sverige är bra. Det arrangeras faktiskt mycket bra
turneringar. Annars vet jag inte. Det kommer inte så många nya spelare. Det är
emanuel som har slagit sig in.  Vad kan vi göra åt saken?  De gamla spelarna
är kanske för bra.  Det kommer juniorer nu tror jag. Det gäller bara att få
dem att fortsätta förbi tröskeln. Pontus Carlsoon och anders Olsson spelar bra.
Men så har det alltid sett ut.  Till den största delen är det upp till de
själva.  Incitimament? -Jag vet inte. Det är upp till var och en. en idé är
att etablerade spelare tar med sig en eller två juniorer med sig till
turneringar. Då kan IMn få lite pengar och juniorerna erfarenhet, Det är visst
tanken med Bergenturneringen i augusti.  De gör så i de baltiska länderna. Det
får inte vara för jobbigt för IMena. Max 2-3 spelare.  Jag har gjort det i
Norge. Jag spelade i Gausdal med det norska kadettlandslaget och kollade på
deras partier mellan ronderna.  Vad tycker du om svenska landslaget?
Landslaget går lite i gamla..Det är Ulf och... inte mycket nytt blod.  Att
spela som du tycker bäst om? -Jag tycker nog om omväxlingen. Jag kan mycket
väl tänka mig att vara ledare i UngdomsVM och även att träna. Men jag tycker
det är kul att spela. Eller det är inte så kul att spela. Det är kul när man
vinner!   Träna själv? Jag tycker det är roligt. Jag tittar på sånt som jag
tycker är kul. En väldigt oseriös träning. Men jag tittar mycket. Jag bara
håller på. Jag är inget för att analysera mina svagheter och sedan jobba med
dem. Ser jag en intressant öppningsbok så köper jag den och läser den och
kanske spelar den också.  Vad kvalitén på spelet? Det är normalt. Ganska tuffa
partier. Många långa partier. Det är många feldrag, som det alltid är. 
Arrangemangen? Helt OK. Man skall inte jämföra med Örebro förra året, för de
hade lite extra, men jämfört med de innan är det utmärkt.   Jag brukar börja
bra. Min statistik i rond ett är fantastisk.  Ungefär samma kvalitet som förra
året. Karlsson och Berg ersätter Ernst och Hellsten.  Vill du framaföra något?
Jag tror att Krossed Out vinner gulddivisionen på lördag.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6
3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Bd3 Ba6 8. Nc3 {Det är nästan
bara Stellan som spelar det här draget.} Bb4 (8... Nxc3 {Har setts tidigare.})
9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7 {Nu blir det dragomkastning till 8...
Sxc3.} 12. O-O O-O {Gallagher rekommenderar draget och säger att vit får nöja
sig med en minimal fördel.} 13. d5 exd5 (13... d6 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. exd6 Qxd6
16. Qxd6 Bxd6 17. Re1 {Ger vit en liten fördel.}) 14. Qxd5 Nc6 15. Rd1 Qc7 16.
Bf4 {Spelarna har respekt för varandra och bestämmer sig sålunda för en
stormästarremi.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Black "Couso, Luis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 {Pontus tar det lite försiktigt idag. Han sa att de
två senaste förlusterna var tuffa att bära. En tredje förlust skulle kunna
innebära katastrof. Bättre då att bygga upp sig med en remi mot kompisen Luis.}
Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bd3
Nd7 {Robert Ericsson, ordförande i arrangörsklubben LASS mumlade något om
"stormästarbegåvning".} 1/2-1/2

